America, are you paying attention?

Folks, if this country doesn't wake up quickly to what is happening right before our eyes, one day we'll wake up to a country that we don't even recognize.

I want you to imagine that you are sitting at home, your home, with a group of 15 or so friends, and a government official knocks at your door. You answer the knock, and the government official proceeds to ask you a series of questions about what you and your friends are doing in your home. It turns out that you are holding a Bible study.

The government official tells you that you are in violation of the law. A few days later you are ordered to "stop religious assembly or apply for a major use permit."

Does this sound like something that might have happened in Cuba, North Korea, China, or maybe in the former Soviet Union? Yes, it probably has happened in all of those places. But this would never happen here, not in the United States of America. Would it?

Guess again! That's exactly what happened to David and Mary Jones of San Diego, California. You can read the 10News report here and the FOX News report here.

Read the reports.

I'm afraid for our country. I'm afraid for my children as they begin lives on their own. I'm afraid for my future grandchildren and the world in which they will grow up.

Americans had better wake up before it's too late!

Is This a Good Use of Our Tax Money?

As of May 15, 2009 the national debt was 11,270,547,397,564.64. So our government is now watching every penny it spends to make sure it is spent wisely, right? Well, not quite. Unless this seems to you like wise spending of our tax dollars.

The National Institutes of Health is spending $2.6 million to "study the link between alcohol use and the spread of HIV/AIDS among female sex workers in a single southern province in China."

The study, being conducted by lead researcher Dr. Xiaoming Li, Ph.D., of Wayne State University, hopes to "establish and evaluate whether an alcohol and HIV intervention center can assist in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS among sex workers in China."

So our money is being used to educate Chinese prostitutes on the dangers of drinking on the job.

If you like that wise use of our tax dollars, you'll love this one.

The U.S. government is spending $400,000 to study risky sexual behavior of gay men in bars in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The research will be conducted in "public venues in Buenos Aires where men meet, alcohol is consumed, and sexual behavior occurs," with the goal of describing "the relative contribution of physical characteristics of the place, patron characteristics, type and level of alcohol consumption, and social dynamics that are at play and potentiate each other to result in sexual risk behavior."

So there you have it. Our tax dollars at work!

Another Example of the Intolerant Left

In Sunday's Miss USA beauty pageant, judge Perez Hilton, an openly gay celebrity blogger, asked finalist Carrie Prejean, Miss California, the following question:

Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit. Why or why not?

As part of Prejean's answer, she said, "I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman."

Her answer drew boos from the audience, and according to Hilton himself, probably cost Prejean the title of Miss USA.

What a sad commentary on the state of our society!

First of all, why is a self-proclaimed "queen of all media" celebrity blogger chosen as a judge of the Miss USA contest? Secondly, why is he allowed to ask an entirely political question on a topic in which he, as a gay man, has a personal interest; and thirdly, why is this girl essentially eliminated from the running for the crown because this judge doesn't agree with her personal opinion on the subject?

Prejean has stated that she believes that her answer cost her the title of Miss USA, and Hilton himself later admitted to Larry King that Prejean's answer hurt her. "She was definitely, either the frontrunner or one of the top two contenders," Hilton told King.

King then asked, "Did you think that it (Prejean's answer) hurt her?"

"Absolutely," Hilton responded, "and I think a lot of the judges did."

Even though it probably cost Prejean the title, she believes that she did the right thing by being true to her beliefs. "I have no regrets," Prejean said. "By having to answer that question in front of a national audience, God was testing my character and faith. I'm glad I stayed true to myself."

For his part, Hilton has called Prejean a "dumb bitch" and said that she has "half a brain." I'm sure that Hilton's status as a "celebrity blogger," qualifies him as an intellectual giant, but don't those comments seem just a little harsh when directed toward someone simply because she doesn't agree with you, especially when they are coming from someone who claims that all viewpoints should be accepted and respected?

Politically Correct Dilemma

The politically correct crowd is facing quite a predicament. No honorable adherent of politically correct speech would ever suggest that humanity faces, in global warming, anything less than a potentially catastrophic crisis of epic proportions. According to those self-proclaimed protectors of the earth, man has the responsibility to do whatever it takes to stop the clock of impending doom.

It is also contrary to accepted politically correct dialogue to suggest that any person might be overweight. Therein lies the dilemma.

Scientists now claim that overweight people cause global warming. That's right. According to scientists, overweight people eat more than lower-weight people, which means that feeding them requires more food production, which is a major cause of CO2 emissions. Additionally, overweight people are more likely to drive a car as opposed to walking, further adding to global warming.

I can't wait to see the all-loving, all-accepting left-wing nuts trying to explain to fat people that they are destroying the planet.

Thousands of Right-Wing Extremists Fail to Become Violent

Homeland Security was ready. They had just issued a report warning law enforcement to be on the alert. But those darn right-wing extremists! They can't do anything right!

There they were - thousands of them, gathered in groups of hundreds and thousands, all across the county, holding tea party protests. They had the perfect opportunity. Surely thousands of hate-oriented, anti-government radicals who are opposed to abortion and illegal immigration could set a couple of cars on fire. There were also plenty of gun-totin' rednecks present. You would think they could have shot-up a few buildings. Better yet, some of the disgruntled military veterans in attendance could have firebombed the buildings. At the very least, someone could have thrown a rock through a window!

It's not like these right-wing extremists haven't had opportunity to witness plenty of properly-conducted protests from which to learn: WTO, G8, G20, pro-immigration, anti-war... leftists really know how protest. So these right-wing extremists have no excuse for not having at least some violence at Wednesday's tea parties.

Now, Homeland Security is going to have to go back to wasting their time on something silly - like Islamic terrorists.