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“Have people gone mad in this country?” – Alan Keyes

I wrote here last year that fighting an educated campaign was the only way to go against Barack Obama. The photos of “silly” grandma, Muslim conspiracy chat, piling on Michelle’s verbiage, and thinly veiled racism coming in viral emails were not only over the top, but I feel in part helped Obama win. There was even testimony of Republicans and conservatives turned off by so much of these political hack jobs that they voted for Obama. For the most part, it was an embarrassing time to be a conservative.

Now, and even before, we have Alan Keyes, who often operates below the radar, consistently calling out Obama as only Keyes can. Keyes is such an intellectual (in a positive way), that I often wish he would simply come down to earth and talk with a little more humility. However, he is right on in most cases.

Above is a recent interview with Keyes. Here’s what the Los Angeles Times’ Andrew Malcolm, writes in his blog about the taped interview:

…Keyes, who lost to Obama in the 2004 U.S. Senate race in Illinois that launched the new president’s national political career, calls Obama a communist and usurper and says he refuses to acknowledge the validity of Obama’s inauguration over lingering questions in the minds of many conspiracists about the 44th president’s birthplace.

The video contains comments by Keyes that are alarming. However, closing our eyes and covering our ears, simply falling lock step with Obama Nation would be a mistake. My take? Pray, don’t take part in personal attacks, and wisely oppose that which is not right. Use words if you must!

After all, Obama said in his victory speech, “I especially welcome listening to those with opposing views.”

Let’s hold him to that.

–Alexander

We are now deluged with talk of the economy. It’s inescapable.

Economic Recovery: One in a series.

As the numbers and analysis continue showing a downward trend, as we are touched in personal ways, sometimes already burdened for quite a long time, other times just beginning to experience pain, many of us feel like we are falling from the upper floor of a burning house, looking for someone to catch us.

So, we perk up when we hear words like “bailout,” “stimulus package,” “loan modification,” “foreclosure prevention,” and so on. But what is the “plan?” And who has it?

Who holds the key to economic recovery? Is it the Democrats, who are infused with confidence because of their control of Congress and the White House? Or is it the Republicans, who are digging into their foxholes, ready to launch a new wave of conservatism?

I propose that “The Plan” is bigger than just the U.S. government can provide. Some of us already recognize this. As in the personal recovery from all kinds of maladies, many of us have not only applied the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, but have discovered that their “Higher Power,” is God, who sent His son Jesus for our salvation.

When I opened up the Life Recovery Bible, I found it to be the Big Book of AA multiplied times 1,000. The Bible, of all things (when I was a newbie in Christ), was making sense…and not only making sense, but illuminating, refreshing, and life-giving. You can take a look at one of my posts on the Life Recovery Bible here.

So, maybe, just maybe, individually and as a country we can apply some of the principles found in the Bible towards an economic recovery. Let’s give it a whack, shall we?

Let’s start with Step One:

We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies–that our life had become unmanageable.

I think it’s fair to say that some of our finances at least appear to have become unmanageable. If we recognize that there is a problem, that we may have become dependent on wrong financial choices–and those choices have led to some partially or completely unmanageable situations…then, we’ve taken the first step.

–Alexander

More from the Economic Recovery series
(1) Economic Recovery, Step 1: ‘We admitted…’

(2) Economic Recovery: Change Our Destiny

(3) Accountable To No One? Economic Recovery, Step 2: ‘We came to believe…’
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The Scrooge Report has reported on the Freedom From Religion Foundation group in several stories before.

Now, Ray Comfort is taking a wack at them by launching a new billboard campaign.

Comfort, author of You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can’t Make Him Think, writes in his Atheist Central blog:

The first billboard is up. (photo at right) Thanks to Freedom From Relgion Inc. for their inspiration, many more will be going up around the country. This one is on the 105 freeway in Los Angeles, and will be seen by nearly one million cars each week.

The FFRF billboard and bus sign campaign includes several sayings of famous atheists like the one seen at the top of this post.

Thank you Ray Comfort for your courage and efforts!

I’m all for giving an atheist a hug, but when their group’s agenda includes attempts at mass indoctrination, watch out!
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Counselor suspended after teens hear Christian music
Accused of ‘exposing children to unapproved religious activities’

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — (WND) A Southern California counselor with nearly two decades of experience with foster children is challenging a decision that she be punished after four teens she took on an approved day-long outing encountered a beach festival – and heard Christian music… read
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Ray Comfort offers atheist $10K to debate him
Christian author throws down gauntlet in challenging celebrity atheist to debate

LOS ANGELES – (WND) Ray Comfort, author of the new book, “You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence but You Can’t Make Him Think,” is challenging celebrity atheist Richard Dawkins to a debate – and sweetening the offer by offering him $10,000, win, lose or draw… read
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Gospel for Asia workers arrested in India

CHHATTISGARH, India — (Mission Network News) Founder and President of Gospel for Asia KP Yohannan says, “Significant numbers of anti-Christian people came and threatened them first, then they started beating up all the Christians. Instead of arresting the people that were beating up the Christians and causing such havoc, the police arrested 11 of our missionaries and took them to prison.”

The missionaries were severely beaten, as were several Christians in attendance. They also destroyed the sound system and the tent where the estimated 2,500 believers were meeting… read
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Baghdad butterfly: A butterfly settles on a potted plant as a truckload is delivered to a local nursery from farms on the outskirts of the capital Baghdad. (AFP/Sabah Arar)

Note: This week’s “Friday Top Five” can be found at Alexander.