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2007-03-18T21:04:54Z

Bturpin: New page: Anyone thinking about creating a conservative Google? Or is there one already? Perhaps I should google that before asking.

Anyone thinking about creating a conservative Google? Or is there one already? Perhaps I should google that before asking.

Bolsheviks

2007-03-18T20:15:03Z

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The Bolsheviks were a wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party. They seized control of the government in Russia in the [[October Revolution]] under [[Vladimir Ilyich Lenin]] and became the dominant political power.

They were one of two Marxist groups in Russia. The Bolsheviks goal was a violent revolution by a small group of people as quickly as possible. The Bolsheviks were very extreme and violent.

Nobel Prize

2007-03-18T14:19:30Z

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Begun in 1901, the '''Nobel Prize''' has been the highest honor for achievements in [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[medicine]] or [[physiology]], [[literature]] and [[peace]]. [[Economics]] was added as a prize in 1969.

Some feel the selection process has become political.

== Specific Cases ==
In at least two cases, the Nobel Prize was denied to persons who contributed greatly to a discovery that was eventually awared with a Nobel Prize. One omission was for the British physicist [[Fred Hoyle]]. He was the leader{{fact}} on the project recognized with a Nobel Prize<ref>1983 Nobel Prize in Physics, which went to his coworker [[William Alfred Fowler]] and [[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar]] for "his theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of importance in the formation of the chemical elements in the universe" and "his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars" respectively</ref>, but he was omitted from the recipients. Hoyle was an outspoken critic of the theories of [[chemical evolution]].<ref>Fred Hoyle, The Big Bang in Astronomy, in New Scientist, November 19, 1981.</ref>

Another omission was for [[Raymond Damadian]], another critic of the theory of evolution{{fact}}, who invented the [[Magnetic Resonance Imaging]] (MRI) scanner, but was omitted from the award relating to that accomplishment.<ref>http://whyfiles.org/188nobel_mri/</ref><ref>[http://chronicle.com/free/v50/i11/11a01401.htm Prize Fight]</ref>

Recently, there have been proponents of an alternate scientific award given to scientists who support [[Biblical]] principles.{{fact}}

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Earth's crust

2007-03-16T15:14:05Z

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The crust is the geological outer layer of the Earth. There are two types of crust: continental and oceanic.

Continental crust is made up of less dense materials than oceanic crust and is generally much thicker (generally 25-75km thick as opposed to oceanic 6km). The thickest crust is found underneath the Himalayan mountain chain where the roots of the mountains extend to around 75km.<ref>USGS: [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/structure/crust/index.php Earth's Crust]</ref>

Continental crust is also much older than oceanic. The oldest crust in existence today is found in Australia and has an apparent age of 4.4 billion years<ref>EarthScope: [http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~enadin/Writing/ES_OldestCrust.pdf The Oldest Crust on Earth]</ref>. Many believe the Bible discredits the notion that the Earth is billions of years old.{{fact}}

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Earth's crust

2007-03-16T14:49:05Z

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The crust is the geological outer layer of the Earth. There are two types of crust: continental and oceanic.

Continental crust is made up of less dense materials than oceanic crust and is generally much thicker (generally 25-75km thick as opposed to oceanic 6km). The thickest crust is found underneath the Himalayan mountain chain where the roots of the mountains extend to around 75km.{{fact}}

Continental crust is also much older than oceanic. The oldest crust in existence today is found in Australia and has an apparent age of 4.4 billion years<ref>EarthScope: [http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~enadin/Writing/ES_OldestCrust.pdf The Oldest Crust on Earth]</ref>. Many believe the Bible discredits the notion that the Earth is billions of years old.{{fact}}

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Women

2007-03-16T13:10:09Z

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According to [[biblical literalism]], women, like Men, were created by God on the 6th day of [[Creation]], as told in The Book of [[Genesis]]. [[Genesis]] further elaborates that [[God]] took a rib from [[Adam]], the first Man, and from it created [[Eve]], the first woman, as a subservient companion for [[Adam]]. Also not explicitly stated in the [[Bible]], it is obvious that, due to the manner in which Eve was created, she was Adam's wife, as God does not intend for two humans in such a union to be any other way.{{fact}} Eve caused sin and suffering to come into the world when she tricked Adam into eating from The Tree of Knowledge, an act directly forbidden by God Himself. Saint Paul also has much to say on the status of women in society, most memorably that women should submit to their husbands just as the church submits to God.
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:22-24&version=9 Ephesians 5:22-24 ]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:8-9;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:8-9]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:4-7;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:4-7]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2014:34-35;&version=9; I Corinthians 14:34-35]</ref>
The Bible also states that if a man sells his daughter into slavery she must consent and "not go out as the menservants do." (Exodus 21:7)

Some women's organizations like the National Organization of Women disagree with the Bible and argue that they should not have to submit to their husbands, but instead should have "equal" rights.[http://womensvoicesraised.org/bakerLetter.html] Some Christian churches support this idea.

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Marriage

2007-03-15T23:17:52Z

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'''Marriage''' is a form of [[interpersonal relationship]]; a kind of social contract. Most often, it takes the form of a union between a [[man]] and a [[woman]], however, other forms, such as [[polygyny]] (one man and more than one woman), [[polyandry]] (one woman and more than one man), and [[group marriage]] (any number of men, any number of women) exist. In the civilized Western world marriage as an institution between one man and one woman has been a cornerstone of community for many hundreds of years. Recently there has been a push by [[liberal]]s for "same-sex marriage". A large portion of the reason for this push is because of the benefits married people gain in the United States, especially in regard to property rights. Same-sex marriage has no basis in scripture. In United States law, marriage is defined by each state and same-sex marriage is allowed only in Massachusetts. It might be worthwhile to note that interracial marriage was illegal in most states during the 19th century<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17600-2005Feb11.html Marriage in the March of Time]</ref>.

== Bible ==

The Old Testament clearly allows polygyny. (Gen. 4:19, Gen. 16:1-4, Gen. 26:34, Gen. 32:32, Exodus 21:10, Dt. 21:15, Judges 8:30, I Sam 1:1-2, II Sam 12:7-8, I Kings 11:2-3, I Chron. 4:5, II Chron. 11:21, II Chron. 13:21, II Chron 24:3.) This is less common, but never outlawed, in the New Testament.

The Old Testament allows for the purchase of wives (Gen. 29:18, I Sam. 18:25-27).

==Christianity==

In most branches of Christianity, marriage is a life-long religious union between a man and a woman.

==Mormonism==

Historically, [[Mormonism]] has practiced polygyny. It stopped being a part of mainstream Mormonism in 1890, but some fringe groups still practice it.

==Civil marriage==

Civil marriage is a legal [[contract]] between two or more adults. It gives each member certain rights and obligations. Most commonly, these include [[power of attorney]], [[inheritance]] rights, and rights in relation to any children they may have.

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Tennessee

2007-03-15T09:49:35Z

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Tennessee is one of the most conservatives states in the United States, with evangelical Christians comprising about 50% of the electorate. Tennessee has traditionally volunteered for foreign wars at the highest rate of all the states, and is known as the "Volunteer State."

As a frontier territory in colonial America, Tennessee developed many marksmen who were skilled with rifles. When fellow Tennesseean General Andrew Jackson called for volunteers to help him fight the British in New Orleans at the end of the War of 1812, Tennessee marksmen volunteered in droves and provided the young nation of America with its most decisive victory at the [[Battle of New Orleans]].

In 1920, Tennessee was the state that provided the necessary number of states to ratify the [[Nineteenth Amendment]] to the US Constitution, a victory for the suffragists.

In 2000, Tennessee voted against its own former Senator and Vice President Democrat Al Gore, causing him to lose the presidential election by only one state. It was an example of the independent-minded Christian voters casting their ballots based on principle. This was the only time a presidential candidate has lost the election by the margin of his own home state.

In February of 2007, State Senator Raymond Finney (R-District 8) introduced a resolution <ref>[http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SR0017.pdf Text of the Resolution] PDF</ref> essentially asking why is "creationism not taught as an alternative concept, explanation, or theory, along with the theory of evolution in Tennessee public schools?"<ref>[http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/opinions.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-03-01-0005.html Bristol Herald Courier Editorial]</ref> Tennessee has had a prominent role in this debate, dating back to the [[Scopes trial]] of 1925.

Tennessee has long been one of the few states not to have an income tax, although its sales tax is one of the highest in the nation.

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[[Category:US state]]

Ninteenth Amendment

2007-03-15T09:46:54Z

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#REDIRECT [[Nineteenth Amendment]]

Nineteenth Amendment

2007-03-15T09:46:54Z

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The right of citizens of the [[United States]] to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[sex]].

[[Congress]] shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

----

This amendment was ratified in 1920, as advocates ("suffragettes") cited women's support of World War I to persuade President [[Woodrow Wilson]] to change his position from opposing this amendment to supporting it. [[Women]] could already vote in many areas of the country, but this amendment guaranteed the right, in violation of the principle of [[states' rights]] and in support of individual [[civil rights]], a phenomenon further seen in civil rights legislation after the [[civil rights movement]].

Opposition to this amendment, especially in the South, was very strong. Long after the [[Civil War]], many southerners believed [[feminism]] had emerged as an offshoot of [[abolitionism]]. They also strongly believed that the suffragists challenged a precept deeply rooted in religion, law, and custom: the belief that women should be subordinate to men.<ref>http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W081</ref>

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[[Category: Constitution]]
[[Category: United States law]]

Tennessee

2007-03-14T23:13:59Z

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Tennessee is one of the most conservatives states in the United States, with evangelical Christians comprising about 50% of the electorate. Tennessee has traditionally volunteered for foreign wars at the highest rate of all the states, and is known as the "Volunteer State."

As a frontier territory in colonial America, Tennessee developed many marksmen who were skilled with rifles. When fellow Tennesseean General Andrew Jackson called for volunteers to help him fight the British in New Orleans at the end of the War of 1812, Tennessee marksmen volunteered in droves and provided the young nation of America with its most decisive victory at the [[Battle of New Orleans]].

In 1920, Tennessee was the state that provided the necessary number of states to ratify the [[Ninteenth Amendment | Nineteenth Amendment]] to the US Constitution, a victory for the suffragists.

In 2000, Tennessee voted against its own former Senator and Vice President Democrat Al Gore, causing him to lose the presidential election by only one state. It was an example of the independent-minded Christian voters casting their ballots based on principle. This was the only time a presidential candidate has lost the election by the margin of his own home state.

In February of 2007, State Senator Raymond Finney (R-District 8) introduced a resolution <ref>[http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SR0017.pdf Text of the Resolution] PDF</ref> essentially asking why is "creationism not taught as an alternative concept, explanation, or theory, along with the theory of evolution in Tennessee public schools?"<ref>[http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/opinions.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-03-01-0005.html Bristol Herald Courier Editorial]</ref> Tennessee has had a prominent role in this debate, dating back to the [[Scopes trial]] of 1925.

Tennessee has long been one of the few states not to have an income tax, although its sales tax is one of the highest in the nation.

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[[Category:US state]]

Women

2007-03-14T15:29:21Z

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According to [[biblical literalism]], women, like Men, were created by God on the 6th day of [[Creation]], as told in The Book of [[Genesis]]. [[Genesis]] further elaborates that [[God]] took a rib from [[Adam]], the first Man, and from it created [[Eve]], the first woman, as a subservient companion for [[Adam]]. Also not explicitly stated in the [[Bible]], it is obvious that, due to the manner in which Eve was created, she was Adam's wife, as God does not intend for two humans in such a union to be any other way. Eve causes sin and suffering to come into the world when she tricks Adam into eating from The Tree of Knowledge, an act directly forbidden by God Himself. Saint Paul also has much to say on the status of women in society, most memorably that women should submit to their husbands just as the church submits to God.
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:22-24&version=9 Ephesians 5:22-24 ]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:8-9;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:8-9]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:4-7;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:4-7]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2014:34-35;&version=9; I Corinthians 14:34-35]</ref>

== Menstruation ==

The Bible states that God does not approve of menstruation (Romans 11:376). In Ezekiel, God condemns an action of the Israelites by equating it to a woman's menstrual cycle: "...to Me their way was like the uncleanness of a woman in her customary impurity" (Ezekiel 36:17). In Isaiah, God also likens man's own righteousness to "filthy rags" (Isaiah 64:6). The English translation here is actually cleaned up a little, as it more directly translates to "a rag of periods" <ref>[http://www.atruechurch.info/sexduringmenstruation.html Sex During Mentruation]</ref>.

The Bible states that if a man and a woman have sexual intercourse during her menstrual cycle both must be ostracized by their community: "If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people." (Leviticus 20:18)

==References==
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Women

2007-03-14T15:10:30Z

Bturpin:

According to biblical literalism, women, like Men, were created by God on the 6th day of [[Creation]], as told in The Book of [[Genesis]]. [[Genesis]] further elaborates that [[God]] took a rib from [[Adam]], the first Man, and from it created [[Eve]], the first woman, as a subservient companion for [[Adam]]. Also not explicitly stated in the [[Bible]], it is obvious that, due to the manner in which Eve was created, she was Adam's wife, as God does not intend for two humans in such a union to be any other way. Eve causes sin and suffering to come into the world when she tricks Adam into eating from The Tree of Knowledge, an act directly forbidden by God Himself. Saint Paul also has much to say on the status of women in society, most memorably that women should submit to their husbands just as the church submits to God.
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:22-24&version=9 Ephesians 5:22-24 ]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:8-9;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:8-9]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:4-7;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:4-7]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2014:34-35;&version=9; I Corinthians 14:34-35]</ref>

== Menstruation ==

The Bible states that God does not approve of menstruation (Romans 11:376). In Ezekiel, God condemns an action of the Israelites by equating it to a woman's menstrual cycle: "...to Me their way was like the uncleanness of a woman in her customary impurity" (Ezekiel 36:17). In Isaiah, God also likens man's own righteousness to "filthy rags" (Isaiah 64:6). The English translation here is actually cleaned up a little, as it more directly translates to "a rag of periods" <ref>[http://www.atruechurch.info/sexduringmenstruation.html Sex During Mentruation]</ref>.

The Bible states that if a man and a woman have sexual intercourse during her menstrual cycle both must be ostracized by their community: "If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people." (Leviticus 20:18)

==References==
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Women

2007-03-14T15:07:15Z

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Women, like Men, were created by God on the 6th day of [[Creation]], as told in The Book of [[Genesis]]. [[Genesis]] further elaborates that [[God]] took a rib from [[Adam]], the first Man, and from it created [[Eve]], the first woman, as a subservient companion for [[Adam]]. Also not explicitly stated in the [[Bible]], it is obvious that, due to the manner in which Eve was created, she was Adam's wife, as God does not intend for two humans in such a union to be any other way. Eve causes sin and suffering to come into the world when she tricks Adam into eating from The Tree of Knowledge, an act directly forbidden by God Himself. Saint Paul also has much to say on the status of women in society, most memorably that women should submit to their husbands just as the church submits to God.
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:22-24&version=9 Ephesians 5:22-24 ]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:8-9;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:8-9]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:4-7;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:4-7]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2014:34-35;&version=9; I Corinthians 14:34-35]</ref>

== Menstruation ==

The Bible states that God does not approve of menstruation (Romans 11:376). In Ezekiel, God condemns an action of the Israelites by equating it to a woman's menstrual cycle: "...to Me their way was like the uncleanness of a woman in her customary impurity" (Ezekiel 36:17). In Isaiah, God also likens man's own righteousness to "filthy rags" (Isaiah 64:6). The English translation here is actually cleaned up a little, as it more directly translates to "a rag of periods" <ref>[http://www.atruechurch.info/sexduringmenstruation.html Sex During Mentruation]</ref>.

The Bible states that if a man and a woman have sexual intercourse during her menstrual cycle both must be ostracized by their community: "If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people." (Leviticus 20:18)

==References==
<references />

Women

2007-03-14T15:05:55Z

Bturpin:

Women, like Men, were created by God on the 6th day of [[Creation]], as told in The Book of [[Genesis]]. [[Genesis]] further elaborates that [[God]] took a rib from [[Adam]], the first Man, and from it created [[Eve]], the first woman, as a subservient companion for [[Adam]]. Also not explicitly stated in the [[Bible]], it is obvious that, due to the manner in which Eve was created, she was Adam's wife, as God does not intend for two humans in such a union to be any other way. Eve causes sin and suffering to come into the world when she tricks Adam into eating from The Tree of Knowledge, an act directly forbidden by God Himself. Saint Paul also has much to say on the status of women in society, most memorably that women should submit to their husbands just as the church submits to God.
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:22-24&version=9 Ephesians 5:22-24 ]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:8-9;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:8-9]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:8-9;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:4-7]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2014:34-35;&version=9; I Corinthians 14:34-35]</ref>

== Menstruation ==

The Bible states that God does not approve of menstruation (Romans 11:376). In Ezekiel, God condemns an action of the Israelites by equating it to a woman's menstrual cycle: "...to Me their way was like the uncleanness of a woman in her customary impurity" (Ezekiel 36:17). In Isaiah, God also likens man's own righteousness to "filthy rags" (Isaiah 64:6). The English translation here is actually cleaned up a little, as it more directly translates to "a rag of periods" <ref>[http://www.atruechurch.info/sexduringmenstruation.html Sex During Mentruation]</ref>.

The Bible states that if a man and a woman have sexual intercourse during her menstrual cycle both must be ostracized by their community: "If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people." (Leviticus 20:18)

==References==
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Cuba

2007-03-14T13:26:23Z

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An island that is located in the gulf of Mexico and is 90 miles south of Florida. Cuba has been ruled by a communist dictator named [[Fidel Castro]] since 1959.

Cuba relied on slave trade longer than any other nation or colony in the Western Hemisphere. Cuba had slave trade from 1521 to the late 1870s, including the famous [[triangular trade]]. In 1868, a Creole farmer started a revolution for racial equality, freedom
of speech and association. It was then a colony of Spain, which put down the insurgency after a ten-year struggle. In 1880, the Spanish Cortes approved the abolition law, which provided for an eight-year period of patronato (tutelage) for all slaves liberated according to the law. This only amounted to indentured servitude as slaves were required to spend those eight years working for their masters at no charge. On October 7, 1886, slavery was finally abolished in Cuba by a royal decree that also made the patronato illegal.
<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/slavery.htm Abolition of Slavery - History of Cuba]</ref>

By 1895 it took 200,000 Spanish soldiers to suppress the Cuban independence movement. Americans were shocked at how Spain sent tens of thousands of Cubans to concentration camps, where many died of starvation or disease.

Pressure grew in the United States for President William McKinley to intervene, and when the U.S.S. Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898 (probably due to an accidental explosure), President McKinley approved this Resolution of Congress:

:Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a United States battle ship, with 266 of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana, and cannot longer be endured ...

:Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives ... That the people of the island of Cuba are and of right ought to be free.

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Galileo

2007-03-14T03:37:14Z

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[[Image:galileo.gif|thumb|300px|Galileo Gallilei]]
1564-1642 Italian astronomer who perfected the [[telescope]] and was persecuted for adhering to the theory of [[Copernicus]].

In 1609, Galileo perfected the telescope. It was modeled after other telescopes made in Europe. With it, he was able to witness a supernova, observe our moon, and document the phases of Venus. He also located sunspots. These discoveries helped support the Copernican system.

This is what the [[Catholic Church]] had to say in its decision against Galileo: "The doctrine that the earth is neither the center of the universe nor immovable, but moves even with a daily rotation, is absurd, and both philosophically and theologically false, and at the least an error of faith."

However, by 1741 the Church under Pope Benedict XIV bid the Holy Office grant an imprimatur to the first edition of the Complete Works of Galileo.<ref> [http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/world/wh0005.html The Galileo Affair ]</ref>

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Radio frequency identification

2007-03-14T00:31:27Z

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Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a method based on storing and automatically retrieving identification data transmitted over the radio frequency spectrum. Devices called RFID tags are transponders that transmit the stored information to a remote sensing device. An RFID tag can be attached into a product, or implanted in an animal, or a person, for the purpose of identification. RFID tags may require no internal power source, in which case they are called passive tags, whereas active tags require a power source.

Subprime loan

2007-03-13T20:35:38Z

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A type of loan that is offered at a rate above prime to individuals who do not qualify for prime rate loans. Quite often, subprime borrowers are turned away from traditional lenders because of their low credit ratings or other factors that suggest that they have a reasonable chance of defaulting on the debt repayment.

Subprime loans have a higher interest rate than the prime rate offered on traditional loans. The additional percentage points of interest often translate to tens of thousands of dollars worth of additional interest payments over the life of a longer term loan. It is meant to compensate the lender for the additional risk that is taking on a subprime borrower.

Subprime loan

2007-03-13T20:33:26Z

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A type of loan that is offered at a rate above prime to individuals who do not qualify for prime rate loans. Quite often, subprime borrowers are often turned away from traditional lenders because of their low credit ratings or other factors that suggest that they have a reasonable chance of defaulting on the debt repayment.

Subprime loans have a higher interest rate than the prime rate offered on traditional loans. The additional percentage points of interest often translate to tens of thousands of dollars worth of additional interest payments over the life of a longer term loan. It is meant to compensate the lender for the additional risk that is taking on a subprime borrower.

Foreclosure

2007-03-13T20:14:44Z

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When a homeowner is unable to make payments on his or her mortgage, the lender can seize and sell the property as stipulated in the terms of the mortgage contract. To avoid foreclosing on a home, creditors may agree to make adjustments to the repayment schedule to allow the homeowner to retain ownership. Those adjustments are known as a special forbearance or mortgage modification.

Prehistory

2007-03-13T18:41:46Z

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Prehistory is speculation about history prior to the [[cuneiform|first written records]]. There is no reliable evidence to support this speculation, as according to the Bible, God created Adam and Eve as fully developed human beings, capable of communication, society, and development.
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%202:19-25;&version=31 , Genesis 2:19-25]
</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%203:1-20;&version=31 , Genesis 3:1-20]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%204:1-12;&version=31 , Genesis 4:1-12]</ref>

Historians describe prehistory as the [[Stone age]] which is divided in to two parts, [[Paleolithic Age|Paleolithic]] and [[Neolithic Age|Neolithic]]. The Paleolithic age came first, when man harvested wild plants and animals for food. The Neolithic age followed the Paleolithic age. Farming became dominant during the Neolithic age. The dates of these ages are debated. Many biased historians give them older dates than can be proven.

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Apollo moon missions

2007-03-13T16:54:11Z

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The Apollo project began when [[United States]] President [[John F. Kennedy]] proposed we put a man on the [[Moon]] by the end of the 1960s. In 1969 his dream came true when [[Neil Armstrong]] became the first man on the moon.

There has been speculation that the Apollo moon landing missions never took place, and that it was all staged for the benefit of the public. Supporting this interpretation is the fact that the American flag placed on the Moon should not wave,though it appears it does. Also there appears to be no stars in the sky as would be expected in space. [[NASA]] has thoroughly debunked these conspiracy theories.<ref>[http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast23feb_2.htm , The Great Moon Hoax (NASA)]</ref>

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Freedom fries

2007-03-13T16:00:18Z

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Freedom Fries ( and Freedom Toast ) were created in 2003 to express dismay with France by Republicans Bob Ney and Walter B. Jones. The Congressional Cafeterias changed the name back to [[French Fries]] in 2006. <ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060802-125318-3981r.htm, Hill Fries to be French Again (Washington Times)]</ref>

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French fries

2007-03-13T15:41:42Z

Bturpin:

French fries are a food made from [[potato]]es. They are very popular in [[America]], and in England they are called "chips". French fries are often eaten with the addition of [[ketchup]], as many believe that this improves the flavor.

Near the start of the [[Iraq War]], a wave of anti-French sentiment briefly swept the United States over [[France]]'s refusal to join or support the U.S.-led "coalition." As a protest against France, for a while the Congressional cafeteria refused to use the name "French fries," serving them under the substitute name "Freedom fries".<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80700,00.html</ref> Capitol Hill, however, reverted to the "French" label in 2006.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060802-125318-3981r.htm</ref>

The name "Freedom fries" was occasionally used by other U.S. establishments that wished to express support for the war.

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Nineteenth Amendment

2007-03-13T14:07:40Z

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User talk:MountainDew

2007-03-12T19:27:07Z

Bturpin:

Question: What did I do wrong in the entry for God? It is a fact that all three of those religions worship the same god. They worship different prophets(Islam has Mohammed, Christianity has Jesus and Judaism believes that the son of god hasn't arrived yet), but they do all believe in the same god.

Sorry if this is in the wrong spot, I just didn't know how to send you a message.

Due to your excellent contributions to Conservapedia, you have been made a SYSOP. With these new privileges, you can block any troublesome users by clicking the block button next to their username. You can also revert vandalism using the method described [[Help talk:Contents|here]]. Please block users guilty of minor vandalism for a short period of time, such as a week or two. Obscenity and Offensive edits are reason for an infinite block without warning. Congratulations on becoming a SYSOP! ~ [[User:SharonS|SharonS]] 20:21, 25 February 2007 (EST)

Your welcome! ~ [[User:SharonS|SharonS]] 20:43, 25 February 2007 (EST)

Thanks for the welcome. [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 01:52, 8 March 2007 (EST)
== Explaining reversions ==

When reverting as you did [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dinosaur&curid=6394&diff=17371&oldid=17364 here], it is generally helpful to explain why you choose to revert. [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 17:17, 1 March 2007 (EST)

I'll do that in the future. The user in question was obviously trying to be snarky, but that's nothing I couldn't have specified. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 17:27, 1 March 2007 (EST)

: It didn't strike me as snarky. It seemed to me to be highly reasonable especially since there issues when we use the term "creationist" precisely what we mean, whether YEC or some other form. This is discussed briefly at [[creationism]]. Regardless, it doesn't make much sense to say someone was in a category when everyone in their time period was in that category. It would be like labeling Julius Caesar pagan. [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 17:32, 1 March 2007 (EST)

: I would dispute whether everybody was a creationist in 1841, but I don't think this is really worth arguing over, so if you wish to revert it back, feel free. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 17:35, 1 March 2007 (EST)

== Good entry! ==

Nice entry on Henry David Thoreau! Thanks!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:16, 2 March 2007 (EST)

Thanks. I hope to expand on it eventually. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 02:32, 5 March 2007 (EST)

== Tournament Chess Player ==

That's impressive that you're a tournament chess player! I liked chess but was never very good at it.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 17:24, 6 March 2007 (EST)

I never actually started taking the game seriously until high school. It just became an addiction for me. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 18:59, 6 March 2007 (EST)

==Koronus==
Don't worry I unblocked him to tweak his block. I found an obscene deleted article floating around . He is now blocked for 1 year. [[User:Geo.plrd|Geo.]] 01:05, 7 March 2007 (EST)

== Edit reverted as vandalism. ==

Regarding [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Unicorn&diff=20130&oldid=20129] it was added by [[User:Conservative]] so I presume it was meant to be serious. [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 20:51, 7 March 2007 (EST)

I think that at the very least, there shouldn't be a statement that implies that the existence of unicorns is definite. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 20:52, 7 March 2007 (EST)

==Staying up Late==

Does Jesus know you are staying up late on a Friday night standing guard over Conservapedia? Shouldn't you be out attempting to be fruitful and multiply?

== Delete and block ==

Please delete Mecha Jesus again and block the user in question. Thanks. [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 23:57, 9 March 2007 (EST)

== Cheesy potatoes ==

I think it was a little trigger-happy of you to delete the article without saying anything in the discussion taking place at [[Talk:Cheesy potatoes]]. It's not too late to discuss it there now. I'm not suggesting you undelete it, but I think the creator of the article should be given a chance to explain.

Entirely guesswork on my part, but I think it was a good-faith if frivolous contribution by a youngish person. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 13:19, 10 March 2007 (EST)

P. P. S. At Wikipedia I don't believe this would have been a valid "speedy deletion" (one performed by a sysop without discussion). [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 13:21, 10 March 2007 (EST)

== Making conservatives look bad? ==

How am i making conservatives look bad? Scooter Libby is a pariah although liberals don't want to admit it... I thought this site was about the truth--[[User:PatRobertson2008|PatRobertson2008]] 20:30, 10 March 2007 (EST)

== The liberal media's already beating up on Gingrich! ==

Poor guy! They were making him look bad in 1995 and it's back again! We need to have his reponse here! I don't want a closet liberal like Giuilani or Mitt Romney to become president!--[[User:PatRobertson2008|PatRobertson2008]] 20:33, 10 March 2007 (EST)

You'd rather have an admitted adulterer and hypocrite? --[[User:Sandbagger|Sandbagger]] 15:03, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

What are you trying to say?
And I've never endorsed any political candidate on Conservapedia. I am only trying to remove obvious vandalism. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 15:04, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

== Good block and revert ==

Excellent block and rollback, and locking of the Bush page. Very well done! As you did, when it is an obscenity then simply put on an infinite block. We don't want that block ever expiring. Thanks!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 20:42, 10 March 2007 (EST)

P.S. You're absolutely right about being suspicious based on the user id (or screen name). It's amazing how 95% of the time the user id is an obvious giveaway to the bad intentions.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 20:45, 10 March 2007 (EST)

Great move in protecting [[Ann Coulter]]. Thanks!--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:10, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

== why did you block me? ==

The first line of that article was entirely evolutionist, I was adding the American view. --[[User:Joseph84|Joseph84]] 19:33, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

I didn't block you. Your entry was clearly sarcastic. I only warned you. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 19:35, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

== "Sex" page ==

I just made a pretty little table on the page, and then protected it from editing. So the page does exist, but without any content but the table. --[[User:Hojimachong|Hojimachong]] 19:47, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

== Not Sure ==

I'm not quite sure. Ask Andrew, he should know. --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 22:41, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

:It seems as though you've figured it out. How do you do it? --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 22:46, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

== Facebook ==

Could you send me a Facebook invite? The Email this User link is active for me. Thanks, --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 00:11, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

I can't get the link to work. However, you don't have to have an invite to register. I can send you the link to that actual page within the site if you register. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 00:29, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

OK, thanks for the info. --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 00:34, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

== Bad Editing ==

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Look, I didn't delete everything written before as you allege. Compare the two and you'll see that. All of the previous contributions are there, minus grammar errors and POV stuff. Maybe you should read a little more before you jump to conclusions.... [[User:Romney4King|Romney4King]]

There are some differences, but they aren't as substantial as I thought at first, and I do see that your edits produce a well written article, so I'm going to leave it. [[User:MountainDew|MountainDew]] 15:14, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

== Multiple reversions without explanation ==

User Ank mangled my contribution, which was factual. Then you go ahead and revert both his mangling of it while deleting my contribution all together. That's not fair. --[[User:Bturpin|Ben]] 15:27, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

Thermodynamics

2007-03-12T15:29:40Z

Bturpin:

Thermodynamics is the study of the effects of work, heat, and energy on a system. Thermodynamics is only concerned with large scale observations.<ref>http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/thermo.html</ref>

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Physical Science Terms T

2007-03-12T15:25:03Z

Bturpin:

Nineteenth Amendment

2007-03-12T14:18:34Z

Bturpin:

The right of citizens of the [[United States]] to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[sex]].

[[Congress]] shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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This amendment was ratified in 1920, as advocates ("suffragists") cited women's support of World War I to persuade President [[Woodrow Wilson]] to change his position from opposing this amendment to supporting it. [[Women]] could already vote in many areas of the country, but this amendment guaranteed the right, in violation of the principle of [[states' rights]] and in support of individual [[civil rights]], a phenomenon further seen in civil rights legislation after the [[civil rights movement]].

Opposition to this amendment, especially in the South, was very strong. Long after the [[Civil War]], many southerners believed [[feminism]] had emerged as an offshoot of [[abolitionism]]. They also strongly believed that the suffragists challenged a precept deeply rooted in religion, law, and custom: the belief that women should be subordinate to men.<ref>http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W081</ref>

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