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Should
"under God" be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance?
"It is my belief that taking 'under God' out
will contribute to total world corruption by removing
morality and faith."
Baptist minister Francis Bellamy, put a few words
together that held meaning to him. He made millions
of copies and sent them to schoolchildren to recite
on Columbus Day. On October 12, 1892, more than 12 million
school children recited Bellamy’s “Pledge
of Allegiance.” More...
Where
will your journey lead you?
"Good morning. It is difficult to be an inspiration
to a group of people that I am in awe of everyday. Dr.
Coronado, staff, students, you are my inspiration. This
is such a special time; not only is North Lake celebrating
a new school year, a new college president and a new
state-of-the-art library, but our wonderful city is
100 years old. More...
Opening
your doors to others pays off
I wake up to the smell of coffee brewing, bagels toasting
and bacon sizzling, mingled with the sound of voices
in the kitchen. As I roll over on my bed of blankets
on the floor in my parents’ room, I remember why
I am there.
Our guests arrived the night before; my brothers and
I gave up our rooms for their use. This time it was
a family with two children from Spain and two young
ladies from China. The church my family attends invites
Christian brothers and sisters from many countries all
over the globe to visit Irving, and also sends some
of our own members to these different nations. More...
Cry,
my beloved country, cry
On the eighteenth day of April, in the year of Our
Lord, nine teen hundred eighty, in a far away continent
called Africa, a young country was born. After much
deliberation by the fathers, it was christened Zimbabwe.
This signaled the dawning of a new era, as it marked
the end of a bloody war which had ruthlessly claimed
many gallant sons and daughters of the soil. There was
great joy and jubilation. Had people known then what
they know now, there is no doubt that there would not
have been any rejoicing.
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Death
by stoning? You gotta be kidding
Amina Lawal, a 31-year-old mother accused of adultery,
was sentenced to death by stoning in March 2002 by an
Islamic sharia court in northern Nigeria.
More than nine months after divorcing her husband,
Amina had given birth to a baby girl named Wasilla.
According to the Islamic law in that northen Nigerian
state of Katsina, having a child outside a legal marriage
constitutes sufficient evidence for a woman to be convicted
of adultery. More...
Exercise
your right to vote on Nov. 5
The Nov. 5 elections are fast approaching. Just what would
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Martin Luther King Jr. think
of a generation of young Americans not using their ultimate
privilege -- the right to vote?
According to a report released recently by the Youth
Vote Coalition (YVC), more than 43 million voters are
between the ages of 18 and 30. However, of a group that
totals 24 percent of the total eligible voters in the
U.S., only 13 percent will actively participate in the
voting process, even though the issues that are important
to this group are the same issues that are important
to most voters.
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Poll
favors prayer
From the State Fair Midway to Galveston's
beach, the Lone Star State welcomed Germans
At first glance. More...
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