President Barack Obama has proposed raising taxes on the rich to put America\’s fiscal house in order, but critics say federal spending is so massive that the wealthy don\’t have enough money to cover the nation\’s unprecedented debt.

In an interview with MSNBC\’s Andrea Mitchell, Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) said President Barack Obama\’s plan to raise taxes on the wealthy would only generate enough revenue to fund the federal government for eight days.

Atheists, clearly agitated that Christians purportedly \”stole\” various holiday traditions from pagans, have come up with a solution: A potentially-offensive \”natural nativity scene\” that removes baby Jesus and replaces traditional Bible characters with some eyebrow-raising alternatives. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is behind the spectacle, which emerged this week as part of a diorama inside the Wisconsin state capitol.

The angel that typically graces the nativity is replaced with an astronaut. And the wise-men – prominent figures in the Biblical account of Jesus’ birth — are replaced with evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin, scientist Albert Einstein, anarchist Emma Goldman and author Mark Twain. The Statue of Liberty is also placed in the alternative nativity to purportedly symbolize freedom.

Photo Credit: Freedom From Religion Foundation

Rather than including Mary, whom the FFRF dismisses as \”a mythical fertility figure,\” the display includes Venus, the Roman goddess of love. And forget about Joseph — this depiction has Thomas Jefferson, a figure atheist groups enjoy touting for his purported church versus state views. According to the FFRF, Jefferson \”would have disavowed Christian devotional scenes on state property.\”

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Trenton, NJ – The Federal Emergency Management Agency today announced federal grants to State of New Jersey for emergency response efforts after Hurricane Sandy.

The three grants total $31.1 million. FEMA’s share is $20.4 million which comes from the Public Assistance Program. The grants are to reimburse New Jersey for feeding and housing 8,000 utility workers, 725 survivors and 500 support personnel after the storm.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27, 2012 – The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce today that J. William Mills, III, regional president for Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, PNC, will receive the 2012 William Penn Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a business executive in Greater Philadelphia.

In the aftermath of the re-election of President Barack Obama, conservatives searched the heavens and the earth for answers. Some suggested that Mitt Romney lost because Republicans didn\’t reach out more to Latino voters; some suggested that Romney lost because his \”get out the vote\” system fell apart on Election Day. Romney himself said that he lost because President Obama separated voting groups with particularly calibrated \”gifts\” designed to curry their favor.

In truth, Mitt Romney lost for the same reason that traditional marriage lost on Election Day: America is becoming a less religious country. And that bodes ill for the future of the United States.

It\’s not that religious voters didn\’t turn out for Romney. They did in droves. Fully 26 percent of voters — 3 percent more than in 2004 — were white evangelicals who supported Romney 79 to 21. Fifty-three percent of the electorate identified as Protestant; another 25 percent identified as Catholic.

But a full 40 percent of voters attended church or synagogue rarely; 17 percent of voters never attended church or synagogue at all. Indeed, 12 percent of the voting base didn\’t report a religious affiliation at all. That adds up to 69 percent of the population. And this population broke for Barack Obama.

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FORT BRAGG, N.C., Nov. 26, 2012 – It is an unusual Thursday morning when Army Spc. Sean Locke gets to skip physical training. Usually, he would be outside in the winter cold, more than likely running from one place to another and back again.

November 26, 2012

 The U.S. Supreme Court today ordered the Fourth Circuit of Appeals to hear the constitutional issues involved in two provisions of ObamaCare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act. Previously, the circuit court ruled that a challenge by Liberty University to ObamaCare was premature, but now the high court has vacated that decision.

 
Dear Neighbors,
 
The Camden County Veterans Affairs Staff and I joined the family, friends and neighbors of Sgt. 1^st Class Kenneth Sineath on November 17 to wish him well on his upcoming fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan. 
 
He has served honorably in three prior tours and is going back overseas to defend this nation against the global war on terror. This young man’s dedication to our country serves as an example to us all. He has demonstrated extraordinary honor and conviction, and we thank him for his continued service.