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Believe Life Begins at Conception? You're an extremist and radical.

2011-11-04T14:35:00.001-04:00

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), chair of the Democratic National Committee, said Thursday that for states to enact constitutional amendments that say human life begins at conception is “an extreme and radical step.”

“For the vast majority of Americans, including people on both sides of the abortion issue, this is an extreme and radical step,” she said.

Not Yet the Los Angeles Vikings...

2011-11-03T15:13:00.000-04:00

from: http://min.scout.com/2/1124514.html

The push for Vikings stadium funding at the Minnesota Capitol was regaining momentum Thursday, less than 24 hours after it appeared to fall apart for the year.

Gov. Mark Dayton met Thursday morning with lawmakers who support a state stadium subsidy. The lawmakers say they plan to introduce a detailed proposal soon and air it in public hearings.

Stadium backer Sen. Julie Rosen said she still wants to settle the issue before the regular legislative session starts in late January. Her fellow chief stadium sponsor, Rep. Morrie Lanning, said it’s likely the chief source of state funds will be tax revenue from expanded gambling.

“What’s the saying? Reports of the demise of the Vikings stadium are greatly exaggerated,” said Lanning, a Republican from Moorhead.

Which President would YOU bring back?

2011-11-01T13:23:00.001-04:00

from: http://news.yahoo.com/poll-economy-fix-americans-pick-reagan-over-roosevelt-164905667.html

Ronald Reagan beat out Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the former president Americans would like to see in the White House during these trying economic times, a new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll finds.

Thirty-six percent of those polled said they wanted the Gipper to lead America out of the economic crisis, while 29 percent picked Roosevelt. Thomas Jefferson came in third place with the support of 14 percent of those polled, followed by Roosevelt’s successor Harry Truman at 8 percent. William Henry Harrison, who was inaugurated in March 1841 and died one month later, came in last with 1 percent support.

Reagan was the pick of 68 percent of Republicans, 16 percent of Democrats and 34 percent of independents surveyed. Sixteen percent of Republicans, 43 percent of Democrats and 26 percent of independents chose Roosevelt.

Vikings Leaving Minnesota???

2011-10-28T11:26:00.000-04:00

The quotes coming out of St. Paul are troubling to say the least, as some lawmakers claim the Vikings are using strong-arm tactics to get a deal done and would be willing to let the team leave rather than be extorted into making a stadium deal. If there has ever been a time fans should be legitimately worried about the Vikings leaving Minnesota, it’s right now.

Holding Hands for 1500 years!

2011-10-22T22:19:00.004-04:00

This is a neat story. Just thought I'd share it!

The skeletal remains of a Roman-era couple reveal the pair has been holding hands for 1,500 years.

Italian archaeologists say the man and woman were buried at the same time between the 5th and 6th century A.D. in central-northern Italy. Wearing a bronze ring, the woman is positioned so she appears to be gazing at her male partner.

"We believe that they were originally buried with their faces staring into each other. The position of the man's vertebrae suggests that his head rolled after death," Donato Labate, the director of the excavation at the archaeological superintendency of Emilia-Romagna, told Discovery News.

The tender discovery was made during ordinary construction work in Modena and was announced this week. Labate explained the dig revealed three layers of scientific interest.

Tebow's Motivation from Hulk Hogan???

2011-10-15T23:11:00.001-04:00

Obama's Spending more than all his Predecessors from Washington through HW Bush combined!

2011-10-06T11:09:00.003-04:00

(CNSNews.com) - The Obama administration passed another fiscal milestone this week, according to new data released by the Treasury Department. As of the close of business on Oct. 3, the total national debt was $14,837,099,271,196.71—up about $44.8 billion from Sept. 30.

That means that in the less-than-three-years Obama has been in office, the federal debt has increased by $4.212 trillion--more than the total national debt of about $4.1672 trillion accumulated by all 41 U.S. presidents from George Washington through George H.W. Bush combined.

This $4.212-trillion increase in the national debt means that during Obama’s term the federal government has already borrowed about an additional $35,835 for every American household--or $44,980 for every full-time private-sector worker. (According to the Census Bureau there were about 117,538,000 households in the country in 2010, and, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were about 93,641,000 full-time private-sector workers.)

When Obama was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2009, according to the Treasury Department, the total national debt stood at $10,626,877,048,913.08.

At the end of January 1993, the month that President George H. W. Bush left office, the total national debt was $4.1672 trillion, according to the Treasury. Thus, the total national debt accumulated by the first 41 presidents combined was about $44.8 billion less than the approximately $4.212 trillion in new debt added during Obama’s term.

Another Reason to Enjoy a Cup of Coffee! :)

2011-09-29T11:29:00.002-04:00

Caffeine was identified as a stimulator of human hair growth, in vitro, a fact that has important clinical impact in the management of AGA (androgenetic alopecia or premature hair loss).

Caffeine applied topically blocks the production of the hormone DHT at the hair follicle. DHT (dihydrotestosterone) is considered the primary cause of hair follicle destruction triggering hereditary hair loss or pattern baldness.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/health/2010/09/28/reasons-coffee-good/#slide=2#ixzz1ZM7QvqaM

Iranian Pastor to be Executed

2011-09-27T13:26:00.003-04:00

Please pray for this man and the thousands of persecuted Christians throughout the world.

(CNSNews.com) – An Iranian pastor who refuses to renounce his Christian faith could be hanged as soon as Wednesday, after a trial court ruling this week upheld his death sentence for “apostasy.”

Religious freedom advocates are calling urgently for governments to take up the case of Youcef Nadarkhani, a 32-year-old evangelical first sentenced to death late last year. If the sentence is carried out he will be the first Iranian Christian known to have been executed for his faith in 21 years.

Nadarkhani embraced Christianity at the age of 19, and since his Supreme Court appeal last June, proceedings focused on the question of whether he was a practicing Muslim at the time.

According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), although a court subsequently determined that he was not a practicing Muslim adult when he became a Christian “the court has decided that he remains guilty of apostasy because he has Muslim ancestry.”

Back in court on Sunday and Monday this week, Nadarkhani faced renewed pressure to disavow his faith, on pain on death. CSW cited sources close the case as saying two more sessions have been scheduled, for Tuesday and Wednesday – and “if he continues to refuse, he will be executed thereafter.”

The Immorality of our Nation's Debt

2011-09-27T13:17:00.000-04:00

I'm almost done with the Vikings...

2011-09-25T16:30:00.002-04:00

...I have been watching the Vikings and rooting for them for over 20 years, but I am almost through with them. I know some will call me a fair-weather fan, but I just can't do this anymore. It's hard to watch a good team who looks completely cursed. For the third week in a row, we lost a double-digit lead and lost the game. This is too much. If we lose another one of these, I'm switching allegiances. The only question is: which team will I support?

Shocking Number!

2011-09-22T15:51:00.000-04:00

Sixty percent of independent voters say Obama bears the blame for the dismal economy—a 32 point increase since Gallup first posed the question in July 2009.

from: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/more-voters-begin-blame-obama-struggling-economy-145038556.html

Vikings Participate in "Make a Wish"

2011-09-22T15:30:00.001-04:00

A Really neat video!

http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/Percy-Harvin-Grants-Wish-To-Make-A-Wish-Child/bea3e119-200c-4eed-bb97-43548566db4f

Federal Gov't gives NH Planned Parenthood $1 million

2011-09-17T13:19:00.001-04:00

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Planned Parenthood of New Hampshire $1 million after the state legislature voted to cut off the stream of taxpayer money to the largest operator in the nation's abortion industry.

It's just one of a number of states where local managers and officials have decided against providing tax money to Planned Parenthood, only to see their work overturned through what one critic calls government by fiat.

Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser says the New Hampshire dispute is just another example of the Obama administration's abuse of states' rights.

And this happened in a state that prides itself on its love for the 10th Amendment.

"A place like New Hampshire is central to states' rights. It's part of their heritage and history," Dannenfelser said. "Obama and Planned Parenthood know that the only place they can exert their will when it comes to funding is to overstep in the way they just have in New Hampshire."

Tim Tebow: as always, a class act

2011-09-16T10:19:00.000-04:00

from: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6974381/tim-tebow-thanks-fans-support-says-wait-turn-complaint

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Save your bankroll and your breath Tim Tebow fans, the object of your desire and the target of your dislike both agree this is Kyle Orton's offense.

Tebow said Thursday that while he's honored his fans are cheering for him to take over as the Denver Broncos' quarterback, he trusts his coach and will bide his time without complaint.

"Well, I guess I appreciate the support, you know, but we got people in charge here that we trust and (I) trust they're going to do the right thing," Tebow said.

A group of Tebow supporters have said they'd like to buy two billboards in downtown Denver urging coach John Fox to bench Orton in favor of the former Florida star.

Tebow said he'd rather they donate the $10,000 to his charitable foundation.

Poll shows most People Believe in the Healing Power of Prayer

2011-09-07T15:37:00.002-04:00

Nearly half of American voters believe in the Biblical account of creation, and even more think prayer can literally help people recover from medical problems.

A Fox News poll released Wednesday found 77 percent of voters believe prayers can help someone heal from an injury or illness, while 20 percent don’t believe that. The remaining 3 percent are unsure.

Click here to view the full Fox News poll results.

Those groups most likely to believe prayer literally heals include those who regularly attend religious services (93 percent), white evangelical Christians (91 percent), blacks (89 percent), conservatives (85 percent), and those who are part of the Tea Party movement (84 percent).

Women (82 percent) are more likely than men (71 percent) to believe in the healing power of prayer.

Some 45 percent of voters accept the Biblical account of creation as the explanation for the origin of human life on Earth, while 21 percent say the theory of evolution as outlined by Darwin and other scientists is correct. Another 27 percent say both explanations are true.

Van Der Sloot Charged with 1st degree murder

2011-09-01T21:52:00.002-04:00

No one--and I mean no one--gets away with anything in a world ruled by an all-seeing, all-just, all-powerful God. One may look like one has escaped for a time, but justice wins out eventually.

LIMA, Peru – Peruvian prosecutors have formally charged Joran van der Sloot with first-degree murder in last year's killing of a university student the defendant met at a Lima casino. They are seeking a 30-year jail sentence.

Van der Sloot was widely known before the May 30, 2010 killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores as the prime suspect in the unresolved 2005 disappearance in Aruba of the American teenager Natalee Holloway.

I'm becoming a Bill Musgrave fan

2011-08-30T15:59:00.000-04:00

from: http://min.scout.com/2/1100746.html

Two days before each preseason game so far, Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave has held a meeting with his quarterbacks to discuss the game plan for the upcoming opponent.

The Vikings’ playbook is divided into sections, most based on down and distance.

“He gives us a game plan of what we’re going to run and we basically get to choose our top two plays from each section: third-and-2 to 5, third-and-6 to 10, stuff like that,” rookie Christian Ponder said on Monday. “So we choose what we want to do and those are the things we’re going to run when we get in there. So it’s great that we have input.”

Musgrave doesn’t stop with the quarterbacks. He talks to the receivers about the routes they run, the running backs about the holes they like to hit, following through on a vow from early in training camp that he was going to tailor his new offense to the players rather than make the players adapt to a specific system.

“I appreciate the flexibility of coaches taking in what players are sugge

Religion Determines View on President's Job Approval

2011-08-11T10:18:00.001-04:00

from: http://visiontoamerica.org/3099/obama-receives-highest-approval-among-muslims/

Eighty percent of Muslim Americans approve of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president, according to a newly released survey conducted by the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center, a partnership between Gallup and the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi.

According to the survey, 65 percent of Jewish Americans approve of the job Obama is doing; 60 percent of atheists, agnostics, and those of no religion approve; 50 percent of Catholics approve; 37 percent of Protestants approve and 25 percent of Mormons approve.

Humans & Animals Merging into New Species?!

2011-08-04T10:05:00.000-04:00

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Pray for our Brothers & Sisters in Iraq

2011-08-02T06:22:00.001-04:00

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq – A car bomb outside a Christian church wounded 23 people on Tuesday morning, police said, as security forces found and disabled vehicles packed with explosives outside two other parishes in northern Iraq.

The bombing and the two averted attacks in the northern city of Kirkuk signal continued violence against Iraqi Christians, nearly 1 million of whom have fled since the war began in 2003.

"The terrorists want to make us flee Iraq, but they will fail," said the Rev. Haithem Akram, the priest of one of the churches that was targeted. "We are staying in our country. The Iraqi Christians are easy targets because they do not have militias to protect them. The terrorists want to terrorize us, but they will fail."

The Best of Days; the Worst of Days

2011-07-27T21:35:00.002-04:00

from: http://min.scout.com/2/1089882.html

The Vikings will be losing receiver Sidney Rice to the Seattle Seahawks when free-agent deals can be signed Friday, according to FOXSports.com’s Jay Glazer.

Rice reportedly agreed to a five-year deal with the Seahawks. According to ESPN, the deal is worth $44 million, including $18.5 million in guarantees.

The Seahawks entered free agency with nearly $40 million under the salary cap while the Vikings were almost $5 million over, giving Seattle a big advantage in negotiations. The Seahawks also agreed to terms with former Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who is friends with Rice, on Tuesday.

Vikings to Sign Donovan McNabb

2011-07-27T12:17:00.001-04:00

Yippee! Before we are guaranteed last place in our division; now we have a chance at 3rd or possibly even 2nd!

from: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82102380/article/vikes-will-acquire-mcnabb-from-skins-if-contract-reworked?module=HP11_cp

The Minnesota Vikings agreed Tuesday to acquire quarterback Donovan McNabb in a trade from the Washington Redskins, pending McNabb agreeing to new contract terms, league sources said.

McNabb would be dealt for a late-round pick -- Jay Glazer of Fox Sports and NFL Network reported that it would be sixth-rounders in 2012 and 2013 -- but he must restructure his contract, and those talks are scheduled for Wednesday. It isn't expected to be a lengthy process, but nevertheless, it would be required before a trade could be completed.

McNabb was due to make $12.5 million with the Redskins, including a roster bonus, but the Vikings made it clear they couldn't take on that salary. Still, McNabb's desire to be in Minnesota will lead to the deal being fully agreed to, pending the new contract terms, sources said.

Oh, the joys of living in New York!

2011-07-22T08:24:00.001-04:00

from: http://finance.yahoo.com/taxes/article/113173/states-pay-most-least-taxes-247wallst

New York
Taxes paid by residents as pct. of income: 12.1%
Total state and local taxes collected: $243.9 billion
Pct. of total taxes paid by residents: 71.4%
Pct. of total taxes paid by non-residents: 28.6%

New York places much of its tax burden on residents from other states. Consider, for example, the amount of state revenue derived from New York City tourism, or those who commute to the city for work. Despite this, state residents maintain the second largest tax burden in the country. The state has one of the highest state and local tax collections per capita, an average of $6,884. It has one of the highest combined averages local and state sales tax rates — 8.3%. The Big Apple also has a number of exceptionally high excise taxes, such as its $4.35 tax on each pack of cigarettes, the highest rate in the country. Additionally, the state has exceptionally high property tax rates. According to the Census Bureau, the top ten counties in the U.S. with the highest property taxes as a percentage of home values are all in New York.

Favre helping Webb

2011-07-15T14:22:00.000-04:00

from: www.nfl.com

Joe Webb wants to be the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback. So, why not have the man who held that job for two seasons help?

Webb said he has worked out with Brett Favre the past few weeks in Hattiesburg, Miss., and he's happy to learn from the 41-year-old quarterback who holds most of the NFL's passing records.

"It's great to have a person like that as my contact," Webb told the University of Alabama-Birmingham website for a Wednesday story. "He can still sling it."

Webb, a sixth-round draft pick out of UAB last year, started the Vikings' final two games last season, but he shouldn't face any competition for the job from Favre, who filed his retirement papers in January. Favre's brother and mother said last week that they believe the quarterback is done with his NFL career and won't come out of retirement for a third time.

That leaves Webb competing with Christian Ponder, the Vikings' first-round draft pick in April, for the job unless the team signs a veteran quarterback after the NFL lockout ends. Tarvaris Jackson, who has started in past seasons, recently acknowledged that his time in Minnesota is over.

"I just want to show the world what I can do," said Webb, who completed 54 of 89 passes for 477 yards with three interceptions last season.

I can't watch this without crying...

2011-07-09T15:26:00.001-04:00

Right becomes Wrong and Wrong becomes Right

2011-06-25T10:20:00.002-04:00

The passage of New York's legislation was made possible by two Republican senators who had been undecided.

Sen. Stephen Saland pledged the deciding vote. He voted against a similar bill in 2009, helping kill the measure and dealing a blow to the national gay rights movement.

"While I understand that my vote will disappoint many, I also know my vote is a vote of conscience," Saland said in a statement to The Associated Press before the vote. "I am doing the right thing in voting to support marriage equality."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/24/gay-marriage-headed-to-vote-on-ny-senate-floor/#ixzz1QIVWHnJt

Regarding New York's Push for Same-sex Marriage

2011-06-17T13:38:00.001-04:00

Rev. Jason McGuire, head of New York for Constitutional Freedoms, which represents evangelicals, has logged several late night hours in Albany monitoring the senators' discussions and debates. He has also been on what he's calling, "The May Day for Marriage Tour," traveling the state in a 32-foot RV speaking out against the marriage bill.

McGuire claims the legislation has a "fake religious liberty exemption," saying that New York already has thousands and thousands of civil rights laws targeting discrimination that will be used against churches and individuals who fail to perform or support same-sex marriage. McGuire claims the law would then "deny us our right to participate fully in our society and be faithful to our religious beliefs."

The Jewish Orthodox group Agudath Israel of America has also been lobbying lawmakers for months. This week it sent a letter to each one saying, "At the most basic level, our opposition to same-sex marriage is an expression of our religious tradition, as it is, no doubt, for millions of New Yorkers of all faiths."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/17/catholics-rally-against-same-sex-marriage-vote/#ixzz1PYXBhwgN

Tim Tebow: Half Christian, Half Beast!!!

2011-06-10T14:48:00.003-04:00

Cute Video of the Day

2011-05-30T21:18:00.002-04:00

I found this online today. Pretty cool and cute!

Woe to those who divide Israel...

2011-05-24T14:24:00.002-04:00

from: http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/

Do not divide the Land of Israel — In my message about the final chapter of the Book of Joel, I explained the warning to the nations that the Lord gives. I focused in particular on Joel 3:2 (which is 4:2 in the Hebrew Bible) in which the Lord says, “I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; and they have divided up My land.” The Bible is very clear: the Lord is going to judge all the nations for dividing up the Land of Israel. Let the United Nations and the United States and the European Union and the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government itself be warned. What appears like wisdom to the world — carving up the State of Israel like a Thanksgiving turkey — is direct disobediance to the Word of God and will trigger the most severe divine judgment. This is a hard truth for many to hear and to hold, particularly for Palestinian Arabs and others in the epicenter. But we do Israel’s Arab friends and enemies no favors by denying, obfuscating or trying to explain away the clear teaching of the Lord found in the Scriptures. We must teach the truth. We must do so gently and lovingly, but we must also be clear and firm.

Herman Cain running for President

2011-05-21T13:49:00.004-04:00

From all that I've seen thus far, this is a good man running for president: smart, grounded, articulate, and passionate.

Tea Party favorite Herman Cain announced his long-shot presidential candidacy to a raucous crowd in Atlanta Saturday, yelling, "I'm running for president of the United States and I'm not running for second."

At a rally attended by thousands, the businessman, author and talk radio show host showed he knows how to wow a conservative gathering. The crowd chanted, "Herman, Herman, Herman," as Cain unleashed the same soaring rhetoric and relentless attacks on President Obama that has created buzz in recent weeks.

"Let me tell you some of the reasons why I'm running for president of the United States.We have become a nation of crises," he said, citing morals, the economy, entitlement spending, immigration and foreign affairs as among the crises facing the nation.

"And we've got a deficiency of leadership crisis in the White House," he said to roaring cheers.

Now the 65-year-old Republican will see if he can use that grass-roots enthusiasm to turn a long-shot presidential campaign into a credible bid. Cain has been introducing himself to voters during months of traveling around the country.

Cain supports a strong national defense, opposes abortion, backs replacing the federal income tax with a national sales tax and favors a return to the gold standard.

Netanyahu's Powerful Words to Obama & the World

2011-05-21T06:58:00.000-04:00

NETANYAHU: Mr. President, you are the — you are the leader of a great people, the American people. And I am the leader of a much smaller people. The –

PRESIDENT OBAMA: A great people.

NETANYAHU: It’s a great people too. It’s the ancient nation of Israel. And you know, we’ve been around for almost 4,000 years. We have experienced struggle and suffering like no other people. We’ve gone through expulsions and pogroms and massacres and the murder of millions.

But I can say that even at the dearth of — even at the nadir of the valley of death, we never lost hope and we never lost our dream of re-establishing a sovereign state in our ancient homeland, the land of Israel. And now it falls on my shoulders as the prime minister of Israel at a time of extraordinary instability and uncertainty in the Middle East to work with you to fashion a peace that will ensure Israel’s security and will not jeopardize its survival.

I take this responsibility with pride but with great humility, because, as I told you in our conversation, we don’t have a lot of margin for error and because, Mr. President, history will not give the Jewish people another chance.

"Brain Dead" Woman Wakes Up!!!!

2011-05-11T12:33:00.001-04:00

Amazing story of our Amazing and unchanging God!

from: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/05/11/husband-celebrates-miracle-brain-dead-wife-wakes-hospital/#ixzz1M3vZejSJ

DARWIN, Australia -- A woman who was diagnosed as being brain dead has recovered three days after her husband begged doctors to put in a breathing tube before switching off a ventilator at an Australian hospital, the Northern Territory News reported Wednesday.

Gloria Cruz, 56, underwent brain surgery after a tumor was discovered when she suffered a stroke on March 7 and was rushed to the Royal Darwin Hospital in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Doctors told her husband Tani Cruz, 51, the case was “hopeless” and she would probably die within 48 hours following the surgery.

After two weeks, a breathing tube was inserted in Mrs Cruz's mouth and the ventilator was turned off. Hospital staff were stunned when she woke from her coma three days later.

When a doctor recommended that the ventilator be removed and Gloria Cruz be allowed to die, her husband told them, "I'm a Catholic -- I believe in miracles.”

“I told him that God knows how much I love her -- that I don't want her to suffer but I don't want her to leave us,” he said.

A doctor described her recovery as "a miracle."

Mrs Cruz is now alert and getting around in a wheelchair at the hospital.

"She's well on the way to recovery,” her husband said.

Steven Tyler: "Jesus, what have I done?"

2011-05-05T23:52:00.001-04:00

from: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/266316/post-abortion-trauma-kevin-burke?page=1

Long before he won accolades as an American Idol judge, Steven Tyler was a bona-fide rock star, with all that that implied. In 1975, when he was in his late 20s and the lead singer for the band Aerosmith, Tyler persuaded the parents of his 14-year-old girlfriend, Julia Holcomb, to make him her legal guardian so that they could live together in Boston.

When Miss Holcomb and Tyler conceived a child, his longtime friend Ray Tabano convinced Tyler that abortion was the only solution. In the Aerosmith “autobiography,” Walk This Way (in which recollections by all the band members, and their friends and lovers, were assembled by the author Stephen Davis), Tabano says: “So they had the abortion, and it really messed Steven up because it was a boy. He . . . saw the whole thing and it [messed] him up big time.”

Tyler also reflects on his abortion experience in the autobiography. “It was a big crisis. It’s a major thing when you’re growing something with a woman, but they convinced us that it would never work out and would ruin our lives. . . . You go to the doctor and they put the needle in her belly and they squeeze the stuff in and you watch. And it comes out dead. I was pretty devastated. In my mind, I’m going, Jesus, what have I done?”

Man Vows to Keep Growing His Beard until Bin Laden Caught or Killed

2011-05-03T07:03:00.002-04:00

Vikings 1st Round Draft Pick: QB Christian Ponder

2011-04-29T14:49:00.003-04:00

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/09000d5d81f8f508/Reaching-for-Ponder

"My Toilets don't work and I blame you!"

2011-04-22T21:28:00.003-04:00

I really enjoy this guy!

Israel's Insane Enemies

2011-04-13T16:37:00.001-04:00

JERUSALEM – A surprising factor in the decision by Hamas in recent days to escalate its rocket attacks against Israel is that some of its stored projectiles are losing their technical capabilities, according to sources close to the Islamist terror group.

The sources said Hamas possesses a significant number of short- and medium-range rockets that have been in storage for a long period of time. The rockets are getting closer to losing their explosive and operational capabilities, the sources said.

"Some missiles and rockets need to be shot now so they will not lose their technical capability," said one of the sources.

Planned Parenthood Front & Center

2011-04-09T13:26:00.003-04:00

I'm part of that "vast majority of Americans". If you want to fund it, do it privately, but don't take my tax dollars and use it to kill babies.

from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_spending_showdown_planned_parenthood

"The country is broke and the vast majority of Americans don't want tax dollars to take the life of unborn children," Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio., chairman of Republican Study Committee, told reporters in a conference call.

Trump Making Sense???

2011-04-07T15:13:00.001-04:00

Startling Planned Parenthood and Abortion Statistics

2011-03-30T16:20:00.001-04:00

from: http://thatsabortion.com/Abortion%20Facts.htm

Abortion Facts

Planned Parenthood performed 332,278 abortions in 2009.

Source: http://www.plannedparenthood.org

Planned Parenthood's current ratio of abortions to adoption referrals is 340:1

In 2009 they performed 332,278 abortions, and made 977 adoption referrals.
Source: http://www.plannedparenthood.org

Total U.S. Abortions since 1973: 52,000,000+

Source:, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Statistics (CDC), Guttmacher Institute, National Right To Life Fact Sheet, http://www.christianliferesources.com/?/library/view.php&articleid=104

Social Security Woes because of Abortion?

2011-03-30T15:54:00.004-04:00

The Bible is very clear that we, as individuals and as nations, eventually reap what we sow.

from: http://www.lifenews.com/2011/03/29/santorum-abortion-to-blame-for-some-social-security-problems/

Rick Santorum the former Pennsylvania senator who is eying a bid for the Republican nomination for president, blamed part of the insolvency problems related to social security on abortion.

He says the system would be stronger if not for the 53 million abortions that have robbed the nation of potential workers who would be contributing to the program. Santorum’s comments came during an appearance at an event in New Hampshire, the site of one of the first primary election battles.

“The social security system, in my opinion, is a flawed design, period,” Santorum said in an interview with WEZS Radio in Laconia, New Hampshire.”But having said that, the design would work a lot better if we had stable demographic trends.” Santorum cited the “abortion culture” and said “we don’t have enough workers to support the retirees. Well, a third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion.”

This is what I have been scared of...

2011-03-23T15:07:00.001-04:00

British cleric Anjem Choudary says al-Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood have assets on the ground in Libya and are ready to take control if Moammar Gadhafi is removed from power.

The top Muslim cleric accuses the U. S. and French-led coalition trying to topple Gadhafi of working to install a puppet regime, but he says there are al-Qaida operatives in Libya who will stop the West from installing a friendly government.

"Al-Qaida has their own agents and their own people in the region who are propagating their own Islamic ideas and their agenda. At the right time they will make the move, and we will see the emergence of Islam and Shariah in that particular region," Choudary said.

Does anyone else feel like they're living in a parallel universe all of a sudden???

2011-03-23T12:01:00.002-04:00

It occurred to me...

1. ...we have a Democratic president leading a coalition into a Middle Eastern country.

2. ...we have Republicans largely agreeing with Obama, while many Democrats are adamantly disagreeing with him.

3. ...and I am on the side of the opponents saying, "We have no right or business to be there."

I feel like I woke up last week in an upside-down world. What happened???

Great picture of a man catching a flying bat!

2011-03-11T15:36:00.005-05:00

...and he didn't even spill his beer!

Boy returns from Heaven to tell about it

2011-03-11T14:47:00.000-05:00

"Hmm, Ryan, why do you homeschool?"

2011-03-05T16:43:00.003-05:00

If I ever need reminding...

from: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=270893

An advocate for explicit sex education who is attached to the National Education Association has told a hearing at the United Nations that mandatory classes need to teach orgasm, oral sex and masturbation to students in order to free them from the "binary" definition provided by "religion."

The comments by Diane Schneider were reported by Lauren Funk of the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute.

They came at a recent meeting of the U.N.'s Commission on the Status of Women, where Schneider said "oral sex, masturbation, and orgasms need to be taught in education."

And mandatory comprehensive sex education is "the only way to combat heterosexism and gender conformity," she told the panel meeting to discuss how to combat homophobia and transphobia.

"We must make these issues a part of every middle and high school student's agenda," C-FAM reported her saying, because those who oppose the promotion of homosexuality are "stuck in a binary box that religion and family create."

Turmoil in Middle East setting the table for Gog & Magog?

2011-02-23T14:12:00.001-05:00

from: http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/

A number of influential rabbis say unrest in the Arab world signals the coming of the War of Gog and Magog and the soon coming of the Messiah, reported a leading Israeli news service on Wednesday.

The article is consistent with similar reports in recent years suggesting that a growing number of rabbis believe the War of Gog and Magog and the Messiah are coming soon.

Rabbi Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz, for example, described in the Ynet News article as “a prominent rabbi,” is reportedly “certain that God is causing the turmoil in order to put the people in their place.” Said Lefkowitz: ”God goes and humiliates (those feeling) sinful pride. At first there was this little fire here, and a state that thought that it is big and strong suddenly needed help from the entire world. Not a war, nothing special, just a small fire.”

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, described in the Ynet article as an “unconventional Lithuanian leader who is believed to have mystic powers,” recently spoke of the tumultuous events underway in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. “People have come to me and said that it’s ‘Gog and Magog,’” he said. “We cannot know. But it’s probable that any unrest that God creates shows that the Messiah is coming, and that we must begin to prepare for it and become stronger.”

On this, I agree with Rabbi Steinman – the War of Gog and Magog is approaching, the Messiah is coming, and we must be prepared and become stronger spiritually as the Lord’s return draws near. That said, I suspect the Rabbi and I disagree on the Messiah’s identity. That’s a good discussion to engage, particularly now. The Hebrew prophets told us the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem Ephratah, would minister to the people living darkness in the region of Galilee, would teach in parables, would do miracles, would suffer and die as a guilt offering for our sins, and then would rise again and His body would not see decay in the grave. What’s more, in Daniel chapter 9 we learn that the Messiah will come, atone for our sins, and be “cut off” before the Second Temple is destroyed and Jerusalem is crushed by the Romans. That means if the Messiah didn’t come before 70 A.D., He is never going to come.

I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that our Messiah has come, and that He is coming back, possibly sooner that we realize. Today, we are seeing the type of “uprisings” and “lawlessness” that the Lord Jesus warned in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 would precede His return. What’s more, I believe we are steadily approaching what the Hebrew Prophets called the “Day of the Lord,” the tumultuous events that will lead us right into what Jeremiah called “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jeremiah 30:7), what Jesus Christ called the “Great Tribulation” (Matthew 24:21), and what the Apostle John described in horrific detail in the Book of Revelation.

Is this for real?!!

2011-02-11T15:52:00.001-05:00

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d81e418cc/Trick-shot-quarterback

Homeschooling Explodes!

2011-02-11T15:39:00.001-05:00

from: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/09/educating-children-evolution-home-schooling/

Across the county, an estimated 1.5 million children are home schooled and that number's growing. In the span of eight years, home schooling has grown nationally by almost 75 percent.

The reasons parents choose to home school vary. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 36 percent of home schooled children stay at home for religious reasons.

Twenty one percent don't like the environment in traditional schools. Another 17 percent are home schooled because their parents are dissatisfied with the academic instruction that’s available to them in traditional schools.

Abortion Law Proposed

2011-02-08T14:58:00.000-05:00

from: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/08/ohio-abortion-ban-hinges-heartbeat/

An unborn child's heartbeat can be detected as soon as 18 days after conception, and supporters of a bill slated to be unveiled in the Ohio Legislature Wednesday say that women should be prohibited from ending pregnancies beyond that milestone.

State Rep. Lynn Wachtmann is planning to unveil the "Heartbeat Bill" and a legislative aide for the Republican tells Fox News that 42 of the 99 representatives in the Ohio state House have signed on to the bill, which would make an exception to the heartbeat rule only in emergency medical situations.

According to 2009 data from the Ohio Department of Health, 56.6 percent of abortions in that state occur in the first nine weeks of pregnancy. And since the fetal heartbeat appears on monitors by six weeks into gestation in most cases, supporters of the bill believe that it could prevent thousands of abortions.

Funny Church Sign

2011-02-03T22:46:00.002-05:00

Leaving the Dollar Behind?!!

2011-02-02T11:34:00.002-05:00

We truly are living in unprecedented times...

from: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=258069

WASHINGTON – Virginia state Delegate Robert G. Marshall has introduced legislation to study whether the Commonwealth should make the preparations now to switch suddenly to an alternative currency in the event of an implosion of the Federal Reserve System and the destruction of the dollar.

House Joint Resolution 557 is another piece of a growing movement among state legislators who are concerned about the dollar's demise. Ten states have considered similar bills, recommending a return to some form of a commodity-based currency, using either silver or gold.

Interesting Video

2011-01-25T16:27:00.001-05:00

I don't normally agree with Joel Osteen, but I thought he did an adequate job with a touchy subject.

The Fastest Growing Religion in America: Christianity?!!

2011-01-04T11:43:00.001-05:00

I love this article!

from: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.printable&pageId=245201

What is the fastest-growing religion on Earth? Most news reports suggest it is Islam.

But the evidence suggests a new, or, perhaps, original form of biblically inspired evangelical Christianity is sweeping through places like China, Africa, India and Southeast Asia – making it, by far, the fastest growing faith on the planet.

In "Megashift," author Jim Rutz coins a new phrase to define this fast-growing segment of the population. He calls them "core apostolics" – or "the new saints who are at the heart of the mushrooming kingdom of God."

Rutz makes the point that Christianity is overlooked as the fastest-growing faith in the world because most surveys look at the traditional Protestant denominations and the Roman Catholic Church while ignoring Christian believers who have no part of either.

He says there are 707 million "switched-on disciples" who fit into this new category and that this "church" is exploding in growth.

"The growing core of Christianity crosses theological lines and includes 707 million born-again people who are increasing by 8 percent a year," he says.

So fast is this group growing that, under current trends, according to Rutz, the entire world will be composed of such believers by the year 2032.

"There will be pockets of resistance and unforeseen breakthroughs," writes Rutz. "Still, at the rate we're growing now, to be comically precise, there would be more Christians than people by the autumn of 2032, about 8.2 billion."

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According to the author, until 1960, Western evangelicals outnumbered non-Western evangelicals – mostly Latinos, blacks and Asians – by two to one. As of 2000, non-Western evangelicals outnumbered Westerners by four to one. That moved to seven to one this year.

"There are now more missionaries sent from non-Western nations than Western nations," he writes.

This trend, says Rutz, has been missed by Westerners because the explosive growth is elsewhere.

Hundreds of millions of these Christians are simply not associated with the institutional churches at all. They meet in homes. They meet underground. They meet in caves. They meet, he says, in secret.

And what is driving this movement? Miracles, he says.

"Megashift" attempts to document myriad healings and other powerful answers to the sincere prayers of this new category of believer, including, believe it or not, hundreds of dramatic cases of resurrections – not near-death experiences, but real resurrections of actual corpses.

"When I was a kid in Sunday school, I was really impressed that 3,000 people were saved on the Day of Pentecost," he writes. "I thought, 'Wow, that'll never happen again!'"

But, Rutz says, it now happens around the globe every 25 minutes.

"By tomorrow, there will be 175,000 more Christians than there are today," he writes.

The essence of Rutz's book is about how Western Christians can tap into what he sees as a mighty work of God on Earth.

"Very few people realize the nature of life on Earth is going through a major change," he writes. "We are seeing a megashift in the basic direction of human history. Until our time, the ancient war between good and evil was hardly better than a stalemate. Now all has changed. The Creator whose epic story flows through the pages of Scripture has begun to dissolve the strongholds of evil. This new drama is being played out every hour around the globe, accompanied sometimes by mind-bending miracles."

A Glimpse of our Future

2010-12-21T12:33:00.002-05:00

TSA and Santa

2010-12-14T18:43:00.004-05:00

I got a kick out of this one...

Wow! Is it next year yet?

2010-12-10T14:21:00.000-05:00

from: http://min.scout.com/2/1029959.html

The Vikings will be eliminated from the playoffs with a loss on Sunday or a win by the Packers – the Vikings were eliminated from division title contention last week when Chicago won its ninth game. The Saints’ ninth win of the season took away one of their wild card opportunities and, with a Green Bay win Sunday, will be eliminated from the wild card chase.

Getting warmer...getting warmer....

2010-12-10T14:12:00.001-05:00

from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20101210/sc_livescience/lostcivilizationmayhaveexistedbeneaththepersiangulf

Veiled beneath the Persian Gulf, a once-fertile landmass may have supported some of the earliest humans outside Africa some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago, a new review of research suggests.

At its peak, the floodplain now below the Gulf would have been about the size of Great Britain, and then shrank as water began to flood the area. Then, about 8,000 years ago, the land would have been swallowed up by the Indian Ocean, the review scientist said.

The study, which is detailed in the December issue of the journal Current Anthropology, has broad implications for aspects of human history. For instance, scientists have debated over when early modern humans exited Africa, with dates as early as 125,000 years ago and as recent as 60,000 years ago (the more recent date is the currently accepted paradigm), according to study researcher Jeffrey Rose, an archaeologist at the University of Birmingham in the U.K.

"I think Jeff's theory is bold and imaginative, and hopefully will shake things up," Robert Carter of Oxford Brookes University in the U.K. told LiveScience. "It would completely rewrite our understanding of the out-of-Africa migration. It is far from proven, but Jeff and others will be developing research programs to test the theory."

Viktor Cerny of the Archaeogenetics Laboratory, the Institute of Archaeology, in Prague, called Rose's finding an "excellent theory," in an e-mail to LiveScience, though he also points out the need for more research to confirm it.

Cubs Acquire 1st Baseman

2010-12-08T13:45:00.000-05:00

The Chicago Cubs agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent first baseman Carlos Pena, the team announced.

The latest Cubs news from baseball beat reporter Bruce Levine.

The deal is for $10 million, according to a source.

Pena had a star-crossed season in 2010, hitting 28 home runs with 84 RBIs but hitting a career-low .196 and striking out 158 times in 484 at-bats.

Pena, who has a reputation as being a good clubhouse presence, solves two problems for the Cubs: He gives them a left-handed power presence in the lineup next to Aramis Ramirez, and he is a Gold Glove-caliber first baseman.

According to a physical report, the 33-year-old Pena, who had plantar fasciitis last season, has recovered from the condition.

L.A. Vikings?!!!

2010-12-01T15:48:00.001-05:00

from: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81c8e7aa/article/two-la-groups-have-contacted-vikings-team-official-says?module=HP_headlines

"We have been approached by two different groups in Los Angeles -- the Ed Roski group and more recently by former Timberwolves CEO Tim Leiweke and AEG," Bagley wrote in response to a question. "In 2009 when the NFL had an owners' meeting in Southern California, Mr. Wilf and Vikings management toured LA Live to try to get ideas on building a similar sports/entertainment district in Minnesota.

"Clearly, the Vikings stadium issue is being followed nationally and it's no secret that we're down to the last year on our lease. We've told those groups that we are focused on resolving the issue in Minnesota. We feel solid momentum and feel we're well-positioned with the new legislature and governor. Instead of spending energy speculating on other markets, let's keep the focus on building a world-class facility for the community and the State of Minnesota."

Ron Paul warns of Economic Collapse

2010-11-30T14:52:00.004-05:00

Take careful note of our options in an economic collapse. The government, when the dollar collapses, will say that, for the sake of the people, they should be given unparalleled power. Right now, we need to be insisting that our government quit spending our dollar into oblivion. Rep. Paul has great ideas for saving the union and shares them in this video. But if we cannot stop it, we must depend on each other, not on the government. Prepare now, and get ready to help others.

Pentagon planning for Major Economic Issues?

2010-11-30T14:48:00.001-05:00

Stuxnet Virus causes havoc at Iranian Nuclear facilities

2010-11-26T22:03:00.002-05:00

The Stuxnet virus/worm has delayed Iran's sinister plans by months. I love this! Whoever designed this incredibly brilliant virus/worm had quite a sense of humor.

from: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/26/secret-agent-crippled-irans-nuclear-ambitions/?test=latestnews

There is one clue that was left in the code that may tell us all we need to know. Embedded in different section of the code is another common computer language reference, but this one is misspelled. Instead of saying “DEADFOOT,” a term stolen from pilots meaning a failed engine, this one reads “DEADFOO7.”Yes, OO7 has returned -- as a computer worm. Stuxnet. Shaken, not stirred.

Tea Party spreads to...ENGLAND?!!

2010-11-26T13:10:00.002-05:00

from: http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/11/26/tea-party-movement-gains-traction-uk

LONDON -- The Tea Party movement's recent electoral gains have gotten international attention, including in the mother country whose taxes inspired the first Tea Party -- the United Kingdom.
A new rebellion against big government and high taxes is resonating in Ye Olde England.
"Ideas around limited government, absolutely, there's lots of people in Britain who share those as well." says Matthew Sinclair of the Taxpayers' Alliance. The group -- formed in 2004, naturally calling for lower taxes -- is one of the largest in Britain with a Tea Party slant. It boasts some 60,000 supporters.

The Calm Before the Storm?

2010-11-26T09:57:00.001-05:00

from: http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=6677

Israel's outgoing military intelligence chief, Major General Amos Yadlin, made three remarkable statements in testimony to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, reports Haaretz:

ISRAEL IS MORE SECURE THAN EVER BEFORE - "The recent security calm is unprecedented," Yadlin told the parliamentary committee. Despite emerging and serious threats from Iran and her Radical Islamic allies, for the moment Israel is enjoying a period of remarkable calm in light of the peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, almost no terrorism emanating out of the West Bank, relative calm in Gaza in the aftermath of Operation Cast Lead, relatively calm borders for the last four years with Lebanon and Syria, and a regime change in Iraq that led to a nascent but improving democracy. "Israel's deterrence is very strong but the lull [in regional violence] shouldn't mislead anyone, the opposite is true. Our enemies are strengthening and arming," Yadlin added. Does this period qualify as Jews living "securely" in the land of Israel prior to the rise of a Russian-Iranian led coalition that will launch the "War of Gog and Magog" again Israel in the "last days," as foretold in Ezekiel 38-39? For the moment, it is, in my view, too early to draw a conclusion one way or the other, but it is certainly worth careful consideration.
IRAN IS ALREADY ABLE TO PRODUCE ITS FIRST NUCLEAR BOMB - Not that Iran has, but it could, apparently. "Yadlin also told the MKs [Members of Knesset] that Iran has sufficient enriched uranium to manufacture a single nuclear device and may soon have enough for making another bomb," reported Haaretz. Also, "Iran is busy setting up two new nuclear installations, according to�Yadlin�.[who added] that MI has indications that work has began on the installations, but did not comment on the sources." Haaretz reported that "Yadlin, who will be replaced by Brigadier General Aviv Kochavi after concluding his five-year term, also spoke of Iran as the greatest threat facing Israel, not only in the nuclear respect. 'Iran is sending its long arms to aid anyone who is working against Israel,' Yadlin said." Such assessements are undoubtedly weighing on Prime Minister Netanyahu's mind as he considers the possible need for an Israeli preemptive strike on Iran.
RUSSIA IS ACTIVELY HELPING ISRAEL'S ENEMIES BUILD UP THEIR MILITARY CAPABILITIES - "The next military confrontation will not be between Israel and another country, but between Israel and two or three different fronts at the same time," Yadlin said. "It will not be similar to anything we have grown accustomed to during the Second Lebanon War or Operation Cast Lead," he warned. "Yadlin also said that Syria has undertaken an intensive procurement program of advanced military hardware from Russia, and that nearly everything that comes off the manufacturing line is being delivered to the Syrians. 'The systems in question are advanced, mostly mobile, and are capable of hitting air force aircraft. The effective, deadly missiles will make it more difficult for the air force to have freedom of operations,' he said. Syrian's acquisition of anti-aircraft weapons will substantially hinder the ability of Israel Air Force to gain command of the air over Syria in time of war. 'In the past we estimated that within 48-72 hours we would command the sky over Syria. Currently the assessment is that it will take more time and we will have more losses,' Yadlin said." Consider, too, this headline from the Russian Information Agency: Russian weapons shifting balance of forces in Middle East � Israel's MI chief. And this one: "Russia, Iran to step up civil nuclear cooperation." Separately, a new report from the region indicate that "Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri confirmed Tuesday that Russia has agreed to supply the Lebanese army with advanced weapons. The new weaponry will include 31 tanks, 130 mm caliber cannon shells, six attack helicopters and various munitions." Again, to be clear, none of this is conclusive proof that we will see the "War of Gog and Magog" play out in our lifetime. But the trend lines in the epicenter continue to be remarkably consistent with the prophecies of Ezekiel 38 and 39.

Dollar = World's Weakest Currency

2010-11-24T22:47:00.001-05:00

Thank you, Mr. President and Federal Reserve.

from: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-18/dollar-to-become-world-s-weakest-currency-drop-to-75-yen-jpmorgan-says.html

The dollar may fall below 75 yen next year as it becomes the world’s “weakest currency” due to the Federal Reserve’s monetary-easing program, according to JPMorgan & Chase Co.

The U.S. central bank, along with those in Japan and Europe, will keep interest rates at record lows in 2011 as they seek to boost economic growth, said Tohru Sasaki, head of Japanese rates and foreign-exchange research at the second-largest U.S. bank by assets. U.S. policy makers may take additional easing steps following the $600 billion bond-purchase program announced this month depending on inflation and the labor market, he said.

BIG-TIME Inflation coming

2010-11-23T15:56:00.003-05:00

We need to really begin to help each other. As the government continues to print money, inflation is going to continue. And as inflation continues and people continue losing their homes, their cars, their food money, etc, many people are going to start calling on the government for more help. And the government will say, "We need to give ourselves extraordinary powers during these extraordinary times...and besides, people WANT us to have this power to help them!" But, beware, once government gets power, they very often never relinquish it. Don't ask the government; let's ask each other. Let's help each other.

We should have known this was going to be a bad week...

2010-11-22T17:45:00.002-05:00

Rep. Paul and the Federal Reserve

2010-11-19T12:30:00.004-05:00

Praise God! This is one of my biggest beefs. We can cut, cut, cut our Federal budget in Congress, but if the Fed continues to print money, it won't matter one bit. Our dollar will disappear.

from: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=230065

Change is about to come to monetary policy on Capitol Hill, but it might not be the type of change President Obama or Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have in mind.

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, a strong critic of fiat monetary policies, is scheduled as the ranking member to become in January the chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, commonly known as the "House monetary subcommittee."

Known for his outspoken criticism of the Federal Reserve and for his determination to return the U.S. dollar to some form of a gold standard, Paul, as chair of the House monetary subcommittee, will have a position of authority from which to hold a serious and robust public debate about decades of government monetary and fiscal policy.

In an exclusive interview, WND asked Paul what he plans to do once he becomes chairman of the panel.

"First and foremost, I want the subcommittee to actually begin talking about monetary policy," Paul said. "The Federal Reserve has insisted that Congress has no role in monetary policy. But that's not what the Constitution says."

Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution assigns to Congress the right to coin money; the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created the Federal Reserve. There is no mention of a U.S. central bank in the Constitution.

In Congress, Paul has been in the lead, sounding the alarm as federal budget deficits under President Obama have escalated in fiscal year 2010 to $1.3 trillion, while the national debt has mounted to nearly $14 trillion, a sum that nearly equals the nation's gross domestic product.

"The Fed operates in secret," Paul said. "What the subcommittee needs is to act like a monetary policy committee. What we need is an honest debate in which subcommittee can bring to the American public views the Fed may never consider."

Views on Marriage Changing

2010-11-18T09:55:00.001-05:00

This is so sad. But, this is the way of the world. Christians, we MUST be different and show a better way to live.

from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_declining_marriage

WASHINGTON – Is marriage becoming obsolete?

As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married. More people are accepting the view that wedding bells aren't needed to have a family.

A study by the Pew Research Center, in association with Time magazine, highlights rapidly changing notions of the American family. And the Census Bureau, too, is planning to incorporate broader definitions of family when measuring poverty, a shift caused partly by recent jumps in unmarried couples living together.

About 29 percent of children under 18 now live with a parent or parents who are unwed or no longer married, a fivefold increase from 1960, according to the Pew report being released Thursday. Broken down further, about 15 percent have parents who are divorced or separated and 14 percent who were never married. Within those two groups, a sizable chunk — 6 percent — have parents who are live-in couples who opted to raise kids together without getting married.

Indeed, about 39 percent of Americans said marriage was becoming obsolete. And that sentiment follows U.S. census data released in September that showed marriages hit an all-time low of 52 percent for adults 18 and over.

In 1978, just 28 percent believed marriage was becoming obsolete.

Amazing Video!

2010-11-11T08:03:00.001-05:00

from: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/63710/the-davidcrowder-band-make-amazing-things-with-lite/

Contemporary Christian rockers the David Crowder Band have finally seen the light. The Lite-Brite, that is. The band's stunning new breakthrough video for "SMS (Shine)" just may do for Hasbro's beloved '70s electrical toy what the White Stripes' "Fell In Love With A Girl" video did for Legos or OK Go's "Here It Goes Again" did for treadmills.

Using stop-motion animation (with absolutely no computer graphics or effects), more than 700,000 vintage Lite-Brite pegs, and the help of 83 friends who'll probably never want to look at another Lite-Brite peg for the rest of their lives, the David Crowder Band created the video over the course of 2,150 hours and 148 pizzas. They literally made things with light, and the result--a 2D tale of true love--is electric indeed.

The US going bankrupt a "mathematical certainty"?

2010-11-05T15:30:00.004-04:00

...this is frightening...
The frightening thing is: our leaders KNOW this will happen. The only conclusion we can reach is: they WANT it to happen. Why? A One-World Government.

Coach Childress on the Hot Seat?

2010-11-05T14:33:00.001-04:00

from: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81be0f0a/article/vikings-owner-discusses-state-of-team-with-vikings-veterans?module=HP_headlines

Team owner Zygi Wilf spent a second day at the Minnesota Vikings' practice facility on Thursday, watching practice, talking with coach Brad Childress and several veteran players, and even eating lunch in the team's cafeteria.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported, according to NFL sources, that Wilf's discussions with quarterback Brett Favre, guard Steve Hutchinson and defensive linemen Jared Allen, Kevin Williams and Pat Williams included the topic of Childress.

Wilf declined interview requests, but the newspaper reported the owner was displeased with how Childress handled the release of wide receiver Randy Moss -- not utilizing team protocols -- but perhaps not with the decision to release Moss, who skewered the Vikings' coaching staff during a postgame rant last Sunday.

Wilf could be seen talking with Childress during Thursday's practice, and the coach is aware Wilf also has talked to a cross-section of players. What impact that has remains to be seen.

"You'd have to talk to those people," Childress said.

Although Moss is so very talented...

2010-11-02T11:55:00.001-04:00

...maybe it's a good thing he's gone. (sigh)

Netanyahu scared of Obama's post-election policies?

2010-11-01T21:46:00.001-04:00

from: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=222241

JERUSALEM – Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "shaking from fear" about the policies that President Obama will enact toward Israel after this week's midterm elections, a senior Palestinian Authority official told WND.

The PA official, as well as security sources in Egypt and Jordan, said they heard from the Obama administration an outline of a series of moves to pressure Israel after the Nov. 2 vote.

Among the moves would be holding back support for Israel when it comes to future resolutions condemning the Jewish state at the United Nations.

Also, the U.S. is likely to tacitly back a Palestinian threat to unilaterally declare a state at the U.N. Security Council if Netanyahu fails to reach an agreement with the PA.

The sources said the Obama administration has already quietly dropped U.S. opposition to PA President Mahmoud Abbas forging a unity deal with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Deanna Favre: a quality woman of God

2010-10-21T11:50:00.003-04:00

A "New World Order"

2010-10-21T11:45:00.001-04:00

from: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/10/20/iran-venezuela-leader-seek-new-world-order/?test=latestnews

TEHRAN, Iran – The leaders of Iran and Venezuela hailed what they called their strong strategic relationship on Wednesday, saying they are united in efforts to establish a "new world order" that will eliminate Western dominance over global affairs.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, watched as officials from both countries signed 11 agreements promoting cooperation in areas including oil, natural gas, textiles, trade and public housing.

Among the agreements, Venezuela's state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA said the South American country was forming a joint shipping venture with Iran to aid in delivering Venezuelan crude oil to Europe and Asia. It said in a statement that the agreement for a joint venture also would help supply Iran "due to its limited refining capacity."

Both presidents denounced U.S. "imperialism" and said their opponents will not be able to impede cooperation between Iran and Venezuela.

Iran's state TV quoted both Ahmadinejad and Chavez as calling their relationship a "strategic alliance" that would eliminate the current global order.

A Soda Celebration

2010-10-13T14:20:00.003-04:00

from: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ti-hamiltongingerale101210&print=1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – This time, the Texas Rangers' celebration started with Josh Hamilton.

Left out of the party when the club clinched the American League West title in late September, Hamilton on Tuesday night dashed into the visitors’ clubhouse and into a torrent of ginger ale after the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL division series.

“The guys really doused me good,” he said later, having slipped out of the clubhouse when the ginger ale ran dry. “They gave me a lot of hugs and congratulations.”

He smiled and raised a green plastic bottle of soda. He’d pushed a pair of ski goggles to the top of his forehead.

“You know,” he said, “this stuff burns your eyes just like that other stuff does.”

Hamilton’s life and baseball career were nearly ruined by years of drug and alcohol abuse. Still fighting that fight, Hamilton led the Rangers to their first AL West title in 11 years, won the AL batting title and is a leading MVP candidate.

Yet when they laughed and sprayed each other with champagne after clinching the division in Oakland, Hamilton stayed dry and sober in the trainer’s room. His teammates brought him along this time, laying in wait, armed with Canada Dry bottles, and together they carried on for 10 minutes after their 5-1 victory at Tropicana Field.

“It meant a lot,” he said. “It just says a lot about my teammates, them understanding the sensitivity of my situation.”

Not far away, in the hallway outside the clubhouse, Hamilton’s wife, Katie, and various friends, including his pastor from North Carolina, beamed.

“I think that’s precious,” Katie said. “It’s so wonderful that they’re sensitive to him.”

Brett Favre Allegations

2010-10-09T13:43:00.003-04:00

Now, these charges are not proven yet. But, this is why we don't idolize other human beings; they will always let us down. Only God is worthy of our worship and praise.

from: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5663024

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The NFL says it is reviewing allegations involving Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, who the website Deadspin says sent racy messages and photos to a woman who worked for the team while he played for the Jets.

League spokesman Greg Aiello said Friday, "We are reviewing the matter," when asked about reports that Favre sent voice mails and photos to Jenn Sterger, who did game-day work for the Jets.

New Device to help the Paralyzed Walk!

2010-10-09T13:39:00.002-04:00

Thank you, God, for such a wonderful invention!

Welcome back, Back, BACK!

2010-10-06T19:07:00.001-04:00

Moss back to Minnesota?!!

2010-10-06T06:50:00.003-04:00

And I thought Brett Favre to Minnesota was amazing, but bringing back in my opinion the most talented receiver that the NFL has ever seen....this is almost too much. Please, someone, hand me a tissue....

from: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=dw-mosstalks100510

According to foxsports.com, the Patriots are in talks about dealing Moss to the Minnesota Vikings. At this point, they might as well ship him out since this is probably too far down the line, and too public, for Moss to ever return.

No one knows what the Vikings are offering but unless it’s the injured Sidney Rice (and it isn’t) New England isn’t getting fair on-field value. Based on Minnesota opening a spot on its roster Tuesday, draft picks are more likely.

It never hurts to load up on those but New England is already stocked – including two first-rounders in 2011. Besides, no draft pick is going to give Wes Welker room to work this season.

Based on conventional football opinion, the Patriots can’t possibly be a better offense without Randy Moss, who is still a serious deep threat.

So there has to be more. Yes, Moss is in the final year of his contract and has said if he isn’t offered an in-season extension he’ll leave the franchise in February. Trading Moss now allows the Patriots to get some value on a receiver they are likely to lose anyway.

Irony at its Absolute Finest!

2010-09-27T14:50:00.001-04:00

from: http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/neo-nazi-coubuple-find-out-theyre-jewish/19648414?test=latestnews

(Sept. 25) -- Two Polish neo-Nazis who were childhood sweethearts and later became skinheads have discovered what for them is a shocking family secret: They're actually Jewish. Pawel and Ola, identified only by their first names, are the subject of a CNN documentary about Poles rediscovering their Jewish roots generations after their ancestors hid their religious identities to escape persecution during World War II. A few years ago, Ola found out from Warsaw's Jewish Historical Institute that both she and her husband are technically Jews. "It was unbelievable -- it turned out that we had Jewish roots. It was a shock," she said.
At the time, she and Pawel were active in Warsaw's neo-Nazi movement. "I was a nationalist 100 percent. Back then when we were skinheads it was all about white power... that Jews were the biggest plague and the worst evil of this world," Pawel said. Both 33, they've now embraced their Jewish identity and are active in their local orthodox synagogue. "I'm not saying that I don't have regrets but it's not something that I walk around and lash myself over... I feel sorry for those that I beat up," Pawel said. "But I don't hold a grudge against myself."

And just like that...

2010-09-21T00:22:00.003-04:00

...we were upended and are 0-2.

Thought for the Day from a Messianic Jewish Man

2010-09-18T07:26:00.001-04:00

from: http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/

At sundown, we begin Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. In the Scriptures, the Israelites were commanded by the Lord to fast and pray and bring their sacrifices to the Temple in Jerusalem, and then to ask for the Lord’s forgiveness for all the sins they and their nation had committed that year. Only the sacrifice of a perfect animal, done with a humble, repentant heart, and with faith in God’s mercy and grace, would bring about forgiveness of sins.
“For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.” (Leviticus 17:11)
“In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” (Hebrews 9:22)
The problem is: What does one do to receive atonement in the modern age, without a Temple? How can one make sacrifices and receive forgiveness of sins — and thus the right to enter the holiness of heaven and live with the Lord in heaven forever and ever — without being able to sacrifice a perfect lamb at the Temple in Jerusalem, where the Lord designated all sacrifices to occur? The destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 A.D. was a huge blow to Judaism, because it deprived Jews of the place to receive atonement from God.
The good news is what the Hebrew Prophet Daniel told us in Daniel 9:24-26. He told us that:
the Messiah (or “Annointed One”) would come at a certain time in history “to atone for wickedness” and “to bring in everlasting righteousness”
the Messiah would be “cut off and will have nothing”
then Jerusalem and the Temple would be destroyed — as Daniel noted, foreign invaders “will come and will destroy the city and the sanctuary”
Think about that. Daniel told us something extraordinary — that a coming Messiah would bring atonement for our sins before the Temple would be destroyed. That, in retrospect, makes sense, right? Why would the Lord take away the Temple before providing a new way for atonement?

Saints too Much for Vikings

2010-09-10T14:15:00.003-04:00

Adrian Peterson and Brett Favre weren't enough. In what looked like a preseason, sloppy game, the Vikings lost and are 0-1.

Dwight Howard, a Christian NBA player, blesses terminally-ill lady

2010-09-09T15:22:00.003-04:00

Heart-warming story of how God wants to love people through Christians.

from:

Her bucket list included just one item.

Kay Kellogg didn't want to climb the Eiffel Tower. Or run a marathon. Or jump out of an airplane. She just wanted to have a nice conversation with her hero.

" Dwight Howard is just such a precious, wonderful kid," she says. "Whenever I watch him play, he just makes me feel good inside."
And for a woman who feels so bad inside most of the time, this is quite an accomplishment for Dwight.

You think leading the league in rebounding and blocked shots is difficult? Try leading the cancer ward in smiles elicited and hearts warmed.

Kay, 62, is sitting at her apartment Tuesday telling her story.

She's just finished yet another round of chemo. In her younger days, she was a ballet dancer, gracefully spinning and twirling as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. Now, she slowly gets around with a walker.

She has Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma, an aggressive cancer that searches out and destroys the blood plasma in the bone marrow. Her disease is inoperable and incurable, but her demeanor is inspiriting and uplifting.

She lives on a fixed income, but two seasons ago she decided to treat herself to Magic season tickets in the upper level. Watching Dwight play is one of the joys of her life. She showed up at nearly every game that season wearing her blue No. 12 Dwight jersey.

"I was sitting way up in the cheap seats," she says, "but I felt like I was in heaven."

A few weeks ago, her daughter, Arian Clute, had an idea. She contacted the Magic and told them that her mother had but one wish before she died: She wanted to meet Dwight.

And, so, a few days ago, Dwight showed up at her door step. He was supposed to spend 30 minutes and ended up staying nearly two hours.

"He has become my 7- foot-tall bottle of medicine," Kay says

They laughed and talked and talked and laughed.

They talked about love and life — and death and divinity.

A Picture for the beginning of the Season

2010-09-08T07:15:00.002-04:00

The Reason for our Federal Debt

2010-08-31T11:16:00.005-04:00

This number is extraordinary. We need to be praying about this. We want to take care of the poor and those who are able to take care of themselves. But the way we are doing it now is unsustainable. We can't keep throwing money at the problem; it's not working. Things continue to get worse, and we are running up a debt that will eventually bankrupt us. And we can't tax anymore; everyone I know is strapped the way it is. Further taxation will lead to more foreclosures. We need God's wisdom on what to do. Pray...

from:http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-08-30-1Asafetynet30_ST_N.htm

WASHINGTON — Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand.
More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid, the federal-state program aimed principally at the poor, a survey of state data by USA TODAY shows. That's up at least 17% since the recession began in December 2007.
"Virtually every Medicaid director in the country would say that their current enrollment is the highest on record," says Vernon Smith of Health Management Associates, which surveys states for Kaiser Family Foundation.
The program has grown even before the new health care law adds about 16 million people, beginning in 2014. That has strained doctors. "Private physicians are already indicating that they're at their limit," says Dan Hawkins of the National Association of Community Health Centers.
More than 40 million people get food stamps, an increase of nearly 50% during the economic downturn, according to government data through May. The program has grown steadily for three years.
Caseloads have risen as more people become eligible. The economic stimulus law signed by President Obama last year also boosted benefits.

Jewish Believers in Israel growing!

2010-08-25T19:18:00.000-04:00

from: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3939336,00.html

Some 15,000 Messianic Jews currently live in Israel, but if you saw one on the street you would almost certainly fail to recognize any difference. They honor Jewish circumcision, bar-mitzvah, and wedding ceremonies, but believe Jesus is the messiah.
The small community of Yad Hashmona, near Jerusalem, is home to a number of Messianic-Jewish families. They believe in Jesus – or Yeshua, as they call him – and in the teachings of the New Testament as well as the old. They are Jews in every sense, but for the most part keep this side of their faith to themselves. When these families gather for the Shabbat meal, however, Jesus is the guest star at their table.
Around 350,000 Messianic Jews live in the US, and one would be just as hard-pressed to recognize them there as in Israel. Some are Orthodox, and dress as the haredim do, while others are traditional and wear a yarmulke or no religious symbol at all. They are for the most part Zionists, and see IDF service as a top priority. In the army they serve as pilots, commanders, and elite unit members, but usually make sure to keep their messianic beliefs under wraps.
The fact that Jesus was Jewish is generally agreed upon, but what happened after his death is subject to rancorous theological debate. History books tend to recall the first century as a time of rebellion and prophets in Jewish antiquity, and this was also Christianity's first chapter, bringing about pre-historic inter-religious quarreling and anti-Semitism.

An Increasingly Large # of People Wondering...

2010-08-19T15:32:00.004-04:00

...what religion is our president? I personally do not have enough information to make a judgement myself. I know this: I don't think the country would support a Muslim president at this time, we live in a society where lying is common place now (see Brett Favre: "I'm retiring, I'm not, etc"), and the whole birth certificate secrecy thing has made many people wonder. God is the Judge. I am praying that He will bring into the light what is hidden in the dark (if there is anything to hide). In the meantime, it is my job to honor him whom God has placed over me.

from: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/19/white-house-says-obama-is-christian-prays-daily/

The White House insisted on Thursday that President Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily as it looked to tamp down growing doubts among Americans about the president's religion.

White House spokesman Bill Burton made the remarks hours after a poll showed that nearly one in five people, or 18 percent, said they think Obama is Muslim. That was up from 11 percent who said so in March 2009. The survey also showed that just 34 percent said Obama is Christian, down from 48 percent who said so last year. The largest share of people, 43 percent, said they don't know his religion.

As Obama headed out for a vacation, Burton told reporters aboard Air Force One that most Americans care more about the economy and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and "they are not reading a lot of news about what religion the president is."

Burton added, "The president is obviously a Christian. He prays everyday."

The survey, conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center and its affiliated Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, is based on interviews conducted before the controversy over whether Muslims should be permitted to construct a mosque near the World Trade Center site. Obama has said he believes Muslims have the right to build an Islamic center there, though he's also said he won't take a position on whether they should actually build it.

In a separate poll by Time magazine/ABT SRBI conducted Monday and Tuesday _ after Obama's comments about the mosque _ 24 percent said they think he is Muslim, 47 percent said they think he is Christian and 24 percent didn't know or didn't respond.

In addition, 61 percent opposed building the Muslim center near the Trade Center site and 26 percent said they favor it.

Welcome Back, Brett!

2010-08-18T19:57:00.004-04:00

Let's do this one more year!

...or not?!!!

2010-08-04T11:30:00.000-04:00

from: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d819834ae/article/favre-throws-at-high-school-vikes-reportedly-offer-more-money?module=HP_headlines

Brett Favre was back on the practice field Wednesday morning -- warming up with the Oak Grove High School football team in Hattiesburg, Miss. -- amid reports that the Minnesota Vikings have offered the quarterback additional financial incentives to return.

Favre did not appear to be working out Wednesday morning, according to reports by NFL Network's Scott Hanson and The Associated Press, but he simply ran onto the field and began lightly tossing the ball with players in warm-ups. Favre then helped and assistant coach as the players went through drills.

Favre Retires

2010-08-03T17:06:00.002-04:00

We will miss you...

"The Federal Government can do most anything."

2010-08-03T10:59:00.002-04:00

Very disturbing answer from a California Congressman. The United States constitution put strict limits on the Federal Government and gave most all authority to the states because they didn't want a repeat of European government.

Leading British Atheist Becomes a Christian

2010-07-27T20:02:00.004-04:00

from: http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2010/July/Atheism-Aside-Peter-Hitchens-Journey-to-Faith/

LONDON - One of Britain's most famous journalists and outspoken atheists Peter Hitchens has become a Christian...

In his book, Peter said his return to Christianity was a process over many years. He writes about a moment in his journey back to faith when, as an atheist, he genuinely feared God. It was when he gazed on Rogier van der Weyden's painting "The Last Judgment," which shows the terror on the faces of those condemned to Hell.
"They've obviously just heard the last trump," Peter said. "And one of them was actually vomiting with fright."
"And it just came through that I might be judged. And I was scared. I still am," he revealed. "One of my reasons for my change is that I am scared. But then again, "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."

Federal Deficit and Bad Economy Not Going Away Anytime Soon!

2010-07-24T14:03:00.001-04:00

from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_bi_ge/us_budget_deficit_2

WASHINGTON – New estimates from the White House on Friday predict the budget deficit will reach a record $1.47 trillion this year. The government is borrowing 41 cents of every dollar it spends. That's actually a little better than the administration predicted in February.
The new estimates paint a grim unemployment picture as the economy experiences a relatively jobless recovery. The unemployment rate, presently averaging 9.5 percent, would average 9 percent next year under the new estimates.

Bruce Van Natta's AMAZING testimony

2010-07-22T17:44:00.001-04:00

Bruce Van Natta, author of the book "Saved by Angels", came to our church this past weekend. You can hear the life-changing message by going to:
http://tlcsermonarchive.blogspot.com/