Archive for September, 2005
Friday, September 30th, 2005
Ohhhhhhhhhh-Kayyyyyyyyyy!?!
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
STUPID LAWS
GEORGIA - In Ackworth, all households must own fishing poles. LOUISIANA - It is illegal to bring a tiger over the state line without having it dipped. (Gov. Huey P. Long made the Ringling Bros. unable hold their show by enforcing this one)
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
Statement from The Most Revd Dr Robin Eames, Archbishop of Armagh
ACNS 4036 | IRELAND | 30 SEPTEMBER 2005 IRA Decommissioning. “Any destruction of terrorist weapons must be warmly welcomed. For Irish Republicanism today’s (26 Sept) announcement represents a massive step. For all of us it can become a major step towards a peaceful and just society if it heralds the end of all criminality and […]
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
6 in 10 Military Women Harassed
Associated Press | September 30, 2005 WASHINGTON - Six in 10 women who have served in the National Guard and Reserves say they were sexually harassed or assaulted, but less than one-quarter reported it and many who did were encouraged to drop their complaints, a government survey says. The survey by the Veterans Affairs Department […]
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
Jews condemn Southern Baptist effort
[Religious Intolerance] AP, via CNN.com, USA Sep. 29, 2005 edition.cnn.com0 Anti-Defamation League: Use of converted Jews is offensive NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — A leading Jewish organization is condemning the Southern Baptist Convention1 for using a group of “messianic” Jews2 — those who have converted to Christianity3 — in its evangelism4. Anti-Defamation League5 director Abraham Foxman […]
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
Lest We Forget
Four U.S. Troops Wounded in Afghanistan 2 hours, 6 minutes ago A bomb exploded near a U.S. military vehicle in Afghanistan on Friday, wounding four American troops, the U.S. military said. The blast hit the Americans’ heavily armored vehicle after they had defused another bomb in the violence-plagued eastern Kunar province, according to a statement […]
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
Army in Worst Recruiting Slump in Decades
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer2 hours, 39 minutes ago The Army is closing the books on one of the leanest recruiting years since it became an all-volunteer service three decades ago, missing its enlistment target by the largest margin since 1979 and raising questions about its plans for growth. Many in Congress believe the […]
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
Nigeria could split from British church
www.wpherald.com By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Published September 30, 2005 Nigeria’s 17.5 million Anglicans may split from the Church of England if the British church accepts gay bishops or condones homosexuality. That warning comes from Archbishop Peter J. Akinola, the country’s top church official, who says the church’s constitution has been rewritten, giving officials the freedom […]
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
I Suppose It Was Inevitable
An advertisement depicting Jesus and the Apostles gambling at the Last Supper in an ad by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power September 30, 2005. Paddy Power on Friday was fending off the wrath of Christians in overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Ireland where the billboard posters, adapting Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting of the event to show Jesus […]
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Friday, September 30th, 2005
Our Jerry Falwell? Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cousin?
Jerry Falwell Defends Gay Civil Rights Scripps-Howard News Service It isn’t shocking when leaders of the Human Rights Campaign praise people who have taken stands to back the civil rights of gays, lesbians and bisexuals. But it certainly raised eyebrows when the gay-rights group publicly thanked the Rev. Jerry Falwell. The result was an odd […]