12-14-11: Why is the Administration Meeting with an Islamic Organization about our Right to Free Speech? [Plus: LOWE'S defends boycott of Muslim TV]

... The Obama Administration has invited the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation ... to a meeting of "experts" to discuss the implementation of a UN resolution ostensibly targeting "religious intolerance."... Why is the OIC Having a Say in Our Right to Free Speech? by Ann Snyder A meeting is currently taking place with the administration and representatives of the "Organization of Islamic Cooperation" which aims to outlaw criticism of Islam. A lawyer explains. Does this concern you? Click to comment ♦♦♦ CHECK OUT FSM'S NEW HOT PICKS' FEATURE: "WHAT DOES PAM THINK? "♦♦♦ Read Pam's comments and then join in the conversation! Read FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor J. Christian Adams' SHOCKING new book! Buy it here VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS ♦ CHECK OUT FSM'S NEW HOT PICKS' FEATURE: "WHAT DOES PAM THINK? "♦ 1. LOWE'S defends boycott of Muslim TV show - ACTION: write to Lowe's and let them know your views! 2. VIDEO: Who believes the Administration Should Have Ordered a ‘Quick Airstrike' To Take out Downed Drone in Iran? 3. VIDEO: ‘Keep Christ In Christmas' Sign Stirs Controversy In Town 4. VIDEO: Which members of Congress announced that Occupy is NOT dividing America, rather Occupy is helping our country 5. VIDEO: Neil Cavuto Blasts Occupy Shipping Port Protestor..."You're a waste of time!" 6. Which Country Bans Women from Wearing Muslim Veils during Citizenship Oath? 7. VIDEO & ARTICLE: White House Needs to Explain Why 'Occupy' was Allowed to Ruin Landscaping Funded by Stimulus...YOUR tax dollars... 8. VIDEO: Iran, Hezbollah Tentacles Reaching Latin America 9. VIDEO: Small Business Owners & Brothers Host ‘Occupy a Desk' Jobs Fair at Zuccotti Park, Occupiers Pelt Them With Birdseed 10. VIDEO: Last F-22 Raptor Rolls Off Assembly Line Terrorist Detention and Inattention Presidential Policy: Does It Make the Grade?, James Jay Carafano, PhD The White House and Congress seem unable to agree upon policies of detaining terror suspects, either at home or abroad. Do you agree with the grade for this week? click here The Left's Authoritarian Vision Robert Maynard Nowadays the left likes to call itself "progressive," but it still eulogizes authoritarian states and seeks to impose its own ideology and values on everyone else, be they willing or not. Silencing the Watchdogs of Religious Freedom: Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. Senator Dick Durbin is attacking the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) while the administration tries to placate intolerant Islamist bigots. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. DOJ Memo: Solicitor General Kagan ‘Substantially Participated' in Obamacare-Related Case [CNS] 2. Iran is having a field day over the latest downed Drone, saying that Obama "begs to give him back his toy plane." [ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS] 3. Obama veto vow sets up year-end clash over taxes, oil pipeline [WT] 4. Data on Sales of Previously Owned U.S. Homes will be Revised Down Because of Realtor Double Counting, Indicating a Much Weaker Housing Market [CNBC] 5. Regulators Seek Ban Of Cell Use In Cars, Even Hands-Free [WSJ] 6. Exasperated senators pressed former Democratic senator Corzine to explain how the now-bankrupt firm lost $1.2 billion in client money without the three knowing about it [USA TODAY] 7. Grand jury begins probe of bankrupt Solyndra [WT] 8. Australia defends Canada's Kyoto exit [THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD] 9. Eric Holder wades into debate over voting rights as presidential election nears [WA PO] 10. Evil 1% Pays 43% of NYC Income Tax [NYP] Who Are the Palestinians? Yoram Ettinger After Newt Gingrich made mention of the Palestinians as an "invented people," the left has gone wild in its criticism. But who makes up this "invented people"? Climate Corruption 101 Claudia Rosett No matter what you think of climate change, it is being used by the United Nations as an excuse to regulate and tax the economy of the planet. Port Whine: Big Labor's Occu-Punks Michelle Malkin Waterfront protesters at ports in Longview, Oakland and Portland briefly managed to shut down terminals as part of the "Occupy" agitations, and now face growing criticism... Hamilton: Our Economic Founder Salena Zito Alexander Hamilton raised himself up through his own enterprise to go from a shipping clerk to someone wealthy, an early example of the American Dream in action. Quote of the Day - December 14, 2011 Is a "War on Terrorism" possible? Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!