http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/politics-religion/ en-us Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:32:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421803/posts Right off the bat let me tell you about myself. My credentials – a black recently retired PE teacher of 40 years in the Hartford, Connecticut public school system. I was raised in a large inner city of Washington D.C. and educated in the public school system. I possess a Bachelors and Masters Degree and am a “people person” who loves teaching. I retired this past year with great disappointment and sadness for the public school system, the individual students, teachers and parents. The current education system is failing to do the job of educating our children. There are individual... The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421803/posts#comment Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:32:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421620/posts Folks, because a picture is worth a thousand words: Vivificat: From Contemplation to Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421620/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 20:14:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421492/posts An International House of Prayer in Independence was searched overnight...new details are still coming in. We've been told that authorities are still on scene investigating. The raid began about 9:00pm Monday and included the church as well as the pastor's house nearby. A member of the church was reportedly arrested on federal fire arms charges. KMBZ 980 AM Kansas City http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421492/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:02:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421077/posts To The Editor: I never really thought of Sarah Palin as being inspiring until I read the letter on Dec. 26 by K. Guyette. As a proud new great-grandmother, I'm sure Palin and her husband did not "let" her teenage daughter get pregnant. That usually takes place without mother of father around. But my daughter, like Palin, "let" her teenage daughter keep her baby -- no discussion of abortion. She, like Palin, "let" her daughter live at home and continue to go to school. She, like Palin, "let" -- in fact, welcomed -- that precious baby into her heart and... The Hendersonville Times-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421077/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 03:10:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421032/posts An atheist rapist has complained that his human rights were breached by having to share a prison cell with a Christian inmate. Barman Steven Relf, 40, was jailed indefinitely after admitting raping two women he targeted when he served them drinks in a pub. Police branded him a "sexual predator" and said he could have had as many as 40 victims. In a letter to an inmates' magazine, Relf wrote: "I recently had the displeasure of sharing a cell with a Bible-thumping believer." FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421032/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 01:48:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420766/posts There is evil hate in Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and their Tea Party Patriot supporter’s voices when they campaign to deny affordable health care to every American, all the while extolling the virtues of their Christian faith. The truth is that they are either lying hypocrites, worshippers of Satan involved in a grand plan to destroy America and the Christian faith, or ignorant of what it means to be a follower of Christ. Christians know that their paramour, Jesus Christ, gave two commands to his disciples when asked what the most important commandment was. He said to love God and... The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420766/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:26:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420332/posts In the days leading up to the American Revolution, the Boston Tea Party was a direct action protest against the British government by British-American subjects in the Massachusetts Bay colony of Boston. On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists dressed up as Native American Indians boarded these ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. This event remains one of the most memorialized historic events to transpire in U.S. history, and it has been recently referenced due to excessive U.S. government growth... The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420332/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:54:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420234/posts I believe it is time to leave the denomination that long ago left God. God's Word is true and the ELCA has decided that their thoughts are above God's thoughts. This is evident in many ways that I don't think the typical ELCA member is aware of. Below I outline a number ways the ELCA has turned away from God and deny the very Word of God. The ELCA church, that I am a member of, is in the process of deciding what they will do regarding the ELCA and if they will leave the denomination. If you believe the... Exposing the ELCA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420234/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:49:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420019/posts Psalm 139:17,18 How Precious it is, Lord, to Realize that You are Thinking about me Constantly. I can't Even Count How many Times a Day Your Thoughts Turn Towards me. And when I Awaken in the Morning, You are still Thinking of me. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420019/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419746/posts ...The Pope’s travels are not only good will trips; they are the modern missionary journeys of the Vicar of Christ. They are chosen strategically, led by the Holy Spirit and have a prophetic purpose as part of a plan for that full communion. Similarly, his speech in Regensburg is the first step in engaging an ascendant Islam with the Truth claims of Christianity. He will do so with respect, but he will do so and we must do so as well, as part of the Church. The hungry secularism which has fueled what he so aptly called the “dictatorship of... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419746/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 00:32:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419490/posts Robert Drobot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419490/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 14:59:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419404/posts There is no question that Congress cannot legitimately force anyone to buy health insurance under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. There is another reason Congress should beware. Today it is little known or understood. In 1776 it shocked kings and emperors across Europe. That reason is revealed in our Declaration of Independence. Appealing to all mankind, the Declaration’s seminal passage opens with perhaps the most important line in the document: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident”. Grounded in reason, “self-evident” truths invoke the long tradition of Natural Law, which holds that there is a “higher law” of... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419404/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:59:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417676/posts Featured Term (selected at random):CHRISTENDOM The Christian polity insofar as the principles of Christianity governed (and still govern) the laws and civil institutions of nations. Its foundations may be traced to the Jewish traditions of a theocracy, and its history properly began with the liberation of the Church under Constantine. It developed through more than a millennium in most of the countries of Europe and with numerous setbacks remained fairly intact until the Protestant Reformation. In its best days, Christendom represented the corporate Christian social life, and its impact on world civilization through the arts and philosophy, law and the... CatholicReference.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417676/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:01:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418814/posts Was 2009 a Turning Point? December 31st, 2009 by Russell Shaw Was 2009 a turning point for the American bishops, marking a tougher and more realistic approach on their part to the myriad problems, internal and external, besetting the Catholic Church in the United States? It’s too soon for final conclusions, but, on the evidence, history may judge the year just past in exactly those terms.Two episodes in particular suggest as much.One is the remarkable fact that some 80 American bishops, acting on their own, spoke up last spring to protest Notre Dame’s invitation to President Barack Obama to receive... CatholicExchange.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418814/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 05:07:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418646/posts "Why is it that with all of our history we learn little is anything from history? CONSIDER OUR NATION! The people go from CHAINS to spiritual faith; from SPIRITUAL FAITH to courage; from COURAGE to liberty; from LIBERTY to abundance; from ABUNDANCE to selfishness; from SELFISHNESS to complacency(self satisfaction); from COMPLACENTCY to apathy (lack of interest); from APETHY to despondency; from DESPONDECY back again to BONDAGE. Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people (Proverbs 14:34). The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418646/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418625/posts It's not only a new year and new decade, but 2010 will no doubt prove to be a time of both heroic sacrifice and horrific decadence in the struggle to save our Church and country. With this prediction in mind, and with the determination to fight on the side of the saints, I resolve in 2010, along with my 25th consecutive resolution to become a better husband and father (hopefully this is the year I finally get that one right) to write the book exposing "The Ten Big Lies about The Catholic Church (in America)" in an attempt to enlist... Fighting Irish Thomas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418625/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:01:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418603/posts "I have thrilling news to share with you below but first some seriously bad news: With 10% of our church family out of work due to the recession, our expenses in caring for our community in 2009 rose dramatically while our income stagnated. Still, with wise management, we've stayed close to our budget all year. Then... this last weekend the bottom dropped out. "On the last weekend of 2009, our total offerings were less than half of what we normally receive - leaving us $900,000 in the red for the year, unless you help make up the difference today and... Radar Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418603/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:22:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418601/posts Speaker/Journalist Pamela Geller spoke at the McKinney, TX performance hall for the Collin County Conservative Republicans on November 7, just two days after American Muslim soldier Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, TX. Ms. Geller is the editor and publisher of the Atlas Shrugs website and former associate publisher of the New York Observer ... ... She opened the meeting with video footage from London, telling the audience "Europe is finished and I will tell you why you have to care about this: Because we need Europe ... Ms. Geller proceeds to talk about... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418601/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:08:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418600/posts Speaker/Journalist Pamela Geller spoke at the McKinney, TX performance hall for the Collin County Conservative Republicans on November 7, just two days after American Muslim soldier Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, TX. Ms. Geller is the editor and publisher of the Atlas Shrugs website and former associate publisher of the New York Observer ... ... She opened the meeting with video footage from London, telling the audience "Europe is finished and I will tell you why you have to care about this: Because we need Europe ... Ms. Geller proceeds to talk about... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418600/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:08:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418596/posts THE MANHATTAN DECLARATION and EVANGELICAL CO-BELLIGERENCE ...the ineffectual intersection of politics and faith     “The goal of both the church and the state is to advance the public good.” -Francis Beckwith     The ultimate goal of the church biblically is not the public good, but the glory of God in the proclamation and advancement of His gospel of sola fide. God, not the audience, is sovereign. The “public good” is political speak for tolerance. The gospel, however, does divide; it is a stumbling block, offensive and foolishness for those who are perishing.     Here we go... Camp On This http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418596/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:59:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418440/posts Why Fast? Excerpt from Billy Wilson's Fasting Forward Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land Into the house of the LORD your God, And cry out to the LORD. Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty. (Joel 1:14-15 NKJV). Why is fasting important to the Christian? What purpose does it have in our life? What do we hope happens when we fast? Perhaps you are looking for one good reason that you should participate in this... Awakening America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418440/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:10:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418379/posts Q1: How come the pro-abortion group “Catholics for Choice” gets away with calling itself a Catholic organization? Why doesn’t the Church stop it from using this name? -DaleQ2: There’s a school in our diocese that is run by Catholic laywomen. They teach Catholic catechism and the kids regularly go to Mass. But you wouldn’t know from its name that it’s a Catholic school, because it doesn’t say “St. X Catholic School,” but just “St. X School.” It isn’t mentioned in the diocese’s list of Catholic schools, either. Is it safe to assume that this is some schismatic fringe group running... Catholic Exchange http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418379/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:53:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418264/posts Many Americans today look out the windows of their self-centered, narcissistic lives and say, “How did we get to this point in our country?” To ask the question is to answer it. Because of our day’s stormy and dreary moral and social climate, people begin to look for scapegoats for all their ills. They rarely start by looking in the mirror. Americans today - more so than at any other time - are mostly oblivious and ignorant of history and the changing philosophies of what brought us to this point. They are stuck in the mire of today’s social climate... The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418264/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:48:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417965/posts In the 6000+ years of man’s history, the “pinnacle moment” is the Abomination of Desolation, the key event that will occur in the midst of the Tribulation (a terrible seven-year period that will mark the end of this age). It will be the time when the Man of Lawlessness (i.e., The Anti-Christ) will break his covenant with Israel (Daniel 9:27) and establish himself as Almighty God (Daniel 11:36-37, 2 Thess. 2:2-4, Rev. 13:14-15). He will demand total, absolute allegiance and worship (Rev. 13:16-18). This master politician of Europe's Socialistic European Community (Daniel 9:26) will rise to power, but it isn't... The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417965/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:14:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417897/posts The Mormon Media Observer looks back at the year filled with LDS newsmakers. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., tops the list, based on a newsmaker's frequency in the news as well as the significance of their stories. 1. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada The Senate Majority Leader led the battle to push through health reform in the Senate. News coverage of Reid made a household name and the divisive debate made him out to be both villain and saint. He may still face a tough battle in his home state of Nevada to save his seat. On Christmas The New... Mormon Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417897/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:32:39 GMT