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11.17.08 @ 6:01AM

HOLD YOUR TONGUE
Re: Hal G.P. Colebatch's A Little Light in the South Pacific:

My Internet provider is American Family On-line. They're pretty good, usually. Yesterday, I attempted to access your article on socialism in New Zealand. It was blocked because it contains the "f" word.  I've submitted a request that they reconsider this stupid effort to protect me -- a 53-year-old woman who has sole access to her computer.  I pointed out how reputable your magazine is.  They are not responding.  I think their action is close to censorship.  I like to support Christian enterprises, but this goes too far.

Or maybe you could avoid using dirty language on your website. Thanks.
-- Desiree Effner
Gresham, Oregon

The Editor replies: The f-word in question did not appear in Mr. Colebatch's article, but in several of the Comments reacting his piece. We've deleted them and will continue to delete all such foul efforts.

OUT THE WINDOW
Re: George H. Wittman's Obama's War:

Mr. Wittman, you either have not been paying attention for the past couple of years, or you’re expecting a level of consistency notably absent in Obama’s stylishly empty words.

I agree with you in all of your particulars about the danger for Obama of an Afghanistan-First strategy, but it appears that he was only stressing Afghanistan so he could attack Bush on Iraq as a central part of his (early) campaign plan.

Now that he’s been elected, all of that (stuff) will go out the window -- in shimmering but obfuscating language, of course.
-- A. C. Santore

Remember who carried out the 9/11 attacks and the idiot who claimed victory on a aircraft carrier and the other idiot who claimed that he knew how to get Bin laden. Oh dear!! How the horrible bearded one must be laughing as America has wasted trillions of dollars, had to socialise its bog companies losses and lost all respect in the civilised world thanks to the resident (for a short time more) idiot in the White House.
-- Ken Bond
Australia

ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE
Re: Peter G. Riddell's False Hopes Spring Eternal:

I loved it. My own pastor for fifteen months now, a fine young man whose preaching I have never faulted, blew we away with an article in the local, liberal rag about his hopes reborn when he went to Chicago for the election evening soiree. Aargh! 

But Sarah said it was the will of God. And she, bless her heart, is right. (Mr./Ms. editor:

You can't possible publish this, I know. But here goes.) The Bible that we Catholics, Protestants, and Atheists (to defame) read spells out the whole libretto.

Shakespeare said, "All the world's a stage...." He, too, was right. At the movie we don't want to know how it ends. At the theater, or the opera, we know how it ends and still enjoy the show. In the Bible we also know how it ends: frightful, and glorious. And we, with false hopes or true, are living out the show. And maybe it's about over. Please, please, please see fulfilled prophecy.com.
-- Robert Pottinger

Excellent article with very correct perspective and predictions. Obama presidency will bring more hatred from Muslim world. Their dream will be shattered immediately after they find that Israel is still not wiped out from the face of Arabia by Obama, if not from the face of the earth, as the Iranian president wishes to accomplish. Thanks. 
-- KAC

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