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- 1. Screwdrivers Murder!!!
by Roy Carnine
retired trial attorney
Mount Vernon, Illinois
(Anita Christy's brother)
Shame on the main stream media (i.e., Committing Broadcast Scare aka CBS, National Bull Crap aka NBC and About Bull Crap aka ABC) ) and our elected representatives for not bringing to the nation's attention frightening facts concerning screwdrivers!
While firearms are number 1 in The 10 Most Common Murder Weapons In The United States, screwdrivers are included in the number 2 position. And, in other western countries, like Canada, death by knives and cutting instruments (including screwdrivers) are the most prominent weapons used to murder. See Knives Most Common Weapon in Violent Crime and Homicide in Canada: 2015.
- 3. Defending Old Glory - AZ Sen. John Kavanagh Wants Stealing Flag To Be a Felony
Arizona Republican Senator John Kavanagh (LD23) will be introducing a bill during the upcoming Legislative Session that will make stealing the American flag a Class 6 felony. In the following Fox News interview, Sen. Kavanagh explains that currently, stealing the flag is only a misdemeanor theft, akin to stealing a pack of gum from a convenience store. When someone steals a flag from someone's yard, they aren't just stealing something that doesn't belong to them. Not only is the flag a venerated object, but also, when someone displays the American flag, they are exercising their Constitutionally-guaranteed First Amendment freedom of expression. They might be displaying the flag to express patriotism, mourning someone's death, or as a protest. This is an important right.Click here to read more
- 4. Charity Donation Ideas - 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, you have likely received many requests for donations. There are many worthy charities and organizations, including your local church! Gila Watch has some favorites for your consideration.Click here to read more
- 6. Memorial day 2016 | Why Americans need to celebrate Memorial day 2016 with full devotion
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- 7. Thanksgiving Proclamation: George Washington, Oct. 3, 1789
By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."Click here to read more
- 8. Your Second Amendment, by Bill Whittle
Tired of listening to Progressives tell you that the Second Amendment only allows people in militias to keep and bear arms? Or that the Founders would have never intended the Second Amendment to apply to modern weapons? In his latest FIREWALL Bill recounts a remarkable conversation about the precise wording of the Second Amendment, and sums up why the document says what it means and means what it says.
The bottom line: A militia is a group of citizens who bring their own weapons with them.Click here to read more
- 10. Frank Riggs Stands up for the Tenth Amendment
Gubernatorial Candidate Frank Riggs is the only gubernatorial candidate who's a military veteran (U.S. Army); the only candidate with actual public safety experience as a police officer and deputy sheriff; and the only candidate with experience in K-12 education as a school board president and CEO of the largest nonprofit corporation and Community Development Financial Institution dedicated to helping public charter schools with their financing and facility needs.
He's also the only candidate who's a former U.S. Congressman where he served with distinction as a leader and reformer. He organized the Gang of 7 to expose the House Bank and Post Office scandals and earned top ratings from National Right to Life and the NRA for his voting record, as well as from Citizens Against Government Waste and Watchdogs of the Treasury for cutting federal spending and taxes. As Riggs says, a plan without experience is just words on paper; but a plan with the right experience is the "real deal." Riggs' experience and qualifications have shown in the candidate forums and debates and has Republican voters statewide talking about his candidacy.
See and judge for yourself at www.riggsforazgov.com.Click here to read more
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Ganapati Studios
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Along with an order for my dvd I received a nice note from Phil at Ganapati Studios. I took a look at their site and must order some of their cards. On real paper!
This is just an excerpt. They have other charming looking products too. Somebody at the studio is a postcard collector, I guarantee!
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- Namowal said...
I like it when artists combine work from different styles/eras to create something new and whimsical.
Did you see their Halloween cards? I think you'll like them.
- Jul 27, 2009, 8:16:00 PM
- Mars Tokyo said...
They are fabulous!! that link just set me back $40!
- Jul 28, 2009, 6:57:00 AM
- Linda said...
Easy to see why they ordered your DVD!
- Jul 28, 2009, 11:01:00 AM
- Sally said...
I know what you mean, Namowal. Done with such finesse and beautiful color sense. I ordered a number of them today, too Mars Tokyo. But it was so hard to choose.
- Jul 28, 2009, 2:16:00 PM
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That reminds me of the last time I tried to play full court basketball. I get chest pain just thinking about it!
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:47 pm
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It's been out for quite some time now but fuck this is good!!
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Listening to this right now, actually. Fucking killer, definitely some of the best Black/Death to come from the UK in awhile!
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Its got that old Bolt Thrower feel as well.
Looking for DEATH METAL bands!
Get in TOUCH!!
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Agreed, this is one of the best things that came out last year. The album is the perfect length, with really solid songwriting & riffing throughout. The improvement over their first album is impressive, too, especially in the drumming.
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Good to see people digging this record!
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:16 am
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I must pick it up. I wasn't into 'Deathless Steel Command' at all but I may give this one a go.
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will they tour europe with urgehal?
You'll be implicated in crimes using these evil doppelgangers. Then i'll collect the bounty placed on your heads...
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Great artwork, excellent well thought out and intelligent lyrics and above all punishing perfectly executed militant Death Metal. I'm not too keen on the drum sound but definitely a must have slab of modern death metal. I think this album actually makes up for the disappointment of the last Angelcorpse album.
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will they tour europe with urgehal?
They're doing a European tour with Impiety and Dawn of Azazel in September.
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The death metal album of the year! Yeah it is THAT good! Killer release and deserves a vinyl treatment...
Unbound celestial assassins...
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Heathen Hammer wrote:
Haagenti wrote:
will they tour europe with urgehal?
They're doing a European tour with Impiety and Dawn of Azazel in September.
Yeah I'm hoping to see that in Birmingham...
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Heathen Hammer wrote:
Haagenti wrote:
will they tour europe with urgehal?
They're doing a European tour with Impiety and Dawn of Azazel in September.
Yeah I'm hoping to see that in Birmingham...
Same here, the venue for the Birmingham date is a bit of a 'cool' hipster/indie pub, but the room downstairs for gigs is small and dingy, ideal for a line-up like this.
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Excellent band !!!....... They add an interview. I did recently ... Only will be published in Spanish ....
1.- Greeting Maniacs!!! We understand that Spearhead is an unknown band here in Chile but Brutal Passion Magazine is fully informed about the excellent metal that you play. What do you know from the Chilean metal scene or just the case of Pinochet under arrest in England is the only thing? ha, ha, ha...
Greetings my mind goes blank when it comes to Chile; Ammit are killer though. Youll have to recommend me some more.
2.- The band started in 2003 and Barghest was one of the founders. Was it difficult to star? Did you know each other before?
Yes, thats right. It did take a while to take off the ground, but I knew Manitou before the band formed, as well as Hemah who is my brother. The current line-ups members were also briefly known to me before they enlisted.
3.- How do you evaluate the band? Are you only interested in playing your instruments or are you conscious of having a deep knowledge in metal?
We are interested in playing our instruments and playing what we want to play. We also have a strong knowledge of metal of course.
4.- What can you tell us about your first demo? Tell us about the lyrics and the name Yersinia Pestis. What do you feel when you play Pure Fucking Armageddon from Mayhem? Do you like the music they play nowadays?
The band Yersinia Pestis came before Spearhead. Spearhead comprises of different members now. Im the only survivor from Yersinia Pestis. The Yersinia Pestis demo (2004) was a very raw rehearsal-sounding black metal release. I can only vaguely remember the lyrics - they mainly focused on extermination of weakness and other degenerate plagues. Been so long since I heard the Pure Fucking Armageddon demo, Ive had to re-listen to it just now This demo is still an awesome release for me filthy and unacceptably raw death metal. I cant say Ive heard the new Mayhem album. I heard a track from the one before I think. I didnt like it.
5.- "Deathless Steel Command" second year after your beginning. You are a very dedicated band. Tell us about this record with Invictus Productions from Ireland and Tour de Garde from Canada. What does appeal you from the first and second world war?
The tape version (TDG) came out first, a good number of months before the CD version (Invictus Productions). We had a few problems releasing this album on a previous label. Hence why we moved to Invictus Productions in order for the album ever to be released! But of course were very pleased with Invictus. They are also releasing our second album (due out in the coming month or so).
What appeals to me about these wars is their spirit. Both wars saw atavistic traits of self sacrifice, national unification and the manifestation of pure transhuman martial action from each side involved (regardless of victory or defeat). It was the last era of heroes that Europe has seen as far as Im concerned.
6.- What is behind the concept of Spearhead?
The ideologies and concepts have certainly matured over the short years weve been in existence, as has the music. The forthcoming album deals with the Traditional ideas of ascendancy of (primarily) individuals as well as nations, which is achieved through martial struggle - Martial struggle on the earthly plane and a metaphysical martial struggle in the transhuman plane. Many lyrics draw inspiration from such examples of this concept and similar ideas evident throughout history, from the Roman age, to the Napoleonic, and up to World War II. Concept is the wrong word though it is not a concept it is a truth. It is a truth that has existed since pre-history, but of course it is far easier to express this truth using historical examples. To simplify: War/struggle causes man to banish his earthly emotions in order to fight purely, thus reaching the transhuman, divine plane. War/struggle, likewise, causes the society to shape itself in a traditional caste-orientated state of equilibrium where all factions are focused on one supreme goal. This is not an artificial structuring either it is pre-historical and wholly Traditional.
7.- Tell us about the ideology of the band. Is it important for you the aesthetic image? Chains, bullets, t-shirts, leather, etc?
(See Question 6). Aesthetics have their place of course, but they are not a primary concern.
8.- "When the Pillars fall" is a new EP. Wad it only edited in CD-R? What does represent the symbol of the cover?
Yes, this EP was a pre-cursor to the forthcoming album. Its been out about a year now. This was mainly for the purposes of promotion, and so was fairly limited in number. Most tracks on this CDR are on the forthcoming album, though they have been slightly reworked with a superior production. The symbol is the SPEARHEAD coat of arms.
9.- Why there is no information about your first demo in your web page? What do you think of internet, MP3 and pages to download music?
As said in Question 4, this was recorded under the previous name Yersinia Pestis, so it doesnt really have a great deal of relevance to the Spearhead site. Info can be found on it elsewhere (e.g. Metal-Archives.com), though it is long sold-out. I personally cant abide MP3/download culture. I would much rather buy an album that I can actually hold. MP3s are good if you want to listen to a couple of tracks off a bands album before buying. Likewise, they are good for promoting your music. But they undermine the physicality of the album.
10.- How is Spearhead on stage? Do you play with any band that invites you?
Weve just last week played with Dodheimsgard, Horna and Vorkreist. It is hard for me to say how we are on stage unless I was in the audience myself. But most feedback we get is very good - the Hells Pleasure fest and the Day of Darkness fest (Ireland) went particularly well. The last gig (Dodheimsgard) we played was kind of fucked-up by a drunken sound engineer and a shit sound. We get a hell of a lot of offers to play in England. Quite often, especially this year as weve been writing/recording, weve had to turn down a number of gigs, and been more selective as to which gigs we play.
11.- Does South America sound too far for you? England has a good economy. Would you pay your own tickets to come down here?
It doesnt sound too far for me. Im sure it will be a possibility one day. Ha we have an OK economy yes, but were not all millionaires. I cannot really speak on behalf of the rest of the band but I think we would possibly consider paying something towards travel costs. But we are usually happy to break-even.
12.- You have played with Sabbat, Revenge, Candlemass, Horna, Vorkreist, etc and participated at the hells Pleasure Fest in Germany with a lot of demoniac bands. How was that trip? Any anecdote?
Hells Pleasure was a great fest - well organised and good to play. The German crowd know how to bang their heads. We had to play without bullets for once - the airport tried to take them from us. We usually have a nightmare with airports with or without bullets.
13.- Which bands you'd like to play with and which bands you'd like to kick their motherfucking asses?
Weve played with a lot of bands weve liked to play with already. There are a number of bands wed like to gig with again as well. I think next year will see us playing some more gigs with well-known death/black metal bands. But I cant give any names out yet. More often than not its lazy and incompetent sound-engineers whose heads need kicking in.
14.- You come from a country with a rich and strong metal scene with Iron maiden, Venom, Satan, Motorhead among many great bands. What do you think of those years with the NWOBHM? Do you think the beginnings of British metal influenced metal in general? Are you only into the dark part of metal?
It was a very good era for metal for sure. Such metal was a lot more prevalent than it is now. And these bands definitely influenced either directly or indirectly the various genres of metal that followed. Im not only into the darker side of metal, just mainly. I do listen to a few bands from that era.
15.- Napalm Death, Carcass, Cancer, Cathedral, etc, etc, later on. How would you describe your scene since the 80's until now?
The English scene now is pretty stagnant. Thats how I would describe it. Bands definitely had to work harder in the 80s to be recognised. These days, its too easy for any old rubbish to get released.
16.- The Punk style was also strong in the 80's. Which bands should never be forgotten? What do you think of Discharge, Hellbastard, Axe Grinder and Exploited among a ton of these bands?
I dont like punk.
17.- After the explosion of Death Metal at the end of the 80's and the beginning of the 90's. Was it something else apart from Cradle of Filth and its Black Metal of shopping Centers? ha,ha,ha.
What do you mean? Ive never heard any shopping centre black metal, maybe I should check it out.
18.- Bands like Adorior and Grave Miasma have a traditional sound like you. What other bands are like these?
The first Spearhead full-length definitely had that old school touch, although musically were quite different to the above bands - especially these days. I can also think of Extinction and Isenscur. From this country, you should also check out Reign of Erebus, Esoteric, Blutvial and Code. Aside from that, the bands you mentioned are possibly the most notable examples who have that traditional sound.
19.- The legacy of Venom is not a secret. What do you think of them? Which were the first Balck metal bands from England?
Venom were obviously the first so-called black metal band. I enjoy early Venom yes. There were a number of other cultic bands from that era, such as Pagan Altar, Angel Witch, and Satan (whom you previously mentioned), but you wouldnt use the term black metal to describe them now. Most of the actual so-called black metal bands from the 90s onwards in England, of which there were few, were pretty feeble, keyboard-driven bands and thus not really worthy of mention.
20.- Are there good fanzines apart from Stratanael?
There arent many English fanzines I can think of. We did an interview for one a while back, called Dark Ritual Zine. Ive never read the Stratanael one myself.
21.- Do you collect records? Are you interested in having original records or buying your instruments and those things are more important?
Yes. I spend more money on music than I do on instruments if thats what you mean.
22.- Any demos, CDs or Vinyls you still cannot find?
Am actually still seeking some of the Moonblood rehearsal demos. Would also like to get hold of the Ragnarok (UK) demos and the Rosa Crux Ales et fêlés vinyl.
23.- How is your life in England? What is the best and the worst aspect of a country linked to a Monarchy?
The fact that England has a monarchy is the least of our problems. Having a so-called monarchy makes very little real difference to anything. All its good for is for attracting tourism (if thats good thing or not, I dont know). Maybe if England was subject to a real monarchy it might clean things up around here.
24.- How is taken the power of the church in England? Do you think it affects people these days?
The church has such little power now in England. I dont think it affects anything anymore. It is actually quite laughable how the church has adapted, degenerated, and annulled so many of its old doctrines in order to keep with the times, allowing and accepting all the decadence of modernity. How could you possibly respect an institution that people are supposed to look up to, that has crumbled to its knees in order to meet the modern degenerate masses at ground level? Such an alien institution was bound to fall this way eventually. I have little pity for it.
25.- Is England a racial country? What do you think of immigration? We have understood that Polish people are not welcomed there, why?
What do you mean by racial? If you mean, are we a race? of course. If you mean racist, most of the time England seems to put on a very non-racist public face. I think most people here a cautious about large influxes of any people; such high numbers affect the way of life here. Over the past year or so Ive seen a rapid influx of Poles. Ive nothing against Poles at all. They are a good people, and likewise Poland is an interesting cultural nation indeed. But, its a truism that any large population influx will have strong implications and ramifications.
26.- What do you think we should do if we go to England for the very first time? Any typical food or drink?
I would first off suggest that when you arrive, you straightaway avoid London, and any other major cities. If you want to experience real England, visit a medieval castle or fortress, or the Lake or Peak District. For a typical meal I would suggest a Sunday pub lunch, roast beef, roast potatoes, gravy etc, with a pint of locally-brewed English Ale. Do not go anywhere near a city or town for this though youll need to go to a rural country village.
27.- What about English women? Do you like topless?
England, in my honest opinion, has some of the best looking females in the world. I think this is true for all the Germanic stocks though, the Norwegians, Swedes, etc. We also have some of the most repugnant, degraded and loutish women as well though so be careful. (Like I said avoid the major cities.)
28.- What is your opinion of women into metal? Are you full of male pride people? Do you know women who know a lot about the underground scene?
Im always a little suspicious of women into metal. Most seem to be complete airheads, who dont know the first thing, and are obviously in it for a fashion, or to be different or something. There are some few genuine metal-females though. But metal IS idiosyncratically virile and un-feminine. Such genuine metal-females are likely to be pretty unfeminine in this case. Though there are always exceptions to the rule.
29.- Could you give us details from your new second record under Invictus Productions? Have you changed musical or lyrically speaking?
We spent two weeks in Hertz Studio Poland (where Vader, Decapitated and Witchmaster have recorded) to record our second opus. This should be due out within the coming month or so. Expect monumental, harsh and unyielding death metal. This album is markedly more mature than Deathless.. both on musical and ideological levels. The music is tighter, louder, more adept and a lot more dynamic. It is still has that Spearhead sound, and so stylistically it will sound similar in places to Deathless.. yet on an advanced scale. On a lyrical level, it is still war-focused, but, again, more advanced ideologically speaking. It deals with the truths that war is a force for individual as well as societal ascendance. (See question 6).
30.- Does one person is in charge of all details in the band or you work all together?
We all work together. We function oligarchically.
31.- What do you consider is the most outstanding aspect in Spearhead? This is for the people who haven't heard from you.
Spearhead has a pretty recognisable sound. The first album has a style not really similar to anything else. The second album also has an idiosyncratic sound, but in a different way. I think what makes us recognisable is the trudging riffage of old school death metal adjacent to hyper-speed blackened-death metal barrages, with buzz-saw vocals, and adept old-school and classical style-tinged leads.
32.- What books or historical aspects inspire you at the moment or writing lyrics?
Evola has been a large source of inspiration both personally and ideologically. In his Revolt Against the Modern World for example, he collates and elucidates into one simple holistic framework, the various analogous historical truths of traditional civilisations - Its an invaluable book for any serious historian. Various Traditional philosophies, as well as various histories, from the Roman era up to the early 20th century have also provided lyrical inspiration. Accounts from the Napolenic wars, WWI & II, The Bhagavad Gita, the works of Evola, Roman writers like Suetonius and Julian the Apostate have all had an influence somewhere.
33.- Let's test your mind... with your hands in your heart, please. Which band do you consider gave life to the Death Metal concept? Possessed from USA or Onslaught from England?
Probably Possessed. Both bands were pretty thrashy, but Possessed were more akin to what you would nowadays call death metal. Both are important bands though.
34.- Okay, that's all. Thank you very much for your time answering this long interview. We really appreciate your patience. To finish with your words this space is for you to say anything that comes to your mind.... any comment, greeting, etc... cheers SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS!!!
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yeah I have to say the new album is pretty fuckin' good. I prefer it to Deathless Steel Command.
I'm actually reading Evola's Revolt... at the moment, coincidentally enough.
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In April 2000 I hurt my back lifting and testing computers in a large nationwide retail store. Eventually surgery was needed on C3 and C4, C5 and C6, and C6 and C7. After the first surgery I inexplicably began to have strong spasms and tremors followed by severe pain. A second surgery was needed to remove radical bone spurs pushing in to the cervical spinal cord. Afterwards, the spasms and tremors came back, lasting for hours at a time after all the medication had worn off, causing severe pain and extreme discomfort. Two and a half years later-living with the tremors and massive pain and, as a result of the medication, feeling as though I was in a fog-I decided to wean myself off of all the medication and to see what would happen. I did this over a two-month period. I definitely felt much better emotionally, but the pain in my neck and lower back persisted, down my neck to my tail bone and down my leg to the bottom of my feet; my toes were going numb. After several months of this, I had reached the point of calling my doctor and going back on pain medication. Then came a phone call to my wife's business from a client asking for an appointment for her taxes. She asked how I was doing; for a couple of years she had been trying to get me to come to her home for bee therapy. It was Reyah Carlson, our local apitherapist. I said that I was doing terribly, was in a lot of pain, and was having a horrendous time trying to walk. Each step was a task, like pulling weights behind me. My legs felt really tired, and the pain had returned with a vengeance in my neck, lower back, and legs. A chronology of my bee venom therapy, starting in February 2005: 1st week At the end of this week, the pain was virtually gone in my upper and lower back. 2nd week I no longer used my cane for short walks-only for long ones. I was able to walk without extreme fatigue in my lower extremities. 4th week I was able to sit on a chair in church without having to leave early because of the pain from sitting upright. 5th week I went to the barber for the first time in two and a half years. I also drove to the store and picked up some small items for my wife and myself. 6th week I started taking propolis for my stomach. I have been on Nexium for nearly 12 years. I will take it for three to six months; my personal goal is to see if I can wean myself from it. I also started taking royal jelly. It gives me added energy, and I feel good-physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. This was after being house-, couch-, La-Z-Boy-, and bed-bound for nearly two and a half years after surgery, even to the point of fearing I would end up losing my driver's license. 8th week I purposely missed these sessions to see how my body would do. To my surprise, I did quite poorly. I made up my mind to start back the following week. I won't skip any more sessions. 9th week As of now I have a lot of energy and feel like a crisp $100 bill! A word to the wise: be sure to pace yourself during your bee sting sessions so you don't have setbacks. Reyah was my witness to these grueling times, and she helped me through them. As miraculous as all this seems, I should give credit where credit is due-to God for giving us the bees, to my church family and all the prayers that have been said for me, and especially to my darling wife (who is my best friend) for all her sacrifices. Without her, I don't know what I would have done. My utmost respect goes to spouses who are seeing their partner through some of those most difficult of times of their lives. – Gerald Emshwiller firstname.lastname@example.com January 07, 2009Read More →


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Shinedown Details New Album 'ATTENTION ATTENTION'
Shinedown's sixth full-length studio album, ATTENTION ATTENTION, has officially arrived and according to the band, it's "the most Shinedown record ever."
ATTENTION ATTENTION follows Shinedown's 2015 album Threat to Survival, and includes 14 new songs, including its lead single "DEVIL." As the band describes exclusively to iHeartRadio, their new album is a cohesive body of work and all the tracks included on the LP are meant to be together. They explain, "This is such an album where all of these songs belong together. These songs don't belong anywhere else but on this record."
Shinedown, who recently performed their new music live during an intimate show for fans in New York City, opened up about their new album ATTENTION ATTENTION, what it was like to put together, the meaning behind its lead single, the album title, and more. Read on below.
On the meaning behind "Devil":
"'Devil' is inspired by the fact that this individual is at that place where they're not afraid to confront these questions, and really the whole album as a whole is about not being afraid to fail. And we, as a band, don't think that you're going to be defined by your failures, I think you will be defined by the fact that you didn't give up. But 'Devil,' being such an intense way to start this album, this is this person's moment to say, 'You know what? I don't know what's going to happen, but I've got to try to figure all of this out.'"
On why they chose "Devil" as the lead single:
"It's the obvious beginning of the story. It's rock bottom for this individual who's living this record and they are sitting down in a room to try to come to terms with the fact they've destroyed themselves. They're not well. It's not a happy place and 'Devil' is just your first warning shot. It's your first introduction to this record and I think the lyric, 'It's about to get heavy,' has many different connotations, both what this person's gonna go through and also what you're going to be hearing on the record, lyrically and musically."
On the meaning behind the album title, Attention Attention:
"Well, it is a song entitled 'Attention Attention' that is on the record. We were trying to come up with all these different titles. We were all standing by the cars outside of Eric [Bass's] studio, and we were looking up at these crazy stars that you can see in Charleston, South Carolina, and we had long titles. We had these drawn out titles. We even thought about self-titling the album for a minute. And I looked at Brent and Eric and just said, 'I think the album's called Attention Attention,' which to me was the powerful statement of it. And Eric came up with the explanation point idea, which is just simple and basic. Attention Attention is just a powerful statement, it's not a long drawn out title, it's not a self-titled album, it's something that is to the point, and this album is a statement for us. And it's a very powerful statement, and I think the album art and the album title kind of lend themselves to that."
On how Attention Attention is autobiographical:
"Attention Attention is completely autobiographical. It's about us. It's about what we've gone through in the past two and a half years or so. This person is sitting in the chair, in essence, is us sitting in the chair and trying to navigate our way through undoing some damage we had done to ourselves. So it's a very personal record. We don't mind talking about it. We actually had a very lengthy conversation about whether or not we would talk about it, and we decided that was probably the healthiest thing to do was just to address exactly what this record was about. It's something that's necessary. It's an album people need to hear. I think it's gonna, gonna help a lot of individuals heal. It's gonna help a lot of people. It was inspired too, in a lot of ways, by the fans. Over the years, meeting so many different people from all walks of life in so many different countries. I remember just sonically, because I think musically whereas Brent thinks more lyrically I guess, but I just wanted to write something and produce something and we all did, that felt like what our fans make us feel. And it sounds like that. It's almost like taking a feeling and putting it into a sound and into a record and we injected that into this record the way that our fans make us feel. The way they look when we're on stage, that energy is 1000% in this record and it's intoxicating. So the fans need to know that this record wouldn't exist and it wouldn't be what it is without them and the love that they give us."
On Eric's family singing on "The Human Radio":
"The Human Radio" is literally just as the title sounds, because Eric's family actually sings on the track, including his mother, sister, nephews, and more. He explained,
"The great thing about 'The Human Radio' also is your family is on it, which it gives it this beautiful, amazing sound. Your mother, your sister, her singing on that part.
"I had my family come in and sing. We needed some female voices for the very end of the song and my family came in and sang, my nephews sang, my guitar tech, Hoogie, sang on it. We just threw a big group of people in there. So, the fact that that song ended up being as important on this record as it is and as epic as it is really, really means a lot to me just because it's something nobody will ever hear other than the four of us, probably. But we hear the work that went into that song for it to end up being what it is."
On how ATTENTION ATTENTION is unique from Shinedown's previous records:
"This was a bit more thought out in the idea of we wanted to do something that no one, just in the industry, had heard. It's a very, very necessary record. It's an urgent sounding record. It was produced by Eric [Bass]. The fact that we were able to do a record in-house with the four of us and our brother as the producer, and not only the producer, but he also mixed the album. We knew exactly what we wanted to do, we knew that we had a focus, we understood that. But it wasn't going to be phoned-in on any level. And I think that's why the record has such an impressive sound. It doesn't sound like everybody else. It's not supposed to."
The band adds, "It's the most Shinedown record ever. Because, there are no other hands in it. There were honestly no other, really, opinions in it. It was 1,000% in-house, 1,000% us, our DNA. All the way from conceptualizing it, to mixing it. That's way different than how we've done it in the past. On Threat to Survival there were many different producers and many different mixers, and this is the opposite of that. This is just the four of us and that's it."


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Centre on map. Slievecorragh Hill An Sliabh Corrach A name in Irish Wicklow County, in Carn List, Granite with microcline phenocrysts Bedrock Height: 418m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: N94806 04123 Place visited by 96 members. Recently by: Colin Murphy, abcd, Grumbler, briankelly, WicklowHiker, pinchy, Wildrover, peterturner, Garmin, ckilm, des carroll, Bunsen7, beeritsnice, melohara, ruaidhri I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -6.586047, Latitude: 53.079598 , Easting: 294806, Northing: 204123 Prominence: 151m, Isolation: 2.9km ITM: 694734 704155, GPS IDs, 6 char: Slv418, 10 char: Slvcrgh418Bedrock type: Granite with microcline phenocrysts, (Type 2p microcline porphyritic) Slievecorragh is the 857th highest place in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/747/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Slievecorragh 1 2 3 Next page >> Follow this place's comments Picture from group : Slievecorragh summit cairn Picture: Slievecorragh summit cairn An easy way to the top. Short Summary created by Harry Goodman 31 May 2012 Park off road by the side of the R756 at N9513504828 A to the E of Hollywood. Walk for 100m along the entrance drive to Slievecorragh House (public right of way) to an opening on the left which is the start of a good forest track N9509904758 B. Follow track to its end some 800m along and then continue into the forest on a good but narrower track to shortly arrive at a wide rough stoney track fringing the forest N9514004035 C. Go up right to the crest N 9484304150 D. The summit cairn lies a few metres on the left across a wire fence with the "Tom Clancy" Memorial Chair a short way further along at N9480004092 E. Return to track and and follow it down left (N and then NE) to meet the origional access track N N9493404516 F, turn left and follow it back to start. A short and easy walk of 2.4k. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/747/comment/5506/ Picture from wicklore : Carrying the chair to Slievecorragh Picture: Carrying the chair to Slievecorragh Remembering Dan Clancy by wicklore 28 Feb 2011 Every hill has its own story, and every hill is special to someone. That anonymous forested hill you pass on the way to somewhere could well be one of the most special places in the world to someone else. We can see evidence of this as we ramble amongst the hills. Often these are in the form of an inscribed plaque or a cross, and may command fine views across the land. On the summit of Slievecorragh is one of the more curious memorials that you will find anywhere in Ireland. It is the chair that climbers of this hill have commented on. There is a man's silver ring slipped over one of the support bars, and the name 'Dan Clancy' is engraved into the top of the back of the chair. The chair and the teddy are facing west over the plains of Kildare. For the walker it is an object of curiosity, and offers a comfortable seat to take a rest and enjoy the views. It is made of bronze, and someone clearly went to a lot of trouble to bring it all the way up the hill. It would have been easy to leave the hill and move on to other things and forget about the curious chair and the lonely teddy on Slievecorragh. But it stayed in my mind and I wanted to find out more. I discovered that Dan Clancy grew up on the side of Slievecorragh. Dan and his many siblings spent many happy childhood days there, and often went up in the evening to watch the sun set as they discussed all the things that children do. Dan eventually grew up and moved to New York. Whenever he returned to Wicklow he would climb Slievecorragh with his brothers and sisters where they spent many hours in conversation, just as they had done as children. Their special connection with this hill and each other was reaffirmed each time they enjoyed watching the sunset from its summit once again. Dan became terminally ill with cancer in New York. One of his brothers, Andrew who is a Sculptor, spent a lot of time with him in New York in his final months. They talked about their childhood and Andrew frankly discussed with Dan how he would like to commemorate him in some way. The idea of the chair was born. It was based on an old chair that both men remembered as boys in the corner of their kitchen, and it symbolised a warm and happy childhood spent growing up on the slopes of Slievecorragh. From an old photograph Andrew had a wooden model of the chair made, and he used this to cast the bronze chair that we see on Slievecorragh today. Dan passed away on 4th February 2004 at the age of 31. A few months later Dan's family and friends gathered on Slievecorragh to bring the chair to the summit and set it into the ground. Since then, each year on the anniversary of Dan's death, his family gather once more to climb the hill and remember Dan Clancy. This is the story of the little green chair on Slievecorragh. So if you ever find yourself up there, you now know the story behind the curious chair and the teddy that have sat there watching the sun set night after night for many years now. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/747/comment/6253/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from Dessie1 : Teddy Picture: Teddy Ready Teddy Go! by Dessie1 2 Oct 2010 Climbed Slievecorragh on 1-10-10 from Hollywood side.Parked beside church (N951 053 G) and climbed over gate across the road.Headed directly for the statue of the priest which overlooks Hollywood.On reaching the statue I made my way South East on the wide tracks which lead up to an open field, then I followed the fencing on the right which runs up through a couple of fields and then opens up to reveal the large cairn on the summit in the distance which is reached after a short dip through very wet land.Sat and had a chat with Teddy on the summit about the views and who had been visiting then retraced steps back to car! Roughly an hours journey up and down. Well worth checking this out! Book in advance with Teddy just in case he's busy! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/747/comment/6122/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from wicklore : The most famousTeddy in Ireland? Picture: The most famousTeddy in Ireland? Sharing the story of the Chair by wicklore 31 Jan 2012 Listeners to RTE's Liveline programme may have heard me today as I discussed the chair and Teddy memorial on Slievecorragh and its history. The podcast can be listened to here: http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-31011215 Hm15slivelinememorial-pid0-915192 I.mp3 Please remove the (point A) and (Point B) insert in the http link as these are generated by MountainViews thinking they are grid references!I initially gave a general background to the story without identifying the hill or Dan Clancy out of respect to Dan's family. However Dan's brother Andrew, who sculpted the chair, agreed to go on air and joined me in discussing the chair, its origin and memorials in general. It is particularly poignant as the anniversary of Dan's death falls this week, and the chair has been on the hill for 8 years now. We were joined on air by a local woman who said she walks on the hill every week with her grandchildren and never knew the story behind the chair. She, like many of us, was touched to hear the origin of the chair. Once again it shows the value of MountainViews.ie in bringing the stories, history, and local knowledge of our uplands to the wider hillwalking public.I took the opportunity on Liveline to mention MountainViews.ie and the wealth of information available to visitors to the site, including information on our 1056 listed hills and mountains. Joe Duffy appeared somewhat taken aback at this figure and that there were people out there who are climbing hundreds of them! Slievecorragh may be an obscure and little-visited hill, but it was the centre of attention for a short period of time on national radio today. 404,000 Liveline listeners got a peek into our world of hillwalking and the stories and experiences out there waiting to be discovered. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/747/comment/6671/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from Harry Goodman : "Teddy" Guardian of the hill. Picture: "Teddy" Guardian of the hill. An enjoyable start to the day by Harry Goodman 1 Jun 2012 On 29 May 2012, on my way to climb Keadeen Mt., I decided to go and have a look at Slievecorragh but was undecided where to start. After checking the East-West Mapping Wicklow Mts. West (1:30,000 Sheet) I noticed what appeared to be a forest track starting about 100m in from the R756 on the NE side of the hill at N 9513504828 A. On arrival I found that all the land in front of the forest appeared to be taken up by private housing with no apparent access into the the forest. On enquiring at one of the houses the owner very helpfully advised me that it was indeed possible to access the forest from the road by walking a short way along the entrance to Slievecorragh House and, even more importantly, that there was public right of way to do so. She also told me that it would be in order to park off road alongside the boundary wall for the house. About 100m along the surfaced driveway I turned in left onto a cleared area and the forest entrance barrier. I followed the good track along, as it wound its way gently uphill, to it's end about 800m along N 9516104080 J and then continued on a much narrower path into the forest. This soon led out to a wide very rough stoney track fringing the forest N 9514004035 C. I turned right and followed it up to it's crest N 9484304150 D. The summit marked, by a substantial cairn, lay only a few metres to the left across the heather, and very nearby was the "Dan Clancy" chair, so eloquently commented upon by wicklore in his earlier comments on this summit. "Teddy" as ever continues to sit on vigil. This is a fine little top to visit, with the added value and uniqueness of the chair. It can be climbed with very little effort. From the top I returned to the wide stoney track and followed it down to the left (N and then NE), keeping the forest on my right, to meet the original forest access track at N9493404516 F where I turned left and followed it back to my start point. A throughly enjoyable short walk of some 2.4k and a very nice start to my day spent in the Wicklow Mts. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/747/comment/6838/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from march-fixer Exceptional Teddy Bear by march-fixer 20 Feb 2012 Well 'Teddy Bear' is certainly not lonely. There was a constant visitation to the wonderful vantage point on this lovely Sunday afternoon. The people I met had heard the radio interview, which piqued their fascination. One person was a walker from West Wicklow who had never seen or heard of 'Teddy Bear' and Dan Clancy's chair. I can not think of a more memorable monument.I approached the summit from Toor to the south N94649 03578 K while all the others had come up from Hollywood to the northwest. There was a lovely clear view out over the vast plain of Kildare to the west with the God-light streaming through the clouds. There was even sufficient clarity to see back east to snow covered Lugnaquilla and Tonelegee. This is a very suitable walk for any beginners with a double reward at the summit. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/747/comment/6693/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average COMMENTS for Slievecorragh 1 2 3 Next page >> (End of comment section for Slievecorragh.) 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Q. A growing number of evangelical churches are embracing Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as a way of attracting and converting young men. Pastors of these churches say that they're using MMA not only to toughen up the message of Christ, but also to combat their fear that churches have become too feminized, with too much emphasis on kindness and compassion and not enough on responsibility and strength.
Some of the churches not only hold gatherings to watch televised MMA fights and give lectures using the bouts to explain Christ's battle for his beliefs, they also host fight nights between members of their congregations and claim the mix of faith and fighting is intended to promote Christian values. Brandon Beals, the lead pastor of Canyon Creek Church near Seattle, said, "Compassion and love - we agree with all that stuff, too. But what led me to find Christ was that Jesus was a fighter." FightPastor.com offers Warrior Camps to "to prepare mature Christians to lead fearless, courageous, and bold lives," and lists one of its aims as "we want to make Jesus look good."
This mix of machismo and faith has come in for some criticism, with one pastor saying, "I don't live for the Jesus who eats red meat, drinks beer and beats on other men," and adds, "[w]hat I have a problem with is. . . we somehow speak with great conviction that Jesus would have endorsed MMA." Robert Brady, of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, says that the emphasis on fighting "so easily takes away from the real focus of the church, which is the Gospel."
Is combining a violent sport with Christ's message the best way to spread the word? And does Christ really need to be "toughened up"?
As an ordained minister and spiritual leader, I can certainly understand the challenge of creating a message that is appealing to potential new congregants, both young men and young women.
However, the message that Unity interprets from Jesus' ministry has very little to do with outer, physical actions but everything to do with his inner message about the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God is a spiritual message that is best taught through spiritual principles, such as inner peace, being poised and balanced and being one with divine wisdom and love.
When I think of our Elder Brother as a "warrior," I consider his spiritual qualities of passion, courage, faith and strength. He was able to do all things through his belief in God as his source (father). He knew God as the One Power and One Presence (Our Father) and through his conscious connection with his father, he overcame every form of limitation, even physical death.
The Rev. Jeri Linn
Unity Church of the Valley
La Crescenta
For years, sports-based outreaches have been effective in reaching out to the lost and building fellowship among believers. It's something fun and interesting to do together to build relationships and to establish credibility upon which we can share the good news about Jesus Christ. That's assuming the activity isn't inherently evil.
Though I wouldn't say MMA outreaches are wrong, I'd be concerned that such fighting would create hostility among participants. Of course, that could happen with any other sport as well. Still, an MMA ministry might be the best way to reach some people, so it's probably just as effective as any other method of ministry.
Jesus doesn't need to be "toughened up." The Bible is a record of his fearless faithfulness to the father. Jesus fasted for 40 days. He kept preaching publicly, even after the religious leaders plotted to kill him. He healed people on the sabbath in the presence of those he knew intended to use his kind act against him.
Jesus stood silent during three bogus trials and endured flogging, beatings and the torturous horrors of the crucifixion. He did all of these things in obedience to the father and for the salvation of all who receive him. We "make Jesus look good" by being honest about what he did for us, by living our faith out publicly in a world that is hostile to him and by obeying his commandment to love God with all of our hearts and to love others as we love ourselves. And if you think that doesn't take guts, just try it.
Pastor Jon Barta
Valley Baptist Church
I think it's genius. The only thing I wouldn't do is try so hard to link it all to Christ's teachings. Why not just let it be a fellowship thing, one of the few things the church offers specifically for men? To get and keep men in church is ministry enough; do your teaching on Sundays, and let them alone on fight nights.
Shoot, we've taken away their exclusive control of the priesthood, the money and the governing boards of the church; why not at least let them keep the fighting?
I wonder aloud sometimes about why men have disappeared from the church, why church has become so predominantly female . My husband answers, "Gee, I don't know; but it might have something to do with the flowers and candles and soft music and talking about feelings?" He makes a fair point.
And, I am not at all against having sweaty men in gym shorts dancing around the church basement for an evening.
I say, let 'em brawl. Go, men, go!
The Rev. Amy Pringle
St. George's Episcopal Church
La Cañada
This is just an outreach method. We develop and change these as trends come and go. They are good from the standpoint that they reach certain people in that specific season, with that particular method. Many other techniques will work at that time as well.
However, I do know God to be creative. He has brought so many people to him through us, his disciples. Our uniqueness and our passions lead us to create programs and methods that flow from who we are. As long as we adhere to Biblical principles, there can be rich fruit from doing a wide variety of creative things to reach people for Christ.
When I was a youth pastor, God used my abilities and creativity to bring in teens from high school by developing a talented worship band. Young people with musical ability came in and I trained them up. These kids gave their hearts to God and learned how to witness to others. This is what the Great Commission is all about.
As far as the Gospel being too much grace and compassion, I think it is hogwash. I also think it may not be accurate to say Jesus would not approve of MMA. We all just stay in our corners and enjoy the giftedness of others. Some may lean more toward compassion, others more toward Christ as a fighter. It doesn't matter unless something is theologically inaccurate or there is no fruit being born.
My simple belief is that we all need to take the Gospel as a whole into context then reach out and do our part, not saying our way is better and not criticizing each others' methods.
The Rev.Kimberlie Zakarian, LMFT
As a Jewish rabbi, I am obviously not an authority on Christianity. Nevertheless, since I am a religious leader, I will take the liberty of commenting on this interesting trend and sharing my thoughts.
Regular readers of this column know that I generally support innovative approaches to attract people to worship services and spread religious knowledge. In that context, I feel that offering traditional martial arts lessons or self-defense seminars as a way to bring people through the doors of our houses of worship — or even simply as a community service — is an idea with some potential. It's good practice to have adults, and even children, learn various fighting methods in order to protect themselves and prevent personal harm.
It is also a great way to exercise (which would certainly benefit our statistically overweight population), and many participants boost their self-discipline and powers of concentration.
However, today's brutal spectacle of mixed martial arts (also known as cage fighting) is very different from traditional forms of karate or judo; by combining elements of kickboxing, wrestling and other physical combat, this sport seems to maximize bloody violence.
Let's face it: These fighting shows represent human nature at its most savage. Pitting two highly-trained human beings against each other and watching them inflict physical harm brings to mind gladiators and the dreadful, sub-human sport they practiced in the Roman arena. This is no way to bring people closer to God.
I feel that the message coming from the churches that embrace mixed martial arts and use it to project a belligerent combination of "faith and fighting" is detrimental to the real meaning of spirituality. Frankly, I can think of 101 better ways to engage our youth and interest them in religion.
I fail to see the wisdom in turning to such a base sport as cage fighting to attract new congregants. On the contrary, I believe that an aggressive approach to religion can be damaging in the long term and may even alienate many people who need to be brought in.
Rabbi Simcha Backman
Chabad Jewish Center
As one of those wimpy, kind and compassionate feminized pastors, I put this question out to the church guys to get a fuller response. I got all kinds of answers. So here is the not-quite-cohesive view from Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church:
In one form or another, this idea of males fighting in a Christian context has been around for ages. The Salvation Army, for example, continues to run boxing clubs around the country. These give boys and young men a place to test and use strength and skill, while also learning discipline around when and how to use it. Some boys have fathers who will tussle safely with them — they can test their limits and know that their father will never let it go too far. Some boys don't have that, and these clubs and coaches offer this very important part of growing up.
I, and some of the guys, question whether that is what is happening in an alleged Christian MMA environment. We get the part where a cool happening attracts guys and creates an opportunity to share the gospel; but we share a concern that the message and methods of Jesus have been tweaked beyond recognition into justification for violence without boundaries. New bumper sticker ideas included:
"I bleed for Jesus — But the other guy bleeds more!"
"My family visited church —and all I got was this bloody nose."
We agreed that Jesus does not need toughening up, but that his followers need to be toughened up in the areas where Jesus actually excelled. As a leader, he gathered a team of young men and trained them to articulate a new vision for religion, politics and economics. He showed them how to build a faith-based movement for change by working as a team and raising up new leaders as they went. He demonstrated inner strength and courage by never giving into corrupt authority and always standing up for truth — even when that led to death. That's tough enough for us.
The Rev. Paige Eaves
Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church
No, Christ doesn't need to be toughened up! Anyone who would let himself get crucified and then say, "Father, forgive them," is tough enough already. Really, what we all need to do is redefine just what "being tough" means.
I liked John Wayne's movies, but the Jesus type of toughness is not the same as the John Wayne type. We all like it in a movie when the bad guy gets what's coming to him, and I suppose we all laughed at Clint Eastwood's line in one of the "Dirty Harry" movies, when he says to some dirtbag, "Go ahead, make my day!" But those raw emotions that we all feel come from our "darker" sides, and I for one can't imagine Jesus delivering a line like Clint's.
Again, we need to redefine what we mean by "being tough." I'm sorry, macho American males, but I'm one who believes that anyone who would follow Jesus needs to leave his "kick-butt" feelings behind. And something else: I'm as interested in growing the church as the next person — but a church full of macho guys isn't worth the trashing of the gospel message.
Read again the Beatitudes in Matthew 5, and pay special attention to verses 39-42. Here is the "turn the other cheek" suggestion by Jesus, plus the idea of giving up not only one's coat but one's cloak as well. Jesus is also quoted there, saying to give to everyone who begs from you, and we're told not to refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you. These are the Master's Martial Arts, and they are more concerned with giving than with striking.
The Rev. Skip Lindeman
La Cañada Congregational Church
As a middle-school kid, one of my favorite TV shows was "Kung Fu." David Carradine played a half-Chinese religious monk that wandered the American Wild West saving innocent settlers and defending himself in every episode from ornery hombres.
He walked about trying to live peacefully, but the six-gun world of stagecoach robberies and lynch-mob law perpetually intervened. Because of his monastic martial arts training, he overcame the bad guys, righted wrongs and ended every episode walking off into the sunset. Though the character didn't represent my faith, I still thought it was a good model that could translate.
Helpless people are just that, helpless. Trained people are not, and trained Christians can be a force for good. It may be that for too long Jesus has been presented as rather effeminate, a person who couldn't hurt a fly, who was primarily a lap for children and who walked around giving everyone the peace sign.
We forget that he was a leader among men, that he could walk on water, command the elements, endure the cross and, with a word, cause an entire military squad to fall on their tunic'd backsides (John 18:6).
I have no problem with Christians studying martial arts to both ensure peace and reinforce the masculine bond it engenders. I have studied several styles myself, and my high school-aged son currently holds a few belt-ranks at Sunland Martial Arts, where he is currently learning Tae Kwon Do. They cut me some financial slack there for being a Christian minister, and for that I thank them very much.
I do have personal qualms with the type of Ultimate Fighting Competition that can leave participants with broken bones and such. It makes sense to have those after life-and-death combat, but it seems a hefty price for sport. I don't get the fun in that, but apparently others do. The Bible says, "whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1Co 10:31), and if men can embrace a tough sport with a strengthened faith, then God bless 'em.
The Rev. Bryan Griem
Montrose Community Church
Mixed martial arts as part of a religious mission seems absurd to me.
Further, disparaging a belief system centered on love and compassion as "feminized" (and remind me, why is that a bad thing?) offends even me, with my squishy humanist atheist views.
OK, some young men like living and watching risk. So take them on outings to watch other guys hurt each other or sponsor/view fights at church. If you see no better, more effective way to apppeal to them by more civilized means, that is not my call. But don't claim such violence is in line with Christ's teachings.
Want to display responsibility and strength? Tackle a fully-loaded diaper with elan. Be a loving, savvy Dad to an inexplicably, inconsolably weeping infant in the middle of the night for the umpteenth night in a row. Get rid of angry wasps under the porch. Earn a living day after day while doing your share at home, etc. This is just a sampling of what manly men all across the belief spectrum do routinely.
Anyway, what's so manly (or trendy) about mixed martial arts? Throw in hair-pulling and it sounds like standard dispute resolution for my sisters and me, ca. 1960.
Roberta Medford
Please excuse me if I see the use of Mixed Martial Arts as a way to get men into evangelical churches as a marketing tool, not a theologically grounded message. Jesus was certainly a fighter for the rights of those who were marginalized, but not in the physical sense.
The only example we have in the Bible of Jesus using physical force was when he was reported to have overturned the tables of the moneychangers in the temple. In fact, many did not join the early Christian movement because they were hoping for a soldier to fight for them against the Romans and Jesus was not that person.
Certainly Christian churches can encourage any number of activities to promote their congregations, but using a violent sport as an example of Jesus' message is, at best, a stretch and, at worst, a sacrilege. I understand the desire to bring young men, a largely absent demographic, into Christian churches. But what they do not need is more misogynists of a bygone era. Compassion is not just a feminine trait, and inequality of women and men is an issue that can no longer be supported by thinking people. Patriarchy is not a Christian virtue.
My hope would be that these churches would try to find ways to increase membership that do not involve men beating each other up. Maybe they could encourage men to be both powerful and compassionate and women to share in the management of the family and the church. Just because some men would like to make Jesus tougher does not make it true. Jesus' ministry has a great many important messages, but violence isnot one of them.
The Rev. Dr. Betty Stapleford
Unitarian Universalist Church
Of the Verdugo Hills
La Crescenta


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All the commercial ski fields in New Zealand have everything you would expect to find at the world's top ski fields. From ski and snowboard equipment rentals, repairs and sales to excellent cafes; the New Zealand ski fields have it all. There's even extensive snow making equipment, just in case you need some extra padding for your falls!
Lift Passes
Adult lift passes in New Zealand are generally around $85 per day on commercial ski fields. Passes to club fields are approximately $65 per day for adults. When you consider the staggering views, the world-class facilities, and the range of groomed trails and off-piste areas available, skiing in New Zealand offers unbeatable value!
Kiwi Holiday Parks offer budget-friendly accommodation throughout New Zealand, with a holiday park located within a couple of hours drive from most ski fields in New Zealand. The warm and friendly atmosphere at Kiwi Holiday Parks provide the ideal spot to relax after a hard day on the slopes, meet new people and share your stories of the day's thrills and spills. Check out our full range of park locations and accommodation options and book your stay online now!