August 2010
Man Faces 2 Years in Prison for Shooting Grizzly While Defending Family: "Jeremy M. Hill, 33, pleaded not guilty to killing the grizzly with a rifle on his 20-acre property near Porthill, Idaho, at the Canadian border....Hill has six children ranging in age from 14 years old to 10 months old and at least five were reportedly home when the grizzly appeared and was later killed."
Scottish Murderer Converts to Islam for Better Food & Benefits in Prison: "...one hardened criminal in Scotland — convicted of stabbing an 82-year old grandmother to death — who allegedly converted to Islam to avoid having to work long hours in the prison laundry and to enjoy the presumably better Halal meals afforded to Muslim prisoners.... Since converting, Millar will reportedly be excused from work on Fridays to attend prayers....
"...if someone expresses an interest in conversion... no one, including prison guards, are allowed to question the inmate’s motivation. ...converting to Islam in prison has become akin to joining an 'exclusive club'...Not only are these jails ‘colleges for crime’, but they are also, potentially, terrorism incubators too."
Governments can't do everything: "What do Obamacare, the London riots and a possible French debt crisis have in common? ...the culprit is a state grown so large it has over-promised benefits, oversold citizens on what they have a 'right' to but can no longer expect. The rioters in Britain may claim they are smashing, burning, beating and grabbing because the government has not provided them jobs or opportunities, but most such claims are ludicrous. The generations of the last 40 years are the most-provided for in history....The rioting is a culmination of decades of liberal social theorists and politicians telling us that there are no consequences to our bad behaviour - we are not responsible..."
A Christian Business in the Left's Crosshairs: "Chick-fil-A is an American success story.... It employs some 50,000 workers across the country at 1,500 outlets in nearly 40 states and the District of Columbia....So, what’s the problem? Well, Chick-fil-A is run by devout Christians who believe in strong marriages, devoted families, and the highest standards of character for their workers. The restaurant chain’s official corporate mission is to 'glorify God' and 'enrich the lives of everyone we touch.' The company’s community-service initiatives, funded through its WinShape Foundation, support foster-care, scholarship, summer-camp, and marriage-enrichment programs....
"For the Left, these Biblically based corporate principles constitute social-justice high crimes and misdemeanors....Over the past month, several progressive-activist blogs have waged an ugly war against Chick-fil-A. The company’s alleged atrocity: One of its independent outlets in Pennsylvania donated some sandwiches and brownies to a marriage seminar run by the Pennsylvania Family Institute, which happens to oppose same-sex marriage.
"In the name of tolerance, the anti-Chick-fil-A hawks sneered at the company’s main product as 'Jesus Chicken,' derided its no-Sunday-work policy, and attacked its operators as 'anti-gay.'... It’s being done by the hysterical bullies trying to drive them off of college grounds and out of their neighborhoods in the name of 'human rights.'
"These were the same tactics the left-wing mob used in California to intimidate supporters of the Proposition 8 traditional-marriage initiative. Individual donors were put on an 'Anti-Gay Black List.'" See Why "Hate crime" laws would ban Biblical Christianity
June 2010
Truth On Trial: “I am on trial, but on trial with me is the freedom of expression of many Dutch citizens.' ...Wilders faces a year in prison or a fine of up to 7,600 euros for supposedly inciting hatred against Muslims – which he has supposedly done by telling the truth about how Islamic jihadists use the texts and teachings of Islam themselves to incite hatred and violence against non-Muslims....
"He added: 'I am sitting here as a suspect because I have spoken nothing but the truth.....The Wilders trial is a turning point for the West: will Western authorities defend the hard-won principle of the freedom of speech as a bulwark against tyranny...or will they – in the interests of suicidal political correctness — allow Islamic supremacists to obliterate that freedom in the interests of establishing in the West the Sharia principle that Islam is not to be questioned or criticized...?"
See Ban Truth - Reap Tyranny
ACLU protects teeth-rattling car music: "'The throbbing, molar-rattling bass punctuated with profanity-laced lyrics coming from the car in front of you carries the same weight as a political candidate...asking for votes with a bullhorn.'... Catalano was pulled over in 2007 in St. Petersburg for playing music so loud that a cop felt justified in ticketing him...'"
May 2010
Mothers crying over raw milk: "Four weeks after the government moved to shut down Amish farmer Dan Allgyer for selling fresh, unpasteurized milk across state lines, angry moms who made up much of his customer base rallied on the Capitol’s grounds Monday to demand that Congress rein in the food police....The FDA and the Justice Department sought a court injunction after FDA agents conducted a one-year sting operation, complete with fake aliases and lab testing, to determine that the milk they surreptitiously obtained from Mr. Allgyer was, in fact, unpasteurized."
We only drank unpasteurized milk when I was growing up in Norway. It didn't make anyone sick. But Norway has changed a lot since then:
Norwegian MP Has Had Enough of Labour´s Mad Demographic Experiments: "The labor Party has turned Oslo into an ethnically divided city. In the Grorud Valley the indigenous [Norwegian] population is moving out and non-Western [Muslim] immigrants are moving in. Norwegians feel ostracized in their own neighborhoods.... In the Grorud Valley blonde girls are harassed into dying their hair dark. Children are throated with beatings if their lunch box contains salami [pork offends the Muslims] Boys of immigrant background threaten to beat Norwegian boys."
Gold medalist resigns, thanks to pro-’gay’ criticism: "Two-time gymnastics gold medal winner Peter Vidmar has resigned upon receiving harsh criticism from homosexual and lesbian athletes and activists, who complained that he had donated $2,000 to promote California’s Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman." See Moral Corruption
Free Speech Under Assault at Sinclair Community College: "Last October, Sinclair Community College (SCC) prohibited a paralegal studies student, Ethel Borel-Donohue, from distributing pamphlets to her fellow students after a class. The pamphlets focused on the link between abortion and the use of oral contraceptives to higher rates of breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but Judge Michael Brigner...banned the distribution after receiving a complaint from a student who had had an abortion..."
Universities Slap the First Amendment in the Face: "...the civility/anti-bullying...advocates are so persistent that even Congress is considering new anti-harassment legislation that would strip students of their basic First Amendment freedoms on campus....
"By political definition, popular views need no protection. It is unpopular notions [like the sanctity of life] that are in the greatest peril -- and it was primarily to protect their expression that the First Amendment was adopted." See Why "Hate crime" laws would ban Biblical Christianity
April 2010
Foster parents argue Christians should be allowed to help: "A husband and wife whose dispute with local city officials over their plan to resume providing care for foster children escalated to the point a court concluded Christians only have 'qualified' rights to their faith now is asking those local officials to change their decision. The case involves Eunice and Owen Johns, who were rejected by local foster care authorities because they would not promise to promote homosexuality to children."
Video: Shariamerica: Islam, Obama, and the Establishment Clause: Obama: "I consider it part of my responsibility as president of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear."
Qur'an 98:6 states: "Verily, those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islam, the Qur'an, and Prophet Muhammad) from among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)...will abide in the Fire of Hell. They are the worst of creatures."
March 2010
U.S. Muslim group 'attacks free speech': "The Council on American-Islamic Relations alleges it suffered damage after former federal agent David Gaubatz and his son, Chris Gaubatz, obtained access to CAIR internal documents under false pretenses....Posing as a Muslim, Chris Gaubatz gathered some 12,000 pages of documents, which were meant to be shredded.... Daniel Horowitz, one of three high-profile lawyers representing the targets of CAIR's lawsuit, calls the complaint a 'blatant attack on the First Amendment.'...Horowitz said CAIR knows it can't win the case, but it 'can... [make] it so expensive to speak against them that no one can challenge' the Saudi-funded group."
The next link raises some difficult questions that I can't answer: Muslims have burned countless Bibles in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Our U.S. military has also burned numerous Bibles -- without much (if any) public protest. Yet, when a man burns his own Quran (which commands the killing of Jews and Christians), our president protests and Muslims feel free to kill 12 more people. How might such heated reactions affect America's future freedom with respect to faith, free speech and personal property?
In 2005, some Danish editorial cartoons led to mass murder in the Middle East. That, in turn, led to significant media fear and suppression of news critical of Islam. As Christians we are committed to demonstrate God's love -- but also to recognize evil and to refuse to compromise. How far might we be forced to bend to satisfy the demands of Muslim radicals and our accommodating leaders? Two things are certain: Freedom is fading and Sharia law threatens America as well as Europe.
See Joshua 1:9Will Koran-Burning be banned in the United States? "As an American in the United States of America, you are allowed to do many things. You can burn the flag. You can burn the Bible. You can produce obscene art and sometimes even get government money to finance it. You can make movies and TV shows that ridicule Christianity, traditional morality, and that take the Lord’s name in vain. If anybody objects to this, you can just accuse him of trying to impose his values on others. Then start talking about the Salem Witch Trial.... But can you burn a Koran? Yes, but maybe not for long.....
"As a result of his plan to burn a Koran in the U.S.A., Terry Jones received death threats. His website was shut down. The mortgage on his church’s property was called in and – what a coincidence – the church’s property insurance was cancelled.... All this happened to a private group which wanted to burn a privately-owned book on private property....
"President Obama, rather than defend American principles of freedom of speech and freedom of religion, put the rioters on the same level as Pastor Jones: 'The desecration of any holy text, including the Koran, is an act of extreme intolerance and bigotry. However, to attack and kill innocent people in response is outrageous, and an affront to human decency and dignity.
"The U.S. Army has confiscated and burned Bibles in Afghanistan. Where was the outcry over that?"
Obama condemns Koran burning 'bigotry': "The desecration of any holy text, including the Koran, is an act of extreme intolerance and bigotry,' Mr Obama said in a statement honoring those killed in the attacks. 'However, to attack and kill innocent people in response is outrageous, and an affront to human decency and dignity."
US Army now warning Chaplains: If you don't like the homosexual agenda, get out! "Among the first casualties in the homosexualization of the US military caused by the repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' (DADT) are the military chaplains who still profess traditional Christian (or Jewish) belief. And it's starting right away. It's becoming clear that any open disagreement with homosexuality will not be tolerated." See "Hate crime" laws ban Biblical Christianity
Muslim teacher goes off to Mecca with AG's [US Attorney General's] blessing: "Safoorah Khan, 29, was hired to teach middle school math in November 2007....After nine months on the job, Khan requested a three-week leave of absence in order to perform the hajj — the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are obliged to undertake at least once in their lives if they can afford it. Employers are required by law to honor requests for religious accommodations provided that they do not impose 'undue hardship' on the employer or other employees. [School] officials maintained that a three-week absence in December — which would have denied the school its only math lab instructor right before exams — was unreasonable and was not covered by the teachers' union contract. They denied her request.
"Khan decided to make the trip anyway and submitted her resignation. She also submitted a letter of complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, charging that the school board's refusal to grant the 19-day leave amounted to religious discrimination. ...Now the Justice Department has taken up her case. ...to combat 'a real head wind of intolerance against Muslim communities'....The next scheduled hajj that will fall during a school vacation will be in eight years.... But why accommodate your students and your employer when you can sue?" See Spreading Islam through Public Schools
January 2010
It's called freedom of speech: "The woman who burst out with 'except Obama' when New Jersey Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone was reading in Congress the Constitution's requirement that the president be a 'natural born Citizen' was simply exercising her free speech rights, according to a law team representing her.... 'The sad irony here is that Ms. Cao was arrested for exercising her constitutional right to free speech at the very moment that Congress was making a show of reading aloud the Constitution." See No Rights for Resisters
December 2010
Appeals court asked to remove bull's-eye from Christians: "'The Hate Crimes Act was clearly intended to intimidate Christians and their religious leaders into remaining silent concerning their religious beliefs that homosexual conduct is an abomination and a sin,' the law center said today....'Under the guise of enforcing 'niceness' and promoting 'tolerance,' homosexual advocacy groups have mobilized their financial power to purchase political clout which they now use to shut down any criticism of their deviant lifestyle.... The center confirmed that... the greatest threat of violence to homosexuals comes not from Christians but from other homosexuals."
Rebuilding Noah's Ark: "The developers of Ark Encounter have close ties to a Christian ministry called Answers in Genesis.... Designers say that every detail, down to the construction techniques of the Ark itself, will plausibly reflect the biblical account.
"...civil libertarians' are concerned that the park would involve an unconstitutional advancement of religion.... But why is that different, legally speaking, from Disneyland bringing Pirates of the Caribbean to life? At what point did the planners of Ark Encounter go too far in their concerns for religious authenticity?" See Ban Truth - Reap Tyranny
No more sermons at the soup kitchen: "Faith-based organizations may no longer conduct worship services or proselytize while providing social programs funded with federal money. President Obama has amended a 2002 Executive Order from President George W. Bush that allowed faith-based social programs to get federal aid." See Obama's "Universal" Service Plan
November 2010
Iran, North Korea, Cuba teach U.S. human rights: "The results of the Obama administration's decision to submit the United States to the evaluation of the U.N.'s Human Rights Council...include harsh condemnation from such human rights 'leaders' as Cuba, Libya, and Iran. Before the report was unveiled, experts predicted that it would be used as 'cannon fodder' by critics of the U.S." See Global War on Christian Values - Part 1
Free to Believe Campaign: "The ‘Defamation of Religions Resolution’, originally 'defamation of Islam' and first introduced to the Human Rights Commission in 1999, seeks to criminalise words or actions that are deemed to be against a particular religion, namely Islam. ...it really promotes intolerance and violates the freedoms of religion and expression for religious minorities – especially Christians – in these countries....
"The OIC, an inter-governmental organisation of 57 countries with majority or significant Muslim populations, has been the driving force behind the resolution.... Many Christians living in these mostly Muslim countries are already severely impacted by restrictive laws – especially those living under strict Sharia law.... The ‘Defamation of Religions Resolution’ has the potential to give a cloak of international respectability to persecution.”
[UK] High Court considers barring Christian foster parents: "The High Court is to be asked to rule on whether Christians are 'fit people' to adopt or foster children – or whether they will be excluded, regardless of the needs of children, from doing so because of the requirements of homosexual rights,' the clergy write. 'This 'equality,' however, privileges homosexual rights over those of others.'" See Depravity and Ban truth - Reap Tyranny
October 2010
In Holland, Free Speech on Trial: "Imagine if a leader within the tea party movement were able to persuade its members to establish a third political party. Imagine he succeeded—overwhelmingly—and that as their leader he stood a real chance of winning the presidency. Then imagine that in anticipation of his electoral victory, the Democrats and Republicans quickly modified an existing antidiscrimination law so that he could be convicted for statements he made on the campaign trail.
"All of this seems impossible in a 21st-century liberal democracy. But it is exactly what is happening in Holland to Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders.... Article 137C of the penal code now states that anyone 'who publicly, verbally or in writing or image, deliberately expresses himself in anyway insulting of a group of people because of their race, their religion or belief... will be punished with a prison sentence... or a fine...'
"How is it possible that a mature European liberal democracy is prosecuting an elected member of parliament for his political opinions on the most pressing issue of the day—namely, Islamic fundamentalism? ...even when it became apparent that some Muslims practiced female genital mutilation and honor killings, and imams openly urged their congregations to reject Dutch culture and law—citizens were not to criticize Islam.....
"A growing segment of the population—including Mr. Wilders and me, when I was a member of parliament from 2003 to 2006—doubted this facile and dangerous idea of 'tolerance.' This upset politicians, professors, journalists and other opinion-makers who tried to make us untouchables." See One Country and Three Civilizations
Truth On Trial: “I am on trial, but on trial with me is the freedom of expression of many Dutch citizens.' ...Wilders faces a year in prison or a fine of up to 7,600 euros for supposedly inciting hatred against Muslims – which he has supposedly done by telling the truth about how Islamic jihadists use the texts and teachings of Islam themselves to incite hatred and violence against non-Muslims....
"He added: 'I am sitting here as a suspect because I have spoken nothing but the truth.....The Wilders trial is a turning point for the West: will Western authorities defend the hard-won principle of the freedom of speech as a bulwark against tyranny...or will they – in the interests of suicidal political correctness — allow Islamic supremacists to obliterate that freedom in the interests of establishing in the West the Sharia principle that Islam is not to be questioned or criticized...?" See Ban Truth - Reap Tyranny
August 2010
Obama's Ramadan blessing: "...we have a man in the White House who extols Islam for 'advancing justice, progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.' In blessing the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, Barack Obama added that Islam 'is a faith known for great diversity and racial equality
' and that it 'has always been part of America.'..."
Who does Obama think sold all those millions of black Africans into slavery in Europe and America? Is he not aware that black slavery is still alive in some Muslim countries in the Middle East?..."Tolerance? I quote: 'O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends....
"Dignity of all human beings? In Islam, Muslim males have a higher worth than any others. A Muslim man can have up to four wives, beat them and change them as he pleases."
President Obama comes out in support of Ground Zero mosque: "Let me be clear: as a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country. That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan....'
"Polls have shown that New Yorkers are overwhelmingly opposed putting a mosque near the World Trade Center site."
See Glossary of Islamic TermsKenya gives Obama abortion, Islamic courts: "Kenya today gave President Obama a much-wanted birthday present, voting overwhelmingly to pass a constitutional referendum that would legitimize for the first time abortions and Islamic courts in the nation. ...the Obama administration spent $23 million of U.S. Aid funds to support the 'Yes' vote in the referendum, despite congressional protests." See Rules for Radicals
More regulation-happy Obama czars: "Obama has appointed another czar from Chicago: the new food czar, Sam Kass.... Everybody laughed when Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., asked Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan if it would be constitutional for Congress to order Americans 'to eat three vegetables and three fruits every day.' Kagan declined to give a straightforward answer, maybe because she knew that exactly that type of dictatorial mandate was coming....
"Czar Berwick is on record as saying, 'Excellent health care is by definition redistributional.' He used this favorite Obama term in the context of praising Britain's socialized medicine system as 'a global treasure.'" See Unalienable Rights?
Stopped by a Sheriff's Deputy: "I was stopped by a policeman (a sheriff’s deputy, to be precise) who informed me that the little lights that illuminate my license plate were out. The officer didn’t give me a ticket, but he did take my driver’s license back to his car and run a check on me, to see if I had an arrest record. I don’t, so he let me go with a warning to get those lights fixed. No big deal, right?
But, if a police officer can run a background check on me, an American citizen, what on earth is wrong with a police officer running a background check on somebody who is stopped (for whatever reason) to verify legal residence? After all, that was the essence of Arizona’s SB 1070. Why is it OK to demand ID and run a background check on an American citizen, but it’s a horrible injustice to demand ID and run a background check on an illegal alien?" See The UN Plan for Global Migration
Legalizing marijuana is civil rights issue, California NAACP says: "Legalizing marijuana is a civil rights issue, according to one of California's most prominent African-American advocacy groups. The California State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, led by President Alice Huffman, recently announced its 'unconditional endorsement' for Proposition 19, a legislative initiative on the November ballot that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in California. Huffman said African-Americans are disproportionately affected by the criminalization of marijuana which makes passing the law a civil rights issue." See Steps toward Global Mind Control
Top 10 Examples of NAACP Racism: "The rhetoric of Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP from 1998 to 2000, exemplifies the organization’s migration from the mainstream to the extreme. In his words, Republicans are 'the white people’s party' and 'a crazed swarm of right-wing locusts.'” See Ban truth - Reap Tyranny
July 2010
Look whose votes won't be counted ... Obama's Justice Department allegedly ignoring new laws designed to safeguard ballot accuracy: "In the wake of the Department of Justice's New Black Panther Party scandal, a second former DOJ attorney has now come forward, blasting the department for failing to protect American soldiers' right to vote. ..the DOJ's Voting Section is ignoring the new laws and may allow thousands of ballots to slip through the cracks uncounted in November."
Obama Wants to Jail Americans with New Law: "Sparking the concern of Russian diplomats over the growing totalitarian bent of the Obama government is the planned reintroduction of what these reports call one of the most draconian laws ever introduced in a free society that is titled “The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act.” First introduced in the US Congress in 2007... this new law passed the US House of Representatives by a secretive voice vote, but failed to pass the US Senate... [It] was embraced by Obama who became the first American President to name his own citizens as a threat to his Nations security....[It supposedly] makes the problem of home-grown terrorists a top priority because an increasing number of individuals in the US have become 'captivated by extremist ideology or causes.'
"The Times of London is further reporting that Obama’s new National Security Strategy 'officially' ends America’s 'War on Terror' in what they call 'a sweeping repudiation of the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive military strikes.'”
June 2010
Obama's faith: Christianity or Islam? "When speaking of the origins of Islam, why does Obama use the word 'revealed'?... One does not expect a Christian to suggest that God revealed Islam to Muhammad for the simple reason that if God did such, then Christianity is wrong....
"Obama calls the Quran, 'the holy Quran.' Again, one does not expect a Christian to suggest that the Quran is holy.... If the Quran is holy, it should also be true – and if the Quran is true, then the Bible is incorrect.... In contrast, I have not heard Obama append the world 'holy' onto the Bible. Curiously, I have heard Obama forcefully mock the Bible.
"...why is the Obama administration directing that ex-Muslim, Christian and firstborn son of one of the founding sheikh's of Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef – who has saved thousands of Israeli and Palestinian lives from Islamic suicide bombings – be extradited from the U.S. and send to Palestinian territories where he is sure to face certain death....
"...there are reports that Obama himself confided his Islamic faith to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit." See video:
Obama: "I am a Muslim"
It's freedom of 'religion,' [not just freedom to "worship"]: "'While some may deem the words 'worship' and 'religion' to be synonymous, and thus interchangeable, they are most definitely not!' ...'The First Amendment of the United States Constitution uses the word 'religion' and states unequivocally that Congress cannot prohibit the 'free exercise' of said 'religion' ...'[Obama's] use of the word 'worship' implies that we have freedom ONLY within the confines of structures set aside for religious expression (i.e. churches, synagogues, etc.). This is not only a gross departure from the original intent of the First Amendment, but is also the first step toward eliminating faith expression in the public marketplace.'...
"The issue also has arisen in the arguments over 'hate crimes.'" See Why hate crimes laws would ban Biblical Christianity
Clemency for the enemy, but not our soldiers? "This Memorial Day Weekend, Americans remember not only our fallen soldiers, but also soldiers currently fighting in hostile lands under atrocious conditions. But there's another duty upon us as Americans with a debt of gratitude to our armed forces. We must recognize the travesties of U.S. military justice that have tried, convicted, jailed and repeatedly denied clemency to all too many brave Americans, the same brave Americans who have fought our wars only to be unfairly charged with 'murder' in the war zone.
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...recall the crushing conviction of Sgt. Evan Vela, a young Ranger-trained sniper and father of two from Idaho, for executing his superior's order to kill an Iraqi man who, at the time, had been compromising his squad's hiding place in pre-'surge' Iraq. Ten years in Fort Leavenworth, ordered not-so-blind justice. (There is evidence that Evan's harsh sentence was a blatant political sop to Iraq's government.)...And Evan Vela has all too many brothers-in-arms at Fort Leavenworth prison...."American commanders are informally releasing Taliban fighters on their own recognizance after they 'promise' not to fight jihad in the path of Allah again - or PC words to that effect. ... But no such clemency for our own. ....[S]ince January of this year, 200 alleged Taliban insurgents had been ...released from Bagram prison." See Ban Truth - Reap Tyranny
May 2010
"Human rights" urged for whales and dolphins: "Whales and dolphins should get 'human rights' to life and liberty because of mounting evidence of their intelligence, a group of conservationists and experts in philosophy, law and ethics said Sunday.... Thomas White, director of the Center for Ethics and Business... [said], 'They have a sense of self [how would they know?] that we used to think that only human beings have.'"
April 2010
Judge rules Christians have NO special rights as he throws out case of sex therapist who refused to work with gay couples: "In a landmark case, the appeal judge told relationship guidance counsellor Gary McFarlane, a Christian, that he had no right to refuse to give sex therapy to gay couples. And the judge delivered a scathing criticism of former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, who spoke up for Christians who try to follow their beliefs."
Europe steps up pressure for smacking [spanking] ban on human rights grounds: "It is now one of only a handful of countries holding out against a complete ban on the practice, according to the Council of Europe. The organisation criticised the fact that state intervention into family affairs is seen as 'unwelcome' in Britain and attacked traditional parenting practices which are based on 'authority'. The intervention, which follows a series of failed attempts to impose a complete ban in Parliament, comes 10 years after European judges ruled that smacking could violate children’s human rights. Although corporal punishment has been banned in schools mild smacking is permitted in the home under a 'reasonable chastisement'..." How Human "Rights" Crush Individual Freedom
March 2010
Court blasts city's ban on church bells: "The dispute heated up when Bishop Rick Painter of Christ the King was sentenced to jail and probation in June 2009 for violating the ordinance by ringing his church's bells."
Supreme Court to consider case against California law school: "The college, which requires officially recognized student groups to admit any Hastings student who wants to join, may be well-meaning, says the student outpost of the Christian Legal Society. But the group contends that requiring it to allow gay students and nonbelievers into its leadership would be a renunciation of its core beliefs, and that the policy violates the Constitution's guarantee of free speech, association with like-minded individuals and exercise of religion.... Martinez [acting chancellor]. said he has been asked if the school's policy means that a Jewish organization would have to allow a Nazi sympathizer to join, and his answer is yes. 'That's a necessary consequence of being nondiscriminatory.'" See Whose "rights" will rule in a "democratized" world?
February 2010
The Human Rights set-up: "The victim is John Fulton, owner of the Downtown Health Club for Women in St. Catharines -Ontario, Canada]. In 2006, an individual dressed as a woman visited the club and applied for membership. The person then told Fulton, 'I’m really a guy'— a man planning to have a sex-change operation. With only one change room and shower room in the club, admitting this individual would have meant allowing a man to observe the other patrons — all female — in various stages of undress."
Muslim student adviser: Death penalty for 'gays' : "Devin Saucier, president of Vanderbilt's chapter of Youth for Western Civilization... wondered about the 'unholy alliance between Muslims and leftists – how could the latter, who fervently support multiculturalism, gay marriage, and gender equality, ally with the former, who support religious and cultural supremacy, traditional marriage, and the oppression of women?'
'"When I saw that the Muslim Students Association (MSA) was hosting an event titled 'Common Ground: Being Muslim in the Military' which was sponsored by the Project Dialogue committee, I knew it would be ripe grounds for me to expose the gullibility of leftists who grovel at the altars of tolerance and acceptance,' he wrote.
"...after the meeting a 'rather flustered girl' demanded to know why he asked the question....
"'I think my question was quite relevant, since there are a number of homosexuals in the military,' Saucier replied.... 'If I was a homosexual in the military, I would want to know if the religion of the person fighting next to me demands my death....'
'"Well I learned in Sunday school that Christianity condemns homosexuality too!' the girl said.
'"Yes, Christianity does consider homosexuality sinful, and Christians pray for homosexuals because of it, while Islamic law says they should be punished with death. See the difference?" he responded."
One "common ground" shared by the two groups would be a common hatred for Christianity.
January 2010
Ad for 'reliable workers' banned as discrimination: [Ireland] "The text of the ad ended by stating that applicants for the post 'must be very reliable and hard-working.' But when Mamo called the Jobcentre the following day, she was told that her ad would not be displayed.... A Jobcentre worker claimed that the word 'reliable' meant they could be sued for discriminating against unreliable workers." See Cultural corruption
December 2009
[UK] "Equality Bill" will hurt Churches: "The Bill... is being promoted as a way of consolidating earlier anti-discrimination legislation into a single law. Faith groups believe it will reduce the control they have over who to employ.... 'The trouble is that the Government is passing vague legislation and then saying 'well, the courts will sort it out.... Courts should not become the arena in which these issues are fought out.”
Secretary Clinton Explains U.S. "Pragmatic Policy" on Human Rights: "After side-stepping human rights concerns in China earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of State Clinton firmly outlined the current U.S. diplomatic position.... 'Principled pragmatism informs our approach on human rights, informs our approach with all countries, but particularly with key countries like China and Russia.'... ChinaAid President Bob Fu remains concerned about the implications of a U.S. hidden-negotiation approach to human rights concerns in China." See Trading U.S. Rights for UN Rules
November 2009
Prison pays for sex change treatments: "Convicted wife-killer Robert 'Michelle' Kosilek was rebuffed again in his battle to force state prison honchos to give him electrolysis treatments, but a federal judge left the door open to the transgender con getting taxpayer-funded hair removal procedures....at a cost of $500 each. ... Wolf [the judge] criticized the DOC for its decision to stop electrolysis treatments for Kosilek, formerly of Mansfield, who lives as a woman at the all-male prison... Wolf said the move to stop the treatments ran 'a grave risk of violating the Eight Amendment,' which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment." See Moral, Spiritual & Cultural Corruption
Islamic nations want treaty to protect faith symbols: "Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery. It would essentially mean a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West.... Algeria and Pakistan have taken the lead in lobbying to eventually bring the proposal to a vote in the UN General Assembly."
Teen fights vaccination for sexually transmitted virus: "A teenager is entitled to an exemption from a federal requirement that she be given a vaccine against a sexually transmitted disease, because she is a Christian and holds the religious conviction that she must abstain from sex until marriage, according to a brief filed in support of her decision." See The UN Plan for your Mental Health
Italy, Vatican in uproar over court crucifix ruling: "The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that crucifixes should be removed from Italian classrooms...." Similar to America: "And a little child shall lead them
October 2009
Obama signs 'hate-crimes' bill into law: "''This law is a grave threat to the First Amendment because it provides special penalties based on what people think, feel, or believe. ADF will be on the front line to defend those whose free speech or free exercise of religion rights are violated by this unconstitutional law and to ultimately overturn this attack on freedom.' Opponents point to cases in Canada and Sweden, where Christians have faced criminal prosecution for preaching that homosexual behavior is a sin. '...It paves the way for the criminalization of speech that is not deemed 'politically correct.... Hate crimes' laws fly in the face of the underlying purpose of the First Amendment, which was designed specifically to protect unpopular speech.'...
"The White House announced it will host a reception this evening to commemorate the enactment of the hate crimes legislation." See Why "Hate crime" laws would ban Biblical Christianity
Shut up! U.S. sponsors plan to restrict free speech: [Notice the Orwellian language:] "A proposal sponsored by the Obama administration at the United Nations that purports to seek protection for 'freedom of opinion and expression' actually is a call for a worldwide crackdown on freedom of speech and a mandate for nations to ensure 'that relevant national legislation complies with … international human rights obligations' – a clear threat to the First Amendment.... It demands that all nations condemn and criminalize 'any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence.'
"...the issue is not about free speech at all but about installing international precedents to stifle any criticism of Islam.... 'The proclamation of the Gospel in Muslim countries has been called incitement of religious discrimination.'...
"The 57 member nations of the Organization of the Islamic Conference have lobbied for the 'anti-defamation' plan, which is based on the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam, since 1999. The Cairo declaration states 'that all rights are subject to Shariah law, and makes Shariah law the only source of reference for human rights.'" See Persecution and Adapting the Constitution to a Global Consensus
Obama Declares War on Free Speech: "The Obama Administration has now actually co-sponsored an anti-free speech resolution at the United Nations. Approved by the U.N. Human Rights Council last Friday, the resolution, cosponsored by the U.S. and Egypt, calls on states to condemn and criminalize 'any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence.'...
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'Incitement' and 'hatred' are in the eye of the beholder -- or more precisely, in the eye of those who make such determinations. The powerful can decide to silence the powerless by classifying their views as 'hate speech.'"
The resolution also condemns 'negative stereotyping of religions...,' which is of course an oblique reference to accurate reporting about the jihad doctrine and Islamic supremacism...."But we still have the First Amendment, right? ...'If the U.S. backs a resolution that urges the suppression of some speech,' he explains, 'presumably we are taking the view that all countries -- including the U.S. -- should adhere to this resolution." See
Why "Hate crime" laws would ban Biblical ChristianityAtheists say prayer makes them physically sick': "'My stomach did a somersault with disgust'... Atheists recruited to be part of a lawsuit that is trying to rid government ceremonies such as the inauguration of a president of any invocation or other prayer have claimed they are made physically ill by prayer."
See No Rights for Resisters
September 2009
Regulatory chief: Adult dog more 'rational' than baby: "President Obama's newly confirmed administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has several times quoted approvingly from an author who likened animals to slaves and argued an adult dog or a horse is more rational than a human infant and should therefore be granted similar rights. ... The Senate today confirmed Sunstein as Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar,' overcoming months of delay due to Republican concerns that he would push a radical animal-rights agenda." See ...and a child shall lead them
August 2009
Quangos... veto ‘racist’ everyday phrases: "Among the everyday sayings that have been quietly dropped in a bid to stamp out racism and sexism are 'whiter than white', 'gentleman's agreement', 'black mark' and 'right-hand man'. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has advised staff to replace the phrase 'black day' with 'miserable day', according to documents released under freedom of information rules. It points out that certain words carry with them a 'hierarchical valuation of skin colour'. The commission even urges employees to be mindful of the term 'ethnic minority' because it can imply 'something smaller and less important'." See Reinventing the World Part 3: Global Standards
Charter school's use of Bible ignites public firestorm: "'The U.S. Supreme Court has held in many cases that public schools may teach about religion, including the Bible or other Scripture,' Moffett told the Press-Tribune. 'The Court has also held that public schools may use the Bible in the study of history, civilization, ethics, comparative religion or the like.'" See Ban Truth - Reap Tyranny
Previous links and excerpts on this topic: Whose Rights? 2006-2007
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