Ground Zero Mosque

Posted by wally at 6:28 pm National Issue, Religion 2 Responses »
Aug 252010

I’ve been enjoying an abundance of play and enduring an abundance of work this summer and so have not had much time for blogging.  The proposed ground zero mosque though has been the subject of much reading on my part lately.  I even started to write a post, but then upon seeing this clip from Pat Condell I realized that he had summed most of it up.

As I said, I’ve read a bit about this subject and didn’t hear anything in this clip that rang inaccurate.  He didn’t completely explain that the Visigothic church of St Vincent was torn down and the original namesake Cordoba Mosque in Spain built upon it’s ruins.  That news kind of hit a little too close to home for me.  And while I’ve heard a few times on the radio about Muslims who feel that the namesake Cordoba harkens to a time where the three religions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam all lived in peace only a quick look into history will show the reality that it was anything but peaceful if you were a Jew or Christian.

As I’ve said before the current form of Islam is incompatible with the tenets that our nation was built upon.  Islam must go through a reformation if they are to exist as a religion in these United States.  

If the developers of this Ground Zero Mosque truly wanted to build a bridge between Islam and the Western world they should realize that they haven’t picked a very good place to lay the first brick.

Easter and more good news

Posted by wally at 8:42 am National Issue, Religion No Responses »
Apr 042010

Find joy and comfort today both in that Christ rose on this day and that we live in a nation where we are free to celebrate His rising with our Christian neighbors.  

Today’s the day Christians believe Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead, and 78% of Americans share that belief.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 10% don’t believe Christ rose from the dead, and another 11% are not sure.

Eighty-five percent (85%) also think that the person known to history as Jesus Christ actually walked the earth 2,000 years ago. Six percent (6%) disagree. Eight percent (8%) aren’t sure.

On a Merry note

Posted by wally at 9:48 am American Culture, Politics, Religion No Responses »
Dec 062009

As I said earlier I got caught on the whole Holiday tree vs. Christmas tree at our nation’s capital.  The fact that it is so easy to think negatively about our nation’s leader and the moral state of our nation should be a bigger red flag to me that there is something wrong.   Not so much with our nation, but with my attitude.

This didn’t hit me so much at the time as it did when I was over at Facebook yesterday.  An old high school teammate was pointing out how Coke proclaimed Merry Christmas (Feliz Navidad) in Spanish, yet only Happy Holidays in English.  And a more recent acquaintance described Lynden as the last place on earth where people love to wish each other a Merry Christmas.   There, two very positive people with a little cynicism to their comments.  Odd how visible the Christmas red flag is over other people :)   It’s kind of like Indian Native American poker  where you plant the card on your forehead for everyone but you to see. 

So the blessing from these two was that they got me thinking positive.  Thinking about what a great nation we live in that private companies are free to print Merry Christmas or not, and in any language they desire.    And thinking about a recent positive Rasmussen Poll I read that cited

 72% of adults prefer "Merry Christmas," while 22% like "Happy Holidays" instead’. 

It is everywhere in America and not just in Lynden that people prefer the Merry Christmas greeting during Christmas season.   So odds are that if you say Merry Christmas to someone it will be warmly received.   Being somewhat political, I’ll also note to you that

Ninety-one percent (91%) of Republicans… like store signs that wish them a "Merry Christmas," compared to just 58% of Democrats.

That explains the Lynden thing and gives fair warning that in Bellingham, a warm reception from your Merry Christmas is a bit more of a coin toss.  Ya’ know though if your Merry Christmas comes from you heart, it shouldn’t really matter where it lands. 

Ok, last thought to help choose a cup half full of ‘nog attitude rather than the alternative comes, albeit a bit out of context, from Titus.

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.  (Tit 1:15)

There, I’ve blathered enough.  Merry Christmas.

The Manhattan Declaration

Posted by wally at 5:18 am American Culture, Religion No Responses »
Nov 272009

MDI was both glad and proud to sign on with the Manhattan Declaration group when their invite showed up on Facebook.  Their group and declaration has been around for less than a week and each time I check there are another 10,000 or so signed on.  I guess that is a tribute to their message and the resolve of those who are ready to speak up for what they feel is right.

They are a group of Catholic, Orthadox, and Evagelical Christians united not just under the banner of Christianity, but rather just people who wish to reaffirm a few fundamental truths about justice and the common good.

  • the sanctity of human life
  • the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife
  • the rights of conscience and religious liberty.

If you’ve read this blog at all you’ll recognize that these are of great importance to me and have been written of frequently.  Families are at the building blocks of great neighborhoods, towns, cities, states and nations.  We must value people of all ages and abilities.  We must protect the traditions of real families that gave us our society.  We must stand up for religious liberty and rights of conscience. 

If we won’t stand up for what we know in our hearts is right, then our nation will continue down the path toward wrong.  It is the wide path we’ve read of in scripture and the tread is getting beaten ever wider by the feet of so many unknowing Americans.  Stand up, sign on and let your fellow Americans what is going on.

Go in through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are the ones entering in through it.
(Mat 7:13)

Older Entries
© 2010 Wally Wonders Why Suffusion WordPress theme by Sayontan Sinha