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(snip) VAN SUSTEREN: She is shaking things up a little bit in the Republican Party, bringing a little youth to the Republican Party, which has been thought as not exactly -- the younger crowd hasn't been attracted to it. MCCAIN: She is. And I am very proud of her for that, because she is like her father. She is very straight talking. She is very genuine in her beliefs and what she is trying to do. And there's -- it's wonderful. It is remarkable. And I think she is doing not only a great job, but I think she has...

Sen. John McCain said Sunday that his party needs to be “inclusive” without betraying its “fundamental principles.” . . . . . Asked if being inclusive meant welcoming candidates and voters who support abortion rights or gay marriage, McCain said: “It means that we can have people in our party who do not have the same views on specific issues, as long as we share common principles.”

'Inclusive' name change needles N.S. tree growerCBC News November 23, 2005 A spruce tree grower in Nova Scotia isn't happy his 16-metre Christmas tree has become a "holiday" tree in Massachusetts. Every fall, the province sends a tree to Boston as a thank-you gift for the help the New England city gave Halifax after the devastating 1917 ship explosion that levelled parts of Nova Scotia's capital. Officials with Boston's parks department decided it would be less offensive to some people and generally more inclusive if the word "Christmas" was dropped when they referred to the tree. "A lot of people...

United Methodist bishops affirm church membership open to all November 3rd, 2005 at 9:59 pm By Tim Tanton* LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS) - Homosexuality is not a barrier to membership in the United Methodist Church, the denomination’s bishops said Nov. 2, two days after the church’s top court supported a pastor’s refusal to allow a gay man to join. “While pastors have the responsibility to discern readiness for membership, homosexuality is not a barrier,” the bishops said in their pastoral letter to the people of the United Methodist Church. In a ruling announced Oct. 31, the Judicial Council supported the...

HOME | ABOUT US | PRESS | EVENTS | PEOPLE | ISSUES | NEWSLETTER | CONTRIBUTE | CONTACT US | SEARCH AMCHURCH UPDATE: Protestantization of Catholic Parishes Continues Unabated in Kentucky, home of the holy trifecta: "Creator, Redeemer, and Holy Sanctifier" 1/31/2005 9:42:00 PM By www.catholicmediacoalition.org - Mary Ann Kreitzer, President, Catholic Media Coalition "Creator, Redeemer, and Holy Sanctifier" CCI recieved this letter from our friends at CMC. And you think you have it bad in your Diocese? Thank GOD you don't live down the street from St. William's... ### Catholic Media Coalition, 1216 Mill Rd., Woodstock, VA 22664...

Should masculine words such as "king" and "kingdom" be allowed? Not if feminists have their way, as they do in a rewrite of the complete Bible issued in four volumes as The Inclusive Hebrew Scriptures and The Inclusive New Testament. The "degendered" Scriptures were produced for a group called Roman Catholic Priests for Equality. Shunning "Son of Man," these Catholics substitute "Chosen One" or "Promised One."

NEW HAVEN — Howard Dean came to Yale a year older than most of his colleagues, a little more worldly, better traveled and just generally ahead of the curve.................. With the turbulent ’60s as a backdrop, what his friends remember most are the good times and Dean was at the center of that — a fun guy, quick to organize a mixer and hang out for a card game. "He was just somebody, and it remains true, that people liked to be around. You sort of feel good about yourself around Howard. I think it has something to do with...