Quote# 98783

There can be no question that we are indeed living in the last of the last days. The evidence surrounds and screams at us that time is very short. Don't you feel the eeriness of the times? It almost makes my skin crawl. It's like watching the middle part of a horror movie as the plot is rapidly coming together and you know it. But there are always those likewise watching that don't get it; they're not following the plot so can't reason what's just ahead. That's the way the world is right now sans the creepy music playing in the background. It astonishes me just how rapidly our freedoms in America are being stolen from under our very feet while the majority either don't know or don't care. The damage that's been done, and continues to be done, by the demonic left is staggering in magnitude yet nobody seems to care; so many are numb to what's happening before their very eyes. I used to wonder how so many could come under such a strong delusion but now I understand because we are seeing it being prepared now. The current pope is clearly a blasphemer but haled as a peace maker and reconciliator of diverse groups...sound familiar? Obama is clearly a liar, and I mean a serial liar, but the majority doesn't seem to care. The evil and corruption at the highest levels of government is breathtaking but so many are blind to it. I know I speak the obvious to folks here but doesn't it astonish you just how many people don't even notice and/or don't care? Don't you marvel that they don't? I had the privilege of leading a lost soul to the Lord last week and there are still those who are open to the Gospel message. But there can be no question...no question at all....as to the lateness of the hour!

vbf, Rapture Ready 42 Comments [1/16/2014 4:27:59 AM]
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Submitted By: documentingtehcrazy

Quote# 98781

Thank You. While well over 70% of Americans profess to be Christians, I really doubt that true Christians are more than 18 - 28 % of our population. I believe a true Christian fights the good fight with every opportunity.

A true Christian has a his own Declaration of Independence and his own Constitution. The Word of God. The books of the Bible.

A true Christian votes every single day, every single hour. He is aware of the World, but does not depend on it.

A true Christian knows that profession does not make his neighbors Christians. He also understands that our professing Christians neighbors are not neighbors, friends, or countryman.

Our Citizenship is not of the earth and its princes. Our Citizenship is God's in Heaven.

Alvaro J. Rivero, Christian Persecution in America Comments 34 Comments [1/16/2014 4:27:42 AM]
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Submitted By: dionysus

Quote# 98776

Social conservative men have a naïve tendency to exalt women on the one hand, and then to assume that their reasoning and goals are similar to men’s. This explains the bizarre tendency of social conservatives’ daughters to be highly engaged in male pursuits such as team sports, the military and religious leadership. These girls are merely trying to please their fathers, and the odd thing is that their fathers generally are pleased, thinking it right and proper that their daughters act like men. I think this can only be explained by a failure to understand female nature and psychology and how profoundly different it is from male.

W. F. Price, The Spearhead 35 Comments [1/15/2014 4:38:58 AM]
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Quote# 98768

The irony deepens when one continues to read (not stereotype) the Bible to find that Israelite women didn’t need to waste their time fighting to be equal to men; they were busy fulfilling their own unique role in society. Created with an intrinsic spiritual link to God, women were the first teachers of Torah to their children. They managed their homes, families, and finances. While other women served gods and goddesses by sacrificing their bodies and their children on pagan altars, Hebrew women were called by their God to birth, raise, educate, build, and prophesy to their nation. Long before American women decided they needed equality, Israelite women were divinely empowered.

Yet it’s this revived goddess theology, not biblical feminism, that has trickled down from yesterday’s second-wave feminism into today’s pop culture to the point where the term “goddess” has become a compliment slung about among women anxious to buy t-shirts, mugs, and jewelry encrusted with a term of ancient slavery. Nowhere is the pop-goddess trend more evident than on television, where women continue to be defined and glorified through sexual acts. Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, and the “Backdoor Teen Mom” have all reached stardom through cut-and-dry video prostitution, while fictional shows like HBO’s Girls provide more high-brow, intellectual goddess-fodder, which the graduate school-educated critics crave.

Susan L.M. Goldberg, PJ Lifestyle 27 Comments [1/15/2014 4:36:10 AM]
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Submitted By: Anthousa

Quote# 98764

[This was an OP in a discussion written in a very large font.]

That's it we are not animals!

Animals do not care about spiritual matters and monkeys still exist today! And we have not Evolved into anything else!

What are the new fossils in evolution to say we came from animals? I want to see them!

We are not animals! No way Freddie, we are made in God's image, in such a special way! Why would you even THINK we are animals??? God made us higher than the animals and we rule these creatures since the beginning of time! We are the Masters, not the animals!!

Our bodies have all the compositions of the Dust of this earth! When we die we go back into the Dust!

But our souls go elsewhere!!!!!!! That's another topic
[Row of smileys]

anyathesword, Christianforums 48 Comments [1/15/2014 4:33:08 AM]
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Quote# 98763

HIGHLAND, Utah – Billed as a call for an uprising, opponents of same-sex marriage gathered for a meeting in Highland on Saturday.

Former Graham County, Ariz., Sheriff Richard Mack spoke about issues concerning the U.S. Constitution, including same-sex marriage.

Mack says that since it appears that Herbert and other elected leaders have failed at their jobs, it’s up to law enforcement and everyday citizens to deny same-sex marriage.

“The people of Utah have rights, too, not just the homosexuals. The homosexuals are shoving their agenda down our throats,” Mack said.

Mack says that the federal government’s ruling doesn’t overrule Utah’s laws.

“That’s a lie. That’s an absolute lie. We have a right to raise our kids without homosexuals being part of the Boy Scouts, the schools and teachers and doing everything. They can be all that, but don’t shove your agenda down my kid’s throat. We have a right to raise our kids how we want not how you want,” Mack said.

“The way you take back freedom in America is one county at a time. The sheriffs need to defend the county clerks in saying, ‘No, we’re not going to issue marriage licenses to homosexuals,’” Mack said.

Richard Mack, Fox 13 News 42 Comments [1/15/2014 4:32:51 AM]
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Submitted By: Aspergus

Quote# 98762

People are always looking at women’s perspective when it comes to abortion.

Have you ever thought about the fetus’s perspective? What if you were that so-called parasite? Is it nice to hear people judge your being-into-the-world?

Remember, your being started when your mom’s egg cell got fertilized by your father’s sperm cell. You were never a sperm or egg cell alone.

How can we have equality if people are already judging who’s to be born and who’s not? The rights to be born are not given equally so how can we attain more rights if something that simple is not there yet?

grrrrrrawrrr, Freedom Blog 37 Comments [1/15/2014 4:19:24 AM]
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Quote# 98759

After the Abortion

If society denies the mother’s loss, her body does not. She prepares psychologically and physically for motherhood. When a woman is pregnant she feels different. Within a few days after conception, even before the tiny embryo has nested in her uterine wall, a hormone called ‘early pregnancy factor’ is found in her bloodstream, alerting the cells of her body to the pregnancy. Her body may now crave different foods, she may need more rest. New cells begin to grow in her breasts, cells which will mature and secrete milk specially formulated for the needs of a newborn. She begins to think ‘baby.’ She starts noticing babies on the street, in the store, on television. She may dream about her baby at night, and fantasize about her baby during the day. What name? Who will he or she look like?

But if she wants to have an abortion she must try to stop this process. She must deny the maternal feelings entering into her consciousness. She must believe that what is inside of her is not fully a baby. She must stop the process of thinking about her baby as ‘her baby.’

But although her mind may say one thing, her emotional life and her body cells say another. If she has the abortion, the very cells of her body remember the pregnancy and know that the process of change that had been going on was stopped in an unnatural manner. Her body and her emotions tell her that she is a mother who has lost a child. And so it is not surprising that after the abortion, a pain begins to emerge from the depths of her heart. She has a loss to mourn, but cannot allow herself to grieve. Grieving would require admitting to herself that a child was killed in the abortion and that she shares responsibility for her child’s death. This is a very heavy burden to bear, and so, she resorts to denial in order to cope: denial of the baby’s humanity, ‘it wasn’t a baby so I have nothing to grieve or feel guilty about’, and denial of her emotional pain. ‘I should feel okay about this,’ she reasons. ‘Everyone else does. I must not feel this way or think about the abortion.’

Abortion is an extremely unnatural experience for a woman’s body and her maternal instinct. Negative reactions are to be expected. 85% of women report that they are surprised at the intensity of their emotional reaction to the abortion. These reactions included discomfort with children, feelings of low self-worth, guilt, feelings of anger, depression, grief, increased alcohol use, crying, inability to communicate and feeling suicidal.

ikissedgodsmouth, Ritalin Rain 33 Comments [1/15/2014 4:18:50 AM]
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Quote# 98758

Irreducible complexity is also another fact which disproves evolution. For example, the eye could not evolve in stages but had to be designed fully formed or it simply would not work. Besides, how would an animal know it even needed to evolve the sense of sight and how would it even know what to use it for?

Creation Science Hall of Fame, Creation Science Hall of Fame 40 Comments [1/15/2014 4:15:24 AM]
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Submitted By: Andrew

Quote# 98746

[To a user who has a signature saying 'We are both atheists. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.']

Out of curiosity, where is this from, the wording implies that you believe in atheism as your God, but I might have the context wrong

JF_Alpha, GameFAQs 40 Comments [1/14/2014 3:54:58 AM]
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Quote# 98736

[This letter was sent to a mixed-race family the day after Christmas.]

Sons of Liberty

WE THE SONS OF LIBERTY HAVE STOOD FAITHFULLY FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS GUARDING THE VERY FOUNDATION THAT THIS GREAT COUNTRY WAS BUILT UPON. WE HAVE ALSO OBSERVED OUR RIGHTS AND GODLY PRINCIPLES STEPPED ON BY THE LEADERS OF THIS NATION WITHIN THE PAST 8 YEARS. SON OF LIBERTY HAS TAKEN AN OATH TO PROTECT THE DESCENDANTS OF THIS LAND THAT GOD GAVE US AND TO STAND UP TO THOSE WHO WOULD DESTROY IT!!!

WE PLEDGED TO TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THIS INCLUDES TO RAGHEADS, MIXED BREEDERS AND THEIR OFFSPRING. GOD PROMISED US THIS LAND OF MILK AND HONEY AND THOSE WHO WISH TO TAKE THAT AWAY WILL BE PUNISHED ACCORDING TO GOD'S LAW.

WE ARE WATCHING AND WILL STRIKE OUR ENEMIES WHEN THE DAY COMES. GOD IS WITH US.

Sons of Liberty, Addicting Info 68 Comments [1/14/2014 3:51:36 AM]
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Submitted By: Wykked Wytch

Quote# 98735

(In response to an article about Women Of the Wall, a Jewish women's prayer group, not being able to use a Torah as part of their service, held at the Western Wall)

wow stands for wackow woman.these woman are all lesbian, i join my islamic brothers who detest these people,who's only goal is to destroy the moral fabric of society. i would rather live in a palestian state then under a country who are plauristic that filled with hate and contempt to all except there "MODERN PEOPLE" AGAIN STICK TO A BLOG ABOUT WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL CHAREDIM

Chaim Babad, Failed Messiah 21 Comments [1/14/2014 3:50:18 AM]
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Quote# 98734

Years ago my old paster told me of something that happened where he used to(and now lives again) live in England.

There was a UFO cult that met in the area. Strange lights and sightings were common in the region and that was what attracted the UFO people. The leader of the group stayed in their HQ one night for whatever reason.

Some time after he was totally alone, he saw a bright light outside. Curious, he went outside to investigate. As soon as he was outside the light got much brighter. He was thinking "This is it..I'm going to be abducted.."

Instead of being beamed up into a flying saucer however, a winged being of light(an angel) flew down, then immediately told him this: "UFOs are of demonic influence, satan knows his time is short, you are in grave danger...Jesus is returning soon". Then left.

The man immediately ran to the nearest church he could find and gave his life to Christ.

SwordofGeddo, Rapture Ready 56 Comments [1/14/2014 3:48:50 AM]
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Submitted By: documentingtehcrazy

Quote# 98733

[OP has stated that her tomato plants grew back after a frost, therefore rapture is soon.]

God told us that he would provide for us. For those of you who live in a climate where growing these wonderful veggies is possible He is obviously changing things a bit for your benefit. Bless God, praise Him for His mercy and love toward you. It may be that in a little while you will be more than glad to have these extra harvests.


Sandee, Rapture Ready 39 Comments [1/14/2014 3:48:27 AM]
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Submitted By: documentingtehcrazy

Quote# 98732

(gay marriage discussion)

Let me clarify that the only legitimate marriages in the world are ones preformed in a Catholic Church by a Catholic Priest. Anything else are the creations of Schismatics and heathens.

Kantanska, Nationstates 39 Comments [1/14/2014 3:48:18 AM]
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Submitted By: zyr

Quote# 98731

Pontius Pilate was a "golem". Jesus Christ created him from clay called “pila” similar to Him, and given life, when He was 12 years old, that is why he was called “Pilate” or in Filipino, “Pilato”. According to Ama, “Pilato” is “pila ito” or “this is pila”. Pila is a type of clay in the Philippines used to make earthenware. There is a town in Laguna province called Pila. Please read http://aristean.org/wp085.htm titled “Taken from the Jews”.

It is only the true God that can give life, eternal life. You and me are given life by the true God, and not by our parents because they are just soil, believe it or not.

PeaceCrusader, JREF 44 Comments [1/14/2014 3:47:10 AM]
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Submitted By: ixolite

Quote# 98726

My Fellow Americans,

Sometimes there are National issues that are just SO important and SO historic to the
future of our nation that they should be decided by a Constitutional Amendment, passed by 3/4 of the states (75%), by a vote of WE THE PEOPLE, instead of 535 stupid, ignorant, goofball politicians in Congress OR by 9 (or 1) Supreme Court Justices.

Three NEW Amendments that should be sent to the states and voted for/against ratification:

"A growing, prosperous and wealthy economy being necessary to the security of a free state, a 3/5 majority vote (60%) of BOTH Houses of Congress shall be required to INCREASE the National DEBT limit and/or INCREASE Federal Taxes/Fees on the people.

A simple majority vote of BOTH Houses of Congress shall be required to DECREASE the
National DEBT limit and/or DECREASE Federal Taxes/Fees on the people."

"A growing, healthy and bountiful population being necessary to the security of a free state,
human life shall begin at conception and, except in cases of emergency to the life of the
mother, shall not be infringed."

"A growing, healthy and bountiful population being necessary to the security of a free state,
marriage shall be defined as the legal and moral union of one man and one woman."

We have passionately discussed, debated and argued those three issues for decades,
ad nausem.
It's time to quit wasting time and money, vote and move on.

At least then, WE THE PEOPLE will have had the opportunity to vote on such major issues.
Then God can go ahead and destroy our nation and start over.

Just remember folks, Ernst Röhm, head of the SA in Na&i Germany, was murdered on
orders from Hitler, during the Night of the Long Knives, on July 2, 1934.

Ernst Röhm was a homosexual. Thousands of other homosexual 'good' Na&is were then
arrested and were sent to the Na&i death camps and perished in the Na&i atrocities.

If I were these people, I wouldn't put too much trust in these Obama folks.
Obama and crew threw Rev. Wright under the bus.
How many black churches support abortion and same sex marriage?

If they'll destroy our healthcare system, our economy and confiscate our guns for
power, then what next?
...just a warning.

Clifford, W.L., Yahoo! News 54 Comments [1/13/2014 4:20:45 AM]
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Quote# 98724

Trestin Meacham, a 35-year-old former Constitution Party candidate for the Utah State Senate, says he is fasting to stop same-sex marriage in Utah.

Meacham, who claims to have begun his fast on the day that U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby ruled Utah's marriage discrimination amendment unconstitutional, says he's lost 25 pounds so far.

Meacham has launched a public Facebook page for fans of his anti-gay fast.

In a December 21 Facebook posting announcing his fast, Meacham frames his struggle in heroic terms:

I cannot stand by and do nothing while this evil takes root in my home. Some things in life are worth sacrificing one's heath and even life if necessary. I am but a man, and do not have the money and power to make any noticeable influence in our corrupt system. Never the less, I can do something that people in power cannot ignore.




Trestin Meachem, The Bilerico Project 65 Comments [1/13/2014 4:11:51 AM]
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Submitted By: Aspergus

Quote# 98717

I did not say that all Muslims are evil. I said that 1 out of 5 people in the world are Muslim and 4 out of 5 wars are Muslim. I also say that no other people enjoy dressing their small children as suicide bombers as do the Muslim arab mothers do here.

Gutman Locks, Mystical Paths 23 Comments [1/12/2014 5:50:59 AM]
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Quote# 98716

In my video in which I burned the Koran, I bookmarked the various pages with strips of raw bacon. Why did I do this? Is it because I actually believed that I was thumbing my nose at a non-existent pagan moon deity? Nope. People, there is NO SUCH THING AS “ALLAH”, so therefore what sense would it make for me to “offend” or “bait” a non-existent entity?

And a book is just a book. The paper is made out of tree cellulose and the ink is made out of petroleum and probably some sort of soy derivative. The bacon itself was composed of muscle tissue, fat tissue and connective tissue. The components of these tissues are water, protein, fatty acids and collagen. Break it down further and we’re talking carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen in various configurations. Touching a piece of bacon, or any piece of pork or pigskin to a book does not result in anything except making a bit of a greasy mess of the book. No pagan moon deity is roused from slumber and filled with murderous wrath. Do you know why? Because THERE IS NO PAGAN MOON DEITY.

So why did I bookmark my koran with bacon? Because it was WITTY. Because it pointed up the absurdity of the West’s groveling before musloid superstitions – specifically the U.S. Military’s rules and protocol for handling korans, namely handling with the right hand only, and preferably with the hand or hands gloved.

Yeah, because the people who actually use toilet paper and DON’T wipe their butts with their bare left hands are the ones with the “dirty hands”. You betcha, General Petraeus.

[...]

Christ, on the other hand, is Real. Not only is He real, but He was there, in the septic tank with Thomas Vander Woude. Christ knows all about diving into tanks of shit, because that is exactly what He did for us. He was literally born in shit, in a cave that acted as a shelter for livestock. The floors were covered in shit, as were the walls. Don’t think that wasn’t symbolic and carefully planned by Him. You don’t think He could have worked it out so that there was one room left at the inn? Sure He could have – but He specifically chose the shit. He chose the shit because humanity fell into the septic tank, and we are all, every single one of us, drowning in our own shit. We just call it “sin”. The funny thing is, most of us don’t feel Jesus underneath us, holding us up. It just feels like we are standing on a solid base. You know why? Because like Thomas Vander Woude, Our Blessed Lord isn’t struggling. He isn’t squirming or flailing as He sucks our shit into his lungs. He’s just down there, supporting us, holding us up, drowning in our shit, with more solidity than the foundations of the earth, so that we can have life. I reckon the challenge in day-to-day life is to never delude one’s self into thinking that we are standing on the bottom of the tank and holding ourselves up. We aren’t. That’s Our Blessed Lord down there, whether or not we perceive it, or even believe it.

Remember this the next time you hear some musloid waxing philosophical on ritually clean death and admission criteria to “allah’s paradise”. And don’t belittle Christ, His Incarnation and His Sacrifice by encouraging such stupidity of thought. The fates of men’s souls aren’t trivia, and it sure as heck isn’t a game of tag played with pork products. Shooting someone with a pork-coated bullet doesn’t make you the judge of mankind, determining who goes to hell and who doesn’t. That task belongs to Christ and Christ alone, since it is Christ and Christ alone who has willingly drowned in the shit of every human being. And for that we should feel nothing but gratitude.

Ann Barnhardt, Barnhardt.biz 68 Comments [1/12/2014 5:50:45 AM]
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Quote# 98705

A men’s rights group is encouraging its followers to falsely accuse a sexual assault victims advocate of rape in a stunt intended to undermine the veracity of all rape accusations.

Paul Elam, founder of the website A Voice For Men, hosted an online discussion Wednesday with his site’s editor-in-chief, John Hembling, and feminist critic Karen Straughn to discuss their plan to harass executive director of the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton.

“I have looked at a number of cases where people have reported alien abductions were they were prodded and poked and had different orifices in their bodies explored by aliens in spaceships, and a common theme among these is that it turns out, in most of these cases, it was Karen Smith,” Elam said. “It wasn’t aliens.”

The men’s rights movement has been angry at Smith since at least this summer, when she helped promote the “Don’t Be That Guy” rape prevention campaign that inspired imitators in other cities and a counter campaign blaming women for their own sexual assaults.

[...]

Elam cited a well-known book for survivors of child sexual abuse to attack Smith personally under the guise of addressing her claim.

“If you read Courage to Heal you’d know that if you think you might remember something, then it actually happened, so if you think you possibly remember being violated sexually by Karen Smith, you were,” Elam said.

The men’s rights activist said his group will offer a free T-shirts for the most creative accusations, the most number of claimed victims or the highest profile of the accused offender.

“So if you accuse the university dean of raping you or raping a bunch of other people, you might end up with a free AVFM T-shirt,” Elam said.

[...]

“We know that once it’s reported, it’s true, and we’re really doing some good rape prevention work with this ‘accuse-a-thon,’” Elam said.

Paul Elam, The Raw Story 53 Comments [1/12/2014 5:46:54 AM]
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Quote# 98701

*This is a reply to a post saying: "The fact that creationism still exists as an entity, is a shame for the entire human race. Science is the future, but how can we get there when creationists drag us down. Let them teach all they want in their homes and at the pulpit, but not in our schools."*

What can we do about them? Nothing really. That same mentality was used by a certain group of people towards another less than a century ago, and before one of them thought to murder them, they thought, "The fact that Jews still exist as a race, is a shame for the human species. Nordics are the future, but how can we get there when Jews drag us down." Not suggesting that your implying that, but just referencing.

Lingang, NationStates 36 Comments [1/11/2014 5:12:26 AM]
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Submitted By: RD

Quote# 98700

I don't see anything wrong here.Everyone shares a different opinion and nobody can force them to change their views and morals.But here I see ''intelligent'' and ''liberal'' people are verbally oppressing the minorty and that...is wrong.Why not respect our opinions?So what if one third of Americans don't believe in evolution?It's their ideal,view and opinion.

(note that the "oppression" in question is complaining that 1/3 of Americans believe in creationism)

United Turks, Nationstates 32 Comments [1/11/2014 5:11:50 AM]
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Submitted By: zyr

Quote# 98698

Muslim indoctrination in public schools

Interestingly enough, in recent years American public schools have been indoctrinated with the Muslim religion. Studies have shown over 500 historical errors in public school textbooks, giving an Islamic slant to our youth.

As a result, our youth are subject to the following teachings and practices:

-Learning to become a Muslim
-Fasting for Ramadan
-Learning about Ramadan, which is a special month of the year for over 1 billion Muslims throughout the world. It is a time for inner reflection, devotion to Allah and self-control.

[....]

Muslim infiltration in universities

Saudis have taken advantage of the Title VI program our government implemented after World War II for educating young Americans about foreign cultures and languages.

How? They are using their riches from oil to pump millions of dollars into our universities to appoint Arab professors in departments such as political science, Middle East studies, etc. who are brainwashing our students with an anti-American point of view. They teach that we are the problem; that our foreign policy is the problem; that our wealth, enlightenment and success are oppressing the rest of the world.

This explains why Obama is apologizing to other nations. This is why he is targeting the youth vote after this anti-American curriculum has sneaked its way into our schools. This is also why the ACLU quickly represents Muslims while refusing to defend Christians who practice their faith … in public schools.

Apparently, this “Muslim in chief” that lives in the White House overlooked his Christian obligation and duty; he swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States with his hand on the Christian Bible.

The same Book that which declares:

-Thou shalt have NO other gods before Me! (Exodus 20:3)
-Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under Heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12) His Name is Jesus!
-For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 2:5)
-Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)

In conclusion, if America allows this administration to pick new gods for her, rest assured there will be war in the gates (Judges 5:8)!

Bradlee Dean, Conservative News and Views 43 Comments [1/11/2014 5:02:29 AM]
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Submitted By: Night Jaguar

Quote# 98696

Saudi Blogger & Activist To be Tried for Apostasy

On 25 December 2013, a Saudi judge recommended that a liberal activist and blogger Raef Badawi be tried again in a higher court for apostasy - a charge that could carry the death penalty, rights campaigners say.

Raef Badawi was already convicted and sentenced in the ultra-conservative kingdom in July to seven years in jail and 600 lashes for setting up a "liberal" network and for allegedly insulting Islam.

Badawi, 35, was arrested in June 2012 in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for unknown reasons.The charges against Raif Badawi relate to a number of articles he had written and published on his blog site, including one about Valentine’s Day – the celebration of which is prohibited in Saudi Arabia. He was accused of ridiculing Saudi Arabia’s Commission on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (also known as the religious police) in the conclusion of his article. The charges against him also mention his failure to remove articles by other people on his website, including one insinuating that the al-Imam Mohamed ibn Saud University had become “a den for terrorists”.
His first trial began in June 2012 in the District Court in Jeddah. The trial was marred by irregularities, causing his lawyer to contest the judge's impartiality in the case.

After Badawi's initial conviction, the appeals court had the case sent back to the court of first instance. But there, where the original judge was replaced with a newly-appointed judge, that judge remanded the case to the General Court, saying his lower court was not qualified to deal with the case. The judge also recommended that Badawi be tried instead for the greater crime of apostasy - a crime in Saudi Arabia which can carry the death penalty.

The network that he co-founded with female rights activist Suad al-Shammari had declared May 7, 2012 a "day of liberalism" in the kingdom, calling for an end to the domination of religion over public life in Saudi Arabia.
The strict version of Islamic sharia law applied in Saudi Arabia stipulates death as a punishment for apostasy, but defendants are usually given the chance to repent and escape being beheaded. Amnesty International considers Raef Badawi to be a prisoner of conscience, whose arrest and trial was motivated by political and religious considerations.


Unamed Saudi Judge, The Atheist Alliance 19 Comments [1/11/2014 5:01:57 AM]
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Submitted By: SZD