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Washington Eye $1 Trillion Tax Hike

Democrats say they want to raise as much as $1 trillion in new revenues through tax reform later this year to balance Republican demands to slash mandatory spending.

Democratic leaders have had little time to craft a new position for their party since passing a tax deal Tuesday that will raise $620 billion in revenue over the next 10 years.  

The emerging consensus, however, is that the next installment of deficit reduction should reach $2 trillion and about half of it should come from higher taxes.

This sets up tax reform as one of the biggest fights of the 113th Congress, which began on Thursday.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/275815-democrats-looking-for-up-to-1t-in-new-tax-revenues-this-year

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Planned Parenthood Reports Record-High Taxpayer Funding, Abortions

In its latest annual report for fiscal year 2011 to 2012, Planned Parenthood reveals that it performed 333,964 abortions in 2011 – a record year for the organization.

According to annual reports, the organization performed 332,278 abortions in 2009, 329,445 in 2010, making the total number of abortions in three years to 995,687.Planned Parenthood reported receiving a record $542 million in taxpayer funding, according to a Susan B. Anthony List analysis of the report, in the form of government grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements. The amount is 45 percent of Planned Parenthood’s annual revenue.Contraceptive services at Planned Parenthood have dropped by 12 percent since 2009, and cancer screening & prevention services have dropped by 29 percent.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/planned-parenthood-reports-record-year-for-abortions/article/2517801#.UOs_nG_hobx
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For you created my inmost being;

    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

 

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

    your works are wonderful,

    I know that full well.

 

My frame was not hidden from you

    when I was made in the secret place,

    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

 

Your eyes saw my unformed body;

    all the days ordained for me were written in your book

    before one of them came to be.

Psalm 139:13-16

(NIV)

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The People's Confident Prayer

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. - Psalm 20:7

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Such confidence is contagious. The devoted people, inspired by the assurance of their leader, are no longer awed by the vaunted military might of the enemy. Let him boast of his invulnerable chariots and battle-tested horses; Isrel will boast in the name of the Lord! It is better to trust in Him than in arsenals of stockpiled weapons. At the glance of the Lord even the mightiest armies will crumple to the ground! But those who are on the Lord's side will still stand upright when the smoke of battle has cleared away.

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Moody Bible Institute

Today in the Word

July 3 2010

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“Worship Lyrics and the Hidden Narcissism” is the title of a worship pastor’s blog post from 2009. He noted that the lyrics of many modern praise choruses are self-centered, and after a conference for worship leaders, he lamented: “Each song seemed to define God according to our experience of Him,” rather than the other way around. We need to evaluate lyrics for subtle narcissism, “which places us at the center of the worship experience instead of God.” The pastor then encouraged his readers to be thoughtful about how lyrics reflect God’s Word. Some of the best examples of God-centered expressions of worship come from Scripture, especially the book of Psalms.
Psalm 146 is a wonderful example of a song grounded in the acknowledgment of who God is. The entire Psalm is bracketed with praise (vv. 1-2, 10). The psalmist clarifies that worship emanates from one’s inner being and continues for a lifetime. Verses three through six contrast the person who places his security in humans with the one who trusts God for help and hope—this one is called “blessed.” “Mortal men” diminish compared to the eternal and faithful Creator (v. 6).
The psalm resounds with ten proclamations of who God is and what He does (vv. 7-10). God advocates for the oppressed. In the original Hebrew, the first line of verse 7 reads: “the one who executes justice.” The Lord feeds the hungry and releases the prisoners; He heals the blind and lifts up the humble. The Lord cares for the displaced and vulnerable people among us, like refugees, orphans, and widows. Notice the important contrast: God loves the righteous, but obstructs the plans of the wicked (v. 9).
Psalm 146 praises God as the eternal King (v. 10), and He is the faithful covenant keeper (v. 5) who can remain true to His promises for all generations. He is a God who not only cares about the oppressed, but also has the power to deliver from sin and to defeat the wicked. He is worthy of all our praise.

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Psalm 20

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalms%2020&version=NIV

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Psalm 146

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalms%20146&version=NIV

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MBI- Today in the Word

http://www.todayintheword.com/GenMoody/default.asp?SectionID=ABECA3F4F745454090BB3C5F613C9CE7&month=7&day=3&year=2010&submit=Search

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