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Are Presidents appointed by God? Do we see His hand in the process of choosing a President? Maybe we get what we deserve, as in what we bring on ourselves. There was a 50/50 split in 2000 and the election in 2004 was very close also. Was God telling us something? There are no conservatives left in Republican nomination process but many millions of conservatives in America with no clear choice to support. God again? Who do God fearing Christians vote for now? Obama/Hillary split/division going into convention. Is this all Gods doing? Is God showing us how divided as...

<p>Imagine living in a city with the country's highest rate for violent crime and the second-highest unemployment rate. As an added kicker you need more Superfund dollars allocated to your city to clean up contaminated toxic waste sites than just about any other metro.</p>

Rush Move Sparks WPRO-A/Providence Lineup Shuffle Buddy's Back As expected and tipped yesterday on ALL ACCESS, the move of RUSH LIMBAUGH in PROVIDENCE from CITADEL Talk WPRO-A to CLEAR CHANNEL Talk WHJJ-A has opened a slot for former PROVIDENCE Mayor BUDDY CIANCI at WPRO, but it's also prompted a shuffle in assignments for a pair of existing WPRO personalities, as morning host RON ST. PIERRE joins CIANCI for 10a-2p and present middayer JOHN DEPETRO moves up to mornings 6-10a as host of the "WPRO MORNING NEWS." Afternoon host DAN YORKE moves up an hour to 2-6p. The changes take place...

It is the period of Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom HaShoah—the Day of the Holocaust. In Israel, traffic comes to a halt for two minutes of respectful silence. In America, the day is observed by many Jewish communities as the dead are mourned. But for some, the Holocaust challenges faith. Anyone who believes in the God of Abraham, has only two choices when contemplating the Holocaust: (1) God was powerless to stop evil men from perpetrating the Holocaust and therefore allowed this unspeakable calamity to occur; or (2) He made it happen. Nobody with faith can adopt the first explanation....

Providence submarine museum sinks PROVIDENCE -- An old Soviet submarine used as a floating museum sank and was completely submerged in the Providence River after being battered by a powerful northeaster earlier this week.

Controversial gabster John DePetro blew it in Boston - one of the top radio markets in the country - but has landed a new job at a Rhode Island radio station. DePetro’s new morning talk show on WPRO-AM in Providence debuts Wednesday. The station wanted him so badly they fired host Dave Barber after a mere 10 months on the job. Boston’s WRKO-AM axed DePetro in November after he called gubernatorial candidate Grace Ross a “fat lesbian” on the air. In July, DePetro was suspended for two days and forced to apologize for calling ex-Turnpike boss Matt Amorello a “fag.”...

Can any good brothers from Maine or Alabama confirm to me the source of this quote, said to be found in a book written by Joshua Chamberlain. An Amazon review says this is found on page 21 in the book, but a search of other internet links does not mention this letter as much as one would imagine. Here is the Amazon quote/review: A letter written to Chamberlain...by a Confederate combatant of the 15th Alabama Regiment which assaulted Little Round Top on July 2...is astonishing(p.21).The former rebel soldier simply states that he COULD HAVE SHOT CHAMBERLAIN TWICE during the battle...

Another typical race card, pro-illegal immigration over-reaction by the ACLU. The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the State Police seeking the release of a videotape that shows a traffic stop involving illegal immigrants. The videotape shows the first five minutes of a 70-minute stop on Interstate 95 in July by a trooper who pulled over a van with 14 Guatemalan immigrants after the driver failed to use a turn signal. Trooper Thomas Chabot detained the 14 people and brought them to Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Providence, where they now face deportation. An internal investigation reported that Chabot...

2006 Haunted Labyrinth to Conclude Halloween Night (Cranston, R.I.)-The Diocese of Providence’s Office of Comprehensive Youth Ministry (CYO) today issued a reminder that announced the 2006 Haunted Labyrinth located at 804 Dyer Ave. in Cranston will close for the season on Halloween night. The labyrinth has been open since Friday, September 29 and runs Thursday through Sunday, 7-10:00 p.m.Office of Communications- 278-4600 (or email kdavis@dioceseofprovidence.org)10/26/06Bishop Tobin: "Halloween isn't so scary"

"He holds all creation together." Col. 1:17 "He sustains the universe by the mighty power of His command!" Hebrews 1:3 Jesus Christ upholds, preserves, and governs the worlds which He has made! Thus all creatures, from the smallest insect which is seen by the microscope; up to the archangel which worships before the eternal throne; all events, from the falling of a hair of the head to the destruction of nations by famine, pestilence, and war; all rule and authority, from that of a petty official, to that of thrones and principalities in heaven; the material universe, from the least...

The Preambles of all 50 States Of The United States: Alabama 1901, Preamble. We the people of the State of Alabama, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution. Alaska 1956, Preamble. We, the people of Alaska, grateful to God and to those who founded our nation and pioneered this great land. Arizona 1911, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Arizona, grateful to Almighty God for our liberties, do ordain this Constitution... Arkansas 1874, Preamble. We, the people of the State of Arkansas, grateful to Almighty God for the privilege of...

A common and false impression about America’s Founding Fathers is that they were deists -- that is, they believed in a "watchmaker" God who set the universe in motion and then stepped aside to let it run itself. The deist god lacks the interest, or the power, to intervene in human affairs. Michael Novak, a celebrated theologian and author, convincingly rebutted this misconception in his book, "On Two Wings: Humble Faith and Common Sense at the American Founding." In "Washington's God," Novak and his daughter Jana turn their attention to the religious beliefs of America's first and greatest President. The...

WESTWOOD ONE LAUNCHES THE MONICA CROWLEY SHOW --New Program to Air Saturdays, Noon - 3 p.m. ET-- Beginning Saturday, April 1, 2006 New York, NY Monday, Mar 20, 2006 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON) is proud to announce the national launch of The Monica Crowley Show, the three-hour talk program hosted by author and news personality Monica Crowley. The show begins Saturday, April 1, 2006, and will air from noon to 3 p.m. ET. The Monica Crowley Show will debut on major market stations across the country including: WABC-AM New York, WTKK-FM Boston and WTNT-AM Washington DC. The show will...

"Weather Disaster of Historic Proportions" Could Strike as Early as This Year... The northeast U.S. coast could be the target of a major hurricane, perhaps as early as this season, according to research announced today by the AccuWeather... Hurricane Center. "The Northeast is staring down the barrel of a gun," said Joe Bastardi, Chief Forecaster... "The Northeast coast is long overdue for a powerful hurricane...not a question of if but when." ... "If you examine past weather cycles that have occurred in the Atlantic, you will see patterns of storms," added Ken Reeves, Expert Senior Meteorologist and Director of Forecasting...

As Sean Hannity is proving to Jerry Springer, a career boost can sometimes come from the most unlikely of circumstances. After all, why should the nation's number two-ranked talk host (by audience size, with Rush Limbaugh in first place) give one of Air America Radio's weakest performers the time of day? Because of Jerry's television fame? Even the liberal network's most diehard apologists seem lukewarm when it comes to supporting the syndicated television trashmeister. And we might add that Hannity has roughly 10 stations running his show for every one still saddled with the dreadful "Springer On The Radio". And...

/cut/ The first image is of a young man standing before an armored tank and staring it down. The tank turns away, but the young man again moves to stand in front of it. Most of you recognize this image from the Chinese quest for freedom at Tiananmen Square. That quest for freedom was primarily led by students against a Communist, atheistic government that soon quashed the effort. But within weeks of the government's actions, a request came to Covenant Seminary from student leaders at Beijing University. They asked for the writings of Francis Schaeffer, and within a few years...

The plug's finally been pulled at Air America affiliate WHJJ-AM, where enormous ratings losses have nearly killed a once-successful Providence conservative talk station. While at least two tiny stations have already dropped Air America, this is significant because the Rhode Island talker has been one of the network's largest outlets. According to the Providence Journal, Jerry Springer's show is the first to be yanked and will be followed by Al Franken's imminent cancellation:

We are not as those who believe in two co-existent forces, each supreme, one of whom shall create disasters, and the other shall distribute blessings. The prince of evil is, according to our faith, subordinate to the great Lord of all. Thus saith Jehovah, by the mouth of his servant Isaiah, "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and I create evil: I the Lord do all these things." He reigneth in the calm summer's day, and gives us the precious fruits of harvest, but he is equally present and regnant in the hurricane which destroys, or...

Yes, it's all about Providence this morning, not the sappy NBC-TV drama, rather a disturbing radio tragedy. In one of talk radio's biggest-ever screw-ups, a once well-performing conservative talk station has been destroyed by switching to "progressive" Air America programming. Most astounding: it took only a year to kill Providence's WHJJ-AM.

Film Review of Stay Until Tomorrow By William John Hagan Columnist for The Houston Home Journal July 14,2005 Stay Until Tomorrow, writer and director Laura Colella’s second feature film, has successfully returned the true quality to the independent film genre. Arguably, in recent years, the true independent film has died thanks to the influx of major production companies into this once flourishing art form. In a year, when Sideways a wonderful but decidedly mainstream film swept the IFC Awards the coffin of independent film seemed to be nailed shut and perverted into little more than a marketing term for people...

Firefighters May Picket During Hillary Clinton's Visit Clinton Visited Providence Two Years Ago POSTED: 7:50 pm EDT May 3, 2005 UPDATED: 8:01 pm EDT May 3, 2005 PROVIDENCE -- New York Sen. Hillary Clinton may see both dignitaries and protestors when she comes to Providence for a fundraiser Friday. Because Mayor David Cicilline is one of those invited dignitaries, the Providence Firefighter Union plans a showing. The total people turnout could be huge. Organizers hope to put more than $100,000 into the political coffers of Hillary Clinton for her 2006 re-election bid for the Senate. The small fundraiser will be...

Alleged Providence cop killer in brawl with prison guards. 4 guards needed to subdue irate prisoner. One guard suffered a broken jaw and fractured eye socket. The others guards suffered minor injuries. More info to follow...

Luck or Providence? (D) Terry Dashner…………………..Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013 May I share several more significant historical events that didn’t just happen by luck. I believe that the hand of Providence was behind them to serve God’s purpose. Let me start with Charles Martel the grandfather of Charlemagne. Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer) defeated the Spanish Muslims at the Battle of Tours in 732-733 AD. His grandson, Charlemagne would later be crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by Pope Leo III (751-816 AD) on Christmas Day 800 AD. Thus, the Western Roman Empire, which had not...

Luck or Providence? (C) Terry Dashner…………………..Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013 One gentile ruler down and here comes another one. Just like God allowed it, no doubt. Here comes Daniel’s leopard to pounce on the world. (The leopard is one of four gentile powers to rule over Israel throughout world history as stated in the Book of Daniel.) His name was Alexander. Let me tell you a little bit about him. His father was Philip of Macedonia. He brought all of Greece under his rule just before he was assassinated in 336 BC. The great philosopher...

Luck or Providence? (B) Terry Dashner……………….Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013 Evening services have concluded. Let me get back to what I was arguing earlier. The events of history didn’t happen by luck. They were guided along by the hand of Providence. God is bringing all things into the swallow of His Glorious Kingdom. After all, we’ve been asking God to bring forth His Kingdom on earth “…as it is in Heaven…” for 2000 years. He does hear and answer prayers you know; therefore, He’s over riding events of humankind for His Sovereign purpose and will...

Luck of Providence? Terry Dashner……………..Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013 Think of dominoes falling and not luck happening. What am I saying? Consider this. The milestones of human history are not free-standing monoliths, occurring by luck. They are, however, like dominoes—one event of time affecting another until milestones arise and provide a signature by which we identify human history. Does that make sense? Listen to this. Author Bill Yenne in his book entitled, 100 Events That Shaped World History (Bluewood Books 1993), “…the Battles of Salamis and Plataea were significant because they prevented the annihilation of...

America is unsettled over the case of Terri Schiavo. Fifteen years ago, she suffered brain damage that left her totally dependent on others for basic care, including nourishment. Pursuant to a court order, this nourishment is scheduled to end March 18, when Michael Schiavo, her estranged husband and guardian, will have her feeding tube removed.1 Bob and Mary Schindler, Terri’s parents, have been battling in the courts to prevent their daughter’s death by starvation. Terri Schiavo’s Condition Food and water are all Terri needs to stay alive. Reliable health care specialists testify that she is not comatose and can improve...

Rarely has more attention been devoted to a broadcasting-related topic than to the latest attempt at making liberal talk radio work. But how is it really faring? Where a number of national left-wing programs had failed one after another over the years, 2004 saw a concerted effort, backed by partisan funding, to make the Air America Network fly. Other radio syndication companies have since stepped into the mix with their own offerings. Some pretty bold claims are being made at the moment: Jones Radio's Ed Schultz, of Fargo, N.D., claims his show grew faster than Rush Limbaugh's did in his...

Jan 18, 2:18 PM (ET) BOSTON (Reuters) - He survived one of the toughest tests of reality television but now Richard Hatch, the first winner of the U.S. TV series "Survivor," is facing his toughest challenge yet. Hatch failed to report the $1 million he won on "Survivor," federal prosecutors said on Tuesday as they charged him with filing false tax returns. The 43-year-old Hatch, whose brash strategizing propelled him to victory in 2000's "Survivor" series on CBS, is charged on two counts in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Providence, Rhode Island. Prosecutors said Hatch not only...

Like everything else socialist, today’s schools and history books deny at every turn the religious nature of America’s Founding Father’s and the inspiration these great men felt for the cause of liberty. Sadly, many of us have come to accept as fact the fallacy that the Founders and our precious liberties are products of the European Enlightenment (a secular movement). Yet at every turn, the real record, the hidden record, tells a different story—a story of men of faith, men driven not simply by their intellects, but by their hearts, not just by political principle, but by deeply held religious...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

Latin Mass brings more people to church Bishop Fernando A. Rifan, the apostolic administrator for traditionalist Catholics in a diocese in Brazil, visits East Providence and speaks of the resurgence of the traditional Mass. EAST PROVIDENCE -- The Catholic bishop who was tapped by the Vatican as the pastoral leader for thousands of Catholics in Brazil who remain attached to the old Latin Mass says he's convinced the rite will play a crucial role in the renewal of the church. "Because the guidelines and structure of the Tridentine rite are so much more strict, I believe it will protect us...

(Providence, RI) -- Mayor David Cicilline will host ceremonies today to raise the Rainbow Flag over City Hall. The ceremony kicks-off RI Pride festivities in Providence in recognition of the contributions of the gay and lesbian community. The flag-raising is scheduled for 5:30.<

Made it through about 18 tornadoes last night. One person didn't. I have a few pictures of the devastation along with some comments and prayers.

Consistent conservative Toomey is accustomed to success By Patrick Kerkstra Inquirer Staff Writer In the late 1970s, when inflation was rampant and memories of Watergate and the Vietnam War were still raw, Pat Toomey spent part of each school day in a high school history classroom quietly seething. It was the teacher who got under his skin. Too many lectures were about capitalism's failings, corruption in Washington, or how America was no better than the Soviet Union. None of it squared with Toomey's patriotic take on U.S. history or his budding conservative ideology. "I felt we were a great, great...

Traffic bottlenecks across the nation have increased by 40% since 1999, a new report shows. Despite that, delays are being reduced at some of the nation's most infamous chokepoints such as Albuquerque's "Big I" and Chicago's "Hillside Strangler." "Bottlenecks have spread to new areas," said Diane Steed, president of American Highway Users Alliance, a coalition of automakers, construction companies, automobile clubs and bus companies. "The good news is that when you come up with plans to alleviate congestion, you can make a difference." An alliance study to be released today found that the number of major highway bottlenecks in the...

31 December, 2003If you're not a "nice guy"... by Jeffrey JacksonSearching for one’s vocation in life is a most daunting task. This is especially true given that society today is not only apathetic, but perhaps hostile, to the meaning of the word "vocation." It is no longer within the standard definition of the term "success" to have found a vocation. Oftentimes, a man of faith searching for his vocation, perhaps with lack of encouragement from his family and certainly no help from society, will turn to his diocesan vocation office for much needed wisdom and guidance on these critical matters....

Manna up-close (left) and a valley full of manna (right) SINAI PENINSULA, EGYPT – In a startling new discovery that is turning the heads of biblical scholars and skeptics alike, manna—a nondescript bread-like eatable—has reportedly been found covering the ground each morning in a dry and desolate region outside of Serabit El-Khadem. Hossam Almeleh, an anthropology student at the University of Cairo, was conducting a research project with Dr. Daunis Abadi and two of his classmates when he stumbled upon a 27-acre desert flat completely covered with a white bread-like substance. "I had only walked over a knoll a...

'The death of Uday and Qusay," the commander of the ground forces in Iraq told reporters on Wednesday, "is definitely going to be a turning point for the resistance." Well, it was a turning point, but unfortunately not of the kind he envisaged. On the day he made his announcement, Iraqi insurgents killed one US soldier and wounded six others. On the following day, they killed another three; over the weekend they assassinated five and injured seven. Yesterday they slaughtered one more and wounded three. This has been the worst week for US soldiers in Iraq since George Bush declared...

(Providence-AP) -- Federal investigators say a decorated Vietnam war veteran has admitted he improperly obtained one of his awards. Bruce Cotta admitted he purchased the Distinguished Service Cross over the Internet after the Army rejected his application for the Congressional Medal of Honor. Cotta, of Middletown, then forged the papers that would go along with the Distinguished Service Cross and sent them to Representative Patrick Kennedy, making it appear they came from the Army. Kennedy presented the Distinguished Service Cross -- Army's second-highest honor -- to Cotta in a ceremony in August 2000. The F-B-I began investigating after the Army...

At 12 noon on April 6th this Sunday, there will be a support rally for the troops in Providence, RI. This event will be held on the south lawn of the statehouse, and is being put on by the Roger Williams University College Republicans. I encourage all Freepers to come, the RWUCRs are a very patriotic and proactive bunch of patriots. For more info please email them at: rwu_cr@yahoo.com - Tomas Pineiro

In the spring of 1999, as George W. Bush was about to announce his run for President, he agreed to be interviewed about his religious faith -- grudgingly. "I want people to judge me on my deeds, not how I try to define myself as a religious person of words." It's hard to believe that's the same George W. Bush as now. Since taking office -- and especially in the last weeks -- Bush's personal faith has turned highly public, arguably more so than any modern president. What's important is not that Bush is talking about God but that he's...

Chapter 13 The Providence of GodWe believe that the same God, after He had created all things, did not forsake them or give them up to fortune or chance, but that He rules and governs them according to His holy will, so that nothing happens in this world without His appointment; nevertheless, God neither is the Author of nor can be charged with the sins which are committed. For His power and goodness are so great and incomprehensible that he orders and executes His work in the most excellent and just manner, even then when devils and wicked men act...

Thomas S. Buchanan on God & Science For several years I taught a course to fresh-men on basic mechanics. In this course a teacher will begin by assuming that the universe is a very simple place where all ropes are massless, all pulleys are frictionless, and everything has only two dimensions. It is amazing how many problems you can solve when assuming that we live in such a strange universe.As the students progress and master simple mechanics, the teacher must introduce a third dimension, gravitational forces, and friction. The problems can no longer be solved so easily. That is, once...

More Than a Calvinist 1762 To be enabled to form a clear, consistant, and comprehensive judgement of the truths revealed in the Scripture, is a great privilege; But they who possess it are exposed to The temptation of thinking too highly of themselves, and too meanly of others, especially of those who not only refuse to adopt their sentiments, but venture to oppose them. We see few controversial writings, however excellent in other respects, but are tinctured with this spirit of self-superiority; and they who are not called to this service (of writing). if they are attentive to what passes...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A newspaper employee who killed two co-workers and wounded another had recently complained that his colleagues were pressuring him to join the union, a family friend said Sunday. Carlos Pacheco, a 20-year employee at The Providence Journal's production facility, had cried this week about his job and said three men at work were taunting him, said Patricia Bogacz, Pacheco's former sister-in-law. Family members said Pacheco, 38, died Saturday inside his burned-out car a few blocks from the suburban Providence home of Matthew Fandetti, one of his three victims. State officials said they couldn't positively identify...

Journal worker kills 2, injures 1 06/09/2002 BY AMANDA MILKOVITS Journal Staff Writer -- An employee of The Providence Journal Co. fatally shot two coworkers, wounded a third, and may have then died in a car fire after a wave of violence yesterday morning that swept from the newspaper's production plant in the city to a suburban neighborhood in Warwick. The police said that Carlos Pacheco, 38, a 20-year employee at The Journal, entered the building at 210 Kinsley Ave. at about 9:30 a.m., and shot a supervisor, Robert Benetti, 38, of Pawtucket. Benetti died. Pacheco then shot and wounded...

7. The servant of God being confirmed by these promises and examples, will add the passages which teach that all men are under his power, whether to conciliate their minds, or to curb their wickedness, and prevent it from doing harm. For it is the Lord who gives us favour, not only with those who wish us well, but also in the eyes of the Egyptians (Exod. 3:21), in various ways defeating the malice of our enemies. Sometimes he deprives them of all presence of mind, so that they cannot undertake anything soundly or soberly. In this ways he sends...

(CNSNews.com) - A federal jury in Providence, R.I., ruled in favor of Philip Morris U.S.A. in a case brought by the family of a Rhode Island smoker. Judith Hyde sued for compensatory damages for her husband Walter's death, because she said the company did not warn him of the possible health hazards when he started smoking in 1959, his teen years. "The jury concluded that there was widespread common knowledge of the health hazards of smoking even before the Surgeon General's warning was put on cigarette packages," said William S. Ohlemeyer, vice president and associate general counsel for Philip Morris...