Grants and Scholarships

Are there any entities in America that provide financial and legal assistance to atheists and freethinkers? There is an abundance of christian-based scholarships and grants for christians only. I'm curious of there are any scholarships and/or grants specifically for "freethinkers" or "atheists." (I've asked this question before, and feel compelled to state this time around that abusive replies will be reported.)

What kind of scholarships are out there for Christians/missionaries? I'm a junior in high school and I'm looking around for college scholarships and grants. I have an ok grade point average of 3.6 and I don't do any after-school activities actually at school, but I've volunteered with a ton of stuff at my church including vacation bible schools, free lunch programs, childrens sunday schools, and i've gone on two mission trips, one out of the country and one in the U.S. I also want to go to a private christian university to double major in psychology and criminal and civil justice. The scholarships at my church only give out like $500-1000 per year for their members going to a christian college, so I really need to get others. Are there any Christian scholarships that I qualify for? I also tutor kids at church in an after school club :) And I know I'm not like the kid of a missionary and I'm not planning on being a full time missionary (or at least at the moment) but I plan on going on other mission trips throughout the rest of high school and college since I'll have my summers free. So yeah!

Can anyone help me with financial aid/grants/scholarships? One of my friends is hoping to go to Westmont college in Santa Barbara, CA. The school is a christian college. She is planning on majoring in Kinesiology. Her financial situation is this. Her parents split about 2 years ago and her dad had a really hard time providing for 2 daughters so he is trying to find all the assistance he can get putting his younger daughter through school (the older one is currently attending college). I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas of grants/financial aid/scholarships/etc. that would be able to help her pay for school. She currently has a 4.3 gpa and plenty of community service. Any help is appreciated, Thanks

Which is considered the best christian theology school in the world? I am looking for a good University where to study theology, which has good Bible and christian principles and doctrine. If it grants scholarships or any other help for latin students that would be a plus. My background is simple. I am Christian of no particular denomination having the Bible as the core of my belief. Highly influenced by preachers like Dwight L. Moody, Charles Finney, Torrey and Spurgeon.

I'm looking for scholarships or grants for undergraduate students. Any suggestions? I would really appreciate if someone could direct somewhere other than my school financial aid office (been there already) and www.fastweb.com (been there too... didn't help too much). I am a Marketing and Business Administration double major at a private, Christian college. My fiance goes to the same school and is an Elementary Education major. We could both use some assistance for school, but don't want to take out any more loans. If it makes any difference, we live in IL and we are both sophomores in college. Any help would be great!!! Thanks!

Looking For Financial Aid For Christian Education? I live in Hillsborough County FL and our daughter attends a private christian elementary school. I am wondering if anyone knows of any scholarships/grants available for this. We have already looked into the school itself as an option. Thanks in advance for the help :)

I'm looking for grants or scholarships for high school? When I was younger I suffered from depression; and times in my family were hard so I was constantly absent. Due to my truancy I decided to just do school online so my parents wouldn't get in trouble. Needless to say it was a quick fix so because of this I still wasn't doing my school work. Now I'm sixteen, a christian and am in a different place in my life I want to go to college to double major in criminal justice and social psychology and I would like to go to Keystone National High School a college preparatory distance school to get my high school diploma and develop an impressive high school transcript. Anyways it cost about $5,000 and I'm trying to find grants for a situation like this. But I don't seem to be able to. Any suggestions?

Youth Ministry grants and/or scholarships? I'm 18 and im graduating high school in 3 weeks. I haven't done my act yet, to make a long story short, I'm behind the ball big time. My passion is for youth ministry and that is was where i want my main course of study to be but colleges are so hard to find that are cheap and don't require being a genius to get there. I average a 3.38 gpa right now but i have to fight and struggle to keep it. I go to a Christian school and my "A" classes are AP Bible (college level type), AP Leadership, Worship team, and choir. All the other classes are averaging a "B" or "C" but I can comprehend and apply Bible and leadership and music like it's instinct. I wanted to know of there are website that i can go to that have information that have scholarships and grants for worship leaders and future youth ministers. PLease note that i haven't done my ACT yet but this college that Im am going to doesn't require an ACT. That doesn't mean that i'm not doing it but it helps if the score is low. so please can anyone help me?

What are the cheapest computer colleges that are like Christian but like very good? I know Pensacola Christian College is a cheap college in Florida, and they offer a Web Designing degree but are there other really cheap colleges with computer degrees? Like a school that is under $10,000 but one that would still offer the pell grant and other scholarship or such?

2 colleges...one christian one not. can you help me? here's my issue. my dad, evangelical pastor and funder of my college education, has given me 2 choices for where i'm going to school next year, due to the fact that last year i kind of..bombed. here are my options. can you give me some input? i'm weighing my options and have asked others too...but i <3 my Y!A pals too!!!! =] School #1: -Pros: *Big school, always something to do *If i need something from my parents, it's always right there. *Don't have to be at home all the time, can be staying at friends' houses as much as possible *Is not a Christian school *Class sizes are (apparently) not all that big *Is cheap [state school] -Cons: *Doesn't have my major *Would be living at home beginning of the year, when I haven't made friends and when friends aren't available *Would have to go to church anyways, so it doesn't really matter *Huge school, could get lost in the crowd School #2: -Pros: *Smaller school, closer to what I'm used to *2-3 hours away from home, have independence *Have my major *Scholarships/grants would almost guarantee it to be as cheap or cheaper than Ferris State -Cons: *Church services -required- 2x a week *Am afraid that I'll have to be putting on pretenses for the next 3 years simply because I'm agnostic, and pretend to believe the shit they're cramming down our throats. *Wouldn't have as much stuff to do, necessarily, because it isn't as big of a school did i forget anything crucial? thanks for your input!!!! =D

Is a christian school worth going in debt for? my sister is getting ready to graduate and she has picked out a 45 thousand dollar and year christian private school. she is not sure what she wants to major in just yet but she knows that she wants to take some youth ministry classes and such. she has excellent grades but i know that she wont get enough grants and scholarships to pay for all of it, maybe 65% of it. if she goes for 5 or 6 years, the average, that would put her in debt of over 50 thousand! and its not like she is going to be a doctor or a lawyer, it will take her years to pay that back. She is wanting to travel later to africa and minster over seas. i dont think she has looked at the big picture and i dont know if i should say anything. After all if that is where God wants her to go, shouldnt she? Wont He give her a way to pay it back later? or should she go to another school that is paid for and/or transfer later on when she has things figured out more? Would He want her to go in debt? as for it being a safer place for her: Jesus didnt only stay in safe places, he walked with everyone, including sinners. i dont know if i should mention something or stay out of it

LDS (Mormon) principal off tithing? Mormon's teach about living a "higher law," but which law is higher, giving 10% of your income to the church because you are commanded to (and as a requirement to enter the temple), or giving out of sheer love and that being the only requirement? I ask because most Christian Churches ASK their members to give, not command, out of the generosity of their own hearts. There are no incentives (like being allowed inside the temple) beyond a desire to contribute to the community and congregation. Also, scholarship has shown that early Christianity was AGAINST tithing (from the Law of Moses, the "lower law") and FOR volunteer donations (New Testament, Higher Law) since BEFORE the term "Christian" was even coined. Also, why does the Mormon church hide its economic standing from the world, including its own members? As of this posting, almost every major Christian denomination grants full access to financial records to its members. Most provide yearly statements open to the public. In 1996, Time Magazine estimated the assets of the LDS church to be worth more than $30 billion!!! Since then, educated guesses have said that the church is now worth over $50 billion as of 2008. Why does the church need so much money? That kind of money could pay for WAY more than just the temples and churches being constructed and charity they do....as in WAY MORE. Why do they need all that money? And why does the LDS church need to own FOR PROFIT corporations like Benneficial Financial Group (for profit, worth more than 3.1 billion) and Bonneville International Corporation (the 14th largest radio chain in the United States)? Kerry - The final mention of tithing in the New Testament , (Hebrews 7:1-10, which you quoted) refers back to the tithe Abram paid to Melchizedek. This passage, although serving as confirmation that Abraham did indeed pay his tithe to Melchisedec, is not so much about tithing as about trying to show the superiority of Christ to that of the Levitical priesthood. Great answers so FAR! Thanks everyone! Its been said a few times, so I thought I would address the fact that I am well aware that the word "tithe" means a tenth. My point though, is actually that tithing is never actually commanded in the New Testament. Many early Christian groups (gnostics,etc...included) came up with varying funding programs (tithing included) to ensure the church(es) could meet their various needs. Such a varied approach by early followers from the time immediately following Christs death is a strong indicator that Christ himself did NOT provide a rule on the subject. Most New Testament discussion promotes giving and does not mention tithing. 2 Corinthians 9:7 talks about giving cheerfully; 2 Corinthians 8:3 encourages giving what you can afford; 1 Corinthians 16:2 discusses giving weekly; 1 Timothy 5:18 exhorts supporting the financial needs of Christian workers; Acts 11:29 promotes feeding the hungry wherever they may be; and James 1:27 states that pure religion is to help widows Thanks to Old Timer for answering so respectfully. The answer provided was filled with great information. Ace, does calling names get you closer to heaven? Mormon for Jesus - great answer!!! thank you Separately, I feel that I should add that I am well aware that LDS members pay out of the LOVE in their hearts. I don't doubt that at all. I simply mean that yours is one of the few major Christian denominations that have a payment stipulation. Quite literally, if you don't pay the tithe, you can't enjoy full membership rights.

Could you help me find scholarship websites? I've been trying to look for scholarship websites, but they all lead me up to college grants. I'm really looking for scholarships for private secondary schools. Right know I'm applying for my freshman year at a coed private school in New Jersey. P.S I'm puerto rican, euadorian, I'm a christian, I play the viola, and I am also in my school's art club.

State School or Private Christian? Which is smarter? I have already finished a year of college. I spent my first semester at my state university, UNLV - a fifteen minute drive from my house. With my Pell Grant going to school costs me around $3,000 a year and I'm eligible for scholarships now so that number could be even lower once I apply for them. I spent my second semester at a small private Christian university in California. It costs about $35,000 a year to attend and I am given $13,500 in grants - the rest I have to take out in loans. Scholarships are not easy to apply for at this school, since it is not funded by the government so the chance of getting more free money is slim. It was always my dream to go to a small, nice school out of state. I had a lot of fun at the Christian university. It was small, friendly, I made lots of friends right away, and it just felt like home from the moment I got there. I hated being away from my family though, so the only downside was the homesickness, oh and chapel 3 times a week (I was not into that). I want to go to the Christian school, I really do, but right now I'm having the hardest time deciding if I should go back this fall. If I went back, I would be doing a "study abroad" program in Yosemite national park for the semester. I'd spend the entire semester learning and hiking in the woods. It seems like such a once in a lifetime opportunity so I am wondering why I'm having such a hard time wanting to go back. I'm a Christian and I like being around Christian people and not having the pressure to drink or party all the time. I liked being able to hang out and just do normal goofy things. But on the other hand, I wouldn't be getting myself into tens of thousands of dollars worth of debt at UNLV. My sister is starting college there this Fall, so we could go together and I could still live at home, which sounds REALLY good to me. She's my best friend and I would love to go to school with her, I hated being so far away from my family. UNLV also has bigger research opportunities for me, which is important because I'm very set on going to a prestigious graduate school in the future. I just don't want to regret staying home. I don't want to look back on my life and wish I had taken the opportunity to have amazing fun times at the Christian university with amazing friends and people. My personality is a coward by nature, which might be factoring into this. It takes a lot for me to get out of my comfort zone and do things that are unfamiliar, and a part of me is scared to death of the Yosemite semester, even though it would be life changing and great for me. I know that economically it's smarter to stay at UNLV, but should I not make money an issue here? Is there more to life than saving money and doing things the "smarter" way? Do you think in the long run that my experiences at the second university would be priceless and the debt that follows won't be impossible to deal with? What do you think I should do? I know this was long, but I'm having an immensely difficult struggle with this right now. Any advice?

Does anyone have any college advice? What are some good schools for Political Science that have a considerably Christian atmosphere? Not over the top like Liberty U. or Bob Jones U., but considerable. Also, will I get enough money in financial aid from the government, school, scholarships, grants and loans to cover most of the cost?

Transfer now or wait? I am currently a freshman attending a small Christian college. The first semester just ended and I really did not like it all at this college. It was very cliquey and pushing, whereas I want to just focus on academics and meet a variety of people. I was originally gonna go to a state college but changed my mind three weeks before college started, this was partly because the one I'm attending now offered more grants/scholarships and my parents liked this college. I now want to transfer for the spring semester to the state college. I called the state college and it would work out, but I just don't know if it would be an easier transition to wait til the fall semester to transfer. The college I'm attending now is also located in a smaller town and the state college is located in a bigger city so that would be a big adjustment to. So basically my question is should I transfer now for the spring semester or wait til the fall semester? If I didn't transfer to the state college for the spring semester, should I still do the spring semester at the college I'm attending now? A lot of the credits won't transfer to the state college, but I also don't want to get out of the college groove. Also whenever i do transfer will I be put in housing with freshman, being I basically will be credit wise or would I be put with other transfer students?

If you're a mother and have a little time ... daughter seeking help? If you don't have time to read this then don't bother ... I want answers from people who will read and fully understand my situation. I promise I will try and keep it as simple as possible. My mother and I have had a rocky/tense relationship for almost 7 years now, all b/c of the guy I love. I began dating him when I was in the 9th grade, and now at age 22, we love each other more than ever. But b/c my parents found out he was letting me smoke cigarettes they have tried to keep us apart. They started my 10th grade year in high school, my boyfriend was a senior. They said I was to have no communication w/ him or his family whatsoever. We had been dating over a year and we were head over heels for each other. Now don't get me wrong, I can see where they were coming from, I can definitely understand their concerns, my problem lies w/in how far they took things. Here are a few of MANY examples: 1. Had teachers, church members, other friends in comm. watching both of our every move to make sure we didn't have any type of communication w/ one another either in person, phone, letter, etc. 2. Hired a private detective to follow me to see if I was sneaking around to see him, which I was and got caught 3. Wouldn't let me go to my junior or senior prom or go out w/ any friends for that matter b/c they thought I would meet up w/ him 4. Both of our families went to the same church, my mom started rumors about him and his family and they were pretty much ostracized from our church and believe me there are way too many to mention. And being in high school and living under my parents roof it just got to be way too much of a struggle emotionally, psychologically, and physically. I ended things between us for a long time. When I went away for college, he called me and we went and had lunch and it was history from there. My parents were pissed. They stopped paying for my college and took my car away. And don't think I had an easy life and have had everything handed to me therefore just as easily taken away. Once they stopped me from seeing my boyfriend they didn't give me a dime beyond food and a roof over my head, I began working at 15 and have been since. College they were paying $1500 a semester b/c I had scholarships, grants and loans, and $1500 a semester isn't crap compared to the $30,000 a year they payed for my sister to go to a private college. Money is not an issue for my parents, they just never gave me any of it. Anyways, for almost 7 years we've argued, disagreed, not spoken for periods of time. My dad is much nicer to me than my mom. My mom absolutely refuses to give my boyfriend a 2nd chance, b/c of things that happened over 5 years ago, plus she claims he beats me. This boy has never reared a hand at me nor have I ever had any "suspicious bruises" that would have given her that idea. Now this is a woman who claims to be a Christian, goes to church every Sunday, always telling me how "unChristian" like I am and other people are. I don't know if she is just mad over the fact that we ended up back together or what. But she went as far as to say she will not be at our wedding or have anything to do w/ our children and I can't tell you how bad that hurt. I continually strive for her approval in every other aspect of my life ... and nothing is ever good enough, but my older sister walks on water and my brother does no wrong. I've been labeled the "blacksheep" "rebel child" "the bad one" and I feel I'm just getting too old to put up w/ her bull crap. She makes under handed remarks that I know are referring to me, my boyfriend or our situation but she says it in a way that all I can do is sit there in silence. I just don't know what to do anymore. I can't keep living my life to please her, but I don't want to lose my mother either, even as nasty as we've been to each other in the past I still love her. I'm not saying I've been a perfect child by any means, but for the past 2 or 3 years I have tried and tried to make things work but I always end up saying something or doing something to piss her off. I'm sorry but I'm not going to go over to her house every day or call her every day like my sister. I'll never live up to my sister's standards and that's probably part of the problem. Any advice ???

Is there any way to get a private school to lower their tuition for you? I always had the dream of going to this christian university in Lynchburg, VA (Liberty University), and was almost out the door, when I learned that I would end up with around $90k in debt by the time I finished my BS in Criminal Justice, even with the scholarships and grants. Now I’m attending a College near my home in FL, but I still want to go to Liberty. I was thinking of transferring, but I would still end up with around $45k in debt, which is more than I want to handle when I graduate. I want to know if there is any way of getting the school to lower their tuition for me or offer me a grant, or scholarship to pay for school. I was thinking of maybe writing a letter to the admissions office letting them know my situation... More Info: My HS GPA was 2.9, I don’t play any sports nor do I have any special talent that can get me scholarship (trust me I tried). I applied probably to around 60-75 scholarships and got nothing from it. I currently have a 4.0 GPA but this is only my second semester in school.

What does this mean when a woman does this? I am a hetero f and proud of it. I am retired, , a Christian conservative... I wonder if someone who is gay. could tell me what these ladies were doing, . I hear gays have ways of communicating we do not.Also, why would women not want another F to remarry. One lady supervisor flipped her hair continually in my presence, licked her lips, twitched her eyes. She had trouble looking at me, directly. Was hired for the job when i was hired. I thought she had a nerve disorder.I never aspired to her job She was not married. They like my hsb. I was told the other lady was gay I had little to do with her. A subject was going around the office. I did not introduce. I said our marriage was do unto others as you would have others do unto you . This lady said if one saw a therapist, sometimes they decided differently. I was not in therapy.I wasnot going to do this, ENGAGED women there. Met this Fagain another job when I was trying to break into a new field of work. I did not get to work/ Someone came to my home who resembled this F. . I did not connect her with the other F i forgot she existed. We were not friends. I did call that office to speak to the boss to see what sort of reference they would give me when I made a resume. I did not call wanting to work there. I was physically battered x2 while working there. I did my work, I did everything I was allowed to do. Another person, a F peer, college student came to my home ,kept saying she did not have a hsb. hought she was after my hs I was not cheating in college. I saw NO ONES WORK, I had help with nothing, there was dilem NA. I had no grants, no scholarships, on a shoestring budget. I did without in college. we were a little above poverty level in my marriage,but getting the good grades I worked for . I was harassed out of one class. I assume I got the grade I deserved, not a cut due to her thinking I copie I did not cheat on anything in college, nada, zilch. This woman sat there, her purse in my face, and kept saying this. She had on a strawberry top shirt her mother gave her. rring to several people. I think she was saying they were all straight. One of these she referred to ran me out of my apt when I first left home when I was l7 and went to work. Caused me much grief. we shared an apartment to save expenses. I thought she was going to get into trouble. Anyway the one in the strawberry shirt who came to my home, caused me endless trouble. She took human communications but she clarified, validated nothing. Assumed the worst. . I was not doing anything wrong. My husband was not abusing me. physically. I do not know how much he was unfaithful to me or how long or if. I know nothing, vacuum of communication. we were not doing what they talked about. WE had a very tight budget. i was not a child abuser, and loved my kids dearly, wanted more than two. I was not into marriage counseling.or AA. I worked with the first two women. the first one was over me as a boss, KEPT me from transferring to another job, state or fed.She helped others transfer out to surrounding counties, other gov jobs I was trapped. The second lady I mentioned, I rarely was around. I have no idea why she had issues withme. The one I shared the apt with went on to get a master's degree. I really never got to do anything I wanted to do but marry and have kids. They did their best to ruin that. The one who came to my home, stalked me to my home, was sent, I think by one of the ones in the office on some vendetta. She caused me to not be able to get work in my new profession. She aided and abetted an attorney who literally made my life hell on earth, made my life one of adversity. I lived in poverty from grad to when my dtr grad. &went to direr poverty, homeless shelters with no income .after college...never before. That went on several years. Then I had to work in min wage work, slightly above for years, ruining my teeth, legs, harming my lungs. a nightmare. I never hated gays. I simply am not, never was one. I never had a sexual feeling for a F in my life nor made advances to one. I was wondering what sort of thing would provoke gays to this behavior. Preferred to be home with my kids until they were older, but we needed money for a decent place to live. I had Raynards syndrome. from whiplash to my neck from a car wreck when I was l8. never treated. This has nothing to do with homosexuality. As I understand being gay it is gender preference....women/women for intimacy, men/ men for intimacy. My husband did not seem to prefer men...strange looking men if he did. I have always preferred men. I am very F in every way. CAN you enlighten me about communication. Once in church I sat by this guy..i knew him since I was a little girl. had no interest in him, toook his watch, made drawing pulling motions onit. Hated him after. The lady kept saying I dont have a husband, I dont have a husband. I guess she knew something I did not know. I thought I had one, was not planning a divorce. Others were planning our divorce. . I was a good cook, did more at home than any woman I knew of. I preferred ordinary sex.the type that if not prevented caused pregnancy. The lady kept saying I dont have a husband, I dont have a husband. I guess she knew something I did not know. I thought I had one, was not planning a divorce. Others were planning our divorce. . I was a good cook, did more at home than any woman I knew of. I preferred ordinary sex.the type that if not prevented caused pregnancy. The lady kept saying I dont have a husband, I dont have a husband. I guess she knew something I did not know. I thought I had one, was not planning a divorce. Others were planning our divorce. . I was a good cook, did more at home than any woman I knew of. I preferred ordinary sex.the type that if not prevented caused pregnancy. edit...type that caused pgnc without birth control efforts. we had an active sex life. edit...type that caused pgnc without birth control efforts. we had an active sex life.

Dream of becoming a Youth Pastor? I aspire to become a youth pastor when I am older. I am certain that is what I want to do with me life and is what God is calling me to do. I am a junior in high school. My problem is my family has been greatly impacted by the declining economy. My older sister will be going off to college this Fall so that's even more expenses. As far as I know, the only place to study Theology, Youth Ministry, or Christian Education is a private institution. The private schools I have found are all too much for my family to afford right now, even if I were to receive grants and scholarships. I feel like like my dream is slipping away, because I can't afford to go to a private university. I'm definitely praying about it. Any suggestions?

Want to hear honest answers from Christian parents. Would you do this? My younger brother is in basketball clinics. He's only 8 but he's already really good. Anyways one of his coaches is like 18 he plays for a Division 1 college. So he knows what it takes to get a scholarship (which most parents of talented players ultimately want). So anyways don't ask how (i don't know, i watch from the bleachers) but I guess god came up while they were all at their stations. The 18 year old (probably not thinking) apparently told the kids he was atheist and didn't believe in God. That was Friday, long story short 5 parents pulled their kids out. One basically told an older coach "it's either you dump him or I pull my kid." Oh yeah, and we live in CALIFORNIA! Imagine if it were Texas or some place. Granted, their are like 50 kids in the program (i can imagine majority Christian) so it was a very small minority but still it shouldn't be any. Just wondering how you Christians feel about these parents behavior. "Agree?" "Whatever, it's their choice" "That's wrong" "That's disgusting!" Which one? I personally find it disgusting and I feel really bad for the guy. Plus I'm gay and he's is mega hot lol :) Yeah I don't know what happened but I doubt he brought it up or started preaching. He's not that type of guy, in fact he was wearing a WWJD key chain when I first met him so I asked him if he was Christian and he seemed hesitant to tell me he was atheist saying "No, I'm not religious." So I can imagine maybe a kid asked him something about something and they kept badgering him until he finally told them his beliefs. But I'm not sure.

I need the following letter translated from English into Spanish, can anyone help? Letter to dean of admissions Hello, my name is Joe Blow. I am a young man aspiring to be a lawyer. I come from a family who has attended Baylor University: my father, and his father before him. My mother was unfortunately not able to attend college or complete high school, but she and my father both exhort me to attend college. I am a student that has an overall Grade Point Average of 4.9 (plus). I am not financially well-off, but I believe that scholarships and grants, as well as loans will easily make college more than a possibility. I come from a strong Christian background and my father is a minister. I am a hard worker and an excellent listener. Whenever I start a project, I finish it and make sure that a good job is done on it. I am very charismatic and have no problem talking to people or meeting people. I am a diplomat and am very polite. I am able to get along with people of every type and style, I hold no prejudices. I have had to overcome the obstacle of not being financially well off. Now, I am not poor, but I am far from rich. I have not had the privilege of some of the fancy things that others have; things such as complex gaming systems and a personal computer, as well as non top-of-the-line clothing and shoes. My parents have always given me what I needed, but not always what I wanted. This has taught me the value of appreciating what you have, and to work hard at what I do. My parents have not spoiled me, they have taught me that if you want something, you should earn it, not just expect to come to you on a golden platter. Currently, I am involved in my school’s band, and am the vice president of the Japanese Appreciation Club. I am the head of my school’s trumpet section, while not a section leader; I am the only upperclassmen in my section. As far as the Japanese Appreciation Club, we learn Japanese and study the culture of Japan. I am also an Academic Achiever and number twelve in my class. I do not have any official community service, but I serve as a leader in my church’s children’s ministry most Sundays and some Wednesdays. P.S. I do not want anything from google translate, I need someone to translate it personally, as Google translate often is incorrect in the gramatical part of the language it translates into.

married to a teenage single mother? My wife and I are pretty young, 20 and just 18. I met her a few years ago, and she had had a baby girl with another boy who had deserted her. She admits she made a huge mistake, and she really is a very good christian girl, despite what some may think of her having a baby so young. Her daughter turned 4 not long ago. Her mother passed away some time ago, and her dad is just a single dad, and he has no siblings, and both sets of her grandparents are gone, and all of her other cousins live far away. So essentially, it was just her, her older father, and her lil daughter. Her father told me that his girls were the most treased things in the world to him, and I had better take care of them and love them as much as I could. I tyold him I felt the same way about them. When I met them, we had an instant connection when she was aboput to turn 16, and have been inseperable since. Her father would never admit this to me or his daughter, but we know he was having a financially hard time supporting his daughter and granddaughter, but he is very hardworking and to proud to admit that. Last year I asked her dad for her hand in marriage, because i love her so much on her 18'th birthday, and he said yes, if she wanted me, which she wholeheartedly did. we now live on a college campus small apartment as a family, while going to school, working part time and also getting scholarships and grants. I love my new daughter very much, she cuddles in my arms everyday, and is a very pretty petite lil girl(like her mother). I have since adopted her. My question is not if I did the right thing by marrying so young, I know we did, but rather how to explain something to our daughter. When my wife was still living at home, her lil girl would always leave her bed and go to sleep with her mom at night, and it was just the two of them there. We got married not to long ago, and never went on a honeymoon, but we still wanted our first night to be special, because of the strong bond and love we share tog. My new daughter forgetting that she was sharing her mommy with her new daddy came to sleep with her mom again, and essentially caught us in the middle of ML together, and being intimate. She essentially thought that I was hurting her mom, which I wasn't and has shied away from me some since, like distrustfully. How do we explain to her what she saw, or do we even? She's to young to know mommy and daddy ML everynight. How do I get close with her again? My wife now wants another baby. I tell her we should wait a few years, because we do have years ahead of us, but it might be to late. I think don't know, to early yet, but she might be expecting again. ↓ My wife is a very pretty petite girl, as well as my new daughter:) Thank you for al ot of the responses that I did receive. They were very helpful:) One thing I forgot to ask of any girl out there, and please don't think there is any problems, there isn't. I just got one question. When my young wife and I were still dating and not living and sleeping together everynight, "She got uptight once in a while, crabby, but now it's like a different level, now that we're together full time. All of a sudden, she'll just be quiet and moody, I'll ask is everything alright? She'll say just fine, although I know she's annoyed somehow, but I've learned since then that when those times come about, to just be quiet and let her have her way, because soon enough she always comes around and wants to cuddle in my arms. Or if I am upset, she knows exactly how to turn me on, and push my buttons, she knows exactly what to wear and how to act, and so does my new daughter. I grew up with all brothers, and my mother never taught us about girls growing u

How to get a foster parent from United States for young man in foreign? Shalom, brothers and sisters in Christ. The first let me introduce you about myself. Hello, I am Hendrich David Panggabean. You can also call me with Christian Dave. I am 21 years old and I am a Christian (Lutheran) from Medan City, Indonesia. Honestly, I hanker to study in America (US) and be a success man there. I always to make a great effort to perfect my aim and my mission. Some efforts that I have done to get study in America among other things by searching fellowship/scholarship, by searching grant or fund to study, by searching a foster parent (a foster family) in America and so forth. Perhaps I am more appropriate called as the (poor) wretch. It is because until now I never yet to get a godsend and blessings (the heaven-sent) from someone or whomever. I always dream if there is a Christian philanthropist or a Christian family in America (US) who deigns to be my foster parent (foster family) and to perfect my dream and hopefulness fondly, truly and wisely. May God bless us!

What is your opinion on this statement? By Patrick J. Buchanan Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America . Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.... This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ' 60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans , legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude??? Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona ? And Johnstown , and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids.? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America ? Is it really white America 's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley , the Duke rape case and Jena . And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago. We are a Christian Nation even if Mr. Obama says we are not. This needs to be passed around because, this is a message everyone needs to hear!!! OK.........will you pass it on ?

Christians, Do You Agree? - Tithing has been Used And Abused Because of The Legalistic Nature of Tithing ? Do You tithe on the value of college scholarships and grants?

Just a few FAFSA-related/scholarship questions...? Is there any way of knowing what my expected amount of monies in grants and whatnot from the FAFSA? my EFC is 0....I just wanna know a ballpark # in dollars... How do I find private donors for funding my education? Especially for housing and stuff.....the initial fees are like $685 which my family doesn't have I have accounts to all the major scholarships databases/searches...Is there any way to find scholarships not on those sites? I'm having trouble finding scholarships that fit my traits Female, white, Non-dem. Christian, in Key Club, A.V.I.D., low income, highschool senior, creative, lots of community service... Anybody have suggestions of essay scholarships? Thanks for the help if you can answer any or all of the above :)

Need an english teachers help with editting a scholarship form? I need some imput on grammar and overall structure. This is going to be submitted to colleges to try and gain a scholarship so it is very important. Below is the requirements. Purpose: 1.Add a more personalized message to your Recruiting Profile. It helps coaches view you as a human instead of just a piece of paper. 2.Highlight your most outstanding characteristics for a coach to identify quickly. 3.Tell coaches a little bit about you in your own words. 4.Show your writing skills. 5.Assure coaches that you are looking for a school like theirs and vice versa. Many coaches have trouble finding recruits and do not have a lot of time to devote to recruiting. They need assurance that the athletes they choose to contact will be interested in them. Content: 1.Important statistics about you as an athlete (height, weight, speed, etc...) 2.Your most important accomplishments (1st team all-state, years of experience, non-high school (club) competition). 3.What you can offer a team and give examples (leadership "I was a team captain", hard work "I am the first to get to the field and last to leave:", drive "It is my dream to play sports in college", etc...) 4.Where you want to go to school and why. Give geographic regions or locations. 5.What type of school you are looking for (big/small, academic level, division level, Christian, HBC). If you are open to different types of schools, say so! 6.If your family has financial "need" you should include that in your personal statement. Financial need means that you will qualify for federal aid/grants when you apply for the FAFSA. Otherwise, you should not include anything about money or scholarships. 7.What your desired major is. If you haven't narrowed this down yet that is just fine. 8.What your realistic athletic goals are (to play as a freshman, to play at the highest competition level possible, to make an impact on a team). Be careful about putting the desire to play DI or to earn an athletic scholarship. You may alienate coaches and miss out on opportunities. Do not assume you are a DI athlete! Here is my actual writting. I am a 5’9” 160lb, Sprinter/Jumper from Wheaton Il, and will be graduating in 2013. I currently run a 24.1 200m, 11.7 100m, and have not been able to long jump this year due to injury. I have a 4.6/5.0 GPA. I have been running track and field since the 7th grade. What I enjoy the most about track is being able to compete with myself and others and to support my teammates. I find it funny that people say that track is not fun unless your running, because I love watching my teammates and encouraging them. My sophomore season has been a challenging for me, as I have been nursing a case of Planter Fascitiss. Because of my injury I missed the first two months of the season. Despite this, I am the fastest 200m runner, and tied for this fastest 100m time. To have missed as much time as I have and still experienced the success I did, has made me realize the true potential that I have, and I hope to break 22.0 in my Junior season. This summer I plan to start a 6-days a week workout routine, including weight lifting, plyometrics, and interval/speed training. I am looking to attend a college that will allow me to be successful in the classroom, and on the track. Although I live in Illinois, I am willing go to any school where I can receive a scholarship, no matter the distance from home.

Long distance relationship? Do I expect the worst? Alright so this may sound a little whiny and go on a long time so it's just a warning: So my boyfriend and I have been together on and off all through high school...we've dated for 2 consecutive years. So we now just finished out first year of college. I am attending a school here close to home and he received almost a full wrestling scholarship at a school about an hour and a half away. All year I would usually see him almost every weekend or every 2 weeks. I would either drive up there and spend a day with him or he would come home for the weekend. He is now considering moving to another college. The college he is at now is a good school; however, he is really unhappy there. It is considered a "Christian" college and without going into too much detail, my boyfriend has his beliefs but he mainly went for the scholarship. I have nothing against relgious schools...I am religious myself...however this school had very very strict rules and the majority was extremely judgemental. It was almost as if it was a military institute...and that is good for some people but my boyfriend feels it is just not the school for him. So the school he wants to transfer to is 3 and a half hours away. It isn't set in stone yet but he is going there to talk to the coach and he is going to see if is coach at his current college will be ok with him leaving even after he was granted the scholarship. I am just extremely worried. I've heard terrible long distance stories and how it ripped apart relationships. The hour and a half drive was nothing and since this college was strict, he had a curfew...he couldn't really go partying, no girls allowed in dorms...etc.. So this new college i KNOW he will go partying which is totally normal..you are supposed to have great experiences in college. I'm just so worried because this last year it has just been perfect. I'm not good with change. I trust him but personally..I have trust issues as it is. I've never really been in a risky relationship where he would have to test my trust with him. Now he may be far away with unlimited opportunities. The only good I see in this is that when he was at his current college, I could only go and do day visits because I couldn't stay with him...at this college I probably could stay a night with him or something. I know I sound so selfish and whiny but I don't know what to think. I'm going to try and enjoy this summer but I know at the end...it may be ridiculously difficult. I don't really know my question I just am trying to ease my mind... Has long distance relationships worked out for you or someone you know? Any horror stories? Success stories? How do I prepare for this? I just dont know what to think and everytime I try to talk about it, he isn't interested in the convo. He is the kind of guy who deals with stuff when it happens..he doesn't see it as a big deal right now and think everything will be "fine." He however has moved a lot as a child...he has tolerated change more..I haven't. I'm just looking for advice, input, anything? IF you read all of this you are a saint. Thank you!

I need an english experts help with editting my grammar and structure in a schoarship form? I need some imput on grammar and overall structure. This is going to be submitted to colleges to try and gain a scholarship so it is very important. Below is the requirements. Purpose: 1.Add a more personalized message to your Recruiting Profile. It helps coaches view you as a human instead of just a piece of paper. 2.Highlight your most outstanding characteristics for a coach to identify quickly. 3.Tell coaches a little bit about you in your own words. 4.Show your writing skills. 5.Assure coaches that you are looking for a school like theirs and vice versa. Many coaches have trouble finding recruits and do not have a lot of time to devote to recruiting. They need assurance that the athletes they choose to contact will be interested in them. Content: 1.Important statistics about you as an athlete (height, weight, speed, etc...) 2.Your most important accomplishments (1st team all-state, years of experience, non-high school (club) competition). 3.What you can offer a team and give examples (leadership "I was a team captain", hard work "I am the first to get to the field and last to leave:", drive "It is my dream to play sports in college", etc...) 4.Where you want to go to school and why. Give geographic regions or locations. 5.What type of school you are looking for (big/small, academic level, division level, Christian, HBC). If you are open to different types of schools, say so! 6.If your family has financial "need" you should include that in your personal statement. Financial need means that you will qualify for federal aid/grants when you apply for the FAFSA. Otherwise, you should not include anything about money or scholarships. 7.What your desired major is. If you haven't narrowed this down yet that is just fine. 8.What your realistic athletic goals are (to play as a freshman, to play at the highest competition level possible, to make an impact on a team). Be careful about putting the desire to play DI or to earn an athletic scholarship. You may alienate coaches and miss out on opportunities. Do not assume you are a DI athlete! Here is my actual writting. I am a 5’9” 160lb, Sprinter/Jumper from Wheaton Il, and will be graduating in 2013. I currently run a 24.1 200m, 11.7 100m, and have not been able to long jump this year due to injury. I have a 4.6/5.0 GPA. I have been running track and field since the 7th grade. What I enjoy the most about track is being able to compete with myself and others and to support my teammates. I find it funny that people say that track is not fun unless your running, because I love watching my teammates and encouraging them. My sophomore season has been a challenging for me, as I have been nursing a case of Planter Fascitiss. Because of my injury I missed the first two months of the season. Despite this, I am the fastest 200m runner, and tied for this fastest 100m time. To have missed as much time as I have and still experienced the success I did, has made me realize the true potential that I have, and I hope to break 22.0 in my Junior season. This summer I plan to start a 6-days a week workout routine, including weight lifting, plyometrics, and interval/speed training. I am looking to attend a college that will allow me to be successful in the classroom, and on the track. Although I live in Illinois, I am willing go to any school where I can receive a scholarship, no matter the distance from home.

Have you read this letter from Pat Buchanan to Obama? Here it is: BUCHANAN TO OBAMA By Patrick J. Buchanan Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America . Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.. This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ' 60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude??? Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona ? And Johnstown , and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids.? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America ? Is it really white America 's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena . And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago. We are a Christian Nation even if Mr. Obama says we are not. This needs to be passed around because, this is a message everyone needs to hear!!!

Do we need to have a conversation about race in America? Here is the letter well see for your self and let me know if you agree By Patrick J. Buchanan Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America .. Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.. This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ' 60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude??? Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona and Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids. Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America ? Is it really white America 's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America, or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena . And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago. We are a Christian Nation even if Mr. Obama says we are not. Your pathetic Joey and you deserve what you get. Well it is true what Pat said we don't talk about it Whites get lectured. Hey Anti science I agree and they are kicking us to the floor. No to mention they were there own slavers! They forgive them selfs?

Is this meant to be helpful or not?Why dont the politicans wake up? BUCHANAN TO OBAMA > >> By Patrick J. Buchanan > >> > >> Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America > >> . Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White > >> America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.. This time, the > >> Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands > >> heard. And among them are these: > >> > >> First, America has been the best country on earth for black > >> folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in > >> slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to > >> Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and > >> prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees > >> and thank God he is an American. > >> > >> Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than > >> white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ' 60s on > >> welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, > >> student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and > >> poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into > >> the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in > >> discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract > >> set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white > >> applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals > >> all over America have donated their time and money to support soup > >> kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for > >> blacks. > >> > >> We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude??? > >> > >> Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let > >> him go to Altoona ? And Johnstown , and ask the white kids in Catholic > >> schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing > >> out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids.? Is white America really > >> responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for > >> African-Americans are seven times those of white America ? Is it really > >> white America 's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American > >> community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high > >> schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? > >> > >> Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a > >> failure of the black community itself? > >> > >> As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial > >> crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama > >> aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the > >> time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? > >> > >> Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more > >> common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as > >> common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? > >> > >> We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana > >> Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena . And all turned out to be hoaxes. > >> But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we > >> hear nothing. > >> > >> Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 > >> years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago. > >> We are a Christian Nation even if Mr. Obama says we are not. > >> This needs to be passed around because, this is a message > >> everyone needs to hear!!! > >>

What do you think about the race conversation? Just react to the article.? BUCHANAN TO OBAMA By Patrick J. Buchanan Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America. Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to. This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ' 60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude?? Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona? And Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids.? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America? Is it really white America's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena. And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago.

What is your opinion of this article by Pat Buchanan? Racist truthful untrue By Patrick J. Buchanan Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America . Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation.�White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to. This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these:� First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks.�It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. � Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ' 60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. � We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude??? � Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona ? �And Johnstown , and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids.? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America ? �Is it really white America 's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? � Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? � As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? � Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? � We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena . And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. �� Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago. ��

How much of this statement Made by Patrick Buchanan do you agree with? BUCHANAN TO OBAMA By Patrick J. Buchanan Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America . Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.. This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks ha ve ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the '60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governm ents, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude??? Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona? And Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools ho w many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white Americans? Is it really white America's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena . And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago. . You can always tell when a nerve of truth is hit.As whether extreme right wing or left wing the name calling begins. So what ever so ever or what ever your looking at your self in the mirror and trying to say it's me. Happy Guy Patrick Buchanan is any thing but a sissy.As he was raised in a tough neighborhood and was rightly feared in fights. Your the sissy and probably a socialist to boot.

Student's Family/Financial Aid Issues? I am a senior at a state university in Oklahoma. I still have a semester and 2 summer classes I need to take in order to graduate. I have a 3.8 GPA and have qualified for some scholarships. However, they do not cover everything. My parents make too much money for me to qualify for real financial aid and refuse to help me out in terms of school, books, housing, food. I do live on my own. I work part time, but that barely gets me by. I have over $10,000 of debt from my unsubsidized Stafford loans (the only real aid I apply for from Fafsa). I am trying to get a credit card to “buy” more time in between pay days, but my situation doesn’t look good. The only things my parents pay for is my car insurance and health insurance. Fafsa said my estimated family contribution for this year is $26,029. I get no grants or work study, and am only 21 so I am not technically an independent. The only reason my parents are not helping me out is because I’m a lesbian and it doesn’t fit with their “Christian” values. I am a good kid. I don’t do drugs, I make good grades, I work hard. What can I do, if anything, to get them to pay? I have very little relationship with them and was wondering what kind (if any) legal action I could take to get them to contribute more to my education. I am trying to apply for grad school, but I need to be financially stable to do so. Or, what steps could I take to make Fafsa NOT base what I apply for off of THEIR taxes?

Why did Pat Buchanan say this to Obama? Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America . Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to... This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ' 60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans , legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude??? Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona ? And Johnstown , and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids.? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America ? Is it really white America 's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley , the Duke rape case and Jena . And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago.

What do you think? Read it all first.? by Patrick J. Buchanan Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America.? Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to. This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has don e more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the '60s on welfare, food sta mps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude?? Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona?and Johnstown, an d ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids.? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America? Is it really white America's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially in terracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We ha ve all heard adnauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena. And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago. ======================= Good points, eh??? What do YOU think??

Financial aid/Family Issues? Student's Family/Financial Aid Issues? I am a senior at a state university in Oklahoma. I still have a semester and 2 summer classes I need to take in order to graduate. I have a 3.8 GPA and have qualified for some scholarships. However, they do not cover everything. My parents make too much money for me to qualify for real financial aid and refuse to help me out in terms of school, books, housing, food. I do live on my own. I work part time, but that barely gets me by. I have over $10,000 of debt from my unsubsidized Stafford loans (the only real aid I apply for from Fafsa). I am trying to get a credit card to “buy” more time in between pay days, but my situation doesn’t look good. The only things my parents pay for is my car insurance and health insurance. Fafsa said my estimated family contribution for this year is $26,029. I get no grants or work study, and am only 21 so I am not technically an independent. The only reason my parents are not helping me only because I do not believe in their “Christian” values. I am a good kid. I don’t do drugs, I make good grades, I work hard. What can I do, if anything, to get them to pay? I have very little relationship with them and was wondering what kind (if any) legal action I could take to get them to contribute more to my education. I am trying to apply for grad school, but I need to be financially stable to do so. Or, what steps could I take to make Fafsa NOT base what I apply for off of THEIR taxes?

"Let's Move On" or "Let's Move Forward" Is code for let's not dwell on the truth? As in the case Rev. Wright Or should I say possibly Rev. Wrong!!! Oboma has a conundrum is he a racist or did just need to be accepted into the Black Community so Rev. Wright was the path to Chicago Black Community acceptance or is there something more sinister lurking around the corner. My hunch was right. Barack would turn the tables. Yes, Barack agreed, Wright's statements were "controversial," and "divisive," and "racially charged," reflecting a "distorted view of America." But we must understand the man in full and the black experience out of which the Rev. Wright came: 350 years of slavery and segregation. Barack then listed black grievances and informed us what white America must do to close the racial divide and heal the country. The "white community," said Barack, must start "acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination -- and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past -- are real and must be addressed. Not just with words, but with deeds ... ." And what deeds must we perform to heal ourselves and our country? The "white community" must invest more money in black schools and communities, enforce civil rights laws, ensure fairness in the criminal justice system and provide this generation of blacks with "ladders of opportunity" that were "unavailable" to Barack's and the Rev. Wright's generations. What is wrong with Barack's prognosis and Barack's cure? Only this. It is the same old con, the same old shakedown that black hustlers have been running since the Kerner Commission blamed the riots in Harlem, Watts, Newark, Detroit and a hundred other cities on, as Nixon put it, "everybody but the rioters themselves." Was "white racism" really responsible for those black men looting auto dealerships and liquor stories, and burning down their own communities, as Otto Kerner said -- that liberal icon until the feds put him away for bribery. Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America. Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to. This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the '60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude? Barack talks about new "ladders of opportunity" for blacks. Let him go to Altoona and Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for "deserving" white kids. Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America? Is it really white America's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena. And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing.

here is something about race relations feel free to give honest opinions? Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America.? Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to. This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the '60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black a pplicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and indiv iduals all over America have donated time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude?? Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona?and Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids.? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America? Is it really white America's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard adnauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena. And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago. Be a better friend, just a few interesting statements don't get upset about the truth that you never hear about

Does anybody have any college suggestions or advice? Hey, I'll try to keep this short. I'm an incoming high school male senior, and have spent many hours in my college search. I'm very involved extra-curricularly and in the community, and am a strong student (3.93 GPA and 32 composite score on ACT). My family makes just enough money to keep us out of federal grants, but not enough to pay much for my education. In my college search, I've been looking for a private, Christian school in, preferably, a decent-sized city, that offers reasonable academics and a full or near-full tuition merit scholarship. Based on these criterion, I've narrowed my current list down to four--Seattle Pacific, Southern Methodist, Oral Roberts, and Texas Christian. These schools all look great, but if I don't get a great scholarship to them, I can't go. I'm hoping to get any advice or suggestions for different colleges I can from you, because I don't want to miss a great opportunity that I overlooked. Any tips, advice, or suggestions would be great! Thanks!

Parents want me to go to Right wing/redneck College and I can't get out!? I am currently a community college student who is looking to transfer. I am an American who was raised in Australia. My parents are super conservative and religious: they are Roman Catholic, Republican, Home schoolers, and preach in your face pro-life. I beg to differ; I am not religious, Democrat, just barely allowed to go to high school, and definitely pro-contraception cause I don't want to get pregnant, nor do I want a bazillion kids. The problem is they are trying to do whatever they can to control where I go to school so I go somewhere with people like them! When I was in 8th grade, I used to go around bragging about wanting to be an astronaut or Harvard and whatever. My Dad caught me bragging, and he told me "YOUR GOING TOP CHRISTENDOM (a super conservative Catholic college in northern Virginia), SO NO BOY GETS IN YOUR PANTS!" I stopped concentrating on school, so my parents signed me up for Catholic high school. I got in cause they had a dance program I did well in and got scholarship. At the same time, I made friends with a bunch of intellectual atheists/non-religious students and we used to study silly things and then worked together at the last minute on tests. I had straight As. Then they all left to go to the public school, and the only other kids in my grade were troublemakers. They shunned me; called me xenophobic names. Then I was stuck being this girl no one liked cause she had Downs Syndrome. When the dance teacher left town, there was no longer a dance program. I saw no reason to go anymore, so I asked my parents if I could either go to the public school for job certificates or if I could go to the Lutheran school cause they had S.A.T.s; my parents said "NO. WE'RE CATHOLIC. EITHER YOU GO TO THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL OR YOU DO HOME SCHOOL." So I was stuck there and came out with no S.AT.s, a C average, and a certificate which doesn't mean a thing outside the Northern Territory. Here I am now, I'm living in Virginia, and I applied to 3 colleges to transfer into. I got into a liberal arts college in Virginia, a Catholic college in DC, and (cause my parents wanted me to) a State college in West Virginia. So far, I got a financial aid package from the two earlier schools that give me 1/2 in scholarships, and 1/2 in federal loans. Last night, my Dad and I talked about the schools. If I use the loans that go into my name, I got $9,000 to go to the DC college, $14,000 to go to the Virginia college. The West Virginia school didn't give me any financial aid package at all, and I have to pay $22,000 out of state tuition, but my Dad only wants me to go there! The more I find out about this place, the more I do not want to go it! I tried to call this girl about financial aid and I couldn't understand a bloody thing she was saying and kept going on about her boyfriend, I saw a bunch of students blast this teacher on rate my professor for being "Un-American", and the only clubs they have at this school are like protestants, sororities, republicans (no democrats) and whatever. Then my Dad keeps bugging me about how I should have applied to a conservative Catholic or Christian college cause they give them big schoalrships and hopw righteous they are cause they give big families everything and blah blah blah! I am really scared of their dissaproval; I don't date cause I'm not even allowed to date cause they go to this super strict church. The priest there like really interogated me about my past love life, and this priest is always going on about how evil women who disobey their husbands or father are; I don't talk top people at school cause my Dad said my one friend who got a grant was trash hugging up their money on welfare. They also say rude stuff about me inadvertantly like "young people don't like to work" (I work 4-5 days a week!) or "those selfish women are going to destroy our country cause they don't have 6 kids" (like they do) and worse, my Mom has called even me a "Nazi." Like I am going to like their stupid petty colleges! Any advice would be hot :D

Ramadan: Muslima going to college? Salam wa alaikum, I'm going to college in 3 months, insha'allah. I can't wait. Alhumdulilah!! My family is poor...really poor. We have filled out the FAFSA application for grants and aid from the government. Insha'allah, I will get some money for college. I have filled out scholarship applications too. Is there any Islamic organizations I can go to for money? I know that alot of Christian organizations give away money. But do you think that the zakat money we put out there will be a source of where I can get some money. Please, where to get money... Sher: I'm new to Islam...its been a little more than a year now...Alhumduliilah. I'm majoring in Political Science and then go into Law School,insha'allah!

Christians ,How Many of you would Really sacrifice your career for the sake of your beliefs? William Whiston did. A Bible Scholar William Whiston was a brilliant Cambridge University colleague of Sir Isaac Newton. If you consult the English edition of the writings of the first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, you will likely be reading the translation made by Whiston in 1736. Although other translations exist, his scholarly rendering, along with his notes and essays, has yet to be surpassed and is still in print. In July 1708, Whiston wrote to the archbishops of both Canterbury and York, urging reform of Church of England doctrine in view of the false teaching of the Trinity as reflected in the Athanasian Creed. Understandably, he was counseled to be cautious. Yet Whiston persisted. “I have studied these points to the bottom,” he said, “and am thoroughly satisfied the christian church has been long and grossly cheated in them; and, by God’s blessing, if it be in my power, it shall be cheated no longer.” Newton feared for his social and academic position. Whiston, on the other hand, did not. Having crystallized his anti-Trinitarian beliefs, he wrote a pamphlet presenting his views. But in August 1708, Cambridge University refused to grant Whiston a license to print this material, as it was deemed to be unorthodox. In 1710, Whiston was charged with teaching doctrine contrary to Church of England belief. He was found guilty, deprived of his professorship, and banished from Cambridge. However, despite legal proceedings against him, which continued nearly five more years, Whiston was never convicted of heresy. Although his anti-Trinitarian views were akin to Whiston’s, Newton did not speak out for his friend and eventually ostracized him. In 1754, Newton’s Biblical scholarship exposing the Trinity was finally published—27 years after his death. But that was too late to be of any help to Whiston, who had died two years earlier. Sir Isaac Newton did Finally expose the False Trinity Doctrine; Remember,For William Whiston, truth could not be compromised, and personal convictions were more precious than the plaudits and accolades of men. Although controversial, Whiston was an honest scholar who fearlessly championed the Bible as the Word of God.—2 Timothy 3:16, 17.

I'm completely stupid about college, HEEEELLPPPP?????!!!!? Okay, I'm a junior in high school and my school is an extremely small, church-run (Protestant Christian, not Catholic) and we don't have a course that preps us for college. Most students from our school don't even go on to higher education; if we decide to, we have to do it on our own. I'm from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I'm looking into colleges in my area, particularly Temple University. I want to get a degree in special education, but my financial situation is not so good. I come from a big family - 8 kids, I'm the second oldest and neither my parents, my older sister, or pretty much anyone in my extended family has ever gone to college - and my dad is the sole supporter, but his job isn't extremely high-paying. All that is to say, I won't be getting any financial help from my parents. Like, at all. So I have a few questions about college that I would really appreciate you guys answering - and don't be afraid to talk to me like a 3-year-old, like I said, I'm clueless. I want to be a special ed teacher sooooooo badly, as I have two younger brothers who are autistic and would do anything to help them and kids like them. I'm really smart - I have a 4.0 GPA and have been consistently on the honor roll since middle school. Here goes: Do I apply for a scholarship before or after I apply for a college? Do I have to get accepted into college before I can get a scholarship? I may put off college until I'm 20+ so I can save up as much money as possible. Can I still get a scholarship? Can I get a scholarship and federal financial aid? What's the difference between a loan and a grant? Do you still have to pay a grant back? Over what period of time do you usually have to pay a loan back? And what about interest? http://www.temple.edu/bursar/about/tuitionrates.htm This page confuses the heck out of me. What are credits or credit hours? I know it depends on a lot of things, but what's my estimated tuition? Do you have to pay tuition up front? And are the numbers they have here for just one semester, or more? http://www.temple.edu/education/teach/programs/specialed.html What does this page mean? I know, I know, there's a TON of stuff here, but I'd be ETERNALLY grateful to anyone who can answer most/all of them. Thanks so much Yahoo community!

What am I doing wrong, Dad!? I recently came home from college. I am the first person in my family to leave home for further education. My older sister of one year is the only one who is in secondary school, but she still lives here at home and attends a small state school. I, on the other hand, attend a private, Christian school no more than 100 miles from home. There I have received a nice scholarship to attend there for competing in track and field and cross country. Unfortunately though, it has been a struggle. I didnt do as well as i hoped for in XC and became injured in track a couple times. BUT my scholarship is not in jeopardy. Anyways, I'm home for the summer (4 months) and am taking an online lifeguarding class to become certified and get a job for the summer. This is when my father and I began to have issues.. For some reason, he thinks im doing everything wrong. "you dont respect the family""You are wasting money""You dont spend time with us""All you do is go out and 'run' with your friends""You're pathetic" granted, i did go back to my college to compete in a track meet within one week of being home and went to another large track meet to spectate, but I talked about this in advance with them and they didnt say NO! Instead of becoming a certified lifeguard, he wants me to work on a clam boat once a week with some fisherman. I personally feel that being a certified lifeguard will make my resume look very sucessful in the future. Not clamming.. Please, can anyone tell me whats going one here? I personally feel that he is jealous that I am able to go out and do things like go to college and run track whereas, when he was my age, he worked on a ranch and had a job during his high school days. Any form of input would be great. Thank you.

is this not a good clarification concerning wahabism? The word "Wahabism" is in fact nothing but a meaningless appellation which is used by people in two cases: The term "Wahabism" is often used to describe those who closely stick to the verses of the Qur'an and the narrations of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) in all religious affairs. Consequently, instead of directly attacking Islam for those things that do not appeal to their desires, they call anyone who follows these texts "Wahabis." Another different and contemporary usage has appeared for this term. Anybody who belongs to any of the current Qutbist type groups or movements that call for political overthrows, endless blind purported Jihads which are based upon principles other than those found in Islam and led by people who have no knowledge based background in Islamic scholarship, are entered into a giant umbrella group called "Wahabism." This is done even though these followers of Sayyid Qutb despise the Salafi/"Wahabi" scholars and their creed. Hence, in the first case, "Wahabism" is used to mean "anything I don't like about Islam," and in the second case, "anything I don't like about what the contemporary Qutbist movements do; things that have no basis in Islam." The media and general population are invited to actually begin to study the principles of Salafism/"Wahabism" and report about it accurately, especially as it seems that the "War Against Terrorism" seems to slowly be turning into the "War Against Wahabism." Some Western intellectuals are doing something to contest this trend, but they are few and far between, and their knowledge of the nature of Salafism is limited. Gary Leupp, a history professor and coordinator of the Asian Studies Program at Tufts University, posed the following question concerning this current of thought: "In Saudi Arabia itself, is "Wahabism" really the threat posited by some neocons? John Esposito, director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, suggests otherwise." Professor Leupp quotes Esposito as saying: "Even conforming to an ultra-conservative, anti-pluralistic faith does not necessarily make you a violent individual." Leupp adds: "There are of course millions of peaceable if ultra-conservative, anti-pluralistic Christians." Driving in his point, Leupp cites F. Gregory Gause III, a professor of political science at the University of Vermont, when he warned the House Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia about the "dangerous trend" of linking "Wahabism" with terrorism, wherein he explained that this phenomena "is not Saudi or 'Wahabi' in any exclusive sense. It is part of the zeitgeist of the whole Muslim world right now. It is undoubtedly true that the al-Qa'ida network was able to recruit many Saudis. But it would be a mistake to attribute this simply to some purported affinity between 'Wahabism' and al-Qa'ida's message of jihad." Stating that although "some Saudi clerics and intellectuals have supported al-Qa'ida's message [note: the supporters of Sayyid Qutb, the Qutbists]," he adds that "the vast majority have condemned it [note: the Salafi/"Wahabi" scholars]." "Moreover," he says, "Al-Qa'ida has been able to recruit both fighters and intellectual supporters from many countries - Egypt and Pakistan, to name but two - where 'Wahabism' is not a prominent intellectual current." - abridged from the book: The 'Wahhabi' Myth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Leupp, Saudis http://www.thewahhabimyth.com/

Will the much cherished "conflict between science & religion" cliches EVER be demythologized by scholars....? .....or do extremists on both sides of the spectrum have too much vested interest in preserving the appearance of animosity? Modern scholarship has effectively debunked the myths of "science and religion in perpetual warfare" despite the best efforts by both anti-theists and YEC Creationists to convince the general public that some huge gulf divides the two. (Example: How many people assume that two millennia of Christian theology has believed and defended a flat-earth worldview?) IS THE ALLEGED CONFLICT BETWEEN SCIENCE & RELIGION JUST TOO MUCH FUN TO GIVE UP? For those who have never taken a university course in the History & Philosophy of Science: CITATIONS FROM http://jameshannam.com/conflict.htm : "David Lindberg is Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He is the author of many books on medieval science and also on religion. With Ronald Numbers, the current Hilldale and William Coleman Professor of the History of Science and Medicine at the same university, he writes “Despite a developing consensus among scholars that science and Christianity have not been at war, the notion of conflict has refused to die”. [NOTE] Steven Shapin is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. He writes "In the late Victorian period it was common to write about the "warfare between science and religion" and to presume that the two bodies of culture must always have been in conflict. However, it is a very long time since these attitudes have been held by historians of science." [NOTE] Finally, we come to the dean of medieval science, Edward Grant, Professor Emeritus of the History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University who writes of that most slandered of periods, the Middle Ages, when faith was supposed to have snuffed out all forms of reason “If revolutionary rational thoughts were expressed in the Age of Reason [the 18th century], they were only made possible because of the long medieval tradition that established the use of reason as one of the most important of human activities”. [NOTE] So, as a theory believed by working historians, the conflict hypothesis is dead." Is clinging to cherished stereotypes something most R&S participants will never give up -- no matter how much education and "re-education" they may experience? Will anti-theists refuse to relinquish one of their favorite grenades? Will YEC Christians refuse to admit that it is possible to be a follower of Jesus Christ and an inerrant Bible without embracing THEIR one and only interpretation of Genesis? Would life be too boring if science and religion were known to have reached detente? _____________________ The Cernan LAST MAN ON THE MOON book Pastor Art recommended looks fascinating. It got fantastic reviews from over a hundred readers on Amazon. I will check it out. Thank you. _____________________ The Cernan LAST MAN ON THE MOON book Pastor Art recommended looks fascinating. It got fantastic reviews from over a hundred readers on Amazon. I will check it out. Thank you. On the other hand, Dr. Hugh Ross strongly disagrees with the concept of a Young Earth. And unless he's changed his mind this week, his website still promotes his belief that the creation days of Genesis were not 24 hour days but probably very long periods.

Can you help me find grants or scholarships for my 9 year old? My daughter is in the 4th grade and i have been having problems with the schools. This year it has been just as bad. There is a new school in my town. It is called Central Virginia Community Christian School. To make a long story short this is a school that has been reccomended for her and i need to get her into it. Her dad is also in the Army so maybe that might make a difference. Thanks so much

Im a first year Veterinary Tech student, Looking for a Scholarship? Im a Veterinary Technician student, who found himself outta work, I am an evangelical Christian and hoping to use my Vet tech degree in the missions Field, I can't get a pell grant cuz wife and I made too much money last year, but now Im unemployed (no fault of my own), and my wife's hours are cut....does anyone know of a scholarship that I could apply for, anything out there for missionary minded folks? I want to use my degree in the third world, working with Farm animals to keep them (and those who eat them) healthy.

Need an english experts help with editing a scholarship form? I need some imput on grammar and overall structure. This is going to be submitted to colleges to try and gain a scholarship so it is very important. Below is the requirements. Purpose: 1.Add a more personalized message to your Recruiting Profile. It helps coaches view you as a human instead of just a piece of paper. 2.Highlight your most outstanding characteristics for a coach to identify quickly. 3.Tell coaches a little bit about you in your own words. 4.Show your writing skills. 5.Assure coaches that you are looking for a school like theirs and vice versa. Many coaches have trouble finding recruits and do not have a lot of time to devote to recruiting. They need assurance that the athletes they choose to contact will be interested in them. Content: 1.Important statistics about you as an athlete (height, weight, speed, etc...) 2.Your most important accomplishments (1st team all-state, years of experience, non-high school (club) competition). 3.What you can offer a team and give examples (leadership "I was a team captain", hard work "I am the first to get to the field and last to leave:", drive "It is my dream to play sports in college", etc...) 4.Where you want to go to school and why. Give geographic regions or locations. 5.What type of school you are looking for (big/small, academic level, division level, Christian, HBC). If you are open to different types of schools, say so! 6.If your family has financial "need" you should include that in your personal statement. Financial need means that you will qualify for federal aid/grants when you apply for the FAFSA. Otherwise, you should not include anything about money or scholarships. 7.What your desired major is. If you haven't narrowed this down yet that is just fine. 8.What your realistic athletic goals are (to play as a freshman, to play at the highest competition level possible, to make an impact on a team). Be careful about putting the desire to play DI or to earn an athletic scholarship. You may alienate coaches and miss out on opportunities. Do not assume you are a DI athlete! Here is my actual writting. I am a 5’9” 160lb, Sprinter/Jumper from Wheaton Il, and will be graduating in 2013. I currently run a 24.1 200m, 11.7 100m, and have not been able to long jump this year due to injury. I have a 4.6/5.0 GPA. I have been running track and field since the 7th grade. What I enjoy the most about track is being able to compete with myself and others and to support my teammates. I find it funny that people say that track is not fun unless your running, because I love watching my teammates and encouraging them. My sophomore season has been a challenging for me, as I have been nursing a case of Planter Fascitiss. Because of my injury I missed the first two months of the season. Despite this, I am the fastest 200m runner, and tied for this fastest 100m time. To have missed as much time as I have and still experienced the success I did, has made me realize the true potential that I have, and I hope to break 22.0 in my Junior season. This summer I plan to start a 6-days a week workout routine, including weight lifting, plyometrics, and interval/speed training. I am looking to attend a college that will allow me to be successful in the classroom, and on the track. Although I live in Illinois, I am willing go to any school where I can receive a scholarship, no matter the distance from home.

What grants would I qualify for or where I can I find out?!?! Help!!!!? I'm a senior in high school and I attend a very VERY small Christian school so I don't have access to a counselor or anything. My parents make just over the maximum salary for a lot of grants but I have four siblings. My dads a pastor and my mom a private school principle so they still don't make a lot of money. I made a 25 on the ACT when I took it last year but I'm taking it again. It's very crucial that I get as many scholarships and grants as possible and I'm running out of time and desperate! A good college education is VERY important to me! Any ideas would be much appreciated! Thank you :)

I have never seen the white side explained better! Pat Buchanan had the guts to say it. It is about time.? I have never seen the white side explained better! Pat Buchanan had the guts to say it. It is about time. BUCHANAN TO OBAMA cid:C62B17E0846F404AACBC7B038F644A27@VanPCBy Patrick J. Buchanan Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America . Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation.. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.... This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these: First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 42 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known.. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American. Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ' 60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, scholarships for free college, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits, promotions in the military and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream. Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants. Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks. We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude?? Barack talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona, Pa. And Johnstown, Pa. , and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids...? Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America ? Is it really white America 's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 73 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 57 percent? Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself? As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 48 percent of the time? Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 105 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 149 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse? We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena . And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing. Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and over 40 trillion tax dollars ago. This needs to be passed around because, this is a message everyone needs to hear!!! .

is there grant or scholarships to help a student study abroad? My daughter has been asked if she would like to study at Oxford for a semester but the cost is7000.00 but what an opprtunity this could be for her, she is studying theatre at Abilene Christian University

Preschool Grants or Aid in Dallas?? I am wanting to enroll my daughter in a Christian Academy in Dallas, TX. I make too much to get the basic financial aid but I am a single parent so I still can't afford the full amount of tuition. Does anyone know of any grants or scholarships available in Dallas for preschool aged children?

Help on Scholarship/Grant information, I'm going to Australia? I'm going to be attending a christian college called Hillsong International Leadership College. The school itself doesn't offer any financial aid, are there scholarships I can apply for that I can use towards going there?

can you find out the truth about islam before you comment? Renowned female Scholar: Aminah Assilmi Aminah is a renowned female scholar of Islam she travels around the United States to give lectures , her personal story has admired hundreds of individuals , she is also President of International Union of Muslim Women , the organization that has many achievements under its belt. "I am so very glad that I am a Muslim. Islam is my life. Islam is the beat of my heart. Islam is the blood that courses through my veins. Islam is my strength. Islam is my life so wonderful and beautiful. Without Islam I am nothing, and should Allah ever turn His magnificent face from me, I could not survive." Aminah It all started with a computer glitch. She was a Southern Baptist girl, a radical feminist, and a broadcast journalist. She was a girl with an unusual caliber, who excelled in school, received scholarships, ran her own business, and were competing with professionals and getting awards – all these while she was going to college. Then one day a computer error happened that made her take up a mission as a devout Christian. Eventually, however, it resulted into something opposite and changed her life completely around. It was 1975 when for the first time computer was used to pre-register for a class in her college. She was working on her degree on Recreation. She pre-registered for a class and then went to Oklahoma City to take care of a business. Her return was delayed and she came back to college two weeks into the class. Making up the missed work was no problem for her, but she was surprised to find that the computer mistakenly registered her for a Theatre class, a class where students would be required to perform in front of others. She was a very reticent girl and she was horrified to think about performing in front of others. She could not drop the class for it was too late Failing the class was also not a choice, for she was receiving a scholarship that was paying for her tuition and receiving an 'F' would have jeopardized it. Advised by her husband, she went to her teacher to work out some other alternative to performing, such as preparing costumes, etc. Assured by the teacher that he would try to help her, she went to the next class and was shocked by what she saw. The class was full of Arabs and "camel jockeys". That was enough for her. She came back home and decided not to go back to the class anymore. It was not possible for her to be in the middle of Arabs. "There was no way I was going to sit in a room full of dirty heathens!" Her husband was calm as usual. He pointed out to her that God has a reason for everything and that she should think about more before quitting. Besides, there was the scholarship that was paying her tuition. She went behind locked doors for 2 days to think about. When she came out, she decided to continue the class. She felt that God gave her a task to convert the Arabs into Christianity. Thus she found herself with a mission to accomplish. Throughout the class, she would be discussing Christianity with her Arab classmates. "I proceeded to explain to them how they would burn in the fires of hell for all eternity, if they did not accept Jesus as their personal savior. They were very polite, but did not convert. Then, I explained how Jesus loved them and had died on the cross to save them from their sins. All they had to do was accept him into their hearts." They still did not convert, and so she decided to do something else: "I decided to read their own book to show to them that Islam was a false religion and Mohammed was a false Prophet". At her request, one student gave her a copy of the Qur'an and another book on Islam. With these two books she started on her research, which she was to continue for the next one and half years. She read the Qur'an fully and another fifteen books on Islam. Then she came back to the Qur'an and re-read it. During her research, she started taking notes that she found objectionable and which she would be able to use to prove that Islam was a false religion. Unconsciously, however, she was changing from within which did not escape the attention of her husband. "I was changing, just in little ways but enough to bother him. We used to go to the bar every Friday and Saturday, or to a party, and I no longer wanted to go. I was quieter and more distant." She stopped drinking and eating pork. Her husband suspected her of having an affair with another man, for "it was only for a man that a woman changes". Ultimately, she was asked to leave, and she soon found herself living in a separate apartment "W hen I first started to study Islam, I did not expect to find anything that I needed or wanted in my personal life. Little did I know that Islam would change my life. No human could have ever convinced me that I would finally be at peace and overflowing with love and joy because of Islam." Throughout these times, she continued studying Islam and although she was changing subtly from within, she remained a devout Christian. Then one day, there was a knock on her door. It was a man in traditional Muslim robe, who appeared to her as a "man in a long white night gown with a red and white Checkered table cloth on his head". His name was Abdul-Aziz Al-Sheik and he was accompanied by three other men in similar dress. She was very offended by Muslim men coming to her in nightgowns and pajamas. She was further shocked when Abdul-Aziz told her that he understood that she waited to be a Muslim. She replied that she was a Christian and she did not have any plan to become a Muslim. However, she had some questions to ask if they had the time. At her invitation, they came inside. She now brought up the questions and objections that she noted down while she was researching. "I will never forget his name", she said of Abdul-Aziz who proved to be a very patient and soft-mannered person. "He was very patient and discussed every question with me. He never made me feel silly or that a question was stupid." Abdul-Aziz listened to every question and objection and explained it within the proper context. "He explained that Allah had told us to seek knowledge and questions were one of the ways to accomplish that. When he explained something, it was like watching a rose open – petal by petal, until it reached its full glory. When I told him that I did not agree with something and why, he always said I was correct up to a point. Then he would show me how to look deeper and from different directions to reach a fuller understanding." It would not be long before she would externally submit to what she had already been submitting to internally during the last one and half years. Later in that same day, this Southern Baptist girl would declare in front of Abdul-Aziz and his companions: "I bear witness that there is no god but God and Mohammed is His Messenger." It was May 21, 1977 . Conversion to Islam, or to any other religion for that matter, is not always a simple thing to do. Except for a few fortunate ones, a new Muslim usually face consequences. The convert may face isolation from family and friends, if not pressure to go back to the family faith. Sometimes, a convert may even face sever economic hardship, as in the case of those who are asked to leave the house because of converting to Islam. Some converts are fortunate to continue to be well respected by family and friends, but most of them face minor to severe hardship especially during the first few years after the conversion. But the difficulty that Aminah Assilimi had to go through and the sacrifice that she had to make for the sake of her conviction and faith is almost unheard of. There are few who could rely so much on Allah as she did, standing firm and meeting the challenges, making sacrifices, and yet maintaining a positive posture and influencing people around with the beauty of what she found and believed in. She lost most of her friends, for she was "no fun anymore". Her mother did not accept her becoming a Muslim and hoped that it was a temporary zeal and that she would soon grow out of it. Her "mental health expert" sister thought that she lost her mind. She attempted to put her in a mental health institution. Her father was a calm and wise man. People would come to him for advice and he could comfort anyone in distress. But when he heard that his daughter became a Muslim, he loaded his double-barrel shotgun and started on his way to kill her. "It is better that she be dead rather than suffering in the deepest of Hell", he said. She was now without friends and without family. She soon started wearing hijab. The day she put it on, she was denied her job. She was now without family, friends, and job. But her greatest sacrifice was yet to come. She and her husband both loved each other very much. But while she was studying Islam, her husband misunderstood her for her apparent changes. She became quieter and stopped going to the bar. Her changes were visible to him and he suspected her of having affair with another man, for whom she must have been changing. She could not explain to him what was happening. "There was no way to make him understand what was changing me because I did not know. “Eventually he asked her to leave and she started living separately. After she openly accepted Islam, it went worse. A divorce was now inevitable. This was a time when Islam was little known, much less understood for what it is. She had two little children whom she loved dearly and whose custody should have rightfully be given to her. But in a grave violation of justice, she was denied their custody just because she became a Muslim. Before giving the formal verdict, the judge offered her a harsh choice: either renounce Islam and get custody of the children, or keep Islam and leave the children. She was given 20 minutes to make a decision. She loved her children very dearly. It is perhaps the worst nightmare that a mother can have: asked to willfully leave her child - not for one day, month, or year, but forever. On the other hand, how could she keep the Truth away from her children and live as a hypocrite? "It was the most painful 20 minutes in my life", she said in an interview. Those of us who are mothers and fathers, especially of young children, little imagination is needed to feel the pain and torment that she must have passed every second in those 20 minutes. What added further to her pain was that according to doctors, she could never bear another child because of certain complications. "I prayed like I had never done before … I knew that there was no safer place for my children to be than in the hands of Allah. If I denied Him, there would be no way in the future to show my children the wonders of being with Allah." She decided to retain Islam. Her two dear children – one little boy and one little girl – were taken away from her and given to her ex-husband. For a mother, is there a sacrifice greater than this – a sacrifice that is done for no material reason but only for faith and conviction? "I left the court knowing that life without my babies would be very difficult. My heart bled, even though I knew, inside, I had done the right thing" . She found comfort in the following verse of the Qur'an: There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory). (Quran 2: 255) Perhaps the air of Colorado was too thin for justice. Or perhaps there was a plan in Allah's greater scheme of affairs. Aminah Assilimi later fought back and took her case to the media. Although she did not get custody of her children again, a change was made in the Colorado law that one cannot be denied child custody on the basis of his or her religion. Indeed Allah's love and mercy engulfed her so much that, as if, she has been granted the touchstone of Islam. Wherever she goes, people are touched by her beautiful words and Islamic manners and become Muslim. By accepting Islam, she became a changed person, and a much better person. So much so that her family, relatives, and people around her started appreciating her mannerism and the faith that brought about such changes in her. Despite her family's initial reaction, she remained in touch with them and addressed them with respect and humility, just as the Qur'an enjoins the Muslims to do. She would send cards to her parents on different occasions, but she would always write down a verse from the Qur'an or the Hadith without mentioning the source of such beautiful words of wisdom. It was not long before she started making a positive influence among her family members. The first to become Muslim was her grand mother. She was over 100 years old. Soon after accepting Islam, she died. " The day she pronounced Shahada, all her misdeeds had been erased, while her good deeds were preserved. She died so soon after accepting Islam that I knew her "book" was bound to be heavy on the good side. It fills me with such a joy!" Next to become Muslim was her father, the one who wanted to kill her after she became Muslim. Thus he brought alive the story of Umar ibn Khattab. Umar was a companion of the Prophet who persecuted the early Muslims before he converted to Islam. When he heard one day that his sister became a Muslim, he went out with an open sword to kill her. But upon hearing some of the verses from the Qur'an that his sister was reciting, he recognized the truth and went straight to the Prophet and accepted Islam. Two years after she (Assilmi) accepted Islam, her mother called and said that she appreciated her faith and hoped that she would keep it. Couple of years later, she called again and asked her about what one would need to do to become a Muslim. Assilmi replied that one had to believe that there is only One God and Muhammad was his Messenger. "Any fool knows that. But what do you have to do?" , she asked again. She replied that if that is what she believed, then she was already a Muslim! At this, her mother said, "Well … OK. But let's not tell your father just yet" . She was not aware that her husband (Assilmi's step father) had the same conversation with her a few weeks earlier. Thus the two lived together as Muslims for years in secret without knowing that the other was also a Muslim. Her sister who wanted to put her in mental institution accepted Islam as well. She must have realized that becoming Muslim is indeed the most healthy and sound thing to do. Her son, upon becoming adult, accepted Islam. When he turned 21, he called her and said that he wanted to become a Muslim. Sixteen years after the divorce, her ex-husband also accepted Islam. He said that he had been watching her for sixteen years and wanted his daughter to have the same religion that she had. He came to her and apologized for what he had done. He was a very nice gentlemen and Assilimi had forgiven him long ago. Perhaps the greatest reward for her was yet to come. Assilmi later married another person, and despite the doctors' verdict that she could never conceive another child, Allah blessed her with a beautiful boy. If Allah (swt) makes a gift to someone, who can prevent Him? It was truly a wonderful blessing from Allah (swt), and so she named him "Barakah The sacrifice that Assilmi made for the sake of Allah (swt) was tremendous. And so Allah (swt) turned in mercy to her and rewarded her with enormous blessings. Her family discarded her after she accepted Islam, and now by Allah's mercy, most of them are Muslim. She lost her friends because of Islam, and now she is being loved by so many. "Friends who loved came out of nowhere", she said. Allah's blessings came upon her so much that wherever she goes people are touched by the beauty of Islam and accept the Truth. Both Muslims and non-Muslims now come to her for advice and counseling. She lost her job because of wearing hijab, and now she is the President of the International Union of Muslim Women. She delivers lectures nationwide and is on high demand. It was her organization that successfully lobbied for the "Eid Stamp" and had it approved by the United States Postal Service but it took many years of work. She is now working on making the Eid Day as a national holiday. She has tremendous trust on Allah's love and mercy and she never looses faith on Him. She was once diagnosed with cancer some years ago. Doctors said that it was in an advanced stage and that she would live for another year. But her faith in Allah (swt) remained strong. "We must all die. I was confident that the pain I was experiencing contained blessings." As a brilliant example of how much one can love Allah, she mentions about a friend of her named Kareem Al-Misawi who died of cancer when he was in his 20's: "Shortly before he died, he told me that Allah was truly Merciful. This man was in unbelievable anguish and was radiating with Allah's love. He said: "Allah intends that I should enter heaven with a clean book." His death experience gave me something to think about. He taught me of Allah's love and mercy." All praise is due to Allah, she continues to live in good health. She now thinks that having cancer was the greatest blessing that she ever had. http://www.famousmuslims.com/Aminah%20Assilmi.htm This sister's sacrifice is comparable to the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim Alaihi Salaam ... As rightly said by Shaheed Sayyid Qutb . Sacrifice - is the making of a Muslim ... "There is no Islam without struggle, and there is no struggle nobler than sharing Islam with those deprived of its beauty and blessings." Let us turn to Allah to help us lest our human frailties overwhelm us when sacrifices are demanded of us, and to seek His forgiveness for all our shortcomings and failures: "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Release us from our sins, grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us…" [Quran 2:286]

OBAMA speech in full? “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America’s improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had traveled across an ocean to escape tyranny and persecution finally made real their declaration of independence at a Philadelphia convention that lasted through the spring of 1787. The document they produced was eventually signed but ultimately unfinished. It was stained by this nation’s original sin of slavery, a question that divided the colonies and brought the convention to a stalemate until the founders chose to allow the slave trade to continue for at least twenty more years, and to leave any final resolution to future generations. Of course, the answer to the slavery question was already embedded within our Constitution – a Constitution that had at is very core the ideal of equal citizenship under the law; a Constitution that promised its people liberty, and justice, and a union that could be and should be perfected over time. And yet words on a parchment would not be enough to deliver slaves from bondage, or provide men and women of every color and creed their full rights and obligations as citizens of the United States. What would be needed were Americans in successive generations who were willing to do their part – through protests and struggle, on the streets and in the courts, through a civil war and civil disobedience and always at great risk - to narrow that gap between the promise of our ideals and the reality of their time. This was one of the tasks we set forth at the beginning of this campaign – to continue the long march of those who came before us, a march for a more just, more equal, more free, more caring and more prosperous America. I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together – unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction – towards a better future for of children and our grandchildren. This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people. But it also comes from my own American story. I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton’s Army during World War II and a white grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line at Fort Leavenworth while he was overseas. I’ve gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world’s poorest nations. I am married to a black American who carries within her the blood of slaves and slaveowners – an inheritance we pass on to our two precious daughters. I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible. It’s a story that hasn’t made me the most conventional candidate. But it is a story that has seared into my genetic makeup the idea that this nation is more than the sum of its parts – that out of many, we are truly one. Throughout the first year of this campaign, against all predictions to the contrary, we saw how hungry the American people were for this message of unity. Despite the temptation to view my candidacy through a purely racial lens, we won commanding victories in states with some of the whitest populations in the country. In South Carolina, where the Confederate Flag still flies, we built a powerful coalition of African Americans and white Americans. This is not to say that race has not been an issue in the campaign. At various stages in the campaign, some commentators have deemed me either “too black” or “not black enough.” We saw racial tensions bubble to the surface during the week before the South Carolina primary. The press has scoured every exit poll for the latest evidence of racial polarization, not just in terms of white and black, but black and brown as well. And yet, it has only been in the last couple of weeks that the discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. On one end of the spectrum, we’ve heard the implication that my candidacy is somehow an exercise in affirmative action; that it’s based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial reconciliation on the cheap. On the other end, we’ve heard my former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, use incendiary language to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide, but views that denigrate both the greatness and the goodness of our nation; that rightly offend white and black alike. I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy. For some, nagging questions remain. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely – just as I’m sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed. But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren’t simply controversial. They weren’t simply a religious leader’s effort to speak out against perceived injustice. Instead, they expressed a profoundly distorted view of this country – a view that sees white racism as endemic, and that elevates what is wrong with America above all that we know is right with America; a view that sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel, instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam. As such, Reverend Wright’s comments were not only wrong but divisive, divisive at a time when we need unity; racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of monumental problems – two wars, a terrorist threat, a falling economy, a chronic health care crisis and potentially devastating climate change; problems that are neither black or white or Latino or Asian, but rather problems that confront us all. Given my background, my politics, and my professed values and ideals, there will no doubt be those for whom my statements of condemnation are not enough. Why associate myself with Reverend Wright in the first place, they may ask? Why not join another church? And I confess that if all that I knew of Reverend Wright were the snippets of those sermons that have run in an endless loop on the television and You Tube, or if Trinity United Church of Christ conformed to the caricatures being peddled by some commentators, there is no doubt that I would react in much the same way But the truth is, that isn’t all that I know of the man. The man I met more than twenty years ago is a man who helped introduce me to my Christian faith, a man who spoke to me about our obligations to love one another; to care for the sick and lift up the poor. He is a man who served his country as a U.S. Marine; who has studied and lectured at some of the finest universities and seminaries in the country, and who for over thirty years led a church that serves the community by doing God’s work here on Earth – by housing the homeless, ministering to the needy, providing day care services and scholarships and prison ministries, and reaching out to those suffering from HIV/AIDS. In my first book, Dreams From My Father, I described the experience of my first service at Trinity: “People began to shout, to rise from their seats and clap and cry out, a forceful wind carrying the reverend’s voice up into the rafters….And in that single note – hope! – I heard something else; at the foot of that cross, inside the thousands of churches across the city, I imagined the stories of ordinary black people merging with the stories of David and Goliath, Moses and Pharaoh, the Christians in the lion’s den, Ezekiel’s field of dry bones. Those stories – of survival, and freedom, and hope – became our story, my story; the blood that had spilled was our blood, the tears our tears; until this black church, on this bright day, seemed once more a vessel carrying the story of a people into future generations and into a larger world. Our trials and triumphs became at once unique and universal, black and more than black; in chronicling our journey, the stories and songs gave us a means to reclaim memories that we didn’t need to feel shame about…memories that all people might study and cherish – and with which we could start to rebuild.” That has been my experience at Trinity. Like other predominantly black churches across the country, Trinity embodies the black community in its entirety – the doctor and the welfare mom, the model student and the former gang-banger. Like other black churches, Trinity’s services are full of raucous laughter and sometimes bawdy humor. They are full of dancing, clapping, screaming and shouting that may seem jarring to the untrained ear. The church contains in full the kindness and cruelty, the fierce intelligence and the shocking ignorance, the struggles and successes, the love and yes, the bitterness and bias that make up the black experience in America. And this helps explain, perhaps, my relationship with Reverend Wright. As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. Not once in my conversations with him have I heard him talk about any ethnic group in derogatory terms, or treat whites with whom he interacted with anything but courtesy and respect. He contains within him the contradictions – the good and the bad – of the community that he has served diligently for so many years. I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother – a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe. These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America, this country that I love. Some will see this as an attempt to justify or excuse comments that are simply inexcusable. I can assure you it is not. I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope that it fades into the woodwork. We can dismiss Reverend Wright as a crank or a demagogue, just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro, in the aftermath of her recent statements, as harboring some deep-seated racial bias. But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America – to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality. The fact is that the comments that have been made and the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we’ve never really worked through – a part of our union that we have yet to perfect. And if we walk away now, if we simply retreat into our respective corners, we will never be able to come together and solve challenges like health care, or education, or the need to find good jobs for every American. Understanding this reality requires a reminder of how we arrived at this point. As William Faulkner once wrote, “The past isn’t dead and buried. In fact, it isn’t even past.” We do not need to recite here the history of racial injustice in this country. But we do need to remind ourselves that so many of the disparities that exist in the African-American community today can be directly traced to inequalities passed on from an earlier generation that suffered under the brutal legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. Segregated schools were, and are, inferior schools; we still haven’t fixed them, fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, and the inferior education they provided, then and now, helps explain the pervasive achievement gap between today’s black and white students. Legalized discrimination - where blacks were prevented, often through violence, from owning property, or loans were not granted to African-American business owners, or black homeowners could not access FHA mortgages, or blacks were excluded from unions, or the police force, or fire departments – meant that black families could not amass any meaningful wealth to bequeath to future generations. That history helps explain the wealth and income gap between black and white, and the concentrated pockets of poverty that persists in so many of today’s urban and rural communities. A lack of economic opportunity among black men, and the shame and frustration that came from not being able to provide for one’s family, contributed to the erosion of black families – a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened. And the lack of basic services in so many urban black neighborhoods – parks for kids to play in, police walking the beat, regular garbage pick-up and building code enforcement – all helped create a cycle of violence, blight and neglect that continue to haunt us. This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up. They came of age in the late fifties and early sixties, a time when segregation was still the law of the land and opportunity was systematically constricted. What’s remarkable is not how many failed in the face of discrimination, but rather how many men and women overcame the odds; how many were able to make a way out of no way for those like me who would come after them. But for all those who scratched and clawed their way to get a piece of the American Dream, there were many who didn’t make it – those who were ultimately defeated, in one way or another, by discrimination. That legacy of defeat was passed on to future generations – those young men and increasingly young women who we see standing on street corners or languishing in our prisons, without hope or prospects for the future. Even for those blacks who did make it, questions of race, and racism, continue to define their worldview in fundamental ways. For the men and women of Reverend Wright’s generation, the memories of humiliation and doubt and fear have not gone away; nor has the anger and the bitterness of those years. That anger may not get expressed in public, in front of white co-workers or white friends. But it does find voice in the barbershop or around the kitchen table. At times, that anger is exploited by politicians, to gin up votes along racial lines, or to make up for a politician’s own failings. And occasionally it finds voice in the church on Sunday morning, in the pulpit and in the pews. The fact that so many people are surprised to hear that anger in some of Reverend Wright’s sermons simply reminds us of the old truism that the most segregated hour in American life occurs on Sunday morning. That anger is not always productive; indeed, all too often it distracts attention from solving real problems; it keeps us from squarely facing our own complicity in our condition, and prevents the African-American community from forging the alliances it needs to bring about real change. But the anger is real; it is powerful; and to simply wish it away, to condemn it without understanding its roots, only serves to widen the chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races. In fact, a similar anger exists within segments of the white community. Most working- and middle-class white Americans don’t feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race. Their experience is the immigrant experience – as far as they’re concerned, no one’s handed them anything, they’ve built it from scratch. They’ve worked hard all their lives, many times only to see their jobs shipped overseas or their pension dumped after a lifetime of labor. They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense. So when they are told to bus their children to a school across town; when they hear that an African American is getting an advantage in landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an injustice that they themselves never committed; when they’re told that their fears about crime in urban neighborhoods are somehow prejudiced, resentment builds over time. Like the anger within the black community, these resentments aren’t always expressed in polite company. But they have helped shape the political landscape for at least a generation. Anger over welfare and affirmative action helped forge the Reagan Coalition. Politicians routinely exploited fears of crime for their own electoral ends. Talk show hosts and conservative commentators built entire careers unmasking bogus claims of racism while dismissing legitimate discussions of racial injustice and inequality as mere political correctness or reverse racism. Just as black anger often proved counterproductive, so have these white resentments distracted attention from the real culprits of the middle class squeeze – a corporate culture rife with inside dealing, questionable accounting practices, and short-term greed; a Washington dominated by lobbyists and special interests; economic policies that favor the few over the many. And yet, to wish away the resentments of white Americans, to label them as misguided or even racist, without recognizing they are grounded in legitimate concerns – this too widens the racial divide, and blocks the path to understanding. This is where we are right now. It’s a racial stalemate we’ve been stuck in for years. Contrary to the claims of some of my critics, black and white, I have never been so naïve as to believe that we can get beyond our racial divisions in a single election cycle, or with a single candidacy – particularly a candidacy as imperfect as my own. But I have asserted a firm conviction – a conviction rooted in my faith in God and my faith in the American people – that working together we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds, and that in fact we have no choice is we are to continue on the path of a more perfect union. For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. But it also means binding our particular grievances – for better health care, and better schools, and better jobs - to the larger aspirations of all Americans -- the white woman struggling to break the glass ceiling, the white man whose been laid off, the immigrant trying to feed his family. And it means taking full responsibility for own lives – by demanding more from our fathers, and spending more time with our children, and reading to them, and teaching them that while they may face challenges and discrimination in their own lives, they must never succumb to despair or cynicism; they must always believe that they can write their own destiny. Ironically, this quintessentially American – and yes, conservative – notion of self-help found frequent expression in Reverend Wright’s sermons. But what my former pastor too often failed to understand is that embarking on a program of self-help also requires a belief that society can change. The profound mistake of Reverend Wright’s sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. It’s that he spoke as if our society was static; as if no progress has been made; as if this country – a country that has made it possible for one of his own members to run for the highest office in the land and build a coalition of white and black; Latino and Asian, rich and poor, young and old -- is still irrevocably bound to a tragic past. But what we know -- what we have seen – is that America can change. That is true genius of this nation. What we have already achieved gives us hope – the audacity to hope – for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed. Not just with words, but with deeds – by investing in our schools and our communities; by enforcing our civil rights laws and ensuring fairness in our criminal justice system; by providing this generation with ladders of opportunity that were unavailable for previous generations. It requires all Americans to realize that your dreams do not have to come at the expense of my dreams; that investing in the health, welfare, and education of black and brown and white children will ultimately help all of America prosper. In the end, then, what is called for is nothing more, and nothing less, than what all the world’s great religions demand – that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Let us be our brother’s keeper, Scripture tells us. Let us be our sister’s keeper. Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well. For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds division, and conflict, and cynicism. We can tackle race only as spectacle – as we did in the OJ trial – or in the wake of tragedy, as we did in the aftermath of Katrina - or as fodder for the nightly news. We can play Reverend Wright’s sermons on every channel, every day and talk about them from now until the election, and make the only question in this campaign whether or not the American people think that I somehow believe or sympathize with his most offensive words. We can pounce on some gaffe by a Hillary supporter as evidence that she’s playing the race card, or we can speculate on whether white men will all flock to John McCain in the general election regardless of his policies. We can do that. But if we do, I can tell you that in the next election, we’ll be talking about some other distraction. And then another one. And then another one. And nothing will change. That is one option. Or, at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say, “Not this time.” This time we want to talk about the crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children and Asian children and Hispanic children and Native American children. This time we want to reject the cynicism that tells us that these kids can’t learn; that those kids who don’t look like us are somebody else’s problem. The children of America are not those kids, they are our kids, and we will not let them fall behind in a 21st century economy. Not this time. This time we want to talk about how the lines in the Emergency Room are filled with whites and blacks and Hispanics who do not have health care; who don’t have the power on their own to overcome the special interests in Washington, but who can take them on if we do it together. This time we want to talk about the shuttered mills that once provided a decent life for men and women of every race, and the homes for sale that once belonged to Americans from every religion, every region, every walk of life. This time we want to talk about the fact that the real problem is not that someone who doesn’t look like you might take your job; it’s that the corporation you work for will ship it overseas for nothing more than a profit. This time we want to talk about the men and women of every color and creed who serve together, and fight together, and bleed together under the same proud flag. We want to talk about how to bring them home from a war that never should’ve been authorized and never should’ve been waged, and we want to talk about how we’ll show our patriotism by caring for them, and their families, and giving them the benefits they have earned. I would not be running for President if I didn’t believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority of Americans want for this country. This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected. And today, whenever I find myself feeling doubtful or cynical about this possibility, what gives me the most hope is the next generation – the young people whose attitudes and beliefs and openness to change have already made history in this election. There is one story in particularly that I’d like to leave you with today – a story I told when I had the great honor of speaking on Dr. King’s birthday at his home church, Ebenezer Baptist, in Atlanta. There is a young, twenty-three year old white woman named Ashley Baia who organized for our campaign in Florence, South Carolina. She had been working to organize a mostly African-American community since the beginning of this campaign, and one day she was at a roundtable discussion where everyone went around telling their story and why they were there. And Ashley said that when she was nine years old, her mother got cancer. And because she had to miss days of work, she was let go and lost her health care. They had to file for bankruptcy, and that’s when Ashley decided that she had to do something to help her mom. She knew that food was one of their most expensive costs, and so Ashley convinced her mother that what she really liked and really wanted to eat more than anything else was mustard and relish sandwiches. Because that was the cheapest way to eat. She did this for a year until her mom got better, and she told everyone at the roundtable that the reason she joined our campaign was so that she could help the millions of other children in the country who want and need to help their parents too. Now Ashley might have made a different choice. Perhaps somebody told her along the way that the source of her mother’s problems were blacks who were on welfare and too lazy to work, or Hispanics who were coming into the country illegally. But she didn’t. She sought out allies in her fight against injustice. Anyway, Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why they’re supporting the campaign. They all have different stories and reasons. Many bring up a specific issue. And finally they come to this elderly black man who’s been sitting there quietly the entire time. And Ashley asks him why he’s there. And he does not bring up a specific issue. He does not say health care or the economy. He does not say education or the war. He does not say that he was there because of Barack Obama. He simply says to everyone in the room, “I am here because of Ashley.” “I’m here because of Ashley.” By itself, that single moment of recognition between that young white girl and that old black man is not enough. It is not enough to give health care to the sick, or jobs to the jobless, or education to our children. But it is where we start. It is where our union grows stronger. And as so many generations have come to realize over the course of the two-hundred and twenty one years since a band of patriots signed that document in Philadelphia, that is where the perfection begins. http://www.drudgereport.com/flashos.htm After read this, how in the world are people still hating on this Man??? There is really no hope for us, if we continue to be sheep, unity should be our mission

I'm engaged, 46, fiance 67, & trying to get him to set a date, waiting on his 34 yr son to finish house? We've been engaged, and he treats me like a queen, and I'm trying to set a date for a small family wedding which by the way, he says his family will probably not come, at least his 34 yr old son and 45 yr old daughter, not that they don't want too, but they are busy with work, which is bull, but never mind that. He says we can't marry till his 34 yr. old son finishes building his house which he bought this old house and is tearing it down and starting over and taking his sweet time about it. I asked his son during thanksgiving when he was going to be finished and he said not for a long time, and I thought "yeah, right, just to prolong us being married". Here's the deal. My fiancee was married 30 something years and his wife died of cancer 5 yrs ago, and then we've been dating 2 yrs, and he's older, retired, but still working, doesn't make a lot of money, so, no, I'm not in it for the money, I make more than he does, and I have two daughters, almost 21,twins, seniors in college about to go into grad school. Which I raised all by myself, I'm very independent, never had any help from their dad, and we have gotten along just fine. I asked him yesterday, for us to get married Christmas day, so it would mean his Children would be there, yes, they like me, so he says, they have never been rude or anything, I know his daughter loves me, his son, is really quiet, can't really tell what he thinks. My fiance adores my daughters, and he said, well, that's too soon, I want ....his son, to get everything out of the house for his house before we get married so it wouldn't have to be moved twice, because it was his mother's. We are planning on getting our own house, I have plenty of furniture, so that's not a problem, so because I can't live in that house he has, or rather don't want too, not a good neighborhood, plus his son wants that house so he is going to rent it out. I run a storage house, so he could put all of it in storage, rent it out, or we could live there and live at my place till we found a house, told him I would go for that, but he says also, he wants to pay off my ring. Which it wasn't but 1500, I picked it out, and didn't go overboard,, because I knew he didn't have the money and I love it. Also, a year before his wife died he had another son, whom got killed in a motorcycle wreck which still hurts him deeply and I know the house has memories, and I understand that, but want a fresh start, and want us to have our own house together, not one that has memories of his wife that died there, and I feel like we are old enough to go on and get married and not wait. I'm thinking, he wants to go on and buy the house before we get married so it will be in his name, because he did make a comment one time saying that anything we acquire while married I'm entitled too, but anything before will be his children's, but he promises that I will have the home we get and it will be paid for even if something happens to him, saying he'll get insurance and it will be paid off if something happened. Also, I think, he is scared he will end up having to pay for my children, which they work, get scholarships, grants, loans ETC. pretty much pay everything on their own, because he also made the comment too one day awhile back about let's wait till they graduate. He said, I don't want to take anything away from my son's inheritance , and I said what about your daughters, and she is from another marriage, and he said, her mother can take care of her. .I said that's not fair. What do you think. Is he playing games with me, being sly, or being careful, just watching out for his Son, not thinking about me, or what. I'm beginning now to question it. I'm tired of everyone asking when's the date, why haven't you two married, and me say, we're waiting on his grown son. They just look at me like I'm an idiot. It's like too, all of a sudden, he doesn't have money to go out, and before he had plenty, now that I have this ring on my finger. I love him, and I know there is a big age difference between us, but that doesn't matter, the money doesn't matter I just want to go on with our lives and not be controlled by a grown son. I think, it also has to do with his wife and son are buried two blocks up the street from his house also, and he won't be able to go there every day when we move also, and I've told him, I will not have her picture up everywhere in the house, I'm sorry, he still has pictures all over the house, her things and such, he says for his son, who only comes Thanksgiving and Christmas, I finally got him to take some of them down as I told him I would never go back if he didn't that he wasn't moving on with his life and therefore wasn't ready for me in it. I'm younger looking than 46, could pass for late 30's, and not being vain, but I'm very pretty, my girls and his family vouch for that, so why wouldn't he want me, but I'm also a good Christian woman, good inside too and he knows that and he's wonderful too