How dyslexic are you?

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Pretty cool...

hmm

Apparently Jesus is playing keep-away.

Sweet Buys!

Well we've got more stuff for this year's rummage sale than ever before... Josh, Nick and I found some very nice things!

We need this guy here...

Definitely an interesting character, or shall I say bloke? The British accent adds so much to it.

Daniel Hannan's blog

It's Catching On!

Questioning the Dollar's Dominance
by Lisa Chow

NEW YORK, NY March 25, 2009 —Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner took a break from the Beltway to speak at the Council of Foreign Relations in Manhattan today. He talked about the Obama Administration's hope to gain new powers to take over struggling financial companies, like AIG. He also took questions from the audience, including one about China's suggestion to replace the dollar as the world's reserve currency.

"We're actually quite open to that suggestion," he responded.

That sent the US dollar into a tailspin, for about 15 minutes, until Geitner clarified his views, and said the dollar will long remain the world's dominant reserve currency.

The Treasury Secretary will be back in D.C. tomorrow, once again testifying before the House Financial Services Committee.

WNYC

Currency exchange, no longer?

China Takes Aim at Dollar,
Urges New Global Currency
China calls for the creation of a new currency to eventually replace the dollar as the world's standard, reflecting a growing unhappiness with the U.S. role in the world economy.

Fox News

For a very long time now Evangelical Pastors have been preaching that a one world currency and economy was coming. For the last 6 months the murmur has moved to a whisper and now the whisper to a conversation. I'd not be surprised if the conversation turns to an all out call as world economies continue to take a beating. The UN is also weighing in on the matter - Reuters reported on March 18th "U.N. panel says world should ditch dollar".

"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."

Revelation 13:16-17

New Trick

Ideology vs. Theology

There have been many references to ideology from our government and media in recent months. Just this week our president signed an executive order regarding stem cell research. In his remarks before the signing he said...

This Order is an important step in advancing the cause of science in America. But let's be clear: promoting science isn't just about providing resources - it is also about protecting free and open inquiry. It is about letting scientists like those here today do their jobs, free from manipulation or coercion, and listening to what they tell us, even when it's inconvenient - especially when it's inconvenient. It is about ensuring that scientific data is never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda - and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology.

And...

That is why today, I am also signing a Presidential Memorandum directing the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a strategy for restoring scientific integrity to government decision making. To ensure that in this new Administration, we base our public policies on the soundest science; that we appoint scientific advisors based on their credentials and experience, not their politics or ideology; and that we are open and honest with the American people about the science behind our decisions.

It is clear from the last quote that politics and ideology are separate in the mind of President Obama. So just what is he referring to when he says ideology? Perhaps it is an assumption on my part, but I believe he is referring to ideas and aims of the religiously pro-life in America. I have no idea if the previous administration established policy on the basis of ideology [alone], but I would hope that in some way it would play into decisions of any administration. Furthermore, is there not any consideration of the theological and therefore ethical implications of decisions? Dr. Richard Weaver's title comes to mind... "Ideas Have Consequences."

Monday afternoon I received an email from one of the ladies from the church, I believe her thought was very well put. "The frightening lack of any discussion whatsoever of the ethics of the issue - the assumption that if "science" says it's good we should do it is at least as scary as the decision itself"

The Coming Collapse

I just stumbled upon this, I highly recommend it.

The coming evangelical collapse
An anti-Christian chapter in western history is about to begin. But out of the ruins, a new vitality and integrity will rise.

You can't be serious!

from adidas.com

I imagine that most the people who'd purchase this hat wouldn't really have a clue. Some would consider it a cool symbol or a joke; fact is, it isn't either and means more than many realize. It now shows as temporarily out of stock at shopadidas.com, but prior to today the caption read,

"Show your love for the former USSR during training time in this adidas Marx A-Flex Russia cap, featuring a six-panel low-crown fit, deep pre-curved brim."

Show your love? Are they serious?

Insightful, Interesting... and a little scary

I find statistics fascinating. I don't put an overwhelming amount of stock in them as I recognize that many different variables can dramatically change outcomes. However, they can be informative. Take this AP report that headlined on MSNBC this morning.

"More Americans say they have no religion"
Study finds percentage of Christians in the nation has declined

msnbc.com

Or perhaps this one from The Harris Poll...

Obama, Jesus and Martin Luther King Top List of America's "Heroes"
"When The Harris Poll asked a crosssection of adult Americans to say whom they admire enough to call their heroes, President Barack Obama was mentioned most often, followed by Jesus Christ"

harrisinteractive.com

What are your thoughts? If you have any, I'd like to hear them - click the comments link below.

Lights Out on Liberty

I was searching through some archives of Imprimis from Hillsdale College. If you have a moment, I highly recommend the following by Mark Steyn on Islam.

Thus we see that today's multicultural societies tolerate the explicitly intolerant and avowedly unicultural, while refusing to tolerate anyone pointing out that intolerance.

...the profound observation, by historian Arnold Toynbee, that "Civilizations die from suicide, not murder." One manifestation of that suicidal urge is illiberal notions harnessed in the cause of liberalism. In calling for the introduction of Sharia, the Archbishop of Canterbury joins a long list of Western appeasers, including a Dutch cabinet minister who said if the country were to vote to introduce Islamic law that would be fine by him, and the Swedish cabinet minister who said we should be nice to Muslims now so that Muslims will be nice to us when they're in the majority.

Certainly some food for thought. It is very disconcerting that many of us who have concerns about what we are witnessing, especially regarding Islam, are instantly labeled haters (certainly my favorite), intolerant, bigoted or racist.

Download PDF of the article here

blow it up!

Ethan's got the Fist Bump down!

he's so advanced... we're so proud. ;)

It is crazy how intriguing your child becomes to you. I mean we spend so much time just staring at him. I don't even know how many pictures we have of him... but there are a lot.

Old Videos...

I stumbled upon these the other day and thought I'd post them.

Is it edible?

I was pulling weeds in my weed ridden yard today and as I pulled some of them out I thought to myself, "I wonder if this is edible? It surely looks like something that was in a salad I ate at Murrieta once. Bear Grylls eats just about everything he finds... he ate bear poop last week. Les Stroud is a little more discerning."

That was pretty much my whole thought process.

Did you know that people eat gold?

yep, that's odd.

Oh yeah... I didn't eat the weeds.