It’s Okay to Decorate a Police Car with Rainbow Flags, but Not Bible Verses

Houston’s decision stands in stark contrast to an issue I wrote about in May – when the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Dept. was ordered to remove decals bearing a portion of a well-known Bible verse from patrol cars.
The decal, which had been posted on vehicles, bore the words, “Blessed are the peacemakers…Matthew 5-9.”

Todd Starnes

"It’s permissible in the United States to decorate police cars with rainbow flags to celebrate gay pride, but it’s not permissible to decorate police cars with Bible verses honoring law enforcement officers.

"The Houston Police Dept. is debuting a “Pride Car” for the city’s gay pride parade, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Police Chief Art Acevedo is downright giddy about the new rainbow cruiser and the parade.

'The newspaper reports the chief “strongly encouraged” top police brass to join him in the march.

" 'By actually participating ... we send a very powerful message that we're an inclusive department," he said, "where every segment of society is welcome, is respected, and will be protected by the Houston Police Department," he told the newspaper.

"The rank and file, however, are not so appreciative of the police chief’s strong-arm tactics.

“Our duty is to protect and serve, not participate in an event that completely goes against our religious beliefs,” one unidentified commander told the newspaper.

"Houston is not the first American city to place gay pride decals on taxpayer-funded vehicles.

"The New York City Police Dept. debuted its gay pride patrol car in 2016*, UnicornBooty.com reports." . . .  *Under Mayor de Blasio

Commie-fornia Democrats Hit a Wall on Single-Payer

Townhall

"There is so much winning for taxpayers, concerned citizens, and conservatives in general in the state of California. The slow but steady victories in this blue bastion of progressive insanity should raise hope for all of us. After all, the Left loves to gloat that what happens in California is most likely to pop up all over the United States. 

"They might want to change their minds. 

"First, an assemblyman in Commie East Bay Alameda County attempted to allow Communists to serve openly in our government. The South Vietnamese Community in Orange County and veterans throughout the state hammered this liberal nut. His bill to “update archaic language in the state code” died after getting a bare majority in the Assembly. Besides, the legislature is full of communists anyway. 

"They just need to be voted out.

" Then the infamous state senator who removed an exemption from forced school vaccinations tried to push a state­based resolution of children’s rights. This bill was really a subversive attack on parental rights. His proposal would invite more government intervention into the home. The proposal crashed and burned. 

"And now for the latest good news, and everyone needs to know about it. Single payer is dead in California—for now. " . . .

The Obamas' never-ending vacation: Tropical Bali edition

Monica Showalter  "As Obama once suggested: At some point, how much before you've had enough?

"Well he's showing for us, that for Obamaville, there's nothing that's ever enough.

"Taking what must be something like his tenth post-presidential vacation (while Valerie Jarrett mans the Deep State fort back in Kalorama), because Palm Springs, the Bahamas, Hawaii, Tahiti, Italy, Germany, (and probably some others) just weren't enough, he, Michelle and the kids blew into the leafy green center of Bali, the highland town of Ubud, home of all the lush pretty tropical cultural stuff the island is known for. " . . .

"It stands in stark contrast to his spin upon leaving office - that he would focus on mentoring the inner city black youth and tend to the high school education of his daughter Sasha (who at least was allowed on the trip this time.) And it's quite a change from his claim that "at some point, you've had enough.' We guess he hasn't.

"In reality, he's doing to the max what many retired politicians and other operatives do - getting the whole trip paid for and the tax deductions in place by claiming the visit is a business trip - based on giving a token speech - in his case, in nearby Jakarta to the Indonesian diaspora (a group he has never cared about until now), taking a fat payout, and then writing the whole thing off." . . . 

ISIS female enforcer dubbed 'crocodile jaws' for biting women who break the terror group's 'modesty code' has her teeth smashed by vigilantes in Iraq

UK Daily Mail   "A woman working for ISIS known as 'crocodile jaws' has had her teeth shattered in a revenge attack after she bit hundreds of women deemed to be violating modesty laws.

"The woman was reportedly ambushed outside her house in the northern Iraqi town of Hawija, Kirkuk as revenge for biting more than 200 women.

"She was a 'biter' for ISIS's female vigilante division, tasked with savagely chomping on the hands of other women accused of disobeying the group's moral code.

" 'That woman had bitten more than 200 women. She is from Mosul and had worked with the group for three years,' Iraqi News quoted a source as saying." . . . 

Islamic State militants had appointed a women vigilantism division whose members would brutally bite the hands of civilian females who violated the group’s extremist modesty code.

Southwest L.A. loves 'Obama Boulevard' proposal but wonders: 'Why not a major street?'

LA Times

" 'Even though it runs through the heart of L.A’.s Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw neighborhood, most Angelenos would be hard pressed to locate Rodeo Road on a map.

"In fact, they’d probably point to its ritzy doppelganger — Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive — instead.

"That may change very soon, however.

"Residents here are cheering a proposal to rename the asphalt thoroughfare in honor of former President Obama, who visited here when he was a U.S. senator.

"The news that southwest L.A.'s Rodeo Road may soon be renamed “Obama Boulevard" was received positively by residents of the surrounding Crenshaw district.

" 'I'm so happy, that would be wonderful," said Robbi Work, 60.

"A retired former prosecutor, Work was even wearing a shirt emblazoned with the former president's face when she learned of the proposal to rename the road Obama Boulevard.

" 'They were wonderful, he and Michelle," Work said.

"The street, a 31/2-mile residential strip in a predominantly African American community, is flanked on both sides by squat one- and two-story houses and gated communities. The road is also home to Dorsey High School, Baldwin Hills Elementary school and Rancho Cienega Sports Center and Park — where Obama held a campaign rally when he was running for president." . . .

THE CHIEF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM

Michael Brown looks at religions' founders, writings, levels of tolerance  "The essential difference between Christianity and Islam is the difference between Jesus and Muhammad. Jesus was a spiritual leader who laid down His life to save the world. Muhammad was a spiritual leader who became a political leader, then a violent military leader. Jesus accomplished His mission by dying on the cross. Muhammad accomplished his mission (at least in large part) by ruling by the sword.

"There are, of course, great similarities between the world’s two largest religions. Both point to a holy book, allegedly inspired by God, for faith and practice. Both call for high moral standards and serious personal commitment. Both share common traditions, since Muhammad learned from Jews as well as Christians. And both have a vision to spread their faith around the world.

"But this is where the two faiths diverge. One follows the example of a crucified and risen Savior. The other follows the example of a prophet and military leader.

"And so, the biblical verses of violence (as in, “Kill the Canaanites”) were limited to a specific place and time, and no such commands are found on Jesus’ lips. The Quranic verses of violence (as in, “Kill the unbelievers wherever you find them”) do not have such obvious limitations. And so, while many Quranic interpreters and Islamic jurists claim that those verses cannot be applied indiscriminately today, others differ, proudly citing them in their jihadi manuals.

"Again, the difference is that of the cross vs. the sword. That’s why Jesus and His followers never established the death penalty for leaving the faith. Muhammad established it once he assumed military dominance. And the death penalty for apostasy from Islam remains in force in a number Islamic countries today.

"In the same spirit, Muhammad beheaded some of his enemies. Jesus forbade His followers from taking up the sword in His defense. The differences are glaring and clear.

American Silliness June 20, 2017

Dennis Rodman: ‘People Don’t See … The Good Side’ Of North Korea   "Former professional basketball player Dennis Rodman spoke out in an exclusive interview with ABC News about his recent trip to North Korea, suggesting that he is partly responsible for the reclusive nation’s release of American college student Otto Warmbier, who died last Monday, just days after being medically evacuated from a North Korean prison."

New Oakland Police Commission being created: 'Formerly incarcerated individuals encouraged to apply'   . . . "Those who seek to hobble police saw their opportunity and took it, capitalizing on voter hostility to the police at the moment and using ballot wording that obscured the worst aspects of their plan.

"Now it will become tougher to recruit cops for the Oakland P.D., and the officers on the street will hesitate more often, aware that people hostile to them may sit in judgment."

Pelosi Gives Incoherent Response To Trump Saying Her Being Dem Leader Helps GOP   . . . "Some Republican members have said that it would be good for their party if Pelosi remains the top Democrat in the House. These remarks followed heavy criticism from Democratic lawmakers of Pelosi’s leadership following Tuesday’s special election losses in Georgia and South Carolina." . . .

A Democratic Party official was booted after he allegedly wished Scalise dead

I'm glad he got shot. I'm not f**king saying that in public. I wish he was f**king dead.
—Phil Montag, former co-chair of tech committee

 

University of Georgia Socialist Group Calls for GOP Lawmakers to Be 'Guillotined'  . . . "Campus newspaper The Red & Black notes that the organization's former leader claims the tweet was a joke (because the only jokes anyone can make today must come at the expense of conservatives):" . . .

NJ Yearbook Advisor Suspended for Altering Photos of Kids Wearing Trump Shirts

NFL’s Kaepernick Compares Cops to Fugitive Slave Patrols

Everything That's Wrong With American Culture, Encapsulated in One Five Minute Music Video

On Mueller investigation, Trump should fight fire with fire

Karin McQuillan  "John Eastman, law professor at Chapman University, writes in American Greatness this week that the powers invested in Special Counsel Mueller to investigate "Russian hacking/collusion/obstruction poses grave dangers to our body politic and our liberty."  His advice to President Trump: Fight fire with fire.  Turn the law and the courts back on your opponents.  Trump is being investigated without any probable cause of a crime.  The Obama administration, in contrast, is a target-rich arena of criminal activity.

"It is unconstitutional to issue a search warrant when there has been no crime and there is no probable cause.  But that is exactly what President Trump's DOJ has inflicted on the president and his team with Mueller's special investigation.  It was not just cowardice, but folly for the DOJ to buckle to the left-wing media's hysterical insistence to investigate our president's alleged collusion with the FSB.  . . . 

"President Obama and his leftist minions spat on our constitution  and flouted the rule of law for eight long years.  Google "Obama flouts constitution," or see here and here and here and here and here.  Their abuse of power was ignored by the media and our partisan courts, but it has not been forgotten by conservatives. 

"President Trump's voters would like to see equality before the law upheld once again in America.  It is bad for our country that rich and powerful Democrat politicians and bureaucrats harm our national security and ruin other people's lives, in flagrant violation of the law, and are never held to account for their crimes." . . .  

Our friends and allies, the Saudis

'In their eyes the attackers are martyrs': Islamic sheikh claims Saudi Arabian team refused minute's silence for London terror victims because under Sharia law 'it's not a sin for a Muslim to kill a non-believer'

"An Islamic imam has suggested the Saudi Arabian team refused to take part in a minute's silence for the London terror victims because they believe 'it is not a sin for a Muslim to kill a non-believer'.

"Sheikh Mohammad Tawhidi says it is a 'lie' to say the Muslim culture does not remember the dead with a moment of silence, and instead argues the football team did not partake in the mourning because they stand with the jihadist men.

"'They did not stop for a moment of silence because according to Wahhabi Islam - which governs Saudi Arabia - it is not wrong or a sin for a Muslim to kill a non-Muslim,' he told Daily Mail Australia." . . .

Who says the Democrats have no message?

The message of the left   "The left does indeed have a message.  It is based in intimidation and guilt.

"In the wake of the Georgia election, the left cannot understand or explain its rejection by the electorate.  Some Democrats blame their fall out of favor on Nancy Pelosi.  Increasing numbers opine that the left has no real message to tell.  But liberalism does have a message.  It is strong, clear, and quintessentially left-wing.  Its message is the widespread projection of intimidation and assignment of guilt via self-righteous, sanctimonious activism. "

"If you happen to be Caucasian, an inherited trait over which you have no control, you are guilty of white supremacy.  America is guilty of being a war-mongering, imperialistic international bully driven by capitalistic greed.  The Constitution is obsolete, penned by illegitimate slave-owning Founding Fathers.  America was built on slavery.  Religious tenets (save Islam's) are oppressive fantasies.  Atheism and science will set you free.  You are responsible for global warming, which definitely, truly exists.  The Second Amendment needs to be repealed, although if a man of the left shoots Republicans, there is no need to bring it up.  Police officers are the rebirth of the KKK.  If you question the consequences of open immigration, you are not "who we are."  Etc.

"If you are hesitant to embark upon a program of self-flagellation in response to any of the above, you are a hateful, obstructive, unenlightened, racist, sexist, homophobic xenophobe belonging to a clan of Neanderthal bigots.  You should go to your room and remain silent.  You are deplorable.

"This is the message of the left – the message of those seeking tolerance, co-existence and brotherhood, of those who want to "have a conversation" and then not allow it." . . .

Wonder Woman and her "Lasso of Truth"

American Thinker

This Criticism of GOP Health Reform Is Revealing

The American Interest

 

"The emerging Democratic attack against the GOP’s health bill, unveiled today in the Senate goes something like this: This is not a healthcare bill but a reverse class warfare bill—a tax cut for the rich financed by Medicaid cuts for the poor.

"This argument is powerful because there is a good deal of truth to it. The Senate bill would cut taxes deeply, including by repealing an Obamacare tax on investment income for high-earners. The bill remains revenue neutral in part by cutting Medicaid spending in ways that conservatives say would make the program work better, but that would also leave more low-income people without coverage.

"This critique may be enough to kill the bill. And maybe the bill deserves to be killed. But it also inadvertently highlights Obamacare’s underperformance.

"When Obamacare was pitched, its champions promised a sweeping, root-and-branch reform that would foster competition and bring down premiums and change the way insurance was purchased and care was delivered. David Brooks, writing last year, recalled the heady mood perfectly: “The supporters argued that the system would help Americans purchase health insurance through carefully regulated state exchanges. President Obama envisioned a day when consumers could shop for health coverage ‘the same way you’d shop for a plane ticket on Kayak or a TV on Amazon.'”

"As it turns out, the bill has fallen far short of those expectations. " . . .