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A local activist makes a stand against OFA thuggery.

Keith’s campaign is based on the fact that he grew U.S. Inspect from his garage in Northern Virginia, and that he was on the verge of bankruptcy. He says he is a CEO, entrepreneur, and a patent holder. Those are great qualifications to go to Congress with--- if they are true. So what's the real story with Keith? As you’ll see below -- the real, original founder of the company and the man that Keith threatened, abused, and almost put into bankruptcy, was actually a man by the name of John McGreevy of McLean. Here is an excerpt from an...

3/23/10 Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief filed today in the case of Commonwealth v. Kathleen Sebelius

Democrat Steve Shannon gets caught not knowing what the Virginia Attorney General's Office actually does, and not only does he consistently evade the question, his staffers harass and try to assault anyone who documents his reactions to questions from reporters who ask him about his evasive non-answers. Clearly, Steve Shannon doesn't understand the office he's running for and his campaign will stop at nothing to try to hide his troubling lack of competence about the job he's asking voters to elect him to.

Anglican Churches Win on Constitutional Grounds Va. Court Upholds Constitutionality of Virginia Division Statute to End Episcopal Attempt to Seize Control Over Church Property FAIRFAX, Va. (June 27, 2008) – The 11 churches sued by The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Virginia celebrated today’s Fairfax County Circuit Court ruling that confirms the constitutionality of Virginia Division Statute (Virginia Code § 57-9). The 11 churches named in the lawsuit are members of the Anglican District of Virginia (ADV). “We are pleased with Judge Bellows’ ruling today. After meticulous examination, the judge ruled to uphold the constitutionality of the Virginia Division...

Bishop David C. Bane Jr., who has led the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia since 1998, has announced that he plans to retire from the post in February. ..... Bane has said his detractors disliked his style of looking to the grassroots to define the diocese’s priorities. Critics had said he failed to exercise the leadership necessary to guide the diocese through financial and other problems. The diocese has 37,000 members and more than 120 parishes.

Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. consistently opposed legal and legislative attempts to strengthen women's rights during his years as a legal adviser in the Reagan White House, disparaging what he called "the purported gender gap" and, at one point, questioning "whether encouraging homemakers to become lawyers contributes to the common good." In internal memos, Roberts urged President Ronald Reagan to refrain from embracing any form of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment pending in Congress; he concluded that some state initiatives to curb workplace discrimination against women relied on legal tools that were "highly objectionable"; and he said that...

Learning the law After his unsuccessful foray into politics, Kerry entered Boston College Law School, from which he graduated in 1976. ``He stood out from the beginning,'' said a professor, noting Kerry's national profile.   In defeat, Kerry had plenty of time to absorb that lesson. Lowell had rejected him, but he did not immediately abandon his adopted hometown. In November, the Kerrys purchased a handsome home in Belvidere, Lowell's best neighborhood. But Kerry, the itinerant activist, had a campaign debt and no job. He had been defeated in his chosen field of politics and was unsure of his next...

Making his way to Boston to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts yesterday found the path to the presidency leading through a contentious Columbus ward where partisans awaited with praise and protests. At a North Side cul-de-sac flanked by modest ranches and split-level homes on Glenshaw Avenue in Ward 62, placard-carrying supporters of Kerry and President Bush vied to out-shout one another. "What we need to do in America, frankly, is stop shouting at each other and start listening to each other," Kerry said, opening a 90-minute forum from the front yard of Jessie and Janet...

The Constitution of the Episcopal Church Preamble The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, otherwise known as The Episcopal Church (which name is hereby recognized as also designating the Church), is a constituent member of the Anglican Communion, a Fellowship within the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, of those duly constituted Dioceses, Provinces, and regional Churches in communion with the See of Canterbury, upholding and propagating the historic Faith and Order as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer. This Constitution, adopted in General Convention in Philadelphia in October, 1789, as amended in subsequent...

GAY BISHOP-ELECT Robinson sure God loves him As student, he excelled — but felt different Friday, October 31, 2003 Frank E . Lockwood LEXINGTON (KY.) HERALD-LEADER MANCHESTER, N.H. — As the first openly gay Episcopalian to be elected bishop, Lexington, Ky., native V. Gene Robinson might be the most controversial Anglican since Henry VIII. But the former high school valedictorian has caused upheaval not by marrying six women, but by living with one man. If Robinson is consecrated as planned on Sunday, top Anglican Communion archbishops and presiding bishops have warned that the event will "tear the fabric of our...

Reason vs. openness and the impending Episcopal schismRoss Mackenzie (archive) October 23, 2003 | SendIt's clear that one of the major news stories of the generation is the developing schism within the worldwide Anglican Communion. As anyone with his or her eyes and ears open well knows, the cause is homosexuality. As homosexuality within the Catholic priesthood now is costing Roman Catholicism dearly, so (a) the imminent consecration as bishop of an openly practicing homosexual and (b) the blessing of homosexual unions are fracturing Anglicans - known in the United States as Episcopalians.The U.S. Episcopal Church is clearly losing adherents...

What Would Intervention Look Like? - Address by Bishop Duncan Presentation delivered by the Rt. Rev. Robert Duncan, the Bishop of Pittsburgh, for the AAC's Plano (Dallas)Conference: "A Place to Stand: Declaring, Preparing" 8th October, A.D.2003 One of my great learnings in recent months is that courage breeds courage. And they said to him, "Prophesy, Bishop of Pittsburgh, prophesy!"  INTERVENTION THUS FAR In November 1999 four ECUSA bishops met with eight global south primates to deliver a message.  The threefold message had been developed at an American Anglican Council board meeting earlier that same year:  (1) the Episcopal Church in...

A Time of Trial A Resource for Understanding the Presentment against Bishop Walter C. Righter Part II. -- THE RIGHTER TRIAL AND CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE By the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll Professor of Biblical Studies, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry Introduction By now, there are probably few Episcopal Church leaders who have not heard of the upcoming trial of Bishop Walter Righter; and after February 27, 1996, the current trial date, there will be few people in the Church or nation who will not have heard of it. So it seemed important to explain the basic issue at stake in...

Episcopal Head Defends Choice of Gay BishopBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: September 30, 2003 y The Associated Press With two crucial meetings ahead that could determine whether the Episcopal Church splits over homosexuality, the leader of the church defended his support for an openly gay bishop yesterday in an interview with The Associated Press. The leader, Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold, said he voted at the church's General Convention last month to confirm the gay clergyman, Bishop-elect V. Gene Robinson, because Episcopalians in New Hampshire had overwhelmingly chosen him in an election. Bishop Griswold also said Scripture did not condemn...

Split Decision Time to break up the Ninth Circuit. By Andrew Peyton Thomas PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Once or twice a year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hands down a ruling so astounding and earth-rattling that the entire nation is forced to take notice, and even commiserate with the poor souls who must live under this tyranny. So it was Monday, when the latest geyser of nonsense came forth in the form of a ruling halting the California recall election. This decision recalled the activism of the Florida supreme court in the 2000 presidential election. But unlike the judges in...

The hollow Clark boomletRich Lowry (archive) September 15, 2003 | Print | SendCall him "General Chutzpah." Former Gen. Wesley Clark, perhaps soon-to-be a Democratic presidential candidate, is riding high on his prescience about the difficulties of the current Iraq war. But he utterly lacked prescience about his own war, in Kosovo in 1999. It is just one reason why -- as a political commodity -- there is probably less than meets the eye to the telegenic general. Back then, Clark was the NATO supreme commander and confident that the threat of bombing would make Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic buckle and...

The letter below was sent to Truro parishioners on August 14, 2003.                                                                                                                                   August 14, 2003Dear Friends,We had an extraordinary parish meeting last Sunday in response to the actions of General Convention.  A number of presentations were made and many questions were asked.  I am very grateful for the more than 500 who were present, including a number of visitors from other area churches.  The atmosphere was somber and concerned, with strong emotions of sadness and grief just below the surface.Let me restate my opening comments:• The policies and teaching of Truro Church will not be changed by the...

Home > Publications > Faculty Writings > The Life of the Episcopal Church >Homosexuality and the Great Commandment An address given at the annual convention of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, November 1, 2002 By Peter MooreAnglican bishops at the Lambeth Conference of 1998, by a vote of 526 to 70, declared that homosexuality was incompatible with Scripture. This summer, at the request of the Bishop of New York, nine theologians countered this decision with a document entitled "Let the reader understand...". It is an explanation of why the Lambeth decision was wrong."Let the reader understand..." will probably be seen as a semi-official approach to the application of...

We must remain faithful to the apostles' teachingBy Bishop James M. StantonTen bishops have been elected recently by Episcopal Dioceses in the United States. Generally, these events do not draw more than local attention in the press.But the election of the Rev. Canon V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire has drawn worldwide attention. The reason: Canon Robinson lives openly in a homosexual relationship.Individual dioceses in the United States may elect their own bishops. These elections must, however, be confirmed in a two-step process by all the other dioceses in the country, just over 100 in all, and...