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Churches ponder ELCA split

Nebraska and Iowa are feeling the fallout from a decision by the nation's largest Lutheran denomination to allow noncelibate gay clergy and church leaders, as well as recognition of same-sex couples.

Thanksgiving Lutheran Church in Bellevue voted Jan. 31 to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, or ELCA. It takes two votes with at least a two-thirds majority, taken at least 90 days apart, for a congregation to split from the national church.

The Jan. 31 vote was Thanksgiving's second vote, so it appears to make the church the first Nebraska congregation to break from the ELCA since a controversial churchwide assembly in August.

At that assembly, ELCA delegates voted to lift a prohibition against sexually active gay and lesbian pastors from serving as clergy. The new policy, which has not yet taken effect, would allow ELCA congregations to hire such individuals as pastors if they show they are in committed, lifelong relationships.

At least one Nebraska church, Hope Evangelical in rural Smithfield, is known to have voted once to leave and is pondering the required second vote. And at least one Iowa congregation, Eagle Grove Evangelical in Eagle Grove, has taken a first vote but chose not to split from the ELCA.

(Good for these churches that have voted to leave this  Lutheran denomination. The truth is God and his word is not welcomed by this denomination at least not anymore.God has left these churches so why shouldn't his followers leave them. Too often people try to change a church when the leadership is not willing to change. Read more of the above story Churches ponder ELCA split.)

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Patrick Kennedy: 'Scott Brown is a joke' | BrokenCountry.Com

US Representative Patrick Kennedy – who faces a Republican challenger and slipping popularity, according to a new poll – threw the Kennedys’ first stone at newly elected US Senator Scott Brown, calling his candidacy “a joke.’’ (Patrick Kennedy: 'Scott Brown is a joke')

The Rhode Island Democrat was the first of the Kennedy family to openly criticize the newly sworn in Brown, who succeeded the congressman’s father, US Senator Edward M. Kennedy. The younger Kennedy slammed Brown for pressing to be sworn in early, a move that Democrats believe was timed so that Brown could vote against President Obama’s nominee to the National Labor Relations Board.

“Brown’s whole candidacy was shown to be a joke today when he was sworn in early to cast his first vote as an objection to Obama’s appointment to the NLRB,’’ Kennedy told a blog for the congressional newspaper, The Hill, on Thursday. He suggested that a vote against the nominee would disappoint many of Brown’s supporters.

(Patrick isn't only  ripping  US Senator Scott Brown but all who voted for him. What a way to please the voters. This shows the Democrats are out of touch with most Americans.) 

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Pagan 'chapel' at Air Force Academy

A retired Army officer who is a professed born-again Christian says he doesn't think the U.S. Air Force Academy had much of choice when it announced the addition of a pagan chapel to its worship areas this spring.
The public affairs office for the Colorado Springs-based military school recently announced that the Air Force Academy Chapel will dedicate the new area for followers of so called "Earth-centered religions," including pagan practices like Wicca, in March.
"Mr. Mikey Weinstein, who is running a group on religious practices in the military, is watching what the military does on these particular issues," he explains. "Now I'm all for religious freedom. I do wonder whether or not sometimes we might be too accommodating to small groups."
(It is time that our   military stop being P.C. Not all faiths should be given respect. No matter if it is radical Islam or some pagan based faith. A faith that tells people to hook bombs up to them or to do things which are not moral  do not deserve respect. Read more on this issue Pagan 'chapel' at Air Force Academy.)
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More Than Winning (Super Bowl 2010)

I posted  a teaching I did after the Super Bowl  last night  on sports and faith. You can read it or watch the video by  click on the following link More Than Winning (Super Bowl 2010).
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Super Bowl Thoughts

 Well the 2010 Super Bowl is now history. Hats off to the  Saints. Better luck next time to the Colts. I picked the Colts and I am a  Colt’s fan so the game didn't go the way I thought it would go or the way I wanted it to go. I posted last Friday that I would be happy for whoever won the game and I am a man of my word so I'm very happy for the Saints and all of their fans.  I  hope this win will help the Saints and all of their fans and their city in many ways. I also believe the Colts will be back next year! Good job Saints.



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Focus on the Family's Super Bowl commercial

I almost missed the Super Bowl commercial that had  Pam Tebow and her son, 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow,  talking about the gift of life. It was so quick. 
 Here are my thoughts on it.
1. The left looks pretty dumb to be upset over the  commercial.
2. I thought the spot should have been more to the point. It was funny but I am not sure that is the way to go. It didn't  mention abortion once. Focus on the Family knows more about making TV spots than me so perhaps the way they did it was the way to go. I am glad they did it I just would have done it differently. Watch it and see what you think Focus on the Family's Super Bowl commercial .
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Wonder why pro-choice is losing?

Why are groups such as the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Feminist Majority Foundation, the Women's Media Center, and numerous "pro-choice" groups apoplectic over a Super Bowl commercial sponsored by Focus on the Family?
 
Clearly, the commercial's subject matter has propelled it to the front ranks of controversy in the days leading to the Super Bowl. Entitled "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life," the ad purportedly (though none of the ad's critics have actually seen it) tells the story of Florida All-American and Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam.

The "pro-choice" forces have been pressuring CBS to reverse itself and pull the ad. Why? I believe it's because this ad featuring Tim and his mother puts a dramatic human face on unborn children. It confronts people across the nation with the fact that every "problem pregnancy" involves not just a pregnant mother, but also a real, live unborn human being.

(The above is part of a piece written by Dr. Richard Land. Land writes the pro choice crowd is losing the battle for the hearts and minds of Americans because of  people like Tim Tebow. Instead of making their case why abortion is right they tried to stop the Super Bowl commercial from being played. I can't blame them. The only argument they have is it should be a right to kill children. That argument is starting more and more to  fall on deaf ears in  mainstream America. Read the whole above column Wonder why pro-choice is losing?)

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Tim Tebow's Father Bob Tebow Talks About Decision Against Abortion, Son's Birth


By now, most Americans have heard about the famous Tim Tebow advertisement Focus on the Family will air during the Super Bowl. 

As most people know, Pam Tebow got sick with dysentery while on a missions trip to the Philippines and her doctors suggested she consider an abortion because of the medication she was taking while pregnant with Tim.

She refused, gave birth, and son Tim led the Florida Gators to a national championship and won the Heisman Trophy.

During a time with slightly less national attention focus on his family, Bob Tebow talked with Sports Illustrated about his son's famous birth story.

"Have you heard the story of Timmy's birth?" he told the magazine.

"When I was out in the mountains in Mindanao, back in '86, I was showing a film and preaching that night. I was weeping over the millions of babies being [aborted] in America, and I prayed, 'God, if you give me a son, if you give me Timmy, I'll raise him to be a preacher,'" he recalled.

(Read the rest of this powerful story Tim Tebow's Father Bob Tebow Talks About Decision Against Abortion, Son's Birth.)

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Howard Stern to Replace Simon Cowell on 'IDOL'?

"American Idol" producers are eager to hire Howard Stern to replace Simon Cowell as the show's tough-talking judge, sources tell Page Six.

An insider said that producers of the hit Fox show say Stern, America's highest-paid radio personality, is their top choice to take over from Cowell, who leaves at the end of this season. They approached the King of All Media after he repeatedly mentioned on-air that his exclusive Sirius XM Radio deal expires next January and he was open to other offers. Cowell was paid $50 million a year. (Howard Stern to Replace Simon Cowell on 'IDOL'?

(As a person of faith I believe all people can change but if Mr. Stern is still the same man who talks about  sick sex this is a bad move. This will end up costing this show viewers. I  don't watch  "American Idol" but I know people who do. I know at the same time because we live in a sick culture that this will help  this program  gain viewers. Of course Mr. Stern will have to clean up his act but how much because anymore anything goes on TV. This just might be another reason to give up  prime time TV  along with a reminder to pray for Mr. Stern because he is just a fruit of how sick our culture is.)

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Super Bowl Pick

Super Bowl XLIV (44) is this coming Sunday. Are you ready?  You know what that means- it is time for me to make my pick on this game. Before I do that let me remind you of a warning this pick is just for fun I am not to blame if you bet the house or the wife and the kids on the game using my pick.
 Unless you have been living in a cave you know that  the Indianapolis Colts  are playing the New Orleans Saints in this year's Super Bowl. Now I am a fan of the Colts  and as I have posted before I don't like picking games in which I am a fan of  a team playing but this is the Super Bowl so I must make a choice.  
  I will be happy for whoever wins because  New Orleans have been through so much. Also both teams based on what I know have good and Godly people  working for them. I believe the Colts will come out on top. I say somewhere between 10 and 14 points but more or less won't shock me. 
  May the best team win. Go Colts and Go Saints! 
               
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Dr. Laura: CBS Does the Right Thing for Super Bowl XLIV

I am so proud of the CBS Television Network.  There’s been a ridiculous furor over a planned Super Bowl ad featuring college football star Tim Tebow, funded by Focus on the Family.  It recounts the story of Pam Tebow’s pregnancy in 1987.  After getting sick, she ignored doctors’ recommendations to abort her fifth child, and gave birth to Tim Tebow, who went on to win the 2007 Heisman Trophy and guide the Florida Gators to two BCS championships.
(The above is part of a commentary  that Dr. Laura did a few days ago on her radio program. Read more below  of what Dr. Laura said.)
This should be an inspirational story for women.  Not according to NOW (the National Organization of “I don’t know what kind of” Women), NARAL, and other organizations which support women killing the babies in their bodies if they wanna.  These “feminista” types generally call themselves “pro-choice.”  Well, it looks like they’re not too happy about the promotion of women who don’t make the choice to kill their baby.
 
When a woman’s inspirational story of making the choice to avoid an abortion to take the risk of giving birth to her child becomes controversial in a culture, that culture has degraded to a horrible point.  It is frightening to me that NOT killing the baby in your body is controversial, but killing the baby in your body is not controversial.
(Amen Dr. Laura. This once again shows that those who have told us they are pro choice on the  abortion issue are really pro death. If  Pam Tebow was talking about how she had made the choice to kill Tim before he was born all these groups would be saying she made a brave  choice. So killing your child is a brave choice but giving life is not. Dr. Laura is right that  our culture  has degraded to a horrible point. How sick and sad. Please read the whole  commentary by Dr. Laura CBS Does the Right Thing for Super Bowl XLIV.)
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Justice Thomas Defends Campaign Finance Ruling

In expansive remarks at a law school in Florida, Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday vigorously defended the Supreme Court’s recent campaign finance decision.

And Justice Thomas explained that he did not attend State of the Union addresses — he missed the dust-up when President Obama used the occasion last week to criticize the court’s decision — because the gatherings had turned so partisan.

Justice Thomas responded to several questions from students at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., concerning the campaign finance case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. By a 5-to-4 vote, with Justice Thomas in the majority, the court ruled last month that corporations had a First Amendment right to spend money to support or oppose political candidates.

“I found it fascinating that the people who were editorializing against it were The New York Times Company and The Washington Post Company,” Justice Thomas said. “These are corporations.”

The part of the McCain-Feingold law struck down in Citizens United contained an exemption for news reports, commentaries and editorials. But Justice Thomas said that reflected a legislative choice rather than a constitutional principle.

(Good for Justice Thomas. To find out more of his thoughts  go here.)






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