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Tuesday November 27 1:26 PM ET US Is World's Sexual Superpower By Rodney Joyce WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - The United States remains the sexual superpower of the world with Americans making love more often and with more partners than any other nationality, according to a survey by a leading condom manufacturer. Durex said on Tuesday that its annual poll of 18,500 people in 28 countries showed the world was having more sex and starting earlier than ever before, and the United States was leading the field in all departments. The survey--carried out in May and published ahead of World ...

A new survey shows a third of British lovers would rather have sex than do anything else. Favourite places are the beach, a jacuzzi, a spa or a hot tub. But the Durex Global Sex Survey found Britons are having less sex than their fellow Europeans. British couples have sex an average of 107 times a year. Greeks average 117, Italians 111, and the French 110. The survey looked at sexual attitudes and behaviour in 28 countries. The average Briton has slept with 8.8 partners - less than Americans at 14.3, the French with 13.2 and Australians with 11. The ...

A German scientist claims the old adage about blondes having more fun is no longer true. Professor Hans Juergens says his research proves brunettes now have more fun. He believes men want to marry blondes like Claudia Schiffer but have affairs with brunettes like Catherine Zeta Jones. Professor Juergens says men associate blondes with marriage and washing powder but brunettes with sex. To test his theory the professor from Kiel put two ads in a newspaper pretending to be a 26-year-old woman looking for marriage. In one he made her blonde, in the other a brunette. "The men wanted to ...

Prostitutes from eastern Europe have a legal right to set up shop in any European Union country where selling sex is tolerated, the EU's top court has ruled. The European Court of Justice found in favour of four prostitutes from Poland and the Czech Republic who were denied work permits by authorities in the Netherlands, where Dutch sex workers are allowed to ply their trade. The four women rented "window rooms" to advertise and perform their services in Amsterdam's red-light district. The city allows regulated prostitution and the women declared their monthly salaries of up to 1,800 guilders (500 pounds). ...

<p>NEW YORK (AP) -- Two production staff members at the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes" will lose their jobs as part of restructuring related to the expense of covering the war on terrorism, the network said Monday.</p> <p>One of the staff members may be assigned to another CBS newsmagazine, spokeswoman Sandra Genelius said.</p>

As time is of the essence, I've taken the liberty of posting this under "breaking news". “The Battle for the Court: Discrimination, Abortion, Capital Punishment, and Freedom Hanging by a 5:4 Vote” Wednesday, November 14, 1:00 p.m. Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall Ann Coulter, lawyer, author and writer for George magazine and Universal Press Syndicate. Ann describes the difference between judges who are strict constructionists and those who are judicial activists. She explores issues that will likely be determined by President George Bush’s Supreme Court nominees. For more information, call 765/983-1373. The speech was been moved to a larger venue om ...

Too Glad to Be True: Puritan Culture David P. Henreckson A vast and untamed wilderness surrounded the first Puritans who landed in New England. Civilization was unknown in this land of dense forests and deadly natives. Yet, miraculously, these same Puritans were able to carve out of this wilderness an oasis for cultured learning, the poetic arts, and theological training. As one Puritan recorded, “After God had carried us safe to New England, and wee had builded our houses, provided necessities for our livelihood, rear’d convenient places for God’s worship, and settled the Civill Government; One of the next things ...

Can we distinguish between Islam and Christianity? By John J. Abele November 23, 2001 Recently, Franklin Graham, son and religious successor to the legendary Billy Graham, caused a furor when he said: "We're not attacking Islam but Islam has attacked us. The God of Islam is not the same God. He's not the son of God of the Christian or Judeo-Christian faith. It's a different God and I believe it is a very evil and wicked religion." The politically correct and the multiculturalists became unhinged. They criticized him and everything he stands for, from every direction. Of course, relatively few ...

A clergyman has called for Christmas to be cancelled because commercialism has "hijacked" the spiritual meaning. The Rev Martin Swan, from Greater Manchester, said the festive season was a time of "madness" that brought sadness and misery. He called on people to stop using Christmas as an excuse for a party. Rev Swan, of Trinity Methodist Church in Heywood, said: "It's about time we stopped now and took a look at what we are doing. "The Samaritans tell us that over the Christmas period more people attempt suicide than at any other time, more families break up, there are more ...

<p>A sign outside a Wilder church stirred a flurry of controversy this week, causing passersby to complain about anti-Muslim sentiment.</p> <p>The church´s pastor, who put up the sign Monday, said the message reflects not hatred, but the Gospel.</p> <p>The town´s mayor said he finds the sign offensive, but the city cannot censor the view reflected on the sign.</p>

GAY ACTIVIST EQUATES POPE WITH OSAMA BIN LADEN “Flash! This just in: All the while that Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has been protecting Osama bin Laden, Italy has been harboring another omnipotent religious zealot, one who equally condemns us Western sinners and incites violence with his incendiary rhetoric.” That is how Michelangelo Signorile begins his article, “The Gay-Bashing Pope,” in the November 21-27 edition of the alternative weekly newspaper, the New York Press. The pope, according to Signorile, is guilty of “inspiring thugs across the globe who commit hate crimes against homosexuals, a form of terrorism if ever there were one.” ...

The Gay-Bashing Pope Flash! This just in: All the while that Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has been protecting Osama bin Laden, Italy has been harboring another omnipotent religious zealot, one who equally condemns us Western sinners and incites violence with his incendiary rhetoric. Yes, right there on the European mainland! n Meet John Paul II, Christian fundamentalist extraordinaire and a man who inspires thugs across the globe who commit hate crimes against homosexuals, a form of terrorism if ever there was one. "Homosexual acts are against nature’s laws," John Paul said last summer to cheering crowds from his balcony overlooking St. ...

This letter/note is to all Muslims, and people everywhere caught up in discussion of and debate regarding the 9/11 attacks in America and what it means about those who perpetrated them or supported them. It is also in response to a Ms. Rini of Indonesia, who posted an article/testimonial about herslef entitled, I am a Muslim Woman. I was raised to believe in and place my allegiance to God, Family and Country. In that order. My God and the One whom I worship and defer to in all things is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who died ...

But `evil and wicked' quote doesn't cancel Christian love, he says While saying he is called to love people regardless of their faith, evangelist Franklin Graham on Sunday wouldn't back away from his recent statement on a national news program that Islam "is a very evil and wicked religion." In a prepared statement released to The Observer through a spokesman, Graham said his Samaritan's Purse ministry in Boone will continue providing millions of dollars in aid to Muslims in need around the world. But he did not take back the controversial comments aired Friday night on "NBC Nightly News" and ...

Southern Baptists shun common prayer By Mark I. Pinsky Sentinel Staff Writer November 14, 2001 LAKELAND -- Despite the trauma of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Southern Baptists won't be flocking to interfaith services designed to bring the nation together. Alone among America's major religious groups, the nation's largest Protestant denomination holds fast to its long-standing policy of not praying with others. For the 15.7 million members of the Southern Baptist Convention, this means not only Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus, but also Christian denominations they do not consider legitimate, including Roman Catholics, Mormons, Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses. "We ...

NBC did a short film piece tonight showing Graham stating that Islam called for killing of Christians and Jews and was evil. Brokaw stated that Graham apparently "stands alone," in this and that Falwell and other prominent clergy are silent about the matter. The usual Moslem tizzy, yada yada.

Finally, The Truth on National TV... Billy Graham's daughter was being interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" And Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said "I believe that God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman that He is, I believe that He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God ...

At the risk of being accused of treason and sedition - not a novel thing in my family - I admit to having a certain admiration for the young fundamentalist Muslims, with their east London or northern accents, eschewing home comforts to go off to fight for the faith of their fathers. They face the privations of cave-dwelling, the dangers of mortal conflict, and an uncertain welcome if they survive and return to Plaistow, Luton, Crawley, Birmingham or Burnley. I'm not sure about the other places, but Burnley is no stranger to treason and sedition. My family comes from ...

The Muslim holy month fast of Ramadan begins on Friday. Fazel Ryklief explains its significance to Islam RITE AND REASON The scrolls of Prophet Abraham were revealed to him in the month of Ramadan, as were the Psalms, Torah and Injeel all revealed to David, Moses, and Jesus respectively during this holy month. After Faith, Prayers and Charity, the most important pillar of Islam is Sawm (Fasting) during the month of Ramadan (the 9th month of the Islamic Calendar). Sawm literally means, "to abstain". Fasting during the month of Ramadan was ordained on the followers of Islam in the second ...

Bible Reading and Personal Outlook For more than 1,000 years, the Bible has been the most widely read and circulated book in history, influencing the development of language, literature and culture. Now, a Christian publishing house says it has scientific evidence that reading the Bible promotes a positive outlook. According to a July study that the publisher commissioned from the Barna Research Group, an independent marketing research company in Southern California: 82 percent of regular Bible readers described themselves as "at peace," versus 58 percent of those who said they never read the Bible. 78 percent of regular Bible readers ...