"Religion of Peace" declares war on Rome

OK. Not quite. But pretty much.

But according to Foxnews.com, "Hamas Cleric Predicts 'Rome Will Be Conquered by Islam'"

The fiery sermon, delivered by Yunis al-Astal and aired on Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV, predicted that Rome would become "an advanced post for the Islamic conquests, which will spread though Europe in its entirety, and then will turn to the two Americas, even Eastern Europe."

"Allah has chosen you for Himself and for His religion," al-Astal preached, "so that you will serve as the engine pulling this nation to the phase of succession, security and consolidation of power, and even to conquests through da'wa and military conquests of the capitals of the entire world.

"Very soon, Allah willing, Rome will be conquered, just like Constantinople was, as was prophesized by our prophet Muhammad," he added.

Later...

Today, Rome is the capital of the Catholics, or the Crusader capital, which has declared its hostility to Islam, and has planted the brothers of apes and pigs in Palestine in order to prevent the reawakening of Islam.

Yeah. These guys are ready for peace. Glad Jimmy's going over there to give the process a hand.

ChurchMedia.net Convention 2008

This year, I will once again be attending the ChurchMedia.net conference.

For me, it's a lot about fellowship with the folks I hang around with electronically over at ChurchMedia.net.

But there are many classes and general sessions to help you improve your skills and get fired up.

If you are involved in any aspect of sound, graphics or video at your church, consider joining us in Dallas, June 24-27. Or sign up for the virtual convention and watch online!

Some of the best training you can get for the money.

Jimmy Carter to Meet With Hamas

Jimmy Carter to Meet With Hamas

Former President Jimmy Carter is reportedly preparing an unprecedented meeting with the leader of Hamas, an organization that the U.S. government considers one of the leading terrorist threats in the world.

Questions.

1. Why is he doing this?
2. Why is he allowed doing this?
3. Why is it news that he's doing this?

As Reformed Chicks Blabbing opined:

I can't really see meeting with these guys because they have been honest about never recognizing Israel, so what would be the point? He really does live up to his reputation of being the worst president in the history of this nation.

Creation Day

There is a movement afoot on the internet, to have Earth Day become the day we celebrate the creation of the Earth and call it Creation Day.

A day to celebrate our Creative God and His incredible work of this creation sound like a worthwhile cause to me.

So on your calendars, go to April 22, strike off Earth Day and write in Creation Day.

'Millennials' show respect for values

Some good news that you probably won't see reported in the main stream media.

The Washington Times is reporting on some findings of J. Walter Thompson, the nation's largest advertising agency (according to that article).

Thompson surveyed 1250 adults and found some interesting results for the "millennials" -- those between 21 and 29 (inclusively, I'm guessing) .

Among the findings

• 94% respect monogamy
• 94% respect parenthood
• 84% revere marriage
• 88% respect the US Constitution
• > 75% believe in the proverial "American dream"
• < 25% have any respect for Hollywood
  

This must have been a very interesting sample.

Additionally

• 15% live with their parents
• 25% live with their spouse and child(ren)
• 18% with their spouse
• 19% with a partner
• 15% alone
• 8% with a roommate

Only 19% with a partner compared to 40% married and living with their spouse. Hardly the "shacking up" generation we all keep hearing about.

Read the whole article.

And thanks to Betsy's Page for the link.

Babies - Miracles or Punishment?

Barack can't seem to make up his mind if babies are a miracle or a punishment.

According to Ben Smith at Policito, a lady stood up at towards the end of a town hall meeting and offered a hurried, passionate plea for Obama to "stop these abortions."

First, Obama responds with

This is a very difficult issue, and I understand sort of the passions on both sides of the issue," he said. "I have two precious daughters — they are miracles."

Then he wraps up with

"I am going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby. I don't want them punished with an STD at age 16, so it doesn't make sense to not give them information."

So, are babies a miracle? Or a punishment equivalent with getting an STD?

Read the rest

Thanks to Michelle Malkin for the link.

Man fatally shoots wife while installing satellite TV system

Sorry I haven't posted for a while.

This article really caught my eye however:

Man fatally shoots wife while installing satellite TV system

Patsy D. Long, 34, of Deepwater, was pronounced dead early Saturday evening after being shot in the chest with a .22-caliber handgun. Her husband, Ronald Long, fired the shot from the inside of their home after several unsuccessful efforts to punch a hole through the exterior wall using other means.

The woman, who was outside the house, was hit by the second of two shots fired by Ronald Long, the Henry County Sheriff’s Department said.

No. I am not making this up.

Read the rest.

Thanks to Reformed Chicks Blabbing for the link.