Subdivision bans Christmas wreath with peace sign
By ROBERT WELLER - Associated Press Writer - 11/27/06
DENVER — A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan.
Some residents who have complained have children serving in Iraq, said Bob Kearns, president of the Loma Linda Homeowners Association in Pagosa Springs. He said some residents have also believed it was a symbol of Satan. Three or four residents complained, he said.
‘‘Somebody could put up signs that say drop bombs on Iraq. If you let one go up you have to let them all go up,’’ he said in a telephone interview Sunday.
Lisa Jensen said she wasn’t thinking of the war when she hung the wreath. She said, ‘‘Peace is way bigger than not being at war. This is a spiritual thing.’’
Jensen, a past association president, calculates the fines will cost her about $1,000, and doubts they will be able to make her pay. But she said she’s not going to take it down until after Christmas.
‘‘Now that it has come to this I feel I can’t get bullied,’’ she said. ‘‘What if they don’t like my Santa Claus.’’
The association in this 200-home subdivision 270 miles southwest of Denver has sent a letter to her saying that residents were offended by the sign and the board ‘‘will not allow signs, flags etc. that can be considered divisive.’’
The subdivision’s rules say no signs, billboards or advertising are permitted without the consent of the architectural control committee.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbol
Antagonism
The fact that the symbol resembles a bird foot in a circle gave rise to spurious alternative interpretations, ranging from plain mockery of "crow's foot" or "The Footprint of the American Chicken" (suggesting that peace activists were cowards) to a number of occult meanings, such as an upside down crucifix with the arms broken downward, suggesting the way that St. Peter was martyred. Others have claimed that the symbol resembles a medieval sign known as "Nero's Cross" that represents Satanism [citation needed]. Alternatively, some have suggested that the symbol is an inverted Elhaz rune, which would reverse the rune's general meaning from 'life' to 'death'. Gerald Holtom's explanation of the genesis of the symbol and his first drawings of it, however, do not support those interpretations. [1]
Nov 28, 2006
Nov 22, 2006
Blame the critters/Letter ot the Editor
Your Nov. 12 article on cattle mutilations was of interest to me as I have had the opportunity to investigate several of these so-called ‘mutilations while serving both as a deputy sheriff and deputy brand inspector for Liberty County during the “UFO and cattle mutilation craze,” of the mid-to late 1970s.
It should be pointed out that cattle of all ages will, on occasion, simply drop dead in their tracks from a variety of natural causes. This might help explain the absence of blood, footprints, wheel tracks, and/or UFO landing patterns.
A dead bovine will naturally attract predators of all shapes and sizes to feed upon the carcass. The numbers and types of predators will vary from one area to another. The “soft” tissues, like the eyes, nose, udder, etc., are generally the first to be devoured, while natural body openings like the rectum and genitals offer a quick entry to the body cavity.
As for the “surgical precision” of the cuts or incisions, extensive studies undertaken in the late 1970s came to the conclusion that the teeth of small rodents were equally as effective as the surgeon’s knife.
And what did my investigations reveal? Nothing, but natural deaths, and normal predator feeding activities.
John L. Stoner
63 River Road
Townsend
It should be pointed out that cattle of all ages will, on occasion, simply drop dead in their tracks from a variety of natural causes. This might help explain the absence of blood, footprints, wheel tracks, and/or UFO landing patterns.
A dead bovine will naturally attract predators of all shapes and sizes to feed upon the carcass. The numbers and types of predators will vary from one area to another. The “soft” tissues, like the eyes, nose, udder, etc., are generally the first to be devoured, while natural body openings like the rectum and genitals offer a quick entry to the body cavity.
As for the “surgical precision” of the cuts or incisions, extensive studies undertaken in the late 1970s came to the conclusion that the teeth of small rodents were equally as effective as the surgeon’s knife.
And what did my investigations reveal? Nothing, but natural deaths, and normal predator feeding activities.
John L. Stoner
63 River Road
Townsend
Nov 14, 2006
Toys for Tots (All Tots)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A talking Jesus doll has been turned down by the Marine Reserves' Toys for Tots program.
A Los Angeles company offered to donate 4,000 of the 1 foot-tall dolls, which quote Bible verses, for distribution to needy children this holiday season. The battery-powered Jesus is one of several dolls manufactured by one2believe, a division of the Valencia-based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co., based on biblical figures.
But the charity balked because of the dolls' religious nature.
Toys are donated to kids based on financial need and "we don't know anything about their background, their religious affiliations," said Bill Grein, vice president of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, in Quantico, Virginia.
As a government entity, Marines "don't profess one religion over another," Grein said Tuesday.
"We can't take a chance on sending a talking Jesus doll to a Jewish family or a Muslim family."
A Los Angeles company offered to donate 4,000 of the 1 foot-tall dolls, which quote Bible verses, for distribution to needy children this holiday season. The battery-powered Jesus is one of several dolls manufactured by one2believe, a division of the Valencia-based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co., based on biblical figures.
But the charity balked because of the dolls' religious nature.
Toys are donated to kids based on financial need and "we don't know anything about their background, their religious affiliations," said Bill Grein, vice president of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, in Quantico, Virginia.
As a government entity, Marines "don't profess one religion over another," Grein said Tuesday.
"We can't take a chance on sending a talking Jesus doll to a Jewish family or a Muslim family."
Cow explosions, anyone?
By IR Staff - 11/14/06
There’s a big difference between urban legends — those almost believable but totally fictitious hair-raising little stories that never seem to die — and rural legends: Urban legends can be about almost anything; rural legends are about livestock mutilations.Well, there’s also the one about the exploding cow. But like the baby in the microwave or the hook hanging from the car door, livestock mutilations also never seem to go away.So it was déjà vu all over again Sunday when we printed an Associated Press story out of Great Falls that reported, according to the headline: “Cattle mutilation stuns ranchers.”To anyone who was around in the 1970s and 1980s, livestock mutilations are an old and fully discredited legend, despite the continuing credulity of some ranchers and investigating sheriff’s deputies.The story reported Sunday follows the legendary scenario to a fault: The cow’s udder, genitals and rectum were cut out with “stunning” precision. So was the left side of its face, the bones “stripped as clean as if they had been boiled.” No blood spatters were found. No tracks were nearby. Why wasn’t the rest of the body eaten?In the past, such gruesome findings have led to tales about how a secret government program requires organs and blood, or yarns about Satanist cults using the parts in rituals too horrible to contemplate. For a while, UFOs figured prominently in the mystery, until the aliens apparently moved on to abducting human beings instead.
Look: a dead animal’s blood flows to the parts of the body nearest the ground, making it appear bloodless, especially if it has been dead for a while and the blood has dried. Predators naturally go for the softer parts, and their sharp teeth, beaks and claws can make what appear to be “surgical” cuts. Why didn’t the predator devour the entire animal? Do you suppose it wasn’t that hungry?Somehow, that explanation sounds a bit more logical than black helicopters, evil cultists or aliens from outer space.At any rate, we need a little variety here. Did you hear about the guy milking a cow who, when the cow lifted its tail to pass some of its great load of methane, decided to light the gas? Ka-POW! (The man died in the explosion, impaled by a piece of femur.)Now there’s a story!
There’s a big difference between urban legends — those almost believable but totally fictitious hair-raising little stories that never seem to die — and rural legends: Urban legends can be about almost anything; rural legends are about livestock mutilations.Well, there’s also the one about the exploding cow. But like the baby in the microwave or the hook hanging from the car door, livestock mutilations also never seem to go away.So it was déjà vu all over again Sunday when we printed an Associated Press story out of Great Falls that reported, according to the headline: “Cattle mutilation stuns ranchers.”To anyone who was around in the 1970s and 1980s, livestock mutilations are an old and fully discredited legend, despite the continuing credulity of some ranchers and investigating sheriff’s deputies.The story reported Sunday follows the legendary scenario to a fault: The cow’s udder, genitals and rectum were cut out with “stunning” precision. So was the left side of its face, the bones “stripped as clean as if they had been boiled.” No blood spatters were found. No tracks were nearby. Why wasn’t the rest of the body eaten?In the past, such gruesome findings have led to tales about how a secret government program requires organs and blood, or yarns about Satanist cults using the parts in rituals too horrible to contemplate. For a while, UFOs figured prominently in the mystery, until the aliens apparently moved on to abducting human beings instead.
Look: a dead animal’s blood flows to the parts of the body nearest the ground, making it appear bloodless, especially if it has been dead for a while and the blood has dried. Predators naturally go for the softer parts, and their sharp teeth, beaks and claws can make what appear to be “surgical” cuts. Why didn’t the predator devour the entire animal? Do you suppose it wasn’t that hungry?Somehow, that explanation sounds a bit more logical than black helicopters, evil cultists or aliens from outer space.At any rate, we need a little variety here. Did you hear about the guy milking a cow who, when the cow lifted its tail to pass some of its great load of methane, decided to light the gas? Ka-POW! (The man died in the explosion, impaled by a piece of femur.)Now there’s a story!
Nov 13, 2006
Sex, that's all they think about!
BALTIMORE - America’s Roman Catholic bishops are focusing on the many Catholics who misunderstand or disregard church teaching, instructing them on beliefs about homosexuality, marriage, contraception and Holy Communion.
What about murder, theft, lies, violence.?
Guess the Church has better things to worry about, Espcecially with whats going on in your bedroom. It seems they are obsessed with sex. Its unhealthy.
What about murder, theft, lies, violence.?
Guess the Church has better things to worry about, Espcecially with whats going on in your bedroom. It seems they are obsessed with sex. Its unhealthy.
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