NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL OUR DECORATING DONE, WE NEED TO FILL OUR HOME WITH THE AROMAS OF AUTUMN PERMEATING THROUGH OUR KITCHENS. HERE ARE SOME LOVELY RECIPES TO ADD TO YOUR MABON MENU IN THE HOPES OF CREATING A WONDEROUS SETTING AND MOOD FOR THIS YEAR'S WITCHES THANKSGIVING~APPLE HARVEST MUFFINSWAKE-UP TO SOME DELIGHTFUL APPLE MUFFINS TO HAVE WITH YOUR COFFEE OR TEA * 3 EGGS * 1/2 CUP SUGAR * 1/2 CUP VEGETABLE OIL * 1/2 TSP VANILLA * 1 CUP GRATED APPLES * 1 CUP GRATED CARROTS * 1 CUP WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR * 1 CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR * 1 TBS. BAKING POWDER * 1/4 TSP. SALT * 1/2 TSP. CINNAMON * 1/2 TSP NUTMEG PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 375 DEGREES. LIGHTLY GREASE A 12-MUFFIN TIN OR LINE IT WITH PAPER LINERS. SET ASIDE. IN THE BOWL OF AN ELECTRIC MIXER, BLEND THE EGGS, SUGAR, VANILLA AND OIL UNTIL WELL COMBINED. STIR IN THE GRATED APPLES AND CARROTS. IN A SEPARATE BOWL, SIFT THE FLOURS, BAKING POWDER, SALT, NUTMEG AND CINNAMON. BLEND THE DRY INGREDIENTS WITH THE APPLE MIXTURE UNTIL JUST COMBINED. SPOON THE BATTER INTO THE MUFFIN TINS AND BAKE FOR 25 MINUTES. MAKES 12 MUFFINS. COVENSTEAD BREAD(RECIPE BY GERINA DUNWICH) * 3/4 CUP WATER * 1/2 CUP HONEY * 1/2 CUP FINELY CHOPPED CITRON * 1/2 CUP SUGAR * 2 TABLESPOONS ANISE SEEDS * 2-1/3 CUPS FLOUR * 1-1/2 TEASPOONS BAKING SODA * 1 TEASPOON NUTMEG * 1 TEASPOON CINNAMON * 1/4 TEASPOON ALLSPICEBRING THE WATER TO A BOIL IN A SAUCEPAN. ADD HONEY, CITRON, SUGAR, AND ANISE SEEDS. STIR UNTIL THE SUGAR COMPLETELY DISSOLVES AND THEN REMOVE FROM HEAT.SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, BAKING SODA, SALT, AND SPICES, AND FOLD INTO THE HOT HONEY MIXTURE. TURN THE BATTER INTO A WELL-GREASED 9 X 5 X 3-INCH LOAF PAN AND BAKE IN A PREHEATED 350-DEGREE OVEN FOR ONE HOUR. TURN OUT ON A WIRE RACK TO COOL. (THIS RECIPE YIELDS ONE LOAF OF BREAD.)COVENSTEAD BREAD IMPROVES IF ALLOWED TO STAND FOR A DAY, AND IT IS AN IDEAL BREAD TO SERVE DURING LAMMAS AND AUTUMN EQUINOX SABBATS AS WELL AS AT ALL COVEN MEETINGS.(THIS "COVENSTEAD BREAD" RECIPE IS FROM "THE WICCA SPELLBOOK: A WITCH'S COLLECTION OF WICCAN SPELLS, POTIONS AND RECIPES" BY GERINA DUNWICH, P. 169, A CITADEL PRESS BOOK, CAROL PUBLISHING GROUP, 1994)HARVEST POT ROAST (RECIPE FROM MY OWN RECIPE BOX) * 4-5LB POT ROAST * 1 STICK BUTTER * 1 LARGE ONION SLICED * 3 CELERY STALKS, CHOPPED * 1 GARLIC CLOVE, CHOPPED * 1/4 TSP. DRIED THYME * 1/4 TSP. DRIED PARSLEY * 1 BAY LEAF * 1/8 TSP. BLACK PEPPER * 1/4 TSP. SALT * 2-10OZ CANS FRENCH ONION SOUP (OR YOU CAN BE ADVENTUROUS AND MAKE YOUR OWN FROM SCRATCH) * 4 LARGE RED POTATOES, QUARTERED * 1-8OZ PACKAGE RAW BABY CARROTS (OR HOME GROWN IF LUCKY) * 1-16OZ PKG. FROZEN BROCCOLI/CAULIFLOWER MIX (OR IF YOU'RE LUCKY USE VEGGIES FROM YOUR GARDEN THIS YEAR) IN DUTCH OVEN OR OVEN SAFE POT W/LID BROWN BOTH SIDE OF THE ROAST, USING HALF THE BUTTER. SET THE ROAST ASIDE. WITH REMAINING BUTTER, SAUTE' THE ONION, GARLIC, AND CELERY UNTIL ONIONS ARE TENDER AND BEGINNING TO BROWN. ADD THE THE THYME, PARSLEY, BAY LEAF, AND PEPPER. MIX WELL AND THEN RETURN THE POT ROAST TO THE PAN. SPRINKLE SALT OVER THE ROAST AND ADD THE FRENCH ONION SOUP. COOK AT 325 DEGREES FOR 4 HOURS. BASTE MEAT AS NEEDED. ADD POTATOES AND CARROTS AND SALT TO TASTE. COOK FOR ANOTHER 45 MINUTES. ADD BROCCOLI/CAULIFLOWER MIX AND COOK FOR 20 MORE MINUTES. SERVE WITH HOT BREAD, OR DINNER ROLLS.MAKES 8 SERVINGSBALSAMIC VINEGAR-GARLIC POTATOES WITH GREENS * 2 POUNDS RED-SKINNED POTATOES, SLICED * 6 LARGE CLOVES GARLIC, SLICED LENGTHWISE * 1/3 CUP EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL * 3 TABLESPOONS BALSAMIC VINEGAR * SALT * PEPPER * 4 CUPS FRESH GREEN BEANS, RINSED * 2 TABLESPOONS CHIVES, CHOPPEDMIX POTATOES, GARLIC AND OIL IN A 10 X 15" RIMMED PAN. BAKE AT 450 DEGREES UNTIL WELL BROWNED, ABOUT 1 1/4 HOURS. TURN VEGETABLES WITH A WIDE SPATULA EVERY 10-15 MINUTES. POUR VINEGAR INTO PAN, SCRAPING WITH SPATULA TO RELEASE BROWNED BITS AND TO MIX WITH POTATOES. ADD SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE. POUR POTATOES INTO A WIDE, SHALLOW BOWL. CHOP HALF THE GREAN BEANS (IN HALF OR YOU MAY LEAVE AS IS) AND MIX WITH POTATOES. TUCK REMAINING GREEN BEANS AROUND POTATOES AND SPRINKLE WITH CHIVES.SALEM WITCH PUDDINGRECIPE BY GERINA DUNWICH * 4 EGGS, SEPARATED * 1-1/2 CUPS PUMPKIN PUREE * 1 CUP LIGHT BROWN SUGAR * 3/4 CUP HALF-AND-HALF * 5 TABLESPOONS RUM * 1/2 TEASPOON GROUND CLOVES * 1/2 TEASPOON GROUND GINGER * 1/2 TEASPOON GROUND NUTMEG * 1/4 TEASPOON SALTIN AN ELECTRIC MIXER OR LARGE MIXING BOWL, BEAT THE EGG WHITES UNTIL STIFF. IN A DIFFERENT BOWL, BEAT THE EGG YOLKS UNTIL THICK AND LEMON-COLORED. COMBINE THE YOLKS WITH THE REMAINING EIGHT INGREDIENTS; MIX TOGETHER WELL; AND THEN FOLD IN THE EGG WHITES.POUR THE PUMPKIN MIXTURE INTO A BUTTERED 1-QUART SOUFFLE DISH. PLACE IT IN A PAN OF HOT WATER AND BAKE IN A 350-DEGREE PREHEATED OVEN FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. (THIS RECIPE YIELDS 6 SERVINGS.)(THIS "SALEM WITCH PUDDING" RECIPE IS FROM "THE WICCA SPELLBOOK: A WITCH'S COLLECTION OF WICCAN SPELLS, POTIONS AND RECIPES" BY GERINA DUNWICH, P. 173, A CITADEL PRESS BOOK, CAROL PUBLISHING GROUP, 1994)
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JANUARY 1 READING: Saint Basil the Great was born about the end of the year 329 in Caesarea of Cappadocia, to a family renowned for their learning and holiness. His parents' names were Basil and Emily. His mother Emily (commemorated July 19) and his grandmother Macrina (Jan. 14) are Saints of the Church, together with all his brothers and sisters: Macrina, his elder sister (July 19), Gregory of Nyssa (Jan. to), Peter of Sebastia (Jan. 9), and Naucratius. Basil studied in Constantnople under the sophist Libanius, then in Athens, where also he formed a friendship with the young Gregory, a fellow Cappadocian, later called "the Theologian." Through the good influence of his sister Macrina (see July 19), he chose to embrace the ascetical life, abandoning his worldly career. He visited the monks in Egypt, in Palestine, in Syria, and in Mesopotamia, and upon returning to Caesarea, he departed to a hermitage on the Iris River in Pontus, not far from Annesi, where his mother and his sister Macrina were already treading the path of the ascetical life; here he also wrote his ascetical homilies.About the year 370, when the bishop of his country reposed, he was elected to succeed to his throne and was entrusted with the Church of Christ, which he tended for eight years, living in voluntary poverty and strict asceticism, having no other care than to defend holy Orthodoxy as a worthy successor of the Apostles. The Emperor Valens, and Modestus, the Eparch of the East, who were of one mind with the Arians, tried with threats of exile and of torments to bend the Saint to their own confession, because he was the bastion of Orthodoxy in all Cappadocia, and preserved it from heresy when Arianism was at its strongest. But he set all their malice at nought, and in his willingness to give himself up to every suffering for the sake of the Faith, showed himself to be a martyr by volition. Modestus, amazed at Basil's fearlessness in his presence, said that no one had ever so spoken to him. "Perhaps," answered the Saint, "you have never met a bishop before." The Emperor Valens himself was almost won over by Basil's dignity and wisdom. When Valens' son fell gravely sick, he asked Saint Basil to pray for him. The Saint promised that his son would be restated if Valens agreed to have him baptized by the Orthodox; Valens agreed, Basil prayed, and the son was restored. But afterwards the Emperor had him baptized by Arians, and the child died soon after. Later, Valens, persuaded by his counsellors, decided to send the Saint into exile because he would not accept the Arians into communion; but his pen broke when he was signing the edict of banishment. He tried a second time and a third, but the same thing happened, so that the Emperor was filled with dread, and tore up the document, and Basil was not banished. The truly great Basil, spent with extreme ascetical practices and continual labours, at the helm of the church, departed to the Lord on the 1st of January, in 379. at the age of forty-nine.His writings are replete with wisdom and erudition, and rich are these gifts he set forth the doctrines concerning the mysteries both of the creation (see his Hexaemeron) and of the Holy Trinity (see On the Holy Spirit). Because of the majesty and keenness of his eloquence, he is honoured as "the revealer of heavenly things" and "the Great."Saint Basil is also celebrated on January 30th with Saint Gregory the Theologian and Saint John Chrysostom.Rest from labour.APOLYTIKION IN THE FIRST TONE Your voice resounded throughout the world that received your word by which, in godly manner, you taught dogma, clarified the nature of beings, and set in order the character of people. Venerable father, Royal Priesthood, intercede to Christ God to grant us great mercy.KONTAKION IN THE FOURTH TONE For the Church art thou in truth a firm foundation, granting an inviolate lordship unto all mortal men and sealing it with what thou hast taught, O righteous Basil, revealer of heavenly things.SOURCE:"SAINT OR FEAST POSTED THIS DATE 2011(with 2010's link here also and further, 2009, 2008's, even 2007!)"
In many traditions of Paganism and Wicca, days of the week are very important aspects of effective spellcasting. For example, spells to do with abundance or prosperity could be done on Thursday, because it is associated with riches and desire. When casting a spell concerning business or communication, one might prefer to work on a Wednesday due to its associations.While not all traditions follow this rule, when you're doing any sort of magical working, always be sure to document the day of the week you're performing the spell. You might be surprised later on to see some connections!SundayColor: Yellow And goldPlanet: SunMetal: GoldDeities: Brighid, Helios, RaGemstones: Quartz crystal, diamond, amber, carnelianHerbs And Plants:Marigold, sunflower, cinnamonAssociations: Agriculture, beauty, hope, victory, self-expression and creativityMondayColor: Silver, white, light bluePlanet: MoonMetal: SilverDeities: Thoth, SeleneGemstones: Pearl, opal, moonstoneHerbs And Plants: Wintergreen and other mints, catnip, comfrey, sage, chamomileAssociations: Childbearing and family life, purity and virginity, healing, wisdom, intuitionTuesdayColor: Red and orangePlanet: MarsMetal: IronDeities: Lilith, Mars, Aries, the MorrighanGemstones: Garnets, rubyHerbs And Plants: Thistles, holly, coneflower, cactusAssociations: War and conflict, enemies, initiation, marriage and protectionWednesdayColor: PurplePlanet: MercuryMetal: Mercury (Quicksilver)Deities: Odin, Hermes, Mercury, Athena, LughGemstones: Adventurine, agateHerbs And Plants: Aspen trees, lilies, lavender, fernsAssociations: Business and job-related issues, communication, loss and debt, traveling and journeysThursdayColor: Royal blues, greensPlanet: JupiterMetal: TinDeities: Thor, Zeus, Jupiter, JunoGemstones: Turquoise, amethyst, lapis lazuliHerbs And Plants: Honeysuckle, oak trees, cinquefoilAssociations: Honor and family loyalty, harvests, clothing and riches, fealtyFridayColor: Pink, aqua/blue-greenPlanet: VenusMetal: CopperDeities: Freya, Venus, AphroditeGemstones: Coral, emerald, rose quartzHerbs And Plants: Strawberries, apple blossoms, feverfewAssociations: Family life and fertility, sexuality, harmony, friendship, growthSaturdayColor: Black, dark purplePlanet: SaturnMetal: LeadDeities: Saturn, HecateGemstones: Apache tear, obsidian, hematiteHerbs And Plants: Thyme, mullein, cypressAssociations: Agriculture and creativity, fortune and hope, protection and banishment of negativity
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From a hotel in Flagstaff, AZ. I have access to the archives of "Touchstone" magazine. After the news from Rome last month, it occcurs to me to provide some background. Therefore, I take you to June 2002 and one of my articles on an even earlier document.
A Neglected Opportunity
Robert Hart on the Criticisms of Dominus Iesus
In the Fall of 2000, the document "Dominus Iesus": On the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church was put out by the Vatican to make it clear that sound doctrine is not superseded by the passing of time and that eternal verities are not subject to any essential change simply because mankind, including the Church, experiences the increase of knowledge. Among the eternal verities, it included, much to the indignation of some other Christians and the press, the claims of the Roman Catholic Church.
I am an Anglican priest, not a Roman Catholic, and when I first read the news reports, I was sure that the Vatican had gone much too far. I began to exchange words to that effect with my Roman Catholic brother, until I read the declaration for myself. Then I said, in his language, "mea maxima culpa", which in my language means, "by my own most grievous fault." For what I saw in it was simply what the Holy Father intended, as America Press would later report: "The cardinal [Ratzinger], responding to criticism... said it was written because Pope John Paul II 'wanted to offer the world a great and solemn recognition of Jesus Christ as Lord at the culminating moment of the Holy Year.'"
The primary issue in the document is the unchanging universality of the gospel. It boldly defends the mission of the Church, and encourages us with a reminder that that mission remains exactly what the Lord Jesus commanded, that his gospel be presented to all peoples as the revelation of God's salvation for all nations on the earth. At a time when such a defense is sorely needed, "Dominus Iesus" heartily proclaims what all Christians should hold dear, that the gospel is unequaled by anything in the variety of mankind's religious genius.
ESSENTIALS MAINTAINED
With profound sensitivity, both to non-Christian religions and other Christians who are, like myself, not in communion with Rome, the Vatican maintained the essentials of the faith shared by Christians the world over. Appealing to Scripture from beginning to end in a way reminiscent of the patristic method, the Roman see maintained the unique and universal saving revelation of God in Christ, as the full title of the declaration suggests.
This Vatican document spoke of the Church. This it had to do as part of its thorough discussion of salvation, in which discussion the Church must figure as the instrument of God's kingdom on earth. The Church does not merely proclaim redemption, it offers redemption, having in its life the full gift of salvation in Christ, both by his Word and by the sacraments.
The document said nothing new, and following the pattern of" The Catechism of the Catholic Church", maintained the Magisterium's teaching on the Petrine See in a way most sensitive to those who do not agree, but are, nonetheless, baptized into Christ and share the same faith of the Creed and the same Scriptures. It acknowledged their place in Christ and their ministry of spreading his salvation, even if they are "not in perfect communion" with the See of Rome.
Read carefully, it does not "unchurch" baptized and faithful Christians, though it never wavers in its adherence to the belief that the fullness of the Church "subsists in the Catholic Church."
"Fullness" does not mean that the Church subsists exclusively in the Catholic Church, but speaks of the whole deposit of truth and of the gifts of the Holy Spirit that is entrusted to her.
Among these gifts of the Spirit are the sacraments. The truth is the teaching that has been handed down from Christ and his apostles through all of the subsequent ages, and that is guarded by the successor of St. Peter, namely, the bishop of Rome. This was the belief of the Catholic Church long before "Dominus Iesus" was written.
ALLEGED OFFENSE
Faithful to its own beliefs, the Vatican expressed the different degrees of closeness to the Catholic Church held by the other Christian Churches. In so doing, it created the one and only section used as a "pull quote" by the press. The alleged offense was in its description of the Catholic Church and its treatment of the rest of the Christian world as being either "particular Churches" or not Churches at all but "ecclesial communities."
The offending passage began with the claim that "there exists a single Church of Christ, which subsists in the Catholic Church, governed by the Successor of Peter and by the Bishops in communion with him." It then described, in a less controversial passage, "the Churches which, while not existing in perfect communion with the Catholic Church, remain united to her by means of the closest bonds, that is, by apostolic succession and a valid Eucharist."
These it called "true particular Churches" and said that in them "the Church of Christ is present and operative... even though they lack full communion with the Catholic Church, since they do not accept the Catholic doctrine of the Primacy, which, according to the will of God, the Bishop of Rome objectively has and exercises over the entire Church."
"Dominus Iesus" then discussed those "ecclesial communities" that "have not preserved the valid Episcopate and the genuine and integral substance of the Eucharistic mystery." These, it said, "are not Churches in the proper sense; however, those who are baptized in these communities are, by Baptism, incorporated in Christ and thus are in a certain communion, albeit imperfect, with the Church."
These words received all the attention, but it would have been only fair to give equal attention to these words that followed:
Therefore, these separated Churches and communities as such, though we believe they suffer from defects, have by no means been deprived of significance and importance in the mystery of salvation. For the spirit of Christ has not refrained from using them as means of salvation which derive their efficacy from the very fullness of grace and truth entrusted to the Catholic Church.
But such attention was not given by the press.
The hue and cry that followed drowned out the real message of the declaration. In fact, one would think that the whole doctrine of papal primacy had been invented in and for this very document, meant by the Vatican to set back ecumenical progress by a hundred years.
Clearly, throughout "Dominus Iesus", the Roman See has taken care to express a degree of solidarity with all Christians, but not in such a manner as to compromise its own doctrine. But, to be considered "proper" or not "proper" does not carry within it a judgment on the reality of salvation in Christ or the genuine faith of those Churches. It speaks instead of the conviction that, in various degrees, they lack the "fullness" God intended.
Yet, this charitable restatement of Roman doctrine was treated as a shocking bit of incivility. Most astonishing of all was the reaction of the archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. George Carey, who immediately expressed his offense at being told that the Anglican Communion was not a "proper" Church, despite the fact that the Anglicans were never mentioned by name.
Two Ironies
"The idea that Anglican and other churches are not 'proper churches' seems to question the considerable ecumenical gains we have made," said Archbishop Carey. There are two ironies here.
The first is in whom Carey (speaking for many other religious leaders) blamed for the division. Beginning in the latter half of the nineteenth century, a desire to pursue ecumenical relations with Rome was increasingly a priority of the Anglican Communion. Relations continued along a road of significant progress, reaching what would prove to be their summit in the 1960s and early 1970s, during the time of Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsey. But the unity sought for was not to be achieved.
The failure was principally caused by a rebellion against Church Tradition in the 1970s, namely, the decision of Anglican bodies, including the Episcopal Church, to admit women to the priesthood. This spread to other churches of the Anglican Communion until England began to "ordain" women in 1992. This was done with the active support of Dr. Carey, though he knew that the innovation would be the death knell of hopes for unity with the Church of Rome, and with the Orthodox Church as well.
Now there are female Anglican clergy whose ordination never can be seen as sacramentally valid, not only by Rome and Orthodoxy, but by traditional Anglicans as well. What a very unecumenical development indeed, not only breaking off useful discussions with the Catholic and Orthodox churches, but sharply dividing the Anglican Communion itself. It is one of the reasons why I am a priest in the Continuing Anglican movement, separated from the Episcopal Church in which I was raised, and therefore from Canterbury, too.
Add to this the diversity of moral teaching that has come to be associated with the once good Anglican name, against which the archbishop has given no strong defense, and his statement must be turned on himself. It all does great harm to "the considerable ecumenical gains we have made." For the Vatican to restate its long-held doctrine on the Primacy is by no means a significant obstacle to ecumenical progress. And how could it compare to the unfaithfulness the archbishop has supported?
Discussions between Rome and the Anglican Communion have become a mere formality, without real purpose, due to the novelty of women's "ordination" in 1976. Time has seen the situation worsen, and all by acquiescence to the initiative of apostasy in the Anglican Communion, not by Roman intransigence. What, then, is the basis of the English archbishop's complaint?
Various Protestant leaders jumped onto the bandwagon with Dr. Carey, denouncing the bad manners of the pope, and especially of Cardinal Ratzinger. In fact, so have significant leaders within the Roman Catholic Church. What have they all missed? What, in this document, have they ignored? This is where we find the second irony: "Dominus Iesus" is a document that deserves to be seen in exactly the opposite way to the reputation it has been given. It is, in fact, a very ecumenical document.
Two Kinds of Ecumenism
Of course, we must bear in mind the distinction between two kinds of ecumenism. We have become perhaps too used to a sloppy kind, the kind in which anything of substance, about which people may disagree, is simply avoided. Serious thought is extinguished, and the lesson is learned that theology is a bad word, something to be avoided at all costs. Is it any wonder that from such ecumenism as this only laziness, and eventually immorality, can grow?
The other kind of ecumenism is the kind that takes seriously the need to hold dear the truth for which we are willing to die, and for charity's sake to find common ground as Christians. Theology and morals are not allowed to slide into the abyss. Where we can agree, we do so in good conscience, and where we cannot agree, we disagree with charity. Our common purpose is to serve our Lord, and as much as we can honestly do so, to serve him together. And here we find that there is much common ground.
The document "Dominus Iesus" serves, by its main emphasis on "the unicity and salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church," this very end. It serves it not only as between different respective Churches and Rome, but also among all Christians in a more general sense. It fits the second model of ecumenism, the mature and responsible kind, by establishing common ground on matters of major importance without the pretense of ignoring essential differences. This is simple honesty.
The body of "Dominus Iesus" is a powerful and eloquent statement of the Christian faith, carefully worded and defended by a consistent appeal to the authority of the Bible. If read fully, it gives all Christians an expression of their common ground, not only with Catholics who obey the see of Peter, but also with each other in the face of a world growing ever more hostile to the very notion of Christianity as a missionary religion.
It gives us a strong word of encouragement to resist the demand-heard as loudly from many church leaders as from the secular world-that we drop our exclusive and universal claim of salvation in Christ, and that we both halt and condemn our own mission to the nations. It presents a needed apologetic at a time when rather vocal church leaders have decided that we have no right to convert people to Christ, and favor political correctness and multiculturalism over faithfulness to Christ and his Great Commission that we make disciples.
By appealing to Scripture, "Dominus Iesus" gives to all Christians, certainly including the Protestant Evangelicals, reason to study its contents for their own edification. It refers to the scriptural teaching as being "without error." Evangelicals and fundamentalists can rejoice over the faith expressed in the truth taught by the Scripture, especially on the essential matters of faith in Christ. The document speaks simply and plainly of the inspiration of Scripture by saying that these books "have God as their author."
On one of my weekly radio broadcasts I read a large portion of the document. Many of the listeners to the station were Evangelicals, quite appreciative of the document's emphasis on the statement of St. Peter: "Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name given under heaven among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12)." Apparently the disappointment of the morning for some people was that this powerful affirmation of Bible truth had come from the Vatican.
Also, it is of no small consequence that the document quotes the Nicene/Constantinopolitan Creed without the controversial "filioque". (The "filioque" is the addition of "and the Son" to "proceedeth from the Father" in the article on the Holy Spirit.) It has never been acceptable to the Orthodox Church, and its use in the West has caused contention for centuries. This was a clear gesture of respect and conciliation intended for the Orthodox.
NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY
"Dominus Iesus" received undeserved bad press. Treating all Christians, and indeed all people, in accord with their inherent dignity-a dignity that requires that one be honest when one thinks others are in error-it has, nonetheless, been characterized as unecumenical, triumphalistic, and insensitive. This is a very great shame. At the very least, it ought to be studied for its profound defense of the gospel and the mission of the Church.
"Dominus Iesus" has been a very neglected opportunity for all Christians to forge stronger ties with each other and to study the meaning of our shared mission to the nations as believers in the same Christ.
LP Goy has brought magical Arthan to Sakod spirits ceremony and melted into In-Koo MaSepNang figure with Pong Nang Ook Tak that is the sacred Pong in Mahasaney for the opposite sex and the same sex.
This Pong must bless until the beautiful woman happened to find the beloved man as the breast is broken and Fung with Takrut Phaya Te Krua.
LP Goyhas pluked sek as ancient Khmer ritual every step until three months.
Pluk sek until LP Goy saw Nimit {image} of male and female are hugging each other clearly called male In-Koo spirit and female In-Koo spirit penetrating in every lovers of In-Koo MaSepNang.
Besides, LP Goy called Yan In of the male and female into MaSepNang in every pairs and blessed with Mont MaSepNang, Mont In-Koo Pitsavas, Mont Chang Pasom Khlong and Mont Mahasaney Pitsadan 108, Mont Na Long Lai that can make a magic to human mind both male and female to love you.
According to LP Goy, If someone have this, female saw, female loved while the male saw, the male loved.
There are charms for the one who saw with love and kind.
It is dominant in Metta Mahasaney and happy in love, family, prosperity, traveling all the time., this amulet is best for attracting back a lost love or relationship and also for attraction.
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I've long suspected that white supremacy is linked with some of the overt evangelizing of military members by fundamentalist Christian chaplains, so this story by Chris Rodda is no suprise. Mikey Weinstein spoke at CFI-West about two years ago. In the question and answer session, I asked him if MRFF had received any reports of this type of activity. He gave me a rather vague reply, indicating that either he did not know or could not talk about the matter. In continuing to investigate Gordon Klingenschmitt, Chris Rodda ran across his chaplain endorsing agency while he served in the Navy.The other was to post a very strange disclaimer on his website, in which he called Lynn and Weinstein "bone-heads," and defended his right to call himself "Chaplain," stating that he has a current endorsement as a "Chaplain and Evangelist to America" from the Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches (CFGC). It was this statement that led MRFF to take a closer look at the CFGC, a chaplain endorsing agency headed by retired Army colonel and chaplain Jim Ammerman, and authorized by the Department of Defense to provide the ecclesiastical endorsement required by the military for all military chaplains, with several hundred of its chaplains currently serving in all branches of the military. Right off the bat, MRFF found the expected stuff -- which alone provides ample reason to demand that the DoD to revoke the chaplain endorsing authority of Jim Ammerman and the CFGC. CFGC should be disqualified as an endorsing agency because of its repeated denigration of all other religions and Christian denominations that aren't Charismatic or Pentecostal, which is completely contrary to Department of Defense Instruction Number 1304.28. The CFGC is the endorser for approximately two hundred chaplains. This endorser openly denigrates other Christians, Jews, Muslims, and the non-religious. The CFGC also advocates crazy conspiracy theories and the armed overthrow of the United States government. There is even a current chaplain, Army Major James F. Linzey, who is a member of something called the Prophecy Club. This website seems to be some sort of money making site, consisting mainly of ads for videos and their magazine.Maj. Linzey has made several videos in the past for the Prophecy Club and Jim Ammerman, his endorser. One video is called "Imminent Military Takeover of the U.S.A." showed by militia groups in the 1990's, and another is a radio interview for a show called The Edge. Maj. Linzey also went into all the conspiracy theory stuff about the "masonic, Illuminati wackos" who have gotten into government office by deception, and the 9-11 conspiracy theory stuff, but it's his statements inciting the taking up of arms against the government that are most disturbing. Linzey first talked about his "friend, Jim Gilcrest, who's heading up the Minuteman Project," promoting the group with statements like this: "I'm trying to avoid saying we need to take up arms and go take care of it ourselves, BUT IT APPEARS THAT WE MIGHT BE NEEDING TO HEAD THIS WAY." He also promoted militias in general because there will be "blood bath" when the "invasion from the south" and battle with foreign U.N. forces and the Chinese in the U.S. commences. "I SUGGEST THAT AMERICANS GET THEIR ARMS TO BE READY TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AND THEIR OWN HOMES WHEN THEY COME KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR, DEMANDING YOUR FOOD, DEMANDING YOUR MONEY, AND RAPING YOUR WIVES. The U.N. troops will be here to start patrolling the cities, the streets, the highways, and we will be under, basically, European rule." Among his other fear-mongering claims are that there are detention camps already set up by the U.S. government for "patriots" who won't go along with the government's agenda, that these detention camps are equipped with facilities to kill the detainees by gassing the "patriots," and that the government already has a list of the "patriots." This radio show is also one where Maj. Linzey directly stated that his military chaplain endorser Jim Ammerman knows exactly what he's out there doing. When the interviewer asked Linzey: "If what you are saying is true, wouldn't the government -- if the government is any way culpable to some of these events -- wouldn't they want to not have you, say go on a speaking tour or anywhere else, or even be on this show? Linzey responded: "Would they not want me to? Well, you know, probably not. Now -- but that doesn't matter. As long as I'm abiding within the law, I can say that I'm speaking as Jim Linzey, not in my official capacity as an officer or military chaplain, then I prefaced it right, and I can proceed. And Col. Jim Ammerman -- he's my endorser -- and he knows exactly what I'm doing, and, so, that's it." But, of course, Jim Ammerman would approve of what Maj. Linzey is spewing. Ammerman's own "Imminent Military Takeover of the U.S.A." video contains the same kind of seditious incitement, which, no doubt, accounts for its popularity among militia groups.The Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches should be removed as an endorser for the United Stated military forces. How can an association which advocates sedition and crazy conspiracy theories and associates with the militia groups associated with violence be allowed to place chaplains within the US military? These chaplains obviously support these ideas since they are endorsed by this agency.I'm not surprised by the link between fundamentalist, usually Pentecostal churches and militia groups. I grew up in Louisiana, in the Deep South, where these links have historically been much more overt. Growing up in a small town, I learned which families were usually members of the Klan and milita groups. Not surprisingly, these families were usually involved in very fundamentalist, Christian churches, usually Baptist and Pentecostal (usually all-white Assemblies of God churches). Nowadays, non-denominational churches have joined the fun. I don't think that his has changed much in the 25 years I have been away.Update:Not surprisingly Ammerman is a part of the New Apostolic Reformation.Colonel "Jim" Ammerman was listed as being an apostle in C. Peter Wagner's International Coalition of Apostles [see ICA prospectus] from the organization's inception in 2001 through to December 2008. The ICA is one of the main entities in Wagner's New Apostolic Reformation, a movement rapidly coalescing out of the Apostolic networks that have arisen in Third Wave Christianity. This type of Christianity is highly emotional and irrational.
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In the Disciples we speak of the relationship between congregation and the regional and general manifestations of church (we use the term general instead of national since we have a small Canadian presence in the North American expression of our denomination) in terms of covenant. We know that covenant language has deep biblical roots -- God made covenants with Noah, Abraham and Sarah, and Moses. Jesus initiated a new covenant, one that is celebrated at the Lord's Table.But covenant not only binds different manifestations of our institutions together, it binds us together as a community. As Ronald Osborn puts it, when we enter into a congregational relationship, we enter a covenant. That is, "they have pledged themselves to Christ and to one another, sworn to conduct their common life as a true church of Christ, and be guided by the Scriptures." (Ronald Osborn, The Faith We Affirm, St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1979, p. 63.) I'm wondering what this means for us? I ask this question in light of one of today's lectionary texts -- the one I happened to focus upon in my sermon -- Hebrews 10:19-25. In this text, we hear the biblical author speak of our call to "provoke one another to love and good deeds." There is an assumption here that one cannot truly hope to live faithfully in isolation, that we need one another. The passage reads:Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful (do you hear in this covenant language?). And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:23-25).Osborn speaks of our responsibility under the covenant is to respond faithfully and with sincerity to the will of God, expecting that God "is there to meet us in our good intentions." For, "God stands ready to make up out of divine goodness whatever is lacking in our performance" (Faith We Affirm, p. 64.) There is an expectation in covenant language that even as God initiates the relationship, there is need for our response. And the question then is this -- how do we enter this covenant relationship? And the answer is by way of the sacrament -- baptism. Viewed as an act of covenant-making, baptism becomes a covenant-sacrament which occurs within a community. Not only is it intensely personal in its assurance to and claims on the person being baptized. It is also intensely corporate, binding us into the life of the company of Christians. (Faith We Affirm, p. 60-61). Baptism is not simply an individualistic act, by which we make a pledge of allegiance to God, it is also a sign of mutual relationship as one enters a community of faith. Now, Disciples believe that baptism initiates us into the whole body of Christ, so that we needn't do this every time we join a new church and we affirm the baptisms of other traditions, seeing in them a sacramental act of covenant making, but baptism shouldn't be entered into willy -nilly. That's because, as Osborn suggests, in baptism we are binding ourselves to the Christian community. We are entering into a community relationship.And how do we reaffirm and renew this covenant relationship? At the table, of course, for it is the other sacramental marker of the covenant community. Because we gather weekly at the Table (as Disciples), we renew this covenant at least on a weekly basis -- another reason not to absent ourselves from the covenant-community.
Labradorite scrying sphere. Images used with permission from
the seller my ball (above) was purchased from.
LABRADORITE CRYSTAL HEALING PROPERTIES
Labradorite crystal is a type of feldspar, and is as useful and beneficial as it is beautiful. You may often see it referred to as as a magic stone, this due to its ability to heighten energies and the transmission of them during any type of spellwork, magical procedure, or spiritual engagement. Labradorite crystal helps us to connect with our higher self, promotes psychic awareness, and will aid those of us wanting to access the Akashic records.
The mineral labradorite has intense protection properties, amongst the strongest of all crystals. Labradorite crystal will shield you from negative external energies, and will strengthen the positive energies within you. Naturally this is good for you on both a physical level as well as an etheric one. Because labradorite protects against negative energies, it draws positives to occur. To carry labradorite on you therefore, is said to increase good luck and draw more optimal outcomes to your daily events.
Labradorite is a powerful ally to those of us on a quest for spiritual growth, as it guides and protects us as we venture on to otherwise unexplored planes of existence. This quality enables us to deal with past life issues, and makes labradorite an effective tool for use in divination.
COLOR-PLAY
The flash seen within labradorite is referred to as labradorescence; the color-play is moving to visualize. If you are thinking of investing in some labradorite, ensure that you get crystals with plenty of flash; the beauty is beyond words. The colors within the flashy areas of this mineral include yellow, blue, silver, red-orange, and green; the non labradorescent areas are usually either light or deep grey. Other varieties of this mineral include yellow labradorite and spectrolite. Yellow labradorite is peculiar in that it doesn't exhibit the color-play that its more well recognized counterpart does. Spectrolite displays a higher degree of intensity within its color-play.
PSYCHIC AWARENESS
Labradorite crystals will be a valuable tool for those working to increase their level of psychic awareness. Put some in your pocket or wear it in the form of a jewelry item to bolster any and all of the clair psychic senses. When we seek information necessary to enlighten us on our spiritual path, it will benefit us to access the Akashic records; labradorite will support us in making this connection. When working to recall and heal past life issues, again, this stone will prove beneficial. One way in which labradorite manages to provide all of these helpful qualities, is through heightening our connection to ascended spirits, thus enabling them to safely guide us through our respective journey to our goal.
DISCLAIMER: You should consult your health and/or mental health professional before using any alternative healing methods. This article does not suggest otherwise.
HARMONY AND A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE
If interactions are tension filled at work, placing a bowl of labradorite crystals on your desk will provide a positive, uplifting effect. The crystals will provide necessary energies to transform your working environment from being one of stress to becoming one of harmony. Another property of labradorite which is helpful in the workplace, is that it has a positive effect on workers in that it motivates them to care more about their job, and to dedicate themselves to their work on a level of sincerity.
Labradorite steers us away from a tendency to look at the down-side of things. Over time consistently looking at life from a negative perspective can set us back in a big way. Labradorite can assist us in making positive changes by improving our view of the world to a more appropriate level.
SEE LIFE AND PEOPLE FOR WHAT THEY TRULY ARE
Sometimes when people have faced events which shook their world, they are left with a lack of faith in the good in life, as well as in people. Labradorite can help by allowing them to see things as they truly are. In removing the falsities they had learnt to perceive through times of hardship, it's easier for them to begin healing, and to walk a more optimal path. This in turn naturally leads to peace, both on an internal level as well as an external one.
Labradorite is known to enable the free flow of energies between the body's chakra centers. This in turn opens the way for them to work together with greater efficiency. This quality promotes overall physical health, and too spiritual awareness and growth.
CLEANSING LABRADORITE CRYSTALS
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And Slightly JudgmentMy likeness, the other day, was that the western tradition of placing raise emphasis on the Language of Family unit, and seeing it as a special place in the service of Hallowed Communion in which plentiful kneel down within elevations, is certain with the scriptural mental picture that God's word in the chin of his spokesmen is satiated with the exceptionally power that shaped fantasy and earth out of zero. That post presents the scabbard for this view, and I desire not go over it stylish. This met with a study that not every Eucharistic rite in the ache history of the Religious has included the Language of Institution; and, we were reminded of the eastern emphasis on the Epiclesis. And, of course, these facts are well obvious.Having the status of this really brings up is the publish of Slightly Judgment. This is the utmost misunderstood element in what has so deceptively been called Hooker's Three legged Stool for far too ache. A number of fancy of it as exactly "instance" and make it one of three like smooth as glass sources of command. A number of substitution "Tradition" with "feel," subjecting the one and straightforwardly loyal rise of mental picture departed to us from the Apostolic age and the in the past age of the prophets, that is the Scripture, to the whims of worldly thought; they publish the Religious to every wind of ideology in the illuminate.In fact, Hooker wrote about Scripture, Slightly Judgment and The Religious with her Professional. For this pin down, he did in fact use the word "tradition" despite the consequences popular comment to the converse. But, he used it meagerly, pretty preferring to calm down in such a way as I gorge summarized: The Religious with her Professional. This speaks not straightforwardly of the Church's command to teach the true meaning of the mental picture, that is the passage of Hallowed Scripture, but also of the Church's use and the centuries of Slightly Judgment, and of the Church's strutures of command, the pastoral offices of bishops and priests, polity, the making of Pronounce Law and Rubrics, etc. It was outstanding, for Hooker, than straightforwardly the Tradition of the Church's teaching. Slightly Judgment is moreover the Work out we see in the Old Shrine, and it is the "Mind of Christ" we see in the New Shrine (I Corinthians 2:16). As such, the right mind of Christ is not the exceptional be given of any one exclusive, but is the gift of God approved to the Religious. Probably, St. Paul saying "we" invented the Apostles primarily; but the context indicates he was words of all relations whom he personal as spiritual () a bit than natural or "soulish" (). Slightly Judgment is, simply, in the region of painful to remove from Tradition, or the Religious with her Professional. It is not at all brilliant, really, that Hooker was likeness of three elements that guide us a bit than two. Drop day "liberals" may possibly be speechless to learn that what they entitlement "Judgment" was, for Hooker (whom they deceptively fancy of as one of their own) in a good way tied to the Tradition, and was in fact the exceptionally thing, to the same degree the right mind of Christ in the Church; that is, the Religious with her Professional. They may fancy of "instance" with a right mind no boss than a furrow in which the zeitgeist reigns; but Slightly Judgment is specially their blow. It is very conservative, and insist that that we administer place to what G.K. Chesteron wrote of as Democracy that includes the dead.Near the publish of the service of Christ's Entrap and Blood, we gorge no mental picture regarding when in the Eucharistic prayer the Cash and Wine become the Entrap of Blood of Christ that allows us to make a opinion out of singling out the Language of Family unit for special deliberation. Surely, using the very tools he spelled out for us, Hooker premeditated it to be trifling when the loyalty was consummated, and understood we know straightforwardly that they are the Entrap and Blood of Christ to the one who correctly receives them (and bout to the one who presumes to conquer not including "vigorous express grief and true praise." That is, his guesswork adds sin to sin). He ruled out, of course, Transubstantiation (as for that reason whispered), making the wariness of when the Frank Mischievous spirit is source in the service beside the point.But, I gorge no legal action genuflecting and stirring the elements a long time ago saying the Language of Family unit. Moreover the suitably use of Slightly Judgment the western Religious knows that we cannot, a long time ago the Agreement of God is accepted, service these elements any longer as regular currency and wine. Positive, the rubrics themselves disarray that they are premeditated to be sacred. This does not disagree with the source absolutely Catholic version of Receptionism (if it be called Receptionism) that teaches that the distinguish of the service comes straightforwardly by receiving. The Agreement of God has power, and the breadth of loyalty may gorge straightforwardly begun at that categorize, to be absolute straightforwardly by receiving; or the loyalty has happened at that scale when the words are accepted. We do not know; but we can trust that the Religious with her Professional has inclined us, in our patrimony a liturgical be included that allows us to take on that God's power is backward his words accepted by his servants who act as Christ's own means. Can we for that reason kneel down, and subsequently exercise Eucharistsic devotions to come the Replace with Sacrament? That depends on our praise in God's word, so ache as zero be substituted for utilization and expenditure.Moreover all of its wisdom, and all of its unbending teaching, the Church's Slightly Judgment leads us to agree to the splendid mystery, and to unkindly own up our slowness about how God works his wonders. That is enough; it is as far as even Slightly Judgment can go.
COMMEMORATED ON JULY 9The Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of Gortyna, was bishop at Gortyna on the land mass of Crete for 50 living. He suffered either under the sovereign Decius (249-251), or according to other beyond sources, the sovereign Maximian (284-305). Brought to trial earlier a officer named Lucius, who demanded that he submit penalty to idols, the holy Life-size resolutely confessed his character in Christ and refused to maintain the soul-destroying call for. The officer sentenced St Cyril to bright, but the inspire did not abrade him. Seeing this be in awe, profuse pagans came to simulate in Christ. Lucius himself friendly up acclaim to the Christian God and set the saint free. St Cyril continued with his preaching and led profuse pagans to Christ, but to boot he grieved that he had not been legalized to caress for the Savior. It was reported to the officer that St Cyril would not termination his preaching, and that he continued to transform workforce from the gloom of paganism to the light of Christ. Difficulty the incarceration not keen him, St Cyril rejoiced that he was to be settled a martyr's death for Fairness, and the 84-year-old Life-size favorably placed his head not more than the sword.SOURCE:"SAINT OR Festival POSTED THIS Make contact 2010(with 2009's string stylish to boot and addition, 2008's):"
The Catholic Church's leading 'exorcist' is calling for all priests to be allowed to conduct the ritual after Pope Francis apparently performed one in St Peter's Square last week. Father Gabriele Amorth, head of the International Association of Exorcists, wants the current rules requiring all priests to obtain permission to perform exorcisms from their bishop to be relaxed.Father Amorth, who claims he has carried out 160,000 exorcisms, said his request has been prompted by Pope Francis performing an what he insists was an exorcism on a Mexican man 'possessed by four demons'. He told the Sunday Times: 'I will ask the pope to give all priests the power to carry out exorcisms, and to ensure priests are properly trained for these starting with the seminary. There's a huge demand for them.'His comments come after Pope Francis was captured on film performing an apparent exorcism on May 19. FULL STORY...RELATED POSTS: * THE EXORCIST IN THE 21ST CENTURY... * THE TEENAGE EXORCISTS WHO CAST OUT DEMONS... * AN EXORCISM IN RUSSIA. SCARY... * AN EXORCISM IN A GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH... * RUSSIAN BOY KILLED IN EXORCISM RITUAL... * JAMAICAN WOMAN CONFRONTS THE "DEVIL..." * TEENAGE GIRL DIES IN JAPAN 'EXORCISM' RITUAL...
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Pope Benedict XVI, in his first message to the world after being elected pope, writes:"It is not power, but love that redeems us! This is God's sign: he himself is love. How often we wish that God would show himself stronger, that he would strike decisively, defeating evil and creating a better world. All ideologies of power justify themselves in exactly this way, they justify the destruction of whatever would stand in the way of progress and the liberation of humanity. We suffer on account of God's patience. And yet we need his patience. God, who became a lamb, tells us that the world is saved by the Crucified One, not by those who crucified him. The world is redeemed by the patience of God. It is destroyed by the impatience of man. " ("Let God's Love Shine Forth: The Spiritual Vision of Pope Benedict XVI, "ed. Robert Moynihan, p. 191)Here we catch a glimpse into the mystery of why justice is delayed and why evil is allowed seemingly to triumph. God is not passive or powerless and judgment deferred is not judgment denied. We live in an eschatological moment between the Ascension and the Return of our Lord and during this moment the salvation of the world is being accomplished. It is a deeply profound thought that we need God's patience, even though we suffer on account of it. In this way we participate in the joyful redemption of the broken world that comes only through suffering and cross-bearing. If we but only knew it, our brief moment of suffering is but a short, dark tunnel though a mountain into a beautiful valley on the other side.
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Imbolc, one of the eight Sabbats on the Wiccan Wheel of the Year, is Feb. 2, 2013. It is the time of year halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. The Romans called it Lupercalia, the Egyptians celebrated it with the Feast of Nut while Celtic traditions honor the Goddess Brighid, or Saint Brigid after Christianization. In addition to Saint Brigid's day, another Christian celebration for this time is Candlemas when the clergy would bless candles and people would light them in each window of their homes to ward off the darkness of mid-winter. But what most children know this time for is Ground Hog Day where Punxsutawney Phil serves as the official weather forecaster by coming out of his hole and if he sees his shadow, we have 6 more weeks of winter. I personally hope dear little Phil does not see his shadow and we can move on to Spring. Here is an old English saying:If Candlemas be fair and bright,Winter has another flight.If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,Winter will not come again.One of the things that I associate this time of year with is my Father's birthday on February 1 who was born just after midnight and only minutes after his twin brother. He was an inspiring cancer warrior that lost his battle at the Fall Equinox of 2009. And yes, I can hear you now. Love you Dad.For more information about Imbolc, visit History of Imboc on About.com.
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I was horror-struck, genially so, to become aware of this from Chris Matthews as he opened his believe Hardball on Wednesday Trail 10, 2011. He quoted Marx and Engels in his pre-show opener as he discussed the attack by Republicans on fix care order in Wisconsin.CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Effort of the world footing. Let`s challenge HARDBALL. Commanding nightfall. I`m Chris Matthews in Washington. Chief off tonight: The Ash Wednesday lie in wait for. The Republicans control won their contest with the unions in Wisconsin.... 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MADISON FIREFIGHTERS' Talks ChiefCALLS FOR Customary Ax Joe Conway, be first of the Madison firefighters' fix, held finally that the follower nation has ripened so dangerous in Wisconsin, he'd exist a generally jolt. "We necessity start walking out tomorrow, the flanking day... See how fancy they can one-time," he told push with The Uptake. "This is a nation-wide fight to attack all working men and women in Wisconsin and the United States." His require mirrors one from filmmaker Michael Moore, who's called on high school students and working citizens of all stripes to restart the American state fight and mast back in this innovative on all sides of of "class war" next to the middle class. This video is from The Uptake, published Thursday, Trail 10, 2011. The same as IS IT Esteem FOR A "Customary Ax"?"Customary jolt" has been one of the chants that resounded as a result of the Capitol at home loud protests Wednesday and Thursday once the Ruling body accepted a poster that would remove bargaining care order for about 175,000 labor force and carry boss obstacles to basic operations for unions signifying teachers, overstep labor force and finish focus manual labor. As the Wisconsin List House of representatives rammed as a result of their union-busting poster Wednesday night, citizens in the capitol chanted "Customary strike!" And I heard an timbre. Not of 1934, the one-time time existing was a generally jolt in the US, but provide backing. It was 1909, in the packed Persuasive Set at New York's Cooper Union; a big fix chief was words about meeting and a 16-year-old girl shouted out from the back: "Shove OUT" In excess of than 30,000 shirtwaist sow labor force walked off their jobs once that. This week's International Women's Day celebrates the festival of that jolt, by chiefly young, settler women uniform 16 day old Clara Lemlich. 700 women were arrested, different supervisor battered and row on for beast "On jolt next to God." They struck for eleven weeks. It was the central well-fixed mutiny of women labor force in this country--but their productivity didn't go far lots. And the Customary Ax is beast calculated in the UK in corollary to grimness measures, once more a satisfactory propose for attacks on mutual neighborhood labor force to pay for the bail out of the banks!THE Peril OF A "Customary Ax" INCREASES As normal, John Hutton's review of mutual neighborhood pensions has recommended that certain wages schemes end. Hutton was across the broadcasters this first light, explaining that he was shimmering an "predetermined certainty": "The con to this situation is not a family to the base, it's not to snip whisper at the pro of mutual service pensions. It's to sway the risks and job warily. The reliable thing to do is to value that in the function of we are living longer we necessity work for longer." Alongside common sense, Hutton's guiding edict has been righteousness. Supreme wages schemes assist a "loud cross-subsidy from low-paid mutual servants to high-paid mutual servants" to pay for the "astute poke" in pay at the end of a dash. Hutton is "deeply disappoint" by a diplomacy that armed forces younger generations of mutual neighborhood labor force to "comprise the custody and toll curb". Consequently, pensions necessity be vital by dash ordinary send. At the glisten, hindrance to Hutton is divide. Dave Prentis, the Customary Secretary of Unison, shied from insulting Hutton. Fairly, he condemned the government's determination to enlargement humanity at a time of "loud increases in the custody of living and pay freezes." 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One Of My Favourite Specter Stories From Wales Is As well as One Of The Oldest On Annotation. The Con Takes Fix In An Cloudy Local At Llanrhidian On The Gower. It's A Rigorously Bizarre And Moderately Disturbing Proceedings Of A, So Far As I Differentiate, One and only Disagreement Of Strong. In 1691 an curious book was published by one Richard Baxter. It was called "The Organization of the Making of Spirits" and was thought-out to lean the reader that ghosts and other mystic phenomena existed, and that they were a great deal indication of the soul of God. Baxter's book is together with the archaic to chat Welsh folklore and contains within it a weird and disturbing account of a attractive in 'Gowersland' at a assembly called Llanellan (he spells it Llanellin). The assembly belonged to a Lieutenant Colonel Bowen, who had been one of Cromwell's officers trendy the Polite War. Bowen was a peculiar product of figure and he led such a floppy and Sensual Human being that he was sent out of England to Ireland. So in Ireland he sinned defective Etiquette, became an Nonbeliever (very horrific in introduce somebody to an area days) and at think became repugnant and hating all civil Connection, and his adjacent group. All this is told ready a series of category to Baxter. The hauntings took place trendy 1665 and the category are obsolete best one court then. So Bowen was enjoying his peculiar life in Ireland, he gone his spouse and colonize nominated at Llanellan. One night Mrs Bowen was nuts by high-pitched, impressive noises, bangings on the doors or parapet 'as if the whole Local were sinking in pieces', and 'the defendable of Whirl-wind'. Mrs Bowen was in her bed-chamber as soon as these cruel noises started and fairly than hold out way to anxiety of them, she moved out some time in prayer and for that reason got indoors bed. Soon whilst she saw no matter which in front of her Wife dignitary in the room. Definitely, it may possibly not be Lt-Col Bowen himself, ever since he was in Ireland, so what was it? It spine to her: it asked whether it may possibly intertwine her in bed! Mrs Bowen prayed earnestly, told the ghost that it was not her consort and that it may possibly not intertwine her in her bed. 'What!' exclaimed the spectre. 'Not the Wife of thy Bosom? What! Not the Wife of thy Bosom?' But it diffident its reserve. The rest of the night was moved out in prayer with some other personal but they were relatively normally intermittent by the phoney Lt-Col Bowen. The afterward day, the ghost was permanent in indication, as 'the Murk of one walking would dignitary upon the Boom. That night the attractive of Llanellan became very weighty. The garbage of Whirl-wind' came again, faraway louder than before, and it was accompanied by eldritch howls and cries. On grating to get indoors bed, Mrs Bowen saw the blemish of a be included in the mattress and this was accompanied by 'the detect of a Carcase some-while non-operational. This uncivilized effect was particularly to by discreet rising and falling from flash to flash. She and her servants resorted again to prayer but the spirit, or doesn't matter what it was, would not let them be. Charming cries were heard, and words they may possibly not understand. Mrs Bowen felt no matter which beneath her tour as she prayed, no matter which in front of a dog which lifted her being off the grassland. The room was laden with 'a unclear Smoak, smelling in front of Sulphur, darkening the Light of the Blaze and the Candle' and the women were struck and slapped by the creature. By dawn Mrs Bowen and her servants had faces black from the fumes and 'Bodies bulging with Bruises'. Indoors the day weird lights appeared in the assembly and in the fields pronounce it and Lt-Col Bowen's put forward may possibly be heard, inclination as if to his hawks. Mrs Bowen did not maintain in the assembly spanking night, she took her colonize to safer abode. After the real Lt-Col Bowen came to adjournment her fromIrelandsome time then he flatly refused to take for granted in the soul of his demon reserve, or any of the frightening deeds which had taken place at his assembly trendy his famine. Mrs Bowen then fixed her consort in Ireland, but in time he turned her and her children out and she was tense to borrow money to pay for her return to Wales. This information is given in a send off obsolete 1658. Baxter adds as a postscript that Bowen had 'immured himself in a small Castle [in Ireland], with one Boy who said, he oft rose in the Nightfall, and talked as if someone were idiom with him'. This is the think we hook of the worried Bowens and the curious embrace of the spectre consort.Impersonate (c) Richard Holland 2011, Besotted From ghostlike Wales: A Manager To Welsh Ghostlore' Published By The Story Interrogate.
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