Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas....-"We have been honored to work closely with Bishop John Yanta, Respect Life Coordinator Rita Diller, and all those in the Amarillo Diocese who, since 1997, have worked towards the day when Planned Parenthood would no longer exist in the Texas Panhandle. Through the grace of God, that day will come next week...It is a wonderful Christmas present for all who have been so faithful for so long.."

Merry Christmas again...-"A man seeking to protect his disabled wife from having her nutrition and hydration removed by his sister-in-law succeeded in having the court name him as guardian Tuesday when the sister-in-law withdrew her application for guardianship...Robert Lavers is the rightful guardian of his wife and simply desires to take care of her. He did not want a death sentence for Heather....This actually happened last month...Also, see Tear jerking testimony of pro-abort/euthanasia mother turn pro-life!!!! for another encouraging story..."

South Korean Physicians Refuse to Pull Life Support...-"Doctors at Severance Hospital in Sinchon-dong are refusing to carry out the sentence of the Western District Court ordering doctors to remove life support, including feeding tubes, from a comatose woman. The physicians are appealing the ruling to S. Korea's Supreme Court."

No Christmasophobia in Ohio....-"I don't know why it's politically incorrect to say 'Merry Christmas,'" said Joanne Brown...Last year, the three raised money to buy billboard space to convey the real reason for season...The idea caught on and donations poured in, allowing the women to post a total of four billboards last year....This year, the three women have raised even more money, sponsoring ten red and white "Merry Christmas' billboards"

Chris Matthews at MSNBC introduces his viewers to new definitions of objectivity and journalism..-Unbelievable!!! "Chris Mattews defines objectivity for us...Chris Matthews defined his job title for us...If MSNBC viewers can not see the liberal bias of Chris Matthews then it must be because they can't get out of Chris Matthews liberal dictionary.
But for those of us who have different dictionaries and beg to respectfully differ check out the Best Notable Quotables of 2008 or rather "The 21st Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting"-Must view videos

The Truth Goes Marching On MTV-"Pro-life television commercials with a proven track record of substantially lowering abortion rates are set to air on MTV beginning the day after Christmas..."

Christmasophobia

This boss has been naughty....read thru it all before you make your decision...-"Thomas objected to her supervisor and offered to say either “Merry Christmas” or to continue greeting callers the same way they are greeted throughout the year. She explained that her religious beliefs prevented her from contributing to the secularization of Christmas, and asked for an accommodation of her beliefs...Phillips then fired her for “insubordination” because she refused to say “Happy Holidays.”After being fired, Thomas began gathering her personal things. Phillips told her that she needed to leave right away or he would call the police. He then became verbally abusive and taunted Thomas by saying: “We are going to have a Merry Christmas here; are you going to have a Merry Christmas with no job?” Adding insult to injury, Phillips summoned the police after Ms. Thomas insisted on retrieving her purse from inside her desk before leaving. Thomas was not arrested, but was forced to leave..."

More Christmasophobia...-"Americans United for Separation of Church and State threatened to file a lawsuit against the city of Dallas if it doesn't remove its nativity scene from a public street. The scene is part of several light displays across the city celebrating Christmas...The attacks on Christmas are simply part of a larger war being waged on anything and everything Christian...Elsewhere, government employees in Oklahoma City were told that they cannot celebrate Christmas in the workplace. They received a rude awakening on Nov. 15 when they were issued a memo stating that they couldn't display "nativity scenes, cherubs, angels, crosses, and any other symbols of clear religious significance....A complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in the lawsuit Spencer v. City of Oklahoma City."Allowing employees to exercise their right to express their faith is not a violation of the First Amendment...The Freedom From Religion Foundation is threatening to sue a small Wisconsin town over a nativity scene on public property. The nativity scene was erected by a private religious group and stands alone. Manitowoc County executive Bob Ziegelbauer picks up the story. "It's been there every year for 50-ish years, and a local Catholic women's group puts it up and takes it down and maintains it," he explains. "And it's not extraordinary in that it's a scene that everybody, I think, is familiar with as they go through their day at this time of the year."...The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, yesterday filed its opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, challenging the constitutionality of a New Jersey school district’s policy that banned the performance of traditional Christmas music in the district’s public schools....Since at least 1960, Christmas music had been a part of the Christmas holiday traditions in the school district. In fact, a year before the new policy, the school district held a December holiday concert that included such traditional religious songs as “Joy to the World,” “O’Come All Ye Faithful,” “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” and “Silent Night.”...The New Jersey school district policy at issue in this case was featured in a book, The War On Christmas, by former Fox News anchor, John Gibson."-By the way there is a whole lot more Christmasophobia at Christmasophobia

American History

Puritans Arrive at Plymouth Rock 388 years ago to date...-"On the 22d of December, 1620, the Puritans, one hundred and one in number, landed from the Mayflower, and planted their feet on the Rock of Plymouth, and began a new era in the history of the world. The day and the rock became canonized in American history, and emblems of the grandest Christian ideas and associations. The first act of the Puritans, after landing, was to kneel down and offer their thanksgiving to God, and by a solemn act of prayer, and in the name and for the sake of Christ, to take possession of the continent. They thus repeated the Christian consecration which Columbus, more than a century before, had given to the New World, and so twice in the most formal and solemn manner was it devoted to Christ and Christian civilization...How significant and sublime the lessons that gather round and flow from Plymouth Rock! How does it speak for God and of God! How grandly does it proclaim the Christian faith and fruits of those great and good men who, in prayer and faith, planted a Christian empire in the New World, and started a Christian nation on a noble career of progress and greatness!"

Christmas in America in 1844 was a hot debate then but for radically different reasons...-"In America's early years, the celebration of Christmas was a subject of heated debate among Christians, and the lines between the opposing views were drawn largely according to church affiliation. Those from the High Church (e.g., Anglicans, Catholics, Episcopalians, etc., which practiced a more formal tradition of worship), tended to support Christmas celebrations, while those from the Low Church (e.g., Congregationalists, Baptists, Quakers, etc., which practiced a more informal mode of worship), tended to oppose that celebration.The views of the two sides had largely been shaped by their own history in Europe."

Call congress to stop American Historical Reconsctructionism at the new 620 million dollar Capitol VIsitors Center for liberals-"Americans have a new multi-million dollar Capitol Visitors Center in Washington. Supposedly this new center gives a history of how America became a great nation. Only problem is, the role of religion is censored and distorted." Read this research to see how your tax dollars were used to distort and censor. Then contact your Representative and Senators and demand that the needed corrections be made."

Economy

BBC News: "Fannie...and...Freddie is the biggest corporate rescue in history...leaving a grey area between being government owned and private sector"-"the two firms own or guarantee about $5.3 trillion (£2.7 trillion) worth of home loans - more than half the outstanding mortgages in the US...while they are invisible to the average borrower, the two firms are highly influential institutions and are key to the US housing market...way too intertwined with everyone in the world...Almost all US mortgage lenders, from huge financial institutions such as Citigroup to small, local banks, rely on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...which are at the heart of the multi-trillion US housing market...They are both shareholder-owned companies mandated by the US Congress to provide funding to the housing market...There is no direct UK equivalent to the two firms..."

New York Times refutes itself when blaming Bush for the economic crisis. Fannie and Freddie leveraged their government-sponsored advantages...-"The Bush administration is hopping mad at the New York Times for a story the Gray Lady published Sunday, “White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire.” The White House will have to defend itself on this one, but we are concerned that the Times, in its partisan desire to tarnish President Bush, provides far too narrow a focus on the government’s central role in creating the current crisis..." and must listen too "A former congressman explains the mortgage crisis and bubble in 8 minutes Actually he takes longer I believe but this gives you an interesting history behind the mortgage bubble at http://www.wallbuilderslive.com/listen.asp?cs=high&mf=wma&fileName=WBLive12-12-08."

Will Big Media report that the Democrat party benefit most from the "the biggest Ponzi scheme in history" of Wall Street?-"Investment fund manager Bernard Madoff, who allegedly ran a criminal scheme in which investors reportedly lost up to $50 billion, was a major donor to political campaigns and causes over the last 16 years, according to data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics and analyzed by CNSNews.com. A New York Times editorial on Friday characterized what Madoff is alleged to have done as “the biggest Ponzi scheme in history.” Since 1992, Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, donated a total of $225,050 to federal candidates, parties and committees. Seventy-seven percent ($172,600) of that money went to Democratic causes and individuals..."

Religious Freedom

Buddhists to force 13 Christians to become Buddhist in India...-"Buddhist clerics and local council officials are holding 13 newly converted Christians captive in a pagoda in a southeastern mountainous district of Bangladesh in an attempt to forcibly return them to Buddhism"

Same Sex Marriage

The debate in Cali over same-sex marriage will continue until 03-09...-"California citizens have decided to put boundaries on marriage. Most all agree that boundaries should be put on marriage. Most homosexual activists believe ( or at least when confronted with the concern that homosexual marriages would lead to polygamist and polyamory marriages they do) that boundary should exclude polygamists and polyamory. Traditional Marriage activist believe marriage should be limited to one man and one woman. Both put limits on marriage for non-discriminatory reasons or non bigotted reasons. Homosexual activists are no more discriminatory of polygamist as traditional marriage advocates are discriminatory of homosexuals. There are many other reason why the two have set boundaries to marriage then discrimination and bigotry.
With that let aside...
The California Supreme Court will decide the fate of marriage in California on 03-09. Here is some recent news.."

"Bust the black list" so far a success....-"Homosexual activist have blacklisted certain business in California that supported the Amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman. This blacklist may be doing more good then harm. At least for Leatherby's Ice Cream in Sacramento it is."

Who said, "Opposing same-sex marriage does not make Warren — or anyone else — bigoted or hateful."? Actually a homosexual!!!-"But, in coming out against gay marriage, Warren didn’t attack gay people. He merely expressed his belief that gender difference was a defining aspect of the institution.Given the civil nature with which Warren has expressed this view, activists’ opposition to the president-elect’s choice marks them the more intolerant party in this controversy. It shows how all too many of them readily label any opposition to gay marriage as bigoted, hateful, or otherwise anti-gay."

New York Times lobby Governor Corzine of New Jersey for gay marriage.-"The NY Times editorial, Separate and Not Equal, concludes: “. . . Governor Corzine typically takes the right side on important issues, but he has been known to retreat in the face of opposition. We hope that’s not the case here. It’s past time for him and for the Democrats in Trenton to find the political courage to extend the right to marry to gay couples.”

Boycott of Campbells soup in the working-"We support all types of families, regardless of how they're defined, [and have done so] for more than 100 years"...I suppose family could also be polygamist or polyamory with this type of support and definition of family. The thing that is most concerning to me about this issue is it is this very issue that people are labeling christians as bigots and discriminators. If this reasoning prevails we will see further degradation of the name of Christ in American culture."

Update on UK registrar: Argument that equates a Christians belief in marriage to be between opposite sexes to Terrorism wins in the UK for now.. -"Ladele would not perform such ceremonies and instead arranged for other colleagues to handle them. Nonetheless, the Council accused her of gross misconduct and refused to consider her for promotion, eventually threatening to fire her if she did not conduct a homosexual union herself..."

Gay affirming schools necessary says Milwaukee Public Schools "because adolescents are publicly identifying their sexuality as early as middle school"-"The State Bar of Arizona is considering whether to require new attorneys to swear they will not let their views on sexual orientation get in the way of providing legal services...Staver believes the campaign is going nationwide and will be a tool used by homosexuals to hold back Christian lawyers"..."Marty Lexmond, the director of school innovation for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the need for a gay-friendly middle school is even greater today because adolescents are publicly identifying their sexuality as early as middle school"

Pro-Life

Huffington Post/UN Population Fund/China vs. The Population Research Institute-"we brought back evidence -- videotapes, audio tapes, photographs, transcriptions of these abuses occurring under the control of the U.N. Population Fund." Mosher believes the Post is deficient in terms of journalistic ethics. "We never received a call from The Huffington Post asking us for our comments or quotations about their attack on us, and we would expect better of any organization with the slightest bit of journalistic integrity," he concludes. He even wrote a letter to the Post asking for an opportunity to respond, but Mosher never received an answer.."

Czech wants to allow provide abortions for residents outside Czech-"The Czech cabinet has passed a controversial bill that would allow Czech doctors to kill the unborn children of EU residents from other countries with more restrictive abortion laws. Members of the Christian Democrat party (KDU-ÈSL) on Tuesday asked KDU-ÈSL head Jiri Cunek to begin coalition talks to attempt revision of the bill to change the “abortion tourism” provisions before it is submitted to the Parliament for final approval, according to the Czech News Agency."

Catholic charities must not become "indistinguishable from secular organization such as UNICEF"-"charitable institutions that are recipients of Catholic funds must not sell their souls by supporting causes that offend Catholic morals. According to a National Catholic Reporter article, Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes told bishops that Catholic charities must not become “indistinguishable from secular organizations such as UNICEF, the Red Cross, and others..."

The Roe vs Wade of Europe once again...-"Ireland's ban on abortion is being challenged before the European Court of Human Rights in what is being called a "pivotal case." The Family Research Council and Alliance Defense Fund are defending the country's right to life and have presented a brief to the court..."

Jill Stanek vs ABC World News on pro-life pharmacist in Illinois-"...let's look at the report from ABC World News on the pro-life pharmacist and look at Jill Stanek's report from her blog and compare the two...Conclusion: If you find a story on ABC World News or any channel for that matter you will probabily find more interesting comments and documented details at http://www.jillstanek.com/ and not only that you will find multitudes of ligitimate stories that most channels ignore. Jill gets in depth and documents her story and is continually moving up in blog rankings for good reason. Put her on your blog roll!!!...If you find somebody in the liberal media biasing you against her, which there are many, give her a read before you make your own decision. Innocent before proven guilty and treat others as you would have them treat yourself."

Jill Stanek critiques Guttmacher "research"... -"...Guttmacher would say that. It's the research arm of Planned Parenthood, which makes much, if not most, of its $1 billion annual income from contraceptive sales...Guttmacher was trying to say TX's parental involvement law didn't account for the drop in TX abortions. Rather, parental involvement laws in states surrounding TX did."

Make a comment on Obama's web-site concerning FOCA and the 55 page pro-abortion mandate posted there....-"The Obama transition website has posted the 55-page pro-abortion marching order and opened it up for comment.Let's tell him to ignore it.Click here to ask President-elect Obama to stop supporting FOCA. FOCA would eliminate every abortion-related law nationwide -- even common-sense laws that protect women and minors -- and force us to pay for the radical pro-abortion agenda with our tax dollars."

Jesuit-run University under fire again over abortion healthcare...-"USF drops abortion from student health insurance, but school employees can still get ‘termination of pregnancy’ coverage via HMO"

Liberal Media Bias

Palin church burning virtually ignored...-"A religion columnist and journalism professor says the mainstream media's coverage of the fire that gutted Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's home church has been thin, but it's hard to say exactly why it's been underplayed.Investigators say the fire that destroyed Wasilla Bible Church in Alaska on December 12 was likely the work of an arsonist, but the mainstream news media, with the exception of The Associated Press, has largely ignored the story."

Roger Ebert reveals bias when reviewing the film Expelled....-"It may at first seem like a tardy review for film critic Roger Ebert, considering that Expelled was released back in April; however, Ebert clarifies that he has been “accused of refusing to review” Expelled “because of my belief in the theory of evolution.” So that prompted his late review..."

Waxman and the UAW vs AIG in Big Media-"AIG held a week-long retreat for company executives at the exclusive St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, Calif. Less than one week [after the government intervened]..." Nope "the trip was scheduled a year earlier to reward top salespeople from the company's life insurance business...Click here to see the full hotel bill" Which shows that there many many more rooms then just for a few executives. Clearly for those who work for them in some fashion not executives!!!" Now compare: "The United Autoworkers Union, which had a total net worth of $1.2 billion in 2007, owns a $27 million resort and conference center that features a $6 million upscale golf course, according to financial statements on file with the U.S. Department of Labor..."

When Journalists don't get religion? Blind Spot-"Does today's media frequently miss or misunderstand many major news stories, because they don't take religion seriously?"

Global Warming

National Association of Evangelicals goes neutral on climate change-"The NAE has never taken a position on global warming, or more broadly described as 'climate change' -- and I'm not aware of any movement within the NAE to bring about such a statement"

Religion and Politics

A List of your congressional leaders religious affiliation available here...-"Included on the Pew Forum's website is a list of each member and his or her religious affiliation, a graphic summarizing the findings, and extensive additional data on affiliations in each house of Congress and of Congressional leaders."

Education

NEA Teachers Union members that are not happy with their union fees going to anti-christian political causes there is something you can do...-"David Barton, Rick Green and Brad Dacus discuss the social/cultural/political issues the NEA supports that have nothing to do with education or protecting teachers. Brad Dacus gives us a way to divert the money from union dues that goes toward pushing liberal political agendas and instead gives it to a charity of your choice. This program is a definite "must" for educators and union members across the nation who need to know where their money really goes.

Bible Puzzles

Was the earth to be refilled in Genesis or filled?-"The word replenish in the King James Version was used in the seventeenth century (when the King James Version was translated) to simply mean “fill.” According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it did not mean “refill” at the time the translators worked on the King James Bible. It expressed such ideas as to stock, fill, supply, or inhabit. Note that we don’t have both plenish and replenish (like fill and refill). Replenish comes from the word replete; being replete with happiness is being full with happiness."

Doesn’t Jesus contradict Old Testament teachings by not stoning the adulteress, which was commanded?-"This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him....Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?"

Could the loving God of the New Testament order the complete destruction of the inhabitants of Jericho found in the Old Testament?-"Recent textual discoveries in Ugarit confirm the Scripture record of centuries filled with idolatry, sodomy, bestiality, sorcery, and child sacrifice. Consequently, each generation had polluted the next with idolatry, perversion, and blood. We must not read Deuteronomy 18:9–12 with an emotionless indifference in the way that some would read yesterday’s news. Parents offered up their children to the god Molech by fire. Child sacrifice is more than an unfortunate, ancient tribal custom. It is a hideous twisted ritual conducted by men who have reprobated themselves into beasts. Then again, the customs of Canaan are not really a quantum leap from ancient religious ritual to our current indulgence of “a woman's right to choose,” are they?"

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Illinois and Indiana

Illinois

What do Jill Stanek, Obama, Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, Arne Duncan, Planned Parenthood have in common?-"Illinois. It appears to me that Illinois is an abortionist stronghold politically...

Indiana

Providence or Coincidence: Planned Parenthood of Indiana, Christmas Gift Certificates, ABC News and the pro-life movement-"Christmas Gift Certificate this!!!! Providence says to Planned Parenthood of Indiana don't mess with the unborn and that Christmas is not the time for your agenda it is rather the time for His. Which is forgiveness of any sin, including abortion or supporting it or voting for it, by trusting in the Christ of Christmas who shed His blood on the cross even for those who support the shedding of innocent blood did He spill His own. Praise the Lord and Merry Christmas all!!!! May many find the real reason for the season......."

Pro-life video subpoenaed in Indiana as Providence unfolds this Christmas season...-"This Christmas season Planned Parenthood of Indiana of all the 50 possible states decided to give away gift certificates in Indiana for their services which includes abortion. Coincidentally or Providentially this story made it to even ABC World News which is a note to take note of.
Six months earlier http://www.liveactionfilms.org/ just so happen to start a sting operation video recording unlawful practices of Planned Parenthood of Indiana that have just this month been released to the public via YouTube by http://www.liveactionfilms.org/ a bit before ABC World News reported on the Christmas season gift certificate.

I have posted the videos in the below links with interesting comments from various well known pro-lifers.

And now the latest news is that the AG if Indiana is investigating and a grand jury is set to and the videos released by http://www.liveactionfilms.org/ are being subpoenaed in their unedited version and the film maker said according to AP article below, "Rose said Thursday she would cooperate with investigators and urged the state attorney general also to examine Planned Parenthood's activities statewide..."

Bible Puzzles

How old was Azariah when he began to reign? 42 or 22 or both!!!!-"What age was Ahaziah when he began to reign? Does the bible contradict itself?"

Economy

Want to see Ford's Auto Worker's union contract. All 22 pounds of it, 9 inches thick and 2,215 pages full.-"And not one concession when asking for an auto bailout of billions!!!"..."Barack Obama is top recipient of cash from the UAW and Democrats heavily outweigh Republicans."

MIT published book says "minimum wages do not achieve the main goals set forth by their supporters."-"Based on their comprehensive reading of the evidence, Neumark and Wascher argue that minimum wages do not achieve the main goals set forth by their supporters. They reduce employment opportunities for less-skilled workers and tend to reduce their earnings; they are not an effective means of reducing poverty; and they appear to have adverse longer-term effects on wages and earnings, in part by reducing the acquisition of human capital..."

Don't bailout AIG just yet....-"Dr. Muhammed Imran Ashraf Usmani, the Pakistani member of that board, supports the belief that Muslims in Western countries have an obligation to wage violent jihad against their host country..."

Education

Teacher's Union part of the problem says some teachers and successful Charter bipartisan school system in Washington, DC.-"Twelve years ago a Republican Congress and a Democrat president came together in a bipartisan fashion and passed one of the nation’s strongest charter school laws for the Washington, D.C., school system....the charter schools are free from union contracts, so they have the freedom to decide who the hire and fire...Students in the District’s charter schools have opened a solid academic lead over those in its traditional public schools. … Charters have been particularly successful with low-income children, who make up two-thirds of D.C. public school students...The Heritage Foundation sincerely hopes he looks to the charter movement’s success in the District of Columbia as a guide for much-needed reform..."

Obama's choice of Secretary of Education not so impressive...-"In 2007, only 17 percent of eighth graders tested at or above grade level in reading in Chicago Public Schools – the school system administered by Arne Duncan since 2001..."-And it only gets worse!!!

American History

America's first national day of thanksgiving exactly 231 years ago...-"In light of America's current war in Iraq and ongoing war against terrorism, the actions of our Founding Fathers in times of war are instructive. This is the text of the first national day of thanksgiving in America (set for December 18, 1777), declared by the Continental Congress on November 1, 1777...."

Politics

Obama's birth certificate issue not going away...-"America Online is conducting a new poll asking readers whether they believe there is any merit to the controversy surrounding Barack Obama's citizenship – and most respondents say "yes."With nearly 77,000 national votes in the unscientific survery... private investigator has released to WND an affidavit that casts doubt on whether Barack Obama's family lived at the address listed in the published notice of his birth in 1961."

Obama suprises all with Rick Warren...-"My take is that this is a good thing and a possible in to the heart of Obama. You just never know what good can come out of this relationship. Keep it in prayer!!!As far as whether or not it is right of Warren to open with for such a president consider 1 Timothy 2:1-6.....God has enabled a good relationship between the two without compromise. This to me is a good thing and one of our best hopes into giving Obama a perspective of the evangelical community and who but knows that God will change Obama's heart on many of these social issues."

Global Warming

CNN Meteorologis says "the earth is presently entering a cooling cycle – a result of nature, not man."-see video comments of meteorologist who is "is a senior fellow and science director of The Heartland Institute, an organization that will be holding the 2009 International Conference on Climate Change in New York March 8-10."

Church Philanthropy

Church Philanthropy again. Documenting the benefit to society of the Church-"interesting study. Documents the differences in certain behaviors between kids that have an intact family and how often they go to church proving the benefit of the nuclear family and church attendance to society...Give a listen to November 18 broadcast of Wallbuilders live. Churches at times are discriminated against by the cities because when they apply for land the land isn't taxed so there is no revenue for the city when a church seeks land within a city to build their church. But who knows how much the city is being spared by having a church in their community!!! Especially in light of next story..."Youth-Reach Inc., a Christian-based nonprofit organization, brings in trained staff to supervise and teach boys 12 to 21 in the group foster home setting....He said about 30 area churches and other supporters raised more than $1 million in the last four years for the Summerdale project, which will have a $600,000 annual operating budget. No state or federal funds are involved.And there's no charge to the residents or their families."

Religious Freedom

Faith Based Initiative, Conscience rights and Faith Based views of marriage should not be left at the door says Obama....-"Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, William Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King--indeed, the majority of great reformers in American history--were not only motivated by faith but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause."-said Obama!!!!

Sarah Palin's church severly damaged by arson.-"Palin told her pastor said she was sorry if the fire was connected to any "undeserved negative attention" during her vice-presidential campaign."..."The report also mentions that the church came under heavy criticism after promoting the “Love Won Out” conference sponsored by Focus on the Family which helps people struggling with homosexuality to overcome same-sex attractions..."

The Legacy of Bush revisited-"President Bush’s administration and a host of court rulings have indelibly altered the way that the federal government relates to religious charities, according to an analysis by experts on the subject...Now, eight years into this, it doesn’t seem like such a radical proposition...Tuttle said Bush’s effort to boost government funding of religious groups has been largely successful...Lupu noted that the incoming Obama administration could choose to reverse some of the Bush interpretations of such provisions in a couple of ways..."

Google acknowledges human intervention in search results and wants its own Fast Track on the Web...-"Google this week admitted that its staff will pick and choose what appears in its search results. It’s a historic statement - and nobody has yet grasped its significance . . . The celebrated openness of the Internet -- network providers are not supposed to give preferential treatment to any traffic -- is quietly losing powerful defenders."

UN Islamic 'Defamation' measure: "the number of countries supporting the resolution fell behind the number of those voting against or abstaining."-"Thursday’s vote passed by a margin of 86-53, with 42 countries abstaining. The result showed a significant erosion of support since a similar resolution passed in the General Assembly last December by a vote of 108-51, with 25 abstentions.For the first time, the number of countries supporting the resolution fell behind the number of those voting against or abstaining."

African American Pro-lifer threatened with 4 years in jail even though witness testified that no use of "force against them, threatened them, or.."-"3 more First Amendment Case victories which now totals 48 since 06/08 see trail of all cases starting here at 2 more First Amendment Case victories totalling 45 since 06/2008!!!See below that the ACLU is actually right for once and the personal story of pro-lifer that is going thru a free speech case right now in California below..."

Pro-Life

Planned Parenthood and other abortionists at it again...-"The boy and girl wanted to marry and have the child, but the mother of the 15-year-old's boyfriend insisted on an abortion, found a clinic that would do it, and sent them on their way...The girl arrived at the clinic with a faked consent note forged by the boyfriend's mother on the day of the abortion...The girl's parents knew nothing of the abortion until two weeks afterwards, and have now sued Northside Women's Clinic saying it broke Georgia law. Attorney Little sees some irony in the situation in that the girl's mother previously had taken her to have her ears pierced -- but was turned away...So you can get an abortion [without proof of parenthood], but you can't get your ears pierced"...""[S]he informs them that this little girl has been raped by the mother's boyfriend, and the mother wants to keep the boyfriend..."[T]his kind of stuff happens every day in Planned Parenthoods across the country -- every day," she argues. "They're covering for statutory rapists."

Danny Glover is caught on video not supporting the Civil Rights...-"I am praying this is not the end of the story for Mr Glover on this issue..."

Christmasophobia

The "all" inclusive all demanding secular one's are becoming more and more intolerant.... In the UK "But this year she was astonished when an employee of South Tyneside Homes called at her house and informed her that the decorations she was displaying might be offending her neighbours". In Spain "Argument over nativity scenes and church-state separation are not limited to the United States...it was taken down on orders of an official in the prosecutor's office". In Mississippi "In her email, she specifically stated: “He and another child did a poem about Christ. I know we can't discuss these type [sic] of things in school so I asked the two of them to do another poem of their choice.”

Christmasophobia: Christmas Grinches and Santa's Helpers part 1-"TOP Grinch-o-Meter Award: The 17 congressmen who supported a resolution recognizing Islam and Ramadan but voted “no” or “present”(that is, there but wouldn’t vote) on a similar resolution introduced byRep. Steve King (R-Iowa) recognizing Christianity and Christmas. Lawmakers who voted “no” for Christianity and “yes” for Islam are:....."

Christmasophobia: Christmas Grinches and Santa's Helpers part 2-"• The Wisconsin State Assembly voted to call the balsam fir in the Capitol a “Christmas tree.” The tree had been called a Christmas treefrom 1916 to 1985, according to Rep. Marlin Schneider (D), but hadbeen downgraded in recent years. In an interview with Fox News hesaid, “Political correctness took over and then we decided it wouldbecome a holiday tree. But what it really is, is a Christmas tree, andthere’s nothing really wrong with that.”

Christmasophobia: Christmas Grinches and Santa's Helpers part 3-"Dan Barker of the Freedom From Religion Foundation said during an appearance on the Dec. 4 "Fox & Friends" that the nativity scene represents "hate speech" and "a direct attack on good human values."-Did I just read that right??? Now in light of what this atheist said was "hate speech" check out his display which says, "There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds."-Wow!!! A nativity is "hate speech" and this is not! If the nativity is indeed "hate speech" then the atheist speech must be murderous!! I have one word for this irrational behavior amd reasoning, "Christmasophobia"!!!

Christmasophobia: Christmas Grinches and Santa's Helpers part 4-"3. Federal Judge William Griesbach fought back against the Freedom from Religion Foundation’s legal intimidation in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The organization brought suit against Green Bay because the city’s 2007 Christmas display features a Nativity scene. Griesbach dismissed the case due to lack of standing. According to the Christian legal organization Liberty Counsel, Griesbach ruled the claims made by Freedom from Religion were "so fleeting and slight that they do not warrant pursuing in federal court."Standing up against the tyranny of the minority: 6 hearts.

Healthcare

Bush leaves a First Amendment rights legacy in the health profession and Illinois Supreme Court sides with pro-life health care pharmacists...-"Contrast between Bush and Obama on the issue of what Bush believes to be life and Obama believes to be above his paygrade or he just doesn't know..."The Family Research Council (FRC) praises President Bush and Secretary Leavitt for the Administration's issuance of regulations to enforce the Church, Coats, and Weldon Amendments that protect health care providers' right of conscience. These regulations will increase public awareness of, and ensure governmental enforcement of, these vital statutes." "This is a huge victory for religious freedom and the First Amendment"...For Contrast Obama..."Last week, the Obama-Biden Transition Project posted a report on its website that calls for dramatic policy reversals on abortion, including $1 billion in taxpayer money for international abortion groups like Planned Parenthood"

American Society of Reproductive Medicine Statement Confirms the Pill Causes Abortion/Birth defects 2 to 4 times more likely via in vitro-"Amidst an ongoing debate among prolife advocates about whether to classify the Pill as an abortifacient or a prophylactic, pro-abortion advocates have published an authoritative statement declaring that the Pill prevents implantation of embryos, thereby causing an abortion.."...."Babies conceived using in vitro fertilization are two to four times as likely to have certain birth defects than those conceived naturally, U.S. researchers said on Monday"...and more

Same Sex Marriage

Fannie and Freddie just months before they collapsed gave more the $30k to PFLAG...-"the Freddie Mac Foundation has given more than $125,000 to gay-activist groups since 2005. The Fannie Mae Foundation has donated about $80,000 to such groups over the last decade."

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As to the "whole world" question the answer is of course not but some sure are. See section labeled Christmas.

Quick Bible Commentary

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain...If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not...-"I just happen to run across these verses during family worship. Somewhat convicting and very applicable in light of the unborn and the unsaved...."

American History

George Washington's view of God's role in the revolutionary war for American independence-"See Thomas Paine vs Benjamin Franklin. This may give some context as to why many of the America's founding fathers like Benjamin Franklin did not enjoy Thomas Paine's "Age of Reason" refutation of Providence as the Christian understood it. Especially see the last sentence that would be especially applicable...."

When unemployment was high and a civil war was about to break what did the President of the US recommend in 1860?-"...our laboring population are without employment, and consequently deprived of the mans of earning their bread...In this the hour of our calamity and peril, to whom shall we resort for relief but to the God of our fathers? His omnipotent arm only can save us from the awful effects of our own crimes and follies -- our own ingratitude and guilt towards our Heavenly Father...Let us, then, with deep contrition and penitent sorrow, unite in humbling ourselves before the Most High, in confessing our individual and national sins...Let our fervent prayers ascend to His Throne that He would not desert us in this hour of extreme peril, but remember us as he did our fathers in the darkest days of the revolution; and preserve our Constitution and our Union, the work of their hands, for ages yet to come."

Religious Freedom

International religious freedom issues: Double standard in India, Faith Schools underfire under Gordon Brown and problems in Spain/France/Belguria-"Is there a double standard in India regarding Christans and Hindus?...Unlike the Mumbai attacks which ended after three days, the attacks in Orissa went on for weeks...George of the Global Council of Indian Christians says it's because the Orissa attackers were Hindus and their victims were Christians...Whereas, when 121 people are brutally murdered by the Hindu radicals in Orissa, they were buried unsung, unheard. And that's the injustice I'm talking about..."

2 more First Amendment Case victories totalling 45 since 06/2008!!!-"Religious charities providing critical social services should not be discriminated against simply because they practice their religious beliefs and hire persons who share them. They are equally worthy of voluntary contributions, and no one is compelled to give to them...While it is disappointing that legal action was even necessary to address this clear constitutional violation, we applaud the state for eventually getting it right and amending its rules to respect religious freedom.."...."The ACLJ and the ECLJ – which has special consultative status with the United Nations – filed an amicus brief on behalf of Sameh Sami S. Khouzam.In a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a three-judge panel upheld a lower court decision giving Khouzam the right to challenge Egypt's "diplomatic assurances" that it will not torture him when he returns to Egypt. At the same time, the federal appeals court decision permits Khouzam to remain in the United States while he continues his battle to fight deportation..."

Pro-lifers either censored or knocked out...-"Pro-Life Grandmother experiences the wrath of the otherside..Pro-lifers at Cornell, Gonzaga and Allegheny College censored...Canadian Pro-Lifers experience the same"

Christmas

In the name of inclusivity Christmas is being excluded around the world!!!-"This is like saying in the name of tolerance for all we will not tolerate Christmas. Or How about? In the name of love for all we won't love some. This is not tolerance, inclusivity nor is it loving.How intelligent are those at Oxford and the University of North Carolina anyway? Looks like the Religious beat out the scholars on this one. See below..."Council leaders in Oxford have decided to ban the word Christmas from this year’s festive celebrations to make them more ‘inclusive’. But the decision to rename the series of events the ‘Winter Light Festival’ has been criticised by religious leaders and locals said it was ‘ludicrous’."

Christmas shopping? Consider Merry Tossmas...-"If you are interested in shopping at a Christmas safe retailer this season check out these lists of Christmas friendly or foe retailers."

Economy

Dow has gained 1400 points since 11/21/2008 after dropping 2000 points from 11/4/2008 to 11/20/2008 inspite of recession and unemployment news...-"A year into what we just heard is an official recession, unemployment hit 6.7 percent. That’s the highest for the Bush presidency. At this rate, it will soon get as bad as it was in 1993 – when Bill Clinton was president...The last time unemployment was at this level wasn’t 1974 – it was October 1993 under Clinton. Unemployment peaked at 7.1 percent during the Big Dog’s term. It hit its 60-year high in 1982 at 10.8 percent under Reagan."-Now to be fair to Reagan he did start his first year in office arguably inheriting these high unemployment rates from Carter much like Obama will do from Bush."

Fannie and Freddie CEO's make it clear that Fannie and Freddie were not truely private sector companies....-"If anything, Fannie Mae played catch-up to the banks and investment banks who drove the securitization of the most toxic sub-prime mortgages,” he said"-CEO of Fannie vs. ....“The irony was, had the private sector succeed in keeping them out, they would have been kept out,” he added."-Rep Brian Bilbray (R. California). "So therein lies the dispute"-Me

Labor Unions are just as corrupting as any other lobbyist and another pro-aborter, Jesse Jackson Jr, may be going down with IL Governor...-"the nation discovered that Blagojevich’s threats not only fit his well-established pattern of behavior, but also exposed the inherently corrupting influence of organized labor....three out of his top five donors were organized labor groups, and combining unions from all sectors, no industry gave more to Blagojevich than labor did...All of this union-related corruption comes at a crucial point in U.S. public policy. Organized labor has a tall wish list for Obama’s administration, including the abolition of secret ballot voting in union organizing elections and ensuring that as much of the $1 trillion Obama plans to spend to stimulate the economy goes to Davis-Bacon compliant jobs"..."Are Big Three autoworkers really making over $70 an hour?" Yep

The Media's Top 10 Worst Economic Myths of 2008-"Each year the Business & Media Institute looks back on the year's news and selects the top 10 worst economic myths. Here is our 2008 list: 10. Capitalism is dead or dying.
9. Gas at $4-a-gallon, blame the oil companies.
8. Fannie’s failure
7. Barack Obama sends stocks soaring, but not sinking.
6. Alternative energy: All gain, no pain
5. The economy has a fever and the only prescription is more bailouts.
4. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
3. Oil prices will skyrocket to $200 a barrel, gas to $15.
2. Welcome to 1929: Great Depression II
1. America needs a new, New Deal."-Click on link for more details and documentation.

Science, Politics and Global Warming

Humans Are Not 98% Genetically Identical to Chimpanzees-"First, the 98% figure is probably overstated. An article in Science puts the actual figure at 94%. (Jon Cohen, "Relative Differences: The Myth of 1%, June 29, 2007). But even these figures are only measuring about 2% of our total genetic makeup - that is, those genes that code for proteins, the building blocks of our physical bodies and functions."

Nobel Laureate in Physics/former NASA official, atmospheric scientist/650 scientist beg to differ with Gore/Obama/52 UN scientist on global warming..-"Al Gore is a politician who somehow managed to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Ivar Giaever is a Nobel Laureate in Physics. When it comes to global warming one has said, “If we allow this to happen, it would be deeply and unforgivably immoral. It would condemn coming generations to a catastrophically diminished future.” The other asserted, “I am a skeptic. … Global warming has become a new religion.”

Liberal Media Bias and Same Sex Marriage

Just criticism of Newsweek due. Get the otherside here...-"Would any contemporary heterosexual married couple — who likely woke up on their wedding day harboring some optimistic and newfangled ideas about gender equality and romantic love — turn to the Bible as a how-to script?" She answers, "Of course not, yet the religious opponents of gay marriage would have it be so."-Wow!!! Talk about a dishonest view of the Bible and the religious. This is an excellent response to the Newsweek article. A must read!!!

Pro-Life

President of Uruguay quits party over abortion!!! Wow...-"Imagine that happening here to understand the magnitude of Vazquez's decision..."

5.4 Million signatures in favor of the unborn and the family the UN receives!!!-"Wednesday, December 10 marked the 60th anniversary of the U.N.’s Declaration on Human Rights. To make evident the number of people around the world who support interpreting the declaration as protecting the lives of the unborn and the family, a coalition of European groups presented 5.4 million signatures at the U.N."

Abortionist of 11 abortion clinics pleads guilty on 9 felony counts thanks to pro-life organization that documented and exposed her!!!-"Again, given what I'm hearing as to the breadth of Blagojevich's alleged corruption, I would bet Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry have schemed with Blagojevich at some point(s)"-Plus many more cases involving Planned Parenthood.

Those for The Unborn vs Planned Parenthood-"Planned Parenthood is facing renewed efforts from conservatives to cut off its government contracts and grants, as reported in today’s Journal.
But the nonprofit is also under siege from a new generation of YouTube activists who deploy hidden cameras, tape recorders — and subterfuge — to collect footage they hope will galvanize opposition to the nation’s largest abortion provider.
The most recent entry in this guerilla campaign comes from Lila Rose, a 20-year-old student at the University of California at Los Angeles who apparently has a gift for looking much younger than her years. Ms. Rose visited a Planned Parenthood clinic in Indiana, posing as a 13-year-old girl pregnant by her 31-year-old boyfriend....Planned Parenthood of Indiana suspended the nurse without pay and promised a thorough investigation. “We are deeply concerned about the content of the video. While we cannot be certain whether this video has been altered, the apparent actions of the employee would be in violation of our strict policies and procedures,” said Betty Cockrum, the affiliate’s president." (Update 12/10/2008 03:28 PM Planned Parenthood employee "no longer employed")

American History

Thomas Paine vs Benjamin Franklin-"This letter 1 is Franklin's response to a manuscript Paine sent him that advocated against the concept of a providential God....Paine later published his Age of Reason, which infuriated many of the Founding Fathers."

Religious Freedom and why Hate Crimes create unequal protection

Must see videos for religious liberty/first amendment/free speech concerns...-"Speechless Silencing the Christians All Episodes No Registration required - Scroll Down for each episode-Must view videos to get you started with the dangers of a liberally ran America toward people of faith and different opinions and thus the threats toward undermining the First Amendment!!!"-This includes interviews with Crystal Dixon and Marcia Walden see What do these three black women have in common and what does Obama have to do with it? below is also another blog reporting another black gentlemen in the UK that was fired because "his beliefs prevented him from giving sex therapy to homosexual couples."

Obama congratulates Bush? Something I am sure Big Media will miss but who knows since Obama said it they may not!!!-"I salute President Bush for his leadership in crafting a plan for AIDS relief in Africa and backing it up with funding dedicated to saving lives and preventing the spread of the disease," Obama said in a videotaped message. "And my administration will continue this critical work to address the crisis around the world."..."The American people through PEPFAR are supporting lifesaving treatment for more than 2 million people around the world.Warren asked the outgoing President about his idea to include faith based groups in the initiative."I say especially faith based, not including faith based," Bush said."

Is the Bible contradictory on the issue of polygamy or is it possible that the Bible is consistent?-"Just because the events are described does not mean they are condoned...God’s plan, from the beginning, was not for polygamous relationships...God clearly commands that the king should not practice polygamy...because God used a sinful relationship to fulfill His plan does not mean that that action was right...Divorce was also allowed because of the hardness of the hearts of the Israelites (Matthew 19:8), but it was not part of God’s “very good” creation."

"Such a law creates unequal protection under the law" and some other interesting points.-"On November 21, William Smithson, 43, of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to life in prison for the September 2006 strangulation murder of 23-year-old Jason Shephard. Smithson, a homosexual, murdered Shephard after slipping him GHB, a date rape drug, then hid the body in the basement of his home...it is ironic that homosexuals used the murder ten years ago of Matthew Shepherd to push for hate crimes laws -- yet remain largely silent about the murder of Jason Shephard. "[It's] a true double standard, because Jason Shephard's murder has been under the radar screen -- and basically, unless you're in Pennsylvania monitoring this kind of stuff, you don't hear about it," says Gramley. "But Matthew Shepherd? Everyone in the country knows who Matthew Shepherd is...The murders of both Matthew Shepherd and Jason Shephard were tragic, but one murder is being used by homosexual activists to push their agenda of special rights," she states. "Murder is murder and increased penalties for attacking a specially protected group listed in a hate crimes law is a waste of everyone's time and resources. Such a law creates unequal protection under the law..."

Ex-atheist/liberal turn Christian/conservative discuss the absurdity of those protesting his speeches at various Universities...-"Protests void of reasoning can only hurt a cause of protestors. Examples of what not to do as protestors. Check out Mike Adams response to protestors at his events. Mike Adams is quite an interesting story. Find out more on this atheist/liberal turn Christian/conservative college professor at Must see videos for religious liberty/first amendment/free speech concerns... and click on link then find episode 11."

California legislators/Jack Black/Hollywood vs Archdioces of San Francisco-"Apparently Black and company find it hilarious to falsely accuse Christians while they intentionally distort the Bible...The hypocrisy speaks for itself....It is more of the anti-religious bigotry for which this industry, supposedly so devoted to “tolerance,” has become famous...Gay activists are correct that they have every right to boycott theaters or businesses that offend them. But that’s exactly the right that anti-communists claimed in the middle of the last century, and Hollywood has spent more than 50 years condemning this as an attack on hallowed free speech...The hypocrisy speaks for itself....It is more of the anti-religious bigotry for which this industry, supposedly so devoted to “tolerance,” has become famous...Only someone utterly ignorant would make a video where Jesus descends in a vision to humanity only to sound like a lawyer for the ACLU..."

New 620 million dollar new Capitol Center mistakes our national motto and Abraham Lincoln's famous table displayed but without a Bible....-"The main problems as far as the prayer caucus members were concerned:- "E Pluribus Unum" was represented as our nation's motto, though the motto is actually "In God We Trust."

Unfairness Doctrine-"The fact that this regulation would go after, specifically, radio shows just how politically motivated it is because, in essence, they're going after conservatives by the sheer fact that conservatives have dominated talk radio over the past couple decades...it is their domination of the mainstream media that most encouraged the rise of talk radio, and the conservative right had little choice but to create a new forum for communication."

Will more bullies be encouraged to sue businesses that operate according to religious values?-America-"In addition to paying New Jersey $50,000 and McKinley $5,000, eHarmony will provide same-sex relationship matching services called “Compatible Partners” by March 31, 2009, and give the first 10,000 same-sex registrants a free six-month subscription."...Australia-"Today someone who dares to speak the truth about homosexuality will lose his job. Tomorrow he will likely see prison, fines and other draconian penalties imposed."...UK-"A Christian relationship counsellor says he was sacked because his beliefs prevented him from giving sex therapy to homosexual couples"...Canada-"A marriage commissioner is suing the Saskatchewan government after being fined $2,500 for refusing to marry a gay couple."

5 more First Amendment Case Victories to a total of 43 since 06/2008-California-"The District must now refund the fees it charged CEF, including interest. The judge also ruled that Liberty Counsel is entitled to receive attorney's fees from the District. Liberty Counsel has represented numerous CEF groups in similar cases all across America and we thank God that we have never lost a case."....California-"As part of the new settlement, the city agreed to making the preliminary injunction permanent, protecting the right for Jews for Jesus to distribute literature at future events."...Louisiana -"Christians should not be discriminated against simply because of their beliefs; and contrary to the contentions of the ACLU, they have the same rights of access and participation at the festival as anyone else does," Johnson adds. "And so thankfully that logic prevailed and the Christians were allowed to participate."...Illinois-"Thomas More Society in Chicago have announced that they reached an out-of-court settlement after joining forces to preserve the constitutional right of Moody Bible student Matthew Rivera and his classmates to share the message of Jesus on Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train platforms."...Indiana-"The American Civil Liberties Union sued Indiana over giving residents a choice of a license plate with the national motto or the standard plate at no extra cost....We're pleased that the 'In God We Trust' license plate is going to be able to continue to be offered to Indiana citizens. It's been the most popular plate people have had the opportunity to choose"

International/Iraq/Liberal Media Bias/Politics

New York Times refuses to report role of Islam in Mumbai Massacre-"The Bush administration and the Iraqi government have agreed on a timeline to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq by December 31, 2011...Of the broadcast network newscasts Thursday evening, only the NBC Nightly News took a few seconds to note some more good news from the war front as fill-in anchor Lester Holt reported "combined deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan in November" stood at eleven, "the lowest total since the U.S. invaded Iraq."

Snopes and FactCheck caught misrepresenting the position of those after Obama's birth certificate....-"Update 12/5/2008 I may be wrong but I think this statement should be corrected to say that Box 7c contains a question as to the Usual Residence of Mother not whether the birth was in Hawaii see http://www.wethepeoplefoundation.org/PROJECTS/Obama/Evidence/SAMPLE-HI-BirthCertificate-circa1963.htm. At least not what I can tell from this 1963 copy although in 1961 it could have been different. But the fact that Hawaii "allows the birth in another State or another country to be registered in Hawaii"....Update: 12/3/2008 09:34 PM Note that the conference that is being held on 12/5/2008 is about another issue other then the birth certificate but concerning Obama's qualification as a natural born citizen via dual citizenship at birth. Again these cases are located in the above links for you to view each and everyone. They all have different angles but one goal of verifying the eligibility of Obama to be president."

Links to actual cases against Obama concerning "natural born citizen" and some important distinctions that has confused many-"If 5 of the 9 Justices respond in the affirmative, they could grant a stay of the Electoral College vote..."

Economy

New York Times not telling you the whole story once again-"The period before he was elected to a House seat from Illinois is a little-known episode of Mr. Emanuel’s biography.” And an important part of it seems destined to stay little-known.Heavily sourced and researched, the nearly 1,700-word Times piece mentioned 12 separate companies and 16 individuals that figured in Emanuel’s career over the three years in question. But Luo didn’t find space for a single mention of Emanuel’s involvement with Freddie Mac during the same time period"!!!!

Pro-Life

Why I decided not to be an abortionist?-"Yesterday, there was a long human interest story in the Washington Post describing how staunchly pro-abort Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine med student Lesley Wojick determined to abandon her aspiration to become an abortionist to instead be an anesthesiologist.Lesley's reasoning was honest, although, despite what she did and saw, she's still pro-abortion. 'Don't get that. But here's how she decided, after helping commit a 2nd trimester abortion.."

If FOCA gets anywhere get ready for a cultural battle!!!-"Catholic members of Congress who vote for the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) could face “automatic excommunication” if the act is determined to be “formal cooperation” in the evil of abortion."..."Bishop Paul Loverde of the Roman Catholic diocese of Arlington, Va., said last week that if the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) should become law and a Catholic hospital in his diocese is forced to provide abortions, he would refuse to let the hospital comply, but he would also not close the institution."..."Through the website FightFOCA.com, more than 290,000 Americans have expressed their strong opposition to FOCA, urging Congress to summarily reject it...The model resolution is available at http://www.FightFOCA.com/AUL_Model_Resolution_FOCA.pdfFor more information about FOCA, visit FightFOCA.com (a project of AUL Action)."

Hats off to ABC for taking on an issue that concerns pro-lifers with fair and balanced coverage..-"I was deeply pleased with the report on ABC. It is so nice to get some refreshing points of view other then Obama's, liberals and democrats for once. I just want to applaude ABC for this report. ABC to me has been the most balanced of all Big Media (ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS) networks and this is just an example as to why. I would still push for more balance but hats off here!!! May God bless ABC for giving a moral voice for life and the unborn....
This is the second hats off I have given to ABC since the election. First was at Obama's tax plan changes to more like a Republican one? Also, Election coverage TV ratings in!!!. "

Colmes defends Planned Parenthood on Hannity and Colmes-"Colmes is in a no win situation and it's obvious!!! See more Hannity and Colmes videos. This show is a fair and balanced one. Hannity is not on this particular show but a fill in. Usually this show features Hannity and conservative and Colmes a liberal and then they have guest on their show to discuss an issue. Hannity gets to ask questions and so does Colmes of the one representing an issue and the one representing the issue gets to respond. It is an excellent set up!!!"

Education

Sweden has a universal voucher program!!! School Choice....-"Rupert Murdoch has used his fourth Boyer Lecture to slam Australian schooling. No punches pulled here. "Our public education systems are a disgrace" was almost his opening sentence. And the reason is clear : "despite spending more and more money, our children seem to be learning less and less."..."Yet in spite of millions being poured into sex education schemes, Mr Clark writes that the pregnancy rate among under-16s “has hardly shifted at all, and nor has the overall number of pregnancies. Britain retains, after the US, the second-highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the developed world.."..."Exhibit A is school vouchers, to fund students rather than institutions. This is common in higher education and, for basic education, it was first proposed by Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations in 1776."

Internet

Free broadband internet available to the public!!!-"Sweetening the deal for parents is Martin's condition that the broadband not only be fee-free but porn-free...For parents burdened by web fees and cautious about Internet sleaze, the proposal is a win-win..Join us in nudging FCC Commissioners Deborah Taylor Tate (202-418-2500), Michael Copps (202-418-2000), Jonathan Adelstein (202-418-2300), and Robert McDowell (202-418-2200) to support Martin's plan by contacting their offices."

Science and Education

Science education in Texas: "the rule has worked well and hasn’t forced religion into those classes as critics charge.."-"Guess who recently said the following: "Tenure is the holy grail of teacher unions, but it has no educational value for kids; it only benefits adults."A right-wing blogger? No...."

Smithsonian not giving you the whole story of a racist being displayed at tax payers expense display titled "Women of our time"-Get the whole story on Margaret Sanger!!!

Sports and Testimonial

Tim Tebow story on ESPN-Glory to Christ!!! Check out this testimony on ESPN when he was the first sophmore ever to when the heisman trophy. He turned down being put on the Playboy All-American team. What a story!!! Next week Tim Tebow and Florida will be taking on number one Alabama. If Florida wins they will likely be number one!!!

Liberal Media Bias

Time Magazine journalist thinks his colleagues were guilty of "exterme pro-Obama coverage" and so does Zogby poll!!!-"Time Magazine journalist Mark Halperin thinks his colleagues were guilty of “extreme pro-Obama coverage" during the 2008 campaign..."-So now you have a Time Magazine journalist and a Washington Post editor (Washington Post admits "a serious omission"/"one gaping hole in coverage"/"13 percent were about issues"/"there were few on religious issues") that admit what the Zogby poll in this blog and many other such polls show that Americans already know!!!

Economy

No tax increases for the rich says Obama economic advisers. It's about job creation and economic recovery. Obama sounding more like Bush!!!-"Obama will also surround himself with new key economic players. The big name - Timothy Geithner - the president of the New York Federal Reserve will become Obama's new treasury secretary, the key government point man. When his name was leaked Friday, the stock market took off, gaining 500 points....Billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) head Warren Buffett, a supporter of Obama during the general election, also told FOX Business he believes Geithner is a good choice for Treasury..."-And has kept stable in an upward direction since but also note over the same weekend Obama's advisors said this; "Obama's economic advisers say he will not propose any tax increases in the economic plan he unveils in January. It is to be focused entirely on job creation and economic recovery"-I thought it was trickle up economics that Obama said would get us out of this economic crisis it appears he has conceded it rather Reagan trickle down economics that he is relying on now!!!

$4.6 of the $6.6 trillion mortgage-backed securities at the heart of the financial crisis are from Government Sponsored Enterprises!!!!-"The total outstanding balance on all of the U.S. mortgages that have been incorporated into mortgage-backed securities, the financial instruments at the heart of the financial crisis, is $6.6 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve...The outstanding balances on these securitized mortgages accounts for 59 percent of all money now owed by Americans on home mortgages, which is $11.2 trillion, according to the Fed....Government sponsored enterprises, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, processed $4.6 trillion of the $6.6 trillion in mortgages now tied up in mortage-backed securities."-Also, an article of Bill Clinton discussing Phil Gramm for those who know of Phil.

Tolerance, Politics and Big Government

Freedom of speech, of press and right to petition got talk radio in trouble with Big G. Get ready for Big G control of the radio waves!!!-"After the Democratic Party took control of Congress in 2006, experts predicted the federal government was sure to pass “comprehensive” immigration reform...But then democracy happened. Conservative and independent activists pierced through the establishment’s gooey rhetoric to expose what was at the core of the bill: amnesty for millions of immigrants who violated American laws when entering the country that would end up costing taxpayers at least $2.6 trillion....Key to this grassroots victory was talk radio. By informing and motivating their listeners, talk radio hosts generated thousands of calls to Congress, which swamped Capitol Hill switchboards. When the dust settled, the American people won. This was made possible thanks to the principles enshrined in the First Amendment: the freedom of speech, freedom of press, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.But the establishment was not happy...Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) complained that “hate radio” had hijacked political discourse and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) called for a revival of the Fairness Doctrine..."-Much more. A very interesting read!!!

Colmes leaving one of the most fair and balance shows on cable....-"Their show is second only to Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor" in prime-time cable ratings, and competes against Rachel Maddow on MSNBC and Larry King on CNN....This is sad. I have found this show to be the most fair and balanced I have yet to view. It also, shows how a liberal and conservative can be passionately liberal and conservative and yet still tolerate each other. I hope they find an equal to Colmes to replace him and that this show remains in this fair and balanced context. Below is a show from 01/08 but also, see more Hannity and Colmes interviews at Hannity and Colmes "

Sign along with so far 90,000 others a petition to verify Obama is constitutionally qualified to be our president.-"Update: 11/27/2008 Now more then 95,000 since last Friday which is about 1,000 an hour!!!" And since the 27th their has been 22,000 more signatures to 117,000.

One thing a liberal won't tolerate in the name of tolerance is a conservative!! Not all of course and neither is every conservative unhypocritical...-"What if this happened at a McCain rally?" and "Obama donor Helen Jones-Kelley, who is the department's director, now admits that the agency not only investigated whether Joe Wurzelbacher owed child support, but also looked into whether he was receiving welfare assistance or owed unemployment taxes"

Sign the Above The Hate petition-In support of religious freedom and participation in the political process sign a petition along with 4600 others in support of the Mormon church for making a stand for traditional bibilical family values.

Christian attacked by homosexual discusses with Bill Orielly the event.-"A decent 3 minute interview more context into why the christian group was there and what happened!!! See also, Christian prayer group sexually and physically assaulted by homosexual mob? Where is the media? Even Gay blacks are being yelled at!!!."

Obama raised a record $452.8 million vs McCain at $204.4 million and some other interesting facts to put all in balanced perspective.-"The myth is that money from small donors dominated Barack Obama’s finances...All this publicity about droves of young people that were sending him small contributions and it was a revolution in campaign finance was all a smokescreen to cover the fact that he was rejecting public funding, having said he would accept it, and he was taking large major contributions hand-over-fist...In total, Obama’s presidential campaign raised $452.8 million compared to McCain who raised $204.4 million. McCain was constrained by the same public financing system used by both candidates in the 2004 race, which Obama opted out of this year allowing him to raise an unlimited amount....Voter “turnout was only about 4 million higher, while as from ’00 to ’04 it grew by 20 million"

American History

Thanksgiving Proclamation by George Washington at the request of both Houses 1789.-"to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord.."-George Washington asking God to bless all nations not just his own!!!

The Pilgrims tried a form of communism? And if so did it work for them?-"the vanitie of that conceite of Platos and other ancients applauded by some of later times that the taking away of propertie and bringing in communitie into a comone wealth would make them happy and florishing as if they were wiser then God. For this comunitie so farr as it was was found to breed much confusion and discontent and retard much imployment that would have been to their benefite and comforte"-Governor William Bradford!!!

Thanksgiving Proclamation 1791. "In the year of our Lord..."-"This is the text of the November 21, 1791 William Paterson Thanksgiving Day proclamation, as he served as governor of New Jersey; as printed in the Gazette of the United States, November 26, 1791.....to pour out his holy spirit on all ministers of the gospel, and to spread the saving light thereof to the most distant parts of the earth."

Thanksgiving Day Proclamation 1777 by Congress-"as printed in the Journals of Congress....The committee appointed to prepare a recommendation to the several states...they may join the penitent confession of their manifold sins, whereby they had forfeited every favor, and their humble and earnest supplication that it may please God, through the merits of Jesus Christ, mercifully to forgive and blot them out of remembrance; that it may please him graciously to afford his blessings on the governments of these states respectively..."

Religion

Wow!!! A public admission of guilt and an excellent 7 minute short film!!!-"In yet another sign of revival in the Catholic Church in America, a US bishop has taken the rare step of publicly repenting for failing to ensure respect for life at Catholic hospitals under his jurisdiction..."

Church Philanthropy!!!-"“We are thrilled that nearly 250 families started the process of adoption from foster care, and we will continue our efforts until we are the first state with no more waiting kids in foster care....$50 million contribution by an anonymous donor.It marks the single largest donation in Wycliffe's 75-year history....Ministry officials say the gift will be used to help bring first-time literacy to more than 200 million people by the year 2025 by hastening Scripture translation...Literacy is key to helping people work their way out of poverty and resist oppression by others," the anonymous donor said. "Children who first learn to read in their own language are more likely to become literate and to stay in school than those who first learn in a different language..."

Religious Freedom

Religious liberties at stake says West Virginia pastors...-"Since the election, the reactions around the country of those who favor redefining marriage have raised the level of concern about protecting religious liberties....Dys is referring to reports of vandalism, physical assaults, threats, and other acts of intimidation targeted at the religious community by homosexual activists..."

3 more First Amendment victories and more cases along with a pro-life victory in Texas for the unborn being defined as a person!!!-"Now there is a total of 38 first amendment victories since 06/08"