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Luther said “That is the proof of the spiritual and wise man. He knows that he is carnal, and he is displeased with himself; indeed, he hates himself and praises the law of God, which he recognizes because he is spiritual. But the proof of a foolish, carnal man is this. that he regards himself as spiritual and is pleased with himself.”

Legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman has been found dead in his Santa Fe, New Mexico home alongside his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican, citing police. Santa Fe County police discovered the body of the two-time Oscar winner, 95, and 63-year-old Arakawa — his wife of 34 years — and their dog on Wednesday afternoon. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed the news on Thursday, saying no foul play is suspected.

Sheriff: Gene Hackman, wife found dead in Santa Fe home; no foul play suspected By Nicholas Gilmore ngilmore@sfnewmexican.com Nicholas Gilmore Feb 27, 2025 Updated 55 mins ago Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 19, 2003, where he would receive the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Cecil B deMille Award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press file photo Legendary actor, two-time Oscar winner and author Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead Wednesday afternoon in...

By any honest measurement Barack Hussein Obama has been a dismal failure as a President. Few if any Presidents have been given as much power in their first term as Obama and done so little. In fact for two years he had an unassailable super majority in congress and still his administration has been unable to do something as simple as craft a budget much less control runaway unemployment, a crippling deficit, and the terrorist overthrow of the middle east. While contemplating how anyone could do much worse than Obama, it came to me: Obama is such a failure that...

A light earthquake occurred at 4:14:09 AM (PST) on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. The magnitude 4.0 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) SSW of town of Big Bear Lake, CA. The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).

Animal Law by: Malcolm A. Kline, July 24, 2007 Who knew how prescient the 1978 frat house film comedy Animal House would be? Now we have an animal law school. “Here at Lewis & Clark College School of Law, students of ‘animal law’ are learning another way to change social practices that involve animals,” Peter Monaghan reports in the June 29th issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. “They are just as passionate as animal-liberation advocates.” “And they may become more influential.” Since “animal-liberation advocates” have been known to demonstrate their passion and use their influence by destroying university labs,...

Dance star Moby has launched a scathing attack on Republican Rush Limbaugh after he poked fun at Michael J. Fox's Parkinson Disease symptoms - branding him and other right wing figures as "the most evil people on this planet." The dance supremo was left fuming after the Republican radio host Limbaugh claimed Fox was "acting" and "exaggerating" the uncontrollable shaking that Parkinson's Disease victims suffer from, following Fox's appearance in a new TV ad for Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill. An internet segment of Limbaugh's show, sees him mocking the actor by waving his arms, shaking in his chair...

I've been wondering -- for some time now -- what happened to Sen. Arlen Specter's hair. He used to have some, but he no longer does. What he had may have been a toupe. I don't really know. Does he have cancer or something?

It was only a matter of time, I suppose. Comic-book superheroes have gone into the liberal political indoctrination business.The September issue of the DC Comics book "Justice League of America," or "JLA," presents Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman as U.N.-promoting paper dolls for a thinly disguised propaganda play against President Bush's war on Saddam Hussein.The story begins with a "napalmetto" attack on home soil. President Lex Luthor -- how nice, a supervillain standing in for President Bush -- connects the terror attack to "Qurac" and says the "Joint Chiefs are recommending military pressure." Wonder Woman protests: "International law and...

....it’s a disaster of nearly epic proportions. I’m not even a major Superman nut. I’m not going to pretend that I have some overriding passion about this particular character and what he means or his iconic value or anything. Superman is, I think, fairly potent pop mythology, and the best Superman stories are slight moral fables with some kick ass adventure and action thrown in. His origin is one of the most recognizable in all of Western literature. His planet explodes. He comes to Earth. He’s raised as human. The sun gives him powers. And he chooses to do good...