As you know, I’m the Editor for the Voice of the Martyrs Persecution Blog and this is what I posted there today. Please join us in getting more signatures!

Have you ever had a day when you just woke up and wanted to do a happy dance? Well, today I woke up and when I saw that the numbers on this petition have risen to over 43,000 signatures, I tell you I felt like dancing like King David of old did!  I think it is so cool to see so many people supporting this dear and precious pastor, which is why I want to ask you again to get the word out and let’s see if we can get 100,000 signatures for Pastor Bike   Ready, set….GO…

On August 6, just two days before the Olympics began, Pastor Zhang "Bike" Mingxuan was arrested, along with his wife and a coworker. In response to these arrests, The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association have launched a petition drive to free these three Christians and to let the Chinese government know that the world is aware that these Christians are being detained.

Pastor Bike, as he is affectionately known, is considered to be one of the most outspoken evangelists in China. He is a bold believer willing to cross borders, hand out Christian literature and Bibles, share Christ with those under age 18 and lead thousands to Christ. All these actions are considered "illegal," in communist China. Earlier this year, Pastor Bike pleaded with VOM staff and China Aid Association to create the China Prayer Bands so that Christians in the free world could know more about persecution of Christians in China.

Sign the Petition to Free Pastor Bike

Updated: Make sure you visit Hal’s book website Sins of Our Fathers.com Hey, I aim to please

Everyone has a Barnabas in their life, and for me, one of the best Barney’s in my life is Hal Paxton. I met Hal about 3 or 4 years ago when blogging became something people were starting to do, and we connected because his blog is about Christian persecution. In fact, he actually gets stories that I don’t post about Christian persecution sometimes, because the VOM persecution blog focuses on VOM stories mainly.

Anyway, today Hal did a great thing for me. He was able to fix my comments on this blog!!! So now all of you who want to comment can, but you have to register first. Once you do that, your comments should work…all thanks to Hal!

Check out Hal’s wonderful blog The Great Separation - he’ll be glad you visited and you will want to go back every day.

And now…feel free to comment!!!

I received this surprising email from Joe Carter and wanted to let you know about it. I think I’m touched I was included in the mass email

I have a favor to ask.

I’m the managing editor of Culture11 (www.culture11.com), a new online magazine/social network that was started by Bill Bennett, David Kuo, Steve Forbes, et al. Today is our first day and rather than making a lot of noise using traditional media, we’ve decided to announce our launch by reaching out to our friends.

Our goal for the site is to build a community around irresistibly interesting perspectives on life in America. From pop culture to politics, from faith to family, you’ll find original and entertaining stories here from some of the country’s most dynamic voices. (Its a lot cooler than that description makes it sound.)

I hope you’ll take a few moments to explore the site, perhaps add a diary entry, start a group, or read a few of the articles. We’re still in the beta stage and working out a few bugs so we could use your input. We also need to build buzz on the internet and throughout the blogophere, so I hope you’ll mention us on your blog or forward this email to some friends.

With your help, we can make Culture11 something truly extraordinary – an online destination that has the editorial excellence of a great magazine, the thrill of a terrific conversation, and the comfort of a supportive community all rolled into one.

If you have any questions, comments, or would be interested in writing for our site, please contact me at joe@culture11.com

Thanks for your help,

Joe Carter

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Another update: I just checked Amazon.com rankings for Joe’s book and yesterday it was over 100,000 in sales rank. At the time of this writing it is around 81,000 rank. His attack on Janet is definitely selling him books. How sad.

UPDATED 8:34 Am – So I decided to call Joe’s press person to ask her a few questions about why Joe attacked Janet, and here’s what happened. I asked her this question – “Are you the one who wrote that press release attacking Janet Parshall?” – I thought that was a nice enough question – well, the publicist, immediately told me “No comment” and that if I wanted more information to email Joe at his WND email. Then she said she had to run out the door. So I said to her, then if I’m supposed to contact Joe at his WND email, then why is her number on the WND article? She said, “No comment”. – So obviously this is a ploy to sell Joe’s book. Augh.

Okay, so I get up this morning and after reading my email I find that Joe Farah has actually released an article on WorldNetDaily attacking Janet Parshall.

I think he’s desperate in trying to promote his newest book, because all you have to do is listen to what Janet said and you’ll see she never did what he is claiming.

Feel free to listen to my podcast and hear the truth. Don’t you think it’s sad that Joe has to attack Janet in order to sell his book…I sure do!

Anyway, it’s not all bad because now Janet has more people who will probably be listening to her program Janet Parshall’s America - which I highly recommend. Check it out today

Hey, I need some help with adding comments to this site. Since my blog designer and a few others couldn’t figure out how to get the comments fixed through this cheap Word Press site, my question is what would you use to put comments in for your blog posts? Email me your suggestions at stacyharp@gmail.com

Thanks! I’m sick of being accused of not allowing comments, when it’s Word Press that is all messed up.