Show Me the Seal and the State of the State of Missouri

Behold, the Great Seal of the State of Missouri.

Missouri is the “Show Me” State, so let's consider what the Missouri Coat of Arms shows us in our day.  It contains much that may be missed at a glance.

The Shield

The shield, or rather circle, is divided into three parts, a half on the East, and two quarters on the West. 

The half section is a field of white on which is emblazoned a bald eagle grasping the olive branches of peace and the arrows of war in its talons. This is from the seal of the United States, and represents that Missouri is a part of the Union. The background is white, symbolizing purity. Inside the Missouri state Capitol rotunda, the words “Righteousness exalteth a nation” are etched into the wall, quoting Proverbs 14:34.  This is true.  We must also remember the rest of the verse: “but sin is a reproach to any people.”  

The lower quarter section to the west is a field of red with a white bear walking on all fours.  The bear is to indicate the strength and bravery of the citizens of Missouri, and the white again is for purity.  The red field is meant to depict valor.  However, when the blood of over 58,000 children is on our hands, under “color of law,” how is our bravery doing?  When we walk surrounded by the bloodshed of the least of these, how are we clean?  These are things to bear in mind.

The upper quarter is a field of blue with a crescent moon. This moon represents two things. In heraldry, the crescent moon means the second son. Missouri was the second state to be carved out from the Louisiana Purchase. Additionally, it represents the state of Missouri at the time of its induction into the Union: a state with a small population and huge potential for growth. But what about the SMALLEST POPULATION TODAY WITH HUGE POTENTIAL, those children in the womb whom we do not protect?  The blue field represents vigilance and justice.

Then should we not consider the measure of our VIGILANCE?  “Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard” (Proverbs 21:13). “He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse” (Proverbs 28:27). “The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.” Proverbs 29:7). Vigilance must be shown towards the preborn, the poorest and most needy in our land.

And should we not weigh out the balance of our JUSTICE? “How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Defend the poor and the fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked” (Psalm 82:2-4).  “Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place” (Jeremiah 22:3).

Equity and Justice must be established. Truth telling. True Treatment.

The Belt

The red, white, and blue circle is surrounded by a belt inscribed “United we stand, divided we fall”, indicating the advantage of the union of the United States.

But in the area of child sacrifice, and the rampant bloodshed, we are in error before the God to Whom we will give account.  Though hand join in hand, we shall not be unpunished.  LET US REPENT, FOR WE ARE UNDONE.

The Helmet

Above the shield and belt, a helmet is depicted, representing Missouri’s state sovereignty. It is the duty of the lesser magistrates to protect the lives and rights of the people in their jurisdiction, and to stand in the gap for them to interpose when injustice is decreed from higher up (i.e. Exodus 1; I Samuel 14; Daniel 3). In the face of tyranny, we must assert state sovereignty to protect the preborn and abolish murder by abortion under the law.

The Upright Supports

The seal is upheld by two grizzly bears standing, one on each side of the shield. These upright supporters of the Seal symbolize Courage & Strength.  It takes courage and strength to stand for the weak in a day when they are being slaughtered under color of law, and we will give an account to the Keeper of our souls for how we live in regards to our actions in a culture of child sacrifice.

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of HIS might” (Ephesians 6:10).

 “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.  If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?” (Proverbs 24:10-12).

 “Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight” (I Chronicles 19:13). Duty is ours. Results are God’s.

The Motto 

At the base of the seal is a scroll…SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX ESTO, meaning “Let the welfare (health, safety, good) of the People be the Supreme Law.” It is the motto of the state of Missouri. But Abortion is not healthcare. It is Homicide in the worst degree, attacking the most vulnerable and innocent of victims.  So the Missouri state motto requires that the law must establish justice to protect the lives, the welfare, the health, the safety, and the good of the people targeted for slaughter. Abortion is MURDER. It must be abolished.

Vote NO on "Value Them Both", if You Love the Preborn...

ATTENTION: Both the House and the Senate of Kansas have passed a resolution to put an amendment (Value Them Both) to the bill of rights of the Kansas state constitution on the ballot on August 22, 2021. 

Although Kansans for Life (and almost every other ProLife organization in the state) are calling people to vote yes, Abolish Abortion Kansas urges you to NOT support “Value Them Both” (VTB) and to spread the word to others.  This is an iniquitous amendment.  Here is the wording:

"Regulation of abortion. Because Kansans value both women and children, the constitution of the state of Kansas does not require government funding of abortion and does not create or secure a right to abortion. To the extent permitted by the constitution of the United States, the people, through their elected state representatives and state senators, may pass laws regarding abortion, including, but not limiting to, laws that account for circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest, or circumstances of necessity to save the life of the mother...

Explanatory statement on ballot:  “The Value Them Both Amendment would affirm there is no Kansas constitutional right to abortion, and would reserve to the people of Kansas, through their elected state legislators, the right to pass laws to regulate abortion..."

What is wrong with this?

    I.        This amendment does NOT value them both.  It shows partiality and God is against it.

"Are ye not then partial in your selves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? ...If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors" (James 2:4,8-9).

Valuing children in the womb equally would require that those children be given equal protection under the law from murder, even as men and women themselves today have protection from murder under the law.  Loving our neighbors as ourselves requires it. (See also Exodus 23:2-3,6-8; Deuteronomy 16:18-20; 24:16-17; Proverbs 24:11-12; 31:8-9; Jeremiah 9:3; Matthew 25:45; Mark 12:30-31)

Consider the ludicrous action of putting forth an amendment that stated: “We value both men and women, therefore we reserve the right to regulate how women can be raped when and if men decide to do it."  That would be offensive and demeaning to both men and women!

But that is exactly what the VTB amendment is proposing: "We value both women and preborn children, therefore we reserve the right to regulate how the preborn can be murdered when and if women decide to do it."  This is offensive and demeaning to both women and children! 

  II.        This amendment protects the WRONG thing. 

Instead of protecting the preborn, it merely protects the ProLife regulatory laws and the freedom to make more!  The amendment states correctly that "a right to abortion" is not in the Kansas constitution, but then stoops to create and codify "the right to pass laws to regulate abortion."  The people of Kansas do not have the right to regulate the murder of some humans! But they do have the duty to protect humans from being murdered.  Regulatory laws make allowance for babies to be slain—the amendment would ensure that vulnerable children are allowed abandonment to destruction by their parents. 

God says, "Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!" (Isaiah 10:1-2).

When God says, "Woe”, His people should say, "Whoa!" Regulating who can murder, when they can murder, how they can murder, where they can murder, and why they can murder is making an iniquitous decree.  Regulating abortion is treating it like Healthcare, not what it is—Homicide. Sadly, what the ProAbortion crowd calls healthcare, the ProLife establishment treats as nothing more.  Repent with us. (See also Psalm 94:4-23; Proverbs 11:1; Jeremiah 8:11; Micah 6:8; Galatians 4:16; Ephesians 4:15; 5:7-11)

III.        This amendment is unnecessary and an enemy of abolition and equal protection.  Our constitution already gives humans in general certain rights, such as: 

1. "Equal rights. All men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

2. "Political power; privileges.  All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded in their authority, and are instituted for their equal protection and benefit."

10. "Trial; defense of accused; witness against self; double jeopardy.  In all prosecutions, the accused shall be allowed to appear and defend in person, or by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him; to face the witness face to face..." 

Not only will the amendment not protect babies from murder, it will be an obstacle to the future abolition of this great evil.  Although abortion is not a right in the constitution, VTB expressly puts abortion in the constitution itself as something to be regulated, not condemned as the murder it is.  It would specifically establish that the right to life and due process of law (which is already in the constitution) would not apply to the preborn.  It would be similar to amending the constitution to secure the right to regulate how slavery of a certain people group would be operated in the state.  If it takes a lot of both time and money to get a new amendment passed, it is far more difficult to remove.

"Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place" (Jeremiah 22:3). (See also Psalm 82:1-8; Psalm 119:126-128; Isaiah 1:4-6,13-18; 59:1-15; Amos 5:12-15; Luke 18:2-5; John 7:24)

We as Christians, and as Kansans, must rise up against this amendment and vote it down.  We must persistently show our legislators what they must do and demand that they stop regulating murder!  We do not want the regulation of child sacrifice in our constitution!  

Call your legislators to do their duty to do justly in establishing equal protection for all people, born and preborn.  "Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it" (Jeremiah 5:1). Be on the right side of history.  Become an abolitionist.

Do not support the VTB amendment on the ballot.  

Abortion must be abolished.

(For a more in depth look at the VTB, go to and read: http://timetowinabattle.blogspot.com/2022/01/an-assessment-of-value-them-both.html)

Upside Down

Our culture in the United States is functionally upside down. 

  
                             
One striking example is the area of education.

The Professors:
The ones most trusted in Academia and most esteemed to teach in "higher education"--passing knowledge to the next generation

are the ones who are subverting even the existence of knowledge, and leaving students with NO basis for truth and reason.

All the while, the Bible gives us the picture of what is right side up.  "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction" (Proverbs 1:7).  This is confirmed multiple times, in multiple ways, through the entire scriptures.  It is the word of God alone that gives us the standard of what will make us wise and what will (even though believing ourselves to be wise) make us fools.

But it is especially acute in the area of abortion.  Consider these...

The Prey: 
The ones who are the most innocent, the most harmless, and the most vulnerable people in the land 

are the ones who are the most condemned, hated, and targeted with violence and execution. (Preborn)

The Procurers:
The ones who should have the most vested interest in caring for and protecting these innocent victims 

are the ones who are actively seeking out their slaughter, hiring assassins to murder them. (Parents)

The Practitioners:
The ones who have sworn an oath to help the weak, to heal, and to "do no harm"

are the ones who commit the most murders in the land (hundreds and thousands each), and are hired to do so.

The Powers:
The ones who are sworn to uphold the document that does recognizes the victims' rights and guarantees equal protection

are the ones who dehumanize the victims and secure the ability to destroy their lives.

The ones who are bound to make sure laws are according to the Constitution

are the ones who pervert the Constitution in their opinions.  Indeed, the ones whose task of impartial judgment (symbolized by a blindfolded individual with scales and a sword) are the ones who are partial in their judgment, stripping equal justice from the poorest and most needy.

The ones who are elected to write laws to establish equity for all the people in the states

are the ones making mischief by laws that are inconsistent and arbitrary.

The Pragmatists: 
The ones who are dedicated to do "what works" for good end results

are the ones who keep doing what isn't working (in explicit opposition to the word of God) destroying the possibility for good end results.

The Perpetuators: 
The ones who are the most lauded in the ProLife Movement as the champions of the preborn

are the ones who are diligently stopping the bills that would abolish abortion and finally protect the preborn, and thus are prolonging the Holocaust.

The Permissioners:
Many millions of Christians, whose opinion largely is opposed to the murders of their preborn neighbors (in the their votes, in their charity, and in their prayers)

are the ones who are allowing the murders which take place in their cities and states to continue without taking meaningful action to stop it or even go to speak up for the weak in the place where it is being committed.  

The truth that is becoming more and more evident in this upside down world (a truth that Francis Schaeffer actually penned 30 years ago) that boldly states:

"Every abortion clinic should have a sign in front of it, saying, Open by permission of the church."  Francis Schaeffer

This sad state of affairs is poignantly illustrated in the symbol of abolition.  The upside down A represents the culture that has subverted God's righteous Law, to allow for the slaughter for fellow image bearers, humans in the first stages of life.  Even many in the ProLife Movement are using worldly reasoning and actions in their opposition of the evil.  Abolitionists are seeking to turn this whole system to right thinking and right action, in accordance with God's Higher Law, illustrated by the upright A in the symbol.

The world, and our society may say,

"These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;" (from Acts 17:6),

But in reality, we are seeking to turn things right side up.

ABORTION MUST BE ABOLISHED.

Missouri--Abortion Free? Or Not.

There has been much made of the recent news that the last freestanding abortion mill in Missouri is not performing abortions at this time.  This is heralded as a victory of Missouri's regulatory laws.  Many ProLife editorials and leaders are now calling Missouri "the first Abortion Free State" and this news is being shared throughout social media!  

But is it true?

As one born in Missouri, who loves Missouri, and who has preached in the Capitol building in Jefferson City, the Capitol of Missouri, year after year--calling for residents and the legislature to repent for allowing this great evil to be allowed under "color or law"--I feel pressed to speak.

First, I am glad to hear that children are not being murdered in the St. Louis Planned Parenthood at this time.  

But in reading this article, we must understand that it does not mean that any of those children are being spared--in fact, any mother who would contact that specific Planned Parenthood, will simply and easily be referred just over the border to Granite City, Illinois.  Or, depending on where the mother lives, just over the state line on the western side into Kansas, to Overland Park.

It should also be stated that while abortion may not presently be happening at freestanding abortion mills in the Show Me state, this could change as soon as they want to follow the specific ProLife regulations put forth in the bills that have passed.  

Moreover, untold numbers of babies are being murdered by abortions bought at Walmart, CVS, or Walgreens--"on the corner of Happy and Homicide" through Plan B and other abortifacients.  Freestanding abortion mills (or doctor offices for that matter) are not needed when mothers chose to kill their babies earlier--another fruit of ProLife regulatory legislation.

Online.  Did you know that mothers can simply order the kill pills online and have them delivered straight to their front door!

And at hospitals.  Barnes Jewish Hospital, for instance, will still murder babies for a fee--the only requirement for "pregnancy termination" is a preborn child must present abnormalities or the mother must present pregnancy complications.  

So what if regulations grew so high in number that abortion decreased in number because there were to many hoops to hop through, too much red tape?  Here is my detailed answer to that question. 

So, to put it plainly: No! Missouri is not abortion free.  

But it can be!

A bill of abolition is set again to be put forward again this year!

LET'S NOT GET DISTRACTED BY FAKE VICTORIES.

Missourians need to support the bill of total and complete abolition put forward by Mike Moon, and demand that the legislature in the state of Missouri establish equal protection under the law for preborn humans.

#SHOWMEABOLITION

Abortion must be abolished in Missouri.

Blood Guilt and Manasseh

We find in the word of God a record of a king named Manasseh.  He was the son of godly King Hezekiah, but chose the way of iniquity and idolatry and led Judah into gross abominations in God's face.  

Deuteronomy 18:9 "When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations."

First on the list?

Deuteronomy 18:10 "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire..."  CHILD SACRIFICE.

But Manasseh disregarded the Law of God, and led his people into those very things.

"So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel" (II Chronicles 33:9). 

"Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD" (II Kings 21:16).

"And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin" (Jeremiah 32:35).

The shedding of innocent blood defiles a people and pollutes a land.  Not Judah--not even Jerusalem, the apple of God's eye--was spared the devastating judgment for the sin of child sacrifice.  

That was the kingdom of Judah.

"And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.  Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,  And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood" (Psalm 106:36-38).  

Let's look at another nation, say, the United States of America.  Here is a pie chart showing the comparison of deaths in various wars that the United States have been involved in:

We murder roughly the same number of innocent image-bearers in the womb each year, as American military personnel who have died in all American wars put together. 

We have slain over 65 million children under "color" of law, and those are just the reported abortion murders.  

I tremble for my country.

Innocent blood stains "the amber waves of grain".

It gushes in a trespass higher than the "purple mountain majesties".

It flows "from sea to shining sea".

The Blood Guilt Runs Deep

Bloodguilt splatters all of society, which promotes the shedding of innocent blood, celebrating the slaughter of son and daughter as they exult in the worship of Self and so many other false gods.

Bloodguilt splatters ProAbort leaders who have pursued the murder of color of law,

AND

Bloodguilt splatters ProLife leaders (politicians, organizations, etc.) who have produced iniquitous bills and measures to regulate that murder INSTEAD of establishing equal protection under that law, thus prolonging the Holocaust (Jeremiah 22:3; Psalm 82).

Bloodguilt splatters the medical community, which swears to "do no harm" at yet calls homicide "healthcare", and practices the butchering and poisoning the most vulnerable; who kill with forceps, needle, vacuum, or pill, assassinating their victims for a fee; and as doctors and nurses bring on themselves curses from the One Who said, "Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person" (Deuteronomy 27:25).

Bloodguilt splatters mommies and daddies, who procure the murder of their children, and also grandmas and grandpas, and other relatives, and friends, who push for that murder, who pacify the conscience, saying 

"It's for the best."

"You're not ready yet."

"It's not really a person yet."

"God knows your heart." 

And for those who play an active part, such as driving the mom to the assassin's business and providing immoral support?  Bloodguilt.

It also splatters Christians and churches, who have permitted the murder of our neighbors:

By our silence and absence from the gates of death (Proverbs 31:8-9; I Corinthians 15:34),

By our neglect to obey God in seeking to deliver those ready to be slain (Proverbs 24:11-12).

By our failure to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked and trust on Christ (Ezekiel 3:18-19 & 33:7-9).

By not demanding that our leaders cease to do evil in regulating murder, and prod them to do well in establishing equal protection of the preborn (Isaiah 15-18 & 59:2-4).

By (sincerely and/or misguidedly) paying financially to support candidates, ProLife organizations, and bills that are partial and wrest protection of the ones we think to help (Exodus 23:2-3,6-7; James 2:8-9).

It splatters on pulpits, whose pastors do not speak about it in church or in the open public square for fear of offending someone, and it splatters on pews and parishioners, some of whom subsequently have not done their duty to love their neighbors as themselves in word AND deed, and some of whom are murdering their babies, thinking it no big deal, because it is not dealt with by the Christian community as it ought to be (Ezekiel 22; 23:37-39).

Because God's Law and Gospel are not brought into conflict with the culture of child sacrifice.

We are told in the Scriptures...

The bloodguilt runs deep indeed.

"Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people" (Proverbs 14:34)

The name Manasseh means "causing to forget".  Have we forgotten Who the LORD is?  "Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver" (Psalm 50:22).

"Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"

Let U.S. repent.  Let US repent.

And let us bring the Gospel into conflict with this bloody abomination, and call our countrymen to turn to Jesus Christ, Who is the only Savior from sin.  He is the only One Who can redeem those who are stained with the blood of the innocent, because He shed His own blood for the guilty.  "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:" (Colossians 1:14).

Abortion must be abolished.

Sackcloth and Ashes NOW

If the body of Christ would repent of our apathy in regards to child sacrifice, cease to do evil in regulating murder, and learn to do well in engaging for the criminalization of murder by abortion—abolishing this great evil in each state—it would not matter who was our President.

I implore the people of God to REPENT.  

Let us take the example of another people who greatly deserved the wrath of God.

 "But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.  Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?" (Jonah 3:8).

Let us humble ourselves and heed rebuke for our complicity, collaboration, compromise, and complacency concerning the horrific slaughter of the preborn.

Let us repent of our silence and absence.

Let us cry mightily unto God for forgiveness and mercy.

Let us turn from the violence that is in OUR hands.

Let us call for justice and equity for the oppressed and defy the evil and unconstitutional court opinion that says you must allow for the murder of some people.

Let us go to the gates of death to rescue the perishing.

Let us exhort one another to be salt and light—bringing the Gospel into conflict with the culture of death.

Let us quit ourselves like men.

And, let us do exploits in the name of Jesus Christ our Savior.

Abortion must be abolished.

Now That's What I am Chalking About.

 Once an individual (or family) has come to embrace the tenets of abolition, there comes a question:

"How are some practical ways that I can get truth out to my neighbors, to expose the evil of the preborn holocaust, bring the Gospel to bear, and point them to where they can learn more about being on the right side of history?"

There are a multitude of ways to do this, 

some more involved than others, 

some taking more time or resources,

some more daunting perhaps.

Here is but one way of many...

It is true that you might not be able to do ALL the types of seeding the culture...

But just about anyone can grab a piece of chalk and write something when they park the car.  

Write something right.

When you are out and about, consider how you  can share truth with others, including those you may never meet, but who will come along after you have left.

Ever wonder how you could witness the truth about the Gospel and the abortion holocaust with people you don't know without even talking with them or seeing them? 

What if you put messages like this on the sidewalk when you went for a walk each day?  

Or when you stopped to pump gas?

Or when you parked at the store?

On your own steps. 

Or the street corner.

You might write a little.

Or you might write a lot.

You may simply leave a Web site for someone to look up.

Or you may just put down a symbol to stir curiosity, so that people have to seek out for themselves what it means.

Later, you just might see people reading what you wrote.  

If they are trying to wash it away, that can be a sign of conviction.  It's doing its job.

You may come back later and find that someone responded, and you can add more.

Who could be encouraged, convicted, challenged?  Only the Lord knows.

Why not sow some seed today and trust Jesus for fruit?

And of course, it also can be done at most abortion mills, right at the gates of death.

Abolitionists call it by various names:

#TruthChalk

#PavementPreaching

#SidechalkCounseling

That's what I am chalking about.

It doesn't have to take long to do.

It is not vandalism.  It washed away easily, so will last till the next rain, or bucket of water, or sprinkler cycle.

It certainly doesn't cost much. Sidewalk chalk is inexpensive.

It is so easy that even grown ups can do it!  An individual, a family, or a group of youths, or a church, can take this and run with it, sharing truth with their society wherever they go.

So #WritewhatsRight.

Abortion must be abolished.