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Abstinence denial

2014-08-06T01:46:14Z

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'''Abstinence denial''' refers to two phenomena, deliberate denial by [[liberal]] and [[abortion|pro-abortion]] groups of the efficacy of [[abstinence]]-only programs in preventing disease, and denial from [[ignorance]] by those who have been convinced by the propaganda.

== Falsehoods ==
Liberals claim that [[virginity pledge|abstinence pledge campaigns]] are ineffective when compaired to programs that involve both abstinence and information about a variety of birth control methods. However, surely numerous studies disprove this.

== Motivation ==
Groups such as [[Planned Parenthood]] have enormous interest in promoting sexual promiscuity, as their profits rely on it.<ref>Stanek, J. "True confessions of Planned Parenthood" ''WorldNetDaily''; August 2, 2006 [http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51340]</ref> Likewise, pharmaceutical groups selling drugs such as [[Gardasil]] and various forms of [[birth control]] cannot profit when abstinence is used.

The liberal [[entertainment]] industry relies on immoral consumers to purchase its products with immoral sexual content (television, film, etc.) Denying abstinence's efficacy is thus part of a wider attack on [[Christian]] morality.
<ref>The Heritage Foundation, ''The Effectiveness of Abstinence Education Programs in Reducing Sexual Activity Among Youth'', by Robert E. Rector, April 8, 2002 [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Abstinence/BG1533.cfm]</ref>
== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Abstinence]]
* [[Deceit]]

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Rebecca Watson and Thunderf00t factions of atheism

2014-08-06T01:45:29Z

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On July 1, 2012 [[Rebecca Watson]] wrote post [[Elevatorgate]] controversy:
{{cquote|[[Skepchick]] has been exposed for what it is: a totalitarian [[Nazi]] clique who created an anti-harassment policy specifically so that men could harass women in bars and [[Muslim]] could force us to wear burqas. I know it’s true because noted atheist intellectuals Paula Kirby and [[Thunderf00t]] said so!

I debated whether or not to write about this because the recent insults about Skepchick have been so self-evidently ignorant and wrong that I felt it would look like we were picking on tiny, angry babies. And no one likes to see that. I’m relenting only because the sheer amount and absurdity of the insults have reached a level that cannot be ignored, like a large mob of angry babies brandishing pacifiers and blankies as weapons.<ref>[http://skepchick.org/2012/07/hot-gossip-were-all-burqa-wearing-nazis/ Hot Gossip: We’re All Burqa-wearing Nazis]</ref>}}

== See also ==

* [[Atheist factions]]

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Feminazi

2014-08-06T01:44:44Z

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'''Feminazi''' is a pejorative term applied to radical members of the [[feminism|feminist movement]]. Popularized by radio pundit [[Rush Limbaugh]], it suggests they possess a ruthless determination to achieve their goals.<ref>"The term comes from feminists who acted militantly and were seen as people who were going to make you accept them no matter what. The same people who shoved feminism down your throat if you wanted to hear it or not." [http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index.php?qid=20070318113655AArc5mM&show=7]</ref> Whilst it is possible to criticize Limbaugh for drawing such a facile analogy, it is perhaps best regarded as an attempt at exaggeration for comic effect.

==Notes==
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Shockofgod's debate challenge to atheist Penn Jillette

2014-08-06T01:42:01Z

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[[File:Penn Jillette.jpg|thumbnail|225px|right|[[Penn Jillette]] ]]
The [[Brights Movement]] was started in 2003 by Paul Geisert and Mynga Futrell in 2003 in order to assist in the advocacy of a [[Naturalism|naturalistic worldview]].<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is_2_28/ai_114090211/pg_1</ref><ref>http://www.the-brights.net/vision/faq.html#1</ref> The Brights movement had a media campaign and was announced in ''Wired'' magazine (by Richard Dawkins), ''Free Inquiry'' (by Richard Dawkins), and on the ''[[New York Times]]'' op-ed page (by the philosopher and atheist [[Daniel Dennett]]).

Well known skeptics and atheists are listed as "Enthusiastic Brights" at the Brights Movement website.<ref>http://www.the-brights.net/people/enthusiastic/index.html</ref> Examples of individuals listed as Brights are notable skeptics/atheists such as [[Richard Dawkins]], [[Penn Jillette]], [[Daniel Dennett]], Margaret Downy, [[James Randi]], Mel Lipman, Bobbie Kirkhart, Herb Silverman, [[Michael Shermer]], Matt Cherry, and Babu Gogineni.<ref>http://www.the-brights.net/people/enthusiastic/index.html</ref>

On September 26, 2011, the popular Christian YouTube video maker [[Shockofgod]], who has over 18,000 subscribers, challenged atheist Penn Jillette to a debate.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgHt7Wt3KMc VIDEO]. The debate challenge focuses on the [http://creation.com/15-questions 15 questions that evolutionists cannot satisfactorily answer].

On September 3, 2012, [[Shockofgod]] challenged Jillette to debate the question "Does God exist?" a second time.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-jLe7ONFrQ Christian turn Penn Jillette into a chicken]</ref>

[[Shockofgod]] points out that although Penn Jillette is an "enthusiastic bright", the website of the Brights Movement has plunging web traffic according to Compete.com[http://siteanalytics.compete.com/the-brights.net/]. Shockofgod quipped that it appears as if his prediction that atheism will go from "a squeak to half a squeak in American society" due to the [[Question evolution! campaign]] is being fulfilled faster than he expected. The video with the prediction is located on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmAn3M8r0I HERE].

== Shockofgod fan taunts to Penn Jillette ==

Shockofgod fan: "He's watching. trust me. Most Atheists are obsessed with the TRUTH, they just don't like it."[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgHt7Wt3KMc]

Shockofgod fan: "Come on Penn, you even WANT people to debate because our opinions on the existence of God are too important to keep private!"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgHt7Wt3KMc]

== External links ==

*[http://creation.com/question-evolution Question Evolution!] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
*[http://creation.com/15-questions 15 Questions that evolutionist cannot satisfactorily answer]
*[http://aufiles.creation.com/images/pdfs/flyers/15-questions-for-evolutionists-a4.pdf 15 Questions that evolutionist cannot satisfactorily answer PDF version]
*[http://traditionalvalues.org/content/home/31850/ Question Evolution!] Campaign webpage for [[Traditional Values Coalition]]

Videos:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9oJFXSyGpM Question Evolution!] - [[YouTube]] video
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yJZHk1IBR0 The Question Evolution Campaign - Come see!]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgHt7Wt3KMc Atheism's future not bright at all]

Tract:

*[http://usstore.creation.com/catalog/questions-evolutionists-tracts-p-849.html 15 Questions that evolutionist cannot answer tract] - USA
*[http://creation.com/images/pdfs/flyers/15-questions-for-evolutionists-s.pdf 15 Questions that evolutionist cannot answer] - PDF facsimile

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Pro-homosexuality buzzword

2014-08-06T01:41:20Z

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'''Pro-homosexuality buzzwords''' are terms that are allegedly designed to impart a positive viewpoint on homosexuality. Such terms may include:

*male love - implies that "loving" another man is okay (i.e., normal): it's just [[friendship]] (or [[brotherly love]]), and isn't that a good thing that all Christians want? But it's also used as a euphemism for [[homosexual act]]s between human males.
==See Also==
*[[Euphemism]]

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Gay Centurion Heresy

2014-08-06T01:40:13Z

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In an attempt to make homosexual behavior appear compatible with Christianity, the "Gay Centurion" story has been proposed.

The heresy revolves around this passage in Luke 7:

<blockquote>
When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” 6 So Jesus went with them.

He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.

(NIV)
</blockquote>

The story also appears in Matthew 8, in briefer form.

The argument goes that the words, "servant" and "valued highly" (verse 2) have been mistranslated. Advocates of this position say that "servant" means "a young boy" and "highly valued" means loved, with a sexual connotation.

Accepting this view, we have a gay Centurion, with a young boy as a lover, and Jesus heals the lover. Jesus offers no condemnation for the relationship, and so, it is assumed, Jesus is accepting of gay relationships.

There are several reasons to reject this view:

1. The Greek word here translated, "servant," is παῖς (pais), and can indeed be translated as a male child. There are several other instances in the New Testament of is being used in this way, including Matthew 17:18, "Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the '''boy''', and he was healed at that moment." But in other places, it is clearly delineating a master-servant relationship rather than father-son, such as Luke 12:45, "But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed in coming,'..." The Centurion himself defines the relationship by talking about, and giving examples of, giving orders that he expects to be followed.

2. The Greek word translated "highly valued," is ἔντιμος (entimos). Many translations use the word "love" here, appropriately. But nowhere in the New Testament is this word wrapped in any kind of sexual connotation. This is the love of one who knows their servant is working hard and showing respect to the master. Had Luke intended to imply sexual love, he would have used "eros" instead.

3. The local leaders of the synagogue pleaded with Jesus on behalf of the Centurion. Orthodox Jews would not have accepted aid in building a synagogue from someone whose lifestyle was so inconsistent with the Torah's prohibitions on homosexual behavior. For the locals to be so soundly recommending this Gentile, representing a repressive empire, for Jesus' assistance, he must have been a "God-fearer," one who accepted the Torah's teachings and practices regarding worship, diet and relationships.

4. Jesus is consistent in his use of the word, "faith," that he does not merely mean an intellectual assent to facts, but a transformed life where that faith impacts one's behavior. James emphasizes this point in his epistle. When Jesus says that he has "not found such faith even in Israel," that complement would not have been bestowed upon someone resolute in remaining in a sinful sexual relationship.

5. Jesus made a habit of hanging around with sinners, befriending them. This drove his opponents nuts. But befriending sinners should not be interpreted as accepting of their lifestyle. So even if this ''had'' been a gay Centurion, Jesus' silence should not be interpreted as endorsement of homosexuality. Jesus was not promoting adultery when he saved a woman caught in the act from stoning. Jesus was not endorsing extortionist tax collection policies when he called Matthew to be his disciple. He was not endorsing drunkenness when he attended a wedding where wine was being served. He was not endorsing theft when he forgave the thief on the cross. Jesus befriends sinners, but he calls them to a transformed life.

For these reasons, the Gay Centurion Heresy should be rejected by Christian believers.

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Democrat election fraud

2014-08-06T01:38:59Z

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The following are instances of voter fraud by the [[Democratic Party]]:

==2012==
===Florida===
====Joe Garcia Staffer====
The Chief of Staff for Democrat Rep. Joe Garcia resigned in June 2013 for his role in a voter fraud scheme whereby hundreds of absentee ballots were fraudulently submitted. The fraud occurred in an election where Garcia defeated [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate [[David Rivera]].<ref>(2013, June 2). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/02/top-staffer-for-florida-democratic-rep-resigns-amid-voting-fraud-probe Top staffer for Florida Democratic Rep. Garcia resigns amid voting fraud probe]. Associated Press. Prill, K. (2013, July 17). [http://www.nrcc.org/2013/07/17/democrat-hush-money-over-voter-fraud-scandal-in-florida Democrat Hush Money Over Voter Fraud Scandal in Florida?]. National Republican Campaign Committee.</ref>
====Fake Letters====
[[Florida]] Republican voters statewide received letters postmarked from [[Seattle]] saying they weren't eligible to vote.<ref>(2012, October 24). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/23/fake-voter-registration-letters-raise-alarm-in-florida-with-early-voting-set-to Fake voter registration letters raise alarm in Florida with early voting set to begin]. FOX News.</ref>
===Ohio===
====Melowese Richardson====
Melowese Richardson, an [[Ohio]] Democratic poll worker was one of three Democrats charged with voter fraud.<ref>Shawn, E. (2013, March 11). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/11/cincinnati-poll-worker-charged-with-voting-half-dozen-times-in-november Cincinnati poll worker charged with voting half dozen times in November]. FOX News.</ref>
====Experimental Voting Software, Precincts With No Romney Votes====
The key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Ohio interestingly had many precincts recording no votes for Romney at all<ref>Miller, J. (2012, November 12). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57548626/romney-earned-zero-votes-in-some-urban-precincts Romney Earned Zero Votes In Some Urban Precincts]. CBS News.</ref>, this after voting scandals with experimental voting software.<ref>Sherman, E. (2012, November 6). [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57545531/ohio-faces-controversy-over-voting-machines-update Ohio Faces Controversy Over Voting Machines]. CBS News.</ref>
====Tea Party Group Blocked From Poll Monitoring====
Ohio's Franklin County blocked a [[Tea Party]] group, True the [[Vote]], from monitoring polling places.<ref>Flock, E. (2012, November 6). [http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/11/06/true-the-vote-barred-from-operating-in-franklin-county-ohio True The Vote Barred From Operating In Franklin County, Ohio]. FOX News.</ref>
====GOP Candidates Pressured by DNC to Withdraw as Poll Observers====
The Ohio Democratic Party pressured Ohio candidates to withdraw as poll observers.<ref>Gamboa, S., Lush, T., et. al. (2012, November 6). [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/politics/july-dec12/pollproblems_11-06.html Poll Problems Cropping Up in Spots Around US]. PBS NewsHour.</ref>
===Pennsylvania===
====GOP Polling Inspectors Blocked====
In [[Philadelphia]], polling inspectors were blocked from polling places in the Democratic city. Rob GleasonfS, chairman of the [[Pennsylvania]] Republican Party, stated, "This was a shameless attempt from the [[Barack Obama|Obama]] campaign to suppress our legally appointed Republican poll watchers in Philadelphia and they got caught."<ref>Curry, C. & De Vogue, A. (2012, November 6). [http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/jersey-extends-email-voting-friday-election-workers-inundated/story?id=17653589&page=2 N.J. Extends Email Voting to Friday, Other States Hurry to Fix Polling Problems]. ABC News.</ref>
====Obama Mural At Poll====
In Philadelphia, a mural of Obama at a polling place was covered up after a Republican voter took a picture of it.<ref>Miller, J.R., Berger, J., & Weber, J. (2012, November 6). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/06/judge-issuing-order-to-reinstate-booted-philadelphia-election-officials Philly poll workers partially cover Obama mural after court order, leaving logo and quote in view]. FOX News.</ref>
===Massachusetts===
====State Rep. Guilty of Forging Absentee Ballots====
A state representative for the Democratic Party, Stephen Smith of Everett, [[Massachusetts]], resigned in December for forging absentee ballots.<ref>(2012, December 20). [http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/mass-democrat-admits-absentee-voter-fraud Mass. Democrat Admits Absentee Voter Fraud]. TPM.</ref> According to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]], "For those absentee ballots issued to unaware voters, one or more government officials assisted Smith in intercepting the ballots prior to their delivery to the voters’ addresses, and those ballots were cast for the unaware voters."<ref>(2012, December 20). [http://www.fbi.gov/boston/press-releases/2012/massachusetts-state-representative-stephen-smith-agrees-to-plead-guilty-to-voter-fraud-charges Massachusetts State Representative Stephen Smith Agrees to Plead Guilty to Voter Fraud Charges]. FBI. Boston Division.</ref>
===Result===
Obama won narrowly in 3 states with Democrat-influenced voter scandals, which combined equaled 67 electoral votes. If not for those states Obama wouldn't have won.

*Florida: 50.0% to 49.1%, 29 Electoral Votes
*Ohio: 50.1% to 48.2%, 18 Electoral Votes
*Pennsylvania: 52.0% to 46.8%, 20 Electoral Votes

Obama had 332 electoral votes, [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] 206. If those 3 states were overturned (-67 to Obama, +67 to Romney), Romney would lead instead by 273 to 265.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/ 2012 Presidential Election]. Politico.</ref>

==2009==
===New York===
====NYC Officials Plead Guilty of Forging Absentee Ballots====
Democratic voter fraud in New York City led to multiple guilty pleas from Democratic election officials.
{{cquote|"Former Troy Democratic City Clerk William McInerney, Democratic Councilman [[John Brown]], and Democratic political operatives Anthony Renna and Anthony DeFiglio have entered guilty pleas in the case, in which numerous signatures were allegedly forged on absentee ballots in the 2009 Working Families Party primary, the political party that was associated with the now-defunct community group, [[ACORN]]."<ref>Huston, W.T. [http://www.truethevote.org/news/eighth-democrat-named-in-new-york-vote-fraud-probe Eighth Democrat Named in New York Vote Fraud Probe]. True the Vote.</ref>}}

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User talk:AndrewLe

2014-08-06T00:36:41Z

AndrewLe:

I see you are interested in categorizing pages, so can you please categorize the pages from [http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:UncategorizedPages here]?--[[User:JoeyJ|JoeyJ]] 14:47, 5 August 2014 (EDT)
:Thank you. I'm happy to do some useful work on the site, rather than add to the proliferation of nonsense that seems to constitute much of the new material lately. [[User:AndrewLe|AndrewLe]] 20:36, 5 August 2014 (EDT)

Nickelodeon

2014-08-06T00:27:12Z

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'''Nickelodeon''' (often shortened to '''Nick''') is a kid's TV channel that is owned by [[Viacom]].

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Matthew Henry

2014-08-06T00:24:39Z

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[[Image:Matthew-henry.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Matthew Henry]]'''Matthew Henry''' (1662-1714) was a "nonconformist" [[Puritan]] [[minister]] in [[England]], and perhaps the most preeminent devotional Bible commentator. ''Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible'' as it is commonly called, was used by many who helped to bring about the [[First Great Awakening]] in the 1700s. Henry's commentary stands in enduring contrast to the ethos of [[liberal Christianity]] against the [[Bible]] - its author, its purity, its infallibility - and about the divinity of [[Jesus Christ]], which even then was being promoted in certain educational institutions.

==Life==
Matthew Henry was born in Broad Oak, near Bangor Iscoed, Flintshire, [[England]], on October 18, 1662, being the second son of pastor Phillip Henry, and his wife Katherine. Just prior to Matthew's birth his father had been ejected from his pastorate in the Established Church. The Act of Uniformity had come into effect on August 24, 1662, which was in radical opposition to things which Puritans such as Philip Henry stood for. Along with nearly two thousand other ministers, Phillip could not in good conscience submit to such. Endeavoring to "Train up a child in the way he should go", Prov 22:6) Matthew was primarily [[homeschooled]] by his father, and for a time by a Mr. William Turner, and later at the Thomas Doolittle academy.

Being born prematurely, during his childhood Matthew seems to have suffered from a weak constitution, but which was compensated for by spiritual vigor. It is reported that some credible evidence indicates that Matthew could read parts of the Bible distinctly at only three years old, with some apparent comprehension.

Mr. Henry died suddenly, after bouts of affliction while carrying out his work, in June 1714<ref>[http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/iegs/IEGs09-10.pdf Religious Tract Society, ''Christian Biography: Lives of William Cowper, Mrs. Ann H. Judson, Anna Jane Linnard, Matthew Henry,''] 1799, Matthew Henry</ref>

==Education==

"Dissenters" were prevented after 1662 from graduating from either of the ancient universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and nonconformist academies had come into existence. Matthew was schooled in Islington at the academy of eminent Presbyterian scholar, Thomas Doolittle (1631-1707) beginning in 1680, until "the persecuting temper of the times" compelled the academy to move in 1682, and so Henry returned home. His formative years were therefore spent in a Christian community that carried the "cross" of pressure and persecution from the State to conform to its system.

Henry began studying law around 1685, at Grays Inn in London, yet he ever "kept in view" the vocation of pastoral ministry, according to John Bickerton Williams, in his biography of the Puritan commentator, and he started prayer groups and Bible studies among friends in local area. He soon returned home for a time the next year, and began to preach in private homes the Broad Oak area, his own "Jerusalem". (cf. Lk. 24:47) In 1687 he was found speaking number of times in the house of a baker in Chester, and his ministering began to attract local non-conformists there. Henry was asked to pastor a church there, and was privately ordained in London in 1687 by six Presbyterian pastors, after the declaration of liberty of conscience by James II. For the first time the the king allowed dissenters to preach if they came to London and bought a license, which at the time cost 10 pounds. On June 2, 1687, he began his regular ministry as a non-conformist pastor of a Presbyterian congregation at Chester. Henry would remain a pastor for 25 years.

==Ministry==
The congregation over which Henry shepherded increased to more than 350 members. Other churches sought him to be as their minister, with Henry refusing calls during a nine year period (1699 to 1708) from four London congregations, as well as one in Manchester. However, a renewed call in 1710 by one church in Hackney, London which Henry refused in 1699, resulted in much prayerful consideration by Henry and meetings between him and church leadership. Henry ultimately was persuaded this call was God's perfect will, writing down in mid-July, 1711, eleven reasons he believed God was leading him to London.

A primary reason for this decision was that it enabled a much wider door opportunity to minister. (cf. 1 Cor. 16:9) In addition, Henry was now working on his extensive commentary on the [[Word of God]], and London provided superior access to printers and libraries.

==Literary works==
Matthew Henry wrote ''A Brief Inquiry into...Schism'' (1689); ''Memoirs of . . . Philip Henry'' (1696); A Scripture Catechism (1702); ''Family Hymns'' (1702); ''A Plain Catechism'' (1702); ''A Communicant’s Companion'' (on the disposition of heart to partake the Lord’s Supper in) in 1704; ''Four Discourses'' (1705); ''A Method for Prayer'' (1710); ''Directions for Daily Communion with God'' (1712); ''A Short Account of the Life...of Lieutenant Illidge'' (1714), as well as numerous sermons, which are included in his ''Miscellaneous Works'' (1809), including many ''Funeral Sermons''. However, the work which Henry is most or singularly known for is ''The Exposition of the Old and New Testaments''.

Henry began this expository work in November 1704 while recovering from a serious illness, and in the space of ten years had completed his commentary up to the end of the book of Acts. Matthew Henry then died of an apparent stroke while on a preaching tour of Cheshire in June 1714, after becoming increasingly ill, and being afflicted with diabetes and many attacks of kidney stones.

In addition to the many non-conformist ministers attending his funeral were others from different denominations, with a universal respect being paid to him, even by those who were opposed to the "dissenters." But the attempts to silence the pious non-conformists continued, as in the same year the British parliament elected to suppress the schools of the dissenters,<ref>http://www.history-perspective.com/matthew_henry.html</ref> those who in good consciousness would not submit to liberal views on the Bible, but overall sought "hold fast to the form of sound words" (1Tim. 1:13) On which Henry commented,
<blockquote>
Adhere to it in opposition to all heresies and false doctrine, which corrupt the Christian faith... But how must it be held fast? In faith and love; that is, we must assent to it as a faithful saying, and bid it welcome as worthy of all acceptation. Hold it fast in a good heart,.. Faith and love must go together; it is not enough to believe the sound words, and to give an assent to them, but we must love them, believe their truth and love their goodness, and we must propagate the form of sound words in love; speaking the truth in love, Eph_4:15.<ref>Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible</ref>
</blockquote>

After Henry passed on, the rest of the New Testament was prepared by thirteen nonconformist preachers. George Burder and John Hughes edited the complete edition of 1811, 4 to 6 volumes, which provides more material from Henry's manuscripts.<ref>[http://www.eaec.org/faithhallfame/matthewhenry.htm Faith Hall of Fame; Matthew Henry] European-American Evangelistic Crusades</ref><ref>[http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/bhenry2.html Matthew Henry: Minister and Bible Commentator] Stephen Ross for WholesomeWords.org from Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1891.</ref>

==Legacy==
Henry's first wife Katherine, was only daughter of Samuel Hardware of Bromborough, Cheshire, and she passed away Feb. 14, 1689, at age 25, while giving birth their daughter, Katherine. Henry married his second wife, Mary, daughter of Robert Warburton of Hefferstone Grange, Cheshire, on July 8, 1690, who survived him. Henry left one son, Philip (1700-1760), and eight daughters, three of whom passed away in infancy.<ref>http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/bhenry2.html </ref>

While not being a work of real technical analysis of texts, for which Henry recommended Poole's ''Synopsis,'' Henry's "Exposition" is supremely devotional, and reveals an amazing richness of spiritual understanding and practical suggestion. "The author betrays a remarkable fertility of practical suggestion and, although the work is diffuse, it contains rich stores of truths, which hold the attention by their quaint freshness and aptness, and feed the spiritual life by their Scriptural unction." Out of a seeming obscure verse Henry can bring to light a deep truth and fitting application. Robert Hall, George Whitefield, and Charles Spurgeon all used and heartily commended the work, with Whitefield reading it through four times - the last time on his knees.<ref>http://www.tlogical.net/biohenry.htm</ref> Spurgeon stated, " Every minister ought to read it entirely and carefully through once at least." (Commenting and Commentaries, p. 3).

Henry held to a moderate form of Calvinism, and his congregations found in him a mediating influence between extremes, which sometimes led to charges of compromise,<ref>By H. D. Roberts, ''Matthew Henry and His Chapel 1662-1900''</ref> while other wished he were liberal.

A study by the American scholar David Crump, revealed that Henry’s exposition provided a substantial influence for many of Whitefield’s sermons.

Henry’s comments on Leviticus 8:35 so impressed the hymn-writer [[Charles Wesley]] (1707-1788), brother of [[John Wesley]], that he based one of his most famous hymns on them. Henry had written:
{{cquote|we have every one of us a charge to keep, an eternal God to glorify, an immortal soul to provide for, needful duty to be done, our generation to serve; and it must be our daily duty to keep this charge, for it is the charge of the Lord our Master, who will shortly call us to an account about it.}}

The Baptist preacher and educator John Ryland Sr (1723-1792) testified,
{{cquote|It is impossible for a person of piety and taste to read the Exposition of Mr. Henry without wishing to be shut out from all the world to read it through without one moment’s interruption.<ref>[http://www.eaec.org/faithhallfame/matthewhenry.htm Faith Hall of Fame; Matthew Henry] European-American Evangelistic Crusades</ref>}}

Charles G. Trumbull Trumbull states in his introduction to Henry's Commentary,
{{cquote|The apostolic Whitefield...even the pen of Cowper was trained, as a Christian and a preacher by Mr. Henry's Commentary... The state of the reformed churches abroad was much upon his heart, and he was a fervent intercessor for those of them that suffered persecution for righteousness sake. He shunned not to declare the whole counsel of God. He delighted in preaching Christ and the doctrines of free grace; but also holiness."[http://www.history-perspective.com/matthew_henry.html]}}

On [[atheism]], Henry wrote that
{{cquote|A [[man]] that is endued with the powers of [[reason]], by which he is capable of knowing, serving, glorifying, and enjoying his Maker, and yet lives without [[God]] in the [[world]], is certainly the most despicable and the most miserable animal under the [[sun]].<ref>http://www.ccel.org/ccel/henry/mhc1.ii.html</ref>}}

Henry also wrote the following, which deals with forgiveness through [[Christ]] for those who repent:
{{cquote|How glorious a change does [[grace]] make! It changes the vilest of men into [[saints]] and the children of God. Such were some of you, but you are not what you were. You are washed, you are sanctified, you are justified in the name of Christ, and by the [[Spirit of our God]]. Note, The wickedness of men before [[conversion]] is no bar to their regeneration and reconciliation to God. The blood of Christ, and the washing of [[regeneration]], can purge away all guilt and defilement. Here is a rhetorical change of the natural order: You are sanctified, you are justified. [[Sanctification]] is mentioned before justification: and yet the name of Christ, by which we are justified, is placed before the Spirit of God, by whom we are sanctified. Our justification is owing to the merit of Christ; our sanctification to the operation of the [[Spirit]]: but both go together.<ref>http://blueletterbible.org/Comm/mhc/1Cr/1Cr006.html</ref>}}

==See also==

==References==

<references/>

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==External links==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=tKoXAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA75&dq=Matthew+Henry+biography++early+life+and+entrance&num=50#v=onepage&q=&f=false The life of Matthew Henry]
*[http://forums.christiansunite.com/index.php?topic=15497.0 Chapter by chapter Bible study including Matthew Henry's commentary]

*[http://www.mrmatthewhenry.com Read Matthew Henry's classic prayerbook 'A Method for Prayer' for free]

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Mention in Despatches

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To be '''Mentioned in Despatches''' is a minor [[British]] military award for gallantry or meritorious service. It is of a lower level than a gallantry medal, but a decoration, originally a spray of oak leaves in bronze and since 1920 a single oak leaf in silver, is awarded. If a campaign medal was issued for the campaign during which the Mention occurred the decoration is worn on the ribbon of that medal; otherwise it is worn on the left breast of the uniform.

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Menander

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'''Menander''' (341-290 B.C.) is considered the most important of those [[Greece|Greek]] playwrights involved in the school of New Comedy.

Only one of the more than 100 plays he is known to have written can be considered anywhere near complete and that (the Dyscolas, or Bad-tempered Man) only came to light in 1958 on an Egyptian papyrus. Fragments of other plays have been recovered since, so scholars live in hope. Those that have been found show a man skilled in the art of writing of a limited range of subjects in an unlimited number of ways. His subject was almost always love, usually unhappy love, either before or during marriage, usually involved disguise and subsequent recognition.

His genius was to make his characters believable, normal – he had the facility to describe human nature in all its diversity with humour, sympathy and wisdom. His comedy is not as outrageous as that of [[Aristophanes]], we rarely laugh out loud; but his lack of buffoonery takes nothing away from his ability to find humour in the human condition and from the enjoyment of his comedy.

==Reference==
‘’”A Dictionary of Ancient Greek Civilisation”’’ Methuen and Co,. London 1970 (I think) pp291-2

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Interpellation

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'''Interpellation''' (from Latin ''interpellat-'' 'interrupted [by speech]') is in original meaning an interruption of the day order in a [[parliament]] by demanding an explanation from a government official such as, for example, the minister, of his action.

Another sense, in philosophy, was coined by [[French]] [[Marxist]] philosopher [[Louis Althusser]], who used this word as a term describing the [[process]] by which [[ideology]] addresses an [[individual]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Interpellation |publisher=the University of Washington |accessdate=October 17, 2013|url=http://faculty.washington.edu/mlg/courses/definitions/Interpellation.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=A Concise Glossary of Cultural Theory: Arnold Student Reference |author=Peter Brooker |publisher=Arnold |year=1999 |pages=250 |isbn=978-034-069-1472 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cHGAQgAACAAJ&dq=Brooker,+A+Concise+Glossary+of+Cultural+Theory&hl=sk&sa=X&ei=6VBgUq-LLOiH4gSpnIGICA&redir_esc=y |quote=}}</ref>

==References==
<references/>

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Measurable function

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In [[mathematics]], a '''measurable function''' is a [[function]] <math>f</math> from a measure space <math>(X, \mu)</math> to the [[real number]]s (possibly including <math>\pm \infty</math>) that satisfies that <math>f^{-1}((c, \infty])</math> is measurable in <math>X</math> for all <math>c \in [-\infty, \infty]</math>.

[[Category:Mathematics]]

Marc Trestman

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'''Marc Trestman''' is the head coach of the [[Chicago Bears]], a [[football]] team that plays in the [[National Football League]].

[[category:Athletes]]

Graviton

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The '''graviton''' is a [[hypothetical]] [[Mass (science)|mass]]less [[particle]] conjectured to be responsible for mediating the [[gravitational force]].

The graviton is postulated in part due to the significant success of the [[Standard Model]] of [[particle physics]], which has demonstrated that all other fundamental forces are mediated by elementary particles.

It would be a spin 2 [[boson]], if the predictions of [[quantum field theory]] are correct.

The graviton is, as yet, undiscovered. This is not for a lack of trying. However, the gravitational force is significantly weaker than all other fundamental forces, and this presents several technical challenges to detecting it.

[[Category:Physics]]

Freedom Summer

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'''Freedom Summer''' was a 1964 movement to promote black voter registration in [[Mississippi]]. On June 21, 1964, three organizers of Freedom Summer went missing; they were later found dead.

==External links==
*http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/09_summer.html

[[Category:Civil Rights]]

Jaime Escalente

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'''Jaime Escalente''', (1930-2010), Bolivian-born math teacher whose outstanding teaching methods were showcased in "[[Stand and Deliver]]".
He told students they could succeed if they had desire (''ganas'').
Escalente attracted press attention when a dozen of his students passed the Advanced Placement Calculus test, but their scores were questioned. ETS said they had a similar pattern of answers and accused them of cheating. Escalante had the students take the test again under direct ETS supervision, and their scores were even higher.

*I wanted to work with young people. That's more rewarding for me than the money. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0jKFd0KEk]

==External Links==
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/30/AR2010033003814.html Jaime Escalante turns students into calculus whizzes] - Jay Mathews, ''Washington Post'' - Dec. 12, 1982

James Robbins

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'''James S. Robbins''', Senior Editorial Writer for ''Foreign Affairs'', was formerly professor of [[international relations]] at the [[National Defense University]], associate professor of international relations at the [[U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College]] and special assistant in the Office of the [[Secretary of Defense]] under [[Donald Rumsfeld]]. Robbins is author of ''This Time We Win: Revisiting the Tet Offensive'' (Encounter Books) and of ''Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point''.[http://www.washingtontimes.com/staff/james-s-robbins/]

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Commission on Presidential Debates

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The '''Commission on Presidential Debates''' ('''CPD''') was established in 1987 by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] parties as a means to run debates between presidential candidates. The organization is a privately funded, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation. Its stated goal is "to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates."<ref>[http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=about-cpd About CPD]</ref> However, the Commission is widely criticized for its exclusion of third party candidates. Their informative value is questionable, as the candidates agree on the debate's entire context beforehand. [[Walter Cronkite]] remarked, "The debates are part of the unconscionable fraud that our political campaigns have become a format that defies meaningful discourse. They should be charged with sabotaging the electoral process."<ref>http://reclaimdemocracy.org/political_reform/quotes_presidential_debates.html</ref>

== External Links==
[http://www.debates.org/ official website]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Political Organizations]]

Clive Palmer

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'''Clive Palmer''' is an Australian mining magnate with a net worth of $895 million (as of January 2013). He is well known for his outlandish statements and political views.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/profile/clive-palmer/ Clive Palmer - Forbes]</ref>

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Australian people]]

Jane Marple

2014-08-05T23:10:42Z

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'''Jane Marple''' is a [[fiction]]al [[British]] [[amateur]] detective created by [[Agatha Christie]]. She is an elderly spinster who has a sharp and perceptive mind.

She has appeared in 12 novels and 20 short stories and is one of Christie's most beloved [[character]]s.

[[Category:Fictional characters]]

Fact family

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A '''fact family''' is a group of arithmetic facts which use the same numbers. For example, 7 - 3 = 4 and 7 - 4 = 3 and 3 + 4 = 7 and 4 + 3 = 7. Students in primary school are told to memorize these related facts together.

[[Category: Education]]
[[Category:Arithmetic]]

Number theory

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'''Number theory''' is a branch of [[mathematics]] involving the study of the properties and relationships of [[number]]s. Number theory typically deals only with [[integer]]s (as opposed to all [[real number]]s).

An example of a famous theorem in number theory is [[Fermat's last theorem]].

==Famous contributors to number theory==
*[[Pierre de Fermat]]
*[[Leonhard Euler]]
*[[Pythagoras]]
*[[Andrew Wiles]]

[[Category:Number Theory]]

Andrey Kolmogorov

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'''Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov''' (1903 - 1987) was a [[Russia]]n mathematician, who made countless important contributions to various fields of mathematics. His ''Foundations of Probability Theory'' (first published 1926 in [[German]] as ''Grundlagen der Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie'') are the groundwork of modern probability theory, using the concept of [[measurable space]]s.

== External Links ==
* [http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Kolmogorov.html Kolmogorov at the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolmogorov, Andrey Nikolaevich}}

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Liberal quotient

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'''Liberal quotient''' is a new term coined by Conservapedia to quantify how [[liberal]] a group is. It is used for assessing political bias and for evaluating statements or positions by such a group.

The liberal quotient is defined as the ratio of liberals to conservatives in a group. Thus the liberal quotient is zero when there are no liberals in the group, and, by definition, infinity if there are no conservatives.

According to a Harris Poll from 2005 [http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=548], 40% of all Americans identify as moderates, 35% as conservatives, and 18% as liberals. This gives a liberal quotient of about 1:2. These numbers have been fairly constant during the last decades.

A [[Wikipedia]] user can choose from 32 different categories to self-identify their political ideology. There are 240 users who chose to self-identify as liberal, and 75 who self-identified as conservative. This means that the group of editors on Wikipedia that chose to self-identify has a liberal quotient of about 3:1.

Groups having a high liberal quotient would include university faculties, the National Education Association, the leadership of the [[Democratic Party]], the management of the ''Village Voice'' and ''New York Times'', and the leaders of the [[ACLU]]. Groups having a low liberal quotient would include a trade association of small business owners, an association of Christian athletes, and worshipers at church on an ordinary Sunday, with the exception of black protestant congregations [http://pewforum.org/docs/index.php?DocID=174].

== Comparison to Other Metrics ==

While some liberals oppose any measurement of their influence, others have proposed different metrics. One alternative proposal of a liberal quotient is the percentage of liberals in a population or group.

This metric fails to distinguish between conservatives and moderates. For example, this metric yields the same result if there were 50 liberals and 50 moderates as if there were 50 liberals and 50 conservatives, even though the two groups have very different political biases.

The formulation LQ = L/(L+C) has also been proposed - the Liberal quotient is the ratio of self identified liberals to the sum of self identified liberals and conservatives. This yields a range from 0 to 1, and is not affected by moderates or the unidentified. But by constraining the quotient to a scale of 0 to 1, it understates a large increase in liberal control. A group having 9 liberals and just one conservative would have a liberal quotient of 0.9, while a group having 99 liberals and only one conservative would have a liberal quotient of only 0.99. Increasing the liberal control eleven-fold would result in only a 10% increase in this quotient. A rebuttal to this criticism is that this is just how percentages work.

Proponent of this measure point out that both measure are mathematical equivalent. Given a liberal quotient defined as LQ=L/C the alternative measure can be obtained by the transformation LQ/(1+LQ). Since one measure can be obtained from the other by a simple transformation, preferring one over the other is simply a matter of taste.

== Criticism ==

Critics of the liberal quotient point out that it discounts groups identifying neither as liberal nor conservative, such as the 40% of moderates in the American public. A group with 97 moderates, 2 liberals, and 1 conservative has the same liberal quotient as a group with 1 moderate, 66 Liberals and 33 conservatives, although some might claim the latter group is more liberal. Furthermore, while "conservative" may be considered a general description for someone with right-wing ideological beliefs, "liberal" does not carry the same connotations for people of the left wing; many socialists would not consider themselves to be liberals.

It has also been pointed out that this metric does not differentiate between groups with differing levels of liberal beliefs; an extreme left-wing group may have the same liberal quotient as a mildly liberal group.

The metric can fail to distinguish between conservatives and moderates. The liberal quotient yields the same result if there were 50 conservatives and 50 moderates as if there were 100 conservatives, even though the two groups have very different political biases.

A rebuttal is to these criticisms is that it is unclear what moderates add or subtract to a group. For example, it is argued that the counterweight by provided 33 conservatives to the 66 liberals in the presence of 1 moderate, than that is just as effective as the counterweight provided by 1 conservative to 2 liberals in the presence of 97 moderates. The influence of moderates are in this argumentation purposefully ignored, for the sake of simplicity.

In this context it has also been pointed out that the term ''liberal quotient'' can be misleading, and will often be understood to mean liberal fraction. The liberal quotient of 1:2 of the American public, for example, might be mistaken to mean that 66% of all Americans are conservative, although it is only about 35% according to the Harris poll.

A more fundamental criticism is directed to the use of the liberal quotient when applied to media outlets or encyclopedias. Rather than estimating the political orientation of editors, critics propose to consider the political orientation of the actual content. Recent scientific studies on media bias look at the media content, and not at the orientation of the editors, and use in addition other measures than the quotient of articles with a liberal bias versus articles with a conservative bias [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=947640#PaperDownload][http://ideas.repec.org/p/umc/wpaper/0501.html]. Note, that both studies nevertheless conclude that most media outlets have a liberal bias.

Another problem with applying this metric to media outlets and encyclopedia is that, in contrast to groups, unbiased articles, the analog to moderates, do not swing their orientation in the presence of biased articles. An encyclopedia with 99.7% unbiased articles, 0.2% liberally biased articles, and 0.1% conservatively biased articles, has the same liberal bias as a product with 66.6% liberally biased articles, 33.3% conservative articles , 0.1% unbiased articles. However, the first would be considered a reliable source of information, while the second would be highly unreliable. And this despite having the same liberal quotient. Even if the influence of moderates in a group of people might be unclear, the influence of unbiased articles on on the reliability of an encyclopedia is obvious.

Other criticism of the liberal quotient is directed at the way it is used in comparison of the bias of Wikipedia with statistically sound results from a Harris Poll. The identified problems are:
* The comparison relies on raw data from a self-selected sample [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_by_political_ideology].
* It compares 2 answers of a poll with 3 possible answers, to 2 of 32 user categories.
* It compares the outcome of a poll in which respondent can only choose one option, with one a self-identification project, in which users can choose as many options as they like.

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Probability and Statistics

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{{math-h}}

'''Variance''' is a measure in [[Statistics|statistics]] of the [[dispersion]] of a set of values (represented as <math>X</math>). It is defined as

:<math>\sigma^2 = \operatorname{E}[(X-\operatorname{E}[X])^2] = \operatorname{E}[X^2] - (\operatorname{E}[X])^2</math>

where the [[expectation (math)|expected value]] of ''X'' is E(''X'').

The formula for variance must not be confused with the formula

:<math>S_{n}^2 = {\sum_n(x - \bar x)^2 \over n - 1}</math>

which is the formula for a [[point estimate]] of the true variance from a sample of size ''n''. As such this estimator itself has a variance which, as the formula indicates, decreases as the sample size increases.

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Quotient

2014-08-05T22:57:40Z

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In [[mathematics]], a '''quotient''' is the result of the process of [[Division (math)|division]].

==See also==
*[[divisor]]

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Quotient

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In [[mathematics]], a '''quotient''' is the result of the process of [[division]].

==See also==
*[[divisor]]

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Division (math)

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'''Division''' is the [[mathematical]] [[function]] in which a value, the dividend, is seen in a specific conjunction with another value, the [[divisor]]. The relationship between them, which is the value by which the divisor must be [[multiplied]] to yield the dividend, is referred to as the [[quotient]]. Division yields a non-[[linear]] change in value.

Division by [[zero]] is undefined, and this has unfortunately been one of the two most frequent sources of serious mechanical or construction errors (the other being wrong [[unit]]s).

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Division (math)

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'''Division''' is the [[mathematical]] [[function]] in which a value, the [[dividend]], is seen in a specific conjunction with another value, the [[divisor]]. The relationship between them, which is the value by which the divisor must be [[multiplied]] to yield the dividend, is referred to as the [[quotient]]. Division yields a non-[[linear]] change in value.

Division by [[zero]] is undefined, and this has unfortunately been one of the two most frequent sources of serious mechanical or construction errors (the other being wrong [[unit]]s).

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Minuend

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The '''minuend''' is the number from which the [[subtrahend]] is [[subtract]]ed to form the [[difference]].

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Subtrahend

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The '''subtrahend''' is the [[number]] that is [[subtract]]ed from the [[minuend]] to form the [[difference]].

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Difference

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The '''difference''' of two [[number]]s is the number obtained when the lesser number is [[subtract]]ed from the greater number.

:The difference of 4 and 2 is: <math> 4 - 2 = 2 </math>

:The difference of -3 and -9 is: <math> -3 - (-9) = 6 </math>

Another way of putting it, is that the difference is the [[absolute value]] of subtracting either number from the other.

<math>\left |4 - 2 \right | = \left |2-4 \right | = 2</math>

The number being subtracted is the [[subtrahend]], the number being subtracted from is the [[minuend]].

[[Category:Arithmetic]]

Addition

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Addition is the mathematical operation that combines two or more numbers to produce their [[sum]].

For simple addition of [[whole number]]s, it is easy to add by counting steps. If we consider 6 + 4, then we can start at 6, then add 1 four times: 7, 8, 9, 10. Thus, 6 + 4 is 10.

For more complex addition, [[long addition]] can be carried out.

Addition is [[commutative]], thus a + b = b + a.

==Formal definition==

It is helpful to see addition in terms of [[function]]s - addition adds one number (a) to another number (b) to make their sum (c).

Thus,

a + b = c.

Its reverse function, or [[inverse operation]], is [[subtraction]], which moves the other way:

c - b = a.

It is possible to add a negative number, but this is the same as subtracting that number:

a + (-b) = a - b.

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Addend

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'''Addends''' are the numbers involved in [[addition]], which when added create a [[sum]].

[[Category:Arithmetic]]

Highly composite numbers

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On the opposite extreme from the primes are the '''highly composite numbers'''. The primes have the least quantity of factors, namely two. A highly composite number is one which has the greatest quantity of factors compared to any lesser number. In other words, the highly composite numbers each '''''initiate''''' an ''increase'' in quantity of factors over that of any lesser number.

For example, every number above 180 has less factors than has 180, until you get to 240. Then, 240 has an additional two factors over 180. Then, no number above 240 has more factors than 240, until you get to 360, while the quantity of factors of 336 mere ''equals'' that of 240.

Additionally, the unifying number for all highly composite numbers is 12. This is because of three facts: '''1)''' the ''initiation'' above 6 is always at multiples of twelve but not always at multiples of 6; '''2)''' the initiation span from 12 to 60 is unbroken; and '''3)''' composite equivalence is unbroken from 60 to 120. These three facts together imply a spike graph beginning with 1 and ending with 120, in which there are two sequences of six spikes, in which the ''60 spike'' functions both as the final of the first sequence and as the initial of the second sequence, and the second sequence for which only its first and final numbers are initials.

==Further Reading==
http://autismtoohuman.wordpress.com/keys-to-the-highly-composite-numbers-map/

[[Category:Mathematics]]

Master and Commander

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'''''Master and Commander''''' is the first novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series of historical novels by [[Patrick O'Brian]]. First published in 1969, it has never been out of print and was followed by another twenty novels in the series.

It is rated #31 in Conservapedia's [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Novels|Greatest Conservative Novels]], despite having one character, Stephen Maturin, who is a proto-[[Darwinist]].

A film version was released in 2003 with [[Russell Crowe]] playing Capatin Jack Aubrey, although it is only loosely based on the novel and takes incidents from other novels in the series. It was not popular among O'Brian purists but enjoyed some critical and box office success. Roger Ebert described it as "told with uncommon intelligence" [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031114/REVIEWS/311140304/1023].

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Lobby

2014-08-05T22:37:17Z

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To '''lobby''' in [[American]] [[politics]] means to talk to [[legislator]]s in private to convince them to vote a certain way on specific [[legislation]]. As a noun, a "lobby" is an organization that lobbies legislatures, either for pay from a sponsor or as a public service. A lobby works for an '''interest group'''.

In recent decades thousands of lobbyists are at work in [[Washington D.C.]] for every possible interest. Lobbyists are also active in all the state capitols. Many lobbyists are former members of [[Congress]] or former staffers.

Since 1900 lobbying has became a [[legal]], regulated institution in America. In 1946 for example, Congress required the registration of lobbyists. Key to the process leading up to lobbying's institutionalization and regulation were the congressional investigations of lobbyists in 1913, 1927-28, 1935-38, and the 1950s, which revealed the methods lobbyists used. This information has helped shape legislation aimed at reducing [[corruption]] and lending transparency to the legislative process. Since 1990, American states have adopted a variety of reforms to regulate lobbying in an attempt to address a host of [[ethical]] issues.

==History==
In the 19th century, the most important lobbies worked on behalf of a [[wool]] [[tariff]] and [[railroad]] [[subsidies]] in the 1865-900 era. In [[the South]] during [[Reconstruction]] lobbyists were very active in state capitols, seeking and getting subsidies for railroads. Many times they had to [[bribe]] legislators. In the early 20th century effective lobbyists represented the [[Anti-Saloon League]] (to prohibit alcohol, and farm interests.

Lobbying was in bad odor in the [[Progressive Era]] early 20th century, with many reformers (like [[Woodrow Wilson]]) convinced that it undermined [[Republicanism|representative government]] by skewing the thinking of legislators. Thanks to the new field of [[psychology]], lobbyists began to employ [[propaganda]] techniques during the early 20th century to assert a more prominent role in the policy making process in the U.S. It is noted that while lobbyists amplified their constituents' power and influence, the methods they employed using false and misleading information cast doubt on the ability of ordinary [[citizen]]s to participate in democratic politics.<ref> Loomis (2009)</ref>

In reality, lobbyists spend most of their efforts providing information on specific legislation, pro or con (such as the [[conservative]] [[NRA]]'s [[Second Amendment]] [[gun rights]] versus the [[liberal]] [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]]'s [[gun control]]), and letting the "information" sway the legislator. Often they testify before committees in open hearings. On controversial issues there may be two or more) teams of opposing lobbyists.<ref> Thomas T. Holyoke, "Interest Group Competition and Cooperation at Legislative Hearings," ''Congress & the Presidency'' 2008 35(2): 17-38, </ref>

==Famous lobbies==
===[[Morality]]===
Before the [[Civil War]], the Christian lobby called for the [[abolitionist|abolition]] of [[slavery]]. It was politically weak and the target of ridicule before the Civil War, when it suddenly became powerful and won its case. Many continued to lobby on behalf of the Freedmen during [[Reconstruction]]. After 1870 Protestant lobbyists formed working partnerships with Southern [[Democrat]]s (who had a base of Protestant support), along with many [[Republican]]s who represented pietistic<ref>"Pietism, German Pietismus, influential religious reform movement that began among [[German]] Lutherans in the 17th century. It emphasized personal [[faith]] against the main Lutheran church’s perceived stress on doctrine and theology over Christian living. Pietism quickly spread and later became concerned with social and educational matters. As a phenomenon of personal religious renewal, its indirect influence has persisted in Germany and other parts of Europe into the 21st century." [[Fair use]] Pietism, [[Encyclopedia Britannica]], [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/459967/Pietism</ref> [[Protestant]] districts in the North. The [[lobbyist]]s (and the groups they represented), pushed through [[Congress]] effective federal policies against polygamy, laws banning obscenity and prizefight films from [[interstate commerce]] and the mails, and (especially in the states) laws to restrict prostitution, sex with underage girls, and easy divorce. They tried not only to put [[Separation of church and state|God]] in the Constitution]] but also, through persuasion and [[legislation]], to control drinking, obesity, divorce, Sabbath observance, gambling, [[smoking]], prize fighting, prostitution, and sex with underage girls. Most significantly, they fought for [[prohibition]] -- and under professional leadership of the Anti-Saloon League, finally won. Famous leaders included Frances Willard of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Wayne Wheeler of the [[Anti-Saloon League]], and anti-pornography campaigner Anthony Comstock, whose laws against obscenity remain the law of the land. Proposed [[constitutional amendment]]s regulating divorce and declaring the United States a Christian nation never reached the floor of Congress. Neither did the proposal for federal censorship of movies.<ref> Foster (2002)</ref>

=== Right to Vote===
The woman [[suffragist]]s tried lobbying as well, but found their best success when they appealed to male voters at election time.

=== Israel ===
The Israel Lobby refers to a coalition of Fundamentalist Protestants and major [[Jewish]] organizations. The lobby has strongly promoted American policies in the [[Middle East]] that are pro-[[Israel]].<ref>David Howard Goldberg, ''Foreign Policy and Ethnic Interest Groups: American and Canadian Jews Lobby for Israel'' (1990) [http://www.questia.com/read/27498528?title=Foreign%20Policy%20and%20Ethnic%20Interest%20Groups%3a%20American%20and%20Canadian%20Jews%20Lobby%20for%20Israel online edition]</ref>

=== Second Amendment [[Unalienable]] Rights ===
The [[National Rifle Association]], the [[Second Amendment Foundation]], the [[Gun Owners of America]] and the [[Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]] lobby to protect and defend the [[Second Amendment]][[Unalienable rights|right]] to [[self-defense]].

==Scandals==
[[Bribery]] has always been illegal and hints of bribery destroy the effectiveness of a lobbyist -- and seriously hurt major [[politician]]s such as [[James G. Blaine]]. [[Image:84tattoo.jpg|thumb|450px|the famous "tattoed man" cartoon, with Blaine covered by indelible scandals connected to lobbyists; ''Puck'' June 4, 1884 cartoon by Bernhard Gillam]]

Lobbyist [[Jack Abramoff]] in the early 21st century went to prison for his extreme lobbying, especially on behalf of [[American Indian]] casinos. He dragged down numerous allies.

==Further reading==
* Balogh, Brian “‘Mirrors of Desires’: Interest Groups, Elections, and the Targeted Style in Twentieth-Century America,” in Meg Jacobs, William J. Novak, and Julian Zelizer, eds. ''The Democratic Experiment: New Directions in American Political Theory,'' (2003), 222–49
* Baumgartner, Frank R., and Beth L. Leech. ''Basic Interests: The Importance of Groups in Politics and in Political Science'' (1998), 64–82, reviews the political science literature
* Browne, William Paul. ''Groups, Interests, and U.S. Public Policy'' (1998) [http://www.questia.com/read/99220436?title=Groups%2c%20Interests%2c%20and%20U.S.%20Public%20Policy online edition]
* Clemens, Elisabeth S. ''The People’s Lobby: Organizational Innovation and the Rise of Interest-Group Politics in the United States, 1890–1925'' (1997)
* Foster, Gaines M. ''Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists and the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920'' (2002) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=5002583859 online edition]
* Hansen, John M. ''Gaining Access: Congress and the Farm Lobby, 1919–1981'' (1991);
* Loomis, Christopher M. "The Politics of Uncertainty: Lobbyists and [[Propaganda]] in Early Twentieth-Century America," ''Journal of Policy History'' Volume 21, Number 2, 2009 in [[Project MUSE]]
* Thompson, Margaret S. ''The "Spider Web": Congress and Lobbying in the Age of Grant'' (1985) on 1870s
* Tichenor, Daniel J. and Richard A. Harris, “Organized Interests and American Political Development,” Political Science Quarterly 117 (Winter 2002–3): 587–612 [http://www.soc.washington.edu/users/burstein/Tichenor_Organized_Interests.pdf online]

== See Also ==
* [[Soft money]]

==References==
<references/>

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Lobby

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To ''lobby'' in [[American]] [[politics]] means to talk to [[legislator]]s in private to convince them to vote a certain way on specific [[legislation]]. As a noun, a "lobby" is an organization that lobbies legislatures, either for pay from a sponsor or as a public service. A lobby works for an '''interest group'''.

In recent decades thousands of lobbyists are at work in [[Washington D.C.]] for every possible interest. Lobbyists are also active in all the state capitols. Many lobbyists are former members of [[Congress]] or former staffers.

Since 1900 lobbying has became a [[legal]], regulated institution in America. In 1946 for example, Congress required the registration of lobbyists. Key to the process leading up to lobbying's institutionalization and regulation were the congressional investigations of lobbyists in 1913, 1927-28, 1935-38, and the 1950s, which revealed the methods lobbyists used. This information has helped shape legislation aimed at reducing [[corruption]] and lending transparency to the legislative process. Since 1990, American states have adopted a variety of reforms to regulate lobbying in an attempt to address a host of [[ethical]] issues.

==History==
In the 19th century, the most important lobbies worked on behalf of a [[wool]] [[tariff]] and [[railroad]] [[subsidies]] in the 1865-900 era. In [[the South]] during [[Reconstruction]] lobbyists were very active in state capitols, seeking and getting subsidies for railroads. Many times they had to [[bribe]] legislators. In the early 20th century effective lobbyists represented the [[Anti-Saloon League]] (to prohibit alcohol, and farm interests.

Lobbying was in bad odor in the [[Progressive Era]] early 20th century, with many reformers (like [[Woodrow Wilson]]) convinced that it undermined [[Republicanism|representative government]] by skewing the thinking of legislators. Thanks to the new field of [[psychology]], lobbyists began to employ [[propaganda]] techniques during the early 20th century to assert a more prominent role in the policy making process in the U.S. It is noted that while lobbyists amplified their constituents' power and influence, the methods they employed using false and misleading information cast doubt on the ability of ordinary [[citizen]]s to participate in democratic politics.<ref> Loomis (2009)</ref>

In reality, lobbyists spend most of their efforts providing information on specific legislation, pro or con (such as the [[conservative]] [[NRA]]'s [[Second Amendment]] [[gun rights]] versus the [[liberal]] [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]]'s [[gun control]]), and letting the "information" sway the legislator. Often they testify before committees in open hearings. On controversial issues there may be two or more) teams of opposing lobbyists.<ref> Thomas T. Holyoke, "Interest Group Competition and Cooperation at Legislative Hearings," ''Congress & the Presidency'' 2008 35(2): 17-38, </ref>

==Famous lobbies==
===[[Morality]]===
Before the [[Civil War]], the Christian lobby called for the [[abolitionist|abolition]] of [[slavery]]. It was politically weak and the target of ridicule before the Civil War, when it suddenly became powerful and won its case. Many continued to lobby on behalf of the Freedmen during [[Reconstruction]]. After 1870 Protestant lobbyists formed working partnerships with Southern [[Democrat]]s (who had a base of Protestant support), along with many [[Republican]]s who represented pietistic<ref>"Pietism, German Pietismus, influential religious reform movement that began among [[German]] Lutherans in the 17th century. It emphasized personal [[faith]] against the main Lutheran church’s perceived stress on doctrine and theology over Christian living. Pietism quickly spread and later became concerned with social and educational matters. As a phenomenon of personal religious renewal, its indirect influence has persisted in Germany and other parts of Europe into the 21st century." [[Fair use]] Pietism, [[Encyclopedia Britannica]], [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/459967/Pietism</ref> [[Protestant]] districts in the North. The [[lobbyist]]s (and the groups they represented), pushed through [[Congress]] effective federal policies against polygamy, laws banning obscenity and prizefight films from [[interstate commerce]] and the mails, and (especially in the states) laws to restrict prostitution, sex with underage girls, and easy divorce. They tried not only to put [[Separation of church and state|God]] in the Constitution]] but also, through persuasion and [[legislation]], to control drinking, obesity, divorce, Sabbath observance, gambling, [[smoking]], prize fighting, prostitution, and sex with underage girls. Most significantly, they fought for [[prohibition]] -- and under professional leadership of the Anti-Saloon League, finally won. Famous leaders included Frances Willard of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Wayne Wheeler of the [[Anti-Saloon League]], and anti-pornography campaigner Anthony Comstock, whose laws against obscenity remain the law of the land. Proposed [[constitutional amendment]]s regulating divorce and declaring the United States a Christian nation never reached the floor of Congress. Neither did the proposal for federal censorship of movies.<ref> Foster (2002)</ref>

=== Right to Vote===
The woman [[suffragist]]s tried lobbying as well, but found their best success when they appealed to male voters at election time.

=== Israel ===
The Israel Lobby refers to a coalition of Fundamentalist Protestants and major [[Jewish]] organizations. The lobby has strongly promoted American policies in the [[Middle East]] that are pro-[[Israel]].<ref>David Howard Goldberg, ''Foreign Policy and Ethnic Interest Groups: American and Canadian Jews Lobby for Israel'' (1990) [http://www.questia.com/read/27498528?title=Foreign%20Policy%20and%20Ethnic%20Interest%20Groups%3a%20American%20and%20Canadian%20Jews%20Lobby%20for%20Israel online edition]</ref>

=== Second Amendment [[Unalienable]] Rights ===
The [[National Rifle Association]], the [[Second Amendment Foundation]], the [[Gun Owners of America]] and the [[Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]] lobby to protect and defend the [[Second Amendment]][[Unalienable rights|right]] to [[self-defense]].

==Scandals==
[[Bribery]] has always been illegal and hints of bribery destroy the effectiveness of a lobbyist -- and seriously hurt major [[politician]]s such as [[James G. Blaine]]. [[Image:84tattoo.jpg|thumb|450px|the famous "tattoed man" cartoon, with Blaine covered by indelible scandals connected to lobbyists; ''Puck'' June 4, 1884 cartoon by Bernhard Gillam]]

Lobbyist [[Jack Abramoff]] in the early 21st century went to prison for his extreme lobbying, especially on behalf of [[American Indian]] casinos. He dragged down numerous allies.

==Further reading==
* Balogh, Brian “‘Mirrors of Desires’: Interest Groups, Elections, and the Targeted Style in Twentieth-Century America,” in Meg Jacobs, William J. Novak, and Julian Zelizer, eds. ''The Democratic Experiment: New Directions in American Political Theory,'' (2003), 222–49
* Baumgartner, Frank R., and Beth L. Leech. ''Basic Interests: The Importance of Groups in Politics and in Political Science'' (1998), 64–82, reviews the political science literature
* Browne, William Paul. ''Groups, Interests, and U.S. Public Policy'' (1998) [http://www.questia.com/read/99220436?title=Groups%2c%20Interests%2c%20and%20U.S.%20Public%20Policy online edition]
* Clemens, Elisabeth S. ''The People’s Lobby: Organizational Innovation and the Rise of Interest-Group Politics in the United States, 1890–1925'' (1997)
* Foster, Gaines M. ''Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists and the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920'' (2002) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=5002583859 online edition]
* Hansen, John M. ''Gaining Access: Congress and the Farm Lobby, 1919–1981'' (1991);
* Loomis, Christopher M. "The Politics of Uncertainty: Lobbyists and [[Propaganda]] in Early Twentieth-Century America," ''Journal of Policy History'' Volume 21, Number 2, 2009 in [[Project MUSE]]
* Thompson, Margaret S. ''The "Spider Web": Congress and Lobbying in the Age of Grant'' (1985) on 1870s
* Tichenor, Daniel J. and Richard A. Harris, “Organized Interests and American Political Development,” Political Science Quarterly 117 (Winter 2002–3): 587–612 [http://www.soc.washington.edu/users/burstein/Tichenor_Organized_Interests.pdf online]

== See Also ==
* [[Soft money]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Political Terms]]

Mazda 626

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The '''[[Mazda]] 626''' was midsized car made by [[Mazda]] starting in 1978. It was replaced by the [[Mazda 6]] in 2002.

[[Category:Automobiles]]

Liberal Theology

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'''Liberal Theology''' is the one maintaining that [[mankind]] created God.{{#tag:ref|cf. [[Immanuel_Kant#Philosopher_of_Protestantism_vs._of_Evolutionary_thought|Immanuel Kant:Philosopher of Protestantism vs. of Evolutionary thought]]|group=note}} Such a position is exactly opposed to Classical or Orthodox Theology that, based on testimony and [[revelation]] in [[Scripture]]{{#tag:ref|cf. Genesis 1:27|group=note}}, has the proposition that [[God]] created mankind among its central tenets. In consequence of this difference, the scriptural texts are believed in Liberal theology to be purely a sort of legends and/or philosophical treatises considered as containing at the best some moral values worth of teaching, but do not make mankind accountable to Living God who created them and the World. As the god of Liberal Theology is just product of human mind, followers of this school of thought search for non-Biblical explanations of the origin of world and life where God plays no role whatsoever and they regard the Biblical passages on origins for being solely [[metaphor]]ical.

According to Wilhelm Busch, a [[Lutheran]] priest persecuted by [[Nazi]]s, such god as conceived by Liberal Theology, existing only in people's imagination as a construct of our time, who could be called and dismissed at one's discretion, would be completely ridiculous.<ref name="Jesus our destiny">{{cite book |title=Jesus our destiny |author=Wilhelm Busch |year=2001 |publisher=Brunen Publishing |place=Basel, Switzerland |page=70|isbn=0-86347-024-6 |url=ftp://bitflow.dyndns.org/english/WilhelmBusch/Jesus_Our_Destiny_2007.doc}}</ref> The [[Bible]] calls a god created by humans an [[idol]] and compares it to ''‘a scarecrow in a cucumber field’''.<ref>{{cite web |title=God and Idols, Jeremiah 10, New International Version (NIV)|publisher=Bible Gateway, Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+10%3A1-16&version=NIV}}</ref> It portrays worshiping such god as worthless and makes distinction from the living God who made the [[earth]] by his power{{#tag:ref|''As a man who has devoted his whole life to the most clear headed science, to the study of matter, I can tell you as a result of my research about atoms this much: There is no matter as such. All matter originates and exists '''only by virtue of a force''' which brings the particle of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together. '''We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind'''. This mind is the matrix of all matter.'' [[Max Planck]], Das Wesen der Materie [The Nature of Matter], speech at Florence, Italy (1944); from Archiv zur Geschichte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Abt. Va, Rep. 11 Planck, Nr. 1797, quoted in <ref>{{cite book |title=The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief |author=Gregg Braden |publisher=ReadHowYouWant.com |year=2010 |isbn=9781458771957|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qLZRnDUyMgsC&pg=PA324&lpg=PA324&dq=Das+Wesen+der+Materie+Archiv+zur+Geschichte+der+Max-Planck-Gesellschaft&source=bl&ots=ihHz7_hEQr&sig=rkhB4u6o5TOdBtmAM1L06IpfMdQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TjDTU6rNGcHNygPhjoDQCg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Das%20Wesen%20der%20Materie%20Archiv%20zur%20Geschichte%20der%20Max-Planck-Gesellschaft&f=false}}</ref> (Emphasis [[Conservapedia]])|group=note}} and founded the world by his [[wisdom]].{{#tag:ref|cf. [[Intelligent design]]|group=note}}

{| class="wikitable floatright"
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!Wilhelm Busch 's reaction on god as a product of human mind<ref name="Jesus our destiny"/>
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|''"Look here, a God who would allow himself to be insulted by you in such a way would be completely ridiculous. Let me tell you that such a God does not exist, except in your imagination. A God who could be called to account, a God who would stand before you as an accused before his judge - oh no! such a God could exist only in a sick mind. And I can only say this, 'Let's get rid of such a God. Let's put an end to him once and for all!'"'' 
''"But you are a minister, aren't you?" he stammered in surprise.'' 
''"Certainly! And that's why I would like to say this." I raised my voice so that everyone could hear me. "I would like to testify before you all that there is another God, the true God. You will not be able to call him to account. On the contrary, it's he who will summon you to appear before his court of justice. When that time comes, you will keep your mouths shut. There isn't a God you can say 'Beat it' to. But there is a holy, living, true God. And this God may very well say to you one day, 'Get behind me! Get out!'"''
|-
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==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Religion]]

Mombasa

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'''Mombasa''' is a large port city in [[Kenya]].

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Category:Pantheists

2014-08-05T22:29:48Z

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List of Pantheists.

[[Category:Religion]]

Melissa Harris-Perry

2014-08-05T22:26:55Z

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'''Melissa Harris-Perry''' is an anchor on the low-rated [[MSNBC]] network. She was an unknown until she filmed a promotional video for MSNBC in which she stated that [[United States|America]] needs a "collective notion of 'these are our children'" and that "we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents".<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/09/critics-slam-msnbc-hosts-claim-that-kids-belong-to-community-not-parents/#ixzz2QDK2AH2L</ref> When criticized for allegedly wanting to take children from their parents into the her [[utopian]] collective, she used the classic [[liberal]] tactic of claiming to be a victim.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/08/msnbcs-melissa-harris-perry-wants-your-children/</ref>

Her comments have earned her the nickname "Stranger Danger" in the [[conservative]] [[Twitter]]sphere.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/08/msnbcs-melissa-harris-perry-wants-your-children/</ref>

Harris-Perry also agreed with a guest who stated that the [[Pro-Life]] movement was based in [[white supremacy]], a notion that numerous [[abortion]] supporters found absurd. Harris-Perry herself wore tampons as earrings in a rather disgusting publicity stunt to support [[Wendy Davis]]'s opposition to the new [[Texas]] abortion law.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Broadcasters]]

Jeeves

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'''Reginald Jeeves''' is a [[fiction]]al character in the short stories and novels of [[P. G. Wodehouse]].

Jeeves is very intelligent, resourceful and protective of his employer, Bertie Wooster.

[[ITV]] produced a highly successful series, ''Jeeves and Wooster'' starring [[Stephen Fry]] as Jeeves and [[Hugh Laurie]] as Wooster.

[[Category:Fictional characters]]

Kennedy Center Honors

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The '''Kennedy Center Honors''' is an annual made for television, lifetime achievement honor given to those in the [[performing arts]] for their contributions to United States culture. The Honors have been presented annually since 1978 in [[Washington, D.C.]], during a weekend-long series of events which include a performance honoring the Honorees at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] Opera House.<ref name=about>[http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/about/home.html "About the Honors"] [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]], accessed September 29, 2012</ref>

The Honors were created by [[George Stevens, Jr.]] and Nick Vanoff. As of 2012, Stevens continues as producer and co-writer for the Honors Performance. From 1978 until 2002, [[Walter Cronkite]] hosted the evening;<ref>Keller, Julie.[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b45617_kennedy_honors_feel_good.html "Kennedy Honors Feel Good"] ''E! Online.com'', August 5, 2003</ref> since 2003, it has been hosted by [[Caroline Kennedy]].

==History==
The Kennedy Center is a performing arts center built along the Potomac River to honor President Kennedy after his death. Although the building is owned by the National Park Service, a private charity funds its operation and needs to raise money each year for that purpose.

The Kennedy Center Honors started in 1977, following the Kennedy Center's 10th-anniversary White House reception and Kennedy Center program for the [[American Film Institute]] (AFI).<ref name="washpost"/> Roger Stevens, the founding chairman of the Kennedy Center, asked George Stevens, Jr., the founding director of the AFI, to have a fund-raising event for the Center. George Stevens asked [[Isaac Stern]] to become involved, and then proposed the idea to the [[CBS]] television network who agreed to broadcast it.<ref name="washpost"/>

==Selection process==
Each year, the Kennedy Center's national artists committee and past honorees recommend proposed Honorees to the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center.<ref>[http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=XHHON "Kennedy Center Honors"] kennedy-center.org, retrieved December 6, 2010</ref> The selection process is kept secret, though "certain criteria seem apparent: a mix of artistic disciplines, the inclusion of men and women, minority recognition."<ref name="washpost">Crews, Chip.[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/26/AR2005122600801_pf.html "The Honors, Take 2"]''The Washington Post'', December 27, 2005</ref>

The announcement is made in late summer, usually after the Labor Day Weekend. The ceremony is held the first weekend of December. Highlights from the fundraising performance are televised in a two-hour special produced by Stevens on [[CBS]] television between Christmas and the New Year.

For the Honors to succeed as a television show and fundraiser, the honorees must be well-known performing artists. In 2012, Felix Sanchez, chairman of the [[National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts]] called [[Michael M. Kaiser]], President of the Kennedy Center, in an effort to pressure the Kennedy Center into honoring more hispanic artists. After Kaiser hung up the phone on Sanchez, Sanchez called up the Washington media and reported that Kaiser had told him to "f--- yourself". Kaiser subsequently apologized to Sanchez for his language, but denies that the Kennedy Center is discriminating against hispanics. In 2002, it honored [[Chita Rivera]] and in 2000 it honored [[Placido Domingo]]. Sanchez told the ''Washington Post'', "I still think the Kennedy Center has to acknowledge the exclusion and make a commitment to some systematic changes with the show...."<ref>{{cite news|title=Kennedy Center head apologizes for language|first=David|last=Montgomery|work=Washington Post|page=C1|date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>

==The events==
The weekend-long series of honoring events includes a lunch, a dinner, a reception and a performance for the new Honorees. The lunch is on Saturday at the [[Kennedy Center]], with a welcoming speech by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The same day, the United States Secretary of State hosts a reception and dinner at the [[State Department]]. On Sunday, there is an early evening [[White House]] reception<ref>http://mrs-o.com/newdata/2011/12/4/a-vision-in-blue.html</ref> with the President of the United States, who hangs an award around each honoree's neck.<ref>Chmela, Holli: [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E5DA1F3EF937A35751C1A9609C8B63 "Five Artists Lauded at Kennedy Center Gala"] ''New York Times'', December 4, 2006</ref>

The performance takes place Sunday evening at the Opera House in the Kennedy Center. The Honorees (wearing their medals) and guests sit in the front of the Box Tier, a few seats away from the President and the [[First Family]]. The Honorees do not appear on stage nor do they speak to the general audience. The show consists of events from the recipients' lives, presented documentary style in film and live onstage, with the complete list of guest performers kept unpublicized until the show is in progress. George Stevens, Jr. said: "Our tradition of surprises and surprise guests is particularly special..."<ref name=about/>
The Honors Gala is "really two different shows", according to [[George Stevens, Jr.]], its producer; Stevens places priority on entertaining the 2300-member audience in the Opera House, some of whom pay over $6000 for their seats. The Honors provides (as of 2005) almost 10% of the center's annual contributions.<ref name="washpost"/> The film captured at the performance is then packaged as a television special.
==External links==
*[http://www.kennedy-center.org/ Official website]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Awards]]

Jean-Luc Picard

2014-08-05T22:15:07Z

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'''Jean-Luc Picard''' is the captain of the star ship ''Enterprise'' in the series ''[[Star Trek]]: The Next Generation''.

He is portrayed by the [[British]] [[Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] actor [[Patrick Stewart]] and although [[France|French]] by descent, he is quintessentially British in demeanor.

[[Category:Star Trek]]