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Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
Description: This report discusses the Iraqi debt problem in three parts: [1] overview of the Iraq debt situation following the ouster of the Saddam regime; [2] subsequent debt relief negotiations and their resolution; [3] possible implications for future debt relief cases that arise from Iraq's experience. The implications are: a willingness by the international community to grant a stay on the enforcement of creditor rights; an increased flexibility in Paris Club debt relief decisions; and an unwillingness by successor regimes to claim that their debt is odious and repudiate it.
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Unusually mixed economic reports are stopping the US stock market from surging higher like many of the other global markets, but will this "wall of worry" be overcome? MoneyShow's Tom Aspray analyzes the data to determine whether you should be worried about the strength of the economy and which sectors you should watching for new investments.
The conflicting economic data last Friday made for further choppy trading, and the major averages closed mixed. The Dow Industrials and S&P 500 were higher, while the Nasdaq-100 closed the week lower.
It has been my view over the past few months that the stock market's strength was a sign that the economy was really stronger than the majority thought. Over the past few months, the economic data has been better than expected, with the housing sector especially strong.
From a global perspective, the industrial production has continued to be a concern, as it has turned negative for most of the world with the exception of the US and China. Therefore, last Monday's sharp drop in the ISM Manufacturing Index caught many off guard, as the consensus view was for a reading of 51.7 while the actual number was 49.5.
A value over 50 indicates an expanding manufacturing sector, so the November report did raise some concerns, as the chart shows a pattern of lower highs (line a) since early in 2011.
This report was followed last Wednesday by the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index, which came in at 54.7, above the consensus of 53.6. It indicates that the non-manufacturing economy is generally expanding. The chart on the right shows a gradual rise from last May's lows, but also shows a pattern of lower highs (line b).
The economic outlook was clouded further Friday when the monthly jobless report was much stronger than anticipated, while the preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment plunged to 74.5 from last month's 82.7. This suggests that the concerns over the fiscal cliff are making consumers more pessimistic.
So what does this mean for the stock market? Since early in November, overseas markets have been acting better and looking stronger than the US market. The major US averages need a burst of upside momentum and a close above the Election Day highs to signal the market is trending higher.
While the US markets have failed to break out, the markets in Asia are continuing to look very strong. For the year, the iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE) is up well over 45%, followed by a 30%-plus gain in the iShares MSCI Thailand (THD) and over 26% by the iShares Singapore (EWS). All three have more than doubled the 13% gain of the Spyder Trust (SPY).
The charts of many of the European ETFs have completed their three-month corrections and appear to be resuming their uptrends. Some are overbought short term, and could pull back this week before they again move higher.
The action of the global markets and the apparent bottom for the Chinese economy are likely to translate into higher US stock prices. It may take until early 2013 for the US market to catch up with stronger trends in the global markets, but I think the economy will come out fine.
This week, we have the FOMC meeting and its announcement Wednesday afternoon. This may be an important meeting ,as Operation Twist is set to end at the end of the year. Of course, the question is whether they will decide to do additional buying in 2013 in addition to the mortgage-backed securities. An aggressive new effort could help reverse the weakness in the metals.
Also on Wednesday, we get import and export prices, followed on Thursday by jobless claims, retail sales, the Producer Price Index and Business Inventories. Then on Friday, we get the Consumer Price Index and Industrial Production.
Also on Thursday and Friday, the European Council holds one of its meetings, as it does every six months. The announcement after their last meeting in June caused many of the markets to move sharply.
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BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Recipe courtesy of Robert Irvine
- Dinner: Impossible
- 4 pounds pork shoulder roast
- 5 to 6 whole cloves
- 3 tablespoons Smokey BBQ Rub, recipe follows
- 2 red onions, thinly sliced
- 16 ounces barbeque sauce
- Smokey BBQ Rub:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark chili powder
- 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Stud the roast with the cloves and rub with the Smokey BBQ Rub. Place the roast in a slow cooker and top with the onions. Cover the roast with 2 cups of water and slow cook for 8 to 10 hours. Remove the pork, discard the cloves and layer of fat, as well as any water and grease remaining in the pot. When the pork is cool enough to handle, use a fork or your hands to shred and pull the meat apart. Return the meat to the slow cooker along with the barbecue sauce. Heat for 1 to 2 hours. Serve on your favorite roll.
Combine the granulated and brown sugars, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, salt, mustard and cayenne in a bowl and mix well. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 1 cup
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Skip to comments."Threats" Related To Gun Law Lead Legislators To Contact Capitol Police
Posted on 04/05/2013 4:51:08 PM PDT by Biggirl
With tighter and more restrictive gun laws going into effect, as many as a dozen legislators contacted the State Capitol Police because they were concerned for their safety.
(Excerpt) Read more at ctmirror.org ...
Pick up a gun and defend yourself. The police can't be everywhere....
I suspect this is grandstanding - trying to prove to their base that violating the Second Amendment is essential by playing up the usual nebulous "threats" that they have always received. Liberals are liars who don't even think it's wrong to lie for what they consider a good cause such as expanding their power.
Call in the boys with guns! That makes a lot of sense. LOL! Maybe Piers Morgan could send in his "armed response security" guys that protect his house. America has become a joke. The Founding Fathers have to be spinning in their graves. I feel really bad for John Adams. He must be spun out by now. His life's work has been thrown away by people who do not care about anything other than themselves. Me! Me! Me!
They're overthrowing the constitution and they're worried about their safety.
How surprising.
Make sure they call NY police with less than 7 bullets.
Call Nine one one, two, three, four.....
"dozen legislators contacted the State Capitol Police because they were concerned for their safety."
If they're looking for sympathy they can find it in the dictionary between sh*t and syphilis.
Good. I hope they fear for the rest of their miserable lives.
Every damned one of those rats and RINOs should live in fear the rest of their natural lives. Given the current cost of ammunition, however, they aren't worth shooting.
To #7: We have a winner, for life.
Gotta send your post around the world, and will do.
Its good when the government is just a tad afraid of the people they make laws for. We can spot a potential nazi from a mile away...
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." ~ Thomas Jefferson.
Passing crappy laws have consequences.
"Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry." -Thomas Jefferson
God love him. We need more people in power like that now.
Typical Marxist deceit and manipulation.
You passed these oppressive laws, so man up. Don't ask for some civil service cop to protect your sorry asses. Man up and do it yourselves.
Sometimes ... unintended consequences.
Well, they're trying to wreck people's lives for innocent & reasonable behavior. People tend to not respond well to that.
I think I bought four copies years ago so that I would have some to pass on to friends who needed educating. The historical account of gun laws is something every new pro-gunner needs to know.
Unfortunately, I inadvertently let go of my last copy. Amazon shows copies available starting at over $400. Did you get a better deal?
What book are you talking about? Sounds good...
Here's a link to the book.
It's out of print and demand seems to exceed supply for existing copies.
These legislators should be happy it isn't 1772 and the Stamp Act. But they may want to read about it.
You can download it for free and legitimately as a PDF online.
Thanks! I had heard of it. I just bought a copy based on this thread (wish I'd found an $80 deal).
Glad to help. I encourage as many people as possible to read this. ;)
I was aware that there was such a link. How did you establish that it is "legitimate"? Has the author agreed to it? Did the author not sell the rights at original publication? I didn't find a way to contact the web site owner to ask.
Good question. I've read somewhere that it was but sent a note to the author to verify. You can also buy it at accuratepress.net. When I hear back from Mr. Ross I will post it on this thread.
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Young Americans across the country are the first generation of Americans to truly grow up in an ever-connected, global community. I am humbled by the innovation and passion young people bring to their work that is changing lives every day. So many youth are engaged in exceptional work in their communities as well as in our more global community. At USAID, we want to make sure this work is acknowledged and that this experience is heard.
This is why I am excited to invite all of you to a conversation with Administrator Rajiv Shah on "How to Make Change: Youth and International Development." He will join Kalpen Modi from the White House for a live web chat with young Americans about international development.
This event will be a fantastic opportunity to participate in a conversation with the Administrator about how young people are changing the game when it comes to poverty in the United States and around the world.
We want to know what you think about the role of USAID and the Obama Administration should be playing to tackle challenges related to global poverty and international development.
You can send in your questions for Administrator Shah and Kalpen Modi.
Be sure to tune in on Thursday, July 7 at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) on whitehouse.gov/live and facebook.com/whitehouse.
Editor's Note: This entry also appears on the USAID Impact Blog.
Larry in New York writes:
Should USAID fall under the Secretary of State or directly under the President? What do you think? USAID currently falls directly under the President.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
@ Hello,Mr Raj Shah
Juan in Mexico writes:
Every day,the people have to work with the hope to change the world.the person.If all work to do a best world,helping other people that need ourselves.We can to trust in a future always best.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
@TheRealKimJongI is real?
Have significantly higher unemployment rate, for There is not a suitable alternative. I'm 12 +1 (13) country've been talking about that, and some progress and some of the ...... This policy not think it is my opinion, you think of being a reality in this reality is considered. However, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, believe that the need to develop Gone. 13 Now, if you try to enforce, the results are expected to occur too slowly. How .....
Before speaking, Russia ...
Then, in early 2011, I have reduced Russia's population, while opposition to the opinion, will increase as the population has the story.
I am not a prophet, I would have to promote the consumption, the growth of Russia and neighboring countries have achieved a certain scale, the economic recovery is a significant'd help me think. Development of these countries, the heavy and chemical industries with a significant competitive edge to the expectation that countries (a highly technology-intensive, and require a long study period, rather than the technology, manufacturing techniques that require low skill levels are going to be expected.) Industry As this development, where the people have enough money for consumption, and consumption is thought to be connected. While a significant portion of consumer goods in Russia relies on imports to think maybe.
Long story short, based on technology and heavy industry to foster, strengthen the middle class, if, in promoting the consumption of domestic goods and prepared to give assistance, the United States and other countries believe that they help .- Of course, military power by becoming, said the bear appeared to threaten the world again the shepherd boy to talk to these people the possibility, but many people now turning its attention to democracy and capitalism, and democracy in the belief inside, while a lot of people to sacrifice themselves, and appeared , like the old government feel that part is difficult to control. Optimism to ruin everything for a while, but now I tend to get interested in Russia, neighboring countries and areas of weakness such as mutual supplements, while economic growth will have to convince them to think. That citizens have the economic stability of democracy and capitalism offers them the best way to think.
i ban of deficit.
In Congress, the influence of Secretary of State, once again, people will recognize, I think the opportunity is too great. Never, that died together, be foolish to believe this is not the Secretary of State, I should think. Relative to feel the fear, terrified that everything is nothing to lose motivation to think otherwise.can also make some decisions, there is good reason to think that.
But now, Russia's economic position is most important. China, too ....
Palgye in South Korea writes:
24 tons more than in the U.S. Is there a way to drive a truck?
Before we get started, in Korea, save my work and would like to talk about the situation in the workplace.
Difficult, vans and station to get a job, you always want to kill me with the intent of the cars show up, it interfering with my livelihood, one month can be difficult to work properly. How many times have you got your job cut out or I'm not sure. So, if things came to a different area, a similar situation is repeated.
For more difficult situations, wherever I work, boss or employee responsible for me in the direction of someone, keep an eye on me, and if the behavior is different from their commitment, and fertilization, and prevents.
There is no way to work. I'm now working places, to think that someone who moves into the direction of, who? I do not know what to do. Will you help me, can we do about it?
If you continue to keep this situation not anything, just to live and dying ... Mad at the U.S. embassy or U.S. military special help to think that the situation is difficult to expect.
Never, never, want to help me, not bothering to monitor and, if something prevents me to think. U.S. midterm elections in the last period was operated vans, were awfully disturbed areas, Ulsan, Pohang, and was ... However, based on where politicians and the media should maintain a fairly close relationship was shown in, I want to trust anyone?
At a minimum, work and work, earning money from the least comfortable, I like to go on a trip to the United States.
This is to stop thinking we could find somewhere else.
I keep repeating a similar situation as before, which someone Why are you avoiding me, I'm not sure ... actually go away. Are willing to kill fellow human beings give you bothering me all? Already, the harassment and surveillance to eavesdrop, I think is unacceptable is out of range. I think that it is best way to kill. Do not kill me, harass me, to watch, the person-they do not want to win in eletion, in USA of your`s?
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fool? yes, be later....
Palgye in South Korea writes:
may be MB and S-KOrea`s ,,,,
i follow...
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italia`s doing, i think, so weak....
The problem is not simple or easily resolved, I think. Around the room to protect European countries falls short of the country with. Need to think very seriously. Actions must be simple, but the procedures and methods to look at the whole of Europe must act to think. Strong political action reports, the reaction of Italian investment company looking to continue the sidelines to see action, not going to thought. Have the potential to create a bad precedent and should be more strongly believe that the action of Italy. My opinion, I think the move to investment companies already spend. I called to Italy to purchase the shares or stock of the possibility of misunderstanding, but no money to buy stocks.


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I have had several LR Baggs systems installed in the past month. My previous experience with plugged in acoustics was with a number of different Taylors.
The first LR Baggs install was a Anthem installed in a Collings OM2. The 2nd was a Anthem SL in Koa Collings OM1. I spent some time today with the 2 guitars, both played through a Schertler Unico Classic Amp. I noticed that the Anthem SL had a great deal of string noise from fingerstyle playing with the amp equalizer settings at neutral.
I then used a small screwdriver and backed the SL's microphone output to zero, which greatly improved the string noise. With the mike backed off, the piezo was the only sound transducer, but still sounded very good.
So the technical question, with the SL's microphone set to zero, is that the same as the Anthem with the second dial rolled all the way to the piezo pickup. In other words, with the SL mike backed off (via the screw) and the Anthem mike distribution dial rolled off, is the sound expected to be the same? Would there be any advantage to switching out the SL for the Anthem?


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Photography has been in my life for as long as I can remember. I shot through high school and college, and worked as a photojournalist after earning a BA in Journalism from Indiana University, Bloomington. In 2010, I discovered the iPhone. To say that it's transformed how I see and think about photography would be an understatement! With the phone, my eye is always on because my camera is always with me. I see differently, and more. I'm more aware of the play of light and shadows on potential subjects, and I see things that I might have missed before. I'm constantly translating, framing, and considering the possibilities of how I might shape an image. I don't stop and shoot all I see, but many times I do, and the results are often wonderful. Since I don't need to interrupt the creative process by waiting to get to the computer, I often get into a rhythm of shooting and processing that is more confluent than the way I use my Nikon. I'm more integral in the moment and more immersed in the creative process when I do iPhone work. When combined with social media, teaching and learning are easier than they've been in the art's short history. It is a great time to be a photographer!


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Three Little Bears Foresee a Stock Slide
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Yesterday, I offered Three Things the Bears Need to See. Lest you're allergic to click-through links, I'll again list them below:
1. Market darlings getting taken out back and shot-and we can check that box (Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is off 34% since September-although it is trying to fill the upside gap (from earnings) above $$463, which would "work" (through a pure technical lens) to $512; the other "count," as detailed here, suggests a decline to $360).
2. The financials-up 18% in that same three-month span-have bent, but not broken. The bears need to see this complex take a hard right to the chin as they encapsulate the cumulative compression in our finance-based global economy. BKX 52 is the level to watch there; below that, and some beads will finally begin to build on the bovine brow.
3. A blow-off phase, as opposed to the steady grind higher, which has effectively worked off the overbought conditions as a function of time rather than price. I thought we might have seen this with a pop through S&P 1500 (perhaps to 1520 or higher), but it's been a tug-of-war, not a full-fledged retreat. Remember, most every market move is defined by three phases: denial, migration, and panic.
We also discussed three well-respected "traditional" bears-Dr. Marc Faber, Nassim Taleb, and Nouriel Roubini-who are currently bullish on risk-assets and asked whether their collective enthusiasm qualified as capitulation (my sense is that we need a broader buy-in like we've repeatedly seen, where investors get punished at the top and savers get screwed at the bottom).
I was thinking about all this on my commute into the city this morning, as I trolled my smartphone with one hand and sucked down a green monster with the other. It was then that I noticed a confluence of sorts; three folks whose "feel" I hold in high regard-Jeff Cooper, Michael Gayed, and Doug Kass-seemingly aligned in the bear camp-and all for different reasons.
The Talented Mr. Cooper is connecting the cycles of 1937, 1962, 1987, and 2013 (this is premium content, but you can read it here for free!).
Mr. Gayed is chewing through intermarket trends.
And Dougie Kass, on CNBC, said he is "getting the summer of 1987 feeling in the USequity market, which means we're heading for a sharp fall."
Now, opinions are like elbows-everyone has (at least) one-and there are two sides to every market ride. Truth be told, my inclination is that this rally phase is long in the tooth-a thought seemingly supported by one of the best in the business, Jeff Saut of Raymond James, who notes that the "buying stampede," which typically lasts 17-25 sessions, is now on day 26. That doesn't mean the end of the world, of course, but it does suggest a pause in the bovine cause, at the very least.
On the other side of that view, of course, is the NDX (INDEXNASDAQ:NDX), which looks like a textbook "basing" above support (it also looks a lot like a bullish cup-and-handle formation). I've included that chart below, as our jobs is to assimilate this multilinear dynamic into a cohesive and disciplined investment strategy.
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While I pared my cannabis holdings a few days ago, some of the stocks I've been trading have taken a hard hit…and I'm looking to reload for a trade as a function of time and price. Any efforts will be right-sized, for while this remains my single-best investment thesis for the next decade, I'm less certain that my chosen vehicles will be the right proxies.
I'm on a pretty strict green juice cleanse: A bottle for breakfast, a bottle for lunch, and protein for dinner. That, coupled with early morning workouts and yoga, is my prescribed path toward shedding 25 lbs. The Oreos dipped in chocolate frosting at 3:00 a.m.? Not so much, but it's the little things in life that matter most.
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Ever thought about what life would be like without maps? We probably wouldn't venture very far because the fear of the unknown would likely hold us back. Planning for a successful financial future can also be scary and overwhelming, especially when you don't know where to go or how to get there. That's why many people choose to pay to work with a financial advisor who can help eliminate the confusion and map out a financial plan for them. But that's not always necessary. If you prefer to do some, or all, of your own financial planning, we've got the tools to help you with this simple DIY planning guide.
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Financial planning starts with dreaming and then setting goals. You need to know where you want to go before you can decide how to get there. Think about your short-term goals, such as paying off credit card debt in one year; intermediate term goals, such as saving for a down payment on a house in three years; and long-term goals, such as sending your kids to college in 10-15 years and retiring in 30 years.
Write (or type) your goals down and make sure to assign each one a dollar amount and target date. That will help make them more real and hold you accountable. Keep the list in sight to help motivate you as you work toward achieving your goals.
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Before you can plan for the future, you need to have a good understanding of where you stand now. Calculate your net worth by subtracting your debts (liabilities like mortgage loan or credit card balances) from the total amount of what you own of value (assets like your retirement and bank account balances). Then calculate what you can reasonably save each month, if anything, after you've covered expenses (both fixed, like rent or electric bills, and discretionary, like eating out). Don't let a negative net worth or monthly cash flow get you down. Be empowered by the fact that this financial planning will get you moving in the right direction so you can turn that around!
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You don't have to be observant, knowledgeable or committed. Just open-minded and ready to experience living Judaism!
B'nai Abraham was founded in 1874 by Russian Jews fleeing from Czar Alexander II. The synagogue met in temporary quarters until they moved into their current building in 1910. The building was designed by Charles Lewis Bolton, a Philadelphia architect, and was dedicated in 1926. It is historically significant as the oldest building in Philadelphia that was built as a synagogue and has been in continuous use as such.
In 1891 B'nai Abraham, along with three other synagogues in the area, brought Rabbi Bernard L. Levinthal from Lithuania to the United States to serve as the third rabbi of the congregation. When in attendance at the synagogue, Rabbi Levinthal gave his sermon in Yiddish. In the early part of the century, Rabbi Levinthal, one of the founders of the Orthodox Union, arranged for the second annual Orthodox Union conference to be held at B'nai Abraham.
Rabbi Levinthal held his position at B'nai Abraham until his death in 1952. From 1952 until 2000, when Rabbi Yochonon Goldman assumed the position, there was no official rabbi at the synagogue. In the early 1980's Rabbi Musleah and, later in the 1990's, Rabbi Shraga Sherman assumed the role of rabbi of the synagogue in an unofficial capacity.
After World War II many of the Jewish families left the neighborhoods surrounding B'nai Abraham to move to outlying areas like Wynnefield, Logan, Mt. Airy, Oak Lane or the Northeast. Hence, from that time to the later half of the 20th century, the synagogue declined in membership and participation.
As the practice of Conservative Judaism expanded nationally, the synagogue board decided to allow mixed seating for High Holiday services in the 1950's in a futile effort to increase High Holiday attendance. During these years men and women reportedly sat together mostly in the back of the sanctuary.
In the 1980's Rabbi Menachem Schmidt developed a relationship with Leon Wapner and the other leaders of the synagogue. When they needed someone to read the Torah on a regular basis, he suggested Rabbi Shraga Sherman. For several years Rabbi Sherman had an office in the synagogue and led services there, although he and Rabbi Schmidt were more involved with the minyan at the Gershman Y.
In January of 2000, Rabbi Goldman became the rabbi of B'nai Abraham. When he became the rabbi, the synagogue still had mixed seating during the High Holidays, compelling the rabbi to attend services elsewhere. As attendance continued to decline, Rabbi Goldman suggested there would be little to lose by an experimental return to the original practice of separate seating on the High Holidays (since gender separation had generally been observed for the daily minyanim). The synagogue then re-instituted its former long-standing traditional High Holiday practices, and, since then, High Holiday attendance has slowly, but steadily, increased; this year, over 200 people participated.
In addition, for the past eight years, the synagogue has been the site of a preschool program which started with only 7 students and now has over 25 students. During the year, Shabbat dinners with speakers are held and are well attended as are the Singles Dinners, which occur occasionally. The adult education classes in Talmud, Hebrew, Jewish mysticism and the weekly Torah portion reach over 50 people each week and are part of an initiative called the Zaslow Institute of Jewish Learning. Weekly attendance for the Shabbat morning service is growing too.
Thus, as B'nai Abraham moves into its second century of operation in its current location, it is experiencing a rebirth, once again offering Shabbat and holiday programming, classes for adults and children, and attracting neighborhood people to participate in its daily and Shabbat minyanim.


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We are campaigning to make America realize that Earl may as well be our Senator.
Why not?…he already represents us!
You know the sort of fellow who does only awful things and after that asks why his life sucks? All things considered, that was him. Each time something great befell him, something awful was continually holding up round the corner: karma. That is the point at which he understood that he needed to change, so he made a rundown of everything terrible he'd ever done and one by one he was gonna commit up for all my errors. Simply attempting to be a superior individual. His name is Earl.
As he keeps on performing great deeds, Earl's intentions at first taken on the likeness of shallow and childish – that he is just completing great to enhance his karma and by development his own particular life. Notwithstanding, Earl starts to create an authentic feeling of ethical quality and morals, declining to partake in illicit or improper exercises – however here and there ending up in exceptionally unbalanced circumstances, including those including a self-destructive stand-in, a second-hand hot tub that gives his ex Joy a transferrable toe sickness, a Korean War veteran who needs to recover a few belonging Earl pulverized (counting the ear of a kindred warrior) and a lady who demonstrates him right in supposing she is insidious when she thumps him and numerous others out and stores them in her storm cellar.
As an alternate plot-turn, Darnell (otherwise known as, the Crabman) ruins his Witness Protection disguise when Joy goes insane at a tryout for a diversion show. After Joy beats host Erik Estrada in the diversion show, they experience diverse spreads, in the long run ceasing at a privileged lifestyle. Before long, Darnell's father discovers his child. It is then uncovered that Darnell's name is really Harry Monroe (in spite of the fact that he is still called Darnell or Crabman). As a tyke, he was a spy in a top-mystery surveillance organization. Feeling that his occupation was improper, he openly affirmed against the org, getting himself set in the Witness Protection Program. Crabman, his father, and Earl (who must be medicated so he doesn't se anything) go on a last mission for the org. After everybody survives a helicopter crash, life backpedals to normal.
By and large, Earl figured that his criminal acts and offenses had much a larger number of repercussions than he had known, and that finish settles in those cases might require significantly more exertion than he had first thought when selecting his healthcare schedule thing. Yet he might additionally find that repairs might have deeper and more layered outcomes, bringing the domain of the show into the religious and profound and also comedic.
We feel that Earl represents Midwest government politics at its best. If at first we don't succeed, change it – at the cost of all fellow Americans. Karma is an interesting phenomena that we will be exploring as it relates Earl to the American political establishment. Keep checking back as we hope you enjoy what is to come.
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M., August 7, 2013—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Karissa Sanbonmatsu, will discuss epigenetics in a series of Frontiers in Science lectures beginning Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque.
The 7 p.m. talk, titled "Nature, Nurture or Neither: The New Science of Epigenetics," focuses on the age-old question of "nature versus nurture," and also looks at how social interactions and environmental factors play a role in programming your DNA.
"Over the past decade, epigenetics research has and continues to unveil a whole new kind of biological circuitry," Sanbonmatsu said. "The act of a mother nurturing or not nurturing her baby programs DNA; so literally, nurture directly affects nature in a way that nature and nurture are fused together."
The new science of epigenetics studies how DNA is reprogrammed at the molecular level. DNA is often considered the blueprint of life, however, environmental factors and social interactions during formative years can affect genes for more than three generations. This heritable switching is called "epigenetics" and has been associated with diet, exercise, mate preference, depression, autism, eating disorders and response to abuse.
Sanbonmatsu, of Los Alamos' Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Group, will discuss the new science of epigenetics and how it is related to a wide range of biological phenomena. Her research involves how DNA can be reprogrammed throughout life and how the missing link could be RNA molecules.
"We have been lucky enough to land on the cutting edge of this field, in the area of long non-coding RNAs, which has absolutely exploded in the last three years," Sanbonmatsu said. "With many suggesting that the number of long non-coding RNAs may rival the number of proteins, the landscape of molecular biology may look entirely different ten years from now."
These Frontiers in Science lectures all begin at 7 p.m., at the following locations:
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- Tuesday, Aug. 20, Duane W. Smith Auditorium, Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos
- Thursday, Aug. 22, James A. Little Theater, New Mexico School for the Deaf, 1060 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe.
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Forty years. That amount of time was a common theme April 27 during the Alumni Awards banquet at Washburn's Memorial Union.
Three of the four Awards recipients have had ties to the university spanning several decades, including Carol (Lyon) Vogel and Cynthia (Schmidt) Heath. Both women began attending Washburn in the 1960s and continue to serve the university to this day.
Vogel, who received the Distinguished Service Award, is retiring this year after 44 years as an instructor of German and director of equal opportunity.
The Topeka native grew up across the street from Washburn, was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta as a student and began working at Washburn in 1969.
"I think it is safe to say that Washburn IS my career and inseparable from my life," said Vogel, ba '67, Topeka.
Heath, a national champion gymnast at Washburn, has carved a path in multiple fields, first as a social sciences teacher and currently as vice president of executive compensation for Emerson Electric in St. Louis. She has also worked as an attorney.
The Lilla Day Monroe Award recipient has made a significant impact at Washburn as a Foundation trustee and longtime donor.
Heath was one of two honorees who had a surprise guest when friend Carol Rogers attended the event.
"Washburn provided the opportunity to participate in many activities and reinforced my competitive drive, especially through gymnastics," said Heath, ba '71, Chesterfield, Mo. "Both the academic and athletic experiences have served me well over the years."
The other Award recipient with a surprise guest was longtime professor of finance Gary Baker, whose twin brother Barry made the trip to Topeka for the event.
Gary Baker has been a professor at Washburn for 38 years and impacted thousands of students in the School of Business.
"The students have been inspirational," said Baker, Topeka. "Over the years, I taught at the graduate and undergraduate level and have come to realize I most enjoy teaching the introductory level finance class, where you see the finance light go on and may hear, 'Oh, I get it.'"
Baker, whose company included about 20 family members, has served Washburn as a pilot in the Angel Flight program had as a volunteer for the Boy Scouts.
While the other honoree hasn't clocked 40 years of service to Washburn, she has made a significant impact in a short period of time.
Ingrid Bego, who received the Graduate of the Last Decade Award, is an assistant professor of political science at Hastings College in Hastings, Neb.
"For me personally, Washburn is the cornerstone of who I am today professionally, but also in my personal life," said Bego, ba '03.
The native of Berat, Albania, received three degrees at Washburn, earning a bachelor of arts in German, Spanish and political science.
In addition to teaching at Hastings College, she serves on multiple boards and is involved in several volunteer endeavors.
In November, a nominating committee selected by the Washburn Alumni Association board of directors selects candidates for four Alumni Awards: Distinguished Service Award, Monroe Award, Ritchie Award and GOLD Award.
After approval by the board, the award recipients are honored at a banquet during alumni weekend.
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Last thought. I don't feel that Habitat for Humanity is telling me how to build a house or even that I should be building one. They're busy building houses. Your work with adoption agencies reflects 'just building houses' . Now if you can find a way to keep quiet about abortion. It is as vulnerable an area for many people on both sides as it is for you.
I just finished listening to
I just finished listening to the first Civil Conversations Project program. I tuned in late and quickly found that I could not tell which of these religious leaders was Jim Daly, e.g., which was the evangelical conservative. Both men were impressively rational, respectful. Each listened to the other with an open mind, and and open heart. How inspiring! Thank you , Ms. Tippett, for bringing us these conversations. I can't wait for the conversations to follow
I was encouraged to hear Mr.
I was encouraged to hear Mr. Daly's comments. It seemed he was moving FOTF towards positive focus and action on strengthening marriages and finding foster kids homes, while moving away from maligning lgbt people and their families, which has been my experience with them.
But then, this. Dated Sept. 13. I had hoped it was from someone at Focus who hadn't gotten the message of this new direction. My heart sank when i saw it was written by Mr Daly himself.
At the very least, acknowledging family relationships without quotes around words like mother or married would be a basic way to demonstrate respect.
I'm disappointed and left questioning how this gels with what he said in the On Being podcast. Still hoping for a better relationship with FOTF in the future. On we go....
I agree, Tina. It was
I agree, Tina. It was disappointing to read the article where Mr Daly applied labels not only to these women and their marital state, but to see him at the end imply that Liberals are Radicals. I can only hope this is one example of where Mr Daly continues to be human and make mistakes. I am encouraged and my heart found hope in the CCP conversation. I am going to trust that Mr Daly meant what he said in his CCP conversation and will continue to strive in that direction. If he is successful, he could go a very long way towards healing our country and our world, and I do believe that is the work of Jesus.
Thanks for posting this link.
Thanks for posting this link. As a die-hard atheist who is deeply distrustful of evangelical Christianity, I listened with at first disbelief and then growing wonder and hope at this conversation, hope that FOTF might actually be doing something useful in the world instead of dividing and conquering. Clearly, my hopes were in vain. Maybe Mr. Daly and his ilk will walk the walk someday, but I won't hold my breath.
I find myself a bit at odds
I find myself a bit at odds with this conversation. Part of me thinks, "And this is new?" There have been Christians living the way of life portrayed here for centuries. I guess the newness of it is that this centuries-old tradition, which I guess was at one point a part of Evangelical Christianity before it became Americanized, politicized and suburbanized, is being rediscovered. As a friend of mine says, "Better late than later!" So, while not at all new, the words spoken here are nevertheless encouraging.
The Evangelical *stridency*
The Evangelical *stridency* has certainly alienated many to the point that it has become wiser to present as a "person of faith" rather than as a Christian until non-christians get to know us; but the stridency did not go public until the mainline churches had so radically compromised with our secular culture that their message was little more than secular humanism cloaked in church-speak.
Even now there is little attempt by either to recover a uniquely Christian response to the challenges of the 21st century in most American churches. Liberal/Progressive churches have subsituted a 50's political agenda and Conservative/Traditional churches a 50's political agenda for a transformative spirituality. Most American christians are more unitarian than trinitarian and their christology lacks the universal appeal of a Cosmic Christ who is Savior of the world, not merely Savior of the Church or of the individual.
The three most common reasons that reflective Christians are leaving their conservative Churches:
1. Dogmatic absolutism
2. Self-righteous judgmentalism
3. Sectarian triumphalism
People are leaving the mainline churches because they have lost their distinctively Christian transformative edge.
Perhaps it is truer to say that the churches have left the faithful than to say that the faithful have left the churches.
In a rare interview in 1967 with Thomas McDonnell, [Thomas] Merton pronounced that the great crisis in the church is a crisis of authority precipitated because the church, as institution and organization, has overshadowed the reality of the church as a community of persons united in love and in Christ. He now charged that obedience and conformity with the impersonal corporation-church are a fact in the life of Christians. "The Church is preached as a communion, but is run in fact as a collectivity, and even as a totalitarian collectivity.
~ George Kilcourse, ACE OF FREEDOMS: Thomas Merton's Christ, Notre Dame Press, 1993
I wonder if either of these
I wonder if either of these men can help people find the congregations led by people who think as they do. I think a lot of us who are not specifically religious would like to dialogue with thoughtful Christians like them, but don't know how to find these "New Christians."
Thanks for a thought-provoking and encouraging hour
I've found my home church of
I've found my home church of 18 years and others in the same denomination (www.ucc.org) to be of this general quality and calibre. And I don't claim this level of civil dialog to be unique amongst mainline and emerging churches. Seek and you shall find my friend. Ask around, for the church body as whole universal is a network. I am confident you will able to find what it is you are after - genuine community full of growth, love and adventure
Thank you for an excellent
Thank you for an excellent hour of honesty, humility and open dialogue. Krista, you are informing our culture and hopefully laying the groundwork for more civil conversations at the local level. In a polarized society, we need this!
I think this is a huge step
I think this is a huge step in the right direction and at the same time recognize that this transition won't be easy. For years I've been saddened by the perception of Christianity that was created by far right political activity. I'm a believer in living the values of the Gospels as best I can. I see the church as a big tent where all kinds of people are welcomed to come together to seek God, live those Gospel values in community, and care for those in need in our world. It also means checking judgment at the door and letting God be God in that department. Starting today I'm praying for Mr. Daly and Mr. Lyons.
I greatly appreciated the
I greatly appreciated the tone of this conversation. However, I was also disturbed by the extent to which the political rhetoric slides in. For example, when asked about taxes and the role of government in supporting the poor and hungry, the phrase "redistribution of wealth," was evoked, as if the tax rate was somehow set by divine institution to benefit the wealthy, rather than needing to respond to social and political realities and that the goal of society, at least for many of us, is to live in a society that is compassionate. These men (where are the women?), leaders of financially successful businesses, did not evoke any of Jesus' teachings on wealth, money, or care for children, the poor, or the hungry. And evoking the church as an institution of care is good, we should all do our part, but so sadly short-sighted in terms of the extent of social needs and what economic factors can create a healthier society.
P.S. RE: FAMILY and FAMILY
P.S. RE: FAMILY and FAMILY VALUES
I have never heard a pastor address the hard core terms Jesus issued around family, nor the fact that Jesus did not become "a good family man/son" as he clearly abandoned his earthly family to put God and the Kingdom first.
This was His example and it is an option today - without becoming a nun/priest/monk, one can choose to live for/with Christ and not be active in a family - or church. In my understanding, the only condition is that Love be included in the heart of one's choice.
In today's world I think
In today's world I think there's good reason to question whether this is a genuine effort to be more "Christ-like" or a marketing or rebranding strategy designed to grow membership and political influence. Time will tell, but I would have found it more reassuring if Daly had started by leaving Focus on the Family and starting a new group; it would have more effectively demonstrated his repudiation of FOTF's past tactics. Staying with the same organization, complete with its staff and infrastructure - and their long-held, deeply embedded beliefs - sends me a mixed message. If he's sincere, I expect to see some personnel changes at FOTF, not just coffee dates with leaders of once-denigrated groups.
In discussing moral positions
In discussing moral positions, we overlook a very important distinction. Is the position one that the speaker advocates and hopes others will follow, or is it a position to be incorporated in law and enforced by criminal prosecutions? The former is well within the function and even duty of a religious group. The latter is theocracy unless the advocate can show that the position is absolutely necessary to maintain a functioning civil society.
I wanted to keep an open mind
I wanted to keep an open mind, but found midway through that I wasn't able to even listen any more. I didn't hear respect, or spirituality, I heard boasting ("I was with a Supreme Court Justice," "I was in Washington, DC"..etc), I heard entitlement: "I told him I wanted him to meet with a big panel of evangelical ministers to answer our questions about Islam," I heard unctuous and phony "He has a great heart." Ack. I heard very little that was actually respectful of people who don't share their belief systems. While their work on adoptions is certainly laudable, there was no acknowledgement of their support for politicians who would dismantle what is left of the safety net in this country - leaving children and families homeless and hungry. There's also no acknowledgement of the fact that they really do want to force their narrow religious views on the nation. I also didn't hear anything about women - no strong women's voices, no mention of meeting with Important Women, the way Daly continued to allude to meetings with Important Men.
Maybe I'm not ready for their conversation - but I don't think they are, either. I heard very little spiritual, and a lot of clever spin aimed at whitewashing a tainted organization. Hucksters.
A wonderful show. The working
A wonderful show. The working together of Catholics and Evangelicals has been going on for a number of decades now. In the Catholic Church, it looks so serious in our culture, that our approach, in addition to what our Evangelical brothers spoke of, is Adoration, Jesus in Person. This works very well with young people, who come away with the personal relationship with Jesus that the Evangelicals rightly promote so strongly.
A few notes. The Church, including the Catholic Church, did the adoptions, etc., and still do in society. But the health care mandate threatens to close down these services to the poor. One has to recognize that the administration is at war with the Catholic Church. I don't regard the president as a Protestant, he is not a man of faith at all, of any kind.
From a Catholic point of view, there are five non-negotiables: abortion, same-sex marriage, restriction of religious liberty, euthanasia, and embryonic stem cell research (in no particular order). If a candidate supports any of these, a Catholic can not vote for that candidate, unless the other candidate is worse on these. President Obama supports four of these five things, and he just hasn't had the chance yet to support euthanasia, but he will.
The Holy Father has a high-level Muslim-Catholic dialog that began after his true but explosive talk at Regensburg in 2006. He has encouraged each diocese to have a Muslim-Catholic dialogue, it just started in the Archdiocese of New York.
The emphasis on interpersonal interaction is well placed and the way to go. But one finds that often the 'enemies' of the Church don't want to dialog. We all will keep trying.
I just listened to this
I just listened to this interview, I have to disagree with one small point I heard. People by and large don't associate all the negative characteristics you spoke of with Jesus. As the bumper sticker says, "Lord, protect me from your followers."
On the whole, I'm not sure I can believe Focus can ever be a positive force in society. I called myself a Christian for about twenty years. Listening to and trying to learn from Focus on the Family was a big part of that experience. I don't think it helped me in any way to be a better person. In the end, I decided it was all quite irrelevant to that goal and the politics was the last straw.
Competitive way of life with
Competitive way of life with its back stabbing cheating, and achieving wealth in any price is contradictory to Christianity.
result is hypocrisy and creates pretenders. People become homeless to pay Hospitals and pharmaceutical, they lose their home when they cannot pay property tax. insurance companies are robbing people and they all claim to be Christian.
Please read "Invisible Crimes" by Sid.
I am a big fan of the show,
I am a big fan of the show, but was shocked to hear Ms Tippett say just now that there was barely a Protestant in the Presidential election. One of her guests had to correct her and say that there was one Protestant, President Obama. What on earth was she trying to say? That the President is not Christian? I certainly didn't expect to hear such an odd thing coming from someone I previously thought of as so open-minded and well-informed. Please explain. Thank you.
Thank you to Krista Tippet
Thank you to Krista Tippet and staff for this CCP episode for helping break down my own predjudices and assumptions about modern-day Christianity and evangelicalism. I am better imformed after listening to these two Christian men and will therefore be more inclined to stick up for the Christian movement in the future. Thanks again.
Jessica, thank you for the
Jessica, thank you for the kind words. Part of this project is to introduce people to others without all the nasty rhetoric that we often hear in our political debates. It may not be a solution, but it's a starting point that introduces a bit of humanity back into the discussion.
While I appreciate the
While I appreciate the conversation among these two leaders, and while I deeply appreciate a new 'tone' with Focus on the Family, what frustrates me about these conversations is the tacit implication among evangelicals that there's is the only way of being Christian. There were stories of 'non believers', gay activists, Muslims and devout fathers attending Catholic churches preaching against gay marriage. What might move the conversation within the church forward is the overt acknowledgement among evangelicals and others that there are many ways of being Christian. Every single 'belief' that these two guests used in describing individuals who aren't Christian are beliefs I actually hold. I wish there were more acknowledgement of the diversity within the church as well as in the culture.
I so wanted a questioner or
I so wanted a questioner or moderator to ask how the evangelical belief in the sanctity of life is prompting widespread work to limit and eradicate violence in general--war, military domination, nuclear proliferation, hand-gun availability, violence against women in their homes, glorification of militarism in media, the poisoning of the environment that compromises all life. As a progressive Christian, I think the difficulty many people have with the evangelical-fundamentalist Christian position on sanctity of life in the context of abortion is its widely perceived inconsistency on the topics of life and violence in general. This needs to be addressed by new-thinking evangelicals, and the silence about war and militarism in this show disappointed me. I am an avid On Being listener and hope to hear more on the subject in the future.
I was listening to this
I was listening to this conversation on the way to church on Sunday morning and didn't want to go in and miss a word. I loved this broadcast! It was balanced, open minded, and gracious to Jim Daly's conservative views. So often conservative Christians are presented as ignorant, unthinking or bigoted when in actuality they are educated, compassionate and generous toward people.
I look forward to more discussions of this nature.
Krista, you are to be
Krista, you are to be commended for your thoughtful, well-prepared (and, I would expect, well-prayed) approach to all of your interviews. I listen to On Being virtually every Sunday morning as I am preparing to preach. This interview was no exception to your usual excellent conversations. Refreshing, inviting approach here from both gentlemen. It was helpful to hear of "Q" -- I was not aware of this conversation option, and am grateful to learn of this resource. I have already visited the website. It was also refreshing to hear Mr. Daly's views on the current role of FOTF. I have long appreciated Dr. Dobson, his passion for Christ, his forthright stand for Biblical values regarding families in general and the unborn in particular, and his work through FOTF. I believe God raised him up in a time where such firmness and commitment were desparately needed. I also believe that God can use just as strongly this newer voice that is so attuned to our current social climate. Thanks to all who brought this conversation to us. It was well worth the time to listen to the entire, unedited format.
Thanks so much for trying to
Thanks so much for trying to break past the monologue. Faith has contempt for fear and your project shows a new courage ready to take this on. It's stimulated a lot of thought for me.
One of these days, would you
One of these days, would you consider a discussion on some elements of Bible translation? I have understood that the translation of injunctions against homosexuality are actually more political than the 'word of God.' Since these supposed injunctions are at the heart of such turmoil within Christianity, knowing just exactly what that text says, where it comes from, and what it meant at the context of the time. Perhaps the same could be said for the word "neighbor." Where did it come from and what does it mean?
This program means a lot to me, even though I listen to it on the computer a week later so that it fits in my timetable.
Linda, your question was on
Linda, your question was on my mind so much yesterday, and today I read your comment. Just "who is our neighbor"? This invites us to a bigger sense of belonging and care that goes beyond our family, community, and nation. To me, it seems our violence starts where we limit our sense of belonging, where we stop our 'sense of neighbor'. I think this is the button that Krista's pushing with this program. Can we open up our sense of neighbor to All? I, too, would love to hear Krista explore this question. Thanks for asking it.
I was inspired to hear Jim
I was inspired to hear Jim Daly's conversation. I have been a Christian for several years, am in my late 30's, and have felt progressively distant from the older generation of Christians and even some of my peers, as the conservative Christain community has externally focused less on the core being of who Jesus was-how he loved the lost and taught us that the first shall be last and the last shall be first- and become more about vocaling polarizing angry, desparate positions against our culture with a growing sense of focus on individualism rather than community as a whole (not just loving the Christian community). Hearing Jim's interview tells me that there is hope for the growing movement of Christians that want to be a voice of love and compassion and desire to seek common ground with those that do not see life the way we do.
Krista Tippett: I have been
Krista Tippett: I have been asked to write an article for the Fargo ND - High Plains Reader - about your civil conversations project. I will try not to embarrass you. I am an inveterate social activist, but a rather conservative writer. I am delighted by this second season, and chagrined that I think I entirely missed what would have been a first season.
This movement is encouraging.
This movement is encouraging. But my advice to Daly and Lyons is to not disavow the term "evangelical" and simply call themselves "Christian." Given the tarnishing of "evangelical," I understand the impulse. But they greatly confuse things when they then go on to speak for "Christianity," enunciating a view that does not represent mainline and Catholic Christians, not to mention the eastern churches. That works against wanting to hear what others who disagree have to say. It also furthers a bad tendency of evangelicals to just pretend the mainline church doesn't exist. For those and other reasons, we can't all just "re-brand" ourselves; we have to take responsibility for the traditions in which we find ourselves.
I listened to this dialog
I listened to this dialog with hope but came to the conclusion that this is just "rebranding", a Trojan horse. Many people rejected Focus on the Family's confrontational, aggressive in-your-face tactics. Focus on the Family has pivoted in public to interfaith, multicultural outreach. I'll bet in private it's the same as it ever was. Their goals are unchanged but their strategy has shifted because of the public's changing attitudes on social issues, not to mention that more people, especially younger people, have stopped identifying as religious.
Listen carefully and you will notice beyond all the gee-whiz earnestness, one of the men is quietly condescending and self-satisfied as if he had the winning hand. Focus on the Family is now opting for boiling the lobster by slowly increasing the water temperature; the lobster be dinner before he knows it.
This is not a "civil
This is not a "civil conversation"; it is an exercise in polite ignorance. Daly is no different from any other conservative evangelical - humanity is depraved and we're all going to hell unless we believe as he does - he simply smiles as he says it (which is rather creepy in itself).
Fundamentalists are incapable of dialogue. To them, "dialogue" means "I'll sit here and pretend to listen until it's my turn to tell you I'm right and you're wrong." Krista shouldn't be giving these people a platform. In so doing, she is operating in contradiction to the liberal principles upon which this program and NPR are founded. Liberalism and progressivism don't mandate treating everyone's views, no matter how hateful, misanthropic or insane, as equal.
Who's next on the agenda - Ken Ham?
I can certainly sympathize with your comment, as one who has been very outspoken against fundamentalism for years. That was until I found the same degree of "certainty" among many of my atheists friends, that there was nothing beyond what science could explore (and no reason to talk about it, nor to genuinely respect those who believe otherwise).
I have come to know several conservative evangelicals, who I now count among my best friends. My frustration that they don't see my "truth" is mirrored pretty equally by their frustration that I don't see theirs. It is hard to overstate the importance that mutual respect has, irrespective of our (perhaps permanently) different webs of belief. I have had my own blinders and tunnel vision remediated a bit, and they would acknowledge the same.
Politically empowering our collective wisdom, compassion, and creativity is now my life work. The median voter, even after being informed and perhaps transformed by respectful dialogue is still going be to the right of me, but as professor James Fishkin has been demonstrating for decades now, rather more progressive than the median "voter" in our current, de facto plutocracy.
Respecting one another should not, of course, be motivated primarily by the instrumental gains of empowering economic populism. But in point of fact, the empowering of deliberative democracy has as a wonderful side effect a transformative influence. Our hatred toward the "other" decreases in proportion to our understanding of them.
Some of my conservative friends may still think that I'm going to eternal Hell, but now they are now saddened at that prospect. Some of them are questioning the veracity of eternal Hell, and I'm most delighted by that.
I could not be more supportive of the Civil Conversation Project!