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Friday, January 15, 2010
Here's a thought about Islam4UK and others so inclined . . .
Haiti Earthquake: Please help
This photograph of the terrible disaster in Haiti came in an email to me from David Servant, Director of the Christian charity 'I Was Hungry', part of the Heaven's Family group of charities. The Voice Christian News & Views magazine has supported Heaven's Family for several years and its Director, David Servant, is counted amongst my friends. The following is the report that accompanied the picture, together with a plea for help in fund-raising in order to give as much aid as possible. We have not received any word from either our primary contact in Haiti (with whom I spoke by phone just a few days before the earthquake), or from either of our two orphanage directors. Like tens of thousands of other Americans and Canadians who have loved ones in Haiti, we wait with hope. The cell phone of our primary contact sounds as if it is ringing when I call him, but there is no answer. I am facing up to the possibility that Preval Meritil, a dear friend of thirty years and a true Haitian saint, is in heaven.
Our area representative, James Jones of the Dominican Republic, found the Dominican/Haiti border tightly closed in both directions at two locations that he tried. Thankfully, because James is a former army medic, he has been assigned by the Dominican Civil Defense and Secretary of Health to a MASH team, and he will be on the ground in Port-au-Prince on Saturday. His job will be triage, primary rescue, stabilization of the injured, and transfers. James is taking $5,000 worth of bottled water, food, and medical supplies from Heaven's Family, thanks to all of you.
HF International Director Chuck King is flying to the Dominican Republic tomorrow to personally entrust James Jones with 100 Sawyer Water Filters. James will take them with him to Port-au-Prince where they are so greatly needed right now.
There were massive needs in Haiti before the earthquake, and there will be massive needs for months and years to come there. We intend to do all that the Lord enables us to do to meet immediate and long-term needs.
To contribute securely by credit card from anywhere in the world, click here, or call our office during regular business hours (8:30AM - 5PM EST) at (412) 833-5826.
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Please send whatever you can in order to help maximise the Relief Aid that Heaven's Family can give.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Islam4UK: Finally, the Home Secretary bans this racist group of Islamic Bigots
The People’s Majlis (Parliament) of the Maldives have been debating a bill to ban non-Muslim places of worship. According to Maldivian sources the bill, proposed by Ibrahim Muttalib MP, would make it illegal to build non-Muslim places of worship or to practise non-Muslim faiths in public, although foreigners would be allowed to worship in the privacy of their homes. Punishment would be a jail term of three to five years or a fine of between US$2,800 and US$4,700.
Muttalib’s rationale
When presenting the bill, Muttalib said that its purpose was to maintain Islamic principles in the country and to prevent the spread of non-Muslim faiths. He also said that the government had received enquiries about establishing places of worship and there was nothing yet in the law or constitution to prevent this. He mentioned too the phenomenon of “wedding tourism” and said that this would “indirectly set up churches in this country”.
Muttalib has explained that he proposed the bill because at present there is no legal barrier to the establishing of non-Muslim places of worship. He referred to Article 19 of the 2008 Maldivian constitution, which states that “No control or restraint may be exercised against any person unless it is expressly authorised by law.” His argument was that a law was therefore needed explicitly prohibiting non-Muslim places of worship.
Muttalib’s assumption that having non-Muslim places of worship would be unacceptable reflects the strongly Islamic nature of Maldivian society. His concern is how to safeguard against this happening.
What next?
The bill has now been sent to committee.
President Mohamed Nasheed has said that, before ratifying the bill, he will seek advice from Islamic religious scholars about what sharia (Islamic law) teaches on allowing non-Muslims to worship in an Islamic society.
According to sharia, Jews and Christians are allowed to keep their existing places of worship in an Islamic state but not to build new ones. “Pagans”, such as Hindus, are not even allowed to keep existing places of worship.
The higher percentage of Muslims in any Nation then the greater the demand to convert that Nation to Islam, and the more determined the fanatics like Choudary become.
It is high time that the UK government acted against this threat to the stability and peace of the nation as a whole. Get rid of the canker in our midst that seeks to destroy all that true members of the United Kingdom have fought for over the decades.
Be warned. If you do nothing then these evil men with their warped beliefs will ultimately succeed in taking over this nation. If you do nothing then you will be as much to blame as anyone else. Lobby your MP to take this matter up in Parliament as a matter of urgency, and keep on lobbying until something is done.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
The Voice Christian News & Views: A great FREE Christian magazine
The latest issue of The Voice Christian News & Views is now available, and you can get it posted to you absolutely FREE of charge simply by registering on-line to receive it by clicking here. The New ABC

New Alphabet
A is for apple, and B is for boat,
That used to be right, but now it won't float!
Age before beauty is what we once said,
But let's be a bit more realistic instead.

Now
The Alphabet:
A's for arthritis;
B's the bad back,
C's the chest pains,
Perhaps car-d-iac?

D is for dental decay and decline,
E is for eyesight, can't read that top line!
F is for fissures and fluid retention
G is for gas which I'd rather not mention.

H High blood pressure--I'd rather it low
I for incisions with scars you can show.
J is for joints, out of socket, won't mend,
K is for knees that crack when they bend.
L for libido, what happened to sex?
M is for memory, I forget what comes next.
N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low
O is for osteo, bones that don't grow!

P for prescriptions, I have quite a few,
Just give me a pill, I'll be good as new!
Q is for queasy, is it fatal or flu?
R is for reflux, one meal turns to two.

S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears,
T is for Tinnitus, bells in my ears!
U is for urinary, troubles with flow;
V for vertigo, that's 'dizzy', you know.

W for worry, NOW what's going 'round?
X is for x-ray, and what might be found.
Y for another year I'm left here behind,
Z is for zest I still have-- in my mind.

I've survived all the symptoms, my body's deployed,
And I'm keeping twenty-six doctors fully employed!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Jennifer Douglas : 'Love Away the Hate' CD
Jennifer Douglas has just released her debut CD single with Sheer Joy Music. Titled Love Away the Hate the song has lyrics by Colin Gordon-Farleigh and music composed by Robert B Beaton, whose album January Jade was released recently by the same label.There’s so much in the world today
that’s tearing me apart;
it sometimes seems our universe
has got a broken heart.
Jesus come back to our world
before it’s all too late:
and love away the brokenness
and love away the hate.
Yes, love away the brokenness
and love away the hate.
Instead of living as You taught,
our lives are full of greed.
We’re chasing after the things we want,
and missing what we need.
Each day moves us closer still
to brokenness and hate,
so Jesus come back to our world,
before it’s all too late.
Yes, Jesus come back to our world,
and love away the hate.
Only You, only You,
can bring a peace of mind
to the world where we are,
and spread Your loving kind.
We’ll live again when You return ,
Refreshed, renewed, revived.
We’ll lift our hands in praise to You
And cast our hate aside.
You’ll love away the brokenness
and love away the pain;
and we will all Your people be,
renewed to life again.
Yes, we will all Your people be,
Renewed to life again.
Instead of living as You taught,
our lives are full of greed.
We’re chasing after the things we want,
and missing what we need.
Each day moves us closer still
to brokenness and hate,
so Jesus come back to our world,
before it’s all too late.
Yes, Jesus come back to our world,
and love away the hate.
© Copyright 2008 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh
Meditation from Joanne Lowe
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Trailer for 'THE THIRD JIHAD'
Bill Gates: '11 Things you won't learn at school.'

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your
self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault , so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now.. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Does TREASON not matter any more, Alan Johnson?
- Ban this march outright
- Outlaw the organisation, Isla4Uk
- Either incarcerate or deport Choudary and all other Islamic extremists as being a threat to the nation and its security.
Poem for Today: '9/11 Remembered'
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Une Méditation pour la Nouvelle année. . .
Eine Meditation für das Neue Jahr. . .
Mi Nuevo Mensaje del Año para Meditar en. . .
Friday, January 1, 2010
Poem for Today: The Birth and Adoration of Christ
I
The angel comes to bring the news
Of the Christ child’s virgin birth;
Poor shepherds in the starlit fields
Are the first to hear on Earth.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
Though at first they gaze in fear
It quickly turns to joy,
They marvel at the angelic choir
And leave to find the boy.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
‘In David’s town’, the angel said,
that’s where the Christ child lay,
You’ll find Him wrapped in cloths,
In a manger filled with hay.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
To Bethlehem they went,
To the stable rough and bare,
And on their knees they worshipped
The Saviour lying there.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
They told the wondrous story
Of all they’d seen that night,
Of the choir of heavenly angels,
Of the glory of God’s light.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
All who heard them wondered
At the words the shepherds spoke.
Mary smiled at the infant Christ,
Now cradled in her cloak.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
The shepherds homeward sped,
Returning to their sheep,
Praising Almighty God,
Whilst the infant child did sleep.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
II
Scripture had foretold the birth
Of a ruler, who would bring
Peace on Earth to all men;
Of Christ, the shepherd king.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
Then Herod, with a secret plan,
Sent the Magi on their way:
He bid them go and find the place
Where the infant king did lay.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
Having listened to the king,
They travelled on their journey far,
To find where the child lay
They followed the shining star.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
The star stopped, shining bright
Above the house with the infant boy,
And when the Magi saw it
They praised with exceeding joy.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
Inside the house they saw Him
As in Mary’s arms he lay:
Their gifts they placed before Him,
Then left for their homeward way.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
God had warned them in a dream
To say nothing to the king,
So they returned a different way
And told him not a thing.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
Then an angel appeared to Joseph
Saying to Egypt they all must run,
Fulfilling the words of the prophet,
‘Out of Egypt did I call My Son.
Glory to God in the highest,
And peace on earth among men!
© Colin Gordon-Farleigh, December 2005