Man May Go To Jail For Taking His Daughter To Church?

This is a TERRIBLE story. Personally, from what I read, I think that both parents are horrible people with major control issues.

Having said that, what the heck? A restraining order forbidding Dad to take the child to church? Are you kidding me?

Taking the child to church at age 3 isn't going to hurt her. Mom has serious issues if she thinks that it will.

And Dad, he's wrong for doing all this in a media frenzy and baptizing the child without at least notifying Mom ahead of time. Whether or not she objected is not material, lots of people are baptized as children and change religions, change denominations, or tragically choose nothingness when they grow up.

Now the child has been thrust into the parents' drama. That's just wrong.

This is so wrong on so many levels.

I think that the restraining order about church should be dropped and both parents be restrained from discussing any part of their divorce or custody issues with the media. THAT's the restraining that should have been made right from the beginning. No media. Period.

The current restraining order is a blatant violation of freedom of religion.

Dad has a right to take the child to the church of his choosing during his custody time and Mom has the exact same right. No matter what they had agreed upon during the marriage, the marriage is over and life moves on. At this point, the only important thing is the well-being of the child.

The only bright spot is that they both appear to believe in God.

Now if they could just follow His Word...

Link:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Law/divorce-battle-joseph-reyes-faces-jail-baptizing-daughter-church/story?id=9845919

The law:
http://www.rainbowfamilylaw.com/areasoflegalservice-ChildCustody&Religion.htm

BET's Sunday Best Season 3 Auditions

Oh my, the best of music -- Gospel!

It's not too late to get to the auditions (if you live on the East Coast or the South). Unfortunately, I didn't hear about the video auditions until it was too late, so next year, start looking right around the holidays!!

Sunday Best Season 3 Auditions:
DETROIT*
When: February 20, 8 a.m. - noon
Where: COBO Center, 1 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226

NEW ORLEANS
When: February 27, 8 a.m. - noon
Where: Ernest M. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70130-1799

PHILADELPHIA*
When: March 6, 8 a.m. - noon
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, One Convention Center Place, 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

For more information on auditions, call 1.800.710.4003.

*The New York and Atlanta auditions have been cancelled.

Link:
http://www.bet.com/OnTV/BETShows/sundaybest2/sundaybest3_auditions_unitedstates.htm?Referrer=%7B626141EB-9CF7-463E-92C7-6F31C8698895%7D

God For Sale

I just found this blog while researching my novel and this post in particular spoke to my heart.

"God For Sale" http://www.allthingsstone.jordanclary.com/?p=253

Being part Native American, I was so deeply offended by this idiot, James Arthur Ray, who thought it was OK to set up his little for-profit sweat lodge abomination that I couldn't even write about it. I was just too, too angry. People died because of this charlatan and his greed.

And on top of it all, who would believe that by sitting in a sweat lodge without the spiritual base to guide him/her, would lead them to greater knowledge of life, of the Great Spirit, of God? Like, duh, you can't buy God.

You can't buy transformation, or the Spirit, you can't buy God. Not gonna happen.

Anyway, Jordan Clary spoke so eloquently on the topic, she did it for me.

"Shamanism, and its connection to the earth is as old as the rocks, those deep bones that hold our planet together. God is even more ancient than that. Maybe that’s where we should be searching for our answers–in the rocks, in the sky, on our knees."

"...on our knees."

Thank you Jordan.

http://www.jordanclary.com/
http://www.allthingsstone.jordanclary.com