US Warns Sudan Against Retaliation for Genocide Charges The United States Friday warned Sudan against retaliating against U.N. peacekeepers, foreign diplomats or others for expected genocide charges against the country's president, Omar al-Bashir. Action by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the Sudanese leader is expected Monday. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

Christians accused of hatred and bigotry Ad Hominem attacks accusing Christians of hatred and bigotry have been appearing in pro homosexual marriage sites. A publisher of the bible has been / is a target of a Bible lawsuit which claims, "The Bible that refer to homosexuality as a sin violate his constitutional rights and have caused him emotional pain and mental instability."

McCain vs Obama on Iraq War Comparing historic positions of McCain and Obama on Iraq

McCain vs Obama on California's same sex marriage BACKGROUND * Prop 22 initiative defined marriage as between a man and a woman; passed by the voters in California. * The initiative was overturned by the court, (leaving no state definition of marriage) in a ruling some consider overreaching; Judge Baxter wrote in his dissent: Under article II, section 10, subdivision (c), that body cannot unilaterally repeal an initiative statute, such as Family Code section 308.5, unless the initiative measure itself so provides. Section 308.5 contains no such provision. * Legal groups looking at the activities of the ACLU promoting the gay agenda; proactively got enough signatures to place a amendment on the ballot that would be outside the jurisdiction of the California court. * Gay legal groups work to prevent a democratic vote on the issue, while Gay pundits call those against same sex marriage totalitarian fascist. Christian groups seek to maintain marriage as the institution which benefits families.

Is the same sex marriage California Court ruling a violation of separation of powers? The California Constitution, only give the voters authority to amend or repeal the marriage statute limiting marriage to one man and one woman (Prop 22). ... California Supreme Court cannot change the Constitution to provide the Legislature the authority that neither it or the legislature has. The balance of power respects the voters and does not have contempt for democracy.

Christain Conservatives adopt statement of common goals, Unify behind McCain The complete text of the Declaration of American Values, adopted at the meeting: "We the people of the United States of America, at this crucial time in history, do hereby affirm the core consensus values which form the basis of America's greatness, that all men and women from every race and ethnicity are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We adhere to the rule of law embodied in the Constitution of the United States and to the principles of liberty on which America was founded. In order to maintain the blessings of liberty and justice for ourselves and our posterity, and recognizing that personal responsibility is the basis of our self-governing Nation, we declare our allegiance: To secure the sanctity of human life by affirming the dignity of and right to life for the disabled, the ill, the aged, the poor, the disadvantaged, and for the unborn from the moment of conception. Every person is made in the image of God, and it is the responsibility and duty of all individuals and communities of faith to extend the hand of loving compassion to care for those in poverty and distress. To secure our national interest in the institution of marriage and family by embracing the union of one man and one woman as the sole form of legitimate marriage and the proper basis of family. To secure the fundamental rights of parents to the care, custody, and control of their children regarding their upbringing and education. To secure the free exercise of religion for all people, including the freedom to acknowledge God through our public institutions and other modes of public expression and the freedom of religious conscience without coercion by penalty or force of law. To secure the moral dignity of each person, acknowledging that obscenity, pornography, and indecency debase our communities, harm our families, and undermine morality and respect. Therefore, we promote enactment and enforcement of laws to protect decency and traditional morality. To secure the right to own, possess and manage private property without arbitrary interference from government, while acknowledging the necessity of maintaining a proper and balanced care and stewardship of the environment and natural resources for the health and safety of our families. To secure the individual right to own, possess, and use firearms as central to the preservation of peace and liberty. To secure a system of checks and balances between the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches within both state and federal governments, so that no one branch -- particularly the judiciary -- usurps the authority of the other two, and to maintain the constitutional principles of federalism which divide power between the state and federal governments. To secure our national sovereignty and domestic tranquility by maintaining a strong military; establishing and maintaining secure national borders; participating in international and diplomatic affairs without ceding authority to foreign powers that diminish or interfere with our unalienable rights; and being mindful of our history as a nation of immigrants, promoting immigration policies that observe the rule of law and are just, fair, swift, and foster national unity. To secure a system of fair taxes that are not punitive against the institution of marriage or family and are not progressive in nature, and within a limited government framework, to encourage economic opportunity, free enterprise, and free market competition. "We hereby pledge our Names, our Lives and our Sacred Honor to this Declaration of American Values."

How Your Campaign Should Reach Out to Bloggers: 10 Suggestions The impetuous for this post is this Matt Lewis post He lists these: (read his post for details and descriptions) 1. Research friendly/unfriendly blogs. 2. Once you research them, classify them. 3. Build a Relationship With Bloggers 4. Make Sure It's Really Newsworthy 5. Treat Them With Respect 6. When Possible, Provide Audio & Video 7. Promote Them All of these suggestions are good; I would add

evolutionnews.org: "Information Suppressed in Louisiana Advocate reporter Will Sentell" This background information was sent to Mr. Sentell after he interviewed Casey Luskin of Discovery Institute and before he filed his article. But he apparently didn't want to let the facts get in the way of his story:

McDonalds profits funding same sex marriage American Family Association - Promoting Traditional Family Values has released an announcement asking its members to boycott McDonalds. A new website has been established Boycott McDonalds.com ... "It is about McDonald's, as a corporation, refusing to remain neutral in the culture wars. McDonald's has chosen not to remain neutral but to give the full weight of their corporation to promoting the homosexual agenda, including homosexual marriage."

Free Gonzales: Guillermo Gonzales never anticipated becoming a test case - has been featured in "Expelled no Intelligence Allowed" Those excerpts do not even begin to define his work ... visit FreeGonzalez.com for more than just a sound byte ... In the "ID of the Future" interview, he logically debunks the Copernican principle being the center does not logically conclude importance ... Kansas being in the center of the USA does not make it more important than Washington. And, discusses his recent research.

Frontlines Webathon 4 PM to Midnight Eastern Time Frontlines webathon is today. Get new media information without a main stream media bias, and support our troops.

June 25th Wake Up Call to Church on Marriage I attended one of the 100+ locations that were involved in the Project Marriage June 25th state wide call Resources and information have been added to their Protect Marriage SD

Obama difficulty in discerning biblical truth Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is ok and that eating shellfish is abomination? How about Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith? Or should we just stick to the Sermon on the Mount - a passage that is so radical that it's doubtful that our own Defense Department would survive its application? So before we get carried away, let's read our bibles. Folks haven't been reading their bibles.

Action Institute "Science or Religion? A False Choice" Hat Tip: PowerBlog The position of the Church on bioethical issues is often incorrectly interpreted by secular academic circles as an obstacle to scientific research and progress. This is a common mistake that representatives of the scientific world easily run into and is usually dictated by ignorance of the purpose of the Church’s mission, which is to act for the preservation of human dignity and for the salvation of souls. ... There is no choice to make because there is no opposition, there simply cannot be knowledge without truth, or scientific research without the raising of further questions or of new challenges that will require answers. These answers can be found in Christ, who is always present in the Church. Evolution: Physics to Metaphysics In the last few decades, the belief in evolution has become the "religion" of science, replacing the Creator God as originator of life. In this fascinating report, Chuck Smith and Caryl Matrisciana reveal that despite its claims to be non-religious, the theory of evolution actually forms the basis of many ancient occult religions. Today in public schools students are presented with pagan philosophy in the place of true science. Evolution: Hoax of the Century? The concept of evolution has dominated the thinking of the scientific community for nearly a century and a half, and is taught as "fact" in public schools and educational institutions in America. And yet today, many leading scientists are abandoning a belief in traditional evolution, admitting that no real evidence exists!

Court arguments to decide fate of California homeschooling choice This time support is coming from many more sources: Even the Governor of California. World Net Daily Oral arguments were heard today in the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles, with the fate of homeschooling in California at stake. As WND reported earlier, the court's decision four months ago to compel two homeschooled children to attend a public or qualifying private school effectively stated that parents held neither a statutory right nor a constitutional right to provide homeschooling for their own children. LA Times Advocates urged a state appellate court Monday to overturn a decision that severely restricted the ability of California parents to educate their children at home, saying family-based schooling works for hundreds of thousands of children. “You cannot deny parents the right to do good for their kids,” said Michael P. Farris, representing the Home School Legal Defense Assn. in Virginia. “Anything that causes children to suitably learn, that should be encouraged.” Let My Children Go! DVD Goes beyond sound bytes Alliance Defense Fund Parents have a fundamental right to make educational choices for their children,” said ADF Senior Counsel Gary McCaleb. “Because this ruling impacts all Californians, we believe the case deserves a second look. We look forward to presenting this case for rehearing.” Ruling against a child enrolled at Sunland Christian School, a private homeschooling program, the California Court of Appeal found, in the case In re: Rachel L., that parents who educate their children at home could be criminally liable under California law. Pacific Justice Institute Kevin Snider, Chief Counsel for Pacific Justice Institute, will be participating in the oral argument. Snider will explain to the court the legality of homeschooling under both state law and constitutional principles.

Jehovah's Witnesses: dad loses his daughter, his family, and now his lawsuit to the cult A Calgary man has suffered a major legal setback in his bid to sue the Jehovah's Witness church and its lawyers over the death of his daughter, who fought against blood transfusions to treat her leukemia.

Civil War in Sudan June 2008 The Washington-DC based human rights group ICC has learned that up to 80,000 Southern Sudanese residents of the disputed area of Abeyi have fled their homes following a clash between the Khartoum government's Sudanese Aermed Forces and the Southern Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army.

Freedom of Speech - Pastor Stephen Boissoin - Hate Speech It all began Boissoin wrote: I simply wrote a passionate Letter to the Editor of my local newspaper in the midst of an ongoing national debate about gay marriage, the 'gay agenda' and their goal to have 'sexual orientation' added to Canadian hate crimes laws. ... Without doubt, I am passionate about reaching spiritually lost youth. Youth that have lost or have never had a foothold in life. Young people that have become disinterested with school and other productive activities resulting in no vision for their future. Hope, security, self-esteem and direction are day by day, even moment by moment pursuits for these young people.

Homosexual Agenda: Protect Marriage Amendment Initiative taken off ballot San Francisco Chronicle Gay-rights advocates asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to remove a proposed state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage from the November ballot. ... The advocacy groups, led by Equality California, asked the court to declare the initiative unconstitutional and strike it from the ballot, an action the justices seldom take before an election. Backers of the measure quickly denounced the suit. The groups argue that the measure would change the state's Constitution so profoundly that it would amount to a revision; and therefore a two-thirds legislative approval is needed before the measure goes to the voters. Appeals to the court to maintain authority over the issue, "If enacted, (the November initiative) would eviscerate the principle of equal citizenship for gay and lesbian people and strip the courts of their authority to enforce basic constitutional guarantees." “Equality California and its allies are desperate to evade democracy. First, they used the courts to erase the votes of nearly 5 million Californians who voted to protect marriage. Now, they are trying to silence the people’s voice forever,” said ADF Senior Counsel Glen Lavy. “This is just another attempt to force a radical political agenda upon the people of California. The opponents of marriage are willing to use any means necessary to impose their will.” “ADF and ProtectMarriage will defend the right of the people to participate in democratic process and vote on the constitutional amendment,” Lavy added.

Get involved in Intelligent Design Sign the Academic Freedom Petition Across America, the freedom of scientists, teachers, and students to question Darwin is coming under increasing attack by self-appointed defenders of the theory of evolution who are waging a malicious campaign to demonize and blacklist anyone who disagrees with them.

Intelligent design resources on the internet Resources for people who want to understand what Intelligent Design is.

Another video - Louisiana Coalition for Science - is afraid of! This video discusses Intelligent Design ... please view it and decide if it is OK for your children to watch! Louisiana science coalition wants this type of information out of the classroom

Protectmarriage: State wide call to Pastors and Christian Leaders The invitation discusses LEGAL REALITIES, RESPONSE OF THE GAY COMMUNITY (noting that nine organizations have cautioned their members not to launch lawsuits now. In essence, they know they can sue. But do it later. It could affect the outcome of the California Constitutional Marriage Amendment in November - Lay low play the "nothing has changed game") WHAT DOES THIS RULING MEAN? (How does the California Supreme Court ruling affect pastors? Are we forced to perform marriages for homosexual couples? Are we forced to rent our church buildings to homosexual couples who want to get married?) FASTING AND PRAYER (40 Day Statewide Fast, from September 25 to November 2) MEDIA PRESENCE.

The Video - Louisiana science coalition is afraid of! This video is part of a series that discusses Intelligent Design ... please view it and decide if it is OK for your children to watch!

Is society better off with traditional marriage. Clearly, children are better off, they have two parents to bond with and protect them. Children get different elements from their mom and their dad ... It is Obvious that the children are happy to have two parents who are committed to each other and committed to the children. A child can not take care of themselves and by nature look to their parents to raise them. The traditional family also creates a natural support system of and extented family grand-dads and grand-moms; Aunts and uncles. Many of which in a traditional family setting have a relationship with the children which is a benefit to the child. A permanent closed and committed relationship. It is not hard to see from the standpoint of raising children why societies have adopted a committed relationship between mom's and dad's to that the next generation grows up to be able to benefit the society. One would be overlooking the obvious to suggest marriage makes no difference, and as such the government has provided tax breaks in the form of recognition of dependance for people who have children. There is no requirement to be married to receive these tax breaks. For the two adults (without children) a traditional marriage may give them security and they benefit from the partnership; Being able to seperate different types of labor (Getting the food, Cooking the food). This security may help them in their work to the benefit of society but in many cases may make little or no difference to the society at large. However, todays marriage looks different from traditional marriage in that either party may ask and receive a divorce. Any arguement for security benefit from traditional marriage can no longer be applied today. Maybe the only benefit for marriage without children for society is in the form of normalizing it as a standard; to assist the church in promoting marriage and promoting not having sex outside of marriage. Marriage has many assumed contractual agreements; there is an assumed will (which can be replaced by an actual one); there is an assumed community property (which can be specified by a contract or living will); all of these assumed contracts can be specified by an actual contract or even be written with a different person or company. The benefit of Same Sex Marriage for the adults is that they get to ask for whatever traditional married people have. And because of the "Marriage" petition the court to get it. If they believe that sex out side of marriage is a sin, they get to feel better about not having sex out side of marriage. Maybe they also need an affirmation that everybody knows they love eachother. Appart from what the adults get from same sex marriage, society seems to get very little. Certainly this is not the arrangement that the church is looking for to promote a child friendly family.

Louisiana Coalition for Science - Against Educating ID Hat Tip: Hot Air: Louisiana science coalition begs Jindal: Veto the creationism bill Via LGF, showcasing a killer quote from Jindal’s college biology professor, the Louisiana Coalition for Science makes its case. The bill’s been on his desk since yesterday, having passed the state senate 36-0 and the house 94-3. Evolutionary science teaches that all the wonderful organs and enzymes in humans and animals–eyes, hemoglobin, lungs, hearts, and kidneys, all coded with DNA–arose totally by random chance through mutations in DNA. When Darwin created his theory he stated his assumptions clearly in a true scientific method. He believed that cells were simple and if they were complex then his theory would be invalidated. To put it in other terms if the cell were as complex as an engine and a gun was fired through the engine which resulted in no immediate harm to the engine but instead improving the engine. If the cells were as complex as an engine than the theory would have problems. If random changes are made to a blueprint that codes for the construction of the building, will that help its function? Would something as complex as a high rise building come into existence? DNA has been shown to be complex, very complex (far more than a building or an engine or even a computer), and the workings of a cell contain many miracles, which are now more open to research. One of the systems in a cell that students may now be exposed to is that the cell has a resistance to mutation (a cure for cancer). Wow lets teach this stuff! Think of the possibilities. A honest scientific look at cells -- without maintaining to those who study them (future doctors and biologists) that the cell is only a simple system with a DNA code which was created in random chaos -- can lead to cures for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, diabetes, HIV/AIDs ... all cell born diseases.

Homosexual Agenda "Make Change, Not Lawsuits" A document jointly worked on an signed by ACLU, GLAD, Lambda Legal, NCLR, Equality Federation Freedom to Marry, glaad. Human Rights Campaign, and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ... The document Make Change, Not Lawsuits.

The Conspiracy to Destroy Israel with Ted Belman, Editor Israpundit "The conspiracy to destroy Israel is clearly reflected in the 'peace process," says our guest. And the US and the EU commitment to return Israel to pre '67 borders will not stop Hamas, whose charter mandates the murder of Jews in compliance with what it believes is Divine will.