This blogger is no friend of the United Nincompoops ...Religious freedom experts criticized this week a United Nations anti-blasphemy resolution for most likely hindering Christian evangelism and spreading Sharia law.Here we have a patently pro-Muslim effort to silence all non-Muslim religions. Imagine this resolution being used against a Muslim cleric who calls for the Pope's assassination or against a Muslim cartoonist whose favorite theme is Jewish blood.
“This anti-blasphemy resolution is mostly seen to be putting a ‘chilling effect’ on Christian work and outreach around the world, and that is a very troubling development for us,” said Carol Moeller, president/CEO of Open Doors, according to Mission Network News.
The non-binding U.N. resolution was first introduced by Pakistan and the Organization of the Islamic Conference at the U.N. Human Rights Council in 1999. It was amended to include religions other than Islam, and has since passed every year.
In 2005, Yemen proposed a similar resolution before the General Assembly and now the 192-nation Assembly is set to vote on it again.
All that's needed is one complaint to bring down the wrath of the NGOs; radical Islam's threats and intimidations are taken seriously enough to allow for this kind of preferential treatment.
Globalism is the name, one-world religion is the game. The prince of the power of the air is still active in this age.
Showing posts with label free speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label free speech. Show all posts
Saturday, October 11, 2008
GLOBALISM: UN once again reveals its cristophobic pro-Muslim bias!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
EGALITARIANISM: More to lose rights in the interest of gaining rights for some!
For the authentic Christian there can be no "'homophobia' in religion" as implied in the following ...‘Equality police’ to target faith groups | 2008 News | Christian Institute
HT - 'Equality police' to target faith groups | BLACK KETTLEThe Government’s equality enforcement agency will tackle ‘homophobia’ in religion, one of its senior figures has said.I think we've heard something of this TUC group before, haven't we?
Bradley Brady is Director of Stakeholder Relations at the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
His comments are likely to fuel fears that the rights of religious people come bottom of the pile at the Commission.
Mr Brady was speaking at a fringe meeting of the TUC conference on the subject of “Religion and Homophobia: No Compromise on LGBT Equality!”
According to the TUC website, The meeting was “organised by the TUC LGBT Committee to discuss recent events where individuals have claimed religious exemption from providing equal treatment for LGBT people, and how to promote a campaign for genuine equality.”[The Christian Institute] also asked whether the Commission would strive to protect the rights of people of faith to express their religious beliefs on sexual ethics.
The Commission said, “If in the expression of those beliefs the legal rights of another group are violated, the Commission would not support that.”
Simon Calvert of The Christian Institute said, “The Commission is saying it will tackle homophobia in religion. But many activists regard biblical teaching on sexual ethics as inherently ‘homophobic’.
“Furthermore, can you seriously imagine a senior figure from the Commission saying it will tackle homosexual groups that interfere with religious liberty? No, nor can I.”
PERSECUTION: Ancient orthodox body under serious persecution!
Orthodox Christianity under threat | International Herald Tribune
HT - Orthodox Christianity under threat | EuropeNewsWhen Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and his Islamic-rooted party came under fierce fire this summer from secularists, who came close to persuading the country's supreme court to bar both from politics, he called the campaign an attack against religious freedom and a threat to Turkey's efforts to join the European Union.Turkey is a secular state with a majority Muslim population; you fools who think there's no threat from this "peaceful" religion are setting up your grandkids and their children for serious heartache and suffering.
Yet in nearly six years in power, Erdogan has shown no inclination to extend even a modicum of religious freedom to the most revered Christian institution in Turkey - the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the spiritual center of 300 million Orthodox Christians throughout the world. As a result, Turkey's persecution of the Patriarchate looms as a major obstacle to its European aspirations, and rightly so.The Ecumenical Patriarchate, which was established in the fourth century and once possessed holdings as vast as those of the Vatican, has been reduced to a small, besieged enclave in a decaying corner of Istanbul called the Phanar, or Lighthouse.
Almost all of its property has been seized by successive Turkish governments, its schools have been closed and its prelates are taunted by extremists who demonstrate almost daily outside the Patriarchate, calling for its ouster from Turkey.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
IGNORANCE: There's no view like a bad view spoken!
To disparage another, it's often better to use the oblique approach - Joy Behar threw a lie so obliquely it almost was believed!A presidential candidate who shares his or her religious beliefs is "impinging on the Constitution" according to "View" co-host Joy Behar. On the show’s season premiere September 2 the panel caught up on the many hot button political stories from Sarah Palin’s pregnant daughter to sharing religion in a public forum.When Barbara Walters brought up the discussion of Senators Obama and McCain attending a forum with Reverend Rick Warren, Behar declared "both of them needed to say that Jesus Christ was their savior. That is very much impinging on the Constitution in my opinion. Why do we need to know who’s their savior?" Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd disagreed wondering what is wrong with them making such a statement.Conveniently forgotten in the recesses of Joy's mind are two small, yet relevant, components of our "Constitution" - the freedoms of religion and speech. Geesh, how do you suppose she forgot those?
And go figure, candidates talking about faith in Christ ... in a church no less! What next????
Monday, August 25, 2008
PARODIC SATIRE: Being Christian means being tough skinned!
A Heavenly Candidate | Washingtonpost.comHat Tip to - WaPo Lauds Liberal Jesus-for-Prez Novel: He's a 'Unitarian Porn Star'? | NewsBusters.orgWhen people mock our faith or our Lord, we, as Christians, are frequently torn between outrage and wisdom. The arrival of this book is one such time ... at least it has the feel of such a time.
I like to believe I prefer wisdom to outrage ... sadly I employ the latter more often than not. Yet wisdom is winning on this one!
American Savior is, I believe, a comedic parody (or as the publisher says a "bitingly clever satirical novel") of Christian nationalism ... an issue that I believe is fair game for non-believers.
Too many of those I call brothers and sisters claim to be Evangelical or conservative Christians, but they are, in reality, Christian Nationalists ... believing that "saving" America is a command of God straight off the pages of the gospels.
Somehow they seem to think any evil done in the USA is a direct threat to the Church and God Himself. They seem to overlook Jesus' words concerning "the gates of Hell."
We, as believers, must remember what parody ...and satire ...
- a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing ...
- the genre of literary composition represented by such imitations
- a burlesque imitation of a musical composition
- any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc.
are! They are tools of the cultural, social and political critic.
- the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule
- a literary genre comprising such compositions.
Based on the Ron Charles review in the Washington Post, I'd say Roland Merullo's new novel America Savior is the genuine article - a satirical parody or, if you wish, a parodic satire.American Savior is a remarkably innovative novel that challenges our perceptions and beliefs while it wags a finger at the folly of our self-righteousness. It is sure to cause controversy among those for whom politics itself has become a kind of religion. [Algonquin]Many will see Merullo's novel as Cristophobic, I do not! I am secure enough in my faith and my Lord is secure enough in me, that I don't fear this kind of secular criticism. We should not always see darkness when there's so much light.
Merullo is obviously not trying to propagate spiritual truths or encourage others to hate Christians or Christianity; but, rather, the author seems to be encouraging us (i.e., conservative Christian nationalists, evangelicals and fundamentalists) to wake up and see the image on the Jumbo Tron.Savior is narrated by a former newscaster named Russ Thomas who quits his job to help elect Jesus. The campaign brings Jesus into contact with Merullo's other target — the media with its bloviating superstars: i.e., the suspender-wearing Lenny Queen. [USAToday]I need a copy of the book to review ... maybe Merullo or Algonquin will send me one?
Saturday, August 23, 2008
BILL MAHER: Comic's neurological dysfunction cured by filthy lucre!
Bill Maher, ex-Catholic, ex-Jew, now religion-mocker, says if ...“... you believe this stuff [then] you are crazy, at least in one area of your life.”"... you’re religious, [then] it means you believe in some crazy stuff. And at that point you don’t look reasonable."Maher has produced a movie called, "Religulous"; a mocking, taunting, condemnation of anything religious. Maher, a mediocre comedian and shallow, liberal, social commentarian, is of the opinion that "[all] religion is a big crock of spit."
The comedian is a gold medalist in the hate category of life ... yet he, like all Americans, is protected by our national doctrine concerning free speech ... and thank God he is.
Indeed, Maher is a pristine example of why "hate crime" laws are useless; they don't work against those among the rich and powerful.
It isn't that he directly encourages others to hate of Christians or Christianity (he is careful to say that he is not telling people how to think, just that they should think); no, he's content to stir the hatefilled cauldrons of his audience's hearts.
However, by doing this without restraint or wisdom, Maher proffers de facto encouragement to those who already hate Christians and Christianity, or have religiophobic tendencies, to proactively respond to their deleterious emotions ... like a gun dealer who feeds guns to White Supremacists, then proclaiming innocence when the weapons used in a real hate crime.
You are challenged, if you have the stomach for it, to go to the LAT article and scan the comments at the end. There are some commenters who make the brain damaged religionists Maher hates so much sound like Einsteins.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
CRISTOPHOBIA: A list of resources and other useful materials!
RESOURCES/REFERENCES/PEOPLE/ORGANIZATIONS -
Individuals involved in anti-Cristophobia efforts:[Tristan] Emmanuel is the author of the book, Christophobia: The Real Reason Behind Hate Crime Legislation, which argues that the rights of religious freedom being lost through new "hate crime" laws that are being used against individuals such as Pastor Stephen Bossison, Dr. Chris Kempling and Calgary Roman Catholic Bishop Fred Henry. [Wikipedia]Resources not endorsed or evaluated one way or the other:
David Limbaugh has two excellent tomes on Christophobia in America: Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity and The Criminalization of Christianity: Read This Book Before It Becomes Illegal!
Euro-Med, a Danish commentary blog, has a fine collection of anti-Cristophobia quotes and events from numerous sources around the world. [Christophobia I]Christian Falangist Party of America - per its website the CFPA exists to "defend Christians in the United States from official 'Christophobia' in the public sphere" and "educate the public about the true nature of the Islamic threat to western civilization." [Wikipedia]Christianophobia in Europe - website is hosted by the NGO Europe for Christ! registered in Germany (www.europe4christ.net) operating in all European Union countries.
The goal of this website is to provide European Union-institutions, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the United Nations and other Institutions with objective and reliable data on the phenomenon of Christianophobia in Europe. [...] Further, this website wants to encourage victims of Christianophobia to tell their story.[Future citation][Future citation][Future citation][Future citation]
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