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Quotes

Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church; and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord the church; For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery; but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. Ephesians 5:22-33

Political Action

Petition to U.S. Senators for Preserving Traditional One-Man/One-Woman Marriage in America

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Personal Action -  Are you a nanny-state victim, relying on government to provide for and/or rescue you in an emergency?

Ready or Not? -by Mary Marr Recent surveys conducted by The Office for Government Public Affairs and distributed to state emergency management officials conclude Americans are not as prepared for potential emergencies as they were in previous generations and are resisting the attempts by authorities to ready themselves.

Republicans Running for Cover A new Gallup poll shows a disturbing trend among the American public. The number of Americans who identify themselves as Republican has declined over the past year, while the number of Independents who lean Democrat has gone up. Message to Republican elected officials and Party leaders: the 2006 elections are at hand, and we must get our act together now. ...This trend is undoubtedly due to the frustration being felt by grassroots Republicans at the efforts (or lack thereof) of Republican leaders on key conservative issues. As reported last in an article titled Spending, Immigration Key Concerns for Conservatives, there is a belief among conservatives that Republican leaders are not doing enough to advance the conservative agenda. In areas such as government spending and immigration, conservatives give Republican-led Washington a failing grade. >> Read full story

The Grand Old Party: Disappointments 1. More moderate then their conservatives base? 2. Asleep at wheel? 3. "Minority" party has the upper hand? Or 4. Lack of courage and slipping virtue? Heritage Foundation and NewsMax issue resources provided below. (This is NOT  a complete list of Republican Party disappointments. (I.E. No Child Left Behind, making Federal state and local issues.)

Judicial Nominations The judicial decisions made in America's courts have a real impact on people and policies across the country. Heritage legal experts make sense of these issues in the framework of the Constitution.

The Wall Street Journal - "Everyone deserves a break, even the U.S. Senate. But enough already. It's been two months since Samuel Alito was confirmed to the Supreme Court and it's past time Senate Republicans got back to work confirming appeals-court judges. They won't have 55 seats forever. Or perhaps even after November 7. Judges are a key issue for the GOP's base, who could stay home on Election Day rather than turn out for Republicans who shilly-shally about confirming President Bush's nominees. There are 17 vacancies on the appeals bench, including nine pending nominations. They deserve to be filled as soon as possible before the summer recess... We guess we should be happy that no one is talking about filibusters these days. This time last year, the fight over the Democrats' unprecedented use of the judicial filibuster was coming to a head and Republicans were threatening to change Senate rules to prohibit its use. The single biggest accomplishment of the Senate last year was breaking the filibusters to confirm a string of highly qualified candidates for the appeals courts and then going on to confirm two Supreme Court nominees. The advice-and-consent clause of the Constitution gives the Senate the duty to vet all federal judicial nominees. Now it's time for the remaining nominees to have the up-or-down floor votes they deserve."

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Social Security Reform - capitulating to the Democratic false claims of benefit losses and fear tactics, because it may prevent Congress from looting the Social Security "trust fund" for pet projects and which means the trust fund in no more than an IOU.  Dirty little secrets by Herman Cain (3/15/2005) There are three dirty little secrets congressional Democrats don't want you to know about Social Security.

Medicare- The Medicare program is facing insolvency as baby boomers approach retirement. The recently enacted drug benefit only compounds the problem. It burdens future generations with trillions of dollars of new debt and jeopardizes the existing drug coverage of many working and retired Amer­icans. The other recently enacted Medicare changes, while complex and numerous, fall far short of the serious structural reform that the program desperately needs. Washington must look again at Medicare and fix the program.

Medicaid: Greatest Increase in Welfare Since Great Society The Medicaid program has grown from covering 34 million individuals in 1999 to 47 million last year, and Medicaid costs have soared from $159 billion in 1997 to $295 billion in 2004 – an increase of 85 percent. The federal government pays 59 percent of Medicaid costs; the states pay the rest. The rising costs are crushing many states, who say rising health costs are contributing to deficits. Medicaid enrollment now even outpaces enrollment in Medicare, and many states are spending more on Medicaid than on anything else, including education. Said Michael Cannon, director of health care studies at the Cato Institute: "Shame on us for creating perverse incentives that cause people to give up private coverage for Medicaid."

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Tax Reform The 2001 and 2003 tax cuts were the biggest since Ronald Reagan's first term as President. Not coincidentally, the GDP growth in the third quarter of 2003 was the largest since Reagan's first term. Pro-growth tax changes have helped pull the economy out of recession and helped trigger a strong recovery. But to sustain growth, tax rate reductions need to be made permanent and further tax reforms should be enacted. Corporate tax rate reduction, lowering the double-taxation of saving, and streamlining of the tax code are all part of a pro-growth agenda. "Worldwide" taxation, a policy that puts American businesses at a disadvantage against their foreign competitors, should also be eliminated. Ultimately, the Internal Revenue Code must be replaced by a simple and fair flat tax.

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Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security The principles upon which the United States is established encourage immigration and promote the transformation of those "yearning to breathe free" into Americans, welcoming newcomers while insisting that they learn and embrace America's civic culture and political institutions. The federal government has a duty to carry out these principles in its policies, while ensuring that U.S. borders are both secure and open to commerce.

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School Choice Vouchers Parents of all incomes should have the opportunity to choose for their children the best educational option available to them--whether in public, private, religious, or home schools. Students should be free to attend a safe and effective school rather than being assigned to a chronically underperforming school. The current monopoly system, in which government is the primary provider of funds for education, has not served students well. A system based on competition, freedom, flexibility, and accountability to parents will produce greater excellence and equip the next generation of American citizens.

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To Ponder

Killing Muslims 'Apostates:' What Would Mohammed Do?

MEDIA ADVISORY, March 29 Christian Newswire -- “Why do Muslims call for the death sentence of Muslims who convert to Christianity? Because Mohammed said: ‘Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.’ If we would understand Islam, we must study the life of Mohammed. Until we study Mohammed, we will wander in a desert of ignorance and confusion. "Understanding the life of Mohammed – not merely reading the Koran -- is the most important key to understanding the entire Islamic world; and it is precisely this key that has been entirely missed or ignored by the Western world. "The Shari’a is Islamic law. Islamic law touches on virtually every aspect of religious, political, criminal, military, familial and social life. Broadly speaking, the Shari’a is the sum total of the Koran, the Hadith and the Sunna. To develop Islamic Law, ancient Islamic scholars took the Koran -- together with the sayings and deeds (the Hadith and the Sunna) of Mohammed; they then created a fairly airtight system of Islamic law that has existed for over 1000 years. For example -- the Saudi Arabian Constitution actually says: “Government in Saudi Arabia derives power from the Holy Koran and the Prophet's tradition.” (Article 7, Constitution of Saudi Arabia) Other Islamic nations have similar declarations in their Constitutions. “Islamic prisons and shallow graves are littered with ex-Muslims who dared to leave ‘the peaceful religion of Islam.’” Randall A. Terry, President, Society for Truth and Justice

Note to journalists, TV and radio producers, editors, webmasters and bloggers: At www.earnedmedia.org/wwmd.htm there are several quotes from Mohammed and the Shari’a (Islamic Law) calling for the death of Muslims who leave Islam. As you will see, this treatment of “Muslim Apostates” is part of the very fiber of Islam. Available at www. earnedmedia.org/wwmd.htm is short article can serve as the foundation for an interview; it can be reprinted in its entirety on the web or in print version; it may be quoted for use in other articles. Obviously, the quotes from Mohammed are there to be read and used by all in any manner they see fit. Randall Terry is available for interview to discuss his research on the Muslim Prophet, Mohammed. He has done scores of live radio interviews, television interviews, and print interviews on Islam.

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