Billy Graham Makes Final Call for America to Repent

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Billy GrahamAccording WND-Faith, Billy Graham is making what he dubs his “final call” for Americans to repent.

Over the course of sixty years, Graham has packed out stadiums where he preached the gospel. This November, however, he is taking his message to television and tablet screens, and he is encouraging everyone to tune in or log on to hear it.

Last July Graham penned a letter entitled, “My Heart Aches for America.” In the letter, Graham wrote,

“[M]illions of babies have been aborted and our nation seems largely unconcerned. Self-centered indulgence, pride, and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.

Just a few weeks ago in a prominent city in the South, Christian chaplains who serve the police department were ordered to no longer mention the Name of Jesus in prayer. It was reported that during a recent police-sponsored event, the only person allowed to pray was someone who addressed “the being in the room.” Similar scenarios are now commonplace in towns across America. Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone—except God.

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Attorney General Holder’s Plan: Put Fewer Criminals in Prison

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced, Monday, at the American Bar Association’s annual convention in San Francisco that major changes are coming to the Justice Department.

Holder noted during his remarks that American taxpayers are spending upwards of $80 billion a year on the federal prison system, and that the prison population has risen 800% since the 1980s while the U.S. population as a whole has only risen by about 30%.

Most people might assume those statistics indicate the federal government needs to cut some costs from the prison system, or that America is grappling with a very serious crime epidemic. Not Attorney General Eric Holder. His answer to these numbers: Don’t put as many criminals in prison.

Those are the reforms he is announcing, according to ABC News. Holder’s Justice Department is setting the following goals:

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Reasonable Skepticism of White River “Blueway” Designation

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The Obama Administration has designated the White River—which runs from Springfield, Missouri, to Pine Bluff, Arkansas—part of the “National Blueway System.”

What does that mean? Well, according to the federal government, nothing. It’s simply going to encourage responsible land-use—but don’t worry; it won’t affect what people do with their land.

That makes sense, doesn’t it?

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