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An Indiana congressman plans to curb the ACLU's appetite for filing suits targeting religion in the public square by introducing a bill that denies plaintiff attorneys the right to collect attorneys fees in such cases. Rep. John Hostettler, R-Ind., is expected to file his measure next week to amend the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 1988, to prohibit prevailing parties from being awarded attorneys fee in religious establishment cases, but not in other civil rights filings. "Every other civil right case, there is some injury to somebody," American Legion attorney Rees Lloyd of Banning, California,...

Friday, May 6, 2005 Dr. James Dobson, 'evangelical devil'Posted: May 6, 20051:00 a.m. Eastern By Kevin McCullough © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com The elections of 2004 taught America some very clear lessons. The most obvious, perhaps, is just how much the American left hate people of faith – true faith, genuine faith. And the ones they hate most of all are evangelical Christians. And the one they hate most out of that group is Dr. James Dobson. Thursday's edition of the Denver Post was particularly ripe with quotes from the left as to their true feelings: "If one thing makes people uncomfortable, it...

Since the founding of the Moral Majority in the late 1970s, the Left has been obsessed with conservative Christians. This fixation is driven by fear, loathing, and old-fashioned opportunism. Hatred of traditional Christians is as old as H.L. Mencken (who, by the way, didn't have the warm fuzzies for blacks or Jews either). In recent decades, the Left has come to see evangelical Christians as the principal obstacle to the realization of its social agenda, hence the embodiment of evil. Correspondingly, attacks on "fundamentalists" have grown increasingly shrill. Even so, the rhetoric of the past two weeks has taken the...

The agenda of the ACLU is not what it may seem. The Claremont Institute has an interesting article written by Daniel C. Palm and Tom Krannawitter. "Los Angeles County was under assault last week from the American Civil Liberties Union, threatening a lawsuit unless the County removes a small cross from its seal. Stories of the ACLU attacking America's moral beliefs and institutions—from the Boy Scouts to local communities which dare display a nativity scene at Christmas—have become so common that many Americans merely shrug their shoulders instead of raising an eyebrow. But these battles are worth paying attention to,...

Have a look below at the latest fund-raising email from John Kerry to his supporters. The focus is on the possible use of the "nuclear option" by Senate Republicans to quash Dem filibusters of judicial nominees. Along the way, Kerry manages to slur people of faith, describing them, in a thinly-veiled reference, as "the most extreme and out of touch interest groups in their [Republican] party." And of course, ever-dutiful to his handlers and consultants, Kerry manages to work the word "values" into his spiel. Read it and barf! ------------------------------------- Dear , It's decision time. Republican leaders are doing everything...

ust reading the two statements above should wake up the Christians on both the left and right! And after learning this myself, the question came to me....how could anyone say this organization is not anti-Christian? I know all of you are wanting to see the evidence yourself, and while I don't have the official policy to refer you to, I have learned this information from a very well respected author, William A. Donahue, in his book Twilight of Libery/The Legacy of The ACLU. Donahue has attained their policy guide and is one of the most trusted experts on the ACLU....

The New Republic lowers its standards. In today's online edition of TNR, there appears "Radical Multiculturalists, the Christian Right, and Pluralism --Same Difference" by Ian Reifowitz, which includes the startling claim that "the primary domestic threat to American pluralism comes from the Christian right," and the even more astounding assertion that the "Christian right" is of a piece with "[e]xclusionary movements, such as the Know-Nothing movement of the late 1840s and 1850s, the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s, and of course the entire infrastructure of Jim Crow." The evidence for this sprawling slander is presented in a single paragraph:...

Parents, gay son arrested at Dobson headquarters 2nd day of protest at Focus on Family By Judith Kohler The Associated Press AP / Ed Andrieski Jacob Reitan, 23, center, and his parents Phil and Randi Reitan, of Eden Prarie, Minn., are applauded by other protesters as they walk to the entrance of Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs today to deliver a letter criticizing founder James Dobson's stand against gay rights. The Reitans were arrested for trespassing. Colorado Springs - Two parents and their gay son were arrested today when they crossed a barricade at the Focus on the...

A left-leaning group called the Interfaith Alliance is protesting the influence of Christianity in U.S. history. A liberal action group has challenged the views of a well-known conservative who points in detail to the influence Christianity has had on U.S. history. David Barton, founder of Wallbuilders, regularly gives tours of the U.S. Capitol to spotlight the faith-based underpinnings of key moments in American history. But the Interfaith Alliance—a group from the religious left—recently objected to a Barton excursion, accusing him of revising history. The tour in question was for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, but the alliance didn't complain to...

Home Page "This Republican Party of Lincoln has become a party of theocracy." U.S. Representative Christopher Shays, R-CT, (New York Times, March 23, 2005) Theocracy is derived from the two Greek words Qeo/j(Theos) meaning "God" and kra/tein (cratein) meaning "to rule." Theocracy is the civil rule of God, or the belief in government by divine guidance. The powerful Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Tom DeLay (R-TX) embodies government by divine guidance: He [God] is using me, all the time, everywhere, to stand up for a biblical worldview in everything that I do and everywhere I am....

What is the real agenda of the religious far Right? I’ll tell you what it is. These nuts want to take over the federal government and suppress other religions through genocide and mass murder, rather than through proselytizing. They want to reestablish slavery. They want to reduce women to near-slavery by making them property, first of their fathers, and then of their husbands. They want to execute anyone found guilty of pre-martial, extramaritial, or homosexual sex. They want to bring back the death penalty for witchcraft. But aren’t extremists like this far from political power? On the contrary, the...

Anti-Focus rally *** Nearly 1,000 gays, lesbians and their supporters gathered in freezing temperatures and spitting snow at Focus on the Family headquarters Sunday to declare it a "toxic religion zone" and its director James Dobson "a danger to himself and the country."

[Cue the Darth Vader theme] ACW II isn’t over. 48% of the U.S. did not have an epiphany and conversion experience after President Bush’s election. The Liberals will strike back. Their front ranks will be filled with clerical collars. ‘Blue’ churches like Blue states will be the base for counter-attacks on ‘value voters’ on many fronts. The blue churches are the Religious Left – mainline Protestant churches with declining membership, lapsed, cafeteria Catholics and secular Jews. And all the other Pagan faithful who are ‘spiritual not religious’, Wiccan, Vegan, etc. The Liberals will come back hard, because they’re infuriated that...

In 1957 Los Angeles County redesigned its County Seal. The Seal was designed to reflect a broad spectrum of icons of significance in Los Angeles. Among the items included on the County Seal were the Hollywood Bowl and a very small cross to signify an old Los Angeles landmark - a cross atop a hill near the Hollywood Bowl. The cross was also an homage to the missionary origins of Los Angeles, whose original name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciúncula." For decades the seal stood as the official seal of the County...

Anti-Christian hate"Harper's Magazine's May cover stories about 'The Christian Right's War On America' frightened me, although not the way Harper's meant them to," Stanley Kurtz writes at National Review Online (www.nationalreview.com). "I fear these stories could mark the beginning of a systematic campaign of hatred directed at traditional Christians. Whether this is what Harper's intends, I cannot say. But regardless of the intention, the effect seems clear," Mr. Kurtz said. Continues...============================================================== Frist goes to Church, Dems go bananas. Again. Okay, that does it. You know the GOP's in trouble when you read about it even in that right-wing rag --...

The War For The Soul Of America - Keeping God In Our Pledge By Kevin Fobbs April 26, 2004 Fifty years ago, young children all across America walked into their respective school rooms and with pride bursting in their young chests they recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and there was a new and deeper meaning reflected in the new addition to this pledge. The addition was "One nation under God." What is interesting and insightful about this was its genesis. Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), a Baptist minister wrote the original Pledge in August 1892. Another person of the cloth...

Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) is making headlines for describing a conservative Christian group as the "antichrist," a comment he now says he regrets. During an interview with a Colorado Springs TV station on Tuesday, Salazar said, "From my point of view, they [Focus on the Family] are the antichrist of the world." Among other things, Salazar accused the group of organizing a protest at his family's Dairy Queen. But Focus on the Family said the protest was actually staged by a Denver church. On Wednesday, press reports quoted Salazar as saying that he meant to describe Focus on the Family's...

Harper’s Magazine’s May cover stories about “The Christian Right’s War On America,” frightened me, although not the way Harper’s meant them to. I fear these stories could mark the beginning of a systematic campaign of hatred directed at traditional Christians. Whether this is what Harper’s intends, I cannot say. But regardless of the intention, the effect seems clear. The phrase “campaign of hatred” is a strong one, and I worry about amplifying an already dangerous dynamic of recrimination on both sides of the culture wars. I don’t doubt that conservatives, Christian and otherwise, are sometimes guilty of rhetorical excess. Yet...

Salazar has gone over the edge ... Referring to Focus on the Family: "They are the anti-christ of the world" Look at "War of Words" clip. http://www.kktv.com

What if you gave a party and no one came? In a way, that's what happened in San Francisco in a snub of breathtaking proportions. There's no better example of the intrinsic hate of the Catholic Church by the left than what happened – or rather, didn't happen – in San Francisco after the death of John Paul II. First, there still has not been a single, public word of condolence to Catholics or the Church by the city. Then, the archdiocese planned a mass honoring the pontiff and had a wide invitation list despite a short planning time –...