150 Mormons Leave Church, Cite Same-Sex Marriage, More As Why

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“This feels awesome. I don’t know if I would have had the courage exept in a group.” Those are the words of Alison Lucas from West Jordan, Utah. She was among a group of 150 Mormons who braved the heat in order to declare their independence from the religion. They gathered in a public park in Salt Lake City on Saturday in order to sign a “Declaration of Independence from Mormonism.” The reasons why they walked away was diverse, but included the Church’s stance on same-sex marriage.

Milk price row: Farmers and processors agree draft deal

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23 July 2012
Last updated at 11:29 ET

Dairy farmers and the processing firms they supply have agreed on the broad principles of a deal in their dispute over milk prices, the government says.

 

Farmers have blockaded the Robert Wiseman Dairies processing plant near Bridgwater, Somerset
Farmers blockaded the Robert Wiseman Dairies plant near
ridgwater in Somerset on Sunday
 

The draft agreement relates to a voluntary code of practice designed to give farmers more bargaining power.

But the National Farmers Union said it would not solve the current "crisis".

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Evangelical church in $14-million financial scandal

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July 22, 2012. 8:46 pm

Evangelical church in $14-million financial scandal

There was pandemonium and shoving at this financially disabled church on Sunday, as an angry member and a reporter were surrounded and hustled towards the exit.

A financial disaster at a large evangelical church is raising questions about “affinity fraud,” a term that covers the way people proclaiming to be Christians, for instance, sometimes take financial advantage of gullible Christians with whom they have a group “affinity.”

Casino's Rigged. Don't Forget Because They Say It Ain't.

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By Charles P. Pierce

July 18, 2012

at 1:22PM

Let us, for the moment, accept as something at least semi-gospelish the notion that the problem with the current system of international finance, the eight-gozillion-horsepower engine that is pulling the caboose of political democracy toward the cliff at 200 miles an hour, is not that there is corruption in the system. It is that the corruption is the system. The system cannot function without systemic corruption. This puts everyone in a bind. Millions of homeowners find themselves without homes, and millions of free-market conservatives find themselves standing helplessly out in the rain, their ideological umbrellas in tatters. And it leaves the rest of us wondering if we just ought to bury a bunch of gold coins out in the yard and learn to skin squirrels for dinner.

UFO Aliens vs Earth Like 'Bambi Meeting Godzilla' says Michio Kaku (Video)

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by Tom Rose

July 20, 2012 11:35 PM EDT

Famed theoretical physicist and UFO enthusiast Michio Kaku told CNN on Thursday he believes if Earthlings ever battle unfriendly aliens "it would be like Bambi meeting Godzilla."

The comments came in a live interview for the program CNN Newsroom in response to the questions about the existence of extraterrestrial life and what may be behind the explosion of unidentified flying object sightings around the world.


Kaku, a respected scientist, is never afraid of speaking his mind and clearly believes there's more to the story than secret aircraft, swamp gas or misidentified heavenly bodies.

Israeli in new self-immolation protest

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22 July 2012 Last updated at 11:32 ET

 

An Israeli activist holds placard during a rally in memory of Moshe Silman in Tel Aviv on 21 July
Hundreds gathered in rallies in memory of Moshe Silman, who died on Friday
 

A disabled Israeli war veteran is said to be in a serious condition after setting himself on fire at a bus stop near Tel Aviv.

The man was in dispute with officials in charge of rehabilitating veterans, according to a veterans' group.

Sunday's case came hours before the funeral of Moshe Silman, who died a week after setting himself on a fire at a protest against inequality.

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Ethiopia: Protests in Addis Ababa Continue

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22 July 2012

Addis Ababa — Ethiopian police clashed with Muslim protesters on Saturday in Addis Ababa's west side after days of massive protest in the country's capital, Garowe Online reports.

Clashes between protesters and riot police erupted on Saturday after police try to disperse the protesters who have been staging sit-ins and protests over the past week in Addis Ababa.

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Student protests look to possible Quebec election

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Last Updated: Jul 23, 2012 8:14 AM ET

Thousands of student protesters march through downtown Montreal on July 22, 2012 in a demonstration against tuition fee hikes in the eastern French-speaking Canadian province.

Thousands of student protesters march through downtown Montreal on July 22, 2012 in a demonstration against tuition fee hikes in the eastern French-speaking Canadian province. (PressTV)
 

Thousands of Quebec students and their supporters marched through the streets of Montreal on Sunday — with talk of a possible provincial election in the air.


Student leaders called for pan-provincial protests to mark the monthly anniversary of the anti-tuition hike movement.

 

Connections by Suzi~ There is alot going On These Days~

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2012 July 23
 by Suzanne

No one can deny that there’s a great deal going on these days. I think it’s critical that we stay calm, centered and focused on light and love because everything that shows up now has a  purpose.

 

It probably isn’t in our best interest to give the perceived chaos around us additional power by dwelling on it.  The time is ripe for us to be the beautiful children of God that we are, unafraid and standing in our truth, as One.

 

A reader writes in that she sees no way that this “Manchurian Candidate” acted alone, referring to the young and heavily armed man in Aurora, Colorado, now famous for his remorseless murders.

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