Posted on 07/16/2003 2:07:12 PM PDT by conniew
It's FReepathon time again and, as grateful FReepers, we thought it would be timely to let people know how much Free Republic has influenced political events in Canada.
Two and a half years ago we started Free Dominion as the Canada Chapter of Free Republic. When we launched our website we were touched by the moral support of hundreds of FReepers who contacted us and wished us well. We have been encouraged by our involvement in the Free Republic Network, educated at the Las Vegas FR Convention, and we enjoy being members of the FR forum.
The Canada Chapter has become very active in realworld political activities. From our first little Freep, where only a handful of us showed up in Hamilton, Ontario, to protest a speech by ex-POTUS Bill Clinton, to our recent Rally for America on Parliament Hill in Ottawa that attracted nearly 10,000 people, we are growing in both numbers and influence.
Free Dominion is currently involved in fighting same sex marriage legislation and the hate crimes bill, organizing a proposed FReep of the Dixie Chicks in Ottawa, and planning our annual banquet where we give awards to principled conservative politicians and media figures.
Online, our Canadian forum has taken off. According to Alexa.com, we are now in the top 17,000 websites in the world, generating almost 3 million hits a month.
And, finally, last week we launched a new forum called Free Dominion Boot Camp. It is an international forum exclusively for conservative kids. It is our goal to provide a safe online environment where kids can learn and discuss politics from a conservative perspective, hone their debating skills, and learn to distinguish between whether they are being persuaded with reason or manipulated by emotion. The FD Boot Camp will also include a section for homeschooled children. Parents are more than welcome to drop by and see what we are providing for their kids.
The point of this post is to say thank you to Free Republic and to encourage Free Republic members to give generously in the current FReepathon. Not only is Free Republic making a difference in the US political landscape, its waves are being felt internationally.
Your friends from Free Dominion,
conniew
Entropy Squared
The international influence isn't bounded by the oceans. Jakarta-ExPat, I think, is a brit living in Jakarta and fully supports the work of Free Republic. There is more than one Aussie who posts here. I like in a southeast asian country. I don't think I really count, though, as I am an American and an Alabamian.
Free Republic is changing the thinking and standards of the whole world.
LOL, BobJ! FReepers are more than welcome to send their kids to our bootcamp...about half of the kids over there are American, anyway. :-)
Psalm 72
1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
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