Pissed off Wiccan for Peace: 03/14/2004

Thursday, March 18, 2004

CNN.com - Tennessee county wants to ban gays - Mar 18, 2004

Yeah, they'd rather people sleep with their cousins!!!!!

CNN.com - Parents angered by book about gay princes - Mar 18, 2004

Ok, so we've got segregation and banning books.

So is the concentration camp thing sounding any more likely yet?

And a little humour passed along to me by Joel...

This is from The Common Good Network, http://www.thecommongood.org/CGN/3_3/biblicalmarriage.html :

The Presidential Prayer Team is currently urging us to: "Pray forthe President as he seeks wisdom on how to legally codify the definition of marriage. Pray that it will be according to Biblical principles. With any forces insisting on variant definitions of marriage, pray that God's Word and His standards will be honored by our government." This is true.

Any good religious person believes prayer should be balanced by action. So here, in support of the Prayer Team's admirable goals, is a proposed Constitutional Amendment codifying marriage entirely on biblical principles:

A. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5)

B. Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron11:21)

C. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut22:13-21)

D. Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall beforbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)

E. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)

F. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother's widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law.(Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)

G. In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your town, it is required that you get your dad drunk and have sex with him (even if he had previously offered you up as a sex toy to men young and old), tag-teaming with any sisters you may have. Of course, this rule applies only if you are female. (Gen 19:31-36)

ROFLPIMP!!!!!

posted by Kimber at 12:45 PM :: ~#~

Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Separation of Church and State anyone? CNN.com - Ministers charged for marrying gays - Mar 15, 2004

Now they are telling religious leaders what they can and cannot do within the context of their own faith. This has nothing to do with secular recognition of marriage. This has to do with freedom of religion. Of ALL religions and their abilities to practice those religions as they see fit.

What religious ceremony will the government decide is illegal next? Think long and hard about this, people. Think down the line a bit. What happens when the government decides it doesn't like something your own religion does. THINK!

posted by Kimber at 9:11 AM :: ~#~

Monday, March 15, 2004

Before I get started today, just a little "Spook Watch" news to keep the information flowing...

AP: Privacy Protecting Programs Killed

And now for the real stuff today. Please, please, please, please, read this notice and call your congresspeople. This is a national emergency and our kids need help...

"National Call-In Day to Protect IDEA - March 24"

Below please find announcement about an upcoming National Call-In Day for urging members of Congress that they must not pass a bill reauthorizing IDEA that harms the children the law is intended to protect.

An excellent resource for comparing existing law with what has been proposed by the House and Senate is available online at the following link:

http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/legal_legislative/august_2003_idea_update614.html

Jonathan Young
JFA Moderator, AAPD

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IDEA call-in day
Protect IDEA! Protect Our Kids!

National Call Your Senators Day
Wednesday, March 24, 2004

For names and contact information go to www.senate.gov or call the Senate switchboard at (202) 224-3121

In November, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) "reported out" a bill to amend Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I.D.E.A.) and reauthorize Parts C and D. This bill, S. 1248, contains many harmful provisions which, if allowed to become law, will hurt children and youth with disabilities and erect more barriers for families trying to work with school districts to plan effective education programs for their sons and daughters. Even worse, the HELP Committee has agreed to allow several equally harmful amendments to be introduced when S. 1248 moves to the full Senate for a
vote sometime this spring. We can't just sit and wait for this to happen. We cannot allow S.1248 to move forward unless critical civil rights for students with disabilities are protected, sound research-based educational practices are restored, and the responsibilities that should be shared by school districts are addressed and made clear in I.D.E.A.

Parents and advocates must make sure that every Senator understands that the current bill is not acceptable to the parents and children they represent. That they must not let any bill containing provisions which damage children and youth go forward in Congress this year, or ever!

What can you do? Call your senator and say "JUST VOTE NO!" to S 1248.

If Not Now, When? If Not Us, Who?

The National Call in Day is part of the March 24 - March 25 Washington Event conceived in the hearts of parents and advocates across the nation, with the support of TASH, www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com, the League of Special Education Voters, the Association for People in Supported Employment and NconSD.

For Word and pdf versions of this flyer, please go to:

http://www.spedvoters2.org/#NationalCallIn

OR

http://www.spedvoters2.org/Files/FileDownloads.htm

posted by Kimber at 1:28 PM :: ~#~