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- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 12:54:46

Home schooling an increasingly popular alternative for S. Florida families
SUN-SENTINEL

'These students know their teachers extremely well. They're never late for school. Have no need for cell phones. And, as the very practical 11-year-old Danielle Howard of Delray Beach puts it, "You get out really early, there's no head lice and no school bullies." Unless mischievous siblings count.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 12:50:36

'How to be Gay' course draws fire at Michigan
WASHINGTON TIMES

'A course called "How to be Gay: Male Homosexuality and Initiation," scheduled this fall, has reignited a culture war at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

A family-values lobbyist is leading public opposition to the self-proclaimed "uncompromising political militancy" of the professor who teaches "lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender."'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 12:46:28

How the Thought Police Rewrite Textbooks and America's History

NEWSMAX

'MIAMI – Diane Ravitch hammers away and hammers away, and even a reader going into her book with a healthy dose of skepticism comes away with the conviction that the "language police" must be fired.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 12:41:46

Davis to OK rights for same-sex couples
No position yet from top GOP recall rival
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

'Gov. Gray Davis pledged Saturday to sign a domestic-partners bill that would give thousands of same-sex couples many of the same rights as married couples -- including community property, child support and access to divorce court -- and would thrust California to the forefront of the national debate over gay rights.'

FIRST OF ALL CULTURE SHOCK LOVES FOX NEWS CHANNEL BUT THIS WAS NOT FAIR AND BALANCED - cultureshock Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 17:00:59

GREGG JARRETT ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL SUNDAY, LIVE:

"GOD DID NOT FAIR TOO WELL THIS WEEK ... THE REPORT COMING UP ... "

ON THE JUDGE AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

GREGG (FORMER MSNBCCOURTTV ANCHOR) JARRETT SAID IN THE INTERVIEW THAT CAME UP, THE FORMER LAWYER(?) SAID, "THIS IS A BLATANT VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION." PUTTING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE JUDICIARY BUILDING, A PUBLIC BUILDING, IN ALABAMA.

JARRETT GOES ON BY PUTTING UP ONLY PART OF THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CLAUSE IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS!

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW ESTABLISHING A RELIGION ... NOTE THE THREE DOTS TELL US THAT THAT IS NOT THE END OF THE SENTENCE! BLATANT OUT OF CONTEXT! THEY"VE BEEN DOING THIS TO US FOR YEARS.

HERE'S THE WHOLE OF IT:

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW ESTABLISHING A RELIGION, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF, OR ABRIDGE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

THAT'S RIGHT IT IS FREEDOM SPEECH AS WELL.

IN NO WAY IS CONGRESS MAKING A LAW ESTABLISHING A RELIGION HERE.

HOW ABOUT GETTING IT RIGHT. IF THIS FAILS LET'S JUST GET IT ON ... TAKE DOWN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS CARVED IN STONE ABOVE THE HEADS OF THE SUPREMES IN WASHINGTON D.C. I'M SURE WE CAN FIND A TERRORIST IN THE AL QAEDA ORGANIZATION WILLING TO HELP.

IN THE WORDS OF BILL O'REILLY "COME ONNN"!

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 15:35:53

Citadel drops pre-meal prayer
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) --The Citadel has dropped mealtime prayers after a federal appeals court decision this week involving the Virginia Military Institute.

On Wednesday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reconsider a ruling that declared VMI's nondenominational group prayer unconstitutional.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 15:32:54

Rallying 'Round Ten Commandments

CBS NEWS

'Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore told thousands of supporters Saturday that he would be guilty of treason if he didn't fight to keep a monument of the Ten Commandments in the rotunda of the state judicial building.

Drawing cheers and shouts of "amen" at a rally, Moore said his crusade to keep the 5,300-pound monument was not about bolstering his own political career, as some have claimed.'

CULTURE SHOCK ASKS THAT YOU GIVE TODAY - cultureshock Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 14:15:53

Operation Blessing

Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation (OBI) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) humanitarian organization based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Founded in 1978, Operation Blessing has helped more than 155 million people in 96 countries and all 50 states as well as distributed goods valued at more than $500 million. Operation Blessing is governed by a national board of directors that includes founder M. G. Robertson and retired COO Robert W. Fanning.

GIVE A TITHE TO TO YOUR CHURCH, SAVE THE CHILDREN, OPERATION BLESSING, GOD ONLY ASKED 10% HELLO! - cultureshock Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 13:32:57

Would Jesus raise your taxes? SCRIPPS HOWARD

'You may be following the political hullabaloo in Alabama where the new Republican governor wants to pass the biggest tax increase in the state's history and says he has a highly influential advocate supporting him: God.
Governor Riley says that it is his "Christian duty" to raise taxes (by 22 percent) in order to fund vital government services to help the poor.
"Jesus says one of our missions is to take care of the least among us," says Riley. "We've got to take care of the poor."'

JUST 10% TO THE SALVATION ARMY

OPERATION BLESSING

IT'S THE CHURCHES AND FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS PLACE TO DO THIS.

NOT TAX!

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 12:32:11

Local Episcopal dioceses hit over election of gay N.H. bishop

WASHINGTON TIMES

'Virginia's Episcopal bishops have received a few hundred letters and e-mails criticizing a decision to allow an openly homosexual man to become the leader of the church's New Hampshire Diocese.

The office of Bishop Peter James Lee, leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, has received about 200 letters and e-mails in response to the Rev. V. Gene Robinson's confirmation as New Hampshire's bishop.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 12:14:29

Alabama legal officials rebel from Ten Commandments chief justice

State's AG won't help violate order to remove monument

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) --The attorney general and Alabama Supreme Court associate justices are distancing themselves from the state's chief justice, who has pledged to defy a federal court order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state's judicial building.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 12:11:00

udge Blocks Colo. Pledge of Allegiance

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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DENVER -- A federal judge Friday blocked a Colorado law requiring public school students and teachers to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, calling the law discriminatory and divisive.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 21:10:17

Iraq's weapons of mass destruction in Lebanon?

Israeli intelligence tracks tractor-trailer shipments to Bekaa ValleyWORLDNETDAILY

'Israeli intelligence has identified what are believed to be Iraqi weapons of mass destruction goods in Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon, U.S. officials said.

The Israelis used a spy satellite to photograph several tractor-trailer loads of suspected weapons into the Bekaa Valley, where the Islamist terrorist group is based.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 18:16:40

Scientists seek open access to medical research
BOSTON GLOBE

'heir argument goes like this: Your federal tax dollars pay for some $50 billion a year in medical and scientific research. But if your daughter falls ill and you want to see the latest findings on her disease, you'll often have to pay again, to get access to the powerful journals that publish them.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 09:53:24

Pentagon Scrambled F-16s to Guard New York

NewsMax Wires

'The U.S. military went on alert just minutes after power blackouts hit New York and other major cities -- and the Pentagon quickly scrambled two F-16 Fighter jets into the air to guard American airspace, including New York.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 09:50:12

Hillary Blames Bush for Blackout
NEWSMAX

'Just hours after the Northeastern power grid went down shutting off electricity for 50 million Americans, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton took to the airwaves to blame President Bush and his administration's energy policies for pushing deregulation and coddling corrupt power companies like Enron.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 09:44:35

Cities Slowly Climb Back From Blackout of 2003FOX NEWS

'NEW YORK — Major cities in the northern U.S. and Canada were slowly emerging from the worst blackout in American history Friday morning as power trickled back to the crippled region.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 09:36:15

Utah Polygamist Convicted of Illegal Sex

DEBBIE HUMMEL
Associated Press

'ST. GEORGE, Utah - A police officer accused of bigamy and illegal sex with a girl he took as a third wife when she was just 16 was convicted by a jury Thursday.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 09:33:36

Landlord right to treat transsexual customers as men
TELEGRAPH

'A judge ruled yesterday that a landlord who threw five transsexuals out of a pub after one had used the women's lavatory had every right to treat them as men.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 09:23:17

No new jobs for teachers who failed English test

Committee rejects rehiring plan floated by official who also flunked exam
WORLDNETDAILY

'What's perceived as a face-saving proposal by a superintendent of schools who flunked an English literacy exam was soundly rejected by district officials, who decided not to offer new jobs to 17 bilingual teachers on unpaid leave for failing a similar test.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 17:27:03

State child-pornography law upheld

'Four Maricopa County Superior Court judges who called the state's child-pornography law vague were rebuked Tuesday by the Arizona Court of Appeals, which upheld the controversial law.

The Appeals Court returned four dismissed cases to the trial court for review.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 17:16:27

Major power outage hits New York, other large cities

Thursday, August 14, 2003 Posted: 4:58 PM EDT
CNN

'NEW YORK (CNN) --A major power outage simultaneously struck dozens of cities in the United States and Canada late Thursday afternoon.

Cities affected include New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Toronto, Ontario; and Ottawa, Ontario. The power outage occurred shortly after 4 p.m.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 17:11:08

Alabama's Chief Justice Refuses to Remove Ten Commandments
FOX NEWS

'MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore stood firm Thursday, saying he has no intention of removing a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the state judicial building, and will file papers taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 17:04:09

Federal Appeals Court Lets Philly Courthouse Commandments Stay
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court refused to reconsider a ruling that allowed a decades-old Ten Commandments plaque to remain on the facade of a suburban courthouse.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 16:58:02

Judge Moore stands firm

Will not move 10 Commandments, announces Supreme Court filing
WORLDNETDAILY

'Justice Roy Moore, Alabama's Supreme Court chief justice who has been ordered by a federal judge to remove a monument of the 10 Commandments from the state's Judicial Building, announced today he will not remove the granite display and instead tomorrow will file for relief with the U.S. Supreme Court.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 16:46:03

MSNBC Gives Jesse Ventura Weekly Show
MSNBC

'MINNEAPOLIS - MSNBC has dropped plans for a weeknight show starring Jesse Ventura, saying Thursday the former Minnesota governor will instead be host of a once-a-week program on Saturdays.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 10:38:22

Officials Give Praise to Missile Sting
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The international sting operation that led to the arrest of a suspected arms smuggler should serve as a warning that the government is aggressively pursuing terrorist cells and black market weapons dealers, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 10:33:23

Fight Against Same-Sex Marriage Advances

NewsMax.com

'WASHINGTON – Religious conservatives have declared an all-out legal war to enact a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages.

They have reintroduced the Federal Marriage Amendment. The measure died in the last Congress with no action taken, but this time the proposal has 75 House sponsors.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 10:30:50

Mel Gibson Softens 'The Passion'
Carl Limbacher NewsMax.com

'Director Mel Gibson, under attack from Jewish groups for his movie "The Passion," has "softened the story" and made changes to placate critics, a spokesman says.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 10:12:42

New York sued over
'gay' high school

Lawsuit challenges legitimacy of all-homosexual campus
WORLDNETDAILY

'Using a rule prohibiting discrimination based on "sexual orientation," a group of New Yorkers filed suit yesterday challenging NYC's use of public funds to establish the first homosexuals-only high school in the Big Apple.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 10:09:57

'Under God' Pledge atheist sues WND for libel

Later apologizes, agrees to drop complaint against newssite
WORLDNETDAILY

'The atheist activist whose lawsuit last year targeting the "under God" phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance – a case that sent shock waves across America and elicited public condemnation from President Bush and dozens of congressmen – yesterday agreed to drop the $1 million libel lawsuit he filed recently against WorldNetDaily.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 00:28:04

Court Urged to Reinstate Online Porn Law
Associated Press Writer

'WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has appealed to the Supreme Court to reinstate a law that punishes Web site operators who expose children to dirty pictures and other inappropriate material.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 00:24:29

Democrats ‘Reinterpreting the Constitution’ on Nominations

CNSNews.com

'Capitol Hill - Senate Democrats have stressed that President Bush's refusal to acknowledge their "constitutional role" in the nominations process is part of the reason most of the senators in their party are filibustering three of his judicial nominees. But legal experts said Tuesday the Democrats are "reinterpreting the Constitution" when they seek to participate in nominations.
'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 19:52:36

Penthouse Publisher Files for Chapter 11

Bankruptcy Protection From Creditors

The Associated Press

'The publisher of Penthouse magazine has filed for Chapter 11 protection from its creditors as it seeks to restructure itself and renegotiate its debts.

General Media Inc. made the filing Tuesday in bankruptcy court in New York. The company will continue to publish Penthouse and related magazines while it works on a reorganization plan.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 09:57:04

Backers of 10 Commandments to rally

Thousands expected to support Judge Moore, granite monument
WORLDNETDAILY

'Supporters of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore will gather at the Capitol in Montgomery on Saturday to demonstrate their opposition to a federal court's order that the popular judge's Ten Commandments monument be removed from the Alabama Justice Building.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 02:00:13

Dropped pants bare pitfalls in airport security

MIAMI HERALD

'Martin Holness wore gray-and-black boxer shorts to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for his trip to Chicago on July 17. And that was a fact he hoped to keep to himself.

But by the time Holness boarded the American Airlines flight, his choice of undergarments was known to many.

Holness, 34, says an overzealous security guard ordered him to remove his pants and then fed them through an X-ray machine at a checkpoint as the humiliated passenger and scores of bystanders looked on.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 01:51:52

The Trojan Horse Defense in Child Pornography

NewsMax.com

'Recently a man in the United Kingdom successfully defended against a charge of having child pornography on his home computer by arguing that a Trojan Horse virus had taken over his hard drive and was the real culprit in the indecent download of some 170-plus forbidden images, according to a report in the N.Y. Times.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 01:47:12

Taxpayers Fund Pamphlets Promoting Abortion, Homosexuality, Promiscuity

Steve Brown
CNSNews.com

'A Virginia research firm accuses the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) of awarding multimillion-dollar grants to promote abortion, homosexuality and promiscuity to adolescents in Third World nations.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 01:01:57

Wedding-day kiss will be couple's first

Seattle Times

'Jill Merry and Adrian Burwell began dating last November. They got engaged in May. But the first time they kiss will be Aug. 16 — at the altar, in front of more than 600 people.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 00:54:24

Suffering News Burnout? The Rest of America Is, Too
NEW YORK TIMES

'Has the nation's television audience burned out on serious news?

American soldiers are dying in Iraq almost daily, questions are continuing to swirl around the Bush administration's case for the March invasion and United States Marines are poised off the coast of Liberia. At home, decisions by the Supreme Court prompted national debates on affirmative action and gay rights, a basketball star stands accused of sexual assault and the California governorship suddenly hangs in the balance. And yet, television news viewers are tuning out.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 00:42:06

Muslims Get Out The Vote
CBS NEWS

'The Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation said Monday it is launching a national drive to register Muslims, give them a crash course on American civics and mobilize them for the 2004 election cycle.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 00:38:56

Briton arrested in 'terror missile' sting
BBC

'A Briton has been arrested in the US after a suspected plot to supply a lethal surface-to-air missile to terrorists.

It is thought the alleged target might have been a commercial aircraft or the US President's personal aircraft.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 00:36:15

INS data contradict story of imam tied to hijackers

9-11 cleric born in Yemen, not U.S., was here on 10-year-old student visa
PAUL SPERRY WORLDNETDAILY

'WASHINGTON – U.S. immigration records obtained by WorldNetDaily show the Muslim cleric who allegedly became the spiritual adviser to two of the 9-11 hijackers was in fact born in Yemen, not the U.S., and was living here on a 10-year-old student visa.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 00:31:03

Penthouse Publisher Files for Bankruptcy

REUTERS

'LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - General Media Inc., a subsidiary of Penthouse International Inc.and the publisher of the racy adult magazine Penthouse, on Tuesday said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection so it can restructure its operations and debt.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 00:27:18

To Fox, 'Fair and Balanced' Doesn't Describe Al Franken

NEW YORK TIMES

'In the dry corner of business law called trademark litigation, Fox v. Franken is an unusually lively document. Along with mundane accusations of unfair competition, the lawsuit includes some especially derisive remarks about the defendant, Al Franken, the political satirist.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 00:22:02

Texas Republicans Vote to Fine Fugitive Democrats

Reuters

'AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Republicans in the Texas Senate voted on Tuesday to fine 11 fugitive Democrats up to $5,000 a day each to force them to return from New Mexico to vote on a plan that would add Republican seats in the U.S. Congress.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 09:31:02

Courts Weighing Rights of States to Curb Aid for Religion Majors

'RAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 5 — Teresa Becker made a costly decision when she chose after her sophomore year to major in theology.

She had received $1,200 in state scholarship money for her freshman year at Ave Maria College in Ypsilanti, Mich., in 2000.

The next year she received $2,750 in state aid. Last June, she was promised that amount for her junior year, too.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 09:25:13

Terror link to West Nile?

Saddam, Castro suspect in spread
of mosquito-transmitted disease
WORLDNETDAILY

'While some Americans are still suspicious about claims that Saddam Hussein had an active chemical and biological weapons program, others believe he unleashed that program on the U.S. in the form of West Nile Virus – now spreading across the U.S. faster than ever. '

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 09:21:01

WLWT to dump Springer in '04

Ch. 64 will air it after that

The Cincinnati Enquirer

'After 21 years, WLWT-TV is severing its relationship with Jerry Springer.

Channel 5 - the station that launched Springer's TV news career in 1982 and started his talk show in 1991 - will drop the Jerry Springer Show a year from now when its three-year contract runs out.

"Springer is a product that is not in line with the image that this television station wants to put forth in the community," says David Rosch, Channel 5 program director. '

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 9, 2003 at 21:04:59

U.S. Indicts Porn Sellers, Vowing Extensive Attack

Charges against a Valley video company and two executives signal that fighting obscenity has become a high priority for Atty. Gen. Ashcroft.
LA TIMES

'The Justice Department on Thursday charged a North Hollywood wholesaler of adult films with violating federal obscenity laws, launching the first of what it promised would be a wave of criminal cases against purveyors of pornography.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 9, 2003 at 09:32:13

New turn in Dr. Laura's spiritual journey

Convert to Judaism says she's no longer following ritualsWORLDNETDAILY

'Dr. Laura Schlessinger, one of the nation's most popular radio talk-show hosts and the most successful on-air counselor, is no longer practicing the rituals of Judaism – a religion she converted to a decade ago in her 40s.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 8, 2003 at 20:42:46

Boston Archdiocese Offers $55 Million to Settle Abuse Lawsuits

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'BOSTON (AP) -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has offered $55 million to settle more than 500 clergy sex abuse lawsuits, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

The settlement would resolve claims from men and women who said they were abused as children by clergy within the Boston archdiocese while church hierarchy routinely ignored the misdeeds. A recent report from the state attorney general estimated that more than 1,000 children were abused over six decades.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 8, 2003 at 20:33:10

Multiple Gay Images Stir Straight Reaction
FOX NEWS

'WASHINGTON — Between a recent Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay sex, news of a gay public high school, a gay Episcopal priest becoming bishop and five gay fashionistas making television history, some conservatives say straight Americans are suffering from overload.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 8, 2003 at 20:27:58

Episcopal Vote Allows Blessings of Gay Unions
WASHINGTON POST

'MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6 -- A day after approving the election of an openly gay bishop, Episcopal Church leaders today passed a watered-down resolution giving dioceses the option of blessing same-sex unions.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 8, 2003 at 20:23:10

Christian Group Blasts 'Orgy of Depravity' at Disney's Gay Days

By Nathan C. Masters

CNSNews.com Correspondent

'A Christian group this week launched a campaign against the annual Gay Days at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., releasing a videotape documenting what it calls an "orgy of depravity." The videotape depicts homosexuals kissing and fondling each other and engaging in public nudity, simulated sex acts and alleged drug use at Disney theme parks.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 8, 2003 at 20:16:50

Mixed Ruling for Breast-Feeding Driver

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) - A woman who belonged to an obscure religious sect was found innocent Friday of child endangerment for breast-feeding her baby while driving, but was convicted of three lesser charges.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 8, 2003 at 19:56:13

'God Bless America'
suit prevails

Honor guard fired for giving blessing gets job back
WORLDNETDAILY

'The New Jersey honor guardsman who was fired for saying "God bless you and this family, and God bless the United States of America" during grave-side burial services for veterans has won his job back – with back pay.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 7, 2003 at 23:33:27

Barney Frank Threatens 'Gay Sanctions'

Austin Ruse

'An openly gay U.S. Congressman announced at the U.N. this week that he would seek trade sanctions against U.S. trading partners that oppose U.N. human rights measures for homosexuals.

Specifically mentioning Egypt as a target for sanctions, Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, made the announcement during a meeting of homosexuals at U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 7, 2003 at 14:24:34

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 7, 2003 at 14:08:15

Dissenters blast Episcopal Church over gay bishop

BOSTON HERALD

'MANCHESTER, VT. - As bishops from England to Boston appealed for calm in the wake of the first confirmation of an openly gay man as an Episcopal Church bishop, there were already signs of fraying within the sect.

``This body willfully confirming the election of a person sexually active outside of holy matrimony has departed from the historic faith and order of the Church of Jesus Christ,'' Pittsburgh Bishop Robert Duncan told fellow bishops in Minneapolis as some left their conference in protest. ``This body has divided itself from millions of Anglican Christians around the world.'''

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 7, 2003 at 14:01:54

Episcopal Vote Allows Blessings of Gay Unions

Bishops Group Approves Local Option in Compromise
WASHINGTON POST

'MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6 -- A day after approving the election of an openly gay bishop, Episcopal Church leaders today passed a watered-down resolution giving dioceses the option of blessing same-sex unions.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 7, 2003 at 13:54:55

Sex Crimes Cover-Up By Vatican?
CBS

For decades, priests in this country abused children in parish after parish while their superiors covered it all up. Now it turns out the orders for this cover up were written in Rome at the highest levels of the Vatican.

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 7, 2003 at 13:45:56

Productivity Soars, Jobless Claims Drop

The Associated Press

'WASHINGTON - America's business productivity soared in the second quarter of 2003 and new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a six-month low last week, a double dose of good news as the economy tries to get back to full throttle.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 6, 2003 at 11:19:29

Superintendent flunks literacy test – 3 times

But boss puts 2 dozen teachers on leave for failing similar exam
WORLDNETDAILY

'The superintendent of a Massachusetts school district has failed a required English literacy three times, even though he has put two dozen teachers on unpaid leave for failing a similar exam.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 6, 2003 at 11:14:27

Judge rules Scouts
'religious' group

Long-standing lease of park considered 1st Amendment violation
WORLDNETDAILY

'The city of San Diego is contemplating an appeal of a federal court decision that sided with the ACLU and a lesbian couple seeking to nullify its long-standing lease of a public park to the Boy Scouts.'

NO PRAYER NO COMMANDMENTS NO FLAG ... - cultureshock Wed, Aug 6, 2003 at 10:12:20

Flag Flap Angers University Students in Florida
FOX NEWS

'MIAMI — Old Glory with its stars and stripes is an American symbol, but at one Florida university, flying the flag in class has become a college controversy.

"If we can't fly it in America, then where can we fly it?"'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 6, 2003 at 10:07:29

Gay bishop sets off talk of Episcopal schism
WASHINGTON TIMES

'The Episcopal House of Bishops last night elected the denomination's first declared homosexual bishop, one day after his candidacy was threatened by accusations that he fondled a male parishioner and condoned pornography.
By a 62-45 vote at the denomination's session in Minneapolis, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, 56, was elected bishop of New Hampshire, provoking talk of an Episcopal schism.

"God has once again brought an Easter out of Good Friday," Mr. Robinson said after the votes were tabulated, his daughter Ella and his partner of 13 years, Mark Andrew, standing nearby.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 6, 2003 at 10:01:28

Overcooked Ham

'Real Roseanne' Is a Recipe for Disaster
Tom Shales

Washington Post

'"Enough already" was arguably reached ages ago in the case of Roseanne, but the infamously temperamental performer, who now wishes to be known again by her first-married name of Roseanne Barr (after Roseanne Arnold and then just Roseanne), feels an urge to return to television. She's doing it in a presumptuously double-barreled way: She'll star in a new cooking and interview show on the ABC Family cable network (as "the white-trash Martha Stewart") but will also appear in "The Real Roseanne Show," a reality series about the production of the cable opus. '

FATHER OF ALL DESPICABLE BEHAVIOR - cultureshock Wed, Aug 6, 2003 at 09:45:19

Dad Accused Of Making 8-Year-Old Son Drink Vomit

Police Say Man Also Shoved Sock In Boy's Mouth
LOCAL6.COM

'EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- A 30-year-old man is under arrest, accused of making his 8-year-old son drink vomit.

Chad McCalop was arrested over the weekend. He punished his oldest son by forcing the boy to exercise for hours, rammed a sock into his mouth and forced the boy to drink his own vomit, police said.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 6, 2003 at 09:38:15

Boy punished with fire
UPI

'EULESS, Texas, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- An 11-year-old Euless, Texas, boy who lied to his father was punished by having his tongue burned with a fireplace lighter and being repeatedly slapped, police said Tuesday.'

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY *IS* SAILING AWAY TO SEA ... PAUL SIMON WAS RIGHT - cultureshock Tue, Aug 5, 2003 at 21:26:54

Ginsburg: Int'l Law Shaped Court Rulings
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is looking beyond America's borders for guidance in handling cases on issues like the death penalty and gay rights, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (news - web sites) said Saturday.

The justices referred to the findings of foreign courts this summer in their own ruling that states may not punish gay couples for having sex.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 5, 2003 at 21:15:50

U.S. Episcopal Church Approves First Openly Gay Bishop

Reuters

'MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. Episcopalian bishops voted on Tuesday to install the church's first openly gay bishop, triggering a protest by conservative opponents who have threatened to split the global Anglican denomination.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 5, 2003 at 18:43:15

Judge Orders Ten Commandments Momument Taken Out of Alabama Judicial Building
FOX NEWS

'MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the chief justice of Alabama's Supreme Court to remove a Ten Commandments (search) monument from the state's Judicial Building within 15 days.

The federal judge, who has ruled the 5,300-pound monument violates the constitutional ban on government promotion of religion, lifted a stay he had previously issued while Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore appealed.'

OUTRAGE! - cultureshock Tue, Aug 5, 2003 at 15:29:31

Ginsburg: Rulings in other countries are relevant here

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'The U.S. Supreme Court is looking beyond America's borders for guidance in handling cases on issues like the death penalty and gay rights, according to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 5, 2003 at 15:23:16

Church to Vote Today on Gay Bishop-Elect
FOX NEWS

'MINNEAPOLIS — The investigation into misconduct allegations against a priest seeking to become the Episcopal Church's (search) first openly gay bishop has concluded, and a vote on his confirmation will take place late in the afternoon, the head of the church said Tuesday.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 5, 2003 at 13:40:26

Campus diversity: women on the rise
JOURNAL NEWS

'The push by New York colleges to recruit more minority students has also brought in more women on campus, a new analysis shows.

The policy of diversification, recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, has increased minority enrollment at the state's public and private colleges from 18.7 percent of the total in 1980 to 30.3 percent in 2001.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 5, 2003 at 13:29:53

Monument With Ten Commandments In Polk Could Draw Fight
LOCAL6.COM

'BARTOW, Fla. -- Those who want to display the Ten Commandments on a hulking monument planned for a Polk County administration building say they are prepared to fight a possible court challenge.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 5, 2003 at 09:18:21

Friend of Bishop-Elect Accuser Speaks Out

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'CONCORD, N.H. -- A man who claims the Episcopal bishop-elect of New Hampshire touched him inappropriately is not given to wild accusations, a friend says. But critics claim the allegations are questionable and possibly motivated by homophobia.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 5, 2003 at 01:29:02

Fox setting the News Agenda
ELECTRONIC MEDIA

'Once upon a time, TV news executives who got equal numbers of complaints on opposite sides of an issue told themselves they were doing their job right.

But then Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, the former Republican strategist and master marketer who knew an underserved audience when he saw (and represented) one, veered right and connected with an audience that felt turned off by traditional news media, which it deemed too liberal.'

WARNING***LINKS IN THIS STORY CONTAIN MATERIAL VITAL TO CULTURE SHOCK OF OUR TIME***WARNING - cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 22:24:25

'Touching' allegations
against 'gay' priest

Episcopalians delay landmark vote on making homosexual a bishop
WORLDNETDAILY

'Episcopal leaders have delayed a final vote on approving the church's first openly homosexual bishop after allegations involving "touching" and "pornography" arose about the man.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 18:16:32

Sodomy Ruling Spurs Challenges To Military's Policy on Gays

Charles Lane
Washington Post Staff Writer

'The first aftershocks of the Supreme Court's landmark decision striking down a Texas sodomy law have reached the U.S. military, where the ruling is sparking new court challenges to the armed forces' ban on openly gay personnel and other rules affecting sexuality.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 17:52:09

Episcopalians Delay Vote on Gay Bishop
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'MINNEAPOLIS –– Episcopalian leaders delayed a vote Monday on whether to confirm the church's first openly gay elected bishop after allegations involving "touching" and "pornography" emerged against the clergyman, a church spokesman said.'

SHINING CITY ON THE HILL? SUPREME JUDGES ON THE LEFT BLIND GUIDES - cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 15:20:12

Ginsburg: Rulings in other countries are relevant here
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'The U.S. Supreme Court is looking beyond America's borders for guidance in handling cases on issues like the death penalty and gay rights, according to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 12:54:11

City ends plan to let white teacher instruct black history

'An Ohio school district has scrapped its plan to assign a certified white teacher for a combined black-history and U.S.-government course because a black instructor was not certified to teach government, The Washington Times has learned.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 12:44:29

Bush's roadmap sabotaged by Saudis

By Mike Evans
WorldNetDaily

'Following the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the discovery that the majority of the hijackers involved in the decimation of the World Trade Center towers and the attack on the Pentagon were from Saudi Arabia, officials in Saudi announced that "charitable organizations would no longer be authorized to provide funds outside of Saudi Arabia, other than through highly controlled and government-supervised channels." The argument by Saudi diplomats continues that after Sept. 11, "they had turned over a new leaf."'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 12:24:03

OK near for gay bishop
Deputies'

vote sets stage for final decision by 107 leaders

Michael Paulson
Globe

'MINNEAPOLIS -- The Episcopal Church's House of Deputies yesterday ratified the election of an openly gay man as the bishop of New Hampshire, setting the stage for a final decision today by the church's House of Bishops on a contentious issue that opponents have warned could split the global Anglican Communion.'

THIS IS TRULY PATHETIC! - cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 12:11:22

'Black' hurricane names brewing swirl of dissent

Rush Limbaugh rips congresswoman's call for African-American storm monikers
WORLDNETDAILY

'Do devastating hurricanes need help from affirmative action?

A member of Congress apparently thinks so, and is demanding the storms be given names that sound "black."'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 11:57:17

Radical Islam's 'plan' to take over America

Arab-American author outlines secret
20-year strategy to undermine country
WORLDNETDAILY

'A refugee from the Muslim Middle East thinks he has discovered Islam's 20-point plan for conquering the United States by 2020 – a plan revealed in the latest issue of Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 3, 2003 at 22:57:19

Trojan horse found responsible for child porn

Munir Kotadia
ZDNet UK

'A man has been cleared of child porn charges, after investigators found that an Internet attacker was responsible for the presence of illicit images on his PC

A man accused of storing child pornography on his computer has been cleared after it emerged that his computer had been infected by a Trojan horse, which was responsible for transferring the images onto his PC.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 3, 2003 at 17:14:48

Clintons' pal Rich hit with bias lawsuit
ROBERT GEARTY
DAILY NEWS

'Denise Rich - the wealthy songstress and Democratic fund-raiser - allegedly had an employee make an illegal campaign contribution to Sen. Hillary Clinton and then fired him because he was gay and had AIDS.

The allegations are contained in a lawsuit filed yesterday by Jimmy Hester, who said he was the general manager of Rich's record companies until he was fired in February 2002.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 3, 2003 at 17:10:14

United Way pulls funds from scouts
Pa. groups lose thousands over gay discrimination

Linda K. Harris
Inquirer Staff Writer

'After 80 years of providing financial support to local Boy Scout groups, the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania voted yesterday to cancel all funding to the local scouts because of their policy of discriminating against gays.

"It was not an easy meeting," said Christine James-Brown, United Way president. "There was a strong undercurrent of emotion in the room.'

RELIGION IS THE PROBLEM HERE AND IN THE SENATE JUDICIARY THEY HAVE DEEP - cultureshock Sun, Aug 3, 2003 at 17:05:58

Kerry raps Pope: Senator fuming over gay marriage order
BOSTON HERALD

'Bluntly telling the Vatican to stay out of American politics, U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry yesterday said Pope John Paul II ``crossed the line'' by instructing pols to block legalization of gay marriage.

A fuming Kerry, taking on his own Catholic Church in the midst of a campaign for president, said Rome should have more respect for America's long-held separation of church and state.'

SOMEBODY SAY AMEN - cultureshock Sun, Aug 3, 2003 at 16:54:08

Inmate requests 2 extra days in prison

Christian gets OK to stay behind bars for Promise Keepers event
WORLDNETDAILY

'A Christian prisoner in Marion, Ohio, requested and received permission to stay locked up for two days beyond his release date so he could attend the first-ever Promise Keepers conference to be held behind bars.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 3, 2003 at 10:43:34

JUDICIAL Religious Discrimination At Heart of Judicial Nominee Battles
By Paul Strand
Washington Correspondent
CBN NEWS

'WASHINGTON -- Democrats may soon be filibustering the judicial nomination of conservative Bill Pryor, making for an unprecedented three simultaneous filibusters going on in the Senate.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 2, 2003 at 12:03:32

Teen turns phonecam on stranger trying to lure him into carASSOCIATED PRESS

'CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy foiled an apparent abduction attempt when he pulled out his cell phone camera and snapped photos of a man trying to lure him into a car, police said.The teen also photographed the vehicle's license plate and gave the evidence to police, who arrested a suspect the next day.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 2, 2003 at 11:59:43

Program to Keep Film Crews in California Left on Cutting Room Floor

By Greg Risling
Associated Press Writer

'LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood is seeing stars - but not the kind it's accustomed to.

The state's compromise budget, which is expected to be signed by Gov. Gray Davis on Saturday, dealt a blow to the entertainment industry by ending an incentive program aimed at keeping runaway TV and film production in California.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 2, 2003 at 11:47:54

'Religious' Boy Scouts Being Pushed Out of Park

NewsMax.com

'The Boy Scouts’ policies barring homosexuals and requiring members to express a belief in God has resulted in a U.S. District Court judge ruling that the venerable organization’s long-standing lease of public land in San Diego, California’s Balboa Park violates constitutional separation of church and state, according to a report in the San Diego Union.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 2, 2003 at 11:45:16

Bush Blasts Democrats' 'Unprecedented' Obstructionism

NewsMax.com Wires

'WASHINGTON – President Bush accused Senate Democrats on Friday of using "unprecedented" obstructionist tactics to block Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor's nomination to the federal judiciary.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 2, 2003 at 00:17:51

Episcopalians Move Forward on Gay Bishop

REUTERS

'MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. Episcopalian leaders moved closer on Friday to approving the church's first openly gay bishop, a step that church conservatives warned could shatter unity among the world's 77 million Anglicans.

After a fierce public debate, Episcopal leaders attending the church's triennial convention voted behind closed doors to recommend ratification of New Hampshire bishop-elect Eugene Robinson, a divorced father of two. The vote count was not made public, and the debate participants were urged not to cheer after the terse announcement was made.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 23:46:11

Report on 9/11 Suggests a Role by Saudi Spies
NEW YORK TIMES

'WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 — The classified part of a Congressional report on the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, says that two Saudi citizens who had at least indirect links with two hijackers were probably Saudi intelligence agents and may have reported to Saudi government officials, according to people who have seen the report.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 15:35:21

Al Qaeda Link to Attacks in Iraq -UK Source

Reuters

'LONDON (Reuters) - Members of groups linked to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network may have taken part in attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq, a British diplomatic source said on Friday.

The source said that while the attacks were largely the work of Iraqis loyal to deposed dictator Saddam Hussein "there is some evidence that they've been joined by groups that are loosely connected with the al Qaeda network."'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 11:19:33

Democrats in Senate block another judge
WASHINGTON TIMES

'Senate Democrats voted yesterday to block another of President Bush's nominees to the federal judiciary, and
Republicans and Catholic groups said Democrats have in effect imposed a religion test on the nominee, who is a Catholic.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 11:14:08

Bush weighs marriage
amendment
Amy Fagan and Bill Sammon

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'The White House yesterday said President Bush is willing to consider a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman, which some congressional Republicans say is the only effective
option.

Both the president and congressional Republicans are awaiting key state-court decisions before they decide the best course of action.'

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- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 11:04:19

REVS. VOW SUIT OVER MILK HS
IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON and STEPHANIE GASKELL
NEW YORK POST

'August 1, 2003 -- Amid praise yesterday from the City Council for the nation's first gay high school, a group of Hispanic ministers threatened to sue over it, calling the campus a new kind of "segregation."

City Council Speaker Gifford Miller yesterday commended the city Department of Education for planning to open the school next month with 100 students, which was first reported in The Post on Monday.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 07:41:50

Evidence of WMD plotting found in Iraq
David Rennie and George Jones
TELEGRAPH

'The United States has found evidence of an active programme to make weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, including "truly amazing" testimony from Iraqis ordered to dupe United Nations inspectors before the war, the man leading the hunt said yesterday.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 07:36:21

Senators demand:
Get tough on Saudis

Schumer, Specter want government shakeup, possible criminal sanctions against front groups
WORLDNETDAILY

'WASHINGTON -- Two U.S. senators – a Democrat and a Republican – are calling for get-tough measures against Saudi Arabia because of its increasingly obvious links to global Islamic jihadist terrorism.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 07:30:01

CBS Promotes Same-Sex Marriage

Reed Irvine
NEWSMAX.COM

'The legalization of same-sex marriage by two Canadian courts has put new life into the homosexual campaign for its legalization in this country.

In 1996, a circuit court judge overturned the law in Hawaii that barred same-sex marriages. This resulted in the prompt passage of a federal law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. In 1998, 69 percent of the voters in Hawaii disappointed the homosexuals by approving an amendment to the state constitution that defined marriage the same way.

That has not stopped homosexuals from pushing for recognition of same-sex marriage or "civil unions" in California, Massachusetts and Vermont. On Sunday morning, July 6, CBS News aired a program that was designed to generate support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. and dampen the opposition.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 07:17:58

Senate Committee Stonewalled in Saudi Money Chase

Dave Eberhart

NewsMax.com

'Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., ran up against a stone wall during Thursday’s Senate Government Affairs Committee hearings on “Terrorism Financing: Origination, Organization, and Prevention,” when he demanded to know from witnesses why the U.S. is “soft on economic sanctions” with regard to Saudi Arabia.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 07:12:15

Vatican assails laws endorsing gay unions
Frank Bruni/NYT
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE

'VATICAN CITY Worried about the spread of laws that recognize same-sex couples, the Vatican on Thursday urged Roman Catholic lawmakers and others to fight back, calling support for such legislation ‘‘gravely immoral.’’'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 1, 2003 at 00:21:17

Pryor to be filibustered, Schumer pledges
WASHINGTON TIMES

'Sen. Charles E. Schumer yesterday said Democrats will filibuster the nomination of Alabama's attorney general to the federal bench, which would make him the third judicial nominee of President Bush to be blocked by Democrats.
"I have never seen the caucus stronger and more united," the New York Democrat said after his party's weekly planning lunch. "There will be another filibuster, and we will prevail."'

- cultureshock Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 19:09:25

Michael Moore, Humbug

Kay S. Hymowitz
CITY JOURNAL

'Recently a wealthy Chicago couple named Drobney announced their plan to bankroll a left-wing talk radio station. They needn’t bother: the Left already has a multimedia star—and even without a radio station, he’s bigger than Rush, has more fans than O’Reilly, and sells books faster than Coulter. Followers plead with this “folk hero for the American people” to run for president. Reviewers compare him to Twain, Voltaire, and Swift. Unlike Rush and company, the appeal of this blue-collar megastar extends far beyond the hoi polloi. Hollywood and Manhattan agents wave gazillion-dollar contracts in front of his face. He wins prestigious awards that will never grace the Limbaugh or O’Reilly dens—Oscars, Emmys, Writer’s Guild Awards, and jury prizes at Cannes (where his latest movie received a record 13-minute standing ovation). People stop him on the streets of Berlin, Paris, and London—where, according to Andrew Collins of the Guardian, they consider him “the people’s filmmaker.”

He is, of course, Michael Moore, author ... '

- cultureshock Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 19:01:02

Saudis: More Candor on Al-Qaeda

NewsMax.com

'After more than 200 Muslim militants were arrested and more than a dozen killed in police shootouts in 13 raids throughout the kingdom since the May 12 suicide bombings in Riyadh, Saudi authorities have disclosed that the outlaws had been trained by al-Qaeda, conceding publicly for the first time that the country has been infiltrated to a degree by Osama bin Laden’s terror network.'

- cultureshock Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 18:58:43

Pro-Democrat Hotel Chain Starwood Excludes Fox News

Wes Vernon
NewsMax

'WASHINGTON – A major hotel chain that will not make top-rated Fox News Channel available to guests has a record of individual campaign contributions heavily favoring Democrats.

Federal Election Commission records reviewed by NewsMax.com show that among those officials who list Starwood or a Starwood hotel property as their workplace favored Democrats by better than 3 to 1 over Republicans for the 1999-2000 election cycle.'

OUR FOUNDING FATHERS THOUGHT SO TOO - cultureshock Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 16:06:00

Study: Bible breaks good for school kids

Secular research shows boost in academic performance, character
WORLDNETDAILY

'Can Bible study during public school hours produce better students? A secular group that recently completed an independent study thinks so.

An evaluation by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, released Monday, indicates public school students can improve academic performance and build character through off-campus religious instruction for one hour during the school day. '

- cultureshock Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 15:55:07

Bush to block 'gay' marriage

Vatican also launches campaign to battle 'civil unions'
WORLDNETDAILY

'President George W. Bush announced he opposes efforts to legalize "gay" marriage and has lawyers working to codify the definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.'

- cultureshock Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 15:52:07

'Pagan god' sneaked in California budget

State taxpayers set to finance Quetzalcoatl AIDS memorial
Art Moore
WorldNetDaily

'Opponents of an AIDS memorial designed in the form of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl thought they had scored a victory when California Assembly members removed a line from the state budget that reappropriated $400,000 for the project.

But through last-minute maneuvers, backers of the controversial plan managed to set aside the taxpayer money by shifting the project from the budget bill, passed Tuesday, to a trailer bill where it was buried at the bottom of a collection of unrelated items.'

- cultureshock Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 15:47:54

Two-Month-Old Dies in Hot Vehicle While Mom Applies for Job
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'HARLINGEN, Texas — A 2-month-old girl died after being left inside a sweltering parked car while her mother was in a Target (search) store applying for a job, police said.'

YES ... THEN NO?! - cultureshock Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 15:44:45

Sources: Kobe's Accuser Consented to Some Sexual Contact
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'EAGLE, Colo. — Kobe Bryant has already admitted he had sex with a 19-year-old hotel worker who has accused him of rape, but a new report presents a more complicated picture about what allegedly happened in his mountain resort suite last month.'

THE CHURCH BEING CHURCH - cultureshock Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 15:40:37

Vatican Launches Global Campaign Against Gay Marriages
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'VATICAN CITY — The Vatican launched a global campaign against gay marriages Thursday, warning Catholic politicians that support of same-sex unions was "gravely immoral" and urging non-Catholics to join the offensive.'

WE ARE LOSING OUR MINDS ... BEAUTIFUL MINDS - cultureshock Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 12:05:28

Drug maker looking to treat compulsive shoppers
REUTERS

'NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuters) - Can a pill be the answer for shoppers who go
out to buy a battery and come home, quite inexplicably, with a plasma TV?

Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE:FRX - News) is sponsoring a trial at
California's Stanford University designed to show that its antidepressants
Celexa and Lexapro can cut down on compulsive shopping.'

- cultureshock Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 09:40:35

Woman accuses Bryant of sexual misconduct
ESPN.com news services

'DENVER -- Prosecutors are considering whether to file charges against Kobe Bryant after a woman accused the Los Angeles Lakers' star of sexual misconduct at a hotel near Vail.

Bryant, 24, was released after turning himself in Friday and posting a $25,000 bond on suspicion of felony sexual assault, the Eagle County sheriff's office said Sunday.

The woman, who was not identified, told sheriff's deputies on Tuesday that Bryant sexually assaulted her the previous night in a hotel in the Edwards area. No other details were released about the case, which has been sealed by a judge.'

- cultureshock Mon, Jul 7, 2003 at 09:20:11

Teens charged in plot of random attacks, arrested with 2,000 rounds of ammo

BY EMILIE LOUNSBERRY AND DWIGHT OTT
Knight Ridder Newspapers

'PHILADELPHIA - (KRT) - A young man and two juveniles were arrested Sunday in suburban Camden County, N.J., with a cache of rifles, swords and knives, and police said the three had planned to target students who attend Oaklyn Public School and then "randomly attack as many people as possible."'

THE PRODUCT OF THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION - cultureshock Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 10:54:03

Navy Punishes Chaplains for Sexual Abuse
By MATT KELLEY
Associated Press Writer

'WASHINGTON -- The Navy has punished more than 40 chaplains over the last decade for offenses ranging from sexual abuse to fraud -- a misconduct rate much higher than for other officers, according to documents that detail the Navy's alarm at the problem.'

- cultureshock Sat, Jul 5, 2003 at 10:37:43

Calif. Activist Seeks End To Identification by Race
WASHINGTON POST

'Ward Connerly, the activist behind the referendum that effectively ended race-conscious affirmative action programs in California, has a proposal for reducing the role of race in government decisions even further: He wants the state to stop identifying its residents by race, ethnicity, color or national origin.'

- cultureshock Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 10:21:21

Polygamists see open door for acceptance

Multiple-wives crowd hopes to capitalize on sodomy decision
WORLDNETDAILY

'"Polygamy is the next civil-rights battle."

That's the new battle cry of proponents of "Christian polygamy" who say their lifestyle is one step closer to being accepted after the Supreme Court's controversial decision last week invalidating state sodomy laws.'

IT SPEAKS VOLUMES! - cultureshock Fri, Jul 4, 2003 at 10:18:04

Conservatives more proud of America than liberals?

As U.S. celebrates Independence Day,
Gallup Poll finds wide 'patriotism gap'
WORLDNETDAILY

'A new Gallup Poll conducted in the days leading up to Independence Day, shows a wide "patriotism gap" between the political right and left in America.
Eighty percent of conservatives said they are extremely proud of the country, while only 56 percent of liberals responded that way.'

- cultureshock Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 12:57:49

Two Brothers to Get $4.2 Million to Settle Priest Abuse Case
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino (search) and a missionary group will pay $4.2 million to two brothers who said in a lawsuit they were sexually abused by a priest while altar boys.'

- cultureshock Thu, Jul 3, 2003 at 10:58:33

Parents file suit over locker room cameras
nashvillecitypaper.com

'Parents of 17 Tennessee students have filed suit in Middle Tennessee’s U.S. District Court charging school officials were involved in placing cameras in student locker rooms and filming children as young as 10 while they undressed.'

- cultureshock Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 23:49:33

Judge loses 10 Commandments appeal

Monument ordered removed from Alabama Supreme Court building
WORLDNETDAILY

'A Ten Commandments display in the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court building must be removed because it violates the First Amendment's ban on establishment of religion, a federal appeals court ruled today.'

CNN FREE FALL ... - cultureshock Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 23:44:38

'Fox & Friends' Gets Fancy New Digs
Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

'Fox News Channel has turned a Manhattan restaurant into a 3,600-foot state-of-the-art studio to house some of its most popular programs.
"Dayside With Linda Vester" and Neil Cavuto's business program already have moved into Studio D, and the morning hit "Fox & Friends" will soon follow, Broadcasting & Cable magazine reports.'

- cultureshock Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 23:29:43

Scientists create human ‘she-males’

Researchers combine male and female cells into one embryo
MSNBC

'MADRID, Spain, July 2 — Scientists in the United States have created hybrid human “she-males,” mixing male and female cells in the same embryo, in a move that has outraged fertility experts and anti-abortionists.

DR. NORBERT GLEICHER of the Foundation for Reproductive Medicine in Chicago and a colleague injected male cells into female embryos in research which they believe could lead to better treatments or cures for single gene disorders.'

- cultureshock Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 23:25:31

'Partial birth' law blocked
BY TOM CAMPBELL,
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

'U.S. District Judge Richard L. Williams yesterday ordered prosecutors in Richmond and Henrico County not to enforce Virginia's hours-old "partial-birth infanticide" ban.

Commonwealth's attorneys David M. Hicks of Richmond and Wade A. Kizer of Henrico are the defendants in a federal lawsuit filed last month challenging the constitutionality of the law that, opponents say, bans abortion procedures contrary to U.S. Supreme Court holdings.'

AMEN TO THAT! - cultureshock Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 23:02:01

Australian college bans Potter
BBC

'A Christian college in Australia has become the latest institution to ban the Harry Potter books for putting "evil" wizardry in a good light.

Maranatha Christian College near Melbourne said the books promoted wizardry as normal - not a message to which students should be exposed. '

- cultureshock Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 23:18:13

Mel Gibson brings movie to city's church leaders

By KAMON SIMPSON- THE GAZETTE

'Actor Mel Gibson has been getting closer to God.

On Thursday, that led him to Colorado Springs, where he visited New Life Church and Focus on the Family and previewed his upcoming film, “The Passion.”'

- cultureshock Sat, Jun 28, 2003 at 10:31:02

SCHUMER WANTS FANATICAL IMAMS ROOTED OUT OF JAILS, ARMED FORCES

By BRIAN BLOMQUIST
NEW YORK POST

'
WASHINGTON - Militant Muslim imams are preaching a distorted, hateful form of Islam to U.S. soldiers and federal prisoners, creating a "dangerous situation," Sen. Charles Schumer charged yesterday.
'

- cultureshock Sat, Jun 28, 2003 at 10:23:24

Faith-based prison rehab works
Study supports religion-based program
WORLDNETDAILY

'Prisoners who take part in faith-based rehabilitation programs are much less likely to return to a life of crime, according to a new study.'

- cultureshock Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 22:49:53

Paxil Victims React to FDA's Announcement re Suicide Risk in Children
Attorneys Representing Thousands of Paxil Victims Respond
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo

'LOS ANGELES--June 19, 2003--"Finally, after faced with public pressure from the recent action by U.K regulators, the FDA has agreed to review reports of increased risk of suicide caused by Paxil," stated attorney Karen Barth, of the national law firm Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo. She is responding to today's statement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommending that the antidepressant Paxil not be used in children or adolescents for the treatment of depression.'

LIFE IMITATING ART ... - cultureshock Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 22:28:22

Street Racing Deaths Around the Country Are Blamed on Hollywood's '2 Fast 2 Furious'ASSOCIATED PRESS

'MIAMI (AP) - William Lacasse Jr. had just pulled out of a gas station in his mother's Corvette when two cars zipped by and flashed their hazard lights at the 17-year-old in a challenge to race.
Lacasse floored it. '

- cultureshock Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 22:20:53

RIAA Threatens to Sue Hundreds for Illegal File-Sharing
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON — The music industry pledged to begin steps Thursday to file lawsuits against hundreds of individual computer users who illegally share music files on the Internet, an aggressive gamble to cripple online piracy by suing some of music's biggest fans.'

- cultureshock Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 22:14:46

Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Sex Ban
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court struck down a ban on gay sex Thursday, ruling that the law was an unconstitutional violation of privacy.

The 6-3 ruling reverses course from a ruling 17 years ago that states could punish homosexuals for what such laws historically called deviant sex.

The case is a major reexamination of the rights and acceptance of gay people in the United States. More broadly, it also tests a state's ability to classify as a crime what goes on behind the closed bedroom doors of consenting adults.'

- cultureshock Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 16:58:59

Young people advised not to use Seroxat
10 DOWNING STREET

'The anti-depressant Seroxat should not be used to treat youngsters under the age of 18, according to Government experts. However patients should seek medical advice before discontinuing use.

Research shows that the use of Seroxat resulted in increases in the rate of self-harm and potentially suicidal behaviour in under 18s.

The data, evaluated by the Committee on Safety of Medicines, made clear that the benefits of Seroxat in children for the treatment of depressive illness do not outweigh these risks.'

- cultureshock Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 16:47:36

Saudis show clerics they won't tolerate Islamic intolerance

By James Dao in Washington and Mohamad Bazzi in Riyadh
NEW YORK TIMES

'n a campaign against terrorism, the Saudi Government has fired several hundred Islamic clerics and suspended more than 1000 others for preaching intolerance.'

- cultureshock Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 16:44:28

Hillary Clinton Monica was 'a victim too' - ITV

'"I couldn't, you know, say goodbye. I couldn't throw my husband's clothes out on the back lawn. There were all sorts of options that were not available to me" - Hillary Clinton Monica was 'a victim too' '

- cultureshock Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 16:34:52

Dick Morris: Bill Clinton
assaulted me

Claims Hillary intervened after then-governor threw him to floor

'Bill Clinton's former adviser Dick Morris claims the ex-president physically assaulted him and was prepared to throw a punch before Hillary Clinton intervened during a confrontation in the Arkansas governor's mansion in May 1990.'

- cultureshock Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 16:32:19

Saudis fabricate report
of Jews teaching hatred

'Study' made up quotes, facts, to prove Israeli kids want Arabs to 'burn in hell'

'In an apparent attempt to turn the tables on critics, a Saudi-owned weekly published a story claiming a study shows Israeli society is teaching its children to hate Palestinian children, making a peace agreement impossible.'

- cultureshock Tue, Jun 3, 2003 at 12:32:33

Bishop O'Brien admits cover-up in sexual abuse casesAZCENTRAL.COM

'Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien signed an agreement with the county attorney.

Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien has acknowledged that he covered up allegations of sexual abuse by priests for decades and will relinquish some of his power as head of the Phoenix Diocese to avoid possible criminal indictment, The Arizona Republic has learned.'

TIME FOR AMERICA TO TAKE PAXILPROZACZOLOFT OFF THE MARKET AS WELL - cultureshock Mon, Jun 2, 2003 at 13:59:44

Man slashed wrists on Seroxat

by JAMES TOZER, Daily Mail

'A coroner has called for Britain's biggest-selling antidepressant to be withdrawn after a retired headmaster who was prescribed the drug was found dead with slashed wrists.

Colin Whitfield, 56, died just two weeks after he began taking Seroxat. '

- cultureshock Fri, May 30, 2003 at 16:27:38

Bishops rally ministers to fight 'gay' marriage

1 year after 'pedophile priests' scandal,
Catholic clergy want constitutional ban
WORLDNETDAILY

'After reeling last year from devastating and widespread revelations of predatory homosexual priests in the Catholic Church, Massachusetts' four bishops have shaken off the dust of scandal and are now actively encouraging the state's Catholics to lobby their legislature for a constitutional amendment that would prohibit same-sex marriage, according to a Boston Globe report.'

- cultureshock Fri, May 30, 2003 at 16:23:58

Hillary Clinton Taking Fire From Left as Well as Right

By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
NEW YORK TIMES

'WASHINGTON, May 29 — After years of being vilified by conservatives, Hillary Rodham Clinton is suddenly facing mounting criticism from an unlikely quarter: liberals.'

RENO SWARMED BY AN AUDIENCE OF 60 - cultureshock Fri, May 30, 2003 at 16:20:35

Reno spurs Boca's Democratic Club

By Pilar Ulibarri, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

'DELRAY BEACH -- Former U.S. Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Janet Reno couldn't even walk through the front door of the South County Civic Center Wednesday without being swarmed by admirers.'

ABC FAMILY? NOT - cultureshock Thu, May 22, 2003 at 16:32:34

ABC Reality TV to Show 'Good, Bad, Ugly' Roseanne
RUETERS

'LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Roseanne Barr returns to ABC in July with a 13-episode reality show that follows the former situation comedy star as she creates a cooking show, the network said on Wednesday.'

- cultureshock Thu, May 22, 2003 at 16:25:29

CALLS FOR AUDIT HIT 'IDOL':
CONTEST QUESTIONED AFTER DIFFERENT VOTE TALLY; FOX TO LAUNCH REVIEW
DRUDGE REPORT

'On air last night AMERICAN IDOL host Ryan Seacrest claimed only 1,335 out of 24 million phone-votes separated the two singing finalists, resulting in a dramatic Florida election-style ending to the series.'

- cultureshock Wed, May 21, 2003 at 00:32:00

Justice Thomas Defends Views on Diversity

GINA HOLLAND
Associated Press

'WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's only black justice said Tuesday that he has been wrongly maligned for not embracing the views of black civil rights leaders.'

- cultureshock Wed, May 21, 2003 at 00:27:06

CNN 'backpedals' on gun story

Admits it misled viewers in comparing different types of weapons
WORLDNETDAILY

'Saying CNN may have deliberately misled viewers about the legality of various weapons, a leader in the gun-rights movement is lashing out at the network for incorrectly reporting that fully automatic weapons are banned under a 1994 law set to expire next year.'

- cultureshock Wed, May 21, 2003 at 00:24:27

N.Y. Times reporter booed off stage

Student rebellion cuts off anti-war graduation speech
WORLDNETDAILY

'Students at a college graduation ceremony booed a New York Times reporter off the stage after he compared the United States' policy in Iraq to piranhas and a tyranny over the weak.'

- cultureshock Wed, May 21, 2003 at 00:19:37

U.S. Analysts Link Iraq Labs to Germ Arms

By JUDITH MILLER and WILLIAM J. BROAD
NEW YORK TIMES

'United States intelligence agencies have concluded that two mysterious trailers found in Iraq were mobile units to produce germs for weapons, but they have found neither biological agents nor evidence that the equipment was used to make such arms, according to senior administration officials.'

- cultureshock Tue, May 20, 2003 at 10:38:40

Muslims groom candidates for 2004

Islamic group on nationwide tour to urge political participation
WORLDNETDAILY

'A leading Islamic lobby group is on a nationwide tour to introduce Muslims to American politics.

Building an influential voting bloc for the 2004 elections and eventually seeing Muslim candidates on ballots for everything from city council to congressional seats are two aims of the Virginia-based Muslim American Society, the St. Paul Pioneer press reported.'

- cultureshock Tue, May 20, 2003 at 10:31:52

Freeh: I Turned to Bush After Clinton Blocked Khobar Terror Probe
Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

'In a blistering indictment of his old boss's negligence in fighting the war on terrorism, former FBI Director Louis Freeh charged Tuesday that ex-President Clinton was so unhelpful during his agency's investigation into the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing that he had to turn to former President Bush.'

PRAYER WILL WORK THAT'S WHAT IS SO FRIGHTENING TO PC CROWD, CUBA, CHINA, ET AL!!! - cultureshock Fri, May 16, 2003 at 13:55:42

Principal under fire
for urging prayer

Memo asked teachers to petition God on behalf of students
WORLDNETDAILY

'It appears Principal Ellen Green took the government-proclaimed National Day of Prayer a bit too seriously in the elementary school she oversees. The woman is under fire for urging her teachers in a memo to use the occasion to pray for each of their students and the needs of their families.'

THEY'RE BACK ... - cultureshock Fri, May 16, 2003 at 13:45:41

Texas Democrats return home

Flight prompted by fight with GOP over redistricting
CNN

'AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) --Texas Democratic lawmakers returned triumphantly from their self-imposed exile Friday, telling enthusiastic supporters at a rally outside the state Capitol that they had killed -- for now anyway -- a Republican redistricting plan that would likely have thinned their ranks in Congress.'

- cultureshock Thu, May 15, 2003 at 14:21:32

Democrats frustrated by Bush's ongoing popularity

By RON FOURNIER
AP Political Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - 'Jennifer Mann flipped from channel to channel for the latest news about the terrorist bombings in Saudi Arabia, an exercise in frustration for the Democratic state legislator from Pennsylvania.
"Everywhere I turned, there was President Bush," she said with a sigh.'

- cultureshock Thu, May 15, 2003 at 14:17:57

Rush Limbaugh:
Democrats leaderless

Talk-show legend responds to survey showing 66% can't name 1 candidate

By Joe Kovacs
WorldNetDaily.com

'The Democratic Party is completely without a leader in its hunt to regain the White House, and members are desperately trying to invent one for a decent shot at defeating President Bush, according to radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh.'

- cultureshock Thu, May 15, 2003 at 14:14:20

Kentucky Couple Faces 568 Counts Of Rape

Man Accused Of Raping Relative While Wife Allegedly Took Pictures
LOCAL16.COM

'BOSTON, Ky. -- A Kentucky couple has been charged with more than 500 counts of rape.

Police officers said that Donny Hoskinson raped a female relative repeatedly during the past several years, Louisville, Ky., television station WLKY reported Wednesday.'

- cultureshock Thu, May 15, 2003 at 14:09:15

JFK intern admits all

City church worker, 60, says, 'I was the Mimi'
By CELESTE KATZ and DAVE GOLDINER

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

'John F. Kennedy's intern admitted to the Daily News yesterday: "I am the Mimi."

Marion (Mimi) Fahnestock, now 60, called it a huge weight off her shoulders to finally reveal her affair with the dashing young President four decades ago.'

- cultureshock Wed, May 14, 2003 at 12:45:13

Kennedy Was Cocaine User, New Book Claims
REUTERS

'LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - John F. Kennedy snorted cocaine with actor Peter Lawford while the two stayed at Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs house in the late 1950s, according to an excerpt from a tell-all book written by Sinatra's former valet.'

BIG DRUG$ HAPPY AS A HOG IN $LOP ON THIS $TORY!!! - cultureshock Wed, May 14, 2003 at 12:32:24

ADHD No Longer Just For Kids

Many Adults Misdiagnosed As Children
CHANNELCINCINNATI.COM

'NEW YORK -- Do you have trouble concentrating or paying attention? Are you restless? You may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. A lot of people think ADHD only affects kids -- but adults can have it, too.

All of us feel a bit impulsive, disorganized, or restless some time in our lives. But when those feelings are constant and severe, they may be symptoms of a real medical illness.'

- cultureshock Sun, May 11, 2003 at 23:11:50

Rumsfeld expects to find French aided Iraqis

By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday that he expects to find out about French support for Saddam Hussein's government from information recovered by coalition forces now working in Iraq.'

EMAIL,CALL ISNER, IGER AT ABC RAISE IRE! WE DON'T CARE WHAT DRUDGE SAID - cultureshock Sun, May 11, 2003 at 22:57:44

MICKEY MOORE: DISNEY TO FINANCE NEW BUSH-BASHING DOCUMENTARY
DRUDGE REPORT

'DISNEY's modern-day magic kingdom has room for all: Now joining Mickey and Minnie and Pooh bear and Goofy -- is Hollywood badboy Michael Moore, the DRUDGE REPORT explains.'

- cultureshock Sun, May 11, 2003 at 15:40:26

Research links abortion
to depression

More indication of tie to psychiatric illness, suicidal behavior
WORLDNETDAILY

'Women whose first pregnancies ended in abortion are 65 percent more likely to experience clinical depression than women who give birth, according to a new study. '

- cultureshock Sun, May 11, 2003 at 15:36:35

Cross-wearing woman
sues over suspension

Teacher's aide punished after refusing to remove religious symbol
WORLDNETDAILY

'A teacher's aide who was suspended for refusing to remove a cross pendant she regularly wore to work has sued the education agency that employs her for allegedly violating her constitutional rights.'

- cultureshock Sun, May 11, 2003 at 15:33:41

Case could nullify homosexual adoptions

Lesbian contends California Gov. Davis illegally 'invented' policy
WORLDNETDAILY

'The California Supreme Court is considering a request by a lesbian woman that could nullify thousands of adoptions by homosexual couples in the state.

A pro-family group contends the parental-rights case exposes illegal policies of liberal judges, Gov. Gray Davis and his Department of Social Services.'

- cultureshock Sun, May 11, 2003 at 15:27:31

Woman Confesses to Killing Two Sons
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'NEW CHAPEL HILL, Texas — A woman was charged with capital murder in the deaths of two of her sons Saturday after calling 911 and telling a dispatcher, "I've just killed my boys."'

- cultureshock Sun, May 11, 2003 at 15:23:38

New York Times: Reporter Committed 'Journalistic Fraud'
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'NEW YORK — A New York Times (search) reporter "committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud," including stealing material from other newspapers, inventing quotes and lying about his whereabouts, according to an investigation conducted by the paper.'

- cultureshock Thu, May 8, 2003 at 02:11:41

CNN's Aaron Brown backs away from agreement to offer introductions to health messages

By David Bauder, Associated Press

'NEW YORK (AP) CNN's Aaron Brown on Wednesday backed away from filming messages for health care companies, and it appeared ex-CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite would, too.

The two newsmen had agreed to do work for WJMK Inc., a Florida-based company that provides television stations with video segments on health care or drug companies. But an article in The New York Times on Wednesday called into question whether the men were being paid to help produce commercials that seemed like news.'

- cultureshock Wed, May 7, 2003 at 21:13:35

30-year sentence in Internet-linked sex death

From Rose Arce

CNN

'DANBURY, Connecticut (CNN) --A Connecticut judge Tuesday sentenced a man to 30 years in prison in the death of a teenage girl he met on the Internet.

Saul dos Reis of Greenwich was accused of arranging sex dates over the Internet with a 13-year-old suburban sixth-grader at a local shopping mall. The teen, Christina Long, engaged in pornographic exchanges with him from a computer at her aunt's house, and agreed to meet him several times.'

OUR WORST FEARS IN THIS CULTURE ... IF IT FEELS GOOD DO IT! AND THEY DO ... - cultureshock Wed, May 7, 2003 at 21:09:29

Teen cook held after burger tainted

By Lisa Sandberg

San Antonio Express-News

'A 16-year-old fast-food cook faces a felony charge on allegations that he spat on a hamburger that was served to a San Antonio police officer.'

CLINTON WILL BLAME BOB DOLE ... - cultureshock Wed, May 7, 2003 at 20:36:47

Clinton dumped by '60 Minutes'?

Report says CBS likely to drop new segment with ex-president
WORLDNETDAILY

'Television viewers are apparently not having visual relations with Bill Clinton's weekly debate against Bob Dole on "60 Minutes," leading industry experts to project CBS will oust the former president from its airwaves.'

- cultureshock Wed, May 7, 2003 at 20:29:57

Conn. Supreme Court: Fetus Is Body Part

By MATT APUZZO
The Associated Press

'HARTFORD, Conn. - Angering both sides of the abortion debate, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a fetus is a body part, akin to teeth, skin and hair that are eventually shed.

The ruling unanimously upheld the conviction of a man who tried to induce a miscarriage by slipping his girlfriend labor-inducing drugs. Edwin Sandoval argued he could not be charged with attempting to commit aggravated assault because the fetus was the target, not the mother.'

- cultureshock Wed, May 7, 2003 at 20:25:27

Some see Jewish shift toward GOP

By Anne E. Kornblut, Globe Staff,
BOSTON GLOBE

'WASHINGTON -- The Jewish community responded enthusiastically when Senator Joseph I. Lieberman joined the presidential ticket in 2000, a move many saw as recognition of their long support for the party of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. As they had for every election in decades, Jewish voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots for the Democrats.'

- cultureshock Wed, May 7, 2003 at 20:20:23

Administration defends Bush flight to carrier
Officials: Only marginal difference in cost of flying Navy jet
John King,CNN Washington Bureau
CNN

'WASHINGTON (CNN) --Several administration officials Wednesday defended President Bush's flight on a Navy jet to an aircraft carrier last week, saying there was a minimal difference between the cost of the president flying to the ship in a jet versus flying in a helicopter.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 11:03:37

CULTURESHOCKTV.COM IS INVESTIGATING THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN RED LION, PA. SHORTLY AFTER THE HORROR, WE CONTACTED THE POLICE, SUPERINTENDENT, DA, AND THE CORONERS OFFICE, BARRY BLOSS. WE AWAIT THE FINDINGS FROM THE LATTER WITHIN TWO WEEKS.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS YOUNGSTER AS THE OTHERS WHO HAVE DONE THE SAME IS DUE TO DRUGS SUCH AS RITALIN. WE WANT ANSWERS IF THIS IS THE CASE.

York County 14-year-old shoots principal, turns gun on himself

School shooting takes place in cafeteria packed with kids

By Johnna A. Pro, Post-Gazette Staff Writer

'RED LION, Pa. -- As he sat on the school bus yesterday morning, James Sheets stared straight ahead, absorbed in the sounds of the alternative rock group Limp Bizkit blaring in his headphones from a portable CD player.'

FOLLOW THE DRUGS ... - cultureshock Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 10:29:39

Gilbert wife-shooter gets 19-year term

Jim Walsh

The Arizona Republic

'Six months after Laura Maddock's husband shot her in the back without explanation, she is still physically unable to care for the couple's 4-year-old daughter.

... Defense attorney Amy Sitver said Brian had been depressed, underwent counseling for a year and had been taking Prozac before the shooting.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 10:14:58

Putting Power Back In Parental Hands
By Kelly Patricia O Meara
INSIGHT

'Congress soon will vote on legislation that has the psychiatric and mental-health communities agitated. Advocates of the bill say it will return to parents the power to decide whether a child should be medicated to get in school or stay there, and many see this measure as a warning bell for future debate about the legitimacy of childhood psychiatric disorders.'

- cultureshock Sat, Apr 26, 2003 at 00:25:29

Anger seethes in town

Residents vent about a culture of immorality, guns
BY DAN SHEEHAN AND JERRY L. GLEASON
Of The Patriot-News

'Some blamed video games, some blamed guns.
But in the search for answers after yesterday's school shootings in Red Lion, youth minister Kimberly Jones was inclined to blame herself.

"I'm certain that boy didn't know Jesus," said Jones, 22, reflecting on the circumstances that led 14-year-old James Sheets to fatally shoot Principal Eugene Segro and himself. "And if he didn't, I'm not doing my job."'

- cultureshock Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 23:59:34

Ordinary school day, then shots and death
By Amy Worden and Nancy Petersen

Inquirer Staff Writers

'RED LION, Pa. -By 7:30 a.m. yesterday, the packed cafeteria at Red Lion Area Middle School was noisy, bustling and brimming with adolescent energy. As always.

Several hundred eighth graders - most of the class - congregated there, as they always did before classes started. Weaving among the students gathered at the tables was the principal, Eugene Segro, greeting them by name, as he always did.

Then came the unexpected: Eighth grader James Sheets, wearing a black overcoat, stood, pulled out a handgun, and fired a shot into Segro's chest.'

PERHAPS ASHLEIGH SHOULD HAVE BEEN EMBEDDED WITH REPUBLICAN GUARD ... SAD - cultureshock Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 23:32:39

Reporter: War coverage slanted toward U.S.

NBC's Ashleigh Banfield slams cable networks for pro-America stance
WORLDNETDAILY

'NBC reporter Ashleigh Banfield slammed her colleagues in television news over coverage of the war in Iraq yesterday, saying the realities of the conflict never reached American viewers. '

- cultureshock Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 23:24:44

Court denies boy 3rd parent

Opponents feared case was step toward abolition of marriage
WORLDNETDAILY

'In a case some feared could set in motion legal abolition of marriage and the family, a Canadian judge has denied an application to give a boy three parents.'

- cultureshock Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 19:11:22

Dixie Chicks fire back at criticsDixie Chicks fire back at critics
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'NASHVILLE (AP) — Dixie Chicks' lead singer Natalie Maines says she spoke against President Bush and war with Iraq last month out of frustration and regrets her choice of words, but she makes no apologies for thinking critically.'

TMP!!! - cultureshock Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 12:17:37

WILLIAM R. COULSON,
PSYCHOLOGIST, TELLS US ... 'Too many amateur psychologists, hired by schools to turn ordinary classrooms toward group therapy. Blame Abraham Maslow. In 1938 he began training educators "to be a kind of therapist or listener or whatever … to teach them," he
said, "to listen and keep their mouths shut and so on." The Los Angeles Times described in 1994 what's come down: "Rudeness and profanity are routine. … Students make racial comments and threatening remarks. They stomp out of class and spew obscenities. They will zero in on a teacher’s soft spots like heat-seeking missiles.

So we have shot ourselves in the foot, in seeking to realize Maslow’s ideal, namely, "everybody a therapist"'

There is a common thread through all this bad education. Coulson says it's "TMP, Too Much Psychology!"

Here now, teach ‘em about sex, they’re doing sex. teach ‘em about drugs, they’re doing drugs. teach ‘em about death ... Maybe if we start teaching children academics they’ll learn how to read and write and it will all add up to life.

CULTURE SHOCK

FOLLOW THE RITALIN AND ... SO CALLED - cultureshock Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 11:56:49

School Shooting in Pennsylvania

Principal Pronounced Dead at Hospital ASSOCIATED PRESS

'RED LION, Pa. - A heavily armed 14-year-old boy shot his school principal inside a crowded junior high cafeteria Thursday morning, then killed himself, authorities said. The principal was transported to a hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced dead.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 23:38:08

Presbyterian court cites cleric on same-sex rites
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'BLUE ASH, Ohio (AP) — Presbyterian Church (USA) officials convicted a minister yesterday of violating church law for "marrying" same-sex couples.

In the church's first trial on the practice, the court rebuked the Rev. Stephen Van Kuiken but refrained from suspending him or removing him from ministry.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 21:33:17

U.S. confirms find
of chemical-arms ingredients

Iraqi scientist led weapons experts to sites where material buried
WORLDNETDAILY

'U.S. troops hunting for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq have found ingredients and equipment used to make chemical weapons, U.S. military officials based at Camp Doha in Kuwait confirm.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 21:30:26

Soldiers Find Suicide Vests, $600 Million in Iraq
REUTERS

'AS SAYLIYA CAMP, Qatar (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces have discovered lethal equipment linked to the rule of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, including 800 suicide bomb vests, a U.S. general said on Tuesday.

Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks also confirmed media reports that soldiers had unearthed a stash of more than $600 million in U.S. $100 bills hidden in the storage room of a Baghdad home.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 21:25:22

U.S. stopped al-Qaida plots against troops
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

'WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence agencies and their allies disrupted a number of terrorist threats -- including some from al-Qaida against U.S. troops in the Gulf -- during the war against Iraq, U.S. officials have told United Press International.

"There were a number of disruptions to terrorist efforts around the world over the last month or so," a U.S. intelligence official told UPI, adding that some of the efforts were by al-Qaida operatives.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 21:17:06

Bill would force hiring of cross-dressers
Even Boy Scouts, Bible bookstores subject of California law
WORLDNETDAILY

'SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Democrat-controlled California Assembly passed a bill today mandating fines of up to $150,000 against business owners – including Bible bookstores and nonprofit organizations such as the Boy Scouts – for refusing to hire cross-dressing and transsexual job applicants.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 21:14:09

Feinstein's husband lands Army contract

Report: Blum's firm awarded $600 million deal
WORLDNETDAILY

'Questions of conflict of interest have been raised about Sen. Dianne Feinstein, after her husband's company was awarded an Army contract worth $600 million, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 21:09:23

Did Saddam pay off
anti-war politician?

Intelligence memo reportedly details British lawmaker's cut of oil exports
WORLDNETDAILY

'Iraqi intelligence documents recovered in the looted foreign ministry in Baghdad suggest a high-profile figure in Britain's opposition to the war in Iraq was on the take, according to the Daily Telegraph.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 20:59:26

Dems Call for Santorum to Quit Leadership
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON - The Senate Democrats' political organization on Tuesday called for Republican Sen. Rick Santorum to resign his leadership position after the lawmaker compared homosexuality to bigamy, polygamy, incest and adultery.'

- cultureshock Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 23:10:06

Three Face Trial in Boy's Duct-Tape Death
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'OLATHE, Kan. -- A judge has ordered a couple and their son's babysitter to stand trial for allegedly killing the 9-year-old boy, who authorities say suffocated after being wrapped head to toe with duct tape for stealing food.'

- cultureshock Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 23:00:31

Laci's unborn baby
in abortion debate

NOW fears pro-life ammunition,
opposes double-murder charge

WORLDNETDAILY

'The California deaths of Laci Peterson and her unborn son are sending shock waves across America as the issue of when human life begins has been reignited.'

- cultureshock Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 22:53:28

Laci Peterson case tied to Roe debate

By Rob Jennings
Daily Record

'The head of the National Organization for Women's Morris County chapter is opposing a double-murder charge in the Laci Peterson case, saying it could provide ammunition to the pro-life lobby.

"If this is murder, well, then any time a late-term fetus is aborted, they could call it murder," Morris County NOW President Mavra Stark said on Saturday.'

YES!!!! - cultureshock Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 17:35:44

AOL files flurry of suits in campaign to can spam
Washington Post

'America Online launched a legal assault on junk e-mail Monday by filing five lawsuits against more than a dozen individuals and companies accused of being major purveyors of spam. '

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 17:28:23

Rodney King in hospital, police say he was going 100 miles an hour, hit house
WMC-TV

'San Bernardino, California-AP -- The man who was at the center of a famous police-beating case is in the hospital after a car crash.

Police in California say Rodney King lost control of his car over the weekend and crashed into a house.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 17:23:38

Pentagon Muslims Angered by Rev. Graham Invitation
Reuters

'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Muslims at the Pentagon are incensed by what they say is an insensitive invitation to evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham, who has called Islam an "evil religion," to preach on Good Friday at the Defense Department.'

- cultureshock Fri, Apr 11, 2003 at 13:17:57

The Fall of 'Hitler' Producer

Gernon fired from miniseries after comparing war push to Nazism
NEWSDAY

'CBS' snake-bit miniseries "Hitler: The Rise of Evil" has been bitten again: The company behind the the four-hour biopic has dropped one of the program's top producers after he compared the Bush administration's pre-emptive strike policy on Iraq with the rise of Nazism.'

- cultureshock Fri, Apr 11, 2003 at 12:54:07

Pelosi stands by vote against Iraq war

By Stephen Dinan and Amy Fagan

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are rallying around military successes in Iraq and supporting the troops, but House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said it was still right to oppose granting the president the authority to use force to disarm Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.'

- cultureshock Thu, Apr 10, 2003 at 12:42:52

Marines find tunnels
under nuke complex

Captain at underground discovery: 'How did the world miss all of this?'
WORLDNETDAILY

'U.S. Marines have located a complex of tunnels underneath an Iraqi nuclear complex – apparently missed by U.N. weapons inspectors – discovering a vast array of warehouses and bombproof offices that could contain the "smoking gun" sought by intelligence agencies, reported the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.'

- cultureshock Thu, Apr 10, 2003 at 12:39:30

Janeane Garofalo show 'under fire'

ABC said targeted for boycott if it airs series with anti-war activist
WORLDNETDAILY

'ABC television is being threatened with a boycott of the network and its advertisers if it airs a show starring outspoken war critic Janeane Garofalo, reports MSNBC columnist Jeannette Walls.'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 9, 2003 at 16:02:30

Jailed Iraqi children run free as marines roll into Baghdad suburbs
Agence France Presse

'BAGHDAD (AFP) - More than 100 children held in a prison celebrated their freedom as US marines rolled into northeast Baghdad amid chaotic scenes which saw civilians loot weapons from an army compound, a US officer said.'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 9, 2003 at 15:55:52

Tens of thousands of Iraqi Kurds hail US "liberators"
Agence France-Presse

'Thousands of jubilant Kurds took to the streets of two key cities in their autonomous region of northern Iraq to celebrate the fall of Baghdad to US troops.

A carnival atmosphere reigned in Sulaymaniya as tens of thousands of people danced and sang at the news that US tanks controlled the heart of Baghdad.

With a sense of liberation after years of tyranny and repression at the hands of President Saddam Hussein, they brandished pictures of US President George W. Bush and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani.'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 9, 2003 at 15:51:03

Baghdad liberated

Jubilant citizens swarm tanks, pose for photos in euphoric celebration across central square

'A column of coalition armored vehicles swooped unhindered into the heart of Baghdad, on the east bank of the Tigris, as U.S. commanders declared Saddam Hussein's grip on the Iraqi capital is lost.'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 9, 2003 at 15:46:37

Kerry vows court picks to be abortion-rights supporters
BOSTON GLOBE

'DES MOINES - The potential retirement of Supreme Court justices makes the 2004 presidential election especially important for women, Senator John F. Kerry told a group of female Democrats yesterday, and he pledged that if elected president he would nominate to the high court only supporters of abortion rights under its Roe v. Wade decision.'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 9, 2003 at 15:43:07

s Iraqis Celebrate As U.S. Takes Baghdad
WASHINGTON POST

'BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein's rule over the capital has ended, U.S. commanders declared Wednesday, and jubilant crowds swarmed into the streets here, dancing, looting and defacing images of the Iraqi leader. A Marine tank toppled a giant statue of Saddam in a sweeping, symbolic gesture.'

- cultureshock Mon, Apr 7, 2003 at 17:08:13

Sowing seeds of hatred

Islamic textbooks scapegoat Jews, Christians
LARRY COHLER-ESSES
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

'Textbooks widely used in New York's Islamic schools contain passages that are blatantly anti-Semitic, condemning Jews as a people, repeating old canards about the Jews wanting to kill Christ and faking their Holy Scriptures to mock God.

The Islamic texts teach that "the Jews" killed their own prophets and betrayed the Prophet Muhammed through their inherent deceitfulness.'

- cultureshock Mon, Apr 7, 2003 at 16:51:53

Middle Ages were warmer than today, say scientists
TELEGRAPH

'Claims that man-made pollution is causing "unprecedented" global warming have been seriously undermined by new research which shows that the Earth was warmer during the Middle Ages.'

- cultureshock Mon, Apr 7, 2003 at 16:48:16

Supreme Court Upholds Cross Burning Ban
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court upheld a state ban on cross burning, ruling Monday the history of racial intimidation attached to it outweighs the free speech protection of Ku Klux Klansmen or others who might use it.'

- cultureshock Mon, Apr 7, 2003 at 16:44:39

Police battle with Oakland protesters

Officers fire non-lethal projectiles to disperse group
MSNBC

'OAKLAND, Calif., April 7 — Police fired wooden dowels and bean-bag pellets Monday at hundreds of antiwar protesters blocking a road near Oakland’s port. Several longshoremen were injured as police tried to disperse the demonstrators, who were trying to block supplies being shipped to U.S. forces fighting in Iraq.'

- cultureshock Mon, Apr 7, 2003 at 16:41:23

Elected official refuses Pledge

Selectman: 'Every time I see the flag, I can picture George Bush wearing it as a toga'
WORLDNETDAILY

'A town official in a Boston suburb opposed to the war in Iraq has created a local uproar by refusing to give the Pledge of Allegiance at a recent meeting of elected officials.'

- cultureshock Mon, Apr 7, 2003 at 16:35:54

Report: U.S. Finds Missiles with Chemical Weapons
REUTERS

'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces near Baghdad found a weapons cache of around 20 medium-range missiles equipped with potent chemical weapons, the U.S. news station National Public Radio reported on Monday.'

- cultureshock Sun, Apr 6, 2003 at 22:03:44

NBC correspondent
David Bloom dies in Iraq

'Today' co-anchor succumbs to apparent pulmonary embolism
WORLDNETDAILY

'David Bloom, an NBC correspondent embedded with the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division outside Baghdad and co-anchor of the ''Today'' show weekend editions, died in Iraq while covering the war, NBC said today.'

- cultureshock Sun, Apr 6, 2003 at 21:59:26

KERRY 'REGIME CHANGE' ECHO CHAMBER
DRUDGE REPORT

'Massachusetts Senator John Kerry may have been the first presidential candidate to publicly call for a "regime change" in Washington, but other pillars of the party have been indoctrinating the term for months, research shows.'

- cultureshock Sun, Apr 6, 2003 at 21:53:29

HEAT ON BRILL AFTER HOMELAND SECURITY BOOK PRAISES 'SYSTEM THAT'S WORKING'
DRUDGE REPORT

'Author Steven Brill is experiencing total friction among his close circle of media associates after releasing a book which claims: Homeland Security under President Bush is working!'

- cultureshock Sun, Apr 6, 2003 at 21:35:49

HILLARY CLINTON BOOK PAST DUE, PUBLISHER'S ANGST OVER NO MANUSCRIPT, NO TITLE; SENATOR TOOK LARGEST ADVANCE IN HISTORY
DRUDGE REPORT

'Executives at publishing powerhouse SIMON AND SCHUSTER are dismayed over Hillary Clinton's failure to turn in a completed manuscript for her book, due out in August, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.'

- cultureshock Fri, Apr 4, 2003 at 15:34:28

ACLU Demands Recall Of Religious AIDS Pamphlets

Group Says State Of Florida Shouldn't Hand Out Brochures
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The American Civil Liberties Union is asking Florida's Department of Health to remove some AIDS education brochures from circulation because they contain biblical messages and ask readers to "answer Jesus' call" by reaching out to people with HIV and AIDS.'

- cultureshock Fri, Apr 4, 2003 at 12:04:41

Public radio station fires host

Terry Hughes voiced views on war during his show at EMU
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YPSILANTI -- WEMU-FM host Terry Hughes, known on the air as "Thayrone," was fired from the Eastern Michigan University public radio station Wednesday for repeatedly expressing his views about the war in Iraq, and refusing to run NPR news during his Sunday night music program "The Bone Conduction Show."
Hughes was fired by station manager Art Timko.'

HOLD HIS FEET TO THE FIRE ... - cultureshock Fri, Apr 4, 2003 at 00:30:12

Hastert and Delay Assail Kerry Speech
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON - The top three Republicans in Congress sharply criticized Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Thursday for saying that the United States, like Iraq, needs a regime change.'

- cultureshock Thu, Apr 3, 2003 at 19:56:41

Concert-goers head to exits after anti-Bush display

Mark Brown
Rocky Mountain News

'Incensed fans walked out of Pearl Jam's concert Tuesday after lead singer Eddie Vedder impaled a mask of President Bush on a microphone stand, then slammed it to the stage.'

- cultureshock Thu, Apr 3, 2003 at 19:48:03

FCC Warns Radio Station on Sex Talk, Seeks Fine
REUTERS

'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Detroit radio station on Thursday was told by federal regulators to clean up its act or face losing its broadcast license after airing explicit sex talk that included violence against women.

The Federal Communications Commission proposed fining Infinity's 97.1 WKRK-FM station $27,500 for the Jan. 9, 2002 "Deminski & Doyle Show" broadcast between 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., during which the on-air personalities asked listeners to call to talk about strange sex techniques.'

Stop putting Ketchup on your Freedom Fries! - cultureshock Thu, Apr 3, 2003 at 10:25:17

Kerry says US needs its own 'regime change'

Glen Johnson
Globe Staff

'PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - Senator John F. Kerry said yesterday that President Bush committed a ''breach of trust'' in the eyes of many United Nations members by going to war with Iraq, creating a diplomatic chasm that will not be bridged as long as Bush remains in office.

''What we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States,'' Kerry said in a speech at the Peterborough Town Library.'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 2, 2003 at 16:56:45

Fox News defends its 'patriotic' coverage

Channel's objectivity questioned on Iraq
Sunspot.net

'Obnoxious, pontificating jerk." "Self-absorbed, condescending imbecile." "Ivy League intellectual Lilliputian."

These were among the choice phrases deployed by Fox News Channel's Neil Cavuto Friday to rebut criticism that the anchor had abandoned objectivity for overt nationalism on the air.'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 2, 2003 at 16:52:00

‘MOGADISHU' PROFESSOR CUTS CLASS

NEW YORK POST

'April 2, 2003 -- Nearly a week after Columbia University professor Nicholas De Genova called for the mass slaughter of U.S. troops, the man who wants "a million Mogadishus" fears so much for his own life he is refusing to go to class.'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 2, 2003 at 14:53:49

Freedom of speech threatened, Gore says

TENNESSEAN

'MURFREESBORO — With fewer companies owning more media outlets, the lack of tolerance for opposing views increases, former Vice President Al Gore told a college audience here last night.

Using recent attacks on the Dixie Chicks that followed anti-war comments by one group member as an example, Gore said big corporations threaten the true meaning of democracy because representatives — through various media outlets — try to stamp out opposing views with financial retaliation.'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 2, 2003 at 14:44:08

Anti-war or anti-America?

WND probe exposes violent, revolutionary leadership of 'peace' movement
WORLDNETDAILY

'
Today's anti-war movement, while claiming publicly to advocate for peace, is dominated by organizations promoting Communism, anarchy, large-scale urban rioting, financial disruption, and violent attacks on governmental, corporate, military and media centers in America ...'

- cultureshock Wed, Apr 2, 2003 at 14:39:48

Infighting Concerns Democratic Chairman

CHRISTOPHER GRAFF
Associated Press Writer

'NEW YORK - The chairman of the Democratic National Committee (news - web sites) said he is concerned about infighting among some of the party's presidential candidates.'

THE CLINTON LEGACY - cultureshock Wed, Apr 2, 2003 at 14:36:09

Four Boys Charged With Rape In Fla. Middle School Bathroom
local6.com

'JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Four boys were arrested Monday, accused of sexual battery on a girl at a middle school in Northwest Jacksonville.
Police say a 12-year-old student at Eugene Butler Middle School said she was late for class and was heading to the office to get a pass when she was pulled into the bathroom by one of the boys.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 1, 2003 at 12:58:34

Bill Introduced to Protect Parents From Being Forced to Medicate Students Before School

Burns Leads Effort to Pass Child Medication Safety Act, Protect Rights of Parents and Children
Committee on Education and the Workforce

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. House Education & the Workforce Committee member Max Burns (R-GA) today announced the introduction of the Child Medication Safety Act of 2003 (H.R. 1170), a bill that would protect parents from being forced by school officials to medicate their children with psychotropic drugs before sending them to school.

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 1, 2003 at 10:20:28

Lieberman Pressing Domestic Partner Bill

NEDRA PICKLER

Associated Press

'WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Lieberman said Monday that he will push a Senate bill that would extend benefits to partners of gay federal employees.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 1, 2003 at 10:13:05

Routed Islamists had UK links, say Kurds
TELEGRAPH

'Jubilant Kurdish forces say they have found hundreds of documents with contact addresses and telephone numbers in London and the Arab world in the camp of the routed Muslim terrorist group Ansar al-Islam in northern Iraq.'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 1, 2003 at 10:01:15

With Democrats Divided on War, Pelosi Faces First Test

SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
NEW YORK TIMES

'ASHINGTON, March 31 — On the morning after the American bombs began dropping on Baghdad, Representative Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, met her lieutenants for a strategy session in the Capitol. Ordinarily composed, she confessed to feeling off kilter.
"I am devastated," Ms. Pelosi recalls saying, "by the fact that we are going to war."'

- cultureshock Tue, Apr 1, 2003 at 09:57:41

Raid Finds al-Qaida Tie to Iraq Militants
Raid on Iraqi Militant Group Indicates Ties to al-Qaida but Leadership on the Run to Iran

The Associated Press

'BIYARE, Iraq March 31 —
A U.S.-led assault on a compound controlled by an extremist Islamic group turned up a list of names of suspected militants living in the United States and what may be the strongest evidence yet linking the group to al-Qaida, coalition commanders said Monday.'

- cultureshock Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 10:47:34

Fieldsboro mayor still taking a ribbing

CHARLES WEBSTER, Staff Writer
Trentonian

'FIELDSBORO -- Mayor Ed Tyler didn’t want to talk yesterday about the hornets’ nest he stirred up with his ban on tying yellow ribbons to public property.'

- cultureshock Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 10:36:48

NBC Severs Ties With Journalist Arnett 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
By DAVID BAUDER
Associated Press Writer

'NEW YORK - NBC fired journalist Peter Arnett on Monday, saying it was wrong for him to give an interview with state-run Iraqi TV in which he said the American-led coalition's initial plan for the war had failed because of Iraq's resistance. Arnett called the interview a "misjudgment" and apologized.'

- cultureshock Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 21:12:34

Bush ranch targeted
by Iraqi-terror team

'Hit squad' armed with millions of dollars tried to get smuggled into U.S. via Mexico
WORLDNETDAILY

'An Iraqi-terror team armed with hundreds of millions of dollars tried to hire smugglers to sneak them into the U.S. through Mexico this month in an attempt to ''get to'' President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, a law enforcement source told the New York Daily News.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 18:02:50

Police told suspects black
from very 1st shot fired

Eyewitness to Michaels store window
shooting also described getaway car
PAUL SPERRY
WORLDNETDAILY

'ASPEN HILL, Md. – Just hours after the Beltway snipers shot out a crafts store window here, kicking off a three-week rampage, a pizza delivery man on shift next to the store told local police he saw two short-haired black males leave the scene – laughing and "high-fiving" each other – in a dark, older-model car, WorldNetDaily has learned.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 17:56:02

Yellow ribbons banned
from public property

Democrat council forces woman to remove items honoring troops
WORLDNETDAILY

'The borough council of Fieldsboro, N.J., has unanimously voted to ban commemorative yellow ribbons from public property, causing a uproar with residents who want to honor U.S. troops fighting in Iraq.

Mayor Edward "Buddy" Tyler supports the decision, reports the Trentonian newspaper.'

THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ... HAVE A GLASS OF WINE MADE IN CALIFORNIA! - cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 22:21:36

Villepin refuses to say which side he supports

Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor
TELEGRAPH

'France's attempt to repair relations with America and Britain over Iraq backfired yesterday when Dominique de Villepin, their foreign minister, refused to say which side he supported.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 22:16:36

Al-Qaeda fighting with Iraqis, British claim
SMH.COM.AU

'Near Basra, Iraq: British military interrogators claim captured Iraqi soldiers have told them that al-Qaeda terrorists are fighting on the side of Saddam Hussein's forces against allied troops near Basra.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 22:01:30

California mother jailed
after three years as
a refugee in Canada
PARENTS NEWS

'March 2, 2003 - She was a well-paid legal secretary living in Silicon Valley until Sunnyvale School District educators decided they wanted to put her 6-year-old son, Vincent, on Ritalin. When Diane Booth refused to medicate her son, they called CPS.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 19:52:16

Vouchers advance in Senate

Minority Democrats try to block idea that voters have rejected

John J. Sanko, Rocky Mountain News

'Low-income youngsters struggling academically could get state tax dollars to attend private or religious schools under a voucher bill that won initial Senate approval Wednesday.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 19:35:00

Charity calls off event with Sarandon

The United Way says her anti-war views made her speaking engagement ''divisive'' and brought complaints.

LEONORA LaPETER, Times Staff Writer
St. Petersburg Times

'The United Way of Tampa Bay canceled an upcoming event featuring Susan Sarandon after getting three dozen complaints from donors and others about the actor's opposition to the U.S.-led war in Iraq.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 19:24:14

Daschle regrets timing of comments

BY DONNA SMITH, Black Hills Pioneer

'SPEARFISH -- Stepping back from comments he made last week that President Bush failed "miserably" in diplomatic efforts to avoid war with Iraq, Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D. said Thursday, "My timing wasn't the best."'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 13:26:33

Lawmakers Seek National Day of Prayer
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON (AP) - Harking back to the Revolutionary and Civil wars, the House is talking about a national day of humility, prayer and fasting to seek guidance from God during a time of war and terrorism.

A vote on urging President Bush to designate such a day was expected later in the week.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 13:21:57

Sgt. Akbar studied
at Saudi-funded mosque

Kingdom gave millions to L.A.'s Masjid Bilal Islamic Center
WORLDNETDAILY

'U.S. Army Sgt. Asan Akbar, the black Muslim convert accused of fragging and killing two commanding officers in Kuwait, studied Islam at a Saudi-funded mosque in Los Angeles.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 13:17:40

Children forced
to take up guns?

U.S.: Youngsters seized from homes,
families told males must fight or be executed

'Iraq has sunk to a new low in unconventional warfare, with regime forces threatening children and having them take up guns on the battlefield, according to U.S. officials and a reporter embedded with coalition troops. '

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 13:13:53

Protesters Crowd N.Y.C.'s Fifth Ave.

ELIZABETH LeSURE

The Associated Press

'Hundreds of chanting anti-war demonstrators lined Manhattan's Fifth Avenue on Thursday and dozens lay down in the street to begin a day of planned civil disobedience actions.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 13:08:23

DREAMWORKS EXECS TO ROCK: NO BUSH BASHING
Drudge report Exclusive

'Comedian Chris Rock has been strongly advised not to engage in any Bush-bashing during the promotion of his new film HEAD OF STATE, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 19:28:54

U.S. troops capture
chemical warheads?

Report: Russian weapons sent for testing, specialist with Medina unit also nabbed
WORLDNETDAILY

'U.S. troops south of Baghdad believe they have captured Russian chemical warheads along with a launcher and a chemical warfare specialist, according to a reporter embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division.'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 14:30:16

Paris war protest
turns anti-Semitic

Jewish youth beaten by angry Arab mob amid demonstrationWORLDNETDAILY

'Several young Jews were beaten by Arabs during a massive anti-war demonstration in Paris, the lastest attack in a wave of anti-Semitic violence in France over the past two years.'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 14:28:01

GI held in base attack made anti-U.S. remarks

Military magistrate finds probable cause Muslim soldier committed assault
WORLDNETDAILY

'The Muslim U.S. soldier accused of killing a division captain and wounding 15 fellow soldiers in a grenade and automatic weapon attack on members of the Army's 101st Airborne Division encamped in northern Kuwait made anti-American statements after he was apprehended, according to the Los Angeles Times.'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 14:20:14

Court stiff-arms privacy challenge

By David G. Savage

LOS ANGELES TIMES

'WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a preliminary challenge to the government's expanded powers to wiretap and search people who are suspected of having links to foreign terrorists.

The justices refused to allow the American Civil Liberties Union to appeal on behalf of Arab Americans and others who believe they may be being secretly monitored.'

- cultureshock Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 17:54:28

Abstinence education gains record funding

By Cheryl Wetzstein

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

' The federal government's investment in abstinence education should reach a record high of about $120 million this year.
     The funding, which includes $117 million in ongoing programs and about $3.5 million in one-time earmarks to specific programs, is welcomed by proponents of abstinence education.
     "This is as high as it's ever been," said Heritage Foundation analyst Robert Rector.
     The goal, he said, remains at least $135 million a year, which would put abstinence funding on par with spending for contraceptive education.'

- cultureshock Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 14:19:36

Texas sodomy law goes to high court this week
Houston-area case could become landmark

Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

'WASHINGTON -- When police descended on John Lawrence's Houston-area home one night in 1998 and found him having sex with another man, they hauled the couple off to jail and charged them with violating Texas' little-known Homosexual Conduct Law.'

- cultureshock Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 14:02:37

Female captive first since Pentagon altered rule

By Joyce Howard Price

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'One of the five U.S. soldiers captured by Iraqi forces and questioned on Iraqi television is the first female POW since the Clinton administration's military leaders repealed a rule barring servicewomen from positions with a high risk of encountering enemy fire or capture.'

- cultureshock Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 13:59:18

SOS to Moscow to save Saddam?

Intercept indicates dictator in desperate need of surgeon
WORLDNETDAILY

'In need of a surgeon to save his life, Saddam Hussein's aides have sought help from Moscow, according to the British daily The Sun.

The paper cited a senior UK government official who said British intelligence intercepted a message Saturday suggesting that Saddam is still alive in a secret hideaway in Baghdad but requires medical intervention the Iraqis cannot provide.'

SOME BOOED AND SOME STOOD WITH STANDING - cultureshock Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 13:54:23

Michael Moore booed
trashing Bush at Oscars

'Bowling for Columbine' director blasts 'fictitious president' during acceptance speech
WORLDNETDAILY

'Michael Moore, whose anti-gun film "Bowling for Columbine" won the Academy Award tonight for Best Documentary, accepted his Oscar by attacking President Bush amid boos from the star-studded audience.'

- cultureshock Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 13:42:38

Brody's plea steals thunder from Moore
The Hollywood Reporter)

'NEW YORK (The Hollywood Reporter) --- If "Bowling for Columbine" director Michael Moore divided the house Sunday at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre by delivering a blistering speech that was punctuated by the helmer chanting "Shame on you, Mr. Bush! Shame on you!" to a chorus of boos, it was "The Pianist's" best actor winner, Adrien Brody, who brought the crowd together with a plea for peace that drew a standing ovation.'

HOLLYWOOD: AND THIS IS WHY THEY CALL IT THE LEFT COAST - cultureshock Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 13:31:49

Roman Polanski Wins Best Director Oscar
REUTERS

'LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a stunning Oscar upset, filmmaker Roman Polanski -- who cannot set foot in the United States without going to jail -- won the Academy Award for best director on Sunday night for his searing Holocaust drama "The Pianist."

Polanski, who fled the United States for France in 1978 as he was about to be sentenced to prison for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, won the Oscar in his third nomination as best director.'

- cultureshock Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 12:38:25

Parents Watch War On TV, But Kids Shouldn't

Parents Urged To Monitor Kids' TV Viewing Of War
ChannelCincinnati.com

'Psychologists are suggesting parents keep tabs on their children's TV viewing habits as the war in Iraq goes on.'

- cultureshock Sun, Mar 23, 2003 at 00:21:03

Thousands of troops
request Bibles

Retired officer swamped with orders for Scripture in Ziploc bag
WORLDNETDAILY

'As coalition forces continue their push into Iraq, thoughts of the battle that awaits them in Baghdad weigh heavy.

"It's an inferno that awaits them. Let them try their faltering luck and they shall meet what awaits them," warned a defiant Saddam Hussein. '

- cultureshock Sun, Mar 23, 2003 at 00:14:25

Muslim-American soldier
detained in Kuwait attack

16 troops injured in grenade assault
described by Pentagon as 'inside job'

WORLDNETDAILY

'A U.S. soldier being described as a Muslim is now in custody for alleged complicity in the grenade and small-arms attack on members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division encamped in Northern Kuwait, which injured 16 soldiers, 11 seriously.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 14:47:39

DNC asks party to rally behind Daschle

By Donald Lambro

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'The Democratic National Committee is asking party members to defend Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle's criticism of the way President Bush has handled the Iraq crisis even as U.S.-led forces invade the country.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 14:44:55

Black liberals need to respond to insult of Rice by Baraka

Gregory Kane
SUNSPOT.NET

'REMEMBER when Mayor Martin O'Malley used all those colorful cuss words a few years back in speaking about Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia Jessamy?
Remember the uproar? Remember how all those black folks gathered out in front of City Hall with signs and accused O'Malley of insulting all black women? How dare the mayor use such language about a black female government official, they fumed.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 10:27:39

House GOP to end misclassifying of illiterate children

George Archibald

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'House Republicans began the administration's second round of public school reforms yesterday, proposing legislation to reclassify millions of children improperly placed in special-education classes and reduce paperwork for teachers.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 10:15:16

Pledge of Allegiance Ruling Condemned
JIM ABRAMS
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Thursday to condemn a federal appeals court's rulings that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional because of its reference to God.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 09:57:55

Report: Secret talks
for troop surrender

Pentagon said to conduct stealth negotiation with Republican Guard to eliminate Saddam
WORLDNETDAILY

'Less than 24 hours after the attack on Iraq began, the Pentagon was reportedly in secret surrender discussions with Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 09:53:57

Hundreds of Iraqis
surrender to U.S.

Some of Saddam's troops wave white flag
as march to Baghdad continues
WORLDNETDAILY

'Hundreds of Iraqi soldiers are reportedly surrendering to U.S. and British troops as coalition forces continue their progress toward Baghdad. '

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS IS THE PROZAC GENERATION - cultureshock Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 09:51:09

Anti-war protest strategy:
Shock and hurl

Demonstrators stage 'vomit-in,' shut down streets, 1 commits suicide
WORLDNETDAILY

'Some 500 people have been arrested as thousands of protesters, some of them purposely vomiting on public property, carried out their pledge to cause mayhem in downtown San Francisco to convey opposition to the U.S.-led attack on Iraq.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 09:44:37

ABC, Caught Unprepared, Apologizes to Its Affiliates

BILL CARTER
NEW YORK TIMES

'n the opening night of the war, when every other television news organization enjoyed substantial ratings gains, ABC News had a disastrous evening.

The network issued a profuse apology yesterday to dozens of its affiliated stations for leaving them with a black screen and without news coverage at a crucial moment on Wednesday night — the beginning of their local newscasts.Earlier it had trailed its competitors in reporting the first attacks on Baghdad, and its main anchor, Peter Jennings, was out of place when the news broke.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 23:48:53

Boycott the Oscars

Give peace — and a bad show — a pass

Nikki Finke
LA WEEKLY

'As they said during the Vietnam era, "What if they gave a war and nobody came?" So think of the significance, with this insoluble invasion of Iraq coinciding with the insipid Oscars, if they gave the biggest awards show in the world and nobodies came.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 10:41:12

Scalia bans broadcasters from free-speech event
Associated Press

'CLEVELAND -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia banned broadcast media from his speech today at an appearance where he received an award for supporting free speech.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 10:27:04

Lawmakers Back President on War
Fox News

'WASHINGTON — While it has been a particularly brutal political season, the old adage that politics stops at the water's edge appeared true Wednesday night.

Shortly after President Bush announced that the war had begun against Iraq, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed their support for the president's action.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 10:21:19

Nation's biggest nuclear power plant a terrorist target

Bill Gertz and Jerry Seper

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'Terrorists have targeted the United States' largest nuclear power plant near Phoenix, and security officials are looking for Iraqi government "sleeper cells" that might carry out the attack, The Washington Times has learned.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 10:14:18

Democrat: Attack is 'extreme terrorism'

California congressman rips Bush plan to bomb Baghdad

'A California congressman is lashing out against President Bush, likening the administration's policy toward Iraq to "extreme terrorism."

"I think unleashing 3,000 smart bombs against the city of Baghdad in the first several days of the war ... to me, if those were unleashed against the San Francisco Bay Area, I would call that an act of extreme terrorism," Democrat Pete Stark told the San Francisco Chronicle.'

FOR MORE ON SIDE EFFECTS GO TO PROZACTRUTH.COM - cultureshock Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 15:45:30

Drugs inquiry thrown into doubt over members' links with manufacturers
Drugs inquiry links to makers
GUARDIAN UNLIMITED

'The credibility of a government inquiry intended to settle the controversy surrounding widely prescribed anti-depressant drugs was thrown into question yesterday by revelations that most of the members have shareholdings or other links to the manufacturers.

The "intensive review" of the side effects of Seroxat, Prozac and other antidepressants of the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) class was announced in the House of Commons by health minister Hazel Blears in December last year. It was a response to mounting concern from large numbers of patients who say they have been unable to come off Seroxat because of severe withdrawal symptoms.'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 10:45:33

Republicans Fail to Break Estrada Filibuster With Third Try
Jesse J. Holland
Associated Press Writer

'WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans failed for a third time to break a Senate filibuster of federal judicial nominee Miguel Estrada, but said they would continue to require Democrats to vote to keep the Hispanic lawyer off the federal bench.'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 10:40:40

Judge Rules Against Educrats' Anti-religious Censorship

NewsMax.com Wires

'WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled today that students had the right to pass out Christmas candy canes with a religious message at a government high school.

The Justice Department, which supported the students along with American Civil Liberties Union, is praising the decision.'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 10:34:07

ABC's Pro-Iraq Bias Exposed

Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com

'WASHINGTON – A conservative media watchdog group Tuesday accused ABC News and "World News Tonight" anchor Peter Jennings of blatant bias in their coverage of the buildup to war with Iraq.
Brent Bozell, president of Media Research Center (MRC), noted that the respected Columbia Journalism Review wrote in its current issue that reporting prior to a war "is even more necessary than following the action or counting the dead." Bozell believes ABC's news division has failed its viewers in that reporting.'

YES WALTER AND THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS THE MAFIA ... HELLO! - cultureshock Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 10:22:45

Former CBS anchor Cronkite voices disappointment in move to war

Retired journalist addresses Drew about future of U.S.

By Rob Jennings
Daily Record

'MADISON - The "most trusted man in America," retired CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite, put aside his journalistic impartiality Tuesday night and issued a blistering dissent to President Bush's decision to wage war with Iraq.'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 23:12:31

Anti-War Protests Have Big Price Tags
FOX NEWS

'SEATTLE — Large anti-war protests come with a hefty price tag.

Money is needed to rent or buy stages, sound systems, permits and portable toilets, and tabs often run as high as $200,000 per demonstration — much more than the average grassroots peace group will ever have in its coffers.

So who is picking up the tab?'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 23:03:16

House Leader Hastert Blasts Sen. Daschle Remarks
REUTERS

'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican speaker of the House of Representatives accused Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle on Tuesday of coming "mighty close" to giving comfort to U.S. foes and undermining President Bush's march toward war with Iraq.

Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois ripped into Daschle for saying on Monday: "I'm saddened, saddened that this president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to war."'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 22:58:41

Pro-U.S. rallies expected in 100 cities

Events in support of troops sponsored by conservative groups
WORLDNETDAILY

'The organizers of "Liberty Weekend" on March 22-23 are expecting pro-U.S. rallies to occur in at least 100 cities across America.'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 22:53:44

Suspects Charged in Utah Teen's Abduction
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Self-proclaimed prophet Brian Mitchell and his wife were charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated burglary Tuesday in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart.
Mitchell, a drifter whose writings promoting polygamy had raised questions about whether Elizabeth was sexually abused during her nine-month ordeal, has told his attorney that he considers the 15-year-old girl his wife and wants her to be renamed "Remnant Who Will Return."'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 22:49:19

Closeted Gays in Calif. Town Investigated
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'For years, legend had it that there was a group of powerful men in Bakersfield secretly living gay lives, sometimes with deadly consequences.

When the county's No. 2 prosecutor was stabbed to death in his home last year, the "Lords of Bakersfield" legend broke out into the open - and the city's daily newspaper decided to confront it head-on.

In a series of stories that ran in January, The Bakersfield Californian found evidence of a ring of closeted gay men who had sex with teenage boys and used their influence to keep from being prosecuted. Four of the men ended up slain between 1978 and 1984; in most of these cases, young men were charged with killing their suitors.'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 10:40:34

Half-day kindergarten giving way to all-day

The Cincinnati Enquirer

'Karen Goodman waited nervously for weeks before learning this month that her daughter had been accepted into Sycamore Community Schools' all-day kindergarten.'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 10:27:15

FBI lab problems affected 3,000 cases
Woes came to light in the mid-1990s
JOHN SOLOMON
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has identified about 3,000 criminal cases that could have been affected by flawed science and skewed testimony at the FBI laboratory before 1997, and is letting prosecutors who handled those cases decide whether defendants should be notified.'

- cultureshock Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 10:20:40

Smithsonian Praises Corruption-Plagued Africa While Trashing America

Marc Morano, CNSNews.com

'WASHINGTON – The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is displaying an exhibit on Africa that excludes the negative history of the continent at the same time the American History Museum next door is stressing America's failures.

The Smithsonian is already under fire for declaring in still another of its museum exhibits that slavery was not "dehumanizing" until white Europeans took up the practice.'

THEY LOVE HIM ... THEY REALLY LOVE HIM!!! - cultureshock Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 13:31:18

Democrats seek
another Clinton

California party faithful seek passion as they weigh options
MSNBC

'SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 16 — The activists who gathered at California’s Democratic Party convention this weekend would like to see the 2004 election as Bush vs. Clinton. Not Sen. Hillary Clinton, but Bill Clinton. California Democrats are searching for the winning candidate and many say he should resemble the last Democratic president.'

- cultureshock Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 13:16:17

Ex-Clinton aide reveals Bill lost the nuclear codes
USNEWS.COM

'Former President Clinton lost the codes to nuclear war the day the Monica Lewinsky affair broke, was MIA in the fall of 1998 when a decision was needed on the killing of Osama bin Laden, and was "too busy watching a golf match" to OK a 1996 bombing mission in Iraq, says a blockbuster new book by Clinton's former military aide.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 11:58:59

Senate Democrats block Estrada again
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'Senate Democrats yesterday again blocked the nomination of lawyer Miguel A. Estrada to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

The vote sustained for the second time a Democratic filibuster of the Estrada nomination. His supporters responded with accusations of racism and President Bush declared that "the judicial confirmation process is broken."

"It's a sad day," Rep. Henry Bonilla, Texas Republican, said after the vote. "This is the biggest anti-Hispanic crusade this city has ever seen."'

CHICKS NEXT STOP GERMANY GOOD BYE USA - cultureshock Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 11:39:05

Dixie Chicks Explain Anti-Bush Comment
YAHOO NEWS

'The Dixie Chicks are stirring up controversy with a recent negative comment about President Bush while overseas promoting their current album, Home.

The trio performed a live show in London on Monday (March 10th) night, and Natalie Maines (news) told the crowd, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas." '

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 11:29:48

Lopsided Vote in Senate to Ban Type of Abortion
NEW YORK TIMES

'Sixteen Senate Democrats, including the party leader, Tom Daschle, joined 48 Republicans in backing the ban; 3 Republicans joined 29 Democrats and one independent in opposing it. The vote came after the Senate, in a nonbinding resolution, reaffirmed its support of the Roe v. Wade decision on a 52-to-46 vote. Mr. Santorum said today that he expected that the provision on the ruling would be stripped from the measure in negotiations with the House.'

- cultureshock Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 11:11:35

Spiked Juice Grounds Flight Attendant
ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT AP 'Authorities charged a former Northwest Airlines flight attendant with assault for allegedly putting a prescription depressant in 19-month-old girl's apple juice to stop her crying during an international flight.

Daniel Reed Cunningham, 33, also was charged Thursday with distributing a controlled substance on the Aug. 25 flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 10:22:19

Democrat hampered FBI
terror probe in Detroit

Ex-Congressman Bonior pressured
agents to stop Arab interviews
By Paul Sperry
WORLDNETDAILY

'WASHINGTON – A former Democratic congressman years ago hampered FBI efforts to investigate terrorist suspects in his Arab-dominated district in Detroit, which is now a hotbed for al-Qaida sympathizers and cells, former FBI officials say.'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 14:53:04

Guidelines pushed on child medication

Romney aide questions use of psychiatric drugs in MassHealth program

By Ellen Barry, Globe

'In one of his first ventures into the quality of medical care in Massachusetts, Governor Mitt Romney's secretary of the executive office of health and human services, Ronald Preston, last week said doctors have been ''haphazard'' in prescribing psychiatric medications to children and that he hopes to develop guidelines for their use.'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 14:43:48

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 13:26:15

Judge: Lesbian Couple Can Both Be Listed on Birth Certificate
The Associated Press

'NEWTON, N.J. (AP) - Both women in a lesbian couple can be listed as parents on the birth certificate of the baby they're expecting in May, a judge ruled.'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 13:20:38

Don Johnson is caught with £5bn in suitcase
German customs suspect Miami Vice star of running money-laundering operation
HERALD

'THE plot line is one that the scriptwriters of Miami Vice, the 1980s cool cop drama, would have taken pride in penning.

However, Don Johnson, the star of the show who, as Sonny Crockett, frequently broke the gangland power behind money-laundering crime, is himself now under investigation.'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 13:15:20

Police watch as 9-11 memorial trashed

War protesters' burning of U.S. flags, patriotic signs called 'free speech'
WORLDNETDAILY

'Police in a Los Angeles suburb allowed anti-war protesters to trash a patriotic 9-11 memorial, citing the vandals' "freedom of speech."'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 13:11:30

Congressman:
Jews pushing war

Moran issues apology denying remarks anti-Semitic
WORLDNETDAILY

'A Democratic congressman is under fire for remarks in which he suggested American Jews were behind the push to war with Iraq and Jewish leaders could prevent war if they wanted to.

Jewish organizations condemned as "reprehensible" and "anti-Semitic" the comments of Rep. James P. Moran Jr., D-Va., delivered to 120 people attending a forum at St. Anne's Episcopal Church on March 3. '

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 13:07:07

Mel Gibson is backer of new non-diocese Catholic church complex
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'NEW YORK - Actor Mel Gibson is the person behind a 9,300-square-foot (837-square-meter), Mission-style Catholic church complex in Malibu, California, that is not affiliated with any diocese.'

- cultureshock Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 13:00:16

LA Rabbi Asks Mel Gibson to Reconsider Jesus Film
REUTERS

'LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A prominent Jewish leader on Friday asked actor Mel Gibson (news) to make certain that his new film on the last 12 hours in the life of Christ does not portray the Jews as collectively responsible for the crucifixion.

Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said he was concerned because an article to be published in the New York Times Magazine portrays Gibson as a traditionalist Catholic opposed to the reforms of Vatican (news - web sites) II.'

- cultureshock Sun, Mar 9, 2003 at 18:53:07

Iraqi soldiers wave white flag
of surrender

Saddam's troops try to give themselves up to Brits practicing war exercises
WORLDNETDAILY

'Terrified Iraqi soldiers who thought the war had already started, crossed the Kuwait border and tried to surrender to British forces, according to a report in the London Sunday Mirror.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 6, 2003 at 20:06:27

Police: Child Porn Found On Principal's Computer
Ring Released On Bail
thewmurchannel.com

'NEWFIELDS, N.H. -- The former principal of Newfields Elementary School was taken into custody Thursday morning after child pornography was allegedly found on a school-issued laptop computer.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 6, 2003 at 20:00:00

Florida mayor warns `Girls Gone Wild' cast not to encourage flashing
WHO-TV

'Panama City Beach, Florida-AP -- The mayor of America's spring break capital wants nothing to do with wild girls.

The creators of the "Girls Gone Wild" videos are planning a live pay-per-view broadcast next Thursday from an undisclosed spring break destination. In the videos, college-age women bare their breasts while partying.'

- cultureshock Thu, Mar 6, 2003 at 19:53:28

Group urges ban of drug linked to liver failure
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON (AP) — The antidepressant Serzone, recently pulled off the market in Europe, should be banned here, a consumer advocacy group told the government Thursday — citing 11 deaths from drug-caused liver failure.
Serzone "appears to be one of the most dangerous antidepressants marketed," Dr. Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen wrote in a petition filed with the Food and Drug Administration.'

CULTURAL ENEMIES OF THE FAITH - cultureshock Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 20:38:37

Gov. Holds Bible Study at Ala. Capitol
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Gov. Bob Riley and his staff have begun weekly Bible studies in his Capitol office, a move critics decry as a troubling display of religion in the halls of state power.'

- cultureshock Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 20:28:40

Court refuses to reconsider
Pledge ruling

Maintains decision that 'under God' an unconstitutional endorsementWORLDNETDAILY

'The Pledge of Allegiance is an unconstitutional endorsement of God, a federal appeals court reaffirmed today in its rejection of the Bush administration's request to reconsider its controversial decision.'

- cultureshock Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 00:54:01

Filibuster support ebbs on Estrada

By Amy Fagan

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

' More Democrats are breaking ranks and opposing a filibuster of federal appeals court nominee Miguel Estrada's confirmation, even as one Democrat says his party's opposition is driven by liberal special interest groups.
'

- cultureshock Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 00:49:39

Supreme Court Backs Abortion Protesters' Right to Free Speech

NewsMax.com Wires and NewsMax.com

'WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Wednesday that nationwide abortion protesters did not violate federal racketeering law.

The ruling is a major defeat for pro-abortion groups such as National Organization for Women, and a major victory for the anti-abortion movement and free speech.'

- cultureshock Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 00:40:07

SOUNDSTAGE SHOWDOWN: 'LAW AND ORDER' ACTOR FILMS PRO-WAR REBUTTAL TO 'WEST WING' MARTIN SHEEN
DRUDGE REPORT

'It's the former senator from Tennessee vs. the former honorary mayor of Malibu.

It's NBC's LAW AND ORDER vs. NBC's WEST WING.

Starting this weekend, two peacock stars will be at media and political odds when actor Fred Thompson launches an advertising campaign which supports President Bush's position on Iraq, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. '

CULTURE OF HOLLYWOOD-'It’s the best thing that’s happened to him.'CRIME DOES ... - cultureshock Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 10:53:44

Dell Dude Talks of Life, Pot, and a Lesson Learned
BY LAUREN MECHLING
NEW YORK SUN

'On February 9, he was arrested on charges of buying less than two ounces of marijuana. The arrest prompted Dell to cancel the actor’s contract, which was valued somewhere in the vicinity of $500,000.

The down-to-earth NYU acting student says it’s the best thing that’s happened to him.'

CULTURE SHOCK LOOKING FOR RAIN HERE-40 DAYS OF IT! - cultureshock Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 10:45:23

Police support naked rain dance

By Charisse Ede
news.com.au

'POLICE will escort hundreds of women to an isolated paddock in Victoria's parched north-west on Sunday, so they can carry out their much-anticipated naked rain dance in private.'

CULTURE WAR-NOTHING MORE THAN FEELINGS/bare all to demonstrate their feelings - cultureshock Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 10:31:01

Women bare all for peace

More than 100 disrobe and form words on Sonoma County hillside in war protest
By MICHAEL COIT

THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

'Women who only just met on a Sonoma County ridgetop Sunday shared strong opposition to the looming war in Iraq and were ready to literally bare all to demonstrate their feelings.'

WORLD LITTLE DIMMER WITH THIS BRIGHT LIGHT OF HOPE GONE/WE HONOR THIS GREAT MAN OF GOD - cultureshock Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 10:12:20

L.A. pastor E.V. Hill dies

Force in Baptist convention, Promise Keepers movement
WORLDNETDAILY

'The Rev. E.V. Hill, longtime pastor of the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, died yesterday after a bout with pneumonia and other undisclosed medical problems.'

'GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME ...' SUICIDEHOMICIDE-BOMBER DEATH - cultureshock Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 10:09:05

'Terror prof': 'Give me liberty or give me death'

Al-Arian says he's 'crucified' for being Arab in statement following denial of bail
WORLDNETDAILY

'A Florida professor charged with leading a global terror ring evoked Jesus Christ and quoted Patrick Henry in a statement read by a family member after a federal judge denied him bail today.'

- cultureshock Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 10:00:50

Lawyers seek to bar judges from Scouts

Cite organization's discrimination against homosexual leaders
By Art Moore
WORLDNETDAILY

'California's 1,600 judges should not be allowed to participate in the Boy Scouts because of the youth organization's discrimination against homosexuals, according to an amendment proposed by the Los Angeles County Bar Association.'

- cultureshock Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 00:35:57

Supreme Court clears way for abortion restrictions
By ANNE GEARAN, Associated Press Writer

'WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court cleared the way for an Indiana state law that places some of the United States' most severe restrictions on abortions, including requirements that a woman be counseled face-to-face about the risks and offered pictures of what her fetus might look like. '

CULTURE OF SEXUALITY GONE WRONG ... VERY WRONG - cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 20:43:33

Safe-sex policy 'spreads disease among young'

BY Lorraine Fraser, Medical Correspondent
TELEGRAPH

'The Government's policy on sex education has been blamed for a "galloping" rise in sexually transmitted diseases among young people that threatens in turn to cause increasing rates of infertility and cancer.

A leaked Parliamentary report labels the level of sexually transmitted infections among teenagers and young adults a "crisis". Critics claim that the report proves that the Government's approach to sex education is a failure.'

CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW 202 224 3121 - cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 16:07:24

Senate to Resume Estrada Debate
FOX NEWS

'WASHINGTON — As the Senate returns from its Presidents Day recess Monday, lawmakers are still at a stalemate over the controversial judicial nomination of Miguel Estrada.

Democrats have objected every time Republicans try to set a vote on the nomination for a federal appeals judgeship. They say they want more information from Estrada, and charge he's been silent about his judicial beliefs. Many Democrats also charge that the White House has not been forthcoming with information about President Bush's handpicked nominee.

If approved, Estrada would be the first Hispanic on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, often called the nation's second-highest court'

ANOTHER CULTURE SHOCK MOTHER - cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 15:11:08

'Home Alone' mother was determined to finish trip

By Valerie Richardson

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'DENVER — When Jennifer Farrell learned her six children had been taken into police custody and placed with relatives and in foster homes while she was vacationing, she decided to stay in Italy for two more weeks to finish her trip.'

- cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 15:06:27

Supreme Court Upholds Law Mandating Abortion Counseling
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court turned down an appeal over a requirement that women get in-person counseling before they can have an abortion, a case that could have reopened the emotional question of when restrictions on abortion become unconstitutional.'

- cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 14:52:19

Congressman Flake Sings the Blues About $800,000 in Omnibus for the Grammy Foundation

Why Does the Grammy Foundation Need Taxpayer Money?
Congressman Jeff Flake
News Release

Washington, DC – Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents the state’s Sixth District, today was left scratching his head upon finding out the Grammy Foundation, a non-profit arm of the Recording Academy, received $800,000 in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for 2003, which was recently signed into law.

CULTURE OF CRASSNESS AND OZZY AND SHARON - cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:59:06

Is the Middle Finger Losing Its Badness?
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Even more than a decade later, Laura Kremp is still a little shocked at the gesture her mom made when a man driving a big, ol' Cadillac cut them off in a mall parking lot. "She flipped the guy the bird!" Kremp says, laughing at the childhood memory.

Flashing the middle finger was the ultimate insult when Kremp was growing up, or at least -- with its vulgar, sexual connotation -- a very naughty thing to do.

These days, "the bird" is flying everywhere -- and, in many instances, losing its taboo status, especially among the younger set.

Celebrities use it. Star athletes all but flaunt it. Even small children occasionally raise a grumpy middle finger in a world where Ozzie and Harriet have been replaced by Ozzy and Sharon, the foul-mouthed, bird-flipping parents from the MTV reality show, "The Osbournes."

Some say the finger's prevalence is a sign of just how desensitized we've all become to our own crassness.'

CULTURE SHOCK PSYCHOBABBLE RUINING THE NATION - cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:46:12

School Board Considers Banning Valedictorian Award
FOX NEWS

'LOS ANGELES — Every spring, young men and women across America don caps and gowns and leave secondary school behind, while the hard-working student with the best grades in the class gets a little something extra -- recognition for his or her hard work.

Anisha Rastogi learned this week that she is going to be this year's Hemet, Calif., high school valedictorian. But she may also be the school's last.

School board members and Principal Bill Black say that competition makes for an unhealthy educational environment.'

..."If they are not number one, it could get their feelings hurt ..."

MAKING HIS REMARKS WHILE WE HAVE 200,000 TROOPS IN HARMS WAY - cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:38:27

Clooney: 'America's policies frustrate me'

Actor criticizes country again in European media
WORLDNETDAILY

'Actor George Clooney continues to pound American foreign policy any chance he gets while talking to foreign media outlets.'

- cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:23:53

Clinton: Bono Succeeded Where
I Failed
Associated Press

'NEW YORK - Bill Clinton thinks Bono is a leader "we should follow in the new millennium."

The former president praised the lead singer of U2 Friday at a celebrity-packed reception honoring Bono's charitable work, most notably his efforts at promoting awareness of the AIDS epidemic and famine in Africa.'

CLOONEY MADE HIS REMARKS IN GERMANY - cultureshock Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:17:26

Actor George Clooney Frustrated by U.S. War Drive
REUTERS

'BERLIN (Reuters) - American actor George Clooney stepped up his criticism of George W. Bush's administration on Sunday, saying he feared a war against Iraq was inevitable but would ultimately only lead to more violence.'

- cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 19:44:42

Dem candidates unified against Bush, but differences emerge
ASSOCIAED PRESS

'WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Edwards led Democratic presidential candidates in attacking President Bush's policies Saturday, but differences began to emerge in their strategies to force Bush out of the White House next year.'

- cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 17:06:26

The War of Words Between Christianity and Islam

By Benjamin Gill

CBN News Producer

'A number of national Christian leaders, like Jerry Falwell and Franklin Graham, have taken the politically incorrect stance, saying Islam is a religion founded on violence and war.

The attacks of 9/11 not only launched America into a war against terror, they also kicked off a war of words. Some evangelicals believe Islam has been falsely labeled a religion of peace. Hoping to expose the truth about why America was attacked, they have chosen to confront Islam, both at the national and the local level.'

BAGHDAD A TRAIN NEVER COMES - cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 16:51:55

Saddam's Deadly Subway Scheming
CBS

'Plans for a Baghdad subway were used instead to build underground tunnels to hide Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction, says one of the Iraqi dictator’s former top scientists. Dr. Hussein Shahristani, once Iraq’s top nuclear scientist, speaks to Steve Kroft for a 60 Minutes report to be broadcast Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.'

- cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 12:09:32

Catholic Church edits encyclopedia

By Richard N. Ostling

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Recall what the Roman Catholic Church was like in 1967.

The Second Vatican Council had just concluded and was only beginning to have an effect. The Latin Mass was being set aside and Catholicism had just begun its efforts to reach out to other Christians and to Jews.'

CULTURE OF SEXUALITY LIBERAL MINDLESSNESS - cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 11:51:59

CONDOMS AT EVERY N.Y. HOTEL? POLS HAVE IT COVERED
By FREDRIC U. DICKER
NEW YORK POST

'February 20, 2003 -- ALBANY - Condoms will soon join Bibles as a regular feature in thousands of New York hotels, motels and inns, if two Brooklyn Democratic state senators get their way.

Sens. Velmanette Montgomery and Carl Andrews quietly introduced legislation earlier this month requiring all hotels to have condoms available in the "registration office," contending they're needed to fight AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.'

- cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 11:47:18

Sixth graders in sex harassment class
WFSB.COM

'THOMASTON -- Some parents of sixth graders at Thomaston's Center School don't like the way one educator held an assembly on sexual harassment. T he adolescent issue was ignited by a series of profanity-filled notes.'

CULTURE OF CONFUSION - cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 11:30:41

Judge Says Transsexual Man Is Legally Male
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'CLEARWATER, Fla. — A judge Friday granted custody of two children to a female-to-male transsexual engaged in a bitter divorce and ruled that the person is a man under Florida law.'

A CULTURE WHERE RULES ARE BROKEN - cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 11:23:09

Other Club Owners Say Band Used Fireworks Without Approval
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'NEW YORK — Operators of several venues around the country, including a Rhode Island nightclub where scores of people died in a fire, said Friday that the band Great White did not tell them ahead of time they would use pyrotechnics in their show.'

- cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 11:11:58

'Human Shields' Begin Deploying in Iraq
By BASSEM MROUE

The Associated Press

'Seventeen foreigners bunked down Friday night at a Baghdad water purification plant as the first "human shields" to deploy in Iraq in preparation for a looming U.S.-led war.
The volunteers from Sweden, Spain, Italy and Finland weren't roughing it: Their quarters at the Seventh of April water purification station were a huge room with beds, a television, electric heaters and a large table. The wall was adorned with a picture of President Saddam Hussein.'

- cultureshock Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 11:06:02

Report: Crowd size at S.F. war rally cut
UPI

'SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A newspaper's aerial survey of last weekend's massive anti-war rally in San Francisco determined Friday that the size of the crowd was less than half of what police and protest organizers had originally estimated.'

- cultureshock Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 22:41:23

Court says no religion in grad speech
UPI

'SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court Wednesday backed up the actions of school district officials in Northern California who ordered a student to strike some religious passages from his graduation night speech.

A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed by the student, saying that the actions of school officials were correct because the "proselytizing" nature of portions of the speech amounted to forcing the audience at the commencement ceremony to take part in a religious exercise.'

- cultureshock Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 22:26:02

Clinton problems linger
at Secret Service

Bush appointment of new director meant to send message
WORLDNETDAILY

'As the nation is on the brink of war and the danger of an attack on the homeland mounts, the Bush administration has made an important personnel change that many say was long overdue: It finally has replaced the Clinton appointee who headed the U.S. Secret Service for almost four years with a distinguished law-enforcement veteran of its own choosing.'

- cultureshock Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 22:07:33

Parents say no to 'gay' agenda
in schools

Poll: 71% oppose 'normalizing' homosexual relationships
WORLDNETDAILY

'A new survey shows parents don't want their children taught "it's O.K. to be 'gay'" at school.
Seventy-one percent of parents responding to a poll conducted statewide in Michigan said they opposed sex education programs that teach students that homosexual love relationships are comparable to heterosexual relationships. '

- cultureshock Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 21:48:23

'Human Shields' Begin Deploying in Iraq
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Seventeen foreigners bunked down Friday night at a Baghdad water purification plant as the first "human shields" to deploy in Iraq in preparation for a looming U.S.-led war.'