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Obama For First Time Ever Will Not Use Clergy to Deliver Benediction at Inauguration
For the first time ever Barack Obama will use a lay person and not a clergy member to deliver the benediction at the 2013 Inauguration.
The Washington Post reported:
President Obama has picked Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights icon Medgar Evers, to deliver the invocation at his public swearing-in later this month. It is believed to be the first time a woman, and a layperson rather than a clergy member, has been chosen to deliver what may be America’s most prominent public prayer.
The inaugural committee Tuesday plans to announce that the benediction will be given by conservative evangelical pastor Louie Giglio, founder of the student-focused Passion Conferences, which draw tens of thousands of people to events around the world.
The contrasting choice of speakers are typical of a president who has walked a sometimes complicated path when it comes to religion — working to be inclusive to the point that critics at times have questioned his faith.
In a statement released by the inaugural committee, the president said the careers of Evers-Williams and Giglio “reflect the ideals that the Vice President and I continue to pursue for all Americans – justice, equality and opportunity.”
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Map of Texas Gun Owners Published
Found HERE.
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Weird! This Odd, Ancient Bird Had Sharp Teeth
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Blogs to read:
Conservative Blogs Central – Always good stuff every day there to read and think about.
Creeping Sharia – The ISLAMISTS in America and elsewhere, all out to take OVER our country!
Bare Naked Islam – Yes, the islamists of the world are really out to kill you!
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Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have. -Barry Goldwater
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Johnny Cash
An album few know of, about the American Indians
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Warp your eyes and brain now:
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The Face That Got 90,000 Twitter Followers In Under 3 Hours
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Are You an Invisible Alcoholic?
High-functioning alcoholics are often hiding in plain sight—and they’re often more dangerous than drop-dead drunks.
“He was never drunk when I interviewed him,” the late writer Truman Capote’s biographer told me.
“It was just a mistake. He didn’t hurt anyone,” a friend said of an acquaintance who got a DUI last year.
“She doesn’t drink much,” my husband said of me when a therapist asked about our drinking habits. “Just a little white wine.”
Alcohol is confusing. For one thing, it is selectively addictive. Some people can drink safely; others can’t. For another thing, although alcohol is a depressant, especially in large doses, new research shows that in moderate doses it can also act as a happy stimulant. The first few drinks make the world a better place. The next few have the opposite effect: The drinker “may not be able to grasp the thread of a conversation; his reflexes will be somewhat delayed, his speech slurred, and his gait unsteady,” writes Dr. James Milam in his classic study Under the Influence.
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8 Abandoned Arctic Islands
There is something less than 100 inhabited islands, which are located within the Arctic Circle (66°33’44?N). All other islands are uninhabited, mostly because of the harsh climatic conditions. However, some of these uninhabited islands were once populated, but were abandoned due to various reasons.
Read and see the pictures HERE.
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Smart (or just stupid?) birds:
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