Why it is good to refrain from watching to much TV and Movies making sure you feeding yourself with the real food of the Gospel

1 Corinthians 6:12
Everything is permissible (allowable and lawful) for me; but not all things are helpful (good for me to do, expedient and profitable when considered with other things). Everything is lawful for me, but I will not become the slave of anything or be brought under its power.

Sometimes we get way too caught up in the worlds business with work, play, and or come home and watch the toob as basically normal families of today do. It is usually a routine for some of us. We all been doing it since TV and movies were invented in our aeon but of course now TV doesn't leave much to the naked eye so to speak. Immorality has infiltrated and is trying to make perverts of us all. But that is a different subject.

Just thought I would post this article by John Piper for OUR edification. It is not that I do not watch TV in which I do, But a question was asked in response of this to John Piper and I liked Pipers answer so I thought I would share it for those who like to still read and maybe some will go to Desiring GOD to learn more from this wonderful man who loves GOD and it truly shows. HE is one of my favorites and heroes.

RW


Why I Don’t Have a Television and Rarely Go to Movies

June 25, 2009
By John Piper

Read

this article on our website.

Now that the video of the Q&A

at Advance 09 is available, I can look at it and feel bad all over again. Here’s what I regret, indeed what I have apologized for to the person who asked the question.

The first question to me and Mark Driscoll was, “Piper says get rid of my TV, and Driscoll says buy extra DVRs. How do you reconcile this difference?”

I responded, “Get your sources right. . . . I never said that in my life.”

Almost as soon as it was out of my mouth, I felt: “What a jerk, Piper!” A jerk is a person who nitpicks about the way a question is worded rather than taking the opportunity to address the issue in a serious way. I blew it at multiple levels.

So I was very glad when the person who asked the question wrote to me. I wrote back,

Be totally relieved that YOU did not ask a bad question. I gave a useless and unhelpful, and I think snide, answer and missed a GOLDEN opportunity to make plain the dangers of the triviality you referred to. . . . I don’t know why I snapped about the wording of the question instead of using it for what it was intended for. It was foolish and I think sinful.

So let me see if I can do better now. I can’t give an answer for what Mark means by “buy extra DVRs,” but I can tell you why my advice sounds different. I suspect that Mark and I would not agree on the degree to which the average pastor needs to be movie-savvy in order to be relevant, and the degree to which we should expose ourselves to the world’s entertainment.

I think relevance in preaching hangs very little on watching movies, and I think that much exposure to sensuality, banality, and God-absent entertainment does more to deaden our capacities for joy in Jesus than it does to make us spiritually powerful in the lives of the living dead. Sources of spiritual power—which are what we desperately need—are not in the cinema. You will not want your biographer to write: Prick him and he bleeds movies.

If you want to be relevant, say, for prostitutes, don’t watch a movie with a lot of tumbles in a brothel. Immerse yourself in the gospel, which is tailor-made for prostitutes; then watch Jesus deal with them in the Bible; then go find a prostitute and talk to her. Listen to her, not the movie. Being entertained by sin does not increase compassion for sinners.

There are, perhaps, a few extraordinary men who can watch action-packed, suspenseful, sexually explicit films and come away more godly. But there are not many. And I am certainly not one of them.

I have a high tolerance for violence, high tolerance for bad language, and zero tolerance for nudity. There is a reason for these differences. The violence is make-believe. They don’t really mean those bad words. But that lady is really naked, and I am really watching. And somewhere she has a brokenhearted father.

I’ll put it bluntly. The only nude female body a guy should ever lay his eyes on is his wife’s. The few exceptions include doctors, morticians, and fathers changing diapers. “I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?” (Job 31:1). What the eyes see really matters. “Everyone who looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28). Better to gouge your eye than go to hell (verse 29).

Brothers, that is serious. Really serious. Jesus is violent about this. What we do with our eyes can damn us. One reason is that it is virtually impossible to transition from being entertained by nudity to an act of “beholding the glory of the Lord.” But this means the entire Christian life is threatened by the deadening effects of sexual titillation.

All Christ-exalting transformation comes from “beholding the glory of Christ.” “Beholding the glory of the Lord, [we] are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another” (2 Corinthians 3:18). Whatever dulls the eyes of our mind from seeing Christ powerfully and purely is destroying us. There is not one man in a thousand whose spiritual eyes are more readily moved by the beauty of Christ because he has just seen a bare breast with his buddies.

But leave sex aside (as if that were possible for fifteen minutes on TV). It’s the unremitting triviality that makes television so deadly. What we desperately need is help to enlarge our capacities to be moved by the immeasurable glories of Christ. Television takes us almost constantly in the opposite direction, lowering, shrinking, and deadening our capacities for worshiping Christ.

One more smaller concern with TV (besides its addictive tendencies, trivialization of life, and deadening effects): It takes time. I have so many things I want to accomplish in this one short life. Don’t waste your life is not a catchphrase for me; it’s a cliff I walk beside every day with trembling.

TV consumes more and more time for those who get used to watching it. You start to feel like it belongs. You wonder how you could get along without it. I am jealous for my evenings. There are so many things in life I want to accomplish. I simply could not do what I do if I watched television. So we have never had a TV in 40 years of marriage (except in Germany, to help learn the language). I don’t regret it.

Sorry again, for the bad answer. I hope this helps.

Pastor John

The Lion Roars.

A little Bit of TRUTH in a song sent by my friend and sister SUZ.

I thought of you when I read this! ;D


The Lion Roars :lionking)

Spoken; The earth shakes
As the Lion roars
Out of Zion
We hear the sound
Of Jesus roaring
Calling to the nations
Come unto me
I will lead you through the jungle
You do not have to fear
For I am King of the jungle
I am King of the nations
I am King over all the earth
Chorus:
Listen to the sounds
Listen to the sounds
Listen to the sounds of the jungle x2
As the King declares his dominion
Listen as he cries out for his people
Listen as he roars a song of love
To the nations

Do you hear him roar
Do you feel the earth shake
Do you see him standing on the mountain
Do you feel his heart
As it breaks
For the nations
With one breath he shakes the heavens
With one touch he causes healing
With one word he brings deliverance
Listen to the sounds He's revealing
Verse 2:
Yes I hear him roar
I feel the earth shake
I see him standing on the mountain
I can feel his heart as it breaks
For the nations
We proclaim that you are King
We guard Your territory
We overcome as we sing
See him standing in His glory
Repeat chorus
Copyright 2006 Kelly Nutt

The (VIDEO) Criminalization of Christianity? Governments really do hate the Truth.

Funny thing is the immoral will never ever be able to stop GOD's Word or those speaking against them ever. GOD always has the Final say doesn't HE. And still they so desperately try so they can continue to justify their guilt. It is like the story of Moses and the bronze snake. Many people were being bitten by snakes because of curse of sin and some were dying, so GOD told Moses to make a golden snake, put it on a staff and GOD said that anyone truly wanted to be healed and saved all they had to do was LOOK AT THE SNAKE and they would be healed and saved.BUT immoralist's will not look to the TRUTH and the TRUTH will save them if all they had to do is believe. They can be changed. All their sinful desires will be removed. GOD will make them knew.
Anyway still they try to end free speech because they do not want to be reminded of the TRUTH and Here below is the video that shows this. They may be able to try to stop the TRUTH but they can never ever change it.

RW

Thousands of years of pessimism, same old scenario.

Thousands of years of pessimism, same old scenario.

Ecclesiastes 1:9
The thing that has been--it is what will be again, and that which has been done is that which will be done again; and there is nothing new under the sun.

Common sense I believe is totally GOD given when we become newly born from above (born again) and HIS entering our hearts and setting up HIS throne HE begins to mortify all the wretchedness of the old man in our mind and with old ways of thinking we so ever held or hold on to this day to the present and on to our future. When we start abiding in Christ all what we ever believed before becomes next to nil and HE prunes into us HIS world view (John 15).
It still comes to mind the varied generations of the Church's rise to pessimism throughout the last two thousand years concerning the end times and each generation had similar pessimistic fears that ruled the Church's mindset over the Glory of GOD and the supremacy of Christ which should be our full attention now never worrying about what is to come. And still we have this to this very day in ever confusing circumstances that continue to divide the church. IS GOD the author of eschatological confusion? Common sense and HIS Word say a big NO!
Look at all the 15 end times views that have continued to divide. IS this division supposed to be what the BODY is called to be?? Does Christ our KING tell us to be Pessimist's?Huh Are we to look ahead to prophecy or does prophecy reveal HIS edification for our own good to help us through each day?

Isa 46:9-10
9[Earnestly] remember the former things, [which I did] of old; for I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is none like Me,
10Declaring the end and the result from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure and purpose...

With all this Worry about the future, why is it that we worry about what is to possess our Societies? Do we not know that GOD is in control of it ALL??? Will HE not prepare HIS own Flock personally and individually?? Are we supposed to fear what is to come???
These questions are easily answer by HIS Word with much OPTIMISM. And here we sit by daily ever watching but really what are we watching for??? IS HE not in us and doesn't HE call us to Himself NOW? Are we not to walk in HIM daily enjoying the Joy of the LORD now, teaching one another, edifying one another, talking about the Glories of GOD over all that stands in the way?? Since when were Christian ever told to be pessimists. Since when are we to worry about what is to come?
Will not GOD make US ready since We are HIS and no one can snatch US out of HIS hand?TODAY is the day of salvation, tomorrow is NEVER guaranteed remember. Life is but a vapor. James says. Grin

Matthew 6:34
So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble.

So with all this BAD news like especially this Pork flu scare, the economy, liberal mental government disorder trying to ruin the world and America, this whole harlot and beast system, and whatever comes our way like the fairness doctrine to silence Forums, talk radio, internet blogs etc. with the same sex marriage and abortion attacks of those still condemned in their sins, DO not allow yourself to fall into the pessimism traps being set by the enemy to distract you even if it is an antichrist which are all over the place working 24 hours a day to oppose its rebellion.These things have been happening for many millennia in similar situations each having its own tribulation in our flock in each nation, each city state, each town or village. These are the reminders that there is nothing new ever under the sun. There is no scenario that is different. When Solomon says there is nothing new under the sun, that is what it means plain and simple, nothing new under the sun. None of these things should be that distracting anymore because we have the Spirit of Christ in us daily mortifying our flesh and making us new (Romans 8:13).

What is so compelling about the end of the world when being in Christ now is the end of our flesh and that HIS light is ever so shining in us and making us new daily. Are not these things more important and a much better testimony? I pray we have lost our way from this ever so being pessimistic about the perilous times that we think are coming when they have been already here are surrounding us daily since we entered into this sinful world. And now that we have been called, elected, born again and saved having mortification of our flesh being subdued to which is the greatest gift of prophecy ever to be fulfilled. ;D Pessismism should never be in our way for we are the SALT OF THE EARTH. Will you let it lose it's savor?

Hebrews 12:2
Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

We are the salt of the earth and we are called just to stand firm, warn, and proclaim Christ when the time is called to stand against the World and its Harlot-ed beast system when it tries to gain its hold to no ever avail and that is now in the present. We should always be confident that the LORD SITS on HIS throne now and rules. What is happening daily is supposed to happen and is of HIS wonderful Divine will. HE is Sovereign. Just keep your full eyes on HIM and all the other worries of prophecy will tend to be silenced because you are already seated with HIM now and from now on will be when HE calls you and I home from our cursed bodies into our new ones. ;D

This is what the martyrs were exited about. Oh to have faith like them.

Just something to pass on for edification so Christ JESUS can be all your satisfaction alone now till our end of time.

Colossians 3:2
And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.

Letting Christ be my all in all above all things and passing on HIS love through me to you all.

RW

Lions roar changing format a little.

Hello everyone and always thank you ALL for your encouragement, discussions, prayers, and most importantly especially reading my opinions as well as my warnings these last few years at Lions roar. I know I have been maybe a little to political as well and I know my harshness in Truth seems maybe way out but all in all truth always must be told as truth exists in reality. Truth must cut to the joints and marrow and we must face what is always uncomfortable because as you know the closer you get to Christ JESUS and the Supremacy of GOD the harder our walk truly gets.

At Lions Roar I set out to be an alarm to actually alarm the world and Roar to the Christian to wake up out of their slumber because the time is always at hand meaning that Today is the day of salvation and it is time to stop living for yourself and start living in and for Christ. Our life should be surrounded by HIM alone because in HIM alone is OUR redemption, salvation, and how are we to neglect such a satisfying GOD who will and does satisfy us in everything. HE is the center of our life and we will fully enjoy HIM forever. This is mankinds whole duty and chief end, to be satisfied in GOD and to FULLY enjoy HIM forever.

But as the Lions roar is changing it s format a little, I want to mostly let my new BLOG website http://americanmoralliberty.blogspot.com/ deal with all the political issues and for Lions roar to deal with the apostasy, apologetic's, and soundness and what is happening in the church to be the focus because it is very important to sharpen IRON with each other to iron our the differences and confusions. We must HAVE UNITY in the bODY of Christ in all things. There is no room for AGREEING TO DISAGREE.
And if that statement is BIBLICAL to "agree to disagree" Then please show the Scripture that backs that terminology up, anyone????

We must be one in mind, body, and Spirit allowing the teachings of CHRIST JESUS who is the WORD alone be our focus in unity. Even though we are unique in creation as GOD made us we should never be divided on any Biblical issue.

1 Corinthians 12:25
So that there should be no division or discord or lack of adaptation [of the parts of the body to each other], but the members all alike should have a mutual interest in and care for one another.

This is my goal here to end denomination and individual church charter in our BODY.
WE HAVE BEEN DIVIDED FOR TWO LONG and that is how OUR enemy infiltrates. It is depressing to witness denominations NEVER coming together as ONE BODY in Christ that Scriptural differences has divided and added confusion to our BODY to keep US divided. DID JESUS PROCLAIM TO BE IN DENOMINATION DIVISIONS? (Read Rev 1-3) The Early Church fathers never left us with this idea. The Reformers new this was a plague in the body so they always set up round table talks in their beginnings and ministry to IRON out the differences of doctrine to bring US all back to the APOSTLES CREED which was our beginning and statement of faith. DIVE into the deep of Church history from the beginning to see what the Martyr's stood and lost their lives for with JOY.

The Apostles' Creed
(as usually recited today)

The basic creed of Reformed churches, as most familiarly known, is called the Apostles' Creed. It has received this title because of its great antiquity; it dates from very early times in the Church, a half century or so from the last writings of the New Testament.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Maker of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;

He descended into hell. [See Calvin, Luther, the Puritans, John Piper, Dan Weidenhof etc.]

The third day He arose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;
the holy (universal) catholic church; (not RCC)
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting.

Amen.

So here is the CREED of our BODY in CHRIST.

Anything teaching that steps outside of Sola Gratis, Sola Fide, Sola Christos, Sola Scriptura and Sola Deos Gloria is for the most part another gospel according to the Reformers and the Early church and all who are serious about TRUTH. ( See Against Heresies by Irenaus, and Augustine on Christian Doctrine for further study).

Yes the have the Nicene creed and the Chalcedon additions but all in all the Apostles Creed is the universal one we recognize together without argument.(see on my menus on the side of the blog on the Larger Catechism)

So reader if you want the warnings of the political nature compared to the Gospel go to my American Moral Liberties site for those warnings and disputes which is where that belongs for political discussions challenged by Scripture. For LIONS ROAR the edification and table talk to come together in all sound doctrine letting Scripture be Scripture alone.

Thank you all for your support prayers and encouragements.

RW

Does the Media and Hollywood want Americans to be perverts?

Proverbs 3:32
For the perverse are an abomination [extremely disgusting and detestable] to the Lord; but His confidential communion and secret counsel are with the [uncompromisingly] righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with Him).

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Does mankind actually remember history and the historic accounts of fallen societies or has immorality once again blinded their eyes to this fact that immoral societies always wind up in swift destruction? It is in fact ONCE AGAIN we are repeating history over and over every generation and soon these seasons will come to its judgment.Once again like Babylon, Medo-Persia Greece, Rome, and every other immoral societies, immorality will bring every immoral acceptable nation to their knees and ALL will come to terms with AGAIN a HOLY GOD.

Philippians 2:10-11
That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee [g]should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
And every tongue [[h]frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.



Television, movies, plays, magazines, newspapers, and a more atrocious fact that is beyond all reasoning, even education are all subjected to all forms of immorality whatever way they can produce it and they continue their arsenal force feeding their nefarious appetites on all the public 24 hours a day. Of course most Americans are subjected to these antics every day being desensitized to all the immorality that surrounds our societies. The sick fact is that the entertainment industry enjoys force feeding their immorality to the masses while they rake in the dough of mammon ever laughing all the way to the bank. Every time you turn on the Television to whatever 1000 or so channels they have there is either an advertisement about "male enhancement, a Alcohol commercial with scantily cladding women in Temple prostitute array to sell liver damage, A Birth control drug that causes much complications for women medically, And Television sitcoms and action drama of all kinds of covetousness, lust, greed, thrill killing etc etc. Movie as well are a mass contribution to vulgarity in speech, and of the same natures of the above of all forms of immorality. Pornography is becoming more and more subtle in regular viewing that if that SICK and sewer filled industry is not held accountable to the point of destruction then the massive perversion will continue to grow ever slithering its sewer filled ways ever increasing the impact of all rape, molestations, domestic violence, and whatever more sick and disgusting things immoral serial perverts continue to do in our society.

It amazes myself as to how so many persons simply allow these perversion to continue in their hearts never realizing just how abominable perversion really is. It is no wonder SAME SEX relationships and acceptance of this perversion continues to force its way declaring normalcy and equality when it is factually perversion of nature. And if you expose the sinful lifestyle to what it really is you are called a "hate monger" or the ludicrous ever definition a "homophobe". That really is not truly a word or a definition that means anything. It is just a label for those that try to justify themselves and their sinful antics by striking out against those that oppose their sinful ways.

Psalm 11:2
For see, the wicked are bending the bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they [furtively] in darkness may shoot at the upright in heart.

But the perversion still continues on and in our media it continues to be supported. It is amazing as to how much our media continues to be controlled by the very perversions of society that are outright in destroying America's foundations our Fore Fathers tried so hard to keep alive and grant it to generations. We can't even trust our MEDIA anymore. WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT FOURTH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT FOR A MORAL PRESS TO KEEP OUR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR CREATOR AND FELLOW MAN?

We have a Nations Capital full of many supporters of perversion in Congress. We have elected officials of this very nature opposed to GOD's laws and in support of immorality of all forms. SEE WHY WE ARE HAVING AN ECONOMIC CRISES AS WELL AS A SOCIETY HEADED FOR SOCIAL PACIFIST LIKE FASCISM? We must not ignore this very fact that this is Immorality run amuck and WE THE PEOPLE forgot about GOD and Country. HAVE YOU READ THE CONSTITUTION, THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE LATELY?

"Liberty has never lasted long in a democracy, nor has it ever ended in anything better than despotism."
Fisher Ames, Representative United States Congress (1758-1808)

THIS QUOTE IS BASICALLY BECAUSE OF ALLOWING IMMORALITY TO BE ACCEPTABLE GET IT AND WHEN IMMORALITY BECOMES THE NORM SOCIETY FALLS INTO DESPOTISM WHETHER RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR?

Now writing an article or blog as this will make many in their sinful lifestyles terribly angry because it exposes their sin and it is a hard fact to see what we really are when we a lost in sin. We are too gruesome to the world and to ourselves in that moment of clarity. We are in a condemned state already and to witness this terribly ruins our fantasies and imaginations. We do not want to truly see our sinfulness for what it really is.

America is falling by the wayside because our Government is so out of Immoral control that it is no wonder all this is happening. And we continue to be bombarded by television, certain radio, movies even some things on the internet of perversions of all kinds. AMERICAN do you see all the perversion happening around you? Do you see the antics by the entertainment industries that continue to force feed Americans with the filthy perversions that leads to destruction?

Psalm 12:8
The wicked walk or prowl about on every side, as vileness is exalted [and baseness is rated high] among the sons of men.

The time is now to sensitize ourselves to this fact of this perverted industry that continues to force feed immorality to the public. We need to make a stand against this industry as well and holding them accountable for the perversions they allow and continue force feed all against our wills. I am not describing society to become a censorship dictating watch group but to keep immorality in its place and that is the sewers. If we actually start turning from immorality and come back to GOD maybe just maybe GOD will again Bless America again with it's national sovereignty once again that is if we all repent of our immorality and be;

ONE NATION UNDER GOD.

Psalm 32:10
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in, relies on, and confidently leans on the Lord shall be compassed about with mercy and with loving-kindness.

Turn from your immorality and SEEK the LORD JESUS so you may be SAVED forever.

RW. Editor.

One hundred and Fifty TEA PARTIES and NO MEDIA COVERAGE?

Are you all getting sick and tired of our two party systemized Governmental control, our immoral propagandized biased MEDIA, and the continuous silence from Washington DC on moral issues and protecting the US Constitution?

One hundred and fifty TEA parties are going on across the Nation and not really any true MEDIA coverage of public outrage nor is there ANY Government response except more TELEPROMPT LIES? Why oh why do we have to continue to witness these immoral atrocities blatantly ever forcing themselves in our country? GOD PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON US AND EXPOSE THE WICKED.

RW

SURFIN' SAFARI
Where's media for tea party event?
Exclusive: Andrea Shea King says reporters missing assembly of 5,000
Posted: March 23, 2009
7:14 pm Eastern

By Andrea Shea King
© 2009 WorldNetDaily



Saturday's Tea Party in Orlando, Fla., was by all measures a huge success, attracting an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 Central Floridians, according to event organizer Lisa Feroli.

I was a featured speaker – if you'd like to read my remarks, they are available here.

And for a comprehensive look at the crowd, the signs – and they were creative! – head here.

Entertainer Lloyd Marcus debuted his "American Tea Party Anthem" which rocked the Orlando crowd. Ever since WorldNetDaily reported on this anthem, Marcus has been invited to perform it at Tea Parties from coast to coast.

The media's abysmal interest was matched only by Florida's politicians, none of whom showed up despite receiving personal invitations from Tea Party organizers.

Tea Parties also were brewing this past weekend in Raleigh, N.C., Lexington, Ky., and Ridgefield, Ct.

Hundreds more Tea Parties are planned for April 15.

This is your online HQ for the Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party Rallies. The Tax Day Tea Party is a national collaborative grassroots effort organized by Smart Girl Politics, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and the DontGo Movement as well as others.

We the People

We the People Stimulus Package, a video posted on You Tube March 13, has gone viral, appearing on websites all over the Internet. In one week, it had been viewed more than 222,000 times. Produced by "funbobbasso," the vid portrays an actor dressed in the colonial garb of Thomas Paine, admonishing Americans to deal with a Congress that is ignoring our Constitution. As one video commenter noted: "This is fantastic... I only hope enough people take the time to listen, and then become as mad as me. I am mad as hell, and I won't take it anymore."

An earlier video produced by "funbobbasso" and posted last July, titled "The Second American Revolution," received more than two and a half million views.

Mr. Prompter?

It mysteriously appeared after radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh began referring to Obama's teleprompter in the third person. A blogsite purporting to be Obama's teleprompter immediately went viral among conservative bloggers who began commenting on it and posting links to it at their sites. Barack Obama's Teleprompter Blog touts itself as "Reflections from the hard drive of the machine that enables the voice of the Leader of the Free World."

Teleprompter has also joined the league of Twitterers. Follow "Prompter" here. Be prepared to laugh because this is some of the funniest political satire on the Internet. By the way, you'll be able to see Obama's teleprompter Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET when Obama gives a televised press conference from the White House.

5000 Year Leap

"The 5000 Year Leap, a Miracle that Changed the World" is a book that comes highly recommended by Glenn Beck. This book will enhance your understanding of the unique experiment that America was in comparison to all that had preceded it. You will read the words of the founders and understand a divine providence leading to the establishment of an American nation. Take advantage of a free download of the book written by author: W. Cleon Skousen, and read by: Earl Taylor Jr.

Smart money?

StimulusWatch.org was built to help the new administration keep its pledge to invest stimulus money smartly, and to hold public officials to account for the taxpayer money they spend. This website gives citizens with local knowledge about the proposed "shovel-ready" projects in their city, the ability to find, discuss, and rate those projects. These projects are not part of the stimulus bill. They are candidates for funding by federal grant programs once the bill passes. Learn more by reading the FAQs.

Find a project that interests you, or about which you have special knowledge, and tell them what you think. You can find projects by searching or by browsing by locality or program type. Once you find a program, there are three things you can do: 1) vote on whether you believe the project is critical or not; 2) edit the project's description and points in favor or against, and 3) post a comment about the project.

All about the Fed

Here's everything you ever wanted to know about the Federal Reserve.

Congress is action

This is a list of the most-viewed bills on OpenCongress from the current 111th session. Use the "sort by" option to view the list by different timeframes and more. On each bill's page, you can view its official Congressional actions, read news and blog coverage, subscribe to RSS feeds for updates and more. "My OpenCongress" users can easily track bills, vote on bills, participate on comment boards, and more. To find bills from previous sessions, visit Search, or to see recently popular bills, visit Battle Royale.

Film we should be watching

"Blogger ThirdWave Dave came across this jewel of a video and called it "The film we should be watching." It's a black and white film that runs about 10 minutes and asks the question: Despotism or Democracy, which society do you live in? The film was originally created by Encyclopedia Britannica shortly after World War II (1945).

Check it out – it’s loaded with irony and points to the fact that some things just never change. I think you'll benefit from watching it.

Jidah camps

Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs blogsite does her homework and reports on matters of national and geo-political importance that the mainstream media ignore.

She has an alarming post about Jihad training camps operating right here on our soil.There are a reported 35 compounds, villages and communities inside the United States. Many are wondering why our government allows these facilities to stay open. And why the media isn't covering it. Watch and learn with this video clip from a segment of Sean Hannity's TV program.

Washington scoundrels

Here's how you can keep track of what those scoundrels in Washington are doing. GovTrack helps you keep tabs on the U.S. Congress. This site is not affiliated with the U.S. government, it is non-commercial, non-partisan, and an open source project. Follow the status of federal legislation and subscribe to RSS feeds and email updates to keep up with the latest activity in Congress. Stay on top of them with this handy little tool. It's all about making the Internet work for you.

Books, books books

We mentioned Shelfari in a previous column, but it bears repeating because there have been some new changes popping up on the bookshelf. Now there's an easier, more enjoyable way to add books to your shelf, write reviews, add ratings, find similar books and more. Build a virtual bookshelf. See what your friends are reading. Discover new books. See what the critics say. You get to be the critic by reading and reviewing your books so friends can see what you think.