GOD IS NEVER WRONG

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

A King, who did not believe in the goodness of God, had a slave who, in every and all circumstances, said: “My King, do not be discouraged, because everything God does is perfect, no mistakes!”

One day the King and his slave went hunting, and along the way a wild animal attacked the King. His slave managed to kill the animal, but could not prevent his majesty from losing a finger.

Furious and without showing his gratitude for being saved, the King said: “Is God Good? If He was good, I would not have been attacked and lost my finger!”

The slave replied: “My King, despite all these things, I can only tell you that God is good, and He knows “why” of all these things. What God does is perfect. He is never wrong!”

Outraged by the response, the King ordered the arrest of his slave.

Later, the King left for another hunt, and was captured by savages, who made human sacrifices.

On the altar, ready to sacrifice the King, the savages found that the victim had not one of his fingers, so he was released. According to them, he was not complete so he could not be offered to the gods.

Upon his return to the palace, the King authorized the release of his slave, then, the King received him very affectionately.

“My dear servant, God was really good to me! I was almost killed by the wild men, but for lack of a single finger, I was let go! But I have a question: IF God is so good, why did He allow me to put you in jail?”

“My King, if I had gone with you on this hunt, I would have been sacrificed for you, because I have no missing finger; therefore, remember, everything God does is perfect. He is never wrong.”

Often we complain about life, and negative things that happen to us, forgetting that nothing is random and that everything has a purpose.

Every morning, offer your day to God; don’t be in a rush.

Ask God to inspire your thoughts, guide your actions, and ease your feelings. And do not be afraid. God is never wrong!

“The path of God and His word is perfect, without impurities. He is the way of all those who trust in Him” 2 Samuel 22:31

What you do with this message is up to you.

May God put in your heart the desire to send it to someone.

GOD IS NEVER WRONG.

Drink Life In!®

~ Uncle Russ

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NEW School prayer

In CategoryEducation, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

This just in from Senior Physicist at a high security lab in America.

~ Uncle Russ

 
A kid in Arizona wrote the attached
NEW School prayer:
“New Pledge of Allegiance”
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Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That’s no offense; it’s a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God’s name is prohibited by the state.
We’re allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They’ve outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the ‘unwed daddy,’ our Senior King.
It’s ‘inappropriate’ to teach right from wrong,
We’re taught that such ‘judgments’ do not belong.
We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.
It’s scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school’s a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!
Amen

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Video: Colbert illuminates John Jay Report on pedophile priest scandal in Catholic Church

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

I was raised Roman Catholic. I have many friends and family, including clergy, that are as outraged, at the lack of any correction by our curia, who continue to cover up and endanger children globally (the hard evidence is daily posted at www.bishop-accountability.org/abusetracker).

Like the evil Chinese empire, there is no accountability whatsoever for crimes against humanity for the guilty, up to and including Joseph Ratzinger, currently Pope Benedict XVIth.

The laity have voted with their wallets and feet and there is a mass exodus occurring in Roman Catholicism, with attendance at service hovering about 11% of the entire USA Catholic population.

Stephen Colbert sums it up pretty well in the attached piece.

~ Uncle Russ

“This is not a moral failing by the leadership of the church, it’s simply a training issue. Like the new guy putting the wrong type of paper in the photocopier, except it’s not paper and it wasn’t a photocopier.”

Video: Colbert illuminates John Jay Report on pedophile priest scandal in Catholic Church

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It pays to pray

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Pastoralists in rural Tibet who spend more time on religious activities earn more than their counterparts who pray less. This is the striking conclusion drawn by Wageningen University development economist Qin Tu.

It pays to pray

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Many Choices on the Menu of Religious Fasts

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

After last Sunday night’s service at Celebration Church, where a 10-piece band played Christian rock for 1,600 worshipers, Stovall Weems, the pastor, met me in his “green room” and offered nibbles from a tray of kiwi, pineapple and melon slices.

Many Choices on the Menu of Religious Fasts

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For those resisting the temptation to always be on call, especially on the Sabbath, let’s pray.

In CategoryEmotional Health, Relationships, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

For those resisting the temptation to always be on call, especially on the Sabbath, let’s pray.

“When you’re out to dinner, does your Blackberry occupy a seat at the table? Does your spouse ever check email before saying ‘good morning’ to the kids? ” — Elizabeth Bernstein, Your Blackberry or Your Wife: 10 Sign Your Devises Are Hurting Your Relationships

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May I be a positive influence for anyone with resolve for increased activity within their faith community.

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

May I be a positive influence for anyone with resolve for increased activity within their faith community.

“It’s not that the Christian faith has been tried and found difficult, but rather it’s been found difficult and left untried.” — G.K. Chesterton

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Kingdom Of Heaven-King & Balian

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Live your life as if your current breath may be your last.

I pray I will be able to stand before my Creator, and confidently say, I tried my best, with the gifts YOU bestowed, upon me.

There is something I learned once from a Jewish Orthodox friend I like; “In one pocket we carry a scrap of paper saying: ‘You Are God’s Gift To Humanity’ in the other pocket, a scrap of paper saying: ‘You Are But Dust’. In between these two one should live their life.”

Drink Life In!®

~ Uncle Russ

The Conversation between King of Jerusalem and Balian…
The sentences are true for everylife…….

Kingdom Of Heaven-King & Balian

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Proverbs 21:23

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

“He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity. ” — Proverbs 21:23 as quoted in Kara Durbin’s Parenting with Scripture

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The effects of spirituality in Alcoholics Anonymous on alcohol dependence

In CategoryAlcohol, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Addictions, whether it is to drugs or alcohol, are a very difficult hurdle for individuals to overcome. But, there are ways to help people with their recovery through 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Many of these organizations, including AA, highlight spirituality as a very important factor, but the data surrounding its effectiveness have often been contested.

The effects of spirituality in Alcoholics Anonymous on alcohol dependence

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Increase real strength in me, I pray.

In CategoryEmotional Health, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Increase real strength in me, I pray.

“Somebody with humility must have learned how to handle their own emotions and how to touch the goodwill of other people in order to involve others in the project of building greatness. Then the will to greatness captures the energies of other people, rather than antagonize them.” — Abbot Christopher Jamison, Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life

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Prayer proven to improve health of test subjects

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Praying for patients improves their condition significantly more than hypnosis or the power of suggestion could account for, according to a study conducted by researchers from Indiana University-Bloomington and published in the Southern Medical Journal.

Prayer proven to improve health of test subjects

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For physical, as well as, emotional support, we pray.

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

For physical, as well as, emotional support, we pray.

“The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.” — Vince Lombardi, What It Takes to Be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership

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Faith in God associated with improved survival after liver transplantation

In CategoryOther Human Health Conditions, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Italian researchers report that liver transplant candidates who have a strong religious connection have better post-transplant survival. This study also finds that religiosity—regardless of cause of death—prolongs the life span of individuals who underwent liver transplantation.

Faith in God associated with improved survival after liver transplantation

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Losing your religion deemed unhealthy

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

People who leave strict religious groups are more likely to say their health is worse than members who remain in the group, according to a Penn State researcher. The percentage of people who left a strict religious group and reported they were in excellent health was about half that of people who stayed in the group, said Christopher Scheitle, senior research assistant, in sociology.

Losing your religion deemed unhealthy

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Clinton calls plan to burn Quran ‘disgraceful act’

In CategoryGovernment, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

What does Clinton call Sharia Law that stones women, imprisons women, tortures women, advocates genocide of all non Muslims, etc.?

Wahhabi Islam is neither peaceful or tolerant, they are proven repeat and serial unapologetic TERRORISTS!

Vote out every single US politician defending Wahhabi mass murders on November 2nd, 2010.

~ Uncle Russ

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called a Florida church’s threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks a “disrespectful, disgraceful act.”

Clinton calls plan to burn Quran ‘disgraceful act’

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Religion Related to Poverty, Except in US

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

A newly released study from the Gallup organization, based on surveys in 114 countries in 2009, shows globally 84 percent of people say religion is an important part of their daily lives.  But what’s really interesting about the study is this:

Religion Related to Poverty, Except in US

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God did not create the universe, says Hawking

In CategoryScience, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Bumper Sticker: “God Is Dead”  Nietzsche   Retort Bumper Sticker: “No, Nietzsche Is Dead.’ God

~ Uncle Russ

(Reuters) – God did not create the universe and the “Big Bang” was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

God did not create the universe, says Hawking

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EDITORIAL: Tax dollars to build mosques

In CategoryBusiness, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

U.S. underwrites fundraising tour for Islamic shrine at Ground Zero
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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The Washington Times
7:46 p.m., Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The State Department is sending Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf – the mastermind of the Ground Zero Mosque – on a trip through the Middle East to foster “greater understanding” about Islam and Muslim communities in the United States. However, important questions are being raised about whether this is simply a taxpayer-funded fundraising jaunt to underwrite his reviled project, which is moving ahead in Lower Manhattan.
Mr. Rauf is scheduled to go to Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Qatar, the usual stops for Gulf-based fundraising. The State Department defends the five-country tour saying that Mr. Rauf is “a distinguished Muslim cleric,” but surely the government could find another such figure in the United States who is not seeking millions of dollars to fund a construction project that has so strongly divided America.
By funding the trip so soon after New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission gave the go-ahead to demolish the building on the proposed mosque site, the State Department is creating the appearance that the U.S. government is facilitating the construction of this shameful structure. It gives Mr. Rauf not only access but imprimatur to gather up foreign cash. And because Mr. Rauf has refused to reveal how he plans to finance his costly venture, the American public is left with the impression it will be a wholly foreign enterprise. This contradicts the argument that a mosque is needed in that part of New York City to provide services for a burgeoning Muslim population. If so many people need the mosque so badly, presumably they could figure out a way to pay for it themselves.
Americans also may be surprised to learn that the United States has been an active participant in mosque construction projects overseas. In April, U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso E. Lenhardt helped cut the ribbon at the 12th-century Kizimkazi Mosque, which was refurbished with assistance from the United States under a program to preserve culturally significant buildings. The U.S. government also helped save the Amr Ebn El Aas Mosque in Cairo, which dates back to 642. The mosque’s namesake was the Muslim conqueror of Christian Egypt, who built the structure on the site where he had pitched his tent before doing battle with the country’s Byzantine rulers. For those who think the Ground Zero Mosque is an example of “Muslim triumphalism” glorifying conquest, the Amr Ebn El Aas Mosque is an example of such a monument – and one paid for with U.S. taxpayer funds.
The mosques being rebuilt by the United States are used for religious worship, which raises important First Amendment questions. U.S. taxpayer money should not be used to preserve and promote Islam, even abroad. In July 2009, the Office of the Inspector General published an audit of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) faith-based and community initiatives that examined whether government funds were being used for religious activities. The auditors found that while USAID was funding some religious activities, officials were “uncertain of whether such uses of Agency funding violate Agency regulations or the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution” when balanced against foreign-policy objectives.
For example, our government rebuilt the Al Shuhada Mosque in Fallujah, Iraq, expecting such benefits as “stimulating the economy, enhancing a sense of pride in the community, reducing opposition to international relief organizations operating in Fallujah, and reducing incentives among young men to participate in violence or insurgent groups.” But Section 205.1(d) of title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations prohibits USAID funds from being used for the rehabilitation of structures to the extent that those structures are used for “inherently religious activities.” It is impossible to separate religion from a mosque; any such projects will necessarily support Islam.
The State Department is either wittingly or unwittingly using tax money to support Mr. Rauf’s efforts to realize his dream of a supersized mosque blocks away from the sacred ground of the former World Trade Center, which was destroyed by Islamic fanaticism. This ill-considered decision will raise the ire of millions of Americans and illustrates the limits of what the denizens of Foggy Bottom know about diplomacy.
© Copyright 2010 The Washington Times, LLC.

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Success of healing prayer depends on proximity

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

There are no atheist in foxholes.

~ Uncle Russ

Prayer for another person’s healing might just help – especially if the one praying is physically near the person being prayed for, according to a new study.

Candy Gunther Brown, an associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, led the study of ‘proximal intercessory prayer’ for healing.

Success of healing prayer depends on proximity

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Brain Study Shows That Thinking About God Reduces Distress — But Only for Believers

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Fiat Lux!  Laus Deo!

~ Uncle Russ

ScienceDaily (Aug. 4, 2010) — Thinking about God may make you less upset about making errors, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The researchers measured brain waves for a particular kind of distress-response while participants made mistakes on a test. Those who had been prepared with religious thoughts had a less prominent response to mistakes than those who hadn’t.

Brain Study Shows That Thinking About God Reduces Distress — But Only for Believers

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Spiritual But Not Religious

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

What was the line from the Scopes Monkey Trial, in ‘Inherit The Wind’?  “It’s not that I do not believe, it’s my worry of what is going to happen if I am wrong?”

~ Uncle Russ

I am not a religious person, and I’m most certainly not spiritual either. Both of these statements get me into trouble in polite society, especially when they are coupled.

Spiritual But Not Religious

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Relationships hold key to spiritual care

In CategoryRelationships, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Relationships hold the key to giving terminally ill patients the spiritual care they need. However, researchers have pinpointed a mismatch between patients’ expectations and understanding when it comes to spirituality, and what medical and family caregivers offer.

Relationships hold key to spiritual care

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A Display on Galileo With Catholic Overtones

In CategoryScience, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Stephen Hawking’s (Issac Newton Chair of Physics) book ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS (history recommended readings section of this web site) covers the fathers of modern science, including Galileo, well.

~ Uncle Russ

FLORENCE, Italy — The Galileo case is often seen starkly as science’s first decisive blow against not only faith but also the power of the Roman Catholic Church. It has never been quite that simple, though. Galileo was a believer, devastated at being convicted, in 1633, of heresy for upending the biblical view of the universe.

A Display on Galileo With Catholic Overtones

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When Your Hut’s On Fire

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions.

One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, ‘God! How could you do this to me?’

Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! ‘How did you know I was here?’ asked the weary man of his rescuers. ‘We saw your smoke signal,’ they replied.
The Moral of This Story:

It’s easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn’t lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering.

Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.

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Science And Religion

In CategoryScience, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

“What is the meaning of our existence, what is the meaning of existence for all living beings in general? Knowing how to answer such a question means to have religious feelings. You will say, but then sense asking this question. I will respond: anyone who believes his own life and that of his fellows is meaningless is not only unfortunate, but hardly capable of living. “ 

Science And Religion

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Joys of Muslim Women

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Well worth the read.  This lady is being targeted by a death squad for writing this; all in the name of Allah.  Also read: A GOD WHO HATES posted under recommended readings.

~ Uncle Russ

These are troubling times. 

This was written by a woman born in Egypt as a Muslim.  This is not heresy.

Make sure you read the paragraph (in red) towards the end.

Joys of Muslim Women

by Nonie Darwish

In the Muslim faith a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old and have sexual intimacy with this child, consummating the marriage by 9.  The dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes his slave) and for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her as a toy.

Even though a woman is abused, she can not obtain a divorce.

To prove rape, the woman must have (4) male witnesses.

Often after a woman has been raped, she is returned to her family and the family must return the dowry.  The family has the right to execute her (an honor killing) to restore the honor of the family. Husbands can beat their wives ‘at will’ and the man does not have to say why he has beaten her.

The husband is permitted to have 4 wives and a temporary wife for an hour (prostitute) at his discretion.

The Shariah Muslim law controls the private as well as the public life of the woman.

In the Western World ( America ) Muslim men are starting to demand Shariah Law so the wife can not obtain a divorce and he can have full and complete control of her.  It is amazing and alarming how many of our sisters and daughters attending American Universities are now marrying Muslim men and submitting themselves and their children unsuspectingly to the Shariah law.

By passing this on, enlightened American women may avoid becoming a slave under Shariah Law.

Ripping the West in Two

Author and lecturer Nonie Darwish says the goal of radical Islamists is to impose Shariah law on the world, ripping Western law and liberty in two.

She recently authored the book, Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law.

Darwish was born in Cairo and spent her childhood in Egypt and Gaza   before immigrating to America in 1978, when she was eight years old. Her father died while leading covert attacks on  Israel .  He was a high-ranking Egyptian military officer stationed with his family in Gaza ..

When he died, he was considered a “shahid,” a martyr for jihad. His posthumous status earned Nonie and her family an elevated position in Muslim society.

But Darwish developed a skeptical eye at an early age. She questioned her own Muslim culture and upbringing. She converted to Christianity after hearing a Christian preacher on television.

In her latest book, Darwish warns about creeping sharia law – what it is, what it means, and how it is manifested in Islamic countries.

For the West, she says radical Islamists are working to impose sharia on the world. If that happens, Western civilization will be destroyed. Westerners generally assume all religions encourage a respect for the dignity of each individual.  Islamic law (Sharia) teaches that non-Muslims should be subjugated or killed in this world.

Peace and prosperity for one’s children is not as important as assuring that Islamic law rules everywhere in the Middle East and eventually in the world.

While Westerners tend to think that all religions encourage some form of the golden rule, Sharia teaches two systems of ethics – one for Muslims and another for non-Muslims. Building on tribal practices of the seventh century, Sharia encourages the side of humanity that wants to take from and subjugate others.

While Westerners tend to think in terms of religious people developing a personal understanding of and relationship with God, Sharia advocates executing people who ask difficult questions that could be interpreted as criticism.

It’s hard to imagine, that in this day and age, Islamic scholars agree that those who criticize Islam or choose to stop being Muslim should be executed. Sadly, while talk of an Islamic reformation is common and even assumed by many in the West, such murmurings in the Middle East are silenced through intimidation.

While Westerners are accustomed to an increase in religious tolerance over time, Darwish explains how petro dollars are being used to grow an extremely intolerant form of political Islam in her native Egypt and elsewhere.

In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the President by themselves! Rest assured they will do so… You can look at how they have taken over several towns in the USA .. Dearborn Mich. is one… and there are others…

I think everyone in the U.S. should be required to read this, but with the ACLU, there is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on!

It is too bad that so many are disillusioned with life and Christianity to accept Muslims as peaceful.. some may be but they have an army that is willing to shed blood in the name of Islam.. the peaceful support the warriors with their finances and own kind of patriotism to their religion. While America is getting rid of Christianity from all public sites and erasing God from the lives of children the Muslims are planning a great jihad on America …

This is your chance to make a difference…! Pass it on to your email list or at least those you think will listen.. 

These are troubling times. 

This was written by a woman born in Egypt as a Muslim.  This is not heresy.

Make sure you read the paragraph (in red) towards the end.

 

 

Joys of Muslim Women

by Nonie Darwish

 

 

In the Muslim faith a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old and have sexual intimacy with this child, consummating the marriage by 9.  The dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes his slave) and for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her as a toy.

 

 

Even though a woman is abused, she can not obtain a divorce.

To prove rape, the woman must have (4) male witnesses.

Often after a woman has been raped, she is returned to her family and the family must return the dowry.  The family has the right to execute her (an honor killing) to restore the honor of the family. Husbands can beat their wives ‘at will’ and the man does not have to say why he has beaten her.

 

The husband is permitted to have 4 wives and a temporary wife for an hour (prostitute) at his discretion.

 

The Shariah Muslim law controls the private as well as the public life of the woman.

 

In the Western World ( America ) Muslim men are starting to demand Shariah Law so the wife can not obtain a divorce and he can have full and complete control of her.  It is amazing and alarming how many of our sisters and daughters attending American Universities are now marrying Muslim men and submitting themselves and their children unsuspectingly to the Shariah law.

 

By passing this on, enlightened American women may avoid becoming a slave under Shariah Law.

Ripping the West in Two

Author and lecturer Nonie Darwish says the goal of radical Islamists is to impose Shariah law on the world, ripping Western law and liberty in two.

 

She recently authored the book, Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law.

 

Darwish was born in Cairo and spent her childhood in Egypt and Gaza   before immigrating to America in 1978, when she was eight years old. Her father died while leading covert attacks on  Israel .  He was a high-ranking Egyptian military officer stationed with his family in Gaza ..

 

When he died, he was considered a “shahid,” a martyr for jihad. His posthumous status earned Nonie and her family an elevated position in Muslim society.

 

But Darwish developed a skeptical eye at an early age. She questioned her own Muslim culture and upbringing. She converted to Christianity after hearing a Christian preacher on television.

 

In her latest book, Darwish warns about creeping sharia law – what it is, what it means, and how it is manifested in Islamic countries.

 

For the West, she says radical Islamists are working to impose sharia on the world. If that happens, Western civilization will be destroyed. Westerners generally assume all religions encourage a respect for the dignity of each individual.  Islamic law (Sharia) teaches that non-Muslims should be subjugated or killed in this world.

 

Peace and prosperity for one’s children is not as important as assuring that Islamic law rules everywhere in the Middle East and eventually in the world.

 

While Westerners tend to think that all religions encourage some form of the golden rule, Sharia teaches two systems of ethics – one for Muslims and another for non-Muslims. Building on tribal practices of the seventh century, Sharia encourages the side of humanity that wants to take from and subjugate others.

 

While Westerners tend to think in terms of religious people developing a personal understanding of and relationship with God, Sharia advocates executing people who ask difficult questions that could be interpreted as criticism.

 

It’s hard to imagine, that in this day and age, Islamic scholars agree that those who criticize Islam or choose to stop being Muslim should be executed. Sadly, while talk of an Islamic reformation is common and even assumed by many in the West, such murmurings in the Middle East are silenced through intimidation.

 

While Westerners are accustomed to an increase in religious tolerance over time, Darwish explains how petro dollars are being used to grow an extremely intolerant form of political Islam in her native Egypt and elsewhere.

 

In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the President by themselves! Rest assured they will do so… You can look at how they have taken over several towns in the USA .. Dearborn Mich. is one… and there are others…

 

I think everyone in the U.S. should be required to read this, but with the ACLU, there is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on!

 

It is too bad that so many are disillusioned with life and Christianity to accept Muslims as peaceful.. some may be but they have an army that is willing to shed blood in the name of Islam.. the peaceful support the warriors with their finances and own kind of patriotism to their religion. While America is getting rid of Christianity from all public sites and erasing God from the lives of children the Muslims are planning a great jihad on America …

 

This is your chance to make a difference…! Pass it on to your email list or at least those you think will listen..

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Lord, may I appreciate all that you send my way today.

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Lord, may I appreciate all that you send my way today.

“The will of God is not to send us the disaster, but to send us the disaster to overcome.” — Rabbi Kushner

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Dalai Lama inspires scientist to study happiness

In CategoryEmotional Health, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Dear Dalai Lama:

A TREE, from The Creator, that begin at the foot of the Himalayans, some 4 or 5 thousand years ago, locally known as The Horseradish Tree, also called Moringa Oleifera, is now available to all, in a standardized, enzymatically alive, fully bioavailable form, delivering all the nutrients for HAPPINESS, in a GREEN form, for both the body/soul and one’s wallet.

Most sincerely,

Uncle Russ

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — After hearing about his cutting-edge research on the brain and emotions through mutual friends, the Dalai Lama invited Richard Davidson to his home in India in 1992 to pose a question.

Scientists often study depression, anxiety and fear, but why not devote your work to the causes of positive human qualities like happiness and compassion, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader asked.

Dalai Lama inspires scientist to study happiness

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Quote of the Week

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi
Quote of the Week
Faith steers us through stormy seas,
moves mountains and jumps across oceans.
-Mohandas K. Gandhi
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Galatians 6:9

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Galatians 6:9

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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Words to the wise: Experts define wisdom

In CategoryEmotional Health, Spiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

Wired or not, train, study, practice, and get some.

~ Uncle Russ

Compassion. Self-understanding. Morality. Emotional stability. These words would seem to describe at least some of the universal traits attributed to wisdom, each of them broadly recognized and valued. In fact, there is no enduring, consistent definition of what it means exactly to be wise. It is a virtue widely treasured but essentially unexplained, a timeless subject only now attracting rigorous, scientific scrutiny.

Words to the wise: Experts define wisdom

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For your glory, dear Lord, we pray.

In CategorySpiritual Health
ByRuss Bianchi

For your glory, dear Lord, we pray.

“Principle One: Devote Your Work to the Real Boss. All of the work that we do in life, indeed every endeavor we pursue, is ultimately to be performed for the glory of God.” 

Michael A. Zigarelli, Management by Proverbs

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For comfort in the understanding that our business principles and personal ones can mesh, let us pray.

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ByRuss Bianchi

For comfort in the understanding that our business principles and personal ones can mesh, let us pray.

“If you have ever wondered if the economic principles that govern business practices are compatible with the biblical principles that govern our personal practices, consider the fact that Paul uses an opportunity-cost argument in Philippians 3:7-8.” — Randy Raggio from, Devotional Ventures: 60 Inspiring Devotions by Business Professionals for Business Professionals

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For the protection of our souls, we pray.

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ByRuss Bianchi

For the protection of our souls, we pray.

“7500 Online Shoppers Unknowingly Sold Their Souls: A computer game retailer revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of online shoppers, thanks to a clause in the terms and conditions agreed to by online shoppers. The terms of service were updated on April Fool’s Day as a gag, but the retailer did so to make a very real point: No one reads the online terms and conditions of shopping, and companies are free to insert whatever language they want into the documents.”– FoxNews.com

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Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions

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ByRuss Bianchi
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Religious Beliefs Seen as Basis of Origins of Palaeolithic Art

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ByRuss Bianchi

ScienceDaily (Mar. 26, 2010) — The idea that palaeolithic art is based in religious beliefs isn’t new. But for years, anthropologists, archaeologists and historians of art understood these artistic manifestations as purely aesthetic and decorative motives. Eduardo Palacio-Pérez, researcher at the University of Cantabria (UC), now reveals the origins of the theory.

Religious Beliefs Seen as Basis of Origins of Palaeolithic Art

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