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From NPR:
With the presidential race building early momentum — and with campaigns stretched thin by an early primary schedule — candidates’ spouses are taking on star billing and traveling across the country to try to woo key voting groups.
One of those high-profile partners is Michelle Obama, wife of Illinois senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. She recently swung through South Carolina, visiting a church and a community center in the Upstate area.
Christian Conservative shares a video with Sen. Ron Paul, R-Texas on Bill Maher. Paul seems to say the U.S. should ignore the rest of the world’s problems and isolate ourselves from everyone else.
Two years after the London subway bombings people are still asking why Britain has become a target for terrorism.
Britain is typically seen as one of the most tolerant European country for extreme groups. Yet British authorities are now trying to break into tightly nit Islamic communities after the bombings two years ago.
NPR has the story.
“It’s estimated that 27 million people are in slavery around the world”
Source: by the UN, New York Times, Amnesty International, The Christian Science Monitor, and Free The Slaves.
Happy Birthday America – I enjoyed celebrating it with my friends today.
Here’s to freedom, justice, family, friends and love.
And here’s to Jimmy Hendrix playing the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock (thanks to Nate for the link).
George Cruey takes an interesting look at the philosophy behind our Declaration of Independence and how a chance by Ben Franklin took the rational for our independence beyond the Christian/spiritual realm and made it something all men can understand.
If Jefferson’s “sacred” had been left in, the Arabs of Iraq and the Hindus of India could have looked at Democracy (at least in light of our Declaration of Independence) and said, “Ha, Christians! What do they know?” As a result of Franklin’s change, the idea became rational (and secular) instead of being based on revelation from God.
Read his thoughts for yourself. Do you think the change was necessary, worthwhile, important?