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First Steps Discipleship Pastor Briefings
Monday & Tuesday, August 10th - 11th
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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
LISTENER QUESTIONS & SHOW TOPIC RELATED STORIES
- Does true Patriotism require civic involvement?
- Is criticizing Congress or the President un-patriotic?
- Is Patriotism giving aid to those in need (i.e. Palestine, per reader letter in San Bernardino Sun)
- Bombshell: Orders revoked for soldier challenging prez
- Pentagon orders soldier fired for challenging prez
- Senator Cronkite
GOVERNMENT POLICY
House Democrats muzzle GOP on sensitive issues
Source: www.breitbart.com, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press, Jul 16, 2009
Congressman: Dems Say They Want to Work With Republicans But 'Nothing Could Be Further From the Truth'
WASHINGTON (AP) - In their zeal to protect their members from politically hazardous votes on issues such as gay marriage and gun control, Democrats running the House of Representatives are taking extraordinary steps to muzzle Republicans in this summer's debates on spending bills.
Firefighter denounces Sotomayor ruling
Source: www.breitbart.com, AP, July 16, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Connecticut firefighter who lost an appeals court ruling by Sonia Sotomayor has told a Senate panel that in his line of work, advancement has to be determined by skill and qualifications.
Frank Ricci was among a group of white New Haven firefighters who were denied a promotion when city tossed out the results of an exam because not enough minorities had scored well enough to be promoted.
Senate Democrats Attach Hate Crimes Law to Defense Bill
Source: www.nytimes.com, David M. Herszenhorn, July 13, 2009
Senate Democrats said on Monday that they would seek to broaden the federal hate crimes law to protect victims of attacks based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disabilities.
EDUCATION POLICY
More education = sound economy?
Source: www.OneNewsNow.com - Pete Chagnon - 7/16/2009
President Obama has suggested pumping billions of dollars into community colleges to help the economy. According to the Obama administration, America needs to educate its way to a better economy. Therefore the White House has suggested pumping as much as $12 billion into community colleges over the next decade in order to graduate five-million more students.
School insults parent, denies opt-out request
Source: www.OneNewsNow.com - Pete Chagnon - 6/29/2009
A derogatory memo has been unearthed in a California school case. The case centers around a concerned parent who wished to opt his child out of so-called "diversity" training at Big Bear High School in Big Bear Lake, California. According to state law, parents are only allowed to opt their children out of health education and not diversity training …
Home schoolers treated unfairly in Europe
Source: www.OneNewsNow.com - Pete Chagnon - 7/3/2009
A pro-family advocate says home schoolers in Europe are becoming marginalized. According to J. Michael Smith, president of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, while home schoolers are enjoying increasing freedoms in the U.S., the opposite is true for home schoolers in Europe
ECONOMIC POLICY
The Long-Term Budget Outlook
Source: www.cbo.gov , July 16, 2009
Today I had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Budget Committee about CBO’s most recent analysis of the long-term budget outlook. Under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path, because federal debt will continue to grow much faster than the economy over the long run.
House health care bill 'outlaws private insurance'
Obama on cost of 'reform': 'There's no such thing as a free lunch'
Source: www.wnd.com, Chelsea Schilling, July 16, 2009
The current House health care bill would make individual private medical insurance illegal and obliterate the market for individual coverage, opponents warn. Investor's Business Daily reviewed H.R. 3200, a 1,018-page bill, and sought help from the House
Freshman Dems oppose Pelosi’s tax increase
Source: www.thehill.com, Mike Soraghan, 07/17/09
Twenty-one freshman Democratic House members have signed a letter opposing their leadership's plan to raise taxes to finance a healthcare overhaul. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) circulated the letter, saying that the income surtax on the wealthy …
The nuts and bolts of cap and trade
Source: www.onenewsnow.com, Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson, 7/17/2009
The purpose of cap and trade (C&T) legislation is to reduce Americans' consumption of fossil fuels — coal, oil, and natural gas — and to speed up the transition to alternate forms of energy, such as wind and solar power. The "cap" part would be a legislated limit to the quantity of carbon dioxide that Americans would be permitted to put into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels.
The High Cost of Debt in Ministry
Source: www.ministrytodaymag.com, Clark Whitten, July 2009
Before you start your next big project, beware: Debt can devour or even kill you.
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it--lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock
RELIGION
Should Religious Conservatives Fear the Hate Crimes Bill?
Conservative Christians are saying that the bill threatens religious liberty.
Source: www.usnews.com, Dan Gilgoff, July 16, 2009
It's no secret that the gay rights movement has been disappointed by President Obama's first six months. Obama has failed to move on campaign promises to overturn the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. Many gays and lesbians saw his recent order expanding some benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees as an act of political tokenism
Exodus from Episcopal Church explained
Source: www.onenewsnow.com, Associated Press - 7/16/2009
PITTSBURGH, PA - A leader of the new Anglican Church in North America says decisions being made at the Episcopal Church's General Convention underline why he and many others are no longer Episcopalians. Canon Daryl Fenton says in addition to rejecting biblical teaching against homosexuality …
I'm Not Exactly a 'Pastor,' Per Se
Source: www.ministrytodaymag.com, July 2009
Most megachurch pastors don't really think of themselves as pastors. That's what the latest Leadership Network survey of 232 megachurch senior pastors reveals, as only 14 percent of those who lead churches of more than 2,000 people actually describe themselves as a "pastor, shepherd or spiritual guide." Instead, a whopping 81 percent think of themselves more as a "preacher-teacher," with 51 percent opting for the "directional leader" tag
SOCIAL POLICY
Smuggling abortion agenda into healthcare reform
Source: www.onenewsnow.com - Charlie Butts - 7/16/2009
If passed, two healthcare reform bills could mean more abortions at taxpayers' expense. The two primary measures -- the Kennedy bill and the House Democratic leadership bill -- contain provisions that would represent the greatest expansion of abortion since …
'Gay' is gone for penguins?
Source: www.wnd.com, July 16, 2009
Two male penguins described by observers at the San Francisco Zoo as "gay" because they nested together have been broken up by a "chick," according to a new report.
NEA flexes 'political muscle,' backs same-sex 'marriage'
Source: www.OneNewsNow.com - Pete Chagnon - 7/15/2009
The National Education Association has thrown its full support behind homosexual "marriage." The NEA recently held its annual convention in San Diego, California, where members voted on two issues of importance to those involved in the culture war.
Surgeon general pick: Train new doctors on abortions
'America's physician' pledges to ensure 'no one falls through the cracks'
Source: www.wnd.com, July 14, 2009
President Obama's pick for surgeon general has urged that future doctors learn how to perform abortions. Obama announced his nominee for surgeon general, Regina Benjamin, at the White House Monday.
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