Initerview with Rev. Robert A. Sirico, President of the Acton Institute

Rev. Robert A. Sirico is president of the Acton Institute, a Michigan-based think tank that works to integrate “Judeo-Christian Truths with Free Market Principles.” In his new book “Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy,” Sirico argues that capitalism is not only compatible with Christianity, but that even the most derided aspects of the free market — consumerism, international trade and “unfairness” — help create the most moral economic system available.


The Difference Between a Republican and A Democrat ~ Everett McKinley Dirksen

Gateway Pundit:

June 10, 1964, was a dramatic day in the United States Senate. For the first time in its history, cloture was invoked on a civil rights bill, ending a record-breaking filibuster by Democrats that had consumed fifty-seven working days. The hero of the hour was minority leader Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.).

On June 10, 1964, Democrats filibustered the Civil Rights Act.
Grand Old Partisan reported, via DANEgerus:

On this day in 1964, Everett Dirksen (R-IL), the Republican Leader in the U.S. Senate, condemned the Democrats’ 57-day filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Leading the Democrats in their opposition to civil rights for African-Americans was Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV). Byrd, who got into politics as a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan, spoke against the bill for fourteen straight hours. Democrats still call Robert Byrd “the conscience of the Senate.”

In his speech, Senator Dirksen called on the Democrats to end their filibuster and accept racial equality.

Michael Zak wrote about this in his book Back to Basics for the Republican Party and reminds us that Democrats, the party of Slavery, Secession, Segregation and the KKK… fought against equality.

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Revelation 6:10
When he ripped off the fifth seal, I saw the souls of those killed because they had held firm in their witness to the Word of God. They were gathered under the Altar, and cried out in loud prayers, “How long, Strong God, Holy and True? How long before you step in and avenge our murders?” Then each martyr was given a white robe and told to sit back and wait until the full number of martyrs was filled from among their servant companions and friends in the faith. (The Message)

Creeping Sharia

Liberal talk show host Tawfiq Okasha recently appeared on “Egypt Today,” airing a video of Muslims slicing off a young man’s head off for the crime of apostasy — in this instance, the crime of converting to Christianity and refusing to renounce it. The video—be warned, it is immensely graphic—can be seen here (the actual execution appears from minute 1:13-4:00). For those who prefer not to view it, a summary follows:

A young man appears held down by masked men. His head is pulled back, with a knife to his throat. He does not struggle and appears resigned to his fate. Speaking in Arabic, the background speaker, or “narrator,” chants a number of Muslim prayers and supplications, mostly condemning Christianity, which, because of the Trinity, is referred to as a polytheistic faith: “Let Allah be avenged on the polytheist apostate”; “Allah empower your religion, make it victorious against the polytheists”; “Allah, defeat the infidels at the hands of the Muslims,” and “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger.”

Then, to cries of “Allahu Akbar!”— Allah is greater!”—the masked man holding the knife to the apostate’s throat begins to slice away, severing the head completely after approximately one minute of graphic knife-carving, as the victim drowns in blood. Finally, the severed head is held aloft to more Islamic slogans of victory.

Visibly distraught, Tawfiq Okasha, the host, asks: “Is this Islam? Does Islam call for this? How is Islam related to this matter?…These are the images that are disseminated throughout the electronic media in Europe and America…. Can you imagine?” Then, in reference to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis, whose political influence has grown tremendously, he asks, “How are such people supposed to govern?”

Only the other day, a prominent Egyptian Salafi leader — referring to the canonical hadiths, including Muhammad’s command, “Whoever leaves his religion, kill him” — openly stated that no Muslim has the right to apostatize, or leave Islam.

Any number of Islamic legal manuals make explicitly clear that apostasy is a capital crime, punishable by death. The first “righteous caliph,” a model of Muslim piety, had tens of thousands of former Muslims slaughtered—including by burning, beheading, and crucifixion—simply because they tried to break away from Islam. According to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, the most authoritative reference work on Islam in the English language, “there is unanimity that the male apostate must be put to death.”

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Islam’s Latest Contributions to Peace

“Mohammed is God’s apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another” Quran 48:29

2012.06.10 (Biu, Nigeria) – A woman and an usher are among two Christians machine-gunned by Islamists during a church service.

2012.06.10 (Jos, Nigeria) – A Shahid suicide bomber detonates inside a church during Sunday morning service, killing at least four.

2012.06.10 (Baghdad, Iraq) – Sunnis successfully hit a square packed with Shiite pilgrims with mortar bombs, killing at least six.

2012.06.10 (Ibrahimzai, Pakistan) – Two Shiites are brutally tortured to death by Wahhabi terrorists.

2012.06.09 (Pattani, Thailand) – Muslim gunmen blow away a man sitting in a tea shop.

2012.06.09 (Brussels, Belgium) – Two police officers are stabbed with a knife at a train station by an Islamist.

 

Gov. Mitch Daniels Explains Why Public Sector Unions Should Not Be Allowed

From video description:

IN the preview for Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace talks about the upcoming show and explains how many cities and states are being forced to deal with this issue. See also my previous audio uploads on this topic at Vimeo:

States owe trillion[+] (audio):
https://vimeo.com/album/203937/video/17005002

500-Billion in California, 3.2-Trillion nationally (blog post):
https://religiopoliticaltalk.com/500-billion-unsecured-california-pensions-and-growing-3-2-trillion-nationally/

Author of “Plunder” Interviewed by Prager (audio):
https://vimeo.com/album/203937/video/15430809

Art `Voted for Clinton Twice` Laffer Says This Recovery Worse Eva!

From video description:

Art Laffer*talks about the differences in past recoveries and how the gridlock in the current administration comes from a party that demands even Clinton Democrats walk back previously stated positions. Laffer also points out that comparing Bush’s last two [failed] years as President to Obama’s first three [failed] years as President is no comparison to hold in high regard. Great interview.

*… is an American economist who first gained prominence during the Reagan administration as a member of Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981–89). Laffer is best known for the Laffer curve, an illustration of the theory that there exists some tax rate between 0% and 100% that will result in maximum tax revenue for governments. He is the author and co-author of many books and newspaper articles, including Supply Side Economics: Financial Decision-Making for the 80s.