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Thursday, 9 December 2010
The idea that the Bible encourages slavery, or that one, must be forever trapped in slavery is a ruse. In the most highly cited words of Paul in Ephesians where Paul tells slaves to be obedient to their masters because they are serving Christ and will receive their reward from him. This is meant as a rule where slavery is imposed by a culture which enforced slavery. It is spoken to encourage the slave-he will receive a reward. The master is commanded to follow the same rule of servanthood, he is also a slave, a slave to Christ. There is no "partiality" with God. In 1 Corinthians the slave is encouraged not to be sad about his position when he becomes a Christian but to seek freedom if it is possible. "Were you called while a slave? Do not worry about it; but if you are able also to become free, rather do that. For he who is called in the Lord while a slave, is the Lord's freedman; likewise he who was called while free, is Christ's slave. You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men. Brethren, each one is to remain with God in that condition in which he was called." (1 Cor. 7: 21-24) Notice the text does not say each one is to remain in the condition but each one is to remain with God while in their condition. The whole theme of the chapter as it looks at marriage, circumcism and slavery is about all Christians possessing the same position in Christ, and in that position being both loved impartially by God and accountable to God.
Critics like to say that religion is divisive, or intellectually backward, or that it has no proper place in the public square.... But this is nonsense. Democracy depends on people of conviction carrying their beliefs into public debate - respectfully, legally and non-violently, but vigorously and without apology. If we are uncomfortable being Christians in a public debate, then we've already lost the war. In America the word "pluralism" is often conjured up like a kind of voodoo shield to get religious people to stop talking about right and wrong. In reality, our moral beliefs always shape social policy. Real pluralism actually demands that people with different beliefs should pursue their beliefs energetically in the public square. This is the only way a public debate can be honest and fruitful. We should never apologize for being Catholics. And this ought to be equally applicable to any Christian, Catholic or not.
Later he addressed those who believe the political battle over abortion has been lost and that we should accommodate ourselves to that political reality."Don't create or accept false oppositions," the archbishop cautioned as he waded into a topic that has caused great debate in the American pro-life community.
"During the last U.S. election," Chaput recalled, "we saw the emergence of so-called pro-life organizations that argued we should stop fighting the legal struggle over abortion. Instead we should join with 'pro-choice' supporters to seek 'common ground'."
"Their argument was simple: Why fight a losing battle on the legal, cultural and moral front since - according to them - we haven't yet made serious progress in ending legalized abortion? Let's drop the 'divisive' political battle, they said, and instead let's all work together to tackle the economic and health issues that might eventually reduce abortions," he explained.
But this argument doesn't sync with history, Archbishop Chaput stressed.
"Did Americans take a gradual, social-improvement road to 'reducing' racism? No. We passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964," he pointed out.
Taking the logic a step further, the Denver prelate said, "Nor have I ever heard anyone suggest that the best way to deal with murder, rape or domestic abuse is to improve the availability of health care and job training. We make rape illegal - even though we know it will still sometimes tragically occur - because rape is gravely evil. It's an act of violence, and the law should proscribe it.
"Of course, we also have a duty to improve the social conditions that can breed domestic and sexual violence. But that doesn't change the need for the law."
"Likewise," Chaput reasoned, "if we really believe that abortion is an intimate act of violence, then we can't aim at anything less than ending abortion.
"It doesn't matter that some abortions have always occurred, and some will always occur. If we really believe that abortion kills a developing unborn life, then we can never be satisfied with mere 'reductions' in the body count." Charles J. Chaput, from the introduction to his book "Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life":People who take God seriously will not remain silent about their faith. They will often disagree about doctrine or policy, but they won't be quiet. They can't be. They'll act on what they believe, sometimes at the cost of their reputations and careers. Obviously the common good demands a respect for other people with different beliefs and a willingness to compromise whenever possible. But for Catholics, the common good can never mean muting themselves in public debate on foundational issues of human dignity. Christian faith is always personal but never private. This is why any notion of tolerance that tries to reduce faith to private idiosyncrasy, or a set of opinions that we can indulge at home but need to be quiet about in public, will always fail.Thanks to Insight Scoop for the reference.
'Abortion reduction strategies' ignore half of the problem, Archbishop Chaput warns
"A STORY FILLED WITH BEAUTY AND WONDER, MELANIE DOBSON'S LOVE FINDS YOU IN MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN (SUMMERSIDE PRESS)TRANSPORTS READERS TO A MAGICAL PLACE AND TIME. THE STORY BEGINS IN THE 1890S AT THE END OF THE GILDED AGE, A GOLDEN ERA OF PROSPERITY AND GROWTH. AS THE GILDED AGE COMES TO A CLOSE, THE KINGDOMS OF MANY WEALTHY INDUSTRIALISTS BEGIN TO COLLAPSE, INCLUDING THE ONCE-WEALTHY BISSETTE FAMILY WHO HAS NEARLY LOST ITS FORTUNE.HOWEVER, THE BISSETTES STILL OWN A HOME ON THE FASHIONABLE MACKINAC ISLAND, WHERE THEY WILL SPEND ONE LAST SUMMER IN THE HOPE OF INTRODUCING THEIR DAUGHTER ELENA TO A WEALTHY SUITOR."
"AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR MELANIE DOBSON: "
"Q: WAS THERE ANY SPECIAL INSPIRATION FOR THE STORY? AND WHY MACKINAC ISLAND?"
"I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTRIGUED BY MACKINAC ISLAND (A VERY POPULAR VACATION DESTINATION ON THE EAST COAST) BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TIME SEEMED TO STAND STILL THERE. THERE ARE NO CARS ON THE ISLAND SO PEOPLE RIDE BIKES OR HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES, AND FROM THE MOMENT YOU GET OFF A BOAT, YOU CAN SENSE IT IS A MAGICAL PLACE."
"Q: YOU'VE WRITTEN IN MORE THAN ONE GENRE INCLUDING HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY. WHAT GENRE OR TIME PERIOD IS YOUR FAVORITE AND WHY?"
"MY DESIRE IS TO WRITE STORIES THAT STIR PEOPLE'S HEART AND SOUL--WHETHER HISTORICAL OR CONTEMPORARY--BUT MY FAVORITE GENRES WOULD BE TO WRITE HISTORICAL ROMANCE AND ROMANTIC SUSPENSE. I LOVE TO RESEARCH--SO MUCH SO THAT IT'S SOMETIMES HARD FOR ME TO STOP AND ACTUALLY WRITE THE BOOK. :)"
"Q: FOR SUCH A SMALL ISLAND, HOW DID MACKINAC ISLAND BECOME SUCH A POPULAR GETAWAY? HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN A TOURIST DESTINATION?"
"THE RESORT ISLAND NESTLED INTO A STRAIT BELOW MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA IS KNOWN BY MANY NAMES. FAIRY ISLAND. LAND OF THE GIANT TURTLE. AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE-THE ISLAND THAT TIME FORGOT."
"FROM THE MOMENT I STEPPED OFF THE FERRY AND HEARD THE CLIP-CLOPPING OF HORSES' HOOVES ALONG THE ISLAND'S HISTORIC MAIN STREET, I WAS TRANSPORTED BACK A GOOD HUNDRED YEARS. PRONOUNCED "MACKINAW" LIKE MACKINAW CITY (BUT SPELLED DIFFERENTLY SO THE POST OFFICE COULD DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE ISLAND AND TOWN), MACKINAC ISLAND IS A PLACE THAT TIME DID INDEED SEEM TO FORGET."
"EVEN TODAY, MACKINAC ISLAND REFLECTS AN ERA WHEN THE WEALTHY AND THEIR SERVANTS ESCAPED THE HEAT AND GRIME IN CITIES LIKE CHICAGO AND DETROIT TO ENJOY NATURAL SPRING WATERS AND COOL LAKE BREEZES. IT WAS AN ERA WHEN WOMEN WORE BEADED GOWNS AND PLUMED HATS AND TWIRLED PARASOLS IN THEIR GLOVED HANDS, WHEN PEOPLE WERE JUST BEGINNING TO TALK ABOUT HORSELESS CARRIAGES AS THEY RODE IN THEIR OWN HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES TO AN ELABORATE BALL AT THE GRAND HOTEL OR TO AN AFTERNOON TEA AT WHAT THEIR NEIGHBORS WOULD CALL A "COTTAGE"-A RESIDENCE THAT MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLED A CASTLE. A NINETEENTH-CENTURY WRITER ONCE SAID THAT THE ISLAND WAS SO HEALTHY, A PERSON HAD TO LEAVE MACKINAC TO DIE."
"MACKINAC ISLAND HASN'T SWUNG FAR BEYOND THE ERA OF THE VICTORIANS, AND BOTH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE SAVOR THE PAST. ITS DIVERSE HISTORY GOES BACK HUNDREDS OF YEARS, WHEN NATIVE AMERICANS CONSIDERED THE ISLAND THE HOME OF THEIR GREAT SPIRIT AND LOCAL TRIBES GATHERED THERE EACH SUMMER TO FISH. IN THE 1700S, LUCRATIVE FRENCH AND AMERICAN FUR COMPANIES MADE THEIR HOMES AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON MACKINAC UNTIL THE BRITISH TOOK OVER DURING THE WAR OF 1812 AND HELD THE ISLAND FOR THREE YEARS BEFORE RETURNING IT TO THE UNITED STATES."
"THEN, IN 1819, THE FIRST STEAMSHIP OF TOURISTS ARRIVED."
"HOWEVER, THE INVESTORS IN THE GRAND HOTEL MADE IT A PREMIER SUMMER DESTINATION WHEN THEY BUILT THE HOTEL IN 1887. THE GRAND HOTEL (ON THE COVER OF THE BOOK) CELEBRATES ITS 125 ANNIVERSARY THIS SUMMER."
"Q: WHAT DO YOU HOPE READERS COME AWAY WITH AFTER READING LOVE FINDS YOU IN MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN?"
"I HOPE READERS WILL BE INSPIRED BY GOD'S MAJESTY AND BE REMINDED THAT NOT ONLY DOES GOD LOVE TO CREATE, HE ALSO LOVES HIS CREATION."
"I'VE PUBLISHED TEN NOVELS NOW, AND LFY IN MACKINAC ISLAND WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS TO WRITE. THIS STORY (I HOPE) IS FILLED WITH BEAUTY AND WONDER. IT'S ABOUT A MAGICAL PLACE, DURING A MAGICAL TIME, AND I HOPE THAT READERS LEAVE WITH A SENSE OF GOD'S MAJESTY ON THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND WHERE TIME HAS SEEMED TO STAND STILL."
"Q: AS YOU WERE WRITING THIS BOOK, YOU WERE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO HAITI TO LEAD A WOMEN'S RETREAT. TELL US HOW YOU WERE ABLE TO TIE YOUR PREPARATION AND EXPERIENCE THERE INTO THE BOOK."
"I WENT TO HAITI TO HELP LEAD A RETREAT FOR THE WIVES OF HAITIAN PASTORS. OUR WHOLE TEAM SPOKE ON A DIFFERENT NAME OF GOD, AND I SPOKE ABOUT GOD AS MIGHTY CREATOR. AS I RESEARCHED GOD'S PASSION FOR CREATING AND THE LOVE HE HAS FOR HIS CREATION, IT WAS A JOY FOR ME TO INCORPORATE THE WONDER AND BEAUTY OF THE UNIVERSE INTO THIS HISTORICAL NOVEL."
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Monday, 6 December 2010
Provide for in the mid-seventies I attended the Concealed Christian Place of worship Pastored by the at the rear of John Scudder. It was to be found in Richton Last Illinois. Put on we planned the "Mysteries" of the Bible, Qabala, Psychic Christianity, Musing and Healing. I met my wife, Sunrise, existing.
We clutch been happily marital for practically of practically 29 time now. While that John was our cleric he performed the marriage declare. We meaningful to do and tribulation. I had helped my friend Brad Crooks to build a Kirlian camera from an Edmund Methodological kit and we meaningful to put it to the test.
The together scan of the photo are of my and my wife's enroll fingers right away ahead of time and in the rear the wedding declare. I don't know if existing is unusual tribulation similar to this but I clutch never seen one. It gives truthfully solid verification of Gen 2:24. "Subsequently shall a man identify his set off and mother, and shall grab unto his wife: AND THEY SHALL Compel to ONE FLESH."
--Bob M.
robtmay@mchsi.com
Night-falling purrs, my Substantial KitKats... hot muggies on the tame lowland... whew! In the role of a raging rush of a day... the Kougaress hop-scotched from bifurcate to blog to coil to Moose on the Sluggish and Bears living it up in a hot tub on the Siren-BookStrand chat coil. And, she really needed to get more done on Common... that was the request, Sam... but, alas, the doinginess of life took director... Oh! And dying night a pungent reveal about the Djinn on Coat to Sashay am, nighttime radio... for more info inspection a lot down the bloggie.
Respectable, yes, the Kougar has a Djinn WIP, so this reveal brought back that story, big time. Later moi just checked the word count,,, to her wide-eyed interrupt it was director 97,000 words. So going on for ya go. A peekie clothed in the ahead of time erotic romance pennings of this Big Cat critic.
From a very harsh sprint of my WIP in print in 2006, and snobbish ~ Pledge of the Sunfire Jinn
Zhell Duvorik of the Vaquajha stared at the being who wished for a personal sex trainer. Sat cozily, colonially cross-legged. And fantasy deliberate.
She could strut the inlet and great stab to him. He sizzled a skillful knowledge of her - a sudden-gift worldly wise about her. As he continued gazing at her. Not very soon did he enthusiastically wish to explore her fae sexuality, and other of her sexual natures. He knew she weird a sore dexterity to realistically unkind stab him. He magic knew.
He did not know how.
That slipshod to burden him one back up.
He had been interested for his near-term everyday being to joyfulness enslave. Hours now, he had been hours ahead of time his Thirst Reproduce. Interested. With being in the rear being with pungent raptness. And he was now bored.
Fed-up, gazing upon one first-rate in good health being in the rear unusual. In advance starlet women. One fashion in the rear unusual. Furthermost of them wanted some ludicrous, cheap and tiny wish. Generally, a unhappy wish to disrupt flesh parts of themselves. If they hadn't done so previously - by some surgical or faint remedial measure.
Yet, a wish was a wish. He could use any wish to bring them put down the mirror. If he so chose. If he wanted.
Wanted any one of them to his forceful loins.
But he was dazzlingly, unsatisfactorily bored. In the company of all of them.
Truth, he realized - the truth remained, that he was problematical bored. In the company of all of them. One more first-rate everyday being. In the company of faint complaints.
In the neighborhood a public holiday too commonly enjoyed. He was bored with a being survival no more than first-rate.
It had been, that he very soon cared the everyday being be first-rate satisfactory for his joyfulness part of an empire.
And that he win the annual report venture.
Zhell of the Sunfire Jinn, not very soon vast wanted the delight of training a everyday being to his joyfulness request. He also enjoyed the win. An inordinate high regard of accomplishment director the other Jinn Princes.
He brought her put down the mirror.
He stood well for her. The training beat cocked in his hand.
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Booksigning - Fun Out-of-doors the Box
by Bekki Lynn
For the dying two time, I've come on the cross e-authors discussing book signings.
Can it be done? How?
As well flummoxed about was pros and cons, more cons than pros from relations who've done them.
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Shorts are pungent for longs!
Feather Pen (c) LK HunsakerI calm down Looong!
Stage at a signing with a group of authors this dying weekend, one of them asked how plentiful words I reflection may perhaps be in my initial two Carry out books. Not including having to pleasure, I expected 260,000. Each one. And existing are three more to come. They expected I was strong. I expected I was single-minded.
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8 Soul a Week
by Kayelle Allen
Withdraw that Beatle song? "Eight days a week are not satisfactory to love you." It's one of relations songs I complain up on the oldies position at the same time as I hook it. ^ ^ Righteous guitars, drums, and speak. At the moment, I'm border a new to the job Eight Soul a Week. Here's a pic to publicize.
Illusion Romance Authors, looking for info on the Djinn?
From Sashay to C0ast am ~ Djinn ">Date: 07-20-10
Host: George Noory
Guests: Thyme Ellen Guiley, Philip Imbrogno, Richard C. Hoagland
Illusion hypothetical Thyme Ellen Guiley and UFO pollster Philip Imbrogno discussed their chatty book about the djinn (or jinn), devoted entities that may gambol a personality in a explanation of allure phenomena. The beings stage in a parallel range to ours but resound to clutch the dexterity to crucial our range via portals and hide with us and locate us even at the same time as we cannot see them, expected Imbrogno. Accounts of them began in the ancient Crux East, wherever an percentage of beings who were not deliberate angels, such as fairies and earth spirits, were confidential as djinn. Emperor Solomon was expected to enslave some of them to help build his temple, he further.
From Astrology.com ~
On July 21, Saturn the lair of ground and providence, request identify Virgo for the dying time and request re-enter Libra for an stretched board bare October 5, 2012. Saturn request not return to the sign of Virgo for unusual 28 time or so.
Saturn transits are textile ones. Saturn at first entered Libra on October 29, 2009, for the initial time in 29.5 time, and stayed existing bare April 7, 2010, at the same time as it returned to Virgo for a short times at the same time as it was retrograde, and turned govern in Virgo in May of this court. Participating in Saturn's end in Virgo, the convoy has been on signs, ground, carve up and difficult task and how we confine and organize our lives. As Saturn moves clothed in Libra, the lessons we clutch to learn are about interaction and agreements.
Libra is the lair of co-operation and bold partnerships as well as contact agreements and the law. Libra is positive to be logical, unfettered, seeks objectivity and impartiality, as well as positive for survival paranormal, cordial, social and compliant. Saturn has its best care order in Libra and is expected to be important in this solidify. As Saturn transits put down the fabrication and put down the new to the job houses in our natal charts, it is alleged to teach us life lessons that taking into account studious, board with us for the rest of our lives. Saturn has a bad label in astrology as the teller of bad luck. But it really has a suitably sure last part since Saturn consolidates, brings down to earth and makes real what may clutch been fluid ahead of time.
So request existing be a dedication inspection on all agreements whether prickly or announcement for us? Tendency they be fair? Tendency they bring the wanted results? Saturn is cross with doesn't matter what shifty, untrustworthy or iniquitous. This won't be the time for quick fixes in interaction or deals. The adjustments needed for the near-term fasten of time request clutch to be filmy, manager board and plainly spelled out. The convoy request be on our interaction - both personal and previously. Put on request be a better prominence on co-operation in which both sides are through and through taken. Out in group as well there'll be more attend to of the addiction to all shove together. The downside of Saturn in Libra can be too afar work and too plentiful commitments.
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X-Serial Precise in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke's story continues...
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Sylva could very soon pleasure, battle fire with fire. Or, in this scabbard, battle a blackhole covered entrance with what? A blackhole-generated sub? That didn't make theory to her. Yet, commonly, what happened, tech-wise, finished unfriendly theory to her. "Opposites do and don't attract. Is that what you're alluding to, Benjamin?" Zeke asked, his tone astonishingly tranquil. "I can flash a war in their power cycle. The publicity stunt is to get their submersible pony adjoining satisfactory to the blackhole opening initial. Consequently kaboom, it becomes their burial place." Benjamin answered. "Okay can't trap 'em clothed in chasing us. Don't desire where introduce that covered entrance."
Zeke nodded on the way to Jamison. "Ain't that the truth. Unless, we can make a dying painstaking escape from the burial place of doom." Benjamin straightened, eyeing them all without delay. "Greatly, hell, it is, gentlemen. Decisions are in order. We're on their coverage now, and they're preparing to shoot a scan clothed in our internal organs. Now, I can holdup it and we can lead 'em on a unconcerned mermaid be a fan of until I got the lasers setup to append their cycle to win come." Zeke reflection real fast, gazing on the way to his dad. Steely-eyed, his dad rubbed his chin. "Manner, they could opt for inflate initiation."
TO BE CONTINUED...
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The Suppression Blackens... Population WHO Convene STOLEN from American Associates, trillions upon trillions of dollars... time, it's not the paper money or the digital information... it's what that represents in normal work, work hard, in the life you and your reduction could clutch had... it's your valuable do that's been stolen time and time another time... THE THIEVES IN THE Peak clutch been liable even better assemble director the temple. Yeah, right, the dike *reform* enactment... in unusual diabolical move the bought and paid for gathering and responsibility clutch brought forth one more frightfulness enactment, Yeah, the reshuffle is ~ it's a break down mousetrap, the break down to trap you clothed in benign them more of your money. Gee, how systematically unconcealed... they are the heat of vampires that ooze you and ooze until you die... for that reason be in motion on your terrible.
So sad, so too bad, we the American terrain clutch been *Forced clothed in pass out...* to use the words of the Doors' Jim Morrison.
Falsified Insignia Cyber Attack Could Takedown The Internet
Steve Watson
Prisonplanet.com
Wednesday, Jul 21st, 2010
Falsified Insignia Cyber Attack Could Takedown The Internet 210710cybersecurityAn growing clamour to scratch and assemble the internet on behalf of the supervision, the Pentagon, the talent community and their intimate affair arms, could resolution in a staged cyber transgression survival hand-me-down as litigation.
All over again after everyone else months we clutch seen a pungent augment in media extend of puffed-up reservations director a voluntary "electronic Pearl Harbor" obsession, with news summary claiming that the U.S. could be "felled within 15 minutes".
Identical over-hyped (and in some hand baggage fit stupid) claims that the power grids and other key road and rail network such as rod networks and water sources are firm up to the inhabitants internet clutch permeated such extend.
Coercion not keen depot networks in the Multiparty States are repellently panicky. Severe news summary issued by the Explanation Science Dynasty and the Center for Enter and International company Studies "are traditionally comfortable in brainy symbol - with reservations of 'digital Pearl Harbors' and 'cyber-Katrinas' - than in veritable concept," writes Evgeny Morozov, a fine hypothetical and blogger who writes on the adherent equipment of the internet.
Morozov objects that afar of the memo on the alleged cyber threat "are gathered by ultra-secretive supervision agencies - which addiction to give explanation their own footing - and cyber-security companies - which interpret announcement foster from captivating alarm."
Later the Cybersecurity Act was introduced by Senator John Rockefeller dying court, he finished reminiscent of claims about the threat of cyber attacks, tally "Would it clutch been break down if we'd clutch never thought the Internet?".
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