DRUDGE REPORT -- TUE AUG 03, 2004 21:35:02 ET
ANTI-KERRY VETS GATHER FOR ASSAULT; BOOK CLAIMS KERRY WAR 'FABRICATIONS'
**Exclusive**
A veterans group seeking to deeply discredit Democrat John Kerry's military service will charge in the new bombshell book UNFIT FOR COMMAND:
Two of John Kerry's three Purple Heart decorations resulted from self-inflicted wounds, not suffered under enemy fire.
All three of Kerry's Purple Hearts were for minor injuries, not requiring a single hour of hospitalization.
A "fanny wound" was the highlight of Kerry's much touted "no man left behind" Bronze Star.
Kerry turned the tragic death of a father and small child in a Vietnamese fishing boat into an act of "heroism" by filing a false report on the incident.
Kerry entered an abandoned Vietnamese village and slaughtered the domestic animals owned by the civilians and burned down their homes with his Zippo lighter.
Kerry's reckless behavior convinced his colleagues that he had to go -- becoming the only Swift Boat veteran to serve only four months.
The Kerry campaign is planning to vigorously counter the charges and will accuse the veteran's groups of being well-financed by a top Bush donor from Texas, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
"They hired a goddamn private investigator to dig up trash!" charged a top Kerry adviser traveling with the senator late Tuesday. "This is pay for play, and the dirtiest of all dirty tricks ever played on a candidate for the presidency. How low can they go?"
Kerry supporters are comparing the effort by the veterans to the Arkansas State troopers tell-all against Bill Clinton.
UNFIT FOR COMMAND will not be released until August 15.
The names. The details. All on the record.
Beginning tomorrow, the DRUDGE REPORT will break the embargo.
Why do you think everything is about love and hate. I believe a person should love the sinner, hate the sin. If I, being christian were to hate the sinner, I would hate myself, my family, and all my friends. Because we all screw up most of the time. There is no hate when it comes to voicing an opinion against an action you do not believe is right. That is not hate, that is a disagreement. I do not hate that person. I just do not agree with there actions. And you say christians are so black and white, just listen to yourself.
Being christian is a huge struggle. Do you think we just walk around thinking we are the greatest thing since sliced bread and everyone else is dead? Being a christian is a constant struggle with ones actions and morals. It is a constant struggle to try to love a murder when you just want to hate them. Christ told us to love everyone, to not pass judgment, to not hate anyone. To live like this is a constant personal struggle. Don't you think it is easier to just go and download all the music, movies, and programs you want for free, to sleep around on your spouse of girlfriend, to sneak looks at other womens bodies and have desires for them, to treat people however you feel like treating them, to be selfish, to be dishonest when you want?
Of course all of that is easier. To live your life for yourself and always get ahead no matter who suffers is always the easiest action. That is not what the Lord teaches though, which makes christians have a constant personal battle to live the way God intends for people to live. You may not believe that my God is real or that there is a God, but I still try to live that way as much as I can.
Please do not go around treating every christian you every meet like the one that mistreated you one day years back that started a vendetta against them. Some christians do go around with a title and little substance to back it up. I am sorry you have been affected by that group. It severly hurts that the message in the Bible is warped by these people who seemed to have made you not like people who live under the banner of "Christian". I am really sorry for there actions.
I was always thought that acting christ like was to convey a love for people that was not skin deep. It is so hard to do this, especially against your enemies. I struggle with this very much and just pray that God will be with me and purify me.
It is hard to understand when a christian is against Gay marriage. I am against gay marriage, not because I think they should not get benefits from this country, but because I think it is a sinful act, not created by God, that goes against biology and all standard thought. I think a sinner should be able to live a sinner if they want, because God gives us free will and choice. But I cannot actively support the gay movement as I disagree with it. So I vote against them, not because of any personal hate, but because I think it is wrong.
Many people have many different sexual attractions. They are attracted to objects, animals, children, multiple parters, and who knows what else. Marriage was setup for a relationship between a man and a woman to come together and spend the rest of their lives together in a relationship that was built on promises. It also follows biology that they can have children by sexual intercorse or by sperm/egg implantation using their own sperm and egg.
I am by no means saying gay marriage is anything like animal sex or sex with children, etc. It is not as damaging or illegal since the other party is a grown up who made the choice to participate. But I am saying none of these purely sexually sinful relationships should be rewarded with a marriage. Gay marriage is a means to no end. There will be no family, there will be no genes passed, etc. You might as well get married to a rubber doll that you like to spend time with and enriches your life because it has the same effect.
If someone wants to be gay, please go ahead and be gay, I will not try to stop you at all. I do not hate you at al
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Life from space?
Unlikely... Let's wait and see
by Carl Wieland and Jonathan Sarfati
The world's media is abuzz with the claim that life forms have been found coming in on the Earth from outer space. This is said to reinforce the belief that life has evolved in space and 'seeded' the Earth.
This preliminary response was prepared prior to our being able to access original papers, but what we have been able to gather so far is as follows.
What was actually found? The Scotsman (31 July 2001) reported:
'A fluorescent dye which is only taken up by the membranes of living cells was used to detect the presence of the organisms. Electron microscope images revealed coral-like clumps of material measuring between five and 15 micrometres across.... "...we have detected between one and 10 clumps of these bacteria per litre of ambient air."'
However, note the following:
Presuming that the test with the membrane-sensitive dye is proof that they are bacteria, we are not told how they allegedly differ from Earth-bound ones. Evidently their membranes aren't too different! If their biochemistry or genetic machinery had been carefully compared, no doubt that would have featured prominently in the reports.
There are many non-living things that have a 'ball-park' resemblance to bacteria. Recall the various false 'Mars rock (fossil) bacteria' claims. Shape and size are not enough.
If the objects are indeed living organisms, it is true that living creatures have not been verified at that altitude before. But other scientists are saying there is no reason that the right weather conditions might not waft bacteria that far away from the Earth. In fact, it has been suggested in the past that Earth-bound bacteria may well get up high enough for radiation pressure to carry them off to other planets (see Planets can swap rocks).
There is something intrinsically strange about a claim which essentially says: 'They're 40 km from Earth, so they can't have come from Earth, that's too far, so they have come from another place trillions of km away.'
There is serious doubt whether bacteria, unprotected by e.g. being inside a rock, could survive the harsh conditions of outer space.
Finally, it may be very significant to note that one of the scientists apparently involved in the claim, Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, has long written about his theory (shared with Sir Fred Hoyle) that the Earth is being 'seeded' with living things from outer space. They developed this theory after they calculated how mathematically impossible it would be for life to evolve here on Earth. (Of course, their theory only shifts the impossibility to another part of the universe. And later they realised that the chance origin of life would defy the laws of probability even if the whole universe were filled with primordial soup!) Without wishing to be uncharitable, we are not the only ones pointing out that it may be no coincidence that the evidence is being interpreted to conform to that viewpoint.
Conclusion
In one sense we don't have enough information to even warrant responding yet, but with all that media attention, Christians will be asking us about it sooner rather than later.
If these are bacteria, and it seems a big 'if' at present, it remains to be seen whether they indeed originated from outer space. If so, then knowing the incredible complexity of even the simplest living thing, they must also be the product of creation. Nevertheless, in the 'big picture' of the Bible, it would be an exceedingly strange thing to expect life forms in outer space. Our deep skepticism on this claim has both a scientific and a Biblical basis.
As our subtitle said, though, 'let's wait and see'. Meanwhile, check out the articles on Q&A: Alien Life/UFOs.
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DRUDGE REPORT -- TUE AUG 03, 2004 21:35:02 ET ANTI-KERRY VETS GATHER FOR ASSAULT; BOOK CLAIMS KERRY WAR 'FABRICATIONS' **Exclusive** A veterans group seeking to deeply discredit Democrat John Kerry's military service will charge in the new bombshell book UNFIT FOR COMMAND: Two of John Kerry's three Purple Heart decorations resulted from self-inflicted wounds, not suffered under enemy fire. All three of Kerry's Purple Hearts were for minor injuries, not requiring a single hour of hospitalization. A "fanny wound" was the highlight of Kerry's much touted "no man left behind" Bronze Star. Kerry turned the tragic death of a father and small child in a Vietnamese fishing boat into an act of "heroism" by filing a false report on the incident. Kerry entered an abandoned Vietnamese village and slaughtered the domestic animals owned by the civilians and burned down their homes with his Zippo lighter. Kerry's reckless behavior convinced his colleagues that he had to go -- becoming the only Swift Boat veteran to serve only four months. The Kerry campaign is planning to vigorously counter the charges and will accuse the veteran's groups of being well-financed by a top Bush donor from Texas, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. "They hired a goddamn private investigator to dig up trash!" charged a top Kerry adviser traveling with the senator late Tuesday. "This is pay for play, and the dirtiest of all dirty tricks ever played on a candidate for the presidency. How low can they go?" Kerry supporters are comparing the effort by the veterans to the Arkansas State troopers tell-all against Bill Clinton. UNFIT FOR COMMAND will not be released until August 15. The names. The details. All on the record. Beginning tomorrow, the DRUDGE REPORT will break the embargo.
Why do you think everything is about love and hate. I believe a person should love the sinner, hate the sin. If I, being christian were to hate the sinner, I would hate myself, my family, and all my friends. Because we all screw up most of the time. There is no hate when it comes to voicing an opinion against an action you do not believe is right. That is not hate, that is a disagreement. I do not hate that person. I just do not agree with there actions. And you say christians are so black and white, just listen to yourself.
Being christian is a huge struggle. Do you think we just walk around thinking we are the greatest thing since sliced bread and everyone else is dead? Being a christian is a constant struggle with ones actions and morals. It is a constant struggle to try to love a murder when you just want to hate them. Christ told us to love everyone, to not pass judgment, to not hate anyone. To live like this is a constant personal struggle. Don't you think it is easier to just go and download all the music, movies, and programs you want for free, to sleep around on your spouse of girlfriend, to sneak looks at other womens bodies and have desires for them, to treat people however you feel like treating them, to be selfish, to be dishonest when you want?
Of course all of that is easier. To live your life for yourself and always get ahead no matter who suffers is always the easiest action. That is not what the Lord teaches though, which makes christians have a constant personal battle to live the way God intends for people to live. You may not believe that my God is real or that there is a God, but I still try to live that way as much as I can.
Please do not go around treating every christian you every meet like the one that mistreated you one day years back that started a vendetta against them. Some christians do go around with a title and little substance to back it up. I am sorry you have been affected by that group. It severly hurts that the message in the Bible is warped by these people who seemed to have made you not like people who live under the banner of "Christian". I am really sorry for there actions.
I was always thought that acting christ like was to convey a love for people that was not skin deep. It is so hard to do this, especially against your enemies. I struggle with this very much and just pray that God will be with me and purify me.
It is hard to understand when a christian is against Gay marriage. I am against gay marriage, not because I think they should not get benefits from this country, but because I think it is a sinful act, not created by God, that goes against biology and all standard thought. I think a sinner should be able to live a sinner if they want, because God gives us free will and choice. But I cannot actively support the gay movement as I disagree with it. So I vote against them, not because of any personal hate, but because I think it is wrong.
Many people have many different sexual attractions. They are attracted to objects, animals, children, multiple parters, and who knows what else. Marriage was setup for a relationship between a man and a woman to come together and spend the rest of their lives together in a relationship that was built on promises. It also follows biology that they can have children by sexual intercorse or by sperm/egg implantation using their own sperm and egg.
I am by no means saying gay marriage is anything like animal sex or sex with children, etc. It is not as damaging or illegal since the other party is a grown up who made the choice to participate. But I am saying none of these purely sexually sinful relationships should be rewarded with a marriage. Gay marriage is a means to no end. There will be no family, there will be no genes passed, etc. You might as well get married to a rubber doll that you like to spend time with and enriches your life because it has the same effect.
If someone wants to be gay, please go ahead and be gay, I will not try to stop you at all. I do not hate you at al
Back to previous page Life from space? Unlikely ... Let's wait and see
by Carl Wieland and Jonathan Sarfati
The world's media is abuzz with the claim that life forms have been found coming in on the Earth from outer space. This is said to reinforce the belief that life has evolved in space and 'seeded' the Earth.
This preliminary response was prepared prior to our being able to access original papers, but what we have been able to gather so far is as follows.
What was actually found? The Scotsman (31 July 2001) reported:
'A fluorescent dye which is only taken up by the membranes of living cells was used to detect the presence of the organisms. Electron microscope images revealed coral-like clumps of material measuring between five and 15 micrometres across. ... "...we have detected between one and 10 clumps of these bacteria per litre of ambient air."'
However, note the following:
Presuming that the test with the membrane-sensitive dye is proof that they are bacteria, we are not told how they allegedly differ from Earth-bound ones. Evidently their membranes aren't too different! If their biochemistry or genetic machinery had been carefully compared, no doubt that would have featured prominently in the reports.
There are many non-living things that have a 'ball-park' resemblance to bacteria. Recall the various false 'Mars rock (fossil) bacteria' claims. Shape and size are not enough.
If the objects are indeed living organisms, it is true that living creatures have not been verified at that altitude before. But other scientists are saying there is no reason that the right weather conditions might not waft bacteria that far away from the Earth. In fact, it has been suggested in the past that Earth-bound bacteria may well get up high enough for radiation pressure to carry them off to other planets (see Planets can swap rocks).
There is something intrinsically strange about a claim which essentially says: 'They're 40 km from Earth, so they can't have come from Earth, that's too far, so they have come from another place trillions of km away.'
There is serious doubt whether bacteria, unprotected by e.g. being inside a rock, could survive the harsh conditions of outer space.
Finally, it may be very significant to note that one of the scientists apparently involved in the claim, Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, has long written about his theory (shared with Sir Fred Hoyle) that the Earth is being 'seeded' with living things from outer space. They developed this theory after they calculated how mathematically impossible it would be for life to evolve here on Earth. (Of course, their theory only shifts the impossibility to another part of the universe. And later they realised that the chance origin of life would defy the laws of probability even if the whole universe were filled with primordial soup!) Without wishing to be uncharitable, we are not the only ones pointing out that it may be no coincidence that the evidence is being interpreted to conform to that viewpoint.
Conclusion
In one sense we don't have enough information to even warrant responding yet, but with all that media attention, Christians will be asking us about it sooner rather than later.
If these are bacteria, and it seems a big 'if' at present, it remains to be seen whether they indeed originated from outer space. If so, then knowing the incredible complexity of even the simplest living thing, they must also be the product of creation. Nevertheless, in the 'big picture' of the Bible, it would be an exceedingly strange thing to expect life forms in outer space. Our deep skepticism on this claim has both a scientific and a Biblical basis.
As our subtitle said, though, 'let's wait and see'. Meanwhile, check out the articles on Q&A: Alien Life/UFOs.