http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/anti/ en-us Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:08:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2027017/posts The first time she was ever called the most offensive of racial slurs, Tamu Smith was in the Salt Lake LDS temple. An elderly man spied Smith, a new bride, and asked aloud what a [racial epithet] was doing there. Instead of reprimanding him, temple workers defended him, saying he didn't know better. Smith didn't leave the LDS Church over such hurtful language then, and she remains faithful, but frustrated, nearly 15 years later. She will join other Mormons this week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the June 8, 1978, revelation that opened the church's priesthood to "all worthy... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2027017/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:08:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005136/posts Hartford police officers recovered about 400 illegally acquired firearms last year. Those weapons didn't pop up out of thin air. People who owned or had access to legal firearms either lost them or sold them to convicted criminals, the mentally ill and other people who were unauthorized to own guns. Many violent urban crimes and college campus shootings could be prevented if Congress would pass laws to impose foolproof methods of stopping legal guns from getting into the wrong hands. Unfortunately, efforts to pass such laws are often thwarted by the powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby on grounds that... Harford Courant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005136/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:13:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002200/posts The National Symposium on Handgun Violence was held at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, on April 9, 2008. Ten of the leading gun-control advocates in the nation were scheduled for a coordinated review of “reasonable” limits on the right to keep and bear arms, led by Jim Brady himself, along with David Hemenway of Harvard and a host of others. News of the event and its surprise ending (covered at the end of this report) has not made national headlines. A courageous decision was made to provide “balance,” which meant the organizers eventually found me (thanks to a referral from Alan... gunlaws.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002200/posts#comment Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:45:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1989471/posts Against the backdrop of Easter, Bishop Arthur Tafoya is asking regional Catholics to be forgiving toward the three young Mormon missionaries who took part in mocking the All Saints Chapel and the Shrine of the Mexican Martyrs in San Luis. Tafoya, bishop of the Pueblo diocese, has issued an Easter letter in response to the recently discovered photos from 2006 in which three young Mormon men were shown acting very disrespectfully at the Shrine of Mexican Martyrs and in the All Saints Chapel. In one photo, for example, a young man is shown handling the broken head of a statue... THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1989471/posts#comment Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:36:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987526/posts "We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye. I wish I could be proud of a nation that has a sitting president that has been responsible for killing almost a million innocent Iraqi people in a misadventure that was based on lies and is for profit.I sit here behind my computer screen in solidarity with Rev. Wright. Not only do I not denounce him, but I support him in telling the truth" AfterDowningStreet.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987526/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:16:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975833/posts From March 13-16, 2008, members of the antiwar group Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) will gather in Washington, DC to “testify” against the US military at a protest event called Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan. The name “Winter Soldier” is taken from the infamous 1971 event at which members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) related gruesome stories of crimes they claimed to have participated in or witnessed. The VVAW insisted that rape, torture and murder were standard practices for the US military in Vietnam. Organizers of the new IVAW tribunal, which is supported by several former... Front Page Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975833/posts#comment Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:56:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952997/posts Soros, 77, provided almost half the nearly $100,000 cost of the research, which appeared in The Lancet, the medical journal. Its claim was 10 times higher than consensus estimates of the number of war dead. FOXNEWS.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952997/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:05:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892524/posts You know those self-righteous, college-going hippies who smugly inform you that they purchase Noam Chomsky books and Che Guevara T-shirts as a form of rebellion against commerce and American consumption? This video provides some insight into that mentality. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892524/posts#comment Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:13:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884387/posts Ron Mallia wants to build eight apartments and condominiums on an empty parking lot next to his Mission District auto shop and rent some of the apartments to his mechanics. ..."They don't want any development at all in the Mission because any development makes the area better. ... They don't want that because they believe that by improving the area, the cost of housing might go up," said Mallia, who has owned gas stations and car repair shops in the Mission for 25 years. ...More than 50 pending projects were halted in April 2006, when the Anti-Displacement Coalition persuaded the... sf gate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884387/posts#comment Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:39:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876467/posts Years ago, eBay banned the sale of all complete firearms on its online auction and shopping website. However, they did continue to allow the sale of parts and many accessories. This week, a spokesman for eBay announced that the company would ban the sale of all gun-and-ammunition-related parts and components. The ban is set to begin in mid-August, when eBay will prohibit the listing of “any firearm part that is required for the firing of a gun.” This prohibition will include, according to eBay, “bullet tips, brass casings and shells, barrels, slides, cylinders, magazines, firing pins, trigger assemblies, etc.” In... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876467/posts#comment Sun, 5 Aug 2007 00:28:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841384/posts Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan announced Monday she is giving up her role as the "face" of the American anti-war movement. Sheehan, 49, of Vacaville, Calif., lost her 24-year-old son Casey in Iraq on April 4, 2004. She has since emerged as one of the most vocal and high-profile opponents of the war, drawing international attention nearly two years ago when she camped outside President Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch to protest the war. "I am going to take whatever I have left and go home. I am going to go home and be a mother to my surviving children and try... CBSNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841384/posts#comment Tue, 29 May 2007 14:13:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827196/posts WASHINGTON - Young adults beginning treatment with antidepressants should be warned about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior, federal health officials said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration proposed labeling changes that would expand a warning now on the antidepressants. The current language applies only to children and adolescents. The expanded warning would apply to adults 18-24 during the first month or two of treatment with the drugs, the FDA said. The proposed labeling changes also would note that studies have not shown this increased risk in adults older than 24, and that adults 65 and older taking... AP via Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827196/posts#comment Wed, 2 May 2007 15:42:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1786736/posts VICENZA, Italy (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Italians under heavy police guard marched through the city of Vicenza on Saturday to protest at the expansion of a U.S. military base that has divided the center-left government. Leftists who last year voted for Prime Minister Romano Prodi, an Iraq war opponent, turned out in droves to decry his approval for U.S. plans to expand the base in Vicenza, home of the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Pacifists waved rainbow-striped peace banners while some protesters carried anti-American slogans like "Yankees go Home" as they marched through the city and gathered in a main... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1786736/posts#comment Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:28:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774663/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774663/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:21:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1769994/posts Space experts have confirmed a report that China successfully tested a new anti-satellite weapon last week, firing the weapon to destroy one of its own old satellites. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon.The report of a new Chinese space weapon first appeared in the publication Aviation Week and Space Technology. And on Tuesday the director of the private Center for Defense Information, space security expert Theresa Hitchens, said she and other specialists have been able to confirm it. "There has been some confirmation through the tracking data of the satellite that's been released by the U.S. Air Force. And... Voice of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1769994/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:43:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744624/posts Here's a Christmas alert!! A fairly new Restaurant named "BJ's Brew house" ( www.bjsbrewhouse.com ) is referring all Christmas stuff as "Holiday." IE. "Have your HOLIDAY party here!" I know this because I work for the company as was disgusted to find out about this.. Please inform Corporate that you will not be dining at ANY of the restaurants until they decide to include the word "Christmas". they can be reached at the address above.. and corporate DOES look at every email. BJ'S is still a fairly small Corporation ( NYSE BJRI) with stores in Ca, OR, WA, NV, TX,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744624/posts#comment Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:20:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1740850/posts Radio Legend Lets Anti-Hunting Colors Fly High- (11/17) National Join our e-mail alert list One of America’s most well-known radio commentators earlier this week showed his anti-hunting colors in a nationally broadcast message. On Nov. 13, syndicated broadcaster Paul Harvey’s noon report announced how ‘thankful’ Michigan doves are that voters rejected the state’s dove hunting initiative. He proudly rattled off a number of other ballot issue campaigns to which the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has contributed in recent years, including efforts to ban trapping and bear hunting. Harvey concluded by praising the organization’s new-found political prowess, saying... U.S. Sportsmans Alliance http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1740850/posts#comment Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:49:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1733406/posts Good Christians don’t always turn the other cheek, as a holly, jolly insurgency called the Committee to Save Christmas is about to show corporate America. Incensed by the neutralization of Dec. 25 to bland terms like “holiday,” Lynnfield brothers Robert and Kevin Marley are planning pickets in front of malls and any other store that refuses to display or utter the words “Merry Christmas” for fear of offending non-Christian shoppers. The brothers are putting together a Web site to recruit supporters with an eye toward launching their boycott on Nov. 24 - the day after Thanksgiving. “We’re taking back Christmas,”... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1733406/posts#comment Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:30:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1714357/posts Amish ShootingRest in Peace Girls! It sounds like an Effexor Case... But could have been Zoloft: From Ann Blake Tracy: There were MANY clues in this case! This is the list I sent to the reporters covering this case: You have a normal, average guy who is even a good husband and father, who, out of the blue, goes on a shooting rampage. The Natural Family BLOG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1714357/posts#comment Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:52:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711220/posts GRAND RAPIDS -- Spectrum Health and Saint Mary's Health Care will require all their employees to not use tobacco at any time during their work shift beginning January 1. The staffs of both hospitals will need to arrive without smelling of smoke, and they can't use any tobacco products until they leave hospital property after their shift. Metro Health is also joining in the Smoke-Free Work Day Every Day campaign. In 2003, the Grand Rapids hospitals became the first in the country to jointly declare their hospital campuses smoke-free. Today, more than 30 Michigan hospitals have smoke-free campuses. This... woodtv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711220/posts#comment Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:41:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711100/posts SEATTLE -- Non-tribal casinos have already lost tens of millions of dollars because of Washington’s new indoor smoking ban. A new financial study, conducted by our own KIRO Team 7 Investigators, discovers taxpayers could loose millions as well. Card-rooms, charity bingo halls, and some bars and restaurants are required to report financial information to the state every year. The state hasn't had a chance to look at the figures since the smoking ban took effect. I have. It looks like "no smoking" means economic devastation for the non-tribal gaming industry. If there was ever any doubt that gamblers are also... kirotv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711100/posts#comment Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:20:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710419/posts Following are actual statistics reflecting examples of the negative impact upon individual businesses following the recently instituted smoking ban ordinances, effective in Springfield, Illinois and surrounding unincorporated Sangamon County this September 15, 2006 (less than two weeks ago). When small businesses account for about two-thirds of our country's economic growth and new jobs, it is difficult to comprehend elected officials' reasoning in voting to implement an intrusive ordinance which will hurt those same business owners. A restaurant owner who does not permit smoking will see it as a violation of his property rights if a coalition uses the political... congress.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710419/posts#comment Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:12:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1708398/posts Delaware County's ban on smoking in most work places has become a problem for some nursing homes, which are both work places for employees and homes for the residents. The smoking ordinance does not prevent people from smoking in their homes, but it does ban smoking in most public buildings and work spaces. If a nursing home bans smoking, they could lose federal funding for failing to comply with regulations, but if they allow smoking they could face fines or a lawsuit from the county health department, officials said. Federal regulations state that if a nursing home changes its... Ft Wayne.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1708398/posts#comment Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:45:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706564/posts Churchill Downs could be hurt financially if it is forced to go completely smoke free, a company official said Wednesday. Kevin Flanery, Churchill Downs Inc.’s vice president for national public affairs, told a Louisville Metro Council committee considering a new, tougher smoking ban, that the race track is already facing heavy competition from Indiana and from computer and telephone betting services.And he said the company’s experience at a Florida track shows some people will stop betting when a smoking ban takes effect. But the former head of the Greater Louisville Medical Society testified that his group favors a complete... United Pro Smoker's Rights http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706564/posts#comment Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:01:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706453/posts A private smokers club in Smiths Falls challenged Ontario's indoor smoking ban with its grand opening Friday — and Ontario officials did not brave the fumes to attend. Instead, the club's founder was charged under the province's Smoke-Free Ontario act the day before it opened. Since Ontario's indoor workplace and public smoking ban went into effect, ashtrays and cigars have been illegal in bars. The grand opening of Do' Little's pub as a club for members of a private smokers association took place at noon at the Comfort Inn on Centre Street in Smiths Falls, about 65 kilometres south of... CBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706453/posts#comment Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:02:46 GMT