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Arrest leads to Rainbow riot
WYOMING - U.S. Forest Service officers pointed weapons at children and fired rubber bullets and pepper spray balls at Rainbow Family members while making arrests Thursday evening, according to witnesses.
According to the NYT, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Saturday that it would investigate the actions of federal officers who had arrested five members of the Rainbow Family in western Wyoming during the group’s annual gathering.
The federal Forest Service said a mob of about 400 members of the Rainbow Family, a group of hippie types and eccentrics who hold a weeklong national gathering on public land each year, threw rocks and sticks at Forest Service officers who tried to arrest a member of the group. The agency would not give a reason for the original arrest.
About 60 federal and local officers responded, Forest Service officials said, and fired pepper balls — pellets that disperse a pepper solution — at the crowd.
As many as 7,000 members of the Rainbow Family camped out this year on Forest Service land.
Linda Burt, executive director of the A.C.L.U.’s Wyoming affiliate, said on Saturday that the organization planned to accept collect calls from Rainbow Family members for the next two weeks to hear their version of events.
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Pub bans swearing?
A pair of Christian pub operators in England banned swearing in their establishment and ejected patrons who used salty language. This being a pub, sales plummeted. As a result, the pub's owners replaced the couple, but the couple has barricaded themselves in the building and has refused to leave. Seems like a simple swear jar might have solved a lot of problems ... A pair of Christian pub operators in England banned swearing in their establishment and ejected patrons who used salty language. This ... more
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Christianism
Christianism
The new Christianism has created a hostile environment for economical, regional and political matters on this flat world. The raging temperature of whitish nature is causing an uncomfortable degree of greediness for energy and power. The depressed world view is based on pessimism about war, world economy, food and fuel price are getting worse for developing nations. The big picture of global economy should be based on most populated countries and regions not Christianism. On the other side the soaring prices are not matters for Americans and European countries due to wealthiest people of earth. The main beneficiary of the foolish holy crusade is economy for G 8 and some European countries. The major loss of development will occur in Asia, South Asia, Mid East and African nations. It used to be said, That never talk about religion, race, politics and culture differences it is only for the whitish nature of Christianism to use it as an weapon to make fool of colorful humanity. It is time to ask real question that how human beings come to know about whitish politics. Religion, race, politics and culture differences are playing an important role by exploiting Justice, freedom and human rights all over the world. It is true that religious and political matters are deeply connected and human nature is handicap in order to keep them away from each other. Religious is politics and politics is religious it has been throughout Christian history only human faith members believe that religious should stay in Kasa means (Holy place for human faith religious) and should be separate from politics. In Ancient, Medieval and Modern cultures we can see the political ruler was also religious leader or used religious for politics or considered Divine. In whitish circle only American history was based on keeping Church away from State just about eight years ago. Knowledge is the only source toward establishing a basic philosophy of humanfealty.We would like to request from all these Dictators, Kings, Monarchies, Army Chiefs, Organizations, Government officials, Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Religious leaders to adopt new philosophy of humanity and come out from the prison camp of Christianism . Human faith method of teaching moral values and humanity can give realistic purpose of achieving complete fulfillment of internal life. The spiritual change from loneness to loveliness is based on love by giving unlimited trust in God (Rab). Human mind is miracle of Supreme Being when we struggle to boil it at luck warm temperature of wisdom to understand fundamental of life by reading (Rabi). The ever lasting stage of satisfaction for mind is to reach Supreme Being before death. The journey of memories can be pleasant with nine affirmations of human faith. We believe that it is time to joggle every conscious to show them that human mind is superior matter not material. The festival of life can be celebrated with wisdom of human faith knowledge once we realize that we all are part of the superior race. It advocates spiritual and moral principles on very high scales for the longest term in human history. Human faith is Adam's monotheistic faith and knows that God is the creator and overseer of the universe at all the time and all matters. It is time to modernize our faith by adopting true faith and educate mankind in accordance with basic principle of life. Our vision is to introduce true human religion by mobilizing communities and faiths around the world to improve people's lives .Our mission is to strength the bond of humanity (Rabi) by introducing human faith religion.
IN GOD (Rib) WE TRUST WE HAVE FAITH IN HUMANITY (Rabi).
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Fake Priest Unmasked at Vatican, Ha!
A man posing as a priest has been caught trying to hear confessions in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
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One has to wonder why?
("He was wearing clerical garb, but the expert eye of our personnel didn't need much to sense something strange in his behaviour.")
I wonder what was it that tipped them off... A man posing as a priest has been caught trying to hear confessions in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. ________ ... more -
Messiah controversy: newfound tablet raising questions about the origins of Christ...
"A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days.
If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus, since it suggests that the story of his death and resurrection was not unique but part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time."
Jesus is magic!! "A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causi... more -
Tablet ignites debate on Messiah and resurrection
A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days.
If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus, since it suggests that the story of his death and resurrection was not unique but part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time.
The tablet, probably found near the Dead Sea in Jordan according to some scholars who have studied it, is a rare example of a stone with ink writings from that era — in essence, a Dead Sea Scroll on stone.
It is written, not engraved, across two neat columns, similar to columns in a Torah. But the stone is broken, and some of the text is faded, meaning that much of what it says is open to debate.
Still, its authenticity has so far faced no challenge, so its role in helping to understand the roots of Christianity in the devastating political crisis faced by the Jews of the time seems likely to increase.
Daniel Boyarin, a professor of Talmudic culture at the University of California at Berkeley, said that the stone was part of a growing body of evidence suggesting that Jesus could be best understood through a close reading of the Jewish history of his day.
“Some Christians will find it shocking — a challenge to the uniqueness of their theology — while others will be comforted by the idea of it being a traditional part of Judaism,” Mr. Boyarin said.
Given the highly charged atmosphere surrounding all Jesus-era artifacts and writings, both in the general public and in the fractured and fiercely competitive scholarly community, as well as the concern over forgery and charlatanism, it will probably be some time before the tablet’s contribution is fully assessed. It has been around 60 years since the Dead Sea Scrolls were uncovered, and they continue to generate enormous controversy regarding their authors and meaning.
Much of the text, a vision of the apocalypse transmitted by the angel Gabriel, draws on the Old Testament, especially the prophets Daniel, Zechariah and Haggai.
In Mr. Knohl’s interpretation, the specific messianic figure embodied on the stone could be a man named Simon who was slain by a commander in the Herodian army, according to the first-century historian Josephus. The writers of the stone’s passages were probably Simon’s followers.
The slaying of Simon, or any case of the suffering messiah, is seen as a necessary step toward national salvation, he says, pointing to lines 19 through 21 of the tablet — “In three days you will know that evil will be defeated by justice” — and other lines that speak of blood and slaughter as pathways to justice.
Two more hard-to-read words come later, and Mr. Knohl said he believed that he had deciphered them as well, so that the line reads, “In three days you shall live, I, Gabriel, command you.”
To whom is the archangel speaking? The next line says “Sar hasarin,” or prince of princes. Since the Book of Daniel, one of the primary sources for the Gabriel text, speaks of Gabriel and of “a prince of princes,” Mr. Knohl contends that the stone’s writings are about the death of a leader of the Jews who will be resurrected in three days.
He says further that such a suffering messiah is very different from the traditional Jewish image of the messiah as a triumphal, powerful descendant of King David.
“This should shake our basic view of Christianity,” he said. “Resurrection after three days becomes a motif developed before Jesus, which runs contrary to nearly all scholarship. What happens in the New Testament was adopted by Jesus and his followers based on an earlier messiah story.” A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causin... more -
Tablet reveals mythos of messiah & resurrection
A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days.
If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus, since it suggests that the story of his death and resurrection was not unique but part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time.
The tablet, probably found near the Dead Sea in Jordan according to some scholars who have studied it, is a rare example of a stone with ink writings from that era — in essence, a Dead Sea Scroll on stone.
It is written, not engraved, across two neat columns, similar to columns in a Torah. But the stone is broken, and some of the text is faded, meaning that much of what it says is open to debate.
Still, its authenticity has so far faced no challenge, so its role in helping to understand the roots of Christianity in the devastating political crisis faced by the Jews of the time seems likely to increase. A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causi... more -
Schoolboys punished for refusing to pray to Allah
At a religious education class in the Alsager school in Cheshire, two 12 year old boys received detention for refusing to take part in a practical lesson in which they prayed to Allah.
One of the parents of the boys, Sharon Luinen, said: "This isn't right, it's taking things too far. I understand that they have to learn about other religions. I can live with that but it is taking it a step too far to be punished because they wouldn't join in Muslim prayer."
The school is now "investigating" the incident and released yet another monotonous and politically correct statement about their stance on religious education.
"Educating children in the beliefs of different faiths is part of Cheshire's diversity curriculum on the basis that knowledge is, of course, is essential to understanding. We accept that such teaching has to be conducted with common sense and sensitivity." At a religious education class in the Alsager school in Cheshire, two 12 year old boys received detention for refusing to take part in... more -
Anglican Church divided over women bishops
The governing body of the Church of England, the General Synod, is due to discuss the controversial appointment of women bishops.
The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, has urged the Church of England Synod to resolve its dispute over how to ordain women as bishops.
Bishop McCulloch said the Synod must not allow a stalemate to develop.
His comments come amid signs of an alliance among traditionalist priests wanting to answer to male bishops only.
The Rev Prebendary Kay Garlick has called on the Synod to be a model of how Christians can "disagree in love" as it debates plans for women bishops.
The Synod has already agreed in principle to ordain women as bishops. Some 1,300 clergy have threatened to leave the Church over the issue.
Unbroken chain
Traditionalists from the Anglo-Catholic wing of the church want the right to opt out of the jurisdiction of a women into special dioceses headed by male bishops, or at least to have guaranteed access to male bishops.
Robert Pigott says the Synod faces an awkward decision about how to treat traditionalists whose religious consciences will not allow them to serve under a women bishop.
He says the Anglo-Catholic Anglicans argue that Jesus chose only men to be his immediate 12 apostles, the men who were given leadership of the early Church.
They point out that an unbroken chain of male bishops has led the Church since then.
Our correspondent says they believe that a man ordained by a woman might not be properly ordained, and might not in reality be a priest.
Such a suggestion is strongly rejected by women priests and many others in the Church.
However, the traditionalists could still get their own way, our correspondent says.
They have formed an alliance with evangelicals who have their own biblical reasons - the belief that men should have authority over women - for demanding the imposition of special conditions before women are ordained as bishops.
Speaking at the opening meeting in York, Ms Garlick, from Much Birch, Herefordshire, acknowledged the outcome of the debate over women bishops would inevitably bring "hurt" to some members.
But she said the Synod should present a model of how Christians who disagree can respect and care for each other.
Meanwhile, a traditionalist Synod member has accused officials of suppressing his call for an explicit policy of converting people of other faiths, including Muslims.
Paul Eddy's motion was backed by about a quarter of the Synod, but officials say the agenda was too crowded.
The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans - the international alliance of traditionalist Anglicans formed in Jerusalem last week - has made the duty to evangelise other faiths one of its key policies.
The General Synod will also hear a presidential address on Saturday from the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu
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Anglican leaders face battle over women bishops
Move over gays, Women are the latest people to make the Anglican Church throw a hissy fit.
The Church of England's governing body faces a bruising battle over consecrating women bishops that could spark a mass exit from the Anglican Church by disgruntled traditionalists.
The issue of the "stained-glass ceiling" stopping women rising up the church ladder ranks with the ordination of gay clergy as one of the most disruptive in the Anglican Church.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, already battling to avoid a schism over conservative anger at the consecration of an openly gay U.S. bishop, faces a delicate balancing act at the latest general synod of the Church of England, which starts on Friday.
Church leaders, faced with defection by up to 1,300 clergy from the traditionalist wing, are pinning their hopes on an elaborate compromise allowing dissenting parishes to stick with male bishops if they wish.
A Church of England spokesman, spelling out the synod timetable, told Reuters: "The discussions will be about whether there should be formal arrangements for those who, in conscience, cannot accept women bishops or whether a code of practice should be adopted."
A vote is due on Monday on the next step at the synod meeting in the northern English city of York. But he stressed that final legislation was not expected before 2012.
If the compromise wins full acceptance after a possible timetable is mapped out, Williams may one day be succeeded by a woman as spiritual leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans.
Anglicans in Canada, the United States and New Zealand already have women bishops.
One in six of England's parish priests is a woman and, more than a decade after they were first ordained, liberals say it is insulting not to admit them to positions of power.
Traditionalist say that, as Jesus Christ's apostles were all men, there is no precedent for women bishops.
The bishop of Guildford, Christopher Hill, issued a clear message to the traditionalists on Friday.
"Those who dissent have got to expect that the main part of the Church of England is getting on with this. There is no going back on it," he said.
"I am in favor of it. I have been ordaining women priests while I have been a bishop," Hill told BBC radio. Move over gays, Women are the latest people to make the Anglican Church throw a hissy fit. ... more -
Pope to kick off Bible-thon 2008!
Pope Benedict XVI will take part in a continous televised reading of the ENTIRE Bible, to be screened live on Italian TV. The event, which last for six days and six nights (if that's how long God took to create the Heavens and the Earth they should be able to at least read a book right?), and will be kicked off by the Pope who is set to read the first chapter of Genesis in St. Peter's basilica on October 5th.
The event has been orgasnised because "the Pope wants the Catholic Church to go back to studying and deepening its knowledge of the Holy Scriptures."
They certainly will with six full days of reading; I even heard that to make sure the message gets across, it's been made a sin to go to the bathroom more than once per chapter...
Pope Benedict XVI will take part in a continous televised reading of the ENTIRE Bible, to be screened live on Italian TV. The event, w... more -
Group Asks for Divine Intervention to Ease Oil Prices
Some American drivers are becoming so desperate at the increasing price of gas that they are turning to God.
The Pray at the Pump Movement has been holding vigils at gas stations across the country. Some American drivers are becoming so desperate at the increasing price of gas that they are turning to God. ... more -
Archbishop Calls All Catholics to Demand National Award to Abortion Doc be Revoked
The Archbishop of Toronto has called on all Catholics in Canada's largest city to demand that the award of the Order of Canada to arch-abortionist Henry Morgentaler be revoked.
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Muslims feel much like the 'Jews of Europe'
Britain's first Muslim minister has attacked the growing culture of hostility against Muslims in the United Kingdom, saying that many feel targeted like "the Jews of Europe".
Shahid Malik, who was appointed as a minister in the Department for International Development (Dfid) by Gordon Brown last summer, said it has become legitimate to target Muslims in the media and society at large in a way that would be unacceptable for any other minority.
Mr Malik made clear that he was not equating the situation with the Holocaust but warned that many British Muslims now felt like "aliens in their own country". He said he himself had been the target of a string of racist incidents, including the firebombing of his family car and an attempt to run him down at a petrol station.
"I think most people would agree that if you ask Muslims today what do they feel like, they feel like the Jews of Europe," he said. "I don't mean to equate that with the Holocaust but in the way that it was legitimate almost – and still is in some parts – to target Jews, many Muslims would say that we feel the exact same way.
"Somehow there's a message out there that it's OK to target people as long as it's Muslims. And you don't have to worry about the facts, and people will turn a blind eye."
The claims are made in an interview to be broadcast on Monday in a Channel 4 Dispatches programme to coincide with the third anniversary of the London bombings of 7 July.... Britain's first Muslim minister has attacked the growing culture of hostility against Muslims in the United Kingdom, saying that many ... more -
Church of England Synod set for dispute on female bishops
The Church of England faces an accusation of being woefully out of touch with the modern world today as delegates at the organisation's Synod, currently meeting in York, argue over the question of whether women should be allowed to become Bishops.
Many Anglicans are claiming that the masculinity of Jesus's 12 apostles suggests that female bishops would not be acceptable. They also fear that a man ordained by a woman wouldn't be properly ordained in the eyes of God.
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Sharia law could have UK role
The Lord Cheif Justice has suggested that Islamic Sharia Law could have a role to play in the British legal system.
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Daytona Beach Drive-In Christian Church
You can go to church in you pajamas and never have to leave your car.
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Ecclesiastical Fashion Show
Religion takes to the catwalk, as these priests show off the very latest Spring / Summer ecclesiastical dress collection.
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Fair and balanced?
News flash; Fox News is the tank for the Republican candidate they actually cannot stand.
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Buns n Guns
In the ultimate application of the old adage, when life gives you lemons make lemonade, a Beirut restaurant makes the best of what they have to work with. The restaurant features bullet shaped menus and meals named after weapons. One would think people in that area would shy away for such things but that's just another cultural difference. In the ultimate application of the old adage, when life gives you lemons make lemonade, a Beirut restaurant makes the best of what the... more
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