Ecc 5:19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this [is] the gift of God.
2Th 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
PRAYER -
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and
for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life
in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight
of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto
the knowledge of the truth. I Tim 2:1-4
ENCOUNTER -
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. Luk 19:13
Community Calendar
Aug 27, 4-6:30p - Wings Back-To-School Party, Cross of Hope Lutheran Church, 6104 Taylor Ranch NW Abq
2-4 set-up, party 4:00 - 6:30 PM, Ann Edenfield, 291-6412, www.wingsministry.org
Sep 5 - Voter registration deadline
Sep 16-17 - Marriage Seminar, www.rges.cc/laugh.doc
Sep 24 - Born to Run, Kit Carson Park, www.rtlnm.org
Sep 24 - Business Impact Seminar, registration information or call 255-6424
Sep 29, 6-8:30p - The "Chalk Man" Sam Glenn, Sarracino MS Auditorium, Socorro, 835-8709, bcline@phs.org, www.nmaec.org
Oct 3-7 - Rudiments Course in America's Christian History using the Principle Approach, Mrs. Ruth Smith (The Pilgrim Institute), Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 323-8439
Oct 4 - Abq election (Mayor, City Council, bonds)
Nov 5 - 15th Annual Christian Heritage Speech Competition, Los Lunas Hospital Training School (topics now online)
Nov 12 - Women of Virtue Conf, Legacy Church Abq, 7201 Central NW, 9-3:30pm
Nov 17 - Visioning & Creativity for Believers Workshop, Bruce@gracechurchabq.org, 821-8800
Feb 24-26 - Family Life Weekend-To-Remember Marriage Conference, Tamaya Resort in Bernalillo, On-line registration isn't available yet, however, additional information about the Weekend-To-Remember conference is available at www.familylife.com/conferences/marriage.asp. If anyone has questions, they can contact me or my wife directly at 604-5688 (cell) or 792-0573 (home). - Bill Sturgill
Trinity Southwest University Lecture Schedule
Special Lectures Friday Evenings 6pm - 9pm:
(Open to the public and offered at no cost.)
9/9/05 Holy Spirit in the Old Testament Dr. Dollahite Library
9/16/05 Experience the Bible Lands - a Slideshow Prof. Heames Library
9/30/05 GRADUATION 2005 at The Foothills Church
10/7/05 Megiddo Prof. Sparks Library
10/14/05 Hindrances to the Biblical Counseling Process Dr. Encinias Library
UNDERSTANDING
- And of the children of Issachar, which were men
that had understanding of the time, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads
of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
I Chron 12:32
Editor's Note. Sorry about the length. Was busy in preparation for teaching classes this fall and had to delay this issue. First week of classes is over (my wife thinks I live at the church) so I spent the day putting this together. However, much to praise God for and much to be concerned about in NM. I encourage you to read on!
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Contents:
Labor Day History
Hometown Hero
Right to Life - State Fair & Born to Run
Election Schedule
The Truth Project
ID in RRPS?
Gov Supersedes School Board Authority
Gov Pushes for Universal Pre-K
Ruth, the Redeemer's Bride
Marriage Seminar
Business Impact Seminar
The "Chalk Man" Sam Glenn
Rudiments Course in America's Christian History
Visioning and Creativity for Believers Workshop
SNL Christians in the Workplace
Albuquerque Bible College PSA
Gas Prices
Iraq Constitution
Fish and Humans Feel Pain
Readers Talk Back
Petitions
Friends of the Family
Resources
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Labor Day History
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
From the Dept of Labor:
http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
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Hometown Hero
The West Side Journal, 29 Jul 05, ran a story on Brad Earlwine. Earlwine is the coach of the Westside Chess Club. He is a former special ed teacher and is recognized as one of the top 30 chess coaches in the nation. Brad is also remembered for teaching Roscoe Williams, a chess prodigy who had been considered a problem child until Brad connected with him through chess. "Chess represents life. Each of the pieces represents virtue. The chess pieces could symbolize the six pillars of Character Counts. The pawn stands for citizenship, the knight is trustworthyness, the rook is responsibility, the bishop is respect, the king is fairness, and the queen is caring."
Shortly after the article ran, a reader responded to Mr Earlwine with the following message. "I remembered how you were my brothers teacher and my cousin Carlos. I may have my sons try to join your team. Rosco visits us in the lumber yard often. My brother Nino has a tumor in his brain. The tumor is inoperable. The doctors are not giving us any good news and Nino is in very much pain. He has always told me good things about you and that you were one of the only people that took the time with kids with troubles and I know he will always remember you for that. I think Nino always looked at chess as more than just a game. It really is a big part of his life. Now we are faced with a tremendous battle for his life and I would like him to know that everyone is pulling for him." - Monica
Good job Mr Earlwine. You're a real hero!
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Right to Life - State Fair & Born to Run
Born To Run is Sep 24 this year. Runner brochure is available at RTLNM. Runners/walkers are needed. Also, State Fair is coming up soon, and there's always a need for volunteers to man the booth. They are needed for the 15 days of the Fair, 7 days a week, in 2 hour shifts from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., except on Friday and Saturday when the Lujan Bldg stays open, until 10:00 p.m. Looong days! - Betty
Volunteers please call 881-4563.
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Election Schedule
The ballot on Oct 4 will include candidates for Abq Mayor and City Council (odd districts). Also watch for bond issues and other city initiatives on the ballot. A measure to provide public funding for political candidates would put conservative (politically incorrect) candidates at a disadvantage since funding would certainly be pulled if a candidate said anything against abortion, homosexuality, "safe" sex, environmental activism, or evolution. Campaign finances are on the Abq website.
- Sep 5 - voter registration deadline
- Oct 4 - election
- Nov 18 - runoff if needed (40%, 45 days)
The candidates. A list of candidates is available at www.rges.cc/candidates.doc.
The questions. Questions were sent to Mayoral and City Council candidates. Answers will reflect candidate positions on a broad range of issues and were selected from the popular voter service called Vote Smart. Vote Smart does not address local elections but will be a significant asset in the 2006 election.
The election. See www.cabq.gov/clerk for more info on the election.
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The Truth Project - www.thetruthproject.org
Become a Change Agent. Consider partnering with Focus on the Family as a certified, small group leader by signing up for a training conference. Be a Prayer Partner. As we continue to produce the curriculum, we covet your prayers for our Christian worldview team. Also, prayerfully consider other ways you can become involved. www.thetruthproject.org/getinvolved/index.cfm
Worldviews class offered in Abq for high school students.
www.rges.cc/classes.htm
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ID in RRPS?
What is Intelligent Design (ID) and why is it such a hot topic? Focus on the Family describes ID as "rooted in the observation, which goes back at least as far as ancient Greece, that the world looks very much as if it was created by an intelligent being. Intelligent design contends that living organisms appear designed because they are designed, exhibiting features that natural processes cannot mimic. That impression has only been strengthened by scientific advances, especially in biology."
ID makes the news when the established scientific community gets their feathers ruffled which happened recently when the Rio Rancho School Board passed a measure to allow students the option to discuss alternatives to the theory of evolution (in accordance with NM Science Standards). Now what could be so threatening about discussing alternative theories unless your theory is the ONLY theory you want discussed. This happened in 1925 in reverse and resulted in the well known Scopes Trial. TN passed a law in 1925 making it illegal to teach evolution. Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan had it out in an eight day court battle that convicted John Scopes of teaching evolution illegally. TN later reversed that law and now the educational establishment in America is prohibited from teaching creation (regardless of a growing body of evidence against evolution and hundreds of scientists skeptical of evolution). A portion of the Scopes Trial was recently reenacted at the Kimo Theater in Albuquerque.
What really happened in Rio Rancho? One reader was astounded to read in the paper that Kathy Jackson, a school board member, apparently opposed ID. "As far as the Rio Rancho School Board is concerned I am very disappointed in Kathy Jackson's position of 'this is not the right time and maybe we should wait and see how all this plays out' before we support the Don Schlichte (sponsor) and Marty Scharfglass policy. The proposed policy is the most benign form of 'Let's teach all theories and give the evidences for and against each theory and the let the students evaluate for themselves what is reasonable or the truth.' The proposal says that 'teachers should be allowed to teach an objective science education process without religious or philosophical bias, that upholds the highest standards of empirical science.' Why does Kathy Jackson want to wait to see how President Bush's statement (schools should teach both Evolution and Intelligent Design) will 'play out' and why does she say that the 'time is not right' to adopt the Schlichte policy?" - Jim Hovis
Kathy Jackson said she was not at liberty to discuss the issue since Rio Rancho School District lawyers had instructed school board members not to make any comments yet. More info should be available next week.
The topic was all over Albuquerque news and talk shows last week. The irony of the ACLU suing school districts today over teaching intelligent design or creation is that the ACLU sued the Dayton TN school district in 1925 for prohibiting the teaching of evolution. Now the tables are turned. Why isn't the ACLU suing school districts for prohibiting the teaching of intelligent design or creation? The ACLU claims ID is religion. ID proponents claim ID is science. Let the evidence speak for itself and let students decide which theory is more probable. So much for academic freedom. Secular Humanism is a religion and schools are not prohibited from preaching atheism.
The principles of evolution and naturalism are racist and deny the existence of God, thus oppose even the most fundamental of American documents - the Declaration of Independence: "... all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, ...." Without our Creator, we have NOTHING! But then, atheists seem to have no problem dealing with that. If humans are nothing more than animals and it's just a matter of survival of the fittest, then atheists are prepared to do ANYTHING to survive.
Please contact the Rio Rancho School Board and encourage them to stand firm in their decision to follow NM Science Standards and allow options for discussing alternatives to the theory of evolution. Some teachers are currently intimidating and harassing students who are skeptical of the theory of evolution and who want to pursue other options.
www.rrps.net/Board/profiles.html
www.swcp.com/creation/id.htm
www.nmidnet.org
nmlites.org/standards/science/index.html
www.objectivityinscience.org/dissent.html
www.family.org/fofmag/pp/a0021018.cfm
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Gov Supersedes School Board Authority
The school board in Reserve NM (~120 mi west of Socorro) determined the well providing water to the school was contaminated. The school board decided to close the school and bus the children to Silver City. Gov Richardson stepped in (via a letter from Sec of Ed, Veronica Garcia) and has directed the school to fix the well with approximately $400K of funding diverted from other educational programs in NM.
The Gov has a penchant for power but the citizens of NM keep approving the changes. There was a constitutional amendment to add a Sec of Ed in NM who promptly stripped the elected State Board of Ed of its function to make policy and approve funding (~$2B). Now "the role of the Commission is advisory to the Secretary of Education." Local school boards are now threatened by a potential new policy from the Governor's office that will replace elected school board members if they oppose the Governor. The Governor's ultimate goal is to replace all school boards with State controlled committees.
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Gov Pushes for Universal Pre-K
If you saw the Alamogordo paper, Walter Rubel wrote another article again for our info regarding Pre-K. Again the Governor is saying that next year he will push for Pre-K to go "universal." If this is the case, the promise by CYFD and PED to "supplement and not supplant private providers" will be rather unlikely. What private provider can compete against free programs offered universally to the public? Again, one of my own biggest concerns is that the 30% or more of religious schools already serving Pre-K needs will be faced with the choice of dropping their curriculum or losing their school due to the language of the current bill. Each time even one private provider is pushed out, the costs and impacts to communities escalate. It seems to me that all New Mexicans have the right to know the ultimate dollar amount projected to be spent annually and how Pre-K may soon impact their cities, State (and public and private schools) since they are the ones who will ultimately foot the bill. Yet, how many (of the public) have even heard or understand these amounts or impacts? Even the Legislators were given projected annual costs that varied as much as $20 million to more than $90 million during the legislative session! ($70 million seems like a rather dramatic variable).
It is critical for the public to contact all of the State Representatives and Senators now and to also consider sending delegates to these Legislative meetings if they want their opinions considered. As we learned this year, most decisions are made long before the actual legislative session. By the way, Baji has been extremely gracious in keeping us informed. I would appreciate anyone who can help by sending me additional emails of the private providers in your area (that wish to be included in these Pre-K updates) or, you can forward this info to them and they can reply to me, if they like.
God bless,
Caren Blackstone, Director
Cornerstone Preschool, 434-0106
snkblack@nedcomm.nm.org
More details on NM Pre-K legislation as of Aug 4.
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Ruth, The Redeemer's Bride
Award winning Gospel singer Myra Green of Glorieta, New Mexico is excited to introduce Ruth, the Redeemer's Bride, a new, original, Music-Drama of the book of Ruth! The entire book presents a foreshadow of Jesus, the Messiah. It is a portrayal of how a Gentile from Moab named Ruth met her "redeemer" & was "grafted in" to God's family, to become the great grandmother of King David (in the lineage of Christ).
Looking back a couple of years, Myra recalled how God had been saying she would "sing a new song"; now God has done it through this spiritually powerful Music-Drama. Though Myra still shares the gospel through Ray Calcote's Country Gospel music, she knows that God has given her this new Music-Drama to reach even more people, and open their eyes to Jesus as he is revealed in the old testament of our Bible. Myra portrays Ruth, and shares her story in a faithful account of the old testament book of Ruth. It is a story - about family, - about great loss and tragedy, - about a daughter's love. Most of all it is a love story, that parallels the greatest love story ever told!
This is a brand new, contemporary, 50 minute long, evangelistic Music-Drama featuring 11 outstanding original piano compositions. Five of the songs are by Clif & Myra Green's 17 year old son Allen, who said, "I believe that God is going to use this musical to touch many people's lives!" (Myra home schooled Allen and she also taught a home school drama class for 4 years! Leading up to the Music-Drama, Myra led her last home school drama class to make a musical based upon the book of Ruth.) Another 5 songs were composed by 18 year old Alison Sanderson (a former home school drama student of Myra's). Alison said, "God has truly blessed me by giving me the opportunity to write these songs and work with Myra! I am very thankful to Him for giving me the ability, and the opportunity to offer my talents back to Him." The final song was written by Brian Rigdon, Youth Pastor at Mt. Valley Church in Edgewood, NM, and a long time friend.
Ruth, the Redeemer's Bride is also a brand new album on CD and tape, available free wherever Myra does a performance. It will be available on DVD soon too! Paul & Trudy Crumb of Unfailing Love Ministries in Grants, NM produced the album. Allen Green & Alison Sanderson also performed the songs they composed. Usually, Myra will do the performance using prerecorded music tracks. By special arrangement, Allen & Alison may also be available for a live performance with Myra.
Ruth, the Redeemer's Bride is presented free of charge, just like the Country Gospel concerts Myra has performed in churches throughout New Mexico and around the country since 1995. At each performance, a display table with the CD's, tapes and a donation box are set up in the auditorium. Some churches take a love offering, but this is never required. Call to have Myra come to your church this year.
Schedule a free Music-Drama or concert! We are now scheduling through June 2006. Church leaders (or members too) need to contact us soon. People can even stop by our home and office at 370 Aspen in Glorieta Conference Center. Anyone that would like to hear the album to consider having Myra lead a retreat or perform for their church outreach event, may call, email or write. Myra and I (husband Clif who edits this Chronicle) are the co-founders of Green Ridge Ministries. God has blessed us with this "new song" (and drama)! Please pray with us - that Jesus Christ will be lifted high & this ministry will help lead more people to Him!
May God bless you & vaya con Dios!
Clif & Myra Green
Green Ridge Ministries
370 Aspen Glorieta, NM 87535
seagreen@cybermesa.com
505.757.8406 cell 505.690.2548
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Marriage Seminar - Sep 16-17
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage, www.rges.cc/laugh.doc
Grace Outreach Center, 2900 Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho
(480) 983-4622, joy@laughyourway.com, www.laughyourway.com
Two day event gets couples to laugh about and make changes to their marriage. Most marriage seminars tend to be serious, technical and emotionally taxing. The Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage seminar is very different because it helps couples by dealing with tough issues in a way that is fun and non-threatening. There are no workbooks to fill out, no emotional "break-out" sessions, and no one is ever forced to speak in front of people.
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Business Impact Seminar - Sat, Sep 24
9-5p, Sheraton Uptown, Lousiana & Menaul NE
Equip and encourage Christian business owners and senior executives to effectively run their businesses for eternal Kingdom impact. Keynote speakers Kent Humphreys, president of Fellowship of Companies for Christ International and Morgan Jackson, international director of Faith Comes by Hearing. As a business owner or leader, you want your efforts to have impact. You want to impact your clients so that they want to do business with you again and again. You want to impact your employees to perform their jobs with passion and excellence. You want to impact your organization so that it runs at peak efficiency with minimal defects. But have you considered running your company in such a way that you can make an impact for eternity? Join us for this one day workshop where some prominent business leaders will share the eternal impact that your business can have on you, your employees, clients, and vendors.
Registration information or call Kim Jew Photography Studio, Tue-Sat, 255-6424. Sponsored by Faith Comes by Hearing, French Mortuary, Jaynes, Kim Jew Photography Studio, FCCI, and Sir James Tearoom.
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The "Chalk Man" Sam Glenn
Socorro General Hospital Abstinence Education Program
Presents: The "Chalk Man" Sam Glenn
Free Admission
Date: September 29, 2005
Time: 6:00 to 8:30
Location: Sarracino Middle School Auditorium, Socorro
"I am giant at 6' 7." On the outside I look big, but on the inside I was living small. The value of myself was small. My vision was small. My belief in overcoming my challenges was small. When we think small and believe small, we limit ourselves. We limit our profits in life - who we can become, what we can give, where we can go and even what we can achieve. The key is choosing to live big and that's one of the powerful lessons I love to communicate. But it has to start on the inside with our choices and gradually the power of choosing to live big works its way out into all areas of our life."
Sam Glenn, www.samglenn.com
Free dinner included, Child care upon request
Chance to win one of Sam's drawings
Earn Family / Community Improvement Credits
Contact Information:
Socorro General Hospital Abstinence Education Program
Box 1009, Socorro, NM 87801
835-8709, Fax: 835-8726, bcline@phs.org, www.nmaec.org
Supported in part by project CFDA # 93.110NO from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration Department of Health and Human Services
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Rudiments Course in America's Christian History, Oct 3-7
Rio Grande Enrichment Studies is hosting the Pilgrim Institute Rudiments Course in America's Christian History with Master Teacher, Mrs. Ruth Smith in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Rudiments Course provides instruction in the basic principles of America's Christian history and government, and identifies God's use of men, nations, and events to bring forth a Christian form of government. The Principle Approach - America's historic method of Biblical reasoning, which makes the truths of God's Word the basis of every subject - is presented and the participants are encouraged to master the tools of individual study. The course is during Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta. Instruction will begin later than usual to allow participants to attend Balloon Fiesta activities and enjoy Albuquerque's most colorful attraction.
For more information and to register, contact:
Shannon Hoskovec, seminar coordinator, 710-4574
markhylam@yahoo.com, www.rges.cc/rudiments.doc
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"Dream Too BIG? - Visioning & Creativity for Believers" One-Day Workshop
Associated with the Two-Day TSU Leadership Seminar
Trinity Southwest University (www.trinitysouthwest.com)
November 17, 2005; 8AM-5PM
Grace Church Albuquerque (6901 San Antonio NE)
Admission: $49.95 (non-enrolled students register at www.dreamtoobig.com)
Enrolled Trinity Students see TSU registrar
Bruce@gracechurchabq.org, 821-8800
This is a full day workshop covering the complete Dream Too BIG? framework and practical tools for Christian Creativity and Visioning. The session is open to leaders, parents, artists, and any others seeking to rekindle a passion for miracles and profound transformation throughout their lives and ministries. Attendees will be receiving a copy of the book Dream Too BIG?, a personal visioning workbook, and a "Dreamer's License". Children must be 14 or older. The session will be broken into four sessions, with lecture, small group breakouts, and personal reflection time. The session will be lead by veteran Creativity, Visioning, and Storytelling Expert Marshall Monroe, who was a Creative Executive with Disney for 14 years. The session will be hosted by Bruce Lininger, Dallas Seminary Graduate, and director of the two-day Leadership Seminar.
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SNL Christians in the Workplace
Sandia's Christians in the Workplace Networking Group (CWNG) is looking for technical speakers to give technical "Christian" talks to the Christians and others at Sandia National Laboratories. It is a great opportunity for witnessing if you are interested. If you are interested, contact Mark Nielipinski of the CWNG 284-9251 (voice), 235-5917 (cell), mnielip@sandia.gov (e-mail)
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Albuquerque Bible College PSA
Albuquerque Bible College has changed their Quarter system into a Semester System. Classes will now run for 15 weeks instead of the old 10 week program. They are working diligently towards being accredited. Their new Fall Semester will start August 29, 2005. Registration for the Fall began August 15, 2005. There is a new Fee Schedule due to the change. Please call 828-1205 for info or email them at abcgti@swcp.com.
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Gas Prices
Six years ago on April 30,1999, a gas out was staged across Canada and the U.S. to bring the price of gas down, and it worked. It's time to do something about it again. This time, lets make it for three days instead of just one. The oil cartel decided to slow production to drive up gasoline prices. Lets see how many American people we can get to ban together for a three day period in August NOT TO BUY ANY GASOLINE, during those three days.
LET'S HAVE A GAS OUT.
Do not buy any gasoline from August 29, 2005, THROUGH August 31, 2005. Buy what you need before the dates listed above, or after, but try not to buy any during the GAS OUT. If you want to help, just send this to everyone you know and ask them to do the same. We brought the prices down once before, and we can do it again! Come on North America lets stand together. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
[Submitted by Sheryl Conway]
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Iraq Constitution
Principles CINews ran several articles on the Iraq constitution this year. One major issue highlighted was religious freedom. FRC Washington Update ran the following article on 24 Aug. Religious freedom may be a key issue in the success of democracy in Iraq. Principles ARE important!
"Versions circulating in the press raise concerns about its handling of religious liberties. It appears that the final draft will make Islam the "main source" of law, and state that no law can contradict the 'fixed' principles of Islam. Who will determine which Islamic principles are fixed? Who will determine whether legislation would violate those principles? The most recent draft reportedly balances these provisions with additional ones stating that no law can contradict the principles of democracy and human rights. The meaningfulness of this rights provision, however, will depend on which rights are specified in the final Constitution. It is not now clear how the provision on human rights and democracy will relate to those making Islam the basis of law. There is also a question over whether a freedom of religion clause will apply to groups or to individuals. Freedom of religious belief and practice is the most fundamental of liberties, and without it, it is doubtful that other democratic freedoms can truly exist."
www.frc.org
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Fish and Humans Feel Pain
Principles CINews also ran an article in a recent issue regarding the study of pain felt by fish as a reason proposed to deter people from fishing. The author of the study refused to comment on the possibility of pain in human unborn babies though the biology of nervous systems is hardly a leap of understanding - if fish feel pain (simple) then human babies feel pain (complex). FRC Washington Update ran the following article on 24 Aug. Five researchers at UCSF claim that babies do not feel pain. But fish do. Go figure.
" An article published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), claiming that unborn children do not feel pain before six months, neglects to mention the clear agenda of the report's authors, five researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. The study, which is actually merely a review of other papers and contains no new research, does not mention that one author is the director of a clinic that provides abortion services, or that the lead author once worked for NARAL. The authors' histories were purposely withheld from JAMA editors--most likely in fear their backgrounds would expose their pro-abortion agenda and cast doubt on their research. The report was immediately dismissed by Dr. K.S. Anand, a pediatrician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Services."
www.frc.org
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Readers Talk Back
Will you please add my name to your newsletter list? It is very informative and enlightening to see that someone is putting so much effort into helping many of us with our community and national events, voting, letters to reps and senators, etc. Thank you so much. You have made it very easy for the rest of us to do our work. Thank you.
Jan Richards
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Petitions
Marriage Protection Amendment
Eliminate no-fault divorce
Stop National ID Database
Ten Commandments in Public Places
Prayer in Public Schools
Hoax - Dr James Dobson is not involved with any petition against the FCC for prohibiting Bible reading on the air.
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Tsunami status and donations - www.christianaid.org/tsunami.asp.
More from Focus on the Family - www.family.org/tsunami/givenow.cfm.
You can send tax-deductible donations to Foothills Fellowship for direct support of the Principles Community Impact Ministry in NM.
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RESOURCES
This section has been updated with a link to resource organizations. Anyone finding these organizations helpful, please consider mentioning the Principles Newsletter when contacting them. Thank you.
Principles Newsletter Archives
Roster of NM Govt Officials
Resource Organizations
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Foothills Fellowship, 294-0016, Pager 971-2053
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