Till Terror Continues, Afspa Must Not Be Removed From J&k By: Ryan | - Omar Abdullah can does not deserve flak for his recent comments to withdraw Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of J&K. Even Home Minister Chidambaram, who had backed Omars idea does not need condemnation, for cooking up and serving a half- -baked dish! All told, AFSPA is an abnormal act meant for abnormal situations. If Omar is demanding its withdrawal then that means Jammu and Kashmir is returning to normalcy.
The World Of Counter Terrorism And The World Of Fraud Prevention Collide By: eccuni | -
Information Security, also known as Fraud Prevention, is a world that is a never-ending fight between good and evil. Fraudsters make thousands of techniques and tools to evade different policies, solutions and procedures made by professionals who have a master in information security who works in Financial Institutions and Security Companies to prevent fraud and scam attempts. Companies alter systems or make fresh ones if they observe a certain activity that involves fraud to recognize an ... Tags:ms information security, master in information security
The Obama Administration 2010 Vs. George Orwell "1984" By: Bruno Korschek | - I cannot help feeling that the Obama administration, and the entire American political class, has some frightening similarities to the dysfunctional and totalitarian government that George Orwell foresaw in his classic novel, "1984." The loss of freedom, the frightening rise in power by the ruling political class, the declining quality of life for ordinary citizens, the manipulation and spin doctoring of reality, etc. are very similar to the storyline in "1984."
So, Am I A Reductionist? By: Aaron Taylor | - A few weeks ago I wrote a post on my blog entitled "Will the Real Gospel Please Stand Up?" In the post I talked about how America, being a trendy nation, seems to have a gospel to fit just about every corresponding trend in society. For the materialist trend, we have the health and wealth gospel. For the postmodern trend, we have deconstruction and negative theology (I can kick myself for forgetting to add the patriotic gospel, but I'm happy to mention it now). Point being that with all the di ... Tags:Book of Acts, apostolic gospel, New Testament, negative theology, postmodern, health and wealth gospel
Speak Evil Of No Man...really?? By: Aaron Taylor | - I love the New Testament. I think it's fair to say that I live, eat, breathe, and drink the New Testament. I honestly think that there's no piece of literature more inspiring and uplifting than the New Testament. Having said that, I have to admit that more often than not, I find myself frustrated—and a bit annoyed—at its content. Because the more I read the New Testament, the more I realize that God has set the bar sky-high for those that would call themselves Christ -followers. C ... Tags:Barack Obama, Chairman Mao, Christians, Glen Beck, Hillary Clinton, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot, Sarah Palin, Stalin
Will The Real Gospel Please Stand Up? By: Aaron Taylor | - When I read the Book of Acts in the New Testament, I notice a stark contrast between the gospel that the Apostles preached and the gospel that is preached in many American churches today. America is a trendy nation. It seems that for every cultural trend there's a gospel to fit that trend. How does the church react to a materialistic society? No problem! It's called the "health and wealth" gospel. And the postmodern trend? No problem! There are gospels that emphasize "deconstruction" and "negati ... Tags:Book of Acts, apostolic gospel, New Testament, negative theology, postmodern, health and wealth gospel
Ruth Was An Illegal Immigrant, So Does That Make Boaz A Villain? By: Aaron Taylor | - Every once in a while I get an "aha" moment and I can't turn my mind off, thus preventing me from a good night's sleep. Last night's "aha" moment came as I was reflecting on the issue of comprehensive immigration reform. The tendency of faith leaders advocating for a compassionate approach to illegal immigrants is to appeal to the numerous "be kind to strangers" texts in the Hebrew Scriptures. The problem with this approach is that it elicits a universal response from the other side, "Yes, bu ... Tags:Ruth, Boaz, illegal immigrants, Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Deuteronomy, Moabite, comprehensive immigration reform, Hebrew Scriptures
What I Learned From The--gasp!--word Of Faith Movement By: Aaron Taylor | - Perhaps you've heard of them. Televangelists with bouffant hairstyles and Rolex watches saying send me a dollar and God will give you a hundred, women with gaudy make-up, and the ever-famous "Be healed in the name of Jeeeee-sus" while pushing people to the ground. These are the excesses that come to mind when the average Christian thinks of the "Word of Faith" movement. I've been writing progressive evangelical articles for about a year now on the Sojourners website, but I think it's time for m ... Tags:Word of Faith, liberation theologians, postmodernism, emergent, televangelists, Anabaptists, Pentecostalism, deity of Christ, incarnation, Sojourners
Rethinking The Gospel Of "success" By: Aaron Taylor | - Ever since the crash of 2008, I've found myself doing a lot of soul searching. At first, like most people, I had no idea what the crash was about. Who caused it? What political party is to blame? And, for Pete's sake, what in the world is a credit default swap? I still have more questions than answers, but now that I've had some time to think, and after reading Jim Wallis's book "Rediscovering Values", I'm reminded of a success seminar I attended a few years back in St. Louis, Missouri.
The B-plus President Flunks His Freshman Year By: Drew McKissick | - Back in December, Oprah Winfrey interviewed Barack Obama and asked him what kind of grade he would give himself on his job performance. "A good, solid B-plus", he answered.
Really? Talk about grading on a curve.
Let's review some of the highlights and lowlights of Mr. Obama's freshman year.
Soon after taking office he managed to push his big stimulus program through Congress. Then there were the bank bailouts (and the continuation of the Bush bailouts), ... Tags:Obama job performance, obamas first year, obamas job approval
Adventures In Parenting, The Day I Brought My Newborn Home By: Aaron Taylor | - Sleep, oh sleep, where art thou? My wife and I's first child, Christian David Taylor, was born last week on Tuesday January 5th. I've been told by the sum total of everyone I've ever met that having children is going to drastically change my life. To demonstrate the truthfulness of that statement, I'd like to tell you about the day my wife and I were released from the hospital and had to drive the three- hour drive from Albuquerque to Farmington.
Why Is Islam A Religion ? By: C. Read | - The only thing saving Islam from being branded what it is a pagan Fascism of unfettered violence is its status as a religion. But why it that status accorded to an Arabian moon cult based around the Meccan moon deity Ali-ilah and denied for instance in many countries to Scientology, and those who believe that humans came from an alien race ? Islam is no more credible in its theology than the followers of the grinning Bishop Cruise. The only difference is that Muslims have conflated moon ... Tags:Islam is not a religion, Why is Islam a religion
Obama's Nobel Speech, What Did We Expect? By: Aaron Taylor | - I didn't get a chance to watch Barack Obama's Nobel speech live, but I've read the transcript and found very little in the speech that couldn't have been given by any number of past presidents—including George W. Bush. Granted, absent from the speech is the grandiose rhetoric of "Bring it on", "You're either with us or with the terrorists" and "Ridding the world of evil", but should being less arrogant than Bush qualify someone for the Nobel Peace Prize? Probably not. On the other hand, ... Tags:Obama, Nobel speech, Afghanistan, Martin Luther, Protestant Reforamtion, John Howard Yoder, war, George W. Bush, Christians
Hurray To Rick Warren For Denouncing Uganda's Anti-gay Law, But Where Are Other Christians? By: Aaron Taylor | - As a career missionary to Africa, I fear what would happen to me on judgment day if I didn't speak out against what is happening in Uganda right now in the name of Christ. I was in the middle of typing my monthly newsletter when I decided to check my e-mail. The subject line read, "Pastor Rick Warren condemns Uganda anti-homosexuality bill." Hurray for Rick Warren, but my question is where's everyone else? Christian Right leaders in the U.S. are constantly griping that the media portrays them ... Tags:Rick Warren, Uganda, anti-gay law, T. D. Jakes, Reinhard Bonnke, Benny Hinn, homosexuals, pastors, missionaries, evangelists
Obama's Escalation In Afghanistan, Should Christians Take A Side? By: Aaron Taylor | - On the eve of the election last November, I wrote a thinly-veiled endorsement of Barack Obama and blasted it out to my friends and family. Now after listening to President Obama's speech trying to sell the American people on his decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan, there's a verse of Scripture that's taken on a profound new significance, "Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man in whom there is no help" (Psalm 146:3).
Dinesh D'souza, The New Atheism, And Constantinian Christianity By: Aaron Taylor | - Last week at the Innovative Evangelism Conference I got a chance to hear Dinesh D'Souza speak to a standing room only crowd. Many in the crowd were fellow evangelists, but there were a few seekers and skeptics present as well. Dinesh D'Souza is a renowned Christian apologist known for taking on the proponents of the New Atheism (people like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens). He's also one of America's most influential conservative thinkers.
Billy Graham And Theological Humility, Will The Next Generation Follow In His Foosteps? By: Aaron Taylor | - Every three years, young evangelists from around the world gather in Portland Oregon to attend a conference put on by the Next Generation Alliance, an organization dedicated to mentoring the next generation of global gospel preachers. While I'm looking forward to the Innovative Evangelism Conference next week, I think a serious reflection on the man that most of us attending the conference draw the bulk of our inspiration from—Billy Graham—is in order.
A Health Care Whistle-blower And A Call To Christian Accountability By: Aaron Taylor | - Wendell Potter worked for 15 years as the head of public relations for CIGNA, one of the largest health insurance companies in the U.S. Wendell's job was to keep high profile complaints from becoming major news stories. So when policy -holders were denied care or were kicked out of the plan for getting sick, Wendell's job was to make sure that the fewer the people who knew about it, the better. For years, Wendell convinced himself that working on behalf of his company's shareholders over and a ... Tags:Wendell Potter, CIGNA, health care reform, Matthew 18, corporate greed, church discipline, Wise West Virginia, Jesus, New Testament, excommunication
The Bully America By: M.Ashraf | - Recently while watching a movie on the cable TV about the subduing and subsequent killing of a Red Indian tribal chief, the Sitting Bull in Sioux, one was reminded of the violent history of the Americans. Right from day one the White Man fought the natives, the Red Indians to build up the present America. The 200 year history of the United States of America is full of violence. They first neutralised the natives by virtually exterminating these like some kind of vermin and p ... Tags:America, Violence, Arrogance, Historical, Final destruction.
In The Year 2020 By: Burk Pendergrass | - At various times in man's history all human kind including the Computer Man have been bitten with the bug of a time warp, a space warp, and time travel. Sometimes it was to travel back in time in an attempt to change historical facts and outcomes one did not like. Other times it was a search for a mode of travel into the future in an effort to understand what the seers of earlier generations predicted and when and why such things should befall us.
Take Time To Interview A Stranger... By: Jake Solochek | - Take time to interview a local person
It started with a simple observation. I was sitting in a cafe on Las Olas Blvd. and I notice that a stately looking gentleman was shaking his head. I looked in the direction of his gaze and I saw two women laughing, both talking on cellphones -- not with each other, talking to two separate people. One was berating the judge who put Paris Hilton back in jail and the other was complaining about the cancellation of a TV show.
American Sleeping Giant Awakes - But Is Too Heavy To Walk On Islamic Jihadist Eggshells By: Rev Michael Bresciani | - One of America's largest Christian broadcasters, Trinity Broadcasting Network has decided to drop one of its shows because it does not want to agitate Muslim Jihadist. Of course they say it is because they don't want to offend Muslims in general and that because they are beginning to broadcast into Arab countries. Nevertheless the dye is cast and with a brand of political correctness of their own making they plan to bounce the long running show created by the late Zola Levitt. The last show is s ... Tags:Islamic, Jihadist, jihad, American, sleeping giant, Hal Lindsey, Zola Levitt, Mark Levitt, George Bush, 9/11, Pharisees, TBN, Trinity Broadcasting, Jim Jones, Guyan
Immigrants And Converts Responsible For Muslim Terror Violence In The West By: robert1704 | - When we think of terrorist assaults, we visualize hate spitting imams or a serene Osama Bin Laden in front of us; we think of Palestine, Syria, Iran, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. However, as you will see below, this is a very wrong representation of the facts. Although the people and countries that are mentioned are pulling the strings, the real danger is coming from another side.
