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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Black History Month: People who look like me shot people who look like you
Today's guest post is by Miriam Boone, wife, blogger, and teacher at One Hope Academy. She and Nate are expecting, Lord willing, to become parents soon through adoption.
Following is a letter she wrote to her students.
Dear Class,
We watched a documentary a few days ago about the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots. Just miles away, an area Booker T. Washington called "Black Wall Street" was destroyed overnight.
People who looked like me shot people who looked like you. People who looked like me burned the homes and stole the property of people who looked like you. People who look like me must look a lot like the enemy to you.
I'm so sorry.
I feel no connection to whites who looted and killed during the riot. I wish my skin were a different color so you wouldn't see a connection either.
We're learning together about the painful history of race relations in this country, and an ugly pattern has emerged: people whose skin looks like mine mistreating people whose skin looks like yours.
I try to show you the source of racial tension is not whites and blacks coexisting. I point out racism globally because I want you to see beyond the black-white struggle in America and recognize the problem of racism begins in the human heart.
We studied Rwanda's genocide so you'd know it is possible for humans to slaughter humans whose skin is the same as their own. When we let hate take hold in our hearts, no one is safe. You need to understand that.
I point out to you the good and bad men and women on both sides. I show you civil rights champions of different races. Not every white accepted slavery. Not every black understood love of neighbor. I want the way you choose your heroes to go deeper than skin color.
Nate and I are adopting children from Africa, first generation African-Americans. I talk about them in class; you laugh at the thought of your white teacher braiding black hair. I look like the enemy to you. You look like my children.
I cried in the back of the class during the documentary. You stiffened, uncomfortable with our history. Rightly so. This is not comfortable. It will not be comfortable for my children.
What saddened me most was how familiar it felt. "It's still like that where we live," you said.
You know two responses: fight or flight. I want to teach you a third: faith. Faith in a God whose multi-racial family will one day live united, glorying in Jesus whose greatness swallows our distinctions in collective worship.
Note from Noel:
The Tulsa Race Riots of 1921 are called the worst in the history of our country. And yet Miriam's story is the first time I remember hearing of them. If this is true for you too, here is a 2-part video that's worth watching: part 1 and part 2 .
After watching, and maybe reading some more, I hope you have as hard a time controlling your emotions as I am having right now. And I pray that, with God's help, we can redirect the energy of those emotions–whatever color we are–toward loving our brothers and sisters, whatever colors they are. It's the mark of who we are.
"By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:35).
5 Responses to "Black History Month: People who look like me shot people who look like you"
thanks so much for the resources, including these videos, from the last few posts. i have 6 adopted bi-racial children – and as an older, very pale mom I struggle with how to prepare them for a future where racial tension is still alive and well. They are actually Russian-Jamaican. Thinking of their future keeps me on my old white knees :)
I shared a little of their abandonment story here:
Noel, Thank you for posting this, and introducing us to this couple. When I read this I wanted to stand up and cheer! I'm an old white girl who grew up in Alabama. I was blessed to have had many very good experiences with incredibly kind, wonderful people who happened to have darker skin than mine. Miriam's letter touched my heart. Surely it touched her students with the love of Jesus.
I am familiar with the One Hope Academy and am thankful for people like Mrs. Boone who are laying down their lives for the gospel and demonstrating the mercy of our Savior.
This is beautiful! "I look like the enemy to you. You look like my children." Thank you for sharing this!
I am Miriam's younger sister and wanted to let you know that she finally brought home her 5 year old Ugandan son, Zion Joe Jacob Muwunguzi Boone. Miriam's students greeted him at the airport.
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JACKSON, MI — Good morning, Jackson! Today is Friday, March 14.
Welcome to Jackson Current, your daily peek into stories we're working on and a look back at the latest news.
FATAL CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED — The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a woman who died Wednesday afternoon in a vehicle on U.S. 127, north of McDevitt Avenue. Elena T. Burr, 49, of Adrian was heading south when a 2005 Ford F-150 pickup truck left the northbound lanes, crossed the median and struck the 2012 Chevrolet Impala she was driving. The car came to rest down a snowy embankment on the west side of the highway.
OUTDATED I-94 HAS DRIVERS CAUTIOUS — After six years, it's still hard for Barb Rose to talk about the crash that nearly took her life. She was westbound on I-94 after leaving her sister's Ann Arbor home, and, as the roads were slushy, made sure to drive under the speed limit. As she neared the Sargent Road exit, her car fishtailed, crashing into a ditch.
CITY VERSUS COUNTY ON UPGRADES — A proposed renovation to a downtown Jackson alley has Jackson County officials concerned. City officials have created plans for an alley in Jackson's downtown that runs south from the Grand River Marketplace to the Jackson Transportation Authority bus station. Part of the alley is used by county employees to enter a parking lot north of the Jackson Tower Building, 120 W. Michigan Ave.
COUPLE INJURED IN AIRPORT ROAD CRASH — A man and his wife went to Allegiance Health with injuries that were not considered life-threatening Thursday after a three-vehicle crash on Airport Road, south of O'Neill Drive. Gerardo Evangelista, 50, of Shelby Township and his wife, Victoria, 47, were heading south in a Toyota Scion about 11 a.m. when Marie Adams, 40, of Parma lost control as she drove a 2003 GMC Sonoma.
TV STAR TALKS ABOUT SEPARATION — "Little People, Big World" star Amy Roloff wasn't eager to talk about her marriage troubles during a public appearance at Adrian College on Wednesday, but she did bring up the topic. People Magazine published a story earlier Wednesday, March 12, about an upcoming episode of TLC's "Little People, Big World" that will deal with Amy and Matt Roloff's separation.
MAN ARRAIGNED ON CHILD PORN CHARGE — A 43-year-old Blackman Township man was arraigned on a charge of possessing child pornography after police say he used the Internet and text messages to harass a 10-year-old girl. Benjamin Keith Mayfield, was arraigned Thursday, March 13, on charges of using a computer to commit a crime, possession of child sexually abusive material and failure to comply with the Sex Offender Registry.
WEEKEND FUN — One of the most successful champions in the history of "Jeopardy!" has her own cabaret show. Adrian College professor Stephanie Jass will be backed by a three-piece jazz band for a a four-show run of a cabaret performance at the Croswell Opera House in downtown Adrian. Check out the list of other things to do around Jackson this weekend.
That's it for this morning. Come back to MLive Jackson for more news throughout the day, and make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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It is sometimes called the Butterfly Effect. Coming from chaos theory, it suggests that small changes can provoke huge outcomes: a butterfly fans its wings in Brazil and causes a tornado in Texas. In FOTAS, we call it magic, the kind that comes from seizing the opportunity to do a good thing.
Take the volunteer who saw what she thought was a cruelty case, reported it to Animal Control and FOTAS. It turned out that a family with disabled sons was down on their luck and loved their pets, especially the already challenged young men. Calls were made; donations and small grants secured, and all of the pets were vaccinated and altered at the Aiken SPCA.
Thats only one family, but potentially hundreds fewer unwanted cats and dogs. The effect ripples out.
Last winter, one of our regular volunteers received a notice from Pawmetto Lifeline in Columbia about a new opportunity they were exploring to expand spay/neuter services in the Midlands. FOTAS could compete as a rescue organization to win a sizeable spay/neuter grant by raising funds for the huge fundraiser, Bark to the Park in Columbia.
The opportunity ignited enthusiasm in our volunteers and supporters across the United States and even England. The dollars poured into Team FOTAS Aiken County, and we won. In May, Pawmetto Lifeline notified FOTAS that the grant would apply to Pawmetto Lifelines brand new clinic for spay/neuter.
FOTAS decided to apply the grant to a targeted area in Aiken County, one closest to Columbia. Last Wednesday, a pilot project began in the Wagener district, including Salley, Perry, New Holland and Kitchings Mill. If it proves successful, the program will be adjusted and replicated in other targeted communities throughout Aiken County.
Unwanted cats and dogs are heartbreaking for anyone who cares about animals. Their brief, miserable lives sometimes end humanely, but always tragically. Even well-loved pets that are not altered must endure their bodies incessant demand to breed without relief, and the health risk-factors that accompany it.
They are also costly. Aiken County Animal Shelter alone receives more than 5,000 unwanted cats and dogs every year. Nearly 4,000 die there. And that does not include the cities of Aiken or North Augusta or all the puppies, kittens, dogs and cats that are road kill, hawk bait or shot for being a nuisance.
Comprehensive spay/neuter is essential to the solution.
On Wednesday morning, Wagener Town Hall opened its doors to an onslaught of people eager to have their pets altered. FOTAS Targeted SNAP (Spay Neuter Assistance Program) is a pilot program that will run through the middle of October. The first 75 animals (approx) are guaranteed the surgery for as little as $7 per pet. The remainder of applicants will determine follow-on efforts.
FOTAS plans to partner with Aiken County Animal Control, the Aiken SPCA and the Wagener community to develop an ongoing program for Wagener, as well as other targeted communities in Aiken County.
Make your donations to FOTAS SNAP.
FOTAS volunteers work with the Aiken County Animal Shelter, 411 Wire Road. For more information, email email@example.com or visit www.fotasaiken.org.
Aiken County Animal Shelter: By the Numbers
For July 23 - 29, 2012 ?Received: 49 dogs and 57 cats
Adopted: 8 dogs, 7 cats Euthanized: 38 dogs and 14 cats
Aiken County Shelter Pets of the Week are HALF PRICE*!
(See .jpg attachments for photos).
CHLOE 6yrs, Staffordshire Terrier mix. She is a happy, affectionate gal and a great pet. $35!
FIFI Four month old female tabby. She is as interested in being your doll as she looks. $35
*All adoption fees include: Spay/Neuter, heartworm test, all shots, worming, and microchip and are half price thru 9/8/12!
Chloe: A 6-year-old Staffordshire terrier mix. She is happy and affectionate and would make a great pet. $35.×


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Wisconsin welcomed it's 29th football head coach to the fold as Gary Andersen was formally introduced to the public at a press conference on Friday. It became abundantly clear on Friday that coach Andersen will be a players coach and for him "it's all about the kids." Thankfully at Wisconsin it has been all about the kids since the days of Barry Alvarez on the sidelines, so Andersen walks into a situation that won't need to be turned around 180 degrees.
What does "it's all about the kids" mean? For Gary Andersen it means getting things done academically, socially, and on the football field.
"I sure hope my stamp at the end of the day is to be on a football field that's physical, tough minded, plays aggressive, plays the game the right way, is respected by their opponents, solid in all three phases, has one of the best graduation rates in the country," said coach Andersen during the press conference. "That's what I expect. And socially young men that turn themselves from young men into men as they go through the program."
Andersen stated his goal was to have a team that had as close as possible or over a 3.0 GPA and that it would also be the job of his assistant coaches to help their student-athletes in any way possible academically first.
In this offseason it didn't take coach Andersen long to figure out this was the job he wanted all along, heck he didn't even hesitate at the offer apparently.
'When I had the opportunity to start looking into this job, it didn't take me long," said coach Andersen. "When coach offered me the job, I think I just said yes. I didn't ask any questions. Just held my hand in the air and was ready to go."
One other thing that was made clear was that Alvarez and Andersen saw a lot of one another in each other. Coach Alvarez mentioned that fact more than one time and it became clear to him following their initial conversations.
"During the interview process, Walter Dickey and Sean Frazier were with me, and as we left, Walter Dickey made the comment, if I would have had a blindfold on, I would have thought that was you that was answering the questions," said Alvarez. "That's how our philosophies and our beliefs have meshed. They're very similar."
Of course with any new coach there are questions a plenty and some of the biggest out there were about his staff and recruiting. Coach Andersen made it clear from his opening statement what his philosophy would be as he said his second priority is to reach out to the committed players and then hit the ground running on the recruiting trail by reaching out to the high school coaches in Wisconsin first.
Andersen also made it clear that his staff will be a mix of people coming with him, keeping some Wisconsin staff members, and some new faces overall.
"I'm highly interested in retaining coaches on this staff," said Andersen. "Why wouldn't I be? I'd be crazy not to be."
To that point he made it clear that one person will be very, very important in making sure Wisconsin is set up correctly in recruiting and in having a continuity to the staff.
"There's coaches on the staff — Ben Strickland is — he's going to stay," Andersen said addressing the recruiting issues. "I want him here in the worst way, and it's important for me to have him on the staff. Ben has shown me how important he is, and he is Wisconsin, if you will."
While today was all about Gary Andersen one thing that coach Andersen wanted to make sure of was that the next few weeks aren't about him, but about going to Pasadena and winning a Rose Bowl for the kids that are on this team now.
"The last thing they need from me is to hang around with Coach Alvarez and the staff," Andersen said. "The young men need to put themselves in a position to go win the Rose Bowl. I'm going to be a fly on the wall and evaluate and watch the practices as best I can. I just want to be there for the young men and start the relationship."
It make take some time for Andersen and his family to transition into the traditions of the Wisconsin program, but one thing was clear above all else on Friday morning inside the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion and that was that coach Andersen understands what it takes to win at Wisconsin and is willing to work to get it done the right way.


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Today is the birthday of Jonathan Alton Woodington, my 2nd great grand uncle on my mother's side of the family. Jonathan was the youngest child of Jonathan and Sarah Ann (Wayman? Clark?) Woodington. He was born 16 Dec. 1842 in Pennsylvania. By the time of the 1860 U.S. Census, he was living in Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin with his brother and sister-in-law, Moses and Henrietta Woodington.
Jonathan and Moses registered for the draft midway through the Civil War and both enlisted on 30 Jan 1865. The brothers served together and mustered out on 15 Nov 1865.
Jonathan is believed to have married Sarah Ann Hughbanks in 1861 so two of their children were born before he began his service during the Civil War. They had seven more children when he arrived home. All nine children were girls: Vernelia, Mariah, Alice, Clara, Emma, Eva Lena, Sarah, Settie, and Selina.
Jonathan lived out his life in Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin. He is buried in the Cassville Cemetery with a military gravestone.
Freeman Munson, one of my maternal 4th great grandfathers, was born in 1786 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was the eighth of twelve children born to Revolutionary War veteran Samuel Munson and his wife, Susannah Tyler.
By 1808, Freeman was living in Ohio where he and his wife, Margaret Gregory gave birth to their first child, my 3rd great grandfather, Amos Munson.
According to The Munson Record, Vol 1, p 264, Henrietta, Miles, Marietta, and Clarissa were born after that. I have found no other information abut Henrietta, but all three of the younger children lived out their lives in Trumbull County, Ohio. (Amos was the only one known to leave Ohio, moving to Grant County, Wisconsin and then Tama and Fayette Counties in Iowa.)
One piece of written legacy about Freeman is of his enlistment into the US Army during the War of 1812. According to his enlistment statistics, he was 25 years old when he enlisted, was 5'11", had blue eyes and fair hair and complexion.
He deserted soon after that and disappears from records until 1830 when he is found in the US Census living in Brookfield, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA. He continued to live in Trumbull County, registering for the US Census in 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870.
It is believed Freeman Munson died on 7 Nov 1878, still in Trumbull County, Ohio.
Born on 2 November 1754, today is the 260th birthday of Susannah Williams, wife of Uriah Blue (126.96.36.199 in the Blue Family genealogy). The couple married ca. 1770 when Susanna was 16 years old and lived in Hampshire County, Virginia in was what known as the "Lower Rocks." She gave birth to six known children, five sons and a daughter.
When Susannah was only a year old, she and her father, Richard Williams, were captured by Indians. According to the Blue Family website,
Her father escaped, but Susannah was held captive for 13 years. She was released in an exchange of prisoners and identified by a birthmark on her arm. Her scalp-lock had been taken and she was said to have worn a little cap all the rest of her life.
It is interesting to imagine what Susanna might have experienced during her childhood as a captive of the native people, but those stories remain unknown.
Michael Hope, my second great grandfather, was born on this day, 18 July, in 1816. He was the son of Michael Hope, Sr. and Margaret Foster Errington and was born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.
Michael married Elizabeth "Bessie" Foster in July 1838 in Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England. They had three children while they still lived in England. The young family immigrated with his parents to Grant County, Wisconsin, USA in 1846 where they made their home. In Grant County, Michael and Bessie had four more children. The couple supported their family by farming. He lived 69 years before he died on 05 December, 1885.
Today, June 5, 2014 is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Piedmont in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. This is where Lt. Monroe Blue, a Confederate soldier (and my very distant cousin–a 4th cousin, 5x removed according to my Ancestry.com family tree) died in battle. Up front, I want to thank Jim Ballard from Houston, Texas, with whom I have been in email conversation about this battle. Jim is finishing a biography of CSA Brigadier General William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones who died soon after Monroe Blue in this same battle and who is mentioned in the story below.
I wrote of Lt. Monroe Blue earlier describing a bit of his experience as a prisoner of war in the same camp as his cousin, John Blue. I also wrote briefly of his death at the Battle of Piedmont and am expanding that story today on the anniversary of the battle.
Scott C. Patchan has written of this battle in his book, The Battle of Piedmont and Hunter's Raid on Staunton. He describes many of the details of this battle that took place in the Shenandoah Valley. In Chapter 6, as the battle took a turn for the Northern troops:
Campbell's detachment quickly turned toward the Tennesseans and Virginians in front of Wells [Colonel George Wells of the 34th Massachusetts] and ripped a searing volley into their flank. At the same time, Wells steadied his left wing and directed its fire at [Confederate Colonel Kenton] Harper's Reserves, while the rest of his regiment volleyed into Confederates behind the fence. The pressure on the Confederates became too great, and their line began to crumble. [Confederate General "Grumble"] Jones rode into the the midst of a group of leaderless troops and called for an officer to assume command and retake the lost ground. At first no one came forward, but a moment later, Lieutenant Monroe Blue, commanding Company K of Harper's regiment, leapt from his horse, waving his sword in the air, and shouted, "General, I will lead them, boys follow me and we will soon have them on the run." Blue placed his cap on his sword, raised it into the air and led the troops in a a hopeless counter charge.
Campbell's wing of the 54th Pennsylvania fired into Blue's troops and quickly shattered what little formation they had. Blue attempted to rally them, shouting, "New Market! New Market! Remember New Market!" A captain from the 54th Pennsylvania saw the Confederates assembling around Blue and cried out, "Boys shoot that officer before he starts a rally!" A Pennsylvanian later recalled, "Several of us cut loose at him and he spun around, dropped his sword, and fell to the ground." Blue died instantly, and those Confederates who had been gathering near him quickly vanished from the scene.
. . . As the last vestige of Confederate resistance evaporated, Grumble Jones succumbed to his combative nature and galloped among the fugitives in a last-grasp attempt to salvage the victory that had seemed almost certain a short time earlier. With his hat in his hand, he cheered the men and urged them to rally and hold their ground. The volume of rifle firing coming from the Federals was tremendous, and Jones soon fell, "stricken dead by loyal vengeance." . . . Upon Jones' death, the Confederate resistance in the immediate vicinity completely dissolved (Patchan, 109 – 110).
Private Thomas Evans of the 54th Pennsylvania made the claim of shooting the fatal shot in Monroe's Blue's neck. As the battle wore on, Private Evans:
. . . suddenly found himself face to face with the 45th Virginia's color-bearer, who at that moment seemed "about as big as a full grown grizzly bear." For the first time in his military service, Evans suddenly found a good use for his bayonet other than as a candle holder. He whacked the flag staff so hard that it "really stung that Johnny's hands." When he reflexively lowered the flag, Evans grabbed it and pulled, yelling, "Let go Reb!" The two men pulled back and forth and spun around in a circle, struggling for possession of the battle flag. Their melee ended when Evans raised his rifle with one arm and commanded, "Drop that there flag or I will pin you to a tree!" The Virginian promptly surrendered the flag and Evans turned it over to an officer and sent the prisoner to the rear. The Pennsylvanian received the Medal of Honor later that year for his capture of the flag. (Patchan, p. 112)
I learned from Jim Ballard's research (mentioned in the first paragraph above) that, after the battle when they were cleaning up the grounds, Private Evans went to Monroe Blue's body in hopes of retrieving Blue's sword as a souvenir. When he got to the body of the fallen Lieutenant, the sword had already been taken by someone else. More surprising, the private also saw his own regimental commander, Colonel Jacob Campbell, grieving over Monroe's body. The Colonel from Pennsylvania had gotten to know the Blue family while he was stationed in Hampshire County, Virginia and was distraught at Monroe's death.
Most of the Confederate troops who died at the Battle of Piedmont were buried on that ground. Because Colonel Campbell knew Monroe Blue, he was able to put a name on the young Lieutenant's grave.
Two years later, in 1866, many of the bodies from the Battle of Piedmont (and several other battlegrounds) were transferred to a newly expanded Confederate soldiers section of the Thornrose Cemetery in nearby Staunton, Virginia. (My gratitude goes to Scott Patchan who emailed me this information. He wrote: The Staunton Vindicator [the local newspaper] reported in late 1866 that Lt. Blue was among a large number of Confederate dead moved from Piedmont to Thornrose Cemetery. All but six were unknown. Blue's identity was known because Col. Jake Campbell of the 54th PA knew the family and had it marked after the battle ended.)
The Valley Virginian of 05 December 1866 wrote it this way:
Removal of Our Dead From Piedmont
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Summary: The paper reports on the removal of the bodies of Confederate soldiers to cemeteries in Staunton.
(Names in announcement: H. A.Lane, Capt.J. M.Welch, ThomasLegion, W. L.Moorehead, M.Blue, Sergt.D. W.Suttle, A. E.Tinsley, A. H.Siddlington, Marshall, DanielOwens, Samuel JohnsonGardener)
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About forty of our dead from Piedmont have been brought to the Cemetery here, among them H. A. Lane, 27th Va., Battalion, Capt. J. M. Welch, 6th N. C., Regiment, Thomas Legion, W. L. Moorehead, Co. B. 30th Va., Infantry, Lt. M. Blue, Hampshire County, Va., Sergt. D. W. Suttle, Co. E 60 Va., Infantry, Capt. J. P. B., Co. G, 30th Tenn., Regiment. The rest are unknown. The Ladies desire to thank the people of that portion of the county for the aid given by them, especially the soldiers of our Army. They desire to acknowledge the receipt of $5, from Mrs. A. E. Tinsley; $2, from A. H. Siddlington; $12,50 from Mrs. Marshall, who has so patriotically collected so much for the cause; $2 from Mr. Daniel Owens, of Baltimore. Mr. Samuel Johnson Gardener at the Western Lunatic Asylum, has agreed to plant out the trees in the Cemetery free of charge. Rich earth is needed, and our farmers should send it in at once. It is surely little to give–a cart load of earth they died for. Who can refuse the request? [Note: Remember this was Virginia, a Confederate state, still very early in its recovery from the war. It is a great experience to read the rest of the paper as it has been transmitted to us online.]
Lt. Monroe Blue was only 23 years old when he died at the Battle of Piedmont in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia 150 years ago today. There is no record of him ever marrying or having children. Yet, in his brief life he lived passionately, took great risks, and left a significant legacy associated with his name.
Jeremy Fralick was born on this day, May 24, in 1850. He was the fourth of ten children of Henry and Martha (Scott) Fralick, born in Bloomington, Grant County, Wisconsin. As the older brother of my great grandmother, Mary Ellen Fralick, Jeremy was my great grand uncle. Regrettably, young Jeremy died when he was just 3-1/2 years old, on 27 December 1853.
Jeremy's older brother, Jerome, died two weeks after that on 11 January 1854. Jerome was the second oldest of the Fralick children, having been born 25 January, 1848 in Bloomington. (The township at that point was actually called "Tafton" but soon after was changed to Bloomington.) At the time of his death, Jerome was exactly two weeks short of his sixth birthday.
The close proximity of the time of their deaths suggested the possibility of a disease that cost both boys their lives. I have not yet found a document listing an official cause of death, but did discover there was a cholera epidemic in Wisconsin from 1849 – 1854. Maybe that was the culprit, maybe something else. Whatever the cause, both boys missed out on the opportunity to grow up and their family missed the opportunity to share long lives with them.
Today, May 21, is the birthday of Adamus "Adam" Börner. He was born in Gaulsheim, Germany in 1823, and was, I believe, the son of Henrici Josephi Boerner and Katharinae Erschfeld. Adam married Anna Maria Jenz and they lived their lives in Gaulsheim. They were written about in an earlier post.
This picture of their gravestone was sent to me by Christa, one of my Boerner cousins in Gaulsheim. I am grateful for her research, her willingness to share it, and for the gift of the Internet opening up such great relationships!
On March 12, 1670, Thomas Munson, the grandson of Captain Thomas Munson, was born in the town of New Haven in what had become the colony of Connecticut (New Haven Colony existed independently from 1638 – 1662). He was the grandson of Captain Thomas Munson and the son of Samuell and Martha (Bradley) Munson. Thomas' older brother, Samuel 2nd, is my 7th great grandfather; Thomas is my 7th great grand uncle.
Thomas married Mary Wilcoxson on 15 September 1694. Mary had been born 11 December of 1676 and died 28 November 1755. They had at least one child according to Find a Grave, a son named Ebenezer (1717 – 1792). Thomas died in New Haven County, in the town of Cheshire and is buried there in the Hillside Cemetery.
On March 2, 1857, Christian Adermann, age 40, married Fredericka Louise Bergemann, age 24, in the Evangelische Kirche in Bietkow, Kries Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia.* Christian was recorded as being "Cabinet maker journeyman in Beitikow." His father had died prior to the wedding, so his mother signed on her son's behalf. Fredericka was the daughter of Joachim Bergemann and Sophia Danoff, both of whom were still alive in 1857. Her father signed that she was eligible to get married and that he approved. Rev. Jaeckel presided at the ceremony.
Christian and Fredericka became the parents of Ferdinand Adermann (b. 11 Feb 1859). Christian is presumed to have died sometime in the years 1858 – 1860, because Fredericka married William Adermann in about 1860 as has been estimated by other family records.
*Source: Beitikow Lutheran Church Records. See also Our Family Genealogies.
Captain Thomas Munson, my 9th great grandfather and a founder of the New Haven Colony, lived from 1612 to 1685. He was born in Rattlesden, England and died in New Haven, in what is now the state of Connecticut, USA. In The Munson Record, Vol 1, on page 60, the author closed the chapter on Thomas Munson with a review of contemporary events which happened in our ancestor's life–events we now consider important historical events. Consider the following events which happened in Thomas Munson's life.
When Thomas Munson was 4 years old, Shakespere died; when 5 yrs. of age, Lord Bacon became chancellor of England; at 6, Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded, –Thirty Years War (between Romish and Protestant princes of Germany) began; at 7, circulation of the blood discovered by Harvey; at 8, the Pilgrims landed from the Mayflower upon Plymouth Rock; at 11, the settlement of Manhattan island, now the City of New York, was begun; at 13, Charles I became king of England; at 18, the settlement of Boston was commenced; at 20, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden defeated Wallenstein and was killed at Lutzen; at 23, Hartford began existence; at 25, the Pequot War occurred; at 26, the settlers of New Haven spent their first Sabbath, Apr. 15, worshiping under an oak which stood at the northeast corner of George and College streets, –and Harvard College was founded; at 27, the New Haven Colony adopted a constitution, which T.M. signed; at 28, the Flemish painter Rubens died; at 30, the Italian philosopher Galileo died; at 31, Louis XIV succeeded his father as king of France; at 34, the Apostle Eliot began his labors among the Indians; at 37, Charles I beheaded; at 41, Cromwell became Lord Protector of England; at 45, the Half-way Covenant appeared in New England churches; at 48, Charles II crowned; at 49, Whalley and Goffe arrived in New Haven; at 50, New Haven Colony refused to be united by royal charter with Connecticut Colony; at 53, N.H.C. was united with CC (in May); at 55, Sir Isaac Newton conceived the theory of gravitation, and Jeremy Taylor died; at 63, King Philip's War broke out; at 64, Milton and the Dutch painter Rembrandt died; at 73, the Spanish painter Murillo died, and James II was crowned.
On the 19th of January, 1982, Hildegarde Boerner died in the town of Sheboygan, in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA. She was 87 years old at the time of her death, having been born on 29 August 1894. Hilda was the second child and oldest daughter of Johann (1861 -1941) and Margarete Boerner (1864 – 1941) of Gaulsheim, Germany. When she was still 17 years old, in 1912, she immigrated to the United States on board the Kroonland. John Boerner had immigrated with his family earlier and then he returned to Gaulsheim to get Hilda so they could marry and live in Wisconsin. My newly-found cousin in Gaulsheim told me they were married on the ship on their way to the USA. I have not found their marriage record yet, but continue to look.
When the young couple arrived in Wisconsin, they lived in the town of Niagara for some years. It was during this time that John's mother, Catherine, died from a surgeon's slip of the scalpel, leaving young children still at home. Aunt Hilda graciously stepped in and helped raise the youngest children, including my grandmother Anna Maria. My uncle, Hilda's nephew, remembers her as a kind, good-natured, gentle woman with a great laugh. She also had learned English but spoke it with a significant German accent. Recently my uncle told me about when she would see her nephews and exclaim, "My! How you boys have crowed!", commenting on how they had grown. Because of the way she helped raise Martin's children after Catherine died and because of her kind heart, she was very dear to my grandmother, who thought of her very much like a mother, and to grandma's sons (my father and uncles).
Their first son, Martin, was born in Niagara on May 1913, just a year after they arrived in Wisconsin. Jacob was born in 1919, Margret in 1921, Elizabeth "Betty" Rose in 1922, and John J. "Johnny" in 1929. In May of 1929, John and Hilda had moved to Kohler, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, where they were active members of the community and the Roman Catholic Church. One of the tragedies the family suffered was when Elizabeth "Betty" Rose died of leukemia in 1945. Betty had celebrated her 23rd birthday on 24 July, 1945, then was diagnosed with leukemia in early August; she died just three weeks later on 29 August, 1945.
Hildegard lived a good long life and she lived it well. Today we celebrate her adventuresome spirit, her love for her family, and her willingness to serve people joyfully and lovingly.
Today is the remembrance of the marriage of my 6th great grandparents, Agnes Berg and Joannes Baum in the Roman Catholic Church in Liersberg, Rheinland, Prussia on 16 January, 1719. Not much is known about the couple. According to their parish marriage record, Joannes was the son of Petri Baum and Agnes was the daughter of Henrici Berg.
Agnes and Joannes had six known daughters born to them between the years of 1720 and 1738. Maria Anastasiae Baum, their first born and my 5th great grandmother was christened on 10 December 1720. Margaretha (c. 9 March 1724), Anna Gertrudis (c. 23 October 1725), Maria Barbara (c. 24 November 1729), Maria Catharina (c. 22 April 1732), and Veronica Catharina (c. 18 September 1738) finished out the known children in the family. That we know their christening dates (all found on Family Search) suggests the girls may well have been born on that day or just a day or two earlier. In an era of high infant mortality, parents did not usually wait long to have their children baptized.
Their daughter, Maria Anastasiae Baum, married Joannes Barthen who was from Lieser, Germany. She moved to Lieser and their descendents continued living there for several generations. Their great granddaughter, Barbara Clara Barton, who was born in Lieser, Germany and immigrated to the USA as a young woman was written about earlier.
Liersberg, the home of Agnes Berg and Joannes Baum, is on the western border of modern day Germany, very near the French border. It is not a large town, and appears to be surrounded by rich farmland. I have not discovered much about the town, but appreciate its long history and it being the home to so many generations of my ancestors.
My great grandmother, Catharina Storch was born on this day, 12 January 1871 in Gaulsheim, Germany. She was the daughter of Jacobus and Sybilae "Sybil" (Wilhelm) Storch, also of Gaulsheim. Four days later, on 16 January 1871, Catharina was baptized at the Roemish-Katholische Church in Gaulsheim.
According to the 1900 U.S. Census, Catharina married Martin Boerner in about 1888. Their firstborn son, John, was born the next year, in 1889, followed by Jacob in 1891. Son Karl was born in 1894. Martin immigrated to the United States first in 1897 and got established in Niagara, WI before sending for Catharina and their three sons a year and a half later. Karl died when they arrived in the USA but the older two boys joined their parents in Niagara, Wisconsin.
Katharina and Martin had four more children in Niagara: Mary, Martin, Margret, and Anna (my grandmother). Tragically, Katharina died at the young age of 45 when she was in surgery for appendicitis. The surgeon's scalpel slipped and sliced her liver; she bled to death on the operating table. Anna was 6 years old when her mother died, Catherine was 10, Martin was 12, and Mary was 17. Martin, Sr. never remarried and got help raising the younger children from the older siblings and his daughter-in-law, Hildegard.
Today, 6 Jan 1856, is the birthday* of Minna Grube, the wife of my great uncle. Bartle Boerner. Bartle had immigrated from Gaulsheim, Germany in September of 1884, and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Minna, his future wife, was born in Milwaukee of German immigrant parents, Wilhelm and Caroline (Schurmann) Grube.
Milwaukee was a popular city for German immigrants and the young Bartle apparently met Minna fairly soon after his arrival. The couple married on 14 January, 1886**, just days after her 30th birthday. They had three known children: William Peter (1886 – 1949), Anna (1888 – 1962) and Arthur Fredrick (1895 – 1963).
The first two children, William and Anna, were born in Milwaukee; by the time Arthur was born, the family had moved further north in Wisconsin to the Kaukauna/Appleton area in Outagamie County where Bartle and Minna lived the rest of their lives. Minna died on 12 October, 1945.
Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:
"Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826–1926." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
Ancestry.com. Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division.
Elizabeth Sparke, my 10th great grandmother, was born ca. 1575 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Sparke. At the approximate age of 16, in 1591, she married John Munson (1571 – 1650) in Rattlesden. The couple had four known children: Elizabeth (1595 – 1635), Judith (1606 – 1638), Mary (1609 – 1648), and Thomas (1612 – 1685). Her son, Thomas, immigrated to the New World, and became Captain Thomas Munson of the New Haven Colony.
Elizabeth is thought to have died (or maybe was buried) on 3 January, 1634 having spent her entire life in Rattlesden.
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Suggestions for holster for 1911
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> Suggestions for holster for 1911
Brett Byers
April 8, 2007, 10:07 PM
Looking for a CCW holster for Gov't. size 1911. I prefer OWB but open to other suggestions.I'm 6'1 240# with a 40" waist (I'm portly).Suggest holster type/style and Manufacturer please
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April 8, 2007, 10:15 PM
Just bought a Desantis IWB Coxy Partner holster. I also have a 40 inch waist. The added leather does on my M&P doews make some of my pants a little tight but its really comfortable and stable. I'll just buy 42s from now on. It DEFINITELY makes a difference to spend the money on a good holster. I imagine a 1911 would be great in this holster.
Ala Dan
April 8, 2007, 10:29 PM
Kirkpatrick Leather Laredo, Texas
Undercover Rig
Black Majik
April 8, 2007, 10:31 PM
OWB = Milt Sparks 60TK / 55BN
IWB = Milt Sparks VMII / SSII / #1 Heritage
April 8, 2007, 10:36 PM
All my carry leather is from John Ralston at www.5shotleather.com. Fit and finish are superb. Check it out.
The Lone Haranguer
April 8, 2007, 11:08 PM
I'm five inches shorter and 90 lbs. lighter. ;) So all that follows is guesswork, to a degree.
If you like OWB, fine, but be sure your covering garment is long enough to conceal the bottom of the holster under all circumstances. I would suggest a "loop-and-tunnel" (sometimes called an "Askins" or "Avenger") belt attachment rather than the "pancake" with its front and rear slots. It will space the gun out more from your body, but this might be more advantageous for you. A few suggestions:
Galco Avenger (http://www.usgalco.com/HolsterT3.asp?ProductID=2410&CatalogID=4)
High Noon Need For Speed (http://www.highnoonholsters.com/Product_Line/_NFS/_nfs.html)
Milt Sparks 55BN (http://www.miltsparks.com/55BN.htm)
Bulman SDS, QFDS and FDS (http://www.bulmangunleather.com/beltholster.html)
There are of course many more holster makers.
April 8, 2007, 11:15 PM
this is from another thread going on right now in the general handgun section.
let me give you some links from my favorites!
here goes!
this should be a few to get you started, but don't forget about blackhawk i love the serpa's.
April 8, 2007, 11:19 PM
Contact http://ubgholsters.com
He will make you a fine OWB holster for around 60 bucks and 3 weeks on turn around. I have 2 at present and will be ordering a 3rd.
He is the holster maker of choice a Bersa Talk .
The Lone Haranguer
April 8, 2007, 11:27 PM
Originally posted by Primersinmyshoe:
All my carry leather is from John Ralston at www.5shotleather.com. Fit and finish are superb. Check it out.
Never heard of him before. That's a nice-looking IWB rig (for me). Too bad he's backed up and not taking any orders until the end of May. :( Such is the nature of the one-man holster shops, I guess.
April 9, 2007, 12:53 AM
Milt Sparks Summer Special 2 works well for me.
Mine is horsehide, and it was *really* stiff when I first got it. Now that it is broken in, presentation is very fast and easy, but the gun is still secure and does not rattle or wiggle. Trigger and thumb safety are both well covered.
The 1911 is very flat and conceals well. The SS2 holster has a forward (FBI) cant that makes the gun lie close to the body and keeps the grip from sticking out back and printing. I can wear it comfortably with just a t-shirt covering it.
I find IWB to be most comfortable when the belt rides low on my hips, much like cowboys' gunbelts in old western movies. Also, with any holster, make sure you get a broad, stiff belt, at least 1.5". If the belt is too thin for the loops, the gun will rotate and print.
April 9, 2007, 02:02 AM
Two rigs that work for me were made by Ken L Null, they are the UNS and Vern Humphrey. These are two truly great rigs for carrying 1911s. Regards, Richard:D
Vern Humphrey:
April 9, 2007, 05:00 AM
A few years ago I used a Desantis Inner Piece IWB without thumb break. Now for my Springer I use a Galco Royal Guard IWB. I am 6'1" 233lbs with a 38" waist.
April 9, 2007, 07:34 AM
My choice was the Alessi CQC/S which I purchased from Lightning Arms at http://lightningarms.com/products.htm. It was my second Alessi holster and I can't be more pleased. Lou Alessi does outstanding work. You can also get more opinions on the Alessi and others at the accessory forum at www.1911forum.com
April 9, 2007, 08:32 AM
Two suggestions that I have personal experience with. www.brommelandgunleather.com or www.andrewsleather.com .
April 9, 2007, 09:09 AM
As long as Lou Alessi and Tony Kanaly are still in business I see no reason to look elsewhere. The only thing that sucks is they are both very busy so you have to wait.
April 9, 2007, 09:43 AM
OWB - I use a Milt Sparks 55BN
IWB - I use an UBG Chanute
I use the same holsters for both 3" and 5" 1911's, but if I find a decently priced used IWB specifically for a 3" I'll have to get one. Mike
April 9, 2007, 09:53 AM
The only OWB holster I have tried that worked extremely well was the Talon Tactical A10. It is an amazing holster for concealment. It tucks the butt in a little to close for competition but it disappears under a cover garment. The draw is extremely smooth with very little resistance but it still manages to retain the gun very well. You have to pull straight up or the gun won't come out.
April 9, 2007, 11:45 AM
Here's the suggestion: http://rlcompanyusa.stores.yahoo.net/hf1.html
I don't own one yet but have ordered one. I currently use a Hume 721OT which works well but is not the cat's meow as I am expecting of the HF1.
Don't forget, as others say, that a good belt is a must also, preferrably ordered with and from the holster maker.
OWB for me with an untucked polo style shirt.
Edit: full sized 1911 here too.
Mad Magyar
April 9, 2007, 11:56 AM
When not wearing a shoulder rig, I prefer Yaqui belt slides...This particular one is Gould & Goodrich w/full-size 1911...It fits high & tight: the way I like it for retrieval....:)
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I'm still getting between nine and ten hours of sleep a night, which has been a good amount. I wake up rested, refreshed, and feeling fine. So at least this area doesn't need work. xD
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Skip to comments.Gallup poll: Catholics more unorthodox than Protestants
Posted on 04/04/2009 3:29:51 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
This is a distressing new Gallup poll. It shows that churchgoing Catholics are far more likely to approve of moral behavior (sex between unmarried people, homosexuality, etc.) that their church deems immoral than are churchgoing Protestants.
This is a conundrum to me, one I thought about a lot when I was a Catholic, and troubled over. Why is it that Catholics have a Pope and a Magisterium -- a clear teaching authority -- as well as a complex, coherent and profoundly intellectual moral theology ... and yet these things, which ought to give it a tremendous advantage in maintaining the obedience of its flock, avail the Catholic Church little? It shouldn't be that way, logically, but it is in practice.
Lee Podles, an orthodox Catholic, has some thoughts.
[I wish I didn't have to say this, but I do: this is not an anti-Catholic post, but rather intended to spark discussion on various reasons why this poll found the things it did. As someone who would like to raise my children to believe in what my faith teaches, I'd like to know what works, and what doesn't. Anybody who tries to derail the thread by making specious claims of anti-Catholicism will find their posts unpublished. So don't even start.]
Former Catholic, born again fundamentalist Baptist ping
Secularized Catholics are better at being protestants than protestants are evidently.
Navel-gazing dinglebob. (The author, I mean.)
Former "Bible thumping, evangelical fundamentalist" ping.
LOL... ridiculing absurdity I see. Good show.
It's happening to all faiths. As society gets more depraved, the ooze of evil drips into all aspects of society. Even the most "devote" have felt the sting.
When you can repeat a few words or some such, and believe yourself absolved, it's apparently perceived to be of little consequence.
I think there are several considerations. First of all is the fact that for 40 years, since Vatican II, Catholics have been allowed and sometimes actively taught to ignore the teachings of the Church. Only now, under BXVI, is this horrible era being brought to an end.
In addition, there's no such thing as "The Protestant Church." That is, there are lots of different Protestant churches, some of them more liberal, some of them less liberal. Since the very liberal ones are down to about five elderly members now (like the liberal Catholic parishes), the more alive Protestant churches, whatever their specific denomination, will have more dedicated members who have actually made a choice to be there.
Finally, there's the fact that many Catholics do not leave the Church when they cease to agree with its moral or other teachings. They are cultural products and they just keep going because that's what they do. On the other hand, Protestants who have made the effort to find an orthodox Protestant church will be more committed because they have actually made the effort in the first place, rather than coasting into it.
What you are seeing with Obama's attack on the Church right now, btw, is an attempt to get the lousy, coast-along, "dissenting Catholic" group into official power in the Church. It's not going to work, but he's going to make it very hard for the good Catholics.
I'm still trying to figure out how anybody who claims Christ, be they Catholic, Baptist, Amish or whatever, could vote for 0bama, the most pro baby death politician of all times.
Yet, many of them did.
Huh? I did not understand it that way.
On another note: http://www.pushbackuntil.com
Finally, theres the fact that many Catholics do not leave the Church when they cease to agree with its moral or other teachings. They are cultural products and they just keep going because thats what they do. On the other hand, Protestants who have made the effort to find an orthodox Protestant church will be more committed because they have actually made the effort in the first place, rather than coasting into it.
An intelligent and well-spoken post as usual, livius. Thanks for pinging me to it.
Do the Amish cast votes? If so, how?
I think the dichotomy of Catholic vs. Protestant in this instance is a false one. Even among Protestants, there will be great differences regarding acceptance of this behavior (abortion, premarital sex, homosexuality, stem cell research, children outside marriage, gambling, divorce) between denominations. Probably greater thhan what this poll described.
For example, Episcopalians, ELCA Lutherans, UCC, etc, are quite probably more likely to sanction this behavior than are Traditional Anglicans, LCMS Lutherans, some Baptist Groups, and non-denominational "born again" Christians are.
Another problem I see, regarding the rearing of children, is far too many Christians leave the responsibility of teaching spiritual matters and values of the their children to the "church" rather than themselves. Considering the liberal infiltration of so many seminaries, it would not be surprising that the younger generation has adopted a more lax attitude toward morality.
They vote and from what I've read they vote as conservative as possible, I believe they voted for W in big numbers.
It's called Free Will. We were gifted by God with the ability to choose our behaviors. We can decide to conform to His Will, or not, and we assume the responsibility for it. That works for every human, churched or unchurched.
This is neither a Catholic nor Protestant thing, but one where one follows Jesus Christ or you don't. True believing Catholics and Protestants need to crack the Good Book open and teach from it. What we are seeing in Christendom today is carnal lukewarmedness and apostasy which is something that has plagued Christianity since the New Testament has been written. What Paul wrote in Phillippians 3:18-21 speaks perfectly to the moral mess we see today:
18For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. 19Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. 20But our citizenship* is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. 21He will transform the body of our humiliation* so that it may be conformed to the body of his glory,* by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself.
The RCC needs to put more emphasis on the primcy of God's word rather than the primacy of Rome's word.
In charity, too many Catholics haven't seen the direct link from God to the words of the Bible, and the best way to fix that would be for Rome to recognize that God's Word is supreme, without the filter of Roman authorities. I think the RC C would amplify their effectiveness if they were to do this.
"Yes" there are Amish who do vote, there are many many different subsets of "Amish'.
As for the OP, it is odd, the practicing Catholics I know are decent people, they aren't...centered? For lack of a better term their Faith doesn't guide and instruct them.
Seems that I know a lot of cradle Catholics who reject the church's teachings yet call themselves Catholic for whatever reason. And then you have political 'cafeteria' Catholics who have invented their own God to try and assuage their conscience. I think a lot of weaker Catholics use their example to help justify themselves. This is why Pope Benedict seems to be a blessing so far. He seems to stand for what is right.
I agree. Many so called Christians would rather follow the world than follow Christ.
Exactly. I saw a bumper sticker today that said "Pope Benedict XVI says fight for innocent life." I was like, "Who cares what the pope says? GOD says to fight for innocent life."
This is about Catholics who are ignoring "Rome's word".
For one, it's a view and perception of sin...The Catholic church is far more liberal than Protestant churches when it condemns the totality of sinful practices...
Gambling is encouraged in the Catholic church...Not so in many Protestant churches...Drinking alcohol is encouraged in the Catholic church...The Protestants to a degree agree with God on this issues that alcohol creates all sorts of problems...
One of which is we all know that it's far easier to talk a girl out of her clothes when she's consumed copius amounts of the juice...
In the Catholic church, only heinious type sins are condemnable and require forgiveness...It's not uncommon for a Catholic to g for a full year without confession and repentance...
Jesus hates 'all' sin...Many protestants confess their sins, big or small, daily, or hourly...
You wrote:
"In the Catholic church, only heinious type sins are condemnable and require forgiveness..."
You are COMPLETELY wrong. ALL sins require forgiveness. PERIOD. How we recieve that forgiveness can differ in regard to the seriousness of the effect of the sin. Mortal sins require auricular confession and absolution under normal circumstances. Venial sins do not.
If you're going to talk about the Catholic faith, wouldn't help for you to know what you're talking about?
After Vatican II, many Ccatholic leaders wne nuts with liberalizing everything. As a result you see what we now have; an uneducated so-called Christian group who call them selves Catholic when, in fact, they are neither Catholic nor Christian. For othodox Catholics it has been a continual struggle to stand up for moral principles and for the basic belief in Jesus and his mercy.
The tide is turning, but unfortunately it has taken so long that severe damage has been wrought to millions of human souls who are more into the new-age religions than Christianity.
All anyone has to do is read:
"The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved"
by St. Leonard of Port Maurice
An example for those fallen away and disobedience.
"In the Catholic church, only heinious type sins are condemnable and require forgiveness...Its not uncommon for a Catholic to g for a full year without confession and repentance..."
Faithful Catholics know that we sin every day of our lives. There is a constant need to confess our sinfullness to God and ask for mercy. We can do this ourselves when we say our evening prayers. Where did you get the idea that only heinous sins are condemnable? Perhaps it is that you are trying to describe what Catholics believe about Venial sin vs. mortal sin??? Mortal sin is considered to result in complete severance from God's touch and graces. The soul is spiritually dead. In order to change the status of your soul, the Catholic must confess to a priest in the confessional and ask for forgiveness - which must be sincere with a resolution to avoid that sin in the future. If the person is not sincere, the confession is not valid. After all, God can read our souls.
I agree with what you have posted and have to add that many orthodox Catholics are now actively praying for the cleansing of the Church. I believe this has already begun and will continue. Remember that the gates of hell will NOT prevail....
Note to my Catholic friends: Educate or cleanse your faith of the "ethnic Catholics" and "cafeteria Catholics," to say nothing of milquetoast clergy.
Good point. Catechizes has been flawed for a long time but getting better.
"Twenty-four percent of Catholics who attend Mass regularly say abortion is morally acceptable, compared to 19% of non-Catholic regular attendees. And more than half of Catholic regular worshipers say the same about embryonic stem cell research, compared to 45% of non-Catholic worshipers."
What did people understand by "morally acceptable"? - "forgiving the sinner"? or "approving the practice"?
What did they mean regarding homosexuality? - "toleration of homosexuals", which the Church encourages but evangelicals really don't, or did they mean "moral approval of homosexual practices"? - which the Church doesn't...
That's a Protestant way of framing the discussion, and one we can't accept as Catholics. It is the Magisterium, the teaching authority of the Church, that permits us to understand what Scripture *means* - Scripture that reached its canonical state in the bosom of the Church herself. Tradition + Scripture - it is not an either/or proposition for us, but both/and. We *should* read Scripture more often - no question. We should also read the Church's doctors and Fathers, so that we read Scripture with them.
Having said that, I will offer an ecumenical observation: These days, the greatest sectarian quarrels are increasingly not between the denominations, but within them. A Missouri Synod Lutheran likely has much more in common with orthodox Catholics on moral teachings (and probably a good deal else) than he does with, say, a lot of what goes on in the ELCA.
There is nothing sinful about drinking alcohol. If there were, there would have to be some hard questions about Christ's first miracle.
Drinking to excess, certainly. But I don't see the Scriptural basis for tee-totaling as intrinsically necessary.
One of which is we all know that its far easier to talk a girl out of her clothes when shes consumed copius amounts of the juice...
In the Catholic church, only heinous type sins are condemnable and require forgiveness...Its not uncommon for a Catholic to g for a full year without confession and repentance...">>>>
Gambling is encouraged??? Drinking is encouraged??? I suppose my Church should cancel its sponsorship and meetings of "Gambler's Anonymous" and Alcholics Anonymous
"heinous" Strange name for mortal sin. Have we not ALL sinned and come short of the glory of God?
It is apparent you know very little of the Catholic Church and its teaching.
Note to Clemenza: Worry about your church and they can worry about theirs.
...many orthodox Catholics are now actively praying for the cleansing of the Church. ....
All Christians should do this. There is a lot of cleansing needed throughout the body of Christ.
The Catholic private schools in my area (San Jose) seem very liberal to me. They have the Day of Silence for Gays, they were openly supporting Obama, they were against Prop 8.
If their schools are liberal, it means they are teaching those kids to be liberal.
I will say that I think the mainstream protestant churches have also gone very liberal. The Methodist church that I grew up with in the 70s is very different from the Methodist church of today. I'm not a Methodist anymore. It's too liberal for me.
What, exactly, is an orthodox Protestant? There are so damn many sects.
Besides, isn't the gist of Protestantism that you read the Bible, have a chat with Jesus, and make up your own mind about everything? How hard is it to stick to that?
Again, duh.
As we've seen with a number of Protestant churches lately, some ordained yahoo can easily and willfully misinterpret the Bible to fit whatever agenda they have, such as promoting homosexuality, and might manage to convince plenty of others in that church to go along with it
To be fair, there are a great number of non-catholic (protestant) ministers and pastors who interpret the Bible correctly and honestly, without a magisterium. For these ministers, the mechanism to condemn false teachings is the Bible.
Protestants are raised to take pride in themselves, sometimes to a ridiculous level and Catholics are raise to shame themselves too much.
Protestants are taught that there is no need to be a martyr because there was only one and Catholics are busy trying make their children into martyrs through shame and this leaves them open to the first people who come along who tell them it's too much of a burden.
Also, a person who is excessively shamed is highly open to all the false doctrine, self pride and criticism, that is being tossed about by the left. Commies know how it works and they take advantage of it.
Protestants automatically assume they are right (sorry friends...I'm getting to it) but leave room for questions, so they are less venerable to false attacks from our human demons. This is where they get the "stubbornness" "pride-full" label.
The other obstacle....a living martyr does not protect themselves well. In other words, the shield is not up on a street level. They are taken advantage of far too often and from what I have seen will destroy themselves trying to win others.
I hope all understand...these are just generalizations and I'm well aware that there are many, many people who don't fit these descriptions.
A fair number of high-profile Catholics would seem to fit into this category, then. Maybe they can buy an indulgence. I hear they're coming back.
I am a Protestant. In the pro-life movement I have worked with many very moral Catholics. But I do think that the Catholic church does not discipline its members effectively, if at all.
Witness the large numbers of Catholic legislators advocating abortion, voting for abortion, etc., yet kept on as members in good standing in the Catholic church.
Witness Catholic universities inviting rabid pro-abortion and other immoral speakers for commencement, etc. Not only are the speakers allowed, the inviters aren't disciplined.
Witness the fact that as a new Christian I wandered into several Catholic churches and partook of mass with no understanding of what on earth I was doing. No one questioned me, asked me where I was from, anything. I was just served.
In short, there is little if any church discipline in the Catholic church. They have some high moral standards but do not hold anyone to them.
In my Protestant church, no one takes communion without being screened by the elders. No one is publicly supporting abortion in any way. The only speakers we have are in compliance with church standards.
A church that performs same-sex "marriage" isn't even Christian, fr_freak, let alone Protestant, no matter what husk of a building they're occupying, or what name they claim.
Your Magisterium doesn't seem especially effective with the "do whatever they want" crowd, either.
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IF THERE ARE any fireworks left over, hockey fans may want to save them for noon today: the official beginning of hockey's annual free-agent frenzy. For the first time in its history, the NHL allowed free agents a 48-hour negotiating period before today's kickoff, so the number of early signings should be at an all-time high.
Here are answers to five burning questions facing the Flyers:
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Probably not, given the fact that the Flyers are the NHL's only team currently over next season's $64.3 million salary cap. This is one of the thinnest free-agent classes in recent memory - perhaps ever. Few wanted to become free agents after a lockout season, choosing long-term deals ahead of time.


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===Story=== It's a pity this oceangoing adventure wasn't fully appreciated during its theatrical release in 1996, if only because its climactic storm sequence (hence the movie's title) was awesome on the big screen and inevitably less impressive on video. Mixed reviews also curtailed its box-office potential, but as you might expect from Ridley Scott--the director of ''Blade Runner'' and ''Thelma & Louise''--this is a beautifully photographed movie that will thrill anyone who is drawn to the romance and danger of the open sea. The story is a rite-of-passage adventure for a group of high school boys who spend their senior year as the crew-in-training on the ''Albatross'', a sailing vessel skippered by an experienced sailor and schoolmaster (Jeff Bridges) who teaches hard lessons of teamwork and individual responsibility. As they sail to the tip of South America and back, the young men face many challenges that will shape their character, in addition to the carnal pleasures of shore leave in exotic ports of call. It's a traditional story, and Scott doesn't bring anything particularly new to this sailboat variation of ''Dead Poets Society'' and ''Scent of a Woman''. But as a coming-of-age drama ''White Squall'' is professionally crafted and filled with vital energy, featuring a talented cast of newcomers (led by Scott Wolf of TV's ''Party of Five'') who rise to the demands of this rousing and life-changing adventure. ''--Jeff Shannon'' ===DVD Features=== *Color *Widescreen *Closed-captioned
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The decoration of the restaurant is concise and elegant in a Buddhist style. The environment is quiet which is in line with the Zen concept of Buddhism. The dishes are cooked very delicately on an external surface and are delicious in taste. The restaurant has gained a high reputation from its customers. The parking is free and you need not wait for seating in the restaurant.
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In the grip of the Great Depression, as 89 percent of Lincoln County residents struggled to survive on meager relief payments and 6,000 children in McDowell County could not go to school because they didn't have clothing, West Virginia's democratic governors resisted federal initiatives aimed at stimulating the economy.
In An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression, Jerry B. Thomas relates how Gov. Guy Kump spoke out against a national "spending orgy" as he withdrew rural road projects, reduced relief rolls and slashed payments for desperate families.
Monongalia County relief director Alice Davis, who had worked with the American Friends Service Committee's Appalachian Relief program, spoke up for families living on the edge of survival. "There is a limit to human endurance…I sometimes think that it would be kinder to let them all starve quickly rather than to keep them barely alive for years and then turn them loose with permanent disabilities due to malnutrition. Perhaps the physical end of it is not so bad as the mental and spiritual. I wonder how many of us would bear up under the conditions that we impose on our clients in the coal camps?"
Current political leaders in West Virginia are much more receptive to President Obama's stimulus plan than their counterparts of the 1930s, but every now and then they need to be prodded to take full advantage in order to help West Virginia's struggling families.
That's where Rick Wilson, director of AFSC's West Virginia Economic Justice Project, steps in. As one of the leaders of a group of state labor, religious and community organizations, informally known as the "Coalition of the Willing," Rick helped develop a set of principles aimed at making life better for the state's most vulnerable residents by protecting investments in education, infrastructure and services for low-income working families.
Now they are actively encouraging the state to take advantage of President Obama's stimulus package to boost economic activity. Rick was part of a group that met with Senator Jay Rockefeller and the staff of Senator Robert Byrd to discuss support of the president's federal budget priorities.
In the state legislature, the coalition was successful in calling attention to and leading support for a bill to save the West Virginia unemployment compensation system from insolvency and to modernize it through the use of stimulus money. A bill to set aside $2.4 million in leftover economic development grants for neighborhood stabilization and affordable housing in minority communities also sailed through the legislature.
Still awaiting the next legislative session are coalition-supported proposals for a state Earned Income Tax Credit, expansion of Medicaid to the uninsured and establishment of a system of Voluntary Employee Retirement Accounts.
Echoing Alice Davis, Rick said, "Hard data shows that way more people die each year from relative poverty than armed conflict. One estimate is that the ratio is 180:1." Because the economic crisis is hurting so many people worldwide, Rick said he will continue to devote his efforts to economic recovery and sustainability.


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by Robert B. Parker
Spenser for Hire, the television series based on Parker's books about a beefy boxer-turned-private-eye, was recently canceled after three years on the air. While it would be premature to recommend a similar fate for the Spenser novels, they have begun to feel a bit tired—and somehow diminished by the TV show. In Crimson Joy, Boston is again the backdrop for the action, and Spenser is again tough, smart and sensitive. The regulars—Spenser's lady friend, psychotherapist Susan Silverman, the ultracool Hawk and two of Boston's finest, Lieutenant Quirk and Sergeant Belson—are on hand. Spenser is tracking a serial killer whose victims are all black women in their 40s. The killer, who leaves a long-stemmed red rose at the scene of each crime, may or may not be a cop, but he is, it turns out, one of Susan's patients. Rather than let the suspense build, Parker pares the list of seven suspects down to one much too quickly. Spenser novels have never been long on plot; the enjoyment comes from Parker's terse descriptions of sudden shoot-outs, thrown-together meals and languorous lovemaking, as well as the author's talent for rapid-fire repartee. "So whaddya know that you haven't been telling?" the host of a radio call-in show asks Spenser. "I've got a recipe for cornmeal pancakes that I've never made public," our hero replies. Spenser fans eat up this sort of stuff. On the other hand, aficionados' appetites may be dulled by tiresome touches like the frequent italic interludes meant to provide insight into the murderer's psychological makeup. Crimson Joy is Spenser's 15th appearance since Parker introduced him in 1973. Familiarity, in this case, breeds mild ennui. (Delacorte, $16.95)
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KCK Police identify weekend homicide victim
Carl C. Jenkins found dead on Saturday
Published 4:09 PM CST Dec 26, 2012
Kansas City, Kan., Police have identified a 27-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man who died from an apparent gunshot wound on Saturday afternoon.
Police said the family of Carl C. Jenkins has been notified about his death.
Police were called to the 7300 block of State Avenue at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday on the call of a dead body. Officers found Jenkins dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
Police continue to investigate the homicide. If you have any information you're asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
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A bum tickle.
When one person tickles another persons bum.
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Last night Hannah bickled Woody out on the porch.
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The better than expected job figures in the US yesterday may not be enough to guarantee that Barack Obama is returned to the White House next week. But the numbers show that the US economy is maintaining its tentative recovery despite stiff headwinds.
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Indie Roundup is your weekly roundup of what's new and upcoming in the world of independent film. Pictured above, left to right: Douchebag, The Red Chapel.
Deals. With a title so cool you shouldn't say it in public, Drake Doremus' comedy Douchebag has been acquired for U.S. distribution. The film debuted at Sundance earlier this year, where our head honcho Erik Davis described it as "great in its delivery of awkward, relatable humor – the kind that only presents itself when two somewhat shlubby, disheveled brothers are forced to spend some quality time together even though they hate each other's guts." The estranged brothers head off on an ill-advised road trip just before one of them gets married. Erik says Douchebag "definitely packs a punch and creeps into those personal places you might not want it to explore." But remember: it's a comedy! Red Dragon will partner with Paladin for the planned September theatrical release.
Another Sundance debut, The Red Chapel, will hit theaters in the U.S. and Canada later this year courtesy of Lorber Films, according to indieWIRE. The documentary by Mads Brügger and Johan Stahl has built great buzz wherever it's played, from SXSW to the Dallas International Film Festival to New Directors/New Films in New York. Our own Eugene Novikov, who is not given to hyperbole, admitted: "Here's a documentary so astonishing that, for a time, I was convinced that I was being had -- that no sane filmmakers would ever attempt, much less pull off, anything this crazy." Three friends sneak into North Korea by pretending to be a vaudeville troupe, and live to tell the tale.
After the jump: Cannes selection Daddy Longlegs at home, and the film festival scene in France and the U.S.
Online / On Demand. Did you know you can watch one of the Cannes festival's selections on cable? Sure, it's from last year's edition, but still, we're talking quality cinema here! Daddy Longlegs (originally titled Go Get Some Rosemary), directed by Joshua and Benny Safdie, opened at New York's IFC Center last weekend and is also available on demand from various cable systems.
As Matt Dentler notes, the film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at Cannes last year, underwent a name change, and then played at Sundance and other festivals this year. Matt describes it as "a quietly evocative journey" about a man trying to be a good father to his two young children after the breakup of his marriage. What kind of father? Possibly "a walking hazard who exposes his often unruly twin boys to risks most parents would consider unthinkable, if not prosecutable," in the words of Steve Dollar at Paste Magazine. Daddy Longlegs "veers between tenderness and panic, capturing gritty details of a New York City that barely seems to exist anymore." A trailer is available at the site of distributor IFC Films.
Festival Scene. Be sure to check out all of nifty coverage of the Cannes film festival right here -- not just the fresh reviews by Joe Utichi, but also the terrific, comprehensive daily roundups provided by Monika Bartyzel and Christopher Campbell.
On the domestic front, the Seattle International Film Festival gets underway tomorrow, and Kim Voynar at Movie City News writes a warm appreciation of the festival's place in the hearts of local film-goers.
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when a male fully clothed rubs his cock (tip of his penis, or cap) against any part of another person male or female as if by accident or brushing his crotch against them so that they can feel the penis. this is a tradition in a town called riverhead, and mostly preformed by a man named joe who works in said town.
lori, i was sitting in my seat on a plane and this fuck putting his bag in the overhead just capped me !
joe you fuck, you just capped me ! !
joe you fuck, you just capped me ! !
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nigga back off or im a cap yo ass wit a rusty nine!
by Nick The Hobo March 07, 2004
Originally, a kneecap. The phrase "bust a cap" originated in Northern Ireland several years before entering urban gangsta culture, and referred to the nonlethal (but fantastically painful and disabling) practice of firing a firearm at close range into the crook of the knee. The practice served, and in some areas continues to serve, primarily as an intimidation tactic, and the victim becomes a hobbling reminder of what happens to "the enemy."
I told him I'd bust a cap in his ass, but it turns out he didn't have an asscap after all, so I let him go.
by Fiasco November 08, 2004
n. bullets
Let's peel some caps back, yo.
by Holden McCrank March 14, 2003
n. the caps of psychadelic mushrooms, mushrooms in general
we ate an 1/8 of caps and tripped for hours
by jim June 24, 2003
refers to the ignition cap at the base of a cartridge for a firearm. "bust a cap" means break the cap by pulling the trigger, setting off the explosion that propels the bullet
"back off befo i cap yo ass!"
by bjg March 09, 2003
Caps lock on a computer keyboard. Represents SHOUTING in chat rooms,IRC chats and forums...
'Turn your caps off! It looks like your shouting!'
by Evil-Ernie May 29, 2003
Term used for the cap of a mushroom, usually one of the psychedelic nature.
"I ate a stem and three caps."
by Sledulous June 29, 2009


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It was a 21-day fast that fell nine days short. But in the final hours, Mia Farrow knew, "I couldn't do it."
"I just got weaker and weaker," the 64-year-old actress and humanitarian tells PEOPLE of Friday's end to her hunger strike to draw attention to Darfur. "I lost about 13 lbs."
Though she was determined to continue, she was instructed by her doctor to immediately stop due to severe health risks. "My doctor visited on Wednesday and told me to have sugar immediately because my blood sugar count dropped," Farrow says. "He said I could go into seizures."
Struggling to maintain energy and strength, she eventually found it too difficult to stand up. "I got up out of bed and went down to my knees. My muscles were aching," Farrow said.
Farrow, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, began her hunger strike on April 27 to protest the Sudanese president's expulsion of 16 aid agencies in Darfur, causing a million people at risk of starvation.
"I was very disappointed," she says. "I am a very stubborn person and very determined. I had modified my goal from 21 days and really hoped that I would reach my goal of fasting for 16 days, which is the number of aid agencies expelled."
During the past 12 days, Farrow stayed closed to her bed and passed the time listening to classical music and reading books. "I watched Schindler's List all the way through. Then I cried and cried," she says. "I got very emotional at the drop of a hat. I would perk up when my granddaughter came over. I'd play with her a little and that was great."
Slowly back to eating food again, she has been eating oranges and drinking soup to regain her strength. "I feel so much better with the food in my system. I feel so much more peaceful," she says. "While a million people in Darfur are facing starvation, I have the ability to end my fast. These people do not have that option. If I have any use at all, it is to speak for them."
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Mia Farrow Disappointed at Ending Hunger Strike
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