POSEIDON FAITH

I recently watched the classic movie Poseidon Adventure (1972 version) about a beautiful luxury ocean liner that is turned up-side down by a fast moving tidal wave with little or no warning – a visual of how quickly the storms of life can overrun us. I immediately began thinking of what an up-side down world it is we live in today as Christians. After the terrible flipping of the Poseidon the passengers are told by the crew to stay put and wait to be rescued. These high ranking officials in charge assure the passengers that everything will be OK, and everyone needs to stay put even though they are now on the bottom of the ship. A small remnant of individuals realizes the imminent danger and decides to climb upward even though the journey will be difficult and full of obstacles. Shortly after this rag-tag group starts their ascent the seemingly secure ship beaks open and fills rapidly with water. The many that stayed behind quickly realize their mistake and meet their doom while this small cadre of survivors climbs to the top of the Poseidon which is now actually the bottom. After a perilous journey filled with sacrifice, death and many hardships the small core of climbers reaches the top of the ship and is rescued as they enter the Light of the outside world. As I watch the world move very quickly to remove God from schools, public buildings, media and every aspect of our culture I see the fallout of a world turned upside down. I am reminded that “We live in the world but are not of the world”, and as Christians we must keep moving upward in our lives in an endless pursuit of the only One who can bring us Eternal Security. Core elements of our society are under attack daily, and no government intervention can repair the damage incurred. Marriage is no longer viewed as a sacred, life-long covenant between a man and a woman, and 50 million + members of our nation have been prenatally eliminated. The endless pursuit of “perfection” coupled with genetic testing has created a silent eugenic movement where 90%+ children diagnosed prenatally with Down syndrome are targeted and terminated – who will be next? Can a nation that has eliminated 50 million + of its most precious treasures survive? In today’s culture it is much easier to sit and do nothing while trying to believe that all is fine. Jesus said “Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14). As in the Poseidon adventure the greatest tragedy of our time is the overwhelming number of people who choose not to climb upward and will soon enter the “Wide Gate”. In this upside down world which gate are you going to choose? Where you will spend eternity is at stake, so please consider journeying through life on the narrow road!

Chloe Welcomes Home Justina

On Sunday 08/02/09 Chloe went to the Pittsburgh International Airport to welcome home Justina. The Duffy family adopted Justina from an orphange in Lithuania, and she is truly a little Angel. Chloe is looking forward to all the fun she will have with her new best friend:
HERE IS THE VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9k47W-BS28&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q683OCdQDI&feature=channel

New U.N. Treaty Targets the Disabled Unborn

But despite the title and language of the treaty, including the affirmation of a "right to life," it is doubtful whether the treaty would protect the rights of unborn children with disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome.
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/new-u.n.-treaty-targets-the-disabled-unborn/

Chloe Meets Andy LaRoche of the Pittsburgh Pirates

On 07/21/09 Chloe was invited by Andy LaRoche of the Pittsburgh Pirates to come down to PNC Park before the game to warm up with Andy, meet players and watch batting practice. It was truly a magical moment when you think that not long ago kids with Down syndrome were sent to institutions and never participated in community events.
HERE IS THE VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1W3oQQrslA&feature=channel

Are We Now in 'Noah's Day'?

Our culture uses certain terminology in an attempt to make us comfortable with this horrific process, calling unborn babies "fetuses," "embryos," "globs of cells," "uterine content," "products of conception," or even "potential persons." I have heard all the arguments, and none of them convinces me that these babies are anything other than unborn, living human beings who are made in the very image of God. It is clear that God has a plan for every baby still in the womb (see Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5). How tragic it is when that plan is aborted. Every child is created by God and should be given the opportunity to live.
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http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104288

Glimpse of a nation with Nationalized Health Care

"A British hospital has allowed a Down syndrome patient to starve to death over a 26 day period. Disabled adults will continue to die because of discriminatory attitudes while the Mental Capacity Act and the killing of disabled unborn children, which manifest those attitudes, remain law,"
READ THE ENTIRE STORY HERE:
http://www.lifenews.com/bio2693.html

Study: Higher Use of Detailed Ultrasounds Yields More Abortions of Disabled Babies

A new study involving researchers at Cornell University finds that a more frequent use of detailed ultrasound on women who have babies with majority physical abnormalities results in more abortions.
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http://www.lifenews.com/nat5302.html

Volunteers Promote International Adoptions of Babies with Down syndrome

A Maryland-based organization is working against the trend of aborting Down syndrome babies by placing those children from around the globe with loving families in the United States.
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0902324.htm

GENDER EUGENICS - Where is the Outcry?

Swedish health authorities have ruled that it is not illegal to kill a healthy unborn child based simply on its gender. Doctors had asked health authorities about the matter after a woman from southern Sweden had two of her children killed in utero for being an undesired sex.
READ THE ENTIRE STORY HERE:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09051201.html

Father Who Agreed to Abort Down Syndrome Son Seeks Redemption

Five years after the abortion of his son, who had been pre-natally diagnosed with Down syndrome, a grieving father, who asked to remain anonymous, spoke with CNSNews.com about the decision to end his child’s life and the aftermath of that decision.
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/Content/Article.aspx?rsrcid=37686

Very Disturbing FACTS

Terminating Down Syndrome Baby Typically Requires Gruesome D&E Procedure
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=37757

New Safety, New Concerns In Tests for Down Syndrome

"We have a nation of physicians who are unprepared for explaining a diagnosis of Down syndrome," said Brian Skotko, a physician at Children's Hospital in Boston who works with the National Down Syndrome Society. "Many overemphasize the negative consequences or outright urge women to terminate their pregnancies."
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/23/AR2009022302837_pf.html

Down Syndrome a Modern-Day Death Sentence

Claire will never read these words. But at least she is alive and brings joy to her many friends and family members. You see, Claire is a survivor. She survived one of the most ruthlessly effective extermination programs in modern times. Claire has Down syndrome.
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE:
http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/1,5143,705284943,00.html?printView=true

The International Down Syndrome Coalition For Life

Why is the IDSC Necessary? When a mother is told that the child she is carrying happens to have Down syndrome, that baby has a 5 to 10% chance of living.
READ MORE HERE: http://idscforlife.wordpress.com/

Chloe Reading At Age 3

Here is a video clip of Chloe at age 3 reading to her brother Nolan. Never underestimate children with Down Syndrome and the countless gifts they bring to our world:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkEKmm2-DBo

Eugenics Rears Its Ugly Head, and Down the Slippery Slope We Slide

Oh, what a wonderful world it would be! No people with disabilities clogging up the system, no cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, spina bifida, none of the up to 6,000 known adverse gene mutations!
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE:
http://mdviews.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/eugenics-rears-its-ugly-head-and-down-the-slippery-slope-we-slide/