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Polar bear

2007-06-11T04:47:27Z

OrelP.:

'''Polar [[bear]]s''' are large carnivorous animals of the [[Arctic]], or North, Pole; hence the name ''pole''ar bear. They eat mostly [[seal]]s, although they have been known to eat any kind of animal, including people, or (in captivity) [[penguin]]s (which are not part of their natural diet). A large polar bear can stand 11 feet tall and weigh more than 700 pounds, although small polar bears weigh less. The polar bear is on the [[Endangered Species List]] in the [[United States]]. There are very few of these bears left in the wild.

Polar bears have been known to [[miscegenation|interbreed]] with [[grizzly bear]]s in the wild, producing a polar-grizzly hybrid.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12738644/GT1/8199/</ref>

At the moment, there is a polar bear cub in the [[Berlin]] [[zoo]] named "Knut," who has been the target of a campaign of death by [[German]] animal activists, who claim Knut would be "better off dead." However, as of this time Knut is not yet dead.<ref>http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=255770</ref>

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[[Category:Animals]]

Rodent

2007-06-11T04:39:34Z

OrelP.: New page: '''Rodents''' (known scientifically as the family ''Rodentia'') include mice, rats, bats, lemmings, and other small furry mammals. They are typically omnivores or [...

'''Rodents''' (known scientifically as the family ''Rodentia'') include [[mice]], [[rat]]s, [[bat]]s, [[lemming]]s, and other small furry [[mammal]]s. They are typically [[omnivore]]s or [[insectivore]]s, meaning that they eat [[insect]]s. Many rodents are kept as common household [[pet]]s or animals.

[[Category:Animals]]

Blind Lemon Jefferson

2007-06-11T04:34:53Z

OrelP.: new article

'''Blind Lemon Jefferson''', also known as '''Blind Lemon Pye''' (or in early life just '''Lemon Jefferson'''), was a [[blind]] [[black]] [[musician]] of the early 20s. He achieved big musical success with records like "See That My Grave is Kept Clean" and "Cleaning Windows." The former song contains the lyrics:

:Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold,
:Now [[Biblical inerrancy|I believe]] what the [[Bible]] told.

Blind Melon Jefferson died in 1929, which was very young for such a great musician.

*http://www.bobdylanroots.com/see.html Lyrics for "See That My Grave is Kept Clean"

[[Category:Songwriters]]
[[Category:Blind black musicians]]

Ray Charles

2007-06-11T04:34:22Z

OrelP.: New page: '''Ray Charles''' was a black musician who was also blind. He wrote a lot of ragtime and blues songs, including "Georgia on My Mind" and "Shake your Tailfeather". In th...

'''Ray Charles''' was a [[black]] [[musician]] who was also [[blind]]. He wrote a lot of [[ragtime]] and [[blues]] songs, including "Georgia on My Mind" and "Shake your Tailfeather". In the [[1980s]], Ray Charles appeared with a large group of celebrities (even though some of them weren't as famous as he was) to promote World Peace with the song "[[We Are the World]]".

The [[Westboro Baptist Church]] has been [[lawyer|sued]] for remaking that song using new lyrics inspired by God.[http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=dcd47498-ed17-415f-b803-5c01e8e78575&k=43020]

[[Category:Blind black musicians]]

Stevie Wonder

2007-06-11T04:33:59Z

OrelP.: New page: ''Stevie Wonder''' is a black musician and piano player. He was blind since birth, and is often seen wearing black sunglasses over his eyes while he plays. His most famous contribu...

''Stevie Wonder''' is a [[black]] [[musician]] and piano player. He was blind since birth, and is often seen wearing black sunglasses over his eyes while he plays. His most famous contribution of the [[music]] world is "[[Ebony and Ivory]]", a song about the differences between black and white races and why they shouldn't matter.

==See also==
* [[Ray Charles]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Blind black musicians]]

Norman Vincent Peale

2007-06-11T04:33:41Z

OrelP.: New page: '''Norman Vincent Peale''' was a prominent American preacher and writer who praised the power of positive thinking. He wrote many books, and was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of...

'''Norman Vincent Peale''' was a prominent [[America]]n [[preacher]] and writer who praised the power of positive thinking. He wrote many books, and was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by [[President]] [[Ronald Reagan]].

Norman Vincent Peale once said, ''Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.'' However, he was also a practicing [[Freemason]].[http://www.srmason-sj.org/council/fmrel.htm]

Norman Vincent Peale was also a distant descendant of [[Charles Willson Peale]], the popular Victorian painter who painted the photo of [[George Washington]] popularly attributed to [[Gilbert Stewart]].

[[Category:Motivational speakers]]

Achilles

2007-02-20T16:49:57Z

OrelP.:

[[Achilles]] was a [[Greek]] soldier who lived a long time ago. He had a gang of men called Marmodons who fought with him. He was a big character in the [[Odyssey]] and [[Iliad]] by [[Homer]], but he isnt in any other Greek plays, because he wasnt a [[king]].

1984

2007-02-20T16:44:32Z

OrelP.:

[[1984]] was a book by [[George Orwell]]. 1984 describes an [[alternate history]] in which Oceania ([[Australia]]) is at war with [[Eurasia]]. It is a [[utopian]] book because it talks about a place where everyone is watched over by [[Big Brother]], who makes sure people are doing what they are supposed to.

The [[protagonist]] is Winston Smith. Thre is something about rats at the end, but it is confusing. The end is probably supposed to be ambigous.

Multiplication

2007-02-04T07:24:35Z

OrelP.:

[[Multiplication]] is in math when you multiply two numbers together to get a third number that is bigger than the first one by the second one amount of times. For example, 2 times 3 is 2+2+2 is 6. This also works the other way: 3+3 is 6 also. This is called being [[commutative]].

Multiplication is mentioned in the [[Bible]] when God tells [[Noah]] to go forth and [[multiplication|multiply]]. (Joke! Really that is a different kind of multiplication.) However, Noah did have to use multiplication when he made the [[ark]], because [[Genesis]] 6:15 says:
:And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
So Noah knew the [[ark]] had to be a volume of 300 times 50 times 30 is 450000 cubics<sup>3</sup>, to fit two of all the animals in the world in it.

Multiplication is sometimes confusing because teachers use the letter x to mean multiply, but then sometimes x means like a number, as in Solve for x.

==See also==
*[[Multiplication Property of Equality]]
*[[Math]]

Sin

2007-02-03T08:09:21Z

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Sin is when you do a bad thing that you are not supposed to.

It is not one of the [[Ten Commandments]] that, Thou shalt not [[sin]], but it might as well be.

==See also==
*[[Hell]]

Predestination

2007-02-03T08:07:04Z

OrelP.:

[[Predestination]] was an idea invented by [[Jon Calvin]] in 1536([[Calvinist Heresy]]). It says that everyone is either going to [[Heaven]] or [[Hell]] already when they are born, and there is nothing we can do about it. But Jesus says, I will forgive you your sins ([[Colossians]] 1:14) which means you can get out of going to Hell.

You might say that technically if God forgives everybody, then everybody goes to Heaven so Calvin was right. But that is not true, because God does not forgive some [[sin]]ners, like [[pagan]]s and foreigners.

Jason

2007-02-02T03:19:13Z

OrelP.:

[[Jason]] was a person from [[pagan]] Greek mythology. He married Medea, who was a [[witch]], and then sailed to Colchis to buy the Golden Fleece. After sailing on his ship the Argo with [[Hercules]] and [[Orpheus]] and some other people called Argonauts, he [[divorce]]d Medea.

[[Jason]] is also a [[Christian name]] for a boy. I think it is also the name of an R-rated movie, but Conservapedia is not an encyclopedia for bad movies.

Equator

2007-02-02T03:13:51Z

OrelP.:

The [[Equator]] is the line that goes around the middle of the [[Earth]]. You can see the Equator on a globe, or on some maps too. The Equator was discovered in the late [[15th century]], although [[Ferdinand Magellan]] did not follow it exactly on his famous voyage around the world.

The Equator goes through some countries, like [[Ecuador]] (which is named for it) and [[Zaire]], but it does not go through America. [[Florida]] is the state closest to the Equator in America(except for [[Hawaii]]).

It is a line of [[latitude]]. The other kind of line on a map is [[longitude]].

Tiber

2007-02-02T03:03:05Z

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The Tiber river is the main river of [[Rome]], the city in [[Italy]]. It starts in the Mediterranean Sea and ends in the Apennine Mountans. The Emperor [[Tiberius]] is named for the Tiber River.

Pope Stephen VII

2007-01-21T11:15:59Z

OrelP.: famous antipope

Pope Stephen VII presided over the [[Synod Horrenda]] in 896 AD, when he took the body of his predecessor Pope Formosus and put him on trial for heresy. Since Formosus was dead, there was no stopping Stephen, and he ended up throwing the body into the [[Tiber]] river. Soon after the Synod, an [[earthquake]] toppled the Lateran [[basilica]], which led people to think that Stephen VII was an [[antipope]]. He ended up being strangled by a rival faction that same year.

Benjamin Franklin

2007-01-21T10:53:55Z

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One of the [[Founding Fathers]]. He was never [[President]], but he was [[ambassador]] to [[France]], and also he is on the $100 dollar bill. Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventer, he invented the Franklin stove and the [[bifocal]] and also discovered [[electricity]] with the kite experiment in a lightning storm. Benjamin Franklin is truly a great American.

Turkiye

2007-01-21T10:49:51Z

OrelP.:

Turkey is a kind of bird. [[Benjamin Franklin]] thourght that the turkey should be the national bird of [[America]], but really the national bird is the [[bald eagle]]. Turkey is a traditional [[thanksgiving]] food. It is usually stuffed. (Some vegetarians do not eat turkey at Thanksiving.)

Turkey is also a country in Europe. It was recently part of the [[European Union]], even though they are [[Muslims]] mostly.

Sunday

2007-01-08T01:58:04Z

OrelP.:

[[Sunday]] is the first day of the [[week]] in the [[America]]n calendar. Its name comes from [[the Sun]]. Unlike the other days of the week, Sunday is not named after [[pagan]] gods (Woden, Thor, Frey).

The [[Bible]] tells us to Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. However this was told by [[Moses]] to the [[Jews]], not by [[Jesus]]. For this reason Jews worship on Saturday instead of Sunday.[http://www.raycomfort.com/articles/sabbath/index.html]

Most people go to [[church]] on Sunday. Many places, like [[bank]]s and [[store]]s, are closed. Some cities have what are called [[blue law]]s that prevent people from working on Sunday (also see: [[Lemon test]]).

[[Sunday]] -- [[Monday]] -- [[Tuesday]] -- [[Wednesday]] -- [[Thursday]] -- [[Friday]] -- [[Saturday]]

Isaac

2006-12-23T05:15:07Z

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The son of [[Abraham]] by his wife Sarah. Ancestor of the Israelites.

He had a son named Isaac when he was 100 years old. (Genesis 21:5)

One time [[God]] told Abraham to kill Isaac and sacrifice him on a rock, and when Abraham was about to do it, God stopped him and said that really He was just testing Abraham\'s [[faith]]. This is the story of Abraham and Isaac. (Genesis 22)

Polytheism

2006-12-23T05:06:55Z

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The belief in multiple gods. The opposite of Polytheism is [[Monotheism]].

United States of America

2006-12-23T05:04:44Z

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The United States of America, or just \"America\", is the country we live in. It was founded in 1776 by [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and the other [[Founding Fathers]]. Even though they were Christian, they allowed other people to pray to their own Gods, in the [[First Amendment]] to the Bill of Rights.

The current preseident of America is George W. Bush, who went to Yale.

Examples of Bias in Wikipedia

2006-12-23T05:01:23Z

OrelP.:

Wackypedia (Wikipedia) prefers B.C.E. instead of B.C. and C.E. instead of A.D. The dates are based on the birth of [[Jesus]], so why pretend otherwise and try to censor anything Christian? Conservapedia is Christian-friendly.

The entry for the Renaissance in Wikipedia refuses to give any credit to Christianity.

A Wikipedia editor who posts and edits under the names \"Nearly Headless Nick\" and the fake \"Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington\" apparently deleted the entire Conservapedia entry on Wikipedia. His own user page says he \"died on October 31, 1492 and is the resident ghost of Gryffindor tower.\" Wikipedia is controlled by editors like these?!

Wikipedia often uses foreign spelling of words, even though most English users are American. Look up \"Most Favored Nation\" on Wikipedia and it automatically converts the spelling to the British spelling \"Most Favoured Nation\", even there there are far more American than British users. Enter \"Hapsburg\" (the European ruling family) and Wikipedia automatically changes the spelling to Habsburg, even though the American spelling has always been \"Hapsburg\". Within entries British spellings appear in the silliest of places, even when the topic is American. Conservapedia favors American spellings of words.

The entry for the Spanish Golden Age does not even tell the reader when it occurred.

Gossip and vulgarity are pervasive on Wikipedia. Conservapedia avoids these like a true encyclopedia.

Edits to include facts against the theory of evolution are almost immediately censored. On Conservapedia, contributions that fit the above guidelines are respected to the maximum extent possible.

Wikipedia removed and permanently blocked a page identifying its many biases.

Wikipedia claims about 1.5 million articles, but what it does not say is that a large number of those articles have zero educational value. For example, Wikipedia has 995 separate articles about \"Moby\" and \"song\". Many hundreds of thousands of Wikipedia articles -- perhaps over half its website -- are about music, Hollywood, and other topics and gossip beneath a regular encyclopedia.

The Wikipedia entry for John Peter Zenger gives an incorrect date for his important trial: 1734, instead of the correct 1735. The Wikipedia entry also links to an incorrect Wikipedia definition of \"Philadelphia lawyer\", which Merriam-Webster defines as a lawyer knowledgeable in \"even the most minute aspects of the law.\" Wikipedia claims the term comes from the Zenger trial, but Merriam-Webster puts the first use of that term at over 50 years later.

For its entry \"indentured servitude,\" Wikipedia erroneously claims it occurred in the 16th century, when it was actually the 17th century. And Wikipedia omits any reference to Bacon\'s Rebellion, the key event in the history of indentured servitude.

Wikipedia has many entries on \"[[concession]]\", but none explaining its main historical meaning (from imperialism).

Within days after someone posted an entry on Wikipedia about Conservapedia, an ugly notice of potential \"deletion\" (censorship) was posted on the top of the website. Then a half-dozen anonymous critics demanded the the entry be deleted. Their same arguments would require deleting tens of thousands of other Wikipedia entries, but they did not complain about those other entries. The entry about Conservapedia remained defaced throughout the \"debate\". This comment in support of Conservapedia summed it up:

The reasons cited here for immediately deleting \"conservapedia\" are pretextual. Those same reasons would require deleting tens of thousands of other Wikipedia entries. But those demanding deletion of this entry do not complain in the same way about the other entries. Instead, they demand that this particular entry be deleted. Simply put, nothing except political bias justifies defacing this entry with the \"speedy delete\" notice. This entry is not defamatory or offensive and it is obviously noteworthy and useful to many people. The lengthy debate here is strong evidence that the entry should remain. It will receive far more visits than tens of thousands of other entries that remain.

How many other conservative entries have been censored by Wikipedia editors?

Unlike most encyclopedias and news outlets, Wikipedia does not take steps to reduce bias or provide balance. For example, CNN would ensure that Crossfire had a representative of the political right and one from the political left. In contrast, Wikipedia policy allows bias to exist and worsen. For example, even though most Americans (and probably most of the world) reject the theory of [[evolution]],<ref>http://www.religioustolerance.org/ev_publi.htm</ref> Wikipedia editors commenting on the topic are nearly 100% pro-evolution.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Evolution</ref> Self-selection has a tendency to exacerbate bias in the absence of affirmative steps to limit it. [[Gresham\'s Law]] reflects the problem in economics of bad [[money]] driving out good in the absence of corrective action. As a result, Wikipedia is arguably more biased than CNN and other information sources.

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Soap

2006-12-21T06:52:43Z

OrelP.:

Soap is a waxy substance used for cleaning things. It used to be made from [[lye]] and [[ashes]], but now you can buy it in the grocery store.

Sometimes when kids use bad words, their mother will say, \"I\'m going to wash your mouth out with [[soap]]!\"

Soap

2006-12-21T06:52:17Z

OrelP.:

Soap is a waxy substance used for cleaning things. It used to be made from [[lye]] and [[ashes]], but now you can buy it in the grocery store.

Sometimes when kids use bad words, their mother will say, \\\"I\\\'m going to wash your mouth out with [[soap]]!\\\"

Ecuador

2006-12-21T06:49:03Z

OrelP.:

Ecuador is a country in northern South Africa. It is near the Equator, that is why it is called Ecuador, which means Equator in [[Spanish]].

Countries near Ecuador are [[Colombia]], [[Peru]], and [[Panama]].

Gran Colombia

2006-12-21T06:47:19Z

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Gran Colombia was a state created in South America as a result of military successes of [[Simon Bolivar]]. However, it didn\'t last long and in 1830 Colombia, Venezuela, and [[Ecuador]](the nations in Gran Colombia) split into separate nations.

Protestantism

2006-12-20T17:05:17Z

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Protestants are the biggest Christian [[denomination]] in America. They split off from the Catholic church in 1514 because of the [[Reformation]].

Some kinds of Protestant are [[Lutheran]], [[Methodist]], and [[Episcopal]]. The opposite of Protestant is [[Catholic]].

Fahrenheit

2006-12-20T04:55:41Z

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Fahrenheit temperature is the temperature used in the [[United States of America]]. Most other countries use [[Celsius]].

Fahrenheit temperature was invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahreneit in 1724. He discovered that water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

[[Ray Bradbury]] wrote a book called \"Fahrenheit 451\" about burning books in the future.

Jesus Christ

2006-12-20T02:00:08Z

OrelP.: King James version. This all happened before Jesus was killed on the Cross

God\'s son, came to earth as a human c 2 AD. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201:18-25;&version=31;</ref> The life of Jesus is recorded in the Bible in the Gospels of [[Matthew]], [[Mark]], [[Luke]], and [[John]]. Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and three days later he rose from the dead.

The first time John saw Jesus, he said, \"Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world!\"
<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:29&version=31;</ref>

==References==
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Eve

2006-12-20T01:57:56Z

OrelP.:

Eve was the first [[woman]] on Earth. The Lord made her from one of Adam\'s ribs when he was asleep. She told Adam to eat the apple after the snake trikced her into it.

Adam

2006-12-20T01:56:15Z

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Adam was the first human being on the planet. The Lord made him out of his own image and loved him even after he disobeyed him. His wife was named Eve.