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“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!” —President Ronald Reagan Life Legal Defense Foundation continues to watchdog the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and in doing so found the latest attempt to promulgate embryonic stem cell research by “educating” children. Let us introduce you to Senate Bill 471. Titled “The California Stem Cell and Biotechnology Education and Workforce Development Act of 2009,” the purpose of SB 471 is purportedly to train up a new generation of...

From a post I made earlier From the 912 Project page: < “This morn. Glenn, asked for prayer for his family. Something is going on, that isn’t good. We all must pray to our higher powers for him and the family. He also distanced himself from the 912 project.” Has an incident occurred in re his family? I was able to obtain a partial transcript of the Beck radio show that was decribed as above verbatim. This comes from the available audio at glennbeck.com: "Without getting into any specifics, there has been an incident in my life, and I...

7/29/2009 - BAGHDAD (AFNS) -- Forty-five Airmen volunteered to visit and distribute donated items to local families here July 24 as part of the Sather Air Base Good Neighbor Program. This program, which is sponsored by the Sather AB Rising Six, is made up of volunteers who take a trip once a month to distribute care packages to Iraqi families near Sather AB. The packages include items the Iraqi families may have a hard time getting otherwise, such as personal hygiene items, dry food, toys for children and snacks. According to Senior Airman Ashley Bruce from the 447th Expeditionary Logistics...

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2009 – The Post-9/11 GI Bill takes effect Aug. 1, but in the meantime, servicemembers may submit a request to transfer benefits to their spouses and children now. Army 1st Sgt. Steven Colbert takes a moment out of his day to read with his son, Jordan. Colbert is looking forward to transferring his GI Bill benefits to pay for Jordan’s college education. U.S. Army photo by Rob McIlvaine  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “Transferability of Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits has been the most requested initiative we receive from our servicemembers,” said Bill Carr, deputy undersecretary...

The other day, we were watching a rerun of The Last Comic Standing on TV. We were bored, and there was nothing much on but this program and Floyd getting drunk, forgetting what country he was in (again), and deciding to make paella on some Norwegian fjord. Anyway, two comics in a row made "jokes" about babies. The first talked about killing babies, and the next about punching out babies. As a new father, I was so gratified when the guest judge, Steve Schirripa (of The Sopranos), gave both comics the boot. He simply would not have it--jokes about hurting...

We need some prayer warriors for our daughter's lost kitty. I know this is a trivial matter in the grand scheme of things these days, but my 16 year old daughter has lost so much at her young age. At 8, a close neighborhood friend died suddenly. She always wanted a dog, so we got her a dog for her 9th birthday. The dog had to be put down at Christmas, 06. Then, in March of 07, one of her friends committed suicide. We got her this kitty in May of 07 on her 14th birthday, to help her grieve...

NICHOLASVILLE — A newborn baby that had just come home suffered cuts and puncture wounds Monday after a family dog snatched it from a crib and apparently took it into the woods, police said. Officials did not release the name of the infant or his parents, but they said the 3-day-old boy was in intensive care at University of Kentucky Hospital. The infant was snatched about 1 p.m. Monday on Beaumont Road north of Nicholasville, said Jessamine County Deputy Sheriff Anthony Purcell. The infant, who was taken home Sunday, was in a crib when a Native American Indian dog took...

Homosexuals can "lay equal claim to their married heterosexual counterparts when bringing up children in stable relationships" the head of the highly regarded British Catholic marriage counselling service, Marriage Care, will tell a gathering of homosexualist activists this weekend. Marriage Care is registered as a Catholic charity whose president is the sitting Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, who is represented on the board by Fr. Michael Cooley. The organization, formed after the Second World War, calls itself "a Christian organisation, developed from within the Catholic community." The group operates from 80 locations and 53 relationship counselling centres in England and...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- A Seminole County family is happy to get a piece of its family history back, even if it's not the real thing. Two years ago, a Purple Heart awarded to Ray Cox was stolen during a burglary. Private Cox was killed in combat in 1950. Monday, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas presented his family with a replacement medal. Cox's sister, Dorothy Clawson, is grateful to have the medal, but wishes she could have Ray back. "I would have liked to seen him grow up to be a man and see what he turned out to be. He was...

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Yesterday, theHalfrican posted a link to the Free Republic Website where several of its regular members were bashing Malia Obama for wearing a peace symbol t-shirt. The thread had several derogotary, racist, and sexual remarks about Malia. It also included a picture of Michelle Obama speaking to Malia that was accompanied with a racist caption. I wrote the media contact at Free Republic yesterday, kristinn@bellatlantic.net, questioning the nature of the posters and the site: Hello. I am an independent writer developing a book about the grassroots conservative movement online, of which your site, Free Republic, is included as a primary...

How often does your family have dinner together? That simple question often evokes an answer of, "Ummmmmm......" What used to be the most basic of activities has become increasingly difficult to schedule in today's busy world. But bringing back the time-honored practice of "breaking bread" with your own family could be the single greatest step you take toward saving your family from all kinds of ills. For more than a decade, the National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University has been studying the tremendous impact that family meals have on children. Their research repeatedly shows how...

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HURLEY — The Cochran quadruplets have more than quadrupled in size. And they’re nearing their first birthday in a new house, where each eventually will have his and her own bedrooms. Mom Sandra and Dad Matt have been scrimping and saving since pregnancy to build the new home on a high school coach’s salary. They got it finished just in the nick of time, Sandra said, because the Cochran family, with a 4-year-old and four 10-month-olds, has outgrown the house trailer. The quads were born in August, and since they arrived home in the fall, they have slept in...

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Meghan Daum of the L.A. Times has had an epiphany. The story of adulterous South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is still in the news, she's decided, because America's men see themselves reflected in him. Yes, Daum apparently feels that all men are adulterers, so they sympathize with him causing the story to keep bumping along. Daum spies some "gasp--empathy" for the governor in various corners of the Old Media and this, she has decided, must mean that there is a "tiny bit of Mark Sanford" in men across the country. One wonders if Daum spied this same lecherous "sympathy" abounding...

  MSNBC.com On marriage: Let’s call the whole thing off Author Sandra Tsing Loh is ending her marriage. Is it time you did, too? By Sandra Tsing Loh The Atlantic updated 6:27 a.m. PT, Mon., June 22, 2009 Sadly, and to my horror, I am divorcing. This was a 20-year partnership. My husband is a good man, though he did travel 20 weeks a year for work. I am a 47-year-old woman whose commitment to monogamy, at the very end, came unglued. This turn of events was a surprise. I don’t generally even enjoy men; I had an entirely manageable...

Editor's note: Leah Ward Sears stepped down this week as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. In 1992, she became the first woman -- and youngest person -- appointed to Georgia's highest court. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- After Tommy's sudden death, we found among my brother's personal effects a questionnaire he had completed in 2005 for a church class. The very first question was a fill-in-the-blank that went like this: "At the end of my life, I'd love to be able to look back and know I'd done something about ....." "Fathers," Tommy wrote. When asked to identify something...

THE Jackson family were reeling last night after being given the results of a private autopsy they had demanded. Relatives had ask ed for their own report on the singer's body after the LA Coroner's office ruled out foul play. But the second autopsy has confirmed the findings of the first, which were revealed in The Sun on Monday. The news was broken to Jacko's mother Katherine at her home by the coroner who conducted the private examination. Family lawyer Brian Oxman said the findings were consistent and that the star's body bore "a number of unique and significant marks...

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2009 – A retired Army captain who survived third-degree burns over 30 percent of his body while stationed in Iraq believes that through family, faith and a lot of hard work, anything can be overcome. Retired Army Capt. Alvin Eugene Shell Jr. survived third-degree burns over 30 percent of his body while stationed in Iraq. He credits his family, faith and hard work for his recovery. U.S. Army photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Capt. Alvin Eugene Shell Jr., who served with the 16th Military Police Brigade, credits his wife, Danielle, his three sons, his mother...

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Who cares what you think? I mean really...who cares. It does not matter that you and 60+ percent of America see marriage as sacred, important to the fabric of society and to children especially...WHO CARES. Obama does not, and this is a certainty. Under the FALSE pretense of supporting an invented right the Obama Administration has directed all department heads to extend all priviledges to same sex couples as we do to married couples. Now, keep in mind this will NOT be extended to un-married couples but ONLY to SAME SEX couples. They do NOT Have to be married, tis...

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According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control, 40 percent of American babies born in 2007 were born to unmarried mothers. That’s up from 34 percent only five years ago. When most Americans hear the expression “unmarried mother,” what nearly always comes to mind is a teenage girl. But that’s not what’s driving the recent increase. In 2007, only 23 percent of the out-of-wedlock births were to unmarried teenagers. The rest were to women in their 20s, and now increasingly, in their 30s. The increase among older women accounts for the six percentage point increase of the...

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TORONTO, June 18, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Alberta Finance Minister, Iris Evans, a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of  Alberta, has come under fire from the leader of the Liberal government after telling the Economic Club of Canada on Wednesday morning that having one parent stay at home is important for raising children well. Her comments came at the end of an address to the Club during the question period, in the context of speaking about the importance of teaching kids about finances.Referring to her own children, Minister Evans said, “They've understood perfectly well that when you're raising children, you...

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Like all parents and grandparents, I wanted my children and grandchildren to be smarter, healthier, happier, freer and more prosperous than my generation. Your test scores have already shown that you are much smarter than I was, and your level of activity is an indication of your health. What worries me now is the prospect that you may not have the same freedoms and opportunities that I had. And for that, I take responsibility.

Hey folks I gave my brother's Christian kids album a plug in a previous post, but now it's officially available on iTunes! Videos starring the Grace Place puppets are free on the site! So far they have one Freeper fan (Thanks LongElegantLegs)! If your kids like it let me know and of course tell a friend!

This post , on the Orly Taitz website,claims Stanley Dunham,Obama's maternal grandfather was a Communist. A quick bit of research indicates he was an Army supply sergeant during WWII, and that after the war,he was a shoe salesman. I have found nothing, so far, to suggest he was a Communist. Perhaps one of our readers has details.

HOME-FRONT HUG - Ashlynn Usack, 5, right, gets pulled in for a hug Wednesday from her father, Army Staff Sgt. Todd Usack of the 101st Airborne, at her school when he surprised her by showing up for the Dads' Day T-Ball game at Bethel Christian School. Usack is back from his second tour in Afghanistan and is about to be deployed on his third. Picture at link

They had been waiting for months, and now – they just had a few more moments. Friends and families of the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, sought shade under tents during the day and cover from the rain at night while they bided their time before they could reunite with their loved ones. The unit returned home, June 4, after leaving for Afghanistan in November, where they played a key role in the renewed effort to support Operation Enduring Freedom, said Maj. Brian Mulvihill, executive officer, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines The unit performed stability, security...

If Ward and June Cleaver had divorced, Beaver and Wally would have faced a bleak future and cost the government a bundle to boot. Such a concept has become more scarce these days. That is, a lot more people are divorcing. A report released this week by the Ottawa-based Institute of Marriage and Family reveals that 92 per cent of Canadian families had two parents in 1961 compared to 69 per cent in 2006. It might be none of our business how individuals handle their own marriages, suggests the report, if it weren't for the financial costs being imposed on...

They make up the largest and most loyal constituency within the Republican party, but social conservatives get little respect from party leaders, nominees, or elected officials. Not only have Republican elites rarely engaged the moral, cultural, and family issues dear to their base, but the popularity of Barack Obama and the gravity of the economic crisis have spooked them further. From ex-governors Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney to congressional leaders John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, most national GOP leaders seem more convinced than ever that social issues should remain on the back burner as the party seeks to rebuild for...

President Obama has declared June as national homosexuality and transgender month. Is this change we've been looking for? Sex change? 30 years ago, the Left lobbied doctors to take homosexuality out of the diagnostic manual as a mental illness. Today, Obama lobbies to take trannies out of the category of mental illness...from the White House with a press release/proclamation.

In a packed auditorium filled with hundreds of citizens, the Alameda School Board on Monday held its carryover meeting from last Tuesday's contentious hearing about proposed homosexual curriculum. Concerned parents began arriving well over an hour before the meeting started, hoping that, unlike last week's meeting, they would be able to find a seat. Moving the meeting to the much larger venue accommodated the hundreds of Alameda citizens passionate about this controversial proposal.

Hard work, sports and family activities formed the foundation of the Heath household. The entire family often competed in five-kilometer and ten-kilometer races. Hunting, fishing, skiing and camping kept them outdoors year-round. Everyone had chores. Whether they were weeding the family garden, stacking firewood or picking strawberries, Chuck and Sally's children understood the value of work. By age 12, each child was expected to earn his or her own spending money and save for college.

www.catholicnewsagency.com Conference planned to help students ‘speak the truth’ on natural marriage San Diego, Calif., May 16, 2009 / 04:40 am (CNA).- A student conference on the importance of marriage and its defense is scheduled to take place this August in San Diego. It aims to bring together students and faculty who support natural marriage to help educate and motivate a new generation.The conference, titled “It takes a family to raise a village,” is co-sponsored by the Ruth Institute and the National Organization for Marriage. It will be held at the University of San Diego from August 6 to...

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In their efforts to improve the situation of women around the globe, a handful in the international community believe there should be no honoring of motherhood in public policy since motherhood "traps" women in lowly domestic endeavors instead of using their talents in the workforce.

Celeste Behe’s Register story “Modesty in Motion” quotes Power Ranger actress/model Jessica Rey and Paige Reese of the Cajun band L’Angelus (shown above) about modesty. Paige, says: “I keep in mind that external appearance is a reflection of an interior attitude,” she says. “St. Peter tells us that our adornment ‘should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight’”(1 Peter 3:4). “Many times, mothers have thanked us for dressing in a way that is attractive and modest. They tell us that their daughters want to dress the...

STOCKHOLM (AFP) – A couple in Sweden has appealed to the country's supreme court in their fight to name their baby boy "Q", legal papers showed Friday. Judges ruled in the couple's first appeal in January that Q was not an "appropriate" name for a child, arguing that Swedish law forbade names consisting of just one letter.

Giuseppe Povia's song "Luca era gay" (Luca was gay) about an ex-gay change to heterosexual life. In this video all lyrics are translated into english.

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., April 27, 2009 – The history of the U.S. Army Special Forces Regiment is short in relation to that of the rest of the Army, but it’s long enough for fierce battles to become old war stories and for training missions to be lost to the vagueness of time and personal recollection. Kermit Stewart, cousin of Army Maj. Jack Stewart, speaks at an April 22, 2009, award ceremony for the Special Forces soldier missing in action after 42 years. Stewart was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for exceptional gallantry while leading a mobile strike force company of...

An accountant for a railroad operator killed his wife and their three children before fatally shooting himself in a northwest Maryland home, leaving a gruesome scene that was discovered Saturday by the youngsters' grandfather, authorities said. Authorities didn't specify a motive but said there was evidence the man faced psychiatric and financial problems. When investigators arrived at the two-story home, the couple's two sons, ages 5 and 4, lay dead in their beds, while the bodies of a 2-year-old daughter and the mother, Francis Billotti Wood, were in the master bedroom, Frederick County sheriff's office spokeswoman Jennifer Bailey said. On...

This is why I've decided to start to look for oppurtunities to move my family to Texas. My husband's company has an office in Dallas and in Houston and they've told him he can transfer.