Following on the heals of the much esteemed OneMom, I am linking to Kevin Tracy's post about Congressional Candidate, Luke Puckett's trip to ANWR. It dovetails nicely with my "Stewardship and Natural Resources" post.
I think that drilling in ANWR is good stewardship for these reasons.
1. It would help the whole country and local Alaskans.
2. It does not cripple God's systems.
3. It would make us less dependent on other countries who hate our guts and wish us dead.
So go check out Kevin's post. And while you're there, check out the lack of facts in the typical liberal rhetoric about drilling for oil in ANWR.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Megan and Mandy
I love stories like this. This story is about two young people stepping out in faith against the ACLU. It is a story about a graduating class quoting the Lord's Prayer together. It is a story of revival at a graduation ceremony. The Rebelution has the whole story. Here are my favorite parts.
Only a few hours later more than 3,000 people packed into the Russell County High gymnasium to watch 200 seniors graduate. As the principal finished his opening remarks the senior class suddenly stood as one body and began to recite The Lord’s Prayer! Before they could finish the audience erupted into thunderous applause. Some students were too overcome with emotion to finish. But the statement had been made. They would not bow down to the ACLU.
Again and again the speech was interrupted with applause and punctuated by several standing ovations.The Louisville Courier-Journal reporter covering the event described the evening as having a “revival-like atmosphere,” to the complete dismay of the ACLU! In trying to silence a prayer they had sparked a revival!
Now my question is, "Do elders, bishops, pastors, and preachers have the same faith?" Or will they be easily silenced through the likes of the ACLU or the IRS?
Only a few hours later more than 3,000 people packed into the Russell County High gymnasium to watch 200 seniors graduate. As the principal finished his opening remarks the senior class suddenly stood as one body and began to recite The Lord’s Prayer! Before they could finish the audience erupted into thunderous applause. Some students were too overcome with emotion to finish. But the statement had been made. They would not bow down to the ACLU.
Again and again the speech was interrupted with applause and punctuated by several standing ovations.The Louisville Courier-Journal reporter covering the event described the evening as having a “revival-like atmosphere,” to the complete dismay of the ACLU! In trying to silence a prayer they had sparked a revival!
Now my question is, "Do elders, bishops, pastors, and preachers have the same faith?" Or will they be easily silenced through the likes of the ACLU or the IRS?
Is Infanticide Coming to America?
Wesley J. Smith at Secondhand Smoke has posted about a disturbing article in journal for pediatric nurses. He deplores the blandness with which the journal looks at the Netherlands' policy about killing certain babies. I think his warning is valid.
Beware! What we don't condemn, what we claim to be mere "dilemmas," we eventually are urged to allow. Infanticide is moving into the mainstream of bioethics and the medical intelligentsia.
He also makes a great point about how we start down slippery slopes.
This is precisely how the Culture of Death permeates our society. A bioethical practice once almost universally condemned is promoted at the fringes. The initial response is resistance. But soon, the non judgmentalism arrives, usually in professional journals and among "progressive" pundits, asserting that these issues are "complex," or "difficult," or "gray," or "complicated." Once this non judgmentalism softens the ground, the issue shifts to one of mere "choice" (as with dehydration of PVS patients), and finally the decision of bioethicists (as in Futile Care Theory).
Beware! What we don't condemn, what we claim to be mere "dilemmas," we eventually are urged to allow. Infanticide is moving into the mainstream of bioethics and the medical intelligentsia.
He also makes a great point about how we start down slippery slopes.
This is precisely how the Culture of Death permeates our society. A bioethical practice once almost universally condemned is promoted at the fringes. The initial response is resistance. But soon, the non judgmentalism arrives, usually in professional journals and among "progressive" pundits, asserting that these issues are "complex," or "difficult," or "gray," or "complicated." Once this non judgmentalism softens the ground, the issue shifts to one of mere "choice" (as with dehydration of PVS patients), and finally the decision of bioethicists (as in Futile Care Theory).
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Child Abuse?
An Idaho mom (Melissa Farrell) is facing abuse charges for giving her child two swats. Though the chlid (21-month-old) was examined at a hospital and found to be uninjured, the prosecutor is following through anyway. If you would like to read the whole account according to OneNewsNow, click here.
The parents are now facing $5,000 in legal fees to fight the accusations. The father is already working three jobs to try to keep the family provided for.
Let us all keep the Farrell's in our prayers. It must be very difficult to be in their circumstance.
The parents are now facing $5,000 in legal fees to fight the accusations. The father is already working three jobs to try to keep the family provided for.
Let us all keep the Farrell's in our prayers. It must be very difficult to be in their circumstance.
California Will Vote
Looks like CA will get to vote on their marriage amendment. I praise the Lord for this. I also pray that all those who can see the value of God's design for marriage will flood the polls. Read the story here.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Incompetent Voters
OK. Major eye-roll to American voters.
A new poll finds half of voters don't know that presidential candidate John McCain is pro-life on abortion or that Barack Obama is pro-abortion. The survey shows that, when pro-life voters know that information, they support McCain by a three-to-one margin.
Is it that abortion is unimportant to these voters? Are they to lazy or apathetic to research even the basics on their candidate?
Either way, major eye-roll.
Read the whole story at LifeNews.com.
A new poll finds half of voters don't know that presidential candidate John McCain is pro-life on abortion or that Barack Obama is pro-abortion. The survey shows that, when pro-life voters know that information, they support McCain by a three-to-one margin.
Is it that abortion is unimportant to these voters? Are they to lazy or apathetic to research even the basics on their candidate?
Either way, major eye-roll.
Read the whole story at LifeNews.com.
New and Old and All Borrowed
I found some interesting posts/articles while zooming around the Internet this week. Some are old and some are new, but they were all new to me.
Over at Bold Christian Living, Jonathan Lindvall talks about 10 mistakes modern homeschoolers make. He and his family were one of the pioneering families back in the 80's.
Two missionaries (one American and one Norwegian) were found guilty of teaching the Gospel in public in Norway after the police told them to stop. "If this decision is upheld it will, in effect, mean that Articles 9, freedom of religion, and Article 10, freedom of expression, of the European Convention on Human Rights are only valid if the police in Norway approve of your speech," Thornton continued. "Otherwise they can arrest you at any time and stop your speech." You can read the whole LifeSiteNews story here.
Massachusetts furthers the cause of the homosexual agenda. They have made it legal for same sex couples from other states to get married in MA. Read the OneNewsNow story here.
I found a new (to me) blog that I really like called Laugh at the Days. Check out the frugality posts.
Rasmussen claims 67% of Americans favor off-shore drilling. This gives me some hope because very few politicians are brave enough to withstand the masses.
Brian Thomas at the Institute for Creation Research, writes about the extreme complexity of the so called "simple" bacteria. This article is about the "clutch" on a bacteria's flagellum.
Over at Bold Christian Living, Jonathan Lindvall talks about 10 mistakes modern homeschoolers make. He and his family were one of the pioneering families back in the 80's.
Two missionaries (one American and one Norwegian) were found guilty of teaching the Gospel in public in Norway after the police told them to stop. "If this decision is upheld it will, in effect, mean that Articles 9, freedom of religion, and Article 10, freedom of expression, of the European Convention on Human Rights are only valid if the police in Norway approve of your speech," Thornton continued. "Otherwise they can arrest you at any time and stop your speech." You can read the whole LifeSiteNews story here.
Massachusetts furthers the cause of the homosexual agenda. They have made it legal for same sex couples from other states to get married in MA. Read the OneNewsNow story here.
I found a new (to me) blog that I really like called Laugh at the Days. Check out the frugality posts.
Rasmussen claims 67% of Americans favor off-shore drilling. This gives me some hope because very few politicians are brave enough to withstand the masses.
Brian Thomas at the Institute for Creation Research, writes about the extreme complexity of the so called "simple" bacteria. This article is about the "clutch" on a bacteria's flagellum.
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