Democrats and Faith

My last word of the day. Only a Coward would sacrifice our troops to get elected. McCain knows he's living a lie. His supporters know they are living a lie. When they didn't know it was one thing but to vote to kill soldiers so you Republicans can salvage what's left of your corrupt party, is criminal and dispicable. To betray those who we count on to protect us could only be done by a lmouth-breathing lowlife.

The issue of who Obama's VP choice is will pale in comparison to his "close 20 year relationship" with a bigot named Reverand Wright. And the good reverand's "close relationship" with one of America's biggest racists, Louis Farrakhan. Attention people: Birds of a Feather. And most of America is starting to figure it out. Especially Hillary fans and Jewish voters. Remember, this is the same nation that re-elected a very unpopular George Bush only 3 1/2 years ago during an unpopular war. McCain will win this election.

Is this the same Larry sinclair who was convicted of forging his girlfriend's tax check to steal her refund/ now there's a reliable source of info.

schlang, you've got you finger right on the pulse. You've had your head up the butts of those ultra loonies so long you brain has shut down for lack of Oxygen. Only a mouth-breather would listen to anything you have to offer.

bella12

Wisconsin's unique landmarks once again find themselves in the pages of the latest novel to be presented to readers of history, thrillers and religion in a work that combines all three genres into an adventurous global conspiracy.

The Epoch Point, just released on May 1 and written by Wisconsin native Spencer Zimmerman, is a fictional novel that includes historical facts, certain to intrigue history buffs who are interested in history from the local to the international level, especially as that history thrillingly plays out into what Zimmerman describes as a worldwide "conflict between God and the devil, good and evil."

According to the book's synopsis, the lead character, Robert Davis, is "a young Airman fresh out of Air Force basic training," reflective of Zimmerman's own recent service in the Air Force. "After being held captive in China, (Davis) suddenly finds himself unraveling the most immense conspiracy in history...soon uncovering hidden facts suggesting Russian and Iraqi involvement...discovering the diary of Lee Harvey Oswald...As the clues surface, an evil emerges powerful enough to rewrite the entire history of humanity...before long the conspiracy takes on a supernatural form, marked by [natural disasters] and the wrath of God...Nothing [prepares] (Davis) for the final suspenseful twist the story takes, a da Vinci style revelation that reaffirms his belief in Christ."

Zimmerman, having lived in several locations around Wisconsin, including near Lake Mills and Watertown, incorporated Wisconsin locations and history into his novel, among them a Viking cathedral on Washington Island and the events surrounding Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy. Also mentioned is a small village outside of Burlington, Wisconsin, founded by a Mormon religious leader who proclaimed himself king, the only monarchy to ever occur in the forty-eight continental states in American history. Among the other Wisconsin landmarks in The Epoch Point, and most notably, the famous national landmark Aztalan is discussed at length.

Zimmerman's discussion of Aztalan in his book in part follows what Zimmerman calls the "darker" side of Aztalan, including its cannibalism and religious practices, and the instantaneous disappearance of its thriving population. Zimmerman's writing also seeks to make connections between Aztalan's existence with that of the Minoan civilization from Ancient Greece and Zoroastrian culture of the Middle East. All three peoples had similar beliefs, worshipped fire (one of Aztalan's mounds is believed to have been the abode of an "eternal" flame) and practiced human sacrifice and cannibalism.

Zimmerman noted all of these "obscure (historical) connections," which ultimately inspired him to take the connections and formulate them into an adventurous plot. Writing his book took roughly two years.

The book's chapters are titled after the sixty-six books of the Bible, and the plot progresses as Davis reads through each chapter of the Bible, opening the Bible for the first time in chapter one of The Epoch Point. Each chapter follows a "flashback" style in structure, in which the book's characters experience revelations of historical events and experiences from 4000 B.C. to the present, which allow them to observe how those events contributed to the global conspiracy they are presently confronting. Zimmerman states that the book's events begin on New Year's Eve of 2000, and end on Christmas of 2006.

While writing novels remains at present a hobby for Zimmerman, he already has ideas for a second novel that he anticipates will follow a more scientific fiction path. The Epoch Point is currently available through Amazon.com, and Zimmerman is hoping to get copies of the book into some of Lake Mills's downtown novelty shops.
-Emily Ann Paape The Lake Mills Leader

Is he willing to include wicca?

Since a "faith-based" initiative can include charities from all faiths - as long as they practice their charity right here in the United States instead of exporting it to another country - it seems to me that the secular left should rejoice. Let the atheists get together and start a grass-roots charity. Not like the Red Cross, which only helps out in emergencies, but like a street kitchen or a shelter, where the homeless and hungry can get immediate help, perhaps while they're being trained to hold down a job.

When you frame the debate by stating that " Republicans don't own God", its usually a sure sign that you believe that they do. It further gives rise to the perception that you wish they didn't. Seems to be at least several ways to go with this. (1) You can try to impress common yokels with your bible knowlege. Howard Dean tried that and came up short when he put the book of Job in the new testament.(2) You can proclaim seperation of church and state. That one has worked in exactly 2 of the last 7 elections. (3) If you can't win this election against this weak candidate: in the middle of a war: in the middle of a gas crisis: in the middle of....well you get the point, then....there truly must be a God, and he must truly be for the other team.

That what Manson's followers thought about him too. Uh, Jim Jones, David Coresh as well--just to name a few. Being charismatic enough to lull people into followship--as the three previous prove--does not mean that your intentions are not seditious, malicious or filled with malcontent. Manson swayed people at his rallies to go and murder people. So--good for you--glad to know you are that simple minded.