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Here is funny you haven't heard before:

You know what would really P**S OFF the Democrats...

Bush should resign now.

Then Dick Cheney becomes President (that would really

P**S OFF the libs)!

Then he appoints Condoleeza Rice as VP.

Then Cheney resigns two weeks later and Condoleeza Rice,

a Republican, becomes the first BLACK + WOMAN President!!!

Same-sex marriage

My friend Michael sends......

This opinion was posted in today’s newspaper up here in Flagstaff, I'm sure this is going on everywhere in our “UNITED” States (for a lack of a better term) and has different proposition numbers attached but all trying for the same thing.  Hopefully  this persons perspective may cause more people to think about the consequences of their vote and view this in a different light.

Saturday, November 01, 2008

To the editor:

I don't think most people realize that banning gay marriage would be like making artificial limbs illegal. Sure, the majority of people don't need them; and those who do need one don't have a choice. But if someone gets an artificial limb, they will have the ability to live to the fullest of their potential. Imagine though if the public thought that someone having a fake limb was just unnatural and not how life was intended. So the majority votes against people being able to have them. Does someone having a prosthetic limb affect how anyone else lives aside from the person that needs one? No. I'm sure they'd use an argument that they voted against the limbs because they are for a more "traditional" picture of how a person should be. But why are they even given the opportunity that bans something that doesn't affect them, and in turn deny someone else pleasure that harms no one? And no, I'm not comparing same-gender marriage to having a disability. However most people won't stop to think about how ridiculous this argument is until they are given a visual of what exactly their close-mindedness is doing. Next time you see someone in a wheelchair or on crutches, go knock them down. After all, you get to decide on how they get to live their life, right? If you don't like that they are doing their best to live their life, then you should get to take it away, right?

Quote of the week

Andy sends....

Snatched from www.sayuncle.com

The biggest difference, as I see it, between Sarah Palin and Barack Obama

One of them is little more than an elegant, attractive, dare I say sexy piece of eye candy.

The other one kills her own food.

Some get it, others still don't

Dr Hugh Mann writes:

In the spirit of religious tolerance and interfaith dialogue, I offer the following poem:

BROTHER

I'm not well
If you are sick

I'm not rich
If you are poor

I can't live
If you're not free

I depend on you
And you can depend on me

A brother is no bother
We all have the same Father

Best regards,
Hugh Mann, The Patient Doctor

Anthony H. writes:

Ha! are you gay and strait and Black and White.You need to stand up for something.  Are you falling for all thing that come your way.
I hope you have a Good Day and Bad Day too.

Hope you the best in life.
Peace in Christ
Anthony H.

See also: My Blog Slogan

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Hey guys, I'm sorry I haven't had much time to blog in the last few days, but I'm hoping to get back to my regular routine by tomorrow night, maybe even sooner if I'm lucky.

In the mean time, a big thank you to all of you who send me regular updates and tidbits of news to keep me in the know.  Muchas gracias! 

Here are a few of those interesting articles that caught my attention.

A hideous collection of burqas

ABC News: The Burqa Gets a Makeover

Jewish Orthodox Women and Modesty

In show of modesty, Haredi women make up in private - Haaretz - Israel News

In Bnei Brak there is a woman who wears too much makeup. Bright red lipstick that can be seen from a distance, eyes emphasized with dark eye shadow. For years they've been gossiping about her as she walks down the street.

Her husband, on the other hand, is a disheveled type who boasts of the stringent prohibitions he takes upon himself in terms of sexual modesty. How does that work? The husband usually takes off his eyeglasses when he leaves the house, so that he won't slip up and, God forbid, look at women. So his wife paints herself without interference, and he doesn't notice.

Is Islam really stuck in 12th century on women's rights?

Daily Kos: Is Islam Really Stuck in the 12th Century on Women's Rights?

Before 9/11/01, the media relegated stories about women in Islamic societies to page B27, below the fold. Ever since 9/12/01, those same stories have screamed from the front pages in 100-point type. The shift in discourse coincided with the launch of Bush's global "War on Terror," when various hawks began using the plight of women in Islam to illustrate the supposed perfidy of our "enemies," and to justify a series of military "interventions" -- invasions -- by Western powers

Ten worst countries for women

TheStar.com | World | Ten worst countries for women

In spite of real progress around the globe, the bedrock problems that have dogged women for centuries remain

Minority Politics: Sexism vs Racism

Is Sexism Hurting The Clinton Campaign? - Election ’08 - Care2

I didn't really want to do a post on Hillary Clinton and sexism, but it is just getting too difficult to ignore. Am I the only one that has noticed? Let me just say that I am not favoring either Obama or Clinton...When (and if) I do get a chance to vote between these candidates, my decision will be based on the issues. And this post is not about the issues, it's about all the gender and sexism banter that's been going on.

A new organization is being launched: The European Freedom Alliance.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Avi Davis, European Freedom Alliance
romeconference@europeanfreedomalliance.eu
Phone: +41 21 320 3085
Date: February 20, 2008

EUROPEAN FREEDOM ALLIANCE WILL OFFICIALLY LAUNCH WITH AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EUROPEAN SURVIVAL, MARCH 13-14, 2008 AT EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF ROME, ITALY

Los Angeles: Journalist Avi Davis announced today the establishment of a new organization - the European Freedom Alliance, (Alliance Européenne pour la Liberté)- headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland which will develop and administer programs and activities which advance and defend the cause of freedom and liberty in Europe.
The Alliance will officially launch March 13- 14, 2008 in Rome, Italy when the organization's first international conference Identity Crisis: Can European Civilization Survive? will be held at the European University of Rome. The conference will feature a host of international and domestic academics, journalists, government leaders and commentators who will address topics such as Multiculturalism and the Threat to European Identity and The Role of Christianity and Judeo- Christian Values in the Collapse and Recovery of European Identity. Former President of the Italian Senate Marcello Pera, Spanish leader Raphael Bardaji, Danish editor, Flemming Rose, British parliamentarian Baroness Caroline Cox and renowned U.S. commentator Daniel Pipes will be among the 30 speakers and panelists presented at the conference.

The conference will be presented in English with simultaneous translation into Italian and will be streamed live on the Internet from Rome.

"Since September 11, we have witnessed an unprecedented demand in Europe and North America for minority rights and autonomy," stated Alliance senior fellow and executive director, Avi Davis. "As a result, a virtual code of silence has descended on Europe to address such issues as female genital mutilation, honor killings and the oppression of women within Muslim enclaves, for fear of offending Muslim sensitivities. Yet, the absence of any true outrage will have catastrophic consequences for the future of Western civilization and values. Such unquestioning moral relativism will be one of the principle issues examined by the conference. "

Besides offering an international conference every year, the European Freedom Alliance will also administer a legal networking project and a scholarly and research institute that will conduct academic investigation into E.U. policies and actions.

The European University of Rome is a private Catholic university recognized and supported by the Italian state. It is linked to the Pontifical Athaneum Regina Apostolorum. It is located at Via Aldobradeschi, 190- 00163 Rome.
The European Freedom Alliance is an organization which unites individuals and communities around the world who share a concern about the threats to freedom and liberty in Europe- the hub of Western civilization. The Alliance's programs, publications, conferences and websites develop tools and strategies to counter the growing influence of ideologies and movements that threaten freedom and deny the sanctity of the personal conscience.
For further information on the European Freedom Alliance, please visit www.europeanfreedomalliance.eu or call + 41 21 320 30 85.

The kind of image of Islam I strongly oppose

My naughty friend A sends....

Now this is how I would like to have a picture of you.  Two of the best, burqas and guns, what more could you ask for?  Oh, wait a minute, you live in Chicago.....NO GUNS.  Sorry about that

This just in: The Right To Leave

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Every country Needs A Leader Like This

  Prime Minister John Howard - Australia

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown. Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and its laws were made by parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you", he said on National Television

"I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia : one the Australian law and another Islamic law that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option", Costello said.

Blog to America

Blog to America is looking to find individuals who wish to help increase global awareness and create a greater understanding of the way the United States is viewed across the world. Their site allows people to write a letter (or comments on letters) addressed to the United States telling the world how they feel about any and all topics relating to the U.S.

Check it out and don't forget to let me know if you write anything.

Do Palestinian Shiites even Exist?

The answer is YES. 

A Shia Palestinian writes to set the record straight in reference to this post: Is Sunni-Shia Rivalry Responsible for the Palestinian Intifada?

"One would normally think this is a no-brainer since there are no Shia Palestinians."

there are shia palestinians. my family is palestinian and shia. we are from upper galile . the problem was/is that confession  became more important in the late 70s than nationality... so you will find not many shia whi call themself palestinians... but there still are some...like us.

Looking for Caftans

Can you help?

I'm not having much luck finding anything to help this nice girl.  If you have any leads, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

Hi I came across your blog while looking up caftans. I was wondering if you knew of anyway I can get a catalog from the sites you posted and also I am of Palestinian background but Moroccan arabic is different from regular arabiac and I was unable to translate the sites so I could read them. If you know of any way to purchase a caftan whether from Morocco or here in Chicago I would greatly appreciate it because I am trying to purchase one by the end of the year for my cousins wedding. Thank you for your time.