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Bigfoot at the Montana Vortex?
People were commenting on the photo and Ron's friend Joe Hauser commented the following. The Gordon Mullett that Joe references, is one of the people commenting on the photo.
Well said Ron. I purchased the Montana Vortex nine years ago to research electro-magnetic energy fields and investigate the various phenomenon that seem to happen in or around these naturally occurring energy anomalies, including the possibility that inter-dimensional portals may exists in these areas.
Our research team includes, Nick Nelson who is considered the leading authority in the world on these terrestrial energy fields and also spent ten years studying the Bermuda Triangle Vortex, Dr. G. McNabb (Retired Quantum Physicist), Dr. Nikolay N. Barashkov (Quantum Physicist and Chemist at U. C. Berkley), Charles Clugston, (MS in Electrical Engineering) and Will Bussard (MS In Geology). I am also a biologist and have an extensive background in physics. Barashkov spent many years in Russia studying these energy fields in a government funded laboratory right in the middle of a Vortex field. Our research is privately funded but we have been visited/investigated by the so called "Men In Black" on two occasions and they are primarily interested in the possibility of inter-dimensional portals, UFO's and Bigfoot. The Russian government has the same interests.
Some of you may be familiar with Ivan Sanderson for his work with Bigfoot but he also spent a great deal of time in the 50's investigating vortexes and identified twenty two known ocean vortexes around the world. Eleven of them are in the northern hemisphere and eleven of them in the southern hemisphere. Interestingly each one is exactly opposite another one. For example the Bermuda Triangle is exactly opposite the Devils Triangle in the South China Sea. Sanderson had an interest in these energy fields because he thought they could be wormholes or portals that could lead to other dimensions.
Gordon Mullett, says, I ONLY Believe in Science, TANGABLE EVIDENCE but since he has not personally experienced or investigated any of the paranormal things that thousands of other people have experienced and our scientist and other scientist have documented, he is ready to write off these phenomenon because in his reality they are not tangible. Darryl Jones summed it up pretty well when he said, "Most closed minds can't see the science in front of their faces", yet Mr. Mullett asks us to believe that he has seen and photographed a Bigfoot. Surely you are kidding us?
Scientist try to gain scientific understanding by observing nature and conjuring up a hypothesis of how things work. Our scientist try and do the same thing and then they document their findings with photos, observations, measurements, eye witness accounts, and even personal experiences. The Montana Vortex is a measurable energy field and it is as tangible as you and I Mr. Mullett.
The local Native Americans, the original homesteaders in the area and thousands of other people have experienced this energy field. Most people walk away shaking their heads and are confused because what we experience here on a daily basis does not fit into their reality and the normal parameters of science as we know it but can be readily explained when we look at it from the basis of Quantum theory.
In our nine years here we have seen and or photographed, orbs, ghosts, spirits, Bigfoot, and too many UFO's to even count and we are not alone. Dr. William A. Tiller, PhD, and professor emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University and former head of Stanford Research Institute has been studying orbs and documenting their existence for years. He has authored over 250 books and papers and his latest book Science and Human Transformation, a book on esoteric concepts such as subtle energies, beyond the four fundamental forces, which he believes act in concert with human consciousness may be directly related as to why Bigfoot can seem to outsmart and avoid us at will. Tiller also appeared in the 2004 film What the Bleep Do We Know!?. The institute of Noetic Science, (Noetic = brain) founded by Dr. Edger Michell and the National Institute of Discovery Science have studied orbs, ghosts, and spirit energy and documented their existence for years. These are all well respected main stream scientist and tangible evidence does exist if you really want to look for it.
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A smudges on the lens, someone put a thumb on it and that's the result. I'm a photographer, I don't put my thumb on the lens, but I know all about it. This "paranormal" Bigfoot is so lame as the theory that Bigfoot is an interdimensional being. Bigfoot is an animal. Get over it!
That's a cool photo, but it does look like its probably a thumb or finger…the finger puppet effect. 🙂 I wonder if the person who took the picture was wearing a grey glove….
What utter tripe and nonsense. Sasquatch/Bigfoot has nothing to do with purported "vortexes". We had to deal with this sort of silliness years ago at the Vancouver Sasquatch Symposium over a decade ago and in my opinion we put the weirdo theories to bed because none of them were provable.
People who try to drag a flesh and blood biological hominid into the realm of parapsychology and pseudoscience do the hominid an enormous disservice. Those of us who have searched for this animal did not do so at a seance or a channeling or any other paranormal gathering place. We have found their tracks where they belong: in the wildernesses of Canada and the USA.
I sincerely hope that nobody is taken in by this claptrap and sticks fastidiously to the scientific method that is testable, repeatable and factual. This is the only way to go. By the way, I hope they clean their camera lens before they take the next photo and that camera as that same blobsquatch might show up in a photo at the owner's great Aunt Gertrude's 97th birthday party.
Greetings, one and all. Our hulking friend is a spectacular animal, to be sure, but probably no more intelligent than an ape. Vortexes, indeed.
Ignore the paranormal aspects of Bigfootery at your own peril. You can fit a square peg into a round hole of the same diameter, but there will be four open spaces. Some aspects of Bigfootery lie in those open spaces. You can ignore them, but they exist nonetheless.
Does that make the object in the photo a Bigfoot? It certainly does not.
And I'd like to point out that cameras don't possess light spectra; they VIEW or DEPICT an image within a given light spectrum, but that doesn't mean the object is an actual Bigfoot. All it is is an anomalous object, probably a finger.
Goodfoot: Kindly prove your statement above. Please show us any verifiable, testable and repeatable paranormal occurrence in regard to sasquatch. There is no peril for me if I ignore the paranormal. There is peril for me if I ignore facts and science is all about facts.
I will steadfastly stick to science because unlike the paranormal, it is all about facts. And by the way if anyone wants to use the old saw about sasquatch footprints ending with the creature seemingly disappearing because there were no further prints and and there would have to be because of the conditions, witnesses in North America and Russia have seen them walking backwards in their own tracks to avoid detection. They did not step into the 'vortex' and were not beamed up by my illustrious colleague Scottie.
Which one's supposed to be the Sasquatch Craig?
The kid in the shiny grey hooded anorak or the tall hairy guy in the zipper sleeved biker's jacket standin' near the light on the wall?
There is no peril in ignoring the paranormal, until it becomes normal.
In other words: if science can't or won't test it now, with the tools at its disposal, well, not much can be done with it until science can, and is willing to, test it.
@Goodfoot: Bigfoot is not paranormal, not an alien, not a human being living in the wilderness, not a Neanderthal, not a Yeti, not from another dimension, not only a native american legand, not a dirty camera lens, not a hoax, not a monkey, not a bear, not an elemental, not anything like that. It's merely an animal and no animal on this planet is partly paranormal. None whatsoever. Period.


If you're a vegetable hater, go ahead and blame your parents: How intensely we experience bitterness in our broccoli is genetic. About a third of all Americans fall into the category of "supertasters." Compared with the rest of us, these people are exquisitely sensitive to bitter tastes and perceive them more intensely, says Danielle Reed, PhD, of Philadelphia's Monell Chemical Senses Center.
To identify supertasters, researchers rely on a chemical called PROP, used to treat some thyroid conditions, applied to small strips of paper that tasters put in their mouths. Nontasters, who also account for about a third of the US population, will taste nothing, and medium tasters, another third, will find the taste moderately bitter. But to a supertaster, the taste is overpoweringly bitter: Some researchers believe supertasters experience flavors with three times the intensity of others.
You don't need to check into a lab to measure your own sensitivity: Just stick out your tongue and look in the mirror. The more plentiful your fungiform papillae (the little structures that house your tastebuds), the more sensitive you're likely to be. You may have to check out the tongues of a few friends for perspective.
Highly sensitive tasters tend to have more food dislikes and perceive bitter tastes in many different foods; they are more likely to ask for sauce and dressings on the side, according to research done by Virginia Utermohlen, MD, of Cornell University. Moderately sensitive tasters tend to think about food in the most positive way of all three groups; chefs are most likely to fall into this category. Nontasters (who can't detect PROP but can detect other tastes) are the most likely of all three groups to prefer food that is intensely sweet.
Research from Yale suggests that supertasters are more likely to be thin than others (there's just plenty of food they don't like), but supertasting is also linked to higher rates of cancer, explained by their avoidance of many healthy vegetables.
So even if it is genetic, there's no excuse for hiding behind your supertaster status to spurn veggies. "After all," Reed says, "look at how many bitter-sensitive people learn to love coffee and gin and tonics."


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"Mapping Modern Theology": A Review
Mapping Modern Theology is a fun book. I provides a different take on theology as it developed after the Enlightenment. Typically one will read a historical overview that takes the reader from movement to movement whereby differences and similarities between movements are highlighted. Another common approach consists of monographs that explicate the inner coherence and workings of a particular systematic theology.
But when one wants to know what exactly happened with the doctrine of, let's say, the Trinity, one is at a loss to find a textbook on how theologians in modernity responded, transformed, and reformulated the classic pre-modern formulations concerning the Trinity. In the pre-modern era Trinity was conceived of in ontological substance terminology derived from the Church Fathers. With methaphysical approaches to theology increasingly becoming less fashionable and feasible in the modern period, Christian thinking about the Trinity was thoroughly overhauled. But how?
The typical student of theology may have heard of Rahner's Rule in which the economic Trinity equals the immanent Trinity. One may have heard of the impetus Karl Barth has given to the doctrine or how Moltmann placed the crucifixion as an ontological event within the Trinity. But it's merely bits and pieces. Writing and researching on these things one always feels somewhat at a loss: Am I missing something here? Does my theological proposal sufficiently engage the relevant theological discussion on this point?
"Mapping Modern Theology" takes a different approach. It takes the classical loci of Christian theology as its point of departure. It asks: what happened to the doctrine of God, Trinity, Christology, anthropology, soteriology, atonement, eschatology, ecclesiology, the doctrine of the Word, etc.? For each of these topics you will find an essay written by a knowledgable scholar on the topic.
Many of the contributing scholars work from a Reformed/evangelical paradigm. As such they pay significant attention to what happens on the conservative side of modernity. At the same time they do not betray a lack of knowledge. Neither do they evidence a bias against liberalism and if they have it, it hardly shows. In that regard this is a good textbook for any theological student, not just Reformed ones.
I have to say that after reading the 10th essay the story does become a little predictable. It starts with the paradisical innocence of pre-modernity. Then Kant happens after which you get Schleiermacher and Hegel until Barth comes around the corner. However, any student familiar with this general format, still has plenty of gaps in her knowledge of the particulars of a specific doctrine. It is imposible to know the main players for each and every discussion. As such this book is a welcome addition—even for PhD candidates—as a general overview or as a quick reference guide when doing research.
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IT Associate – Level 1 (Provisional)
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I.T. Associates should demonstrate mastery of one or more technology-related disciplines.
This job is in CUNY's Classified Civil Service. The full specification is available on our web site at
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This job has three levels. To qualify for Levels 2 and 3, additional qualifications, such as education, experience, or certification relevant to the area of specialization are required.
CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.
Before applying, candidates are encouraged to visit the Guttman Community College website
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Clio is located near the northern border of Genesee County, in the middle of the junctions of M-57, M-54, and US-23. It functions primarily as an adjunct community to the greater Flint area, with many of its residents commuting to work in Flint. It also has a significant amount of manufacturing and small businesses.
Like so many others in Michigan, Clio began as a lumbering town. It started in 1837 when Theodore P. Dean built a sawmill here. The Pere Marquette Railroad in 1861 built the Varna Station here (so named because it was on the Varna family farm). It was renamed Clio by the first postmaster, David Huyck in 1866. It was incorporated as a village in 1873 and later as a city in 1928.
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What Does MFP Mean?
Short for multifunction peripheral, a single device that serves several functions, including printing. Typically, multifunction printers can act as a printer, a scanner, a fax machine and a photocopier. These devices are becoming a popular option for SOHOusers because they're less expensive than buying three or four separate devices. The downsides to combining all these functions in one device are:
If the device breaks, you may lose all of its functions at the same time.
You can only do one operation at a time. For example, you can't print a document and receive a fax simultaneously.
MFPs are also known as multifunction printers.


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 , secteur non constitué en municipalité dans le Comté de Polk dans l'État du Tennessee aux États-Unis.

Patronyme

 Caroline Farner (1842-1913), médecin suisse, militante du droit des femmes ;
 Donald Sankey Farner (1988-), ornithologue américain ;
 Ellen Farner (1940-), actrice allemande ;
  (1918-1995), chef d'orchestre de cuivres suisse ;
 Konrad Farner (1903-1974), écrivain suisse et historien de l'art ;
  (1948-), chanteur, guitariste et compositeur américain ;
  (1884-1958), prêtre évangélique suisse.

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Manufactured in 2004 (F Serial Number). Watch is in very good pre-owned condition with some faint scuffs on the case and bracelet as well as a few small chips/scratches in the crystal and bezel at the 40/8 o'clock position . Powered by Rolex's caliber 3135 self-winding mechanical movement.


In general, we like to see people come out on top, we like to see the ending worth the fight to get there. We relish seeing light triumph darkness and enjoy boasting in God's faithfulness.
The beauty of redemption is that it is the giver of new life. Yet at the same time, the scary thing about redemption is that there is nothing one can do to earn it on their own.
Redemption is the heart of the gospel; of grace itself. Redemption is a form of love, a love written by God the Father and displayed in the life of Christ the Son. This form of love is something our good friend Stanley experienced a few years ago.
Stanley was born and raised in the village where the Sozo Village Project is being built. He knew everyone that lived there, and was familiar with every square inch of the land as if it was his own backyard. Stanley knew his village well. His village knew him as the town drunk.
Having a knack for handy-work, Stanley made a living fixing odds and ends for folks around the village. He could neither read nor write, but through performing various odd jobs, he was able to get by financially. However, whatever money he did earn, he would take and spend on alcohol, despite the fact that he had a family to provide for.
This was his reputation: stumbling down the streets, always drunk. It was a reputation he could not escape even if he wanted. And because of this reputation, people in the village began to take advantage of him, until he would barely receive payment for the jobs he would do. But whatever he received, however little it would be, he would take to the bars.
Then, in August of 2011, Daudi, Sozo's administrative director in Uganda, joined our team as a full-time staff member. That fall, in November, Daudi and his team began the search for a long-term solution for a Sozo Children base, land where the children could live and grow.
This was when Sozo and Stanley's stories intersected.
One day as Daudi and a team were working throughout the village, they were meeting with various people and families around the area where Stanley lived. Eventually, they ended up at Stanley's doorstep, and although they had never met him before, knocked on his door. After a time of conversation, the team began telling Stanley of the truths of the Gospel, outlining the good news of Jesus Christ.
Through their message, the Holy Spirit began to work in Stanley's heart. The Spirit brought conviction, and where there is conviction, there is redemption, and where there is redemption, there is freedom. The team asked Stanley his thoughts on the Gospel—what it meant for Christ to come, to die, and to rise again for him, what it meant for Christ to come and redeem him of his sins and bring him close to the Father.
That day, Stanley accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior.
Like a slate wiped clean, Stanley's life has been completely transformed since that day. He experienced the depths of redemption that only comes through the blood of Jesus.
As Stanley's actions, decisions, and words began to reflect this new life to which he had been called, the people in the village were astonished. He had been dirty, dressed in rags, living as the town drunk. They thought this transformation was a joke.
But after a while, everyone around Stanley began to see that this was not an ingenuine change of heart; Stanley had been changed from the inside out through the redemption of Jesus. He was no longer bound by the chains of addiction or the way people would take advantage of his labor. He was free, indeed.
Those at Sozo, like Daudi, continued to check in with Stanley. Toward the end of 2012, when teams and interns came to the village to help rebuild homes in the community, Stanley began appearing at the sites offering his help where he could. Soon, Sozo staff saw the color of Stanley's character—his determination and his hard work ethic. They began paying him for his help on Sozo's property, slashing and clearing the land for the infrastructure to be laid. As progress on the land was being made, the Sozo family was able to hire him full-time to be the groundskeeper and guard. Because of his familiarity with the village land, especially the area where our future children's homes are, Stanley has become an incredible asset.
The village community continues to marvel at Stanley's transformation and sanctification. Because of his association with Sozo and the trust he has earned from those in his town, the village began to embrace Sozo, in part because of Stanley's story.
"Stanley does not only touch the people that come [to Sozo], but he has touched us, because we have been living [his story] with him. We praise God for this," Daudi marveled.
At Sozo, Stanley was accepted, welcomed in, and respected. Now he is an integral part of the community, both at Sozo and in his village. He is an extremely valuable resource to those around him. He now supports his family. He is a doer; he is dependable. Whenever something needs to be done, he does it joyfully, always willing when people come to him for help. Never uttering a complaint, Stanley has a servant's heart.


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800 Fifth Avenue Earns Highest LEED Certification
(SEATTLE) – Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that 800 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle has received Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Existing Buildings (EB) rating system. This marks the 12thbuilding developed or managed by Hines to receive this designation.
800 Fifth Avenue is a 42-story, 1.2 million-square-foot office tower developed in 1981 by Hines, which still co-owns the property, along with J.P. Morgan.
To elevate the nearly 35-year old property from Gold to Platinum, new green features were implemented by the in-house property and engineering management teams with assistance from the consulting firm Sebesta. Landscape enhancements included new native plantings and new irrigation controls that monitor soil-moisture levels. The project also secured the maximum number of transportation credits.
In addition to earning LEED, the property has earned the ENERGY STAR® label every year since 2005. With a current rating of 92, the campus is 44 percent more energy efficient than an average U.S. office building.
Hines Vice President of Property Management Kathy O'Kelley said, "Achieving LEED Platinum is a testament to the value of applying solid, proactive operating principles to create efficiencies, cost savings and long-term value. With this achievement, the local project team demonstrates to our owners, tenants, prospective tenants and the community that this property is being managed to the highest standard of excellence."
Hines Senior Managing Director and Global Sustainability Officer Gary Holtzer added, "Continuous improvement by the on-site Hines staff was at the core of moving this building from LEED Gold to Platinum."
Hines is one of the most sustainable real estate companies in the world. In 2014 Hines was recognized by the EPA, for the seventh time, with the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award. In addition, Hines has received the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award three times. Hines manages 170 labeled buildings, representing more than 74 million square feet, in the ENERGY STAR program. Also, twelve Hines development or redevelopment projects, representing more than six million square feet, have been designated as Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR.
Hines is also a leader in the U.S. Green Building Council's programs, with 198 projects, representing more than 103 million square feet that have been certified, pre-certified or registered under the various LEED rating systems. Hines was a founding member of the German Sustainable Building Council and the Russian Green Building Council, and is active in the Green Building Council Brasil, the Green Building Council España, the Green Building Council Italia, the Indian Green Building Council, the BRE Environmental Assessment Method program in the United Kingdom and the Haute Qualité Environnementale program in France.
Hines is a privately owned global real estate investment firm founded in 1957 with locations in 185 cities in 19 countries. Hines has $84.9 billion of assets under management, including $42.7 billion for which Hines provides fiduciary investment management services, and $42.2 billion for which Hines provides third-party property-level services. In 2014, Hines completed over $8 billion in transactions on behalf of its investment management clients. The firm has 104 developments currently underway around the world. Historically, Hines has developed, redeveloped or acquired more than 1,000 properties, totaling over 339 million square feet. The firm's current property and asset management portfolio includes 511 properties, representing over 176 million square feet. With extensive experience in investments across the risk spectrum and all property types, and a pioneering commitment to sustainability, Hines is one of the largest and most-respected real estate organizations in the world. www.hines.com.
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Samurai helmet (detail; B87M22).
Visual/Performing Arts, History/Social Science, Art History
Helmet with Half-Face Mask (.pdf)
What are the three components of armor found here?
The main element is a helmet (kabuto) with a two-lobed projection attached at the back of the bowl and ornamental ridges fanning out from the crest. Suspended at the back and sides is a six-tiered neck guard. Completing the assembly is a red half-mask—complete with wrinkles, teeth, and bristling facial hair—rising above a four-tiered throat guard.
Who might have worn this helmet?
High-ranking samurai from the 1500s to the 1800s wore flamboyant helmets designed and produced according to their specifications.
What is the purpose of such a helmet?
Beyond the obvious need for defense, the creation of such equipment emerged from the samurai's desire to stand out on the battlefield. A helmet's distinctive features, especially the shaped attachments that appear on many examples, identified the wearer and ensured that his actions were visible to all. Visual symbols of leadership, these helmets set apart those who were morally accountable for battlefield decisions, according to the samurai code. They could also be used to identify warriors after death, and were part of the military regalia in which they were buried.
Some elements, such as this mask, were surely meant to intimidate opponents: the red face, aggressive expression and facial hair would create a frightening impression. Red was a color thought to ward off evil, and made the warrior resemble one of a host of powerful, red-faced deities familiar in Japanese lore.
How was this type of armor made?
The helmet bowl is made of iron, but the projections at the top appear to have been built up first with leather then with laminated paper coated with layers of dark-brown lacquer (necessary for waterproofing). The back of the helmet was finished with red lacquer, and the front was coated to resemble oxidized iron. The neck guard on this helmet consists of six horizontal iron bands, coated with lacquer and laced together with turquoise-colored silk cords. The throat guard, fastened at the lower edge of the face cover, is similarly constructed. Iron was also used for the mask, though the nose was formed separately and secured with pins, allowing for removal. The high level of craftsmanship and expensive materials used here are indicative of the samurai's wealth and status; ordinary warriors would not be able to afford such protection.
Lesson or Activity
Map Activity: Japan's Warrior Government (lesson)
Create Your Own Samurai Helmet (activity)
An Introduction to the Geography of Japan
An Introduction to the Samurai
Origins of the Samurai: The Growth and Development of Military Government
Samurai Warfare and Arms
Samurai War Tales: The Tale of the Heike
Bu and Bun: The Arts of War and Peace
Religious Practices of the Samurai
The Samurai (vocabulary)
Military Camp Jacket
Stirrups (abumi)
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A Brief History of Samurai Armor
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Winning Without Hands
Lords of the Samurai (iTunes U)
Samurai: Real and Imagined School Tour (Grades 6-8)
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How to Dress a Samurai


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Fan Engagement Grows
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Bury FC sign agreement with Eleven Sports Media
English Football League club, Bury, have joined a growing list of sports clubs to integrate Eleven Sports Media's fan engagement platform, StadiumTV, into their matchday offering.
StadiumTV is Eleven's most popular digital content platform and is currently broadcast at more than 50 venues, across football, rugby union and rugby league, including Newcastle United, Stoke City, Watford and Swansea City in the Premier League.
The platform is recognised by fans across the country for bringing the latest match action, club news, team line-ups and match details to concourses, but for the first time this season, StadiumTV also features the club's Twitter and Instagram channels as part of the broadcast.
StadiumTV will be broadcast at Gigg Lane for the first time at the commencement of the new EFL League One campaign in August. Eleven have installed high specification 50" LED screens within concourse and bar areas at the club, bringing additional and clear commercial benefits for club partners, sponsors and advertisers.
Eleven Sports Media's Managing Director, Matt Cairns said: "Bury are one of the most progressive clubs in the English Football League so we were delighted to embark on a new partnership that sees our most prolific product become part of the match day offering at Gigg Lane. Attending football fans now demand a much more immersive and interactive experience than ever before, we are certain StadiumTV will help to achieve that for the Bury supporters through the 2016/17 campaign."
Business Development Manager, Daniel Bowerbank added, "As part of the Club's commitment to offer fan engagement with the fans throughout a matchday we have an agreement with Eleven Sports Media to embark on additional interactions with the fans. This agreement has seen additional TV's installed within the Retail Shop and the South, Family and Neville Neville Stand with replacements for the old TVs within the East Stand and hospitality areas."


Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey!
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The Ravi Zacharias Scandal and the Billy Graham Rule
Bruce Gerencser February 17, 2021 Evangelicalism 39 Comments
Recently, William Thornton, a semi-retired Southern Baptist pastor, wrote a post about the Ravi Zacharias scandal and the Billy Graham Rule (BGR). Zacharias, a darling in the Evangelical apologetic community, has been exposed as a sexual predator.
Regarding Zacharias, the New York Times reported:
The influential evangelist Ravi Zacharias, who died last spring, engaged in "sexting, unwanted touching, spiritual abuse, and rape," according to a report released on Thursday by the global evangelical organization he founded.
After initially denying accounts of his misconduct, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries announced that an investigation had found credible evidence of sexual misconduct spanning many years and multiple continents.
The announcement was the result of an investigation by a Southeastern law firm, Miller & Martin, which RZIM hired in October to investigate accounts of sexual misconduct by Mr. Zacharias.
"We believe not only the women who made their allegations public but also additional women who had not previously made public allegations against Ravi but whose identities and stories were uncovered during the investigation," the ministry's board of directors said in a statement accompanying the report. "We are devastated by what the investigation has shown and are filled with sorrow for the women who were hurt by this terrible abuse."
When Mr. Zacharias died of cancer in May at age 74, he was one of the most revered evangelists in the United States. Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at his memorial service in Atlanta, calling him "a man of faith who could rightly handle the word of truth like few others in our time" and comparing him to Billy Graham and C.S. Lewis.
Though the report adds shocking new details, accounts of Mr. Zacharias's sexual misconduct had arisen in recent years. In 2017, he settled a lawsuit with a Canadian couple whom he had accused of attempting to extort him over intimate text messages he had exchanged with the wife.
Then last fall, several months after Mr. Zacharias's death, the magazine Christianity Today reported on allegations that Mr. Zacharias had groped and masturbated in front of several women who worked at two day spas he co-owned near his ministry's headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga. After initially denying those claims, RZIM acknowledged in December that an interim report from Miller & Martin confirmed that he had engaged in "sexual misconduct."
The full report paints a stark portrait of that misconduct. The law firm interviewed more than a dozen massage therapists who treated Mr. Zacharias. Five of them reported that he had touched or rubbed them inappropriately, and four said he would touch his own genitals or ask them to touch him. Eight said he would either start the massage completely nude or remove the draping sheets during the treatment.
The law firm also found a pattern of intimate text and email-based relationships with women. In reviewing his electronic devices, they found the phone numbers of more than 200 massage therapists and more than 200 selfies, some of them nudes, from much younger women. Mr. Zacharias also used the nonprofit ministry to financially support some of his long-term therapists. The report also reveals that he owned two apartments in Bangkok, where he spent 256 days between 2010 and 2014. One of his massage therapists stayed in the other apartment.
Mr. Zacharias said in 2017 that in 45 years of marriage, "I have never engaged in any inappropriate behavior of any kind."
In 2014, Mr. Zacharias met a Canadian couple, Brad and Lori Anne Thompson, at a fund-raising luncheon in Ontario. They stayed in touch, and eventually Mr. Zacharias invited Ms. Thompson to correspond privately on BlackBerry Messenger. The evangelist was 30 years older than Ms. Thompson, and she saw him as a "spiritual father," she has said. After she confided in him about her history of abuse and trauma, she has said, Mr. Zacharias began soliciting sexually explicit messages.
When Ms. Thompson told Mr. Zacharias that she needed to tell her husband about their relationship, Mr. Zacharias threatened suicide, according to leaked emails first published by the blogger Julie Anne Smith.
After a lawyer for the Thompsons approached Mr. Zacharias privately in 2017, he sued the couple, portraying them publicly as serial extortionists and saying that Ms. Thompson had sent him the explicit messages against his will. The suit ended in private mediation, and all parties signed a nondisclosure agreement.
RZIM's board expressed regret on Thursday for its response to Ms. Thompson's allegations. "It is with profound grief that we recognize that because we did not believe the Thompsons and both privately and publicly perpetuated a false narrative, they were slandered for years and their suffering was greatly prolonged and intensified," it said in the statement accompanying the report.
Mr. Zacharias co-owned two day spas near RZIM headquarters between 2004 and 2015, an unusual venture for an evangelist but one he made no attempt to hide. At the grand opening of Jivan Wellness at a strip mall in 2009, speakers included the comedian Jeff Foxworthy; Sonny Perdue, then the governor of Georgia; and the pastor Johnny Hunt, who was the president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the time.
As they are wont to do, Evangelicals are busy removing Zacharias' visage from the Mt. Apologetics Rushmore. Some self-righteous Evangelicals are even saying that Zacharias was never a True Christian® Which makes one wonder about the lack of discernment among Evangelical pastors. Thousands of pastors attended Zacharias' apologetics conferences and read his books, yet not one of them "discerned" that he was a sexual predator. Even J.D. Hall, the editor of Protestia (Pulpit & Pen) — a site known for its muckraking reporting on Evangelical sexual peccadilloes and alleged heresy — failed to sniff out Zacharias' perverse behavior.
As of today, only Zacharias' son, Nathan, thinks he is innocent:
First, RZIM does not speak for me. They have formed their own opinion. But it does not dictate mine. I do not agree with them for legitimate reasons. I will not, however, debate those differences publicly.
…Regarding some specific individuals who were once my colleagues, how "brave" you are to aggressively take on a man who can't even defend himself, as well as attack his grieving family who is far more blindsided and hurt by this situation than you can ever be. And how "righteous" you are to think that we must continually pile on our punishment AFTER he has already faced the ultimate judge.
…God chose to spare Dad from all this by calling him home when he did. But how "virtuous" of you to insist that you hand out the relentless punishment and humiliation that God saw no place for in dad's lifetime.
Even *if* these allegations are true, there is no doubt that God actively blessed my dad and did so right up until he passed. His impact was only getting greater. So what these individuals are saying – along with any person or organization that wants to cancel my dad – is that God was wrong to do so, so we must now correct God's blessing/mistake by erasing my dad and his voice. To that I say, "That's a bold strategy, Cotton, let's see if it pays off for him."
Finally and most importantly, nothing could change how much I love my dad and miss him. I am still proud to be his son.
Now back to Thornton's post. Thornton used the Zacharias scandal to talk about how male pastors should handle their interactions with women — especially privately. Thornton also discussed what is commonly called in Evangelical circles the Billy Graham Rule (BGR).
Here's an excerpt from Thornton's post:
One aspect of it that has arisen is that the BG Rule, the man of God (pastor, evangelist, or other male Christian figure) will not be alone with any woman not his wife, Billy Graham and his team establishing that practice early on in his evangelistic ministry.
The rule has been adopted by many of the brethren (it was recommended to me as a ministerial standard when I was ordained decades ago) and is held up as a shield against the wiles of the devil and all those devilish women who would "take a pastor down." The phrase with quotes is the way I've often heard it described.
If a brother wants to pattern his relationships and interactions with females in this manner, he may do so. But he might be apprised that such is highly sexist, presumes all women to be potential steamy seductresses, and makes it appear that he, the pillar of male rectitude, is powerless to resist; thus, the hard and fast rule about ever being with any woman alone other than his beloved wife.
Zacharias, as you probably know, was a BGR follower, except when he needed those medical massages. One can see how that played out with numerous victims, accusations of rape in some cases, and a lifetime of ministry totally undermined by his own decisions and choices.
I'm curious if the rule which is in its seventh decade now, is still applicable, useful and practical. The changes since the 1940s are considerable: females in the workplace, including church staffs; the manner business is conducted; the ubiquitous use of social media for relationships and contacts.
I was a single staff guy most of my ministry. If my church had an administrative assistant, always a woman, it was impossible to always have a third person at the church at all times. It's also a brazen and thoughtless insult to all women to be treated thus.
In 2018, I wrote a post titled, The Absurdity of the Billy Graham-Mike Pence Rule.
Here's what I had to say on the matter:
Embedded deep into the thinking of Evangelical pastors is the notion that women to whom they are not married are dangerous creatures who must be kept at a distance, lest they tempt men of God to commit sexual sin. As a young ministerial student, I was taught that there were Jezebels in every church, and that I must never, ever allow myself to be alone with any woman who was not my wife. According to my professors and chapel speakers, there would always be women lurking in the shadows of the steeple, ready and willing to "steal" my sexual purity. Men, including pastors, were, by nature, weak-kneed, visually stimulated horn dogs. Allow the doors of your office or study to be shut with you and a woman alone, and, why, anything could happen! This kind of thinking, of course, teaches men a warped view of women and human sexuality. While I agree that humans are sexual beings — a trait necessary for our species' propagation — it does not follow that every time two people of the opposite sex are alone with each other, sexual intercourse is a real and distinct possibility. Common sense tells us otherwise.
This view of women and human sexuality found its nexus with Fundamentalist Baptist evangelist Billy Graham. Graham had three rules he lived by when it came to women who were not his wife. Graham would not travel alone with a woman, meet alone with a woman, or eat alone with a woman. These rules, over time, were called "The Billy Graham Rules." While Graham was viewed as a liberal by Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) preachers, his three rules were taught and preached in IFB churches and colleges alike. Simply put, stay away from women who aren't your wife. Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! Abstain from the very appearance of evil, the Bible says. Eating a meal with a woman who is not your wife, offering her a ride in your car, or counseling her alone with the door closed, all give forth the appearance of evil. I knew of some pastors who wouldn't even counsel female church members out of fear that their ministry could be compromised.
Most non-Evangelicals had never heard of the "Billy Graham Rule" until Vice President Mike Pence let it be known that he, too, avoided being alone with any woman who was not his wife. Moderns were astounded by the Vice President's Puritanical view of women, but to my ears his words were what I had heard over and over again as an Evangelical pastor.
According to Ellis [Can Men and Women be Friends], all men should live according to "Billy Graham-Mike Pence Rule." I say all, and not just married men, because Ellis, who describes himself as a conservative Christian, likely believes that it is a sin for unmarrieds to have sex. Thus, not only should married men abstain from being alone with women who are not their wives, so should unmarried men. Women, for married and unmarried men alike, are the problem. If married men want to keep themselves morally pure, then they must never, ever put themselves in positions where they are alone with women. For married men, the wife of their youth awaits, legs spread wide, ready and willing to satisfy their sexual needs. Unmarried men have no such fire extinguisher awaiting them — the Apostle Paul said it is better to marry than to burn — yet they, too, are implored to avoid being alone with the opposite sex. So what are these young men to do? Many of them, if they marry at all, do not marry until their late twenties. This means that they must wrestle with unsatisfied raging hormones for twelve to fifteen years. And remember, masturbation — lustful self-gratification that leads to homosexuality — is verboten too. (Please read Good Baptist Boys Don't Masturbate, Oh Yes, They Do!)
This kind of thinking breeds immature, juvenile men; men who are weak; men who are not in control of their sexuality; men who see women primarily as objects of sexual gratification. Ellis, Graham, and Pence would likely object to my characterization of their beliefs, but it seems clear, at least to me, that women are treated as dangerous, seductive beings who must be avoided lest being alone with them leads to intercourse on office and study floors. This kind of thinking objectifies women, turning them into chattel used for male sexual gratification. Since the inspired, inerrant, infallible Word of God condemns all sexual behavior except married heterosexual vaginal intercourse, (preferably in the missionary position, and primarily for human propagation), any relationship or circumstance that could, even remotely, lead to moral compromise must be resolutely avoided. (A separate discussion is whether consensual adult sex with someone other than your wife or sex between unmarrieds is necessarily "wrong.")
As I have stated time and again on this blog, Evangelical men need to grow up and own their sexuality. If they can't control themselves when around physically and sexually attract women, the fault is theirs. Plenty of men are around women publicly and privately, yet they, somehow, keep themselves from having sex with them. These men have learned how to control their thoughts and behaviors. I have viewed countless women whom I have found attractive. My wife and I, now that we no longer concern ourselves with thoughts of God, judgment, and hell, are free to say to the other, that's an attractive man/woman. Both of us have found it interesting the type of people the other is attracted to. Men I thought Polly would consider hot often elicit a meh from her — she really likes gay guys. Similarly, the kind of woman Polly thinks I would be attracted to often elicits a shrug from me. It's liberating to be able to express my thoughts, interests, and desires without worrying that it could lead to adultery — a sin, according to the B-i-b-l-e, that lands offenders in the Lake of Fire.
While I generally agree with Thornton's sentiments, many of the Southern Baptist pastors who commented on his post didn't.
One commenter wrote:
The BGR isn't just useful because there might be certain unholy women after the man of God. It also helps the man of God [pastor, elder, brother] avoid his own internal temptations to act unbecomingly with a younger woman.
More often than not, at least lately, I hear of the minister grooming the younger lady.
The BGR helps him by helping him "flee" from lusts and sexual immorality.
Ah yes, Baptist preachers need to watch out for those younger women who are out to seduce and fuck them. These "men of God" must battle their "internal temptation" to give in to these temptations or take sexual advantage of young women who come to them for help. (For the record, I only had one woman try to seduce me in the twenty-five years I spent pastoring Evangelical churches.)
If you can stomach it, take a gander at the rest of the comments. My conclusion? If you are a young woman, I advise you not to be in the same zip code as a Southern Baptist pastor. These horn dogs can't be trusted around women.
Thornton, to his credit, took issue with such comments:
Makes all the females in your church to be latent seductresses. Care to find out which is the greater problem? pastors preying on women on their church or women who seduce or falsely accuse their pastor? When men, especially clergy, discuss this, why does it end up being so degrading and demeaning to women in general and women in the church specifically?
We don't have a huge scandal in the SBC of women falsely accusing their humble and selfless pastors but of pastors abusing women and children.
The absurdity and lack of awareness of some of these comments is astonishing.
And to that, this atheist preacher says, AMEN!
The Absurdity of the Billy Graham-Mike Pence Rule
Bruce Gerencser April 1, 2018 Religion 21 Comments
Jesus, alone with a woman, violating the Billy Graham-Mike Pence Rule. Shame on you, Jesus! I am surprised you escaped with your virginity intact.
Recently, John Ellis wrote a post for PJ Media extolling the virtue of the "Billy Graham-Mike Pence Rule." In a post titled, Can Men and Women be Friends? Ellis wrote:
After reading that mega-pastor Bill Hybels has been accused of sexual misconduct, I commented to some friends that we (Christian men) need to be extra diligent in what we say and do around women. I said that because I believe that it's imperative that Christian men protect themselves and the women around them while serving women. Unfortunately, that's an increasingly difficult tightrope to walk in today's climate, to the point that it's appropriate to wonder if men and women can be friends.
Most people within conservative Christianity get that. Most would shake their heads in suspicion if it were discovered that I frequently hung out alone with a female pal, just the two of us shooting the breeze. But the claim that men and women can't be friends brings with it the charge of patriarchalism from some of the same people who believe it unwise for a married man to hang out alone with a woman who is not his wife (or vice versa).
Often, the disconnect in conversations like this one comes down to how terms are defined. I contend that men cannot be friends with women in the way that "friend" is defined when I'm speaking of my buddies. However, Christian men can and should count Christian women as their sisters in Christ.
Sadly, desire for personal purity in the pursuit of holiness often brings with it the accusation of patriarchalism. Vice President Mike Pence was assigned that pejorative after it was revealed that he doesn't dine alone with women not named Karen Pence. The vice president was accused of creating an environment that makes it harder for women to succeed.
However, as Pence continued to suffer the slings and arrows of those who despise his desire to interact with women "in all purity," the #MeToo movement was created, as powerful men began to be exposed as sexual predators. Sadly, even in the face of the expanding #MeToo movement, many of Pence's critics still fail to see the wisdom of the vice president's personal standards of interaction around women.
Serving our sisters in Christ in all purity requires acknowledging the truth that because of sin the issue of sex will always be within reach when it comes to members of the opposite sex. Once again, that's why most conservative Christians would look askance at me going on an overnight fishing trip alone with a woman who was not my wife. But even beyond obvious examples of overnight trips, men need to be careful about how they interact with women in our day to day lives.
Among other things, Bill Hybels has been accused of giving "lingering hugs." It's a good thing that I'm an introvert and don't like being touched or touching people. If I were a "hugger," I can't imagine how I would defend myself against an accusation of a lingering hug.
And that's not to defend Hybels or to claim that women who are made to feel uncomfortable by the actions of men are wrong for speaking up and defending themselves. My point is that it is incredibly difficult to know exactly how a word, a look, or a touch, even if meant innocently, will be taken.
Because men often view women as little more than objects of pleasure and take advantage of them, many of our sisters in Christ have been deeply hurt in the past. What we as their brothers in Christ say or do can have the unintended consequence of being perceived within the context of past abuse. Among other things, loving our sisters in Christ demands that we be careful not to cause more hurt and harm.
On a lesser scale, it's also important that Christian men guard ourselves. Since it is easy for our motivations to be incorrectly assumed, we need to make sure that we are acting above reproach around our sisters in Christ.
According to Ellis, all men should live according to "Billy Graham-Mike Pence Rule." I say all, and not just married men, because Ellis, who describes himself as a conservative Christian, likely believes that it is a sin for unmarrieds to have sex. Thus, not only should married men abstain from being alone with women who are not their wives, so should unmarried men. Women, for married and unmarried men alike, are the problem. If married men want to keep themselves morally pure, then they must never, ever put themselves in positions where they are alone with women. For married men, the wife of their youth awaits, legs spread wide, ready and willing to satisfy their sexual needs. Unmarried men have no such fire extinguisher awaiting them — the Apostle Paul said it is better to marry than to burn — yet they, too, are implored to avoid being alone with the opposite sex. So what are these young men to do? Many of them, if they marry at all, do not marry until their late twenties. This means that they must wrestle with unsatisfied raging hormones for twelve to fifteen years. And remember, masturbation — lustful self-gratification that leads to homosexuality — is verboten too. (Please read Good Baptist Boys Don't Masturbate, Oh Yes, They Do!)
Polly is around other men at work, yet I don't worry that she might stray. It would be crazy for her to do so, having a stud muffin like me at home. As a photographer, I am often up close and personal with women, yet my wife doesn't fret over this. She knows that for Bruce, Polly is his one and only. Now, this doesn't mean that neither of us has ever been tempted to break our marital vows. We have, but we value our lives with each other and our family far more than we do three minutes and twenty seconds of pleasure. For us, it's a matter of what's important to us. There are going to be times when we are alone with people of the opposite sex. That's life. If someone is flirtatious or even comes on to one of us, we expect the other to exercise maturity and wisdom and handle things appropriately. During the Christmas season, my Santa Claus alter-ego often has women who are quite friendly towards him. I have had more than a few women, young and old, want to get up close and personal and have a photo taken with Santa. In my mind, it's all fun and games. I've found, now that I am in my sixties and have a white beard, that women, in general, are more friendly towards me. I suspect it is my grandfatherly look that says to them I am safe. Certainly looks can be deceiving, but in this case, the only fear anyone should have of this Santa Claus is him getting stuck coming down the chimney.
Men need in their lives women who are not their wives. Men NEED female friends, even the buddy type of friends Ellis says men cannot have. I was well into my late forties before I had female friends. I spent most of my adult life living according to the "Billy Graham-Mike Pence Rule." Not perfectly, of course. In one church, I picked up a woman for services every Sunday for a decade. She was twenty years older than I, and due to a severe vision problem, she couldn't drive. One couple who left the church in a huff let it be known that they thought this woman and I were having an affair. We both laughed when we heard this. I gave this couple, in my mind anyway, a "go freak yourselves." Several years later, I learned that the male of this couple had repeatedly sexually violated his daughter when she was young. I have no doubt that his wife knew that it was going on too. Yet, they were "concerned" over me driving a woman to church. Child, please.
It took me leaving the ministry and Christianity to realize the value and importance of having female friends. Over the past decade or so, I have been privileged to befriend a number of women. Having them in my life has forced me to change my view of the opposite sex. Evangelicalism is inherently patriarchal and misogynistic — let the screaming and whining begin. Thus, I had a warped, deficient view of women for many years. Much like my views of LGBTQ people, my beliefs about women were largely shaped by what Evangelical men and the women-are-property Bible said about them. Divorcing Jesus — we were in a same-sex marriage — and throwing aside the authority of the Bible allowed me to take a fresh look at my relationships with women. This blog and social media have brought into my life a cornucopia of women, along with LGBTQ people too. My editor is a woman. I doubt, had I been an Evangelical blogger, that our relationship would have worked. Now, not only have my grammar and style improved, but her input has helped me mature as a person. Other women have challenged some of things I have written, asking me to consider their perspective. I remember one woman taking issue with my use of the word pussy. I used the word to imply weakness. However, to women, my use of this word said, women are weak. Once this was pointed out to me, I stopped using it – well, except in the privacy of my bedroom, that is.
And my wife? She loves the new and improved Bruce Gerencser, the man who now views her as an equal, as a partner, as someone whose opinions and ideas have value. Most of all she loves the fact that this man of hers has gone from being the head of the home to being her friend. Not only are we lovers and confidants, we are best friends. We trust each other, each believing that the other will honor, even when alone with the opposite sex, the commitment we made forty years ago. No fling is worth what we have built together over the past five decades. Why in the world would I want to trade the best cooking in the world for a romp in the sack with someone I don't really know? Polly makes the most awesome sloppy joes I have ever eaten. Better than sex — oh yes they are! Since she tried this new recipe out the first time a few weeks ago, I've asked her to make it again several times. Heaven? Oh, my Gawd, it's on my plate, thank you very much. If given the choice between an illicit relationship and Polly's sloppy joes, I know which one I am taking. Well, that and the fact that she now does all her cooking with cast iron pans. I can only imagine (to rip off the title of the latest Evangelical porno to hit the big screen) what one of the pans would do to the side of my head.
I hope both men and women will share their thoughts and experiences in the comment section. Are women really as dangerous as Graham, Pence, and Ellis say they are? Comment away!
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Franklin Graham Slut-Shames Kate Middleton For Going Topless on Private Beach
Bruce Gerencser May 3, 2017 Evangelicalism 6 Comments
Ever the voyeur, Evangelical culture warrior Franklin Graham took to Facebook to slut-shame Duchess Kate Middleton for bearing her breasts on a private French beach. Pictures of the topless Middleton were made public in 2012 by French magazine Closer without her permission. Middleton and her husband, Prince William, have filed a $1.6 million suit against Closer and regional newspaper La Provence for violating their privacy.
Prince William, in a written statement submitted to the court, had this to say:
In September 2012, my wife and I thought that we could go to France for a few days in a secluded villa owned by a member of my family, and thus enjoy our privacy. We know France and the French, and we know that they are, in principle, respectful of private life, including that of their guests.
Graham, feigning sympathy for Prince William and Kate, used the violation of their privacy as a pretext to preach the Evangelical gospel of "No Boobs Allowed."
What's with Evangelical preachers and their obsession with and fear of women's breasts? Are breasts the reason Franklin's Daddy, Billy, refused to be alone with any woman who was not his wife? Billy's no-boobs-allowed policy — called the Billy Graham Rule® — is followed by countless Evangelical preachers and male weaklings. Vice President Mike Pence made the news several months ago when it became known that he too followed the Billy Graham Rule:
"In 2002, Mike Pence told The Hill that he never eats alone with a woman other than his wife and that he won't attend events featuring alcohol without her by his side, either."
Pity these pathetic, weak men who can't keep their minds in check when in the proximity of women who refuse to wear Evangelical burkas. I have written before on this subject: Another Example of Evangelical Fear of Women's Breasts and Clay Yarborough and the Evangelical Fear of Breasts.
Perhaps it is time for women to picket Franklin Graham's rallies and other red-meat-for-Evangelical-zealots events. Off go the tops and bras, exposing to Franklin and his fellow school boys a beautiful plethora of female mammary glands. Wouldn't that be a sight to behold, especially when the women are arrested for public indecency? If men did the same, no arrests would follow. Men baring their mammary glands is legal, but women doing likewise is criminal, a reflection of Christianity's influence on our laws. Yet again, women are held to a different standard from that of men.
Count me as one person who is absolutely T-I-R-E-D of Evangelical moralizing by men such as Franklin Graham and his fellow misogynists. Sadly, Graham's slut-shaming of Middleton received thousands of likes. The good news? Hundreds of people voiced their objections to Graham's words in the comment section. Graham will likely view the negative comments as a sign of fall of Western Civilization. Just wait, Franklin, until the Grandmas of America picket your meetings and unleash their breasts. You will then, for sure, see the FALL of Western Civilization.


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The Battle of the Trench
by Fethullah Gülen on 18 September 2001 . Posted in The Messenger of God: Muhammad
In 627, a group of the expelled Banu Nadir Jews, including Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq, Huyayy ibn Akhtab, and some of the Banu Wa'il, went to Makka. They met with the Quraysh, urged them to continue the fight, and promised their help and support. These Jews then went to Ghatafan and Qays Aylan tribes and, promising them help, encouraged them to fight against the Messenger. These intrigues resulted in a great anti-Muslim confederacy of Makkan polytheists, the desert tribes of central Arabia, Jews already expelled from Madina, Madina's remaining Jews (the Banu Qurayza), and the Hypocrites (led by 'Abd Allah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul). The last two constituted a fifth column within Madina.
When the Messenger was informed of this anti-Muslim gathering of confederates (ahzab) through his intelligence service, he consulted his Companions. It was their unanimous view that they should remain in Madina and fight from there. Salman al-Farisi suggested digging a trench around the city. It took 6 days of feverish labor to dig this trench. The Messenger divided the Muslims into groups of ten and told them to compete with each other. It was a hard task, there was not much time, and hunger was rampant. Yet all the Companions worked enthusiastically. In order to not feel the hunger, each fastened a rock around his stomach and recited, while digging:
We are those people who
Took the oath of allegiance to Muhammad;
Therefore we shall fight in the way of God
As long as we live.
By God, if God had not enabled us to,
We would have neither been guided
Nor given alms, nor performed prayers.
Send down unto us calmness and tranquility
And make our feet firm if we confront the enemy!
The Messenger, who dug alongside them with two rocks fastened around his stomach, answered them with the couplet:
O God, the real life is the life of the Hereafter
So, forgive the Helpers and the Emigrants.
While digging the ditch, the Companions unearthed a huge rock that they could not break. Informing the Messenger of this, he began to strike it with his pickaxe. In the light of the resulting sparks, he predicted: "I have been given the keys to Persia; my community will conquer it." He struck the rock a second time and, in the light of the resulting sparks, declared: "God is the Greatest. I have been given the keys to Byzantium. My community will conquer it." [1]
Madina under threat. The allies advanced against Madina in the hope of destroying the Muslims on an open battlefield. However, when they faced this new strategy, they took the first blow. Numbering around 20,000, they camped near the ditch. The Madinans had no more than 3,000 soldiers. Moreover, the Jewish Banu Qurayza and the Hypocrite fifth columns already had contacted the enemy. As stated in Qur'an 33:12–20, when the Hypocrites first saw the enemy, they were already in a defeatist mood. Not content with disloyalty themselves, they tried to infect others, who made feeble excuses to withdraw. If the enemy could gain entrance, they would betray the city.
The Messenger once again displayed his sagacity and military genius: he kept the soldiers within the city and stationed them so that they could safeguard their homes against possible Banu Qurayza attacks. The most critical moment came when the Banu Qurayza sent a man into Madina to learn the conditions of the Muslim women. However, their hopes were frustrated when this man was killed by Safiyya, the Prophet's aunt.
While the war was continuing with exchanges of arrows and stones, The Messenger engaged in diplomatic attempts to split the Allies. He contacted the Ghatafan's leaders and, offering them peace, urged them to withdraw their people. Nu'aym ibn Mas'ud, an Ally leader who before the battle had come to Madina to sow discord, already was inclining toward Islam. During the battle, he secretly entered Islam and followed the The Messenger's order to stir up the Banu Qurayza. Nu'aym set them against the Quraysh by asserting that the Makkans would abandoned them and so they should withhold their help until the Quraysh gave them hostages. Then he told the Quraysh that the Banu Qurayza would not fulfill their promise and would try to stall by asking for Qurayshi hostages to share their plight in the case of defeat. This stratagem succeeded, and dissension grew among the Allies. [2]
The Messenger, supported by Sal mountain behind the city, had ordered a narrow point to be made in the trench, as he expected that leading Qurayshi horsemen would try to cross there. It happened as he had expected, and some of the most renowned Qurayshi warriors attempted to cross for single combat with Muslim fighters. Among them were 'Amr ibn 'Abd Wudd, Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl, Hubayra ibn Abi Wahb, Dirar ibn al-Khattab, and Nawfal ibn 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mughira.
Boasting of his strength and fighting ability, 'Amr dismounted from his horse and faced 'Ali, who was ordered by the Messenger to fight him. 'Amr advanced with his sword drawn. He brought his sword quickly against 'Ali, but it caught in 'Ali's shield. 'Ali struck him with such strength that dust rose around them. Then the words Allahu akbar (God is the Greatest) were heard: 'Ali had killed his opponent. [3] He also killed Dirar, Hubayra, and Nawfal. [4] No other Qurayshi horsemen or generals could get across at that spot.
The siege lasted 27 days. The Muslims suffered greatly from hunger, cold, unending barrages of arrows and stones, attempts and concentrated assaults to cross the trench, and betrayals and intrigues within Madina. The Qur'an describes this situation as follows:
When they came against you from above and from below, and when your eyes swerved and your hearts reached your throats, while you thought thoughts about God; there it was that the believers were tried, and shaken most mightily. And when the Hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is sickness, said: "God and His Messenger promised us only delusion." And when a party of them said: "O people of Yathrib, there is no abiding here for you, therefore return!" And a party of them were asking leave of the Prophet, saying: "Our houses are exposed"; yet they were not exposed. They desired only to flee. (33:10-13)
After almost 4 weeks, during which the enemy was disheartened by it failure and the believers proved their steadfastness and loyalty, there was a piercing blast of cold wind from the east. The enemy's tents were torn up, their fires were extinguished, and sand and rain beat their faces. Terrified by the portents against them, and already riven by discord, they soon gave up. Hudayfa al-Yamani, sent by the Messenger to spy on the enemy's movements, heard Abu Sufyan shout: "Come on, we're going home!" [5] The Muslims were victorious by God's help, for hidden forces—the Angels—were helping them: O believers, remember God's blessing upon you when hosts came against you, and we loosed against them a wind, and hosts you didn't see. God sees the things you do (33:9).
The Battle of the Trench was the last Qurayshi attempt to destroy Islam and the Muslims. Following their withdrawal in defeat and humiliation, the Messenger declared: "From this moment we will march upon them; they will no longer be able to raid us."
After the Allies were routed and returned to their homes, the Messenger focused on to the Banu Qurayza, who had betrayed their agreement with the Messenger and allied themselves with the Quraysh. They also had given asylum to the Banu Nadir's leaders, like Huyay ibn Akhtab, who had been expelled from Madina and continued to conspire against the Muslims.
No sooner had the Messenger returned from this battle than Archangel Gabriel came and said: "I have not taken off my coat of mail, and I am going to the Banu Qurayza." The Messenger ordered his Companions to march upon this Jewish tribe, and had his tent pitched opposite their fortresses. He would have forgiven them if they had asked, but they preferred to resist. The Messenger besieged them for 25 days. At last they asked for surrender terms, agreeing that they should submit to Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's judgment, who decreed the sentence according to the Torah. This was the end of the Banu Qurayza's conspiracies, as well as of the Jewish presence in Madina.
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, a leader of the Ansar, had been wounded in the Battle of the Trench. He prayed: "O God, if I am able to fight once more beside the Messenger, make me live. Otherwise, I am ready to die." He died a martyr shortly after the Jewish conspiracies ended.
[1] Ibn Hisham, 3:230; Ibn Kathir, al-Bidaya, 4:116.
[2] Ibn Hisham, 3:240–2.
[4] Ibn Kathir, 4:123.
[5] Ibn Hisham, 3:243.


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Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto's negotations are moving along ok according to Canelo Alvarez; He spoke to ESPN Deportes and gave details of the negotations.
On the negotiations:
"They're moving along well. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks we'll have a deal. I'd like to have a deal in place before the year ends."
Some aspects of the negotiations:
"I want it to be in Las Vegas, it's where Cinco de Mayo fights ideally take place. But another location can be Dallas. But we're looking at different options. The fight has to be 50-50 in terms of money as well. I'd like to stay at Super Welterweight but the fight with Cotto is for the middleweight championship of the world. We're fighting for his title but the fight would take place at 155 lbs. But I still want to stay at Super Welterweight."
On rehabilitating his ankle:
"Right now we're going our rehab and its going well. It's been two weeks of rehab but when it gets cold it hurts more but its normal. I think in about 3 weeks we'll be able to run on it but things are going well."
On fighting Gennady Golovkin:
"Golovkin is a great fighter, very strong and at the moment everyone is afraid of him because he's knocking everyone out but you also have to ask yourself who is he knocking out? I've sparred with him and he's a strong fighter but yes I'd love to fight him."
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