"Was Jesus a common name at the beginning of the first century?"

"On Thursday, Christians will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Was the Christian Messiah the first to have that name, or were there a lot of Jesuses running around back then?"

Read Brian Palmer's article on Slate here.

"A former student at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work is suing the school and several of his professors for discrimination, saying he was persecuted by the school's "liberal political machine" for being a conservative.

William Felkner, 45, says the New England college and six professors wouldn't approve his final project on welfare reform because he was on the "wrong" side of political issues and countered the school's "progressive" liberal agenda.

Felkner said his problems with his professors began in his first semester, in the fall of 2004, when he objected in an e-mail to one of his professors that the school was showing and promoting Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" on campus. He said he objected because no opposing point of view was presented."

FOX News report

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization representing more than one million members and supporters nationwide. CAGW's mission is to eliminate waste, mismanagement, and inefficiency in the federal government. Founded in 1984 by the late industrialist J. Peter Grace and syndicated columnist Jack Anderson, CAGW is the legacy of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, also known as the Grace Commission.

 

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW)

"Is evolution a fact?  Most people of faith agree with what is commonly referred to as “micro” evolution,” small changes that are clearly visible.  We see this in new vaccines and new strains of flu.  You can witness evidence of microevolution downtown in any city via the thousands of varieties of stray dogs and cats.

The controversial “macro” evolution was commonly understood as those major changes that could occur if one species jumped to another.  For example, have you ever seen a dog-cat, or a cat-rat?  The most famous example of macroevolution is the Darwinian "man from an ancestral primate."

Read the rest of Ken Mercer's article in the Texas Insider.

I have long believed, based upon many reports, that President George W. Bush was a solid Bible believing Christian.  According to his own words, he has questions and does not believe the BIble to be a literal work and that evolution is "not incompatible" with creation.  He believes that ALLAH and God are one and that there are multiple avenues to God. 

FOX reports on an ABC interview here.

The ABC interview is here.

No surprises here.

Planned Parenthood Tells 'Teen': Lie To Get an Abortion

"All Religions Can Be False But They Can Not All Be True"

Sean McDowell makes compelling sense in this short video on the Worldview Weekend site.

Top Ten reasons Why You Should Be An Activist

1. It's your duty, right and responsibility as an informed citizen to be heard by the elected members of your government.


2. The future of your community and your country depends on the decisions made today.


3. You should be a part of that decision making because it's your inheritance as an American.


4. It only takes a minute or two with current communication methods to make your voice heard.


5. It becomes easier each day to become more knowledgable of the facts.


6. The staus quo is not working.


7. Your children are depending upon you.


8. It's not someone else's job; it's yours.


9. “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ~ Edmund Burke


10. You should be part of the solution because you are part of the problem.

Activate.

Our fiscally irresponsible federal government is increasing the national debt to bail out bankrupt businesses on the premise that these businesses will be more thrifty and fiscally responsible under the watchful eye of the government.

The Big Three CEO's made the trek to Washington this week in their eco-friendly hybrid cars under the guise that they had learned their lessons and would no longer use their $20K per trip corporate jets for frivolous use, like begging.

This ludricous photo op will likely work unless we rise up to stop it.

We are being handled, once again, by the power corrupted who will use us as pawns in their global game.

This ridiculous charade being played out before our collective conciousness demands a response.

You are the action enabler, the known factor with an unknown voice.  Make your voice known.  You must contact your representatives in Washington and make your voice heard.  Cry out against this false salvation of the American economy.  Cry out against injustice and cry out for relief.

It's your money, your future at risk.

Do something.  Go here and make your voice known.

NEW YORK, 18 November 2008 – Today in New York, UNICEF is bringing together experts, academics, parliamentarians and representatives of governments, non-governmental organizations and United Nations agencies for a two-day conference on how to make legal systems work to achieve children’s and women’s rights.

The conference is part of a long-term initiative by UNICEF and partners to help governments adopt legislative and policy frameworks that comply with their international treaty commitments.

Over the last decade, UNICEF has worked in numerous countries to help harmonize national legislation and legal systems with the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child which requires ratifying states to take all the measures necessary to implement the social, civil, cultural, economic and political rights that it recognizes.

The United Staes is one of two UN member nations which has not ratified this treaty, signed by Bill Clinton but lacking Senate ratification.  This could well be the year in which the Democrat controlled legislative and Executive branches of the federal government sign away the rights of parents and continue the march toward a one world system of government.

This article buy India's Shobha Shukla, highlights the need to begin with and attain the right focus in rearing children and to ponder their "necessities" of life .

"No child asks to be born. It is a conscious decision of both the parents to become instruments of bringing God’s greatest gift to this world. But, very often, the motive behind this serious decision is either just to keep their family tree blooming, and/or else to create crutches for themselves in their time of need/old age. Is this the right attitude with which to embark upon the crucial phase of parenthood?"

Whither the Sanity of Parents?

In a few weeks we will start another journey in America with a new chief at the helm, but with the same sailors rowing and steering.  Those of us who are called by the name of our Lord, must already be in prayer for our new and current leadership.  This is the most important thing we can do for our country.

It is not a time for panic.  I don't trust our President-elect any more than a dark alley, but he has been very up front with the changes he wants to make for us; disagreeable as they may be.

Barack Obama will be our new President and that's a tune we must live with for the next four years at least.

Let's make a difference; let's work to build him up, not tear him down.

We should join the Presidential Prayer Team or something similar in our local community and maintain active involvement in prayer for those in authority over us. 

We should walk in wisdom and grace, ready with an answer and ready to lend a hand where needed.

We should be always mindful of who we are, ready to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

If you are called by the name of Christ, live up to the Name to the best of your ability; lean on Him for all.

Pray for me and I'll pray for you!

Not easily digested, but critical that every parent, especially Christian parents, should be familiar with and understand the ramifications of this UN charter.  It has been signed by every member nation except the United States and Somalia, was signed by President Bill Clinton and only needs future-President Obama's Signature and then ratification of the Senate to make it law in this country; a very real possibility.

Convention on the Rights of the Child

"So the first thing to understand about Iran is that it is a country where lies and deception are a way of life. Another important thing to know has to do with the seriousness of Iran as a potential military enemy"

Michael Ledeen writes an easy guide to Iranian politics, internal structure, and threat to the world.

A ten minute read with much more to ponder.  Understanding Iran.

Reason 142 to Homeschool: Obama Teachers Won’t Bully Kids Who Support McCain

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Rom 13:1-7  Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.  Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.  For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.  Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience' sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for {rulers} are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.  Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax {is due;} custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

 1 Tim 2:1-4  First of all, then, I urge that entreaties {and} prayers, petitions {and} thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.  This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Titus 2:6-15, 3:1-2  Likewise urge the young men to be sensible; in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, {with} purity in doctrine, dignified, sound {in} speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.  {Urge} bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.  For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.  These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.  Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.

I recommend Derek Prince Ministries to you.  While Derek is with our Lord, his teachings live on through the ministry that bears his name. 

Lessons, helps, audio teachings, sermons and books fill this treasure trove of sound teaching on God's Holy Word.

It just occurred to me how I have been spending the vast majority of my blog time pointing at the obvious, that Barack Obama will be bad for this country.  If he is elected there will be little reason for mentioning his name again: I believe the daily headlines will more than amply decry his march toward the destruction of America.

I have become enamored of his leanings almost as if I were a fan of his "badness".

Jesus is the answer and our hope.  He is the "reason for the season" and the purpose of our lives.

Either way, the outcome of this election is already on the books; only the counting remains.

The outcome of the election of millions of folks for Jesus is not, there is much to do.

Vote, then back to the real work at hand.  The ultimate race is far from over for most folks and there is a real need to speak to them about the One Candidate that will truly justify their existence.

We, I, must stay focused on Him, the Leader of the people of God.

May God bless your life,

Steve

"Is Barack Obama a socialist? A Marxist? It is hard to believe that question could even be seriously asked of a major party political candidate.

Nevertheless, there have been a few times that voters have gotten a glimpse of Obama in unguarded moments. Glimmers that remind me of the left-wing academic whom I ran into a number of times while we were both at the University of Chicago Law School."

The full story by John Lott

I picked this out of a recent newsletter from Adam McManus

LETTER TO BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT THE ELECTION

Dear Fellow Business Owners,

As a Business owner who employs 30 people, I have  resigned myself to the fact that Barack Obama will be our next President, and that my Taxes and Fees, will go up in a BIG way.

To compensate for these increases, I figure that the Customer will have to see an increase in my fees to them of about, 8%. I will also have to lay off 6 of my employees. This really bothered me as I believe we are family here, and didn't know how to choose who will have to go.

So, this is what I did. I strolled through the parking lot and found, 8 Obama bumper stickers on my employee's cars. I have decided these folks will be the first to be laid off.

I can't think of another fair way to approach this problem. If you have a better idea, let me know.

I am sending this letter to all Business owners that I know.

Sincerely,

Hard Times Ahead 

sent by email from friend

Mr. Obama,

Given the uproar about the simple question asked you by Joe the plumber, and the persecution that has been heaped on him because he dared to question you, I find myself motivated to say a few things to you myself. While Joe aspires to start a business someday, I already have started not one, but 4 businesses. But first, let me introduce myself. You can call me 'Cory the well driller'. I am a 54 year old high school graduate. I didn't go to college like you, I was too ready to go 'conquer the world' when I finished high school. 25 years ago at age 29, I started my own water well drilling business at a time when the economy here in East Texas was in a tailspin from the crash of the early 80's oil boom. I didn't get any help from the government, nor did I look for any. I borrowed what I could from my sister, my uncle, and even the pawn shop and managed to scrape together a homemade drill rig and a few tools to do my first job. My businesses did not start not a result of privilege. It is the result of my personal drive, personal ambition, self discipline, self reliance, and a determination to treat my customers fairly. From the very start my business provided one other (than myself) East Texan a full time job. I couldn't afford a backhoe the first few years (something every well drilling business had), so I and my helper had to dig the mud pits that are necessary for each and every job with hand shovels. I had to use my 10 year old, 1/2 ton pickup truck for my water tank truck (normally a job for at least a 2 ton truck).

A year and a half after I started the business, I scraped together a 20% down payment to get a modest bank loan and bought a (28 year) old, worn out, slightly bigger drilling rig to allow me to drill the deeper water wells in my area. I spent the next few years drilling wells with the rig while simultaneously rebuilding it between jobs. Through these years I never knew from one month to the next if I would have any work or be able to pay the bills. I got behind on my income taxes one year, and spent the next two years paying that back (with penalty and interest) while keeping up with ongoing taxes. I got behind on my water well supply bill 2 different years (way behind the second time... $80,000.00), and spent over a year paying it back (each time) while continuing to pay for ongoing supplies C.O.D.. Of course, the personal stress endured through these experiences and years is hard to measure. I do have a stent in my heart now to memorialize it all.

I spent the next 10 years developing the reputation for being the most competent and most honest water well driller in East Texas. 2 years along the way, I hired another full time employee for the drilling business so that we could provide full time water well pump service as well as the well drilling. Also, 3 years along the path, I bought a water well screen service machine from a friend, starting business # 2. 5 years later I made a business loan for $100,000.00 to build a new, higher production, computer controlled screen service machine. I had designed the machine myself, and it didn't work out for 3 years so I had to make the loan payments without the benefit of any added income from the new machine. No government program was there to help me with the payments, or to help me sleep at night as I lay awake wondering how I would solve my machine problems or pay my bills. Finally, after 3 years, I got the screen machine working properly, and that provided another full time job for an East Texan in the screen service business.

2 years after that, I made another business loan, this time for $250,000.00, to buy another used drilling rig and all the support equipment needed to run another, larger, drill rig. This provided another 2 full time jobs for East Texans. Again, I spent a couple of years not knowing if I had made a smart move, or a move that would bankrupt me. For the third time in 13 years, I had placed everything I owned on the line, risking everything, in order to build a business.

A couple of years into this, I came up with a bright idea for a new kind of mud pump, a fundamentally necessary pump used on water well drill rigs. I spent my entire life savings to date (just $30,000.00), building a prototype of the pump and took it to the national water well convention to show it off. Customers immediately started coming out of the woodworks to buy the pumps, but there was a problem. I had depleted my assets making the prototype, and nobody would make me a business loan to start production of the new pumps. With several deposits for pump orders in hand, and nowhere to go, I finally started applying for as many credit card as I could find and took cash withdrawals on these cards to the tune of over $150,000.00 (including modest loans from my dear sister and brother), to get this 3rd business going.

Yes, once again, I had everything hanging over the line in an effort to start another business. I had never manufactured anything, and I had to design and bring into production a complex hydraulic machine from an untested prototype to a reliable production model (in six months). How many nights I lay awake wondering if I had just made the paramount mistake of my life I cannot tell you, but there were plenty. I managed to get the pumps into production, which immediately created another 2 full time jobs in East Texas. Some of the models in the first year suffered from quality issues due to the poor workmanship of one of my key suppliers, so I and an employee (another East Texan employed) had to drive across the country to repair customers' pumps, practically from coast to coast. I stood behind the product, and made payments to all the credit cards that had financed me (and my brother and sister). I spent the next 5 years improving and refining the product, building a reputation for the pump and the company, working to get the pump into drill rig manufacturers' product lines, and paying back credit cards. During all this time I continued to manage a growing water well business that was now operating 3 drill rig crews, and 2 well service crews. Also, the screen service business continued to grow. No government programs were there to help me, Mr. Obama, but that's ok, I didn't expect any, nor did I want any. I was too busy fighting to make success happen to sit around waiting for the government to help me.

Now, we have been manufacturing the mud pumps for 7 years, my combined businesses employ 32 full time employees, and distribute $5,000,000.00 annually through the local economy. Now, just 4 months ago I borrowed $1,254,000.00, purchasing computer controlled machining equipment to start my 4th business, a production machine shop. The machine shop will serve the mud pump company so that we can better manufacture our pumps that are being shipped worldwide. Of course, the machine shop will also do work for outside companies as well. This has already produced 2 more full time jobs, and 2 more should develop out of it in the next few months. This should work out, but if it doesn't it will be because you, and the other professional politicians like yourself, will have destroyed our countrys’ (and the world) economy with your meddling with mortgage loan programs through your liberal manipulation and intimidation of loaning institutions to make sure that unqualified borrowers could get mortgages.

You see, at the very time when I couldn't get a business loan to get my mud pumps into production, you were working with Acorn and the Community Reinvestment Act programs to make sure that unqualified borrowers could buy homes with no down payment, and even no credit or worse yet, bad credit. Even the infamous, liberal, Ninja loans (No Income, No Job or Assets). While these unqualified borrowers were enjoying unrealistically low interest rates, I was paying 22% to 24% interest on the credit cards that I had used to provide me the funds for the mud pump business that has created jobs for more East Texans. It's funny, because after 25 years of turning almost every dime of extra money back into my businesses to grow them, it has been only in the last two years that I have finally made enough money to be able to put a little away for retirement, and now the value of that has dropped 40% because of the policies you and your ilk have perpetrated on our country.

You see, Mr. Obama, I'm the guy you intend to raise taxes on. I'm the guy who has spent 25 years toiling and sweating, fretting and fighting, stressing, risking and building a business and get ahead. I'm the guy who has been on the very edge of bankruptcy more than a dozen times over the last 25 years, and all the while creating more and more jobs for East Texans who didn’t want to take a risk, and wouldn't demand from themselves what I have demanded from myself. I'm the guy you characterize as 'the Americans who can afford it the most' that you believe should be taxed more to provide income redistribution 'to spread the wealth' to those who have never toiled, sweated, fretted, fought, stressed, or risked anything. You want to characterize me as someone who has enjoyed a life of privilege and who needs to pay a higher percentage of my income than those who have bought into your entitlement culture. I resent you, Mr. Obama, as I resent all who want to use class warfare as a tool to advance their political career. What's worse, each year more Americans buy into your liberal entitlement culture, and turn to the government for their hope of a better life instead of themselves? Liberals are succeeding through more than 40 years of collaborative effort between the predominant liberal media, and liberal indoctrination programs in the public school systems across our land.

What is so terribly sad about this is this. America was made great by people who embraced the one-time American culture of self reliance, self motivation, self determination, self discipline, personal betterment, hard work, risk taking. A culture built around the concept that success was in reach on every able bodied American who would strive for it. Each year that less Americans embrace that culture, we all descend together. We descend down the socialist path that has brought country after country ultimately to bitter and unremarkable states. If you and your liberal comrades in the media and school systems would spend half as much effort cultivating a culture of can-do across America as you do cultivating your entitlement culture, we could see Americans at large embracing the conviction that they can elevate themselves through personal betterment, personal achievement, and self reliance. You see, when people embrace such ideals, they act on them. When people act on such ideals, they succeed. All of America could find herself elevating instead of deteriorating. But that would eliminate the need for liberal politicians, wouldn't it, Mr. Obama? The country would not need you if the country was convinced that problem solving was best left with individuals instead of the government. You and all your liberal comrades have got a vested interested in creating a dependent class in our country. It is the very business of liberals to create an ever expanding dependence on government. What's remarkable is that you, who have never produced a job in your life, are going to tax me to take more of my money and give it to people who wouldn't need my money if they would get off their entitlement mentality asses and apply themselves at work, demand more from themselves, and quit looking to liberal politicians to raise their station in life.

You see, I know because I've had them work for me before. Hundreds of them over these 25 years. People who simply will not show up to work on time. People who just will not work 5 days in a week, much less, 6 days. People always looking for a way to put less effort out. People who actually tell me that they would do more if I just would first pay them more. People who take off work to sit in government offices to apply to get free government handouts (gee, I wonder how things would have turned out for them if they had spent that time earning money and pleasing their employer?). You see, all of this comes from your entitlement mentality culture.

Oh, I know you will say I am uncompassionate. Sorry, Mr. Obama, wrong again. You see, I've seen what the average percentage of your income has been given to charities over the years of 2000 to 2004 (ignoring the years you started running for office - can you pronounce “politically motivated”), you averaged of less than 1% annually. And your running mate, Joe Biden, averaged less than ¼% of his annual income in charitable contributions over the last 10 years. Like so many liberals, the two of you want to give to the needy, just as long as it is someone else’s money you are giving to them. I won’t say what I have given to charities over the last 25 years, but the percentage is several times more than you or Joe Biden (don’t you just hate goggle?). Tell me again how you feel my pain.

In short, Mr. Obama, your political philosophies represent everything that is wrong with our country. You represent the culture of government dependence instead of self reliance; Entitlement mentality instead of personal achievement; Penalization of the successful to reward the unmotivated; Political correctness instead of open mindedness and open debate. If you are successful, you may preside over the final transformation of America from being the greatest and most self-reliant culture on earth, to just another country of whiners and wimps, who sit around looking to the government to solve their problems, like all of western Europe and all countries on the decline. All of those countries because of liberal socialistic mentalities have a little less to offer mankind every year.

God help us...

Cory Miller

just a ordinary, extraordinary American, the way a lot of Americans used to be.

P.S. Yes, Mr. Obama, I am a real American... www.cmillerdrilling.com

 

 

 

If man was an accident of chance and millions of mutations, how do we explain his perfect mate, woman?

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A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU.

One day the professor shocked the class when he came in he looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, 'God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes.' The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop.

Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, 'Here I am God. I'm still waiting' It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him, knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold.

The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The other students were shocked, stunned, and sat there looking on in silence.

The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, 'What the heck is the matter with you? Why did you do that?' The Marine calmly replied, 'God was too busy today protecting American soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid stuff and act like an idiot. So, He sent me.'

GLENN: "Gang, this is the final warning. I mean it. This is the final warning. You cannot become -- you cannot get any clearer on what is coming. It amazes me day after day after day after day that America just doesn't seem to care anymore, but you cannot get any clearer. If this is out here and this man is elected, you are going to elect the most arrogant Marxist who will not be stopped because he came into office fully uncovered. Every -- do not pretend to be shocked when we begin to see a Marxist and who I believe will become a fascist President. And he will become fascist because he will not understand how you suddenly don't want to become Marxist. As he starts to change the Constitution, listen to what he said in 2001. "

Parents,

As always we should be watching our kids for any type of noticable mood or personality changes, active increases or decreases in energy and "interesting" new friends; watchful eyes and ears can frequently head off major trouble before it develops.

Check out this story on "cheese" from FOX news: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271215,00.html

The following email was sent to the PROVE mailing list:

Dear PROVE Members,

 

Below are links to both the McCain and Obama health plans.  There is also an AAPS article discussing independent analyses of each plan.  We urge you to take the time to read through this information.  There are problems with both of these plans, and both candidates need to hear from those that will participate in the election process.  As a matter of fact, every candidate, except for those like Land Commissioner, should hear your position on issues concerning your family’s health care so they will know how to help fix things after the election. 

 

For more than a decade, PROVE has provided a voice and a platform for families to demand greater control over their vaccination decisions and to protect the privacy of their health records.  PROVE was born out of the problematic health care policies of the Clinton administration regarding immunization registries.  With the help of many concerned families, we were successful in aiding the defeat of a mandatory inclusion vaccine tracking registry in Texas.  We were also successful at advocating for and getting legislation passed adding the conscientious exemption from mandatory vaccination and for aiding in the defeat of the Governor's executive order requiring the HPV vaccination of sixth grade girls in Texas.  

 

The common thread through each of these issues we’ve become involved in is overreaching government.  There is a broken health care system in this country: not because we don't have enough government oversight or involvement, but rather because we have too much. More is definitely not the answer.  Much of what has been achieved in the last twelve years could be at risk with more government involvement.  Both candidates want electronic medical records.  Electronic records aren't really a problem in and of themselves, however, it is what can be done with them that is the concern.  If personal electronic medical records are used to measure health care quality(according to the pharmaceutical industry’s standards) or reward providers for achieving performance thresholds (defined by those leaning towards pharmaceutical interventions including immunizations) as one candidate suggests, then we can kiss what is left of medical privacy and the freedom to truly choose our health care goodbye. 

 

One candidate highlights immunization in several areas of his plan and says he will require that all children have health care coverage.  What if your health care dollars could be better spent by paying cash to one of the growing number of doctors refusing to participate in the insurance system who also lets you CHOOSE not to immunize your child?  Maybe your family chooses alternative medicine as your primary form of care.  How would this insurance mandate on families and the extra costs associated with it affect you, your taxes, your employer, and your community?  

 

Many of our current problems exist because we have allowed government institutions to run in a way where the people effectively have no voice.  Pharmaceutical and medical industry lobbyists have been and continue to be the primary voice in Washington.  Our children cannot afford to lose our voice as their parents – we know how to love and care for them better than any bureaucrat or conflict of interest laden lobbyist.  Do not be fooled into falling for some government health care scheme that will be administered by bureaucrats and lobbied for by companies with a monetary interest while ignoring those who are affected the most.

 

Please take the time to read these health plans and research additional information before you vote.  Then, most importantly of all, get ready to write letters and make phone calls no matter who wins because it will be necessary. 

 

Sincerely, Rebecca Rex and Dawn Richardson

Barack Obama Health Care Plan

John McCain Health Care Plan

Which candidate’s health plan will hurt the most?

"PROVE provides information on vaccines, and the immunization policies and practices that affect the children and adults of Texas. Our mission is to prevent vaccine injury and death and to promote and protect the right of every person to make informed independent vaccination decisions for themselves and their families."

God is pro-choice

God is "pro-choice".

Choose His way or choose your way.

Choose right or choose wrong.

Choose the high road or choose the low road.

Choose.

Your choice.

In sixteen days, choices will be made that will alter the future of this country and of all the countries of the world.

There is, in my opinion, no single social event more "world changing" than the election of the President of the United States of America.  This one event will alter the trajectories of billions of lives.  This one event will usher in a new era affecting the lives of virtually every man, woman and child on this globe.

No other position on earth has the capacity to effect so much change.  No other office has the global influence that this one holds.  Like him or not, this one person will impact your life.

I am astounded to hear that so many persons are planning on withholding their votes.  I have heard from so many that "my vote will not matter" and "there are no good choices" and "I am so sick of politics".

I ask these persons specifically to think on that a little longer.

Your vote, or the lack thereof, will decide the decision maker for world changing events.  Your vote, or the lack thereof, will have an impact of far reaching consequence.  Your vote, or the lack thereof, is crucial to the world population and the future of our global cultures.

The following is from Wikipedia:

"Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 4, 2008, with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. Thirty-three seats are regular elections; the winners will be eligible to serve six-year terms from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2015 as members of Senate Class II. There are also two special elections: one in Wyoming and another in Mississippi; the winners will serve the remainder of terms that expire on January 3, 2013, as members of Senate Class I.

The 2008 presidential election, many gubernatorial elections, and elections for all House of Representatives seats will occur on the same date, as well as many state and local elections.

The current composition of the Senate, going into the 2008 election, consists of 49 Republicans, 49 Democrats, and two independents (Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who both caucus with Democrats). Of the seats up for election in 2008, 23 are held by Republicans and 12 by Democrats."

In this country, I believe, there is no one consequnce to consider more gravely than that the next President  will, in all likelyhood, nominate from 1-3 Supreme Court Justices and untold numbers of Federal District Court Judges.

If the Senate elections result in a filibuster proof majority by the Democrats, and Senator Obama is elected as President, he will face no challenges by the Senate on his appointments.  It is a certainty that he will appoint extreme liberal candidates, that they will be confirmed by the liberal controlled Senate and that the Supreme Court will attain a liberal majority.  It is equally certain that these liberal activist Justices will turn the Constitution of the United States "on its ear".

The Executive Branch, The Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch would be of one mind, one philosophy, one trajectory; for years to come.  Totalinarianism won't be pretty for anyone not in control, even those who currently plan to cast ignorant and emotional ballots in that direction.

I am asking you to give grave consideration to these arguments and, if you should agree, to pass them on to everyone you know, asking them to make the same considerations and forwarding.  It is not now too late for a groundswell of support to move John McCain into the office of President, but it may soon be.

No, John McCain is not perfect and he is not the one I would have selected as our next President.  I do believe however, for moral minded Americans, that he is our only choice now.

Your vote matters.

May God bless you and your family and may God have mercy on America,

Steve

The United State Supreme Court Justices:
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States - 53
John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice - 88
Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice  - 72
Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice - 72
David Hackett Souter, Associate Justice,  - 69
Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice - 60
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice - 75
Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice  - 70
Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., Associate Justice - 58

the clock is ticking

"Barack Obama's tax plan is the opposite of supply-side economics. He proposes to raise marginal rates for just about every federal tax. He also proposes a raft of tax credits that taxpayers can receive if they engage in various government-specified activities."

 

These are my opinions and I ask you to "hear me out" even if you are not in agreement with my views.  The ability to have open discourse in this country is part of what makes a democratic republic work and, ironically, will probably be the first thing to fall in the near future.

In my opinion, Barack Obama will win the election as President of the United States and this will open the door to the end of our national culture as it was designed by our forefathers.

A one party government, which is what we will have when Obama wins, will no longer listen to the people.  They barely listen now, but with the restraints of a multi-party system removed, they will run rampant over the Constitution with no checks or balances for a minimum of 8-20 years.

The Democratic party, with the office of President and control of both Houses of Congress will:

Appoint only liberal judges to the Supreme Court and federal District Courts
Adopt the laws of foreign nations (by treaty and U.N. agreement)
Cripple the Bill of Rights, specifically the 1st and 2nd Amendments
Raise taxes to pay for a cascading of pork barrel spending
Destroy the Medical Care system in place
Destroy the effectiveness of the U.S. military
Remove freedom of choice in a variety of arenas
Persecute and prosecute Christians in the name of "tolerance" and "hate speech"
Effect unlimited abortion
Effect Euthanasia of the elderly, then the mentally imperfect, then ... ?

In short, all the far left liberal agenda will be enacted by an unchecked Democratic party government (NOT democratic government, Democratic PARTY government)

Where will we feel it first?

The economy - The Democratic Party is historically pro-tax raising and this unchecked Congress will put most of the middle class in the tank.

Religious expression - The right to free speech, already under assault in most of our society, will end for Christians specifically and other religious groups by association.

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms - handguns will disappear; crime will not.  The cost of ammunition will escalate on a level making it almost out of reach for most law abiding Americans.

The rights of parents to make decisions for their children.  The United States is one of two countries that have not signed the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.  Under Obama it will be signed and American parents will lose parental rights on a horrific scale (look it up).

Education - The National Teachers Association, one of the most liberal, socialist, organizations in the world, will throw off all guise of responsible education and will ramp up an already systematic method of forced social indoctrination, such as we have never seen.  Have you talked to your public school educated children lately?  Do you wonder where they get their distorted, revisionist views of the worlds and America (are you a product of that environment yourself)?  Look in their text books.  Go to a "friends of the library" book sale and pick up a history book written before 1970.  Compare it to what is being taught in our schools today; do the same for math, science, etc..

The list is withering .....

Many people will vote "Anti-Bush" on Nov. 4, seeing Senator Obama as the only choice.  They will vote without giving any of these issues a thought and with no consideration of Senator McCain.  While I am not a fan of either candidate, I will vote "anti-totalitarianism" and cast my vote for Senator McCain.

At the same time, we must consider that 100% of the House of Representatives is up for re-election.  I am encouraging an "anti-incumbent" vote for the Senate and the House.  I ask you to vote against anyone who is currently in office.  It is time for a voters revolution.

Your vote on Nov. 4 will change the face of this nation either way.  Take a hard look before you vote.

George Bush is not the enemy, it is our ignorance.

What an Obama administration and a heavily Democratic Congress would accomplish by Fred Barnes

october surprise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyspCRmJv7w

This article is from Huntley Brown - concert pianist, man of God and a black man.

Why I Can't Vote For Obama
By Huntley Brown

Dear Friends,
A few months ago I was asked for my perspective on Obama, I sent out an email with a few points. With the election just around the corner I decided to complete my perspective. Those of you on my e-list have seen some of this before but it's worth repeating...

First I must say whoever wins the election will have my prayer support. Obama needs to be commended for his accomplishments but I need to explain why I will not be voting for him.

NATIONAL JOURNAL: Obama: Most Liberal Senator in 2007 (01/31/2008)

To beat Ted Kennedy and Hilary Clinton as the most liberal senator, takes some doing. Obama accomplished this feat in 2 short years. I wonder what would happen to America if he had four years to work with.

There is a reason Planned Parenthood gives him a 100 % rating.
There is a reason the homosexual community supports him.
There is a reason Ahmadinejad, Chavez, Castro, Hamas etc. love him. 
There is a reason he said he would nominate liberal judges to the Supreme Court. There is a reason he voted against the infanticide bill.
There is a reason he voted No on the constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. 
There is a reason he voted No on banning partial birth abortion. There is a reason he voted No on confirming Justices Roberts and Alito. These two judges are conservatives and they have since overturned partial birth abortion. The same practice Obama wanted to continue.

Let's take a look at the practice he wanted to continue

The 5 Step Partial Birth Abortion procedures:

God help him.

There is a reason Obama opposed the parental notification law. 

Think about this:  You can't give a kid an aspirin without parental notification but that same kid can have an abortion without parental notification. This is insane.

There is a reason he went to Jeremiah Wright's church for 20 years.

Obama tells us he has good judgment but he sat under Jeremiah Wright teaching for 20 years. Now he is condemning Wright's sermons. I wonder why now?

Obama said Jeremiah Wright led him to the Lord and discipled him. A disciple is one in training. Jesus told us in Matthew 28:19 - 20 "Go and make disciples of all nations." This means reproduce yourself. Teach people to think like you, walk like you; talk like you believe what you believe etc. The question I have is what did Jeremiah Wright teach him?

Would you support a White President who went to a church which has tenets that said they have a

1. Commitment to the White Community
2. Commitment to the White Family
3. Adherence to the White Work Ethic
4. Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the White Community.
5. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting White Institutions
6. Pledge allegiance to all White leadership who espouse and embrace the White Value System
7. Personal commitment to embracement of the White Value System.

Cone is the man Obama's mentor looks up to. Does Obama believe this?

So what does all this mean for the nation?

In the past when the Lord brought someone with the beliefs of Obama to lead a nation it meant one thing - judgment. 

Read 1 Samuel 8 when Israel asked for a king. First God says in 1 Samuel 1:9 "Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do."

Then God says

1 Samuel 1:18 " When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king

you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day." 19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We want a king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles."  21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD. 22 The LORD answered, "Listen to them and give them a king."

Here is what we know for sure. 

God is not schizophrenic

He would not tell one person to vote for Obama and one to vote for McCain. As the scripture says, a city divided against itself cannot stand, so obviously many people are not hearing from God.

Maybe I am the one not hearing but I know God does not change and Obama contradicts many things I read in scripture so I doubt it.

For all my friends who are voting for Obama can you really look God in the face and say; Father based on your word, I am voting for Obama even though I know he will continue the genocidal practice of partial birth abortion. He might have to nominate three or four Supreme Court justices, and I am sure he will be nominating liberal judges who will be making laws that are against you.  I also know he will continue to push for homosexual rights, even though you destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for this.  I know I can look the other way because of the economy.

I could not see Jesus agreeing with many of Obama's positions. Finally I have two questions for all my liberal friends.

Since we know someone's value system has to be placed on the nation,

1. Whose value system should be placed on the nation.

2.  Who should determine that this is the right value system for the nation?

Would you support a President who went to a church like that? 

Just change the word from white to black and you have the tenets of Obama's former church.   If President Bush was a member of a church like this, he would be called a racist. Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton would have been marching outside.

This kind of church is a racist church. Obama did not wake up after 20 years and just discovered he went to a racist church.  The church can't be about race.  Jesus did not come for any particular race. He came for the whole world. 

A church can't have a value system based on race. The churches value system has to be based on biblical mandate. It does not matter if it's a white church or a black church it's still wrong.  Anyone from either race that attends a church like this would never get my vote.

Obama's former Pastor Jeremiah Wright is a disciple of liberal theologian James Cone, author of the 1970 book A Black Theology of Liberation. Cone once wrote: "Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. 

A. Guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby's leg with forceps. (Remember this is a live baby)
B. The baby's leg is pulled out into the birth canal.
C. The abortionist delivers the baby's entire body, except for the head.
D. The abortionist jams scissors into the baby's skull. The scissors are then opened to enlarge the hole.
E. The scissors are removed and a suction catheter is inserted. The child's brains are sucked out, causing the skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed. 

Many of my friends process their identity through their blackness. I process my identity through Christ. Being a Christian (a Christ follower) means He leads I follow. I can't dictate the terms He does because He is the leader.

I can't vote black because I am black; I have to vote Christian because that's who I am. Christian first, black second.  Neither should anyone from the other ethnic groups vote because of ethnicity. 200 years from now I won't be asked if I was black or white. I will be asked if I knew Jesus and accepted Him as Lord and Savior.

In an election there are many issues to consider but when a society gets abortion, same-sex marriage, embryonic stem-cell research, human cloning to name a few, wrong economic concerns will soon not matter. 

We need to follow Martin Luther King's words, don't judge someone by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I don't know Obama so all I can go off is his voting record. His voting record earned him the title of the most liberal senator in the US Senate in 2007.

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stock market thoughts

One must be buying if another is selling.

did biden get it wrong?

you betcha

sent to me by a friend:

PBS Poll on Sarah Palin - Takes 2  seconds! Another "vote" taken by NOW on PBS expecting  that their 80% liberal viewers will dominate. Let's prove that wrong.  Send to every  non-liberal you know.  Let's get some balance into the voting  group. This is the easiest vote you will ever make. It  takes literally two seconds.   Let's turn this around!!!   PBS  has a short video on Sarah Palin on their website.  Also included  is a poll that asks: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be VP? I  logged on a few minutes ago and 37% percent had voted YES, 62% NO.    I just voted and it already has   started turning around. Here's the link:

Let's turn this around..... You don't have to give your name or  email address in order to vote. It's very simple.

http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html <http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html>

Wake Up America

Take the Barack Obama test

If Barack Obama would apply for a job with the FBI or with the Secret Service, he would be disqualified because of his past association with William Ayers, a known terrorist.

 

If he is elected President he would not qualify to be his own body guard!

As much as some well intentioned folks would like to blame one person or another party, it just simply does not appear to be that simple.  Reading these articles, and others, I can't help but wonder if we, as a nation/society/culture will learn anything lasting from the painful lessons we are reaping.

How Regulating Greed Contributed to The Current Financial Crisis

Address financial crisis, calmly

What Caused The Financial Crisis Of 2008?

ABC News Match-O-Matic

The Depression of 2008? Don't Count on It

How We Can Fix a Crisis We Did Not Create

Glenn Beck - Gingrich: Paulson ought to be fired

Stocks set for rebound

They Just Don't Get It

Market's fall was nothing like that of Black Monday

Muslim view on American markets meltdown

"The nomination of Sarah Palin for vice president is a big step forward for women, but a long backward step for the movement we have been taught to call feminism."

read Phyliss Schlafly's article here

from Joseph Farrah ...

"In case you didn't notice, there is a concerted war on serious biblical faith in our post-Christian society.

And that's why, any day now, you can expect Sarah Palin to be asked a question designed to knock her right out of the race for the vice presidency.

It won't be a question about the Bush Doctrine.

It won't be a question about her teenage daughter.

It won't be a question about Alaska state troopers.

It won't even be a question about abortion.

None of those questions threaten to deliver a killer blow to her bid to be the first woman vice president in the United States."

read his article here

I think that this short story vividly answers a question I hear frequently from unbelievers, "If there is a God, why is there so much suffering in the world?".

Whose Fault Is It? (author unknown)

"A preacher and an atheist barber were once walking through the city slums. Said the atheist barber to the preacher: "This is why I cannot believe in a God of love. If God was as kind as you say, He would not permit all this poverty, disease, and squalor. He would not allow these poor bums to be addicted to dope and other character-destroying habits. No, I cannot believe in a God who permits these things."

The minister was silent until they met a man who was especially unkempt and filthy. His hair was hanging down his neck and he had a half-inch of stubble on his face. Said the minister, "You cannot be a very good barber or you would not permit a man like that to continue living in this neighborhood without a haircut or a shave."

Indignantly the barber answered: "Why blame me for that man's condition. I cannot help it that he is like that. He has never come in my shop; I could fix him up and make him look like a gentleman!"

Giving the barber a penetrating look, the minister said: "Then do not blame God for allowing these people to continue in their evil ways, when He is constantly inviting them to come and be saved. The reason these people are slaves to sin and evil habits is that they refuse the One who died to save and deliver them.""

John R. W. Stott

"Many ..... conflicts could be resolved if both sides first examined themselves critically and then examined the other side charitably, instead of which we are always charitable to ourselves and critical of others."

"If you find it hard to believe in God, I strongly advise you to begin your search not with philosophical questions about the existence and being of God, but with Jesus of Nazareth. … If you read again the story of Jesus, and read it as an honest and humble seeker, Jesus Christ is able to reveal himself to you, and thus make God. … real to you."

John R. W. Stott

John Stott Ministries

Barack Obama is having great fun making lipsticky pig remarks, but if Barack Obama is about real change, why did he pick an old guard politician as his running mate?

Perhaps he knows that his own experience is so limited that he needs the experience of the "same as usual" politician to guide him through the waters of "same as usual" Washington politics?  Change?

"Gov. Sarah Palin made sure Friday that the Republican Party's conservative base heard loud and clear that when it comes to traditional platforms like cutting wasteful spending, and upholding the right to life, she is on their side. "

Click to read and watch more

"Did the liberal women writers at Newsweek get together to coordinate a Palin pile-on?"

read more from Kristen Fyfe

"Liberals have proven what we at the Independent Women's Forum have been saying all along: their brand of militant, man-hating "feminism" is a sham. It's not about promoting women but about promoting liberalism. Time and again, they have tried to advance their statist, big-government agenda by painting men as oppressors and women as the victims. "

Read more from IWF President Michelle D. Bernard

"A Democrat defending Barack Obama's former work as a "community organizer" has compared his party's presidential nominee to Jesus Christ."

read more from OneNewsNow

"Joe Biden's Washington political career began in 1972.  Since that time, he's been well-known for his verbal gaffes and inappropriate comments.  During his own Presidential campaigns in 1988 and 2008 and now as Barack Obama's running mate, Joe Biden's mouth continues to cause problems.   Now Biden is even on the verbal attack against Sarah Palin saying that she would be "a backward step for women.""

Biden's Mouth

A variety of letters from Alaska residents concerning Sarah Palin, both pro and con:

  http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/sarahpalin.asp

sent to me by another Brother, the following article appears on Voddie Baucham Ministries website:

"Unfortunately, Christians appear to be headed toward a hairpin turn at breakneck speed without the slightest clue as to the danger ahead.  I don’t see this as a pro-family pick at all!  Moreover, I believe the conservative fervor over this pick shows how politicized Christians have become at the expense of maintaining a prophetic voice.  I believe that Mr. McCain has proven with his VP pick that he is pro-victory, not pro-family.  In fact, I believe this was the anti-family pick.  I say that for at least two reasons. " ...

read it here:
Voddie Baucham Ministries

I received this endorsement for Governor Palin from a brother, who received it from a friend of a friend

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"This is what we just received from our very savy friend, Judy, who lives in Florida .  She has a friend, Deb, who lives in Alaska and she asked what Deb's take was on Sarah Palin.  We were so worried before we saw her speech today...and so impressed afterwards...very strong and confident.  This makes us feel confident McCain made the right decision.  I hope it will ease your minds, too.  Diane"

"Hi Judy (and everyone I hope Judy will forward this post to <smile>)"

"WOW........what's your take on this?  Do you like her as your Governor?"

"Sarah Palin is the US' s answer to Margaret Thatcher! Anyone who thinks she cannot handle the job or deal briskly and efficiently with ANY issue, including foreign governments as well, they haven't met our Sarah.

As an Alaskan resident as well as a resident of Wasilla , AK , where Sarah Palin was at one time Mayor,  I can speak with confidence. Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska is exactly what she portrayed during her introduction this morning and exactly what our US Government needs. She is ethical to a fault (if there is such a thing), a refreshing change to the status-quo and as smart and determined a PERSON (gender really isn't an issue here as far as I'm concerned) as anyone could ask for at the head of government.

Sarah is no small town mayor, she just *started out* there. As Mayor of Wasilla, she brought this small town through a lot of GOOD changes and left it at the end of her term having grown to the 4th largest CITY in Alaska.  A  lot of growth and a stronger economic base than ever before.

She has EXECTUTIVE experience *running a government* (something NONE of the other candidates can actually boast, even John McCain) as Governor of Alaska and got there by defeating the *incumbent* Republican Governor, who was definitely part of the old school and who WAS very much in the pocket of the big oil companies. We in Alaska wanted change  and we got it in the person of Sarah Palin!

Sarah Palin is everything she looks to be and more. Her approval rating as Governor of Alaska has been as high as 95% and is currently leveled out consistently in the upper 80 percentile throughout the state (and in both parties) - the HIGHEST approval rating of ANY sitting Governor.

Sarah has been turning around corruption in the Legislature of Alaska - turning things on their ear for that matter; cutting spending in spite of the increased income the state is currently receiving due to the high oil prices - she has insisted on putting a huge amount of the "windfall" into savings for the future rather than spending, spending, spending - and has insisted from the get-go on what she refers to as "honest, ethical and transparent governing" - no more closed door meetings and dealings - the big oil companies thought she would be a pushover and have learned better to their chagrin.

She understands the "real people" and the economic issues we all face (Alaskans along with the rest of the country) - she was one of "us" not long ago. Rather than passing useless "laws" or throwing money at pet projects, she (most recently) temporarily suspended the state gas tax (on gasoline at the pumps, fuel oil and natural gas for homes, etc.) and has ordered checks issued to ALL residents of Alaska this fall in an attempt to assist with the burden of high fuel costs for the upcoming winter. I could go on and on, but that's enough for now <smile>. She isn't doing these things to be popular.  She is doing it because her constituents are HURTING financially and she can help.

She became Governor of Alaska by defeating the Incumbent Republican Governor and doing it *without* the money or the support of the Republican Party, which was amazing in itself - and she won by a landslide. The "powers that be" at that time totally underestimated Sarah and learned better the hard way. She has done exactly what she claimed she was going to do and is just as popular today as the day she was elected - perhaps more so since even the Democrats up here seem to like her - she works well with both sides in the Legislature here.

Sarah "belongs" to us (Alaskans) ... and although we are going to be terribly sorry to see her leave before she finishes the job she started here (two years ago) straightening out OUR State <grin> ... we understand she is needed for a bigger purpose and hopefully her Lt. Governor will be able to fill her shoes here and continue the job.

As for worrying about what would happen if McCain were to die or step down or whatever ... Theta, up here in AK we've only been wondering how long we would be able to KEEP Sarah in Alaska and have seen her as our first woman President of the USA from the start. It's always been a matter of whether she would wait until the end of her TWO terms as Governor (no doubt at ALL that she would be re-elected if she ran for a second term at the end of her current term) ... or end up in Washington sooner. She could do the job TODAY.

Personally, I feel a lot better about McCain now that I know he has someone as savvy, as strong, as ethical and as steady as Sarah at his back. She will be an excellent Vice President ... and my guess is will be our US Republican Presidential candidate in four years - AND by then the country will KNOW her and will love and respect her as we do here - and she'll win by as much of a landslide as she did here in Alaska. I only wonder if McCain has a clue what he is unleashing on the US of A <grin>. She is going to be a fresh wind, but also a strong wind.

Is that enough of an endorsement? If not, I'll add this ... Jerry and I have for many years felt the best "vote" was to vote for the lesser of two "evils" and hope they didn't do too much damage. Two years ago during our State Governor's race was the first time EVER that we actually asked for not just a little sign to put in our yard showing our support of our candidate (something we've never felt the desire to do at all before) - we asked for a full 4' x 8' "SARAH PALIN FOR GOVERNOR!" sign and were proud to have it. She hasn't let us or Alaska down. She will do the same for the USA if given the opportunity.

Feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be interested (and spam those who aren't!). "

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'nuff said

Sarah Palin speaks at Wasilla Assembly of God Church

mr. obama does not understand

preserve freedom

As the lines between the two major political parties draw closer together, it becomes ever more difficult to make an informed choice between candidates.

For me, it used to be such a clear choice.  The Republican party once stood for most of my personal beliefs:  the sanctity of life, small government, personal responsibility, freedom of religion, the right to keep and bear arms, reduced taxation, etc..

The tragedy of the attack on the World Trade Center seems to have escalated the change of policy where I find myself more and more in disagreement with the GOP.  I celebrate the removal of Sadaam Hussein from power but I just can not figure out why we are still in IRAQ.  I watch as our local politicians and those in Washington, on both sides of the fence, become more corrupt with each tick of the clock; neither side stands for righteousness.

I can't find anything in the Democrat Party with which to side.  They stand for the death of unborn children, celebrating and promoting immorality, gun control, huge government and taxation, impowering irresponsibilty, racial impowerment and the oppression of Christianity.  Some say they want to vote against the party of President Bush because 4000 American soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began; yet these same voters will vote to enable the daily killing of 4000 unborn children.  Lunacy or planned unrighteousness?

I will have to make my stand on a couple of issues and trust God for the rest.

humor author unknown

The Presidential election was too close to call. Neither the Republican candidate nor the Democratic candidate had enough votes to win. There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed the sportsmanlike way to settle things. The candidate that caught the most fish at the end of the week would win the election.

 Therefore, it was decided that there should be an ice fishing contest between the two candidates to determine the winner.  After much of back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest take place on a remote frozen lake in northern Minnesota.

There were to be no observers present, and both men were to be sent out separately on this isolated lake and return at 5 P.M. with their catch for counting and verification by a team of neutral parties. At the end of the first day, John Mc. returned to the starting line and he had ten fish.

 Soon, Obama returned and had no fish. Well, everyone assumed he was just having another 'bad hair' day or something and hopefully, he would catch up the next day.

 At the end of the 2nd day John Mc. came in with 20 fish and Obama came in again with none.

 That evening, Harry Reid got together secretly with Obama and said, 'Obama, I think John Mc. is a low-life, cheatin' son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see just how he is cheating.'

 The next night (after John Mc. returns with 50 fish), Reid said to Obama, 'Well, tell me, how is John Mc. cheating?'

 Obama replied, 'Harry, you're not going to believe this, but he's cutting holes in the ice.'

pull the shades on "twilight"

(see earlier post on this book)

I finished reading the book "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer, a romance novel for teen girls, and I do not recommend it.  The primary characters are Edward Cullen, an eighty year old vampire who appears as eighteen, and a sixteen year old girl, Bella, who can't keep her hands or thoughts away from him.

Edward, once the thin plot, finally begins, spends his days hovering over and saving Bella from peril.  Bella spends all her thoughts, both awake and asleep on Edward.  Edward spends his sleepless night in Bella's bedroom, watching her sleep, listening to her "sleep talk" and brooding about how wrong she is for him and he for her; think Superman and Lois Lane but with a grizzly bear eating vampire instead of an honorable Kryptonian.

Edward is beautiful, super strong, super fast, aggresive, independent and outside of all authority.  The scenario that every girl drools over him, his "James Bond" driving skills and savoir faire  will apeal to young men's fantasy's as well.  Edward can have whatever he wants and he wants Bella.

I must admit that I am intrigued that Mrs. Meyer seems to have managed to capture the essence of how I think teen girls might fantasize.  She writes much like I imagine my daughter thinks and reading Bella's thoughts I can almost hear my daughter speaking.  Weird.

While there is no overt sexual depiction in this book, fantasy's are "feverish" and there is abundant sophomoric depiction of fleshly desire.  The author's preoccupation with Edwards beauty borders on banal.  

The best description I can give this work is "trite, dark and dreary"; millions of teen girls will disagree with me and some teen boys will find in Edward a fantasy hero.

There are some elements that border on dangerous for any young minds that are already struggling with "emo"; if you are a fellow parent of one of these, 'nuff said.

Bottom line, watch your daughter's book bags and lift this one out to the rubbish bin.

There are four books in the series: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn; "soon to be a major motion picture" that my daughters will not watch.

While this post is focused primarily on Christian families, I absolutely encourage the non-Christian homeschooling families as well and my prayer is also for you!

As we begin a new school year I want to send out a hearty "Thank You" to all the teachers who double up as homemakers, taxi drivers, shoppers, cleaners, coaches, librarians, encouragers, planners, tour guides, mentors, pastors, nurses and nutritionists.  You all carry a heavy  burden and hopefully your burden is made lighter by your devotion to Jesus and hopefully eased and supported by your families.

You have a great task and a greater joy, in knowing that your service to your children will be blessed and that your children will be stronger in every way through your efforts.

This is my prayer for you and I ask you to join me in it.

Father God, will you bless these teachers?  We pray for strength and wellness in their bodies, clear minds and hearts of joy.  We ask you, Father, to give them an abundance of patience and that they will be thrilled by their student's obedience and devotion to learning.  We pray that their homes and places of learning will be sanctified, made holy and devoted to your honor.  We ask you to place a strong hedge around their homes and their families, to protect them physically, spiritually and mentally against the lies and snares of the evil one.  We ask you to provide in abundance for all their needs.

Father, will you encourage the students; clear their minds of the things of this world, ready them to be filled with the wonders and knowledge you have created for them?  Help them to be obedient, thirsting for knowledge and truth and prepared every day to face the challenges of that day.  Prepare the older students with hearts of service to help the younger students.  Show each one his mission field for this season and encourage them in bold ministry.

Father , We ask you to bless and encourage the non-teaching spouses.  We thank you that they are willing to share in homeschooling by bringing home your provision and by allowing the school to be.   We ask you to ease their burden and their spirits, help them to be strongly supportive and encouraging, to recognize the burden their teaching spouses carry and to have confidence and joy in them.  We rejoice, Lord, that your sons and daughters are stepping forward in faith to raise your family in a manner that honors You.

We ask you, Mighty God, to comfort those that must make a decision, for whatever reason, to not homeschool this year.  We pray Your hand of provision for them especially Father, and ask you to meet all their needs.

We ask your hand of protection over the children that are venturing into private and public schools this year; guide their minds and help them to hold the banner of righteousness high in their daily walk.   Protect their path and guard their eyes, their minds and their manners.

We thank you Father, that you have placed us in this land and in this time and have made available to us the freedom to educate our children;  to educate our children with truthful knowledge according to your desires and according to your great design.  We lift up to You our local and national government officials and ask you to guide their minds.

We lift each one of them, teacher, student and spouse, up to you Father, and pray that your will be done in each of their lives.

In Jesus mighty name We pray,

Amen.

"Forged from the steel of the World Trade Center, the USS New York will be commissioned into military service with the US Navy in New York City on September 12th 2009"

USS New York

StandOnTheRock.org

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. "And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and {yet} it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. "Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. "The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell--and great was its fall.". (Matthew 7:24-27, NASB)

This short video presents a clear demonstration that Oprah Winfrey spreads new age religion from her television and web outlets.

The Church of Oprah Exposed

The best thing to know is the one specific thing that God wants me to do with my life for Him.

I grow increasingly more cynical about the ability of the folks in Washington, D.C. to accomplish anything meaningful.  It seems as if our elected representatives are so entrenched in their personal missions to "get mine" and to grab power that none of them are representing the people of America in integirty and honor.

Thomas Jefferson said, "Every generation needs a new revolution."

I think we have gone so far down the road of corruption in our federal government that it is no longer salvageable through the democratic process our founding fathers envisioned.

An armed revolution in this country is not feasible or desired, but what of an unarmed revolution, a revolution by vote?  What do you think the outcome might be if a goodly portion of eligible voters used the power of the ballot box to toss out ALL incumbents, of both parties?  What would happen if the Washington elite were sent home, in mass; all it's career Senators and Representatives, all it's power brokers, all incumbent Democrats and Republicans?

35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats are up for election this year.  Can you imagine the excitement of seeing  a large number of incumbents sent home?  Can you imagine a House with numerous positions newly seated?  It would be just like the first Congress and what a "wake up" call to those left in position!!

Just once, can you imagine Libertarians and Constitutionalists being elected to seats unopposed by one of the major parties.  Can you imagine a Congress filled with Americans who care  more about the nation than their own pockets; a multi-party Congress where everyone had to work together to achieve legislation?

Do you think then we might get some folks working for us instead of for themselves?

Just say ,"NO!" to incumbents in 2008!

  Thomas Jefferson's Monticello - Project Vote Smart - BrainyQuote - 2008 Race Tracker - Constitution Party - Green Party - Libertarian Party - Reform Party

what if we had a peaceful revolution and everyone came?