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Code of Conduct for Members of the United States Armed Forces I I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense. II I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist. III If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole...

Obama hailed gay "marriage" as one of his proudest accomplishments and looked forward to the day when Americans would shed traditional sexual morality to embrace homosexuals in his final State of the Union address last night. He said he found hope in "the son who finds the courage to come out as who he is, and the father whose love for that son overrides everything he's been taught" about homosexual behavior. To underscore his commitment to the issue, First Lady Michelle Obama invited James Obergefell, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case, as one of her special guests. Ohio Congressman...

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday needled President Obama over Iran's seizure of U.S. Navy boats, comparing the recent events to the Iran hostage crisis during Jimmy Carter's presidency. "This is Jimmy Carter stuff," Trump said at a rally in Pensacola, Fla. "We are now back in the age of Jimmy Carter." More than 60 Americans were held hostage in Iran late in Carter's administration. Hours before President Obama's final State of the Union address Tuesday, Iran seized two U.S. Navy vessels and 10 American soldiers. On Wednesday, Iran freed the U.S. sailors and Secretary of State John Kerry...

"Justice, justice, shall you pursue, that you thrive and occupy the land that the L-rd your G-d is giving you. (Deuteronomy 16:20) JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh Duma. Once upon a time, my only association with this unusual word was from a work of horror fiction from American novelist, Stephen King, "Duma Key." That association is gone forever. Non-fiction replaces fiction. Other horrors, true nightmares in every sense of the word, now come to mind. The Arab town of Duma. Some words transcend a specific time, place, or geological location. Deir Yassin was one such place. Duma will become another. It will...

Rose is back! Formerly the Rose half of the Quinn & Rose Morning Show, she is back on the air and ready for the fight! Catch her on Pittsburgh's 1250 AM The Answer WPGP, from 8AM to 10AM Monday through Friday or via live stream at www.am1250theanswer.com, where you can also get the podcasts. Join us for real no-nonsense conservative talk with a passion that only Rose can deliver!

I have an idea for a brilliant, sarcastic Conservative phone app called "Happy Safe Space Filter" that would be a wonderfully hot ticket with Conservatives, and/or Sarcastic Teenagers. It could either be a freebie for the Cause, or in true Capitalist fashion, would probably sell well at 99 cents. (The joke works I a lot of ways, but would include a little body copy crediting Conservatives.) I claim the idea and would be willing to give it up for 10% of gross. It is a pretty simple thing. If you have App writing experience, please message me here on Free...

Firewall vendor FortiNet has denied that the FortiGate OS operating system that runs its devices comes with a backdoor, despite a researcher purportedly posting proof of concept code on a security mailing list. Over the weekend, a Python script was posted anonymously, which appeared to allow remote access to Fortinet devices over the Secure Shell protocol. The post disclosed a passord hard-coded into the FortiGate OS. The password is said to work on FortiOS version 4.x to 5.0.7, and a screenshot was posted on Twitter, allegedly showing that the script for the backdoor is working, providing remote access to Fortinet...

Legal segregation in the US may have ended more than 50 years ago. But in many parts of the country, Americans of different races aren't neighbours - they don't go to the same schools, they don't shop at the same stores, and they don't always have access to the same services. In 2016 the issue of race will remain high on the agenda in the United States. The police killings of unarmed black men and women over the past few years reignited a debate over race relations in America, and the reverberations will be felt in the upcoming presidential election...

Vatican City, Jan 13, 2016 / 04:13 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The influential Cardinal Oscar Maradiaga has acknowledged the presence of a "gay lobby" in the Vatican. In a new interview, he says that Pope Francis has adopted a gradual approach to address it - and that Catholic teaching won't change. The Honduran newspaper El Heraldo asked the cardinal whether there actually was an attempted or successful "infiltration of the gay community in the Vatican." Cardinal Maradiaga responded: "Not only that, also the Pope said: there was even a 'lobby' in this sense." "Little by little the Pope is trying to...

Seriously!?? Lets just forget about that whole hostage thing that happened not too long ago. I'm sure we were both at fault and should share a portion of the blame. But in this case we DEFINITELY need to apologize for our ship breaking down and accidentally venturing into foreign waters. Just like I'm sure if an Iranian ship happened to venture into the Gulf of Mexico, they would apologize in a heartbeat. This current administration is an embarrassment.

Pro-homosexual Father Timothy Racliffe is a featured speaker at to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines, that spans from January 20 through 31.* Other questionable clerics and prelates speaking at the conference include: • Father Thomas “There must be an end of exclusionary language” Rosica; • Father Piero “protégé of Annibale Bugnini” Marini; • Cardinal Peter “Climate Change” Turkson; • Cardinal Oswald Gracias, on record saying publicly to homosexuals “the Church embraces you, wants you, and the Church needs you.” • Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who applauded the “coming out” of homosexual football player Michael Sam, saying, “Bravo! …...

This is a test of the ability to show restraint. Cruz/Trump Trump/Cruz Discuss.

The President of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu has suggested the former Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison do not deserve the compassion of Ghanaians. Rev. Osei Bonsu's words come in response to President Mahama's call on Ghanaians to show compassion to the two Yemeni men, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby, who were transferred to Ghana last week by the United States government. The Catholic Bishops Conference have already released a statement calling the government's decision to accept the former detainees as "wrong" and "dangerous." Their statement came after other Christian organisations condemned...

Haley has condemned Trump's proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country. Trump said he'd still consider Haley on his list for vice president if he wins the GOP nomination, but again questioned her on immigration and border security. "She's not doing real well right now, but I'm sure she'd be somebody who would be considered," Trump said.

In the accounts of a German theologian and a Brazilian bishop, Francis's plan to allow local exceptions to the norm of clerical celibacy. Beginning with the AmazonROME, January 12, 2016 - An exchange of letters, a conversation, and an innovation already become law confirm the intentions of Pope Francis to extend the presence of married clergy in the Catholic Church, as already anticipated in this article from www.chiesa: The Next Synod Is Already in the Works. On Married Priests The exchange of letters took place through the initiative of a high-ranking German theologian, Wunibald Muller, 65, who in December of...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Berrens talks with Marines in a dining facility during a worship service on Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, March 13, 2014. Berrens, chaplain with Marine Aircraft Group, travels to different combat outposts and forward operating bases to visit and provide spiritual guidance for service members. Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. SWIM CALL U.S. Navy sailors and Marines participate in...

“You’ve convinced me [of the need to pass the Dream Act].” [NBC Latino, 8/22/13] "I hate the concept of it, but on a humanitarian basis with what’s happening, you have to [bring in Syrian refugees]." [Interview with Bill O’Reilly, 9/8/15] Regarding Kim Davis: “Because we had a ruling from the Supreme Court and we are a country of laws and you have to do what the Supreme Court ultimately, whether you like the decision or not, and it was a 5-4 decision, whether you like the decision or not, you have to go along with the Supreme Court. That’s the...

Super Bowl I between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs on Jan. 15, 1967 was the only Super Bowl ever to have been broadcast on two television networks. Friday, on the 49th anniversary of the Packers' 35-10 win over the Chiefs, it will be shown again for the first time since. The NFL Network announced that it will re-air Super Bowl I for the first time ever at 7 p.m. CST Friday. Originally aired by NBC and CBS -- the official broadcasters of the AFL and NFL, respectively -- the tapes of Super Bowl I were either lost...

Obama: ‘Things Are Not Terrible’ Aaron Kliegman BY: Follow @Aaron_Kliegman January 13, 2016 7:30 pm President Obama described the state of the country as “not terrible” to supporters on Wednesday during a speech meant to spark optimism one day after he gave his final State of the Union address. Speaking to a crowd in Omaha, Nebraska, Obama was touting his economic record by citing America’s dropping unemployment rate when he made the statement. “Our national unemployment rate has been cut in half,” Obama told the audience, drawing loud cheers. “It’s down to five percent. It’s below three percent here in...

... After gaining control of two casinos through deals that loaded them with debt, [Trump] turned in 1987 to the Taj Mahal, a megaproject being built by publicly traded Resorts International Inc. Mr. Trump bought a class of shares that gave him just a slice of Resorts’ equity, but voting control. From that perch, he pushed through a service contract that would have the company pay him $108 million over five years. He told casino regulators the company could raise the cash needed to finish its casino only by assuring lenders Mr. Trump would remain involved, which this contract did....