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A Memorial Moratorium
2009-05-26 09:56:00 (A Poetic Justice Photomontage)When this moment, this now tortured momentWraps talons `round our grave limbs?This day floats down.When our breath is burdenedOf a heart grown weak of dreadFrom skies tight with fuming planesAnd steel beams bending from the sun?This day floats down.When grenades are tossed like flowersSo blooms might flourish in darkness?This day floats down.When our country begs Please visit 'Poetic Justice' to read in full...
Mountaintop removal moratorium ? NOT!
2009-03-27 14:26:00 From: The Charleston Gazette by Ken Ward Jr. The National Mining Association blasted EPA for ?halting mining permits.? West Virginia Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito warned the Obama administration about not to ?block mining permits.? Coalfield environmentalists praised the federal government?s decision ?to deny permits.? OK. OK. Calm down everybody. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson (above, with President Obama) hasn?t denied ...
By: News for Greens
Obama Asks For Ninety Day Moratorium on Foreclosures
2008-10-16 16:38:00 Asking for quicker steps to be taken to solve the country?s massive economic crisis, democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama has asked for a 90 day freeze on foreclosures for homes, as well as a 2 year tax break for companies that help create new jobs. While the current economic crisis weighs down heavily on his ...
Moratorium on Philadelphia Foreclosed Homes Won?t Be Extended
2008-05-07 15:55:00 Although the Philadelphia City Council passed a measure at the end of March instituting a moratorium on Philadelphia Foreclosed Homes proceedings for the month of April, the city will not heed the call of citizens to extend the moratorium into the month of May.
MPs stick with biofuels moratorium demand
2008-05-02 16:00:00 The cross-party Environmental Audit Committee has reiterated its call for a moratorium on biofuel targets, despite pressure from government to be more supportive of the emerging sector.
By: FWi - All News
Foreclosures Face a Six Month Moratorium
2008-04-28 14:26:00 A proposal for a six month suspension on foreclosures has been made by some lawmakers as the numbers of people unable to pay their mortgages are increasing. Three bills have been introduced with the purpose of providing relief to the mortgage climate and the proposal for moratorium is among them. According to the second bill the tenants would be able to live in the foreclosed houses for another year. The final bill would enable the homeowners to challenge their foreclosures at court. This law is the same in another 29 states like Connecticut, Maine, Florida, etc. Specific categories of subprime loans would attract a moratorium of six months on foreclosures. This category covers loans which have been approved without finding out whether the borrowers can actually repay them. During the standstill period, the homeowner would be negotiating terms with the lenders to come to an affordable monthly payment and he would continue to pay his loan. According to a spokeswoman from the administ...
Virginia death penalty moratorium lifted post-Supreme Court decision
2008-04-17 12:47:00 Virginia Governor Tim Kaine lifted a moratorium on the execution (so to speak) of the death penalty procedure in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's three drug lethal execution cocktail. The court ruled that there was no constitutional requirement that executions be completely free of the risk of pain.Governor Kaine is well-known as a personal opponent of the death penalty and no doubt had hoped that the court would have knocked down the Kentucky procedure and by extension, Virginia's as well. Of course to get elected as governor in the first place, Kaine had also promised to "uphold the law" so with the court back on board with safeguarded lethal injections, he had no reasonable alternative to lifting the moratorium.----What was disingenuous was Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell's criticism of Kaine enacting the moratorium in the first place. The attorney general should be upholding the law, not leaving the state liable for a potentially irreversible u...
By: DCABloob
Can a Michigan Moratorium Help Drive Home Sales?
2008-04-12 08:42:00 Will a temporary freeze on the MI "pop-up" tax help fuel the market?Recently the Senate passed several bills that would provide tax credits to help offset increasing Michigan property taxes. Property taxes can increase dramatically upon scheduled reassessment. Buyers could avoid this "pop-up" tax by purchasing a primary residence between April 1, 2008 and January 1, 2011. Last year the tax-free window created was 18-months in a bill drafted by the House of Representatives. These two legislative entities are expected to collaborate in coming weeks to finalize the effort to carve something into Michigan history. The Michigan Association of Realtors is looking forward to some simple solutions for the real estate consumer. You shouldn't have to be a tax expert to understand the benefits. Real estate sales averages continue to be down somewhat - this in large part to foreclosed home discounts. There seems to be mixed reviews on the idea of a...
Moratorium in Virginia
2008-04-01 23:17:00 Der Gouverneur von Virginia, Timothy Kaine (Demokraten), hat ein Moratorium aller Hinrichtungen angeordnet bis der US Supreme Court in Baze et al. v. Rees entschieden hat ob die Hinrichtung per Lethal Injection gegen das 8th amendment verstößt oder nicht. Gouverneur Kaine stoppte die für den 8. April angesetzte Hinrichtung von Edward Nathaniel Bell, der einen Polizisten im Jahre 1999 ermordet hat. Die Hinrichtung wurde bis Juli ausgesetzt. Zusammen mit dieser Entscheidung hat Gouverneur Kaine das Moratorium angeordnet. Diese Entscheidung hat größtenteils symbolischen Charakter, denn der Oberste Gerichtshof in Washington hat seit September alle angesetzten Hinrichtungen aufgrund von Baze gestoppt. Die Entscheidung der Supremes in Baze et al. v. Rees wird bis Juli erwartet. Der neue Hinrichtungstermin für Edward Bell ist der 24. Juli. Via Doug Berman.
Is New York State Going To Impose a 1 YEAR Mortgage Moratorium?
2008-03-25 12:45:00 The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public?s money. We are getting closer and closer to the end of the republic and into a world of quasi socialism as the politicians pandering increases. The most recent example is the New York State Legislature looking ...
By: cash For Debt
Senate rejects earmark moratorium
2008-03-14 16:43:00 Just when you think Congress can't get any dumber, they go and pull this kind of shit. Each one of them is guilty of complaining about the deficit, our debt, and other fiscal issues, yet, the vote was 29-71 AGAINST a bill that would ban earmarks for one year. Do you know WHY they rejected it? Well, Harry Reid, who voted against it, has said point blank he likes earmarks for his voters. He doesn't give a shit if it pushes us further into debt, he only cares about what boils down to buying votes. Congress as a whole, rejected this because it would show the American people exactly how much waste is going on in the halls of power, and it's also the reason why Congress doesn't work to give the President line item veto power. Here's an interesting breakdown of how everyone voted: YEAs ---29 Alexander (R-TN)Allard (R-CO)Barrasso (R-WY)Bayh (D-IN)Burr (R-NC)Chambliss (R-GA)Clinton (D-NY)Coburn (R-OK)Corker (R-TN)Cornyn (R-TX)DeMint (R-SC)Dole (R-NC)Ensign (R-NV)Enzi ...
Surrender Monkey Friday: Senate Votes Against Earmark Moratorium
2008-03-14 13:38:00 The Surrender Monkey is really happy today, since it was not just Democrats surrendering, but a good chunk of Republicans, as well. How? (Fox News) The Senate rejected calls from both parties’ presidential candidates to take an election-year break from pork-barrel spending as a Democratic-run Congress pushed budget plans that would torpedo hundreds of billions of ...
By: Pirate's Cove
Earmark Moratorium
2008-03-13 00:26:00 Senator Jim Demint on banning Earmarks. And guess who popped his big head in opposition to the earmarks, my great Senator Turbin Durbin
By: Stix Blog
Is New York State Going To Impose a 1 YEAR Mortgage Moratorium?
2008-03-06 15:52:00 The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money. Alexis de Tocqueville We are getting closer and closer to the end of the republic and into a world of quasi socialism as the politicians pandering increases. The most recent example is the New York ...
New York State Legislature to Discuss 1-Year Foreclosure Moratorium
2008-03-05 15:00:00 Following a recent announcement by the White House that a new coalition of bankers and lenders working closely with the United States Treasury had come to an agreement on invoking a 30 day "freeze", or moratorium on foreclosure proceedings, Senator Hillary Clinton advocated extending the freeze to 90 days. Clinton, who is seeking the democratic nomination for President this fall, claimed that 30 days simply wasn't long enough to give homeowners ample time to catch up with they mortgage payments and actually have an effect on the rising rate of foreclosures.
Foreclosure moratorium has historical precedent
2008-03-04 22:00:00 Although many laissez-faire proponents continue to argue against any government intervention into the housing & mortgage crises in favor of Adam Smith's "invisible hand" letting free markets create their own solutions, some historians are pointing to the Great Depression, when moratoriums on foreclosures sometimes lasted many years. From a New York Times story:The Bush administration recently announced a plan to delay foreclosures for some troubled homeowners for 30 days. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, has called for a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures.But two state legislators have been quietly pushing for an even longer reprieve for homeowners in New York State: a one-year moratorium...The measure would allow residents to remain in their homes while granting them time to work with lenders to modify their mortgages.The bill is one of the most far-reaching state proposals to address the crisis in subprime lending and for...
O'Reilly Grants Michelle Obama a Pardon, Declares Moratorium on Lynching Pa
2008-02-25 07:06:00 This week, Fox News commentator and radio show host Bill O’Reilly came to Michelle Obama’s defense. . . sort of. When a caller chastised Obama over her comments regarding her pride in America, O’Reilly interjected that, without evidence, he is not willing to allow such character attacks on Obama on his station.That’s commendable enough, but what O’Reilly said is more important than the reason he said it. Here is O’Reilly’s statement, as reprinted by Media Matters for America (the entire exchange with the caller can be read there, as well):You know, I have a lot of sympathy for Michelle Obama, for Bill Clinton, for all of these people. Bill Clinton, I have sympathy for him, because they're thrown into a hopper where everybody is waiting for them to make a mistake, so that they can just go and bludgeon them. And, you know, Bill Clinton and I don't agree on a lot of things, and I think I've made that clear over the years, but he's trying to stick up for his wife, an...
Moratoria sull'aborto - Moratorium on abortion
2008-02-14 12:10:00 Testo inglese della lettera al segretario generale dell’Onu già sottoscritta da autorevoli personalità internazionali.Diffondetelo nel mondo anglofono e fatelo sottoscrivere. Le firme vanno inviate a moratoria@ilfoglio.it Letter to the United Nation Secretary General that has been already supported by international personalities.Spread it through the English -speaking world and make people support it. Accessions could also be sent to moratoria@ilfoglio.itDear Dr Ban Ki-MoonSecretary General of the United NationsDear Honourable Prime Ministers and Heads of State of the United NationsOver the last 60 years, notable measures have been adopted and efforts made to strengthen the legal framework designed to ensure the ideals expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was approved in Paris on 10 December 1948. Over the last thirty years, more than a billion abortions have been performed, at an average of roughly 50 million a year. According to the latest report by the...
By: J69LaNd
Mufti Wants Moratorium on French Law Separating Church and State
2008-02-01 14:17:00 The Brussels Journal.reports "Can of Worms: Mufti Wants Moratorium on French Law Separating Church and StateFrom the desk of Tiberge on Fri, 2008-02-01 13:06The mufti of the Paris mosque, Dalil Boubakeur, has dropped what amounts to a political and religious bomb. He proposes a moratorium on the French law of 1905 separating Church and State, because not enough mosques are being built in France.Besides his position as mufti, he is the president of the CFCM (French Council of the Muslim Faith), an association officially established in 2003 thanks to the efforts of Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy.Questioned by Le Monde, Mr. Boubakeur set forth the idea of a “moratorium of 10 to 20 years” on the 1905 law, which forbids all public funding of places of worship, so that Islam can “catch up” on its needs. “The associations that administer houses of worship need to be given air to breathe,” he says.This has to be one of the most daring statements made yet by a Muslim le...
By: Christian Quoter
Seven-week MotoGP Testing Moratorium Begins
2008-01-04 10:31:00 From a press release issued by Dorna Communications: After 18 races and a string of post-season tests taking in three different continents, the MotoGP World Championship?s on-track activity in 2007 has reached its conclusion. The series now enters a seven week test embargo period, with action not resuming until the next scheduled three days of ...
Clinton campaign calls for moratorium on Arizona foreclosures - Bizjournals
2007-12-29 00:00:00 Clinton campaign calls for moratorium on Arizona foreclosuresBizjournals.com, NC- - 20 hours agoHillary's Clinton's senior economic adviser reiterated the democratic front-runner's three-point plan to combat escalating foreclosures in Arizona during a ...Thurmond touts Clinton thoughts on mortgage crisis Atlanta Journal Constitutionall 6 news articlesShareThis
Answer To The Proposal For Moratorium On Real Estate Foreclosures
2007-12-17 14:22:00 Not enough time has passed after the proposal of the most prospective Democratic candidate for President position, Hillary Clinton, calling for 90-day moratorium on the real estate based foreclosures, and the company called IForeclosureInfo.com has expressed its views. The company considers the proposal to be effective for the homeowners, who are probable to fall in ...
Homestead Council Approves Bulding Moratorium
2007-12-17 06:45:00 Homestead has now implemented a building moratorium, effectively halting the development of condominiums and town houses on the east side of the city for at least a year. The Homestead City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to halt the development of higher-density projects that have overtaken vast swaths of land on the city’s east side. The ...
Moratorium Hutan Hanya Bikin Emisi Karbon Melonjak
2007-12-08 13:11:00 Nusa Dua - Moratorium hutan ditentang Dewan Bisnis Dunia untuk Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (World Businness Council for Sustainable Development/WBCSD). Moratorium dinilai justru hanya akan meningkatkan emisi karbon. “Pelarangan tebang hutan akan mengurangi ketersediaan kayu, meningkatkan harga kayu dan kertas, sehingga menciptakan pasar untuk produk pengganti non-plastik,” ungkap Managing Director WBCSD James Griffiths. James yang memiliki gelar di bidang politik ...
Bush Plan, 5 Year Rate Freeze Moratorium For Mortgage Holders
2007-12-05 21:21:00 It looks like a deal is being worked out between the White House and Mortgage Lenders on a freeze on mortgage rates. Anytime the government gets involved in the private markets as abruptly as this their are always serious unintended consequences. All of the talk about foreclosures has not had me nervous for the economy ...
Pemprov DIY Usulkan Moratorium Kredit UMKM Korban Gempa
2007-11-26 15:10:00 Yogyakarta - Pemerintah Provinsi daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) mengusulkan moratorium kredit hingga 3 tahun bagi Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) korban gempa. Hal itu diungkapkan Kepala Dinas Perindustrian, Perdagangan dan Koperasi (Diesperindagkop) DIY, Syahbenol Hasibuan kepada 10 anggota DPD RI yang melakukan kunjungan di kantor Gubernur DIY, Kepatihan Jl Malioboro, Senin (26/11/2007). “Selain moratorium ...
Green party is calling for a moratorium on the use of tasers
2007-11-16 21:53:00 [From: CKNW] VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) - In the wake of the Dziekanski video, the federal Green party is calling for a moratorium on the use of tasers. Leader Elizabeth May says too many people are dying in taser-related incidents and if the weapon itself isn’t to blame, then it must be the way it’s being used. May also supports a ...
The Implications of Russia?s Moratorium of the C.F.E. Treaty
2007-11-16 18:08:00 Since the C.F.E. Treaty is considered to be a key element of the post-Cold War military balance in Europe, Russia’s decision has been greeted with worries and irritation by the United States and by N.A.T.O. Moreover, commentators in Europe, the United States, and Russia have repeatedly evoked the specter of a “new Cold War” between ...
By: 1913 Intel
Execution ?moratorium? in the US
2007-11-01 17:36:00 It’s not official, but a “creeping moratorium” on the death penalty in the United States is taking hold as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to the method of lethal injection (an extract from the full story: Execution “moratorium” takes hold) The latest inmate to win a reprieve was Earl Wesley Berry of Mississippi, ...
By: Carson's Post
Buyers and Sellers - Be Aware of Insurance Moratorium
2007-10-27 22:25:00 Buyer and sellers - you may already have heard, but do to the fires here in San Diego County there in a moratorium by the insurance comapnies on writing new policies on homes that are being sold. This will be temporary but I learned about this yesterday. This also happened after the fires 4 years ago, If your home is in escrow and closing is imminent, or you are buying a home that is due to close, please check with your insurance provider right away. Escrow cannot close if you cannot provide proof of homeowner's insurance, which I expect you already know. I understand that California Fair Plan will write policies but these are not comprehensive and you would want to get a better policy after closing occurs. I have also heard, though, that the moratorium MAY be lifted n Monday since they are making progress with the fires, so the impact may be minimized. We will see. One thing for sure, rates are going to change in many areas of San Diego, a...
Senate Passes Internet Tax Moratorium
2007-10-26 17:34:00 WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday night approved a seven-year extension of a moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access. The Senate voice vote came a little over a week after the House passed a bill calling for a four-year moratorium. The tax ban, first approved in 1998, is set to expire Nov. 1. Sens. ...
By: Thought-Blender
Moratorium on Pictures
2007-10-22 22:05:00 I lost the cable to plug my camera into my computer a week or so ago. So I won’t be able to add any pictures to my website until I find it or buy a new one. Sorry to all my loyal readers.
Moratorium on Internet Taxation, by US Rep. Ron Paul
2007-10-17 07:00:00 Washington , DC - Congressman Ron Paul voted this week to extend the moratorium on internet taxation for another four years. The Internet Tax Freedom Act passed decisively 405-2 to continue to ban state and local governments from levying taxes on the internet and electronic commerce. If the bill gains passage in the Senate and is signed by the President, this will mark the third extension of the original moratorium enacted in 1998. read more
House extends moratorium on state Internet access tax
2007-10-17 00:17:00 The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today that extended the moratorium on state Internet access taxes for an additional four years. The ban was set to expire on November 1, but the House passed the extension by a nearly unanimous vote of 405-2.
Pelosi: Extending Internet Tax Moratorium Ensures That Americans Will Not F
2007-10-16 18:21:00 Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the House voting 405 to 2 this afternoon to approve a four-year extension of the Internet tax moratorium: “I am pleased that the House passed legislation to extend the ban on taxes on Internet access. By voting to continue the tax moratorium, the House will help promote ...
By: Zoobos.com
UN rapporteur calls for biofuel production moratorium
2007-10-12 02:55:00 The United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food Jean Ziegler demanded on Thursday an international five-year ban on producing biofuels to combat soaring food prices.Ziegler, a Swiss national, said the conversion of arable land for plants used for green fuel had led to an explosion of agricultural prices which was punishing poor countries forced to import their food at a greater cost."232 kg of corn is needed to make 50 liters of bioethanol," Ziegler was quoted by the Swissinfo website as saying. "A child could live on that amount of corn for a year."Using land for biofuels would result in "massacres", Ziegler said, predicting a reduction in the amount of food aid sent to developing countries by richer ones."It's a total disaster for those who are starving." he said.Ziegler's proposal for a five-year moratorium, which he plans to submit to the UN General Assembly on Oct. 25, is aiming to ban the conversion of land for the production of biofuels, Swissinfo said.Ziegler ho...
By: Weltpolitik Blog
Internet Tax Moratorium Left to Die Quietly
2007-10-04 01:55:00 By yanking a bill from his Senate committee’s calendar, Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) is trying to quietly let a moratorium on Internet taxes die out of the sight of the general public. According to an article at ITworld.com, Inouye, chairman of the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, thinks that the bill to extend the moratorium ...
The Iraq Moratorium And Incurious George
2007-09-21 22:30:00 This is just a word about it from a Gold Star mom ? whatever it takes, people.And here is a column about you-know-who (we?re stuck with him for 486 more days as of now, barring impeachment ? can?t expect much at all from this congress, but we can?t give up either)?It took just eight decades but H.L. Mencken's astute prediction on the future course of American presidential politics and the electorate's taste in candidates came true:On July 26, 1920, the acerbic and cranky scribe wrote in The Baltimore Sun: " . . . all the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre ? the man who can most easily (and) adeptly disperse the notion that his mind is a virtual vacuum. The presidency tends, year by year, to go to such men. As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White H...
McCain asks Congress to support a premanent moratorium on state and local I
2007-09-21 20:46:00 On Thursday, Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sens. Trent Lott (R-MS), and John Sununu (R-NH) held a press conference where they called for the current Internet tax ban to be made permanent before it expires on November 1. The ban, which has been in place since 1998, prohibits state and local governments from taxing Internet access, or devising taxes uniquely for the Internet.
No arms build up during Treaty moratorium: Russia
2007-09-19 14:30:00 Moscow, Sep 19 (RIA Novosti) Russia will not scale up armament for the duration of a declared moratorium on the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, a senior Defence Ministry official told Russia’s parliament Wednesday.
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THURSDAY?REVIEW OF THE BUILDING MORATORIUM
2007-07-18 02:34:00 Thursday, the Planning Commission of Collier County will review and discuss the newly proposed ordinance that will effect future growth in Collier County, especially to the east of Collier Boulevard. The ordinance was in response to the DCA (Florida Department of Community Affairs) stating that, in their opinion, the county’s capital improvements were not financially ...
Putin proposes moratorium on CEF Treaty
2007-04-26 17:53:00 Moscow, Apr 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin today said his country should consider announcing a moratorium on the implementation of the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CEF), until other parties to the treaty ratified the document.
By: newkerala.com
Putin wants moratorium on Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE)
2007-04-26 00:00:00 Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for a moratorium by Russia of the Treaty on Conventional...
International Whaling Moratorium Lifted = Biofuel Bonanza
2007-04-01 20:24:00 If you thought the biofuel debate was hot now... things just got a whole lot hotter. WASHINGTON - At 08:04 AM this morning, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) announced the end of a 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling: The IWC has joined forces with the international community to support the development alternative fuel," said spokesman Phillip Alloway. "Due to increasing domestic oil prices and the serious implications of global warming, we understand the necessity of finding viable substitutes for petroleum. Whales represent a vast untapped, convenient, and usable source of oil that can be made into a renewable fuel, namely biodiesel. Biodiesel, a diesel-like fuel usable in all diesel engines, can be made from any plant or animal oil, including animal fat. The raw oil is combined with methanol and lye to make biodiesel, a 'methylalkyl ester', or in this case, 'whale-oil ethyl ester' (WOME ). A whale's body mass typically contain...
By: Green Options
Breaking News: Pop Up Tax Moratorium Stalls for 2007
2007-03-29 23:16:00 Just received news (not good news) from Lansing that the proposed moratorium on the pop up tax is not likely to come to be this year. We were looking at it as a short term stimulus for the housing market and were optimistic that it would have helped to motivate home buyers over the ...
By: miOaklandCounty
Property Taxes: Michigan to Consider 18 Month Moratorium on Pop-Up Tax
2007-03-14 18:13:00 Potentially good news out of Lansing for Michigan home sellers. Democrats are initiating legislation to allow home buyers to pay the same amount in taxes as the home seller was paying. Under the state?s current tax structure, the assessed taxable value of a home can rise annually by no more than 5 percent or the ...
By: miOaklandCounty
Amherst's Episcopal Church Declares Wedding Moratorium
2007-03-12 19:34:00 Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst, MA has come up with a creative way to affirm GLBT rights without defying the denomination's ban on same-sex marriage rites. From today's Daily Hampshire Gazette (subscription required): Declaring a "holy fast," Grace Episcopal Church has decided to stop performing all wedding ceremonies because its bishops bar the blessing of same-sex unions."We are called to join the fast that our homosexual brothers and sisters in Christ have had to observe all their lives," said the church's rector, the Rev. Robert Hirschfeld, in his sermon Sunday.The worldwide Anglican Communion, of which the Episcopal Church is a part, has been splitting apart over this issue and the election of a gay bishop. Hirschfeld said that he knows of no other church that has taken the step of abstaining from all weddings. "Gays and lesbians are the church, as much, if not more, as I am a straight white man," he said in his sermon. "But this sacrament, and the grace it is meant ...
By: Reiter's Block
Tenzin Gyatso, The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Message Supporting The Moratorium
2007-02-12 04:19:00 Click Here For - - His Holiness, Tenzin Gyatso, The Fourteenth Dalai LamaMESSAGE SUPPORTING THE MORATORIUMON THE DEATH PENALTY.A Book Recommendation - Journey Toward Justice Author Dennis Fritz On Amazon Here
a moratorium
2006-12-19 15:17:01 so, here's something that you guys might not know. i'm actually really sick at the moment.in fact, i've been under the weather for the last week or so, but have somehow been able to hold it off. it was just a slight itch of the throat and the odd cough here and there. but after days of early morning starts, late nights, partying and over-indulgence, my body finally gave in two days ago. in fact, it struck during the start of the robbie williams concert. the one i've been much-anticipating. he was good and the concert was great, but suffice to say, halfway through the show, all i wanted to do was to be back sleeping in my bed.now, i'm stuck at home nursing a really sore throat, an aching body, a slight fever, a pounding migraine and to top it all off, a blooming cold sore all over my lips. see, even when sick, i don't do things by halves.understandably, i'm not getting much sympathy from those around me. and who could blame them. even i wouldn't feel sorry for myself consider... |
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