For Obama on His Birthday (there's no reliable documentation, but we'll take his word on the date)

Two Videos - Catholic and Evangelical - One Message

Before November's election, one of the following videos should be on every Christian website in America.  Before we "vote our values," however, Americans must "humble themselves and pray and seek His face and turn from their wicked ways."  Having done that, America will rekindle her light to the world and renew the covenant of two centuries.

The Evangelical Version:

The Catholic Version:

On the Chick-fil-A Front of the Culture War

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Two weeks ago, Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, an Atlanta company famous for its juicy chicken sandwiches, appeared on "The Ken Coleman Show" to air his biblical belief that those who champion same-sex marriage are risking divine retribution upon us all.

"We are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,'" said Cathy. "I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about."

Don Kennedy Addresses League of the South: "Liberty Trumps Government"

A great speech on America's first principles and the need for restoration.

What Can We Do to Help Our Christian Brethren in the Middle East?

Praying for them, and the invocation of Saint Charbel, may be a good way to start

From The Catholic Herald (UK)

By Father Alexander Lucie-Smith

Over the next few Sundays the gospel readings are taken from the sixth chapter of St John, which is usually known as the Eucharistic Discourse. This means that for the next few weeks every priest in the land will have to preach about the Holy Eucharist and allied topics, and as I myself contemplated this task I thought of all the saints who, in various ways, have deepened our understanding of the Eucharistic miracle.

The first that came to mind was, paradoxically, for he is not very well known in England, Saint Charbel (sometimes spelled Sharbel) Makhluf. I first came across devotion to saint Charbel in Lebanon, his native land. Wherever you go in the Christian parts of Lebanon, there you see Saint Charbel’s picture. The iconography is unmistakeable: he is wearing his monk’s habit, and his eyes are cast down.

Richard Viguerie: Ted Cruz's Victory Foretells Conservative Takeover of GOP

The following is a statement from Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, regarding the runoff victory of Ted Cruz for U.S. senator in the Texas Republican primary:

"The victory of Ted Cruz in the Texas Republican Senate runoff primary means that the torch is being passed to a new generation of principled small government constitutional conservatives and that the 'let's make a deal' Republican Party of old will soon go the way of the Dodo bird.

"Ted's nomination sent a strong signal that a new conservative Republican Party is being born and, by 2016, principled conservatives will replace most leaders in Congress and the Party at the national, state, and local levels. GOP leaders should 'ask not for whom the bell tolls -- it tolls for thee.'

"The Cruz campaign was a contest in which the people--grassroots conservatives and Tea Partiers -- routed the establishment and the special interests.

"Inspired by such national conservative leaders as Sarah Palin, Phyllis Schlafly, Ed Meese, James Dobson, by Senators Jim DeMint, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, and Tom Coburn, and by organizations such as The Club for Growth and FreedomWorks, the grassroots conservative and Tea Party voters of Texas took on the combined power of Governor Rick Perry, every Texas GOP state senator save one, and the good old boy network of Austin and DC lobbyists--and they won.

"By nominating Ted Cruz, the Republican voters of Texas today sent a strong message that what they want is an end to the crony capitalism, business-as-usual spending, and disregard for the Constitution that have dominated Washington no matter which party was in power.

"Ted Cruz began his campaign by saying, 'We don't need another establishment, career politician that's going to put his arm around the Democrats and keep compromising in growing the size and spending and power of the federal government.'

"The Republican voters of Texas sent a strong message that they agree it is time to stop compromising and start rolling back the size, spending, and power of government."

Rep. Mike Kelly's Must See Rebuke of Obamunism