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Guest Post: Turning NH Upside Down

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by Karen Testerman

According to Noah Webster, "The moral principles and precepts found in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws."  

Yet, today, the schools are a haven for forcing values instead of basics, and a worldview in contention with that of the original intent.  After a few generations this leads to a people who lack the knowledge and background to defend the Truth.

The 6-12 Project of GLAD (Gay Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) is but the latest focus in the quest to silence the defenders of morality.  Their goal is to force homosexual (counterfeit) marriage in all six New England states by 2012. 

Spurred on by their progress to gain acceptance in Massachusetts and Connecticut, Lee Swislow, GLAD Executive Director, stated, "We can make New England a marriage-equality zone by strategically combining existing legal, electoral and on-the-ground know-how to fast-track marriage in every New England State.  By 2012, we not only can have marriage equality throughout New England, we can have a road map for the rest of the country."

And, this is not just some small grassroots group hoping to do this, it is part of a well funded, multi-faceted plan that is in the game for the long haul.  A case in point is Tim Gill, an open homosexual and considered the number one funder and political strategist in the nation.  Frustrated by the lack of acceptance and change in the political climate achieved by using his donations to non-profit organizations, Quark software mogul, Tim Gill, organized a conference of supportive donors to strategically target state and local political races.  His goal is to produce more change in political make up of the policy makers at a fraction of the cost.  Beginning in his home state of Colorado, Gill took advantage of the libertarian political leanings to unseat strong pro-family legislators.  

According to a 2007 Time magazine article (pdf),

"Another formidable element of Gill’s power is his network of deep-pocketed allies in the mountain states. An hour south of Laramie, in Ft. Collins, lives medical equipment heiress Pat Stryker, who is, along with Gill, known in local political circles as one of "The Four Millionaires." (Actually, Stryker is a billionaire; her brother Jon is gay and both give generously to gay causes.) The two other members of the quartet are Bluemountain.com entrepreneur Jared Polis, who lives in Boulder, and Denver’s Rutt Bridges, who made his fortune in petroleum exploration and runs the Bighorn Center for Public Policy."

The "Four Millionaires" then stealthily began changing the political landscape over the next several election cycles to topple those strong pro-marriage legislators in several locations around the nation including New Hampshire, Iowa and Colorado, and flipping the political make up of the legislatures in those states. 

 

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New ad asks Gov Lynch keep true to his word…

Today, CPR-Action in conjunction with the National Organization for Marriage launched the television ad, “Our Trust” aimed at  informing the viewer on where Governor Lynch has stood on the issue of same-sex ‘marriage’ throughout his tenure as Governor.  The ad shows a series of statements made by the Governor, including one from a debate in … Read more

KKK in New Hampshire!?

UPDATE:  Skip here:  I have taken a screen capture of Ms. Larsen’s blogsite and posted a JPG of it AFTER the jump to this post.  You can also click here (just search on "klan") and see the original HTML page as well.

KKK, eh?  Thanks for the compliment, President Larsen.  After all, if Alinksy’s Rule 13 says to demonize anyone that opposes you; just call them a "hater" to win the argument!

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Senate President Sylvia Larson compares Pro-marriage Defenders to Ku Klux Klan legacy!

As first reported at Now!Hampshire.com, On Friday, May 1, Senate President Sylvia Larsen wrote in her blog on the official State Senate website, remarks about the passage of same-sex ‘marriage’ and the defeat of the so-called ‘transgender rights’ bill.  Senator Larsen, in comparing the ‘marriage equality’ rights of gays and lesbians to the segregated south in the 1960’s, then wrote the following comments inferring pro-traditional marriage advocates are carrying on the legacy of the Ku Klux Klan:

 “Passing a law does not end discrimination by itself. One has only to look at the legacy of the Ku Klux Klan to see that. It takes fair laws and changing public attitudes…”

Larsen then continues the analogy while drawing on examples from the recent defeat of the transgender “bathroom” bill.

In a statement to the press, Kevin Smith, Executive Director of CPR-Action, reacted to the comments,

“Senator Larson has just heightened the rhetoric on this issue to an intolerable level with her hideous and offensive comments inferring that the thousands of traditional marriage supporters in this state are equivalent to the Ku Klux Klan.  Further, it is the height of hypocrisy for Senator Larson to demonize those who opposed the transgender bill when the Senator herself voted against it!”

Smith added,

“I call on Senator Larson, as President of the Senate, to apologize to the thousands of New Hampshire citizens, who support traditional marriage, for her irresponsible and reckless analogy.”

Oh, and this isn’t the first time a NH Democrat has invoked the "those who oppose are like the KKK" mantra. Remember Manchester state representative Lily Mesa?  She ended up resigning. Should Ms. Larsen perhaps follow suit? At the very least, she needs to hear how outraged you are at her assertion. Call her at 271-2111 or email her at sylvia.larsen@leg.state.nh.us and demand she, at the very least, apologize. Then, for good measure, call Governor Lynch at 271-2121 and ask he renounce her comments.

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Welcome to the Gay State. It’s all up to…

What WILL he do? Now that the Democrat-controlled Senate has followed in their House comrades’ footsteps and passed gay marriage for New Hampshire, the hot potato lands in Gov. Do-Nuthin’s Lynch’s lap. The big question is whether he will remain true to his word and stop this garbage? The NHGOP Chair John H. Sununu puts … Read more

Democrat-led NH House passes “Bathroom Bill”

From our friends at Cornerstone Policy Research comes the bad news via email, with a call to action: House PASSES Bathroom Bill on Re-vote 188-187! Folks, if you hear the Calliope Music playing again, it’s because the New Hampshire House was in back in session today, and once again, overturned another vote, this time by … Read more

A letter to Representative Robert Thompson of Manchester regarding his ignorance of American history and the Constitution

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I sent an email to Rep. Thompson reacting to a post at Cornerstone Policy Research about a response Mr. Thompson gave to one of that group’s supporters. From Cornerstone:

So, it seems that once again one of our elected officials are of the opinion that we will just believe anything they write…

The latest case being State Representative, Robert Thompson of Manchester, who recently sent what appears to be a “stock” response to one of our Cornerstone supporters…

After our supporter sent Rep. Thompson an email urging him to not support The Bathroom Bill, HB415, as it would trample on religious liberties among other reasons, Rep. Thompson replied that not only does “religion have no place in government”, but that the founding fathers were so concerned about this, that they added a “separation of church and state” clause into the Constitution.

Click here to read the whole post, including Thompson’s offending note.

This is my response to him:

Rep. Thompson,
How could you be such a boob as to write the following false statement in an email:

"Secondly, I certainly feel that religion has no place in government. Our founding fathers, who wrote the constitution, were very concerned about religion interfering with law making and included a separation of church and state into the constitution. This is a very important part of our constitution that has seemed to have gotten away from us. The Judeo-Christian values our country were founded on are important but do not belong in government."

Robby, You’ve obviously never bothered to read the Constitution, or much of anything one might guess. The U.S. Constitution only refers to religion once in the 1st Amendment where it guarantees freedom OF religion, and that means religion of the public square. Your red-herring concept of a separation was first mentioned in a letter by Mr. Jefferson to the Danbury, CT Baptists who were complaining to him when he was POTUS years AFTER the Constitution had been written and ratified that they thought it was unfair that they had to pay taxes that went to support the CT state religion at the time which was Congregationalism, because contrary to your moronic lack of knowledge about American history, the respective states had official state religions well into the 19th century. That so-called "separation" Jefferson coined referred to government having no power over religious liberty among the various states, including their 10th amendment right to establish state religions which they did in fact have. You shouldn’t even be a legislator, you’re so ignorant of the laws governing this land and even the history of New England where you reside..  It’s uneducated buffoons like you that make our democracy as horribly fragile as it’s recently become.

Furthermore, on religion in "government" as you ridiculously call it, in your attempt to set up a straw man,…John Adams who knew a helluvalot more than I would dare say you do, especially when it comes to the documents he was involved in drafting and ratifying, but even more so on questions of wisdom…political, moral and otherwise, said the following:

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“I’m confused…”

Our friends at Cornerstone Policy Research have released a new web ad urging viewers to contact at Gov. Lynch at 271-2121 and ask him to say "no" to HB 436, the the so-called "genderless marriage" bill…     Don’t you just love the "new" New Hampshire, brought to us by the majority Democrats? (And aided … Read more

Stimulate the economy. Kill an unborn baby.

Pelosi as Solomon? Just got this from the NRCC. Somebody should tell Madame Speaker that concentration camps did wonders for the German economy back in the day, too…. Washington- Just weeks after Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) cast her vote to elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, Pelosi made “no apologies” for her intention to spend … Read more

Unearthing a Culture of Death

Imagine some future archaeologist finding in the remains of a lost civilization the following remnants of an email from a remarkably well-preserved hard drive: What: 36th Roe v. Wade Anniversary GalaWhen: January 27, 2009, 5:30 – 8:00 pmWhere: Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, New Hampshire Come join us in celebrating the ground-breaking Supreme Court decision … Read more

“more important than all the Caesars…”

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I just got this in the email from Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council. He rightfully notes we should remember that there is One of a higher authority than any person, no matter how important:

We are in transition in Washington these days. The sitting President isn’t sitting much. George W. Bush is determined to "finish sprinting." We wish him well and we thank him and his family for what he has accomplished and what he has been willing to endure to keep our nation safe and free.

These days most people are focused, understandably, on the words and deeds of the incoming President. As the new administration of Barack Obama takes shape, we will certainly have much to say.

Political power has always attracted attention. The people’s eyes naturally go to the wielder of the sword and the scepter. It was so in Biblical times. The Gospel of Luke tells us that "a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed." The Roman Empire was vast in those days. It stretched from Britain in the north, to Spain and Portugal in the west, deep into Africa and Egypt in the south, and as far east as modern-day Syria. Caesar Augustus ruled all of this territory and the teeming millions who inhabited it.

Rome needed increased revenues, and Caesar knew how to get it. He first ordered that a census be conducted. He wanted a head count in order to apportion the amounts of money each provincial governor-like Cyrenius, governor of Syria-would be required to raise.

 

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“They give her an abortion and a bag of condoms and send her back into the arms of the abuser.”

Here is an interesting story that is making the rounds. I first found out about this from our friend Bill S. via an email. I’m guessing he discovered LiveAction last night on O’Reilly: BLOOMINGTON, IN, December 3 –- New footage released today from an undercover camera inside an abortion clinic in Bloomington shows Planned Parenthood staff deliberately … Read more

GOD vs Science

A science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students, ‘Let me explain the problem science has with religion.’ The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

‘You’re a Christian, aren’t you, son?’
‘Yes sir,’ the student says.

‘So you believe in God?’
‘Absolutely. ‘

‘Is God good?’
‘Sure! God’s good.’

‘Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?’
‘Yes.’

‘Are you good or evil?’
‘The Bible says I’m evil.’

The professor grins knowingly. ‘Aha! The Bible!’ He considers for a moment. ‘Here’s one for you. Let’s say there’s a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?’

‘Yes sir, I would.’

‘So you’re good…!’
‘I wouldn’t say that.’

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Honoring Cyrus the Great and his Charter

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Cyrus the Great

by Amil Imani

Once again October 29th is rolling around. And once again, free people all over the world celebrate the memory of Cyrus the Great, the author of mankind’s arguably greatest document, the first Charter of Human Rights. This benevolent king, ruling over a vast empire of diverse people, enshrined in the Cyrus Cylinder, nearly three millennia ago, the principles that define and protect human dignity.

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Cyrus Cylinder

It has been well over four years since the International Committee to Save the Archeological Sites of Pasargad initiated a massive celebration for the International Day of Cyrus the Great all over the world. For the past four years, especially, the courageous Iranian people have gathered by the tomb of Cyrus the Great, to commemorate this momentous international event, despite numerous intimidations and harassments by the agents of the Islamic Republic.

Cyrus the Great’s recognition of human rights, irrespective of any and all considerations, was instrumental in advancing the social and cultural precepts of the diverse people throughout the vast expanse of his empire. Although ethnically Persian, the benevolent king considered himself a trustee of the diverse nationalities of his kingdom. Parochialism and ethnocentrism were alien to this visionary monarch. 

In the same way that Cyrus the Great considered all people members of the same human family, the human family of today holds the great trailblazer of human rights as one of its own. The vast plateau that is the presently encompasses Iran has been inhabited by the most diverse people of any region of the planet. Yet, in adherence to the lofty principles of Cyrus, these people found unity in diversity. They remained loyal to their own unique heritage and successfully linked it to a larger loyalty. The present Iran is a living testimony to this remarkable togetherness where ethnic Persians, Turkic, Kurds, Lurs, Turkmen, Baluchis, Arabs, and others live as one people.

Cyrus’ Charter of Human Rights is the first written document which stipulates that all humans have universal inalienable rights, without regard to any and all demographic considerations such as ethnicity, nationality and religion.

 

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Gay Bishop claims to have hosted secret “gay retreat” for Catholic priests.

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I guess there are times when doing the Lord’s work must be done behind closed doors. There was a time when they used to call it confession. I don’t know what you call this, or how the Bible says they can do what they are doing, which is destroying their church.

Today’s Laconia Daily Sun has the story, reporting on Saturday’s appearance (as noted in this prior post, and discussed on MTNP radio) here in Gilford of NH’s gay Bishop Eugene Robinson to promote the movie, "For the Bible Tells Me So" shown at a local "church." Read the whole thing, as what the bish has to say might leave you somewhat dumbfounded, as it did me. "Hatred" for women by Catholics, and in both Testaments of the Bible? I had no idea…

 

 

by Ray Carbone

GILFORD- In a revealing moment during the discussion time following the showing of the documentary movie at the First United Methodist Church of Gilford Saturday night, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, told a group of about 100 people that he led a secret retreat for gay Catholic priests two years ago.

"About half were diocesan priests and half were in various (religious) orders where you have a little more flexibility," Robinson said during the question and answer period after the movie, The Bible Tells Me So," the story of about how Christian families deal with learning that one of the family members is homosexual.

The true purpose of the retreat was kept secret from Catholic Church leaders or it never would have been allowed, the bishop said.

Robinson, who is the first openly gay leader in a large American Protestant church, said he told the Catholic clergy members that there’s such a strong link between the fear of homosexuals and the hatred of woman and that he did not think the Catholic church would ever accept gay clergy members until it first accepted women clergy members.

"I told them, go home and work for women’s ordination and you’re going to be 75-percent of the way there, he said.

 

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More proof the libs can’t take the heat… and have a REAL discussion about the issues they so greatly care about.

Bishop & Nate… Afraid to debate? As noted in this previous post, I linked to Dartmouth senior Nathan’s piece at the Wayward Episcopalian blog where he’s put forth the call for suggestions of what he should ask NH’s openly gay Episcopal bishop Eugene Robinson in an interview he’s conducting with him later this week. Earlier this morning, I … Read more

Will this guy burn in Hell?

Not content with the debauched lifestyle he has chosen, this "man" seeks to spread what he does through the "churches", and invokes the Bible as justification. Why can’t he just shut up and go about his "business" quietly? What kind of  a "leader" is willing to destroy the very enterprise he heads? And worse, what … Read more

“Little Murders”

This speech given by Archbishop Charles Chaput Friday evening at a dinner sponsored by ENDOW (Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women) contains some of the best words I’ve heard uttered by an American Catholic leader in a long time. It’s fitting it makes the news cycle rounds today, as I walked out of my … Read more

Guest Post: “Take Care Down There…” Guess what? You and I are the enablers when we dutifully pay our taxes.

 

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“Child Abuse by Misinformation”

By Donna Garner

Between us, my husband and I have spent over 69 years as classroom teachers. We have two children and five grandchildren. Our lives have been centered around loving and caring for children, and we have dedicated ourselves to do what we can to guide them to make good choices.  Sometimes this involves exposing those adults and their organizations that practice “child abuse by misinformation.” 

My husband and I just got back from attending a protest rally against Planned Parenthood’s Nobody’s Fool conference in Waco, Texas, where children (Grades 5-9) have their ears filled with Planned Parenthood’s “child abuse by misinformation.”

For some years, Planned Parenthood (PP) has spread its misinformation through www.teenwire.com.  Now PP has set up an even worse site called www.takecaredownthere.org that blatantly encourages promiscuous and deviant heterosexual and/or homosexual sex.  If you think I am exaggerating, please view the sites for yourself. Anyone can access them – even very young children. 

Planned Parenthood half-heartedly recommends abstinence, but PP never mentions the word “marriage.” These Grades 5-9 attendees at Nobody’s Fool are assured that if they want to have heterosexual and/or homosexual sex, all they have to do is to wear a condom.

Participants will not be told that condoms slip or break 1.6% to 3.6% of the time under the best of conditions and that even when used correctly and consistently, those involved in sexual activities can contract the deadly diseases of HIV/AIDS at least 15% of the time.

These students will also not be told that condoms offer little-to-no protection against the discharge diseases of HPV, genital herpes, syphilis, and chancroid.  These STD’s (STI’s) can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact on the parts of the body not covered by the condom.

Again practicing “child abuse by misinformation,” Planned Parenthood does not tell these vulnerable young people that HIV/AIDS is still largely transmitted through the CHOSEN behaviors of male-to-male sex, bisexual sex, and/or drug use. 

 

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Guest Post: Only one question need be asked of homosexual behavior…

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Warning: Some of the supportive material in the following post is somewhat graphic, and definitely not for small children. Let this be a note of caution as to what medical conditions we’ll be enabling subsidizing paying for should we adopt universal healthcare as a nation… (although we probably already pay for much of it, now that I think about it Frown)

“A Logical Medical Choice”

by Donna Garner

Should our country be moving as fast as we can to encourage homosexual behavior?  Why or why not? Some states seem to want same-sex marriage and are passing all kinds of laws that will encourage even more people to participate in homosexual activities. The debate rages on.

However, there is one way to settle the whole issue by answering a single question.

What are the medical consequences of homosexual behavior? 

Our society uses that same standard to make decisions about whether it is healthy to smoke, use drugs, take steroids, eat high-cholesterol foods, or saturate meals with sugars and fats. Why not use that same medical standard as a tool by which to decide whether our nation should encourage or discourage homosexual behavior?   

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released its latest data last week:  HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Volume 18: Cases of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2006.

Only one logical conclusion could possibly be drawn from CDC’s report: 

HIV/AIDS is still largely transmitted through the CHOSEN behaviors of male-to-male sex and/or drug use.  These diseases are not caught from casual contact but are primarily spread by people who are making very bad choices that are sure to produce negative consequences not only for them but for  society as a whole.

Hey, don’t shoot the messenger! Here are the facts:

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