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WHY IS THE CHURCH ABANDONING MARRIAGE? The Catholic Exchange 11/03/03 This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of two legal tragedies for families. While the Church loudly protests one of them,Roe v Wade, the other, the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act, is completely ignored. A Legal Milestone Hidden in Obscurity Marriage is cutting a wider swath in the news these days, now that the possibility of same-sex marriage is on the horizon. Until recently, "marriage" news came mostly by way of its dark counterpart, divorce, when word leaked out about a high-profile breakup. But that has changed. Several recent High Court...

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On 12 Jan, Ms Cindy Williams wrote a piece for the Washington Times denouncing the pay raise(s) coming service members way this year-citing that the stated 13% wage gap was bogus. A young airman from Hill AFB responds to her article (see below). Ms. Williams: I just had the pleasure of reading your column of 12 Jan 00, "Our GIs Earn Enough," and I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm wondering where this vaunted overpayment is going, because as far as I can tell, it disappears every month between DFAS (The Defense Finance and Accounting Service) and my bank account. ...

THE NEW SCHOOL PRAYER Now I sit me down in school Where praying is against the rule For this great nation under God Finds mention of Him very odd. If Scripture now the class recites, It violates the Bill of Rights. And anytime my head I bow Becomes a Federal matter now. Our hair can be purple, orange or green, That's no offense; it's a freedom scene. The law is specific, the law is precise. Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice. For praying in a public hall Might offend someone with no faith at all. In silence alone we ...

Subject: Todays World - "I grew up in rural America in the '50's and '60's. On any given day, you could walk through the high school parking lot and observe that half the vehicles parked there were trucks with windows rolled down and doors unlocked. Most of them carried, as standard equipment, an FFA sticker (future Farmers of America for you city folks) and a gun rack with at least one gun, usually loaded. You could make the same observation at any of the four high school campuses in our county. Amazingly, I do not ever recall reading or hearing ...