Rick Warren: An Open Letter to Progressives

Evangelicals condemn attacks on Obama's faith, but Warren remains silent (The Upshot)
A group of leading Evangelical preachers including television pastor T.D. Jakes and Kirbyjon Caldwell, a spiritual adviser to George W. Bush has released a letter condemning "misrepresentations" of President Obama's faith. "We are deeply troubled by the recent questioning of President Obama's faith. We understand that these are contentious times, but the personal faith of our leaders should not be up for public debate," the letter reads . "Obama has been unwavering in confessing Christ...

Rick Warren Copies Beck Blind Trick
God has struck blind another conservative. Only this time it’s apparently real. I hypothesized that Beck’s claim he may or may not go blind was all made up to garner more people at his August rally. Now, Rick Warren gets in on the act. From CNN : “My eyes were severely burned by a toxic poison,” Warren wrote on his Twitter page Thursday morning. “Hospitalized Mon. Excruciating pain. Now home. Pray my sight loss is restored.” The sap of the firestick...

An Open Letter for a Media Request to the White House
As a local blogger that has operated in DC since April 2002, I think that I deserve a major break. I want to set major goals and make great breakthroughs on this blog. I want history to define Francwa Sims and his Anacostia Diaries as more than just another blog on the Internet. So I chose to aim my sights high. I have formally sent an media interview request to the White House via the "Contact the White House" page at Whitehouse.gov . I asked for an interview with President Obama. There are...

The Politics of School Bullying (An Open Letter to the School Head/Parents)
It has come to my attention that my son is being bullied at school by a certain classmate of his, going by the name of “XX”. I do not know his last name. As early as the first few weeks of this school year, I have been consistently nagged by my son that this boy I have mentioned has been causing him too much “bother” — which, at first I did not take as anything harmful. I am a parent and have been a kid myself so I perfectly understand that such...

An open letter about illegal immigration
After listening to these two peoplea genuine sadness enveloped me. It was this minority woman — after declaring her love for this country -whokeenly stood before us and said, you have to make it your business. I had to agree with her that if I wanted Third World behavior — like selling food from their push-carts or outof a car trunk in my area — I’d move to a Third World country.No one talks about the Identity Theft occurring. No one talks about instant...

VoteVets Launches Open Letter in Support of Islamic Community Center in Lower Manhattan
(When I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitition back in the Vietnam era, nobody told me the Constitition's guarantee of "free exercise of religion" didn't include Muslims.  I'd proud that today's vets also understand that they are risking their lives not just for the flag but, even more important, for "The Republic for Which it Stands."   - promoted by Voyageur ) Generally speaking, most of my fellow CoPolsters support the Constitutionality of the building of the Cordoba...

Open Letter to candidates and incumbents for New York elected office
I am Michael Vass, owner of M V Consulting, Inc., writer for the Binghamton Examiner.com, and resident of New York State. As the mid-term Elections approach there are several concerns that voters have expressed to me as a member of the press, a political commentator, and individual that I believe need to be addressed. Therefore, as a member of the press and a resident of New York I request a response on the following questions. Any and all responses will be published VERBATIM. I am also willing...

VoteVets Launches Open Letter in Support of Islamic Community Center in Lower Manhattan
Today, VoteVets is launching an Open Letter to the organizers of the Park51 Community Center in Lower Manhattan in support of their project. Here is the text of the Letter: As Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we are writing to support your right to build a Community Center on the property you purchased in Lower Manhattan, and urge you to continue on with your project. We encourage you to distribute this Letter to all those who may be interested, so they know that Veterans like us...

Open Letter to Tom Tancredo from Colorado Liberty Groups
Many Coloradans and liberty movement individuals respect you for your courage and honorable service to this state. But, we ask what really has changed, and how your High Noon ultimatum issued July 22nd reflects the principles and values you have long stood for? This ultimatum seems out of character and completely contradicts the sage advice you offered us in an Open Letter on December 21, 2009 and reiterated again passionately at a joint 9-12 Project/Tea Party event on January 16, 2010 . We...

Open Letter to President Obama on Russian Human Rights Abuses
In recent weeks, attempts by Russian citizens to stage peaceful demonstrations were met with force and arrests.  Newspaper accounts report dozens of arrests.  In Moscow, the authorities arrested Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Solidarity Russia movement whom you met during your July 2009 visit to Russia.  Video of the July 31 demonstration shows that authorities targeted Mr. Nemtsov while he calmly attempted to proceed to the...

An Open Letter to Paul Krugman
Wealthy people are unlikely to spend every penny of their income immediately, so it is important for the Political Classes to get their hands on those funds, as governments will spend freely in the short run. Thus, from what I can tell, you believe that it is the Very Duty of Everyone to spend everything quickly, and since you are advocating such beliefs publicly, I would like to challenge you to practice what you preach. Here are some suggestions: I realize that you might be objecting by now....

An Open Letter for You, in your Inauguration Day! Mr. President!
First and foremost, we extend our deepest and sincerest congratulations on your ascendancy to the highest-elected office of our beloved country through a democratic process that every Filipino can take pride in for many generations to come. The first step inherent in the process of transformation is recognizing the need for change and our capacity to change for the better! Thus, from this point onward, we are hopeful that inspired by your convincing victory and leadership, every Filipino...

Tom Tancredo's open letter to Colorado's 912 activists and Tea Party patriots
I ask you to ponder the meaning of that headline. Not a single Republican voted for this federal takeover, a deceptive, pork-laden proposal that has been mislabeled, Health Care reform. And not a single Democrat voted against it. Some like Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Ben Nelson of Nebraska were bought off by $100 million or $300 million bribes buried deep in the bill, while others simply bought into the despicable lies about the nations Health Insurance Industry. I need not belabor...

Open Letter of Human Rights Watch to the ASEAN SG
Singapore from November 18-22. We are hopeful that the long-awaited signing of the Charter may lead to a commitment among ASEAN members to protect Human Rights. We especially welcome the provisions of the Charter pledging all signatories to abide by International Law and enacting a regional Human Rights mechanism. We urge you and other ASEAN Foreign Ministers to establish specific deadlines for implementing a binding Human Rights mechanism as part of the new Charter. We also urge ASEAN members...

An Open Letter to Paul Krugman
I don't know if it's just fun for you to do this or if you're actually convinced by it or what, but your blog might benefit from working harder to connect 1. to 2.. As someone that reads Krugman, doesn't always agree with him (I actually disagree with him on this point - on the Bush Tax Cuts), but does think he regularly has very good insights, I often don't even have the inclination to comment on your posts (although I do read them whenever you link to Mises) because they...

Dinesh D'Souza to Lead NYC's King's College
. "I'm comfortable with the Evangelical world. In a sense, I'm part of it." D'Souza's wife, Dixie, is an Evangelical, and the family has attended Calvary Chapel, a nondenominational Evangelical Church in San Diego, for the past 10 years. He has been invited to speak in several churches and colleges, including Rick Warren's Saddleback Church and Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. "I do not describe myself as Catholic today. But I don't want to renounce it either because it's an important part of...

Is Dinesh D'Souza a Catholic?
In a post last week on the appointment of Dinesh D’Souza as president of King’s College, Rusty Reno wrote : Surely were at an interesting juncture in American religious history when a prominent Catholic is tapped to head up an Evangelical College.A veryinteresting juncture. It will be interesting to see how the Catholic thing works out. That was my initial reaction too. I would have also agreed with the description of D’Souza as a “prominent...

Denied
In yet another sweeping victory for LGBT equality, Judge Vaughn R. Walker has ruled to deny a permanent stay on the recent ruling that struck down California's Proposition 8 (the voter approved Marriage equality ban). Judge Walker wrote: "California is able to issue Marriage licenses to Same-Sex couples, as it has already issued 18,000 Marriage licenses to Same-Sex couples and has not suffered any demonstrated harm as a result." He did however, extended the temporary stay which remains in...

Setback.
After a recent victory of the lower Court's decision to strike down Anti-gay Proposition 8 as Unconstitutional, an emergency appeal to stay was filed by the proponents of Prop 8 with the 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals. Proponents of the discriminative Proposition 8 argument: "Gay Marriages would harm the state's interest in promoting responsible procreation."  (Why then, when you file for a Marriage license there isn't a section "are you planning, do you want or can you have Children? ")...

"The last refuge of a liberal"
Krauthammer , crystallizing several years worth of postings here into a single column: Liberalism under siege is an ugly sight indeed. Just yesterday it was all hope and change and returning power to the people. But the people have proved so disappointing. Their recalcitrance has, in only 19 months, turned the predicted 40-year liberal ascendancy (James Carville) into a full retreat. Ah, the people, the little people, the small-town people, the “bitter” people, as Barack Obama in...

2010 - the year that name-calling stopped working as a political tactic
Charles Krauthammer discusses the Tea Party, Arizona’s Illegal Immigration law, Prop 8, etc., and the hysterical response they have drawn from the Left: Note what connects these issues. In every one, Liberals have lost the argument in the court of Public Opinion. Majorities — often lopsided majorities — oppose President Obama’s social-democratic agenda (e.g., the Stimulus, ObamaCare), support the Arizona law, oppose Gay Marriage and reject a Mosque near Ground...

Ken Mehlman Gay Revelation: GOP Shift on Same Sex Marriage?
Six years ago Ken Mehlman was running the re-election campaign of a president who sought a Constitutional Amendment to ban Same-Sex Marriage. '); } Now he's the nation's most prominent Openly Gay Republican and the latest member of the George W. Bush Administration to support extending Marriage Rights to Gays and Lesbians. Mehlman has been working as a Fundraiser and Strategist for the American Foundation for Equal Rights -- a group that supports Same-Sex Marriage and is suing to...

Iowa foes of same-sex marriage seek to oust judges who legalized it
Des Moines - Politics is as much a mainstay of the Iowa State Fair as the deep-fried food and the cows sculpted out of butter. But the crowds searching for a remote corner under the grandstand this week were not headed for one of the presidential hopefuls who routinely drop by. They were interested in a normally low-key judicial Election that has suddenly taken center stage in the national fight over Same-Sex Marriage. Conservative Activists are trying to oust three Judges on the state Supreme...

gay marriage! controversy! slow down!
I’m a little late in getting to this, but a Federal Judge has ruled that California’s Proposition 8, which prohibited Gay Marriage in that state, is Unconstitutional. I like to think of Same-Sex Marriage is one of those “duh!” issues, like beer Deregulation or early childhood education . We recognize, however, that despite how simple an issue it is for some, Same-Sex Marriage has caused a great deal of controversy for other people. Orin Kerr had a post up recently...

The Government's New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS " 1984 is Almost
The Ninth Circuit Court is notorious for its liberal decisions; it is the same Court that overruled the California vote against Gay Marriage. As a citizen, your Constitutional Right to Privacy must be protected by the Courts and if not, the judges should be removed for violation of their oath of office. It is time to remove so called Progressives from the Courts of the land. The 1984 saga may be late, but if the Democrats have their way, it is not too far in the distance. Excerpt: Government...