A Few Things On My Mind.

Tonight we were at church for prayer meeting. I had some very good news to share that will help us to hang onto our place a few years longer and depending on what happens things will work out in our favor in the long run.

This being said, I listened to Ravi Zacharia's "Let My People Think!" radio broadcast on my iPod on the way to church. One of the people talking in the discussion lamented how far Evangelicals have drifted away from the Bible's core teachings. Not only in America but here in particular since the majority of the "Christian" world has become so secularized. When it comes to Christians that get involved in politics, and many today are very angry with our leaders, he heard someone spew out his hatred against his political enemies. On the question if this is how Christ would do it, the person's response was, "stop bringing up this Christian x... At this point he realized what he said and took a step back, somewhat
in shock of himself.

Yet, this is the very reason why I mentioned it at church. Well do I remember the emerging religious right and how under majority leader Newt Gingrich and then on during the Bush years we had the highest number of Evangelical incumbents. Did anything change in the fiber of American society? NOTHING!!!!! We still lock horns with anyone and everyone who is not considered a Conservative. And yet, who ever said that being a Christian is being a Conservative. If anything, Jesus attacked the religious leaders as well as the prophets did by telling them to turn back to God or else. But it was left at that. The prophets still cared about the welfare of the people but did not turn away from God when Israel would do so. They still lived a godly live. Christ still went on and healed and preached to tell mankind about the kingdom of God. He did not get consumed trying to fix what politics (legislative morality) could not fix anyway if the people's hearts run astray.

Is this to say that we should not become politically active, whether it is just to vote or even run for political office? Not so! But when we loose focus of God and become so consumed with how we feel about those that evidently run our country into the ground while they are lost just like the rest of humanity who do not know God, then we are no better then them. We do not show Christ's love and mercy and righteousness to a starving world but venom and hatred just like everyone else does. By doing so, instead of drawing the lost to Christ, we push them away.

The same person who voiced his concern said that he travelled quite a bit around the world. He has seen churches from good to ugly and rightout silly, making a mockery of the Christian Martyrs and those Christians that live it every day in the Middle East under extreme difficult circumstances. To us, a good church is the one with the most "entertainment." It's not so much to learn about the word of God, but where can I feel good and have fun.

All the Tea Parties of the world ARE NOTHING!!!!!! outside of God. Let's not make Christianity another ideology but a way of live as Jesus himself lived it before us.

Wellesley, Massachusetts Public School Students Learn to Pray to Allah

I cannot say it enough. This is an outrage what happens here in America. Forget the ACLU forget political correctness. We are COMITTING OUR OWN SUICIDE!!!! And the ones that pay the worst prize are those that allowed it to infiltrate our country from the very get go. They will loose their heads first and then everyone else follows who denies Islam and is not willing to subdue to the dhimmi tax. OUR OWN COUNTRY is enabling OUR CHILDREN to become part of this.

Are You Ready To Die For Your Faith

Think about the ones that died for their faith at the Columbine shooting. Quite thought provoking.

Martyred Christians.mp4

Burning none believers alive? Think about 9/11, think about stoning and cutting hands and feet off, think about burying women alive because they are charged with adultery. It really is a religion of peace and Muslims have the gull to white wash it and say it's not in the Qur'an just because in the days of Mecca Mohummed praised Jews and Christians as being the people of the book while later on in Medina he hated them and peresecuted them. Nothing new under the sun. Maybe you can tell that I'm really getting angry at this point. Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ.

The President Says That ‘Muslims Are Our Friends’

Enough said. That says it all. Thanks to the courtesy of the Walid Shoebat Foundation.

 

The President says that 'Muslims are our friends'

Here are the facts Mr President

 

The Qur'an:

Qur'an (5:51) - "O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people."

Qur'an (5:80) - "You will see many of them befriending those who disbelieve; certainly evil is that which their souls have sent before for them, that Allah became displeased with them and in chastisement shall they abide."    Those Muslims who befriend unbelievers will abide in hell.

Qur'an (3:28) - "Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from Allah: except by way of precaution, that ye may Guard yourselves from them..." This last part means that the Muslim is allowed to feign friendship if it is of benefit. Renowned scholar Ibn Kathir states that "believers are allowed to show friendship outwardly, but never inwardly."

Qur'an (3:118) - "O you who believe! do not take for intimate friends from among others than your own people, they do not fall short of inflicting loss upon you; they love what distresses you; vehement hatred has already appeared from out of their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater still; indeed, We have made the communications clear to you, if you will understand." This verse not only warns Muslims not to take non-Muslims as friends, but it establishes the deep-seated paranoia that the rest of the world is out to get them.

Qur'an (9:23) - "O ye who believe! Choose not your fathers nor your brethren for friends if they take pleasure in disbelief rather than faith. Whoso of you taketh them for friends, such are wrong-doers" Even family members are not to be taken as friends if they do not accept Islam. (This is the mildest interpretation of this verse from the 9th Sura, which also advocates "slaying the unbeliever wherever ye find them").

Qur'an (53:29) - "Therefore shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this world."

Qur'an (3:85) - "And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers."

Qur'an (3:10) - "(As for) those who disbelieve, surely neither their wealth nor their children shall avail them in the least against Allah, and these it is who are the fuel of the fire." Those who do not believe in Muhammad are but fuel for the fire of Hell (also 66:6, 2:24. 21:98).

Qur'an (7:44) - "The Companions of the Garden will call out to the Companions of the Fire: "We have indeed found the promises of our Lord to us true: Have you also found Your Lord's promises true?" They shall say, "Yes"; but a crier shall proclaim between them: "The curse of Allah is on the wrong-doers" Muslims in heaven will amuse themselves by looking down on non-Muslims in Hell and mocking them while they are being tortured (see 22:19-22.

Qur'an (1:5-7) - "Show us the straight path, The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray" This is a prayer that Muslims are supposed to repeat each day. "Those who earn Thine anger" specifically refers to Jews and "those who go astray" refers to Christians (see Bukhari (12:749)).

 

There are verses that contradict the above however the peaceful friendship verses were written when Mohammed had few followers and when he had many follower the verses switched to violence. The previous verses were abrogated by the later verses. If verses contradict each other that should be a big question as to the validity of such a faith.

 

So Mr. President if you are not a Muslim why are you using Al Taqiyah to deceive the American people about Islam.

 

Wake up America, just look at the evidence.

 

Keith Davies

Executive Director Walid Shoebat Foundation

Florida Pastor Says Koran-Burning Will Not Happen

AFP

Sept. 9: Dove World Outreach Center pastor Terry Jones speaks to the media in Gainesville, Florida.

A Florida pastor said Friday he will not burn Korans this weekend after appearing to walk back a similar pledge the day before. 

In two television interviews, the Rev. Terry Jones said the book-burning "is not going to happen," but also repeated his claim that an imam told him the controversial Ground Zero mosque would be moved in exchange for his decision. 

"Absolutely no doubt about it," Jones said. 

A disagreement between those two religious leaders over the mosque had thrown into doubt Jones' announcement Thursday that he was calling off the Koran-burning, a protest meant to mark nine years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. After meeting with Imam Muhammad Musri, the president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, Jones said he was assured he had a bargain that the mosque planned in lower Manhattan would be moved. The decision was met with relief, as top government officials and international organizations had warned that the burning would pose a security threat, particularly to U.S. troops overseas. 

But Musri insisted he never promised to change the location and that Jones "stretched my words." The imam in charge of the New York Islamic center and mosque project also quickly denied any deal was made. Musri repeated that claim Friday. 

Sept. 9: Dove World Outreach Center pastor Terry Jones, left, listens as Imam Muhammad Musri, president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida in Orlando, speaks during a press conference in Gainesville.

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Florida Pastor Cancels 9/11 Koran Burning

Claims 'Ground Zero mosque' will move Jones, after backpedaling to say the Koran protest was merely suspended, said it was canceled Friday and that he hopes to still hold a meeting with the mosque developers in New York City Saturday. 

Jones spoke on ABC and NBC Friday morning. 

Despite Jones' wavering, many in Asia greeted the news not to burn the Koran with relief, though some said the damage already has been done. Muslims consider the book the sacred word of God and insist it be treated with the utmost respect.

Cleric Rusli Hasbi told 1,000 worshippers attending Friday morning prayers in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, that Jones had already "hurt the heart of the Muslim world."

"If he'd gone through with it, it would have been tantamount to war," the cleric said in the coastal town of Lhokseumawe. "A war that would have rallied Muslims all over the world."

This should say it all. Islamic leaders say that their countries allow for other religions to co-exist and yet they would make a statement like that. The so called art of an upside down cross in a jar of urine is considered culture. Christians don't go on rampages over that, yet where are we as the church? We mustn't be as radical as this Floridian pastor but we should also not shy back from being in the public square making people aware of God's wrath on our nation for our trespasses. And we also shouldn't shy back from not voicing our political views as a church for the sake of those who wouldn't here the truth otherwise.

A day earlier in New York, the Islamic center project leader, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, said in a statement that he was glad Jones had backed down but that he had spoken to neither the pastor nor Musri.

"We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter," Rauf said. "We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony."

This is so nice to know. But it's in the face of the former statement that any such act would be considered war.

Opponents argue it is insensitive to families and memories of Sept. 11 victims to build a mosque so close to where Islamic extremists flew planes into the World Trade Center and killed nearly 2,800 people. Proponents say the project reflects religious freedom and diversity and that hatred of Muslims is fueling the opposition.

Moving the mosque is not why Jones canceled his threat, Musri said. Instead, he relented under the pressure from political and religious leaders of all faiths worldwide to halt what President Barack Obama called a "stunt." Musri said Jones told him the burning "would endanger the troops overseas, Americans traveling abroad and others around the world."

"That was the real motivation for calling it off," Musri said.

Jones had never invoked the mosque controversy as a reason for his planned protest at his Dove World Outreach Center. Instead, he cited his belief that the Koran is evil because it espouses something other than biblical truth and incites radical, violent behavior among Muslims.

Obama urged Jones to listen to "those better angels," saying that besides endangering lives, it would give Islamic terrorists a recruiting tool. Defense Secretary Robert Gates took the extraordinary step of calling Jones personally.

Jones' church, which has about 50 members, is independent of any denomination. It follows the Pentecostal tradition, which teaches that the Holy Spirit can manifest itself in the modern day.

The cancellation also was welcomed by Jones' neighbors in Gainesville, a city of 125,000 anchored by the sprawling University of Florida campus. At least two dozen Christian churches, Jewish temples and Muslim organizations in the city had mobilized to plan inclusive events, including Koran readings at services, as a counterpoint to Jones' protest.

This is apostacy in the pure. If we as the church and synagogue have to read the Koran from our pulpits just to make aware of a sensitive situation a book burning of the Koran would cause, where is our biblical truth? We have straight away from the teachings of the Bible. The church in America, at least within the main stream context has become corrupt and is rotten at the core.

Jones said at the news conference that he prayed about the decision and concluded that if the mosque was moved, it would be a sign from God to call off the Koran burning.

"We are, of course, now against any other group burning Korans," Jones said. "We would right now ask no one to burn Korans. We are absolutely strong on that. It is not the time to do it."

Despite Jones' words, in the Gaza Strip, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said to a crowd of tens of thousands of Muslim faithful that they had come "to respond to this criminal, this liar, this crazy priest who reflects a crazy Western attitude toward Islam and the Muslim nation."

"We came to say, the Koran is our constitution, we are committed to God and his holy book," he said to those holding the texts in their hands at a stadium in the northern town of Beit Lahiya. "God willing, should they try to carry out their crime against the Koran, God will tear their state apart and they will become God's lesson to anyone who tries to desecrate the holy book."

This only confirms the earlier statement made by the other cleric that burning the Koran is a declaration of war.

Part of the pressure exerted on Jones came from Gates who briefly spoke to the pastor before his first announcement to call it off. Gates expressed "his grave concern that going forward with this Koran burning would put the lives of our forces at risk, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell.

Morrell said earlier that the decision to issue a personal appeal was not easy because it could provoke other extremists "who, all they want, is a call from so-and-so." Earlier, Jones had said if he was contacted by the White House that he might change his mind. After Gates' call to Jones, Morrell said the secretary's "fundamental baseline attitude about this is that if that phone call could save the life of one man or woman in uniform it was a call worth placing."

In Afghanistan, where tens of thousands of U.S. troops are in harm's way, President Hamid Karzai said he heard Jones had perhaps abandoned his Koran-burning plan.

"The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims," he said from Kabul. "Humiliation of the holy book represents the humiliation of our people. I hope that this decision will be stopped and should never have been considered. I ask the world for peace and stability and the respect of each other." 

Again, whenever have Christians retaliated because they felt humiliated? Furthermore do we as Christians identify as a people? No. Not at all! Rather we identify ourselves as the church of Christ that has nothing to do with a culture or people or creed but all that give their lives to the Father and his son and therefore are called children of God. How vastly different this is from Islam where "true" believers do not even know if they have it what it takes to make it to paradise.

Exchange Between My E-mail Warrior Friend Ercille Christmas (contributor to The New Media Journal) And I

This is not exactly an exchange. But it is my response to an e-mail that I received today from my e-mail warrior sister in arms addressed to everyone on her e-mail list and as often being passed on, by me, to my contacts as well. As a matter of fact, I didn't even realize that Ercille Christmas, being a former British subject from the island of St. Kitts, is a black individual till I saw a picture of her with her faithful lifetime lover (play on words, it is a classic Ford MustangJ), followed soon by a tongue in cheek comment about herself over the Democratic Party's double standard on behalf of a remark that Harry Reid made, of which similar "racist" statement by Trend Lott lead to the same's resignation from the Republican Party. I came to love Ercille throughout the years for her wit and very often biting satire and humor. At the same time I'm glad to say that we are truly siblings in Christ Jesus.

 

From Ercille:

I should be given a medal. I managed to listen through a radio discussion between a radio host and a James Rucker, co-founder with Van Jones (remember him), of Color of Change. They are apparently trying to get stations to not carry Fox News Channel, and businesses not to take out ads, because Fox encourages "rhetoric that is divisive and racist." 

When I look back, I realize that I came here a very naive person, believing in the "goodness" of people. I was not hung up on race, because like Aunt Charlotte sang in "Oklahoma," my adopted mother brought me up to feel that I "was just as good, and no better than anybody else." I may have slightly misquoted Aunt Charlotte, but you get my drift. It was to convey the idea of equality, based on being created by the same Creator. Of course we have free will and we deviate. Since moving here I have come across some real "deviants," in the sense that they will not let this country let go of racial issues. They will keep stirring that racial stew because it is lucrative to them. 

I related this story to some of you already. I was once invited to a public radio station, small, to tape a show with the host (black lady). She invited me back a second time to be part of a panel (all black). I did not say what I was expected to say, and I knew that I would not be invited ever again. I have not been. I gave my unflinching opinion about my dislike of affirmative action, the failure of many black men to be there for their offspring, and letting go of slavery as an excuse.  

I guess that those of us who are still rational and deal with people as people, instead of as a color, will have to continue doing what we do. Thank you for not judging me on the color of my beautiful caramel-colored hue!

 

To Ercille:

Dear Ercille,

If anything, I'm encouraged by people like you, Lloyd Marcus, Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell and Clarence Thomas and many more that especially because of the Tea Party movement come out of the wood work. If you wouldn't exist, you almost would get caught into the trap of thinking that this is normal and this is how it should be. But it's because of this vivid contrast from people being indoctrinated and carrying a chip on their shoulder as a result of that and people like you and I who grew up with a set of moral standards of good virtues and the knowledge of right and wrong REGARDLESS of color that gives me true hope. The only question is, who else benefits from this so called racial divide aside from the Black Supremacist leaders, Jesse Jackson el al who pocket the proceeds into their own coffers. I would point straight at the American/World Elite whose sole agenda is to weaken America and to make us all the same across the board (i.e. global governance, surveillance state).

God bless you and make His face shine upon you,

              Andy :-)

              Baruch Hashem

              Shema Israel

Justice for Sholom Rubishkin Update

 
 

New information shows that Judge Linda Reade, who presided over the Rubashkin trial and sentenced him to 27 years in prison, spent more than six months working to plan the raid on the Agriprocessors plant in Postville.

The judge never disclosed her work, or offered to recuse herself from the trial.

 
 

The new information sheds light on some of the decisions that Judge Reade made while presiding over the Sholom Rubashkin case, including imposing a sentence of two years more than what prosecutors recommended.

She apparently had a personal stake in the outcome of the Rubashkin case because she had been involved in the planning of the Agriprocessors raid for more than six months.

 
 

Show your support for Sholom Rubashkin by telling the Justice Department to investigate the prosecution and trial of Sholom Rubashkin.

 
 

• Read the story in the National Law Journal: http://bit.ly/bW52dl
  
• Read "Justice Denied" by Robert Steinbuch and Brett Tolman: http://bit.ly/cZacnj
  

 
 

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR SHOLOM RUBASHKIN:

1.       Read the articles in the National Law Journal.

2.       Send a respectful e-mail to the Department of Justice Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (oipl@usdoj.gov).

3.       Tell them to investigate the prosecution and trial of Sholom Rubashkin.

4.       Remind them that more than two dozen former senior Justice Department officials – including six former U.S. attorneys general – said it would be an "absurdity" for a sentence of life in prison, or anything close to it, for a 51-year-old, first-time, non-violent offender.

5.       Go on Facebook and Twitter and ask your friends to send an e-mail as well.

6.      Forward this e-mail to family, friends and fellow supporters of Sholom Rubashkin.

7.      Ask your friends and family to visit http://www.justiceforsholom.org and sign up to receive e-mails like this one.

 
 

Please note: It is inappropriate to send e-mails or other correspondence to the judge in this case or the appellate court. Please direct all e-mails to the Department of Justice Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison at oipl@usdoj.gov. Please keep your comments respectful at all times.

 
 

Together, we can show prosecutors and the legal community that concerned citizens are watching the case of Sholom Rubashkin, and that he deserves "equal and fair administration of justice under the law."

SALT IN THE WOUND written by Rita W. Jones

Yes Folks, I'm back again. The computer was out for about three weeks now and you know what? I didn't miss it a bit. But now I'm back on and whatever is news worthy, at least in my own humble estimate, I pass on to you. And I can see already the cumulative thoughts going, "oh no, we are being beleaguered again." Please, pass this on wide and far so that we will never forget.

Reconciliation Between German Christians And Messianics From Israel.

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I really want to share this. As a German it means a lot to me. A group of Christians and Messianics (Jews that believe in Jesus) from Israel came together at a memorial of the atrocities of Nazi Germany. The site was in Dresden and it was one of many established clinics with the sole purpose to euthanize the unwanted, including Jews. The meeting was established by a city official who is also member of "Friends Of Israel," and an evangelical (Lutheran) pastor. Even so it is all in German but you can sense the feeling that prevailed especially amongst the Germans for being able to have this great burden of this particular part of history that took place just 65 years ago, lifted off their shoulders.

There are two people who speak English, though. One of them is none other than Carolyn Hide who she and her husband Richard happen to be friends of a friend of mine in Germany. They met in Munich and live in Tiberias, Israel, I believe. To hear her testimony means the world to me and shows that there can be true reconciliation.

Click on the link above, scroll down just a little bit and wait for the video to download on the web site. As I said, it's all in German but two of them, both Israelis, give a testimony in English.

Thank you Richard, thank you Carolyn for sharing this. Baruch Hashem.

Justice Department Files Suit Against Arizona Immigration Law

Published July 06, 2010

| FoxNews.com

 

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks to the media in Kabul June 30. (Reuters Photo)

Accusing Arizona of trying to "second guess" the federal government, the Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the state's immigration policy -- claiming the "invalid" law interferes with federal immigration responsibilities and "must be struck down." 

In the suit, which names the state of Arizona as well as Gov. Jan Brewer as defendants, the Justice Department claims the federal government has "preeminent authority" on immigration enforcement and that the Arizona law "disrupts" that balance. It urges the U.S. District Court in Arizona to "preliminarily and permanently" prohibit the state from enforcing the law, which is scheduled to go into effect at the end of the month. 

"Arizonans are understandably frustrated with illegal immigration, and the federal government has a responsibility to comprehensively address those concerns," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a written statement. "But diverting federal resources away from dangerous aliens such as terrorism suspects and aliens with criminal records will impact the entire country's safety. Setting immigration policy and enforcing immigration laws is a national responsibility. Seeking to address the issue through a patchwork of state laws will only create more problems than it solves."

Brewer slammed the U.S. government saying the suit is a "massive waste of taxpayer funds." 

"It is wrong that our own federal government is suing the people of Arizona for helping to enforce federal immigration law. As a direct result of failed and inconsistent federal enforcement, Arizona is under attack from violent Mexican drug and immigrant smuggling cartels," she said in a prepared statement. "Now, Arizona is under attack in federal court from President Obama and his Department of Justice."

She went on to say, "the irony is that President Obama's Administration has chosen to sue Arizona for helping to enforce federal immigration law and not sue local governments that have adopted a patchwork of 'sanctuary' policies that directly violate federal law. These patchwork local 'sanctuary' policies instruct the police not to cooperate with federal immigration officials."

The suit, which drew tough criticism from state lawmakers Tuesday, claimed the state law focuses only on getting rid of illegal immigrants and "ignores" other immigration objectives. 

"The United States Constitution forbids Arizona from supplanting the federal government's immigration regime with its own state-specific immigration policy," the suit says. "A policy that, in purpose and effect, interferes with the numerous interests the federal government must balance." 

Click here to read the lawsuit.

Arizona lawmakers slammed the administration over the suit Tuesday. 

"This is the wrong direction to go," Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., said in a statement, calling on the administration to devote its resources to border security. 

Twenty House Republicans wrote a letter to Holder in protest of the decision. Republican Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl released a joint statement calling the suit "premature."

"The Obama administration has not done everything it can do to protect the people of Arizona from the violence and crime illegal immigration brings to our state. Until it does, the federal government should not be suing Arizona on the grounds that immigration enforcement is solely a federal responsibility," the senators said. 

The court action comes just days after President Obama delivered a speech calling on Congress to tackle a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's immigration system. In the speech, he criticized Arizona's law and warned that national legislation is needed to prevent other states from following suit. 

The president did not mention the lawsuit, but one had been widely expected for weeks. After the administration initially said it would take the law under review, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton revealed last month in an interview with a foreign television network that the administration intended to challenge the Arizona policy. 

The Arizona law, passed in April, makes illegal immigration a state crime and requires local law enforcement to question anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant on their residency status. 

Several civil rights and law enforcement officials lauded the administration's actions Tuesday. 

Lucas Guttentag, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants' Rights Project, called it a "critical step" to undo Arizona's "unconstitutional usurpation of federal authority and its invitation to racial profiling."

"The administration's lawsuit is a cannon shot across the bow of other states that may be tempted to follow Arizona's misguided approach," he said. The ACLU had already filed a legal challenge, which Guttentag said it would continue to pursue. 

The Arizona law touched off an intense national debate over immigration. The results of any court challenge would have wide-ranging implications, as a number of other states and jurisdictions have taken up tough immigration policies similar to Arizona's. 

The Obama administration has meanwhile tried to use the law as the impetus to prod Congress into tackling an immigration bill. While Arizona lawmakers defend their law as necessary to patrol the border, Obama described it last week as "unenforceable" and a vehicle for civil rights abuse. He said a "national standard" is needed and that he won't "kick the can down the road" any longer. 

Republicans bristled at the speech, though, and continued to urge the administration to better secure the border before tackling a comprehensive bill -- which would likely include a pathway to legal status for millions of illegal immigrants. 

Brewer told Fox News in June that Arizona would not back down from its law. 

"We'll meet them in court ... and we will win," she said, calling the administration's actions a "disappointment."

 

I am literally broiling, or should I say I was. This just tips off everything that I have heard so far. People may say that Obama is not a leader, he has no clue how to run a country. No! Folks, let me say this clear and loud, we are dealing with evil. Plain and simple. If those that voted Obama into power (do we really have a vote that counts today with lobbying and people pulling the strings behind the scenes, I'm not talking about the alleged voter fraud of 2000) are not waking up by now that what is going on in our country will lead us into absolute disaster of which we won't come out for generations if not Christ's coming will happen before hand, than what does it take for them to ever realize who they voted into power. And that goes for the cabal that is part and parcel of this whole administration. I can say only one thing - if states will consider the option to secede from the Union than they have every G-d given right based on our constitution to do so. Preferably we unified rid ourselves from everyone that is holding office today and put those in that have G-dly ideals and believe in the principles upon which this nation has been founded on.

Maybe this is strong language. But it is five before twelve to write, call, and/or e-mail to our Represantatives and Senators and let them know very clearly where WE THE PEOPLE stand on.

The Flotillas of Summer, The Guns of August

The Flotillas of Summer, The Guns of August

Hey, this guy who has the Israel flag and equals it with terror, I'm glad my bumper sticker says "Fight Terror - Support Israel."

No truly when I see this I wonder what would it be that would make us proud to be Americans. What used to make us proud was that we always stood for the right things. But what if we become no different than the nations around us, especially concerning Israel? We would be no better or worse. Ultimately we would have turned our backs on G-d. If we do not see the signs now - Katrina, Oil Spill, and many other natural or stock related disasters that came smack on the heels of America being unfavorable towards Israel - when will we get it? When it's too late?

Response on “A Religious War” by Uvin A. Clough Jr., TSGT, USAF, from Worth Reading

This is directed to Uvin Clough. Sorry, I'm not familiar with military terms that much but it's evident that you are at least a veteran if not still active member of the armed forces.

First of all, I want to thank you for doing your service for this country. At the same token, this whole war on terror has been troubling for many years. I fully supported George Bush during his first election and second (at least emotionally as I am to this day a German citizen and can't vote. That doesn't mean that I do not invest myself a great deal in politics). But a year into the second term I couldn't take it anymore how nothing, but nothing has been done when the Republican party had both houses under control. That's when I realized that there is truly no difference between parties anymore. They, our leaders, are all part and parcel of the CFR.

The first thing that made me question our engagement in Iraq was a broadcast of Freedom America, I believe. There, a Christian made that statement that it would be wrong to have any more investment in Iraq than to give them a hard blow and leave this as a warning for any future comittment and involvement into acts of terrorism, whether through financial support or otherwise. That was before we even invaded. Instead he suggested that we take control of the oil and maybe equal distribution amongst the populace without engaging in nation building whatsoever.
Before the invasion in Iraq, I have read "The Peace To End All Peace" by David Fromk. The same had been tried by Great Britain after WW I with little to no success.

Other problems I saw arising in this "WOT" is the relationships between our American leaders and the house of Saud, the royal family of Saudi Arabia. Since I have a variety of news sources here and from Israel, I quickly came to realize that Bush truly has not been a friend of Israel. Why else the expulsion in Gaza, why Amona which I make Bush directly responsible for. As a matter of fact, our friend status with Israel is a misnomer at best. Yes we came to their aid many times but we engaged in many other activities that true friends of another country would never do anything that could cause further detrament to the country we're friends with.

Further, it became evident that for some decades now we allowed Muslim immigrants into our country. The result is that we see the same thing happening that happened in the eighties in France with the subjects of France's former colonies living in the country, having their own "ghettos" which nowadays became no-go zones. France, at least, may have an excuse. But America? Why the cuddling of political leaders with the master mind of the Lebanon Barrack bombing in Dearborn Michigan? Why the parralel political and social climate in Muslim neighborhoods in America as in the West Bank and Gaza? Why did America protect the pull out of the PLO at the end of the Lebanon war in 82 by having USAF protecting the french Navy that shipped the PLO out of Beirut from the IAF or Israeli Navy even so the IDF could have finished them off once and for all? Why did Carter use the PLO as a mediator in the Iran hostage crisis who before has been known by most Americans as a terrorist group but now had its status elevated in the public's mind? Why did Carter make a move to provoke the Ayatollah to take American hostages to begin with? Why did America acknowledge the PLO in the 80s as a government in exile without a nation, people, monetary system, and history? Why? Why? Why?.

Do you see where I'm coming from? I wholeheartedly support our troops. But is the cause just when we allow the enemy to establish itself within our borders and have Islamaburgs all over the country where they train Muslims in militant fighting fashions, thus building a fifth column? The least we could do is to allow our brave men and women to do the job they have to do without living in fear that for no reason at all they could face a court marshal as Michael New for resisting to serve under any insignia but the country he comitted to defend when in Bosnia. Like Michael Behennan who is charged with assaulting and murdering an Al Qaida terrorist he was assigned to escort to his family and further interrogation while doing so. He sits now in Fort Leavenworth waiting for the outcome of his court trial while the prosecutors try to block everything and anything to lay evidence for being not so. Like the marine in Fallujah who, I do not know what happened with him, faced a similar situation for killing a wounded old man but had seen his friends being blown up by booby traps attached to the bodies of others, coming to their help after being injured?

Yes, Islam wants to seek dominion. Till then there is the house of Islam (submission) and there is the house of war (dal awar?). But truly it is the world elite that puts a strangle hold on the West to bring it down and strip it of any freedom we ever may have enjoyed. The average jihadists fights his religous war while Americans are befuddled why we can't name the perpetrator for who they are, therefore identifying the enemy. But as Schuyler says, it is ultimately evil against good. It is the forces of Satan against the forces of Almighty G-d. They G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

By the way, I invested eleven years of my pasttime into Israel and the Middle East. When 9/11 happened, all I could think of is that we have the suicide bombers now on our shore. And yet, New York comissioned the building of a mega mosque looking down on Ground Zero. This is for a Islamic Jihadist the ultimate victory. Because we cave in, they already conquered. It's just a matter of time to get everything lined up for the final take over. And yet our leaders can't or should I say won't see.

Blood of the Earth - The BP Gulf Oil Spill part 8

Okay, I leave this to everyone else to make up their mind.

There is a web site called Light Gate. It has the appearance of being Christian but what I do not like necessarily is it's sensationalistic appeal. However, I received a link to one of their radio broadcasts where it talks about the fumes coming from that spill being so dangerous that we will see forced evacuations from all the coast lines along the spill site and where it might go to in the future if it will be carried along the Gulf current into the North Atlantic.

Whether that's true or not is not the question. But things seem to get worse and worse as the years go on, starting definitely with 9/11 and from there on. Earthquakes increase in frequency and magnitude as never before, hurricanes become more devastating as well as tornadoes. One of the sites that I trust most is South West Radio Church Ministry, www.swrc.com. Not only because they do bring up these things on their broadcasts as well as their Prophetic Observer newsletters, but they do as well focus on the spiritual things and the continuing demise of main stream churches that are being infiltrated by the emerging church philosophy of a Social Christianity rather than a G-d centered one. Bringing the Bible more and more into dispute and teaching false doctrines. NOTE: They do not come up with theories but they go by what we already know is happening today seen in politics as well as science, i.e. gene manipulation, cloning, and so on.

Paul was very clear on the doctrines of devils which are the doctrines of man taking form through a believe called secularism and humanism which centers on man without G-d. This was seen in Communist Russia which killed 60 million as well as Communist China, Laos, Vietnam and many other Communist, dictatorial countries where the state is G-d. Given this situation it may not be far off to say that some things are happening by design. While other things could have happened a long time ago because of the lack of proper safety measures but have not because it has not been G-d's timing yet till now.

Do I believe in conspiracies? Yes. HOWEVER, some are valid while others are only rumors. But we have to be careful not to leave G-d out of it who has ultimate control. He raises kings and he brings down the unjust. You and I as followers of Jesus Christ, know these things will happen and will get only worse as time goes on. You can see this in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament. And let never anyone tell you that for us as Christians only the NT is relevant. Then Jesus wouldn't have come to fulfill the OT as mentioned in the book of Hebrews and many sayings of Christ point absolutely to the relevance of the OT.

By the way, we WILL HAVE a global warming :-). How can I smile about it? I can because it is totally contrary to the hoax we have been witnessing throughout the last two decades. It is not CO2 which is a fraud by governments and their pseudo scientists. Yet, this global warming will be worse than what we would foresee and it will only last a certain time. It will not be caused by man but G-d as the book of Revelation tells us very plainly. And each time one of these plagues will happen, each time a third of the current world population will die. Meaning if you start at 6 billions, 2 billion will die, if you have 4 billion, 1.2 billion will die, and so on. Loss of human life and destruction will be beyond what we ever knew and it is because of a sinful world. And yet during this time many who will come to believe in Jesus Christ as G-d's son will be saved even so they may lose their live in this world but will gain everlasting life in the world to come having the quality of a true utopia where man will live in peace where G-d will be the center of worship and dwell in the temple in Jerusalem. But as much as people may believe that it is the Christians and Jews doing, we have nothing to do with it because when it is not G-d's timing nothing will matter what we do because it will only fail. And Christians and Jews who love G-d know that we are totally dependent on him.

Pick Up Your Phone, Make Your Voice Heard!

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A couple of days ago, Pamela Geller from "Atlas Shrugs" let her readers know that she received a call from Paypal, informing her that her site falls under hate speech and therefore they see no other recourse than to delinguish her account. On reading that, I picked up my phone and called Paypal. I let the person I spoke to know that I was pretty upset that they would cave in to Islamic demands. And that they should put their political correctness on the ash heap of history. As always, I'm very nice to the person I'm talking to, knowing that they just do their job that they are assigned to do.

Today, I read on Pyjamas Media, which is the main web site for PJTV, that Paypal informed Pamela Geller that this was an unfortunate misunderstanding and they apologize for it. Realizing that they were under a barrage of callers and e-mailers, sharing their disgust with Paypal, that it really does matter to let your voice be heard. But if this would be all I wouldn't say anything and do something better with my time than to sit at the computer sharing my thoughts and events of the day with all of you who read this post.

The same article also mentioned that Paypal does not have a problem with a site called "Revolution Muslim" which incites their viewers to the murder of the South Park producers because of one of their show's recent episodes depicting a teddybear or something to the sort named Muhammed. Which again made my hand pick up the phone, call Paypal and ended up with a very nice sweet young lady named Pamela. I told Pamela how I feel about Paypal's double standard. That I'd rather wish to pass on my praise in doing the right thing concerning Atlas Shruggs but can't do so because of Paypal's obvious double standard.

I don't know if it will make a change or not. But one thing that has been prooven to me is that making your voice being heard can and will make an impact if just enough of us get out of their comfy chairs and do a little but momentous impact through numbers. If only few voice their complaints, of course nobody would care but if huge numbers do the same thing, people may just think twice. Now that may not be the case for our "soviet" style politicians but at this point we still can vote them out of office. It just takes the number of people doing so. If only 20 to 30 percent of the population votes, well than guess what, you get stuck with whoever gets the majority vote which isn't a majority at all because too many didn't heed the call to do the most important act that a person in a free society can do, that is to vote. It is a duty, not a choice. And we owe it to those who gave their blood for this beautiful country, shaking off the shakles of an oppressive England.

America has so many fires burning on all sides and part of it is because of the church not standing up and point the way as it used to be in days of old. Well that's true for everyone else too. Now the fire is so big that it's questionable if we are able to extinguish it unless everyone does their share.

Gilad Shalit

Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier has been kept in captivity since he was kidnapped by Hizbullah to end up with Hamas in Gaza in late spring, early summer of 2006. This and the barrage of rockets from Lebanon on the northern part of Israel ended in another war with the neighboring state. Instead of having peace with the Lebanese after Israel's withdrawal from the southern border, it has been tense to say the least. As always peace never materialized with Israel's enemies since peace is not what they want but the total annihalation of the Jewish state. Pray for Shalit and his family.

German news on the flotilla to Gaza

It's all with English subtitles. Very interesting. It also mentions that the passengers of Muslim orientation sang a song mentioning Kaibar. Kaibar was the Jewish town in the neighborhood of Medina where Muhammed after three years of a ten year peace treaty with the Jews and Christians, slaughtered and tortured almost the entire population, walking in their blood. This is a mission of peace activists distributing humanitarian aid? Not so. It's just plain old Jihad.

A Warning To The Church!

A SUBTLE AND DANGEROUS SHIFT IN CHRISTIANITY

 
 

By Marsha West

June 13, 2010
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It seems everyone's practicing yoga meditation these days. Physicians recommend it to their patients which means it's beneficial…right? Meditation is said to relieve stress, anxiety, hypertension, acne and post-nasal drip, so go for it! Just tighten those abdominal muscles, inhale deeply and chant Maaaaaaaaa all in one breath and your concerns will drift away like a feather floating on the wind…

But what if you're a Christian? Should you practice the same sorts of things as Buddhist, Hindu's and New Agers?

Listen to what the Bible says:

"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success" (Josh.1:8).

Firstly, meditating day and night does not mean to stay awake for 24 hours a day. Secondly, Christian meditation is very different from Eastern meditation. Followers of Jesus Christ are not to sit in the lotus pose in an altered state of consciousness seeking the "God within" like pagans do. The Bible teaches that when Christians meditate our minds are to be fully engaged. We are never to go into a trance-state.

What does meditation involve? "The word 'meditation' in Hebrew means basically to speak or to mutter. When this is done in the heart it is called musing or meditation. So meditating on the Word of God day and night means to speak to yourself the Word of God day and night and to speak to yourself about it."

Before you dive into God's Word take a moment to ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate your mind and to reveal truth to you. As you read, stop to ponder what God has spoken through the words on the page. Always, always, always consider the context. In Charles Spurgeon's sermon "Pray Without Ceasing," he says there are four important questions to be asked:

"What do these words imply? Secondly, What do they actually mean? Thirdly, How shall we obey them? And, fourthly, Why should WE especially obey them?"

Sometimes you need to read a passage over and over…reflect on it…analyze it…and listen while the Holy Spirit speaks truth to you. A word of warning: Listening to God does not require that you "empty" your mind. This meditative practice, called Lectio divina a.k.a. spiritual formation…the silence…best known as contemplative (centering) prayer (CP) is a growing trend in evangelical churches despite the fact that this sort of prayer ritual comes from teaching associated with Catholic mystics such as Meister Eckhart, Ignatius of Loyola, St. John of the Cross, and St. Teresa of Avila. CP was reintroduced by Thomas Merton, Thomas Keating, Henri Nouwen, William Meninger, Basil Pennington and other mystics.

Many in the Emergent Church movement (ECM) are advancing Roman Catholic mysticism as well. Yet they insist on being seen as mainline evangelicals. ECM has not only introduced aberrant teaching into our churches, it undermines the authority of Scripture. Gary Gilley laments that there has been a shift from infallible scriptures to "psychological and sociological experts, opinions of the masses, trends of the moment and the philosophy of pragmatism. This shift has been subtle, which has made it all the more dangerous. Few have bothered to deny the Bible itself, they just misquote it, abuse its meaning, force their opinion on it, and if necessary mistranslate it to give the appearance that the Scriptures are backing their claims. The affect of all of this scriptural manipulation is to both erode the authority of God's Word and to give the appearance that what Scripture has to say isn't really important. It is only a short step from here to a Christian community that no longer has much use for the Bible." (This is eerily similar to the way liberals/progressives treat the U.S. Constitution.)

The Body of Christ needs to know who these apostates are. Rick Warren for one. Warren has been promoting CP in his books for years. Other important figures are Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, Brian McLaren, Leonard Sweet, Frank Viola, Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo, Richard Rohr, Rob Bell, Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, Dan Kimball and Shane Claiborne. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Listen to why it can be dangerous:

"It has the potential to become, and often does become, a pursuit of mystical experience where the goal is to empty and free the mind and empower oneself. The Christian… uses the Scriptures to pursue the knowledge of God, wisdom, and holiness through the objective meaning of the text with the aim of transforming the mind according to truth. God said His people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6), not for lack of mystical, personal encounters with Him."

One should also consider that emptying or freeing the mind can put a person in contact with demons:

"[T]he dangers inherent in opening our minds and listening for voices should be obvious. The contemplative pray-ers are so eager to hear something—anything—that they can lose the objectivity needed to discern between God's voice, their own thoughts, and the infiltration of demons into their minds."

Contemplative prayer is almost identical to how the Zen Buddhists meditate. Following is part of the meditation process, "Just be still and know":

"Sit in the lotus pose (cross legged) keeping your spine straight... put your hands on each other in your lap… Now look at your left hand...just look. Aware of the left part of your body... look at the left hand in an empty manner. Just look. Don't let any thought pop up in your mind…look blankly on your left hand and try to feel the left portion of your body…feel the left part...feel…This very process will activate your right brain. When the right brain activates, it results in disappearance of thoughts. Your thought will start disappearing…[ Slowly after a few sessions of practicing this meditation, you will be able to instantly achieve this state of disappearance of thoughts]"

In Buddhism repeating a single word is known as a mantra. Many Buddhists simply murmur ommmm repeatedly. When Christians practice CP a word or phrase from the Bible is repeated. Many believers, especially young people, have been conned into believing that saying "I love Jesus" over and over will get them in contact with God. The fact of the matter is this approach to drawing close to God is unbiblical. Thus it should be eliminated from the serious Christian's approach to and understanding of meditation and prayer.

With these practices and beliefs comes a "virtual encyclopedia of theological error," says Gary Gilley. Many change agents in the Church are "Progressive Christians" now morphing into "social justice Christians" (SJC). Social justice is doublespeak for socialism. Spreading the social justice gospel is not the good news the Bible speaks of. SJCs want to mold America into a socialist saturated nanny state. Their aim is to redistribute the wealth. Before you buy into the SJC hype, check your history books. In every country socialism has been tried it has failed. Socialism takes away people's freedoms and ultimately leads to tyranny. So why on earth does America want to copy it?

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SJCs are bent on reinventing, or as Dan Kimball puts it "re-imagining" traditional Christianity. Progressives are pushing pluralism. Because….when the Church becomes ecumenical and includes aspects of other religions it will blend nicely into their perception of how the 21st Century is going to be.

Authentic Christianity will never blend in! Christianity stands alone. All other religions are based on works righteousness (if you're a good person you will ultimately be rewarded). The Bible is very clear that "there is no one righteous, no not one" (Rom 3:10). We are all sinners in need of a Savior. Sin separates us from a holy God. Christians believe Christ died for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. We believe we are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ's righteousness alone. True Christians are willing to die for the Truth. Are counterfeit Christians willing to die for their truth?

So, where was I?…Oh yes.

Progressive Christians are introducing theological error into the Church faster than a starving cheetah chasing down a gazelle. In "How to Practice Meditative Prayer" Acts 29 Pastor, Winfield Bevins, explains:

"In Hebrew thought, to meditate upon the Scriptures is to quietly repeat them, giving oneself entirely to God, and abandoning outside distractions. The two main things that we are told to meditate on are God's word and God's goodness. Paul tells us, 'Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things' (Philippians 4:8)."

Paul was not talking about prayer when he said "think about these things." He was saying that we should let our minds dwell on pure thoughts because what we allow into our minds shapes our actions. Paul finishes his thought in verse 9:

"Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."

Do what you have seen me do, says Paul. This is not about finding a quiet place to sit crossed legged and prayerfully meditate—he was telling them to imitate what they have seen in him! According to Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary:

"In these things he proposes himself to them for an example (v. 9): Those things which you have learned, and received, and heard and seen in me, do. … What they saw in him was the same thing with what they heard from him. He could propose himself as well as his doctrine to their imitation. It gives a great force to what we say to others when we can appeal to what they have seen in us. And this is the way to have the God of peace with us-to keep close to our duty to him. The Lord is with us while we are with him."

Many Christians lead busy lives so they put off spending time with God. In fact, data shows that most believers spend very little time in their Bibles, even though there's a whole lot of prayin' goin' on! People running hither and yon bombard the Lord with bullet prayers. Now, don't get me wrong. Praying umpteen times a day is what believers should do--we are commanded to pray without ceasing. (1 Thes. 5:17) We are also commanded to abide in Christ:

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing" (John 15:5).

If followers of Jesus Christ are to bring forth good fruit they must stay attached to the Vine. The fruit believers bear when they're not abiding in Christ may look ripe and juicy on the outside. But it is rotten fruit!

There is a story in Luke 10:38-42 of two sisters, Mary and Martha, who thought differently about how to serve their Master. When Jesus came to their home Martha stayed in the kitchen preparing food for their guests. She had her own ideas on how to serve Christ. Martha became vexed that Mary was not helping with the meal. Instead she sat at the feet of Jesus to hear his word. Martha actually went to Him to complain. Instead of taking her side, Christ publicly rebuked her:

"And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things…"

In his commentary Matthew Henry explains the situation:

"He repeated her name, Martha, Martha; he speaks as one in earnest, and deeply concerned for her welfare. Those that are entangled in the cares of this life are not easily disentangled. To them we must call again and again, O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord."

Jesus continues:

"But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

Again, Matthew Henry:

"She had justly given the preference to that which best deserved it; for one thing is needful, this one thing that she has done, to give up herself to the guidance of Christ, and receive the law from his mouth. Note, Serious godliness is a needful thing, it is the one thing needful; for nothing without this will do us any real good in this world, and nothing but this will go with us into another world."

Certainly there is nothing wrong with cooking for guests. But what we need to remember is that we are children of God before we are servants of God. Like Mary, we must sit at our Lord's feet. Martha was so busy serving Jesus that she had no time to spend with Him! Have I hit a nerve?

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Prayer is intended as praise, confession, thanksgiving, and asking for others. (Phil 4:4-7) In prayer we find God's love and we will experience peace. Moreover, through prayer we are conformed to God's will. Prayer is not meant to be an esoteric experience, like the contemplatives would have us believe. The Bible does not teach that God's people are to go into a self-induced altered-state of consciousness to commune with Him. Again, meditating day and night does not mean we are to look for the "God within," as Eastern mystics and occultist do. For the Christian to be involved in any sort of pagan practice is strictly forbidden by God! This is because God opposes paganism's polytheism and blatant immorality. There is no getting around the fact that polytheism and immorality are the pagan way.

The Christian who truly wants to please God will do as the psalmist suggests:

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer" (Psalm 19:14).

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Clearly, this is a very true and present danger. ALL main line churches have been affected by it, substituting liberal theology for the true word of G-d. Again and again, I'm grateful for the church that we have become members of. Not only is the word of G-d taught in truth, but we also believe in Israel's right to exist, being as what they are, G-d's chosen people.

Google/YouTube, spineless as ever.

Headline News

Sunday, June 13, 2010 Israel Today Staff

YouTube silences pro-Israel parody group Google's popular video-sharing site YouTube silenced a pro-Israel parody group that had gained widespread recognition in the wake of last week's Gaza flotilla raid on a flimsy copyright claim. Following the flotilla incident and the international community's hypocritical and exaggerated criticism of Israel, the Latma parody group headed by Jerusalem Post Managing Editor Caroline Glick produced a short clip titled "We Con the World" set to the famous tune "We are the World." To date, the video has been viewed more than three million times on YouTube alone. In the clip, Glick and other Latma actors dressed as Turkish and other foreign "peace" activists sing about how they have duped the world into believing Gaza's Hamas rulers are peaceful and that their only aim is to bring succor to the residents of Gaza, who they claim are living in destitution because of the Israeli maritime blockade. It has since been revealed that many of the activists aboard the flotilla's largest ship, the Mavi Marmara, were affiliated with a Turkish terrorist organization, the IHH, and had been planning all along to violently confront Israeli naval forces sent to keep them from reaching Gaza. Glick said that her lawyers warned that anyone trying to silence Latma would not go after the Israelis, but rather take legal action against YouTube by claiming copyright infringement. Of course, Latma's use of the tune from "We are the World" in this context is covered by the Fair Use Doctrine, which permits copyrighted material to be used for the purpose of parody. But YouTube has been notoriously quick to bow to any and all legal pressure in such cases, even when the use of copyright material is legal, in order to avoid litigation. Glick wrote on her blog that she would be willing to accept that YouTube was again being overcautious if it weren't for previous efforts by the website to silence Israel's voice. During the Israeli incursion into Gaza in January 2009, the IDF released raw combat footage on YouTube in order to counter biased mainstream media reporting. YouTube removed the footage, but then restored it following furious protests. However, the footage was restored with posted warning similar to those placed in front of pornographic videos, and which require visitors to sign up for a YouTube account in order to view. Glick said she isn't going to waste time fighting YouTube, and will instead post the video to her blog where people can download and redistribute it as they see fit   This was on today's Israel Today www.israeltoday.co.il. It is truly an aggravating day for me. Sometimes I think I shouldn't even look at my mail and get my nose out of politics. Then again, if I don't express how I feel about certain things to others, some may never hear it and respond to the issues of the day. Israel had been dear to my heart for many years now. From a denying to an accepting and then embracing German, I've come a long way. G-d and Israel cannot be separated. Even Paul admonishes his readers not to boast for being crafted as wild branches into the olive tree. Because if G-d would tear out those who not believed (Jews who deny the son of G-d), how much easier is it for him to rip out those He had crafted in (us Gentiles). Therefore, How can someone say he is a Christian and not believe in the right for Israel to exist but sides with its enemies as so many churches do today.

Rally against Ground Zero Mosque

First it makes me angry seeing the audacity of a Congressman attacking a student asking a question. This makes me equally angry. Sadly it may be G-d's judgement on America if spiritual revival in the churches and salvation sweeping the country will not occur.

Congressman Assaults Student on Washington Sidewalk

Doesn't this show the audacity of our government by and large? Washington gives a hoot and who are you to have the right to ask questions. Next thing we know is that all the guy needs to do is call for security and you're hauled away to a detention camp in the middle of nowhere.

Gaza Flotilla - What Really Happened

Nobody has an excuse for not knowing the truth. The evidence is overwhelming.

Egyptian Media To Flotilla Passenger: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Egyptian Media To Flotilla Passenger: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Often enough Israel's enemies come to the help of the Jewish state through their own stupidity. There's only one thing to say - Praise G-d!

What the Palestinians do not want Jews to know

I should say it is a must watch. Yet videos and articles like this have been out there a dime and a dozen. It does not matter whether or not it is the truth, the world has no interest in it. It wants to see the Jews as the scape goat since two millenia. Even now, this flotilla raid became a new blood libel even so the opposite is true. But no matter how many stations finally come out with the truth (kudos to Fox for honest reporting from the start) the world still does not want to hear it. In the meantime many individuals, Christians and of them especially in America, who turn their heart to G-d see the Jews for who they really are - G-d's chosen. And woe to those who turn against them, they will incure G-d's wrath. There is a scripture in the Old Testament that states that G-d will deal harshly with those nations that he called out to punish the Jews and have done so even more.

AZ Immigration Law Is Un-American

This Fox article was in today's "The New Media Journal." Below is my response to the superintendent Mr. Ramon C. Cortinez.

 

L.A. Students to Be Taught That AZ Immigration Law Is Un-American
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The Los Angeles Unified School District school board wants all public school students in the city to be taught that Arizona's new immigration law is un-American.

The school board president made the announcement Tuesday night after the district's Board of Education passed a resolution to oppose the controversial law, which gives law enforcement officials in Arizona the power to question and detain people they suspect are in the US illegally when they are stopped in relation to a crime or infraction.

Critics of the law say it will result in racial profiling.

The school board voted unanimously on Tuesday to "express outrage" and "condemnation" of the law, and it called on the school superintendent to look into curtailing economic support to the Grand Canyon State. About 73 percent of the students in the school district are Latino.

But supporters of the law say the school board is way out of bounds and that the measure will just distract from the children's education.

"This is ridiculous, it's ridiculous for us to be involved in Arizona law," said Jane Barnett, Chairman, Los Angeles County Republican Party. "There is a 50 percent dropout rate in some parts of the school district—is this going to keep kids in school?"

According to its press release, "The Los Angeles Board of Education also requested that Superintendent Ramon Cortines ensure that civics and history classes discuss the recent laws with students in the context of the American values of unity, diversity and equal protection for all people."

"America must stand for tolerance, inclusiveness and equality," said Board President Monica García, according to the release. "In our civics classes and in our hallways, we must give life to these values by teaching our students to value themselves; to respect others; and to demand fairness and justice for all who live within our borders. Any law which violates civil rights is un-American."

In an e-mail to FOXNews.com, school district spokesman Robert Alaniz elaborated:

"The Board of Education directed the Superintendent to ensure that LAUSD civics and history classes discuss the recent laws enacted in Arizona in the context of the American values of unity, diversity, and Equal Protection for all. Much like a number of controversial periods and laws that are part of our history and are currently taught including: Slavery; Jim Crowe laws and segregation; Native American reservations; Residential schools (for Native Americans); The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882; Anti-Irish racism in the 19th century; Racism against immigrants from; Southern and Eastern Europe in the 20th century; Anti-Semitism; Internment camps for Japanese Americans during World War II; The Mexican Repatriation Program (1929-1939)."

The school district resolution also opposed another new Arizona law that bans schools from teaching classes that promote the overthrow of the government or advocate ethnic solidarity.

 

 

Dear Mr. Cortinez,

 

As I read in today's "The New Media Journal" you plan to teach students in LA public schools that the law which was passed in Arizona on immigration is un-American. Mr. Cortinez, let me ask you something. Do you know what an immigrant is? An immigrant is someone who comes from another country to live in yours. He has to do it by legal means i.e. visa, petition for alien residence, etc. I happen to be one of these. Truly, I would give anything to be a Hispanic right now, but unfortunately I am a Caucasian, to be particular, from Germany. So I guess that disqualifies me automatically to speak on this issue because I'm deemed a white supremacist? Sorry that I can't do better.

 

First of all, do me a favor and actually read the law that Arizona passed and don't go by the common mantra. Then you would know that all it does is to enforce the laws on the books on immigration that the federal government is unwilling to do so for decades. Second, please, take a note that a great number of the 70 % of Arizonans that have supported that law are Americans of MEXICAN origin. They themselves do not want to deal with criminals that put people living along the border in jeopardy. We're not talking about the poor Mexican peasant worker seeking a better live. Today we deal with DRUG CARTELS and mercenaries shooting whoever is in their way. Did you never hear of that?  And no matter how justified someone's attention may be to come illegally across, being illegal is a criminal offense. Which part is hard to get?

 

But in Europe they have the same problem. First we had guest workers. Those became permanent. Later on, especially a few years before Germany's reunion, East Germany thought they are being smart and funneled foreigners, mostly coming from Muslim countries, through their country in order to enter West-Germany. West-Germany didn't want to close the border to so called "Asylum seekers" because it would have violated Germany's none recognition status of the sovereignty of East-Germany in fear that it may negate any future chances of reunification. I lived during these pre-dawn months, years, before the Reunification in Germany. We're talking about 150,000 to 200,000 annually in a country of 60 million.

 

You see, Europe is quite different from the Americas north AND south. The problem is that Europe never has been a country of immigrants. Instead, those that migrated to Europe centuries ago, developed into different peoples that were unified by their language, ethnicity, racial/ethnic characteristics, and culture. There was no such thing as a diversified country. Germans were Germans in everything, so were the French, Dutch, Italians, Spaniards and all the other European countries as well. However, the ending of the colonial period opened up Europe to some of their former subjects and today we have millions living on its continent that adhere to Islam. There is a great wish to revert that because it is one thing allowing people from other parts of the world to live amongst you, it is a total different scenario all together if those same people do not want to assimilate to the culture of the country they are living within.

 

America (United States in particular) is a country of immigrants. Yet, throughout the centuries every wave of immigrants tried their hardest to become part of what makes Americans, Americans. Often by the third generation these distinctions were all but gone except for some left over traditions. And Americans never closed their borders to immigrants, but it wants it to keep it controlled in order to absorb them easier into American society. But what you and your kind ascribe to is a takeover of the United States by immigrants that came here illegally. Given, some may have very real needs in order to help their families south of the border, but whatever demise these countries are in, isn't that their own fault? Aren't their leaders responsible? Mexico especially is one of the most corrupt countries in existence. Let's not kid ourselves! I would not want to set a foot in Mexico since not even the police can be trusted. Not to speak of abhorable conditions in cities like Juarez, Nogales, and Tijuana. Again, why should Americans make up for the sad conditions in these communities. And isn't it the Mexican government who is tough on immigration?

 

Lastly what really rattles my boat. I hear the statement being made that Americans should go back to Europe and leave the Southwest to the Mexicans since Mexicans are the genuine natives to this region. Am I missing something? Do Mexican people truly not know their history? Wasn't it the Spanish conquistadores who invaded and conquered what we know now as Mexico and the American Southwest? Aren't Mexican ancestors of Native American and Spanish origin? Wasn't it the Spaniards who brutally slaughtered the Aztecs, who themselves were just as brutal to their neighboring tribes, and enslaved them for work in mines? So why should White Americans go back to Europe when Mexican's ancestry is made up of European origin as well?

 

I could end this on a really bad note, and yes, I'm angry at the moment. But I'm also a Christian and try to follow my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ as much as I can. And just as I love him, I love his chosen people the Jews for they are the apple of His eye. Therefore, I close with this note. If Jesus Christ would come back today, what would he say about people who turn right and wrong upside down but themselves live by double standards. God condemns very heavily hypocrisy. If you have a bible, open it up to the book of revelation. God doesn't even stop from judging the churches if they have erred of the way. I'm not perfect but if I do something wrong, I try whatever I can do to make it right. So before we call Americans bigots why don't we all look at ourselves to see if we don't have something within us that might make us bigots as well. I always try to respect and admire ones culture. But I never expect to force down the acceptance of my own on someone else. And this is exactly what it is all about on the illegal immigration issue.

 

Respectfully,

 

Andy Bendzin