Pennies add up to abortion message -- Church fills glass house with symbolic protest

Hello

On the story below, the photo image link below shows the
building holding the pennies. It looks like the glass
pannels are about to pop out from the weight of the
pennies.

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Pennies add up to abortion message

Church fills glass house with symbolic protest

Associated Press
Sunday, December 7, 2008

JACKSON -- There's a half million dollars sitting on
the corner of Mississippi and President streets in
Jackson, but no one could possibly steal it.

(NEWS STORY PHOTO IMAGE OF PENNIES)
http://media.commercialappeal.com/mc...7abortion.jpeg

That's because the cash is in the form of pennies --
50 million of them -- that collectively weigh 156 tons.

The coins, which fill a glass house outside of the
Mississippi Baptist Convention building, provide a
visual reminder of the number of abortions performed
in the United States since the Roe vs. Wade
decision in 1973.

"We just needed something to memorialize and help
people see the magnitude of abortion over the last
several decades," said Rev. Jimmy Porter, executive
director of the Mississippi Baptist Convention's
Christian Action Commission.

Called the "Memorial to the Missing," the penny-filled
structure is a project of the Mississippi Baptist
Convention, which set out more than two years ago to
collect one penny for each child who would have been
born were it not for legal abortion.

Now that the convention reached its goal of collecting
50 million pennies, it plans to invest the money in a
fund dedicated to anti-abortion causes.

"I think it's been real effective," said Rev. Clarence
Cooper, who was president of the convention when the
memorial was erected on Mother's Day weekend in 2006,
"especially to those who have taken the time to read
the large plaque that is there."

The plaque says the coins not only represent aborted
babies but "the difficult process of decision-making,
fear and loneliness" involved with abortion. It asks
passersby to "stop, pray, consider what we are doing
as a nation, ask God to forgive us, seek ways to help
those who are struggling with the decision and look
to the Lord to restore each of us."

Convention spokesman William Perkins said people often
stop at the container to pray and insert their own
coins into the structure's penny slot.

"There are a number of stories we've heard about
grandparents who walk by and saw it and read the
plaque and dug in their pockets and put pennies in
the memorial for grandchildren who have been aborted,"
he said. "It's been an interesting couple of years."

Meanwhile, continued contributions can be made to
the Mississippi Baptist Christian Action Commission.

Removing the pennies from the container will be no
easy feat.

"It will be interesting to see how that's done,"
Perkins said. "There's no clear-cut way to do that."

The coins are piled 6 feet deep in the 13-by-7 glass
house. The structure weighs more than 300,000 pounds,
or the equivalent of 100 sedans stacked on top of
each other.

The container is made of steel and bulletproof glass
and is reinforced by five concrete pilings buried 14
feet into the ground. The first batch of 20 million
pennies were poured into the container when the
memorial was dedicated in 2006.

Members of the state's 2,100 Mississippi Baptist
Convention-affiliated churches contributed most of
the coins that fill the glass house.


...

Arizona Coin Collector wrote:

Hello

On the story below, the photo image link below shows the
building holding the pennies. It looks like the glass
pannels are about to pop out from the weight of the
pennies.

---------------------------------------------------

FROM:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...rtion-message/

Pennies add up to abortion message

Church fills glass house with symbolic protest

Associated Press
Sunday, December 7, 2008

JACKSON -- There's a half million dollars sitting on
the corner of Mississippi and President streets in
Jackson, but no one could possibly steal it.

(NEWS STORY PHOTO IMAGE OF PENNIES)
http://media.commercialappeal.com/mc...7abortion.jpeg

That's because the cash is in the form of pennies --
50 million of them -- that collectively weigh 156 tons.

The coins, which fill a glass house outside of the
Mississippi Baptist Convention building, provide a
visual reminder of the number of abortions performed
in the United States since the Roe vs. Wade
decision in 1973.

"We just needed something to memorialize and help
people see the magnitude of abortion over the last
several decades," said Rev. Jimmy Porter, executive
director of the Mississippi Baptist Convention's
Christian Action Commission.

Called the "Memorial to the Missing," the penny-filled
structure is a project of the Mississippi Baptist
Convention, which set out more than two years ago to
collect one penny for each child who would have been
born were it not for legal abortion.

Now that the convention reached its goal of collecting
50 million pennies, it plans to invest the money in a
fund dedicated to anti-abortion causes.

"I think it's been real effective," said Rev. Clarence
Cooper, who was president of the convention when the
memorial was erected on Mother's Day weekend in 2006,
"especially to those who have taken the time to read
the large plaque that is there."

The plaque says the coins not only represent aborted
babies but "the difficult process of decision-making,
fear and loneliness" involved with abortion. It asks
passersby to "stop, pray, consider what we are doing
as a nation, ask God to forgive us, seek ways to help
those who are struggling with the decision and look
to the Lord to restore each of us."

Convention spokesman William Perkins said people often
stop at the container to pray and insert their own
coins into the structure's penny slot.

"There are a number of stories we've heard about
grandparents who walk by and saw it and read the
plaque and dug in their pockets and put pennies in
the memorial for grandchildren who have been aborted,"
he said. "It's been an interesting couple of years."

Meanwhile, continued contributions can be made to
the Mississippi Baptist Christian Action Commission.

Removing the pennies from the container will be no
easy feat.

"It will be interesting to see how that's done,"
Perkins said. "There's no clear-cut way to do that."

The coins are piled 6 feet deep in the 13-by-7 glass
house. The structure weighs more than 300,000 pounds,
or the equivalent of 100 sedans stacked on top of
each other.

The container is made of steel and bulletproof glass
and is reinforced by five concrete pilings buried 14
feet into the ground. The first batch of 20 million
pennies were poured into the container when the
memorial was dedicated in 2006.

Members of the state's 2,100 Mississippi Baptist
Convention-affiliated churches contributed most of
the coins that fill the glass house.

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It's sad these half wits have nothing better to do with their time.

JAM

In article , Arizona
Coin Collector writes
Hello

On the story below, the photo image link below shows the
building holding the pennies. It looks like the glass
pannels are about to pop out from the weight of the
pennies.

FROM:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...p-to-abortion-
message/

(NEWS STORY PHOTO IMAGE OF PENNIES)
http://media.commercialappeal.com/mc...6/7abortion.jp
eg

How long would it take for an individual to check that lot for rarities
and varieties?
--
Roger Hunt

In article , "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote:
Hello

On the story below, the photo image link below shows the
building holding the pennies. It looks like the glass
pannels are about to pop out from the weight of the
pennies.

---------------------------------------------------

FROM:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...o-abortion-mes
sage/

Pennies add up to abortion message

Church fills glass house with symbolic protest

Associated Press
Sunday, December 7, 2008

JACKSON -- There's a half million dollars sitting on
the corner of Mississippi and President streets in
Jackson, but no one could possibly steal it.

(NEWS STORY PHOTO IMAGE OF PENNIES)
http://media.commercialappeal.com/mc...06/7abortion.j
peg

That's because the cash is in the form of pennies --
50 million of them -- that collectively weigh 156 tons.

The coins, which fill a glass house outside of the
Mississippi Baptist Convention building, provide a
visual reminder of the number of abortions performed
in the United States since the Roe vs. Wade
decision in 1973.

"We just needed something to memorialize and help
people see the magnitude of abortion over the last
several decades," said Rev. Jimmy Porter, executive
director of the Mississippi Baptist Convention's
Christian Action Commission.

Called the "Memorial to the Missing," the penny-filled
structure is a project of the Mississippi Baptist
Convention, which set out more than two years ago to
collect one penny for each child who would have been
born were it not for legal abortion.

Now that the convention reached its goal of collecting
50 million pennies, it plans to invest the money in a
fund dedicated to anti-abortion causes.

"I think it's been real effective," said Rev. Clarence
Cooper, who was president of the convention when the
memorial was erected on Mother's Day weekend in 2006,
"especially to those who have taken the time to read
the large plaque that is there."

The plaque says the coins not only represent aborted
babies but "the difficult process of decision-making,
fear and loneliness" involved with abortion. It asks
passersby to "stop, pray, consider what we are doing
as a nation, ask God to forgive us, seek ways to help
those who are struggling with the decision and look
to the Lord to restore each of us."

Convention spokesman William Perkins said people often
stop at the container to pray and insert their own
coins into the structure's penny slot.

"There are a number of stories we've heard about
grandparents who walk by and saw it and read the
plaque and dug in their pockets and put pennies in
the memorial for grandchildren who have been aborted,"
he said. "It's been an interesting couple of years."

Meanwhile, continued contributions can be made to
the Mississippi Baptist Christian Action Commission.

Removing the pennies from the container will be no
easy feat.

"It will be interesting to see how that's done,"
Perkins said. "There's no clear-cut way to do that."

The coins are piled 6 feet deep in the 13-by-7 glass
house. The structure weighs more than 300,000 pounds,
or the equivalent of 100 sedans stacked on top of
each other.

The container is made of steel and bulletproof glass
and is reinforced by five concrete pilings buried 14
feet into the ground. The first batch of 20 million
pennies were poured into the container when the
memorial was dedicated in 2006.

Members of the state's 2,100 Mississippi Baptist
Convention-affiliated churches contributed most of
the coins that fill the glass house.


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more control freak hate propoganda. roe vs wade is the law to keep women safe
and healthy. the no choicers give the u.s a black eye overseas.

"Roger Hunt" wrote in message
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message/

(NEWS STORY PHOTO IMAGE OF PENNIES)
http://media.commercialappeal.com/mc...6/7abortion.jp
eg

How long would it take for an individual to check that lot for rarities
and varieties?
--
Roger Hunt

Hello

I was thinking how many "wheat pennies" would be in that
mass of coins? What is the possibility of any 1974
aluminum pennies in that mass of coins? I would exchange
a dollars worth of pennies for any of these coins.

I wonder if they took the time to check out ever penny before
placing them in this structure?

In article , Arizona
Coin Collector writes
"Roger Hunt" wrote in message
news

FROM:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...p-to-abortion-
message/

(NEWS STORY PHOTO IMAGE OF PENNIES)
http://media.commercialappeal.com/mc...2/06/7abortion.
jp
eg

How long would it take for an individual to check that lot for rarities
and varieties?

I was thinking how many "wheat pennies" would be in that
mass of coins? What is the possibility of any 1974
aluminum pennies in that mass of coins? I would exchange
a dollars worth of pennies for any of these coins.

The only thing to do is don a wet-suit and snorkel, and dive in.
I wonder if they took the time to check out ever penny before
placing them in this structure?

I doubt it somehow - after all, I wonder how many churches check the
contents of the collection plate for interesting coins?
--
Roger Hunt

Abortion is a good thing. Otherwise you'd have fetuses in garbage cans and
dumpsters everywhere. The do-gooders that complain about it would never
take on the responsibility of raising abandoned children. They are
self-righteous sacks of **** that try and impose their sorry beliefs on
everyone.

"Arizona Coin Collector" wrote in message
...
Hello

On the story below, the photo image link below shows the
building holding the pennies. It looks like the glass
pannels are about to pop out from the weight of the
pennies.

---------------------------------------------------

FROM:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...rtion-message/

Pennies add up to abortion message

Church fills glass house with symbolic protest

Associated Press
Sunday, December 7, 2008

JACKSON -- There's a half million dollars sitting on
the corner of Mississippi and President streets in
Jackson, but no one could possibly steal it.

(NEWS STORY PHOTO IMAGE OF PENNIES)

http://media.commercialappeal.com/mc...7abortion.jpeg

That's because the cash is in the form of pennies --
50 million of them -- that collectively weigh 156 tons.

The coins, which fill a glass house outside of the
Mississippi Baptist Convention building, provide a
visual reminder of the number of abortions performed
in the United States since the Roe vs. Wade
decision in 1973.

"We just needed something to memorialize and help
people see the magnitude of abortion over the last
several decades," said Rev. Jimmy Porter, executive
director of the Mississippi Baptist Convention's
Christian Action Commission.

Called the "Memorial to the Missing," the penny-filled
structure is a project of the Mississippi Baptist
Convention, which set out more than two years ago to
collect one penny for each child who would have been
born were it not for legal abortion.

Now that the convention reached its goal of collecting
50 million pennies, it plans to invest the money in a
fund dedicated to anti-abortion causes.

"I think it's been real effective," said Rev. Clarence
Cooper, who was president of the convention when the
memorial was erected on Mother's Day weekend in 2006,
"especially to those who have taken the time to read
the large plaque that is there."

The plaque says the coins not only represent aborted
babies but "the difficult process of decision-making,
fear and loneliness" involved with abortion. It asks
passersby to "stop, pray, consider what we are doing
as a nation, ask God to forgive us, seek ways to help
those who are struggling with the decision and look
to the Lord to restore each of us."

Convention spokesman William Perkins said people often
stop at the container to pray and insert their own
coins into the structure's penny slot.

"There are a number of stories we've heard about
grandparents who walk by and saw it and read the
plaque and dug in their pockets and put pennies in
the memorial for grandchildren who have been aborted,"
he said. "It's been an interesting couple of years."

Meanwhile, continued contributions can be made to
the Mississippi Baptist Christian Action Commission.

Removing the pennies from the container will be no
easy feat.

"It will be interesting to see how that's done,"
Perkins said. "There's no clear-cut way to do that."

The coins are piled 6 feet deep in the 13-by-7 glass
house. The structure weighs more than 300,000 pounds,
or the equivalent of 100 sedans stacked on top of
each other.

The container is made of steel and bulletproof glass
and is reinforced by five concrete pilings buried 14
feet into the ground. The first batch of 20 million
pennies were poured into the container when the
memorial was dedicated in 2006.

Members of the state's 2,100 Mississippi Baptist
Convention-affiliated churches contributed most of
the coins that fill the glass house.


..

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Collector" wrote:
Hello

On the story below, the photo image link below shows the
building holding the pennies. It looks like the glass
pannels are about to pop out from the weight of the
pennies.

---------------------------------------------------

FROM:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...o-abortion-mes
sage/

Pennies add up to abortion message

Church fills glass house with symbolic protest

Associated Press
Sunday, December 7, 2008

JACKSON -- There's a half million dollars sitting on
the corner of Mississippi and President streets in
Jackson, but no one could possibly steal it.

(NEWS STORY PHOTO IMAGE OF PENNIES)
http://media.commercialappeal.com/mc...06/7abortion.j
peg

That's because the cash is in the form of pennies --
50 million of them -- that collectively weigh 156 tons.

The coins, which fill a glass house outside of the
Mississippi Baptist Convention building, provide a
visual reminder of the number of abortions performed
in the United States since the Roe vs. Wade
decision in 1973.

"We just needed something to memorialize and help
people see the magnitude of abortion over the last
several decades," said Rev. Jimmy Porter, executive
director of the Mississippi Baptist Convention's
Christian Action Commission.

Called the "Memorial to the Missing," the penny-filled
structure is a project of the Mississippi Baptist
Convention, which set out more than two years ago to
collect one penny for each child who would have been
born were it not for legal abortion.

Now that the convention reached its goal of collecting
50 million pennies, it plans to invest the money in a
fund dedicated to anti-abortion causes.

"I think it's been real effective," said Rev. Clarence
Cooper, who was president of the convention when the
memorial was erected on Mother's Day weekend in 2006,
"especially to those who have taken the time to read
the large plaque that is there."

The plaque says the coins not only represent aborted
babies but "the difficult process of decision-making,
fear and loneliness" involved with abortion. It asks
passersby to "stop, pray, consider what we are doing
as a nation, ask God to forgive us, seek ways to help
those who are struggling with the decision and look
to the Lord to restore each of us."

Convention spokesman William Perkins said people often
stop at the container to pray and insert their own
coins into the structure's penny slot.

"There are a number of stories we've heard about
grandparents who walk by and saw it and read the
plaque and dug in their pockets and put pennies in
the memorial for grandchildren who have been aborted,"
he said. "It's been an interesting couple of years."

Meanwhile, continued contributions can be made to
the Mississippi Baptist Christian Action Commission.

Removing the pennies from the container will be no
easy feat.

"It will be interesting to see how that's done,"
Perkins said. "There's no clear-cut way to do that."

The coins are piled 6 feet deep in the 13-by-7 glass
house. The structure weighs more than 300,000 pounds,
or the equivalent of 100 sedans stacked on top of
each other.

The container is made of steel and bulletproof glass
and is reinforced by five concrete pilings buried 14
feet into the ground. The first batch of 20 million
pennies were poured into the container when the
memorial was dedicated in 2006.

Members of the state's 2,100 Mississippi Baptist
Convention-affiliated churches contributed most of
the coins that fill the glass house.


...


more control freak hate propoganda. roe vs wade is the law to keep women
safe
and healthy. the no choicers give the u.s a black eye overseas.

Maybe you should do more research. A lot of women are damaged physically,
and some die of complications. Hardly safe and healthy. The emotional scars
are just as bad. Ask any woman thats had an abortion.
www.focusonthefamily.com will have lots of stats if you genuinely care to do
some honest intelectual study on the subject. If you just want to spout
your hate for the pro life movement, dont bother. Been there done that, got
a tee shirt for ya. What you call control freak propaganda is for saving
lives, and is much more based in facts than what you wish to think.
B

Brian Oakley wrote:
more control freak hate propoganda. roe vs wade is the law to keep
women safe
and healthy. the no choicers give the u.s a black eye overseas.

Maybe you should do more research. A lot of women are damaged
physically, and some die of complications. Hardly safe and healthy.
The emotional scars are just as bad. Ask any woman thats had an
abortion. www.focusonthefamily.com will have lots of stats if you
genuinely care to do some honest intelectual study on the subject. If you
just want to spout your hate for the pro life movement, dont
bother. Been there done that, got a tee shirt for ya. What you call
control freak propaganda is for saving lives, and is much more based
in facts than what you wish to think. B

Hey, I have an idea; if you are opposed to abortion, DON'T HAVE ONE.
Beyond that, kindly refrain from attempting to run other people's lives.

"Roger Hunt" wrote in message
...
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Coin Collector writes
"Roger Hunt" wrote in message
news

FROM:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...p-to-abortion-
message/

(NEWS STORY PHOTO IMAGE OF PENNIES)
http://media.commercialappeal.com/mc...2/06/7abortion.
jp
eg

How long would it take for an individual to check that lot for rarities
and varieties?

I was thinking how many "wheat pennies" would be in that
mass of coins? What is the possibility of any 1974
aluminum pennies in that mass of coins? I would exchange
a dollars worth of pennies for any of these coins.

The only thing to do is don a wet-suit and snorkel, and dive in.
I wonder if they took the time to check out ever penny before
placing them in this structure?

I doubt it somehow - after all, I wonder how many churches check the
contents of the collection plate for interesting coins?
--
Roger Hunt


A friend's wife is involved with a church and she checks the donation notes
for replacements, another friend who knows someone who works in a post
office who checks for replacements and error notes and they are very
successful. Billy