How arrogant of the Vatican to forgive Lennon for a comment that was true in most parts of the world.....And who gives a sh-t what the Vatican thinks anyway.....Do they also forgive all their pedophile priests for molesting little boys????? No the Vatican has no ground to stand on when it comes to blasphemy.....Hopefully GOD forgives the Vatican....

Reuters  VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a "boast" by a young man grappling with sudden fame.

The comment by Lennon to a London newspaper in 1966 infuriated Christians, particularly in the United States, some of whom burned Beatles' albums in huge pyres.

But time apparently heals all wounds.

"The remark by John Lennon, which triggered deep indignation mainly in the United States, after many years sounds only like a 'boast' by a young working-class Englishman faced with unexpected success, after growing up in the legend of Elvis and rock and roll," Vatican daily Osservatore Romano said.

The article, marking the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' "The White Album," went on to praise the pop band.

"The fact remains that 38 years after breaking up, the songs of the Lennon-McCartney brand have shown an extraordinary resistance to the passage of time, becoming a source of inspiration for more than one generation of pop musicians," it said.

Lennon was murdered in New York in 1980.

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I am having Gastric Bypass next Tuesday. I am so excited.... I have been trying to get this surgery for 2 years and bam I just found out that next Tuesday is the day. I have done a lot of research on this procedure and I think I know what I'm in for.......I was just wondering if anyone in blogland has had this surgery. I would like to know if any of you have any suggestions as to help me in my recovery..............I have done a lot of reading but sometimes the best advice comes from some one that has walked this path..

thanks........gube

St. Mary's Catholic Church should loose their tax exemption for taking such a radical political stance..lol....I would have taken Communion while wearing an Obama tee-shirt. Actually I will not attend a church that tries to push their radical political rhetoric. So how about the parishioners that support the death penalty....Are they to refused Communion......How about the parishioners that cheat on their wives/husbands......How about the parishioners that support the killing of Innocent Iraqi citizens........How about the parishioners that get drunk and beat their wives and kids do they still get Communion......It seems that this priest picks and chooses which sin to condemn.

Priest says it's because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion

AP news COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him "constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil."

The Rev. Jay Scott Newman said in a letter distributed Sunday to parishioners at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grenville that they are putting their souls at risk if they take Holy Communion beefore doing penance for their vote.

"Our nation has chosen for its chief executive the most radical pro-abortion politician ever to serve in the United States Senate or to run for president," Newman wrote, referring to Obama by his full name, including his middle name of Hussein.

"Voting for a pro-abortion politician when a plausible pro-life alternative exits constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil, and those Catholics who do so place themselves outside of the full communion of Christ's Church and under the judgment of divine law. Persons in this condition should not receive Holy Communion until and unless they are reconciled to God in the Sacrament of Penance, lest they eat and drink their own condemnation."
 

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  Years ago when I was a young 24 year old I used to listen to Rush everyday in my work truck. I found Rush both informative and very entertaining. He was funny and he would cover all types of social issues, all with his unique spin. My question Is what in the heck happened to that Rush. Today when I listen to Rush or any other right wing blow-hoe  it's like I'm listening to the end of the world, one even predicted the end of western civilization. I am so proud that The Majority of Americans did not fall for the right wing killing Machines rhetoric  and constant dooms day predictions.
 I also find it rather comical when anyone on the Fox News channel whines about the liberal media. They bitch and complain about the same thing that they do. Fair and balanced my jazz. They whine and complain about MSNBC and their liberal coverage but they expect a free pass for their ultra conservative ideological views.. The right wing killing machine is dividing this country by taking things out of context and spreading half truths.
 There was a time that I could turn on any of these personalities and hear something different from each one, not any more. Today they all sound the same. Its like they all agree that today this is what we are going to pound into the ground, and pound they do. The shows are being ran just like McCain's campaign....All they do is attack Obama and try and scare us about WHAT Obama is going to do before he has even taken the oath. What they need to do is not try and divide America but try and reunite the Republican party...Because until the Republican party gets its act together the Dems will continue to thrive, They report stuff that no other news programs report.....why....because its just rhetoric not actual news......The results of the presidential election proves that. The American people are to smart to believe that Hannity or Rush has all the answers...they don't...  If they did then why don't they run for office?? Instead they choose to spew their sour grapes.
  Hopefully things will calm down and I can once again enjoy a truly informative and entertaining program soon.

Its all over....Brake out the champagne....Obama wins...The fat lady is singing.......

NEW YORK — With just a day left until Election Day, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama holds a statistically significant advantage over Republican Sen. John McCain in the race for the White House, according to the final NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll before the election.

Obama leads McCain by eight points nationally among likely voters, 51 to 43 percent, which is down three points from his 53-to-42 lead in the poll nearly two weeks ago.

To put Obama’s eight-point edge into perspective, the final NBC/WSJ survey before the 2004 presidential election had President Bush with a slim one-point lead over John Kerry, 48 to 47 percent.

Bush went on to win that election, 51 to 48 percent.

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Illegal criminal aliens who are repeat offenders deserve to be arrested and held in prison for a long time...Below are just a few of the thousands of illegal criminals that raping our daughters, Burglarizing our homes and selling drugs to our kids and killing American citizens in drunk driving accidents.............

By James Walsh..  Federal officials have sent Jose Trinidad Sanchez-Azpeitia packing to his native Mexico three times since 2003. Yet the illegal immigrant keeps coming back and getting into trouble, including convictions for drug possession, damage to property and fleeing a police officer.

He has lots of company. In the past month in Minneapolis, federal officials indicted eight men in a growing effort to slow the revolving door of illegal immigrants who return to commit other crimes. They included:

•William Contreras-Lozano, twice deported and with a drug conviction.

• Angel Espinosa-Lozano, deported three times, convicted for selling cocaine.

• Fausto Cesar Alvarado-Sagastume, returned five times to his native Guatemala, convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl.

• Napoleon Borjas-Arias, deported four times to Honduras since 1992, convicted of drug possession and burglary.

• Miguel Campos-Cardoso, arrested Sept. 4 on suspicion of possessing drugs and driving while intoxicated. Police discovered he's been deported before.

All were indicted for unlawful reentry after deportation, a felony. Officials hope that lengthy prison sentences will keep the offenders from coming back when they're deported after their release.

"We have a much more aggressive criminal alien program than we've ever had," said Scott Benneke, director of Detention and Removal Operations for the Minnesota office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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As I was driving down Tehachapi Blvd and Red Apple road I passed sign after sign telling me to vote to take away my fellow American citizens right to marry...The yes on 8 signs are plentiful from k-mart to the end of red apple.At least 50 signs.  We are treated to large ply wood yes on 8 signs at each intersection. As I drove past each sign I have to tell you that I really felt sadden and sorry for the people that support prop 8. Promoting discrimination and feeling Morally right in doing so is very confusing to me. I do believe that all men are created equal and the tittle to prop 8 reads '' Eliminates Right of Same Sex Couples to Marry''.........Taking away the rights of other American Citizens because you don't agree with them is wrong. Prop 8 is the most expensive proposition ever. People and groups from something like 36  countries have funded one side or the other of prop 8. .......The polls are close and the results could go either way......I will be voting No on 8 because I feel it is the right thing to do......This whole mess reminds me of something a wise man once said....''Forgive then for they not know what they do''

No on 8

Do you believe prayer will help McCain/Palin win the white house???
Is Obama really Satan ???
Will McCain lead all these religious folks to the promise land ???
Do these religious folks scare you as much as they scare me ???"
Is GOD a fundamentalist Conservative republican ???These people believe so !
WWJD ???

Religious Americans turn to a higher power on the candidates' behalf

 AP news  They're fasting on the steps of the Florida Capitol, hoping God will hear their pleas to put an abortion opponent in the White House.

Prayer warriors will staff the get-out-the-vote command center Tuesday at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Fort Washington, Md. A rabbi is distributing a prayer to be said in the voting booth. Prayer circles are seeking courage and protection for Barack Obama and his family.

The faithful are busy as Nov. 4 nears.

While politicians are making their final pitch to voters, religious Americans from across the political spectrum are appealing to a higher power on the candidates' behalf.

"We have just days to pray that someone who upholds the sanctity of life and marriage between one man and one woman will win," said Pam Olsen, co-pastor with her husband of the International House of Prayer in Tallahassee, Fla.

Olsen, who personally supports Republican John McCain, is organizing a marathon of prayer, fasting and Bible reading at the Capitol starting Saturday until the state's polls close.

"The outcome is up to God," she said.

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