Religious Freedom
53 First Amendment victories since 06/2008. See the last 2 below and many other pending cases-"The school fired Sheldon for answering a student’s in-class question about heredity and homosexual behavior after another student supposedly complained that she was “offended,” even though Sheldon answered the question according to the curriculum."
Update on christian UK counsellor Gary McFarlane: Gary wins his case!!!-"Although Mr McFarlane had never had to provide sex therapy to a same sex couple, he thought that if the situation did arise, he would be able to discuss his Christian views with his supervisors so that his position could be discussed and if necessary accommodated."
American Remembrance
"The father of civil and religious liberty in...America" "the morning gun of the Revolution" "and it came from a clergyman, on a Sabbath morning"-"Rev. Dr. Mayhew according to Robert Treat Paine "a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts."-Wikipedia
George Bancroft (American Historian and statesman) said in the 1800's, "Whoever, repeats the story of the Revolution will rehearse the fame of Mayhew. He spent whole nights in prayer for the dangers of his country."
Testimonies
John 3:16 was the number one hit on Google this morning according to ESPN. Why?-"Tim Tebow From ESPN...."
What can possibly be more important then sexual orientation?-"After 12 years of boyfriends and gay bars, Chris Delaney decided he was miserable as a homosexual and ready to change.
“I realized I didn’t even like that behavior. I more so needed male affirmation,” said the 38-year-old resident of Ringgold, Ga. “So I decided I was willing to give faith another chance. I told God, ‘I’ve run my life for 12 years, and it’s been a mess. I’m going to hand it back over to you.’"
Just remember when you loose a loved one or a pet...Always remember that God gave His Son too..that is so important...-"They call him the 'Sky Angel Cowboy'. Thirteen-year-old Logan Henderson lives on a ranch located in the middle of Nebraska."
Education
Christians taking another look at public schools...Give this video a 5 minute listen too
Why are Christian Colleges thriving? Possible answer from a visiting Professor at Harvard and Professor at Norte Dame-"From 1990 to 2004, all public four-year campuses grew by about 13%, all independent four year campuses (including many schools with broad religious or denominational connections) grew by about 28%. But schools associated with the CCCU grew by nearly 71%...I write as a graduate of Haverford College who is nearing a fiftieth reunion and I can testify to these commonalities"
Religious Freedom
Who funds the ACLU and more videos of real cases from the Thomas More Law Center-"The Story of Jeffrey Curley: In October 1997, 10 year old Jeffrey was kidnapped, assaulted and murdered by 2 men. Three years later, the TMLC filed a lawsuit on behalf of Jeffrey's parents against NAMBLA."
Philanthropy
Christianity helps aide in preventing suicide according to US Army's suicide prevention manual....-"The U.S. Army’s suicide prevention manual advises military chaplains to promote ‘religiosity,’ specifically Christianity, as a way to deter distraught soldiers from taking their own lives, according to an amended federal lawsuit filed last week against Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the Department of Defense."
Celebrating 100 years of 1.5 billion free bibles by Gideons International ran by businessmen-"I wonder how many lives have been changed for the better because of this endeavor. How much did this save society in social ills and costs? This is why I placed this under the label of Church and Family Philanthropy as faith based preventive christian philanthropy if you will."
High School footbal philanthropy?-"And it was a good thing everybody's heads were bowed because they might've seen Hogan wiping away tears."
Liberal Media Bias
Breaking News!!! CNN puts Palin in with 7 other corrupt politicians as Fallen from Grace and apparently has taken her off with no apology as of yet...-"Notice also that even though not every one is listed as a democrat all but one are democrats."
A society that finds abortions to be a valid answer to unwed pregnancy is a conservative or liberal society?-"When the family realised two days ago, the mother and brother of the girl tied up her hands and legs and took her to a stable where they sliced open her belly with a blade and took the foetus away."
Economy
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in 5th grade terms-"It was the promise of the guarantee that made lending to high risk borrowers attractive to banks and other lenders....
Wall Street Journal reports on causes of the housing bubble that burst our economy and in the long run helped no one out...-"California Rep. Joe Baca has long pushed legislation he said would "open the doors to the American Dream" for first-time home buyers in his largely Hispanic district. For many of them, those doors have slammed shut, quickly and painfully.
Mortgage lenders flooded Mr. Baca's San Bernardino, Calif., district with loans that often didn't require down payments, solid credit ratings or documentation of employment. Now, many of the Hispanics who became homeowners find themselves mired in the national housing mess. Nearly 9,200 families in his district have lost their homes to foreclosure"...."You’ve got only a couple thousand bucks in the bank. Your job pays you dog-food wages. Your credit history has been bent, stapled, and mutilated. You declared bankruptcy in 1989. Don’t despair: You can still buy a house.” So began an April 1995 article in the Chicago Sun-Times that went on to direct prospective home-buyers fitting this profile to a group of far-left “community organizers” called ACORN, for assistance..."
Found this excellent article on CBNNews.com concering Fannie and Freddie-"Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that allowing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to return to their old operating ways is not an option.
Congress and the next administration must decide the proper role government should play in supporting home ownership in light of the severe economic costs imposed on the nation from the bursting of the housing bubble, Paulson said."
Pro-LifeNo thanks to Planned Parenthood, the father is now in prison..Eventually the coach was found out and spent three years in prison..again no thanks..-"Ms. Fairbanks' father had not only abused her since she was 13, he got her pregnant at age 16, at which point he brought her to the Planned Parenthood affiliate in Cincinnate where Ms. Piercey, as the Vice President of Education and Training, was in charge of training Planned Parenthood's employees. She was responsible to ensure that they understood their legal duty to report knowledge or suspicion of the sexual abuse of minors...Alarmingly, a note in Ms. Piercey’s own handwriting reveals that Planned Parenthood had adopted a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy with regard to the sexual abuse of minors."...."At this point, we can only wonder how long Idaho’s media will serve as co-conspirators in the widespread victimization of Idaho’s vulnerable teenage girls."
Bush protection of health professionals conscience rights will be under attack under the Obama administration-"It seems to me that there are plenty of health care professionals that are willing to give a women's reproductive health rights precedence over an unborn child's right to life and health that a Health Care Professional shouldn't have to do the unthinkable in their minds."
Help for post abortive men and women on its way from New York and now to California...-"A pro-life billboard declaring "Abortion Hurts Women" was erected alongside one of the busiest bridges in the country this week ahead of the annual Walk for Life event....The advertising board includes the phone number to a post abortion help line staffed by women who have themselves experienced abortion."
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics asked to halt 2nd trimester abortions. See actual letter sent by attorneys requesting the stop of this..-"A copy of the letter is available at www.telladf.org/UserDocs/UWHCDemandLetter.pdf"
Another "Christ" Hospital in New Jersey now under fire-"The issue of whether the child was born alive could come into play if there's a lawsuit because New Jersey law does not consider a stillborn a person. There is no birth certificate and no death certificate, and the only known photo of the child was taken after he had died."
International
Vatican breaks from Italian Law after 80 years over Church principles and religious freedom..-"The move, which came into effect on Thursday, ends 80 years of automatic adoption brought in by the Lateran treaties between the Pope and the Italian parliamentary system...Vatican City State, the smallest sovereign state in the world...The Roman Catholic Church has in the past spoken out against efforts to legalize same-sex civil unions and euthanasia, and the divorce from Italian law could be seen as a bid to protect the Church’s position on these and other ethical issues."
Politics
Not only have democrats benefitted from biggest Wall Street Ponzi scheme in history but so did left wing groups including the ACLU.
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