The gap in these two numbers pretty much sums up the friction between the way China and international critics view the religious situation in China.
The Brody File has confirmed that Barack Obama WILL attend the religious Compassion Forum next Sunday April 13th at Messiah College in Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton has already confirmed that she'll be there. John McCain was invited but has declined the invitation. His campaign tells The Brody File: "We have a scheduling conflict."
Privately, and sometimes publicly, conservative Pro-family leaders grumble about how John McCain never really talks about his faith. For example, at the recent Council for National Policy meeting of social conservative leaders, McCain didn't open up about his faith and afterwards, The Brody File is told that pro-family leaders wanted to hear more from McCain on his walk with God. They're left disappointed. They are not big fans of the "generic Judeo-Christian lines" that come forth and
Mitt Romney has been out of the presidential race for awhile now but some social conservative leaders are still concerned about him. They are worried that he'll be McCain's Vice-President. Check out the open letter to McCain here from these family leaders. The names attached to this open letter are big ones in the social conservative world but one stands out: Paul Weyrich. He endorsed Romney during the primary and now has signed this letter trashing Romney for VP. Huh? Excuse me while I scratch
We always seem to remember what we were doing when significant events happen in history like 9-11, JFK's assassination, etc.
IF you were a bulb and ready to bloom--would you look the way you want? That may seem like an odd question, but think about it for a moment. Did you plant any bulbs last fall and now are waiting for them to gloriously pop out of long frozen, snow covered winter dormant ground and bloom into beautiful tulips, daffodils, peonies, etc? I LOVE to plant bulbs and LOVE the beauty that is every Spring bloom. But, what if we were like the bulbs, planted months ago and now ready to show our stuff to the world--would you be ready?
C'mon Ayman, boxers or briefs? Al-Zawahiri didn't get that much into detail, but he did find time to assure his followers that Al-Qaeda remains committed to the extermination of the Jewish people. As if there was any doubt. Here's more, from the Jerusalem Post:
CBN News had the opportunity to talk with Ambassador Zhou today. Here is the full interview, where he discusses some of China's hot topics, including:
Most people are probably not very aware of the subtleties involved in the marketing of their favorite make-up or cosmetics cream. But many women don't just buy a tube of lipstick or mascara; they're buying a feeling of confidence that they can get after finding "just what they need" that will make them look and feel more beautiful.
The MDC is claiming opposition party candidate Morgan Tsvarvingi will be the next president of Zimbabwe.