This "virtual march" ended up generating an overwhelming number of emails - more than 190,000 - telling Disciples' officials to "vote no to 'tear down the wall' - and say yes to a peaceful and secure Israel." Unfortunately, they ended up joining the "blame Israel first" movement among mainline churches by voting to tell Israel to tear down this structure that has been so effective in protecting the Israeli people.

But the interest this campaign generated among Fellowship supporters sends a pretty clear message. I am fed up with denominational officials from so-called "mainline" denominations who presume to tell Israel how best to defend her people - and who make their pious pronouncements from the safety of their offices in the U.S. Meanwhile, Israel continues to struggle with the threat of terror and to deal with the horrible aftermath of attacks like the one in Netanya earlier this month. It's a shame and a scandal - but efforts like this show that both Jews and Christians of goodwill are determined to make their voices heard.

Stare Decisis: (stah-ree duh-sigh-sis) n. ~ Tony Perkins

Stare Decisis is a Latin term meaning "to stand by things decided." The phrase is used in common law to express the notion that prior court decisions must be recognized as precedents, according to case law. Today's lesson is brought to you thanks to Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Charles Schumer (D-NY), who insist that President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts, cannot be confirmed unless he agrees that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court abortion case, is "settled law." The two Senators' belief in "settled law" seems to be rather loose.


The 1986 Supreme Court case upholding state sodomy laws, Bowers v. Hardwick, was "settled law" until the 2003 Supreme Court roster, in Lawrence v. Texas, found a constitutional right to sodomy. The 1857 Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford decided that all African Americans are property and thus not citizens. Would Senators Leahy and Schumer, if they lived in the 1850's, honestly argue that Dred Scott was "settled law"? Those who believe in a constantly evolving Constitution might be the very worst people to ask if the law is actually settled on anything. By treating court opinions as though they are permanent law, we become unwitting abettors in ceding legislative powers to judicial officials. More importantly, the questioning of judicial nominees on topics that are very likely to reappear before them if confirmed is unconscionable.

Suspended talker gets support ~ WorldNetDaily.com 
CAIR now demanding Graham be fired
 
Michael Graham, radio talk-show host on WMAL in Washington, D.C., is getting support from coast to coast after being suspended for remarks critical of Islam and a lobbying effort by an Islamic group with ties to terrorism.

Graham says some 10,000 emails have flooded his radio station in support of him and critical of WMAL for its suspension decision.

Graham will be off the air next week, pending an "internal investigation" about statements he made during his midday July 25 show on the ABC-owned station.

Initially, WMAL stood behind Graham, but pressure was brought by the Council of American-Islamic Relations.
The Washington, D.C.-based CAIR is a spin-off of a group described by two former FBI counterterrorism chiefs as a "front group" for the terrorist group Hamas in the U.S.