https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:magnusmat/ en-us Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:42:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/875526/posts Food is much more than Food. For Catholics, it is amongst other things, celebration, thanksgiving and communion. Ask any college student who hasn’t had a care package for some time. A professor of anthropology writes, “Food in celebration is always food in celebration with emotionally significant others. They're usually family....” The turkey for example, became a token of “togetherness” in the New World – whereas red meat is associated with the Old World. Last year the Italians attempted to boot McDonalds out of their country as it was antithetical to their views on food - it was too Protestant, it... Traditional Catholic Reporting https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/875526/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:42:59 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/864617/posts DEBKAfile’s military sources: US special forces have crossed the Kuwait-Iraq frontier and occupied some of the southern oil fields. US-British special forces have moved in to western Iraq. US warplanes are up to 600 sorties a day. Earlier, Iraqi combat forces pulled out of West Iraq and Kuwait border region in South Iraq to join build-up in central Iraq around Baghdad and Tikrit. Elite Special Republican Forces fighting division Tewekalna (Trust in Allah) brought over from southern oil fields. DEBKA https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/864617/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:45:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/826583/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turkey has decided to allow the United States to use its bases for an attack on Iraq, but public opinion will force the Turkish government to drastically scale back the American plans, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Yasar Yakis, the foreign minister, told the newspaper in an interview that his government had instructed the Turkish military to draft a plan providing for an American force that would be just large enough to tie up Iraqi troops based in the northern part of the country so a larger American force could attack Baghdad from the... Washington Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/826583/posts#comment Tue, 21 Jan 2003 15:31:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/782916/posts Exit polls revealed Drudge https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/782916/posts#comment Tue, 5 Nov 2002 20:45:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/757816/posts The widow of Flight 93 hero Thomas Burnett says her husband was a devout Catholic who had premonitions of the fate that met him and 44 others on the fateful day of September 11, 2001 -- including a hunch his life would not be a long one and that his mission in life would somehow involve the White House. It is now widely believed the hijacked plane, which crashed into a rural part of western Pennsylvania, was aimed at the White House, the CIA, or the U.S. Capitol before passengers led by Burnett overpowered the al Qaeda operatives. According to... Spiritdaily https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/757816/posts#comment Thu, 26 Sep 2002 17:31:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/672578/posts Just heard that Atkins had aheart attack this morning local radio https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/672578/posts#comment Thu, 25 Apr 2002 12:50:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/602636/posts <p>NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Some Catholics are upset about an art exhibit at an upscale Napa tourist attraction that features ceramic figurines, including the pope and nuns, defecating.</p> <p>The work by Spanish artist Antoni Miralda titled "Poetic Gut," is on display at Copia, the Napa Valley's new food, wine and arts museum.</p> SacremntoBee https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/602636/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jan 2002 14:57:01 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/602633/posts <p>NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Some Catholics are upset about an art exhibit at an upscale Napa tourist attraction that features ceramic figurines, including the pope and nuns, defecating.</p> <p>The work by Spanish artist Antoni Miralda titled "Poetic Gut," is on display at Copia, the Napa Valley's new food, wine and arts museum.</p> SacremntoBee https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/602633/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jan 2002 14:54:41 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/545506/posts About 700 pounds of explosives stolen HOUSTON, Oct 11, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The theft of 700 pounds of explosives used in oil drilling and exploration was under investigation Thursday in Houston. Hundreds of shaped charges were stolen during the long Columbus Day weekend from AirJac Drilling, Inc., near George Bush Intercontinental Airport, according to Franceska Perot, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Perot said the explosives could be "very dangerous" if the thieves know how to use the charges that were stored in a mobile bunker. She would not say if ... Drudge https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/545506/posts#comment Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:40:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/544015/posts Call your congressmman and advise him/her to zip it up! I'm shocked that President Bush had to tell them this. Allies https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/544015/posts#comment Wed, 10 Oct 2001 03:37:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/528872/posts Gertz: Bin Laden linked with Iraqi agents days before attack Drudgew Report (SIREN) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/528872/posts#comment Fri, 21 Sep 2001 05:09:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/523024/posts STOP MEDIATHRAX As everyone knows by now, anti-Americans like Peter Jennings have been attacking the U.S. President during this tragedy of tragedies and it seems to be getting worse. Yesterday, I spent a good portion of the day calling, faxing and e-mailing those companies that support people like Jennings. To be perfectly honest, I'm shocked that more Americans are not demanding an apology from these MEDIATHRAXERS. If you have a moment, please do the following: (1) post fax numbers, ph#'s and e-mail adresses on this and other links, (2) call these media outlets and complain, (3) ask other friends ... Newsweek, ABC, Newsday, Dowd https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/523024/posts#comment Fri, 14 Sep 2001 12:23:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b3cc5d21c86.htm Question, I was just typing a response to a post about Jenna Bush, apparently she might be pregant. This happened twice. I re-booted my computer and it still didn't help. Is anyone else having problems is it my computer, if I remember, there were three threads on this subject. Not sure https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b3cc5d21c86.htm#comment Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:15:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b32ad215a19.htm Pastor and Flock Convert to Catholicism by Judy Roberts When Pentecostal minister Alex Jones came into the Church this past Easter he was not alone. He brought much of his congregation in with him. June 20, 2001 / When Detroit-born Alex Jones became a Pentecostal minister in 1972, there was little question among those who knew him that he was answering God’s call to preach. Now, many of his friends and family have dismissed the 59-year-old pastor as an apostate for embracing the Catholic faith, closing the nondenominational church he organized in 1982, and taking part of his congregation ... Catholic Net & The National Catholic Register https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b32ad215a19.htm#comment Fri, 22 Jun 2001 02:27:45 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b3113dc64ba.htm By DAVE CONDREN News Religion Reporter 6/20/01 A local Catholic group wants to build a $100 million pro-life shrine and towering golden arch dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus, on the Lake Erie shore in Buffalo's outer harbor area. The project, featuring a 700-foot-tall arch, would be known as "The Arch of Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and International Shrine of the Holy Innocents." If the money can be raised, it would be developed by a newly formed not-for-profit association headed by Buffalo attorney Laurence D. Behr, who also serves as president of Western New York Lawyers ... Buffalo News https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b3113dc64ba.htm#comment Wed, 20 Jun 2001 21:21:32 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b1fef711101.htm I have been trying to get hold of Matt Drudge and get him to put President Bush's signing into law the biggest tax cut in two decades. Why won't Matt even make a small link here. A sweeping $1.35 trillion bill lowering U.S. income taxes across the board over 10 years. Fair enough, it doesn't deserve a flashing light, but it does deserve attention. If you feel compelled, please e-mail Mr. Drudge, see his website for his address. DRUDGE REPORT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b1fef711101.htm#comment Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:17:37 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b0c8e85147a.htm Time for Housecleaning The fact that his vote mattered at all reflects poorly on the Republican leadership. By NR's editors From the May 23, 2001, issue of National Review James Jeffords of Vermont is not a moderate. He is a liberal. When he was a House Republican, he voted against Ronald Reagan more often than with him. His record as a Senate Republican is exemplified by the progress, if that is the word, of the current education bill. Ted Kennedy was finding it difficult to reach agreement with the White House because Jeffords kept pulling him to the left. ... National review https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3b0c8e85147a.htm#comment Thu, 24 May 2001 04:31:01 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3af9343666a6.htm Most Greeks Want Orthodox-Catholic Unity, Survey Finds ATHENS, Greece, MAY 8, 2001 (Zenit.org).- Most Greeks support John Paul II's proposal for progress on the road to full unity between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, a survey finds. In Greece, where the majority of the population is Orthodox, 56.8% expressed their support for the union of the Churches. More than half of those surveyed had a favorable opinion of John Paul II, following his May 4-5 pilgrimage to Athens. In the survey, published Sunday in the governmental newspaper To Vima, out of a sample of 692 people, 56.8% said they ... ZENIT (Vatican News) https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3af9343666a6.htm#comment Wed, 9 May 2001 12:12:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3af15238527d.htm CHRISTIAN EXPERTS SAY UFO 'ABDUCTIONS' ARE HORROR OF FALLEN ANGELS Spirit Daily Christian experts on UFOs say surveys indicate that up to 8 million Americans have had bizarre experiences in which entities purporting to be from outer space contacted, abducted, or harassed them, at times in a way that brings to mind the fallen angels of Genesis 6:1-4. To many, this is fantasy. To others it's another sign of a heightening spiritual war: as evil has increasingly manifested in society, so have reports of revolting entities that often appear to people in the middle of the night and in some ... Spirit Daily https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3af15238527d.htm#comment Thu, 3 May 2001 12:42:32 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3ae82d9a5aaa.htm GO SKULLS GO GO BUSH GO Go FREEPERS GO THE bizarre rituals of one of America's most exclusive clubs, which counts both President Bush and his father among its members, have been laid bare by a hidden camera. The all-male Skull and Bones club at Yale University has long been held up as an example of the powerful cabals that run America from behind the scenes. Fifteen new members in their final year at Yale are initiated annually and remain in the club for life. Besides the Presidents Bush, the club has among its members Wall Street businessmen, ambassadors, ... UK TELEGRAPH https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3ae82d9a5aaa.htm#comment Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:15:54 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3ae7023520a3.htm LIGHTS IN THE SKY: SATAN'S GREAT MODERN DECEPTION By Michael H. Brown Since 1947, when a pilot named Kenneth Arnold spotted strange objects near Mount Rainier, Washington, mankind has been barraged by the reports: lights in the sky, "flying saucers," even alien abduction. It's no longer the stuff of the "lunatic fringe." It's out there on the radio, in the mainstream bookstores (where it now has its own section), and on network shows. In 1997 the nation was transfixed by reports on CNN and other news shows of inexplicable lights over Arizona. In the coming days and weeks we'll ... spirit Daily https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3ae7023520a3.htm#comment Wed, 25 Apr 2001 16:58:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3adc2e7a3683.htm (CNSNews.com) - A leader of the American pro-life movement says the United States should not interfere with China's policy of using forced abortions to control its population. The Rev. Pat Robertson, in a Monday night interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, said he does not agree with China's forced abortion policy. "But at the same time, they've got 1.2 billion people and they don't know what to do," said Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition. "If every family over there was allowed to have three or four children, the population would be completely unsustainable. So I think that right now ... CNS https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3adc2e7a3683.htm#comment Tue, 17 Apr 2001 11:52:26 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3ac8bd634a19.htm In a visit with Chinese Vice Premier Qian Quichen the other day, President Bush sounded like the quintessential cold warrior when he told Qian that the United States would sell sophisticated weaponry to Taiwan whether Beijing likes it or not. Whether the president likes it or not, U.S.-Chinese relations will be affected by the decision next month on whether to sell Taiwan weapons systems such as U.S. destroyers equipped with the Aegis radar system and PAC-3 anti-missile batteries. China is adamantly opposed to the sale, and Taiwan feels just as strongly that it needs the increased firepower. The president ... BUFFALO NEWS https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3ac8bd634a19.htm#comment Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:56:51 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3ac0969c394d.htm Why Is Depression So Common in the First World? Jean Vanier Outlines Some Answers ROME, MAR. 26, 2001 (ZENIT.org-AVVENIRE).- "Depression: Way to Healing," is the title of Jean Vanier's new book. Vanier, a spiritual master, is the founder of the Faith and Light lay movement, which has 1,500 communities in 72 countries. Why Is Depression So Common in the First World? Jean Vanier Outlines Some Answers ROME, MAR. 26, 2001 (ZENIT.org-AVVENIRE).- "Depression: Way to Healing," is the title of Jean Vanier's new book. Vanier, a spiritual master, is the founder of the Faith and Light lay movement, which has ... Zenit https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3ac0969c394d.htm#comment Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:33:16 GMT https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3abf85682ff3.htm TIM RUSSERT OFFERED DAN RATHER'S ANCHOR CHAIR Drudge https://freerepublic.com/forum/a3abf85682ff3.htm#comment Mon, 26 Mar 2001 17:07:36 GMT