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		<title>Evidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Banick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Another sick example of the left wing media establishment attacking a brilliant independent thinker happens yet again.  The liberals want you to believe that they are the open minded representatives of peace and a voice for the intellectual progressive youth.  That they are the defenders of truth, freedom, freedom of speech, the children, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://silencedmajority.blogs.com/silenced_majority_portal/2008/07/autism-is-a-fad.html">Another sick example</a> of the left wing <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/21/right-wing-radio-host-mic_n_114184.html">media establishment</a> <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200807220003">attacking a brilliant</a> independent thinker happens yet again.  The liberals want you to believe that they are the open minded representatives of peace and a voice for the intellectual progressive youth.  That they are the defenders of truth, freedom, freedom of speech, the children, and the environment.  But it is these same &#8220;open minded&#8221; liberals who attack talk show host <a href="http://michaelsavage.wnd.com/">Michael Savage</a> when he exposes corruption in the medical industry, the government school institutions, and the media.  Why?  This could be a perfect example of what you call irony.  I consider that an understatement.  But they will call it “hate” speech.  You be the judge.</p>
<p>Since when did these delusional “progressives” care so much about preserving the ethical values that are essentially derived from nature?  This would require a respect for the freedom to operate within the limitations of a natural law and perhaps a belief in something that is for many &#8220;progressives&#8221; incomprehensible, simple minded, or foolish. A belief in a system of natural laws that stem from one essence.  Dare I say?</p>
<p>With a little innate knowledge of this system, and an elementary degree of understanding of a cause and effect sequence,  One is equipped with common sense.  He certainly need not be religious or spiritual in order to exercise common sense, but it is those who arrive at a greater understanding of the spiritual laws that are equipped with the tools necessary to more accurately see things as they are.   Not the spiritual derelicts that dwell in the mundane.</p>
<p>What we have here are those interested in restricting the voices and views that are contrary to their own.  Especially views of those dedicated to the protection and preservation of this freedom.  Don’t let these vultures fool you!   They take Savage’s words, which are out of sincere concern and brilliant observation, totally out of context, to make you think that he is ridiculing autistic children.   Lies, Lies, Lies!!!   As Savage says, how in the hell can <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Stern">Howard Stern</a>, with total impunity, make a living out of showcasing, belittling, and ridiculing those who are misfortunate and handicapped?  While he(Savage), a voice for many <a href="http://michaelsavage.wnd.com/?pageId=1126">conscience driven </a>free thinkers around the country, is attacked and vilified with the worst intentions in mind?   There can only be one logical explanation.   Howard Stern shares the same political views.   He is a part of the left wing entertainment media establishment and voice for the degenerate American.   The desecration of truth has come to fruition, while it awaits a new morality, a new leader will rise…  God Forbid!</p>
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		<title>Shaken by the Storm of the Century</title>
		<link>http://fadingwhispers.org/home/2007/08/14/shaken-by-the-storm-of-the-century/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Ullah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I just got done watching a movie adaptation of a book penned by Steven King. If you are Stephen King buff, chills are probably making their way down your spine. The name of this movie is &#8220;Storm of the Century&#8221; and it made me alternately sad and pissed. I&#8217;ll try to express my thoughts [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just got done watching a movie adaptation of a book penned by Steven King. If you are Stephen King buff, chills are probably making their way down your spine. The name of this movie is &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_of_the_Century">Storm of the Century</a>&#8221; and it made me alternately sad and pissed. I&#8217;ll try to express my thoughts on the movie without thoroughly spoiling the movie. For me, this movie was about Christianity and what it means to be a <strong>true</strong> christian. I&#8217;ll emphasize the &#8216;true&#8217; part because things somehow fly out of the window when you are facing a test of fire. Which is what the people of Little Tall Island were facing. As you can probably guess, the folk of <a href="http://stephen-king.net/xrefs/thing.asp?id={B48509BB-6481-4BA1-9EAC-CEFACB4998D7}">Little Tall Island</a> were effectively cut off from civilization by a freak storm that had the energy to even destroy their lighthouse. The movie begins with a scene where a wizened old lady answers her doorbell to face her death at the hand on a man called <a href="http://florence.ghibellini.free.fr/obscur/linoge/linoge01.htm">Andre Linoge</a>. He is eventually apprehended by the local constable but he leaves a message that serves as his mantra throughout the movie: &#8220;Give me what I want, and I&#8217;ll go away.&#8221; *breathe*<br />
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He kills Island folk and each time, leaves his calling sign &#8220;Give me what I want, and I&#8217;ll go away.&#8221; Each time, a death is discovered, a little piece of the puzzle falls into place about discovering what kind of a being Mr. Linoge is. After at least 4 deaths, he eventually tells them what he wants. It&#8217;s an unconscionable request and one that made me see red. The saddest part of the movie was that the townsfolk were willing to go ahead because they were frightened. They claimed that they didn&#8217;t have any choice, but in fact, there were two other choices that we, as humans, are unwilling to face i.e. death for principle. I would have cried if I wasn&#8217;t so angry at myself and the human race for being so weak. Okay, I&#8217;ll go ahead and say what he wanted. He wanted one of the townsfolk 8 children to raise as his own i.e. teach his devilish tricks. No pun intended. The town constable sees Mr. Linoge for what he is i.e. a lying murderer who is not of this world. However, he tries in vain to convince the townsfolk that they shouldn&#8217;t give up a children to this beast. Nevertheless, you can guess what they did: save their lives and gave up one child. And guess whose child got picked? Isn&#8217;t fate a bitch sometimes?<span id="more-70"></span></p>
<p>In the end, none of the townsfolk live happily ever after. Like my mom has always said to me, the devil never gives anything freely. He gives greek gifts and that&#8217;s what they didn&#8217;t realize. Remember how he said he would &#8220;go away&#8221;? Well, the point of the movie was that he never did go away. He still haunted them. In my opinion, they should have died with their children. That was another option they refused to consider because Humans are afraid of death! What is so scary about that prospect? If you are an atheist, you think your body returns to mother earth. If you are a christian, you know you will end up in either heaven or hell. Simple, no? Granted, if you know that you didn&#8217;t live a good life on earth, hell&#8217;s gotta be beckoning. Then, this situation should have made them think about returning back to God in truth and spirit. This movie made me wish for half of Mike Anderson&#8217;s courage because he had the guts to die for his principle. He was a sinner also but he didn&#8217;t let Mr. Linoge get to him via that path (i.e. cheated on one exam in college because he was in danger of flunking out). Not one of the Island folk even brought up the thought of prayer. I&#8217;m not surprised because their parson (who is supposed to be on point about stuff like this!) turned out to be a pedophile. Till now, I haven&#8217;t spoken about Mr. <a href="http://www.ram.org/ramblings/movies/storm_of_the_century.html">Linoge&#8217;s ability</a> to unearth the dirty pasts about people. Yeah, remember that little exam you cheated on, count on Mr. Linoge to know about that. In any case, his ability to do things like that only solidified the thought that the devil has many tricks up his sleeve. Like I told Paul (my landlord and movie-watching buddy), the townsfolk could have countered this kind of attack if they had truly made peace with their past sins. That&#8217;s why God sent his only begotten son to die for us and in essence, wipe the slate clean! it&#8217;s easy for me to say although I know that I might have behaved like the townsfolk. Lest I forget, another option that popped into my mind in response to Mr. Linoge&#8217;s request just surfaced. His ultimatum was: give me a child or I kill all the children (and/or you all for refusing me). My response to those ultimatums: let us all die rather than give you a child or if he wasn&#8217;t going to kill them but just the children, well their parents were young and would still be able to procreate! It seems harsh but they needed to think and none of them were! Grrrh. Please go see this movie and post your thoughts.</p>
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