Rebeccah Beushausen is 26 years old and lives in Mokena, Illinois. She is also a blogger who recently confessed to authoring an Internet hoax on her blog. She had claimed to be pregnant and that her baby had been diagnosed with Trisomy 13 syndrome. This is a chromosomal defect that can lead to severe mental retardation and death. Rebeccah claimed that although counseled to abort the baby, her deep Christian faith would not allow her to do so. Her story attracted quite a following as her blog registered over a million hits. Followers of her blog wrote with promises to pray for Rebeccah and her unborn baby, April Rose. Many even sent gifts to a P.O. box she had listed on her site. Rebeccah was actually forced to confess and issue an apology when one of her readers recognized the photo of the new born April Rose as a photo of a very life like doll.
Now WHY this woman concocted this story and led so many to believe her lie - I just do not know. But one thing I do know is that if this woman was being true about her "deep Christian faith" (and who knows, perhaps she was lying about this, too!)she should have known better. The Bible talks much about how we talk ... and one thing we are told plainly is that when we talk we "shall not bear false witness" (Exodus 20:16). We are also admonished in the New Testament to "put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor (Ephesians 4:25). So let me encourage you today to learn from this woman's experience ... it is always best to TELL THE TRUTH!
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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