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It's not every day that we explore the 50th anniversary of a piece of legislation that has had such a profound impact on Idahoans. But that's exactly what we intend to do in an upcoming Outdoor Idaho show, tentatively entitled "50 Years of Wilderness," airing this fall.
The 1964 Wilderness Act has affected how we play and work in the outdoors. It has even affected how we view our surroundings and our place in the grand scheme of things.
There are those who think wilderness designation has been a real bust, especially when they view all the trees destroyed by the massive wildfires we've been having since the 1980's. And there are many more who say, "Whoa, we've already got 4.5 million acres of designated wilderness in Idaho. We don't need any more."
Of course, getting any more wilderness in Idaho is virtually impossible, without a major collaborative effort similar to what folks pulled off in the Owyhee Canyonlands. In fact, one can look at the proposed Boulder-White Clouds national monument in central Idaho as a slick end-run around the Wilderness Act and around Congress, which must OK any new wilderness.
That's because getting a national monument only requires the signature of one person: the President. Using the Antiquities Act of 1906, nearly every president since Teddy Roosevelt has created national monuments, from the Grand Canyon and the Statue of Liberty to lesser known icons. And some say it was the threat of a national monument in Owyhee County that brought folks to the bargaining table to hammer out Idaho's newest wilderness in the canyonlands.
We'll begin working on our "50 Years of Wilderness" show in April, when we join up with some folks following in the footsteps of adventurer Robert Limbert, who walked across southern Idaho's Great Rift in 1920, to publicize Craters of the Moon.
This group is planning to spend a week out on the lava flows, walking 60 miles to honor the fact that Craters of the Moon wilderness was the first designated National Park Service wilderness area in the nation.
Most of Idaho's other wilderness areas are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and we hope to examine each of these — the Selway-Bitterroot, the Sawtooth, Hells Canyon, Gospel Hump, the Frank Church River of No Return. We have been meeting with several Idaho F.S. employees to ensure that we get permission to enter these wilderness areas with our camera this summer, so we can tell their story.
Of course, we believe that Outdoor Idaho is the perfect venue to explore the complex and evolving nature of wilderness, and we're willing to go the extra mile to make it happen. Or, as our former general manager Peter Morrill commented in a previous discussion about filming in the wilderness, "we are not-for-profit and are owned by the people of Idaho. Our mission and our very DNA mean we exist to serve Idahoans with great educational content; and we've been recognized by the FCC, the IRS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the state of Idaho to do just that."
Oh, and now that he's retired, Peter is planning to be one of our volunteers, helping us to tell the story of 50 Years of Wilderness. In fact, he plans to hike across the Frank Church in July, a distance of some 50 miles, with a small camera to document what he sees. Should be a great adventure!
"Adventure Idaho" airs March 6th at 8 p.m.
The online publication "Adventure Journal" conducted a poll last year, and hands down voted Idaho the best state for adventure. And that's the premise of our hour long show, that the Potato State really could be called the Adventure State.
Dozens of books have been written on all the amazing adventures that have transpired in Idaho. Trouble is, still photos – when available – only go so far in the TV world.
So we knew we had to tag along on some new adventures with our TV cameras. We also asked our Facebook friends to supply us with their GoPro footage; and we searched the archives for our own adventure footage.
We also interviewed folks like Cort Conley and Jo Deurbrouck, two Idaho writers who have tackled the adventure genre in their work. They helped us explore some of the state's 'big ticket' adventures – like Lewis & Clark and some of the famous boatmen on the Salmon River.
Two 'big ticket' adventures would have to be those of Edith Clegg in 1939 and Mike O'Brien in 2012. Clegg was a widow and socialite who decided, when almost 60 years old, that her adventure would be to travel cross-country, from the Columbia River to the Hudson River, via a water route. Just going upstream in Hells Canyon in 14 foot boats with 9 horsepower motors took them a month; and her chief boatman nearly drowned in one of the rapids.
In 2012 Mike O'Brien circumnavigated the state of Idaho, a journey of 2,500 miles; and he did it in about 100 days. "About 100 miles of that was me walking in circles trying to find out where I was going," said O'Brien; "so if I was to do it again, it would only be 2,400 miles." Can you believe he's going to do it again, in 2014, at the age of 70? Simply amazing!
One thing we discovered is that today's weekend adventurers use the internet to connect with like-minded folks. We joined two recent adventures, and both trips were planned online in about a day. One required a rappel down a 60 foot cliff to get to the Bruneau River. The other, on Super Bowl Sunday, took us into Poison Creek canyon to rappel down a waterfall. Many of these adventure types came to know each other via "Idaho Outdoors," a Yahoo page that now boasts about 1,800 members.
Our hour-long "Adventure Idaho" program will also profile two Wood River Valley characters. Ernest Hemingway needs no introduction. And Dick Dorworth is a well known skier, now in his 70's, who once held the world ski speed record.
We'll also feature Idaho's Search & Rescue team, the ones who volunteer to help the unlucky souls whose adventures go south on them.
And here's something we've never done before: we asked our Outdoor Idaho Facebook friends to send us their best adventure footage. And with the help of the musical group Hillfolk Noir, we created a montage of GoPro footage using the song "Don't Fence Me In." It's a real treat.
This show seems – even to those of us feverishly working on it – to be a real potpourri of stories and ideas. But maybe that can't be helped, 'cuz these days adventure in Idaho is all over the map.


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I woke up this morning to the news that the mantids had begun hatching from the egg case (aka ootheca) and were filling up that little bag.
I honestly didn't think it was going to happen and had been wondering if the case was a dud. Turns out I was just too impatient. I bought my egg case about 3 weeks ago and have since learned that the case requires that much time with fairly steady warm temperatures and reasonable humidity. If you've got a case that isn't hatching, don't give up on it.
Here's another photo of the tiny critters moving about. I opened the bag and placed it in a small tank so the babies could hatch and harden their exoskeletons in a sheltered spot. It's a bit cold out there right now and I'm slightly worried about throwing them to the weather wolves, so-to-speak. Only a few hours old and I'm clucking around like a mother hen. About praying mantids, insects designed to fend for themselves moments after emergence.
Please note I am NOT keeping these mantids as pets. There are simply too many of them, and a tank is not an appropriate environment for so many mantids. Plus, they'll be ready to eat their first meal in a day or two. I did put two scouts outside (we're calling them Bill & Ted) to see how they do before unleashing the masses. The remaining, oh, 100 odd mantis nymphs will be going outside very soon, although I'm keeping one for a short time to watch its progress. He/she is already in a separate container away from his/her's cannibalizing siblings. If you'd like to learn more about keeping mantids, there's a ton of information online.
This is the tiny mantid I plan to keep. He/she remains unnamed. Any suggestions?
Isn't he/she a beauty? Such fascinating little critters.

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No, this is not part of an obituary -- this is the title of West Allis Players' spring show! "In Lieu of Flowers" opens April 27.
You have not heard of this play before now -- I wrote it and the Players is the first group to produce it. I am thrilled to be presenting it and working on it has been a fantastic experience. Because this is the "first time," the cast (including my blog mate, Steve) is able to actively participate in the writing of the script by asking questions and challenging me to defend a line or a character's motivation and have frequently helped to improve the show.
"In Lieu of Flowers" is a touching drama about the death of Lou Flowers and how his passing affects his friends and employees in surprising ways. Lou owned the popular cafe/truck stop, The Chatterbox, and all the action takes place there. His will leaves a lot of questions and Lou's story is told in a number of memory scenes. It's a story of loss and love, of warm memories and second chances. I think you will enjoy it.
I will be on television at 6:50 a.m. on Sunday, April 15 on Channel 4 with some stills from the show as well as two of my actresses. Get up early and check us out!
Here is our show details:
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Three classic rooms in the old police stables have been upgraded. The homestead is set well back from the street in spacious gardens, with wonderful mountain views.
Perfectly located to maximise your stay, 'Crawfords' is a just a few minutes walk away from the town centre historic centre with its charming cafes, restaurants and shops. If you are into golf, mountain hikes or skiing, these are generally more accessible than from Queenstown.
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— Now that Joe Banner is out as president of the Philadelphia Eagles, it's safe to say the franchise will handle its football operations a little differently.
But it's not nearly as safe to say this is all the result of head coach Andy Reid winning some type of power struggle within the organization. It's not as simple as all that, and probably not all that accurate.
Whatever the case, the team announced Thursday that Banner no longer is the team president, replaced by Don Smolenski. Banner instead will remain as a strategic adviser to owner Jeffrey Lurie, with general manager Howie Roseman taking over all the previous football responsibilities handled by Banner.
Since Roseman has assumed all those duties in this offseason, there have been a few subtle changes in front-office behavior that suggests things are being done more to Reid's liking.
There's complete roster harmony for the first time since their Super Bowl season of 2004. They are actually paying a good linebacker, DeMeco Ryans, as much as or more than he's worth maybe for the first time since before Reid became coach in 1999. And wide receiver DeSean Jackson is once again a happy Eagle, which might not be such a lock if Banner was still running the negotiations.
Still, don't expect an appreciable change in the way the Eagles will continue to do business.
Smolenski, promoted from chief operating officer, still will run all business operations outside of football.
Roseman still will provide rigid cap management, as learned from the master (Banner). He'll just do it with more of a convincing smile and a few carefully chosen exceptions to the team's roster-building guidelines. As anyone who's ever been around this organization is especially aware of, perception and reality often have little in common.
When Banner goes to the negotiating table, he drives a hard bargain that the Eagles ultimately win. When Roseman goes to the table, he drives and extracts the exact same bargain, only makes it seem like the player and his agent have pulled a fast one.
When Banner cuts the salary of a top player such as Jason Peters, he's a hardened villain in a black hat who needs to be publicly stoned to death right on Broad Street by maniacal fans. When Roseman does it, the player somehow feels thankful, as Peters reportedly is.
Roseman is like that hard-to-find dentist who can shoot you full of Novocain with a big needle you never feel going in. He's still got to do the same dirty work once he gets in there, but it's a much less uncomfortable experience overall.
Though Roseman, who was cornered by reporters in the auditorium a few minutes after Lurie and Reid had finished with all their denials of a power struggle, was careful not to fall into the trap of comparing his mostly positive relations with the players to Banner's sometimes negative ones, it's obvious what his personality means to the people inside and outside of the organization.
"Everyone wants to put their own spin on it," Roseman said, "... and I don't think that's any disrespect to the people that had the jobs before, but you want your personality to come through, and that's what they gave me the opportunity to do in these past few months. I obviously didn't know that this [planned change] was going on, but I want to do that. I want people to figure me out, to know me like Jeffrey has.
"Joe [was] president of the team, I'm the general manager of the team, so I think our responsibilities are different. He was obviously managing the stadium, the facilities, every single person in this organization. That's not my duties. Those are Don's duties. So I think it's hard to compare Joe and myself because we're not the same people and we're not doing the same things."
Except when it comes to football operations, which is all that matters to the public.
Banner took a lot of bullets for this team, but his football business model has helped the Eagles stay at or near the top of the NFC for more than a decade with no tangible down cycles. Since Reid became coach in 1999, they have missed the playoffs just four times and are 10-9 in the postseason under him.
A lot of that has to do with Banner, labeled by Lurie as "one of the best executives in sports."
Were there clashes with Reid? You bet. Did those clashes have anything to do with what happened on Thursday? That's not as clear as many seem to think.
Banner one day will be gone, but not soon forgotten, and his imprint on this organization will remain for years.
"What is important to me and what I take the most pride in is the organization that we have put together here," Banner said. "It's just phenomenal people who are hard working and passionate about the mission of the organization, caring about our fans, and being involved in the community. It's just really, really great people.


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'Britney Jean'
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Britney Spears' 8th studio album, and the first released since the one-time teen-pop princess turned 30 in 2011, presumably reflects her life in the wake of divorce, motherhood and the recent break-up with her fiance Jason Trawick.
The hype about her most "personal" album yet begins with the album title, "Britney Jean" (RCA), which promotes a sense of intimacy that the songs never quite deliver. Though Spears gets a songwriting credit on all 10 songs, the lyrics aren't particularly revealing. That's because most of them are committee efforts in keeping with the franchise-like feel of all Spears albums. Nine songwriters alone are credited on "Body Ache," an embarrassment of cliches ("I know you feel my fire / Draw you into my flame").
An army of producers, including will.i.am, Diplo, Dr. Luke and David Guetta aim to keep Spears centered in the hit parade, but don't take many chances. The middle of the album is larded with standard-issue dance pop laced with electronic-dance and disco signifiers: prancing keyboards, belching synthesizers, squelchy synths. Spears' vocals are processed into a series of android coos and sighs – which would seem to contradict the album's "meet the real Britney" premise all by itself.
The skimpy 36-minute album further lightens Spears' workload on the rap-flavored "Tik Tik Boom," with T.I. doing most of the work, and Spears' younger sister, Jamie Lynn, sharing vocals on the electro-folk "Chillin' With You." Yet Spears remains a reliable singles machine; her juggernaut has brought out some of the best work in the last decade by producers such as Pharrell Williams and Bloodshy & Avant. On "Alien," she collaborates with William Orbit to create a light, airy slice of melancholic dance-pop, reminiscent of Madonna's Orbit-produced "Ray of Light" album. It's the one song that presents Spears in a more vulnerable and, yes, personal setting.
But as with all things Britney, getting personal isn't the point. Selling a persona is. About the only deeper subtext is provided by the track "Perfume," an appropriate title for a pop star who has released as many fragrance lines in the last decade as she has studio albums.


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Spanish a bit rusty? You and me both. In general, Spanish is used throughout Latin America - but you'll definitely encounter dozens of other languages too.� On a Belize trip or Guyana tour you'll find English as the official language, with other languages spoken in varying regions. For example, along the coast you're most likely to hear Creole spoken. Spanish is the main language in Belize towns that border Guatemala to the west and Mexico to the north and it's possible to run into several other languages such as Mayan, German, Chinese, Lebanese, and Arabic. While on a Peru tour you'll discover that most highland Indians are bilingual. Quechua is the preferred language and Spanish is their second tongue. You'll come across varying dialects in Argentina (think European Spanish). And in Brazil you'll need to brush up on your Portuguese.
You'd be surprised how much you can get by with just a few Spanish basics. So, to those who took German in high school while everyone else was taking Spanish (yours-truly included) ... I give you Useful Spanish Phrases To Make You Sound Like You Know What You're Talking About.
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good morning�������� buenos d�as (buay-nos dee-as)
good afternoon�������buenas tardes (buay-nos tar-days)
good evening/night�� buenas noches (buay-nahs no-chays)
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You're welcome�������de nada (day nah-dah)
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fish��������������������� pescado (pay-scah-do)
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Extension > Youth Development > Minnesota 4-H > Projects > Animal science > Horse
Horse Project
Learn about show, trail, or endurance riding; test your horse sense at quiz bowls or on judging teams or study horse science. The horse training project is designed to help the advanced rider train an untrained horse through a five-step process. You may have more than one horse in this project. Your horse may be leased or owned. If you don't have access to a horse, you may enroll in the horseless horse project.
Important project information:
- Animal science ID requirements and processes
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- Minnesota Horse Project Rule Book
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State & regional events
To view county or local club events, visit the county website.
Adult leader awards
Many individuals support the Minnesota 4-H Horse program. Friends of 4-H and County All Star Volunteer award nominations are due by July 1. Read more.
Boot camp
MQHA hosts a three-day camp in June for 4-H members in Verndale. Camping and stalls will be available. Participation is limited. Read more.
Central area 4-H horse camp
Increase your horsemanship skills by attending Central Area 4-H Horse Camp this summer in June. This camp is limited to 80 attendees. Camp information and registration form.
Dan Patch and youth leadership
Yearly award to one 4-H'er for overall achievement, leadership, and service. Read more.
Drill team
Learn about drill teams in the Minnesota Drill Team Rule Book (PDF) (updated 01/20/13) Note: The drill teams will perform in the AgStar arena at the state fairgrounds. The arena size is 80' X 200'.Contact: Minnesota 4-H Drill Committee for more information.
Expo tack sale
The Tack Sale at Minnesota's Horse Expo is held annually at the state fairgrounds in St. Paul. The sale is managed by Minnesota Horse Association and is the group's major fund raising event. More info
4-H Regional & State Project Bowls
Project bowls are an exciting way for youth to explore a project area. Teams compete in quiz competitions with questions about specific project areas. Project bowls are available for dairy, dog, general livestock (beef, sheep & swine), horse, poultry, rabbit and wildlife projects. Winners of the Regional Bowls advance to the State Bowl. More project bowl info
Show your knowledge and understanding of equine science and husbandry in a friendly but competitive setting by participating in a Hippology Project. Youth who have completed sixth grade and higher can compete as part of a county team or as an individual. More info
Horse judging
In this event, make a careful study of an animal, measuring it against an accepted ideal. Youth who have completed sixth grade and up can compete as part of a county team or as an individual. More info
Horse judges certification
Apply to become a certified 4-H horse judge at this event, held every spring. Certified 4-H judges can also be recertified. More info
Horse PDC information
Oversee the development, planning, promoting and implementation of educational programs and events in the area of horse science for Minnesota 4-H youth, their families and leaders. Stimulate interest in and promote 4-H youth programs with horses through effective communications with all partners – members, families, leaders, staff and other partners. More info
Miniature horse program
Any miniature horse that is ID'd in a 4-H Extension Office by the May 15 deadline, and is 38" or under qualifies to be shown at the regional shows. Classes will be offered for Pee-Wee, Junior and Senior divisions in Showmanship, Driving, Costume, Liberty, Hunter, Jumper and In-hand Obstacle Trail. Cloverbud classes include Showmanship and Costume Class. More info
Contact: Jackie / Aimee Schulz or Renee Kostick
National trip opportunities
Top hippology teams, horse judging teams, speech and demonstration participants and project bowl teams can compete at a national level. More info
Regional horse meetings
The Minnesota 4-H Regional horse meetings are designed to provide educational opportunities to 4-H'ers and adult volunteers. It also serves as a venue to discuss best practices between counties by allowing counties to discuss their programs and find new and better ways of doing things. More info
Speech and demo
State level judging is held in conjunction with the Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show. Start preparing for it early in the year, by participating in your project group or club. Use this as an opportunity to talk to schoolmates about your interest in horses or the horse industry. More info
State Horse Show
The Minnesota 4-H State Horse Show is held every fall, and provides lifetime skills and learning experiences for 4-H Horse Project members, families and leaders. Effective since 2007, all 4-H'ers participating in 4-H-sponsored mounted activity are required to wear properly fastened, ASTM/SEI approved protective headgear. More info
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Minnesota 4-H Western Heritage helps youth explore and preserve this sporting tradition. Regional events lead to the state contest. More info
Win a paint horse essay contest
The University of Minnesota 4-H Youth Development Program announces the "Win a Paint Horse" competition. It is open to all Minnesota 4-H members active in the 4-H horse project. 4-H members involved in a horse project can win a paint horse of their own during the Minnesota 4-H State Horse Show. Read more.
Why I want an Arabian essay contest
The University of Minnesota 4-H Youth Development Program announces the "Why I Want an Arabian"; competition. It is open to all Minnesota 4-H members active in the horse project. 4-H members involved in a horse project can win an Arabian horse of their own during the Minnesota State Horse Show. Read more.
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Horse Project resources
You can participate in a variety of activities including shows, trail rides, endurance riding, project bowls, judging teams, hippology teams or Western Heritage. The 4-H Horse Achievement Guide will help you learn horse-related skills and to record your activities.
Beginning to learn about horses:
- Horse 1: Giddy Up & Go Find this in the 4-H Mall.
- Minnesota Horse Project Rule Book - Pocket size (PDF) (Updated 3/31/2014)
- Minnesota Horse Project Rule Book - Full size (PDF) (Updated 3/31/2014)
- Member Achievement Book (PDF)
- Animal science ID requirements and processes
- Horse Training and Horsemanship Manual (PDF)
Some experience with this project:
- Horse 2: Head, Heart & Hooves Find this in the 4-H Mall.
- Horse 3: Stable Relationships Find this in the 4-H Mall.
Looking for a challenge in this project:
- Horse 4: Riding the Range Find this in the 4-H Mall.
- Horse 5: Jumping to New Heights Find this in the 4-H Mall.
EMAIL LIST: The email list is an email response program operated by the University of Minnesota. It allows people interested in the 4-H Horse Project to exchange ideas, methods and opinions. It broadcasts e-mails to all list subscribers. Request list subscription
Local information contact:
Horse Training Project resources
Learn how to train your untrained horse using this step-by-step process.
Horseless Horse Project resources
Horseless horse offers the opportunity to study and learn about a horse if you do not own, lease, or have regular access to care for a live horse. (If your family owns, leases or has regular access to care for a live horse; you should enroll in the Horse Project and enter a horse-related exhibit.)
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Horse judging resources
Horse judging is an art that consists of making a careful study of animals and measuring them against an accepted ideal.
Project leader resources
- Guide to Training Horses Find this in the 4-H Mall.
- Horse - Helper's Guide Find this in the 4-H Mall.
- Horse - Set of 6
Find this in the 4-H Mall.
- Horse Medal Find this in the 4-H Mall.
Other online resources
- US Equestrian Foundation (formerly IHSA)
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)
- American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA)
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← Richard Dawkins calls for arrest of Pope Benedict XVI
Richard Dawkins calls for arrest of Pope Benedict XVI - Comments
Oh boy, this is gonna be an interesting year if Dawkins and Hitchens team up to bring this action.
And I say go for it! Countless children have been raped and molested and their molesters protected. If the Pope is the spokesman for god he should be able to defend himself in a court of law quite easily.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:13:00 UTC | #457847
Comment 3 by Russell Blackford
Whoa, what a fascinating development. And not just from the point of view of exposing and challenging the Catholic Church. This is going to involve some juicy issues of international law.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:21:00 UTC | #457850
I didn't realise that the pope was being sent to Coventry. It's appropriate, but hasn't the place already suffered enough at the hands of right-wing Germans making a flying visit?
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:36:00 UTC | #457853
Because the church is one of the most powerful and wealthy organizations in history whose sole purpose is to assert moral authority to justify it's horrific actions?
On a side note, can someone tell me how to quote a comment on this website. Can't seem to figure it out.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:37:00 UTC | #457854
Great idea from Dawkins & Hitchens. If they get anywhere with this though, no doubt the pope will cancel his UK trip rather than risk arrest.
Still a reasonable outcome and the pope would effectively be a fugitive, but him (and others) facing justice would be preferable.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:42:00 UTC | #457856
Bravo, Richard, bravo Hitch. This is a superb tactical move. If it works, at least in deterring Ratzi from setting foot on British soil, how many other campaigners in other countries will follow suit? We could end up with the beautiful situation of the 'moral' leader of the world being a prisoner in his own gilded cage. Once again, bravo, chaps.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:43:00 UTC | #457857
Comment 10 by Bala
can someone tell me how to quote a comment on this website. Can't seem to figure it out.
Use this tag:
* replace ( ) with greater than and less than symbols
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:44:00 UTC | #457858
Comment 11 by Quine
One of the other good things (other than the publicity) would be the forced disclosure of more documents. Also, it is time to dump the fiction that the Vatican is an actual state. Do we want every cult in the world going around with diplomatic privileges?
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:47:00 UTC | #457860
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:50:00 UTC | #457862
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:58:00 UTC | #457863
This strikes me as though it could be a bit of a PR mistake, although I'm sure they thought through that before deciding to do it (or decided that that didn't matter, with which upon reflection I find myself inclined to agree).
In any case, if they can pull this off, it will be brilliant. I'm not sure how confident I am that this will work, however... and if it fails, it might send precisely the wrong message to the people we'd be hoping to reach.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:59:00 UTC | #457864
Comment 15 by LWS
If Ratzinger does land in the UK in the fall then this will be one heck of a protest. I'll be there too.
This could be the single most important action ever taken to free humanity from the spell of this dangerous group.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:19:00 UTC | #457867
Comment 16 by email@example.com
Richard (or should that be Deputy Dawkins), I suspect that the most likely outcome is that Benny XVI won't visit the U.K. with this threat hanging over his head. However, that in and of itself is probably a good outcome. Let's hope a few other countries do the same thing.
If it does cause Benny to stay home, it might also make a few members of the RCC reconsider their stance. After all, if he has nothing to hide, why would he be hiding?
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:22:00 UTC | #457868
Comment 17 by InYourFaceNewYorker
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:23:00 UTC | #457869
Comment 18 by markg
Book âem Danno… Er, I mean, Dawkins.
Lock âem up and throw away the key.*
*After a fair trial, of course.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:29:00 UTC | #457871
Well, the real question is, if there is a legitimate legal complaint, why haven't "the authorities" thought of this?
Is that rhetorical ? Democratic governments have catholic voters. They would stay away from this for as long as possible.
Great move Richard and Christopher.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:31:00 UTC | #457872
This is a courageous and brilliant move! I wish Richard and Christopher success in any way possible.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:37:00 UTC | #457874
Comment 21 by LWS
Ratzinger is to touch down in Malta in a couple of weeks. 45 priests there stand accused of sexual abuse of children.
"poster announcing Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit to Malta has been defaced with a Hilter-style moustache and the word "pedoflu" (paedophile)."
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:41:00 UTC | #457876
Comment 22 by Yorker
Good move!
At best they'll succeed, at worst Ratzinger won't show, either way it's bad news for paedophile enablers and a win/win situation for D&H!
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:42:00 UTC | #457877
Ratzinger is to touch down in Malta in a couple of weeks. 45 priests there stand accused of sexual abuse of children.
Bloody Hell, is there no diseased diocese where these priests have not abused children?
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:45:00 UTC | #457878
Comment 24 by Sulla
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:46:00 UTC | #457880
Is that rhetorical ? Democratic governments have catholic voters. They would stay away from this for as long as possible.
They would also stay away from it if they realized they had no realistic chance of winning, hence my original question...what exactly do the authorities legal counsel know that prevented them from taking a similar action. Voters? Perhaps, but I doubt it.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:48:00 UTC | #457881
This is great news, by all means bring him down, but how about we do the same with some of the crazy Imanâs who take great pride in the death they hand out.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:01:00 UTC | #457882
Comment 27 by RamziD
This is not about public relations for atheists. This is about bringing criminals to justice, no matter what title they may hold.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:07:00 UTC | #457883
Comment 28 by severalspeciesof
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:17:00 UTC | #457884
This is an interesting propsition to arrest the pope. On the face of it is a great idea - I do actually agree with it. But bear with me for a moment to play the 'devilâs advocate'. If the pope was arrested and it was splashed around the world that Dawkins and Hitchens were behind it. It may send a powerful message that atheism is at war with all believers (not just the child abusers), and the millions of bishops, priests, mullahs, imams, rabbis who are still out there will continue to pour out vitriol against reason with even more vigour. It may actually turn out to be a saviour for religion by cementing in the minds of the believers that we are the immoral evil heathens that their leaders warned them about.
Let's face it one of the recurring things that we as atheists often go on about is freedom of choice - which like it or not includes the freedom for people to follow a religion if they so choose. I can almost hear the pulpits around the world screaming that atheist/humanists/secularists will ban all forms of religion if they ever got in power. Just imagine the priests warning the flock 'those atheist bastards arrested the pope so they are coming for you, your family, and your scriptures next, it is the beginning of the end of the world prophesyâ. As if reason didn't have enough to contend with.
Of course we are faced with the conundrum of if we don't arrest the pope then we need to ask ourselves are we any better than the believers who support the church.
Could arresting the Pope be a watershed moment in history that could either send a message about the follies of religion and expose it for the fraud it is, or would it tell the religious to close their minds even further to maintain the faith.
There is no easy answer to this.
Permalink Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:18:00 UTC | #457887
Comment 30 by cdg123
On second thought, here goes the media attempting to pit Richard as shrill and strident once again. Does anybody else take offense to the article heading?
Richard Dawkins: I will arrest Pope Benedict XVI
Really? Is Richard saying he will be the arresting officer? Does Richard have the authority to arrest anybody? Of course not.
They are gonna present evidence to the English equivalent of the US Prosecuter's office to see if there is merit in bringing charges against a person who protected pedophiles and worse, unleashed them back into the domain of children after evidence arose....
"I will arrest the Pope" what a bunch of BS. I have to go back and read it to make sure I am not wrong here, but I just can't see Richard saying that.
What a crap headline.
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Most of our troops would be home from Iraq, a newly minted democracy acting as a beacon of freedom in the Middle East. The U.S. dollar would be strong again, the world food crisis would be over and teen abortions would be on the decline. All would be right with the world, largely due to his brilliant leadership and bi-partisan support for government reform. The prospect dazzles even the most cynical among us.
There are those, of course, who envision an America broken by debt, both governmental and private. An endless military adventure throughout the oil-rich third world and increasing energy crisis in the urban centers of the world will empower former victims of imperialist exploitation to defy the corporate west, and a Euro/American-dominated future. This dim vision offers only the likely satisfaction of being right, as the society dissolves into anarchy around us all.
Both of these worldviews share a common assumption of the continuum of the world at large and our participation therein.
Computer integration of a variety of prophetic claims, from the Crystal Skull cultists to the Hindu mystics and the Mayan calendar all agree on a specific date on which the current world will end. December 21, 2012 will begin three days of darkness and then it's all over, unless you have been deep underground for the duration, which is a minority belief that offers some slim hope of the survival of mankind.
And there are some who think it will be a shift in the magnetic poles of the planet, others believe in some imminent arrival of either aliens from space or an awaited messiah of one or another sort. Christian rapture fans are preparing for the kingdom of heaven, Buddhists are spinning wheels full of prayers toward some total that will trigger the big change and Shivites are lighting another bowl of ganja while awaiting whatever eventuates. Whatever your beliefs, there is some small offshoot cult in your neighborhood that thinks it is all about due, and is prepping for the change.
Which leaves us with the big question: Who do you believe? John McCain and the Republicans or the ancient Mayan mathematicians?
"Travus T. Hipp" is a 40-year veteran radio commentator with six stations in California carrying his daily version of the news and opinions. "The Poor Hippy's Paul Harvey," Travus is a member of the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame, but unemployable in the Silver State due to his eclectic political views.


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Link Ink: Thanksgiving 2013, A Leather 'Man Of Steel' And Digital 'Mars'
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Gobble down today's Thanksgiving links, after the cut.
There were three big announcements at this year's Cup O' Joe panel at San Diego Comic-Con - the return of Marvel UK, a sequel to Wolverine: Origin, and a Young Avengers jam story. As usual, however, the hour was dominated by questions from the audience.
Joe Quesada was on hand to answer questions, joined by Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, editors Steve Wacker and Nick Lowe, talent liaison CB Cebulski, writers Brian Michael Bendis, Rick Remender and Sam Humphries and artist Skottie Young.
Good news for fans of robots who can cry: After a long absence, The Vision is returning to comics in the pages of Avengers AI, a new comic set to drop this July from the creative team of Sam Humphries and Andre Araujo.
Spinning out of the current Age of Ultron event, Avengers AI wi
Dark Horse Comics has announced that it will collect Sacrifice, the critically acclaimed six-issue miniseries by Sam Humphries and Dalton Rose, in a deluxe hardcover this September. Following the story of Hector, an epileptic young man with a fondness for post-punk music hurled back in time to play a crucial role in a psychedelic ad
Where some conventions skew more toward pop culture than comic books, this past weekend's Emerald City Comicon 2013 stocked Seattle with hundreds of prominent creators from every corner of the medium. ComicsAlliance
The X-Men have been through some pretty rough stuff. That's actually kind of their deal; "going through rough stuff" is the default setting for those mutants, and the only time they're not going through rough stuff is when they've either just finished going through something terrible or are just about to go through something terrible, two states that tend to coexist on two or three pages about twice a year.
Right now, though, the X-Men h
Sam Humphries has been on a bit of a roll lately. The critical success of his self-published books Sacrifice and Our Love is Real did not go unnoticed by Marvel, who brought him on to co-write Ultimate Comics Ultimates with Jonathan Hickman, before Humphries eventually took over as the series' solo writer. That eventually led to Humphries being tapped to participate in the Marvel Now initiative, this time
This week on War Rocket Ajax, it's our first regular show of the new year! We've got resolutions and checks and recs, but most of all, we have Sam Humphries, who joins us to talk about his upcoming run on Uncanny X-Force and his love of Storm's Mohawk. Listen to the whole s
In perhaps the quintessential "I can't believe no one did this sooner" moment in the brief history of the comic book/tumblr age, upcoming Uncanny X-Force scribe Sam Humphries has created "F Yeah Mohawk Stor
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In Photoshop you can set the brush dynamics to Fade, which causes the brush to get smaller and smaller as you paint. But sometimes I'd like the brush to start out small and get larger as I paint. Is there any way to do this?
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If you can draw the painting area with a pen, set your preferred brush and other dynamics. Right click on the drawn path, then select Stroke path. In stroke option, select pen pressure.
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Another Tenn. death linked to meningitis outbreak9:00 am | October 9, 2012
NASHVILLE (AP) — A Nashville hospital announced the death of another patient from fungal meningitis late Monday.
The patient died at Saint Thomas Hospital over the weekend, hospital spokeswoman Rebecca Climer said. A second meningitis patient died last week at the hospital.
The death would bring the state's toll to five, and the nationwide toll to nine, although neither state nor federal officials have yet included it in their counts.
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Handsome Harry's
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The landlord wants Handsome Harry's out.
Neapolitan Enterprises LLC has sued to evict the bistro, off Third Street South in downtown Naples, saying it violated its lease terms.
The upscale restaurant is jointly owned by Jerry Williams, the indicted ex-CEO of the failed Orion Bank in Naples, and David Wannstedt, an assistant coach for the National Football League's Buffalo Bills in New York. The two were close friends when they became partners in the business.
The legal battle, playing out in Collier Circuit Court, appears to have started after Wannstedt attempted to sell his interest in the eatery to a long-time local restauranteur, Michael Hernandez, who has been operating Handsome Harry's since January.
Hernandez said Wannstedt never really had a role in running the restaurant.
"He's moved up to Buffalo. His new job is up there. He just wants to move on with his life," Hernandez said.
According to court records, once Neapolitan Enterprises learned about the transfer of ownership, the landlord threatened to end the restaurant's lease unless the transaction was "unwound." The landlord claims its approval is required for a change in control and its approval was not sought.
Even after the deal to change ownership was called off, the landlord moved to terminate the lease May 9.
Naples attorney Stephen E. Thompson, who represents Neapolitan Enterprises, declined to comment.
Meanwhile, the restaurant is fighting back with its own lawsuit.
WW Handsome Harry's of Naples LLC, representing the owners, and Wannstedt and Hernandez personally have sued the landlord, hoping to keep the restaurant open. They argue the lease is not in default, as the landlord contends.
"We seriously do not understand what we are fighting about right now," Hernandez said.
He still hopes to buy a 50 percent share in the restaurant.
"It's really cut and dry as far as we are concerned," Hernandez said. "There is no doubt that we can transfer the interest that I was taking over. But they (the landlord) see it differently."
He said the landlord agreed not to declare a default if his deal with Wannstedt was "unwound," but then did it anyway. The purchase agreement between Wannstedt and Hernandez, which was to take effect at the end of the year, was cancelled May 4.
"We don't feel that there is any right for what they are trying to do," Hernandez said.
It appears the landlord is trying to "pick and choose who can be the owner of the restaurant," he said.
In its lawsuit, Neapolitan Enterprises alleges the lease terms were violated in several ways. The other defaults, the suit states, happened when:
■ Williams and Wannstedt pledged their interests in the restaurant to Florida Community Bank for a business loan, without its knowledge or consent. The loan went into default.
■ When Handsome Harry's representatives admitted "insolvency."
■ When the restaurant's operators failed to supply all of the documents the landlord demanded to audit the business to determine if it was paying enough rent, based on its gross sales.
The landlord has been given all sorts of financial information, but only what's relevant, Hernandez said. There is a dispute over the documents the landlord can legally obtain and review.
No one ever told the landlord the restaurant was insolvent, Hernandez said.
"It's 100 percent false. We don't know what they mean by that. The rent has never been late," he said.
When it comes to the financing from Florida Community Bank, the restaurant's owners contend in their lawsuit that they did not violate the terms of lease because they pledged their interests in the business, not in the lease.
Hernandez questions whether there are are other motives behind the eviction.
"I don't know if it's a personal thing or what," he said. "I don't have any insight into that part of it at all."
He said he's tried to talk to the landlord "but they haven't had any interest in talking to me."
"We've tried to figure out why they are taking this tactic," Hernandez said. "I don't think they know me."
Hernandez has been in the restaurant business for 30 years. He's opened a handful of restaurants in Southwest Florida. Restaurants he's been involved with include Bistro 821 and Zoe's in downtown Naples, Aqua Grill at Waterside Shoppes in North Naples and Bistro 41 at the Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers.
Hernandez said he's never met Jerry Williams, who was indicted on bank fraud charges in March. The charges Williams faces carry a maximum penalty of 220 years in prison. If convicted, Williams could also face millions in penalties and be ordered to pay restitution to Orion Bank shareholders. His trial is set for February.
Hernandez said he's unsure whether the indictment has anything to do with the landlord's attempt to evict Handsome Harry's or Wannstedt's desire to get out of the partnership. Wannstedt was also a shareholder in Orion Bank.
Handsome Harry's opened in 2006.
Hernandez said he's interested in investing in the restaurant because he likes the downtown location off Third Street South and 12th Avenue South.
"It's a great area so it definitely piqued my interest," he said.
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January 23, 2013
To the editor: On January 22 it was the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, and so it seems appropriate to take some time to reflect on our country's decision regarding abortion....
60 million kids that you right wingers don't want to feed cloth or educate
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The Federal Health Care Law does not pay for abortions. Federal dollars cannot be used to pay for abortions.
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My only problem with these types of letters is that they always bring religion into the conversation. We have a separation of Church and State for many reasons and the Supreme Court cannot make decisions based on any religious text including the Christian Bible. While I appreciate and applaud everyone's right to worship I also appreciate and applaud anyone's right to not worship if they so chose. No one religious group or entity should ever be allowed to impose their beliefs or doctrines on those who do not share the same views. When you Govern and make laws based on religious text of any kind you are no longer a Democracy or a free Republic you become a theocracy. Most of the Middle East is Governed that way I am am fairly certain none of us in America would like to live that way and give up our freedom.
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If morality and cultural laws (society's laws) AREN'T in some form based on some religious faith, beliefs, what are they based on then? If faith is NO WHERE to be found in Govt (separation of church & state), then why is it? Just want to admit there's a gray area in church vs state separation. I hate to be the bearer of bad news - religion does exist in the govt of today...you do have to look pretty hard for it, but it's there.
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I was agreeing with most of Dennis's comments until I read this line: "Would this not lead all to be ineligible for heaven since we would indirectly become participants in the murder of another human being?"
My answer to that question is, "No."
Good old Father K (Kachinsky) taught that in order to be guilty of a mortal sin, three things need to happen first.
1) You have to know it's wrong. 2) You have to want to do it. 3) You go ahead and do it.
I can still see him holding up his three fingers and telling us that if one of these elements is missing (as he held down one finger) we are not guilty of the mortal sin.
This was over 40 years ago. Has this view changed?
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The great majority of my "left-winger" & "right winger" friends are pro-life, as am I. Some of each are pro-choice. We all want to feed, clothe, & help educate babies & children & don't appreciate being accused of constantly not wanting to.
We all believe rape & incest are brutal & heinous crimes, just as are the crimes of dismembering, crushing of skulls, & chemically burning of unborn babies.
Yes. We all believe responsibility & accountability need to play a bigger role. We don't believe women should be having five babies while on the system, nor should unborn babies be so easily disposed of.
So, what is the answer? Is there a fix? Will things change? We don't think so.
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When health insurance exchanges begin operating in 2014, some states will have banned all abortion coverage for any insurance plan selling on that state's exchange, through a state opt-out clause that is part of the ACA - "Obamacare". 15 states have already passed that law. States can make that choice.
The ACA says every state must offer at least 1 plan on its exchange that does not offer abortion coverage, so individuals in states not banning coverage can still make the choice. Anyone purchasing a plan with abortion coverage will be doing so by choice and paying for it personally.
All the years I've had insurance I've never checked or noticed if it covers abortions, and if so, for what reasons. Wonder if being on a group policy that pays for abortion been of concern to opponents of the ACA in the past decades before the ACA was passed.
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Auntydem - After almost 43 years of insurance coverage, working & retirement, I have to say, I, too, have never checked or noticed if it covered abortions & if so for what reasons.
I, also, do not recall if being on a group policy paying for abortions were ever a concern to opponents of the ACA in the past, before the ACA was passed. I'm guessing not.
I will be losing my insurance in the near future, but I think I will be okay. Perhaps I will check on my next policy. Perhaps not. I will be taking out a policy either way.
I did notice that we each got two disagrees on our last comments. Just can't please anyone anymore, huh?
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should have read.... was ever a concern...., not were ever a concern
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GrandmaD - Seeking common ground (something you do so well!) and facts seems to be very disagreeable to some.
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As someone who was in a position to have an abortion but chose not too, I can tell you there was no support from my church community for people like me. I was a young single mom and the church turned it's back on me. My baby went from something they felt strongly needed saving - to a********and an embarrassment. I felt that because I made the "right" decision, my baby should have been held up as an example, as one that survived, but alas this was not to be the case. That's when I took a closer look at the church and the contradictions it indoctrinates it members with and decided to walk away from the madness. My child is a happy and healthy adult now, and I have no regrets. But that was MY choice to make. God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes - 'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose
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Zenrfanklib - I don't know what church you belonged to at the time, but I do know that my Catholic church was not supportive at all. My siblings, who are older than me, tell me that if anyone got pregnant, they had to go to the Public school & were not welcome at the Catholic school. I witnessed that, also. Pregnant girls have been able to finish their education in their Catholic schools for many years now, but, some who experienced it were still put to shame.
I have a friend whose daughter went to MVL in its early years. She got pregnant & had to go to all the classrooms & publically apologize to all the students. Another friend's daughter had to apologize in front of her church (Lutheran) congregation.
I commend you for making the choice you did & for standing proud. The only ones who should feel shame are those who put you down. For those of you who are going to disagree, you are in denial because these things happened.
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I've heard of MVL publicly shaming their pregnant students before, as well. Yes, the student made poor choices, but public humiliation in a case like that is just wrong on so many levels. That doesn't sound like what I would expect to come from a "Christian" school.
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I agree, EaglesFan. Christian schools aren't always so Christian. My gut feeling tells me that this lady's experience happened in a Catholic school, but no matter where it happened, it was wrong.
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The reason we have private schools is so that parents can have their children taught according to their own particular religious beliefs. This includes the manner in which a young person is disciplined when he or she falls into sin. No one is forced to send their children there. If they do not agree with the method of discipline, they are free to attend school elsewhere.
Also, I wonder if someone would explain to me how the practice that was mentioned earlier is acting in an "unchristian" manner.
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Michael - Are you referring to my Catholic school forcing pregnant girls to go to the Public school because they were no longer welcome? If so, there is nothing Christian about that, & if there is, please enlighten me. Or........
Are you referring to schools & churches (Catholic & Lutheran & others)) subjecting pregnant girls to public humiliation? There is nothing Christian about shaming & degrading someone in front of her peers. If there is, please enlighten me on that, also.
The young lady who bravely shared her experience was abandoned by her church community. Enlighten me, also, on how that is Christian.
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GrandmaD: Your characterization of the situation is from a worldly perspective. From a worldly perspective, asking a young woman who has sinned and whose sin is made obvious and public to publicly acknowledge the sinfulness of her action, thus informing brothers and sisters that she is not living in unrepentant sin, is "public humiliation."
But spiritual leaders in the church are not coming from a worldly perspective. They are interested in the spiritual welfare of one who has fallen into sin and of those who may be influenced to follow her example. Her sin is offensive in the scriptural sense, that is, it may lead others into sin and become a stumbling-block for their faith. If spiritual leaders in the church act as though these things are nothing, they have become worldly. They have allowed the world's judgment of such things to make them stop looking at things from the perspective of what is good for that individual's eternal welfare.
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There are many Christian church bodies today that have set aside what the Bible teaches about church discipline. They have surrendered to the worldly view of what is "Christian." In doing so, they have contributed to the moral decay that surrounds us in our country.
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With regard to my previous comments, please do not take them as a blanket approval of all that is done in the name of church discipline. Whenever a case such as is being discussed here comes up, it must be treated in such a way that it is clear to all that the chief concern of the church is the spiritual welfare of all involved, with the love of Christ being the motivating force for all that is said and done.
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The love of my Christ is my motivating force to embrace & treat young pregnant girls with dignity & respect. I will never believe that I am contributing to the moral decay that surrounds us in our country by doing so.
I'm hoping that schools/churches refrain from such practices nowadays, or should I say I'm hoping they have surrendered to the worldly view of what Christian is. If schools/churches do still engage in such practices, I guess it is their business. I still agree with EaglesFan that it is wrong on all levels.
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I'm referring to the demeaning practices mentioned earlier...public apologies, etc.
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Michael, their suicides can be on your conscience then.
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The Christian thing to to is for one or two people to sit down with the person that they are concerned about and talk with them about how their unrepentant sins are dangerous for their soul. They should do this in a loving way, with concern and compassion. If the person serves a public position, such as a pastor, it may be necessary for a public apology, but I can't think of any time when it is appropriate to parade a young girl in front of her peers and have her publicly apologize for her sins. That can be done with a smaller group.
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GopherState - Very well stated. That is how it should be handled. That is the true Christian way.
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1 Timothy 5:20 - "Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear."
Was the apostle Paul, who wrote these words under the inspiration of God, not a Christian?
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We atheists possess "salvation" not because we are released from a sentence, but because we don't deserve the punishment in the first place. We have committed no "sin."
Sin is a religious concept, and in some religions, salvation is the deliverance from the "wages of sin"—death, or eternal punishment. Sin has been defined as "missing the mark" of God's expectations or holiness, or "offending God," so it follows that since there is no god, there is no sin, therefore no need for salvation. Only those who consider themselves "sinners" need this kind of "salvation." It is a religious solution to a religious problem.
We atheists might ask: how much respect should we have for a doctor who cuts you with a knife in order to sell you a bandage?
If salvation is the cure, then atheism is the prevention.


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Evil Eye Leather Wrap Bracelet
Material List
- Amulet™ Evil Eye Charms
- Chain – Silver
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- Leather Cord, 2mm – Black
- Cord Crimps – Silver
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Project Instructions
Cut two pieces of leather cord to 31" long.
Lay the leather cords together side by side. Use cord crimp to secure cords together at one end, leaving you with two pieces of leather secured at one end and loose at the other,
Cut 30 pieces of silver chain to ¼" each.
Using chain nose pliers add a jump ring to one side of each evil eye charm.
Add three pieces of chain to other side of each evil eye charm.
Add silver spacer bead to one piece of leather cord.
Add evil eye dangle to other piece of leather cord.
Repeat adding spacer beads and evil eye dangles to leather cords in an alternating pattern.
Secure loose ends of leather cord together using cord crimps, and add a jump ring to each crimp.
Finish bracelet by attaching lobster claw clasp to jump rings. Wrap around wrist and enjoy!


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Huddleston Bolen to host free Affordable Care Act webinar
Local law firm Huddleston Bolen will have a free webinar for local employers on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Titled "The Affordable Care Act - Where Do Employers Go from Here?" the presentation will summarize where employers currently should be in complying with the act and what requirements will kick in during 2013 and 2014.
The webinar is presented by the USLAW Network, a national organization made up of 66 independent law firms with over 5,000 attorneys in 47 states, Canada and Latin America. Guests may register for the webinar by contacting Tasha Viglianco at 304-691-8474.