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In Memoriam: Ann E. Zindler, 1935–2012
Ann Elizabeth Zindler, 77, Columbus, Ohio, died of metastatic breast cancer at her home after a heroic battle of more than four years' duration.
Ann Hunt was born Feb. 25, 1935, in Ann Arbor, Mich. She studied art and biology at Eastern Michigan University. She managed a women's dormitory at the University of Michigan before moving in 1967 after her marriage in 1964 to New York, where she worked as a glasswright known for her acid-etched stained glass creations.
She served as joint director of the Central Ohio Chapter of American Atheists after moving to Columbus in 1983. Ann became the principal artist and art and layout editor for American Atheist Press. She devoted her life to the advancement of reason and with her husband, Frank, labored to guard the wall of separation between state and church. She was a member of Planned Parenthood and NARAL, Zero Population Growth, the Audubon Society and American Atheists.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Frank, an FFRF member; a daughter, Catherine; and three grandchildren; all of Columbus.
FFRF offers its sincerest condolences to the Zindler family.
In Memoriam: James Schiller, 1937–2012
James Joseph Schiller, Denver, died Dec. 6, 2012. He was born in in 1937 in St. Louis, Mo.
He attended New York University, where he met his wife, Susan. They lived in New York while he attended the New School for Social Research, where he obtained his master's degree. He earned a post-master's at Johns Hopkins University.
His first teaching position was in Atlanta. James and Susan lived in Baltimore for 23 years and then in the Denver area for 22 years. Their daughter, Julia, and grandson, Nicolas, live in New Zealand, which was a favorite vacation destination for James and Susan for many years.
James was a member of the Humanists of Colorado and the Freedom From Religion Foundation. "FFRF was very important to James and remains very important to Susan," notes Tim Bailey, Humanists of Colorado president and FFRF member.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to FFRF, Box 750, Madison, WI 53701.
FFRF's sincerest condolences go out to the Schiller family.
In Memoriam: Michael Deanhardt, 1936–2012
Michael Christopher Deanhardt, 76, Anderson, S.C., died Dec. 19, 2012, at the Rainey Hospice House.
He was born Oct. 7, 1936 in Anderson to Melvin and Ellen (Wilson) Deanhardt and worked as a self-employed mason.
Deanhardt, a longtime FFRF member and man of good humor, was for years called "the most prayed for man in Anderson" due to his ongoing campaign to get local government boards to stop praying at their meetings. He was also a committed activist on behalf of civil rights, abortion rights, labor rights and separation of state and church.
The Anderson Independent Mail in a profile mentioned "the faded bumper sticker on his pickup read: 'When the rapture comes, can I have your truck?' "
In a 2008 column in that paper, Deanhardt wrote: "We are not willing to cede the moral high ground to the fundamentalists of the religious and political right who are using the language of faith, religion and politics to advance a narrow-minded, mean-spirited agenda, which is built on what we consider to be immoral values of intolerance, exclusion, division, discrimination and repression."
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Anita Story Deanhardt, five children, nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters.
FFRF offers its sincerest condolences to Michael's family.
Make it Great, not Good, Friday!
It's encouraging to see our secular movement growing and gaining strength. We are meeting, networking, organizing, participating and proliferating.
As our numbers increase, so does membership in the growing number of secular organizations. We are receiving national and international media attention, with the important message of reality-based alternatives to lives and minds dimmed and shackled by the influences of religion and its myths and superstitions.
Each day, friends, neighbors and fellow citizens who share our worldview are standing up, speaking out and accepting their role in what may be the most important and consequential social change in the history of humankind. It is the evolution and transition from a world of mythological beliefs and practices toward lives, societies and nations founded upon science, facts and reason.
Many of us seem to lack the perceived freedom, social support or opportunity to make our freethought known to others. Yet, freethinkers today are much like those minority groups which have gone before us to proudly proclaim their identity, become recognized and ultimately accepted as equals in the political process and to claim their rightful place in society.
Nothing is more important to our future success than for nontheists to "come out" to their families and friends, their coworkers and communities. One has to wonder, for each one of us who is openly nontheist, how many of our family members and friends secretly share our rejection of religion and dogma?
On March 29, the day known as Good Friday to Christians, public attention, popular discussion, social practices and media coverage worldwide will focus on thea Christian myth — Jesus dying on the cross, then rising from the dead to save humankind from sin. Most of us don't get this at all, but what an opportune time for nontheists and secularists to plan, organize and publicize a nationwide, or even worldwide, effort to encourage those of like mind to "come out" en masse.
We can create a back story now to next year's Good Friday, one which encourages public discussion, facilitates conversations and provides nontheists with the opportunity and moment to openly join us in this most important of social change movements.
Good Friday? No, it will be a Great Friday! We can own this. Great Friday can become our annual, purposeful, secular response and alternative to yet another religious holiday.
We have the message. We have the resources. We have this opportunity.
Gary McIntyre, a Kentucky resident most of his life, was "saved" while growing up Baptist. He started to question religion in college and remembers giving a Speech 101 presentation on "something you feel strongly about." It was titled "Why I Am Not a Christian" and drew mostly negatives reactions.
He considered himself an agnostic much of his adult life but now says atheist and humanist more accurately describes his worldview. Gary joined FFRF in the mid-1980s after seeing Dan Barker on a television morning show.
State/Church Bulletin
Indiana rep pushes school Lord's Prayer
Indiana state Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, filed a bill which would let public schools have students recite the Lord's Prayer daily. The bill received first reading Jan. 9.
SB 251 states that "the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority of a charter school may require the recitation of the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of each school day. The prayer may be recited by a teacher, a student, or the class of students."
It further states, "If the governing body or equivalent authority requires the recitation of the Lord's Prayer under subsection (a), the governing body or equivalent authority shall determine the version of the Lord's Prayer that will be recited in the school corporation or charter school."
The bill lets students or "the student's parent" choose to not participate.
The South Bend Tribune in a Jan. 11 editoral called the bill a bad idea and urged Gov. Mike Pence to veto it if the Legislature passes it, predicting that "long years of legal challenges would certainly drain the state treasury and end in defeat" if it became law.
Domino's founder: Birth control 'immoral'
Tom Monaghan, devout Catholic and founder of Domino's Pizza, is suing the federal government over mandatory contraception coverage in the new health care law. Monaghan called contraception a "gravely immoral" practice, according to the suit, in which he and Domino's Farms, Ann Arbor, Mich., are plaintiffs.
According to a Dec. 15 post on Domino's Facebook page, Monaghan sold the company in 1998: "His views are not our views, nor are his actions in any way related to our actions."
A Wikipedia entry says Bain Capital bought Domino's in 1998, netting Monaghan about $1 billion, before it went public in 2004.
Egyptian atheist gets three-year sentence
A Cairo court sentenced atheist Alber Saber, 27, to three years in prison Dec. 12 for blasphemy and contempt for religion. Alber was accused of posting clips online of the short film "Innocence of Muslims," which sparked violent and deadly protests throughout the Middle East.
"This is an outrageous verdict and sentence for a person whose only 'crime' was to post his opinions online," Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui of Amnesty International told The Associated Press.
Saber, while awaiting trial, was attacked by other prisoners while guards allegedly looked the other way. He's appealing the sentence. "Egypt is a religious state," he said. "If you disobey the norms, you get judged and sentenced."
Montana high court rules against Hutterites
The Montana Supreme Court ruled Dec. 31 that forcing the Big Sky Colony of Hutterites to pay workers' compensation insurance for jobs outside the colony is not an unconstitutional intrusion into religion.
The 4-3 decision upholds a 2009 law. The Associated Press reported that Montana has about 50 Hutterite colonies with about 100 members each. Many have expanded into nonfarm ventures, including construction, and are able to bid lower than private firms because of their communal living arrangements.
Silence substituted
for 'offensive' prayer
Boyle County's Fiscal Court in Danville, Ky., has voted to stop starting its meetings with prayers. Instead of a prayer on Jan. 22, there was a moment of silence.
Harold McKinney, judge executive, said he received a camplaint from a person who found the prayer offensive. "After I looked at it, thought about it, the way to do this is to say we're not going to impose Protestant prayer on those who may not believe in that way," McKinney told WTVQ in Lexington.
The board was also concerned about legal costs if they kept praying.
Louisiana board deals blow to creationism
The Orleans Parish School Board in New Orleans voted unanimously Dec. 18 in favor of two policy amendments proposed by outgoing president Thomas Robichaux.
One amendment added "zero tolerance" to the parish's "bullying, intimidation, harassment and hazing" policy. The other addressed concerns about mention of creationism, intelligent design and "revisionist history" in textbooks.
The textbook selection update said: "No history textbook shall be approved which has been adjusted in accordance with the State of Texas revisionist guidelines nor shall any science textbook be approved which presents creationism or intelligent design as science or scientific theories."
It also applies to teachers: "No teacher of any discipline of science shall teach any aspect of religious faith as science or in a science class. No teacher of any discipline of science shall teach creationism or intelligent design in classes designated as science classes."
Wash. pastor prays against gay marriage
Washington state's opening legislative session in Olympia got off to a rocky start Jan. 14, reported the Seattle Times.
In his invocation, Rev. Jon Sanné prayed for the strengthening of marriage "as You ordained it for our good and Your glory."
"Completely inappropriate," said Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island. "Regrettable," said Seattle Sen. Ed Murray, the Democratic leader. They said all pastors are told in advance to keep prayers nondenominational and nonpolitical.
Sanné, pastor of Calvary Chapel, hosted a rally at the church against marriage equality in September wich featured Rick Santorum. The church donated $5,000 to the campaign against legalization.
Teacher has bible
but no job now
You've got to love how this story starts:
"Just moments before the Phillipsburg [N.J.] Board of Education voted Jan. 14 to terminate a substitute teacher who showed a student a bible, a sudden downpour of rain could be heard hitting the roof of the middle school meeting area." The WFMZ-TV reporter further mused, "Was there some sort of message to be gleaned from this meteorological event?"
The board had just unanimously approved, with abstentions from three new members, Superintendent George Chando's recommendation to terminate substitute teacher Walter Tutka three months after he was removed from teaching. Last fall he is alleged to have told a middle school student, who was last in line to leave class, that "the last will be first, and the first will be last" and showed him the passage in his personal bible.
The board wouldn't disclose the reason for removing Tutka from the substitute list for the rest of the year.
Neighbors target skeptics in senior living
Some seniors living at La Costa Glen retirement community in Carlsbad, Calif., told KERO News they're being targeted by residents for their nonreligion, the station reported Dec. 26.
"They said, 'She is a sinner. She's going to hell and she's going to burn forever,' " said Brigit Smith-Clarke, 84, who started a group called Atheists Anonymous.
It started with 16 members two years ago and has grown to nearly 100 seniors. Smith-Clarke said people are calling her things such as "anti-Christ" and "Jew-lover." She said she was raised Christian but "is tired of pretending."
"I think it's a big place and people do all sorts of things," said activities coordinator Michelle Chaffee. "It's not typical of what we see here normally."
Chaffee says it's the A-word that is the problem. "That has turned a lot of people off."
U.S. House proclaims Darwin Day
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., introduced H.Res. 41 declaring Feb. 12 as Darwin Day in recognition of "the importance of science in the betterment of humanity."
Holt, who has a doctorate in physics, introduced the resolution to honor Charles Darwin's 204th birthday:
"Whereas Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by the mechanism of natural selection, together with the monumental amount of scientific evidence he compiled to support it, provides humanity with a logical and intellectually compelling explanation for the diversity of life on Earth. . ."
Honorable mentions: Graduate/mature student essay contest
Humanity, individuals over religion
FFRF awarded Antwon a $250 scholarship, thanks to an essay competition endowed by Professor Brian Bolton.
By Antwon Kennedy
The need for separation between religion and government is as important today as it has been since the introduction of the Establishment Clause in 1789. History shows that combining the two entities can have dangerous consequences. The Pilgrims, for example, when King James came into power, almost lost their lives after voicing their concerns about the Church of England and had to flee to avoid persecution.
Today, religious interests still want to influence public opinion and politics. A preacher recently spoke out in favor of physically abusive corrective actions toward children, backed by biblical teachings. Religious organizations are opposing contraceptive coverage in their employees' insurance plans. These actions endanger our youth and strip individuals of their right to choice in family planning by placing the decision-making process in the hands of religious groups.
CNN reported: "Sean Harris, the pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, told his congregants in his sermon on April 28, 'Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist.' He continued, 'Man up, give them a good punch, OK. You're not going to act like that. You were made by God to be a male and you're going to be a male' "
The pastor later claimed he was misunderstood, saying he wasn't advocating abuse of homosexual children. What is certain is that combining church and state would give the government power to support and uphold the pastor's words because the bible states in Proverbs 22:15, "Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him," and in Proverbs 23:13, "Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die."
Both passages confirm the acceptance of child abuse. Even more so, the greatest argument for the bible's standpoint on child abuse is that God sent his son to Earth so that people could abuse him and hang him on a cross.
Mixing religion with politics is a recipe for the reversal of human choice and liberty. If politicians give in to the demands of a set religion, we face being confined to the constraints of the religious doctrine at hand.
An example of this process of constraint: religious organizations fighting to not have to include contraceptive coverage in insurance plans for their employees. These organizations are forgetting about the right of the individual to make her own choices. They are confining their employees to limited choices in the types of health services available to them.
If politicians continue to show favoritism to religious groups, citizens risk losing the rights that generations have fought for and the freedoms that make America the great country that it is. Laws must be uniform for all.
In this election year, we need to let politicians know that just because a religious doctrine says it is acceptable to beat children, we will not stand for child abuse. We need to let politicians know that we do not need to make concessions for religious organizations that want to modify laws so that they can limit the health care options of those caught under their vise.
If we concede on one issue, the stage will be set for more concessions until we are a nation under the laws of a particular religious doctrine. Our citizens, in fear for their lives, will begin to flee just as the Pilgrims did centuries ago from England.
We do not need to repeat a past that did not work. That is why in this election year, we need separation between religion and government.
Antwon Kennedy, 32, Marietta, Ga., is a junior working toward a bachelor of business administration degree in finance at Kennesaw State University.
Theocracies are
deadly to freedom
FFRF awarded Anastassia a $250 scholarship.
By Anastassia Smorodinskaya
During the recent presidential election, it became clear that we as a nation are moving further and further away from our constitutional right to the separation of church and state. Most disheartening is that with so many examples of failing theological governments throughout the world, American politicians and citizens alike turn a blind eye to the fact that God and government are indeed a very dangerous mix.
Mideast nations serve as prime examples. The elections in Egypt were supposed to be a celebration of newfound democracy, yet citizens who don't adhere to fundamentalist Islam live in fear of losing their rights to religion. Decades of civil unrest and bloodshed in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iran and Pakistan should steer the U.S. away from letting power fall into the hands of theocrats.
I am even starting to see an unhealthy partnership of church and state in my native Russia, a nation which less than 100 years ago denounced all religion in favor of atheism. The nation has started using the Russian Orthodox Church to justify blatant violations of human rights and freedom of speech, as made evident by the imprisonment of the female punk band Pussy Riot. Putin's government is making an example of Pussy Riot for anyone else who dares speak out against Putin, but is doing so under the guise of defending religion.
In turn, the church has shocked the international community by siding with Putin's dictatorial regime instead of practicing the Christian notion of forgiveness. This scenario shows how mixing religion and politics can lead to loss of civilian freedom and to the corruption of religious institutions themselves.
In America, the lines are blurring, as made evident by nearly every hot-button issue debated by rival political parties. The most obvious example is legalization of same-sex marriage, an issue that should be treated as a question of human rights, but instead has been argued by politicians on the basis of populist religious morality, showing blatant disregard for the Establishment Clause.
Women's rights to birth control and family planning have also come under scrutiny from conservative Christians who, tragically, are gaining leverage in the Republican Party.
When I see religion making its way into political debates, scenes from the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood spring to mind. It depicts the U.S. after it has been taken over by an extreme fundamentalist Christian group that strips women of their rights and forces them into roles of pious servitude.
It is ironic that while many Americans fear losing their freedom to Islamist groups like al-Qaida, they are blind to the fact that Christianity is slowly seeping into the pores of government, with equal potential to do serious damage to constitutional rights.
It would behoove all Americans to keep in mind that we must vote for the candidate who best protects our constitutional liberties and not for one whose decisions will be based on the moral compass of a particular religion. Rev. Otis Moss III said it best in a sermon he delivered to his Baptist congregation in Chicago:
"To claim that the president of the United States must hold your theological position is absurd. He is president of the United States, not president of the Baptist Convention, not president or bishop of the sanctified church. He is called to protect those who are Jew and gentile, male and female, young and old, gay and straight."
That powerful statement perfectly sums up the way Americans need to look at government. Sadly, the fact that Moss felt compelled to make the plea shows that too many are still inclined to vote in the name of God.
Anastassia Smorodinskaya, 25, was born in Moscow, Russia. She moved to the U.S. at age 6 and grew up in the quiet college town of Middlebury, Vt. She graduated from Eckerd College in 2008 as a communications major and theater minor. She's enrolled in Columbia University's master's program for broadcast journalism.
Wanted: Separation of state, church
FFRF awarded Justin a $250 scholarship.
By Justin Vacula
Four recent Establishment Clause issues in Pennsylvania — legislation declaring 2012 "The Year of the Bible," sectarian governmental prayer, coercion of citizens who dare to remain seated for governmental prayer, and intentions to fund religious schools with taxpayer monies — should convince Pennsylvanians that they need separation of religion and government.
Lawmakers seemed to neglect Section 3 of the state Constitution, which states, "All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences," and "no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience, and no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship."
The "noncontroversial" resolution declaring "The Year of the Bible" said there was a "national need to study and apply [its] teachings," and claimed that "renewing our knowledge of and faith in God through holy scripture can strengthen us as a nation and a people."
"The dictates of conscience" in the Constitution were trampled on because the resolution took sides on theological issues and recommended religious actions.
Another obvious example of religion and government being a dangerous mix is the constant stream of unconstitutional sectarian governmental prayer during House of Representatives sessions. Many contain specific references to Christianity, with Jesus Christ dying on a cross to save people from sin, Jesus Christ as "Lord and savior," "God in heaven" and "the maker of heaven and earth."
Unconstitutional prayers also exist in a background of coercion directed at citizens who dare to remain seated during prayer. Individuals, before entering the guest chambers, view a prominent sign which encourages people to stand for prayer. Then the House speaker asks people to stand.
On one occasion, I remained silently seated while taking notes on a tablet. An armed security officer approached me and repeatedly asked me to stand to "show respect." Two requests — from the House speaker and a sign — were not enough.
Another insidious foray by lawmakers concerned a school voucher program in which public funds, instead of funding public schools which must educate children regardless of their religious upbringing or belief, would fund private schools. Many are religious and exist primarily to indoctrinate impressionable minds, compel students to participate in school-led prayer and teach "young Earth creationist" doctrine instead of sound science.
When I peacefully protested a rally, holding a sign calling for separation of church and state, at which pious politicians assembled to urge lawmakers to vote for the school voucher program, I was told that I should go back to my "community of privilege" and send my children "to whichever school I wanted to whether they be atheist schools or not."
That was said to me from the podium by state Sen. Anthony Williams, who angrily added, "By the way, this is my rally, not yours," and "These are our dollars, not just yours. These are our children, not yours. These are our school systems, not yours, and by the way, this has nothing to do with separation of church and state."
At the voucher rally and with the coercion I faced for staying seated for governmental prayer, I was made to feel like a political outsider. A climate of divisiveness — pitting citizens against lawmakers acting in pious unconstitutional manners — was created in which I, as a citizen of Pennsylvania, while peacefully objecting to that which I saw as unconstitutional, was poorly treated.
If lawmakers had remained neutral on matters of religion while acting in their official capacities to serve all citizens, there would have been no divisiveness.
The above situations create a compelling case for freethinkers, and even religious Pennsylvanians, to be concerned with matters of separation of church and state. Establishment Clause violations are especially grievous in election years because pandering politicians are seeking votes while lawmakers who otherwise would object to the violations may not because they fear losing support from their constituents.
Justin Vacula, Exeter, Pa., 23, is a graduate student at Marywood University studying mental health counseling. He has a bachelor's in philosophy and psychology from King's College, is active in the NEPA Freethought Society and blogs at examiner.com/user-justin-vacula.
Justin was also a plaintiff in FFRF's lawsuit challenging "The Year of the Bible" in Pennsylvania. He recently spent a lot of time getting FFRF's Winter Solstice banner included in the Wilkes-Barre Public Square holiday display. The banner was vandalized and later reinstalled.
Government for the people, not the god
FFRF awarded Ashley a $250 scholarship.
By Ashley Miller
Religion, in the hands of the power hungry, is a dangerous thing, and you'll find few groups more power hungry or more religious than U.S. politicians. That only one member of Congress admits to being a nonbeliever speaks volumes about the usefulness of professed religious devotion for those seeking office.
Politicians fall all over themselves to prove their support of religion. In the past decade, Congress has unanimously reaffirmed "In God We Trust" as the national motto three times. Countless bills are presented with hopes of winning the religious base. Even if sponsors don't think they will pass, they want credit for proposing them.
Sincere or cynical, politicians know that pandering to the religious gets them votes and, just as importantly, gets them money. The relationship between religious money and the state has always been problematic, but never more so than it is today. And fighting against that relationship is never more important than in an election year.
Every year, the churches of America get $71 billion in tax breaks thanks to very generous exemptions. The American taxpayer has to cover the lost revenue, forcing the population to subsidize organized religion. Churches pay no property taxes, write off housing expenses for their clergy, do not pay sales tax on anything they sell, and do not pay taxes on the money they earn. US churches own $400 billion in untaxed land and the Church of Scientology alone earns over $500 million untaxed dollars annually. Donations to these churches are written off individuals' taxes, even if those churches spend little money on charitable works -- churches, unlike other charitable organizations, don't have to publicly disclose what they use the money for; they are automatically exempt.
So, what do the religious use the money for? Rather than focusing on charity, they have used their untaxed income to wage war on our secular Constitution, to try to force the Christian version of Sharia law onto the American people.
Churches use this money to support their campaigns against gay marriage. Groups like Focus on the Family are funded almost entirely by the Catholic and Mormon churches. Proposition 8, the amendment to the California Constitution that overturned the right to gay marriage, raised over $40 million, $20 million of which came from Mormons. At the urging of their church, Mormons provided over half the funds that helped Proposition 8 pass. When the California government was alerted to this, not only did the LDS church not lose its tax-exempt status, they were fined only $5,000, practically an invitation to do it again.
Churches use this money to promote their choices for judicial nominations. Justices in South Carolina have given reading assignments from the bible as punishment for crimes as serious as vehicular homicide. Of the nine justices on the Supreme Court, six are Roman Catholics and three are Jewish, in a country that is 24% Catholic and 2% Jewish. These judges ensure the bench is biased in favor of religion and that bias encourages decisions like Citizens United, which allows the religious to spend unlimited funds on pushing their political agenda.
Churches use this money to push religion into the public classrooms of America, to make sure after-school programs have access to children, to remove evolution and Thomas Jefferson from schoolbooks, and to force non-religious students to listen to and participate in prayers on secular campuses. Religious exemptions don't just hurt the education of young people; they can also lead to disease and death. In many states, religious schools are exempt from government oversight, which has led to deaths of children through poor care and negligence.
Churches use this money to promote their hatred for women. In 2011, there were 1,100 bills about reproductive rights introduced at the state level. There were bills that force women to accept a transvaginal exam to get an abortion; that have nearly gotten rid of abortion clinics altogether in states like Mississippi; that allow doctors in Arizona to lie to women if they think it will prevent them from having an abortion; that charge women with manslaughter for having miscarriages; that allow doctors and pharmacists to refuse to give birth control to women. All of this in a country where being pregnant is more dangerous and more expensive than in many other industrialized nations. Even bills to make the life-saving, cancer-preventing HPV vaccine mandatory have been vetoed out of fear that it would encourage girls to have sex; in South Carolina, the governor vetoed a bill that would allow schools to simply tell parents the vaccine exists. These bills are so cavalierly anti-woman; women are dying in this country because of religious interference.
And, before you blame this entirely on the religious right, the Democrats are guilty as well. President Obama prevented Plan B from becoming over-the-counter, despite the recommendations of the medical community, primarily because he wanted to avoid the Christian backlash. Democrats are just as afraid of the repercussions of upsetting the godly, and just as interested in getting their money.
Before you despair, there is good news. The non-religious population is growing and becoming more vocal and actively fighting the destruction of separation of church and state. There are things we can do to fight back. We can support organizations like the Secular Student Alliance, Secular Coalition for America, Freedom From Religion Foundation, and the many other secular institutions in our country. We can vote for the candidates that don't pander to the religious, if they can be found. And, if they cannot be found, we can follow the lead of people like Pete Stark and Cecil Bothwell, and run for office ourselves. Our Constitution clearly states that God and government do not go together, and we must fight for a government that is truly representative of "we the people," all of us, not just those under the command of a fictitious and very wealthy deity.
Ashley Miller, 28, grew up in Litchfield, S.C., and attends the University of South Carolina as a second-year Ph.D. candidate. She holds a master's in radio, film and television production from Florida State University and B.A. in film studies from Emory University.
Honorable mentions: High school essay contest
The students all received $250 awards. Special thanks to John Moe and Dean and Dorea Schramm for underwriting.
Mission for humanity
By Cheyenne Tessier
My knees were sore. I got down and prayed for wind, joining hands with dirty-faced working men and the long-skirted women. And the wind came.
It was a miracle, I convinced myself, a missionary in a hell-stricken place, the daughter of two devout Christians. Yes, I was blessed.
We were told not to give our food to the starving children because it would start a riot, so we gave them bibles, telling them this is the right way. Do not live with the devils of your ancestors, children. We played and danced.
Then we sat on the air-conditioned bus and ate sandwiches and drank soda, but the children could not drink their bibles. Soon the girls would turn to prostitution to feed themselves, but God was with them, so we gave them bibles as if we offered salvation to a system that was, in the first place, polluted by missionaries.
We didn't give them work, only scripture. We didn't heal their water supply, only offered a prayer for their souls. And then we came home, our work done. I hung my Haitian flag above my bed. Many nights I stared at that flag, praising myself as a hero. But doubt is the greatest of infections, and soon I was overcome with questions.
I attended church less and less. I could not think about the evil I had done by starving a community for some faraway god, who didn't laugh or learn or die of malnourishment.
If there were no heaven and no hell and no God, I wonder if we would share our food and water and shelter instead of our "wisdom." I wonder if all the love, focused away from the skies and onto humanity, would be enough to eliminate hunger and educate every child to care for our Earth instead of our unreachable skies.
My proudest moment as a freethinker was inviting my former congregation to a benefit I held, in the name of humanity, after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. I proved that it does not take a zealot or a missionary to change the world, but as Margaret Mead said, "It takes a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens."
That night, I gave back to Haiti the sandwiches I had stolen from it.
When I am asked, "Are you doing it with a church?" I quietly reply, "No. I am on a mission, but I am not a missionary."
Cheyenne Tessier, 18, Hudson, N.H., is enrolled at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., to study international affairs and Arabic.
Light bulb in the pews
By Zach Gowan
I was raised by my mom, who never exposed me to a particularly religious environment. As a result, I never really found myself subscribing to any religion. I never thought about the fact that I wasn't religious. Put simply, I just wasn't. However, around seventh and eighth grade, certain events occurred that brought my attention to religion and its effects in society.
My dad came back into my life in middle school. He and I were never able to form a relationship before this time. He had gotten himself in order and met a woman whom he soon married. As a result, I would go down to their house and visit every other weekend.
My dad had gotten back into going to church by this point. His wife and her children were religious as well, so all of them went to church. They would bring me along. I didn't really have a choice. They just made me go. If I ever voiced the fact that I didn't want to go, I would risk hearing a lecture about how I'd go to Hell if I didn't participate in their religion. This continued throughout middle school.
My previously religiously apathetic self was dissipating. Now that I was regularly being exposed to religion, I was starting to form opinions of it. And honestly, I didn't like it. I completely disagreed with all the things I would hear in the sermons. I couldn't stand the hate that the preachers would spout about nonbelievers, homosexuals, and so on. On the whole, I just couldn't understand why people would buy into this stuff.
Eventually, in eighth grade, a particular sermon at church caused my logical faculties to finally kick in (they would improve and enhance over the following years, but this was when reason truly started to play a role in my opinion of religion). It was a sermon about homosexuality and how it's supposedly a sin. The preacher used an analogy to demonstrate the point. It went a little something like this: You can't take an electrical plug and plug it into another one. It has to be plugged into a socket. Similarly, a socket can't receive another socket. It has to receive a plug. Therefore, homosexuality is wrong. Obviously, the plug represents the male reproductive organ, and the socket represents the female reproductive organ. The "logic" here was that if putting a plug into a plug or a socket into a socket is wrong, then the same principle must apply to humans. I instantly saw how fallacious and absurd this was. To use this analogy, you have to assume that the only thing that matters in a relationship is sex, which is an odd assumption for a typically anti-sex group of people to make.
But the absurdity of the argument isn't what bothered me. The primitive and old-fashioned conclusion (that homosexuals are bad) isn't what bothered me. It was the fact that everyone in the room blindly bought into the blatantly illogical argument. No one gave it a second thought. They just accepted it because the preacher said it.
This moment was a critical one for me. I would consider myself to have been a budding freethinker at the time, as I was forming my own opinion of religion and its teachings through reason, even if I was just starting out. Looking back on that day, I'm proud of my refusal to accept the preacher's words at face value. I think religion has its place in society, but I do not like its potential to brainwash people. Fortunately, I was able to escape that brainwashing and from that point on, I can think for myself.
Zach Gowan, 17, was born in Philadelphia and is attending the University of South Carolina in Spartanburg to major in English.
Absolved from unnecessary confusion
By Abigail Dove
"I hope and suspect that you have not moved into unnecessary confusion," read my grandfather's letter in troubled script.
I am "blessed" in the statistical sense to have a father, who, despite being a church elder, will agree to read and discuss selections of Richard Dawkins' writing after only mild coercion, and a mother who volunteers as a Sunday School teacher only out of a profound desire to avoid interaction with the vociferous social conservatives who frequent the adult classes.
I suppose it is fitting that my grandfather's Presbyterian ministry embraces an idealistic simplification of God as the embodiment of love and not the terrifying entity that his denominational fellows theorize entertains himself by dangling sinners over a flaming abyss.
But despite my grandfather's remarkable open-mindedness, he was alarmed when my father inadvertently revealed that I, his supposedly pious granddaughter — whom he personally baptized with water he collected from the Jordan River — was not the staunch Christian he anticipated.
When his concerned letter arrived a few weeks later, my parents advised me to downplay the issue for convenience. Couldn't I, they pleaded, simply feign agreement? Easy for them to say.
The early emergence of my atheism could stunt my relationship with my grandfather. Here I was presented with the perfect gateway to honest, open dialogue. Besides, as a casual skim through the Old Testament will reveal, lying has adverse consequences.
So began our tense correspondence, an ongoing dialogue on belief. In a stream of lengthy letters, he expressed his confusion over why, in my WASP-y world free of creationism, homophobia, sexism and the other oft-targeted shortcomings of religion, I am so opposed to the church.
I desperately tried to articulate that his beloved moderate institutions, though conceivably palatable, enforce the notion of religion as an indispensable component of society, thus shielding fundamentalist faiths from criticism and letting hordes of potentially great future scientists and thinkers receive a life of miseducation under the guise of respect for religious diversity.
He remained steadfast in his belief that Christian education spreads essential virtues. I found myself struggling to find a delicate way to express that my Sunday School experience enlightened me only to new techniques of eye-rolling.
I labored over each letter so as to completely address his questions while remaining both respectful of his life's work. Amid piles of discarded drafts, I questioned whether it was my place to express even courteous disapproval over this wise, gentle man's philosophy. Awaiting his responses, I imagined him poring over my tortured writings, insulted and mired in disappointment.
At his funeral, I sat sobbing in a sea of Presbyterian ministers arguing over the mechanics of when, in the biblically unaddressed circumstance of a fatal coma, the soul leaves the body. "Are you the atheist?" demanded one of the many pastors there. "Your grandfather used to read parts of your letters at some of our meetings. It meant so much to him that one of his grandchildren took an interest in discussing the subject."
In a sense far different from the one my grandfather had in mind, he had absolved me of "unnecessary confusion." I now know with certainty that no decent individual will see ignominy in freethought or free dialogue.
Abigail Dove, 18, Collegeville, Pa., was valedictorian at Perkiomen Valley High School and is attending Swarthmore College to major in neuroscience and minor in cognitive science.
Madison committee rejects funding of religious 'pregnancy center'
A city committee in Madison, Wis., voted Jan. 17 against helping finance housing owned by CareNet Pregnancy Center of Dane County, an evangelical antiabortion group that ministers to pregnant women.
FFRF Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott wrote to the Madison Community Development Block Grant Committee on Jan. 17, to oppose the government financing, which would extend $550,000 in low-interest loans to CareNet for a new 36-unit apartment building.
Elliott wrote, "We are very concerned that these funding grants will ultimately be used to subsidize an evangelical Christian and anti-abortion ministry and will not further the purposes of the designated funds."
The letter noted that CareNet's application did not disclose the group's purpose, which is "to share the love and truth of Jesus Christ in both word and deed."
FFRF's letter highlighted CareNet's religious programming and argued that any secular objectives could not be separated from evangelical Christian programming.
The committee voted 5-2 against funding the project. City staff had initially recommended committee approval.
Even if the financing had been approved, it was unclear how CareNet would abide by nondiscrimination provisions required for city contracts.
FFRF Legal Victories
Michigan letter results in prompt solution
After an early childhood program assistant sent home an inappropriate religious gift with students, the Monroe County (Mich.) Intermediate School District is ensuring that school policy will be followed by the assistant and other staff in the future.
The faculty member works with children as young as 4, some of whom are disabled, and distributed a gift of Play-Doh to children, along with a letter containing religious references and urging people to pray.
The letter was titled "CHRISTmas is Jesus's Birthday" and opened, "So for the Jesus gift you could be like this play dough, and let Jesus mold & shape Your Life so Jesus Can use you for His Glory!" The letter encouraged parents to find a church that teaches about Jesus.
FFRF Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert wrote Jan. 7 to Superintendent Randy Monday about the illegality of proselytizing to children in public school. She noted it was irrelevant that the assistant included the disclaimer "this is my belief & my gift & is not promoted by the school in any way."
Assistant Superintendent Elizabeth Taylor replied the next day to say that the employee was told about the inappropriateness of her actions and her violation of school policy that states teachers or supervisors must approve items sent home with students.
Parents were also notified that the staff member had violated school policy.
Gideons groups out after FFRF complaints
Gideons International representatives will no longer be allowed in Grant County Schools, Williamstown, Ky., to distribute bibles as a result of a complaint from FFRF Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert. A concerned parent contacted FFRF after her child was taken out of class to receive a bible.
Markert pointed out that by allowing Gideons to distribute bibles, the district was "impermissibly endorsing religion by placing its 'stamp of approval' on the religious messages contained in the bible."
Superintendent Ron Livingood responded Nov. 30 and said that he had met with district principals and instructed them not to permit Gideons in schools or on school property.
Markert sent a similar letter Nov. 19 to Robertson County Director of Schools Daniel Whitlow in Springfield, Tenn., responding to a distressed parent whose child was ostracized for not taking a Gideon bible.
Whitlow responded Jan. 8 that all administrators had been notified that bible distribution was against district policies.
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ends staff prayer
North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, Ga., will no longer be including prayers at university-sponsored events after receiving an FFRF letter of complaint last October. The school is one of six senior military colleges in the U.S.
A concerned student alerted FFRF that at an event that was mandatory for some students, faculty members led attendees in several Christian prayers. Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert wrote to President Bonita Jacobs: "Including prayer at events at which attendance is mandatory is coercive, embarrassing, and beyond the scope of our public university system."
Julia Anderson, state senior assistant attorney general, responded Dec. 13 that Jacobs would "remind [all faculty and staff] that prayers shall not be included in university-sponsored events."
FFRF stills Wisconsin student bell-ringers
FFRF was able to intervene before students at the Medford (Wis.) Area Middle School were sent to ring bells to raise money for the Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army's stated mission is "to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination." It has 11 Christian "articles of faith" and is blatantly discriminatory to gay people.
After a concerned parent contacted FFRF, Staff Attorney Patrick Elliott sent District Administrator Pat Sullivan a letter Dec. 13 pointing out that "while it is laudable for a public school to encourage young students to become active and involved in their community," the Salvation Army is "an overtly Christian organization."
Elliott asked Sullivan to inform staff "that they may not continue with their plans to solicit funds for the Salvation Army during the school day."
Sullivan responded Dec. 17 that the school was no longer planning to send students to ring bells.
FFRF tackles coaches' prayers in Ohio
Coaches at Spencerville High School in Ohio will no longer pray with their students after Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert's Nov. 6 letter to Superintendent Joel Hatfield, informing him that "a public school coach's participation in a team's prayer circle is illegal and inappropriate."
Hatfield responded Dec. 17: "As superintendent, I have informed our coaches that they are to no longer lead their athletes in prayer."
School changes policy after FFRF complaint
The Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District in New York banned groups from using school facilities for religious worship after FFRF urged it to adopt a revised policy.
FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor sent a Dec. 3 letter informing the school board that prohibiting the use of school buildings for worship was "in line with current law [as applied in the 2nd Circuit] and is the best policy option."
Gaylor detailed how start-up churches often take advantage of low rental fees to "get a foot in the door" while collecting church donations on public property, which amounts to "what many of us consider taxpayer subsidy of congregations."
A church that had been using school facilities retained the American Center for Law & Justice, a Religious Right legal group founded by Pat Robertson, to object to the proposed changes. Despite that opposition, the board amended its policies Dec. 17, adding "Gatherings for the purpose of holding religious worship services" to its list of prohibited uses of school facilities.
FFRF letter gets Iowa park cross removed
A house inside George Wyth State Park near Waterloo, Iowa, will no longer include a display of a lighted Latin cross.
A local complainant reported to FFRF that a large cross was affixed to the garage of a park ranger's home owned by the state in the park. The cross was highly visible at night from the highway and within the park.
Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert wrote Dec. 14 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources: "While it is appropriate for the park ranger to display personal religious items inside his home, it crosses the line when he chooses to display Christian symbols on the exterior of his home," Markert said.
Markert received a phone call Dec. 19 from the DNR that the ranger had been directed to remove the cross.
School replaces hymns with secular songs
Main Street K-3 School in Shelbyville, Ill., removed two Christian hymns from its holiday concert after receiving an FFRF letter. A concerned parent contacted FFRF after learning her child's concert included "Mary Had a Baby" and "Go, Tell it on the Mountain."
In a Dec. 17 letter to Superintendent Denise Bence, FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor said it's "wholly inappropriate for public schools to perform songs of Christian worship in a public school setting."
Bence responded Dec. 21 that the songs would be taken out of the program and replaced with secular holiday music.
FFRF stops church's free school 'lunch'
Alma (Mich.) Public Schools will now require a church using its facilities to pay a rental fee and remove religious items left scattered around a district school.
The district let Alma Vineyard Church hold Sunday services and frequent events at Republic Alternative High School. The church was allowed to use the kitchen, gym, stage and extra rooms. It also had free use of building supplies and custodial services and was allowed to store religious items, including an 8-foot wooden cross that was left on display in the cafeteria.
Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert sent a letter Oct. 19 to Superintendent Sonia Lark, pointing out that the religious symbols left in the school demonstrated "district preference for religion over nonreligion, and Christianity over other religions."
The school district responded Oct. 23 that the cross and other religious items were removed or covered. The district further informed FFRF on Jan. 3 that the church would now have to pay for custodial services and rental of space.
3 boards ditch prayer after FFRF letters
Three governmental bodies, two in California and one in Georgia, have halted meeting prayers after receiving letters from FFRF Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel.
Seidel wrote the Plumas County Board of Supervisors, Quincy, Calif., in August and sent several follow-ups before receiving a reply from the county's counsel Jan 16 that the board voted Jan. 15 to stop the practice. "[T]he invocation will be removed from the agenda, and the county will not solicit invocation speakers."
The city of Santa Clara, Calif., which previously had sectarian Christian prayers and excluded a Hindu officiant, has abandoned its prayers for a "values statement" after getting a November letter from Seidel.
The language is pious but doesn't overtly address a supernatural being: "As we gather, we humbly seek blessings upon this meeting. May we act with strength, courage and the will to perform our obligations and duties to our people with justice to all. Let us seek wisdom so that we may act in the best interests of our people, our neighbors and our country. All this we ask so we may serve our community with love and grace, putting their needs before all."
The city of Forest Park, Ga., received an FFRF letter in September and several follow-ups before City Manager John Parker responded curtly Jan. 10:
"The city of Forest Park no longer participates in prayer during meetings of the City Council."
Judge rules FFRF's commandments case may proceed
U.S. District Judge Terrence McVerry ruled Jan. 22 that FFRF's challenge to a Ten Commandments monument in front of a Pennsylvania high school will go forward. McVerry rejected a motion to dismiss by the New Kensington-Arnold School District and issued an order that directs the district to file an answer to the plaintiffs' complaint.
FFRF and two families filed suit in September 2012 against the school district over the prominent placement of a Ten Commandments monument at Valley High School. The district sought to dismiss the case by claiming that it had been "foreclosed" by the Supreme Court's Van Orden v. Perry decision in 2005, which allowed a similar monument on the Texas Capitol grounds to stand.
FFRF's brief argued that there are significant factual and legal distinctions between the cases, most notably, that the Supreme Court has ruled against Ten Commandments displays in the school context.
McVerry's opinion stated that the First Amendment claim "has sufficient merit under our current jurisprudence." He noted that at this preliminary stage, "there is no meaningful evidence to support the School District's attack on the merits of Plaintiffs' case and thus the 'foreclosure' argument is unavailing at this time."
The court issued an order in December that allowed three of the plaintiffs to proceed using pseudonyms, finding that there was a substantial public interest in protecting them from retribution from upset members of the community. The court will hold a scheduling conference in February.


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Aaron Prosser scored three times and eight different players scored goals as Drexel defeated Mount St. Mary's, 11-6. The Dragons scored three goals in the final minute of the first quarter to take a 3-0 lead and never trailed as they improved to 3-5 this season.
After a scoreless first 14 minutes of the game, the Dragons scored three goals in a span of 46 seconds to take a 3-0 lead at the end of one period. Aaron Prosser started the scoring with his 11th goal of the season. Freshman Ryan Belka was credited with the assist on the goal that came at the 51 second mark of the quarter. Exactly 40 seconds later, T.J. Foley scored the first goal of his career with just 11 seconds left. Drexel won the ensuing face off, and Deven Thomas fired home a shot with five seconds left to give the Dragons a three-goal cushion.
Mount St. Mary's got on the board for the first time early in the second period. Mike Adkins scored an unassisted goal to make it a 3-1 game. The score remained the same for most of the quarter before Brendan Glynn scored for the Dragons with six minutes left in the half. Prosser picked up his second goal of the game off an assist by Andrew Vivian to put Drexel up by four late in the half. The Mount's Bryant Schmidt trimmed the deficit to three with 2:12 left in the half. The teams would go to intermission with the Dragons holding on to a 5-2 lead.
It appeared as though the Dragons was on its way to an easy victory early in the third quarter. Kyle Bergman set up Prosser for the junior's third goal of the game in the early minutes of the third and at the 11:52 mark, Vivian scored to give Drexel a five-goal lead at 7-2. That deficit was cut to three in a hurry. Brett Schmidt scored a pair of goals in just eight seconds to make it 7-4 with 10:41 remaining in the quarter. Bergman answered with an unassisted goal for the Dragons, but the Mount countered with two more goals before the end of the third frame. Daniel Stranix scored twice, including his second coming with less than two to play as Drexel held a slim 8-6 lead with 15 minutes to play.
Drexel's Foley and Belka gave Coach Voelker's team a little breathing room with unassisted gols in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. It was Belka's eighth goal of the year. Neither team had a man-up situation at that point, but when the Mount was called for a slashing penalty with just over five minutes to play, the Dragons capitalized when Church set up Ben McIntosh for his sixth goal of the season and his third man-up goal of the year.
Chris Klaiber turned aside 11 Dragon shots in goal for the Mount. Mark Manos made seven saves as the Dragons snapped a two-game losing streak. Drexel won 12 of the 21 face-offs, as freshman Nick Saputo won six of the eight that he took. The Dragons also outshot the Mount, 32-18.
The Dragons return home to face Hofstra in their first CAA home game of the season. The Pride defeated Delaware on Saturday. Both teams are 1-0 in CAA play. Face-off is set for 7 p.m. at Vidas Field.

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Limbaugh on Hackett: "a liberal Democrat" who served in Iraq "to pad the resumé"
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Nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh repeatedly referred to Iraq war veteran and Democratic congressional candidate Paul Hackett as "another liberal Democrat trying to hide behind a military uniform" and accused him of going to Iraq "to pad the resumé." Hackett, a Marine Corps veteran, re-enlisted last year. The New York Times reported that "Mr. Hackett spent seven months in Iraq leading a civil affairs unit in Ramadi and Fallujah before returning to Ohio in March." On August 2, he narrowly lost a special election to Republican Jean Schmidt for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District seat.
On his August 2 show, Limbaugh asked, "Can a liberal Democrat, hiding behind a military uniform, win in a Republican district while lying and denying his liberalism?" He answered his own question the following day, telling listeners, "Democrats once again lose an election running an ultraliberal hiding behind the military uniform." Limbaugh also said that Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) was "hiding behind a military uniform" during the 2004 presidential campaign and that "[former Sen. Max] Cleland's [D-GA] uniform didn't help him in his re-election either."
From the August 2 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: OK, if you go to the top of our homepage at RushLimbaugh.com, you'll find a link to see this Hackett ad, and it is amazing. The libs, once again trying to hide behind a military uniform. It didn't work for Kerry. I can't imagine it's going to work for Hackett, but we'll see. But you gotta see this ad to believe it.
Now, the thing that is interesting about that is, is this ad. What we have here, folks, is a Democrat who is, once again, a liberal. Let's not even say Democrat. He's a -- but he is -- but he is a liberal and, once again, as a caller said not long ago from Ohio, Paul Hackett is trying to hide his liberalism behind a military uniform. Stop and think. When was the last time the Democrats tried that? When was the last time the Democrats tried to hide their liberalism behind a military uniform? I think his name was John Kerry, ladies and gentlemen.
Let me tell you what this really is. This is more a test of Hillary Clinton and her new deceptions about being a moderate. Let's just see if a liberal Democrat can win an election in a Republican district lying to the voters. That's the test here. If there's anything bellwether about this, it is this question. Can a liberal Democrat, hiding behind a military uniform, win in a Republican district while lying and denying his liberalism?
Well, you're just -- I mean, you're illustrating here the deceit that makes up this whole campaign, and the whole ad. So, you know, to get into a parsing of it is, you know, it's not the point. You know, that's getting into process, missing the big picture. The big picture here is they got another liberal Democrat trying to hide behind a military uniform and fool people in thinking he's a hawk when he's just the exact opposite.
Some Democrat somewhere, some lib, is tutoring this guy on how to be fraudulent and deceptive. He may have -- as a liberal, he may come by it naturally. I have to grant that possibility. Was [Democratic strategist James] Carville out there? Carville was out there campaign -- so Max Cleland was out there cam -- well, now, Cleland's uniform didn't help him in his re-election either. Back in, what was it, 2002, so, hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm. Plot thickens, James Carville advertising assistance to Paul Hackett.
By the way, folks, don't -- [former Sen.] John Glenn [D-OH] was there? John Glenn was helping him. Well. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. So, we do have a high-ranking Democrat help, and so we know that the strategy from the highest levels of the Democratic Party is deceit, lies and deceit. You would think after Kerry that they would learn you can't win hiding behind a military uniform when you're a lib. But they're trying -- I guess they do -- and I think Kerry was the wrong guy. This guy Hackett's the right guy.
All right, we've learned a couple other things. This Paul Hackett is a trial lawyer, folks (laughing). He's a personal injury lawyer like [2004 Democratic vice presidential candidate] John Edwards. And it appears that, you know, he goes to Iraq to pad the resumé, come back and run as a big supporter of the war, or at least finishing the project over there.
This is a personal injury trial lawyer in the mold of John Edwards, the Breck Girl, who is trying to hide once again his liberalism behind a military uniform. You would think they would learn.
From the August 3 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: So where are we? Well, we're on the Rush Limbaugh program and the EIB network but we're also hearing that Democrats once again lose an election running an ultraliberal hiding behind a military uniform. They once again lose an election pretending to be something that they are not -- a hawk on the military and a hawk on the war in Iraq. They run again, once again, as deceivers and, once again, they lose.
Oh, and we just had a new star born yesterday in the Democrat Party, right? John Kerry Jr., trying to hide his ultra-liberalism behind a military uniform, and this is the new star of the Democrat Party.
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Dearest Faithful Prayer Supporters,
Warmest of Greetings to you from Rome,Italy. I trust that each of you are well and have enjoyed a beautiful Pentecost Sunday. It has been a busy day of travel for me - but a great one. With an early morning flight out of Edinburgh I flew into Amsterdam with the Scotland team. After saying good bye and sending them on as they headed back to the states I then boarded another plane and headed to Rome.
Arriving In Rome
Upon arriving in Rome, I was greeted by Rachel Uthmann (BS '00) and her little girl Joy Vania, as well as my dearest friend Tanya Heilman (BS '00)who is also visiting in Rome this week. What a wonderful reception after such a long day. This evening we spent some time relaxing here at the Uthmann's...what a gift it has been to be in their home. I am looking forward to spending the week together and learning more about life here in Rome and their ministry to the refugees.
Refugee Ministry
Tim (BS 99) and Rachel oversee a refugee ministry in working with International Teams and have been serving refugees in Rome since September 2007. Tens of thousands of forcibly displaced people from Somalia, Eritrea, Afghanistan and many others travel through Rome each year. Housing, food and social services are difficult to find, but one of the greatest challenges that refugees face is the climate of prejudice and fear they encounter when they arrive. The Uthmann's support several local ministries with food distribution throughout the week while befriending individual refugees in order to share Christ's love. I am looking forward to learning more and participating in their ministry this week.
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LAKEWOOD - Roofing improvements to the George Nye Library and the Lakewood Youth Center are scheduled to begin in about two weeks, following the City Council's Tuesday night contract approval for the project.
Ten private companies submitted proposals on the work, and the Placentia- based Roofing Standards made the lowest bid at $115,200.
Western States Roofing Systems, of Northridge, the second lowest bidder at $166,600, however, had sent the city a protest letter saying Roofing Standards' estimate was below the actual cost to complete the work, according the agenda staff reports.
In her presentation, Director of Public Works Lisa Rapp addressed Western States' concerns with the council. Roofing Standards gave city staff an accurate bid verification, she said.
City staff also contacted the roofing consultant, who supplied the roofing materials cost sheet. The material cost was below the amount allocated by Roofing Standards' bid. The company also provided evidence of their intent to comply with the California Labor Codes for wages, she said.
Each contractor is responsible for determining its own material quantities, labor hours, overhead and profit percentage that comprise the total bid amount.
Roofing Standards is one of the few contractors certified by the roofing materials manufacturer to install the 20-year warrantied roofing system at the library and youth center, she said.
The roofing projects are expected to be completed by the end of July, Rapp said.
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2013 draft picks: 1st round (6), 3(68), 4(104), 5(139, 164), 6(175), 7 (227)
It's transformation time for the Browns. They have a new head coach, GM and new defense. They used the free agency period as a time to look for fits for their new 3-4. They added a very good pass rusher in outside linebacker/defensive end Paul Kruger. They inked defensive tackle Desmond Bryant and outside linebacker Quintin Groves. It's far from a finished product but the additions are nice plus in year one for this regime.
Offensively they have added journeyman quarterback Jason Campbell, running back Dion Lewis and wide receiver David Nelson.
No longer with the Browns are quarterback Colt McCoy, wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, tight end Ben Watson, defensive end Frostee Rucker, outside linebacler Emmanuel Acho, safety Usama Young and kicker Phil Dawson.
Cleveland has seven picks in this draft but no third round selection.
Draft Needs
1) Quarterback
Many will say in Cleveland that the Browns need a quarterback. And maybe they do. But can you tell with Brandon Weeden after having only one season under his belt? Many believe the Browns could go this route with their first pick. I have my doubts. Perhaps in round three or four.
2) Cornerback
Something that could very well happen to Cleveland in round one with the sixth pick is to draft cornerback Dee Milliner. That could give the Browns an excellent young pairing, as Joe Haden is one of the better young players in the league at this position. Cleveland could also wait and grab one later on in the draft. They could also trade out of this spot and look for a cornerback with their new position in the first round.
3) Outside Linebacker
It wouldn't be a shock to see Cleveland draft one of the elite, athletic pass rushers like Dion Jordan, Barkevious Mingo and even Jarvis Jones. They would all fit their new defense. Jordan and Mingo are outstanding athletes with speed, length and versatility while Jones is arguably the top pass rusher in this draft regardless of position.
4) Guard
How tempted are the Browns to pick offensive guard Chance Warmack with their first pick? Maybe they trade out of the spot to a team like San Diego or Miami (they are looking to trade out for OT) and grab Warmack or Jonathan Cooper at their new spot? Regardless, they need an upgrade here and will address this position in the draft.
Key Acquisitions
Jason Campbell (QB)
Dion Lewis (RB)
David Nelson (WR)
Kellen Davis (TE)
Gary Barnidge (TE)
Desmond Bryant (DT)
Paul Kruger (OLB)
Quentin Groves (OLB)
Chris Owens (CB)
Shayne Graham (K)
No Longer With The Team
Colt McCoy (QB)
Mohamed Massaquoi (WR)
Ben Watson (TE)
Frostee Rucker (DE)
Emmanuel Acho (DE/OLB)
Chris Gocong (OLB)
Kaluka Maiava (OLB)
Usama Young (S)
Phil Dawson (K)


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Connections 20005. Microbes and Health
Both these courses deal extensively with the human immune system. BIO 221 covers such topics as the role of microbes (mostly viruses and bacteria) in causation of diseases, covering HIV and related viruses as well as the health behaviors and risk factors associated with conditions caused by infectious organisms. PSY 265 uses HIV and AIDS as a case study for understanding the intersections of behavior and infectious disease and focuses on the impact of stress on immune response. The laboratory exercises in BIO 221 will illuminate for students some of the practical clinical procedures used to diagnose infectious diseases. PSY 265 will help students understand how psychological experience influences health and how infectious diseases impact the lives of chronically ill individuals.
BIO 221 Microbiology
orBIO 252 Parasitology and Symbiosis
and PSY 265 Health Psychology


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Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship to focus on humanitarianism
Efforts within the American Jewish community to combat global hunger, poverty, disease and violence will be the focus of this year's Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship, to be held Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the University of South Carolina.
Ruth W. Messinger
Ruth W. Messinger, president of the American Jewish World Service (AJWS), will participate in a panel discussion at 1:30 p.m. in Lumpkin Auditorium on the eighth floor of the Darla Moore School of Business. She will deliver her talk, "Global Vision: Opening our Eyes to Injustice," at 8 p.m. in the School of Law auditorium. Both events are free and open to the public. The Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship in Jewish Studies is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Messinger's evening talk will draw from her personal experiences of humanitarian work in the developing world and outline ways American Jews can do their part to alleviate poverty, hunger, violence, disease and oppression. She also will share reflections of dedicated Jews in communities across the United States – college and rabbinical students, community leaders and skill professionals – of the transformative impact that volunteering and advocacy can have in today's world.
Joining Messinger in the afternoon panel discussion will be Rabbi Jonathan Case of Beth Shalom Synagogue and Dr. John Rashford, professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at the College of Charleston. Participating University of South Carolina faculty will be Dr. Edward Carr, geography; Dr. Edward Frongillo Jr., Arnold School of Public Health; and Dr. Stephen Kresovich, vice president for research and graduate education. Dr. Stanley Dubinsky, director of Jewish studies at the university, will moderate.
The AJWS is an international organization that conducts humanitarian work in the developing world with support from grassroots social-change projects and through policy advocacy, volunteer service and education about global injustice within the Jewish community. Messinger has served as president of the AJWS since 1998, following a 20-year career in public service in New York City. She is among President Barack Obama's advisers on matters of genocide, peace and human rights.
The Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship in Jewish Studies is funded by Judith and the late Melvin Solomon of Charleston and Samuel and Inez Tenenbaum of Columbia. Speakers have included Elie Wiesel, Thomas Cahill, Deborah Lipstadt and Thomas Friedman. It is one of the premiere lectureships of the College of Arts and Sciences and of the university.
For more information on the Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship, visit the Web site – www.cas.sc.edu – or call Ann Cameron at 803-777-9201.
Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship in Jewish Studies
- What: One of the premiere lectureships of the College of Arts and Sciences and of the university
- Who: Ruth W. Messinger, president of the American Jewish World Service (AJWS), to deliver lecture and participate in panel discussion
- When and where: Wednesday, Sept. 30. Panel discussion -- 1:30 p.m., Lumpkin Auditorium; lecture -- 8 p.m., School of Law auditorium


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United States President Barack Obama visits Myanmar today.
This milestone is one of many over the past year of reform for the once-pariah state also known as Burma. These reforms and the consequent improvement of US-Myanmar relations appear to be an unalloyed good.
In the past year the reformist government of Present U Thein Sein has released many political prisoners, allowed progressively greater political participation by the democratic opposition and made significant progress towards ending ethnic insurgencies that have troubled the country for decades.
As Myanmar has reformed, the US, which once imposed a harsh sanctions regime, has sought to encourage and support the process. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Myanmar in December 2011.
The US has lifted or suspended most of its economic sanctions. This, in turn, paves the way for aid, investment and advice from the US, its allies, and multilateral financial institutions. For US and Western firms Myanmar holds the promise of rapid-growth investment opportunities in an underserved market of 60 million people.
But behind these positive developments lurks a danger: the sensitivity and potential reaction of China, Myanmar's neighbour to the north, to increased US involvement.
For China, the relationship with Myanmar has economic and strategic value. Myanmar is a market for Chinese goods. Myanmar also supplies or will supply China with primary products ranging from agricultural and fisheries to minerals and natural gas.
China is also deeply involved in infrastructure construction in Myanmar, including several hydropower projects and a special economic zone in Kyaukpyu in Rakhine State. China is also building gas and oil pipelines and a transportation corridor across Myanmar from Kyaukpyu to Ruili, on the China border.
The natural gas will come from fields off Myanmar's west coast but the oil will be brought from Africa and the Middle East. The pipeline allows China to bypass the Strait of Malacca, a potential choke-point subject to control by the US Navy.
Chinese descriptions of China-Myanmar relations invariably stress harmony between the two peoples from time immemorial. These often use the Burmese word "Pauk Paw" for the special fraternal nature of the relationship. This narrative glosses over historical conflicts, the last of which ended only in the mid-1980s when China shifted from supporting revolution to encouraging trade.
China's vision of "Pauk Paw" harmony also papers over the anti-Chinese sentiment prevalent in Myanmar. The perception in Myanmar is that Chinese companies use bribes and the Chinese government's support for Myanmar at the United Nations to obtain preferential concessions for resource and infrastructure projects. This popular view holds that the Myanmar military, the Tatmadaw, has been selling out the nation to the Chinese.


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18th August 2012 10:01 PM #1
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what to eat when breast feeding
Hello there, I am a breast feeding mom and sometimes my breast milk aren't just enough for my son. I would like to ask if you guys have any idea on what should I be eating so that I will be having enough milk for my son. By the way, is it true that when you eat soup a lot, it would give you a lot of breast milk as well?
19th August 2012 06:53 AM #2
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Why do you think that the milk you are supplying is not enough? How old is your son? Are you supplementing with formula? Does he eat solids?
As for diet during breastfeeding it is largely the same as any other time in a woman's life. It is important that you stay hydrated by drinking lots of water and you eat around 300-500 additional calories a day to support the calories burned off by breastfeeding. Oatmeal and feungreek are supposed to increase supply. You may want to consider adding them to your diet if possible.
Best of luck!
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I agree with mom2many. Fenugreek tea or capsules are very beneficial for increasing milk supply.
Get enough water because your milk is mostly made from water. Homemade vegetable soup or broth made from chicken bones or beef bones will also be very nourishing for you, and the water in the soup will help with milk supply.
You need to get enough rest, too, in order to have a good milk supply. The more stress and lack of rest, the harder it will be for you to keep your milk supply up.
Also, you'll want to put baby to the breast regularly - like every 2 hours so that his sucking can stimulate your milk supply. If you start to offer supplemental bottles of formula, that will mean less suckling at the breast and less stimulation of your milk supply.
If you're finding that you need to offer your son formula and you want ideas on how to do this while still allowing him to stimulate your milk supply, please ask and we'll be happy to give you ideas on how to do this.
Warm regards,
21st August 2012 05:31 AM #4
Hi fmadrigal,
I completely agree with the comments above.
Many mums do think that they are not producing enough milk for their baby (in fact, studies have shown this is a significant factor which causes mums to stop breastfeeding early) but for the vast majority of women their body will produce the breast milk the baby needs. For up to 6 months of age this will happen best if you breastfeed exclusively on demand. Any formula you give a baby will lead to the body compensating and producing less milk on the next day.
One factor which is known to produce a temporary reduction in your milk supply is when you start ovulating. Have your periods started yet? There is less than 1% likelihood of your periods returning in the first 6 months if you breastfeed exclusively on demand - although it can happen.
In terms of diet, you need to make sure you drink enough fluids and, as Kate says, get enough rest. Oats are known as a good food to eat to help with your milk supply. Stress or illness can reduce your milk supply.
Is your baby generally happy and developing and gaining weight well (and giving plenty of wet and dirty nappies)? If this is the case then you probably don't need to be concerned about how much breast milk you are producing.
I hope this is useful to you.
Best wishes,
21st August 2012 01:38 PM #5
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Hi, Angela. Because after my son's breast feeding he still cries and that would make me let him take formula feeding. He is just 2 months old.
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Hi there. This is because I work during nights so that's the reason why I intended to have him formula feeding.
22nd August 2012 08:02 PM #7
I saw your other post asking about babywearing and I hope this will help your son to settle.
Do you think your son has wind after feeding? You may find that holding him in an upright position after feeding or feeding him in a more upright position helps with this.
Is your son feeding on demand in the daytime? Because you will be away from your son at night when you are working your body will not produce enough breast milk for him unless you regularly express milk during this time. I know it is so hard when you have to work and care for your baby. It is possible to continue to breastfeed through expressing at night (and having stored breast milk ready for the person that will care for him at night) and then feeding him on the breast in the day but it is a decision only you can make as it will require commitment. You are doing a super job with breast feeding your son already! I thought you may find this breastfeeding story interesting and inspirational as it is about a mum who exclusively expressed for 6 months.
With best wishes,


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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:20 am
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Whatsup Browns fans, Carolina Panther here and I just wanted to complement you guys on your offseason so far.
First off Romeo was a great pick up for your head coach, secondly Joe Andruzzi is a nice fit for a line that could use help, and I personally think Trent Dillfer will be next years Drew Brees, I'm a big fan of his.
The only Move I did'nt like was letting Henry go so I think you guys either draft a DL or trade down and pick up Pac-man, Rodgers or Rolle.
I think the Browns will make a huge turn-around next season, Garcia wasn't a good QB and i think McCown should have played in more games, Holcomb isn't really that good either so don't feel bad about him going to Buffalo he won't start and probably would have lost his job to McCown later mext year if he stayed in Clevland.
My name is PantherPride and feel free to come and comment on the Panthers board, those guys don't like me much on there b/c I tell the truth, LOL but feel free to join me there.
SuperBowl XXXX Panthers V.S. Browns
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Thx for the complement Panther. U guys are lookin pretty good to, with Wahle for the O-line, along with a solid corner in Ken Lucas. I think the main thing though with Carolina is that they get healthy, cuz that's prolly the only reason why the Rams made the playoffs and u didn't. But when u guys are even still in the playoff race with a bunch of guys on IR, what's that a sign of? GOOD COACHING. And we got a guy in Crennel who can definitely coach.
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:16 am
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PantherPride wrote:
The only Move I did'nt like was letting Henry go so I think you guys either draft a DL or trade down and pick up Pac-man, Rodgers or Rolle.
I think the Browns will make a huge turn-around next season, Garcia wasn't a good QB and i think McCown should have played in more games, Holcomb isn't really that good either so don't feel bad about him going to Buffalo he won't start and probably would have lost his job to McCown later mext year if he stayed in Clevland.
SuperBowl XXXX Panthers V.S. Browns
Letting Henry go was not really a decision they made. Henry had determined he was leaving before the end of last season. I thought maybe he might want to stay to work for Romeo, but apparently Butch had pissed him off enough that he didn't ever want to play in Cleveland again. Or maybe Savage thought Dallas' offer was too much to match. Either way, who cares? Gary Baxter will make everyone forget him. He will make an impact on the entire defense, not just the secondary. The things he learned on Baltimore's defense, and his natural leadership ability will make much more of an impact than Henry staying. If he had stayed, we couldn't have got Baxter. One door closed, a better one opened.
Don't kid yourself. At this point in his career, McCown still needs to show he can be an effective backup. If he were to start, it would be quite a few years away, and its a big IF. You're right that he needs more reps. He just needs them in Europe. That is the level he is at now. Savage said he would like to have he and Josh Harris battle it out for the third QB spot. The quote was something like "They both have the potential to be good backups in this league, and that's pretty good." I like a GM who isn't afraid to tell the truth.
Gotta add that I like the Panthers, now that they have Chris Gamble. Nick Goings is a local kid here, and it was cool to watch him run well last year. I'm sure it was painful for Panthers fans, though. God I hope you're right about your Super Bowl prediction. Anything is possible in this parity-ridden league. I'd just be happy watching a decent football team in brown and orange, as opposed to the garbage that has passed for Cleveland Browns football for the last six years. For the first time, I am fully confident in the front office and coaching staff and their ability to put a good team on the field. Barking hasn't meant this much in about 15 years. Woof! Woof!
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Thx, DitchDigger for the compliments, it wasn't hard for me to watch Nick run well I loved it as much if not more than you I have always like Nick for some unkown reason and I think they should definatly add him in some of the packages as a wide out or fullback or even runningback I could go on forever on the roles Nick could play on our offense but I think maybe they should start him over Hoover at least divide the snaps evenly among them.
Or maybe if you guys like him and so does Rome we could trade him to you for a 3rd or 4th I think he could get 1200-1300 yards if he was a starter, but we can't trade him we need the depth.
Well I'll check back later
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Just as well. Doesn't sound too enticing.
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SuperBowl XXXX Panthers V.S. Browns
I hope you are right, double P!!
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There is plenty of reason to believe the Browns may earn their way into the playoffs in 2005.
It won't be easy. But let's see how many right moves in a row Mr. Savage can make.
I believe he challenges himself to this task. Meaning when he does make a wrong move, (not yet by the way) look out.
I only have one correction to your post.
Super Bowl XXXX Browns beat Panthers in not so big of an upset.
HooowwwwlllllLLLL !!!!!!
I still like the name Cleveland Cougers. Maybe a couple of Sabers on the Helmet.
In the years to come, The Browns will win the SUPER BOWL again, and AGAIN.
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I would love for a playoff run...
This is called TRUTH!
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Spurs Down Magic
San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Tony Parker had 30 points and five assists and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Orlando Magic, 121-112, on Saturday night.
Manu Ginobili tallied 24 points, Tim Duncan supplied 11 points and 10 rebounds and Kawhi Leonard added 17 points, seven boards and four assists for the Spurs, who have won six straight and nine of their last 10.
Tobias Harris provided 23 points and eight rebounds, while Nik Vucevic recorded 19 points and 13 rebounds for Orlando, which has dropped five of its last seven.
After Harris' layup to begin the fourth got the Magic within 88-85, San Antonio ripped off seven straight points to open up its first double-digit lead of the contest.
Tiago Splitter netted all seven points during the spurt and consecutive dunks gave the Spurs a 95-85 cushion.
The Magic cut the gap to 104-99 with 5:16 left, but Splitter split a pair of free throws, Parker sunk two from the line and then banked in a runner to push the spread back to 109-99 with 4:15 to go.
Orlando never got within less than five the rest of the way.
Earlier, the Spurs led 31-27 after a quarter of play, but Orlando outscored them 34-28 in the second and took a 61-59 edge into the break.
Ginobili scored seven points in the third and San Antonio headed into the fourth with an 88-83 advantage.
Game Notes
Splitter finished with 14 points and six rebounds ... The Spurs shot 53.1 percent (43-of-81) from the floor and 45 percent (9-of-20) from beyond the arc.


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Pullinger, Kate. The Mistress of Nothing
Sally considers herself fortunate. As a lady's maid to Lady Duff Gordon, she has come up the ranks from being an orphan without skills to having a secure job of some prestige. When Lady Duff Gordon becomes ill with a lung disease, her doctor suggests she relocate to the warm, dry climate of Egypt. Sally can scarcely believe her luck in being asked to go along to care for her lady. Sally craves adventure and having spent her precious free time at the British Museum studying the Egyptian culture, she knows what a wonderful opportunity is ahead.
The somewhat unorthodox and gregarious Lady Duff Gordon decides that Luxor is the place where she will settle and sets about renting the finest home in the city and hiring household help. Because there are few English speakers in the area or traveling through, Lady Duff Gordon begins to treat Sally as a friend rather than a servant, giving her freedom that Sally had never imagined and which ultimately causes Sally to forget the real nature of her situation in life. Sally settles in quickly, learns Arabic, and begins a friendship with an Egyptian man that soon turns into a love affair.
Sally has a rude awakening when she discovers that the lady she has served so faithfully quickly turns on her when provoked and she discovers just how little she means to Lady Duff Gordon when she needs her the most. This novel is based on a true story, gathered from the letters of Lucie, Lady Duff Gordon. Fans of historical fiction and book groups will find enjoyable reading in Pullinger's debut.


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Lorde to perform at Grammy nominations concert
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Lorde's latest gig has the Internet buzzing about a possible nod from the Recording Academy.
The 17-year-old singer from New Zealand has been booked to perform at Friday's Grammy Nominations Concert.
The Grammys official handle tweeted out the full line-up on Wednesday, with the "Royals" singer taking the stage along with some of the year's other big hit makers like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Robin Thicke. Representing other genres are Keith Urban, Earth, Wind & Fire, Miguel and T.I.
#GRAMMYnoms is this Friday on @CBS! Performances from @KeithUrban @MiguelUnlimited @RobinThicke @EarthWindFire @tip @lordemusic @macklemore
— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) December 5, 2013
LL Cool J is returning to host the nominations concert at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. CBS will air the event live, starting at 10 p.m. Eastern. The Grammys will be presented on January 26th.
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