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I TRUST Duncan Hunter

2007-07-02T09:43:00.000-04:00

I trust Duncan Hunter on Immigration.

I trust Duncan Hunter on Trade.

I trust Duncan Hunter on the Fair Tax.

I trust Duncan Hunter on Iran and Iraq.

I trust Duncan Hunter on traditional values like life, marriage, property rights, parental rights, and educational choice.

I can't trust the other candidates, but Duncan Hunter is clear, articulate, confidence inspiring, and a great American. I trust Duncan Hunter and support him in this Presidential campaign.

Engage, Condemn, or Combat

2007-07-01T11:47:00.000-04:00

I've stopped blogging here long enough to ensure that every consistent reader has seen my endorsement for the Republican Presidential Primaries.

After this absence, I've returned with more ideas than ever on how to improve America. The first idea is to publicize stupidity--actually, the stupidest statement I've ever read. In Friday's Washington Times:

A former Costa Rican ambassador is trying to make Congress understand that the United States has an obligation to help improve the lives of millions in Latin America... (James Morrison).

If accurate, this ambassador is stupid. Not the polite 'laugh when he leaves the room' stupid--outright, blatantly, ridiculously stupid. Why? First, how can he expect America to solve Latin America's problems when it can even solve its own? The only offices of American government that work are the IRS (barely) and the military. Second, when did the world become our responsibility? An obligation for millions of Latin Americans? Come on.

Now either Mr. Morrison recognizes this stupidity and wants to expose it, or he has been brainwashed by the "America is the problem; socialism is the solution" crowd.

Here's another stupid bureaucrat (also from the Washington Times):

Newark's [New Jersey] school district said Monday it regretted ordering a picture of a male student kissing his boyfriend blacked out from all copies of a high school yearbook and apologized to the student.

Sexual practices, not to mention deviant ones, should not be given a platform in high school yearbooks! Why in the heck was there an apology?!!?!? Here's my response were I school administrator: Yes, I ordered the blackout and I'm going to continue to order the blackout of every sexual practice from the school yearbook. Children having sex is a bad thing for America.

I was the victim of another stupid-American moment this week when Paris Hilton was exposed ad naseum this week. I just don't care about her.

Here's the point: Quality leadership is needed now more than ever in America. We need intelligent politicians, quality journalists, and smart parents who have the courage to the protect their children. There are so many messages being thrown out, that the mind needs help from the Lord in discerning what to engage, condemn, and what to combat. How can social conservative bloggers work together on this?

Oh my! Hillary's a Communist

2007-05-29T00:04:00.000-04:00

The Democratic senator said what the Bush administration touts as an "ownership society" really is an "on your own" society that has widened the gap between rich and poor.

"I prefer a 'we're all in it together' society," she said....It can promote the great American tradition of opportunity for all and special privileges for none."

Except her. Read more here.

Creationists Battle Back

2007-05-27T14:03:00.000-04:00

Fighting against Government and secular humanist indoctrination, Answers in Genesis has finally opened their Creation history museum. Several years ago, I was privileged to give about $25 (I think) to this effort.

Finally, there is an established presence to fight back against the years of fear, intolerance, abridgment of academic freedom, preference to communistic indoctrination, limiting free speech, the lack of understanding the difference between endorsement and recognition, the hatred of any authority that questions naturalistic secular-humanism, and the utter hatred to all things that smells faith-based--whether it is or not--associated with Intelligent Design. I celebrate this momentous event in the history of Christianity.

Evolution has more than one unanswered fault. Seven of the 10 Candidates for the Republican nomination are too weak minded to resist the indoctrination they've been served for their entire life--I don't blame them too much, but nevertheless, it exposes huge personal faults.

How can I be so confident? See, to be a good evolutionist, you must believe that randomness produces thought, that chaos produces information, unconsciousness produces consciousness, and non-reason produces reason. Listen to what they say,

"No one, certainly not the Darwinian as such, seems to have any answer to [why...a bunch of atoms have thinking ability]....The point is that there is no scientific answer." --Dawinist philosopher Michael Ruse.

To suggest that consciousness is a product of matter and neural networks contradicts that scientific discoveries of the father of modern neurosurgery, Wilder Penfield who said, "a non-physical reality interacted with the brain". Penfield's findings were later confirmed and built upon by Roger Sperry and Laurence Wood.

Complete naturalism also rejects the findings of Nobel Prize winner Sir Charles Sherrington and neurophysiologist John Eccles who both spoke of the distinction between the natural and consciousness. Perhaps secular naturalists could explain how a 2001 study of clinically brain-dead people were found to have manifested evidence of consciousness (2001, Resiscitation).

There are no laws of nature that govern consciousness; there is no atom in the body that when removed separates a person from their consciousness. According to their own experts (also Geoffrey Medell and Colin McGinn for example) evolution can not account for consciousness. They can't answer this question, "How...do you get something totally different--conscious, living, thinking, feeling, believing creatures--from materials that don't have that" (I forget where that quote came from).

They've tried and failed to theorize about the relationship of matter and soul; creating mental potentials, panpsychism, proto-mental states. All of these lead to faith (in something) and are quickly rejected.

Evolution simply can't explain human consciousness. Beautifully, it makes complete sense in a Christian worldview. Humans were made in the image of a thinking, fully conscious God. He created us different from animals and more than matter. He imbued the gifts of thought, free-will, and creativity into humanity. Consciousness shows that we are more than just a collection of atoms.

HT: The proudly evolutionistic Boing, Boing.

Harnassing America's Conservative Ideas

2007-05-22T21:30:00.000-04:00

Representative Eric Cantor wants to harness the power America's true conservatives--not the blowhards in Congress--YOU. The Solution Factory is set up to allow you to post new ideas and rate existing ones that address problems influencing Americans.

The idea is not novel. Florida used a similar forum, 100 ideas, to establish their legislative agenda. As of today, their lawmakers have passed 40 of the top 100 ideas proposed by the people.

This idea makes sense if you believe that the power to address the people's problems begins with the people--not government. I predict this will be the best thing to occur in the Republican part since Ronald Reagan.

Under New Management but the Corruption Continues

2007-05-22T21:04:00.000-04:00

...on both sides of the aisle.

John Murtha violated the Congress's ethics rules when he threatened a colleague saying, "you will not get any earmarks now and forever." What would cause such a distinguished member of Congress to threaten a colleague? The Representative of the Michigan people moved to strike a $23,000,000 Murtha special project.

John Murtha refused to disagree with the claim. The vote to do nothing passed mostly along party lines. Didn't democrat promise to condemn corruption?

On another issue, Republican leader Ken Calvert has not been demoted from one of the most powerful positions in the Congress; the republican leadership is lining up alongside of him.

While democrats lack integrity enough to keep their own ethical rules, republicans lack common sense and promote a law breaking sicko. What in the heck in going on in DC!?!!?

"We CAN do Better, Senator Graham!"

2007-05-21T19:13:00.001-04:00

Yesterday on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Senator Lindsey Graham said, "If you've got a better idea, you can lead us to a better solution." And again after a speech to his home state, where he was boo-ed, "if you don’t like President Bush’s proposal (on immigration) come up with one of your own."

Chris Core, a center-right conservative talk show host near Washington DC, opened up his phone lines and crafted a better version of the immigration bill. Click this link; it's about half way down the page.

I share in Duncan Hunter's concern to the immigration bill. Listen for "my fence"--I love it.

Update: This is the You Tube of the SC GOP convention. The immigration point is about minute 3:30.

Gingrich Book Tour

2007-05-21T18:42:00.000-04:00

I met Newt Gingrich this week when he made a stop at a local bookstore to discuss and sign copies of his new book. It was an enjoyable evening and I'm enjoying the book.

Though I want Newt to run for the Republican nomination, I don't know that he is my top primary candidate. By running, I think he would elevate the quality of the national discussion and would introduce some great ideas; but, I walked away not trusting his character. I don't know whether it was a memory of his assorted past that crept back into my psyche, but watching him interact with the audience convinced me that we have different values though agree on many policy issues.

I'd vote for him for President over any democrat--easily; but for the primaries, will a better candidate please come forward?

The Giuliani Line in the Sand

2007-05-21T18:29:00.000-04:00

After 34 years of fighting to end abortion and over 42 million babies dead, how could the Republican party consider endorsing a pro-choice candidate. Victory after victory has been won including the most recent ban on partial birth abortion; now is not the time for a retreat on this issue.

Sometimes we must be stubborn and this is one of those issues. Even if there is no other candidate on the ticket, I will not vote for Rudolph Giuliani.

Update: Apparently, neither will James Dobson.

Conservative Leadership

2007-05-21T17:18:00.000-04:00

It is the natural disposition of conservatives to disengage from political involvement. Disengagement is typical because political action demands a great sacrifice from the family—especially in today’s acerbic environment. According to conservative thought, it is from healthy families, the church, and community, where true solutions to America’s future lies.

This is where I have been the past many months: investing in family, community, and church. Along with a transition to a new job, my life has been enjoyably consumed. Now, I’m sensing that re-engagement is necessary.

When I look at the contenders for the republican nomination, I am uneasy. While I like the commitment to a strong national defense, American sovereignty in her own affairs, and fiscal conservatism, I also see husbands lacking integrity, missing traditional values, and no new ideas to support traditional institutions.

Reluctantly, now is the time for involvement. Out of a sense of necessity instead of desire, the time for reorganization and equipping has come. For however long it takes and with whatever strength I am granted, ideas that support the bedrock of social conservatism must be granted a platform. Until I am replaced, I will lead.

My new favorite website

2007-04-08T14:40:00.000-04:00

In 2005 alone, the number of earmarks grew to over 13,000 and totaled nearly $18 billion. Even worse, over 90 percent of the earmarks never make it to the floor of the House and the Senate; they're dropped into committee reports that are not even part of the bill that arrives on my desk.

I'll be hanging out here for a while.

Rudy: Like George Bush, Except when He's Not

2007-02-11T07:53:00.000-05:00

Rudy appears to be taking the exact same positions as George W. Bush except on social issues. Is this a winning strategy? I doubt it. First, the only reason Bush has the popularity he does have, is because social conservatives has remained consistently supportive. The rest of the conservative party has abandoned Bush. But, there are other things.

Could you ever imagine George W. Bush saying, "I don't agree with myself 100%." I can't. While the President is noted for saying a variety of crazy things, hearing him say, "I don't agree with myself 100%," would floor me. This is what Rudy Guiliani said on Hannity & Combs and it seems as though he lacks internal character. But, it makes sense when you look at his other misstatements.

Rudy not only affronts the social conservative group, he mischaracterizes the pro-life folks by saying, "I hate [abortion]...however, I believe in a woman's right to choose. I think you have to ultimately not put a woman in jail for that." What! I don't know of any political position since my birth that wants to jail pregnant mothers who got stung in a backalley abortion crackdown.

Furthermore, in 1999 he made this statement:

“I’m pro-choice. I’m pro-gay rights,” Giuliani said. He was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions. “No, I have not supported that, and I don’t see my position on that changing,” he responded. Source: CNN.com, “Inside Politics” Dec 2, 1999

Then, on the videos below, he made this statement:

Partial birth abortion. I think that ban is going to be upheld. I think that ban is going to be upheld. I think it should be. I think as long as there is provision for the life of the mother...then that's something that should be done....If it doesn't have provision for the life of the mother then I wouldn't support the legislation."

In addition, Rudy obviously has too much faith in the courts. Where has he been for the last 30 years? He hesitated last night when Sean asked him about whether he would nominate justices like Scalia. Can you imagine him nominating the next Scalia--I don't think so. He did use words like 'strict constructionist' (which Scalia has not liked as a descriptor of justices, but is a popular among politicians). I just don't think Rudy has the character to be trusted on this issue of nominations to the Supreme Court.

He also said that he was for the 2nd amendment, except when he wasn't. He basically said, I could use restrictions on guns to lower crime. Hmmm.....

His comments on gay marriage were disturbing. In New York City, he elevated gay couples to the status of marriage through the domestic partnership law. No gay marriage, except where there should be.

Sean did a great job hitting some hard issues, just like Rudy's camp wanted. One of his questions posed to Rudy was George Will's seven minute question. Rudy, at this point and only this point, was believable. It's on the second clip.

Rudy is like George W. Bush on non-conservatives issues. He's like a Hillary on every other issue. Why does he gain any support from the Republican Party?

Supreme Court to Address Establishment Clause

2007-02-02T08:01:00.000-05:00

In an attempt to squelch the successes of faith-based social programming, the atheistic group, The Freedom from Religion Foundation will present their case to the Supreme court this month. This is the first real legal challenge to Bush's Office of Faith Based Initiatives and the first significant case regarding the Establishment Clause in years.

This will be great opportunity to hear the current justices philosophy regarding issues of religion, faith, and the non-existence of the "separation of church and state." One of the legal issues is whether or not 'concerned citizens' have legal standing as taxpayers; however, this case also could define and free some of the restrictions on the practice of faith in the public square.

My concern is that no government program can change behavior. Only a change of the heart, can change behavior. Changes of the heart don't come from government program. Government programs don't offer hope for a better life; only faith can do this in a person's life.

We should pray for this significant case.

"Culture of Life" moves Forward

2007-02-02T07:36:00.000-05:00

As state legislatures open their sessions, there are several reasons to hope for progress on issues of life. While our federal government in the hands of liberals, conservative efforts have rightly shifted toward state law.

South Dakota: No abortion except in the case of rape or incest.
Utah: No abortion except in the case of rape, incest, or danger to life.
North Dakota: 4 bills were proposed, only 1 remains that has the excpetion to save the life of the mother.
Viriginia: "Felony-ize" forcing under-age girls to have an abortion.
Georgia: No Abortion. This was my favorite bill to read because it explains the rationale behind the bill. Here is an excerpt:

The State of Georgia has the duty to protect all innocent life from the moment of conception until natural death. We know that life begins at conception. After three decades of legal human abortion, it is now abundantly clear that the practice has negatively impacted the people of this state in many ways, including economic, health, physical, psychological, emotional, and medical well-being. These, too, are areas of legitimate concern and duty of the state."

In December, Zogby conducted a poll that shows, "by a 53% to 36% margin, the public supports the statement, "Abortion destroys a human life and is manslaughter." This is a radical change from the seventies where over 75% favored abortion on demand. Yesterday, I blogged about how the MSM did not cover the March for Life in Washington DC this year, but did cover the "Peace March". Doesn't this make sense? They know they abortion is a losing issue and don't want to introduce it back into the consciences of Americans for fear they may lose more ground.

I think conservatives have the opportunity to make this an issue in the 2008 campaign. Maybe not a nation issue, but certainly for state legislatures and executive positions. If republicans in my state were to sign a conservative agreement of their intent to, among other thins, make abortion illegal, I'd even consider donating to the cause. In fact, it may be fun to watch democrats writhe in agony over their dedication to the culture of death; all the while, the Culture of Life moves forward.

Bush: Prayer is the Greatest Gift of Citizens to their Leaders

2007-02-01T21:53:00.000-05:00

The greatest gift a citizen of this country can give those of us entrusted with political office is to pray for us. And I thank those in our nation who lift all of us up in prayer...

Many in our country know the power of prayer. Prayer changes hearts. Prayer changes lives. And prayer makes us a more compassionate and giving people. When we pray we surrender our will to the Almighty, and open ourselves up to His priorities and His touch. His call to love our neighbors as we would like to be loved ourselves is something that we hear when we pray. And we answer that call by reaching out to feed the hungry and clothe the poor and aid the widow and the orphan. By helping our brothers and sisters in need, we find our own faith strengthened, and we receive the grace to lead lives of dignity and purpose.

More here.

Senate Considering Ratification of UN Treaty

2007-02-01T07:54:00.000-05:00

A treaty signed by President Carter is awaiting ratification by the Senate. Known as CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women gives the UN the right to monitor American families. From the CEDAW website:

The Convention is the only human rights treaty which affirms the reproductive rights of women and targets culture and tradition as influential forces shaping gender roles and family relations.

More about the dangerous treaty:

The committee monitors everything from relationships between husbands and wives, to educational content in the schools, to employment and hiring practices --- even how many women are elected to local state and national offices. Abortion is a key issue for the committee.

"They have directed 37 countries to change their laws on abortion," Ruse said. "What we could easily see, if we ratify CEDAW, is pressure to strike down parental-notification laws, to strike down laws against partial-birth abortion, to strike down any regulation on abortion drugs like RU-486."

Abortion isn't the only issue the committee has spoken on. It also directed China to legalize prostitution -- even though the treaty condemns it.

"They directed Kyrgyzstan to legalize lesbianism," Ruse said. "They criticized Belarus for establishing Mother's Day because they said Mother's Day promotes 'a negative cultural stereotype.' They directed Libya to reinterpret the Koran to fall within committee guidelines. They criticized Ireland for allowing the Catholic Church to have too great a say in public policy."

This is a nightmare for American sovereignty and traditional families. God help us all. More information here.

Does "Peace" or "Life" Garner more Media Attention?

2007-02-01T07:32:00.000-05:00

This is a video from Dominican participants in the March for Life.

This is a video from the Peace March. This is article about them smashing the windows of a military recruitment office. This is the article about spray painting the Capitol Building.

Who do you think is the more "Peaceful" Crowd?

Just as important, how were these events covered on our sources for accurate and timely news? "The Big Three networks offered five full reports and six anchor briefs on the Bush-bashing rally. So the contrast in stories was 11 to 2, or if you only count full stories instead of anchor briefs, the contrast was 5 to 0."

These networks don't report news; they push agendas. This is just the latest evidence. More about this bias here.

Dutch Best Selling Books

2007-02-01T07:23:00.000-05:00

As evidence of a post-secular, that's right a post-secular (i.e. Christian), Dutch nation, the second best selling book from the past decade is by a Calivnist author with deeply religious overtones in her fiction novel, "Kneeling on a Bed of Roses".

After I caught the significant of the phrase Post-Secular Europe, this opened up a whole new line of thinking about the causes of Christianity's comeback (did Muslim bashing cartoons play a role?) and the future significance of a Christian Dutch nation (as a member of the EU?). How will the Lord use such a radical turn from recent history?

I don't know, but I look forward to seeing it. Oh, and the best-selling book of the last decade is a new translation of the Bible.

Salvation not found in Education

2007-01-31T07:06:00.000-05:00

In South Africa, the number of rich and well-educated who have AIDS is increasing. "This could represent a whole new wave of the epidemic," says Carel van Aardt, director of UNISA's Bureau of Market Research. Sadly, the African continent is being ravaged by this deadly disease.

And what is the solution most frequently offerred? Education and free protection. But here is the paradox of this new movement of the AIDS virus: it's spreading among the rich and well-educated.

I believe in the value of education; it's changed my life dramatically. But whether it's gangs, immigrants, or those beind bars, education does not have the power to change our heart. Until heart's change, Africa will continue to be a nation ravaged with the results of human sinfulness.

Ultimately, our salvation is not found in education. It is found in the power of God changing making something better out of our heart.

The Role of the Bible in forming legislation?

2007-01-31T06:57:00.000-05:00

The results of this Gallup poll are startling. When asked, What role should the Bible play in forming legislation?’ 55% of Americans said that the Bible should "play some role in forming legislation."

In America, I think we are well aware of the difference between right and wrong. The problem is that it is impossible to live up to the standard within our own strength, so instead of doing what Christian's do and depend on Christ's goodness to get us to heaven, they just throw the baby out with the bathwater.

The Bible has good news in it, but apparently the church has miscommunicate this news over the years. At least America, hasn't quite forgotten.

GOP heading for the Wilderness...

2007-01-31T06:54:00.000-05:00

or so says this article in The Politico. Frankly, I think it's one of best articles about the lack of enthusiasm of social conservatives for the current GOP Presidential contenders.

With my compliments, enjoy it here.

Bush Leadership Widely Favored

2007-01-30T08:26:00.000-05:00

"If we look at President Bush's approval ratings over the last year, a period of time when his standing has supposedly plummeted, the results are actually rather consistent. In December 2005, Bush's approval rating stood at 45%, with disapproval at 54%. This was at the end of what Bush described in his State of the Union speech, correctly, as a pretty good year in Iraq. In Rasmussen's most recent survey, after a year of relentless bad news from Iraq, Bush scores 42% positive and 56% negative--a swing of a mere two to three points. (cite)"
This is a rather encouraging analysis. Indeed, the cut-and-run strategy of center-left republicans may not be the wisest.

Guiliani Nomination to Purify Conservative Politics

2007-01-30T08:05:00.000-05:00

In one way, I would truly love to see the Republican party nominate Rudy Guiliani. By nominating Rudy, the Republican party will have made a gesture to social conservatives that we are no longer needed or respected. Which is fine with me. By nominating such a liberal candidate, social conservatives will look for political leadership elsewhere. 2008 will become the year of conservative purification.

Gone are the days of fiscal conservatism. Congressional Republican have rejected conservative economics in favor of pork and soaring deficits. They failed to make permanent the Bush tax cuts, inflation is up, and they barely mustered enough votes to cut the growth in spending from 7.3% to 7.0%. Fiscal conservatism in the Republican Party is beginning to look like a fairy tale: a long, long time ago in a land far, far away. One begins to wonder if the term “fiscal conservatism” was not so much a principled position as much as it was a stand against the Democrat-controlled purse strings for the 40 years prior to the Reagan administration.

Meanwhile, legislative leaders in the GOP are waning on issues close to the heart of social conservatives such as the marriage amendment; they are slow in rejecting embryonic stem-cell research and hate-crimes legislation. Republican leader and Virginia Representative Tom Davis manifested to social conservatives a lack of integrity by suggesting a negative political consequence to the moral issue of abortion. Regardless of his intent, to publicly consider the political consequences of morally right decisions is translated by social conservatives: “fake and unprincipled." Political calculations were at the heart of President Bush’s stealth nomination of Harriet Meirs; social conservatives responded and it cost him dearly.

On the other hand, Democrats have pigeon-holed their agenda through the incremental placation of their wacky, far-left base over the past 5 years and, losing all touch with reality, now look like phony ideologues to the average American. It would take a revolution in the Democrat party occurring through the replacement of Dean, Durbin, Reid, Kennedy, Bayh, and Biden, for this to occur. While Hillary will have stiff competition, she will probably win the Democratic nomination; but, assuming this, not even she will be able to separate herself from, or her need for the support of, Hollywood, the ACLU, George Soros, and Michael Moore.

If Republicans lose in 2008 to Clinton, it’s not going to be because of Clinton’s moderate positions; it will be because they have alienated either fiscal or social conservatives. The primary question (pun completely intended) for Republicans to consider is which nominee eliminates the foothold of a third-party candidate? Consider the following:

Guliani and McCain, the poll leaders for the Republican primaries, including Pataki and Romney, alienate social conservatives by waffling on abortion, homosexuality, and/or stem-cell research. Turn the disappointment with Harriet Meirs into apathy and multiply it by twenty and you begin to understand the social conservative response to these individuals. While they may have good leadership skills, they leave room for a third-party presidential candidate like Alan Keyes or Roy Moore to capture a few thousand social conservative votes in each state.

The diarrhea of the budget is a direct result of Republican legislators’ lack of fiscal leadership. Those who have rejected social conservatives by supporting embryonic stem cell research and fiscal conservatives by the lack of leadership in the Senate, have no chance of gaining credibility. While Tom Tancredo (most likely) and Sam Brownback (definitely) have the support of social conservatives, they along with McCain (another strike) are part of the problem in the Senate. Their nominations leave room for a libertarian candidate, or someone like Ross Perot, to claim the votes of fiscal conservatives in 2008.

While a third-party candidate may never win, the Republicans currently leading in the primary polls alienate some portion of the conservative base. To alienate fiscal or social conservatives, on top of the hypocrisy these groups are already enduring, allows room for a third-party candidate to capture their devotion. Given the current political environment, a third-party candidate may even appear above the fray and capture more votes. If such a candidate emerges it will be the fault of Republican leadership; and, while conservatism will be purified, Hillary Clinton will be the next President.

The State of Iranian Presidential Politics

2007-01-30T07:41:00.000-05:00

The analysis, ahem, is intriguing and rare. His main point is that every domestic policy position is Iran is a failure; that political pressure is rising inside and even includes talk of impeachment. Where he goes moonbat is that he blames Bush thatAhmadinejad's claim on the Iranian presidency is ensured.

Despite this, here are a few interesting Iranian domestic failures:Ahmadinejad was elected on a platform of anti-corruption and financial transparency, and few appreciated how rapidly he was intoxicated with the prerogatives of his office.

...the oil reserve fund was spent on cash handouts to the grateful poor, and the central bank, normally a bastion of prudence, was instructed to cut interest rates for small businesses. These had the effect, as Ahmadinejad was warned, of pushing up inflation. The rationale for high interest rates was to encourage the middle classes to keep their money in Iran. Now they decided to spend it. Richer Iranians, worried about rising international tension, decided it would be prudent to ship their money abroad [further raising inflation].

Much to their irritation, not only has Ahmadinejad singularly failed to consolidate and extend his political base, the recent municipal elections saw his faction defeated throughout the country

...with biting weather, shortages of heating fuel are further raising the political temperature, while his political opponents point to the burgeoning international crisis for which the globetrotting president seems to have no constructive answer. Talk has turned to impeachment.

Traditional conservatives and reformists reorganised and hit back, ingeniously using technology to work round the various obstacles placed in front of them.
Technology, eh? Maybe the blogosphere?

Huckabee Declares Presidential Intentions

2007-01-28T19:52:00.000-05:00

Mike Huckabee declared this weekend that, "Over the past several months, there has been growing encouragement from conservative activists and leaders for me to become a candidate for President...The journey begins and I hope you'll be with me for every step of the way!" No one doubts that he would be better than the best democrat--and many of the Republican contenders; but I have some foundational concerns.

First, as Jon Stewart alludes to in this video, do his ideas create the opportunity for more government or less? Additionaly, this statement comes out of a townhall blog:

According to the Washington Post, the Arkansas governor, "championed tax increases for public schools, expanded state insurance programs for the children of the working poor and opposed banning state services for illegal immigrants."(cite)

His recent NRO interview includes this statement: "“[Huckabee] would be the kind of Republican who doesn’t scare the living daylights out of people who are in the center or slightly to the left.” (cite). Why not? Coupled with his book, what exactly are his intentions--not just the rhetoric--toward liberal views of government? Is it more of the same?

Also, John Hawkins has stated that he has closely aligned with Bush's immigration/amnesty plan--with which I have a real problem. From May, 2006:

`You can't ignore the breaking of a law, but you also should make laws realistic,'' said Huckabee, who described calls by some fellow Republicans to expel 12 million illegal aliens as unworkable.

What does that leave? Amnesty? A fine? As Newt Gingrich has said, if they have enough money to pay a fine, they have enough to get back to Mexico and back.

I do like Huckabee on issues of life, parental choice for education, and traditional marriage. I think he has promise and look forward to watching his campaign develop.

Please take a moment...

2007-01-27T11:34:00.000-05:00

...not to visit the site sponsors, but to consider "My recent Social Conservative Actions." Some key corporations, like Ford and Sears, have engaged in the culture war. By clicking the links, you can learn more and then tell them you don't appreciate their activist agenda.

It takes only a few seconds. The links are the on right side of the page.

Catholic Employee stands against Ford's "Diversity" Training

2007-01-27T11:31:00.000-05:00

As far as I know, I am the only employee in my facility or any other that confronted Ford Motor Company’s Diversity Program based on the authority of the Catholic Church.

Interestingly enough Ford, even after my letter had been sent to their world headquarters, decided not to even attempt to challenge the teaching authority of the Catholic Church. I was not harassed any further.
More here.

Ford Motor Reaps What it Sows

2007-01-27T11:06:00.000-05:00

Isn't the irony of life beautiful? I'm speaking of the fact that on the same day that I get this message in my email:

On the January 16 episode of "Dirt," which airs on the FX channel, Ford helped sponsor one of the most explicit, sickening homosexual scenes ever shown on television (I don't have the heart to link to it).

Ford has made it extremely clear that they have no intentions of ending their support of homosexuality. Among other things, the company reneged on their agreement to remain neutral in the culture wars, increased their support of homosexual publications, sponsored TV programs pushing homosexuality and required employees to attend "diversity" training promoting homosexuality. For more information on Ford's track record, go to BoycottFord.com.

...the world gets this message about Ford:

Ford Motor posts massive losses for fourth quarter in 2006
Ford Motor is the second largest US based automaker and they have posted a fourth-quarter net loss of almost $5.8 billion. This comes to around $3.05 per share.

Ford Motor had a disastrous 2006 as they posted a full year loss of $12.7 billion. This is worse than losses suffered by the company in 1992. (cite)

Beautiful indeed. I wrote my strong letter of disguest to Ford's CEO here.

And for some good news...

2007-01-23T07:55:00.000-05:00

Worship services are being broken up by baton-wielding police officers, participants arrested, Bibles confiscated and Christian church buildings demolished. But still, an estimated 3,000 people every day come to a knowledge of Jesus Christ in China. More here.

Obama's Religion?

2007-01-23T07:54:00.000-05:00

Since when did Obama's religion become headline news? Since reports that he was raised and educated in Madrassa and since the Hillary camp are beginning to question his Muslim heritage. Here is his response when asked, Do you consider yourself an evangelical Christian?

"Gosh, I'm not sure if labels are helpful here because the definition of an evangelical is so loose and subject to so many different interpretations. I came to Christianity through the black church tradition where the line between evangelical and non-evangelical is completely blurred. Nobody knows exactly what it means.

"Does it mean that you feel you've got a personal relationship with Christ the savior? Then that's directly part of the black church experience. Does it mean you're born-again in a classic sense, with all the accoutrements that go along with that, as it's understood by some other tradition? I'm not sure."

He continued his answer: "My faith is complicated by the fact that I didn't grow up in a particular religious tradition. And so what that means is when you come at it as an adult, your brain mediates a lot, and you ask a lot of questions.

"There are aspects of Christian tradition that I'm comfortable with and aspects that I'm not. There are passages of the Bible that make perfect sense to me and others that I go, 'Ya know, I'm not sure about that,'" he said, shrugging and stammering slightly. (cite)

This is less than convincing.

Mitt Romney Not for Conservative Voters

2007-01-21T19:09:00.000-05:00

"Romney is known for flip-flopping and wavering on key social issues. Coinciding with his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Romney just recently declared himself a pro-life figure despite a history of inconsistent decisions in life issues" (cite)
Eloquently stated. Because of this lack of credibility, I will never vote for Mitt Romney--even if there are no other options. As a pro-choice governor through 2002, he endorsed the legalization of RU-486 (the morning after abortifacient) and forced Roman Catholic and other private hospitals in the state to offer emergency contraception to sexual assault victims, regardless of the hospital's moral position on the issue (cite). He has now couched his opposition to abortion in intellectually unsustainable terms, "Against it, but won't tamper with abortion laws." (cite)

As chief executive of Massechuttsess, he abdicated his role of defender of the State Constitution by allowing the judiciary to legislate from the bench. Despite precedent to the contrary, he executed a judicial opinion on homosexual marriage without input from the legislature. His decision to force homosexual marriage on the people aligns perfectly with his liberal views of homosexuality. Mitt Romney is responsible for the legalization of homosexual marriage in America.

In 1994, he stated that sexual orientation should not preclude someone from being a Boy Scout leader. In 2002, he raised homosexual preference to the level of marriage by supporting the extension of benefits to gay partners. Here is an abbreviated timeline of his homosexual support:

1994 Campaign vs. Ted Kennedy for U.S. Senate: Romney pledged he will provide more effective leadership than Kennedy on homosexual rights; endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans.
2000-2002: As head of Salt Lake City Olympic Committee, Romney banned Boy Scouts from participating.
2001 Called first citizens' petition to define marriage too extreme and bigoted because it banned civil unions.
2002 Campaign for Governor: Romney makes promises to GLBT community, according to leading Boston homosexual newspaper; endorsed by homosexual activist Log Cabin Republicans(more here).

Romney catered to gays and lesbians saying that the homosexual community needed more support from the Republicans and that he himself would be more vigilant in fighting for gay rights than Democratic candidate, [Ted] Kennedy. Romney vowed to work for more acceptance in the military for homosexuals and for a federal non-discrimination law protecting homosexuals (cite).

Under his leadership and with his endorsement, his state pursued universal health care. He signed it into law. He also supported a bill that requires health insurance for every individual--that's right "required" punishable by fine.

Human Events listed Mitt Romney as the #8 RINO in America stating that he has said "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Supports civil unions and stringent gun laws. After visiting Houston, he criticized the city's aesthetics, saying, "This is what happens when you don't have zoning."

Mitt Romney is almost as conservative as John McCain or Rudy Guiliani. I'm joining with other conservatives and pledging that I will never vote for Mitt Romney.

More great reading here: ESR.

Harvard Denies Faith & Reason

2007-01-19T07:44:00.000-05:00

Harvard University denies Faith & Reason on the basis of academic freedom; the very foundation upon which academic freedom was built.

In an attempt to pretend that faiths do not exist, Harvard faculty recently voted down a committee recommendation to add a course titled "Faith & Reason" to the curriculum. The course aimed to provide students, "with a fuller understanding of both local and global issues involving religious faith, the courses are intended to help students become more informed and reflective citizens."

The objections came largely from the science faculty, "There is an enormous constituency of people who would hold that faith and reason are two routes to knowledge. It is a mistake to affirm that..."

Harvard obviously doesn't affirm academic freedom. The recent faculty vote of no-confidence for president Lawrence Summers, shows their real colors. (This is the president who suggested that gender may have something to do with career choice.) I find it personally gratifying to watch liberals decontruct themselves.

McCain works to Marginalize Dobson

2007-01-19T07:27:00.000-05:00

Last week, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson provided leadership for the evangelical community when he said this:

"Speaking as a private individual, I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances," Dobson said on KCBI.

The 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation stifled "Christian radio" and "kept us from telling the truth right before elections," Dobson contended. "He is not in favor of traditional marriage and I pray that we will not get stuck with him." (cite)

In response, McCain has attempted to marginalize the significance of Dr. Dobson's statements and the MSM is helping everywhere it can.

"I'm happy to say that I've established a dialogue with a number of other leaders," including the Rev. Jerry Falwell, "Purpose Driven Life" author Rick Warren and Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention. McCain has reached out to conservatives he once crossed.

Frankly, Dr. Dobson's vote of no-confidence was a death blow to the McCain campaign. How does McCain hope to garner the trust of evangelical conservatives without Dobson's support? Marginalize, marginalize, marginalize.

Thought Police Sheriff Jackson

2007-01-19T07:08:00.000-05:00

Sheriff Sheila Jackson (d-TX) has called for traditionalists to be criminalized based upon thoughts, feelings, and intents. She introduced a bill yesterday that adds tougher federal penalties based on thoughts, not crimes.

Specifically, this bill says that it is morally wrong to think negative thoughts about someone based upon their sexual preference. By elevating someone's preference for same sex partners to the level of race, religion, etc., she is imposing into federal law a new civil right.

Of course, this is the logical conclusion for a gay-rights movement that is losing steam; when you can't change people's mind, change the law--force them to think your thoughts.

Thank goodness the gay-right's club has Sheriff Sheila Jackson on the case.

The Understatement of the Century

2007-01-16T07:35:00.001-05:00

"Not only is it disheartening for the male population..." (cite)

Describing the effects of China's one-child policy on their male to female ratio. Within 15 years, there are expected to be 15 million more marriable men than women. He goes on to include a dramatic rise in prostitution, mercenary marriage, and the black market trade of women. China, it appears, is on a collision course with nature.

Georgia Fights Roe

2007-01-16T07:23:00.000-05:00

I love Georgian's (quite literally in fact, but that's an aside). The latest battlefield in the fight for the protection of human life is coming to this southern state.

hb1.html: "The State of Georgia has the duty to protect all innocent life from the moment of conception until natural death. We know that life begins at conception. After three decades of legal human abortion, it is now abundantly clear that the practice has negatively impacted the people of this state in many ways, including economic, health, physical, psychological, emotional, and medical well-being. These, too, are areas of legitimate concern and duty of the state."

The bill then details its case for making abortion illegal; it's a great bill and is worthy of our support.

Happy Religious Freedom Day--or rather, Unhappy

2007-01-16T07:15:00.000-05:00

Today is Religious Freedom Day commemorating Jefferson's writing of the Virginia Bill of Religious Freedoms.

2006 Losses of Religious Freedom Should Make American Christians Wake Up, is a rather shocking article about different cases from 2006 where Christians lost rights.

America, for all its greatess, has its greatest enemies within its borders. I have always said, actually someone else said it and I can't remember who, "That our greatest threat is not terrorism: it's that we forget who we are and decide it's not worth the fight." We lost the fight in 2006.

Same-sex proponents to Destroy America: Example 214

2007-01-16T07:08:00.000-05:00

The proponents of same-sex marriage want to destroy America. They care nothing for our heritage or the sacredness of law and order. Our latest example come to us from the Wisconsin State Journal.

State law requires such people to take an oath to support the state and federal constitutions, said Cindy Wick, executive assistant at Madison's Equal Opportunities Commission. On Tuesday, the City Council is expected to take up a proposal that would allow them to add to that oath that it was taken under protest and promise to "work to eliminate this section from the Constitution and work to prevent any discriminatory impacts from its application."

Council members plan to pick and choose which laws they will 'support and defend' and which they will not. If you'll remember, it's the legislative branches that make laws and the executive that enforces them. By refusing to enforce the mandates of law, this council has turned America into a nation of opinionated people instead of law. The destruction of America is their goal.

Republican Candidates Reviewed

2007-01-12T19:36:00.000-05:00

John Hawkins reviews the Republican contenders for the Presidency. It's another must read for the politically astute. But, then again, if you're politically astute you know most of it. I guess its more for people like me who wish they were creative enough to think of the good ideas the John Hawkins does daily.

Newt is a one man think-tank with a shady personal past; is he aiming for a VP position? Duncan Hunter has great, conservative, Reagan-nesk convictions. I like Huckabee; he's a quality values-voter governor. McCain is a arrogant. Guiliani is a liberal. Romney's worse--a politician; it's a disturbing video but he quickly responds. Brownback and Tancredo have an uphill battle to get postive exposure. Hagel and Patiki are worse than Hillary. Gilmore, who? Ron Paul, come on.

John's analysis is better.

NBC's Conan O'Brien: Jesus Gay

2007-01-12T08:17:00.000-05:00

Conan should be thankful that Christians aren't in the business of killing their enemies. Recently, a skit on his show featured this "country song":

Oh I love you Jesus
But only as a friend.
You touched my heart but I hope
That's where the touchin' ends.

You're always lookin' over me
When I need a higher power.
But you better look at somethin' else
When I'm in the shower.

This is stupid, religiosity aside. This isn't funny. Conan O'Brien isn't Funny. Conan is NBC's greatest failure.

Jesus doesn't need me to defend his honor or anything silly like that, but let me tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to write the nice folks over at NBC to ask them why they let this bigotry on their network. I'm going to ask why is it considered comedy to make fun of the main figure in the Christian faith? I'm going to ask why Jesus? I'll probably even include a statement like, as long as O'Brien is on the air, I won't watch NBC--which is absolutely true.

Mr. Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112; phone: (212) 664-4444

Mr. Robert C. Wright, Chairman & CEO, NBC Universal Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112; phone: (212) 664-4444

Mr. Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman & CEO, General Electric Company, 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06828; phone: (203) 373-2211

HT.

Democrats Don't Make Sense: Embryonic Stem Cells

2007-01-12T07:39:00.000-05:00

One more thing I don't understand about democrats is why they want to fund embryonic stem cell research while all of the medical hopes and breakthroughs are coming from adult stem cells. I guess they just love that they possess the power of life and death.

"'Rather than defend human dignity, the Democrat led House of Representatives approved legislation to compel U.S. taxpayers to fund research that requires the destruction of human embryos. The President is absolutely right to veto this legislation.

'This bill is a bait and switch. It would not just fund so-called 'leftover' embryos, it will create a market for creating and cloning more human embryos for the express purpose of killing them.

'The bill also diverts crucial funding away from uncontroversial adult stem cell research and other cutting-edge research which is producing real treatments for real people."(cite)

ACOG & SOGC: Screen for DS, then Abort

2007-01-12T07:28:00.000-05:00

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) don't value children--especially those with Down Snydrome. They are now recommending that women screen for children who may possess this DNA oddity.

“Yes, it's going to lead to more termination, but it's going to be fair to these women who are 24 who say, 'How come I have to raise an infant with Down's syndrome, whereas my cousin who was 35 didn't have to?’” Dr. Andre Lalonde, the executive vice president of the SOGC, told the National Post.

This is just one more example of a bueracracy that has taken over by liberals and failed its constituency--the vast majority who value life's uniqueness. These doctors reprepresent the worst of their profession. To these cold hearted doctors, children are mechanical and inconvenient. It's a shame that doctors want to kill their patients.

The Canadian Down Syndrome Society has announced a public awareness campaign to combat recommendations that all pregnant mothers be screened for Down syndrome, a move they fear could “eliminate” the Down syndrome population. More about this here.

Close to Espionage

2007-01-10T07:43:00.000-05:00

"My staff’s investigation reveals that President Clinton’s former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger compromised national security much more than originally disclosed," Davis said. "It is now also clear that Mr. Berger was willing to go to extraordinary lengths to compromise national security, apparently for his own convenience." Read more here.

The Political Brilliance of a Troop Surge

2007-01-10T07:13:00.000-05:00

Tonight, President Bush will announce a military surge in Iraq of up to 20,000 soldiers. Now, the MSM is blowing this way out of proportion; a troop surge occured in every Iraqi election. The only difference is that these troops may stay a few months longer.

A troop surge is President Bush's most brilliant political move since entering office. He knows that, regardless of realitity, American's think we are losing in Iraq. The Democrats have continually played off the 'loser' fears of the American people. How many times have we heard sound clips of democrats say we are losing--a bazillion! Both the democrats and 'Americans' say the status quo is a losing strategy.

Americans don't think that pulling out of Iraq is a winner either, short-term or long-term. Democrats know this and have resisted (except for the placaters of the wacky base) appearing as though they do not support the troops.

When the status quo and the retreat are both losing strategies, what else is there to do but surge?

Yesterday, democrats couched their anti-Bush position against the troop surge via their spokesperson Ted Kennedy. The democrats are against the current policies and the surge. In 15 months, possible presidential candidates will be asked this question,

"In 2006 you stated that the military policies of the current administration are creating a quagmire in Iraq. You also stated that a troop surge was also a bad move. If you are not for a surge and you don't agree with the status quo, what are you going to do in Iraq?"

Cue the crickets.

What possible response could they give except retreat?--a position that American's will not accept. America will not accept the third option of the retreat and defeat candidate.

I think the democrats realize that this is a brilliant political move. Their spokesperson for the Anti-surge is Ted Kennedy. The only Senator who has nothing to lose and who will stay in Congress until through death doth he part.

There will be more to tonight's address to the nation than a troop surge, but this is all that you will hear about from the democrats. In playing these cards, they set themselves up for defeat. Beware, however, the response tomorrow will also be a key indicator of who the true maverick is in the democratic party. Watch for the democrat who supports the surge.

Anchoress has a great "For it before I was against it" post.

North America's Greatest Failure

2007-01-10T06:58:00.000-05:00

The Birthrate needed to maintain the current population is just above 2 children per family. This ensures that we have enough children to maintain our civilization's quality of life. North America is failing:In a related story, a store in San Antonio, Texas is making babies to order. You like red hair, blue eyes, healthy lineage? You got it. The 'Abraham Center of Life' violates all moral and ethical standards ever created in the devaluation of baby creation.

"The creation of ‘designer embryos’ for sale to unrelated individuals is the commodification of human life for financial purposes by unscrupulous scientists and physicians. This activity is deemed unethical by all organizations who have addressed it, and is illegal in many developed countries. Human life is sacred and should never be bought or sold at any stage of development.”

So is this a case of having my cake and eating it too? Maybe, but I don't think so. Those who value children, love them regardless of their looks. Our greatest failure is that we don't value children (cite).

Is Mitt or Mormonism on the Ballot?

2007-01-09T07:41:00.000-05:00

One concern I have looking toward the Republican primaries is that, positively or negatively, Mormonism is going to be on trial. Even a simple Google News search for "Romney Mormon" yields 748 recent articles. So, I would like to announce to the masses of people visiting after their daily technorati search of "Mitt Romney," truth is not determined at the ballot box.

If Mitt wins, Mormonism is no more true or false. If Mitt loses, Mormonism is no more true or false. Sites like this, Evangelicals for Mitt" repulse me for this very reason.

If it were on the ballot, I would have the same problem with Mormonism that I have with Islam: they are non-falsifiable. By non-falsifiable, I mean that there is nothing you can do to prove an argument false because it has been stacked it in such a way that if you do not see it, you’ve proved the argument (insert forgotten citation here). It is dangerous to build a whole system on the basis of an un-falsifiable argument that somebody else has given to you. Yet this is exactly what both Islam and Mormonism do. Frankly, it amazes me that the theological distinctivenesses of Mormonism are built on the experiences of one man who was legally documented to lack integrity.

The purpose of external evidences is to arise at a plausible certitude. Plausible certitude is the place that given all the evidence, the consistency, the manner in which it answers the questions and addresses the real world, and fits with reality, I can acheive a level of confidence in belief and feel confident in acting upon that belief. (That was probably a run-on sentence....sorry.) The testimony of Joseph Smith found in the book of Mormon lacks this level of certitude.

Mormonism is not on the ballot. Were it, it would not get my vote. Now, the question that thinking Christians must answer is whether or not we can vote for someone who subscribes to a religion with such blatant philosophical problems. Do individuals who publically confess Mormonism expose their lack the intellectual capacity sufficiently as to relegate them as a non-contender for high public office? Indeed, this seems like an important question.

More Christian Hatred

2007-01-09T07:05:00.000-05:00

Salon's latest review is on a book titled, The holy blitz rolls on. It's a typical, I hate Christians type of book. The author, admittedly, is dealing with his personal demons with the church and takes it out by tearing down the character of others:

The son of a Presbyterian minister and a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, Hedges once planned to join the clergy himself. He speaks of the preachers he encountered while researching "American Fascists" as heretics, and he's appalled at their desecration of a faith he still cherishes, even if he no longer totally embraces it.

. I'm not very sure what the last two phrases mean. I cherish my wife and I embrace her; can I do one without the other?

The deficiency of haters like Hedges, is that he can't seem to grasp an authority higher than self. Christians claim that the Bible has authority over self. In failing to appreciate this, he tells the Christian right (along with Rod Parsley, James Dobson, Ken Blackwell--a random conglomerate) that the judgment of his (Hedges) "self" are more worthy than the judgement of their "self". As such, the Christian right is like Hitler.

Hedges real problem is with the Bible; he simply can't stand an authority higher than self. If he wanted to write a good book, he would show how his "Hitler-types" are supplanting Biblical authority for their own on key doctrinal areas. Instead he resorts to low-level thinking, name-calling, and fear mongering.

Sometimes it's strange....

2007-01-08T20:34:00.000-05:00

...how much John Hawkins and I agree. While I can't agree with all 21 points of his proposed 2008 Republican party agenda, he has about 90% of it right on. Hawkins is right, except where he's wrong:

13. I agree that control of legal immigration is necessary, but I am not sold that it needs to be reduced to the 250-400 range. In fact, I think we should encourage the 'brain drain' of other countries. We should welcome smart people to America--they make great neighbors.

19. A 'loser pays' legal system is totally wrong because it would discourage right people from doing the right thing just as much as it would do the opposite.

Personally, I would like to see a string's-attached foreign policy budgetary allocation point. Did that makes sense. This is the kind of policy that says, sure, we'll help starving children in Somolia when your Islamic militants give the government back to the people.

So, would the Republican Party tolerate a blogging Senator? or Representative? Probably not now, but maybe later. But, I wonder if bloggers would hear the same reaction as radio personalities, "I never thought he would ever look like that! Geesh." Maybe John should start posting a few pictures.

Today could have been a lot worse....

2007-01-08T19:32:00.000-05:00

I'm thankful for today; it could have been a lot worse.

Terrorist could have planted plastics explosives in the cargo bins at the Port of Miami, as reported in this article. Instead, it was harmless.

Some gas stench spreading throughout New York could have been a biological weapon. Instead, it is reported to be harmless.

63 birds found dead in Austin, Texas's downtown streets could have been something worse like smallpox. Though it is still uncertain, it doesn't appear to have officials too worried. They've reopened the downtown area and are sending the birds off to be tested.

These killer bees could have been found in your neighborhood.

Russia cuts off oil to Europe. While it stinks for them, maybe this means more supply for us and cheaper prices!

This day could have been worse, indeed, if the Democrats would not have broken this promise.

So, I guess we have a lot to be thankful for today. Thank you, Lord.

The sense of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

2007-01-08T19:23:00.000-05:00

You know, I really don't understand why certain people love to take the life of the unborn. What thrill do they get out of aborting fetuses? Is it selfishness that drives the majority to abortions? Is it selfishness that drives people to support embryonic stem cell research? Have we become so driven by the pursuit of pleasure, that our love for other people (including the unborn) has disappeared?

It just doesn't make sense to me. I just don't understand it. Our selfishness tears up my heart.

I recently got to hold my niece. It was very cool; she is a precious baby. Childhood is precious. So precious, that even Nancy Pelosi surrounded herself with this coolness on her first day as Speaker. But, why is she so quick to support the death of one of these little ones? Where is her heart? Her conscience? Her soul?

I just don't get it.

Adult Vs. Embyronic Stem Cells: the Facts

2007-01-08T19:11:00.000-05:00

Instead of investing into proven medical science, the Democrats will force through a bill this week that pours millions of dollars into experimental science that involves ending human life to harvest medical benefits. Both adult and embryonic research has been going on for years, both funded by our government; only adult stem cell research has proven effective.

Embryonic Stem Cell Research = 0 benefits to diseases

Adult Stem Cell Research = 72 conditions benefitted by adult stem cells:

Cancers:
Brain Cancer
Retinoblastoma
Ovarian Cancer
Skin Cancer: Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Testicular Cancer
Tumors abdominal organs Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Cancer of the lymph nodes: Angioimmunoblastic Lymphadenopathy
Multiple Myeloma
Myelodysplasia
Breast Cancer
Neuroblastoma
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Various Solid Tumors
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Ewing’s Sarcoma
Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
POEMS syndrome
Myelofibrosis

Auto-Immune Diseases
Systemic Lupus
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Myasthenia
Autoimmune Cytopenia
Scleromyxedema
Scleroderma
Crohn’s Disease
Behcet’s Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Juvenile Arthritis
Multiple Sclerosis
Polychondritis
Systemic Vasculitis
Alopecia Universalis
Buerger’s Disease

Cardiovascular
Acute Heart Damage
Chronic Coronary Artery Disease

Ocular
Corneal regeneration

Immunodeficiencies
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome
X-linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
X-linked Hyper immunoglobulin M Syndrome

Neural Degenerative Diseases and Injuries
Parkinson’s Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke Damage

Anemias and Other Blood Conditions
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sideroblastic Anemia
Aplastic Anemia
Red Cell Aplasia
Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia
Thalassemia
Primary Amyloidosis
Diamond Blackfan Anemia
Fanconi’s Anemia
Chronic Epstein-Barr Infection

Wounds and Injuries
Limb Gangrene
Surface Wound Healing
Jawbone Replacement
Skull Bone Repair

Other Metabolic Disorders
Hurler’s Syndrome
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Krabbe Leukodystrophy
Osteopetrosis
Cerebral X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy

Liver Disease
Chronic Liver Failure
Liver Cirrhosis

Bladder Disease
End-Stage Bladder Disease

(citation)

Islam: Somewhere in between Christianity and Paganism

2007-01-05T08:23:00.000-05:00

I was intrigued by this title on my rss reader so I went over and had an enjoyable time reading this at the Independent Conservative: It May Have Been Thomas Jefferson’s Koran, but Jefferson was no Fan of Islam!

Pelosi: It's all about Power

2007-01-05T08:07:00.000-05:00

Is it just me? Does anyone else have a problem with a national leader beginning their term with these words?

Washington Post: "After calling herself 'the most powerful woman in America,' Mrs. Pelosi flexed her right muscle like a weight lifter to much applause at an event yesterday titled a women's tea. All right, let's hear it for the power,' she screamed as the jubilant applause continued. "

Has she not read a book on leadership in the past, say, 30 years? I expect at least the facade of humility from our national leaders. I think America will be turned off by this approach.

I don't trust Democrats

2007-01-05T07:39:00.001-05:00

Real Clear Politics: Barack Obama on ethics reform in today's Washington Post: We must stop any and all practices that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a public servant has become indebted to a lobbyist.

Presumably this would include doing curious joint real estate deals with sleazy, corrupt political operatives that result in a publicly elected official getting a multi-million dollar house at $300,000 below the asking price.

Do what I say and not what I do....Ethics indeed.

Was Mitt Romney compelled to approve 'gay' marriage in MA?

2007-01-05T07:39:00.000-05:00

I don't know, but this article seems to indicate that he had a choice on whether or not to implement the court's decision. A judge states explictly (according to this article) that the Constitution does not give one branch of government power over another.

Mitt Romney chose 'gay' marriage: "'If there were no Massachusetts Constitution, no other proof of the high crime of Mitt Romney – this ruling proves that Mitt Romney had a choice and he chose wrong. He imposed homosexual marriage illegally, using the Goodridge decision as a smokescreen. No court forced anything on him, nor did they have any such authority, and that historic admission is implicit in this ruling,' Haskins said. "

I simply one more reason not to trust Mitt Romney.

Abortion -- En Masse

2007-01-04T07:39:00.000-05:00

Supporting the searing of the American conscience towards life, the sacrament of the party of death will be endorsed today as the Democrat controlled house will look to pass an experimental embryonic stem cell research bill in the first 100 hours of the legislative session. Yes, America, you have voted in death-mongerers; we'll see them in action today.

Vote on Marriage Wins Big in MA

2007-01-04T07:32:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to Vote on Marriage for their victory yesterday in the Massachusetts legislature. After the decision of the MA Supreme Court earlier this week, the legislature would be found guilty of violating the state constitution if they chose to not vote on the state's definition of marriage--which is what they were trying to do.

Yesterday, the legislature voted. The bill got the required votes (50). They will vote on it again sometime this year before it would be passed on to the people of for final approval.

Congratulations on a job well done; and thank you.

Bipartisanship? In a Democratic Congress?

2007-01-04T07:27:00.000-05:00

Kudos to Brian at Bearing Drift for this score: Bipartisanship? In a Democratic Congress?

Hilarious!

Democrat Ethics

2007-01-04T07:13:00.000-05:00

Today, the House will likely pass a series of 'ethics reforms' meant to have the facade of integrity and openness. This, of course, is a hoax. Democratic ethics reforms is not based on a sense of "right and wrong" any more than it is based on 9th Commandment.

Instead, this is a selfish attempt at political gain. Today, regardless of the verbosity that C-span shows on TV, no one is going to jail for breaking House rules. The House can pass as many rules as they want but I guarantee you this, No Democrat in this House will receive negative publicity because of the new rules.

Here is the latest reading of ethic's reforms:

• Ban gifts and meals from lobbyists and organizations that hire them, and require members of Congress and their staffs to pay market price for tickets to sports and other entertainment events;• Ban members of Congress from accepting lobbyist-paid or arranged travel; No campaign or taxpayer money can be used to pay for travel on non-commercial, corporate jets;

• Require certification and pre-approval for travel that is paid for by groups that fall outside the lobbying restrictions;

• Make sure time is set aside to read a bill before a vote occurs and prevent members from holding votes open long enough to rally enough support for the bill to pass, a tactic used often by Republican Tom DeLay when he was House majority leader;

• Require earmarks disclosures and members to certify that such earmarks do not benefit themselves or their spouses. (here)

Number two is my favorite: Just who may I ask will be doing the "pre-approval? Might it be a member of the Democratic party? And, just as a side note, I think they need to run point 4 by Harry Reid in the Senate. His Nevada real estate deals, the ones that benefitted the law firm where his children work, were as crooked as anything Republicans have done in the past 40 years.

"Democrat Ethics," just the phrase is laughable.

Iraq Conspiracy Investigations Begin

2007-01-04T06:59:00.000-05:00

Reformed Chicks put it best, "You live by the protester you die by the protester,"
Shortly after yesterday's protesters were banished from the Democrat press conference on lobbying reform, the Democratic leadership began conceding to their far left base:

"When Democrats reconvened after the protesters left, Emanuel offered to investigate activities relating to the conduct of the Iraq war, but didn't pledge to end it. 'The most important thing that a Congress can do is begin to hold the hearings and ask the questions that our constituents are asking and finally demand the answers that have been missing from this policy in Iraq,' Emanuel said."

Here's the moral of this story: Show up with a few disrespectful wacko's, get what you want. I need to remember that the next time I ask for a raise.

Where's Who?: CNN's latest gaffe

2007-01-03T07:53:00.000-05:00

Is it possible that CNN is really this bad?

Let's see, they cut to the president while he was practicing in an address to the nation; they placed an 'X' over the President's face while he was giving a speech (or was it the VP?), they had someone's microphone on while going to the bathroom, and now they've called Osama, Obama. Professional standards, what?

Saddam's Execution and Beer for My Horses

2007-01-03T07:22:00.000-05:00

I don't particularly like country music, but during news cycles like these I am reminded of Toby Keith's "Beer for my Horses" song(caution: the link is for the song not the cheesy video that accompanies it). Here's a part of it:

Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he done
Take all the rope in texas
Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys
Hang them high in the street for all the people to see that

Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles well sing a victory tune
Well all meet back at the local saloon
Well raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

I once had a friend who told me that he would vote Republican except that he sees a contradiction between our "love for the unborn and love for the death penalty."

I'll admit that I hate killing but love justice. Upon hearing of Saddam Hussein's hanging (viewable here and here and millions of other places), I was saddened because his life was no more "valuable" than mine. He was created in the image of God and we took his life.

Sometimes the value of human life seems to contradict with love of justice. How can we defend taking life? Guilt is a very real and serious thing. It's a tough balance--sometimes more than others. While only God can deploy justice perfectly, government is instituted for the people as a tool of justice and defense.

I won't join in with those who enjoy the pornographisation (HT: Brutally Honest) of the hanging, but I will celebrate that justice has been served to a guilty man.

Resolution's Realization

2007-01-02T07:27:00.000-05:00

My wife, whom I love dearly, and I started a new schedule today all a part of our New Year's resolutions. My greatest need for growth, as I perceive it, is a disciplined lifestyle. So, we sat down together last night and planned out our week's scheduling template. Waking up, blogging, work, reading, exercise, and writing (and more), are all on this schedule. So far, so good.

The real issue behind resolutions is that we humans are not perfect, but we seek to be better. And, to put my college courses to work, that got me thinking philosophically. Where did this realization of imperfection come from; where do our definitions of 'better' come from? All of this points to a Creator for whom and from whom are all things.

As I perused the news this morning, I noticed something: this world has problems. People die, planes crash, ferries sink, things go wrong--all the while, there is sense that this isn't the way things ought to be. We weren't created for this world; this world, with its imperfections isn't worthy of the purpose for which we are created. And, that dear friend, is the honor that our Creator has bestowed upon us.

Lewinsky Seeks Man; Cohen Rewrites History

2007-01-02T07:16:00.000-05:00

Lewinsky wasn't an adulterer? She was the victim? And now Cohen hopes, as if he is somehow desiring, that she'll find a husband--a brave, strong, and admirable man.

She is a branded woman, not an adulterer but something even worse -- a girl toy, a trivial thing, a punch line. Yet she did what so many women at that age would do. She seduced (or so she thought) an older man. She fantasized that he would leave his wife for her. Here was her crime: She was a girl besotted. It happens even to Republicans.

But she is now a woman with a master's degree from a prestigious school and is going to be 34 come July. Her clock ticks, her life ebbs. Where is the man for her? Where is the guy brave enough, strong enough, admirable enough to take her as his wife, to suffer the slings and arrows of her outrageous fortune -- to say to the world (for it would be the entire world) that he loves this woman who will always be an asterisk in American history. I hope there is such a guy out there. It would be nice. It would be fair.

If Lewinsky was a victim, it is of the lies of liberal philosophy: do what feels good now and don't worry about the consequences. She fell victim to the lies of the age and now America is worse off because of it. Has she learned from it? Judging from her degree and thesis, probably not.

So I thought I'd try my hand at a nuptial advertisement for Lewinsky: 34 year old adulterer who ruins lives, families, and nations, seeks man who doesn't ask alot of questions about the past and likes to run (away from television cameras). Guaranteed a life in the spotlight and book income from a messy story (a couple bucks per month), this man...ok, I couldn't think of anything else befitting of this blog.

I'm really not trying to be mean; frankly, I don't care about Lewinsky. But Cohen's attempt to rewrite history is disgraceful, especially for a journalist from the Post.

My 2007 Political Prediction: A Do-Nothing Congress

2007-01-01T11:31:00.000-05:00

What more could we possibly expect from the incoming majority party that ran on nothing, than nothing?

It's an enviable position. No expectations: no disappointments. If they ran on a platform like Newt's Contract with America, the American people might expect something from them. Americans might expect them to acheive solutions to America's biggest problems like immigration, social security, education.

The lack of accountability for our representatives is incredible. "Surely," you say, "they have some accountability?" Indeed, every two and six years they are accountable to the people. But, before thinking this is significant, answer this simple question, "What does your Representative do on the average day on Capitol Hill?" At least we know for certain what the first four days will be.

To be sure, they'll be doing something (more than parties) to justify their existence: they will run around looking busy. Grandstanding. Complaining, "the White House is broken." Spinning their wheels, but going nowhere.

Democrats have one goal for this session of Congress: win in 2008. How are they going to accomplish this? Provide no leadership on key issues. Don't risk being divisive on America's big problems. Answer no questions except those based upon the fickle opinion of the American public. All the while, doing...nothing.

Blogging under your Mom's nose

2007-01-01T11:12:00.000-05:00

My mom knows about my blog. If I were a teenager who wanted to blog about the drinking, drugs, and sex in my life, I could avoid maternal detection using the tips in this handy dandy Blogger article:

Blogger Help : What to do if your Mom discovers your blog...

Using censorship, pseudonymns, and lies, even you could fool your stupid mom. In their defense, this article doesn't specifically address teenagers; but come on, who are the majority of users?

Shame is as strongly the motivation for cleaning up one's life as it is for running from it. I'd prefer to see Blogger write an article titled, "Cleaning up your life so that you don't have to hide your blog from your mom."

William & Mary's Leadership Debacle

2006-12-23T12:34:00.000-05:00

In October, the President of the College of William & Mary, Gene Nichol, ordered that a cross be removed from the chapel in the historic Wren building stating that because many different faiths are represented at the college, he will not favor one over another. After the explosive response from alumni and friends of the college, he compromised by suggesting that a plaque stating the religious nature of the college’s founding replace the chapel’s cross. Now both people who agreed and disagreed with Nichol’s original decision are unhappy.

Several months ago, Nichol also demonstrated a similar lack of courage and moral clarity when he refused to appeal the NCAA’s ruling that the College’s logo, featuring two feathers, was discriminatory against ethnic Indians. Though his public statement disagreed with the NCAA’s ruling, it is curious that now he is using the NCAA’s logic to guarantee the “constitutional freedom” from being offended by a cross that sits in a small room on a rather large campus.

Here are the two problems with the cross debacle. First, it is now apparent that Nichol doesn’t understand principled decision-making in a culture that is dependent upon tradition and prides itself in its history. His lack of leadership on these critical issues is reminiscent of the Clintonian 'finger in the wind'; see where the public’s opinion is and go there.

Second, by deciding that the cross must come down, Nichol has replaced the moral authority Jesus Christ with his own. Where will students considering suicide turn to find meaning and purpose in their life? Upon what authority is lying, cheating, and stealing wrong, if not the teachings of Christ? If symbols of moral authority can be relegated to a closet and pulled out when it’s convenient, why shouldn’t sexual assaults and alcohol abuse become more prevalent on campus?

The continuation of our civilization depends upon the mutual goodwill of our neighbors. The only way to instill this goodwill in our culture is through the teachings of Jesus. “Do unto other as you would have them do unto you.” “Love your neighbor as yourself.” “Love your enemies and do good to those who persecute you.” What does Nichols offer in the place of these teachings? Tragically, students will be left without principled and moral leadership.

The greatest threat to America is not terrorism; it is that we forget who we are, the gift our forefathers have given us, and decide it's not worth the fight. In this decision, Nichol misses the mark on both points and I am pleased to call for his resignation. Gene Nichol has not demonstrated the necessary leadership abilities needed to guide the next generation's leaders during these most tumultuous times.

More information at SavetheWrenCross.org
HT: Reformed Chicks Blabbing

Trial and Error...and Kung Fu Fighting

2006-12-21T20:55:00.000-05:00

Something has definitely happened...

In response to your emails and questions, I've been...transitioning. With every life transition, RightFaith should transition to reflect the newness of the age. Hopefully this transition will be the last for a while.

So, now that I've completely lost all of my traffic I figure it time to start blogging again. Why now? Well, it seems that the only way to go is up. 0 is a great baseline. But, to be sure, traffic is more of an idicator of interest than a reasonable goal. For both of our sakes, I'll try to be faithfully interesting.

Enjoy. More soon...

2006-12-19T21:00:00.000-05:00

Why I am a Christian

2006-08-28T09:41:00.000-04:00

As I have considered this question and sat down to respond, I have thought about all of the evidences, philosophical proofs, testimonies of faith, and arguments for accepting Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior. But let me first slice through those and come to root issue: I’m guilty.

Look around to cultures worldwide and you’ll see a pattern of morality. While it is hard to imagine an isolated culture today, it was not too long ago that cultural separation was a reality for much of the world; yet, flowing through each culture was a written or unwritten code of moral rightness. These codes were not identical, but they were similar. What is this right-ness that societies seek to maintain? Where did this wrong-ness come from?

This similarity speaks of a Creator. While varieties of hair, eye, and skin color exist, moral truth has been universally written upon the heart of humanity: greed, jealousy, and murder are universally bad; love, patience, and kindness are universally good.

When I do wrong, what is this guilt that I feel? Whose standard have I transgressed? And, from whom can I seek pardon? Why does my heart condemn me? I have broken the standard that has been written on my heart and I walk around seeking to assuage my soul.

But, no system of humanism or pantheism offers any way to deal with this guilt that I know exists when I transgress that which is written upon the programming of my heart. No other religion provides any confidence of forgiveness and mercy. None remove this feeling or offer hope for my guilty soul except Jesus Christ.

Christians often talk about accepting Jesus Christ as Savior. That’s confusing language for the thoughtful person and is reminiscent of a blind leap of faith. Guilt is real. Forgiveness for guilt is also real but it can only come from the creator, whose programming we have violated.

Our transgression of rightness requires our death because God’s character can not tolerate wrong-ness. BUT, when Jesus Christ died, He took my punishment that belonged to me for my wrong-ness. God’s wrath for my wrong-ness was poured out on Jesus Christ instead of me—because He loves me. Now, I can have hope.

So, answer number one to why I am a Christian: I know my guilt, and it is real. Who else could offer forgiveness except the one whose standard I have transgressed? God took the penalty of my sin and placed it onto Jesus Christ that I might live and enjoy relationship with Him.

School Bans Teenager Cleavage

2006-08-07T11:11:00.000-04:00

Men are wired by God to be attracted to the female body. Women have an emotional drive to be attracting men. The system works well until it is corrupted by sin; thus, we have men who sinfully lust after women and women who sinfully seek the attention of men.

Women who communicate the message of sexual availability are prostitutes and adulteresses. This message (look at me, desire me, touch me, kiss me) is often communicated through action, dress, and words.

One school has had enough. Arlington Independent School District in Texas has started enforcing a new dress code: "The display of cleavage is unacceptable. Low cut blouses, tops, sweaters, etc. with plunging necklines are not allowed." These poor girls lack such self-respect that rely increasingly on their figure instead of their personality and charm to garner the attention from men.

I blame mothers who, by permitting their daughters to wear sexually suggestive clothing, are teaching their daughters to be adulteresses and prostitutes. I don't get it. Why would a mother buy a tight fitting, loose fitting, see-through, or inadequately covering, outfit for their daughter? Why would a mother say, "Your personality isn't really that magnetic; you'll have to compensate by dressing like a whore"?

Mothers, don't let your daughters grow up to be floozies. Communicate your love by teaching them, "Adulteresses wear clothing like that; I love you too much to let ruin your life and the lives of men in your life." Yeah, it's hard--but grow a spine. The purity of your daughter's life is riding on your shoulders.

Dodge Supports FX Licentiousness

2006-08-07T08:18:00.000-04:00

Ignoring pleas from its conservative buyers, Dodge continues to support some of television's raunchiest programs. How bad is FX? Here are some examples (courtesy of AFA):

Program: "Rescue Me"
Date: July 18,21,23, 2006
Times: 9:00pm (repeat of same episode)

Sex
- Two forced rape scenes, one with violence
- A graphic discussion about women's breasts
- A lengthy scene involving pornographic magazines and videos in the firehouse.

Profanity
A total of 109 strong profanities (one every 33 seconds), including:
"s" word - 26 times
G-dda-m - 21 times
A-- - 15 times
He-- - 10 times
Jesus Christ (as a profanity) - 7 times
Words for genitalia - 9 times
Slang word for women’s breasts - 14 times

Program: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Episode Title: "The Gang Gives Back"
Date: July 20, 21 and 23, 2006
Times: 9:00pm and 10:00pm (repeat of same episode)

Language:
God (as an expletive) - 6 times
Go--amn - 1 time
Sh-t - 8 times
Jesus Christ (as an expletive) - 4 times
Other profanities - 9

Scenes included a child (approximately 12 years old) using sh--head and GD and adults using profanity around a group of children.

Program: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Episode Title: "Charlie Wants an Abortion"
Date: July 20, 21 and 23, 2006
Times: 9:30pm and 10:30pm (repeat of same episode)

Language:
God (as an expletive) - 5 times
Go--amn - 1 time
Sh-t - 7 times
Other profanties - 21

Scenes included:
While in a free clinic, a prostitute tells Mac, "I'll blow you for $10."

When Mac tells a pregnancy problem center worker he has killed two abortionists, she immediately throws herself on him and has sex in the back of a car (as a reward). Mac sports a shirt saying, "Death to baby killers," but refers to the pregnancy center as a "freak show."

Mac's friend goes to a Planned Parenthood rally to pick up women. When they refute him, he goes to the pro-life rally where the "girls are easier."

Program: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Episode Title: "Charlie Has Cancer"
Date: July 27, 28 and 30, 2006
Times: 9:30pm and 10:30pm (repeat of same episode)

Language:
16 hard profanities

Scenes included:
When Charlie tells pal Dennis he has cancer, Dennis and Mac immediately start working on getting Charlie "laid" before he dies.

While looking for girls to have sex with Charlie, Mac falls for a transvestite (Carmen) and begins seeing him/her. In several scenes, the camera focuses on Carmen's "bulge" in his/her pants. Mac calls his mother to tell her how great "she" is.

The episode contains the s-word and "gd", along with several other profanities.

If this isn't indecent programming, nothing is and the word "indecent" has been parsed into oblivion. Use the link to the right to contact Dodge.

Time to Declare War

2006-08-03T11:26:00.000-04:00

...or so says Alan Keyes. Here are the talking points of this good article:

Bush's leadership after 9/11 was superb, especially in his "for us or for the terrorist" rhetoric.
Hezbollah has always been defined as a terrorist organization that sought to destroy our friend Israel; because it is not a state, they are included in the rhetoric of the war on terror
Syria has now sided with Hezbollah. Iran has provided material support to Hezbollah.
If the rhetoric of the President means anything, it insists that Congress declare that a state of war exists between the United States and the enemies Syria and Iran.
Our enemies spit in the eye of the President, his leadership must be more than empty words.

"After so much talk of the war against terror we come now to the moment when we must choose to confront its reality with courage, or quietly surrender to the forces of hateful terror simply because their victim and excuse is Israel....[O]ur brief season of peace came to an end. It can come again only if we have the courage to accept what others force upon us and fight this war to victory. This is a time for war. Terrorism, against us, against Israel, against anyone, must be battled without reprieve until it is once more driven into the dark shadows where hatred sups only upon itself." --Alan Keyes

Marriage in America: GLBTer's Play All their Cards

2006-08-03T10:41:00.000-04:00

Over 250 GLBT activists have come together to declare their real intentions for marriage in America: define it into oblivion.

In a document titled, "Beyond Same-Sex Marriage," they outline their specific goal for marriage in America:

"Legal recognition for a wide rage of relationships, households and families - regardless of kinship or conjugal status....Access for all, regardless of marital or citizenship status, to vital government support programs, including but not limited to health care, housing, Social Security and pension plans, disaster recovery assistance, unemployment insurance, and welfare assistance." [emphasis mine]

You did read that correctly, a wide range of relationships including, say, polygamy (as a recent article in The Advocate seemed to support) or say women who want to marry their dogs. According to this statement, same-sex marriage is only the beginning of the 'legal relationships' they seek. Additionally, they explicitly state that their push is not about equality (as they often say) it's all about money. The word 'economic' appear no less than 17 times in this short statement.

GLBTer's are inconsistent in how they portray their economic status. Attempting to appear victims of oppression by the big, bad, rich conservatives, Beyond Marriage attempts to portray GLBTer's as struggling to make ends meet. They do this to gain the sympathy and support of the gracious America people. BUT, when it comes to persuading corporations and influencing policy they pull out favorable statistics like this:

"The GLBT community is estimated to possess $641 billion in purchasing power. When this number is multiplied by the similar spending patterns of our allies and supporters, this buying power increases exponentially."

Both powerfully rich and oppressively poor--an impressive accomplishment indeed. Simply put, they can't have it both ways.

Interestingly, they also attack the broader policies of the "Right" including low taxes, smaller government, strong national defense, and personal retirement savings accounts; the "Right's" conservative policies are apparently threats to "transgender, gender queer, and other gender-nonconforming people." Do they not like the strong economies and low unemployment rates? Do they not like protection from foreign enemies? Do they prefer living under threat of terrorist attacks?

Why do these 250 activists find the need for such a drastic change in agenda? In light of 6 court losses in July, defeats every time same-sex marriage is on the ballot, and every public opinion poll--ever, they needed to do something or risk falling into insignificance like Jesse Jackson.

I have two theories why they chose this new statement: either they are seeking to build as broad of a coalition as possible by seeking to be inclusive of every type of relationship (incorporating polygamists and the people who want to marry their dogs) hoping to garner more support, OR they are willing to appear extreme and later willing to negotiate through compromise (kind of like salary negotiations; ask for $50k settle for $45k).

Their focus is clear, they want to receive the government's benefits for married couples without having to do all that yucky committment/child-bearing stuff. Ewww. Either this is the proverbial nail in the coffin for the same-sex marriage push in America, or it will be their grandest moment.

TB: Volokh, Grey Thoughts

Aren't Feelings Stupid

2006-08-01T15:53:00.000-04:00

You are sitting in a theater watching a scary movie, when all of the sudden the serial murderer jumps out from behind the dumpster. You jump with fright and feel afraid even though you are perfectly safe in that theater and no one is going to attack you. Feelings are stupid. Feelings are stupid; you should have known better.

The point is this, feelings come and feelings go. You can neither trust them nor depend upon them staying the same. Feelings are great companions but lousy leaders.

Which brings me to Democrats:

War is an unfortunate, but often necessary, consequence of human depravity. I hate war and am truly glad that the Democrats (the ones who are sincere and are not pushing their anti-American propaganda) are making such a fuss against the War in Iraq. In a democracy, we need people to grow tired of wars because it forces us to be leery before committing to one.

But, the middle of war is the wrong time to give emotions and feelings the leadership position of national policy. War is bad, but feelings are stupid.

Democrats or Republicans who allow emotions to dominate their decisions should not be leading the nation. The abdication of rationality and forward thinking for our military strategy to defeat terrorist and win the War in Iraq will most definitely lead to a Middle East dominated by Islamofacism.

Emotions must be disciplined into submission. No matter how much we hate war and grow weary of it, leaving Iraq would be an emotion-driven, irrational decision that we the people must not tolerate. We need our politicians to be disciplined, master of their emotions, and leaders in times of national stress. While the people may be inclined toward emotionalism, the character of our nation’s leaders must inspire--not pander.

Feelings are too stupid to give them the power of setting national policy.

Marriage Under Attack

2006-07-27T20:38:00.000-04:00

Births are necessary for a vibrant America. Mirroring Europe's recent trend, America's birth rate is declining and threatens our national security and global economic superiority. Everything that hinders our ability to maintain a healthy birth rate is an indirect attack on America's future.

Many factors influence birth-rates including the number of healthy, man/woman marriages. From a policy viewpoint, pro-family policies are necessary to secure the future of America. Where marriage is under attack, America is under attack.

Not only is gay marriage an attack on America, the failures of traditional marriage are just as guilty. This clip summarizes some of the issues:

Terrorists ask for FBI Sensitivity

2006-07-27T19:18:00.000-04:00

Frankly, I'm not sensitive when it comes to terrorists; if we kill them all, the world will be a better place. Hizbolla are terrorists regardless of whether they are in Middle East or North America. Those who choose to identify with them should be jailed, at least. So, when they wrote to the FBI asking for a tolerant sensitivty, I wasn't very generous:

Leaders of American Muslim and Arab groups urged the FBI on Wednesday to be sensitive when scrutinizing activities by the Hizbullah on US soil.

Twenty-five groups, including the Islamic Society of North America and the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, urged FBI Director Robert Mueller in a letter to instruct field offices and agents to avoid unwarranted profiling and to respect legal protections during questioning.

“We want the FBI, obviously, to protect our nation from those who do us harm, but we want them to focus on actual credible evidence of wrongdoing and not target people based on their ethnicity or religion or . . . political expression,” said Farhana Khera, head of Muslim Advocates, the lead drafter of the letter.

“We want to avert any kind of raw fishing expedition-type initiative,” he said.

Khera, whose group is the charitable arm of the 500-plus-member National Association of Muslim Lawyers, said activists decided to send the letter after learning that the FBI has increased its focus on the worldwide activities of Hizbullah after the group’s kidnapping of two IDF soldiers and subsequent Mideast fighting.

Ht: LGF

Embryonic Stem Cell Research is Really about Abortion

2006-07-27T18:53:00.000-04:00

The question about whether Bush should or should not support embryonic stem cell research is really about one thing: Abortion. The question that you must answer is not whether we want medical advances in research. The question is, "Does life begin at conception?"

30 years ago, lawyers in black robes arbitrarily broke pregnancy into three trimesters. This horrible decision is punctuated by their invention of the 'trimesters.' They said, life really doesn't begin until somewhere near the end of pregnancy.

Now, we have politics and the public who want to say that life begins somewhere between conception and the middle--somewhere. What kind of logic is that? What kind of sense does that make?

Either life has value beginning at conception or it has no value at all.

Flying the Blue Star

2006-07-27T12:34:00.000-04:00

Not many words are necessary, nor would their increase more fully express the thoughts of gratitude that I have for the military.

Dating back to our rebellion against the tyranny of kings, under the banner that we each possesses inherent nobility, many brave men and women have fought for liberty and freedom. Some have sacrificed their lives for this cause.

No one likes to die or see death; but we want our country to survive. When these two, deeply held values come into conflict, the bravest among us join the military to hunt down those who threaten our peace. When the choice must be made between our death or our enemies, I'm glad that United States Military is finest and most capable fighting force to have ever walked on Earth.

In a world gone crazy, I can sleep at night because the soldier is watching out for my family. When psychotic Islamicists plan to fly planes into buildings, seek to build nuclear weapons, and believe that with chaos they usher in the end times, I don't fear the day because our military is on the hunt.

Thank you.

You'll notice that I've added the blogroll of like minded individuals under the banner "blue star". The blue star symbolizes those who have loved ones in harm's danger. The blue star is a symbol of love, patience, and hope. It is the symbol of the patriot's greatest love and devotion to America. With this reminder of their absence, will not forget the sacrifice of our nation's families.

I'm thankful for those willing to express their appreciation and proudly display links to their blogs.

Wahoo! Another Victory for Traditional Marriage

2006-07-26T12:27:00.000-04:00

The Supreme Court of the State of Washington, an otherwise liberal state, handed over another victory for traditional marriage when they upheld Washington's ban on gay marriage saying lawmakers can restrict marriage to a man and woman.

This makes traditional marriage, state victory number 6 in just over 3 weeks.

In a 5-4 decision, the State Supreme Court kept the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) law in tact regardless of the 19 couples seeking to abolish it via judicial fiat. These judges said that states can restrict the definition of marriage through the people's legislators.

Let me say it one more time, MARRIAGE IS NOT A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT, like that of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The government recognition of marriage through the licensing process provides benefits to a married couple. Why would Uncle Sam provide benefits? The government has a selfish motivation, and intrinsic interest. Happily married couples make healthy children; healthy children contribute to a healthy, vibrant society. The best way for the government to attain a healthy, vibrant, growing society is to provide incentives for marriage. The reason the government provides benefits to encourage marriages is that the establishment of a healthy progeny is the nation's most significant role.

The government should not care about preferences for gay sex. If it is not the government’s role to approve or disapprove of gay and lesbian sexual habits. The government simply has no incentive to recognize homosexual marriage? None.

Related Tags: Gay Marriage, Homosexual Marriage

The Religious Left Doesn't Stand a Chance

2006-07-26T12:11:00.000-04:00

All the liberal blogs are buzzing with activity over this news story: the Religious Left is attempting to organize against the Religious Right.

This does not inspire fear.

The left's number one value is tolerance. Accompanying tolerance, they speak of validating everyone's personal perspective. With this relativism, they lack the ability to provide a cogent argument or statement of beliefs. Their major problem is that relativism does not align itself with reality. Once a truth claim is made, it immediately excludes all opposite claims.

They want to take a stand against the Right, but how can do they do that without violating their number one value?

When all opinions are equally valid, as they claim, Jim can stand up and make a claim opposite to Tom; who is to decide? The Religious Right says, the Bible; with no moral absolutes, the Religious Left flounders in their inability to agree. Relativism is not a sustainable, tenable position.

Two examples, the NY Times speaks of the Spiritual Activism Conference with these words, "the biggest barrier for liberals may be their regard for pluralism: for letting people say what they want, how they want to, and for trying to include everyone's priorities rather than choosing two or three issues that could inspire a movement." Of course they can't agree. At least democrats have the value of gaining power; the SAC can't even determine what values they are building their agenda upon.

Example two, Chuck Colson, founder of Breakpoint and religious leftist (as I remember), says this of the SAC, "Never mind even setting policy goals; some conference members were afraid that singing hymns might be enough to upset some members. Instead of coming away with a clear set of objectives, the conference members mostly came away frustrated." HYMNS, traditional songs of the Christian faith, had the potential to offend--so they just didn't sing anything.

I am sooo not worried about the activism of the religious left because they are not really preaching a political message; they are preaching the message that the religious right is too morally conservative. The right is too Biblically based--and they don't like it. They have simply been personally offended by the exclusive moral claims of the right based and want to whine about it.

More thoughts here.

War on Proportionality

2006-07-25T12:26:00.000-04:00

Eugene Robinson, in yesterdays's WaPo, argues that Israel's strategy for winning is a detriment to its cause because it is disproportionate; Richard Cohen's observation shows the extent to which Eugene lacks creativity,

"Just limiting the search to newspapers and magazines of the last week will turn up "more than 1,000 documents....It includes, of course, the United Nations and its secretary general, Kofi Annan. It also includes a whole bunch of European newspapers whose editorial pages call for Israel to respond [proportionally]"

Proportionality is weak-minded and detached from the reality of our struggle; it threatens our ability to win this war on terror.

Hizbollah, Iran, Syria, Al Qaeda, Hamas, and the other Islamofacists, are enemies of a peaceful Israel; and, they will not stop until she no longer exists. Let me assure Eugene and other proportionalists that tutoring Osama on the logical reasons for a cease fire is not going to work. Osama speaks one language, the language of power. Operating in an authoritarian culture, the only response that they will understand is overwhelming military might.

In this world wide conflict, half measures and proportionality belong to academic theory--not to the field of battle.

David Ignatius' most interesting column in the Washington Post reveals the potential compromises from a coming negotiated settlement. I was hopeful until I slowly realized what Ignatius states, "Hezbollah's military power would be severely degraded under such a negotiated settlement, but it would remain intact politically." To be sure, we will be fighting this battle in the future once Hezbollah has rearmed (in fact, CSM says we are doing just this now).

This is our chance to win; if we choose not to accept this high calling it will be because we did not understand the challenge or we were unwilling to sacrifice for our progeny. The former may be closer to reality than the latter, though I fear both. I join with Tony Blankley in calling for high profile hearings in all branches of government and a coordinated public relations campaign until Americans and the West realize that we are fighting in a battle for civilization. We are fighting for our right to exist.

As long as terrorists remain committed to converting the world to Islamofacism by attacking Jews and Christains, why not use the overwhleming military might that we have? If we are to err, let's err to secure a peaceful future for our children through the use of force.

There is a peace that can only be found on the other side of war. In this war, peace can only be acheived through overwhelming military domination. Those advocating negotiation, half-measures, and proportionality hinder our apprehension of success. We must not fear the pursuit of victory; but we must apprehend it. Total victory is the only option worthy of pursuing.

Clinton Reinvigorates Class Warfare

2006-07-25T11:53:00.000-04:00

Hillary Clinton, taking the reigns from Howard Dean in the DNC, has rolled out the American Dream Initiative to nationalize the election and unite the DNC.

So, here's the plan: Say, "Republicans favor the rich while leaving the middle-class behind." No points for originality. Democrats, if the ADI means anything substantive at all, want to increase the miniumum wage, provide universal health care, and distribute wealth according to their priorities.

Whose wealth? Yours.

"What are their priorities?" I'm glad you asked. They've recently rolled out their 5-point plan for redefining marriage; they want to throw more money at education--that's right more, have no ethical boundaries on experimental science, and give away $500 of your hard earned tax dollars to every child born as an welfare entitlement--a "social security for the young".

In the final analysis, we all know that regaining power is behind any new Democrat marketing campaign; I'm young and already I'm sick of hearing how about class warfare. While "more of the same" may unite the DNC, it'll drive folks like me away; even Democrats can't contest the 5.4 million new jobs since 2003.

Gay's advertising intentions

2006-07-25T11:46:00.000-04:00

Why does this make news?

Three major gay-rights groups are taking out full-page advertisements starting Tuesday in 50 newspapers nationwide declaring their determination to keep fighting for same-sex marriage rights despite recent court setbacks (source).

I take this as one more evidence that the gay-marriage movement is floundering. Spending $250,000 to tell others that you are going to keep spending money? Perhaps, it will rally the glbt morale after suffering such severe setbacks in 5 states and every public opinion poll--ever.
Linked by the folks at Real Clear Politics. Thanks.

I agree with Democrats--just this once

2006-07-25T10:52:00.000-04:00

So the Wash. Times comes out talking about how the conservative base is excited about the 'values votes' that have been occuring in Congress:

The Republican base is being rejuvenated...by a flurry of congressional action on "values" issues such as marriage safeguards, flag protection and abortion restrictions, as well as President Bush's veto last week of stem-cell legislation (source).

Speak for yourself. Marriage protection failed in both Republican controlled houses and embryonic stem cells passed--both downers. Flag protection, I mean really, how important is it in our world? And abortion restrictions, well, I suppose anyone could pass an abortion restriction if you made it exclusive enough; ie., a bill that makes it illegal to move three states away, jump four times, and skip like a fairy to the abortion clinic.

So, the democrats respond:

"Democrats, however, note that nationwide polls show the top concerns of Americans are the war in Iraq, terrorism, immigration, the economy and gas prices (source)."

If Republicans want to make this social conservative happy, succeed in passing conservative legislation, pass solutions to America's toughest problems. Work for your money and get things done. Unfortunately, significance in their recent actions is hard to find.

Approaching Armageddon? What we know and don’t know

2006-07-25T10:02:00.000-04:00

Are we approaching Armageddon? On last night’s Paula Zahn, she featured Christians who were “excited” about the war in the Middle East because it is viewed as a sign of the end of the age. Are they just looney? (Well, perhaps Paula is looney as she compared Christians to Waco's David Koresh and Hitler--come on!)

Here’s what we know

We know that the Middle East, specifically Israel, is going to be at the center of it all during the last days.

The Bible talks extensively about a re-gathering of the people of Israel. Is this happening? I don’t know. I see this and I think yes; then I remember that New York is the second largest deposit of Jews outside of Israel.

The Bible says in Matthew that the signs of the end of the age would be “wars and rumors of wars…famines, earthquakes…increased persecution…the love of most will grow cold”.

The Bible says in Zechariah that all the nations of the Earth will be gathered against Israel, and the Lord will completely destroy those who fight against her.

Also in Zechariah, the Bible says that many will “look on [b] me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.” Christians look at this and think of Jesus.

Here’s what we don’t know

We really don’t know whether this is just another skirmish like the many previous battles or whether this one will lead to the end.

We know that natural disasters are a result of the fall of man, but we don’t know whether they are increasing in a way that points to the ends times.

Matthew says that no one knows when it the end will occur, only God the Father. In fact, we are so ignorant that we will just be going about our daily routine (getting married, eating, and drinking) when, boom, Jesus will come back. This is a description as well as a warning.

So, while we must beware of the person who says definitively that we are at the end of the age, we must nevertheless prepare our souls for it.

Change the world with less than 5 minutes per week

2006-07-24T23:08:00.000-04:00

When does a television show become worthy of contacting its advertisers because of its filth. How about this? In the opening teaser of FX's Rescue Me:

* Tommy (main character) is raped by his ex wife.
* In another scene, homosexual character Mike has sex with two women to get back at his boyfriend after a 'lover's spat' at a bar.
* Tommy is raped by another women after being drugged.

What about language? Is any language worth reacting to? How about this:

Profanity a total of 104 in one hour:
* 's' word - 28 times
* God's name in vain - 31 times
* a-- - 15 times
* sexually-related profanities - 17
* other profanities - 13 "

And this is only 1 (ONE) episode.

Well, I agree with the AFA and say 'yes'. That's why I have several links to the right; opportunities for you to use the power of your email account to change the world for the better. Join Me. Join Us. Take less than 5 minutes. Change the world.

No Child Too Young (to teach about sex?)

2006-07-24T22:07:00.000-04:00

Is there no age too young, no child too innocent to indoctrinate with homosexual propaganda? I get so angry at these activists who want to scar children with their alternative views of sexuality--come on, a 3 year old? It almost makes me want to cuss.

Children as young as three should be taught about same-sex relationships in a bid to stamp out homophobia in schools, it was claimed yesterday.

The National Union of Teachers, the country's largest teaching union, sparked outrage by demanding that nursery staff help to educate children about gay families. source

What does sexual preference have to do with the education of students? Come on! Nothing.

It's really a genius agenda of the homosexual activists. Destroy the consciences of children now so that when their parents try to teach right from wrong they rebel against them, "No mom, my teacher said that all sorts of families exist."

Who is going to take responsibility for a child's rebellion against their parents? Sure, implement your agenda; but homosexual activists going to adopt these confused children when they screw up their lives? Or, perhaps, when they say, "Oh, I'd like to try sex; I've heard about it since I was three. It can't be too bad," and get a disease? Is NTU, NEA, or PFLAG going to be there then?

Evil Men Repairing Cars

2006-07-24T21:45:00.000-04:00

I was an idiot today. I took my car to a shop because my check engine light came on. I waited for 45 minutes before they looked at my car--I didn't mind I had a great history book. The problem: my gas cap wasn't screwed on tight enough. I watched him; literally, "the repair" took 3 minutes.

I thought, I'm not going to say anything; I'm going to give him the opportunity to practice integrity. Let's see what kind of character he has. Here's how it went down:

"That'll be $88"

"Really, what was the problem?" I said.

"Let me check...your fuel line cap needed to be, the distributor was causing evaporation causing a sensor to become active? The engine diagnostic came out fine. It was tightened, your system was checked out, and no further sensors are active."

Integrity test failed.

"88$? Huh. I'll pay the money, but let me tell you what I saw. I saw a man tighten a gas cap. He didn't raise the hood or do any type of engine diagnostic."

"Uh, let me talk to my manager....That'll be $44."

"Fine."

Where are men and women of character? If he would have come out and said, "Listen, you're gas cap was loose. I'll only charge you for the labor," he would have had a loyal, lifetime customer. He didn't.

Murdoch's Meddling

2006-07-24T20:38:00.000-04:00

Confusing man, indeed. He hosts a fundraiser for Hillary, then says, he cannot see himself supporting her for president. Not only this, but then take completely opposite positions than her on some important social issues:

"I'm not on the extreme right on abortion, in terms of a [US] constitutional amendment. I think everyone's against abortion." Who should decide when an abortion should take place? "Individual states and individual people."

As for gay marriage: "I believe it is wrong. I'm considered homophobic and crazy about these things and old fashioned. But I think that the family - father, mother, children - is fundamental to our civilisation."

I don't get him.

Apology not accepted

2006-07-24T19:24:00.000-04:00

Tony Snow apologized today for calling ESCR (Embryonic Stem Cell Research) murder saying, he had overstated the president's position (source). I've got no qualm with using that term, but then again I'm pro-life.

If life begins at conception, ESCR is abortion; a form of murder. Can anyone point out a substantive difference between a 3 day old, 3 week old, 3 month old, and 3 year old? At which point does the fetus become human? At which point does it have value?

Those who distinguish between the born and unborn parse words until they no longer have meaning. If ESCR is not wrong, then nothing is wrong with anything.

UPDATE:
Did you know that the EU has the same position as Bush on ESCR?

The European Union agreed on Monday to permit limited use of EU funds for research involving human embryonic stem cells provided it does not entail destroying embryos, preserving the status quo. (source)

Thanks Penraker. Didn't see CNN making that comparison last week.

HR 1079, Holly's Law

2006-07-24T17:23:00.000-04:00

I'd like to take a moment to give hops to each of the 84, H.R. 1079 co-sponsors. This bill is named after Holly Patterson who died after taking RU-486, the morning-after pill.

If passed, the FDA must suspend its approval for mifepristone and conduct an analysis of the approval process for the drug. Currently, it's in committee.

Take a moment and sign the petition to your right asking your Representatives to act.

These have already signed on as co-sponsors:
Rep. BARTLETT Of Maryland; Rep. HALL, Rep. WICKER, Rep. MILLER Of Florida, Rep. NORWOOD, Rep. SMITH Of New Jersey, Rep. WAMP, Rep. PITTS, Rep. CHABOT, Rep. BLACKBURN, Rep. BAKER, Rep. FORBES, Rep. WELDON Of Florida, Rep. ROGERS Of Alabama, Rep. SHIMKUS, Rep. JO ANN DAVIS Of Virginia, Rep. DAVIS Of Kentucky, Rep. AKIN, Rep. HART, Rep. GINGREY, Rep. PICKERING, Rep. KING Of Iowa, Rep. RYUN Of Kansas, Rep. MUSGRAVE, Rep. ADERHOLT, Rep. INGLIS Of South Carolina, Rep. DAVIS Of Tennessee, Rep. RENZI, Rep. JONES Of North Carolina, Rep. STEARNS, Rep. CANTOR, Rep. MCCOTTER, Rep. MYRICK, Rep. BEAUPREZ, Rep. FRANKS Of Arizona, Rep. PENCE, Rep. SAM JOHNSON Of Texas, Rep. TERRY, Rep. TIBERI, Rep. DOOLITTLE, Rep. ROGERS Of Kentucky, Rep. SOUDER, Rep. BROWN Of South Carolina, Rep. KENNEDY Of Minnesota, Rep. BOOZMAN, Rep. WHITFIELD, Rep. FOXX, And Rep. EMERSON

Lacking respect in a world gone crazy

2006-07-24T08:10:00.000-04:00

Sitting, sipping coffee, and perusing my newly found Feedreader 3.05 (the best free invention known to bloggers), I came across Jabari Asim's article on personal responsibility within the black community. I appreciated the good news held within it, and it got me thinking as to the biggest problems facing our youth.

They are growing up without dads, in failing schools, and in a world of terror. Our young people have everything, yet they have nothing. I'd like to suggest that America's inability to pass along the virtue of respect is our greatest failure: personal respect, respect for others, and respect for property.

One example: within four clicks, I can have unlimited access to online sex. And, we are not just talking about the 'professionals' who sell their identity to Hugh Hefner. Countless numbers of young adults have prostituted their innocence, bodies, and sexuality.

Webcams are the tool of choice for young adults lacking self-respect. Within a few minutes, a teenager can become a prostitute with the idea that somehow popularity, money, and fame that follows is the solution to all of their problems.

Or consider the viewer; what kind of self-respect does it take to sit in front of the computer, investing thousands of hours and hundred of dollars to purchase subscriptions to sites. What a low view of sexuality and self-respect the viewer of such filth must have.

We can sit pretty all day talking about the theoretical solutions of pornography, our founders intentions for the first amendment, and internet restrictions; meanwhile, how many more young adults will prostitute themselves.

Does the person who has self-respect, respect for their innocence, privacy, bodies, and sexuality? I can imagine so.

Is the Gay Marriage Movement is Falling Apart?

2006-07-24T05:48:00.000-04:00

The Massachusetts couple whose relationship led the way for legalized gay marriage in that state, has split up. Does their relationship parallel the larger failure of the gay marriage movement?

The latest Rasmussen Report has some interesting facts, but nothing new:

68% of Likely Voters take the traditional approach and define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that only 29% believe marriage can be the union of any two people.

Or consider the latest court rulings in Connecticut, Nebraska, New York, Georgia, Tennessee; all victories for traditionalists.

Or consider the outcry when The Advocate published the larger agenda of the homosexual marriage movement: anything goes, including polygamy.

Despite these recent events, I'm not optimistic. What society has ever maintained morality when such a large group supported its redefinition?

Several other upcoming court decisions, including the state of Washington, may turn the tide in the other direction. Additionally, our Congress has failed to pass the Federal Marriage Amendment for the fourth time in 2 years.

Alan Keyes on THE Veto

2006-07-22T14:50:00.000-04:00

"Alan Keyes: A truly presidential veto:

'Surely,' say the demagogues, 'an embryo in a Petri dish can't be compared to a 10-year-old girl. They are materially quite different.' But as the 10-year-old differs materially from the embryo, so the distinguished scientist with an IQ of 176 differs from the 10-year-old. As a matter of fact, the potential of the 10-year-old can't measure up to the proven achievements of the adult. Our sense of justice isn't based on their material condition, but on a moral principle that asserts the worth of every human being, regardless of material condition. If we abandon that principle because an embryo is not as materially developed as a 10-year-old, what shall we say when someone points out that we are not as materially developed as the scientist whose knowledge may save thousands, or the general whose skills are needed to defend millions. Will we accept the judgment that our claims of right are irrelevant because our betters have developed the material know-how and means to benefit or destroy us?"

HT: BirthStory

Connecting the Dots

2006-07-21T15:21:00.000-04:00

The NY Times reports that Saddam Hussein has written a letter to America asking for its withdraw from Iraq. Many here and here have opined that the DNC actually provided the talking points upon which Saddam wrote his plea.

While it is still a preliminary finding, RightFaith has learned that Cynthia McKinney has been missing from Congress and her debates recently because she actually hand delievered the Arabic typewriter upon which Saddam wrote the letter. If you look closely at the typewriter she delivered, you'll notice the White House seal on the back right side. Thus, McKinney has been acting on behalf the White House, specifically Karl Rove who planted the typewriter, so that Saddam would write his letter just time for the DNC to look like idiots just prior to the November Elections.

Geesh, sometimes I even amaze myself.

UPDATE
But the real question I have is why the White House has an Arabic typewriter. I don't know, but I have it on good sources that the President Himself is actually in control of OPEC and he is making millions from the recent hike in oil prices and the crisis in the Middle East.

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Ok, if this is your first read at RightFaith, welcome; this is satirical post and not meant to be taken seriously.

Focussed, Frustrated, and Willing to Act

2006-07-20T17:24:00.000-04:00

I'm posting this in honor of the US's successful missle test and because I have other things to be working on today in addition to blogging but still want to make your visit to RightFaith worth your time. I came across this rather alternative expression of America's frustration, military dominance, and our willingness to act. It was a rather unique, powerful combination of messagess. Enjoy.

If you've got a blog post to share let me know and I'll take a look. I'll link generously to blogs later. I am feeling especially generous to pro-American posts; but most anything will do.

Ford Reports $123 Million 2Q Loss

2006-07-20T10:22:00.000-04:00

I do feel bad that an American company has lost so much, but perhaps they shouldn't be promoting licentiousness.

Perhaps the boycott of Ford is having its intended effect, no?

T-Mobile President to Change FX Sponsorship

2006-07-20T09:41:00.000-04:00

Recently, I wrote a letter (along with other social conservatives; via AFA) regarding T-Mobile's sponsorship of FX's promotion of obscenity and vulgarity. Here is the President's response to me.

Dear Jeff,

As President and CEO of T-Mobile, it is my responsibility to ensure that everything we do lines up with the qualities of our brand and what our company represents.

Recently, you sent me an e-mail inquiring about T-Mobile’s stance on placing ads on programming deemed to be inappropriate.

Our company has a longstanding policy that prohibits such advertising on TV stations or any other media carrying programming or content deemed to be offensive.

This e-mail is an effort on my part to communicate with you directly on this topic with honest and straightforward answers to your questions. Additionally, I want to apologize to you and other interested parties because – after reviewing personally some of the complaints brought to my attention – I do believe we could have acted more quickly to address what are clearly legitimate concerns.

As one of the country’s leading providers of wireless communication services to young people and families, we understand we have a powerful opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers.

For this reason, we continue to set specific standards for ourselves around what content we think T-Mobile should be affiliated with – both as a content provider and as a major advertiser across multiple media.

Our current policy guidelines make it clear that the content we provide and the programming supported by our advertising dollars must not conflict with the qualities of T-Mobile’s brand.

This means we will not support programming or content offerings that are sexually gratuitous and explicit, racist, hateful or excessively violent.

As a result of communication from you and others, I have personally taken the time to view some of the programs in question where we have run advertising. Candidly, some of the choices we have made are clearly inconsistent with who we are and what we stand for.

As a result, we are taking the following immediate actions:

In addition to removing advertising from programs brought to our attention, effective immediately, we are pulling all advertising from the FX Channel pending further review of their programming

I have directed my marketing and advertising leads to conduct a deeper review of our advertising standards to ensure that our selections are consistent with the qualities of T-Mobile’s brand

T-Mobile aspires to connect young people and families with those who matter most – all in an effort to help our customers lead richer and more fulfilling lives.
We will remain vigilant to ensure that our services, and our advertising dollars, are managed in such a way that they are always consistent with our brand and what we stand for as a company.

Thank you for taking the time to communicate with me on this topic. Your voice is heard and we are taking corrective action.

Robert Dotson

ACLU and UN: Partners for a Tyrannical World

2006-07-20T08:53:00.000-04:00

ACLU Website:

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- A United Nations human rights body expressed grave concerns today about the record of human rights in the United States. The American Civil Liberties Union with a delegation of 10 and working with a broad coalition of other groups is in Geneva to monitor the examination of the United States the U.N. Human Rights Committee (HRC).

In a two-day session that concluded today, the committee members pressured the United States for answers on the following issues:

The sentencing of children to life without parole and the disproportionate incarceration of minorities;
The militarization of the border;
The failure to prevent human rights violations and respond in a non-discriminatory manner to Hurricane Katrina;
The failure to end racial profiling practices, specifically the profiling of South Asian convenience store employees in Georgia;
Warrantless spying on ordinary Americans;
The abuse of women in prison; and
The indefinite detention, rendition and torture of non-citizens.

“The U.S. should be ashamed of itself,” said Ann Beeson, Director of the ACLU’s Human Rights Program. “The review by the Human Rights Committee was a stark and all too accurate condemnation of the state of rights in America.”

No, the ACLU should be ashamed of itself. The review by the Human Rights Committee which includes member states Cuba, Saudi Arabia and China, and ensures that violaters are included, is a joke and nowhere near accurate.

Jim Hoft has covered this well. Religious persecutors, Womens Rights violators, Communist Regimes, and illegal organ harvesters will make up the new UN Human Rights Council.

And this is the organization that the ACLU want to hold the U.S. accountable to? The ACLU, and the U.N. are the two most dangerous organizations in the world. They are both seeking to destroy America’s credibility and soverignty. The U.N. are a corrupt joke when it comes to human rights, and they have absolutely zero credibility to make any judgement on America in that area.

The ACLU, who provided the list called "Dimming the Beacon of
Freedom", to this corrupt organization that can't even clean up its own
human rights violations are an embarrassement to this great nation. It
is shameful that their list included our efforts to spy on the enemy,
protect our borders, and several other accusations without evidence. I
also wonder if their accusation to "abuse" of women in prison would be
not providing them with abortions at the expense of taxpayers.

Besides the issues within our own judicial system and its decay, the ACLU is also turning to international sources to undermine our nation's sovereignty and national security.

For instance, the ACLU filed a formal complaint with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention against the United States, stating that the United States violated international law when it detained 765 Arab Americans and Muslims for security reasons after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on our nation. Eventually, 478 were deported. ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero said, "With today's action, we are sending a strong message of solidarity to advocates in other countries who have decried the impact of U.S. policies on the human rights of their citizens. We are filing this complaint before the United Nations to ensure that U.S. policies and practices reflect not just domestic constitutional standards, but accepted international human rights principles regarding liberty and its deprivations." Source

Romero, of course, makes the United States sound like some rogue nation with no regard for human rights, not the beacon of liberty that so many have come to escaping from tyranny and the bonds of oppression.

All of this should concern you. You may think that it doesn't directly affect you in your everyday life, but it will eventually. The ACLU's embrace of international law seeks to hypocritically do the opposite of what the ACLU claim to protect, and the Constitution forbids; prohibit the free exercise of religion.

In spring 2003, a group from the United Nations Human Rights Commission, of which former ACLU officials Paul Hoffman and John Shattuck are a part, met and discussed a resolution to add "sexual orientation" to the UNHRC's discrimination list. Homosexual activists at the meeting called for a "showdown with religion," clearly intending to use international law to silence religious speech that does not affirm homosexual behavior. Source

The ACLU's actions are a direct threat to our very freedom of speech, religious exercise, security, and soverignity. In some countries, laws are being pushed, and in some cases, enacted that essentially criminalize forms of religious speech and activity that does not affirm homosexual behavior.

If we are going to turn the interpretation of our laws to international jurisprudence, and decisions of foreign courts, judges, and legislatures, the question begs...why did we fight a war of independence? If the ACLU are successful in their agenda for international law, the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution will eventually become irrelevant documents. More and more of America's freedoms, and our very soverignty will be sacrificed for international law. Our freedoms will vanish. The ACLU's vision of freedom that includes the public sale of child pornography, the silencing of churchs and ministries, and unlimited abortion and euthanasia will replace them. To many Americans, these sound more like human rights violations than anything on the ACLU's list.

On October 27, 1787, Alexander Hamilton predicted that a “dangerous ambition” would one day tyrannize the gangling young American Republic, all the while lurking “behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people.” It could almost be said that Hamilton had a prophecy of the ACLU.

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