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"Fearful
lest it be relegated to the position of an isolated sect, Christianity
seems to be making frenzied efforts at mimicry in order to escape being
devoured by its enemies--a reaction that seems defensive, but is in fact
self-destructive. In the hope of saving itself, it seems to be assuming
the colors of its environment, but the result is that it loses its
identity. . . ."
--Leszek Kolakowski, from Modernity on Endless Trial |
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THE RECORD Online Newspaper
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In This Issue: |
Thursday July 28, 2005
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Christ Proclaims His Mission
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What They Don't Want You to
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True Wealth, The Gospel, and
True Poverty |
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San Diego Says No to
Homosexual Pride |
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Sean Faircloth Weighs In on
Gay Rights |
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QUOTATIONS OF THE DAY
"It has been said that if anyone
wishes to know what it was the
common people in Holland and
Germany did actually believe in
the 16th century concerning the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, he must
not go to the Synod of Dort, or
to the writings of Lutheran and
Calvinistic divines, or even to
the biographies of saints, but
to the works of Rembrandt, in
which nothing is more manifest
than that to him the Gospel of
Jesus Christ was the Gospel of
the poor, his creations being a
wonderful testimony to the truth
that that Gospel corresponds
exactly to humanity's needs."
(Richard Heath)
“There never was a republic
greater, more venerable, and
more abounding in good examples
than the Roman, nor one that so
long withstood greed and luxury,
or so much honored poverty and
frugality. And we see when Rome
degenerated, how Caesar after
his victory, was counseled to
begin the restoration of the
state by abolishing the
reputation of wealth. And
indeed, as we truly say that
blushing is the proper adornment
of virtue, though it may
sometimes proceed from guilt, so
it holds true of poverty that it
is the attendant of virtue,
though sometimes it may proceed
from mismanagement and
accident.”
(Francis Bacon)
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Representative Sean Faircloth,
has spoken once again on the
subject of gay rights, this time
in a column printed in
yesterday’s Portland Press
Herald. It was a cleverly
written piece, but one that
lacked what is needed most in
this debate, and that is new
ideas. But Representative
Faircloth is wise to limit
himself to rehashing ideas he
picks up from the liberal media.
On those occasions when he
leaves the realm of tabloid
thinking and strikes out on his
own, he is prone to wandering
off into uncharted territory.
The public is then left to
scratch their heads and wonder
just exactly what he meant. A
good example of this is when
Faircloth said that the efforts
of the Religious Right to defend
marriage amounted to an attempt
to “freeze the definition of
marriage, a definition which is
constantly evolving.”
Faircloth has made even more
bizarre statements, as when a
few short days after 9/11, at a
public hearing in Bangor City
Hall on the issue of gay rights,
he compared Michael Heath to
Osama Bin Laden.
In the end, it is much easier to
indulge in character
assassination, than to come up
with new ideas in support of gay
rights. That is why yesterday’s
column by Faircloth quickly
“evolved” from a defense of the
gay rights law into an attack on
Mike Heath’s and Paul Madore’s
character, as men who are really
not good Christians.
Leaving aside for a moment the
question as to whether Faircloth
- in addition to his insights
into the nature of “evolution”
and “marriage” and a host of
other issues - is also an expert
on Christian theology and what
goes on in the hearts and souls
of his fellow man, he is at
least apparently indifferent to
abstract questions of sexual
morality. In the column,
Faircloth minimizes Thomas
Jefferson’s fathering of an
illegitimate child by a slave
under his total control as
merely “evidence of a roving
eye.” He also calls Ben
Franklin’s serial womanizing
“joyful relationships with a
number of women.”
Indifference to abstract
questions of sexual morality is
out of place in a legislator.
Despite what liberal elites
would have us believe, sexual
mores do impact the public
welfare, as a million plus AIDS
case so eloquently attest.
Sexuality morality is a matter
of public concern, and one’s
private views on the matter –
especially if he is a public
figure – are very much a
reflection on one’s character
and his dependability as a
public servant.
But that is the essential point
in the debate over gay rights.
The people of Maine, who are
known for their common sense and
independence of thought, are
keenly aware of the importance
of this question; and they are
steadfastly refusing to allow
elites in government, and
powerful special interest groups
to browbeat them into believing
that homosexuality is normal and
acceptable. They know all too
well that every aspect of the
homosexual subculture is not as
wholesome as an episode of
“Father Knows Best” – and thus
they are not likely to be
persuaded by the kind of
malarkey that appeared in
yesterday’s Portland Press
Herald.
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Decadence and Perversion at
Portland "Gay Bar" will be
Broadcast Live on Time Warner's
Q Channel
The homosexual subculture is of
course, what the gay rights
movement and their allies in
government desperately want the
public not to see. It is much
easier to portray the homosexual
lifestyle as consisting of
smiling faces gathered around a
happy family setting. But now,
the greed of the mass media and
the power of the homosexual
lobby have combined to provide
an unpleasant glimpse into what
the lifestyle is really all
about.
Time Warner’s “Q Channel” – the
homosexual lifestyle channel -
which was recently introduced
into Maine, will broadcast live
from a gay bar in Portland
called STYXX and reveal what is
perhaps one of the milder goings
on at a homosexual bar – a toga
party. The other goings-on at
homosexual bars, such as are
found in New York’s Greenwich
Village and in San Francisco,
are so depraved and sickening
they can’t be described here,
and they probably won’t be
broadcast, not even on a network
geared to a homosexual audience.
Readers who are worried about
the spread of pro-homosexual
propaganda in Maine, should
consider writing Time Warner
directly.
While there are many ways to
reach Time Warner, the most
effective way would be to write
the Board of Directors at the
following address:
Board of Directors
c/o Office of the Corporate
Secretary
Time Warner Inc.
One Time Warner Center
New York, New York 10019
A list of names of the members
of the Board of Directors
appears at the link below.
Also, if you are upset about the
corporate elite's efforts to
cater to the whims of the
homosexual lobby, you might
consider joining in the Maine
Grass Roots Coalition's efforts
to bring our concerns to the
attention of Hannaford Brothers.
You can find out more at
mainegrassrootscoalition.org.
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