Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Babies with three parents could be born by 2015 after controversial genetic treatment gets green light ~ Brave new world has arrived. As if contemporary society doesn’t have enough emotional/psychological fall-out from the breakdown of the nuclear family.
 
EPA Covers Up The Safety Of Fracking ~ Why?
“Why confuse an analysis based on ideology with the facts?”
It’s the only way they can move forward with their agenda; regulate the oil and gas industries out of business and drive the cost of energy through the roof.
 
Islamic Extremists Slit Christian Pastor’s Throat for Refusing to Renounce His Faith, Gun Down Teens as Horror Rages in Nigeria ~ The Religion of Peace marches on.
Rather than take the opportunity to condemn such acts of violence during his African sojourn, Obama chose to urge progress on gay rights in Senegal. POTUS message: gays have rights; Christians don’t.
 
Then there’s this further “shocking” development from the African continent ~ Libyan Intelligence: Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi Involved in U.S. Consulate Attack ~ And yet oddly enough, the O’ministration has rolled out the red carpet for dozens of Muslim Brotherhood officers, flacks and sympathizers over the last several years. And in March of 2012 there was this ~
Obama Bypasses Congress, Gives $1.5 Billion to Muslim Brotherhood.
What’s that? Sounds sort of treasonous? Nah. Remember? The war on terror is over.
 
Farm Bill a Victory For Smaller Government ~ There was a bit of good news this month ~

The bill was a ten-figure monstrosity—a holdover from Congress’ earmarking days that contained more pork than a Texas fire pit. Most of it has a tenuous connection, or none at all, with actual farming: including tax breaks for “farm-related activities” like reality TV, wine tastings and animal spa products…
…John Boehner’s betrayal of fiscal conservatism.

Luckily for our ballooning national debt, the bill;

failed passage in the House due to a coalition of conservative votes who thought there was too much spending, and ironically big-spending Democrats who felt there was too little.

 
This week New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez joined a distinguished sub-set of professional athletes ~ A list of major NFL player arrests. In case you’re wondering where the “National Felon League” nickname came from, check out the NFL Arrests Database which chronicles arrests and citations involving NFL players since 2000 that were more serious than speeding tickets.
 
Christianity, Homosexuality, and “Gay Therapy” ~ Excellent analysis of Exodus International’s closure and its leader’s apology by Brian Myers at Caffeinated Thoughts ~
Homosexuality is not a mental illness. It is not a disease or disorder. It is sin. It is wrong in the sight of God. That’s it. Period.
 
Ten thousand re-enactors take part in 150th anniversary of Gettysburg ~
 
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