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Imagine a world where children are taken from their families in order to stop them from turning their children into terrorists. Now imagine that on the list of potential terrorists whose children must be taken or re-educated are home schoolers, active pro-lifers, and many other average Evangelical Christians. This is the all-too-believable plot behind Jodi Cowles novel, "The Minor Protection Act" (TMPA) in which a President of the United States, with help from a slick attorney, gets a bill passed through Congress that has federal agents remove children from their traditionalist Christian homes and families to stop the children from...

Today CSPAN decided: a) not to cover the Gathering of Eagles rally, and b) to cover the Workers World Party's rally against America.With this deplorable decision, CSPAN has spit on the American military veteran. How can CSPAN make such a blatantly biased decision? Will they defend their decision, saying that "our" rally doesn't have any celebrities like Gold Star mother, Cindy Sheehan?What about the Gold Star mothers on our side who will be speaking? They may not have the name recognition that Cindy Sheehan has, but CSPAN viewers have a right (and an expectation) that their voices should carry equal...

Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) distributes flyers to students at area public high schools and so should you! Flyers announcing your ex-gay organization and the resources you offer to the community are a good way to communicate the message that change is possible and that diversity includes ex-gays (individuals who no longer self-identify as “gay”). You deliver your flyers to the local high schools and the school administration distributes the flyers to the student body. PFOX has samples of its flyers and brochures at www.pfox.org under Downloads. Flyers must advertise the resources and support your ex-gay organization...

I've had this story worked out in my mind for going on twenty years. 1989. But now... I am stuck. I started a book based on it, but I'm no writer, obviously. I constantly re-read and edit, and re-read and edit more. Probably because I've posted part of the story on sites that critique writing. Anyway. I've hit a wall. A large brick wall. I've since stopped editing my own stuff, but try as I might, I can't write another chapter that I'm okay with. How do you, in your experience, get past it? I'll appreciate any help anyone can...

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan speaks to the group of activists after she arrived at 'Camp Casey,' her peace camp near Crawford, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)

I dreamed, the other night, that the Pittsburgh Steelers had been sold to Steve Wynn and would be playing football in a new, $3 billion domed stadium that externally resembled the Roman Pantheon. Their new cheerleaders, the Vestal Virgins, were so saucy that only night broadcasts would televise their routines. During halftime, faux gladiatorial combats were staged and the winner was granted his freedom by the great emperor, Elvis Impersonatorus. The legions of muted fans sipped on mocha lattes and watched the world's largest keno board between plays. Moreover, as a paean to the great city they now represented, Las...

I just had a great experience wuth New Balance, the sport shoe manufacturer, and I have to tell you all about it. I'll be brief. Earlier this afternoon, I was filling my Hot Rod Lincoln with overpriced fuel. The pump failed to automatically shut off when the tank was full, and gasoline spilled out all over the ground and all over my New Balance walking shoes. The station manager told me that if I needed to pay to have anything cleaned, he'd pay for it. I told him I'd check things out after I got home. At home, I called...

Need some help here. A lot of us have been following the apparent staging of events in South Lebanon by Hezbollah. Elsewhere, I've gotten into arguments, mostly with a bunch of Euros, who are claiming the "Green Helmet Guy", aka Abu Chadi the Mortician, is just "getting the word out from their side of the argument". Any resources out there showing him unloading and "planting" corpses from his refrigerated truck ??? These Eurotrash apparentely can't add two and two together, so to convince, I need more iron-clad proof. Anyone know of any such proof ???

This plot involved planes going from Britain to the U.S.....from the "little satan" to the "big satan". I believe this is the Aug 22 surprise/announcement/firworks that Ahmadinejad has been referring to. Anyone else mention this connection?

this weeks "navy times" came out. it had the usual articles in it. one very touching one about the last carrier operations of the f-14s. then.....

"Pakistani women protesters hold a placard reading, 'Three big terrorists of the world U.S. Israel and India,' during a rally to condemn the ongoing Israeli airstrikes against Lebanon and Palestinian territories, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006 in Lahore, Pakistan."

Is Cindy Sheehan still fasting? She has now bought 5 acres in Crawford Texas so she can continue to garner media attention, but none of the media ask her about how her fasting is going. I was just wondering...

Recently, Microsoft has been very averse to giving Vista a firm launch date. Last week, Anders reported that Microsoft's Kevin Johnson only said that Vista would ship "when it is available." Ars was also told that a release date slip of a few weeks wouldn't be surprising. All the ambiguity surrounding Vista doesn't sound very reassuring, and maybe the company would be better off pushing the release date back. According to Robert McLaws of Longhorn Blogs, that's just what Vista needs: more time. Why does McLaws believe that Microsoft should delay the release of Windows Vista? He has four major...

Are you ready for some (college) footballMcLean, Va. -- Despite having to replace nine starters on defense, Ohio State on Friday was named the No. 1 team in the USA Today preseason college football poll. It sits there like a ring on a merry-go-round. Close enough to touch. Or to drop. "It" is the Sept. 9 game against defending national champion Texas. In Austin. On ABC in prime time. The Buckeyes might have spent the summer telling everyone they weren't going to look ahead, but they would be doing it with crossed fingers and a wink. Coming off a 10-2...

This is strictly vanity. OK, been awhile on eHarmony and still looking for the love of my life. Then I find Rush Limbaugh has signed with them. Guess his fling with Donna Karyn wasn't a match made in heaven or you'd have heard more about it by now. It makes me wonder if he's really looking to get married again. We all know he met Marta online back in the 90s. Will it it be another trip to the altar? Fire away!

Click the link below to access a video that lasts about 5 minutes of Janeane Garofalo and some Metrosexual zot bait (that visits FR frequently) give their opinion of what goes on at FR and what FReepers are all about!! Click Here then click the image of Jeanine Garafalo!

I was on a 6-person JP court jury. We heard an eviction case. The man had lived in the apt. 6 years. In November, he was working on an elevator and fell four floors. He signed a new lease that month and has been out of work since, but managed to pay five of the six months his $433 rent. Term date on the lease was June 31st. Manager said he owed $741 as of court date, July 26. But the man had a hand-written letter without a date stating he owed $979. No explanation was given for the numbers....

10 Ways Darwinists Help Intelligent Design (Part I) ---------------------------------------------- Eighty years after the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, the public still refuses to accept the idea that Darwin’s theory of natural selection is a sufficient explanation for complex biological phenomena. In fact, opinion polls show that fewer people are willing to accept the idea that human beings developed from earlier species than they were just ten years ago. In Britain—a country that is not exactly known for fundamentalist Christianity—fewer than half accept the theory of evolution as the best description for the development of life. (And more than 40% of those polled...

What is your favorite Science Fiction television series? My Favorites 1.Babylon 5 2.Time Tunnel 3.Star Trek(All Of them) 4.Space:1999 5.UFO 6.Adventures of Lois and Clark 7.Seaquest DSV(only some of them) 8.Land of the Lost(though loosely science fiction) 9.Planet of the Apes(Television series and Movies) 10.Max Headroom