[CS-FSLUG] Prayer Request

[john-thomas richards]

On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 06:49:20PM -0500, Don Parris wrote:
> Did anyone see the story about a baby thrown out the car window?  I
> think in Florida.  The baby boy survived - barely a scratch from what
> I understand.  The parents(?) apparently had a dispute and the baby
> went out the window.  A lady following the car thought it was a puppy
> at first.  Given that Florida has that rule about being able to leave
> children at government agencies, it's totally stupid.
> 
> Just watching  the story on the news, I felt like someone had jerked
> my heart right up through my throat.  I mean, I get a little perturbed
> when I see people speeding through school zones (and they haven't hit
> anyone yet).  The Susan Smith case, and others come to mind, but I
> know we've sunk pretty low now.  Understand, I know what the bible
> says.  It's just hard to accept the idea of someone throwing a baby
> out of a moving car like he or she was an empty snack wrapper.

Actually, the story just got a little more sad.  The baby was *not*
thrown from a car window.  The mother *made up* the story because she
wanted a "convenient" way to get rid of the baby.  Are people unaware of
adoption agencies?  Disgusting.
-- 
john-thomas
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It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and
moral courage so rare.
Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)