http://free2think.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Independent Minds en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:28:30 GMT 2010-01-04T02:28:30Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974700&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace I have to give Linda A. credit for linking to the article wherein I found this scary little piece.  In all fairness, her article was about the title portion of this article, but I thought the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:25:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974700&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-03T23:25:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974618&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace President Obama came into office with the promise of fundamentally changing the country.  Some say he has gone to far, others say he hasn't gone far enough.  However, there is one change, that . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:04:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974618&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2010-01-03T22:04:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974539&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace According to John Fugelsang, a comedian and author (whose parents happen to be an ex-monk and an ex-nun): "Jesus was a peaceful, radical, non-violent, revolutionary, who hung around with lepers, hookers, . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:42:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974539&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Carla G. 2010-01-03T20:42:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974510&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Chapter 4 Nephi convinces his brothers to head back into Jerusalem since God's on their side and clearly, no matter how many servants Laban may have, they're not enough to overcome the will of God.  . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:05:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974510&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-03T20:05:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974489&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Proofreading is a Dying Art these days! Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter Huh! Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:49:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974489&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-03T19:49:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974412&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Here is an interesting article I found in Op Ed News.  It does a good job of showing us our military involvement throughout the world and the possible involvement in 2010.  We as citizen must . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:41:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974412&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Col. George W. 2010-01-03T18:41:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974364&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Washington, D.C., is too far gone to salvage. Freedom in America has only one hope, the resurrection of State independence and sovereignty. The wizards in Washington and on Wall Street have us figured . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:58:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974364&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-03T17:58:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974361&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Obvious statements of fact. Yemen: Climate: The climate of Yemen is considered to be mostly desert. The hot and humid west coast contrasts the temperate regions in the western mountains which are . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:57:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974361&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Texas Rocks 2010-01-03T17:57:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974249&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace   Um-m-m-m… NO! OK! You didn’t like that answer? How ‘bout, ” HELL NO! ”? Folks, we can’t DO that. Here’s a prediction (prophecy, for . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:46:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974249&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-03T16:46:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974227&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Lovers of the English language might enjoy this. It is yet another example of why people learning English have trouble with the language. Learning the nuances of English makes it a difficult . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:15:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974227&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-03T16:15:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace A much needed book for scientific and non-scientific communities alike. Written by science writer (and former New York Times editor) Cornelia Dean, the book makes the case that scientists need to make . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:31:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-03T12:31:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973774&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Where have I heard this song before?  Korea?  Viet Nam? How many others?  Why do they continue with verse after verse all composed of lies and propaganda?  Oh my we have to fight the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:08:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973774&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Col. George W. 2010-01-03T08:08:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973761&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Here we go again.  International sanctions and the risk of another war, this time a big one and for what?  Over the wording of a document?  Iran has already suggested shipping out uranium . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:50:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973761&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Col. George W. 2010-01-03T07:50:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973719&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace In 1776, our founding fathers declared our freedom in the magnificent Declaration of Independence; our guide to governance. They established a nation of free and independent states. Declaring that the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:59:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973719&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-03T06:59:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973580&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Chapter 1: The Creation God creates heaven and Earth from what appears to be a pre-existing substrate of some sort, “the earth being unformed and void.”  How can something be both . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:33:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973580&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-03T04:33:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973492&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace   OK, everybody… settle down.  C’mon, let’s get that last coffee refill and take our… Dr. Johnson, could we have one meeting here please?!? Thank you.  Dr. . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:54:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973492&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-03T02:54:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973067&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace I'm not quite sure why, and I'm not sure I can keep up with it, but I have started a blog at blogspot.  The name of the blog is " The Iterant Lib'rul ," and the url is: http://itinerantlibrul.blogspot.com/ . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:27:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973067&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-02T19:27:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972951&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace I used to be an independent.  Voted for Ford when he ran against Carter (all I could find out about Carter was that he was a peanut farmer, had a big smile, and wasn't Nixon), Voted for Ronald Reagan . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:59:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972951&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace John S. 2010-01-02T17:59:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972827&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace "Life is brief and very fragile. Do that which makes you happy." --Flavia "Each day is a little life."  --Schopenhauer "Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known."  --Carl . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:24:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972827&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-02T16:24:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace This is good   http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/12/fiore-cartoon-year-review Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:04:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T15:04:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972674&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace The Bible   The following entry represents my notes and observations as I read ‘Zondervan’s NASB Study Bible’. The text of the entry is my best attempt to . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:25:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972674&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-02T14:25:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace I missed one.  How did you do? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/opinion/02collins.html?ref=opinion     Note: You have to be registered with the NY Times, but it is free. . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:18:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T14:18:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972472&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace So says Chris Mooney in an opinion piece in the Washington Post today.  Mooney is co-author with marine scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum of "Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:18:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972472&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-02T12:18:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972531&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace With a census of slightly over 300 million in a world of almost seven billion people, the U.S. accounts for over 40 percent of officially acknowledged worldwide government military spending with a population . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:37:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972531&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Jack E. 2010-01-02T11:37:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972510&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace War on Terror or War on Disaffected Yemenis? As if the US interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan were not enough to satiate the Empire’s bloodlust , the calls are increasing for an all-out . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:18:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972510&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Jack E. 2010-01-02T11:18:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972450&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Music does soothe the soul indeed.... I like this arrangement. Even anger can be a symphony. WRITTEN awhile AGO... I don't feel this way any more.... this was just . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:17:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972450&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace M C. 2010-01-02T10:17:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972113&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace (A Failure in Courage By Richard Land - Dec 22, 2009- Dr. Land, in his book: {The Divided States of America?}  takes those on the right and the left to task for misstating God’s role in America’s . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:23:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972113&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-02T06:23:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971761&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Looked out my rear window, and I saw snow cleared from the ice for skating, children and parents sliding down snow-ramps onto the ice, children and parents playing hockey ( the dates got screwed up on . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:28:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971761&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2010-01-01T21:28:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971709&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace I hope that President Obama is given a chance to prove himself without  the acrimony of his first year. I hope that the economy continues to improve so that jobs become plentiful. . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:28:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971709&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-01T20:28:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971624&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace This weekend marks the end of the regular season for the National Football League. For fans in Detroit, St. Louis, Oakland, Chicago, Tampa, Seattle, Kansas City, Nashville, Charlotte, New York City . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:07:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971624&grpId=3659174697241241&nav=Groupspace Kerrell g. 2010-01-01T19:07:12Z