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"The New Spirituality of the 21st Century"
Last night we may have witnessed the 21st Century’s first spiritual gathering in which our political leaders become High Priests too.  There were no Jewish rabbis or Catholic and Christian clergy who represented the faiths of those who actually died or were terribly maimed.   Instead, the University of Arizona offered up Secular political leaders to serve as our spiritual leaders.  They were the ones who were  there to salve our wounds. They were the one...

"The New Spirituality of the 21st Century"
I missed last night's memorial and so did not get to see what more and more people are bringing to my attention. The apparent dismantling of the Separation of Church and State: Last night we may have witnessed the 21st Century's first spiritual gathering in which our political leaders become High Priests too. There were no Jewish rabbis or Catholic and Christian clergy who represented the faiths of those who actually died or were terribly maimed. Instead, the University of Arizona offered up s...

Tucson service shows what liberals really mean by 'separation of church and state'
Despite the wholly inappropriate and distracting pep rally sound track, there were some moving moments in last night's memorial service at the University of Arizona for the Victims of Saturday's Safeway massacre in Tucson. But one thing that ought not be allowed to pass by without comment was how the event illustrated as no other public commemoration in recent memory what is really meant when the doctrine of "Separation of Church and State" is invoked by proponents of liberal multiculturalist co...

Native American Invocation at AZ Memorial was 'Just a Prayer,' Professor Says
Friday, January 14, 2011 By Pete Winn (CNSNews.com) - Wednesday night’s memorial service for the Shooting Victims in Tucson did not open with a prayer from a Jewish rabbi, a Protestant minister or a Catholic priest - it began with a Native American “blessing” that left many puzzled about what it meant and why it was performed. The prayer, which did not mention God and did not make the traditional request for God’s comfort for the bereaved that many might have expecte

Hickenlooper calls for collaboration, tough choices in first State of the State
In a Speech that featured few specific proposals, Gov. John Hickenlooper today delivered his First State of the State address, calling broadly for Bipartisan cooperation to create jobs and balance the Budget. “The global Recession did not start in Colorado, but we are convinced we can end it here,” the new Democratic Governor said, striking an optimistic tone throughout his 26-minute speech, delivered before a joint session of the legislature in the House chamber. “There are ...

Deal warns of cuts, promises progress in first State of the State
Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday vowed to end teacher Furloughs while also proposing deep cuts to Higher Education and no Pay Raise for State Employees. Ga. Politics news, helpful links PolitiFact Georgia » New Georgia Encyclopedia: Georgia lawmakers fuel up for the session by feasting on "wild" hogs. Deal delivered his First State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate just two days after taking the oath of office in the same chamber after the brutal wint...

Hickenlooper delivers 1st state of state speech
DENVER—Gov. John Hickenlooper says he'll offer core principles but no major new programs in his First State of the state Speech. The Democrat say his first address to lawmakers on Thursday will focus on jobs and The Economy, with an emphasis on streamlining programs the state already has in place. Hickenlooper said the state's projected $1 billion revenue shortfall will limit any new agenda this year. He said the emphasis will be on cutting red tape and allowing businesses to create new...

Haley to run first state financial board meeting
Sunshine will help melt more ice & snow! ...

In rise of ultra-Orthodox, challenges for Israel
Dramatic changes may be coming in Israel: Demographers now estimate about a third of last year's Jewish babies were born into the ultra-Orthodox community, an insular and devout minority that has long been at loggerheads with the rest of the increasingly modern and prosperous country. Ultra-Orthodox Jews — known in Hebrew as "Haredim," or "those who tremble" before God — have a birthrate far higher than that of other Israeli Jews, with 10 Children in a single family not uncommon. The...

Israel Ultra-Orthodox Jews Pose Challenges
Jerusalem — Dramatic changes may be coming in Israel: Demographers now estimate about a third of last year's Jewish babies were born into the ultra-Orthodox community, an insular and devout minority that has long been at loggerheads with the rest of the increasingly modern and prosperous country. Ultra-Orthodox Jews – known in Hebrew as "Haredim," or "those who tremble" before God – have a birthrate far higher than that of other Israeli Jews, with 10 Children in a single fami...

Bizarre Tucson Memorial
Humor me while I throw in my two cents. Perhaps it was the raucous whopping. Perhaps it was the Opening Ceremony with the Chief blessing all above, below, here, there, everywhere. Maybe it was the Holder and Napolitano reading the scriptures. No one of the cloth this time to invoke the spiritual. Janet shouting out “hello Tucson, hello Arizona” didn’t awaken my empathy, but perhaps it was her reading of Isaiah. “Make straight in the dessert a highway” that came to m...

An evening in Tucson -- the good, the bad, and the ugly
Posted by Paul at 9:55 PM In the post immediately below, I praised President Obama's Speech in Tucson this evening in honor of the Victims of that horrific Shooting Spree. That Speech was part of a larger ceremony which, on the whole, was rather a mixed bag. The best thing about the evening, even better than Obama's speech, was the news he delivered that Rep. Giffords today opened her eyes on her own for the first time since she was shot. Other good spots: Daniel Hernandez, the intern who helpe...

Right now: President Obama headed to hospital where Rep Giffords is in the ICU
Here is the White House pool report (from Arizona). Note also there is the list of people who met President Obama on the tarmac in Arizona. News: We are heading to University Medical Center to see Rep Giffords, husband and several other Victims still in the Hospital . Pool will hold outside. Flotus and potus walked down steps and each spoke for a few moments with each of several greeters (names below). Flotus was first, followed by potus, Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano, Justice Kennedy, Nancy Pel...

Obama temporarily lifts ban on religious expression
Administration officials stunned the Tuscon Memorial crowd and television audience last night by talking about God. Although the auditorium crowd was instructed to applaud everything, television viewers were shocked when Janet Napolitano began reading from The Bible. “I expected Security Guards to take her away” remarked Lou Roberts, who watched the program from his favorite sports bar in Atlanta, Ga. Tension continued to fill the air as Attorney General Eric Ho...

Limbaugh Slams Arizona Pep Rally And Slobbering Fox News All-Stars
Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves and wasn’t so eager to echo the overwhelming praise of President Obama ’s memorial Speech last night. Not only was he shocked by the “pep rally” tone of the crowd (something that also troubled CBS’ Mark Knoller during today’s Press Conference with Robert Gibbs ), but he also had some complaints about what was said, the timing of the ceremony and the media reaction to it. Limbaugh first doubted the wisdom of having Department ...

O Pleaze. No More Tragedies for Profit of Politicians.
Will he stand with the America that wants an end to the invasions and occupations of foreign lands. Operations preferably referred to by the Administration and those who buy the Administration's line as, "wars?" Will he stand with the poor? The Brown skinned? The Elderly who needs a raise in their cost of living? The sick who need Health Insurance? Obama's words to me sound like profiteering in the midst of tragedy. Profiteering aided by the entire tone of the media in the midst of this traged...

President Obama official schedule and guidance, Jan. 12, 2011. Tucson Memorial Service
In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will meet with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon to discuss U.S. support for Lebanon's Sovereignty, independence, and stability, the ongoing work of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and other regional issues. Lebanon is an important partner in U.S. efforts to promote peace, stability, and justice in the Middle East. The President an...

Bogus Christianists
Yes, I have paid attention to the attempted Assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), the Murder of six other people, and the attempted political Assassination by the Leftist media of Former Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) in these past few days. Yes, I'm up to my ears in taking care of my great-aunt--an invalid since her accident on September 24th of last year.  Yes, I am grateful to the awesome King Shamus for keeping my blog alive from that time until now. But what I want to know...

Rush: Obama Speech Was Pep Rally
Mediaite reports: Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves and wasn’t so eager to echo the overwhelming praise of President Obama’s memorial Speech last night. Not only was he shocked by the “pep rally” tone of the crowd (something that also troubled CBS’ Mark Knoller during today’s Press Conference with Robert Gibbs), but he also had some complaints about what was said, the timing of the ceremony and the media reaction to it. Limbaugh first doubted the wisdom of having Depar

President Obama at Tucson memorial service
About 45 minutes into the service, following remembrances by Gov. Brewer, former Governor and current DHS Secretary Napolitano, and Attorney General Holder, President Obama is introduced by UA President Robert N. Shelton. The text of his remarks as prepared are available below the fold. President Obama is expected to speak for just under twenty minutes. Update: President Obama's begins: To the families of those we’ve lost; to all who called them friends; to the Students of this university...

Brooklyn-Jenin: On concentrations camps and Yonatan Pollack
Genocide.co.il I am worried that the 2010 Rabbis’ letter is just the beginning for a much more severe Racism wave. An article published at a weekly religious Zionist publication, which mentioned death camps for “Amalek,” makes me fear even more.  Amalek, a biblical tribe hostile to the Israelites that had to be destroyed by Israel according to God (some religious Jews use this term in slang to describe Arabs/Muslims/Palestinians).   Further, to add to the “

Factbox: Tunisia declares state of emergency
Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:20pm EST n">(Reuters) - Tunisia's Veteran President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali stood down on Friday amid a State of Emergency declared following street Protests in the capital and other cities. Here are some key facts about Tunisia: * COUNTRY DETAILS: POPULATION: 10.5 million (2010) CAPITAL: Tunis RELIGION: Sunni Islam is followed by over 99 percent of the population. There are also small Jewish and Catholic groups. LANGUAGE: Arabic is the official language, French and Berber ...

More on the memorial rally
So it seems the University of Arizona spent $60,000 on souvenir t-shirts to commemorate their memorial pep rally. Dan Collins: I’m just thinking . . . if it were a memorial event, it might have been better to donate the money to some charity. But, hey, that’s just me. Anyway, souvenirs from an event memorializing the Victims of an atrocity? “Hey, dude . . . remember that time in college that little girl got shot by that Tea Partier? Good times. I’ve still got the t-shi...

Charlie Rangel on Tucson
Last night on Judge Napolitano’s Freedom Watch, Charlie Rangel denounced the propagandistic notion-which undergirds all media and government agitprop-that the life of a state official is worth more than a commoner’s. Having been selectively censured and kicked out of his committee chairmanship, the Harlem congressman now has no more stake in the regime, so he may speak more truths to power, perhaps on why the life of a cop or soldier or fireman is not worth more than a ...

State Shariah ban moves up judicial ladder
A constitutional scholar who graduated cum laude from Harvard Law and later taught at the University of Oklahoma and Oral Roberts University says a Federal Judge got it backwards when she wrote an opinion that Oklahoma voters would not be allowed to ban the use of Shariah law in their courts. That opinion came from Chief Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, who before Christmas blocked the state from certifying a Constitutional Amendment ap...