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Posted on 11/04/2004 7:55:45 PM PST by JustAmy
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2004 Election Voter Guide
Depending on the way you lean, the following information could have a bearing on decisions you make in November 2004.
Issues of Importance = *
* Gay Marriage:
President Bush is opposed.
John Kerry favors.
* Partial-Birth Abortion:
President Bush is opposed.
John Kerry favors.
* Restoring voluntary prayer in the public schools:
President Bush Favors.
John Kerry is Opposed.
* Mel Gibson & the making of a film about Christ:
President Bush supports Gibson.
John Kerry participated in Left's assault on Gibson, suggesting possible anti-Semitism even though Kerry had not seen the film.
* Boy Scouts' belief in God and not allowing Homosexual Scout Leaders:
President Bush supports Boy Scouts' stand.
John Kerry opposes boy Scouts' stand.
* Asking for God's blessing on America:
President Bush often asks God to bless America in his speeches.
John Kerry attacks Bush for mentioning God so often.
* Judges:
President bush says "We need common-sense judges who believe our rights are derived from God."
John Kerry insists on judges who support the ACLU's radical anti-Christian, anti-God, anti-family agenda. John Kerry is insistent on blocking President Bush's federal judge appointments.
* Overall Record:
President Bush does not vote on issues before Congress but, based on his publicly stated positions, would receive an 85% conservative rating.
John Kerry, according to the highly respected, politically-neutral National Journal, rates Kerry the most liberal U. S. Senator in 2003 - - more liberal than Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton.
* Conclusion:
GOD =1
John Kerry = 0
LOL!!!!
You poor girl. (I bet there will be more offers this weekend when more people are here, though you may have to post the offer again. It's probably buried several thousand posts back by now!)
I always used to drink either Michelob (first preference) or Miller lite, back in my day.
Steven Feld
Coconut Doughnuts
30"x40"
oil on canvas
(...I think it's saying, "BITE ME!"...)
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*hmmm*
Guy Fawkes, caught in a plot to blow up the King or Parlaiment.. executed and celebrated since with burning in effigy and fireworks.
Run? I wouldn't say we run. It's more of a shy skitter.
* chuckle *
November 5th marks the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and King James I in 1605. On that day, the king prepared to open Parliament.
The unfortunate conspirator Fawkes appears before his intended victim.
Uprising of English Catholics
It was intended to be the beginning of a great uprising of English Catholics, who were distressed by the increased severity of penal laws against the practice of their religion. The conspirators, who began plotting early in 1604, expanded their number to a point where secrecy was impossible.
The group included Robert Catesby, John Wright, and Thomas Winter, the originators, Christopher Wright, Robert Winter, Robert Keyes, Guy Fawkes, a soldier who had been serving in Flanders, Thomas Percy, John Grant, Sir Everard Digby, Francis Tresham, Ambrose Rookwood, and Thomas Bates.
Brought to Light by Anonymous Letter
Percy hired a cellar under the House of Lords, in which 36 barrels of gunpowder, overlaid with iron bars and firewood, were secretly stored. The conspiracy was brought to light through a mysterious letter received by Lord Monteagle, a brother-in-law of Tresham, on October 26, urging him not to attend Parliament on the opening day.
The 1st earl of Salisbury and others, to whom the plot was made known, took steps leading to the discovery of the materials and the arrest of Fawkes as he entered the cellar. Other conspirators, overtaken in flight or seized afterward, were killed outright, imprisoned, or executed.
Fireworks, Bonfires in England
Among those executed was Henry Garnett, the superior of the English Jesuits, who had known of the conspiracy. While the plot was the work of a small number of men, it provoked hostility against all English Catholics and led to an increase in the harshness of laws against them. Guy Fawkes Day, November 5, is still celebrated in England with fireworks and bonfires, on which effigies of the conspirator are burned.
I had it more or less right for once?!
*hurk! Heart attack!*
Other links for the history of Guy Fawkes Day:
http://www.bonefire.org/guy/
http://www.innotts.co.uk/asperges/fawkes/
http://www.guy-fawkes.com/history.html
http://www.billpetro.com/HolidayHistory/hol/guy.html
and a BBC vesion:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A199488
Okay that should keep you busy reading for awhile.
Amusing Note:
Until 1959 it was illegal not to celebrate the date of Guy Fawkes arrest in England.
World Community Day:
"In Faith, Women Shape the Future for Peace"
November 5, 2004
Church Women United continues to utilize the gifts and spirit of its National Celebrations Committee to provide another opportunity for an inclusive interfaith worship celebration experience in local communities around the Nation. Marilyn Lariviere of Massachusetts and Pauline Durrett Robertson of Texas are the key writers assisted by CWU Legislative Coordinator, Patricia Burkhardt. Sandee Gamet of the Community of Christ, prepared the Study of Scriptures centered in Genesis chapter 16, 17:21-, 18:9-, 18:21. Songs, quotations, and litanies all focus on PEACE, and how women of faith are called to make a difference in the world. With this World Community Day Worship Celebration, local units have opportunity to "intentionally invite" women from other faith traditions to participate. If you are planning an interfaith WCD Celebration, be aware of the schedule traditions of other faith groups and feel free to adjust your schedule. (For example, you will not want to schedule the celebration between the hours of the Jewish Sabbath.) Sunday afternoon might be a good compromise that will allow all community faith groups to participate.
Stilla-Lurker
Who's lurking!?!
(I'm out looking for stuff to post for all these "days" of celebration. BRB, need to, er, break.)
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