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Pakistan Muslims Burn Christian Alive

You won't find this story in the NYT's or the Washington Post or in any other leftwing media in this country. No, you have to go abroad to get the real news. This horrific piece is in The Seoul Times. Read it and weep for those who boldly face tortuous deaths rather than renounce Jesus Christ:

In Pakistan it is clear that minorities reside in fear because non-Muslims are deemed to be inferior and the state apparatus is not working when it comes to protecting minorities from Islamic radicals. Therefore, another Christian was killed in barbaric circumstances because Arshad Masih, a Christian, was burnt alive.

Arshad Masih was brutally killed by Muslims because he refused to renounce the Christian faith. He died from burns which covered 80 per cent of his body and it took three agonizing days before he finally passed away from being burnt alive by Muslims.

It is clear that in modern day Pakistan you have elements within the Muslim community who have deep hatred in their hearts and who have little time for diversity or religious pluralism. Instead, some within the Muslim community desire to kill in the name of Islam and to victimize all non-Muslims and minority Muslim followers like the Ahmadiyya.

In 2009 a Muslim mob burnt Christians alive in Pakistan and you had many other cases of severe persecution. The ongoing violence and persecution is relentless and minorities can be killed or victimized on a whim.

Therefore, just like 2009, the same cycle of violence is being directed towards non-Muslims and others like the Ahmadiyya Muslims who face vilification and persecution by the dominant Sunni Muslim community.

Already in 2010 you have had major cases which have been highlighted and this applies to the brutal killing of a 12 year old Christian girl called Shazia Bashir and the burning alive of Arshad Masih.

According to Christian advocacy groups Shazia Bashir was raped and tortured to death and Sohail Johnson from Sharing Life Ministry Pakistan (SLMP) was scathing about the ongoing situation in Pakistan. For Sohail Johnson stated “….that 99 per cent of Christian girls from poor families are hired by wealthy Muslims, and are often physically, psychologically and sexually abused.” He continued by stating that “In some cases, their employers marry them off to Muslim servants, and forcibly convert them to Islam.”

There's more. Be sure to read the entire piece.

Religion of peace? Think again!

Fess Parker, King of the Wild Frontier, dead at 85

Texas' native born son, Fess Parker, died today at age 85 (which just happened to be his wife's 84th birthday).

He was almost as iconic as the characters we remember him playing on TV: Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett to name just two. What Boomer didn't have a coonskin hat or two growing up, emulating Davy Crockett; or were we emulating Fess Parker playing Davy Crockett. Either way, they were terrific role models.

Fess Parker was one of the good guys. He will be missed!

"Wreckonciliation"

Long neck clink to Lucianne.com.

Rush Limbaugh Quote of the Day

You may have thought it, but Rush said it:

"Joblessness, Greece, Americans killed in Mexico, the national debt and budget deficit? None of that bothers Obama. No, what really gets him to lose his cool is when the Jews build 1600 new homes in Jerusalem. That makes Barack Hussein Obama mad."

What were those Israeli's thinking?! Building houses in their own sovereign country?

Ya Gotta Love Those Billboards

There's another billboard mystery in Minnesota. It's an unmitigated case of free speech in action. Don't you just love it?

It's Called the "Slaughter Strategy!" (You can't make this stuff up!!!)

That's right, the Slaughter Strategy named after Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-NY, is the methodology which would allow passage of the Senate bill without the House having voted on it. Hmmm...passage of a bill without a vote?

Here's the bottom line: For health reform to become law, the 2,700-page Senate bill somehow has to get through the House.

The trickery that Speaker Pelosi is concocting to get that done almost defies belief. It's aptly called the "Slaughter Strategy," after Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-NY, who cooked it up.

Here's how it would work: The House would "deem" the main Senate bill to have passed without directly voting on it as long as the House approves a companion bill of amendments to the Senate bill.

Got it? The original bill and the bill of fixes would be tied together on final passage. Enough House members hate provisions in the Senate bill that Pelosi can't round up 216 votes to pass the Senate bill alone.

The Slaughter Strategy (more likely describing what would happen to House members in November if they try this) would allow House members to say they never voted for the Senate bill, just the amendments to fix it.

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich had the best line: Last year, the House was passing bills without reading them. This year, they're passing bills without voting on them.

How is this possibly even remotely constitutional?!

The only thing apt about this procedure is its name; the Slaughter Strategy, which indeed will cause the dems to get "slaughtered" at the polls in November. But far worse, federally funded abortions will become the norm if this bill is allowed to pass, thereby slaughtering untold numbers of unborn babies.

The slaughter strategy indeed!

Listen to what Mark Levin says about Rep. Slaughter: Mark Levin Calls for Expulsion of Rep. Slaughter.

Mark Levin: "A Great Statesman vs. A Lousy Marxist!"

Hat tip to Mark Levin for posting this "Reagan-Obama" debate. This is "must see TV!"

The Reagan Library Video Tour

I was rummaging around the internet tonight trying to find a video of the speech Mark Levin gave last night at the Reagan Library...haven't yet found it but I did find a must see video tour of the Reagan Library right here. It's quick tour hosted by Gary Sinise with some terrific shots of some of the library's highlights.

The Reagan Library is a very special place. My wife and I visited not long after President Reagan died in 2004. The Air Force One exhibit was still under construction as was Reagan's final resting place shown in the video.

Be sure to click on the above link to get a quick tour. It's well worth a few minutes of your time and while you're there, do a little exploring at the website. It's inspiring and you will wax nostalgic for a better time. It might even bring a tear to your eye.