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Don’t Call It What It Is

» by Raven May 7th, 2008 at 7:27 am » Comments Off

It’s been happening since 2004: The war on terror warriors have been going soft. September 11th has been forgotten, even by those who swore they never would forget.
U.S. officials are being advised in internal government documents to avoid referring publicly to al Qaeda and other terrorist groups as Islamic or Muslim, and not to use […]



The 9-11: Greatest & Saddest Gig In The Sky

» by Raven April 15th, 2008 at 10:21 pm » Comments (4)

Never forget.
9-11 - The Great Gig In The Sky



The Other Reverend Wright

» by Raven March 27th, 2008 at 8:04 am » Comments (5)

When I was in 5th grade my class did a project about racism. We learned all about the personalities of those who brought forth this issue in American history, and how they came to be who they were. And, what happened to them throughout their lives. Dr. King and others were subjects of study. […]



Seven Stanzas at Easter

» by civil truth March 23rd, 2008 at 2:31 am » Comments Off

Make no mistake: if He rose at all
it was as His body;
if the cells’ dissolution did not reverse, the molecules
reknit, the amino acids rekindle,
the Church will fall.
It was not as the flowers,
each soft Spring recurrent;
it was not as His Spirit in the mouths and fuddled
eyes of the eleven apostles;
it was as His flesh: ours.
The same […]



Britain is lost..

» by Duncan February 4th, 2008 at 11:20 am » Comments (5)

One in four Britons don’t believe wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill existed, according to a recent survey.
Churchill is compared to Florence Nightingale and Sir Walter Raleigh, seen by many survey respondents as a mythical person, the London Daily Mail reported Monday.
The survey, conducted with 3,000 respondents to test their general knowledge, reported other historical figures […]



Then and Now: 1967/2007

» by Raven January 18th, 2008 at 10:21 am » Comments (6)

From an email:
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1967 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his own shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lockdown, the FBI is called, Jack is hauled off to […]