Freedom to Believe, Freedom to Speak
Chrisitan view on the freedoms of religion, conscience and speech.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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This blog contains posts dated between 2005 and 2008. The blog is no longer active and no new posts will be added to it. It will remain online indefinitely and may be taken down at any moment by the owner. Thank you for visiting.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Obsession - the movie
Click on the link to be taken to a web page where you can view a 27 min version of a widely circulated film on radical Islam:
http://obsessionthemovie.com/27minversion.php
http://obsessionthemovie.com/27minversion.php
California Rejects Homosexual Marriages
Propositioion 8 on banning "marriage" of individuals of the same gender easily passed in US presidential elections. However, the protest of 2,000 individuals who have adopted a lifestyle of having sex with mates of thier gender protested the vote. CNN considers the protest of these couple of thousand angry people who won't have their choice of twisted lifestyle sanctioned by the law as "taking to the streets." Fine. But for now "the people have spoken"
and if the gays can accept that democracy is not only a project servicing alternative lifestyles, but actually allows for others to have a say as well, they should go back home and have an ease-up. Their idea that through legalization of a perversion the perversion will somehow become the moral norm is still far from being fulfilled.
and if the gays can accept that democracy is not only a project servicing alternative lifestyles, but actually allows for others to have a say as well, they should go back home and have an ease-up. Their idea that through legalization of a perversion the perversion will somehow become the moral norm is still far from being fulfilled.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Sexual Perversion Established as Law in California
People of same gender will be allowed to "marry" in California by ruling of an activist Calif. Supreme Court.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
IRAQ: WAR, TERROR AND WESTERN COMPLICITY
By Elizabeth Kendall, chief writer and researcher of the
Commission on Religious Liberty of the World Evanvelical Alliance
In February 2007 Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, al-Qaeda's appointed head of
the 'Islamic State of Iraq', released an audio recording in which
he threatened coalition forces ('Crusaders') and local Eastern
Christians ('Byzantines'). He railed, 'We are not afraid of your
coalitions . . . We have drunk blood [in the past] and we find no
[blood] sweeter than that of the Byzantines [Christians] . . .
Roast their flesh with car bombs, cut off their supply lines with
[explosive] charges and tear out their hearts with sniper fire . .
. be careful not to lay down your weapons before the war is over .
. . We are not fighting out of nationalism, but with the aim of
making Allah's word supreme.' (Middle East Media Research Institute
(MEMRI), report no. 1454, 7 Feb 2007) These are not idle threats.
The aim is nothing less than total ethnic and religious genocide.
Islamic terror organisations in Iraq use various media, especially
the Internet, to spread and popularise their message and recruit
militants. Perhaps the only thing more shocking than their hatred,
threats and violence is Western Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
hosting their websites. For example, one website associated with al-
Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq (quoted above) is hosted by an ISP
based in Texas, USA. (For more details, see the MEMRI link below.)
On 30 September, two Armenian Christian brothers, Ebrahim Sahak
Sarkis (70) and Owanis Sarkis (64) were barbarically murdered,
mutilated and dismembered in their home in Baghdad's al-Habibiya
district. Western ISPs hosting Islamist websites should be charged
with complicity in terror.
Security has disintegrated in southern (Arab Shiite) and central
(Arab Sunni) Iraq. Christians, most of whom are ethnic Assyrians
(Iraq's indigenous people), have fled from there into northern
(Kurdish Sunni) Iraq, particularly to the historic Assyrian
heartland, the Nineveh plains. But Christians are not the only ones
fleeing north. The US surge has forced numerous al-Qaeda-linked
militants to abandon their safe-houses in Baghdad, Diyala, Anbar
and other areas in central Iraq and also flee north to Nineveh
Province. Mosul, the province's capital, has become an al-Qaeda
hub.
On Saturday 13 October, two Syrian Catholic priests from Mosul's
Hay al-Thawra neighborhood, Father Pius Affas (60) and Father Mazen
Ishoa (35, ordained on 1 September) were kidnapped as they
travelled to a church in nearby al-Faisaliya. Compass Direct (CD)
reports that Fr Affas' congregation had been receiving threats from
a group named Jihad and Tawhid demanding that they abandon their
church. CD reports Syrian Catholic Archbishop Basile Georges
Casmoussa has spoken by telephone with the priests' captors who are
demanding $1 million ransom. However, paying ransom does not
guarantee safety. A year ago, Syrian Orthodox priest Boulos
Iskander was found murdered in a northern suburb of Mosul after his
family had paid a $40,000 ransom. Bishop Andreas Abouna requests
through 'Aid to the Church in Need' that we 'pray for Fr Pius and
Fr Mazen and also for those who kidnapped them'.
* WEA's IDOP 2007 website <http://www.idop.org/> includes a 'focal
point' on Iraq.
PLEASE PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR -
* the safe return of Father Pius Affas and Father Mazen Ishoa.
'Rise up and help us; redeem us because of your unfailing love.'
(Psalm 44:26 NIV)
* the criminals and militants holding Father Pius and Father Mazen
hostage; may God who is rich in mercy open their eyes and
transform their hearts (Ephesians 2:4,5).
* God to intervene in Iraq for his people's sake, disrupting
terror networks, cutting links to terror sponsors, obstructing
channels of arms, funds and assistance; sowing confusion and
dissension in the ranks. 'Let the wicked fall into their own
nets, while [God's children] pass by in safety.' (Psalm 141:10)
* God to preserve, mature and sanctify a Christian remnant in Iraq
to fulfil his promises in Psalm 87:4 & Isaiah 19:23-25; may all
Iraqi Christians be growing in spiritual wisdom, understanding,
trust, faith, prayerfulness and Christian unity across ethnic
and denominational lines.
'So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But may they who love you
be like the sun when it rises in its strength.' (From the Song of
Deborah, Judges 5:31 NIV)
Commission on Religious Liberty of the World Evanvelical Alliance
In February 2007 Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, al-Qaeda's appointed head of
the 'Islamic State of Iraq', released an audio recording in which
he threatened coalition forces ('Crusaders') and local Eastern
Christians ('Byzantines'). He railed, 'We are not afraid of your
coalitions . . . We have drunk blood [in the past] and we find no
[blood] sweeter than that of the Byzantines [Christians] . . .
Roast their flesh with car bombs, cut off their supply lines with
[explosive] charges and tear out their hearts with sniper fire . .
. be careful not to lay down your weapons before the war is over .
. . We are not fighting out of nationalism, but with the aim of
making Allah's word supreme.' (Middle East Media Research Institute
(MEMRI), report no. 1454, 7 Feb 2007) These are not idle threats.
The aim is nothing less than total ethnic and religious genocide.
Islamic terror organisations in Iraq use various media, especially
the Internet, to spread and popularise their message and recruit
militants. Perhaps the only thing more shocking than their hatred,
threats and violence is Western Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
hosting their websites. For example, one website associated with al-
Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq (quoted above) is hosted by an ISP
based in Texas, USA. (For more details, see the MEMRI link below.)
On 30 September, two Armenian Christian brothers, Ebrahim Sahak
Sarkis (70) and Owanis Sarkis (64) were barbarically murdered,
mutilated and dismembered in their home in Baghdad's al-Habibiya
district. Western ISPs hosting Islamist websites should be charged
with complicity in terror.
Security has disintegrated in southern (Arab Shiite) and central
(Arab Sunni) Iraq. Christians, most of whom are ethnic Assyrians
(Iraq's indigenous people), have fled from there into northern
(Kurdish Sunni) Iraq, particularly to the historic Assyrian
heartland, the Nineveh plains. But Christians are not the only ones
fleeing north. The US surge has forced numerous al-Qaeda-linked
militants to abandon their safe-houses in Baghdad, Diyala, Anbar
and other areas in central Iraq and also flee north to Nineveh
Province. Mosul, the province's capital, has become an al-Qaeda
hub.
On Saturday 13 October, two Syrian Catholic priests from Mosul's
Hay al-Thawra neighborhood, Father Pius Affas (60) and Father Mazen
Ishoa (35, ordained on 1 September) were kidnapped as they
travelled to a church in nearby al-Faisaliya. Compass Direct (CD)
reports that Fr Affas' congregation had been receiving threats from
a group named Jihad and Tawhid demanding that they abandon their
church. CD reports Syrian Catholic Archbishop Basile Georges
Casmoussa has spoken by telephone with the priests' captors who are
demanding $1 million ransom. However, paying ransom does not
guarantee safety. A year ago, Syrian Orthodox priest Boulos
Iskander was found murdered in a northern suburb of Mosul after his
family had paid a $40,000 ransom. Bishop Andreas Abouna requests
through 'Aid to the Church in Need' that we 'pray for Fr Pius and
Fr Mazen and also for those who kidnapped them'.
* WEA's IDOP 2007 website <http://www.idop.org/> includes a 'focal
point' on Iraq.
PLEASE PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR -
* the safe return of Father Pius Affas and Father Mazen Ishoa.
'Rise up and help us; redeem us because of your unfailing love.'
(Psalm 44:26 NIV)
* the criminals and militants holding Father Pius and Father Mazen
hostage; may God who is rich in mercy open their eyes and
transform their hearts (Ephesians 2:4,5).
* God to intervene in Iraq for his people's sake, disrupting
terror networks, cutting links to terror sponsors, obstructing
channels of arms, funds and assistance; sowing confusion and
dissension in the ranks. 'Let the wicked fall into their own
nets, while [God's children] pass by in safety.' (Psalm 141:10)
* God to preserve, mature and sanctify a Christian remnant in Iraq
to fulfil his promises in Psalm 87:4 & Isaiah 19:23-25; may all
Iraqi Christians be growing in spiritual wisdom, understanding,
trust, faith, prayerfulness and Christian unity across ethnic
and denominational lines.
'So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But may they who love you
be like the sun when it rises in its strength.' (From the Song of
Deborah, Judges 5:31 NIV)
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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A Welcome Message
This site has some links, news, and comments regarding freedom of conscience, freedom of religion and freedom of speech. These are all inter-related. My concern is especially with the violation of Christian freedom to speak about the collapsed morality of this world and its inability to uphold what is right, true, honorable and godly. This is not an evangelistic site per se, I do not discuss the ultimate goal of one's life - to find salvation and relationship with God in Jesus Christ. It is rather a place to get a perspective on the clash of religious views, and civilizational values in today's world. The Bible is clear in its teaching that followers of Christ will be persecuted for his name's sake (Matthew 5, Jonn 15, 1 Timothy 2), and I am not trying to change that. However, it is worthwile pointing it out, so that people who love the truth can find out more about it, and make up their own minds.
A word on "anonymous" web sites: some withhold their names for safety, some for not wanting to be responsible for their postings, others for not wanting attention drawn to their personality and wanting to avoid the vanity of attention. It's up to you to make your call why my profile in this blog is stripped down to the bare minimum.
A word on "anonymous" web sites: some withhold their names for safety, some for not wanting to be responsible for their postings, others for not wanting attention drawn to their personality and wanting to avoid the vanity of attention. It's up to you to make your call why my profile in this blog is stripped down to the bare minimum.
Links
- Voice of the Martyrs video report on persecution against Christians
- The Brussels Journal - they call themselves "the essential European blog" - conservative outlook on European society and politics
- The Factor is leading FOX New channel show - this is Mr. O'Reilly's own web site
- Malkin's, a conservative journalist, own blog
- Canadian blog on persecution of Christians and freedom of speech
- WorldNetDaily.com - picks news from the net
- Influential Conservative blog