Wednesday, September 14, 2016

In the news, Monday, August 22, 2016


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from BBC News (UK)

Mystery stone structure under Neolithic dump on Orkney
Archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious stone structure buried under what they describe as Scotland's "largest Neolithic rubbish dump". The layout of the stone slabs, known as orthostats, found during a dig at Ness of Brodgar on Orkney is unlike anything previously found on the islands.


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from China Aid (Midland, TX)

Amid escalating pressure to join state-run churches, a house church in China’s central Henan province rejected a government order to stop its religious activities by July 20.

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from Conservative Daily Post
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from Conservative Review
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WELFARE REFORM IS 20 TODAY — NOW GROW UP AND ACT YOUR AGE

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from Conservative Tribune
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“Hillary” Tweets Anti-Gun Message, Then Hollywood Star Smacks Her Down With 5 Words

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from The Daily Caller
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Journal: Transgenderism ‘Not Supported By Scientific Evidence’

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from Daily Express (UK)
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Asassination attempt? Panic for Julian Assange as intruder scales Ecuadorian embassy wall
AN ATTEMPTED break-in at the Ecuadorian embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is living was foiled this morning.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
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In Louisiana, Private Disaster Relief Outperforms the Government
One of the greatest stories of the Louisiana flooding is how the people and free markets are playing a better role in the recovery than the government.

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Guardian (UK)
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Brexit means Brexit … but the big question is when?
Leaving the EU may not happen soon given the government does not know what it wants and is not yet equipped to ask for it

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from The Heritage Foundation

Government by Special Interests Is the Problem, Not the Solution

Did Welfare Reform Really Throw 3.5 Million Children Into Third World Poverty? The Facts May Surprise You
According to the data, some 67 percent of families with children allegedly living in “extreme poverty” have a computer, 86.5 percent have air conditioning in their homes or apartments, 89 percent have cellphones, and 88 percent have a DVD player, digital video recorder, VCR, or similar device.

Obama’s LGBT Agenda Suffers Loss in Case of Transgender Funeral Director
When families lose loved ones, they often seek out funeral homes for solace and comfort and, for people of faith, spiritual consolation as well.  At such a delicate time, the last thing grieving families expect is a debate over whether male funeral home employees should be allowed to dress like women at their loved one’s funeral.

Almost Everything the Media Tell You About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Is Wrong

One of America’s Greatest Patriots Passes Away at 94
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John W. Vessey Jr., passed away on Thursday evening, leaving behind three children and a legacy of service. Vessey enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1939 when he was only 16 years old ,and over the course of a distinguished 46-year military career, progressed to the rank of a four-star general.

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from The Hill

Dem in West Virginia governor race won’t support Clinton

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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
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from The Living Church

Flood Recedes, Ecumenism Rises
As floodwaters that inundated Louisiana last week have receded, clergy have stepped across denominational lines to bring people together in prayer and hope.

Mary: An icon of faith, trust, and humility

MORE EVENSONG, PLEASE
Many students long for a piety that does not ride the waves of cultural and theological faddism; many long for a piety that transcends the “cultural now,” and thereby provides a place of solace and quiet in a world of noise.


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from MSN News

Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama's transgender rules
In a temporary injunction signed Sunday, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that the federal education law known as Title IX "is not ambiguous" about sex being defined as "the biological and anatomical differences between male and female students as determined at their birth."

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from On Pasture

The wetlands are important to wildlife and fish, but it turns out restoring them was also good for the ranch operation. The Granger Ranches is a cow/calf operation running about 400 mother cows. They raise hay to feed the cows and by restoring the wetlands, they’ve restored the hydrology of their floodplain pastures which has made them more productive. So even though they’ve restricted grazing from the most sensitive wetland areas, they’re producing more forage than they did before the restoration.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from TruthFeed
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The Washington Post Reports Lack of jobs, dilapidated infrastructure, and a pervading sense of being forsaken by the Democratic government all describe the state of many blue-collar towns across America.

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from United States Constitution
News/Media Website

School Sends Home Permission Slip for Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance! Updated with Response from the Leon County School District! [The form ... was ... to be signed if a parent wanted to opt their student out of the pledge…not the other way around.]


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from The Washington Post
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