Wise Words From President Reagan

As you watch, pay attention at the 0:56, 1:07-1:15 (particularly relevant today), 4:00-4:11.  Click here if you can't see embedded video.

Charles Rangel - "Frightened" By Clergy's Lack Of Support For Obamanomics

Oh, the poor dear man!  He is so frightened that the clergy aren't jumping onto the Obamanomics bandwagon in droves!  Grab your hankies and shed a tear as you listen to this podcast tell Rangel's tale of woe!

Funny, isn't it?  When the clergy denounce the intrinsic evils of abortion, gay lifestyle, etc, Rangel et al will screech and howl about "separation of church and state" - but will cast all that pretense aside when they want to twist morality to support their socialistic endeavors.  So sorry, Charlie!  You have it exactly ass-backwards and you're no longer getting away with it!

George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

(Quickly!  Call the ACLU!  There are a gajillion references in this thing to God!  Washington even talks fo the duty of all nations to obey His will!  Eeek! Eeek!  So much for "separation of church and state"!)

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"


Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.

Let's Import Some Polish Bishops!

Catholic bishops in Poland have made clear to their parliament that if they vote for state funding of in-vitro fertilization, that they will be excommunicated.  My hat's off to them!  Thanks be to God for bishops acting like shepherds and not politicians themselves.

A word to the "People for the (pseudo) American Way" types..  No one is forcing anything on those MPs.  They don't have to call themselves Catholic.  However, they don't define Catholicism.  The bishops are the leaders of the Church over there.  The authority of the bishops was laid in place by Jesus Christ Himself, and it is within the purview of the bishops to define what it is to be Catholic.  Should the MPs dissent from that, well, they're not Catholic.  Got that??  Let us hope that they do, if only for the sake of their own immortal souls.

Where's The ACLU When You Need Them?

And how about People for the American Way or Americans United for Separation of Church and State?  Where are all these champions of the "wall between church and state" in this situation?  Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton CA is telling people to vote against their Proposition 23, which would delay implementation of a "mini cap-and-trade" measure.  Of course the measure is based on junk science, but who cares?  At any rate, why aren't the ACLU et al all over the bishop?

Oh, wait!  I forgot!  It's only when the Church comes to the defense of unborn babies, traditional marriage and Judeo-Christian morality that these progressives knot their knickers and screech bloody murder about "church versus state".  When church officials are spouting progressive mantras, as is Bishop Blaire, they look the other way or even congratulate them.  See how it works?

Quickly!! Call The ACLU!!

Goodness!  We have yet another egregious breach of the "wall between church and state".  Church leaders are being asked to shamelessly take partisan positions and to urge the same upon their congregations!  So let's hurry up and get the ACLU on this immediately!

And just what may this blatant breach be?

From the Catholic News Agency (and thanks to An Archdiocese of Washington DC Catholic), we read that Messiah Most Miserable and his Minions Most Mediocre are "rallying religious leaders to spread the word on new health care legislation to reinforce public support and to raise awareness about the effects of new insurance reforms."  And there's more!  "President Obama told faith leaders to treat the new law as settled fact and to use their influence to convey that message to congregants."

Permit me to paraphrase - or, if you will, to divine what the Teleprompter really said.  "Got that??  It's settled fact!  No more opposition allowed!  Make damned certain your congregations accept that!  Do you hear me??  Now fall in line!"

He then goes on to say that "the debate is over".  Well obviously he's doing all he can to ignore the results of the elections so far.  This matter is far from over.  We're not going to rest until the Hell Bill is consigned to the dung heap of history.  Remember when Roe v Wade was decided?  They tried to say that the decision settled abortion - famous last words!

By the way - I was just kidding about the ACLU!  We all know their double-standards.  If church leaders are being asked to espouse politically correct immorality or progressive positions, they look the other way.  But had a priest dared to preach against voting for pro-abortion candidates, the ACLU would have been stomping into his church the next day demanding his ouster.

Important note to Republicans  This is not just an Obama-fiasco.  Bush laid the groundwork for this mess when he led the charge for this "faith-based group partnership".  It was unconstitutional from the get-go, and it created the infrastructure that the forces of death are now using.  I was called a nay-sayer by some pro-lifers because I knew this would be a snake-in-the-grass.  Now, voila!  Can we learn some lessons here?