Well it would appear from all accounts that if the primary season didn’t end Tuesday night, it will officially end tomorrow as Hillary Clinton gives her support to Barack Obama.
In case you missed it, NPR has a great “highlight reel” with some of the top sound clips from the campaign season.
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Zac Browser
This is a cool example of finding a way to make things work – when there’s not (many) other options available.
From USA Today:
John LeSieur is in the software business, so he took particular interest when computers seemed mostly useless to his 6-year-old grandson, Zackary. The boy has autism, and the whirlwind of options presented by PCs so confounded him that he threw the mouse in frustration.
LeSieur tried to find online tools that could guide autistic children around the Web, but he couldn’t find anything satisfactory. So he had one built, named it the Zac Browser For Autistic Children in honor of his grandson, and is making it available to anyone for free.
The browser is geared towards kids with autism but looks like it could be a good way for other kids to learn the web and computers as well.
National Doughnut Day
Today is National Doughnut Day. Didn’t realize this, but National Doughnut Day honors the Salvation Army “Lassies” of WWI. It is also used as a fund raiser for needy causes of the Salvation Army.
The original Salvation Army Doughnut was first served by Salvation Army in 1917. During WWI, Salvation Army “lassies” were sent to the front lines of Europe. These brave volunteers made home cooked foods, and provided a moral boost to the troops. Often, the doughnuts were cooked in oil inside the of the metal helmet of an American soldier. The American infantrymen were commonly called doughboys. Salvation Army lassies were the only women outside of military personnel allowed to visit the front lines. Lt. Colonel Helen Purviance is considered the Salvation Army’s “first doughnut girl”.
On National Doughnut Day, look to see if your local doughnut shop, or other organizations, are offering free donuts to solicit donations for the Salvation Army or for another needy cause. If you find them, please be generous.
Let your friends know they’ve been left behind
A new subscription service (only $40) a year lets you e-mail your friends and family members 6 days after the rapture!
With this service – “run by Christians, for Christians” – you can store up to 250mb of documents that will be e-mailed to up to 62 individual email addresses.
“Imagine being in the presence of the Lord and hearing all of heaven rejoice over the salvation of your loved ones. It is our prayer that this site makes it happen.”
Sure hope their team of 3 individuals, that are scattered across the US don’t forget to login, or don’t get thrown in the slammer all at once – otherwise your friends and family members might be very frightened to know that you’ve been raptured and they’ve been left behind.
As for me… I’ll just send a message to Twitter as I zip up through the clouds – so be sure you’re subscribed to my Twitter feed if you plan on being left behind.
HT to Reformergent
Sen. Barack Obama :: on faith (or why I liked him in the first place)
Back in October 2006 I shared a post that really turned me onto Barack Obama. I thought it was fitting to re-share this now that just about everyone has declared him the presumptive DNC nominee.
The story is an excerpt from a speech from which was delivered at the Sojourners/Call to Renewal-sponsored Pentecost conference in June 2006. (emphasis mine)…
Continue reading Sen. Barack Obama :: on faith (or why I liked him in the first place)
Will destroy nukes for food
From e-mail:
A new bill in Congress called the Global Security Priorities Resolution (H.R. 1045) would shift tens of billions of dollars from nuclear weapons funding into projects which alleviate global poverty.
Cosponsored by Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Dan Lungren (R-CA), the resolution calls for reducing U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals to 1000 deployed/3000 total weapons each by 2015.
It further stipulates that some of the financial savings from such a move would be redirected to the Nunn-Lugar program, as well as $6.5B to “child survival, hunger, and universal education” programs worldwide in an attempt to address the root causes of terrorism.
While the resolution does not advocate complete nuclear disarmament, it sets the proposed actions within the context of our NPT Article VI obligations to pursue nuclear weapons elimination. The Global Security Priorities Resolution is an excellent vehicle for outreach to more conservative members of Congress, and helps to link the elimination of nuclear weapons with vital human needs.
Faithful Security has formally endorsed the resolution, as have the following religious organizations:
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Union for Reform Judaism
Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Evangelicals for Human Rights
United Methodist Church – General Board of Church and Society
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Catholic Relief Services
Mennonite Central Committee U.S./Washington Office
Can you take a moment to send a note to your Representative asking him or her to sign on as a cosponsor? Click here to send a quick email.
There are many other ways that you can help the resolution move forward. Visit the Faithful Security website for statements from prominent endorsers, the full text of the resolution, and other resources. Consider writing a letter to the editor about the resolution, or invite other national religious groups to endorse this important legislation.
Need more ideas? Email us at info@faithfulsecurity.org.
The first step is gathering Congressional cosponsors, so click here to send your Representative a note.
Blessings,
Tyler Wigg Stevenson and Jessica Wilbanks