Howie Luvzus

A senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that Myanmar’s military-led government will be responsible for a second catastrophe if thousands of desperate cyclone survivors die because the junta continues to bar foreign aid and disaster workers.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel told lawmakers that the generals running Myanmar, also known as Burma, cannot manage the distribution of aid needed to help people facing disease, malnutrition and exposure to the elements.

“The situation is increasingly desperate,” Marciel said. He called the government’s response to Cyclone Nargis appalling and blamed its failure to give foreign aid workers greater access to victims for putting hundreds of thousands of lives at risk.

“Let me be clear: if assistance is not allowed in, and thousands of Burmese perish, the responsibility for this catastrophe will fall squarely on the shoulders of Senior Gen. Than Shwe,” the head of the country’s ruling junta, and other leaders, Marciel said in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia. “Every day that goes by and more people suffer, increasingly the blame falls on the government.”

Bush’s response? “I think Thannie is doin’ a heckuva job.”

Photo by Michael DeMocker/The Times-Picayune

7-year-old Christopher Jacobs fell into an unguarded, algae-covered pool behind a neighboring empty house and drowned Saturday when he tried to retrieve a soccer ball. Christopher apparently had chased the ball into the yard, not realizing the bright green surface hid water.

New Orleanians read about this kind of thing fairly often. That’s why we hate our mayor for being such an incompetent clown. We also hate the insurance companies that have been allowed to screw us over. We’re also angry at a Corpse of Engineers that still doesn’t care enough to protect us. I wish a good lawyer would pick this case up and sue the insurance company that screwed the homeowner, or the Road Home Program, or our idiot Governor or somebody.

But they won’t. It’s just another New Orleans kid that only matters to his mom, other family members, and friends. A friend of mine said that he didn’t like that Obama’s pastor said “God Damn America.” How can a just God let this kind of crap go on unpunished? Wouldn’t a good and loving God step in when no one else seems to care? Can we honestly call ourselves a “Christian Nation” and care so little about God’s children? If it weren’t for the multitude of church groups that came here to help out, it would be very difficult to maintain one’s faith.

This is NOT an overreaction by a tired, depressed blogger. These are honest questions raised in the face of negligence, corruption, and greed.

This Kevin James knucklehead has no idea what he’s talking about! All he can do is repeat the talking point appeasement. Sure, sometimes he brilliantly refers to Neville Chamberlain as an “appeaser.” Matthews, for once, calls an idiot for merely repeating phrases that he doesn’t understand. Matthews later explains what Chamberland did, and why it doesn’t apply to what Obama wants to do.

Once again, Bruce Prescott alerted me to the following:

DeLand pastor gets threats after removing U.S. flag from church

A local church pastor who removed the U.S. flag from the church sanctuary has taken a leave of absence after receiving harassing and threatening notes — including one left in his hymnbook in the church, police and church officials said.

An investigation is ongoing into at least three notes sent to Rev. Sean Oliver Allen of First Baptist Church of DeLand, 725 N. Woodland Blvd., said DeLand police Lt. Pete Moon.

“We are looking at it criminally and working to determine if there is any criminal intent behind the letters,” Moon said.

Rev. Allen consulted with church elders and decided to take a four-week leave after receiving the latest note in the mailbox of his DeLand home on May 1, said Education Pastor John Long.

The note said, “Resign this Sunday or else,” according to a DeLand police report.

Here’s what I did…I wrote the following letter and sent it to ministers in the area:

I recently read an article about pastor Sean Allen of First Baptist Church of DeLand that stated that he had received threats for removing the American Flag and the Christian flag from the church sanctuary. Whether or not you agree with what Rev. Allen did, it would be a nice gesture for you to support him during this difficult time.

As an ordained Southern Baptist minister it pains me to see my brother being threatened. I’ve sent him an encouraging email. However, I think that you have a tremendous opportunity to show support to your brother in Christ. I humbly offer a few suggestions for you.

First, mention this in Sunday’s sermon. Condemn the un-Christian attitude of a person that would issue an anonymous threat. Challenge your congregation to pray for Rev. Allen and the person(s) who threatened him. Pray for his congregation that they would seek to glorify Christ in all they do.

Next, consider an act of solidarity. The article clearly states why Allen chose to remove the flags. Any reasonable person could see why one might see having an American flag in a sanctuary could send a wrong signal. A Christian’s ultimate allegiance should be to Christ, not a country. Allen’s brave act should be honored. Christ’s obedience also resulted in persecution. This could be an opportunity to show that following Christ is not easy, and that doing the right thing sometimes is costly.

I appreciate you taking the time to read and consider my suggestions. May God continue to bless your ministry.

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Let’s see how they respond!

Government asks court to block wider testing for mad cow

The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease, but a skeptical judge questioned whether the government has that authority.

I still don’t understand how conservative Christians who generally believe in Total Depravity usually agree with the free market approach of Republicans. Hasn’t the multiple problems related to products from China (Not to mention Enron, Worldcom, etc.) shown us that corporations must be monitored?

From Bruce Prescott:

Bob Novak has written an article suggesting that Mike Huckabee privately concurs with Homeschool Champion Michael Farris in believing that evangelicals should sit out this year’s presidential election. Farris and other far right evangelicals think America deserves a “plague-like presidency” and Obama fits the bill.

My observations,

1. I think Prescott should have added “sleaze ball “journalist”" as a descriptor for Novak.

2. It shows what idiots far right evangelicals are. Isn’t one “Plague-like presidency” enough?

3. It shows that far right evangelicals are heartless. Just like Hagee they actually seem to enjoy it when people are hurt.

Sammy’s coming to visit for a few months. She my oldest son’s dog. He’ll be back for the summer. It’s going to be a big shock because recently we added this (Maddie) one to our dog collection:

Chloe is going to have her hands full!

Maybe she can hold her own…

Why doesn’t Faux News, MSNCB, CNN, etc. Play this?

“America was founded, in part, to see this false religion destroyed.”

“America has historically understood herself to be a bastion against Islam in the world.”

“We get off on warfare!”

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