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{ Monthly Archives } August 2006

Australian Christians Defend Right to Free Speech

Christians in Australia are having a hard time even discussing Islam. In 2002 the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act was passed making it illegal to say anything which “incites hatred against, serious contempt for, or revulsion or severe ridicule of” people because of their religious beliefs . Now I do understand the need […]

Let’s hear it for lard!

Now they’ve determined that real butter is better than margarine, dark chocolate is good for you and pure lard is better than vegetable oil. So it’s only a matter of time before I can enjoy McDonald’s & Krispy Kreme without any guilt?

Next January, food manufacturers will be required to list trans fat […]

Kidnapped Fox journalists convert to Islam on video

WHAT?!

We went to church yesterday, ate lunch quickly before going to our son’s football game, then I came home and tried my hand at “Freezer Cooking.” I didn’t see, hear or read much news. This comes as a bit of a surprise:

GAZA (Reuters) - Two kidnapped Fox journalists appeared on a new videotape […]

Daring to Criticise Multiculturalism

Ray Honeyford questioned multiculturalism and lost his job.

His crime was to publish an article in The Salisbury Review in 1984 doubting whether the children in his school were best served by the connivance of the educational authorities.

That was twenty years ago. Recently some of his views have become more fashionable.

Ruth […]

An Iraqi Blogger

Now this is an interesting post from Iraq the Model. I haven’t really made a point of reading Iraqi blogs since Salam Pax quit posting but I came across this and it merits consideration:

It may sound a bit odd but that’s really what I felt in Egypt that I don’t feel in my war-torn […]

Stem Cell Research

Mona Charen points out that the latest “breakthrough” in stem cell research isn’t actually what is being reported. What I heard on the local radio yesterday is that scientists had discovered a way to remove a single cell from a developing embryo without causing any damage to the embryo. Quoting Robby George:

First, the […]

Audio: Highlights of Mark Steyn Guest Hosting For Rush

Via Hot Air, once again it’s my favorite Canadian-born, gun-toting, half-Jewish, half-Catholic, confirmed Anglican, practicing Baptist journalist living in New Hampshire.

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Liberal Hypocrisy

Examples detailed by Catherine Seipp and Peter Schweizer:

A “progressive” San Francisco bookstore with a “proud history of supporting banned books” refuses to carry The Force of Reason by Oriana Fallaci. Fallaci, an Italian journalist, was an “antifascist partisan during World War II.” So, she presumably knows a little something about the real, old-fashioned fascists […]

Not all Lebanese support Hezbollah

Take a minute to visit the “This Ongoing War” blog referencing this article from the Sydney Morning Herald. Here’s a quote from one Lebanese Christian:

“I do not like Hezbollah,” said Mr Hasrouni, who still is afraid to visit his groves. “I am disappointed with this war because Israel didn’t really do the job […]

Atomic Breakthrough?!?

Well that’s not good.

Here’s one story:

TEHRAN (AFX) - Iran will soon announce an atomic breakthrough, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported today, a day after the country responded to an offer aimed at resolving a nuclear standoff.

‘This great scientific achievement is the fruit of a long-term research project … It will be formally announced by […]