http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/religion/ en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:38:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284955/posts Despite this fact, PETA members go straight to the gutter to attempt to save potential chickens in distress. Like a deranged cult group, the young and impressionable (almost exclusively female) are recruited, stripped, and sent all but naked into the streets to decry the fate of a chicken, bird, rabbit, you name it. In what should enrage the feminist groups around the globe, PETA objectifies partially nude women in bondage-like 'cage' depictions that reduce women to nothing more than cheap sex objects. In other words, PETA attempts to swap one form of 'meat' with another form of the same. This... The Conscience of Kansas radio program http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284955/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:38:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284260/posts Dead End of Secularism Secularism was to be the wave of the future. Leading secular theorists such as Peter Berger taught that secularism would be the inevitable result of the inexorable march of progress and that its many advantages would simply drive out religion in all of its forms. No serious discussion was possible or necessary. Religion would be deposited unceremoniously on the dustbin of history. But a funny thing happened on the way to the dustbin: secularism has not only failed to triumph over religion, it can’t even reproduce itself. In spite of enormous institutional advantages conferred on it... www.tothesource.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284260/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:00:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283079/posts LISTEN TO THE REAL REVEREND JESSE ON THE INTERNET OR A RADIO STATION IN YOUR AREA...... P>BOND Action, Inc...Educating, Motivating and Rallying Americans! The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show Streamed live online from 6-9 a.m. PST / 9-12 a.m. EST. Call in the same times usually. For Live Questions or Comments Call 1-888-77-JESSE(5-3773) You can email comments and questions to radio@bondaction.org For more information on getting The Jesse Lee Peterson Show picked up on a station in your local area call Ermias Alemayehu at 1-877-WE ACT77 (932-2877) BOND Action, Inc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283079/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:51:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282540/posts At the Canadian Science Writers’ Association convention in Sudbury, Ontario, our Sunday dinner speaker was American theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss of Arizona State University, who presented sample clips from famous sci-fi films. And a whole lot more. Would you be astonished to learn that the films portray implausible or impossible physics? No? Filmmakers value audience numbers more than atomic numbers. His clips entertained, but did not surprise:. However, his talk frequently targeted religion and politics: although he professed to respect theists, he offered snarky asides suggesting that fear of science is growing in Canada (because it might damage religion), adding,... MercatorNet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282540/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282239/posts LISTEN TO THE REAL REVEREND JESSE ON THE INTERNET OR A RADIO STATION IN YOUR AREA...... P>BOND Action, Inc...Educating, Motivating and Rallying Americans! The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show Streamed live online from 6-9 a.m. PST / 9-12 a.m. EST. Call in the same times usually. For Live Questions or Comments Call 1-888-77-JESSE(5-3773) You can email comments and questions to radio@bondaction.org For more information on getting The Jesse Lee Peterson Show picked up on a station in your local area call Ermias Alemayehu at 1-877-WE ACT77 (932-2877) BOND Action, Inc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282239/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:20:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281693/posts The Government’s ‘equality’ watchdog is recruiting 14 and 15-year-olds for its second annual summer camp. The camp, called Our Space, will consist of a few days in the Lake District with outdoor activities and “modules to discuss diversity, equality and rights”. The camp is being organised by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the body which recently funded a leading homosexual lobby group to write a guide for employers on how to deal with religious workers. The same watchdog gave an atheist group £35,000 last year which was used to fund another set of guidance which told employers that... The Christian Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281693/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:28:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281689/posts The Government’s ‘equality’ watchdog is recruiting 14 and 15-year-olds for its second annual summer camp. The camp, called Our Space, will consist of a few days in the Lake District with outdoor activities and “modules to discuss diversity, equality and rights”. The camp is being organised by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the body which recently funded a leading homosexual lobby group to write a guide for employers on how to deal with religious workers. The same watchdog gave an atheist group £35,000 last year which was used to fund another set of guidance which told employers that... The Christian Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281689/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:22:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281652/posts For the past five months, White House aides and friends of the Obamas have been quietly visiting local churches and vetting the sermons of prospective first ministers in a search for a new - and uncontroversial - church home. Obama has even sampled a few himself, attending services at 19th Street Baptist on the weekend before his inauguration and celebrating Easter at St. John's Episcopal Church. Time via Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281652/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:13:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281456/posts A few days ago it was reported that an Ethiopian Patriarch was considering revealing the secret of the Lost Ark, and the Ark itself, and how his church has been holding it for thousands of years, and would likely do so on Friday in Italy. Turns out he preferred keeping the secret (or had nothing to show) and said nothing on Friday. He had not even scheduled a press conference. World Net Daily has the whole story. Nobody knows what is true and what is not, but it is definitely a fascinating story.... The agency had reported an announcement would... Life in Israel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281456/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:04:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281406/posts Politicians across Europe are now looking forward to a day when the controversial treaty gives the EU more streamlined institutions - with greater central power and, for the first time, a new "President of Europe" to represent all the member states around the world. In Britain, the government has refused demands for a referendum - despite a pledge in Labour's 2005 general election manifesto to hold a public vote on the Lisbon Treaty's predecessor, the European Constitutional Treaty, which collapsed after being voted down in France and the Netherlands. Recently, however, it has been the Telegraph, UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281406/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:46:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280440/posts "Freedom from indoctrination ought to be a basic human right for all children," argues ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus in a passionate plea for Sweden to rethink its policy on faith-based schools. Without thinking too much about it at the time, when I wrote the lyrics for ABBA's songs the message I wished to convey tallies well with campaigns launched recently by humanist organisations in the UK, US and Australia: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." Earlier this month the Swedish Humanist Association (Humanisterna) launched a similar campaign. And in light of the growing influence of... www.thelocal.se http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280440/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:49:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280273/posts Islam is, undeniably, a major source of inspiration for terrorism, oppression and barbarism. Many would even say the very nature of Islam is nothing but sheer evil and among these gainsayers of Islam we find plenty of well educated and highly literate individuals. Personally speaking, I can't say that I've grown more tolerant of Islam the more educated I've become. But could Muslim nations that today are run by advocates of pure evil eventually be transformed into well functioning democracies? Will Iran ever become a true democracy? Will Iraq? Will Saudi Arabia? - Or will Islam hinder such a development?... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280273/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:01:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279734/posts LISTEN TO THE REAL REVEREND JESSE ON THE INTERNET OR A RADIO STATION IN YOUR AREA......BOND Action, Inc...Educating, Motivating and Rallying Americans! The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio ShowBIBLE GO TO GUY TODAY...CALL IN!! Streamed live online from 6-9 a.m. PST / 9-12 a.m. EST. Call in the same times usually. For Live Questions or Comments Call 1-888-77-JESSE(5-3773) You can email comments and questions to radio@bondaction.org For more information on getting The Jesse Lee Peterson Show picked up on a station in your local area call Ermias Alemayehu at 1-877-WE ACT77 (932-2877) BOND Action, Inc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279734/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:22:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2279180/posts Physicists are now in general agreement that our Universe must have been designed; there are too many critical forces and relationships that are necessary for its creation and continued existence for it to have been an accident. Our Universe, our Solar System and our Planet contain many wonders, but for billions of years there was no-one to observe these wonders and contemplate them until the arrival of humans. Still, at the present time, most other scientists profess to believe that life and its development was through a series of accidents. Increasingly, as the genomes of different life-forms are studied, this... From Sea to Shining Sea http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2279180/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:59:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278439/posts * * * * FLASH TRAFFIC: WASHINGTON UPDATE * * * * WHAT THE MEDIA ISN'T TELLING YOU THE MUSLIM WORLD By Joel C. Rosenberg (Washington, D.C., June 22, 2009) -- Dramatic news out of Iran this weekend. More than 3,000 Reformers arrested. Some 600 wounded. Conflicting reports about deaths. Some say at least 19 have been killed by the security forces. CNN has unconfirmed reports put the number of deaths at 150.But this isn't the only story of revolution in the region. What the media isn't telling you is that the Revivalists are moving powerfully to share the gospel... Joel C. Rosenberg - Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278439/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:40:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278310/posts Episcopalian Priest, the Rev. Nina Churchman wrote a letter to Episcopal Life Online saying that women shouldn't have to ask for forgiveness for aborting a child. In fact, Rev. Churchman then goes one step further and says God rejoices in the woman's choice to abort. Here's the text in full: After reading the 3 June article, "Pregnancy-loss Prayers", I found the text for Rachel's Tears online and was sickened to discover that the rite for abortion is couched wholly in terms of sin and transgression. The Episcopal Church, by resolution, has long held that women have the freedom to choose... Creative Minority Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278310/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:01:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278268/posts LISTEN TO THE REAL REVEREND JESSE ON THE INTERNET OR A RADIO STATION IN YOUR AREA......BOND Action, Inc...Educating, Motivating and Rallying Americans! The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show Streamed live online from 6-9 a.m. PST / 9-12 a.m. EST. Call in the same times usually. For Live Questions or Comments Call 1-888-77-JESSE(5-3773) You can email comments and questions to radio@bondaction.org For more information on getting The Jesse Lee Peterson Show picked up on a station in your local area call Ermias Alemayehu at 1-877-WE ACT77 (932-2877) BOND Action, Inc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278268/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:03:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277343/posts LISTEN TO THE REAL REVEREND JESSE ON THE INTERNET OR A RADIO STATION IN YOUR AREA......BOND Action, Inc...Educating, Motivating and Rallying Americans! The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show Streamed live online from 6-9 a.m. PST / 9-12 a.m. EST. Call in the same times usually. For Live Questions or Comments Call 1-888-77-JESSE(5-3773) You can email comments and questions to radio@bondaction.org For more information on getting The Jesse Lee Peterson Show picked up on a station in your local area call Ermias Alemayehu at 1-877-WE ACT77 (932-2877) BOND Action, Inc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277343/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:12:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277075/posts An Indian immigrant says his son was forced to violate Hindu dietary rules by eating a beef taco at a Cincinnati public school. Ashish Gandhi has filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department alleging religious discrimination, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Sunday. Gandhi, who says a school employee force-fed the taco to his son, called it an "intentional act of religious bigotry" by the Academy of World Languages. Gary Winters, a lawyer for the Cincinnati Public Schools, says the 5-year-old boy selected the taco himself. "At most, there was an error made on a single occasion, for which CPS's personnel... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277075/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:06:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276988/posts Prison Fellowship founder Charles Colson predicts pastors will soon face prosecution under hate crimes laws if they preach that same-sex relationships are sinful. Colson, who served prison time for his role in the Watergate scandal, delivered a grim forecast to Southern Baptist pastors at their annual meeting in Louisville, Ky. Sponsors of congressional hate crimes legislation insist it won't restrict speech, but Colson warned that ministers will face the threat of prosecution within the next two years. He also said medical professionals are losing their conscience right to refuse to perform abortions, and faith-based ministries could soon have to hire... One News Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276988/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:09:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276153/posts Is the right responsible for inspiring murder, such as that of late-term abortionist George Tiller by Kansas native Scott Roeder?  Some certainly seem to think so.  For instance, the Friday before last Bill O'Reilly had as a guest on his show Joan Walsh, the editor of leftist news site Salon.com.  She appeared because she had criticized O'Reilly for engaging in what she called a "jihad" against Tiller.  Her thesis is that O'Reilly and, presumably, the rest of us who are passionately pro-life are culpable Tiller's death. Of course, this isn't a novel idea among the left.  If there is any... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276153/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:17:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274946/posts LISTEN TO THE REAL REVEREND JESSE ON THE INTERNET OR A RADIO STATION IN YOUR AREA......BOND Action, Inc...Educating, Motivating and Rallying Americans! The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show Streamed live online from 6-9 a.m. PST / 9-12 a.m. EST. Call in the same times usually. For Live Questions or Comments Call 1-888-77-JESSE(5-3773) You can email comments and questions to radio@bondaction.org For more information on getting The Jesse Lee Peterson Show picked up on a station in your local area call Ermias Alemayehu at 1-877-WE ACT77 (932-2877) BOND Action, Inc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274946/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:09:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274309/posts Cardinal Sean O'Malley celebrates Mass on camera Arlington, Va., Jun 18, 2009 / 07:24 am (CNA).- The members of PBS’ national board have voted to ban any new religious programming from their affiliate stations, citing both concerns about “public trust” and a 25-year-old rule that has never been rigorously enforced. Anticipation of the vote already resulted in one station cancelling its Mass for Shut-Ins. The 1985 rule in question requires PBS affiliates to air only non-commercial, non-partisan and non-sectarian content. Reportedly six affiliates broadcast “sectarian” programs produced by local religious groups, such as the Mass for Shut-Ins. These affiliates... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274309/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:56:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273922/posts A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called for clarification of a new administrative rule adopted by Michigan's Supreme Court that, if broadly interpreted, might allow judges to demand that witnesses remove religious head coverings during testimony in their courtrooms. SEE: State Court: Judges Can Dictate Witnesses' Attire http://tinyurl.com/mkta6j The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said that forced removal of religiously mandated attire such as an Islamic headscarf, or hijab, would violate the constitutional right to religious freedom and would contradict President Obama's recent statement in support of the right to wear hijab. In his address... PR Newswire / Council on American-Islamic Relations http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273922/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:27:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273277/posts PBS to Begin Phasing Out Religious Programming From Airwaves PBS board members have decided to enforce a rule barring religious broadcasts in a move that spells the beginning of the end for most spiritual shows like Catholic Masses and Mormon devotionals on public television. By Joseph Abrams FOXNews.com Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Former AmeriCorps Official Says Obama Removed Him for 'Doing My Job' PBS board members, who for 25 years have turned a blind eye to religious programming at some of their member stations' religious programing, have decided to enforce a rule banning the broadcasts -- a move that spells... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273277/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:57:45 GMT