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Monday, January 5
Rick Warren Is No Billy Graham
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 05 Jan 2009 08:32 AM EST
Last August I wrote a column critical of Rick Warren's decision to host a presidential candidate forum at his Saddleback Church. My reasoning then was that America's crisis is moral ambiguity. I argued that Pastor Warren would only contribute to this ambiguity by hosting candidates with opposing views on issues such as abortion and homosexuality and presenting himself as a neutral moderator. More>>> Thursday, January 1
Americans Closely Divided Over Israel’s Gaza Attacks
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 01 Jan 2009 06:45 PM EST
Americans, while far more sympathetic to Israel than the Palestinians, are closely divided over whether the Jewish state should be taking military action against militants in the Gaza Strip...Sixty-two percent (62%) of Republicans back Israel’s decision to take military action against the Palestinians, but only half as many Democrats (31%) agree. A majority of Democrats (55%) say Israel should have tried to find a diplomatic solution first More>>> Don't Tell Media Attacks On Israel Increased Since Hamas Elected More>>> Friday, December 26
Muslims Erect ‘Allah Has No Son’ Banner in Nazareth
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 26 Dec 2008 01:08 AM EST
Nazareth Mayor Ramiz Jaraisy played down concerns that a banner effectively denying Jesus’ deity was provocative to Christians, although he did question its position, in front of Nazareth’s most prominent landmark. “I don’t think that it’s provocative against anyone,” he said. “My point of view [is] that it’s not the right place to put it and it’s not the right way to do that.” But Jaraisy said he would not remove the banner because some Islamic fundamentalist groups were looking to provoke a confrontation in order to promote their cause. He did not want to provide them with that opportunity. More>>> Friday, December 19
AIG now offering 'sharia-compliant' insurance products
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 19 Dec 2008 03:04 AM EST
Takaful is similar to mutual insurance and cooperative risk sharing but there are key differences including a clear segregation of funds owned by participants and those owned by the insurance operations entity. Investments of funds are also restricted to avoid companies involved in entertainment, alcohol, pork and other elements prohibited by Islamic law. More>>> Wednesday, December 17
Will normal mom lose daughter to lesbian?
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 17 Dec 2008 11:17 AM EST
The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court this week not to hear the case of Lisa Miller v. Janet Jenkins may, effectively, send a Christian mother to jail for not sharing Thanksgiving – and her 6-year-old daughter – with her former lesbian partner. Because the Supreme Court refused to hear her appeal, Miller now faces trial dates in January and possible contempt charges for refusing to comply with a lower court's dictate that her former lesbian partner be granted visitation rights with her daughter, Isabella Miller. More>>> Sunday, December 14
Google cranks up the Consensus Engine
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 14 Dec 2008 05:10 PM EST
Google this week admitted that its staff will pick and choose what appears in its search results. It's a historic statement - and nobody has yet grasped its significance. More>>> Thursday, December 4
Jewish mother killed in Mumbai attacks 'was pregnant'... and her son, 2, may have been beaten by militants
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 04 Dec 2008 03:31 AM EST
The Jewish mother murdered in the brutal Mumbai terror attacks last week was six month pregnant, her father revealed today at her funeral. And Rivkah Holtzberg's two-year-old son, Moshe, may have been beaten by the militants, reports have claimed. His back was covered in bruises consistent with abuse, the chairman of Zaka, Israel's ultraorthodox recovery service, told Sky News. More>>> Tuesday, December 2
Why Make Holder Attorney General?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 02 Dec 2008 03:52 PM EST
When you’re the attorney general, you’re the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. You should be above and beyond politics...Although the dramatic lapses in judgment and ethics demonstrated in the Rich and FALN pardons are enough to oppose Mr. Holder’s confirmation as attorney general, there is a larger case against him. HE: What are your thoughts about the Elian Gonzales case and Holder’s role in it? More>>>
Psychotic terrorists in search of a grievance
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 02 Dec 2008 11:59 AM EST
So, why kill the rabbi? There is a branch of apologetics - which I take crudely to be the belief that the crime is the fault of the victim - that assumes a milder form, and which I'll call explanetics. So the explanatists view of the Mumbai massacres last week is that the cause lies in what concretely has been done to, or in the vicinity of, the young, cool-looking men with the grenades and the machineguns More>>> Sunday, November 30
Mumbai terrorists were 'funded by cash raised in UK mosques'
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 30 Nov 2008 10:52 PM EST
A banned Islamic terrorist group funded with cash raised in British mosques is believed to be behind the Mumbai attacks. Kashmiri separatists Lashkar-e-Taiba, ‘The Army of the Righteous’, which has strong links to Al Qaeda, is accused of previous terrorist outrages in India. And intercepted telephone and radio communications before and during the latest attacks apparently suggest a link More>>> Saturday, November 29
Tolerating intolerance
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 29 Nov 2008 12:22 PM EST
THE involvement of Britons among the terrorists responsible for the murders of more than 150 people in Mumbai last week signals another milestone in the march of multiculturalism and the failure of Western and democratised nations to deal with Islamists. In the mosques of London, leaders like Anjem Choudary, right-hand man to the hate-filled cleric Omar Bakri, were praising the killers, saying any Britons or Americans among the dead were targeted legitimately because they should not have gone to India....From the shores of Somalia to the cells of Guantanamo, the West is in confused retreat, its politicians too concerned about appearing to be in breach of international civil rights covenants than they are about the safety of their citizens. More>>>
IBD: The Spread Of Nihilism's Bloody Stain
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 29 Nov 2008 11:49 AM EST
War On Terror: The terrorist assault on Mumbai is the latest clash between civilization and nihilism. From the Somali pirates to the Taliban, this is what the world would be like without America. Mumbai (formerly Bombay) now joins London, Madrid, Bali, Casablanca, Baghdad, Fallujah, Washington, D.C., New York and a field in Pennsylvania as battlefields in the war on terror. The motives and the identity of the perpetrators are not clear, but they don't really... More>>> Wednesday, November 26
Prince Accused of Morality
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 26 Nov 2008 07:37 PM EST
When asked about his perspective on social issues — gay marriage, abortion — Prince tapped his Bible and said, "God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, 'Enough.'" (H/T: Moonbattery) More>>> Tuesday, November 25
Why Did the Bush State Department Forbid the Use of the Word 'Jihad' Last April?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 25 Nov 2008 06:44 PM EST
Monday, November 24
‘Narcissistic Sovereignty’ Has Kept U.S. from Ratifying U.N. Treaty on Children’s Rights
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 24 Nov 2008 06:11 PM EST
Advocates for a United Nations treaty on children’s rights blamed American arrogance for it not being ratified by the United States, but critics charge signing onto the Convention on the Rights of the Child could mean international law trumping U.S. state and federal laws and the rights of parents to make decisions about raising and educating their children...Smith said that if Congress ratifies the treaty, it would give the United Nations authority to object to federal and state laws that it thinks violate the treaty and give Congress the power to pass laws to make the country comply with its tenants – a fact advocates do not deny. “It’s a power grab, pure and simple, by radicals like him (Harold Cook, a non-governmental organization representative at the U.N. and a fellow with the American Psychological Association),” Ruse said. Smith said the most dangerous thing about the convention is that rather than building stronger families, it could damage relationships by giving children “rights” to question their parents’ decisions on a range of issues, including discipline, religious training and education. “It pits children against their parents,” Smith said More>>> Tuesday, November 18
Michael Yon: In Time of War
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:29 PM EST
Whatever else, Mr. President-elect, this is no time to go wobbly. It is important to note that some top British and U.S. commanders believe that we can make a “success” out of Afghanistan. We’ve learned a few things over the past seven years. We’ve truly got a “dream-team” of military commanders with great in-theater experience, to advise and guide the next phase. They saved Iraq. Use them well, Sir. (H/T to Pedro) More>>> Sunday, November 16
UK Endorses Sharia Law...Muslims Taunt
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 16 Nov 2008 05:07 PM EST
(Let this be a warning to those of us here in America that would be foolish enough to do the same! -Roland) Friday, November 14
World asked to help craft online charter for religious harmony
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 14 Nov 2008 10:08 PM EST
Co-founder of Google Larry Page smiles during the Clinton Global Inititative annual meeting in September 2008 in New York. FTA- "A website launched Friday with the backing of technology industry and Hollywood elite urges people worldwide to help craft a framework for harmony between all religions. The Charter for Compassion project on the Internet at www.charterforcompassion.org springs from a "wish" granted this year to religious scholar Karen Armstrong at a premier Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference in California. "The chief task of our time is to build a global society where people of all persuasions can live together in peace and harmony" Muslims? Live in 'Peace and Harmony?' ONLY for as long as they get their way. These Useful Idiots... they tried to sell us out to the Communists, now they can't wait to surrender to the Islamists. More>>>
WSJ: Did Michelangelo Have a Hidden Agenda?
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 14 Nov 2008 02:17 PM EST
Never mind the Da Vinci Code -- what about Michelangelo's secret messages? On the 500th anniversary of the artist's first climb up the ladder in 1508 to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling, a new book claims he embedded subversive messages in his spectacular frescoes -- not only Jewish, Kabbalistic and pagan symbols but also insults directed at Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, and references to his own sexuality. More>>> Thursday, November 13
Will we wake up to discover that America is now a bit player in a “New World Order” dominated by China, rich Arab nations, and international institutions?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 13 Nov 2008 07:11 PM EST
In a release from the World Economic Forum, Suzanne Nora Johnson, Senior Director of Goldman Sachs, USA, and a Trustee of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, declared that the Washington summit “gives us great opportunities to find solutions and new ways of looking at the world.” Johnson says that, while there has been “protectionist reaction” in the U.S. to sovereign wealth fund investments, as a result of the liquidity crisis there would now be greater openness to such deals. Sovereign Wealth Funds are government financial entities based in China and several Arab/Muslim states. In this context, the Center for Security Policy and other groups recently held a news conference to draw attention to how the Treasury Department is planning to implement aspects of Islamic banking in the U.S. In a release, the Coalition Against Shariah declared that, “It is especially alarming that the Treasury Department is now in a position to impose its submission to Shariah on the various financial institutions which it has bought in recent weeks or otherwise controls. With the nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, its purchase of―at last count―17 banks and the enormous leverage associated with its $700 billion slush-fund, Treasury can be an irresistible force should it actively promote Shariah-Compliant Finance.” More>>>
Priest advises penance for Obama vote
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 13 Nov 2008 03:26 PM EST
The priest at St. Mary's Catholic Church in downtown Greenville has told parishioners that those who voted for Barack Obama placed themselves under divine judgment because of his stance on abortion and shouldn't receive Holy Communion until they've done penance.
The Rev. Jay Scott Newman told The Greenville News on Wednesday that church teaching doesn't allow him to refuse Holy Communion to anyone based on political choices, but that he'll continue to deliver the church's strong teaching on the "intrinsic and grave evil of abortion" as a hidden form of murder. More>>>
Not your typical boring sermon. Preacher challenges couples to get their freak on for seven days straight
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 13 Nov 2008 11:18 AM EST
The pastor of a mega-church says he will challenge married congregants during his sermon Sunday to have sex for seven straight days — and he plans to practice what he preaches.
"We're going to give it a try," said the Rev. Ed Young, who has four children with his wife of 26 years. (Thanks, Pete!) More>>>
Cross-Bearing Elderly Woman Attacked by Angry Homosexuals, May Press Charges
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 13 Nov 2008 12:22 AM EST
An elderly woman bearing a cross who attended a gay marriage protest to voice her support of the California ban was attacked by demonstrators and may now press charges. Carrying a large, Styrofoam cross, 69-year-old Phyllis Burgess showed up at a rally last Friday against Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage that was passed on Election Day in California. More>>> Wednesday, November 12
NewsBusters: Angry Gays invade a church? Don't expect that on the news...
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 12 Nov 2008 02:23 PM EST
On Sunday, November 9, 2008 Michigan liberals sat peacefully through announcements, worship and prayer for the sick, our nation and our President-elect before staging a coordinated, disgusting and repulsive attack on worshipers and the broader concept of the church itself at Lansing's Mount Hope Church.
The lefties were a part of a liberal organization known as Bash Back Lansing and their collection of radical blogs, .... (which) called on "queers and trannies" from across the state and the region to converge on Lansing for what they refer to as an "action." ..... their broader goal is stated plainly on one of their lefty blogs. "I can tell you that we are targeting a well-known anti-queer, anti-choice radical right wing establishment." If alternative newspapers are going to assist violent protesters, if local papers aren't going to tell readers what actually happened, and if national newspapers are going to act as if nothing happened, who needs any of them? More>>>
Jones plotted cyanide deaths years before Jonestown
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 12 Nov 2008 11:55 AM EST
Cyanide was being bought and shipped to the Rev. Jim Jones' jungle compound in South America for at least two years before 909 Americans died there at the command of their cult leader, CNN has learned. 1 of 3 Sources in Guyana said the Jonestown camp began obtaining shipments of cyanide -- about a quarter to a half-pound of the deadly poison each month -- as early as 1976, well before most of Jones' followers made the move there. More>>>
Gay Rights Protestors busy making LOTS of new enemies
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 12 Nov 2008 10:33 AM EST
A radical gay rights group is claiming responsibility for a protest Sunday at Mount Hope Church in Delta Township.
Protesters who entered the Creyts Road church along with worshippers surprised the congregation when they stood up during the service, threw fliers at churchgoers and shouted slogans such as "It's OK to be gay," and "Jesus was a homo," according to David Williams, communications director at the church. His father, Dave Williams, is the church's longtime pastor. He was not preaching at the church Sunday. More>>> Tuesday, November 11
One Brave Old Woman, versus Dozens of Angry Gays...
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 11 Nov 2008 04:02 PM EST
I love this old woman... Sunday, November 9
Affirmative Action and Gay Marriage
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 09 Nov 2008 04:45 PM EST
The real issue is whether marriage should be redefined...Despite heavy television advertising in California for “gay marriage,” showing blacks being set upon by police dogs during civil-rights marches, and implying that homosexuals face the same discrimination today, the analogy is completely false. Blacks had to sit in the back of the bus because they were black. They were doing exactly what white people were doing — riding a bus. That is what made it racial discrimination. Marriage is not a right but a set of legal obligations imposed because the government has a vested interest in unions that, among other things, have the potential to produce children, which is to say, the future population of the nation. More>>> Friday, November 7
Since the Election....
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 07 Nov 2008 12:36 PM EST
Saloon member 'Truthache' gives us an idea of what lies on the horizon in the Obama Presidency. Since the election, in two short days, the following things have already happened... Rockets fired on Israel, Putin and the threat of a New Cold War and a Clinton Hack (so much for 'Change') as Chief of Staff... how much worse does it get? more » Thursday, November 6
Time for a Big, Steaming Pile of Roseanne Barr
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 06 Nov 2008 11:12 PM EST
Roseanne's latest load? "The Mormon and Catholic churches and Jewish synagogues should be forced to register with the IRS as political action committees because they have "crossed the line between church and state" and "hate our country" and want nothing less than the "complete overthrow of the us [sic] government." More>>>
'Gay' threats target Christians over same-sex 'marriage' ban: "Burn their f---ing churches to the ground, and then tax the charred timbers"
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 06 Nov 2008 12:07 PM EST
Decisions by voters in Florida, Arizona and California to join residents of 27 other states with constitutional protections for traditional marriage have prompted threats of violence against Christians and their churches. "Burn their f---ing churches to the ground, and then tax the charred timbers," wrote "World O Jeff" on the JoeMyGod blogspot today within hours of California officials declaring Proposition 8 had been approved by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent. Confirmation on voter approval of amendments in Florida and Arizona came earlier. More>>>
Is Israel Screwed? 78% of Jews voted for Obama
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 06 Nov 2008 12:01 PM EST
Jews voted for Barack Obama in overwhelming numbers, refuting speculation that Republican John McCain would peel away Jewish support due to concerns about the Democrat's stance on the Middle East and other issues.
Slideshow: Pictures of the week Obama picked up 78 percent of the Jewish vote in comparison to McCain's 21% haul, according to exit polls. That rate is about two points higher than what former Democratic candidate John Kerry received in 2004 and similar to the numbers Al Gore and Bill Clinton garnered in previous elections. More>>>
Gays protest voter decision in California, engage in violence and Mormon Bashing
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 06 Nov 2008 09:51 AM EST
The demonstrations caused the Los Angeles Police Department to declare a tactical alert — one requiring all available officers, including some from other precincts, to respond. Television cameras showed one protester jumping on top of a police car at the intersection of Hollywood and Highland avenues. He was quickly wrestled to the ground by police and handcuffed. More>>> Tuesday, November 4
What you don't know about Barack Obama
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 04 Nov 2008 12:14 PM EST
Obama and top fundraiser Tony Rezko, a business partner and close friend of Auchi Birthplace, religion, black liberation theology, passport, Pakistan, school expenses and records, house deal, friends, mentors and clients. These are among the questions that despite months of campaigning for the presidency, thousands of hours in front of reporters and cameras, and hundreds of members of a massive campaign staff, the public still doesn't have fully answered about Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. More>>> |
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