American Exceptionalism Honored by Pope & Presdient

I just had a few minutes to listen to the Rush Limbaugh radio show today. He was pumped up at what the President and what the Pope had to say today about America. Below are a few excerpts from their speeches. I highlighted some of the outstanding thoughts that these two leaders shared today.

Rush used the term, “American Exceptionalism,” which Wikipedia defines as, “the belief that the U.S. differs qualitatively from other developed nations, because of its national credo, historical evolution, or distinctive political and religious institutions.”

COMMON GROUND

According to MyWayNews, “Bush and Benedict share much common ground, particularly in opposing abortion, gay marriage and embryonic stem cell research.” These are issues are of preeminent importance to the continued existence of a civilized society. They also differ on a number of issues including the death penalty, immigration, the war in Iraq, but all of these are of secondary importance.

ATTACKING GOD

The White House arranged for Soprano Kathleen Battle to sing "The Lord's Prayer" which it defended as appropriate despite what one news source referred to as “the overt insertion of religion into a public event," to which I reply, “hogwash.” The second half of the first amendment involves the right to express ones religion. There is no “separation of church and state” or “separation of God from state,” anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. It is prefabricated lie manifest by the liberal elite and activist judges.
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PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS

. . . Most of all, Holy Father, you will find in America people whose hearts are open to your message of hope. And America and the world need this message. In a world where some invoke the name of God to justify acts of terror and murder and hate, we need your message that "God is love." And embracing this love is the surest way to save men from "falling prey to the teaching of fanaticism and terrorism."

In a world where some treat life as something to be debased and discarded, we need your message that all human life is sacred, and that "each of us is willed, each of us is loved" and your message that "each of us is willed, each of us is loved, and each of us is necessary."

In a world where some no longer believe that we can distinguish between simple right and wrong, we need your message to reject this "dictatorship of relativism," and embrace a culture of justice and truth.

In a world where some see freedom as simply the right to do as they wish, we need your message that true liberty requires us to live our freedom not just for ourselves, but "in a spirit of mutual support. . . "

POPE BENEDICT'S REMARKS

“…From the dawn of the Republic, America's quest for freedom has been guided by the conviction that the principles governing political and social life are intimately linked to a moral order based on the dominion of God the Creator. The framers of this nation's founding documents drew upon this conviction when they proclaimed the self evident truth that all men are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights grounded in the laws of nature and of nature's God.

The course of American history demonstrates the difficulties, the struggles, and the great intellectual and moral resolve which were demanded to shape a society which faithfully embodied these noble principles. In that process, which forged the soul of the nation, religious beliefs were a constant inspiration and driving force, as for example in the struggle against slavery and in the civil rights movement. In our time, too, particularly in moments of crisis,Americans continue to find their strength in a commitment to this patrimony of shared ideas and aspirations. . .

Freedom is not only a gift, but also a summons to personal responsibility. Americans know this from experience - almost every town in this country has its monuments honoring those who sacrificed their lives in defense of freedom, both at home and abroad. The preservation of freedom calls for the cultivation of virtue, self-discipline, sacrifice for the common good, and a sense of responsibility towards the less fortunate. It also demands the courage to engage in civic life and to bring one's deepest beliefs and values to reasoned public debate. . .

. . . In reflecting on the spiritual victory of freedom over totalitarianism in his (Pope John-Paul) native Poland and in Eastern Europe, he reminded us that history shows time and again that "in a world without truth, freedom loses its foundation," and a democracy without values can lose its very soul. Those prophetic words in some sense echo the conviction of President Washington, expressed in his Farewell Address, that religion and morality represent "indispensable supports" of political prosperity. . .

Why Senator Barack Hussein Obama is a Marxist

The following article is posted with permission of the author, Bill Wilson, who is a no-nonsense journalist who poignantly analyzes the news in a way you don’t get on the main stream media. Mr. Wilson reports on Isreal and the fulfillment of end time prophecy and the decline of American culture. In the article below I highlighted (bold letters) some of the words of the story for emphasis.

Obama Remarks Give Keen Insight To His Marxist Philosophy

By Bill Wilson, Daily Jot News Service Senior Analyst
WASH—Apr 15—DJNS-- Democratic Presidential candidate B. Hussein Obama's remarks about Americans being bitter and clinging to their beliefs regarding religion, guns, anti-free trade and anti-immigration have been characterized as "out of touch", "condescending", "patronizing," and "elitist." While all these may well be true, Obama's remarks encapsulate his political philosophy which are against the Constitution of the United States and are steeped in Marxism and communism. Obama said of small town Pennsylvania voters: "Its not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

Let's break this down. Obama is saying that when economic times are rough middle class Americans get bitter and cling to guns or religion. The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees religious freedom. The Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms. Further, he says these bitter middle class Americans have "antipathy" against people who are not like them. One definition of antipathy is "an instinctive contrariety". American just might have an instinctive contrariety to the government not protecting the borders of the United States. And they may just have an anti-trade sentiment because the government is not protecting America's job base. These are Constitutional national security issues.

In Obama's book "Dreams from my Father", Obama writes of his mentor "Frank." Frank has been identified as Frank Marshall Davis, an active member of the communist party in Hawaii who helped shape the young Obama's political views. Accuracy in Media (AIM) reports that Obama, himself, likens the intimate influence of Frank Marshall Davis on his life as that of a father. AIM writes that Frank Chapman, a Communist Party USA supporter, wrote of Obama to the party newspaper after Obama's Iowa caucus victory: "Obama's victory was more than a progressive move; it was a dialectical leap ushering in a qualitatively new era of struggle.'

The communist Chapman continued about Obama, "Marx once compared revolutionary struggle with the work of the mole, who sometimes burrows so far beneath the ground that he leaves no trace of his movement on the surface. This (Obama) is the old revolutionary 'mole,' not only showing his traces on the surface but also breaking through." Communism and Islamism are the antithesis of Judaism and Christianity. The Apostle Paul warned of such in the latter days in 2 Timothy 3:13, "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived." Can one man or one woman destroy the covenant of a nation with God? Deceived Americans rush to discover.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!

Democrat Party News Feed

NewsBusters is a conservative news and comedy website. Their newest NewBusted episode includes the excerpt below. See right panel of this blog and click on the video to watch this 2-3 minute comedy YouTube video.
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“CBS is reportedly in talks to buy its news content from CNN.

“That’s a switch; CBS usually gets its news reporting straight from the Democratic Party.”

- - - NewsBusted, Episode 157

Is Obama a Fake Christian?

I came across this interesting poll today on AOL.com.

Andrew Sullivan on the Daily Dish Blog at the Atlantic.com asked …
Is Obama a Fake Christian?
___ Yes
___ No
___ Not Sure

Interestingly, Andrew Sullivan titles his article, which accompanies the poll, "Now He's A Godless Commie." He asks the question sarcastically and facetiously, but really I think that it is a very accurate and serious statement.

In this unscientific poll 6 out of 10 people answered the question in the affirmative. There were almost 200,000 people voting.

Here is the comment that I submitted along with my vote.

Judging by his actions, his fruit, yes, Senator Obama is a fake Christian as opposed to a true or biblical Christian. The difference between the two is not a nuance, but a chasm. Man-centered is on one side and God-centered is the other side of the Christian dichotomy.

Obama reinforced the fact that he is on the wrong side at the so-called Compassion Forum over the weekend saying out of one side of his mouth that God created the universe and on the other that he believes in evolution and does not believe that God directly created man unique from the animals as delineated in the biblical text. He referred to the biblical creation account found in the book of Genesis as “a story.” In other words, he does not believe the literal account of creation. Why am I not surprised?

Obama is a blind man leading the blind. He has to be, sitting for twenty years under the teaching of a racist and America-hating "cleric" Jeremiah Wright and associating with other scurrilous people like the white collar criminal Mr. Antoin "Tony" Rezko and the far-left Weatherman terrorist William Ayres, reveals his heart and character. A man is known by the company he keeps. I’d conclude Senator Obama keeps some very bad company.

I really like what Rob wrote in SayAnythingBlog:

Many have tried to dismiss Barack Obama’s connections to far-left Weathermen terrorists Willliam Ayres and Bernadine Dohrn as saying that it was a one-time meeting which took place more than a decade ago. But it turns out that it was more than one time, and has happened a lot more recently than 1995.

I don’t think Obama gets to shrug this one off. Anyone involved in politics, particularly in the Chicago area, knows who William Ayres and Bernadette Dohrn are and agreeing to appear with them at events is a tacit endorsement of their radical politics. A politician would not appear in public with a notorious anti-Semite and holocaust denier like David Duke, so why would it be any better to appear in public with people who feel that bombs and violence are a proper form of political discourse?

There’s no excuse for this. Either Obama was unbelievably naive as to who these people are or he knew who they are and didn’t care.

Neither option looks good for Obama who himself is no mainstream politician but rather the farthest left of all US Senators.

It's Open Season on Babies

I look around and see TV phenom Oprah Winfrey's outcry over some dogs being mistreated in so-called puppy mills, and I see the outrage and anger over some overpaid NFL superstar’s mistreatment and of abuse dogs. As shameful and inhumane as those things are, I find it much more outrageous, grave and insidious that human beings are being systematically slaughtered in abortion mills at a rate of 4,000 per day and there is nary a peep from the majority of our complacent citizenry or a complicit liberal media. But then that is to be expected. America used to value human beings above all life, except of course for the scandalous mistreatment of slaves by some in our nation’s early history and the subsequent racial discrimination by others.

But overall America has a good record in regard to the sanctity of life, at least until 1973 when the infamous Roe v. Wade ruled a perpetual open season on babies. Where there are no limits on killing babies, however, there is on killing deer. Something is terribly wrong with this picture. An immoral secular-humanist worldview has crept in and captured the soul of this once great nation and has replace a God-centered, God-honoring worldview.

In other words at this moment in America’s history we value human life less than we value animal life. Dogs and deer rate higher than human beings! This is unbelievable.

Shining God's Light on the Koran

This article is part of an on-going series contrasting the Judeo-Christian Bible with the Koran on a variety of topics. Previous articles include: "Was Abraham a Jew or a Christian?", Idolatry 101, 102, 103, Oneness, Unbelievers, God's Character, The Resurrection, The Proclamation, The Judgment, The Creation of Man, The Creation of Woman, and The Fall of Man: Part 1-The Command, Part 2 – The Disobedience, Part 3 – The Consequence, Part 4 – Its Ramification, Right Dividing (Interpreting) the Word – Part I, Part II Part III, Mortality versus Immortality, Worship, Adam or Jesus?, God Begat a Son, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection and Does God Love the Wicked?

Misquoting Scripture, Deliberate Deception

When quoting someone it is good to get the quote correct or the meaning of the original statement will be misunderstood. In the Koran there is a quote of Psalm 37:29. Compare the two, one is the original passage found in the Bible, and the quote of that verse as found in the Koran.

THE KORANIC AND BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS

The writers of the Koran take credit for writing Psalms but misquote it when quoting it.

“We wrote in the Psalms after the Torah was revealed: ‘The righteous among My servants shall inherit the earth.’ That is an admonition to those who serve US.” (Koran p 233,234 par 21:105, 21:106)

“The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.” (Psalm 37:29)

COMMENTARY

The terms “earth” and “land” are synonyms so there is no problem with interchanging those terms. However, “Among My servants,’” is not in the original text of the book of Psalms and is therefore an addition to the text. This violates a basic principle in Proverbs, “Every word of God is pure: … Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” (Proverbs 30:5a, 6) The phrase was inserted into the Koranic passage to coerce service from followers of the god of the Koran as revealed through the leaders of Islam. This would include Muhammad and those who succeeded him. The Koran admits this in stating, “That is an admonition to those who serve US.”

The Holy Bible in Psalm 37:29, on the other hand, is calling for the people to be righteous rather than engage in wickedness. It is not coercing service to religious leaders. The term, “The righteous among My servants,” implies there are unrighteous servants of the god of the Koran as well as righteous. This deception can be compared with how the serpent deceived Eve in the Garden of Eden.

The serpent said to Eve, “Yea, hath God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” (Genesis 3:1) Compare this with what God actually said, “Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Genesis 2:16,17) Notice that God says of every tree they may freely eat except one, which is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Satan through the serpent puts it in the negative when he says, “You shall not eat of every tree of the garden.” This makes God look stingy while his original statement was gracious and generous. While the two statements are similar they are not the same. The serpent handled God’s word deceitfully. This set up Eve for the full blown lie, “You shall not surely die (Genesis 3:4).” Eve relied on her own understanding, instead of simply obeying God she ate of the forbidden fruit. That day she died, which means that she became separated from God, losing her fellowship with God.

Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding.” Are you trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ or leaning on your own understanding? You can invite Jesus into your heart today. A sample payer is, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my sin and come into my heart.”

Two Pro-Life Ballot Initiatives

Protecting life is the premier issue facing America today. The Democrat Party and even some in the Republican Party have sold out to the forces of pro-death, the gang who believes that women have the right to kill their babies for any reason. This is wrong. Protecting and preserving life transcends being a political issue, it is primarily a moral issue. Any nation that permits the sacrifice of their children to the god of lust and selfishness is indeed a nation that has become immoral.

There are valiant efforts taking place in two states, Colorado and South Dakota, to do something to reverse disrespect for the sanctity of life which is rampant in America today. In these two states pro-life defenders are seeking to get the life issue on the ballot to allow the people a voice for the babies, where their elected leaders and appointed judges have miserably failed to uphold the U.S. Constitution and the decency of this once great nation.

IN COLORADO

Thursday, David Bereit, who is the National Campaign Director of 40 Days for Life, sent me the following update which offers some very encouraging news regarding the effort to protect the unborn from the bloody hands of the abortionist. Mr. Bereit writes that in the state of Colorado "momentum continues to build around a major petition drive for a ballot initiative that will add 14 simple words to the state constitution: "The term 'Person' or 'Persons' shall include any human from the time of fertilization." These words will recognize the personhood of children in the womb, effectively protecting them from abortion.” This is indeed good news.

IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Progress is also being made in South Dakota where Mr. Bereit reported that a petition drive began last Fall in South Dakota by some pro-life leaders to place a pro-life initiative on the ballot this fall that would ban nearly all abortions in the state. Bereit wrote, "The Washington Post is now reporting that South Dakotans turned in THREE TIMES the required number of signatures, assuring that the measure will be on the ballot for voters to decide."

Hooplful Barack, Hapless Hillary

NewsBusters is a conservative news and comedy website. Their newest NewBusted episode includes the excerpt below. See right panel of this blog and click on the video to watch this 2-3 minute comedy YouTube video.

“High school students in Indiana will be eligible to play 3 on 3 basketball with Barack Obama if they register at least 20 new voters.

“And if they sign up 40 new voters they can dodge bullets with Hillary.”

- - - NewsBusted, Episode 156

Speaking in America: Make it English-Only

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Why do Americans have
to press 1 for English
to call their government?

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Why do we have to pay for interpreters for those

who refuse to learn English?

That's what Executive Order 13166 requires - at
a cost of $billions to taxpayers.

Help us repeal it!

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According to ProEnglish, "U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) is trying to do something about it.

"She has introduced a bill, S. 2719, to repeal Presidential Executive Order 13166, which forces government offices and federal contractors to provide services in multiple languages.

"The order – which was never debated or approved by Congress -- is an attempt by government bureaucrats to force multilingualism on the American people without their consent.

"The Office of Management and Budget estimates it already costs taxpayers billions of dollars annually. When fully implemented, the cost will be astronomical.

'For example doctors and hospitals participating in Medicare face government prosecution if they fail to provide interpreters for non-English speaking patients free of charge. The order also covers state and local government agencies.

"The American people or their elected representatives never voted to transform the United States into a multicultural ‘Tower of Babel.’"

Republicrat Alternatives, part 5

His spelling and grammar are atrocious. Most noticeable is his overuse of the apostrophe. He claims that his spellchecker isn’t working.

He is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonial with over 32 years of military service. He served in two wars (Vietnam and Iraq), but thinks that it was wrong for the U.S. to fight these wars. He is “Mad” Max Rieske and he is running for president.

He likes Clearance Thomas and would promote him to Chief Justice if given the opportunity. He says, “I will appoint to that high office judges who know & believe in the United States Constitution; and its limits put on the Federal Government; States Rights; and the emphasis in the Bill of Rights on Individual American Rights.”

He believes that the Federal government should not get involved in abortion legislation, right to die cases, or embryonic stem cell research legislation. “Keep mich law on abortion as they are now,” he said on the project vote smart survey. He did not check the box next to the statement “Abortions should always be illegal.” He also did not check the box next to the question: “Legalize physician-assisted suicide in Michigan” on the same survey. He believes that anyone who commits suicide is going to hell. He would legalize marijuana.

As a lifelong member of the NRA, he supports the right to bear arms. He says, “I will do away with 85% of our Federal gun laws.” (Why not all?)

Here is what he says about gays in the military:

“It’s up to Congress to change ‘it’s’ current ‘gay’ policy through Congressional legislation. The President only enforces what Congress legislates; Having said that, I will see to it that they are not pro-actively hunted down, and hounded out of military service as long as they are not open and offensive; and conduct themselves in a professional manner. They took an extraordinary, patriotic step to enlist and serve our country and should be treated with dignity and respect; once they have been identified as being guy in the military, I as Commander in Chief, will see to it that those leaving with 10 to 15 years of military service are treated properly, and receive some kind of reduced pension or buy out for their years of military service. This goes for ‘straights’ as well.”

While a resident of Michigan he said that his state should not recognize same sex civil unions and that Michigan should restrict marriage to a union only between a man and a woman.

He is in favor of repealing the 16th amendment and abolishing the IRS. Rieske also says we need to stop bailing out corporations and banks that make bad loans.

He says, “...reduce the Federal Department of Education by 80%.” (Why not abolish it entirely?) He supports displaying the Ten Commandments, teacher lead prayer in public schools, and abstinence only sexual education. He also says, “…teach more basic reading, math, and 'real' early American history; with the true hero George Washington; along with more on the Republic we have as per the US Constitution.”

He would put Social Security funds in a “lock box” not to be used for any other purpose. He would eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits.

He says that state governments should “press companies with 1,500 or more employees to provide their employees with quality family health insurance. Tax incentives, along with baulk drug buying power needs to be implemented at both the State & Federal level to help fascinate this vital need for American workers & families.”

Rieske thinks that canola oil and monosodium glutamate are unhealthy. He is calling for Federal oversight of “franken-foods”.

Rieske believes that global warming is a serious concern, but does not say exactly what he would do about it. He does say “Make those who [deleted expletive] all over our common environment pay for cleaning it up BEFORE use of tax dollars.”

Rieske believes that a 27.5% tariff on countries like China who use unfair currency manipulation (keeping the value of their currency artificially low to gain a price advantage over American goods), place high tariffs on American goods, engage in piracy, and violate their our labor laws. He would end “most favored nation” trade status with countries that have repressive governments.

He says:

I will normalize trade with Cuba in exchange for Cuba’s opening up its off shore oil fields to American companies and the return or re-imbursement dollar for dollar of all confiscated American & Cuban-American properties; and this includes our former American oil refinery that was confiscated by Cuba when the Communist took power. There will however be no so-called most favored trading status with Cuba until the Cuban people have free, fair & open elections.

A veteran of the Vietnam and Iraq wars, he believes that the Spanish American War, World Wars I & II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Kosovo, the Gulf War, and the War in Iraq were all wars that were set up by corrupt politicians to pay off their contributors in the Industrial/War Complex. Rieske is against the idea of going to war with Iran. He believes that both of the current wars (Iraq and Afghanistan) are unconstitutional because no official declaration of war was made. He is against the Patriot Act (both I and II).

He believes that children of immigrants should not automatically receive citizenship. He believes that illegal immigrants who break the law should be deported without any chance of appeal. He believes in ending dual citizenship. He believes that our borders should be secured by our military forces (instead of sending them to Iraq). He says that small zeppelin-type patrol balloons should be used to watch over our coasts and borders. He believes that the Mexico’s military is partly responsible for illegal immigration, drug smuggling, and assaults on U.S. border patrol agents. He would “eliminate all illegal aliens from the [public school] system.”

Rieske believes that American Indians have been cheated. He would put a stop to this, but would increase [state] taxes on Indian casinos.

He says, “I will appoint Richard Gere and Steven Seagal as special U.S. diplomats to His Holiness, the Dalai Lama of Tibet, and his government-in-exile.”

I don't see this candidate as being a Good Choice. He seems to take weak positions on issues that I care about. His exact position on abortion is uncertain to me. A vote for him would be Rieske…I mean risky.

Mad Max is unlikely to make it on the ballot in my home state. Since he was defeated in the American Independent Party (of California) primary, he probably won’t be the Constitution Party nominee. (The AIP of CA is the California’s Constitution Party affiliate.) But since the CP has been known to violate its own rules, nothing would surprise me. (The CP disaffiliated the Ohio Constitution Party after having passed a resolution to not allow such disaffiliations.)

Unlike the Libertarian Party, the CP seems secretive about who is really running for their presidential nominee. They have announced many candidates who I think are not really running like Jerome Corsi, Bob Smith, and Roy Moore. I think the CP keeps putting out these names even though they know they aren’t running just to attract attention. The Constitution Party convention is coming up in about two weeks.

Olympic Flame Throwers

"Olympic Flame" by Tab as found on GOPUSA.com

The Olympic Torch is having a tough time out there. Not as tough a time as any citizen of Red China who dares to disagree with their government.

August Rush (2007)

“The music is all around us all you have to do is listen.”
--- August Rush

The movie, August Rush, is the story of faith and hope. Evan Taylor is a 12 year old boy who had been given up for adoption at birth by his grandfather. His mother was a cellist in the Chicago Symphony, who met an Irish Rock and Roll band member and had a one night fling. Evan Taylor was the result of that one night stand. The movie is the story of a young man’s desire to know his parents. He was placed in an orphanage for most of his life, but he never gave up hope.

He inherited a love for music and sound from both of his parents. The music was hidden inside him and he could not express it. He was trapped in the boys home. He was picked on there. He had had enough and ran away. We was attracted to a young street musician who he followed “home”. It turned out home was an old abandoned theater, where the “Wizard,” played by an ear-ringed Robin Williams, manages a group of street kids, who played on the street for money. They all work for the Wizard.

For the first time in his life Evan found a way to express himself through playing the guitar. He had a real ear for music and learned quickly. However, the Wizard sees Evan or August as a golden goose, not a human being.

August Rush weaves an interesting story. It is a little bit unbelievable from the standpoint of how it ends, but it is still remarkable nonetheless. No matter how bleak and hopeless life may appear, there always is a glimmer of faith. That glimmer or faith is all that Evan Taylor or August Rush had.

The movie is a parable for life. We may all have difficulties and suffer the consequences of our actions and behaviors, but if we don’t give up God can use whatever situation in which we find ourselves. He works in and through the circumstances for good. Though this movie was not at all Christian, many underlying Christian principles could be seen at work. Selfless love, forgiveness, perseverance, hope, and courage . . . are among the Christian virtues that could be seen in the movie. Evan Taylor or August Rush demonstrates the love.

“Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
--- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

RATING

The movie is a **** 1/2 out of ***** for the overall positive message it says about life, family and the contrast between good and evil, morality and immorality. It definitely has a pro-life message from the beginning of the movie to the end.

Absolute biblical truth is what the music symbolizes for me in the movie.

“The music is all around us all you have to do is listen.”
--- August Rush

Problem: Overpopulated Earth Says Turner; Solution: Say Goodbye Ted

NewsBusters is a conservative news and comedy website. Their newest NewBusted episode includes the excerpt below. See right panel of this blog and click on the video to watch this 2-3 minute comedy YouTube video.

Ted Turner, like Algore, is an adherent of the the global warming hoax. See my recent two-part series (Global Warming: Hoax, Hype & Hidden Agenda, Part I and Part II) which addresses the subject of overpopulation, something environmental extremists contend contributes to the "problem" of man made "global warming." Man made global warming is a terrible lie being perpetrated by the likes of Gore and Turner.

“During a television interview with Charlie Rose, Ted Turner said the planet is being hurt by overpopulation.

“Okay, Ted, here’s a solution – you leave first.”

- - - NewsBusted, Episode 155

Boycott Communist China's Olympics

I picked up a newspaper here in Spokane, Washington, were I have been vacationing and was impressed with this cartoon on the editorial page. The cartoon speaks volumes.

A Pat Oliphant cartoon, Wednesday 4/2/08 on Yahoo News

The U.S.A. and other free nations should boycott the Summer Olympics because of the gross persecution that the Chinese daily perpetrate in their nation. The Chinese are crushing freedom of speech in Tibet. The Chinese are experts at torture. America's minimal use of water boarding on a few known terrorists is child's play in terms of torture committed daily on Christians and other "enemies" of the socialist state of the People's Republic of China. We should organize an alternative and call them the Freedom Games for all nations who represent freedom such as the United States. The Red Chinese are the new Nazis and perhaps even worse. As bad as we might be in some areas of rights we are no comparison with the wanton wilful rights violators, the communist Chinese.

Shining God's Light on the Koran

This article is part of an on-going series contrasting the Judeo-Christian Bible with the Koran on a variety of topics. Previous articles include: "Was Abraham a Jew or a Christian?", Idolatry 101, 102, 103, Oneness, Unbelievers, God's Character, The Resurrection, The Proclamation, The Judgment, The Creation of Man, The Creation of Woman, and The Fall of Man: Part 1-The Command, Part 2 – The Disobedience, Part 3 – The Consequence, Part 4 – Its Ramification, Right Dividing (Interpreting) the Word – Part I, Part II Part III, Mortality versus Immortality, Worship, Adam or Jesus?, God Begat a Son, and the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.

Does God Love the Wicked?

Here is something with which the Koran and the Holy Bible absolutely disagree.

THE KORANIC ACCOUNT

“God does not love evil doers.”(1)

COMMENTARY ON THE KORAN

The message is quite clear from the Koran. God does not love those who do evil. The wicked are those who do evil.

THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

“You have heard that it has been said, You shall love thy neighbor, and hate your enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That youmay be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect (2).

Behold, all souls are mine (Gods’); as the soul of father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. (3)

I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saieth the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. (4)

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God demonstrates his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (5)

COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

In the Old Testament we read that God does not delight in the destruction of the wicked. What pleases Him is for the wicked to repent of their evil and do what is correct in Gods’ eyes. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus said love your enemies. This is what God does. He is good to the righteous and the wicked alike. Therefore, those who know God are to love their enemies. Do good to those that mistreat them and pray for those who take advantage of them. This is what “being perfect” means. Jesus showed Gods’ love for us in that while we were still sinners He died for us. Jesus died for evil doers.

God is perfect. He loves His enemies; even you and me. Each one of us is God’s property by reason of being created by Him. Death and destruction is separation from God and torment by fire in hell. Death and destruction are followed by judgment by Jesus, banishment and confinement into the Lake of Fire, the second death, forever.

Jesus took our sins in His own body, while on the cross, thus satisfying the justice demanded by God with His (Jesus’) sacrifice. There is no other way to escape the Lake of Fire, which is forever separation from the living God. Perhaps you would like to repent of your sins and invite Jesus into your heart? You can do so right now. A simple sample prayer is, “Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me of my sin and come into my heart.” I urge you to pray this today. Jesus is waiting.

REFFERENCES

1. The Koran, Page 47 Paragraph 3:58
2. The Holy Bible, Matthew 5:43-48
3. The Holy Bible, Ezekiel 18:4
4. The Holy Bible, Ezekiel 18:32 The Holy Bible, Romans 5:6-8

Planned Parenthood Now a Billion Dollar Behemoth

LifeNews.com editor Steven Ertelt reported that the monolith abortion business Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has become a billion dollar operation (no pun intended). It took in $1.017 billion dollars in income for the first time in its dastardly history according to its latest annual report for 2006-2007.

According to Entelt the Planned Parenthood annual report shows that the number of abortions provided increased from the previous reporting year from 264,943 to 289,650. The annual report also showed that Planned Parenthood more than doubled its “excess of revenues over expenses” in 2006 over the previous year. According to its annual report Planned Parenthood received a massive $336 million in government grants and contracts.

In the Entelt article Tony Perkins, Family Research Council President, was quoted as saying, “A majority of Americans oppose taxpayer funding of abortion -- however, still Planned Parenthood receives more than $300 million in taxpayer funding each year for 'family planning' projects that help bolster their abortion trade.”

Perkins additionally made three cogent observations in the LifeNews.com article regarding this Planned Parenthood annual report.

First, Perkins informed LifeNews that Planned Parenthood was not a "wise investment" of public money because of its history, asking, "Would you invest in a company whose affiliates are complicit in sexual crimes against children?" He was referring the fact that there have been many instances of Planned Parenthood facilities doing abortions on victims of statutory rape and sexual abuse and not reporting those crimes to the authorities. Two recent examples are cases pending in Ohio and Kansas.

Second, Perkins queried, "Would you take your hard-earned money and pile it into a company whose fundraisers "get excited" when someone wishes to target African-American babies for extinction?" His comment relates to a recent investigative report from students at UCLA who found Planned Parenthood officials excited about receiving donations from a racist donor.

Third, Perkins said the ultimate insult to the majority of Americans who are pro-life is the fact that Planned Parenthood plans still receives government funds despite the fact its political action committee will spend $10 million this year election pro-abortion candidates.

TAKE ACTION

The Family Research Council rightfully claims that the “Majority of Americans wouldn't invest in a company that conspires in sexual crimes against children, accepts racially-motivated donations, promotes pornography to kids, devotes millions to the election of pro-abortion politicians, and uses unsanitary equipment to treat patients. Unfortunately, through Medicaid and Title X, the federal government is forcing taxpayers to do just that.”

Therefore, the Family Research Council urges every like minded American to sign this petition to President Bush, which FRC will deliver to the White House, asking him to approve new Title X regulations that will ensure no federal money goes to subsidize the abortion facilities of groups like Planned Parenthood. FRC urges everyone to also ask the President to ensure that legitimate clinics are not forced to refer for abortions. When you are done signing this petition, please forward it to all your friends.

Doing the Right Thing

K.C. sent us the following quote. Need only look at the issues of life (opposing all abortion) and marriage (oppositng all same sex 'marriage' or 'civil unions') to see why so many people do not support these issues because it is safer, they want to be politically correct and they want to be popular. It takes a man or woman of conscience to do the right thing.

Cowardice asks the question - is it safe?
Expediency asks the question - is it political?
Vanity asks the question - is it popular?
But conscience asks the question - is it right?
And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor political, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right.
--- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

One Bad American

T.D. forwarded another insightful article to us. This article outlines what a BAD American is in the eyes of the liberal, socialist leftist extremist. I have added in italics a few additional comments.

YES, I'M A BAD AMERICAN

I Am the Liberal-Progressives Worst Nightmare. I am an American.

I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some Liberal governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!
I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!

I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer, it makes you a smart American.

I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized, and does not entitle you to anything.

I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, do it in English. [Interestingly the Columbus airport McDonald's is staffed with Spanish speakers. I ordered a Big Mac and the cashier interpreted the request for me.]

I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.

My heroes are John Wayne, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, and whoever canceled Jerry Springer.

I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time watching or arguing about it.

I've never owned a slave, or was a slave, I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you! So, shut up already.

I believe if you don't like the way things are here, go back to where you came from and change your own country! This is AMERICA .

If you were born here and don't like it you are free to move to any Socialist country that will have you.

I want to know which church is it exactly where the Reverend Jesse Jackson preaches, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution. Can I get an AMEN on that one? [Ditto for Al (not so sharp) Sharpton.]

I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry rear if you're running from them..

I also think they have the right to pull you over if you're breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.

And, no, I don't mind having my face shown on my drivers license. I think it's good..... And I'm proud that "God" is written on my money.

I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years. [No American ballot should ever be printed in anything but English.]

I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me stuff or trying to guilt me into making "donations" to their cause.

I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents. [And those two parents should be married heterosexuals, one man and one woman. This is the optimal way to bring up any child.]

I believe "illegal" is illegal no matter what the lawyers think. [And, for that matter, whatever the U.S. Supreme Court rules, they were entirely wrong on Roe v. Wade.]

I believe the American flag should be the only one allowed in AMERICA! [The Clintons, Obama and it would not surprise me even McCain would allow the U.N. flag to be flown.]

If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I'm a BAD American.

If you are a BAD American too, please (share) this to everyone you know.

We want our country back!

We NEED GOD BACK IN OUR COUNTRY!

More Gastoons!

T.D., friend of this blog, sent us a series of cartoons about the high price of gas these days. I was impressed take a lock at the next group of GAStoons! See a few other favorites which I posted earlier on this blog. Here are three more good ones:

Republicrat Alternatives, part 4

I am a Ron Paul supporter, but I am looking for other alternative candidates to support because, though he is still running, has no chance of winning the GOP nomination and will not be running for President as an independent or third-party candidate. I agree with most of what the Libertarian Party platform says, except on the issue of abortion. I am uncompromisingly pro-life. So when I read that LP candidate Daniel Imperato is calling for Roe v. Wade to be overturned, I was very eager to read what else he had to say.

Unlike flip-flopping John McCain, Imperato has said that all abortions should be illegal and is calling for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion, saying that this is the only way to protect the unborn. He has moved past pro-aborts Michael Jingozian and Bob Jackson into second place in the running for the LP nomination. I really hope he beats the top LP fundraiser Wayne Allyn Root, who says, “I support gay rights and civil unions,” and “Let's get the federal government out of a woman's right to choose what to do with their own body- this will prevent the death of innocent women at the hands of butchers in back-alleys.” To read more about pro-life Libertarians, click here.

Unlike John McCain, Imperato supports a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman, which is another stark departure from the LP platform. He is against sexual orientation based anti-disciminatory laws. McCain, on the other hand, talks out of both sides of his mouth, saying that he is against same-sex civil unions and then saying that he isn’t (in the same interview), and saying same-sex couples should have power of attorney.

Imperato wants to remind Americans that the Bill of Rights was based upon the inalienable rights that were endowed by our Creator. "The fact is that our nation was built on Judeo Christian principles for the people. There is a tremendous movement in our country to get away from our Judeo Christian heritage and principles that is destroying this country. Our nation is one that was built on freedom, justice, democracy and liberty. Without our heritage and our principles, American does not have its strength," stated Imperato.

He went on to say, "The fact of the matter is that, the Ten Commandments only promotes good and not evil. We should not be wasting taxpayer money to remove these items, or to protest these items. Displaying the Ten Commandments, or printing "In God We Trust" on money, does not cause anyone any harm."

His links page includes not only Christian organizations, such as The Christian Coalition, The American Family Association, Campus Crusade for Christ, and family.org, but also Islamic Society of North America and Your Arms to Israel.

On the one hand, Imperato indicated that the government should stay out of education, employment, environment, energy, gun, and health issues. “We the people need to take over,” he wrote. But he is in favor of a national online educational system (no government involvement?) and taxing drugs approved by the FDA and putting the money back into the healthcare system.

He is in favor of eliminating unlimited tax-deductible contributions under 501(c)(3) except to the Social Security Charitable Fund. This would, he believes, help to save Social Security or we can get rid of it so that people can manage their own funds.

He also indicated that all international aid granted by the United States should eventually be eliminated but would still economically support the transitional government in Somalia for the time being. He would decrease legal immigration, but supports a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants and a guest worker program. He said, “I propose joint manufacturing programs, expansion of labor unions and organized labor into Latin America. This will help the people, teach the people, and organize the people, to compete around the world for a Better Americas.”

He said he is hoping for Michael Bloomberg’s endorsement and suggests possibly chosing him as a running mate. (Why?)

He says that he supports the National Election Reform Platform (NERP) which includes uniform ballot access, loosen third party ballot restrictions, universal voter registration, election day holiday, equal media access/debate inclusion, instant runoff voting (IRV), secure voting machines, public campaign financing, direct popular vote election of the president, and DC congressional representation. He says that third parties should set aside some of their ideological differences.
Imperato has called for increased trade, better labor relations, attention to health care concerns and energy efficiency. He is calling for end to bad oil deals and supports the use of alternative fuels to lower our dependence on foreign oil, but does not advocate total energy dependence, because this would make Saudi oil more available to nations like China. Like fellow LP candidate Michael Jingozian, I have seen Imperato’s name on lists of Green Party candidates.

Imperato is a member of the Knights of Malta which allegedly played a role in the founding of the Council on Foreign Relations. (Is there anyone running for President except Ron Paul who isn’t connected with this insidious organization?)

On the war on terror, Imperato says:

“Because of our shifted focus to Iraq, those [terrorist] groups are operating with efficiency and turning the balance of power away from democracy in the region…With the US so engaged in the region now, we need to combine forces with Iran, the Saudis and Afghans to finally go after the terror camps operating in the Pakistani mountains.”

Imperato believes that a possible solution to the problem of terrorism is to call for a cease-fire in Iraq and offer to personally negotiate with Bin Laden. In January of 2006 Imperato said, “I believe that in a democracy under the word of God, our leadership owes the right to Bin Laden to at least hear what his proposal is.”

He believes that the U.S. is entitled to Iraqi oil reserves as compensation for expenses incurred as a result of our military involvement in Iraq.

In conclusion, this guy is weird (and a boring speaker, from what I hear). I don’t like that he is willing to unite with anybody just for the sake of defeating the Repugnants and Democrackpots and he doesn’t seem to be the strict constitutionalist that Ron Paul is. NERP is a bad idea. But given a choice between him, Hillary, Obama, and McCain, I would vote for Imperato in a heartbeat.

Obama says the darndest things

Human Being at 17 weeks of LIFE

Children, a burden or a blessing?

Contrast the words, principles, and beliefs of the mortal, inexperienced and grossly unfit for high office, Senator Barack Obama as outlined in his ‘glorious’ speeches with those of the immortal living, omniscient God, in His eternal and effectual Word, the Bible, on the subject of children. It is a depiction of great evil versus great good.

"Look, I got two daughters — nine years old and six years old. I am going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby. I don't
want them punished with an STD at age 16, so it doesn't make sense to not give them information."
--- Senator Barack Hussein Obama, March 29, 2008, Johnstown, PA

"Children are a heritage from the LORD; the fruit of the womb is a reward."
--- Psalm 127, the Bible

"The reality is this: to Obama, children are inconvenient hunks of womb matter that, in the name of "women's choice," can be disposed of quickly and remorselessly. The American people must wake up and realize that the issue of life is more important than Iraq, the economy, or anything else — for without life, there is nothing else." - - - Ken Marotte, in “Obama and the burden of progeny”

Obama's (Hillary Rodham-Clinton's and most of the liberal leadership of the Democrat Party) worldview is twisted. He equates a living human being with an STD. He says they are both "punishments." What did the baby do to deserve capital punishment, anyway? Really that is what it all boils down to doesn't it? Babies are inconvenient, they mean responsibility, they mean thinking of another. Has our society become so jaded that we can kill our fellow human beings like this?

Why are the "parents" held harmless for their reprehensible, irresponsible behavior? Why is there no accountability for their foolish self-indulgent behavior? Why is their behavior ignored or even rewarded? Is this the outcome of taxpayer-supported Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) comprehensive condom-based sex education taught in our taxpayer-funded government schools?

Coach Carter (2005)

Samuel L. Jackson offers a stellar and steely acting job playing Coach Ken Carter. This movie paints a realistic picture of our failing education system and the great need for inspirational leadership willing to buck the system and do the right thing. The movie shows the growth and development in the lives of the team of high school players and in the life of their Coach.

The movie is every bit as good as Glory Road, Hoosiers or Remember the Titans.

Kenneth Chisholm’s review captures the essence of the story of the movie, “In 1999, Ken Carter, a successful sporting goods store owner, accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond, CA, where he was a champion athlete. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance, Carter sets about to change both. He immediately imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts that include stipulations for respectful behavior, a dress code and good grades as requisites to being allowed to participate. The initial resistance from the boys is soon dispelled as the team under Carter's tutelage becomes a undefeated competitor in the games.”

The real drama and suspense begins when Carter locks the team out of practice and forfeits several games due the many of the basketball team players academic shortcomings. Several consistently skip class or have failing grades. Everybody is outraged at the Coach, the school, the parents, the players, the school board of education and the community. However, Carter holds his ground and the team eventually gets back on the floor and gains a berth in the state tournament.

RATING

I really enjoy movies based on true accounts. This is one of them. I would rate the movie a ***** out of *****. It is well worth the $10 you would have to pay to purchase it or a lesser sum if you rent it. It is a quality movie. It is a compelling story. It will educate you about the current state of affairs in the typical metropolitan schoolhouse today. It will show you what real dedication, love, care and concern look like.

Obama's Wright House

NewsBusters is a conservative news and comedy website. Their newest NewBusted episode includes the excerpt below. See right panel of this blog and click on the video to watch this 2-3 minute comedy YouTube video.

The Wright House

“Barack Obama’s church is building a $1.6 million dollar mansion for retiring ‘Pastor’ Jeremiah Wright.

“Poor guy, no wonder he hates America.”

- - - NewsBusted, Episode 153

America basher Jeremiah Wright retires to a gated community in the suburbs of the Windy City with a million dollar line of credit. If this is not a golden parachute I don’t know what is. What kind of message are the church in providing and Wright in accepting, sending the poor and needy in their congregation and community? Do they even care? Is this how the liberal apostate United Churches of Christ rewards a bigoted racist black militant supporter?

I would lump Wright with the Sharptons and Jacksons of this world who use race to bait, to divide and to line their own pockets. Obama has associated with Wright for twenty years, yet claims to desire to unite America. What kind of fools does Senator Obama think Americans are?