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However, in my prayers I would lift to God the blue blanket. Then I would offer the Lord a simple petition: “Please, Jesus, bring back to us our son. Bring him back to us for we love him.”

Percentage of Americans who believe in angels: 55 Percentage of Americans who believe in evolution: 39 Percentage of Americans who believe in anthropogenic global warming: 36 Percentage of Americans who believe in ghosts: 34 Percentage of Americans who believe in UFOs: 34

Majestic strains pealed forth from the organ: “Trumpet Tune in C Major,” by Henry Purcell; “Sonata for Flute and Organ,” by George Frederick Handel; and others.

Edwin declares that the unborn baby is not a baby. It is a body part. It is like teeth or hair, something that can be done away with.

Start off your week right by checking out this video of the high school students in the Chamber Choir of South Kitsap High School of Port Orchard, Washington were the students perform a great rendition of Halleluia! This was in Dec., 2008 in the Winter Festival. Freeper Lynn D's wife actually made 4 of the monk costumes, both Lynn and his were in the audience during the presentation of this concert. Great work Lynn and thank your wife for such a great job on the costumes. Silent Monks Singing Halleluia

(To the tune of the Whiffenpoof song: "We are poor little lambs who have lost our way, Bah, Bah, Bah ...") My name is Max Hall and I hate you all, Waa, Waa, Waa. I'm a Cougar QB and you're mean to me, Waa, Waa, Waa. When I played a game my family came, Waa, Waa, Waa. They had to fear, someone threw a beer, Waa, Waa, Waa. It doesn't matter who it was, Waa. Waa. Waa. You're all to blame, just because, Waa, Waa, Waa. So the Ute coach's wife got hit in the face, Waa, Waa, Waa. I...

. Obama wanted “non-religious Christmas”? 7 December 2009 28784 President Obama and the First Family were planning a “non-religious Christmas,” according to Social Secretary Desiree Rogers. Ms. Rogers reportedly told a gathering of former social secretaries that the Obamas did not intend on putting the Nativity scene on display – a longtime East Room tradition. The account was reported in the Fashion and Style section of The New York Times. The White House confirmed to the Times that there had been internal discussions about making Christmas more inclusive – but in the end – tradition won out – and the...

Stephen C. Meyer, director of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, fights to show that all lives have eternal value because they are the work of a Creator and not the product of chance. WORLD's 12th annual Daniel of the Year does not save lives abroad, as Britain's Caroline Cox and Sudan's Michael Yerko do. Nor does he regularly save lives of the unborn, as Florida's Wanda Cohn does through her pregnancy center work. No, Stephen C. Meyer, director of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, fights to show that those lives have eternal value because...

China may run out of females. That means a culture with nothing but males. Now it won’t come to such an extreme; then again, it could.

Start off your week right by checking out this video of the high school students in the Chamber Choir of South Kitsap High School of Port Orchard, Washington were the students perform a great rendition of Halleluia! This was in Dec., 2008 in the Winter Festival. Freeper Lynn D's wife actually made 4 of the monk costumes, both Lynn and his were in the audience during the presentation of this concert. Great work Lynn and thank your wife for such a great job on the costumes. Silent Monks Singing Halleluia

Benedictus XVIJoseph Ratzinger  Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music - The Musical Offering in MP3 The Musical Offering A selection of sacred and classical music in Mp3 played by teachers and students of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music

Luke 1:26-32 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not,...

Note the date of the article. What is dated in that article continues to present and into the future. The past molds the present.

As I sat in that courtroom — a cold, impersonal, austere space — I looked straight ahead at my adopted teen son with his feet in chains. He was dressed in that dreaded orange outfit. His otherwise handsome face was grimaced, especially as he shot shamed glances at his mother and me when entering through the side door. Guards were on either side of him.

Not much media attention focuses on the leveling of Christian sanctuaries. After all, it’s just a "Christian story." However, the latest mosque burnt to the ground gets plenty of newsfeed with narrative and copious photographs.

"Happy Winter" just doesn't have the same ring as Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah, but in one Connecticut elementary school, that's about all you'll see and hear this holiday season. Erik Brown, principal of Walsh Elementary School in Waterbury, Conn., has reportedly banned all religious festivities and many decorations from the classroom since arriving at the school five years ago. Brown, who declined comment through a spokeswoman to FoxNews.com on Friday, explained to The Republican-American newspaper that state law mandates that a public school cannot knowingly exclude children. Erik Brown, Principal Walsh Elementary School Waterbury, Connecticut Telephone (203) 574-8164

On April 18, 1775, a British soldier ordered John Hancock and others to "disperse in the name of George the Sovereign King of England." John Adams responded to him: "We recognize no sovereign but God, and no king but Jesus!" ". . .no king but Jesus!"

I've been reading about our "bigotry" in desiring that our children (generic: I have none, love a few, and care about all) not be indoctrinated with the homosexual agenda, or indeed with certain elements of the scinece curriculum (dealing with climate, or origins, or what have you).This morning I saw this thread from last night: "Judge: Parents bigots for opposing 'gay' lessons ". Something occurred to me just then, and I thought to reply on the thread; but given its age I thought better to post afresh this morning.(May those who are offended by Vanities forgive me.)Here it is: "Force-feeding...

She had no lawyer. She tried to defend herself. In the end the government took her to the noose. She was hung. The 16-year-old body was accused of committing "acts incompatible with chastity." Note date of article's first posting. What was happening then is happening now and will happen on into the future.

A youth minister is charged with violently raping a girl who attends his Lower East Side church, and authorities believe there are other victims. Detectives from the Manhattan's Special Victims Unit arrested 27-year-old Jeremy Fulton Thursday night. Fulton was charged with rape, predatory sex assault against a child, criminal sex act and acting in a manor injurious to a child. Prosecutors say when the victim turned 12, Fulton touched her and exposed himself. Police say they had sexual intercourse for the first time when the victim was 12. According to police, the investigation further revealed that Fulton's conduct came to...

"The initial investigation showed the woman had married an Egyptian against her family's wishes almost a year ago and had left for Egypt. "’When she returned to Jordan a few days ago to give birth to her child, her brother learned she was in town. He went to her home on Tuesday and killed her,’" an official reported to the press.

The nine-month search for a Gastonia pastor charged with raping and molesting young girls ended Friday when police found him holed up in a Lincoln County home. Lawmen from Gaston and Lincoln counties arrested 46-year-old Robert Lee Adams shortly after 3 p.m. Authorities received an anonymous tips that Adams was staying at the house, said Gaston County Police Sgt. Myron Shelor. “It was just a tip that came into our office — somebody called it in,” Shelor said. “We’re very appreciative to the public.” Police arrived with Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies to find a vehicle pulling up to the house...

Sisters Parvisha, 18, and Sanam, 14, were kidnapped by Islamic neighbor Muhammad Irfan. He enticed them into cosmetology training. They ended up his prize.

CZAR Czar Position Summary Richard Holbrooke Afghanistan Czar Ultra liberal anti gun former Gov. of New Mexico. Pro Abortion and legal drug use. Dissolve the 2nd Amendment Ed Montgomery Auto recovery Czar Black radical anti business activist. Affirmative Action and Job Preference for blacks. Univ of Maryland Business School Dean teaches US business has caused world poverty. ACORN board member. Communist DuBois Club member. Jeffrey Crowley AIDS Czar Radical Homosexual.. A Gay Rights activist. Believes in Gay Marriage and especially, a Special Status for homosexuals only, including complete free health care for gays. Alan Bersin Border Czar The former failed...

Some business owners still say what they believe. There is a sign out in front of our local Dairy Queen. It has been there for a while. It has the following written on it. "Have you read my number one best seller? There will be a test. - God" Today my son had a sore throat and felt the best treatment would be a Blizzard from DQ. When we pulled up to the drive thru window I noticed a sign in the window. this sign reads... Our Dairy Queen is honored to celebrate and say Merry Christmas. Without Jesus there...

Gathered around her cause are Islamic women who have shared her convictions for justice and reason.

Admirers have written concerning Ghada Jamshir: "She is one feisty woman, and for some orthodox males, such forcefulness is itself a crime against ‘submission,’ so cherished in Islam. Her style is firm, aggressive, no-nonsense. This amazing woman who refuses to wear a veil, condemns lack of family planning, Sharia courts, and accuses the categorizations of ‘Islamic’ marriage as oppressive to women. "Ms. Jamshir is not a lady to be messed with, and she has nothing but contempt and derision for her critics. If only there were more like her in the Arab world."

When a small church comes to the Bowery Mission bearing fried chicken with trans fat, unwittingly breaking the law, they’re told “thank you.” Then workers quietly chuck the food, mission director Tom Bastile said. “It’s always hard for us to do,” Basile said. “We know we have to do it.” A Manhattan deli going out of business delivered a pickup truck’s worth of lettuce, sundried tomatoes, hamburgers, sausages and other food to the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen last week. With 1,400 meals to serve daily, Operations Manager Michael Ottley was extremely grateful. He didn’t check the trans fat content of...

The Diocese of Portland, Maine has reached a $200,000 settlement with a woman who was allegedly molested by a priest in 1976 in South Berwick. The announcement was made Wednesday by Mitchell Garabedian of Boston, an attorney who has dedicated his recent years to reaching large settlements with Catholic dioceses around the country. The victim, who lives outside of New England, was 11 years old at the time and one of the first female altar servers in the state. Sue Bernard, spokesperson for the diocese, said the settlement money came from insurance. She also said that the diocese received its...

Muslim Barack Hussein Obama was quick to tell the public not to jump to conclusions regarding Army psychiatrist Muslim Nidal Malik Hasan’s killing spree. One Muslim must protect another Muslim. Obama must protect Hasan.

Protesters Chastise Vallejo Mayor Over Gay Remarks The Associated Press Dec. 2, 2009 VALLEJO, Calif. -- Vallejo's mayor is under fire from demonstrators who gathered on the steps of City Hall to protest his remarks that gays will not go to heaven. Dozens of protesters waved rainbow flags and held signs demanding separation of church and state before Tuesday's city council meeting. Some called for Mayor Osby Davis' resignation. The evangelical mayor told The New York Times last month that gays are "committing sin and that sin will keep them out of heaven." He later apologized, saying his remarks were...

Chelsea Clinton is Methodist. Her new fiancé is Jewish. From Ivanka Trump to Ed Koch, Jewish Americans talk to The Daily Beast’s Samuel P. Jacobs about the question every mother-in-law wants answered. “The great thing about America is everyone wants to marry a Jewish boy.” —Harvard professor of Yiddish literature Ruth Wisse All summer long, Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky were dogged by rumors of an engagement. A Martha’s Vineyard wedding was in the works—and then it wasn’t. Over Thanksgiving, the couple at last made it official. So now that the former first daughter has finally announced her plans to...

This is a 360 degree view of the Holy Sepulchre / Jerusalem. There are 9 picture views that show 360 view. It takes about 12 minutes to view all. Sit back and be amazed

This Saturday, 5 December, Senator Mary Landrieu is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at an event co-sponsored by two groups that have been tied to Jihad by the Justice Department: the Muslim Students Association and the Islamic Circle of North America. The Muslim Students Association and ICNA were both listed as unindicted co-conspirators by the Justice Dept in the largest terrorism financing trial in US history...the Holy Land Foundation Trial, in which defendants were convicted on all counts and sentenced to 65 years in federal prison. During that trial, in documents uncovered by the FBI and stipulated to by...

I knew it! I knew it. I just knew it. Even given all his florid protestations to the contrary, and all his glowing "at-a-boy!" praise for my own personal denunciation of torture notwithstanding, and in light of his constant grinding on literally anything that moved — if it had even the tiniest tincture of support for torture about it — all of Mark "Torture Is Eeeeeevil" Shea's claims about how he's all against torture and stuff have just gone up in smoke. . . .

Breaking news thru the local sports grapevine: Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops announced plans today to visit Notre Dame.

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Christian Counsellor Who Refused To Offer Sex Advice To Gay Couples Fails In Religious Discrimination Claim Daily Mail Reporter 30th November 2009 Gary McFarlane lost his job when he refused to treat same-sex couples A Christian relationship counsellor who lost his job after refusing to provide sex therapy to gay couples has failed in a further attempt to prove religious discrimination by his former employers. Gary McFarlane, 48, a former elder in a church in Hanham, Bristol, lost his fight at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in London to prove discrimination by the relationship charity Relate. His appeal was launched...

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One of Ireland's best-loved priests, Father Brian D'Arcy, has called for the resignation of clergy who knowingly covered up for child sex-abuse priests. "This is not just in the Diocese, this goes right to the top in Rome," he said.

This is a response to this ad from mega-retailer Best Buy: and to this holiday greeting from President Barack H. Obama (mmm, mmm, mmm):Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to all those performing Hajj this year, and to Muslims in America and around the world who are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha. The rituals of Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha both serve as reminders of the shared Abrahamic roots of three of the world’s major religions. During Hajj, the world’s largest and most diverse gathering, three million Muslims from all walks of life – including thousands of American Muslims – will...

Latin Mass Appeal By KENNETH J. WOLFE Published: November 28, 2009 WALKING into church 40 years ago on this first Sunday of Advent, many Roman Catholics might have wondered where they were. The priest not only spoke English rather than Latin, but he faced the congregation instead of the tabernacle; laymen took on duties previously reserved for priests; folk music filled the air. The great changes of Vatican II had hit home. All this was a radical break from the traditional Latin Mass, codified in the 16th century at the Council of Trent. For centuries, that Mass served as a...

“They told me they couldn’t take my deer today because it was a Muslim holiday and the Muslims were in the BACK SACRIFICING GOATS TO ALLAH."

Christian Side Hug is YouTube hit as celibate rappers warn of 'sinful' hugging A celibacy-advocating rap group has been advocating “Christian side-hugs” in a hit YouTube song, because frontal hugs are “sinful”, reports Tom Chivers. Gimme Dat Christian Side Hug, by a band of rappers apparently linked to a Californian ministry called The Father’s House, advocates standing side-by-side when hugging, to avoid the uncontrollable temptation that hugging face-to-face – and therefore crotch-to-crotch – would lead to. “This ain’t no front hug zone,” proclaims one of the rappers, who goes on to warn listeners that front hugs should only be permitted...

NEW HAVEN — Reinhold Niebuhr, the famed Protestant theologian, will be credited with writing the Serenity Prayer in the next edition of the Yale Book of Quotations. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference,” is the prayer that is ubiquitous with Alcoholics Anonymous, which uses it as part of its 12-step recovery program. Fred Shapiro, an associate librarian and lecturer at Yale Law School and editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, last year questioned the authorship of the prayer, based on...

A song that pokes fun at the Politically Correctness in society and in our public schools

I was just thinking. We are in perilous times. She stands for everything that is good in America. Would a Sarah Palin Presidency crush the Serpent's head.. ie Satan's followers? maybe nuke them? Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed;

Few activities in life are as seemingly mundane yet vitally important as eating... Ritual feasts and banquets in the Biblical world and beyond were particularly important occasions for showing devotion to a deity, solidifying social relationships and ranks, as well as teaching lessons. In antiquity, even the gods had to eat. Temple officials in ancient Babylon and Egypt were tasked with the daily feeding of their deities. The statues of these deities were more than just depictions for their worshipers; they were themselves divine, and they needed to be fed, bathed, clothed and cared for. An elaborate ritual known as...

Obama's so-called holy writ is the abominable Koran. His hope for eternity is unknown; but if he becomes a suicide bomber for Allah, he will be guaranteed pronto a score of virgins for everlasting. His hope for the present seems to be his reliance upon Islam's Koran furthered by his clandestine support of Islam World Rule via czars and a shadow government given to overthrowing our Republic.

Proclamation - Thanksgiving Day, 1863October 3, 1863 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever-watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war...