Meet the Beck-Inspired Woman Who Spent $2,500 Savings to Post ‘Stand With Israel’ Billboard
- Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:09pm by
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The "Stand with Israel" billboard Rita Tilley paid to place above I-75 in central Michigan.
A 65-year-old Michigan woman who said she was inspired by Glenn Beck’s upcoming Restoring Courage rally used her $2,500 savings to put up a large “Stand with Israel” billboard above a major interstate highway in the middle of farm country.
Rita Tilley of Bay City said she heard Beck’s call to his radio listeners, urging them to show their support for the Jewish state with lawn signs, T-shirts or any other way they could.
“I live in a condo so I can‘t put up yard signs and I don’t like wearing T-shirts, but I thought, ‘What can I do?’” she said. “It just came to my mind, it’s not something I would have ever thought about doing for another reason.”
Tilley, a Christian who has never been to Israel, said she started contacting billboard companies, and was undeterred even after one told her they didn’t want to be involved in a “political” message, saying they only did strict advertising. She declined to give the company’s name
“The thought wouldn’t leave me,” she said of putting up a billboard.
Finally, she found another company that gave her an affordable price.
“Glenn always talks about miracles and I believe in them too,” Tilley said. “I think God wanted the best for this particular awareness issue.”
Because the company required the sign have a sponsoring organization, Tilley turned to her local Tea Party, We the People of Mid-Michigan, an organization she volunteers for. Even though their name appears on the billboard, Tilley put up the funding for it and worked closely with the company to come up with the design.
“I told them exactly what I wanted and they put it to color,” she said.
The final product is a blue billboard with the words, “Stand with Israel our friend and ally” beside two crossed American and Israeli flags. It stands above Interstate 75 in the Saginaw-Bay City area.
The billboard, which went up August 1, will be on display until Sept. 30. Tilley said she wanted to have it up during Beck’s Israel rally and into September, when the Palestinians plan to petition the United Nations for statehood recognition.
“[Standing with Israel] is more important in the long run even than our economy,” Tilley said.
Tilley, who also volunteers for her church and the Salvation Army, said she’s been a Beck fan ever since a friend turned her on to him about two years ago. She doesn‘t own a computer and didn’t even have a TV until last year, which she bought one in order to watch his show.
Tilley said she has been particularly inspired by the last words of the Declaration of Independence, which Beck often quotes.
Reciting from memory, she said, “With a firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.”
“Unless you take them to heart and do something they mean nothing,” she said.
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forthepeople
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:24pmIsrael is the only thing keeping the middle east together right now, you think its bad now over there well remove the Jews from the ME Region and we will have Armageddon ! They don’t need us as much as we need them, and lets not find out the hard way ?
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:44pmThe muslims and muslim sympathizers want us to turn our back on Israel…That way the muslims own the entire Middle East…as Netanyahu says…Not Gonna Happen…
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:24pmI stand with Israel
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:23pmhow many billions of dollars have we given these people and gotten nothing in return? i thought people on this site were against welfare and redistribution. without going into the religion thing, can anyone tell me what they have done for us?help in afghanistan? no. how about iraq? i don’t think so. natural disasters? can’t think of any. must just be a good old american liberal guilt trip.
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:29pmRepeat after me A—L—L—Y
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:35pmally? for what? what are they our ally in? what an idiot statement.
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:46pmA—L—L—Y … we don’t need no alibi … ha ha ha ha ha
Report Post »I Stand With Israel
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:59pmUnlike most people, the people of Israel help us without broadcasting it to earn some sort of points. A Jewish org. just bought new computers for all the students in Joplin Mo. so they could catch up in school after the tornado that destroyed their town. Besides that, if you spend your life doing only for those you you think will benefit you, you have more problems than you know.
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 9:29pmLook at Isreal on the map and look at what they are surrounded by. I don’t blame them for spending dollars on defense. I also, do not begrudge any of my tax dollars that go towards supporting Israel. Some other countries, not so much.
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 10:57pmand by the same token, if you stand by those who only want your money, you are a fool. ooh, computers! well, excuse me. seems like we’ve given them more than computers. as far as who they are surrounded by, whose sons and daughters do you think are going to die if those neighbors attack. ours. the thing is, when i do something nice for someone, i never expect thanks. but when someone does something nice for me, i make sure that i thank them. could they not do the same. isn’t that the neighborly thing to do. i live in the country with neighbors around me. i look out for them. they look out for me. but i don’t expect them to support me financially for it. i promise you, if i did, they’d have me working my tail off.i just think it’s time for them to kick in their fair share. jump into afghanistan.and iraq. that would be for their benefit too. go do what they can do in libya, or anywhere there is trouble. but my word, do something. they’re part of the world also, and they should start acting like it.
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 11:12pm“without going into the religion thing” do you really think that you can come on this site to state your opinions and tell us which part of ours we should not go into? If we can listen to your opinion that you have so graciously bestowed upon us unenlightened ones, surely you can allow for the same.
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 11:28pmi have o problem with the religion part of it. but i do think that and the financial part can be separated. can you not support them spiritually no matter what. does god demand that we give them billions of dollars a year? i don’t remember that part of scripture.all i’m saying is the israelis need to get off their duffs and contribute something to the world. jump in and help out. what could possibly be wrong with that. and what could be wrong with us saying we will support you spiritually but you’re going to have to make your own living. after all, if they are the chosen people of god, won’t the final outcome be the same, with or without us. i’m not saying abandon them. but i am saying start earning your keep. i think that is a trait that god would look favorably on.
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 11:47pmI believe that God can and will support Israel, with or without our help. I also believe that he wants us to support them. God does not need us. We need him. He asked us to do this, knowing he doesn’t need our help, so it has to be to our benefit to do it so that we will be blessed.
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 11:57pmso god must have told israel to take everything they can get and contribute nothing?
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:01amHIGHCARRY, we may never agree on some things, but you sound like a good man. Here‘s what I’m thinking. God says we are for Israel or we are against him. I don’t want to be against God. We can all choose what we do be it money or witness or how we are led. The other thing that hurt my feelings was calling the sign stupid. If God led her to do it it couldn’t be stupid.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:02amSeems to me someone in this board doesn’t know what it means to be a friend.. to STAND together for a common reason.. to know the difference between who has your moral values when it comes to freedoms and those that don’t.. to know who LOVES you from those that HATE us and all we stand for.. I MYSELF have NO problem giving to ISRAEL.. I DO find I mind giving ANYTHING to ALL those other countries who HATE us and want to KILL us..
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:08ammimi, and you sound like a woman who is strong and true in her faith. but i just believe that god helps those who help themselves. and i apologize for the stupid thing.
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:19amIsrael is also a STRATEGIC Military location. Puerto Rico is pretty important. Guantanomo…Hawaii…Uuuuuuum … the list goes on. How far away do you think a drone can fly away from a base ? Allies let us land and launch.
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:28amto independantvoter.and when has israel ever stood beside us? seems i know more about friendship than you might. to me true friends will ask you to do nothing that they wouldn’t do for you. otherwise its a pretty one sided relationship.how friendly would they be with us if we cut off their welfare? and yes it is welfare. just like we give to people in this country that don’t want to work. personally, i think that foreign aid to any country should come with such stringent rules that it’s nearly impossible to get. you can’t expect much from countries that hate us. but shouldn’t we expect a little bit more from our “friends”? i mean, grab a broom or something. make yourself useful. if i’m the only one contributing to the friendship, it ain’t gonna end up well, because IT AIN’T NO FRIENDSHIP.
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:30amHIHCARRY be blessed. Hope to see you on the site again.
Report Post »Mimi
highcarry
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:40ammimi. and the same right back at ya.
Report Post »highcarry
Lara
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 2:00amHow about doing a bit of research before you go off and say things as if they are facts..
These are just a few simple articles detailing their first to respond actions concerning OTHER NATIONS that have had a MAJOR disasters!
http://weaselzippers.us/2011/03/21/israel-first-nation-to-set-up-field-hospital-to-help-japanese-earthquake-victims/
http://76.12.157.116/briefs/israel-among-first-to-aid-japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_response_to_the_2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami
Report Post »Lara
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 2:05amHow about looking at this site for a while so you wont stick that foot in your mouth again against ISRAEL..
Report Post »http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2011/Israel_sends_aid_to_Japan_25-Mar-2011.htm
theonlyisraeligal
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 1:57pmBH
Report Post »I live in Israel, but was born in the USA, Texas in fact. I for one would like to see my country now, not depend on anyone for money, arms, weapons etc, but rather to put our faith in G-d. The Bible is full of stories with miracles when we the Jews should have lost, but didnt because of our faith. Hats off to this lady. I am a tax payer the way I was in the states, middle income, not poor not rich, but thank G-d for what I have. I know that people that support us are always blessed in many ways. And Israel does a lot for a lot of other countries, besides computers. We have the Weizman Institute which produces 80% of all the medicine in the world. We help with agriculture, computers, etc. We dont brag or announce this, because people hate us enough as it is. There are many other things we do, but for security reasons we just can not advertise them. Mr. Carry, you sound like an intelligent man. Do a diligent search for what Jews/Israelis have contributed to the world and the US. Look at who arrives first when there is a natural disaster like a hurricane or earthquake. You will be surprised to see the answers. We are now and forever the only free democratic ally in this region that the world has. If we go, as militant terrorists want, the world is next. If you study Hitler/Germany from 1929 and compare them to the current politics and speeches in the USA, you will freak out at the correlations. In fact, search just 1 of his speeches. G-d be merciful to all!
schwarzx4
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 4:26pmWho has helped America? Give me one country. Nobody. I stand with Israel because they are God’s people, just like you and I; second, they have never said, “I want to kill Americans”; third, if we asked them to help, guess what, they would. American taxpayers have funded every country in the world, even those who have publicly stated that they want to destroy us. So, who has defended us? All those countries that hate us, are the ones who get the majority of foreign aid, so give it a break HIGHCARRY. We have given weapons and money to our enemies, at the very least we should help our allies. How do you know what Israel has done for us, do you work in the foreign affairs office of the federal government? Has Israel ever threatened the U.S. with nuclear weapons? Don’t think so.
Report Post »Elaine P
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:46pmThe Jews,Israel, gave us GOD’s Holy Bible and our Lord and Savior, JESUS CHRIST.Praise GOD. They gave us the cell phone working with a branch of Motorola, Most of the Windows NT and XP OS by Microsoft-Israel, Intel Pentium chip tech was designed in Israel, Internet voice-mail tech was developed in Israel, Both Microsoft and Cisco built their only R&D facilities in Israel, Four young Israelis dev the tech for the AOL Instant Messenger ICQ in 1996, the Polio vaccine, the first PC antivirus software was dev in Israel in 1979 and Israel remains the world leader in antivirus software.
Report Post »Israel dev the first ingestible video camera, so small it fits inside a pill, used to detect cancer. Israel dev a new acne treatment, Clearlight device causes acne bacteria to self destruct with no damage to skin. I could go on and on but you can Google this for yourself and read the rest. While all that Israel has done is important for the here and now, the one that stands out above anything is our Lord and Savior, JESUS CHRIST, who was born through the linage of David.JESUS CHRIST is the only one that will last throughout eternity.Everything else is short lived and soon will be gone; but JESUS CHRIST.He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.He is coming back soon to get his Church, the true blood bought Church, the ones who believe in the Cross and him crucified, the ones who are watching, looking and Praying for his return.
ValiantDefender
Posted on August 22, 2011 at 7:25pmHighCarry – What do you think would happen if Israel “jumped in and helped” in Iraq and Afghanistan? Honestly, I’m pretty sure we ask Israel to NOT help. We know that there is strong Anti-American sentiments in those countries and every mistake or civilian casualty adds to that.
But they also have a religious text which tells them to kill the Jews. Anti-Semitic hate is a festering boil in that area. Any mistake or civilian death by IDF would spark muslim nation-wide retaliation(s).
Report Post »Coralchristie
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:07pmWay to go Ms Tilley!! Thank you for your example.
Report Post »manny5717
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:11pmMay the Lord bless you richly for standing with Israel…I too am a strong supporter of Israel, I visited in 2006, and felt I was home.
Report Post »If you have the opportunity go, it will be a blessing..
spirited
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:53pmWOW !
>breathless
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:49pmGOD IS SMILING, and HIS great heart is warmed by this precious woman and her selfless action. I am so proud of you and what you have done.
Those of you who still don’t get it, supporting ISRAEL is BIBLICAL. As CHRISTIANS, CHRIST-followers, we are blessed by supporting GOD’ chosen people, HIS chosen country. GOD doesn’t say in the BIBLE, “If Israel follows ME and does as I say always.” Nope! HE LOVES ISRAEL ABSOLUTELY UNCONDITIONALLY. As always, GOD gives us a choice: this time we can either bless and be blessed or curse and be cursed. Rita Tilley just got blessed in ways she may never know until we are all HOME with the GOD we love and serve.
By the way, GOD LOVES EACH ONE OF HIS KIDS UNCONDITIONALLY. HE loves us enough to want us to be obedient to HIM, to love HIM and to cherish a very special relationship with HIM. It is always up to us to say, “Yes” or “No”.
I’m so very grateful the Rita has said, “Y-E-S!”
Thank you, Rita Tilley! GOD BLESS AND PROTECT YOU IN JESUS’ PRECIOUS NAME, amen.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:58pmRight on Grandma and Rita… God is good…Not to change the subject…but I would spend 2500 on an anti obama billboard on my interstate!
Report Post »sillyfreshness
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 3:07am“GOD IS SMILING, and HIS great heart is warmed by this precious woman and her selfless action.”
How do you know? Did you talk to God? How can Jews be the chosen ones and then you turn around and say God loves everyone the same? Why has Israel been off the map for the past 2,000 years if God loves that country so much? Why have the Arabs in the Middle East not suffered plague after plague since they want to destroy Israel? I don’t think Israel plays that big of a role in our lives. I don’t worship Jews since 90% of them are ultra liberals. Most of these progressive causes in the US have a Jew running it. I don’t dislike Israel, but I’m not some foaming at the mouth rabid supporter because I think they are some chosen people and God is smiling at me if I support Jews. That’s just plain silly.
Report Post »Patriotic Grandma
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 2:12pmI agree with what Rita Tilley did and if I had the money, I’d do the same. Or better yet, I would have tried to go to the conference with Glenn. Since I don‘t and I can’t, I agree totally with what kickagrandma said. The Bible is very clear; “Those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse her, will be cursed.” I, for one, would much rather be blessed by our Almighty God. Israel has stood with the USA in so many ways over the years, that it shouldn’t be difficult to find them by a little research. God loves you even when you don’t understand, or when you disagree. How much more blessed could we be? Thanks, Rita!!
Report Post »TexanBelle
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:43pm1 State down 49 to go !! Who will be next ?
Report Post »Thanks Miss Tilly WE THE PEOPLE STAND WITH ISRAEL !!
“Israel’s people are the chosen ones and they must be protected”
Ming The Merciless
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:31pmJust because Glenn says that Israel is God‘s chosen people doesn’t make it so.
Report Post »Any christian is God’s chosen people. The Israelis (once God’s chosen people) rejected Christ and crucified Him. Jesus died for all people – not for the Israelis exclusively.
LinkedIn G
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:23amThere is a difference between a Pharisee and a Sadducee … Ming … a few bad apples
Report Post »db321
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 1:07amHey Ming the Brainless – your fact are incorrect, but then again Atheist don’t worry about the truth.
God bless this lady.
Report Post »Ming The Merciless
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 7:29pmIt’s called Supersessionism – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersessionism
Report Post »amerbur
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:32pmGreat Job!!!. Now let’s see some signs go up in the yards of Americans. Stand up America!!!
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:42pmGod Bless this woman
Report Post »I stand with Israel!!!!!!!!!
nomolibs
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:20pmi agree i think we have given them enough weapons to stave off any attack by iran even without us have they even had a war thats lasted longer then a few weeks? they seem to wipe the floor with everyone around them without any problem without us.
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:27pmYeah…It’s amazing what you can do if there are no rules of engagement…just Victory.
Report Post »imsteph
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:16pmGod bless her and her family!
Report Post »Standing with Israel-here in Georgia;)
johnnyrockett
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:12pm@Blacktop.
Its her $….. And thank god they still have Nukes…. So Iran can have the biggest stain glass Basin in history! Go Isreal
Report Post »brknhrt
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:18pmYes, it is her money, but Beck has been telling everyone to stock up and prepare to take care of yourself. This woman has now spent her savings for a sign and if she now loses her job or come onto hard times, is Beck going to take care of her? No, she will be standing with her hand out at the welfare office. Rita, here’s your sign.
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 9:43pm@ BRKNHRT
Report Post »Here’s your sign. If God told her to do it and she obeyed,which she clearly did, she wlii not be standing in any welfare line. Do you think that God who owns everything can‘t or won’t take care of her for obeying his will?
highcarry
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 11:40pmmimi, then why do we need to send them mega amounts of money. if they are true to god, they won’t need it.isn’t that what you are saying?
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:20amHIGHCARRY, I don’t know the reason why we are asked to do some of the things we are asked to do. I guess that‘s why he’s God and I’m not. I would like to tell you, if you don’t mind, that prayer does work. God has solved a major problem in my life that’s been ongoing for about a year and a half. I put it and his hands and he solved it, no other explanation possible. God does not need our dollars to save Israel. But our obedience to his word benefits us.
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:45amto mimi. and i had a situation in my life that caused me to lose my faith. but you never know what the future will bring.
Report Post »debbieschreib
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:03pmshe is my hero… I too stand beside Israel … we all must … thank you for your inspiration Rita!
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:08pmReciting from memory, she said, “With a firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.”
“Unless you take them to heart and do something they mean nothing,” she said.
very very nice indeed
Report Post »peaches1
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:02pmWhat a wonderful thing for her to do.
Report Post »jijbarton
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:52pmGreat story! This is about Good vs Evil…to those who have posted negative comments. And for the individual who said about Israel having nuclear weapons..your an idiot! They are surrounded by people who want to kill every last one of them and wipe them off the face of the earth. They are entitled to protect themselves against evil. Hey I have an idea, how about you go live in one of those nice Arab countries like Iran, since it doesn’t seem to bother you so much. Then come back and tell us how great it to live there, if you come back at all.
Report Post »VeggySoup
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:37pmSurrounded by people that want to kill every last one of them? They live in L.A.? Let Israel take care of Israel, let the US take care of the US. Let Beck go stand with Perry, and Romney, and Bachmann (but only because he thinks she’s hot), while he runs over Ron Paul with a bus. What a waste of money on a billboard for something so stupid. I’m not against Israel, but they are not the US. Stand for the US. Either that or go live over there. I used to like Beck, but he keeps going deeper off the deep end. The best thing Beck ever said was “don’t take my word for it, research it yourself”… well we are researching it Glenn and thank you, for ignoring Ron Paul, and promoting the Repubican stooges. I’ll vote for Obama again before I vote for any of them.
Report Post »Ming The Merciless
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:37pmI agree with Veggy on this one but I will not vote for Obama – I will vote for Ron Paul again. Beck is so two-faced when it comes to Ron Paul – Beck interviews him and says kind things to him then afterwards slags him. Beck is def going off the deep end with his twisted religious views of how we have to protect Israel because they are God’s chosen people. They are not God’s chosen people. Christians are God’s chosen people – not Israel.
Report Post »stereojoe
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:50pmI believe there will be a special place in Heaven for this woman.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:46pmIsrael can take care of Israel….all we need to do is not undermine them in their effort to exist. In the mean time, we should be taking that same zeal at trying to protect and support them and turn that inward just a bit to protect and preserve our own country or there will be no one left to support Israel.
Report Post »Justthefactsmam
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:56pmTroll
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:21pmHe’s just paraphrasing Ron Paul really.
Report Post »Ming The Merciless
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:41pmI agree – protect us – Glenn get off this twisted religious viewpoint that Israelis are God’s chosen people. Israelis are not God’s chosen people. Christians Glenn – Christians are God’s chosen people.
Report Post »Dlazyman
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:21pmJesus was a Jew. If we do not support them and allow the two state solution to be imposed it will surely lead to war. Could be the final war.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:37pmwhen you think about it, and we’re sure obama and soros have already thinktanked this one, the vast majority of all of us who Stand with Israel are armed Americans and we’d bet more than 75% of us preparing to oppose obama on our own doorsteps have living willing ready and able US Combat Veterans in our families going all the way back to WWII.
Report Post »Poogie
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:35pmGod bless this women far and beyond! And God bless Israel…and America! Thx Blaze for the inspiring story of this courageous woman of faith!
Report Post »VermontPatriot
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:29pmI stand with Israel.
I’m not particularly religious. I just know right from wrong.
I was and have always been interested in WW2.
I remember the pictures of Jews kneeling by
the side of a mass grave, as Nazi’s walked
behind them and shot them in the back of the
head…..and many more ugly things.
That evil crap must never happen again!
And all you evil bastads that want to wipe Israel out,
Report Post »just remember, they have guns this time!
Poogie
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:33pmWell said…
Report Post »youguysready_letsroll
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:55pmRight on, Vemont!
Report Post »Texasexpat
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:18pmWell said.
Report Post »reasonablysane
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:47pmAmen and hallelujah!
Report Post »Ron Paul for President
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 1:24amhow come in May when Harry Camping was predicting the end of the world and a man spent his life savings to post ( Judgement Day is coming) it on a billboard everyone mocked this. Now this woman is being praised.
Report Post »FreeDame
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 5:53pmBecause, RonPaulForPresident, Harry Camping claimed to be following God’s word, but what he said was not only not FROM the Biblical, it was actually in OPPOSITION to the Bible. On the other hand, Mrs. Tilly is following God’s word exactly. Big difference.
Report Post »Mettag
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:24pmseriously… “[Standing with Israel] is more important in the long run even than our economy,” Tilley said…???? Isreal is more important that our economy. So we can spend our way into debt (thanks Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, etc) and ruin our poor and middle class but as long as we support Isreal its OK that we fail…..She is drinking to much Koolaid. I love Beck and I am a hard core conservative but seriously get over the Israel thing.
Report Post »Blackop
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:35pmShe could have spent that money to help people who need it, rather than ‘support’ a country that, last I checked, still has nuclear weapons…
Report Post »SistaTriscuit
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:40pmFor someone that truly stands with Israel based upon scripture, standing with them WOULD be more important to that person than our economy simply because they believe that by standing with Israel we will be blessed… and in theory if we are blessed our problems will be taken care of, hence our economy wouldn’t be a worry because it would be healthy. That is what I would understand her comment to mean, not that Israel is more important than us or our problems.
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:50pmIf israell goes we are next. Well done sweet lady. You put your money where your mouth is. The folks on here complaining that she could have helped a beggar or two should get right out there and spread their own wealth around. But then they are probably includes with the beggars that they want helped.
Report Post »Fastsam
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 7:08pmIf and when Israel falls it will all be over for us. Israel can take on whomever comes their way. They have God on their side.
Report Post »Mettag
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 7:30amWhere in the Bible does it say, “if Israel falls the rest of the world will implode????” seriously Israel wasn’t even a country until 60 yrs ago and we got along just fine without them. Why do we as a nation care????? We have so many problems here, we should focus onthose and stop worrying about 3rd world countries.
Report Post »Beck get back to politics and off the religion kick!!
Also, Israel can go away 100% and nothin bad will happen to us. Now the same can‘t be said about the reverse but we don’t depend on them for anything.
claymoremacm
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:22pmGood for Her!!!!
Report Post »GringoBob
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:29pmdamn straight brother
Report Post »JoMo
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:21pmThis is a great example of “doing” something…a question I hear a lot is, now that we know what is going on, what can I do? Pray, listen, and act. God will hear you, plant an idea like he did for Tilly, and will wait for you to act. It is hard to get still and listen in our world of busy-ness, but take the time out to stop and pray. listen, and ACT!! Blessings to all who are looking for a positive way to contribute!!
Report Post »AmericanWomanFirst
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:21pm^5 Tilley~
Report Post »Our home (house) sits in a small hamlet (4 corners) and the west side of our home faces the intersection. We’ve purchased an Israel flag, we are placing her flag on house (no flag pole) with the words…This House Stands With Israel…
Poogie
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:32pmRight on! That’s a good idea, too! Gets people to thinking! Good for you!
Report Post »josie
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:50pmgood for you, and good job Tilley
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:19pmGOD will bless her and hers for generations, this was a simple act of kindness, strength and resolve.
God bless that one lone billboard company exec who made the call to put it up no matter “political” or not.. may he prosper… a Dollar is a Dollar, what obamafools those others were to refuse her American money.
Report Post »AmericanLass
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 6:11pmMay God bless this woman who did what she felt she was called to do.
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 8:33pmbut instead of a stupid billboard, why not send the money directly to the israelis. i’m sure they would gladly accept it.
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 10:01pm@ HIGHCARRY
Report Post »Maybe it‘s because God didn’t ask her to send it to Israel, he asked her to put up a billboard. I don’t know why he wanted that. It could be to wake up many Americans and get far more dollars to Israel than the original investment. God bless Ms. Tilley. For some reason this makes me think of the widows mite because she gave all that she had.