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I felt compelled to post this after watching Barack Obama’s “Call to Renewal” speech, given on 6/28/06 in Washington, DC. I’ve supported Sen. Obama for the last few months, and after watching this, I know I want to see him as president.
Obama is the kind of man that appeals to my heart and mind. He [...]
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Clive Thompson from the NYT has a detailed write-up of what’s involved if small bands want to get their name out there these days. The almost-requisite MySpace page is a given… But while the web makes it easy for them to get their names out there, keeping up with the fans becomes a [...]
» Go to this postYou wouldn’t think a monastery deep in the western woods of Wisconsin would be involved with re-manufactured laser printer cartridges, but there they are, a multimillion dollar business, up to their necks in profits… See, the monastery was in dire financial straits, and Father Bernard McCoy, now the Chief Operating Monk, struggled to keep it [...]
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Summary: Book review, “Mister Ed and Me”, by Alan Young with Bill Burt — ComeAcross Photos (photos.raoulpop.com) is up and running — Congress to make social networking sites inaccessible to minors — Recipe: croissants with butter, sour cream and cinnamon — In France, politicians still listen to reason — Part [...]
Having been born and having grown in a Communist country, I can attest to the fact that there was persecution against Christians, though I experienced or knew but little compared to Pastor Wurmbrand.
This book is an eye-opener. It will make you appreciate the freedoms you now enjoy, and help you realize what hardships other Christians [...]
From Boing Boing: “Cory Doctorow: American Ethnic Geography uses US census Glenmary Research Center data to draw shaded maps of the US that show which religion’s adherents live where.” Here is the link.
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Monster.com has an article which details the pitfalls that await patients and healthcare workers when personal beliefs intersect with medical care. Some state laws are widening this intersection as well. The article offers potential solutions to the problem.
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I’d been expecting this very wrong thing to happen ever since I read a previous article where the South Dakota state legislature was preparing to approve the bill. It never fails to amaze me how some people can reserve the right to meddle in other people’s lives and bodies on the basis of religious prejudice. [...]
» Go to this postRead this news blurb from the Religion News Service. This is unbelievable! These people have no idea what holy means, but they’re “holy”? What presumption!
Truth is, we’re all sinners. Look at all of the Bible figures who actually qualified to called holy - all of the prophets, all of the righteous folks - did they [...]
I just watched this video and it was amazing. I highly recommend this to anyone in doubt about compromising their religious beliefs.
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Download ComeAcross Podcast 3
Summary: Printing organs, torture in Iraq, grafts in Washington, new FM transmitter, CIA misled Italians, Pope gets steering wheel, putting old buildings to rest, LAME IS an MP3 Encoder, VLC and the French legislature, Costco’s way of business, server power too costly, the Rembrandt code, soothing pooches, drowning in fines, [...]
