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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Celebrate Liberty in Liberty Hill
July 1st - 3rd, 7 - 9 pm
July
4th, 2009 - 9am - Midnight & beyond
Sendero Event Center
Music, Entertainment & Fireworks Nightly
- Freedom Season
Decoration Day through Independence Day
www.americanfamilyreunion.com
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Central Texas Pastor Conference
Friday, September 11, 2009, 10am - 2 pm
- Worldview Encounter
Saturday, September 12, 2009, 9am - 2 pm
- America Bless God Annual Banquet
Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6 - 9 pm
GOVERNMENT POLICY
ACLU Demands Desert Memorial Be Covered by a Bag
Source: www.dakotavoice.com, Bob Ellis, June 10th, 2009
This case highlights both the silliness and the vindictiveness of the secularists who want to erase any expression of America’s Christian heritage from the public square. In 1934 a group of veterans put up a small white cross in the Mojave Desert as a memorial a to the soldiers who fought in World War I and gave their lives in defense of our nation. But the ACLU, ever on the warpath
Obama and Marxism: A Legitimate Question II
Source: www.dakotavoice.com, Victor Morawski, June 19th, 2009
When dealing with the increasingly salient question of whether Barack Obama is, indeed, a Marxist, it is important to note that in recognizing him as one, we are not thereby claiming that he has accepted, or does now accept, the whole of Marx’s program. Nor is it necessary.
Sotomayor Quits Women's Club after GOP Criticism
Source: www.cnsnews.com, Mark Sherman, Associated Press, Friday, June 19, 2009
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Washington (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor resigned Friday from an elite all-women's club after Republicans questioned her participation in it. Sotomayor said she resigned from the Belizean Grove to prevent the issue from becoming a distraction in her confirmation hearings.
EDUCATION POLICY
Real Stimulus for Education
Source: http://mcm.rodparsley.com, Friday, June 19, 2009
The federal government’s recent economic stimulus package included $100 billion for education. And despite that largesse, it shouldn’t go unnoticed that a piece of it goes to encourage the states to implement and empower one of the most promising education reforms of all: charter schools.
Juneteenth and the education of the freed slaves
Source: www.examiner.com, T.S. Grant, June 19, 2009
June 19th marks the anniversary of Juneteenth, that is June nineteenth, 1865 when African captives in Galveston, Texas were informed (to their surprise) of their freedom. This announcement occurred two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and six months before the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
TEA: TAKS Test Problem "Worst Breach Of Security"
All Lang Middle School 8th Grade Tests In Question Reporting
Students With High Scores Must Retake TAKS
Source: www.cbs11tv.com, Stephanie Lucero DALLAS (CBS 11 News), 6/19/2009
They're calling it the 'worst breach of security in the history of the TAKS Test'. Friday state officials explained what could happen to a Dallas middle school. As reported Thursday night on CBS 11 News, state officials say too many 8th graders at Lang Middle School in Dallas scored too high on their math TAKS tests.
ECONOMIC POLICY
TFR Comments On Perry Budget Action, Veto of HB 130
Source: www.empowertexans.com, Fri, 06/19/2009
The president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility said Gov. Rick Perry correctly wielded his pen this legislative session on the state budget. The governor used his line-item veto authority to cut $288.9 million from the budget, of which $97.2 million came from general revenue spending.
Public Starting to Question Obama Economic Policies
Despite the President's Popularity, Polls Show Waning Support for Economic Policies
Source: www.abcnews.com, JAKE TAPPER, June 18, 2009
A flurry of polls show President Obama's personal popularity remains high, with few Americans blaming him for the financial crisis. But the polls also show the President is losing public support for his economic policies. President Obama is losing public support for his economic policies …
Resolution Condemning the Federal Bailouts of Private Industry
Source: www.ConstitutionParty.org, National Committee, Newark, New Jersey, 6/13/09
Whereas, “Bailouts” have increased the federal debt that will be handed down to subsequent generations; and Whereas the “Bailouts” violate the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause by allowing the federal government’s interference with a private contract; and …
White House wants more powerful Federal Reserve
Source: www.onenewsnow.com, Jim Kuhnhenn - AP - 6/17/2009
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has unveiled a sweeping regulatory overhaul of the country's financial system. The plan would give new powers to the Federal Reserve to oversee the entire financial system and would also create a new consumer protection agency to guard against the types of abuses that played a big role in the current crisis.
Fort Worth Chevy Dealership Is First in Texas to Support Cash for Clunkers Bill
Source: Pasch Consulting Group, www.Free-Press-Release.com, June 19, 2009
Classic Chevrolet in Grapevine announces participation in the Cash for Clunkers voucher program. Should the bill pass, Texas Chevy buyers can head to Grapevine to redeem their vouchers. Classic Chevrolet in Grapevine Texas is proud to be the first Chevy dealer in Texas to display the Cash for Clunkers Participating Dealer logo on their website. This means that when the Cash for Clunkers bill is signed into law, Texas residents can shop at Classic Chevrolet and redeem their vouchers which will be worth up to $4,500.
RELIGION
ACLU attacks cross on military memorial
Source: MyFoxOrlando.com - Jun 14, 2009
Once again, the liberal left-wing ACLU is attacking the foundation of our country. In their target this time in a cross atop an isolated military memorial ...
The Perfect Storm for a New Church
Source: www.ministrytodaymag.com, Ministry News , June 2009
Been there, done that. That's the attitude most Americans have toward church today, according to the latest Barna study. Half of those surveyed say an increasing number of people they are in relationship with "are tired of the usual church experience." More than 100 million adults (45 percent of the general population) are so dissatisfied with their present faith community that they'd be willing to …
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Megachurches
Source: www.ministrytodaymag.com, Ministry News , June 2009
Wondering where all the young single adults in your church have gone? If you're the pastor of a small- or medium-size congregation, you may want to check the nearest megachurch. That's because singles are three times as likely to attend a megachurch and make up one-third of those churches' congregations, according to a study by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research that surveyed nearly 25,000 people at 12 megachurches throughout the country. The report also discovered that two-thirds of megachurch regulars are under the age of …
Reevangelizing the Church: What is the Good News?
Source: www.dakotavoice.com, S. Michael Craven, Center for Christ & Culture, June 20th, 2009
Now that we are standing at the “crossroads” (having returned to the point of our departure from the truth), we can now look to the ancient paths: the Scriptures. In doing so, we can find the right path and recover the broader meaning of the “good news” or gospel.
Unanimous Texas Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Prison Ministry (PDF File)
City Violated Ministry’s Rights by Banning It from the City
Source: www.libertylegal.org, June 19, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, ruled today in favor of a church ministry that serves ex-prisoners in Pastor Rick Barr & Philemon Homes, Inc. v. City of Sinton. This is the first case at the high court interpreting the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the first case determining the rights of church ministries to serve ex-prisoners.
More Judicial Confusion on the Ten Commandments
Source: http://mcm.rodparsley.com, Friday, June 19, 2009
A U.S. appeals court has further muddied the waters on the government’s ability to acknowledge the divine source of its laws by declaring a monument featuring the Ten Commandments unconstitutional. We hope the U.S. Supreme Court takes the inevitable appeal of this case to settle this religious liberties issue once and for all – as it failed to do in 2005.
PBS Bans New Religious Programming
Source: www.charismamag.com, Adrienne S. Gaines, Thursday, 18 June 2009
The Public Broadcasting Service on Tuesday banned its affiliate stations from airing new religious programming, citing what it says is a rule that has been on the books for 25 years. The vote by the PBS board of directors permits stations that already carry "sectarian" shows to continue doing so, the Washington Post reported.
SOCIAL POLICY
The Fatherless Epidemic
Source: www.charismamag.com, Wayne Jacobsen, Monday, 15 June 2009
If you have a dad who loves you well, celebrate him with joy this Father’s Day. But keep in mind that outside of Norman Rockwell’s America, Father’s Day can be a source of great pain.
Anti-Abortion Vigils Moved From Closed Kan. Clinic
Anti-abortion memorial moved away from closed Kan. clinic as counter demonstrations loom
Source: www.abcnews.com, ROXANA HEGEMAN AP, WICHITA, Kan. June 20, 2009
Abortion opponents have moved their planned memorial service away from the now-shuttered Kansas clinic run by slain abortion provider George Tiller. Operation Rescue planned an afternoon gathering and prayer vigil Saturday in Wichita at Tiller's former clinic, one of the few in the nation where third-trimester abortions were available
Five Myths on Fathers and Family
Be on the lookout this week for stories with these bogus memes.
Source: www.nationalreview.com, W. Bradford Wilcox, June 19, 2009
With Father’s Day almost upon us, expect a host of media stories on men and family life. Some will do a good job of capturing the changes and continuities associated with fatherhood in contemporary America. But other reporters and writers will generalize from their own unrepresentative networks of friends and family members, try to baptize the latest family trend, or assume that our society is heading ceaselessly in a progressive direction.
Same-sex partners to get fed benefits
Source: www.onenewsnow.com, PHILIP ELLIOTT- AP, 6/17/2009
President Barack Obama, whose homosexual supporters have grown frustrated with his slow movement on their priorities, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, a White House official said. Related commentary: A matter of pride?"
Poll: Support For Gay Marriage Dips
Source: www.cbsnews.com, June 17, 2009
Support for same-sex marriage has declined slightly from two months ago, a new CBS News/New York Times poll finds. On other issues that have come before the Supreme Court -- namely, affirmative action and abortion -- Americans' opinions have remained relatively stable for years, according to the poll, conducted June 12 - 16.
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