http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4837

So, now the EC of the EU is going after MS for their IE that is packaged withing their OS called XP or W7.  Pretty crazy stuff.  The EC is just having a hay day targeting big corporations within the U.S.  It's nuts.  But, there is this thing called Article 82 of the EC trade treaty among the nations of the EU.  It pretty much says that businesses can't do certain things that are unfair towards their compettitors.  These things are kind of vague.  But, nevertheless, Microsoft must have signed such a treaty or else they would not be able to operate withing the EU.  Intel is also in the news for bad and unfair trade practices within the EU.

My question is this:  If a foreign government requires a U.S. corporation to sign some crazy trade treaty in order to do business in the country, why sign it?  This thing is really big.  Now the EU has a legal invitation to file suit against these business who would be otherwise protected by U.S. law.  Now the EU is going to be in the news weekly as they will be observed applying fines to U.S. companies for stepping on the toes of other businesses that have been educated in Socialist style business practices.

It's all about a level playing field, they say.  Well, here in the U.S.A., business owners have enjoyed the challenge of the playing field filled with obstacles. U.S. business are not used to foreign governments leveling the playing field for them.  Where is the challenge in that?  There is none to find. 

Microsoft and Intel, most likely, signed a treaty only so they could stay within the European market.  If they did not sign, citizens of the EU would not have Intel or Microsoft products.  AMD and Mac (Linux) would be kings in Europe.  But that is just weird because AMD's corporate HQ is practically within the neighborhood of Intel.  They are both HQed in California, USA.  So, these two companies have a dispute on foreign soil and as a result, have brought a foreign government to U.S. soil to attack domestic businesses.  This is just totally nuts

We are supposed to be a sovereign nation.  Businesses are supposed to be able to function producing things that can be sold around the world.  U.S. companies should solve their issues at home instead of taking the battles to foreign soil.  Why should the whole world have to rise up to pass judgement on a U.S. company?

The biggest thing these U.S. companies have done in this case is to be so unguarded as to allow a foreign government to get their little greedy fingers in the control room.  The EC of the EU will not be happy until all US companies are in compliance of their little level playing field where no one is the domminant force, but all sell a little and live within the confines of mediocraty.

"For Christians such as Moore -- and others better known, such as columnist Cal Thomas, a former vice president for the Moral Majority -- the heart of Christianity is in the home, not the halls of Congress or even the courts. And the route to a more-moral America is through good works -- service, prayer and education -- not political lobbying" (From Town Hall Columnist Kathleen Parker and her article "Christians at the Gate")

This has been the push of Liberals since the dawn of this country.  The practice of Christianity should remain in the home.  Churches should focus on the social needs and welfare of their communities and stay out of politics.  This kind of thought has been rammed down our throat since the first pastor recruited for the militia at the onset of the Revolutionary War.

To say that Christians should stay out of politics is actually discriminating against tax paying citizens.  All citizens of the this country have the right to speak their minds and to be active in public life as given by the first amendment:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Tell me Christians should stay at home and I'll provide a list of Founders who were devout Christians who thought their duty to family, neighbors and country, as well as the world, was to be aggressively active in all aspects of Government.

Let's start the list with George Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams.  Books have been written about the devout Christian lives of our Founders.  To say Christians should stay at home and let the pagans run the country is contrary to the thoughts and practices of people like Ben Franklin, John Hancock, and others, including, but not limited to, Benjamin Rush.

When Christians enter back into politics, we will definitely have a civil war on our hands.  This is because Christians have believed and followed the lies of the left for about 130 years that say things like Christians should stay at home, run their farms, and go on missions to Africa where Jesus is needed.  Stay out of politics.  Churches should preach peace, love, giving to the poor and stuff like that.  Christians should leave the hard stuff to the more educated and able people.

Lies like that are what has caused this country to do the junk it has.  Christians and Christian Wold View have all been forced into hiding and out of the political sphere. 

Christians need to re-enter public life.  They need to speak their mind based on a Biblical world view.  They need to re-establish themselves as statesmen once again.  Don't endorse flaky, weak, men and women.  If there is no one to endorse, then take up the flag and run with it yourselves.