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News Briefs 24-08-2005

Filling in for Jameske today…you can call me Gregske.

  • A dreamer led astray: a review of Finding Atlantis: A true story of genius, madness, and an extraordinary quest for a lost world (Amazon US and UK).
  • Avebury stone circle holds air of mystery.
  • A brand new view of the New World.
  • Inca ruins uncovered near frosty peak.
  • Ancient secrets of plants’ miracle cures unravelled in the laboratory.
  • Stone Age engravings found in Long Hole Cave. With photos.
  • Survey seeks insight into Out-of-Body Experiences (OBEs).
  • Satanic music influenced Church arson (I’m sure the half bottle of Bourbon had nothing to do with it). But which Satanic music is he talking about? Mariah, Britney, or some other crud dominating the ‘charts’ at the moment?
  • Police storm Utah rave party with dogs, assault rifles and tear gas (with pics, video, and Sheriff’s statement).
  • Gloucestershire police investigate orange lights in the sky.
  • Relatives of family approve of Kelly Green Men film.
  • Loren Coleman calls Tom Biscardi over his ‘captured Bigfoot’ claim.
  • Greenland glacier is melting away. Slartibartfast will be stressing out…
  • Placebos trigger an opoid hit in the brain.
  • Did huge volcanic blasts snuff out the Dinos?
  • The struggle over science. More on the subject here. Science versus Christianity: it’s bigger than King Kong meets Godzilla!
  • While everyday people go in search of personal ecstatic experiences (Bill Hicks recommended five dried grams of psilocybin mushrooms).
  • Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson calls for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. No harm done, who listens to Pat Robertson anyhow (besides George W. Bush and millions of conservative Christians)….

Thanks Kat and Rico.

Quote of the Day:

Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.

Pat Robertson

Editor
  1. Conservative wack nuts
    Hi, This is Dennis from Oregon. This facist neo-conservative Pat Robinson is dangerous. People listen to his hatred and are affected by his soundbytes. What has happened is the Rush Limbaugh right is not affraid to espouse it’s insane/dangerous opinions in the mainstream Faux news. The fact that they can get their message out in the mainstream is an alarming wake up call for those with a soul. Shine forth brave souls! Respectfully, Dennis(from Oregon).

  2. Pat Robertson’s quote
    I didn’t know I had so much ahead of me,according to Robertson.What a freak, and yes how troubling that people listen to him.
    I suppose his proposition of murder doesn’t count because he’s a bloke.
    This sort of thing upsets me terribly because it is when I hear this from a church leader that I suspect there is no hope for humanity.

    I should have concentrated on the rest of the news which is terrific.
    Thanks Gregske,

    shadows

    1. Robertson should be opposed, and so should each of his followers
      Robertson is an extremist, full of disrespect. And he’s stupid. He is unfortunately fairly popular and has a bit of money.

      This sort of guy is why I strongly oppose the teaching of religous principles in science classes: this is what you get. Not all that far from the Muslim fanatics that said Rushdie should be taken out. And that was only their start.

      We cannot generalize from Robertson to everyone to the right of Ted Kennedy in the american simplified spectrum of politics. We also cannot forbid him to speak. But we must speak out against them.

      I recommend to those of us who know, personally, Christian fundamentalists, that we talk to them. And impress on them the immorality and utter stupidity of Robertson and his attidude. These folks need to wake up. Preaching is their way, we should preach to them the concepts of reason.

      This is not only an american problem, not only a problem of Democrat or Republican.

      I said each of this followers, not all. One at a time.

      Having said that, does anyone have good ways of contacting Robertson, so people can comment on his comments? Perhaps someone can find the right wording that grabs him, and wakes him up.

      Oh, and don’t forget that there is money involved. As a complementary example, the controlling religious leaders in Iran are all rich now, 26 years after their revolution.

      1. Religious right
        I called the local tv station and asked for his show to be removed from circulation. Some people should be exiled. I believe Pat Robinson and Karl Rove sould share a shark infested reef near American Samoa. Their mad dash towards oblivbion/rapture should not become mainstream. Faux news is a dangerous path America cannot afford.Dennis(from Oregon)

        1. A-Men!
          denzo

          A big A-men to that; but, I think the they belong in the middle of the Gobi Desert without water so that they can learn about hell! I don’t know.

          What do you think?

          kennc

  3. Turning the other cheek
    Newsday’s version, A call for assassination provides some others’ reactions to Robertson’s comments.

    Bob Edgar, general secretary of the National Council of Churches USA, called the comments “appalling to the point of disbelief.”

    Sounds like he should be refering to Robertson’s disbelief, rather than his own.

    Robertson is backpedalling today, saying, “There are a number of ways of taking out a dictator from power besides killing him. I was misinterpreted.”

    It’s hard to misinterpret, “If he thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it.”

    This “we” he refers to is the US government. If he believes he’s a part of the government, and that the murder of a democratically elected head of state is such a great idea – and in keeping with the teachings of Christ – I’m surprised it didn’t occur to him to commit the murder himself.

    If any of his brain-washed minions still have the capacity for independent thought, perhaps they’ll now decide there are better uses for their money than supporting his televised ‘ministry’.

    Kat

    1. Call for assassination
      These calls are not new. I recall, during the Terry Schiavo debacle, watching Sean Hannity live on Fox News using the demonstrators as a backdrop. One of the demonstrators, a woman, carried a sign calling for the murder of Michael Schiavo.

      Only in America.

  4. Utah Rave
    Bah, the Utah Rave story was so overblown. There is nothing special or extrordinary about. The party was illegal, there were illegal things happening there. Cops saw an opportunity to shoot fish in a barrel of illegal activities, and took it.
    Maybe excessive force was used, only those there might know, but there is nothing fascist about the matter.

    1. “Welcome to the machine”
      Sieg Heil,

      “Gnostics were aware that the Archontic powers, and their human representatives, harbour the intention to deprive humanity of the experience of heightened awareness, that is, cognitive ecstasy typical of shamanic practice with entheogenic plants. In fact, the program of patriarchy, right down to our day, has always opposed experimental contact and communion with Sacred Nature in altered states.”

      Raves are oh so dangerous, youths dancing themselves into a trance, even without additional stimulants, american youths must be protected from this exuberance. Sent them to bagdad, shot up with pharmaceutical cocktails, that will SShow them the waySS of the world.

      Just go ahead, kill your sons and daughters, turn them into mindless cannonfudder. I’m sure pat robertson will want to give his blessing.

      ” do unto others as you would have them do unto you “

    2. Thank God
      Thank the lord that the police were able to storm in with automatic weapons, dogs, and kick people. With all that dancing and MDMA, the police arrived just in time to remove any risk of someone getting hurt…

      Interesting that the Sheriff says he checked on the permits, and some had been sought and given (eg. medical personnel being on site). Wouldn’t the obvious move then be to contact the organiser about this ‘oversight’, rather than planning a full force raid with State SWAT teams?

      “Fascism was typified by attempts to impose state control over all aspects of life”.

      Maybe we could organise to buy some black shirts for the police?

      Peace and Respect
      Greg
      ——————————————-
      You monkeys only think you’re running things

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