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Today’s
headline read, “
Granite City
is growing away from its steel image.” http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/344420.html
. This is true. Over the past thirty years, and specifically the
last decade, this gritty town once known for its steel industry is
now known for its baby killing industry, also known as Hope Clinic
for Women, specializing in late-term baby killing and no parental
notification is necessary. That means a child, as long as she has
a ride and the cash, can come from all surrounding states and
murder her baby into the third trimester.
“The city known
for its steel production has been lately noticed for its other
productions.” What the mayor fails to mention is the dirty
little industry just two blocks down from the newly developed
streetscape surrounding Mayor Hagnauer’s office in City Hall.
The draw from all surrounding states is the human slaughterhouse
located at 1602 21st that has given this town its
dubious title: the City of
Slaughter
Ezekiel
22: The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, will you judge
her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with
all detestable practices and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign
Lord says: O city that brings on herself doom by shedding blood in
her midst and defiles herself by making idols, you have become
guilty because of the blood you have shed and have become defiled
by the idols you have made...
“‘Therefore I will make you an object of scorn to the
nations and a laughingstock to all the countries. Those who are
near and those who are far away will mock you, O infamous city,
full of turmoil.
“’See how each of the princes of
Israel
who are in you uses his power to shed blood. In you they have
treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have
oppressed the alien and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.
You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths. In
you are slanderous men bent on shedding blood…In you men accept
bribes to shed blood…
“’There is a conspiracy of her princes within her like
a roaring lion tearing its prey; they devour people, take
treasures and precious things and make many widows within her. Her
priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things…they
teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the
clean;…Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their
prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain. Her
prophets whitewash these deeds for them by false visions and lying
divinations …
“I looked for a man among them who would build up the
wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I
would not have to destroy it, but I found none.”
Is anyone drawing the distinction between these scriptures
and what is happening where innocent blood is currently being
shed? Yes, mayor, we need only look in the mirror to see who
shares in the bloodguilt of approximately 400,000 in your fair
city. I’m not quite sure the mayor realizes what bloodguilt is,
but if you can imagine the carcasses of 366,104 scattered
throughout the newly developed areas and streets along with the
blood washing up to the city hall and churches’ doors, that
would have to get your attention.
You can build all the brightly colored facades over this
doomed town, but the innocent blood will eventually seep through,
just like the saying, “You
can pour perfume on a pig, but it still smells like a pig.”
However, I applaud the city forefathers for trying to rid their
city of crime and build a better image, but the greatest crime
against humanity is abortion- the taking of innocent life.
How can God continue to bless this city where detestable
practices go on and the leaders and the pastors refuse to confront
it? Would we allow a puppy mill to operate this way? A while back,
a council member contacted us proclaiming they were pro-life and
wanting to know what could be done to rid the city of the bloody
empire that quietly dominates this town. II
Chronicles 7:14 “If my people…”
God is giving us all the equipment we need. We must put
feet to our prayers. We must show up where atrocities and
injustice are going on. By the town’s silence babies continue to
be slaughtered. And it is by our silence and lack of public outcry
that free running abortion mills feed into the immorality that is
running rampant in our nation. Oppression only benefits the
oppressor.
If your neighbor’s house was on fire and you could hear
the children screaming to be rescued, would we stand there and
offer to pray for them? No, we would do everything to break down
the burning doors to rescue those that were perishing. The alarms
have been sounded. It is time, mayor, to scourge your city of this
abomination and blight that takes comfort in your backyard. You
can make a difference.
Isaiah
1:26 “Afterward you will be called the City of
Righteousness
, the
Faithful
City
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