Rowland Croucher
Church and State
No Religious Test Harry T. Cook 10/03/08 Two hundred twenty one years and 16 days ago a convention in Philadelphia adopted the first seven articles of the U.S. Constitution, thus setting this newly independent nation upon a path down which most of the world’s people at that time could scarcely dream of walking, and which […]
Bailing out the rich
From a friend: ‘The world can’t find $18 billion to meet its obligations to the poor in a budget of just over $100 billion spent on aid around the world, yet the US government can consider $750 billion to bail out the rich! It was Andrew Young who said “Nothing is illegal if one hundred […]
Intelligence Test
Q. What do the letters D.N.A. stand for? A. National Dyslexics Association. Q. What happens if you play a Country and Western song backwards? A. The singer gets his wife, his house and his job back, his dead dog comes back to life, his pickup truck backs away from the oncoming train and his momma […]
Education for All
Archbishop of York – Calls for Joint Action to Achieve “Education For All” at UN Emergency Summit Posted On : September 26, 2008 3:51 PM ACNS: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/26/ACNS4528 The Archbishop of York launched the “Education For All” initiative during a session of the UN’s emergency summit on Millennium Development Goals yesterday. Speaking in New York alongside […]
Vietnam: Govt belligerence escalates against Hanoi Catholics
Subj: Vietnam: Govt belligerence escalates against Hanoi Catholics. Twelve months ago the world’s media was transfixed by the sight of thousands of courageous, marching, anti-junta Buddhist monks in Rangoon, Burma. It has been both astounding therefore and sad that the largest public demonstrations to occur in Vietnam since the Communists took power have attracted only […]
Ich Bin Ein Elitist
Another well-written, provocative essay by my liberal friend Harry. Harry T. Cook [ 9/26/08 My immigrant mother rapped my knuckles when, as a kid, I said “ain’t” or “he done it.” My first-generation American without-benefit-of-college father gave me a Webster’s Dictionary for a sixth birthday present, and strongly suggested I read it from cover to […]
Azerbaijan; Belarus; Russia; Uzbekistan
FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief ================================================= 24 September 2008 AZERBAIJAN: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SURVEY, SEPTEMBER 2008 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1192 In its survey analysis of religious freedom in Azerbaijan, Forum 18 News […]
The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make
The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make: Hans Finzel Although leadership is the hot topic on conference agendas and book tours, most people who find themselves in positions of leadership have little or no training for the role. So they wing it, following examples set for them by others, and continue to make the same old […]
Signs
Signboards and notices can simply indicate the bare facts about their purpose; or sometimes the originator can enliven his with a bit of humour thereby making it more memorable. Some examples Sign over a Gynaecologist’s Office: — “Dr. Jones, at your cervix.” In a Chiropodists’ clinic — “Time wounds all heels.” On a Septic Tank […]
It’s the Action, Not the Talk
News Flash! It’s the Action, Not the Talk Harry T. Cook 9/28/08 Matthew 21: 28-32 Scene: A vineyard. Dramatis Personae: A father, owner of the vineyard, two sons Plot: Father orders first son to go into the vineyard and work. Son says, “OK,” but does not go and work. Later, father orders second son to […]
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