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(WASHINGTON, DC) There are indications of a mounting consensus on the Hill calling for President Bush to divorce his wife, Laura. "She just doesn't represent the interests of women," said Representative Maxine Waters (D, Bedlam). "I look at her, and I just don't see myself. Not at all." Women's groups were quick to join in. "There just is a disconnect there between Laura Bush and the womyn of America," said Dementia Happhe-witte, counsel at large for LWOA (Large Womyn of America). "Where is she on abortion? They say she's pro-choice... but why doesn't she say so? Why doesn't she speak...

So the Bush campaign puts out some great ads. Then what absorbs every news outlet for the entire news cycle?Anchors, talking heads, grieving families of 9/11 victims, firefighters, all shaking their heads and lamenting about how terrible, unfortunate, cynical, and generally awful it is for President Bush to (sing it with me) "exploit this tragedy to score political points."Polls are run, numbers mount against the President, and this is the story that is sold to America from shore to shore.Now, please, a show of hands:How many of you could have seen this coming?Okay, so... all of you. Me, too.Here's my...

I'm trying to think of a better way to pass my December 31's and my January 1's than just existing through them. To that end, I'm asking FReeperdom's Biblical Christians for their input.John Piper mentions that he uses 2 Timothy 4:5-8 to review his life, at years' close, as if he were dying, as if the closing of the year were the closing of his life. He regards it as a sort of "rehearsal for the real thing" (Future Grace [excellent book!], p. 311).Does anyone have any similar tradition? Or does anyone know of any online sermon(s) falling within the...

This inquiry is addressed only to two kinds of people: Those who have experienced having to sit for upwards of 10-12 hours; and/orThose who plan to attend Trilogy Tuesday on December 16, 2003. Yes, FRiends and neighbors, the long-awaited day is coming. Next Tuesday, some of us are planning to see back-to-back theatrical showings of the Extended Editions of Fellowship of the Rings and The Two Towers, followed by the premier of the third and last installment: The Return of the King!This promises to be a lot of fun.It also promises to be, well... painful. Particularly if your nether region...

All the time and everywhere, one sees and hears ads about working at home. They're all the best, they're all wonderful, they all average a kazillion dollars a month, and they're all pretty hard to believe. A lot of them seem to be Herbalife or Amway. I checked out one very impressive-seeming ad once, and after too much time and trouble found that it was a well-known more-or-less multi-level-marketing plan with a webpage. What I don't see or know are a lot of real-live, credible people who have checked these out and really made them work. Any of you invent...

Check out the table of polls and dates on Real Clear Politics California Election page.If I'm reading it right, Arnold Schwarzenegger won bigger than ANY poll had him winning, ever, at any point.Closest was Survey USA.

INTRODUCTIONI am what would be called a Calvinist, Fundamentalist Christian. This simply means, centrally, that I believe Jesus, including His teaching that the sixty-six books of the Bible are the very and true word of God. I believe that all abortion is morally wrong, except in that tiny shard of instances where it is the only choice to save the life of the mother. Children should be protect by law from conception on. Homosexual practice is immoral and destructive, and society should no more sanction it than it should bestiality or incest. These are important values to me.Why in the...

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I probably represent many Californians who are not yet on any candidate's bandwagon. My intent is to start and fuel a friendly discussion among us, hopefully relatively free from flamethrowers and those on the pay of any particular campaign.I suggest I'm representative in these ways: I am myself very conservative, politically and otherwise. Yet...I understand we're electing a politician, not a pastor. And...I understand that, judged from God's absolute standard, EVERY vote since Eden is a vote for the lesser of two evils.I also understand that it is difficult to accomplish anything politically without winning. And...I understand that it is...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said Wednesday that the U.S. military will select emerging leaders in postwar Iraq to help create a new Interim Iraqi Authority to replace Saddam Hussein, but the United Nations will not play a leading role in the political transformation. ..."We believe that the coalition, having invested this political capital and life and treasure into this enterprise, we are going to have a leading role for some time as we shape this process. The people of Iraq will have confidence in us because of who we are and what we've done," Powell said...

I hope I have enough VCP's stored up for this, but... ...I am being unable to figure out how to network TWO Windows XP Home PC's. I have a cable connection to the Internet, and a wireless NetGear router. I am trying to network the desktop and a laptop. I'm stumped. My two educated attempts so far succeeded only in disconnecting the Internet from the laptop. I find no simple, helpful web site that will just say "Do this, this, and this." We're brainiac-heavy here. Any brainiac willing to help? Thanks, Dan

Barbra Streisand c/o Martin Erlichman Associates, Inc. 5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2400 Los Angeles, CA 90036 Dear Ms. Streisand: Please find enclosed two statements made by former President Bill Clinton, on the occasion of his ordering bombing and missile raids on Iraq, in December of 1998. In fairness to Mr. Clinton, and in the interest of preserving context, I have enclosed these statements in their entirety, but I have highlighted some statements for your special attention. As you may recall, in December, 1998, President Clinton unleashed a four-day military strike on Iraq. As he says in the supporting statements I...

This essay could be titled:An Isolationist Comes 'RoundorWhy Talk Radio Is SuccessfulorJust In Case You Can't Think of Things to Thank God For, Here's OneI'll be brief. Not "Rush is really hot! Tune in!!!!!!!! Nothing follows" brief, but brief.Having seen or read most of Colin Powell's somber, wide-ranging, damning presentation, and having caught a sampling of the responses from the French, the Demo's, and other fools, I reflected. And, having reflected, I offer you this.First, How the world has changed. By conviction, I tend more towards isolationism. Have for years. The thought of trotting off to a Middle Eastern country...

The link above contains "Gollum's Song," from the upcoming movie "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." I'm on my second listen-through. This is a tearful song; I can only imagine the movie's context. Dan

Nearly 10 years after they were first leveled, accusations against Gov. Gray Davis were unsealed Monday. They portray him as aggressively pushing for coastal projects so he could pursue contributions from developers and others seeking permits. The accusations, which the governor and his supporters have consistently denied, were never investigated after being provided to Sacramento federal prosecutors by a convicted felon starting in 1993. "The governor is not going to have an argument with a convicted felon and admitted perjurer," Davis political consultant Garry South said. "The charges are false." Prosecutors have said that the alleged actions by Davis, even...

I am here to ask for, and offer, help! We have a weekly tradition called Burger Night. I cook for the family my own special formula for burgers, and show them a movie.Here's the hard part: the movie has to have something for a family ranging in age from 2 to 46. Okay, we go soft on the 2yo, because he's hit-and-miss at this point. But that leaves boys aged 6 and 15, an 18yo girl, my wife and me. Here are the criteria. Positively: It's got to have enough action to hold the 6yo, humor for all preferably, and...

Forgive me, in three years this is my vainest vanity by far. First, the bottom-line; then, the pointless exposition. The bottom-line is that I need input from you geniuses about:The best FREE host to which I can move the Biblical Christianity web pageHow to bounce people over there from a now-defunct addressHow to manage the simplest address for the siteHow to get the search-engine listings correctedSuggestions for a new, cheap or free ISPAnything else you think I should know (on this subject, that is)Now, the pointless exposition. Creating, putting up and ftp-ing my web page was one of the nastiest ...

            Christians are unpopular folks today.  I mean by that, anyone who takes seriously biblical truth and biblical principles will find himself on the sharp end of angry stares if we dare speak the truth in the midst of today’s national crisis.  To what do I refer?             America has all of a sudden gotten very religious.  There are vigils and candlelight prayer services on every corner.  People who hadn’t said “God” except in profanity for years are all of a sudden very pious and reflective.  Radio personalities who were focused upon tax cuts or some other political issue on ...

Recently, a pedal-to-the-metal Keyes supporter whom I count a FRiend referred to my recent essay Bush's Decision: One Rabid Pro-Lifer's Reflections as "a lengthy essay rationalizing Bush's decision to fund ESCR." Now, the use of the word "rationalizing" (which he refused to withdraw) implies that I had a predisposition to support Bush, so I took a bad decision and dreamed up plausible but invalid reasons to make a case for it (see American Heritage dictionary definition). Underlying this is the assumption, easily found in Keyes' supporters here, that nobody disagrees with Keyes for sincere, rational, principled reasons. If someone would ...

Recently, a pedal-to-the-metal Keyes supporter whom I count a FRiend referred to my recent essay Bush's Decision: One Rabid Pro-Lifer's Reflections as "a lengthy essay rationalizing Bush's decision to fund ESCR." Now, the use of the word "rationalizing" (which he refused to withdraw) implies that I had a predisposition to support Bush, so I took a bad decision and dreamed up plausible but invalid reasons to make a case for it (see American Heritage dictionary definition). Underlying this is the assumption, easily found in Keyes' supporters here, that nobody disagrees with Keyes for sincere, rational, principled reasons. If someone would ...