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Korea comes together against presidential policies
"Lord, let there be light upon us."
Over 20,000 religious followers and citizens assembled in front of Seoul City Hall to start the "Emergency gathering of political situation and Mass of proclaiming citizen dignity and urging repentance of the president's arrogance."
(News Article from OhmyNews International)
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.as...
(Video Clip from CBS [Christian Broadcasting System of South Korea] Nocut News)
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Yesterday in Seoul, Koreans' Candles got new life. Non-Violence protest and progress, It's the reason of Korean hold candles because The republic of Korea (South Korea) is established by people power.
More Relative News Clip
South Korea beef protests escalate - June 11 2008 (Aljazeera English)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=x2m3bI52dww
South Koreans fearful of beef - 13 June 2008 (Aljazeera English)
http://current.com/items/89020664_south_koreans_fearful...
South Korea's culture of protest - 14 Jun 08 (Aljazeera English)
http://current.com/items/89023291_south_korea_s_culture...
6.29 Crash between Riot Police and People. (Euronews No Comment)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aGCqG08hJ4o "Lord, let there be light upon us." ... more -
2008 Olympic Torch Run in San Francisco
On April 9, 2008 thousands of pro-Tibet protesters and supporters of the Beijing Games gathering at Justin Herman Plaza to celebrate and protest. All expecting the torch relay only to finally realize it was never coming...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puoHWuqmBho On April 9, 2008 thousands of pro-Tibet protesters and supporters of the Beijing Games gathering at Justin Herman Plaza to celebrate a... more -
What Christians don't know about Israel but should
When I was a teenager, I became a born-again Christian and an avid reader of the "Late Great Planet Earth" the endtimes book that preceded the "Left Behind" series popular today among those who think the end is near. One of the signs of the second coming of Christ, according to interpreters of the Revelations (like the authors of books above) is the creation of the State of Israel.
When the Yom Kippur War hit, I was on the phone with my born again girlfriends, all of us excited that this was it.... the Rapture was surely going to happen soon.
When it didn't, I wasn't worried, no problem, I'll just go live in Israel and volunteer on a kibbutz and help my Jewish brothers and sisters make the desert bloom.
As I grew up, reality kicked in and the fervor of adolescence faded. What remained was a fondness for Israel - and the belief that it was besieged on all sides. The Palestinians? Nothing but irrational terrorists who raised their children to hate and kill Jews.
Then, my husband was offered a short term assignment through his groundwater engineering job in Gaza, and we, my four-year old daughter and I went along too.
And thus began my permanent detour off my own Road Map.
The detour involved for awhile a profound internal struggle as I tried to reconcile my previous bias with the reality of occupation and oppression I was witnessing. Everyday I saw the result of the fear when the once fearful become the powerful. Someday, if Israel doesn't change its policies in time (and many Israelis I know are concerned that it is too late now) the backlash will be devastating.
Now we are back in the US and I work hard at my second job - to raise awareness among Americans in general, my Presbyterians co-congregants in particular that the key to Israel's survival is the United States, but not in the way most commonly thought. Rather, we must hold Israel accountable (as we do the Palestinians) to the international code of conduct accepted by all nation-states. That attacks on civilians is illegal, that an occupying state may not establish civilian settlements on occupied land, that separation barrier ("security fence") must be on the Green Line, not within the Palestinian Territories..... all these violations (and more), must stop.
But when the US restricts its admonitions to a mere slap on the wrist, the Israelis know they can keep on keeping on.
My church, the Presbyterians will be considering a resolution this summer calling the US government to enforce our nation's own Arms Export and Foreign Assistance laws that prohibit US aid be used in violations of international human rights law. It's a beginning. And our church is not the only one. Across the country, individuals and groups small and large are joining voices in opposition to continued, uninterrupted flow of our tax dollars to Israel. Even a temporary suspension can have an impact.
At the very least, we should consider that nothing our country has done to date has ended the conflict. Time for something new. When I was a teenager, I became a born-again Christian and an avid reader of the "Late Great Planet Earth" the endtimes book... more -
Imagine LIfe
Imagine life where your entire country is prevented from importing the food, fuel, medicine it needed. That all that you and your neighbors needed was in the town on the other side of the border, but that the border had a 7 mile long fence/wall/barrier built not by you, not by that country on the other side of the border, but by a third nation. That the third nation told your nation’s leaders and the leaders of the neighboring nation that the border must remain shut.
Now, watch the slide show. Imagine life where your entire country is prevented from importing the food, fuel, medicine it needed. That all that you and your neig... more -
Palestinian Non-violent Resistance
Inspiring film.... saw it two weeks ago. Look for the full film and share it..... more Americans need to see this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WynTOY04Ac8 Inspiring film.... saw it two weeks ago. Look for the full film and share it..... more Americans need to see this. ... more -
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