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Up the Withywindle: Flip-Flop Christianity
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Posted by Tom Bombadil. Hi This is Tyler Overman from Memphis, Tennessee. And I have a quick question for those of you who would call yourselves Christian conservatives. The death penalty, what would Jesus do? The question came up during the November 28, 2007, Republican YouTube debate on CNN. There are those who say, "How can you be pro-life and believe in the death penalty? But Governor Huckabee did dodge the original question, a fact that didn’t escape the notice of the moderator, Anderson Coope...
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Up the Withywindle: H.J.Res. 114 - Why did they do it?
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HJRes 114 - Why did they do it? Posted by Tom Bombadil. The 2002 resolution for which Hillary Clinton and a majority of her congressional colleagues voted gave the president the authority to go to war in Iraq. It was not, as it has often disingenuously been misrepresented, a congressional declaration of war or a directive to the president to launch an invasion. But, seriously now folks, who are we kidding here? As a matter of fact, they all did know better. Yet, they did it anyway. Voting for that resolu...
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Up the Withywindle: Till Death Do Us Part
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Till Death Do Us Part. Posted by Tom Bombadil. George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, died in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday, June 22, 2008. He was 71. I will remember him fondly, many people will. The Planet is Fine. Was also the title of her post and features in the background a RealAudio file of Franz Schubert’s Ave Maria:. Hear a maiden's prayer;.
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Up the Withywindle: The call of the new rite
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The call of the new rite. Posted by Tom Bombadil. Now they designate that Paschal season by her name, calling the joys of the new rite by the time-honoured name of the old observance.". Bede, "De temporum ratione". 1884) by Johannes Gehrts. Un carillon ding dong. Fait un peu de ping pong. Les cloches se répondent. Aux quatre coins du monde. Qu'y a-t-il de changé? S Lama/ Y.Gilbert, "Qu'y a-t-il de changé? They said Libertarianism had never been tried before- -until then. 1 We have endured years of right-...
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Up the Withywindle: Another way 9-11 "Changed Everything."
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Another way 9-11 "Changed Everything.". Posted by Tom Bombadil. Supreme Court Refuses Torture Case. October 09, 2007 5:57 PM EDT. A German man who says he was abducted and tortured by the CIA as part of the anti-terrorism rendition program lost his final chance Tuesday to persuade U.S. courts to hear his claim. After the CIA determined it had the wrong man, el-Masri says, he was dumped on a hilltop in Albania and told to walk down a path without looking back. Change: the replacing of one thing for another.
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Up the Withywindle: Bill Maher: The 'Dennis Miller' of the Likud Party?
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Bill Maher: The 'Dennis Miller' of the Likud Party? Posted by Tom Bombadil. Not too surprisingly, all things considered, Bill Maher is now featured on American Friends of Likud. The truth is that it has become somewhat of an embarrassment to some of his fans, including an important part of the Jewish community in America, what a sycophant to the Likud. The comedian has been turning into. The Benjamin Netanyahu interview ( Youtube clip. I will work for you," I believe, Maher actually said. Recommended rep...
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Up the Withywindle: Speaking of Liberty
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Posted by Tom Bombadil. Warning: Some ideologies on the Net are smaller than they appear. Wasn't Ayn Rand a pseudonym of L. Ron Hubbard? Was published in 1959, seven years before the publication of The Moon is a harsh Mistress. In which Robert Heinlein introduces the character of Professor Bernardo de La Paz, a self-proclaimed "Rational Anarchist" who wants no taxes, no standing armies, and a minimum of government interference in the lives of its citizens. Robert Heinlein is rolling in his grave.). RASCZ...
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Up the Withywindle: Christian Nation?
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Posted by Tom Bombadil. America is simultaneously the most professedly Christian of the developed nations and the least Christian in its behavior.". The quote above is from an essay by Bill McKibben, The Christian Paradox - How a faithful nation gets Jesus wrong. Published in the August issue of Harper's Magazine. America is a place saturated in Christian identity,". But is it Christian? And therein is the paradox, says the author. In God We trust" is the National motto of the United States of America.
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Up the Withywindle: Whatever happened to the bridge to the 21st century?
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Whatever happened to the bridge to the 21st century? Posted by Tom Bombadil. I look at things, I look at people, and.they just don't feel right". 8212; Guinan: Yesterday's Enterprise, Stardate 43625.2. One doesn't need to be a Trekky or a SciFi Junkie to remember Whoopi Goldberg's performance in the role of Guinan. A member of the El-Aurian. Listener" race, and hostess of the U.S.S. Enterpise's famous Ten-Forward. Lounge, in Star Trek: The Next Generation. But this is very much how things in the real wor...
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Up the Withywindle: A New Hope?
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Posted by Tom Bombadil. The thing about charisma is that it is infectious. The main reason for the success of the Obama campaign is no secret. Barack Obama has been saying things that genuinely resonate with what many people are feeling these days. By the same token, Joe Biden's own popularity has had much to do with the Senator's own unique kind of. Unpackaged honesty that has been striking a favorable chord. On either side of the political divide). With many people,. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey.
