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Here is what I posted on the 10th anniversary of “Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem”:

HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY TO THE GARDEN OF PRAYER FOR JERUSALEM!

I can’t believe it’s been TEN YEARS since we began coming together to pray on this thread! On this special occasion, I would like to share with you how I came to join FR, and, barely eight months after joining, starting this Thread. Some of the people involved are still making news today, as you will soon see.

From 9/11/01 onward, I was very active on the Internet, seeking out conservative commentary and listening to Talk Radio. (Of course, Rush was my favorite, but I also listened to Michael Savage, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and others. Soon I signed up onto a conservative (I thought) GOP site, and became a regular writer on the site. I was kind of a “smart-aleck” (who ME??) and got into trouble with the Administrator on more than one occasion, but generally got along well with everybody.

Then came the 2008 Primaries. Just like here on our own beloved FR, Primary Season causes a lot of rancor. Having been a Massachusetts resident all my life, I despised Romney and refused to vote for him. I voted for Giuliani in the Republican Primary, and was roundly excoriated for it. I had plenty to say about Romney and had a number of my posts removed. Then Obama got elected. I promptly named him “The Lyin’ King” and was once again chastised roundly for disrespecting the office of President. “Instead of calling him names”, I was scolded, “I should be PRAYING for him.”

So I tried and tried, but the prayers wouldn’t come. I was on The Presidential Prayer Team, which was also sending me emails and pamphlets telling me I should pray for this president, but I just couldn’t. My fail, I guess.

Anyway, I was out driving and saw this bumper-sticker:

PRAY FOR OBAMA PSALM 109:8.

I went home and looked it up and got today’s Psalm (and no, I did NOT plan this!) Well, I thought it was the funniest thing, so I posted it on the GOP site.

Well, you would think I had burned a Bible and a Flag at the same time! Man did I get trashed! And that is when I “left that other site” and joined Free Republic.

Now, let’s look at the characters in my story: Rudy Giuliani, Rush Limbaugh, Mitt Romney, and Obama. Some of these characters have been elevated to positions of honor, and others have been put to shame. As in Psalm 109, another has taken Obama’s office. The establishment GOP has shown themselves to be less-than-conservative. That “other site” is a shadow of its former self, and FR is going strong, is member-supported, and STILL does not have annoying pop-up ads. (That Other Site is nearly unreadable with the ads now). Romney has proven me right, and Rudy too. False accusers have been exposed, and my prayers have been answered.

The election of Donald Trump has also brought more answers to prayer. One of the first things he did was move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. I’ve been praying for that since 1984! Bringing home the remains of our Korean War Vets was another biggie for me, since I was born during that war, in which my Dad fought. And I rejoiced when President Trump finally “took out” the mastermind of Iranian Terrorism, something we’ve been waiting for since 1979.

The crowning glory was, in my opinion, President Trump’s speech at the March for Life. Lot’s of presidents SAID they were Pro-Life, but nobody except Trump put his money where his mouth was.

Is is any wonder there is an army of slanderers, false accusers, libelers, liars, and just plain evil jerks constantly growling and snapping at the President? Satan never sleeps, and he uses these weak-minded people to do his bidding. And while we are admonished to “pray for those in authority” (1 Timothy 2:2), I can’t imagine that Our Lord intended for us to pray for evil to flourish.

And that’s why I “left that other site” and started this thread! And who would have guessed that Psalm 109 would come up TODAY of all days. To quote Dear Rush, “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!”