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Student Told Rosary Is Gang Symbol

September 17, 2008

A Texas high school forbid a student to wear a rosary because it is considered a gang symbol.  From MyFox Dallas (bold added by me):
SEAGOVILLE  –  A Dallas-area high school student says she’s been forbidden from wearing her rosary to school because it’s considered a gang symbol.
Tabitha Ruiz says her silver and ruby beaded rosary [...]

Former Peace Now Member Admits Oslo Was A Failure

September 15, 2008

September 13, 2008 marked the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Oslo Accords.  From the Jerusalem Post (bold added by me):
“As a philosophy professor at the University of Haifa and an active member of Peace Now, [Yuval Steinitz] recalled that he went out that night with friends to celebrate the dawning of a new [...]

UK Courts: Vandalism for Climate Change Awareness

September 14, 2008

UK Courts have set a bizarre precedent: It is okay to break the law to prevent climate change.
On September 10, the Maidstone Crown Court found six Greenpeace activists charged with £35,000 worth of criminal damage by vandalizing property at the Kingsnorth coal-fired power plant not guilty under the “lawful excuse” defense.  As explained in The [...]

Must-Read September 11th Story

September 11, 2008

From the History Chasers’ Sarah Palin blog, here’s a must-read 9/11 story:
Don Collins
Here is my 9/11 story. Even though I was 2000 miles away from Ground Zero, the effects of what happened on 9/11will be with me until the day I die.
On 9/13 I took a drive from Albuquerque, to Ribera, New Mexico, a small [...]

Green vs. Red, White, and Blue

September 11, 2008

There are some who believe that America brought the 9/11 attacks of 2001 upon itself.  That we deserved to have thousands of civilians die that day.  The great Michael Moore is quoted suggesting that the 9/11 terrorists killed the wrong people:
“Many families have been devastated.  This just is not right.  They did not deserve to [...]