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A small, largely white town with nothing to do, ever. People walk around town like they own it, when they probably don't even own the clothes on their back. It really blows, because everyone, the kids & their mothers & their fathers & the mothers father's mother are all evil skanks. There's a CVS, a sushi place, Carlock (which is now locked?), and this place in the park where sketched-out druggies go to congregate. There's also a golden statue of Jesus encased in glass. At the 711 they don't check your ID for cigarettes. The mall is really close by, but the mall is borring. I think the Tasteful Deli has changed owners 920348 times in the past month. In conclusion, Rochelle Park has scary rabid animals that come and bite scarier people.
Whenever I am asked as to where I live I lie, because I am ashamed that I'm a resident of Rochelle Park.
by so much closer May 16, 2006
A small town in Bergen County, New Jersey where nothing exciting happens. It has a school that goes from Pre-K to 8th Grade called Midland School, which pretty much sucks now since it has gone through so many changes in the past few years. Across the street from the school is a church with a big statue of Jesus stuck in a glass elevator. Also there is Carlock Field which used to be cool before they fenced it up and a put a curfue on it. The cops in town have no lives and pull you over at night for no reason just to fill in there quota. About 5-10 minutes you could walk to the Garden State Plaza, which is in Paramus, where kids, parents, sluts, scumbags, lowlives, and retards from Rochelle Park go to congregate because they have nothing to do with there sad sorry pathetic lives. Nobody ever knows where the fuck they are walking when they are in the Maze. The Shop-Rite in Rochelle Park is the most depressing place on earth. There's a 7-11, a crappy ice-cream place, Linwood Pizza, a Chinese Place, a Dunkin' Donuts which closes at 10:30, Teds Deli, and a sushi place that nobody ever goes to. There is now a CVS in Rochelle Park which is totally random. Gallos Pharmacy and Covience store is right down the street. Across the street are condos that were just built recently. A diner which closes at like 11. Yeah that's pretty much it. The town sucks, but its better then Maywood. Fuck Maywood.
by 41865165165 August 20, 2006
Rochelle park? What can i say it is a small town, like one square mile. It has extremely nice people. These people are very active and are fun. They are friggin nutts. Most of them usually hang out at the mall. HE!! YEAH!!! the mall is the best mall there is, there are 3 by Rochelle Park. The kids go there liek constantly so if u are a shop-a-holic you will fit in great. Now, the school system is very intense and they take learning seriously. The teachers do anyway. The kids think of school as a piece of crap but yeah. The kids are active and fun. BUT DO NOT GET ON
THERE BAD SIDE, I AM WARNING YOU, BECAUSE THEY WILL KICK YOUR BUTT!!! This town is cool. The people are very friendly and open for change. They will welcome you to the best of there ability. Im so out. PEACE, l8r
THERE BAD SIDE, I AM WARNING YOU, BECAUSE THEY WILL KICK YOUR BUTT!!! This town is cool. The people are very friendly and open for change. They will welcome you to the best of there ability. Im so out. PEACE, l8r
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Saturday, June 16
By Nick Ames in Kiev
What a difference four days can make.
Walking through the media 'mixed zone' after England's draw with France on Monday, Theo Walcott hadn't been in much mood to chat – understandably so, because two minutes' action without seeing the ball isn't much of a basis for conversation.
Last night, though, there was rather more to talk about. Stopping to speak to this reporter and an inevitable scrum of others, he even started out with an apology – "I'm sorry if I blanked anyone on Monday" – before happily recalling the events of an evening in which he turned England's Euro 2012 campaign on its head.
As impact substitute appearances go, Theo's was scintillating. Within seconds of Olof Mellberg putting Sweden 2-1 up in the 59th minute, he could be seen prepared for action on the sidelines – Roy Hodgson, to his credit, had wasted absolutely no time in taking action as his side stared down the barrel of what had seemed an unlikely defeat at half time.
Theo's first touch of the game brought a cleared corner under his spell just outside the box; the second sent a searing effort past an unsighted and wrong-footed Andreas Isaksson. Sixteen minutes later, a trademark burst down the line and incisive cutback allowed Danny Welbeck to improvise delightfully and leave England needing just a point from Tuesday's match with Ukraine to qualify for the quarter-finals.
It had felt like a game in which Theo could make a difference – Sweden's left side of Martin Olsson and Rasmus Elm had appeared porous from the off, most of England's best first-half incursions coming down that flank as they set about their opponents with vigour.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made a late entrance to the fray. It had seemed that he'd be replacing his Arsenal team-mate, who took a knock to his calf, but after a thumbs-up from Theo he was forced to wait a few minutes more, remaining on his feet in the technical area and receiving instructions from Hodgson and Gary Neville before eventually replacing Welbeck.
If Steven Gerrard hadn't made it to a deflected Walcott pass ahead of the poised Oxlade-Chamberlain, we might be talking about an England goal made at Arsenal this morning.
The 18,000 Swedes – which actually seemed a conservative estimate yesterday – in Kiev are left to ponder the futility of their stay for the remainder of the group stage. They play France here on Tuesday, but their hopes of qualifying have gone. It feels like a pity – in a three-hour walk around what is a beautiful city yesterday afternoon, yellow and blue could be glimpsed around every corner, and there's no doubt that the local population have taken them to heart too.
I look forward to more time in Kiev later in the tournament – and will write more another time about the powerful weight of its football history, evidenced by the wonderful statue of legendary Dynamo Kiev manager Valeriy Lobanovskiy that stands proudly outside their home ground.
This lunchtime I fly to Lviv, completing the quartet of Ukrainian host cities at Euro 2012. Smooth passage permitting, I'll be at the Danish and German press conferences ahead of their decisive clash tomorrow evening – before settling down to see who of Tomas Rosicky and Wojciech Szczesny makes it to the last eight in what is likely to be a winner-takes-all clash between Poland and Czech Republic.
Every evening, it seems, the stakes are getting higher.

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Serves 6-8
2-3Tbs vegetable oil
200g leek (white part only)
200g potato, peeled and sliced
2 bunches of watercress (good handful each)
1 garlic clove crushed
1 litre chicken stock
salt + freshly ground pepper
150ml of cream
juice of 1 lime
blanched zest of a lime
sprigs of dill or fennel
1 Heat the oil in a pan, add leek and potato and cook for 10 minutes until soft (stir occasionally).
2 Add watercress and garlic and cook until watercress wilts.
3 Pour in stock, season and bring to boil. Simmer 10-15 minutes.
4 Puree until smooth, pour into a bowl. Add most of the cream and the lime juice. Cool, then chill.
5 Stir the soup, check seasoning, put into bowls and garnish with the lime zest, herb sprigs and a drop or two of cream.


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Spend about 3hrs at the farm on myown.
Am sat drinking a coffee just after my arrival back at the house when a friend,Lawan, from Pak Chong arrives and invites us to a party at her place tonight. Whilst chatting to herDeu arrives from next door and invites us to go and eat and have a few beers with them as well. I guess that party season has finally kicked in.
I dont usually drink beer at this timeof day but it wouldhave been churlish to refuse Deu so as soon as Lawan has left we weander aroundto join them all. Spend the next few hours eating and drinking.
When I get back to the house I think about going next door again but decide to stretch out in the back garden instead.
With a party tonight and tomorrow to go to I bike to the shop and buy a box of beer. As well as the usual staff there are three young girls, 5-7 years old, behind the counter. They greet me in near perfect English and walk around to shake my hand with a "pleased to meet you". With these manners andlanguage skills they obviously dont belong here. One of the girls was called Pam and she was quite chuffed to hear that I had a sister called Pam as well.
Jai gets back from the cremation about 16:30 and by 17:00 we have bikedto Pak Chong through a very cold wind. The wind persists all night and the temperature dropsto the lowest its been this year by a long way. People are wrapped up in big coats and blankets and sat huddled aroundthe BBQ burners to keep warm. Theride back home at 22:30 was freezing and I was struggling to keep control of the bike through my shivering.
As soon as we step back into the house even the floor feels warm under my feet. With a hot cup of coffe we are soon snuggled up in bed thawing out.


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The way I look at it the "Gun Free Zones" are just another government created problem so they can come up with a solution as well. Their solution is to take your guns away though!
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference- they deserve a place of honor with all that is good. George Washington
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
George Washington
Ken you hit the nail on the head. I love how politicians create probloems then campaign against them.
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -Thomas Jefferson-
"Our rights come from our humanity and may not be legislated away -- not by a vote of Congress, not by the consensus of our neighbors, not even by agreement of all Americans but one." Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
yep gun free zones just are just the perfect set up for a wackjob or terrorist attack.
the irony is the government want to take away guns from those that did nothing!
that will make the public more defenseless than they are to those kind of attacks.
the government is like asking the public to drink poison if you have an upset stomach!


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Despite the difficult economic times in Europe, and more specifically in Southern Europe, the importance of the company car fleets to the overall automotive business is undeniable. In fact, the car fleet business is seen as a steady and valuable business activity for most of the European OEMs and automotive suppliers. And although 2012 was another challenging economic and financial year, businesses and governments are counting on the car fleet business and the company car to guarantee new income.
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G-Block is the predominate gang in the Main South area of Worcester , MA. I'ts called G-Block because it was started on Grand street by a group of youths who grew up with eachother. The Gang consists of black, latino and asian members and are known to have a high propensity for violence and intimidation. Their main territory is Grand St,Gates St, Crystal Park(University Park) and all parts of Main South, though they have been known to frequent Lakeside, Lovell St,and other areas of the city. They can be identified by their grey and black colors, the "72" moniker and members often are seen wearing a pair of Adidas sneakers. Main rivals are Ruffside Thugs, Lincset, Blackbirds, Goonies,and various blood sets. Their main allies are, Vice Lords, Kilby and Tiger Society(LT). From what started as eight original members,(Crazy 8's)G-Block has grown to more than 30 members since it started in 2001. The gang has built a reputation for violent acts and vicious attacks on other gangs. It is safe to say it is one of the most feared yet respected street gangs in Worcester county.
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
Dude, if you don't stop bothering me i'm gonna gblock you.
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originated for 27th street in susan park kenner:it means when one's block is G-hot.such as gangsters and just gutta ass people.don't git it twisted wit D-Block.
by Alywin S. a.k.a. Kalaba October 22, 2004
down here in the G to the C, in each other's mouths we like to pee. We're in search of huge cocks in our asses so we blaze to numb the inner walls of our anuses. Just blaze bitches
"oh gosh Randy, did you see the way I fucked that G-Block guy in the ass while you watched and jerked off?"
by Owen McBride March 02, 2004
The Green-Block, holdin it down at the GC, ballin just tryin to get blunt rushed in this bitch...what chu know bout the G-Block bitches?
Hit n Run, Philly Blunt, Chad'a'boone, Mac Dizzle, Ahmikeyknoll,D. Wiggles, Slothenberg...G-Block Bitches...Just Blaze
by Hit n Run March 01, 2004
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Based in Qingdao, China, the Haier Group is a leading Chinese multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company, specializing in a wide range of products, including air conditioners, mobile phones, computers, microwave ovens, washing machines, refrigerators and televisions. Haier has one of the world's largest market shares of heavy durable consumer goods at 7.8%. In 2012, Haier earned a profit of US$1.9 billion on revenue of US$2.68 billion; by 2013, Haier was the leading global home appliance brand four years in a row according to Euromonitor International. Furthermore, Boston Consulting Group named Haier to their list—The Most Innovative Companies 2012: The State of the Art in Leading Industries—as the only Chinese company in the top ten, as well as the number one consumer products retailer. On the list, Haier ranked eighth—between Sony and Amazon.
For over ten years, Seagate has had a strategic cooperation relationship with Haier, a relationship that has helped expand business and growth for both companies. And when Haier was researching and qualifying the best storage device for their next-generation, 13-inch tablet PC, HDDs from Seagate topped their list—in particular, the Seagate Ultra Mobile HDD. In addition to delivering nearly the same power, performance and reliability of a flash device, the Ultra Mobile HDD provides up to 7× the storage capacity of a typical 64GB tablet. Also, the 500GB hard drive has a 5mm z-height, weighs just 3.3 oz, and leverages zero-gravity sensors that provide extra protection when a device is dropped or in a freefall.
With these advantages, the Seagate Ultra Mobile HDD stood out among similar products in Haier's new project bid, but finally became the exclusive HDD for the latest Haier 13-inch tablet PC—the Sailing P13A. "Seagate has established business alliances with Haier and made a joint commitment in customer service, business development and technical support areas. The Ultra Mobile HDD enables Haier to comfortably fit high-capacity storage into its tablet PC," according to Sandy Sun, vice president and general manager for Seagate in China.
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Sun Metro breaks ground on new transit system
'Brio' transit corridors to be added to several major El Paso streets
EL PASO, Texas - A new public transit system in El Paso is expected to help residents get around a lot faster.
Sun Metro broke ground Wednesday morning on its newest project at the Glory Road Transit Terminal in west El Paso.
The Sun Metro 'Brio' will add a new fleet of buses to some of the busiest streets in El Paso.
Corridors will be added to Mesa Street, Alameda Avenue, Montana Avenue and Dyer Street.
Construction on the first corridor will be on Mesa St. where 22 'Brio' stations will be added from the Downtown Transfer Center to the Westside Transfer Center. The project will take about a year.
"If you take the bus from the downtown area to the Westside Transit Center, it takes about an hour, give or take the traffic. With this one (Brio), we're hoping to cut that in half," said Laura Cruz-Acosta, spokeswoman for Sun Metro.
Once the Mesa corridor is complete, construction will begin on Alameda, Dyer and Montana. All corridors are expected to be up and running by Fall of 2017.
All four projects will total an estimated $141.6 million, with a portion coming from the Federal Transit Administration.
Sun Metro 'Brio' will introduce residents to a high-quality transit service that offers
benefits similar to a light rail transit.
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Langford Cross-Handle Widespread Bathroom Faucet
- Overview
Our Langford Faucet adds refined style to the bath with rounded cross-hatch handles and a graceful curving spout.
- Fits sink openings with an 8" to 16" widespread.
- Cast of solid brass with a thickly plated finish.
- A pre-installed aerator restricts water flow to 1.5 gallons per minute.
- Professional installation required.
- Crafted in Brooklyn, New York, by Watermark Designs.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall (assembled): 8.25" deep x 6.5" high
- Weight: 10 pounds
- Clean with a soft cloth or a sponge and soapy water.
- Rinse thoroughly and wipe dry; drying the fixture immediately after use helps prevent lime deposits from forming.
- To protect the finish, do not use abrasive agents or harsh cleaners.
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The X930E and X940E series is a refresher of Sony's excellent, full-featured TVs from 2016, with similar picture quality specifications and some welcome enhancements.
Sony's new UBP-X800 4K Blu-ray player appears to be elegantly designed and has support for a wide number of formats and services.
OLED TVs provide the best picture quality we've ever tested, and until now the only TV brand selling them in the US was LG. Now Sony enters the game.
The 100H10D achieves a huge screen size thanks to a short-throw laser projection system with 4K resolution, complete with a full surround system.
The LG W7 series TV strips television's form to the bare minimum but still delivers the world-beating picture quality of OLED.
While LG's OLED TVs produce the best picture quality we've ever tested, its LCD TVs have been among the worst. Maybe the 2017 improvements will help.
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text: I think people on the sidelines have grown tired of becoming emotionally invested in these sad stories that turn out to be phony. People have become much more suspicious and untrusting as a result of having their trust abused. Maybe it's television, as someone pointed out, maybe it's just that we don't trust people anymore. With good reason - look how much time and effort went into searching for allegedly abducted children that turned out to have been killed, or sold to be killed, by their parents. In those children's names, I think the police and the public have to be at least a little suspicious of the parents during disappearances, especially when it's a "stranger in the middle of the night." I never thought Jaycee's stepfather was involved. I did think Zahra Baker's stepmother killed her, which the justice system upheld. Shaniya Davis' mother - not a doubt. This story just seems too bad-mystery-novel-ish for my taste, although it's plausible. I haven't seen any video footage of the parents, so I hope I'm wrong.


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Religious illiteracy
by Dr. Susan K. Wood, S.C.L., Professor of Theology
Question: What do the American dispute over an Islamic center near the site of 9/11, the war in Northern Ireland and a promotion for the popular television series Desperate Housewives have in common?
Answer: To understand them requires religious literacy.
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life recently disseminated the results of a survey on religious literacy that asked questions about knowledge of beliefs and practices of major religious traditions, as well as the role of religion in American history and public life. The results were dismal for a country that is among the most religious of the world's developed nations.
Nearly six in 10 U.S. adults said that religion is "very important" in their lives, and roughly four in 10 said they attend worship services at least once a week. Yet on the average, only half of those surveyed knew basic facts about the Bible, world religions and religion in civic life, such as the fact that the golden rule is not one of the Ten Commandments, that the Qur'an is the Islamic holy book, that Joseph Smith, Jr., was Mormon and the Dalai Lama is Buddhist, that Martin Luther inspired the Protestant Reformation, that the Jewish Sabbath begins on Friday or that the four Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. These are not obscure facts belonging to the upper echelon of university theology, but arguably elements of a basic knowledge of world culture.
Why is the contrast between religious identity and the reality of our religious understanding important? Religious literacy can inoculate against fanaticism and prejudice. Not only the proposed Islamic center in New York City, but also the construction of new mosques in other places in the country have drawn opposition and protests, and existing mosques have been subjected to arson and vandalism. In post-9/11 America, many associate terrorism with Islam. Yet Islam categorically rejects the killing of innocent people. Islamic charity is a core commitment of the faith.
Time magazine recently asked, "Is America Islamophobic?" We tend to fear the unknown. The antidote to ignorance about Islam is education.
One cannot understand Western Civilization or any civilization, for that matter without knowledge of religion. When education and culture were nearly wiped out in Europe at the fall of the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church became the stabilizing institution within society and the transmitter of culture and literacy. Buddhism influenced the caste systemin India. The Hebrew religion and ethical system helped shape Western law. The map of Europe even today reflects religious affiliations and the results of religious wars at various points in history.
Closer to home, deep connections between religious coalitions and politics regularly play out in congressional campaigns. Debates in Kansas about teaching creationism in the schools pit fundamentalist interpretations of the Bible against scientific evolution theories. Religious illiteracy may result in the view that all Christians believe in the literal interpretation of scripture or that religious faith is incompatible with scientific knowledge or that faith is incompatible with reason. To be religiously literate is to be aware of the great diversity among belief systems and the nuances within them.
Religious literacy is essential to understanding world conflicts and cultural dissent. Although the conflict in Northern Ireland is not entirely or even primarily about religion, it is incomprehensible without an awareness of the historical religious divide between Protestants and Catholics in Irish culture.
Christian protests against the imposition of Shariah law triggered the 2000 Kaduna riots in Nigeria. In Iraq, Islamic fundamentalists bomb Christian churches. In Turkey, an Islamic country, strict laws limit who can be elected the ecumenical patriarch, the archbishop of Constantinople, the most important person in Orthodoxy. The Turkish requirement that he be subject to the authority of the Republic of Turkey and a citizen of Turkey considerably narrows the pool of available candidates within a shrinking Greek Orthodox community. The government has expropriated church property, and state control led to the closing in 1971 of the Orthodox seminary, the Theological School of Halki. Ironically, the Turkish laws leading to this situation were designed to limit Muslim radicals in the secular Turkish state. The gravity of this situation cannot be grasped apart from a knowledge of the role of the ecumenical patriarch within Orthodoxy.
The propaganda that accompanies political and religious conflict tends to demonize the opponent (religious allusion to the United States as Satan). The terrorist becomes the infidel (infidel meaning without religious faith). A cause becomes a crusade (allusion to the religious warfare when Christians attempted to regain the Holy Land, 10951291).
Basic religious knowledge is necessary to "get" religious references made in books, films or in politics. When President George W. Bush quoted the Bible in his 2001 inaugural address, saying, "When we see that wounded traveler on the road to Jericho, we will not pass to the other side," how many knew he was referring to the New Testament story of the Good Samaritan? How can one understand Martin Luther King's comparison of himself with Paul as someone imprisoned for his beliefs in his famous "Letter from the Birmingham Jail" or the many biblical allusions in his speeches? Other literary masterpieces are incomprehensible without an appreciation of religious symbolism. How can one fully understand Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy, the poetry of William Blake, the short stories of Flannery O'Connor, the plays of Shakespeare or Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick, to name but a few examples of literature imbued with religious themes or symbolism?
Religion also is pervasive in pop culture. The lead-in to the television series Desperate Housewives features an apple with flames fanning around the edges of the fruit. How many Americans grasp the religious symbolism in that image of Genesis, Eve, the fruit of the tree of good and evil, and the association of woman as temptress?
Religion is one of the major themes in the animated television series The Simpsons. An article published in 2009 in L'Osservatore Romano, the Holy See's official newspaper, praised The Simpsons for its "realistic" way of dealing with religion. The strongest religious influence on the movie Star Wars is, first, Taoist philosophy and, second, Zen Buddhism.
Some pop cultural icons raise questions that require religious analysis. Does Harry Potter draw kids to the occult as some Christian critics suggest? Gods, demons and the supernatural abound in the hit television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Is Buffy hostile to religion or hospitable to it?
Without religious literacy, how can one separate truth from fiction in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code? The best-seller draws on Gnostic scriptures and modern reinterpretations of those works, as well as an alternate history of Christian faith similar to the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln. Brown's book suggests that the historical Jesus married Mary Magdalene, had one or more children, and that those children or their descendants emigrated to what is now southern France, where they eventually became the Merovingian Dynasty. Although professional historians have debunked the thesis, how many Americans learn the Christian narrative from Dan Brown rather than the Bible?
How can someone who hears the scriptures proclaimed every Sunday not know that the writers of the four Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? What does religious commitment mean apart from beliefs that have specific content regarding the nature of God, what is received in Eucharistic communion and how one accesses salvation? Knowledge about one's own faith is indispensable for meaningful adherence to it.
According to the Pew study, Jews, Mormons and atheists/agnostics have the highest level of religious knowledge. They are followed by evangelical Protestants, then by those who have no religion in particular and mainline Protestants. Catholics come in last. How can this be?
Obviously there has been a breakdown in catechesis in the churches, but these statistics may also point to a more pervasive secular culture where religious adherence may be more nominal. Minority groups, as well as groups and individuals who take a stance against religion, seem to have a better religious knowledge than groups that were traditionally more dominant. This suggests complaisance rather than committed enthusiasm. Whatever the reason, this ignorance does not bode well for the continued vitality of the traditional churches.
The big question we have to ask ourselves is whether religion is a sideshow to political issues or intrinsic to the identity and motivations of the world's people. Is the answer to religious intolerance religious indifference? How do we negotiate the conflict of multiple religious absolutes in a pluralist world? How do we re-engage young people in learning about and appreciating the deep, wonderful and complex histories of world religions? For that matter, how can we engage them in being more knowledgeable about the religious tradition that they themselves personally embrace? These are difficult but important questions for our time. Whatever the answers, and whether they issue from the perspective of a believer or a non-believer, they require religious literacy.
Dr. Susan K. Wood, S.C.L., Grad '86, professor and chair of the Department of Theology, serves on the U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue, U.S. Roman Catholic-Orthodox Theological Consultation, conversation between the Roman Catholic Church and Baptist World Alliance, and International Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue. Most of her writing explores the connections between ecclesiology and sacramental theology.
What I am to write will be controversial. I graduated from Marquette in 1972. Born and raise a Roman Catholic. Studied the various world religions.
The world religions offer many ways to God. Many take the easiest or a hard approach while many rely on family tradition. But the Bible clearly teaches that His Spirit will bear witness with our spirit. Should we not pray for that?
Your article was so open ended but served its purpose of inspiring all to dig deep into the mysteries of God. Religiously literate is only half of the equation. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would teach us and delve into the depths of the Father's desires for us.
When Jesus died on the cross, the temple curtain was torn in two, opening the way to Father directly, through Jesus our mediator between Father and man.
As an end to this comment, Jesus said to be a disciple of His, we would have to deny ourselves, pick up our cross and follow Him. Where is that happening? I certainly can admit that I am not personally doing this.
The Bible is God's truth to mankind. All should read it to understand God's purposes of creating this world and mankind and the future events that will take place.
May God bless you with peace and understanding.
One aspect of the Pew study that I think deserves more attention in this context is that fact that atheists performed better on the test of religious literacy than the adherents of any creed. How are we to absorb the fact that those who seem to be the most literate on religion are the least willing to profess faith in it?
An interesting follow-up study might be a further investigation of the strong positive correlation between religious literacy and the lack of a belief in God or gods.
One hypothesis is that a careful reading of religious texts, as well as a comprehensive comparative investigation among the several world religions (which would necessarily result in an individual being measurably more literate on these subjects), could in fact be the cause of a decreased likelihood to assert a belief in God or gods.


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Oct 13, 2009 at 12:22 pm #1240208
James BahnerMember
@jmbahnerLocale: Philly suburbs
Saturday 9 pm, my girlfriend, my do and I departed for the Loyalsock State Forest in North Central Pennsylvania to hike the Old Loggers Path a 27.1 Mile Loop in Masten, Pa. We arrived at 12:30 to the trail head and spent the night sleeping in our Element.
Sunday 8 am, woke up started putting things together brushed the teeth etc. departed to the trail at 9:30 am. passed 2 campsites along the way in the first hour and a half, then came to our first stream/picture point at 11:30 am, had a drink took some pictures and we were back on the move. We were now in our first solid climb and our legs were pretty well warmed up, after about another hour of hiking we were at a nice pipeline at about 10 to 1 pm were we had some GORP and saw another group of hikers. More pictures and we were back on our way. 1:15 we stopped at a little vista and took a family photo and looked around for 5 minutes. At 2:30 we arrived at our next view again snapped a shot or two and munched on a Cliff Bar, back to our walking, and only 10 minutes later we hit yet another vista taking more pictures relaxing and looking around from about 2:40 until 3. The fall colors were very nice this weekend and will more than likely peak in the next two weeks. We then began going down hill and bumped into another set of hikers who told us a nice camping spot just a bit down the trail right next to the creek. after another 2 hours of hiking we arrived at our campsite passing only one more hiker at 5 pm, 17 +/- miles from our start. After a dinner of some noodles(i forgot the beef jerky) we drank some water and laid down and played cards in the tent.
Monday, we were up at 7, and in no rush slowly had some oatmeal and a pop-tart to get ready for the day,broke down camp and we were back to hiking by about 9 am. after about an hour we arrived at a beautiful 180 vista spent about 10 or 15 minutes taking pictures and goofing off. Then continued our walk enjoying the scenery and all of the colors. Snacked on some GORP again midway up a hill that we needed a boost to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed the changes of the forest and our dog certainly enjoyed every smell he found. We then arrived back at the car at 12:30, roughly 27 hours after we departed. Headed down the road and at the first gas station filled up and bought some Middlesworth potato chips(a must have in NEPA) and some frozen run white birch beer, oh and who could forget the beef jerky i forgot in the car. A wonderful hike and perfect temperatures, but somewhat thick cloud cover.
Here is the link to the photos, I will certainly go back to that area of Pennsylvania again as soon as possible.Oct 13, 2009 at 5:56 pm #1536035
I'm really glad you enjoyed the Old Loggers Path – it's one of my favorites and is where two of my friends did their first trips. It's a fun loop and the views, weather permitting, are great. I last did it in April 2008 and here's the view from Sharp Top:
How'd you do on the stream crossing? It was pretty cold in early April…
Please PM me if you'd like some other recommendations on hikes in PA – I live near Lancaster and have done several good ones.Oct 13, 2009 at 6:37 pm #1536052
DougBPL Member
James, Kevin,
You might want to check out South Central PA Backpackers on meetup.com if you're ever looking for other backpackers in the area to do trips with. Usually small groups, some fun trips. Recents include Black Forest Trail last weekend and such. I know they've also planned an Old Loggers Path hike.
FWIW, it's not my group, but I am a member and I do "organize" trips, usually the longer ones. ;-) (including the aforementioned Black Forest Trail, which I did last Saturday and Sunday). But it's not an "organizing" business, I don't get paid or anything, I just like backpacking PA and I like sharing that with like minded souls.
DougOct 14, 2009 at 11:01 am #1536268
James BahnerMember
@jmbahnerLocale: Philly suburbs
The stream crossing was actually pretty easy both our feet stayed dry thankfully since it was only about 50ish. my girlfriend hoped rocks right across, and i found a downed log to gingerly walk across…our dog however just splashed though. Our next trail will be the West Rim Trail and we cant wait for that.Oct 14, 2009 at 6:27 pm #1536405
Glad the stream crossing wasn't bad – When I last crossed Pleasant Stream in April the water was too high for rock hopping and the tree that I'm sure you used to cross was wet and slippery. I threw on my Crocs and walked across three times: Once with my pack, then back across, then I carried my buddy's pack across so he could scooch across the tree on his butt. He was afraid of getting his feet wet because the cold really affects him. Oh well.
Enjoy the West Rim Trail – I've done it four times now and absolutely love it.Oct 14, 2009 at 6:37 pm #1536408
Thanks for the tip. I have a group of five friends who like to go and we usually try to do a trip or two in the Spring and another one in the fall. I have three year-old twins at home so my trips are planned fairly far in advance to ensure my wife has some help while I'm gone, but I'll certainly keep the SC PA Backpackers group in mind.
The Black Forest Trail in two days? All 42 miles? I'm not up to that kind of mileage yet. I've doubled my daily mileage as I've halved my pack weight but I still max out at about 14 miles per day. The Black Forest Trail remains on my "To-Do" list…
I think daily distance is probably the toughest thing to work out when you're going with others. Since I do all the planning for our trips I'm the one communicating the expectations so that we don't have any surprises. Have you found that works well for your trips with others? I guess it's like anything else: Overcommunicate and there won't be any hard feelings or surprises. I also try to set daily goals but remain flexible in case someone isn't up to what we have planned.Oct 14, 2009 at 8:43 pm #1536459
DougBPL Member
Hi Kevin,
I agree with lots of communication. I'm very direct about expectations so anyone joining one of my trips knows what they're getting into! And flexibility is key, to backpacking and about everything else!
Definitely do Black Forest Trail. It's beautiful, you'll love it. Very challenging (for PA) but well worth it! There are plenty of parking spots, so you could do chunks if you didn't have time to do it all at once.
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