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The Real Roots of Muslim Hatred
Post Date: 2006-11-16 01:38:20 by gargantuton
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The Real Roots of Muslim Hatred By Andrew G. Bostom FrontPageMagazine.com | June 3, 2004 “Are you Muslim or Christian? We don't want to kill Muslims.” That’s what the Islamic terrorists reportedly told their innocent prey during a murderous shooting spree last Saturday in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, that left at least 17 civilians dead in the initial assault. 1 How are we to interpret such repeated acts of terrorism, targeting non-Muslims? Perhaps the most influential contemporary doyen lecturing to us about "Islamic fundamentalism" has asserted, in multiple writings since 1990 2, the following: fundamentalism and its accompanying “Muslim rage” derive ...
The roots of jihad
Post Date: 2006-11-16 00:45:44 by gargantuton
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The roots of jihad By Ehud Ein-Gil PARIS - Friends and supporters of Al-Afif al-Akhdar are convinced: the life of the veteran fighter for secularism and democracy in the Arab world is in danger. A year ago, the Tunisian Islamic movement Al-Nahdha, which is persecuted by the authorities in its country, condemned him as the author of the scandalous book "The Unknown in the Prophet's Life." A Tunisian citizen, Akhdar has for decades been waging a stubborn campaign to expose the dangers of Islamic fundamentalism, including those espoused by Sheikh Rashed al-Ghanoushi, the leader of Al-Nahdha, who has been in exile in London since 1991. In an unsigned declaration on its Internet ...
DEMOCRACY IS A CHARADE; CONSIDER THE CRAFTING OF OUR CONSTITUTION
Post Date: 2006-11-15 06:25:28 by Kamala
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DEMOCRACY IS A CHARADE CONSIDER THE CRAFTING OF OUR CONSTITUTION By: Al Cronkrite The lesser charade has been terminated, we have thrown many of the bums out and elected other bums with a different label. Soon, amid the grumbling that the replacement bums are not doing what they were elected to do, we can anticipate the next charade in 2008. This charade will involve two pre-selected, obedient puppet-bums either of which will consummate the fledgling North American Union (NAU) in spite of the groaning from the electorate. You can be sure that the puppet masters planned this change long before it occurred. I have written extensively against voting for the lesser of two evils and ...
U.S. bishops call for troop withdrawal from Iraq, end of ‘shrill and shallow debate’
Post Date: 2006-11-14 23:58:13 by gargantuton
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U.S. bishops call for troop withdrawal from Iraq, end of ‘shrill and shallow debate’ 11/13/2006 Catholic Online BALTIMORE, Md. (Catholic Online) – U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Iraq “at the earliest opportunity” and the Bush administration and the new Democratic-controlled Congress must move beyond “shrill and shallow debate,” the American bishops urged. In a statement approved by voice vote by the full body of bishops gathered here on the first day of the Nov. 13-16 meeting, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have said that “increases in sectarian violence and civil strife have made the challenge of securing a ...
Slouching Toward Suicide (Uh oh.. The Catholic Church is destroying itself... that evil left wing establishment)
Post Date: 2006-11-13 21:26:44 by gargantuton
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Slouching Toward Suicide By Joseph D'Hippolito http://FrontPageMagazine.com | November 13, 2006 During his visit to Germany, Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world on Sept. 12 by issuing a subtle, discreet yet formidable challenge to Islam – a challenge that drew praise from various observers. The pope’s rhetoric, however, contrasts with his failure to confront a more fundamental problem: the Catholic Church’s willingness to concede its own worship space to Muslims, without regard for the consequences. In Europe and the United States, Catholic authorities have encouraged the transformation of Catholic schools and churches into Muslim schools and mosques. One order of ...
Widows Sue To Get Wiccan Symbol On Military Headstones
Post Date: 2006-11-13 14:09:00 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON - The widows of two combat veterans sued the government Monday for not allowing Wiccan symbols on their husbands' military headstones. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs allows military families to choose any of 38 authorized headstone images. The list includes commonly recognized symbols for Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism, as well as those for smaller religions such as Sufism Reoriented, Eckiankar and the Japanese faith Seicho-No-Ie. The Wiccan pentacle, a five-pointed star surrounded by a circle, is not on the list, an omission that the widows say is unconstitutional. advertisement The lawsuit was filed by Roberta Stewart, whose husband, Nevada National ...
Leave Christmas alone, say Muslims (Muslims side with Christians)
Post Date: 2006-11-12 22:14:48 by scrapper2
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Muslim leaders joined their Christian counterparts yesterday to launch a powerful attack on politicians and town halls that play down Christmas. They warned that attempts to remove religion from the festival were fuelling Right-wing extremism. A number of town halls have tried to excise references to Christianity from Christmas, in one case by renaming their municipal celebrations "Winterval". They have often justified their actions by saying Britain is now a multi-faith society and they are anxious to avoid offending minority groups. But the Muslim leaders said they honoured Christmas and that local authorities were playing into the hands of extremists who were able to blame ...
Haggard's Gay Trysts Covered Up By Dominionist Leaders For Months
Post Date: 2006-11-11 23:58:24 by Zipporah
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I noted as early as my November 5 diary on my thoughts re the Haggard scandal that there was a very real risk that the scandal would spread beyond Haggard to other leaders of the dominionist movement. As it turns out, this is starting to happen. Reportedly James Dobson has bailed from the attempts to "de-gay" Haggard, and no less than Lou Sheldon of the Traditional Values Coalition has now admitted that he--and other dominionist leaders--knew about Haggard's affair with Mike Jones for months before it broke the mainstream news but kept it under the rug. More below... Edit: Quote re Coit Tower removed. This will teach me to write a post on four hours of sleep :Pdogemperor's diary ...
Christian Population Falls in Holy Land
Post Date: 2006-11-11 23:51:59 by Zipporah
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) - The death threat came on simple white fliers blowing down the streets at dawn. A group calling itself "Friends of Muhammad" accused a local Palestinian Christian of selling mobile phones carrying offensive sketches of the Muslim prophet. The message went on to curse all Arab Christians and Pope Benedict XVI, still struggling to calm Muslim outrage from his remarks on Islam. While neighbors defended the merchant - saying the charges in the flier were bogus - the frightened phone dealer went into hiding, feeling less than satisfied with authorities' conclusion that the Oct. 19 note was probably a harmless rant. Now the dealer is thinking of going abroad. ...
Invitation to a Stoning: Getting cozy with theocrats
Post Date: 2006-11-11 16:12:33 by gargantuton
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Invitation to a Stoning Getting cozy with theocrats Walter Olson | November 1998 Print Edition For connoisseurs of surrealism on the American right, it's hard to beat an exchange that appeared about a decade ago in the Heritage Foundation magazine Policy Review. It started when two associates of the Rev. Jerry Falwell wrote an article which criticized Christian Reconstructionism, the influential movement led by theologian Rousas John (R.J.) Rushdoony, for advocating positions that even they as committed fundamentalists found "scary." Among Reconstructionism's highlights, the article cited support for laws "mandating the death penalty for homosexuals and drunkards." ...
American Idolatry
Post Date: 2006-11-11 03:07:48 by gargantuton
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American Idolatry By Spengler Christianity has foundered in Europe, sunk by the baggage that European Christians carried from their pagan past, leaving the United States as the last Christian country in the industrial world. Idolatry in Europe lived in the folklore and ritual of the old pagan religions that Christianity never quite suppressed. Americans hear barely an echo of the ancient whisper of the European forest. Some readers have asked whether Americans are quite free from idolatry. The answer is: of course not. A good place to start is with American Idol, the televised contest that allows a complete non-entity to become a rock star for a day. No other nation rejects the notion of ...
Jihad, the Lord's Supper, and eternal life
Post Date: 2006-11-11 03:05:39 by gargantuton
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Jihad, the Lord's Supper, and eternal life By Spengler Jihad injures reason, for it honors a god who suffers no constraints on his caprice, unlike the Judeo-Christian god, who is limited by love. That is the nub of Pope Benedict XVI's September 12 address in Regensburg, Germany. It promises to be the Vatican's most controversial utterance in living memory. When a German-language volume appeared in 2003 quoting the same analysis by a long-dead Jewish theologian, I wrote of "oil on the flames of civilizational war". [1] Now the same ban has been preached from St Peter's chair, and it is a defining moment comparable to Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech at Fulton, ...
Pastor Will Shut Down Controversial "Jesus Camp"; "Right now we're just not a safe ministry..."
Post Date: 2006-11-10 17:14:15 by Brian S
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In the film "Jesus Camp," the Rev. Ted Haggard is shown preaching. Haggard was fired by a Colorado church amid allegations of gay sex and drug use. The summer camp featured in the documentary "Jesus Camp," which includes scenes with disgraced preacher Ted Haggard, will shut down for at least several years because of negative reaction sparked by the film, according to the camp's director. "Right now we're just not a safe ministry," Becky Fischer, the fiery Pentecostal pastor featured in "Jesus Camp," said Tuesday. The documentary, which hit select U.S. theaters during the summer, portrays Fischer, 55, as drill instructor to a group of young ...
Joseph Sobran's 'Mea Culpa'--Too Little and Too Late
Post Date: 2006-11-09 22:28:32 by Max
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Joseph Sobran's 'Mea Culpa'--Too Little and Too Late by Mark Glenn www.crescentandcros http://s.com I can hear them now… ‘Great job, Joe, how did you EVER figure this out?’ as well as ‘Congratulations Mr. Sobran. We sure are lucky to have someone like you on our side digging the truth up for us.’ And of course, lest we forget, ‘God Bless ya’ Joe, for having the guts to tell it like it is…’ Yes, congratulations Mr. Sobran, you DID figure it all out and did so against all the odds. You cracked the code. You figured out that everything the Jewish-run media in America has been telling us--not just for the last 5 years, but for the last ...
Compelling Governmental Interest As It Relates To Religious Freedom
Post Date: 2006-11-09 16:26:12 by David Alan Carmichael
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This thesis is from an ecclesiastical position and a Biblical world view. The founders of our nation understood the foundation of law, government and individual liberty from a Biblical perspective as well. We must all view the law in the context of the authority from which it is derived to ensure that it is applied rightly, and in its proper context. What are the “interests” of government? What is the hierarchy of authority with regard to the administration of government? We shall firstly address the second question in order to qualify the answers to the first question. James Madison stated, “Justice is the end of government.” The Federalist #51. The 1776 charter of ...
The kingdom of God is simple.
Post Date: 2006-11-09 11:32:03 by richard9151
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The kingdom of God is simple. (Please read the post on Persecution first. Thank you, Richard) Church or State Love God who is justice and mercy, forgiving and thanksgiving and love your neighbor as much as you love yourself. That is simple enough... But! How that is done is as complex as a drop of water or the universe depending on how close you look. I get two common complaints. One is that I keep talking about the fundamentals, the basics. The other is that I make things to complex. These complaints are relative to the observer ad what they want to hear at a given time. A house is a simple thing, walls and roof, doors and windows, but to build one you may need to know about ...
Persecution II
Post Date: 2006-11-09 11:29:45 by richard9151
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Now that the nonsense (the so-called election) is out of the way, perhaps it is time to bring out a couple of things. I have mentioned that I do not vote, have not for many years, and will never do so again. Why? Because I have a King, and have no need of the kingdom of man/beast. The problem with us today is that virtually no one can see the Kingdom of God. Well, perhaps this will help someone to find his way. Remember, the governments of man are raised up by God to do His Work. We do not oppose them, for that makes them stronger, and they are stong enough to do His Work without our interference. Or, cooperation. And, as you watch what unfolds over the next two years, you should keep that ...
Haggard's Apostasy, More Destructive than his Personal Life
Post Date: 2006-11-08 00:06:34 by Red Jones
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Haggard's Apostasy, More Destructive than his Personal Life Charles E. Carlson Nov 06, 2006 We are saddened for Ted Haggard’s wife and five children and the families of his 14,000 members church who hold him as a role model. Haggard was President of the National Association of Evangelicals. Our primary issue is not Haggard’s personal misdeeds, but his apostasy envolves all of us in his nationally known support of America’s serial war policy. Evangelical mega-church pastors and evangelists have often wallowed in misconduct. Charismatic evangelical pastors are by definition objects of hero worship, or they would not have thousands of members listening to them. Affairs at the ...
Woman Fatally Bitten by Snake in Church
Post Date: 2006-11-07 23:11:11 by SmokinOPs
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LONDON, Ky. (AP) - A southeastern Kentucky woman was bitten by a snake during a church service and later died, a law enforcement officer said. Linda Long, 48, of London died Sunday at University of Kentucky Medical Center, said Brad Mitchell, a detective with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office. Long died about four hours after the bite was reported, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Officials said Long attended East London Holiness Church. Neighbors of the church told the newspaper the church practices serpent handling. Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office said friends went with Long to a local hospital Sunday afternoon, and she was taken to UK. "She said she ...
Haggard: 'I am a deceiver and a liar' [Haggard Cons Goobers Into Forgiving Him in Less Than 24 Hours] [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2006-11-06 00:54:41 by Morgana le Fay
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- In the hush of a Sunday morning, 9,000 believers grieved, struggled and forgave as their pastor, the Rev. Ted Haggard, confessed his sins. "I am a deceiver and a liar," Haggard told his followers in a letter read from the pulpit of New Life Church by one of his spiritual mentors. "There's a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I have been warring against it for all of my adult life." Men rubbed at their eyes. Women clung to one another. A grandfather hugged his baby grandson. Haggard had founded this church in his basement. He had grown it to a congregation of 14,000. He had guided them to God and helped them triumph over sin, ...
"holy ghost enema right up yer rear end"
Post Date: 2006-11-05 15:38:49 by Itisa1mosttoolate
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TEXE MARRS The Blind & The Dead (alex jones occult illuminati skull bones icke)
Republicans distance themselves from disgraced evangelical
Post Date: 2006-11-05 13:04:37 by Arete
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THE Bush administration and the religious Right have nervously sought to distance themselves from disgraced evangelical leader Reverend Ted Haggard after allegations that the father of five had led a double life, using drugs and regularly paying for sex with a male prostitute. The White House was trying to play down Mr Haggard's political influence after he was forced to resign as head of the powerful National Association of Evangelicals, which claims 30 million members, when Colorado bodybuilder Mike Jones went public about his alleged three-year relationship with the 50-year-old married pastor. In a television interview over the weekend, Mr Haggard - who has publicly condemned ...
Persecution
Post Date: 2006-11-05 10:28:03 by richard9151
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The following was written by a man that I have just become acquainted with, and I found this paper to be of very great interest. Perhaps you will as well. This is one of the groups that I belong to and which is researching means and methods of making ourselves seperate, as we are commanded to be. As you read this, please consider reading the post, God is Eternal as well. Also, the link below is to a group which is working on a Jural Society handbook. Persecution Many people believe that we are supposed to change the world. This is dangerous, and wrong. We are not called to change the world. We are called to change ourselves, show forth pure honor, and in God's time the world will follow. ...
The Drawbacks of Pure Secular Reason, especially in the midst of Hurricane Katrina
Post Date: 2006-11-04 21:00:41 by gargantuton
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The Drawbacks of Pure Secular Reason, especially in the midst of Hurricane Katrina by Mark and Louise Zwick As we were trying to write this article about putting flesh on the Gospel in the world, we were constantly interrupted by telephone calls from desperate people, a weeping, battered woman with a battered upbringing, Spanish-speaking immigrants arriving from New Orleans and Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina seeking shelter, and one person after another with serious medical problems threatened with homelessness. Families started arriving who had taken in up to 20 refugees from the hurricane in their homes to ask for food. A Houston Police person suggested we should put the ...
The Economic Religion of Michael Novak: Wealth Creation vs. the Gospel, as in Using Catholicism to Prop up Neoconservatism
Post Date: 2006-11-04 20:50:36 by gargantuton
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The Economic Religion of Michael Novak: Wealth Creation vs. the Gospel, as in Using Catholicism to Prop up Neoconservatism by Mark and Louise Zwick [page 1 of 3] There has been tremendous interest in the March April 1999 issue of the Houston Catholic Worker on Pope John Paul II's condemnation of neoliberalism in Ecclesia in America, not to mention those who were so excited to discover the document itself in all its richness. Most of our readers understood clearly that neoliberalism, the current economic system hurting the people of Latin America so badly (as well as Eastern Europe, Africa and much of Asia) was condemned. But many asked again, what is the exact connection between the ...
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