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Right-wing politics

2007-11-25T03:34:21Z

HenryClimber: Expanding on the literal definitions of left and right.

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The term '''Rightist''' refers to someone on the 'right' side of the [[political spectrum]]. Politics on the 'right' usually
imply taking positions in favor of the traditional system of a society, including its traditional values and its traditional ruling institutions. Compare: [[leftist]].

It is widely accepted, however, that there is not just one dimension of political thought, so that people can unambiguously be classified as 'right' or 'left'. Nonetheless, the [[political spectrum theory]] still has wide currency.

Left and right can be distinguished by looking at ones open hands. If the Index finder and thumb makes an "L" it is the left hand. If it makes a backwards L it is a right hand.

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David Duke

2007-11-25T03:32:21Z

HenryClimber:

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'''David Ernest Duke''' (born July 1, 1950) is a former member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]]. In the past, Duke has run for office both as a [[Democrat]], as a [[Republican]], and as the 1988 Presidential candidate of the [[Populist Party]]. David Duke was once a Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. <ref>[http://www.adl.org/poisoning_web/duke.asp David Duke: White Revolution on the Internet], Anti-Defamation League.</ref> Duke has taken an activist stance in the anti-war movement. He has stated,

:[[Cindy Sheehan]] is absolutely right. Her son signed up in the military to defend America, not Israel...In advancing this war for Israel, government and media advocates obviously couldn’t get Americans behind the war by saying it was a war for Israel. They had to make up bogus reasons for the war, such as saying that Iraq was an imminent threat to America and that Saddam had [[weapons of mass destruction]]. <ref>[http://www.davidduke.com/index.php?p=350 Why Cindy Sheehan is Right!], David Duke, 8/14/2005. </ref>

Duke unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in the open primary in 1990 against [[J. Bennett Johnston]]. In 1991, he ran unsuccessfully for governor against [[Edwin E. Edwards]].

Despite his flaws, David Dukes remains a devout Christian.

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.davidduke.com/ David Duke's Official Website]

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Chicken

2007-11-25T03:31:33Z

HenryClimber:

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The '''Chicken''' (''Gallus gallus'') is originally native to [[Asia|Southern Asia]], particularly the jungles of [[India]], but rapidly spread all over the world when people domesticated the animal. John denied Jesus three times before a rooster called.
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Giant panda

2007-11-25T03:29:04Z

HenryClimber: Somewhat Inaccurate. The bible does not describe pandas creations being close to humans.

[[Image:panda2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A giant panda.]]

The '''Giant Panda''', or '''Panda Bear''', is a large black and white mammal native to central-western and southwestern [[China]], today classified as a member of the [[bear]] family (''Ursidae'')<ref>[http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandasForKids/classification/classification.htm Giant Panda classification]</ref>, though its unusual unbearlike features and habits for a long period consigned it to its own family (the ''Ailuridae'').

The giant panda has a diet which is 98% [[bamboo]], with other foods including [[fish]], [[honey]] and [[yams]]. The Giant Panda is an [[endangered]] animal, with an estimated 3,000 pandas alive in the wild, though intensive conservation efforts have been made by the Chinese.

[[Theory of evolution|evolutionists]] such as [[Stephen Jay Gould]] have tried to claim that the "Panda's Thumb", which is a modified Seamoid bone, is evidence of evolution. Gould claimed that an actual [[God|Intelligent Designer]] would have made the Panda's thumb the same as the human thumb. But all this shows is [[microevolution]] not [[macroevolution]] possibly occurring in the Panda. This argument also assumes that the Designer would want to design the Panda the same way He designed the human. Which was never once mentioned in the bible. This assumption depends on revelation or hubristic assumptions about the nature of God.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v13/i1/panda.asp</ref>

=== Trivia ===

Some [[United Kingdom|British]] [[police]] cars are referred to as panda cars for their black and white markings, others (with a red stripe down their side) are referred to as jam [[sandwich]]es.

==References==
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England

2007-11-25T03:27:06Z

HenryClimber: England is mostly Christian, this must be reflected

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'''England''' is a predominately Christian country on the island of [[Britain]] in the north-west of [[Europe]] and is part of the [[United Kingdom]].
It is home of the [[English]] language currently spoken by perhaps a billion people, and was the seat of an empire that spanned the globe.
It is the location of the parliament of the United Kingdom, and holds a majority of the population, making it politically and economically significant to the UK as a whole.

== History ==

From AD 43, the [[Romans]] invaded [[Britain]] and took control over the southern half of the islands, where they founded the fort of "Londinium", which later became [[London]]. As the [[Roman Empire]] abandoned its frontier territories, [[Germanic]] tribes, specifically the [[Angles]], [[Saxons]] and [[Jutes]], began to settle over the majority of the island. Kingdoms formed, such as Northumbria (Anglian) in the north, Wessex (named after the West Saxons) in the south west and Kent (probably founded by Jutes, and now the name of a county) in the south east. Parts of the regions now known as [[Wales]], [[Scotland]], and the county of Cornwall continued to be independent Celtic nations for some time after this. The Germanic invaders were still [[pagan]]s when they conquered part of Britain (e.g. [[Penda]] of Mercia was (allegedly) the last pagan King). The English peoples were converted to [[Christianity]], however, in the 7th Century AD. This happened from two directions: the mission of [[St. Augustine]], emissary of Gregory the Great came initially to Kent, while the (successful) mission to the Northumbrian Angles (and from there to peoples further south) was from the [[Celtic]] church based in northern British monasteries such as [[Iona]] and [[Lindisfarne]]. The entire [[British Isles]] later came under the sway of [[Roman Catholicism]] as the powerful Northumbrian King, Oswy, chose in favour of Roman practice in AD 664 ('Synod of Whitby').

Later, in 1066 AD, the Norman French Duke [[William the Conqueror]] defeated the last [[Anglo-Saxon]] King, [[Harold Godwinson]], and amongst the privileged elite [[French]] language and customs became a part of English culture, however for the most part the common population continued to use their own language and customs.

== Religion ==

England is a country of diverse religions. In 1533 AD King [[Henry VIII]] formed the [[Protestant]] [[Church of England]] after the pope refused to allow a divorce between the king and his wife. Since then, the country has remained primarily Anglican with the notable exception of the Catholic reign of [[Mary I]]. More recently, the number of [[Roman Catholics]] is poised to overtake the number of [[Anglicans]] in the country, a trend that is likely to continue with an influx of migrants from Catholic countries such as [[Ireland]] and recent [[EU]] accession countries such as [[Poland]][http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article1386939.ece]. As with the UK as a whole, the significant minority religions include [[Hinduism]], [[Judaism]] and [[Islam]].

== Influence ==

England is the home of the English language, which was later spread to all parts of the world by the [[British Empire]], along with traditional English concepts such as universal suffrage, parliamentary government, the jury system, and freedom of speech.

== See also ==
*[[English Bill of Rights]]
*[[English Civil War ]]

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Ayn Rand

2007-11-25T03:25:25Z

HenryClimber: Elaboration on Ayn Rands reception among atheists.

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'''Ayn Rand''', born '''Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum''' (1905-1982) was a [[Russian]]-born [[philosopher]], screenwriter, and novelist, who used her novels to promote her philosophy, known as [[Objectivism]]. Her best-known novels are [[Atlas_Shrugged|''Atlas Shrugged'']] and ''[[The Fountainhead]]''. Although her philosophy differs in many respects from [[libertarianism]], it also emphasized individual freedom, and her novels, particularly ''Atlas Shrugged,'' contain lectures that are considered touchstones for libertarian thinking.

While Rand is commonly associated with [[conservative|conservatism]], she disagreed with social conservatives on key issues, most notably on the existence of [[God]] (as she was an [[atheism|atheist]]) and on traditional [[family]] values. Her criticisms of religion are considered weak, even by fellow atheists. Also, she was strongly [[pro-choice]] on the issue of [[abortion]], as are her followers.<ref>Page on abortion from the Ayn Rand Institute [http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7893]</ref>

==Books Written==
*''We the Living''
*''Anthem''
*''The Fountainhead''
*''Atlas Shrugged''
*''Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal''
*''The Romantic Manifesto''
*''The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution''
*''The Virtue of Selfishness''

==References==
Doherthy, Brian. 'Radicals for Capitalism a Freewheeling History of the Modern Libertarian Movement.' New York: Public Affairs, 2007.
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==External Links==
*[http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer Ayn Rand Institute]
*[http://www.ARIwatch.com ARI Watch] — argues that the above misrepresents Ayn Rand.
*[http://www.ios.org/ The Atlas Society — home of The Objectivist Center]
*[http://wiki.objectivismonline.net/wiki/Main_Page Objectivism Wiki]

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