tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post5453061247661842713..comments2024-03-18T04:20:15.987-04:00Comments on Statement Analysis ®: The Spirit of Herod in ConnecticutStatement Analysis Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607372649929274491noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-73964236185625935742012-12-30T01:22:24.977-05:002012-12-30T01:22:24.977-05:00Do you remember Columbine? Armed guards...didn'...Do you remember Columbine? Armed guards...didn't work. This is a legal situation. It involves breaking laws, it requires fixing loopholes or addressing new solutions. Libs this, libs that...so silly. I do not want people around schools with guns unless they are police, US Marshalls or sheriff's dept. No volunteers or NRA. You will get power tripping people with weapons deciding how and who to target and you won't be able to stop it. Waiting around for a gunman might not be enough for these would be George Zimmermans. Why not require them to take the MMPI? <br />Quit bashing liberals. Such hypocrisy...saying liberals want to make new laws and are turning it into a political issue while standing behind the NRA and asking for vigilante style repercussions. Stay out of the school zone, please, with your hot headed thinking. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-76490715522646328492012-12-21T21:21:24.137-05:002012-12-21T21:21:24.137-05:00Are you saying it is the "spirit" of Her...Are you saying it is the "spirit" of Herrod that is causing all this madness and darkness? Correction. The "spirit" of Herrod is no longer with us, just as Stalin's and Hitler's spirits are no longer with us, nor are any of our other prior loved ones; although it IS possible to have visions of our loved ones gone on before us. It is also possible to be deceived in who you 'thought' you saw in your vision. <br /><br />You need to seriously look into these matters pertaining to where the spirit goes upon death. The spirit of Herrod went to the judgement to be judged and was dispensed (very likely) into eternal hell centuries ago. There are no old dead reincarnated spirits roaming around among us. That is NOT what The Book says; and by darn there isn't a one of us who is smarter than The Book. <br /><br />There is the spirit of the devil and his demons, old satan himself, the great deceiver; like it or not, believe it or not, that's the way it is. There is also the spirit of God, the holy spirit, and the angels among us. <br /><br />I'm sorry you are so downcast. There is no need for it. Cast your eyes towards the heavens, look homeward, and you'll find your redeemer standing by waiting to hear from you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-86570959615550312882012-12-21T17:27:48.739-05:002012-12-21T17:27:48.739-05:00Peter: When you say "sexual abuse" do y...Peter: When you say "sexual abuse" do you mean Jerry Sandusky? Also, profit, do you mean abortionists? I know you are avoiding the politics, but I hope you do eventually address these things. Lots of deception. Bellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-76626595724716964672012-12-21T17:24:52.196-05:002012-12-21T17:24:52.196-05:00The spirit of Herod is anywhere hatred of children...The spirit of Herod is anywhere hatred of children exists, whether it be of envy, sexual exploitation, for profit, or the desire to destroy innocence. <br /><br />It is found in every state where children are hated, just as every state that has those who defend, love and protect children, who combat the spirt of Herod.<br /><br />Wherever hatred of children is found, for whatever reason, it is this spirit that hates the most innocent among us. <br /><br />It has been the most unChristmas like spirit for us here. It hangs over us all like a dark cloud, and I have not had the strength to even listen to the rushing sound of fury of the politicians. <br /><br />The hypocrisy is beyond belief. <br /><br />Peter<br />Statement Analysis Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607372649929274491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-55398007458594324782012-12-21T07:53:13.714-05:002012-12-21T07:53:13.714-05:00Well saidWell saiddrdebonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-13108706609331164272012-12-21T06:55:17.218-05:002012-12-21T06:55:17.218-05:00Sus, your post of 12/20 at 10:20 a.m. touches on t...Sus, your post of 12/20 at 10:20 a.m. touches on the problem and a partial solution head-on. Thank you! At least you've been trying.<br /><br />These random assault killings have been going on daily and nightly for years, picking off many of our innocent children and youth, one by one in major cities all over the country, some just babies, yet no viable action is ever taken to stop them. <br /><br />Everyone seems to turn a blind eye, thinking 'oh well, just another gang/drug related drive-by shooting'. It's almost like they are accepted now so we hear very little about them. We only hear the media and the politicians trying to "do" something when one of the schools or other public <br />assault attacks occurs and multiple lives are lost. They've GOT to be urged now, even coerced if that's what it takes. <br /><br />One might make a proposal now and again, but it dies out as soon as the media backs off, emotions simmer down, the politicians move on to today's big news and current events, and nothing ever gets done to attempt to STOP these random killings and the evil that is being perpertrated on us and our children and other innocents. <br /><br />NOW is the time, which is long overdue, for multiple forces to finally stand up and take action against every assault gun and every other weapon that rises up against ALL of our innocents and the helpless; and to FINALLY instill workable programs for the mentally deranged, the pedophile,<br />and the drug addicted that will remove them from our society and the dangers they present, until such time, if ever, that they are healed. <br /><br />To wait until bereavement is over and the moment is lost, will AGAIN be too late. Again I say, strike while the iron is hot! NOW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-88944877979843695192012-12-21T06:00:13.609-05:002012-12-21T06:00:13.609-05:00Lovely prose, Jazzie, and so fitting. My heart so...Lovely prose, Jazzie, and so fitting. My heart so goes out to you and all those suffering all around you. There are no words fitting enough to comfort and describe your pain; with aching hearts, we can only offer our prayers in your great sorrow, and to those who violently died, and to all those who tragically lost their precious babies and loved ones. <br /><br />The horror done in Sandy Hook is a great tragedy performed at the hands of one devil possessed raging madman; not the spirit of Herrod, or Stalin, or Hitler, who all were leaders with vast armies carrying out their evil deeds. The similarity is that they too were devil possessed and evil.<br /><br />I think Peter was trying to show his opinion by connecting this evil to the spirit of Herrod in the killing of children, which in that sense he is correct in that they both were possessed with the same spirit of the devil, Peter just didn't say it in those words. The spirit of the devil is what they all possessed in common. <br /><br />This madman acted alone and is yet more proof that there are many more devil possessed just like him lurking in hatred. What he has done, nor any of the others mentioned in the article, has no bearing on the meaning or the spirit of Conn or of Christmas, other than to destroy the lives of the helpless and innocent, and deflect against God and try to make us rebel, blame and hate God; ALL created by and of the devil who comes as a roaring lion and is here to rob, kill and detroy. <br /><br />Christmas is intended to be the celebration of our Lord and Savior being born into this world to show us a way out of this place of great evil and sorrow, and to guide and comfort us until we are at last safely at home in His loving arms. Therein lies our great hope. Herrod, in his evil, knew this and in trying to kill Him, that is why he had all the babies under two years of age killed. There is the similarity. <br /><br />We will never be able to reason with ourselves how one single madman could cause such horror and pain to our children, their teachers and to those who love them; we can only know that in our great sorrow, in our Savior alone we have hope and faith, and there we place our trust. <br /><br />God bless you Jazzie, and forever be with you and all those who suffer such unbearable pain. I cry for you and for them all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-84282402901176951402012-12-21T01:27:06.346-05:002012-12-21T01:27:06.346-05:00Jazzie,
I'm so very sorry for what you are go...Jazzie,<br /><br />I'm so very sorry for what you are going through right now and that you are struggling. I can't imagine how difficult it is. I appreciate your honesty and respect your needing to do what is right for you at this time. I've enjoyed your posts, and hope you'll reconsider posting again when you can. I think Lis makes a good point with what Peter's intent was. I wish you better days ahead.<br />Sincerely,<br />LemonLemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15905461861488930140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-73787504978313637672012-12-21T01:10:58.028-05:002012-12-21T01:10:58.028-05:00Jazzie, I think that Peter meant the spirit of Her...Jazzie, I think that Peter meant the spirit of Herod, figuratively, was present in the shooter, not in your state. <br /><br />I hope you will come back when your time is right, I always like to read your posts.Lisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-10346294080153093042012-12-21T01:07:31.965-05:002012-12-21T01:07:31.965-05:00I really appreciate this post. If the whole countr...I really appreciate this post. If the whole country shared your restraint, Peter, this would not be dividing us so terribly. <br /><br />I have been depressed ever since the shooting, it's hard to think about celebrating Christmas. There is a black cloud over our country.<br /><br />Lisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-77836253233262904992012-12-20T22:11:49.509-05:002012-12-20T22:11:49.509-05:00I can't post because I need to step away from ...I can't post because I need to step away from the news, the internet, and this blog. I realize that I need to redirect my focus and energy where I can make a difference. I am struggling, as many others, in the wake of the human suffering here.<br /><br />I have learned a lot since last Friday. I learned that the unimaginable can happen. I have learned what hatred and fear can create and ultimately destroy. I have learned that there are people, who in the midst of unbearable sorrow, can find compassion and strength to continue living. I have learned what it is to be humbled in the presence of prayer and compassion. I have learned what it is be alone in this world again. There are no words to describe the separation.<br /><br />"The spirit of Herod" is not in Connecticut.<br /><br />Human sorrow and compassion are the defining elements of who we are and what we have witnessed. <br /><br />From William Blake:<br /><br />What the hammer? what the chain? <br />In what furnace was thy brain? <br />What the anvil? What dread grasp <br />Dare its deadly terrors clasp? <br /> <br />When the stars threw down their spears, <br />And water'd heaven with their tears, <br />Did He smile His work to see? <br />Did He who made the lamb make thee?<br /><br />Tiger, tiger, burning bright <br />In the forests of the night, <br />What immortal hand or eye <br />Dare frame thy fearful symmetry? Jazzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-49971939412346102852012-12-20T10:20:38.198-05:002012-12-20T10:20:38.198-05:00I am sorry for your loss, Jazzy. I know it must hu...I am sorry for your loss, Jazzy. I know it must hurt terribly. I'm from Illinois, where we lose them one by one every night in the cities of Chicago, Peoria East St. Louis, and others. It spurred me to action a long time ago.Susnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-34665532301393590212012-12-20T04:49:43.238-05:002012-12-20T04:49:43.238-05:00Jazzie, you are a very lovely person and often a v...Jazzie, you are a very lovely person and often a voice of reason. Hate to see you go. <br /><br />Why can't you post here anymore? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-69442032311397264702012-12-19T22:25:52.978-05:002012-12-19T22:25:52.978-05:00ANON @4:05 and SUS:
I live in CT. I can't pos...ANON @4:05 and SUS:<br /><br />I live in CT. I can't post here anymore.Jazzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-56225358436792542732012-12-19T21:49:01.180-05:002012-12-19T21:49:01.180-05:00Anon 4:05, You said exactly what I feel, and why I...Anon 4:05, You said exactly what I feel, and why I stopped commenting on here. I'll join you in prayer.Susnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-46836310759026673432012-12-19T16:05:00.427-05:002012-12-19T16:05:00.427-05:00To Anonymous at 6:44 AM:
Thank you for your coura...To Anonymous at 6:44 AM:<br /><br />Thank you for your courage to stand up and demand action now. This blog seems to be attracting a lot of people who seem to share a right wing political agenda. I so admire your courage to swim against the tide of popular opinion supported by others here.<br /><br />As a Canadian, I have cried many tears for these 20 lost children and I feel they are everyone's children as people around the globe are grieving this unthinkable tragedy. <br /><br />I live in a country with fewer than 170 gun homicides last year. I have often wondered why there hasn't been more of a public outcry before these 20 babies were murdered and I can only pray that the outrage is greater than ever before and that the American people will demand significant changes to your gun laws. There seems to be a growing mentality of paranoia bordering on absolute insanity that is driving this obsession with guns. Each time one of these mass shootings occur I think things will finally change but sadly to date, nothing seems to change.<br /><br />I will pray for the voices of sanity and reason in your country to be finally heard. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-27720892102783157522012-12-19T09:18:09.643-05:002012-12-19T09:18:09.643-05:00I am praying for everyone touched by this tragedy....I am praying for everyone touched by this tragedy. Losing a child is hard, even if its not your child.<br /><br />I'm also praying for the citizens who think government can solve every problem. So often, it is the problem.robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-15501467092983806662012-12-19T06:44:44.980-05:002012-12-19T06:44:44.980-05:00True, it may be the time to grieve, and I don'...True, it may be the time to grieve, and I don't think there is a soul out there who ISN'T grieving for these helpless children and the adults that were violently murdered, and all their families. Shot down in cold blood. In fact, I even saw some of the (so-called) opportunist politicians and "cold?" media grieving; <br /><br />but it is ALSO the time to take action. NOW, NOT LATER. It mever fails that once the media hype and all the players and politicians have gone home and turned towards other pursuits, we go right back where we were before these awful tragedies happen and AGAIN nothing ever gets done. <br /><br />There MUST be some action taken for some gun reform laws that are workable and that would prevent the deranged from being able to get their hands on assualt rifles and other deadly weapons; just as important, some much needed programs for the mentally disturbed that are beyond their reach and are of no affect, and drug addiction programs that actually work. NOW, not later. Later? And WHEN might that be? <br /><br />Be reasonable here! What else would you have this "cold" media and these opportunitist politicians do? Walk away and stare at the sky? Say nothing? <br /><br />Strike NOW while the iron is hot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-55824534810723288072012-12-19T00:15:04.549-05:002012-12-19T00:15:04.549-05:00Please help find Ayla
Thank-you Peter and Heather...Please help find Ayla<br /><br />Thank-you Peter and Heather for your RIGHTEOUS BLOG! It stands out online as a comforting beacon of truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-2564485833188041562012-12-18T23:21:59.073-05:002012-12-18T23:21:59.073-05:00Suffocating...new laws will never stop this kind o...Suffocating...new laws will never stop this kind of tragedy. Have the gun laws stopped insaniacs and criminals from getting them? Libs always want to put more laws into control. That's what it is all about control over every aspect of everypne's life. Know what? it's not possible.<br /><br />Wonder what would have occurred if <br />any teacher had a way to disarm this crazy galoot. Or if an off duty or retired LE was armed in schools to be able to save some of these precious lives. Of course, that can't even be discussed, can it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-36355438541728811712012-12-18T22:27:23.260-05:002012-12-18T22:27:23.260-05:00~ hands paper bag to Suffocating@7:23
and points ...~ hands paper bag to Suffocating@7:23 <br />and points out sign - <br />Warning! Falling Assault Rifles! ~Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15905461861488930140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-79427446101226242622012-12-18T22:15:23.798-05:002012-12-18T22:15:23.798-05:00A Christmas Miracle?
The NRA has broken its silen...A Christmas Miracle?<br /><br />The NRA has broken its silence and promises to help prevent future massacres.<br />http://news.msn.com/us/update-nra-breaks-silence-pledges-help-to-prevent-future-massacresNanna Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581559162123886908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-34401080813229285132012-12-18T21:36:29.233-05:002012-12-18T21:36:29.233-05:00Peter-I've been following your blog for a litt...Peter-I've been following your blog for a little over a year now. I love learning SA and your blogs on them are wonderful. But I must say this is your finest post yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-44454052913332545902012-12-18T19:30:26.345-05:002012-12-18T19:30:26.345-05:00BTW, be thankful that there are people sorting thr...BTW, be thankful that there are people sorting through the why's, where's, how's and never agains so you can try to have a safer world and feel secure with your kids at school. Be thankful this Christmas also that this is being taken seriously now because nothing has worked before. Pray for wisdom for lawmakers who I, at least, am not cynical enough to believe want fake answers/resolutions to a real problem. Be thankful for this administration you seem to despise because this reaction is different than the ones following all the other similar tragedies in that we might actually come toa compromise that works. And have faith in democracy and reason. While you grieve and have fears, lawmakers behind the scenes are at work. I am thankful. From the front lines, I am thankful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164794708270892518.post-15129704527925545382012-12-18T19:26:17.227-05:002012-12-18T19:26:17.227-05:00We surely need to grieve the victims. This massacr...We surely need to grieve the victims. This massacre of innocent children may be a watershed for change. We must protect our precious children.Nanna Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581559162123886908noreply@blogger.com