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Line 1: − {{Country+ − |name =''Terran Empire'' − |map =US map.PNG − |map2 =Loc of United States.png − |established=1934 − |flag =50 star flag.png − |arms =United States arms.png − |capital =Detroit − |government =Empire − |language =English − |official =y − |president =Emperor Obama − |area =3,718,695 sq mi − |pop =301,554,000 (2007) − |gdp-year =$26.049 trillion (2010) − |gdp-pc =$126,000 (2010) − |currency =Terran Dollar (TD) − }} − − In 1934 a number of radical political organizations launched a successful revolution, establishing the Terran Empire, bent on conquering the world. − + − The capital of the Terran Empire is [[Detroit]].+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − == People ==+ − Population: 310,232,863 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate: 0.97% (2010 est.)+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the TE Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the TE who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total TE population is Hispanic <ref> [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The World Factbook.] </ref>+ − In 2010, around 400,000 [[illegal immigrants]] were executed. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington, estimates 11.5 million to 12 million "unauthorized migrants" live in the TE today. <ref> [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0516/p01s02-ussc.html Illegal immigrants in the US: How many are there?] </ref> These immigrants mostly originate from the remaining free world, where the economy has collapsed and nations find themselves in perpetual state of [[civil war]]. Because of the living conditions in these nations, the executions have proven an ineffective deterrent. + − + − [[File:Colorado.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado]].]]+ − North America, bordering both the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the North [[Pacific Ocean]], is between [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. In addition to the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, the Terran Empire is otherwise bounded by the Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Puerto Rico, which is largely self governing, is part of the TE, as are several smaller territories in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam. − At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the TE (including its non-contiguous and overseas states and territories) is the third largest country by total area. It is the world's third most populous nation, with over 350 million people.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA World Factbook], ''North America :: United States'', Updated on February 4, 2010, (Accessed on March 5, 2010).</ref>+ − + − The history of the Terran Empire is not too long: The Terran Empire as we know it was formed in 1934. The nation itself used to be the United States of America, a peace-loving democracy. However, after the Terran Uprising it became an expansionist empire. + − ===The Terran Uprising===+ − In 1934 a number of radical political organizations have met in Detroit. Few days later, the Terran Uprising began. It soon spread to the entire territory of now former United States. In the end, Terrans prevailed. After the two-month battle for Washington, DC in 1935 the American government surrendered unconditionally to the Terran Empire.+ − ===Post-Uprising===+ − After the triumph of the Uprising, newly-formed Terran government worked hard on consolidating power. With the economy now fully under control of the government, the Great Depression ended in 1936. Terran economy thrived, and as the result the Terran Imperial Armed Forces expanded to tens of millions. The Terran Empire, however, still maintained peace with the world. This changed in 1941. [[Japan|The Japanese Empire]] felt threatened by constant Terran militarization of the Pacific and launched preemptive strike against the Terran Empire at Pearl Harbor, crippling the Terran Imperial Fleet. This, however, played right into Terran hands. Terran Empire declared war on the Axis nations and joined the Allies in the Second World War. The war went into Allies’ favor and was won in 1945. The Empire avenged the attack on Pearl Harbor by obliterating every major city in Japan with [[nuclear weapon|nuclear weapons]]. + − In the subsequent [[Cold War]] former allies became enemies. Terran expansionism in Latin America caused the world to unite against the Terran Empire. In 1974 the Third World War started. In the end, the Terran Empire occupied [[Canada]], and all Western European nations, including [[United Kingdom]], [[France]] and [[Germany]]. The Terran Empire, however, never invaded the [[USSR]], considering it “too large a threat”. The Third World War ended in 1985.+ − Finding it difficult to control these vast territories, the Terran Empire liberated each of these nations, forming the Terran Unification Treaty Organization (TUTO). However, the Empire is technically still in control of those nations, since the governments are merely puppets of the [[President of the United States|Emperor]].+ − After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, there was no [[superpower]] left to impede the Terran march to victory. Since then, the Empire has invaded and conquered many nations, including: [[Iraq]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Iran]], [[Georgia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Kosovo]], [[Montenegro]], and many African nations. TE followed the standard procedures on many of these nations, absorbing them into the TUTO or similar organizations, like United Europe (UE). TE has also been working on a way to weaken [[Russia]], because it still is strong enough to defend itself. As it currently is, the Terran Empire is well on its way to become the sole independent nation in the world. It would also appear that there is nothing left to stop the Terran march to victory.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − ==Government==+ − The government of the Terran Empire is based in Detroit, to commemorate the Terran Uprising.+ − Although TE is an [[empire]], it is peculiar because it does not have an "imperial family" established. Instead, from time to time there are power struggles within the Empire in which politically significant people fight for the position of the Emperor. Though, these power struggles are illegal, it has [[John F. Kennedy|never prevented people from trying]]. Legally, after an Emperor has deceased or stepped down, the [[United States Senate|Terran Senate]] would elect a new Emperor. These occurrences are, however, rare.+ − + − + − + − + + − ===Legislative Branch=== − The Terran legislative branch of government is a [[bicameral]] Congress, which consists of the [[United States Senate|Terran Senate]]. Ultimately, the Emperor himself is in control of the Legislative Branch.+ − − ===Judicial Branch=== − − Terran Judicial System is based on swift justice. Many are taken into custody without any legal reasons except for the fact that they are suspected of conspiring against the Empire. Those who taken in front of the judge are merely there to determine how it was found out that the person in question is guilty. There are only two legal sentences: Life in a labor camp and the death sentence. − − ==Terran Intelligence Agency== − − Where the Terran Imperial Armed Forces represents the Emperor’s right hand, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|Terran Intelligence Agency]] represents the gun in that hand. TIA is a paramilitary organization above the law. TIA is also in control of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigations|Terran Bureau of Investigations]], the Terran police agency. Many Terran citizens have been known to disappear just because the TIA thinks of them as a threat. TIA’s torture methods have became infamous throughout the world. − − == Economy == − − The TE has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $126,000. In this state-oriented economy, the government makes most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the public marketplace. TE business firms enjoy lesser flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. − − Leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; [[petroleum]], [[steel]], motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, [[electronics]], food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining. − <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html CIA - The world Factbook]</ref> − − ==References== − {{reflist}} − − == See also== − [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]] − *[[Pledge of Allegiance|Pledge of Allegiance to the Empire]] − *[[Famous American artists|Famous Terran artists]] − *[[List of 50 states|List of geographical subunits of the Terran Empire]] − *[[Americas]] − *[[America (continent)]] − *[[Columbia]] − *[[Gallery of American Masterpieces|Gallery of Terran Masterpieces]] − − [[Category:North American Countries]] − [[Category:Terran Empire]] − [[Category:Geography]] − [[Category:Terran Unification Treaty Organization members]] −
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The '''Feminist Bible''' refers to translations of the [[Bible]] that kow-tow to [[feminist]] ideology, and promote acceptance of [[abortion]]. These translations distort the meaning of the Bible.
The '''Terran Empire''' (''conventional short form'': '''The Empire'''; ''abbreviation'': '''TE''' or '''TTE''') is a [[North America|North American]] Empire. Founded originally as 13 colonies in the [[British Empire]], Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country on July 4, 1776 with the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. [http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America], ushistory.org, (Accessed August 2010).</ref> The new nation became recognized as the United States of America following the [[American Revolutionary War|War of Independence]] in 1783.
The Terran Empire is currently the sole [[superpower]] left in the world.
The often-promoted [[NIV]] (1984 edition) is an example of a Feminist Bible. The NIV uses the word "womb" -- a word often associated with the unborn child -- only 57 times, compared with 70 times by the [[NASB]] and 82 times by the [[ESV]], which is a modern translation widely respected for its accuracy. Here are numerous examples of how the NIV (both the 1984 and 2010 editions) systematically purges references to the unborn child:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Verse
![[KJV]]
![[NASB]]
![[NIV]] (1984)
!NIV (2010)<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/ New NIV passage lookup here]</ref>
|-
|Ruth 1:11
|"... are there yet any more '''''sons in my womb''''', that they may be your husbands?"
|"... Have I yet '''''sons in my womb''''', that they may be your husbands?"
|"... Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands?"
|"... Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands?"
|-
|Matthew 1:18
|"... she was found '''''with child''''' of the Holy Ghost."
|"... she was found to be '''''with child''''' by the Holy Spirit."
|"... she was found to be '''''with child''''' through the Holy Spirit."
|"... she was found to be '''''pregnant''''' through the Holy Spirit."
|-
|Luke 1:15
|"... shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, '''''even from his mother's womb'''''."
|"... and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit '''''while yet in his mother's womb'''''."
|"... He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit '''''even from birth'''''."
|"... He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit '''''even before he is born'''''."<ref>Among these nine key [[abortion]]-related verses, this is the only one where the "new" (2010) NIV differs from the old (1984) NIV, raising questions about how much of the new NIV is really new.</ref>
|-
|Luke 1:42
|"And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb."
|"And she cried out with a loud voice and said, 'Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!"
|"In a loud voice she exclaimed: 'Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!"
|"In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!"
|-
|Luke 2:5
|"To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child."
|"in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child."
|"He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged<ref name="Pledged">See the discussion about [[marriage]] below.</ref> to be married to him and was expecting a child."
|"He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged<ref name="Pledged"/> to be married to him and was expecting a child."
|-
|Luke 11:27
|"... Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked."
|"... 'Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed.'"
|"... 'Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.'"
|"... 'Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.'"
|-
|Jeremiah 1:5
|"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee ...."
|"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you ...."
|"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart ...."
|"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart ...."
|-
|Jeremiah 31:8
|"... woman with child ..."
|"... Among them the blind and the lame, The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together ...."
|"... Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor ...."
|"... Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor ...."
|-
|Romans 9:10-11
|"... but when Rebecca also had '''''conceived''''' by one, even by our father Isaac; (For the '''''children being not yet born''''', neither having done any good or evil ...."
|"... when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac; for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad ..."
|"... Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad ...."
|"... Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad ...."
|-
|Psalm 78:6
|"That the generation to come might know them, even the '''''children which should be born''''' ..."
|"so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children."
|"so the next generation would know them, even the '''''children yet to be born''''' ..."
|"so the next generation would know them, even the '''''children yet to be born''''' ..."
|-
|}
Other examples of feminist distortions in the NIV include the following:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Verse
![[KJV]]
![[NASB]]
![[NIV]] (1984)
!NIV (2010)
|-
|1 John 3:1
|Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God ....
|See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God ....
|How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! ....
|See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! ....
|-
|Luke 5:20
|And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man [ἄνθρωπος, which is the masculine form: man], thy sins are forgiven thee.
|Seeing their faith, He said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven you."
|When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."
|When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."
|-
|}
Revisions to the NIV further promote feminist distortions.<ref>[http://www.tbaptist.com/aab/nivfembible.htm The Feminist NIV]</ref> The translating committee for the new version of the [[NIV]] lacks any self-described "complementarians" who support the differences between men and women, for example.<ref>"Moo declined to label any of the committee members as "complementarians' ...."[http://www.abpnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4357&Itemid=53 New NIV translation due out in 2011]</ref>
Feminists also object to 1 Tim 2:12 ("I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent."), but the original Greek is so clear that not much can be done to distort it. Only the most most liberal translations, as in injecting plural forms of "woman" and "man", and also twisting the second half to read "listen quietly."
==Geography==
== Marriage ==
Feminists are often critical of traditional marriage, and the NIV translation uses the potentially demeaning term to "pledged" rather than "engaged" to describe planned marriages in the Bible. (The term "pledged" connotes a thing or a slave rather than a dignified person.) The NIV says, for example, that Mary was "pledged to be married" rather than "engaged to be married."<ref>See Matthew 1:18, Luke 1:27 and 2:5.</ref>
There are about ten references to the NIV (1984) to "pledged" to be married rather than "engaged" to be married. The 2010 translation to the NIV then added yet another use of "pledged", 1 Corinthians 7:27: "Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife." The more respected [[NASB]] translation of that same passage is: "Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife."
==History==
== Other Examples ==
Grammatical errors creep into Feminist Bibles due to a reluctance to use the male pronoun, such that the plural, gender-neutral pronoun is used even when referring to only one person. For example, most English translations translate James 2:15-16: "If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to ''them'' ...."<ref>Surprisingly, virtually all English translations from the [[KJV]] to today have this grammatical error. The quoted translation is from the [[New American Bible]].</ref> The pronoun "them" is grammatically incorrect in this case but is intended to avoid using a gender-specific pronoun. The [[New Century Version]] translates that in a grammatically correct (but still awkward style) as "A brother or sister in Christ might need clothes or food. If you say to ''that person'' ...."
Examples of translations that have feminist tendencies are the [[NIV]], the [[New King James Version]], the [[Today's New International Version]], the [[New American Bible]] and, to a lesser extent, the [[Holman Christian Standard Bible]].
For example, in Mark 9:36 Jesus makes reference to a child and a pronoun is then appropriate for referring to the child. The [[New American Bible]] refers to the child as an "it" in order to appease feminism:<ref>Mark 9:36 (NAB) (emphasis added).</ref>
:Taking a child he placed ''it'' in their midst, and putting his arms around ''it'', he said to them ...."
Today's New International Version makes an awkward double reference to "child" to avoid using the masculine pronoun.
Even the [[KJV]] sometimes slips into inappropriate gender-neutral language, as in Romans 8:17 when it translates a form of "τέκνον" as "children" rather than its proper meaning as "sons", which fits the usage in that passage with respect to glorification as Christ was.
In addition to the above, words that are disfavored by feminists and are targets for censorship or distortion by a Feminist Bible:
*girl
*unborn
*manly
*ma'am, madam, and sir
*"women" in connection with "men", as in "men and women"
*masculine forms of titles or offices, as in "prophet" or "congressman", when the person is female
*masculine descriptions of types of persons, as in "layman" (Lv 22:12) or "salesman"
*"dear lady" (2 John 1:5 - the [[Holman Christian Standard Bible]] and [[New King James Version]] drop the "dear", and [[The Message]] drops "lady" too)
*virgin
*the use of the exclusively feminine pronoun to refer to nations, boats, hurricanes, etc.
*the use of the exclusively masculine pronoun to refer to a person of unknown gender
*Mark 5:3 ("no one" preferred by feminists to "no man," despite the obviously male context of the verse)
*submit (used in various forms 23 times in the Bible, most often in reference to a wife's role and, unlike Islam, almost never in reference to submission to God)
*"common man" (which can be used effectively often, as in Luke 10:21<ref>The [[New Century Version]], a [[feminist]] rendition, uses the gender neutral "little children"; the [[Holman Christian Standard Bible]] uses the gender neutral "infants".</ref>)
*adultery
*words that highlight female personalities related to the attraction of men, or unflattering about women, such as "temptress".
*gentlemanly
*chivalry
(add to list)
== References ==
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===Executive Branch===
== See also ==
*Chief of state: The [[President of the United States|Emperor/Empress of the Terran Empire]] is both the chief of state and head of government. The Emperor/Empress has unlimited powers.
*[[Abortion and the Bible]]
*Head of government: The Emperor/Empress of the Terran Empire
*[[Feminist style]]
*Elections: There is no sign of democracy in the Terran Empire. The position of Emperor/Empress is perpetual.
*[[Gender differences]]
*[[Battle between the sexes]]
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