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THE BIGGEST TAX HIKE EVER?OBAMA SCALES BACK

PAGE 2 & 3YOUR VOICE OF FREEDOM

PROSPERITY & FREEDOM

PAGE 4TEA PARTIERS OPPOSE

ABORTION

PAGE 5PASTORS CORNER

Pastor Ray Tuck

PAGE 6 & 7REDUCING SENIOR

MOMENTSCONCERT CONNECTION

PAGE 8 & 9WALL BUILDERS

GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH by Patrick Henry

PAGE 10 & 11PRINCIPLES OF PROSPERITY

Turn Your Hurts Into HarvestSERVICEMENS SPOTLIGHT

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THE BIGGEST TAX HIKE EVER? IT THE BIGGEST TAX HIKE EVER? IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASKDEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK’’

OCTOBER 2010

Is America head-ed for its biggest tax hike since

World War II?The answer, non-partisan fi scal watchdogs say, is yes -- but with a big “if” and a few cave-ats.

If Congress returns after the Nov. 2 midterm elections and does nothing, allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire, then New Year’s Day will usher in the nation’s biggest tax increase since the end of World War II, according to Gerald Ahern, spokesman for the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax monitoring group.

“If nothing happens in Congress -- and that is a pos-sibility -- and all the tax cuts are allowed to expire, the median American family will see a smaller paycheck and a tax increase of $1,540 on January 1,” Ahern said.

OBAMA SCALES BACK OBAMA SCALES BACK CampaignCampaign Finance Criticism Finance Criticism

Obama Scales Back Campaign Finance Criticism After Claims Decried as ‘Baseless’

President Obama speaks at a rally in Philadel-phia Oct. 10. (AP Photo)President Obama on Sunday scaled back his claim that

Republicans are taking foreign money for their campaigns, using slightly more ambiguous language at a rally in Philadelphia after GOP strategists warned Democrats against telling “base-less” lies to win votes.

Democrats had been directing their criti-cism at the Chamber of Commerce and other GOP-support-ing groups. But after the latest Democratic National Committee ad outright claimed “it appears they’re even taking secret for-eign money to infl uence our elections,” White House senior adviser David Axelrod acknowledged that “no

one knows” where the money is coming from.

Obama, speaking at a Philadelphia rally Sunday, hammered the campaign fi nance theme but left open the question of whether anybody is violating U.S. law by using foreign money.

“There’s no question the other side sees a chance to get back in the driver’s seat,” Obama said. “They are being helped along this year by spe-cial interest groups that are spend-ing unlimited amounts of money on attack ads ... just attack-ing people without ever disclosing who’s behind all these attack

ads. You don’t know. It could be the oil indus-

try. It could be the insurance industry. It could even be foreign owned corporations. You don’t know because they don’t have to disclose.”

The president had left less wiggle room during a

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And that could be just a start.

“If there is total gridlock, then there will be additional tax breaks that will expire not connected to the Bush cuts,” he said, noting that if this happens, then Americans’ taxes would grow higher. Among those are the “patch” to the Alter-native Minimum Tax (AMT), the estate

tax and a host of temporary tax cuts the Obama administration implemented as part of the stimulus package.

“Not patching the AMT would cost an additional $70 billion” to taxpayers, Ahern said.

Joseph Thorndyke, an independent economist who is working on a history of American taxation, agrees.

Former President George W. Bush Speaking To Congress

President Obama Speaking at a rally in Philadelphia

"STAND FAST THEREFORE IN THE LIBERTY WHEREWITH CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE" (GAL 5:1)

By Ed Barnes Fox News

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Rev. Rory Synoground Founder and President of

Rory Synoground Ministries Internationalwww.rsmifreedom.org

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PROPHECY WATCHA GREAT AWAKENING

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PRPROSOSPERPERITY & FREEDOMITY & FREEDOM “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is writ-ten therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”Joshua 1:8

I want you to notice that the Word declares that prosperity and success belong to people who are hearers and doers of His

Word. So to make this simple, if we are not hearing the uncompromised Word of God constantly, we cannot possibly be a people who will prosper and succeed.

Gods’ main thought here in Joshua 1:8 is compelling us to focus our attention on living our lives according to His Word. He doesn’t want us to live our lives controlled by our problems or our circumstances. He wants us free!

If you are not plugged into a local body of believers, who are constantly ministering and encouraging you to meditate on the Word of God, you will never be in a position of expe-riencing true prosperity and success in your life.

There are two defi nitions to the word “pros-perous” here in Joshua 1:8. The fi rst defi -nition of prosperity is to become mentally intelligent, to gain the wisdom of God in any situation. The second defi nition of the word prosperity means to PUSH FORWARD and to BREAK OUT.

The fi rst step in breaking out of your troubled circumstance is getting in a position where you are hearing and meditating on the Word of God. If you are not in a position of hearing Gods Word, or you are in a place where the Word of God is being watered down, you will never get to a place of freedom and prosper-ity in your life!

Romans 10:17 declares faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. 1 John 5:4 declares and this is the victory that overcomes the world even our faith. When the Bible makes this phrase: “the world” it is referring to a system of living. In fact the Bible tells us in 2 Cor 4:4 that Satan is the god of this world system, who con-stantly blinds the minds of them that believe not. His goal is to imprison you, to hold you in darkness.

Colossians 1:13 which declares “[The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and

has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love” (Amp)

Colossians 1:13 tells us that we have been delivered from the control and dominion of the darkness that is covering the earth today. Not only that but God has already translated you and I into a place of liberty, a place of Glory, a place of freedom - and that place is His Kingdom!

YOU SEE, LIVING BY HIS WORD, IS LIV-ING IN HIS KINGDOM!

LIVING IN HIS KINGDOM, IS LIVING IN

FREEDOM!

So if you are going to have faith to over-come this worlds system, and begin living in Gods Kingdom, you are going to have to hear His Word constantly. When you continue in His Word constantly you then will be able to do that Word.

In Isaiah 61 the Word prophesied that Jesus has the power to open the prison to them that are bound. That’s exactly what the world system, and religious tradition tries to do. It attempts to keep us con-formed to its death cycle of negativism, defeatism, and death.

John 10:10 tells us plainly that the enemy comes to kill, steal, and destroy, but the Lord has come to give us LIFE, and LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY. We must realize that God has provided a way, and Jesus was our example, on how to be FREE from the world’s death cycle of defeat.

God has provided the way for us to push forward, and to break out of these prison doors that try to hold us bound. Jesus did it! He has opened the doors. You can be-gin living in His Kingdom right now. Once you accept Him as your Lord and Savior, begin seeking out His Word. Find out what He as said, and live your life by it. Begin meditating on the Word of God until we are able to observe to DO that WORD!

You see it is by doing or acting on the Word of the Lord, that you and I begin experienc-ing the PROSPERITY and FREEDOM of living in His Kingdom!

Pastor Rory Synoground Speaking at the Breaking Free Conference August 2010

By: Timothy P. Carney Senior Washington Examiner C o l u m n i s t

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TEA PARTIERS OPPOSE ABOR-TEA PARTIERS OPPOSE ABOR-TION, NOT JUST DEFTION, NOT JUST DEFIICITSCITS

The economy, taxes, spending, health care, and bailouts dominate the head-

lines and Tea Party rallies this year. But just beneath the surface, another issue is help-ing shape the midterm elections: abortion.The Tea Party insur-gency catapulting anti-bailout, anti-Obamacare, and anti-tax hike Republican outsiders past their establishment-backed primary rivals is also helping to eliminate pro-choice Republicans. Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, the pro-choice money is fl owing in.

Lisa Murkowski, Mike Castle, Charlie Crist and Arlen Specter are the four highest-profi le victims of the Tea Party insurgency. All four were pro-choice, with particularly contentious records on abortion. All four lost to staunch pro-lifers.

Murkowski might have been done in by abor-tion. Driving much of the turnout on primary day in Alaska was a ballot initiative requir-ing parental notifi cation before an abortion. Murkowski endorsed the initiative, but her opponent Joe Miller was loudly and fi rmly pro-life, while Murkowski’s abortion record is mixed, including Senate votes declaring that Roe v. Wade was rightly decided.

Crist also has a mixed record on abortion. He described himself as pro-choice until his Senate bid, and conservatives, including Marco Rubio, questioned his newfound pro-life views. Since Crist left the GOP, he’s dropped the pretense, even veto-ing a bill requiring ultrasound tests before abortions.

Castle’s stunning loss to Christine O’Donnell in Delaware was mostly about economic issues, including Castle’s 2008 vote for the Wall Street bailout and general disdain for the Washington establishment. But Castle was also vocally pro-choice. While he voted for the bill banning partial-birth abortion, he fi rst backed an amendment that would have gutted the ban with an open-ended “health” exception. Pro-life groups called this a “sham ban.”

And while Specter wasn’t actually defeated by a Tea Party candidate, movement activist Sen. Jim DeMint helped set in motion Specter’s demise and the nomination of pro-life conservative Pat Toomey. Specter switched parties in April 2009, after a poll showed him badly losing his Republican primary to Toomey, who was endorsed by DeMint. Specter then lost his Democratic primary.

While Toomey hasn’t always been a pro-lifer, abortion drove much of the pro-Toomey

p a s s i o n in his 2004 challenge to Specter. Back then, Specter was in line to head the Senate Judiciary Commit- tee, in charge of confi rming

Supreme Court nominees. But conserva-tives remembered that Specter, staunchly pro-choice, had sunk the high-court nomination of Robert Bork, citing fears that Bork would overturn Roe v. Wade. Spec-ter later called Roe, a famously muddled ruling, “inviolate.”

In 2010, abortion certain-ly isn’t the driving factor

behind Tea Parties, but the Tea Party’s Senate lineup is 100 percent

pro-life. Every insurgent GOP Senate can-didate who bucked the establishment to win the nomination -- Miller, Rubio, O’Donnell, Toomey, Ken Buck in Colorado, Sharron Angle in Nevada, and Mike Lee in Utah -- is dedicated to the pro-life cause. The Senate ringleader of this rowdy bunch is DeMint, a passionate pro-life conservative. The only establishment pick to survive the Tea Party surge this fall was Kelly Ayotte in New Hamphire, whose name was on that state’s lawsuit attempting to undo some Supreme Court precedent protecting abortion.

On the Democratic side, abortion plays a different role, not providing votes and energy but giving a big boost to fundraising.In August, the pro-choice PAC Emily’s List raised $430,000 for its special independent-expenditure PAC, with 80 percent of that money coming from four donors. Accord-ing to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, pro-choice groups including Emily’s List have given $2.2 million to candidates so far in this election cycle. The $1.4 million that Emily’s List has given to candidates in this cycle is more than twice the total from the National Rifl e Association.

The Tea Party’s issues have some fairly obvious overlaps with the pro-life cause -- for instance, Obamacare’s subsidization of abortion -- but mostly taxes and defi cits seem unrelated to unborn babies, making it tough to explain why Tea Partiers and pro-lif-ers are so closely aligned.

But on Capitol Hill, the divide between fi s-cally conservative and socially conservative is a theoretical one. Almost without fail, the strongest advocates of limited government in Congress are pro-life, and vice-versa. Think of DeMint and Tom Coburn in the Senate and Ron Paul and Jeff Flake in the House -- they top the scorecards of the National Taxpayers’ Union and also have perfect scores from National Right to Life.

Anger about bailouts and Obamacare and concern about defi cits have powered this year’s conservative surge, but below the surface is also anger about abortion and concern for unborn babies.

In 2010, abortion certainly isn’t the driving fac-tor behind Tea Parties, but the Tea Party’s Senate

lineup is 100 percent pro-life.

Tea Party Activits

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‘Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing? (Hag 2:3)

Paul said this one thing I do forget-ting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things

which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Phil 3:12-14

1. Be careful with comparing the present day move of God with past revivals. What we see with our own eyes may not be how God see things.

2. Looking back sometimes makes you want to go back even when going back means slavery. Num 14:1-3

3. Forgetting past hurts and failures will keep your past from ruling your future.

Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the Lord; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Je-hozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘According to the word that I cov-enanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’ Hag 2:4-5

The leadership must embrace the New Wineskin because God is a God of order

1. Zerubbabel was the Governor of Judah and Joshua was the high priest: This rep-resents God’s established authority. 1 Peter 5:1-3

2. The Apostles and Prophets are founda-tional Eph 2:20 Trusting leadership to hear God’s voice can be scary at times especially when there is a lot of change. Remember a New Wineskin is a radical change in both how we do things and in how we think.

3. God’s will is the same for everyone. Here it is “Work; for I am with you.”

Hag 2:6-9 “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fi ll this temple with glory,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.”

The New Wine will be poured out1. Shaking is God’s way of getting us ready

2. Shaking gets rid of the old wineskin Those who will not change will be left be-hind

3. Shaking opens the Nations to the things of God

4. The reality of who God is is always greater than the types and shadows. God intends us to go from Glory to Glory

5. Your natural strength and understanding will not work in this move of God Zech 4:6-7; 'So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. ‘Who are you, O Great Mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”

Will you allow God to make you into a new wineskin that is ready for the New wine?

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PPASTORASTORS CORNERS CORNERNEW WINE REQUIRES

NEW WINESKINS

Pastor Ray & Melly Tuck of International Word Fellowship Church

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Reducing “Senior Moments”Four Tools to Fight Age-Related

Cognitive Decline

It happens to all of us. We forget

the name of an acquaintance, can’t think of the word we are trying to use or forget where we’ve

parked our car. We laughingly refer to these episodes

as “senior moments” but sometimes they are not really so funny. Age-related cognitive decline is the weakening of mental skills such as long-term or short-term memory, concentration, reasoning, problem solving and thinking & processing speed.

In recent years, the fi eld of brain science has exploded. The long-held belief that in adults, brain development and new brain cell growth was not possible has thankfully been discounted. Scientists now believe that, not only is brain develop-ment in adults possible, but that there are lifestyle changes that can help stave off age-related cognitive decline and actually improve brain functioning in healthy adults. Both healthy adults and those who may be suffering from more serious cognitive weaknesses caused by medical conditions or injuries that affect brain functioning can experience signifi cant mental gains with targeted, formal activities designed specifi -cally to build mental skills.

The Mayo Clinic website states that life-style changes may reduce your risk of de-veloping mild cognitive impairment which, on the continuum falls between the mental decline of normal aging and the more serious Alzheimer’s Disease. People who have higher levels of social, mental and physical activity seem to have less risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. The Alzheimer’s Association points out that there are both factors that you cannot control, such as aging and genetics when it comes to staving off dementia, but there are several factors that are under your control. By adopting the Maintain Your Brain® life habits you very well could delay or prevent the appearance of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.

Lifestyle habits shown to make a difference include:• Mental Activity – Keep your brain active every day. Mental activity such as working crossword puzzles, taking adult education classes, learning a new lan-guage, attending lectures, concerts and

plays or even learning to dance can keep brain cells healthy and viable and promote the growth of new brain cells at any age. Formal cognitive brain training has been shown to improve memory in older adults. Adults who engaged in brain training exer-cises were able to turn back their “memory clock” between 10 and 25 years after several weeks of daily training. • Physical Activity – Physical activity is essential in maintaining good blood fl ow to the brain which has been found to re-duce brain cell loss in elderly subjects and can promote the growth of new brain cells. Exercise doesn’t have to be strenuous, just done regularly and in conjunction with the other healthy lifestyle recommendations. Walking, bicycling, gardening, tai chi, yoga and other activities of about 30 minutes daily get the body moving and the heart pumping. • Social Activity- Research shows that people who regularly engage in social activity maintain their brain vitality. Join-ing a bridge club, card club or other social club, volunteering in community groups, staying active in the workplace or traveling are all good ways of staying socially con-nected to others and creating new relation-ships. • Adopt a Brain Healthy Diet – A Brain healthy diet is one that reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes, maintains healthy blood fl ow to the brain and is low is saturated fat and cholesterol. Maintaining a healthy body weight is im-portant so eat in moderation. HDL (good) cholesterol may have a protective effect on brain cells so use unsaturated fats such as olive oil. Fish which are high in Omega-3 fatty acids, dark skinned vegetables which are high in antioxidants and nuts such as almonds, pecans and walnuts are also good protective choices.

Individually, these lifestyle changes are important for maintaining brain health, how-ever, the combination of the four together is most effective. With advances in medi-cine allowing people to live longer lives, really focusing on making these changes can promote a fuller, healthier and more mentally fi t life, making the “golden years” truly valuable.

For more information check out the follow-ing websites:

www.alz.org, www.mayoclinic.com.

For information on formal cognitive brain training check out www.learningrx.com.

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By: Jennifer BeystLearningRx Brian

Training Center of Rochester

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TOUR DATES FEATURE “CONVERSA-TIONS FROM THE RED CHAIR,” LOCAL CHURCH LEADER Q&A SESSIONS PRE-SENTED BY INTEGRITY LIVE NASHVILLE, TN...September 3, 2010...

Coming off the successful release of his new worship project, BEC Recordings artist Jeremy Camp announces his

fall headline tour: The Worship Tour featur-ing Integrity worship artists Carlos Whittaker and John Mark McMillan. The tour will kick off with a special Nashville-edition concert on Oct. 8, and concluding on Oct. 31, in Salem, Illinois (see below for the tour schedule). “I am so excited about this new season the Lord has me in right now,” shares Camp. “Putting this album out last week and then taking it out on the road with Carlos and John Mark is something I am looking forward to in a huge way! The unity of all of our hearts for worship will make for an amazing evening of praise to our Lord and Savior.” The Worship Tour will also feature exclusive Q&A sessions for local church leaders. These “Conversations from the Red Chair,” presented by Integrity Live, will be an open conversation with Jeremy Camp, Carlos Whittaker, and John Mark Mc-Millan to encourage and fellowship with local church leaders before the show. For the reg-istered price of $25 (limited number of tickets at each date), each church leader will receive entrance to the Conversations Pre-Show, one premium-seat ticket to the concert and a church leader gift bag including song sheets and chord charts. Registration and dates are available now at http://jeremycamp.com/con-versations/. The kick-off event is taking place in Camp’s home base in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 8, at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena. This concert is a free event for the area and specially titled “Jeremy Camp’s Come Cel-ebrate Nashville.” Camp will be joined by spe-cial guests for what may become an annual evening of music and community outreach in Music City. Honoring Nashville, the show will benefi t two local organizations: Second Har-vest Food Bank and Warm Coats from Warm Hearts. Concert attendees are encouraged to bring canned goods and/or winter coats. For tickets and more information on The Worship Tour, visit http://jeremycamp.com/content/tour.

ABOUT JEREMY CAMP GRAMMY and two-time American Music Award nominated artist Jeremy Camp marks his inspirational return to worship with the release of his sixth studio project on BEC Recordings, “We Cry Out: The Worship Project.” Over his stellar 8 year ca-reer, Camp has established himself with these landmark accolades: Four RIAA Gold-selling studio albums including his debut album; One RIAA Multi-Platinum long-form video; 19 No. 1 Radio Hits across all formats; GRAMMY nominated project for his last studio album “Speaking Louder Than Before”; Billboard’s No. 3 Christian Artist of the Decade including fi ve songs in the Top 50 Billboard Christian

Songs of the Decade; Three ASCAP Song-writer of the Year awards; ASCAP Song of the Year award; Five Dove awards including two-time Male Vocalist of the Year. Jeremy is a Compassion International artist. Additional information available at www.jeremycamp.com or at Twitter www.twitter.com/jeremyc-amp.

ABOUT CARLOS WHITTAK- ER Integrity Music recording artist Carlos Whittaker is a worship leader, speaker, pas- tor and cre-ative coach. He also serves as an advisor for major conferences includ- ing Catalyst and Saddleback. He is per- haps best-known for his Ragamuffi nSoul. com blog, which is followed by more than 20,000 and was ranked “Best Ministry/The- ology Blog” by Collide magazine readers. Whittaker recently released Ragamuf- fi n Soul, his debut CD and a worship “soundtrack” for the Ragamuffi n community. Additional information available at www. ragamuf-fi nsoul.com.

ABOUT JOHN MARK MCMIL- LAN Critical-ly-acclaimed singer/songwriter John Mark McMillan is known for his unconventional approach to worship music. Writer of the popular anthem “How He Loves,” McMillan’s lyrical imagery is set against what critics have called “spiritually-minded indie rock.” Before signing with Integrity Music, the North Carolina native had already built a faithful following. Now with the major label release of his much-lauded CD The Medicine, that fan base continues to grow among Christian, worship and indie/alt rock fans. Additional information available at www.thejohnmark.com.

JEREMY CAMP: THE WORSHIP TOUR 10/8/10 Nashville, TN Allen Arena at Lipscomb 10/9/10 Poplar Bluff, MO Black River Coliseum 10/10/10 Jackson, MS Jackson Academy Per-forming Arts Center 10/14/10 St. Cloud, MN St. Cloud Civic Center 10/15/10 Eau Claire, WI W.L. Zorn Arena – Uni-versity of Wisconsin 10/16/10 Rochester, MN Rochester-Autum Ridge Church10/17/10 Bemidji, MN Bemidji Regional Events Center 10/21/10 Fort Mills, SC LifePointe Christian Church 10/22/10 Charleston, WV Charleston Municipal Auditorium 10/23/10 Virginia Beach, VA The Rock Church 10/24/10 Woodbridge, VA Hylton Memorial Chapel 10/28/10 Sterling Heights, MI Bethesda Christian Church 10/29/10 Grand Rapids, MI Sunshine Community Church 10/30/10 Whitestown, IN Eagle Center 10/31/10 Salem, IL Salem High School Gymna-sium

*All dates subject to change.*For more info visit:

www.jeremycamp.com

““JEREMY CAMP ””ANNOUNCES “THE WORSHIP TOUR”

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CARLOS WHITTAKER AND JOHN MARK MCMILLAN

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““GIVE ME LIBERGIVE ME LIBERTYTY

No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism,

as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House.But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony. The questing before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it

as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfi ll the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having

eyes, see not, and, having ears, hear not [Jer. 5:21], the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it. I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House.

Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss [Matt. 26:48]. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fl eets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask

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Author and historian David Barton is the Founder and President of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization which distributes historical, legal, and statistical information; and helps citizens become active in their local schools and communities. WallBuilders is a name taken from the Bible book of Nehemiah. And just as Nehemiah led a grassroots movement in Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of that city and restore its strength and honor; so, too, WallBuilders seeks to energize the grassroots today to rebuild that which makes America strong—its constitutional, moral, and religious foundations.

gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it? Has Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies? No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us: they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging. And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it hasbeen all in vain. Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication?

What terms shall we fi nd which have not been already exhausted? Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne! In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope.

If we wish to be free-- if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending--if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained--we must fi ght!I repeat it, sir, we must fi ght! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us!They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fi ght our battles alone. There is a just God

who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fi ght our battles for us [2 Chron. 32:8]. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone [Eccl.9:11]; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable--and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace [Jer. 6:14]. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the fi eld! Why stand we here idle [Matt. 20:6]? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Scripture references added. This speech can be found in Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry by William Wirt (James Webster: 1818) Available at www.wallbuilders.com

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OR GIVE ME DEATH”OR GIVE ME DEATH”

“My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by

Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19).

What do you do when someone mistreats you? I didn’t ask what you want

to do. I didn’t ask what your automatic fl eshly reaction is. I already know that. Your natural, knee-jerk response is the same as mine. You want to strike back. You want to do something or say something that willeven the score. If you can’t manage that, you might settle for a few hours (or days or years) of feeling sorry for yourself. You might try to ease your wounded feelings by telling someone how wrongly you’ve been treated.

On a purely natural, human level that’s how we all want to react when someone does us wrong.

But I want to tell you something today. If you’re a born-again child of the living God, you have no business just reacting to things on a natural, human level.

God has called and equipped you to live on a higher level. He’s given you the power to respond in a supernatural way when someone does you wrong. He’s given you the power to respond inlove.

If you will train yourself to respond God’s way, you can take mistreatment and transform it from the curse the devil intends it to be into a seed of tremendous blessing in your life.

When you learn to obey God in the face of persecution, you can literally get rich - in the areas of fi nances, favor and opportunity - off the very persecution the devil sent to keep you down.

Serious BusinessMake no mistake, that is the devil’s intention. He sends people across your path to offend you and mistreat you for the express purpose of stealing the Word of God - and the anointing that goes with it - out of your life. Mark 4:17 says, “persecution arises for the word’s sake.” The devil knows how powerful you are when you are anointed. He knows because he once was anointed himself. The Bible says before evil was found in him, he was the “anointed cherub.” So it is his one ambition to trick you into cutting

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TURN YOUR HURTS INTO HARVESTS by Kenneth Copeland

yourself off from that anointing.

That’s why he sends bigots to insult you and thieves to steal from you. That’s why, whenever he can, he goads people around

you into being insensitive and unappreciative. He wants you to get offended and cut off your supernatural power supply.

Most believers don’t realize it, but that’s what offenses do. You can see that in Matthew 11:4-6.There, the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked if He was truly the Anointed One. Jesus answered and said to them: “Go

and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessedis he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.”

We need to realize, my friend, that offenses are serious business. They are sent by the devil to rob us of the anointing and block the fl ow of the blessings of God. That fact alone

should beenough to make us decide never, ever, to be offended again.

I know I’ve made that decision. I’ve determined that no matter how someone may insult myintelligence, my beliefs, or even my race, I’m not willing to lose my anointing over it.

No matter how they treat me, or what they might call me, I will not take offense.Now I realize someone may be reading this and thinking, “Yeah, that’s easy for you to say! Nobody says and does the things to you like they do to me!”

That may be true. Although I am an Indian, and have had ample opportunity for offense, where race is concerned, I know there are many people who have suffered much more mistreatment than I have. But I can say this: No matter what color you are, you are welcome in more churches than I am. I’ve had entire books written for the express purpose of criticizing me. How many books have they written about you?

I only bring those things to your attention because I want you to know that dealing with offenses isn’t any easier for me than it is for anyone else. I’ve come up against some hard people and some hard situations in my life. So I know if God can see me through, He

can do the same foryou.

Once we decide we will take a devil-sent opportunity for offense and turn it into a harvest of blessing, the fi rst thing we need to know is what God wants us to do in that situation. If we’re not supposed to strike back, if we’re not supposed to get our feelings hurt and go off in a huff, what are we supposed to do?

First Peter 4 answers that question: “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fi ery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, in as much as yeare partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God rest upon you” (vv. 12-14).God doesn’t want us to cry and complain when someone does us wrong. He doesn’t want us tosue them. He wants us to rejoice!I can just hear your old fl esh groan: “Man, you have to be kidding! I’m supposed to rejoice when someone does me wrong? What do I have to rejoice about?” Plenty!

According to Jesus, persecution sets

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you up for blessing. It opens you up for great rewards!

Jesus made that very clear in Luke 6. He said, “Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out yourname as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven” (vv. 22-23).

To get the full meaning of what Jesus was saying there, you have to realize what the word blessed means. It’s not just a weak, religious sentiment. To be God-blessed means you’re empowered by Almighty God Himself to prosper and succeed. It means you’re empowered by the Holy Spirit to be exceedingly happy with life and joy in spite of any outside circumstances.

When people mistreat you, they’re actually giving you the opportunity to receive greater measures of power and success from the Spirit of God. They are opening the door for you tostep up to a higher plane of heavenly reward!

Excerpt permission granted byEagle Mountain International Church, Inc.

aka: Kenneth Copeland Ministrieswww.kcm.org

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SPIRITUAL PICKPOCKETSBy Lynn Mosher

“Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up” (1 Peter 5:8-9a, The Message).

Ever been mugged? I hope not. Praise the Lord, I haven’t. Hmmm…or have I?

What exactly does “mug” mean? The dictionary defi nes it as to assault, menace or threaten a person with the intent to rob. In the Old Testament, God told His people not to consort with those enemies surrounding them (you know, all the -ites – the Amalekites, the Canaanites, the Amorites, and the others) because of their unholy ways. God sepa-rated His people to keep them holy. He knew that, if they mingled with the -ites, their holiness would be stolen. As insatiable suitors, enemy -ites always prowl around in the back alleys of temptation, lurking under the shroud of seduction. Just waiting to jump out and mug us! Peter warns us of The Enemy -ite, “Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up.” (1 Peter 5:8-9a Message)

What did the disciple John say was the enemy’s purpose? “The thief’s purpose is to steal, kill and destroy.” (John 10:10 TLB)

So, what areas of our lives does the enemy target? Our:* joy * peace* health * comfort* fi nances * holiness?What are those sticky-fi ngered muggers, those spiritual pickpockets, that the enemy uses to assault us, menace us, and rob us?

How about doubt, worry, unbelief, strife, unforgiveness, bit-terness, cheating, stealing, depression, murmuring, jealou-sy/envy, complaining, rebellion, hypocrisy, bitterness, lying, lust, pride, judging, gossip, addictions, marital affairs, porn, other impure thoughts, negative attitude, speaking against others, busy schedules, or anything else that grieves the Holy Spirit?

Any one of these -ites can be hazardous to the health of our bodies and our spirits. Guarding our hearts is so vital, in all we see, hear, and do.

So, what are the -ites, the petty thieves that entice you, desiring to invade your heart’s home and snatch away your treasures? Does their wooing prompt you to pack your bag of temptation, sneak out the window of your room of sepa-ration, climb down the ladder of immorality, and run off with these vendors of swill?

Unless a “No Solicitors” sign is posted, a heart that does not fully pursue God will be enticed by outsiders selling their wares and will run off with any swindler. Remember, where you are on Saturday night represents who and what you say you are on Sunday morning! What you do and who you are with will either draw you toward God or draw you away from Him.

Let me encourage you to hang onto what you have gained

spiritually. Guard those treasures with all your might and all your faith, as Solomon said, “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life” (Proverbs 4:23 NLT).

Question: What picks your spiritual pockets?

Father, I am looking to you to give me some direc-tion and wisdom on where my weakness’ are. I am asking you to show me the areas where I am weak and that need to be strengthened with your word. I am asking you to help me guard my heart so the course of my life glorifi es you. So the things of this world do not have the power to steal my joy and happiness my peace my money. Father, I pray right now in the name of Jesus that you protect my mind, will and emotions from the ites that try to play on them. I am a strong child of the most high GOD and I am anointed to do the impossible for you. Amen.

Hello! My name is Lynn Mosher. Born and raised in a Christian home in Kentucky, I became a believer at the age of 11. Years later, I committed my life to the Lord. Through many hard-ships, trials, and health issues, I have learned to depend entirely on Him for everything. In trusting Him, He has shown me that every Jordan barrier converts into an open portal, every pit offers golden nug-gets, and every hill of diffi culty transforms into a mount of deliverance. I live with my husband in our empty nest in Kentucky. On occasion, the three offspring, who have fl own the coop, come to visit, accompanied by a lovable son-in-law and a very precocious granddaughter, who constantly tells me I need a pet. The Lord has proved to me over and over the promise of this verse, which has become the strength of my life, and I share it with you, “Did I not tell you and promise you that if you would be-lieve and rely on Me, you would see the glory of God?” John 11:40 AMP May the Lord bless you in all your efforts to serve Him.

"EVER FEEL LIKE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS JUST STEALING YOUR HAPPINESS FROM YOU? EVER FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE SO

MUCH TO BE HAPPY FOR BUT SOMETHING JUST KEEPS YOU FROM ENJOYING YOUR LIFE? LYNN MOSHUR, WHO HAS BEEN AN IN-

SPIRATION TO ME, HELPS US TO IDENTIFY MORE CLEARLY THE REAL THIEF IN HER ARTICLE "SPIRITUAL PICKPOCKETS".

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THE BIGGEST TAX THE BIGGEST TAX HIKEHIKE EVER?EVER?

also of the Tax Foundation, took it a step further. “Saying President Obama is pressing for the largest tax increase in history is highly misleading,” he said.“There are only two real options,” said Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “Extend the cuts for everyone, or allow the tax cut to ex-pire for those making more than $200,000.” And if either of those comes to pass, then a tax increase won’t be the worst since World War II.

Experts say that even if the worst happened and all the tax breaks expired, the arbiter of tax history -- Jerry Tempalski, an economist at the Treasury Department whose work has been the basis of all the historical tax claims -- wouldn’t recognize it as a record. That, they said, is because it technically wouldn’t be a tax increase -- the result of a direct congressional action. It would simply be the expiration of an existing program, they said. The Treasury Department declined a request for an interview with Tempalski.

Steve Ellis, of Taxpayers for Common Sense, says that the battle over whether it would be the largest tax hike in history obscures the real issues.

“Debating it in the aggregate doesn’t accom-plish much,” he said. “The real debate should be over whether all the pieces make fi scal sense.”

He said legislative gridlock would prob-ably spark the largest tax increase since the 1940s.

“This will represent 2 percent of GDP, and the only comparable one since the war would be the Reagan tax hikes, which amounted to 1.6 percent of GDP,” he said.

The problem -- or the solution, experts say -- is that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans in Congress want all the Bush tax cuts to expire. The Obama administra-tion wants to renew all the cuts except those for individuals who make more than $200,000, or families that make more than $250,000 annually. That would mean a tax increase of $7 billion -- but it wouldn’t be one for the record books.

And Republicans, who are in the minority in both the Senate and the House, want to extend the tax cuts across the board. So while the political gap is a bitter one, most analysts feel it isn’t too wide to be closed.

Thorndyke also warns that if you consider an expiring temporary tax cut to be a tax increase, it “means that there will be no more temporary tax cuts. All tax cuts will be permanent, and I don’t think even Republi-cans want that.”

“It would just be shortsighted and eliminate an important economic tool.”Gerald Prante,

Last November, I wrote a story titled “6 Reasons Why Gold Is Going to $1,300 an Ounce.” Now, we’ve hit

that target. And you know what? I think there’s much, much more to come. And you can make a bloody fortune if you posi-tion yourself right for the next move ... a move that could be PARABOLIC!

What’s more, there may be an even better way to play the precious metals bull mar-ket than gold!

Why? Well for one reason, it’s happened before. The last bull market in gold and silver saw ENORMOUS price gains that put the current bull market to shame. Take a look ...

So when the babbling heads on TV and radio try to tell you that “gold is overval-ued,” tell them to go jump in a lake. Heck, when compared to the ballooning money supply, gold prices are still low by historic standards.

Looking at the previous price appreciation

in the last gold and silver bull market, I think both metals have a long, long way to go. Here are some other things you may not know ...

#1) Central Banks Are Buying Even More Gold. We’ve known that central banks have been buying gold for some time. Now the shift in the role of Central Banks has been confi rmed by GFMS, a London-based consultancy that tracks the gold market.

GFMS says that thanks to buying by Russian and several Asian central banks, central banks would be net buyers of gold by about 15 metric tons of bullion this year. The last time that happened was 1988.

#2) Gold Is Nowhere Near Its All-Time Peak Price in Real Terms. In January 1980, the yellow metal reached $873 an ounce. Last week saw gold close at a new record of $1,277.50 an ounce, and adjusted for infl ation, it was still under $460 in 1980 dollars.

Gold would have to rise above $2,435 an ounce to exceed its high from three decades ago, based on the CPI’s current reading. And I think it could go a lot higher than that.

#3) The Squeeze Gets Worse in Min-ing Costs. Mineweb.com quotes the ABN

COUNTDOWN TO GOLD AND SILVER BLASTOFF!

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I joined the Army National Guard just over 2 years ago. I got up one morning after going through a divorce and didn’t recog-nize the person

that I saw looking back at me in the mirror, nor did I like her all that much anymore.

I had let the relation-ship and the demise of the relationship dictate my actions and me as a person. I needed to make a change and had always wanted to join the Army but was to afraid I guess.

I joined the Army at 35 years old and when I tested to get into the Army I told them that the only way I would go is if I could be a Medic.

Clearly, I tested high enough and went to Basic Training then to AIT and became a Combat Medic.

I would say that during Basic Training I prayed every night as well as kicked myself for even thinking that I could do it..then every morning I would get out of bed and do it all over again.

It was the most challenging and rewarding thing that I have ever done. I realized that know matter how hard you push yourself mentally or physically..your body will just fol-low and do what needs to be done.

The amazing thing was that in the time of Basic and AIT I learned a valuable lesson.. I learned to love myself as a person for the fi rst time in a long, long time.

I was home for approximately 6 months and got orders to deploy to Iraq. I was scared to death when I fi rst found out that I was getting orders to deploy..but it was weird..I wasn’t scared at all for myself. I was afraid for my daughter...

I was afraid that there was a possibility that she would have to grow up without me. My son is grown and in college and kind of on with his life..and while I was concerned for him having to live his life without me..it was my daughter that really hurt.

I knew what I signed up for and I know how important my freedom and this country is to me. I knew I would eventually deploy..I just didn’t really expect it to be that quick.

We trained over a few months and then left for Kuwait. In Kuwait we spent about 10 days getting used to the heat. At fi rst it was almost unbearable..but you honestly just get used to it. The day that my platoon left to go into Iraq it was like every-thing was happening so quickly.

That day I prayed a lot..I wanted to make sure that I was okay with everything in my life. That evening we were taken out to a

runway and waited for the Chanook Chop-pers to come in. None of us spoke that much I don’t think...I don’t remember being at all nervous. I do, however, remember when we took off and fl ew into Iraq it was honestly one of the most peaceful and serene moments of my life.

It was a 20 minute fl ight into Camp Bucca in Southern Iraq...and it was incredible! My platoon was tasked with running the TMC (Troop Medical Clinic). We took care of military, coalition forces, and some third country nationals. It was a very small clinic with 2 trauma beds.

There were things that happened and that I saw that most people can’t comprehend or would even want to know about nor do I have any desire to talk about.

The base that I was on had not been bombed in almost 2 years and they started bombing it in March. I guess it never re-ally bothered me as it was happening, but afterward when I tried processing what had just happened it made me realize just how short life can be.

There are things that I still think about, but I feel like we did a lot of good and did our jobs as we were trained. For the most part it was a very gratifying experience. There are days that I hated every minute of it...but other days that there wasn’t any other place in the world I would have rather been. I am thankful to be home..and again there are days that I would give anything to go back.

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OBAMA OBAMA SCALES SCALES BACK BACK rally in Maryland Thursday, when he refer-enced the Chamber of Commerce, saying it was paying for ads against Democrats while taking money from “foreign corporations.” “So groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to infl uence American elections, and they won’t tell you where the money for their ads come from,” Obama said.

Then Obama twice mentioned GOP strate-gist Karl Rove by name at an Illinois rally, saying “two groups funded and advised by Karl Rove have outspent the Democratic Party 2 to1 in an attempt to beat” Democrat-ic Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias.

Then the Democratic National Committee rolled out the new ad accusing Rove, former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie and the Chamber of Commerce of “stealing our democracy.” The ad accused them of “spending millions from secret donors to elect Republicans to do their bidding in Congress.”

The accusations drew a sharp rebuke from Rove, a Fox News contributor. “Have these people no shame? Does the president of the United States have such little regard for the offi ce that he holds that he goes out there and makes these kind of baseless charges against his political enemies?” Rove said on “Fox News Sunday October 10th 2010.” “This is just beyond the pale. How dare the president do this.” Rove and Gillespie helped found the political group American Crossroads; Rove also helped found Cross-roads GPS.

But Rove said those groups raise money legally, that it’s “inaccurate” to say he’s personally writing out checks to the groups and that American Crossroads reports its donors. In a heated retort, Rove said Sunday that the DNC ad effectively ac-cused them all of a criminal violation of U.S. law -- only without proof.

“They have not one shred of evidence to back up that baseless lie. This is a desperate and I think disturbing trend by the president of the United States to tar his political adversaries with some kind of, you know, enemies list unrestrained by any facts or evidence whatsoever,” Rove said.

The Chamber of Commerce accusation ap-parently stemmed from a report last week by the Center for American Progress-affi liated Think Progress. The report claimed the Chamber was generating hundreds of thou-sands of dollars in foreign money every year and questioned whether those funds were going toward its multimillion-dollar political operations.

But the Chamber adamantly denies this, say-ing foreign money is separated from its U.S. political activity. The Chamber said in a statement Sunday that the DNC ad is “ridiculous and false.” Rove also said the White House cannot back up its accusation.

Asked about the charge, Axelrod put the onus on groups like the Chamber of Commerce to prove foreign money is not in-fl uencing the election. “No one knows where the money’s coming from,” he said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “Why not simply disclose where this money is from and then all these questions will be answered?” But Gillespie said the idea that the White House could lob charges and then leave it up to the accused to refute them is an “unbelievable mentality.” “David Axelrod is either woefully uninformed or willfully decep-tive and dishonest,” Gillespie said.

He said Obama was basing his original charge off a report from a group, the Center for American Progress, “that does not dis-close its donors.”

“This is the kind of abuse of power in a lot of ways ... that most Americans are rejecting,” Gillespie said.

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The Y’s recent decision to refer to themselves collectively as the Y-and resulting media coverage-

has created confusion in some com-munities. A number of news outlets used the adoption of “the Y” as one of their names in headlines to grab readers’ attention. As a result, some people have concluded incorrectly that the Y is walking away from their Christian heritage.

Steve Courts, Executive Director states, “To be clear: We are calling ourselves the Y because extensive research showed that most people-our members, our participants, the general public-call us the Y. In this way, we are catching up with them. This is the name we will use when referring to our collective presence in the United States.”

"Y" BRAND CHANGE Y" BRAND CHANGE MISLABELED A NAMEMISLABELED A NAME

CHANGECHANGEThe formal name remains YMCA at the local level, specifi c offerings will continue to carry the YMCA name (e.g., the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program), and the Y’s core values and national mission, “To put Christian prin-ciples into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all”-are not changing. Moreover, the new logo requires YMCA to be present in all treatments, creating a stronger connection between our name and visual identity. This was not the case with the previous logo.

Courts concludes, “So while we’ve changed our look and how we talk about ourselves, our Christian mission, our programs and our services has, and will continue to be the same as it always has.”

AMRO Gold Mine Cost Report Q2 2010, produced by VM Group/Haliburton commod-ity research, as saying that gold mine cash costs continue to rise, hitting $558 per ounce in the second quarter of this year.

The good news is that the profi t margin on each ounce of gold is widening because gold prices are rising faster than costs. Interest-ingly, costs are rising faster for low-cost producers. That may be because they are exhausting current deposits of high-grade ore, so they move on to lower-grade, higher-cost ore.

#4) AngloGold Ashanti Ends Its Massive Gold Hedge. Last week, AngloGold

Ashanti (AU) bought back its gold hedge book for $1.58 billion.

The move will “give us full exposure to the gold price,” Chief Executive Offi cer Mark

Cutifani said.

So what does that tell you? It certainly tells me that AngloGold’s manage-ment thinks gold prices are going higher. Ask yourself: What does one of the world’s biggest miners know that we don’t know?

So, I think gold could easily go to $1,400 next year and $1,600 the year after that. But it may go higher yet, to its infl ation-adjusted peak of $2,435 and beyond.

To view Seans full article on "Countdown to Gold & Silver Blastoff!": go to www.uncommonwisdom.com

PASTORS HOPE IRS PASTORS HOPE IRS WILL TAKE THE BAIT WILL TAKE THE BAIT

By participating in a recent pulpit initiative, pastors across the nation are beg-

ging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take them to court.

Nearly 100 pastors, backed by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), participated in “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” September 26 and chal-lenged the IRS by speaking about politics in church. David Barton, founder and president of Wall-Builders, believes it is necessary for outspoken pastors to speak out in order to prove that the IRS is prohibiting their First Amend-ment rights. (See related story)

“The IRS regulation, which was added in the 1950s and 1960s, is probably blatantly unconstitutional on its face, but we’ll never be able to prove that if we don’t have an

instance whereby to take them into court and have it really adjudicated,” Barton explains.

He says the list of pastors who respond to the call grows every year -- and includes one Iowa pastor who has essentially challenged the IRS to sue him. Barton likes the trend he is seeing.

“For the last three years, we have clearly had dozens and dozens...of pastors intentionally step across the line and...turn themselves into the IRS and say, ‘Ok -- we’ve stepped across your line; come after us,’” the Wall-Builders founder shares. “The IRS has refused to do that for three years, and that pretty much validates what we knew -- that this restriction is blatantly unconstitutional.”

Barton points out that the church used to be the news source for the public during the days of the Founding Fathers, but the regula-tion brought on by the IRS has had a major role in changing that.

By Becky Yeh - OneNewsNow.com

COUNTCOUNTDOWN TO GOLDDOWN TO GOLDAND SILVER BLASTOFF!AND SILVER BLASTOFF!

by: Bruce Malone

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A tremendous pyramid of evidence for design and recent creation is available for detailed study.

Romans 1:20 states: “For the invisible things of him from the creation are clearly seen, being understood by the

things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead: so that they are without excuse.”

COMMON QUESTIONS ANSWERED

EVIDENCE FOR CREATIONEVIDENCE FOR CREATION

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Many questions are raised by defenders of evolution when presented with

the evidence for creation. Of a particular interest is evidence for the worldwide fl ood which is documented in the Bible and by numerous other historical, anthropological, and cultural sources. This article addresses some of the common questions.How did marsupials get to Australia?Noah was charged with building the vessel to safeguard certain animals during this massive and complex worldwide disaster; not with distributing them afterwards. Once Noah released the animals on Mount Ararat, natural instincts and climatic conditions determined how the redistribution of the animal population took place. As subsequent generations of animals spread across the globe, territorial prowess or chance movements would send certain groups in certain directions. Those animals least suited for or least able to defend a territory would either be forced further from the landing site or face extermination. An immediate consequence of the worldwide fl ood was a brief but severe ice age which locked ocean water into vast ice fi elds. This lowered ocean levels and created a land bridge to Australia. A similar land bridge connected Asia to Alaska during this period of Earth history allowing free movement of man and animals between these continents. Land movements during the ice age or subsequent melting of the ice cut off the connection between Australia and Asia effectively isolating the unique animal life to Australia.How could massive worldwide coal deposits form rapidly?The fi rst effect of the worldwide fl ood would have been the ripping up of vegetation worldwide and erosion on an unimaginable scale.As the water receded from one area, vegetation would have been deposited only to be subsequently buried as the area sank and water brought in more sediment. This, layer upon layer of coal would be formed. Furthermore, it has been shown in the laboratory that vegetation can be turned into coal

in as little as 1 hour with suffi cient heat and pressure. A recent model of coal formation is provided by a study of the catastrophic explosion of Mount St. Helens in 1980. This explosion knocked down millions of trees which ended up fl oating on Spirit Lake. Underneath this layer of peat consisting of tree bark and organic matter. If that organic matter were buried by a subsequent eruption, the result would be a coal seam covered by sedimentary rock. Repeated cycles would rapidly produce a series of coal seams with sediment on top of each seam. This small scale model shows that it is reasonable to believe that an enormous fl ood would rapidly create the worldwide coal seams which we fi nd today.Is “Survival of the Fittest” part of the evolution?Modern evolutionists have tried to distance themselves from this concept due to the obvious negative consequences of the social realm. Denying that survival of the fi ttest is part of the evolutionary process is akin to denying that one type of animal will drive another to extinction given the right conditions. Contrary to the rosy picture of animal co-operation which evolutionists like to portray, one type of animal has no qualms wiping out another in its quest to propagate itself. Survival of the fi ttest has always been an integral part of the evolutionary theory. Wild dogs introduced to Australia are endangering native species because they are more aggressive and have no natural enemies.Sounds like “survival of the fi ttest” doesn’t it? If we are also animals who have evolved according to this basic principle of evolution, why shouldn’t we extend this principle into the social realm? Why shouldn’t we eliminate weaker classes of humans which are competing for what we feel we need? Evolution taken to its logical conclusion leads to a savage world akin to Hitler’s Nazi Germany when the strong determine what is right. It was no coincidence that Hitler was strongly infl uenced by the writings of Darwin.Does it make any logical sense that this method of death and destruction would be a loving God’s method for making us???