Delius
I only get to see this boy on the weekends. He usually stops by around mid-morning for a drink and to graze whatever food the does and fawns have left behind. Always cautious. Always alert. He has, however, allowed our presence at the window or on the back deck - with some limits. I am grateful that he allows us this observation time.
On Sunday, September 6th The Alamo Drafthouse is hosting the Austin premier of Handmade Nation! A documentary about the craft movement in America by Faythe Levine. If you read my blog I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that you are crafty - or a crafty connoisseur - ergo you must go to the premier. It's mandatory.
Faythe has been traveling all over - premiering her documentary 1 city at a time & I've been eagerly awaiting it's arrival to the Lone Star State! So you can only imagine how thrilled I was to be asked to come and sell Model Citizen Clothing @ the premier! I've got some new stuff that isn't available in the shop yet! Ooh Aah! Other crafty Austinites will be there too - such as Sublime Stitching, Naughty Secretary Club, Made With Sweet Love, Ramonster, One Creative Girl, Pommes Frites & More! Come out, shop, see the film, check out some awesome demo's by Yudu, Wondercraft & Rachel Hobson! It's guaranteed to be an inspiring day! Tickets are still available through the Alamo Drafthouse!
I don't like horror movies. In fact, I've never watched one all the way through because I don't want to put images in my mind that will be with me the rest of my life. Oh sure, the constant dwelling on them may fade, but things like that have a way of resurfacing unannounced, like when BD is on a business trip for a week and I'm crawling into bed and hear a noise. I've spent many nights in agony thinking about "what might happen". I don't need to make things worse. Why would I choose to do that to myself?
The same applies for anything of a perverse or sexual nature. Other people may do horrible things, but why do I want to put those ideas in my mind? While a naive flight attendant of 22, I happened to see a postcard of a perverse sexual nature on a street corner in Athens, Greece. It was in one of those turn-racks, right next to the picture of a sunset over the Parthenon that read "Wish you were here". That image is now burned into my brain and pops up at the worst times. Before that, I hadn't even imagined such aberrant things were possible. I'll remember that image until the day I die. Is it possible to be too sensitive in this area? I don't think so. Every act starts in the mind. Who knows where one step will lead?
Anyway, while at the library with my girls the other day, I walked by the shelves in the teen section and one book in particular caught my eye. It was obviously new and expensive. On the cover of the thick, glossy book jacket was a photo of a pretty little girl's dress made of white silk strewn with tiny pink roses. I was intrigued by the photo and by the title, "Living Dead Girl". The back breifly mentioned that it was an abduction story. I like mystery, especially if there's a happy ending as the pretty cover seemed to indicate, so while my girl's were in the children's section, I sat down and started to read the first few pages.
I wish I hadn't.
It was an abduction story, all right. Told from the first person perspective of a 15 year old girl who'd been abducted at ten and kept as a sexual slave by her captor. It wasn't a fantasy, like a vampire novel, or a Harry Potter tome. It was reality. It was told in great detail. Told graphically. There were things in those first five pages that will haunt me the rest of my life, details you would never hear about on the news or even said outloud on the street. Those pages deeply depressed me to the point that I walked around distracted and on the verge of tears for a few days. I tried to stop replaying it in my head. I begged God to let me stop thinking about it, and the worst part of it is that this book was in our public library that our tax dollars are paying for and was in the TEEN SECTION.
I admit that I'm a little naive, especially for a forty year old woman. But I don't think I'm a prude, nor am I am I legalistic in any way. I may not agree with what an adult chooses to read or fill their heads with, but I don't have the right to tell an adult what to do (unless they are a serial killer. :-) Then I might tell them to stop killing people!) But it scares me to death to think an unsuspecting young mind could innocently pick up that book and have pictures of these sexual horrors in their heads. And even scarier is that someone made the decision that this was suitable reading for teenagers. If someone is caught doing the things that were done in this book, we call them a monster, more animal than human, someone without a conscience. But reading about them being done to a child is OK. And hey, it's enlightening for young minds to be exposed to all sorts of things, right? I pray every day for the Lord's protection to be around my childrens' thoughts.
The same applies for anything of a perverse or sexual nature. Other people may do horrible things, but why do I want to put those ideas in my mind? While a naive flight attendant of 22, I happened to see a postcard of a perverse sexual nature on a street corner in Athens, Greece. It was in one of those turn-racks, right next to the picture of a sunset over the Parthenon that read "Wish you were here". That image is now burned into my brain and pops up at the worst times. Before that, I hadn't even imagined such aberrant things were possible. I'll remember that image until the day I die. Is it possible to be too sensitive in this area? I don't think so. Every act starts in the mind. Who knows where one step will lead?
Anyway, while at the library with my girls the other day, I walked by the shelves in the teen section and one book in particular caught my eye. It was obviously new and expensive. On the cover of the thick, glossy book jacket was a photo of a pretty little girl's dress made of white silk strewn with tiny pink roses. I was intrigued by the photo and by the title, "Living Dead Girl". The back breifly mentioned that it was an abduction story. I like mystery, especially if there's a happy ending as the pretty cover seemed to indicate, so while my girl's were in the children's section, I sat down and started to read the first few pages.
I wish I hadn't.
It was an abduction story, all right. Told from the first person perspective of a 15 year old girl who'd been abducted at ten and kept as a sexual slave by her captor. It wasn't a fantasy, like a vampire novel, or a Harry Potter tome. It was reality. It was told in great detail. Told graphically. There were things in those first five pages that will haunt me the rest of my life, details you would never hear about on the news or even said outloud on the street. Those pages deeply depressed me to the point that I walked around distracted and on the verge of tears for a few days. I tried to stop replaying it in my head. I begged God to let me stop thinking about it, and the worst part of it is that this book was in our public library that our tax dollars are paying for and was in the TEEN SECTION.
I admit that I'm a little naive, especially for a forty year old woman. But I don't think I'm a prude, nor am I am I legalistic in any way. I may not agree with what an adult chooses to read or fill their heads with, but I don't have the right to tell an adult what to do (unless they are a serial killer. :-) Then I might tell them to stop killing people!) But it scares me to death to think an unsuspecting young mind could innocently pick up that book and have pictures of these sexual horrors in their heads. And even scarier is that someone made the decision that this was suitable reading for teenagers. If someone is caught doing the things that were done in this book, we call them a monster, more animal than human, someone without a conscience. But reading about them being done to a child is OK. And hey, it's enlightening for young minds to be exposed to all sorts of things, right? I pray every day for the Lord's protection to be around my childrens' thoughts.
Jeffrey R. Holland tells the story of Eli H. Pierce:
He begins, Repentance is not easy or painless or convenient. It is a bitter cup from Hell. But only Satan, who dwells there, would have you think that a necessary and required acknowledgment is more distasteful than permanent residence. Only he would say, “You can’t change. You won’t change. It’s too long and too hard to change. Give up. Give in. Don’t repent. You are just the way you are.” That, my friends, is a lie born of desperation. Don’t fall for it.
As you know, the Brethren used to announce in general conference the names of those who had been called on missions. Not only was this the way friends and neighbors learned of the call, more often than not it was the way the missionary learned of it as well. One such prospect was Eli H. Pierce. A railroad man by trade, he had not been very faithful in Church meetings—“even had my inclinations led in that direction, which I frankly confess they did not,” he admitted. His mind had been given totally to what he demurely calls “temporalities.” He said he had never read more than a few pages of scripture in his life and that he had spoken to only one public gathering (an effort which he says was no credit to himself or those who heard him). He used the vernacular of the railroad and the barroom with a finesse born of long practice. He bought cigars wholesale—a thousand at a time—and he regularly lost his paycheck playing pool. Then this classic understatement: “Nature never endowed me with a superabundance of religious sentiment; my spirituality was not high and probably even a little below average.”
Well, the Lord knew what Eli Pierce was, and he knew something else. He knew what I’m pleading for today. He knew what Eli Pierce could become. When the call came that October 5 in 1875, Eli wasn’t even in the Tabernacle. He was out working on one of the railroad lines. A fellow employee, once recovered from the shock of it all, ran out to telegraph the startling news. Brother Pierce writes, “At the very moment this intelligence was being flashed over the wires, I was sitting lazily thrown back in an office rocking chair, my feet on the desk, reading a novel and simultaneously sucking on an old Dutch pipe just to vary the monotony of cigar smoking.”
He goes on. “As soon as I had been informed of what had taken place, I threw the novel in the waste basket, the pipe in a corner [and have never touched either to this hour]. I sent in my resignation . . . to take effect at once, in order that I might have time for study and preparation. I then started into town to buy [scripture].”
Then these stirring words:
Remarkable as it may seem, and has since appeared to me, a thought of disregarding the call, or of refusing to comply with the requirement, never once entered my mind. The only question I asked—and I asked it a thousand times—was: “How can I accomplish this mission? How can I, who am so shamefully ignorant and untaught in doctrine, do honor to God and justice to the souls of men, and merit the trust reposed in me by the Priesthood?”
With such genuine humility fostering resolution rather than defeating it, Eli Pierce fulfilled a remarkable mission. His journal could appropriately close on a completely renovated life with this one line: “Throughout our entire mission we were greatly blessed.” But I add one experience to make the point.
During his missionary service, Brother Pierce was called in to administer to the infant child of a branch president whom he knew and loved. Unfortunately, the wife of the branch president had become embittered and now seriously objected to any religious activity within the home, including a blessing for this dying child. With the mother refusing to leave the bedside and the child too ill to move, this humble branch president with his missionary friend retired to a small upper room in the house to pray for the baby’s life. The mother, suspecting just such an act, sent one of the older children to observe and report back.
There in that secluded chamber the two knelt and prayed fervently until, in Brother Pierce’s own words, “we felt that the child would live and knew that our prayers had been heard.” Arising from their knees, they turned slowly only to see the young girl standing in the partially open doorway gazing intently into the room. She seemed, however, quite oblivious to the movements of the two men. She stood entranced for some seconds, her eyes immovable. Then she said, “Papa, who was that . . . man in there?”
Her father said, “That is Brother Pierce. You know him.”
“No,” she said, matter-of-factly, “I mean the other man.”
“There was no other, darling, except Brother Pierce and myself. We were praying for baby.”
“Oh, there was another man,” the child insisted, “for I saw him standing [above] you and Brother Pierce and he was dressed [all] in white.”
Now if God in his heavens will do that for a repentant old cigar-smoking, inactive, swearing pool player, don’t you think he’ll do it for you? He will if your resolve is as deep and permanent as Eli Pierce’s. In this Church we ask for faith, not infallibility. (See Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow, pp. 407–13.)
He begins, Repentance is not easy or painless or convenient. It is a bitter cup from Hell. But only Satan, who dwells there, would have you think that a necessary and required acknowledgment is more distasteful than permanent residence. Only he would say, “You can’t change. You won’t change. It’s too long and too hard to change. Give up. Give in. Don’t repent. You are just the way you are.” That, my friends, is a lie born of desperation. Don’t fall for it.
As you know, the Brethren used to announce in general conference the names of those who had been called on missions. Not only was this the way friends and neighbors learned of the call, more often than not it was the way the missionary learned of it as well. One such prospect was Eli H. Pierce. A railroad man by trade, he had not been very faithful in Church meetings—“even had my inclinations led in that direction, which I frankly confess they did not,” he admitted. His mind had been given totally to what he demurely calls “temporalities.” He said he had never read more than a few pages of scripture in his life and that he had spoken to only one public gathering (an effort which he says was no credit to himself or those who heard him). He used the vernacular of the railroad and the barroom with a finesse born of long practice. He bought cigars wholesale—a thousand at a time—and he regularly lost his paycheck playing pool. Then this classic understatement: “Nature never endowed me with a superabundance of religious sentiment; my spirituality was not high and probably even a little below average.”
Well, the Lord knew what Eli Pierce was, and he knew something else. He knew what I’m pleading for today. He knew what Eli Pierce could become. When the call came that October 5 in 1875, Eli wasn’t even in the Tabernacle. He was out working on one of the railroad lines. A fellow employee, once recovered from the shock of it all, ran out to telegraph the startling news. Brother Pierce writes, “At the very moment this intelligence was being flashed over the wires, I was sitting lazily thrown back in an office rocking chair, my feet on the desk, reading a novel and simultaneously sucking on an old Dutch pipe just to vary the monotony of cigar smoking.”
He goes on. “As soon as I had been informed of what had taken place, I threw the novel in the waste basket, the pipe in a corner [and have never touched either to this hour]. I sent in my resignation . . . to take effect at once, in order that I might have time for study and preparation. I then started into town to buy [scripture].”
Then these stirring words:
Remarkable as it may seem, and has since appeared to me, a thought of disregarding the call, or of refusing to comply with the requirement, never once entered my mind. The only question I asked—and I asked it a thousand times—was: “How can I accomplish this mission? How can I, who am so shamefully ignorant and untaught in doctrine, do honor to God and justice to the souls of men, and merit the trust reposed in me by the Priesthood?”
With such genuine humility fostering resolution rather than defeating it, Eli Pierce fulfilled a remarkable mission. His journal could appropriately close on a completely renovated life with this one line: “Throughout our entire mission we were greatly blessed.” But I add one experience to make the point.
During his missionary service, Brother Pierce was called in to administer to the infant child of a branch president whom he knew and loved. Unfortunately, the wife of the branch president had become embittered and now seriously objected to any religious activity within the home, including a blessing for this dying child. With the mother refusing to leave the bedside and the child too ill to move, this humble branch president with his missionary friend retired to a small upper room in the house to pray for the baby’s life. The mother, suspecting just such an act, sent one of the older children to observe and report back.
There in that secluded chamber the two knelt and prayed fervently until, in Brother Pierce’s own words, “we felt that the child would live and knew that our prayers had been heard.” Arising from their knees, they turned slowly only to see the young girl standing in the partially open doorway gazing intently into the room. She seemed, however, quite oblivious to the movements of the two men. She stood entranced for some seconds, her eyes immovable. Then she said, “Papa, who was that . . . man in there?”
Her father said, “That is Brother Pierce. You know him.”
“No,” she said, matter-of-factly, “I mean the other man.”
“There was no other, darling, except Brother Pierce and myself. We were praying for baby.”
“Oh, there was another man,” the child insisted, “for I saw him standing [above] you and Brother Pierce and he was dressed [all] in white.”
Now if God in his heavens will do that for a repentant old cigar-smoking, inactive, swearing pool player, don’t you think he’ll do it for you? He will if your resolve is as deep and permanent as Eli Pierce’s. In this Church we ask for faith, not infallibility. (See Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow, pp. 407–13.)
“Through the ages , some persons without spiritual understanding, have tried to explain our existence by pretentious words such as ex nihilo (out of nothing). Others have deduced that, because of certain similarities between different forms of life, there has been a natural selection of the species, or organic revolution from one form to another. Still others have concluded that man came as a consequence of a “big bang”, which resulted in the creation of our planet and life upon it.
Top me, such theories are unbelievable. Could an explosion in a printing shop produce a dictionary? It is unthinkable! One might argue that it is within the realm of possibility, but even if that could happen, such a dictionary would certainly not heal its own torn pages, renew its own worn out corners or reproduce its own subsequent editions.
We are children of God, created by him and formed in his image."
Russell M. Nelson
Would Jesus support Barack Obama's healthcare initiative? While many are presently pondering this question, in the below it will be demonstrated that Jesus would not only reject Obama's initiative as satanic, but would warn those who empower Obama as walking a dangerous path that makes them debtors to the Law of God.
While faith-based religion is fine for the masses who require little more than something to believe in and an assurance of their salvational continuance after death, the Gospels themselves do not subscribe to the complacency that modern faith-based religion engenders. And if the clergy who were recently on the conference call with Pres. Obama possessed the knowledge of the spiritual (Gnostic) Christians of the first four centuries, they would understand that Obama has been raised up as a true test of their belief and faith in the Gospel Message.
In the same way that many concerned citizens are converging upon their representative leaders demanding that they read the laws that are being rapidly set before them by left wing special interest groups, and that the people themselves are demanding that their representatives reject the provisions of the health care law if it contains the provisions of socialized medicine, the congregates of the Churches would be wise to demand that their clergy consult both the scriptures and essential religious teachings before they get on board with the socialized medicine bandwagon of Obama. Marxists, who have exploited the inherent weaknesses in faith-based religion, have long used the Gospel in order to promote big government socialist programs that do more to enslave the people, than to help them. An example of this is the blog article, Jim Wallis - Has This Man Sold Your Soul To The Devil? Those clergy who were on the conference call with Pres. Obama, are representative of the clergy who the secular progressives feel can be enlisted in the socialist cause. But the religion that is acceptable to the Marxist mindset, is purely a puppet religion -- and well under the dominion of the demands of the state.
A long suppressed truth that the world is in the process of rediscovering, is the fact that not all Christians are faith-based blind believers in the doctrines of the surviving Church establishment -- and the early Christians who were Spiritual and Gnostic, made claim to an enlightened understanding of the Laws that control the events of this world, as well as a personal experiential knowledge of God and the Mysteries of the Kingdom. But because these more spiritual Christians posed a threat to the institutionalized Church, and their very presence undermined the whole secularized political structure of the Church of Rome, they were hunted down and murdered in order to silence them. Why? Because they refused to accept the religion of the emperor.
The whole concept of direct communication with the Logos -- bypassing the priests who were ordained by the emperor of Rome -- was simply a teaching and reality that could not be tolerated by a despotic self-serving regime that used the Church as a means to control the masses. Therefore, the spiritual Christians had to be silenced, because they were a detriment to imperial rule.
The original Jewish Ebionite Nazirene disciples of Jesus not only used more spiritual Gospels that were destroyed by the Church, but also the writings of Clement, the disciple of the Apostle Peter, is representative of first century original teachings. In these Homilies of Clement, the Apostle Peter is quoted as explaining to the people about his nemesis Simon Magus: "He is a power of the left hand of God, and has authority to do harm to those who know not God, so that he has been able to involve you in diseases; but by these very diseases, which have been permitted to come upon you by the good providence of God, you, seeking and finding him who is able to cure, have been compelled to submit to the will of God on the occasion of the cure of the body, and to think of believing, in order that in this way you may have your souls as well as your bodies in a healthy state."
What the above statement by Peter is conveying is that the very diseases that plague mankind "...have been permitted to come upon [man] by the good providence of God" -- and that these diseases exist for an important reason. And because traditional faith-based religion does not possess the knowledge and understanding to comprehend the proverbial question as to why there is evil in the world, the great truth that is presented in the above is simply incomprehensible to them. Yet, what is incomprehensible is easily answered when one understands The Laws that evolve and perfect the soul of man (see The Laws). And once properly understood, it is the diseases themselves which are ultimately a force of good that are ordained by God. Yet, Barack Obama is attempting to seduce the blind-faith clergy into ignoring the "...good providence of God" -- abandon the teachings of Jesus and TheWay -- and embrace the path of godless secular progressives and Atheists.
The problem with faith-based clergy is that they have chosen the path of spiritual ignorance. The very word faith is a term used to portray one's allegiance to doctrines of belief in the unknown. And while faith is necessary, it is only representative of an aspect of the religious life, and not (as the saying goes) the whole enchilada. Therefore, faith-based clergy have always historically been easily seduced, because they totally fail to embrace the other aspects of religion that engender true Spiritual Knowledge. Gnosis, which is defined as experiential knowledge received directly from God, is rejected by the faith-based clergy as heresy. And those who seek the directly received knowledge of God which is called Gnosis, have traditionally been hunted down and murdered by the Church. So, for the faith-based clergy to make claim to possessing any degree of Spiritual Knowledge/Gnosis, is oxymoronic.
The Deists who formed the Constitutional bedrock of the nation such as Thomas Paine and Jefferson (see Deists And The First Amendment), understood that when God Created this world, He also Created a series of Laws that would bring about the perfection of the soul of man and his ultimate destiny of the return of the prodigal sons and daughters to the Edenic Kingdom or Origination (see Gate Of Eden). And to even begin to appreciate the Constitution with any real depth, a person would first have to understand this higher reality of the Laws which governs every event in the lives of every person on the face of the earth. And like the Constitution itself, to even begin to understand the above statement by the Apostle Peter, it is necessary to understand the Laws that bring about, and initiate, all events in the life of man (see The Laws). Sickness and disease is one of the events and realities that are brought about in the life of mankind by the Laws of God, and this is apparent in the words of Jesus when he stated to the man to "...sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee" (John 5:14 KJV). It is therefore important to recognize that what Jesus was in fact conveying to the man who he had just healed of his disease, that it was the man's own sin which had invoked the Laws, which brought about his debilitating infirmity over the last thirty eight years. And while Jesus healed him of his debilitating sickness, it is equally important to recognize that Jesus warned the man that if he returned to his old sinful thinking, mindset and lifestyle, that he would again invoke the Laws, and his fate would in fact be worse than even before he was healed.
While the teachings on the Laws and the Divine Providence of God in all matters is one of the predominant doctrines of the Bible, it is not at all understood by the faith-based clergy who have embraced a doctrinal vow of spiritual ignorance. In the same way that Lenin coined the phrase "useful idiots" to portray western sympathizers who were easily manipulated to support the Communist agenda, Barack Obama who is well aware of how easily the liberal faith-based clergy can be manipulated, is attempting to seduce the clergy into supporting his secular progressive and godless agenda. To the degree that Obama wants the faith-based clergy to give the people more of what brought these diseases upon the people by virtue of Divine Providence. When Jesus said to the man who he had healed, "...sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee" (John 5:14 KJV), he was in fact conveying to that person the reality of the Laws that Barack Obama is telling the faith-based clergy to ignore. Therefore, the clergy who were on the conference call with Obama are in fact at a crossroads -- i.e., on the Right is the teachings of Jesus as to the Laws and the cause of all disease -- while on the Left is Barack Obama attempting to convince them to ignore what their own Bibles state, and enlist themselves as his "useful idiots" who will further Obama's socialist agenda. Obama proclaims to the clergy: Ignore what Jesus was in fact saying to the man who is portrayed as having a crippling infirmity for thirty eight years. Ignore Jesus' witness that it was the man's previous sins which was in fact responsible for his sickness and misfortunes in life. And Obama proclaims to the clergy: Ignore Jesus' words when he said to the man who he healed of his crippling infirmity, when he further warned the man that if he once again returns to living the same life of sin that caused his original infirmity, than an even worse affliction will come upon him.
From a purely historical perspective, it can be said that Barack Obama's conference call with the faith-based clergy is representative of the latest chapter in the political seduction of the leaders of the Church. In the same way that Barack Obama has been hailed as a Messiah who was expected to come, the Emperor Constantine was perceived to be a Messiah who cleansed the Church of the Spiritual Christians who refused to accept the religious doctrines and tenets of Pagan Rome. And thus, the Church itself was cast into a Spiritual Diaspora that ushered in the Dark Ages of profound ignorance and superstition. And the modern faith-based clergy possess absolutely no understanding of The Laws of what our Deist forefathers portrayed as the Laws of Nature and Nature's God, because the Emperor Justinian condemned the doctrine and knowledge of the journey of the soul as heresy (see The Ten Reasons Why Christians Reject The Doctrine of the Pre-Existent Soul). And because they rejected this important original Gospel teaching, they simply can't explain how Divine Providence causes each person to be born into the life that they are presently living (see The Conditions Of One's Birth). Historically speaking, Obama was merely engaging the men and women on that conference call in the long tradition of politicians seducing the faith-based clergy as "useful idiots" in their political agendas that has wrought great suffering upon mankind. Because they cling to the doctrines of Roman Emperors, the modern Christian clergy cannot explain the teaching of Jesus on the cause of disease, the "outer darkness" (see Outer Darkness) where ignorance prevails over mankind, or those who Jesus portrayed as being in a type of prison (see The Prison), where The Laws (of God) inhibit them from gaining knowledge and understanding of man's own higher soul and spiritual reality. And because of their apostate doctrine of Perpetual Redemption which is promoted by the clergy and openly condemned in the New Testament (see The Lie), the modern faith-based Church has itself been banished from the Truth and the Kingdom, and presently dwells in a Spiritual Diaspora. And Barack Obama who has surrounded himself with radical Marxists, are attempting to use the clergy as the traditional "useful idiots" who can easily be manipulated into serving the agenda of human enslavement and despair.
In the subheading of the article The Three Lies which explores the conditions of one's birth (see Conditions), the reality of the Laws is presented that returns to each person the error of their past which Jesus confirmed was the source of man's infirmities -- and that these infirmities and diseases were the result of Divine Providence that is set before the individual in order for them to see the error of their ways, and to overcome and prevail over the error of their past. Thus, all the diseases of mankind have a mental and spiritual cause that prompted the Apostle Peter to portray them as "...have been permitted to come upon you by the good providence of God". And what this means is that the chickens come home to roost in the lives of all people (see Chickens) -- that when men such as Obama's spiritual adviser Jeremiah Wright blame others, they are more often than not blaming and condemning themselves (see Failure) and their own past actions. Moreover, what Peter is stating above, is that the very Laws which brought about the presidency of Barack Obama, brought him to the oval office to give Pres. Obama, as well as others, the opportunity to confront their own past. In the same way that many Evangelical Christians cling to the doctrine that Jesus cannot return until every Jew has been converted, hard line Communists cling to the opinion that their vision of a Marxist world utopia can only come to pass, if the United States is converted. When Barack Obama proclaims to the people that he is the one who was expected to come, and he will bring change to the people, this is stated from the perception of Marxist Communistic/Socialism vs the concept of God-Given Rights upon which our Constitutional form of government is founded. When Barack Obama apologizes to the world for the past intervention of the United States in their affairs, he is apologizing for the downfall of Marxism, which he sees as the solution for the problems of the world.
As presented in the above linked articles, in view of the fact that each person is returned to their own past error, we must pose the question: Who was Barack Obama in the past? If it were possible for Carl Marx, Joseph Stalin or Mao Zedong to arise in our present time, would you embrace their idea of change and hope, from what they perceive as enslavement to the American Constitution? Few Americans who know the outcome of their Communist agenda, would support it. And yet, if one of them was to return in the form of a man such as Barack Obama who is merely confronting his own past, we can see a great number of people proclaim him to be a Messiah. Like Barack Obama, Carl Marx was motivated to bring change that would relieve the the people of their suffering. Joseph Stalin used community support groups which parallel ACORN, to bring down the establishments which opposed him. And Mao Zedong murdered more people than Hitler and Stalin combined. And all this was done in the name of change and hope for the people. While the American people would reject the change promoted by Marx, Stalin and Mao, if one of these men was incarnated in the form of a charismatic black man who promised change without telling them exactly what that change entailed, a large number of Americans would be easily duped into supporting this change that historically, has enslaved and brought about the suffering and death of countless innocent men, women and children.
In the same way that the Roman's persecuted the early Christians and fed them to the lions when they refused to worship the emperor -- and as the clergy of the Church slowly became infiltrated with pagans, in time the very emperors who were once rejected became installed as the head of the Church. In much the same way, the very philosophical institution that had portrayed religion as the "opium of the masses", is now attempting to seduce the faith-based clergy into supporting its secular progressive godless agenda. So what we have playing out on the modern-day stage of life, is Marxism attempting to seduce many of the same clergy who themselves turned upon the very First Principles of the Gospel, and entered into a covenant with the rulers of this world. And the proverbial question is: Will they recognize the past that has come back to haunt them? Thus, those who fail to remember the lessons of the past, are doomed to repeat them.
Throughout history these same faith-based clergy supported despotic politicians in their effort to hunt down and murder the Spiritual (Gnostic) Christians. They rejected and condemned all Spiritual Knowledge as heresy. And because the Laws (of God) returns to each person the error of their own ways, the clergy is once again being seduced by the very godless philosophy that once empowered, will again condemn all religion as the "opium of the people". So, in this replay of the error of the past on the modern stage of life, will Marxism or the faith-based clergy who reject all knowledge, prevail over the folly of the ways of their own past? And will both sides of the equation come to recognize that Jesus spoke the truth when he stated to the man who had been healed: "...sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee". And if we pose the question as to who and what orchestrated the disease which afflicted the man? And who or what would bring about an even worse condition, if the man continued in the ways of his past that made him in need of being healed? The answer confirms that statement by the Apostle Peter when he warned that the suffering and diseases that plague mankind, "...have been permitted to come upon you by the good providence of God". But the faith-based clergy have always rejected the warnings of both Jesus and Peter, because they could never explain why this same misfortune plagued the Christians, as much as the unbelievers. And yet, the answer to their dilemma, lies right before their eyes in Paul's Epistle to the Corinthians where he warned: "Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep" (1 Cor 11:27-30 NKJ). What Paul is warning is that an unworthy or complacent Christian who attempts to eat the bread and drink the cup of the Covenant of Jesus, invoke the Laws which render them "...weak and sick among you, and many sleep"!!!
Yet, in the folly of their self-imposed ignorance, these same clergy who Barack Obama is once again attempting to seduce, were warned by Paul that if a Christians continues to sin after coming to the knowledge of the Gospel, that they in fact "...crucifies the Son of God afresh -- holding him up to contempt" (see The Lie). And for these apostate believers who are under the delusion that they have salvation based upon the Gospel message, Paul warns that those believers who continue to sin ...after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries." (Heb 10:26-27 RSV). Yet, Barack Obama is attempting to seduce those who Marxism perceives to be "useful idiots", into an agenda that will institutionalize the sin that Jesus taught is the very cause of man's disease and distress.
What did Paul state was the cause of the weakness and sickness among the congregation of Christians at Corinth? Once understood, it was the same exact reality of the Laws that moved Jesus to warn the man to "...sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee". And on our modern stage of life, the Messiah of the secular progressive godless left, is attempting to seduce the faith-based clergy into rejecting the wisdom of the Gospel, and promote his agenda of universal healthcare in spite of what Jesus taught was the very causes of disease.
If you are attempting to cure an alcoholic of the disease that plagues him, you don't attempt to bring about a cure by promoting continued drunkenness as a solution. And if you believe that Jesus and his Apostles spoke the truth -- and the diseases that ravish man is the result of sin and a godless lifestyle -- then you simply can't endorse a program that ignores the cause of the maladies that plague mankind. To do so, would be considered abject insanity. And yet, it is this abject insanity that Barack Obama is promoting, and attempting to peddle to the faith-based clergy.
If, as Jesus and the Bible states, it is indeed the Higher Laws of God that returns to each person the fruit of their own ways -- i.e., “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows” (Gal 6:7 NIV), then the clergy who was on Obama's conference call should very carefully contemplate the president's request. If you call yourself a pastor or clergy, and you support Obama's attempt to facilitate healing apart from a change in thinking, mindset and lifestyle -- encouraging the sick and the spiritually disenfranchised to continue in their vices and sins that Jesus himself warned had brought about and initiated their diseases which was invoked upon them by virtue of their own past debts, vices and godless ways -- then the clergy who support Obama's government socialist health agenda, has in fact been seduced by satanic forces that Peter made reference to when he portrayed Simon Magus as "...a power of the left hand of God, and has authority to do harm to those who know not God, so that he has been able to involve you in diseases." And as a test of the clergy, Obama is very much the Jeremiah Wright of the political world.
On the Divine Strategery web site at the subheading entitled The Chickens Come Home To Roost, examples are provided which present the ways that the Laws bring each person's past actions back upon themselves. On this web site is presented many of the pre-Nicene teachings of the Church on the pre-existence and predestination of the soul (see Predestination). The voice of Jewish Mystics present the reality that those Jews who died in the Holocaust, were in fact the victims of their own past actions. And their suffering under Hitler, was brought about by the Law for atonement for their own past sins. And in the above presentation on how The Chickens Come Home To Roost, I demonstrate how Barack Obama's spiritual adviser Jeremiah Wright, is merely confronting his own past actions and deeds. And, if Jesus' warning is correct, and the reality of Peter's statement that would confirm that Barack Obama is in fact the proclaimed Messianic figure who many proclaim that he is -- and as such, is an Ordained "...power of the left hand of God, and has authority to do harm" to those who in any manner support Obama's agenda -- then those clergy who are seduced into supporting Obama's healthcare agenda, are themselves apostates to the Gospel who Paul portrayed as counterfeit shepherds who "...crucifies the Son of God afresh -- holding him up to contempt" (see The Lie).
It would be truly difficult to even suggest that Jesus would support Barack Obama's universal healthcare initiative. Why? Where Jesus warned that the sickness and distress that befalls mankind is caused by each man's past sin and rejection of the Commandments of God -- returned to each man by Divine Providence as an important part of his learning experience that is designed to perfect the soul -- Obama proposes that the system which God Created is inferior, and that the causal factor should be totally ignored, and each man should not inherit the seeds that he has himself sown in his own past. In Obama's healthcare proposals, not only is there no place for eliminating the sin and vices that Jesus said is the cause of sickness and distress, Obama is attempting to enlist God-Conscious and faithful people to supplement the sin and vices that Jesus warned about. In effect, Obama's system would attempt to cure the alcoholic with more alcohol -- the drug abuser with more drugs -- the gambler with free passes into a casino -- the person who practices sexual immorality, with an even greater environment to immerse themselves in -- and the attempt to totally negate the Laws of God that returns to each person the fruit of their own mindset and ways.
Would Jesus support such folly? If he would, he never would have told the man who he healed to sin no more, lest a worse condition come upon him. Thus, eliminating the cause was an integral part of the healing -- which is totally absent from the healthcare system that Obama wants faith-based Christians to support in contradiction to what the Bible states. Obama's healthcare system would portray Jesus as healing the man, and stating that he is now free to continue to live in accord with his past sinful ways. But when it is recognized that every Christian should see Obama for what he truly is -- and has no excuse not to -- then the whole question of clergy support of his healthcare initiative should become a moot point.
Jesus warned that the wolves in sheep's attire will seduce even the very elect in the Church -- and you will know them by their fruit. Barack Obama is not only a committed proponent of abortion, but has voted to withhold medical care to a fetus that survives an abortion. When he was asked whether abortion was murder, he responded that the answer was above his pay grade. Yet, the fact that abortion stops a heart from beating -- and those who stop a heart from beating are called murders -- remains a factual truth that must be recognized by all people. To even suggest that Jesus would support the forced stopping of a beating heart that God imbued with the gift of life, would be the equivalent of a total rejection of everything that Jesus taught. But secular progressives don't really believe in God -- but rather, that man evolved from lower life-forms and with physical death, there is the cessation of life.
In a recent letter to Dr. Alveda King (see Letter), I quoted The Didache (a.k.a. The Teaching of the Apostles), which is one of the oldest Christian documents, at Section 2:2 states: "...thou shalt not murder a child by abortion nor kill them when born..." -- and at 5:2 it states: "The Way of Death is filled with people who are...murderers of children and abortionists of God's creatures." The fact that Barack Obama has promised Planned Parenthood that the right to an abortion will be part of his universal healthcare, simply means that he is striving to make every other American an accomplice in his murderous regime of the holocaust of the unborn. Thus, it should be within the pay grade of every Christian to know that the forceful stopping of a beating heart, is both murder and a sin against God. Further, in view of the fact that Jesus himself taught that disease is the direct result of man's own past actions, any socialized healthcare system that attempts to ignore the cause -- forcing those who choose not to live the immoral lifestyles that often cause these diseases, to pay for the system -- is in and of itself both immoral and unconstitutional.
Brother of Yeshua/Jesus
In my research, I read that a high protein, low carb diet, no food dyes, and with thirty minutes or more of cardio exercise a day will help with ADD. With the start of school, I have done this now for two days. Homework hasn't started yet - so the jury is still "out" on how it will work. I have been really amazed at how compliant Natalie has been. Day one - her siblings had cinnamon cake, she had eggs and cantaloupe. Day two - siblings had Eggo waffles - she had eggs and a smoothie. For lunch she has had fresh fruit and a protein bar. (OK - I also packed a couple of cookies) She has gotten up early to go bike riding both days. I'll keep you posted on how well it works :)
As you know, I've been bunking up with friends all summer but as of September 1st Austin & I will be moving into our new abode! We are incredibly excited to announce that we will be living in the BiRDHOUSE - one of Austin's latest & greatest independent art galleries. We couldn't have asked for a more creative environment to live in. It's right down the street from Domy Books, around the corner from Okay Mountain and walking distance from downtown and Rio Rita! Plus - this fall Model Citizen Clothing & BiRDHOUSE will be a part of the East Austin Studio Tour.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Now I'm off to day dream about paint color options... I'm thinking peach, gray & cream. The wood floor is painted red, so...
What do you think?
Hey! Look at the press release I just got from the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS). In truth, a staff member gave me a head's up about this several days prior and I've just been too busy to research. But wanted to let you guys know about this. I know it would help me out! After years of joking about it perhaps it might become a reality. (Long way off, of course, and many auxillary issues attached such as the old 'pets as property or family' debate, but the fact it was even introduced is progress.)
The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters Applauds Rep. McCotter's 'HAPPY' Bill
Date:
Tue, Aug 25, 2009 12:07 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 25, 2009
The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters Applauds Rep. McCotter’s ‘HAPPY’ Bill
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. – The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS), the nation’s leading nonprofit professional pet sitting organization, applauds Congressman Thaddeus McCotter’s efforts to pass a bill to make pet care expenses tax-deductible.
Introduced on July 31, HR 3501, commonly referred to as the Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years or HAPPY Act, would amend the IRS code to allow an individual to deduct up to $3500 in a taxable year for qualified pet care expenses. The bill defines qualified as “amounts paid in connection with providing care (including veterinary care) for a qualified pet expense other than any expense in connection with the acquisition of the qualified pet.”
The bill further defines a qualified pet as a “legally owned, domesticated, live animal” and does not include animals used for research or owned or used in conjunction with trade or business.
“This bill will provide pet owners the opportunity to deduct pet care expenses ensuring adequate veterinary care for their pets,” said NAPPS President Monica Leighton, owner of Professional Pet Sitting in Venice, Fla. “During these hard economic times, this legislation is essential because it encourages responsible pet ownership and will potentially reduce the number of pets that are abandoned due to the lack of resources. We encourage all animal lovers to contact their members of Congress and voice their support for HR 3501.”
The bill, which has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee, can be viewed at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3501.IH.
NAPPS is dedicated to promoting the welfare of animals. The Association aims to help the pet owning public by fulfilling its vision statement, “To be the most respected authority in professional pet sitting.” It does so by providing the tools and support to foster the success of its members. Additionally, pet owners can benefit from NAPPS’ free resources including a disaster preparedness guide, tips on how to select a pet sitter, nationwide referral service, and quarterly teleconferences aimed to educate the pet owning public.
For more information about NAPPS, please visit www.petsitters.org.
The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters Applauds Rep. McCotter's 'HAPPY' Bill
Date:
Tue, Aug 25, 2009 12:07 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 25, 2009
The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters Applauds Rep. McCotter’s ‘HAPPY’ Bill
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. – The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS), the nation’s leading nonprofit professional pet sitting organization, applauds Congressman Thaddeus McCotter’s efforts to pass a bill to make pet care expenses tax-deductible.
Introduced on July 31, HR 3501, commonly referred to as the Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years or HAPPY Act, would amend the IRS code to allow an individual to deduct up to $3500 in a taxable year for qualified pet care expenses. The bill defines qualified as “amounts paid in connection with providing care (including veterinary care) for a qualified pet expense other than any expense in connection with the acquisition of the qualified pet.”
The bill further defines a qualified pet as a “legally owned, domesticated, live animal” and does not include animals used for research or owned or used in conjunction with trade or business.
“This bill will provide pet owners the opportunity to deduct pet care expenses ensuring adequate veterinary care for their pets,” said NAPPS President Monica Leighton, owner of Professional Pet Sitting in Venice, Fla. “During these hard economic times, this legislation is essential because it encourages responsible pet ownership and will potentially reduce the number of pets that are abandoned due to the lack of resources. We encourage all animal lovers to contact their members of Congress and voice their support for HR 3501.”
The bill, which has been referred to the House Ways and Means Committee, can be viewed at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3501.IH.
NAPPS is dedicated to promoting the welfare of animals. The Association aims to help the pet owning public by fulfilling its vision statement, “To be the most respected authority in professional pet sitting.” It does so by providing the tools and support to foster the success of its members. Additionally, pet owners can benefit from NAPPS’ free resources including a disaster preparedness guide, tips on how to select a pet sitter, nationwide referral service, and quarterly teleconferences aimed to educate the pet owning public.
For more information about NAPPS, please visit www.petsitters.org.
the puppy-mill puppies came in today via North Shore and others. Says 'from the midwest.' All small-type breeds. Usually these get snatched up the quickest.
150 Dogs Begin New Lives Following Puppy Mill Rescue
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (Monday, Aug. 24 , 2009)—Approximately 150 cast-off puppy mill dogs from a number of Midwest states are safe today after being delivered to local rescue groups in the New York area. After thorough medical evaluations, much-needed grooming, and a lot of TLC, they eventually will be available for adoption through local rescue groups.
After a long, cross-country journey, they were delivered this morning to waiting groups here at North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington by Best Friends Animal Society, which arranged for the release and provided transport of the dogs. In addition to North Shore Animal League, three other animal welfare organizations—Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Wainscott, N.Y.; Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter, East Hanover, N.J.; and Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association, Ledgewood, N.J.—will provide homes for the dogs until they are adopted.
The rescued dogs included adults used for breeding, adolescents and puppies of various breeds, such as cocker spaniels, Yorkies, Maltese, poodles, Pomeranians, shih tzus, shelties and Jack Russell terriers. Dogs such as these are typically killed or sold at mill dog auctions for as little as 25 cents because they are considered unsalable. Instead, they will get a new chance for happy lives.
Joanne Yohannan, senior vice president of operations for North Shore Animal League America, said the rescued animals would be given time to settle in, and will be fed and hydrated after their long journey.
“We first must get the dogs feeling safe and comfortable in their new environment,” Ms. Yohannan said. “Then our staff experts will begin the process of evaluating each animal. These dogs will experience the nurturing and warmth of human contact that they have been deprived of all their lives, which will prepare them for adoption into the loving homes they deserve.
“Rather than being needlessly killed because they were no longer wanted by their breeders, some beautiful dogs are about to begin a new and exciting phase of their lives,” said Kelli Ohrtman, campaign specialist for Best Friends Animal Society, which funded the rescue of the dogs to the New York area through its “Pup My Ride” transportation program.
The rescue and transport of the dogs are part of Best Friends Animal Society’s “Puppies Aren’t Products” national campaign (puppiesarentproducts.com), which also targets the retail end of the puppy mill industry through informational demonstrations at New York puppy emporiums. Since 2008, the peaceful pet store demonstrations have caused some stores to only offer for sale pets that come from rescue groups and shelters.
“Puppy mill dogs comprise a significant percentage of the 4-5 million pets that die in American shelters annually”, said Ohrtman. “The mission of Best Friends Animal Society is to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. It’s what the public wants and the pet trade industry must change dramatically or it will become a relic of the past.”
Ms. Yohannan said that the Animal League will announce later in the week when the animals will be available for adoption and advised interested individuals to visit the Animal League website, www.AnimalLeague.org for details.
“Once our staff experts have determined that the dogs are ready for adoption, we will be eager to find the perfect homes for each and every one of these wonderful dogs,” said Ms. Yohannan.
150 Dogs Begin New Lives Following Puppy Mill Rescue
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (Monday, Aug. 24 , 2009)—Approximately 150 cast-off puppy mill dogs from a number of Midwest states are safe today after being delivered to local rescue groups in the New York area. After thorough medical evaluations, much-needed grooming, and a lot of TLC, they eventually will be available for adoption through local rescue groups.
After a long, cross-country journey, they were delivered this morning to waiting groups here at North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington by Best Friends Animal Society, which arranged for the release and provided transport of the dogs. In addition to North Shore Animal League, three other animal welfare organizations—Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Wainscott, N.Y.; Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter, East Hanover, N.J.; and Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association, Ledgewood, N.J.—will provide homes for the dogs until they are adopted.
The rescued dogs included adults used for breeding, adolescents and puppies of various breeds, such as cocker spaniels, Yorkies, Maltese, poodles, Pomeranians, shih tzus, shelties and Jack Russell terriers. Dogs such as these are typically killed or sold at mill dog auctions for as little as 25 cents because they are considered unsalable. Instead, they will get a new chance for happy lives.
Joanne Yohannan, senior vice president of operations for North Shore Animal League America, said the rescued animals would be given time to settle in, and will be fed and hydrated after their long journey.
“We first must get the dogs feeling safe and comfortable in their new environment,” Ms. Yohannan said. “Then our staff experts will begin the process of evaluating each animal. These dogs will experience the nurturing and warmth of human contact that they have been deprived of all their lives, which will prepare them for adoption into the loving homes they deserve.
“Rather than being needlessly killed because they were no longer wanted by their breeders, some beautiful dogs are about to begin a new and exciting phase of their lives,” said Kelli Ohrtman, campaign specialist for Best Friends Animal Society, which funded the rescue of the dogs to the New York area through its “Pup My Ride” transportation program.
The rescue and transport of the dogs are part of Best Friends Animal Society’s “Puppies Aren’t Products” national campaign (puppiesarentproducts.com), which also targets the retail end of the puppy mill industry through informational demonstrations at New York puppy emporiums. Since 2008, the peaceful pet store demonstrations have caused some stores to only offer for sale pets that come from rescue groups and shelters.
“Puppy mill dogs comprise a significant percentage of the 4-5 million pets that die in American shelters annually”, said Ohrtman. “The mission of Best Friends Animal Society is to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. It’s what the public wants and the pet trade industry must change dramatically or it will become a relic of the past.”
Ms. Yohannan said that the Animal League will announce later in the week when the animals will be available for adoption and advised interested individuals to visit the Animal League website, www.AnimalLeague.org for details.
“Once our staff experts have determined that the dogs are ready for adoption, we will be eager to find the perfect homes for each and every one of these wonderful dogs,” said Ms. Yohannan.
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150 Dogs Begin New Lives Following Puppy Mill Rescue
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (Monday, Aug. 24 , 2009)—Approximately 150 cast-off puppy mill dogs from a number of Midwest states are safe today after being delivered to local rescue groups in the New York area. After thorough medical evaluations, much-needed grooming, and a lot of TLC, they eventually will be available for adoption through local rescue groups.
After a long, cross-country journey, they were delivered this morning to waiting groups here at North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington by Best Friends Animal Society, which arranged for the release and provided transport of the dogs. In addition to North Shore Animal League, three other animal welfare organizations—Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Wainscott, N.Y.; Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter, East Hanover, N.J.; and Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association, Ledgewood, N.J.—will provide homes for the dogs until they are adopted.
The rescued dogs included adults used for breeding, adolescents and puppies of various breeds, such as cocker spaniels, Yorkies, Maltese, poodles, Pomeranians, shih tzus, shelties and Jack Russell terriers. Dogs such as these are typically killed or sold at mill dog auctions for as little as 25 cents because they are considered unsalable. Instead, they will get a new chance for happy lives.
Joanne Yohannan, senior vice president of operations for North Shore Animal League America, said the rescued animals would be given time to settle in, and will be fed and hydrated after their long journey.
“We first must get the dogs feeling safe and comfortable in their new environment,” Ms. Yohannan said. “Then our staff experts will begin the process of evaluating each animal. These dogs will experience the nurturing and warmth of human contact that they have been deprived of all their lives, which will prepare them for adoption into the loving homes they deserve.
“Rather than being needlessly killed because they were no longer wanted by their breeders, some beautiful dogs are about to begin a new and exciting phase of their lives,” said Kelli Ohrtman, campaign specialist for Best Friends Animal Society, which funded the rescue of the dogs to the New York area through its “Pup My Ride” transportation program.
The rescue and transport of the dogs are part of Best Friends Animal Society’s “Puppies Aren’t Products” national campaign (puppiesarentproducts.com), which also targets the retail end of the puppy mill industry through informational demonstrations at New York puppy emporiums. Since 2008, the peaceful pet store demonstrations have caused some stores to only offer for sale pets that come from rescue groups and shelters.
“Puppy mill dogs comprise a significant percentage of the 4-5 million pets that die in American shelters annually”, said Ohrtman. “The mission of Best Friends Animal Society is to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. It’s what the public wants and the pet trade industry must change dramatically or it will become a relic of the past.”
Ms. Yohannan said that the Animal League will announce later in the week when the animals will be available for adoption and advised interested individuals to visit the Animal League website, www.AnimalLeague.org for details.
“Once our staff experts have determined that the dogs are ready for adoption, we will be eager to find the perfect homes for each and every one of these wonderful dogs,” said Ms. Yohannan.
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NEWS RELEASE
150 Dogs Begin New Lives Following Puppy Mill Rescue
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (Monday, Aug. 24 , 2009)—Approximately 150 cast-off puppy mill dogs from a number of Midwest states are safe today after being delivered to local rescue groups in the New York area. After thorough medical evaluations, much-needed grooming, and a lot of TLC, they eventually will be available for adoption through local rescue groups.
After a long, cross-country journey, they were delivered this morning to waiting groups here at North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington by Best Friends Animal Society, which arranged for the release and provided transport of the dogs. In addition to North Shore Animal League, three other animal welfare organizations—Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, Wainscott, N.Y.; Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter, East Hanover, N.J.; and Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association, Ledgewood, N.J.—will provide homes for the dogs until they are adopted.
The rescued dogs included adults used for breeding, adolescents and puppies of various breeds, such as cocker spaniels, Yorkies, Maltese, poodles, Pomeranians, shih tzus, shelties and Jack Russell terriers. Dogs such as these are typically killed or sold at mill dog auctions for as little as 25 cents because they are considered unsalable. Instead, they will get a new chance for happy lives.
Joanne Yohannan, senior vice president of operations for North Shore Animal League America, said the rescued animals would be given time to settle in, and will be fed and hydrated after their long journey.
“We first must get the dogs feeling safe and comfortable in their new environment,” Ms. Yohannan said. “Then our staff experts will begin the process of evaluating each animal. These dogs will experience the nurturing and warmth of human contact that they have been deprived of all their lives, which will prepare them for adoption into the loving homes they deserve.
“Rather than being needlessly killed because they were no longer wanted by their breeders, some beautiful dogs are about to begin a new and exciting phase of their lives,” said Kelli Ohrtman, campaign specialist for Best Friends Animal Society, which funded the rescue of the dogs to the New York area through its “Pup My Ride” transportation program.
The rescue and transport of the dogs are part of Best Friends Animal Society’s “Puppies Aren’t Products” national campaign (puppiesarentproducts.com), which also targets the retail end of the puppy mill industry through informational demonstrations at New York puppy emporiums. Since 2008, the peaceful pet store demonstrations have caused some stores to only offer for sale pets that come from rescue groups and shelters.
“Puppy mill dogs comprise a significant percentage of the 4-5 million pets that die in American shelters annually”, said Ohrtman. “The mission of Best Friends Animal Society is to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. It’s what the public wants and the pet trade industry must change dramatically or it will become a relic of the past.”
Ms. Yohannan said that the Animal League will announce later in the week when the animals will be available for adoption and advised interested individuals to visit the Animal League website, www.AnimalLeague.org for details.
“Once our staff experts have determined that the dogs are ready for adoption, we will be eager to find the perfect homes for each and every one of these wonderful dogs,” said Ms. Yohannan.
I haven't played these games in fifteen years- but how cool are these cupcakes? I would have to say that I would prefer eating light blue over black... but I was more of a pac man girl than Mario Bros. :)
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Elaine S. Dalton compares her experience in the Boston Marathon to life. http://www.youtube.com/mormonmessages
Now that Charlie is potty trained, I thought I would be over the poop stories! Apparently not!
Sometimes he has issues with wiping his cute little butt. The other day he shouted "mummy, can you wipe my bottom'. Off I trot into the bathroom, he bent over and I noticed there was a brown substance on the top of his foot. "Charlie, is that poop on your foot?" "Huh" he said. I repeated myself, "Charlie is that poop" pointing to his foot. He opened his hand and I could see poop on his hand and he said matter of factly "Yeah".
"How did you get poop on your foot?"
"It jumped out of the toilet at me".
I know what you are thinking, how the heck did poop jump out of the toilet, well that is the mystery. How did it get back in the toilet, I am assuming by the poop on his hand he picked it up and put it back in. LOVELY! Future wives of Charlie this is a great story I will be giving his best man, Charlie and the jumping poop, it brings a whole new meaning to Charlie and the Chocolate factory!
Sometimes he has issues with wiping his cute little butt. The other day he shouted "mummy, can you wipe my bottom'. Off I trot into the bathroom, he bent over and I noticed there was a brown substance on the top of his foot. "Charlie, is that poop on your foot?" "Huh" he said. I repeated myself, "Charlie is that poop" pointing to his foot. He opened his hand and I could see poop on his hand and he said matter of factly "Yeah".
"How did you get poop on your foot?"
"It jumped out of the toilet at me".
I know what you are thinking, how the heck did poop jump out of the toilet, well that is the mystery. How did it get back in the toilet, I am assuming by the poop on his hand he picked it up and put it back in. LOVELY! Future wives of Charlie this is a great story I will be giving his best man, Charlie and the jumping poop, it brings a whole new meaning to Charlie and the Chocolate factory!
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At ganesh chatruthi hoping this Ganesh chatruthi willbe the start of year that brings the happiness ganesh chaturthi wishing that lord Ganesh...fills your home with...prosperity & fortune... Best wishes on ganesh chatrurthi Happy Ganesh Chaturthi sms Wish you a blessed Ganesh Chaturthi and many prosperous days ahead. GANESH ki jyoti se noor miltahaisbke dilon ko surur milta hai,jobhi jaata hai GANESHA ke dwaar,kuch na kuch zarror milta haiJAI SHREE GANESHA | ||
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Urvashi Dhanorkar, a small-time Indian TV actress, was taken into custody on Saturday in Mumbai on charge of cruelly mistreating a 10-year-old maiden, who was working as her domestic servant. Urvashi Urvashi Dhanorkar was apprehended under Child Labor Act and Juvenile Justice Act and is now in the police station to be presented in court soon.
Her detainment was done after confirmation of the medical reports that her domestic help was physically assaulted and abused. Kept at Amboli Police Station, Urvashi Dhanorkar is likely to be presented in the court of law today on Saturday 22-Aug, 2009.
According to medical reports, the servant girl was cruelly hit in her eye; at her black leaving beaten marks and her arm too was burnt ruthlessly. The parents of that girl still not arrived from Amravati, a place from where, Urvashi Dhanorkar had taken that girl with a claim that she would provide her education. The victim girl, still in police custody waiting for her parents, said that Urvashi had brought her in Mumbai to send her in the school for education but she did not fulfill her commitment and beaten her cruelly, adding to that she was kept in locks for more than a week but lastly she succeeded to let herself out and the neighbors saw her beaten marks and took her to the nearest police station.
A local court here today granted the bail to the TV actress Urvashi Dhanorkar, who was arrested today under the child abuse act.
The court has granted the bail to Urvashi Dhanorkar on the technical ground and asked her to furnish the bond of Rs 10,000.
Urvashi Dhanorkar was allegedly roughed up her 10-year-old maid. The actress brought the girl in pretext of adoption and education.
According to the child abuse act, actress may face imprisonment upto 3-years. But as per the Bombay High Court directions local court can grant the bail in the cases in which accused can get sentence upto three-year.
Kanthaswamy a superhero tale with a twist (Tamil Film Review)
Category :India Sub Category :National,Entertainment2009-08-22 00:00:00 Views : 95
Film: 'Kanthaswamy'; Director: Susi Ganesan; Cast: Vikram, Shriya Saran, Krishna, Raghuvaran, Vivek, Santhanam, Vinod Raj, Y.G. Mahendran, Arun Mathavan, Vinayak, Alex and Indrajith; Music: Devi Sri Prasad; Rating: ***
Yet, it's not the typical superhero film and therein lies the twist in the tale.
Watch the film to know the connection between the masked crusader and the CBI officer.
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