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Hi everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone had this experience before. I wrote a column about the proof of the existence of a Divine Creator (see http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2029192/posts ) and am now getting google stalked by an Atheist Group in Austin, in addition to phone calls and emails. I'm not going to stop saying/writing what I believe or stop speaking out against these tactics, but was wondering if anyone here had experience and knows what to do about google, etc. I know some of us may disagree on the issues, but I don't think there's much debate about these tactics. The...

I suspect even Ms Rabbit thinks I'm crazy because I "talk to rabbits" ! Go figure !

Into the Mainstream An array of right-wing foundations and think tanks support efforts to make bigoted and discredited ideas respectable By Chip Berlet Around the country, ideas that originated on the hard right or in the fevered imaginations of conspiracy theorists are finding their way into the mainstream. In a number of cases, these ideas have become commonplace in American minds. Are black people inherently less intelligent and more prone to criminality than whites? Are Catholics incapable of self-government? Did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 strip Americans of their freedoms? Does a tiny cabal of Jewish families control international...

Neo-Nazi and white supremacist hate groups are taking advantage of relaxed recruiting standards to infiltrate the US military to get combat training, a civil rights group reported. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks domestic extremists groups, called on US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to adopt a zero-tolerance policy toward white supremacist groups in the military. "Neo-Nazi groups and other extremists are joining the military in large numbers so they can get the best training in the world on weapons, combat tactics and explosives," said Mark Potok, director of the center's Intelligence Project. ... The report quoted a Defense Department...

Open Anti-Semitism in San Francisco by Lee Kaplan Jul 06, '06 / 10 Tammuz 5766 Although I'd written about it many times, and read about it in second-hand reports, I never actually heard it said with my own two ears. After all, this was America, the land of the free and the home of the brave, where religious intolerance might exist in closed circles, but which was generally not openly voiced in public except by fringe hate groups like the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. Palestinian supporters in America team up with those groups against Jews, but don't like...

Europe is home to a new generation of alienated young Muslims whose anger may turn to radicalism, the BBC's Islamic affairs analyst Roger Hardy finds in new three-part series.

The latest entrants in the saga of Cindy Sheehan vs. President Bush are white supremacists, as they plan to rally against the Iraq War this weekend in Crawford, Texas. Members of Stormfront.org are tossing their figurative hoods into the mix, as they invite supporters to come to Camp Casey to "let the world know that white patriots were first and loudest to protest this war for Israel." Anti-war activists, including one from CodePink, suggest 'Bush stinks' near the president's property in Crawford, Texas (photo: Fausto Fernos) "We don't want leftist Johnny-come-latelys who are misleadingly protesting this war – as if...

Cindy Sheehan, mother of killed soldier Casey Sheehan and outspoken critic of President Bush, is camped outside the Crawford, Texas ranch of President George Bush. She arrived there at the head of a caravan of fellow protestors and press, in a bus painted red, white and blue and emblazoned with the words, "Impeachment Tour." Sheehan, from Vacaville, Calif., had been attending a Veterans for Peace convention in Dallas. What happened to Cindy Sheehan to cause her to be so hateful in her speeches and writings? How did a grieving mother become a militant “Impeach Bush” campaigner? Is it a stand...

A radical Midwestern hate group plans to protest at the funerals of two local soldiers killed in action, claiming the slain heroes "were cast into hell to join many more dishonorable Americans." The Westboro Baptist Church, proclaiming "thank God for IEDs" or roadside bombs, claims the 9/11 attacks and American deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan are God's vengeance on a nation that is tolerant of homosexuality. "It's going to shock and enrage every person who sees it. That is our goal," said Margie Phelps, daughter of WBC leader Fred Phelps. The group is based in Topeka, Kansas, and has made...

Tell me What I Say Department The Lord condones Retaliation and Divorce! "Hang all the Law and the Prophets." -- Jesus of Nazareth. We are forever in debt to Dr. diLorenzo. In his efforts to show that Lincoln was actually a not-so-crypto commie, he has provided us with a new exegetical technique which sheds light on, well, on just about everything! The left wing of the Supreme Court will soon be using diLorenzian interpretation to show that the Constitution mandates ex post facto law when it states, "Ex post facto law shall be passed." (It's in there, believe us: Article...

Cyndy Stewart said she was shocked when her son showed her a symbol that "sanctions intolerance" in his SAIL High School yearbook. The page included a Confederate flag and the phrases: "Long Live General Lee. Redneck and Proud!! The South Will Rise!!" Stewart said it's "defeating and condescending" to students of color and sends a bad message to all students regardless of race.She and another parent asked the School Board on Tuesday to create stricter policies on offensive materials in student publications."It's 50 years after Brown v. Board of Education," said Stewart, who teaches school in Georgia. "It doesn't make...

Controversial Confederate flag is missing City has studied whether to remove Confederate banner MICHELLE CROUCH Staff Writer Charlotte Observer The Confederate battle flag that flies over the graves of Confederate soldiers at city-owned Elmwood Cemetery has been stolen, its owners said. The theft comes as a city committee weighs whether to recommend removing the flag after several months of discussion and debate. The committee is expected to make a decision Friday. "We hate that this happened," said Rich Woods, commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans unit that owns the flag. "You have to wonder about the timing." The flag's...

Professor's sudden dismissal stuns students By Tiffanie Johnson and Roberto Chavez Students expressed shock last week when a popular history professor suddenly was dismissed. Then many expressed disbelief after they discovered an audio-enhanced website where he spoke out against Jews and blacks, including FDU basketball players. "He was my favorite professor," said one student. "I can't believe it is the same man." In fact, Jacques Pluss, an adjunct professor at the Metropolitan Campus, openly discussed his March 21 dismissal from Fairleigh Dickinson in a 44-minute interview on a website of the National Socialist Movement designed with swastikas and a picture...

Group trying to block building name change: NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- A state appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether Vanderbilt University can remove the word "Confederate" from a dormitory the United Daughters of the Confederacy helped build in the 1930s. The Tennessee chapter of the group claims the university's effort to drop the first word from Confederate Memorial Hall violates decades-old contracts, but Vanderbilt claims the contracts are no longer valid. The judges, who did not say when they will issue a ruling, had strong words for both sides. "You're arguing social values and making the courts be the tough...

At Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally wounds President Abraham Lincoln. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox, effectively ending the American Civil War. Booth, who remained in the North during the war despite his Confederate sympathies, initially plotted to capture President Lincoln and take him to Richmond, the Confederate capital. However, on March 20, 1865, the day of the planned kidnapping, the president failed to appear at the spot where Booth and his six fellow conspirators lay in wait. Two...

Gigantic Confederate Flag Flies Over I-65 Flag Erected By Sons Of Confederate Veterans POSTED: 7:54 pm CDT April 11, 2005 UPDATED: 4:57 pm CDT April 12, 2005 VERBENA, Ala. -- A huge Confederate flag now waves high above motorists traveling Interstate 65 in Autauga County. For some, it symbolizes a rich southern history, but others acknowledge that it could be seen as offensive. “I like it because we're from the south, and I'm a big southern girl,” said Kim Jones, a Verbena resident. The 20- by 30-foot Confederate flag can be seen for miles and is located at mile marker...

The defining moment of my visit to New Orleans a year ago occurred in a gift shop. I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit this, but at least it wasn't the kind that sells feather boas and t-shirts with jazz-playing lobsters. I wasn't a sorority girl nursing my hangover at Café Du Monde during Mardi Gras; I was a tourist visiting what used to be a sprawling, stately slave plantation. I was busy mulling over that subtly troubling experience, browsing through the gift shop's bookshelves, when I came to a curious array of volumes. The title The South Was Right! jumped out...

St. Louis -- White-supremacist groups around the country are moving aggressively to recruit new members by promoting their violent, racist ideologies on billboards, in radio commercials and in leaflets tossed on suburban driveways. Watching with mounting alarm, civil rights monitors say these tactics stake out a much bolder, more public role for many hate groups, which are trying to shed their image as shadowy extremists and claim more mainstream support. Watchdog groups fear increased violence from these organizations as they grow. But perhaps an even greater fear is that the new public relations strategy will let neo-Nazis recast themselves as...

A mob of Seattle Central Community College students chased military recruiters off campus last month, after a tense confrontation. Now a student anti-war group is stepping up efforts to keep them out for good. Students Against War has launched a petition drive aimed at persuading administrators to order a halt to on-campus military recruiting. The group points to a November ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Philadelphia-based court held that a college opposed to the policy barring gays and lesbians in the armed forces has a First Amendment right to protest by blocking access to military...

We all remember the votes that were never counted in Florida 2000. So, while we are all working hard for a positive outcome on November 2nd, we also have to be prepared for a repeat of a 2000 stolen election. Below is a pledge for people to sign, supporting efforts to mobilize and protect the vote on November 2nd and making a commitment to protest starting on November 3rd in the case of a fraudulent vote count. By signing this pledge, you will be joining with thousands of others in the November 3rd Urgent Response Network. Please sign the pledge...

A debate over recognizing "civil unions" for same-sex couples in New Zealand has turned ugly, with opponents of the move being likened to hate-groups. Advocates of civil unions -- including the government minister responsible for the legislation -- have sought to link their opponents to extremists by appealing to current public worries about anti-Semitic activity and a planned visit to New Zealand by a controversial historian and Holocaust-skeptic. The Civil Union Bill, which passed its first reading in parliament last June and was sent to a select committee for public feedback, will give legal recognition to same-sex couples as well...

CANTON — Trudging uphill, Dave Leasure climbed to the top of the slanted concrete driveway on Sandwith Avenue SW. It was a hot, sticky June evening. The kind of night that inspires some to cuddle next to an air conditioner. The reward for Leasure’s ascent was behind the front door of this house at the top of a hill. A glance at the electronic Palm Pilot in his hand told Leasure that Tim and Sharon Tomsho lived there. His mission: Convince the couple to not only vote in November’s election, but to cast their ballots for progressive Democrats. Not John...

I found this website by accident on Google. It's a very well organized Pro Islamic Jihad website in English with many articles and pictures including: An insiders look at the Iraqi Resistance A Rational for American Hegemony Bin Laden's Network Islam under Attack 9-11 Theories Many "newstories":Apr 01, 2004 US Military Vows Revenge For Attacks On American Civilians In Iraq Apr 01, 2004 Iraqi Resistance Sources: US Lost More Than 20 Soldiers In Fallujah Apr 01, 2004 Puppet Police Try To Win Over Iraqi Resistance In Fallujah Apr 01, 2004 Spain Names Madrid Bombing 'Mastermind' Apr 01, 2004 Taliban Kill...

Liberalism Is Unpatriotic Kyle Williams During the dead heat of this election year, sharp criticism is in the air against President Bush, and this being a post-war time, critics are out in further attacks over the legitimacy of the war in Iraq. In return, these critics are being attacked by conservatives and by the administration; thus an all-out political war is ongoing. These critics must concur with Hillary Clinton, who, in April 2003, shouted out to a group of supporters, "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow...

Still No Justice for Rachel Corrie - Smith -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, January 23 2004 @ 12:57 PM EST "It is an insult to the human heart to have to force government officials to do their jobs properly while digesting the fact your child has been brutally killed .." By WENDY SMITH Tom Hurndall, a 22-year-old British peace activist, died last week in a London hospital. He was shot in the head by Israeli sniper fire nine months ago while shepherding Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip out of the line of fire. He had been in a coma since his injury....

Florida's Jihad ConferenceBy Joe KaufmanFrontPageMagazine.com | December 17, 2003 During the holiday season this year, an Islam for Humanity conference will be held near Disney World on the campus of the Universal Heritage Foundation, a 31-acre Islamic propagation center located in Kissimmee, Florida. The three day conference will commence on December 19, 2003, which “coincidentally” marks the beginning of Hanukkah. The timing is not to be confused with the objective -- highlighting peace and brotherhood will not be the conference's priorities in marking the holiday season. Originally listed as “Specially Invited Guests” were ex-Presidential candidate and Green Party leader, Ralph Nader, and Shaikh Abdur-Rahman Al-Sudais, the chief...

You may remember the Chicago-based Islamic website Soundvision.com which hosted messages celebrating and applauding the suicide bombing in Israel last week, such as these highlighted by Daniel Pipes: ************************************************************************** SoundVision.com Visitors Applaud Jerusalem Suicide Bombing. The murder of 18 bus-riding Israelis by a militant Islamic terrorist on August 19 met with the expected joy in the Palestinian and Lebanese street ("Several hundred young men poured into the streets of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Tuesday and handed out sweets to celebrate a suicide bomb attack on a Jerusalem bus," reads one account). More noteworthy is the public, English-language...

BUSH & BLAIR CHOKE ON THE FALLOUT FROM SEPTEMBER THE 11TH   Press Release Dated 17th August 2003Almost two years on from September the 11th 2001 the world embraces itself for another anniversary. Many Muslims worldwide will be celebrating the comeuppance of the USA in what they see as retribution for the atrocities that the US has committed, and indeed continues to commit, against Muslims. Afghanistan and Iraq being the most recent examples. With 1000's of innocent Muslims still in captivity under barbaric conditions in Guantanamo bay, the US inquisition against Islam and Muslims shows no signs of subsiding....

In June, Pacifica Radio's Los Angeles station, KPFK-FM, hosted a thirty-hour marathon of Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn's anti-Semitic "Afrikan Mental Liberation Weekend."  It was the first time this once-annual program appeared for almost a decade. It had been banned by station management in 1993, after a long, hard-fought pressure campaign to remove it.  Afrikan Mental Liberation Weekend typically includes claims that the Jews disproportionately participated in the slave trade and persecuted blacks; in the past, he responded to criticism by calling the regional director of the Anti-Defamation League a "psychotic, idiotic, European Jew."   He has regularly played tapes by Nation of...

<p>The Anti-Defamation League charged Tuesday that Arizona anti-immigration groups' "campaign of vigilantism and intimidation" is akin to anti-Semitism and racism.</p> <p>The 90-year-old, predominantly Jewish organization issued a report on what it called three extremist groups that are "creating an atmosphere of fear and lawlessness" in trying to stem the flow of undocumented immigrants from Mexico, sometimes with armed patrols.</p>

The socialism of fools has returned to vogue not just in the Middle East and France, but in the American left and Washington. by David Brooks 02/21/2003 12:00:00 AM David Brooks, senior editor AFTER JOE LIEBERMAN completed his unsuccessful campaign for the vice-presidency, I pretty much concluded that anti-Semitism was no longer a major feature of American life. I went around making the case that the Anti-Defamation League should close up shop, since the evil they were organized to combat had shrunk to insignificance. Now I get a steady stream of anti-Semitic screeds in my e-mail, my voicemail, and in...

HAYDEN LAKE, Idaho -- For more than 20 years, this scenic corner of northern Idaho was synonymous with hate groups, and the Northwest in general was considered a haven for assorted extremists. Names like Theodore Kaczynski, Randy Weaver, the Aryan Nations, the Phineas Priesthood and the 11th Hour Remnant Messenger dominated the national image of the region from Spokane, Wash., to Lincoln, Mont. But many of those people are gone -- to jail or to other states -- and the number of militia and hate groups in the region is static even as it grows nationally. That has area human-rights...