I think it's a mistake to assume the supremacy of anything but nature. We need higher quality politicians, and an end to many taboos, including our fear of racism and inequality. That's just immature.
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CH Rob J King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Campaigns-l] Enemies of democracy > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:13:24 -0400 > > New Friends and new adversaries: > > Thank you for the healthy debate. Just to let you know, democracy at its > root, is built upon political dialogue. To limit dialogue (or even to > try to censor it by confining it to an "on-line ghetto" of a blog that no > one will read) is simply anti-democratic. > > I am a Clerk of Elections for this Nov. 7th, will be working with 3 other > Republicans and 6 Democrats in a non-partisan setting, all to insure that > our democratic process is done freely, not coerced, free of corruption, > and with the opportunity for all political voices to be represented. > Contrary to the "Jim Crow" laws of the pre-Civil Rights south that tried > to take away the right to vote, so also are many in this forum equally > trying to take away the rights of their fellow citizens. In our manual, > it even states several times, "Never send a voter away or deny a voter > the right to vote for any reason." (Poll Worker Manual, Pinellas County, > Florida, p.49). By trying to limit freedom of speech, the ugly side of > our society is showing its true colors . . . whether it's Republicans > limiting due process for terror suspects (even allowing torture) or > Democrats making all opposition to abortion a crime, the enemies of true > democracy are within each respective political party. You know who you > each are . . . > > Blessings, > > Rob J. King, American CH Rob J. King, M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. > (ABD*)Chaplain, 345th, AR-MEDCOMProfessor > of Bible and Christian Ministry Grand Canyon University-Online > Abiding Life Christian Ministries--Phoenix & Tampa Bay > Ministry Home Page: http://abidinglifephoenix.com/default.aspxMinistry > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Be without fear in > the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love > thee. Speak the truth always even if it leads to your death. > Safeguard the > helpless and do no wrong." --The vow of a Christian Knight, Kingdom of > Heaven http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: Christopher Rivera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: continued inflammatory and off-topic responses to > constructiveemails[was Re: [Campaigns-l] blog efficiency in politics: > theFinland case] > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:48:39 -0500 > > Well Luis see how far we americans can get without an international > economy I would wager to bet that atleast half of the goods you use > in your household are from other countries...one thing I will never > understand is how conservatives insist that patriotism means you must > be against an international economy and aid to support the growth of > nations to endure and participate in that community. > -Christopher Rivera > > On Oct 23, 2006, at 9:28 AM, CH Rob J King wrote: > > Luis, Other than Spanish politicains who like Opus Dei, Irish who > like U2 and Tony Blair and co, I generally like insulting > Europeans . . . [IMAGE] . . . from "Freedom Fries" to not wanting > American Forces serving under the U.N., I am about as red-neck > politically as you can get . . . NOT RACIST, but redneck . . . In > other words, the days of European bankers living off of the sweat > & blood of my African Christian brothers and sisters is drawing > to a close . . . Bill Gates, Bono & George W. , , , PACEM, Rob J. > King, Republican > > > > > CH Rob J. King, M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. (ABD*)Chaplain, 345th, > AR-MEDCOMProfessor of Bible and Christian Ministry Grand Canyon > University-Online Abiding Life Christian > Ministries--Phoenix & Tampa Bay > Ministry Home Page: http://abidinglifephoenix.com/default.aspxMinistry > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Be without > fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God > may love thee. Speak the truth always even if it leads to your > death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong." --The vow of a > Christian Knight, Kingdom of Heaven > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > From: "Luis Villa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: continued inflammatory and off-topic responses to > constructive emails[was Re: [Campaigns-l] blog efficiency in > politics: the Finland case] > Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:25:30 -0400 > >Is this is going to be your stock response to every European > who > >posts > >constructive emails about the use of technology in politics, > Rob? Or > >is this a one-time unconstructive and off-topic response? If > it > >isn't > >one-time, I would again ask you to find some place else to > insult > >people who are trying to constructively reach the goals of > this > >list. > > > >[Of course, I'm happy to be wrong about this being off-topic > and/or > >unconstructive; perhaps there is something here I've > missed.] > > > >Luis (also wondering how many people have unsubscribed over > the past > >few days) > > > >On 10/22/06, CH Rob J King > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>Attila, Do Europeans even still exist??? After all, with > killing > >>off y'all's babies in the womb, killing off the sick and > dying > >>(i.e. the Netherlands with its euthanasia laws!) and now > lesbians > >>wanting to de-fertlilize themselves, how are you going to > still be > >>a people group??? My guess is that Europe will simply > become an > >>extension of Islam in the coming years . . . > >> > >>Please see the Pope's article "Europe and Its Discontents" > for a > >>"scholar's scholar" view on the dissolution of Europe . . . > >>http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0601/articles/benedict.html > >>Remember that Pope Benedict XVI is a highly trained scholar > who > >>would teach at schools such as Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, > Yale, > >>etc. even if he were not the Pope (i.e. his academic mettel > alone > >>would grant him a chaired professorship in the elite > universities > >>of Europe and N. America > >> > >>Blessings, > >> > >>Rob J. King, Ph.D. (ABD*) (trained in theology at Duke > University > >>and the University of Notre Dame) > >> > >> > >>CH Rob J. King, M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. (ABD*) > >>Chaplain, 345th, AR-MEDCOM > >>Professor of Bible and Christian Ministry Grand Canyon > >>University-Online > >>Abiding Life Christian Ministries--Phoenix & Tampa Bay > >>Ministry Home Page: > http://abidinglifephoenix.com/default.aspx > >>Ministry E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>"Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and > upright > >>that God may love thee. Speak the truth always even if it > leads to > >>your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong." --The > vow of > >>a Christian Knight, Kingdom of Heaven > >>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/ > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >From: "Attila Csordas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Reply-To: [email protected] > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: [Campaigns-l] blog efficiency in politics: the > Finland > >>case > >>Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:40:35 +0200 > >> > >> > >>Hi everybody, > >> > >>An interesting story about the political power of a > Wordpress blog > >>focused on one campaign: > >>http://wordpress.com/blog/2006/10/19/blog-activism/ > >> > >>"We just got this note from Tina in Finland, who agreed to > let us > >>blog it here. Regardless of how you may feel about the > issue, it's > >>a pretty powerful story. Thanks to the fantastic > flexibility of > >>WordPress, I was able to make a campaign site supporting > the > >>legalization of fertility treatments for single women and > lesbians > >>in Finland that quite possibly was a major factor in the > law > >>passing. (Treatments had been available before, but had not > been > >>explicitly legal, and the conservative parties had > introduced a > >>motion to make them illegal) The site shot up in popularity > and we > >>were sent statements by all kinds of politicians, including > EU > >>reps, ministers, and members of parliament. In the end, > treatments > >>were legalized by a 22 vote margin (83-105) which was far > more than > >>anyone dared to predict." .... > >> > >> > >>It would be terrific, if there were more cooperations and > >>intersections between blogs and wikis concerning real > participatory > >>politics. > >> > >>Cheers, Attila Csordas, > >>http://pimm.wordpress.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >Campaigns-l mailing list > >> >[email protected] > >> >http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/campaigns-l > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Campaigns-l mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/campaigns-l > >> > >> > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >Campaigns-l mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/campaigns-l > > _______________________________________________Campaigns-l > mailing > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/campaigns-l > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Campaigns-l mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/campaigns-l > > _______________________________________________ > Campaigns-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/campaigns-l > Indo-European music, including classical, black metal, electronica, folk, medieval, electronoir, baroque, opera and traditional popular music, is shared at the Neoclassical Hub for DirectConnect users. 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