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US Conservatives dispute Bush’s portrayal of Islam Dana Milbank Washington, December 8 PRESIDENT Bush finds himself in a rare disagreement with Conservatives in his party over his efforts to portray Islam as a peaceful religion that is not responsible for anti-American terrorism. In a score of speeches since the September 11, 2001, attacks, Bush has called for tolerance of Muslims, describing Islam as ‘‘a faith based upon peace and love and compassion’’ and a religion committed to ‘‘morality and learning and tolerance.’’ But a large number of foreign policy hawks — some of them with advisory roles in the Bush...

New book on parenting engenders anger in gays RUTH PADAWER Move over, Dr. Spock. Now, alongside parenting books on discipline, potty training, and sibling rivalry, there's this: "A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality." In a message that has some people getting riled and others throwing out the welcome mat, authors Joseph and Linda Ames Nicolosi argue that homosexuality is a "disorder" that parents can head off. To do that, they say parents should toughen up "girlish" boys, feminize rough-and-tumble girls, and make sure their kids stick with toys, activities, and mannerisms traditionally aligned with their gender. It's a controversial prescription...

Fundamentalists Losing Favor with PublicFriday, 6 December 2002WASHINGTON -- The American Family Association, a far right lobbying group in Washington, released results from a recent survey that shows mainstream Americans see evangelical Christians as one of the least likeable groups in the country. Small wonder Researchers from the Barna survey asked respondents how they felt about evangelicals, born-again Christians, ministers, and other groups of people in society. According to the survey, evangelicals came in tenth out of eleven, narrowly beating out prostitutes. Below lawyers and just above prostitutes.    Overview of this issue > Far Right - National Strategies Web...

<p>GORHAM, Maine (AP) If you overlook the ''No smoking beyond this point'' sign outside Harlan A. Philippi Hall, you won't miss the ''No Smoking'' signs on light posts leading up to the dormitory.</p> <p>But if you do, the signs at the dorm's entrance ''This is a smoke-free building'' are hard to ignore.</p>

OF KAFIRS AND ZIMMIS All non-Moslems are infidels. However, there are gradations. The people of the Book (meaning the Bible, both the old and the new testaments) are the Jews, the Christians and the Moslems. According to Islam, Mohammed was the last prophet and there would be no other future prophet or prophets. The Jews and Christians are considered as people of little faith by the followers of Islam. On the other hand, the Buddhists, the Hindus, the Jains, the Sikhs, the Zoroastrians, the Taoists, in fact, all other religions are considered as the religions of the kafirs. They are...

Vatican City (dpa) - Pope John Paul II urged Catholic scholars to pay more attention to Islam, Buddhism and other religions Friday, saying better knowledge could foster inter-religious dialogue during ``these difficult times.'' Addressing academics gathered to celebrate the 375th anniversary of the Ponteficia Universita' Urbaniana, a Roman Catholic University in Rome, the pope said it would be ``desirable if the university distinguished itself from other educational establishments in Rome and paid special attention to other cultures and great worldly religions, starting with Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.'' Studying other cultures and religions would help dialogue at a time when ``a...

<p>As President Bush debates how to oust Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, White House insiders suggest so-called moderates within the administration are orchestrating a gradual purge of hard-line conservatives.</p> <p>"Post-election plans," say White House sources, bearing the fingerprints of closet presidential adviser Karen Hughes, who abruptly departed the White House this year but keeps in close contact with the president.</p>

RJ Reynolds said it would cut 8 per cent of its workforce, take a $145m charge and sell two businesses in the latest sign of the pressure big cigarette companies are under from cut-price brands. The number-two US tobacco company also narrowed its 2002 earnings forecast to $6.05-$6.10 a share, from its previous $6.05-$6.40. That was below Wall Street consensus forecasts of $6.14. Premium brand manufacturers such as RJ Reynolds and Philip Morris are suffering after a record number of excise tax increases by US states this year.They have also pushed through aggressive price increases in recent years, partly...

A Few of FR's Finest...........Every Day FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves. Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   I can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars...

<p>LEWISTON, Maine (AP) A white supremacist group hopes resentment about the migration of hundreds of Somalis to this overwhelmingly white city will boost its presence in Maine.</p> <p>The leader of the World Church of the Creator said he decided to come to Lewiston after hearing rumblings about the influx of Somalis into Lewiston in the last couple of months.</p>

Yes, it is true, smoking does not cause lung cancer. It is only one of many risk factors for lung cancer. I initially was going to write an article on how the professional literature and publications misuse the language by saying "smoking causes lung cancer"1,2, but the more that I looked into how biased the literature, professional organizations, and the media are, I modified this article to one on trying to put the relationship between smoking and cancer into perspective. (No, I did not get paid off by the tobacco companies, or anything else like that.) When the tobacco executives...

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! [President Bush] Good morning!! Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!! The following is an editorial in today's Washington Times, reprinted here in its entirety. EDITORIAL • November 28, 2002'Worthy to be remembered'     Reprinted below are portions of the diary kept in the Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, governor of the colony for all but five years from 1621 to 1656, and...

Hours before the City Council assembled yesterday to raise property tax rates nearly 18.5 percent, Mayor Michael Bloomberg hinted anew that personal income taxes may rise next year to reduce a massive budget gap. State lawmakers are ready to block that move, leaving the full income-tax burden on residents.

Too much is made of the 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke. We're told these chemicals are so harmful that they are responsible for the deaths of millions worldwide. Untold in this "war on tobacco" is that each of the plants we consume consists of an equally daunting thousands of chemicals many of which are recognized poisons or suspected cancer-causing agents. Cayenne peppers, carrots and strawberries each contain six suspected carcinogens; onions, grapefruit and tomato each contain five -- some the same as the seven suspected carcinogens found in tobacco. High-heat cooking creates yet more dietary carcinogens from otherwise harmless...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Because media broadcasts may spread news too slowly in emergencies, a group of U.S. security experts recommended on Monday that Americans carry government-issued beepers for alerts of pending nuclear attack, biological threat or tornado. Partnership for Public Warning, a 30-member panel including representatives of the FBI (news - web sites) and American Red Cross (news - web sites), said a national system could send warnings to citizens via their pagers, mobile phones or computer screens. "More people at risk will be warned," the group said in a report. "Improved warning systems and procedures will clearly save significant...

Only in Amerika Developing the capability to build dossiers on all Americans By DOUG THOMPSON Nov 21, 2002, 07:50 As part of its expanded powers under the guise of “homeland security,” the federal government is developing interlinked databases that will track financial transactions, phone calls, Internet activity, gun ownership and even vehicle use of all Americans, Capitol Hill Blue has learned. One such database, the Orwellian-sounding Total Information Awareness System, is a Pentagon-based computer project headed by former Iran-Contra figure John Poindexter, director of the Information Awareness Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the agency that originally...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 25 /  -- As the National Conference on Tobacco Or Health concluded Friday in San Francisco, Wisconsin came away with both praise and criticism. The praise was directed at Wisconsin's comprehensive effort to prevent and reduce tobacco use. Wisconsin was invited to give 30 presentations on its youth prevention, media, local coalition, and cessation efforts. In less than two years, Wisconsin has realized unprecedented success including: reducing tobacco use from 36% (2000) to 27% (2002) among high school students, receiving over 24,000 calls to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line, reducing tobacco use by 29% on the...

Douglas Smith, a chain-smoking mail-order entrepreneur from the coal mining town of Ashland, Ky., wants to share his bad habit. The idea struck last winter, when word of Mayor Bloomberg's proposed cigarette tax increase made the local news. "I don't know why it aggravated me so much," said Mr. Smith, who smokes three cartons a week. "I'm not even from New York and it makes me angry. It really drives me nuts." After a few cigarettes, a light bulb went on. "There's an opportunity for people to go in there and make literally millions of dollars," said Mr. Smith, a...

A Few of FR's Finest...........Every Day FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves. Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   I can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars...