When it comes to reducing government debt, Americans tend to love the idea, but the answers they give when asked detailed questions betray confusion, bad-faith, or both. Kevin Drum: The Economist asked if they’d rather tackle the federal deficit by cutting spending or raising taxes, and the runaway winner was cutting spending, by a margin of 62% to 5%.
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Confusion, Bad-Faith, or Both – Debts and Puppies
With two recent public confrontations, a year-long, highly publicized drama in the world of Scientology has spilled into the streets of Clearwater. The latest incident occurred Friday afternoon as seven members of the Church of Scientology — including five senior members of its California-based international management team — surrounded and screamed at a former church executive, then loudly carried the dispute into the office of an unsuspecting and startled doctor. [Note: it is our policy to post news about acts of hatred on the part of 'religious' organizations in the 'hate groups' file.]
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Scientology run-ins bring warnings
See just how much the politicians seem to take their cues from overseas it might be noteworthy to notice this latest attack on the family. In it the Moms and concerned families were the only line of last defense. The UK liberals wanted to legalize porn for 16 year olds.
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Mom’s Rise Up Against Liberal Porn Plan
PTI New Delhi: A united opposition today cornered the government in the Rajya Sabha accusing it of cosmetic action into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and forced adjournment of the House 30 minutes ahead of lunch break. Raising the issue during zero hour, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (Akali Dal) said so many commissions and committees were set up to go into the riots but none gave justice to the victims
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Rajya Sabha adjourns amid uproar over anti-Sikh riots
PTI New Delhi: Despite BJP chief Nitin Gadkari’s denial of having given a clean chit to Congress on its role in 1984 riots, a Sikh organisation today warned of nationwide protests against him from tomorrow over his comments.
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Despite Nitin Gadkari’s denial, Sikh body threatens protest over remark
Toronto, April 29 – In yet another warning to pro-Khalistan elements, the Canadian parliament Wednesday passed a resolution condemning threats by radicals to top Indo-Canadian leader and former health minister Ujjal Dosanjh. A moderate Sikh who became premier of Canada’s British Columbia province in 2000,Dosanjh has been a staunch opponent of radical Sikhs in Canada since the 1980s when the pro-Khalistan movement was at its peak in India and Canada. Two weeks ago, Sikh hardliners warned Dosanjh against attending a Vaisakhi parade in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey
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Canadian parliament condemns Sikh extremism
One of the fundamental messages of Christianity is the proclamation that the human person is made in the image and likeness of God. We know that “image and likeness” means something other than physical image and characteristics and there are different ways to talk about what it does mean.
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Image and Likeness of God of a Steadfast God
Some churches rely on itinerant speakers, others have a team preaching approach, and many churches have the solo preacher approach. There are some unique challenges that come from being the main or the only preacher in a church. At the BibleFresh preaching event, Stephen Gaukroger offered seven quick comments on what it takes to sustain a long-term ministry as the main preacher in a church: 1. You have to be a long-term preacher – That is, our personal integrity only becomes more important in a context where you preach over a long period of time, so you must be refreshing yourself under God’s Word continually. 2
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What If You’re The Majority Preacher?
Opportunistically secessionist wingnut Governor Rick Perry has told a tale so tall and asshole-ish, it could only have come from Texas: [H]e needed just one shot from the laser-sighted pistol he sometimes carries while jogging to take down a coyote that menaced his puppy during a February run near Austin. Perry said he carries his .380 Ruger — loaded with hollow-point bullets — when jogging on trails because he is afraid of snakes.
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Rick Perry, Bane of Coyotes
Paul Harvey So what can a poor blogmeister do, but sing in a rock-n-roll band, and grade endless end-of-term essays?
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