{"id":1794,"date":"2016-07-11T09:21:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T09:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faithfamilyfellowship.church\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2016-07-10T09:25:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T09:25:14","slug":"sermon-synopsis-for-717-honor-dad-and-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithfamilyfellowship.church\/?p=1794","title":{"rendered":"Sermon Synopsis for 7\/17: \u201cHonor Dad and Mom\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Here&#8217;s for 7\/17 for the sermon: &#8220;Honor Dad and Mom&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If I had only known, I could be a rich man today. <em>&#8220;How so?&#8221; <\/em>Because I could&#8217;ve done what another redheaded boy is currently doing. Now just so you make the connection, I was born a redhead and remained such until time that the salt took over the red pepper. And I too, experienced a lot of abuse, teasing and name-calling, the brunt of many a disparaging taunt. My future fortune will be understood once you read this article entitled, <em>&#8220;Red-haired Teen Sues His Parents for Being Born &#8216;Ginger.'&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;13-year old Liam Murphy filed a &#8216;Wrongful Life&#8217; lawsuit against his red-haired parents, alleging that they\u00a0knew\u00a0their children would very\u00a0likely inherit this undesirable trait. He claims that they\u00a0caused him a\u00a0&#8216;voluntary prejudice&#8217; by giving life to him,\u00a0knowing that he would be born into a life of pain and suffering. He is demanding the incredible amount of\u00a0$1.35 million in\u00a0&#8216;pain and suffering&#8217;, monetary compensation for the entire experience of having a disabled life versus having a healthy mind and body, as well as $800,000 in &#8216;loss of enjoyment of life.'&#8221;<\/em> (I told you I could be rich!!!&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>The boy&#8217;s press release added:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy life is a torture! I keep being told that I have no soul or\u00a0that I am from an endangered species. People keep calling me Carrot-top, Strawberry Shortcake or Ginger Freak, and all of that is my parents\u2019 fault! They knew they were offering me a life of misery, and they selfishly decided to have children anyways.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Murphy\u2019s lawyer, James Franklin O\u2019Connor,\u00a0told reporters that his client\u2019s claim is <em>\u201cincredibly conservative considering the situation &#8230; My client was intentionally exposed to a life of rejection and bullying by his parents.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p>He went on to state he believed his client could&#8217;ve demanded <em>\u201cat least 3 times\u201d<\/em> more, but the teenager wanted to <em>\u201cgo easy\u201d<\/em> on his parents.<\/p>\n<p>Now just in case you&#8217;re wondering how Liam&#8217;s parents are handling this situation, well, you can surmise, pretty narrow-mindedly. Dad, who obviously lives on another planet, was quoted:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBoth my wife and I have red hair, and it never stopped us from being happy&#8230; God has\u00a0created me\u00a0the way\u00a0I am and I not\u00a0ashamed of His creation. Some mean kids at school started bullying Liam over the last few years, and we tried to help him solve the problem&#8230; And seriously, I\u2019m an electrician and my wife is a hairdresser\u2026 Where does Liam expect us to find $2 million?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The rest of this story is yet to be written, but not what it introduces. Why not visit us this Sunday to learn what the Bible teaches in that 5<sup>th<\/sup> Great Old Testament Commandment, <em>&#8220;Honor your dad and mom.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s for 7\/17 for the sermon: &#8220;Honor Dad and Mom&#8221; If I had only known, I could be a rich man today. &#8220;How so?&#8221; Because I could&#8217;ve done what another redheaded boy is currently doing. 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