Thomas Sowell wrote: Taking advantage of the public’s lack of knowledge is something that Barack Obama already does very effectively in his political propaganda. But is that something the Republicans want to imitate? It has worked during the primary season, when the media are perfectly happy to see Republicans destroying each other. But it will [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Gingrich: You Don’t Apologize to the Enemy
Posted in Christianity, Islam, News, Politics, War, tagged Elections, Terrorism on February 27, 2012 |
Newt Gingrich said: When you have enemies who are determined to kill you, you owe it to the American people to tell the truth about the people who are opposing us. We have been systematically and methodically mislead by our leader. This is much deeper than Obama. We had the same problem with our State [...]
Andrew C. McCarthy wrote: On second thought, who cares if Karzai apologizes? Our troops do not belong in Afghanistan. They have given more than enough, way more. So has our country. If our government believes the Taliban and other factions are our enemies, allied with al-Qaeda to kill Americans, then we should unleash our military [...]
Gingrich on the Qur’an Shootings
Posted in Islam, News, Politics, tagged Elections, Terrorism on February 24, 2012 |
I’m near the end of a busy week, but I didn’t want anyone to miss this. I like people who say it like it is, and Newt is one of those people. From CNSNews.com: Campaigning in Washington State, Gingrich said Afghan President Hamid Karzi owes the U.S. an apology for the shootings. “There seems to [...]
The ‘Fairness’ Fraud
Posted in Economics, Politics, Society on February 22, 2012 |
Thomas Sowell wrote: To ask whether life is fair — either here and now, or at any time or place around the world, over the past several thousand years — is to ask a question whose answer is obvious. Life has seldom been within shouting distance of fair, in the sense of even approximately equal [...]
Jonah Goldberg wrote: You could take Newt Gingrich’s verbal dexterity, encyclopedic grasp of politics, and techno-optimism. Add in Rick Santorum’s authenticity and religious conviction. Combine that with the essence of Ron Paul’s principled passion for liberty and limited government. Stir vigorously and then pour into the handsome, squeaky-clean vessel of Mitt Romney (while keeping his [...]
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Sentenced to Death
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Islam, News, Religion, tagged Iran on February 22, 2012 |
From FoxNews.com: A trial court in Iran has issued its final verdict, ordering a Christian pastor to be put to death for leaving Islam and converting to Christianity, according to sources close to the pastor and his legal team. Supporters fear Youcef Nadarkhani, a 34-year-old father of two who was arrested over two years ago [...]
Rick Santorum, Satan and the Bible
Posted in Christianity, Faith, News, Politics, Religion, tagged Bible, Elections on February 22, 2012 |
As you’ve probably heard by now, Rick Santorum said something like “Satan has set his sights on the United States” a few years ago. Given that a large segment of the U.S. population has a Hollywood-crafted conception of Satan, I think the most illuminating thing I can say about this is to post a couple [...]
Fifty Other Nutjobs
Posted in Computing, Miscellaneous, Quotes on February 22, 2012 |
Bruce Perens said: The good news is that, in the age of the Internet, there are no more isolated nutjobs. No matter how nutty you may be, there will always be fifty others like you on the net. LCA: Addressing the failure of open source Oh happy day. :) (I could expound on this, but [...]
Franklin Graham: ‘I Would Break the Law’
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Government, News, Politics, Religion on February 21, 2012 |
Franklin Graham: ‘I Would Break the Law’ But Graham, the president and chairman of the Samaritan’s Purse global relief ministry that helps millions in impoverished, war-torn hotspots around the globe, indicated that he would risk going to jail rather than comply with any such mandate from the federal government. “Even though we’re privately funded, I [...]
ACLJ Petition for the Release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Islam, News, Politics, Religion, tagged Iran on February 21, 2012 |
Patrick Goodenough wrote: On Friday, Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) introduced in the House of Representatives a resolution condemning the Iranian government “for its state-sponsored persecution of religious minorities” in violation of international covenants and calling on Iran “to exonerate and immediately release Youcef Nadarkhani and all other individuals held or charged on account of their [...]
Franklin Graham: Obama Helps Islamists, Ignores Christian Persecution
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Islam, News, Politics, Religion, tagged Terrorism on February 21, 2012 |
This is probably all over the news, but just in case its not, Franklin Graham made a serious faux pas by telling the truth on MSNBC. That doesn’t happen a lot, so I’m sure it was a shock for everyone involved. From Newsmax.com: Reverend Franklin Graham says President Obama has “given Islam a pass,” including [...]
It’s All About Jesus
Posted in Audio Recordings, Christianity, Faith, Israel, Theology, Videos on February 20, 2012 |
I fixed the audio/video links at the bottom of the article “It’s All About Jesus.” The direct links seem unreliable in a browser (it could be the plug-ins I’m using for audio and video), so I’ve linked the series page, and you’ll have to scroll down to get to part 7. As I wrote in [...]
Arab Fever
Posted in Islam, Israel, tagged Trivia on February 20, 2012 |
Jay Nordlinger wrote: You know Bernard Lewis, the historian who is the dean of Middle East scholars, and a friend of National Review, and an NR cruiser. But did you know that he was leading a plot to divide Egypt into four separate states? Oh, yes. MEMRI — the invaluable Middle East Media Research Institute [...]
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. — George Washington If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide. — Abraham Lincoln
Muslim Stone Christians on Temple Mount
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Islam, Israel, News, Religion on February 20, 2012 |
Ryan Jones wrote: A mob of some 50 Palestinian Muslims stoned a group of Christian tourists atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Sunday morning. Three of the Israeli police officers who acted to protect the Christian group were wounded by the stone-throwers. Police arrested 11 Palestinians, several of them minors, for their role in the attack. [...]
The Obamacare Trifecta
Posted in Christianity, Economics, Faith, Government, Politics, Religion, tagged Liberalism on February 19, 2012 |
Charles Krauthammer wrote: On what authority? Where does it say that the president can unilaterally order a private company to provide an allegedly free-standing service at no cost to certain select beneficiaries? This is government by presidential fiat. In Venezuela, that’s done all the time. Perhaps we should call Obama’s “accommodation” Presidential Decree No. 1. [...]
Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist and Jewish Leaders Swear Disobedience to HHS Contraception Mandate
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Government, News, Politics, Religion on February 17, 2012 |
From CNSNews.com: Would you go to jail–or even close down your hospitals and schools–rather than violate your religious faith, a Republican lawmaker asked religious leaders at a House hearing on Thursday. The answer, given under oath, was unanimous: They will disobey. “We’re not going to violate our consciences,” William E. Lori, the Roman Catholic Bishop [...]
Federal Court Says 60 Churches Can Keep Meeting in NYC Public Schools
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Government, News, Politics, Religion on February 17, 2012 |
More on this story; Pete Winn wrote: A federal judge in Manhattan issued a temporary restraining order Thursday allowing the Bronx Household of Faith and 59 other New York City churches to continue meeting for weekend worship services in New York City public schools. The city had evicted the churches on Feb. 12. “This court [...]
Meese: Obama Administration ‘As Close to a Monarchy As Since Days Of George III’
Posted in Government, News, Politics, tagged Liberalism on February 16, 2012 |
Patrick Burke wrote: Former Attorney General Ed Meese says the Obama administration’s “disdain for Congress” and its efforts to consolidate power within the executive branch through the use of “czars” makes it “as close to a monarchy as since the days of George III.” “In what was purported to be the most transparent and the [...]
