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Snyder v. Phelps: Will Misguided Patriotism Destroy Free Speech?If we’re not fighting to keep America free for Fred Phelps and other free speech extremists like him—if all we’re fighting for in this endless war on terror is some misguided sense of patriotism (and that’s all it really boils down to when you study these briefs in support of Snyder), then we’re fighting for the wrong thing.

Hef’s Peak“I grew up in a very typical Midwestern Methodist home, with a lot of repression,” Hefner said. “My other home was the movies. It’s the movies that fuelled my dreams and fantasies. The Hollywood sign symbolized all that.” More on: The Hollywood Sign

“ ‘Movies are the stained-glass windows of the 21st century, the place to tell the Gospel story to people who may not read a Bible,’ says Michael Catt, senior pastor of Sherwood in Albany, Ga.” More

Al Mohler on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study

Details in the Kansas City Starmsnbc.com

“Maranatha has pioneered once again with the addition of MVA to its educational family, contracting with industry leader K12 Inc. to offer the finest possible virtual Christian and general education for elementary and secondary students throughout the world.”

“The official said the ambiguity of the words ‘their’ and ‘they’ made it unclear whether the ad was referring to terrorists or to the Islamic groups — including the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative — who are sponsoring the mosque’s construction.”More

“The Christian center will serve to ‘combat this new evil being constructed near ground zero’ and ‘bring people the Truth of God’s Word and the love and hope of Jesus Christ,’ the fire-and-brimstone preacher states.” More at CP