CONCERTS:
Thursday/ Fall of Troy
Masquerade: Friday 10/23/2009- Doors at 7
I haven't really listened to Thursday in awhile and to be honest am going because these guys are AWESOME.
Gaslight Anthem/ Murder By Death
MAsquerade: Saturday 10/24/2009 20ish?
This should be a bangin show.
Movies:
"Where The Wild Things Are"
My FAVORITE book as a child. Movie Tavern is going down for this one folks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOkQ4dYVaM
"Black Dynamite"
Holy shit. This is gonna be awesome. Don't hate! Ha ha
Word.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License... Say What Son?
Sup Super Friends:
So I'm checking the news cycle, online of course, screw the tele, and I come across this on Huffington Post(which by the way, if you wanna get some good news check out her site. It's mos definitely what's up) and I come across this story from the AP. Please read it and weep....
AP) NEW ORLEANS A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.
"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."
Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said.
Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.
"There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said. "I think those children suffer and I won't help put them through it."
If he did an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said.
"I try to treat everyone equally," he said.
Bardwell estimates that he has refused to marry about four couples during his career, all in the past 2 1/2 years.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/interracial-couple-denied_n_322784.html
....... I mean really? I have a feeling this guy's 2 1/2 years of work is about to go down the drain. His reasoning is flawed. Does this idiot know that the President of the United States is born of an interracial couple?
I think it's really, really sad how people exert so much energy and cause mad frustration for folks like myself over things like race. Did you know that your race is determined by less than 1 % of what makes you you in your DNA? LESS THAN ONE PERCENT. How could something so minuscule cause such silly sad shenanigans. It's truly tragic.
Perhaps if we had some sort of choice in the race we were born, then maybe I'd understand. We all know that's not the case though. You're born whatever skin tone you get and that's that. So why take so much pride in something you had no control over? You didn't get a say in the matter, it's the cards you were dealt. Just like what nation you're born in. I'm not saying don't be proud of who you are, or where you were born, but don't be arrogant and ignorant of the things and those around you and the fact that these things are of little concern in the big picture.
Ill be happy when the day comes when what color your skin no longer matter. When whenever I fill out a job application, or take a standardized test I won't have to check what racial affiliation I belong to. When the color of my skin is the last thing I'm used to describe me of pigeon old me to some sophomoric stereotype.
We're all part of the HUMAN race.
If we don't start taking care of each other, treating those the way we want to be treated, we'll kill ourselves from the inside out.
Some day we'll get it right.
Or perhaps die trying...
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So I'm checking the news cycle, online of course, screw the tele, and I come across this on Huffington Post(which by the way, if you wanna get some good news check out her site. It's mos definitely what's up) and I come across this story from the AP. Please read it and weep....
AP) NEW ORLEANS A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.
"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."
Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said.
Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.
"There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said. "I think those children suffer and I won't help put them through it."
If he did an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said.
"I try to treat everyone equally," he said.
Bardwell estimates that he has refused to marry about four couples during his career, all in the past 2 1/2 years.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/interracial-couple-denied_n_322784.html
....... I mean really? I have a feeling this guy's 2 1/2 years of work is about to go down the drain. His reasoning is flawed. Does this idiot know that the President of the United States is born of an interracial couple?
I think it's really, really sad how people exert so much energy and cause mad frustration for folks like myself over things like race. Did you know that your race is determined by less than 1 % of what makes you you in your DNA? LESS THAN ONE PERCENT. How could something so minuscule cause such silly sad shenanigans. It's truly tragic.
Perhaps if we had some sort of choice in the race we were born, then maybe I'd understand. We all know that's not the case though. You're born whatever skin tone you get and that's that. So why take so much pride in something you had no control over? You didn't get a say in the matter, it's the cards you were dealt. Just like what nation you're born in. I'm not saying don't be proud of who you are, or where you were born, but don't be arrogant and ignorant of the things and those around you and the fact that these things are of little concern in the big picture.
Ill be happy when the day comes when what color your skin no longer matter. When whenever I fill out a job application, or take a standardized test I won't have to check what racial affiliation I belong to. When the color of my skin is the last thing I'm used to describe me of pigeon old me to some sophomoric stereotype.
We're all part of the HUMAN race.
If we don't start taking care of each other, treating those the way we want to be treated, we'll kill ourselves from the inside out.
Some day we'll get it right.
Or perhaps die trying...
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Friday, October 16, 2009
How can somesone be against GANG-RAPE?
Morning:
I saw this story on he Daily Show a couple nights ago after work. I was chillin at home with the lady and John Stewart, the best news reporter in the land(how sad is that the best news is on Comedy Central?) and he starts talking about this story.
"In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. In an apparent attempt to cover up the incident, the company then put her in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, she’d be out of a job.” Even more insultingly, the DOJ resisted bringing any criminal charges in the matter. KBR argued that Jones’ employment contract warranted her claims being heard in private arbitration — without jury, judge, public record, or transcript of the " ( for more on the story go here -----> http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/16/jones-sue-kbr/)
Now AL Fraken proposed a bill that would make it illegal for companies to make you sign any document that would prevent you for suing them if the contract "restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court."
The ammendent passed 68-30... 68-30... that means 30 people thought it was wrong for you to be able to sue a company if you were sexually assualted at work. Like Jaime's cased, as case where she wasn't just raped, but GANG RAPED, then put in a box without food or water for a day. How the fuck do you vote against this? Honestly? I mean it just comes down to having some sort of moral fiber and compassion. 30 Republicans(wait for the list at the end) though this bill was a bad idea?
WHY?
WHY?!
I don't understand. How conservative does someone have to be to be Pro-gang rape to save some company money? This is ridiculous. I was so mad when I read up on this story I broke my cigar mid smoke. If your senator voted against this, call or email him and ask why. I am.
Here's Jon Stewart with the comic relief:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-14-2009/rape-nuts
THE GUILTY PARTIES:
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
I saw this story on he Daily Show a couple nights ago after work. I was chillin at home with the lady and John Stewart, the best news reporter in the land(how sad is that the best news is on Comedy Central?) and he starts talking about this story.
"In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. In an apparent attempt to cover up the incident, the company then put her in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, she’d be out of a job.” Even more insultingly, the DOJ resisted bringing any criminal charges in the matter. KBR argued that Jones’ employment contract warranted her claims being heard in private arbitration — without jury, judge, public record, or transcript of the " ( for more on the story go here -----> http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/16/jones-sue-kbr/)
Now AL Fraken proposed a bill that would make it illegal for companies to make you sign any document that would prevent you for suing them if the contract "restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court."
The ammendent passed 68-30... 68-30... that means 30 people thought it was wrong for you to be able to sue a company if you were sexually assualted at work. Like Jaime's cased, as case where she wasn't just raped, but GANG RAPED, then put in a box without food or water for a day. How the fuck do you vote against this? Honestly? I mean it just comes down to having some sort of moral fiber and compassion. 30 Republicans(wait for the list at the end) though this bill was a bad idea?
WHY?
WHY?!
I don't understand. How conservative does someone have to be to be Pro-gang rape to save some company money? This is ridiculous. I was so mad when I read up on this story I broke my cigar mid smoke. If your senator voted against this, call or email him and ask why. I am.
Here's Jon Stewart with the comic relief:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-14-2009/rape-nuts
THE GUILTY PARTIES:
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Monday, October 12, 2009
Why Obama Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
Greetings.
I was just as shocked as everyone else when I heard the news. But after watching his speech and really re-thinking it all, he deserves it. I think Americans are quick to forget the monumental change that occurred within most of us during his campaign. For the firs time in my life I got active in politics outside of my home and circle of friends. I drove, along with millions, to DC just to see the inauguration. Why? Because the man is inspiring. Whether you like his politics or not he's doing what he can. You can't fault the President when you have to realize he relies on Congress to hold him down. So here's a short list I gathered from the Daily Kos of why Obama deserves to win the Nobel Prize, as well as an awesome video from one of my favs Rachael Maddow.
And for my conservative friends, enough with the Obama bashing? If you can find one legitimate thing to bitch about then be my guest, but until then, have some respect. Ok here goes the list and video...
(From the Daily Kos 10/9/2009)
I can’t believe I am hearing fellow Kossacks complain about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. I have read comment after comment of hand-wringing and worry about how it’s too soon and he hasn’t accomplished enough.
Come on folks – where have you been? He's addressed everything from climate change and women's equality to nuclear proliferation and torture.
Does he have a lot left to do? Absolutely. The Republicans left the place in tatters. But don’t pretend for a moment that Obama hasn’t accomplished astonishing things.
In this “short time”, President Obama has completely overhauled foreign policy.
President Obama has restored America’s prominence in international diplomacy.
President Obama has reached out to the Muslim world ion a way that was previously unimagined.
Obama has stated "Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges" to which the Nobel prize's nominating committee responded: "For 108 years, the Norwegian Nobel committee has sought to stimulate precisely that international policy and those attitudes for which Obama is now the world's leading spokesman,"
BoBo2020's diary :: ::
Here is a brief list of some of the reasons President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize: (As a side note, it took me less than 45 minutes to compile this into a diary. It took me longer to fix my html errors than to find a short list of Nobel Prize winning accomplishments by our President. I am sure I have missed MANY things.)
3/18/8 – Obama caught world-wide attention for his moving speech on race relations
7/24/8 - Obama lays the foundation for a new era of international relations and began inspiring renewed hope in American leadership during his campaign speech in Berlin
11/6/8 – Obama’s victory was hailed as a promise of hope for the world.
12/1/8 – Obama began plans to restore U.N. ambassador to cabinet rank.
1/22/9 - Appointed a Special Envoy for Middle East peace
1/22/9 – Ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay
1/22/9 – Ordered comprehensive review of detention policies
1/22/9 – Prohibited use of torture
1/22/9 - Signed an executive order to close CIA secret prisons
1/23/9 – Lifted “Global Gag Rule” on international health groups
1/26/9 – Began to address climate change by increasing fuel standards for automobiles
1/26/9 – Appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change
1/27/9 - Signs Lily Ledbetter “Fair Pay” Act
2/1/9 – Expanded healthcare for children by signing SCHIP
2/5/9 - Again addressed energy conservation by increasing standards for appliances.
2/24/9 – Directed almost $1 billion for prevention and wellness to improve America’s health
2/25/9 - Initiated international efforts to reduce mercury emissions worldwide
2/27/9 – Committed to responsibly ending the war in Iraq
4/1/9 – Agreed to negotiation of a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia.
4/1/9 – Enhanced U.S. – China relations
4/2/9 - Led global response to the economic crisis through the G20, obtaining commitments of $1.1 trillion to safeguard the world’s most vulnerable economies
4/4/9 - Renewed dialog with NATO and other key allies
4/5/9 – Announced new strategy to responsible address international nuclear proliferation
4/13/9 – Began easing tension with Cuba through new policy stance
4/17/9 - Secured $5 billion in aid commitments "to bolster [Pakistan's] economy and help it fight terror and Islamic radicalism"
4/22/9 - Developed the renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents.
5/8/9 – Proposed International Affairs budget that included funds to create a civilian response corps -- teams of civilian experts in rule of law, policing, transitional governance, economics, engineering, and other areas critical to helping rebuild war-torn societies; Provide $40 million for a "stabilization bridge fund," which would provide rapid response funds for the State Department to help with an international crisis situation.
6/4/9 - Gave historic address to the Muslim World in Cairo - "American is not at war with Islam" Foreign affairs experts insist that Obama's engagement with the Muslim world has been remarkable. "He has been able to dramatically change America's image in that region"
8/4/9 - Used DIPLOMACY to free 2 American journalists from a North Korea prison
9/18/9 - De-escalation of nuclear tension through repurposing of missile defense prompting Russia to withdraw its missile plan.
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This is a short and hastily compiled list. Imagine how long this list would be if someone took the time to review all of the stories here at DailyKos since January. It would be staggering.
Obama DESERVES the Nobel Peace Prize for his words AND his deeds. He has accomplished unprecedented change in U.S. politics and world affairs.
Please feel free to add items I have missed.
Rachael Maddow
I was just as shocked as everyone else when I heard the news. But after watching his speech and really re-thinking it all, he deserves it. I think Americans are quick to forget the monumental change that occurred within most of us during his campaign. For the firs time in my life I got active in politics outside of my home and circle of friends. I drove, along with millions, to DC just to see the inauguration. Why? Because the man is inspiring. Whether you like his politics or not he's doing what he can. You can't fault the President when you have to realize he relies on Congress to hold him down. So here's a short list I gathered from the Daily Kos of why Obama deserves to win the Nobel Prize, as well as an awesome video from one of my favs Rachael Maddow.
And for my conservative friends, enough with the Obama bashing? If you can find one legitimate thing to bitch about then be my guest, but until then, have some respect. Ok here goes the list and video...
(From the Daily Kos 10/9/2009)
I can’t believe I am hearing fellow Kossacks complain about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. I have read comment after comment of hand-wringing and worry about how it’s too soon and he hasn’t accomplished enough.
Come on folks – where have you been? He's addressed everything from climate change and women's equality to nuclear proliferation and torture.
Does he have a lot left to do? Absolutely. The Republicans left the place in tatters. But don’t pretend for a moment that Obama hasn’t accomplished astonishing things.
In this “short time”, President Obama has completely overhauled foreign policy.
President Obama has restored America’s prominence in international diplomacy.
President Obama has reached out to the Muslim world ion a way that was previously unimagined.
Obama has stated "Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges" to which the Nobel prize's nominating committee responded: "For 108 years, the Norwegian Nobel committee has sought to stimulate precisely that international policy and those attitudes for which Obama is now the world's leading spokesman,"
BoBo2020's diary :: ::
Here is a brief list of some of the reasons President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize: (As a side note, it took me less than 45 minutes to compile this into a diary. It took me longer to fix my html errors than to find a short list of Nobel Prize winning accomplishments by our President. I am sure I have missed MANY things.)
3/18/8 – Obama caught world-wide attention for his moving speech on race relations
7/24/8 - Obama lays the foundation for a new era of international relations and began inspiring renewed hope in American leadership during his campaign speech in Berlin
11/6/8 – Obama’s victory was hailed as a promise of hope for the world.
12/1/8 – Obama began plans to restore U.N. ambassador to cabinet rank.
1/22/9 - Appointed a Special Envoy for Middle East peace
1/22/9 – Ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay
1/22/9 – Ordered comprehensive review of detention policies
1/22/9 – Prohibited use of torture
1/22/9 - Signed an executive order to close CIA secret prisons
1/23/9 – Lifted “Global Gag Rule” on international health groups
1/26/9 – Began to address climate change by increasing fuel standards for automobiles
1/26/9 – Appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change
1/27/9 - Signs Lily Ledbetter “Fair Pay” Act
2/1/9 – Expanded healthcare for children by signing SCHIP
2/5/9 - Again addressed energy conservation by increasing standards for appliances.
2/24/9 – Directed almost $1 billion for prevention and wellness to improve America’s health
2/25/9 - Initiated international efforts to reduce mercury emissions worldwide
2/27/9 – Committed to responsibly ending the war in Iraq
4/1/9 – Agreed to negotiation of a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia.
4/1/9 – Enhanced U.S. – China relations
4/2/9 - Led global response to the economic crisis through the G20, obtaining commitments of $1.1 trillion to safeguard the world’s most vulnerable economies
4/4/9 - Renewed dialog with NATO and other key allies
4/5/9 – Announced new strategy to responsible address international nuclear proliferation
4/13/9 – Began easing tension with Cuba through new policy stance
4/17/9 - Secured $5 billion in aid commitments "to bolster [Pakistan's] economy and help it fight terror and Islamic radicalism"
4/22/9 - Developed the renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents.
5/8/9 – Proposed International Affairs budget that included funds to create a civilian response corps -- teams of civilian experts in rule of law, policing, transitional governance, economics, engineering, and other areas critical to helping rebuild war-torn societies; Provide $40 million for a "stabilization bridge fund," which would provide rapid response funds for the State Department to help with an international crisis situation.
6/4/9 - Gave historic address to the Muslim World in Cairo - "American is not at war with Islam" Foreign affairs experts insist that Obama's engagement with the Muslim world has been remarkable. "He has been able to dramatically change America's image in that region"
8/4/9 - Used DIPLOMACY to free 2 American journalists from a North Korea prison
9/18/9 - De-escalation of nuclear tension through repurposing of missile defense prompting Russia to withdraw its missile plan.
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This is a short and hastily compiled list. Imagine how long this list would be if someone took the time to review all of the stories here at DailyKos since January. It would be staggering.
Obama DESERVES the Nobel Peace Prize for his words AND his deeds. He has accomplished unprecedented change in U.S. politics and world affairs.
Please feel free to add items I have missed.
Rachael Maddow
Monday, October 5, 2009
Another Reason to Hate Hollywood: Hollywood Defends a Rapist...
Here's another reason Hollywood can blow me. Now don't get it twisted, there are some, very few but some, decent minds in Hollywood but this shit is Roman Polanski bullshit is purely preposterous. There's a petition floating around for the release of Roman Polanski(already petitioned/signed by Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Harvey Weinstein, Pedro Almodóvar and Ethan Coen), who if you didn't know raped a 13 yr old girl back in 1977.
"The girl graphically described being given champagne and a quaalude, a popular recreational drug in the 1970s, by Polanski before he had sex with her. She testified that she repeatedly said no but that he did not stop, committing numerous sexual acts as she protested."(Guardian magazine)
Have a look a this video if you need a bit more background info.
Now I know he's had some ups and downs with the losing his mother and wife in such heinous acts of depravity, but that doesn't justify getting a female fucked up and taking advantage of her. Sorry. I don't care if he is 76. I don't care what movies he directed. I don't care if the act happened 30 some odd years ago. He raped an underage girl. He's not above the law.
Here's Chris Rock with the business. I agree with him even though he is joking. Still speaking the truth as usual.
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"The girl graphically described being given champagne and a quaalude, a popular recreational drug in the 1970s, by Polanski before he had sex with her. She testified that she repeatedly said no but that he did not stop, committing numerous sexual acts as she protested."(Guardian magazine)
Have a look a this video if you need a bit more background info.
Now I know he's had some ups and downs with the losing his mother and wife in such heinous acts of depravity, but that doesn't justify getting a female fucked up and taking advantage of her. Sorry. I don't care if he is 76. I don't care what movies he directed. I don't care if the act happened 30 some odd years ago. He raped an underage girl. He's not above the law.
Here's Chris Rock with the business. I agree with him even though he is joking. Still speaking the truth as usual.
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A Conservative Bible... WTF
"I once got kicked out of Barnes and Noble for moving all the Bibles into the science fiction section..."
If the months following Obama's election haven't proven that the right wing has loss their mind, now they want to edit the Bible to get rid of liberal leanings. Jesus Christ...
"Forgive them Father, for the know not what they do."
From the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/05/conservative-bible-projec_n_310037.html
Lo and behold, the Bible has gotten too liberal, according to a group of conservatives. And it needs a little editing.
That's the inspiration behind the Conservative Bible Project, which seeks to take the text back to its supposed right-wing roots.
Yes, even scripture is not orthodox enough for the modern conservative. Not that it's the fault of the author(s), exactly. The group cites a few reasons why the Bible is too progressive: "Lack of precision in the original language ... lack of precision in modern language" and "translation bias in converting the original language to the modern one."
So how can the Bible be conservatized? The group has proposed a Wikipedia-like group editing project. Some of the ideas would only bring the translation closer to the original. But others would fundamentally change the text.
1. Framework against Liberal Bias: providing a strong framework that enables a thought-for-thought translation without corruption by liberal bias
2. Not Emasculated: avoiding unisex, "gender inclusive" language, and other modern emasculation of Christianity
3. Not Dumbed Down: not dumbing down the reading level, or diluting the intellectual force and logic of Christianity; the NIV is written at only the 7th grade level[3]
4. Utilize Powerful Conservative Terms: using powerful new conservative terms as they develop;[4] defective translations use the word "comrade" three times as often as "volunteer"; similarly, updating words which have a change in meaning, such as "word", "peace", and "miracle".
5. Combat Harmful Addiction: combating addiction by using modern terms for it, such as "gamble" rather than "cast lots";[5] using modern political terms, such as "register" rather than "enroll" for the census
6. Accept the Logic of Hell: applying logic with its full force and effect, as in not denying or downplaying the very real existence of Hell or the Devil.
7. Express Free Market Parables; explaining the numerous economic parables with their full free-market meaning
8. Exclude Later-Inserted Liberal Passages: excluding the later-inserted liberal passages that are not authentic, such as the adulteress story
9. Credit Open-Mindedness of Disciples: crediting open-mindedness, often found in youngsters like the eyewitnesses Mark and John, the authors of two of the Gospels
10. Prefer Conciseness over Liberal Wordiness: preferring conciseness to the liberal style of high word-to-substance ratio; avoid compound negatives and unnecessary ambiguities; prefer concise, consistent use of the word "Lord" rather than "Jehovah" or "Yahweh" or "Lord God."
Among the words to be eliminated: "government." A conservative columnist at Beliefnet described the effort as "just crazy ... like what you'd get if you crossed the Jesus Seminar with the College Republican chapter at a rural institution of Bible learnin'."
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/05/conservative-bible-projec_n_310037.html
If the months following Obama's election haven't proven that the right wing has loss their mind, now they want to edit the Bible to get rid of liberal leanings. Jesus Christ...
"Forgive them Father, for the know not what they do."
From the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/05/conservative-bible-projec_n_310037.html
Lo and behold, the Bible has gotten too liberal, according to a group of conservatives. And it needs a little editing.
That's the inspiration behind the Conservative Bible Project, which seeks to take the text back to its supposed right-wing roots.
Yes, even scripture is not orthodox enough for the modern conservative. Not that it's the fault of the author(s), exactly. The group cites a few reasons why the Bible is too progressive: "Lack of precision in the original language ... lack of precision in modern language" and "translation bias in converting the original language to the modern one."
So how can the Bible be conservatized? The group has proposed a Wikipedia-like group editing project. Some of the ideas would only bring the translation closer to the original. But others would fundamentally change the text.
1. Framework against Liberal Bias: providing a strong framework that enables a thought-for-thought translation without corruption by liberal bias
2. Not Emasculated: avoiding unisex, "gender inclusive" language, and other modern emasculation of Christianity
3. Not Dumbed Down: not dumbing down the reading level, or diluting the intellectual force and logic of Christianity; the NIV is written at only the 7th grade level[3]
4. Utilize Powerful Conservative Terms: using powerful new conservative terms as they develop;[4] defective translations use the word "comrade" three times as often as "volunteer"; similarly, updating words which have a change in meaning, such as "word", "peace", and "miracle".
5. Combat Harmful Addiction: combating addiction by using modern terms for it, such as "gamble" rather than "cast lots";[5] using modern political terms, such as "register" rather than "enroll" for the census
6. Accept the Logic of Hell: applying logic with its full force and effect, as in not denying or downplaying the very real existence of Hell or the Devil.
7. Express Free Market Parables; explaining the numerous economic parables with their full free-market meaning
8. Exclude Later-Inserted Liberal Passages: excluding the later-inserted liberal passages that are not authentic, such as the adulteress story
9. Credit Open-Mindedness of Disciples: crediting open-mindedness, often found in youngsters like the eyewitnesses Mark and John, the authors of two of the Gospels
10. Prefer Conciseness over Liberal Wordiness: preferring conciseness to the liberal style of high word-to-substance ratio; avoid compound negatives and unnecessary ambiguities; prefer concise, consistent use of the word "Lord" rather than "Jehovah" or "Yahweh" or "Lord God."
Among the words to be eliminated: "government." A conservative columnist at Beliefnet described the effort as "just crazy ... like what you'd get if you crossed the Jesus Seminar with the College Republican chapter at a rural institution of Bible learnin'."
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/05/conservative-bible-projec_n_310037.html
It's been about 3 months...
So yeah, I know I said I would be more, oh what's the word I'm looking for... diligent perhaps, with my blog but it's been 3 months since I wrote anything. I've been musing why and I guess the answer could be found in a few different spots. I've been dealing with school, and up until last week working a shitty job that had me driving all over the North Metro area. Then here's the relationships with my lady, friends, and family. It can be a bit hard to keep this updated but this month I'm going to do it goddammit! I don't know who reads this, and if anyone even cares but I need to write. In order to get some things off my chest it's the only real way I can give my insight on some of the ridiculousness that is life.
Current evens continue to be a sad silly affair. There are so many stories ridden with shenanigans it's hard to maintain sanity on a daily level. When all you see is unbridled stupidity and unbelievable ignorance on a level that continues to get more and more high... man, it's enough to make a man say fuck it. But I can no longer sit idle by.
I'm not saying that me witting in this blog is going to start some sort of cultural revolution and cause a real change in society, but if it brings me a bit of peace of mind, makes folks think, laugh and opens eyes, then why not? If no ones reporting on the things that matter then who will?
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Current evens continue to be a sad silly affair. There are so many stories ridden with shenanigans it's hard to maintain sanity on a daily level. When all you see is unbridled stupidity and unbelievable ignorance on a level that continues to get more and more high... man, it's enough to make a man say fuck it. But I can no longer sit idle by.
I'm not saying that me witting in this blog is going to start some sort of cultural revolution and cause a real change in society, but if it brings me a bit of peace of mind, makes folks think, laugh and opens eyes, then why not? If no ones reporting on the things that matter then who will?
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