WASHINGTON (AP) -- Demonstrators would be barred from disrupting military funerals at national cemeteries under legislation approved by Congress and sent to the White House.
The measure, passed by voice vote in the House Wednesday hours after the Senate passed an amended version, specifically targets a Kansas church group that has staged protests at military funerals around the country, claiming that the deaths were a sign of God's anger at U.S. tolerance of homosexuals.
The sponsor of the House bill, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, said he took up the issue after attending a military funeral in his home state, where mourners were greeted by "chants and taunting and some of the most vile things I have ever heard."
"Families deserve the time to bury their American heroes with dignity and in peace," Rogers said Wednesday before the House vote.
In response to the demonstrations, the Patriot Guard Riders, a motorcycle group including many veterans, has begun appearing at military funerals to pay respects to the fallen service member and protect the family from disruptions.
May 25, 2006
May 11, 2006
Da Vinci Code - Love it
‘Da Vinci Code’ foes prepare for battle
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN - The New York Times - 05/11/06
Many Christian leaders across the country are girding themselves for battle wiuh ‘‘The Da Vinci Code,’’ the movie based on the blockbuster novel by Dan Brown that opens May 19.
In ‘‘The Da Vinci Code,’’ two sleuths uncover a conspiracy by the Catholic Church to conceal that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and that the myth of his divinity was written into the Bible at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. by the Roman emperor Constantine.
Looks like Harry Potter is getting a break.
I think the Christians are concerned because even though this is a work of fiction, there is some truth about the Council of Nicaea and how they decided what went into the Bible and what did not over three hundred years later.
I find reading history and learning about the roots of Christian beleif is the best way to see for yourself whether the Bible is literal or the inspired word of God.
Dan Brown is my hero.
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN - The New York Times - 05/11/06
Many Christian leaders across the country are girding themselves for battle wiuh ‘‘The Da Vinci Code,’’ the movie based on the blockbuster novel by Dan Brown that opens May 19.
In ‘‘The Da Vinci Code,’’ two sleuths uncover a conspiracy by the Catholic Church to conceal that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and that the myth of his divinity was written into the Bible at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. by the Roman emperor Constantine.
Looks like Harry Potter is getting a break.
I think the Christians are concerned because even though this is a work of fiction, there is some truth about the Council of Nicaea and how they decided what went into the Bible and what did not over three hundred years later.
I find reading history and learning about the roots of Christian beleif is the best way to see for yourself whether the Bible is literal or the inspired word of God.
Dan Brown is my hero.
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