State Dept.’s ‘Faith-Based’ Advisor: ‘I Am Glad American Civil Religion is Dying’

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Shaun Casey

Secretary of State John Kerry announced Wednesday the formation of the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives, which will be headed by Shaun Casey, a former religion advisor to President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign and a liberal professor who last year touted the end of ‘civil religion’ in the United States.

“I, frankly, am glad American civil religion is dying,” Casey said at a discussion last year at the Center for American Progress focused on “God and Politics” in the last presidential election.

Kerry introduced Casey as a person who cares about faith in American society….

“I, frankly, am glad American civil religion is dying,” said Casey, who is also a professor of Christian Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.

“There is also a negative underside to that history with respect to slavery, manifest destiny, to war, you know, to empires, so I, frankly, am glad American civil religion is dying,” Casey said of the mix of politics and religion at the discussion.

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GLENN BECK EXPLAINS THE ‘REAL REASON WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST’

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Scientists Warn Of Pandemic Potential: First Case of H7N9 Human To Human Transmission Reported

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Flu virus H7N9

There are numerous scenarios that we can discuss in the context of civilization ending events. These include exo-planetary events like asteroid collisions and X-class solar flares, as well as earth bound threats like nuclear war and viral contagion (naturally occurring or weaponized). They are outliers to be sure, but history proves that they can (and will) happen. And when they do, all hell breaks loose. The possibility of an out of control viral contagion spreading to all corners of the earth and wiping out large population centers is becoming more and more probable.

There are various viruses out there that we know  will kill millions of we don’t keep them locked away in Bio Safety Level 4 containment labs. Then there are those that are seemingly benign… until they mutate.

That’s what’s happening with the H7N9 virus, first identified in China earlier this year. We warned our readers several months ago that there was a serious potential for human to human transmission after the virus reportedly went airborne. Though those reports came directly from Chinese researchers, not many people considered the threat significant, perhaps because the assessment originated in non-western medical facilities.

Now, western researchers at The British Medical Journal have provided confirmation of this, and scientists are warning that the spread of the virus could continue.

For all we know it has already made its way to North America. Keep an eye on this one and be aware of potential flu outbreaks in your city or region.

By the time government emergency agencies issue alerts it’ll be too late to contain, so have a pandemic preparedness plan in place and be ready to activate it if you suspect something has gone terribly wrong.

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Patriot Nurse: How to Deal with PTSD

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Bye, Bye Mahmoud: The Future of Iran Without Ahmadinejad

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Iran replaced its leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with the more moderate Hassan Rouhani. Will President Obama use this opportunity to address the threat of Iran’s nuclear program?

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS INTERVENES, SAYS IT ‘WILL NOT ALLOW’ APARTMENT COMPLEX TO IMPLEMENT CONTROVERSIAL POLICY BANNING GUNS

About 24 hours after Denver’s 9News reported on a local apartment complex’s controversial policy banning firearms, the board of the Douglas County Housing partnership held an emergency meeting on Wednesday and decided the policy would not be implemented.

The Douglas County Housing partnership reportedly owns the Oakwood Apartments in Castle Rock, Colo. The complex was purchased with federal funds and is “supported by local, state and federal tax dollars,” 9News reports.

The group released the following press release on Wednesday:

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Blue Cross, Aetna, United, Humana Flee Obamacare Exchanges

Major health insurance companies – Blue Cross, Aetna, United, Humana – have fled the Obamacare health care exchanges in various states, which are scheduled to start on Oct. 1.

Insurance companies like Aetna and United have said, “thanks, but no thanks” to the public health insurance marketplace set up under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, which will facilitate government subsidies to individuals and small businesses to buy approved health plans to comply with the law.

The ACA requires every American to have health insurance, or pay a penalty.  Individuals who are not covered by their employer can enroll in the state or federal government-run health care “marketplace,” which will provide subsidies to individuals between 100 and 400 percent of the poverty line.

Aetna, a fortune 100 company with $34.2 billion in revenue, has pulled out of public exchanges in three states, and will not be part of the individual health insurance exchange in its home base, Connecticut.

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Official: Tepco Plan Could Cause Fukushima Reactor Buildings to “Topple”

Tepco’s ill-considered efforts to change soil permeability and water flow have caused severe problems at the site … including highly radioactive groundwater bubbling up to the surface.

NHK notes:

The vice governor of Fukushima Prefecture has asked the government to take the lead in handling the matter and stop the leakage. Masao Uchibori told an official from the Nuclear Regulation Authority that some of Tepco’s measures have increased the risk of further leaks.

The Wall Street Journal’s Michael Arnold says:

Obviously this is a massive public health issue … if it gets into the ocean obviously this could be spread throughout the Pacific, could also get into the food supply.

Background here and here.

But there is another – stunning – threat.

Specifically, BBC points out:

Engineers are now facing a new emergency. The Fukushima plant sits smack in the middle of an underground aquifer. Deep beneath the ground, the site is rapidly being overwhelmed by water.

What happens when you pour hundreds of thousands of tons of water (400 metric tons each day times 2.5 years times 365 days in a year equals 365,000 metric tons of water)  onto soil which sits above a massive aquifer?

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Mountain Moral Monday education petition

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Using the numbers and years in the video, all but $90 million would be due to inflation.

David DeGerolamo

h/t Randy D

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11 Examples Of The Escalating Crime And Violence That Are Plaguing Communities Across America

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Even though the United States has the highest incarceration rate and the largest total prison population in the world by a very wide margin, hundreds of communities all over America are being overwhelmed by crime and violence.  For many years, violent crime had actually decreased in the United States, but now the trend is going the other way.  Violent crime in the U.S. increased in both 2011 and 2012, and it is being projected that it will increase in 2013 as well.  The frightening thing is that crime statistics are going up even though police departments in some major cities have publicly announced that they will not even respond to certain crimes anymore.  This has the effect of making crime statistics look lower than they actually should be.  For example, in the city of Chicago police will no longer respond in person “to 911 calls reporting vehicle theft, garage burglary or simple assault“.  So if someone steals your car or breaks into your garage, you can file a report over the phone if you want, but it probably won’t do much good.

So what is causing the rise in crime and violence?  Well, we live at a time when economic opportunities for young people are extremely limited.  The younger you are, the more likely you are to be unemployed, and poverty in America has been steadily rising even in the midst of this so-called “economy recovery”.

When people are poor and feel like they are out of options, they tend to get desperate.  And desperate people do desperate things.

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Former Marine Told To Get Rid of His Guns or Move Out by Colorado Apartment Landlord

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Imagine you’ve been living in your home or apartment for several years. You’re an avid hunter, sports shooter, or simply someone who wants to protect their family should an individual with criminal intent coming breaking down your door. You own a handgun, rifle, crossbow, or other self defense weapon.

All of a sudden you receive a memo from your management company or Homeowners Association advising you of a policy change that you can no longer own a weapon if you live on the property. As an American you’d likely be surprised at such a note in your mailbox, especially considering that the fundamental law of the land gives you the right to own a firearm or weapon for self defense.

But this is exactly what happened to tenants of the Oakwood apartment complex in Castle Rock, Colorado.

As of October 1, 2013, residents of the apartments have been told that they can no longer “display, use or possess any firearms.”

Retired Marine Art Dorsch, 77, contacted 9News in Castle Rock, Colorado after receiving the “updated community policies” notice which turns his fine adobe into a “victim disarmament zone.”

“I’m a hunter. I’m a licensed conceal and carry person,” Dorsch said to the news channel.

That didn’t matter to the apartment manager who wants to create a mini-Chicago.

A handwritten note on the typed letter reads “The manager said no licenced [sic] concealed” is allowed either.

“It upsets me very much,” Dorsch said.

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How Egyptians View Obama

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Zimbabwe’s “Blacks-Only” Stock Exchange Takes ‘Financial Innovation’ And Racism To New Highs

The country which over the past decade is most synonymous with “financial innovation” of the less than desirable kind, such as hyperinflation, complete currency and economic collapse and wholesale property confiscation, has just taken financial central-planning brilliance to the next level and following dictator Robert Mugabe’s “reelection” has announced plans to open a new and “racially exclusive” stock exchange, allowing blacks alone to trade. And not trade just anything, but shares of recently nationalized foreign companies, most of which are South African-owned miners. Or rather were, because following the most recent nationalization round, Zimbabwe would take a 51% stake in all major foreign-owned companies valued at over $7 billion. No compensation will be paid.

Telegraph has more:

The plan to grab mining companies, most of which are South African-owned, follows President Robert Mugabe’s landslide re-election last week.

Saviour Kasukawere, the ‘indigenisation‘ minister, said on Tuesday that the government or black Zimbabweans would take 51 per cent of the shares in all major foreign-owned companies, valued at about £4.8 billion. No compensation will be paid.

The regime wants to control mining companies and in particular Zimplats, a major platinum producer which is largely owned by South Africa’s Impala Platinum Holdings.

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Why we can kiss the US economy goodbye

The results are in. The picture is grim. Here are some frightening economic numbers to think about the next time the lying, manipulating, mainstream media tells you that we are in “recovery.”

First, almost 50% of Americans have less than $500 in savings.Not surprisingly 1 out of 3 residents of Obama’s home state of Illinois live in poverty. A mind numbing 4 of 5 Americans are either experiencing poverty, foreclosure or welfare, or will in their lifetime.Four out of five.Say goodbye to the myth of the American Dream. It’s only a nightmare now.

Ditto for the American middle class. Obama has massacred them. Our middle class now ranks 27th in the world.

I’ve argued from day one that Obama’s goal was to create a two class society. The two classes are the super-rich (who are beholden to Obama for corporate welfare, bailouts, and government contracts), and the poor (who are beholden to Obama for checks to survive). Look no further than the new immigration bill to see the final destruction of middle class wages.

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Sign Up Now: Tactical Questioning Course

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 Intelligence Collection & Analysis Course
Thursday October 3rd 2013
10 – 6

Course description:

The condensed Intelligence Collection & Analysis Course (ICAC) is a foundational level course that will teach you some necessary collection and analysis skills.  The ICAC helps Patriots make sense of their communities and operating environments, with a focus on post-SHTF.

After this course, you’ll be able to build your Analysis and Control Element (ACE) team and run a rudimentary, overt and/or surreptitious collection network.

 Collection

– Fundamentals of Human Intelligence (HUMINT)

– Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Collection

– Collection Plans

– Interviewing and Tactical Questioning

Analysis

– Intro to Intelligence & Critical Thinking

– Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (*time dependent*)

– HUMINT Source Rating and Feedback

– Actionable Intelligence

– Intelligence Gaps & Collection Requirements

– Analysis and Control Element (ACE) Team Building

 Course cost: $100

There are a limited number of seats available for this course.

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