Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Hirbet Qeiyafa, Israel: An Israeli archaeologist has discovered a Hebrew inscription on a 3,000-year-old pottery shard — a find that suggests Biblical accounts of the ancient Israelite kingdom of David could have been based on written texts. The discovery of this shard could go a long ways towards supporting the Bible and towards dispelling some […]
Filed under: Ancient Judaism, Apologetics, Archaeology, Bible Issues, Commentary
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Picture of al Libi via Wikipedia al Qaeda has been ‘officially’ silent the the American Presidential election this time. Though recently one of their major leaders was quoted in a video praying for President George W. Bush and the Republicans to be "humiliated": "O God, humiliate Bush and his party, O Lord of the Worlds, […]
Filed under: Commentary, Election, Jihad, Politics, War on Terror
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
L.A. Times Building- via Wikipedia Shame on the L.A. Times for their refusal to release a video of Barack Obama at a dinner party for Rashid Khalidi, an Obama personal friend, Professor of Arab studies, and former Spokesman for the PLO. William Ayers and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, were also in attendance. It is rumored […]
Filed under: Commentary, Israel, Politics, President Barack Obama
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Image via Wikipedia Although the Roman Catholic Bishops in America do not actively support one particular candidate over another, they are telling their parishioners to make sure that they consider abortion as a major defining issue in the election coming up. According to Sue Cyr, head of the Ad Hoc Committee in Support of Our […]
Filed under: Abortion, Commentary, Culture Clash, Politics & Religion
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Image via Wikipedia Brian Camenker, president of Mass Resistance ,a pro-family organization in Massachusetts, points out that after the Massachusetts courts made homosexual marriage legal in his state, schools promptly began teaching about same-sex marriage, both in public elementary and middle schools. <<read the whole story>> Response: One of the major battlegrounds in the fight […]
Filed under: Culture Clash, Education, Homosexual Marriage, Marriage, Politics
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
The LA County Sheriff’s officials and the West Hollywood mayor says that it is a matter of free speech! <<Full story in the LA TImes>> Response: I wonder what they would say if it was Barack Obama hanging up there? I’m sure the response would be quite different. What do you think? *Top **UPDATE 10/29: […]
Filed under: Commentary, Politics
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Image via Wikipedia Is there a new evil religious group in the world that needs to be to be combated and it is called Christian Zionism? According to an LA Times article, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, plans to distribute a brochure titled “Why We Should Be Concerned About […]
Filed under: Ahmadinejad, Apocalypse, Commentary, End Times, Politics & Religion, Religious Conflict
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Conference Picture by Getty Images via Daylife Beijing, Oct. 25 — Leaders from Asia and Europe called for new rules and a stronger regulated global monetary and financial system at the close of a two-day summit in Beijing. There were more than 40 leaders in attendance, including Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, German Chancellor Angela […]
Filed under: Commentary, Economy
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
This ran In The Times (London) this week: Heaven-sent ad opportunity “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” That is the cheery message London buses will be carrying if Richard Dawkins, the atheist, can raise enough cash. The slogan is to be daubed across 30 Westminster buses in retaliation for a […]
Filed under: Commentary, Culture & Religion, Culture Clash
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
(Video run time 1:01) This is one of those fun stories that comes along every once in a while. I actually found it in the newspaper (OC Register 10/23/08, Local p.1) but it is all over the Net. Mattel toy Co. is receiving lot’s of complaints from folks who say that their Fisher-Price ‘Little Mommy […]
Filed under: Commentary, Culture & Religion, Islam
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