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Armstrong's wish is to combine universal principles of respect and compassion into a charter based on a "golden rule" she believes is at the core of every major religion.

The Golden Rule essentially calls on people to do unto others as they would have done unto them.

"The chief task of our time is to build a global society where people of all persuasions can live together in peace and harmony," Armstrong said.

Don't be swayed. I know there is a great deal of reason to be fearful, upset, or confused. Don't be. All of this is taking place in front of God's sofa. These are men. These are mere vapors, or withering grass, that disappear at the sudden blast of God's nostrils. I encourage you to pray with great rejoicing as the God of the Universe brings judgment and fear to a civilization that has either despised His rule or walked in Christian compromise. The Lord knows how to preserve His elect. Be filled with faith. The promises of God are sure and steadfast.

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral.

This is unbelievable. A private bank is distributing $2 trillion (and counting) of your tax dollars and refuses to identify the recipients. What is it going to take to awaken the American people? The New World Order is on the fast track.

LONDON (Reuters) - The international financial crisis has given world leaders a unique opportunity to create a truly global society, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown will say in a keynote foreign policy speech on Monday.

In his annual speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet, Brown -- who has spearheaded calls for the reform of international financial institutions -- will say Britain, the United States and Europe are key to forging a new world order.

"The alliance between Britain and the U.S. -- and more broadly between Europe and the U.S. -- can and must provide leadership, not in order to make the rules ourselves, but to lead the global effort to build a stronger and more just international order," an excerpt from the speech says...

"My message is that we must be: internationalist not protectionist; interventionist not neutral; progressive not reactive; and forward looking not frozen by events. We can seize the moment and in doing so build a truly global society."

Economics, Justice, and Modern Preaching
By Martin Selbrede

Our nation’s economy, like that of many other nations, has long been motivated by essentially economic forces. The architects of modern economic policy revel in the manipulation of such forces. Such manipulation always entails a dance near the edge of self-destruction, as our economists’ mumbling about maintaining a knife-edge balance between conflicting forces cannot help but underscore. Read more...

"First Owyhee and Then the World": The Early Ministry of R. J. Rushdoony
By Michael McVicar

On the evening of May 14, 1944, Rev. George Huntston Williams delivered an ordination sermon in honor of Rousas John Rushdoony at the Chinese Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. As Williams preached, he noted Rushdoony’s Armenian heritage and his ties to an ancient family of priests and churchmen. Williams connected Rushdoony’s ancient lineage to his current calling as a missionary, noting, “It is thus a moving and very fitting gesture, that you of this congregation … should provide the setting and occasion for the ordination of this scion of an ancient Christian house as an Evangelist, to be sent forth to still another people, the Paiute and Shoshone Indians in the mountains of Nevada.� In Rushdoony, Williams saw an “heir of a great national Christian heritage� who would “enunciate anew the Gospel which seems to have been forgotten for a season.� Read more...

Pelosi urges the treasury to bail out automakers.

I understand that certain groups are overwhelmed about the notion of a Black president, but this this election was forced. Despite the known problems with Barack, the Left was not going to allow him to be swift-boated. Now that the election is past, we're going to find out more dirt about this guy, and a good many Obama voters are going to feel that sinking feeling of regret. His race undermined any objective reporting, and the secrecy concerning his background precluded important election-affecting information from getting out. Now that the deed is done, the dirt will soon come. I give him one-term.

(As a side note: Your president is named Barack Hussein Obama, and his chief of staff is named Rahm Emanuel. That's "Change" alright.)

"It's time for a real Patriot Act that brings out the patriot in all of us. We propose universal civilian service for every young American. Under this plan, All Americans between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five will be asked to serve their country by going through three months of basic training, civil defense preparation and community service. ...

Here's how it would work. Young people will know that between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, the nation will enlist them for three months of civilian service. They'll be asked to report for three months of basic civil defense training in their state or community, where they will learn what to do in the event of biochemical, nuclear or conventional attack; how to assist others in an evacuation; how to respond when a levee breaks or we're hit by a natural disaster. These young people will be available to address their communities' most pressing needs."

Humiliating young children for your political lust.

A brilliant storyteller and science activist has passed. I'll miss this guy.

Obama won. McCain lost. Face it, the election was an unprecedented blowout. Democracy has spoken, and the majority of Americans could not stand for what they perceived to be another four years of Bush/Cheney. I do welcome the misguided optimism, and it will be nice to put the animosity of the past eight years to bed. However, America is politically clueless in that regardless of who won last night, the basic stronghold remains in tact: statism.

As I've often said, "If I had a dollar for every time Rushdoony mentioned the state, I'd be a rich man." My hope is that Conservative Christians will now become more aware of the true nature of our conflict. The full blossoming of autonomous man is humanism's incarnation in the state. This is why the past eight years of ostensible conservatism was so laughable. Conservatives had become true statists themselves. The debate was only about which form of statism you preferred.

There's no salvation by politics. In fact, most of Biblical history shows the people of God existing under various forms of statism and tyranny, though in instances like Joseph and Daniel, the righteous do make rank now and again. But even when men like David, Solomon, and Josiah come to power, their kingdoms were often short-lived. That's why God went with a heavenly King--born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead (Rom. 1:3-4). The political goal now becomes "every knee politics," i.e., every knee shall bow and declare that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:9-11).

So, now that the election is over, I can still bring up the Ron Paul Revolution without being accused of sponsoring a political headquarters for the Texas congressman. It was never about that. It was about working with the constituency that grew up around him. It was about education and the great awakening to American statism. That is still the direction we should be taking. Bush, Paul, and now Obama, have provided us with the national circumstances that are driving Christians to look for solutions outside of the state. In that sense, these are glorious times. Let the dead bury the dead. Let the Religious Right whine itself to exhaustion. Let's just be here patiently waiting for the moment they recover from their political hangover.

Barack Obama's Kenyan family to celebrate by slaughtering bulls, chicken and goats.

What's funny is the looney Left is up in arms over Sarah Palin being prayed for by an African minister that engages in demonic deliverance. That was one brief prayer session. Obama's entire Kenyan family is engaged in animal sacrifice!