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November 3, 2005Ninth Circuit on Slams Parental Rightsby Steve Jordahl Court rules parents do not have exclusive rights to teach their children about sex. The Ninth Circuit Court of appeals has struck again with one of the most outrageous anti-family rulings to date. Faced with a case where parents in Palmdale, California objected to a questionnaire about sex their kids were given at school, the court ruled that parents do not have the right to be the exclusive providers of sex information to their kids. In writing the opinion for the three judge panel, Judge Stephen Reinhardt said "Parents have...

In country club case, court says domestic partners deserve same the benefits given married couples. By John Spano Times Staff Writer August 1, 2005, 1:01 PM PDT A country club that granted married couples benefits it denied to gay couples registered as domestic partners was in violation of California civil rights laws, the California Supreme Court ruled this morning. The wide-ranging ruling means that any benefits that California businesses provide to married couples must be offered to registered domestic partners. The court struck down a policy by the Bernardo Heights Country Club in San Diego against admitting gay couples as...

Just felt it!!

In the early 1990s, Uganda had one of the worst AIDS problems in the world, with 30 percent of its population infected with the fatal disease. Since that time, Uganda's AIDS infection rate has fallen to its current 10 percent level. According to Dr. Edward C. Green, anthropologist and senior research scientist in the School of Public Health at Harvard University, the remarkable turnaround in Uganda was based on what was called the "ABC approach." Since the early 1990s government and health officials have been encouraging their people to Abstain, Be faithful to their spouse or partner, and use Condoms...

We are violating 'the separation of church and state'! Can you believe the outcry (from the ACLU, Dems, Libs, others) if we had Christian prisoners and they demanded Bibles and no hinderance to the practice of their religion? Leftist hypocrites!

Where is the United States in Bible prophecy? We have been asked this question by many of our readers over the years and today we would like to take a brief look at what the Bible has to say about America’s ultimate destiny.The United States appears to be conspicuously absent from Biblical prophecy. Biblical scholars tend to disagree on this subject. We could make a multitude of conjectures concerning America's fate, but the fact of the matter is that the Bible does not specifically explain God's plan for the US.However we can learn many things about America's possible destiny by...

Does something like this exist? Thanks!

May 15, 2005, 11:34 PM (GMT+02:00) Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is due in Washington Monday May 23 to address the pro-Israeli lobby AIPAC’s annual conference. So far, DEBKAfile’s political sources know of no appointments set up for him with any Bush administration officials. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is tentatively scheduled to arrive three days later on May 26. After telling his confidants “Nothing will come of the visit,” Abbas is making sure that something does. The first move he pulled off was to persuade the White House to make sure Sharon was out of the capital before he arrived....

Priest Denies Gays' Supporters Communion By JOSHUA FREED, Associated Press Writer Mon May 16, 9:59 AM ET A Roman Catholic priest denied communion to more than 100 people Sunday, saying they could not receive the sacrament because they wore rainbow-colored sashes to church to show support for gay Catholics. Before offering communion, the Rev. Michael Sklucazek told the congregation at the Cathedral of St. Paul that anyone wearing a sash could come forward for a blessing but would not receive wine and bread. A group called the Rainbow Sash Alliance has encouraged supporters to wear the multicolored fabric bands since...

Driver’s licenses in Mexico are issued by the 31 states and the Federal District, with laws regulating identity requirements for those applying in each state being strict. Typical are the regulations of Baja California, the contiguous state with California. In order to obtain a regular Baja California driver’s license the applicant must know how to read and write, be over the age of 18 (“student licenses” are available for those over 16), and they must show an official photo and signed ID. Those forms of identification accepted include a Mexican passport, a federal or state voter’s ID or military identification....

Campbell’s Capitol Communications Friday, April 8, 2005 Essential Needs: What do you consider an "essential need" in your life?  Now, what is so essential that government should provide it to every citizen without cost if that citizen cannot or chooses not to pay for it? Water? Food? Shelter?  How about cellphones and broadband Internet? You may have answered yes to the first three but not the second two.  But if you do not believe that having broadband Internet service and a cellphone are "essential needs," then you are out of step with the majority in the California State Senate....

FYI... Could be a hit job...

The first documentary evidence that Vietnamese communists were directly steering John Kerry's antiwar group Vietnam Veterans Against the War has been discovered in a U.S. archive, according to a researcher who spoke with WorldNetDaily. One freshly unearthed document, captured by the U.S. from Vietnamese communists in 1971 and later translated, indicates the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese delegations to the Paris peace talks that year were used as the communications link to direct the activities of Kerry and other antiwar activists who attended. Kerry insists he attended the talks only because he happened to be in France on his honeymoon...

What do you guys think? Will God shine on us and give us some storms over battleground states on election day? Will Reps be more committed than Dems to go to the polls no matter what? Thought this might be interesting since here in Kalifornia, it's been raining quite a bit lately. Maybe a nice storm on election day can swing CA to Bush? One can dream...

Campbell's Capitol Communication Friday, October 8, 2004 From Assemblyman John Campbell's laptop to yours: Friday, October 8th, 2004 The Secretary of State: When I mention the Secretary of State, most people immediately think of the person in the President's cabinet who is in charge of foreign policy. But, California also has a Secretary of State and that person's role has nothing to do with foreign anything. The California Secretary of State is a statewide elected constitutional officer who is charged with the role of overseeing voting and elections in this state. The current Secretary of State is Kevin Shelley, a...

  Sign up now to travel to a battleground state: Dear Friend, Crowds of supporters and huge numbers of volunteers -- that is what I saw this Labor Day weekend. Today I want to take a moment to tell you what is happening on the campaign trail in states like Ohio. In Springfield, I spoke to a crowd of 18,000 people who had gathered for a midnight rally at the end of the Republican convention. An amazing 20,000 filled Firestone Stadium in Akron, and thousands came out in Steubenville. Senator John Glenn, who traveled with us all weekend, said...

I just had to make a video to counter all the bashing that Bush gets 24/7.  Hope all of you enjoy it! http://www.peteandrews.net/dan_man.htm Many thank yous to fuzzy122 for hosting the video! 

Well, here's my first cut at a pro-Bush video. Unfortunately, I have to use geocities as a host. Because of that, I had to split the file in three pieces using hjsplit AND I have to deal with bandwidth limitations. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good host? Good luck.

I asked him if he had friends that are Vietnam Vets. He said yes. So I followed up by asking how his friends feel about Kerry. "All of them think he's a jerk," was the reply. Where does Kerry get these Vets to support him? Is he paying them?

Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Kerry war journal contradicts key claim? At least 9 days after Purple Heart, wrote he had not 'been shot at yet' Posted: August 17, 2004 8:00 p.m. Eastern By Art Moore © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com A previously unnoticed passage in John Kerry's approved war biography, citing his own journals, appears to contradict the senator's claim he won his first Purple Heart as a result of an injury sustained under enemy fire. John Kerry receving medal for Vietnam service. Kerry, who served as commander of a Navy swift boat, has insisted he was wounded by enemy fire Dec....