Quote of the Day

"...Muhammad married a child. The example of Muhammad, "a beautiful pattern of conduct" according to Qur'an 33:21, cannot be set aside, or standards he set "updated," lest one imply Muhammad made a mistake. That would not only insult Muhammad (things seem to become flammable when that happens) but go against the Qur'an's endorsement of him, and therefore Allah's."

That is why child marriage persists in the Islamic world, from Nigeria to Yemen to Indonesia:

"The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with 'Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death)." -- Bukhari 7.62.88

Marisol

Jihad Watch

An Obama Gun Grab

from Dudley Brown, Executive Director, National Association for Gun Rights

The ATF has their anti-gun sights set on your SHOTGUN.

The ATF’s ridiculously anti-gun study suggests that certain, and in many cases very random, criteria would make a shotgun unable to be imported. Those random criteria include:

• Folding, telescoping or collapsible stocks;
• Bayonet lugs;
• Flash suppressors;
• Magazines over 5 rounds, or a drum magazine;
• Integrated rail systems;
• Light enhancing devices;
• Excessive weight (greater than 10 pounds for a 12 gauge);
• Excessive bulk;
• Forward pistol grip.

The ATF Study on the Importability of Certain Shotguns is nothing short of an assault on the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

The implication of certain shotguns being more dangerous than others simply because one may have a light or be “excessively heavy” is ludicrous and shows a blatant lack of knowledge regarding home defense shotguns.

Furthermore, attempting to redefine what constitutes a “sporting purpose” shotgun shows a willful disregard for both shooting sports in general and, specifically, the individual gun owner.

They have opened up a comment period – open until April 30 – by which the general public can voice their opinions on this “study.”

Email of the Day

Will You Ever Sell Your House?

DID you know that if you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8% sales tax on it? That's $3,800 on a $100,000 home etc. When did this happen? It's in the healthcare bill. Just thought you should know..

SALES TAX TO GO INTO EFFECT 2013 (Part of HC Bill)

REAL ESTATE SALES TAX

So, this is "change you can believe in"?

Under the new health care bill - did you know that all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax? The bulk of these new taxes don't kick in until 2013 If you sell your $400,000 home, there will be a $15,200 tax. This bill is set to screw the retiring generation who often downsize their homes. Does this stuff make your November 2012 vote more important?

Oh, you weren't aware this was in the obama-care bill? Guess what, you aren't alone. There are more than a few members of Congress that aren't aware of it either

Check it out at the link below.

http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/04/08/obamacare-flatlines-obamacare-taxes-home

Why am I am sending you this? The same reason I hope you forward this single person in your address book because another election is coming soon, be aware!

April 26th: Reception for Del. Scott Lingamfelter

You are cordially invited to a reception

in honor of Delegate L. Scott Lingamfelter

with Special Guest

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

At the home of Hazel and Clyde Kizer

4287 Ringwood Road

Nokesville, VA

Individual Ticket - $25 per person

For more information, please call 703-201-7776 or email Gretchen@gretchenmoss.com.

You may also RSVP by visiting his website: www.VA31st.com

Quote of the Day

"The Obama administration has neglected Christian persecution, choosing instead to pursue a "partnership" and "broader engagement based upon mutual interest and mutual respect" with what the president and much of the media often refer to as the "Muslim world."

But that term -- "Muslim world" -- is a misnomer. It serves only to reinforce the idea that Christians do not belong in the Middle East. As we know from the Bible, however, Christianity was born in the Middle East and predates Islam there by 700 years."

Gary Bauer

Campaign for Working Families

Video Pick of the Day

Rep. Allen West: Obama a 'Low-Level, Socialist Agitator'

Corruption: Obama and Unions

Obama Board Threatens Right To Work

While the economy is suffering from high unemployment, the Obama Administration is taking steps to prevent the creation of new jobs in America and threatening a fundamental right recognized in nearly half of the states -- the right to work.

Today's Wall Street Journal reports that the National Labor Relations Board has intervened on behalf of Obama's union allies to shut down a Boeing 787 plant in South Carolina that would employ more than 1,000 people. Why? Because the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers demanded it.

Boeing initially wanted to build the planes at its Puget Sound plant in Washington state. But when it began negotiations with the union, the union demanded "a seat on Boeing's board and a promise that Boeing would build all future planes in Puget Sound." Unwilling to give in to such unreasonable demands, Boeing made a commonsense economic decision to move the plant to South Carolina -- a right to work state.

The union filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board claiming that Boeing made the decision to open a new plant in South Carolina in order to harm the union. After 17 months of construction and $2 billion invested in the plant, the board is now asking a judge to shut down the plant before it opens in July.

If the union succeeds, more jobs will be sent overseas. If big labor and big government are going to prevent American businesses from opening new plants in America, they will have no alternative but to open the plants overseas.

As the Journal notes, the episode is another example of the Obama Administration attempting to impose its radical anti-business agenda by regulatory fiat -- "no matter the damage to investment and job creation."

Gary Bauer

Campaign for Working Families

May 13th: Salute to the Family

from Victoria Cobb, The Family Foundation

Event Alert: Bishop Jackson Headlines Valley Event!

On behalf of The Family Foundation I invite you to attend the Valley Family Forum’s 10^th annual Shenandoah Valley“Salute to the Family,” with special guest Bishop E. W. Jackson.

I hope you can join us at this wonderful event in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.

The program will take place Friday, May 13^th, beginning at 6:30 PM at the JMU Festival Conference and Student Center in Harrisonburg. This year’s theme will be “A Celebration of God and Country.”

Bishop Jackson is founder and Chairman of S.T.A.N.D., a national organization dedicated to restoring America’s Judeo-Christian heritage and to preserving our Christian faith and values. He is an ex-Marine, Harvard Law School graduate, acclaimed speaker, and frequent guest on the national media – including ABC, MSNBC, FOX News, NPR, as well as coverage in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. Jackson is also the former chaplain at Boston Red Sox services and for The Family Foundation.

The evening will include special music is by The Faithful Men, plus the annual Wilberforce Award presentation!

Seats are $25 per person, or $200 for a table of eight. For reservations, write to family@valleyfamilyforum.org or call (540) 438-8966.

The Valley Family Forum is a grassroots chapter of The Family Foundation.

* This event is to benefit The Valley Family Forum and is not a campaign fundraiser for Bishop Jackson. Titles, party affiliations and references to elected offices sought are listed for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement by The Valley Family Forum or The Family Foundation.

Quote of the Day

"...Obama, and the liberal cabal he leads, insist that a “green energy” paradise awaits us just around the corner, if only Americans can be taxed and regulated enough to force it past the agony of its birth pangs."

Christopher G. Adamo

A Prayer for Change to Moral Leadership

Let us pray,

We pray for the sanity of our nation.

Our leaders have failed us in a most devastating way. Greed for power and corruption is widespread in our government. We have no moral leadership whatsoever. We pray Dear God that this will change.

Our nation is broken. Without your help Dear God, we will not survive.

We pray for our men and women in the armed forces, located around the world. Please keep them in your hands.

We are thankful for our friend Jim Arthur who celebrated his 80^th birthday with recent days. We pray for our friend Erline Arthur to make a full recovery from her recent accident.

We pray for our new friend and speaker this evening, that You will watch over and protect his safety as he moves around this country doing the work of our Lord.

In the name of Christ we pray.

Amen

John Underwood

MCRW Chaplain

Quote of the Day

Emperor Obama's New DISCLOSE

"Remember when you learned in school how there are three branches of government? We were taught that they are the Executive, Legislative and Judicial. Established by the U.S. Constitution, each branch performs separate functions and is supposed to check the other branch's functions in different ways.

This basic lesson in government is one that the current Administration seems to consistently forget or ignore. Since assuming the mantle of the presidency, Barack Obama has sought to overrun the other two branches when it comes to issues like defending marriage, pushing heavy-handed environmental regulations, regulating the Internet and providing special protections (outside of the Constitution) for homosexuals.

The President's latest proposed Executive Order (EO) furthers this attack on democracy by trying to implement portions of the campaign finance "reform" bill, the DISCLOSE Act, which failed in the last Congress due to concerns over its constitutionality by Republicans and some Democrats. Never one to be tied down by the Constitution, Obama's EO would force government contractors -- including their boards, officers or any affiliates -- to disclose all their contributions and expenditures."

The reasoning behind the President's newest assault on free speech becomes apparent when you realize that entities which spend millions on his behalf, such as unions and Planned Parenthood, would be exempt. Apparently you can take the President out of Chicago, but you can't take the Chicago-style politics out of the President.

Tony Perkins

Family Research Council

Time to Cut HIV/AIDS Funding

FAIR CEO to Congress: One-Third of a $Trillion?? Is it Time to Cut HIV/AIDS Funding?

The FAIR Foundation’s CEO, Dr. Richard Darling, is calling on Congress to examine if the President’s 2012 HIV/AIDS budget request of $28 billion should be included in Congress’s basket of cuts that will be required as our legislators work toward reducing federal spending.

Darling points out that US taxpayers have spent well over one third of a trillion—yes, trillion—dollars on HIV/AIDS with stunning success resulting in its plummeting death rate, including a 99 percent decline in California’s newly infected HIV patients.

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Over 1/3rd $trillion dollars spent on HIV/AIDS

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Dr. Richard Darling, President & CEO of the FAIR Foundation, is asking Congress to examine if HIV/AIDS funding should be included in our legislators’ basket of cuts that will be required as they work towards reducing federal spending. He is also asking if some of those funds should now be redirected to other illnesses.

Darling states, “We taxpayers have spent well over one third of a trillion dollars on HIV/AIDS nationally, including over $3,000 per HIV/AIDS patient on bio-medical research versus less than $200 per patient for virtually all other illnesses, including 6,000 orphan (rare) illnesses and diabetes, which kills more Americans than AIDS and breast cancer combined. But that’s not the whole story:

"Billions more are spent annually on HIV/AIDS by others, including the 50 states, pharmaceutical companies and non-profit organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Elton John’s AIDS Foundation and amfAR.”

Darling points out that the Department of Health and Human Services has one HOPWA program that has spent billions providing housing to patients. He asks, “Do you think HOPWA stands for ‘Housing Opportunities for Patients with Alzheimer’s’? No, the lucky beneficiaries of this federal program are AIDS patients.”

How successful has all this funding been? The plummeting HIV/AIDS death rate nationwide is exemplified by the 99 percent decrease in California’s newly infected HIV patients from almost 10,000 deaths in 1994 to less than 200 now.

Darling states, “Amazingly, Anthony Fauci, MD, the government's top HIV/AIDS researcher and the man who oversees the $3 billion HIV/AIDS bio-medical research budget, validates those who believe HIV funding should be decreased. Fauci admitted publicly years ago that his success is 'breathtaking' with HIV patients who “look and feel well, who are leading very productive, very gratifying lives.”

Darling continues, “Even HIV activist Elton John publicly stated on the TV show American Idol that HIV ‘is not a life-threatening disease anymore’ and rock star Bono, while asking for more money for HIV/AIDS in TV ads, states that HIV patients need to take just two pills a day to stay alive; two pills that cost only 40 cents. John also exhorted HIV patients to use the simple solution to preventing HIV infection, inexpensive condoms.”

Is it time to add the HIV/AIDS industry to those in need of drastic cutbacks by our Congresspersons during these tough budgetary times with some of HIV's overflowing treasure chest, including President Obama’s 2012 budget request for HIV/AIDS of $28 billion, going towards helping patients and research for illnesses other than HIV?

Dr. Richard Darling is the Founder, President & CEO of the FAIR Foundation whose missions are equitable funding for bio-medical research, new organ-donor policies to reverse America’s organ-donor crisis, promotion of organ donation and preventive health education to reduce the need for donor organs. FAIR’s Board of Directors includes 29 transplant surgeons, medical directors and patient advocates.

Video Pick of the Day

from Patriot Action Network

"ONE MAN WITH COURAGE IS A MAJORITY" Thomas Jefferson

Check out the video 'EPA Admits Jobs Don't Matter'

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Quote of the Day

"The Great Society subsidized a landscape of broken homes, in which the acid of an entitlement mentality dissolves ambition. This has done more damage to the black community than any diabolical plan hatched by dimwits in white sheets could possibly inflict. A black child of the Fifties faced a formidable enemy in racial discrimination… but a black child in today’s America faces an even more relentless enemy when he looks at the empty seat where his father should be sitting."

John Hayward

Quote of the Day

"...the absence of sunspots is the most prolonged in a century, and scientists say the reduced solar activity is reminiscent of the Maunder Minimum, between 1645 and 1715, when the Northern Hemisphere suffered through the coldest weather, worst storms and shortest growing seasons of the Little Ice Age."

Paul Driessen

Quote of the Day

"Normally off the mark, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) made a comment yesterday that " Budgets are moral documents that reflect who we are as a nation." I couldn't agree more. And budgets that shift the burden of responsibility to future generations, while seeking to use taxpayer funds to eliminate those same future generations through abortion, are not only immoral choices, but irresponsible as well."

Tony Perkins

Family Research Council