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2014 Value Voters Summit
Washington, D.C., September 26-28, 2014
Christian Persecution In America
By The Ungodly Liberals In Power
By The Ungodly Liberals In Power
The Klein’s Story: Forced To Close Sweet Cakes Bakery
If there's one thing the Values Voter Summit had plenty of, it was heroes. On Friday, the audience was introduced to two of them: Aaron and Melissa Klein. The couple, who owned a small Oregon bakery in Gresham, won the hearts of everyone watching with a powerful story of standing for their faith -- even when it cost them their store, and maybe, their life's savings.
The parents of five, Aaron and Melissa were one of the dozens of family wedding vendors targeted by homosexual activists for their Christian faith. Sued, harassed, vandalized, and threatened to the point that the couple had to close their doors, the Kleins still didn't budge. "What it came down to was, (Melissa) has a God-given talent to create a work of art to celebrate a union between two people, and to use that in a manner that would be, you know, in the face of what the Bible says it should be, I just couldn’t in good conscience agree to do it.”
When Melissa teared up explaining how meaningful it was to be a part of the brides' and grooms' lives, Americans finally got a glimpse of the real victims in this debate. And it isn't the radical Left. “To be told they’re going to force me to convey a message other than what I want to convey -- it flies in the face of the Constitution,” Aaron explained. “It’s a violation of my conscience. It’s a violation of my religious freedom. It’s horrible to see your own government doing this to you.”
Facing up to $150,000 in damages, Aaron and Melissa made it clear that they were willing to pay a far steeper price to stand up for Christ. After months of being isolated and abused, Melissa was so overwhelmed by the audience's support that she bowed her head, tears running down her face, and explained that it had all been worth it to honor God.
Unfortunately, the Kleins are just one of the families hanging in the balance of the Supreme Court justices' scales. Yesterday, the high court spent a long day sorting through possible cases to hear in the upcoming session. Marriage would have been one of the hottest topics of the closed-door meeting, with five states begging the Court to weigh in on the marriage amendments being struck down in rapid succession. Although nothing final was announced, the justices are expected to release their upcoming cases within the week. For the sake of the First Amendment, let’s hope that our right not to be forced to violate our faith is one of them.
Duck Dynasty’s Phil:
‘We’re Swimming In A Cesspool Of Politically Correct Crap’
By Michael W. Chapman, CNS News —‘We’re Swimming In A Cesspool Of Politically Correct Crap’
Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson said the news media will not even mention the name “Jesus Christ” in a straightforward or even reverential way because they are so politically correct it precludes them from referencing God, and as a result America is “swimming in a cesspool of politically correct crap.”Robertson made his remarks during a sermon about political correctness and Christian morality at the White’s Ferry Road Church in West Monroe, La., as part of Duck Commander Mission Sunday on Sept. 14....
Thousands Of Pastors Defying IRS
Preaching on candidates’ moral positions
By Bob Unruh, WND —
It’s been a rough year or so for the Internal Revenue Service. The agency has been in the news for “losing” key computer records that Congress wants to investigate. There was the scandal over high-level attempts to investigate and intimidate churches. And there were the demands that certain conservative and Christian groups reveal their prayers and promise not to oppose Planned Parenthood.Oh, and don’t forget the agency’s huge role in collecting funds for Obamacare....
Judge Jeanine Trashes USAir And
The Obama Regime For Disrespecting US Military
The Obama Regime For Disrespecting US Military
Have We Lost Our Minds & Sense Of Respect For Our Military?
Also: Kurdish Fighters Say They're Outgunned As ISIS Gains Ground In Kobani
Opening Statement by Judge Jeanine Pirro, Fox News Insider —
Judge Jeanine Pirro lashes out at USAir and the Obama regime for disrespecting the US the military. The spark is an incident where a decorated US Army Ranger, on his way to a ceremony, asks a flight attendant to hang up his dress blue jacket in the 1st-class closet to keep it wrinkle free. The attendant obstinately refuses, berating both the Ranger and the 1st-class passengers who offer to trade seats with him.
WATCH: Priestly Blessings Brings Thousands To Temple Mount
By Israel Today Staff —
Tens of thousands of Jewish people from Israel and around the world gathered at the Western Wall of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Sunday for the biblical priestly blessing that takes place during the festival of Sukkot, otherwise known as the Feast of Tabernacles.Many of the Jewish visitors had wanted to ascend the Temple Mount during their visit, but were prevented from doing so by police, who feared an outbreak of Arab Muslim violence. Jews are typically attacked when entering their religion’s holiest site during their religious feast days....
WATCH: St. Louis Protesters Burn American Flags In The Street
The protesters chanted “no justice, no peace!” and “hands up, don’t shoot!” as they waved the burning American flags.
Protesters In St. Louis Burn American Flags Following Fatal Shooting
By NTEB News Desk — Protesters in St. Louis burned American flags on Thursday night as unrest was reignited following the fatal officer-involved shooting of 18-year-old Vonderrit D. Myers, who police say opened fire on an off-duty officer.
The Myers shooting comes two months after a Ferguson officer killed Michael Brown, setting off intense national debate over law enforcement treatment of minorities.
Police say Myers was shot Wednesday after he opened fire on a white, off-duty officer, but Myers’ parents say he was unarmed. Some activists and lawmakers say Myers was targeted because he was black and are asking the Justice Department – which has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Brown, who was unarmed – to investigate his shooting....
The Myers shooting comes two months after a Ferguson officer killed Michael Brown, setting off intense national debate over law enforcement treatment of minorities.
Police say Myers was shot Wednesday after he opened fire on a white, off-duty officer, but Myers’ parents say he was unarmed. Some activists and lawmakers say Myers was targeted because he was black and are asking the Justice Department – which has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Brown, who was unarmed – to investigate his shooting....
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» Shabazz Calls for Black Rebellion Against Tyrannical America if Darren Wilson Not ChargedThe Wit & Wisdom of President Ronald Reagan
President Reagan, unlike his current day successor to the office, unashamedly loved America and called it “a Christian nation,” and generously shared his faith in God. This was the strength and success of the Reagan Revolution!
It is our hope this video will be a blessing to you ... and that it might inspire you to rededicate your life to the founding principles of our republic and America's destiny as the world's greatest Christian nation!
President Reagan's campaign slogan was, "Let's Make America Great Again!" He did! Thank God!
By Judge Hal Moroz (a proud member of the Reagan Revolution)
BREAKING: Look What Just Happened At The Dallas Hospital
Where The Ebola Patient Died
Where The Ebola Patient Died
..according to multiple news reports out of Texas...
By Norvell Rose, Western Journalism —
For the first time, a person has contracted Ebola inside the United States, according to multiple news reports out of Texas. And it’s happened at the very hospital where Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan died from the deadly virus.And now, as CNN reports, that “confirmed” case of infection in a health care worker in Dallas may have led to yet another U.S. Ebola victim: A “close contact” of the health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas who preliminarily tested positive for Ebola has been “proactively” placed in isolation, Texas Health Resources chief clinical officer Dan Varga said Sunday....
ISIS Could Turn Ebola Into Bio-weapon, Security Expert Warns
By Sandy Fitzgerald, Newsmax —
The Islamic State (ISIS) may be thinking of using human carriers to infect its enemies with the Ebola virus, a national security expert claims, saying terror groups would not have to weaponize the deadly virus to spread the disease."In the context of terrorist activity, it doesn't take much sophistication to go that next step to use a human being as a carrier," Retired Capt. Al Shimkus, a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, told Forbes....
Trey Gowdy TEARS APART
The ‘Voter ID Laws Are Racist’ Myth
The ‘Voter ID Laws Are Racist’ Myth
Tea Party News Network (TPNN) — On Thursday, the courts issued a blow to voters when they struck down a Texas voter ID law that would preserve the integrity of elections. Calling it a “poll tax,” the activist judge ruled against the Texas law. The Huffington Post reported on the case, saying,
A federal judge in Texas struck down the state’s voter ID law on Thursday, calling it an “unconstitutional poll tax” intended to discriminate against Hispanic and African-American citizens that creates “an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote.”In a 147-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, an appointee of President Barack Obama confirmed to the bench in 2011, ruled that the law passed by Texas legislators and signed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) took an “unorthodox” approach they knew would have a disparate impact on minority voters. The law requires voters to produce government-issued identification before casting a ballot.While Ramos found no “smoking guns” of racist intentions in passing the legislation, she said the state legislature’s 2011 session was “racially charged.” She concluded that the sponsors of the measure “were motivated, at the very least in part, because of and not merely in spite of the voter ID law’s detrimental effects on the African-American and Hispanic electorate.”A spokeswoman for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said the state would “immediately appeal.”
The ruling presupposes that the voter ID requirements unfairly target minorities when, in reality, the law applies the same standards for voting that is is required for any facet of modern living: obtaining an ID.
In the below speech, Republican no-nonsense Congressman Trey Gowdy takes apart the typical arguments against voter ID legislation.
ISIS Is Defeating The U.S. And Are Close To Victory In Syria And Iraq
(A Caliphate Is Imminent)
By Shoebat Foundation, Shoebat.com —(A Caliphate Is Imminent)
Obama’s plans to fight Islamic State are in ruins as the militant group’s fighters come close to capturing Kobani and have inflicted a heavy defeat on the Iraqi army west of Baghdad and much more. As it seems, the results of what is reported from Syria and Iraq is not only a victory for ISIS, but a defeat for the U.S. This will catapult the image of ISIS across the Muslim globe. As it seems the victory of the Islamic Caliphate is imminent.The US-led air attacks launched against Islamic State (also known as Isis) on 8 August in Iraq and 23 September in Syria have not worked. President Obama’s plan to “degrade and destroy” Islamic State has not even begun to achieve success. In both Syria and Iraq, Isis is expanding its control rather than contracting....
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» U.S. Senator John McCain: ISIS Is WinningObama’s ISIS Strategy In Tatters As Militants March On
By Patrick Cockburn, The Independent —
America's plans to fight Islamic State are in ruins as the militant group's fighters come close to capturing Kobani and have inflicted a heavy defeat on the Iraqi army west of Baghdad.The US-led air attacks launched against Islamic State (also known as Isis) on 8 August in Iraq and 23 September in Syria have not worked. President Obama's plan to "degrade and destroy" Islamic State has not even begun to achieve success. In both Syria and Iraq, Isis is expanding its control rather than contracting....
The Imaginary War On Women Versus The Real War On Women
Glenn Foden has been an editorial cartoonist and office curiosity for 25 years and hopes to become computer literate by the end of his career. As of now, he depends upon his wife and twin teen daughters to explain the hard parts to him. As far as politics go, his first and best vote was for Ronald Reagan.
Jesus Privately Briefing His Inner Circle of Disciples
Regarding The Last Days
Regarding The Last Days
“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” ~ Matthew 24:3-14