- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 13:00:08

Europe pines for big-spending US tourists
By Mark Rice-Oxley

- 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 12:22:50

Toddler Trapped In Bank Vault Rescued
BCN

'(BCN) — A little girl trapped in a bank vault for five hours crawled into her mother's arms after firefighters managed to drill a hole into the vault.'

- 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

'






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 20:04:19

Steak Raises Stakes for Kerry in Philly
WASHINGTON POST

- 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

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 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.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 4, 2003 at 22:32:18

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'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.'