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Police Reports ...............................1Steve’s Shorts ................................2City Council Reports ........................3

Wiz of ID ......................................5Letters to the Editor .........................5Health & Wellness Directory ........... 6-7

Obituaries ....................................8Professional Services ......................9Fruits of the Vine .......................... 10

Church Directory ........................... 11Jonah Goldberg Column .................. 12Cal Thomas Column ....................... 13

“I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.”

-Barbara Jordan (1936 - 1996)

US lawyer, educator, politician

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Daisy Mills moved to Rincon in the bicentennial year, so it’s only !tting she helps the city celebrate Independence Day this year as she approaches her cen-tennial. Mills, 95, is the Grand Mar-shal for Rincon’s Fourth of July parade, featuring 30-plus entries and scheduled for Saturday, July 3 at 10am. This year’s event carries the theme of “Star Spangled Spec-tacular” and is expected to attract hundreds of spectators. The parade begins on Lexing-ton Ave., next to Macomber Park, continues to Fourth Street and Hwy 21, where it heads south and turns onto Sixth Street and then Lexington Avenue before return-ing to Macomber Park. Mills has seen a lot during nearly a century of life, but this is her !rst opportunity to ride in the lead car during Rincon’s Fourth of July parade. “I’m very excited,” Mills says. “It was all unexpect-ed.” Mills, a native of McIntosh County, married her husband, Henry, early in life and worked as a nurse at a hospital. Henry worked at Bloomingdale’s until he retired. The couple lived through the Depression and World War II. During those challenging years, a celebration on the Fourth of July was not a top priority. “There were no celebrations for us back then,” recalls Mills, a widow who has one daughter. “Everyone was just doing their best to get by. We had good times and we remember them, and we had bad times and we remember them. It wasn’t long. We have come a long way since then.” Mills has contributed much to Rincon during her time here. She was a driving force behind forming the county’s senior citi-zen program, hospice and United Way. “Mrs. Daisy Mills was selected to be this year’s parade honoree because of her countless accom-plishments,” explains Kia West-moreland-Reese, who works for the City of Rincon and is a mem-ber of the parade committee that

selected Mills as this year’s Grand Marshal; the committee selected Mills as part of its commitment to honor people while they’re still alive who have done good deeds in the community. “Her attitude of ‘loving people no matter what they do to you’ is something many of us could learn from. She’s a re-ally, really sweet lady who still has much to offer.” Not surprisingly, Mills re"ects a sel"ess attitude when asked the signi!cance of July 4th. “The Fourth of July is a celebration of independence not just for one,

but for all of us,” Mills says. The Independence Day fes-tivities will begin Friday, July 2nd from 6pm to 9pm in the Lowe’s parking lot. Featured will be twenty craft and food booths and such activities as the second an-nual adult and child pie-eating contest, a dunk tank and DJ.

NO RUN OF THE MILL LEADER FOR THIS YEAR’S PARADE!Daisy Mills to Lead July 4th Parade

Daisy Mills elected Grand Marshal for Rincon’s Fourth of July parade

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Happy 4th of July! Hope you’ll all be safe and very patriotic this weekend!

...By the time you read this, I’m hoping Allison and I will be the proud grandparents of our first granddaughter, Scarlet Raye, who will soon be better known as Pop’s Girl!

...A man died and was taken to his place of eternal torment by the devil. As he passed raging fire pits and shrieking sinners, he saw a man he recognized as a lawyer snuggling up to a beautiful woman. ‘That’s unfair!’ he cried. ‘I have to roast for all eternity, and that lawyer gets to spend it with a beau-tiful woman.’ ‘Shut up,’ barked the devil, jab-bing the man with his pitchfork. ‘Who are you to question that wom-an’s punishment?’

...Just why is the appointment of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court such an important matter? Because the Supreme Court just voted 5-4 to uphold the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the right to bear arms. How can four Su-preme Court Justices vote against a personal guarantee that is listed explicitly in the Supreme Law of the Land? Hopefully we’re able to include Jonah Goldberg’s column in this week’s issue. If not, he had some in-teresting points on the Kagan hear-ings, but he also specifically pointed out that Justice Sotomayor, Obama’s first appointment to the Court, said during her confirmation hearing that the Second Amendment was an individual right guaranteed to all American citizens. Yet, she voted against our right in the case this week! Which is exactly why we need deeper questioning of Ms. Kagan before she’s anointed as the next Su-preme Court Justice. The Republi-cans in the Senate need to filibuster her appointment.

...We’re looking for a new re-ceptionist/bookkeeper. Must be familiar with Quick Books. Must have a pleasant personality, and the ability to multi-task. Send resumé to spiritnewspapers@aol.com, Attn: Bookkeeper.

...The Savannah Tea Party will be holdinga Proud To Be An American Rally in front of the Band Shell in Forsyth Park in downtown Savannah on Monday, July 5th start-ing at 10am. Bill Edwards of 1290 WTKS radio station will host the event. Congressman Jack Kingston and Port Wentworth Councilman will be two of the guest speakers. There will be music and entertain-ment, so come dressed in your red, white and blue outfits and bring your flag to wave! For more information, you can call Marolyn Overton at 598-7358 or you can visit their website at www.savan-nahteaparty.com.

...Q. What do honest lawyers and UFOs have in common?A. You always hear about them, but you never see them.

...Can you tell I had a Police Re-port about a dirtbag lawyer ripping somebody off this week?

...“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you re-joice!”

...Take care this week, stay safe, and in the words of the great Red Skelton, “May God Bless.”

Talkin’ Out OfTurn• What was the best thing before sliced bread?

• My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day “Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?” How the heck do I respond to that?

• You’re just jealous because the voices only talk to me.

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Lying near the banks of the Sa-

vannah River is the historical town

of New Ebenezer. The Trustees of

the colony of Georgia extended an

invitation to 300 Salzburgers who

were seeking religious freedom.

The group arrived January 8th,

1734 and those who survived the

long voyage from the Province of

Salzburg (present day Austria),

built a new life here in America.

The population continued to

grow until the Revolutionary War

when it was burned by the British.

The town never recovered and now

275 years later, it largely remains

untouched. The Jerusalem Luther-

an Church, where the Salzburgers

worshiped, remains on the land, as

well as the !rst orphanage building

(which is used as the museum to-

day) and an old homestead.

Mere feet from these historic

landmarks lay the New Ebenezer

Family Retreat and Conference

Center, built in 1977. The center

welcomes corporate groups, school

groups, family reunions, banquets,

religious groups, and anyone else

who would like to get away from

the daily grind and enjoy nature.

The center is a non-pro!t organi-

zation which relies on the generos-

ity of guests and others who seek

to keep the center up and running.

The Scholarship fund, which is

funded by people like you, allows

kids and adults who wouldn’t be

able to attend their school group or

church retreat otherwise. The cen-

ter stays active in the community

by participating and hosting vari-

ous events and festivities through-

out the year such as their Annual

5K Forest Run/Walk. The event at-

tracts avid runners as well as those

who simply enjoy a good jog.

They also host three Hand Bells

festivals, a beginners, an interme-

diate, and an advanced. During the

275th Salzburger Heritage Day this

past year, they hosted the sculptors

of the Rev. Johann Boltzius statue

and set up a booth that highlighted

their hit education program, “Eb-

enezer Alive”. The program is of-

fered from September to May.

This program has attracted

students from Georgia, Alabma,

Florida, North Carolina and South

Carolina for the 48 hour retreats.

Many of these groups visit the cen-

ter annually, but there are always

those who are visiting for their !rst

time. During their stay, the kids

will learn from three main catego-

ries: Local History and Heritage,

Nature/Environmental Science,

and Character Education. There

are several different packages to

be chosen from and classes range

from participating in a DNR wild-

life workshop to exploring the

Indian Council House to getting

hands on in an Archeology Lab.

Their facilities include a large

main building, classrooms, two

types of cabins (which together

can sleep 175+), conference/meet-

ing rooms, two kitchens, volleyball

and basketball courts, swimming

pool, and a camp!re. All of this

is set on land rich in trees and a

creek, very similar to when the Sal-

zburgers !rst settled it.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

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On June 27th, an Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held at Bloom-ingdale Alliance Church to honor Wade Garrett Durrence, 17, who was awarded Boy Scouts of Amer-ica’s highest honor, the rank of Eagle Scout. Garrett is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Richard DeLoach of Meldrim, and Mr. & Mrs. Wade Durrence of Pembroke.

Garrett is a 2010 graduate of South Effingham High School and is enrolled at Savannah Technical College, to pursue Criminal Jus-tice. Garrett has had many achieve-ments while in the Scouting Pro-gram. He joined Guyton’s Troop 295 March, 2003 under the leader-ship of Scout Master, James Frank Patterson, Sr. He has camped for a total of 81 nights, logged in 447 hours of community service, and hiked a to-tal of 28 miles. Garrett is a member of the Order of the Arrow, and has earned a total of 50 merit badges. Garrett also attended the 2005 Na-tional Boy Scout Jamboree at Fort AP Hill in Virginia, earned a 50 mile a foot/a float where he canoed down the Savannah River. He also earned a Paul Bunyan Woodsman Award in August 2004, Den Chief Service Award in April 2005, Snor-keling in July 2005, and Scuba in September 2006.

As Garrett’s Eagle Scout Service Project, he was to build a walk-ing trail for Marlow Elementary School, in Guyton. He planned, cleared land and trimmed up trees, designed the trail and demonstrat-ed leadership while carrying out his service project. The total hours worked by Garrett and other vol-unteers, totaled 337 hours at com-

pletion, and took approximately a year to complete. The Wellness Committee at Marlow Elementary School, is pro-moting healthy eating habits as well as the importance of exercise, and wanted a walking trail built so the students and faculty could go and have a safe environment to walk on the school’s campus. The trail measures 1613 feet long, six feet wide, and is outlined by treated landscape timbers that are secured down with rebar, and is filled in with landscape mulch that was donated by Bloomingdale Nurseries. All materials for the trail were donated by numerous local businesses, and the Wellness Com-mittee of Marlow School. The to-tal cost of this project (if materials would have had to be purchased) was $4,600. Congratulations to Garrett on this tremendous achievement!

Guyton’s Troop 265 Honors Another Eagle Scout

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Fireworks and Independence Day go hand-in-hand and Savan-nah firefighters want all citizens to enjoy a safe and fire-free July 4th celebration. Georgia law (O.C.G.A 25-10-1 Regulation of Fireworks) bans the possession and use of fireworks in the state. The Georgia legislature has defined illegal fireworks as any object that propels itself or a pro-jectile – such as bottle rockets and roman candles - and any item that produces a report (“bang”) – such as firecrackers and bottle rockets. Generally, any type of sparkler, sparkling shower, and whirling shower items are permitted under Georgia law. Savannah Fire Chief Charles G. Middleton was joined today by Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine at Savannah Fire and Emergency Ser-vices headquarters to encourage citizens to follow safety precau-tions and to read a follow all label warnings and instructions before using fireworks. “Don’t have us make an offi-cial visit to your house,” said Chief Middleton, as he urged everyone to play it safe around legal fireworks.

Both Middleton and Oxendine stressed the need for adult supervi-sion of children. “Be a responsible parent and protect your children,” said Oxendine, who urged parents to purchase legal fireworks from Georgia retailers who sell items in compliance with state law. He discourages the purchase of fireworks at neighboring state retailers who have no burden to comply with Georgia laws. The fireworks purchased from these retailers may actually be illegal in Georgia. Below are some of the safety tips Chief Middleton and Commis-

sioner Oxendine highlighted dur-ing their mid-morning press brief-ing. The ultimate safety precaution is for citizens to forego the back-yard variety of fireworks celebra-tions and instead enjoy one of the many professionally staged fire-works displays.

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Regarding Port Wentworth’s Vote Against Tourist Tax...Dear Editor, Elected officials, I am writing to you because all of you are tied to the City of Port Wentworth in one fashion or an-other. A couple of you were born and raised here while others have represented us in the State House and Senate flawlessly. By now you have heard the news that The City Council voted down the Hotel/Motel penny tax that would have funded the build-ing of “The Ely Whitney Museum” in honor of the invention of the “Cotton Gin” last Thursday night. I was the only Councilmember that voted in favor of the 1% tourism tax. This rich historical identity of

our city has been put on hold long enough and the idea of getting this passed will also fade into history as well without your direct influence and immediate intervention! The reason for the failure on the vote was said to be the economy? By the Hotelier’s own numbers, it would have come out to an average of for-ty nine cents per guest and no cost to the citizens of Port Wentworth. If the economy was really the main concern then why did the city also increase the tax burden of our citizens; especially our senior citizens during this horrible eco-nomic time? By passing a cost of living adjustment “COLA” for all city employees, that will put the taxpayers on the hook for an addi-tional $59,000 per year from now on... (myself and one other mem-ber voted against!) Ladies and Gentlemen, the time is now for us to pass this his-

toric venture and I need all of you to use your influence to convince the Mayor to put this back on the agenda and for him to convince his confidants to “Vote Yes!” when the city council if/will revote on it at the July City Council meeting! The rich historical benefits to our city are enormous and will put our city on a national map and we will be a Grade school history travel destination, second only to Washington D.C.! Please unite with me and use your friendship and/or political in-fluence to make sure this happens on a local level and then use your political power to get it done and re-activate it on the state level! Thank you for your help in ad-vance!

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Mayor Pro Tempore

Flag Day this year did not go unnoticed by American Legion Post 322 members. Each of these vets feel very strongly about insur-ing our flag is always respected. Part of that respect is to replace a flag that has become faded or tat-tered. One Post 322 member stated, “As a veteran and as an American, I’m very proud of our flag. I don’t like to see no flag tattered, worn, or

faded out. As an American Legion veteran I’m gonna see, as long as I am here, we’re going to take care of this.” When you have fought to in-sure our flag continues to fly, one can understand a veteran’s per-spective on the manner. Adjunct Joe Garcia said, “Whether some-one has shown disregard or just plain forgetfulness, we have taken

it upon ourselves to acquire these (new) flags and just put them up (wherever needed). So long as they know that we (Amer. Legion mem-bers) are doing our duty, were hon-oring the flag by putting it up for you.” The American Legion Post 322 replace flags that need changing free of charge. On Flag Day this year several post members gath-ered to change out the flags at their home base as well as at D.K. Morgan’s huge Barber pole outside this Barbershop. Member Clayton Knight, who does a lot of work with the USO, got them to donate the flag used for the barber pole. The post members were unable to change out their flags due to the cord which the flags hang on had become extremely frayed. Adjunct Garcia said he hopes to get the Bloomingdale Fire Department out to help them. Whether one of the members notices a worn out flag on their way to the grocery store or a com-munity member calls the post re-questing a free replacement, Post 322 is ready and willing. Those members who participated on Flag Day were: Clayton Knight, Roland Waller, Cleatis Harvey, George Hanna, and Joe Garcia.

RESTORING OLD GLORY

Post 322 members change out the flags at D.K. Morgan’s huge Barbershop pole

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Edward Jones Opens In Port Wentworth Edward Jones may never have envisioned that 50 years after he planted a seed in St. Louis, Mis-souri, that seed would grow into a money tree with over 8,000 branches. One of its newest branches just sprouted at the Food Lion shopping center in Port Wen-tworth, just behind Flash Foods at routes 30 and 21. Vicki Waters, financial advisor for the new Port Wentworth office, was hostess for the ribbon-cutting that took place on May 17, with the support of Port Wentworth and Chamber officials Vince Hogan, Ann Purcell, Trisha Growe, Heath-er Baker, and Alfred Boyette. “I was with AT&T over 20 years. I always had interest in in-vesting and am used to dealing with people and helping them put away money for retirement,” Wa-ters said. “I took an early retire-ment, then I looked for the most moral, high-quality companies I could find. Edward Jones came out on top in its culture of high morality.” Waters said she’s very happy to be with the company, consider-ing its face-to-face philosophy of dealing with community members. The philosophy saw its implemen-tation with the company’s founder, Edward Jones, a man of humble roots with an education, who took the opportunity to invest directly to the midwest farmer in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He sold stocks and bonds to the farmers, then boarded a train bound for New York City. Later, he bought a seat on the New York Stock Ex-change. In the mid 1950s, his son Ted developed the idea of a network of small community offices. Each office is run by a staff of two- the financial advisor and branch office administrator, the goal of whom is to deliver personal, confidential service with quality investments. “The advantage to the client is that it’s private and accessible,” Waters said of the branch offices. “It does very well in small communities. The ones in Rincon and Port Wen-tworth are very typical. We’re very much a part of the community. We literally go out and introduce our-selves to people and our very high-quality products.” Edward Jones Investments is a full-service firm that offers stocks, bonds, annuities, mutual funds, and the like, along with some ser-vices normally offered in banks. Waters’ concern is for those who were doing short-term investing, as well as those who need to save for retirement. “The idea now is buy high-quality and keep it for the long-term,” she said. “Holding it for a long time lets the investor take advantage of compunding div-idends. And as you know, the pen-sion is pretty much gone, which for those under age 50, is a huge piece of a retirement fund. Social security is only one-third of retire-ment income. We educate as to op-tions and choices, then we sit with the investor once to twice per year. We ask, ‘Is the program getting the job done?” College funds, life insurance policies, long-term care insurance also are available, along with mon-ey markets and checking accounts. “I always try to encourage people

that now is always a good time to start putting away money for re-tirement, whether the market is up or down,” Waters said. “Don’t wait. A little bit every month adds up to something huge.” The firm also gives a compli-mentary portfolio and retirement projection review. Call 912-964-9991 to schedule an appoinment.

Fairhaven Funeral Home and Crematory to Open New Location Fairhaven Funeral Home and Crematory will open a second fu-neral home location in the former Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home building on Hodgson Memorial Dr. on the South Side of Savannah. A grand opening is estimated for the fall of 2010. “The staff of Fairhaven Fu-neral Home and Crematory looks forward to extending our services to the families of Savannah and the surrounding areas,” said Ja-son McCullough, manager of the Fairhaven location in Garden City. Funeral director Hubert C. Baker, for whom the original building was named when it opened in 1995, added, “With the remodeled new location, we’re excited to provide even more families with the quality funeral care they’ve come to expect from us through the years.” Fairhaven Funeral Home and Crematory will continue to serve families from its Garden City loca-tion after the new location opens this fall.

The Coastal Bank Hires Nick Grayson as Business Banker and Market Manager at Stephenson Avenue Office

The Coastal Bank is pleased to announce that Nick Grayson recently joined the bank as a busi-ness banker and market manager at the Stephenson Avenue office. With more than eight years of financial management experience, Grayson will be responsible for generating and managing a prof-itable loan and deposit portfolio. He will also focus on non-interest income from businesses through the development and retention of long-term client relationships. “I’m delighted to join such an accomplished team of banking professionals,” said Grayson. “I look forward to helping business customers achieve their goals and to delivering exceptional customer service.” Prior to joining The Coastal Bank, Grayson served as assistant vice president and business bank-

er at SunTrust Bank, managing a client-based portfolio of approxi-mately $40 million. His responsi-bilities included growing personal deposits and loans with business clients as well as coordinating with retail branches to enhance their business knowledge. He also served as a licensed financial spe-cialist at Wachovia Corporation in Savannah and as credit manager at Wells Fargo Financial in Colum-bus, Ga. A Savannah native, Grayson graduated cum laude from Arm-strong Atlantic State University with a B.A. in Economics in 2001 and currently resides in Pooler.

The Coastal Bank Hires Jeremy Summerell as Stephenson Avenue Branch Manager

The Coastal Bank is pleased to announce that Jeremy Summerell recently joined the bank as the new Branch Manager of the Stephenson Avenue office. In his new position, Summerell oversees all retail and business banking at the Stephen-son Avenue office, including the continued growth of outside sales and deposit base. “The Coastal Bank has always made a conscious effort to team up with only the most qualified industry leaders,” said Tom Wiley, chairman, president and CEO of The Coastal Bank and Coastal Bankshares, Inc. “Jeremy’s banking expertise, youthful vigor and sharp business management skills are sure to enhance the success of our busy Stephenson Avenue office.” Prior to joining The Coastal Bank, Summerell served as a per-sonal banker for Wachovia Bank for five years, until the recent merger with Wells Fargo Bank. A natural leader, Summerell’s responsibili-ties included consistent positive customer interactions, developing both daily and long term invest-ment solutions, as well as growing the deposit base in a challenging rate environment. Summerell was among the top WBNA retail bank-ers in small business deposits and loans for four consecutive years. “I am looking forward to grow-ing our office’s profitability and market share,” said Summerell. “I hope to lead by example by bring-ing an unfailing level of integrity to my job and an uncompromising commitment to Coastal Bank cus-tomers.” A Savannah native, Summer-ell graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.S. in Political Science, specializing in U.S. Gov-ernment and Foreign Policy. He currently resides in Savannah with his wife, Renee, and their son, Finn.

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GOD’S TIMING At one time or another, most of us have questions about God’s timing. It seems that we wait and wait, and sometimes wait some more and wonder what God has in mind for our lives, if anything at all. We ask questions like, “When will I find a job?” or “When will my children return to the Lord?” or “Why doesn’t my spouse be-lieve like I do?” or “Doesn’t God have someone out there for me to marry and if he does, why is he taking so long to bring us togeth-er?” Maybe you are just asking, “How can God allow this situation (whatever it may be) to go on?” We wait and ask questions and wonder when, if ever, God will give an answer. You probably al-ready know that God’s timing is never out of timing, however no-tice what David had to say about it in Psalms 27:14. David wrote, “Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord!” How does this verse apply to your situation and how long have you have been waiting for an answer? Think about David’s background. In the book of 1 Samuel we

see that King Saul was rejected as king over Israel because of his dis-obedience to God. In chapter 16 Samuel is told to go to Bethlehem, to the home of Jesse and there he will anoint one of Jesse’s sons as the new king over Israel. David though “just a youth” is anoint-ed king, but it was more than 20 years before he sat on the throne. For 20 years that promise hung over David’s head as he waited for it to be fulfilled. For 20 years it stood between him and relation-ships with King Saul. For most of that 20 years Saul hunted for Da-vid, trying to kill him. For part of that 20 years David actually had to flee the country and live in anoth-er country for safety, even though he was anointed King over Israel by God’s prophet, at God’s com-mand. So when David wrote, “Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord!” he knew what it was to wait for the Lord to an-swer and act in his life. I like the way one modern paraphrase puts this verse, “Stay with GOD! Take heart. Don’t quit. I’ll say it again: Stay with God!” (MSG) So, how long have you been

waiting, 20 years? Has the king (or president) of your country had his army out hunting you, trying to kill you? Probably not, if you are like most of us, your problems and your questions are more in the nature of what is happening to you in some physical way deal-ing with family, jobs, houses and health. David councils, “Wait for the Lord”. Or “Stay with the Lord, Don’t quit”. That’s my council also. Notice one final scripture from the Apostle Paul, “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us, they help us learn to endure. And endurance devel-ops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salva-tion. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.” (Romans 5:3-6, NLT)

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Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at the church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts. This particular Sunday after-noon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside, as well as pouring rain. The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, ‘OK, dad, I’m ready.’ His Pastor dad asked, ‘Ready for what?’ ‘Dad, it’s time we gather our tracts together and go out.’ Dad responds, ‘Son, it’s very cold outside and it’s pouring rain.’ The boy gives his dad a sur-prised look, asking, ‘But Dad, aren’t people still going to Hell, even though it’s raining?’ Dad answers, ‘Son, I am not go-ing out in this weather.’ Despondently, the boy asks, ‘Dad, can I go? Please?’ His father hesitated for a mo-ment then said, ‘Son, you can go. Here are the tracts, be careful son.’ ‘Thanks Dad!’ And with that, he was off and out into the rain.. This eleven year old boy walked the streets of the town going door to door and hand-ing everybody he met in the street a Gospel Tract . After two hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled wet and down to his very last tract. He stopped on a corner and looked for someone to hand a tract to, but the streets were totally deserted. Then he turned toward the first home he saw and started up the sidewalk to the front door and rang the door bell. He rang the bell, but nobody answered. He rang it again and again, but still no one answered. He waited but still no answer. Finally, this eleven year old trooper turned to leave, but some-

thing stopped him. Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and knocked loudly on the door with his fist. He waited, something holding him there on the front porch! He rang again and this time the door slowly opened. Standing in the doorway was a very sad-looking elderly lady. She softly asked, ‘What can I do for you, son?’ With radiant eyes and a smile that lit up her world, this little boy said, ‘Ma’am, I’m sorry if I disturbed you, but I just want to tell you that “Jesus Really Does Love You” and I came to give you my very last Gospel Tract which will tell you all about Jesus and His great Love.’ With that, he handed her his last tract and turned to leave. She called to him as he depart-ed. ‘Thank you, son! And God Bless You!’ Well, the following Sunday morning in church Pastor Dad was in the pulpit. As the service began, he asked, ‘Does anybody have testi-mony or want to say anything?’ Slowly, in the back row of the church, an elderly lady stood to her feet. As she began to speak, a look of glorious radiance came from her face, ‘No one in this church knows me. I’ve never been here before. You see, before last Sunday I was not a Christian. My husband passed on some time ago, leaving me total-ly alone in this world. Last Sunday, being a particularly cold and rainy day, it was even more so in my heart that I came to the end of the line where I no longer had any hope or will to live. So I took a rope and a chair and ascended the stairway into the attic of my home. I fastened the rope se-curely to a rafter in the roof, then stood on the chair and fastened the other end of the rope around my neck. Standing on that chair, so lonely and broken-hearted I was about to leap off, when suddenly the loud ringing of my doorbell downstairs startled me. I thought, ‘I’ll wait a minute, and whoever it is will go away.’ I waited and waited, but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and more insistent, and

then the person ringing also started knocking loudly... I thought to myself again, ‘Who on earth could this be? Nobody ever rings my bell or comes to see me.’ I loosened the rope from my neck and started for the front door, all the while the bell rang louder and louder. When I opened the door and looked I could hardly believe my eyes, for there on my front porch was the most radiant and angelic little boy I had ever seen in my life. His smile, oh, I could never de-scribe it to you! The words that came from his mouth caused my heart that had long been dead, to leap to life as he exclaimed with a cherub-like voice, ‘Ma’am, I just came to tell you that Jesus Really Does Love You.’ Then he gave me this Gospel Tract that I now hold in my hand. As the little angel disappeared back out into the cold and rain, I closed my door and read slowly ev-ery word of this Gospel Tract. Then I went up to my attic to get my rope and chair. I wouldn’t be needing them anymore. You see-- -I am now a Happy Child of the King. Since the address of your church was on the back of this Gospel Tract, I have come here to personally say Thank You to God’s little angel who came just in the nick of time and by so doing, spared my soul from an eternity in hell.’ There was not a dry eye in the church. And as shouts of praise and honor to THE KING resounded off the very rafters of the building, Pas-tor Dad descended from the pulpit to the front pew where the little an-gel was seated.... He took his son in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably. Probably no church has had a more glorious moment, and prob-ably this universe has never seen a Papa that was more filled with love & honor for his son.... Except for One. Remember, God’s message CAN make the difference in the life of some-one close to you. Matthew 10:32 says: ‘Whoever acknowledges Me before men, I will acknowledge him before My Father in heaven. But whoever disowns Me before men, I will disown him before My Father in heaven’ .

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MY ANSWERBy Billy Graham

Q: I know faith is important, but how much faith do you have to have in order to be saved and go to heaven when you die? I admit that sometimes I have a lot of faith, but other times my faith is pretty weak, and this worries me. -- J.McD.

A: Jesus was once asked how much faith a person needed to be saved, and He replied that if our faith was only as big as a mustard seed -- one of nature’s smallest seeds -- then God would honor that faith (see Matthew 17:20). You see, it isn’t the size of our faith that’s important, but the ob-ject of our faith. In other words, in what (or whom) do you place your faith? Is your faith simply in “faith” (as is true with some people)? Or is it in your feelings, which come and go? Is your faith in your good works, hoping somehow that you’ve been good enough for God to accept you? Or perhaps your faith is in God -- but God sometimes seems distant and unconcerned about you. Only one person is worthy to be the object of our faith -- and that is Jesus Christ. He alone is our Savior, for He alone has opened heaven’s door for us. Make certain that your faith is in the right place, by committing your life in complete faith and trust to Jesus Christ. The Bible says, “Our Savior, Christ Jesus... has destroyed death and has brought life and im-mortality to light through the gospel” (2 Timothy 1:10). Take the !rst step of faith by asking Jesus Christ to come into your life, and trusting Him alone for your salvation. Then ask Him to help you grow strong in your faith -- through His Word, the Bible, through prayer, and through regular fellowship with other believers.

(Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, P.O. Box 1270, Char-lotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www.billygraham.org.)

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BloomingdaleAlpha United Methodist Church

5 East Hwy 80 • 748-4062Pastor Anna Kelley

New Life Sanctuary1410 Pine Barren Road • 631-3081

Pastor: Bryan Smithhttp://newlifepooler.com

Lighthouse Baptist Church109 W. Hwy. 80

Pastor: Dr. Van Power

Ash Street Baptist Church310 Ash Street • 748-0902

Rev. Carlton Wiley

Bloomingdale Alliance Church501 West Hwy 80 • 748-6351

Rev. Ken Otto

Church of the Nazarene1116 East Hwy 80 • 748-9128

Pastor: David Horne

Journey ChurchMeeting at Bloomingdale Elementary,

Sunday mornings at 10:30amPastor Larry D. Wilson

224-6453

First Baptist Church of BloomingdaleCherry Street • 748-4017

Rev. Darrell Bailey

Liberty Pentacostal ChurchLittle Neck Road

Life Springs Worship Center1105 E. Hwy. 80 • 330-0740

Pastor Julie Stanley

Piney Grove Baptist ChurchHwy 80 • 748-5966

Pastor Belizaire Joseph

South Newington Baptist462 John Carter Road • 748-4831

Pastor Nathaniel Steve McCoy

St. John Divine BaptistHwy 80

Rev. Alphonso Piper

Westside Christian ChurchHwy 80 • 748-0309

Pastor Leonard Daughtery

Bloomingdale FellowshipChurch of God of Prophecy1501 E. Hwy. 80 • 748-2181

Pastor: Mark Minter

Firm Foundation Baptist Church

937 Mixon Road • 865-4505Dr. Bernard D. Carter

EffinghamInternational Worship Center

Marlow Learning Center • 748-7308Pastor Eddie Tomberlin

Berea Southern Methodist Church

2872 Noel Conaway Road • Guyton(GA 30 near Kolic Helmy Rd)

Silver Hill United Methodist Church

Silver Hill Church Rd.Pastor Al Fernandez

Bible Lutheran Church 4650 McCall Road

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.Church Service 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Andrew Krey

Clyo United Methodist Church Railroad St. at 3rd. Ave.

Pastor Al Fernandez

“The Lighthouse” of Effinghammeeting at Rincon YMCA

1224 Patriot Drive • 856-0428Roland Dann, Pastor

Corinth Baptist Church290 Corinth Church Rd.

754-1338 • ShawneePastor: Dr. George Lanier

Mizpah United Methodist Church Clyo Kildare Rd • 754-1563

Pastor: Jose Velasquez

Garden CityCentral Baptist Church

4010 Old Louisville Rd. • 965-0752Rev. Kenny Harrelson

Count It All Joy MinistriesHighway 17

Michael Tucker

Wildwood United MethodistGarrard Avenue

Pastor Lloyd Dees

Chapel in the Garden Presbyterian Church

Daren Russell93 Main Street • 964-5734

Living Hope Community Fellowship 5008 Augusta Rd. • Garden City(Hwy. 21 next to Dairy Queen)

965-0406Pastor Joyce C. Hall

Fairlawn Baptist Church 4719 Augusta Road • 964-4371Rev. Harold Edwards, Sr., Pastor

Church of Christ 4506 Augusta Rd. • 964-6443

Clifton Baptist Church100 Big Hill Rd. • 964-2335

Rev. Oddie Luckett

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness4869 Louisville Road • 964-1210

Dean Forest Baptist Church1524 Dean Forest Road • 964-7369

Rev. Larry Stricklandwww.deanforestbaptist.org

Fellowship Assembly of God5224 Augusta Rd. • 964-4243

Pastor Gary Smith

First Baptist Church of Garden City35 Nelson Ave. • 964-0355

Garden City Primitive BaptistSunday Morning Services: 9:45am & 11am

Sunday Evening Services: 6:30pmWednesday Evening Services: 6:30pm

126 Smith Ave. • 964-5014Pastor: Elder Hugh Thompson

Jasper Springs Baptist Church62 Smith Ave. • 964-6864Pastor: Rev. Johnny Bowen

Garden City United Methodist Church

62 Varnadoe Ave. • 964-5780Rev. Dan Pegram

Elohim Christian Fellowship309 Main Street, Suite F • 966-5005

Pastor Leroy R. Kirkland III

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church41 Main Street • 964-1649

Rev. David Rasmussen

United House of Prayer For All People

4107 6th Street • 966-5522Elder Samuel Ransom

Oakland Missionary Baptist187 Burkhalter Rd. • 236-3439

Pastor Jerry Wright

Alpha & Omega Ministries4906 Pineland Dr.

Pastor James P. Witherspoon

Palm Grove Primitive Baptist2207 Shaw Avenue • 964-2080

Elder James W. Kicklighter

Everlasting Life Christian Church614 Hwy. 80W • 964-6003

Rev. Van Marie Green, Pastor

Trinity Church of God2202 Hwy. 80 • 964-8770

Frank Gupton

Oak Grove Missionary Baptist4617 Louisville Road • 964-2683

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church4285 Ogeechee Rd. • 234-1979

Pastor Robert L. Miley

Silk Hope Baptist Church18 Tower Dr • 233-8424Rev. Jonathan E. Phillips

Woodlawn Baptist407 Talmadge Ave. • 964-8676

Gary Johnson, Pastor

Woodlawn United Methodist2502 Hwy 80 • 964-0787

Sanford Brown

Zion Fair Missionary Baptist4123 First Street • 964-1322

Ronald Smalls

Parkway Church of Christ4360 Ogeechee Rd. • 234-4040

Clay Johnson

Silk Hope United Methodist 5212 Silk Hope Rd. • 447-5282

Guyton/MarlowFaith Ministries International

51 Central Blvd. (Hwy. 17)772-4849

Pastor, Bruce Meyers

Pine Street Baptist118 Lynn Bonds AvenuePastor: Chris Roberson

New Vision Pentecostal Church, 2355 Hwy 119 • 772-4417Pastor: Charles Bazemore

Pineora Holy Church of God460 McLaws Rd. • 232-6100

Pastor Ronnie Miles

Faith Baptist Church1951 Hwy 119 South • Guyton

Dr. Calvin Bradley, Pastor 772-5269

www.fbcguyton.org

Elam Egypt Baptist ChurchPaul Moore, Pastor

2166 Egypt Ardmore Rd • 754-5060Rev. Peter Vermeulen

United Methodist ChurchGa. Hwy 17 • Marlow

Rev. Richard Holt

Hwy. 30 Church of Christ1952 Noel C. Conaway Rd.

728-3819John W. Wright, Jr.

Guyton Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

301 Pine Street772-3478

Bethesda United Methodist3608 Midland Road • 728-3332

Pastor Matt Waldron

Guyton United Methodist401 Church Street • 772-5099

Rev. Rick Holt

First Baptist of Marlow2229 Central Ave. • 772-7438

Pastor Daniel Alexander(Minister of Gospel)

Pilgrim Missionary BaptistAssociation Education Center

Central (Hwy 17) & Simmons Rd.

Macedonia Baptist ChurchCentral (Hwy 17), Guyton

Pastor: Delmons White

Safe Haven Church/ MissionCentral (Hwy 17), GuytonPastor: Emmett Patterson

Liberty Christian Fellowship Church302 Church Street • 772-5522

John Tanner, Pastor

Royal Temple Holiness Church409 Samuel Small Dr. - 772-3498

Elder Verdie Banner

New Providence BaptistEric Palmburg

772-3590

New Hope Christian Church2420 Courthouse Rd. • 772-4499

Rev. Brad Proudfoot

Trinity Faith International Church776 Kolic Helmey Road

Pastor: Kaye Bell

Pineora Baptist Church131 Elkins Street • 772-3044Pineora (Corner of Ga. 17)Pastor: Bobby Braswell, Jr.

Countryside Baptist Church1201 Noel C. Conaway Rd.

Pastor Terry A. Wilson

Sand Hill Baptist1931 Sand Hill Rd. • 728-3681

Rev. Royce Hendry

South Effingham Community Church289 Harley Road • 728-3810

www.southeffingham.comPastor: Steve Canfield

Zion LutheranHwy 30 at Ga. Hwy 17

Marlow • 728-3430Pastor Barbara Koch

Meldrim/Eden/FaulkvilleMeldrim First Baptist

748-5220James Carlisle – Pastor

Solid Rock Baptist Church5th Street • Meldrim

Pastor: Greg McAlister

Church of ChristHwy 80

Faulkville Baptist ChurchHwy 80 • 748-7332

Pastor Albert Hill

Eden Baptist Church435 Dogwood Way • 748-2373

Rev. Jonah E. German

United Methodist ChurchMeldrim

Pastor: Rick Holt

Powers BaptistEden • 748-6288Travis Cowart, Sr.

PoolerBeth-El Alliance Church

Quacco RoadRev. Michael Owens

The Fountain Church International

131 Canal Street, Suite B • 704-1462Sunday: 8AM and 11 AM,

Wednesday’s POWER HOUR @ 7PMPastor Joseph Clinton

New Life Covenant Church1105 E. Hwy. 80 • 220-5244

Rev. Rodney A. Sprauve

Abundant Life Community Church (ELCA)www.AbundantLifePooler.com

Sunday School 9:23 AMWeekly Worship - Sundays at 10:30 AM

119 Canal St. Suite 105Just off the Pooler Parkway near

Cancun Mexican RestaurantPastor Seth Bridger

856-6871

Christ Presbyterian ChurchCoffee, Welcome with Worship

at 10:00 a.m.1765 Quacco Rd. • 925-6441

Rev. Ed Ayers • 713-1276

The Sycamore at West Chatham

Meeting in homes on WednesdaysPastor Ric Smith

596-4725

New Birth Savannah118 Pipemaker’s Circle

Suites 202-205748-2969

Pastor: Kenneth K. Law

New Life Sanctuary1410 Pine Barren Road

Pastor J. S. Hartman • 572-6001

Heavenbound Baptist Church1014 Quacco Road

921-1500Rev. Gene Alderman

First Presbyterian Church Pooler (PCA)329 Hwy. 80 East • 330-9415

John Fender, Pastor

Faith Bible Baptist Church5137 Old Louisville Rd. • 964-7655

Dale Mathis, Pastor

Crossroads Worship CenterHwy. 80 at N. Rogers St.

547-5101Rev. Joe Hubbard

Calvary Assembly of God1007 West Hwy 80 • 748-5847

Daniel Webber, Pastor

Risen Saviour Lutheran1755 Quacco Road • Pooler

Worship: 10AM Pastor James Borgwardt

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church1285 Pine Barren West • 748-6016

Sunday Worship 10:30amRev. Dr. Robert LeFavi, Vicar

First Baptist Church of Pooler204 W. Hwy 80 • 748-7521

Sunday School: 10:45amMorning Service: 9:30am Evening: 6pm

Wednesday Service: 6:45pmRev. Otis Hill

Rothwell Baptist Church216 Rothwell Street • 748-7593

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South Valley Baptist ChurchRev. Barry Jackson

Pine Barren Road • 748-0279

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Trinity United Methodist ChurchCorner of North Newton St.& Benton Drive • 748-4141

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It’s Harvest Time Church409 W. Hwy. 80 • Pooler

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West Chatham Baptist ChurchSouth Rogers StreetRev. David Stanford

MorningStar Baptist Church131 Canal Street

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Savannah First Seventh Day Adventist

50 Godley Way • Pooler • 748-5977Rev. Mark Pioutrowski

Gateway Community ChurchNow meeting at the YMCA on Pooler

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Port WentworthBonnybridge Baptist Church

811 Bonnybridge Rd. • 964-0553Dr. Dan Hall, Pastor

Open Door Ministries at Joel’s Place13 North Coastal Hwy.

at Bonnybridge Rd. • 964-5001Pastor Neil Bush

Bible Connection Ministries410 S. Coastal Hwy. • 965-1101

Pastor: Alex Grant, Jr.

First Baptist Church of Port WentworthHwy 25 • 964-5811Rev. John Ashworth

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic ChurchHwy 25 • 964-0219

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North Salem Baptist955 Hwy 30 • 964-7933

Pastor Phil Hudson

Port Wentworth Alliance Church222 Cantyre Street • 964-4495

Pastor John Smith

Faith Foundation C.O.G.I.C.7 Cantyre Street • 964-0019

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Port Wentworth Baptist231 Grange Rd • 964-0762

Real Life Christian Fellowship841 Crossgate Rd.

Pastor Paul L. Taylor, Jr.

Port Wentworth United Methodist201 Turnberry Street • 964-4210

Pastor: Tom Edwards

RinconEffingham Baptist Church1007 North Columbia Ave.

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St. Mary’s Holiness Church205 Stokes Ave • Rincon • 826-4525

Bishop Billy Scott

Jehovah Shammah Assembly of God432 Blandford Rd. • 826-2173

Pastor Jackie Gordon

St. Luke’s Episcopal155 Goshen Rd. 826-3332

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New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Cornerstone Baptist ChurchLexington Avenue

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Centerpoint ChurchMeeting at Effingham YMCA

1224 Patriot Drive Pastors David Rhoads & Mike Bassett

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Pastor James Broxton

Church of the Harvest434 Weisenbaker Rd. • 826-6461

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Goshen United Methodist ChurchHwy. 21 at Goshen Rd • 826-6088

Pastor Devin Schultz

Abercorn BaptistBaker Hill Rd. • 826-4213

Bryant TempleW. 6th St. • 826-2896

Ephesus Reformed Baptist826-4598 • Pastor Steve Thomas

Faith Presbyterian2000 Lexington Avenue

826-6880Rev. Mary Beene

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New Life Worship Center5509 McCall Road • 826-3832

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First Christian826-2224

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Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church

Blandford Rd. • 826-5259Rev. Jonah E. Jerman

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Grace Community Church1094 Goshen Rd. • 826-4204

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5938 Highway 21 South • 754-9444Pastor Michael Bassett

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SpringfieldAgape Assembly of God

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First Baptist of Springfield1435 Hwy 119N • 754-3443

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Northside Church of God273 Church Row • 754-4801Pastor Reginald Anderson, Sr.

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1541 Highway 21 South • 754-3148Pastor Don Burkhalter

Gethsemane Baptist1102 N. Maple St. • 754-7530

Holy Trinity Lutheran303 S. Laurel St. • 754-3353

Rev. Joe Copeck

Jerusalem Lutheran2966 Ebenezer Rd. • 754-3915

Rev. John Barichivich

Laurel Hill Lutheran530 Laurel Hill Rd. • 754-6718

Rev. David Hendrix

New Bethel Pentecostal2402 Old Dixie Hwy • 754-1509

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New Hope Apostolic525 Ardmore Oaky Rd. • 754-4079

Mount Hope Missionary Baptist5083 Mount Hope Road • 772-3280

Pastor Leonard Lemon, Sr.

Angel Haven Outreach Ministry

409 S. Laurel Street • 407-0071 Pastors Carl and Leslie Canoy

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1952 Hwy 21S • 754-7473Mass: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

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St. Mathews Baptist218 Wallace Dr. • 754-3143

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Thomas Chapel AMESavannah Town Rd. • 754-1233

Turkey Branch United MethodistTurkey Branch Rd. • 754-0053Madison Morgan – New Pastor

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Southwest ChathamAmazing Grace Baptist Church5790 Ogeechee Road • 858-4362

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Southwest Baptist831 Little Neck Road • 925-0699

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925-3852Rev. Eric R. Carpenter

Bethel Baptist Church748-9085

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New Vision Baptist Church2417 Louis Mills Blvd.

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Savannah Holy Church of God707 Little Neck Road • 920-0042

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Southside Assembly of God401 Tibet AvenueRev. Jack Moon

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Coastal Christian Center6073 Ogeechee Rd • 925-3166

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119 Wildwood Church RoadPembroke • 653-3696

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Say it ain’t so, Elena. Elena Kagan thinks that the “Borking” of Robert Bork during his 1987 confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court would de-serve a commemorative plate if the Franklin Mint launched a “great moments in legal history” line of dishware. This is not the time to rehearse all the reasons why Kagan is wrong on that score. Still, there is one adverse result of the Bork hear-ings worth dwelling on. Bork was the last Supreme Court nominee to give serious answers to serious questions. But because he was suc-cessfully anathematized by the left, no nominee since has dared show Borkian forthrightness. Consider Monday’s thun-derclap from the judicial Mount Olympus: The Second Amendment right to own a gun extends to state and local government. Personally, I think Justice Clarence Thomas’ separate opinion in favor of the 14th Amendment’s “privileges and immunities” clause over the due process clause was the better argu-ment. But that’s a debate for anoth-er day. The more newsworthy opinion came from rookie Justice Sonia So-tomayor. She concurred with Jus-tice Stephen Breyer’s dissent, which held that there is no fundamental right to bear arms in the U.S. Con-stitution. “I can find nothing in the Second Amendment’s text, his-tory or underlying rationale that could warrant characterizing it as ‘fundamental’ insofar as it seeks to protect the keeping and bearing of arms for private self-defense pur-poses,” Breyer wrote for the minor-ity. But when Sotomayor was be-fore the Senate Judiciary Com-mittee one year ago for her own confirmation hearings, she gave a very different impression of how she saw the issue. Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy asked her, “Is it safe to say that you accept the

Supreme Court’s decision as estab-lishing that the Second Amend-ment right is an individual right?” “Yes, sir,” she replied. Both Sotomayor and Leahy fes-tooned their colloquies with plenty of lawyerly escape hatches. That’s why Leahy asked the questions the way he did, and that’s why So-tomayor answered them the way she did. It’s also why he spun her answers into more than they were: “I do not see how any fair observer could regard (Sotomayor’s) tes-timony as hostile to the Second Amendment personal right to bear arms, a right she has embraced and recognizes.” He made it sound as though she was open to an expan-sive reading of the Second Amend-ment when everyone knew she wasn’t. (As a judge, she was hardly a hero of the NRA.) Here’s the point: Sotomayor wasn’t an exception to the rule; she was following it. Although the Bork inquisition was a largely partisan affair, the consequences have yielded a bipar-tisan sham. Republican and Demo-cratic nominees alike are trained to say as little as possible and to stay a razor’s width on the side of truth-fulness. The point is not to give the best, most thoughtful or most hon-est answer, but to give the answer that makes it the most difficult for senators to vote against you. It’s as if we expect nominees to demon-strate, one last time, everything we hate and distrust about lawyers be-fore they don their priestly robes. Nobody is shocked that Soto-mayor has revealed herself to be the liberal everyone knew her to be. But the fact that everyone was in on the lie is just further evidence of the sham Supreme Court hear-ings have become. They are a non-violent and fairly bloodless cousin to totalitarian show trials, where everyone follows a script and politicians pretend to be “gravely concerned” and “shocked” upon “discovering” things they already knew. And that’s why Kagan should be the hero of this tale. She has vocif-

erously argued that the “Bork hear-ings were great ... the best thing that ever happened to constitution-al democracy.” She has lamented how, ever since, the hearings pro-cess has become nothing more that “a repetition of platitudes.” Kagan once implored senators to dig deep into the nominee’s “constitutional views and commitments.” Alas, it doesn’t look like Kagan will be following the Kagan stan-dard. On Tuesday morning she distanced herself as best she could from those views. And when asked by Sen. Jeff Sessions whether she is a “legal progressive” -- something pretty much all objective observ-ers and her own friends and for-mer colleagues know her to be -- the brilliant and scholarly Kagan claimed to have no idea what the term even means. After his rejection by the Sen-ate, Bork wrote a masterful book, “The Tempting of America: The Political Seduction of the Law.” The title of the book on Kagan might well be titled “The Tempting of Kagan: The Political Seduction of the Process.”

(Jonah Goldberg is an editor-at-large of National Review Online and a visiting fellow at the American En-terprise Institute. You can write to him in care of this newspaper or by e-mail at JonahsColumn@aol.com.)

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“I wouldn’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” That familiar one-liner has been attributed over the years to the late Groucho Marx, but in light of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision this week in the case of Christian Le-gal Society vs. Martinez (UC Hast-ings), the sentiment it contains may have some contemporary legal relevance. The Court ruled that a public university is not required to sub-sidize campus groups it considers discriminatory. The Christian Legal Society (CLS) excludes homosexu-als and non-Christians. But isn’t the court allowing the university to discriminate against the beliefs of the Christian group, especially if the group is now required to admit people who violate teachings cen-tral to its faith and mission state-ment? In writing for the majority, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the school’s policy, which requires student organizations to be open to everyone to qualify for official status, “ensures that no Hastings student is forced to fund a group that would reject her as a member.” I wonder if this would apply to a member of CLS if they applied for membership in the gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender club, or any-thing else that may come down the pike. Will campus Jewish groups be required to admit Christians? Maybe the football team can bring a discrimination suit against the school for not allowing them to shower with the women’s lacrosse team. The Court’s ruling in the CLS case is no less far-fetched. Student activity fees have long

subsidized campus organizations whose beliefs and practices no doubt offend and are counter to the beliefs and practices of other students. The way the legal game is played, the beliefs of Christian groups can be regularly offended, but gay and other groups favored by the secular left enjoy special status from academic elites. This is what passes for pluralism, toler-ance and academic freedom on col-lege campuses. Reacting to the Court’s deci-sion, constitutional attorney John Whitehead, president of The Ruth-erford Institute said, “The Supreme Court has now enshrined political correctness as a central tenet in American society and in American university life. This decision is yet another broadsided attack on the First Amendment, especially reli-gious freedom. It will force well-meaning groups to abandon the tenets of their faith in order to be granted the same privileges and freedoms afforded to other campus groups and organizations. If not, they will face discrimination.” Dissenting justices said the Court is punishing the Christian organization because of its views. Justice Samuel Alito said the ruling means “no freedom for expression that offends prevailing standards of political correctness in our coun-try’s institutions of higher learn-ing.” Justice Antonin Scalia, dur-ing oral arguments, articulated the problem with what emerged as the majority ruling: “It is so weird to require the campus Republican Club to admit Democrats, not just to membership, but to officership,” he said. “To require this Christian society to allow atheists not just to join, but to conduct Bible classes, right? That’s crazy.”

The ruling is consistent with many other Court decisions over the past five decades. In contests between “Christians and lions,” the Court too often has sided with the lions, making Christians sec-ond-class citizens, while upgrading to preferred-class status those who oppose faith and its requirements. The CLS can always seek pri-vate funding, but would it still be allowed to meet on campus and de-cide for itself who can be a member if it no longer takes funds from the university? The university could easily decide that only groups ap-proved by the school get to have access to campus facilities, which would further discriminate and isolate the Christian group. And that would probably suit the gay groups, whose activism -- especial-ly in San Francisco -- appears to be openly hostile to religious faith and tradition.

(Direct all MAIL for Cal Thomas to: Tribune Media Services, 2225 Ken-more Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, N.Y. 14207. Readers may also e-mail Cal Thomas at tmseditors@tribune.com.)

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