Context is important. If you are going to quote scripture as a way to jusify policy, you should probably make sure that it means what you think it does first. From HotAir:

This morning, at the National Prayer Breakfast, Barack Obama cited Scripture as justification for his policy agenda — from reforming health care to ensuring that financial institutions play by fair rules to taxing the rich. BuzzFeed’s Zeke Miller reports:

The president said he often falls to his knees in prayer, and emphasized the role of his religious values in determining where to lead the country.

“I’d be remiss if I stopped there; if my values were limited to personal moments of prayer or private conversations with pastors or friends. So instead, I must try — imperfectly, but I must try — to make sure those values motivate me as one leader of this great nation.”

Obama maintained that his call for the wealthiest to give up their tax breaks, he’s doing so out of economic necessity, but also in line with biblical teachings.

David Rives is known for his presentation "The Heavens Declare the Glory of God" and his national lectures on Creation and biblical astronomy. His work has been featured internationally through Faith TV, SkyAngel, Vision Forum, WND, The History Channel and more. His GPS observatory-class telescope allows David to share his passion for the heavens with others through astro-photography and astronomical events.

(http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/discover-the-hoax-at-heart-of-evolution/)

Hey, at least they've been granted an extra year before being forced to act in opposition to their beliefs, right? How kind. CNS News:

The Obama administration on Friday finalized a regulation that orders all Americans—unless they work directly at a church--to purchase government-approved health insurance plans that cover sterilizations and all FDA-approved contraceptives including those that cause abortions.

The regulation further requires that health-insurance plans must provide sterilizations, contraceptives and abortifacients without any fees or co-pay.

The regulation, issued as part of the initial implementation of Obamacare, requires Catholics to act against their faith--which teaches that sterilization, artificial contraception and abortion violate the natural law and that Catholics cannot be involved in them.

In a statement, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops immediately condemned the administration's decision to move forward with the regulation as "literally unconscionable."

The regulation will go into effect on Aug. 1.

Just saw this for the first time today and thought it was well done and pretty cool. It's all about the relationship.

A poem I wrote to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion. In the scriptures Jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day. At it's core Jesus' gospel and the good news of the Cross is in pure opposition to self-righteousness/self-justification. Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered. This poem highlights my journey to discover this truth. Religion either ends in pride or despair. Pride because you make a list and can do it and act better than everyone, or despair because you can't do your own list of rules and feel "not good enough" for God. With Jesus though you have humble confident joy because He represents you, you don't represent yourself and His sacrifice is perfect putting us in perfect standing with God!

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1IAhDGYlpqY)

From an interview on CNN, Marky Mark discusses a little of where he came from and where he is now.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cKAyExg_kJ0)

Merry Christmas to all!

30:1 I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me. 
30:2 O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. 
30:3 O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit. 
30:4 Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. 
30:5 For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. 
30:6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved." 
30:7 By your favor, O LORD, you had established me as a strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed. 
30:8 To you, O LORD, I cried, and to the LORD I made supplication: 
30:9 "What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness? 
30:10 Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me! O LORD, be my helper!" 
30:11 You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 
30:12 so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.