Matisyahu

World-famous Reggae / Hip Hop artist, Matisyahu, shocked his fans recently by posting a picture of a freshly shaved version of himself on Twitter. Most people don't make news when they shave, but this iconic pop star has become known for his close ties to Hasidic Judaism, and his traditional, almost Orthodox garb.

His explanation on his website said:

"No more Chassidic reggae superstar. Sorry folks, all you get is me...no alias When I started becoming religious 10 years ago it was a very natural and organic process. It was my choice. My journey :to discover my roots and explore Jewish spirituality—not through books but through real life. At a certain point I felt the need to submit to a higher level of religiosity...to move away from my intuition and to accept an ultimate truth. I felt that in order to become a good person I needed rules—lots of them—or else I would somehow fall apart. I am reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission." FULL POST

If people were peaches, atheists would be the most fragile in the basket. Author Bob Knight made this observation in a piece on Townhall.com (12/1/11) he titled, “Tis the Season for Christmas Phobia.” Mr. Knight, a keen observer of oversensitivities to all things Christian, writes that atheists are “always getting bruised by the slightest exposure to public displays that remind them of Christmas, God, the Ten Commandments, or worst of all, Jesus.” 

 Take the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation.  From its perch in Madison, it casts its binoculars across the nation looking for anything that looks like government sponsorship of religion.  In reality, if anything Christian touches anything government--and we’re talking federal, state, even local--the lawyers at the Freedom From Religion foundation will try to pry them apart. If government officials don’t meet their demands, they’ll sue.  In an era of tight budgets, it can be easier just to back down.

 Tony Court, the mayor of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania was a guest on our radio program.  He heard from the Freedom From Religion Foundation about a nativity scene that has been displayed in his town for the past fifty Christmas seasons. Not this year, said a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.  The letter insisted the nativity scene is illegal and must be taken down.  Now the group says the city can display the Nativity if it agrees to hang an anti-Christmas banner that says: FULL POST

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2, 2011 -- A free DVD of the award-winning viral movie "180" may be coming to a high school near you. The creator of www.180movie.com, Ray Comfort, said "180 received over a million views in 22 days, because it's 'shocking.' It opens with 14 people (mainly college students) who have no idea of the identity of Adolf Hitler. One reviewer said, 'So, what's a pretty good documentary could have been even stronger without the fools early on.'[1] Perhaps those who are quick to call these students fools lack perception themselves. These young people are rather ignorant as to perhaps the darkest period of human history, because the American education system has failed them."

Photo: From "180": Steve -- an angry Jew-hating, America-hating, Black-hating, Hitler-loving neo-Nazi atheist who does a complete 180.

Late last month, between 180,000 and 200,000 copies of the 33-minute DVD were given out at 100 of America's top universities, and now the Jewish author and TV co-host is turning his attention to high schools. "No doubt some will say that Holocaust education isn't appropriate for high school kids. However, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says that the appropriate age is '11 years of age and older.'[2] Nelly Silagy Benedek, Director of Education, The Jewish Museum (New York) agrees: 'From my experience, the best age to introduce students to the topic of the Holocaust is in high school.'"  FULL POST

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA   

A small army of one thousand workers gave away 200,000 copies of the award-winning movie “180” at 100 top universities around the country, in one day this week.  To avoid opposition, the day and the location of each of the universities were a highly-guarded secret.  The controversial prolife video shows eight people who are adamantly pro-abortion, changing their minds and becoming pro-life in a matter of seconds, because they were asked one question.  Within the first month on YouTube www.180movie.com clocked 1.2 million views, stirred up a hornet’s nest of more than 19,000 comments, and has been called “The Hottest Movie on the Internet.”

The film’s producer, Ray Comfort, said, “People can’t get enough of this because it’s  changing minds about the hot-button issue of abortion.  It’s not only being watched on line, people are buying it to give away.  We have sold more than 150,000 copies in a matter of weeks.  One small church purchased 16,800.  But this week’s university giveaway was very special, because it put the physical DVD into the hands of the youth of America, and engaged many in healthy dialogue.”  FULL POST

As I wept my way through the Holocaust doing research for a new book called Hitler, God and the Bible, I thought that I would uncover why Adolf Hitler so hated the Jews.  But all I found were a number of theories; no one really knowing for sure as to why his hatred was so venomous. Some surmise that he was insanely jealous of the Jews because many were able to stay financially secure during the 1929 depression. Others think that he was bitter because he contracted syphilis from a Jewish prostitute. In Mein Kempt he called it a "Jewish disease," and this lead to speculation by some that he may have contracted the disease himself.

Still other authorities believe that his hatred grew out of a sense of rejection, after he submitted his paintings to the Vienna Academy of Fine Art.  Hitler claimed that the professors that rejected him, were Jewish.  Others believe another theory--that "The core of his hatred lies at the defeat of Germany in WWI."

Perhaps it was a combination of each one that fostered the fire of hatred, that consumed the lives of six million Jews.  However, I believe that there was another factor that clearly fueled the fire, and one that is often overlooked. FULL POST

"I'm not a fan of Ray Comfort, but I have to hand it to him, he did a great job putting this video together. As a pro-life Atheist, I was afraid this video was going to be arguing against abortion using Christian rhetoric, once again...good job Ray, and as a pro-life Atheist -- I support this video!"

"I am a Witch but am prolife and have always been. I have no desire to share the Gospel part of this but some of it seemed pretty interesting."
• The best 33 minutes of video ever made.
• Wow!!!! It was powerful!!
• What a profound movie.
• FANTASTIC!!! I've just emailed the link to everyone I know!
• Very very powerful!
• Wow!!!!........speechless....just wow man! A MUST SEE for sure!
• Amazing!!
• Awesome awesome movie! I hope it changes the world!!
• Well done! That was better than I thought it would be.
• Brilliant argument. Brilliant video.
• I'm a DUDE and I CRIED. Thumbs up Ray.
• Definitely life changing.
• One word...WOW and I'm 14.
• All I can say is wow!
• This video is awesome.
• Wow, this is amazing and inspiring!
• Wow, powerful video.  FULL POST

Some atheists are getting a little nervous, because millions are going to see "180," think about their eternal destiny and what they believe about abortion, and do a 180. And we know what that means.

“Paradigm shattering! A most powerful message that will change and save lives!” ~ Johnny Berguson - Pres. Kingdom, Inc.

“As one who was scheduled to be aborted, this astounding video struck me at my core that this is needed more now than ever. It is more than powerful...it is a vehicle of God's voice to this generation, and must be seen!” ~ Ron DiCianni

The “180” project is the biggest evangelistic project we have ever attempted.  On one day in the near future, 1,000 Christians will mobilize and give away 200,000 copies of a DVD that proclaims the gospel clearly, and does it biblically.  This will be done in 100 of the nation’s top universities, again, in one day.  Most of the 1,000 are not your average Christians.  Many of them have been through our “Ambassador’s Academy.” This is three days of intense hands-on training, where they learn not only to do one-to-one, but to preach outside the comfort of the walls of the Church…in the open air—like John Wesley and Whitefield, Spurgeon, Jesus, John the Baptist and Paul did.  On the day that the gospel is given out to 200,000 people through the “180” DVD, many of our graduates will boldly stand up and proclaim the gospel in the open air.   FULL POST

We can't live without water. An incredible 97% of it is in the form of salt water oceans and yet we can't drink it or even use it for crops. Drinkable water for the billions on the earth only amounts to 3% of the total amount. But 2% of that is shut up in the form of ice on the polar caps, and so that leaves just 1% of the earth's water available to sustain life on earth. This fresh water sits in lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and in deposits beneath the soil. 

However, there is one other place in which vast amounts of fresh drinkable water are stored. Trillions upon trillions of tons of water sit above us in the form of pregnant puffy clouds. These great water deposits float like feathers above our heads, and they do so because of fixed laws. 

The water gets there because of an incredible process called "the water cycle." This happens when the waters of the earth change from their heavy liquid form and become water vapor. As the sun heats the water, it rises and forms itself into lighter than air water deposits we call clouds. 

As this happens, salt and impurities are left behind on the earth so that we can have a supply of salt to give taste to our food, and drinkable water, which, before the evaporation process, was pestilential.  FULL POST

When I wrote a recent article on a scientist’s attempt to make a bird, and how it infinitely fell short of the incredible design he plagiarized, an atheist responded with, “Here's one difference:  The robot bird's maker showed up on stage to demonstrate it. He could show you his plans [and] outline the process by which he built it. He was there for all to see. Not so your God.”

            Athiesm is truly “senseless.” Sir Isaac Newton’s word in describing the belief was well-chosen. It lacks sense.  It’s about as sensible as a man who is in a dark room, denying the existence of light. His senselessness is seen in that he refuses to come into the light. A little investigation on his part would end his argument (read the rest of this article below).

            A little investigation would reveal to any atheist that the Maker did show up on the stage of life.  God was manifest in human form. The Bible says: “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory” (1 Timothy 3:16). The Gospel of John opens by saying that same thing; that the Word that created all things “became flesh and dwelt among us.” FULL POST