When "Faith" Is Useless

10 Most Important Obama Faith Moments

From expanding the White House's faith-based office to opening his rallies with prayer, Barack Obama has embraced faith in a more visible way than any other president in recent memory. At the same time, Obama's actions on a variety of fronts, from abortion policy to accepting a speaking invitation at Notre Dame—a prestigious Roman Catholic university—have outraged religious conservatives. The confluence of these two phenomena have made for an explosion of "faith moments" in the first 100 days of Obama's presidency. Here are the 10 most important.

1. Rick Warren's Inauguration Day Invocation
2. Granting First TV Interview to Arabic Language Network
3. Reversing Mexico City Policy on Family Planning Providers Abroad
4. Opening Rallies With Prayer
5. Launching White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
6. Convening a Faith Advisory Council
7. Joe Biden's Receiving Ashes on Ash Wednesday
8. Lifting Restrictions on Federally-Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research
9. Announcing Plans to Give Notre Dame's Commencement Address
10. Speaking to Muslim World From Turkey

US News & World Report article

Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? - unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
[2Co 13:5]

SSM, FDA , Suicide and Abortion Shame

Connecticut has fallen and Maine is closing in quickly.

"A spokesman for Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she will sign the bill, which passed 28-7 in the Senate and 100-44 in the House of Representatives, into law. It redefines marriage in Connecticut as the legal union of two people. State law previously defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman."

Marriage In Connecticut Is Now The Legal Union Of Two People

"Sen. Dennis Damon's proposal -- backed by more than 60 legislative co-sponsors -- would repeal a state law that limits marriage to a man and a woman and replace it with one that authorizes marriage between any two people. Also up for a discussion was a separate bill to allow civil unions — which offer many of the same rights as marriage — sponsored by Rep. Les Fossel, R-Alna."

Maine's Marriage Debate Turns Deeply Religious

And the FDA has now made it official. 17 year-old girls can't purchase alcohol or cigarettes, they can't vote yet they have the "right" to abort the results an "unintended pregnancy".

FDA To Make Morning-after Pill Available To 17-year-olds

And we're just getting warmed up regarding our culture of death:

Suicide Group's Manual Urges Celebrations

Secretary Clinton: Obama Administration Wants To Overturn Other Countries Pro-life Laws

Confronting Clinton On Abortion

Americans need to hang their heads in shame. Better yet, they need to repent and put their faith in Christ while He remains longsuffering and makes grace available.

"And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord, but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death." [Pro 8:32-36 ESV]

Hyposcrisy Is as Hypocrisy Does

Man, one little answer to a question during the Miss USA pageant sure does ruffle some feathers! But it sure is clear evidence of how intolerant the gay agenda is. All Miss California did was to give an opinion and for this the homosexual community is ready to hang her. And this from the group that espouses how tolerant the rest of the world needs to be toward them? It seems the gay agenda will tolerate anything ... as long as it agrees with them. Sounds awfully judgemental to me.

Mr. Martin's commentary on the issue over at CNN (surprise, surprise!) sums it up nicely:

It seems that Hilton, who is gay, was none too pleased that Prejean chose to actually give her personal opinion on the issue, and ripped her on his blog after the show, using crude obscenities as he continued to attack her at every turn on his media blitz.
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But her remark isn't outside the mainstream. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll shows that 55 percent of Americans are against same-sex marriage, and Proposition 8 did pass in her state 52-48 percent. What's interesting about this is that many of the same folks who are slamming her for her remark voted for President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, who both have the same belief: that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Even Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made it clear that she has the same view, and it was her husband, President Bill Clinton, who signed the In Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that forbids states from having to recognize gay marriage in other states. In other words, four of the biggest liberals in the country have the same belief as Prejean, but a beauty pageant winner is being torn to shreds. Hello, hypocrisy!

Commentary: Miss California, thanks for being honest

Latest News Headlines

These are the headlines that stuck out at me gathered over the last 4 days:

How Gays Won A Marriage Victory
For 7 years, activists eyed a seemingly unlikely target: Iowa

Demographic Winter Heralds Same-sex Marriage Spring
The New England region is a sitting duck for the further de-construction of marriage

Ever So Quietly, 'Hate Crimes' Legislation Re-introduced

Faith Groups Increasingly Lose Gay Rights Fights
'It really is all about religious liberty for us,' says leader of Methodist group

Gay Marriage And The Future Of Religious Liberty

Focus On The Family Unveils True Tolerance Web Site
Initiative equips parents to counter homosexual activism in schools

Q&A: Can We Be Married, But Independent?

Secret To Marital Bliss? Don't Have Kids
Couples' satisfaction declines after birth of first child, eight-year study finds

Planned Parenthood Profits Keep On Rolling In

Planned Parenthood Matters
The organization has a dark history and a disturbing present

'22 Weeks'
The Inescapable Truth about Abortion

Vermont Considers Legalizing Teen 'Sexting'

Britain's Worst Hour

Recent Headlines of Interest

How stupid do you have to be to praise Margaret Sanger? Or perhaps it's just due to total lack of a brain? Perhaps that's the meaning behind the name 'Clinton':

Abortion: A Foreign Concept

And this is just as idiotic (and sad):

Abortion Pride Movement?

Other items worthy of notice:

Vatican Official Says Catholics Who Voted For Obama Cooperated With Evil

Video: Is 'Sexting' A Teen's Right?

Hawaiian Leaders 'Lei' It On The Line For Marriage

Christians In Hawaii Credited For Gay Civil Unions Defeat

Who Will Raise Kids: Mom, Dad Or State?
Parental rights: 67 in Congress pushing to amend Constitution

Pass The Offering Plate, Take A Condom
United Church of Christ Promotes Contraceptive Distribution in the Sanctuary

Your view of Holy Scripture makes all the difference:

Survey Shows How Liberals and Conservatives Differ On Matters Of Faith

Provide them with comprehensive sexual education and contraceptives but don't you dare let there be any other physical contact:

Connecticut School Bans Physical Contact
East Shore M.S. Outlaws "High-Fives," "Hugging" And Horseplay Of Any Kind; Violators May Face Expulsion

Pray, pray, pray:

Walter Hoye Update

Great reading from Mohler and Challies:

The Eclipse Of Christian Memory

To Be Full of God

The Downward Spiral Continues

I am certain that Obama will go down as one of the most incompetent men to hold the office of the President of the United States:

Obama Scraps 'Global War On Terror' For 'Overseas Contingency Operation'

Presidential Nonsense

Does He Think We’re That Stupid?

Kroft To Obama: Are You Punch-drunk?

The Europe Syndrome

Terence Corcoran: Is This The End Of America?
U.S. law-making is riddled with slapdash, incompetence and gamesmanship

And here are some things to think about (and hopefully make you aware, uncomfortable and willing to make a difference for the glory of God):

Judge Orders FDA To Let 17-Year-Olds Obtain Plan B

Arizona Attorney General To Investigate Sexual Abuse Cover Up At Planned Parenthood Clinics

Video: Statutory Rape Concealed
Activist Lila Rose's new project exposes Phoenix Planned Parenthood

Teens' Abortion Technique: Drink Poisonous Mixture
Ending unwanted pregnancy as easy as swallowing veterinary medicine

Unwed Birth Rate Reaches All-time High In U.S.
Report: Record number of babies born in 2007; 40 percent to single moms

ABC News On A Gay Christian Matchmaking Service

Christian Hotel Owners Sued By Gay Couple Over Marriage Stance

Elon Poll: NC Split On Gay Marriage

Elevating Homosexuality To New Heights

Gay Marriage Recognized ... In Webster Dictionary

Consensus Or Censorship?
Despite disagreement within the scientific community, many politicians want us to believe all of science is on board with man-made global warming

UK Population Must Fall To 30m, Says Porritt

New Al Gore Book Coming This Fall

The Real Population Threat

Pet-ernity Leave
Treating Pets as Humans

Pass The Offering Plate, Take A Condom
United Church of Christ Promotes Contraceptive Distribution in the Sanctuary

U.N. Treaty Limiting Parents' Rights Pushed

Luxembourg Legalizes Euthanasia

Christian School Confiscating Cell Phones To Stop Cheating

To finish things off I'll leave you with a video worth watching:





Soli Deo Gloria,
Rich

The World Just Doesn't Get It

Without the Truth, you are most certainly lost. You can't appeal to the innate goodness of man (because it doesn't exist), you can't rely on your own understanding (try Proverbs 14:12 or 16:25) and you certainly can't legislate your way out of it (because that won't effect changes to the heart).

D.C. Struggles To Contain HIV Epidemic
Officials worry prevalence rate is up to 50 percent higher than reported

Single, Pregnant And Panicked
Why so many smart women botch their birth control

A Gay-Marriage Solution: End Marriage?

Mom Helping Son With Down Syndrome Lose Virginity

Celebrity Narcissism: A Bad Reflection For Kids

If you really want to see what the problem is, then be prepared to take a long hard look in the mirror:

Our Reflection
Confessed swindler Bernard Madoff mirrors the flaw in each of us, revealing what theologians used to call “sin”

This is a message that resonates with the "true" Christian (because it agrees with the true state of man as given in Scripture) but will raise the hackles of almost everyone in the world these days (and I think this is where Romans 1:18-32 & John 7:7 comes into play).