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JERUSALEM — A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days.

The Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge Louisiana today published a front page story about Louisiana’s new law regarding teaching of evolution that contains a completely false statement in the lead. The paper reported an unnamed official stated that “Louisiana is the only state in the nation that has enacted a law that could change the way evolution is taught in public schools.” Louisiana recently enacted the Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA) which protects teachers that encourage critical thinking and objective discussion about evolution and other scientific topics.

When a science director loses her job, it seems lots of people have an opinion about it. But after all, it's one woman and one job. "It's because this is really about what kind of education Texas students get in their public schools," Kathy Miller of the Texas Freedom Network said. Evolution supporters like Miller are thinking about the bigger picture in regards to what happened to Comer. The Texas Education Agency told Comer she had failed to remain neutral in the evolution versus creationism debate. "It's kind of like asking the science director to be neutral on whether the...

Did anyone hear the man claiming to have taken over 2 SF bay area radio stations last night? The stations involved were KFAX (1100 am) and KDOW (1220 am). These stations are owned by Salem Radio. KFAX format is Christian radio, KDOW format is newstalk and business. The takeover was in progress when I tuned in at about 2:15am (PDT), and was still going on when I turned it off at about 3:45am (PDT). The person on the air was threatening suicide, and FCC banned words were repeatedly put out over the air.

I have been looking at Snopes to "confirm" certain things out there about Obama. For instance, quotes from his books, and Snopes comes across as very liberal, defending Obama and making excuses for what he's said. Most of the quotes, he did in fact say but Snopes likes to say it was taken out of context, etc. Anyone else have an opinion on this?

Have a look at this original video of a 2 year old girl being brainwashed right into Islam's hateful beliefs. The remarks on Jews and Christians alone is enough to send chills down your spine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg3m3t87-dk

How Same-Sex 'Marriage' Will Harm Christians It is all about equal rights, the gay “marriage” lobby keeps telling us. We just want the right to marry, like everyone else. That is what they are telling us. But that is not what they mean. If same-sex “marriage” becomes the law of the land, we can expect massive persecution of the Church. As my friend Jennifer Roback Morse notes in the National Catholic Register, “Legalizing same-sex ‘marriage’ is not a stand-alone policy . . . Once governments assert that same-sex unions are the equivalent of marriage, those governments must defend and enforce...

"...coal makes us sick, oil makes us sick, it's global warming, it's ruining our country, it's ruining our world, we've got to stop using fossil fuel, we've for generations taken it out of the earth, carbon out of the earth and put it in the atmosphere, it's making us all sick, it's changing our world...."

PRIEST is to sue the Catholic Church for sacking him over an 18-year affair with a woman. Former monsignor Joseph Creegan is the first Scottish priest to take the Church to court, claiming for lost wages via an employment tribunal. However, it is understood church lawyers will attempt to have the case thrown out, arguing the clergyman did not work for them but for God. If they are successful, the case will fail as only employees can go to a tribunal. A senior priest and expert in canon law said yesterday: "His relationship is with God, he is a servant...

For example, some people are already writing off most major religions which are based essentially on an Earth-centric model, as never being able to recover from such a crippling body blow. (The Bible makes no mention of other planets or life on other planets.)

Religion, it seems, has always depended on the kindness of strangers. Like Blanche DuBois, the Southern belle of Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," faith is beset by a world that often tramples on imagination and rewards strict rationality. Fate led DuBois to a mental hospital, but religion has thrived for milliennia in every known culture, anthropologists say. For neo-Darwinists, looking at it from a strictly evolutionary standpoint, that poses a puzzle.

Although it might appear otherwise, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III does not believe his participation in October in the Year of Evolution program in Philadelphia will promote anything except his judicial service. “I’m not a tout for Charles Darwin,” Jones, of Pottsville, said of the developer of the theory of evolution. “I’m not a scientist.” Jones, who gained worldwide notice for his 2005 ruling that the teaching of the theory of intelligent design was an unconstitutional advancement of religion, will speak on Oct. 13 as part of the citywide program celebrating the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and...

Lately, I've had disturbing thoughts about the future, and the question arose in my mind: Can the United States become so bad, politically, that an option to leave for better climes becomes desireable? I think of our ancestors in Europe and their deep-rooted, ancient love for their own country, who, because of overwhelming political and social unrest and tyranical oppression, made the excruciating decision to migrate to America with little to start out and no prospects to succeed. I can't believe that we are so much better than many of these fine, Godly men, that we have resolve that they...

Anyome have great links for English to Hebrew? Example: Trust God All WisdomHow Would that script out in Hebrew or close to it?

In a one-two punch, Focus on the Family’s Dr. James Dobson ripped into Barack Obama, saying that Obama terrifies him, while on Tuesday night’s "Hannity & Colmes" show, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee warned that the Illinois senator’s views on such issues as partial birth abortion takes away the equality of unborn children, and that Obama makes him uncomfortable. Dobson appeared on Sean Hannity’s radio show Tuesday. During the show, Hannity commented that he found Obama to be dishonest overall, noting that “I think he was dishonest to the American people” when speaking of his former pastor and spiritual adviser...

Censorship. Book burning. The Criminalization of Christianity. It's here and it's now the law in the state of Colorado. The Ku Klux Klan can march. The Nazis can hand out brochures. Skinheads can do whatever it is that Skinheads do. But in the state of Colorado, the only group who is NOT allowed to be heard is … the Christians. They're the ones who disagree with same-sex marriage, cohabitation, and believe the biblical view that homosexuality is a sin. But if they voice that objection from now on, it had better be inside the four walls of a church. If...

Leanna has been in the hospital for a week with pain and fever. So far all the blood tests have come back negative ruling out many, many possibilities. The tests that were sent to the CDC in Atlanta should have results today/tomorrow. At this point, the doctors figure she has a viral infection (NOT expected to be contagious) that may have possibly been contracted during her vacation abroad(to Italy, Greece & Turkey). The doctors think that the infection will have to work its way out over a period of time from exposure. She seemed just slightly better over the weekend....

This video is about a true story that happened in the late 60's. My wife and I were visiting a small town called Chepachet R.I on Tanyard Lane, (the old 1910, black & white photo of this video). The song of the video played in Bluegrass Stile, “Precious Memories” sung with mixed artist unknown. The video also has been redone for better visual.

This video is about a true story that happened in the late 60’s. My wife and I were visiting a small town called Chepachet R.I on Tanyard Lane. The song of the video is, I Saw The Light sung by Hank Williams, Sr..

Just breaking - Abu Hamza has lost his appeal and now can be deported to the USA. How do you intend to welcome him....? Ideas please.

Mumbai, India (AHN) - Nearly five hours after being stillborn following a pre-mature delivery, an infant started breathing again to life when the relatives were carrying her to cemetery. The 30-year-old mother Aruna Gaikwad from western-Indian city of Mumbai was admitted to Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital on June 15 after being refused from three reputed city hospitals. She suffered from convulsions resulting from high blood-pressure in her pregnancy in the seventh month of gestation. Gaikwad was induced labor to undergo delivery and was put on anti-convulgents and anti-hypertensive therapy. The baby was delivered on the evening on June 16....

SO far: Do you think that same sex marriages should be legal? Yes 40% No 55% Don't know 5% Poll is near the bottom of the screen, right hand side.

The great celebration that has been going on today in the media over the impending commencement of gay marriages in California has left me fearful for this beloved country. Every time I heard the news or clicked on main news items, there it was: "At five o'clock, Pacific time, the State of California will permit gay marriages, etc..." Each time I saw it or heard it was like the tolling of a bell, which reverberated deep in my heart setting off a slight quiver of fear. My fear is, in large part, based on my religious beliefs. I am an...

First California Same-Sex Wedding June 16 By: ANDY HUMM 06/12/2008 Veteran lesbian activists Del Martin, 87, and Phyllis Lyon, 83, whose 2004 wedding in San Francisco was invalidated by the California Supreme Court, will be the first same-sex couple to legally marry there on Monday, June 16 at 5 p.m. when the high court's May ruling finding a constitutional right to marry for same-sex couples takes effect. It is the only one that Mayor Gavin Newsom will allow that day before county clerks across the state must begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples the next morning. The clerk in rural...

Tom Cruise and Dr. Drew are feuding over Drew's views on Scientology. Drew Pinsky asked in a Playboy interview why Cruise would be drawn to "a cultish kind of environment like Scientology." He said it's a symptom of "a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood" and "maybe some abuse." Cruise's lawyer shot back a response to what he called "this unqualified television performer." Bert Fields tells the New York Post that Pinsky is "so grotesquely unprofessional as to pretend to diagnose Tom and others without ever meeting them." He said: "The last time we heard garbage like...

Hi everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone had this experience before. I wrote a column about the proof of the existence of a Divine Creator (see http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2029192/posts ) and am now getting google stalked by an Atheist Group in Austin, in addition to phone calls and emails. I'm not going to stop saying/writing what I believe or stop speaking out against these tactics, but was wondering if anyone here had experience and knows what to do about google, etc. I know some of us may disagree on the issues, but I don't think there's much debate about these tactics. The...

Fellow FReepers, My wife is up in upstate NY caring for her dying father. She and her sister are trying to make him comfortable at his home during his final days. She's an RN and fully understands his condition. He won't go to the hospital. He's had a pacemaker for over twenty years. He's very weak and she said, "He's going to die tonight!" He may not die but is in very bad shape. She is a good woman who needs help from God to help get her through this. Thanks, Ray

ZION — A school bus driver and amateur artist from the Chicago suburb of Zion has legally changed his name to "In God We Trust." A Lake County circuit court judge approved Steve Kreuscher's (CROY'-shirz) name change petition on Friday. The 57-year-old's first name was changed to "In God," while his last name was changed to "We Trust." He says the new name symbolizes the help God gave him during tough times and says he can't wait to begin signing his artwork with the new moniker.

Operation Worship is a new promotion just getting started at Family Christian Bookstores across our country. The program which is a joint effort with Zondervan Publishers allows patriotic customers to purchase small camouflage covered Bibles to send to our troops overseas. The Bibles are low cost ($4.99) and you are asked to write a personal message to a member of our armed forces. This personal message will be bound in the Bible by Zondervan and sent to a soldier. The promotion is starting this week and continuing for several months. Family Christian Bookstores hopes to send 200,000 Bibles to our...

Islamic apartheid suppresses Jewish people Just another example of how Jewish people speaking the truth and reading the truth is called an "insult" and an excuse for Islamic apartheid. Why don't people protest the MIddle Eastern Islamic apartheid against the Jewish people? Why do Muslims claim to have the right to supress, humiliate and destroy everyone else? Why is apartheid, homophobia, sexism, racism, facism, religious coercion, expansionism, imperialism and mass murder of civilians ok as long as the Islamic empire chooses it? Why do they claim Islam and Arabism more important than all human beings and all human cultures? Mara...

Francis S. Collins, the Christian geneticist who led the project to map the human genome, announced that he will be stepping down as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute. After serving for 15 years at NHGRI – part of National Institute of Health – Collins said Wednesday it was time for him to pursue other professional opportunities such as writing projects that dealt with the future of personalized medicine. But he admitted that he did not have a clear game plan for now. “I am going to take a kind of sabbatical for a few months – to...

This is a video about a true story that happened many years ago in the late 50’s. The place was a small town in Rhode Island, called Chepachet. The song in the video is, I Have Everything, sung by Evangelist, Ezekiel Cash.

Start at the top and click on the cartoon commercial. Sedelmaier uses interesting layered messages to illustrate the absurd while humorously making the point about the importance of giving blood. BLOOD SAVES

Having an affair can help to save a struggling marriage, according to a new, controversial self-help book. Mira Kirshenbaum, who has over 30 years' experience as a marriage therapist, says the 'right kind' of affair can be a positive thing, acting to "jolt people from their inertia". The author of When Good People Have Affairs, published this week, argues that because society has so far failed to have a sympathetic discussion of infidelity, the positive sides of cheating have been ignored. However, she insists that most cheating spouses should never own up, because revealing the infidelity is more damaging than...

Youtube video of "America Again" by Carman: America Again

Can anyone tell me what they think of this? (see debate in comments section from post 36 on, see liberal spin before that) http://atheism.about.com/b/2008/05/26/yomin-postelnik-why-some-liberals-unresponsive-to-falsehoods-illogic.htm

Embracing Spirituality Q: “After you had a heart attack and a nervous breakdown at age 38, on the set of Apocalypse Now, you went to India and found spirituality. Is that when you embraced Catholicism?” A: “I did, yeah. I was raised Catholic, but it was a religion, not a way of life. [After the heart attack] I came back to a faith more than a church. I came back with joy and with freedom and thanksgiving rather than with fear or trembling or worrying about eternity. I decided that what I really loved the most about the faith was...

ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHORTCOMINGS of the conservative mind is that conservatives generally have moderate intellectual temperaments and therefore don't really grasp the radicalism of the opposition. When the opposition says something that would be absurd if taken to its logical conclusion, we tend to assume that they won't take it there, simply because we wouldn't if we were in their position. Nowhere is this clearer than on the issue of sexual mores. I must caution the reader that the content of this article is shocking and absurd, (not to mention unsuitable for children) but I regrettably cannot say that...

Here's the "thing", when John McCain spoke, he spoke full volume, to the point and full of substance, when Obama speaks (including on the middle east), it's all AIR, or (shall I use -- at this juncture -- Hillary's phrase, he's all 'ZEROX'). One would have to wait for any beginning of truth in these "pledges"... until Obama starts realizing that there's nothing to "talk" about with an Islamic Hitler that wants US/Israel to disappear because they interfere with his Islamofascistic-Messianic ambition and his aim to control the world via oil, nukes and terror. Only when Obama will start addressing...

America has been greatly blessed by God and has stood as the greatest country in the history of the world for over 200 years. America has many foreign and domestic enemies that are seeking her destruction. This thread is a daily call and reminder for people of faith who believe in God and in the power of prayer to make a commitment to intercede for America at this critical time in her history.

Some things to think about come November... "Washington's Farewell Address" 1796 Friends and Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those...

Police are searching for the thieves who stole a statue of Jesus from the wall of a church on Detroit's East Side. CHERYL CHODUN REPORTS IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ON THE RIGHT

For those (like me) sick of hearing about McClellan's new book, here is one from former Army Ranger captain Nate Self that may be this year's Lone Survivor. There is a great video about it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LH9eiT-0H8 It's all about the resuce on Robert's Ridge, one of the first and bloodiest battles of Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan. The helicopter carrying Self's team of Army Rangers was shot down and the ensuing battle cost many American lives. His story has been on Dateline and this book goes into detail about the two wars being fought by our soldiers--overseas against terrorists...

OBAMA Rev MEEKS Endorsement AD, Never heard outside of Illinois Until Now! Radio Ad UNCOVERED! Barack Obama chooses controversial, homophobic, Reverend James Meeks to endorse him !!!!!!

America has been greatly blessed by God and has stood as the greatest country in the history of the world for over 200 years. America has many foreign and domestic enemies that are seeking her destruction. This thread is a daily call and reminder for people of faith who believe in God and in the power of prayer to make a commitment to intercede for America at this critical time in her history.

America has been greatly blessed by God and has stood as the greatest country in the history of the world for over 200 years. America has many foreign and domestic enemies that are seeking her destruction. This thread is a daily call and reminder for people of faith who believe in God and in the power of prayer to make a commitment to intercede for America at this critical time in her history. 2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,...

America has been greatly blessed by God and has stood as the greatest country in the history of the world for over 200 years. America has many foreign and domestic enemies that are seeking her destruction. This thread is a daily call and reminder for people of faith who believe in God and in the power of prayer to make a commitment to intercede for America at this critical time in her history. 2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,...

America has been greatly blessed by God and has stood as the greatest country in the history of the world for over 200 years. America has many foreign and domestic enemies that are seeking her destruction. This thread is a daily call and reminder for people of faith who believe in God and in the power of prayer to make a commitment to intercede for America at this critical time in her history. 2 Chronicles 7:14if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then...

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It seems there are more and more religious posts every day on Free Republic. Posts bashing this belief or that one...posts on Mormons, on Catholics, who's going to Heaven...who's going to Hell...theology, etc. Has the site turned into "Free Religion?" There are hardly any conservative topics in News anyore. It's degenrated into a bunch of religious people trying to convince others whose beliefs are best. Why is that?