I don't know if this is a true story, and frankly I'm too lazy to verify it, but since I'm more interested in the prayer than the story about the prayer (which is that a minister prayed it at an opening session of his state's senate), I'm reprinting the text of the prayer that has been sent to me repeatedly in email, below.

Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask 
your forgiveness and to seek your direction and  
guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those  
who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we 
have done.  

We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed 
our values. 

We have exploited the poor and called it 
the lottery.  

We have rewarded laziness and called it 
welfare. 

We have killed our unborn and called  it 
choice.  

We have shot abortionists and called  it 
justifiable.  

We have neglected to discipline our 
children and called it building self esteem.. 

We have abused power and called it  
politics.  

We have coveted our neighbor's possessions 
and called it ambition.  

We have polluted the air with profanity and 
pornography and called it freedom of expression.  

We have ridiculed the time-honored values 
of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.  

Search  us, Oh, God, and know our hearts 
today;  cleanse us from every sin and set us free.  

It has been said that you get the government you deserve. I just downloaded the President-elect's blueprint for change, so that I can in a way hold his feet to the fire, on those many change-based promises he made.

Alan Colmes gets to the heart of the issue...

Katie Couric asked Governor Palin this question:

COURIC: Do you believe evolution should be taught as an accepted scientific principle or one of several theories?

Here's Palin's answer:

PALIN: Oh, I think it should be taught as an accepted principle. And, you know, I say that also as the daughter of a school teacher, a science teacher, who has really instilled in me a respect for science. It should be taught in our schools. And I won't ever deny that I see the hand of God in this beautiful creation that is Earth. But that is not part of a policy or a local curriculum in a school district. Science should be taught in science class.

Evolution should be taught as a principle of science? Wait a minute. Just to be sure I wasn't misunderstanding the principle of the word principle, I looked it up:

Principle:\Èprin(t)-s(Y-)pYl, -sY-bYl\ 1 a: a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption b (1): a rule or code of conduct

So much for Palin the creationist. "I see the hand of God in this beautiful creation that is Earth." What a cop out.

If Palin were a creationist, she would have answered, "In a perfect world, which is how God created it before man sinned and screwed it all up, evolution would be taught as a failed principle - one that in no way follows any known law of science, including the 1st and 2nd law of thermodynamics. The creation of life, which evolutionists say arose by chance without any Intelligent Designer of any kind mind you, has not been duplicated by even the most intelligent scientists who have for years spent millions of dollars in failed attempts to develop life from non living matter. Their attempts only prove that life cannot arise from non-life. Real science, to whom I am a friend - repeatable, retestable, operational science, actually points in another direction - a downward spiral of genetic mistakes that in no way add information to the genome, which is exactly the opposite of what evolution requires to work. No, evolution is not working today, and allow me to knock down some straw-man arguments while I have this rare opportunity to straighten America out - crop eating grasshoppers who are "building up a resistance to pesticides" is not proof of evolution any more than wingless beetles on a remote island prove it; they always had that trait, and were the lucky few who did. This in no way supports molecules to man evolution. Nor does anything else we see today. Period.

"So yes, I think evolution should be taught in schools - as a failed and flawed theory. And while I have your attention, we talk about Obama's support for Raila Odinga now?"

She'd have my vote.

Does Palin need another advisor?

God, it is good to be able place my faith in something I can have confidence in - something that I can prove exists. Many people, good Christians included, say you cannot prove the Bible is true, but God makes it clear he will prove He is who He says He is by predicting future events. And He does.

So when the so called "New Atheists," or "Brights" as they like to call themselves, (because they are so much smarter than you or I, or anyone engaged in religion, themselves ignoring the fact that atheism is also religion), when they claim that Christians are stupid, they are insulting men much smarter than me, and perhaps smarter than themselves - men like Sir Isaac Newton (Father of Universal Gravitation), Yohanne Kepler (Father of Physical Astronomy), Robert Boyle (Father of Modern Chemistry), and on and on. I doubt these great men would stoop to a level where name calling is preferred over debating and discussing the science they loved, spawned from their love of the Lord and his Creation. Sadly, science has turned from a search for truth in nature to an attempt to prove the existence of nature through naturalistic processes - without God.

So is it a matter of brains? Or is it a matter of the will? The evidence is clearly seen, so man is "without excuse," (Romans 1:20)

You have to put your faith somewhere, but putting your faith in the God of the Bible means there are some rules to follow. Some of us have chosen a broader path, one that lets us, with our finite minds, dictate what the rules should be, and not leave that up to an all knowing, all loving creator.

Unfortunately, there's something wrong with that logic.

"It's notable that John Lennon's widow is suing the producers of Expelled for using a brief clip of his song Imagine. That is, Yoko Ono is suing for violation of intellectual property rights--for a song that says, "Imagine no possessions"! This fallacy is informally known as cutting off the branch you're sitting on!"

Source: ICR

Well, they did it. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has "Expelled" the Institute of Creation Research from offering their Graduate Degrees - not because their curriculum isn't rigorous enough - not because they don't teach operational science - but rather because they question evolution.

This has occurred despite the approval of a THECB site team and committee, both recommending that ICR be accredited.

However, the commissioner convened another advisory team - one that apparently agreed with his views, and denied the ICR accreditation of their Master of Science degrees.

It's outrageous, but it's true. In partial response, the ICR has put out an ad in Texas newspapers last Sunday, and this link from their site asks users to "follow the evidence" to discover ICR's response, their purpose, and ultimately, the Truth.

A recent article in Current Biology states that the DNA "gap" between chimps and humans is narrowing. However, the evidence states otherwise, and many evolutionary dogmas clung to just months ago are being dismissed by real science, such as the "chimp and human DNA shows 99% similarity" mantra of just a year ago. In fact, the overwhelming gulf in the difference between us continues to widen as more data is gathered.

In addition, as stated by CMI,

One could make a strong case that chimpanzee intelligence doesn't even stand out in the animal world. Several parrots have displayed more developed linguistic capacities. A number of animals such as elephants, dolphins, woodpecker finches, and otters make and use tools--see Primates spearing primates. New Caledonian crows are actually more innovative in their tool making abilities than chimpanzees. Elephants display more a human-like emotional capacity, despite a much smaller relative brain size than chimpanzees--see Jumbo Minds. Pigs have performed better in some animal intelligence tests than chimpanzees--see Decoding the dogma of DNA similarity. Even fish have demonstrated a level of intelligence comparable to that of the great apes--see Fish challenge misconceptions. Yet, ultimately, it is humanity that studies, researches, and masters these magnificent creatures, not the other way around.

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I wonder how many other pre schoolers and 1st graders know that evolution is a hoax and is not supportable by science. Certainly not enough. But you can be sure most of them already know they're a lot like apes. Last week I was reading one of my first grader's books about apes and monkeys, and lo and behold, there's a picture of a boy swinging on, what else, monkey bars, and below the picture the caption reads, "Primate." Whatever. And when I tried to skip another page that refers to humans as apes, my 1st grader called me on it - he wanted to know why I skipped that page.

So from now on it's full disclosure. He will learn from me not only the right side of the story, but that in school, he will learn the wrong side of the story as well, and what makes the difference.

On a related note, Gov Schwarzenegger signed SB 777 into law. In sum, 777 could lead to

the banishment of the words mom and dad and husband and wife in the classroom; boys being allowed to participate in girls sports, use girls restrooms, and girls locker rooms (and vice versa) if they have transgender issues; textbooks (whose publishers cater to the largest states like California and Texas) that positively portray homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgender people; and parents and students being accused of harassment for stating, for example, their belief that marriage is only for a man and woman.

And that is just the beginning of it. Read on.

Darwin was not the originator of evolutionary theory. He was an enthusiastic advocate. So how did it all get started? First, let's look at the two premises on which the various theories of evolution are based:

From The Evolution Handbook

1 - This is the evolutionary formula for making a universe:

Nothing + nothing = two elements + time = 92 natural elements + time = all physical laws and a completely structured universe of galaxies, systems, stars, planets, and moons orbiting in perfect balance and order.

2 - This is the evolutionary formula for making life:

Dirt + water + time = living creatures.

Evolutionists theorize that the above two formulas can enable everything about us to make itself--with the exception of man-made things, such as automobiles or buildings. Complicated things, such as wooden boxes with nails in them, require thought, intelligence, and careful workmanship. But everything else about us in nature (such as hummingbirds and the human eye) is declared to be the result of accidental mishaps, random confusion, and time. You will not even need raw materials to begin with. They make themselves too.

So again, how did all this nonsense get started?

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Click on this link for a primer in the Jihad intention and expansion strategy.

Children of Jihad vs. Children of the West [Excerpts]

"What is your most lofty aspiration? Death for the sake of Allah!"

That is the charming verse kindergarteners in a Hamas classroom chanted last week during their graduation ceremony. The girls dressed in butterfly costumes. The boys donned camouflage, black masks, green bandanas and toy semiautomatic rifles. The video aired by the Middle East Media Research Institute (www.memritv.org) features the children wielding swords and guns while mimicking paramilitary exercises.

And how are we preparing the children of the West to defend themselves against these little soldiers of Allah?

Scene 1: In New York City, one nursery school dragged 3-year-old toddlers to the office of Rep. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx/Westchester/Rockland), where they sang "It's a Small World" around a 12-foot "Tree of Peace." The New York Press reported last week:

"The handmade tree, crafted by 17 children during pre-school class time, was a statement against American troops remaining in Iraq, and a call to pursue peaceful paths to end all world conflicts. This gift, however, seemed more like a Trojan horse, designed to gain an invitation inside so that the children's far-left leaning parents could rail against the war and the congressman's initial vote in support of it."

The children's teacher, Valerie Coleman-Palansky, defended the stunt thusly: "I think it's appropriate for 3-year-olds to know that the world needs to be a peaceful place for everybody to live in and a safe place for everybody to live in."

Perhaps it's time for Ms. Coleman-Palansky to acquaint herself with the Palestinian Mickey Mouse. The chant of the little jihadists drowns out the Disneyfied reverie:

"What is your most lofty aspiration? Death for the sake of Allah!"

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