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from BBC News (UK)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS
The red poppy many of us pin to our coats in November was originally created to help us remember those who have fought in war.
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from Church Times
Newspaper in London, United Kingdom
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from City Journal
A quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute
Two years after Paris, the UN enviro-crats continue their charade. As the champagne-fueled self-congratulation of the "historic" Paris climate accord recedes into memory, the agreement’s underlying fraud is becoming obvious.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
RIGHT BIAS
Rep. Chris Smith: ‘Killing of Baby’ in Abortion Is Not Health Care
One politician is calling on the media to report “coercion, not in America,” when it comes to health care professionals who refuse to participate in abortion. On Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) hosted a Capitol Hill press conference in support of the Conscience Protection Act of 2017 with other lawmakers and pro-life leaders. The bill protects the conscience of those in federally-funded health care systems who object to performing or participating in abortion. Nurses, whom the legislation would affect, testified at the event.
Megyn Kelly: ‘Flipping Off’ Trump Is ‘What America’s All About’
Giving a vulgar gesture of insult to President Donald Trump is “one of our core ideals,” NBC host Megyn Kelly said Thursday.
Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Push Gun Control: NRA Should ‘Tell The Truth’
Celebrities who don’t understand the meaning of political debates should stop alienating their audiences and keep to themselves. While the majority of country singers practice this, two of the biggest country stars have decided to throw caution to the wind when it comes to the gun control debate. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw announced in an interview with Billboard: “They both support gun control.”
CBS’s ‘Young Sheldon' Wants to ‘Destroy’ Pastor of Small-Town Texas Church
When the horrific shooting in Vegas occurred last month, Hollywood rightly cancelled two movie premieres and edited at least one television show out of respect for the victims of the tragedy. But CBS’s Young Sheldon (a prequel spinoff of The Big Bang Theory) felt it was okay to air an episode, immediately after the shooting at a small-town Texas church, that depicted a small-town Texas church service with main character Sheldon (Iain Armitage) stating that he wanted to “destroy” his pastor to prove that God does not exist. In the Thursday, November 9 episode, “Poker, Faith and Eggs,” Sheldon attends church with his family and is bothered so much by the obviously not-so-bright pastor’s message, that he felt the need to speak up in the middle of the service. I have been a Christian all my life and I have never seen a priest or pastor explain faith the way this pastor did. Either it’s a deliberate, disrespectful attempt to make the pastor appear dim-witted and weak on faith, or it’s a sign that Hollywood has no idea what it’s talking about when it comes to matters of the Christian faith. Maybe a little bit of both. And to have a young child wishing to “destroy” the pastor after the Texas tragedy that left 26 people dead, including more than a dozen children? Just gross. Hollywood, you’re missing out on something really special when you deny and disrespect faith. But it’s never too late to accept this free gift. All you have to do is believe.
Rep. Chris Smith: ‘Killing of Baby’ in Abortion Is Not Health Care
One politician is calling on the media to report “coercion, not in America,” when it comes to health care professionals who refuse to participate in abortion. On Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) hosted a Capitol Hill press conference in support of the Conscience Protection Act of 2017 with other lawmakers and pro-life leaders. The bill protects the conscience of those in federally-funded health care systems who object to performing or participating in abortion. Nurses, whom the legislation would affect, testified at the event.
Megyn Kelly: ‘Flipping Off’ Trump Is ‘What America’s All About’
Giving a vulgar gesture of insult to President Donald Trump is “one of our core ideals,” NBC host Megyn Kelly said Thursday.
Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Push Gun Control: NRA Should ‘Tell The Truth’
Celebrities who don’t understand the meaning of political debates should stop alienating their audiences and keep to themselves. While the majority of country singers practice this, two of the biggest country stars have decided to throw caution to the wind when it comes to the gun control debate. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw announced in an interview with Billboard: “They both support gun control.”
CBS’s ‘Young Sheldon' Wants to ‘Destroy’ Pastor of Small-Town Texas Church
When the horrific shooting in Vegas occurred last month, Hollywood rightly cancelled two movie premieres and edited at least one television show out of respect for the victims of the tragedy. But CBS’s Young Sheldon (a prequel spinoff of The Big Bang Theory) felt it was okay to air an episode, immediately after the shooting at a small-town Texas church, that depicted a small-town Texas church service with main character Sheldon (Iain Armitage) stating that he wanted to “destroy” his pastor to prove that God does not exist. In the Thursday, November 9 episode, “Poker, Faith and Eggs,” Sheldon attends church with his family and is bothered so much by the obviously not-so-bright pastor’s message, that he felt the need to speak up in the middle of the service. I have been a Christian all my life and I have never seen a priest or pastor explain faith the way this pastor did. Either it’s a deliberate, disrespectful attempt to make the pastor appear dim-witted and weak on faith, or it’s a sign that Hollywood has no idea what it’s talking about when it comes to matters of the Christian faith. Maybe a little bit of both. And to have a young child wishing to “destroy” the pastor after the Texas tragedy that left 26 people dead, including more than a dozen children? Just gross. Hollywood, you’re missing out on something really special when you deny and disrespect faith. But it’s never too late to accept this free gift. All you have to do is believe.
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from Daily Wire
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, American news and opinion website
WATCH: New York Nurse Gives Emotional Speech About Being Forced To Participate In An Abortion Against Her Will
On Wednesday, several nurses spoke publicly in favor of the Conscience Protection Act of 2017, legislation sponsored by Rep. Diane Black (R-TN), which "would allow health-care providers like nurses and doctors to sue if they’re coerced into participating in abortions or if they face discrimination at work for refusing to do so," reports The Hill. It would also provide legal recourse for hospitals, health systems, religious charities, churches and insurance companies who are required to participate in or provide coverage for abortion. One nurse in particular, Cathy DeCarlo, told a harrowing story. In 2009, she was forced to help a doctor perform an abortion: "I never thought in America that I would be forced to violate my conscience in that way."
WATCH: New York Nurse Gives Emotional Speech About Being Forced To Participate In An Abortion Against Her Will
On Wednesday, several nurses spoke publicly in favor of the Conscience Protection Act of 2017, legislation sponsored by Rep. Diane Black (R-TN), which "would allow health-care providers like nurses and doctors to sue if they’re coerced into participating in abortions or if they face discrimination at work for refusing to do so," reports The Hill. It would also provide legal recourse for hospitals, health systems, religious charities, churches and insurance companies who are required to participate in or provide coverage for abortion. One nurse in particular, Cathy DeCarlo, told a harrowing story. In 2009, she was forced to help a doctor perform an abortion: "I never thought in America that I would be forced to violate my conscience in that way."
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from EUobserver
Military integration on EU agenda This WEEK.
Military cooperation and rule of law in Poland and Malta will top the EU agenda next week, as Europe also hosts global talks on climate change. About 20 out of the 28 EU states are expected to sign up to deeper military integration in the margins of a foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on Monday (13 November).
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from First Things
Our problem isn’t too many or too few guns; it's a culture of automated technology that threatens to destroy human interconnectivity. In our atomized culture, severely damaged people more readily become mass murderers.
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from Forbes
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, American business magazine
Antitrust and technology market regulatory interventions are staging a comeback, even in the era of President Donald Trump's push for broad regulatory rollbacks. In a recent speech at an Open Markets Institute panel session called "Are Tech Giants Too Big For American Democracy?" Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) had a surprise for big tech. Not only does he want the government to control your internet service, Senator Al Franken also wants the government to control companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon!
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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)
Tree cut from Kootenai National Forest for U.S. Capitol
TROY, Idaho - Every year, a different National Forest is selected to provide a tree to appear on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol for the Christmas season. This year, The Kootenai National Forest in partnership with nonprofit Choose Outdoors will bring this special gift from Montana to Washington, D.C. for the 2017 season.
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from Los Angeles Times
Roy Moore's alleged pursuit of a young girl is the symptom of a larger problem in evangelical circles
We need to talk about the segment of American culture that probably doesn't think the allegations against Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore are particularly damning, the segment that will blanch at only two accusations in the Washington Post expose: He pursued a 14-year-old-girl without first getting her parents' permission, and he initiated sexual contact outside of marriage. That segment is evangelicalism. In that world, which Moore travels in and I grew up in, 14-year-old girls courting adult men isn't uncommon.
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]November 10 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of someone the Mises Institute has named “one of the giants of the Austrian tradition” — Sylvester Petro. Since 2017 also marks the 100th anniversary of Petro’s birth and the 60th anniversary of his best-known book, The Labor Policy of the Free Society, described as “the definitive Austrian treatment of the topic,” it is very much worth remembering his wisdom.
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from Mosaic Fellowship Spokane
Religious Organization in Spokane, Washington
Summary Fact Sheet on Proposed Get Real Planned Parenthood Curriculum for Spokane Public Schools
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from National Review
RIGHT BIAS
Still Waiting for the Apocalypse
Trump has not governed as the dictator Democrats say he is. One year into the Trump presidency, predictions of democracy’s end are laughable. He’s often inappropriate but the Constitution is in less danger than it was under Obama. In other words, ability of the Constitution to keep an amateur politician in line has proven to be well-grounded.
Still Waiting for the Apocalypse
Trump has not governed as the dictator Democrats say he is. One year into the Trump presidency, predictions of democracy’s end are laughable. He’s often inappropriate but the Constitution is in less danger than it was under Obama. In other words, ability of the Constitution to keep an amateur politician in line has proven to be well-grounded.
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from Orthodox Christianity
Organization in Moscow, Russia
There is, finally, that mystery of words, which helps us understand why “orange” and other “color” revolutions have ended not with the promised improvements in life, but with something entirely the opposite. “Long live the revolution!” thus was the exclamation of the English royalists, who had waited so long, and finally saw, the fall of Cromwell and the coronation of Charles II. No, there is no sarcasm here; it’s all perfectly serious. It’s just that with the passing of time, not a few words have changed in meaning to become their diametric opposite. Hand in hand with the corruption of the original meaning of the word “absolutism”, goes the corruption in the meaning of the word, “revolution”.
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from Reuters
International news agency headquartered in London, England
Trump says he trusts Putin's denials of election meddling
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed President Vladimir Putin when he denied accusations Russia meddled in last year’s U.S. election despite U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion of Russian interference.
Trump says he trusts Putin's denials of election meddling
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed President Vladimir Putin when he denied accusations Russia meddled in last year’s U.S. election despite U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion of Russian interference.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
With changing times, Spokane’s marching bands fall out of step
High school marching bands in Spokane aren’t what they used to be. Starting with Ferris High School in the early 2000s, each of Spokane’s five comprehensive high schools have either discontinued or drastically scaled back their marching band programs. What was once a staple of high school football games is now often reserved for special events and parades. This year, the district’s last holdout, Lewis and Clark High School, stopped competing and drastically scaled back the complexity and frequency of its routines.
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With changing times, Spokane’s marching bands fall out of step
High school marching bands in Spokane aren’t what they used to be. Starting with Ferris High School in the early 2000s, each of Spokane’s five comprehensive high schools have either discontinued or drastically scaled back their marching band programs. What was once a staple of high school football games is now often reserved for special events and parades. This year, the district’s last holdout, Lewis and Clark High School, stopped competing and drastically scaled back the complexity and frequency of its routines.
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from Tribal Tribune
“I’m peeling potatoes to win the war.” For months, he waited for his chance to take part in the action in World War II. He received assignment as a Fireman First Class (1C) to the U.S.S. Princeton, a light aircraft carrier.
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