“The fact is that a "minor exorcism" takes place in every Baptism and Confirmation ceremony when we renounce Satan and all his works and empty promises. This prayer service will be along those lines. I'm not saying that anyone involved in the redefinition of marriage is possessed by the devil, which, if that were the case, would require the remedy of a "Major Exorcism," but all of us are certainly subject to the devil's evil influences and in need of protection and deliverance from evil.” IfsNeedsFactsEvilLinesPrayerCasesInfluenceSubjectsInvolvedPromiseMajorsDevilEmptyProtectionSatanPossessedRemedyMinorsCeremonyBaptismDeliveranceRenounceConfirmationExorcismEmpty Promises Author:Thomas J. Paprocki
“As a newborn baby breathes and cries, so the signs of life in a newborn Christian are faith and repentance, inhaling the love of God and exhaling an initial cry of distress. And at that point what God provides, exactly as for a newborn infant, is the comfort, protection, and nurturing promise of a mother. "If God is our father, the church is our mother." The words are those of the Swiss Reformer John Calvin ... it is as impossible, unnecessary, and undesirable to be a Christian all by yourself as it is to be a newborn baby all by yourself.” IfsChristianMotherFatherChurchImpossibleCryBabyComfortPromiseProtectionBreatheGod LoveRepentanceUnnecessaryDistressInfantInitialsOur FatherNurturingNewbornReformersSwissUndesirableNewborn BabySigns Of LifeGod ProvidesExhaling Author:N. T. Wright
“The Constitution guarantees protection to property, and we must make that promise good. But it does not give the right of suffrage to any corporation. It is necessary that laws should be passed to prohibit the use of corporate funds directly or indirectly for political purposes; it is still more necessary that such laws should be thoroughly enforced.” GivingShouldDoeStillsUseLawPoliticalPurposePromiseConstitutionPropertyProtectionCorporateCorporationsGuaranteesFundSuffrage Book:Letters and Speeches Source: Letters and Speeches
“Liberty is of small value to the lower third of humanity. They greatly prefer security, which means protection by some class above them. They are always in favor of despots who promise to feed them. The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself.” MenMeanValuesHumanityLibertyClassSunSecurityPromiseThirdsProtectionFavorsQuittingCherishInferiorsScratchesDespots Book:Minority Report Source: Minority Report
“The left promises abortion rights and cradle to the grave protection, so the trick is to make it to the cradle.” LeftRightsPromiseProtectionGravesTricksAbortionCradleAbortion Rights Author:Dennis Miller
“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.” DreamBigsLawOpportunityFourSharePromiseEqualFairsProtectionAccessAmerican DreamTentsEqual OpportunityFair ShareEqual Protection Author:Jesse Jackson
“Jacob was hardly in need of any physical protection I could offer. But my arms, pinned beneath Edward's, yearned to reach out to him. To wrap around his big, warm, waist in a silent promise of acceptance and comfort. Edward's shielding arms had become restraints.” NeedsBigsAcceptanceArmsComfortPromiseOffersSilentWarmProtectionReach OutRestraintWrapsJacob Book:Eclipse Source: Eclipse