One News Now Daily Report 2009/08/31
More handouts in store for big banks?
A
leading free-market economist says because of the bank bailouts
authorized by the Bush and Obama administrations, any big bank that
runs into trouble is both so large that it has to be dealt with and has
the expectation that it will be bailed out by the federal government.
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London newspaper claims Lockerbie bomber not so ill
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conservative British scholar says he believes Scottish authorities
might have been conned into believing that the recently released
Lockerbie bomber was more ill than he actually was.
Teen Gitmo detainee sues U.S. for mistreatment
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senior Army strategist and Pentagon advisor says he is not surprised
that a terrorist suspect recently released from the Guantanamo Bay
detention facility in Cuba would try to sue the United States over his
treatment there.
Healthcare reform bill a 'feeder system' for abortion
A Catholic pro-life leader calls H.R. 3200 the "Planned Parenthood economic stimulus package."
Feature: Forgotten – Christians in Palestine
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combination of threats and intimidation from Muslim extremists and the
fallout from the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict are driving many
Palestinian Christians from their ancestral homes.
The Government Can
A little light Monday morning humor making fun of big government philosophy.
One News Now Updates 2009/08/29
News updates:
Group questions Catholic funeral for Kennedy
A Catholic pro-life leader has some scathing words concerning Senator Ted Kennedy's Catholic funeral.
Healthcare reform bill = loss of privacy
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free market think tank is warning that the House healthcare bill could
potentially give thousands of federal employees access to citizens'
financial records.
Lesbian custody trial continues
A court custody battle continues between a born-again Christian mother in Virginia and her former lesbian partner in Vermont.
Obama 'stimulus' plays favorites with earmarks
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tax policy expert says President Obama has reneged on his promise to
keep his economic "stimulus" plan transparent and free of earmarks.
Malaysia's image takes a beating in caning case
After
a series of flip-flops, authorities in Malaysia have decided that a
32-year-old Muslim woman caught drinking beer in violation of Islamic
law won't be caned after all.
Collision documents an interesting friendship on the Atheism debate trail
You've got to hand it to Christopher Hitchens for making the decision to go out of friendly territory to debate Christians on their own turf across the US. Not content with doing a promotion tour for his infamous anti-theist screed God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, he decided to tour with Christian apologist Douglas Wilson.
You can hear some of Wilson's debates at Apolgetics 315, including one with "Hitch," as his atheist fans call him. You can also visit Richard Dawkins' site to watch a video of a Hitchens / Wilson Debate. Last, and probably best, you can read a six part back and forth email discussion between the two on Is Christianity Good for the World?
But if you really want to see what goes on on the Tour Bus as these two men travel together debating across the country, you should check out the new documentary Collision (some nice preview vids there).
For a mere $14, you can pre-order the video at Amazon: COLLISION: Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson.
Europe’s Dark Ages and Islam’s Golden Age – two historic fictions?
Islam Watch has a good article entitled Europe’s Dark Age and Islam’s Golden Age: Two Facets of The Same Fiction?, which discusses the content of the book on the same subject, entitled Holy Warriors.
In the twentieth century, a whole new body of evidence became available to historians; evidence unavailable to previous generations of scholars: The evidence of  archaeology. And what archaeology tells us has been devastating to the traditional view…..
On the word of the written histories, then, archaeologists expected to find, from Spain to eastern Iran, a flourishing and vibrant culture. An Islamic world of enormous cities endowed with all the wealth of antiquity and the plunder gathered in the Muslim wars of conquest. They hoped to find palaces, public baths, universities and mosques; all richly decorated with marble, ceramic and carved stone.
In fact, they found nothing of the sort.
For a more accurate rendition of history that isn’t colored by the anti-Catholic enlightenment historians or the Muslims trying to pretend that their faith has contributed to humanity, see How Christianity changed the world and The biblical origins of science.
Secret Agent Man: Steven Crowder
In an effort to showcase the “grassroots” support for government health care, Steven Crowder goes undercover at a liberal non-profit and finds out there’s a pretty good profit to be made being part of a real, non-astroturfed political movement.
New Obama conspiracy emerging
While birthers are garnering most of the attention, a new fringe break-off group is emerging from the shadows to demand answers to their questions. They are the "afterbirthers."
"All we are asking is that the president produce a sample of his fetal
membranes and vessels—preferably along with a photo of the crowning and
delivery—and this will all be over," said former presidential candidate
and Afterbirthers spokesman Alan Keyes, later adding that his
organization would be willing to settle for a half-liter of maternal
cord plasma.
*Before commenting, please read the source of the "story" or look at the tag for this post. I actually picked up a free hard copy of this paper while I was in DC over the weekend.
Loving one’s neighbor through government programs
William Lane Craig, who usually sticks to apologetics and debates (he is arguably the best living Christian apologist and philosopher), takes on Obamacare in Bearing False Witness.
Craig suggests a few of questions that conservatives need to ask and that need to be seriously discussed:
- Is this more efficiently and effectively done through govenment or private charity?
- Is the healthcare program going to be so overburdened that it will lead to rationing? What in the bill prevents this outcome?
- It is not important what might be included (Iike abortion), but why is abortion not explicitly EXCLUDED just to prove Obama's claims that these moneys won't be used for abortions?
Obamacare is a fiasco that I hope never passes, and I hope that the death of Ted Kennedy doesn't give it a sympathy boost. Our great country can NOT go this direction and be fiscally and socially sound.
Promote the general welfare, not PROVIDE.
Tron is coming, but the MCP is here
So, I watched the trailer for Tron Legacy, and am really excited about it. However, in watching the original (watching it now, actually), I saw the main villain, the Master Control Program (MCP), and I said to myself, "I've seen that picture before." Then I figured it out. Thanks to a handy morph program, I've created my revelation for you to enjoy.
D.C. Court rules that ex-gays are covered by anti-discrimination laws
As per a news release at PFOX:
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia has ruled that former homosexuals are a protected class that must be recognized under sexual orientation non-discrimination laws. The Court held that, under the D.C. Human Rights Act, sexual orientation does not require immutable characteristics.
This is a big deal, especially in schools, where ex-gays are not afforded the same protection and privileges as the GLBT crowd. It means that liberal school staff and administrators can no longer shut out (and openly despise) this very real minority. You know, kinda how we can't openly despise gays anymore. I need to shine up my 'Ex-gay is OK' sticker on my car.
Hearing what people are really saying about their faith
I found this really compassionate up to the part where they say Plastic Jesus. But maybe they didn’t mean to talk down. Otherwise, very meaningful.
Sen. Ted Kennedy RIP
Ted Kennedy was passionate about the things he believed. I did not agree with him on virtually any issue, but I respected his desire to implement ideas which he believed would help his nation.
While his death should not cause anyone to change political positions, we all would do well to be as passionate about those things we care deeply about as he was.
My prayers are with the Kennedy family and friends.
The deadly fruits of Islam
Islam is not just another faith system – it is an evil ideology with murder and the Father of Murder behind it. Watch this testimony of a girl who has fled her parents to avoid being ‘honor killed’. Muslims, come out of darkness to the light of Christ! There is a loving God, and Jesus is his messenger.
First religious freedom statement written in English
Who wrote the first English statement declaring that the king or any governmental leader had no authority over the religious or non-religious convictions of the people under their rule?
John Wayne Bible Studies
What can you do to bring 'real men' into the fold? Well Pilgrim, how about John Wayne Bible studies. The studies use the movie Angel and the Badman to study various topics, such as
- Vice (Badman)
- Virtue (Angel)
- Decision (The Law or the Lawless)
- Redemption (The Pilgrim's Progress)
The Entertainment Ministry also has Bible studies based on:
- Andy Griffith Show
- Beverly Hillbillies
- Lucy Show
- Van Dyke Show
- Gilligan's Island
- Bonanza
- Super Man
- A Christmas Carol
I am so there for a Gilligan Bible study!
One News Now daily report
I get this daily email from One News Now, and for you Chrsitian conservatives, I think it is pretty good. Here's today's just FYI.
Obama opposed healthcare reform before he was for it
Republican
Senator Jim DeMint says President Obama has consistently opposed
Republican proposals that would make healthcare insurance less
expensive and more accessible to the American public.Pastors consider costs of staying, leaving denomination
Conservative
members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are considering
options after the denomination decided to allow non-celibate
homosexuals and lesbians to be pastors.Blue Dog Dem claims 'stimulus' is working
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Democratic congressman from Mississippi says his state would have been
in "a terrible condition" without the enactment of President Obama's
"stimulus" package more than six months ago.Libya shows true colors as terrorist returns
Recent
celebrations in Libya following the release of the only terrorist
convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing illustrate that country
still embraces rogue states and terrorists across the globe. That's
according to Pentagon advisor Bob Maginnis.Perspective: The waste of Woodstock
While
some choose to set aside childish things, others choose to define their
existence by them. That's the true legacy of Woodstock.
Who are the “birthers?”
Well for starters, if it was not obvious enough, they are morons because at least 6% of them don't believe that Hawaii is part of the United States. No word on how many of them believe the World Net Daily story that Obama's MySpace page gives his real age. But looking at the first national poll of the birther movement reveals some interesting data that I didn't expect.
Racist Obama/Joker image … er … not so racist anymore
Turns out the guy behind the infamous epitome of white conservative racism is in fact not white and not conservative. He's actually an 20-year-old American born Pakistani living in Chicago who said if he had to support a politician it would be Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
