PA Dept of Education Funding Gay Activist Groups

I guess it shouldn't be a huge surprise, but the Pennsylvania Department of Education is actively sponsoring an event with the PSEA (teacher's union) and Planned Parenthood for students and teachers run by LGBT Center Coalition.

Read the flyer here.

Check out Pennsylvania Family Institute's blog post on the event.

Think about all the tax money being used for this "field trip."
-State money through the PA Dept of Ed.
-State and Federal money most likely through Planned Parenthood
-Local money paying the teachers, transportation to the event, and substitute teachers to fill spots

Your money hard at work.

Welcome to Change, Part 1

Recent News:
Obama Receives Wish List from Abortion Activists. Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America and more than 50 of their pro-abortion allies have laid out their priorities for the incoming president in a 55-page memo. The document covers everything from suggested executive orders and presidential memorandums to legislative changes and regulatory initiatives. Included in this list are requests to eliminate funding for abstinence education, pro-abortion judicial nominees, a $400 million increase in funding for Planned Parenthood and funding for international organizations that promote abortion.

Of course, none of this is shocking news. What else would they seek to promote? However, there are some smaller things mentioned that surprised me and might surprise you as well. I'm also planning on commenting on some of the obvious requests, just because I want everyone to be aware of this.

First, a listing of some of the groups that signed onto this memorandum that you may not have expected (or maybe you did).

• Advocates for Youth
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American Medical Student Association
• American Social Health Association
• Healthy Teen Network
• Sierra Club

A few of these are reputable organizations that are heavily involved in the education of our medical professionals. And involved in our schools in promoting teen health. Unfortunately, you'll see that what they are advocating for does not actually help teens.

Second, I am saddened when I read this and when I see the list of organizations represented. Those who put together this paper are lost and blinded. They need our prayers most of all.

More to follow...

Coming Soon

coming soon to a blog near you...I'm going to pick apart the pro-abortion "wish list" submitted to the Obama-Biden transition team.

Read it for yourself.

My Christmas present to my readers (the few that are left).

Picture Tagging

My friend Allie tagged me in this little picture thing going around so I thought I'd participate, but I won't be tagging anyone else. Sorry.

I was supposed to go to the sixth picture folder on my computer and pick the sixth picture.

The picture to the left is that picture. It's my friend Andy from college. I say friend, although since we've graduated I don't think we've talked at all. But he's a pretty cool guy, very funny, very nice, but a little afraid of girls. Maybe I took this picture to help him find a lady...I have no idea.

Not very interesting, eh?

Great Luther Quote

Great quote from Martin Luther:

If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all of the battlefield besides is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point.

Where Were You On This Day in 2001?

Today is September 11, 2008. It's hard to realize that it was seven years ago when the World Trade Centers fell. I remember that day so vividly. It was one of the first weeks of my freshman year in college. They announced in chapel that a plane (I was thinking small chartered plane) flew into one of the towers and we had a special time of prayer before ending that morning. I quickly raced back to my room to find news on this piece, but the internet was ridiculously slow and I couldn't get on to any news site. I went downstairs to the lobby where there was a crowd gathered around the television in the corner. We watched as they replayed tape of a plane (a commercial jet) fly into the first tower and explode. Then live footage started as a second plane flew into the second tower, and then the first tower completely collapsed from the first explosion (I think, my timeline may be faulty...just going by memory). I broke down crying, right there, in front of all these other people who I didn't know, but who were also greatly affected by what they saw. I don't cry often, but I just realized that I was watching something that would impact our country. I thought, "we're the United States, this isn't supposed to happen here." And to realize that those buildings would be gone forever, and those people would be gone forever, and children who right now were in daycare or school would go home to find out that their parent or parents were never coming home again. Today, pray for those who lost loved ones in those buildings, in the Pentagon and the crash in Schwenksville, either because they worked there or were working to rescue those inside. I'm sure today is still a sad memory for them.

The plane in Shanksville, I believe, was somewhat of a blessing from God? Not that those people died, I don't mean that at all. That is a tragedy. But that we were left at the end of that day with a glimmer of hope and profiles of courage. The people on that plane realized what was happening and decided to take a stand. Todd Beamer and others showed us, and the world, that Americans aren't weak pansies, that we're not just going to let people walk all over us. But we'll fight back and thwart their evil plans. I cannot imagine doing that myself, although I wish I would, but the sacrifice of the people on that plane to spare the lives of others is awesome and humbling.

My words are pretty shabby to talk about all of this and to express what I'm really feeling today, but I hope that this gives you a glimpse.

Where were you on this day in 2001? I want to hear from you.

P.S. - I recommend watching the movie, United 93. I think it does a good job of telling the story of what was going on during that day.

We Have A Greater Hope

At church this morning someone shared a word from Philippians 3:20-21, "But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself." We have a citizenship in something other than the U.S. Yes, we should be good citizens here and vote and get involved in our government and country, but as Christians that's not all there is to our life. We can look past this world here and this election and look forward to when we will be with Christ for all eternity. Everything on earth is subject to God, doesn't that make you feel a whole lot better about life?

We also sang "Nothing But the Blood" by Matt Redman and this line stuck out to me:
"What can wash away our sin?
What can make us whole again?
Nothing but the blood
Nothing but the blood of Jesus"

I was struck by these words because of all the talk about uniting the country and bringing us all back on track, etc. While we need good government to do this, we can't rely fully on it. Only the blood of Jesus has the power to change anyone or anything. So while others are begging for more government programs and relying on certain candidates as a "messiah," let's remember the real Messiah and the change that he brings. Let's pray for revival. That's a real change you can believe in!