Monthly Archives: August 2011

COL. WEST – IT’S IN THE KORAN

Don’t be misled by the title frame image. Col. West is far from asleep. The Colonel, now Rep. Allen West (R FL), explains all you need to know about Islam in less than two minutes.  At the moment we have bigger fish to fry within the country but we must not forget the enemy without.

The Bible teaches Christians to compare scripture with scripture. Clarification, expansion and depth of understanding are to be gained by studying the Bible in its entirety. Muslims have the Koran and and also have the Hadith. Both must be studied for a proper understanding of Islam.

The Hadith are the supplementary recorded teachings by early Muslim holy men that give practical guidance to believers. The guidance is based on many sayings attributed to Mohamed and on the authors own interpretations of the Koran.  The Koran is divided into 114 chapter called Sura.  Because the Sura are written in a pleasing poetic style they are sometimes referred to as poems. The terms Hadith and Sura are used as both plural and singular nouns.

Col West, was elected to Congress in 2010.

In addition to the Hadith and the Sura, Col. West refers to the Battle of Tours in France in the year 732AD. It was at Tours that French General Charles Martel turned back the Muslim invasion that had been destined to occupy and control all of Europe.

Possibly the most significant battle in all of history, The Battle of Tours determined the destiny of Europe.

HOW TO BLOCK JUNK MAIL CREDIT CARD OFFERS

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Most people are aware of the Do Not Call Registry whereby you can block telemarketers and others from making unsolicited phone calls to your home.  When they wrote this law, Congress saw fit to exempt themselves and their campaign fund raising operations from the law.  As outrageous as that may be, it is not the subject of this article.  To stop the telephone calls go to www.DoNotCall.gov/register/reg.aspx .

It is a lesser known fact that there is a “do not send” registry whereby you can block some of the junk mail from being sent to your address.  The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) limits the conditions under which consumer reports can be used to make prescreened offers.  You can “OPT OUT” of receiving solicitations from credit card and insurance companies where these conditions are not met.  Solicitors who have used consumer reporting services to determine your creditworthiness, will be precluded from sending offers to you in the mail.  Only certain financial junk mail can be stopped, but any reduction of this stuff is worth the time it takes to make a phone call.

To opt out call 1-888-567-8688 (1-888-5-OPTOUT).  You will be given the choice of opting out permanently or just for 5 years.  Why anyone would choose to allow unwanted solicitations to resume after 5 years is one of those mysteries that come with government programs.  You will be asked to provide your name, address, social security number and date of birth.  You can also opt out online at www.optoutprescreen.com .  

We have all been advised to use caution before providing our social security number to anyone.  This link will take you to the Federal Trade Commission website to confirm the legitimacy of the Opt Out program

It would be natural to assume this is part of the Obama administration’s new consumer protection legislation because some of its provisions and revisions are only now coming into effect.  However, FCRA was signed into law by President Clinton in 1996.