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So what’s the problem? Why all the anxiety? Why don’t Republicans in the House of Representatives accept the quiet assurances of the FCC and settle down? The answer, of course, is talk radio. It is the only form of communication that conservatives have through which they can certainly and consistently connect with the general public. Most major television and print media are dominated by liberals, but conservatives are successful on talk radio.

Barack Obama's National Security Advisor recently Richard Danzig made a fool of himself by claiming that Winnie the Pooh is "fundamental text on national security." His flippancy only emphasizes the fact is that doctrinal writings influence the conduct of war. To anticipate the enemy's thinking, you have to know the foundational texts in which his mind has been marinated. Although military studies have traditionally valued and absorbed the texts of classical war doctrine -- Clausewitz's On War, Sun Tsu's The Art of War, even the exploits of Alexander the Great as recorded in Arrian and Plutarch -- Islamic war doctrine...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., June 17, 2008 – The U.S. military now incorporates a joint-force strategy to combat enemies who practice unconventional warfare around the globe, a senior officer said today at the kickoff of the 2008 Joint Warfighting Conference. The success of Operation Desert Shield, a joint military effort that forced Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait in 1991, convinced America’s enemies that unconventional, or asymmetrical, warfare was the best way to confront U.S. forces, Army Lt. Gen. John R. Wood, deputy commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, told conference attendees. “We have a strategy; it is joint,” Wood said. “In...

Introduction Biblical history is the history of Israel. It is different from all other histories. Secular scholars consider the movements of nations and armies to be the core of world history. Church historians, on the other hand, consider the great ecclesiastical conferences and development of denominations and institutions to be at the heart of human history. It is remarkable, but the Bible alone views history from the vantage point of Israel, especially from Genesis 12 through Acts 8. The prophet Isaiah, for instance, envisioned Israel as occupying “the center of the earth”: In that day shall Israel be … a...

Today in History - among other events, the Truman Doctrine is brought into effect, affirming that America would defend the interests of Greece and Turkey to prevent the two states from falling into Soviet control. Wiki The Truman Doctrine is typically viewed as a grand extension of Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, and one of of the final bricks in transfroming the US military from a reactionary local force into the long arm of international law. The Truman Doctrine is also, historically, one of the major reasons the US was determined to win the Cold War. An Excerpt: I...

What is Mariology? Essentially, it's the theology that affords devotion to Mary. Does this mean the Catholics worship Mary? Well, yes and no. Publicly, the Roman Catholic Church does not afford Mary the same status as Jesus. However, their reverence for her goes beyond their admiration for even the saints. The Catholic Encyclopedia details a view of Mary that it admits is not Biblical. Their view of her life and her role originate in Catholic tradition - that is, the writings of the popes and theologians, rather than in the Bible. Biblically, Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Because of her...

By Sam Crabtree July 6, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is of course a trick question, though not tricky. Paul's instructions are plain that we are to pursue both unity and doctrine. Further, pursuing both at the same time will be one indication that growth is occurring. "...till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the...

It is currently in vogue within American evangelicalism to play against each other the complementary realities of Christian love and unity, on the one hand; and on the other hand, the necessity for a strenuous biblical precision in formulating and contending for those points of doctrine which are secondary in importance – that is, those doctrines which, to believe one way or the other, would not per se corrupt the essential purity of the gospel. A concrete example of such secondary matters would be one's beliefs in the debate between cessationism or continuationism of the so-called "sign gifts"; or else...

I have seen many discussions on the theology of Justification and Salvation. Many Protestants, in particular, tend to believe that the soul can be saved through Faith alone, Sola fide, and doing good works plays no part is Salvation. This is reinforced in particular by the books of the New Testament like Romans and Galatians. Other denominations, such as those in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Restorationist Churches think that one must both be Faithful and do good works. This is supported in particular by the Epistle of James. here is a list of quotes supporting and opposing the Sola fide...

ELECTION "Election is God's eternal choice of PERSONS unto everlasting life -- NOT BECAUSE OF FORESEEN MERIT IN THEM, but of His mere mercy in Christ - in consequence of which choice they are called, justified, and glorified." How Important is the Doctrine of Election????? This Important IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE DOCTRINE OF ELECTION, NO ONE WOULD BE SAVED ! ! ! WHAT ELECTION IS NOT: * Not salvation, but unto salvation. 11 Thes. 2:13, 14; Eph. 1:4; Rom. 8:29, 30. * Not exclusive of means. II Thes. 2:14; Eph. 1:5, 13; II Tim. 2:10; I Pet. 1:2....

The Pasadena man who killed two suspected burglars as they left his next-door neighbor's home did not intend to kill them when he stepped outside with his 12-gauge shotgun, his lawyer said Friday. In portraying Joe Horn as a victim of circumstances, lawyer and longtime friend Tom Lambright called the 61-year-old computer consultant "a good family man" who has been devastated by the Wednesday afternoon burglary and shooting. Killed in the incident in the 7400 block of Timberline were Miguel Antonio DeJesus, 38, and Diego Ortiz, 30, both of Houston. Each had a minor previous brush with the law. Records...

With all of the attacks on conservative talk show hosts and in the aftermath of an Air America smear on the Right, it's time to make sure that the Left cannot use the government to dictate political content on broadcast networks. A group of Republicans in the House have reached the same conclusion. They announced their intention to force a floor vote on a bill that will permanently bar any attempt to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine and make government the arbiter of political speech: Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) filed a discharge petition Wednesday to force a vote on legislation to...

Hello everyone, its been an interesting few days. I had no idea my post about the family used by democrats to push for expansion of the S-CHIP program would cause such a stir. There have been many questions and comments raised about me and my simple Google research that I thought I'd deal with them all on this post if it's ok with the Mods. My interest in the S-CHIP issue came about because of the way it's portrayed in the media. President Bush's veto was of an EXPANSION of this health insurance program to include higher income families. It...

It is, as always, a great joy to be here at the Church Teaches Forum, and to be able to greet everyone who is here and participating. In a very special way, I want to greet again the many wonderful friends that, over these last several years, I have had the opportunity to meet at this Forum, and I want to salute in a particular way, Mr. Smith, whose generosity and Catholic zeal is so largely responsible for a great deal of this forum's activities. I also want to say a word of gratitude to His Excellency, the Most Reverend...

Papal Authority / Apostolic Succession / Peter as First PopeThe basis for papal authority lies in the Roman Catholic Church's interpretation of Matthew 16:18-19 -- 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed[d] in heaven. Catholics believe that Jesus was addressing Peter only in His...

Papal Authority / Apostolic Succession / Peter as First Pope The basis for papal authority lies in the Roman Catholic Church's interpretation of Matthew 16:18-19 -- 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed[d] in heaven. Catholics believe that Jesus was addressing Peter only in...

Talk shows pour fire on immigration debate August 7, 2007 BY ESTHER J. CEPEDA Staff Reporter/ecepeda@suntimes.com Depending on what side of the debate you're on, conservative talk radio shows are either to thank or to blame for the collapse of the Senate's most recent attempt at immigration reform. The backlash against the Rush Limbaughs, Laura Ingrahams and the Sean Hannitys of the broadcast world came just weeks before last Saturday's 20th anniversary of the FCC decision to abolish the Fairness Doctrine, which had required broadcasters to balance conservative and liberal views in their daily broadcasts. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and...

Catholics and Protestants still have doctrinal differences Posted by Mollie I know this is old news, but a reader sent along another recent story about Pope Benedict XVI saying that non-Roman Catholics are outside the true church. I know we covered this already, but the media treatment of this story has been so horrific that it merits another post. For this week’s installment, let’s look at Steve Maynard’s piece in the Tacoma News Tribune. First the subhead: Puget Sound-area Protestants and Catholics reach out to each other after a message from the pope prompts shock and dismay. Shock and dismay,...

In April, the McCainiacs gathered at the Tabu Ultra Lounge in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. His finance reports say he paid the club $18,735 for "Equip Rental/Catering." The nightclub's website describes it this way: "Interactive projections mesmerize with sensual images. Internationally renowned DJs conjure a cool and casual vibe that put it on everyone's list of Las Vegas nightclubs. Stunning models/servers tempt with nouveau classic cocktails. This is the forbidden world of Tabú, where only one rule applies: anything goes. Are you ready for a nightspot that's too hot to touch?" Clearly, not too hot for McCain.

*Pastor Says New "Election Collections" Better Reflect Church Doctrine HARTFORD, CT – The moment of conviction came at what many would see as a rather inopportune time for Hartford Community Church Pastor Jeremy Galan. "We'd just taken one of our so-called 'free will offerings' after a singing group from Liberty University came to perform for us," Galan said. "We were counting up the money in the back to cut the group a check when I realized that what we were doing by calling this a 'free will offering' was unwittingly promoting the heretical doctrine of free will. It just goes...

CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITHRESPONSES TO SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN ASPECTSOF THE DOCTRINE ON THE CHURCH IntroductionThe Second Vatican Council, with its Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium, and its Decrees on Ecumenism (Unitatis redintegratio) and the Oriental Churches (Orientalium Ecclesiarum), has contributed in a decisive way to the renewal of Catholic ecclesiolgy. The Supreme Pontiffs have also contributed to this renewal by offering their own insights and orientations for praxis: Paul VI in his Encyclical Letter Ecclesiam suam (1964) and John Paul II in his Encyclical Letter Ut unum sint (1995).The consequent duty of theologians to expound with...

  Securing The AirwavesJuly 5, 2007 Last week sane Americans really angered those imbecilic, arrogant and entitled elitists in the Washington DC Amnesty cabal.  Any real American knew that the traitors promising to “secure our borders” were just self-interested serial liars. In reaction to the overwhelming grassroots outcry for sanity, those same liars are seeking vengeance on the not-so-silent majority by resurrecting the Fairness Doctrine. Introduced in 1949, and mercifully euthanized by the Reagan Administration in 1987, the “Fairness Doctrine” was a regulation that required broadcasters airing political opinions to give "equal time" to “opposing” views, with the FCC bureaucrats defining “equal” and...

Three Republican Senators, John McCain, John Thune, and Norm Coleman have stepped forward to introduce the Broadcaster Freedom Act, as questions linger about comments attributed to Senators Hillary Clinton and Barbara Boxer regarding re-imposition of the so-called Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters. The Fairness Doctrine is viewed by many on the political left as a way to muzzle or silence conservative talk radio. The battle for control of talk radio is on.

How does your church deal with sinful activities among its members? Ignores or hides it Leaves it to the pastor Follows Matt. 18 guidelines

Last I checked, a free society is one that respects individual liberties and freedoms for everyone. It lets people decide on the kinds of cars they drive, where they work, the hobbies they enjoy and the entertainment that they watch or listen to. It is a nation void of unnecessary government control over every facet of their lives. The Fairness Doctrine destroys the very notion of a free society. A country where its government controls the content of ratio stations is a government that abhors the free market and cannot stand the thought that people, you and me, possess the...

A systematic approach to regulating speech at the hands of our federal legislators is well underway, and it presents clear and convincing evidence of the dangers that exist under a system of consolidated power in the hands of select lawmakers. This approach is cleverly termed the “Fairness Doctrine”, and it requires media outlets to provide equal time to all sides of any particular issue. Under this regulation of the press, the news accounts after the horrific September 11th attacks must be countered by representatives of the Taliban to ensure a “fair” and “equal” discussion of the terrorism that just killed...

Gov. Rick Perry signed into law a bill Tuesday that gives Texans a stronger legal right to defend themselves with deadly force. SB 378, which is backed by the National Rifle Association, states that no person has a duty to retreat from an intruder before using deadly force. Perry was surrounded by lawmakers who pushed for the new law. "The right to defend oneself from an imminent act of harm should not only be clearly defined in Texas law, but it is intuitive to human nature," he said. Both chambers of the Legislature overwhelmingly approved the measure earlier this month....

1. Revelation and Scripture. The term 'special revelation' may be used in more than one sense. It may denote the direct self-communications of God in verbal messages and in miraculous facts. The prophets and the apostles often received messages from God long before they committed them to writing. These are now contained in Scripture, but do not constitute the whole of the Bible. There is much in it that was not revealed in a supernatural way, but is the result of study and of previous reflection. However, the term may also be used to denote the Bible as a whole,...

» 03/13/2007 15:08VATICANPopes letter following the synod on the Eucharistby Franco PisanoEntitled “Sacramentum caritatis” Benedict XVI’s first post synodal apostolic exhortation is almost a vademecum, a systematic exposition of Church teachings on the Eucharist, “source and summit of the life of the Church”. It speaks of the need to defend the family, the indissolubility of marriage, catholic politician’s responsibility, freedom of worship and peace Vatican City (AsiaNews) – “Primary cause” of the Church’s existence, the principal manifestation of God’s love, which anticipates His full participation, the Eucharist gives substance to every aspect of the life of the Church and forms...

1. Revelation in General. The discussion of religion naturally leads on to that of revelation as its origin. If God had not revealed Himself, religion would have been impossible. Man could not possibly have had any knowledge of God, if God had not made Himself known. Left to himself, he would never have discovered God. We distinguish between God's revelation in nature and His revelation in Scripture. Atheists and Agnostics, of course, do not believe in revelation. Pantheists sometimes speak of it, though there is really no place for it in their system of thought. And Deists admit the revelation...

*Reformed Christians are defined as those holding membership in The Great Reformed Ping List (GRPL) Or Those who are members in on of the following Churches: APC, ARP, BPC, CARC, CARPC, CREC, EPC, FRCNA, HRC, OPC, PCA, RPCNA, URCNA, ARBCA, Founders SBC, RCUS Or Subscribe to one of the following The Augsburg Confession, The Three Forms of Unity, The London Baptist Confession of 1689, The Westminster Confession of Faith ___________________________________________________________________________ Chapter I: Religion 1. The Nature of Religion. The Bible informs us that man was created in the image of God. When he fell in sin, he did not entirely...

Or is he (she) simply "overmedicated?" Because if the problems for the students don't stem from drugs, like a 100%, there may be something else at work here.

TRWS: TGS and TSS – The various real and virtual elements of TGS and TSS are based upon the doctrine of Game Theory which relates that gaming can be, and in some cases should be, training for various Real World Capabilities. Therefore TGS and TSS are components of the Transferable Real World Skills Game Theory doctrine. TRWS (and the various components which comprise the Doctrine) is a Virtual Training and Gaming Protocol designed to allow the development, practice, and transmission of Real World Skills into a Training Scenario or Gaming Environment. Likewise the practice of Gaming and Virtual skills in...

Baptism by sprinkling Rick Martin | God's Old Testament promise symbolized God’s original Old Testament promise to His people that He would save them was symbolized by His promise to purify them through sprinkling. Ezekiel 36:24-29 24 "For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. 25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within...

The North Korean regime is starving its own people and sending them to concentration camps, and no one gives a damn. Folks, I've just watched a recurrent documentary in the Discovery Times Channel (DTC) entitled Children of the Secret State. The DTC broadcasts this documentary regularly but this is the first time I was able to watch the whole thing. I found it disturbing. What's happening in North Korea is another Holocaust, where hundreds of thousands of peoples, often entire families, are left to die of hunger, mostly for imaginary political crimes. Those who resist are carted into concentration camps...

FACT NO. 1—That the Bible MUST be rightly divided in order for it to make sense. Notice what it says: "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, RIGHTLY DIVIDING the Word of truth" (II Tim. 2:15). This is one of the cardinal rules for interpreting the whole Bible. Neglect of this rule or a faulty use of it will lead to only one result, CONFUSION, since our God is not the author of confusion. The reason for a right division of the Bible is because of God's two distinct purposes: (1) His...

Nov. 09 (CNA/CWNews.com) - A group of 52 biblical “specialists” have released a new version of the Bible in which inclusive language and “political correctness” have replaced some “divisive” teachings of Christianity in order to present a “more just language” for groups such as feminists and homosexuals. According to the AFP news agency, the new version of the Sacred Scriptures was presented at a book fair in Frankfurt. Entitled, The Bible in a More Just Language, the translation has Jesus no longer referring to God as “Father,” but as “our Mother and Father who are in heaven.” Likewise, Jesus is...

(COMMENT: Something Air America would just love...you can't win the minds of the people, run to government to make things "fair?" Just another thing to be on alert for...I don't see it happening, but the days of assuming are over) ................... CBNNews.com - WASHINGTON - A big Democrat win in this November's elections could jumpstart a contentious debate in Congress that has raged since the late 1980s. It's a debate that could let government decide what you can watch and hear on radio and TV. Whether it's Rush Limbaugh on the right or Al Franken on the left, Americans are...

...So far as the implementation of this new strategy goes, it is still early days—roughly comparable to 1952 in the history of the Truman Doctrine. As with the Truman Doctrine then, the Bush Doctrine has thus far acted only in the first few scenes of the first act of a five-act play. Like the Truman Doctrine, too, its performance has received very bad reviews. Yet we now know that the Truman Doctrine, despite being attacked by its Republican opponents as the “College of Cowardly Containment,” was adopted by them when they took power behind Dwight D. Eisenhower. We also know...

Jack Gannone was about to have a defining moment, one that would unite him with more than a billion people of 200 nations and 600 languages.Like most of them, he never saw it coming. The day was April 23, a Sunday, and inside the sparely modern sanctuary of St. Eleanor Roman Catholic Church in Collegeville, 6-month-old Jack squirmed on his mother's lap."Parents, do you understand what you are about to do?" the Rev. Andrew Brownholtz asked. John Gannone and Sara Benton nodded.Suddenly Jack found himself tilted head-back over a marble font. He did not howl, but gave a what-in-the-world roll...

GRACE ALONE An Evangelical Problem? by Kim Riddlebarger (M.A., M.A.R., P.hD. ) Outline: (1) What do we mean by the phrase "grace alone?"(2) What is the human condition according to the Scriptures?(3) What do the Scriptures say about Sola Gratia?(4) Why do American Evangelicals have such a difficult time with this doctrine?(5) How do we respond when these issues are at stake?  1) What do we mean when we say "that we are saved by grace alone?"When we use the term "grace alone," what we mean is that our salvation from the wrath of God - our deliverance from hell...

Rice doctrine advocates 'soft power' to defend US By Alec Russell in Washington (Filed: 17/03/2006) The long-awaited new United States national security strategy unveiled yesterday will almost certainly come to be known as the Condoleezza Rice doctrine. It is assertive yet nuanced, reflecting the shift in US foreign policy since she became secretary of state last year. Condoleezza Rice on board the Port Royal The 49-page document pays homage to its revolutionary September 2002 predecessor which unveiled to a wary world Washington's new- found belief in pre-emption and the abandonment of America's Cold War policy of deterrence. It has a...

Two days of Capitol Hill hearings on the current and future roles and missions of the National Guard and Reserves have launched a comprehensive, year-long assessment of the use of the nation’s Guard and Reserve Components at home and abroad. The hearings, which concluded today [9 March], were conducted by the independent Commission on the National Guard and Reserves. The 13-member Commission has been charged by Congress to recommend changes in the laws and policies under which the Guard and Reserves operate, to ensure that they are tasked, organized, trained, equipped, compensated, and supported to best meet the nation’s security...

GEORGIA: On Tuesday, January 31, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on SB 396 (Goggans, R-7), the "Castle Doctrine." SB 396 simply says that if a criminal breaks into your home, your occupied vehicle, or your place of business, you may presume he is there to do bodily harm and you may use any force against him, thereby removing your "duty to retreat." Furthermore, this law would provide protection from criminal prosecution and civil litigation for those who defend themselves from criminal attack. Your Senator needs to hear from you as this important piece of legislation is being...

Scientist compares Moses to Hitler, calls New Testament 'sado-masochistic doctrine'Controversial scientist and evolutionist Richard Dawkins, dubbed "Darwin's Rottweiler," calls religion a "virus" and faith-based education "child abuse" in a two-part series he wrote and appears in that begins airing on the UK's Channel 4, beginning tomorrow evening. Entitled "Root of All Evil?," the series features the atheist Dawkins visiting Lourdes, France, Colorado Springs, Colo., the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and a British religious school, using each of the venues to argue religion subverts reason. In "The God Delusion," the first film in the series, Dawkins targets Catholicism at the pilgrimage...

Resolve to refresh, review, and practice, the key Catholic beliefs:To gain the happiness of heaven we must know, love, and serve God in this world. Man must know, love and serve God in a supernatural manner in order to gain happiness of heaven. Man is raised to the supernatural order only by grace, a free gift of God. We learn to know, love, and serve God from Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who teaches us through the Catholic Church. In order to be saved, all persons who have attained the use of reason must believe explicitly that God exist...

PORTLAND, Ore. Attorneys for alleged victims of sex abuse are asking a federal judge to let them question a top-ranking Vatican official about a church doctrine that might permit him to lie under oath.Archbishop William Levada (leh-VAY'-duh) has agreed to be questioned during a January ninth deposition about his tenure as archbishop of Portland from 1986 to 1995. The San Francisco prelate is the Vatican's guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy.Attorneys for the victims want to ask Levada whether he would rely on the so-called doctrine of "mental reservation" when answering questions at the deposition in San Francisco. Although the Catholic church...

Many of our contemporaries, it seems, have grown increasingly sensitive about the whole enterprise of doctrinal debate. In many quarters, debate over doctrine is seen as "spiritually incorrect." The fear that unity – or at least the appearance of unity – might be somehow compromised has become a form of paranoia in many evangelical circles. A kind of vague and ill-defined veil of unity covers an evangelical movement that has no creed and no unifying doctrine, except perhaps the increasingly distant memory of Protestant orthodoxy and the doctrinal system that claims to be no doctrinal system, dispensational premillennialism. But as...

Salvation: Homemade or Vintage? Wine, being both beverage and nourishment, is (along with water) the perfect drink for human beings. In terms of savor, health benefit, and psychological effect, wine reigns as the king of cups at the finest tables in the world. Yet many people do not care for wine, citing its "bad taste" as the reason they do not partake. I have always suspected that for most oenophobes this distaste for the fruit of the vine is the result of a bad first impression. For many people, their first taste of wine comes as a child, when their...

VATICAN CITY, November 8, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a meeting with Bishops from Austria Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI warned them against the false notion that church teachings should be watered down so as to prevent people from leaving the Church. "At times, those who direct this mission fear that people may move away if they are spoken to clearly," he said. "However," added the Pope, "experience has generally shown that the opposite happens. ... Catholic teaching presented incompletely is self- contradictory and cannot be fruitful in the long term."