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American History

The Pilgrims

The first sea-fasts ever held in the world? November 9th, 1620. 388 years ago.-"On their voyage they would set apart whole days of fasting and prayer, to obtain from heaven a good success in their voyage, especially when the weather was much against them, whereunto they had remarkable answers; so much so that the sailors were astonished, and said they were the first sea-fasts ever held in the world....The Mayflower sought our shores,” says Webster, “under no high-wrought spirit of commercial adventure, no love of gold, no mixture of purpose warlike or hostile to any human being. Like the dove from the ark, she had put forth only to find rest. Solemn supplications on the shore of the sea in Holland had invoked for her, at her departure, the blessings of Providence. The stars which guided her were the unobscured constellations of civil and religious liberty....Before they sailed, on the deck of the ship, their Pastor—John Robinson—gave them the following farewell charge...I charge you to take heed what you receive as truth; examine it, consider it, and compare it with the scriptures of truth before you receive it."

Exactly 388 years ago to date the Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact.-"Pilgrims from Plymouth, England sign the Mayflower Compact November 11th, 1660 exactly 388 years ago.... in the presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic..."

The first college on the American continent founded by the Pilgrims only 16 years after landing in America 372 years ago!!!-""public" schools are set up and so is the first American University. I put "public" in quotations cause the understanding of a "public" school ever since the ACLU entered into the scene in American history has somewhat changed...."

Early Education Deemed important early on

"endeavor to teach, by themselves or others, theire children"..."As early as 1635, free schools were commenced in Boston"..."The following was passed by the General Court, in the year 1647, for the promotion of common education...after that the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty howsholders, shall then forthwith appointe one within theire towne".."they may bee fitted for the university"

University Education likewise important early on

"In 1636, the colonists began at Cambridge, Massachusetts, the first college on the American continent...The Pilgrims, when they numbered only five thousand families, founded the University of Cambridge, in 1636, with its perennial motto, ‘Christo et Ecclesiae;’"....."A college, accordingly, was established in 1636, and in 1638 Rev. John Harvard, a learned and wealthy minister, died, and by his will gave one-half of his property and his entire library to the college at Boston; and hence it is called Harvard College, and now, also, Cambridge University."

Voluntary Financial Aide was provided for the poor

Rev. Thomas Shepard, D.D., a learned divine, and laborious minister of God, conceived the design of procuring voluntary contributions of corn—money being out of the question—from all parts of New England, for the purpose of maintaining poor students..."Those whom God hath called to attend the welfare of religious commonwealths have been prompt to extend their care for the good of public schools...If, therefore, it were recommended by you to the freedom of every family that is able and willing to give, throughout the plantations, to give but the fourth part of a bushel of corn, or something equivalent thereto...a recommendation which was adopted and very generally responded to.-1644.

"The constitution of Massachusetts, of 1780, thus refers to Harvard College—"...our wise and pious ancestors, so early as the year 1636, laid the foundation of Harvard College...by the blessing of God...the encouragement of arts and sciences, and all good literature, tends to the honor of God"

“In these measures,” says Bancroft, “especially in the laws establishing common schools, lies the secret of the success and character of New England...a pledge of the public care for its morals and its mind"...."God is in history, and all history has a unity because God is in it."-George Bancroft 1800-1891 (American Historian and statesman who the Bancroft Treaties were named after)"

"the philosopher who will understand and interpret history must believe that God, not accident, governs the world."-Chevalier Bunsen (Christian German Philosopher)"

Education

A teacher in North Carolina overstepped her bounds big time and thinks it's ok!!!-"Makes you wonder how many teachers have done something similar but just weren't caught on video!!! Also, ask yourself what would happen to the teacher if this was a subject on evolution and creationism or homosexuality or something!!! Or what if it was an Obama voter that was being treated this way in a grade school. I bet it would get a whole lot more media attention then this is going to get!!!"

Charter schools vs Public Schools in California in the context of educating the poor-"Public schools are a concern for many faith based families, however, that concern can vary from state to state (see Texas school board below) and their are answers to those concerns coming forth....In 1940 teachers reported their major problems were talking, gum chewing, noise, running in halls, and cutting in line. In 1990 the problems were assault, robbery, drug abuse, and pregnancy.... 2005 Associated Press report revealed that during the period of 2000-2004 West Virginia dismissed 41 teachers for sexual misconduct. A Hofstra University professor believes that educator sexual misconduct is "woefully understudied"..The Sexuality Information and Education Council (SIECUS for short) produces lessons for "sex ed" classes known as "Programs That Work". Parents probably do not know that SIECUS criticizes "abstinence-only-until-marriage" curricula as "based on religious beliefs (that) rely on fear and shame". SIECUS also complains that these abstinence programs do not view homosexuality as normal. SIECUS promotes policies, like what we have in West Virginia, where the school can provide birth control without consulting parents...We do not need more reform. We have wasted millions (perhaps billions) of dollars on utopian efforts to reform public schools."

"Charter schools are winning the battle for best education for the poor in California according to recent survey. "12 of the top 15 public schools in California that cater primarily to poor children are charters."-LATimes

Africa and new DVD documentary about Rwanda

New DVD Documentary about forgiveness in Rwanda as killers and victims live side by side!!!-"Could you forgive a person who murdered your family? This is the question faced by the subjects of As We Forgive, a documentary about Rosaria and Chantal—two Rwandan women coming face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families during the 1994 genocide....Today, killers and the victims live side by side, sharing the mental, physical and emotional scars of war...Pastor Warren's idea is to turn the 726 churches in this region into sort-of healthcare centers.Local Christians learn to use their churches as distribution centers for medicine and basic healthcare.But the P.E.A.C.E. plan encompasses more than just medical projects.Short term teams come from the states to help train Rwandans in various business and development projects.Who does the training?Well, everyday Christians who have expertise to share -- like businesswoman Marianne Phillips who's teaching women to manage small businesses and earn a sustainable income for their families....It's all about joining churches from the west with churches in other countries. About 1,000 Saddleback members have become short-term missionaries to churches in Rwanda, helping to lay the ground work for outreach by local believers."-Yes this is the same Saddleback Church that gay activists are protesting see Homosexuals Protest Warren’s Church for His Pro-Marriage "

Economy

Obama's tax plan changes to more like a Republican one? Also, Election coverage TV ratings in!!!-"Obama's campaign ads rebuked McCain for giving tax breaks to the rich. But now is Obama going back on that!!! See also, Obama's Pick for Chief of Staff Tops Recipients of Wall Street Money....Hats off to ABC this weekABC this week actually did a good job in asking about this tuff question that I was quite interested in and notice how Obama's Chief of Staff responds!!! Go to 2:35 minutes into the interview!!! I wish ABC this week also asked some questions about Obama's Chief of Staff being the number one recipient of Wall Street money and maybe he did but I couldn't find it again see Obama's Pick for Chief of Staff Tops Recipients of Wall Street Money.

An argument that demands a 500 billion dollar response!!!-"every dollar Congress “injects” into the economy must first be taxed or borrowed out of the economy. No new spending power is created"-A must read of a critique of an economic view!!!

No President-elect in the postwar era has been greeted with a more audible hiss from Wall Street.-"News media apply double standard to president-elect's influence on market fluctuations....As stocks rose on Election Day 2008, the media were more than happy to credit investors’ excitement over Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s chance of winning. But when stocks tanked in the days following Obama’s election, concern over Obama’s economic policies was the last possible culprit."

Same Sex Marriage

Roseanne Barr: Blacks who supported Prop 8 are 'bigots'...-"Well, let’s see. The civil rights once denied to black Americans included the right to register as a voter, the right to cast a ballot, the right to use numerous public facilities, the right to get a fair hearing in court, the right to send their children to an integrated public school, and the right to equal opportunity in housing and employment. Have gay people been denied any of these rights? Have they been forced to sit in the back of buses? Confined to segregated neighborhoods? Barred from serving on juries? Subjected to systematic economic exploitation?Plainly, declining to change the timeless definition of marriage deprives no one of “the civil rights once denied” to blacks, and it is an absurdity to claim otherwise. It is also a poisonous slur: For if opposing same-sex marriage is like opposing civil rights, then voters who backed Proposition 8 are no better than racists, the moral equivalent of those who turned the fire hoses on blacks in Birmingham in 1963"

Video of Dr Dobson receiving Radio Hall of Fame induction and his speech at The Call California-"I wanted to say real quick concerning Dobson. When he was at The Call California (a gatehring about 10000 or so people in San Diego praying and fasting for America) there were protest in outside of the stadium and Dr Dobson spoke to them with love and tolerance though in obvious disagreement. I was impressed with the way he showed love to his opponents. An example to us all watch Dobson give his speech and how he deals with those who call him a discriminator and bigot."-Thank you Jesus for an example of a modern day hero to follow in Christ as people continue to call us bigots!!! A must view video of Dobson talking to protestors!!!

Breaking News: Governor Schwarzenegger hopes states highest court will overturn Prop 8 and tells protestors to not give up!!!-"California
CA Gov. to Prop 8 Opponents: Don't Give Up-"California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he hopes the state's highest court will overturn Proposition 8, passed by voters last week to define marriage as being only between a man and a woman."-Excellent 2 minute video report. Also, show homosexuals calling Dr Dobson a bigot and discriminator as they protest Dr Dobson's indunction into the radio hall of fame!!! See The largest vote total in the Radio Hall of Fame history is produced by Focus on the Family and Dr Dobson!!!. Also, check out What do these three black women have in common and what does Obama have to do with it? and UK: House of Lords recognizes dangers of hate laws to free speech and religious liberty.

A revealing survey of 1,000 state anti-discrimination laws-"Based on the data, The Becket Fund concludes that if same-sex marriage is recognized by courts or legislatures, people and institutions that have conscientious objections to facilitating same-sex marriage will likely be sued under existing anti-discrimination laws—laws never intended for that purpose."

First Amendment Issues

6 New First Amendment and Religious Freedom Victories!!!-"I have been tallying up the First Amendment related victories since 06/08 and we are now at 31 and there are many more coming. I am just now starting to get caught up on the reporting of these victories. The last tally was at 22 reported on blog titled Pastors vs IRS a week after. Why is not Big Media covering this? and then there was one reported at McCain/Palin vs Obama/Biden/George Lucas/Ellen DeGeneres/Melissa Ethridge/Mary Blige/Hollywood on same sex marriage. and two more at Big Media's disappointing Presidential Debates so far...."

Internationally

Religious freedom issues in Iraq, India and Pakistan.-Iraq. "The extra police were sent in after a campaign of violence and intimidation against Christians last month prompted a mass exodus of more than 2,000 families from Mosul...Since 2004: - Priests have been beheaded - Christian leaders kidnapped - Churches bombed - Unveiled women burned with acid - Men killed for owning a music store or beaten for selling alcohol for communion..."

India-"Speaking to thousands of the faithful gathered in the city of Bharananganam in India, the prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, called for an end to the anti-Christian violence, “as a sign of authentic respect for the religious freedom of all the sons and daughters of India.”

Pakistan-"I will be the first one to put down myself in front of the bulldozers when they come to bulldoze our houses"

Liberal Media Bias

Washington Post admits "a serious omission"/"one gaping hole in coverage"/"13 percent were about issues"/"there were few on religious issues"-"The project also calculated that in that time, 57 percent of the stories were about the horse race and 13 percent were about issues...Some readers thought The Post went over Palin with a fine-tooth comb and neglected Biden. They are right; it was a serious omission."...."Study finds that Leno and Letterman monologues made GOP ticket butt of jokes 7-1 over Democratic ticket."

Pro-Life

Testimony of the most renowned abortion Dr in Serbia turn Pro-Life leader!!!-"The medical textbooks of the Communist regime said abortion was simply the removal of a blob of tissue," the newspaper reported. "Ultrasounds allowing the fetus to be seen did not arrive until the 80s, but they did not change his opinion. Nevertheless, he began to have nightmares"

Jamaica

"The film portion of the physician’s presentation, called “riveting” by RadioJamaica.com, caused many members to shift about in their seats and look at the ground. RadioJamaica reports that current Health Minister Ruddy Spencer and Senator Sandra Faulkner left the room during the viewing, while other members openly turned their heads away from the screen."

Post Abortive men and women you are not alone. Over 220 minutes of video lecture and great counsel from a post abortive woman!!!-"Once your relationship with God has been restored, your guilt has served its purpose and should no longer be given place in your life. This is true regardless of the sin, including the sin of abortion. As a post-abortive woman, I too struggled with this issue until I realized that punishing and hating myself after receiving God’s forgiveness was an insult to God."

Another video pulled from YouTube and an award winning pro-life video!!!-Winner of the Student for Life Video Activism. Check out this video and about 7 more.

Is the pro-life movement any more violent then the pro-choice movement?-Just visit http://www.prochoiceviolence.com/ to see that our movement has been able to document 8519 acts of violence (and counting) by the other side....we already have a peaceful revolution - and not only is it possible, it's growing! As long as I have anything to say about it, there won't be any "anti-abortion terror." Instead, there will be peaceful vigil, 24-hours a day, around abortion centers. That both stops abortions and stops the killing of abortionists."

What did Clinton do within his first two days of presidency? Compare to Bush and lets see what Obama will do.-"Click on link to see chart. Basically Clinton on January 22, 1993 issued five executive orders: 1) Reversed Title 10 regulations banning abortion referred by federal employees, 2) Repealed Mexico City Policy restricting federal funding of international organizations that work to reverse countries' abortion laws, 3) Negated band on funding for fetal tissue transplants, 4) Ordered military hospitals to commit abortion and 5) Asked FDA "review" the import ban on RU-486...."

I must admit my ignorance on the issue of the economy. I have become better informed and I hope I am able to present a point of view that is lacking in Big Media and is credible and has the backing of knowledgable sources like Warren Buffett (granting both sides have knowledgeable sources). This point of view lays the blame on the current mortgage crisis on Government Influence on the Free Market no matter how well intended or unpurposefully done. The crux of the argument is that if the private sector and the free market didn't include Fannie and Freddie's (two Government Sponsored Enterprises not subject to freemarket rules and trade) push for sub-prime mortgages and buy out of the bad debt from these loans in the private market this crisis would not have occurred. There is one candidate who is for bigger Government Influence on the Free Market and there is one candidate who is for less Government Influence on the Free Market thus the economy as the number one issue should aide McCain as opposed to Obama in deciding who to vote for and not to vote for when this argument is considered!!!

New York Times articles in 1999 and 2003 on the Economy-Must read articles from before the Financial Crisis!!! Quite informative on McCain vs Obama on Fannie and Freddie. 1) Congress had regulatory oversight of Fannie and Freddie not Bush. Bush in 2003 tried to set up a regulatory agency separate from the politics of Congress but Congress wouldn't allow this thus the blame is on Congress not Bush policies when it comes to the extent of the damage that is caused by Fannie and Freddie to our economy. That means we need to look at Obama (Democrats) and McCain (Republicans) in congress on Fannie and Freddie not Bush's policies to get to the bottom of this which contradicts Obama's campaigning position on this issue which would then mean Obama is either ignorant about this important issue and thus not ready to lead America out of our crisis or either Obama is purposely withholding that info to get into office. 2) McCain and Bush is indeed for regulation of these Government Sponsored Enterprises in Fannie and Freddie that ultimately caused this mortgage crisis. So this is a consistently Republican conservative position when one understands that Fannie and Freddie are not subject to the responsibilities of the free market and private sector thus regulation becomes more necessary. 3) Fannie and Freddie are in deed Government Sponsored Enterprise as opposed to private sector free market companies subject to the responsibility of the market and their investors. If the private sector were left alone this crisis would have never reached the point of crisis!!! The losses would have been dealt with much longer by the responsibilities these companies have to their investors in the free market but because these two Government Sponsored Enterprises would encourage sub prime mortgages by buying off the bad debt these companies could honestly and lawfully report profits as opposed to losses which makes the investors happy. If Fannie and Freddie were not buying off the bad debt the investors would most definitely have held the companies accountable by not investing in losses and thus would have been forced to straiten up whatever was causing the bad debt and thus putting our whole economy and possibly even the worlds economy in jeopardy. Investors would have caught the trend much more faster then a political beauricratic politicized Governmental Congress/Agency. This is a story of the importance of the free market remaining ultimately and at base free of Governmental political involvement that is not subject to free market rules but rather political correctness of the times which includes Big Media (which never reports on these facts) and liberal and almost socialisitic policies within both parties!!!

Anyways, that is my assessment so far by reading what I have read on the internet from even the New York Times and seeking an alternative understanding then what ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS gives me. I have found it quite beneficial to get out of the today news which has a much more possibility of being biased on either side on this issue because of the elections this year and look at this issue and the concerns that were brought up many years before this crisis. Now I will tell you that I did not go searching for these articles. They came to me via conservative news sources in my daily email subscriptions. So it is not that hard to get information to be better informed and vote responsibly with both sides of the issues laid out before us.

Now my understanding of the issues may be flawed, also. So do check out the articles yourself and see what you come out with but it does spill out some interesting facts that are kind of glossed over by Big Media and Obama in the debates like Congress fought Bush on regulatory oversight back in 2003 (Bush wasn't anti-regulation of a Government Sponsored Enterprise nor is McCain!!! It is just that Bush and McCain both didn't see Congress doing a good job as is evidence 5 years later!!!). One fact I found interesting was that Obama said in the debate that he in no way supported Fannie and Freddie in response to McCain's claim that Obama is the second highest benificiary of Fannie and Freddie in money contributions and McCain being number 62 on the list. And this is inspite of the fact that Obama has only been in the Congress much much much less of the time than McCain has!!! If Fannie and Freddie were not dishing out money to a candidate that is not supportive of themselves then Obama must think either we are stupid or Fannie and Freddie are!!! I am in no way suggesting McCain is perfect in answering debate questions and when you are on the spot a a good point has been made it boils down to who best covers it up and it seems Obama does a better job after all Obama is the lawyer from Harvard and McCain is the patriotic war hero so debates are naturally going to favour the lawyer. And it seems these debates are doing just that. I do hope that more Americans will go home and review what is being said and check out the facts on both sides from both sides. Because I think the debates favor the lawyer and since there is no real criticism on Obama from Big Media that really mean anything that I think it is necessary to take up some of these issues only for the sake of the unborn and Biblical Values. I believe God will give us wisdom how to get out of this mess if we got the moral issues down right if not then we must pray for His mercy for the time being and continue to do His will and leave the rest up to Him.

Lastly, I just found these articles on a conservative blog of the world's largest conservative think tank and largest think tank in the world period at: Morning Bell: The Left’s Official News Service-"Goldstein and Hall have written an article, “Private sector loans, not Fannie or Freddie, triggered crisis,” which is a masterpiece in half-truths and opinion journalism disguised as hard news. Goldstein and Hill cite “Federal Reserve Board data” that show “More than 84 percent of the subprime mortgages in 2006 were issued by private lending institutions.” This are the first and most prominent example Goldstein and Hill use to support their thesis. It is also completely irrelevant. As Goldstein and Hill later admit much later in their own article, Freddie and Fannie “don’t lend money, to minorities or anyone else.” Exactly. So the fact that 84% of subprime loans were made by private institutions is completely irrelevant. So why is it the first “fact” Goldstein and Hill cite?"-I just want to point out one thing in rebuttal to this article, also and do read further!!! That if the private sector were let alone and did not have the Fannie and Freddie buy off option would they have acted as carelessly as they did if they were not being encouraged and "bailed out" by Fannie and Freddie to invest in these risky loans. The obvious answer is no!!! For they would have been held responsible by those investing into their company. But the investors factor was eliminated by the bailing out of Freddie and Fannie so all went along and the burden now rests in Fannie and Freddie and us taxpayers!!! This would have been caught long before by investors if they didn't have the Fannie and Freddie buy out option nor their encouragement to invest in subprime mortgages so heavily as they did leading to this problem.

See tomorrow's blog for more on this most interesting subject that many if not most American's are going to vote on this issue as their number one issue over any other issue for one candidate or the other and are probabily not aware of the complexity and amount of facts to justify one's reason for voting one candidate over the other especially when one candidate is at the expense of the unborn children, traditonal biblical Godly family values and religious freedoms.

Lastly, I just found these links in the above article: check out what Warren Buffet and even liberal George Soros say about Fannie and Freddie's involvement in the mortgage crisis and thus in our economic crisis and the world's economy!!!

On to the other blogs posted of this week on ValuesVoterNews.com

Jill Stanek's blog has moved up into the top 7000 blogs!!-See new video ad running in PA, NC and OH on Obama's Born Alive Infant protection record and partial birth abortion. Also, an ecard you can send to others available. Check out what is in some of our American Textbooks and more!!!!

One of Big Media's biggest missed stories of this election year. California's Marriag Amendment!!! -But first a video report of students protesting school libraries over banning books that teach christianity can help those who want out of homosexual lifestyle. Boycott of McDonald's is successful.

California Marriage Amendment

"The state filing by the Protect Marriage Coalition today was nearly 5,000 pages long, recording tens of thousands of individual donations.Protect Marriage campaign manager Frank Schubert acknowledged the enormous fund-raising success “shows the strength of our cause and the tremendous grassroots support for traditional marriage across the state.” About two-thirds of all donations received have been $100 or less. Over 62,000 donations have been received to date. Ninety-five percent of all donations have come from within California."

"According to figures compiled by the National Organization on Money in State Politics, a little less than $33 million was spent on campaigns to pass or defeat gay marriage bans in the 24 states where they appeared on ballots in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Supporters of same-sex marriage had the fundraising edge in all of them, but voters approved all but one, in Arizona. With a month to go until the election, fundraising by the two sides in the California campaign already has well exceeded that amount."

Big Media's disappointing Presidential Debates so far...-"Neither Tom Brokaw of NBC News, who moderated Tuesday night’s presidential debate, nor any of the “townhall” audience members Brokaw pre-selected to ask questions of the two presidential candidates asked a single question about immigration, abortion, same-sex marriage or the war in Iraq."

Fireproof continues to do well for the second week and Director is interviewed on ABCNews.com and I found this comment most interesting: "Hollywood is good at reflecting the values and lifestyles of people in California and New York, but there are so many of us who have a standard of morality and faith that is rarely reflected in films coming out of Hollywood."

C. S. Lewis wrote, “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”

"According to the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, Waves I and II, 20 percent of students in Grades 7-12 who live with their married, biological parents have ever been suspended or expelled from school. By contrast, more than 50 percent of adolescents who live with a single, never-married parent have ever been suspended or expelled. In between are those who live with two biological cohabiting parents (34.3 percent), those living with a step-parent (35.9 percent), those whose parents are divorced (37 percent), and those who live with one biological cohabiting parent (40.8 percent)."

Also in this blog: "Good News: Remarkable Pro-Life Women Share Their Stories-"Feminists for Life (FFL), which counts Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin among its members, is rolling out a series of seven videos featuring Remarkable Pro-Life Women.The videos will premiere one by one during the coming school year on FFL's Web site.The first video features Melissa Ohden, who survived an abortion at just 5 months' gestation. Today, she works for a social welfare agency in the Midwest."

And 2 more First Amendment Case Victories!!!

2 hour panel discussion: "Learn more about the body of research the American Psychological Association failed to assess in its recent report...-Planned Parenthood exposed once again. Check out video on YouTube before it gets yanked like all the rest. Obama has a pro-life web site!!!???? Check out this video and response to this site. Roe vs Wade hangs in the balance with this election and some articles about the accomplishments of Bush in this area and how many possible judges may be appointed this next election and the importance of judges!!!

Levi Strauss, Google, AT&T, Pepsi, NY Times, and High School Libraries vs Pastors, Churches, BoyScouts and those with differing points of view-The title says it all and now on to. This blog got over 200 hits in one day mainly because it got linked up to the google blog that first made the declaration that Google is in support of the homosexual community on this issue!!! Their is alot on this blog as the issue continues!!!!

Testimony of Brian Welch of Korn

I bought Brian Welch's new CD after his conversion. It has been a while since I have been into thrash music but for thrash fans it is a good one. I was in tears over his testimony. Brian is an ex-guitarist for Korn and popular thrash band of sorts and see how God used a friend and his daughter to cause him to rethink where he was going and draw him to Himself. Many links here. Check it out and praise God!!!

Brian Welch: More Than Head Knowledge-"In his early 20s, Brian moved to Los Angeles with a few members of Korn. Drug and alcohol abuse became a regular part of his life. After a few years, Korn hit it big. The drug and alcohol use became more prevalent....Korn’s popularity and success were growing as a Grammy winning Nu Metal rock band, but drug abuse and tumultuous times were going on behind the scenes....In 2004, Brian hit rock bottom. It was hard for him to meet the demands of life on the road as well as being a single father. One of the turning points was when he heard little Jennea singing a Korn song called “A.D.I.D.A.S.,” which stands for “All Day I Dream About Sex.”
Brian knew that he couldn’t keep Jennea in that life and wanted something to change. Brian was depressed, deep into drugs and Internet pornography....One morning, one of his business partners, Eric, sent him an e-mail out of the blue. Eric was a Christian, but didn’t normally share his faith with Brian. This day, it was different. Eric gave Brian the Bible verse, Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, there you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Brian replied and Eric continued to tell him the truth about Jesus, which gave Brian hope. God kept showing Himself to Brian through different personal events. Everywhere he went, it seemed people were telling him about Jesus....Brian is singing a different tune these days. Though his music and his appearance might not seem very different from a few years ago, he has had a true change of heart. Almost four years later, Brian’s motivation for his life and his music has God at the forefront.
Last year, his New York Times best-selling biography, Save Me From Myself, was released, with his fans receiving it as an inspired story of faith and hope. Brian says Korn fans understand the hurt and pain. The book speaks “the language of his people,” as he is trying to be real. His new CD, Save Me From Myself, which shares the same name as his book, was released last month."

Korn Meets Christ: The Conversion of Brian Welch

Why Brian Welch Walked Away

Brian "Head" Welch Releases 'Save Me From Myself'

The 700 Club's Tim Branson's Uncut Interview with Brian Welch

Dr Dobson responds to Barbara Walters, Whoopi and The View

Dr. Dobson Sets 'The View' Straight-Here Dobson's response!!! See my report on the Values Voter Summit below. Has nothing to do with racism. Actually many speakers were African American like Michael Steele, Bishop Harry Jackson, Star Parker, Kent Blackwell and probabily many more. I wonder why they didn't mention these reputable African American speakers and why did they make such a point of pointing out only Focus on the Family and not all the other reputable sponsors that had nothing to do with this and actually when found out took that booth away. The point was not to make a racist point but rather to point out how Obama waffles on issues. But either way it was taken down because of the concerns.

You will also, find an email where you can email Barbara Walters your concerns. Here is my Email:

Dear Barbara,

Out of an attempt to maintain good relations amongst the right and the left on the political spectrum I feel "The View" had gone overboard on creating a perception of Focus on the Family Action that was a false perception to your viewers and thus damaging relations amongst many in our politically diverse nation.

I just found out about this today so if your show has made a correction to this perception then great. Please do let me know by emailing me back.

If not then your show is doing just what your show doesn't want to do or at least I don't think so anyways. Maybe "The View" doesn't have good relations amongst conservative in mind and if that is why your show ended up the way it did then fine. What can I do it is your show and not mine and you can do what you like with what is your own?

However, if you are trying to maintain any objectivity and good relations toward conservatives then you may like to have a public correction of this misperception. What should have also been reproted on your show for balance sake and true perception sake is that this Values Voter Summit was in no way racist as evidenced by Bishop Harry Jackson, Star Parker, Michael Steele, Dr Alveda King (Dr Martin Luther King Jr's Niece!!!! at an event sponsored by Focus on the Family Action) and Kent Blackwell and probabily others all of which are African American. I think that is a very important point when one is relating racism to a political event and those sponsoring it.

I bet that if this were a liberal event that none of this would have been reported on your show or at least not without giving another side to the story like simply pointing out the many African American reputable speakers at the event.

Your show only hurts relations when your show did not report this situation fairly. I hope you come to find it within yourself to consider an apology or not even an apology just a simple update to present further facts about the Values Voter Summit.

If I were to watch that episode and that is all I heard of conservatives and the Values Voter Summit and Focus on the Family Action I would come to a very false impressions of these groups and when I found out about the false impression I would then be coming to a very true reality of liberal bias on "The View".

Please do respond to my email in some fashion. Thank you very much, TB
-- http://www.valuesvoternews.com/

Entertainment

New Movie: "An American Carol" and http://www.fireproofthemovie.com/. Click on links to check into them.

Behind the scenes of 'Fireproof'-"Interested in knowing some of the "behind the scenes" stories surrounding the making of Fireproof, the latest movie from Sherwood Pictures? Interviews with Alex and Stephen Kendrick, actors Kirk Cameron and Erin Bethea, even the head makeup artist -- and stories about how God showed up numerous times in the making of the film, which opens in theaters on Friday, September 26.

Behind the scenes of Fireproof, Take 1

Behind the scenes of Fireproof, Take 2

Look for our review of Fireproof on Friday, Sept. 26

Also, you may view September's AFA Journal article written about Fireproof - Review by Rebecca Grace"

State by State Senate races getting tight for Colorado and New Mexico

New Mexico update:-Pearce closest he has ever been according to Rasmussen polls:

Also, Pearce lets TV audience know where Udall stood twice voting to not ban Partial Birth Abortion. A ban that was held up to be constitutional by the Supreme Court. So no constitutional excuses that this may overturn Roe vs Wade on this one.

07/25/2008 Rasmussen poll update-Pearce gains 3 percentage points from June poll but still well behind Udall. 59% to 34%.
08/20/2008 Rasmussen poll update-Pearce gains ground on Rasmussen Poll from last months Rasmussen Poll. 51% to 41% still in favour of Udall.
09/08/2008 Rasmussen poll update-Pearce gains ground now 51% to 44% but Udall still up.

Colorado update-Schaffer closest he has ever been according to Rasmussen polls:

Also, the Colorado personhood amendment gets endorsement by great, great grandson of William Wilberforce who said if William were around today he would be working on abolishing the abortion trade. Click above for more...

07/22/2008 Rasmussen Poll-Schaffer gains ground but still behind 47% to 43%.
08/20/2008 Rasmussen Poll-Schaffer loses some ground Udall up 50% to 42%.
09/23/2008 Rasmussen Poll-Schaffer regains ground but Udall still up 46% to 44%.

Jul 14, 2008 — Watch Schaffer & Udall Debate Part 1 of 4
Jul 14, 2008 — Watch Schaffer & Udall Debate Part 2 of 4
Jul 14, 2008 — Watch Schaffer & Udall Debate Part 3 of 4
Jul 14, 2008 — Watch Schaffer & Udall Debate Part 4 of 4

Arizona update:

There is not Senate race this year for Arizona but there are 3 congressional races and all I have been able to muster up so far is below"

Here is a conservative voter guide from Arizona Catholic Conference-it looks like the democrats running for all 3 position in Arizona failed to answer the survey while all Republicans did. This should tell you that Democrats in the congress in Arizona are not concerned with Values Voter Issues whereas Republicans are. So keep this in mind as you vote for you congressional politician.

McCain vs Obama in the polls

By the way McCain seemed to loose his lead and was down 5 points and then they tied and the last I checked Obama is up by 3 points in the polls and up in the electoral college by the 3 polling groups I know of. http://www.pollster.com/, http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ and http://www.electoral-vote.com/.

Pro-Life

What ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS are sadly missing? Planned Parenthood removes offensive videos after we the people instead of YouTube have censored it!!!-A powerful 5 minute slide video recording Obama's own words in the Illinois Senate over the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. This is a powerful video plus more... Like Planned Parenthood taking down some nasty videos on their web site because of complaints and exposing of these videos to the public by "we the people" as opposed to censorship by YouTube.com (see how YouTube and Google are censoring "we the people" at Story of abortion Dr to Pro-life Doctor that will put you in tears and draws attention to facts that are largely missed in Big Media. and scroll down to You Tube, Google and Obama vs the unborn and The Christian Institute takes on Google and wins over ban on abortion ads!!!. Also, a great 24 minute interview with Dr Alveda King, Dr Martin Luther Kings niece who is a hero fo the unborn and the faith!!! She has great words of wisdom on this issue. Herself being one who had committed abortion but found grace and forgiveness in Christ!!!

Can we trust Factcheck.org on Gianna and Obama ads!!!-Jill Stanek documents how Factcheck.org needs some fact checking itself concerning Gianna Jessen and the http://www.bornalivetruth.org/.

Story of abortion Dr to Pro-life Doctor that will put you in tears and draws attention to facts that are largely missed in Big Media.-This was a very touching post for me!!! I was in tears over this issue but decided to post it though it may be graphic just so others may relate why this issue is so concerning to some. Check a video that was censored by YouTube and then check out a far more graphic video that was not censored by YouTube. The only difference is the one censored had Obama in it. Hmm? Also, check out videos censored by YouTube about Planned Parenthood. Hmm? Is this how YouTube and Google and Big Media want to go down in the history books as opposing efforts that the Great, great grandson of William Wilberforce supports .

Denver Post vs the legacy of William Wilberforce, other christians and the unborn-Great statement from great, great grandson of William Wilberforce as he endorses the Colorado Personhood amendment and the pro-life movement.

BornAliveTruth.org all over the news and Kansas Abortion Timeline as the first ever Attorney General to take on Planned Parenthood and Dr Tiller

http://www.40daysoflife.org/ -You can get on the email list for updates of this event. 7 babies have been saved in the first 3 days!!!

Religious Freedom

What Big Media doesn't want you to know about? Historic Sunday in Churches across the nation and 20 recent First Amendment Case Victories.-"The point of the Pulpit Initiative is very simple: the IRS should not be the one making the decision by threatening to revoke a church’s tax-exempt status. We need to get the government out of the pulpit...Churches were completely free to preach about candidates from the day that the Constitution was ratified in 1788 until 1954. That’s when the unconstitutional rule known as the ‘Johnson Amendment’ was enacted." Also, "20 First Amendment Victories in 4 months and most of those in just the last 2 months.."

I would suggest all if you have opportunity to watch or listen to in the back ground as you are working the Values Voter Summit (Click here to view video archives). You can watch the videos in parts by speaker.

Highlights for me of the summit:

Michael Steele had a great laid out logically and calm inspiring rational speech I was impressed with.

Joe Gibbs (ex Washington Redskin football coach) who also spoke at the Republican National Convention just about gives an altar call.

There was a womens panel discussing Palin.

Newt Gingrich had a great speech concerning Oil and Economy and the more political side but many other good comments.

Stephen Baldwin (actor) was great in his exposing of Hollywood and Entertainment industry. I was awestruck by how the advertisers for TV shows are going after the youth of America with horrible advertisements like one that uses Internet chat slang terms like OMFG in their advertisements. Powerful message!!!

Lila Rose who is the college student who took her hidden cameras into Planned Parenthood to expose deception at Planned Parenthood so much so that YouTube has censored their videos which you can find at http://www.liveactionfilms.org/.

Sean Hannity (who is on Fox and has his own talk radio show) had a great speech. A little slow at first but the second half of the speech was excellent exposing the Big Media explaining why FoxNews and talk radio are so successful.

Jill Stanek (the Christian nurse who testified before Obama concerning the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, Dr Alveda King (Dr Martin Luther Kings Jr's Niece) and Phil Kline (the first Attorney General to go after Planned Parenthood). These all were great speeches. Must hear speeches.

Alan Sears of ADF. They have beat the ACLU better then 3 out of every 4 times in religious liberty cases and are ready to take the IRS to court if they interfere with Pulpit Freedom Sunday (see above). This all inspite of having a fraction of the funding that the ACLU has!!! A very encouraging speech.

And much much more....

Same Sex Marriage first time in California today

Biblical marriage vs. CA courts: Ruling today-"The California Supreme Court has rejected appeals of its ruling that the state must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples beginning at 5:01 p.m. (local time) today. But the Supreme Court's decision merely hands the case back down to the California Court of Appeal, which is charged with deciding how and when to implement the high court's ruling. It is that power that Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, is appealing to now...."The California Supreme Court only addressed two of the many statutes regarding marriage. You can't simply address two statutes when there's [sic] literally hundreds of others, all of which reference 'men' and 'women,' 'male' and 'female,' 'husband' and 'wife,' all of which have to be addressed," Staver explains. The Liberty Counsel chairman says failure to take matters such as that under consideration is one of the primary reasons the U.S. and state constitutions do not let judges write laws. "All of the confusion illustrates one point: judges should not be in the business of being politically active lawmakers," Staver points out. The appeals court, according to the attorney, should stay the decision to give the legislature time to examine the hundreds of other state statutes that could come into conflict with the Supreme Court's ruling. "It's that court which is tasked with implementing the particular ruling. It's at that level we're asking, now, this court to do its job, to follow the rule of law and to stay this decision," Staver says. Liberty Counsel's press release says this case "is far from over. We will not give up. The people will have the final say on marriage."

Marriage Amendment/African-Americans were determining factor for Bush in 2004? Is this why liberal media silent about this issue?: For how ABC, NBC and CBS has treated this story:A good hour long discussion concerning Same Sex Marriage issues in California from a conservative perspective.-You'll get a perspective that ABC, NBC and CBS are not willing to report on.

What do 52 members of US Congress and Brazilian President Luiz Lula have in common?-"Norway has become the sixth country in the world to give homosexuals the legal right to "marry,""

Ireland High Court Rules Against Gay 'Marriage' Citing Harm to Children Refuses Recognition of Lesbian "Marriage" Staged in Canada-"The United States-based Institute for Marriage and Public Policy commented on the Irish court decision, saying: 'Of particular interest may be the court's discussion about the evidence purporting to show no difference between children raised by same-sex couples and those raised by married couples. The judge accepted testimony about the methodological shortcomings of available evidence and said: "It also seems to me having regard to the criticism of the methodology used in the majority of the studies conducted to date that until such time as there are more longitudinal studies involving much larger samples that it will be difficult to reach firm conclusions on this topic."' 'The court concluded that the Irish Constitution's explicit reference to a constitutional right of opposite-sex couples to marry justified the legal distinction between same- and opposite-sex couples in the marriage law. The court further noted, however, that the marriage law was further justified by concerns with the 'welfare of children' since in the absence of good research, 'the State is entitled to adopt a cautious approach to changing the capacity to marry.'"-138 page ruling here.

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Obama using smear tactics?

Is Obama using smear tactics on "the most listened to radio talk show in America"? -Obama has a new web site to fight emails that have been sent out to many that are falsely accusing him of certain things. You can click on above site to find this web site. And on many issues I can certainly see why he has dedicated a web site for such purpose. And I think it is a good site overall to quiet some false rumors. What I take issue with is in the way Obama is doing this he is, himself smearing conservatives and Republicans for obvious political advantages? Check it out for yourself!!

War time encouragement

Letters Show Strength of Soldiers' Faith-"Does war tend to strengthen or weaken the faith of those fighting? A man who has collected more than 80,000 soldier letters has an answer.For Arthur Craig, a letter from his son, 27-year-old Staff Sergeant Brian Craig, is precious beyond words."

Christianity under political attack in the UK and Internationally

Gov't Needs Christians to Help Counter Extremism, Bishop Says-"The Bishop of Rochester has attacked the “mess” of multiculturalism and urged the government to utilize the United Kingdom’s millions of Christians in building community cohesion. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali said that the “policies of successive governments and local authorities” and the promotion of multiculturalism “at the expense of national and community integrity” had led to social segregation, “parallel lives”....At a time when many Christians are concerned that the Government favors Muslims, the report similarly concluded that the Government was focusing on the “minority religions.”...Nazir-Ali said that such a policy would fail to address the problem of extremism. “Is that policy sensible or even realistic?” he wrote in the newspaper....“Such a challenge cannot be met by turning our backs on the very resources, spiritual, moral and intellectual, that both make it possible to fight extremism and are the reason for our determination to maintain all that is valuable in British polity, culture and public life,” he said. He urged the government to counter extremism by supporting faith groups in their civic work. “The Government should be putting its resources wherever civil society is being strengthened, where people are working for social inclusion, where the needs of the most vulnerable are being met,” he said....The bishop pointed to the thousands of believers who want to serve their communities because of their Christian faith. “Christian convictions are central to any explanation of why thousands of people volunteer for tasks, with no reward, knowing that they are doing the right thing,” he stated."

UK: House of Lords recognizes dangers of hate laws to free speech and religious liberty -"The Government backed down last night and allowed a free speech protection to be written into its proposed 'homophobic hatred' law. The decision came after the Government was defeated for a second time in the House of Lords. Peers voted 178 to 164 in favour of the protection yesterday evening.... This marks the end of a lengthy battle to make clear that the new criminal offence should not interfere with free speech or religious liberty."

First Amendment Victories

First Amendment Victory: Mass. School Agrees to Settle Free Speech Lawsuit and Amend Policies to Protect Conservative Student Expression-"School officials at a Massachusetts high school have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the school's alleged censorship of conservative political posters. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court by attorneys for The Rutherford Institute, charged that officials at Hudson High School violated the First Amendment rights of students Christopher Bowler and James Milello when they censored their Conservative Club posters and discriminated against them on the basis of the club's conservative political viewpoint."

California Marriage Amendment Qualifies for November Ballot-Scroll down to Religious Freedom and see how the ACLU fails to silence religious expression in Wilson County.

Documentaries

Bloodline: Another Unholy Hollywood Hoax? Don't be fooled by all these documentaries on PBS, ABC, NBC and CBS about Mary Magdalene and the discrediting of the gospels without first getting the otherside of the story. Another documentary has just come out. Check out this rebuttal to the documentary: BLOODLINE: Serious Documentary or Hollywood Hoax? and a in depth rebuttal to previous shows: The So-Called Jesus Family Tomb 'Rediscovered' in Jerusalem: "Monday morning, February 26, 2007, I heard this opening statement by Matt Lauer on the NBC Today show: "Is this the tomb of Jesus? A shocking new claim that an ancient burial place may have housed the bones of Christ and a son. This morning a Today exclusive that could rock Christianity to its core." When I saw the interview with James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici I said to myself, "This isn’t new. It is a rehashing of the 1996 'Easter special' by the BBC!"

I believe that if both sides of the stories were given it would be clear that there would be no reason why one would reject the gospels in the New Testament over these other gospels that these documentaries seem to be hyping so much about.

First point and most important that I would like to make concerning these documentaries is that the question of "why were these gospels not included in the New Testament?" and the assumed response from these documentaries is because of something to do with the church fathers being against Mary Magdalene and the authority of women. This to me is just plain bias. Here's why. 1. The gospels themselves give great honour to women and more so to Mary Magdalene then probabily any other woman besides the other Mary (mother of Jesus)!!! Read the gospels with a view to see how Mary Magdalene herself is viewed and you will see this is not the case (remember that Mary Magdalene was first to believe in Jesus rose from the dead and Jesus rebuked the disciples for not believing when she reported it to them). But the most devastating in my mind critique of this bias is: 2. If you watch/listen to the documentaries themselves and their unscriptural conclusions then you will find the real answer as to why these other gospels were rejected!!!! It is obvious for they conclude conclusion that flat out reject the conclusions of the gospels given in the scriptures. Why would a church father include a gospel that leads to conclusions that these documentaries lead to that; Christ did not die on the cross for our sins nor raise from the dead and ascend into heaven but rather is in some tomb some where next to Mary Magdalene?????? The obvious reason as to why they were not included in the gospels is because they contradict the gospels. I mean you are talking about having huge contradictions if they were to be accepted. Not little arguable ones but theological salvation issue contradictions. I can't believe these documentaries miss this glaring obvious answer as to why they are not included in the New Testament. The only way I can understand it is that whatever school they got there education from must have been very biasedor they are themselves. This is theological absurdity to its highest degreee!!!! And these are "theologians" and people who I know are smart with PH D's that they are quoting on these documentaries. Give me a break!!! They have the PH D they should know better!!! This to me is one of the most devastating criticisms of these documentaries besides having no other side to balance out this nonsense with. They can only fool the ignorant and I suppose that is what they are banking on with their PH D's and the authority of Prime Time TV. And then to top it off they come out with this stuff during christian holidays. Puke!!!

I hope by God's grace that they see the light but until then may the one sided darkness of these documentaries lay exposed by the otherside and if Christ did die on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead and is ascended into heaven, which I believe He is, then what a darkness they indeed are in spreading the lie of all lies...."he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son."-1 John 5:10 and not only are they spreading one sided lies about God Himself and His only begotten Son but they do with such appearance of "journalistic, PH D, documentary filmed objectivity"!!!

May God save them as He saved me by the very Son they undermine and I have in the past remembering that just as much as we understand that we are to love our neighbour as ourselves (which is the 2nd of the 2 great commands of God to men according to Jesus) how much more are we to love God the giver of all our lives and heaven and earth with all our heart soul and mind honouring the first and great commandment according to Jesus. We all fall miserably short and need the blood of Jesus to enter into His place of rest and may we be found in Him on that day. The greater the command the greater the sin but in Christ the greater the GRACE and the more precious HIS BLOOD and the more powerful HIS RESURRECTION and ASCENSION and WORK in our lives today.

Take care all

--Valuesvoternews.com

Entertainment:

http://www.belladvds.com/- "Bella is the #1 rated film of 2007 by the users of the biggest film review website in the world, Rotten Tomatoes.com with a 96.5 rating. Bella was also #1 while in theaters by users of Yahoo!, Fandango and NY Times Readers Poll."-wow!!! Grassroots baby!!! Who needs Hollywood or a Hollywood advertising/production budget or the media when you've got "we the people"!!!

Bella is the No. 1 pre-sale romantic movie on Amazon.com-"Producer Leo Severino told LifeSiteNews.com that the movie has been instrumental in saving at least 15 preborn babies from abortion."-I'm excited to find out what becomes of these 15!!!

Rebelution:

Rebelution- Web site of brothers of Joshua Harris who wrote "I kissed dating GoodBye" and "Sex Is Not The Problem (Lust Is)" dedicated to teens rebelling against low expectations of teens. Listen to an interview of them here and scroll down to 05/08/5008. It takes a while to download but thats normal. I just start doing something else while I am waiting. Makes the wait go by fast. "Instead of serving as the launching pad of life, the teen years are seen as a vacation from responsibility. We call it the "myth of adolescence." And the Rebelution is all about busting that myth."

Iraq:

US Military deaths down over 26 year average-"In 2005, a total of 1,942 U.S. military personnel were killed in all causes, including accidents, hostile action, homicides, illnesses, suicides, etc...That compares to 2,392 in 1980, the last year of President Jimmy Carter's administration....the first year of the peacetime Clinton administration, 1,293 U.S. servicemen lost their lives -- just 649 fewer than in 2005, the hottest year of the Iraq war."-04/25/2008.

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles have sharply reduced the lethality of insurgent roadside bomb attacks in Iraq.

Fall in violence lures Iraqis home-"According to the latest figures available from the Iraqi government, about 30,000 Iraqis had returned home through March."-05/04/2008 USA Today.

Seven weeks into its own surge, the city of Basra has been largely quited "to the initial surprise and growing delight of many inhabitants."

For a great conservative think tank and the largest think tank in the world period then check out The Heritage Foundation and you can sign up for their daily emails just for a differing point of view sake then the popular media and balance sake in ones own political understanding though they are not themselves at all balanced nor claim to be. Here is the web site of The Heritage Foundations' counterpart from the left wing web site http://www.americanprogress.org/. You will probabily note that most of their views are promoted in the media anyways so it may be nothing new but none the less feel free to compare and check out and then see if whether or not you agree that the popular media seems to highly favor one side over the other.

Online Dating Sevice:

EHarmony Sued for Gay Discrimination-"Linda Carlson says she tried to use the eHarmony site to meet another woman, but could not, based on her sexual orientation...Originally a Christian website, the company has sought out more secular audiences in recent years."-06/2007. Not only is EHarmonys' services not available for the promotion of homosexual couples but neither are their services available for the promotion of heterosexual "one-night stands"...

eHarmony and 'one-night stands' incompatible-"eHarmony has retracted a column advocating "one-night stands" after a newlywed Christian couple who met on the popular website accused the online dating service of departing from its "Christian, pro-marriage beginnings" and embracing the "hook-up" culture"-04/2008.

Update on Academic Freedom Legislation:

Four States Consider Permitting Academic Freedom on Evolution-"The effort to protect the academic freedom of the nation's educators received a blow, as a Florida bill protecting the right of teachers to examine the strengths and weaknesses of Darwin's theory of evolution died on Friday with the end of the state legislative session. However, Michigan, Louisiana, Alabama, and Missouri currently have similar legislation under consideration."-So now there are 5 states working on this type of legislation. I reported on Florida, Lousiana and Missouri and for actual wording of bills and success in Florida click on 04/28/2008 and scroll down Recent legislation inacted to support Academic Freedom:. Keep in mind this email is an update to Florida that even though the bills past both House and Senate that the bills were still being worked on but the legislative session ended so it stopped. I don't know what happens from there.

Burma: What lies in Darkness?:

Praying for Morning to Break in Burma-"March 11th is the Global Day of Prayer for Burma.....Last month, a young Chin woman named Cheery Zahau presented the United Nations with fresh evidence of atrocities conducted by the Burmese Army. She told of gang rapes and the raping of victims as young as 12 years old in Burma's Chin State. Zahau reportedly testified, "Often the rapes have been carried out with extreme brutality and in some cases they resulted in the death of the victim. In one case, a woman was stripped naked and hung on a cross, in a deliberate act of mockery against her Christian religion."-03/09/2007

Bush Urges U.N. to Spread Freedom-"Taking center stage in front the world, Bush announced that the United States would impose new sanctions against the military dictatorship in Myanmar..."Americans are outraged by the situation in Burma," President Bush said. The Asian country was renamed Myanmar from Burma by its military junta. However, the United States does not recognize that name change..."-09/25/2007

Text President Bush's Speech to the U.N.-"This morning, I'm announcing a series of steps to help bring peaceful change to Burma. The United States will tighten economic sanctions on the leaders of the regime and their financial backers. We will impose an expanded visa ban on those responsible for the most egregious violations of human rights, as well as their family members. We'll continue to support the efforts of humanitarian groups working to alleviate suffering in Burma. And I urge the United Nations and all nations to use their diplomatic and economic leverage to help the Burmese people reclaim their freedom."-09/27/2007.

Nine Dead as Burma Military Fires on Crowds-"Witnesses have reported that soldiers smashed windows and doors, and beat the sleeping monks. While some monks managed to get away, hundreds of others were taken away in military trucks...Bono said everyone should offer their support to the Burmese people. "In Britain, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has shown some leadership as has President George Bush. Everyone should keep their fingers crossed and say your prayers for them," the rock star said."-09/27/2007.

Tribal Christians Find New Life in U.S.-"The Htoo family is part of a tribe called the Karen, which lives in the mountains of northern Burma. The tribe is primarily Christian, thanks to the efforts of American missionaries in the 1850's. Just after World War II, the country of Burma was taken over by a Buddhist military dictatorship. Since then, the government has engaged in genocidal persecution of the Christian ethnic minorities within their borders....a country that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has recently called on the U.N. Security Council to consider action against its government....After years of lobbying, the U.S. government agreed to allow up to 10,000 refugees from Burma to resettle in the U.S."-09/28/2007.

Burmese Christians Pray for Hope-"In the midst of the seemingly hopeless situation, Burmese Christians are interceding for their country. Christians inside the country, and even those who fled to the jungles of neighboring countries are praying. They believe that no amount of protests can topple the iron rule in Burma. Only prayer, they say, can change their nation."-03/07/2008

Global Day of Prayer 2008 Brochure. "We believe that: 1. God loves the people of Burma and we should be strong in the mighty power of God. 2. The rider on the white horse (Rev 19:11-14) will fight for the oppressed. 3. We should go deep and go ahead, not broad or shallow or sideways. 4. God reveals what lies in darkness."-03/09/2008

Enters Cyclone: 05/03/2008

First Lady Laura Bush on Myanmar-Notice she didn't once recognize Myanmar as neither did her Husband in his speech to the UN back in 09/2007 (see above Bush Urges U.N. to spread freedom for further detail as to maybe why). "On Saturday, Cyclone Nargis swept through Burma. The storm affected more than 2 million people, and according to the Burmese media, killed thousands. The aftermath has left cities paralyzed, families separated and houses and businesses destroyed. It's troubling that many of the Burmese people learned of this impending disaster only when foreign outlets -- such as Radio Free Asia and Voice of America -- sounded the alarm. Although they were aware of the threat, Burma's state-run media failed to issue a timely warning to citizens in the storm's path...he United States stands prepared to provide an assistance team and much needed supplies to Burma as soon as the Burmese government accepts our offer. The government of Burma should accept this team quickly, as well as other offers of international assistance...In response to the regime's continued repression, President Bush has instructed the U.S. Treasury Department to freeze assets of Burmese state-owned companies that are held in U.S. banks. This adds to actions last year to expand U.S. sanctions against Burma's regime, and to tighten sanctions against its top leaders. We thank the European Union, Canada and Australia for joining the United States in imposing similar restrictions. And we appeal to China, India, and Burma's fellow ASEAN members to use their influence to encourage a democratic transition...Watch more of her press conference"-05/07/2008.

Myanmar Slow to Accept International Aid-"Despite the cyclone, the government indicated that a referendum on the country's draft constitution would proceed as planned on May 10. "It's only a few days left before the coming referendum and people are eager to cast their vote," the state-owned newspaper Myanma Ahlin said Monday. Should the junta be perceived as failing disaster victims, voters who already hold the regime liable for ruining the economy and squashing democracy could take out their frustrations at the ballot box."-05/07/2008

First Round of Int'l Aid Reaches Myanmar-"The first round of International aid began with 800 tons of food for Myanmar's homeless, the U.N.'s World Food Program.." And check this out as was mentioned in Laura Bushs' speech above..."The cyclone came only a week ahead of a key referendum on a constitution that Myanmar's military leaders hoped would go smoothly in its favor. But the disaster could stir the already tense political situation."-05/07/2008

Myanmar Junta Hands Out Aid Boxes-Check this out in light of last 2 reports above!!! "Myanmar's military regime distributed international aid Saturday but plastered the boxes with the names of top generals in an apparent effort to turn the relief effort for last week's devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise...Despite international appeals to postpone a referendum on a controversial proposed constitution, voting began Saturday in all but the hardest hit parts of the country. With voters going to the polls, state-run television continuously ran images of top generals including junta leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, handing out boxes of aid at elaborate ceremonies."-05/10/2008. Wow!!!

First U.S. Relief Airlift Heads to Myanmar-"Still, the reclusive junta insists it will handle the aid distribution itself, through its feared military, which has ruled the country with an iron fist since 1962. Many people have complained that they are getting rotting rice and that soldiers are keeping the best food for themselves. "The government is very controlling," said U Patanyale, the abbot of a monastery in Kyi Bui Khaw village. "Those who want to give directly to the victims get into trouble. They have to give to the government or do it secretly. They follow international aid trucks everywhere. They don't want others to take credit. That's the Myanmar government," he said."-05/12/2008

Maybe this email can be used in what little way it can in answer to the prayer of those in Burma of "...what Lies in Darkness..." and who knows but maybe in some tragic way larger scale attention will be continually brought to this area because of this tragedy...

Faith Based Christian NGO's also helping out:

Mission agency among first responders in Burma-"Thousands of Burmese cyclone victims are finding relief through a well-known mission agency. While international aid teams were trying to get permission to enter Burma, more than 500 Gospel For Asia (GFA) missionaries were already on the ground, providing relief to those who lost family members, friends, and all their possessions. And one GFA Bible College in Rangoon now serves as a makeshift shelter for those left homeless by the deadly cyclone."-05/08/2008

GFA Missionaries Seeking Cyclone Survivors
"The teams included students from GFA's Bible college in Yangon, which has become a center of ministry to survivors in Myanmar's largest city....The GFA country leader is directing the relief efforts at the college, which includes providing desperately needed food and water to survivors staying on and near the campus..."The number of dead will probably be over 100,000," K.P. reported...A few U.N. aid flights have been allowed to land in Rangoon, but only a handful of outside aid workers have been granted visas. "For us, the issue is not as much visas as it is getting supplies into the affected areas," K.P. explained. "Our people are already on the ground. Our national leader is organizing the relief efforts. And he is trying to arrange for our materials to get in. But they need much more—and they need much prayer. "We are working to get some of our workers into Burma from India," he noted, "but right now we are relying on our Burmese workers and church members who are helping every way they can to alleviate the suffering...Most importantly, they are bringing the hope of Jesus Christ into the situation...One of the things we learned in the wake of the Asian tsunami was that even when we bring physical aid, the emotional and spiritual needs are even greater. "I still remember when one of our missionaries read Scripture to a woman who was about to walk into the ocean and drown herself because she had lost everything in the tsunami," he recounted. "She had received food and clothing and shelter—but she had lost her entire family and didn't want to live anymore. It was only the Good News of the Gospel that saved her...Even as we minister in the wake of this cyclone, we must never forget what man's deepest needs are."-05/08/2008

OBI Brings Food to Myanmar Orphans-"Watch the full report on the player. It includes video from inside Myanmar and a phone interview with an Operation Blessing International aid worker."

http://www.myowneyes.org/-"With My Own Eyes is a firsthand, eyewitness account offering users the opportunity to see some of the most devastated, disaster-ravaged and previously inaccessible places in the world, as well as a look at Operation Blessing's efforts to help people that live there.This multimedia site features video footage, photos and the personal diary entries of team leaders from Operation Blessing International"

A can't miss footage of food getting to people via Operation Blessing (a christian relief organization) without government labels on the food!!!!!-See real faces and damage caused by cyclone.

Christians Concerned for Burma-"Map of Burma showing the state regions belonging to Burma's different ethnic nationalities." And many more resources. And just added is a link to photos of the human devastation you can get to here labeled Please be advised that photos are graphic.

Lastly:

A God of suffering?-Video of a christian response to the problem of suffering in the world. This video was made during Hurricane Katrina by a pastor who himself had underwent suffering in his own life and remember the only God in the history of humanity to partake in sufferings Himself is Jesus Christ and thus the only God that has a right to relationally speak on the subject for He has decided to personally relate on this issue with humanity.

Get Answers: Death and Suffering-For those without video and for further information and in more detail this issue is dealt with here.

I just want to add that since God is also, all just (not only all powerful and all loving) that all evils committed in the world will one day be as though they never even were "they shall be as though they had not been."-Obadiah 1:16 speaking of men who commit evil. If we trust to God's power of justice (or ability to make all wrongs right) then all evil will be reversed. But if we trust not to God what is our option??? Feel free to fill in the blanks. It seems that if we really want wrongs to be made right we are forced to believe that God is 1. all powerful 2. all loving and 3. all just??? Its almost as if the desire to right all the wrongs committed from beginning to end in our world presupposes a faith in such a God!!! Or rather it is the only position that will satisfy that thirst. So if we see evil in the world and we really truely desire for the wrongs to be righted then we must believe in God. And lastly since God is not bound to time like we are in one sense HE HAS ALREADY RIGHTED THE WRONGS!!!! So if you add to point 1., 2. and 3. above that God is 4. the creator of time and not subject to its laws sort of speak being outside and above His creation then by the eyes of faith we can know that they have been dealt with already in His mind if this is the God that does exist and we being subject to time and space must wait and see this glorious good desire of ours (that of justice) fulfilled. It seems as though it is an impossibility humanly speaking but as that which is with men impossible, with God is quite another thing and maybe this is one of those glorious acts that is already in His mind fulfilled but by believing maybe one day we will see the fulfillment of in some obviously unhuman way "as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."-I Corinthians 2:9. So when we are tempted to play the part of doubting Thomas "he (Thomas)..Except I shall see....I will not believe" may we take the counsel of Christ to bear in heart and mind, "Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed." And so the message of the cross is the most hopefilled relational/rational message from God to man for those in great suffering and pain desiring to see the righting of all these wrongs as opposed to their greatest enemy as many atheist would have us believe. What do the atheist provide but just that this is the way it is so releive as much pain and suffering as you can and so learn to live with it(no hell below us, above us only sky...and no religion too...and may I add it ain't pretty as it is and no justice too)!!! After all its been the way of the universe for billions of years who are we to complain and have any sense or need of justice if all we are is a result of chance over the chance of time!!!??? I suppose there are only so many things to have faith in!!! But God brings a proposition that satisfies our sense of justice and hope for such dire situations as Burma if we have any hope left after our many years of training in the schools of organized religious atheism!!! Good thing we don't act like all has its roots in naturalistic chancism!!!! I suppose if we did we really would have no justified logical reason to be concerned at all with what is happening tragically anywhere let alone our own back yard. Thank God that atheists act contrary to their beliefs!!!! And God save us if they ever do!!!! I say this with a little humour and not seriously though making a serious philosophical point of a flaw in atheism and not to be viewed as attacking any atheist personally or that all atheist are bad or anything like that. But just responding with the dangers of atheism if atheism weeded out all hypocrisy, after all atheists are always proclaiming the dangers of religion and such so just reasoning in a similar fashion relatable to atheistics own thinking to point out flaws in atheism is all I am attempting to do no matter how successful or unsuccessful. Take care all.

I understand that this is a more rational response to death and suffering as opposed to an emotionally supportive one. But just knowing that the Creator of the Universe chose to relate with us in our sufferings by suffering Himself on a cross for our sins especially when He didn't have to thus willingly/lovingly can bring great healing and help to us and those in tragedies like this. And that He can and does help us thru difficult times if we ask Him and sometimes even before we ask Him and then again at certain times appointed and planned He decides to take us and our loved ones home....Take care all....

Yanking Back the Balance/Filling in the Gaps/Emphasizing the Missing Headlines

"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?...I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people....They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture...Ye that fear the LORD, praise him....For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard."-Selected verses from Psalm 22 fulfilled in Christ on the cross for our sins!!! See Matthew 27:32-55

Third update on Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Just in case you all missed the prior emails and for those who haven't but are interested in more related stories here we go:

In case you have heard of the controversy about an atheist being expelled from a prescreening of Expelled. Here is my comment. He hasn't been expelled from watching the movie. He's been invited. He just needs to come on the day he's invited like all the rest of us and get over it...April 18th!!!!!- Theatre locator here.

http://www.expelledthemovie.com/- for trailer and theatre information.

Ben Stein interviewed by Dobson on Focus on the Family radio program- Excellent interview that most have probabily heard but just in case you missed it here is another chance. Ben Stein is pro-life and makes some comments about Comedy Central and him wanting to send the money he won to the charity of his choice being the National Right to Life and how that was not favoured by producers of Comedy Central. Also, American Idol is doing shows for charity to fight aides I think, however, the donations are going to some charities that support ideals of International Planned Parenthood and we probably have a pretty good idea what they'll support!!!

The Expelled Chronicle- Stories like "Richard Dawkins crashes the party at a screening of "Expelled" and Breaking News: Iowa State Department Faculty Acknowledge ID Played Role in Gonzalez's Tenure Denial

The Expelled Playground -Some songs that were made as a songwriting contest for the movie.

Dr Richard Sternberg home page- web site of the Dr that is featured in the Expelled movie. "the OSC investigation concluded, "[i]t is... clear that a hostile work environment was created with the ultimate goal of forcing you out of the SI." SI short for Smithsonian Institution. "The Meyer paper underwent a standard peer review process by three qualified scientists, all of whom are evolutionary and molecular biologists teaching at well-known institutions."

Good News: Florida Senate Committee OKs Academic-Freedom Bill-"The Evolution Academic Freedom Act, which was approved 7-3 by the Senate Judiciary Committee, now moves to the full Senate." Yeah Florida!!!

Toward a Practical Theology of Peer Review-"Critics of creationism and Intelligent Design (ID) often note that creationist or ID research does not appear in peer-reviewed literature (e.g., Crawford 1982; Scott and Branch 2003; Max 2004; Bottaro et al. 2006). Creationists complain that we are excluded from the peer-reviewed literature (Anderson 2002; Kulikovsky 2008; see also Tipler 2004) and are therefore required to publish in our own peer reviewed-literature (Morris 2003). Critics view creationist peer review as not "real" peer review. For example, recent attempts to launch new creationist peer-reviewed journals have been met with scorn or dismissal (Sparks et al. 2007; Brumfiel 2008).The irony of this conflict over peer review is that peer review is poorly understood and criticized even in conventional journals." This paper provides an interesting biblical perspective on this process. Some may argue why a Practical Theology of Peer Review and why even get involved in the science debate. I think one of the most grandest responses to this objection can be made by a comment of Martin Luther, "If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the Word of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Him. Where the battle rages there the loyalty of the soldier is proved; and to be steady on all the battle front besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point."

Warning!!! Below are many run on sentences and missed puntuations!!
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Quick comment, however, is that there are many areas in which the enemy of Christ is at work and so we have to keep that in mind not just here in the sciences. But this is indeed one of the many. And remember that the fathers of many a scientific fields were christians but there has been a recent hijacking of creation since Darwin being redefined to anything but a creation and this is God's work we are discussing. So it is a major issue for it says in Revelations that "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.". Let's not take away the pleasure of God by allowing His work to be hijacked into some other gods' non-existent hands or into the hands of atheism!!!! Science is a moral issue if the above scripture is true!!!! So let us in love and by His grace "take it back" for His pleasure and look at creation in the light of His Truth as revealed in the scriptures that Christ upheld Himself with utmost authority. To not endeavor into this adventure is to allow the current status quo to remain which is not a very God honouring status quo thus I argue that creation science is justified so long as we don't forget that God came to earth to die for our sins and that is ultimately the only way back to a sound view/understanding of His creation. The ultimate reason why we don't glorify God for His awesome creation and we hijack it into Darwinism or some other false gods hands is because we have gotten off the right track in our thinking somewhere, so ultimately we are not going to see creation rightly until we confess our wrong thiinking that leads to our own lack of gratitude toward Him and then trust in the Son He sent to earth to die for our sins which message He gave to His disciples as recorded in the New Testament and Providentially has miraculously survived to this day despite many odds/enemies. In comparison to any other book the Bible is amazingly preserved and maintains its influence like no other book has in ancient past literature and in modern times. It's almost as if God has made it clear what book is His. His actually stands out!!!!!!!!! And what a a message at root it contains. That God loved us so much that He sent His only begotten Son and to make that clear beyond any excuse He does so by dying on the cross. No other message from any other god has that message been so well published in many different forms and preserved except in the Old and New Testament of the Bible!!! We may find fault with people of all faiths and atheisms but never in God. Any percieved fault we may seem to have in God is but a percieved fault for God to be God there is no fault thus all faults we percieve are just our perceptions unless of course we want to assume the opposite. By why? He has called us to faith!!!! Not unbelief. Why should we simply assume unbelief? Why not assume false perception? To be open minded, why not? And some circular argument proceeds with no real good reason for its circularity ending in the inevitable finite, fallible (sure scientifically/logically/philosophically/morally minded but none the less) Man as ultimate in authority!!! To be biblically minded, why not? And a somewhat circular argument proceeds but with a twist at the bottom that justifies itself: Cause God is ultimate in authority!!!! Now this assumes that God does indeed exist but why should we assume otherwise? We've been taught to have faith by God and Jesus and all the Old and New Testament so why should we not have faith and secondly the other options are but biases of unbelief against what God is teaching us so again why should we take an antiGod bias with no justification for its circular reasoning!!!! Is this not similar to what Satan did to Eve in his opening line. "Did God really say....." I mean who else but to God should she have gone too to answer the temptatious questions of Satan. Looks like going to her own mind and pleasures and self didn't do her nor Adam nor the human race and all creation thereafter much good. They should have gone to God's "say so" like Christ did in contrast in His temptation, He responded to the devil with a simple "It is written.....". So the first Adam brought death and the second Adam (Christ) brings life. So we have set before us life and death in these 2 examples. And in matters of the intellect in apologetics we too can be tempted to sin in our thinking. We will either reason the truth of the gospel assuming that God is God or we will reason the truth of the gospel assuming that God is not God. There is no in between. If there is feel free to reason it!!! Assuming nothing or whatever you want to fill in the blank with is not assuming God is or God is not. And to not assume either is to assume God is not for God to be God He most definitely is and to not assume God as ultimate in authority is to assume God is not for if God is He surely is ultimate in authority and thus must be assumed in order for anything to be determined either way for to not do so would be to assume God is not ultimate in authority which again is to assume God is not and on and on and on.... Maybe I am flawed in my reasoning here at the end but that's ok. I type it for argument sake I suppose.

P.S.- My wife is soon to aide me with my running on sentences and such. So in the future my paragraphs may be more tolerable!!!! :)

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Third update on Indoctrinate U

http://www.indoctrinateu.com/ -For trailer and to download movie and to watch deleted scenes online for free.

Some interesting posts from producer of indoctrinateus' website:

Starbucks vs. Laissez Faire-"Laissez-faire. It's a policy that made Starbucks vastly successful. But don't try to put that phrase on a customized Starbucks Card."

Watch a video of Michael Moore's Call to Arms-"While Michael Moore was delivering his infamous speech at the Academy Awards, every single documentary filmmaker nominated for an Oscar stood behind him in solidarity. The fact that liberals dominate the industry is even more significant given the recent changes in CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS. Moore and his fellow filmmakers ARE FREE to embed their opinions in movies, but CITIZENS WHO WANT TO FINANCE POLITICAL ADS WILL DISCOVER NEW LIMITS TO THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH. What would Mr. Moore have to say about this? To find out, I staked him out over the course of four days."

Recent happenings of related matter:

ADF sues UNC-Wilmington on behalf of conservative pundit and professor Mike Adams-"Adams, hired to teach at UNCW in 1993, and an associate professor since 1998, generated an impressive record of productive research resulting in 10 peer-reviewed publications, the number UNCW department chairs had stated as "safe" to merit promotion to full professor. Adams applied for full professorship in 2004, but the then-interim chair of the department, Dr. Diane Levy, known as an outspoken feminist with leftist political leanings, raised concerns about Adams' "political activity" and reprimanded him for his weekly nationally syndicated column. Contrasting him with columnist William F. Buckley, Levy requested that Adams change his writing style so that it would be less "caustic" and more "cerebral." In 2005, Dr. Kimberly J. Cook became chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at UNCW. Cook, an outspoken atheist who openly criticized Christianity, described to a recruitment committee her ideal candidate for a teaching position as "a lesbian with spiked hair and a dog collar." Adams completed his 11th peer-reviewed publication in 2006 and applied for promotion to full professorship. But during a closed-door meeting on Sept. 14 (My birthday, how dare they. Just kidding.), Cook and senior faculty members decided not to promote Adams."

Actual complaint filed with District Court- on 04/10/2007

Court refuses to dismiss professor's discrimination suit against UNC-Wilmington-"Adams frequently received accolades from his colleagues after the university hired him as an assistant professor in 1993 and promoted him to associate professor in 1998 when he was an atheist. However, interrogations, accusations, and refusals for promotion followed his conversion to Christianity in 2000, even though the quality of his work and conduct at the university never wavered....The University of North Carolina-Wilmington must face a lawsuit brought against it by Alliance Defense Fund attorneys on behalf of Mike Adams"

The order denying UNCW most of its motion to dismiss- on 03/31/2008.

Not just in America- "The British Columbia College of Teachers won a court decision against me in 2006 for "conduct unbecoming a member....The college's lawyer stated categorically that "everything you have written, in its entirety, is derogatory and discriminatory." I continue to find that a bewildering statement, because I was quoting peer-reviewed research data, including research done by investigators who are homosexual themselves. Furthermore, I have never had a human rights complaint laid against me."

Not Just in Colleges: ADF attorneys defend Wis. high school student facing religious discrimination-You all may have heard of this one. It made FoxNews and the Sean Hannity show on CNN and MSNBC. "The teacher cited a document that the student and all other students in the class had been required to sign at the beginning of the semester which prevented them from creating artwork with the prohibited depictions. After the teacher said that the student had "signed away his First Amendment rights," the student respectfully protested by tearing the signed document in half...Citing a policy prohibiting depictions of "blood, violence, sexual connotations, [or] religious beliefs," officials penalized a Christian student for his artwork depicting a Bible verse and a cross but did not penalize students who included demonic illustrations in their artwork."

Complaint filed with District Court-On 03/28/2008.

Picture of artwork that got a zero

Copies of artwork depicting demonic images created by other students in the class. Picture 1 and Picture 2.

Watch video of the attorneys Cable TV appearances here.- On FoxNews, CNN Sean Hannity show, and some MSNBC show. Now the links took a while to pull up. But this video didn't take as long as the others on google streaming. Click here for the CNN Sean Hannity show coverage of the story as the 2 lawyers on either sides discuss this.

For alternative to video here is a 10 minute discussion on Jerry Johnson Live available here.

Yanking back the balance and filling in the gaps

"He said, "He who is not for Me is against Me," Just so you know where He's coming from."-Bob Dylan (Gonna Change My Way of Thinking)