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Koran Burning and Islam Posted: 03 Apr 2011 04:38 AM PDT You've no doubt heard by now that Terry Jones finally made good on his threat to burn the Koran. You've probably also heard how reaction in Afghanistan to Jones' stunt led to the deaths of at least seven people and perhaps many more. Apparently two people were beheaded. Is it just me, or does anyone else think this should be an eye-opener for the world and it’s largely being missed again? The real story isn’t that some idiot in Florida burned the Koran and Muslims are angry. It is, rather, that in spite of the outrage and mayhem that is committed daily in the name of Islam around the world, Islam routinely is given a pass. Yet when one act involving the destruction of an alleged holy book (which is, after all, a bundle of paper) takes place, more mayhem breaks out…and people die. I realize that it was a calculated act intended to insult Muslims. So what? My faith (Christianity) is trashed daily in my own culture. If somebody burned a truckload of Bibles today I don't know that it would make the evening news, and if it did Christians wouldn't even consider an act of violence against those involved. The point here is simply that the reaction we’ve seen to the Koran burning should tell us something of the religion we’re dealing with here as well as its adherents. And, once again, I’m not sure we’re getting the message. Share and Enjoy:

What Really Happened to HF 153? Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:00 AM PDT Craig Robinson raises some great questions about the personhood bill that State Representative Kim Pearson (R-Pleasant Hill) sponsored (HF 153), and it was something I wondered (but didn't blog) about when the late-term abortion ban passed in the Iowa House.  He wrote: In another head spinning move by The FAMiLY Leader, despite the fact that House File 153, Pearson's personhood bill, failed to make it through the first funnel on March 4th, The FAMiLY Leader sent out the following statement that day: "More great news!  We have been informed by Representative Kim Pearson and others that HF 153, the "life at conception bill," will move forward next week in a new form.  Many pro-life Republicans in the Iowa House, led by Reps. Pearson, Massie, Shaw, and Speaker Kraig Paulsen, are committed to protecting life from conception.  We applaud them for their efforts, we will keep working with them to find ways to jump legislative hurdles, and we ask that you pray for their and our success in advancing this important issue." Was this "new form" they talked about Massie's amendment?  Did House Leadership back out on a deal?  Or did The FAMiLY Leader misinform its members? I was under the impression that it was going to survive as a separate bill.  I didn't expect them to take the language and try to attach it as an amendment onto another bill.  That isn't a "new form."  It is a legislative tactic.  A tactic that unfortunately sunk another good piece of legislation.  It would be great to get an explanation of why we were told it survived when can clearly see that it really didn't. Share and Enjoy:

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