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Congress and Bush are the Criminals

Frosty Wooldridge / American Chronicle:
Six years ago, President Bush raised his right hand while swearing to uphold the United States Constitution. Along with him 100 senators and 435 representatives in Congress swore on the Bible to "defend and protect" America as a sovereign nation and to uphold the rule of law in America. They swore to serve Americans before and after 9/11. They did not and they are not. Dozens of senators and hundreds of congressmen vote for medical care for illegals, free schooling for their children and our Social Security benefits to illegals in Mexico. They participate in criminal neglect against the citizens of the United States of America. Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution states: "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion."

Why Should Illegals Benefit From Quotas?

Paul Craig Roberts / VDARE.com:
The immigration bill does not address the problem. Like most bills, it is the product of influential moneyed interests. It serves these interests at the expense of the American people. Immigration is a problem because it is occurring on a scale that cannot be assimilated and, thereby is helping to balkanize our country. America is already being balkanized by other factors, the most important of which are the quotas that, in an ironic twist of history, came out of the Civil Rights Act.

Latin America Bishops Vow to Stem Loss

Stan Lehman / The Associated Press:
Roman Catholic bishops from Mexico to Chile pledged Wednesday to reach out to the faithful in a bid to stem the exodus in Latin America to evangelical churches, a main theme of Pope Benedict XVI's recent visit to the region. Closing a three-week meeting of Latin American bishops, Catholic leaders said their biggest mission is to hold on to church members as droves leave to become evangelical Protestants.

The Trouble With Speed Limits

Thomas Luongo / LewRockwell.com:
The issue of driver's licensure is one that was enacted originally to help create an account of those who do horrible things while at the wheel of their automobiles. Regardless of whether this was a good implementation for that desired service, it is important to understand its roots. The system has morphed from one designed to facilitate the investigation of crimes committed while driving, like running people over or running into other cars, to one which conflates the enforcement of rules put in place to prevent these things from happening (regardless of their real effects) with them actually happening. If I have to hear the phrase, "Cops write tickets to save lives," one more time I'm going to puke on my keyboard.

Policing The Law-Abiding

Coach Dave Daubenmire / NewsWithViews.com
Most of what we call laws is nothing more than the intrusion of government into the lives of otherwise peaceful citizens. Every time I see a State Trooper sitting with his radar gun blazing I can’t help but wonder what the real criminals are doing while this policeman stalks the unbuckled? While thousands of man-hours are spent making sure my seat-belt is secure, and my speedometer is not over the posted limit, crime is exploding all around us. Full story...

Senate 'Compromise' Sells Out Our Sovereignty

Rep. Ron Paul / Texas Straight Talk:
The much-vaunted Senate "compromise" on immigration is a compromise alright: a compromise of our laws, a compromise of our sovereignty, and a compromise of the Second Amendment. That anyone in Washington believes this is a credible approach to solving our immigration crisis suggests just how out of touch our political elites really are. The reality is that this bill will grant amnesty to virtually all of the 12 to 20 million illegal aliens in the country today. Supporters use very creative language to try and convince us that amnesty is not really amnesty, but when individuals who have entered the United States illegally are granted citizenship – regardless of the fees they are charged – what you have is amnesty.

Re-Run of our Newt Gingrich Interview

John Lofton / The American View:
It's being re-run because I think he'll run for the GOP President nomination. And I think he'll run talking a lot of God-talk the purpose of which is obvious: to fool the Republican Party's Christian base which is, alas, easy to do (though I do not think real Christians are easily fooled.). In fact Gingrich has a new book out about our Christian heritage and he spoke recently at Regent University deploring those who are trying to push "religion" out of the public square (I'm paraphrasing here.) But, remember, please: The enemies of our enemies are not necessarily our friends.

Revival Time With the Village Atheist

Wesley Pruden / The Washington Times:
The jobs don't pay a lot, and you take most of your pay in self-esteem, but somebody is always trying out for village idiot or village atheist. Often they're one and the same. Lately we've seen fresh pursuit of these positions, fueled by a rash of books about atheism, or more accurately, irrational screeds mocking those who have the faith the authors clearly envy. Atheists are organizing. They have their registered lobbyist now on Capitol Hill, and they're planning a revival meeting in Arlington in September.

Did Religious Right Die With Jerry Falwell?

Chuck Baldwin / Chuck Baldwin Live:
More than any other single person, Jerry Falwell was the embodiment and single most recognizable icon of the Religious Right. However, the association is even deeper than that. In many respects, Jerry Falwell was the heart and soul of the Religious Right, which is why many people hated him so much. They fully understood that without Jerry Falwell there was no Religious Right. And make no mistake about it: liberals hate the Religious Right.

Cheney, Neocons Plot To Nuke Iran

Paul Craig Roberts / VDARE.com:
The Washington, DC, think-tank, The American Enterprise Institute, camouflages its purpose with its name. There is nothing American about AEI, and the organization's enterprise is fomenting war in the Middle East against Israel's enemies. Its real name should be The Likud Center for Middle East War. AEI has the largest collection of warmongers in America. AEI "scholars" have agitated for war in the Middle East for years. A moronic president and 9/11 gave them their opportunity.

Does 'The Decider' Decide on War?

Patrick J. Buchanan / LewRockwell.com:
Has Congress given George Bush a green light to attack Iran? For he is surely behaving as though it is his call alone. And evidence is mounting that we are on a collision course for war. While U.S.-Iran discussions have begun, there are reports Vice President Cheney and the neo-con remnant, along with the Israelis, are opposed to talks and believe that the only solution to Iran's nuclear program is military. Whether this is part of a good-cop, bad-cop routine to convince Tehran to suspend enrichment, we do not know. But this much is sure. If the U.S. government is aiding Islamic militants who are killing Iranians, and Iran is providing roadside bombs to Iraqi militants, Sunni or Shia, to kill Americans, we are in a proxy war. And it could explode into a major war.

Halting World Government

Can It Be Stopped?
Al Cronkrite / The Covenant News:
Amid a retinue of internet exposes, the North American Union (NAU) is forging ahead, the amnesty bill is about to be codified, and Bush II has signed a Presidential Directive that grants him dictatorial powers in the event of an emergency. Ultimately, it appears, the NAU will succeed in dragging the world’s most powerful nation down into an amalgam that will live under the new world mantra "be peaceful or we will kill you". Individual freedom will be submerged into a cauldron of writhing humanity to be covered and homogenized over low heat.

'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'

Bush Promotes New Immigration Plan.
Peter Baker / The Washington Post:
GLYNCO, Ga. -- President Bush took to the road today to promote a bipartisan plan to overhaul immigration laws, assailing conservative critics he said were trying to scare the American public and accusing them of not reading the bill. Appearing at a federal center where border patrol officers are trained, Bush rejected the contention of opponents that the legislation provides amnesty for illegal immigrants and assured Americans that his government is working hard to control the borders. He repeatedly called on lawmakers to "show courage" by backing the plan, the most significant domestic initiative left on his agenda.

Creation Museum Is Now Open!

Creation Museum:
The Creation Museum presents a "walk through history." Designed by a former Universal Studios exhibit director, this state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life. A fully engaging, sensory experience for guests. Murals and realistic scenery, computer-generated visual effects, over fifty exotic animals, life-sized people and dinosaur animatronics, and a special-effects theater complete with misty sea breezes and rumbling seats. These are just some of the impressive exhibits that everyone in your family will enjoy.

The Creation Museum
2800 Bullittsburg Church Rd.
Petersburg, KY 41080


Creation Protesters Show Up
Brandon Ortiz / Kentucky.com:
By 10 a.m. yesterday, a line of more than 500 people snaked in front of the $27-million Creation Museum, the massive, high-tech tourist attraction promoting a literal biblical view of creation. Across the street, as sheriff's deputies looked on, [dozens of people in desperate need of evangelism] held signs, some that poked fun at creationism ("Do you deny gravity 2") and others that showed open hostility toward organized religion. (One read: "Religion is the root cause of all terrorism.")

Editor's note: "Creation protesters." Can you imagine how futile it is to protest against creation? It's like spitting against the wind and then denying the wind exists.

"Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?" Isaiah 29:16

New Museum Says Dinosaurs Were on Noah's Ark
By Andrea Hopkins / Reuters
Like many modern museums, the newest U.S. tourist attraction includes some awesome exhibits -- roaring dinosaurs and a life-sized ship. But only at the Creation Museum in Kentucky do the dinosaurs sail on the ship -- Noah's Ark, to be precise. The Christian creators of the sprawling museum, unveiled on Saturday, hope to draw as many as half a million people each year to their state-of-the-art project, which depicts the Bible's first book, Genesis, as literal truth.

Justice Dept. Make Christians Hate Group Example

Repent America / Press Release:
Repent America (RA) has learned from a law enforcement official that the U.S. Department of Justice has been using its ministry as an example of a Christian "fundamentalist hate group" because of its Biblical opposition to homosexuality during its law enforcement "mediation and conflict resolution" training classes.

Ron Paul Tells The Truth

John Lofton / The American View:
Rudy Giuliani said that what Rep. Ron Paul did was "extraordinary" and the Texas Republican should say he didn’t mean it. Jed Babbin, Editor of "Human Events," says what Paul did was "insane." Michigan GOP State Chairman Saul Anuzis says that because what Paul did was "off the wall and out of whack" he should be barred from future Republican Party Presidential candidate debates. And, of course, warmonger Sean Hannity was outraged by what Paul did. Yikes! So, what did Ron Paul do?

Executing Rapists Making Headway

Fanny Carrier / AFP:
The idea of executing child rapists, even when there in no loss of life, is making headway in the United States. The Louisiana Supreme Court last week upheld the death sentence for a pedophile, and the governor of Texas is soon to sign into law legislation to that effect. In 1995, Louisiana was the first state to adopt legislation authorizing the death penalty for child rapists.

John 3:16 and Me

David Alan Black / Dave Black Online:
The famous Swiss theologian, Karl Barth, was once asked what he thought was the most profound truth of Christianity. Thoughtfully he responded, 'Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.' No other biblical truth is as compelling to me as that one. As everyone knows, I am not a missionary in the technical sense. I had a total of one missions course at Biola. I have no missiological acumen. But I do have a missionary heart and a zeal for evangelism. And the “harvest field” that our Lord spoke of most certainly includes Ethiopia, where my wife and I invest our vacation time twice a year.

Bird Poops On President Bush

LiveLeak.com ABC News:
President George W. Bush was busy praising embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at a press conference Thursday when a bold sparrow swooped overhead and deposited a present on the commander in chief’s left sleeve.

Yoda Voted to Be Single-Stamp Image

United Press International:
The Jedi master overtook the student in the nationwide vote for the U.S. Postal Service's single-stamp issue commemorating "Star Wars." Darker forces lead the voting early on, but USPS officials in Washington said Yoda was selected as the favorite character for the single stamp to be issued later this summer, the service announced in a news release. The 15-image commemorative sheets -- with images such as Luke Skywalker, Hans Solo's Millennium Falcon and Darth Vader -- went on sale last week at post offices across the nation and were dedicated at the Star Wars Celebration IV in Los Angeles.

(Star Wars groupies are saying USPS officials cheated. There is no way the Yoda stamp beat out the Darth Vader stamp. The feds did not want the Darth Vader stamp to win because the U.S. is called "The Evil Empire" throughout the world. To publish a stamp commemorating "The Evil Empire" would be a public relations disaster.)

Russians Know How to Handle 'Gay' Parades

Gulf-Times News:
Russian nationalists shouting 'death to homosexuals' punched and kicked demonstrators calling for the right to hold a Gay Pride parade in central Moscow yesterday while riot police detained dozens of gay activists. Two European parliamentarians were among those held as they tried to present a petition asking Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who has called gay marches satanic acts, to lift a ban on the parade.

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Seek First the Kingdom Part V

Brandon Vallorani / American Vision:
One of my favorite scenes in Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ is Jesus crushing the head of that old serpent called Satan. Christ's death and resurrection fulfills the promise of Genesis 3:15, that someday He would crush the head of the Devil. As we continue our study of the nature of Christ's Kingdom it is natural that we should take a closer look at the status and role of Satan. In 1 John 3:8, the Apostle John writes: "...for this purpose was made manifest that Son of God, that he might loose [destroy] the works of the devil." Despite the clear teaching of this verse and others in the Bible, many Christians hold a warped view of Christ and Satan.

On Illegal Immigration: 'Enact This'

David R. Usher / NewsWithViews.com:
We are constantly horrified at Congress. It is chronically unable to come up with policy that works -- always grafting Frankenstein monsters out of dead things. Illegal Immigration is yet another example. My compliments go to Sen. John McCain for stating the obvious -- by resorting to four-letter derogatory salutes -- in hopes of scaring everyone into liking Congress’s latest biolegislative bastard. Full story...

George W. Bush Is GOP's Bill Clinton

Chuck Baldwin / The Covenant News:
George W. Bush is driving the GOP off the cliff. His mad infatuation with Mexican immigration, and his unbelievably naïve and dangerous policies in the Middle East are causing people to leave the Republican Party like rats off a sinking ship.

Bush Makes Power Grab

Jerome R. Corsi / WorldNetDaily.com:
President Bush, without so much as issuing a press statement, on May 9 signed a directive that granted near dictatorial powers to the office of the president in the event of a national emergency declared by the president. The "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive," with the dual designation of NSPD-51, as a National Security Presidential Directive, and HSPD-20, as a Homeland Security Presidential Directive, establishes under the office of president a new National Continuity Coordinator.

It's Time To Stand Up

Jim R. Schwiesow / The Covenant News:
House minority leader, John Boehner, who is known for his candor, expressed his feelings on the immigration amnesty and corporate welfare bill that is currently being debated in the Senate by calling the bill a piece of crap. The bill referred to heretofore will accelerate to full-speed a precipitous slide to the ultimate demise of our culture; the complete destruction of the already crumbling schools and hospitals in the nation and the complete obliteration of an already rapidly dwindling middle-class that pays the taxes that supports these freeloaders, will also be accelerated with deadly potential.

Will Republicans Destroy Themselves?

Paul Craig Roberts / VDARE.com:
As everyone except for a dwindling band of Bush supporters now knows, the US is in a terrible situation in Iraq from which it cannot extract itself. For Bush and Cheney, their own pride and delusion are more compelling than US casualties, the destruction of Iraq and its people, and the inflaming of sectarian strife and anti-American violence throughout the Middle East. Congress is complicit in the great strategic blunder. Republican flag-wavers led Americans like lemmings into the abyss. The Democrats have already abandoned the electorate that gave them Control of Congress six months ago in the false hope that the Democrats would corral the White House Moron and lead America out of the abyss.

House Advances $120B Iraq War Bill

Anne Flaherty / The Associated Press:
The House advanced a $120 billion Iraq war spending bill Thursday that would keep military operations afloat through September. The bill was a major concession by Democrats who wanted to include a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawals, but relented because they didn't have enough votes to override another presidential veto. The House and Senate both planned to approve the measure by the end of the day.

Thoughts of a Roving Missionary

David Alan Black / Dave Black Online:
These miscellaneous thoughts occurred to me today. Perhaps they will stimulate your thinking. 1. You can serve Christ and still end up in chains. Just ask Paul. There’s nothing easy about missions. I won’t kid you – there’s a price to be paid for serving Jesus.

Pro-Life Leaders Tell Dobson to Repent

Eric W. Bolin / Rocky Mountain News (AP):
Leaders of four anti-abortion groups have accused Focus on the Family founder James Dobson of misrepresenting a Supreme Court decision that upheld a ban on a controversial abortion technique. In a full-page ad in Wednesday's editions of The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs, the group said Dobson wrongly characterized the court's April ruling as a victory for abortion foes. The ad said the ruling will actually encourage medical professionals to find "less shocking" methods than late-term abortions. "Dr. Dobson, you mislead Christians claiming this ruling will 'protect children.' The court granted no authority to save the life of even a single child," the ad said. It concluded by asking Dobson to "please repent."

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Stiffnecked 'Focus' Refuses to Repent

Citizen Magazine - CitizenLink.com:
David O'Steen, executive director of National Right to Life Committee in Washington, D.C., said Colorado Right To Life is wrong about the court ruling. "It's the first time that the court has allowed the legislative branch to outlaw a specific abortion procedure," O'Steen told CitizenLink. "We think it's a great victory." Carrie Gordon Earll, senior director of issues analysis for Focus on the Family Action, said the ad is "an unwarranted attack." "It's difficult to comprehend how a law outlawing the brutal killing of a nearly born fetus is anything but a victory for defenders of life," Earll said. "Would those behind this ad be happier if the court had ruled the other way, upholding this barbaric practice?"

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Anti-abortion groups blast Focus on Family's Dobson
By Eric W. Bolin / Rocky Mountain News (AP)
Dave O'Steen, executive director of National Right to Life in Washington, said the national group had no advance notice of the ad and did not condone it. "Absolutely not. We're in total disagreement with that," he said. "We very much appreciate the efforts of Focus on the Family. We agree with them in applauding the Supreme Court decision," O'Steen said. Brian Rohrbough, president of Colorado Right to Life and one of the signers of the ad, said the state group is not controlled by the National Right to Life and in fact predates it. "They certainly do not govern what we do and we don't walk lockstep," he said. Rohrbough is the father of Daniel Rohrbough, a Columbine High School student who was killed in the April 20, 1999, shootings.

Amoral Leadership For Amoral America

Coach Dave Daubenmire / NewsWithViews.com:
Shallow. That is the best way to describe those who are being paraded before us as legitimate contenders for election to the highest office in the land. Men without chests is what C. S. Lewis coined them. Has that ever been more apparent than what the two major parties present to us today? Oh, how I long for a man who will "call them as he sees them." But, unfortunately, the modern political philosophy of the day is that the safest position to take in politics is “no position,” or as we have seen in the latest "debates," both positions!

Bush Re-Authorizes Martial Law Provisions

Prison Planet:
President George W. Bush has sparked much alarm by openly declaring himself to be a dictator in the event of a national emergency under new provisions that will effectively nullify the U.S. constitution, but such an infrastructure has been in place for over 70 years and this merely represents a re-authorization of the infrastructure of martial law. New legislation signed on May 9, 2007, declares that in the event of a "catastrophic event", the President can take total control over the government and the country, bypassing all other levels of government at the state, federal, local, territorial and tribal levels, and thus ensuring total unprecedented dictatorial power.

A Week at Sea on a Ship of Fools

John Lofton / The American View:
In George Orwell's "1984" there is a place of interrogation called Room 101 in which one character says is "the worst thing in the world" for the interrogatee. It is said that this worst thing in the world "varies from individual to individual. It may be burial alive, or death by fire, or by drowning, or by impalement, or fifty other deaths. There are cases where it is some quite trivial thing, not even fatal." So, what's in Room 101 for me as "the worst thing in the world?" Well, high on the list, contending for the top spot, is the prospect - just the threat - of being at sea for seven days and seven nights on a cruise ship with William Kristol and Fred Barnes, both of "The Weekly Standard" magazine, both charter members of the neo-conservative gang of warmongers that brought us our unGodly, unConstitutional, unnecessary murderous debacle in Iraq.

Chalcedon's Purpose and Responsibility

Mark R. Rushdoony / The Chalcedon Foundation:
People told my father, Rousas John Rushdoony, that Chalcedon was a mistake when he formally began it in 1965. The problem, they said, was that it was dedicated to an idea, one so broad and sweeping that its mission would be too hard to define or inspire financial support.

Amnesty Bill Stokes Anger

Ralph Z. Hallow / The Washington Times:
The bipartisan immigration bill being pushed by the White House and Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, is fracturing rather than "saving" the Republican Party nationally, according to angry party leaders and new poll findings. Arizona Republican Party officials have received "hundreds and hundreds of calls, e-mails and letters from Republicans angry about the bill," state party Chairman Randy Pullen told The Washington Times. "They were saying, 'I am going to register independent and not give you any more money' -- and that's the base of our party saying that," Mr. Pullen said.

Three Deaths Relating to HPV Vaccine

JudicialWatch.org:
Judicial Watch released documents obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, detailing 1,637 reports of adverse reactions to the vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV), Gardasil. Three deaths were related to the vaccine.

Medical: Oral Contraceptive Link to Breast Cancer

Babette Francis / NewsWeekly.com:
The risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer is increased by 44 per cent for women who take the contraceptive pill before having their first child, writes Babette Francis. While the left-liberal US media are hyper-ventilating about the US Supreme Court decision upholding Congress's ban on partial-birth abortion ("An Unconscionable Abortion Ruling", shrilled the Los Angeles Times), there has been no fanfare and no media coverage about a study released by the Mayo Clinic which reiterated the link between oral contraceptives and breast cancer. The research concluded that the risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer is increased by 44 per cent for women who take the contraceptive pill before having their first child.

Rift Opens in Christian Right

Colorado Right To Life / Press Release:
An ad hoc coalition of pro-life ministries publishes a critical Open Letter addressed to Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs as a full-page ad in that city's largest newspaper. The letter documents gross misrepresentation by Dr. Dobson and certain Christian organizations regarding the recent partial-birth abortion ruling.

Open Letter to Dr. James Dobson

Ad hoc coalition of pro-life ministries:
Focus on the Family Makes False Claims About Partial Birth Abortion Ruling: Dr. Dobson, we the undersigned grieve at your celebration of one of the most barbaric opinions ever issued by an American court. We plead with you to correct your misrepresentation of the Gonzales v. Carhart Supreme Court ruling. You have led many people to trust in Jesus Christ, so it is with love and great sadness that we admonish you.

Time to Unyoke or Hitch Up the Horses?

Gary DeMar / American Vision:
A series of articles have been published since the death of Jerry Falwell that encourage Christians to take a non-Falwellian approach and get out of politics. Daniel Vestal, a former Baptist pastor writes that it's "time to unyoke Christians" and "party politics." I don't find Vestal making the same argument to liberal Christians and their identification with the Democrat Party. It seems that only Bible-believing Christians are the ones who are called on to lay their principles aside.

Washington Post: Evangelicals at a Crossroads

Alan Cooperman / The Washington Post:
If the Rev. Jerry Falwell personified the Christian right in the past, then the Rev. Frank S. Page may represent its future. Page, 54, was chosen last year as president of the 16 million-member Southern Baptist Convention, Falwell's denomination and the country's largest evangelical one, in an election that he saw as a mandate for change. "I would not use the word 'moderate,' because in our milieu that often means liberal. But it's a shift toward a more centrist, kinder, less harsh style of leadership," Page said.

Theocracy Now!

Christopher J. Ortiz / The Chalcedon Foundation:
Dr. Gary North once wrote, "The major dividing issue within Christian Reconstruction has been the doctrine of the institutional church." This is the thesis of his contra-Rushdoony volume Tithing and the Church—an obvious twist on Rushdoony’s Tithing and Dominion. In his book North dedicates streams of ink to revealing an alleged lifetime of evasion of the institutional church by Rushdoony. Added to this is an unusually weak theological argument for the primacy of the institutional church—this book is not a great example of the fine thinking that appears in many of Dr. North’s other volumes.

Creedal or Deedal Orthodoxy?

David Alan Black / Dave Black Online:
"By their fruits you shall know them." There is hardly any passage in Scripture that demands such self-examination from the Bible-believing Christian as this passage does. As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ we are to be known more by our deeds than by our creeds. It is relatively easy to affirm a creed. It is another thing to work it out in our daily lives. Our Christian life reaches its truest and fullest expression only as we love one another following Christ’s supreme example.

An Evil System

Al Cronkrite / Ether Zone:
Catherine Fitts, a partner at investment banker Dillon Read & Co. Inc.; invited to be a Governor of the Federal Reserve and to be a member of the CFR (she refused both); leader at the Federal Housing Administration with 7,000 employees plus responsibility for the largest mortgage insurance fund in the world; and proprietor of her own enterprise, the Hamilton Group (named from Alexander) has written an article that details some of the skullduggery that took place a couple of decades ago.

Dawn of The Era of Common-Ism

Tom DeWeese / NewsWithViews.com:
The lines used to be so clear. On one side were free markets, free societies and openly elected representative governments, normally defined as democracy. On the other, was the force of totalitarianism choking off individual initiative, private ownership of property, cynically providing a ballot box with but one choice, normally defined as Communism. In the end, the "Evil Empire" disintegrated under the weight of its own ignorance of human nature. Or did it?

Senate Retains Guest-Worker Program In 'Bargain'

Stephen Dinan / The Washington Times:
The Senate yesterday voted to preserve a guest-worker program as part of the immigration "grand bargain," in the first test of the bipartisan coalition that is backing the bill. The vote went straight to the heart of the debate over jobs and competition between immigrants and American workers. At some point during the debate, senators will have a vote on what critics are calling amnesty. Sen. David Vitter, Louisiana Republican, said he has introduced an amendment to cut out the "Z visa" program, which is the bill's interim step on the path to citizenship for illegal aliens. "Z visas are amnesty -- pure and simple," Mr. Vitter said.

A New Improved America

Fred Reed / Fred on Everything:
Something is wrong with the United States. I think most of us have noticed it. There is a mortal rot in the country, made manifest by many little rots that are hard to integrate mentally yet are, I think, somehow related. The change is grave, accelerating, probably irreversible, and fascinating. Things are not as they were.

Amnesty Bill Stinks

Chuck Baldwin / The Covenant News:
One of Shakespeare's most oft-quoted phrases comes from Romeo and Juliet, where Juliet asks Romeo: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Accordingly, President Bush and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can call their immigration bill by any name they want to, but it is still amnesty, and it still stinks!

Bush-Kennedy-McCain Bill

John Bender / Ether Zone:
The Bush-Kennedy-McCain illegal alien bill that was written behind closed doors out of sight of the people or most of their representatives went to the Senate floor today. This proposed bill is not just a slap in the face of every legal resident of the U.S., it spits in the face of every would-be legal resident who is abiding by our laws and waiting in line to come here legally.

Senate to Open Debate on Immigration Bill

Stephen Dinan / The Washington Times:
The Senate voted yesterday to begin debate on an immigration-reform bill, turning aside objections from senators who said the legislation is being rushed and acting even as Senate offices were being flooded with calls and faxes urging the deal be blocked. Immediately after the 69-23 vote to proceed to the bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he will extend the debate an extra week -- a concession to Republicans, but also an indication that he is committed to producing a bill this year rather than forcing a stalemate.

Federal Judge Blocks Rental Ban on Illegals

The Associated Press:
A federal judge Monday blocked enforcement of a voter-endorsed ordinance preventing apartment rentals to most illegal immigrants in this Dallas suburb, opponents of the ban said. The ordinance was to take effect Tuesday, more than a week after voters approved it. Only the federal government can determine whether a person is in the United States legally, wrote U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay.

The Rise of the Moral Majority

Gary DeMar / American Vision:
Numerous currents were coming to a head in the late seventies that few people could have foreseen, the catalyst being the 1973 pro-abortion decision. Jerry Falwell became the point man for an already growing number of Christian activists and organizations. His visibility allowed the numerous and less prominent groups to gain a constituency without the attendant publicity and hassle. No one predicted the development of this burgeoning Christian coalition, a coalition with no formal denominational ties. Neither was it specifically "fundamentalistic."

Thousands Turn Out for Falwell Funeral

Sue Lindsey / The Associated Press:
Thousands of mourners attended the funeral Tuesday of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, the folksy evangelist who built the Moral Majority into a conservative Christian empire that influenced national politics. The funeral returns Falwell to his roots - the Thomas Road Baptist Church, where he started as a young preacher in 1956 with just 35 parishioners in an old abandoned soda bottling plant. Today, his son Jonathan Falwell leads Thomas Road Baptist, and the sanctuary seats 6,000.

Going Slow On Paul

Bret McAtee / The Backwater Report:
I like Ron Paul. In my mind he is the only Republican presidential candidate, with the possible exception of Tom Tancredo (only because of his adamant opposition to immigration) who I could conscientiously vote for President. Still for all my esteem for Dr. Paul sometimes his unchecked Libertarianism gives me pause. Congressman Paul's response to the question on whether or not embryonic stem cell research will continue during a Paul administration, asked by the Moderator during the first Republican debate, explains why Libertarians sometimes leave me cold.

Fixing What's Wrong With Iraq

Rep. Ron Paul / Texas Straight Talk:
Many of my colleagues, faced with the reality that the war in Iraq is not going well, line up to place all the blame on the president. The president "mismanaged" the war, they say. "It’s all the president's fault," they claim. In reality, much of the blame should rest with Congress, which shirked its constitutional duty to declare war and instead told the president to decide for himself whether or not to go to war.

FDA to OK Period Suppression Pill

Linda A. Johnson / The Associated Press:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expect to announce approval Tuesday for Lybrel, a drug from Wyeth which would be the first pill to be taken continuously. Lybrel, a name meant to evoke "liberty," would be the fourth new oral contraceptive that doesn't follow the standard schedule of 21 daily active pills, followed by seven sugar pills - a design meant to mimic a woman's monthly cycle. Among the others, Yaz and Loestrin 24 shorten monthly periods to three days or less and Seasonique, an updated version of Seasonale, reduces them to four times a year.

"For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature." Romans 1: 26

The Old and the New Jerry Falwell

Gary DeMar / American Vision:
Jerry Falwell has made a number of transitions in his fruitful ministry. Few people had heard of Jerry Falwell prior to 1979. His Thomas Road Baptist Church was his mission in life. In a sermon delivered in 1965, entitled "Ministers and Marchers," Falwell said: [A]s far as the relationship of the church to the world, [it] can be expressed as simply as the three words which Paul gave to Timothy - "Preach the Word."

Corporate Media: Promote The Heretics

Michael Luo / The New York Times:
The evangelical Christian movement, which has been pivotal in reshaping the country's political landscape since the 1980s, has shifted in potentially momentous ways in recent years, broadening its agenda and exposing new fissures. Typified by megachurch pastors like the Rev. Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, and the Rev. Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Community Church outside Chicago, the new breed of evangelical leaders — often to the dismay of those who came before them — are more likely to speak out about more liberal causes.

Few Senators Support the Illegals Bill

Stephen Dinan / The Washington Times:
Fewer than 20 senators are publicly committed to supporting the immigration deal that hits the Senate floor today while nearly 40 are already opposed or have serious concerns, underscoring how difficult it will be for President Bush and his allies to craft a coalition that can pass the bill. A Washington Times survey of Senate offices and public comments after the deal was announced Thursday found an additional 32 senators who said they cannot even take a position yet -- a result of the fact that the deal was written in secret by a dozen senators and the Bush administration, wasn't even finalized until yesterday and still hasn't reached many Senate offices.

Caucus Criticizes Plan For 'Amnesty'

Jerry Seper / The Washington Times:
Members of the Congressional Immigration Caucus say a compromise reached between members of the Senate and the Bush administration over immigration reform violates the rule of law, giving amnesty to millions of illegal aliens in the United States. "The compromise ... will reward 12 million illegal immigrants with a path to citizenship -- what part of 'illegal' does the Senate not understand?" asked Rep. Brian P. Bilbray, California Republican and caucus chairman. "Any plan that rewards illegal behavior is amnesty.

Internet Censorship Problem on Rise

Agence France Presse (AFP):
Internet censorship is growing worldwide, with 26 out of 40 countries blocking or filtering political or social content, a study reported Friday. The survey carried out by experts at four leading universities found that people in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa were often denied access to information about politics, sexuality, culture or religion.

Justice Roy Moore on 'The American View'

The American View Radio:
In "The American View" show Michael and John interview Roy S. Moore, a courageous Christian soldier who fought the good faith to acknowledge and honor God when he was Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

Seek First the Kingdom Part IV

Brandon Vallorani / American Vision:
Christ's Rules His Kingdom from a Heavenly Throne. In Matthew 24:30, Jesus states: "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the kindreds of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man come in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." Most Christians believe this is referring to the Second Coming of Christ. But is it? Jesus is actually quoting directly from Daniel 7:13-14.

Border Patrol: Amnesty Plan Is 'White Flag'

Jerry Seper / The Washington Times:
The leadership of all 11,000 nonsupervisory U.S. Border Patrol agents today criticized an immigration compromise by senators and the Bush administration as "piecemeal" legislation that invites future terrorist attacks. "Rewarding criminal behavior has never induced anyone to abide by the law, and there is no reason to believe that the outcome will be any different this time," National Border Patrol Council President T.J. Bonner said.

Military Allows Faggot Back On Active Duty

Stars and Stripes
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Knight finally accepted a truth he had fought against for years: he was gay. But now — whether through a clerical oversight or what some claim is an unwritten change in policy to keep more gay servicemembers in the ranks at a time of war — Jason Knight is back on active duty. Since promoted to petty officer second class, Knight is finishing a scheduled one-year tour in Kuwait with Naval Customs Battalion Bravo. And, already kicked out of the Navy once, he sees no need to hide his sexual orientation. Full story...

FAG TROOPS
The Signs Of The Times:
Watch Video -- There are only two kinds of people willing to serve in America's military today: fags and fag enablers. God hates both kinds – and renders that fierce judgment to their face.

America is Losing the Wars

M. Junaid Alam / Attleboro Sun Chronicle:
America is not waging a losing war in Iraq. It is losing several wars in Iraq that Americans never wagered on. America is losing the war against Sunni Arabs. America is losing the war against al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia. America is losing the war against Iraq's majority Shiites. -- A war sold as a brisk cakewalk has now spawned a multiplicity of bloody struggles that Americans want no part of. In steering away from enlistment, Americans have shown that they are unwilling to serve as colonial foot soldiers in a futile attempt to "win" these struggles.

Why Are They Lying About Ron Paul?

Cliff Kincaid / Accuracy In Media:
In a desperate attempt to make Rudy Giuliani out to be the hero of Tuesday night's debate, Fox News is continuing to attack Texas Congressman Ron Paul for something he did not say. In the latest installment of this campaign, John Gibson of Fox News says that Paul "suggested that the U.S. actually had a hand in the [9/11] terrorist attacks." No, what he said was that U.S. foreign policy was a reason why Osama bin Laden attacked America. This is a fact.

But Who Was Right – Rudy or Ron?

Patrick J. Buchanan / LewRockwell.com:
It was the decisive moment of the South Carolina debate. Hearing Rep. Ron Paul recite the reasons for Arab and Islamic resentment of the United States, including 10 years of bombing and sanctions that brought death to thousands of Iraqis after the Gulf War, Rudy Giuliani broke format and exploded: "That's really an extraordinary statement, as someone who lived through the attack of 9/11, that we invited the attack because we were attacking Iraq. I don't think I have ever heard that before, and I have heard some pretty absurd explanations for Sept. 11. "I would ask the congressman to withdraw that comment and tell us that he didn't really mean that." The applause for Rudy's rebuke was thunderous – the soundbite of the night and best moment of Rudy's campaign.

Bush's 'War Czar' In Bed With UN Globalist

Steve Lefemine / Covenant News Wire Service:
Lt. General Douglas Lute, West Point class of 1975, President Bush's new War Czar, is married to Jane Holl Lute, Assistant United Nations Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and a member of the globalist, one-worlder Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Still Accountable to No One

Eric Rauch / American Vision:
In light of a recent video-blog entry that Michelle Malkin has on her page, I thought it would be a good time to re-run an article from the AV past. When something as grisly and heinous as what Malkin describes fails to make the news, you can safely bet that editorial ideology has something to do with it. These two murders make the Virginia Tech massacre look tame when considered in their brutality.

A Tribute to Jerry Falwell

Chuck Baldwin / The Covenant News:
I first met Jerry Falwell when I was a Sophomore at Midwestern Baptist College in Pontiac, Michigan. The year was 1972. I can honestly say, hearing and meeting Dr. Falwell was a turning point in my life. I was so impressed with Jerry's vision, courage, and compassion that the very next year, 1973, I transferred from the Michigan school to Dr. Jerry's Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school was then called Lynchburg Baptist College.

Hannity versus Hitchens on Falwell

HotAir.com:
Video: I was going to save this for the a.m. but the word is out and commenters are asking for it. Here you go: Hitch proving that he can't quite match Larry Flynt for basic decency and Hannity pretending that he's shocked, shocked by Hitchens's willingness to say the sorts of things that earned him a spot on the show in the first place. I guess Hitch figures no one’s going to want to talk about Falwell in a week, so if he wants to get in his shots, now's his chance. Is the body cold yet?

Covering Wilson’s Back (part III)

Bret McAtee / The Backwater Report:
The debate between Hitchens and Wilson continues to slowly unwind. In this analysis of the debate I would like to point out some techniques being used by the debaters, as well as pick up some points that weren't addressed as well as anticipate perhaps some things yet to be said. You can follow this debate, if you desire (by clicking here). It is interesting that in Hitchens' response he seems to be making a distinction between religious belief and private 'faiths.'

Closing, Closing Everywhere!

Paul Hein / LewRockwell.com:
A couple of years ago I wrote of the attempts by the St. Louis suburb of Hazelwood to retain a Ford plant there. The important issues were: loss of jobs, and loss of revenue, especially to the school district. The question of whether it was economically feasible (sans bribes) to continue the operation of the plant didn’t seem to enter into the discussions. Yesterday, the paper had similar news regarding the local Chrysler plant, in the suburb of Fenton. The plant manufactures Chrysler minivans, and has a third shift available to manufacture – VW vans! (Chrysler manufacturing VW vans? Well, I’ve long believed that we’re heading toward a One Company, One Bank (and currency) and One Government world – so why shouldn’t Chrysler manufacture VW vans?)

US Senators Give Amnesty to Illegal Aliens

CBS News:
Key senators in both parties announced agreement with the White House Thursday on an immigration overhaul that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and fortify the border. The compromise came after weeks of painstaking closed-door negotiations that brought the most liberal Democrats and the most conservative Republicans together with President Bush's Cabinet officers to produce a highly complex measure that carries heavy political consequences. The immigration issue also divides both parties in the House, which isn't expected to act unless the Senate passes a bill first.

Bush Hails Senate Amnesty Deal for Illegals

Julie Hirschfeld Davis / The Associated Press:
Key senators in both parties and the White House announced agreement Thursday on an immigration overhaul that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and fortify the border. The plan would create a temporary worker program to bring new arrivals to the U.S and a separate program to cover agricultural workers. Skills and education-level would for the first time be weighted over family connections in deciding whether future immigrants should get permanent legal status. New high-tech employment verification measures also would be instituted to ensure that workers are here legally.

Socialism and Immigration

Steven F. Hotze, M.D. / American Vision:
Ronald Reagan had the courage to call modern liberalism what it is: warmed over socialism. When was the last time you heard a politician, from either party, call a government program, subsidy or entitlement, "socialism?" It is the socialistic policies of our state and federal governments that are at the core of the immigration debate.

Bush Caving to Illegal Aliens (foreign enemy)

By Stephen Dinan / The Washington Times:
The Bush administration, trying to win an immigration agreement with Democrats, is backing away from safeguards designed to target businesses that hire illegal aliens and to prevent a repeat of the rampant fraud that resulted from the 1986 amnesty. Republicans are pleading with the Bush administration to hold firm on the safeguards, arguing that otherwise any new guest-worker program will be unworkable.

Editor's note: If I receive another e-mail clogging my Inbox from people accusing me of misusing the word "Alien" and then arguing that "Alien" can only mean "a life form from outer space," I will publish your e-mail addresses so the whole world can have an opportunity to respond to your idiocy! --Jim Rudd

American Dictionary Of The English Language
Noah Webster 1828
ALIEN:
1. Foreign; not belonging to the same country, land or government.
2. Belonging to one who is not a citizen.
3. Estranged; foreign; not allied; adverse to; as, principles alien from our religion.

ALIEN:
1. A foreigner; one born in, or belonging to, another country; one who is not a denizen, or entitled to the privileges of a citizen.
2. In scripture, one who is a stranger to the church of Christ, or to the covenant of grace.

"At that time ye were without Christ, being aliens (In the Greek: apallotrioo: be alienated with) from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world." Ephesians 2: 12

From Examples of Faith:

"What shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens (In the Greek: allotrios: foreign, strange, not of one's own family, alien, an enemy)." Hebrews 11: 32-34

The Good Shepherd:

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber." John 10:1

Love of Money is Root of American Tyranny

Dr. Patrick Jonston / NewsWithViews.com:
At the infancy of our nation, a history Professor at the University of Edinburgh named Alexander Tyler had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic two millennia earlier:

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public Treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public Treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship."

That dire prediction strikes at the very heart of our present national crisis. When one observes the evolution of what used to be the party of fiscal responsibility – the Republican Party – we must wonder whether we are in the final days of our democracy and soon to witness the birth of a popular dictatorship. I know it’s hard to imagine, but only because of our pride and myopic naiveté.

Gun Control 'Compromise' Coming

Gun Owners of America:
Anti-gun Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) continues his assault on American gun owners. Dingell has been tapped by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to broker a compromise with Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) on H.R. 297, a gun control bill being pushed in the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting. The bill provides about $1 billion to the states to "provide the National Instant Criminal Background Check System [NICS] with all records concerning persons who are prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm... regardless of the elapsed time since the disqualifying event."

Porn found at online Christian bookstore

Bob Unruh / WorldNetDaily.com:
Pornography and occult books have been found available through Heritage Christian Bookstore's online ordering system, and the problem - again - has been traced by WND to the wholesalers from whom retailers obtain their book search software and some products.

Theocracy

Rev. R.J. Rushdoony / The Chalcedon Foundation:
False theocracies are the rule of men; true theocracy is the rule of God's law in men and over men. True theocracy requires a very limited church and state. Giving more power to men, either privately or institutionally, is no substitute for the rule of the triune God in the lives of men. We are told of Cardinal Richelieu that there was madness in his family. The cardinal himself, in "his spells of mental aberration," thought himself to be less than a man; he "imagined himself to be a horse." Richelieu’s elder brother, a half-wit, feeble-minded and delusionary, believed that he was the first person of the Trinity. Richelieu took this brother out of his Carthusian monastery and made him the Cardinal-Archbishop of Lyon.

DEATH OF A RELIGIOUS RIGHT ICON

What the Corporate Media is saying...
Covenant News Wire Service:
Jerry Falwell, 73, a Southern Baptist television preacher who as founder and president of the Moral Majority presided over a marriage of Christian beliefs and political ideas -- a bond that bore "prodigious fruit" for the Republican Party during the past quarter-century.

• Harnessed The Political Power of Evangelicals
• An Undeniable Political Force
• Legacy of Influence, Intolerance
• Preacher Built Religious Right Into a Political Force
• Falwell Was 'Old Guard' of Religious Right
• The Kingdom and the Power
• Revolutionized the Church in American Political Life
• Falwell's Legacy: Faith, Hate or Teletubbies?
• Falwell's Political Legacy Continues
• Falwell Changed U.S. Politics
• Jerry Falwell Told Followers He Was at Peace With Death
• Falwell Leaves Lasting Legacy

Candidates Depreciating Personal Values

Jim R. Schwiesow / The Covenant News:
The defining moment of the [first] Republican candidate debate was, at least to me, when the following question was put to John McCain by Chris Matthews, quite evidently without any forewarning, "Do you believe in evolution?" It was as if time stopped, and in that brief instant before it resumed one could plainly discern that thoughts were racing through the heads of the candidates. And one could almost, by watching facial expressions and body language, read those thoughts.

Non-Christian Education Is Sin, Child Abuse

John Lofton / The American View:
To put a child through 15,000 hours of Godless, Christless, Holy Spiritless, no-Bible, non-Christian "education" (K through 12) is sin and ignores what has been said by many of the greatest teachers of the Reformed faith. A Godless "education" is not bringing children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Such an "education" is not "for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31) — or which we are commanded to do everything.

Combating the Humanistic Inquisition

Andrea Schwartz / The Chalcedon Foundation:
My daughter and I are currently in the midst of a study of idolatry. Sound funny? Well, since one of the major themes of the Bible is to abstain from worshipping idols, it is incumbent upon me, the Christian homeschool teacher, to make sure that the subject is thoroughly covered and properly understood. Unfortunately, most parents spend more time on "Look both ways before crossing the street," and "Have you cleaned your room?" than giving their children a strong foundational understanding of this topic. Since the first two of the Ten Commandments deal with idolatry, and do so in very strong language, it is a subject that should not be taken lightly.

Deal on Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Near

Julie Hirschfeld Davis / The Associated Press:
Republicans and Democrats were closing in Tuesday on a deal with the White House for a sweeping immigration overhaul that would give millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. a chance at gaining legal status but strictly limit future arrivals from staying in the country permanently. Senators and White House officials negotiated through the afternoon and into the evening and said an elusive compromise was in sight but with details changing rapidly, it was unclear whether the talks would result in a breakthrough or a meltdown.

Related:
Bush Pushes Bipartisan Immigration Talks
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, promoting bipartisan immigration talks as they reach a critical stage, said Saturday that Republicans and Democrats are building consensus that could produce a bill this year. He has dispatched two members of his Cabinet, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, to Capitol Hill for almost daily closed-door meetings with a handful of Republicans and Democrats to cut an immigration deal. The group is eyeing a Tuesday deadline for a compromise.

The Kingdom and the Power

Howard Fineman / Newsweek:
The Reagan Revolution has come and gone, and now the Republican Red State Machine-assembled by Karl Rove on the Reagan foundations-is grinding its gears. If you are looking for a sign that "CHANGE IS A COMIN'," as they say, the death of the Rev. Jerry Falwell is as good an indicator as any. He saw patterns where others didn’t-for good and for ill-and, knowing him, I think he would see his passing for what it is: the end of an era.

Jerry Falwell (1933-2007): Leaving a Legacy

Gary DeMar / American Vision:
I never met Jerry Falwell. We did do a live interview together, he in Lynchburg and me in an Atlanta studio. In 1979 Jerry Falwell started the Moral Majority. To counter the influx of Christians into the public arena through this burgeoning organization and dozens of other activist groups inspired by the Moral Majority, especially in the area of politics, Norman Lear countered with his People for the American Way. The Moral Majority shut its doors in 1989. Falwell returned to full-time ministry at Thomas Road Baptist Church, Liberty University, and his correspondence school, content with the fact he has “raised up a generation of fighters and leaders and activists.”

Opposition To National ID Continues To Grow

Tom DeWeese / NewsWithViews.com:
Five states, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Arkansas and Maine, have enacted legislation informing the federal government that their states will not comply with the Real ID Act, a law passed by Congress in 2005 which will essentially transform driver's licenses into a national ID Card.

Jerry Falwell dies at 73

WSET-TV ABC 13 News in Lynchburg, Virginia:
Reverend Jerry Falwell has died after being found unconscious in his office. The 73-year-old was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Ron Godwin, the executive vice president of Liberty University says Falwell was in "gravely serious" condition. He was found after missing an appointment. Godwin says he's not sure what caused the collapse, but that Falwell has a "history of heart challenges." Godwin says he had breakfast with him and he was fine. He says Falwell is receiving emergency care.

The Life of Jerry Falwell
WSLS-TV NBC NewsChannel 10, VA:
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Jerry Falwell was born in 1933 in Lynchburg and lived here all his life. He married Macel Pate of Lynchburg in 1958. They had three children: Jerry Falwell Jr., an attorney who represents the Falwell ministries and is vice chancellor of Liberty University; Jeannie Falwell Savas; a Richmond surgeon; and Jonathan Falwell, executive pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church. Falwell founded Thomas Road in 1956 in an old soft-drink bottling plant after graduating from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Mo. That same year, he started his weekly television broadcast, the Old Time Gospel Hour.

Special: History of Falwell and the church he founded

Related:
Television Evangelist Falwell Dies at 73
The Associated Press:
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and built the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said. He was 73. Ron Godwin, the university's executive vice president, said Falwell, 73, was found unresponsive around 10:45 a.m. and taken to Lynchburg General Hospital. "CPR efforts were unsuccessful," he said. Godwin said he was not sure what caused the collapse, but he said Falwell "has a history of heart challenges."

Christianity and the U.S. Constitution

Faith for All of Life Podcast / Chalcedon Blog:
Chris Ortiz and Louis Sette discuss the neglected realities of the U.S. Constitution, the proper meaning of Christian political action, and the Constitutional identity of America. Answers to questions like "Is America a nation, or a union?" "How much power should the president have?" "Is the war unconstitutional?" "What does separation of church and state mean?" "Does Congress or the Supreme Court have greater authority?"

No Sanctuary For Illegals At Our Church

Chuck Baldwin / The Covenant News:
For the past several days, news reports have been circulating throughout the mainstream media regarding the decision by several churches to provide "sanctuary" to illegal aliens. For example, a Fox News report dated May 9, 2007 said, "Two churches intend to give sanctuary to illegal immigrants to protect them from deportation and pressure lawmakers to provide a chance at U.S. citizenship.

Bush meets with Dobson

Max Blumenthal / The Raw Story:
President George W. Bush met privately with Focus on the Family Founder and Chairman James Dobson and approximately a dozen "Christian right leaders" last week to rally support for his policies on Iraq, Iran and the so-called "war on terror." “I was invited to go to Washington DC to meet with President Bush in the White House along with 12 or 13 other leaders of the pro-family movement," Dobson disclosed on his radio program Monday. “And the topic of the discussion that day was Iraq, Iran and international terrorism. And we were together for 90 minutes and it was very enlightening and in some ways disturbing too."

Habeas Corpus Evaporating

Aziz Huq / TomPaine.com:
Six months after Congress enacted the Military Commissions Act of 2006 with its eyes firmly on the polls, there have been many promises and proposals from legislators about how to remedy the damage done to civil liberties by that law—but little action. Despite the powerful advocacy of former military officials, religious figures, and law enforcement officials, Congress has as of yet failed to fix a single one of the MCA’s many flaws.

Bread & Circuses 'Security' Fraud

Daniel Sargis / Ether Zone:
Long before the Democrats were hatched, Roman emperors embraced the concept of ruling by Bread and Circuses...now known as liberalism (preoccupy the masses with plenty of FREE bread and entertainment and the ruling elites can amass and consolidate power through deceit, schemes and corruption). Roman satirist Decimus Junius Juvenalis to concluded that, “...life in Rome was so corrupt and decadent that the only valid form of art was satire”. He might as well have been talking about 21st century America.

Gasoline Prices Hit New Record High

John Wilen / The Associated Press:
Gasoline prices hit a new record at the pump on Monday, but gas futures prices fell on concerns that $3 gas will crimp demand. Oil prices, meanwhile, rose on reports of refinery problems in the U.S. and abroad. The average national price of a gallon of gas hit $3.073 on Monday, up almost a penny from Sunday’s also record-setting price, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. Gasoline is now well above the previous record of $3.057, set on Sept. 5, 2005, soon after Hurricane Katrina.

Today's Gas Boycott

Mark Chediak / Orlando Sentinel:
If a large group of people got together and decided not to buy gas on one day, would it bring down prices? Probably not. Nonetheless, an Internet chain letter of unknown origin is persuading some drivers to participate in a "gas out" today and forgo a trip to the pump in protest of high gas prices. But while the idea of sticking it to Big Oil may appeal to drivers fuming about rising gas costs, industry watchers note that the logic behind the protest is flawed.

On Gas Boycott Day

Greg Perry / LewRockwell.com:
They’re coming once again this year by the gas-guzzling carload! They are emails from friends and family, well-intentioned folk who want to make things better by doing something. They don’t understand cause and effect and they don’t understand freedom or economics but that’s often because they are recovering public school graduates. A year ago, before May 15th, the emails pounded us then too. Each year they think they are part of an important movement to bring the gas companies to their knees.

Security, Washington-Style

Rep. Ron Paul / Texas Straight Talk:
Congress voted this past week to authorize nearly $40 billion for the Homeland Security Department, but the result will likely continue to be more bureaucracy and less security for Americans. Five years into this new Department, Congress still cannot agree on how to handle the mega-bureaucracy it created, which means there has been no effective oversight of the department. While Congress remains in disarray over how to fund and oversee the department, we can only wonder whether we are more vulnerable than we were before Homeland Security was created.

ADL Notes Anti-Jewish Sentiment

Chris Ortiz / Chalcedon Blog:
ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman said: "Millions of Europeans continue to accept a wide range of traditional anti-Semitic stereotypes and conspiracy theories, including the charge that Jews are more loyal to Israel than to their home country. These attitudes help incite and legitimize anti-Semitism, including violence against Jews, and give us great concern."

Lofton Cleans Out Sound Bites File

The American View Radio:
The American View show analyzes the subject of crazy people and guns, specifically Bill O'Reilly's complete faith in courts and Congress to define who's nuts and thus should never, ever be allowed to have a firearm. Also discussed: Fred Thompson's possible Presidential candidacy; how Reagan was wrong on Sandra Day O'Connor; the "NY Times" ignoring the fact that Harvard’s Professor of "Christian Morals," Peter Gomes, is a sodomite; Tony Snow's lie about Bush never linking the Iraq war to 9/ll; and yet more more revised, evolutionary update on Neanderthals and how they were pretty much like, as the headline on the "Washington Post" story says – "Modern Man."

Internet Snooping Allowed From Today

Nick Booth / The Inquirer:
Today is the last day for US cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and some universities to connect the FBI friendly snooping gear demanded by law. The FCC's expanded interpretation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act which was passed in 1994 to help FBI eavesdroppers deal with digital telecom technology requires everyone to make their networks easier to wiretap. According to Wired, in the mobile phone business, where CALEA has 100 per cent penetration, it has been credited with boosting the number of court-approved wiretaps a carrier can handle.

Covering Wilson's Back (part II)

Bret McAtee / The Backwater Report:
Hitchens second objection is that Christianity is immoral as seen by its penal substitutionary doctrine of the atonement, its doctrine of eternal damnation, its Old Testament accounts, and by the fact that its adherents pass on the Old Testament Story to children. Mr. Wilson covered implicitly the third aspect of this objection and explicitly the fourth aspect of this objection. I will consider the first two aspects of this objection.

ACLU President Indicted on Porn Charges

Jerry Markon / The Washington Post:
Past president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he used a computer to view child pornography that a judge called "sickening." Charles Rust-Tierney, 51, faces one count of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing it. U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa C. Buchanan said the material found on Rust-Tierney's computer was "the most perverted and nauseating and sickening type of child pornography" she has seen in 10 years on the bench. Prosecutors say he downloaded images that included the sexual torture of children, set to a song by the band Nine Inch Nails. Court documents said many of the children were under 12 years old.

Related:
ACLU Leader Indicted on Child Porn Charges
WJLA, DC
A former youth sports coach who is a former president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has been indicted on child pornography charges. The indictment states that 51-year-old Charles Rust-Tierney used a computer in his 10-year-old son's bedroom to view child pornography. He's charged with one count of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing it. Rust-Tierney was president of the board of directors of the ACLU's Virginia affiliate from 1993 to 2005 and resigned from the ACLU's board the day he was arrested.

The Buck Starts Here

David Alan Black / Dave Black Online:
We all know where the buck stops in the church. There is only one Lord and Master of the church, only one Head of the Body. It is Christ and Christ alone who rules the church. But where does the buck start? In one sense it starts with us, His blood-bought people. We cannot claim to know the Great Master unless we are found doing His bidding. Inactivity belies our profession to be disciples of Christ. There are plenty of such people in our church congregations. They are like Zacchaeus – glad to be spectators and not participants. They have come to look on, to watch, to observe, but they never dream of doing anything themselves. They are tree sitters, not servants.

Military Allows Faggot Back On Active Duty

Stars and Stripes:
Whether through a clerical oversight or what some claim is an unwritten change in policy to keep more gay servicemembers in the ranks at a time of war - Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Knight is back on active duty. Since promoted to petty officer second class, Knight is finishing a scheduled one-year tour in Kuwait with Naval Customs Battalion Bravo. And, already kicked out of the Navy once, he sees no need to hide his sexual orientation.

George Washington’s Straight Army
HISTORY: Unwrapped / American Vision:
May 1, 2007 -- Homosexuality and the military have never been compatible bedfellows. During the Clinton administration, a “Don’t Ask—Don’t Tell” policy was put into effect. Liberal groups are trying to open the military to self-professed and practicing homosexuals. At a General Court Marshall, on March 10, 1778, a Lieutenant Enslin was “tried for attempting to commit sodomy with John Monhort.” He was also tried for “Perjury in swearing to false Accounts.” Enslin was “found guilty of the charges exhibited against him, being breaches of 5th. Article 18th. Section of the Articles of War.” He was dismissed from the service “with infamy. His Excellency the Commander in Chief [George Washington] approve[d] the sentence and with Abhorrence and Detestation of such infamous Crimes order[ed] Lieutt. Enslin to be drummed out of the Camp . . . by all the Drummers and Fifers in the Army never to return.”

Five US Soldiers Killed, Three Feared Captured

Paul Schemm / Middle East Times:
Five US-led soldiers were killed Saturday and three reported missing after an attack south of Baghdad, the US military said, amid reports that the three troops had been captured. "This morning at 4:44 am in Iraq, a coalition force team of eight soldiers - seven Americans and an Iraqi army interpreter - were attacked 12 miles [20 kilometers] west of Mahmudiyah," said spokesman Major General William Caldwell.

Our Christian Duty

Chuck Baldwin / The Covenant News:
I recently delivered an address to the people of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida entitled, Our Christian Duty. In my address, I noted the duty that we Christians have to God, our families, and our country. Our duty to God is summarized in the Great Commandment, which is to love the Lord our God will all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. As Christian men, our duty to our families is to provide our children with firm, loving discipline. And our duty to America is eternal vigilance, that we might preserve the historic principles that birthed this free land.

Covering Wilson's Back

Bret McAtee / The Backwater Report:
Christianity Today is hosting a ongoing debate between atheist Chrisopher Hitchens and Biblical Christian Doug Wilson. In such a debate the contestants are usually given a set amount of words that will be accepted. This format makes it more difficult for the responder (in the first installment Wilson) to answer everything that the antagonist can throw. My purpose here is to respond to those matters that Hitchens brought up against Christianity that Wilson didn’t have the opportunity, because of space constraint, to respond to. I thought Wilson’s response was excellent as far as it went. This entry takes a closer look at Hitchens’ first point against Christianity in the Christianity Today debate.

Wilson v. Hitchens debate Part 2

'Is Christianity Good for the World?'
Christianity Today:
Theologian Douglas Wilson (author, senior fellow at New Saint Andrews College, minister at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, and editor of Credenda Agenda), and atheist Christopher Hitchens, authors whose books are already part of a larger debate on whether religion is pernicious, agreed to discuss their views on whether Christianity itself has benefited the world.

Seek First the Kingdom Part III

Brandon Vallorani / American Vision:
I've received a number of emails in response to my series of articles on the Kingdom. Most are positive, but I would like to take the opportunity to respond to a critical comment from one of our readers. I believe it will help us begin to understand the progressive nature of Christ's Kingdom.

The Lesson of Appomattox - Learn It or Die

Alan Stang / Ether Zone:
We are presently in the middle of the Revolution to impose world government; soon the climax will arrive. Remember why King Saul lost favor with the Lord. God sent Saul to destroy Amalek and told him to kill everyone, men, women and children and all the animals. But Saul knew better; he did not kill king Agag and let the people take the best animals. Samuel cut Agag into pieces and the Lord transferred his favor to David. Most of mankind's problems (I am tempted to say, "all" of them) originate in attempts to "improve" what God says. But God does things for His own pleasure, not ours. Today, we face the same enemy who conducted the "march to the sea." It would be comforting were there some "middle ground" between us and that Satanic Monster. Sadly, there is not. We face people whose nature it is to kill, in the same sense that it is the nature of the hyena to rend, to tear apart.

The Criminal Career of Rudy Giuliani

Paul Craig Roberts / LewRockwell.com:
Republican magazines have begun their pimp operations for the GOP's 2008 presidential candidates. In a recent issue of National Review, Jennifer Rubin, described as "a freelance writer in Washington, D.C.," pumps up Rudolph Giuliani as "America’s mayor" and "America’s prosecutor." Giuliani is a media creation. Giuliani was unknown until in search of name recognition he staged a stormtrooper assault on the financial firm Princeton/Newport involving fifty federal marshals outfitted with automatic weapons and bulletproof vests. On another occasion he had two New York investment bankers hauled off their trading floor in handcuffs. Giuliani’s victims had done nothing and were exonerated. But Giuliani’s media stunts served to turn public sentiment against white-collar defendants.

Progress In The Fight to Stop NAFTA Highway

Tom DeWeese / NewsWithViews.com:
A tiny but determined band of organizations and individuals are standing up to Goliath and are beginning to see his knees wobble. Goliath is the globalist-inspired Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) - better known as the North American Union (NAU) and the Trans Texas Corridor (TCC) - also know as the NAFTA Highway. To date a dozen states have introduced resolutions to oppose the SPP and the NAU. Some states have also included language to oppose creation of a new currency called the Amero.

Related:
NAFTA Superhighway has Guiliani as key player
By Diane M. Grassi / RenewAmerica.us
At the center of negotiations for multiple legs of the Superhighway Corridor throughout Texas, is none other than Rudolph Giuliani's law firm which landed the Comprehensive Development Agreement for a widening of Interstate-35, now referred to as the TTC-35, in addition to the Master Development Plans for State Highways 121 and 130 among other legs of the TTC. All negotiations for Cintra were and are presently handled by the law firm, Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP, of which Republican Presidential candidate, Rudolph Giuliani, has been a senior executive partner since March 2005. His law firm is the exclusive legal counsel for Cintra. Bracewell & Giuliani is comprised of 400 attorneys, based in Houston, TX with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., London and Kazakhstan.

"Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set."
Proverbs 22:28

Communist Churches to Provide Illegal Alien Sanctuaries

Peter Prengaman / The Associated Press:
Churches in five big U.S. cities plan to protect illegal immigrants from deportation, offering their buildings as sanctuary if need be, as they pressure lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. Beginning Wednesday, a Catholic church in Los Angeles and a Lutheran church in North Hollywood each intend to shelter one person, and churches in other cities plan to do so in coming months as part of the "New Sanctuary Movement." Organizers don't believe immigration agents will make arrests inside the churches.

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber."
John 10:1

The Perpetual Kindergarten

Martin G. Selbrede / The Chalcedon Foundation:
The churches of America have, by and large, entered a second childhood. Adult education classes are packaged in small bites to accommodate modern attention spans. Class content, often of an introductory nature, is taught to everyone without distinction, whether they’ve been believers for half an hour or half a century. Under this kind of teaching regime, is it any wonder that growth is redefined in numerical terms or in regard to a vague sense of spirituality, rather than the kind of growth Paul had in mind? It is even more disconcerting to consider that many churchgoers are getting what they want, namely, Christianity with low mental impact: bunny slope faith for life.

Wilson v. Hitchens debate

'Is Christianity Good for the World?'
Christianity Today:
Theologian Douglas Wilson, author, senior fellow at New Saint Andrews College, minister at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, and editor of Credenda Agenda, faces off with atheist Christopher Hitchens, authors whose books are already part of a larger debate on whether religion is pernicious, agreed to discuss their views on whether Christianity itself has benefited the world.

If It Walks Like A Duck...

Coach Dave Daubenmire / NewsWithViews.com:
Last month, due to the prompting of my friend Pastor Ernie Sanders, I discovered a document that every American should read. It is a list of "Current Communist Goals" as read into the Congressional Record on January 10, 1963. Take time to read the 45 goals for the Communist takeover of America. It is chilling. It is as if the list were a "how we did it" written in 2007, rather than a "how to do it" written in 1963!

Media Censorship of Ron Paul Continues

Paul Joseph Watson / Prison Planet:
The corporate media offer the excuse that Ron Paul is not a mainstream candidate and has little chance of winning, therefore their decision to afford him little coverage is justified. But this is a chicken and egg scenario - if the media routinely ignore so-called marginal candidates then they are never going to attain the exposure of a Giuliani or a Romney, thus the media bias becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. If Ron Paul was afforded equal media coverage at every step of the way before the Republican nomination, and if America was still a free country with a democratic process that actually worked, then Ron Paul would be a shoe-in for the Oval Office.

Atheists' Mockery at ABC's 'Face Off'

Ray Comfort at Living Waters / Press Release:
A 100-year-old Baptist church in the heart of New York was the venue Saturday for an ABC debate on the existence of God. Actor Kirk Cameron and best-selling author Ray Comfort "faced off" against two atheists from the "Rational Response Squad," in a debate moderated by ABC Nightline's Martin Bashir. "We were delighted ABC gave us the opportunity to present our case," said Comfort, "but we were taken aback by the aggressive nature of the debate. The audience was evenly divided between believers and atheists. The believers were very polite and quiet, while the atheists were extremely vocal. 'Nasty' is an appropriate word." The entire debate will be streamed on www.abcnews.go.com/ on Wednesday, May 9, at 2:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. PST) and an excerpt will be aired that night on ABC's Nightline.

Learn to Share Your Faith

The Way of the Master:
If you want to be effective in reaching the lost, please watch or listen to “Hell’s Best Kept Secret.” It is an essential and foundational teaching. Then listen to “True and False Conversion.” These are life-changing messages. Why do 80-90% of those making a decision for Christ fall away from the faith? What is the principle that Spurgeon, Wesley, Whitefield, etc., used to reach the lost? Why have the Church neglected it? Don't let anything stop you from listening to this incredible teaching.

A Call To Preach In The Field

Pastor Matt Trewhella / The Covenant News:
In this day and age of churches being hell-bent on doing all they can to serve up consumer-friendly Christianity, anyone standing out in the open raising their voice and declaring the truth of Scripture, calling people to repentance, seems coarse and wrong. Gentle and non-offensive Christianity is in vogue these days. Many falsely believe you must establish a relationship with someone before your declaration of the Gospel can have legitimacy. Those who dare preach in the field these days are almost always criticized by the church and Christians in general. I often think to myself when talking with these Christians – "Have they ever read the Gospels or the book of Acts? Did they not read the accounts of the tumults that often took place when Jesus or the apostles preached in the open field or streets?"

Gay Clergy & Born Again Pornographers?

Paul Proctor / The Covenant News:
Many of you who read my column regularly and have followed our ongoing efforts this past year to warn Christians about what is being offered by many so-called "Christian Bookstores" are aware of the ignorance, apathy, arrogance, attacks, evasiveness and obstinacy we have encountered along the way. Some of the stores have even closed up shop as a result of the warnings that have gone out from here and elsewhere, while others work to purge their sites - at times, not out of any real conviction or admission of compromise - but just to spare themselves the continuing complaints of customers, which I think is unfortunate.

Pro-Choice Hate Crime!

90% of Down Syndrome Babies Aborted.
Amy Harmon / The New York Times:
Until this year, only pregnant women 35 and older were routinely tested to see if their fetuses had the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome. As a result many couples were given the diagnosis only at birth. But under a new recommendation from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, doctors have begun to offer a new, safer screening procedure to all pregnant women, regardless of age. About 90 percent of pregnant women who are given a Down syndrome diagnosis have chosen to have an abortion.

Yahoo! Censor Popular Support For Ron Paul

Paul Joseph Watson / Prison Planet:
Yahoo! News have become the latest establishment media outlet to ignore and censor Ron Paul's presidential campaign, despite the fact that he won Thursday night's GOP debate hands down, according to an overwhelming majority that voted for him in online polls. Yahoo! News' 2008 Presidential election coverage page features a list of candidates from both Democrat and Republican parties, but fails to list Ron Paul, despite the fact that he easily trounced the likes of Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee and Duncan Hunter - who are featured, in every online poll since Thursday's debate.

Feds 'Plow Ahead' With National ID Card

Matthew L. Wald / The New York Times:
The Homeland Security Department said Tuesday that it would plow ahead with national standards for driver’s licenses, despite a highly unusual level of activity by state legislatures opposed to the idea, and substantial second thoughts in Congress. The department said it had received about 12,000 public responses to its draft rules, in a 60-day comment period that ended Tuesday. Russ Knocke, a spokesman, said the comments were mixed.

Sober Oak 1st Presbyterian

Bret McAtee / The Backwater Report:
Sober Oak 1st Presbyterian Church for 35 years had for its Pastor The Rev. Dr. Clark R. Scott. During those 35 years Pastor Scott had emphasized repeatedly the doctrines of the Two Kingdoms, which, in its more extreme forms, taught that Christ was Lord over Church in a way in which He wasn’t Lord over every other area of life. Dr. Scott taught repeatedly that the only responsibilities that the Church had was to preach Law and Gospel, proclaim Christ in His saving offices and faithfully handle and distribute the Sacraments. When it came to that kind of preaching nobody did it better than Dr. Scott.

National ID Card: Disaster in the Making

Richard Forno / CNET News:
In March, the Department of Homeland Security released its long-awaited guidance document regarding national implementation of the Real ID program, as part of its post-9/11 national security initiatives. It is perhaps quite telling that despite bipartisan opposition, Real ID was buried in a 2005 "must-pass" military spending bill and enacted into law without public debate or congressional hearings. DHS has maintained that the Real ID concept is not a national identification database. While it's true that the system is not a single database per se, this is a semantic dodge; according to the DHS document, Real ID will be a collaborative data-interchange environment built from a series of interlinking systems operated and administered by the states. In other words, to the Department of Homeland Security, it's not a single database because it's not a single system. But the functionality of a single database remains intact under the guise of a federated data-interchange environment.

The Police Paramilitary Transformation

Jim R. Schwiesow / The Covenant News:
The government bureaucracy that has seized absolute power in the country has also seized control of the law enforcement agencies of the land. And the rank and file thereof is used as soldier enforcers much in the way that the mafia used its soldiers to enforce the tyrannies of that order, coldly, cruelly, without conscience and with an iron fist. Law enforcement agencies all too often now employ brutal tactics in their service to the state. Please notice that I said service to the state, law enforcement officers no longer serve the people.

Unconstitutional Legislation Threatens Freedom

Rep. Ron Paul / Texas Straight Talk:
Last week, the House of Representatives acted with disdain for the Constitution and individual liberty by passing HR 1592, a bill creating new federal programs to combat so-called “hate crimes.” The legislation defines a hate crime as an act of violence committed against an individual because of the victim’s race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Federal hate crime laws violate the Tenth Amendment’s limitations on federal power. Hate crime laws may also violate the First Amendment guaranteed freedom of speech and religion by criminalizing speech federal bureaucrats define as “hateful.”

Paul, Not Romney, Won First GOP Debate

Chuck Baldwin / Chuck Baldwin Live:
No less than ten Republican hopefuls in the 2008 White House race participated in the first national GOP debate last Thursday, May 3. Even before the 90-minute debate had concluded, media pundits were declaring that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney had won. Yet, when one looks at MSNBC's own poll, a much different picture emerges. According to this poll, there was a clear winner alright, but his name was not McCain, Giuliani, or Romney. It was Texas Congressman Ron Paul. Consider the before and after polls, as they appear on MSNBC's web site.

The Atheist Debate

Gary DeMar / American Vision:
An online debate between Douglas Wilson, author of American Vision’s Letter from a Christian Citizen, and Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great, will begin May 7, 2007 at Christianity Today. I received a letter from an atheist over the weekend. He claimed that it was perfectly logical to be an atheist, that he was just as moral as any Christian. I asked him this simple question: “ Given the basic assumptions of “militant atheism,” if somebody put a bullet in your brain, would that person have done anything wrong?”

Seek First the Kingdom Part II

Brandon Vallorani / American Vision:
Jesus clearly taught that His Kingdom was established in the first century. In Matthew 12:28, Jesus states, "But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then is the kingdom of God come upon you." The first event of this period is the binding of Satan. Jesus tells in Matthew 12:29 that he has already bound Satan: "But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. Else how can a man enter into a strong man's house and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his house?" We are told in Ephesians 1:20-22 that Christ was set at God's right hand in the heavenly places and that all things are subject to him. This is describing the reign of Christ which is a present reality! Then, in Ephesians 2:6 that we are told that we sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus! Revelation 20:4 teaches us that the first people to reign with Christ were those who were martyred beginning in the first century.

Is Mormonism Christianity?

The American View Radio:
“The American View” discusses this question with Hank Hanegraaff, head of the “Christian Research Institute” and host of the nationally-syndicated radio program “The Bible Answer Man.” His answers to the Mormonism questions are followed by a very lively discussion between Brother Hank and John Lofton re: Christians and politics, specifically, whether Christians can vote for non-Christians. This is a discussion you do not want to miss hearing.

Pledging Allegiance To The Flag

Bret McAtee / The Backwater Report:
I compared pledging allegiance to the flag at the National Day of prayer last Thursday to Germans who attended a National Day of Prayer in Germany in 1942 who pledged allegiance to the Swastika in the context of their prayer service. Now some will think this extreme but keep in mind that the Nazi Government killed 6 million while the 'Republic for which the flag stands' and to which we pledge allegiance has killed approximately 45 million since 1973.

The Price - Are Christians Willing To Pay?

Al Cronkrite / The Covenant News:
It is the duty of the Church of Jesus Christ to confront evil throughout God's creation. We are not only to confront evil but to offer God's solution to the pandemic violence and oppression common to man. Jesus died for our sins: we are forgiven and empowered by His Spirit. He sits as King on the right hand of God seeking dominion over the entire creation. Dominion is a product of obedience to His Laws and obedience will bring peace, prosperity, and great blessing. Wake up Church! Jesus paid the price for our salvation, now we must pay the price for Him to reign.

Hearing Coyotes

Rev. R.J. Rushdoony / The Chalcedon Foundation:
Last week, our youngest daughter and her family were here with us. After the first night, she remarked about the coyotes yipping all night, very close to the house. I have not heard them for years. They are out there all the time, but I am so used to the sound, I no longer hear them. On the other hand, when I visit my daughter, I hear every car which goes up or down the street during the night. All too often, we hear things without really heeding them. The sounds are there, but we are so familiar and indifferent to them that we hear without hearing, and we pay no attention to them. This is what it means to be gospel-hardened.

Loafs and Fishes

David Alan Black / Dave Black Online:
Friend, it is our Christian duty to work hard so as not to be a financial burden on others and so that we may help those who cannot be as independent as we are through no fault of their own. If we refuse to work, we should not eat, says Paul. Can we not apply this principle to the work of the church? Why should 10 percent of the congregation do 100 percent of the ministry? The Christian ethic is an ethic of mutual service, in which the obligation to serve falls on every believer. No Christian is without his or her responsibility in this regard.

Seek First the Kingdom

Brandon Vallorani / American Vision:
In Matthew 6:33, we are given a simple yet profound mission for our individual lives by the Lord Jesus Christ: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be ministered unto you." Christians should not be roaming aimlessly on planet Earth because Jesus has so plainly told us what we ought to be doing with our lives. Gary DeMar tells us why this is so important when he states, When Jesus tells us to “seek first His kingdom and His righteousness” (Matt. 6:33), He reminds us that every earthly endeavor should be considered kingdom-activity, whether family, church, business, or politics. We are God’s ambassadors, representing our King in His kingdom (2 Cor. 5:20).

Gay Republicans Optimistic About '08

Valerie Richardson / The Washington Times:
The Log Cabin Republicans had cause for optimism at their annual convention over the weekend, something that hasn't always been the case with the homosexual organization. But a number of political trends appear to be in their favor. Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who leads Republican rivals in polls, has endorsed homosexual rights. The Republican Party, smarting from the loss of the House and Senate in November, is reaching out to more-liberal voters, and Log Cabiners say Republican voters seem willing to look beyond social and religious issues in search of a candidate to lead the nation to a successful conclusion in Iraq.

Come again, Mr. Osteen?

Chris Ortiz / Chalcedon Blog:
Joel Osteen can't make up his mind "who" might end up in hell. He's just not sure he wants to judge atheists, muslims, Judaics, etc. How can one be a minister of the gospel and espouse such nonsense. If it's simply a matter of judging the heart, what need is there for the death of Jesus Christ? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the winding down of evangelicalism.

Pagan Rosaries & Catholic Rituals

Kimberly Winston / Religion News Service:
Praying with beads is a spiritual practice with a long history in most of the world's religions, one that neo-pagans are now rediscovering, scholars and practitioners say. "It has been very common for contemporary pagans to regard Mary in some of her manifestations as a goddess," said Chas Clifton, a professor at Colorado State University and author of "Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and paganism in America." "Language and ritual have been transferred around from goddess to goddess in the pagan point of view, and the idea of having beads on a string is cross-cultural."

Billions for Bankers-Debts for the People

Pastor Sheldon Emry / JusticePlus.org:
In 1901 the national debt of the United States was less than $1 billion. It stayed at less than $1 billion until we got into World War I. Then it jumped to $25 billion. The national debt nearly doubled between World War I and World War II, increasing from $25 to $49 billion. Between 1942 and 1952, the debt zoomed from $72 billion to $265 billion. In 1962 it was $303 billion. By 1970, the debt had increased to $383 billion. Between 1971 and 1976 it rose from $409 billion to $631 billion. The debt experienced its greatest growth, however, during the 1980s, fueled by an unprecedented peacetime military buildup. In 1998, the outstanding public debt will roar past $5.5 trillion. The unconstitutional "share" of this debt for every man, woman and child is currently $20,594.86 and will continue to increase an average of $630 million every day, which dosn't include the $26 trillion in individual credit card debts, mortgages, automobile leases and so on.

We're All We've Got

Bob Strodtbeck / The Covenant News:
When you look at the harsh realities of America's major institutions that influence government and the economy one must come to the harsh reality that America's tax paying citizens are being left to fend for themselves. Consider, for a moment, the American political system. Supposedly it is made up of two competing groups; the Republicans and Democrats. The mainstream voter believes that the two parties are scrutinized and held in check by a free press (although most voters believe that the press unfairly represents one of the two parties they support).

Dear Fellow Christians, Please Wake Up!

Chuck Baldwin / The Covenant News:
Dear fellow Christians, please wake up! Gun control is not a secondary issue. Runaway, out-of-control federal spending is not a secondary issue. The invasion of America by millions of illegal aliens is not a secondary issue. The creation of a North American Community, which integrates the governments of Mexico, Canada, and the United States, is not a secondary issue. The NAFTA superhighway currently being constructed is not a secondary issue. The abuse of our Bill of Rights under the Patriot Act is not a secondary issue. The blatant disregard for constitutional government by our elected leaders is not a secondary issue. There is more to a candidate's qualification for public office than his or her opposition to abortion and gay marriage.

House Passes Bill to Protect Filthy Abomination

The Associated Press is reporting the House of Representatives voted Thursday to expand federal hate crime categories to protect filthy homosexuals. Following the example of O Lucifer, when he said, "I will exalt my throne" ... "I will be like the most high," the lawmakers voted 237-180 to rebel against God, His Word and the Holy Ghost. 237 U.S. Representatives have brought eternal damnation upon themselves and cursed the People of the United States of America, to whom Jesus said, "it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee." The Associated Press also says the legislation (H.R. 1592) expands federal law enforcement powers by making it "easier" for the feds to "take part in or assist local prosecutions involving bias-motivated attacks."

Libertarians: Friends, But Not Brethren

Ken Marotte / The American View:
A recent speaking engagement afforded me a deeper glimpse into Third Party America. In December 2006, I wrote a piece defending Rep. Bob Barr for jumping ship from the GOP to the Libertarian Party. For obvious reasons, Libertarians thoroughly enjoyed this op-ed. Unbeknownst to me, the piece appeared on the official Libertarian National Committee web site; soon thereafter, I was contacted by a gentleman with the Libertarian Party of Ohio, asking if I’d like to speak at their state convention on the future of the two-party system.

Will SBC Lead Exodus Out of Public Schools?

Lee Duigon / Chalcedon Blog:
Will America's biggest Protestant denomination someday, soon, take the lead in a mass exodus of Christian children out of the anti-Christian public schools? Since 2004, attorney Bruce Shortt and preacher Voddie Baucham have submitted resolutions to the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, urging delegates to call for such an exodus. They'll be there again this summer with their latest resolution, this one inspired by a public statement from the SBC's new president, Dr. Frank Page.

Homosexual Ex-Gov. Seeks Access to Church Boys

ABC News:
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey wants to be an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church, ABC News has confirmed. The process, which could take several years, would begin at St. Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan, where McGreevey was received last Sunday, the Newark Star-Ledger first reported. McGreevey, who stepped down as governor amid homosexual crimes, has also been accepted at the General Theological Seminary in Manhattan into the master of divinity program, school spokesman Bruce Parker said.

ABC Reschedules Debate About God

Living Waters and Ray Comfort / Press Release:
Actor Kirk Cameron and best-selling author Ray Comfort will square off with two atheists in New York on Saturday, May 5. ABC originally planned to stream the 90-minute debate LIVE on their website, but decided to reschedule the broadcast to capture a larger audience. They will broadcast the entire debate on ABC.com on Wednesday, May 9 at 1:00 p.m. EST. The debate came about after ABC ran a story in January about hundreds of atheists videotaping themselves blaspheming the Holy Spirit.

Oh How I Love Thy Law!

Lessons Learned From Years of Homeschooling.
Andrea Schwartz / The Chalcedon Foundation:
Life appears to be full of unanswerable questions: Why would a person go on a rampage and kill people he didn't know? Why do apparently rational people continue to pursue behaviors that are detrimental to themselves and their families? Why do people raised in the faith turn from it after years of evidence of God's blessings for obedience? And the list could go on and on.

The War the Government Cannot Win

Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. / LewRockwell.com:
The lie noted in this letter concerns the supposition about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. But that is not the most egregious lie. The worst lie is the big one: that government can accomplish wonderful things if we give it enough power, money, and discretion. No matter how many times we hear it, or in what context, it is always and everywhere a lie. A leader who says this is the equivalent of the snake in the garden who promises that glorious knowledge comes with just one bite of fruit. And yet we as a people keep being lured into accepting it.

Monitoring Americans

Dennis Behreandt / The New American:
In New York City they show up out of the blue, unannounced and unexpected. Dressed all in black, gloved hands clutching menacing assault rifles or short-barreled shotguns, heads covered with storm-trooper helmets, they clamber out onto the crowded streets where stunned New Yorkers look on in awe and fearful silence. This paramilitary show of force is put on periodically by a special group of NYPD officers known as a “Hercules” team. Its abrupt appearance on the streets of the Big Apple is designed, according to the Suburban Emergency Management Project (SEMP) — a clearinghouse for disaster preparedness information — to be “asymmetrical, unpredictable and they deliberately follow no pattern.”

The Real Homeland Security

Coach Dave Daubenmire / NewsWithViews.com:
I don't know if you have flown commercially lately, but I marvel every time I do. The hoops we have to jump through in order to get on a plane are unbelievable. What used to be a fun experience has turned into an ordeal similar to a trip to Disney World, as one stands in line for a trip upon the latest ride.

Bill to criminalize Andersonville genocide denial

Michael Butler / First Word:
A bill that makes denying or trivializing the Confederate genocide committed against Yankees at the Andersonville POW camp a criminal offense punishable by jail sentences will be introduced in Congress next week. Offenders will face up to three years in jail under the proposed legislation, which will also apply to those who incite violence against carpetbaggers, scalawags and black Republicans.

Preaching to Sodomites

'It's that time of year again.'
Jim Rudd / The Covenant News:
You are a local pastor, and you just found out that sodomites are planning to parade themselves in the middle of town -- publicly flaunting their sinful activities. What are you going to do about it?

Attacker Breaks Carol Moseley Braun's Wrist

Pastor Matt Trewhella:
How ironic that ex-senator Carol Moseley Braun, who voted in favor of men attacking helpless preborn babies with knives while she was in office, was herself attacked by a man with a knife. Now that she knows what it feels like, perhaps she will change her postion on abortion.

She states of her rescuers: "I owe them my life." One has to wonder if perhaps now she will consider how many lives she has helped brutally end? We can only hope she will see her hypocrisy. And that of those, like Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama, who support the knifing of the helpless preborn, yet condemned the attempted knifing of Moseley.

Black Pastors Fight Hate Crimes Bill

Hamil R. Harris / The Washington Post:
A coalition of black pastors is lobbying Congress to vote against a bill that would extend federal hate-crimes laws to cover gays, saying they fear it would prevent them from preaching against homosexuality. Several pastors last week urged House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., a sponsor of the bill, and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus to vote against the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. They say it would pin the hate-crime label on their sermons against homosexuality, which they consider a sin. "This law can be applied in the way that can keep the church from preaching the gospel," said Bishop Harry Jackson, pastor of Hope Christian Church in Lanham, Md.

House Panel OKs Hate Crimes Bill

Baptist Press:
A House of Representatives committee April 25 approved a measure to add homosexuals and transgendered individuals to the classifications protected under hate crimes laws. The House Judiciary Committee voted 20-14 for the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The vote was along party lines, with Democrats in the majority. It is possible the full House could vote on the bill, H.R. 1592, as soon as the week of April 30 to May 4.

Soldiers, Athletes, and Farmers

Chris Ortiz / Chalcedon Blog:
Mark Driscoll, the quasi-emergment masculine-touting metrosexual pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, WA, is not altogether pleased with the reaction to a video he submitted to a church planting event. The criticism that brought Driscoll disappointment was that of megachurch leader Bill Hybels who said the video did not highlight female church planters.

Living Church

David Alan Black / Dave Black Online:
Living church means that we do God’s work primarily out in the world, not in our “sanctuaries.” When Monday morning dawns, we are still the church we were when we gathered on Sunday. What happens when we meet on Sunday is not the climax. It is the beginning of our being the church in the world during the week. In other words, the call to be God’s people and the call to ministry are one and the same. The key word is “involvement.” Involvement means that we are willing to know and be known, to care and be cared for. It is an involvement so real and so deep that we are willing to take enormous risks for the sake of the brethren.

S.Baptist Pastor: Jesus 'Founder of Liberalism'

Paul Proctor / NewsWithViews.com:
A reader sent me an amazing article over the weekend from the Religion section of The Decatur Daily titled "An emerging Christianity is reshaping faith." It was written by the pastor of a Southern Baptist church in Auburn, Alabama, who just happens to be a syndicated columnist, as well. His name is James L. Evans. Addressing the Emergent Church movement, as if to be introducing it to the general public for the first time, he wrote the following:

Even now a new form of the faith seems to be taking hold within the broad tradition of evangelicalism. Calling themselves "emerging Christians," or in some instances "the Emergent Church," a movement of mostly younger believers are re-shaping the traditional faith in ways that is creating excitement among some, and deep worry among more established Christian leaders.

"Reshaping the traditional faith?" Isn't that a little like reshaping an old clay pot into an ashtray?

Pagan Sacrifices and Carbon Emissions

Dominic Lawson / Daily Mail:
Please stand now for the hymn: Switch off, switch off for Jesus. You will not have heard the vicar say that in church this morning – but you soon might. Last week the Church of England published what has been described as a set of "green commandments" in a booklet entitled How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take To Change A Christian? The booklet, £4.99 ($9.98) at all good Christian bookshops, is part of the CofE’s Shrinking The Footprint campaign. That's right: the established Church is now fully signed up to the view that man-made CO2 emissions are destroying the planet and, therefore, humanity. In fact, the new green gospel... regards nature itself as a supreme deity whose wrath must be appeased.

Chill Out About Global Warming

Steven F. Hotze, M.D. / American Vision:
Socialists use fear tactics to gain public approval for expanded government control of the economy. Their latest scare is global warming. Politicians will use this to impose a host of new energy taxes on the population, promising that this revenue will be spent to stop global warming. The federal government can’t even balance its budget. Do you really believe they can change the climate?

Paranoid & Delusional

Chris Ortiz / Chalcedon Blog:
Chris Hedges is still in the lead as America's most extreme Christophobic. What is Christophobia? It's a an extreme and irrational aversion to historic Christianity and Bible-believing Christian people. Think homophobia, only against Christians. Hedges is a dangerous man. How so? As you watch this clip you'll see why. At the very end he says, "they're coming after us" (imagine the psychiatrist leaning over the couch and saying, "Who, Mr. Hedges? Who's coming to get you?").

Coral Ridge Disbands Political Unit

Alexandra Alter And Beth Reinhard / Miami Herald:
Bringing an end to ambitious goals that included raising $2 million to launch a Capitol Hill lobbying arm, opening a dozen regional offices and recruiting activists in all 435 congressional districts, the Fort Lauderdale-based Center for Reclaiming America has shut its doors. The organization, part of the Rev. D. James Kennedy's Coral Ridge Ministries, let its eight employees go last week. Coral Ridge also closed its Capitol Hill-based Center for Christian Statesmanship, founded in 1995 to convert lawmakers to evangelical Christianity. Brian Fisher, executive vice president at Coral Ridge Ministries, said the closings are part of a larger effort to redefine the ministry's mission. ''We believe that by streamlining the operations we will be able to return to our core focus,'' he said.

Feds Threaten Texas Over Superhighway Delay

Jerome R. Corsi / WorldNetDaily.com:
The Federal Highway Administration has threatened Texas with the loss of federal highway funds if the state continues with its legislative plan for a two-year funding moratorium on construction of the Trans-Texas Corridor. In the 4-page letter, FHWA Chief Counsel James D. Ray advises Michael Behrens, executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation, some of the pending legislative proposals, if signed into law, "could affect the State’s eligibility for receiving Federal-aid highway funds."

Me In A Nutshell

Chuck Baldwin / Chuck Baldwin Live:
The Baldwins were all Democrats, and so was I until 1980 when I registered as a Republican. Now, however, I am an Independent who is affiliated with the Constitution Party. I believe the two major parties are two peas in the same pod or, as Pat Buchanan calls them, "two wings of the same bird of prey." In my opinion, both parties are selling out our constitutional liberties, our independence, and our national sovereignty. At the national level, I can no longer in good conscience support either of them.

GodTube takes on YouTube

Zoe Mutter / PC Advisor:
A new free video-sharing site called GodTube, which follows in the footsteps of YouTube, is due to be officially released today. The social-networking site, which aims to connect Christians worldwide, was founded by Dallas Theological Seminary student Chris Wyatt. Over 1,500 videos feature on the site and any non-Christian videos that are uploaded will be promptly picked up on and removed by its dedicated members.

YouTube Pulls Homo-Indoctrination Video

Hilary White / LifeSiteNews.com:
A video has been removed that was posted to the online video service, YouTube, showing teachers using homosexual materials in class to promote the normalization of homosexuality to young children. The film, “It’s Elementary”, was made in 1996 by Women’s Educational Media, a San Francisco-based group that claims the film “has served as a catalyst for schools all over the world to become more proactive in addressing anti-gay prejudice in the classroom.”

Teachers Insist: Being 'Gay' Good

WorldNetDaily.com:
A nationally distributed training video produced by a "gay" advocacy group – which claims it's been shown on more than 100 public television stations – advises teachers to promote homosexuality as normal and healthy to children as young as kindergarten age, regardless of what values the child has been taught at home. "We are asking kids to believe this [homosexuality] is right. Not as a matter of moral principle, but as a matter of, we're educating them and this is part of what we consider to be a healthy education," one unidentified teacher said during the videotaped meeting of educators preparing to teach – or as their critics charge, "brainwash" – their students.

Homosexuals Brainwashing Children

MassResistance.org:
This video shows how reprobate school teachers are teaching little children on how to go to hell by approving of homosexuality. If you've never seen 'brainwashing' before? Here it is. The video contains actual classroom footage showing teachers imposing pro-homosexual propaganda on children as young as six.

Bill Whatcott: An Eagle Among the Ostriches

Christian Gallery News Service:
A Canadian Christian, Bill Whatcott, is an important example for people in the USA because the laws he presently has to struggle with to fulfill his calling from the Lord Jesus Christ in Canada are slated to move into the USA in the near future. What is Bill Whatcott's calling? Bill Whatcott believes he is called by God to tell people what the Bible says about abortion and homosexuality. Below is a picture of Whatcott walking in front of a homosexual parade.