Gallup: 58% oppose Obama’s executive order on abortion

I find it interesting that the President Obama once claimed that decisions about abortion and the beginning of human life were “above his pay grade” and yet now he’s making executive orders in regard to them. 58% of Americans disagree with the President’s decision to reverse the “Mexico City Policy”. Obama’s decision is both “above [his] paygrade” and contrary to the convictions of people he represents.

Full story from The Weekly Standard:

Barack Obama signed an executive order late in the afternoon on Friday, January 23 to allow taxpayer funds to go to groups overseas that perform or promote abortions. To minimize press coverage, he signed the order in the absence of reporters and photographers, and the White House waited until 7:00 p.m. to issue a press release, in which the president said: “I have no desire to continue this stale and fruitless debate” on abortion.

               

Gallup determines most religious states in America

The Gallup poll has recently determined which US states are the most and least “religious”. Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas are the “most religious states” in the nation. Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts are the “least religious states”.

Read full article from Gallup.

               

Is the Superbowl the High Holy Day of America?

               

Kurt Warner is a Christian – Here is his testimony

Kurt Warner, the quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals, often speaks publicly about his faith in Christ. Here’s a recent statement.

“I believe that the Lord has a plan for each of us that’s better than anything we can imagine–even if that plan isn’t obvious to us at every stage. He prepared me for this over a long period of time–in lower-profile locker rooms and the grocery store and in Europe, through all the personal tragedies and in spite of the people who doubted me along the way,” Warner explained. “Whether I’m a Super Bowl Champion or a regular guy stocking groceries at the Hy-Vee, sharing my faith and glorifying Jesus is the central focus of my time on this earth. And the fact that I now have a podium, I believe, is no coincidence. I want to be a role model for Christ in everything that I do. Living my life for Him and showing people the beauty of that reality is my mission in life.”

Kurt Warner and the Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Steelers tomorrow (February 1st) in Superbowl XLIII. Warner was the quarterback for the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV when they beat the Tennessee Titans 23-16.

I’m partial to the Steelers, but I can’t help but like Warner.

Who are you rooting for and why?

               

The Obama Superbowl ad that you won’t see during the Superbowl

The incredible ad created by CatholicVote will not be featured as an advertisement even after a fund raising blitz to pay for a coveted slot on Sunday morning when the Cardinals face the Steelers. NBC decided that they don’t want to run advocacy ads.

What the ad below. It’s amazing:

               

Legislation introduced to re-instate Mexico City Policy

Legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday that would effectively re-instate the Mexico City Policy, which President Obama rescinded on Friday.  The Mexico City Policy prevented U.S. taxpayer dollars from being given to international organizations that provide or actively promote abortions.  The measure, H.R. 708, was introduced by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Bart Stupak (D-MI), and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and would “restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions.”

H.R. 708, like the Mexico City Policy, makes exemptions for pregnancy terminations when the life of the mother is in danger and in the cases of rape and incest.  The authors of the legislation are currently seeking additional co-sponsors.

               

NFL Superbowl Christians

Arizona Cardinals running back Tim Hightower and quarterback Kurt Warner are both evangelical Christians who remain open about their faith in Christ. Interesting story from Fox.

The Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Superbowl on February 1.

               

Ted Haggard trying to make a comeback on HBO

Nancy Pelosi’s daughter and Ted Haggard – not a likely duo.

Alexandra Pelosi has put together a new HBO documentary entitled “The Trials of Ted Haggard” that debuts on Thursday. Pelosi’s film tracks the fallout after the Evangelical leader and pastor lied and then admitted to a sexual encounter with a homosexual massage therapist.

Haggard is now under further scrutiny for a new accusation that he masturbated in front of a church member in 2005.

               

Vatican condemns Pres. Obama’s reversal of Mexico City Policy

Obama tried to reverse the Mexico City “gag rule” against funding overseas agencies that perform or promote abortion. Now the Vatican is blowing the whistle.

Time magazine has the full story.

Hat tip to Dwight Lindley.

               

Obama Makes Haste in Advancing Liberal Agenda

The remnants of a presidential inauguration still litter the streets of Washington, but that doesn’t mean Mr. Obama is taking any time in cleaning out the unwanted precedents leftover by Mr. Bush in the White House.  Obama is taking care of the low hanging fruit before he gets to the more difficult parts of his agenda.

As promised, within days of his swearing in, he has revoked the Mexico City Policy, which prevented U.S. taxpayer money from being used to provide abortions abroad.  Obama has signed an executive order closing the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay where those suspected of being terrorists are held.

For someone who has pledged to reject the influence of special interests, Mr. Obama has been very swift in responding to the wish lists of various liberal interest groups.  The pro-choice crowd couldn’t be happier that the international arm of Planned Parenthood will now be able to receive more money to terminate pregnancies in developing countries.  Similarly, the anti-war movement is pleased to see Guantanamo, the trophy room of the War on Terror, close its barbed-wire gates.

Unfortunately, these are only the preludes of a much broader agenda for American progressives.  The pro-choice lobby will continue to push its Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) until abortion is recognized as a “fundamental right” in the United States.  The anti-war groups won’t stop until every American boot is off the sand in Iraq.

One group that Mr. Obama still has to answer for are the gays and lesbians.  He ran afoul of this important liberal constituency when he invited Evangelical super star and Proposition 8 supporter Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his swearing in on the steps of the Capitol.  To ensure that the public knows he is eager either to offend everyone or include everyone, Obama then invited Bishop V. Gene Robinson, the openly homosexual bishop in the Episcopal church, to say a prayer on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

What will Obama do for the gays and lesbians?  The first order of business will be the elimination of the oft-mocked “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy which prevents open, practicing homosexuals from serving in the armed forces.  It will most assuredly be replaced with a policy that will make sexual preference an issue in military recruiting.

Obama is able to achieve all of these liberal “wants” through executive order by taking advantage of his post-inauguration honeymoon.  These controversial decisions are made through the fiat of his executive power.  A new challenge will be dealing with the legislative branch and many conservatives hope their like-minded Senators will provide a mechanism for tempering the Obama agenda.

               

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