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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 am sending next week's email out today because there are two important events that you may not be aware of being videod on the internet on Saturday the 16th.

McCain vs Obama at Civic Forum at Saddleback Church

Big Saturday coming up tomorrow. Online broadcasts of McCain and Obama at a Civil Forum on The Presidency and The Call.-You can play video advertising The Call event which I emailed on in an earlier post at The Recent 2nd Amendment Gun Law Decision (Obama vs McCain) and the testimony of the Roe of Roe vs Wade and The Call to Repent America. The Civic Forum with McCain and Obama will be a "historic forum...the only joint event for the two, and the last public appearance for either candidate prior to the two-week hiatus during each party’s national convention"

Also, on that blog is a report of another one of the top "20 events most crucial in determining the next president" the Values Voter Summit on September 12-14. Check it out for more information.

Also, an interesting note conerning Independent Joseph Lieberman comments concerning McCain and Obama as far as their ability to unite Dems and Reps and work in a by partisan way. The media plays off Obama as being that uniter of the parties when historically and comparing voter records McCain is far more in the middle than Obama on many more issues then Obama is. According to Independent Lieberman anyways.

Also, on the blog are reports of some evangelical and catholic leaders promoting a vote for Obama because of new stance on abortion at the Democrat National Convention Party Platform. As if this makes Obama pro-life in any sense of the normal understanding of what it means to be pro-life. If it is true that these religious leaders are saying what some claim they are saying then it is clear that these religious leaders are bearing false witness in the name of politics and at the expense of lives of millions of unborn (so you have another violation of the ten commandments being committed by these religious advisers). McCain on this issue, when people aren't confused on the subject by religious leaders of the above likes, wins hands down vs Obama (see Media's no emphasis of abortion as an issue hurting McCain and helping Obama/Obama on Fatherhood/The Physiology of Motherhood/Bush vs Clinton ). I have yet to give my vote to McCain as I am holding out to see who his VP will be but this issue is one of the main reasons why I am willing vote for McCain.

9 Religious Freedom victories!!!

Seven 1st Amendment court victories!!! And two victories for religious freedom handled out of court this past 2 weeks or so see Testimony of Obama Democrat Presidential Nominee for 1 court victory and one out of court victory and see Washington Post Demonizes Conservatives, guess what the media completely missed once again and seven 1st Amendment Supreme Court Victories!!! for the other seven court victories. Notice that one of these cases was vs. the ACLU of Ohio and check this out: "The ACLU charged that Judge DeWeese's display of the poster – which graphically compares and contrasts the Ten Commandments with Seven Humanist Principles – violated a 2002 injunction barring him from displaying a poster consisting solely of the Ten Commandments under the caption “Rule of Law.”...But U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen O'Malley, the same judge who issued the 2002 injunction, disagreed." So the same judge that issued the injunction was the judge ruling on this case and the ACLU lost and check what that judge said in her ruling that the ACLU suit was "misplace". Here is an excellent video report and the poster that got the Judge in trouble here. Wow!!!!

The White House complains of Media Bias and has video to prove it

Ever wonder why the Republican party is more scandalous then the Democrat party? And The White House vs NBC with the video to prove it.-"New York Times fails to mention Democrat Party in story of Racism and Anti-Semitism...ABC, CBS and NBC fails to mention party affiliation when it comes to nasty Democrats but always for nasty Republicans." And in case you saw this interview with no apology from NBC in its edited biased version check out this letter from the White House to NBC: "This e-mail is to formally request that NBC Nightly News and The Today Show air for their viewers President Bush's actual answer to correspondent Richard Engel's question about Iran policy and "appeasement," rather than the deceptively edited version of the President's answer that was aired last night on the Nightly News and this morning on The Today Show....To View The Edited Version Of NBC News' Interview, Click Here To View The Full Interview Of The President, Click Here""

Media Bias Bigger Problem then Campaign cash!!!???

What can be more concerning then campaign financing?-That which is the continual finding in poll after poll. Rasmussen: '55% Say Media Bias Bigger Problem than Campaign Cash'
55% Say Media Bias Bigger Problem Than Campaign Cash-Here is actual report on Rasmussen.com and note these comments: "Voters overwhelmingly believe that politicians will “break the rules to help people who give them a lot of money,” but most say there’s a bigger problem in politics today—media bias." Despite the fact that, "People believe media bias is a bigger problem even though 63% believe most politicians will break the rules to help campaign contributors. Just 14% believe most politicians would refrain from breaking the rules for a donor." And check this out: "Just 22% believe it would be a good idea to ban all campaign commercials so that voters could receive information on the campaign only from the news media and the internet. Sixty-six percent (66%) disagree and think that, despite the annoyance factor, it’s better to put up with an election-year barrage of advertising rather than rely on the news media." and lastly, "An earlier survey found that 49% believe most reporters are trying to help Barack Obama win the election this year. Just 14% believe they’re trying to help McCain. Another survey found that the news you watch says a lot about how you will vote." And guess who complained the most about media bias, "Not surprisingly, Republicans are the most likely to see media bias as the bigger problem. Eighty-one percent (81%) of the GOP faithful hold that view. Democrats and unaffiliated voters are more evenly divided. Obama’s Party, by a narrow 50% to 41% margin, say that campaign cash is the bigger issue. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 47% say media bias is the problem while 43% hold the opposite view. Fifty-three percent (53%) of liberals see campaign contributions as a bigger problem than media bias. Seventy-four percent (74%) of conservatives hold the opposite view. Among the moderates, 49% say media bias is the problem while 42% disagree." Very interesting findings. And the democrats want to make the media more bias by installing the Fairness Doctrine. See below

FCC Commissioner: Return of Fairness Doctrine Could Control Web Content-Is it not interesting that though the American people continue to complain in poll after poll about media bias Nancy Pelosi is more concerned about talk radio. How about a Fairness Doctrine on NBC, ABC, PBS and CBS in issue selection!!!!!???? I believe the reason why internet, cable and talk radio do so well is because people feel they can get information on issues that is largely missing on the networks like the issues of religious freedom (plesae note above), marriage laws, academic freedom, abortion issues, and traditional family values. I know this to be true for me. All I notice on ABC, CBS, PBS and NBC is candy stories of documentaries that include christians but without the meat of issues like abortion, religious freedoms, and all the above etc etc. In other words on issues that effect voters the stories that would favour a conservative religious point of view are not aired but so long as the story is on an issue that has nothing to do with politics they will air it!!!! This in no way satisfies me when it comes to media bias in the context of political media bias!!!

Pro-Life Issues and Salvation call for most all of us

APA Claims Abortion Doesn't Affect Mental Health of Women-"Life advocates say the needs of millions of women are not addressed in this report. After two years of study, a panel of the American Psychological Association (APA) concluded today that having one abortion does not cause significant mental-health problems for women. Priscilla Coleman, a researcher at Bowling Green State University, came to a different conclusion in her studies. She found that between 10 percent and 20 percent of women who have abortions experience prolonged mental-health problems. "We're not doing women any favors by hiding this," she told the Wall Street Journal. Carrie Gordon Earll, senior bioethics analyst at Focus on the Family Action, said the APA buried the real news. “The report basically admits that if you’ve had multiple abortions, your risk for mental-health problems may be greater," she said. ”If you've been pressured or coerced into an abortion, you may have an even more negative experience." Sixty percent of abortions are either repeat abortions or those in which the women are pressured to have one. "That’s millions of women whose needs and psychological problems are not represented in this report," Earll said. "The APA is spinning the results to their desired political conclusion, which is that they want to keep abortion legal and promoted in the culture.” The report also found that many of the more than 150 studies it reviewed had major flaws, and it called for better-designed studies. FOR MORE INFORMATIONFocus on the Family offers help to women who have had an abortion."

See below for contrast and resource for contrast

New Web Site Clearinghouse Features Info on Abortion's Risks, Complications-"An organization that is one of the leading research institutions on the physical, medical and mental health problems women face after abortion has launched a new web site to serve as a clearinghouse for post-abortion information. The Elliot Institute has launched AbortionRisks.org, to keep track of problems. The web site will not only provide a wealth of information on post-abortion complications, but will allow women who have experienced problems a chance to share those. AbortionRisks.org is a Web 2.0 site designed to allow anyone in the world to find or contribute information. Using the same software platform that underlies popular web sites like Wikipedia, AbortionRisks.org allows registered users to add their own information and pages to the site, as well as to edit information that is already there. The site will include sections for post-abortion ministries to add information about their work and provides space for women and men who have been involved in an abortion to post their stories. The web site will also house the Thomas W. Strahan Memorial Library, an extensive bibliography of published studies, books, and articles on the aftereffects of abortion. Tom Strahan was a lawyer and civil rights activist widely considered to the one of the world's foremost authorities on abortion and how it damages women. His bibliography was published in the form of a book, Detrimental Effects of Abortion, which is now a featured section of AbortionRisks.org and is available for reference by visitors and for updating by the contributing editors of the new web site. In a statement the Elliot Institute sent LifeNews.com, the organization called on pro-life advocates to help as volunteer editors to help improve site organization and monitor it for abuse form abortion advocates. Anyone interested in helping build and maintain the site can go to www.AbortionRisks.org to create a free account."

What does premarital sex, pollution, birth and population control have to do with abortion?

New York City Has Extremely High Abortion Rate Despite Free Birth Control-"If there is any place in the nation women can get free or low-cost birth control, it's New York City. But a new report indicates the abortion rate in the nation's largest city is three times higher than the national average despite the easy access to birth control and contraception. While a survey from the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a part of Planned Parenthood, shows fewer than 20 percent of all pregnancies nationwide end in abortion, 72 pregnancies end in abortion in New York for every 100 births. More than 250 abortions are done every day in New York City at more than 200 locations, including abortion businesses and private doctor's offices. New figures reported in the Crain's business journal show 90,157 were done in New York in 2006 -- which the business journal admitted showed "women are using abortion as their birth control method of choice."...Amazingly, Deborah Kaplan, deputy commissioner of the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, told the business journal that the answer to the problem is more access to birth control. “To me, the problem is access," she said. “If we improved access to contraceptives, there would be a reduction in abortion." Meanwhile, the taxpayer-funding of abortions on both the state and city level is draining tax dollars that could be used for education, police or other services. Abortions cost the state of New York $16 million in Medicaid dollars every year and city taxpayers pay even more through the New York policy that provides free abortions to poor women at public facilities...The Crain's report also indicates that New York's high abortion numbers have changed in that they no longer show women from across the northeast going there for abortions. Now, 93 percent of the abortions done in New York City are on local residents."-See New York Health Department admits abstinece is best and condomns even if used "correctly and consistently" only "help reduce the chance of infection".

Forget Marriage: Adultery and Promiscuity Rule the Airwaves-"New study shows broadcast television promotes sex in every relationship except marriage....Prime time television is positively full of sex, as long as it is outside the context of marriage. That is the primary finding of a new report from the Parents Television Council (PTC). The report, “Happily Never After: How Hollywood Favors Adultery and Promiscuity over Marital Intimacy on Prime Time Broadcast Television” documents that when it comes to sex, broadcast networks are marginalizing marriage while glorifying non-marital intimacy. Further, behaviors that were once taboo-for-TV are now found all across the broadcast networks and often during the Family Hour, when more children are in the viewing audience. PTC analysts reviewed 207.5 hours of prime time broadcast programming on five networks during a four-week period in the fall of 2007. The analysis found that verbal references to non-marital sex outnumbered references to sex in the context of marriage by nearly 3 to 1, and scenes depicting or implying sex between non-married partners outnumbered similar scenes between married couples by a ratio of nearly 4 to 1....There are many disturbing findings in the report, but two that stand out are:

· The Family Hour (8:00 – 9:00 p.m. at which time more children are in the viewing audience) contained the highest frequency of references to non-married sex. Family Hour references to non-marital sex outnumbered references to sex in marriage by a ratio of 3.9 to 1. During the 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm hours, the references to non-marital versus marital sex averaged 2.5 to 1.

· Most programs either lacked or had inadequate content descriptors, which are intended to alert parents to inappropriate content and work in conjunction with the V-Chip to block content that parents may find unsuitable for their children. For example, on ABC, 38 percent of programs airing during the Family Hour that contained sexual content did not receive the “S” descriptor and during the 9:00 pm hour, 71 percent of programs containing sexual dialogue did not carry a “D” descriptor. Every network had problems with the consistent application of “S” and/or “D” descriptors during every time slot.

The full report (click here) also contains important information about media influence on the behavior of children. Among the most interesting references:

· As far back as 1996 children have reported that the media encourage them to have sex.

· 89 percent of American parents believe the media contribute to children engaging in sexual activity at earlier ages.

· A 2006 study by the University of North Carolina shows a link between sexually-charged media and earlier sexual activity among teens.

· Researchers have found that teens exposed to high levels of sex in the media are likely to become sexually active earlier in life and were 2.2 times more likely to have had intercourse between the ages of 14 and 16.

· There is a positive correlation between early sexual activity and depression and attempted suicide."-Media like this can only help increase the rise in teen pregnancy and thus the rise in abortions. Unbiblical values have civil and social consequences. Ask yourself does this kind of media help reduce or increase abortion rates? If it does help to increase even by not helping to decrease abortion rates then are we not as a viewing audience somewhat responsible for the women and babies hurt by such ungodly media when we support it!!! God help us all on the day of judgment. I see know way of getting around our own disobedience to God. If Jesus said that to look with lust after a women is adultery in the heart then why are we supporting such sinfulness on our TV and DVD players. Jesus has good reason why we should not do what He doesn't want us to do. If population is indeed a problem may it be that the root of the problem is disobedience to Christ and never add sin to sin by population control methods like abortion. If we want less pollution in the air and less pollution in our waters and less this or that that some believe is a consequence of to many humans in the world then should we not control the population in a Godly humane and civil sort of way. We must repent at this most basic level to save our own souls and the physical lives of millions more. Sinful sexual appetites will only produce more sinful sexual appetites which will only lead to more of what we have today in the world. Why don't we instead of inforcing a right for a woman to end a human life on that unborn life instead inforce a more civil and humane law like forbidding premarital sex and thus discourage and frown upon a hollywood that encourages such behavior which in turn encourages over population and mass murdering of unborn children!!! This may sound radical but at least one of the two laws has a civil morale to it and may actually do society a whole lot of good in a more self-controlled humane and civil sort of way!!!!

I did want to say that I am as guilty as anyone else on this issue so I am not coming to anybody without some fingers pointing back at me that is one of the many reasons why I am trusting Christ to save me on the day of judgment. I don't want to be found without His cleansing sacrifice of love on the cross for me before God. There are probabily ample more consequences to my sins then I have yet to discover and all at root because of my unwillingness to have a little faith and take God at His Word and act accordingly.-God says in His Word, "...a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him."-Matthew 17:5. May we all hear Him with a little more faith!!!

NBC Drops the Ball on Teen Sex-"The followup special for The Baby Borrowers fails to tackle tough subjects in discussions of teen sexuality and pregnancy....NBC first dropped the ball in a discussion of abstinence. One of the biggest criticisms of the The Baby Borrowers was that it sent a mixed message. On one hand, it claimed to show teens how difficult parenting is, but on the other hand it essentially condoned premarital sex by allowing the unsupervised teen couples to share beds during the series. Kotb confirmed that none of the teen couples minded being shown sleeping together on national television, before asking abstinence educator Mark Tatum what “the big deal” was. She then failed to allow the one couple, Sasha and Jordan, who insisted they were abstinent, to explain how they came to the decision to refrain from sex. The general take-away was that abstinence is not feasible for teenagers."

Planned Parenthood at it again with another grotesque Jesus, Women and Baby defying web site

An Unplanned Education-"Planned Parenthood took me “Down There” and exposed it all. The self-evident wrongheadedness of their thinking, that is. A new campaign waged by the abortion provider is as crass as its name suggests. But it is more than that. It is an expose — in that most pithy and au courant of forms, web video — of why we get nowhere in America when we talk about sex education. The “Take Care Down There” campaign takes shape in web videos of young people talking about threesomes and sexually transmitted diseases, because that’s all kids could ever talk about, right?...A creepy older man suddenly enters the picture and dispenses advice — say, how to use a condom — to the eager teens, sparing no one’s delicacy in the process. Check out Planned Parenthood’s Teenwire web magazine and you’ll have everything you forgot to think about before you embarked on that summer abroad: “Condoms, dental dams, and lube…Even if you think you won't need any of these items, they may come in handy for a friend.” What would you do on vacation, after all, without dental dams?!"-Your tax dollar at work supporting such web site by Planned Parenthood (see more on a previous email at 3 great new movies Expelled (Ben Stein)..).

Check out http://www.valuesvoternews.com/ this next week. Some breaking news on Obama and the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. Actual documented records of votes to be available for download and viewing when Obama would not allow the Protection Act to be brought to the floor even with the now documented amendment which will be available to view that proves Obama's reason for not voting yes on this bill is in question or at least you can be the judge of that rather then the media or Obama. Not only did he stop the bill cold in committee but so did 5 other democrats. Also, 5 minute interview with the actual nurse that testified before Obama and Congress that brought awareness to this atrocity all providentially originiated in the state where Obama's political career began and hopefully ends unless prayed for change occurs. And there will be much more for context and such also, how the media is handling these new documents and so forth.

On 04/15/2008, I did a report on a Wisconsin High School student who made artwork in a High School class with John 3:16 in it and the cross and got a "0" grade for it. Below is a copy of what I reported on in April and then last on this email page is the successful victory for the student in the courts...:

From email on 04/15/2008:

".....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."

Quick Update:

Wisconsin student wins settlement in "JOHN 3:16" drawing case-"the district will respect students' constitutional right to religious expression in their artwork."

A copy of the stipulated dismissal filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin: "Defendants have graded Plaintiff's landscape drawing assignment containing the cross and John 3:16...which was previously assigned a "zero" grade....Defendants agree to pay Plaintiff's attorneys' fees"-05/20/2008

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!!
But please do skip thru this if this is intolerable to the 3rd update on indoctrinateu and don't miss the Michael Moore interview!!!
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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)

"In my case, pretty ironic that I would be charged with 'ethnic intimidation,' " said Elshinnawy, who is black.

Below is a link to go to episode 3 of 13 of a series that is currently being aired on conservative media outlets and free to watch on the internet about a Grandmother who was jailed for religious speech of protest at a homosexual event on the streets of Philadelphia. I think you have to wait till 6 pm tonight to actually watch it but once it has been aired then you can go in and watch anytime.

Here are some links from the Alliance Defense Fund who defended this Grandmother and 10 others in Philadelphia courts. Alliance Defense Fund has defeated the ACLU in 3 out 4 cases in the courts as of 2007.

ADF attorneys file appeal on behalf of Christians silenced on public street 2-15-2007

A copy of the notice of appeal filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Startzell v. City of Philadelphia 02-13-2007

All charges dismissed against Philly protestors 2-17-2007

ADF attorneys available to media following hearing in Pa. free speech case 02-08-2008

Fact Sheet 02-08-2008

Copy of original complaint filed to courts Filed 10-05-2005

Here is a quick article from Focus on the Family's citizen link concerning this Grandmother entitled:

Grandma Got Run Over by a 'Hate-Crimes' Law - "So, what's the big deal? Aren't "hate-crimes" laws really just aimed at people who commit violent crimes and at extremists like Fred ("God Hates Fags")Phelps?"

By the way Hate Crimes legislation has passed the Senate and the House since democrats have taken majority of the seats. I believe Bush has vetoed such bills and/or has threatened to do so thus stopping it.

Bush Pledges to Veto Homosexual Hate-Crimes Legislation

Democrats Refuse Religious Freedom Amendment to Hate Crimes Bill -"Republicans offered proposals to protect other categories of citizens on the basis that other groups were particularly vulnerable and deserving of added protections if homosexuals were going to be a protected class."

"Grandma Behind Bars," airs Saturday Night

"Speechless ... Silencing The Christians" Third Episode


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