Washington DC – The Incarnation of Evil – The Bill Keith Report
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Washington DC – The Incarnation of Evil – The Bill Keith Report
The Bill Keith Report and Commentary 9/3/2015 Conscienceless
Bill Keith is the author of 42 books. His conservative Report and Commentary is heard worldwide. He has been a state legislator, war correspondent, and stays on the cutting edge of what’s going on in America. Join Ray now for this week’s Report.
~~Everything the government gives you was taken from someone else.
~~Convoluted Thinking – Liberals/progressives say cops are criminals, criminals are victims. Don’t work, get a free ride. Desecrating the nation’s flag is acceptable. Cross-dressers are heroes. A military sniper is a coward. And the conservatives’ have caused it all.
~~The number of TSA (Transportation Safety Administration)agents arrested for theft at airports and elsewhere since 2003 total 400. Number of terrorists caught since 2003 total zero.
~~A quick history lesson: The 13th Amendment abolished slavery — 100 percent of the Republicans in Congress voted for it, only 23 percent of the Democrats.
The 14th Amendment which gave citizenship to freed slaves – 94 percent of the Republicans voted for it, zero Democrats.
The 15th Amendment gave the right to vote to blacks, 100 percent of the Republicans vote for it, zero Democrats.
Obamacare – 80 percent Democrats vote for it, zero Republicans.
~~”We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” Ronald Reagan
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The Difference Between a Conservative and a Liberal
A conservative and a liberal were walking down the street when they came to a homeless man. The conservative gave the homeless man his business card and told him to come to his office to apply for a job. He then took $20 out of his pocket and gave it to him.
The liberal was very impressed. So when they came to another homeless man, he decided to help. He walked over to the homeless man and gave him directions to the welfare office. He then reached into the conservative’s pocket and took out $20. He kept $15 for administrative fees and gave the homeless man $5.
That is basically the difference between a conservative and a liberal.
Obama’s Outrageous Guests to Greet Pope at White House
Pope Francis arrived in the U. S. this week after his visit to Cuba. He plans to conduct a mass in both New York and Philadelphia and then visit President Obama in the White House.
The President’s guest list to greet the Pope reads like a gallery of homosexuals, lesbians, transgenders and abortion supporters.
This raises the question: IS THERE NO SHAME IN THE WHITE HOUSE?
According to Newsmax, Obama’s guest list includes transgender activists Mateo Williamson and Vivian Taylor; the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, Bishop Gene Robinson; and Sister Simone Campbell, an activist nun who leads a group that is silent on abortion and euthanasia, a group criticized by the Vatican.
Rev. Franklin Graham says this guest list “should raise a lot of eyebrows” and the President’s plans are “disgraceful…”
“Is there no end to the lengths the President will go in order to push his sinful agenda?” Graham asked.
Hooray for Carly Fiorina
During the most recent Republican presidential debate, Carly Fiorina became an outspoken champion for the unborn, a subject some presidential considers tiptoe around and wish the subject would go away.
But not Carly.
“She sent out a scathing message to President Obama and Hillary Clinton…daring both to watch the Planned parenthood videos.”
A series of undercover videos by a pro-life group exposed PP’s practice of selling body parts of the aborted babies, a practice that is not only evil but also against federal law. The videos recorded PP workers talking about cutting off the face of a baby to get the brain out in tact so it could be sold.
Her message to Obama and Hillary: “Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says we have to keep it alive to harvest its brain. This is about the character of our nation, and if we will not stand up and force Obama not to veto this (PP) bill, shame on us.”
WND reported that she also drew a link between Planned Parenthood and Iran. “One has something to do with the defense of security of this nation. The other has something to do with the defense of the character of this nation.”
A White House spokesman withheld comment on whether Obama would watch the videos. However, Obama said he would veto any bill that would cut off taxpayer money to PP. Hillary dodged the question on the matter.
Comment: On Tuesday of this week Democrats in the U. S. Senate killed a bill to cut off taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. Although Republicans have a majority, they could not get the 60 votes necessary to override a filibuster. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 241 to 187.
Both Obama and Hillary have defended PP as has George Stephanopoulos of “Good Morning America” on ABC News.
Dr. Ben Carson and Muslims: Liberal Outrage
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson set off a firestorm among liberals this week when he said he would not support a Muslim to be president of the United States.
However, there are no boundaries to liberal outrage or the PC (politically correct) crowd. A spokesman for CAIR (Council on America-Islamic Relations) said Carson is “unfit to serve” and called on him to drop out of the presidential race.
CAIR is a well-known front for several terrorist organizations yet the mainstream news media is reporting their outrage against Carson as though the organization is a legitimate civil liberties group.
Dr. Carson explained his position by saying that the Muslim faith is not consistent with the U. S. Constitution. “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.”
According to the latest tracking opinion polls, Dr. Carson is running second behind real estate mogul Donald Trump.
Trump Brouhaha on Whether Obama is a Christian – or Muslim
Last week a news reporter asked Donald Trump if he thought President Obama is a Muslim.
Trump did not answer the question and the news media – as expected – jumped all over him calling him a racist for not defending the President who says he is a Christian but is far more benevolent to Muslims that to Christians.
This raises some interesting questions about the President’s anti-Christian actions:
Can someone who supports late-term abortion and selling of aborted baby parts be a Christian?
Can someone who supports same-sex marriage over the 4,000-year history of traditional marriage be a Christian?
Can someone who wants to force Christian schools and other Christian institutions to provide abortion-inducing drugs for their employees be a Christian?
Can someone who vows to veto any legislation cutting off taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood be a Christian?
Can someone who opens our borders to Islamists refugees in the Middle East but does nothing to help Christian refugees from that area be a Christian?
“The bigger issue (than not answering a question about whether Obama is a Muslim) is that Obama is waging a war against Christians in this country,” Trump told the New York Times.
Author and commentator Doug Giles notes (tongue in cheek): “Just because Obama grew up Muslim, defends Islam, mocks Christians, is pro-gay marriage, pro-abortion, anti-Israel and seeks to mitigate Christians’ liberties doesn’t mean he’s not a good Christian.”
Comment: President Obama is the most anti-Christian president in our history. He has been a champion for transgenders, lesbians, homosexuals and same-sex marriage and their service in the military and he recently nominated a practicing homosexual to lead the United States Army.
The Washington Post reports that he will nominate Eric Fanning to lead the Army, a move that would make him the first openly homosexual secretary of one of the military services.
When he was running for president in 2008, he repeatedly told the American people he was opposed to same-sex marriage.
Three Million Muslims Have Come to America Since9/11
It’s ironic but true — some three million Muslims have been allowed to enter the U. S. since the Muslim terrorist attack on 9/11 that killed nearly 3,000 people, mostly Americans.
“Who would have guessed that after the largest terror attack on American soil, the United States would take in record numbers of Muslims?” Minutemen News asks. “But that is exactly what we have done. And continue to do.”
Muslims coming to the U. S. receive “resettlement privileges” and are given work permits, access to public welfare programs (over 90 percent of all the Muslims coming in receive food stamps) and the ability to become voting citizens, according to Minutemen.
Now we learn that President Obama plans to bring in an additional 300,000 Muslim refugees to this country – mostly from Syria – and each new refugee will receive thousands of dollars cash and also a plethora of social services.
Each Muslim refugee will receive $1,850 cash from the U. S. State Department and various services including initial housing, food, clothing, referral services and social programs. A family of six will receive $11,100.
Elderly or disabled refugees qualify for SSI benefits.
Comment: The political insanity continues. High government officials have warned the President that Al Qaeda and ISIS will plant their operatives in with the Syrian refugees coming to America creating a serious threat to our security. But apparently, the President is paying to attention to their concerns.
S. Immigration Population Soars
The U. S. immigration population has reached a record high of 42.4 million, according to a new Center for Immigration Studies report.
According to National Review, the legal and illegal-immigration population grew by 2.4 million since 2010, with more than a million new arrivals in 2014. The immigrants now comprise 13.3 percent or about one out of eight U. S. residents.
The Bill Keith Report and Commentary 9/3/2015 Conscienceless
From the headquarters of Reach More Now in Fort Worth, Texas, and this is the morning news for Sunday, August 6, 2015……
A Russian intelligence ship, capable of cutting undersea communications cables and other sensors, has been spotted by the U.S. military off the coast of Kings Bay, Ga., home to the U.S. Navy’s East Coast ballistic missile submarine fleet.
U.S. military satellites have been tracking the Russian spy ship since it was spotted in the north Atlantic last month and slowly began transiting toward its next destination — Cuba. A senior military official said the ship is now about 300 miles off the coast of the U.S., as it heads toward the island.
Another senior defense official told Fox News that while the Pentagon is tracking the Russian intel ship, the Russian ship “remains in international waters.”
When asked if the U.S. had similar spy ships off the coast of Russia, he answered, “Of course we do, what do you think all those ‘oceanographic ships’ are doing, studying whales?”
At the U.S. sub base in Georgia, there are six Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, known as “boomers,” each capable of firing 24 Trident intercontinental ballistic missiles. Each missile holds up to 10 independent nuclear warheads. In addition to the ballistic missile subs, there are two other guided-missile subs capable of firing hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles.
In January, another Russian spy ship was spotted moored in Havana harbor in Cuba. Russian intel ships have been spotted in Cuba on a number of occasions in the past year.
The Washington Free Beacon was first to report the most recent sighting of the Russian spy ship.
In April, the head of the U.S. military’s Northern Command, Adm. Bill Gortney, confirmed the presence of two other Russian military ships operating near the United States at the time.
Separately, five Chinese warships were spotted in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska during President Obama’s visit to the state – but they have turned around and are heading back in the direction of China, according to a defense official briefed on the latest intelligence Thursday morning.
“They were the same ships that took part in the Russian-Chinese naval exercises which recently concluded in the Sea of Japan,” the official said.
In a possibly unrelated story, unconfirmed reports about Russia possibly planning to expand its military support for Syrian President Bashar Assad has prompted a warning from the U.S. that such actions could lead to a clash with coalition forces.
The State Department issued a statement after Secretary of State John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to express concern over the rumors “suggesting an imminent enhanced Russian military build-up” in Syria.
The State Department said Kerry made it clear to Lavrov in their conversation that such actions “could further escalate the conflict, lead to greater loss of innocent life, increase refugee flows and risk confrontation” with the anti-Islamic State coalition led by the U.S. that is carrying out airstrikes in Syria. However, the State Department didn’t elaborate or confirm the accuracy of those reports.
Russia has been an ally of Assad throughout Syria’s civil war and has provided diplomatic support and weaponry to help the Syrian leader maintain his grip on power. Moscow also maintains a small naval facility at the Syrian port of Tartous on the Mediterranean Sea.
Meanwhile, anti-government violence erupted on Saturday in the southern Syrian province of Sweida. The violence followed the killing of prominent cleric Sheik Wahid Balous in an explosion, which also claimed the lives of at least 25 others. Rioters holding the government responsible for the cleric’s death destroyed the statue of late Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad and besieged security offices, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and other activist groups said.
Balous died in one of two consecutive car bomb explosions, including one near the National Hospital in Sweida. He was strong supporter of the rebels trying to topple Asasd.
The Observatory said the death toll rose Saturday to 37, including six security personnel killed in clashes with rioters. The city had witnessed large rallies in the days before the explosions against the failure of the government to provide basic services. Activists reported that there was no Internet service for the past few days.
Syria’s official news agency and other activist groups put the death toll from the blasts at 26. There was no immediate claim of responsibly for the bombings.
The Syrian government called the blasts “cowardly terrorist acts.” A police commander in the city, Mohammed Samra, said Sweida was “calm and stable” and denied any unrest, saying reports of violence were aimed at undermining security in the area.
Some of Balous’ supporters said in a statement they will expel security forces from Sweida province, which until now has largely stayed out of the fighting in Syria’s civil war.
City elders appealed for calm, warning against attempts to drag the province toward violence. Another statement from the city’s Druze leaders urged supporters to be patient as the cleric’s brother, who was seriously wounded in the attack, recovers.
A 10th century offshoot of Shiite Islam, the Druze made up about 5 percent of Syria’s prewar population of 23 million people, and is split between supporters and opponents of Assad.
In neighboring Lebanon, which also has a sizeable Druze population, the sect’s political leader Walid Jumblatt said Balous’s death was a “painful strike” to the community.
“It is time for the honorable citizens (of Sweida) to rise up in the face of the Syrian regime that wants repression and to spread sedition,” he told the anti-government Syrian Orient TV.
The National Syrian Coalition opposition group in exile also blamed the Syrian government for the killing of the cleric, known as “the Dignity Sheikh,” saying it was part of an attempt to stop the anti-government protests in recent days. In a statement, coalition member Suheir Attasi said killing Balous only “increased the popular anger in the province.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
An Arizona judge upheld the state’s landmark immigration law on Friday after challengers failed to show that police would enforce the statute differently for Latinos than it would for people of other ethnicities.
The ruling could signal the end of the case and give a victory to backers of the 2010 law. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton dismissed the challenge and upheld provisions previously ruled on by appeals courts.
Bolton upheld the law’s controversial requirement that police, while enforcing other laws, can question the immigration status of those suspected of being in the country illegally. The Supreme Court also upheld the requirement, but the law’s challengers continued to try to get it overturned at a lower-level court.
Opponents have “not produced any evidence that state law enforcement officials will enforce SB1070 differently for Latinos than a similarly situated person of another race or ethnicity,” Bolton wrote.
It’s unclear whether challengers will appeal Bolton’s ruling. Karen Tumlin, an attorney representing a coalition of civil rights groups, said in a statement they would “evaluate all legal options moving forward.”
Former state Sen. Russell Pearce, who sponsored the initial legislation, applauded Bolton’s judgment.
“She made it very clear the law was written very carefully not to be a race issue. It’s not a racial law,” Pearce said.
The judge did make one change to the law. She permanently barred a section of the law that prohibited people from blocking traffic when seeking or offering day labor services on the streets. An appeals court previously also held Arizona couldn’t force such provisions. Opponents argued that day labor rules unconstitutionally restrict the free speech rights of people who want to express their need for work.
Arizona’s frustrations over federal enforcement of the state’s border with Mexico spawned a movement nearly a decade ago to have local police confront illegal immigration. Several such laws — including the state’s ban on immigrant smuggling and automatic denial of bail to people in the country illegally who are charged with certain crimes — have since been thrown out by the courts.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
(CNN)West Point thrives on tradition, including a mass pillow fight held on campus to give first-year students a chance to blow off steam after a “tough first summer” of basic training, academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. said in a statement.
But the pillow fight held August 20 got rough, with 30 members of the class of 2019 requiring medical attention and 24 suffering concussions, Caslen said in a statement.
Other injuries included a broken nose, a dislocated shoulder, and a hairline fracture of a cheekbone, he said. All the students have returned to duty.
Caslen didn’t say how the injuries occurred but that an investigation has been started.
A video posted on YouTube showed several hundred students pouring into a courtyard and swinging pillowcases in a disorganized manner.
“While these spirit events do occur, we never condone any activity that results in intentional harm to a teammate,” he said. ” Although the vast majority of the class appears to have maintained the spirit of the event; it is apparent that a few did not.”
Medical personnel will follow up with the injured students, he said.
Caslen also said he takes full responsibility for the pillow fight. “We remain committed to the development of leaders of character. We will continue our investigation, ensure accountability, and reinforce with the Corps that we must all take care of our teammates.”
US President Barack Obama celebrates his 54th birthday on August 4. Traditionally, Obama goes to Hawaii for his birthday, where he plays golf with his friends. Sometimes, Obama’s golf trips to Hawaii raise scandals in the United States as Obama goes to relax at the time when he should deal with many more important things in the White House. The US elite has chosen the president who is inexperienced in everything: in business, politics, administration, diplomacy, and so on and so forth. This leads to strategic errors in domestic and foreign policy. There is even a prophecy that the 44th President of the US will be the last.
1. A Harvard graduate, Barack Obama is weak in history, geography and English. “We’re the country that built the Intercontinental Railroad, the Interstate Highway System,” Obama once said. To do that, the US would have to build a railroad to Paris. Praising an interpreter of Haitian descent, Barack Obama called him “Navy Corpse-man Christian Brossard” making a mistake in pronunciation. Interestingly, Obama believes that residents of Austria speak the “Austrian language.” Obama believes that there are 57 states in the USA, although there are 50 of them, plus the District of Columbia. Such slips of the tongue may cause international scandal. The United States had to apologize to Poland for Obama’s remarks about WWII. Talking about the Holocaust, the US president referred to “a Polish death camp” while posthumously awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski.
2. Barack Obama does not know the rules of diplomatic etiquette. He may have bad advisors too. British newspapers had written a lot about the exchange of gifts between Obama and then-British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during the visit of the latter to Washington in March 2009. Barack Obama reportedly gave Brown 25 classic American DVDs, while Brown presented Obama with an ornamental pen holder made from the timbers of the Victorian anti-slave ship HMS Gannet and the first edition of seven-volume biography of Winston Churchill by Sir Martin Gilbert.
3. Barack Obama ignores his allies. Millions of people, including more than 50 world leaders, marched in an anti-terrorist “Je suis Charlie” action in Paris. Barack Obama did not come to France – it was US ambassador to France Jane Hartley that was in Paris instead. It took White House officials a long time to explain to allies that Barack Obama misspoke when he said in an interview with Vox that the attack on a kosher store in Paris was “accidental”, while Paris was trumpeting that the terrorist act had been prepared in advance. In fact, the attack was not a terrorist act – it was an operation of special services, quite possibly, American ones. Barack Obama was aware of that. The day after the crash of the Malaysian Boeingin the sky over the Donbass, when Western leaders and celebrities were donating money to help the victims of the terrible tragedy, the US president attended an event to raise funds for the Democratic National Committee in New York City.
4. Let the world go to hell, but I will play golf. Sounds like an allusion to the film “I Am Legend.” In America, many still can not forgive Obama for the game of golf that he played after the execution of the first hostage of the Islamic State, American photojournalist James Foley. Barack Obama does not know what to do to counter the threat of the Islamic State. The President played his 200th game of golf in October, and the same day, a second American was diagnosed with Ebola virus, many US publications wrote. One shall assume that Americans think of Obama as a golf player, rather than a politician.
5. Barack Obama has a sense of superiority to his fellow citizens. Speaking at The Tonight Show, he made an awkward joke when he said that his bowling was “like Special Olympics or something” (a competition for mentally handicapped people). In the US, this type of humor is unacceptable for all, even for presidents. On January 8, 2015, Barack Obama’s motorcade drove past the Phoenix hospital for veterans who had requested assistance from the US administration in the provision of housing and medical treatment. There was a big scandal. The Americans were very upset, when Barack Obama did not allow journalists to attend the ceremony commemorating the 45th anniversary of the first American mission to the moon.
6. Barack Obama is indecisive when it comes to red lines. He drew a red line for Bashar al-Assad and threatened to invade Syria, but when it was time to act, Obama refused to fight without the permission from the Congress, which, incidentally, he never received. Obama drew a red line for Russia as well. He said that Russia would have to pay a very high price for its actions in Ukraine. Obama said that Russia would be isolated from the world, but it never happened. According to IMF, Western sanctions cost Russia nine percent of GDP. Russia is building a new world order in cooperation with China, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Does Obama still believe in Russia’s isolation?
7. The Americans are very concerned about the current state of affairs in the nation’s economy. Obama has bad history when it comes to jobs, the unemployment rate, social and business projects. Barack Obama is finishing his second term with a civil war between the blacks and the whites, the goal of which is to win the votes of the blacks.
8. The President of the United States does not learn lessons of the past. He pulled US troops out from Iraq promising to end the unjust war in the country. Islamic State fighters filled the vacuum instantly. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was referred to as a peacemaker after the Munich Agreement with Adolf Hitler in 1938, but Chamberlain was ridiculed when fascism conquered Europe. The agreement with Iran will be ridiculed too: if Barack Obama has ensured peace, it will last only till the end of his term in the office.
9. Barack Obama does not have the free spirit of an American entrepreneur either. Of course, Obama is not pleased with Russia’s support for Iran, Syria and the Russian world in Ukraine. Many observers believe the White House imposed sanctions against Russia because of Putin’s decision not to deliver Edward Snowden to the USA. Crimea’s reunion was used as a distraction. In American gangster films, there is a tradition to say “nothing personal, just business” when killing someone. The slogan reflects the common American belief that it is business that sets rules of conduct. Obama takes revenge on Putin personally – this is bad for business, bad for his country, bad for the West.
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A man who spent nearly 25 years on Missouri’s death row was executed Tuesday for the kidnapping, rape and fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl who was waiting for a school bus. Roderick Nunley became the sixth inmate put to death in Missouri this year
A California judge handed down an order that could spell big trouble for the on-demand economy. A judge determined that 160,000 current and former Uber drivers in the state could be treated as a class that will allow a lawsuit against the company to go forward
A law clerk in Kentucky who refuses to issue marriage licenses to gay couples because of her religious beliefs remained defiant, despite the Supreme Court cutting off her legal avenues. Now could come fines, impeachment or even criminal prosecution
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic logo was officially withdrawn on Tuesday after allegations of plagiarism against the designer, Kenjiro Sano. Sano maintains his design came from original work and that he only pulled the logo because it did not have public support
McDonald’s Will Start Serving Breakfast All Day
The fast-food chain announced that it will begin serving breakfast all day, throughout the U.S., beginning Oct. 6. The chain previously stopped serving its breakfast menu at 10:30 a.m. The announcement comes after a vote by franchisees last week
Assistant City Attorney David Broadwell was reportedly “shocked” by the talk over the contract and this was the first time he had seen a controversy like this “in all my years.”
(Denver, CO)—[CBN News] The restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is facing another battle over the CEO’s support of “Biblical marriage.” ((more)
Today’s video follows the release of additional footage yesterday that corrected an error in the timestamp in a previous video. Although it did not add additional context to the previously released video, Fusion GPS—a Democratic opposition research firm—had cited such minor technical details in a Planned Parenthood-funded report stating that CMP’s videos have no “evidentiary value” and “lack credibility as journalistic products.”
(Los Angeles, CA)—Kermit Gosnell has lurked behind the scenes in much of the recent discussion of Planned Parenthood’s organ harvesting business….(more)
“Every life matters because Almighty God created all of us, and every soul will spend eternity in either Heaven or Hell.”
Rev. Franklin Graham has issued a reminder that “all lives matter” because all people are created in the image of God in response to the execution of Deputy Darren Goforth, who was shot in the back Fridaynight in what authorities described as an unprovoked killing….(more)
Teresa Neumann – Benge Nsenduluka – Christian Post – (Aug 31, 2015)
Roma Downey and Mark Burnett believe “Ben-Hur” is “one of the most important works of Christian fiction ever written.”
(Dallas, TX)—On August 21, Roma Downey and Mark Burnett paid a surprise visit to the preview of their forthcoming new film “Ben-Hur” at T. D. Jake’s Mega-Fest in Dallas….(more)
“What I don’t understand is why someone would oppose looking into the allegations that have been made and assuring the public.” -Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez
(Sacramento, CA)—Unlike over a dozen other states, California is resisting calls to investigate Planned Parenthood….(more)
Bob Fu, president of China Aid… said it’s all happening because communist leaders are afraid they’re losing control of the region.
[CBN News] A well-known Christian lawyer has been arrested in China, in the same region where the Chinese government has been tearing down crosses….(more)
Ahuva Balofsky – Breaking Israel News – (Aug 31, 2015)
Meanwhile, 340 other American rabbis, many of whom have ties to organizations known to be critical of Israel, sent their own letter to Congress, urging them to ratify the deal.
Over 1,000 American rabbis have signed aletter to Congress, urging US lawmakers not to accept the nuclear accord reached between the P5+1 powers and Iran earlier this summer….(more)
“We have three motivations for doing this. First we know that Jesus is more than worthy of a lavish offering. It’s that simple. Secondly, though, we do feel the urgency of the hour for America and this is intercession for our country. That we would respond to the worth of God with a fear of the Lord that would reform all things, including tens of millions of souls being saved. Thirdly, it’s a public witness to the goodness of God, that people would encounter God, right there on the National Mall….(more)
“God totally gets the credit for what’s happening. We’re seeing a nation becoming increasingly racially divided, but we’re seeing the Church rally around prayer and becoming more and more united. Thousands of people have been praying for this movie. With all of our inadequacy, God keeps taking what is said to be impossible and makes it undeniable. We are so grateful.” –Stephen Kendrick, Producer
Three American travelers say they relied on gut instinct, humility, and a close bond forged over years of friendship as they took down a heavily armed man on a passenger train speeding through Belgium
British police say the death toll from an airshow crash is “highly likely” to increase to 11 people after a Hawker Hunter single-seater fighter jet hit several vehicles on a nearby road as it crashed during an aerial display.
British police say the death toll from an airshow crash is “highly likely” to increase to 11 people after a Hawker Hunter single-seater fighter jet hit several vehicles on a nearby road as it crashed during an aerial display
The Boston Police Department arrested two gunmen who threatened “violence” at the city’s Pokemon World Championship. The pair brought a large arsenal to the tournament, including a shotgun, a rifle, and several hundred rounds of ammunition.
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the tragic day that Hurricane Katrina violently swept through the southeastern United States. The historic storm killed almost 2,000 people and scarred many lives for years to come
Two Canadian law firms filed a $578 million class-action lawsuit against the companies that run extramarital-affairs website Ashley Madison over a recent hack that exposed the personal information of about 39 million users.
At least 23 Iraqi soldiers and government-allied militiamen were killed in an attack by Islamic State militants in the turbulent Anbar province west of Baghdad, Iraqi military and police officials said.
Usain Bolt beat rival Justin Gatlin in the 100-meter world championship final with a lunge at the line in the biggest showdown in years. He finished the race with a time of 9.79 seconds.
At least one person was dead after the crash, officials said. The two planes were part of a formation of three and they crashed just before 11:30 local time after they touched each other in the air
At least one person was dead after the crash, officials said. The two planes were part of a formation of three and they crashed just before 11:30 local time after they touched each other in the air.
Ray will bring you up to the minute with news you should be aware of tonight. He has chosen the five major news stories from today right up to this hour.
This is Ray Mossholder with the five major news headlines from around the world on Friday evening, July 7, 2015…..
From the New York Times….. The Supreme Court, Hobby Lobby, and President Obama……
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration issued new rules today that allow closely held for-profit corporations like Hobby Lobby to opt out of providing women with insurance coverage for contraceptives if the companies have religious objections.
But women enrolled in such health plans would still be able to get birth control at no cost through other channels, the administration said.
The rules were in response to a decision by the Supreme Court in June 2014. In that case, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, the court said that requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage of contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law protecting religious freedom.
The administration had argued against that conclusion, saying there was no precedent for granting “a religious exemption” to commercial enterprises like the Hobby Lobby craft stores.
But under the rules issued by the administration today said certain for-profit businesses will be able to obtain an accommodation like the one already available to nonprofit religious groups, including Roman Catholic universities, hospitals and charities that object to covering contraceptives.
Contraceptive coverage has been the focus of fierce political debate for five years, as the administration struggled to meet the health needs of women while recognizing the concerns of people who have deep religious convictions against some or all forms of contraception.
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the secretary of health and human services, said today that the new rules would “secure women’s access to contraceptive services while respecting religious beliefs.”
Family planning advocates, usually supportive of the administration, criticized the final rules.
“While the accommodation is given on the grounds of protecting religious freedom, what it really does is allow some employers to restrict their employees’ access to basic health care,” said Clare Coleman, president of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, whose members provide services to low-income people and the uninsured.
Under the health care law, employers with 50 or more full-time employees are generally required to offer health coverage or pay substantial penalties. Under a sheaf of rules issued in the last few years, the employer-sponsored insurance must cover preventive services, including all forms of contraception approved for women by the Food and Drug Administration.
The new rules offer a dispensation to certain for-profit companies that have a religious objection to covering contraceptive services. If they report their objections, adhering to procedures described by the government, they can be excused from having to provide or pay for contraceptive coverage.
Relying on a definition used in federal tax law, the rules define a “closely held for-profit entity” as a company that is not publicly traded and that has a structure under which more than 50 percent of the ownership interest is held by five or fewer individuals.
All interests held by members of a family are treated as being owned by a single individual.
Based on available data, the administration said it believed that this definition would encompass all the for-profit companies that have challenged the contraceptive coverage requirement on religious grounds.
To qualify under the new rules, the “highest governing body” of a for-profit entity, such as the board of directors or trustees, must adopt a resolution certifying that “it objects to covering some or all of the contraceptive services on account of the owners’ sincerely held religious beliefs.”
In a related story from CBN News……
A U.S. federal court of appeals has denied Wheaton College a preliminary injunction in their religious objection to Obamacare’s contraception mandate.
The college will have to notify the government of its refusal to provide contraception, outsourcing that task to the government.
That means the government will find a birth control provider, but still at Wheaton’s expense.
Some of the types of contraception include methods that could abort a fertilized egg.
Wheaton is known as an explicitly Christian college, stating its mission is to “serve Jesus Christ and advance His Kingdom.”
In June 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Wheaton a reprieve from being forced to pay for the contraceptive coverage that violates its beliefs.
But the ruling this week by a federal appeals court says providing the coverage through the government doesn’t force the college to violate its beliefs.
Meanwhile, Houston Baptist University, East Texas Baptist University, and Westminster Theological Seminary are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect them from millions of dollars in fines if they don’t comply with the mandate.
The court is likely to consider all the petitions in late September or early October.
From LifeSiteNews….. The United Nations pushes Obama aside and blesses families worldwide…..
“Only a small number of countries backed the LGBT agenda… the United States [for example] lobbied with great energy against this resolution. Supporting the LGBT agenda is a primary objective of U.S. foreign policy. [But] the globe was with us on this resolution. This is unprecedented—a tremendous victory for the family.” -Austin Ruse, Center for Family and Human Rights
(Geneva, Switzerland)—A pro-family resolution has been passed by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva of “unprecedented” force and reach, thanks to a coalition of African and other developing countries, China and Russia and a support group of socially conservative NGOs. (Photo via business-humanrights.org)
“This is unprecedented, a tremendous victory for the family,” Sharon Slater, the head of Family Watch International, told LifeSiteNews. “It is the first time ever in the history of the United Nations that a comprehensive resolution has been passed calling for the protection of the family as a fundamental unit of society, recognizing the prior right of parents to educate their children, and calling on all nations to create family-sensitive policies and recognize their binding obligations under treaty to protect the family.”
The voting on the “Protection of the Family” resolution was 27 for and 14 against, Slater noted. Those opposing the motion included the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and other Western European countries, while its sponsors included Russia, China, Belarus, and more than a dozen Muslim and African countries. The four abstaining members of the council—Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Macedonia—probably were forced to do so by the rich countries opposing the bill.
“The developed countries probably put huge pressure on the others to stop the bill or insert amendments undermining its intent by threatening to withhold foreign aid,” said Slater. “We applaud those who were able to stand up for the family, and we ask people to write to them to thank them.” (FWI provides a webpage to help people send these supportive letters.)
Austin Ruse of the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM), also termed the resolution “a tremendous victory for the pro-family world” and a defeat for the small but powerful group of anti-family groups supported by developed countries and the United States.
Several attempts were made by feminist and pro-LGBT groups to first defeat and then amend the resolution by inserting “reproductive rights”—a euphemism for abortion, and by replacing “the family” with “families” and by inserting inclusive language to apply the resolution to sexual minorities.
The passage of the resolution was predictably condemned by feminist and sexual advocacy groups… Nonetheless, said Ruse, “The globe was with us on this resolution. Only a small number of countries backed the LGBT agenda. You can be certain the United States lobbied with great energy against this resolution. Supporting the LGBT agenda is a primary objective of U.S. foreign policy.”
The victory marks the growing impact of the UN Family Rights Caucus, a coalition of pro-family NGOs that supported the national delegations in Geneva.
From WND…… In the “What’s new about that?” category – Terrorists vow terror to America
The newest chief of al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen has put America on its hit list, saying there is no other target that takes precedence.
In his first speech since taking over the command post, Qassim al-Raymi – who succeeded Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the military commander of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula who was killed last month by U.S. drone strike – called for immediate attacks on the United States. The U.S.-based SITE watchdog was able to capture his comments on an audio tape, Reuters reported.
In his speech today, Raymi vowed allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahiri, the commander of al-Qaida, and said America must be hit.
“All of you must direct and gather your arrows and swords [against] it,” he said, SITE reported. “God has helped you against this enemy, for not only did you reach its home, but with praise to God and His grace, you have reached the depths of its heart.”
And to Zawahiri, he said, Reuters reported: “”I pledge allegiance to you, to listen and obey, in times of difficulty.”
From The New York Times…… Cyber attacks cause too many attacks on Katherine Archuleta who, resigns under the pressure…..
WASHINGTON — Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, resigned today under pressure, one day after the government revealed that two sweeping cyberintrusions at the agency had resulted in the theft of the personal information of more than 22 million people, including those who had applied for sensitive security clearances.
Ms. Archuleta went to the White House on this morning to inform President Obama that she was stepping down immediately. She said later in a statement that she felt new leadership was needed at the federal personnel agency to enable it to “move beyond the current challenges.”
Her resignation marked a swift reversal. Yesterday, Ms. Archuleta insisted in a conference call with reporters that she would stay on to address the vulnerabilities that led to the devastating cybertheft. But it did little to calm the aftershocks of the disclosure this week of what appears to be the largest such incident affecting the federal government.
Both attacks are believed to have originated in China, but administration officials have declined to name a culprit, other than to say that they believe the same actor carried out the two intrusions.
Mr. Obama and his administration struggled today to cope with the fallout from a breach that compromised the Social Security numbers, addresses, financial and health histories and other private details of millions of people, and to come to terms with the longer-term implications of a computer security lapse that has underscored severe weaknesses across the federal government.
Representative Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said that he welcomed the news of Ms. Archuleta’s resignation that “I don’t think we can expect that a change of a single person can be a satisfactory answer to the problems at O.P.M.”
“Every other agency should have its head examined if it’s not taking steps to protect its data,” Mr. Schiff said. “Because if there’s a problem at one agency, there’s likely a problem at other agencies.”
Josh Earnest, the White House spokesman, said that Ms. Archuleta had resigned “of her own volition,” but he that Mr. Obama believed that new leadership at the agency was “badly needed,” and noted that she is not an expert in cybersecurity.
“She recognizes, as the White House does, that the urgent challenges currently facing the Office of Personnel Management require a manager with a specialized set of skills and experiences,” Mr. Earnest told reporters at a news briefing.
A White House official said Beth Cobert, the deputy director of management at the Office of Management and Budget and a former longtime management consultant at McKinsey & Company, would step in temporarily to replace Ms. Archuleta while a permanent successor is found.
“That’s something we’ll start working on today,” Mr. Earnest said.
Ms. Archuleta, who assumed her post in November 2013, had been under pressure from lawmakers in both parties to resign since last month, when she announced the first of two separate but related computer intrusions that compromised the personnel files of 4.2 million current and former federal workers.
On Thursday, she divulged the breach also had led to the theft of the personal data of 21.5 million people who had applied for government background checks, likely affecting anyone subjected to such an investigation since 2000.
On a conference call detailing the scope of the intrusion late Thursday afternoon, Ms. Archuleta, the first Latina director of the agency, insisted she would not step down despite calls from members of Congress that she do so.
“We have a very aggressive push to enhance our cybersecurity and modernize our systems, and we will continue to do so,” she said Thursday. “I am committed to the work that I am doing at O.P.M.”
But just hours later, she was at the White House to inform Mr. Obama she would depart. In her statement on Today, Ms. Archuleta said working at the agency, where she prioritized diversity and planning for a technology upgrades, had been “the highlight of my career.”
Ms. Archuleta served in the Clinton administration, and later under Mr. Obama as the chief of staff of the Labor Department. When she started at the personnel agency in 2013, she unveiled a plan of action that included improvements to its antiquated computer systems and bolstering protections against cyberintrusions.
Representative Jason Chaffetz, Republican of Utah and the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said Ms. Archuleta’s decision was “the absolute right call.”
“O.P.M. needs a competent, technically savvy leader to manage the biggest cybersecurity crisis in this nation’s history,” Mr. Chaffetz said in a written statement. “This should have been addressed much, much sooner, but I appreciate the president doing what’s best now.”
Still, Ms. Archuleta’s departure was only the beginning of a crisis response by the administration to technology weaknesses that plague the entire federal bureaucracy.
Mr. Earnest said the administration was rushing to conduct a “rapid reassessment of the state of cybersecurity measures, and accelerate the implementation of reforms that need to be adopted.”
Those include the wider adoption of two-factor authentication, which requires anyone with the password to a system to use a second, one-time password to log in from an unrecognized computer, he said. The administration is also working to impose stricter curbs on “privileged users,” who have enhanced access to a computer system, limiting the number of such users and the capabilities they have, and better monitoring their conduct on government networks.
He said the government had not yet arrived at an estimate of the cost of the data theft, which has prompted O.P.M. to offer free credit reporting, monitoring and protection to the millions affected, something they said they wouldn’t do yesterday.
From Voice of Victory…… Blah Blah Blah to continue while Iran keeps working on its bomb.
Iran Nuclear Talks Extended to July 13
An interim nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers will be extended through Monday, to provide negotiators in Vienna more time for talks on a comprehensive deal, a senior U.S. State Department official said Friday.
“To allow for the additional time to negotiate, we are taking the necessary technical steps for the measures of the Joint Plan of Action to remain in place through July 13,” the official said.
Later Friday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said progress had been made in negotiations.
“We still have a couple of very difficult issues, and we’ll be sitting down to discuss those in the very near term,” Kerry said to reporters as he met with his team in Vienna. “But I think we have resolved some of the things that were outstanding and we’ve made some progress.”
Kerry met earlier Friday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign-policy officials.
An interim nuclear agreement was reached in April and an original June 30th deadline for a final deal has already passed.
Negotiators missed a U.S. congressional deadline Friday morning, meaning the Republican-led U.S. Congress will now have 60 days, rather than 30, to review a deal, extra time U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration worries could derail it.
But talks have been continuing and the foreign ministers involved agreed to reconvene in Vienna Saturday.
“We are making progress, it’s painfully slow,” British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said before leaving Vienna Friday.
Echoing Kerry’s assessment of the talks, Hammond added, “There are still some issues that have to be resolved.”
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond talks to reporters in Vienna, Austria, July 10, 2015.
Lower-level officials from the U.S., Britain and other participants in the talks are still meeting with Iran’s team, Hammond indicated, and said he is confident they will “clear some more of the text.”
Hammond said he and other foreign ministers would “regroup” in Vienna Saturday “to see whether we can get over the remaining hurdles.”
The sides remain divided over issues that include a U.N. arms embargo on Iran, which Western powers want to keep in place; access for inspectors to military sites in Iran, and access to Iran’s nuclear scientists to determine whether Tehran conducted research in the past on how to potentially weaponize its nuclear stockpiles.
As a 14th consecutive day of talks began in Vienna, even jokes meant to dispel tensions reflected the diplomats’ weariness, which has mostly been relieved only by brief rest breaks spent on the balcony of the ornate Palais Coburg hotel.
“We’re pushing,” said Kerry when asked if there would be a deal this weekend. “Off the balcony,” chimed in Federica Mogherini, European Union foreign policy chief.
Kerry smiled and jokingly reprimanded her with a wave of his finger.
“That’s a joke,” Mogherini said, giving a small laugh.
However, as the round of talks entered its second week, there were increasing signs of exasperation.
Late Thursday, Zarif late lashed out at “several countries” he said were shifting their positions and making “excessive demands.”
“Such issues have made the negotiations difficult. We want a dignified agreement and negotiations, and we will continue to negotiate. The deal would be within reach should the other side seek an honorable and balanced accord,” Zarif said, according to Iranian state media.
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini takes a break on a balcony at the Palais Coburg hotel in Vienna, Austria, July 10, 2015.
Earlier Thursday, Kerry warned if difficult decisions are not made soon, his negotiators are ready to “end this process.”
“We will not rush and we will not be rushed” into reaching an agreement, Kerry told reporters in Vienna. He indicated that “real progress” is being made toward a comprehensive deal, and that the quality of any deal is the main concern.
The White House echoed Kerry’s comments, saying President Barack Obama would bring back from Vienna the U.S. negotiating team if talks do not appear to be constructive.
“The fact that we’ve been very clear about our expectations for a final agreement makes it unlikely that the talks will drag on for many more weeks. But, again, I wouldn’t speculate on the outcome,” spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday.
On Friday, Congressman Edward Royce, a prominent Republican in the House of Representatives who heads the influential Foreign Affairs Committee, criticized what he has seen from the negotiations to this point.
Although Royce noted there is no agreement yet, he said indications are that Iran will prevail on many of its major demands.
“How is that a deal?” the California congressman asked rhetorically in a television interview.
Western countries accuse Iran of seeking the capability to build nuclear weapons, while Iran has long insisted its nuclear program is solely for civilian purposes, such as medical research and generating power.
And from CNN, this look at something happening next week……
Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama next week will become the first sitting President to visit a federal prison, the White House announced Friday.
Obama will visit El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma, next Thursday, where he will meet with inmates and law enforcement officials, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
At the prison, Obama will also conduct an interview with VICE that will be a part of a documentary airing this fall on HBO focusing on America’s “broken criminal justice system,” according to a press release from VICE. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, El Reno is a medium security federal correctional institution.
At a news conference last week, Obama said reforming the criminal justice system was a top priority for his remaining time in office.
On Tuesday, Obama will speak at the 106th Annual NAACP Convention in Philadelphia, where Josh Earnest said the President will outline “injustice” in the system and highlight ideas for reform.
The visit to El Reno will be a part of a two-day trip to Oklahoma. On Wednesday, the President will start his visit in Durant, where he will speak to the Choctaw Nation and make remarks on expanding economic opportunity.
In other of today’s headlines……
Detroit cancer doctor Dr. Farid Fatah was sentenced to 45 years in prison for collecting millions of dollars from insurance companies while poisoning more than 500 patients through needless treatments that wrecked their health.
The Confederate flag is gone from the state capital building in South Carolina. Meanwhile, Walmart is melting down all class rings that bear a symbol of the Confederate flag and will not complete any orders for them.
Defense in the Colorado theater shooting trial rests its case.
The romantic star of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia star, Omar Sharif, dies at 83.
The CEO of Reddit, one of the most highly trafficked websites in the world, has resigned in a torrent from readers unhappy with her.
And finally…… Hair today, gone tomorrow…..
An Italian artist had to finish an artwork within two hours in order to have it displayed at an important art gallery. The artist from Milano was horrified to find that he had run out of paintbrushes. He was in too much of a hurry to go to a store, but he came up with a workable solution. He cut off his hair and with it made a workable paintbrush. The art gallery director immediately sold the painting for $20,000.…… That’s ingenuity for you!
Here’s the thought for the day:
A nation of people blind to what’s happening is like a fly deciding to stay put while a flyswatter is hurtling through the air to smash it.
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A closer look at the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage law from Christian headlines.com
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in a sweeping, moralizing opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy. He delivered the ruling softly and without much expression, but outside the courtroom, huge crowds swarmed the Supreme Court plaza in celebration, singing the national anthem. and on that evening, President Obama lit up the White House with the colors of the gay flag, undoubtedly stating by those colors that he had won a major victory with the Supreme Court – the second of the week. His first victory happened when the US Supreme Court continued to sanction Obamacare.
As anticipated since the high court first took up the case, the same-sex marriage ruling was 5-4, with Kennedy joining the court’s liberals: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. The dissenters—Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in a sweeping, moralizing opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy. He delivered the ruling softly and without much expression, but outside the courtroom, huge crowds swarmed the Supreme Court plaza in celebration, singing the national anthem. and on that evening, President Obama lit up the White House with the colors of the gay flag, undoubtedly stating by those colors that he had won a major victory with the Supreme Court – the second of the week. His first victory happened when the US Supreme Court continued to sanction Obamacare.
As anticipated since the high court first took up the case, the same-sex marriage ruling was 5-4, with Kennedy joining the court’s liberals: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. The dissenters—Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito—each penned separate dissents, an expression of profound frustration. Scalia opened his apoplectic dissent, concurring with Roberts’ dissent, by saying, “I write separately to call attention to this court’s threat to American democracy.”
“Just who do we think we are?” Roberts asked in the courtroom. “This is a court, not a legislature.”
With soaring rhetoric, Kennedy declared in his ruling that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marriage licenses, just as opposite-sex couples do. He said marriage had evolved over time, pointing to the end of arranged marriages and coverture, where women were treated as a legal non-entity after they married.
“These new insights have strengthened, not weakened, the institution of marriage,” Kennedy wrote.
Then he attempted to define what marriage is: “The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality.” (Scalia, in his dissent, picked out such statements and called them “mummeries” and “the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie.”)
Kennedy emphasized several times throughout his ruling that marriage is between “two persons,” likely in response to the questions during the oral arguments about whether legalizing polygamy would necessarily follow a legalization of gay marriage.
Though technical legal arguments were not central in Kennedy’s opinion, the legal question before the court was whether state laws defining marriage as between one man and one woman violated the 14th Amendment, which guarantees due process (the right to liberty) and equal protection. Kennedy’s ruling said the state laws violated both.
But he did not create a new “suspect class” for sexual orientation, a legal term that means he did not give sexual orientation the same protections as race or gender. He confined the ruling to say that state marriage licensing laws violated the 14th Amendment. That means, for now, the sweeping “fundamental rights” language is limited to gay couples’ interactions with the state in acquiring a marriage license.
But the language in Kennedy’s ruling about state laws demeaning gay people could be used in other legal scenarios. He talked about state marriage laws that “demean” the “dignity” and “nobility” of same-sex couples.
“It will be used to vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy,” Alito wrote in his dissent. “In the course of its opinion, the majority compares traditional marriage laws to laws that denied equal treatment for African-Americans and women. The implications of this analogy will be exploited by those who are determined to stamp out every vestige of dissent.”
In referring to those who might oppose gay marriage, Kennedy never used the word “animus,” which could be helpful to religious groups. He said those who oppose gay marriage could do so “based on decent and honorable religious or philosophical premises.” But in the next sentence he writes that when such personal beliefs are “enacted” in public policy, that “demeans or stigmatizes those whose own liberty is then denied.”
And in a later paragraph, he attempted to quell the dissenters’ concerns about religious liberty.
“[I]t must be emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned,” Kennedy wrote. “The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection as they seek to teach the principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths, and to their own deep aspirations to continue the family structure they have long revered.”
Roberts didn’t buy it. “The majority graciously suggests that religious believers may continue to ‘advocate’ and ‘teach’ their views of marriage,” Roberts wrote in his dissent. “The First Amendment guarantees, however, the freedom to ‘exercise’ religion. Ominously, that is not a word the majority uses. … Unfortunately, people of faith can take no comfort in the treatment they receive from the majority today.”
Roberts said he expects the court will soon be asked to consider cases about how religious exercise conflicts with the “new right to same-sex marriage.”
Jim Campbell, an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom who handles such constitutional issues, said he expects that in litigation between gay couples and religious groups, each will use different language in the Kennedy opinion. His side will point to the paragraph on religious protections, and “the other side will pull out the lofty language.”
“I don’t know how much we can get out of that paragraph,” Campbell said, referring to Kennedy’s assertion that religious organizations will still have First Amendment protections.
Courtesy: WORLD News Service
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Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito—each penned separate dissents, an expression of profound frustration. Scalia opened his apoplectic dissent, concurring with Roberts’ dissent, by saying, “I write separately to call attention to this court’s threat to American democracy.”
“Just who do we think we are?” Roberts asked in the courtroom. “This is a court, not a legislature.”
With soaring rhetoric, Kennedy declared in his ruling that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marriage licenses, just as opposite-sex couples do. He said marriage had evolved over time, pointing to the end of arranged marriages and coverture, where women were treated as a legal non-entity after they married.
“These new insights have strengthened, not weakened, the institution of marriage,” Kennedy wrote.
Then he attempted to define what marriage is: “The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality.” (Scalia, in his dissent, picked out such statements and called them “mummeries” and “the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie.”)
Kennedy emphasized several times throughout his ruling that marriage is between “two persons,” likely in response to the questions during the oral arguments about whether legalizing polygamy would necessarily follow a legalization of gay marriage.
Though technical legal arguments were not central in Kennedy’s opinion, the legal question before the court was whether state laws defining marriage as between one man and one woman violated the 14th Amendment, which guarantees due process (the right to liberty) and equal protection. Kennedy’s ruling said the state laws violated both.
But he did not create a new “suspect class” for sexual orientation, a legal term that means he did not give sexual orientation the same protections as race or gender. He confined the ruling to say that state marriage licensing laws violated the 14th Amendment. That means, for now, the sweeping “fundamental rights” language is limited to gay couples’ interactions with the state in acquiring a marriage license.
But the language in Kennedy’s ruling about state laws demeaning gay people could be used in other legal scenarios. He talked about state marriage laws that “demean” the “dignity” and “nobility” of same-sex couples.
“It will be used to vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy,” Alito wrote in his dissent. “In the course of its opinion, the majority compares traditional marriage laws to laws that denied equal treatment for African-Americans and women. The implications of this analogy will be exploited by those who are determined to stamp out every vestige of dissent.”
In referring to those who might oppose gay marriage, Kennedy never used the word “animus,” which could be helpful to religious groups. He said those who oppose gay marriage could do so “based on decent and honorable religious or philosophical premises.” But in the next sentence he writes that when such personal beliefs are “enacted” in public policy, that “demeans or stigmatizes those whose own liberty is then denied.”
And in a later paragraph, he attempted to quell the dissenters’ concerns about religious liberty.
“[I]t must be emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned,” Kennedy wrote. “The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection as they seek to teach the principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths, and to their own deep aspirations to continue the family structure they have long revered.”
Roberts didn’t buy it. “The majority graciously suggests that religious believers may continue to ‘advocate’ and ‘teach’ their views of marriage,” Roberts wrote in his dissent. “The First Amendment guarantees, however, the freedom to ‘exercise’ religion. Ominously, that is not a word the majority uses. … Unfortunately, people of faith can take no comfort in the treatment they receive from the majority today.”
Roberts said he expects the court will soon be asked to consider cases about how religious exercise conflicts with the “new right to same-sex marriage.”
Jim Campbell, an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom who handles such constitutional issues, said he expects that in litigation between gay couples and religious groups, each will use different language in the Kennedy opinion. His side will point to the paragraph on religious protections, and “the other side will pull out the lofty language.”
“I don’t know how much we can get out of that paragraph,” Campbell said, referring to Kennedy’s assertion that religious organizations will still have First Amendment protections.
Courtesy: WORLD News Service
A closer look at the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage law Christian headlines.com
The Bill Keith Report: How the Democrats expect to win in 2016
THE BILL KEITH REPORT AND COMMENTARY
March 13, 2015
Although solar energy subsidies cost the taxpayer $39 billion per year, solar energy makes up only 0.6 percent of all the electricity generated in this land, the Washington Examiner reports. The program has been a hallmark of the Obama administration.
Barney Fife and the Keystone Cops — Barney and the Cops would be proud of two Secret Service agents — apparently drunk — who last week drove through a White House security barricade where other agents were conducting an active bomb investigation.Washington Post reported the agents hit the barricade and drove right past the suspicious package thought to be a bomb. President Obama continues to defend the Service.
Assassins shot and wounded two Ferguson, Missouri, police officers during a night riot earlier this week. The protesters celebrated the shooting. A protester called the shooting, “The best day Ferguson has had in years.” The assassins shot one of the police officers in the face and the bullet lodged near his brain, the other in the shoulder and the bullet went out through his back.
The Associated Students group at the University of California at Irvine, voted to remove the American flag from their building. They said they took the action because illegals at the University might “feel bad” when they saw the flag. Student Matthew Guevara, who sits on the Association’s board, authored the resolution.
Rev. Franklin Graham says that President Obama “defends Islam and chastises Christians” and denies the “religious freedoms” of those who oppose abortion and gay marriage,” according to CNSNews. He added that this nation is “morally crumbling within” and that “we have turned our back on God.”
Remember last month’s White House summit on “Countering Violent Extremism?"” A Muslim sheikh — Sa’ad Musse Roble — opened the second day of the conference with a Muslim prayer. Obama administration officials and democrat congressmen attended. No other faiths were represented.
Drunk Driving is illegal for most of us — but not for illegals stopped by the U. S. Border Patrol. The Obama administration has ordered the agents to discontinue stopping them for drunk driving.
Will the Insanity Never End?
Illegals who Paid No Taxes to Get Large Tax Refunds
Illegal aliens in this land who haven’t even filed income tax returns for thepast several years now are eligible for big tax refunds under President Obama’s executive amnesty program, Brietbart News reports.
According to an IRS report, once the illegals get Social Security numbers, they will be able file back tax returns and obtain up to four years of tax benefits under Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.
Observers believe that an illegal family with three children will receive up to $35,560.
Executive Amnesty: Obama Defeats Republicans — Again
Back in November, the American people sent a strong message to Washington — they are opposed to big government, higher taxes, Obamacare and executive amnesty for the millions of illegals in this land.
But apparently the Republicans who control Congress care little what the American people think as they approved a Homeland Security appropriation that fully funded Obama’s amnesty.
Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly chastised the Congressmen for their actions. “It’s an insult to everyone who voted to elect the Republicans in the last congressional election. The American people clearly voted against Obama’s illegal, unconstitutional bills of all kinds. Amnesty is the main one…The American people are absolutely against amnesty, and they don’t want it funded. I just don’t understand the Republicans.”
She pointed out that Republicans control appropriations and should be able to stop Obama’s lawlessness.
“The Constitution gives the House the power of the purse, and they should exercise that power of the purse by cutting off money they think is wrong,” Schlafly said. “I wish Republicans would be Republicans. That’s what we really need — people to stand up to Obama. He’s a disaster for our country…”
Meanwhile, former congresswoman Michelle Bachman said the Republicans may have missed their last chance to defund Obama’s executive amnesty. “Ask yourself: Would the GOP congress have scheduled a vote to pay for amnesty for illegal aliens the week before last November’s election? If they wouldn’t take that vote before the election, why would the GOP fully fund Obama’s amnesty for illegal aliens now?”
Islam and American Slavery
You probably will never hear it mentioned in America — and particularly around the White House — but Islam slave traders sold most African Americans into slavery in the United States.
Erudite author and historian David Barton has the courage to document the strong ties Islam had to the world slave traffic. Although President Obama says that Islam is woven into the fabric of the founding of this country in science, the arts, etc., Barton says he can’t find a single contribution the Muslims made.
“In all the reading I’ve done…we know Muslims were the folks who captured the slaves sent to America, largely out of Africa…The Muslims did the slave hunting and the slave trading…
Barton points out that various Islamic kingdoms were exceptionally good at capturing and selling slaves. “Every conquest of a neighboring town or kingdom ended with forced conversions and enslavement of those the Muslims didn’t slaughter.”
According to Barton, America’s first foreign war was against the Barbary Pirates who were raiding American ships, capturing Americans, holding some for ransom and selling off the others as slaves.
The Wounded Warrior Project and the American Conscience
If you watch Fox News, you probably have seen commercials asking for help for the Wounded Warrior Project. The cameos of the wounded men and women are gut-wrenching and should strike a chord deep down in the soul that would make us want to help these warriors.
Men like Bill O’Reilly — and many others — have given millions of dollars to the project to help these American heroes.
But as I watch the commercials, the thought keeps coming back to me: “Why is the federal government not meeting all the needs of these wounded warriors?”
The government admits there is $50 billion in Medicare fraud in this land each year and we have 46 million people on food stamps. Why can’t we take care of these men who were wounded in their call to duty?
Obama Vetoes Keystone Pipeline
The Keystone Pipeline as approved by Congress would immediately create nearly 50,000 new jobs for American workers. Yet, President Obama vetoed the legislation.
The President bowed to the wishes of the radical environmentalists in this land who oppose the use of any fossil fuel. Through the years, this group has been his strongest financial supporter.
However, as one observer said, “By vetoing the pipeline — which would transport oil from Canada through the U.S. — Obama is risking national security and jeopardizing good paying jobs for Americans in the construction industry just to pander to environmentalists.”
Canadian officials have considered selling their oil to China, a country that has large super tankers to transport the oil back to their country,
Obama’s Executive Amnesty and the 2016 Presidential Election
Is President Obama’s executive amnesty for millions of illegals actually his 2016 voter registration drive to elect a democrat to succeed him? Some believe it is.
Most Americans never take the time to read the fine print and we are often surprised when the hidden truth is revealed.
Here’s the news behind the news. When the President by fiat declared amnesty for the five million illegals, that meant several things.
First, they will no longer face being deported back to their homeland. But that really wasn’t a big deal, for most deportations ceased a long time ago.
Second, they now are eligible for drivers licenses and Social Security and Medicare cards.
Third, with these documents in hand, nothing will keep them from registering to vote in the 2016 presidential election.
So, did President Obama out-fox the Republicans again and did he add five million — and perhaps millions more — to the Democrat voting rolls? I believe he did and if that is true, Democrats will control this government for the next 50 years and beyond.
And the pushover Republicans — who like sheep being led to the slaughter — voted to fully fund his reckless amnesty program.
Commentary
*The Republican Betrayal of the American People
Some of us had high hopes that the Republican return to power in Washington would help overcome many of the dictatorial decisions by President Obama and return government to the will of the people.
With that in mind, some of us organized prayer vigils for the Republicans to take back Congress for we believed in them and the party’s stand for constitutional government. Others contributed large amounts of money to Republican candidates, worked the polls, and did everything possible to get them elected.
But our hopes were short-lived as within weeks after assuming power, the Republicans betrayed the conservative people of this land who elected them.
First, they betrayed us on right to life or abortion.
A bill moved through the House of Representatives to stop all late-term abortions. Those are abortions that are performed when the baby could live outside the womb. Generally, when those babies are born, they are tied up in plastic bags and suffocate. Then they are thrown into the garbage.
But just when we saw a ray of hope that would stop this disgraceful abortion practice, the Republicans betrayed us. A group of Republican women chose not to support the legislation and it died and hope died with it.
Why did the women oppose the bill? They said it would send the wrong message to the women of America that Republicans are anti-women.
Hence, these Republican women chose death over life, expediency over morality and turned their backs on the will of the American people who overwhelmingly oppose late-term abortions.
But there was another betrayal on the horizon.
The American people for years have voiced their opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens in this land. The polls show that more than 60 percent believe such amnesty would be wrong.
Also, the conservatives and evangelical Christians who turned out in vast numbers in November to place the Republicans back in office, were adamant in the opposition to illegal amnesty.
But the Congress voted to fully fund Obama’s amnesty program which could be the ruination of this land as already hundreds of thousands of additional aliens plan to come to this land and, some believe, the number could reach as many as 20 million.
Because of their actions, Obama is the big winner, the American people the big losers.
*The only candidate for president who voted against the Keystone pipeline was Bernie Sanders. All declared Senate Republican candidates voted for it.
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