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My Very Dear Brothers and Sisters Around the World, It is my great pleasure to welcome and invite you to take part in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) 2004. This November, we expect Christians from several million local churches of all denominations, in more than 100 countries, to pray in unity not only for the suffering church but with the suffering church.The International Day of Prayer

State Sen. Marilyn Musgrave handily beat Jeff Bedingfield in the Republican primary election late Tuesday, and she quickly got in position for a potentially bitter fight with the Democratic candidate in the general election. “I think tonight is a night when we can all take a deep breath and really celebrate and get ready to take on Stan the tax man,” Musgrave said, referring to Democrat state Sen. Stan Matsunaka, whom she will face in the general election.

Those of you who are members of Gun Owners of America have likely already heard from Larry Pratt on this matter. For those of you who aren't GOA members, I hope you will follow the provided link to Sen. Marilyn Musgrave's web page and learn a little about her. I am convinced that once you do, you will support her as strongly as I do. Lots of politicians talk the talk then fail to walk the walk. Marilyn is decidedly not among them. In fact, she does a lot less talking than walking. Her competition in the GOP primary is ...

A very good concealed carry bill has been offered in the Colorado House of Representatives by Rep. David Schultheis (R - El Paso County). As introduced, the bill would, in part: 1.) Change CCW permit issuance from "may issue" to "shall issue"; removing arbitrary decision-making from the process. ("Requires the sheriff, and any person having the duties of a sheriff in a city and county, to issue a permit to anyone who applies for such permit and is eligible to possess a handgun under federal and state law.") 2.) Remove the authority to issue permits from chiefs of police (who ...

Arizona Gunkit Maker Bob Stewart Found Guilty by Jury Judge Declares Him "Dangerous to Society" and Locks Him Up Until Sentencing by Angel Shamaya January 23, 2002 PHOENIX, Arizona (KeepAndBearArms.com) — What began as an undercover operation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in April 2000 concluded with a "guilty" verdict from an Arizona jury today — Bob Stewart's detention hearing is expected on the 1st of February, and his sentencing hearing takes place some time before April of this year. According to Mr. Stewart's wife Naomi, mother of their three young boys, the judge declared Bob "a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants agreed Monday night to a $90 million, five-year contract. Bonds, who set baseball's season home-run record by hitting 73 last season, will receive a $10 million signing bonus to be paid through April 2004. He gets salaries of $13 million in each of the next two seasons, $16 million in 2004, $20 million in 2005 and $18 million in 2006. The average annual value of $18 million ties bonds with Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs for the fourth-highest in baseball, trailing only Texas shortstop Alex Rodriguez ($25.2 million), Boston ...

There's been a lot of talk in the last couple of weeks about how to best provide for passenger safety once a plane is off the ground. Armed air marshals already exist, but primarily on international flights. That role appears to be on its way to massive expansion to include all domestic flights. (I am intending to apply for a position, as a matter of fact.) The other popular idea is arming the pilot and cockpit crew. This is the one that I'd like to examine for a moment. A friend of mine pointed me to a section of Title ...

Ten Planks of the Communist Manifesto: 1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rent to public purpose. 2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax. 3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance. 4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels. 5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly. 6. Centralization of the means of communication and transportation in the hands of the State. 7. Extention of factories and instruments of production owned by the State, the bringing into cultivation of ...

The Art of the Cache Sad to say, the march of anti-constitutional laws continues to quicken the pace. Today tens of thousands of law abiding citizens face becoming "armchair felons" because they are not gullible enough to comply with mandatory registration and licensing of long owned firearms. Collectors have been raided on bogus pretexts, then arrested for "paper violations", and had their assets seized. It's a shame, but in many jurisdictions your AR-15 or SKS is an "outlaw rifle", and you are at risk every day that you keep it in your house. It is doubly a shame because these ...

Thread I We all know it:   AMENDMENT IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.   Now, what exactly does it mean? What should be the deciding factors in determining what the rights, that the people hold, are? Should it be a collective decision, or an individual one? This question arose in a discussion between John R. (Bob) Locke and myself over the drug legalization issue. And we have decided to dedicate a whole new thread to it. Many Libertarians maintain that the 9th Amendment ...

In a couple of discussions in which I have participated in the last few days, I have begun to wonder what it means to be a "conservative". We all know that the definition of words change from time to time, and that started me to thinking about "conservatives" in America in the 21st century. So, here goes: What is a "conservative" in America in 2001? What do they believe in? How strict a construction of the Constitution do they expect from the federal government? I've always considered myself a "conservative", but from what I have been reading on FR of ...

March for Liberty Wanted to put this out again, and offer words of encouragement for those who are on the fence. We're going to be there. We have the permits, we have some entertainment (PokerFace), and we have a bunch of committed Americans who are tired of sitting on the sidelines while the government gets further and further into our lives. The only question that remains to be answered is: Will YOU be there? If we are unwilling to stand up for ourselves, then what will become of our children? I have four little ones, and the oldest is 7. ...

Turnout sparse at gun-control forum DeGette says party now concentrating on more 'general' issues By Michael Romano Denver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer Article

On August 19th, at 1PM, there will be a gathering of people interested in restoring the government to its Constitutionally-mandated status. Said meeting will be held in Doswell, VA, which is just north of Richmond off of I-95 (near King's Dominion). If you want, need, or desire a map, please contact me at the address above.

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I'm pretty sure this has been posted before, but I got to wondering, as I read reports of the Reform Party un-convention. Is it possible that Pat Buchanan's "split" with the Republican Party is all a ruse designed to prevent Perot from throwing the election to the Democrats? It would explain a number of things, chief among them Pat's running around with Communists, who have been his sworn enemies all his life. He seems to be positioned to take a lot of labor votes from Gore, as well. Could this all be a well-crafted feint which would result in total ...

Bill Clinton says that the budget surplus cannot be used to reduce taxes because it would "cost" too much. Just what does that mean? It certainly does not mean that the government would have to give up doing something that it is already doing. The very fact that there is a surplus means that tax revenues exceed what the government is spending on everything that it is doing. If what Clinton really means is that the government would like to expand what it is doing, instead of returning the surplus to the taxpayers, then let him say that -- if ...

Republicans in Congress have been potentially (and uncharacteristically) shrewd the past couple of months, passing tax cuts President Clinton is almost sure to veto, which creates the possibility of delineating something like real differences between the two parties. But it's hardly a sure thing that the Republicans will bring themselves to do such a divisive thing, for the simple reason that the Republicans lust after the federal "surplus" almost as obscenely as do the Democrats. The likelihood that the Republican convention next week will focus on warm-and-fuzzy themes and how much the GOP cares for "our children" (leaving those of ...

I just got through reading a post in which RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson "lamented the exclusion of Mamie Cunningham - a pioneer in the struggle to desegregate the 1964 Democratic National Convention - from the 2000 Democratic National Convention simply because she is a woman." We have very real problems with the federal government overstepping its well-defined boundaries, and this is what he chooses to speak about? Is there really any wonder why people like myself are fed up with the GOP? The fact of the matter remains that while there are minor (and I stress minor) differences between the ...

Once upon a time there was a nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the premise that all men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. And that among those rights were the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which those men deemed the ownership of private property to be. That nation no longer exists. The trappings are all still present, but the heart and soul have both been sucked right out of her. The people have gotten so comfortable on one hand and so busy on the other that they have ...