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CARS - Center for American Resource Self-reliance
Our Real Gulf Disaster
National Review
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Location of Ground Zero Mosque: This photo needs to go viral NOW!
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'The Peace through Strength Institute'
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'The Peace through Strength Institute'
Aerial photo of World Trade Center Ground Zero following Sept. 11 attacks. Red square to right of Ground Zero marks former Burlington Coat Factory and proposed location of Cordoba House.
It should be mentioned that part of one of the hijacked planes went through the building in question. That makes it very much a part of Ground Zero.
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From whence comes America's destruction?
"At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years. At what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide."
-- Abraham Lincoln
-- Abraham Lincoln
Please pray for Iowa
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AIP is 'Always In Prayer' Network
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AIP is 'Always In Prayer' Network
Please join with me in prayer for Iowa.
The imposition by judges of so-called "gay" "marriage" upon our state, and the unconstitutional usurpation such "law" making by the judiciary represents, has brought down a cloud of spiritual darkness on this blessed, fertile, fruitful land between the rivers. I can feel it in my bones. I can see it in the people.
And not only must we pray, we must act. Please pray diligently for leaders to arise with the courage to do so, and that all compromised "leaders" be driven from office, before it is too late.
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The So-Called "Conservative" Media is Part of the Problem
AIPNews.com
Secure the Family, Secure the Future
Secure the Family, Secure the Future
First Rush, then Coulter, and Now Glenn Beck ... What’s Happening?
LifeSiteNews.comFriday, August 13, 2010
Obama admin blocks import of surplus M1 Garands - Someone might get hurt
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Minuteman Right to Keep and Bear Arms Committee
US opposes Seoul’s bid to sell old rifles
Korea Times
Minuteman Right to Keep and Bear Arms Committee
US opposes Seoul’s bid to sell old rifles
Korea Times
Glenn Beck: gay agenda not a threat - "We've got bigger fish to fry"
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America's Forum - 'We are the Media!'
Glenn Beck Explains Why He Doesn't Focus on Culture War Issues
Fox News
America's Forum - 'We are the Media!'
Glenn Beck Explains Why He Doesn't Focus on Culture War Issues
Fox News
STUDENT WINS FREE SPEECH CASE IN FEDERAL COURT
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American Life League
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American Life League
13 August 2010
CONTACT: Katie Walker
540.659.4942| kwalker@all.org
Washington, DC (13 August 2010) – American Life League celebrated a free speech victory after a federal court entered a judgment on Thursday that a California elementary school and three school officials violated the First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of a sixth-grade student who participated in ALL’s National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day (NPLTD) in 2008.
School officials barred Tiffany Amador from wearing her American Life League T-shirt at McSwain Union Elementary School in Merced, California. NPLTD (now a week-long event) was organized to increase awareness of the personhood of the child in the womb and the tragedy of abortion.
“So often, pro-life students learn that free speech is a constitutional right that, in practice at least, doesn’t apply to them,” said Judie Brown, president of American Life League. “For too long, pro-abortion demagogues have had a stranglehold on the country’s educational institutions and have sought to stifle dissenting opinions – by force, if necessary, as seen in this case. We are so grateful to Tiffany for her courage in the face of injustice – both the bloody injustice of abortion and the tyrannical injustice of government institutions violating free speech rights.”
The shirt featured the word “ABORTION” over a series of panels, two of which depicted pictures of a developing preborn child and the third filled in with black. The caption read, “Growing … growing … gone.”
According to William J. Becker Jr. of the Becker Law Firm, representing Amador, the school claimed the images were “disruptive” because of their “graphic nature” but could not explain what made them so graphic that they would have caused any disruption, much less a substantial one, which the U.S. Supreme Court has held is a requirement for a school infringing upon a student’s expressive rights.
In addition to claiming that her First Amendment right of expression was violated, Amador, who has since graduated from the eighth grade, alleged in the lawsuit that her Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure was violated when the school’s secretary forcefully pulled her into the principal’s office because of her shirt.
“Public school employees work for the government,” Becker said. “Any time a school official uses physical force to suppress non-disruptive student expression, the government has gone way too far in enforcing its own political views.”
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Alliance Defense Fund: Alert (13 August 2010)
http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/free-speech-victory-for-silenced-pro-life-calif-student-judgment-ends-lawsuit-against-k-8-school/
LifeSiteNews: Judgment Vindicates Calif. Student Punished for Pro-Life T-Shirt (13 August 2010)
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/aug/10081305.html
American Life League: ALL Expects First Amendment Victory in Pro-Life T-Shirt Trial (30 July 2010)
http://www.all.org/article.php?id=12931
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Katie Walker
Director of Communication
American Life League
1179 Courthouse Road
Stafford, Virginia 22554
540.659.4942
kwalker@all.org
http://www.all.org/
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14th Amendment framers never intended that children of aliens be granted US citizenship
AIPNews.com
'America's Heroes, America's Principles'
'America's Heroes, America's Principles'
Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution
Heritage.org
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Barack Obama 'may be prepared to meet Iranian president’
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'The Peace through Strength Institute'
'The Peace through Strength Institute'
Barack Obama’s national security adviser, Gen James Jones, has indicated the President may be prepared to meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad if the regime resumed negotiations over its nuclear programme.
telegraph.co.ukWhat does it take for a candidate to get the endorsement of a major pro-life organization? Not much.
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'The Personhood Imperative'
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'The Personhood Imperative'
Report Raises Important Questions
FRONT ROYAL, Va., Aug. 12 /Christian Newswire / -- What does it take for a candidate seeking public office to get the endorsement of a major pro-life organization? Not much, says a report published by Life Decisions International. In fact, a candidate may receive such an endorsement by supporting only a fraction of the pro-life agenda.
The report, titled "Shootout in the Grand Canyon State: Endorsement Raises Questions About Standards and Faithfulness," reviews key endorsements made by pro-life organizations over the past year, including one backing the reelection of Senator John S. McCain III, despite the fact that he is facing a primary challenge by a far more pro-life former member of Congress.
"This is an important work that asks pro-life leaders and activists alike to decide what is necessary for a politician -- or anyone, for that matter -- to be considered 'pro-life,'" said Thomas Strobhar, chairman of Life Decisions International. "Is a candidate 'pro-life' if he opposes Obama Health Care but supports Roe v. Wade? Is a candidate 'pro-life' if he promises to vote to confirm conservative judicial nominations but favors taxpayer funding of abortions? The Pro-Life Movement is facing these kinds of questions every day and the report suggests that pro-life groups have 'cheapened' what it means to be 'pro-life.'"
"Shootout in the Grand Canyon State" examines the current race in Arizona between McCain and former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, Jr. While McCain has voted pro-life some 77 percent of the time during his career, Hayworth has a 100 percent pro-life voting record. (One year, McCain voted pro-life a mere 33 percent of the time.)
"McCain has a gross misunderstanding of Roe v. Wade and abortion in general," the report claims. "He has not grown or learned more about life issues over the past 20 years. He has just learned how to deflect questions and use rhetoric that sounds good but, when dissected, clearly shows 'the emperor has no clothes.'" Nevertheless, McCain received the backing of a key Arizona pro-life organization. (The endorsement angered many of Arizona's current and former pro-life leaders, most of whom publicly declared their support for Hayworth.)
"The report chronicles an incident in which a well-known pro-life leader who is active on the national and international levels coached a pro-abortion candidate on how to 'appear more pro-life' so he could attract the votes of pro-life Americans," Strobhar said. "It also asks how it is possible for prominent pro-life and pro-abortion groups to both claim victory when certain candidates are elected."
"The Pro-Life Movement needs to examine its soul. Are we a movement without standards? Are we willing to back candidates who are a mere .01 percent less pro-abortion than their opponents? The Pro-Life Movement needs to do much better," Strobhar said. "Politicians should have to work for our endorsement, which would make it valuable -- so it actually means something. We owe it to the many pro-life men and women who support this great cause."
Strobhar said that "Shootout in the Grand Canyon State: Endorsement Raises Questions About Standards and Faithfulness" which may be accessed by clicking here (PDF format), "should be read by every pro-life activist and serious thought needs to be given to the important questions it raises."
Life Decisions International (LDI) is dedicated to challenging the Culture of Death, concentrating on exposing and fighting the agenda of Planned Parenthood. LDI's chief project is a boycott of corporations that fund the abortion-committing giant. To learn more about Planned Parenthood, please click here.
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Mission Possible - DAVID JEFFERS
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AIP is 'Always In Prayer' Network
August 12, 2010
David Jeffers
Last night Karen and I were watching the Food Network and we saw two episodes of Bobby Flay's "Throwdown" where he is given an envelope of instructions. In these instructions he's told what food dish he has to make and what chef he has to challenge. It reminded me of the old Mission Impossible episodes I used to watch as a child
It starred Peter Graves as Mr. Phelps and he would always receive an envelope with pictures and a tape inside that would start, "Good morning Mr. Phelps. Your mission, should you decide to accept it..." There would be a brief explanation of the mission and then it would finish with: "as always, should you or any of your IM force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions."
And then the most famous part...wait for it! "...this tape will self-destruct in five seconds"
Now that was great television!
What was so intriguing about the show is that I could never figure out how the IMF team was going to accomplish their mission. Thinking back on my late son Eddie's question when he was a boy, "Dad, what if Jesus never came?", I contemplated that this morning in light of today's verse from John's gospel:
"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." (John 3:17)
Imagine a scene from Mission Impossible with Jesus playing Mr. Phelps' part and God being the sender of the envelope. It might go something like this:
"Good morning My Beloved Son. Your mission, should you decided to accept it, is to save the world from eternal damnation. You will have to leave your throne, be born of a virgin, live the life of a carpenter's son, and you won't get to preach until you are 30. You will be arrested by those you came to save, beaten, scorned, ridiculed, and then crucified and die. But before you die, I will pour all of humanity's sins upon your glorious body and soul and you will die in them."
As a human Jesus might have thought, that's impossible; I'll never accomplish this mission. But He knew His Heavenly Father. Jesus knew that the grace of heaven would be poured upon Him and that is why as a man He prayed constantly. (Most of you missed that) I said, that is why as a man He prayed constantly! And contrary to some New Testament-only Christians, Jesus put His stamp of approval on the Old Testament:
"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill." (Matthew 5:17)
And unlike the fictitious evil men that Mr. Phelps and his team had to face every week on Mission Impossible, Jesus faced a real and powerful enemy:
"Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted." (Hebrews 2:14-18)
As Christians we can never rightly say, "It's too hard; it's just impossible!" The passage above delivers that response feeble. Jesus knows what we are going through because He went through it; that's what makes Him the Sympathetic High Priest.
After dealing with the rich young ruler, Jesus astonished His disciples with this:
"Then Jesus said to His disciples, 'Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.' When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, 'Who then can be saved?' But Jesus looked at them and said to them, 'With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'" (Matthew 19:23-26)
So rich people are going to have a hard time going to heaven? Yes, if they love their riches more than God and believe those riches will buy them salvation. But with Jesus, those riches can be used for the glory of God, spreading the gospel, and meeting the needs of the Body of Christ. So being rich does not automatically disqualify you. As Jesus said, with God all things are possible.
I am so glad that my Jesus decided to take on the most important mission ever given and achieved in humanity's history. And because of this mission possible accomplished through the blood of Jesus Christ, at the moment of faith I received a life that is endless and one that is shared with my Lord.
When was the last time you thanked the Savior for life everlasting? Do you think He hears it too much; do your thank you's to Jesus bore Him? I doubt that you and I say it enough to become too much to the Lord.
Do you even have eternal life; are you saved? If not, why not?
Won't you believe unto Jesus and receive this eternal life?
I'll be praying for you.
In Christ
Dave
Ps. 37:4
AIP is 'Always In Prayer' Network
August 12, 2010
David Jeffers
Last night Karen and I were watching the Food Network and we saw two episodes of Bobby Flay's "Throwdown" where he is given an envelope of instructions. In these instructions he's told what food dish he has to make and what chef he has to challenge. It reminded me of the old Mission Impossible episodes I used to watch as a child
It starred Peter Graves as Mr. Phelps and he would always receive an envelope with pictures and a tape inside that would start, "Good morning Mr. Phelps. Your mission, should you decide to accept it..." There would be a brief explanation of the mission and then it would finish with: "as always, should you or any of your IM force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions."
And then the most famous part...wait for it! "...this tape will self-destruct in five seconds"
Now that was great television!
What was so intriguing about the show is that I could never figure out how the IMF team was going to accomplish their mission. Thinking back on my late son Eddie's question when he was a boy, "Dad, what if Jesus never came?", I contemplated that this morning in light of today's verse from John's gospel:
"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." (John 3:17)
Imagine a scene from Mission Impossible with Jesus playing Mr. Phelps' part and God being the sender of the envelope. It might go something like this:
"Good morning My Beloved Son. Your mission, should you decided to accept it, is to save the world from eternal damnation. You will have to leave your throne, be born of a virgin, live the life of a carpenter's son, and you won't get to preach until you are 30. You will be arrested by those you came to save, beaten, scorned, ridiculed, and then crucified and die. But before you die, I will pour all of humanity's sins upon your glorious body and soul and you will die in them."
As a human Jesus might have thought, that's impossible; I'll never accomplish this mission. But He knew His Heavenly Father. Jesus knew that the grace of heaven would be poured upon Him and that is why as a man He prayed constantly. (Most of you missed that) I said, that is why as a man He prayed constantly! And contrary to some New Testament-only Christians, Jesus put His stamp of approval on the Old Testament:
"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill." (Matthew 5:17)
And unlike the fictitious evil men that Mr. Phelps and his team had to face every week on Mission Impossible, Jesus faced a real and powerful enemy:
"Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham. Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted." (Hebrews 2:14-18)
As Christians we can never rightly say, "It's too hard; it's just impossible!" The passage above delivers that response feeble. Jesus knows what we are going through because He went through it; that's what makes Him the Sympathetic High Priest.
After dealing with the rich young ruler, Jesus astonished His disciples with this:
"Then Jesus said to His disciples, 'Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.' When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, 'Who then can be saved?' But Jesus looked at them and said to them, 'With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'" (Matthew 19:23-26)
So rich people are going to have a hard time going to heaven? Yes, if they love their riches more than God and believe those riches will buy them salvation. But with Jesus, those riches can be used for the glory of God, spreading the gospel, and meeting the needs of the Body of Christ. So being rich does not automatically disqualify you. As Jesus said, with God all things are possible.
I am so glad that my Jesus decided to take on the most important mission ever given and achieved in humanity's history. And because of this mission possible accomplished through the blood of Jesus Christ, at the moment of faith I received a life that is endless and one that is shared with my Lord.
When was the last time you thanked the Savior for life everlasting? Do you think He hears it too much; do your thank you's to Jesus bore Him? I doubt that you and I say it enough to become too much to the Lord.
Do you even have eternal life; are you saved? If not, why not?
Won't you believe unto Jesus and receive this eternal life?
I'll be praying for you.
In Christ
Dave
Ps. 37:4
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Citizenship, sovereignty and the assault on America’s constitutional republic - ALAN KEYES
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Alan Keyes is Loyal to Liberty - Forum and Archives at AIPNews.com
Alan Keyes is Loyal to Liberty - Forum and Archives at AIPNews.com
- Citizenship, sovereignty and the assault on America’s constitutional republic
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
DISAFFILIATED SAN FRANCISCO PLANNED PARENTHOOD MIRED IN FINANCIAL WOES, GORGED SALARIES
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American Life League
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American Life League
American Life League
10 August 2010
CONTACT: Katie Walker
540.659.4942| kwalker@all.org
Washington, DC (10 August 2010) – As news that Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, a high-profile California abortion mill, has been disaffiliated from Planned Parenthood Federation of America (its parent organization), American Life League drew attention Tuesday to the organization’s gorged salaries and financial mismanagement.
ALL called for renewed investigations of other affiliates that are drawing heavily on the nation’s overextended tax coffers.
“For over three years, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate has been recklessly spending our tax dollars under abysmal financial management,” said Jim Sedlak, vice president of American Life League. “As more and more Planned Parenthoods either fold or become embroiled in scandal, the nation can no longer afford to fund these culturally and financially bankrupt organizations.”
Sedlak cited data from PPGG’s last three Form 990s – the mandatory IRS accountability documents filed every year by nonprofit organizations.
- In 2006, PPGG reported a total income of $21,411,058, total payroll expenses of $11,704,612 and a profit of $13,927.
- In 2007, PPGG reported a total income of $22,345,629, total payroll expenses of $11,963,224 and a loss of $181,286.
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In 2008, PPGG reported a total income of $22,462,767, total payroll expenses of $13,801,387 and a loss of $1,883,459.
- Between fiscal years 2007 and 2008, PPGG’s payroll expenses increased by $1,838,163, with absolutely no increase in total income. Thus, the total $1.8-million loss can be accounted for by increased payroll expenses.
In the above-cited years, PPGG received $38,783,043 in tax funding.
Sedlak pointed to PPGG’s increased salary expenditures of $1.8 million in the same year they reported operating at a $1.8-million deficit.
“As more and more financial scandals break at Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country, the time is long overdue for a national investigation,” Sedlak said.
“If it were not for our tax dollars, Planned Parenthood would already be out of business. We now know that the majority of Americans are pro-life. So they are therefore unlikely to want to support the nation’s largest abortion chain,” Sedlak said. “It is a profound injustice to use Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars to fund a business most Americans agree is cold-blooded infanticide."
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. area clinics lose Planned Parenthood name (10 August 2010)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/10/BAAT1ERBP3.DTL&type=health
American Life League: STOP Planned Parenthood
http://www.stopp.org/
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Katie Walker
Director of Communication
American Life League
1179 Courthouse Road
Stafford, Virginia 22554
540.659.4942
kwalker@all.org
http://www.all.org/
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NEW ASSOCIATE GROUP, LIFE CONNECTIONS, WANTS TO SAVE BABIES IN ARIZONA
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American Life League - Forum and Archives at AIPNews.com
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American Life League - Forum and Archives at AIPNews.com
10 August 2010
CONTACT: Katie Walker
540.659.4942| kwalker@all.org
Washington, DC (10 August 2010) – The newest American Life League Associate group, Life Connections Pregnancy Resource and Referral Center in Prescott, Arizona, exists with three goals in mind, according to Director Diane Duncan: Close Planned Parenthood’s doors in Prescott, speak the truth in love and save babies.
“These are goals we wholeheartedly approve, support and encourage,” said Judie Brown, president of American Life League. “We extend a big welcome to Life Connections, and we look forward to working with them so that each new human being, created by God, is loved, nurtured and protected.”
Life Connections serves as a life-affirming alternative for teens and young adults targeted for abortion by Planned Parenthood. The organization reaches out through sidewalk counseling, prayer ministry, Rachel’s Vineyard post-abortion healing retreats and Silent No More Awareness campaigns. They plan on offering free pregnancy testing, educational materials, counseling, and classes on natural family planning and chastity.
American Life League’s Associate Program is a network of pro-life groups dedicated to the recognition of every human being as a person from his or her biological beginning. As a member of the Associate Program, Life Connections joins over 100 other organizations in over 40 states, Canada, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and the Philippines.
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
American Life League: Associate Program
http://www.all.org/associates/
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Katie Walker
Director of Communication
American Life League
1179 Courthouse Road
Stafford, Virginia 22554
540.659.4942
kwalker@all.org
http://www.all.org/
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Monday, August 9, 2010
The Failure of RomneyCare
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Helen Moore's Obama Watch - 'Say NO to Socialism!'
Helen Moore's Obama Watch - 'Say NO to Socialism!'
The former Massachusetts governor enacted something very similar to the Obama health plan. It isn't working well.
Wall Street JournalJournoList: 155 Names Confirmed (With News Organizations)
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Free the First Amendment Committee
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Free the First Amendment Committee
August 9, 2010
Source List Included
BuckeyeTexan
- Spencer Ackerman - Wired, FireDogLake, Washington Independent, Talking Points Memo, The American Prospect
- Thomas Adcock - New York Law Journal
- Ben Adler - Newsweek, POLITICO
- Mike Allen - POLITICO
- Eric Alterman - The Nation, Media Matters for America
- Marc Ambinder - The Atlantic
- Greg Anrig - The Century Foundation
- Ryan Avent - Economist
- Dean Baker - The American Prospect
- Nick Baumann - Mother Jones
- Josh Bearman - LA Weekly
- Steven Benen - The Carpetbagger Report
- Ari Berman - The Nation
- Jared Bernstein - Economic Policy Institute
- Michael Berube - Crooked Timer, Pennsylvania State University
- Brian Beutler - The Media Consortium
- Lindsay Beyerstein - Freelance journalist
- Joel Bleifuss - In These Times
- John Blevins - South Texas College of Law
- Eric Boehlert - Media Matters
- Sam Boyd - The American Prospect
- Ben Brandzel - MoveOn.org, John Edwards Campaign
- Shannon Brownlee - Author, New America Foundation
- Rich Byrne - Playwright
- Kevin Carey - Education Sector
- Jonathan Chait - The New Republic
- Lakshmi Chaudry - In These Times
- Isaac Chotiner - The New Republic
- Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Atlantic
- Michael Cohen - New America Foundation
- Jonathan Cohn - The New Republic
- Joe Conason - The New York Observer
- Lark Corbeil - Public News Service
- David Corn - Mother Jones
- Daniel Davies - The Guardian
- David Dayen - FireDogLake
- Brad DeLong - The Economists’ Voice, University of California at Berkeley
- Ryan Donmoyer - Bloomberg News
- Adam Doster - In These Times
- Kevin Drum - Washington Monthly
- Matt Duss - Center for American Progress
- Gerald Dworkin - UC Davis
- Eve Fairbanks - The New Republic
- James Fallows - The Atlantic
- Henry Farrell - George Washington University
- Tim Fernholz - American Prospect
- Dan Froomkin - Huffington Post, Washington Post
- Jason Furman - Brookings Institution
- James Galbraith - University of Texas at Austin
- Kathleen Geier - Talking Points Memo
- Todd Gitlin - Columbia University
- Ilan Goldenberg - National Security Network
- Arthur Goldhammer - Harvard University
- Dana Goldstein - The Daily Beast
- Andrew Golis - Talking Points Memo
- Jaana Goodrich - Blogger
- Merrill Goozner - Chicago Tribune
- David Greenberg - Slate
- Robert Greenwald - Brave New Films
- Chris Hayes - The Nation
- Don Hazen - Alternet
- Jeet Heer - Canadian Journolist
- Jeff Hauser - Political Action Committee, Dennis Shulman Campaign
- Michael Hirsh - Newsweek
- James Johnson - University of Rochester
- John Judis - The New Republic, The American Prospect
- Foster Kamer - The Village Voice
- Michael Kazin - Georgetown University
- Ed Kilgore - Democratic Strategist
- Richard Kim - The Nation
- Charlie Kireker - Air America Media
- Mark Kleiman - UCLA The Reality Based Community
- Ezra Klein - Washington Post, Newsweek, The American Prospect
- Joe Klein - TIME
- Robert Kuttner - American Prospect, Economic Policy Institute
- Paul Krugman - The New York Times, Princeton University
- Lisa Lerer - POLITICO
- Daniel Levy - Century Foundation
- Ralph Luker - Cliopatria
- Annie Lowrey - Washington Independent
- Robert Mackey - New York Times
- Mike Madden - Salon
- Maggie Mahar - The Century Foundation
- Amanda Marcotte - Pandagon.net
- Dylan Matthews - Harvard University
- Alec McGillis - Washington Post
- Scott McLemee - Inside Higher Ed
- Sara Mead - New America Foundation
- Ari Melber - The Nation
- David Meyer - University of California at Irvine
- Seth Michaels - MyDD.com
- Luke Mitchell - Harper’s Magazine
- Gautham Nagesh - The Hill, Daily Caller
- Suzanne Nossel - Human Rights Watch
- Michael O’Hare - University of California at Berkeley
- Josh Orton - MyDD.com, Air America Media
- Rodger Payne - University of Louisville
- Rick Perlstein - Author, Campaign for America’s Future
- Nico Pitney - Huffington Post
- Harold Pollack - University of Chicago
- Katha Pollitt - The Nation
- Ari Rabin-Havt - Media Matters
- Joy-Ann Reid - South Florida Times
- David Roberts - Grist
- Lamar Robertson - Partnership for Public Service
- Sara Robinson - Campaign For America's Future
- Alyssa Rosenberg - Washingtonian, The Atlantic, Government Executive
- Alex Rossmiller - National Security Network
- Michael Roston - Newsbroke
- Laura Rozen - POLITICO, Mother Jones
- Felix Salmon - Reuters
- Greg Sargent - Washington Post
- Thomas Schaller - Baltimore Sun
- Noam Scheiber - The New Republic
- Michael Scherer - TIME
- Mark Schmitt - American Prospect, The New America Foundation
- Rinku Sen - ColorLines Magazine
- Julie Bergman Sender - Balcony Films
- Adam Serwer - American Prospect
- Walter Shapiro - PoliticsDaily.com
- Kate Sheppard - Mother Jones
- Matthew Shugart - UC San Diego
- Nate Silver - FiveThirtyEight.com
- Jesse Singal - The Boston Globe, Washington Monthly
- Ann-Marie Slaughter - Princeton University
- Ben Smith - POLITICO
- Sarah Spitz - KCRW
- Adele Stan - The Media Consortium
- Paul Starr - The Atlantic
- Kate Steadman - Kaiser Health News
- Jonathan Stein - Mother Jones
- Sam Stein - Huffington Post
- Matt Steinglass - Deutsche Presse-Agentur
- James Surowiecki - The New Yorker
- Jesse Taylor - Pandagon.net
- Steven Teles - Yale University
- Mark Thoma - The Economists' View
- Michael Tomasky - The Guardian
- Jeffrey Toobin - CNN, The New Yorker
- Rebecca Traister - Salon
- Karen Tumulty - Washington Post, TIME
- Tracy Van Slyke - The Media Consortium
- Paul Waldman - Author, American Prospect
- Dave Weigel - Washington Post, MSNBC, The Washington Independent
- Moira Whelan - National Security Network
- Scott Winship - Pew Economic Mobility Project
- J. Harry Wray - DePaul University
- D. Brad Wright - University of NC at Chapel Hill
- Kai Wright - The Root
- Holly Yeager - Columbia Journalism Review
- Rich Yeselson - Change to Win
- Matthew Yglesias - Center for American Progress, The Atlantic Monthly
- Jonathan Zasloff - UCLA
- Julian Zelizer - Princeton University
- Avi Zenilman - POLITICO
Sources:
The Death of JournoList: Does Privacy End at the Edge of Your Thoughts?
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/25/the-death-of-journolist-doe...
JournoList: Inside the echo chamber
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20086.html
After “JournoList”
http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2010/06/after-journolist
The Secret Liberal Journalist Cabal [Hot Air]
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/17/politico-the-secret-liberal-j...
JournoList Revealed! Inside the Secret Liberal Media Email Cabal
http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/kausfiles/archive/2009/03/26/journ...
Who Doesn’t Love The JournoList?
http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2009/03/who-doesnt-love-the-j...
On Journolist and Dave Weigel
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2010/jun/25/...
The Inside Scoop on JournoList
http://www.frumforum.com/the-inside-scoop-on-journolist
Tim Fernholz
http://twitter.com/TimFernholz
Dana Goldstein
http://twitter.com/DanaGoldstein
Responding to John Hawkins
http://www.frumforum.com/responding-to-john-hawkins
Obama wins! And Journolisters rejoice
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/21/obama-wins-and-journolisters-rejo...
A few excerpts from JournoList journalists
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/21/a-few-excerpts-from-journolist-jo...
Documents show media plotting to kill stories about Rev. Jeremiah Wright
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/20/documents-show-media-plotting-to-...
When McCain picked Palin, liberal journalists coordinated the best line of attack
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/22/when-mccain-picked-palin-liberal-...
Tucker Carlson: We will not publish full J-List emails
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/07/tucker_carlson_w...
You shall know them by their work
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/07/first_time_as_t...
The Tucker Carlson Journolist-Disclosure Email Exchange
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/07/the_tuc...
Confessions of a Journolister
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/07/journolist-daily-caller-sarah-p...
The Think About Dave
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/06/the-thing-about...
The Post Shouldn’t Have Fired Dave Weigel
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/06/the-post-should...
Journolisters offended by Keith Olbermann’s ‘misogynistic,’ ‘predictable,’ and ‘pompous’ show
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/23/journolisters-offended-by-keith-o...
Progressive fearful and angry at Fox News, White House
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2010/jul/23/progres...
Journalists slam ABC Debate tactics
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/04/18/_journalists_slam_a...
My Life on the J-List
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/07/my-life-on-j-list.html
Daily Caller Fails To Report That It Too Was Part of Journolist
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/21/daily-caller-fails-to-rep_...
Conspiracy? Much Ado About Journolist
http://business-news.thestreet.com/link/?http://feedproxy.google.co...
Raw JournoList e-mails on "Palin's first miscue"
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/26/raw-journolist-emails-on-palins-f...
Raw JournoList e-mails on "Palin's Downs child"
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/26/raw-journolist-emails-on-palins-d...
Heroes of Journolist: Dan Froomkin, James Surowiecki, Jeffrey Toobin, Michael Tomasky — and founder Ezra Klein
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/27/heroes-of-journolist-dan-froomkin...
Felix Salmon
http://twitter.com/felixsalmon
Remember my warning about Dave Weigel and ‘digital McCarthyism’?
http://trueslant.com/level/2010/06/29/remember-my-warning-about-dav...
Mike Madden
http://twitter.com/mikemadden
Annie Lowrey
http://twitter.com/AnnieLowrey
Kate Sheppard
http://twitter.com/kate_sheppard
Raw Journolist emails: Do Tea Party members ‘parallel’ Nazis?
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/29/raw-journolist-emails-do-tea-part...
Political operatives on Journolist worked to shape news coverage
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/29/political-operatives-on-journolis...
Amanda Marcotte
http://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte
Reihan Salam
http://twitter.com/reihansalam
Inside (or at Least, Uncomfortably Near) the Right-Wing Hate Machine
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Inside-Or-At-Least/25769/
On Today's Hot Media Stories: Sherrod, 'Journolist'
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/07/on-todays-hot-m...
Eric Boehlert
http://twitter.com/EricBoehlert
Removed Will Bunch per his denial on Twitter.
Additions to this update:
Amanda Marcotte
Karen Tumulty
Kevin Carey
James Fallows
Eric Boehlert
11 posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 5:40:37 PM by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind.)
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There Be Many That Despise Christ Crucified - DAVID JEFFERS
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AIP is 'Always In Prayer' Network
August 9, 2010
David Jeffers
I’ve heard very few sermons about the brazen serpent that Jesus refers to in John 3:14. However if you search the numerous commentaries and sermons pasts you can find much said. What is the significance of this seemingly obscure verse?
- “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”(John 3:14-15)
Do you remember the Old Testament story Jesus refers to? Most likely reading the Book of Numbers is not high on your list so here’s the story:
- “They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, ‘Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the desert? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!’ Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, ‘We sinned when we spoke against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take the snakes away from us.’ So Moses prayed for the people. The LORD said to Moses, ‘Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.’ So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived.”(Numbers 21:4-9)
So what is Jesus trying to teach us? Plain and simple…faith. If you believe, you will live. Notice that Moses did not write that everyone who had been bitten were saved; he wrote anyone. Surely no one bitten by the snake would scoff at an obvious remedy with scorn? You do understand human nature better than that, do you not?
Do not some of your unbelieving friends scoff at your obvious transformation after receiving Christ? Charles Haddon Spurgeon explains it this way:
- “The remedy of the bitten Israelites was a brazen serpent; and the remedy for sinners is Christ crucified. ‘Stuff, nonsense,’ said some of the children of Israel, when they heard that a brazen serpent lifted up on a pole was to be the means of their cure. Many of them laughed in the jollity of unbelief—absurd, ridiculous; who ever heard of such a thing, how can it be? A serpent of brass lifted up upon a pole, to cure us of these wounds, by being looked Upon! why all the skill of the physicians cannot do it; will a glance at a brazen Serpent do it? It is impossible! This much I know, if they did not despise the brazen serpent, there be many that despise Christ crucified. Shall I tell you what they say of him? They say of him as they did of the brazen serpent. Some Wise one said—’Why it was a serpent that did the mischief; how can a serpent Undo it?’ Yes, and men will say, ‘It was by man that sin and death came into the World, and can a man be the means of our salvation?’”
Another brother in Christ and I are currently in conversation with an atheist, or an unbeliever as he self-describes himself. He scoffs at God and Christ as an imaginary friend; he is very adept at using mockery as are all atheists.
What shall we do with such a man? Pray, pray that the miracle of salvation breaks through such a wicked and hard heart. It is wickedness that causes such mockery and hardness that causes spiritual blindness and pride. It took repentance from the Israelites to look upon the raised serpent; it takes repentance for us to look upon the Cross. In both cases sin has caused God’s judgment and our deaths, both physical and spiritual. If we will look upon Christ, whom became sin for us, and we acknowledge and trust in that sacrifice, we will be saved.
If you believe, you will live.
Any questions?
In Christ
Dave
Ps. 37:4
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- Copyright © 2010 David Jeffers
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Pro-Life or Pro-Choice? [Charles Thompson, candidate for Congress - OK-2]
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America's Independent Party of Oklahoma
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America's Independent Party of Oklahoma
Pro-Life!!!
So, what is the difference in those of us who have already been born compared to those that are in the womb?
Four things: S – L – E – D
1) Size. Is a smaller person less human than a larger person? If so, where do we draw the line between small and large? Because I am over 6’ tall does that make me more human than my wife who is less than 5’ tall?
2) Level of Development. The unborn are not as developed as the rest of us. Their livers don’t function as well as ours, they don’t have the reasoning capacity that we do, and they can’t see very well. Because I have a doctorate am I more human than someone with a high school diploma? Doesn’t my degree make me more developed?
3) Environment. Does a person become more or less human as they change their environment? If you are in a swimming pool are you less human than when you are in your home? The unborn is covered in fluid.
4) Degree of Dependency. The unborn is completely dependent upon his/her mother. The ‘just-born’ baby is as well. Throughout our lives we are dependent upon others to varying degrees. We begin completely dependent, progress to less dependence (at least hopefully) then go back to being more dependent as we age.
In order to justify abortion I must make a decision about how small or large a person must be before they can be killed. I must determine what level of development is acceptable and not acceptable. I must also determine which environment is conducive to living and in which it is permissible to kill someone. And finally I must determine what degree of dependency is too much dependency.
As you can see, we have more similarities with the unborn than we do differences. The bottom line is this; if the unborn child can be killed, anyone can be killed. It’s just a matter of definition.
(The SLED acronym is not mine and I do not remember the original author. I heard it several years ago and it made such an impact I’ve never forgotten it.)
Charles Thompson, DVMU.S. Congress, 2010
918-316-1452
www.facebook.com/people/Charles-Thompson/100000278319392
Not Politically Correct....Patriotically Correct!
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Traditional marriage is a matter of natural law, stresses Minnesota archbishop
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Secure the Family, Secure the Future
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Secure the Family, Secure the Future
EWTN News
8/8/2010
Archbishop John Nienstedt
Archbishop John Nienstedt of the Archdiocese of Minneapolis-Saint Paul expressed his disappointment over U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker's overturning of Proposition 8, which defined marriage as between man and one woman in the state of California.
Responding to the judge's decision earlier this week against the voter-approved measure of 2008, the prelate – in an Aug. 4 in a statement posted on the archdiocesan Catholic Spirit – reminded the faithful, along with “all people of good will,” that traditional marriage is a matter of unchanging and unchangeable natural law.
Archbishop Nienstedt said it was “incomprehensible . . . for the court to deny both the Judeo-Christian and natural law definition” of marriage, as between one man and one woman, “particularly after the people of the State of California had voted as free and responsible citizens to support it.”
According to Archbishop Nienstedt, the federal judge's ruling also shows same-sex “marriage” advocates' willingness to subvert or forgo the legislative process of representative democracy, in order to achieve their aims by other means.
“Having failed to change the definition of marriage at the ballot box,” he explained, “proponents of same-sex 'marriage' have shifted their strategies to using our courts to issue judicial fiats that will do so.”
Citing previous remarks by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, Archbishop Nienstedt emphasized the Catholic Church's belief that the state has no right to redefine the family, or change the definition of marriage upon which the family is built.
In Archbishop Kurtz's words, which Archbishop Niedstedt quoted Wednesday, “Marriage exists prior to the state,” both according to divine revelation and human reason. Thus, Archbishop Kurtz explained, marriage is “not given to redefinition by the state.”
Archbishop Kurtz's remarks last month, on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, implied that a redefinition of marriage by the state could lead to broader assertions of government control over the rights and privileges of families.
The proper role of the state, Archbishop Kurtz had explained in July, “is to respect and reinforce marriage,” not to redefine it.
“That means upholding marriage as a union between one man and one woman,” Archbishop Nienstedt emphasized in his remarks on Wednesday.
Although he described the ruling as “extremely disheartening,” the Archbishop of Minneapolis-St. Paul noted it would “not deter the vast majority of us who believe in and cherish marriage.”
All citizens wishing to preserve the fabric of society, he concluded, should renew their efforts “to defend marriage in this country against the efforts of those who seek to redefine it and to thwart its sacred purpose.”
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