Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas....-"We have been honored to work closely with Bishop John Yanta, Respect Life Coordinator Rita Diller, and all those in the Amarillo Diocese who, since 1997, have worked towards the day when Planned Parenthood would no longer exist in the Texas Panhandle. Through the grace of God, that day will come next week...It is a wonderful Christmas present for all who have been so faithful for so long.."
Merry Christmas again...-"A man seeking to protect his disabled wife from having her nutrition and hydration removed by his sister-in-law succeeded in having the court name him as guardian Tuesday when the sister-in-law withdrew her application for guardianship...Robert Lavers is the rightful guardian of his wife and simply desires to take care of her. He did not want a death sentence for Heather....This actually happened last month...Also, see Tear jerking testimony of pro-abort/euthanasia mother turn pro-life!!!! for another encouraging story..."
South Korean Physicians Refuse to Pull Life Support...-"Doctors at Severance Hospital in Sinchon-dong are refusing to carry out the sentence of the Western District Court ordering doctors to remove life support, including feeding tubes, from a comatose woman. The physicians are appealing the ruling to S. Korea's Supreme Court."
No Christmasophobia in Ohio....-"I don't know why it's politically incorrect to say 'Merry Christmas,'" said Joanne Brown...Last year, the three raised money to buy billboard space to convey the real reason for season...The idea caught on and donations poured in, allowing the women to post a total of four billboards last year....This year, the three women have raised even more money, sponsoring ten red and white "Merry Christmas' billboards"
Chris Matthews at MSNBC introduces his viewers to new definitions of objectivity and journalism..-Unbelievable!!! "Chris Mattews defines objectivity for us...Chris Matthews defined his job title for us...If MSNBC viewers can not see the liberal bias of Chris Matthews then it must be because they can't get out of Chris Matthews liberal dictionary.
But for those of us who have different dictionaries and beg to respectfully differ check out the Best Notable Quotables of 2008 or rather "The 21st Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting"-Must view videos
The Truth Goes Marching On MTV-"Pro-life television commercials with a proven track record of substantially lowering abortion rates are set to air on MTV beginning the day after Christmas..."
Christmasophobia
This boss has been naughty....read thru it all before you make your decision...-"Thomas objected to her supervisor and offered to say either “Merry Christmas” or to continue greeting callers the same way they are greeted throughout the year. She explained that her religious beliefs prevented her from contributing to the secularization of Christmas, and asked for an accommodation of her beliefs...Phillips then fired her for “insubordination” because she refused to say “Happy Holidays.”After being fired, Thomas began gathering her personal things. Phillips told her that she needed to leave right away or he would call the police. He then became verbally abusive and taunted Thomas by saying: “We are going to have a Merry Christmas here; are you going to have a Merry Christmas with no job?” Adding insult to injury, Phillips summoned the police after Ms. Thomas insisted on retrieving her purse from inside her desk before leaving. Thomas was not arrested, but was forced to leave..."
More Christmasophobia...-"Americans United for Separation of Church and State threatened to file a lawsuit against the city of Dallas if it doesn't remove its nativity scene from a public street. The scene is part of several light displays across the city celebrating Christmas...The attacks on Christmas are simply part of a larger war being waged on anything and everything Christian...Elsewhere, government employees in Oklahoma City were told that they cannot celebrate Christmas in the workplace. They received a rude awakening on Nov. 15 when they were issued a memo stating that they couldn't display "nativity scenes, cherubs, angels, crosses, and any other symbols of clear religious significance....A complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in the lawsuit Spencer v. City of Oklahoma City."Allowing employees to exercise their right to express their faith is not a violation of the First Amendment...The Freedom From Religion Foundation is threatening to sue a small Wisconsin town over a nativity scene on public property. The nativity scene was erected by a private religious group and stands alone. Manitowoc County executive Bob Ziegelbauer picks up the story. "It's been there every year for 50-ish years, and a local Catholic women's group puts it up and takes it down and maintains it," he explains. "And it's not extraordinary in that it's a scene that everybody, I think, is familiar with as they go through their day at this time of the year."...The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, yesterday filed its opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, challenging the constitutionality of a New Jersey school district’s policy that banned the performance of traditional Christmas music in the district’s public schools....Since at least 1960, Christmas music had been a part of the Christmas holiday traditions in the school district. In fact, a year before the new policy, the school district held a December holiday concert that included such traditional religious songs as “Joy to the World,” “O’Come All Ye Faithful,” “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” and “Silent Night.”...The New Jersey school district policy at issue in this case was featured in a book, The War On Christmas, by former Fox News anchor, John Gibson."-By the way there is a whole lot more Christmasophobia at Christmasophobia
American History
Puritans Arrive at Plymouth Rock 388 years ago to date...-"On the 22d of December, 1620, the Puritans, one hundred and one in number, landed from the Mayflower, and planted their feet on the Rock of Plymouth, and began a new era in the history of the world. The day and the rock became canonized in American history, and emblems of the grandest Christian ideas and associations. The first act of the Puritans, after landing, was to kneel down and offer their thanksgiving to God, and by a solemn act of prayer, and in the name and for the sake of Christ, to take possession of the continent. They thus repeated the Christian consecration which Columbus, more than a century before, had given to the New World, and so twice in the most formal and solemn manner was it devoted to Christ and Christian civilization...How significant and sublime the lessons that gather round and flow from Plymouth Rock! How does it speak for God and of God! How grandly does it proclaim the Christian faith and fruits of those great and good men who, in prayer and faith, planted a Christian empire in the New World, and started a Christian nation on a noble career of progress and greatness!"
Christmas in America in 1844 was a hot debate then but for radically different reasons...-"In America's early years, the celebration of Christmas was a subject of heated debate among Christians, and the lines between the opposing views were drawn largely according to church affiliation. Those from the High Church (e.g., Anglicans, Catholics, Episcopalians, etc., which practiced a more formal tradition of worship), tended to support Christmas celebrations, while those from the Low Church (e.g., Congregationalists, Baptists, Quakers, etc., which practiced a more informal mode of worship), tended to oppose that celebration.The views of the two sides had largely been shaped by their own history in Europe."
Call congress to stop American Historical Reconsctructionism at the new 620 million dollar Capitol VIsitors Center for liberals-"Americans have a new multi-million dollar Capitol Visitors Center in Washington. Supposedly this new center gives a history of how America became a great nation. Only problem is, the role of religion is censored and distorted." Read this research to see how your tax dollars were used to distort and censor. Then contact your Representative and Senators and demand that the needed corrections be made."
Economy
BBC News: "Fannie...and...Freddie is the biggest corporate rescue in history...leaving a grey area between being government owned and private sector"-"the two firms own or guarantee about $5.3 trillion (£2.7 trillion) worth of home loans - more than half the outstanding mortgages in the US...while they are invisible to the average borrower, the two firms are highly influential institutions and are key to the US housing market...way too intertwined with everyone in the world...Almost all US mortgage lenders, from huge financial institutions such as Citigroup to small, local banks, rely on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...which are at the heart of the multi-trillion US housing market...They are both shareholder-owned companies mandated by the US Congress to provide funding to the housing market...There is no direct UK equivalent to the two firms..."
New York Times refutes itself when blaming Bush for the economic crisis. Fannie and Freddie leveraged their government-sponsored advantages...-"The Bush administration is hopping mad at the New York Times for a story the Gray Lady published Sunday, “White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire.” The White House will have to defend itself on this one, but we are concerned that the Times, in its partisan desire to tarnish President Bush, provides far too narrow a focus on the government’s central role in creating the current crisis..." and must listen too "A former congressman explains the mortgage crisis and bubble in 8 minutes Actually he takes longer I believe but this gives you an interesting history behind the mortgage bubble at http://www.wallbuilderslive.com/listen.asp?cs=high&mf=wma&fileName=WBLive12-12-08."
Will Big Media report that the Democrat party benefit most from the "the biggest Ponzi scheme in history" of Wall Street?-"Investment fund manager Bernard Madoff, who allegedly ran a criminal scheme in which investors reportedly lost up to $50 billion, was a major donor to political campaigns and causes over the last 16 years, according to data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics and analyzed by CNSNews.com. A New York Times editorial on Friday characterized what Madoff is alleged to have done as “the biggest Ponzi scheme in history.” Since 1992, Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, donated a total of $225,050 to federal candidates, parties and committees. Seventy-seven percent ($172,600) of that money went to Democratic causes and individuals..."
Religious Freedom
Buddhists to force 13 Christians to become Buddhist in India...-"Buddhist clerics and local council officials are holding 13 newly converted Christians captive in a pagoda in a southeastern mountainous district of Bangladesh in an attempt to forcibly return them to Buddhism"
Same Sex Marriage
The debate in Cali over same-sex marriage will continue until 03-09...-"California citizens have decided to put boundaries on marriage. Most all agree that boundaries should be put on marriage. Most homosexual activists believe ( or at least when confronted with the concern that homosexual marriages would lead to polygamist and polyamory marriages they do) that boundary should exclude polygamists and polyamory. Traditional Marriage activist believe marriage should be limited to one man and one woman. Both put limits on marriage for non-discriminatory reasons or non bigotted reasons. Homosexual activists are no more discriminatory of polygamist as traditional marriage advocates are discriminatory of homosexuals. There are many other reason why the two have set boundaries to marriage then discrimination and bigotry.
With that let aside...
The California Supreme Court will decide the fate of marriage in California on 03-09. Here is some recent news.."
"Bust the black list" so far a success....-"Homosexual activist have blacklisted certain business in California that supported the Amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman. This blacklist may be doing more good then harm. At least for Leatherby's Ice Cream in Sacramento it is."
Who said, "Opposing same-sex marriage does not make Warren — or anyone else — bigoted or hateful."? Actually a homosexual!!!-"But, in coming out against gay marriage, Warren didn’t attack gay people. He merely expressed his belief that gender difference was a defining aspect of the institution.Given the civil nature with which Warren has expressed this view, activists’ opposition to the president-elect’s choice marks them the more intolerant party in this controversy. It shows how all too many of them readily label any opposition to gay marriage as bigoted, hateful, or otherwise anti-gay."
New York Times lobby Governor Corzine of New Jersey for gay marriage.-"The NY Times editorial, Separate and Not Equal, concludes: “. . . Governor Corzine typically takes the right side on important issues, but he has been known to retreat in the face of opposition. We hope that’s not the case here. It’s past time for him and for the Democrats in Trenton to find the political courage to extend the right to marry to gay couples.”
Boycott of Campbells soup in the working-"We support all types of families, regardless of how they're defined, [and have done so] for more than 100 years"...I suppose family could also be polygamist or polyamory with this type of support and definition of family. The thing that is most concerning to me about this issue is it is this very issue that people are labeling christians as bigots and discriminators. If this reasoning prevails we will see further degradation of the name of Christ in American culture."
Update on UK registrar: Argument that equates a Christians belief in marriage to be between opposite sexes to Terrorism wins in the UK for now.. -"Ladele would not perform such ceremonies and instead arranged for other colleagues to handle them. Nonetheless, the Council accused her of gross misconduct and refused to consider her for promotion, eventually threatening to fire her if she did not conduct a homosexual union herself..."
Gay affirming schools necessary says Milwaukee Public Schools "because adolescents are publicly identifying their sexuality as early as middle school"-"The State Bar of Arizona is considering whether to require new attorneys to swear they will not let their views on sexual orientation get in the way of providing legal services...Staver believes the campaign is going nationwide and will be a tool used by homosexuals to hold back Christian lawyers"..."Marty Lexmond, the director of school innovation for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the need for a gay-friendly middle school is even greater today because adolescents are publicly identifying their sexuality as early as middle school"
Pro-Life
Huffington Post/UN Population Fund/China vs. The Population Research Institute-"we brought back evidence -- videotapes, audio tapes, photographs, transcriptions of these abuses occurring under the control of the U.N. Population Fund." Mosher believes the Post is deficient in terms of journalistic ethics. "We never received a call from The Huffington Post asking us for our comments or quotations about their attack on us, and we would expect better of any organization with the slightest bit of journalistic integrity," he concludes. He even wrote a letter to the Post asking for an opportunity to respond, but Mosher never received an answer.."
Czech wants to allow provide abortions for residents outside Czech-"The Czech cabinet has passed a controversial bill that would allow Czech doctors to kill the unborn children of EU residents from other countries with more restrictive abortion laws. Members of the Christian Democrat party (KDU-ÈSL) on Tuesday asked KDU-ÈSL head Jiri Cunek to begin coalition talks to attempt revision of the bill to change the “abortion tourism” provisions before it is submitted to the Parliament for final approval, according to the Czech News Agency."
Catholic charities must not become "indistinguishable from secular organization such as UNICEF"-"charitable institutions that are recipients of Catholic funds must not sell their souls by supporting causes that offend Catholic morals. According to a National Catholic Reporter article, Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes told bishops that Catholic charities must not become “indistinguishable from secular organizations such as UNICEF, the Red Cross, and others..."
The Roe vs Wade of Europe once again...-"Ireland's ban on abortion is being challenged before the European Court of Human Rights in what is being called a "pivotal case." The Family Research Council and Alliance Defense Fund are defending the country's right to life and have presented a brief to the court..."
Jill Stanek vs ABC World News on pro-life pharmacist in Illinois-"...let's look at the report from ABC World News on the pro-life pharmacist and look at Jill Stanek's report from her blog and compare the two...Conclusion: If you find a story on ABC World News or any channel for that matter you will probabily find more interesting comments and documented details at http://www.jillstanek.com/ and not only that you will find multitudes of ligitimate stories that most channels ignore. Jill gets in depth and documents her story and is continually moving up in blog rankings for good reason. Put her on your blog roll!!!...If you find somebody in the liberal media biasing you against her, which there are many, give her a read before you make your own decision. Innocent before proven guilty and treat others as you would have them treat yourself."
Jill Stanek critiques Guttmacher "research"... -"...Guttmacher would say that. It's the research arm of Planned Parenthood, which makes much, if not most, of its $1 billion annual income from contraceptive sales...Guttmacher was trying to say TX's parental involvement law didn't account for the drop in TX abortions. Rather, parental involvement laws in states surrounding TX did."
Make a comment on Obama's web-site concerning FOCA and the 55 page pro-abortion mandate posted there....-"The Obama transition website has posted the 55-page pro-abortion marching order and opened it up for comment.Let's tell him to ignore it.Click here to ask President-elect Obama to stop supporting FOCA. FOCA would eliminate every abortion-related law nationwide -- even common-sense laws that protect women and minors -- and force us to pay for the radical pro-abortion agenda with our tax dollars."
Jesuit-run University under fire again over abortion healthcare...-"USF drops abortion from student health insurance, but school employees can still get ‘termination of pregnancy’ coverage via HMO"
Liberal Media Bias
Palin church burning virtually ignored...-"A religion columnist and journalism professor says the mainstream media's coverage of the fire that gutted Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's home church has been thin, but it's hard to say exactly why it's been underplayed.Investigators say the fire that destroyed Wasilla Bible Church in Alaska on December 12 was likely the work of an arsonist, but the mainstream news media, with the exception of The Associated Press, has largely ignored the story."
Roger Ebert reveals bias when reviewing the film Expelled....-"It may at first seem like a tardy review for film critic Roger Ebert, considering that Expelled was released back in April; however, Ebert clarifies that he has been “accused of refusing to review” Expelled “because of my belief in the theory of evolution.” So that prompted his late review..."
Waxman and the UAW vs AIG in Big Media-"AIG held a week-long retreat for company executives at the exclusive St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, Calif. Less than one week [after the government intervened]..." Nope "the trip was scheduled a year earlier to reward top salespeople from the company's life insurance business...Click here to see the full hotel bill" Which shows that there many many more rooms then just for a few executives. Clearly for those who work for them in some fashion not executives!!!" Now compare: "The United Autoworkers Union, which had a total net worth of $1.2 billion in 2007, owns a $27 million resort and conference center that features a $6 million upscale golf course, according to financial statements on file with the U.S. Department of Labor..."
When Journalists don't get religion? Blind Spot-"Does today's media frequently miss or misunderstand many major news stories, because they don't take religion seriously?"
Global Warming
National Association of Evangelicals goes neutral on climate change-"The NAE has never taken a position on global warming, or more broadly described as 'climate change' -- and I'm not aware of any movement within the NAE to bring about such a statement"
Religion and Politics
A List of your congressional leaders religious affiliation available here...-"Included on the Pew Forum's website is a list of each member and his or her religious affiliation, a graphic summarizing the findings, and extensive additional data on affiliations in each house of Congress and of Congressional leaders."
Education
NEA Teachers Union members that are not happy with their union fees going to anti-christian political causes there is something you can do...-"David Barton, Rick Green and Brad Dacus discuss the social/cultural/political issues the NEA supports that have nothing to do with education or protecting teachers. Brad Dacus gives us a way to divert the money from union dues that goes toward pushing liberal political agendas and instead gives it to a charity of your choice. This program is a definite "must" for educators and union members across the nation who need to know where their money really goes.
Bible Puzzles
Was the earth to be refilled in Genesis or filled?-"The word replenish in the King James Version was used in the seventeenth century (when the King James Version was translated) to simply mean “fill.” According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it did not mean “refill” at the time the translators worked on the King James Bible. It expressed such ideas as to stock, fill, supply, or inhabit. Note that we don’t have both plenish and replenish (like fill and refill). Replenish comes from the word replete; being replete with happiness is being full with happiness."
Doesn’t Jesus contradict Old Testament teachings by not stoning the adulteress, which was commanded?-"This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him....Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?"
Could the loving God of the New Testament order the complete destruction of the inhabitants of Jericho found in the Old Testament?-"Recent textual discoveries in Ugarit confirm the Scripture record of centuries filled with idolatry, sodomy, bestiality, sorcery, and child sacrifice. Consequently, each generation had polluted the next with idolatry, perversion, and blood. We must not read Deuteronomy 18:9–12 with an emotionless indifference in the way that some would read yesterday’s news. Parents offered up their children to the god Molech by fire. Child sacrifice is more than an unfortunate, ancient tribal custom. It is a hideous twisted ritual conducted by men who have reprobated themselves into beasts. Then again, the customs of Canaan are not really a quantum leap from ancient religious ritual to our current indulgence of “a woman's right to choose,” are they?"
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