September 2, 2011 - Embracing Biblical Truth

New survey shows that 10 years after 9-11, we need to embrace Biblical truth

Are you familiar with this phrase? "We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don't know what to do, we never give up."

In a new survey, 63 percent of U.S. adults incorrectly attributed that Bible verse from 2nd Corinthians 4:8 about overcoming suffering and hardships to civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., former President George W. Bush or comic book hero Captain America rather than the Bible.   Martin Luther King Jr. received the highest percentage of attributions.

The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of American Bible Society to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11 and the release of The Freedom Bible also found that:

Despite significant security measures taken since Sept. 11, only 9 percent of Americans feel safer today than they did prior to Sept. 11. Thirty-six percent felt safer prior to the attacks of Sept. 11 than they do today.

Only 4 percent of Americans rely most on professional counseling to help deal with trauma. Four times as many (16 percent) rely most on the Bible.

Despite living in a predominantly Christian nation, 82 percent of Americans who have dealt with trauma rely most on sources other than the Bible to cope, including 6 percent of whom say they do not rely on anything.

Geof Morin, the American Bible Society's chief communications officer, says, "Though 10 years have passed since the attacks on the U.S., many of us vividly recall the images and emotions of that day...In the aftermath of 9/11, we at American Bible Society saw firsthand the power of the Bible to help people deal with unfathomable trauma." 

The Society is based in New York City and responded to the families of the victims and the first responders.  In the aftermath of the tragedy, God's word, delivered by His people, provided hope and truth.  Morin also said, "Sept. 11 forced us as individuals and as a nation to choose between being prisoner of the trauma of that terrible day or finding the hope and freedom to move forward...For thousands of Americans, the comfort offered through the Bible allowed them to choose freedom."

Press release from American Bible Society

September 1, 2011

Komen for the Cure donates $$ to Planned Parenthood


They claim to be an organization that help provide resources to fight breast cancer. So, why are affiliates of the Komen for the Cure Foundation giving money to Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider?

Well, the Komen organization apparently thinks that Planned Parenthood is doing enough to fight breast cancer and perform women's services that it is overlooking the harm that it does to women and their pre-born children.   Remember the Congressional fight over funding Planned Parenthood with taxpayer dollars?   Leaders such as Harry Reid were claiming that defunding the organization would deprive women of badly needed services.   Well, as Live Action exposed in a round of phone calls, Planned Parenthood doesn't even do mammograms...and these vital services can be obtained elsewhere.

And there is certainly evidence of incompatibility between the Komen message and that of Planned Parenthood- Abortion is described as "a known risk factor" for breast cancer.

Here is a report from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.

According to the article:

Eighteen of the more than 120 Komen affiliates in the United States contributed more than $569,000 to Planned Parenthood affiliates in the United States during 2009-10, according to a report released Aug. 24 by American Life League (ALL), a Virginia-based, pro-life organization. ALL staff confirmed the grants by examining Komen affiliates’ 990 Internal Revenue Service forms for tax-exempt organizations.

In an April statement on its website, Komen reported 19 of its affiliates make grants to Planned Parenthood but did not specify the total given.

The report came on the heels of news that the Catholic bishops of Columbus, Ohio, and Toledo, Ohio, called for the schools and other institutions in their dioceses not to participate in fundraising efforts for Komen. A statement from Ohio’s bishops said individual Catholics are free to make their own decisions, since none of Komen’s Ohio affiliates donate to Planned Parenthood, according to an Aug. 20 article in The Columbus Dispatch.