For Consideration

How did we get from an America of fierce individualism and personal responsibility to an America of handouts and government control?  Temptation.  That’s the argument Paul Rahe makes here.

Vegetable Distinction

I am sure you have heard of this story by now, but it is worth considering the case of the Belgian Rom Houben’s incredible recovery.  Actually, if you know the case, then you know that he has been aware of his surroundings all along.  For 23 years, he has been called a vegetable by the experts; yet, he has been aware of conversations about him, aware that his father passed away.  His body simply would not allow him to respond in any way.  Now, an expert has devised a way for him to respond.  For 23 years, the doctors were wrong about calling him a vegetable (PVS).  How many others were misdiagnosed?  Terri Schiavo?  Could we please decide from this point forward to call (and treat) humans, humans.  Call vegetables, vegetables.

E-mails and Tall Tales

Emails have been captured (lots of them) showing how climatologists have been pressured to sign on to global warming hype, even when they thought the evidence was proving contrary (which it has been for 10 years).  This post from Mark Steyn is chock full of links to fascinating articles which display both the agenda and nonsense of the global warming crowd.

For an interesting and informative take on the “wrongness” of global warming, see this feature.  Global warming advocates have left a path of human misery.  Liberalism, socialism, and environmentalism have caused more human misery than capitalism ever could.

Double Dose of Good News

There are a couple of stories which seem to be indicators of better days ahead for clear thinking. I thought it might be nice to head into the weekend with happy thoughts; so here are 2 stories that might demonstrate that truth still prevails with persistence over time.

First, Signature in the Cell has become a Top 10 Science Book this year on Amazon.  This is good news for science and bad news for materialism (or naturalism).  The book demonstrates how materialistic evolution cannot explain the cell, once thought the simplest compound of the human anatomy.  Check out the story about it here, and be sure to watch the video on the cell that is next to the article (seriously!).  Just imagine, each cell is part of about 75 trillion cells in the human body, all working like fine-tuned machines, all the time.  By chance?

Second,

Global warming has stalled.  Now, pay attention here. “Global warming has stalled” is another way of saying the global warming hysteria may be coming to an end.  There is no global warming, and there has not been for the past 10 years; it is political hype.  Finally, some honest climatologists are admitting as much publicly.  This is a good indication of things to come.  Please remember those who hitched our fate to the so-called climate crisis and bid them farewell.  Send them off in a green balloon filled with hot air.  (Here’s the story)

A Bug’s Life

A bug’s life is now discriminatory.  Apparently, we should rename the movie and re-tool our thinking about bugs.  They aren’t to be thought of as bugs, but beasts.  So, we should think of a beast’s life, instead of a bug’s life.  Does this sound absurd?  Good!  It means there are still human beings left on the planet.

However, if the educational elites in Britain have their way, the future of the human race will diminish into a unitary “beasthood.”  As crazy as it sounds, educators in the UK are advocating tolerance toward insects.  A new school curriculum across the sea instructs children to stop the bug squashing and start respecting ants and roaches with the respect they supposedly deserve.  According the the curriculum, bugs deserve to be classified as “beasts.”  And, apparently, beasts shouldn’t be swatted or stomped.

As this blog post recognizes, these silly reclassifications serve only to diminish humanity.

Muslims Killing Our Brothers

According to this Baptist Press article, our Christian brothers are being hunted down like animals and killed in Somalia.  Muslims have killed 13 Christians so far in this manhunt.  So, this morning, a wife has no husband, and a daughter has no daddy–all in the name of Islam.

No, I don’t think all muslims are murderers.  However, I do think that the voice of muslims today is murder.  Remember the riots after Pope Benedict gave his speech in Germany?  His point was to call all Muslims (especially peaceful Muslim leaders) to agree with Christians and others that murder is wrong.  If we might begin with a reasonable approach and together condemn murder, then we could go a long way to establishing peace.  Instead, this message was met with rioting and outrage and killing.  So, I don’t think we are helping ourselves or Muslims when we act as though these murderers are “extremists.”  They are acting in the name of Islam.  If that is a misrepresentation of Islam, then the so-called peaceful majority must make the distinction plain for the rest of us.

More to the point, I praise God that Christians are not the ones doing the killing; rather, like the Christ they serve, Christians are dying for their faith.  If a grain of wheat dies, it bears much fruit (John 12:24).

Devastating China

The following update from China Aid details the sad story of the devastation wrought by China’s forced abortion policy.

“No one supports forced abortion…”

–Reggie LittleJohn, Women’s Rights Without Frontiers and ChinaAid

WASHINGTON, D.C.–On Tuesday, November 10, 2009,   Reggie Littlejohn and ChinaAid presented substantial firsthand body of evidence and research illustrating the abuses and devastating effects of China’s One Child Policy to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the Rayburn House Office buidling in Washington, DC. View the original Hearing Announcement.  Reggie presented her testimony of evidence showing how One Child Policy is linked to forced abortion, forced sterilization, gendercide and infanticide. A woman working with ChinaAid testified anonymously before the hearing on her personal experience with forced abortion. Read about Wujian’s firsthand experience and other substantial evidence here

• Firsthand Testimony of Wujian–A Victim of One Child Policy
• Reggie LittleJohn’s Testimony on One Child Policy
• Evidence: Best Practices of Infanticide
• Evidence: Consequences of Coercion
• ChinaAid One Child Policy Final Case Reports

A press conference held before the hearing enabled media to ask questions and meet the speakers. Syndicated writer Kathleen Parker covered the hearing for the Washington Post; Julia Duin for the Washington Times; Dan Robinson for Voice of America; and a staff press writer for Examiner.com.

“When Abortion Isn’t a Choice”–Article by syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker on WashingtonPost.com. Read the article from November 11, 2009.

Kathleen Parker is a columnist, syndicated to work with over 440 newspapers worldwide. A credible and time-honored voice in the news industry, Ms. Parker’s voice has added volume to the movement against forced abortion, sterilization, and infanticide. 

“DUIN: Obama Silent on One Child Policy”–Article by Julia Duin, Religion editor for the Washington Times. Read the article from November 12, 2009.

Activists Urge President Obama to Question China’s One Child Policy”–Article by Dan Robinson, Capitol Hill Correspondent for Voice of America. Read the article from November 10, 2009.

“Rep. Chris Smith: Obama’s Trip Should Not Only Be About Economics…” article by Examiner.com press writer covers the press release issued by Congressman Chris Smith’s Office on November 10, 2009. Read the article on Examiner.com. Read the press release from Congressman Smith’s website from November 10.

 

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Stating the Obvious

I can’t help but thinking this Washington Times editorial is doing nothing but stating the obvious.  Hasan was a radical muslim who plotted murder against the American infidels at Ft. Hood.  No serious person can believe otherwise.  Still, this is a good editorial to read just to remind ourselves of what we are up against.  I would urge us all to remember, too, what Jesus taught: murder comes from the heart of man.

The only highlight of this week filled with ridiculous obfuscations of the obvious slaughter at Ft. Hood is the fact that we did get to see John Muhammed put to death for the 10 murders he committed.  At least justice did prevail in that case.

Clear as Mud

Our moral outlook is clear as mud, generally speaking.  The whole Ft. Hood terror attack (and that is what it was) is the latest evidence of our incompetence when speaking on moral issues.  Unbelievably, Major Hassan is being portrayed as a victim, when he is the guy who killed 14 innocent people (yes, 14. A baby was killed in the womb of one of the other victims). 

I heard a guy say that all religions are the same. All religions have always caused this kind of violence.  Is that true?  The Middle East Forum tackled the subject this week.  Read the article for a little clarity.

Native Crying

Wow! This is astounding.  A new research study demonstrates that babies cry in their own languages immediately after birth!  This story may prove to be significant because of the persistent unwillingness to acknowledge the status of human babies in the womb.  If babies come out crying in different languages, then they have acquired those languages in utero.  If this is the case, then the baby is aware of such things as language while still in the womb. 

Babies learn language in the womb?