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GOVERNMENT POLICY
Great News! U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Mojave Desert Cross Case!
Source: Free Market Foundation, Feb 23, 2009
The Supreme Court announced today that it will hear the case regarding the Mojave Desert Cross, a memorial to World War I veterans that has been declared unconstitutional by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Daley Wants Gun Laws, Blasts Feds' "Lack of Focus"
Source: Phil Rogers, www.NBCChicago.com, Thurs., Feb. 26, 2009
Mayor Richard M. Daley is proposing new anti-gun legislation, while at the same time blasting the federal government for what he says is a lack of focus in combating violence in America.
EDUCATION POLICY
See ACTION ALERT on Texas SBOE >>
Christian Ministries Weak on K-12 Christian Education in Exodus Mandate Report Card
Contact: E. Ray Moore, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) USAR Ret., 803-714-1744, 803-237-8680 (c); www.exodusmandate.org
COLUMBIA, SC, Feb. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Chaplain E. Ray Moore issued a Report Card at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb 10, 2009, at a news conference, on how effectively major Christian ministries and organizations support K-12 Christian education or home schooling.
ECONOMIC POLICY
See ACTION ALERT on Paxton's Limit Bill for Texas >>
Another Huge Spending Bill Planned For Next Week
Source: www.HumanEvents.com, Connie Hair, 02/20/2009
Here we go again! House Republicans are bracing for another onslaught of out-of-control Democrat-authored spending as the omnibus bill is expected to hit the floor of the House as early as next week. And it’ll be yet another spending bill House Republicans and the American people have not yet been allowed to see and the Democrats haven’t even bothered to read. As if the $1.2 trillion Democrats spent on “stimulus” last week wasn’t enough of a disaster, this colossal bill encompasses the remaining nine appropriations bills for fiscal year 2009 sloughed off by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Houston Credit Bail-Out Video
Source: www.empowertexans.com
Sen. Inhofe: Stimulus Bill a Giant Welfare Package
Source: www.NewsMax.com, Thursday, February 26, 2009, Jim Meyers
Sen. Jim Inhofe tells Newsmax that the stimulus package put together by President Barack Obama and the Democrats is in fact “7 percent stimulus and 93 percent spending.” The Oklahoma Republican also asserted that the stimulus bill is a “form of welfare”
Obama's Budget: Almost $1 Trillion in New Taxes Over Next 10 yrs, Starting 2011
Source: www.NewsMax.com, February 26, 2009
President Obama's budget proposes $989 billion in new taxes over the course of the next 10 years, starting fiscal year 2011, most of which are tax increases on individuals.
CONGRESS' PORKY POLS PIG OUT ON FINE $WINE
BIG BUCKS TO CANOES & TATTOOS
Source: www.nypost.com, February 26, 2009, Geoff Earle & Daphne Retter
WASHINGTON - Congress went on a pork-a-palooza yesterday, approving a massive spending bill with big bucks for Hawaiian canoe trips, research into pig smells, and tattoo removal - all while the nation faces an economic crisis.
Edward Johnson slams FDR,‘New Deal II’
Blames feds for crisis, derides U.S. spending
Source: www.BostonHerald.com, Jay Fitzgerald
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Fidelity’s Edward “Ned” Johnson jumped into the controversial debate over President Obama’s “New Deal II” and what Johnson called government “make-work projects.”
Bernanke again spurns talk of bank nationalization
Source: http://apnews.myway.com, Feb 25, ’09, JEANNINE AVERSA
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday again spurned speculation that the government may nationalize Citigroup or other big banks.
When asked about Citigroup during a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Bernanke said nationalization "is when the government seizes the bank and zeros out the shareholders and begins to manage and run the bank. And, we don't plan anything like that."
Rebel Yell: Taxpayers Revolt Against Gimme-Mania
Source: www.cnsnews.com, Fri., Feb. 20, 2009, Michelle Malkin
There’s something in the air. It’s the smell of roasted pork. President Obama heralded the signing of the trillion-dollar “stimulus” bill in Denver and promoted his massive mortgage entitlement expansion in Mesa, Ariz., at tightly controlled campaign events. But outside the Secret Service perimeters, a raucous grassroots rebellion against Beltway spending binges has caught fire. The new Boston Tea Party is here, baby, and it’s doused in barbecue sauce.
RELIGION
Premillennialism and Politics Don't Mix
Source: www.americanvision.org, Gary DeMar, 2/24/2009
What is so troubling about Christian involvement in politics? Christians like John MacArthur, Cal Thomas, and Ed Dobson have written on the subject. MacArthur’s Why Government Can’t Save You includes the following subtitle: An Alternative to Political Activism. While MacArthur does not “believe we should remove ourselves from the political process,” he does object to “the prevailing mindset that makes political and social activism the primary business of Christianity and reduces faith in Christ to just another political force.”
Dissing Discpleship
Source: www.ministrytodaymag.com, Jack Hayford, Feb. 24, 2009
A contemporary “weigh in” on an ancient value. First, knowing so many ministry-types serve Jesus' goals, I don't want to seem unduly critical of any in addressing a concern. If you're a dedicated servant-leader, I'm on your side! But I want to bluntly talk about the lessened "weight" being given today to Jesus' strategy for advancing His church. He said, "Go—make disciples!"—and this foundational call is increasingly being "dissed."
Holy Spirit's Reach Studied
Source: www.charismamag.com, Paul Steven Ghiringhelli , Feb. 24, 2009
A Los Angeles-based university (USC) was awarded a $6.9 million grant this week to establish a Pentecostal and charismatic research center in the birthplace city of American Pentecostalism.
SOCIAL POLICY
Senator to 'gay' lawmakers: 'Homosexuality is a sin'
Activists blast state legislator for citing Scripture against same-sex unions
Source: WorldNetDaily, Chelsea Schilling, February 25, 2009
When Colorado's Legislature considered granting benefits to same-sex partners, one lawmaker took a stand, calling homosexuality an "abomination" and a sin the government should not condone – and now "gay" activists have countered with a full-fledged attack. Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, stood before the state Senate Feb. 23 just before it passed SB 88, a bill granting insurance benefits to homosexual partners of state employees. He read scripture to lawmakers – including the bill's openly "gay" sponsors, Democrats Sen. Jennifer Veiga and Rep. Mark Ferrandino.
GLSEN's TransAction Day Pushes Transgenderism in Schools
Source: CitizenLink, Devon Williams, 2-26-09
'There is a very radical, extreme agenda at play here.'
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) will sponsor TransAction Day in schools across the nation Friday to promote transgenderism and "gender non-conforming" behavior.
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