A great one has passed.....

[StormyOne]

DETROIT - Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement, died Monday evening. She was 92.

Mrs. Parks died at her home during the evening of natural causes, with close friends by her side, said Gregory Reed, an attorney who represented her for the past 15 years.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9809237/

 

[dezzie1180]

That's really sad, she was indeed a great woman.

 

[allieisme]

I found this sad too when I heard it. I didnt realize she was that old though.

 

[HoneyDew]

I hadn't heard ... may she rest in His peace.

LOL If I had paid attention to my home page, I would have seen all the news reports of her passing.

 

[PaleHorse]

Truly an important and beloved icon has passed away - but her memory will never fade away. Her actions on the bus that day opened the eyes of a nation for generations to come.

May she rest in peace.

 

[Sophia7]

I hadn't even realized that she was still alive until I heard that she had died. I'm glad she lived long enough to see the changes in society. I know that we still have some problems with racism in our country, but I think most people would agree that things are better now than in 1955.

 

[TrustAndObey]

Rosa Parks was not only an extraordinary woman, she was also very beautiful. Even at age 88 (in an interview) I was amazed at her beauty...inside and out.

Hopefully on Resurrection morning I will get to hug that wonderful woman.

 

[seangoh]

I learnt of her through a history module in university. She went against the flow. One has left this world, but we need more to have that same spirit and stand up for our faith.

 

[Seraph1m]

"One" of the funerals for Sis. Parks is today which is live on C-SPAN. Please keep the Parks family in prayer because I am sure having to travel to three states and sit through three funerals is a very trying experience for them. Awesumtenor was asked on Friday to lend his gift and sing with the chior for todays service, along with a number of other Adventist sisters and brothers from the area, in Washington D.C.

Once again, keep the Parks family in prayer.

Peace

 

[woobadooba]

That's really sad, she was indeed a great woman.

She still is, and will be even greater in God's kingdom

 

[HoneyDew]

hmmmm she was a pawn in a bigger conspiracy. Segregation was what GOD wanted for us, It's HIS will that caused the workers at the tower of babel to speak in different tongues! GOD bless ,

Oh Jonathan, Jonathan ...

 

[awesumtenor]

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I'm sorry, that is an incorrect response... but thanks for playing.

In His service,
Mr. J

 

[TrustAndObey]

BZZZZZZZZZT

I'm sorry, that is an incorrect response... but thanks for playing.

In His service,
Mr. J

Awesumtenor, your response made me giggle. That was really cute. Just when I thought "oh no...Awesumtenor is going to blow a gasket" you rose above and approached it humorously (although I agree this subject itself isn't humorous at all).

Jonathan, I can't believe you mean that brother. You're overlooking the reason God separated the languages...those people were working together to try getting to heaven by building a tower...totally bypassing God's will. He created a way of making sure we never try anything stupid like that again in one accord. He did not, however, segregate black from white....Moses was married to a black woman! If that made God angry, I think we would've heard about it.

If we were truly meant to be "segregated" history wouldn't have happened the way it did. Black and whites are together in this country for a reason...possibly to see how many people will hate their brother for something as trivial as the color of their skin. You can't hate your brother...for ANY reason.

Jon, you're a super nice person and I can't help but think you rushed through your post without really considering how it sounded. Please everybody, let's give him the benefit of the doubt on this one.

 

[HoneyDew]

I will. I was bemused more than anything else ...
Actually, I thought he was posting tongue in cheek.

 

[moicherie]

Jonathan is probably looking forward to a (segregated) heaven and a (segregated) New Earth. May he keep looking...........
The sad thing is if he is an Adventist how many more of them are like that, joining the church in droves cos we have a policy that supports his way of thinking.... :o

 

[smooze]

if you really studyed the content of the post you would realize i meant GOD separated us. I never presented the issue of ME being against any ethnic group. I have many black asian and miscellaneous friends on here. It is by mistake that this was taken in a racist slur. This is just quoting the bible what happened in babel. I am no way Racist. Thanks alot for sticking up for me trust and obey. I am in NO way racist guys. Man I didnt say ME in any of that post lol. " I'm just a soul who's intentions are GOOD; Oh LORD please don't let me be misunderstood!" -The animals

 

[HoneyDew]

LOL Jonathan, we know you are not racist and that the statement did not come out as planned. No sweat.

 

[Seraph1m]

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[TrustAndObey]

if you really studyed the content of the post you would realize i meant GOD separated us. I never presented the issue of ME being against any ethnic group. I have many black asian and miscellaneous friends on here. It is by mistake that this was taken in a racist slur. This is just quoting the bible what happened in babel. I am no way Racist. Thanks alot for sticking up for me trust and obey. I am in NO way racist guys. Man I didnt say ME in any of that post lol. " I'm just a soul who's intentions are GOOD; Oh LORD please don't let me be misunderstood!" -The animals

Well I did stick up for you brother.....but I knew that your post was going to be misconstrued. It sounded bad to me and I love ya, so I figured if someone on here didn't love you and read that you'd be in big trouble.

I'm glad you clarified though because things aren't always what they appear and I KNEW my brother Jonathan was not racist!! I love ya man!

 

[Seraph1m]

Getting back to the OP - The final service today for sister Parks was as lovely as the one here in the DC area.

May the Lord be with the family and all the morners. The Lord truly ministered through her life and I pray we will all take sister Parks example, along with so many others, and learn from it. Her courage, wisdom and elegance has and will continue to inspire generations to come.

Peace