"A prudent man forseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."   Proverbs 22:3 and Proverbs 27:12  KJV   Word study on this verse

Heaven — Where Is It? How Do We Get There? abcnews.go.com 12/17/5 ["Anchored by Barbara Walters, "Heaven — Where Is It? How Do We Get There?" explores the meaning of heaven with religious leaders of the major faiths, scientists, people who say they believe in heaven because they've been there, celebrities who are vocal about their beliefs, and even with terrorists."  Editor: puff piece by Satan to make Heaven a warm fuzzy feeling and to discredit true Christianity by linking it with heresy.]
Narnia's Significance in Christianity christianpost.com 12/17/5 ["the film does mark an evolution towards stronger and more diverse Christian messages, said Christian filmmaker Bryan Coley.   ...“I think this is opening doors for us to have a vision of what it looks like to blend a Christian worldview and blend our faith more innovatively, and to have better faith representations than just the apocalyptic tale,”"  Editor: more heresy]
Narnia:  Blending Truth and Myth - Part 1 crossroad.to 12/17/5 [by Berit Kjos  "The enticing pagan worlds nurtured by C.S. Lewis and his myth-making friends were not inspired by God's Word or Spirit. Those stories grew out of a lifelong immersion in the beliefs, values, rituals, languages and lifestyles of former pagan cultures. C. S. Lewis himself -- even years after professing faith in Christ -- remained obsessed with those old myths. As in his famous 1931 "conversion" encounter with Tolkien, he continued to suggest that Christianity and paganism were, in some ways, mutually supportive."]
GOP suffers blow as Senate blocks Patriot Act extension boston.com 12/17/5 ["The vote came amid rising tensions in Congress over disclosures that President Bush gave the National Security Agency permission to spy on US citizens following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks -- and a day after Bush was forced to accept a blanket ban on torture, legislation that he had long pushed to scuttle."]
Oklahoma: Lawmakers want ultrasounds before abortions kfor.com 12/17/5 ["would require abortion clinics to provide women the chance to view an ultrasound 24 hours prior to an abortion."]
Terror Attacks, War Dominate Global News newsday.com 12/17/5 [""]
 

Report of NSA Spying Prompts Call for Probe news.yahoo.com 12/16/5 ["Bush authorized the NSA to monitor the international phone calls and international e-mails of hundreds — perhaps thousands — of people inside the United States, the Times reported."]
MP calls for ban on 'unsafe' sweetener guardian.co.uk 12/16/5 ["A member of the parliamentary select committee on food and the environment yesterday called for emergency action to ban the artificial sweetener aspartame, used in 6,000 food, drink and medicinal products.  The Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams said in an adjournment debate in the Commons that there was "compelling and reliable evidence for this carcinogenic substance to be banned from the UK food and drinks market altogether"."]
Senate Democrats Block Adult Stem Cell Research Bill From Vote lifenews.com 12/16/5 [" They prevented consideration of the bill that would provide $79 million in federal funding for the collection and storage of umbilical cord blood because they favor an embryonic stem cell research proposal."]
First civil union ends on an uncivil note seattletimes.nwsource.com 12/16/5 ["A couple who entered into the nation's first same-sex civil union are splitting up amid accusations of violent behavior."]
Chinese police raid gay culture festival reuters.com 12/16/5 ["Chinese police shut down the opening of a gay and lesbian culture festival on Friday, an action participants said highlighted deep-rooted intolerance toward homosexuality."]
Argentina to pay off debt early news.bbc.co.uk 12/16/5 ["Argentina has said it will pay its $10bn debt to the International Monetary Fund three years early."]
UN sets up $500m emergency fund dawn.com 12/16/5 ["an emergency fund, expected to total $500 million, to bring immediate relief in natural and man-made disasters and save thousands of lives that will otherwise be lost to delay."]
 

Year of Suffering: Disasters Dominate 2005 ap.org 12/15/5 ["The story of 2005 was told in the faces of human suffering - people touched by tragedy at the hands of nature's vicious winds and waters, or by the design of terrorists who set their sights on soldiers, hotels and simple morning commutes.  ...New Orleans  ...Terri Schiavo  ...Millions went without food in Niger, and epic violence raged in Sudan. An earthquake in Pakistan killed a staggering 87,000. The somber count of victims of the late 2004 tsunami continued all year, the death toll eventually climbing to an incomprehensible 176,000."]
Not Homeschooling?  What's Your Excuse? newswithviews.com 12/15/5 ["The millennia-old concept of self-sufficient parents who educated their children at home has given way to a system in which parents believe that we are not smart enough to teach our children the alphabet and basic math."]
New TSA Surveillance Tactic Curtailed washingtonpost.com 12/15/5 ["TSA officials had planned to deploy teams of air marshals, local law enforcement officers and bomb-sniffing dogs at seven locations around the nation this week to test whether the agency could deter criminals in public transportation stations and conduct surveillance of suspicious activity."]
AU: Police out in force to stem race unrest au.news.yahoo.com 12/15/5 ["Parliament rushed through laws empowering police to lock down, for as long as 48 hours, areas where unrest has broken out, or is threatening to break out.  The numbers of police deployed to keep the peace will more than double at the weekend - from 450 after two days of racial violence in Sydney's east and south, to 1,000 on Saturday and 1,500 on Sunday."]
How Public School Can Ruin Your Child's Life newswithviews.com 12/15/5 ["many parents may not fully realize the emotional pain and life-long damage illiteracy can cause their children. Literacy, the ability to read well, is the foundation of children's education.  If children can't read well, every subject they try to learn will frustrate them. If they can't read math, history, or science textbooks, if they stumble over the words, they will soon give up reading out of frustration. "]
 

US Immigrant Population Rising at Record Pace voanews.com 12/14/5 ["nearly eight million new immigrants have settled in the United States in the last five years. That's the largest five-year increase in American history, the report says."]
Pro-Life Group: New American Girl Ad Campaign Proves Boycott Works lifenews.com 12/14/5 ["Scheidler, executive director of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League, says the ad campaign is in direct conflict with the pro-abortion views of Girls Inc., and proves her group's boycott has been successful.  ...The partnership has been criticized by pro-life groups because Girls' Inc. supports abortion and says on its web site that it backs the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and supports women having abortions if that's their decision."]
Bush Says Iraq War Was Justified Even Though Intelligence Wrong bloomberg.com 12/14/5 ["`It is true that much of the intelligence turned out to be wrong,'' Bush said today in the final speech in a series intended to outline his Iraq strategy. ``Given Saddam's history and the lessons of September the 11th, my decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the right decision.''"]
Engineers Reverse New Orleans Levee Finding ap.org 12/14/5 ["Eight sections of steel sheet pulled from a failed New Orleans levee Tuesday appear to have been driven into the ground to the specified depth, contradicting earlier tests, engineers said."]
U.S. Trade Deficit Reaches Record High washingtonpost.com 12/14/5 ["rose by 4.4 percent in October to $68.9 billion, surpassing the old record of $66 billion set in September.  So far this year, the trade deficit is running at an annual rate of $718 billion, far surpassing last year's $617.6 billion imbalance."]
 

Adult Stem Cell Research Discovery Could Change Entire Embryonic Debate lifenews.com 12/13/5 [""We have found a counterpart for embryonic stem cells in adult bone marrow. This could negate the ethical concerns," said Mariusz Ratajczak, leader of the research team and director of the stem cell biology program at the university's James Graham Brown Cancer Center."]
Australia: Emergency powers to stop riots smh.com.au 12/13/5 [""]
Australia:  One in four pregnancies terminated theaustralian.news.com.au 12/13/5 ["The first national abortion figures show more than 84,000 pregnancies are terminated each year, or one in four pregnancies."]
Quake measuring 6.7 hits parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan forbes.com 12/13/5 [" it felt like the strongest tremor since the 7.6-magnitude earthquake on October 8 that killed more than 73,000 people in Pakistan alone. "]
FEMA Ordered to Extend Hotel Stays washingtonpost.com 12/13/5 ["U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval ordered the disaster response agency to pay for storm victims' rooms for at least two weeks once a decision is made on granting them rental housing assistance or until Feb. 7, whichever comes first."]
The war in numbers: From WMD to the victims news.independent.co.uk 12/13/5 ["30,000 Estimated Iraqi civilian deaths   ....15,955 US troops wounded in action"  Editor: the real numbers are probably much higher.]
Friday October 29, 2004: 100,000 Iraqi civilians dead, says study guardian.co.uk 12/13/5 ["The research was led by Les Roberts of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore."]
PA Farmers in Gaza: How Do Those Israelis Do It? israelnationalnews.com 12/13/5 ["After years of producing bug-free lettuce and other vegetables for Jewish farmers, the sands of Gaza have reverted to their old ways. PA farmers report failure in keeping the bugs away."  Isaiah 35:1]
Switzerland: Embryo screening to be allowed swissinfo.org 12/13/5 ["The Swiss Senate has followed the House of Representatives in voting in favour of lifting the ban on screening human embryos for genetic diseases."]
Gay cowboy film up for seven Globes news.scotsman.com 12/13/5 ["The cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain is leading Golden Globe contenders with seven nominations  ...Other best drama picture contenders were the murder thriller   ...the mobster story ...and the infidelity drama..."]
 

'Anguish of abortion is worse than miscarriage' telegraph.co.uk 12/12/5 ["Although women who had a miscarriage suffered more mental distress up to six months after losing their baby, women who had an abortion experienced more mental distress at the two- and five-year intervals."]
 Gold hits 24-1/2-year high news.yahoo.com 12/12/5 ["Fund managers have been buying gold as part of a strategy to diversify portfolios due to concerns about rising energy costs, fear of terrorist attacks and expectations the dollar will fall because of the U.S. trade and budget deficits."]
 China tech goods exports overtake U.S. businessweek.com 12/12/5 [" China has overtaken the United States to become the world's largest exporter of computer equipment, mobile phones and digital cameras, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday.   ...to US$180 billion (euro153 billion) in 2004, according to data published by the Paris-based OECD -- outstripping U.S. exports of US$149 billion (euro126 billion)."]
  Palestinian Authority Claims Western Wall is Moslem Property israelnationalnews.com 12/12/5 ["The PA office claims Moslem ownership of the Western Wall by referring to the wall on its website as the Al-Boraq Wall. According to Moselm legend, the wall is the place where Mohammed tied his horse, named Boraq, before ascending to heaven."]
 Sydney: Aus race 'chaos' erupts again news24.com 12/12/5 ["He dismissed any suggestion that his government's recent warnings about the possibility of attacks by homegrown Islamic terrorists had fuelled the rampage.  He said: "It is impossible to know how individuals react, but everything this government said about home-grown terrorism has been totally justified." "]
 

 Former Homosexual and Wife say Beware of 'Brokeback Mountain' earnedmedia.org 12/11/5 [""This movie sends a very dangerous message to America's youth - and especially married couples with a struggling spouse. I just spoke with a married man on the telephone who is contemplating leaving his wife and children. He's says he's gay - and Brokeback Mountain has influenced his decision. I spent a lot of time with this man telling him it's not what they're making it out to be. I know - I was there for 11 years." Stephen continued, "Believe me, we can sadly expect to see a lot more men like former Governor Jim McGreevy of New Jersey not only resigning from their jobs, but from their wives, children and families.""]
 U.N. Climate Talks End With Pivotal Deal abcnews.go.com 12/11/5 ["A U.N. conference on global warming ended Saturday with a watershed agreement by more than 150 nations an unwilling United States not among them to open talks on mandatory post-2012 reductions in greenhouse gases."]
 Mother Sacrifices Her Life For Her Son medindia.net 12/11/5 ["...was diagnosed with cancer when pregnant has died of the disease. She had refused life-saving treatment as it involved making a choice between saving her own life and that of the unborn baby, by the doctors."]
 New Lawsuit in Colombia Over Abortion nytimes.com 12/11/5 ["Days after Colombia’s highest court rejected a case challenging the country’s prohibition on abortion, an international women’s rights group plans to file another suit."]
 Malaysia says happy for Russia to join Asian fold reuters.com 12/11/5 ["the summit, which comprises the 10 ASEAN states and Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.  The gathering, which some countries hope will become a new political and economic bloc, already represents about half the world's population and about a fifth of global trade."]
 Worldwide Outcry Influenced Swedish Pastor's Hate Speech Trial agapepress.org 12/11/5 ["ADF chief counsel Ben Bull says Swedish officials took notice of the extensive international press the case generated. He says this whole affair has been "a lesson that we need to be involved in what's happening in Europe with respect to the persecution of the Christian faith.""]
 

 NORTHCOM remains focused on homeland defense dcmilitary.com 12/8/5 ["The admiral told the nearly 500 attendees that NORAD and NORTHCOM are working to improve the way the commands execute their vital missions. NORTHCOM was created in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S. to serve as the Defense Department's lead for homeland defense and defense support to civil authorities... Keating said Katrina was a "huge test" of the National Response Plan, which forms the basis of how the federal government coordinates with state, local and tribal governments and the private sector during domestic incidents."]
 Martial Law: Drills, Drills & More Drills newswithviews.com 12/8/5 ["So, here’s my point – why, you ask, are Martial Law drills being practiced in all states? Why does America, the land of the free, have staffed and readied detention camps in most, if not all, states? And why does the media not report on the most historic and compelling news in American history?  ...Catastrophe,” we will be told, necessitates military take-over for our own good. I suggest to you that Martial Law will ensue for several years to several decades until Americans get used to the fact that they are under the jurisdiction and control of a one-world governing body"]
 The Myth of ADHD newswithviews.com 12/8/5 ["Because these medical conditions can cause some or all of ADHD's symptoms, it becomes next to impossible for any teacher, principal, or family doctor to claim with any certainty that a child has ADHD. To be certain, a doctor would have to test the child for all these other possible medical conditions. Since parents or doctors don't do this, every diagnosis of ADHD is suspect, to say the least.  ...The U.S. uses 90 % of the world's Ritalin. . .there is no solid evidence that ADHD is a genuine disorder or disease of any kind . . . there is no proof of any physical abnormalities in the brains or bodies of children who are routinely labeled ADHD."]
 Clinton warns of climate peril, demands US switch out of fossil fuels  news.yahoo.com 12/8/5 ["Clinton stoutly defended the Kyoto Protocol, whose framework was approved by his administration in 1997, but which was ditched by Bush in March 2001, in one of his first acts in office.  Bush said the evidence for global warming was uncertain and Kyoto's format of binding industrialised countries to making cuts in greenhouse gases was too costly for the US economy, and unfair because big developing countries did not have a similar obligations."]
 Literacy As The Plumbline To Biblical Standards newswithviews.com 12/8/5 ["An illiterate population cannot contemplate, confirm, or correct the crookedness in America, nor bring the nation back to plumb. An illiterate population cannot read and understand founding documents that detail the rights and responsibilities of Americans; cannot act to protect those rights; cannot fulfill those responsibilities.  ...The banning of the Bible in public schools has imposed a massive ignorance on those children. It makes them uncomprehending of nearly every other subject, including the sciences, which arose in both response and reaction to Biblical teachings…you have to read the Bible even to understand atheism!…  ..."He who is unaware of his ignorance will be only misled by his knowledge.""]
 Red Cross Demands Access to U.S. Detainees guardian.co.uk 12/8/5 ["Kellenberger noted that he has been urging top U.S. officials for at least two years to make sure the ICRC, which is assigned under the Geneva Conventions on warfare to check on conditions of detainees, gains access to all detainees held by the United States."]
 New Nobel Laureate asks world to 'imagine'  aftenposten.no 12/8/5 ["Mohamed ElBaradei  ..."Fifteen years ago the Cold War ended, and we hoped for a New World Order," that would bring the world together, he said. "Today we are nowhere near that goal.""]
 

 Miami Bomb Incident Starts to Look Suspicious infowars.com 12/7/5 [""I never heard the word 'bomb' on the plane," McAlhany told TIME in a telephone interview. "I never heard the word bomb until the FBI asked me did you hear the word bomb. That is ridiculous.""]
 Wisconsin Gov Approves Lawsuit Against FDA Over Morning After Pill lifenews.com 12/7/5 ["The state of Wisconsin will sue the Food and Drug Administration, claiming it is putting women's health at risk because it has delayed allowing sales of the morning after pill over the counter. "]
 Germany backs bigger brothels to fight World Cup sex explosion news.independent.co.uk 12/7/5 ["Predictions suggest that up to three million fans will visit a prostitute at least once during the World Cup. The event's organisers are expecting at least 40,000 prostitutes to descend on Germany from throughout Europe to meet demand."]
 IAEA chief warns against military strike on Iran in nuclear row spacewar.com 12/7/5 ["Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said earlier Friday that while diplomatic channels remained the best way to deal with the Iran issue, "it is necessary to also prepare the other means."  Israel has repeatedly said it will prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons by whatever means necessary."]
 N.Y. Appeals Court Rejects Gay Marriage ap.org 12/7/5 ["A state appeals court Thursday threw out a ruling that would have allowed gay couples to marry in New York City, saying it is not the role of judges to redefine the terms "husband" and "wife.""]
 UK: Central register in bird flu battle guardian.co.uk 12/7/5 ["Poultry keepers must now list their birds on a central register as an avian flu control measure.  Commercial poultry owners with 50 birds or more have just under 12 weeks to sign up to the mandatory scheme.  ...Premises where all poultry and their eggs are kept for the owners' consumption or as pets do not have to sign up. "]
  US terror watchlist 80,000 names long news.yahoo.com 12/7/5 [" distributed by the US government to airlines for pre-flight checks"]
 

 Colombian court decides not to rule in abortion case mainichi-msn.co.jp 12/6/5 ["told reporters late Wednesday that the lawsuit failed to meet some legal standards, but did not explain further. He said the court remains willing to look at similar lawsuits in the future.  ...Colombia, Chile and El Salvador are the only Latin American countries that prohibit abortion in all circumstances."]
 Are you a sitting duck for bird flu? usatoday.com 12/6/5 ["in any situation of perceived threat, there are those, such as Stewart, who go to extremes.  "They periodically turn out to be right, but it's a bell curve, with one edge doing absolutely nothing and saying, 'Bird flu? What's bird flu?' " Sandman says. "That's a rather bigger edge" than the other extreme."]
 Mixed Report on Smallpox Inoculations infowars.com 12/6/5 ["I wonder how many of those 600,000 adverse reactions resulted in the death of one of our country's enlisted?"]
 House, Senate Reach Deal on Patriot Act abcnews.go.com 12/6/5 ["House, Senate Reach Agreement to Reauthorize Patriot Act Before Key Provisions Expire This Month"]
 UN attacks US torture stance nzherald.co.nz 12/6/5 [""There are a lot of human rights that can be set aside in cases of emergency, lots of them, but not the right to life and not the protection against torture," she told a news conference. "]

 Vaccine additive banned in Iowa qctimes.net 12/6/5 [""]
 Death penalty analysis is a real lifesaver smh.com.au 12/6/5 ["As they starkly report their central finding: each execution results in an average of 18 fewer murders. Or, to present the finding in an even more unsettling way: any state that refuses to impose the death penalty for murder is condemning 18 or so innocent people to death."]
 ACLU Will Honor Judge Who Allowed Euthanasia of Terri Schiavo lifenews.com 12/6/5 ["Judge Greer, who authorized Michael Schiavo to end Terri's life over the objections of her parents and family, will receive the Gardner W. Beckett Jr. Civil Liberties Award."]
 Indian Air Force, in war games, gives US a run csmonitor.com 12/6/5 ["Yet, observers say that in a surprising number of encounters - particularly between the American F-16s and the Indian Sukhoi-30 MKIs - the Indian pilots came out the winners.  .. the US should be more wary about presuming global air superiority - the linchpin of its military might."]
Spokesman stands by Jesus-Santa reference wnd.com 12/6/5 ["Presidential press secretary Scott McClellan told reporters today President Bush "meant exactly what he said" when he alluded to Jesus during his remarks at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony only to end that part of his speech with a reference to Santa Claus.  ...WND asked McClellan if the president would apologize to Christians offended by his referring to Jesus as Santa.  Suggesting the administration failed to see a problem with the remark, McClellan responded, "The president meant exactly what he said." "]
 Upscale project ‘taking poorer folks’ homes’ thestate.com 12/6/5 [""]
 

 Statement on So-Called 'Deficit Reduction Act' lewrockwell.com 12/5/5 [by Ron Paul  "HR 4241 does not even reduce federal expenditures! That’s right – if HR 4241 passes, the federal budget, including entitlement programs, will continue to grow. HR 4241 simply slows down the rate of growth of federal spending. The federal government may spend less in the future if this bill passes then it otherwise would, but it will still spend more than it does today."]
 Double think in action infowars.com 12/5/5 ["It is bad that Saddam, who our government put into office, used torture, but it's "good" that we torture to "protect against terrorism.""]
 China to Register all Mobile Users sda-asia.com 12/5/5 ["China is to require all of its mobile-phone users to register their details with cellular providers or lose their connection.  ...has instated the edict to cut telephone fraud and illegal SMS services, which distribute forbidden content, including pornography."]
 Knesset approves Passive Euthanasia Law ynetnews.com 12/5/5 ["Israel has added a new law to its statute that states that the life of a terminally ill person who is in great pain and does not wish to continue to live will not be extended artificially."]
 

 New York City Has Become the Abortion Capital of America, No Change in Sight lifenews.com 12/4/5 ["There are so many abortions per year in New York that the number of babies who die, 164,000 roughly equals one-third of the population of Wyoming. There are so many abortions that 10 percent of all of the abortions performed in the U.S. annually happen in New York and 70 percent of those are in New York City."]
 UK: Sex lessons planned for all children guardian.co.uk 12/4/5 ["A joint report from the Government's independent advisors on sexual health and teenage pregnancy recommends that detailed knowledge about sex should become a routine part of all pupils' education and points out that adopting such an approach makes young people better able to handle sexual issues. "]
 Judge Kills Illinois Violent Game Law ign.com 12/4/5 ["Recent Illinois legislation to ban the sale of violent or sexually explicit videogames to minors was struck down by a federal judge on Friday.  U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly ruled that Public Act 94-315, which provided heavy fines for sale of violent games to minors, was unconstitutional and a restriction on free speech. The judge barred the state from enforcing the law."]
 Scotland: Gay 'weddings' legal from today news.scotsman.com 12/4/5 ["General registrars, who already have informally booked in at least 140 couples in Scotland...  The first gay wedding in mainland Britain is expected to take place in Edinburgh...  hundreds of couples have inquired about civil partnerships, and an initial rush is expected when the legislation comes in."]
  Powerful quake rocks East Africa news.bbc.co.uk 12/4/5 ["The quake hit with a 6.8 magnitude at 1219GMT, the US Geological Survey said.  The epicentre was about 13km (8 miles) underground, the USGS said, some 975km (600 miles) south of Nairobi.  East Africa's Great Rift Valley runs along a geological fault line, but has largely escaped major quakes in recent years. "]
 

 Dolly creator to lead stem cell centre news.scotsman.com 12/3/5 ["The university has done pioneering work in the field and this week this was highlighted in the Report of the UK Stem Cell Initiative, which attracted £50 million government funding for two years."]
 Abortion Advocates in Columbia Trying to Topple Nation's Pro-Life Laws lifenews.com 12/3/5 ["WLW has filed a lawsuit to overturn the nation's laws, which prohibit abortions in every instance. Llaguno says the outcome of the case is important not only for Columbia but the entire region of Central and South America, where most countries do not allow abortions.  Llaguno says many other pro-abortion groups based in the U.S. have signed on to the lawsuit, including the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Catholics for a Free Choice, and several student pro-abortion organizations."]
 CIA charges roil EU on eve of visit boston.com 12/3/5 ["Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flies into a hornets' nest of criticism tomorrow as she begins a four-country swing through Europe amid mounting outrage over allegations that the United States has conducted covert counter-terrorism missions on the continent."]
 Belgian lower house approves gay adoption law reuters.co.uk 12/3/5 ["moved closer to becoming the third European Union member state to grant homosexual couples equal rights in adoption when its lower house passed a controversial bill early on Friday."]
 

 Church Leaders Urged to Make God Visible at 'Purpose Driven' AIDS Conference christianpost.com 12/2/5 [Editor:  As devoid of sharing the true Gospel as Rick Warren's books]
 Russia confirms Iran arms deal telegraph.co.uk 12/2/5 ["Russia had signed a contract to sell more than $1 billion worth of tactical surface-to-air missiles and other defence hardware to Iran."]
 Judge upholds subway searches buffalonews.com 12/2/5 ["Random police searches of subway riders' bags to deter terrorism in the nation's largest subway system do not violate the Constitution and are a minimal intrusion of privacy, a federal judge ruled Friday."]
 

 Bush lights Christmas tree, doesn't name Christ worldnetdaily.com 12/2/5 [""Christmas is a time to rejoice, and to give thanks for the blessings of the season and for the blessings that surround us every day of the year," said Bush  ..."Each year, we gather here to celebrate the season of hope and joy – and to remember the story of one humble life that lifted the sights of humanity. Santa, thanks for coming." 
Mark 8:38 "Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." 
Ro 10:11 "For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." 
Titus 1:16 "They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate."]
 U.S. to Release New $10 Bills on March 2 news.yahoo.com 12/2/5 ["Government officials said Thursday that they had selected the March date to start distributing the more colorful $10 bills, which will have shades of the new colors added to the traditional green."]
 Anthrax Shots May Be Required in Military breitbart.com 12/2/5 ["The Bush administration asked a federal appeals court Thursday to reinstate mandatory anthrax inoculations for many military personnel, while a lawyer for soldiers who refused the shots said anti-anthrax vaccine was never intended for the purpose the Pentagon is using it. "]
 Ruling: Pregnant moms can harm babies at will worldnetdaily.com 12/2/5 ["The Supreme Court of Hawaii has ruled that unborn children are not "human beings," and therefore women cannot be prosecuted for causing the death of babies by harmful behavior during their pregancies."]
 More random searches for passengers at US airports reuters.com 12/2/5 ["The new focus on random searches will include more additional screenings of passengers and their bags at security checkpoints. ...screeners will also use a different pat-down procedure, to improve their ability to detect nonmetal weapons and explosive devices that may be carried on the body. Pat-down searches will now include the arms and legs"]
 Analysis casts doubt on Vietnam war claims seattlepi.nwsource.com 12/2/5 ["Papers declassified by the National Security Agency point to a series of bungled intelligence findings on the purported clash in the Gulf of Tonkin that led Congress to endorse President Johnson's escalation of the Vietnam conflict in August 1964."]
 When Federal Deception Becomes Reality newswithviews.com 12/2/5 ["One mistake that we, the people, have made for decades has been staying riveted to “breaking news.” We tend to miss the real news that is pre-empted, or in other words, not reported.  The only American news is this - the current administration and their corporate backers are dismantling America."]
 'Total neglect' on Gaza-Sinai border jnewswire.com 12/2/5 ["Ynet reported Thursday that the Israeli security establishment is increasingly concerned over the “new reality” along the border, through which terrorists and illegal arms have flowed with little or no interference from the PA or Egypt since Israel's “disengagement.”"]
 Earthquake strikes off northern Japan mercurynews.com 12/2/5 ["The quake with preliminary magnitude 6.4 struck at 10:17 p.m. (8:17 a.m. EST) and was centered 25 miles below the seabed"]
 

 America – A Nation Wandering In Darkness! lasttrumpetministries.org 12/1/5 ["Witchcraft, homosexuality, Satanism, sorcery, and every kind of social distemper is now in full public view, but so few people are crying out to Almighty God about it."]
 Research Discrediting Abortion-Cancer Link Is Seriously Flawed says Review in Medical Journal lifesite.net 12/1/5 ["Brind is the second expert to accuse abortion enthusiasts of conducting "shoddy research." His paper represents an update to a 1996 review and meta-analysis of the research in which 18 out of 23 studies reported risk increases for women with abortion histories."]
 South Africa gays get equal marital status iht.com 12/1/5 ["South Africa's highest court ruled Thursday that same-sex marriages enjoyed the same legal status as those between men and women, effectively making the nation one of just five worldwide that have removed legal barriers to gay and lesbian unions."]
 Judge Rules in Indiana House Prayer Suit ap.org 12/1/5 ["A federal judge on Wednesday barred the Indiana House from opening its sessions with specifically Christian prayers, ruling that such prayers amount to "an official endorsement of the Christian religion."  Judge David Hamilton advised House Speaker Brian Bosma that invocations given in the Legislature should not use the name of Jesus Christ or Christian terms such as savior."]
 Heil Hitler!  It Has Begun newswithviews.com 12/1/5 ["There is no legal authority for coppers to demand anyone entering or leaving a bank, hotel or other public places "show their papers." The courts have consistently upheld the absolute right of Americans to travel freely without interference or harassment and walking is traveling, just like riding a horse or driving a car."]
 World Bank Unveils New Plan to Fight AIDS ap.org 12/1/5 ["more people will become infected with the AIDS virus and will die from the disease itself in 2005 than in any previous year, the World Bank said ...announced on the eve of World AIDS Day a strategic plan to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The main purpose of the project is to strengthen the bank's approach to the disease with no-interest lending, grants, analysis, technical support and advice on AIDS policy for poor and middle-income countries, where the disease is hitting hardest."]
 Conn. Police Fine Students for Cursing news.yahoo.com 12/1/5 ["Parents are required to pay the fines if the students cannot.  "Our heads are spinning with that," said Sam Saylor, president of the district Parent Teacher Organization. "The kids are really indecent with their swearing and they're swearing at teachers."  Editor:  It is a parent problem, not a police problem.]
 

 Bush Maps Out Iraq Strategy abcnews.go.com 11/30/5 [""As the Iraqi forces grow more capable, they are increasingly taking the lead in the fight against the terrorists," the president told a supportive audience at the U.S. Naval Academy. "Our goal is to train enough Iraqi forces so they can carry the fight against the terrorists.""]
 Netherlands: Rules set on baby euthanasia theaustralian.news.com.au 11/30/5 ["The Netherlands is setting up a commission to regulate the practice of ending the lives of "seriously suffering" newborn babies, the government said today, in a move critics said could allow more euthanasia.  Euthanasia of newborns and late abortions remain illegal, but the commission - composed of three doctors, a lawyer and an ethicist - is likely to recommend that doctors who follow certain rules are not charged in concrete cases."]
 UN talks adopt Kyoto rules on global warming reuters.co.uk 11/30/5 [" The Montreal meeting agreed to all but one of the 22 sections of the rules but Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter  ...The United States pulled out in 2001, saying that it would cost U.S. jobs and wrongly excluded developing nations."]
 Terror laws rammed through without change theage.com.au 11/30/5 ["which wanted a controversial sedition section removed and the sunset clause changed to ensure the law expired in five years rather than 10."]
 Miami Police Take New Tack Against Terror ap.org 11/30/5 ["Police are planning "in-your-face" shows of force in public places, saying the random, high-profile security operations will keep terrorists guessing about where officers might be next.  As an example, uniformed and plainclothes officers might surround a bank building unannounced, contact the manager about ways to be vigilant against terrorists and hand out leaflets in three languages to customers and people passing by, said police spokesman Angel Calzadilla. He said there would be no random checks of identification."]
 Swedish anti-gay pastor acquitted news.bbc.co.uk 11/30/5 ["He has shown little regret for his comments when addressing the media. He has also said his comments referred to a homosexual lifestyle, rather than individuals."]
 California Stem Cell Research Lawsuits Will Proceed, Judge Rules lifenews.com 11/30/5 ["A judge ruled on Tuesday that two lawsuits filed against Proposition 71, the measure which will spend $6 billion on embryonic stem cell research, should not be dismissed even though they're holding up grants for research."]
 Is the President's Soul in Jeopardy? infowars.com 11/30/5 ["On August 17, 2000 there was an interview with President George W. Bush that bestirred controversy regarding his initiation into Skull and Bones. Time Magazine asked if it troubled him that he had been initiated into the Society when he was a young man. President Bush responded, "No qualms at all. I was honored." Inevitably some people, knowing the Skull and Bones reputation of blasphemy, were surprised that the President said he was "honored." Others, particularly Christians defended him saying, in effect, "Let's put this aside. He was forgiven of that when he accepted Christ." The disturbing fact, however, is that President Bush's statement came many years after he announced he had accepted Jesus as his Lord and Saviour."]
 Gold price breaks $US500 an ounce theage.com.au 11/30/5 ["or the first time in 18 years, prompting predictions that it has $US525 an ounce in its sights before testing its record of $US850 an ounce, set in January 1980.  ...After adjusting for 18 years of inflation, the surge in the US dollar gold price is no bonanza for local miners"]
 

 UK: Fifty babies a year are alive after abortion timesonline.co.uk 11/27/5 ["Its guidelines say that babies aborted after more than 21 weeks and six days of gestation should have their hearts stopped by an injection of potassium chloride before being delivered. In practice, few doctors are willing or able to perform the delicate procedure."]
 The Gathering Winds washingtonpost.com 11/27/5 ["With Katrina, the inundation of New Orleans and an Atlantic storm season so active it stretched forecasters beyond the normal alphabetical list of names into the Greek of Alpha, Beta and Gamma, 2005 racked up more storm deaths and destruction than the previous 10 years -- combined ."]
 Strong earthquake kills at least seven in Iran alertnet.org 11/27/5 ["earthquake razed mud-brick villages on the Gulf island of Qeshm off Iran's south coast on Sunday, officials and state media said.  Iran's official news agency IRNA said the quake, with a magnitude of 5.9, shook southern Iran for about 10 to 15 seconds"]
 Iran president in war charges call news.scotsman.com 11/27/5 ["Iran's hard-line president has called for the Bush administration to be tried on war crimes charges related to Iraq and denounced the West for its stance on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.  "You, who have used nuclear weapons against innocent people, who have used uranium ordnance in Iraq should be tried as war criminals in courts,"  ...Who in the world are you to accuse Iran of suspicious nuclear armed activity?"]
 EU Wants Israel to Divide Jerusalem israelnationalnews.com 11/27/5 ["The EU has accused Israel of a de facto annexation of East Jerusalem. Senior Israeli officials will be absent from an EU conference Sunday, when the PA will echo the call for dividing the capital."]
 Pentagon Expanding Its Domestic Surveillance Activity washingtonpost.com 11/27/5 ["The proposals, and other Pentagon steps aimed at improving its ability to analyze counterterrorism intelligence collected inside the United States, have drawn complaints from civil liberties advocates and a few members of Congress, who say the Defense Department's push into domestic collection is proceeding with little scrutiny by the Congress or the public.  "We are deputizing the military to spy on law-abiding Americans in America. This is a huge leap without even a [congressional] hearing," Sen. Ron Wyde"]
 Climate talks - hoops and hot air bbc.co.uk 11/27/5 ["With the Kyoto targets already achieved, the Montreal summit will focus on the next round of commitments for developed and developing countries alike.  Richer states are preparing to pledge cuts of 30% by 2020, as a step towards their declared aim of 90% reductions by 2050; while developing nations have agreed an initial target of 5%. "]
 

 Quake in east China kills twelve reuters.com 11/26/5 ["Some 130,000 homes were damaged in the worst-hit Jiujiang and Ruicheng counties, while 420,000 people were evacuated to safer areas as emergency officials rushed tents to the zone to shelter the homeless."]
 Resistance 'not terrorism' news24.com 11/26/5 ["Resistance is not the same as terrorism, a leading Sunni Arab leader said on Friday, adding that "resistance to the occupier is a natural and legitimate right" in Iraq."]
 New Chief Justice Faces Abortion Issue washingtonpost.com 11/26/5 ["The case stems from a 2003 New Hampshire law requiring teenagers to tell a parent before getting an abortion. While the law has an exception for girls who would die without the procedure, New Hampshire lawmakers omitted an exception for other non-life-threatening health problems because they felt it would render the law meaningless."]
 Administration heads off legal showdown over executive powers miami.com 11/26/5 ["The Justice Department's decision to indict Jose Padilla is the latest example of how the Bush administration short-circuits any legal review of the expansive powers it has claimed in the war on terror, legal experts said Tuesday."]
 China Honors Astronauts After Mission abcnews.go.com 11/26/5 [""The fact that China had realized the great jump from one-person, one-day space flight to multi-person, multi-day space missions within two years has marked a new landmark victory in China's manned space technology," Hu said as he gave the men medals and certificates of achievement."]
 Sex shop chain withdraws from lawsuit after citizens stand up against proposed store alliancedefensefund.org 11/26/5 [""Protecting our children comes first. When lawmakers have to choose between that or protecting a sex shop, protecting our children should be given the priority," said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Jeremy Tedesco. "This is the type of success story that can come about when citizens decide to take a stand for their children and their neighborhoods.""]
 Mental Records Missing From Gun Database news.yahoo.com 11/26/5 ["Most states have privacy laws barring such information from being shared with law enforcement. Legislation pending in Congress that has bipartisan support seeks to get more of the disqualifying records in the database.  In addition to mandating the sharing of mental health records, the legislation would require that states improve their computerized record-keeping for felony records and domestic violence restraining orders and convictions..."]
 

 HIV Escalating: 20% Increase in Canada; Doubles to 40 Million World-Wide lifesite.net 11/25/5 ["Homosexual sex accounted for the majority of new cases...  A growing phenomena is the spread of HIV to women by so-called bi-sexual men who pass on infections acquired by homosexual sex to women sexual partners. In the United States this is said to be an especially serious problem among black Americans. "]
 Palestinians celebrate opening of Gaza border iht.com 11/25/5 ["the Gaza Strip's border crossing with Egypt on Friday, giving Palestinians control over one of their frontiers for the first time."]
 Over 180 killed in a week in Iraq dailytimes.com.pk 11/25/5 ["US Major General Rick Lynch said earlier this week that since mid-September, US-led forces had killed over 700 rebels"]
 Commonwealth calls for equal trade cnn.com 11/25/5 ["A Commonwealth summit has opened in Malta, with members calling for poorer countries to draw greater benefits from global markets.  ...much still remains to be done" if U.N. targets to halve the number of the world's poor are to be achieved by their 2015 deadline."]
 Harbin endures third day without water japantoday.com 11/25/5 [" While the government tried to reassure Harbin's 3.8 million urban residents that water supplies would resume quickly and safely, many people were still evacuating the city and engineers were continuing to sink dozens of wells.  ...Although the initial panic of hoarding that preceded the water stoppage appeared to have passed, many residents were still unprepared to put their trust in a government that had initially covered up the chemical spill."]
 Warren: Churches Must Be Part of Solution to Global Health Crisis christianpost.com 11/25/5 [" Churches constitute the largest distribution center in the world, says Warren. The vast network of churches is the only solution to "universal distribution," a problem that's plagued global health initiatives.  ....Warren said, there are five "spiritual Goliaths" or giant problems in the world today: spiritual emptiness, egocentric leadership, poverty, disease, and illiteracy."  Editor: More Purpose-Drivel Fluff.  THE problem with the world is sin!  Mt 16:26 "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?"  Disease, poverty, and illiteracy are not a spiritual problem.  Yes, we should be mindful of the poor, but that is not the function or the 'purpose' of the church.]
 Abortion, Not Poverty, Is the Greater Tragedy Says Southern Baptist Leader lifesite.net 11/25/5 ["“There’s not a single day that goes by, for the last 32 years (since Roe vs. Wade) that I have not personally grieved and prayed for the 4,000-some odd babies, disproportionately African-American babies, I might add, who have been aborted."]
 ‘Narnia’ brings compelling storytelling along with faith gwinnettdailypost.com 11/25/5 ["If all of the energy put into the failed boycott of Disney for “gay day” at Walt Disney World now goes into praising Disney and Walden for creating a magnificent work, this “light” will overcome that other “darkness.” "]
 Marketing the occult: Harry's impact on "Christian" values crossroad.to 11/25/5 ["Who cares if these friendly folks are all witches and wizards? Here paganism seems normal! Never mind that the supernatural forces they manipulate correspond to those of Satan rather than God. In this enticing setting, the occult realm feels good to the unthinking audience. .
Those affirming feelings are important. They help the audience identify with the "good" wizards and -- through the imagination -- participate in the action."]
 Narnia film seen fresh chance to pack church pews reuters.com 11/25/5 ["Evangelical publishers have sent out special packs to churches, Methodists prepared themed sermons and one Anglican church is giving out free tickets to single parents for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe"."]
 

 Weapons were bought, bartered in private deals seattlepi.nwsource.com 11/24/5 ["Laws requiring background checks don't cover such private transactions. That's a loophole that gun-control advocates say ought to be closed, but supporters of gun rights say a better solution is keeping people such as Maldonado, who has a long criminal record, under close supervision."]
 Norwegian Government Minister Calls for Homosexual Hate Crimes Legislation lifesite.net 11/24/5 ["After a Salvation Army employee was allegedly fired over homosexuality, in violation of Army Christian moral principles, a Norwegian Cabinet Minister is calling for a change in the law to prevent discrimination against homosexuals."]
 Bush’s space exploration plan in danger msnbc.msn.com 11/24/5 ["unless the number of planned flights is cut virtually in half or the White House agrees to add billions of dollars to the human spaceflight budget."]
 Straight to gay is the Oscar way smh.com.au 11/24/5 ["Breaking America's taboos on sexuality is seen as this year's sure-fire route to winning nominations for Oscars and Golden Globes."]
 China city braces for wave of river pollution nzherald.co.nz 11/24/5 ["Harbin, one of China's biggest cities, on Wednesday temporarily restored water supplies shut off at midnight to allow residents to stock up as a wave of polluted river water flowed towards the area.  ...metropolitan area of nine million people. "]
 

 Guantanamo Bay Prisoner Sues U.S. to Get a Bible latimes.com 11/23/5 ["he also wants an English translation of the King James version of the Bible.  ...Although a judge has not sorted out the dispute, the prison has recently "cleared for release" the Shakespeare plays. But still no Bible for Paracha."]
 BEIJING: Parents sign up to "e-heroin" lawsuit xinhuanet.com 11/23/5 ["The growing problem of juvenile Internet addiction has prompted 63 parents to back a joint lawsuit against Web game companies.  The extreme behaviour of addicts, causing parents to dub Internet games "e-heroin," has become an increasing cause for concern. "]
 Venezuela to Provide Discount Oil to Mass. 11/23/5 ["Thousands of low-income Massachusetts residents will receive discounted home heating oil this winter under an agreement signed Tuesday with Venezuela, whose government is a political adversary of the Bush administration.  A subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company will supply oil at 40 percent below market prices."  Editor: another sign of a declining superpower]
 

 Slashing the Budget? house.gov 11/22/5 [Ron Paul: "Only in Washington DC can a spending increase be called a spending cut-- but that’s exactly what happened last week. Congress passed a budget bill that merely slows the rate at which some federal spending grows by a tiny percentage, and both parties acted as though a revolution had taken place."]
 Univ. of Kansas Takes Up Creation Debate news.yahoo.com 11/22/5 ["A course being offered next semester by the university religious studies department is titled "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies.""]
 Conference to develop strategy to combat bird flu gulf-news.com 11/22/5 ["The conference is of key importance to Saudi Arabia as the country prepares for the Haj when around two million pilgrims from around the world will converge here."]
 Darfur descending into total lawlessness: Annan reuters.com 11/22/5 ["Tens of thousands of Sudanese have been killed since a revolt in Darfur began in early 2003 by non-Arab villagers who accused the government of neglect and repression."]
 

 "American Girl" Not the Only Company Funding Pro-Abortion Group dakotavoice.com 11/21/5 [""Groups that work with young people need to get out of the abortion-advocacy business," Scott said. He identified Girls Inc., YWCA, Camp Fire, Girl Scouts, and Outward Bound as nonprofits that either have a pro-abortion policy statement or have worked with groups that do."]
 Bird flu early warning unveiled theaustralian.news.com.au 11/21/5 [" THE UN announced overnight the creation of an early warning system that will track the flight patterns of migratory birds to better assess the global threat of avian flu, despite not having funding for the idea."]
 Researcher: Abortion, Infanticide Means 200 Million Fewer Woman lifenews.com 11/21/5 ["A UN researcher says the prevalence of abortion and infanticide targeting girls ahas caused a gender imbalance that has resulted in 200 million fewer women than there should be worldwide. The researcher says the girls are "missing" because of a practice he calls "gendercide.""]
 School district bans novel about gay teenagers seattlepi.nwsource.com 11/21/5 ["following parents' complaints.  ...We want to send a strong consistent message to all our students that meeting individuals via the Internet is extremely high-risk behavior"]
 41 arrested protesting Army school in Ga usatoday.com 11/21/5 ["n annual protest calling for the closing of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Corporation, formerly known as the Army's School of the Americas, organizers said Sunday.  School of the Americas Watch, the group that sponsors the annual rally, alleges the school's graduates have committed murders, rapes and tortures in Latin America."]
 Body Count on the Rise on Prime-Time TV news.yahoo.com 11/21/5 [""The most difficult issue here is desensitization," said Whitney Vanderwerff, former head of the National Alliance for Non-Violent Programming. "People have become so accustomed to this that it no longer registers. "But," she maintains, "it does to kids." "]
 Armed standoff on Rio Grande worldnetdaily.com 11/21/5 ["As WorldNetDaily has reported, there are widespread reports of U.S.-trained Mexican commandos, called the Zetas, making cross-border runs into U.S. territory in military-style vehicles, armed with automatic weapons."]
 

 Nuremburg trials resonate in courts detnews.com 11/20/5 ["The Nuremberg proceedings broke new ground in holding government leaders individually responsible for their aggression and slaughter of millions of innocents.  They also established new offenses: crimes against peace, waging a war of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity.  "Nuremberg is considered to be the birthplace of a new international law," said Hans Hesselmann, a Nuremberg historian and head of the city's human rights agency. "]
 Insurance Commissioners Announce Framework for National Cat Program insurancejournal.com 11/20/5 ["insurance commissioners from California, Florida, Illinois and New York on Wednesday agreed that they had a basic framework for a national catastrophe insurance program—but the details were not yet ironed out."  Editor: Sign of the times]
 Planned Parenthood Hires Homosexual Activist For Republican Outreach lifenews.com 11/20/5 ["the political director of a pro-gay rights Republican group to direct its efforts to reach out to pro-abortion Republicans for support. The nation's largest abortion business hired Christopher Barron, an official with the Log Cabin Republicans."]
 The Darwin exhibition frightening off corporate sponsors telegraph.co.uk 11/20/5 ["An exhibition celebrating the life of Charles Darwin has failed to find a corporate sponsor because American companies are anxious not to take sides in the heated debate between scientists and fundamentalist Christians over the theory of evolution."]
 Philippines: Too many women still resort to abortion, says study news.inq7.net 11/20/5 ["INDUCED ABORTION is illegal in the Philippines, yet approximately one in five pregnant women makes the desperate choice to undergo an abortion."]
 Gay characters emerge as detectives, athletes and cowboys tallahassee.com 11/20/5 ["Ready or not, here come the post-gay movies. And audiences do seem to be ready.
Ready for movies where the characters are not merely gay - which used to be as much reality as mainstream viewers could take. These new characters are gay-plus.  ...They suggest that mainstream viewers, by and large, no longer find gayness shocking or exotic enough to be of interest on its own. Like the coffee in your local convenience store, it has become humdrum. Hence the need for add-in flavors."]
 Canada: Edmonton MP Calls Euthanasia Bill a Stealth Weapon lifesite.net 11/20/5 ["is part of a concerted effort by activists to create public acceptance for euthanasia in Canada. "]
Bush: 'May God bless the Christians of China' cnn.com 11/20/5 ["President Bush attended a legally sanctioned church Sunday in Beijing before scheduled talks on religious freedom with President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao."]
 Report: Military recruitment falls short for key jobs indystar.com 11/20/5 ["The report found that, in all, the military, which is engaged in the most demanding wartime recruitment effort since the 1970s, had failed to adequately staff fully 41 percent of its array of combat and noncombat ranks."]
 

 Atheist sues over "In God We Trust" on money reuters.com 11/19/5 ["Newdow wrote that he finds it "deeply offensive to have his government and its agents advocating for a religious view he specifically decries."  ..."This lawsuit is another attempt to use the legal system to remove a legitimate reference to the religious heritage of America," said Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice, which will represent Congress members in the suit."]
 Pro-Life Law Firm Asks Supreme Court to Take Partial-Birth Abortion Case lifenews.com 11/19/5 ["The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) Thursday filed an amicus brief representing 70 members of Congress in support of a request from the Bush administration asking the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold the constitutionality of the national ban on partial-birth abortions."]
 Having Bible Still a Danger in N. Korea theledger.com 11/19/5 [""]
 Magnitude 6.5 Quake Hits Off Indonesia abcnews.go.com 11/19/5 ["A magnitude 6.5 quake rattled two islands off the coast of Sumatra on Saturday, triggering a tsunami alert and panicking some residents, officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties."]
 UK: Wedding show held for gay couples news.bbc.co.uk 11/19/5 ["Under the Civil Partnership Act, gay couples will be able to take part in a ceremony which legally recognises their relationship and gives them some of the same rights as married couples. "]
 Mo. officials will review earthquake preparedness stltoday.com 11/19/5 ["Officials said the plan would address problems expected from a 7.6 magnitude earthquake along the New Madrid fault, which runs through southeast Missouri. Scientists say there's a 7 to 10 percent chance of a catastrophic earthquake striking in the next 50 years."]
 Ford to Cut About 4,000 White-Collar Jobs news.yahoo.com 11/19/5 ["The move is the latest in a series of shake-ups and cost-cutting moves at the Dearborn-based automaker, which reported a third-quarter loss of $284 million. In North America, it lost $1.2 billion before taxes.  Ford and other U.S. automakers have been hurt by competition from Asia as well as high health care and materials costs and bloated plant capacity."]
 

Return of the Patriot Act iht.com 11/18/5 ["The Washington Post recently reported that the FBI now issues more than 30,000 national security letters a year.   ...Congress may also add some new, troubling provisions to the act, like a disturbing weakening of habeas corpus protection - an important method of challenging a wrongful conviction - in all capital cases, not just ones connected to terrorism."]
 Quakes Rattle The Geysers In Lake County ktvu.com 11/18/5 ["measuring 4.1 and 3.5  ...about 90 miles northwest of San Francisco.   The quake occurred near a location called The Geysers, according to the USGS. The geologically active area -- home to geothermal plants -- is hit by many small quakes a year..."]
 Population Control Fanatic Advocates “Voluntary Human Extinction” as Means to “Green” the Planet lifesite.net 11/18/5 ["Although bizarre, Knight is not alone in his views – in the closing plenary session of the State of the World Forum convened in 1995 by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, philosopher/author Sam Keen endorsed a 90 percent reduction in world population. Other notable attendees at that conference included former US President George HW Bush, former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Gorbachev candidly revealed the purpose of the conference: “We shall have to address the problem of controlling the world’s population.”"]
 Danger Zones wired.com 11/18/5 ["Ten trouble spots you aren't already worried about."]
 PM's nod opens door for abortion pill smh.com.au 11/18/5 ["Parliament is likely to debate an amendment to the therapeutic goods legislation before the end of the year which would axe a law giving the Health Minister veto over the introduction of RU486."]
 Ohio Senate Approves Bill Banning Embryonic Stem Cell Research $ lifenews.com 11/18/5 ["The Ohio state Senate has approved legislation that would ensure state dollars don't pay for embryonic stem cell research. The vote comes on the heels of a state initiative approved by voters in November that would use millions for stem cell research in general."]
 

 Gold holds near 18-year high, platinum pauses reuters.com 11/17/5 [" Funds have been bidding gold higher on ideas that the metal was primed to soon challenge the psychological level of $500, which now stood less than $15 away."]
 Incendiary weapons: The big white lie news.independent.co.uk 11/17/5 [" US finally admits using white phosphorus in Fallujah - and beyond. Iraqis investigate if civilians were targeted with deadly chemical"]
 Beyond Treason beyondtreason.com 11/17/5 ["From the first Gulf War the VA has determined that 250,000 troops are now permanently disabled, 15,000 troops are dead and over 425,000 troops are ill and slowly dying from what the Department of Defense still calls a “mystery disease.”"]
 Detainee total surpasses 83,000 thestate.com 11/17/5 ["The administration defends the practice of holding detainees in prisons from Afghanistan to Guantanamo Bay as a critical tool to stop the insurg"]
 Another Reason Not To Live In San Frascisco newswithviews.com 11/17/5 ["If there's a tremendous earthquake in San Francisco and looting, you don't want your family protected? You don't want a firearm in your house? You're living in the world of Oz."]
 God Sends Shocking Message To Emerging Church! newswithviews.com 11/17/5 [""His eye is on the sparrow" but evidently not on a prominent Emerging Church leader standing in a baptistery full of water holding an electronically charged microphone before a crowd of 800 on Sunday morning following a prayer where he petitioned the Almighty to "surprise me."  ...Do you get the uneasy feeling that a completely different gospel is being preached today?"]
 

 Deal Reached on Managing the Internet news.yahoo.com 11/16/5 ["A U.N. technology summit opened Wednesday after an 11th-hour agreement that leaves the United States with ultimate oversight of the main computers that direct the Internet's flow of information, commerce and dissent."]
 LA Times New Porn Column another Symptom of Normalization of Pornography in Society lifesite.net 11/16/5 ["...exposure to pornography puts viewers at increased risk for developing sexually deviant tendencies, committing sexual offences, experiencing difficulties in intimate relationships, and accepting of the rape myth. Evidence of a causal connection between pornography and violent sex crimes has also been established."]
 US to cut Katrina hotel payments news.bbc.co.uk 11/16/5 ["Many US families forced to leave their homes by devastating storms have been told that funding for accommodation in hotels will be cut by 1 December."]
 Patriot Act Deal May Cut FBI Power cbsnews.com 11/16/5 ["The 2001 Patriot Act removed the requirement that the records sought be those of someone under suspicion. As a result, FBI agents can review the digital records of a citizen as long as the bureau can certify that the person's records are "relevant" to a terrorist investigation."]