THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE 2008 Yesterday, John Edwards announced his candidacy for President of the United States. He's thrown his hat in the ring with potentials like Barak Obama & Hillary Clinton. Going to be an interesting year for Progressives .
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New Miracle of Chanukah: Turning Minor Fest Into Gonzo Winter Bash By LAYNE DREBIN MURPHY The Jewish press is full of self-help articles about the December dilemma. Right after Halloween these days (O.K., after Thanksgiving at Nordstrom) every facet of commerce and popular culture shifts full-throttle into Christmas. Even at our children's Jewish nursery school, at which many students hail from non-Jewish or intermarried families, the children are seriously stoked. It's always awkward when someone asks one of my little boys what Santa brought him. Jewish educators teach us that our children will get over feeling left out of all this hoopla if we follow the Jewish life cycle and take part in all of the fun and family-centered observances that are part of the Jewish year. They also teach us that Chanukah, while a lovely celebration of freedom and persistence, is a minor festival compared to heavy-hitters such as Passover and the High Holy Days. Rabbis caution us about trying to t
Who am I? You are a spirit, eternal and free. You currently have a case of mistaken identity. You are temporarily in a body to learn that you are beyond a body, just as a caterpillar must one day become a butterfly. All experiences you have in your life are teaching you this. That is why everything you do to better yourself, is just one more step forward to reaching your potential. You were born to do great things. At the moment, you are only using a minute percentage of the power of your mind. You currently cannot use all of your mind, otherwise you would freak yourself out, it must be done little by little, until eventually, the great and powerful spiritual being you truly are, will shine, and it will shine brightly touching every aspect of the world you live in. Everything will become transformed. You will then become a great example for others, and you will then remind others of their inner potential., touching everyone, one by one. http://thedailyguru.com.lmhost2.com/VisualiseAndA
The Newest Abuse Excuse for Violence Against Women There is never an excuse for rape and other violence against women, but Amnesty International recently concocted one. A report by Amnesty International (“AI”) on violence perpetrated against Palestinian women by Palestinian men in the West Bank and Gaza purported to be “part of the global AI campaign to stop violence against women.” Such violence is a serious problem, especially in the Arab and Muslim world, because so few leaders within these groups are prepared to condemn it and so many even justify it as a necessary means of maintaining family honor and male dominance. The AI report documents honor killings of women who had been raped. In one such case a 17 year old girl was murdered by her own mother after she was “repeatedly raped by two of her brothers.” In another case, a 21 year old “was forced to drink poison by her father” when she was found to be pregnant. The AI report places substantial blame for these and other killings o