Americans Are Paying Others To Murder Christians
If you’ve been watching the news and following any of the ‘Arab Spring’ stories coming out of the Middle East, you may have seen your tax dollars at work as armored personnel carriers mowed down protesters in Egypt.
These protesters were conducting a peaceful protest asking for their right to protection from persecution. They were not abdicating the overthrow of the government or anything to do with violence of any kind. All they were asking for was to be treated equally the same as other Egyptians. In the midst of this peaceful protest, the Egyptian government sent in the police to stop the protest by whatever means possible.
What you may not be aware of is that the protesters killed were Coptic Christians and that US funds have been helped to pay for the armored vehicles and the police driving them. Reports surfaced that there were some yelling that they would kill any Christians they can get their hands on. Just last week the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram reported that 36 Coptic Christians had been killed so far.
The US endorsed the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and has since been supportive of the military regime running the country. Part of that military regime is made up with members of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is known to be a more militant and radical group with a history of using terrorism and threats of terrorism to advance their agenda. –Vision To America
If you’ve been watching the news and following any of the ‘Arab Spring’ stories coming out of the Middle East, you may have seen your tax dollars at work as armored personnel carriers mowed down protesters in Egypt.
These protesters were conducting a peaceful protest asking for their right to protection from persecution. They were not abdicating the overthrow of the government or anything to do with violence of any kind. All they were asking for was to be treated equally the same as other Egyptians. In the midst of this peaceful protest, the Egyptian government sent in the police to stop the protest by whatever means possible.
What you may not be aware of is that the protesters killed were Coptic Christians and that US funds have been helped to pay for the armored vehicles and the police driving them. Reports surfaced that there were some yelling that they would kill any Christians they can get their hands on. Just last week the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram reported that 36 Coptic Christians had been killed so far.
The US endorsed the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and has since been supportive of the military regime running the country. Part of that military regime is made up with members of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is known to be a more militant and radical group with a history of using terrorism and threats of terrorism to advance their agenda. –Vision To America
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Herman Cain’s ‘Choice’ Stance On Gays Doesn’t ‘Wash’
Herman Cain’s insistence that he be shown the science, the evidence that being gay is an inherent trait like eye color or skin color is well known. And it’s disgusting. So it should come as no surprise that the front-runner for the Republican nomination continued the offense last night during an interview with Piers Morgan.
Asked by the CNN anchor to confirm that he believes that homosexuality is a sin, Cain said, “I think it’s a sin because of my biblical beliefs and, although people don’t agree with me, I happen to think that it is a choice.” Challenged on his backward “choice” assertion, Cain asked, “What does science show? You show me evidence other than opinion and you might cause me to reconsider that.” He went on to say, “I respect their right to make that choice. You don’t see me bashing them. I respect their right to make that choice. I don’t have to agree with it. That’s all I’m saying.”
Then, Morgan went there.
Morgan: It would be like a gay person saying, Herman, you made a choice to be black.
Cain: You know that’s not the case. You know I was born black.
Morgan: Maybe if they say that, you would find that offensive.
Cain: Piers, Piers. This doesn’t wash off. I hate to burst your bubble.
Morgan: I don’t think being homosexual washes off.
Trust me, many black folks hate that analogy. Tough.
Just as Morgan argued in his questioning, a gay person no more wakes up in the morning saying, “I quite fancy being a homosexual today” than a black person chooses to be black.
Being black or being gay are immutable, God-given traits. And some of us — like me — are both. I had no choice in either matter. And yet I and millions of others have had to contend with the bigotry, hate or indifference from people who have a problem with one or both of my identities.
For Cain to insist that I can change my sexual orientation despite evidence to the contrary is further evidence that this man running for the privilege of sitting in the Oval Office should come nowhere near it. Ever.
By Jonathan Capehart—The Washington Post
Herman Cain’s insistence that he be shown the science, the evidence that being gay is an inherent trait like eye color or skin color is well known. And it’s disgusting. So it should come as no surprise that the front-runner for the Republican nomination continued the offense last night during an interview with Piers Morgan.
Asked by the CNN anchor to confirm that he believes that homosexuality is a sin, Cain said, “I think it’s a sin because of my biblical beliefs and, although people don’t agree with me, I happen to think that it is a choice.” Challenged on his backward “choice” assertion, Cain asked, “What does science show? You show me evidence other than opinion and you might cause me to reconsider that.” He went on to say, “I respect their right to make that choice. You don’t see me bashing them. I respect their right to make that choice. I don’t have to agree with it. That’s all I’m saying.”
Then, Morgan went there.
Morgan: It would be like a gay person saying, Herman, you made a choice to be black.
Cain: You know that’s not the case. You know I was born black.
Morgan: Maybe if they say that, you would find that offensive.
Cain: Piers, Piers. This doesn’t wash off. I hate to burst your bubble.
Morgan: I don’t think being homosexual washes off.
Trust me, many black folks hate that analogy. Tough.
Just as Morgan argued in his questioning, a gay person no more wakes up in the morning saying, “I quite fancy being a homosexual today” than a black person chooses to be black.
Being black or being gay are immutable, God-given traits. And some of us — like me — are both. I had no choice in either matter. And yet I and millions of others have had to contend with the bigotry, hate or indifference from people who have a problem with one or both of my identities.
For Cain to insist that I can change my sexual orientation despite evidence to the contrary is further evidence that this man running for the privilege of sitting in the Oval Office should come nowhere near it. Ever.
By Jonathan Capehart—The Washington Post
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Church-State Debate On The Slopes
Atheists want a statue of Jesus removed from a remote area of U.S. Forest Service property in Montana -- because of the remote chance someone might be offended by it.
The statue has stood on a 25-by-25-foot parcel of land leased to the Knights of Columbus since 1953. But because of a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the Forest Service has not renewed the lease.
Hiram Sasser of Liberty Institute tells OneNewsNow that the statue constitutes "private speech" and is legal.
"It's actually a violation of the Constitution for the federal government to say that the monument has to be removed, because it's private speech," the attorney explains.
"Unlike most of the other monuments that you see, this is a private organization that is leasing federal land for private use. Anyone could put up a memorial there that they wanted to, as long as they went through the proper steps and procedures," Sasser notes.
He says it would be viewpoint discrimination to require that the Jesus statue be removed.
Sasser questions whether anyone is really offended by the statue that for years has been a curiosity to skiers on Big Mountain near Whitefish.
"Here's what's sad," he says. "I doubt that anybody who is objecting to this -- the small minority of folks who are objecting to this memorial -- have ever even gone up on the mountainside to go find it and see it."
After withdrawing its initial decision to remove the statue, the Forest Service has opened a public comment period to gather different views before making a final decision on whether Jesus has a place on the mountain. –One News Now
Atheists want a statue of Jesus removed from a remote area of U.S. Forest Service property in Montana -- because of the remote chance someone might be offended by it.
The statue has stood on a 25-by-25-foot parcel of land leased to the Knights of Columbus since 1953. But because of a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the Forest Service has not renewed the lease.
Hiram Sasser of Liberty Institute tells OneNewsNow that the statue constitutes "private speech" and is legal.
"It's actually a violation of the Constitution for the federal government to say that the monument has to be removed, because it's private speech," the attorney explains.
"Unlike most of the other monuments that you see, this is a private organization that is leasing federal land for private use. Anyone could put up a memorial there that they wanted to, as long as they went through the proper steps and procedures," Sasser notes.
He says it would be viewpoint discrimination to require that the Jesus statue be removed.
Sasser questions whether anyone is really offended by the statue that for years has been a curiosity to skiers on Big Mountain near Whitefish.
"Here's what's sad," he says. "I doubt that anybody who is objecting to this -- the small minority of folks who are objecting to this memorial -- have ever even gone up on the mountainside to go find it and see it."
After withdrawing its initial decision to remove the statue, the Forest Service has opened a public comment period to gather different views before making a final decision on whether Jesus has a place on the mountain. –One News Now
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