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Big Oil

2007-02-24T05:18:11Z

Earwig:

Big Oil is a term some use to describe the major petroleum companies such as ExxonMobil, ChevronTexxaco, British Petroleum and more. Democrats often attempt to position themselves against Big Oil despite accepting over $48,000,000 in donations from oil companies <ref>Industry Totals: Oil & Gas[http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.asp?Ind=E01]</ref>. Republicans embrace Big Oil because they know that the companies define the very essence of capitalism -- success at business<ref>ExxonMobil Reaps Record Profits[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7165877]</ref> while helping the American citizen. Without Big Oil, we would have no gasoline, heating oil or plastics.<ref>Pipeline Fact Sheet[http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/FactSheets/FSProductList.htm]</ref>

==Environmentalism==
Despite criticism from socialist liberals who wish to abolish the use of gasoline<ref>Activists Sue to Stop Petroleum Production[http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=14862]</ref><ref>Iceland to Stop Using Gasoline[http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1518556]</ref>, Big Oil has an exceptional environmental track record, often repairing mistakes quickly before they can become disasters.<ref>Oil Fields to Remain Open During Repairs[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5637231]</ref> Big Oil has also proven valuable in funding independant scientists<ref>Exxon funded group offers cash to critique climate study [http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/02/news/companies/exxon_science/]</ref> who are able to dispute the propaganda behind [[Global warming]] without worrying about losing their government or academic funding due to liberal reprisals.

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Big Oil

2007-02-24T05:17:09Z

Earwig:

Big Oil is a term some use to describe the major petroleum companies such as ExxonMobil, ChevronTexxaco, British Petroleum and more. Democrats often attempt to position themselves against Big Oil despite accepting over $48,000,000 in donations from oil companies <ref>Industry Totals: Oil & Gas[http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.asp?Ind=E01]</ref>. Republicans embrace Big Oil because they know that the companies define the very essence of capitalism -- success at business<ref>ExxonMobil Reaps Record Profits[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7165877]</ref> while helping the American citizen. Without Big Oil, we would have no gasoline, heating oil or plastics.<ref>Pipeline Fact Sheet[http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/FactSheets/FSProductList.htm]</ref>

==Environmentalism==
Despite criticism from socialist liberals who wish to abolish the use of gasoline<ref>Activists Sue to Stop Petroleum Production[http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=14862]</ref><ref>Iceland to Stop Using Gasoline[http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1518556]</ref>, Big Oil has an exceptional environmental track record, often repairing mistakes quickly before they can become disasters.<ref>Oil Fields to Remain Open During Repairs[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5637231]</ref> Big Oil has also proven valuable in funding independant scientists<ref>Exxon funded group offers cash to critique climate study [http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/02/news/companies/exxon_science/]</ref> who are able to dispute the propaganda behind [[Global Warming]] without worrying about losing their government or academic funding due to liberal reprisals.

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Homosexuality

2007-02-23T07:05:36Z

Earwig:

Homosexuality is a naturally-occurring sexual orientation found in human beings as well as many other vertebrate species. In general, homosexuality is described as a sexual attraction towards a member of one's own sex/gender.

== Biblical Views on Homosexuality ==

In the book of Leviticus (18:22) of the King James Version of the Bible is found the following verse:

''Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.''

This has been interpreted by many to be a condemnation of homosexual activity, but due to mistranslations and other errors may instead refer to the use of sexual intercourse to gain dominion over others and not to consenting and loving relationships between couples of the same sex. However the Book of Romans also states that homosexual acts are shameful and indecent between men. The Bible does not mention anything against lesbian sex.

== Modern Views on Homosexuality ==

The American Psychiatric Association de-listed homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973.[http://www.apa.org/pi/reslgbc.html] Since that time, homosexuals have advocated for recognition of their civil rights and for equal protection under the law.

Legal marriage between same-sex couples is now recognized in several socialist European nations as well as in the liberal-oriented State of Massachusetts. In other states a more limited recognition of same-sex relationships is available and is called a "civil union". Many other states have passed constitutional amendments banning recognition of same-sex marriages performed anywhere and some groups on the far right advocate for a Federal amendment to deny equal marriage rights to same-sex couples.

Global warming

2007-02-23T06:56:38Z

Earwig:

Global warming is a controversial theory that claims that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) due to industrialization is causing temperatures to increase around the world, to the detriment of our environment. Al Gore, Vice President under President Clinton from 1992 to 2000, is a high profile advocate of this theory. Promoters of this theory, including many prominent scientists, call for international treaties, like one proposed in Kyoto, Japan, to limit carbon emissions using a combination of conservation and technological innovation.

The theory is widely accepted within the scientific community despite a lack of any conclusive evidence.<ref>Myths of Global Warming[http://www.ncpa.org/ba/ba230.html]</ref><ref>No Evidence for Global Warming[http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed012298b.cfm]</ref> On February 2, 2007, an internatonal panel of hundreds of scientists and representatives of 113 governments issued a report concluding:
:The observed widespread warming of the atmosphere and ocean, together with ice-mass loss, support the conclusion that it is extremely unlikely that global climate change of the past 50 years can be explained without external forcing, and very likely that is not due to known natural causes alone."<ref>Borenstein, Seth (2007), "Warming 'Likely' Man-Made, Unstoppable." Associated Press, as published by Forbes[http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/02/02/ap3388409.html]</ref>

It should be noted that these scientists are largely motivated by a need for grant money in their fields. Therefore, their work can not be considered unbiased.<ref>FOX News: "On Global Warming: Follow the Money Indeed!" Feb 12, 2007[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251458,00.html]</ref> Also, these scientists are mostly liberal athiests, untroubled by the hubris that man can destroy the Earth which God gave him.<ref>Gloval Warming & Evolution[http://atheism.about.com/b/a/238739.htm]</ref>

There are some scientists among the critics of the theory that global warming is caused by human activity. For example, Dr. Fred Singer observed that "CO2 changes have lagged about 800 years behind the temperature changes. Global warming has produced more CO2, rather than more CO2 producing global warming."<ref>S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery, "Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007)</ref>

[[Liberal]]s would like to see the economy of America destroyed by forcing us to drive solar cars to work, and use geothermal energy to heat our homes. Global warming is merely a thinly-veiled liberal attempt to destroy capitalism.

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Fox News Channel

2007-02-23T03:36:07Z

Earwig:

Fox News was started in 1996 in response to the other cable news channels which all had obvious liberal biases. Because of this, Rupert Murdoch decided to start a real new channel which would tell the truth. The success of Fox news over every other news channel is because it is fair and balanced. <ref>Fair & Balanced[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,27906,00.html]</ref> It has many people on it who work to spread truth such as Sean Hannity who is a great American. <ref>Sean Hannity[http://gm.abcrn.com/]</ref>. Fox News is best because instead of just telling you what to think, they only report the news unbiased and then allow the viewer to decide. <ref>We Report. You Decide.[http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=foxiu1.jpg]</ref>.

In 2005 the White House selected Tony Snow from Fox News to be the new White House press secretary which was a great honor for Fox because it showed how well it was presenting the real truth instead of the fake liberal version. <ref>Tony Snow to be Named White House Press Secretary[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193093,00.html]</ref>
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Fox News Channel

2007-02-23T03:34:39Z

Earwig:

Judicial Activism

2007-02-23T00:46:51Z

Earwig:

There are two major types of judicial activism practiced in the United States' court system:
 
1. Liberal judges striking down laws that uphold core conservative American values 
2. Liberal judges refusing to strike down laws that subvert core conservative American values
 
The most famous example of this is [[Roe v. Wade]]. Other examples include Brown v Board of Education which stripped state powers of control over education and put them in the hands of the federal government <ref>Deseret News, Aug. 22 2006[http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645195135,00.html]</ref>, McCreary County v. ACLU in which judges stripped free speech and religious freedom from McCreary County <ref>Supreme Court of the United States[http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-1693.ZS.html]</ref> and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in which the Supreme Court sided with terrorists over the protection of the United States of America. <ref>FOX News June 29, 2006[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201530,00.html]</ref>.
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Judicial Activism

2007-02-23T00:42:27Z

Earwig:

There are two major types of judicial activism practiced in the United States' court system:
 
1. Liberal judges striking down laws that uphold core conservative American values 
2. Liberal judges refusing to strike down laws that subvert core conservative American values
 
The most famous example of this is [[Roe v. Wade]]. Other examples include Brown v Board of Education which stripped state powers of control over education and put them in the hands of the federal government <ref name = "Deseret News">{{cite news |title= Anti-segregation ruling wrong |url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645195135,00.html |date= August 22, 2006}}</ref>, McCreary County v. ACLU in which judges stripped free speech and religious freedom from McCreary County <ref name = "Supreme Court of the United States">{{cite news |title= McCreary County v ACLU |url=http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-1693.ZS.html |date= June 27, 2005}}</ref> and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in which the Supreme Court sided with terrorists over the protection of the United States of America. <ref name = "FOX News">{{cite news |title= Supreme Court Blocks Guantanamo Bay War-Crimes Trials |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201530,00.html |date= June 29, 2006}}</ref>.
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Judicial Activism

2007-02-23T00:35:33Z

Earwig:

There are two major types of judicial activism practiced in the United States' court system:
 
1. Liberal judges striking down laws that uphold core conservative American values 
2. Liberal judges refusing to strike down laws that subvert core conservative American values
 
The most famous example of this is [[Roe v. Wade]]. Other examples include Brown v Board of Education which stripped state powers of control over education and put them in the hands of the federal government <ref name = "Deseret News">{{cite news |title= Anti-segregation ruling wrong |url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645195135,00.html |date= August 22, 2006}}</ref>, McCreary County v. ACLU in which judges stripped free speech and religious freedom from McCreary County <ref name = "Supreme Court of the United States">{{cite news |title= McCreary County v ACLU |url=http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-1693.ZS.html |date= June 27, 2005}}</ref> and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in which the Supreme Court sided with terrorists over the protection of the United States of America. <ref name = "FOX News">{{cite news |title= Supreme Court Blocks Guantanamo Bay War-Crimes Trials |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201530,00.html |date= June 29, 2006}}</ref>.

Judicial Activism

2007-02-23T00:33:28Z

Earwig:

There are two major types of judicial activism practiced in the United States' court system:
 
1. Liberal judges striking down laws that uphold core conservative American values 
2. Liberal judges refusing to strike down laws that subvert core conservative American values
 
The most famous example of this is [[Roe v. Wade]]. Other examples include Brown v Board of Education which stripped state powers of control over education and put them in the hands of the federal government <ref name = "Deseret News">{{cite news |title= Anti-segregation ruling wrong |url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645195135,00.html |date= August 22, 2006}}</ref>, McCreary County v. ACLU in which judges stripped free speech and religious freedom from McCreary County <ref name = "Supreme Court of the United States">{{cite news |title= McCreary County v ACLU |url=http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-1693.ZS.html |date= June 27, 2005}}</ref> and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in which the Supreme Court sided with terrorists over the protection of the United States of America. <ref name = FOX News>{{cite news |title= Supreme Court Blocks Guantanamo Bay War-Crimes Trials |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201530,00.html |date= June 29, 2006}}</ref>.

Reconquista

2007-02-22T13:35:35Z

Earwig:

The "Reconquista" was the reconquest by Christians of Spain, which was under Muslim control. The Reconquista lasted from c.722 AD with the success of Pelayo over the Muslim armies at Covadonga, to 1492, when the Christian Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gained control of the only remaining Moorish enclave (the small Kingdom of Granada in southern Spain).