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On Thursday “in the land of the free and the home of the brave” Pope Francis addressed the World, challenged Congress and provoked America to break out of its cycle of rampant apathy fostered by politics, corporate interests and a media which encourages polarization on our one small world bleeding from hatred, greed, poverty, pollution…
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To mark the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, President Biden will visit the attack sites in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Families of hundreds of 9/11 victims told Biden to stay away unless he declassified government evidence that could link Saudi Arabia to the attack. By Eileen Fleming President Biden on Friday signed an executive order to…
On the Wednesday before this September 11, we the people learned that Mr. Trump’s Wall will also affect nearly every facet of military life due to the transfer of $3.6 billion congressionally appropriated Defense Department funds. “Fear drives out compassion and hardens the heart.” By Eileen Fleming Because Mr. Trump fears losing his wall loving…
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Labor Day, the first Monday in September, was created by the labor movement as a national tribute to honor the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” -Albert Camus By Eileen Fleming “I write to discover what I know”…
The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance is the culmination of efforts to promote community service on September 11 in tribute to the 9/11 victims, survivors, and all who rose up in service in response to the attacks. We know Déjà vu when a present situation feels like a past experience. By Eileen…
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On this 9/11, the New York City Fire Department/FDNY will remember 32 more brothers to have died of 9/11-related illnesses So far 159 FDNY personnel have died of illnesses related to working at Ground Zero or assisting in the recovery effort. On 9/11 2001, 343 FDNY members were killed when the twin towers collapsed By Eileen…
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Valentines Day has been reclaimed as a Day of Revolutionary Love Revolutionary Love is The Call of our times LOVE is a verb By Eileen Fleming On Monday Jane Fonda wrote: Day of Revolutionary Love, Day of Rising – Tuesday, Feb 14th People of faith and moral conscience, reclaim Valentine’s Day as a Day of Revolutionary…
By Eileen Fleming The genesis of Mother’s Day in the U.S.A. began with Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker who organized for a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community. Fifteen years later, Julia Ward Howe, a Boston poet, pacifist, suffragist, and author of the lyrics to the “Battle Hymn of…
Donald Trump and Joe Biden will commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in rural Pennsylvania where one of the hijacked planes crashed in a field. The following is this American’s commemoration of 11 September 2001. By Eileen Fleming “United we stand, divided we fall” is a phrase used to inspire unity and collaboration of individuals…
On Tuesday President Trump announced his Israel-Palestine “peace plan” that would firmly establish apartheid by way of a disjointed Palestinian state surrounded by Israel and granting Israel most of what it has demanded over decades of conflict. By Eileen Fleming Mr. Trump claims his “peace” plan is the solution to decades of bloody strife while…
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For Christmas Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an Episcopalian tweeted a message of solidarity, and then was questioned by a “pro-life, pro-woman, pro-family, pro-marriage” tweeter. By Eileen Fleming In honor of Christmas Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an Episcopalian tweeted: “Today I join millions around the world in celebrating the arrival of divinity on earth, who came into this…
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“When I’m Sixty-Four” by the BEATLES was released in 1967 on the forever young “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album. “HOPE has two children. The first is ANGER at the way things are. The second is COURAGE to DO SOMETHING about it.”-St. Augustine By Eileen Fleming It was 50 years ago last June…
Off Guardian was created by internationals weary of their comments being censored by The Guardian’s Comment Is Free Forum/CiF. Having been censored and blocked by The Guardian after offering UNCENSORED “30 Minutes with Vanunu” Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower, I quit reading The Guardian years ago. This reporter posted the following comment on an Open Forum…
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On Wednesday POTUS Trump retweeted three anti-Muslim videos depicting violence by Muslims tweeted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the Britain First Movement. Britain First is a far-right ultranationalist group that purports to document Muslim activity across Britain and Europe. By Eileen Fleming Britain First formed in 2011 as an offshoot of the far-right, fascist party…
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As hurricanes of biblical proportions turn roads into rivers in the USA, David Duke an American white nationalist, politician, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, Holocaust denier, convicted felon, and former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan agrees with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s son while Sara Netanyahu awaits arrest. On Saturday Yair Netanyahu, the son of Prime…
While most American hearts and minds are still reeling over Charlottesville in the midst of havoc from Hurricane Harvey, over 150 fundamentalist evangelical leaders came together to release “The Nashville Statement” an eight-page manifesto expressing unloving views on homosexuality. “The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood” released their condemnations to be a guide for churches…
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Responding to Catholic Sexual Misconduct with The Christian Manifesto as an Art Form Cardinal George Pell Australia’s senior Roman Catholic prelate and one of Pope Francis’ top advisers was charged with sexual assault, the Victoria police said on Thursday The Christian Manifesto is The Sermon on The Mount also called The Beatitudes. Art Forms include artistic compositions,…
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2,000 years ago The Cross was NOT a religious symbol or piece of jewelry The Cross was ancient Rome’s method of capitol punishment The gospel translates to “good news” and Mohammed Ali was a Bedouin who changed history in 1946 By Eileen Fleming Two thousand years ago the Cross had NO symbolic religious meaning and…
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