Just in case you were wondering...
Nonsense from my friends who FORWARD EVERYTHING...!
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Saturday, June 18, 2016
I was shocked enough to get this email from a friend who I thought had some smarts & common sense to resurrect this blog after all these years. (What makes it worse is that the man purports to be interested in interreligious dialogue! Has he no shame?? May the good Lord have mercy on him!!!)
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Begin forwarded message:
How did people with such radical crazy ideas get into such high positions in the US Government. Leave it to an inept radical like Obama to hire a radical Iranian. He still intends to spend millions more of tax payer money to pack our country with lunatics..
In case you didn't know, this is Obama's top adviser. Feel better now?
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Ahem... One would think that the fact that her name was NOT 'Jarrett' as a college student (it's her married surname) would have been a tip off that this is just some cretin defaming her. Even something so obvious won't stop folks from badmouthing those that they disagree with politically. And no: she is not Iranian, she is an American born overseas while her father was on a physician exchange program! Several of our GOP presidential contenders were Americans born abroad (notably John McCain born in Panama and Ted Cruz in Canada), and you don't hear folks denying their nationalities like this. Abetting this wickedness by forwarding this email is a sin against life: every human being has a right to their good name and reputation according to the catechism. Even when they have actually committed a crime or have mortal failings or character flaws, it is terribly, terribly sinful to gossip or publicize those facts, but to LIE about them is just abominable! Sometimes I just get so disgusted with what my country has become!
(And NO: "both side" most certainly do NOT do things like this!)
Monday, September 10, 2012
NO! This is NOT a 'Catholic Church ad'
[ED: I rarely answer the many emails that I get from my Tin Hat friends. Most of the stuff is fairly harmless. When people make false claims about the Church, however, I cannot ignore it. On this one, I responded, & copied to all those people I thought most likely to think clearly. The original email that I got is at the bottom.]
Dear [Uncle Fester]:
This a good ad. I've gotten in many times since I first saw it this spring by email from all my friends who share your sentiments. We Catholics are a very powerful -- and very independent -- voting bloc. There's a lot of money riding on this election. Some people stopped at nothing before. Some will stop at nothing now. So, we all need to be mindful and diligent, always on our guard, setting always good example, to avoid manipulating or deceiving others.
You sent me this copy of the ad with this subject line:
"Catholic Church Ad -
MUST WATCH and FORWARD!!"
Subject: Fw: Catholic Church Ad - MUST WATCH and FORWARD!!
Dear [Uncle Fester]:
This a good ad. I've gotten in many times since I first saw it this spring by email from all my friends who share your sentiments. We Catholics are a very powerful -- and very independent -- voting bloc. There's a lot of money riding on this election. Some people stopped at nothing before. Some will stop at nothing now. So, we all need to be mindful and diligent, always on our guard, setting always good example, to avoid manipulating or deceiving others.
You sent me this copy of the ad with this subject line:
"Catholic Church Ad -
MUST WATCH and FORWARD!!"
This most definitely is NOT a 'Catholic Church ad'.
No one should forward it to anyone as if it is, because that's dishonest.
See for yourself:
a 'popup' link that hides the source.
Here is the actual video page by the maker with all the relevant details.
(notice that the v= number agrees)
This is an advertising agency's video, http://www.creative-lab.com/ with the Youtube user name "creativelab7". The actual video shows clearly who paid for this ad. A group of individual Catholics set up a private 501c3 'educational' PAC (like Crossroads GPS) and paid an advertising company to push their personal politics. That's their right and their duty as good Catholic laity. They're in Broward: http://www.cc2w.org/about-us/
Catholics Called to Witness, 2114 North Flamingo Road, Suite 1270,
Pembroke Pines, FL 33028
Pembroke Pines, FL 33028
(There is an ad on their page for a genuine registered Catholic charity (Cross Catholic Outreach, headquartered in the Diocese of Palm Beach and associated with Cor Unuum) but that charity has nothing to do with them that I can see except that they are kind enough to support and promote it.)
This particular TEST OF FIRE video is one of a series of four:
Catholic in English,
Catholic in Spanish,
Evangelical Church version in English,
Evangelical in Spanish.
You can see all four of them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/creativelab7/feed
This most definitely is NOT a 'Catholic Church ad'.
Don't cooperate with evil. If something is true, it will win out on its own merits and there is no need to cheat, dissemble, or lie. Tell the whole truth, all the time and check twice before hitting 'forward'!
Pax
-----Original Message-----
From: [ED: DELETED]
To: [ED: DELETED]
Sent: Sun, Sep 9, 2012 3:35 pm
Subject: FW: Catholic Church Ad - MUST WATCH and FORWARD!!
From: [ED: DELETED]
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 3:13 PM
To: [ED: DELETED]
Subject: Fwd: Catholic Church Ad - MUST WATCH and FORWARD!!
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 3:13 PM
To: [ED: DELETED]
Subject: Fwd: Catholic Church Ad - MUST WATCH and FORWARD!!
Subject: Fw: Catholic Church Ad - MUST WATCH and FORWARD!!
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A message for all Christians, not just Catholics........
3 minutes.. Don't miss it. Especially the note at the end....
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Fwd: Pet notice
FYI
I had two black labs and a king size bed. And a good night was had by all.cP.S. I liked #2 #3
Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes on the floor with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate does not mean that is suddenly your food, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Racing me to the top of the stairs is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.
I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It IS NOTnecessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out on the other end to maximize space that you are taking up, is nothing but sarcasm.
For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom! If, by some miracle, I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge in an attempt to open the door. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years - canine/feline attendance is not required.
The proper order for kissing is: Kiss me first, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.
Finally, in fairness, dear pets, I have posted the following message on the front door:TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR PETS:
(1) They live here....you don't.(2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture.That's why they call it "fur"-niture.(3) I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.(4) To you, they are animals. To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly.
Remember, dogs and cats are better than kids because they:(1) eat less,(2) don't ask for money all the time,(3) are easier to train,(4) normally come when called,(5) never ask to drive the car,(6) don't hang out with drug-using people;(7) don't smoke or drink,(8) don't want to wear your clothes,(9) don't have to buy the latest fashions,(10) don't need a gazillion dollars for college and(11) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children.....
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Fwd: About Catholicism: The Church's Fifth Column
Sent: Tue, May 8, 2012 10:35 pm
Subject: About Catholicism: The Church's Fifth Column
Keep the Faith my friends. 
c
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From: [deleted by editor]
Subject: Fwd: About Catholicism: The Church's Fifth Column
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 21:20:50 +0000 (UTC)
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From: [deleted by editor]
Subject: Fwd: About Catholicism: The Church's Fifth Column
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 21:20:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: "Scott P. Richert - About.com Catholicism Guide" <catholicism.guide@about.com>
To: [deleted by editor]
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 3:23:19 PM
Subject: About Catholicism: The Church's Fifth Column
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That part was the acknowledgment that Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama's secretary of Health and Human Services, would be the speaker at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute's commencement event. A professed Catholic, Sebelius is radically pro-abortion, and as secretary of HHS, she has been the public face of the Obama administration's contraception mandate. 
As Mother's Day approaches, I'm reminded of the story of one of the greatest Catholic mothers of all time: Saint Monica. Through her prayers, she brought about the conversion of her only son, 
Last year, at the time of the 
Friday, May 4, 2012
Fwd: Obama signs another "Executive Order" Declares International L aw for the US!!!!! We are now under the UN's authorite!!!!!
Sent: Fri, May 4, 2012 7:16 pm
Subject: Obama signs another "Executive Order" Declares International L aw for the US!!!!! We are now under the UN's authorite!!!!!
A whim, at the stroke of a pen.
Wow! Lucky me!!!
c
Subject: !!!!Obama signs another "Executive Order" Declares International Law for the US!!!!! We are now under the UN's authority!!!!!
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,(ED: as you can see from the actual trade agreement below, which stems from treaties that the nation entered into and had ratified by the Senate, this order does nothing of the kind. Some folks have a low reading level.]
Obama Signs Executive Order Declaring International Law for the United States
On May 1, 2012, our Glorious Leader, Premier Barack Obama AKA Barry Soetoro AKA Barry the Rat, signed yet another Executive Order – PromotingInternational Regulatory Cooperation. This dictate is designed to standardize regulations between the United States and it's so called trading partners.
What is a regulation? A law. So what is actually being attempted here is a standardization ofinternational law. It is an absolute violation of the Constitution for the United States to legislate our law outside of our borders.
Considering the many international security agreements the traitors occupying our highest seats of power have entered into, this latest executive ordercan absolutely be used to institute gun confiscation laws/regulations, without any consent by our Congress or our Judicial. And once these foreign laws are brought to the United States under the various security agreements, foreign troops will be brought in to enforce the foreign laws upon the people of the United States.
Considering the many international security agreements the traitors occupying our highest seats of power have entered into, this latest executive ordercan absolutely be used to institute gun confiscation laws/regulations, without any consent by our Congress or our Judicial. And once these foreign laws are brought to the United States under the various security agreements, foreign troops will be brought in to enforce the foreign laws upon the people of the United States.
So look at what we have now.
- The Patriot Act which allows unlimited spying on the American people by the government.
- The National Defense Authorization Act with Sections 1021 and 1022 for the military arrests and indefinite detention of American nationals without any due process of the law.
- HR 347 Trespass Law for the implementation of Sections 1021 and 1022 of theNational Defense Authorization Act upon any citizen who dares to speak out against the insurgency.
- Executive Order National Defense Resources Preparedness Act, which allows the dictator to confiscate every resource of the United States, including we the people as conscripts to be put in servitude to the insurgency.
This is exactly what the Bolsheviks did to the Russian people in 1917. Now we have this new executive order for the implementation of laws not legislated by our Congress. If we were to allow ourselves to be disarmed by these international soviet socialists, the next step would be to eliminate everyone who refuses to acquiesce to collective slavery.
This latest executive order is nothing more than another act of blatant treason and we the American people must reject it absolutely.
Here is the Executive Order. Read and interpret it for yourself.
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY COOPERATION
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PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY COOPERATION
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote international regulatory cooperation, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Executive Order 13563 of January 18, 2011 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review), states that our regulatory system must protect public health, welfare, safety, and our environment while promoting economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation. In an increasingly global economy, internationalregulatory cooperation, consistent with domestic law and prerogatives and U.S. trade policy, can be an important means of promoting the goals of Executive Order 13563.
The regulatory approaches taken by foreign governments may differ from those taken by U.S. regulatory agencies to address similar issues. In some cases, the differences between the regulatory approaches of U.S. agencies and those of their foreign counterparts might not be necessary and might impair the ability of American businesses to export and compete internationally. In meeting shared challenges involving health, safety, labor, security, environmental, and other issues, international regulatory cooperation can identify approaches that are at least as protective as those that are or would be adopted in the absence of such cooperation. International regulatory cooperation can also reduce, eliminate, or prevent unnecessary differences in regulatory requirements.
Sec. 2. Coordination of International Regulatory Cooperation. (a) The Regulatory Working Group (Working Group) established by Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993 (Regulatory Planning and Review), which was reaffirmed by Executive Order13563, shall, as appropriate:
(i) serve as a forum to discuss, coordinate, and develop a common understanding among agencies of U.S. Government positions and priorities with respect to:
(A) international regulatory cooperation activities that are reasonably anticipated to lead to significant regulatory actions;
(B) efforts across the Federal Government to support significant, cross-cuttinginternational regulatory cooperation activities, such as the work of regulatory cooperation councils; and
(i) serve as a forum to discuss, coordinate, and develop a common understanding among agencies of U.S. Government positions and priorities with respect to:
(A) international regulatory cooperation activities that are reasonably anticipated to lead to significant regulatory actions;
(B) efforts across the Federal Government to support significant, cross-cuttinginternational regulatory cooperation activities, such as the work of regulatory cooperation councils; and
(C) the promotion of good regulatory practices internationally, as well as the promotion of U.S. regulatory approaches, as appropriate; and
(ii) examine, among other things:
(A) appropriate strategies for engaging in the development of regulatory approaches through international regulatory cooperation, particularly in emerging technology areas, when consistent with section 1 of this order;
(B) best practices for international regulatory cooperation with respect to regulatory development, and, where appropriate, information exchange and other regulatory tools; and
(C) factors that agencies should take into account when determining whether and how to consider other regulatory approaches under section 3(d) of this order.
(b) As Chair of the Working Group, the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall convene the Working Group as necessary to discuss international regulatory cooperation issues as described above, and the Working Group shall include a representative from theOffice of the United States Trade Representative and, as appropriate, representatives from other agencies and offices.
(c) The activities of the Working Group, consistent with law, shall not duplicate the efforts of existing interagency bodies and coordination mechanisms. The Working Group shall consult with existing interagency bodies when appropriate.
(d) To inform its discussions, and pursuant to section 4 of Executive Order 12866, the Working Group may commission analytical reports and studies by OIRA, the Administrative Conference of the United States, or any other relevant agency, and the Administrator of OIRA may solicit input, from time to time, from representatives of business, nongovernmental organizations, and the public.
(e) The Working Group shall develop and issue guidelines on the applicability and implementation of sections 2 through 4 of this order.
(f) For purposes of this order, the Working Group shall operate by consensus.
Sec. 3. Responsibilities of Federal Agencies. To the extent permitted by law, and consistent with the principles and requirements of Executive Order 13563 and Executive Order 12866, each agency shall:
(a) if required to submit a Regulatory Plan pursuant to Executive Order 12866, include in that plan a summary of its international regulatory cooperation activities that are reasonably anticipated to lead to significant regulations, with an explanation of how these activities advance the purposes of Executive Order 13563 and this order;
(b) ensure that significant regulations that the agency identifies as having significantinternational impacts are designated as such in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, on RegInfo.gov, and on Regulations.gov;
(c) in selecting which regulations to include in its retrospective review plan, as required by Executive Order 13563, consider:
(i) reforms to existing significant regulations that address unnecessary differences in regulatory requirements between the United States and its major trading partners, consistent with section 1 of this order, when stakeholders provide adequate information to the agency establishing that the differences are unnecessary; and
(ii) such reforms in other circumstances as the agency deems appropriate; and
(d) for significant regulations that the agency identifies as having significant internationalimpacts, consider, to the extent feasible, appropriate, and consistent with law, any regulatory approaches by a foreign government that the United States has agreed to consider under a regulatory cooperation council work plan.
Sec. 4. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) "Agency" means any authority of the United States that is an "agency" under 44 U.S.C. 3502(1), other than those considered to be independent regulatory agencies, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(5).
(b) "International impact" is a direct effect that a proposed or final regulation is expected to have on international trade and investment, or that otherwise may be of significant interest to the trading partners of the United States.
(c) "International regulatory cooperation" refers to a bilateral, regional, or multilateral process, other than processes that are covered by section 6(a)(ii), (iii), and (v) of this order, in which national governments engage in various forms of collaboration and communication with respect to regulations, in particular a process that is reasonably anticipated to lead to the development of significant regulations.
(d) "Regulation" shall have the same meaning as "regulation" or "rule" in section 3(d) of Executive Order 12866.
(e) "Significant regulation" is a proposed or final regulation that constitutes a significant regulatory action.
(f) "Significant regulatory action" shall have the same meaning as in section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.
Sec. 5. Independent Agencies. Independent regulatory agencies are encouraged to comply with the provisions of this order.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to a department or agency, or the head thereof;
(ii) the coordination and development of international trade policy and negotiations pursuant to section 411 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2451) and section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171);
(iii) international trade activities undertaken pursuant to section 3 of the Act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1512), subtitle C of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended (15 U.S.C. 4721 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2171 note);
(iv) the authorization process for the negotiation and conclusion of international agreements pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(c) and its implementing regulations (22 C.F.R. 181.4) and implementing procedures (11 FAM 720);
(v) activities in connection with subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31 of the United States Code, title 26 of the United States Code, or Public Law 111-203 and other laws relating to financial regulation; or
(vi) the functions of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
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