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Sunday, September 6, 2015

September 6, 2015

Public School Parents Angry After Middle Schoolers Instructed To Write ‘ALLAH IS THE ONLY GOD’
Parents in a Nashville suburb expressed alarm this week because their middle school children are learning about Islam in a world history class but, they say, the school is pointedly ignoring Christianity.  
Exclusive: DEA chief says heroin ‘back with a vengeance,’ drugs a national security threat
“Not much of a gambler,” Chuck Rosenberg says about himself, a tad sheepishly. Indeed, in the seven deadly sins department, the new chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration is something of a zero: He’s never smoked marijuana, doesn’t drink alcohol, and lists as his only vice an excessive intake of Diet Dr. Pepper.  
Kim Davis – Like Jews Under Nazis'
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis entered her fourth day as an inmate at the Carter County Detention Center Sunday, after refusing to license gay marriage. About 300 people gathered on the lawn outside the jail to support her Saturday, chanting "thank you, Kim" and waving signs that said "Kim Davis for President" and "God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers." what would happen if the government forced you to turn over a Jew in Nazi Germany? All of us would say we wouldn't do that, we wouldn't listen to that. Well, we're about ready to walk into the moment.”  
Iraq: Woman Kills Isis Commander in Mosul for Forcing Her into Sex Slavery
The commander, identified by his nom de guerre Abu Anas, was murdered by the woman in Tal Roman district, located to the west of Mosul, Press TV reported. ...keeping a woman as slave in fact is a "great prophetic Sunnah (way of life prescribed by Prophet Mohammad) containing many divine wisdoms and religious benefits".  
Egyptian billionaire offers to buy Mediterranean island to accommodate refugees
Naguib Sawiris, a billionaire and philanthropist from Egypt, has announced a bid to purchase land in the Mediterranean which would be used to provide refugees a new home, CNN reported on Friday. "Greece or Italy, sell me an island," Sawiris tweeted. In another tweet, he suggested calling the island "Aylan" after the Syrian boy who made international headlines after pictures surfaced of his drowned body washed ashore in Turkey.  
Pope calls on every European parish to host one migrant family each
"I appeal to the parishes, the religious communities, the monasteries and sanctuaries of all Europe to ... take in one family of refugees," he said after his Sunday address in the Vatican. The pope's call goes out to tens of thousands of Catholic parishes in Europe as the number of refugees arriving over land through the Balkans and across the Mediterranean to Italy and Greece hits record levels.  
When it comes to earthquakes, only Alaska surpasses Oklahoma
With its volcanoes, glaciers and mountains, Alaska’s landscape may be different from Oklahoma’s. However, the two states have frequent earthquakes in common. but of all the states in the nation, Alaska is the only state surpassing Oklahoma when it comes to earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey records indicate. As of Aug. 31, more than 600 magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes had been recorded in Oklahoma  
Pope Francis prepares for most political trip yet
Pope Francis is gearing up for potentially his most politically charged trip yet, an eight-day whirlwind visit which will take him from Havana's Revolution Square in Cuba to the headquarters of the United Nations. ...His environmental encyclical and ...speeches...against the free market system, blind capitalism and rabid exploitation...of natural resources, have seen him accused of Marxism.  
Russia 'is building military base in Syria'
Russia is building a military base in Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s heartland, according to American intelligence officials... The anonymous officials say Russia has set up an air traffic control tower and transported prefabricated housing units for up to 1,000 personnel to an airfield serving the Syrian port city of Latakia.  
Netanyahu: Israel not indifferent, but can't absorb Syrian or African refugees
...“We have conscientiously treated thousands of wounded from the fighting in Syria, and we have helped them rebuild their lives," Netanyahu said. “But Israel is a very small country, with neither demographic or geographic depth, and therefore we must control our borders.” ...In order to secure the country's border...work will begin Sunday on building a security barrier...on the country's eastern border with Jordan.  
US warns Russia against more aid to Assad amid new violence
BEIRUT — Anti-government violence erupted Saturday in a southern Syrian province that had largely stayed on the sidelines of the country's civil war. Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports suggesting that Russia was planning to expand its military support for Syrian President Bashar Assad prompted a warning from the U.S. that such actions could lead to a confrontation with coalition forces.  
Climate Propaganda Paves Way for “Pig Power”
Having been bamboozled into passing a mere bill to thwart the Iran deal, rather than treating the agreement as a treaty, the Republican-controlled Congress is on the verge of being taken to the cleaners again. This time, President Obama is maneuvering to authorize U.S. participation in a United Nations climate change treaty through an executive agreement. The treaty is expected to come out of the December meeting in Paris of parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.  
Syrian refugee crisis
“As Amnesty International recently pointed out, the “six Gulf countries—Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain—have offered zero resettlement places to Syrian refugees.” This claim was echoed by Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch.” In regards to the Syrian refugee crisis, it is important to note that the Gulf States of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, , Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain have done nothing to assist Syrian refugees, or any other refugees within their geographic proximity.  
Historian Neagu Djuvara Discusses the “Muslim Refugee” Problem
Neagu Djuvara, writer, historian, philosopher, journalist, and diplomat, was interviewed on his 99th birthday by Radu Turcescu from Evenimentul Zilei. Born in Bucharest on August 18, 1916, Djuvara studied at Sorbonne in Paris, lived in France, Niger, and Romania.  
Judge Who Jailed Kentucky Clerk Has History of Imposing Homosexual Agenda in Public Schools
The federal judge who held Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis in contempt and ordered her to jail for refusing to sign marriage licenses has on two occasions denied Christian students in Kentucky public schools their First Amendment rights by ordering them to undergo re-education training promoting the homosexual lifestyle against their religious objections.  
Madonna's Brother Defends Jailed Clerk Who Refused Marriage Licenses for Gay Couples
Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, is speaking out in defense of the county clerk in Kentucky who was recently jailed after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Ciccone, who is openly gay, posted a message to Facebook on Friday in which he said that Kim Davis should be granted the right deny the licenses, with Ciccone citing her "religious freedom."