Friday, February 29, 2008

Most sinful cities

From H.B. London:

Forbes magazine recently offered rankings on America's most sinful cities, based on the traditional seven deadly sins, reported christianpost.com.

The staff at Forbes determined a way of tracking statistics on each of the sins. "For each sin we stretched our imagination to find a workable proxy — murder rates for wrath, per capita billionaires for avarice — then culled the available data sources to rank the cities. Some of the results were surprising: Salt Lake City as America's Vainest City. Some were not: Detroit as America's Most Murderous."

Here are the results of their rankings:

Most Lustful: Denver ranked first, joined by San Antonio, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Boise, Washington DC, Cincinnati, Columbus, Baltimore and Buffalo/Rochester. The research firm of AC Nielson used sales figures for contraceptives and sex items in ranking the list.

Most Jealous: Memphis tops the list, followed by Charlotte, San Antonio, Seattle, Providence, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Columbus, Oklahoma City and Chicago. The rankings were linked to crime rates for personal property.

Most Obese (Gluttony); Memphis, Birmingham, San Antonio, Riverside/San Bernardino, Detroit, Jacksonville, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Kansas City and San Diego. Health statistics drove this listing.

Most Avaricious (Greed): San Jose, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Boston, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington and Miami. The rankings on this sin were determined by looking at the concentration of great wealth.

Most Murderous (Wrath): The crime statistics are clear — the most murderous city is Detroit, followed by Baltimore, New Orleans, Newark, St. Louis, Oakland, Washington DC, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Buffalo.

Most Slothful (Sedentary): Memphis tops this list as well, followed by New Orleans, Las Vegas, Detroit, Birmingham, Louisville, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Nashville and Miami.

Most Vain (Pride): "Pride is supposed to be a deadly sin. When it comes to their looks, however, fewer Americans are seeing it that way," say the reporters, who used plastic surgery as the marker for this sin. Perhaps surprisingly, Salt Lake City ranked first, followed by San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Miami, Louisville, Nashville, Virginia Beach, New York and Los Angeles.

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Answer the question - who do you want answering the phone?

Her?

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Under Obama, a homosexual rights bonanza

Here.

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Aren't credit cards ungodly?

I think so.

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The man hates children!

Or, hates liberal programs that fancy themselves as pro-kid.

Here.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Your life in six words?

Here.

So - what would your six be?

William F. Buckley - RIP

Update: The New York Times on WFB. Interesting.

Update: Susan Olasky interviews WFB. Good.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Bush dance in Africa...oh, yeah

Here.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

What accomplishments?

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Putting the smackdown on Darwinism

Pow!

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Find out what your neighbors gave to presidential candidates

Amazing. Here.

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Teacher teaches for 17 years without being able to read, write or spell

Monday, February 11, 2008

Did Kansas tell the upcoming McCain story?

Ouch.

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Muslims don't want to scrub up

Then...maybe being a surgeon is against their religion. Ridiculous.

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Friday, February 8, 2008

DraftHaley.com

For VP. Hmmm.

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Thursday, February 7, 2008

Ten toughest places for Christians to live

1. North Korea
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Iran
4. Maldives
5. Bhutan
6. Yemen
7. Afghanistan
8. Laos
9. Uzbekistan
10. China

Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List.

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Pickering's most memorable moment

From: Perry, Brian
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 9:05 AM
Subject: Pickering on his most meaningful experience in Congress

Chip Pickering sat down with the Madison County Journal last week and I expect we’ll see additional coverage, but I wanted to share this editorial appearing in the Neshoba County Democrat and the Madison County Journal this week. During the interview, Jim Prince asked Chip what his most memorable moment in Congress had been, and Chip talked about the memorial service for Joshua Ladd and Matthew Stovall killed in Iraq. I spoke with Jim later and he said that memorial event was very powerful for him as well and that he thinks of Ladd and Stovall every time he sees his press run and remembers that his freedoms aren’t free. I mentioned to Jim that he could see how it impacted Chip during the interview, that you could see the emotion in Chip’s face and eyes. Jim said he didn’t see, because he was unable to look up as Chip was speaking and retain his own emotional composure. Here are the editorials.

Neshoba Democrat: Remembering Matt and Josh
http://www.neshobademocrat.com/main.asp?
SectionID=7&SubSectionID=302&ArticleID=16089&TM=35547.84


Madison County Journal: American heroes
http://www.onlinemadison.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&
ArticleID=19836&TM=35590.7

Brian Perry
Communications Director
Congressman Chip Pickering (Miss-3)

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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Fun? On Ash Wednesday?

Not all Lenten music need be somber. Some find joy in their mourning: A few years ago a friend of mine sent me these lyrics, which can be sung to the tune of “These Are a Few of My Favorite Things.”

Sackcloth and ashes and days without eating,
Mortification and wailing and weeping,
A hair shirt that scratches, a nettle that stings –
These are a few of my favorite things!

Penitence, flagellants, memento mori,
Spending nights sleeping on rocks in a quarry,
The sound of a cloaked solemn cantor who sings –
These are still more of my favorite things!

Tossing and turning and yearning, I’m spurning!
Passions aflame like an ember-day burning,
Corpus and carnis and wild drunken flings –
Forsaken are they for my favorite things!

When it’s Christmas,
When the tree’s lit,
When the cards are sent…
I simply remember my favorite things –
And then I can’t waaaaaaaaait ’til Lent!

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Another perspective on Dobson

I don't think Dr. Dobson should have made his statement. It appears to be calculated in a way to draw much attention to the Dr. and possibly his organization. It seems to be a very attention drawing mechanism for people like Rush Limbaugh or Shaun Hannity but that is part of their entertainment and personal views. So maybe the same would work for Dr. Dobson's organization. It seems that getting on the "I will not vote or participate bandwagon" is becoming too much of an "in" thing to do. It is not his place to possibly influence others that may be riding the fence.
David
Raymond MS

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Suspicious of McCain

Hey Matt,
I agree with Dr. Dobson about Senator McCain. While, as a retired military member and American, I respect and honor his military service, I still do not trust him to be my President, and so, I could not vote for him. Just the fact that the left-leaning godless media likes him so much makes me very suspicious of him. His remark that Senator Cochran is not a respected member of the Senate (in reply to Sen. Cochran's concern about Sen. McCain) gives me an insight into a negative aspect of John McCain's character.
Here are some individuals who influence my thinking concerning my duty to vote:

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest relection that your vote is never lost." ---John Quincy Adams

"Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual...but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country." ---Samuel Adams

(And also not making a present or a compliment to please a political party.)

"Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest, of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers." ---John Jay

(While I recognize we are no longer a Christian nation, it is certain that we will not have true Christian rulers if we do not select and prefer them. I see none in this race so far, unless a third party will give us a clear choice.)

"Society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases." --John Adams

(Who among the current candidates possesses these?)

"He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man." ---Samuel Adams

(Or these?)

If I cannot with integrity vote for a candidate, I may with sadness have to submit a blank ballot. But I will vote.

Thank you for hearing me out.

Gary

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Dobson - not getting over it...he hates McCain

Read by Laura Ingraham yesterday:

"I'm deeply disappointed the Republican Party seems poised to select a nominee who did not support a Constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage, who voted for embryonic stem cell research to kill nascent human beings, who opposed tax cuts that ended the marriage penalty, and who has little regard for freedom of speech, who organized the Gang of 14 to preserve filibusters, and has a legendary temper and often uses foul and obscene language.

"I am convinced Sen. McCain is not a conservative, and in fact, has gone out of his way to stick his thumb in the eyes of those who are. He has at times sounded more like a member of the other party. McCain actually considered leaving the GOP in 2001, and approached John Kerry about being Kerry's running mate in 2004. McCain also said publicly that Hillary Clinton would make a good president. Given these and many other concerns, a spoonful of sugar does not make the medicine go down. I cannot, and I will not vote for Sen. John McCain, as a matter of conscience.

"But what a sad and melancholy decision this is for me and many other conservatives. Should John McCain capture the nomination as many assume, I believe this general election will offer the worst choices for president in my lifetime. I certainly can't vote for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama based on their virulently anti-family policy positions. If these are the nominees in November, I simply will not cast a ballot for president for the first time in my life. These decisions are my personal views and do not represent the organization with which I'm affiliated. They do reflect, however, my deeply held convictions about the institution of the family, about moral and spiritual beliefs, and about the welfare of our country."

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Monday, February 4, 2008

Whoa! on McCain...

From Mr. Pork, himself:

But others have outright rejected the idea of a McCain nomination and presidency, warning that his tirades suggest a temperament unfit for the Oval Office.

"The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), also a senior member of the Appropriations panel, told the Boston Globe recently. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."

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