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After getting into a 170 comment Facebook argument with one of my lovely friends from school about a status I posted with a joke about Atheism, people came up to me in the following days and questioned my reasoning for doing something like that. People advised me to keep all political and religious ideas off of Facebook, to avoid conflict. This incident made me realize how much people hate conflict. But on another level, this advice bothered me. People will forgo any talk about religious or political views just to avoid a conflict or to make sure they don't offend...

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.(I Samuel 28:5-7)I have no problem believing that God sovereignly granted revival in the 1960′s -70′s, renewing faith in the...

Is there anyone paying attention who still believes anything Gov. Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown has to say on any subject? This is the governor who campaigned to end smoke-and-mirror gimmickry in government budgeting. We know how well he delivered on that. He assured Californians $4 billion would magically appear to balance the budget. About half showed up. He also promised that the budget was balanced when he signed it. Yep, it’s already billions in the red. Now we have . . .

The Bush Admin and Senator McCain warned repeatedly about Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac and what thus became the 2008 financial crisis -- starting in 2002 (and actually even earlier -- in the Clinton and Carter White Houses. Democrats resisted and kept to their party line, extending loans to people who couldn't afford them -- just like you would expect of socialists.

Answering the Question: What is Truth? Peter listed a number of attributes the Christian must acquire and display in a progressive way, one building upon the other as he wrote his second letter: "For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self control, and self control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love." (2 Peter 1:6,7) In vesrse 8 Peter says that by practicing these and increasingly so, a Christian would not be ineffective and unfruitful in...

I ran into an older, retired Israeli colleague who is a fine scholar in his field. We hadn’t met for 25 years and agreed to have coffee in a nearby Tel Aviv cafe. In the ensuing conversation I learned some key things about why current intellectual and political discussion is such a wreck. The retired professor has read nothing I’ve written. He is on the left-wing politically, in the historic non-Communist sense, but his work has always been first-rate and untouched by any political slant. In addition, he has worked amicably with people of different views. And that’s why I...

What is Truth? That question was put to a man of truth by Roman governor Pontius Pilate over two thousand years ago. That "man of truth" was, of course, Jesus Christ and evidently he recognized Pilate's question was more a philosophical one or didn't actually seek the truth Jesus spoke about so Jesus didn't give an answer. (John 18:38) That doesn't mean there is no answer, particularly as it pertains to Jesus' followers. King David identified the God of truth, "Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth." (Ps. 31:5 , ASV) And Jesus said of himself, "I...

Where There Is No Truth, There Is No Freedom [A Czech Citizen Remembers...] By Alexandra L., intern [2012-01-05 15:04 ] “When truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete." Václav Havel, the first president of the Czech Republic and a prominent figure in its struggle for democracy during the communist era, passed away on December 18th, 2011, just a day before the death of Kim Jong Il was reported. It was a coincidence that brought talk of the end of an era. “With Václav Havel left a man who had given back the Czech nation its dignity, a...

I think Americans need to be reminded of the corrupt Clinton administration and the horrifying effects of their elite rule! Read The Whistleblower, written by Marinka Peschmann. Best line in this chilling book: "The Obama administration is the Clinton administration on steroids!" It is available on Kindle and it is a fast read.

Not many people get the opportunity to attend seminary. In an amazing way I have attended two. The first was training for the Roman Catholic priest­hood in Ireland and the second at a conservative Evangelical seminary in England. Raised a Catholic . . . but not knowing God Like most boys in the Republic of Ireland in the 1980s, I was brought up a Roman Catholic. My parents taught me to live a good life, say my prayers, and attend mass every Sunday. I believed there was a God, but I didn't know him personally. I prayed as my mother...

Dear friends and relatives, How are you? I HOPE YOU HAD TIME TO PRAY in silence before Baby Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament so as to celebrate Christmas for the One WHOSE BIRTHDAY we celebrate and not for all the other motives and desires that we have allowed our secular world in recent years to instill into our heads and hearts. How many of our children have been spoiled in waiting for presents at Christmas and have not learned from their parents that Christmas is a time to bring to this divine Baby presents of prayers, sacrifices and adoration?...

Humor, based on truth can be quite devastating.

Our records show that you have not yet made your contribution to President Obama's Reelection Campaign Fund. The good news is, it's not too late for you to do so. It is very important that you send your contribution in as soon as possible, and forward this to everyone in your e-mail address book. If you break the chain, bad luck will befall you in less than a week: -Tommie S. of Shreveport, LA broke the chain, and his business was audited by the IRS for the last ten years. -William R. of Sioux City, IA broke the chain, and...

Listening to Fox News last night, there seems to be split of preference in the GOP primary. O’Reilly pretty clearly is on Romney’s side, Hannity is more neutral leaning towards Newt, Greta I can’t tell. But I think we know where the person who prepares images for the video feed stands. Via Right Scoop, which has the video proof:

Â…Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.(2 Thessalonians 2:6-10)Evil thrives on lies. The fall of man came about by the acceptance of a lie. Satan himself is the father of lies. Lying and...

Interesting video I stumbled across thanks to a tweet. I don't know when it's from, but it's pretty damning. Mathews says,"I hear stories you would not believe!" coming out of the White House, and blames Obama's STAFFERS, not Obama himself, for the lack of leadership. Only 1:36 long. Check it out!

And They Say Canadians Don't Brag..... So, what do we Canadians have to be Proud of? 1. Smarties (not sold in the USA ) 2. Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp (not sold in the USA ) 3. The size of our footballs fields, one less down, and bigger balls. 4. Baseball is Canadian - 1st game June 4, 1838 - Ingersoll , ON 5. Lacrosse is Canadian 6. Hockey is Canadian 7. Basketball is Canadian 8. Apple pie is Canadian 9. Mr. Dress-up beats Mr. Rogers 10. Tim Hortons beats Dunkin' Donuts 11. In the war of 1812, started by America...

Alexander Tsiaras, an image-maker and the author of the book “From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds,” gave a recently-published TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talk, during which he unveiled a spectacular video about fetal development. Alexander Tsiaras's book, "From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds" The video, which graphically shows the process of human progression, begins by showing an egg being fertilized and ends by illustrating a baby’s actual birth. Throughout the clip, viewers see the full fetal development, with explanations about what, exactly, is happening at each phase. But the imagery is spellbinding. Watch the astounding video, below. The...

I wish to go into partnership with you. -I will provide no capital or funding. -You will put up all of the capital. -You will provide all of the labor. -I will tell you what you can sell, make, how to build, who you can hire and fire and how you conduct business. -Each year you will give me one half of your profit. You must pay me twelve percent of what you pay your employees (for administration and rule making). Next year you must provide health insurance for your employees. If you decide to sell, you must pay me...

List of Obama's promises/what he says he wants vs what he does to prevent it) Last night, I was just relaxing after I got home from work, and I realize obama is almost always smiling and laughing when he is talking. I may have realized why. Example, "I want boots on the ground jobs created now." *Smiling at the applause and thinking to himself, how freaking stupid are you all, I'm doing everything I can to prevent this from happening, including ensuring the XL Pipeline will not begin until after next years elections. * Here is what I want, a...

hopeful Herman Cain was not lying at a news conference on Tuesday in Phoenix. Cain denied making any sexual actions towards Sharon Bialek and vowed to take a polygraph test if necessary to prove his innocence. Cain has not taken a polygraph but Ward said he does have software that does something better. Ward said the $15,000 software can detect lies in people's voices. CBS Atlanta's Mike Paluska played Cain's speech for Ward into the software and watched as it analyzed Cain's every word. If he is hiding something this thing would have spiked way down here," said Ward. "He...

Media works overtime to destroy accuser's reputation. Ain't it the truth?

I don't think Mr Perry is throwing in with the birthers, but he doesn't dismiss them as clearly as he ought to. Other people do think this is birtherism, and it does seem likely that Mr Perry's comments will revive the issue for at least a couple of days, even if only among the governor's critics. This is an undesirable outcome for a number of reasons, but in honour of Mr Bork, let's focus on this one: partisans on both sides should be leery about the birtherist arguments against Mr Obama because the potential unintended consequences of having this particular...

Steve Jobs turned Eve's apple, the symbol of fallen humankind, into a religious icon for true believers in technology. But can salvation be downloaded? For every magical thing Steve Jobs revealed in his Apple keynote addresses, there were many other things he concealed. Like the devices he created, his life was more and more opaque even while becoming more and more celebrated. So his death this week came as a shock for nearly all of us, even though we knew that only grave illness could be keeping him from the company he co-founded and loved. He told us almost nothing...

On Friday Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the dedication of a bridge at his Presidential library. During his address he complained that Republicans try to take too much credit for his welfare reform legislation and for balancing the budget. The two parties can argue about who was behind welfare reform, but no one deserves credit for balancing the budget. The truth is the United States federal budget was not balanced in any of Bill Clinton’s eight years as President. Not once! The federal government has two types of debt public debt and intra-governmental debt.

"Why did it take Bea, van Heerden, and Garzino to shed light on this story?The Army Corps of Engineers, as an institution, is not very receptive to criticism, from inside or outside. It dominates the market for engineering certain kinds of projects, mainly to do with water. So the engineering profession is filled with people whose attitude is, "Better not rock the boat." And inside [the corps], it's arguably worse. It exists in a bubble of impunity. Because, as we lay out in the film, Congress likes the corps the way it is, and it doesn't really give it effective...

These combination photos show the damage and recovery of places hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan pics at linky

Awesome video about the algorhythmic filtering of the internet which biases everything we get to see/know. Check this out: Click here.

Halleleujah! Free Republic is back!! Whenever I'm unable to get online at Free Republic, I get worried, concerned that the forces of evil, malevolence have managed to somehow force Free Republic offline. By ordinary standards, my inability to link to FR was longer than usual. Hope everything is under control. I just want to say, Glad you're back!!! Long live Free Republic!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Over the past couple of months Rick Perry has been considering a run for POTUS. As of Saturday, August 13, he’s in with both feet. Since he’s been Governor of Texas for over ten years, folks from the other “56 states” are asking Texans what kind of governor he’s been and what we think. I decided that what I “think” isn’t good enough – I could be wrong. So, I decided to do some research on Perry’s record and form a more accurate, fact-based opinion on his qualifications instead of relying on my general perceptions. In the spirit of full...

For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. ( 3 John 3-4)Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That...

Over the past couple of months Rick Perry has been considering a run for POTUS. As of Thursday, August 11, it looks like the decision has been made and he’s in. Since he’s been Governor of Texas for over ten years, folks from the other “56 states” are asking Texans what kind of governor he’s been and what we think. I decided that what I “think” isn’t good enough – I could be wrong. So, I decided to do some research on Perry’s record and form a more accurate, fact-based opinion on his qualifications instead of relying on my general...

I am the Way the Truth and the Life, no one comes to the Father but by me.(John 14:6)We have been studying the threefold sign of eternal life, as taught by the Apostle John in His First Epistle. We have stressed that Eternal Life is a gift of God, it cannot be merited, it can only received freely by faith. But how does one know whether or not he has received the gift of eternal Life? After all, in our day as well as in John’s there were many teachers, and prophets who were redefining the knowledge of God, and...

Rick Santelli: 'If it Wasn't for the Tea Party...We Would Have Been Rated BBB' By Noel Sheppard Created 08/08/2011 - 7:09pm For over 24 hours, Obama advisers, Democrat senators, and terminally stupid ideologues in the media have been blaming Standard and Poor's downgrade of America's debt on the Tea Party. On Monday, one of the only sane voices in the mainstream media stood up and said, "If it wasn't for the Tea Party, they would have passed the debt ceiling thumbs up, we would have been rated BBB" (video follows with transcript and commentary): JOE KERNEN, CNBC: Alright. You know,...

Democrats must ignore hard realities to maintain their ideological leanings. To be a Democrat means to live in denial. Consider all of the things you must ignore or explain away: The PIGS. Not the chauvinist pigs whose transgressions preoccupied feminists in the 1970s, but PIGS as in Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain — nations facing sovereign-debt crises because they pursued exactly the sort of policies Democrats favor for this country. The PIGS share bloated government sectors (in Greece the government employs 33 percent of workers), generous unemployment packages, high minimum wages, dire pension obligations, and shrinking tax bases. Each week...

Pamela Geller being interviewed while she was in South Florida doing a military fund raising. This amazing patriot definitely loves America and the troops.

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.(I John 1:5)As we noted earlier, John’s ministry is a ministry of restoration. The faith has been frayed, tangled and torn to the point where the believers whom John addressed were confused as to who knew God genuinely and who didn’t. What does it mean to “know him who is from the beginning”? To “be strong and have the Word of God abiding in you”? Most importantly, who is the God and Father of...

It is not every day that the White House and Democratic National Committee celebrate a supposedly private company’s debt restructuring plan, but such is the marriage of big government and big business under the Obama administration. The New York Times reports: “Chrysler said Tuesday that it had paid back $7.6 billion in loans from the American and Canadian governments, marking another significant step in the revival of the company, the smallest of the Detroit automakers.” But as The Truth About Cars reports, the loan pay back is just another Obama con job: Back in November of 2009, when GM announced...

I Saw The Light is played by the Black Pond Baptist Church Members!

Do you know why America is in a better state than Europe? Because you enjoy more freedom than Europeans. And do you know why Americans enjoy more freedom than Europeans? Because you are still allowed to tell the truth. In Europe and Canada people are dragged to court for telling the truth about islam. I, too, have been dragged to court. I am an elected member of the house of representatives in the Netherlands. I am currently standing in court like a common criminal for saying that islam is a dangerous totalitarian ideology rather than a religion. The court case...

Man Finds More Than $40,000 Cash in Utah Home, Returns it to Owners Bountiful, Utah – A man who found more than $40,000 cash in the Utah home he recently bought has returned the money to its rightful owner, The Salt Lake City Tribune reported Thursday. Josh Ferrin discovered the money stuffed in eight ammo boxes in the attic while he was exploring a workshop room in the Bountiful home on Tuesday. "I opened it up, freaked out. Closed it, locked it in my truck and called my wife," Ferrin said of the surprise. At the time he thought of...

Magisterium will NEVER replace the higher teaching ministry of the HOLY SPIRIT...The GodHead...The WORD. Through God, I am sanctified; I am justified; I have the promise of future glorification; I am a child of God; I am a son of God. My God teaches my soul correct Bible doctrines because the entire Godhead indwells my soul. I am are declared a son of God in Romans 8:14-15.

Ann Barnhardt was scheduled to give a speech on Sunday the 15th in the Boston area. Then the venue had to be changed, and again the speech was a go. Not long after the venue change, organizers cancelled the event. When you speak the truth these things are going to happen. The show, however, will go on: TONIGHT: Ann Barnhardt will join us on THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9 PM ET. Ann will be discussing the speech and much, much more. Here's a woman who is without fear, speaks the truth in no uncertain words and is pretty much...

Lies, deception and growing conspiracy theories. Sounds like a good title for a mystery novel doesn’t it ? Well unfortunately, the matter of the title of my blog article this week is that I have been tackling the on-going issue of governments and politicians who choose to present their citizens with so called facts when in reality, these so called “facts” are nothing but flat-out lies and deception. For many years, especially in the USA, American’s have been duped and lied to over and over again from many a politician. It truly is sickening to me that some American’s continue...

Any operative with first hand knowlEdge of the raid in abottabad, please, tell me what happened. Anonymity assured. Banks.Greg@gmail.com or reply here. Thanks.

Choices are: Go for it - Superman belongs to the world! Depends - is Clark remaining a US citizen? Could be interesting if handled smartly. No. It's a bad, unfortunately timed idea.Right now, the anti-America option is winning. Let's tell Superman's editors it's a bad idea!

This is a video of Michelle Bachman as she spoke at the Teaa Party meet and Greet in Bluffton, South Carolina, April 16, 2011.

Yesterday I was all confused, when I originally heard the news that Glenn Beck was leaving his daily Fox TV show, I wasn’t surprised. Beck had been dropping hints about it since the end of 2010. He was saying things like, “You must prepare yourselves to carry on without me,” which was a signal that he was either looking for other opportunities, God-forbid had a fatal illness, or that girl he dated finally admitted to the police that he was fully aware of the fact that she was only nine. On the other hand, the folks at Media Matters claimed...

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has dispatched a "Truth Team" to rally opposition to the Pence Amendment (H.R. 1, sec. 4013), a measure to stop federal funding of PPFA and its 102 affiliates. But not everything said by PPFA officials and sympathetic media has been the whole truth and nothing but the truth. In the interest of an informed debate about taxpayer funding of PPFA, a few omissions and potentially misleading statements are addressed below. Claim: "This is about women's health more than abortion" (Cecile Richards, PPFA President) This was quoted by Jonathan Alter in a March 14 opinion...