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<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Deceit''' means to deliberately misrepresent or deny truths, or [[lie]], with the intent to fool or trick others.&lt;ref&gt;In law, deceit is the fraudulent representation of a material fact, made intentionally or recklessly or without reasonable basis and with the intent to induce reliance on the falsehood. In tort law, if someone does justifiably rely on the deceit to his detriment, then he has a cause of action for recovery of his injury.&lt;/ref&gt; See also [[Self-deception]].<br /> <br /> Deceit helps bring various false [[belief system]]s into the public, as illustrated by the examples below. Nearly all of these examples consist of '''deceit''' that was embraced by many people in order to advance an [[ideological]] goal. Most prominent modern examples are of [[liberal]]s hoping to mislead the public through [[propaganda]]. <br /> <br /> '''Embraced deceit''' is '''deceit''' that is knowingly allowed, defended or even promoted for ideological purposes (such as in [[Islam]] via the concept of [[taqiyya]], as well as in [[Communism]]). Not only did the perpetrators of the '''deceit''' promote it, but their allies were complicit as well. '''Embraced deceit''' is common.<br /> <br /> ==Examples==<br /> #Supporters of the [[Transgender activism|trans agenda]] use [[Gender theory|gender theory]], based on unscientific and anti-Christian lies, to suggest that men can become women and vice versa simply by deluding themselves that they have &quot;transitioned&quot; and having their organs mutilated.&lt;ref&gt;https://answersingenesis.org/family/gender/are-gender-roles-a-social-construct/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #For over 50 years, [[liberals]] denied that [[Julius Rosenberg]] had spied for the [[Communist]] [[Soviet Union]]. Then, in September 2008, a co-conspirator finally admitted the truth in &quot;Figure in Rosenberg Case Admits to Soviet Spying.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/nyregion/12spy.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #In 1997 the National Coalition of Abortion Providers' executive director Ron Fitzsimmons admitted, &quot;I lied through my teeth&quot; about the facts in order to defeat a ban on [[partial birth abortion]].&lt;ref&gt;http://www.slate.com/id/2086/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #Gun control advocate [[Michael Bellesiles]] wrote a book entitled ''Arming America, The Origins of a National Gun Culture'' (2000). Gary Wills gave it a glowing review in ''[[The New York Times]]'', but admitted later that &quot;I was took. The book is a fraud.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Jonah Goldberg, [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_501644.html ''Reports of the [[Second Amendment]]'s death have been greatly exaggerated ...''] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Apr. 8, 2007.&lt;/ref&gt; Bellesiles resigned from his position as Professor of History at [[Emory University]] in Atlanta when an independent committee of scholars examined his work and concluded that &quot;his scholarly integrity is seriously in question.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://hnn.us/articles/1069.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #The [[Piltdown Man]] was a fraudulent [[missing link]] taught to an entire generation of students worldwide from 1912 to 1953 as &quot;proof&quot; that man had evolved from an ape-like species. [[Evolution]]ists declared the Piltdown Man to be authentic and gave it a formal name, ''Eoanthropus dawsoni,'' in honor of the person who claimed to have found it, Charles Dawson. The British scientific establishment largely supported the validity of Piltdown Man.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bradburyac.mistral.co.uk/tenness5.html&lt;/ref&gt; But the Piltdown Man was actually a [[medieval]] skull combined with a lower jaw from an [[orangutan]] and teeth from a [[chimpanzee]], which were then placed in a gravel pit in the village of Piltdown, England. There are reports that as early as 1914 someone at the British Museum privately admitted that &quot;a negro skull and a broken ape jaw&quot; had been &quot;artificially fossilized.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.clarku.edu/~piltdown/map_prim_suspects/KEITH/Keith_prosecution/piltdown_unmasked.html&lt;/ref&gt; Yet promoters of evolution perpetrated this fraud for decades, in textbooks (e.g., the text at issue in the [[Scopes trial]] in 1925) as well as in popular books and magazines (e.g., a 1922 book for the general market illustrated the daily life of the Piltdown Man).&lt;ref&gt;[https://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02561355&amp;id=L0sDgL6sPh4C&amp;pg=RA1-PR51 ''Everyday Life in the Old Stone Age''], Charles Henry Bourne Quennell, 1922, p. 51.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #[[Alger Hiss]] was a Communist spy who worked at high levels in the U.S. government. He was convicted of two counts of perjury relating to his denials of his [[treason]]. His verdict was upheld at the [[Court of Appeals]] and the [[Supreme Court]]. Hiss was sentenced to five years on Jan. 25 and served 44 months in Lewisburg Federal Prison before being released in November 1954. Yet he continued to claim he was innocent afterward. Documents released from [[Soviet]] files after the Communist Soviet Union collapsed proved that Hiss had been a spy, and the 1997 [[Moynihan Commission on Government Secrecy]] concluded that he was a spy in its report.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.fas.org/sgp/library/moynihan/appa6.html Moynihan Commission on Government Secrecy, Appendix A 6. The Experience of The Bomb]&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> #American Vice President [[Joe Biden]] is listed on famousplagiarists.com for his widely publicized copying from British liberal [[Neil Kinnock]] and then pawning it off as his own, and then initially denying he had done anything wrong. The resultant exposure of his unacknowledged appropriation of Kinnock's work forced Biden out of the 1988 presidential race,&lt;ref&gt;http://www.famousplagiarists.com/politics.htm&lt;/ref&gt; but [[liberals]] have continued to support him as a U.S. Senator and do not seem to mind his prior deceit one bit.<br /> #[[Liberals]] popularized the [[Scopes trial]] with the 1955 play [[Inherit the Wind]], which is often taught in schools, and the 1960 Hollywood motion picture by the same name. Both completely lied about the facts in order to harm [[Christianity]], misleading students who read or enact the play and everyone who saw the movie. As recently as April 17, 2007, the ''[[Village Voice]]'' described the play as though it were factually true,&lt;ref&gt;http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0716,feingold,76394,11.html&lt;/ref&gt; thereby misleading all of its readers.<br /> #''[[Doe v. Bolton]]''&lt;ref&gt;410 U.S. 179, 192 (1973).&lt;/ref&gt; was the decision in 1973 by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] which created [[abortion]] on demand based on the theory that Ms. &quot;Doe&quot; wanted an abortion for her health. Sandra Cano was the &quot;Doe&quot; of ''Doe v. Bolton'', and she later proved in sworn testimony that at &quot;NO TIME did I ever have an abortion. I did not seek an abortion nor do I believe in abortion.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=1553&amp;wit_id=4393&lt;/ref&gt; She filed a brief with the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in 2006 asserting that &quot;fraud was perpetrated on the Court&quot; in the original ''Doe v. Bolton'' case brought in her name. In April 2007, the Supreme Court cited approvingly her brief for the general principle that abortion might harm the women who have them.&lt;ref&gt;http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&amp;vol=000&amp;invol=05-380&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #[[Democrat]] Durham District Attorney [[Mike Nifong]] admitted that there was &quot;no credible evidence&quot; that three Duke lacrosse players committed any of the crimes he charged them for in 2006.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-26-nifong-court_N.htm?csp=34&lt;/ref&gt; A three-member panel of a state commission &quot;ruled that Nifong willfully lied during his prosecution of the three lacrosse players.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/661674.html&lt;/ref&gt; &quot;The committee ruled in June [2007] that Nifong knowingly withheld DNA evidence that was beneficial to the three charged in the case. ... The state attorney general later exonerated the players and declared the three men innocent of all charges.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Id.''&lt;/ref&gt; But 88 Duke professors—more than 10 percent of the [[liberal]] Duke professorial faculty - endorsed and published an ad hurtful to the innocent students, which &quot;helped create the lynch-mob atmosphere.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.nypost.com/seven/03232007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/duke__who_wont_pay_opedcolumnists_john_podhoretz.htm&lt;/ref&gt; Ultimately &quot;Nifong was sentenced ... to a single day in jail, having been held in criminal contempt of court for lying to a judge during his pursuit of rape charges against the three falsely accused lacrosse players.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RCITJ00&amp;show_article=1&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #In relation to the [[theory of evolution]] evolutionist [[Stephen Jay Gould]] wrote in May 2000 the following: &quot;[[Ernst Haeckel|Haeckel]]'s forceful, eminently comprehensible, if not always accurate, books appeared in all major languages and surely exerted more influence than the works of any other scientist, including Darwin ... in convincing people throughout the world about the validity of evolution .... Haeckel had exaggerated the similarities [between embryos of different species] by idealizations and omissions. He also, in some cases — in a procedure that can only be called fraudulent — simply copied the same figure over and over again.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.creationism.org/caesar/haeckel.htm&lt;/ref&gt; The [[New York Times]] reported that &quot;drawings were reproduced in textbook after textbook for more than a century&quot; which &quot;biologists discovered ... were fraudulent&quot; but &quot;some textbooks still contain them.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/08/science/08EVOL.html&lt;/ref&gt; Known as the [[Haeckel drawings]], these fake drawings remained in textbooks for more than 100 years until exposed as fake by the [[New York Times]] in 2001. As of Aug. 12, 2007, [[Wikipedia]] continued to present these drawings as generally true while omitting any reference to the [[New York Times]] exposing of the fraud.&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo_drawing&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #Several Climatic Research Unit scientists at the University of East Anglia have been scrutinized for deceitful behavior revealed from [[Climategate]]. If it is true that the CRU scientists deliberately falsified climate science data, and then used the results of the falsification to obtain additional research funding, then it is deceit.<br /> #[[Adolf Hitler]] described the &quot;Big Lie&quot; technique in Mein Kampf and used it to justify invading Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and other countries. He blamed Jews for the big lie, and for starting World War II, but was unconvincing.<br /> #Extremist, hyper-liberal regimes such as the [[Soviet Union]] under [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Communist]] [[China]], and [[North Korea]] elevate deceit into an instrument of political statecraft. Systematic [[liberal lies]] are the basic currency of daily governance, and [[propaganda]] delivered through state organs is as essential to these regimes as a [[free press]] to the [[United States]]. <br /> #[[Jayson Blair]], disgraced former ''New York Times'' reporter, was forced to resign after it was discovered he had plagiarized and fabricated large amounts of material for several stories<br /> #[[Barack Obama]] repeatedly pledged to close the [[Guantanamo]] Detention facility housing [[terrorist]]s in order to &quot;regain America's moral stature in the world.&quot; &lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQXZoM__vU0 60 Minutes: Obama Reiterates Promise To Close Guantanamo Bay]&lt;/ref&gt; The ''Washington Post'' reported in June 2009 Obama was considering an [[Executive Order]] to hold Guantanamo detainees indefinitely.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062603361.html ''White House Weighs Order on Detention Officials: Move Would Reassert Power To Hold Terror Suspects Indefinitely''], [[Washington Post]], June 27, 2009.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #In July 2009, Al Gore was interviewed by a reporter from the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. During the interview, he was asked about a 2007 British court ruling regarding his ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]'' film being shown in public schools. The question was specifically about nine significant scientific errors in the film that were noted by the judge. Gore did not address the issue of the errors, simply stating, &quot;[T]he ruling was in my favour.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2009/s2624723.htm&lt;/ref&gt; However, the judge had unequivocally stated in 2007 after the ruling, &quot;I conclude that the claimant substantially won this case by virtue of my finding that, but for the new guidance note, the film would have been distributed in breach of sections 406 and 407 of the 1996 Education Act.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7037671.stm&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #In the earliest example of deceit, the serpent in the [[Garden of Eden]] persuaded [[Eve]] to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, claiming it would make her like [[God]]. In truth, it caused the [[fall of man]], exiling [[Adam and Eve]] from [[Eden]]. See John 8:44.<br /> #Two prominent men in a community arranged to have their church raise $850 in donations to purchase books for a local school. In sworn testimony during depositions, both men denied knowledge of the source of the donations.<br /> #[[James O'Keefe]] and his conspirators pleaded guilty to entering a federal building under false pretenses when they posed as telephone workers to enter Senator [[Mary Landrieu]]'s office to confront her about phone calls from constituents that the senator allegedly ignored.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/05/james_okeefe_and_friends_plead.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #[[Dinesh D'Souza]] made illegal [[straw donor]] campaign contributions to a U.S. Senate candidate and then misled the candidate about the source of the contributions.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/dinesh-d-souza-sentenced-manhattan-federal-court-five-years-probation-campaign-finance&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #After the [[2016 U.S. Presidential election]], there was a lot of talk and even hysteria among liberals about &quot;[[fake news]]&quot;. However, while liberals portrayed it as a problem with [[conservative media]], it was revealed that many fake news sites were actually run by liberal Democrats who did what they did in an attempt to discredit conservatives and [[Donald Trump]].&lt;ref&gt;Dewey, Caitlin (November 17, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11/17/facebook-fake-news-writer-i-think-donald-trump-is-in-the-white-house-because-of-me/ Facebook fake-news writer: ‘I think Donald Trump is in the White House because of me’]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Sydell, Laura (November 23, 2016). [https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/11/23/503146770/npr-finds-the-head-of-a-covert-fake-news-operation-in-the-suburbs We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here's What We Learned]. ''NPR''. Retrieved December 8, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #Also after the 2016 election, several violent and disturbing anti-Trump attacks occurred throughout the nation against Trump supporters or supposed Trump supporters.&lt;ref&gt;Nolte, John (July 5, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/07/05/rap-sheet-acts-of-media-approved-violence-and-harassment-against-trump-supporters/ Rap Sheet: ***502*** Acts of Media-Approved Violence and Harassment Against Trump Supporters]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 16, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; Despite these attacks, liberals and leftists only focused on alleged attacks by Trump supporters against minorities and others (the false leftist narrative, although being blatantly false and one-sided, fits their manufactured narrative that Trump supporters are &quot;racist&quot; and &quot;evil&quot; and that leftists are &quot;tolerant&quot; and &quot;forgiving&quot;). It was found that despite the numerous real anti-Trump attacks, several of the alleged attacks made by &quot;pro-Trump&quot; people were found to be hoaxes.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/05/facebook-live-attack-latest-in-string-anti-trump-assaults.html Facebook Live attack the latest in string of anti-Trump assaults]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Huston, Warner Todd (May 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/05/another-hate-crime-hoax-church-organist-admits-he-vandalized-his-own-church-with-trump-and-nazi-slogans/ Another Hate Crime Hoax: Church Organist Admits He Vandalized His Own Church with Trump and Nazi Slogans]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 5, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #There have been numerous times where both Republicans and Democrats have made the same or similar gaffes, but the media only focuses on, or criticizes, the gaffe when the Republican says it.&lt;ref&gt;Shaw, Adam (March 10, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/10/four-times-republicans-faced-outrage-for-things-dems-did-first.html Four times Republicans faced outrage for things Dems did first]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 13, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #When Republican Presidents [[George W. Bush]] and Donald Trump fired [[United States Attorney|federal prosecutors]], the mainstream media went hysterical, but they had no problem when Presidents Clinton and Obama did the same thing.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/13/media-pivots-on-trumps-prosecutor-purge-after-learning-clinton-obama-did-same.html Media pivots on Trump's prosecutor purge after learning Clinton, Obama did the same]. ''Fox News''. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #Liberals and left-wingers frequently argue that [[Fox News Channel]] is a conservative network and is basically the television version of [[Rush Limbaugh]]. They say this in an attempt to lower Fox's credibility. However, a May 2017 study conducted by [[Harvard University]] regarding mainstream media coverage of Republican U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] showed that, overall, 80% of coverage about him was negative throughout the media.&lt;ref name=&quot;FoxFairBalanced&quot;&gt;<br /> *Richardson, Valerie (May 19, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/19/study-trump-press-coverage-new-standard-negativity/ Harvard agrees: Trump press coverage sets ‘new standard for negativity’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 19, 2017.<br /> *Shaw, Adam (May 19, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/05/19/study-93-percent-cnn-nbcs-trump-coverage-negative/ Study: Media Coverage of Trump’s First 100 Days Set ‘New Standard For Negativity’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 19, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; However, the network with the most positive coverage of Trump was Fox News, with 48% percent positive and 52% negative.&lt;ref name=&quot;FoxFairBalanced&quot;/&gt; This shows that, contrary to liberal deception, Fox is indeed the fairest and most balanced mainstream news network in the U.S.<br /> #Liberal news anchor [[Katie Couric]] manipulated a recorded conversation with a gun rights organization (for a 2016 documentary) to make them appear they were stumped when asked a difficult question, when in fact, according to their own recording of the interview, they clearly answered the question.&lt;ref&gt;Hawkins, Awr (June 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/06/07/defamation-suit-katie-couric-edited-gun-control-doc-dismissed/ Katie Couric Beats Defamation Lawsuit over ‘Edited’ Gun Control Documentary]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #Liberals frequently claim that forest fires are getting worse because of &quot;climate change&quot;, but in reality, the average size of wildfires increased – despite the average number of wildfires actually decreasing – because of other factors, such as denser forests, fighting fires less aggressively, having fewer resources to fight the fires because of liberal governmental policies, and even because of environmentalism.&lt;ref&gt;Street, Chriss W. (August 4, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/08/04/how-federal-policies-not-just-warmer-weather-have-made-wildfires-worse/ How Federal Policies, Not Just Warmer Weather, Have Made Wildfires Worse]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 4, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Murphy, James (August 7, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/29738-california-fires-government-policies-not-global-warming California Fires: Government Policies, Not Global Warming]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 7, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bastasch, Michael (August 8, 2018). [https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/08/mismanagement-forests-time-bombs/ Decades of Mismanagement Turned US Forests into 'Slow-Motion Time Bombs']. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved August 9, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #Some liberal [[environmentalist]]s who promote left-wing policies claim to be &quot;conservative&quot; in order to deceive conservatives into adopting [[socialist]] policies.&lt;ref&gt;Mooney, Kevin (February 27, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beware-the-liberal-green-activists-masquerading-as-conservatives-at-cpac Beware the liberal green activists masquerading as conservatives at CPAC]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 27, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> #In 2019, left-wingers released at least one ad with an actor falsely claiming he regretted voting for Donald Trump in 2016 when, in reality, he did not vote at all that year.&lt;ref&gt;Boyer, Dave (December 27, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/27/gop-wants-apology-liberal-pac-over-regretful-trump/ GOP demands apology after liberal PAC features 'regretful' Trump voter who didn't vote in 2016]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 28, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Quotes on Deceit==<br /> [[George Orwell]] wrote:<br /> * {{orwell-politics-lies}}<br /> * &quot;Do remember that dishonesty and [[cowardice]] always have to be paid for. Don’t imagine that for years on end you can make yourself the boot-licking [[propaganda|propagandist]] of the [[Soviet]] regime, or any other regime, and then suddenly return to mental decency. Once a whore, always a whore.&quot; [http://pages.interlog.com/~girbe/fonda.html]<br /> &quot;To [[anger]] a [[conservative]], lie to him. To anger a [[liberal]], tell him the [[truth]].&quot; - Anonymous<br /> <br /> ==Deceit in Religion==<br /> Deceit is prohibited by [[God]] in the [[Ten Commandments]]; the [[Old Testament]] says, &quot;Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.&quot; [[Revelation]] 21:8 states that all liars will go to [[hell]]. [[Satan]] is described across [[religion]]s as the Father of Lies.<br /> <br /> ===Biblical References===<br /> [[Book of Psalms|Psalm]] 119:118<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> Psalm 5:6<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> [[Proverbs]] 26:24<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> Job 27:4<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> My lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will utter no deceit.<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Deceit in Buddhism===<br /> In [[Buddhist]] [[morality]], the [[Five Precepts]], which are required to receive as a formal [[oath]] or [[vow]] in order to be a Buddhist (unlike those liberals who call themselves Buddhists while ignoring [[morality]]), specifically forbid deceit or [[lie|lying]] in the Fourth Precept, which also forbids [[gossip]] or &quot;divisive speech&quot;, lewd or lascivious speech ([[profanity]]), and [[anger|harsh speech]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Abortion deceit]]<br /> * [[Liberal tricks]]<br /> * [[Flattery]]<br /> * [[Fraud]]<br /> * [[Previous Breaking News/Liberal deceit|Examples of '''liberal deceit''' from previous &quot;Breaking News&quot; articles]]<br /> * [[Intellectual dishonesty]]<br /> * Michael Reagan, [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelReagan/2007/10/05/people_of_deceit People of Deceit]<br /> * [http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/27429.html Politically Correct Terrorism] ''The Conservative Voice'', August 21, 2007<br /> * [[List of military strategies and concepts]]<br /> * [[Cherry picking]]<br /> * [[Half-truth]]<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> *[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=22725 People of Deceit], by [[Michael Reagan]], ''Human Events'', 10/05/2007.<br /> *''People of the Lie'', by psychiatrist [[M. Scott Peck]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}<br /> {{Democrat establishment}}<br /> {{Liberalism}}<br /> [[Category:Sin]]<br /> [[Category:Deceit]]<br /> [[Category:Liberal Traits]]<br /> [[Category:Political Terms]]<br /> [[Category:Ethics]]<br /> [[Category:Morality]]<br /> [[Category:Military Strategies and Concepts]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and_abortion&diff=1649835 2020-05-22T18:02:10Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>Homosexuality and abortion are two [[Liberal|liberal]] plagues that harm decent society.<br /> ==Relevance to depopulation==<br /> Homosexuality is, as noted by secularists, the best method of contraception. This leads homosexuals to have far lower birthrates than heterosexuals. Increased implementation of the [[Gay Agenda|gay agenda]] also lowers birthrates.&lt;ref&gt;https://world.wng.org/content/america_s_shrinking_future&lt;/ref&gt; It is no coincidence that both gayism and abortion are supported by the [[Globalist|globalist]] [[Elitist|elites]] to control and subdue the population, that it may have more troubles resisting them and allow them to selfishly hoard resources under the guise of [[Environmentalism|environmentalism]].&lt;ref&gt;https://grrrgraphics.com/give-me-safety-and-death&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and_abortion&diff=1649811 2020-05-22T17:13:12Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>Homosexuality and abortion are two [[Liberal|liberal]] plagues that harm decent society.<br /> ==Relevance to depopulation==<br /> Homosexuality is, as noted by secularists, the best method of contraception. This leads homosexuals to have far lower birthrates than heterosexuals. Increased implementation of the [[Gay Agenda|gay agenda]] also lowers birthrates.&lt;ref&gt;https://world.wng.org/content/america_s_shrinking_future&lt;/ref&gt; It is no coincidence that both gayism and abortion are supported by the [[Globalist|globalist]] [[Elitist|elites]] to control and subdue the population, that it may have more troubles resisting them and allow them to selfishly hoard resources under the guise of [[Environmentalism|environmentalism]].&lt;ref&gt;https://grrrgraphics.com/give-me-safety-and-death&lt;/ref&gt;</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Porcupine_Classification&diff=1649805 2020-05-22T17:09:40Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>According to evolutionists, porcupines evolved twice convergently. They claim the quills are the result are the result of [[Convergent evolution|&quot; convergent evolution&quot;]]. This essay will explore a different possibility, namely that Old World and New World porcupines are members of the same [[Baraminology|Baramin]] and that the evolutionist taxonomic system is deeply errant.<br /> [[File:Tree Climbing Porcupines.jpg|thumbnail|right|Two North American porcupines in a tree.]]<br /> <br /> ==Justifying the &quot;lumping&quot; of Old World and New World porcupines into a single baramin==<br /> Old World (Hystricid) and New World (Erethizontid) porcupines are remarkably similar. Both have long quills, a tubby body shape and cavimorph dentition. In addition, both have comparatively thick tails, which they can swing at enemies to belabor them with quills. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/animals/mammals/porcupine.htm&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.catskillmountaineer.com/animals-porcupine.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Porcupine - Ялтинский зоопарк 079.jpg|thumbnail|An Old World Porcupine in a zoo at Yalta, Russia.]]<br /> [[File:Hystrix brachyura, Malayan porcupine.jpg|thumbnail|left|A Malayan porcupine, ''Hystrix brachyura'', an Old World porcupine.]]<br /> In fact, the only significant difference I can find between the two groups is that Hystricids have no spines on the front third to half of their bodies. Therefore, I consider them similar enough to be grouped into a single baramin. Additionally, this fits common sense. Why would [[God]] make one kind of porcupine for the Old World and one for the New? That is too complicated and generally unnecessary.<br /> <br /> ==Hypothesizing on traits of the original members of the porcupine baramin==<br /> Porcupines have strong tails they can use to shake quills at enemies. &lt;ref&gt; https://answersingenesis.org/kids/mammals/porcupine/ &lt;/ref&gt; Some New World Porcupines (those of the genus Coendou) have long prehensile tails. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.uwsp.edu/biology/VertebrateCollection/Pages/Vertebrates/Mammals%20of%20Paraguay/Coendou%20prehensilis/Coendou%20prehensilis.aspx &lt;/ref&gt; This poses an interesting problem. According to evolutionists, the tail evolved through [[Natural selection]]. However, this poses a few problems considering known science, most especially the lack of documented evolution of new information. &lt;ref&gt; https://creation.com/meta-information &lt;/ref&gt; I propose that the prehensile tails of the ''Coendou'' New World Porcupines are in fact a textbook example of De-evolution and ''loss'' of information. For example, the part of their tail these porcupines grip with is spineless, which means that it must have ''lost'' the information to grow spines on that part of its tail. Not only that, but the long, comparatively nonspiny tail is far less useful to shake at predators than a normal porcupine one.<br /> [[File:Porcupine in tree.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Baturite porcupine, ''Coendou baturitensis'', a prehensile-tailed porcupine.]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[File:Chaetomys subspinosus.gif|thumbnail|left|A Bristle-spined rat, ''Chaeotomys subspinosus''.]]<br /> In South America there exists a porcupine by the name of the bristle-spined rat. It is by far the most degenerated of the baramin, and provides an amazing example of striking change within a kind.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Essays]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and_abortion&diff=1649792 2020-05-22T16:58:14Z

<p>ProudGator: Created page with &quot;Homosexuality and abortion are two liberal plagues that harm decent society.&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>Homosexuality and abortion are two [[Liberal|liberal]] plagues that harm decent society.</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Isaiah_43-50_(Translated)&diff=1614650 2020-01-18T21:52:50Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>==Chapter 43==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 44==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 45==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. <br /> |I make light and darkness, make peace and declare war; I the LORD do all these things.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 46==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 47==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 48==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 49==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. <br /> |May a mother abandon her nursing child, or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Yes, some women may abort, but I will not abandon you. <br /> |&lt;span id=&quot;49:14&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;This passage appears to prophesy and condemn [[abortion]]. The Hebrew term שָׁכַח includes the meaning of &quot;wither&quot; or &quot;cease to care,&quot; and in the context of an unborn child can be translated as &quot;abort&quot;. <br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 50==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> [[Conservative Bible Project]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Conservative Bible]]</div>

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<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>==Chapter 1==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. <br /> |Because King David was old, and the age had a considerable negative effect on him, he was covered with clothes, but those did not warm him up.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. <br /> |So his servants told him &quot;Let a young virgin be sought, and let her appear before you, that she may love you, lie on your chest, and warm you up.&quot;<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. <br /> |So they looked for a cute girl within all of Israel, and found a Shummamite named Abishag, whereupon they brought here to the king.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not. <br /> |The girl was very cute, and loved the king, and doted upon him, but the king did not engage in sexual intercourse with her.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |47<br /> |And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |48<br /> |And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |49<br /> |And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |50<br /> |And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |51<br /> |And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |52<br /> |And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |53<br /> |So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 2==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any wither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 3==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. <br /> |Next two women, who were prostitutes, appeared before the king.<br /> |&lt;span id=&quot;3:16&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&quot;harlot&quot; is an archaic term for &quot;prostitute&quot;; the modern term for &quot;standing&quot; before a judge is to &quot;appear&quot; before him.<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. <br /> |One woman said, &quot;O my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.<br /> |<br /> *&lt;s&gt;avoid repetitious &quot;house&quot;;&lt;/s&gt; direct speech should be respected <br /> *&lt;s&gt;also, newborns are &quot;babies&quot; rather than &quot;children in today's vernacular&lt;/s&gt; ''giving birth'' should be sufficient<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. <br /> |Subsequently it happened three days after my childbirth that this woman also gave birth, and we were together; no visitor was in the house, except the two of us in the home.<br /> |&quot;stranger&quot; means visitor in this context<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. <br /> |Then this woman's baby died during the night, because she lay on him.<br /> |a baby is not an &quot;it&quot;; &quot;lay&quot; is the past tense of &quot;lie&quot;, but some readers today may not understand this<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 4==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |So king Solomon was king over all Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 5==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And he sent them to Lebanon ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 6==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |So Solomon built the house, and finished it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And he overlaid the cherubims with gold. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 7==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and he called the name thereof Boaz. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. <br /> |And he made a circular brass tank about ten cubits from brim to brim, about five cubits high; it was about thirty cubits in circumference.<br /> |Everybody knows pi is 3.14159... and a ten cubit diameter circular tank can't be exactly thirty cubits in circumference - but which is correct? The diameter or the circumference? Given the exact value of pi relating the diameter and the circumference to each other, one or the other is only approximate, thus the use of &quot;about.&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half a cubit. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |47<br /> |And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |48<br /> |And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |49<br /> |And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |50<br /> |And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |51<br /> |So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 8==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in thick darkness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;) <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |47<br /> |Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |48<br /> |And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |49<br /> |Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |50<br /> |And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |51<br /> |For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |52<br /> |That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |53<br /> |For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |54<br /> |And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |55<br /> |And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |56<br /> |Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |57<br /> |The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |58<br /> |That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |59<br /> |And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |60<br /> |That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |61<br /> |Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |62<br /> |And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |63<br /> |And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |64<br /> |The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |65<br /> |And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |66<br /> |On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 9==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |and Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 10==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 11==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:) <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:) <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> [[Conservative Bible Project]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Conservative Bible]]<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Kings 1 01}}</div>

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<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>==Chapter 10==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And when Moses heard that, he was content. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 11==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, <br /> |And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. <br /> |Tell the children of Israel that there are only some animals they are allowed to eat.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. <br /> |You may eat animals that have cloven hooves AND chew their cud.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. <br /> |But you may not eat animals that EITHER chew their cud OR have a cloven hoof: for example, you may not eat a camel because he chews the cud but does NOT have a cloven hoof.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. <br /> |The coney chews the cud but does NOT have a cloven hoof; therefore, he is unclean and you may not eat him.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. <br /> |The hare chews the cud but does NOT have a cloven hoof; therefore, he is unclean and you may not eat him.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. <br /> |Although the pig has a cloven hoof, he does not chew the cud; therefore, he is unclean and you may not eat him.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. <br /> |You may neither eat the flesh nor touch the carcass of such unclean animals.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. <br /> |Of any animal that lives in an aquatic environment, y'all may eat all, provided that they possess both fins and scales.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, <br /> |Among the birds, you may not eat the eagle, the Bearded Vulture, and the osprey; they are an abomination.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Every raven after his kind; <br /> |And all members of the crow kind,<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |47<br /> |To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 12==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, <br /> |And God said to Moses,<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. <br /> |Tell the children of Israel that if a woman has given birth to a son, then she is unclean for seven days after her son's birth. <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. <br /> |And on the eighth day the flesh of the son's foreskin should be circumcised.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. <br /> |And the mother must then continue to heal for thirty-three more days; during this time, she must not touch any hallowed thing nor come into the sanctuary.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days. <br /> |But if the mother gives birth to a daughter, then she is unclean for two weeks: she must heal for sixty-six days.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 13==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or a bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |47<br /> |The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |48<br /> |Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |49<br /> |And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |50<br /> |And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |51<br /> |And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |52<br /> |He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |53<br /> |And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |54<br /> |Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |55<br /> |And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |56<br /> |And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |57<br /> |And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |58<br /> |And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |59<br /> |This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 14==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |47<br /> |And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |48<br /> |And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |49<br /> |And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |50<br /> |And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |51<br /> |And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |52<br /> |And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |53<br /> |But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |54<br /> |This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |55<br /> |And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |56<br /> |And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |57<br /> |To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 15==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, <br /> |And God said to Moses and Aaron,<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. <br /> |Tell the children of Israel that any man infected with an unusual bodily discharge is unclean.<br /> |This is likely discussing gonorrhea, but should it be generalized to discuss all STD's or even all infections?<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. <br /> |And he is unclean because of the infected discharge.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. <br /> |Every bed that the infected man has lied on, and every thing that he has sat on, is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches an unclean bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And he who sits on any unclean thing must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And he who touches the infected man's flesh must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And he who is spat upon by the infected man must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. <br /> |And any saddle that comes into contact with the infection is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches anything that was under the infected man is unclean until the evening: and he who bears any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whomever the infected man touches without washing his hands, must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. <br /> |And clay vessels touched by the infected man must be broken: and every wooden vessel must be rinsed in water.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. <br /> |And after his infection has cleared, he must wash wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in running water for seven more days before he can be considered clean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And if any man ejaculates semen outside of sexual intercourse with a woman, then he must wash himself in water and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And every garment and every skin upon which there is semen must be washed with water and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |After a man has sexual intercourse with a woman, they must both bathe themselves in water and are unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |And if a woman menstruates, she must be separated for seven days: and whoever touches her is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. <br /> |And every thing that she lies upon or sits upon during her separation is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches any thing that she sat upon must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |And if the menstruation is on her bed or anything upon which she sat, when he touches it, he is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. <br /> |And if any man have sex with her at all, he is unclean for seven days; and the bed on which they had sex is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. <br /> |And if a woman discharges blood from her vagina outside of her regular menstrual cycle, she shall be treated as if she is on her regular menstrual cycle; she is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. <br /> |As during her regular cycle, any bed upon which the unclean woman lies or any object upon which she sits is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches those things is unclean, and must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. <br /> |After she stops discharging blood, she shall be unclean for seven more days.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them. <br /> |Thus you must separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness so that they do not die, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; <br /> |These are the rules for he who has a discharge from an infection, for he who ejaculates semen, and for he who comes into contact with either;<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. <br /> |And for she who is menstruating, and for any man or woman who has an unusual discharge, and for he who has sex with an unclean woman.<br /> |It is interesting to note that &quot;...of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman,...&quot; apparently uses &quot;him&quot; to refer to both men and women.<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 16==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 17==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering of sacrifice, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 18==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, <br /> |And the LORD said to Moses,<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. <br /> |Tell the children of Israel that I am the LORD your God.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. <br /> |Nobody may have sex with family members: I am the LORD.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. <br /> |You can not have sex with your father or your mother; only your father may have sex with your mother.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. <br /> |You can not have sex with your father's wife: only your father may have sex with his wife.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. <br /> |You may not have sex with your sister.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. <br /> |You may not have sex with your granddaughter: it would be like having sex with yourself.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. <br /> |A woman who has the same father as you is your sister, and you may not have sex with her.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. <br /> |You may not have sex with your father's sister: she is your biological aunt.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. <br /> |You may not have sex with your mother's sister: she is your biological aunt.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. <br /> |You may not have sex with your father's brother, nor may you have sex with his wife: she is your aunt.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. <br /> |You may not have sex with your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. <br /> |You may not have sex with your brother's wife: only your brother may have sex with his wife.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. <br /> |And you may not have sex with a menstruating woman.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. <br /> |Moreover you may not have sex with your neighbor's wife.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. <br /> |Sex between two men is forbidden: it is an abomination.<br /> |This technically only forbids male homosexual sex. Forbidding female homosexual sex would require emasculating the Bible, which in this case I presume many here would be willing to allow.<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. <br /> |Sex between human and animal is forbidden: it is confusion.<br /> |The proposed translation may be seen as emasculating the Bible (it combines men and women), but it can be better thought of as a simplification (because both men and women are explicitly stated in the original).<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> [[Conservative Bible Project]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Conservative Bible]]</div>

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<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>==Chapter 10==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And when Moses heard that, he was content. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 11==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, <br /> |And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. <br /> |Tell the children of Israel that there are only some animals they are allowed to eat.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. <br /> |You may eat animals that have cloven hooves AND chew their cud.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. <br /> |But you may not eat animals that EITHER chew their cud OR have a cloven hoof: for example, you may not eat a camel because he chews the cud but does NOT have a cloven hoof.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. <br /> |The coney chews the cud but does NOT have a cloven hoof; therefore, he is unclean and you may not eat him.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. <br /> |The hare chews the cud but does NOT have a cloven hoof; therefore, he is unclean and you may not eat him.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. <br /> |Although the pig has a cloven hoof, he does not chew the cud; therefore, he is unclean and you may not eat him.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. <br /> |You may neither eat the flesh nor touch the carcass of such unclean animals.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. <br /> |Of any animal that lives in an aquatic environment, y'all may eat all, provided that they possess both fins and scales.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, <br /> |Among the birds, you may not eat the eagle, the Bearded Vulture, and the osprey; they are an abomination.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Every raven after his kind; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |47<br /> |To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 12==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, <br /> |And God said to Moses,<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. <br /> |Tell the children of Israel that if a woman has given birth to a son, then she is unclean for seven days after her son's birth. <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. <br /> |And on the eighth day the flesh of the son's foreskin should be circumcised.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. <br /> |And the mother must then continue to heal for thirty-three more days; during this time, she must not touch any hallowed thing nor come into the sanctuary.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days. <br /> |But if the mother gives birth to a daughter, then she is unclean for two weeks: she must heal for sixty-six days.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 13==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or a bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |47<br /> |The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |48<br /> |Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |49<br /> |And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |50<br /> |And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |51<br /> |And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |52<br /> |He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |53<br /> |And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |54<br /> |Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |55<br /> |And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |56<br /> |And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |57<br /> |And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |58<br /> |And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |59<br /> |This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 14==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |35<br /> |And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |36<br /> |Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |37<br /> |And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |38<br /> |Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |39<br /> |And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |40<br /> |Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |41<br /> |And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |42<br /> |And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |43<br /> |And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |44<br /> |Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |45<br /> |And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |46<br /> |Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |47<br /> |And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |48<br /> |And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |49<br /> |And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |50<br /> |And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |51<br /> |And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |52<br /> |And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |53<br /> |But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |54<br /> |This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |55<br /> |And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |56<br /> |And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |57<br /> |To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 15==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, <br /> |And God said to Moses and Aaron,<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. <br /> |Tell the children of Israel that any man infected with an unusual bodily discharge is unclean.<br /> |This is likely discussing gonorrhea, but should it be generalized to discuss all STD's or even all infections?<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. <br /> |And he is unclean because of the infected discharge.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. <br /> |Every bed that the infected man has lied on, and every thing that he has sat on, is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches an unclean bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And he who sits on any unclean thing must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And he who touches the infected man's flesh must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And he who is spat upon by the infected man must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. <br /> |And any saddle that comes into contact with the infection is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches anything that was under the infected man is unclean until the evening: and he who bears any of those things shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whomever the infected man touches without washing his hands, must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. <br /> |And clay vessels touched by the infected man must be broken: and every wooden vessel must be rinsed in water.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. <br /> |And after his infection has cleared, he must wash wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in running water for seven more days before he can be considered clean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And if any man ejaculates semen outside of sexual intercourse with a woman, then he must wash himself in water and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And every garment and every skin upon which there is semen must be washed with water and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |After a man has sexual intercourse with a woman, they must both bathe themselves in water and are unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |And if a woman menstruates, she must be separated for seven days: and whoever touches her is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. <br /> |And every thing that she lies upon or sits upon during her separation is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches any thing that she sat upon must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. <br /> |And if the menstruation is on her bed or anything upon which she sat, when he touches it, he is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. <br /> |And if any man have sex with her at all, he is unclean for seven days; and the bed on which they had sex is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. <br /> |And if a woman discharges blood from her vagina outside of her regular menstrual cycle, she shall be treated as if she is on her regular menstrual cycle; she is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. <br /> |As during her regular cycle, any bed upon which the unclean woman lies or any object upon which she sits is unclean.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. <br /> |And whoever touches those things is unclean, and must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and is unclean until the evening.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. <br /> |After she stops discharging blood, she shall be unclean for seven more days.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them. <br /> |Thus you must separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness so that they do not die, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; <br /> |These are the rules for he who has a discharge from an infection, for he who ejaculates semen, and for he who comes into contact with either;<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. <br /> |And for she who is menstruating, and for any man or woman who has an unusual discharge, and for he who has sex with an unclean woman.<br /> |It is interesting to note that &quot;...of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman,...&quot; apparently uses &quot;him&quot; to refer to both men and women.<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 16==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |31<br /> |It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |32<br /> |And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |33<br /> |And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |34<br /> |And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 17==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering of sacrifice, <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 18==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, <br /> |And the LORD said to Moses,<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. <br /> |Tell the children of Israel that I am the LORD your God.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. <br /> |Nobody may have sex with family members: I am the LORD.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. <br /> |You can not have sex with your father or your mother; only your father may have sex with your mother.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. <br /> |You can not have sex with your father's wife: only your father may have sex with his wife.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. <br /> |You may not have sex with your sister.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. <br /> |You may not have sex with your granddaughter: it would be like having sex with yourself.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. <br /> |A woman who has the same father as you is your sister, and you may not have sex with her.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. <br /> |You may not have sex with your father's sister: she is your biological aunt.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. <br /> |You may not have sex with your mother's sister: she is your biological aunt.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. <br /> |You may not have sex with your father's brother, nor may you have sex with his wife: she is your aunt.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. <br /> |You may not have sex with your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. <br /> |You may not have sex with your brother's wife: only your brother may have sex with his wife.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. <br /> |And you may not have sex with a menstruating woman.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. <br /> |Moreover you may not have sex with your neighbor's wife.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |21<br /> |And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |22<br /> |Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. <br /> |Sex between two men is forbidden: it is an abomination.<br /> |This technically only forbids male homosexual sex. Forbidding female homosexual sex would require emasculating the Bible, which in this case I presume many here would be willing to allow.<br /> |-<br /> |23<br /> |Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. <br /> |Sex between human and animal is forbidden: it is confusion.<br /> |The proposed translation may be seen as emasculating the Bible (it combines men and women), but it can be better thought of as a simplification (because both men and women are explicitly stated in the original).<br /> |-<br /> |24<br /> |Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |25<br /> |And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |26<br /> |Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |27<br /> |(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |28<br /> |That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |29<br /> |For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |30<br /> |Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> [[Conservative Bible Project]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Conservative Bible]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Classical_music&diff=1614475 2020-01-17T22:17:39Z

<p>ProudGator: Clarification (Italian markings were still there)</p> <hr /> <div>'''Classical music''' is a phrase used to refer to music created since the medieval period, scored for a wide range and sometimes a large number of acoustic (non-amplified) [[Musical instrument|instruments]].<br /> <br /> Broadly speaking, the term is commonly used as a misnomer, as music is divided into eras, not necessarily different styles or [[genre]]s which exist in all eras. Strictly speaking, &quot;Classical music&quot; refers to the time period roughly from 1750 - 1800.<br /> <br /> The history is broken into several major divisions:<br /> <br /> *[[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] (1400-1500)<br /> *[[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] (1600-1750)<br /> :*Low Baroque (1600-1650)<br /> :*Middle Baroque (1650-1700)<br /> :*High or Late Baroque (1700-1750)<br /> *[[Classical period (music)|Classical era]] (1750-1803)<br /> *[[Romantic period (music)|Romantic era]] (1803-1927)<br /> :*Early Romantic (1803-1857)<br /> :*Late Romantic (1857-1927)<br /> *[[Twentieth Century period (music)|Electric age]] (1927-present)<br /> <br /> Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time. Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.<br /> <br /> The Baroque era takes its name from [[architectural]] styles of the period. The word baroque literally means &quot;grotesque,&quot; a label bestowed on the era posthumously in the Classical period. <br /> <br /> The Classical era borrowed its name from the [[literary]] styles of the day. <br /> <br /> The Romantic era is born out of the [[revolution]]ary age of the [[Age of Enlightenment|French Enlightenment]], is much more expansive than the hard-and-fast rules of the Classical period, encompasses the entire 19th century and basically died in the [[First World War]]. <br /> <br /> The Electric age begins with the end of acoustic recordings and beginning of motor-driven, electric recordings. [[Amplification]] and [[radio]] also played a large part. Stylistically, due to [[America]]'s standing in the world after the First World War, [[jazz]] and [[blues]] became popular worldwide, although [[harmony|harmonically]] speaking, jazz and blues have their roots in the late Romantic.<br /> <br /> The term classical music also include music systems from non western cultures as well. This includes Indian Classical Music, Chinese Classical music and Japanese traditions.<br /> <br /> ==Baroque era==<br /> Baroque music is principally [[church]] music, as most surviving manuscripts were written for the church.<br /> <br /> Stylistically, baroque music often observes a strict or unvarying rhythm, and marked by an absence of modulation - the subtleties of [[crescendo]] and [[diminuendo]]. In this sense, baroque and [[hip hop]] have much in common. And extensive use of [[counterpoint]] - two or more music lines played against each other simultaneously, which is the defining characteristic of [[Western]] music. Counterpoint sets apart Western music from Far Eastern, [[India]]n, and African traditions which are characterized by a more complex [[rhythm|rhythmic system]] and a less developed [[harmony|harmonic system]].<br /> <br /> ==Classical era==<br /> The Classical period occurred at a time of a rising [[middle class]] and intellectual enlightenment, and ended in the flames of the [[French Revolution]]. Music was no longer just the purview of the [[nobility]] and the church. With the rise of the publishing business, common people began to engage in amateur music making for an evenings entertainment after a meal, Affordable theatre tickets helped insure that music was no longer just the past time of the idle rich. What's more, music making, music education, the publishing and distribution business, orchestras and ensembles in virtually every town, and manufacturing instruments meant jobs.<br /> <br /> The enlightened thinkers of the classical period rejected much of the cultural contributions of the previous generation, but not all. From the Baroque era [[Franz Joseph Hadyn]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] borrowed [[sonata form]] and made it the regimental structure of Classical music. Sonata form survived well into the Romantic era, despite Romantics sometimes seeing it as old fashioned or against the revolutionary spirit of Romanticism. Another is the classical age's strict meter - the [[metronome]] was invented in this time period to teach music students to observe strict meter.<br /> <br /> Classical composers retained counterpoint, and built on it with new subtleties such as crescendo and diminuendo for dramatic effect.<br /> <br /> ==Romantic era==<br /> [[Image:Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.jpg|||thumb|Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.]]<br /> The Romantic Era begins with [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s 3rd Symphony, the ''[[Eroica]].'' One of the most common fallacies is that Beethoven was a classical composer. Classical music ended with Beethoven. Beethoven's innovations were so revolutionary that he gave birth to an entire new age that followed after him.<br /> <br /> Romanticism, in contrast to the Classical period, is much more expansive. It appeals to the emotions, not the intellect as Classic music was designed. It sometimes dispenses with the four-beat measure, its melodic lines are lengthier, it allows for [[syncopation]] or changing rhythm. It often uses [[progression]] or [[crescendo]] and [[glissando]] to heighten emotion.<br /> <br /> Expanded melodic lines also gave fresh opportunities for expanded use of counterpoint, sometimes making the music increasingly complex.&lt;ref&gt;A short example of the lengthier melodic lines with contrapuntal harmonies is this excerpt from Richard Strauss's ''Die Frau ohne Shateten'' (''The Woman without Child''}. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKsGY7TBllI Symphonic Fantasy from 'Die Frau ohne Schatten': Langsam].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Beethoven invented a new [[genre]] of music with his Symphony No. 6, the ''Pastoral''. Instead the using traditional Italian markings, such as [[allegro]], [[adagio]], or [[andante]] for each movement by themselves, Beethoven tried to create a picture of a day in the country with markings such as ''Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside'', ''Scene by the brook'', ''Merry gathering of country folk'', ''Thunder Storm'' and ''Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm.'' Thus from the [[absolute music]] of the Classical era Beethoven created [[program music]], or music with a literary basis. <br /> <br /> ===Early Romantic===<br /> Beethoven was a hard act to follow, but his revolutionary ideas laid the foundation for what came after.<br /> <br /> Program music became increasingly popular after Beethoven with many people believing there was nothing more to be said in the symphonic genre after Beethoven's mighty 9th Symphony. Although symphonies continued to be written after Beethoven, the [[tone poem]], a form of program music, became increasingly popular.<br /> <br /> ===Late Romantic===<br /> The Late Romantic Era begins with [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]''.<br /> <br /> ==Culture War==<br /> [[Liberal|Liberals]] have lately taken to criticizing classical music as part of their [[Liberal agenda|agenda]]. Much of the criticism is based on the idea that it is [[Reverse racism|too white]], with not enough [[Black people|black]] influence.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2019/09/20/762514169/why-is-american-classical-music-so-white Why Is American Classical Music So White?]&lt;/ref&gt; Some even call it [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] and [[Cultural appropriation|cultural appropriation]] and call for its end.&lt;ref&gt;https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/its-time-to-let-classical-music-die/&lt;/ref&gt; Others clause it inherently promotes [[Misogyny|misogyny]]. Some slightly more [[Moderate|moderate]] ones, on the other hand, seek merely to enact a program of mass forced [[Affirmative Action|affirmative action]] on the industry in regards to the players and composers.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/article/Classical-so-white-and-male-Time-is-overdue-for-10983816.php&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/apr/04/class-race-and-classical-music-candace-allen&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Joaquín Rodrigo]]<br /> *[[Georges Bizet]]<br /> *[[Charles Gounod]]<br /> *[[Paul Creston]]<br /> *[[Music]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Musical Genres]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Classical_music&diff=1610567 2020-01-04T00:04:29Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Classical music''' is a phrase used to refer to music created since the medieval period, scored for a wide range and sometimes a large number of acoustic (non-amplified) [[Musical instrument|instruments]].<br /> <br /> Broadly speaking, the term is commonly used as a misnomer, as music is divided into eras, not necessarily different styles or [[genre]]s which exist in all eras. Strictly speaking, &quot;Classical music&quot; refers to the time period roughly from 1750 - 1800.<br /> <br /> The history is broken into several major divisions:<br /> <br /> *[[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] (1400-1500)<br /> *[[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] (1600-1750)<br /> :*Low Baroque (1600-1650)<br /> :*Middle Baroque (1650-1700)<br /> :*High or Late Baroque (1700-1750)<br /> *[[Classical period (music)|Classical era]] (1750-1803)<br /> *[[Romantic period (music)|Romantic era]] (1803-1927)<br /> :*Early Romantic (1803-1857)<br /> :*Late Romantic (1857-1927)<br /> *[[Twentieth Century period (music)|Electric age]] (1927-present)<br /> <br /> Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time. Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.<br /> <br /> The Baroque era takes its name from [[architectural]] styles of the period. The word baroque literally means &quot;grotesque,&quot; a label bestowed on the era posthumously in the Classical period. <br /> <br /> The Classical era borrowed its name from the [[literary]] styles of the day. <br /> <br /> The Romantic era is born out of the [[revolution]]ary age of the [[Age of Enlightenment|French Enlightenment]], is much more expansive than the hard-and-fast rules of the Classical period, encompasses the entire 19th century and basically died in the [[First World War]]. <br /> <br /> The Electric age begins with the end of acoustic recordings and beginning of motor-driven, electric recordings. [[Amplification]] and [[radio]] also played a large part. Stylistically, due to [[America]]'s standing in the world after the First World War, [[jazz]] and [[blues]] became popular worldwide, although [[harmony|harmonically]] speaking, jazz and blues have their roots in the late Romantic.<br /> <br /> The term classical music also include music systems from non western cultures as well. This includes Indian Classical Music, Chinese Classical music and Japanese traditions.<br /> <br /> ==Baroque era==<br /> Baroque music is principally [[church]] music, as most surviving manuscripts were written for the church.<br /> <br /> Stylistically, baroque music often observes a strict or unvarying rhythm, and marked by an absence of modulation - the subtleties of [[crescendo]] and [[diminuendo]]. In this sense, baroque and [[hip hop]] have much in common. And extensive use of [[counterpoint]] - two or more music lines played against each other simultaneously, which is the defining characteristic of [[Western]] music. Counterpoint sets apart Western music from Far Eastern, [[India]]n, and African traditions which are characterized by a more complex [[rhythm|rhythmic system]] and a less developed [[harmony|harmonic system]].<br /> <br /> ==Classical era==<br /> The Classical period occurred at a time of a rising [[middle class]] and intellectual enlightenment, and ended in the flames of the [[French Revolution]]. Music was no longer just the purview of the [[nobility]] and the church. With the rise of the publishing business, common people began to engage in amateur music making for an evenings entertainment after a meal, Affordable theatre tickets helped insure that music was no longer just the past time of the idle rich. What's more, music making, music education, the publishing and distribution business, orchestras and ensembles in virtually every town, and manufacturing instruments meant jobs.<br /> <br /> The enlightened thinkers of the classical period rejected much of the cultural contributions of the previous generation, but not all. From the Baroque era [[Franz Joseph Hadyn]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] borrowed [[sonata form]] and made it the regimental structure of Classical music. Sonata form survived well into the Romantic era, despite Romantics sometimes seeing it as old fashioned or against the revolutionary spirit of Romanticism. Another is the classical age's strict meter - the [[metronome]] was invented in this time period to teach music students to observe strict meter.<br /> <br /> Classical composers retained counterpoint, and built on it with new subtleties such as crescendo and diminuendo for dramatic effect.<br /> <br /> ==Romantic era==<br /> [[Image:Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.jpg|||thumb|Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.]]<br /> The Romantic Era begins with [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s 3rd Symphony, the ''[[Eroica]].'' One of the most common fallacies is that Beethoven was a classical composer. Classical music ended with Beethoven. Beethoven's innovations were so revolutionary that he gave birth to an entire new age that followed after him.<br /> <br /> Romanticism, in contrast to the Classical period, is much more expansive. It appeals to the emotions, not the intellect as Classic music was designed. It sometimes dispenses with the four-beat measure, its melodic lines are lengthier, it allows for [[syncopation]] or changing rhythm. It often uses [[progression]] or [[crescendo]] and [[glissando]] to heighten emotion.<br /> <br /> Expanded melodic lines also gave fresh opportunities for expanded use of counterpoint, sometimes making the music increasingly complex.&lt;ref&gt;A short example of the lengthier melodic lines with contrapuntal harmonies is this excerpt from Richard Strauss's ''Die Frau ohne Shateten'' (''The Woman without Child''}. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKsGY7TBllI Symphonic Fantasy from 'Die Frau ohne Schatten': Langsam].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Beethoven invented a new [[genre]] of music with his Symphony No. 6, the ''Pastoral''. Instead the using traditional Italian markings, such as [[allegro]], [[adagio]], or [[andante]] for each movement, Beethoven tried to create a picture of a day in the country with markings such as ''Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside'', ''Scene by the brook'', ''Merry gathering of country folk'', ''Thunder Storm'' and ''Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm.'' Thus from the [[absolute music]] of the Classical era Beethoven created [[program music]], or music with a literary basis. <br /> <br /> ===Early Romantic===<br /> Beethoven was a hard act to follow, but his revolutionary ideas laid the foundation for what came after.<br /> <br /> Program music became increasingly popular after Beethoven with many people believing there was nothing more to be said in the symphonic genre after Beethoven's mighty 9th Symphony. Although symphonies continued to be written after Beethoven, the [[tone poem]], a form of program music, became increasingly popular.<br /> <br /> ===Late Romantic===<br /> The Late Romantic Era begins with [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]''.<br /> ==Culture War==<br /> [[Liberal|Liberals]] have lately taken to criticizing classical music as part of their [[Liberal agenda|agenda]]. Much of the criticism is based on the idea that it is [[Reverse racism|too white]], with not enough [[Black people|black]] influence.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2019/09/20/762514169/why-is-american-classical-music-so-white Why Is American Classical Music So White?]&lt;/ref&gt; Some even call it [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] and [[Cultural appropriation|cultural appropriation]] and call for its end.&lt;ref&gt;https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/its-time-to-let-classical-music-die/&lt;/ref&gt; Others clause it inherently promotes [[Misogyny|misogyny]]. Some slightly more [[Moderate|moderate]] ones, on the other hand, seek merely to enact a program of mass forced [[Affirmative Action|affirmative action]] on the industry in regards to the players and composers.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/article/Classical-so-white-and-male-Time-is-overdue-for-10983816.php&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/apr/04/class-race-and-classical-music-candace-allen&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Joaquín Rodrigo]]<br /> *[[Georges Bizet]]<br /> *[[Charles Gounod]]<br /> *[[Paul Creston]]<br /> *[[Music]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Musical Genres]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Classical_music&diff=1609225 2019-12-30T04:11:48Z

<p>ProudGator: Ref fix</p> <hr /> <div>'''Classical music''' is a phrase used to refer to music created since the medieval period, scored for a wide range and sometimes a large number of acoustic (non-amplified) [[Musical instrument|instruments]].<br /> <br /> Broadly speaking, the term is commonly used as a misnomer, as music is divided into eras, not necessarily different styles or [[genre]]s which exist in all eras. Strictly speaking, &quot;Classical music&quot; refers to the time period roughly from 1750 - 1800.<br /> <br /> The history is broken into several major divisions:<br /> <br /> *[[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] (1400-1500)<br /> *[[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] (1600-1750)<br /> :*Low Baroque (1600-1650)<br /> :*Middle Baroque (1650-1700)<br /> :*High or Late Baroque (1700-1750)<br /> *[[Classical period (music)|Classical era]] (1750-1803)<br /> *[[Romantic period (music)|Romantic era]] (1803-1927)<br /> :*Early Romantic (1803-1857)<br /> :*Late Romantic (1857-1927)<br /> *[[Twentieth Century period (music)|Electric age]] (1927-present)<br /> <br /> Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time. Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.<br /> <br /> The Baroque era takes its name from [[architectural]] styles of the period. The word baroque literally means &quot;grotesque,&quot; a label bestowed on the era posthumously in the Classical period. <br /> <br /> The Classical era borrowed its name from the [[literary]] styles of the day. <br /> <br /> The Romantic era is born out of the [[revolution]]ary age of the [[Age of Enlightenment|French Enlightenment]], is much more expansive than the hard-and-fast rules of the Classical period, encompasses the entire 19th century and basically died in the [[First World War]]. <br /> <br /> The Electric age begins with the end of acoustic recordings and beginning of motor-driven, electric recordings. [[Amplification]] and [[radio]] also played a large part. Stylistically, due to [[America]]'s standing in the world after the First World War, [[jazz]] and [[blues]] became popular worldwide, although [[harmony|harmonically]] speaking, jazz and blues have their roots in the late Romantic.<br /> <br /> The term classical music also include music systems from non western cultures as well. This includes Indian Classical Music, Chinese Classical music and Japanese traditions.<br /> <br /> ==Baroque era==<br /> Baroque music is principally [[church]] music, as most surviving manuscripts were written for the church.<br /> <br /> Stylistically, baroque music often observes a strict or unvarying rhythm, and marked by an absence of modulation - the subtleties of [[crescendo]] and [[diminuendo]]. In this sense, baroque and [[hip hop]] have much in common. And extensive use of [[counterpoint]] - two or more music lines played against each other simultaneously, which is the defining characteristic of [[Western]] music. Counterpoint sets apart Western music from Far Eastern, [[India]]n, and African traditions which are characterized by a more complex [[rhythm|rhythmic system]] and a less developed [[harmony|harmonic system]].<br /> <br /> ==Classical era==<br /> The Classical period occurred at a time of a rising [[middle class]] and intellectual enlightenment, and ended in the flames of the [[French Revolution]]. Music was no longer just the purview of the [[nobility]] and the church. With the rise of the publishing business, common people began to engage in amateur music making for an evenings entertainment after a meal, Affordable theatre tickets helped insure that music was no longer just the past time of the idle rich. What's more, music making, music education, the publishing and distribution business, orchestras and ensembles in virtually every town, and manufacturing instruments meant jobs.<br /> <br /> The enlightened thinkers of the classical period rejected much of the cultural contributions of the previous generation, but not all. From the Baroque era [[Franz Joseph Hadyn]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] borrowed [[sonata form]] and made it the regimental structure of Classical music. Sonata form survived well into the Romantic era, despite Romantics sometimes seeing it as old fashioned or against the revolutionary spirit of Romanticism. Another is the classical age's strict meter - the [[metronome]] was invented in this time period to teach music students to observe strict meter.<br /> <br /> Classical composers retained counterpoint, and built on it with new subtleties such as crescendo and diminuendo for dramatic effect.<br /> <br /> ==Romantic era==<br /> [[Image:Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.jpg|||thumb|Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.]]<br /> The Romantic Era begins with [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s 3rd Symphony, the ''[[Eroica]].'' One of the most common fallacies is that Beethoven was a classical composer. Classical music ended with Beethoven. Beethoven's innovations were so revolutionary that he gave birth to an entire new age that followed after him.<br /> <br /> Romanticism, in contrast to the Classical period, is much more expansive. It appeals to the emotions, not the intellect as Classic music was designed. It sometimes dispenses with the four-beat measure, its melodic lines are lengthier, it allows for [[syncopation]] or changing rhythm. It often uses [[progression]] or [[crescendo]] and [[glissando]] to heighten emotion.<br /> <br /> Expanded melodic lines also gave fresh opportunities for expanded use of counterpoint, sometimes making the music increasingly complex.&lt;ref&gt;A short example of the lengthier melodic lines with contrapuntal harmonies is this excerpt from Richard Strauss's ''Die Frau ohne Shateten'' (''The Woman without Child''}. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKsGY7TBllI Symphonic Fantasy from 'Die Frau ohne Schatten': Langsam].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Beethoven invented a new [[genre]] of music with his Symphony No. 6, the ''Pastoral''. Instead the using traditional Italian markings, such as [[allegro]], [[adagio]], or [[andante]] for each movement, Beethoven tried to create a picture of a day in the country with markings such as ''Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside'', ''Scene by the brook'', ''Merry gathering of country folk'', ''Thunder Storm'' and ''Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm.'' Thus from the [[absolute music]] of the Classical era Beethoven created [[program music]], or music with a literary basis. <br /> <br /> ===Early Romantic===<br /> Beethoven was a hard act to follow, but his revolutionary ideas laid the foundation for what came after.<br /> <br /> Program music became increasingly popular after Beethoven with many people believing there was nothing more to be said in the symphonic genre after Beethoven's mighty 9th Symphony. Although symphonies continued to be written after Beethoven, the [[tone poem]], a form of program music, became increasingly popular.<br /> <br /> ===Late Romantic===<br /> The Late Romantic Era begins with [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]''.<br /> ==Culture War==<br /> [[Liberal|Liberals]] have lately taken to criticizing classical music as part of their [[Liberal agenda|agenda]]. Much of the criticism is based on the idea that it is [[Reverse racism|too white]], with not enough [[Black people|black]] influence.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2019/09/20/762514169/why-is-american-classical-music-so-white Why Is American Classical Music So White?]&lt;/ref&gt; Some even call it [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] and [[Cultural appropriation|cultural appropriation]] and call for its end.&lt;ref&gt;https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/its-time-to-let-classical-music-die/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Joaquín Rodrigo]]<br /> *[[Georges Bizet]]<br /> *[[Charles Gounod]]<br /> *[[Paul Creston]]<br /> *[[Music]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Musical Genres]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Classical_music&diff=1609224 2019-12-30T04:10:30Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Classical music''' is a phrase used to refer to music created since the medieval period, scored for a wide range and sometimes a large number of acoustic (non-amplified) [[Musical instrument|instruments]].<br /> <br /> Broadly speaking, the term is commonly used as a misnomer, as music is divided into eras, not necessarily different styles or [[genre]]s which exist in all eras. Strictly speaking, &quot;Classical music&quot; refers to the time period roughly from 1750 - 1800.<br /> <br /> The history is broken into several major divisions:<br /> <br /> *[[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] (1400-1500)<br /> *[[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] (1600-1750)<br /> :*Low Baroque (1600-1650)<br /> :*Middle Baroque (1650-1700)<br /> :*High or Late Baroque (1700-1750)<br /> *[[Classical period (music)|Classical era]] (1750-1803)<br /> *[[Romantic period (music)|Romantic era]] (1803-1927)<br /> :*Early Romantic (1803-1857)<br /> :*Late Romantic (1857-1927)<br /> *[[Twentieth Century period (music)|Electric age]] (1927-present)<br /> <br /> Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time. Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.<br /> <br /> The Baroque era takes its name from [[architectural]] styles of the period. The word baroque literally means &quot;grotesque,&quot; a label bestowed on the era posthumously in the Classical period. <br /> <br /> The Classical era borrowed its name from the [[literary]] styles of the day. <br /> <br /> The Romantic era is born out of the [[revolution]]ary age of the [[Age of Enlightenment|French Enlightenment]], is much more expansive than the hard-and-fast rules of the Classical period, encompasses the entire 19th century and basically died in the [[First World War]]. <br /> <br /> The Electric age begins with the end of acoustic recordings and beginning of motor-driven, electric recordings. [[Amplification]] and [[radio]] also played a large part. Stylistically, due to [[America]]'s standing in the world after the First World War, [[jazz]] and [[blues]] became popular worldwide, although [[harmony|harmonically]] speaking, jazz and blues have their roots in the late Romantic.<br /> <br /> The term classical music also include music systems from non western cultures as well. This includes Indian Classical Music, Chinese Classical music and Japanese traditions.<br /> <br /> ==Baroque era==<br /> Baroque music is principally [[church]] music, as most surviving manuscripts were written for the church.<br /> <br /> Stylistically, baroque music often observes a strict or unvarying rhythm, and marked by an absence of modulation - the subtleties of [[crescendo]] and [[diminuendo]]. In this sense, baroque and [[hip hop]] have much in common. And extensive use of [[counterpoint]] - two or more music lines played against each other simultaneously, which is the defining characteristic of [[Western]] music. Counterpoint sets apart Western music from Far Eastern, [[India]]n, and African traditions which are characterized by a more complex [[rhythm|rhythmic system]] and a less developed [[harmony|harmonic system]].<br /> <br /> ==Classical era==<br /> The Classical period occurred at a time of a rising [[middle class]] and intellectual enlightenment, and ended in the flames of the [[French Revolution]]. Music was no longer just the purview of the [[nobility]] and the church. With the rise of the publishing business, common people began to engage in amateur music making for an evenings entertainment after a meal, Affordable theatre tickets helped insure that music was no longer just the past time of the idle rich. What's more, music making, music education, the publishing and distribution business, orchestras and ensembles in virtually every town, and manufacturing instruments meant jobs.<br /> <br /> The enlightened thinkers of the classical period rejected much of the cultural contributions of the previous generation, but not all. From the Baroque era [[Franz Joseph Hadyn]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] borrowed [[sonata form]] and made it the regimental structure of Classical music. Sonata form survived well into the Romantic era, despite Romantics sometimes seeing it as old fashioned or against the revolutionary spirit of Romanticism. Another is the classical age's strict meter - the [[metronome]] was invented in this time period to teach music students to observe strict meter.<br /> <br /> Classical composers retained counterpoint, and built on it with new subtleties such as crescendo and diminuendo for dramatic effect.<br /> <br /> ==Romantic era==<br /> [[Image:Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.jpg|||thumb|Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.]]<br /> The Romantic Era begins with [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s 3rd Symphony, the ''[[Eroica]].'' One of the most common fallacies is that Beethoven was a classical composer. Classical music ended with Beethoven. Beethoven's innovations were so revolutionary that he gave birth to an entire new age that followed after him.<br /> <br /> Romanticism, in contrast to the Classical period, is much more expansive. It appeals to the emotions, not the intellect as Classic music was designed. It sometimes dispenses with the four-beat measure, its melodic lines are lengthier, it allows for [[syncopation]] or changing rhythm. It often uses [[progression]] or [[crescendo]] and [[glissando]] to heighten emotion.<br /> <br /> Expanded melodic lines also gave fresh opportunities for expanded use of counterpoint, sometimes making the music increasingly complex.&lt;ref&gt;A short example of the lengthier melodic lines with contrapuntal harmonies is this excerpt from Richard Strauss's ''Die Frau ohne Shateten'' (''The Woman without Child''}. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKsGY7TBllI Symphonic Fantasy from 'Die Frau ohne Schatten': Langsam].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Beethoven invented a new [[genre]] of music with his Symphony No. 6, the ''Pastoral''. Instead the using traditional Italian markings, such as [[allegro]], [[adagio]], or [[andante]] for each movement, Beethoven tried to create a picture of a day in the country with markings such as ''Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside'', ''Scene by the brook'', ''Merry gathering of country folk'', ''Thunder Storm'' and ''Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm.'' Thus from the [[absolute music]] of the Classical era Beethoven created [[program music]], or music with a literary basis. <br /> <br /> ===Early Romantic===<br /> Beethoven was a hard act to follow, but his revolutionary ideas laid the foundation for what came after.<br /> <br /> Program music became increasingly popular after Beethoven with many people believing there was nothing more to be said in the symphonic genre after Beethoven's mighty 9th Symphony. Although symphonies continued to be written after Beethoven, the [[tone poem]], a form of program music, became increasingly popular.<br /> <br /> ===Late Romantic===<br /> The Late Romantic Era begins with [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]''.<br /> ==Culture War==<br /> [[Liberal|Liberals]] have lately taken to criticizing classical music as part of their [[Liberal agenda|agenda]]. Much of the criticism is based on the idea that it is [[Reverse racism|too white]], with not enough [[Black people|black]] influence.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2019/09/20/762514169/why-is-american-classical-music-so-white Why Is American Classical Music So White?] Some even call it [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] and [[Cultural appropriation|cultural appropriation]] and call for its end.&lt;ref&gt;https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/its-time-to-let-classical-music-die/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Joaquín Rodrigo]]<br /> *[[Georges Bizet]]<br /> *[[Charles Gounod]]<br /> *[[Paul Creston]]<br /> *[[Music]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Musical Genres]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Classical_music&diff=1606234 2019-12-19T20:59:35Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Classical music''' is a phrase used to refer to music created since the medieval period, scored for a wide range and sometimes a large number of acoustic (non-amplified) [[Musical instrument|instruments]].<br /> <br /> Broadly speaking, the term is commonly used as a misnomer, as music is divided into eras, not necessarily different styles or [[genre]]s which exist in all eras. Strictly speaking, &quot;Classical music&quot; refers to the time period roughly from 1750 - 1800.<br /> <br /> The history is broken into several major divisions:<br /> <br /> *[[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] (1400-1500)<br /> *[[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] (1600-1750)<br /> :*Low Baroque (1600-1650)<br /> :*Middle Baroque (1650-1700)<br /> :*High or Late Baroque (1700-1750)<br /> *[[Classical period (music)|Classical era]] (1750-1803)<br /> *[[Romantic period (music)|Romantic era]] (1803-1927)<br /> :*Early Romantic (1803-1857)<br /> :*Late Romantic (1857-1927)<br /> *[[Twentieth Century period (music)|Electric age]] (1927-present)<br /> <br /> Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time. Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.<br /> <br /> The Baroque era takes its name from [[architectural]] styles of the period. The word baroque literally means &quot;grotesque,&quot; a label bestowed on the era posthumously in the Classical period. <br /> <br /> The Classical era borrowed its name from the [[literary]] styles of the day. <br /> <br /> The Romantic era is born out of the [[revolution]]ary age of the [[Age of Enlightenment|French Enlightenment]], is much more expansive than the hard-and-fast rules of the Classical period, encompasses the entire 19th century and basically died in the [[First World War]]. <br /> <br /> The Electric age begins with the end of acoustic recordings and beginning of motor-driven, electric recordings. [[Amplification]] and [[radio]] also played a large part. Stylistically, due to [[America]]'s standing in the world after the First World War, [[jazz]] and [[blues]] became popular worldwide, although [[harmony|harmonically]] speaking, jazz and blues have their roots in the late Romantic.<br /> <br /> The term classical music also include music systems from non western cultures as well. This includes Indian Classical Music, Chinese Classical music and Japanese traditions.<br /> <br /> ==Baroque era==<br /> Baroque music is principally [[church]] music, as most surviving manuscripts were written for the church.<br /> <br /> Stylistically, baroque music often observes a strict or unvarying rhythm, and marked by an absence of modulation - the subtleties of [[crescendo]] and [[diminuendo]]. In this sense, baroque and [[hip hop]] have much in common. And extensive use of [[counterpoint]] - two or more music lines played against each other simultaneously, which is the defining characteristic of [[Western]] music. Counterpoint sets apart Western music from Far Eastern, [[India]]n, and African traditions which are characterized by a more complex [[rhythm|rhythmic system]] and a less developed [[harmony|harmonic system]].<br /> <br /> ==Classical era==<br /> The Classical period occurred at a time of a rising [[middle class]] and intellectual enlightenment, and ended in the flames of the [[French Revolution]]. Music was no longer just the purview of the [[nobility]] and the church. With the rise of the publishing business, common people began to engage in amateur music making for an evenings entertainment after a meal, Affordable theatre tickets helped insure that music was no longer just the past time of the idle rich. What's more, music making, music education, the publishing and distribution business, orchestras and ensembles in virtually every town, and manufacturing instruments meant jobs.<br /> <br /> The enlightened thinkers of the classical period rejected much of the cultural contributions of the previous generation, but not all. From the Baroque era [[Franz Joseph Hadyn]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] borrowed [[sonata form]] and made it the regimental structure of Classical music. Sonata form survived well into the Romantic era, despite Romantics sometimes seeing it as old fashioned or against the revolutionary spirit of Romanticism. Another is the classical age's strict meter - the [[metronome]] was invented in this time period to teach music students to observe strict meter.<br /> <br /> Classical composers retained counterpoint, and built on it with new subtleties such as crescendo and diminuendo for dramatic effect.<br /> <br /> ==Romantic era==<br /> [[Image:Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.jpg|||thumb|Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.]]<br /> The Romantic Era begins with [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s 3rd Symphony, the ''[[Eroica]].'' One of the most common fallacies is that Beethoven was a classical composer. Classical music ended with Beethoven. Beethoven's innovations were so revolutionary that he gave birth to an entire new age that followed after him.<br /> <br /> Romanticism, in contrast to the Classical period, is much more expansive. It appeals to the emotions, not the intellect as Classic music was designed. It sometimes dispenses with the four-beat measure, its melodic lines are lengthier, it allows for [[syncopation]] or changing rhythm. It often uses [[progression]] or [[crescendo]] and [[glissando]] to heighten emotion.<br /> <br /> Expanded melodic lines also gave fresh opportunities for expanded use of counterpoint, sometimes making the music increasingly complex.&lt;ref&gt;A short example of the lengthier melodic lines with contrapuntal harmonies is this excerpt from Richard Strauss's ''Die Frau ohne Shateten'' (''The Woman without Child''}. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKsGY7TBllI Symphonic Fantasy from 'Die Frau ohne Schatten': Langsam].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Beethoven invented a new [[genre]] of music with his Symphony No. 6, the ''Pastoral''. Instead the using traditional Italian markings, such as [[allegro]], [[adagio]], or [[andante]] for each movement, Beethoven tried to create a picture of a day in the country with markings such as ''Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside'', ''Scene by the brook'', ''Merry gathering of country folk'', ''Thunder Storm'' and ''Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm.'' Thus from the [[absolute music]] of the Classical era Beethoven created [[program music]], or music with a literary basis. <br /> <br /> ===Early Romantic===<br /> Beethoven was a hard act to follow, but his revolutionary ideas laid the foundation for what came after.<br /> <br /> Program music became increasingly popular after Beethoven with many people believing there was nothing more to be said in the symphonic genre after Beethoven's mighty 9th Symphony. Although symphonies continued to be written after Beethoven, the [[tone poem]], a form of program music, became increasingly popular.<br /> <br /> ===Late Romantic===<br /> The Late Romantic Era begins with [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]''.<br /> ==Culture War==<br /> [[Liberal|Liberals]] have lately taken to criticizing classical music as part of their [[Liberal agenda|agenda]]. Much of the criticism is based on the idea that it is [[Reverse racism|too white]], with not enough [[Black people|black]] influence.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2019/09/20/762514169/why-is-american-classical-music-so-white Why Is American Classical Music So White?]<br /> ==Notes==<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Joaquín Rodrigo]]<br /> *[[Georges Bizet]]<br /> *[[Charles Gounod]]<br /> *[[Paul Creston]]<br /> *[[Music]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Musical Genres]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Classical_music&diff=1606232 2019-12-19T20:58:55Z

<p>ProudGator: /* Culture War */ :Notes section added</p> <hr /> <div>'''Classical music''' is a phrase used to refer to music created since the medieval period, scored for a wide range and sometimes a large number of acoustic (non-amplified) [[Musical instrument|instruments]].<br /> <br /> Broadly speaking, the term is commonly used as a misnomer, as music is divided into eras, not necessarily different styles or [[genre]]s which exist in all eras. Strictly speaking, &quot;Classical music&quot; refers to the time period roughly from 1750 - 1800.<br /> <br /> The history is broken into several major divisions:<br /> <br /> *[[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] (1400-1500)<br /> *[[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] (1600-1750)<br /> :*Low Baroque (1600-1650)<br /> :*Middle Baroque (1650-1700)<br /> :*High or Late Baroque (1700-1750)<br /> *[[Classical period (music)|Classical era]] (1750-1803)<br /> *[[Romantic period (music)|Romantic era]] (1803-1927)<br /> :*Early Romantic (1803-1857)<br /> :*Late Romantic (1857-1927)<br /> *[[Twentieth Century period (music)|Electric age]] (1927-present)<br /> <br /> Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time. Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.<br /> <br /> The Baroque era takes its name from [[architectural]] styles of the period. The word baroque literally means &quot;grotesque,&quot; a label bestowed on the era posthumously in the Classical period. <br /> <br /> The Classical era borrowed its name from the [[literary]] styles of the day. <br /> <br /> The Romantic era is born out of the [[revolution]]ary age of the [[Age of Enlightenment|French Enlightenment]], is much more expansive than the hard-and-fast rules of the Classical period, encompasses the entire 19th century and basically died in the [[First World War]]. <br /> <br /> The Electric age begins with the end of acoustic recordings and beginning of motor-driven, electric recordings. [[Amplification]] and [[radio]] also played a large part. Stylistically, due to [[America]]'s standing in the world after the First World War, [[jazz]] and [[blues]] became popular worldwide, although [[harmony|harmonically]] speaking, jazz and blues have their roots in the late Romantic.<br /> <br /> The term classical music also include music systems from non western cultures as well. This includes Indian Classical Music, Chinese Classical music and Japanese traditions.<br /> <br /> ==Baroque era==<br /> Baroque music is principally [[church]] music, as most surviving manuscripts were written for the church.<br /> <br /> Stylistically, baroque music often observes a strict or unvarying rhythm, and marked by an absence of modulation - the subtleties of [[crescendo]] and [[diminuendo]]. In this sense, baroque and [[hip hop]] have much in common. And extensive use of [[counterpoint]] - two or more music lines played against each other simultaneously, which is the defining characteristic of [[Western]] music. Counterpoint sets apart Western music from Far Eastern, [[India]]n, and African traditions which are characterized by a more complex [[rhythm|rhythmic system]] and a less developed [[harmony|harmonic system]].<br /> <br /> ==Classical era==<br /> The Classical period occurred at a time of a rising [[middle class]] and intellectual enlightenment, and ended in the flames of the [[French Revolution]]. Music was no longer just the purview of the [[nobility]] and the church. With the rise of the publishing business, common people began to engage in amateur music making for an evenings entertainment after a meal, Affordable theatre tickets helped insure that music was no longer just the past time of the idle rich. What's more, music making, music education, the publishing and distribution business, orchestras and ensembles in virtually every town, and manufacturing instruments meant jobs.<br /> <br /> The enlightened thinkers of the classical period rejected much of the cultural contributions of the previous generation, but not all. From the Baroque era [[Franz Joseph Hadyn]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] borrowed [[sonata form]] and made it the regimental structure of Classical music. Sonata form survived well into the Romantic era, despite Romantics sometimes seeing it as old fashioned or against the revolutionary spirit of Romanticism. Another is the classical age's strict meter - the [[metronome]] was invented in this time period to teach music students to observe strict meter.<br /> <br /> Classical composers retained counterpoint, and built on it with new subtleties such as crescendo and diminuendo for dramatic effect.<br /> <br /> ==Romantic era==<br /> [[Image:Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.jpg|||thumb|Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.]]<br /> The Romantic Era begins with [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s 3rd Symphony, the ''[[Eroica]].'' One of the most common fallacies is that Beethoven was a classical composer. Classical music ended with Beethoven. Beethoven's innovations were so revolutionary that he gave birth to an entire new age that followed after him.<br /> <br /> Romanticism, in contrast to the Classical period, is much more expansive. It appeals to the emotions, not the intellect as Classic music was designed. It sometimes dispenses with the four-beat measure, its melodic lines are lengthier, it allows for [[syncopation]] or changing rhythm. It often uses [[progression]] or [[crescendo]] and [[glissando]] to heighten emotion.<br /> <br /> Expanded melodic lines also gave fresh opportunities for expanded use of counterpoint, sometimes making the music increasingly complex.&lt;ref&gt;A short example of the lengthier melodic lines with contrapuntal harmonies is this excerpt from Richard Strauss's ''Die Frau ohne Shateten'' (''The Woman without Child''}. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKsGY7TBllI Symphonic Fantasy from 'Die Frau ohne Schatten': Langsam].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Beethoven invented a new [[genre]] of music with his Symphony No. 6, the ''Pastoral''. Instead the using traditional Italian markings, such as [[allegro]], [[adagio]], or [[andante]] for each movement, Beethoven tried to create a picture of a day in the country with markings such as ''Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside'', ''Scene by the brook'', ''Merry gathering of country folk'', ''Thunder Storm'' and ''Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm.'' Thus from the [[absolute music]] of the Classical era Beethoven created [[program music]], or music with a literary basis. <br /> <br /> ===Early Romantic===<br /> Beethoven was a hard act to follow, but his revolutionary ideas laid the foundation for what came after.<br /> <br /> Program music became increasingly popular after Beethoven with many people believing there was nothing more to be said in the symphonic genre after Beethoven's mighty 9th Symphony. Although symphonies continued to be written after Beethoven, the [[tone poem]], a form of program music, became increasingly popular.<br /> <br /> ===Late Romantic===<br /> The Late Romantic Era begins with [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]''.<br /> ==Culture War==<br /> [[Liberal|Liberals]] have lately taken to criticizing classical music as part of their [[Liberal agenda|agenda]]. Much of the criticism is based on the idea that it is [[Reverse racism|too white]], with not enough [[Black people|black]] influence.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2019/09/20/762514169/why-is-american-classical-music-so-white Why Is American Classical Music So White?]<br /> ==Notes<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Joaquín Rodrigo]]<br /> *[[Georges Bizet]]<br /> *[[Charles Gounod]]<br /> *[[Paul Creston]]<br /> *[[Music]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Musical Genres]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Classical_music&diff=1606228 2019-12-19T20:56:53Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Classical music''' is a phrase used to refer to music created since the medieval period, scored for a wide range and sometimes a large number of acoustic (non-amplified) [[Musical instrument|instruments]].<br /> <br /> Broadly speaking, the term is commonly used as a misnomer, as music is divided into eras, not necessarily different styles or [[genre]]s which exist in all eras. Strictly speaking, &quot;Classical music&quot; refers to the time period roughly from 1750 - 1800.<br /> <br /> The history is broken into several major divisions:<br /> <br /> *[[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] (1400-1500)<br /> *[[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] (1600-1750)<br /> :*Low Baroque (1600-1650)<br /> :*Middle Baroque (1650-1700)<br /> :*High or Late Baroque (1700-1750)<br /> *[[Classical period (music)|Classical era]] (1750-1803)<br /> *[[Romantic period (music)|Romantic era]] (1803-1927)<br /> :*Early Romantic (1803-1857)<br /> :*Late Romantic (1857-1927)<br /> *[[Twentieth Century period (music)|Electric age]] (1927-present)<br /> <br /> Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time. Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.<br /> <br /> The Baroque era takes its name from [[architectural]] styles of the period. The word baroque literally means &quot;grotesque,&quot; a label bestowed on the era posthumously in the Classical period. <br /> <br /> The Classical era borrowed its name from the [[literary]] styles of the day. <br /> <br /> The Romantic era is born out of the [[revolution]]ary age of the [[Age of Enlightenment|French Enlightenment]], is much more expansive than the hard-and-fast rules of the Classical period, encompasses the entire 19th century and basically died in the [[First World War]]. <br /> <br /> The Electric age begins with the end of acoustic recordings and beginning of motor-driven, electric recordings. [[Amplification]] and [[radio]] also played a large part. Stylistically, due to [[America]]'s standing in the world after the First World War, [[jazz]] and [[blues]] became popular worldwide, although [[harmony|harmonically]] speaking, jazz and blues have their roots in the late Romantic.<br /> <br /> The term classical music also include music systems from non western cultures as well. This includes Indian Classical Music, Chinese Classical music and Japanese traditions.<br /> <br /> ==Baroque era==<br /> Baroque music is principally [[church]] music, as most surviving manuscripts were written for the church.<br /> <br /> Stylistically, baroque music often observes a strict or unvarying rhythm, and marked by an absence of modulation - the subtleties of [[crescendo]] and [[diminuendo]]. In this sense, baroque and [[hip hop]] have much in common. And extensive use of [[counterpoint]] - two or more music lines played against each other simultaneously, which is the defining characteristic of [[Western]] music. Counterpoint sets apart Western music from Far Eastern, [[India]]n, and African traditions which are characterized by a more complex [[rhythm|rhythmic system]] and a less developed [[harmony|harmonic system]].<br /> <br /> ==Classical era==<br /> The Classical period occurred at a time of a rising [[middle class]] and intellectual enlightenment, and ended in the flames of the [[French Revolution]]. Music was no longer just the purview of the [[nobility]] and the church. With the rise of the publishing business, common people began to engage in amateur music making for an evenings entertainment after a meal, Affordable theatre tickets helped insure that music was no longer just the past time of the idle rich. What's more, music making, music education, the publishing and distribution business, orchestras and ensembles in virtually every town, and manufacturing instruments meant jobs.<br /> <br /> The enlightened thinkers of the classical period rejected much of the cultural contributions of the previous generation, but not all. From the Baroque era [[Franz Joseph Hadyn]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] borrowed [[sonata form]] and made it the regimental structure of Classical music. Sonata form survived well into the Romantic era, despite Romantics sometimes seeing it as old fashioned or against the revolutionary spirit of Romanticism. Another is the classical age's strict meter - the [[metronome]] was invented in this time period to teach music students to observe strict meter.<br /> <br /> Classical composers retained counterpoint, and built on it with new subtleties such as crescendo and diminuendo for dramatic effect.<br /> <br /> ==Romantic era==<br /> [[Image:Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.jpg|||thumb|Liszt at piano with Dumas Hugo Sand Paganini Rossini.]]<br /> The Romantic Era begins with [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s 3rd Symphony, the ''[[Eroica]].'' One of the most common fallacies is that Beethoven was a classical composer. Classical music ended with Beethoven. Beethoven's innovations were so revolutionary that he gave birth to an entire new age that followed after him.<br /> <br /> Romanticism, in contrast to the Classical period, is much more expansive. It appeals to the emotions, not the intellect as Classic music was designed. It sometimes dispenses with the four-beat measure, its melodic lines are lengthier, it allows for [[syncopation]] or changing rhythm. It often uses [[progression]] or [[crescendo]] and [[glissando]] to heighten emotion.<br /> <br /> Expanded melodic lines also gave fresh opportunities for expanded use of counterpoint, sometimes making the music increasingly complex.&lt;ref&gt;A short example of the lengthier melodic lines with contrapuntal harmonies is this excerpt from Richard Strauss's ''Die Frau ohne Shateten'' (''The Woman without Child''}. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKsGY7TBllI Symphonic Fantasy from 'Die Frau ohne Schatten': Langsam].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Beethoven invented a new [[genre]] of music with his Symphony No. 6, the ''Pastoral''. Instead the using traditional Italian markings, such as [[allegro]], [[adagio]], or [[andante]] for each movement, Beethoven tried to create a picture of a day in the country with markings such as ''Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside'', ''Scene by the brook'', ''Merry gathering of country folk'', ''Thunder Storm'' and ''Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm.'' Thus from the [[absolute music]] of the Classical era Beethoven created [[program music]], or music with a literary basis. <br /> <br /> ===Early Romantic===<br /> Beethoven was a hard act to follow, but his revolutionary ideas laid the foundation for what came after.<br /> <br /> Program music became increasingly popular after Beethoven with many people believing there was nothing more to be said in the symphonic genre after Beethoven's mighty 9th Symphony. Although symphonies continued to be written after Beethoven, the [[tone poem]], a form of program music, became increasingly popular.<br /> <br /> ===Late Romantic===<br /> The Late Romantic Era begins with [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]''.<br /> ==Culture War==<br /> [[Liberal|Liberals]] have lately taken to criticizing classical music as part of their [[Liberal agenda|agenda]]. Much of the criticism is based on the idea that it is [[Reverse racism|too white]], with not enough [[Black people|black]] influence.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2019/09/20/762514169/why-is-american-classical-music-so-white Why Is American Classical Music So White?]<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Joaquín Rodrigo]]<br /> *[[Georges Bizet]]<br /> *[[Charles Gounod]]<br /> *[[Paul Creston]]<br /> *[[Music]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Musical Genres]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Sudden_Jihad_Syndrome&diff=1605181 2019-12-16T15:28:34Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Sudden Jihad Syndrome''' is a term coined by [[Daniel Pipes]] to describe [[Muslims]] that suddenly or unexpectedly turn against civilized, Western society and engage in acts of terror.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=29080 The quiet-spoken Muslims that turn to terror], [[New York Sun]]&lt;/ref&gt; Pipes has argued that due to this phenomenon all Muslims must be considered potential terrorists.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.city-journal.org/html/11_4_fighting_militant.html Fighting militant Islam, without bias], [[City Journal]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Examples include:<br /> * ''Ali Hassan Abu Kamal'' a [[Palestinian]] school teacher who engaged in a shooting rampage on top of the [[Empire State Building]]. He killed one and wounded six before taking his own life.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071026122808/http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/02-97/02-25-97/a05wn036.htm N.Y. killer carried political note]<br /> *[http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19970225/NEWS/302259998 N.Y. killer carried political note]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * ''Hesham Mohamed Hadayet'' an Egyptian Muslim immigrant to America, shot and murdered two in July 2002 at the Israeli El Al airline ticket counter at the Los Angeles International Airport before being shot and killed himself by a security guard.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/07/05/neighbor-american-flag-angered-gunman.html Neighbor's American flag angered gunman], [[Fox News]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * ''John Allen Muhammad'' and ''Lee Malvo'', the so-called [[DC snipers]]. John Allen Muhammad was a Muslim convert, but some people allege that his motivations may not have been religious.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *[https://edition.cnn.com/2002/US/10/24/muhammad.profile/ Muhammad a Gulf War vet, Islam convert], [[CNN]]<br /> *[https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/12/01/sprj.dcsp.malvo.trial/index.html Sniper's ex-wife: Muhammad was 'magnet' for children], [[CNN]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * ''Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar'', an American Muslim born in Tehran who ran over students at the [[University of North Carolina]] to punish the United States. Taheri-azar was the first terrorist to be explicitly called an example of Sudden Jihad Syndrome by Daniel Pipes.&lt;ref&gt;[http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=5297 Tarheel jihad], [[FrontPage Magazine]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * ''Mujtaba Rabbani Jabbar'' who shot up a movie theater in [[Baltimore]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/17/AR2006061700725.html Man dies in theater after assailant opens fire], [[Washington Post]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * ''Rashid Baz'', a Lebanese can driver living in [[New York City]] who shot at a van full of [[Orthodox Jew]]s.&lt;ref name=Meforum&gt;[http://www.meforum.org/article/77 Murder on the Brooklyn Bridge]&lt;/ref&gt; In a burst of [[political correctness]], the [[FBI]] initially refused to label this act a terrorist act.&lt;ref name=Meforum/&gt; <br /> * ''Sulejman Talovic'', a [[Bosnian]] Muslim, opened fire in a [[Salt Lake City]] mall, killing five people before being shot dead by police.&lt;ref&gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927045340/http://www.thecourier.com/opinion/editoral/ar_ED_021607.asp Sudden jihad?]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * ''Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad'' murdered one at an Arkansas Army recruiting center in June 2009.&lt;ref name=cns&gt;[https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/jihad-us-troops-not-circumstance Michelle Malkin, Jihad on U.S. troops is not a 'circumstance'], [[Cybercast News Service]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * ''[[Nidal Malik Hasan]]'', perpetrator of the Fort Hood Massacre in November 2009.<br /> * ''Jonathan Melaku'', an Ethiopian-born Muslim, began firing shots at &quot;the Pentagon, Marine and Coast Guard recruiting offices, and the National Museum of the Marine Corps&quot; in 2010 and later, and tried &quot;to desecrate graves at Arlington National Cemetery containing the remains of U.S. veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan&quot;.&lt;ref name=cns/&gt;<br /> * ''Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev'', Chechen Muslim immigrants, set off a bomb at the April 2013 [[Boston Marathon]] killing three spectators and injuring hundreds before being subdued.<br /> * ''Ismaaiyl Brinsley'', a Muslim, in December 2014 shot and killed two police officers in their squad car in New York City before committing suicide.<br /> * ''Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi'', Muslims, attempted to massacre the participants in a free speech event in [[Garland]], Texas in May 2015, but were thwarted by a police officer who succeeded with deadly force against them.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20150503-breaking-gunfire-reported-at-anti-islam-event-at-garland-isd-facility.ece Police: Men killed in Garland shooting had assault rifles, body armor]&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> * ''Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez'', a member of a Palestinian Muslim family, who in July 2015 suddenly murdered five servicemen in [[Chattanooga]], Tennessee before being shot down by police himself.&lt;ref name=cns/&gt; This action moved [[Franklin Graham]] to publicly state &quot;Muslim immigration needs to stop.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/Franklin_Graham/status/622214373000523776 Four @USMC killed and 3 others wounded in #Chattanooga by a radical Muslim.], [[Twitter]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * ''Ayoub El Khazzani'', a Moroccan, heavily armed, attempted to massacre the passengers, according to several eye-witness accounts including French actor Jean-Hughes Anglade, on a high-speed train travelling through Belgium from Amsterdam to Paris in August 2015. He was tackled and subdued by four&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11818204/France-train-attack-Video-shows-heroes-restraining-gunman.html France train attack: Video shows heroes restraining gunman] ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''&lt;/ref&gt; of the passengers, one of whom was an American serviceman, wounded two, one with a box cutter and the other with a firearm, and shot a projectile through the glass window just above one woman's head.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/665220/us-servicemen-overpower-gunman-in-french-train-attack U.S. servicemen overpower gunman in French train attack]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *''Faisal Mohammad'', 18, went on a stabbing rampage with a hunter's knife at the University of California, Merced, injuring four, until he was shot dead after lunging at security who had been chasing him as he approached a part of the campus attended by unwitting students and faculty. The ''modus operandi'' of his attack matched stabbing episodes that had occurred recently by Islamic radicals in Israel. Papers retrieved from the body stated his intentions to seize a firearm from security personnel, but the student met resistance and was unable to carry out much of his planned massacre. Mohammad's presumable Muslim identity, the unexpectedness of the violent attack and the imitation of the type of weapon used by recent jihadists did not deter many news journals from calling the motive of the attacks &quot;unclear&quot;, rather than probably terrorist. Materials like an ISIS flag found in the sudden jihadist's apartment served to confirm that motive as reported days afterwards.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/05/isis-praises-calif-university-stabber-as-details-on-his-background-emerge/ &quot;Calif. university stabber shot dead after lunging at officer student says&quot;] (November 6, 2015). FoxNews website/College.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> In another [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia|example of bias in Wikipedia]], [[Wikipedia®]] has refused to allow any article on this topic&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:CltFn/Sudden_Jihad_Syndrome Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:CltFn/Sudden Jihad Syndrome], [[Wikipedia]]<br /> *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sudden_jihad_syndrome Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sudden jihad syndrome], [[Wikipedia]]&lt;/ref&gt; and even refused to let an editor work on a draft for a rewrite of the article.&lt;ref&gt;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:CltFn/Sudden_Jihad_Syndrome Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:CltFn/Sudden Jihad Syndrome], [[Wikipedia]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *The sudden increase in Islamic extremism in the late [[Ottoman Empire]] leading to events such as the [[Armenian Genocide]] after centuries of relative [[Tolerance|tolerance]] (by Muslim standards).<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Islamic State]]<br /> * [[Terrorism]]<br /> * [[Fourth generation warfare]]<br /> * [[Islamic rape]]<br /> * [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia]]<br /> * [[List of Islamist terrorist attacks]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Islam]]<br /> [[Category:Syndromes]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Nagorno-Karabakh&diff=1604207 2019-12-13T21:08:29Z

<p>ProudGator: Spelling, clarification</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Nagorno-Karabakh.png|thumb|right|190px|The location of Nagorno-Karabakh.]]<br /> '''Nagorno-Karabakh''' is a region in [[Azerbaijan]] with a 75% Armenian majority in 1990. Following the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]], Nagorno-Karabakh is under the control of the winner, [[Armenia]], and all members of the Azeri minority have fled, leaving a population of 140,000 Armenians. <br /> <br /> The most serious problem between the short-lived Transcaucasian republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan was over the republics' claims to a mountainous region called Karabagh (and after 1920 the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the USSR). Britain, which occupied Transcaucasia after World War I, decided in favor of Azerbaijan in the summer of 1919. The settlement remained in force after the Red army took over both republics in 1920, but the Soviets were never able to resolve the dispute, which exploded into war as soon as both nations became independent.&lt;ref&gt;Artin H. Arslanian, &quot;Britain and the Question of Mountainous Karabagh,&quot; ''Middle Eastern Studies'' 1980 16(1): 92-104.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Twitter War==<br /> Throughout July and August 2014, clashes resulting in deaths on both sides occurred around disputed border areas.<br /> <br /> During the clashes, Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev often tweeted various insults directed to Armenia including;&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Armenia is not even a colony, it is not even worthy of being a servant.&quot; &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/presidentaz/status/560718307515318272?lang=en|title=Armenia is not even a colony, it is not even worthy of being a servant.|last=Aliyev|first=Ilham|date=2015-01-29|website=@presidentaz|access-date=2017-07-05}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;On August 7, 2014, Aliyev tweeted what some Armenians perceived to be threatening, or even official declaration of war:&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/08/08/aliyev-threatens-war/1321289|title=Aliyev threatens war with Armenia via Twitter|website=www.tert.am|language=en|access-date=2017-07-05}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;The war is not over. Only the first stage of it is. But the second stage may start too.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/presidentaz/status/497363227479515137|title=The war is not over. Only the first stage of it is. But the second stage may start too.|last=Aliyev|first=Ilham|date=2014-08-07|website=@presidentaz|access-date=2017-07-05}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;May Allah rest their souls in peace! However, their blood has been avenged. The Azerbaijani army has dealt a very severe blow to the enemy.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/presidentaz/status/497361747825553408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https://storify.com/MaximEristavi/azerbaijan-president-s-epic-twitter-barrage|title=May Allah rest their souls in peace! However, their blood has been avenged. The Azerbaijani army has dealt a very severe blow to the enemy.|last=Aliyev|first=Ilham|date=2014-08-07|website=@presidentaz|access-date=2017-07-05}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;If the Azerbaijani army starts an offensive, the enemy will find itself in a very difficult situation.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/presidentaz/status/497362991776399360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https://storify.com/MaximEristavi/azerbaijan-president-s-epic-twitter-barrage|title=If the Azerbaijani army starts an offensive, the enemy will find itself in a very difficult situation.|last=Aliyev|first=Ilham|date=2014-08-07|website=@presidentaz|access-date=2017-07-05}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> [[File:Armenia2.jpg|thumb|550px|Ethnicity in Armenia and Caucasus]]<br /> ==Further reading==<br /> * Chorbajian, Levon, et al. ''The Caucasian Knot: The History and Geopolitics of Nagorno-Karabagh.'' (1994). 198 pp. <br /> <br /> ====References====<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Disputed Territories]]<br /> [[Category:Armenia]]<br /> [[Category:Azerbaijan]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Islam&diff=1604205 2019-12-13T21:05:39Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Quran.jpg|thumb|right|Pages from the [[Koran]], the foundational text of the Islamic ideology, dictated by a single 7th century author who claimed to have been inspired by a supernatural being whom Muslims call 'Allah'. If the Constitution is the highest law of the United States, then the Koran is the highest law of Islam.]]<br /> '''Islam''' is a major world [[Political|socio-political]] system&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/100100/sec_id/100100 Why Islam is Not a Religion], by Rebecca Bynum (Nov. 2011) Speech delivered October 18th to ACT! for America Chapter in Memphis Tennessee&lt;/ref&gt; based on the teachings of [[Muhammad]] (sometimes Mohammed), a seventh century [[Arab]]. Muhammad claimed descent from [[Ishmael]], the son of [[Abraham]]. Muhammad claimed to have received revelations from Allah, the entity which adherents of Islam claim to resemble the [[God]] of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], via the archangel Gabriel, which were written in the [[Koran]] – thus forming the core teachings of Islam. Adherents of Islam, along with their liberal allies (including in the[[Academia|academia]] and [[mainstream media]]), claim it to be pure religion untarnished by any political agenda. However, unlike Christianity, Judaism and other religions, Islam is presented and acts in ways opposite to the teachings of legitimate religions, and it is more akin to the totalitarian ideologies of [[Nazism]] and [[Communism]], based on the history of Islam and its followers. <br /> <br /> The Koran's singular authorship offers no corroborating evidence, as the four Gospels do for example, of testimony of independent eyewitness accounts to its claim of divine inspiration as the Mosaic Law requires,&lt;ref&gt;Dueteronomy 19:15 ''By the testimony of two is a matter established''. The testimony of one - Mohammad - is insufficient to convict the human race, or infidels, of sin, ''per the Law of Moses'' or the Koran itself which claims descent.&lt;/ref&gt; from which the Koran's author borrowed selectively.<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> [[File:World Muslim Population Pew Forum.png|thumb|The Muslim population of the world map according to the Pew Forum 2009 report.]]<br /> The word &quot;Islam&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Arabic الإسلام‎‎, specifically referring to submission to Allah&lt;/ref&gt; means &quot;submission&quot; or &quot;surrender&quot; in [[Arabic language|Arabic]]. Islam, as originally designed in the Koran, presents itself as an &quot;Abrahamic faith&quot; and has [[Moses]] in it,&lt;ref&gt;Brannon Wheeler. Moses in the Koran and Islamic Exegesis. Routledge, 2002.&lt;/ref&gt; as well as [[Jesus]] as a prophet in Islam,&lt;ref&gt;Muhammad Ata ur-Rahim, Ahmad Thomson. ''Jesus: Prophet of Islam''. TTQ, INC., 2003.&lt;/ref&gt; and it specifically denies Jesus's divine nature. <br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> The world’s Islamic population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to 2.2 billion by 2030, according to new population projections by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion &amp; Public Life. In the United States, for example, the population projections show the number of Muslims more than doubling over the next two decades, rising from 2.6 million in 2010 to 6.2 million in 2030.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.pewforum.org/2011/01/27/the-future-of-the-global-muslim-population/ The Future of the Global Muslim Population.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Islam has been criticized for some time because of its demanding of strict submissiveness (especially of women), its suppression and violations of human rights (also including those of women), and its predisposition to being violent toward those of true religious faiths and attacking those faiths deemed a threat to Islam. There have been over 23,000 terrorist attacks committed by adherents of Islam since [[September 11, 2001 attacks|the Islamic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001]].&lt;ref&gt;http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/&lt;/ref&gt; A more recent strain of Islam has combined European totalitarianism and a virulent [[anti-Semitism]]. This version is called [[Jihadism#Lesser jihad|lesser jihad]], [[Islamism]], radical Islam, or militant Islam. Without the historic institution of the Caliph, this form degenerates into stateless terrorist activity that strikes at the heart of civilized man. Some who identify as Muslim have denounced the violent jihadism while others remain silent. Some Muslims and non-Muslims theorize that mainstream Islam has become corrupted over the years that there needs to be an [[Islamic Reformation]] similar to that of the [[Protestant Reformation]].&lt;ref&gt;Michaelle Browers, Charles Kurzman. An Islamic Reformation? Lexington Books, 2004.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.danielpipes.org/954/distinguishing-between-islam-and-islamism|title=Distinguishing between Islam and Islamism|author=Daniel Pipes|date=June 30, 1998}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Reformation movements were costly and bloody for well over a century.<br /> [[Image:Mecca.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mecca]], one of the holy cities of Islam.]]<br /> There are small groups of largely Westernized Muslims who publicly reject Islamism. Such moderate Muslim conservatives are in the [[Republican Party]], known as the [[Muslim Republicans]].&lt;ref&gt;http://www.muslimrepublicans.net/&lt;/ref&gt; One of America's Founding Fathers, [[Thomas Jefferson]], who was a religious [[libertarian]], declared: &quot;''freedom for the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and the Mohammedan, the Hindu and infidel of every denomination''.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;John A. Garraty, Story of America Beginnings to 1877, (1992) Holt, Rinehart and Winston, pg 706.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Issues with Islam arose in the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign. Republican presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]] said that &quot;''Radical, violent Islamists pose a threat to Americans and others around the world.''&quot; and that &quot;''they take a very different view of Islam than the Muslims I know.''&quot; Romney said that when he lived in Detroit he knew Muslims, as Detroit has a large Muslim population, and says &quot;''They are peace-loving and America-loving individuals. I believe that very sincerely. I believe people of the Islamic faith do not have to subscribe to the idea of radical, violent jihadism.''&lt;ref&gt;http://www.muslimrepublicans.net/&lt;/ref&gt; Former Republican presidential nominee candidate [[Ron Paul]], a libertarian conservative, says that America should not fear Islam and said that America should just embrace people of all faiths.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.muslimrepublicans.net/&lt;/ref&gt; American conservative author Margaret Hoover believes that the Republican Party needs to recognize Muslim Republicans, noting an example of Muslim Republican youth Suhail Khan who she describes as &quot;''one of thousands of Muslim Americans who work to promote Christian-Muslim understanding''&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Margaret Hoover, ''American Individualism: How a New Generation of Conservatives Can Save the Republican Party'', Random House Digital, Inc., 2011, pg 202.&lt;/ref&gt; Candidates for the Republican nomination like [[Newt Gingrich]] and [[Rick Santorum]] strongly criticized Islamic extremism.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.muslimrepublicans.net/&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> [[Multiculturalism|Multiculturalists]] ignore or minimize violence in the history of Islam and exaggerate Christian atrocities to advance a [[moral equivalence]]. Proponents of this view often cite the [[Crusades|Great Crusades]]--an unsuccessful attempt by Western Christians to retake parts of the [[Byzantine Empire]] that had been conquered by Islamic armies--and various religious wars which were later fought in Europe between branches of Christianity. However, they brand critics of Islam &quot;racists&quot; (even though Islam is not a &quot;race&quot;) and &quot;[[Islamophobia|Islamophobes]]&quot; (a smear term invented for the purpose of censoring and silencing legitimate criticism of Islam) for exposing today's threats by [[jihadism|jihadists]].&lt;ref&gt;http://www.bcbsr.com/topics/charity.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> A follower of Islam is called a &quot;[[Muslim]]&quot; (rarely &quot;Moslem&quot;), a term which means &quot;one who submits (to Allah).&quot; The older terms &quot;Mohammedan&quot; and &quot;Muhammedan&quot; (&quot;follower of Muhammad&quot;), have fallen out of use.&lt;ref&gt;Additional archaic terms for Muslims include &quot;Hagarene&quot;, &quot;Musselman&quot;, and &quot;Saracen.&quot; Saracen as a term for Muslims was limited to the Crusades era, although it makes frequent re-appearances in pre-modern polemics. Hagarene was a more common term in pre-modern works, as it denotes the Biblical connection of Hagar, the mother of Ishmael, who is claimed to be a patriarch of Islam. Additional names for Muslims in pre-modern and Medieval works are generally derived from misspellings.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Because of its history of terrorism, mass murder, suicide attacks and the overall lack of value it places on human life, Islam, and those who adhere to it, are generally shown as having no regard whatsoever toward human life.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2017/07/09/human/permanent-rage-islam/ The Permanent Rage of Islam] at Conservative News and Views&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Theology==<br /> [[File:Kaaba.jpg|thumb|Masjid al-Haram, the holiest site in Islam.]]<br /> <br /> There are no clergy, but there are religious teachers, or [[Imam]]s, who have their followings. All Muslims are supposed to follow the teachings of Muhammad, whom they believe to be Allah's&lt;ref&gt;Arabic الله&lt;/ref&gt; last and greatest [[prophet]] (although Jesus, in Matthew 7:15-20, warned &quot;Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves. You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they? In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will recognize them by their fruit&quot;, which serves to explicitly describe Muhammad and such like him). The teachings of Muhammad are transmitted through the [[Koran]], the Hadith, and the Sunnah. The Sunnah is a general term for &quot;the life and doings of the Prophet&quot;, which all Muslims are called on to replicate. Islam claims that the Archangel [[Gabriel]] appeared to Muhammad in a cave reciting verbatim a revelation from Allah. The first word that Gabriel says to Muhammad is &quot;Iqra&quot; or &quot;Recite/Proclaim&quot;,which is found in the 96th Sura of the Koran.<br /> <br /> Muslims believe that Allah revealed the Koran to Muhammad. The key miracle of Islam comes from the historical condition of the illiterate and uneducated Muhammad, as the Koran is composed in an erudite and complex form of Arabic prose and poetry.&lt;ref&gt;Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- Taught man that which he knew not.(Surah 96:1-5)&lt;/ref&gt; The Koran was not written down in a systematic fashion until a decade after Muhammad died, preferable transmission being through oral recitation. The Koran is claimed by Muslims to be the pure and holy word of Allah, uncreated and eternal. In Islamic belief the term uncreated is very important, as it implies that there is no author for the Koran, only the delivering of the word to Muhammad who delivered it to the Sahab and the Salaf (The Companions and the Pure), who delivered it to the scribe delegated to record it in the reign of the Caliph Uthman bin Affan.<br /> <br /> Islam teaches fundamental contradictions about the nature of Allah. Allah is said to be all powerful, yet impotent to have a son (Surah 6:100-101). The idea of Allah having offspring is mocked,&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Limitless is He is His glory, and sublimely exalted above anything that men may devise by way of definition: the Originator of the heavens and the earth! How could it be that He should have a child without there ever having been a mate for Him - since it is He who has created everything, and He alone knows everything?&quot; - Surah 6:100-101.&lt;/ref&gt; and this limitation of his power differentiates Allah from the Christian God. Allah is a very angry god who loves only those who swear allegiance to him, and hates non-believers. To serve Allah is to hate Allah's enemies with the same divine hatred that Allah hates non-believers (Surah 5:54). This stands in direct contrast to John 3:16.<br /> <br /> ==Origins==<br /> Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam originated in the Middle East. Islam claims to trace its roots back to Abraham through his son Ishmael. Muslims do not believe that Muhammad was the founder of Islam, rather they claim that he restored the original faith of Abraham and the prophets that followed as recorded in the lost books of the Tawrat and Injil.<br /> <br /> Based upon this belief, the [[Bible]], both the [[Old Testament|Old]] and [[New Testament]]s, is claimed by adherents of Islam to have become corrupted through the [[Bible translations|translations and misinterpretations]] accumulated over several millennia. The criticism of the [[Torah]] centers around the reconstruction of the existing Biblical text required after the &quot;[[Babylon]]ian captivity&quot;. The criticism of the New Testament centers in the many disputed gnostic texts which contradict the orthodox biblical canon. Interestingly, Islamic jurisprudence accepts that the Injil was complete and whole up until the revelation of Muhammad. Therefore, there is some inconsistency in the claims made against the New Testament. For more information, see [[The Bible versus the Qur'an|The Bible versus the Koran]].<br /> <br /> Muhammad spent many years attempting to unite disparate polytheistic Arab tribes in the power vacuum created by the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] through recitations of his epic poem, which borrowed heavily from Hebrew scriptures and dietary laws, meeting with only limited success. He was eventually driven out of Mecca by the powers that be for challenging state authority, an event known as the ''Hijra'' or &quot;Flight from Mecca&quot; which marks the beginning of the Islamic calender.<br /> <br /> Eventually Muhammad was summoned back to Mecca by a faction of sympathizers, mainly tribal family members, as political chaos engulfed the city. Muhammad conqueered the city after a prolonged siege with attacks on the civilian population and hundreds of beheadings to any who refused to accept his claims to a divine mission of carrying out the will of Allah. The doctrine of abrogation (''nashk'') in Islamic scholarship teaches that the later instructions of Mohammad supersede any earlier contradictory verses in the Koran.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.quranicstudies.com/books/abrogation-in-the-quran-and-islamic-law/&lt;/ref&gt; Hence was born political Islam,&lt;ref&gt;https://www.politicalislam.com/abrogation-and-the-koran/&lt;/ref&gt; a doctrine of war, conquest, and vengeance, over any earlier utterances which teach Islam a religion of peace. Peace only exists in Islam insofar as all Islam's enemies are subjugated.<br /> <br /> ==Today==<br /> Islam is the world's largest socio-political ideology, with over 1.6 billion followers, and is claimed to be the fastest growing ideology in America.&lt;ref&gt;[http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-fastest-growing-religion-in-america-is-islam]&lt;/ref&gt; This rapid growth is mainly due to conversions, high birth rates, and convenient redefinitions of the term &quot;Muslim&quot;. Conversions to Christianity (from ''any'' faith or lack thereof) outnumber those to Islam, but are keeping up with the birthrate discrepancy.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bible.ca/global-religion-statistics-world-christian-encyclopedia.htm World Christian Encyclopedia]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref&gt;[http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/AlJazeerahAfrica.php Translation of AL-Jazeerah interview between Maher Abdallah and Shiekh Ahmed Katani]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Islamic doctrine, including what is taught in [[North America]], teaches that 1 John 4:9, &quot;God is love&quot;, is a false doctrine.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.arabicbible.com/for-christians/1313-christians-common-questions-about-islam.html?start=2&lt;/ref&gt; The doctrine of ''Al-Wala wal-Bara'' teaches true faith is measured in sharing Allah's hatred of the ''kufr'', non-believers, or infidels.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.meforum.org/3545/islam-hatred-non-muslim&lt;/ref&gt; In other words, Islamic doctrine teaches that Allah hates his own creation, sinful man, which John 3:16 teaches, &quot;For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son.&quot; ''Al-Wala wal-Bara'', or divine hatred, is used to justify terrorist attacks. The believing Muslim feels he is carrying out Allah's will in killing Allah's enemies. Rather than the [[atonement|atoning]] blood of Jesus for sinful man, the murder of infidels and attacks on their societal institutions and national governments is aimed at blotting out evil in the world.<br /> <br /> Even Orthodox Judaism teaches that Jehovah loves sinners. Psalm 138:8 for example says, &quot;The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.&quot;<br /> <br /> [[Indonesia]] has the largest Islamic population in the world.<br /> <br /> ==Historical Background==<br /> According to Islamic belief, in approximately 610 A.D., [[Muhammad]], a 40-year-old merchant of the Quraysh tribe in [[Mecca]], located in the Hijaz (now eastern [[Saudi Arabia]]), was commanded by the angel [[Gabriel]] (or Jibreel) to &quot;recite&quot; the message of Allah (professed by adherents of Islam to be their god). Gabriel said mankind had lost sight of Allah's previous messages to earlier prophets, [[Adam]], [[Noah]], [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], [[Solomon]], and [[Jesus]], among others, and that Muhammad was to spread Allah's message to all people so that mankind would know how to live, how to show respect for Allah, and how to prepare for the judgment day. <br /> [[File:Islam750.jpg|right|thumb|Map of the expansion of Islam]]<br /> The message to Muhammad was to be Allah's last and fullest revelation, a direct copy of the Umm Al Khitab, the mother of all books located in heaven next to Allah; Muhammad was the &quot;seal of the prophets.&quot; Muhammad won some converts to Islam in his local area, but his [[monotheist]] preaching threatened to undermine the profitable [[polytheist]] pilgrim traffic supporting many Meccan merchants. In 622 A.D., the merchants drove Muhammad and his followers out of Mecca to the city of Yathrib (later renamed [[Medina]], or the city – as in the city of the prophet). This flight (hijra) from Mecca to Medina marks the beginning of the Islamic lunar calendar, and is celebrated each year in the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca. <br /> <br /> Muhammad's forces, composed of the sahaba (companions) from Mecca, and the Ansar (allied tribes from Yathrib) started attacking the trade caravans going in and out of Mecca, cutting off its economic lifeline. After a series of battles between the Meccans and Muhammad's forces, Mecca finally accepted Muhammad's ultimatum to succumb and convert to Islam. The city welcomed the prophet back in 630. Muhammad died in 632.<br /> <br /> Tribal elders in a traditional council called the &quot;Shura&quot; elected [[Abu Bakr]] to be Muhammad's successor, or [[Caliph]] (Khalifa). Abu Bakr united the tribes of the Arabian peninsula during his two years as head of the new faith. Upon his death, the elders elected [[Umar ibn al-Khattab]] the next Caliph. During Umar's ten-year reign, Islam invaded and spread through conquest and negotiation into [[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Palestine]], [[Iraq]], and parts of Persia (modern-day [[Iran]]). Umar was assassinated by a Persian in 644, and was succeeded by [[Uthman ibn Affan]], who continued the invasions to spread Islam into [[North Africa]], [[Cyprus]], the rest of Persia, [[Afghanistan]], and parts of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. Over the next two centuries, Islamic armies continued to expanded Islam's empire into sub-Saharan Africa, [[Spain]], South-east and Central Asia, and [[Turkey]].<br /> <br /> The Muslim armies conquered and superseded the ancient Sassanid and Byzantine empires which had ruled before. Within a generation of Muhammad's death Islamic armies occupied an empire stretching from the Nile river to the far-off Persian province of Khorasan. Reasons for the rapid conquest are varied and obscure. The Arab armies were more akin to tribal war bands raiding and settling where and when they could. The Byzantine and Sassanid empires had been at war for centuries. The constant simmering conflict between Constantinople and Persia reached a climax in the early 7th century. The Sassanids conquered briefly Egypt and the Levant threatening the central Byzantine heartland of Anatolia. Under the military reforms of the emperor Heraclius, the Byzantine army consolidated and counterattacked, recapturing all that they had lost and capturing the Sassanian capital of Ctesiphon in 628. <br /> <br /> This brief end of the Roman-Persian wars disrupted the frontier areas which had predicated their economies on raiding and mercenary activities. Two major areas in Arabia were directly affected. The Lackmid tribe and the Gassanid tribe both acted as mercenaries for the Persians and Romans. The official religion of both tribes analogically mirrored that of their overseers. Monophysite Christianity was common, particularly of the Jacobite sect. The death of Muhammad and the subsequent Ridda wars occupied these warrior tribes until the reign of Caliph Umar. Additionally, there was great religious unrest in the Levant and Egypt. These areas resented the ruinous taxes and the harsh orthodoxy imposed by the emperor in Constantinople. <br /> <br /> The same climate was present in the Sassanid realm with the rise of the dualism of the Manicheans. Under the Caliph Umar, the Arab tribes which had concluded the infighting following the death of Muhammad were allowed to raid into the Byzantine and Sassanid fronteirs. The weakened state of both regimes from both military and economic exhaustion and religious unrest made them fertile picking grounds for the tribal warbands. The Arabs were chiefly successful in holding these areas in that they upheld a lightweight regime of low taxes based in the Islamic laws and distant government. Rather than employing an army of bureaucrats and nobility, the early Arab empire was more favorable towards maintaining the existing government structures under the leadership of Arab tribes. In this atmosphere it is hardly surprising to note the reports from both Islamic and Christian sources of peaceful capitulation and invitation of the invading forces.<br /> <br /> [[File:Madina Haram at evening .jpg|center|800px|thumb|Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (the Mosque of the Prophet) in [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]], the site of [[Muhammad|Muhammad's]] tomb.]]<br /> <br /> === Islam and war ===<br /> <br /> ''See also:'' [[Irreligion/religion and war]] and [[Islamic terrorism]] and [[Atheism vs. Islam]]<br /> <br /> In his book ''The Irrational [[Atheism|Atheist]]'', [[Vox Day]] wrote:<br /> {{Cquote|It’s also interesting to note that more than half of these religious wars, sixty-six in all, were waged by Islamic nations, which is rather more than might be statistically expected considering that the first war in which Islam was involved took place almost three millennia after the first war chronicled in the ''Encyclopedia'', Akkad’s conquest of Sumer in 2325 B.C.<br /> <br /> In light of this evidence, the fact that a specific religion is currently sparking a great deal of<br /> conflict around the globe cannot reasonably be used to indict all religious faith, especially when one<br /> considers that removing that single religion from the equation means that all of the other religious<br /> faiths combined only account for 3.35 percent of humanity’s wars.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational Atheist - Abbreviated free copy on PDF]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> ==Divisions within Islam==<br /> Uthman was assassinated in 656 A.D. by soldiers who then installed Ali ibn Abu Talib, Muhammad's son-in-law, as [[Caliph]]. Ali's followers believed Muhammad had chosen Ali to be Muhammad's heir, and had disagreed with the selections of Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman as Caliphs. Ali's claim to the position was challenged by Muawiyah, a kinsman of the murdered Uthman. Five years later, Ali was assassinated by Kharjites, dissidents who broke away from the main body of Islam because they rejected Ali's accepting arbitration to resolve his leadership dispute with Muawiyah. Ali's supporters, or the Shiah al-Ali (or Shiat Ali, partisans of Ali) believed that Ali was the true Caliph and was, in part, divinely inspired. Ali's sons, Hassan and Husayn followed as [[Shia]] Caliphs, Hassan dying in 669 or 670 A.D., possibly by poisoning, and Husayn slain by soldiers of his rival, the [[Sunni]] Caliph Yazid, in 680 A.D. <br /> <br /> The Shia Islamic community has divided further as followers coalesced around several of Ali's descendants or successors, called [[Imam]]s. The &quot;twelvers,&quot; predominant in Iran, believe the twelfth Imam is in hiding and will reveal himself just before judgement day. Ismailis rejected the seventh Imam and practice a spirituality that seeks hidden meaning in scripture. Ismailis ruled much of [[North Africa]] as the [[Fatimid Dynasty]] of [[Egypt]] in the tenth through the twelfth centuries, and today are found primarily in [[Pakistan]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[India]]. The Sunni majority reject the premise that men can be divine, including Muhammad, Ali, or Jesus, and did not accept any of the Imams who followed Ali. Sunnis remain more committed to traditions and less inclined to accept Shia mysticism. Today, about 15% of the world's Muslims are Shia and 85% are orthodox Sunni. <br /> <br /> There are other factions within Islam. Sufis, a name possibly derived from the wool garments they wear, developed around mystical practices and trance-induced revelations. Sufis are found today in [[Turkey]], [[Syria]], and parts of [[Africa]]. One of the most famous modern followers of Sufism was American professional boxer [[Muhammad Ali]] in his later years. Other movements have taken reform tracks, such as the Unitarians of [[Saudi Arabia]], also called [[Wahhabi]]s after their 18th century reformist founder Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. The conservative Wahhabis are found today in Saudi Arabia and [[Qatar]]. Today the Wahhabi line has a tendency to produce extremists, such as [[Osama Bin Laden]]. Some critics would argue that the [[Taliban]] of Afghanistan took conservative reform to an extreme. Other sects or break-away groups include, among others, the Alawis found in Syria and Turkey, the [[Druze]] in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel, the Ibadhis (Kharjites) in Oman and Africa, the Ahmadiya of Pakistan, and the Zaydis of Yemen.<br /> <br /> ==Islamic Guidance==<br /> During his lifetime, Muhammad's companions learned and later transcribed the verses (surrahs) of the Koran as Muhammad spoke them. In Islam, the teachings of Mohammed were believed to be direct divine revelation from Allah. <br /> <br /> The third Caliph, Uthman, collected and codified the various versions of the surrahs into one written Koran that became the standard Arabic text used by the world's Muslims today. The Koran is longer than the Bible and written in general order of longest chapters to shortest rather than in any order of when they were spoken, sometimes making the work appear to be confusing. In all there are 114 chapters. Most of the later recorded sayings of Mohammed, which were also more warlike, actually appear earlier in the text. Present-day Muslims look first to the Koran as a guide to life, then to the [[Sunnah]], or the way of the Prophet (his life as an example for others) as recorded by his early companions, and then to the [[Hadith]], a collection of the Prophet's sayings, comments, advice, and descriptions.<br /> <br /> Frequently, Muslims disagreed over how to interpret certain passages in the Qur'an, the Sunnah, or the Hadith in their search for the ideal life and perfect path to heaven. From these interpretations Sunni Muslims developed four schools of law, or interpretations of law, named after their founders or early leaders: the Hanbali, considered the most strict school and predominant today in Saudi Arabia; Shafi, the school of widest acceptance, found in Egypt, parts of Palestine-Syria, south Arabia, and the Far East; Maliki, prevalent in North Africa, Sudan, and Nigeria; and Hanafi, considered the most moderate school, predominant in Ottoman Turkey and today found primarily on the Levant and Indian subcontinent. Frequently, Islamic countries have two separate legal systems, one for civil, criminal, or commercial law, and a second, and separate, system for religious law. Religious courts and their judges (qadis) might handle issues dealing with marriage, divorce, child custody, inheritance, religious education, charitable or religious property (Waqf), or family matters. Among Middle Eastern countries, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen have Shariah courts serving alongside their secular courts or have adopted [[Sharia]]h (Islamic law) as the basis of their legal systems.<br /> <br /> ====Clergy====<br /> Sunni Islam does not have a priesthood or clerical hierarchy to conduct religious services or interpret scripture, but it does have prayer leaders, called Imams, and religious scholars, called Ulama, who often are educated men familiar with the Koran and able to offer commentaries on Koranic verses. Sunni Muslims also respect the teachings and interpretations of scholars, judges, and academics who may interpret laws, write treatises on Sharia (religious law) or Hadith, and issue Fatwas, religious declarations intended to enlighten or guide Muslims. <br /> <br /> Shia Islam has a hierarchy that resembles a priesthood. Mullahs are prayer leaders, but usually do not interpret religious law. Mujtahids are religious scholars who may interpret law or passages from the Koran or Hadith. The lower order of Mujtahids are called Hojjatolislam. Ayat Allah (literally sign of Allah, also Ayatollah) is a higher order of Mujtahid who may issue Fatwas, or religious edicts, in addition to leading Islamic schools, interpreting religious law and the Koran, and offering sermons or discourses on proper Islamic behavior. <br /> <br /> ===Five Pillars of Islam===<br /> *'''[[Shahadah]] (Profession of Faith)''' -The Shahadah is the Muslim profession of faith. 'ašhadu 'al-lā ilāha illā-llāhu wa 'ašhadu 'anna muħammadan rasūlu-llāh, a loose English translation reads &quot;''There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and [[Muhammad]] is the messenger of Allah''&quot; This testament can be seen as the foundation of all of the other tenets of Islam and swears off the divinity of Christ.<br /> <br /> *'''[[Salat]] (Ritual Prayer)''' -All Muslims are required to pray to Allah five times each day while facing [[Mecca]]. Praying six times a day is consider willful disobedience to Allah, ''per shariah law'', an act punishible by death.&lt;ref&gt;The example is used by Prof. Quinten Wiktorowitz of an extremist considered by Muslim &quot;moderates&quot; as one who loves Allah so much he defies Allah's instructions. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10576100500497004&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=http://archives.cerium.ca/IMG/pdf/WIKTOROWICZ_2006_Anatomy_of_the_Salafi_Movement.pdf&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiXlY7EttfTAhVF02MKHRExBFwQFggcMAA&amp;usg=AFQjCNH4tKyamYaRwVVY8j23A0VjTOOWJg&amp;sig2=zIzwl9aecd3zpGkLsveV0g &quot;Despite the success of the Prophet’s mission and the growth of Islam, Salafis believe human desires continue to grip Muslims and challenge the purity of the message. In this view, there is an eternal temptation to manipulate and distort the religion through innovation. Although nefarious interests often drive deviancy, it can also result from good intentions. Muslims who pray more than the explicitly proscribed five times a day, for example, are likely motivated by love for God. They are, however, still engaged in innovation because they are inventing new practices to fulfill a human desire.&quot; p.4 pdf]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> *'''Zakat (Charity)''' Zakat is often described as charitable giving. Able Muslims must donate to the poor based on the wealth one has accumulated. In current usage it is interpreted as 2.5% of [[net worth]] held for a full [[lunar year]]. However, funding violent jihad by wealthy Muslims has been ruled a form of ''zakat'' by Islamic scholars, a requirement to fillful their Islamic duty under the five pilars. There exists the poor, unemployed, and unemployable jihadis, and the ignorant (''jahiliyya'') infidel masses in need if Islamic enlightening, hence funding terrorism is considered charitable work.<br /> <br /> *'''Sawm (Fasting)''' All able-bodied Muslims (children, pregnant women, the elderly, and the ill are exempt) must not eat during the daylight hours of the entire month of [[Ramadan]]. According to Muslims, this purifies the body and soul. Although Muslims and their mainstream media surrogates refer to it as a &quot;fast,&quot; this in no way aligns with traditional Christian and Judaic concepts of fasting, and indeed violates the basic concept. Torturing oneself in an outward display of [[piety]] is deemed [[hypocritc]]al by the [[monotheist]]ic traditions of Christianity and Judaism. Some Islamic sects allow military, police and emergency services personnel to receive an exemption from fasting from an imam, on the grounds that their work supports the community or national good.<br /> <br /> *'''Hajj (Pilgrimage)''' All able-bodied Muslims must make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives. Many without funds for a round trip never made it back, having been sold off in the slave auction market place a [[Taif]].&lt;ref&gt;https://youtu.be/emRVkisdbhc&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Other Aspects of Islam==<br /> ====Jihad====<br /> Jihad is the &quot;struggle&quot; each Muslim is called to against unbelievers (infidels). Participation in jihad in Allah's cause was the third most important good deed listed in the Hadith, after prayer and honoring one's parents. Jihad was a rallying cry for the military spread of Islam in the seventh through tenth centuries against non-Muslims, and is the same reason for Islamic terrorism and war today.&lt;br /&gt;<br /> Some Muslim apologists in the western world say that jihad refers to the difficulties a Muslim faces in the everyday trials of life, such as the effort to get better grades in school, or the striving to achieve better results from a job, or the struggle to avoid sinful temptations. It is, they say, the internal struggle of good and evil, or the pure and the impure. However, this is simply a fabrication, which has been publicly labeled as such by Muslim scholars in the middle east. Nonetheless, even some mosques not teach this, fostering a more peaceful version of Islam. Unfortunately, it is not based on the Koran and the Hadith, but rather modern revisions. Any Muslim believing this peaceful version can be corrected based on these sacred books, and thus become &quot;radicalized.&quot;<br /> <br /> ====Osama bin Laden and Fundamentalists====<br /> [[Osama bin Laden]], a follower of [[Wahhabism]], stated that Islam is at war with the United States and its allies. Some observers claim that the number of Islamic fundamentalists is growing and poses a threat to the West.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.danielpipes.org/255/islamic-fundamentalists-are-the-new-big-threat-to-the-west|title=Islamic Fundamentalists are the New Big Threat to the West|author=Daniel Pipes|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|date=Sept 16, 1994}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.city-journal.org/html/rev2006-06-04td.html|title=All or Nothing: The quest for a moderate Islam may be futile.|date=June 4, 2006|author=Theodore Dalrymple|newspaper=Cite Journal}}&lt;/ref&gt; But other observers differentiate between conservative &quot;fundamentalists&quot; and the &quot;extremists&quot; who follow murderers such as bin Laden or other terrorists.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=https://townhall.com/columnists/dineshdsouza/2008/09/15/who_speaks_for_islam/page/full/|title=Who Speaks For Islam|author=Dinesh D'Souza|newspaper=Townhall|date=Sept 15, 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt; In several major Islamic nations, bin Laden had the support of the majority of people in the early years after the 9/11 attacks. As he lost battles with the West and started to target fellow Muslims his popularity waned.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.pewglobal.org/2012/04/30/on-anniversary-of-bin-ladens-death-little-backing-of-al-qaeda/|title=On Anniversary of bin Laden’s Death, Little Backing of al Qaeda|date=April 30, 2012|publisher=Pew Research Center}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====People of the Book====<br /> Christians and Jews are called &quot;people of the Book&quot; in the Koran and are considered earlier forerunners to Islam and viewed as brothers as long as they pay an extra tax when under Islamic rule. Islam, which claims roots tracing back to Abraham through his son Ishmael instead of Isaac as the Jews did, believes that they are the descendants of Allah's promise. Islam claims that both the Old and New Testament were corrupted and corrected by the Koran (though in truth, it is the Koran itself which plagiarized from and corrupted Biblical scripture), but there is still an earlier link claimed between the two religions and Islam. The view of Jews and Christians varied within different parts of the Koran and Islamic history. Much of current Islamic culture, even in places that were once very tolerant such as Egypt, has seen an upsurge in persecution and violence against Christians and Jews.<br /> <br /> ====Women in Islam====<br /> [[File:Muslim girls at Istiqlal Mosque Jakarta Indonesia.jpg|left|thumb|240px|Muslim girls at Istiqlal [[Mosque]], Jakarta.]]<br /> In pre-Islamic times women's rights were defined by tribal laws which differed among the tribes. Some women had absolute equity and the ability to hold power, while some women were treated worse than chattel; bride prices, unlimited polygamy, and female infanticide were a common theme. [[Sharia law|Islamic law]] offered a path for which Muslim men could regulate women in a legal system based on Muslim principles of jurisprudence on the Arabian peninsula. Treated merely as individual sex objects, women were granted very limited rights but as distinct legal individuals; forced to marry who their parents tell them to, women are required not to directly object in order for the marriage contract to have some form of validity. <br /> <br /> Unlike the pre-Islamic times where unlimited polygamy occurred, [[Sharia law]] limits [[polygamy]] to a maximum of four wives at any one time, though the use of &quot;temporary&quot; marriage in effect rendered this restriction meaningless. Once married, only men are entitled to divorce any time they please. The reality of traditional Sharia law as applied in the modern era has shocked the modern conscience.&lt;ref&gt;Linda Rae Bennett, ''Women, Islam and Modernity'' (2005)&lt;/ref&gt; These restrictions on women were put into place over a thousand years ago, and there has been little progress since. Women are still not allowed to drive a [[car]], they cannot ride [[bicycle]]s, are unable to [[vote]], have been prohibited from traveling abroad without permission, and they can't use public facilities when men are present. <br /> <br /> [[File:Sharia.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Muslim woman tortured under Sharia law.]]<br /> Women in Islam are treated as inferiors to men in almost every regard and women's rights are all but non-existent in Islam, a fact conveniently ignored by the ideology's liberal allies (including in [[feminism]] and the [[mainstream media]]). In [[Sharia]], the testimony of one man equals that of five women. Women are required to cover the head and body in public, by wearing the hijab. Hijab is applied in different ways: a small scarf around the head and western street clothes may be acceptable in Cairo or Damascus but a full length opaque [[burqa]] was enforced in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. As of 2008, [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Iran]], and [[Pakistan]] are the most significant Middle Eastern countries where the government requires women to wear some form of restrictive garb, though cultural pressure in most Islamic countries offers women little choice but to submit to the dictat of hijab. Women who are claimed by their husbands or family to have disgraced their family are put to death in &quot;[[honor killing]]s&quot;; buried halfway or sometimes up to their neck so they cannot run, women, who are in most cases victims, are stoned to death. <br /> <br /> =====Islamic dress is a regular grounds for conflict in multicultural education=====<br /> Treatment of women varies widely by country. In the Islamic state of Saudi Arabia women are forbidden from driving a car, traveling in public without their husband or a male family member as an escort, leaving their home without wearing Islamic dress, working or voting. Though not formally forbidden from owning property, they have no way of obtaining this as work is forbidden and only males are permitted to inherit – should a man die, his brothers, sons, and father will all inherit before his wife. These restrictions are part of Sharia law and enforced by the police and a special Islamic office. Pakistan has similar restrictions but to a lesser extent. In contrast, [[Turkey]] has a majority Muslim population and yet grants women some rights similar to those of men including property ownership, employment, and education to university level. <br /> <br /> Islamic apologists suggest the extremely repressive policies of countries such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are cultural rather than religious, though these are the countries where traditional Islam is strongest. They point to the more moderate Islam practiced in Turkey as a demonstration that Islam and women's rights are compatible, ignoring the efforts of traditionalists in Turkey to end the few freedoms women were granted by men. <br /> <br /> Islamic women's status is controversial. While Islamic men control and oppress Islamic women by compelling them to remain hidden behind the veil, sequestered in the home, and ignorant of the world by denying them access to education and worldly opportunities, Islamic apologists defend some practices. These men claim that many of the restrictions on women, such as the veil, are cultural traditions that pre-date Islam and are intended to protect women from predatory men. Unfortunately, such Islamic men ignore the fact that if a predatory man or group of rapists were to sexually assault an Islamic woman in Islam, she would be punished under Sharia law for &quot;allowing&quot; such an act to occur, and she would likely receive hundreds of lashes and years of jail time or be punished with death; the predatory man or men commonly go unpunished or only receive very light punishments at worst.<br /> <br /> ====Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem====<br /> Muhammad's home city of Mecca was the site of his earliest preaching and conversions, and is the location of the Kaaba, traditionally held to be the foundation stone of the first mosque built by Adam and later restored by Abraham, and now the focus of the annual pilgrimage (hajj). Some historians suggest that the Kaaba, a black stone probably meteoric in origin, was venerated by pre-Islamic polytheistic religions. <br /> <br /> At first, Jerusalem was claimed by Islam to be its holy city and the focus of prayers, but Mecca became the center of Islam after Muhammad's return in 630. Medina, because of its early association with Muhammad and as the site of Muhammad's tomb, is second in importance to Mecca. Jerusalem is revered by Muslims as the site of Solomon's temple, Abraham's near sacrifice of his son Ishmael, and the scene of Muhammad's miraculous midnight journey, the latter two now enshrined in the [[Dome of the Rock]] mosque. According to the Koran (Surrah 17:1, Isra) and Hadith, Muhammad and Gabriel were taken on winged mules from Mecca to Jerusalem, where they ascended through the seven heavens to the presence of Allah. During the visit, Muhammad learned, among other points, that Muslims were to pray five times each day and to honor Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and the other prophets.<br /> <br /> ====Abortion====<br /> Muslims see [[abortion]] as ''haram'' (forbidden), but accept it if the life of mother is at risk.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/islamethics/abortion_1.shtml&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Restrictions====<br /> Observant Muslims are not supposed to eat pork and in general do not have dogs as pets; both swine and canines are considered unclean. Muslims can have dogs for safety. Muslims are prohibited from drinking alcoholic beverages, gambling, and from collecting interest on financial transactions.<br /> <br /> ===Female Genital Mutilation===<br /> Female genital mutilation (also known as &quot;female circumcision&quot;) is mentioned in Hadith as an &quot;honorable&quot; condition for a woman, and act to carry out. It is a pre-Islamic tradition in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and the Arab world, though not in Coptic Egypt as some Islamic apologists claim. Female genital mutilation is not called for nor is it supported by the Koran.<br /> <br /> ===Honor Killings===<br /> Another violent practice continued in Islamic countries is [[honor killing]], in which a brother, father, or uncle &quot;restores&quot; or &quot;defends&quot; a family's honor by killing the sister, daughter, or niece that &quot;dishonored&quot; the family through supposedly &quot;promiscuous&quot; behavior. This &quot;promiscuous&quot; activity often includes women from Islamic societies living in the West aspiring to a more open lifestyle. The &quot;honor killing&quot; is more ancient, and pagan in origin, but tolerated and practiced more or less openly in some Islamic societies.<br /> <br /> Some apologists might try to excuse or justify this practice by putting down this verse:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> 'Because of that, We decreed...that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.' -5:32. [http://quran.com/5/32].<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Notice the ellipses between decreed and that? I hope you did, and if you followed the link you would know that this was decreed to the Children of Israel, who would be the Jews. Now, how could this be a defense against honor killing in Islamic countries if this wasn't even given to Muslims? The answer lies in the very next verse:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> 'Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment, Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.' (5:33-34) [http://quran.com/5/33] [http://quran.com/5/34]<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> So what we get from that, unlike the Jews where it is a blessing not to commit murder, for Muslims, it is a deed for Allah to murder those who have &quot;caused corruption&quot;. Among these that &quot;cause corruption&quot; could be one's daughter, sister, or wife who is not wearing the headscarf, praying five times a day, not fasting in Ramadan, becoming too Westernized, etc., and thus honor killing would be &quot;justified&quot; in their view. Of course if you look at the next verse, it says that you should be merciful to those who have repented -before you apprehend them. This implies that they will be terrorized, and then there self-preservation instinct will kick in and they will repent. But what about those who don't? What if one's female relative doesn't believe that the headscarf is necessary while you do? And what if she still believes the same way after you apprehend her? You follow 5:33. As Muhammed himself proclaimed:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> I have been made victorious with terror.'<br /> -Bukhari 4.52.220 [http://www.quranexplorer.com/Hadith/English/Hadith/bukhari/004.052.220.html].<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Anti-Science==<br /> Modern science started in Christian Europe, not the Islamic world, and not even China. The Islamic world has not accomplished anything major in the sciences, unless copying counts. The Muslims borrowed their architecture from the Byzantines. For example, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was built and designed by Byzantine craftsmen. Thousands of years before Muhammad was born, the Greeks discovered algebra and the Persians built the first astrolabe. Before Al-Ahzar University was established, there were two universities in China (Nanking University and Southeast University), the School of Nisibis (later absorbed into the School of Edessa), a school of medicine and theology built by the Syriac Orthodox Church in Mesopotamia, but in present-day Turkey, the University of Constantinople, Nalanda in India, and the Academy of Gondishapur in Iran; the first hospital was built by the heretical Nestorians.<br /> <br /> ==Islam and Christianity==<br /> ''See also: [[Dhimma]]''&lt;br&gt;<br /> While adherents of Islam do not believe Jesus to be the Son of God or in the Resurrection, they consider Him and His mother to be among Allah's most important prophets (Marian and Isa) otherwise known as Mary and Jesus. However, the Koran warns against worshipping Jesus, Muhammad, and other humans for fear of [[idolatry]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.ccg.org/_domain/ccg.org/Islam/Islam.htm Christian Churches of God Articles on Islam], March 10, 2007&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The Koran states that non-believers will be punished, though the nature of the punishment is not specified (same as similar statements in the Bible and the Torah):<br /> <br /> {{cquote|Surely, disbelievers are those who said: <br /> 'Allah is the third of the three (in a Trinity).' But there is no god but One, Allah. <br /> And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall the disbelievers among them.<br /> <br /> Will they not repent to Allah and ask His Forgiveness? For Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.<br /> <br /> The Messiah, son of Mary, was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a Siddiqah (i.e. she believed in the words of God and His Books ). <br /> They both used to eat food (as any other human eat). <br /> Look how We make the signs clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).&quot;<br /> }}<br /> ::(Koran 5:73-75)<br /> <br /> However, Islam does recognize Christians and Jews as &quot;people of the book&quot; since both refer to one God only, and recognize Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic) as a founding prophet.<br /> <br /> ==Sharia==<br /> [[Image:StarCresent.png|thumb|right|220px|The Star and Crescent is a symbol of Islam. It is featured in the national flag of [[Algeria]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Malaysia]], [[Tunisia]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Mauritania]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Turkey]], amongst others]]<br /> [[Sharia]] is the body of Islamic law. The term means &quot;way&quot; or &quot;path&quot;; it is the legal framework within which public and some private aspects of life are regulated for those living in a legal system based on Islamic principles of jurisprudence. It is not actually part of the canonical Koran; that is to say, it is not believed to be the direct word of Allah by Muslims, but rather the interpretation of it.<br /> <br /> Sharia deals with many aspects of day-to-day life, including politics, economics, banking, business law, contract law, sexuality, marriage, divorce, and social issues. Most Islamic scholars regard Sharia as the body of precedent and legal theory established during the early stages of the Islamic Empire, though a few scholars also believe contemporary legal cases can and should shape the law, though such thinkers may be subject to ridicule and even threats from Islamists and their liberal allies.<br /> <br /> Sharia law proscribes often brutal punishments for acts, that, in the western world, are relatively minor. For example, under sharia law, turning away from Islam is punishable by death,&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.ntpi.org/html/whyoppose.html]&lt;/ref&gt; while women found guilty of adultery is punishable by stoning to death, which often includes many rape victims, as Sharia courts often regard a rape victim as guilty of adultery unless she can provide four witnesses to the act of rape.&lt;ref&gt;http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6148590.stm&lt;/ref&gt; In cases involving the death penalty of corporal punishment, methods of carrying out the punishment are often barbaric, and include public beheading, chopping off of the hand, and flogging.&lt;ref&gt;http://saudiwoman.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/punishment-in-saudi-arabia/&lt;/ref&gt; Many Islamic groups have been attempting to have Shariah courts set up in European countries, initially to rule over civil cases between Muslims in Europe.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,422661,00.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The need by Islam's adherents to add to and retain followers in its ideology through Sharia, deceit, force and intimidation, particularly through threats of death against those who leave Islam or who levy legitimate criticism against it for its barbaric ways and history, would indicate that overall, Islam is a weak ideology that would not withstand criticism or exposure of the truth of its ways and history. To facilitate retaining its membership and to keep the truth about Islam under wraps, its adherents have formed convenient alliances with sympathetic liberals in politics, academia, the courts, the mainstream media and Hollywood to deceive the public about Islam and what it really is, as well as to censor and silence critics of Islam through ridicule, false accusations of &quot;racism&quot;, &quot;hate speech&quot; and &quot;Islamophobia&quot; and the illegal use of the legal system to punish critics.&lt;ref&gt;[http://nationalpost.com/news/weaponization-of-free-speech-prompts-talk-of-a-new-hate-law?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NP_Top_Stories+%28National+Post+-+Top+Stories%29 &quot;Weaponization&quot; of free speech prompts talk of a new hate law] at the ''National Post''&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Violent passages of the Koran championed by Islam ==<br /> In its passages, the Koran has advocated adherents of Islam to commit acts of violence, hatred and insurrection against those who do not follow that ideology (in particular, Jews and Christians) or are critical of it, to subjugate Judaism, Christianity and other religions to Islam and to force the followers of legitimate religions to submit and adhere to Islam.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/violence.aspx What Does Islam Teach About Violence]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/hell-and-hate.aspx What Does Islam Teach About Hell and Hate]&lt;/ref&gt; Not surprisingly, attempts at pointing out the violence advocated by the Koran have been met with denials and excuses by Islamic apologists, who engage in [[taqiyya]] by claiming that the critics of the violent passages took those passages &quot;out of context&quot; and that &quot;critics only quote the part which (suits) them&quot; while the apologists do exactly what they accuse the critics of doing.&lt;ref&gt;[https://discover-the-truth.com/2014/08/12/quran-2191-and-kill-them-wherever-you-find-them-explained/ Quran 2:191- ‘And kill them wherever you find them…’ Explained] - an attempt by Islamic apologists to excuse violent passages of the Koran by offering deceitful explanations of what they claim those passages &quot;really mean&quot;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://islam101.com/terror/verse8_12.htm The Holy Quran, verse 8:12], from another Islamic apologist site which excuses the violent passages of the Koran and attacks its critics by claiming &quot;Some non-Muslims either through ignorance or Islam-bashing continue taking the verses of the Holy Quran out of context and its history to justify their false propaganda&quot;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/games/discover-truth/verses/47-4.aspx &quot;Discover the Truth's&quot; Game] - a refutation of the claims and excuses made by the Islamic apologist site Discover the Truth regarding Koran 47:4&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2005/01/jihad_quran_9123_v_matthew_103.html Jihad: Quran 9:123 v. Matthew 10:34] at American Thinker&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/06/obama_quotes_verse_532_omits_5.html Obama quotes (Koran) verse 5:32, omits 5:33] at American Thinker&lt;/ref&gt; Among the more violent and hateful passages of the Koran are these:<br /> <br /> *Koran 2:191 - “Slay the unbelievers wherever you find them.”<br /> *Koran 9:123 - “Make war on the infidels living in your neighborhood.”<br /> *Koran 9:5 - “When opportunity arises kill the infidels wherever you catch them.”<br /> *Koran 3:85 - “Any religion other than Islam is not acceptable.”<br /> *Koran 9:30 - “The Jews and the Christians are perverts; fight them.”<br /> *Koran 5:33 - “Maim and crucify the infidels if they criticize Islam”<br /> *Koran 9:28 - “The infidels are unclean; do not let them into a mosque.”<br /> *Koran 22:19 - “Punish the unbelievers with garments of fire, hooked iron rods, boiling water; melt their skin and bellies.”<br /> *Koran 47:4 - “Do not hanker for peace with the infidels; behead them when you catch them.”<br /> *Koran 8:65 - “The unbelievers are stupid; urge the Muslims to fight them.”<br /> *Koran 3:28 - “Muslims must not take the infidels as friends.”<br /> *Koran 8:12 - “Terrorize and behead those who disbelieve (in Allah).”<br /> *Koran 8:60 - “Muslims must muster all weapons to terrorize the infidels.”<br /> <br /> ==Terminology==<br /> Additional archaic terms for Muslims include, but are not limited to, &quot;Hagarene&quot; and &quot;Saracen.&quot; The term Hagarene was more common in post-crusade Europe as it made specific reference to the Biblical mother of Ishmael. In Islam, Ishmael plays an analogous theological role to Isaac. Muslims do not use it today to avoid confusing worship of [[Muhammad]] with worship of [[Allah]].&lt;ref&gt;Schimmel, (1992)&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Ex-Muslims==<br /> [[Michelle Malkin]] highlights a group of [[Ex-Muslims]] hoping to change the terms of debate about Islam in Europe. Maryam Namazie, the head of the British group said &quot;Too many things in the media and government policies have been geared to pandering to the political Islamic movements and Islamic organizations.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/20/ex-muslims-stand-up-in-britain/ Ex-Muslims stand up in Britain]&lt;/ref&gt; Ex-Muslims include Ibn Warraq, Wafa Sultan, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Mark A. Gabriel, Walid Shoebat, and Mosab Hassan Yousef.<br /> <br /> ==Critics==<br /> Most contemporary critics of Islam are either atheists or nominally religious: [[Ibn Warraq]] (author), [[Wafa Sultan]] (psychiatrist), [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]] (author), [[Hugh Fitzgerald]] (of JihadWatch), [[Oriana Fallaci]] (author), [[Geert Wilders]] (politician), [[Sam Harris]] (author), [[Pamela Geller]] (blogger), [[Bill Maher]] (comedian) and the crowd at the Ayn Rand Institute. The notable exception is [[Robert Spencer]], who while a devout Catholic, criticizes Islam as the socio-political ideology it is. Political critics include [[Winston Churchill]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/winston-churchills-brutal-takedown-of-islam-means-more-today-than-ever Winston Churchill’s Brutal Takedown of Islam Means More Today than Ever]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Herman Cain]], [[Rick Santorum]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.news-press.com/article/20130323/NEWS0119/303230016/Santorum-delivers-warning-about-radical-Islam-during-Naples-appearance|title=Santorum delivers warning about radical Islam during Naples appearance|date=March 23, 2013|newspaper=Fort Meyers News Press|author=Lindsay Downey}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[David Horowitz]] (author) and [[Pat Robertson]] (preacher). Neither [[Ronald Reagan]] (who helped mujahideen fight atheistic Communists) nor [[George W. Bush]] (&quot;Islam means peace&quot;) saw Islam as the problem. Commentators note that the conservative response to fundamental Islam is a far cry from the complete and unequivocal condemnation of Communism during the heyday of the Cold War.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.liberty-and-culture.com/conservatives.html|title=The Conservative Response to the Islamic Threat.|author=Jason Pappas|date=Sept 5, 2004}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Dinesh D’Souza]] argues that Muslims are &quot;God-fearing conservatives&quot;,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|author=Dinesh D’Souza|title=The Enemy At Home|year=2007|publisher= Doubleday}}&lt;/ref&gt; even though they have formed convenient alliances with liberals and several Islamic countries (particularly Iran) have formed alliances with the Communist regimes in [[China]] and [[North Korea]] and the Marxist regime in [[Venezuela]] to oppose the United States and its Western allies.&lt;ref&gt;''Some of the text for this article was taken from &quot;Islam: A Primer&quot;, Congressional Research Service Report for Congress (2003), a work in the public domain'' [http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/islam.htm#back]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Atheism vs. Islam ==<br /> See also: [[Atheism vs. Islam]] and [[Secular Europe]]<br /> [[File:Europe pol 2004.jpg|thumbnail|right|325px|In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that [[Europe]] will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/ 10 projections for the global population in 2050] By Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Research Forum, February 3, 2014&lt;/ref&gt;]]<br /> From a global perspective, [[Europe]] is more secular/[[Atheism|atheistic]] than the rest of the world although it does have a considerable amount of religious immigrants who have higher birth rates (see: [[Secular Europe]] and [[Atheist population]] and [[Global atheism]]).<br /> <br /> === Future of Islam in Europe and the desecularization of Europe ===<br /> In April 2010, Eric Kaufmann indicated concerning the future of Islam in Europe:<br /> {{cquote|I address this in some detail in the book, as well is in a [http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/features/europes-muslim-future recent article in the April issue of Prospect magazine] here in Britain. The short answer is that I don’t foresee a Muslim-majority Europe in this century or in the next. Why? Mainly because Muslim birthrates are plunging both in Europe and the Muslim world. Already, Iran, Tunisia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and several other Muslim countries have replacement-level fertility or below. In the UK, Bangladeshi and Pakistani fertility has halved in a generation and is now under 3 children per woman. This means their long-term growth will begin to tail off. The other part of the equation is the rise of non-Muslim immigrant groups (African and West Indian Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and other Eastern faiths) who are also increasing and therefore making Europe more plural and, in the process, rendering it harder for Muslims to increase their share of the population.<br /> <br /> That said, Muslim membership retention and in-group marriage is exceptionally high (over 90 per cent) and they are a much younger population than the host society. So they are on course for steady growth. My colleagues and I expect their fertility to fall to host levels by 2030, but they will still make up 5-15 per cent of most West European countries by 2050 and 10-25 per cent by 2100. This is a major change from the 2-6 per cent levels of today&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/shall_the_religious_inherit_the_earth/#sthash.nE0JGi2Y.dpuf ''Shall the religious inherit the earth?''], 2010 Interview with [[Eric Kaufmann]] by MercatorNet&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> Due to the growing number of Muslims moving into secular Europe/[[Western World]] and the ideological differences between the [[atheist worldview]] and Islam, there has been growing tension between [[atheism|atheists]]/secularists and Muslims - particularly between [[Militant atheism|militant atheists]] and militant Islam. <br /> <br /> The [[New Atheism|New Atheists]] [[Richard Dawkins]], [[Sam Harris]] and the late [[Christopher Hitchens]] have received multiple accusations of engaging in &quot;[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]&quot; behavior.&lt;ref&gt;<br /> *[https://www.salon.com/2013/03/30/dawkins_harris_hitchens_new_atheists_flirt_with_islamophobia/ Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens: New Atheists flirt with Islamophobia] by Nathan Lean, ''Salon'', March 30, 2013<br /> *[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/apr/03/sam-harris-muslim-animus Sam Harris, the New Atheists, and anti-Muslim animus] by Glenn Greenwald, ''The Guardian'', April 3, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; On the other hand, defenders of atheist criticisms of Islam/Muslims indicated that New Atheists should be able to criticize Islam without being accused of &quot;Islamophobia&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2013/04/new-atheism-should-be-able-criticise-islam-without-being-accused-islamophobia New Atheism should be able to criticise Islam without being accused of Islamophobia] by Andrew Zak Williams, ''New Statesman'', Published 19 April 2013&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> For more information, please see: <br /> <br /> *[[Atheism vs. Islam]]<br /> *[[Atheism vs. Christianity]]<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> [[Image:Africa islam 87.jpg|thumb|Islam in Africa]]<br /> *[[Arab American]]<br /> *[[Islamic republic]]<br /> *[[Islamophobia]]<br /> *[[Qur'an]]<br /> *[[Jihadism]], an extremist, take on Islam<br /> *[[Ramadan]]<br /> *[[In the midst of a Maelstrom: the Holy Spirit and silence: an essay]] encounter of Israeli Messianic Jew and Egyptian Muslim in Alexandria<br /> *[[List of countries by number of Muslims]]<br /> *[[Undercover Muslim]]<br /> *[[Islamic worldviews]]<br /> *[[Islamophilia]]<br /> *[[Judaism and Islam]]<br /> *[[Atheism vs. Islam]]<br /> *[[Islam and Christianity]]<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> * Armour, Rollin. ''Islam, Christianity, and the West: A Troubled History'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Islam-Christianity-West-Troubled-History/dp/1570754071/ref=sr_1_32?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259342713&amp;sr=1-32 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Armstrong, Karen. ''Islam: A Short History'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Islam-History-Modern-Library-Chronicles/dp/081296618X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259342302&amp;sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Berkey, Jonathan P. ''The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Formation-Islam-Religion-Society-600-1800/dp/0521588138/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259342713&amp;sr=1-27 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Campo, Juan Eduardo. ''Encyclopedia of Islam'' (2009), basic introduction<br /> * Esposito, John J. ''The Oxford History of Islam'' (2000) [https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-History-Islam-John-Esposito/dp/0195107993/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259342302&amp;sr=1-6 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Glasse, Cyril. ''The New Encyclopedia of Islam'' ( 2nd ed. 2008)<br /> * Lewis, Bernard. ''Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East'' (2001), by leading conservative historian [https://www.amazon.com/Islam-History-People-Events-Middle/dp/0812695186/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259342525&amp;sr=1-15 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Martin, Richard C. et al. ''Encyclopedia of Islam &amp; the Muslim World'' (2003), more advanced<br /> * Newby, Gordon. ''A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Concise-Encyclopedia-Islam-Gordon-Newby/dp/1851682953/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259342942&amp;sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Robinson, Chase F. ed. ''The New Cambridge History of Islam'' (Volume 1) (2009), summarizes advanced scholarship<br /> * Ruthven, Malise, and Azim Nanji. ''Historical Atlas of Islam'' (2004) <br /> * Schimmel, Annemarie. ''Islam: An Introduction''. (1992)<br /> * Sonn, Tamara and Mary Williamsburg. ''A Brief History of Islam'' (2004) [https://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Blackwell-Histories-Religion/dp/1405109009/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259342302&amp;sr=1-12 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Wheatcroft, Andrew. ''Infidels: A History of the Conflict Between Christendom and Islam'' (2005) [https://www.amazon.com/Infidels-History-Conflict-Between-Christendom/dp/0812972392/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1259342525&amp;sr=1-13 excerpt and text search]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://muslim-canada.org/islam_christianity.html Islam and Christianity] - excellent article comparing and contrasting the two.<br /> *[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/ Qur'an online in English]<br /> *[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/ Sahih Bukhari (Hadith collection) online in English]<br /> *[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/ Sahih Muslim (Hadith collection) online in English]<br /> *[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/abudawud/ Sunan Abu-Dawud (Hadith collection) online in English]<br /> *[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muwatta/ Malik's Muwatta (Hadith collection) online in English]<br /> * Congressional Research Service, &quot;Islam: A Primer&quot;, Report for Congress (2003), a work in the public domain and the source of part of this article [http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/islam.htm#back]<br /> *[http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2011/01/islamists-torch-pope-in-effigy-again.html Islamists Torch Pope in Effigy, Again]<br /> *[http://www.tribecatrib.com/news/2010/december/849_kind-strangers.html Muslims Saving Jews During World War II.] By Shane Dixon Kavanaugh.<br /> *[http://differencesbetween.com/islam-and-muslim/ Difference Between Islam and Muslim]<br /> *[http://bertschlossberg.blogspot.com/ A Turkish Delight: they think so in Israel too!]<br /> *[http://bertschlossberg.blogspot.com/ Turkey's Islamic scholar, Rabbi Meir Lau, and Cain speechless before Abel]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|group=note}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Islam]]<br /> [[Category:Political Ideologies]]</div>

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<p>ProudGator: Update</p> <hr /> <div>The '''Armenian Genocide''' was the [[massacre]] of [[Armenians]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]], especially the deaths of 1.5 million&lt;ref&gt;Armenians say 1.5 million.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide&lt;/ref&gt; Armenians from Anatolia during [[World War I]]. [[Turkey]] (which in 1923 became the successor state to the Ottoman Empire) has denied its responsibility, suggesting that preplanned [[genocide]] did not occur. Turkey says it was a confusing period where many people were killed because of political uprisings. To this day, Turkey denies it and did not even release their records.<br /> <br /> The Armenian Genocide of 1914–1923 was not the only Armenian Genocide – an earlier one began in 1019.&lt;ref&gt;Ibrahim, Raymond (May 10, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/remembering-the-forgotten-armenian-genocide-of-1019-ad Remembering the forgotten Armenian Genocide of 1019 AD]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''American Thinker''). Retrieved May 11, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> Following victory over Persia at the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514, the Ottoman Empire extended its rule over western [[Armenia]]. In 1555 Armenia was divided between the Shahs of Persia and the Sultans of Turkey. <br /> <br /> In traditional Ottoman society, the Armenians were defined, as were other Christians and the Jews, as a dhimmi millet, a non-Muslim religious community of the empire. Their actual treatment by the state varied to some extent with the military fortunes of the empire, the religious passions of its elites, and the encroachment upon their land by Muslim refugees from the Balkans and the Caucasus as well as by Kurdish pastoralists. Normally dhimmis were free to practice their religion, but they were distinctively inferior to Muslims in status. In the nineteenth century, the Armenians challenged the traditional hierarchy of Ottoman society as they became better educated, wealthier, and more urban. In response—despite attempts at reforms—the empire became more repressive toward Armenians, who more than any other Christian minority bore the brunt of persecution<br /> <br /> In the 19th century, Russia, after victories over Persia in 1828 and over Turkey in 1829, acquired the right to organize the immigration of Armenians into the Caucasus with the aim of developing the territories. Under Russia, the number of Armenians in the area now represented by present-day Soviet Armenia increased from 46,000 in 1827 to 511,000 in 1897. Thus by joining Russia, Eastern Armenia became the home of the national survival of the Armenian people. The fate of Western Armenia was different. The organized massacres of 1894-96 and 1909 and the genocide of 1915 completely depopulated Western Armenia. <br /> <br /> Conflict between Turks and Armenians resulted from dissimilar cultural elements and social organization. By the end of the 19th century, the Ottoman authorities justified their attacks on Armenians by accusing them of being &quot;revolutionaries, terrorists, and troublemakers acting on behalf of Russia or other foreign powers.&quot; Even with the demise of the Ottoman Empire following World War I, the conflict between Turks and Armenians remained unresolved, resulting in contemporary Armenian terrorist attacks on Turkish targets.<br /> <br /> ===Kurds===<br /> The Turks often used Muslim Kurds as intermediary oppressors between themselves and the Christian Armenians. Less firmly Islamic Kurds, however, often aided persecuted Armenians, and at times when the Kurds themselves were oppressed, Kurdish-Armenian solidarity emerged. The complex history of Turkish-Kurdish-Armenian relations culminated in Kurdish complicity in the genocide committed against the Armenians during World War I. Thereafter, Kurds and Kurdish independence movements became the chief targets of Turkish policies attempting to Turkify all Anatolia.&lt;ref&gt;Tessa Hofmann, Gerayer Koutcharian, and Dorothea Lam, &quot;The History of Armenian-Kurdish Relations in the Ottoman Empire.&quot; ''Armenian Review'' 1986 39(4): 1-45. Issn: 0004-2366&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> ===Armenian nationalists===<br /> Following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, Russians occupied the six Armenian vilayets, and Armenian nationalism was stimulated. In 1880, a revolutionary organization known as the Defenders of the Fatherland was organized in Erzurum. A few years later, in 1885, the Armenakan society was organized, and in 1887 the Hunchagian Party appeared. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktzutun) was formed in 1890. <br /> <br /> The Armenians expected outside assistance in their efforts to break away from Ottoman rule and were led to carry out a number of rash terror actions, including bombing and assassinations. The Russians, therefore, discouraged the Armenian liberation movement from establishing an independent Armenia on the southern borders of Russia. But the Russian government also took active steps to prevent the massacres of Armenians by Sultan Abdul Hamid. <br /> <br /> When Sultan Abdul Hamid II came to power in 1876, he steered a course of political and social repression and technological modernization. But the Empire was the &quot;sick man of Europe&quot; and nationalist revolts among Christian minorities led to the loss of Serbia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania and large parts of Bulgaria, which comprised 40% of the territory. Some 400,000 Muslim refugees were expelled; the Empire became more Muslim and hatred of Christians intensified. The old program of using Christian minorities to speed the modernization process had failed. The Empire was bankrupt and the Christians wanted autonomy, not participation. <br /> <br /> In August and September 1894, a series of massacres occurred in the vicinity of Sassun as a result of an uprising that was put down with ferocity by Kurdish irregular cavalry (Hamidieh regiments). The massacres soon spread, and in October and November 1895 there were pogroms at Trabzon, Erzurum, Bitlis, Kurun, Maras, and elsewhere. The essential cause of the massacres lay in the failure of the European powers to secure the reforms envisaged by the Treaty of Berlin for the Asian provinces of the Ottoman Empire. In August 1896 after an attack on the Ottoman Bank in Constantinople a massacre of Armenians occurred in the Ottoman capital; 4,000 to 6,000 Armenians were killed. By the end of 1896 over 80,000 Armenians lad dead in the eastern provinces.<br /> <br /> It is still not clear what role he and his regime played in the massacres of 1894-1896, but massacres set off large-scale protests, especially in the United States and Britain. The protests forced Sultan Abdul-Hamid II to appoint an investigating commission, joined by British, French, and Russian delegates, which produced a minor reform program. Despite his policy of ruthless repression, the sultan could not halt the military and political disintegration of his regime, and he was replaced in 1908 by the political revolution of the Young Turks, who sought to address the Ottoman crisis with new and radical ideas.<br /> <br /> ===Young Turks===<br /> The Young Turks had an entirely new approach. They did not want modernity, they wanted a Pan-Islamic empire based on Turks and other Muslim ethnic groups. Christians, especially Greeks and Armenians were distrusted; large numbers emigrated. By April 1909, there were massacres at Adana and other places of Lesser Armenia, sparked by peaceful demonstrations that inflamed nationalist Turks. Intermittent attacks took place in the following years, against the background of the disintegration of the empire. When the Armenians threatened to add to the losses the Young Turks drew the line, began advocating a xenophobic and chauvinistic brand of nationalism that sought to create a new empire based on Islam and Turkish ethnicity. This new empire, stretching from Anatolia to western China, would exclude minorities unless they became Turks by nationality and Muslims by religion. The Armenians would rather die than give up their Christian religion; the Young Turks found willing allies in Kurdish elements in Anatolia who had long been hostile to the Armenians. Armenians grew closer to Russia, the Orthodox Christian nation that seemed best poised to protect them. The people in eastern Armenia were protected by the Russians and by 1919 had their own nation. The 3 million people in western Armenia were under Turkish control and they were the victims. <br /> <br /> ===World War I===<br /> The Young Turk &quot;Ittihad ve Terrake Djemieti&quot; [Committee of Union and Progress, or CUP] took the opportunity afforded by the war with Russia to solve its &quot;Armenian question.&quot; The Empire was at war with Russia, with military action in and near Armenia. The Armenians were seen as allies of the Russians, and could not be trusted with weapons. At the end of 1914, Armenian soldiers in the Ottoman forces were disarmed; many were killed. In April 1915 hundreds of writers, journalists, and artists were arrested, exiled, and murdered. In June 1915, as western powers threatened to punish those who committed atrocities against the Armenians, the government escalated its attacks and decided to forcibly remove all the Armenians living in eastern Armenia, near the Russian border—the Armenian homeland for many centuries. The deportation was the height of cruelty, in western Armenia, Cilicia, and surrounding regions, followed.&lt;ref&gt;In certain areas, notably Van, Shabin Karahisar, Sasun, Urfa, and Antioch, some Armenians were able to organize armed resistance.&lt;/ref&gt; The long lines of Armenian deportees were set upon again and again by Turkish and Kurdish villagers who in many cases had been incited and were led by specially designated killing squads, that Armenians believe were organized at the highest levels of the government. Those Armenians who escaped massacre and reached the camps in Syria were very likely to perish of hunger, dehydration, or exposure on the way. Between 1915 and the armistice in 1918, some one million Armenians, out of a population of two million, were killed; others were killed in organized fighting after 1918.&lt;ref&gt;The numbers vary, with Armenian spokesmen setting the total at 1.5 million deaths and most historians at about 600,000 to 1 million. Donald Quataert, ''The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922'' (2nd ed. 2005) p 187 says 600,000; Gunter (1986) p. 19 says the best unbiased estimate is 600,000.&lt;/ref&gt; The Turkish mindset looked at adult men as the carriers of Armenian identity; they were killed. Women and children were considered to have malleable ethnic identity according to which men controlled them. Children especially were taken and raised as Turks or Kurds; women were made permanent servants or kept in harems.&lt;ref&gt;Adalian, &quot;The Armenian Genocide,&quot; (2004) p 64&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Many Armenians who survived the ordeal settled in Lebanon, with an Armenian population of 200,000 in the 1970s; large numbers dispersed worldwide, especially to California.<br /> <br /> ===Diplomatic response===<br /> The Allied Powers, at war with the Ottoman Empire, expressed outrage at the mass-murder of the Armenians. They pledged retribution against the perpetrators and support for an independent Armenian republic. On May 24, 1915, the Allies referred to the genocide as a &quot;crime against humanity and civilization,&quot; and warned that they would hold Turkish officials &quot;who have participated in the massacres personally responsible.&quot; In May 1918, a small and vulnerable Armenian Republic was founded in the Caucasus and expanded into parts of Ottoman Armenia as the Turkish army withdrew from the region; it was taken over by the Soviet Union in 1920. <br /> <br /> American public opinion was outraged at the genocide of Christians by Muslims, and sent tens of millions of dollars in relief aid, setting up refugee camps especially in Russia. <br /> <br /> ==Postwar==<br /> The Treaty of Sèvres, Aug. 10, 1920, provided for an independent Armenia. However, the situation was drastically changed by Turkish military assaults and the establishment of a Soviet republic in Yerevan, Armenia, in late 1920. A treaty imposed on Armenia by Turkey on December 3 reduced Soviet Armenia to the province of Yerevan. It finally became independent in 1991.<br /> <br /> In postwar Turkey, international pressure forced war crimes trials in 1919-20 against the Young Turk faction. The triumvirs who ruled Turkey in 1915 and had ordered the genocide—War Minister Enver Pasha, Interior minister Talat Pasha, and defense minister Ahmed Djemal Pasha—were condemned to death. They had fled Turkey but were tracked down and assassinated by Armenians as part of &quot;Operation Nemesis,&quot; designed to kill the 200 Turks most involved in the genocide.&lt;ref&gt;It is unclear if Russians or Armenians killed Enver Pasha. Gunter, '' Pursuing the Just Cause,'' p 29.&lt;/ref&gt; The new leader of Turkey after the war, [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] had broken with the Young Turk group in 1914, was never involved in the genocide, and ended the privileged position given to Islam. Some 150,000 Armenians lived in Istanbul throughout the period; in the Armenian homeland areas of eastern Turkey almost all the Armenians were gone.<br /> <br /> ==Memory==<br /> Historical work on the genocide has been almost entirely pro-Armenian or pro-Turkish and therefore implicated in a political conflict still unresolved today. Armenian historians seek to exorcise the trauma experienced by earlier generations, to pass on the memory of this trauma, and to present the genocide of the Armenians as the founding element of contemporary Armenian identity. <br /> <br /> British historian [[Arnold Toynbee]], whose 1917 report remains a critical primary source, changed his evaluation later in life, concluding, &quot;These…Armenian political aspirations had not been legitimate....Their aspirations did not merely threaten to break up the Turkish Empire; they could not be fulfilled without doing grave injustice to the Turkish people itself.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;quoted in Gunter, ''Pursuing the Just Cause'' (1986) p 16&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> For Turkish historians, supporting the national republican myth is essential to preserving Turkish national unity. The usual Turkish argument is that the deportations were necessary because the Armenians had allied themselves with Russian invaders in wartime, and &quot;some 100,000 Armenians...may have died between 1915 and 1918, but this was no greater a percentage than that of the Turks and other Muslims who died as a result of the same conditions in the same places at the same time.&quot; &quot;There was no genocide committed against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire before or during World War I.&quot; &lt;ref&gt;Statements by the Assembly of Turkish American Associations, 1982, quoted in Gunter (1986) p. 18&lt;/ref&gt; Dissident historians in Turkey are trying to reclaim the Armenians as part of Ottoman and Turkish history and acknowledge the wrongs done to the Armenians as a condition for reconciliation with them on the basis of confidence in Turkish national unity.&lt;ref&gt;Lucette Valensi, &quot;Notes on Two Discordant Histories: Armenia During World War I.&quot; ''Mediterranean Historical Review'' 2001 16(1): 49-60. Issn: 0951-8967; James Reid, &quot;The Armenian Massacres in Ottoman and Turkish Historiography.&quot; ''Armenian Review'' 1984 37(1): 22-40. Issn: 0004-2366&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Six decades after the event a revival of Armenian nationalism led to an organized Armenian terrorist campaign that began in 1975, targeting Turkish diplomats. For example, Kemal Arikan, the new Turkish consul general in Los Angeles was assassinated on January 28, 1982,&lt;ref&gt;Gunter, ''Pursuing the Just Cause'' (1986) p. 33&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Diplomacy===<br /> Following the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the Caucasus became a new field for Turkish foreign policy, and in this region relations with Armenia became the most critical and sensitive challenge. Despite the extreme negative historical legacy of the genocide, Turkey tried to establish a new basis for relations with Armenia, and there were some positive steps taken in this direction under the presidency of Levon Ter-Petrosian in Armenia. Disputes over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh became the decisive factor in bilateral relations, as predominantly Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh protested control by the Muslim Republic of Azerbaijan, which had Turkey's support. During the presidency of Ter-Petrosian's successor, Robert Kocharian, aside from the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, diaspora communities gained influence, which led to the genocide issue again becoming an important element in bilateral relations. Despite Kocharian's early hawkish rhetoric, during the second term of his presidency a détente arose in relations between the two countries, and the Turkish-Armenian Peace Commission founded in 2001 was a significant step in the direction of better relations.<br /> <br /> Internationally, twenty-one countries have recognized the tragedy as genocide, as have 32 U.S. states.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=542 see a 2004 statement by the governor of Montana at]&lt;/ref&gt; This has been a problem in the Turkish-Armenian relationship, as well as the relationship with Israel, which is a close ally of Turkey, and the U.S., which has a very large an active Armenian population of Armenian descent, and tries to be friends with both Turkey (a NATO ally), and Armenia.<br /> <br /> In 2007 a proposal&lt;ref&gt;[http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:hr106ih.txt.pdf See text at]&lt;/ref&gt; to denounce the genocide was heatedly debated in the U.S. Congress, with the State Department and White House warning that passage would seriously damage relations between the U.S. and Turkey. the resolution did not pass, and President Obama visited Turkey in 2009 without incident. Later, in 2019, both houses of Congress recognized the genocide.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/senate-adopts-resolution-recognising-armenian-genocide-191212181131178.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Bibliography==<br /> * Adalian, Rouben Paul. &quot;The Armenian Genocide,&quot; in William S. Parsons and Israel W. Charny, eds. ''Century of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts.'' (2004), ch 2 [http://www.questia.com/read/108313312# online edition]<br /> * Adalian, Rouben P. ''Historical Dictionary of Armenia'' (2002).<br /> * Ahnert, Margaret Ajemian. ''The Knock at the Door: A Journey Through the Darkness of Armenian Genocide.'' Beaufort Books 2007. 240 pp <br /> * Akcam, Taner. ''A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility'' (2007) [https://www.amazon.com/Shameful-Act-Armenian-Genocide-Responsibility/dp/080508665X/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1196874166&amp;sr=8-16 excerpt and text search] <br /> * Andreopoulos, George J., ed. ''Genocide: Conceptual and Historical Dimensions.'' 1994. 265 pp.&amp;nbsp;Compares Armenia with Cambodia, East Timor, and Kurdistan. <br /> * Bloxham, Donald. ''The Great Game of Genocide: Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Destruction of the Ottoman Armenians'' (2005), scholarly history of the wartime massacres; 344 pages [http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=&amp;mkt=en-us&amp;scope=books&amp;FORM=LIVSOP#q=bryce%20toynbee&amp;filter=all&amp;start=1&amp;t=H6WeD-pdFZ8QQ5kq6p5CJw&amp;sq=bryce%20toynbee excerpt and text search]<br /> * Bloxham, Donald. &quot;Rethinking the Armenian Genocide.&quot; ''History Today'' 2005 55(6): 28-30. Issn: 0018-2753 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]] <br /> * Dadrian, Vahakn N. &quot;Patterns of Twentieth Century Genocides: the Armenian, Jewish, and Rwandan Cases.&quot; ''Journal of Genocide Research'' 2004 6(4): 487-522. Issn: 1462-3528 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]]<br /> * Dadrian, Vahakn N. ''The History of the Armenian Genocide: Ethnic Conflict from the Balkans to Anatolia to the Caucasus'' (1997) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&amp;d=78126590 online edition]<br /> * Dadrian, Vahakn N. ''Warrant for Genocide: Key Elements of Turko-Armenian Conflict.'' 1999. 214 pp. <br /> * Herzig, Edmund, and Marina Kurkchiyan. ''The Armenians: Past and Present in the Making of National Identity'' (2005) [http://www.questia.com/read/110137949 online edition]<br /> * Hovannisian, Richard G. ed. ''The Armenian Genocide in Perspective.'' (1986), important essays by scholars; [https://books.google.com/books?id=PrdaJNeIeoIC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=intitle:The+intitle:Armenian+intitle:Genocide+intitle:in+intitle:perspective&amp;num=30&amp;as_brr=0&amp;sig=FkWm-x01AZPXKnZ0qPgkQBpWEPw excerpt and text search]<br /> * Hovannisian, Richard G. ed. ''The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times. Vol. 2: Foreign Dominion to Statehood: The Fifteenth Century to the Twentieth Century.'' 1997. 493 pp. <br /> * Mann, Michael. ''The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing'' (2004), ch 5 and 6<br /> * Panossian, Razmik. ''The Armenians: From Kings and Priests to Merchants and Commissars.'' 2006. 442 pp. <br /> * Papazian, Bertha S. ''The Tragedy of Armenia: A Brief Study and Interpretation'' (1919) [https://books.google.com/books?id=TJgLAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA13&amp;dq=intitle:armenia+date:1910-2007&amp;num=100&amp;as_brr=1#PPA160,M1 full text online]<br /> * Somakian, Manoug Joseph. ''Empires in Conflict: Armenia and the Great Powers, 1895-1920.'' 1995. 276 pp. <br /> <br /> ===World responses===<br /> * Anderson, Margaret Lavinia. &quot;Down in Turkey, far away': Human Rights, the Armenian Massacres, and Orientalism in Wilhelmine Germany,&quot; ''Journal of Modern History'' Volume 79, Number 1, March 2007, pp 80–111<br /> * Balakian, Peter. ''The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response'' (2003), 475 pp [https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Tigris-Armenian-Genocide-Americas/dp/0060558709/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1196874166&amp;sr=8-11 excerpt and text search]<br /> * Hovannis1an, Richard G. &quot;The Allies and Armenia, 1915-18.&quot; ''Journal of Contemporary History'' 1968 3(1): 145-168. Issn: 0022-0094 Fulltext: [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-0094(196801)3%3A1%3C145%3ATAAA1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-8 in Jstor]<br /> * Libaridian, Gerard. &quot;The Ideology of the Young Turk Movement,&quot; pp.&amp;nbsp;37–49. In Gerard Libaridian (Ed.) ''A Crime of Silence, The Armenian Genocide: Permanent Peoples' Tribunal.'' (London: Zed Books, 1985).<br /> * Nassibian, Akaby ''Britain and the Armenian Question: 1915-1923.'' (1984). <br /> * Peterson, Merrill D. ''&quot;Starving Armenians&quot;: America and the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1930 and After.'' (2004). 199 pp. <br /> * Severance, Gordon and Diana Severance. ''Against the Gates of Hell: The Life &amp; Times of Henry Perry, a Christian Missionary in a Moslem World'' (2003)<br /> * Winter, Jay, ed. ''America and the Armenian Genocide of 1915'' (2004), 325pp [https://books.google.com/books?id=2hcw6_PMuh4C&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=intitle:America+intitle:and+intitle:the+intitle:Armenian+intitle:Genocide+intitle:of+intitle:1915&amp;num=30&amp;as_brr=0&amp;sig=OluhkceWnQy01TIQKkEjWpP-ZVA excerpts and text search]<br /> ===Memory===<br /> * Auron, Yair. ''The Banality of Denial: Israel and the Armenian Genocide'' (2005)<br /> * Dyer, Gwynne. &quot;Turkish ‘Falsifiers’ and Armenian ‘Deceivers’: Historiography and the Armenian Massacres,&quot; ''Middle Eastern Studies'' 12 (January 1976), pp. 99–107. <br /> * Gunter, Michael M. ''Pursuing the Just Cause of Their People: A Study of Contemporary Armenian Terrorism'' (1986) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/pursuing-the-just-cause-of-their-people-a-study-of-contemporary-armenian-terrorism-by-michael-m-gunter.jsp online edition]<br /> * Hovannisian, Richard G., ed. ''Remembrance and Denial: The Case of the Armenian Genocide.'' 1999. 316 pp. <br /> * Peroomian, Rubina. ''Literary Responses to Catastrophe: A Comparison of the Armenian and the Jewish Experience'' (1993), focus on work of Armenian authors: Zabel Esayan (1878-1943), Suren Partevian (1876-1921), Aram Andonian (1875-1952), and Hakob Oshakan (1883-1948). <br /> * Ravitch, Norman. ''The Armenian Catastrophe: Of History, Murder &amp; Sin,&quot; ''Encounter'', December 1981, pp.&amp;nbsp;69–84. <br /> * Suny, Ronald Grigor. &quot;Truth in Telling: Reconciling Realities in the Genocide of the Ottoman Armenians,&quot; ''American Historical Review'' October 2009, Vol. 114, No. 4: 930-946.<br /> <br /> ==Primary sources==<br /> * Davis, Leslie A. ''The Slaughterhouse Province: An American Diplomat's Report on the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1917.'' (New Rochelle, NY: Aristide D. Caratzas, Publisher, 1989). <br /> * Kirakossian, Arman J. ed. ''The Armenian Massacres, 1894-1896: U.S. Media Testimony'' (2004), 317 pp<br /> * Miller, Donald E. and Miller, Lorna Touryan, eds. ''Survivors: An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide.'' 1993. 242 pp. <br /> * Morgenthau, Henry. ''Ambassador Morgethau's Story'' (1918), detailed report by U.S. Ambassador to Turkey [https://books.google.com/books?id=sg03AAAAMAAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=inauthor:henry+inauthor:morgenthau&amp;num=30&amp;as_brr=0 full text online]<br /> * Ohandjanian, Artem, ed. ''The Armenian Genocide, Volume 2 Documentation.'' (Munich: Institute fur Armenische Fragen 1988). <br /> * Sanasarian, Eliz. &quot;Gender Distinction in the Genocide Process: A Preliminary Study of the Armenian Case.&quot; ''Holocaust and Genocide Studies,'' (1989) 4(4):449-61.<br /> * Toynbee, Arnold Joseph. ''The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire'' (1916) 736 pages; also known as the Bryce Report or Bryce-Toynbee Blue Book. [http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=&amp;mkt=en-us&amp;scope=books&amp;FORM=LIVSOP#q=bryce%20toynbee&amp;filter=all&amp;t=FCRPORf8h-qoViwqZ7ULBA full text online] <br /> * [https://books.google.com/books?q=+subject:%22Armenian+question%22&amp;num=100&amp;as_brr=1 older books, full text online]<br /> * [http://www.armeniangenocide.com/forumdisplay.php?f=171 online documents and commentary from Armenian forum]<br /> * [http://www.gomidas.org/books/index.htm books favorable to Armenia position]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/25/the-1915-armenian-genocide-why-is-it-still-denied-by-turkey-and-the-u-s/ The 1915 Armenian Genocide - Why Is It Still Denied By Turkey (And The U.S.)?] - [[TheBlaze]]<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Armenian History]]<br /> [[Category:Genocide]]<br /> [[Category:World War I]]<br /> [[Category:Ottoman Empire]]<br /> [[Category:Turkey]]<br /> [[Category:Armenia]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Janjaweed&diff=1603930 2019-12-12T22:10:32Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''Janjaweed''' is the [[paramilitary]] group in [[Darfur]], [[Sudan]]. They are the primary instigators in the [[Darfur Genocide]], where thousands of the non-[[Baggara]] population in Darfur are being killed. They are directly tied to the government as the government finances them.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> The Janjaweed are predominantly members of Muslim herding tribes, specifically the Baggara. They were created, armed, and funded by the Sudanese government of [[Omar Hassan al-Bashir]] to fight rebels.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.britannica.com/topic/Janjaweed&lt;/ref&gt; They committed the genocide that occurred there in concert with the [[Sudanese]] army.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Sudan]]<br /> [[Category:Genocide]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1555400 2019-08-22T13:19:11Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Nazi Atheist.jpg|thumbnail|Atheism and Fascism both oppose the Bible and are naturally compatible.]]<br /> <br /> == Atheofascists==<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt; The alt-right advocate [[Vox Day]] rejects the notion that Spencer is alt-right and provides evidence that Spencer is a [[leftism|leftist]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://voxday.blogspot.com/2017/10/dicky-spencers-dance-party.html Dicky Spencer's Dance Party]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == A fascist and possibly an atheist ==<br /> <br /> [[Adolf Hitler]] is theorized to be an atheist.&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Richard Weikart, Professor of Modern European History, California State University Stanislaus, theorizes that Hitler was a [[pantheism|pantheist]] (which is a type of atheism).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy05t0taBkE What were Hitler’s religious beliefs?] by Richard Weikart&lt;/ref&gt; See the video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy05t0taBkE What were Hitler’s religious beliefs?] by Richard Weikart<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> One of the many causes of Nazism is the atheistic theory of [[evolution]].&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2018/02/michael-medved-and-richard-weikart-lay-bare-the-evolutionary-roots-of-nazism/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> To Quote Evolution News:<br /> If atheism is true, the following are true:<br /> <br /> # There is no God.<br /> # Nothing caused everything for no reason.<br /> # There is no ultimate purpose for anything.<br /> # There is no afterlife.<br /> # Human beings are just animals.<br /> # There is no objective morality (follows necessarily from 1, 2, 3, 5).<br /> # There is no ultimate accountability (follows necessarily from 1-6).<br /> # There is no free will (follows from 5).<br /> # There is no guilt or innocence in a moral sense (follows from 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8).&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2017/11/taking-atheism-seriously/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[Evolutionism]] is often a very significant factor in terms of an individual becoming an atheist (See also: [[Causes of atheism]]).&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/atheism-needs-evolution&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> The atheistic philosophy of [[Social Darwinism]] provides the basis for Nazi racial theory. The amoral foundations of atheism and [[Darwinism]] similarly abet fascist crimes.&lt;ref&gt;https://answersingenesis.org/charles-darwin/racism/darwinism-and-the-nazi-race-holocaust/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Fascistic methods used by atheists==<br /> Atheists have repeatedly used heavy-handed means to force their agenda on other people. For example, in the West, atheists demand evolutionism dominate schools. Similarly, in the former [[USSR]] and in modern [[China]], atheists have persecuted religious people in order to force their beliefs on them.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> *[[Atheist indoctrination]]<br /> *[[Evolutionary indoctrination]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Porcupine_Classification&diff=1525615 2019-05-18T11:32:20Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>According to evolutionists, porcupines evolved twice convergently. They claim the quills are the result are the result of [[Convergent evolution|&quot; convergent evolution&quot;]]. This essay will explore a different possibility, namely that Old World and New World porcupines are members of the same [[Baraminology|Baramin]] and that the evolutionist taxonomic system is deeply errant.<br /> [[File:Tree Climbing Porcupines.jpg|thumbnail|right|Two North American porcupines in a tree.]]<br /> <br /> ==Justifying the &quot;lumping&quot; of Old World and New World porcupines into a single baramin==<br /> Old World (Hystricid) and New World (Erethizontid) porcupines are remarkably similar. Both have long quills, a tubby body shape and cavimorph dentition. In addition, both have comparatively thick tails, which they can swing at enemies to belabor them with quills. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/animals/mammals/porcupine.htm&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.catskillmountaineer.com/animals-porcupine.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Porcupine - Ялтинский зоопарк 079.jpg|thumbnail|An Old World Porcupine in a zoo at Yalta, Russia.]]<br /> [[File:Hystrix brachyura, Malayan porcupine.jpg|thumbnail|left|A Malayan porcupine, ''Hystrix brachyura'', an Old World porcupine.]]<br /> In fact, the only significant difference I can find between the two groups is that Hystricids have no spines on the front third to half of their bodies. Therefore, I consider them similar enough to be grouped into a single baramin. Additionally, this fits common sense. Why would [[God]] make one kind of porcupine for the Old World and one for the New? That is too complicated and generally unnecessary.<br /> <br /> ==Hypothesizing on traits of the original members of the porcupine baramin==<br /> Porcupines have strong tails they can use to shake quills at enemies. &lt;ref&gt; https://answersingenesis.org/kids/mammals/porcupine/ &lt;/ref&gt; Some New World Porcupines (those of the genus Coendou) have long prehensile tails. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.uwsp.edu/biology/VertebrateCollection/Pages/Vertebrates/Mammals%20of%20Paraguay/Coendou%20prehensilis/Coendou%20prehensilis.aspx &lt;/ref&gt; This poses an interesting problem. According to evolutionists, the tail evolved through [[Natural selection]]. However, this poses a few problems considering known science, most especially the lack of documented evolution of new information. &lt;ref&gt; https://creation.com/meta-information &lt;/ref&gt; I propose that the prehensile tails of the ''Coendou'' New World Porcupines are in fact a textbook example of De-evolution and ''loss'' of information. For example, the part of their tail these porcupines grip with is spineless, which means that it must have ''lost'' the information to grow spines on that part of its tail. Not only that, but the long, comparatively nonspiny tail is far less useful to shake at predators than a normal porcupine one.<br /> [[File:Porcupine in tree.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Baturite porcupine, ''Coendou baturitensis'', a prehensile-tailed porcupine.]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[File:Chaetomys subspinosus.gif|thumbnail|left|A Bristle-spined rat, ''Chaeotomys subspinosus''.]]<br /> In South America there exists a porcupine by the name of the bristle-spined rat.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Essays]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Porcupine_Classification&diff=1523955 2019-05-11T13:35:39Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>According to evolutionists, porcupines evolved twice convergently. They claim the quills are the result are the result of [[Convergent evolution|&quot; convergent evolution&quot;]]. This essay will explore a different possibility, namely that Old World and New World porcupines are members of the same [[Baraminology|Baramin]] and that the evolutionist taxonomic system is deeply errant.<br /> [[File:Tree Climbing Porcupines.jpg|thumbnail|right|Two North American porcupines in a tree.]]<br /> <br /> ==Justifying the &quot;lumping&quot; of Old World and New World porcupines into a single baramin==<br /> Old World (Hystricid) and New World (Erethizontid) porcupines are remarkably similar. Both have long quills, a tubby body shape and cavimorph dentition. In addition, both have comparatively thick tails, which they can swing at enemies to belabor them with quills. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/animals/mammals/porcupine.htm&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.catskillmountaineer.com/animals-porcupine.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Porcupine - Ялтинский зоопарк 079.jpg|thumbnail|An Old World Porcupine in a zoo at Yalta, Russia.]]<br /> [[File:Hystrix brachyura, Malayan porcupine.jpg|thumbnail|left|A Malayan porcupine, ''Hystrix brachyura'', an Old World porcupine.]]<br /> In fact, the only significant difference I can find between the two groups is that Hystricids have no spines on the front third to half of their bodies. Therefore, I consider them similar enough to be grouped into a single baramin. Additionally, this fits common sense. Why would [[God]] make one kind of porcupine for the Old World and one for the New? That is too complicated and generally unnecessary.<br /> <br /> ==Hypothesizing on traits of the original members of the porcupine baramin==<br /> Porcupines have strong tails they can use to shake quills at enemies. &lt;ref&gt; https://answersingenesis.org/kids/mammals/porcupine/ &lt;/ref&gt; Some New World Porcupines (those of the genus Coendou) have long prehensile tails. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.uwsp.edu/biology/VertebrateCollection/Pages/Vertebrates/Mammals%20of%20Paraguay/Coendou%20prehensilis/Coendou%20prehensilis.aspx &lt;/ref&gt; This poses an interesting problem. According to evolutionists, the tail evolved through [[Natural selection]]. However, this poses a few problems considering known science, most especially the lack of documented evolution of new information. &lt;ref&gt; https://creation.com/meta-information &lt;/ref&gt; I propose that the prehensile tails of the ''Coendou'' New World Porcupines are in fact a textbook example of De-evolution and ''loss'' of information. For example, the part of their tail these porcupines grip with is spineless, which means that it must have ''lost'' the information to grow spines on that part of its tail. Not only that, but the long, comparatively nonspiny tail is far less useful to shake at predators than a normal porcupine one.<br /> [[File:Porcupine in tree.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Baturite porcupine, ''Coendou baturitensis'', a prehensile-tailed porcupine.]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &lt;br /&gt;<br /> In South America there exists a porcupine by the name of the bristle-spined rat.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Essays]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Porcupine_Classification&diff=1523259 2019-05-09T13:33:19Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>According to evolutionists, porcupines evolved twice convergently. They claim the quills are the result are the result of [[Convergent evolution|&quot; convergent evolution&quot;]]. This essay will explore a different possibility, namely that Old World and New World porcupines are members of the same [[Baraminology|Baramin]] and that the evolutionist taxonomic system is deeply errant.<br /> [[File:Tree Climbing Porcupines.jpg|thumbnail|right|Two North American porcupines in a tree.]]<br /> <br /> ==Justifying the &quot;lumping&quot; of Old World and New World porcupines into a single baramin==<br /> Old World (Hystricid) and New World (Erethizontid) porcupines are remarkably similar. Both have long quills, a tubby body shape and cavimorph dentition. In addition, both have comparatively thick tails, which they can swing at enemies to belabor them with quills. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/animals/mammals/porcupine.htm&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.catskillmountaineer.com/animals-porcupine.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Porcupine - Ялтинский зоопарк 079.jpg|thumbnail|An Old World Porcupine in a zoo at Yalta, Russia.]]<br /> [[File:Hystrix brachyura, Malayan porcupine.jpg|thumbnail|left|A Malayan porcupine, ''Hystrix brachyura'', an Old World porcupine.]]<br /> In fact, the only significant difference I can find between the two groups is that Hystricids have no spines on the front third to half of their bodies. Therefore, I consider them similar enough to be grouped into a single baramin. Additionally, this fits common sense. Why would [[God]] make one kind of porcupine for the Old World and one for the New? That is too complicated and generally unnecessary.<br /> <br /> ==Hypothesizing on traits of the original members of the porcupine baramin==<br /> Porcupines have strong tails they can use to shake quills at enemies. &lt;ref&gt; https://answersingenesis.org/kids/mammals/porcupine/ &lt;/ref&gt; Some New World Porcupines (those of the genus Coendou) have long prehensile tails. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.uwsp.edu/biology/VertebrateCollection/Pages/Vertebrates/Mammals%20of%20Paraguay/Coendou%20prehensilis/Coendou%20prehensilis.aspx &lt;/ref&gt; This poses an interesting problem. According to evolutionists, the tail evolved through [[Natural selection]]. However, this poses a few problems considering known science, most especially the lack of documented evolution of new information. &lt;ref&gt; https://creation.com/meta-information &lt;/ref&gt; I propose that the prehensile tails of the ''Coendou'' New World Porcupines are in fact a textbook example of De-evolution and ''loss'' of information. For example, the part of their tail these porcupines grip with is spineless, which means that it must have ''lost'' the information to grow spines on that part of its tail. Not only that, but the long, comparatively nonspiny tail is far less useful to shake at predators than a normal porcupine one.<br /> [[File:Porcupine in tree.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Baturite porcupine, ''Coendou baturitensis'', a prehensile-tailed porcupine.]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Essays]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conservapedia:Image_upload_requests&diff=1523257 2019-05-09T13:28:30Z

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Lowery: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=z9FXGjjX&amp;id=506A14D39499EF57F54C4C55760896A3E1290983&amp;thid=OIP.z9FXGjjXj12tmKc0fHBYKQHaJ4&amp;mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fimg.celebritybio.org%2fthumbs%2f523209_fred-lowery%2f523209_fred-lowery_1.jpeg&amp;exph=880&amp;expw=660&amp;q=photo+of+clergyman+fred+lowery&amp;simid=608040313403869609&amp;selectedIndex=5&amp;qpvt=photo+of+clergyman+fred+lowery&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> (second row, second photo) [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 17:26, 30 April 2018 (EDT)<br /> :Done: [[:File:Fred-lowery 1.jpeg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 11:52, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> File:Presleys' Country Jubilee theater building IMG 1718 (2).JPG in Wikimedia Commons<br /> :Done: [[:File:Presleys' Country Jubilee theater building IMG 1718 (2).JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 11:52, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> File:Clay Cooper Theatre, Branson, MO IMG 1716 (2).JPG in Wikimedia Commons<br /> :Done: [[:File:Clay Cooper Theatre, Branson, MO IMG 1716 (2).JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 11:52, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Judge Cecil C. Lowe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_C._Lowe#/media/File:Judge_Cecil_C._Lowe_of_LA.jpg<br /> :Image came from legacy.com, which explicitly forbids republishing of their materials. I know WP [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Judge_Cecil_C._Lowe_of_LA.jpg did it], but I don't think we ethically or legally can do the same. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 11:52, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Judge Julian Bailes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Edwin_Bailes_Sr.#/media/File:Judge_Bailes.png<br /> :Done: [[:File:Julian Bailes.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 11:52, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> City Hall Branson, MO, City Hall IMG 1731.JPG on Wikimedia Commons<br /> :Done: [[:File:Branson, MO, City Hall IMG 1731.JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:58, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Mayor-elect Staci Albritton Mitchell: http://www.knoe.com/content/news/Staci-Albritton-Mitchell-named-new-Mayor-of-West-Monroe-477846403.html (crop out the bald man in the foreground if possible)<br /> :It looks like their [http://www.knoe.com/content/news/?article=158511785 TOS] don't permit this. They allow republishing on social media, but no other sites. Additionally, they do not permit derivative works (which includes cropped copies). You could try requesting special permission if you want. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:58, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Dale Evans (second row, fourth picture): https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=dale%20evans%20rogers%20photo%20&amp;qs=n&amp;form=QBIR&amp;sp=-1&amp;pq=dale%20evans%20rogers%20photo%20&amp;sc=1-24&amp;sk=&amp;cvid=3688CA1637F045B9BB5DECF7AC3672A5<br /> :I counted them off and came to this one: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/10/f8/2e/10f82e1a6a61b72239c2041e99de4460--dale-evans-cowboy.jpg It has watermarking on it, which should not be removed. Do you still want it, would you prefer to find a clean copy, or am I just looking at the wrong one again? --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:58, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> top left of Roy and Dale Rogers: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=dale%20evans%20rogers%20photo%20&amp;qs=n&amp;form=QBIR&amp;sp=-1&amp;pq=dale%20evans%20rogers%20photo%20&amp;sc=1-24&amp;sk=&amp;cvid=3688CA1637F045B9BB5DECF7AC3672A5<br /> :Done: [[:File:Roy and Dale Rogers.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:58, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :Try this one, please for Dale Evans Rogers: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=nWPdIQ2C&amp;id=8C2AB3AD5081ED628C82AFC3DB79CA5E0419817E&amp;thid=OIP.nWPdIQ2CctZIdKCi-ozdYAHaJQ&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2f1.bp.blogspot.com%2f-TjRr4Z6Zqmg%2fUkpJQvodjtI%2fAAAAAAAAAfw%2fVve8tL0bgzc%2fs1600%2fdale-black.jpg&amp;exph=400&amp;expw=320&amp;q=dale+evans+rogers+photo+&amp;simid=608043375672623367&amp;selectedIndex=4&amp;ajaxhist=0 [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 16:12, 7 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Dale Evans Rogers.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:33, 29 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Music promoter TJ Lubinsky: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=tj+lubinsky+photo&amp;id=A8E443DB1B6C8E06C37E1300920B4EDF4A428F61&amp;FORM=IQFRBA (third picture of second row)<br /> :Republishing is prohibited without written permission [http://www.post-gazette.com/termsofuse] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 18:56, 8 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Mayor Eugene Smith of Arcadia, LA (top left):https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=eugene+smith+photo+in+arcadia%2c+la&amp;id=1A4A298FBA9E29C944FB959FEE66F79BF7B2357C&amp;FORM=IQFRBA; it's also in Wikimedia commons.<br /> :Done: [[:File:EugeneSmithofArcadia,LA.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 18:56, 8 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (top row, second picture):https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=garret+graves+photo&amp;qpvt=Garret+Graves+photo&amp;FORM=IQFRML<br /> :[[:File:Garret Graves official portrait, 2015.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:49, 15 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham (second row, second picture): https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Ralph%20Abraham%20photo&amp;qs=n&amp;form=QBIR&amp;sp=-1&amp;pq=ralph%20abraham%20photo&amp;sc=1-19&amp;sk=&amp;cvid=305EF231A1CD4D54819C81ED4C2FEDBB<br /> :I can't find info on this picture, so I can't justify using it. Would you like this one instead? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ralph_Abraham_official_congressional_photo.jpg --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:49, 15 June 2018 (EDT) Yes, please, that would be fine! [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 06:57, 16 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> :Done: [[:File:Ralph Abraham official congressional photo.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:57, 16 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (top left): https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=clay+higgins+photo&amp;id=66333D490DAF72C8FB33F1C617110E328262F91F&amp;FORM=IQFRBA<br /> :Done: [[:File:Clay Higgins U.S. Rep.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:49, 15 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> U.S. Rep. James Michael &quot;Mike&quot; Johnson (third row, picture 3): https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Rep.%20Mike%20Johnson%20of%20LA%20photo&amp;qs=n&amp;form=QBIR&amp;sp=-1&amp;pq=rep.%20mike%20johnson%20of%20la%20photo&amp;sc=0-29&amp;sk=&amp;cvid=C5E04C16E8224A81A3B7A944679B2074<br /> [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 17:26, 30 April 2018 (EDT)<br /> :Done: [[:File:Mike Johnson LA.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:05, 16 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Jack Barham (top left): https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=photos+of+jack+barham+of+shreveport&amp;qpvt=photos+of+jack+barham+of+shreveport&amp;FORM=IGRE<br /> :Done, but all I could get was a low-quality copy. I think it's good enough. [[:File:Jack Barham.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:31, 20 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Judge Larry Lolley (top left): https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=photo+of+judge+larry+lolley&amp;qpvt=photo+of+judge+larry+lolley&amp;FORM=IGRE<br /> :Done: [[:File:Judge Larry Lolley.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:31, 20 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Judge James Genovese: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=asUNSY9G&amp;id=496EDCE425758556044A899F808D0FDF0BD5B01C&amp;thid=OIP.asUNSY9GuBOhfhxr9jvPTQHaFj&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gannett-cdn.com%2f-mm-%2f8ebb3bca730560ee1b4bca72b0dea3431d3530c8%2fc%3d90-0-799-533%26r%3dx404%26c%3d534x401%2flocal%2f-%2fmedia%2f2016%2f02%2f01%2fLAGroup%2fLafayetteLA%2f635899374763645883-Jimmy-Genovese.jpg&amp;exph=401&amp;expw=534&amp;q=photo+of+judge+james+genovese+of+la.&amp;simid=607989229047121820&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Jimmy Genovese.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:43, 21 June 2018 (EDT) <br /> <br /> Moon Griffon (top right): https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=photo%20of%20moon%20griffon&amp;qs=n&amp;form=QBIR&amp;sp=-1&amp;pq=photo%20of%20moon%20griffon&amp;sc=0-21&amp;sk=&amp;cvid=381E4C98AA4447E18932F595C28D76EC <br /> :Done: [[:File:Moon Griffon.jpeg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:43, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Journalist John LaPlante, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_LaPlante#/media/File:John_LaPlante,_Jr.,_of_LA.jpg<br /> :Done: [[:File:John LaPlante, Jr., of LA.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:43, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> LA PSC member Dr. Craig Greene (top left): https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=photo+of+craig+greene%2c+la+public+service+commissioner&amp;id=7C2B5679D81EB4910B790A77E792AF89BB059D92&amp;FORM=IQFRBA [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 17:54, 30 April 2018 (EDT)<br /> :Just to make sure, you want this one? [https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=KP%2fkzXSq&amp;id=CEF5574BD7D4E32BC139E16BE30D808325FED81F&amp;thid=OIP.KP_kzXSq9z8Sh4BTrvotZwHaFj&amp;mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fbloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com%2ftheadvocate.com%2fcontent%2ftncms%2fassets%2fv3%2feditorial%2fe%2fc0%2fec07b6b2-a7d0-11e7-8afc-7bdc8720841b%2f59d2d8cfe65ea.image.jpg%3fresize%3d1200%252C900&amp;exph=900&amp;expw=1200&amp;q=photo+of+craig+greene%2c+la+public+service+commissioner&amp;simid=608003793376643238&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0] Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:43, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :How about his one instead, David: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=XgbdLn%2bw&amp;id=ECCF886BD3ED8FF0078CA048301DF98CB613B4F8&amp;thid=OIP.XgbdLn-w3lFPNTgzLUaoXgHaI4&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fcraigcgreenemd.com%2fimages%2fcraig-greene%402x.jpg&amp;exph=600&amp;expw=500&amp;q=Craig+Greene+Baton+Rouge&amp;simid=608041846787933946&amp;selectedIndex=1&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> <br /> ::Done: [[:File:Craig Greene.jpg]]. It's been so long since you posted the request, things might have changed by now. Sorry about that! --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 13:34, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == May 1 ==<br /> <br /> Add this picture https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A2#/media/File:Christus_Ravenna.jpg To this article please https://www.conservapedia.com/Christ_Myth_Theory<br /> --[[User:Kingdamian1|Kingdamian1]] ([[User talk:Kingdamian1|talk]]) 00:19, 1 May 2018 (EDT)<br /> :'''Note to editors: this user has been blocked, and the page he created has been deleted. Skip this request.''' --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:02, 8 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == June 2nd requests ==<br /> <br /> Please could someone uplod the following:<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BarnardLoopHunterWilson.jpg for use on [[Barnard's loop]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Barnard Loop - Hunter Wilson.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:55, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ngc1499_photographi%C3%A9_par_Maxime_Tessier.jpg for use on [[California nebula]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Ngc1499 photographié par Maxime Tessier.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:55, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spirograph_Nebula_-_Hubble_1999.jpg for use on [[Spirograph nebula]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Spirograph Nebula - Hubble 1999.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:55, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phot-08a-99-hires.jpg for use on [[NGC 1365]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Phot-08a-99-hires.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 13:41, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tycho-supernova-xray.jpg for use on [[Tycho's supernova]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Tycho-supernova-xray.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 13:41, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cassiopeia_A_Spitzer_Crop.jpg for use on [[Cassiopeia A]]<br /> Thanks - [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 13:41, 2 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Cassiopeia A Spitzer Crop.jpg]]<br /> ::Once again, I apologize for the long wait! --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 13:41, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> :::Thanks again, and no worries about the wait. [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 10:56, 23 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==June 21 requests==<br /> <br /> Former TX state Senator Carlos Uresti: https://www.senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=19<br /> :Done: [[:File:Carlos Uresti.JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 18:23, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Jason Lisle: http://www.jasonlisle.com/about-lisle/<br /> :Done: [[:File:Jason Lisle.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 13:48, 26 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Attorney Alfred Bruce Shapiro: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=SPxnZh2q&amp;id=36DB9E6B79B50A1714219BB22238C08B651F7EC9&amp;thid=OIP.SPxnZh2qDfl_y7sSrgSVZwAAAA&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwldimages.findlaw.com%2fimages%2f2087266%2f2308566_1.jpg&amp;exph=216&amp;expw=144&amp;q=alfred+shapiro+photos&amp;simid=607996869910398859&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Alfred Bruce Shapiro - Attorney.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 20:59, 11 July 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> former LA State Rep. Lelon Kenney: https://riserfuneralhomes.com/tribute/details/1576/Lelon-Kenney/obituary.html#tribute-start<br /> :Done: [[:File:Kenney Lelon.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:36, 20 July 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> LA House Speaker Taylor Barras: http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Staff/H_Staff_Speaker.aspx<br /> :Done: [[:File:Speaker Taylor Barras.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:30, 26 July 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Pentecostal Rev. T. W. Barnes (photo on left side): http://twbarnes.com/<br /> :Done: [[:File:T. W. Barnes.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:35, 7 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> TX politician Steve Allison:https://www.facebook.com/stevefortx/<br /> :Done: [[:File:Steve Allison.JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:22, 8 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Chip Roy (Texas politician):https://www.texastribune.org/2017/12/06/chip-roy-former-cruz-chief-staff-running-lamar-smiths-seat/<br /> :Done: [[:File:Chip Roy TX.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:22, 8 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Christopher James Carson:http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?pid=173993207<br /> :Legagy.com prohibits republishing. See: [http://www.legacy.com/about/terms-of-use] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 20:00, 8 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Mayor Greg Cromer of Slidell, LA: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=rA2x597d&amp;id=6E90D70AB2B6FE24B9B8BB5581A18FF34D2C62F0&amp;thid=OIP.rA2x597dNQ_nzV_M9cP6jwHaJQ&amp;mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fbloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com%2ftheadvocate.com%2fcontent%2ftncms%2fassets%2fv3%2feditorial%2fe%2fd1%2fed1c90a8-a888-5222-9e6b-02978e8b58d0%2f5a67946a7f210.image.jpg%3fresize%3d1200%252C1499&amp;exph=1499&amp;expw=1200&amp;q=greg+cromer+photo&amp;simid=608006945864942217&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Terms of service prohibit republishing: [https://www.theadvocate.com/gambit/new_orleans/news/the_latest/article_af77a951-810e-51ae-b63c-d4be10a052f8.html] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 20:00, 8 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Dan Crenshaw (Texas politician): https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=XhkvE08M&amp;id=BB2730C39AF54FBD8E3FADFD5C13682BD140C53F&amp;thid=OIP.XhkvE08MLonx-YuLDAl1fgHaFM&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2ffreebeacon.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2018%2f01%2fScreen-Shot-2018-01-15-at-12.42.19-PM.png&amp;exph=340&amp;expw=485&amp;q=dan+crenshaw+photo&amp;simid=607996083922535088&amp;selecte<br /> :Done: [[:File:Dan Crenshaw TX.png]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 20:00, 8 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Mike Futrell (LA and CA politician): http://www.ssf.net/departments/city-manager/mike-futrell-city-manager<br /> :Done: [[:File:Mike Futrell.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 20:19, 8 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> <br /> T. F. Tenney: http://pentecostal.wiki/wikis/tf-tenney/<br /> :Done: [[:File:T. F. Tenney.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 20:19, 8 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Stanford Bardwell: http://rabenhorst.com/obituary/stanford-o-bardwell-jr/<br /> :Done: [[:File:Stanford O. Bardwell, Jr..jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 20:33, 8 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Elaine Edwards:Elaine Edwards (D-LA).jpg (on Wikipedia)<br /> :Done: [[:File:Elaine Edwards (D-LA).jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:24, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Clay Cooper (Branson, MO): http://claycooper.com/meet-the-cast/<br /> :Done: [[:File:Clay Cooper 2012.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:24, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Cynthia Brehm (San Antonio Republican chairman): https://www.facebook.com/CynthiaBrehmTx/ (top left photo)<br /> :done: [[:File:Cynthia Brehm TX.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:24, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Mike Danahay (Louisiana politician): https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=SY5Y6vXt&amp;id=CE06A3139BEE7BEDA2A52969B951D35398E9FEFE&amp;thid=OIP.SY5Y6vXtNesvseCqSFBIDwAAAA&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fvotesmart.org%2fcanphoto%2f86890_lg.jpg&amp;exph=166&amp;expw=166&amp;q=mike+danahay&amp;simid=608024177259972431&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Michael Danahay.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:24, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Edgar Feghaly: http://newtestamentbaptistcollege.com/Founder.htm<br /> :Done: [[:File:Edgar Feghali.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:24, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> J. Wilbur Chapman: https://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorpchapman.html<br /> :Done: [[:File:J. Wilbur Chapman.jpg]]<br /> <br /> Denny Duron of LA: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=ZeMHnLPl&amp;id=F2179BA2CFB222BC1BB85B4D2C662416E66BD9E2&amp;thid=OIP.ZeMHnLPlVOvCrd1pOLC9BAAAAA&amp;mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fsarahduron.files.wordpress.com%2f2015%2f08%2fdad.jpg&amp;exph=216&amp;expw=216&amp;q=denny+duron&amp;simid=608052128892258094&amp;selectedIndex=21&amp;ajaxhist=0 [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 16:46, 21 June 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :Done: [[:File:Denny Duron (LA).jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:24, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == July 22nd requests ==<br /> <br /> Please could someone upload the following:<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NGC_6729.jpg for use on [[Corona Australis nebula]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:NGC 6729.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:38, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:False-Color_Image_of_Double_Helix_Nebula.jpg for use on [[Double Helix nebula]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:False-Color Image of Double Helix Nebula.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:38, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NGC_7000_photo.jpg for use on [[North America Nebula]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:NGC 7000.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:38, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pistol_star_and_nebula.jpg for use on [[Pistol nebula]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Pistol star and nebula.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:38, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NGC_6369HST.jpg for use on [[Little ghost nebula]]<br /> ::Done: [[:File:NGC 6369HST.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:38, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ESO_Very_Large_Telescope_images_the_Medusa_Nebula.jpg for use on [[Medusa nebula]]<br /> Thanks - [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 11:19, 22 July 2018 (EDT)<br /> ::Finally done: [[:File:ESO Very Large Telescope images the Medusa Nebula.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:38, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> :::Thanks for uploading! -- [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 10:52, 14 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==August 13 photo requests==<br /> Thanks, David, for the previous photos.<br /> :You're welcome! --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:58, 17 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Allen Ross Culpepper: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=27WiVuk7&amp;id=E3384D4D7645640530D0E7CB07DD7CB0F4D43877&amp;thid=OIP.G1E4W81UVnBTdvGh9ytXzQHaJ4&amp;mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fupload.wikimedia.org%2fwikipedia%2fcommons%2f6%2f6f%2fAllenRossCulpepper.jpg&amp;exph=400&amp;expw=300&amp;q=photo+of+allen+ross+culpepper+of+minden%2c+la&amp;simid=608008548032645517&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0 (in Wikipedia)<br /> :Done: [[:File:Allen Ross Culpeppe.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:58, 17 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Brent Caplan of Alexandria, LA: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=59kd%2byl1&amp;id=A2CD87A20F1470C97FEBEC833105BD228E474057&amp;thid=OIP.59kd-yl1vSjtSumWkcvmaAHaD4&amp;mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gannett-cdn.com%2f-mm-%2f8e1375eb7928d20bb483d0df61f14c4d0c28befa%2fc%3d0-56-1421-859%2flocal%2f-%2fmedia%2f2018%2f07%2f05%2fLAGroup%2fAlexandria%2f636664058172559776-Chamber2.jpg%3fwidth%3d3200%26height%3d1680%26fit%3dcrop&amp;exph=1680&amp;expw=3200&amp;q=brent+caplan+photo&amp;simid=608032694323314869&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Brent Caplan of Alexandria, LA.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:58, 17 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Greg Cromer: http://www.gregcromer.net/<br /> (right side: Meet the candidate)<br /> :Done: [[:File:Greg Cromer.png]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:43, 18 September 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Richard Burford: https://www.facebook.com/richie.burford.5<br /> :Done: [[:File:Richie Burford.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:43, 18 September 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Ray Germany:https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=cfMpzYEU&amp;id=C408A6516B412633FE5B7409307FFAEBD0FCCD30&amp;thid=OIP.cfMpzYEUhurSPG4Y3lHiqQHaJ4&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gannett-cdn.com%2f-mm-%2f46ce7d3a4b95125bebeadf53b9c7277a4cff9944%2fc%3d0-29-1335-1809%26r%3d537%26c%3d0-0-534-712%2flocal%2f-%2fmedia%2f2016%2f08%2f02%2fLAGroup%2fShreveport%2f636057719814749699-Ray-Germany.jpg&amp;exph=712&amp;expw=534&amp;q=photo+of+ray+germany+of+la.&amp;simid=608001770563112899&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Ray-Germany.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:32, 29 September 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Richard &quot;Dick&quot; Lee, LA judge&quot; https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=4X82wa0m&amp;id=AB1B49BF644FB67C66B5E5E51D5117C1D1B17800&amp;thid=OIP.4X82wa0mUtOm9K7QN_kaEAHaJ_&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gannett-cdn.com%2f-mm-%2f684a15f2a105a77d5882057180e2221f574b4884%2fr%3d300%2fhttp%2fak-cache.legacy.net%2flegacy%2fimages%2fcobrands%2fthetowntalk%2fphotos%2fatt026196-1_20160118.jpgx%3fw%3d200%26h%3d200%26option%3d1%26fc%3dfff&amp;exph=405&amp;expw=300&amp;q=richard+e.+dick+lee+of+pineville%2c+la.+photo&amp;simid=608029902560167021&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Richard 'Dick' Lee.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:32, 29 September 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Buckskin Bill Black: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=yaZK35Xe&amp;id=77454328AFA52D539445327B7F11BDEF96C9732E&amp;thid=OIP.yaZK35XeUPluONOka4d-5QHaFj&amp;mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fi.ytimg.com%2fvi%2f0SPmJcyf15E%2fhqdefault.jpg&amp;exph=360&amp;expw=480&amp;q=photo+of+buckskin+bill+black&amp;simid=607999455569709461&amp;selectedIndex=2&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Buckskin Bill Black.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:32, 29 September 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Robert E. Lee High School (San Antonio, TX): Robert E. Lee High School, San Antonio, TX IMG_1248.JPG from Wikimedia<br /> :Done: [[:File:Robert E. Lee High School, San Antonio, TX IMG 1248.JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:32, 29 September 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Lee statue, Robert E. Lee High School, San Antonio IMG_1244.JPG from Wikimedia<br /> :Done: [[:File:Lee statue, Robert E. Lee High School, San Antonio IMG 1244.JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:32, 29 September 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Buddy Amoroso: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=RswLnr%2bK&amp;id=8E86FF81C09CCAEB4665B4B8DD8FD30D76839CBD&amp;thid=OIP.RswLnr-Kwb1cNE54vyV4twAAAA&amp;mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fimage.nola.com%2fhome%2fnola-media%2fwidth600%2fimg%2ftraffic%2fphoto%2fbuddyjpg-864d21ef87d88a70.jpg&amp;exph=201&amp;expw=267&amp;q=photo+of+buddy+amoroso&amp;simid=608034146020098240&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Buddy Amoroso.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:58, 1 November 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> LA state Sen. Fred Mills:https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=%2bJCJwutk&amp;id=818A1F3AEF37BBB52A9525463F48E06E332EB83F&amp;thid=OIP.-JCJwutkahK76g9EAxPuCgHaId&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fsenate.la.gov%2fsenators%2fpics%2f22a.jpg&amp;exph=331&amp;expw=290&amp;q=photo+of+sen.+fred+mills&amp;simid=608014986213327967&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Fred H. Mills, Jr.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:24, 1 November 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Larry Gonzales of TX: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=lzd2jjX4&amp;id=0C601398A1C2396B4A97591242116B524217149C&amp;thid=OIP.lzd2jjX4_tCb_T98wfFKVAHaJ4&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wcrealtors.org%2fimages%2fuploads_aboutus%2fRep._Larry_Gonzales.jpg&amp;exph=1000&amp;expw=750&amp;q=photo+of+larry+gonzales&amp;simid=608052584270004483&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Rep. Larry Gonzales.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:29, 1 November 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> LA state Rep. Wayne McMahen: http://press-herald.com/mcmahen-to-speak-to-lions-thursday/<br /> :Done: [[:File:McMahen-Wayne.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:49, 21 October 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Jenny Kennon of Shreveport, LA: http://www.mindenmemories.org/Jeannie%20Kennon_files/image012.jpg<br /> <br /> Rip Griffin of Lubbock: http://www.kxxv.com/story/35647022/lubbock-mourning-death-of-br-rip-griffin<br /> :Done: [[:File:B.R. 'Rip' Griffin.JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:53, 13 November 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> Paul White, Sr., of LA:<br /> https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/2018/05/04/alexandria-business-leader-paul-white-sr-dies-89/582491002/<br /> :Done: [[:File:Paul White Sr.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:53, 13 November 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> Delwin Jones of Lubbock, TX: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=DM989IVQ&amp;id=8456B87E0A39301A544E82843F72691AA111C425&amp;thid=OIP.DM989IVQp2f6dOSYYDdfZQHaLI&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fs3.amazonaws.com%2fstatic.texastribune.org%2fmedia%2fprofiles%2fpoliticians%2fdelwin-jones_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg&amp;exph=1000&amp;expw=665&amp;q=delwin+jones+photo&amp;simid=607991239298386835&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Delwin-jones jpg.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:40, 8 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> Radio pioneer Larry Corbin of Lubbock, TX: https://memorialdesigners.net/obituary/larry-wayne-corbin/<br /> :Done [[:File:Larry Wayne Corbin.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:40, 8 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> Champ Baker of Alexandria, LA: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=%2bIzrRCHJ&amp;id=10FA0276029B76D531F1BD2421F168CBEAE6251C&amp;thid=OIP.-IzrRCHJBjsH-a5GJRMVfgAAAA&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fphotos.geni.com%2fp13%2f2b%2f04%2fd3%2f2a%2f5344483d03b65f5a%2fscan0001_large.jpg&amp;exph=480&amp;expw=299&amp;q=photo+of+champ+leroy+baker&amp;simid=608017477237541262&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Champ Leroy Baker.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:40, 8 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> Henry Burns of LA: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=7BpVvPaU&amp;id=9377A99BC6D0257E714E87C899E8306845C1D0C0&amp;thid=OIP.7BpVvPaUweUvWEk1eyRPCwHaJQ&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fbossierpress.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2015%2f02%2fHenryBurns1.jpg&amp;exph=1500&amp;expw=1200&amp;q=photo+of+henry+burns+of+la&amp;simid=608010613913946710&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Henry Burns.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:40, 8 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> Fred Huenefeld:<br /> https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=w%2bremuph&amp;id=48882DFFAA4CB3B0F4020E49C241E918976C89E7&amp;thid=OIP.w-remuphokvLv_T_sJmw2QHaL1&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.schillerinstitute.org%2fgraphics%2fphotos%2fbd_conf_others%2ffred.jpg&amp;exph=219&amp;expw=137&amp;q=photo+of+fred+huenefeld&amp;simid=608029172417104604&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Fred Huenefeld.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:40, 8 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> Richard Burford of LA: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=iscQWSH6&amp;id=054928DB6FCC0EF48D52C0278D77AE6C3B69FAB4&amp;thid=OIP.iscQWSH6qBnEAHiiFAsVSAHaIK&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.louisianagovernmentalstudies.com%2fmymob%2fMugs%2fburford7.jpg&amp;exph=331&amp;expw=300&amp;q=photo+of+richard+burford+of+desoto+parish%2c+la.&amp;simid=608023090789287766&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> <br /> [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 23:15, 13 August 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :Done: [[:File:Richard Burford.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:40, 8 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> == September 4 Requests ==<br /> <br /> Please could someone upload the following:<br /> *https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solenoid.svg<br /> *https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simple_electromagnet2.gif<br /> *https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Superconducting_Magnets_J-PARC.jpg<br /> *https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boomerang_HST_big.jpg<br /> *https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ENebulaHunterWilson.jpg<br /> *https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:54345main_ic1396_highres.jpg<br /> *https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mira_light_curve.png<br /> <br /> Thanks. - [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 11:23, 4 September 2018 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :Done!<br /> :*[[:File:Solenoid.jpeg]]<br /> :*[[:File:Simple electromagnet.gif]]<br /> :*[[:File:Superconducting Magnets J-PARC.jpg]]<br /> :*[[:File:Boomerang HST big.jpg]]<br /> :*[[:File:E or Barnard's E Nebula.jpg]]<br /> :*[[:File:54345main ic1396 highres.jpg]]<br /> :*[[:File:Mira light curve.png]]<br /> :Sorry for the long wait! --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:09, 9 December 2018 (EST)<br /> ::No worries, thanks for uploading! - [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 14:37, 14 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==December 9 requests==<br /> <br /> *LA gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone:https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Eddie+Rispone&amp;fr=mcafee&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpathways.nccer.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2FJFR_Eddie-Rispone-6444_color1.jpg#id=0&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpathways.nccer.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2FJFR_Eddie-Rispone-6444_color1.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> ::Done: [[:File:JFR Eddie-Rispone.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:25, 12 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> *LA pollster Bernie Pinsonat:https://lapolitics.com/2013/11/lapolitics-newsmaker-bernie-pinsonat/<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Bernie Pinsonat.jpeg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:29, 17 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Pastor Terry Randolph: http://www.azcornerstone.org/staff-and-leaders.html (Terry L. Randolph, not John Roy)<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Terry L Randolph.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:29, 17 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Bob Mann of LA:https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrExl8pFA1czFcAGiaJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ29xY3ZzBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEc2xrA2J1dHRvbg--;_ylc=X1MDOTYwNjI4NTcEX3IDMgRhY3RuA2NsawRiY2sDZThncW5jZGR1b2NqZyUyNmIlM0QzJTI2cyUzRDdiBGNzcmNwdmlkA1BoUDBMVEV3TGpMa1ExZGpXLnd5Y0FEdE1qWXdNQUFBQUFDUTdDS1kEZnIDbWNhZmVlBGZyMgNzYS1ncARncHJpZANZbjNYVy5fOVFPbTUxeG1PMUpkTmRBBG10ZXN0aWQDbnVsbARuX3N1Z2cDMARvcmlnaW4DaW1hZ2VzLnNlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzAEcHFzdHIDBHBxc3RybAMEcXN0cmwDMjMEcXVlcnkDcGhvdG8gb2YgQm9iIE1hbm4gb2YgTGEEdF9zdG1wAzE1NDQzNjEwMTcEdnRlc3RpZANudWxs?gprid=Yn3XW._9QOm51xmO1JdNdA&amp;pvid=PhP0LTEwLjLkQ1djW.wycADtMjYwMAAAAACQ7CKY&amp;p=photo+of+Bob+Mann+of+La&amp;fr=mcafee&amp;fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&amp;ei=UTF-8&amp;n=60&amp;x=wrt#id=0&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftheredshtick.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F07%2FBob-Mann-e1437489711940.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Bob Mann-BW.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:23, 30 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Sheriff Steve Prator of LA:https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geK.PsjdlbmkgA_7dXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyZGhpdTJjBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQTA1MjFfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=sheriff+steve+prator&amp;fr=mcafee#id=1&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2F710keel.com%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F07%2F012_Prator_Steve_030811-e1372695359538.jpg%3Fw%3D600%26h%3D0%26zc%3D1%26s%3D0%26a%3Dt%26q%3D89&amp;action=click<br /> ::We cannot republish that image. See: http://710keel.com/terms Feel free to find a different one. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:44, 9 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Stanley A. Keilson: https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Local-theater-icon-Stanley-Alan-Keilson-13314115.php<br /> ::Same here--it doesn't sound like we are allowed to use this one either. See: https://www.lmtonline.com/tos/ --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:44, 9 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Charles D. Lancaster, Jr.: https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/08/charles_lancaster_republican_s.html<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Charles Lancaster.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:44, 9 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Former state Rep. Rob Shadoin of LA: https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Rob+Shadoin+photo&amp;fr=mcafee&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fhouse.louisiana.gov%2FH_Reps%2FRepPics09%2Frep12.jpg#id=3&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fhouse.louisiana.gov%2FH_Reps%2FRepPics09%2Frep12.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> ::I'm sorry, I was too slow. This image has been replaced with one which says &quot;empty seat.&quot; How about this one: [https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/d24560a6df9f55555cbc0f79c6508d68bd7b7775/c=10-0-310-400/local/-/media/2017/01/20/LAGroup/Monroe/636205083173754429-Rob-Shadoin.jpg?width=534&amp;amp;height=712&amp;amp;fit=crop]? --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:42, 30 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> :Yes, David, this selection you found will be fine. [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 06:10, 31 January 2019 (EST)<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Rob-Shadoin.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:19, 31 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Robert Duncan of Lubbock: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=9VntRE9Z&amp;id=4C4624C1CB776180CC7ACF5965CAB628B3679734&amp;thid=OIP.9VntRE9ZiI0pOQJFfWtKrQHaKX&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.texastech.edu%2f_resources%2fimages%2frobert-duncan.jpg&amp;exph=2100&amp;expw=1500&amp;q=robert+duncan+of+texas+tech&amp;simid=608016352036785183&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;qpvt=robert+duncan+of+texas+tech&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Robert_Duncan_of_Lubbock.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:42, 30 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Retired pastor Ross Spencer (2018):IMG 1941 Ross Spencer 2018.jpg in Wikipedia Commons<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Ross Spencer 2018.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:42, 30 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> *TX state Sen. Pete Flores: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=e%2f8on1LT&amp;id=07BEA2A072CBE872EB66BEFD2B0433A7D3DFE4C3&amp;thid=OIP.e_8on1LTyKviGVC36XXzKQHaHa&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fww1.hdnux.com%2fphotos%2f51%2f23%2f74%2f10829592%2f5%2f920x1240.jpg&amp;exph=920&amp;expw=920&amp;q=pete+flores+photo+in+tx&amp;simid=608004545187221264&amp;selectedIndex=1&amp;qpvt=pete+flores+photo+in+tx&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Pete Flores TX.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 12:42, 30 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Peggy Sue Gerron: http://www.peggysueonline.com/<br /> ::There are many--Which one do you want? (note that most of these will look a bit grainy even when small.) --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:19, 31 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> *Jenny Moreland Kennon of Shreveport, LA: http://www.mindenmemories.org/Jeannie%20Kennon_files/image012.jpg<br /> ::This website does not seem to be online, or registered to this domain name any longer. Do you have an alternate one which could be used? --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:30, 31 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> *former state Rep. Joe Harrison of LA:https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/93878/joe-harrison#.XA0VJvZFwpk_<br /> [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 08:19, 9 December 2018 (EST)<br /> <br /> ::Done: [[:File:Joe Harrison.JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:30, 31 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> == January 9 requests ==<br /> <br /> Please could someone upload:<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calabash_Nebula.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Calabash Nebula.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:36, 31 January 2019 (EST)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frosty_Leo.png<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Frosty Leo.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:36, 31 January 2019 (EST)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cottoncandynebula.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Cottoncandynebula.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:57, 28 February 2019 (EST)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water_Lily_Nebula.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Water Lily Nebula.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:57, 28 February 2019 (EST)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Pipe_Nebula.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:The Pipe Nebula.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:57, 28 February 2019 (EST)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CME_of_23_July_2012.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:CME of 23 July 2012.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:57, 28 February 2019 (EST)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CERN_Aerial_View.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:CERN Aerial View.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:57, 28 February 2019 (EST)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Installing_the_ATLAS_Calorimeter.jpg<br /> Thanks. [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 13:05, 9 January 2019 (EST)<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Installing_the_ATLAS_Calorimeter.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:57, 28 February 2019 (EST)<br /> :::Thanks for uploading! [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]]) 10:21, 6 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> == 15 January request ==<br /> <br /> Please could someone upload update version of &quot;File:Japan location.png&quot;. (History: some updates 1.Southern Kuril Islands occupied by Russia, 2. Liancourt Rocks occupied by South Korea 3.Senkaku Islands under control of Japan 4. Oki Islands added.5. Ulleungdo of S.Korea added 6. Tsushima ,Miyako and Yaeyama Islands marked JP.)<br /> <br /> https://images2.imgbox.com/6c/c7/0aBnVi8G_o.png <br /> <br /> Thanks -[[User:Krkrkrkr|Krkrkrkr]] ([[User talk:Krkrkrkr|talk]]) 03:23, 15 January 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> :Since this request seems to be coming from a single-purpose account (created for the sole purpose of getting an image replaced) and the image linked to is not clearly attributed, I think I'm going to need to skip this request for now. I do not personally have the time validate the change, but the original author of the map currently in use has declined the update. If you disagree with this assessment or have any questions/concerns let me know. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:03, 1 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> ==January 31 requests==<br /> <br /> Sheriff Joe Lopinto: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Joe+Lopinto&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthefix.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Farticle%2Fpublic%2Fjoe%2520lopinto.jpg#id=1&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthefix.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Farticle%2Fpublic%2Fjoe%2520lopinto.jpg&amp;action=click (current picture is of poor quality)<br /> :Sorry, but the [https://www.thefix.com/content/terms-conditions-1 TOS] of this website prohibit copying and republishing. Do you have a different one/source to try? --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:06, 28 February 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Alma Arrendo-Lynch of TX: https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Alma+Arrendo-Lynch&amp;fr=mcafee&amp;imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fvotesmart.org%2Fcanphoto%2F177335_lg.jpg#id=1&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fvotesmart.org%2Fcanphoto%2F177335_lg.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> (top left; possibly a better photo than the one now used0<br /> :Done: [[:File:Alma Arrendo-Lynch TX.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:06, 28 February 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Erle Johnston of MS:https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/erle-johnson/<br /> :Done: [[:File:Erle Johnston MS.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:23, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Coach Billy Allgood: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=fSTGMxnB&amp;id=C21439340038532840813D90E172D3125C8BF4E6&amp;thid=OIP.fSTGMxnBjDGmbXWdQFFfiQHaJq&amp;mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.avoyellestoday.com%2fsites%2favoyellestoday.etypegoogle8.com%2ffiles%2fstyles%2flarge%2fpublic%2ffield%2fimage%2fbilly_allgood_obit_pic.jpg%3fitok%3dz_fXRbGe&amp;exph=806&amp;expw=618&amp;q=billy+allgood&amp;simid=608043243054305121&amp;selectedIndex=3&amp;qpvt=billy+allgood&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Required written permission from https://www.avoyellestoday.com and/or the author. See: [https://www.avoyellestoday.com/user-agreement] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:23, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Ernest Barton of Lubbock: https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Ernest+Barton+photo&amp;fr=mcafee&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lubbockonline.com%2Fstoryimage%2FTX%2F20181001%2FNEWS%2F181009839%2FAR%2F0%2FAR-181009839.jpg#id=5&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bustedmugshots.com%2Fimage%2Fget%2Fle%2F3659312.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> :This seems to be a main yahoo search page, listing all results. Which one specifically do you want? It might be helpful if you open that image, and provide the link to it, but if you tell me by placement on the page, I can probably figure it out. (Of course, placement can vary by user based on past search activity). --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;David B&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:23, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Banker David Seim of Lubbock, TX: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;id=4C25ACA1CD5B44C20F4132B62FE74E3FDA20330E&amp;thid=OIP._nze1q6PoQ9ks3Bq8Ug9rQHaJQ&amp;mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcbd.com%2Fresizer%2Fvgp68SyP3WmQwRGGmB7nxwEA9eA%3D%2F1200x0%2Farc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-raycom.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2FGE65FQ7MDBD5DKATYAYFLBSPAE.jpg&amp;exph=1500&amp;expw=1200&amp;q=david+seim&amp;selectedindex=6&amp;qpvt=david+seim&amp;ajaxhist=0&amp;vt=0&amp;eim=1,2,6<br /> :Done: [[:File:Banker David Seim of Lubbock, TX.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:22, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Sheriff Steve Prator:https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;id=A3748A8351387A03B7E7D477B1288D3C633B1DAF&amp;thid=OIP.8mSXvhpBrUPnn_dbZ0lCywHaF-&amp;mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2F710keel.com%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F07%2F012_Prator_Steve_030811-e1372695359538.jpg%3Fw%3D600%26amp%3Bh%3D0%26amp%3Bzc%3D1%26amp%3Bs%3D0%26amp%3Ba%3Dt%26amp%3Bq%3D89&amp;exph=484&amp;expw=600&amp;q=photos+of+steve+prator+of+la.&amp;selectedindex=1&amp;ajaxhist=0&amp;vt=0&amp;eim= [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 22:57, 31 January 2019 (EST)<br /> :Cannot use images from this website without written permission. Use another source? (see: [http://710keel.com/terms]) --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:22, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Randy Blair: http://kdhnews.com/obituaries/randall-scott-blair/article_1d76bc5e-1f7e-11e9-b9a7-07c687f5987d.html<br /> :Cannot use images from this website without written permission. Use another source? (See: [http://kdhnews.com/site/terms.html]) --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:22, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> == March 5 requests ==<br /> <br /> Consular Diptych of Honorius: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dj-4RhbXgAAttZL.jpg https://twitter.com/parvavox/status/1026741866987962368<br /> :Done: [[:File:Anicius Probus Ivory diptych.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:31, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Bust of Arcadius: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arcadius_Istanbul_Museum.JPG<br /> :Done: [[:File:Arcadius Istanbul Museum.JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:31, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Aureus of Aurelian: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/aurelian/RIC_0015.jpg<br /> :Done: [[:File:Aureus of Aurelian.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:36, 7 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Aureus of Probus: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/probus/Calico_4152a.jpg<br /> :Done: [[:File:Aureus of Probus.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:36, 7 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Bust of Constantine I: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rome-Capitole-StatueConstantin.jpg<br /> :Done: [[:File:Constantine I bust - Capitole Rome.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:36, 7 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Close up of the Emperor Theodosius in the Missorium of Theodosius I: https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/research/monetary-history-of-the-world/roman-empire/chronology_-by_-emperor/fall-of-the-house-of-constantine/theodosius-i-379-395-ad/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/armstrongeconomics-wp/2012/04/theodosius-i-banner-e1333655220210.png<br /> :Done: [[:File:Emperor Theodosius in the Missorium of Theodosius I.png]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 18:27, 7 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Aureus of Quintillus: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/quintillus/Calico_3966.jpg<br /> :Done: [[:File:Aureus of Quintillus.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 18:27, 7 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Bust of Constantius II: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Constance_II_Colosseo_Rome_Italy.jpg<br /> :Done: [[:File:Constance II Colosseo Rome Italy.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 18:27, 7 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> Bust of Tacitus: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EmpereurTacite.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/6785992926/in/photolist-bkDZh3-qt4Ffx-rvAY7H-oSiGvJ-6acxv1-o7gXp7-29Fb8y5-25p6bcK-o5kg6j-7J24t2-p1heB7-8qoSfv-ffP9kF-TVho3A-VxasGw-omR3R2-8mqUu8-ftGPfy-raLXQU-ftGUvj-b8Ryrn-29gh31e-ftsEaB-d5yyaA-nvsSdW-NFtPcB-p2PC7k-5miGcP-dfV4wf-odwE3q-9UtTiX-UX2SR-odwRW3-TYS7Jc-SK9AZZ-o1AqgG-oujw91-fgPy4F-4TpxwX-bnB7he-eXMcJR-R17iQ-Jwkjf4-eXMmb2-9SFZgz-YWuc8j-atXTdM-ToPt5C-nMuooR-atXBFr This is a better quality photo than the previous image.<br /> <br /> --[[User:Impcaeaug|Impcaeaug]] ([[User talk:Impcaeaug|talk]]) 18:07, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> :Done: [[:File:Empereur Marcus Claudius Tacitus.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:34, 22 March 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Here's some more: <br /> <br /> Map of the Roman Empire, AD 395: https://www.deviantart.com/undevicesimus/art/The-Roman-Empire-AD-395-466568534?offset=25#comments If you can't use that, use this: <br /> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Roman_Empire_ca_400_AD.png<br /> :I can't use the first source, according to [https://about.deviantart.com/policy/service/ their terms]<br /> :Uploaded the WM one: [[:File:The Roman Empire 400 AD.png]] I tried to do it full size, but the server didn't like processing a png of that size. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:34, 28 March 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Map of the Eastern and Western Roman Empire, AD 395: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Partition_of_the_Roman_Empire_in_395_AD.png<br /> :Done: [[:File:Partition of the Roman Empire in 395 AD.png]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 22:34, 28 March 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Bust of Probus: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bust_of_Marcus_Aurelius_Probus_in_Musei_Capitolini.jpg<br /> --[[User:Impcaeaug|Impcaeaug]] ([[User talk:Impcaeaug|talk]]) 22:06, 5 March 2019 (EST)<br /> :Done: [[:File:Bust of Marcus Aurelius Probus in Musei Capitolini.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:11, 30 March 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Mosaic of Theodora: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosaic_of_Theodora_-_Basilica_San_Vitale_(Ravenna,_Italy).jpg<br /> :Done: [[:File:Mosaic of Theodora - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna, Italy).jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:11, 30 March 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==March 6 requests==<br /> <br /> Howard B. Gist, Jr.: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Howard+B.+Gist%2C+Jr.%2C+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fa%2Fa3%2FHoward_B._Gist%252C_Jr.jpg#id=0&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fa%2Fa3%2FHoward_B._Gist%252C_Jr.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> <br /> :Done, but this is only a cached version Yahoo has, so it is small. [[:File:Howard B. Gist, Jr.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:17, 30 March 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Ernest Barton of Lubbock:<br /> https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Ernest+Barton+photo&amp;fr=mcafee&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lubbockonline.com%2Fstoryimage%2FTX%2F20181001%2FNEWS%2F181009839%2FAR%2F0%2FAR-181009839.jpg#id=3&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lubbockonline.com%2Fstoryimage%2FTX%2F20181001%2FNEWS%2F181009839%2FAR%2F0%2FAR-181009839.jpg&amp;action=click (fourth picture from left on top row)<br /> :done: [[:File:Ernest Barton of Lubbock.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:57, 31 March 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Steve Prator: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Steve+Prator+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwac.450F.edgecastcdn.net%2F80450F%2F710keel.com%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F07%2F012_Prator_Steve_030811-e1372695359538.jpg#id=1&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwac.450F.edgecastcdn.net%2F80450F%2F710keel.com%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F07%2F012_Prator_Steve_030811-e1372695359538.jpg&amp;action=click or<br /> <br /> https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Steve+Prator+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwac.450F.edgecastcdn.net%2F80450F%2F710keel.com%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F07%2F012_Prator_Steve_030811-e1372695359538.jpg#id=14&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwac.450f.edgecastcdn.net%2F80450F%2F710keel.com%2Ffiles%2F2017%2F05%2F2.png%3Fw%3D600%26h%3D0%26zc%3D1%26s%3D0%26a%3Dt%26q%3D89&amp;action=click (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, or 6th on top row)<br /> :Done: [[:File:Steve Prator.jpg]] (Can't use the other one without written permission. See: [https://710keel.com/terms/]) --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:49, 2 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Joe Lopinto of LA: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Joe+Lopinto+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.nola.com%2Ftpphotos%2Fphoto%2F2014%2F05%2F-68077bbd672380e6.JPG#id=0&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.nola.com%2Ftpphotos%2Fphoto%2F2014%2F05%2F-68077bbd672380e6.JPG&amp;action=click<br /> :Done: [[:File:Joe Lopinto of LA.JPG]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 19:12, 3 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Randy Blair of Laredo: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Randy+Blair+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wbcalaredo.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2F330x440_randy_blair.jpg#id=10&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wbcalaredo.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2F330x440_randy_blair.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> :Done: [[:File:Randy Blair of Laredo.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:35, 14 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Coach Billy Allgood: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Billy+Allgood+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gannett-cdn.com%2F-mm-%2F0b1f2ab353ff44d92eb4b841f0ef6d0f428cc944%2Fc%3D576-332-1260-1244%26r%3D537%26c%3D0-0-534-712%2Flocal%2F-%2Fmedia%2FAlexandria%2F2014%2F10%2F24%2F-allgood.jpg#id=0&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gannett-cdn.com%2F-mm-%2F0b1f2ab353ff44d92eb4b841f0ef6d0f428cc944%2Fc%3D576-332-1260-1244%26r%3D537%26c%3D0-0-534-712%2Flocal%2F-%2Fmedia%2FAlexandria%2F2014%2F10%2F24%2F-allgood.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> :[https://cm.thetowntalk.com/terms Requires written permission] to republish, reuse, etc. I'm no lawyer, so I can't say whether such restrictions are legal or not, so I'm skipping this, as usual in such cases. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:35, 14 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Joe Sampite': https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Joe+Sampite%27+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2F6%2F6d%2FJoe_Sampite.jpg#id=1&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2F6%2F6d%2FJoe_Sampite.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> :Done: [[:File:Joe Sampite.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:24, 17 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> John Ardis Cawthon: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=John+Ardis+Cawthon+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-w7HCy2LPlAk%2FU1U5ZsSqj0I%2FAAAAAAAABKo%2FD9jZLzUWo2M%2Fs1600%2F175px-John_Ardis_Cawthon_%28Louisiana_Tech%29%255B1%255D.jpg#id=0&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fb%2Fbd%2FJohn_Ardis_Cawthon_(Louisiana_Tech).jpg%2F175px-John_Ardis_Cawthon_(Louisiana_Tech).jpg&amp;action=click<br /> :Done: [[:File:John Ardis Cawthon (Louisiana Tech).jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:24, 17 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Eleanor Albrecht Cawthon (wife of John Cawthon): https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=John+Ardis+Cawthon+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-w7HCy2LPlAk%2FU1U5ZsSqj0I%2FAAAAAAAABKo%2FD9jZLzUWo2M%2Fs1600%2F175px-John_Ardis_Cawthon_%28Louisiana_Tech%29%255B1%255D.jpg#id=5&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F3%2F32%2FEleanora_A._Cawthon_%2528Louisiana_Tech%2529.jpg%2F175px-Eleanora_A._Cawthon_%2528Louisiana_Tech%2529.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> <br /> :Done: [[:File:Eleanora A. Cawthon (Louisiana Tech).jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:08, 19 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> W. E. Whetstone: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrEzOBE739c4lYAfE02nIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ29xY3ZzBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEc2xrA2J1dHRvbg--;_ylc=X1MDMTM1MTE5NTcwMgRfcgMyBGFjdG4DY2xrBGJjawNlbGd0Mmw5ZTBvMG4zJTI2YiUzRDMlMjZzJTNEZGgEY3NyY3B2aWQDQXhGTGd6RXdMakxxdzZLcVhBd0M0d2ZUTWpZd01BQUFBQUFncndidwRmcgN5aHMtZGNvbGEtMDAxBGZyMgNzYS1ncARncHJpZANJSVhrRGlGZFRzV1JRWlBJTW9TSzdBBG10ZXN0aWQDbnVsbARuX3N1Z2cDMARvcmlnaW4DaW1hZ2VzLnNlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzAEcHFzdHIDBHBxc3RybAMEcXN0cmwDMjIEcXVlcnkDVy4gRS4gV2hldHN0b25lIHBob3RvcwR0X3N0bXADMTU1MTg4ODI1MAR2dGVzdGlkA251bGw-?gprid=IIXkDiFdTsWRQZPIMoSK7A&amp;pvid=AxFLgzEwLjLqw6KqXAwC4wfTMjYwMAAAAAAgrwbw&amp;p=W.+E.+Whetstone+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&amp;ei=UTF-8&amp;n=60&amp;x=wrt&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;hspart=dcola#id=0&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fe%2Fe8%2FW._E._Whetstone_of_LA._IMG_20150727_0005.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> <br /> :Done: [[:File:W. E. Whetstone of LA.jpg]]--[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:28, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Joe B. Finley: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Joe+B+Finley+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fthumb%2F2%2F2c%2FBusinessman_Joe_B._Finley_of_Laredo%252C_TX.jpg%2F175px-Businessman_Joe_B._Finley_of_Laredo%252C_TX.jpg#id=0&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fthumb%2F2%2F2c%2FBusinessman_Joe_B._Finley_of_Laredo%252C_TX.jpg%2F175px-Businessman_Joe_B._Finley_of_Laredo%252C_TX.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> <br /> :This Yahoo links unfortunately don't last very long. I think the image you wanted was coming from upload.wikipedia.org, and called &quot;Businessman_Joe_B._Finley_of_Laredo,_TX.jpg&quot; but I cannot find it. I guess it's been too long since you requested this. Do you have another you want me to try? --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:28, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Malcolm P. Hebert: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Malcolm+Hebert+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2F7%2F75%2FMalcolm_Hebert.png#id=-1&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2F7%2F75%2FMalcolm_Hebert.png&amp;action=click<br /> :[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Malcolm_Hebert.png File not found] error. Yahoo links don't last forever, and neither do entries on upload.wikipedia.org. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:28, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> W. Ray Scott: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=Awr9FqoM7X9cxA8Ab3c2nIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ29xY3ZzBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEc2xrA2J1dHRvbg--;_ylc=X1MDMTM1MTE5NTcwMgRfcgMyBGFjdG4DY2xrBGJjawNlbGd0Mmw5ZTBvMG4zJTI2YiUzRDMlMjZzJTNEZGgEY3NyY3B2aWQDVEFFSW1URXdMakxxdzZLcVhBd0M0d0xNTWpZd01BQUFBQUQuMXdlOQRmcgN5aHMtZGNvbGEtMDAxBGZyMgNzYS1ncARncHJpZAN1aE1SNWtiRVFUNnhKZ3ljTnZtbkpBBG10ZXN0aWQDbnVsbARuX3N1Z2cDMARvcmlnaW4DaW1hZ2VzLnNlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzAEcHFzdHIDBHBxc3RybAMEcXN0cmwDMTkEcXVlcnkDdy4gcmF5IHNjb3R0IHBob3RvcwR0X3N0bXADMTU1MTg4NzY4MwR2dGVzdGlkA251bGw-?gprid=uhMR5kbEQT6xJgycNvmnJA&amp;pvid=TAEImTEwLjLqw6KqXAwC4wLMMjYwMAAAAAD.1we9&amp;p=w.+ray+scott+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&amp;ei=UTF-8&amp;n=60&amp;x=wrt&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;hspart=dcola#id=1&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F9%2F9b%2FPhoto_of_walter_ray_scott.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> :Done: [[:File:Walter ray scott.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:47, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Roy Barrera, Jr. of San Antonio: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Roy+Barrers%2C+Jr.%2C+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nicholasandbarrera.com%2Fimages%2Frbarrerajr.jpg#id=1&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nicholasandbarrera.com%2Fimages%2Frbarrerajr.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> :Done: [[:File:Roy Barrera, Jr. of San Antonio.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:47, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Chris Turner (Louisiana politician): https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=photos+of+Chris+Turner+of+Ruston%2C+LA&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gannett-cdn.com%2Fpresto%2F2018%2F11%2F26%2FPMON%2F226339f1-3bd2-48a9-bc22-9d93218f8035-Chris_Turner.jpg%3Fwidth%3D534%26height%3D401%26fit%3Dbounds%26auto%3Dwebp#id=0&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gannett-cdn.com%2Fpresto%2F2018%2F11%2F26%2FPMON%2F226339f1-3bd2-48a9-bc22-9d93218f8035-Chris_Turner.jpg%3Fwidth%3D534%26height%3D401%26fit%3Dbounds%26auto%3Dwebp&amp;action=click<br /> <br /> :Done: [[:File:Chris Turner (Louisiana politician).jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:47, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Ryan Bourriaque:https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Ryan+Bourriaque+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vermiliontoday.com%2Fsites%2Fvermiliontoday.etypegoogle8.com%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Flarge%2Fpublic%2Ffield%2Fimage%2F5210376b-0786-4660-8abf-dbf4eb23f381.jpeg%3Fitok%3DMq2vLmad#id=1&amp;iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vermiliontoday.com%2Fsites%2Fvermiliontoday.etypegoogle8.com%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Flarge%2Fpublic%2Ffield%2Fimage%2F5210376b-0786-4660-8abf-dbf4eb23f381.jpeg%3Fitok%3DMq2vLmad&amp;action=click<br /> <br /> :Done, though it's very grainy (from the source): [[:File:Ryan Bourriaque.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:47, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Charles Fuselier:https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Charles+Fuselier+photos&amp;fr=yhs-dcola-001&amp;hspart=dcola&amp;hsimp=yhs-001&amp;imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fak-cache.legacy.net%2Flegacy%2Fimages%2Fcobrands%2Facadiana%2Fphotos%2Fa4683222-47a3-4895-b05c-76f4ad14167f.jpg#id=1&amp;iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fak-cache.legacy.net%2Flegacy%2Fimages%2Fcobrands%2Facadiana%2Fphotos%2Fa4683222-47a3-4895-b05c-76f4ad14167f.jpg&amp;action=click<br /> [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 11:06, 6 March 2019 (EST)<br /> <br /> :Skipped: This image comes from legacy.net, which is owned by legacy.com. Legacy.com does not allow republished without written permission. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 14:47, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==March 7 requests==<br /> Historian Henry C. Dethloff: https://www.theeagle.com/obituaries/dethloff-dr-henry-c/article_1e64e7ec-256b-11e9-bd2f-fb7835bebdd8.html<br /> :This site's [https://www.theeagle.com/site/terms.html Terms of Service] prohibit republishing without written permission. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:07, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Actress Gale Storm:https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=y6%2b9yyne&amp;id=EBBBFCA932020245A8F8299AAFD476E17E29F91D&amp;thid=OIP.y6-9yyne8bHe9BkrhWxF8gHaJQ&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.latimes.com%2fincludes%2fprojects%2fhollywood%2fportraits%2fgale_storm.jpg&amp;exph=350&amp;expw=280&amp;q=photo+of+gale+storm&amp;simid=608048319831343922&amp;selectedIndex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :This [https://www.latimes.com/about/la-termsofservice-20180627-story.html site's terms of service] also put a blanket prohibition on republishing their content. This image appears to be a bit old, though, so perhaps you could find another source, or determine whether this is in the [[Public domain]]. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:07, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Paul Elizondo of San Antonio: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;ccid=35RQUVcN&amp;id=15F408323F8768B7F7D6401700420C51BB3D7D1D&amp;thid=OIP.35RQUVcND2fiBmg0SQTEDgHaKD&amp;mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mitierracafe.com%2fimages%2fuploads%2fpaul_elizondo.png&amp;exph=331&amp;expw=244&amp;q=Commissioner+Paul+Elizondo&amp;simid=608038291069209284&amp;selectedIndex=2&amp;ajaxhist=0<br /> :Again, the [https://www.mitierracafe.com/terms-and-conditions terms of service] list a sweeping prohibition of reuse, to such a broad extent that there may be legal grounds to challenge it. I'm no lawyer though, so I'm going to skip this one as well. Feel free to look or another source. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:07, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Portrait Illustration of Heraclius: http://historyofarmenia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wacana.co_heraclius-Ilustrasi.jpg http://historyofarmenia.org/2017/05/21/emperor-her/ --[[User:Impcaeaug|Impcaeaug]] ([[User talk:Impcaeaug|talk]]) 13:37, 7 March 2019 (EST)<br /> :Done: [[:File:Heraclius, Emperor Of Byzantium.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:07, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Solidus of Julian: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solidus_Julian-transparent.png By the Way, I just want to say thanks for uploading the other images that I requested.<br /> :Done: [[:File:Solidus Julian-transparent.png]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:07, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :You're welcome! Images from Wikimedia commons and Wikipedia, as well as places like Flickr (sort by license there) are the best options. I had to skip most of these due to obvious licensing concerns, but we want to avoid even slightly questionable ones when possible. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:07, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==March 28 requests==<br /> Please could someone upload the following:<br /> :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_Nebula_-_GPN-2000-000987.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Eagle Nebula - GPN-2000-000987.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:33, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pillars_of_creation_2014_HST_WFC3-UVIS_full-res_denoised.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Pillars of creation 2014 HST WFC3-UVIS full-res denoised.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:33, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NGC_6611_Hubble_WikiSky.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:NGC 6611 Hubble WikiSky.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:33, 20 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ssc2007-01d.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Ssc2007-01d.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 00:23, 24 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NGC6543.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:NGC6543.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 11:48, 24 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NGC_6543-_The_Cat%27s_Eye_Nebula_Redux_(Also_known_as_the_Cat%27s_Eye,_this_planetary_nebula_is_located_about_3,000_light_years_from_Earth.)_(2941486988).jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:NGC 6543 - The Cat's Eye Nebula Redux.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 11:48, 24 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat%27s_Eye_Nebula_-_GPN-2000-000955.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Cat's Eye Nebula - GPN-2000-000955.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 11:48, 24 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heic0414b.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Heic0414b.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 11:50, 24 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comets_Kick_up_Dust_in_Helix_Nebula_(PIA09178).jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Comets Kick up Dust in Helix Nebula (PIA09178).jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:57, 24 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helix_Nebula_in_Infrared.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Helix Nebula in Infrared.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 23:57, 24 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Helix_Nebula_NGC_7293.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:The Helix Nebula NGC 7293.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:42, 27 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ssc2006-01a.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Ssc2006-01a.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:42, 27 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Helix_Nebula.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:The Helix Nebula.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:42, 27 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keplers_supernova.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Keplers supernova.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:54, 4 May 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keplers_supernova2.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Keplers supernova chart.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 21:54, 4 May 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kepler_420.jpg<br /> ::Done: [[:File:Kepler 420.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:58, 5 May 2019 (EDT)<br /> :https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA%27s_Great_Observatories_Provide_a_Detailed_View_of_Kepler%27s_Supernova_Remnant.jpg<br /> Thanks! [[User:FredericBernard|FredericBernard]] ([[User talk:FredericBernard|talk]])<br /> ::Done: [[:File:NASA's Great Observatories Provide a Detailed View of Kepler's Supernova Remnant.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 15:58, 5 May 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==April 2019==<br /> Can somebody please upload these? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Tree_Climbing_Porcupines.jpg<br /> <br /> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/%D0%AF%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA_079.jpg <br /> <br /> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Hystrix_brachyura%2C_Malayan_porcupine.jpg<br /> <br /> https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Coendou-baturitensis-768x576.jpg--[[User:ProudGator|ProudGator]] ([[User talk:ProudGator|talk]]) 10:03, 17 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :Three Done:<br /> :[[:File:Tree Climbing Porcupines.jpg]]<br /> :[[:File:Porcupine - Ялтинский зоопарк 079.jpg]]<br /> :[[:File:Hystrix brachyura, Malayan porcupine.jpg]]<br /> :I skipped the last one, since NG's [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/legal/terms.html terms of service] prohibit republishing. I am happy to upload a legally suitable replacement, if you wish. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 20:15, 18 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ::I think I found one. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbd_m4vCEAAxtSa.jpg:large --[[User:ProudGator|ProudGator]] ([[User talk:ProudGator|talk]]) 15:33, 21 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Can someone please upload this? https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8eiZB5uj2ww/U3fODQVvD0I/AAAAAAAAKZk/7iJdwxMVpvY/s1600/Nazi_Atheist.jpg --[[User:ProudGator|ProudGator]] ([[User talk:ProudGator|talk]]) 16:02, 21 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> :Done: [[:File:Porcupine in tree.jpg]]<br /> :and: [[:File:Nazi Atheist.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:03, 5 May 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> ==April 22 requests==<br /> J. Allen Carnes: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;id=62F1AC282069D7A629D702119288E8BCC0C23AA5&amp;thid=OIP.LdJfFs-fwZe9wxsTEdZpyAAAAA&amp;mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftheuvaldenews.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F10%2FJAllenCarnes1.jpg&amp;exph=200&amp;expw=130&amp;q=j.+allen+carnes&amp;selectedindex=3&amp;ajaxhist=0&amp;vt=0&amp;eim=1,2,6<br /> :Done: [[:File:JAllenCarnes.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:08, 5 May 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Dr. Joseph Holoubek:https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&amp;id=C07F1DA2E44C0B42EFEBB4EAFCF7422F32605EB8&amp;thid=OIP.MrfVdW5_J0vq78IBMrAaNAHaHa&amp;mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2Flittledovepress.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F06%2F300-dpi-Dr-Joe-head-and-shoulders.tif&amp;exph=1740&amp;expw=1740&amp;q=joseph+holoubek&amp;selectedindex=0&amp;ajaxhist=0&amp;vt=0&amp;eim=1,2,6 <br /> :Done: [[:File:Dr. Joseph Holoubek.jpg]] --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 16:08, 5 May 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Dr. Joaquin Cigarroa:https://www.lmtonline.com/obituaries/article/DR-JOAQUIN-GONZALEZ-CIGARROA-JR-13704877.php<br /> :This site specifies that [https://www.lmtonline.com/tos/ &quot;Content is for personal and noncommercial purposes only.&quot;] Our usage would be noncommercial, but not personal, so I think I'll need to skip this one--sorry! --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:11, 5 May 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Broadcaster Jack Riccardi:https://www.ktsa.com/ (may be available only from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday) [[User:BHathorn|BHathorn]] ([[User talk:BHathorn|talk]]) 14:07, 22 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> :Use of this image is prohibited by the site's [https://www.ktsa.com/terms-of-use/ terms of service]. --[[User:DavidB4|&lt;font color=&quot;ForestGreen&quot;&gt;DavidB4&lt;/font&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])&lt;/sup&gt; 17:44, 27 April 2019 (EDT)<br /> <br /> Can someone please upload this image?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristle-spined_rat#/media/File:Chaetomys_subspinosus-2013.gif --[[User:ProudGator|ProudGator]] ([[User talk:ProudGator|talk]]) 09:28, 9 May 2019 (EDT)</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1523256 2019-05-09T13:24:54Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Nazi Atheist.jpg|thumbnail|Atheism and Fascism both oppose the Bible and are naturally compatible.]]<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> The causes of Nazism go back to the atheistic Theory of Evolution.&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2018/02/michael-medved-and-richard-weikart-lay-bare-the-evolutionary-roots-of-nazism/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> To Quote Evolution News:<br /> If atheism is true, the following are true:<br /> <br /> <br /> *1.There is no God.<br /> *2.Nothing caused everything for no reason.<br /> *3.There is no ultimate purpose for anything.<br /> *4.There is no afterlife.<br /> *5.Human beings are just animals.<br /> *6.There is no objective morality (follows necessarily from 1, 2, 3, 5).<br /> *7.There is no ultimate accountability (follows necessarily from 1-6).<br /> *8.There is no free will (follows from 5).<br /> *9.There is no guilt or innocence in a moral sense (follows from 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8).&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2017/11/taking-atheism-seriously/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> Atheism is similarly dependent on [[Evolutionism]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/atheism-needs-evolution&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> The atheistic philosophy of [[Social Darwinism]] provides the basis for Nazi racial theory. Therefore, the causes of Nazism can be traced back to atheism. The amoral foundations of atheism and [[Darwinism]] similarly abet fascist crimes.&lt;ref&gt;https://answersingenesis.org/charles-darwin/racism/darwinism-and-the-nazi-race-holocaust/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ==Combatting Atheofascism==<br /> The institution of [[School prayer|school prayer]] and adequate education of children about the dangers of Atheofascism can prevent students from turning to it. Removing [[Evolutionism|evolutionism]] from classrooms can also help, since it promotes both fascism and atheism.&lt;ref&gt;https://answersingenesis.org/charles-darwin/racism/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2016/11/was_darwinism_b/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1523255 2019-05-09T13:19:02Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Nazi Atheist.jpg|thumbnail|Atheism and Fascism both oppose the Bible and are naturally compatible.]]<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> The causes of Nazism go back to the atheistic Theory of Evolution.&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2018/02/michael-medved-and-richard-weikart-lay-bare-the-evolutionary-roots-of-nazism/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> To Quote Evolution News:<br /> If atheism is true, the following are true:<br /> <br /> <br /> *1.There is no God.<br /> *2.Nothing caused everything for no reason.<br /> *3.There is no ultimate purpose for anything.<br /> *4.There is no afterlife.<br /> *5.Human beings are just animals.<br /> *6.There is no objective morality (follows necessarily from 1, 2, 3, 5).<br /> *7.There is no ultimate accountability (follows necessarily from 1-6).<br /> *8.There is no free will (follows from 5).<br /> *9.There is no guilt or innocence in a moral sense (follows from 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8).&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2017/11/taking-atheism-seriously/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> Atheism is similarly dependent on [[Evolutionism]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/atheism-needs-evolution&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> The atheistic philosophy of [[Social Darwinism]] provides the basis for Nazi racial theory. Therefore, the causes of Nazism can be traced back to atheism. The amoral foundations of atheism and [[Darwinism]] similarly abet fascist crimes.&lt;ref&gt;https://answersingenesis.org/charles-darwin/racism/darwinism-and-the-nazi-race-holocaust/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Janjaweed&diff=1520324 2019-04-28T13:20:20Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''Janjaweed''' is the paramilitary group in [[Darfur]], [[Sudan]]. They are the primary instigators in the [[Darfur Genocide]] - where thousands of the non-[[Baggara]] population in Darfur are being killed. They are directly tied to the government as the government finances them.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> The Janjaweed are predominantly members of Muslim herding tribes, specifically the Baggara. They were created, armed, and funded by the Sudanese government of [[Omar Hassan al-Bashir]] to fight rebels. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.britannica.com/topic/Janjaweed&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> [[Category:Sudan]][[Category:Genocide]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Janjaweed&diff=1520323 2019-04-28T13:19:43Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''Janjaweed''' is the paramilitary group in [[Darfur]], [[Sudan]]. They are the primary instigators in the [[Darfur Genocide]] - where thousands of the non-[[Baggara]] population in Darfur are being killed. They are directly tied to the government as the government finances them.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> The Janjaweed are predominantly members of Muslim herding tribes, specifically the Baggara. They were created, armed, and funded by the Sudanese government of [[Omar Hassan al-Bashir]] to fight rebels. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.britannica.com/topic/Janjaweed&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Sudan]][[Category:Genocide]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1519072 2019-04-24T14:23:20Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> The causes of Nazism go back to the atheistic Theory of Evolution.&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2018/02/michael-medved-and-richard-weikart-lay-bare-the-evolutionary-roots-of-nazism/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> To Quote Evolution News:<br /> If atheism is true, the following are true:<br /> <br /> <br /> *1.There is no God.<br /> *2.Nothing caused everything for no reason.<br /> *3.There is no ultimate purpose for anything.<br /> *4.There is no afterlife.<br /> *5.Human beings are just animals.<br /> *6.There is no objective morality (follows necessarily from 1, 2, 3, 5).<br /> *7.There is no ultimate accountability (follows necessarily from 1-6).<br /> *8.There is no free will (follows from 5).<br /> *9.There is no guilt or innocence in a moral sense (follows from 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8).&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2017/11/taking-atheism-seriously/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> Atheism is similarly dependent on [[Evolutionism]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/atheism-needs-evolution&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> The atheistic philosophy of [[Social Darwinism]] provides the basis for Nazi racial theory. Therefore, the causes of Nazism can be traced back to atheism. The amoral foundations of atheism and [[Darwinism]] similarly abet fascist crimes.&lt;ref&gt;https://answersingenesis.org/charles-darwin/racism/darwinism-and-the-nazi-race-holocaust/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Barack_Hussein_Obama&diff=1519071 2019-04-24T14:17:04Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Officeholder<br /> |name=Barack Hussein Obama<br /> |image=President Barack Obama.jpg<br /> |party=[[Democratic Party]]<br /> |spouse=[[Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama]]; may have had a prior marriage.&lt;ref&gt;Corsi, Jerome R. (July 19, 2012). [https://www.wnd.com/2012/07/was-barack-obama-married-in-college/ &quot;Was Barack Obama married in college?&quot;]. WorldNetDaily website. See [[WND]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |religion=Islamic heritage, said to have converted to Protestantism (the liberal [[United Church of Christ]])<br /> |offices={{Officeholder/president<br /> |country=the United States<br /> |number=44th<br /> |terms=January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017<br /> |vp=[[Joe Biden]]<br /> |preceded=[[George W. Bush]]<br /> |former=n<br /> |succeeded=[[Donald Trump]]<br /> }}<br /> {{Officeholder/senator<br /> |state=Illinois<br /> |terms=January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008<br /> |preceded=Peter Fitzgerald<br /> |former=y<br /> |succeeded=[[Roland Burris]]<br /> }}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Barack Hussein Obama II''' (reportedly born in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] on August 4, 1961) was the 44th President of the [[United States]]. Elected as America first &quot;post-racial&quot; president according to mainstream [[fake news]] media, Obama exacerbated racial tensions and left a dismal legacy of a divided America along [[Marxist]] class, racial, and &quot;[[gender confusion|gender normative]]&quot; lines.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/05/politics/obama-race-relations-poll/&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Obama insisted on failed policies, such as [[ObamaCare]], and yet had an arrogant dismissal of his critics.&lt;ref&gt;<br /> *[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/7/assessing-the-obama-legacy-he-has-failed/ Assessing the Obama legacy], Washington Times, December 7, 2016<br /> *[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/442299/barack-obama-progressive-arrogance-leads-backlash Its Arrogance and Condescension Finally Catches Up with the Left], ''National Review'', 2016<br /> *[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/17/president-obamas-biggest-mistake-in-office-thinking-you-can-separate-politics-from-policy/?utm_term=.802d414c3589 President Obama admits his biggest mistake: Arrogance], ''Washington Post'', 2015&lt;/ref&gt; A hard veil of censorship fell during his administration.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.amazon.com/Smear-Shady-Political-Operatives-Control/dp/0062468162&lt;/ref&gt; Much of Obama's personal life was shrouded in mystyery&lt;ref&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sca-BjFJb_Q&lt;/ref&gt; as a fawning media promoted his agenda of uprooting culture norms. Critics of Obamacare or [[gay marriage]] typically were smeared as racist. The US Intelligence Community was used to spy on, harass, and intimidate independent journalists and political opponents.&lt;ref&gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20120925054433/http://wikileaks.org:80/gifiles/docs/1210665_obama-leak-investigations-internal-use-only-pls-do-not.html&lt;/ref&gt; His presidency was marred by anemic economic growth, rising federal debt, his poor foreign policies and multiple political scandals.&lt;ref&gt;<br /> *[https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2016/02/01/barack_obamas_sad_record_on_economic_growth_101987.html Barack Obama's Sad Record on Economic Growth], Real Clear Markets, February of 2016<br /> *[https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/debt-under-obama-9000000000000 Debt Under Obama Up $9,000,000,000,000], CNS News, October 2016<br /> *[https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/18/barack-obama-was-a-foreign-policy-failure/ Barack Obama Was a Foreign-Policy Failure], ForeignPolicy.com<br /> *[https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2016/08/20/obamas-legacy-of-failure-in-the-middle-east/ Obama’s Legacy of Failure in the Middle East], ''Foreign Policy Journal'', 2016<br /> *[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/02/18-major-scandals-obama-presidency/ 18 Major Scandals in Obama’s ‘Scandal-Free’ Presidency], Breitbart, January of 2017<br /> *[http://akdart.com/obama101.html Lists of Obama scandals], Andrew K. Dart, http://akdart.com updated January 2019.&lt;/ref&gt; He failed to see the backlash against his &quot;transformational&quot; [[Cultural Marxist]] programs and said in February 2016, &quot;I continue to believe that Mr. [[Donald Trump|Trump]] will not be president.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/obama-i-continue-believe-trump-will-not-be-president-n519751 Obama: ‘I Continue to Believe Trump Will Not Be President’], NBC, 2016&lt;/ref&gt; Obama is arguably the worst president in U.S. history.&lt;ref&gt;Bedard, Paul (September 7, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/list-200-reasons-why-obama-is-worst-president-in-history List: 200 reasons why Obama is ‘worst president in history’]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 7, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama was educated at [[Harvard Law School]]. In a paper he wrote as a student, he dismissed the American dream as &quot;unfounded optimism&quot; while noting that [[Donald Trump]] is the true idol of the American working class.&lt;ref&gt;Obama wrote: “[Americans have] a continuing normative commitment to the ideals of individual freedom and mobility, values that extend far beyond the issue of race in the American mind. The depth of this commitment may be summarily dismissed as the unfounded optimism of the average American—I may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I don’t make it, my children will.” ([http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/05/everything-wrong-with-obama-in-two-sentences-with-a-twist.php Everything Wrong with Obama in Two Sentences-with a Twist]&quot;).&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama is [[pro-abortion]]. In fact, he was the most pro-abortion president to date.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.sba-list.org/suzy-b-blog/obama-most-pro-abortion-president-ever &quot;Obama: The most pro-abortion president ever&quot;] (July 12, 2011). The Susan B. Anthony List website/The Suzy B Blog.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama dedicated himself to promoting abortion—rather than reduce them as he promised. Just to name a few of the administrative actions by which he has done this would include expanding abortions through [[Obamacare]], appointing many pro-abortion judges and officials, moving to strip medical professionals of rights of conscience, and forcing taxpayers to support the pro-abortion movement around the globe.<br /> <br /> Despite framing himself as an advocate for the poor, speaking about income inequality and [[socialism]], Obama is a [[limousine liberal]] as his life after his presidency attests.<br /> <br /> ==Biography==<br /> '''Early controversies'''<br /> {{TOC right}}<br /> :''Main article : [[Early life and career of Barack Hussein Obama]]''<br /> Obama claims to have been born in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] on August 4, 1961, to Stanley Ann Dunham and [[Barack Obama Sr.]]—who had married just six months prior.&lt;ref name=msnbc&gt;[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23257295/ns/msnbc_tv-documentaries/t/obama-becomes-rising-star-among-democrats/ &quot;Obama becomes rising star among Democrats: Transcript of 'The Candidates: Barack Obama'&quot;] (February 20, 2008). MSNBC. Retrieved from NBC News website/MSNBC TV documentaries. See [[MSNBC]].&lt;/ref&gt; Some contend that this story is a complete fabrication. [[Obama]] was reportedly given a social security number whose first three digits were assigned at that time to applications coming from zip codes in Connecticut.&lt;ref&gt;Beginning in 1972, all [[Social Security]] numbers were issued from a central office in Baltimore, Maryland. [https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/geocard.html &quot;The SSN numbering scheme&quot;] (March 2001 or bef.) Social Security: Official Social Security website/History/Social Security Numbers.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama traveled to Pakistan, India, and Indonesia in 1981, however Obama never obtained a U.S. passport until 2004 after he was elected to the United States Senate. During the 2008 presidential primaries, a firm headed by [[John Brennan]] hacked into the [[U.S. State Department]]'s visa files and accessed Obama's passport files using whichever Social Security numbers Obama was using at the time.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/22/passport.files/index.html&lt;/ref&gt; An FBI informant and whistleblower who worked for Brennan, and was the key witness, was found murdered by a gunshot wound two weeks later.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/apr/19/key-witness-in-passport-fraud-case-fatally-shot/&lt;/ref&gt; Obama later appointed Brennan to a key White House position and as [[CIA]] director in his second term. Brennan was referred for [[criminal]] investigation in 2019 in Obama's [[Spygate]] scandal.<br /> <br /> Claims that Obama was born in [[Kenya]] have been traced to sources hired by Obama. In 1991, Obama's literary agent, Acton &amp; Dystel, published a promotional booklet stating that Obama was born in Kenya.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Pollak, Joel B. (May 17, 2012). [https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/17/The-Vetting-Barack-Obama-Literary-Agent-1991-Born-in-Kenya-Raised-Indonesia-Hawaii &quot;The vetting—exclusive—Obama's literary agent in 1991 booklet: 'Born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii'&quot;]. Breitbart website/Big government. See [[Breitbart.com]].<br /> *Newby, John (May 17, 2012). [http://www.examiner.com/article/publisher-s-1991-booklet-says-barack-obama-was-born-kenya &quot;Publisher's 1991 booklet says Barack Obama 'was born in Kenya'&quot;]. Examiner.com website/News/Politics/Republican.&lt;/ref&gt; The claim that Obama was born in Kenya remained on the agent's website until 2007.&lt;ref&gt;Shapiro, Ben (May 17, 2012). [https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/17/Obama-pamphlet-in-use-2007 &quot;Obama's lit agency used 'born in Kenya' bio until 2007&quot;]. Breitbart website/Big government. See [[Breitbart.com]].&lt;/ref&gt; Internet archives confirm this information.&lt;ref&gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20070403190001/http://www.dystel.com/clientlist.html &quot;Client list&quot;]. Dystel and Goderic Literary Management website. Retrieved from April 3, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.&lt;/ref&gt; In addition to the information from literary agents, Michelle Obama stated in a speech that Kenya is Obama's &quot;homeland&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLzJz2A2N1c &quot;Michelle Obama: Kenya is Barack Obama's homeland!&quot;] (Michelle Obama speaking at the 2008 LGBT Democratic Convention delegate luncheon hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and the Human Rights Campaign: &quot;The world as it should be&quot;, August 26, 2008) (April 7, 2010). YouTube video, 0:30, posted by Rubystars0000. See [[Human Rights Campaign]].&lt;/ref&gt; At a speech in Kenya shortly after his presidency ended, Obama publicly stated that, &quot;Now, three years ago, I visited Kenya as the first sitting American President to come from Kenya.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L36sGc4Id2I Obama's speech at the launch of Sauti Kuu Foundation in Kogelo] at YouTube (Obama's admission starts at 5:48 of the video)&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama's birth parents divorced in 1963 when his mother discovered Barack Obama Sr. was already married to a woman living in Kenya.&lt;ref&gt;Birrell, Ian (August 12, 2011). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-2024819/Barack-Obamas-father-Bigamist-drunk-wife-beater.html &quot;Barack Obama's father: Bigamist, drunk and wife-beater, [review of&amp;#93; ''The Other Barack'' by Sally H. Jacobs (Pubic Affairs £20)&quot;]. MailOnline/U.K./Books [U.K.] This is one of the first misleading statements about Barack Obama when he was introduced to America as Keynote Speaker at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Advance publicity billed him as the &quot;son of Kenyan economist&quot; when, in fact, Obama Sr. was forced out of the graduate program at Harvard because of his bigamy. He returned to Kenya. Obama at the age 9 once briefly met his father who served in the corrupt Kenyan socialist regime's Department of [[Economic Planning]]. Obama Sr. killed himself in a drunken car accident.&lt;/ref&gt; When Obama was 2 years old his mother married Lolo Soetoro, an [[Indonesian]] geologist. At age 6 his mother and adoptive father took him to Jakarta, Indonesia for 4 years while his mother pursued a Ph.D. in Anthropology requiring fieldwork there.&lt;ref name=&quot;db mother&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-03/a-singular-woman-by-janny-scott-review-by-stacy-schiff/#|publisher=The Daily Beast website|date=May 3, 2011|title=&quot;Dreams of his mother&quot;: Review of ''A Singular Woman'' by Janny Scott|author=Stacy Schiff}} See [[The Daily Beast]].&lt;/ref&gt; His mother then abandoned him in Hawaii with his grandparents (Stanley and Madelyn Dunham, who had moved to Hawaii in 1959) &lt;ref name=revealed&gt;Malveaux, Suzanne (August 20, 2008). [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0808/20/se.02.html Transcript of &quot;Barack Obama Revealed&quot;]. CNN website/Transcripts. See CNN&lt;/ref&gt; so she could return to Indonesia after her divorce. Obama's grandfather arranged for his friend, the noted Communist writer [[Frank Marshall Davis]], to serve as a mentor and role model for an impressionable African-American youth.<br /> <br /> Other siblings of Obama's include his half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng and 7 other children born to his father by 4 different women.&lt;ref name=raisingobama&gt;Purdum, Todd (March 2008). [https://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/03/obama200803 &quot;Raising Obama&quot;]. ''Vanity Fair''.&lt;/ref&gt; For much of his early life, prior to his transfer to [[Columbia University]], he went by his nickname, &quot;Barry.&quot; In the summer of 1988, before attending [[Harvard Law School]] (he'd just been accepted), he visited Kogelo, Kenya, to learn more about his father's family. When his mother died in 1995, he and his sister Maya scattered her ashes over Hawaii's south shore.&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama attended [[Jeremiah Wright|Reverend Jeremiah Wright]]'s Trinity United Church from 1984-1988 during his time as a [[community organizer]] (''See [[Barack Obama#1984-1988.2C Community Organizer|1985-1988, Community Organizer]] section''). Obama credits Wright with his alleged conversion to Christianity, and had both his daughters, Sasha and Malia, baptized there.&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Education===<br /> At age 6, Obama attended schools in Indonesia, the first a Catholic school while he was in kindergarten, and later a public school which taught religion. The school had mostly Muslim students (since most Indonesians are Muslim). In ''[[Dreams From My Father (autobiography)|Dreams from My Father]]'', Obama writes, &quot;In the Muslim school, the teacher wrote to my mother that I had made faces during [[Koran]]ic studies.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Obama, Barack (1995). ''Dreams from My Father'' (New York: Times Books), p. 14. Quoted at [http://www.ontheissues.org/Archive/Dreams_From_My_Father_Principles_+_Values.htm &quot;Dreams from my father: On principles &amp; values&quot;]. OnTheIssues website. See [[Dreams From My Father (autobiography)|''Dreams from my Father'']]&lt;/ref&gt; ''Insight'' magazine first reported [[Hillary Clinton]]'s organization had &quot;questions about Obama’s Muslim background: ''Are the American people ready for an elected president who was educated in a [[Madrassa]] as a young boy and has not been forthcoming about his Muslim heritage?&quot;''&lt;ref&gt;Schlussel, Debbie (January 19, 2007). [http://www.debbieschlussel.com/2899/hillary-clinton-agrees-with-schlussel-obama-suspicious-deceptive-on-muslim-background/ &quot;Hillary Clinton agrees with Schlussel: Obama suspicious, deceptive on Muslim background&quot;]. Debbie Schlussel website. See [[Debbie Schlussel]].&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> In 1971, at age 10, Barack Obama moved to Hawaii, and his grandparents helped him gain entrance to the prestigious Punahou Academy in Honolulu where he began substance abuse and illegal drugs.&lt;ref&gt;Johnson, Luke (May 25, 2012). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/obama-pot-smoking-details_n_1545904.html &quot;Obama pot-smoking details revealed in David Maraniss book&quot;]. The Huffington Post website. See [[Huffington Post]].&lt;/ref&gt; He was accepted through a scholarship for disadvantaged minorities while he was in 5th grade.&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt; At this elite high school with 1,200 students he was just 1 of 3 black students. Obama failed to make the starting lineup of the school's state champion basketball team his senior year. He wrote a poem for the school's literary magazine, ''Ka Wai Ola''.&lt;ref name=raisingobama /&gt;<br /> <br /> In 1979, he began a 2-year stint at Occidental College college in Los Angeles,&lt;ref name=msnbc /&gt; and then transferred to Columbia University in New York, which he graduated from in 1983.&lt;ref name=pragmatic&gt;Scott, Janny (July 30, 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/us/politics/30obama.html?pagewanted=all &quot;In Illinois, Obama proved pragmatic and shrewd&quot;]. ''The New York Times'' website. See ''[[New York Times]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; During this time he published an anti-military tirade embracing Soviet General Secretary [[Leonid Brezhnev]]'s &lt;ref&gt;Obama supported [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] General Secretary Brezhnev's foreign policy over both Presidents [[Jimmy Carter]] and Ronald Reagan's decision to deploy the MX Missile in Europe.<br /> * See Pond, Elizabeth (November 24, 1981). [https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/1124/112439.html &quot;Brezhnev offers Schmidt moratorium on nuclear missiles&quot;]. ''Christian Science Monitor''. See also ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]''.<br /> * See also Obama, Barack (March 10, 1983). [https://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/images/nytint/docs/obama-s-1983-college-magazine-article/original.pdf &quot;Breaking the war mentality&quot;]. Columbia [University] ''Sundial''. Retrieved from archive at ''The New York Times'' website. See also ''[[The New York Times]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; proposal for a nuclear freeze in the campus newspaper and allegedly spoke at an Anti-Apartheid rally,&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt; although several prominent student leaders said they did not remember him there. Professor Michael L. Baron was impressed by Obama and wrote him a recommendation for Harvard Law School.&lt;ref name=differs&gt;Scott, Janny. (October 30, 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/us/politics/30obama.html?pagewanted=all &quot;Obama's account of New York years often differs from what others say&quot;]. ''The New York Times''. See ''[[The New York Times]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; From 1983 to 1988, Obama took time off from his education to work as a financial analyst and later a community organizer in Chicago. In the winter of 1988, Barack Obama decided to attend Harvard Law School, and left Chicago for Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his 2nd year a power struggle broke out among the dominant white liberals over control of the ''[[Harvard]] Law Review''. Obama was elected its first black president as a compromise candidate largely with help of conservatives following a &quot;marathon voting session&quot; in which he finally won on the 19th ballot.&lt;ref name=raisingobama /&gt; This led to national attention and numerous job offers, which Obama passed up, at age 30, to pursue his political career in Chicago.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23257295/ns/msnbc_tv-documentaries/t/obama-becomes-rising-star-among-democrats/ &quot;Obama becomes rising star among Democrats: Transcript of 'The Candidates: Barack Obama'&quot;] (February 20, 2008). MSNBC. Retrieved from NBC News website/MSNBC TV documentaries. See MSNBC.<br /> *Malveaux, Suzanne (August 20, 2008). [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0808/20/se.02.html Transcript of &quot;Barack Obama Revealed&quot;]. CNN website/Transcripts. See [[CNN]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> When Obama was attending Harvard Law School, he dreamed of him or his children becoming like [[Donald Trump]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/03/obama-once-dreamed-being-trump-manuscript-shows.html Obama once dreamed of being Trump, manuscript shows]. ''Fox News''. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Personal life'''<br /> According to ''Rising Star'' by David J. Garrow, in 1986 Obama tried hard to convince Sheila Miyoshii Jager, someone of Dutch and Japanese ancestry, to marry him.&lt;ref name=&quot;MarryBefore&quot;/&gt; She refused his request to marry him due to her age. By 1987, Obama had his sights on becoming U.S. President.&lt;ref name=&quot;MarryBefore&quot;&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/03/book-barack-obama-asked-woman-to-marry-him-before-meeting-michelle.html Book: Barack Obama asked woman to marry him before meeting Michelle]. ''Fox News''. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Image:Michelle Obama.jpg|frame|right|Michelle (Robinson) Obama, Barack Obama's domestic partner.]]<br /> Barack Obama met his mate known then as Michelle Robinson, while he was an intern and Michelle was on staff at Sidley Austin LLP, a very large corporate law firm.&lt;ref name=msnbc /&gt; Despite company policy prohibiting relations between staff and interns, the two became involved. The two continued a long-distance relationship while he finished law school, and on October 18, 1992,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/03/obama-anniversary-20-years-married_n_1935840.html &quot;Obama anniversary: Barack &amp; Michelle celebrate 20 years of marriage (photos)&quot;] (October 3, 2012). Huffington Post website. Huffington Post says it was October 3, 1992. See [[Huffington Post]].&lt;/ref&gt; were joined in a domestic union officiated by Reverend [[Jeremiah Wright]] at Trinity United Church,&lt;ref&gt;http://hillbuzz.org/time-to-tell-everyone-you-know-about-jeremiah-wrights-down-low-club-barackobama-presobama-26407&lt;/ref&gt; a church which has supported gay marriage since the 1970s.&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt; Michelle has not practiced law since 1994 when she failed to renew her law license, allegedly to start a family. Malia, the couple's oldest daughter, was born in 1999, and Natasha (often called Sasha) in 2001.&lt;ref name=msnbc /&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Early employment===<br /> '''1983–1984: financial analyst and writer'''<br /> <br /> In 1983 Obama [[collude]]d with [[Russia]] to further Russian [[foreign policy]] interests against the United States in an essay entitled ''Breaking The War Mentality'' published in Columbia University's weekly magazine, ''The Sun Dial.''&lt;ref&gt;https://2012election.procon.org/sourcefiles/obama-article-sun-dial-columbia-breaking-war-mentality.pdf&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> In 1984 Obama worked as a writer and financial analyst for Business International Corporation to help pay off some of his student loans. Business International Corporation was a small newsletter-publishing and research firm which aided multinational companies in understanding overseas markets. Obama served as a writer/researcher for a company reference service, Financing Foreign Operations, and wrote for their newsletter, ''Business International Money Report''. His supervisor was Cathy Lazere.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Scott, Janny (October 30, 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/us/politics/30obama.html?pagewanted=all &quot;Obama's account of New York years often differs from what others say&quot;]. ''The New York Times''. See ''[[The New York Times]]''.<br /> *Henig, Jess (June 21, 2008). [https://www.factcheck.org/2008/06/obama-polishes-his-resume-2/ &quot;Obama polishes his resume&quot;]. FactCheck.org website.<br /> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091003011550/http://www.analyzethis.net/2005/07/09/barack-obama-embellishes-his-resume/ &quot;Barack Obama embellishes his resume&quot;] (July 9, 2005). Analyze This website. Retrieved from October 3, 2009 archive at Internet Archive.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====1984–1988: community organizer====<br /> In 1984, Obama was hired by the New York Public Interest Research Group, a non-profit organization promoting environmental, consumer, and government reforms. He also was paid just under $10,000 annually as a full-time organizer for Harlem's City College to mobilize student volunteers.&lt;ref name=differs /&gt; <br /> <br /> From 1985–88, Obama worked as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago &lt;ref&gt;The Developing Communities Project (DCP) of the Calumet Community Religious Conference (CCRC)&lt;/ref&gt; funded with a $25,000 grant by [[Bill Ayers]]' Woods Fund. ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported he was paid $1,000 a year, with $2,000 extra for a car&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Malveaux, Suzanne (August 20, 2008). [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0808/20/se.02.html Transcript of &quot;Barack Obama Revealed&quot;]. CNN website/Transcripts. See [[CNN]].<br /> *Scott, Janny (September 9, 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/us/politics/09obama.html?pagewanted=all &quot;In 2000, a streetwise veteran schooled a bold young Obama].&quot; ''The New York Times''. See ''[[The New York Times]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; however stories vary wildly. Jerry Kellman, who hired him, says it was &quot;$10,000 a year and a $2,000 car allowance&quot;. Obama himself gave different numbers; his memoir says $10,000 (as well as the car), in his Wesleyan speech he gave it as &quot;$12,000 a year plus $2,000 for an old, beat-up car&quot;, and when he announced his candidacy for president, it was &quot;a group of churches had offered me a job as a community organizer for $13,000 a year&quot;. <br /> <br /> Ryan Lizza at ''[[The New Republic]]'' reported that &quot;Jean Rudd of the Woods Fund...had provided Kellman with his original $25,000 to hire Obama&quot;. Ari Berman reported in ''[[The Nation]]'' that the &quot;[Woods Fund] gave a $25,000 grant to the Developing Communities Project, which hired Obama&quot;. CBS Channel 2 in Chicago ran a story with a document showing that Obama's proposed salary in 1987 was $25,000, a number that the Obama campaign confirmed while insisting at the same time his original salary was $13,000.&lt;ref&gt;Beckwith (April 23, 2008 or bef.). [http://theobamafile.com/obamaworks.htm &quot;Community organizing&quot;]. The Obama File website/Politics.&lt;/ref&gt; Many of the organizers that Obama worked with in Chicago were experienced in the methods of [[Saul Alinsky]], and taught Obama many of the methods found in his book ''[[Rules for Radicals]]''.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2012/03/14/how%20saul%20alinsky%20taught%20barack%20obama%20everything%20he%20knows%20about%20civic%20upheaval/ How Saul Alinsky Taught Barack Obama Everything He Knows About Civic Upheaval]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> During this time Obama joined Reverend Wright's Trinity United Church because in the words of Suzanne Malveaux of ''[[CNN]]'', &quot;It was the church to join if you wanted to be one of Chicago's black movers and shakers.&quot; At the time, community organizing involved close affiliation with churches, which was how Obama met Wright. Obama abandoned the fight against asbestos contamination in the Altgeld Gardens housing project to pursue personal interests and a career by enrollment at Harvard Law School in the winter of 1988.&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt;<br /> [[File:Bookbio.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Birther movement was started by Obama himself.]]<br /> '''1988–1996: law practice'''<br /> In 1988 Obama gained work as a Summer Associate at one of the most prestigious corporate law firms in the world, Sidley Austin LLP,&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Lattman, Peter (May 11, 2007). [https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/05/11/sidley-austin-when-barack-met-michelle/ &quot;When Barack met Michelle&quot;]. Wall Street Journal website/Business/Law Blog/Lawyers and Law Firms. See ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.<br /> *Malveaux, Suzanne (August 20, 2008). [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0808/20/se.02.html Transcript of &quot;Barack Obama Revealed&quot;]. CNN website/Transcripts.&lt;/ref&gt; whose partners included [[Newton Minow]], thanks to the recommendation of Minow's daughter Martha, a professor at Harvard Law School. It was at the Sidley Austin firm that Obama would meet Michelle Robinson, his future domestic partner.&lt;ref name=raisingobama /&gt; From 1993-96 he practiced civil rights law including suing Citibank to force them into making [[Subprime loan|subprime mortgage]]s to minority borrowers.&lt;ref&gt;Schweizer, Peter (October 5, 2009). [https://www.forbes.com/2009/10/03/community-reinvestment-act-mortgages-housing-opinions-contributors-peter-schweizer.html &quot;A poisonous cocktail: Expanding the Community Reinvestment Act&quot;]. ''Forbes'' website. See [[Forbes]]. In ''Selma S. Buycks-Roberson v. Citibank'', lead attorney Obama alleged that although his clients had been denied mortgages &quot;because of delinquent credit obligations and adverse credit,&quot; they were really victims of institutional racism. The suit was brought about by the Community Reinvestment Act, so called affirmative action mortgage lending. The plaintiffs won $60,000, and the court awarded Sidley Austin $950,000 for the work of Obama and two other attorneys.&lt;/ref&gt; After graduating from Harvard he was hired by Miner, Barnhill, &amp; Galland, a small politically-connected law firm.&lt;ref&gt;Lattman, Peter (May 11, 2007). [https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/05/11/sidley-austin-when-barack-met-michelle/ &quot;When Barack met Michelle&quot;]. Wall Street Journal website/Business/Law Blog/Lawyers and Law Firms. See ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; It was at Miner, Barnhill, &amp; Galland that he would meet influential real estate developer [[Tony Rezko]].&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt;<br /> <br /> '''1991–1992: Project Vote'''<br /> In 1991 Obama was recruited by Sandy Newman to head the Chicago chapter of Project Vote!,&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt; and in 1992 was the Executive Director, overseeing a voter registration drive which registered 125,000 black voters and was credited with defeating popular incumbent Democrat Senator Alan Dixon in the primary and electing [[Carol Moseley-Braun]] as a reprisal for Dixon's support for Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]].&lt;ref name=PurdumandScott&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Purdum, Todd (March 2008). [https://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/03/obama200803 &quot;Raising Obama&quot;]. ''Vanity Fair''.<br /> *Scott, Janny (July 30, 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/us/politics/30obama.html?pagewanted=all &quot;In Illinois, Obama proved pragmatic and shrewd&quot;]. ''The New York Times'' website. See ''[[New York Times]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''1991-1995: Author'''<br /> <br /> In 1995 Obama published ''[[Dreams From My Father (autobiography)|Dreams From My Father]]'' about his life and family background.&lt;ref name=msnbc /&gt; It was in a 1992 book Obama claimed to have been born in Kenya.<br /> <br /> ====1995: Nation of Islam====<br /> [[File:Barack-Hussein-Obama-mit-Louis-Farrakhan-528x524.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Barack Obama with the notorious [[anti-Semite]], [[Louis Farrakhan]]. Farrakhan calls [[Jews]] &quot;pigs and dogs.&quot; The [[Anti-Defamation League]] identifies Farrakhan as the nation's “leading anti-Semite.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.adl.org/resources/profiles/the-nation-of-islam The Nation of Islam], Anti-Defamation League.&lt;/ref&gt;]]<br /> According to the ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', prior to the information being scrubbed from its website in mid-April 2008 during the Democratic Presidential Primaries, Obama was one of three prominent organizers of black supremacist group the [[Nation of Islam]]'s [[Million Man March]] on Washington, D.C.&lt;ref&gt;Hoft, Jim (April 2, 2008). [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2008/04/wright-obama-helped-organize-march-with-louis-farrakhan/ &quot;Wright &amp; Obama helped organize march with Louis Farrakhan&quot;]. Gateway Pundit website. See [[Gateway Pundit]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''1992–2004: lecturer at University of Chicago'''<br /> Obama taught part-time at the [[University of Chicago]] Law School&lt;ref name=raisingobama /&gt; from 1992-2004. Though Obama erroneously describes himself as a &quot;constitutional law professor&quot;,&lt;ref&gt;Whiteman, Timothy (April 5, 2013). [http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-complains-of-being-constrained-by-a-system-founding-father-put-place &quot;Obama complains of being 'constrained by a system' Founding Fathers put in place&quot;]. Examiner.com/News/Politics/Republican.&lt;/ref&gt; he was actually only a senior lecturer and the class he taught the most times was called &quot;Current Issues in Racism and the Law&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Holt, Mytheos (September 20, 2012). [https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/09/20/obamas-favorite-course-to-teach-at-the-university-of-chicago-revealed/ &quot;Obama’s favorite course to teach at the University of Chicago revealed&quot;]. The Blaze/Stories/Media. See [[The Blaze]].&lt;/ref&gt; He was a Lecturer from 1992–96, teaching 3 courses per year&lt;cite&gt;, and a senior lecturer from 1996-2004. After Obama was criticized for lying about his job title, the University of Chicago released a statement stating that senior lecturers are considered Law School faculty and regarded as professors but not full-time or tenured. Obama was invited to join the faculty in a full-time, tenured track position several times during this period but declined each time.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.law.uchicago.edu/media &quot;Media inquiries: Statement regarding Barack Obama&quot;] (March 2008 or bef.). University of Chicago Law School website. See [[University of Chicago]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Awards===<br /> Obama shares the distinction with [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Josef Stalin]] as twice being named ''[[Time magazine]]'' person of the year.<br /> <br /> '''2009 Nobel Peace Prize'''<br /> <br /> On October 9, 2009, Barack H. Obama became the third sitting U.S. President&lt;ref name=wilsons&gt;Wilson, Scott (October 10, 2009). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/09/AR2009100900914.html &quot;President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize&quot;]. ''Washington Post'' website. See [[Washington Post]].&lt;/ref&gt; to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize &quot;''for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples''&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/press.html &quot;The Nobel Prize for 2009: Press release&quot;] (October 9, 2009). Nobel Prize website [Oslo, Norway]/Nobel Prizes/Peace/Laureates/2009. Accessed May 13, 2012.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama stated that he was &quot;surprised and deeply humbled&quot; to receive the unexpected award,&lt;ref&gt;CNN (October 9, 2009). [https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/nobel.peace.prize/index.html?eref=ib_us &quot;Obama: Nobel Peace Prize is 'Call to Action'&quot;]. CNN website/World/Europe.&lt;/ref&gt; and also said, &quot;To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize—men and women who have inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace&quot;.&lt;ref name=wilsons /&gt; The award was widely criticized given Obama's then lack of accomplishments.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Chazan, Guy and MacDonald, Alistair (October 11, 2009) [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125509603349176083.html &quot;Nobel Committee's decision courts controversy&quot;]. ''The Wall Street Journal'' website/World.<br /> *Associated Press (October 9, 2009). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/09/obamas-peace-prize-draws-criticism-liberals/ &quot;Obama's Peace Prize draws criticism, even from some liberals&quot;]. Fox News website/Politics. See [[Associated Press]].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==1996–2003: Illinois State Senate==<br /> '''1996 election'''<br /> {{main article|Radical roots of Barack Hussein Obama}}<br /> In 1995 a cadre of like-minded individuals gathered for a fundraising event in the early career of Barack Obama hosted by [[Weather Underground]] (WUO) [[terrorist]] [[William Ayers|William &quot;Bill&quot; Ayers]]. Besides Obama, those in attendance were Ayers wife [[Bernardine Dohrn]],&lt;ref&gt;Geyer, Georgie Anne and Beech, Keyes (October 1970). &quot;Cuba: School for U.S. Radicals [five part series]&quot;. ''Chicago Daily News''/''Chicago Sun-Times''. Excerpted in<br /> [https://vault.fbi.gov/Weather%20Underground%20(Weathermen) ''Foreign Influence: Weather Underground Organization (WUO)''] (August 20, 1976), pp. 113-115. FBI. Retrieved from &quot;Weather Underground (Weathermen)&quot; webpage PDF rendering, part 3 of 6, pp. 5-7 at FBI website/FBI Records: The Vault. Located by The Real Barack Obama blog. See ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; and Carl Davidson, veterans of [[guerrilla warfare]] training in [[Cuba]] just prior to the 1968 Democrat National Convention riots. Ayers and Dohrn have taken credit for, and never denied, bombing the [[U.S. Capitol]], the [[Pentagon]] and the [[State Department]]. <br /> <br /> Ayers and Dohrn used their celebrity status among [[leftist]]s to launch Obama's career. Ayers, Dohrn and [[Jeff Jones]]&lt;ref&gt;Klein, Aaron (August 13, 2009). [https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=106653 &quot;Obama's 'green jobs czar' worked with terror founder&quot;]. WorldNetDaily website. &quot;[[Van Jones]]...served on board of...&quot; &quot;activist group where ex-Weatherman serves as top director&quot;'. See [[WorldNetDaily]].&lt;/ref&gt; are authors of ''[[Bill Ayers#Prairie Fire Organizing Committee and Maoist thought|Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-imperialism]]'', the title taken from [[Quotations from Chairman Mao|''The Sayings of Mao Zedong'']].&lt;ref&gt;[https://archive.org/details/QuotationsFromChairmanMaoTse-tung/ ''Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung''] (1966), 2nd ed. Retrieved from Internet Archive.&lt;/ref&gt; The book declares &quot;we are [[communist]] men and women.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Klehr, Harvey (1988). ''Far Left of Center: The American Radical Left Today'' (New Brunswick: Transaction Books), p. 109.&lt;/ref&gt; Ayers later jokingly, publicly admitted to ghostwriting Obama's book, ''[[Dreams From My Father (autobiography)|Dreams From My Father]]''&lt;ref&gt;Cashill, Jack (March 28, 2011). [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/03/ayers_affirms_he_wrote_dreams.html &quot;Ayers affirms he wrote ''Dreams from my Father''&quot;]. American Thinker website/Blog. See [[American Thinker]].&lt;/ref&gt; and Obama was to appoint several openly avowed Maoists to prominent White House and Executive Branch positions.&lt;ref&gt;Fund, John (October 21, 2009). [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704597704574487431322664964.html &quot;From Mao to Obama&quot;]. ''Wall Street Journal'' website.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===A Charter of Negative Liberties===<br /> In a 2001 interview on WBEZ FM Chicago Public Radio, Senator Obama said some critically disparaging things about the [[United States Constitution]]. He said:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;If you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement and its litigation strategy in the court, I think where it succeeded was to vest formal rights in previously dispossessed peoples. So that I would now have the right to vote, I would now be able to sit at the lunch counter and order and as long as I could pay for it I’d be okay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> But the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth and sort of more basic issues of political and economic justice in this society. And to that extent as radical as people tried to characterize the Warren court, it wasn’t that radical. It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least as it’s been interpreted, and the Warren court interpreted it in the same way that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. It says what the states can’t do to you, it says what the federal government can’t do to you, but it doesn’t say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf. And that hasn’t shifted. One of the I think tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court focused, I think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributed change and in some ways we still suffer from that.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2008/11/03/barack-obamas-poor-understanding-of-the-constitution Barack Obama's Poor Understanding of the Constitution]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jr9mLB3yKs Obama Constitution Negative Liberties.flv]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.wnd.com/2008/10/79225/ Obama rips U.S. Constitution]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Backstabbing fellow Democrats'''<br /> <br /> Barack Obama ran for the Illinois state senate in 1996. He was initially supported by incumbent [[Alice Palmer]], who declared she would run for the U.S. Congress. However, when her bid for Congress failed on November 28, 1995, she tried to run for her old seat in the March 1996 election. Her supporters asked Obama to step aside, although whether this was with her permission remains uncertain.&lt;ref name=pragmatic /&gt; Not only did Obama not step down, he gathered a team of high-priced lawyers, including fellow Harvard Law School graduate Thomas Johnson, to challenge his opponent's petition signatures on technicalities after the filing deadline had passed. Such tactics are legal and frequently used in Chicago; in 2006 they eliminated 67 of the 245 aldermanic candidates;&lt;ref name=bareknuckle&gt;Jackson, David and Long, Ray (April 4, 2007). [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-04-04/news/0704030881_1_petitions-voter-rights-candidates &quot;Barack Obama: Showing his bare knuckles&quot;]. ''Chicago Tribune'' website. See ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; yet nevertheless led to the term &quot;hardball&quot; by ''The New York Times''&lt;ref name=pragmatic /&gt; and &quot;cutthroat&quot; by David Mendel as reported by both CNN&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt; and MSNBC.&lt;ref name=msnbc /&gt; The ''Chicago Tribune'' declared Obama had mastered &quot;the bare-knuckle arts of Chicago electoral politics&quot;, noting &quot;The man now running for president on a message of giving a voice to the voiceless first entered public office not by leveling the playing field, but by clearing it.&quot;&lt;ref name=bareknuckle /&gt; As one of Obama's four opponents, eliminated through his ballot challenges, would put it: {{cquote|&quot;Why say you're for a new tomorrow, then do old-style Chicago politics to remove legitimate candidates? He talks about honor and democracy, but what honor is there in getting rid of every other candidate so you can run scot-free? Why not let the people decide?&quot;<br /> —Gha-is Askia, 1996 Illinois Senate candidate&lt;ref&gt;Jackson, David &amp; Long, Ray (April 3, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130123154440/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-070403obama-ballot-archive,0,5297304,full.story &quot;Obama knows his way around a ballot&quot;]. ''Chicago Tribune'' website. Retrieved from January 23, 2013 archive at Internet Archive.&lt;/ref&gt;}} Mark Ewell, another candidate, filed 1,286 signatures, and Obama's challenges left him 86 short of the minimum requirement (757).&lt;ref name=spivak&gt;Spivak, Todd (February 28, 2008). [https://www.houstonpress.com/2008-02-28/news/barack-obama-screamed-at-me/ &quot;Barack Obama and me&quot;]. ''Houston Press'' website.&lt;/ref&gt; Ewell filed a federal lawsuit contesting the election board's decision but Tom Johnson intervened, and Ewell's case was dismissed just a few days later. Ewell and other Obama opponents were using early 1995 polling sheets to verify signatures of registered voters, but city authorities had just purged 15,871 unqualified people from the 13th district list, and Obama's challenges used the more recent, updated list. Askia was left 69 signatures short of the requirement. If names were printed instead of signed in cursive, they were declared invalid. If they were good but the person registering the signatures wasn't a registered voter (e.g. underage) they were invalid.&lt;ref name=hardball&gt;Griffin, Drew &amp; Johnston, Kathleen (May 29, 2008). [https://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/29/obamas.first.campaign/ &quot;Obama played hardball in first Chicago campaign&quot;]. CNN website. Article text begins: &quot;When the Democratic National Committee meets Saturday on the thorny issue of seating the Florida and Michigan delegations...&quot;&lt;/ref&gt; Palmer had according to Obama campaign consult Ronald Davis, used two children to help gather her petition signatures. To this day Palmer denies the challenges were valid, and maintains she could have overcome the objections with more time and resources.&lt;ref name=bareknuckle /&gt; Thanks to his lawyers, Obama would win the election without a single other candidate on the ballot.<br /> <br /> '''2000 election'''<br /> : ''Main Article: [[Illinois 1st congressional district election, 2000]]''<br /> In 2000, Obama lost his only political election when he chose to run against experienced incumbent and former [[Black Panther]] Bobby L. Rush for the U.S. Congress in a 65% black district. Rush's name recognition began at 90%, Obama's at 11%. Michelle Obama opposed taking on such an iconic figure dear to the community and threatened divorce.&lt;ref&gt;Bates, Daniel (May 16, 2012). [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2145035/Michelle-Obama-prepared-divorce-papers-separate-Barack-leaving-suicidal.html &quot;New book claims Michelle Obama prepared divorce papers to separate from Barack—leaving him so depressed friends feared he'd kill himself&quot;]. ''Daily Mail'' website. See ''[[Daily Mail]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; Establishment Democrats considered Obama &quot;a white man in blackface&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Gilmore, Jim (reporter, producer). (October 9, 2012). [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/choice-2012/transcript-29/ &quot;Transcript of 'Barack Obama' in Kirk, Michael and Wiser, Mike (producers) '''Frontline'': The Choice 2012'&quot;]. PBS website/WGBH/Frontline/film/The Choice 2012.&lt;/ref&gt; Rush said of Obama, &quot;He went to Harvard and became an educated fool,&quot; adding, &quot;We’re not impressed with these folks with these eastern elite degrees.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Ballasy, Nicholas (March 28, 2012). [https://dailycaller.com/2012/03/28/bobby-rush-in-2000-obamas-a-harvard-educated-fool-who-thinks-he-knows-all-about-the-civil-rights-protests/ &quot;Bobby Rush in 2000: Obama a Harvard ‘educated fool’ who ‘thinks he knows all about’ the ‘civil rights protests’&quot;]. Daily Caller website. See [[Daily Caller]].&lt;/ref&gt; Todd Spivak would give voice to this impression of Obama, noting that<br /> {{cquote|&quot;My view of Obama then wasn't all that different from the image he projects now....One thing I can say is, I never heard him launch into the preacher-man voice he now employs during speeches. He sounded vanilla, and activists in his mostly black district often chided him for it.&quot;&lt;ref name=spivak /&gt;}}<br /> Rush would go on to win the Primary with 61.02% of the vote; Obama received 30.36%.&lt;ref&gt;Scott, Janny (September 9, 2007). [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/us/politics/09obama.html?pagewanted=all &quot;In 2000, a streetwise veteran schooled a bold young Obama].&quot; ''The New York Times''. See ''[[The New York Times]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; The loss led to Obama considering dropping out of politics altogether, particularly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, since his name sounds similar to &quot;Osama bin Laden&quot;.&lt;ref name=msnbc /&gt;<br /> <br /> '''State Senate voting record'''<br /> <br /> Obama entered the Illinois Senate promising change to a corrupt system. He mixed often radical votes with more pragmatic agreements. Possibly one of his most radical votes was against requiring medical care for aborted children who survive [[abortion|the procedure]] – in fact, the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council ascribed him a 100% rating for his consistently pro-choice votes.&lt;ref name=&quot;cbs illinois&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/17/politics/main2369157.shtml|title=Obama record may be gold mine for critics|publisher=CBS News website|last=Clark|first=Amy|date=January 17, 2007}} See [[CBS News]].&lt;/ref&gt; He was criticized for using the statehouse as a stepping stone for a more illustrious career: Steven J. Rauschenberger, a [[Republican]], said prior to Obama's election as president: “He is a very bright but very ambitious person who has always had his eyes on the prize, and it wasn’t Springfield. If he deserves to be president, it is not because he was a great legislator.”&lt;ref name=&quot;nyt illinois&quot;&gt;{{cite web|publisher=''The New York Times'' website|title=In Illinois, Obama proved pragmatic and shrewd|last=Scott|first=Janny|date=July 30, 2007|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/us/politics/30obama.html}}.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The statehouse was majority Republican, so the Senator was sometimes forced to compromise. He formed allegiances across party lines to pass [[campaign finance]] reform that banned most gifts by lobbyists, prohibited spending campaign money for legislators’ personal use and required electronic filing of campaign disclosure reports.&lt;ref name=&quot;nyt illinois&quot;/&gt; Obama also helped pass a so-called “driving-while-black bill”, which required the police to collect data on the race of drivers they stopped as a way to monitor [[racial profiling]].&lt;ref name=&quot;nyt illinois&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama established himself as a chief spokesperson in opposition to the [[War on Terror]] during an October 2002 rally at Federal Plaza in Chicago&lt;ref&gt;The rally was organized by Chicagoans Against War in Iraq (CAWI) later renamed Chicagoans Against War and Injustice. See Davidson, Carl (November 2, 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20100811115415/http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org/?page_id=2 &quot;About CAWI&quot;]. Chicagoans Against War and Injustice website. Retrieved from August 11, 2010 archive at Internet Archive.&lt;/ref&gt; [[community organizing|organized]] by veteran [[Mao]]ist and webmaster of [[Progressives for Obama]],&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.linkedin.com/in/carldavidson Carl Davidson] (2010 or bef.) LinkedIn [Profile page/Experience/Webmaster]. Retrieved March 13, 2010 and February 13, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; [[Carl Davidson]].<br /> <br /> '''2003 Emil Jones deal'''<br /> : ''Main Article: [[2003 Barack Obama deal with Emil Jones]]''<br /> When Illinois' U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald announced he would be retiring in April 2003, Obama jumped at the opportunity, declaring that he would be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2004.&lt;ref name=msnbc /&gt; To boost his chances Obama approached the newly crowned president of the Illinois Senate, Emil Jones Jr., with a proposal. According to Jones, whom Obama has since called his &quot;godfather&quot;&lt;ref name=godfather&gt;Associated Press (March 31, 2008). [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obamas-political-godfather-in-illinois/ &quot;Obama's political 'godfather' in Illinois&quot;]. CBS News website. See [[Associated Press]], CBS News.&lt;/ref&gt; the conversation went as follows:<br /> {{cquote|&quot;After I was elected president, in 2003, he came to see me, a couple months later. And he said to me, he said, ‘You’re the senate president now, and with that, you have a lot of pow-er.’  And I told Barack, ‘You think I got a lot of pow-er now?,’ and he said, ‘Yeah, you got a lot of pow-er.’ And I said, ‘What kind of pow-er do I have?’ He said, ‘You have the pow-er to make a United States sen-a-tor!’  I said to Barack, I said, ‘That sounds good!’ I said, ‘I haven’t even thought of that.’ I said, ‘Do you have someone in mind you think I could make?,’ and he said, ‘Yeah. Me.’&quot;&lt;ref name=PurdumandScott/&gt;}}<br /> Because of the deal, Obama's entire Illinois Senate legislative record was, as longtime Obama reporter Todd Spivak put it, built in a single year. During his 7th and final year in the Illinois Senate, Obama sponsored an incredible 26 bills into law, including many he now points to when criticized as inexperienced&lt;ref name=spivak /&gt;—as CNN's Suzanne Malveaux observed, &quot;With help from on high, Obama got his name on hundreds of bills that he pushed through.&quot;&lt;ref name=revealed /&gt; Jones not only had Obama craft legislation addressing daily tragedies to raise his political profile,&lt;ref name=godfather /&gt; he also appointed Obama head of almost all high-profile legislation in the Illinois Senate, angering other state legislators with more seniority who'd spent years supporting the bills.&lt;ref name=spivak /&gt; Illinois State Senator Rickey Hendon, the original sponsor of the famous racial profiling bill requiring videotaped confessions in police interrogations, complained bitterly about Jones' decision.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Malveaux, Suzanne (August 20, 2008). [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0808/20/se.02.html &quot;Transcript of 'Barack Obama Revealed'&quot;]. CNN website/Transcripts.<br /> *Spivak, Todd (March 25, 2004). [http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springfield/article-922-in-the-black.html &quot;In the black&quot;]. ''Illinois Times''.&lt;/ref&gt; Jones' influence had a major impact on Obama's chances in the 2004 elections, preventing major political players from backing Obama's opponents. To quote Emil Jones,{{cquote|&quot;He knew if he had me in the run for the Senate, it would put a block on the current mayor. The current mayor and the father of the controller, which was Dan Hynes, they were roommates in Springfield when the mayor was a state senator, so they had a relationship. Another big financial backer for the governor was Blair Hull. Barack knew if he had me it would checkmate the governor, ’cause the governor couldn’t come out and go with Blair Hull, ’cause the governor needs me. Same with the mayor. So he had analyzed and figured all of that out. He knew I could help him with labor support. And I could put a checkmate on some of the local politicians that didn’t know him, but they couldn’t really go against me.&quot;<br /> —Emil Jones&lt;ref name=raisingobama /&gt;}}<br /> <br /> ==2004–2008: U.S. Senate==<br /> :''See also: [[Early life and career of Barack Hussein Obama#U.S. Senate .282004-2008.29|Barack Obama:U.S. Senate (2004-2008)]], [[United States Senate election in Illinois, 2004]]''p<br /> [[Image:obama.jpg|thumb|left|Senator Barack Obama]] Obama was a relatively undistinguished Senator.<br /> <br /> '''2004 Primary election'''<br /> Despite initially trailing in the polls to frontrunner [[Blair Hull]],&lt;ref&gt;Spivak, Todd (March 25, 2004). [http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springfield/article-922-in-the-black.html &quot;In the black&quot;]. ''Illinois Times''.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama greatly benefited from what the ''Chicago Tribune'' called &quot;the most inglorious campaign implosion in Illinois political history&quot;&lt;ref name=mendell&gt;Mendell, David (March 17, 2004). [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-03-17/news/0403170332_1_blair-hull-gery-chico-blacks-and-liberal-whites &quot;Obama routs Democratic foes&quot;]. ''Chicago Tribune'' website. See ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; when pressure from journalists and opposing candidates, just weeks before the election, forced the unsealing of Hull's messy divorce files.&lt;ref name=blairhull&gt;Voegeli, William (March 19, 2004). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070826095930/http://www.claremont.org/publications/pubid.339/pub_detail.asp &quot;The rise and fall of Blair Hull&quot;]. The Claremont Institute website. Retrieved from August 26, 2007 archive at Internet Archive. See [[Claremont Institute]].&lt;/ref&gt; The files revealed Hull's ex-wife's accusations of verbal and physical abuse.&lt;ref name=spivak /&gt; Hull would afterward criticize the media, stating, &quot;As for the press, I will never read the newspaper the same way again.&quot;&lt;ref name=mendell /&gt; Obama would go on to win the Primary with 53% of the vote.&lt;ref name=blairhull /&gt; Obama's unexpected victory led to him being termed a &quot;rising star&quot; by the media.&lt;ref&gt;Howlett, Debbie (March 18, 2004). [https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2004-03-18-obama-usat_x.htm Dems &quot;See a rising star in Illinois Senate Candidate&quot;]. ''USA Today'' website/News/Politics-Elections/Nation/Campaign 2004. See ''[[USA Today]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''2004 General election, Jack Ryan'''<br /> <br /> Once again Obama found himself trailing to popular front-runner [[Jack Ryan]], and once again a candidate's campaign imploded thanks to media intervention. In an unprecedented move, the ''Chicago Tribune'' and local TV station WLS sued to force the unsealing of Ryan's divorce files, despite opposition from both Ryan and his wife, Jeri Ryan, who in the files accused Jack Ryan of trying to coerce her to perform sex acts in public. Though Ryan advisors told him he could still win if using a negative attack on Obama, Ryan refused to engage in what he considered dirty politics.&lt;ref name=abandon&gt;Associated Press (June 26, 2004). [https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/state/2004-06-25-ryan_x.htm &quot;Jack Ryan abandons Senate bid&quot;]. ''USA Today'' website/News/Politics-Elections/State/Campaign 2004. See [[Associated Press]].&lt;/ref&gt; Ryan then dropped out of the race (per request by the Illinois GOP&lt;ref name=idealist&gt;Sangwan, Rahul (October 1, 2004). [https://web.archive.org/web/20060924232703/http://www.dartmouthindependent.com/archives/2004/10/jack_ryan_81_th.html &quot;Jack Ryan '81: The conservative idealist&quot;]. ''Dartmouth Independent'' website. Retrieved from September 24, 2006 archive at Internet Archive.&lt;/ref&gt;), following which the Illinois GOP scrambled to find a replacement, leaving Obama uncontested for weeks to campaign and build up public support. On top of all this, Obama was selected to give the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention (July 27&lt;ref&gt;Obama, Barack (June 26, 2004). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19751-2004Jul27.html &quot;Transcript: Illinois Senate candidate Barack Obama [Keynote address at 2004 Democratic National Convention&amp;#93;&quot;]. Transcribed by FDCH E-Media. ''Washington Post'' website. See ''[[Washington Post]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;), catapulting him into the national spotlight, and leading to further media publicity terming him a &quot;rising star&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Page, Susan and Despeignes, Peronet (July 28, 2004). [https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-07-28-obama-speech_x.htm &quot;Rising star brings Democrats to their feet&quot;]. ''USA Today'' website/News/Politics-Elections/Nation/President/Campaign 2004. See ''[[USA Today]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''2004 General election, Alan Keyes'''<br /> : ''Main Article: [[Obama born alive controversy]]''<br /> After a number of candidates including former [[Chicago Bears]] coach Mike Ditka declined to run,&lt;ref&gt;CNN (August 9, 2004). [https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/08/senate.illinois.keyes/ &quot;Keyes challenges Obama for Illinois Senate seat&quot;]. CNN website/Politics/America Votes 2004. See [[CNN]].&lt;/ref&gt; the Illinois GOP finally settled on fiery [[Alan Keyes]], a former Ambassador to the Economic and Social Counsel of the United Nations,&lt;ref name=spivak /&gt; with less than 3 months left before the November 2004 election.&lt;ref name=msnbc /&gt; His sudden entrance into the state for the election was initially attacked in the press as &quot;carpetbagging&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *&quot;[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-08-06/news/0408060313_1_mr-keyes-judy-baar-topinka-alan-keyes &quot;The GOP's rent-a-senator&quot;] (August 6, 2004). ''Chicago Tribune'' website. See ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. <br /> *[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50885-2004Aug8.html &quot;Mr. Keyes the carpetbagger&quot;] (August 9, 2004). ''Washington Post'', p. A14. Retrieved from ''Washington Post'' website. See ''[[Washington Post]]''.<br /> *Pearson, Rick (September 5, 2004). [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-09-05/news/0409050304_1_selfish-hedonist-alan-keyes-illinois-republican-party &quot;Keyes, state GOP gearing up blame campaign&quot;]. ''Chicago Tribune'' website/News.&lt;/ref&gt; Keyes repeatedly claimed his primary motivation for entering a race he had seemingly no chance of winning was his disgust at Obama's votes on the popular [[Born Alive]] bills.&lt;ref&gt;Keyes, Alan (August 18, 2004). [https://www.mail-archive.com/newsandviews@chuckmuth.com/msg00699.html &quot;How YOU can help Alan Keyes for Senate!&quot;] Message from Keyes2004 Inc. to multiple internet mailing lists. Retrieved from archive of newsandviews internet mailing list at The Mail Archive website.&lt;/ref&gt; Keyes, from his first day of arriving in Illinois (August 9, 2004),&lt;ref name=assails&gt;Associated Press (August 9, 2004). [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5654128/ &quot;Keyes assails Obama's abortion views&quot;]. NBC News website/Politics.&lt;/ref&gt; accused Obama of having voted against bills mandating medical care for newborn children, and supporting &quot;infanticide&quot; (the term twice used in the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act&lt;ref&gt;United States Congress (October 21, 2003). [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s3/text/enr &quot;S. 3 (108th): &quot;Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003&quot;], sec. 2, subsec. 14, paras. G and O. Govtrack.us website/Congress/Bills/108th Congress/Senate bill 3/Text.&lt;/ref&gt;) where hospitals left newborn infants to die like garbage.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Keyes, Alan (June 2008 or bef.) [http://www.keyesarchives.com/transcript.php?id=341 &quot;Alan Keyes on the Tavis Smiley Show&quot;]. Alan Keyes Archives website. Transcript of interview by Tavis Smiley. ''Tavis Smiley Show'' (New York City: National Public Radio, August 31, 2004). See [[NPR]].<br /> *Keyes, Alan (June 2008 or bef.) [http://www.keyesarchives.com/transcript.php?id=337 &quot;Alan Keyes on CBS2 Chicago This Morning&quot;]. Alan Keyes Archives website. Transcript of interview with ''CBS This Morning'' show. ''CBS This Morning'' (Chicago: CBS 2, August 30, 2004).&lt;/ref&gt; Obama in a debate on October 13, 2004, defended himself against Keyes' accusations of infanticide by claiming that Illinois law was already sufficient.&lt;ref&gt;[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-10-13/news/0410140004_1_alan-keyes-senate-race-first-of-three-debates &quot;Debate or discussion?&quot;] (October 13, 2004). ''Chicago Tribune'' website/News.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> However, Keyes' rhetoric, calling Obama's votes &quot;the slaveholder's position&quot;&lt;ref name=assails /&gt; and saying &quot;Jesus Christ would not vote for Obama&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Keyes, Alan (June 2008 or bef.). [http://www.keyesarchives.com/transcript.php?id=348 &quot;Alan Keyes on the Scott Thomas Show (AM1160 - WYLL)&quot;]. Alan Keyes Archives website. Transcript of interview by Scott Thomas. ''Scott Thomas Show'' (Chicago: WYLL, AM 1160, September 7, 2004).&lt;/ref&gt; was widely ridiculed by the press. Keyes' unabashed criticism of homosexuality as &quot;selfish hedonism&quot; was also targeted.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Pearson, Rick (September 5, 2004). [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-09-05/news/0409050304_1_selfish-hedonist-alan-keyes-illinois-republican-party &quot;Keyes, state GOP gearing up blame campaign&quot;]. ''Chicago Tribune'' website/News.<br /> *Associated Press (September 2, 2004). [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/5897569/ns/politics/t/keyes-cheneys-gay-daughter-practicing-selfish-hedonism/#.VsR94_krKWg &quot;Keyes: Cheney's gay daughter practicing selfish hedonism&quot;]. NBC News website/Politics.<br /> *Pallasch, Abdon M. (September 2, 2004). [https://web.archive.org/web/20040903052923/http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-keyes02.html &quot;Keyes' gay slam roils GOP&quot;]. ''Chicago Sun-Times'' website/News/Elections. Retrieved from September 3, 2004 archive at Internet Archive. See ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''. This article misquotes [[Liz Cheney]]; previous bulleted reference in this multiple reference gives full quote verified by CNN transcript.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama would ultimately win the election, 70% to 27%.&lt;ref&gt;[http://cnn.hu/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/IL/S/01/index.html &quot;America votes 2004: Election Results, U.S. Senate/Illinois&quot;] (November 2, 2004). CNN Hungary website/Elections.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''U.S. Senate voting record'''<br /> Obama's incomplete term in the U.S. Senate was largely not noteworthy. In voting against raising the [[debt limit]] in 2006 Obama famously said, &quot;The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. government can’t pay its own bills. ... I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *''Washington Post'' FACT CHECKER, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/annotating-obamas-2006-speech-against-boosting-the-debt-limit/2013/01/14/aa8cf8c4-5e9b-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html Annotating Obama’s 2006 speech against boosting the debt limit], Washington Post, Glenn Kessler, 01/15/2013.<br /> *Kaplan, Rebecca (April 11, 2011). [https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/04/obama-once-opposed-debt-ceiling-hike/237129/ &quot;Obama once opposed debt ceiling hike&quot;]. ''The Atlantic'' website/Politics.&lt;/ref&gt; In 2008 as candidate for president Obama called George W. Bush's request to raise the debt limit &quot;irresponsible&quot; and &quot;unpatriotic&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kuTG19Cu_Q &quot;Obama says adding $4 trillion to debt is unpatriotic [July 3, 2008&amp;#93;&quot;] (August 23, 2011). YouTube video, 0:38, posted by maywhitley31.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The ''National Journal'' ranked him the most liberal senator in 2007.&lt;ref name=&quot;ranked&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-502163_162-3775451-502163.html|title=&quot;''National Journal'': Obama most liberal senator in 2007&quot;|author=Montopoli, Brian|date=January 31, 2008|publisher=CBS News website}}. See [[CBS News]].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama frequently used the [[filibuster]] to obstruct the operations of government,&lt;ref&gt;O'Keefe, E. (2010, February 4). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/03/AR2010020303801_pf.html Obama criticizes Senate Republicans for delaying confirmation votes]. ''Washington Post''.&lt;/ref&gt; and voted against the [[minimum wage]] bill&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Gill, Kathy (May 26, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070905140628/http://uspolitics.about.com/od/legislatio1/a/HR2206.htm &quot;HR 2206 - Emergency appropriations [110th Congress, House of Representives, signed into law May 25, 2007&amp;#93;&quot;], About.com website/News &amp; Issues/U. S. Politics: Current Events/Legislation. Retrieved from September 5, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.<br /> *[http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/05/votes-hr-2206-iraq-supplemental.html Votes - H.R. 2206: Iraq Supplemental], May 28, 2007. Retrieved from Deeper Inside the Mountain, June 4, 2007.&lt;/ref&gt; he introduced because it included a provision to pay active duty U.S. troops. He voted for the $700 billion TARP program to bailout the big banks after receiving more than $120,000 in contributions from [[Fannie Mae]], a government-sponsored entity&lt;ref&gt;more than any other political candidate for office since 1989. [https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Lawmakers], By Lindsay Renick Mayer, September 11, 2008. opensecrets.org&lt;/ref&gt; taken into conservatorship for mismanaging its affairs and responsible for all the big banks' problems.<br /> <br /> According to Opensecrets.org, of the 671,269 contributions to Obama during his time in the Senate, [[Goldman Sachs]], JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley were among the top 20 biggest money donors to his campaigns.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00009638&amp;cycle=2008 Top 20 Contributors, 2007-2008]<br /> *[http://www.votesmart.org/finance.php?can_id=9490 Barack Obama II's Campaign Finances]&lt;/ref&gt; All four subsequently received approximately $70 billion in taxpayer assisted [[bailout]] money from the [[TARP]] program he voted for.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/10/14/business/14bailout.graphic2.html ''Beneficiary Banks'', ''The New York Times''. 2008-10-14.]&lt;/ref&gt; UBS AG, a foreign bank and the 12th largest donor to Obama,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&amp;cid=N00009638 Top 20 Contributors, 2007-2008]&lt;/ref&gt; was fined $780 billion in February 2009 in a U.S. Federal Court on charges it helped thousands of Americans evade taxes.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.investmentnews.com/article/20090219/FREE/902199983 ''UBS fined $780 million in tax evasion scandal,''] Investment News, February 19, 2009.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Presidential campaigns==<br /> Contrary to popular myth at the end of the [[Cold War]], Communism did not die, it only went into remission. The rise of Barack Obama and passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) signaled a renewed attack on basic constitutional rights and a revival of a spectre haunting humanity.<br /> <br /> ===2008===<br /> {{main article|Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign}}<br /> Unlike Democrat contenders Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, Obama's hands were not &quot;stained&quot; with the Iraqi war resolution; a number of Democrats wanted to punish candidates for acting [[bi-partisan]] and called for his candidacy. His only career accomplishment until then had been the delivery of a speech at the 2004 [[Democratic National Convention]].<br /> <br /> Through heavy use of [[early voting]] by the Democrat political machine, Obama was elected president in 2008 in the midst of a severe economic meltdown and a foreign policy crisis. Obama outspent [[John McCain]] by hundreds of millions of dollars in 2008,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contriball.php?cycle=2008 &quot;Candidate comparison: Top contributors 2008 cycle&quot;] (betw. September–November 2013). OpenSecrets.org website.&lt;/ref&gt; and spending more than a billion dollars from special interests to snag reelection in 2012.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *[https://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?cycle=2012&amp;id=N00009638 &quot;Barack Obama (D): Candidate summary, 2012 cycle/Source of funds&quot;] (betw. March–June 2013). Opensecrets.org website. 34% Individual contributions, 67% large and corporate.<br /> *[https://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/index.php &quot;2012 presidential race/Overall spending&quot;] (betw. August–September 2015). OpenSecrets.org website. These special interests count of over $1 billion may have decreased at least for a time since August–September 2015, where a grand total of individual contributions of less than $1 billion is reflected, but the grand total is presumably incomplete (shown, for example, by the uncounted University of California contributions revealed when comparing the subtotal from the time before August–September 2015 to the time afterwards, the subtotal thus ''increasing''), has every chance of remaining close to its precise revised estimated amount at the beginning of that time (of $964 million) and does not include Super PAC contributions, which is ''indirect'' spending.<br /> **([https://web.archive.org/web/20150304050735/https://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/contrib.php?cycle=2012&amp;id=N00009638 Link to version of this reference] on March 4, 2015 [whose pertinent subtotal which follows was the same back to the time indicated in the first bulleted reference] which shows $1,212,245 in contributions from the University of California. This is ''vs.'' $1,350,139 in contributions shown in the version indicated by the Internet Archive to have been published between August–September 2015 and shown in versions at least for a time thereafter [version retrieved on February 7, 2016 shows the same amount].)&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Former [[Democrat]] Presidential candidate [[Joe Lieberman]] endorsed Obama's opponent [[John McCain]] in 2008 and declined to endorse Obama for the [[Presidential Election 2012|2012 presidential election]].&lt;ref&gt;Lillis, M. (2012, April 22). [https://thehill.com/video/campaign/222929-lieberman-declines-to-endorse-in-presidential-race Sen. Lieberman declines to endorse in presidential race]. ''The Hill''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Primary election'''<br /> <br /> In 2007-08, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton competed for the Democrat nomination. Hillary Clinton cleverly resurrected the &quot;Born Alive&quot; controversy surrounding Obama that had lain largely dormant since 2004 (notwithstanding the continuing mentions by [[Jill Stanek]]), by accusing Obama of not being pro-choice for voting &quot;Present&quot; on a number of abortion-related bills&lt;ref&gt;Bettelheim, Adriel (2008, February 13). &quot;[https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/feb/13/obamas-present-tension/ Obama's 'Present' Tension].&quot; ''PolitiFact''.&lt;/ref&gt;—including the Born Alive ones,&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Berman, Russell (2008, January 17). &quot;[https://www.nysun.com/national/clinton-obama-should-vote-no-on-abortion-issue/69700/ Clinton: Obama Should Vote 'No' On Abortion Issue She Backed].&quot; ''[[New York Sun]]''.<br /> *Hernandez, Raymond &amp; Drew, Christopher (2007, December 20). &quot;[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/politics/20obama.html?pagewanted=all It's Not Just 'Ayes' and 'Nays': Obama's Votes in Illinois Echo].&quot; ''The New York Times''.&lt;/ref&gt; and cowardly ducking the votes.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *''Politi-Fact''. &quot;[https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/13/hillary-clinton/yes-but-its-complicated/ Response to Hillary Clinton Comment for January 21st, 2008].&quot; Truth-o-Meter.<br /> *Dorning, Mike (2007, December 20). &quot;[http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/criticism_of_obama_present_vot.html Clinton Camp Criticizes Obama 'Present' Votes].&quot; The Swamp. ''Chicago Tribune''.&lt;/ref&gt; This led to criticism of Obama by two pro-choice organizations, Emily's List, and the [[National Organization for Women]].&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Dorning, Mike (2008, January 14). &quot;[http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/obama_campaign_mounts_defense.html The Swamp: Obama Campaign Defends His Abortion-Rights Record].&quot; ''Chicago Tribune''.<br /> *Dorn, Michael (2008, February 6). &quot;[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/02/obamas_voting_record_on_aborti_1.html Obama's Voting Record on Abortion].&quot; ''Washington Post''.<br /> *Newton-Small, Jay (2008, January 14). &quot;[http://swampland.time.com/2008/01/14/obama_campaign_defends_present/ Obama Campaign Defends 'Present' Abortion Votes].&quot; ''[[Time Magazine]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; However, Pam Sutherland, the long-time head of Illinois Planned Parenthood, came to Obama's aid, criticizing Clinton for making the attack, and stating repeatedly that Obama's present votes were part of a broader strategy used by Planned Parenthood to keep Illinois voters from knowing their state senators were voting against the controversial and popular bills.&lt;ref&gt;Hernandez, Raymond &amp; Drew, Christopher (2007, December 20). &quot;[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/politics/20cnd-obama.html?_r=2&amp;hp&amp;oref=slogin Obama's Vote in Illinois Was Often Just 'Present'].&quot; ''The New York Times''.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Follmer, Max (2008, March 28). &quot;[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/14/obama-emphasizes-prochoic_n_81460.html Obama Emphasizes Pro-Choice Voting Record as Clinton Questions 'Present' Votes].&quot; ''[[Huffington Post]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{cquote|&quot;He came to me and said: ‘My members are being attacked. We need to figure out a way to protect members and to protect women. A ‘present’ vote was hard to pigeonhole which is exactly what Obama wanted. What it did was give cover to moderate Democrats who wanted to vote with us but were afraid to do so&quot; because of how their votes would be used against them electorally. A ‘present’ vote would protect them. Your senator voted ‘present.’ Most of the electorate is not going to know what that means.&quot;<br /> -Pam Sutherland, President/CEO of Illinois Planned Parenthood Council, 1980-2012&lt;ref&gt;Davis, Teddy (2007, July 17). &quot;[https://web.archive.org/web/20130414215754/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2007/07/obama-abortion/ Obama Abortion Dodges Blessed by Planned Parenthood], ''[[ABC News]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;}}As the contest in Iowa drew near and the former First Lady's inevitability was being usurped by a challenger, Hillary Clinton organizers began circulating rumors that Obama was secretly a Muslim.&lt;ref&gt;[https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/barackemail/ Obama Under the Clinton Microscope], By JEFF ZELENY, ''The New York Times'', December 10, 2007&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/06/clinton-volunteers-anti-obama-e-mail-causes-stir/ Clinton volunteer's sending of anti-Obama e-mail causes stir]. December 6, 2007. CNN&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=92143 Hillary Clinton Press Release - Sen. Obama Rewrites History], December 2, 2007, references Obama in the Muslim school in Indonesia in 3rd grade, quoting the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 3/15/07&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/americas/article1995587.ece Obama ‘was educated in madrassa’], Tim Reid and Tom Baldwin, ''[[The Times of London]]'', January 20, 2007.&lt;/ref&gt; Clinton also made the claim repeatedly that while Obama was leading in Delegates she was winning the Popular Vote,&lt;ref&gt;Koffler, Daniel (2008, May 28). &quot;[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-koffler/hillary-clinton-and-the-p_b_103913.html Hillary Clinton and the Popular Vote: Not Wrong, but Meaningless].&quot; ''Huffington Post''.&lt;br&gt;Barone, Michael (2008, March 28). &quot;[https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/barone/2008/03/28/projection-clinton-wins-popular-vote-obama-wins-delegate-count Projection: Clinton Wins Popular Vote, Obama Wins Delegate Vote].&quot; ''U.S. News''.&lt;/ref&gt; though this was in part because Obama hadn't been registered in Michigan.&lt;ref&gt;Romano, Andrew (2008, August 2). &quot;[https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/blogs/stumper/2008/06/02/clinton-s-popular-vote-claim-close-but-not-quite.html Clinton's Popular Vote Claim? Close--But Not Quite*].&quot; ''[[Newsweek]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;''[[RealClearPolitics]]''. &quot;[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/democratic_vote_count.html 2008 Democratic Popular Vote].&quot;&lt;/ref&gt; Obama's advantage with super-delegates over Clinton was about 2-to-1.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Superdelegate endorsements for Friday 6/6|work=Democratic Convention Watch|url=http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/06/superdelegate-endorsements-for-friday.html}}&lt;/ref&gt; Obama was able to attract the support of [[liberals]] by pointing out that he had come out against the [[Iraq War]] &quot;from the beginning&quot; whereas Clinton had voted in favor of the war in 2002.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-01-31-democrats-debate_N.htm|title=Obama, Clinton stress differences on Iraq, issues|author=David Jackson|work=USA Today|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt; On June 7, 2008, Hillary Clinton withdrew from the Primaries, conceding the race and endorsing her opponent,&lt;ref&gt;''Associated Press''. &quot;[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24993082/ns/politics-decision_08/t/clinton-ends-historic-bid-endorses-obama/ Clinton Ends Historic Bid, Endorses Obama].&quot; [[MSNBC]]&lt;/ref&gt; when Obama passed the 2,118 Delegates required; winning 2,201 delegates to Clinton's 1,896.&lt;ref&gt;''CNN''. &quot;[https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#D Election Center 2008].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Jeremiah Wright controversy'''<br /> [[File:Obamaatcampdavid.jpg|thumb|right|President Obama in Evergreen Chapel]]<br /> {{See also|Barack Obama and Liberation Theology}}<br /> One major dilemma that arose for Obama during his campaign was his connection to his preacher [[Jeremiah Wright]]. Obama and his wife (raised a Baptist) were members of the Trinity [[United Church of Christ]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1776246/posts Trinity United Church of Christ Website (Barack Hussein Obama's Church)]&lt;/ref&gt; in Chicago, a church that embraced [[black liberation theology]] and its emphasis on empowering so-called &quot;oppressed groups&quot; against &quot;establishment forces&quot;. This denomination was the first in America to ordain gays as ministers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/31079.html Obama's church pushes controversial doctrines], March 20, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; Church pastor Jeremiah Wright had been making inflammatory comments and posting his sermons online for sale. These include the statement &quot;G-d damn America,&quot; and in describing the September 11th attacks, &quot;We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black [[South Africa]]ns, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=4443788 Obama's Pastor: G-d Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11], [[ABC News]]&lt;/ref&gt; In addition, Rev. Wright blamed America saying &quot;We supported Zionism shamelessly while ignoring the Palestinians and branding anybody who spoke out against it as being [[anti-Semitic]].&quot;<br /> <br /> In April 2008, after 20 years in the church, candidate Obama made public statements poised to set him at odds with the man who conducted his wedding and baptized his children. With the negative publicity persisting, a month later Obama ended the friendship, left Wright's church, and blamed the media.&lt;ref&gt;[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/31/obama-resigns-church-membership-in-chicago/ Obama Drops Church Membership in Chicago], [[Fox News]] May 31, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; Obama claimed “It’s not fair to the other members of the church who seek to worship in peace...&quot;, and distanced himself from Wright's sermons as &quot;a bunch of rants that aren't grounded in the truth.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;USA Today, [https://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20080430/1a_offlede30_dom.art.htm ''Obama breaks with former pastor, Candidate cites rants on U.S. role in terror, AIDS''], by Kathy Kiely and David Jackson&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20081211092533/https://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_080430.htm ''Obama Says He Is Outraged By Wright's &quot;Rants&quot;'']&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Born Alive record resurfaces===<br /> On June 30, 2008, Obama's voting record on the &quot;Born Alive&quot; bills came once more to the forefront when CNN gave voice to the growing controversy and revealed the defense Obama had been using since 2004-2008, that the Illinois bills he'd voted against were different from the federal bill, was false, since he'd brought up for a vote a bill word for word identical to the federal bill in the Health and Human Services Committee he chaired, and voted against it, defeating it.&lt;ref&gt;''CNN''. &quot;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPZCXcTwZPY How He Really Voted on Abortion: Obama's Record Under Attack].&quot; ''The Situation Room''. Uploaded to ''YouTube'' by [[Jill Stanek]].&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;''CNN''. &quot;[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0806/30/sitroom.02.html Transcripts: June 30, 2008].&quot; The Situation Room.&lt;/ref&gt; This led in August to a confrontation between Obama and the [[NRLC]].&lt;ref&gt;''[[National Right to Life Committee]]''. &quot;[https://www.nrlc.org/news/2008/NRL08/ObamaCoverup.html Obama Cover-up Revealed on Born-Alive Abortion Survivor's Bill].&quot; NRL News, Vol. 35, Issue 7-8, pg. 5.&lt;/ref&gt; After Obama accused critics of 'lying'&lt;ref&gt;Brody, David (2008, August 16). &quot;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skq5M1Ksp_c McCain/Obama Forum].&quot; ''CNN''. Uploaded to ''YouTube'' by [[Jill Stanek]].&lt;br&gt;David Brody (August 16, 2008). &quot;[http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2008/08/16/obama-gets-heated-on-born-alive-infant-protection-act.aspx Obama Gets Heated on Born Alive Infant Protection Act].&quot; ''[[CBN]] News''. The Brody File.&lt;/ref&gt; the NRLC challenged the assertion, and the Obama campaign conceded he &quot;misspoke&quot; and had voted against an identical bill to the &quot;federal bill that everybody supported&quot; but focused on Obama's new claim, that Illinois law was already sufficient to protect newborn children.&lt;ref&gt;Berman, Russell (2008, August 18). &quot;[https://www.nysun.com/national/obama-facing-attacks-from-all-sides-over-abortion/84059/ Obama Facing Attacks From All Sides Over Abortion Record].&quot; ''[[New York Sun]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; The NRLC promptly declared &quot;Senator Barack Obama's four-year effort to cover up his full role in killing legislation to protect born-alive survivors of abortions continues to unravel.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Johnson, Douglas (2008, August 18). &quot;[https://www.nrlc.org/ObamaBAIPA/Obamacoveruponbornalive.htm Obama Cover-up on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Continues to Unravel After Sen. Obama Says NRLC is 'Lying'].&quot; ''[[National Right to Life Committee]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Result'''<br /> Obama made an effort to portray John McCain as similar to George W. Bush, drawing attention to McCain's refusal to criticize the unpopular president. McCain was particularly criticized for saying of how many years we should be willing to stay in Iraq, &quot;Make it a hundred.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Dobbs, Michael (2008, April 2). &quot;[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/04/mccains_100year_war.html FactChecker: McCain's '100-Year War'].&quot; ''Washington Post''.&lt;/ref&gt;{{cquote|&quot;John McCain went on television and said that there has been great progress economically over the last seven-and-a-half years. John McCain thinks our economy has made great progress under George W. Bush? How could somebody who has been traveling across this country, somebody who came to Erie, Pennsylvania, say we’ve made great progress?&quot;<br /> -Barack Obama&lt;ref&gt;Zeleny, Jeff (2008, April 18). &quot;[https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/obama-criticizes-mccain-on-economic-stance/ Obama Criticizes McCain on Economic Stance].&quot; ''The New York Times''.&lt;/ref&gt;}} On August 22, Obama selected [[Joe Biden]] as his running mate for the vice presidency,&lt;ref&gt;''CNN'' (2008, August 23). &quot;[http://articles.cnn.com/2008-08-23/politics/biden.democrat.vp.candidate_1_biden-john-mccain-barack-obama?_s=PM:POLITICS Obama Introduces Biden as Running Mate].&quot;&lt;/ref&gt; which would be contrasted one week later with John McCain's selection of [[Sarah Palin]].&lt;ref&gt;Cooper, Michael &amp; Bumiller, Elisabeth (2008, August 29). &quot;[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/us/politics/29palin.html?pagewanted=all Alaskan is McCain's Choice; First Woman on G.O.P. Ticket]. ''The New York Times''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> On November 2, 2008, Barack Obama won the presidential election with 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173.&lt;ref&gt;(2008, November 14). &quot;[http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/explorer.html Electoral Explorer].&quot; Election Results 2008. ''The New York Times''.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama received 53% of the popular vote to John McCain's 46%.&lt;ref&gt;(2008, November 17). &quot;[https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/ President].&quot; Election Center 2008. ''CNN''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===2012===<br /> :''Main article: [[Presidential Election 2012]]''<br /> During his campaigns, Obama said that he intended to &quot;[[Redistribution of wealth|spread the wealth around]]&quot; and was portrayed as saying that entrepreneurs and employers deserve no credit for building their businesses.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Zuckerman, Mortimer B. (July 16, 2010). [https://www.usnews.com/opinion/mzuckerman/articles/2010/07/16/obamas-anti-business-policies-are-our-economic-katrina &quot;Obama's anti-business policies are our economic Katrina&quot;]. ''U.S. News and World Report'' website.<br /> *Barnes, Fred (July 22, 2009). [https://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/619dvjlm.asp &quot;An anti-business president&quot;]. ''The Weekly Standard''. Vol. 14, No. 38. Retrieved at The Weekly Standard website. See [[The Weekly Standard]].<br /> *Shedlock, Mike (August 20, 2010). [http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/08/small-businesses-are-not-hiring-why.html &quot;Small businesses are not hiring—Why should they?&quot;] Blogspot website/Mish's global economic trend analysis.<br /> *Wright, C. Edmund (February 12, 2012). [https://www.americanthinker.com/2010/02/dear_mr_president_why_we_are_n.html &quot;Dear Mr. President: Why we are not hiring&quot;]. American Thinker website. See [[American Thinker]].&lt;/ref&gt; On March 1, 2013 Obama issued [[Executive Order|executive orders]] to implement his [[Budget sequester|sequester]] of budget cuts which&lt;ref&gt;Bedard, Paul (February 27, 2013). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/dnc-boosts-obama-job-cut-threat-of-750000-to-2-million/article/2522664?custom_click=rss &quot;Sequester hype: DNC adds 1.25 million job cuts to Obama's 750,000&quot;]. ''Washington Examiner'' website. Article located by Weasel Zippers website.&lt;/ref&gt; has been widely criticized for destroying jobs in what was an anemic and fragile recovery.&lt;ref&gt;Foys, Bob (February 26, 2013). [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-26/news/chi-20130226-foys_briefs_1_sequester-president-obama-press-secretary-jay-carney &quot;President Obama's sequester&quot;]. ''Chicago Tribune'' website. See [[Chicago Tribune]].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Warren L. Dean Jr., an adjunct professor of law at [[Georgetown University]] Law Center, wrote:<br /> *{{obama income inequality}}<br /> <br /> According to a [[NBC News]] poll, from August 2014, Obama's approval rating was a dismal 40%,&lt;ref&gt;Murray, Mark (August 5, 2014). [http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/poll-americans-dissatisfied-economy &quot;Poll: Obama’s approval rating hits all-time low&quot;]. MSNBC website. See [[MSNBC]]&lt;/ref&gt; showing that six in ten Americans disapproved of his [[liberal]] policies. Given that liberals frequently engage in [[Liberal lies|deceit]], the actual approval ratings could be much lower. When Obama left office, the same pollsters who prognosticated a blowout win for Hillary Clinton maintained Obama's approval rating was above 50%.<br /> ===Birth certificate controversies===<br /> : ''Main article: [[Barack Obama Controversies#Birth Certificate]]''<br /> On April 27, 2011,&lt;ref&gt;CNN Political Unit (2011, April 27). &quot;[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/27/white-house-releases-obama-birth-certificate/ White House Releases Obama Birth Certificate].&quot; ''CNN''.&lt;/ref&gt; a long-running controversy surrounding Obama's birth was largely put to rest&lt;ref&gt;Winter, J. (2011, April 29). &quot;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/29/expert-says-obamas-birth-certificate-legit/ Expert: No Doubt Obama's Birth Certificate is Legit].&quot; ''[[Fox News]]''.&lt;br&gt;Tuchman, G. (2011, April 25). &quot;[http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-25/politics/birthers.obama.hawaii_1_birther-controversy-obama-opinion-research-corporation?_s=PM:POLITICS Obama Birther Claims Have No Merit].&quot; ''CNN''.&lt;br&gt;(2011, April 27). &quot;[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42779923/ns/politics-white_house/t/obama-releases-detailed-us-birth-certificate/ Obama Releases Detailed U.S. Birth Certificate].&quot; ''MSNBC''.&lt;/ref&gt; when Obama had his long-form birth certificate posted at WhiteHouse.gov.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;[https://us-east-1.tchyn.io/snopes-production/uploads/2014/02/obama-longform.jpg Certificate of Live Birth].&quot; Originally ordered by Obama to be posted on ''WhiteHouse.gov'', but it is no longer there.&lt;/ref&gt;[[Donald Trump]], who had been critical of Obama for allowing the divisiveness to linger was then leading Republicans in polls for the upcoming GOP primary&lt;ref&gt;James, F. (2011, April 15). &quot;[https://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/04/15/135446314/poll-donald-trump-birther-darling-leads-gop-field-at-26 Donald Trump, Birther In Chief? Poll Has Him Leading GOP Field with 26 Percent].&quot; ''NPR''.&lt;/ref&gt; and has been credited with bringing final resolution to the issue. The birth certificates of Michelle Robinson, which would disclosure her birth-sex, and the two children which would clarify their birth parentage, however, remain undisclosed.<br /> <br /> The following is a synopsis of previous events leading up to the release:<br /> <br /> Hillary Clinton top advisor [[Sidney Blumenthal]], and his son, Max Blumenthal, were the origin of the rumors in 2008 that Barack Hussein Obama was a Muslim in order to stir up fear among white Democrats and women, intended for Hillary's benefit.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-great-islamophobic-crusade/ The Great Islamophobic Crusade], CBSNEWS, December 19, 2010. cbsnews.com&lt;/ref&gt; McClatchy Washington Bureau Chief James Asher relayed, &quot;Mr. Blumenthal and I met together in my office and he strongly urged me to investigate the exact place of President Obama’s birth, which he suggested was in Kenya.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article102354777.html&lt;/ref&gt; Snope's has identified a claim that a 1991 promotional booklet by Barack Obama's then-literary agency, Acton &amp; Dystel, touted Obama as &quot;born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii&quot; as being true.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthers/booklet.asp&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign|Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign]] team then began spreading [[Islamophobic]] rumors that Obama was a [[Muslim]] schooled in a ''madrassa'' as a child in Indonesia.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/sep/05/bill-clinton-barack-obama-bromance-long-slow-making Bill Clinton and Barack Obama: an alliance long and slow in the making], Gary Younge, ''Guardian'' UK.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20080506093354/http://www.stop-obama.org/?page_id=23 Who is BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA?] Mission Statement, stop-obama.org&lt;/ref&gt; A group registered as People United Means Action (PUMA) was made up of Hillary Clinton supporters who not only opposed Barack Obama's nomination but also sought to delegitimize his presidency.&lt;ref&gt;https://youtu.be/bifsEkjTAc8&lt;/ref&gt; PUMA members charged that the media directed [[sexism]] and [[misogyny]] at Clinton during the 2008 primary campaign and expressed anger at [[Democratic Party]] leaders' failure to speak out or otherwise respond appropriately. <br /> <br /> Hillary Clinton had received a majority of votes in the 2008 Democratic primaries and PUMA felt the [[Superdelegate]]s robbed Hillary of the nomination.<br /> <br /> '''Retribution killings'''<br /> <br /> Obama transformed the Bush administration War on Terror from a preventative measure against terrorism to a cry for vengeance, mob bloodlust, and retribution killings which spawned a fresh, new, and larger cycle of violence. <br /> <br /> On May 1, 2011, Obama misled the public when he announced &lt;ref&gt;Obama, B. (2011, May 2). &quot;[https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead Osama Bin Laden Dead].&quot; ''White House''.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1SLhNoUNY Nobel Prize Winner with a kill list].&lt;/ref&gt; that Osama bin Laden was &quot;killed in a firefight&quot; after a U.S. special operations group infiltrated a compound in [[Abbottabad raid|Abottobad]], Pakistan.&lt;ref&gt;Baker, P., Cooper, H., &amp; Mazzetti, M. (2011, May 1). &quot;[Bin Laden is Dead, Obama Says].&quot; ''The New York Times''.&lt;br&gt;&quot;[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Osama_Bin_Laden/ Target Bin Laden: The Death of Public Enemy #1].&quot; ''ABC News''.&lt;br&gt;''[[NPR]]''. &quot;[https://www.npr.org/series/135908383/osama-bin-laden-dead Special Series: Osama Bin Laden Killed].&quot;&lt;/ref&gt; Attacks, murders, and kidnappings of Americans have since escalated as reprisals for bin Laden's death. [[Al Qaeda]], once broken and on the run, operates openly as the jihad has now become global. Relations with Pakistan, a longtime ally throughout the Cold War and War on Terror, became strained. The government of Pakistan denied White House claims it allowed Americans to kill Muslims on its territory.&lt;ref&gt;''Associated Press'' (2011, May 10). &quot;[https://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/10/pakistani-president-claims-bin-laden-deal/ Former Pakistani President Claims There Was Never Bin Laden Deal With U.S.].&quot; Retrieved from ''Fox News''.&lt;/ref&gt; For all his duplicity and criticism of the War on Terror, Obama experienced only a temporary blip in approval ratings.&lt;ref&gt;Dao, J. &amp; Sussman, D. (2011, May 4). &quot;[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/us/politics/05poll.html For Obama, Big Rise in Poll Numbers After Bin Laden Raid].&quot; ''New York Times''.&lt;br&gt;''Pew Research Center'' (2011, May 2). &quot;[https://www.people-press.org/2011/05/03/public-relieved-by-bin-ladens-death-obamas-job-approval-rises/ Public 'Relieved' by Bin Laden's Death, Obama's Job Approval Rises].&quot;&lt;br&gt;Jones, J.M. (2011, May 5). &quot;[https://www.gallup.com/poll/147437/obama-approval-rallies-six-points-bin-laden-death.aspx Obama Job Approval Rallies Six Points to 52% After Bin Laden Death].&quot; ''Gallup''.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;''[[CBS News]]/Associated Press'' (2012, May 1). &quot;[https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57424622/1-year-after-osama-bin-laden-killed-still-no-answers-from-pakistan/ 1 Year After Osama bin Laden Killed, Still No Answers from Pakistan].&quot;&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> An NBC investigation revealed Obama was informed of bin Laden's whereabouts one full year before he attempted to use it as an election year issue. NBC further reported that there was no &quot;firefight&quot; at all, contradicting what the president told the nation.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3077864/NBC-investigatin-says-bama-DID-edit-role-Pakistan-killing-Bin-Laden-change-facts-credit.html NBC investigation claims Obama knew where bin Laden was ONE YEAR before 2011 raid and backs Seymour Hersh's claim Pakistan intelligence hid al-Qaeda chief], [[Daily Mail ]]&lt;/ref&gt; As early as the day after bin Laden was executed, it was learned bin Laden was not armed in the alleged &quot;firefight&quot; that Obama claimed took place.<br /> <br /> '''Defends Mohammad'''<br /> <br /> After the [[Benghazi terrorist attack]] which his administration knowingly and fraudulently blamed on the creator of an irreverent YouTube video critical of the founder of Islam, Obama made a speech at the UN in which he said, {{Cquote|The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/09/25/remarks-president-un-general-assembly&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> Four Americans died in the terrorist action intended to commemorate the [[9/11 attack]]s. The attack occurred on the US Consulate at Benghazi, part of the territory of the United States. Administration officials did nothing to repel the attack in progress while huddling to discuss the domestic political ramifications for the upcoming presidential election, less than two months away. The creator of the video was jailed on bogus charges unrelated to the video. In 2015, a series of terrorist attacks in France, Denmark and the United States claimed the lives of at least 15 people with dozens injured, including security and police officers, motivated by Muslim extremists defending what, in their view were, unflattering depictions of the founder of Islam, [[Mohammad]].<br /> <br /> '''Voting irregularities'''<br /> <br /> According to Stanley Kurtz - author of ''Radical-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American Socialism'' (2010) Obama in 1995 sought and obtained the endorsement of a left-wing third party, the [[New Party]] in his quest to be elected to the Illinois State Senate.&lt;ref&gt;Kurtz, S. (2012, June 7). [https://www.nationalreview.com/articles/302031/obamas-third-party-history-stanley-kurtz Obama's Third-Party History]. ''[[National Review Online]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama's &quot;Fight the Smears&quot; campaign has denied this, as has [[Politico]]'s Ben Smith.&lt;ref name=pollack&gt;Pollack, J.B. (2012, June 7). [https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/06/07/Obama-Caught-Lying-Again-He-WAS-Member-of-New-Party-Says-Kurtz Obama Caught Lying Again: He WAS Member of 'New Party', Says Kurtz]. ''Breitbart.com''&lt;br&gt;Smith, B. (2008, October 25). [https://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/The_dread_New_Party.html The Dread New Party]. ''[[Politico]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; Others who claim he was affiliated with the New Party/ACORN include [[The Blaze]]'s Billy Hallowell,&lt;ref&gt;Hallowell, B. (2012, June 7). [https://www.theblaze.com/stories/report-new-documents-show-obama-was-a-member-of-the-far-left-new-party/ News Docs Reportedly Show Obama Was a Member of the Far-Left 'New Party']. ''The Blaze''.&lt;/ref&gt; [[Breitbart News Network|Breitbart]]'s Joel Pollack, [[Human Events]]' Erick Erickson,&lt;ref&gt;Erickson, E. (2008, June 10). [http://www.humanevents.com/2008/06/10/obama-and-the-new-party/ Obama and the New Party]. ''[[Human Events]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; Newsbusters' P.J. Gladnick,&lt;ref&gt;Gladnick, P.J. (2008, October 12). [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2008/10/08/will-msm-report-obama-membership-socialist-new-party#ixzz21JfE3z1z Will MSM Report on Obama Membership in Socialist New Party?] ''[[Newsbusters]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; Rick Moran at AmericanThinker.com,&lt;ref&gt;Rick Moran. [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/06/obamas_alliance_with_marxists.html Obama's Alliance with Marxists], ''American Thinker'', June 03, 2008.&lt;/ref&gt; and various writers at [[Discover the Networks]] (which include Kurtz and Erickson).&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=7434 NEW PARTY (NP)], ''[[Discover the Networks]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Kurtz in 2012 has claimed to find minutes of the New Party Chicago chapter that say, &quot;''Barack Obama, candidate for State Senate in the 13th Legislative District, gave a statement to the membership and answered questions. He signed the New Party 'Candidate Contract' and requested an endorsement from the New Party. He also joined the New Party.''&quot;&lt;ref name=pollack /&gt; Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod responded to Kurtz with silence and when asked if that meant &quot;yes or no&quot;, Axelrod stated, &quot;You can take that as I have no idea what you are talking about.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Pollack, J.B. (2012, June 7). [https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/06/07/Exclusive-Axelrod-Plays-Dumb-on-Obama-and-Socialist-New-Party Exclusive: Axelrod Plays Dumb on Obama and Socialist New Party]. ''[[Breitbart.com]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''&quot;You didn't build that&quot;'''===<br /> {{main|You didn't build that}}<br /> On July 13, 2012, at a campaign event in [[Virginia]], Obama attacked [[capitalism]] in a speech that immediately stirred up controversy. Speaking about the government's role in the success of private business, he said:&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/13/remarks-president-campaign-event-roanoke-virginia Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia], White House&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{cquote|If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business - you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.}} The [[Romney]] campaign has used &quot;If you’ve got a business—you didn’t build that&quot; in ads to show America that Obama believes it is government that creates business rather than hard-working individuals. The Obama campaign has alternatively stated that the sentenced was poorly worded since he was not giving a scripted speech and that when Obama said &quot;that&quot; he was referring to roads and bridges. Obama points to a later portion of his speech in which he said, &quot;The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together,&quot; to support his claim.<br /> <br /> '''Results'''<br /> <br /> On November 6, 2012 Barack Obama won reelection with 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney's 206.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/map/ 2012 Presidential Election], Politico&lt;/ref&gt; Obama received 51% of the popular vote (65,899,660 votes) to Romney's 47% (60,932,152 votes).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012presgeresults.pdf Official 2012 Presidential General Election Results], [[Federal Election Commission]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==2009–2017: Presidency==<br /> {{main article|Obama administration}}<br /> The [[liberal claptrap]] that elected Obama seems silly today. It was claimed, for example, that Obama had millions of followers on Twitter, when allegedly some 70% of them were fake.&lt;ref&gt;Jackson, David (August 24, 2012). [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/08/obama-has-millions-of-fake-twitter-followers/1#.UDfQVqA2et_ &quot;Obama has millions of fake Twitter followers&quot;]. USA Today website/The Oval blog. See [[USA Today]].&lt;/ref&gt; And although the [[lamestream media]] promoted Obama as a great orator, in fact, he relied almost entirely on teleprompters for his speeches and press conferences, and at one point even had teleprompters set up for him in a middle school classroom in order to speak to the media.<br /> <br /> [[File:Obama and George H. W. Bush.jpg|thumb|right|300px|President Barack Obama meets with former President [[George H. W. Bush]] in the Oval Office, Feb. 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza).]]<br /> Five years into Obama's presidency the number of people holding jobs still was 3 million below the all-time high of 138 million&lt;ref&gt;The effectiveness of [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|Stimulus]] and deficits: [http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?graph_id=112811 Job growth under President Obama's first term;] Source: [[United States Department of Labor]].&lt;/ref&gt; workers – despite an increase of 10 million people in population over the same period of time.&lt;ref&gt;[https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?graph_id=112809 U.S. Population growth during Obama's first four years in office.] Source: [[U.S. Census Bureau]].&lt;/ref&gt; Under Obama and Senate Democrats&lt;ref&gt;The Democrat-controlled Senate did not propose, vote on, or pass a budget for nearly five years. [https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/23/politics/senate-budget-bill/index.html Senate passes its first budget proposal in four years,] Ted Barrett and Alison Harding, CNN, March 23, 2013.&lt;/ref&gt; budget management, the United States suffered its largest [[Federal budget deficit|deficit]]s&lt;ref&gt;Edwards, B. et. al. (2009, November 6). [https://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/107xx/doc10708/11-06-mbr.htm Monthly Budget Review: Fiscal Year 2009]. ''[[Congressional Budget Office]]''.&lt;br&gt;Delisle, E.C. et. al. (2010, November 5). [https://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/118xx/doc11873/NovemberMBR.pdf Monthly Budget Review: Fiscal Year 2010]. ''[[Congressional Budget Office]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; in history and its credit-worthiness downgraded from [[Standard and Poor's]]. Obama assured Americans that unemployment would not rise above 8% if his [[economic stimulus]] program was adopted, however, it rose and stagnated in the 8-10% range&lt;ref&gt;Di Leo, L &amp; Lynch, S.N. (2010, August 20). [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704476104575439172480870774.html Jobless Claims Jump in New Sign Recovery is Sputtering]. ''Wall Street Journal''.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[United States Bureau of Labor Statistics]]. [https://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet?data_tool=latest_numbers&amp;series_id=LNS11300000&amp;years_option=specific_years&amp;include_graphs=true&amp;to_month=1&amp;from_month=2 Databases, Tables &amp; Calculators by Subject: Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey]. ''[[United States Department of Labor]]''. Data extracted on: July 19, 2010 (4:31:11 PM).&lt;/ref&gt; for the entirety of his first term.<br /> <br /> Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas E. Schoen, writing in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', noted, &quot;Rather than being a unifier, Mr. Obama has divided America on the basis of race, class and partisanship.&quot; The commentators also note Obama's approach to governance has encouraged [[radical left]]ists to pursue a similar strategy on his behalf. Mary Frances Berry, former head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, acknowledged that the [[Obama administration]] has taken to polarizing America around the issue of race as a means of diverting attention from other issues, saying, &quot;Having one's opponent [[race card|rebut charges of racism]] is far better than discussing [[Unemployment|joblessness]].&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Berry, M.F. (2010, July 20). [https://www.politico.com/arena/perm/Mary_Frances_Berry_91E3D9D5-C40D-440C-9D48-1C50CBC60C87.html Energy Arena, Driving the Conversation: Contracting Out U.S. Security? And will Branding Tea Party Racist Work?] ''[[Politico]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; Caddell and Schoen, who worked for President Carter and Clinton, respectively, further stated, &quot;Mr. Obama has also cynically [[class warfare|divided the country on class lines]]. He has taken to playing the populist card time and time again. He bashes Wall Street and insurance companies whenever convenient to advance his programs, yet he has been eager to accept campaign contributions and negotiate with these very same banks and [[corporation]]s behind closed doors in order to advance his political agenda... President Obama's divisive approach to governance has weakened us as a people and paralyzed our political culture.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Caddell, P.H. &amp; Schoen, D.E. (2010, July 28). [http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748703700904575391553798363586.html Our Divisive President]. ''Wall Street Journal''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Domestic policy===<br /> Obama's economic [[stimulus]] package in response to the [[Crash of 2008]] took seven years to return [[unemployment]] to historically acceptable levels. Economic growth remained below 2.0% throughout his two terms as poverty and income inequality increased.<br /> <br /> Obama sought to end the &quot;schoolhouse-to-jailhouse pipeline&quot; by bribing public school districts through grants for not having law enforcement authorities arrest students for arrestable offenses – this policy led to a major school shooting in Florida over a year after he left office.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Richardson, Valerie (March 5, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/5/nikolas-cruz-avoided-police-scrutiny-help-obama-po/ Obama policies to end ‘schoolhouse-to-jailhouse pipeline’ helped keep Nikolas Cruz off police radar]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved March 5, 2018.<br /> *Sperry, Paul (March 1, 2018). [https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/02/28/obama_administration_school_discipline_policy_and_the_parkland_shooting.html Behind Cruz's Florida Rampage, Obama's School-Leniency Policy]. ''RealClear Investigations''. Retrieved March 5, 2018.<br /> *Evans, M. Catharine (February 26, 2018). [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/02/how_federal_funding_kept_nikolas_cruz_from_getting_arrested_and_unable_to_purchase_firearms.html How federal funding kept Nikolas Cruz from getting arrested and unable to purchase firearms]. ''American Thinker''. Retrieved March 5, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Obamacare: 8 years of stagnant growth====<br /> {{main article|Obamacare}}<br /> Thanks to &quot;stupidity of the American voter&quot; in the words of the bill's author, Obama passed his signature legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on March 10, 2010. Also known as Obamacare. In keeping with his progressive ideals, the bill used coercive measures to force Americans to buy insurance they didn't want or need.<br /> <br /> The employer mandate – the requirement that employers pay 50% of a workers insurance – held down new job creation and wages. Overall [[GDP]] growth barely exceeded 1% throughout Obama's years, while population continued to grow at a 2.5% rate, thus steadily impoverishing the nation as a whole.<br /> <br /> The act originated in the Democrat-controlled House, was amended and passed the Senate just prior to Sen. [[Ted Kennedy]]'s death with no Republicans and 44 Democrats voting to oppose. 60 Democrats in total lost their seats afterward in the 2010 Midterms.<br /> <br /> In what was construed as a de facto rejection of the bill, [[Massachusetts]] voters elected a [[Republican]] candidate, [[Scott Brown]], who promised to vote against the bill if given the chance.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/scott-brown-wins-massachusetts-senate-race.html|work=Washington Post|author=Chris Cillizza|date=January 19, 2010|title=Scott Brown wins Massachusetts Senate special election race|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt; After Obama made a promise to issue an [[executive order]] that would ultimately prohibit the use of taxpayer subsidies to pay for [[abortion]] services,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/22/nation/la-na-healthcare-passage22-2010mar22/3|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=English|title=House passes historic healthcare overhaul|date=March 22, 2010|author=Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook}}&lt;/ref&gt; the Democratic [[House of Representatives]] would pass the bill as it left the Senate 219-212, with 34 Democrats and all other parties dissenting.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-21/politics/health.care.main_1_health-care-entire-house-democratic-caucus-pre-existing-conditions?_s=PM:POLITICS|date=March 21, 2010|author=Alan Silverleib|work=CNN|language=English|title=House passes health care bill on 219-212 vote}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The [[individual mandate]] required everyone to purchase health care insurance or suffer punitive measures, with the typical [[Marxist]] provisions for exemptions and transfer payments from taxpayers to protected classes of Democrat voters. The individual mandate was upheld by the [[Supreme Court]] with Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] – himself the victim of Obama era [[FISA abuse]] – casting the tie-breaking vote.<br /> <br /> ====Economic policy====<br /> [[File:Keynes.jpg|thumbnail|right|190px|[[Barack Obama]] advocates the use of discredited [[Keynesian economics|Keynesian economic concepts]]&lt;ref&gt;[http://centurean2.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/fabian-john-maynard-keynes-the-stealthy-enemy-of-human-freedom/ John Maynard Keynes the stealthy enemy of human freedom]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-02-22/deathbed-of-keynesian-economics-will-be-in-u-k-matthew-lynn.html Deathbed of Keynesian Economics will be in the UK]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.iwf.org/inkwell/show/23102.html Will the G8 Repudiate the Philosophy of Living Beyond Our Means?]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.keynesatharvard.org/book/KeynesatHarvard-ch09.html KEYNES AT HARVARD Economic Deception as a Political Credo BY ZYGMUND DOBBS]&lt;/ref&gt;]]<br /> <br /> {{see also|Obamunism|American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009}}<br /> Critics of the Obama administration have coined the word &quot;[[Obamunism]]&quot; to describe Barack Obama's [[socialism|socialistic]] and &quot;[[fascism]] light&quot; [[economic planning]] policies.&lt;ref&gt;[[Benito Mussolini]] defined fascism as the wedding of state and corporate powers. Accordingly, trend forecaster [[Gerald Celente]] labels [[Obama administration corporate bailouts|Obama's corporate bailouts]] as being &quot;fascism light&quot; in nature.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/daily-intel/2009/07/20/obamunism-inc|work=The Big Money|publisher=Washington Post.[[Newsweek]] Interactive Co. LLC|language=English|title=Obamunism, Inc.|author=David Sessions|date=July 20, 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.smallbusinessadvocate.com/small-business-interviews/gerald-celente-6944|author=Jim Blasingame|title=Is the government creating a bailout bubble?}}&lt;/ref&gt; Obamunism can also refer to Obama's [[Obama administration fiscal policy|ruinous fiscal policies]] and [[Obama administration monetary policy|reckless monetary policies]].&lt;ref name=&quot;gerard&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/120883-monetary-policynot-obama-s-stimulusis-what-needs-watching|title=Monetary Policy-Not Obama's Stimulus-Is What Needs Watching|author=Gerard Jackson|date=February 16, 2009|work=Seeking Alpha}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;bam&quot;&gt;{{cite web|work=[[New York Post]]|date=May 17, 2009|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/05172009/postopinion/editorials/bams_wise_words_169731.htm|title=BAM'S WISE WORDS}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/24/bush-deficit-vs-obama-deficit-in-pictures/|title=Bush Deficit vs. Obama Deficit in Pictures|work=The Foundry|publisher=[[Heritage Foundation]]|author=Conn Carroll|date=March 24, 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt; As seen in his own actions, Barack Obama instructed his advisors to find loopholes that would enable the president to act as a [[dictator]] by pushing through legislation and increases in spending without congressional authority.&lt;ref&gt;Naked Emperor News (2011, October 12). [https://www.theblaze.com/stories/executive-dictatorship-obama-instructs-advisers-to-push-through-stimulus-projects-without-pesky-congressional-authorization/ Exclusive Dictatorship: Obama Instructs Advisors to Push Through Stimulus Projects Without Pesky 'Congressional Authorization']. ''[[The Blaze]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Nevertheless, budgets passed under President Obama have included the smallest average annualized growth of federal spending (1.4%) since before President Reagan. Federal spending grew an average of 8.7% per year during Reagan's first term and an average of 8.1% per year during George W. Bush's second term.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama/|title=Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama?|publisher=[[Forbes]]|author=Rick Ungar|date=May 24, 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Wall Street]] firms and banks that were bailed out were among Obama's biggest campaign supporters.&lt;ref&gt;''OpenSecrets.org''. [https://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&amp;cid=N00009638 Barack Obama: Top Contributors]. The Center for Responsive Politics.&lt;/ref&gt; Therefore, the Obama administration bailouts of corrupt, unproductive, and reckless Wall Street firms was hardly surprising, and many argue that it was not helpful in making the United States economy more productive and prosperous by encouraging more risk taking through letting banks off with a slap on the wrist. Others argue that bailing out the banks kept credit flowing and prevented a much deeper recession and a total collapse of the financial system. The government will recoup some though not all of its capital infusions over time. A 2005 study found that government corporate bailouts are often done for mere political considerations and the economic resources allocated exhibit significantly worse economic performance than resources allocated using purely business considerations.&lt;ref&gt;Faccio, M. et. al. (2005, March 1). [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=676905 Political Connections and Corporate Bailouts]. ''Social Science Research Network''.&lt;/ref&gt; Proponents of [[free market]] capitalism said Bernanke should not have bailed out failing firms and instead should have allowed free market capitalism to quickly recover as it did in the depression of 1920 without government intervention (free market capitalists assert that government intervention drags out economic recessions and depressions).&lt;ref&gt;Woods, T.E. (2009, April 10). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czcUmnsprQI Why You've Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920]. ''[[Ludwig von Mises Institute]]''. Hosted on ''YouTube''.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> The Obama administration has been sharply criticized for [[Obama administration deficit spending|its massive deficit spending]] and [[Obama administration monetary policy|its reckless monetary policy]] via vast increases in the [[money supply]], although inflation under Bernanke has been below the historic mean.&lt;ref name=&quot;gerard&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;bam&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Carroll, C. (2009, March 24). [http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/24/bush-deficit-vs-obama-deficit-in-pictures/ Bush Deficit vs. Obama Deficit in Pictures]. ''The Foundry''. [[Heritage Foundation|The Heritage Network]].&lt;/ref&gt; Celente predicts that if a &quot;second American Revolution&quot; occurs in a peaceful and productive manner, it may include a [[Third Party System|third party movement]] of governance that will advocate a more [[free market]] [[capitalism]] approach to the American economy and a more strict interpretation of the [[United States Constitution]] as far as the authors' [[original intent]].<br /> <br /> During what the [[White House]] billed as [[Recovery Summer]], one half million workers per week continued losing their jobs. His signature legislative achievement, [[ObamaCare]],has been found to be [[unconstitutional]]&lt;ref&gt;Schoenberg, T. &amp; Fisk, M.T. (2010, December 13). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-13/u-s-health-care-law-requirement-thrown-out-by-judge.html Obama's Health-Care Law Ruled Unconstitutional Over Insurance Requirement]. ''Bloomberg''.&lt;/ref&gt; by several judges and constitutional by others, and is credited as a major cause of uncertainty, high [[unemployment]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33220 Obamacare: Unemployment You Can Believe In], [[Human Events]]&lt;/ref&gt; lagging job creation,&lt;ref&gt;Foster, J.D. (2010, August 5). [http://blog.heritage.org/2010/08/05/it%E2%80%99s-official-medicare%E2%80%99s-finances-shadowed-by-uncertainty/ It’s Official: Medicare’s Finances Shadowed by Uncertainty]. ''The Foundry''. [[Heritage Foundation|The Heritage Network]].&lt;/ref&gt; and risk of a credit default crisis.&lt;ref&gt;Samuelson, R.J. (2010, March 29). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/28/AR2010032802353.html With health bill, Obama has sown the seeds of a budget crisis]. ''Washington Post''.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Cramer, J. (2010, March 19). [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jeff-poor/2010/03/19/mad-money-cramer-health-care-passage-will-topple-stock-market 'Mad Money' Cramer: Health Care Passage 'Will Topple the Stock Market']. ''[[Newsbusters]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> His 2012 Budget plan has been roundly criticized in the mainstream and liberal press as not a serious effort to deal with the nation's economic crisis.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.republican.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/blog?ID=1551d6f5-2ac9-4b8d-97ab-74def354024e Newspapers Call Out White House: ‘What Would That Path Be, Mr. President?’]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Jeffrey Tucker]] wrote, &quot;President Obama's economic policy has been catastrophic for liberty, enterprise, and the American dream—the very archetype of what not to do to end recession.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118186176/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=anncoulter-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1118186176 Debacle: Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> According to conservative investigative journalist [[Peter Schweizer]], Obama weaponized the regulatory process to help his friends buy businesses that had been devalued through Obama Administration policies.&lt;ref&gt;Kraychik, Robert (March 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/03/20/smash-grab-schweizer-explains-how-obama-weaponized-regulations-enrich-buddies/ ‘Smash and Grab’: Schweizer Explains How Obama Weaponized Regulations to Enrich His Buddies]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 20, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Stimulus'''<br /> {{See also|Recovery Summer}}<br /> In early 2009, Obama lobbied Congress and the public to pass a sweeping Stimulus package&lt;ref&gt;(2009, January 3). &quot;[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28479998/ns/politics-white_house/t/obama-urges-congress-pass-stimulus-plan/ Obama Urges Congress to Pass Stimulus Plan].&quot; ''Associated Press''.&lt;br&gt;Parsons, C. &amp; Nicholas, P. (2009, February 10). &quot;[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28479998/ns/politics-white_house/t/obama-urges-congress-pass-stimulus-plan/ Barack Obama Sternly Urges Congress to Pass Economic Stimulus].&quot; ''Chicago Tribune''.&lt;/ref&gt; known as ''The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009'' (H.R. 1).&lt;ref&gt;&quot;[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1: Bill Text Versions: H.R. 1].&quot; 111th Congress (2009-2010). ''[[Library of Congress]]''.&lt;br&gt;&quot;[https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204335,00.html The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Information Center].&quot; ''[[IRS]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; The report of the Congressional Budget Office mandated by law stated that the legislation would ultimately harm the economy.&lt;ref&gt;Dinan, S. (2009, February 4). &quot;[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/04/cbo-obama-stimulus-harmful-over-long-haul/ CBO: Obama Stimulus Harmful Over Long Haul].&quot; ''U.S. News''.&lt;/ref&gt; Contrary to his promise of bipartisanship,&lt;ref&gt;Dinan, S. (2009, March 28). &quot;[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/28/mccain-obama-breaks-campaign-promises-shuns-bipart/?page=all McCain: Obama Breaks Promise of Bipartisanship].&quot; ''[[Washington Times]]''.&lt;/ref&gt; the bill passed the House 244-188 on January 28, 2009, with 11 Democrats voting with the entire Republican caucus against,&lt;ref&gt;Calmes, J. (2009, January 28). &quot;[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html House Passes Stimulus Plan With No G.O.P. Votes].&quot; ''The New York Times''.&lt;/ref&gt; and received just 3 Republican votes when passing the Senate 61-37.&lt;ref&gt;Herszenhorn, D.M. (2009, February 10). &quot;[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/washington/11web-stim.html Senate Approves Stimulus Plan].&quot; ''The New York Times''.&lt;/ref&gt; One third of the massive $838 billion bill consisted of [[Backdoor spending authority#Backdoor tax expenditures|backdoor tax expenditures]]&lt;ref&gt;(2009, February 11). &quot;Senate Passes $838 Billion Stimulus Bill.&quot; ''Associated Press''.&lt;/ref&gt; and the rest direct [[new spending]] on &quot;just about every pent-up Democratic proposal of the last 40 years.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;(2009, January 28). &quot;[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123310466514522309.html A 40-Year Wish List].&quot; ''Wall Street Journal''.&lt;/ref&gt; In responding to criticism of the broken bipartisanship promise at the time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously quipped, &quot;We won the election. We wrote the bill.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Kane, P. (2009, January 23). &quot;[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/22/AR2009012203961.html Stimulus Plan Meets More GOP Resistance].&quot; ''Washington Post''.&lt;/ref&gt; On February 18, 2009, the Stimulus was signed into law by Obama.&lt;ref&gt;(2009, February 17). &quot;[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29231790/ns/politics-white_house/t/obama-stimulus-lets-americans-claim-destiny/ Obama: Stimulus Lets Americans Claim Destiny].&quot; ''Associated Press''.&lt;/ref&gt; In August 2009, Republicans and Democratic Senator David Obey drew attention to mistakes on the Recovery.gov site claiming millions of Stimulus jobs created that didn't exist. Obama responded by saying the errors just indicate his accounting is an &quot;inexact science&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;(2009, November 18). &quot;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/18/obama-calls-stimulus-data-errors-issue-says-focus-job-growth/ Obama Calls Stimulus Data Errors 'Side Issue,' Says Focus Is on Job Growth].&quot; ''[[Fox News]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''[[Sequestration]]'''<br /> <br /> According to [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning journalist [[Bob Woodward]] of the ''[[Washington Post]]'', Obama misled the American people in a Presidential debate only two weeks before the 2012 election when he said, &quot;The sequester is not something that I’ve proposed,”&lt;ref&gt;[http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-02-22/opinions/37238840_1_jack-lew-treasury-secretary-rob-nabors Obama’s sequester deal-changer,] By Bob Woodward, ''Washington Post'', February 22, 2013.&lt;/ref&gt; when in fact his chief budget negotiator and current Chief of Staff, [[Jack Lew]], made a call to Democrat [[Harry Reid]] at 2:30 pm on July 27, 2011 with the proposal after clearing it with Obama,&lt;ref&gt;[https://dailycaller.com/2012/10/22/fact-check-woodward-wrote-that-obama-administration-proposed-sequester/ Fact-check: Woodward wrote that Obama administration proposed sequester]. [[The Daily Caller]]&lt;/ref&gt; as fully documented in Woodward's book, ''The Price of Politics''. Federal Reserve Chairman [[Ben Bernanke]] warned of immediate jobloss of about 750,000 jobs – about the same level as under George W. Bush&lt;ref&gt;[http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?graph_id=109262 Monthly Jobloss under George W. Bush, Jan 2007 - Jan 2009]. See also [http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?graph_id=109266 Initial Unemployment Claims] over the same period, annualized. Source: [[U.S. Department of Labor]], Bureau of Labor Statistics.&lt;/ref&gt; – if Obama's budget and economic plans were allowed to take effect.&lt;ref&gt;[https://money.cnn.com/2013/02/26/news/economy/bernanke-burden-recovery/ Bernanke: Spending cuts add 'significant' burden to recovery,] By Annalyn Kurtz, CNN February 26, 2013.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Woodward, who's reporting on [[Watergate]] is credited with toppling the administration of [[Richard Nixon]], told Wolf Blitzer of CNN he was told by a senior White House official he'd regret talking about the President Obama's positions on the sequester.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.businessinsider.com/bob-woodward-obama-sequester-white-house-reporting-price-politics-2013-2 Bob Woodward: White House Threatened Me On Sequester,] businessinsider.com&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Spreading poverty and raising the debt'''<br /> <br /> Following the 2011 debt ceiling standoff between Obama and House Republicans,&lt;ref name=Swann-Aug&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.standardandpoors.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobheadername3=MDT-Type&amp;blobcol=urldata&amp;blobtable=MungoBlobs&amp;blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3DUS_Downgraded_AA%2B.pdf&amp;blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&amp;blobheadervalue1=application%2Fpdf&amp;blobkey=id&amp;blobheadername1=content-type&amp;blobwhere=1243942957443&amp;blobheadervalue3=UTF-8 |title=United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered to 'AA+' on Political Risks and Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative |publisher=[[Standard and Poor's]] |date=August 5, 2011 |accessdate=April 3, 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt; the United States Government's credit rating was, for the first time in its history, downgraded from AAA to AA+, and [[poverty]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2009/pov09fig04.pdf Figure 4: Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate: 1959-2009]. ''[[U.S. Census Bureau]]''. Current Population Survey, 1960 to 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.&lt;/ref&gt; increased markedly. By and large, his programs, said to combat the recession, unemployment, slow growth, and deficits, have failed&lt;ref&gt;&quot;The vast majority (73%) of respondents reported the fiscal stimulus enacted in February 2009 has had no impact on employment to date. While 68% also believe a jobs bill, such as the one recently enacted into law, will have no impact on payrolls, 30% do believe it will boost payrolls moderately&quot;.&lt;br&gt;[https://www.nabe.com/press/ind1004.pdf Industry Survey], ''National Association for Business Economics'', April 2010, p. 2.&lt;/ref&gt; leaving the country saddled with an $18 trillion [[national debt]] and climbing.&lt;ref&gt;During Obama's first two years in office, the rate of new U.S. federal debt added per year to its total tripled the rate of new debt accumulated by Bush to place the U.S. on a war footing, and during Obama's first six years in office, the total National Debt has nearly doubled ($7.5 trillion added). See [[National Debt]].&lt;/ref&gt; One of his most well-known tactics was blaming someone else, such as George W. Bush, for all his failures instead of taking responsibility. Also on the domestic front, Obama passed an expensive [[health care]] bill in 2010 with no national consensus or [[bipartisan]] support and 34 Democrats dissenting. Recently, the [[Congressional Budget Office]] wrote an open letter to [[John Boehner]], the Speaker of the House, outlining the effects of repealing [[Obamacare]] and explaining why a net loss of over 100 billion dollars would occur from the repeal.&lt;ref&gt;[http://cbo.gov/publication/43471 Letter to the Honorable John Boehner providing an estimate for H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act], Congressional Budget Office&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> During Obama's presidency, the national debt nearly doubled, going from $10.6 trillion to $19.9 trillion.&lt;ref&gt;Meyer, Ali (January 21, 2018). [https://freebeacon.com/politics/obama-leaves-office-debt/ Obama Leaves Office Having Added $9.3 Trillion to Debt]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved May 16, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Illegal immigration====<br /> [[File:Obama detention.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Obama held children forcibly removed from their parents in cages.&lt;ref&gt;https://qz.com/1291470/photos-immigrant-children-detained-at-the-placement-center-in-2014/&lt;/ref&gt;]]<br /> The Obama Administration was weak on [[illegal immigration]]. It established the [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals]] program (DACA)&lt;ref&gt;Munro, Neil (July 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/21/daca-seven-facts-obamas-amnesty-decree/ DACA: Seven Facts About Obama’s Amnesty Decree]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 21, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Nolte, John (September 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2017/09/05/14-things-msm-wont-tell-daca/ 14 Things the MSM Won’t Tell You About DACA]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 6, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Klein, Aaron (September 3, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/03/obama-administration-usurped-constitution-bypassed-congress-grant-de-dacto-amnesty-dreamers/ How the Obama Administration Bypassed Congress to Grant De Facto Amnesty to Young Illegal Aliens]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 3, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; in 2012, which gave protection and work permits (jobs which could have gone to American citizens) to illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. In his 2013 memoir, liberal Democrat U.S. Representative [[Luis Gutiérrez]], an ally of Obama on immigration issues, stated that Obama did not believe that DACA was legally possible until he enacted it.&lt;ref&gt;Pollak, Joel B. (September 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/05/luis-gutierrez-daca-2013-obama-said-illegal/ Luis Gutiérrez on DACA in 2013: Obama Said It Was Illegal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 6, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; The Obama Administration was able to give green cards to about 40,000 of those DACA illegals.&lt;ref&gt;Munro, Neil (September 1, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/daca-backdoor-granted-green-cards-45000-illegals/ 45,000 Illegals Using DACA Backdoor to Get Green Cards]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 1, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Binder, John (September 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/26/feds-confirm-40k-illegal-aliens-shielded-by-daca-already-given-amnesty/ Feds Confirm 40K Illegal Aliens Shielded by DACA Already Given Amnesty]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 26, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Additionally, it was reported the administration let 2.2 million deportable illegal immigrants, including 400,000 with criminal convictions, remain on the streets,&lt;ref&gt;Price, Bob (April 22, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/04/22/report-ice-failures-under-obama-administration-leave-more-than-2-2-million-supervised-aliens-on-streets/ REPORT: ICE Failures Under Obama Administration Leave More Than 2.2 Million ‘Supervised’ Aliens on Streets]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; while releasing 68,000 with criminal records in 2013 alone.&lt;ref&gt;Mass, Warren (April 1, 2014). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/17963-obama-administration-releases-68-000-illegal-immigrant-criminals Obama Administration Releases 68,000 Illegal Immigrant Criminals]. ''The New American''. Retrieved June 8, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; He nearly doubled the number of illegal immigrant juveniles with the EB-4 visa, which gave them legal status.&lt;ref&gt;Binder, John (May 30, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/30/obama-nearly-doubled-number-juvenile-illegal-aliens-given-amnesty-says-expert/ Obama Nearly Doubled Number of Juvenile Illegal Aliens Given Amnesty, Says Expert]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 30, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; The Administration &quot;administratively closed&quot; up to 200,000 deportation cases, meaning those illegal immigrants were free to go where they wanted in the U.S.&lt;ref&gt;Bedard, Paul (August 28, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/200000-deportation-cases-quietly-closed-under-obama/article/2632724 200,000 deportation cases quietly 'closed' under Obama]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 28, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; The administration also obstructed deportation cases&lt;ref&gt;Bedard, Paul (October 9, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/group-memo-shows-obama-team-obstructed-deportation-cases/article/2636910 Group: Memo shows Obama team obstructed deportation cases]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 9, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; and blocked 550,000 illegals from deportation.&lt;ref&gt;Bedard, Paul (December 6, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-blocked-deportation-of-550000-illegals-more-than-atlantas-population/article/2642694 Obama blocked deportation of 550,000 illegals, more than Atlanta's population]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 6, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; The Obama Administration issued 140,000 U visas, which are given to illegal immigrants who testify against criminals in court and allow them to eventually gain citizenship, massively expanding the program.&lt;ref&gt;Munro, Neil (June 27, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/27/u-vsa-becomes-backdoor-amnesty-for-200000-plus/ Obama Backdoor Amnesty Provided ‘U visas’ For 140,000 Illegal Aliens]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; The Obama Administration's failure to close an immigration loophole caused over 250,000 illegal minors to be separated from their parents,&lt;ref&gt;Binder, John (June 19, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/19/immigration-loophole-separated-more-than-quarter-million-child-border-crossers-under-obama/ Obama’s Inaction on Immigration Loophole Separated More Than Quarter Million Child Border Crossers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 19, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Spiering, Charlie (June 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/21/obama-criticizes-trump-for-family-separation-but-fails-to-acknowledge-role-in-child-detention/ Obama Criticizes Trump for Family Separation, but Ignores Own Record of Separating Families]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 21, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Duke, Selwyn (June 22, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/29349-obama-separated-families-and-detained-kids-media-said-nothing Obama Separated Families and Detained Kids, Media Said Nothing]. ''The New American''. Retrieved June 22, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; and those minors faced significantly worse conditions in their holding facilities than under the Trump Administration, which also took tougher action.&lt;ref&gt;Price, Bob (June 20, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/06/20/trump-vs-obama-two-approaches-to-migrant-families-and-minors/ Trump vs. Obama: Two Approaches to Migrant Families and Minors]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 20, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> In 2014, President Obama announced the [[DAPA]] program, which would have expanded protections from deportation to a total of about 5 million illegal immigrants. This order was blocked by a federal judge,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/02/17/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-obama-immigration-executive-action.html Federal judge temporarily blocks Obama's immigration executive action]. ''Fox News''. February 17, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; upheld by an appeals court,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/11/09/appeals-court-rules-against-obama-immigration-plan.html Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan]. ''Fox News''. November 10, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; and a split 4–4 Supreme Court ruling upheld the appeals court ruling.&lt;ref&gt;de Vogue, Ariane; Kopan, Tal (June 23, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/23/politics/immigration-supreme-court/ Deadlocked Supreme Court deals big blow to Obama immigration plan]. ''CNN''. Retrieved April 22, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Under President Obama, [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] released 564 convicted sex offender illegal immigrants, in many cases because various countries refused to accept them back.&lt;ref&gt;Price, Bob (May 22, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/22/obamas-ice-released-nearly-600-sex-offenders-countries-refused-deportation/ Obama’s ICE Released Nearly 600 Sex Offenders after Countries Refused Deportation]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 22, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; In May 2017, a whistleblower revealed that the Obama Administration knowingly let illegal immigrant [[MS-13]] gang members into the country.&lt;ref&gt;Dinan, Stephen (May 24, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/24/whistleblower-dhs-knowingly-let-ms-13-gang-members/ Obama admin knew gang members were part of illegal immigrant surge: Whistleblower]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 24, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Saavedra, Ryan (May 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/24/obama-let-admitted-ms-13-members-whistleblower-says/ Obama Let in Admitted MS-13 Members, Whistleblower Says]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 25, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; In January 2018, the DHS inspector general reported that the Obama Administration did not identify and arrest terrorist aliens classified as &quot;highest risk&quot; due to them not being screened.&lt;ref&gt;Mora, Edwin (January 11, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/01/11/ig-obamas-ice-missed-opportunities-arrest-high-risk-terror-linked-aliens/ IG: Obama’s ICE ‘Missed Opportunities’ to Arrest High-Risk Terror-Linked Aliens]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 13, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Harrington, Elizabeth (January 16, 2018). [https://freebeacon.com/national-security/obamas-ice-didnt-follow-procedure-for-checking-illegal-immigrants-ties-to-terrorism/ Obama’s ICE Didn’t Follow Procedure For Checking Illegal Immigrants’ Ties to Terrorism]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved January 16, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The Obama Administration moved illegal migrant teens across state lines so they could have [[abortion]]s.&lt;ref&gt;Freiburger, Calvin (October 24, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/obama-admin-moved-illegal-immigrant-teens-across-state-lines-for-abortions Obama admin moved illegal immigrant teens across state lines for abortions, emails reveal]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved October 24, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> After assuming office in 2017, the [[Trump Administration]] made [[Donald Trump achievements|a large change in its policies]] towards illegal immigration compared to the Obama Administration.&lt;ref&gt;Llorente, Elizabeth (April 17, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/17/sessions-immigration-policies-mark-big-change-from-obama-policies.html Sessions' immigration policies mark big change from Obama policies]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 18, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Secretary of Homeland Security [[John Kelly]] of the Trump Administration strongly criticized the Obama Administration for its failures regarding illegal immigration and national security.&lt;ref&gt;Munro, Neil (April 18, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/18/dhs-kelly-sacred-duty-protect-america/ DHS Kelly Slams Obama’s Policies, Proclaims ‘Sacred Duty’ To Protect America]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Mora, Edwin (April 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/04/21/dhs-chief-obama-nothing-truly-secure-border/ DHS Chief: Obama Did ‘Nothing’ to ‘Truly’ Secure Border]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 21, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Rising migration levels'''<br /> <br /> Because of the Obama Administration's [[open borders]] policies, total migration into the U.S. in 2016 and 2017 reached record high levels, at 1.75 million people per year.&lt;ref&gt;Dinan, Stephen (October 31, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/31/total-immigration-us-ties-all-time-record/ Total immigration to U.S. ties all-time record]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 1, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Munro, Neil (October 31, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/10/31/obama-migration-record-almost-one-migrant-for-every-two-graduates-in-2016/ Obama’s Migration Record: Almost One Migrant for Every Two Graduates in 2016]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 1, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Soft-on-crime====<br /> The Obama Administration failed to act upon warnings by federal drug investigators and state officials about the growing problem of illegal fentanyl as the drug killed 70,000 people between 2013 and 2017.&lt;ref name=&quot;SlowFentanyl&quot;/&gt; In fact, the administration softened its enforcement against &quot;low-level nonviolent drug offenses.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;SlowFentanyl&quot;&gt;Llorente, Elizabeth (March 13, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-administration-slow-to-answer-early-alarms-about-fentanyl-report Obama administration slow to answer early alarms about fentanyl: report]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Hayward, John (March 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/03/14/obama-administration-refused-declare-public-health-emergency-fentanyl/ Obama Administration Refused to Declare Public Health Emergency for Fentanyl]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 14, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====War on police====<br /> :{{See also|Riots during the Obama Administration}}<br /> Cop killings increased dramatically in Obama's final years.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/police-killed-line-of-duty-increase-2016/&lt;/ref&gt; But the groundwork was laid in the early months of Obama's presidency when he made a televised statement that the police &quot;acted stupidly&quot;. Obama gave encouragement to [[Black Lives Matter]] and the [[Antifa]] terrorist organization.<br /> <br /> ====Attacks on Christian religious freedom====<br /> [[File:Schlafly phyllis.jpg|thumbnail|right|140px|[[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s book ''No Higher Power: Obama’s War on Religious Freedom'' documents Obama's attack on religious freedom.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.crisismagazine.com/2012/obamas-attack-on-religious-freedom-its-worse-than-you-think Obama’s Attack on Religious Freedom: It’s Worse Than You Think], ''Crises Magazine''&lt;/ref&gt;]]<br /> When first running for office Obama angered religious conservatives with his comment about working-class voters in old industrial towns. Obama said, &quot;They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/apr/14/barackobama.uselections2008 Obama angers midwest voters with guns and religion remark], The Guardian&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The Obama administration has been widely criticized for his policies which encroach on religious freedom in areas such as: health care, freedom to dissent on matters relating to the [[homosexual agenda]], religious freedom in the military and religious freedom in other spheres of American life.&lt;ref&gt;<br /> *[http://www.crisismagazine.com/2012/obamas-attack-on-religious-freedom-its-worse-than-you-think Obama’s Attack on Religious Freedom: It’s Worse Than You Think], ''Crises Magazine''<br /> *[http://dailysignal.com/2016/01/21/obamas-hypocrisy-on-religious-freedom/ Obama’s Hypocrisy on Religious Freedom]<br /> *[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/15/us-military-losing-christians-because-of-hostile-c/?page=all U.S. military ‘hostile’ to Christians under Obama; morale, retention devastated], ''Washington Times''<br /> *[http://www1.cbn.com/beltwaybuzz/archive/2015/10/08/senator-seeks-answers-from-obama-on-religious-freedom Obama and Religious Freedom], ''CBN News''<br /> &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> In addition, the Obama administration has been criticized for promoting religious freedom for [[Islam|Muslims]] and restricting religious freedom for Christians.&lt;ref&gt;[https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2015/10/29/the-obama-administration-religious-freedoms-fro-american-muslims-not-american-christians-n2072727 The Obama Administration: Religious Freedoms for American Muslims, Not American Christians], Townhall&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Environment and energy====<br /> {{See also|Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster}}<br /> President Obama authorized offshore oil drilling in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0430/Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-spill-imperils-Obama-s-offshore-drilling-plan Gulf of Mexico oil spill imperils Obama's offshore drilling plan,] By Mark Clayton, ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'', April 30, 2010.&lt;/ref&gt; stating, &quot;oil rigs today generally don’t cause spills&quot;&lt;ref&gt;White House Press Release, [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-a-discussion-jobs-and-economy-charlotte-north-carolina Remarks by the President in a Discussion on Jobs and the Economy in Charlotte, North Carolina,] Office of the Press Secretary, April 02, 2010. Retrieved from whitehouse.gov 3 May 2010.&lt;/ref&gt; and was widely criticized for his mishandling of the &quot;[[Gulf oil spill disaster|worst environmental disaster]] in US history.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.examiner.com/x-33986-Political-Spin-Examiner~y2010m4d29-Worst-environmental-disaster-in-US-history-Oil-slick-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-is-set-on-fire Worst environmental disaster in US history,] Maryann Tobin, ''Examiner'', April 29, 2010.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/the-oil-spill-is-obamas-fault/?src=twt&amp;twt=NytimesKrugman Conscience of a Liberal: The Oil Spill Is Obama’s Fault,] Paul Krugman, ''The New York Times'', April 30, 2010.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The Obama Administration enacted many environmental regulations and used scientific studies to back up the supposed need for the regulations, but after the [[Trump Administration]] began undoing the Obama-era rules, many of the merits of the studies were found to be dubious.&lt;ref&gt;Lucas, Fred (December 26, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/26/junk-science-studies-behind-obama-regulations-under-fire.html 'Junk science'? Studies behind Obama regulations under fire]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Labor law====<br /> Obama's first act of office was to sign the [[Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (2009)|Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act]] – effectively nullifying the [[Supreme Court]] case ''Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Co.'', which ruled that Ledbetter had to have filed a pay [[discrimination]] suit within 180 days of the first time Ledbetter was paid less than her male peers;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/us/politics/30ledbetter-web.html|work=The New York Times|language=English|title=Obama Signs Equal-Pay Legislation|author=Sheryl Gay Stolberg|date=January 29, 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt; the law made corporations subject to suit within 180 days of each time the employee was unfairly paid.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://writ.news.findlaw.com/grossman/20090213.html?=features|work=FindLaw|author=Joanna L. Grossman|date=Feb. 13, 2009|language=English|title=The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''9/11 responders'''<br /> <br /> On January 2, 2011, Obama signed the James Zadroga [[9/11]] Healthcare and Compensation Act.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/jan/02/obama-signs-zadroga-act-law/|publisher=New York Public Radio|title=Obama Signs Zadroga Act into Law|author=Fred Mogul|date=January 2, 2011|work=wNYC|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt; The act, which afforded 9/11 first responders who were sickened by the dust from the collapse of the [[World Trade Center]] health care and compensation, passed [[Congress]] after its sponsors agreed to scale down the pricing from 7.4 to 4.2 billion dollars.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2010/dec/22/zadroga-911-bill-passes-senate/|publisher=New York Public Radio|work=wNYC|language=English|title=Congress Approves 9/11 Health Bill|date=December 22, 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Diversity over safety'''<br /> <br /> During the Obama Administration, the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] issued new hiring rules for air traffic controllers which placed achieving diversity over ensuring that new employees were talented, educated, and even knew what they were doing.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/02/obama-era-faa-hiring-rules-place-diversity-ahead-airline-safety-attorney-tells-tucker-carlson.html Obama-era FAA hiring rules place diversity ahead of airline safety, attorney tells Tucker Carlson]. ''Fox News''. June 2, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.<br /> *Duke, Selwyn (June 5, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/29215-danger-in-the-skies-obama-dumbed-down-air-traffic-controllers-with-diversity-rules Danger in the Skies: Obama Dumbed-down Air-traffic Controllers With “Diversity” Rules]. ''The New American''. Retrieved June 6, 2018.<br /> *Haverluck, Michael F. (June 3, 2018). [https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/06/03/obama-put-diversity-over-safety-at-faa Obama put diversity over safety at FAA]. ''OneNewsNow''. Retrieved June 6, 2018.<br /> *Poor, Jeff (June 2, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/06/02/aviation-attorney-to-tucker-carlson-faa-is-putting-diversity-ahead-of-safety/ Aviation Attorney to Tucker Carlson: FAA Is Putting Diversity Ahead of Safety]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 6, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Meeting with an atheist group====<br /> :''See also:'' [[Atheism and American politics]]<br /> The Obama administration became the first administration to met with an [[Atheism|atheist]] group. It met with the Secularism Coalition for America which is a coalition which represents the [[American Atheists]], the American [[Secular Humanism|Humanist]] Association, and the Military Association of Atheists and [[Freethought|Freethinkers]].<br /> <br /> According to the ''USA Today'', the group met with the White House officials to &quot;discuss problems that they believe are fueled by religion.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;content.usatoday.com&quot;&gt;[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2010/02/atheists-meet-with-white-house-officials/1#.VypYTzEn_7Y Atheists meet with White House officials], USA Today&lt;/ref&gt; Among the issues the group discussed were the issues of &quot;military proselytizing&quot; by [[evangelicalism|evangelical]] Christian members of the military and faith-based initiatives&lt;ref name=&quot;content.usatoday.com&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Gender politics====<br /> {{main article|Don't Ask Don't Tell}}<br /> Candidate Obama promised to repeal a policy that originated with President Clinton and passed by a Democrat-controlled Congress that prohibited inquiries into military personnel's [[sexual orientation]] while barring openly gay [[homosexuals]] from serving in the military. [[Liberals]] expressed anger when time passed and no effort to repeal the law was seen;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/21/obama-to-delay-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell/|work=[[Washington Times]]|title=Obama to delay ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal|language=English|author=Rowan Scarborough|date=November 21, 2008}}&lt;/ref&gt; in fact, Obama's [[justice department]], as part of their duty to defend all laws passed by any administration, filed a brief arguing against the [[Supreme Court]] granting a [[writ of certiorari]] to a gay soldier challenging the law (the writ was not granted). In response, the soldier, James Pietrangelo II, a former Army infantryman and lawyer, said, &quot;(Obama's) a coward, a bigot and a pathological liar. This is a guy who spent more time picking out his dog, Bo, and playing with him on the White House lawn than he has working for equality for gay people.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|work=[[Time Magazine]]|publisher=Time Inc.|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1903545,00.html?imw=Y|title=Dismay Over Obama's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Turnabout|author=Mark Thompson|date=Jun. 09, 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> On December 15, 2010, a bill was introduced in the [[House of Representatives]] to repeal the law – it passed a day later by a vote of 250–175;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll638.xml|title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 638|work=Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives}}&lt;/ref&gt; it passed the Senate three days later 65–31.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00281|work=The U.S. Senate|title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 2nd Session|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt; Obama signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 on December 22.&lt;ref name=&quot;g dadt&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/22/obama-repeals-dont-ask-dont-tell|work=[[The Guardian]]|language=English|title='Don't ask, don't tell' repealed as Obama signs landmark law|date=22 December 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt; The [[Pentagon]] itself could not immediately implement the repeal and questioned whether it would hurt combat readiness.&lt;ref name=&quot;g dadt&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> On the day Rev. [[Jim Jones]] left for [[Jonestown]], [[Harvey Milk]] wrote to Jones and said &quot;my name is cut into stone in support of you - and your people.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://books.google.com/books?id=24taDwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PT254&amp;lpg=PT254&amp;dq=%22my+name+is+cut+into+stone+in+support+of+you+-+and+your+people.%22&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=ynq76x7v9F&amp;sig=ACfU3U1baSHsO8-hnZ5MVbDiNeBbUn9TbQ&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiz8vLNi6XgAhWG1IMKHfWVCZQQ6AEwB3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&amp;q=%22my%20name%20is%20cut%20into%20stone%20in%20support%20of%20you%20-%20and%20your%20people.%22&amp;f=false Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death], Lillian Faderman, Yale University Press, May 22, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; President Obama honored Milk posthumously with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] on the anniversary on his death.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvKOv8HA76o President Obama Honors Harvey Milk With Presidential Medal of Freedom], youtube.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Civil service corruption and the revolving door====<br /> Obama criticized the &quot;revolving door&quot; of government and business.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;We need to close the revolving door that lets lobbyists come into government freely, and lets them use their time in public service as a way to promote their own interests over the interests of the American people when they leave.&quot; [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-welcoming-senior-staff-and-cabinet-secretaries-white-house REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN WELCOMING SENIOR STAFF AND CABINET SECRETARIES TO THE WHITE HOUSE,] January 21, 2009. [[White House]]&lt;/ref&gt; After appointing [[Peter Orszag]] his first Budget Director to dole out the stimulus cash, Orszag resigned to become Citigroup's Vice Chairman of Global Banking. Citigroup was the recipient of $476 billion in [[bailout]] money - more than any other bank - after the disastrous [[Financial crisis of 2008]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2011/03/citibank_received_more_bailout.html Citigroup Received More Bailout Money Than Any Other Bank,] By Nitasha Tiku, 3/16/11.&lt;/ref&gt; Before the bailout, Orszag's expert opinion of the chances of a mortgage meltdown was 1 in 500,000.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.pierrelemieux.org/stiglitzrisk.pdf Implications of the New Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Risk-based Capital Standard,] by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jonathan M. Orszag and Peter R. Orszag. Fannie Mae Papers, Volume 1, Issue 2, March 2002, Conclusion p.6.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Foreign policy===<br /> [[File:Obama and the media.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Ben Rhodes]] is the Assistant to the President for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting, and Deputy National Security Advisor to [[Susan Rice]]. Rhodes is also the brother of David Rhodes, President of CBS News.]]<br /> Obama launched a global anti-Christian jihad with his support for [[al-Qaeda]] and the [[Islamic State]] to overthrow the governments of Libya and Syria. The Black African [[slave trade]] was revived in Libya after Obama removed [[Muammar Gaddafi]], an ally in the [[War on Terror]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://womensenews.org/story/international-policyunited-nations/150527/un-sex-violence-envoy-focusing-syria-iraq UN Sex Violence Envoy: Focusing on Syria, Iraq]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/06/barack-obamas-top-10-apologies-how-the-president-has-humiliated-a-superpower Barack Obama's Top 10 Apologies: How the President Has Humiliated a Superpower], Heritage Foundation&lt;/ref&gt; Obama, who was raised a Muslim&lt;ref&gt;[https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2007/01/was_obama_blood.html Was Obama bloodied by madrassa story?]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.danielpipes.org/11952/obama-muslim-childhood Obama's Muslim Childhood]&lt;/ref&gt; and is not a descendant of slaves, criticized Christians and the Crusades as reports of thousands of women and girls being captured, sold, and raped flooded in.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/579393/ISIS-Michelle-Obama-prostitute-justifies-raping-slave-girls-Koran ISIS calls Michelle Obama a PROSTITUTE and justifies raping slave girls with the KORAN]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-speech-at-prayer-breakfast-called-offensive-to-christians/2015/02/05/6a15a240-ad50-11e4-ad71-7b9eba0f87d6_story.html Critics pounce after Obama talks Crusades, slavery at prayer breakfast], Washington Post&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The number of jihadis worldwide has grown by a factor of 4 or 5 at least, since Obama took the reins of power as Commander-in-Chief.&lt;ref&gt;The number of Islamic extremists susceptible to jihadist recruitment during the George W. Bush administration worldwide was estimated at 12,000; the Islamic State alone by 2015 had estimates of a standing army of jihadis as high as 70,000 to 200,000.&lt;/ref&gt; Remarkably, the ''[[New York Times]]'' was critical of Obama's incessant boasting about the killing of [[Osama bin Laden|bin Laden]].&lt;ref&gt;Baker, Peter and Shear, Michael D. (April 27, 2012). [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/28/us/politics/critics-pounce-on-obamas-trumpeting-of-bin-laden-death.html?_r=0 &quot;Obama trumpets killing of Bin Laden, and critics pounce&quot;]. ''The New York Times'' website. See [[The New York Times]].&lt;/ref&gt; With the complete disengagement of American troops from [[Iraq]] and the assassination of [[Osama bin Laden]], the [[Islamic State]] arose and recruitment of global [[jihad]]is multiplied exponentially. <br /> <br /> Obama entered his second term mocking and ridiculing the idea that Russia was America's prime geo-strategic competitor; by the closing days of his presidency, Obama was in a panic fanning the flames of a Third Red Scare. Vladimir Putin and Russia had thoroughly embarrassed Barack Obama on the world stage as Obama withdrew America from its traditional role of global leadership and repudiated the idea of [[American exceptionalism]]. Respect for America degenerated in the world as issues such as transexual bathrooms occupied more of Obama's time and attention than the 12 million homeless refugees Obama had driven from their homes in his failed &quot;[[Arab Spring]]&quot; policy. Having been thoroughly rebuked politically with the election of Donald Trump, as a [[lameduck]] Obama attempted to coverup [[DNC]] scandals uncovered by [[Wikileaks]] by scapegoating Vladimir Putin and fostering an atmosphere of paranoia about Russia, the future, and a Trump presidency.<br /> <br /> '''Commander-in-chief'''<br /> <br /> As Senator, Obama was highly critical of President Bush and promised change. As President, Obama tripled down in Afghanistan, widened the war into Pakistan, multiplied by drone attacks, bombed Yemen and Somalia, and started an undeclared NATO war in Libya. On presidential war powers, surveillance questions, Guantanamo, detention policy and habeas corpus, Obama similarly stayed the course or expanded Bush's precedents. In a speech on May 19, 2011, Obama fully embraced the [[Bush Doctrine]] of preventative war.&lt;ref&gt;Krauthammer, C. (April 19). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-news-in-obamas-speech/2011/05/19/AF4dFN7G_story.html The News in Obama's Speech]. ''Washington Post''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> From the Boston Globe:<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> 'The New America Foundation, which tracks the strikes, has listed 23 raids since the beginning of April 2011, all but one in Pakistan’s tribal regions of North and South Waziristan. A June 20 attack was reported in Kurram, an area north of North Waziristan along the Afghanistan border.'<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> 'The drone program has become increasingly controversial as the Obama administration has expanded its use beyond the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Lethal missiles have been launched from unmanned aircraft in at least five countries in addition to Pakistan: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, and, most recently, Somalia. The military’s Joint Special Operations Command used a drone last June to attack what officials said were two senior members of the Al Shabab militant group on the Somali coast.' &lt;ref&gt;DeYoung, K. (2011, July 4). [http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2011/07/04/cia_halts_drone_launches_from_pakistan_base/ CIA Halts Drone Launches From Pakistan Base]. ''[[The Boston Globe]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> A commentator says:<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> 'Obama is commendable when he says he wants to avoid war. His policies, however, favor war by destabilizing the Middle East making it extremely hostile and favoring radical Islam over America’s ally, Israel, and American interests in the region... The president has chosen a very dangerous path for every American and one that promises great difficulty for Israel.' &lt;ref&gt;[http://www.thejerusalemconnection.us/blog/2012/03/14/obamas-words-disguise-his-israel-foreign-policy-actions.html Obama's words disguise his Israel foreign policy actions.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> By Obama's third year as Commander-in-Chief, over 1200 American troops died in Iraq and Afghanistan - significantly more than the number who died during President [[George W. Bush]]'s term of office. And growing numbers of civilian contractors also have fallen. In the first half of 2010, 250 contractors reportedly died in Iraq and Afghanistan - more than the 235 military personnel who fell during the same period.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/05/24/114662/what-price-war.html#ixzz1Nz07pg5O&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''National Defense'''<br /> <br /> President Obama signed into U.S. law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), only after his administration successfully lobbied to remove language from the bill that would have protected American citizens from being detained indefinitely without trial.&lt;ref&gt;Aaron Dykes. [http://www.infowars.com/president-obamas-ndaa-signing-statement-i-have-the-power-to-detain-americans-but-i-wont/ Obama’s Signing Statement on NDAA: I have the power to detain Americans… but I won’t], Infowars.com, January 1, 2012.&lt;/ref&gt; After the legislation cleared Congress, the ACLU commented that if President Obama signed the bill it &quot;will damage both his legacy and American’s reputation for upholding the rule of law,&quot; while executive director of the ''Human Rights Watch'' blasted the President for being ‘on the wrong side of history,’ noting that &quot;Obama will go down in history as the president who enshrined indefinite detention without trial in US law.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;President Decides to Sign Ill-Conceived National Defense Authorization Act. [https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/14/us-refusal-veto-detainee-bill-historic-tragedy-rights US: Refusal to Veto Detainee Bill A Historic Tragedy for Rights], ''[[Human Rights Watch]]'', December 14, 2011.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.aclu.org/national-security/white-house-backs-away-defense-bill-veto-threat White House Backs Away from Defense Bill Veto Threat], ''[[ACLU]]'', December 14, 2011.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> Section 1031 of the NDAA bill, which itself defines the entirety of the United States as a “battlefield,” allows American citizens to be snatched from the streets, carted off to a foreign detention camp and held indefinitely without trial. As reported by Infowars.com, the bill states that “any person who has committed a belligerent act” faces indefinite detention, but no trial or evidence has to be presented, the White House merely needs to make the accusation.&lt;ref&gt;Paul Joseph Watson. [http://www.infowars.com/obama-administration-demanded-power-to-indefinitely-detain-u-s-citizens/ Obama Administration Demanded Power To Indefinitely Detain U.S. Citizens], Infowars.com, December 12, 2011.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;S.1867 [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c112:2:./temp/~c1122VN0Iv:e548990: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Engrossed in Senate &amp;#91;Passed Senate&amp;#93; - ES)], ''[[Library of Congress]]'' THOMAS, 112th Congress (2011-2011), Accessed January 25, 2012.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Text of S.1867 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1867/text?version=es&amp;nid=t0:es:281 Sec. 1031. Affirmation of authority of the Armed Forces of the United States to detain covered persons pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force.], [[U.S. Congress]], ''OpenCongress.org'', (Accessed January 25, 2012).&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Escalates Afghan conflict'''<br /> {{main article|Afghanistan War}}<br /> American deaths in [[Afghanistan]] more than doubled in Obama's first few years compared with the preceding eight years of George Bush &lt;ref&gt;Chesser, S.G. (2012, July 12). [http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41084.pdf Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians - CRS Report for Congress]. Pg. 3. ''Congressional Research Service'''.&lt;/ref&gt; as he increased troop strength for no discernible purpose and to &quot;win&quot; unstated objectives. Against his own Defense Secretary's advice, Obama [[Libyan uprising 2011|attacked Libya]] and forced [[regime change]] without Congressional authorization in violation of the post-Nixon era reform measure, the [[War Powers Act]]. <br /> <br /> After he took personal credit for killing [[Osama bin Laden]], the [[U.S. State Department]] warned of increased risk to the lives and safety of Americans.&lt;ref&gt;''KABC-TV/DT'' (2011, July 27). [http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/national_world&amp;id=8273909 Risk of anti-US violence up after Osama bin Laden's death]. On ''ABC7 News''.&lt;/ref&gt; Bin Laden's successor, [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] confirmed the [[Benghazi Attack]] which took place on the anniversary of 9/11 and killed more Americans, was motivated by al-Qaeda's desire for revenge.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.cnn.com/2012/09/12/world/africa/libya-attack-jihadists/index.html Pro-al Qaeda group seen behind deadly Benghazi attack], By Nic Robertson, Paul Cruickshank and Tim Lister, CNN, September 13, 2012.&lt;/ref&gt; Bin Laden's death, as Obama's advisers warned, freed up jihadis who swore an oath of allegiance to the 9/11 mastermind to swear allegiance to rival and competing factions. The competing factions advocated the immediate establishment of the Islamic State, rather than after the overthrow of the Saudi monarchy and retaking of Mecca. As was well known, bin Laden always held a controversial and minority position among jihadis on the strategy for global jihad by attacking the United States first. Bin Laden's killing, intended as an election year gimmick, brought Obama no improvement in approval ratings and spawned unprecedented growth in global terror and jihadi recruiting.<br /> <br /> Obama needlessly escalated troop strength&lt;ref name=&quot;pbs&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamaswar/themes/strategy.html#ixzz1LhWNImZp|title=Obama's New Strategy (March '09)|author=George Packer, Seth Jones, David Kilcullen, Rory Stewart, Andrew Exum, Col. Andrew Bacevich (Ret.)|work=[[PBS]]|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt; and defense costs in Afghanistan from $43.5 billion in George Bush's last year to $113.7 billion for 2011.&lt;ref&gt;Congressional Research Service, quoted in Gregory Anthony, ''What price war?''&lt;/ref&gt; Adviser to General [[Stanley McChrystal]] David Kilcullen wrote, &quot;One of the big strategic shifts is the use of language now which talks about Pakistan and Afghanistan as the same theater. Now we talked about Af-Pak long before the Obama administration came about, but the public use of that term, and the description of it as the Afghanistan-Pakistan campaign, sends a new message to people about how the administration is going to think about Afghanistan and Pakistan.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;pbs&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Libya and rebirth of the slave trade====<br /> {{main article|Libyan uprising 2011}}<br /> In February 2011, the political unrest that spread through the Arab world showed up as protests in Libya. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, leader of Libya for 41 years, responded to the violence&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28376.htm There Was No Libyan Peaceful Protest, Just Murderous Gangs and Nic Robertson]&lt;/ref&gt; with legitimate steps.&lt;ref name=&quot;nyt libya&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/libya/index.html|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Inc.|language=English|title=Libya — Protests and Revolt (2011)}}&lt;/ref&gt; The [[United Nations Security Council]] voted to impose [[sanctions]], and later passed a resolution to protect civilians. Obama, without approval from Congress and over the objections of his own National Security staff,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gates-libyan-no-fly-zone-means-attacking-libya/ Gates: Libyan no-fly zone means attacking Libya], CBS News&lt;/ref&gt; directed American forces to take out Libya's air defense system.&lt;ref name=&quot;nyt libya&quot;/&gt; Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]], National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough, and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]] all opposed the action. Obama later said, &quot;if we waited one more day Benghazi, a city nearly the size of Charlotte, could suffer a massacre that would have reverberated across the region and stained the conscience of the world.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|author=Barack Obama|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/28/134935452/obamas-speech-on-libya-a-responsibility-to-act|title=Obama's Speech On Libya: 'A Responsibility To Act'|date=March 28, 2011|publisher=National Public Radio ([[NPR]])|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Alan J. Kuperman]], in an editorial for the ''[[Boston Globe]]'', suggested this statement was false, writing, &quot;intervention did not prevent genocide, because no such bloodbath was in the offing. To the contrary, by emboldening rebellion, US interference has prolonged Libya’s civil war and the resultant suffering of innocents.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;kuperman&quot;&gt;{{cite web|author=Alan J. Kuperman|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://articles.boston.com/2011-04-14/bostonglobe/29418371_1_rebel-stronghold-civilians-rebel-positions|title=False pretense for war in Libya?|date=April 14, 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt; Kuperman, a professor of public affairs at the [[University of Texas]] who authored a book called ''The Limits of Humanitarian Intervention'', further stated that the rebels had tricked the world into thinking a bloodbath was at hand and that Obama had lied to the American people in order to act on this theory.&lt;ref name=&quot;kuperman&quot;/&gt;<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> Gaddafi [never] threaten[ed] civilian massacre in Benghazi, as Obama alleged. The “no mercy’’ warning, of March 17, targeted rebels only, as reported by ''The New York Times'', which noted that Libya’s leader promised amnesty for those “who throw their weapons away.’’ Gaddafi even offered the rebels an escape route and open border to Egypt, to avoid a fight “to the bitter end.’’ &lt;ref&gt;[http://politicalcartel.org/2011/04/17/libya-and-the-obama-doctrine/ Libya and the “Obama Doctrine”.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> Gaddafi wrote to Obama and told him he bore no ill will. &quot;We have been hurt more morally than physically because of what had happened against us in both deeds and words by you,&quot; he wrote. &quot;Despite all this you will always remain our son whatever happened. We still pray that you continue to be president of the USA. We endeavour and hope that you will gain victory in the new election campaign.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/06/gaddafi-obama-nato-libya?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 Gaddafi begs Obama to halt 'unjust war' ], [[The Guardian ]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Syria and Obama's &quot;red line&quot;'''<br /> <br /> In 2012, during the [[Syrian Civil War]], President Obama stated that if the Syrian dictator, President [[Bashar al-Assad]] used [[chemical weapon]]s against Syrians, that would be unacceptable and cross a red line. However, after it was confirmed that Assad did use weapons against his people, Obama did practically nothing. He went to Congress to authorize a military strike, but this request was rejected (he had the ability to order a military strike without Congress's approval). Later, the Obama Administration (particularly [[Susan Rice]])&lt;ref name=&quot;RiceTakesHeat&quot;&gt;Chakraborty, Barnini (April 7, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/07/susan-rice-obama-colleagues-take-heat-for-past-claims-on-syria-chemical-weapons-purge.html Susan Rice, Obama colleagues take heat for past claims on Syria chemical weapons purge]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; and the mainstream media&lt;ref&gt;Nash, Charlie (April 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/07/politifact-pulls-2014-mostly-true-rating-of-john-kerrys-claim-of-eliminating-syrian-chemical-weapons/ PolitiFact Pulls 2014 ‘Mostly True’ Rating of John Kerry’s Claim of Eliminating Syrian Chemical Weapons]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; claimed they had worked with Syria to remove its chemical weapons. In April 2017, Syria again used chemical weapons against its people, proving their claim wrong.&lt;ref name=&quot;RiceTakesHeat&quot;/&gt; The new president, [[Donald Trump]], unlike Obama, quickly ordered a large airstrike against a Syrian airbase.&lt;ref&gt;Griffin, Jennifer; Tomlinson, Lucas (April 7, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/07/us-missiles-target-syria-airfield-in-response-to-chemical-weapons-attack.html US missiles target Syria airfield in response to chemical weapons attack]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Turkey'''<br /> <br /> President Obama attempted to overthrow the legitimate government of Turkey, a vital NATO ally. Turkish President [[Recep Erdoğan]] repeatedly warned Obama's support of [[Kurd]]ish forces and [[ISIL]] threatened the NATO alliance. Turkey slowly began establishing closer ties with Russia.<br /> <br /> ====Hillary Clinton and the FBI's collusion with Russia====<br /> :{{See also|Uranium One bribery scandal}}<br /> Obama and his administration had a weak stance on Russia.&lt;ref&gt;Pollak, Joel B. (July 22, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/07/22/pollak-media-let-obama-alums-off-the-hook-on-russia/ Pollak: Media Let Obama Alums off the Hook on Russia]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 22, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; He and Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] tried to &quot;reset&quot; relations with Russia, and he mocked [[Mitt Romney]] for calling Russia the most dangerous geopolitical threat to the U.S. in a 2012 debate. According to Brett Bruen, the White House director of global engagement from 2013 to 2015, the Obama Administration ignored his warnings about Russia.&lt;ref&gt;Morton, Victor (March 26, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/26/brett-bruen-obama-official-says-nsc-slept-his-2014/ Obama official says NSC slept on his 2014 Russia warning]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved March 26, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama criticized president of [[Russia]], [[Vladimir Putin]] for carrying out a referendum for the seizure of [[Crimea]] to Russia.&lt;ref&gt;[http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-calls-rethinking-crimea-vote Obama calls for a 'rethinking' on Crimea vote]. [[Cybercast News Service]]&lt;/ref&gt; After taking office in 2017, [[Donald Trump]] took several actions against Russia that Obama never went so far as to do.&lt;ref&gt;Berger, Judson (December 26, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/26/trump-administration-ends-2017-confronting-russia-after-year-collusion-accusations.html Trump administration ends 2017 confronting Russia after year of collusion accusations]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Cuba'''<br /> <br /> During his presidency, Obama instituted a major détente with the oppressive Communist dictatorship of [[Cuba]], despite its failed leftist governance and human rights violations.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-cuban-detente-1418862551 Obama’s Cuban Detente]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. December 17, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Spetalnick, Matt; Gardner, Timothy (December 13, 2016). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-whitehouse-idUSKBN1422U6 Obama to press Trump to preserve Cuba detente: White House]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved January 15, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; In August 2015, the U.S. and Cuba reopened each other's embassies.&lt;ref&gt;Frumin, Aliyah (July 1, 2015). [http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obama-announces-historic-deal-cuba Obama announces historic deal with Cuba]. ''MSNBC''. Retrieved January 15, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/08/14/kerry-in-havana-for-reopening-us-embassy-tough-negotiations-ahead.html Kerry marks opening of US Embassy in Havana, critics rip 'diplomacy for show']. ''Fox News''. August 14, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; In September 2016, Obama nominated the first U.S. Ambassador to Cuba in 55 years.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/27/obama-nominates-first-us-ambassador-to-cuba-in-more-than-45-years.html Obama nominates first US ambassador to Cuba in more than 55 years]. ''Fox News''. September 27, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama did everything in his power to normalize relations with the failed dictatorship, but the [[United States embargo against Cuba|U.S. embargo against Cuba]] remained in place due to opposition from the Republican-controlled Congress.&lt;ref&gt;Spetalnick, Matt; Marsh, Sarah (October 14, 2016). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-usa-idUSKBN12E1H3 Obama eases restrictions on Cuba, lifts limits on rum and cigars]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved January 15, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; No one knows the extent of underground bunkers of Soviet-era weapons consisting of [[AK-47]]s and [[MANPAD]]S stockpiled between 1959–1986 when the collective stated foreign policy aims of Cuba and the Soviet Union were armed revolution and violent overthrow of the United States government and the capitalist system. The United States remains unprepared for trade talks and lifting travel restrictions on tourists.<br /> <br /> Despite Obama's support for mass immigration and amnesty for those who immigrated illegally, he ended the &quot;wet foot, dry foot&quot; policy that allowed Cuban refugees to legally stay in the U.S.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/12/obama-reportedly-to-scrap-wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-for-cuban-refugees.html Obama announces end to 'wet foot, dry foot' policy for Cuban refugees]. ''Fox News''. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Liberal mainstream media regarded Obama's private meetings with the murderous thugs who run Cuba as a breakthrough in relations.<br /> <br /> '''Guantanamo Bay'''<br /> {{main article|Guantanamo Bay}}<br /> One of Obama's campaign promises was that he would close the American detention center at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba - detainees would be flown to other countries while the ones awaiting trial would enter the American court system. Two days after taking office he signed an order directing the military to do so.&lt;ref name=&quot;salon&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/04/25/obama_guantanamo_rhetoric|work=Salon|title=The Obama/Gitmo timeline|author=Natasha Lennard|language=English}}&lt;/ref&gt; But, in November 2009 Obama admitted that his self-imposed deadline of January 2010 would be missed, and in March 2011 the president went back on his campaign promise, signing an executive order to create a formal system of indefinite detention for the prisoners.&lt;ref name=&quot;salon&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama ultimately failed to close Guantanamo Bay, although he continually attempted to reduce the number of detained terrorists held at the base, even in the last days of his presidency.&lt;ref&gt;Saxena, V. (January 6, 2017). [http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-to-release-18-hardened-gitmo-terrorists-before-leaving-office/ Obama To Release 18 Hardened Gitmo Terrorists Before Leaving Office]. ''Western Journalism''. Retrieved January 15, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Ryan, Missy; Tate, Julie (December 28, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/with-final-detainee-transfer-obamas-guantanamo-policy-takes-its-last-breath/2016/12/28/dfdf8cb2-cd0f-11e6-a747-d03044780a02_story.html?utm_term=.62bebcb1f672 With final detainee transfer, Obama’s Guantanamo policy takes its last breath]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved January 15, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Anti-Israel policies====<br /> Obama has had very poor relations with the conservative [[Israel]]i Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], and he disregarded U.S. commitments to the country.&lt;ref&gt;Klein, Aaron (May 9, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/05/09/klein-obama-accuses-trump-flouting-agreements-ex-prez-just-betraying-israel/ Klein: Obama Accuses Trump Of ‘Flouting’ Agreements, But Ex-Prez Did Just That By Betraying Israel]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 9, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; During the very tight and closely-watched 2015 elections, the Obama Administration attempted to influence the election—in order to elect a leftist government in the nation and defeat Netanyahu—by financing a liberal Israeli political organization.&lt;ref&gt;Klein, Aaron (July 13, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2016/07/13/israeli-lawmakers-fume-obama-administration-intervention-defeat-netanyahu/ Israeli Lawmakers Fume Over Obama Administration ‘Intervention’ to Defeat Netanyahu]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 28, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; Netanyahu decisively won the election, despite opposition from left-wing world leaders such as Obama.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-claims-victory-as-vote-count-shows-likud-further-ahead/ Netanyahu scores crushing victory in Israeli elections]. ''The Times of Israel''. March 18, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> On December 23, 2016, Obama broke over 35 years of American policy by abstaining from a UN vote and allowing a blatantly anti-Israel resolution to pass, showing his true anti-Israel stance.&lt;ref name=&quot;StrikeAgain&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;FedUpDrastic&quot;/&gt; On December 28, 2016, just a few weeks before the [[Trump Administration]] was to take office and a few days after the anti-[[Israel]] resolution was adopted, Kerry gave a major 72-minute&lt;ref&gt;Hanchett, Ian (December 28, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/28/nbcs-neely-kerry-speech-firing-a-flare-across-israel-he-wanted-to-give-it-for-some-time-but-wh-blocked-it/ NBC’s Neely: Kerry Speech ‘Firing a Flare’ ‘Across Israel’ He Wanted To Give It ‘For Some Time’ But WH Blocked It]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 28, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; speech viciously attacking Israel and paying worthless lip-service to American &quot;support&quot; for the nation.&lt;ref&gt;Pollak, Joel B. (December 28, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/12/28/kerry-on-israel-peace-un-resolution/ Kerry Attacks Israeli Government, Defends UN Resolution]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 28, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] responded harshly but appropriately to the Administration's blatant betrayal.&lt;ref&gt;Key, Pam (December 28, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/12/28/netanyahu-i-must-express-my-deep-disappointment-with-john-kerry-israelis-do-not-need-to-be-lectured/ Netanyahu: ‘I Must Express My Deep Disappointment’ With Kerry — ‘Israelis Do Not Need To Be Lectured’]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 28, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Despite these actions, the U.S. House passed a motion on January 5, 2017, condemning Obama's allowing of the UN resolution.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/05/house-overwhelmingly-votes-to-condemn-un-resolution-on-israel-settlements.html House overwhelmingly votes to condemn UN resolution on Israel settlements]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Cortellessa, Eric (January 6, 2017). [https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-house-passes-repudiation-of-un-security-council-resolution-on-israel/ US House passes motion repudiating UN resolution on Israel]. ''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved January 6, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Additionally, Republican President-elect [[Donald Trump]] voiced strong support for Israel during this time.&lt;ref&gt;Pollak, Joel B. (December 23, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/23/trump-hints-defunding-un-anti-israel-vote/ Trump on UN Anti-Israel Vote: ‘Things Will Be Different After Jan. 20’]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved January 6, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Swoyer, Alex (December 29, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/29/trump-im-very-very-strong-on-israel/ Trump: ‘I’m Very, Very Strong on Israel’]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved January 6, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Soon before leaving office, Obama bypassed Congress and gave the [[State of Palestine]] $221 million.&lt;ref name=&quot;221MLastHours&quot;&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/us-quietly-sent-221m-to-palestinians-in-obamas-last-hours.html US quietly sent $221M to Palestinians in Obama's last hours]. ''Fox News''. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Pro-Iranian policies====<br /> In contrast to his anti-Israel policies, Obama took a friendly stance toward Iran, helping negotiate the [[Iran nuclear deal]] with the country, something Obama's successor, President Trump, chose to reverse. The Obama Administration actively worked to give Iran access to American banks.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Taylor, Guy (June 6, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/6/obama-hid-efforts-to-aid-irans-windfall/ Obama hid efforts to aid Iran's windfall]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2018.<br /> *[https://www.onenewsnow.com/ap/politics/report-obama-administration-lied-about-iran-deal Report: Obama administration lied about Iran deal]. ''OneNewsNow'' (from the ''Associated Press''). June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.<br /> *Edson, Rich (June 6, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/06/obama-administration-allegedly-gave-iran-access-to-us-financial-system.html Obama administration allegedly gave Iran access to US financial system]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 8, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; According to a high-ranking Iranian official in 2018, the Obama Administration granted U.S. citizenship to 2,500 Iranians during the nuclear deal negotiations, including the friends and family of Iranian government leaders.&lt;ref&gt;Irvine, Chris (July 2, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/02/obama-administration-granted-citizenship-to-2500-iranians-during-nuclear-deal-iran-official.html Obama administration granted citizenship to 2,500 Iranians during nuclear deal: Iran official]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 2, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Opposition to U.S. sovereignty====<br /> {{See also|War on Sovereignty}}<br /> Preferring international cooperation and equality to American [[sovereignty]] and independence (despite the U.S.'s obviously superior geopolitical position), Obama intentionally reduced American power and strength during his presidency. One of his actions as president was to give up the nation's control of [[Domain name|internet domain name system]] and transfer control over to an international organization in 2016.&lt;ref&gt;Solomon, Howard (October 3, 2016). [https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/new-era-in-internet-governance-starts-as-us-cedes-control-of-domain-name-system/386903 New era in Internet governance starts as US cedes control of domain name system]. ''IT World Canada''. Retrieved October 14, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Lieberman, Eric (September 24, 2016). [https://dailycaller.com/2016/09/24/obama-admin-wants-to-surrender-us-control-over-internet-to-global-bureaucracy/ Obama Admin Wants To Surrender US Control Over Internet To Global Bureaucracy]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved October 14, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama also entered the U.S. into the [[Paris climate agreement]] and attempted to have it join the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]], which was under negotiation. Both of these agreements would have reduced American sovereignty and [[self-governance]].<br /> <br /> Obama also endorsed the United Nations 2030 Agenda in 2015, which called for &quot;a 'new universal agenda' for all of humanity&quot; and served as a major step toward a [[one-world government]].&lt;ref&gt;Hohmann, Leo (September 30, 2015). [https://www.wnd.com/2015/09/obama-puts-u-s-on-fast-track-to-world-government/ Obama puts U.S. on 'fast track' to world government]. ''WND''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Congressional relations===<br /> Obama has maintained tense relations with Congress throughout his term as President. Each of his budgets was voted down, and many of his judicial appointments have not come to a vote. When Supreme Court Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] died on February 13, 2016, Obama made a point of addressing the nation to say that he would nominate a replacement, which drew criticism and rebuke from Republican Senators and Presidential candidates. Obama executive action in areas such as immigration policy drew extensive criticism as infringing upon Congressional legislative powers.<br /> <br /> ===Scandals===<br /> Obama turned the [[Justice Department]] into a cesspool of corruption.&lt;ref&gt;[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nymagazin.com%2Fen_US%2Fobamagate-si-reforma-fbi-ului-tiberiu-dianu%2F]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama was complicit in the whitewash of Hillary Clinton's email investigation. In fact, Obama himself crafted the language of &quot;careless,&quot; reducing the charge of gross negligence punishable by 10 years in prison down to nothing. Obama himself had much to hide; he knew of Hillary's illegal email server. Obama communicated with Hillary on her illegal server at least 30 times, including from the territory of a &quot;hostile foreign power,&quot; presumably Russia, where their communication was most certainly hacked. <br /> <br /> When Comey whitewashed the incident by saying Hillary communicated with &quot;a senior government official,&quot; it was Obama himself and his complicity in the reckless handling of classified information that Comey was covering up, not just Hillary. Over the course of his presidency, Obama cost taxpayers $35 million to cover his Christmas vacations.&lt;ref&gt;Harper, Jennifer (December 23, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/23/inside-the-beltway-aloha-the-35-million-obama-chri/ Memories of Christmas past: The $35 million Obama travel bill]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 24, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; FBI deputy director [[Andrew McCabe]]'s special counsel [[Lisa Page]] 's sworn congressional testimony confirms that the FBI was acting on orders from the Obama Justice Department to clear Hillary Clinton of [[felon]]ious behavior and violations of the Espionage Act so that she could be nominated as the DNC 2016 presidential candidate.&lt;ref&gt;[https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/03/13/lisa-page-obama-doj-ordered-fbi-not-to-charge-hillary-clinton-no-collusion/ Former FBI Lawyer Lisa Page Said Obama DOJ Ordered FBI Not To Charge Hillary Clinton], [[CBS]], March 13, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> ====Fast and Furious====<br /> [[File:Eric Holder.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Eric Holder]] resigned as Attorney General in light of Fast &amp; Furious&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.americanthinker.com/2011/10/fast_and_furious_in_a_rotten_nutshell.html#ixzz27iRBCN28 Fast and Furious in a Rotten Nutshell], Ronald Kolb, ''[[American Thinker]]'', October 7, 2011,&lt;/ref&gt; and other scandals.]]<br /> :''Main article:'' '''[[Operation Fast and Furious]]'''<br /> :{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Year !! Mexican drug related gun murders skyrocket &lt;br&gt;during Obama's Fast and Furious campaign&lt;ref&gt;http://www.telesurtv.net/english/multimedia/Timeline-Mexicos-Failed-War-on-Drugs-Deaths-and-Disappearances-20150324-0033.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | 2006 || 62 <br /> |-<br /> | 2007 || 2,837<br /> |-<br /> | 2008 || 6,844<br /> |-<br /> | 2009 || 11,753 <br /> |-<br /> | 2010 || 19,546<br /> |-<br /> | 2011 || 24,068<br /> |-<br /> | 2012 || 18,061 (by October 31, 2012)<br /> |-<br /> | 2013 || 23,640 killed in 2013 (through to March 2014)<br /> |}<br /> Before Obama's Fast and Furious operation was exposed, the number of dead victims in drug cartel violence has been estimated as high as 160,000 deaths.<br /> <br /> The ''Washington Post'' reported that White House officials stopped a requirement for gun dealers to report bulk sales of high-powered semiautomatic rifles commonly used by illegal drug cartels. [[Justice Department]] officials had asked for White House approval to require thousands of gun dealers along the border to report the purchases to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Explosives. ATF investigators expected to get leads on suspected arms traffickers. Senior law enforcement sources said the proposal from the ATF was held up by then White House chief of staff [[Rahm Emanuel]].&lt;ref&gt;Horwitz, S. &amp; Grimaldi, J.V. (2010, December 17). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121706598.html White House Delayed Rule Meant to Stop Gun Flow to Mexico]. ''The Washington Post''.&lt;/ref&gt; Gun dealers had been required for decades to report the sales of multiple handguns to the ATF.<br /> <br /> ====IRS scandal====<br /> :{{Main article|IRS scandal}}<br /> <br /> ====Aid to Benghazi rebels====<br /> A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:<br /> {{Cquote|&quot;It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html Libyan opposition includes a small number of al-Qaeda fighters, U.S. officials say], Washington Post&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> [[File:Mass beheading of Christians in Libya.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Gadaffi was an ally of the US against the jihadis until Obama armed the jihadis to overthrow Gadaffi. One of their first acts was the mass beheading of Christians.]]<br /> This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&amp;partner=rss&amp;emc=rss Washington in Fierce Debate on Arming Libyan Rebels], The New York Times&lt;/ref&gt; It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&amp;hp C.I.A. Agents in Libya Aid Airstrikes and Meet Rebels], The New York Times&lt;/ref&gt; at the urging of Hillary Clinton&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=3&amp;hp&amp; Obama Takes Hard Line With Libya After Shift by Clinton], The New York Times&lt;/ref&gt; and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330 Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret help for Libya rebels], [[Reuters]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> By October 2011, [[Libyan rebel fighting group]]s with support from [[NATO]] overtook the capital and toppled the government. Gaddafi was captured and brutally and sadistically murdered.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPzeLLL9V-c Leading from behind - a critique of Obama foreign policy]&lt;/ref&gt; The jihadis were immediately recognized by the U.S. and the U.N. as the new legitimate government. Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, chairman of the National Transitional Council, announced [[Sharia]] will be the source for all legislation and all laws conflicting with Sharia are null and void.&lt;ref name=&quot;Sharia&quot;&gt;[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8861608/Libya-Al-Qaeda-flag-flown-above-Benghazi-courthouse.html Libya: Al Qaeda flag flown above Benghazi courthouse] - [[Daily Telegraph]]&lt;/ref&gt; Abdel Rahim al-Kib, the country's interim prime minister, echoed Jalil's words days later.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.presstv.ir/detail/207953.html New Libyan PM backs Islamic sharia law]&lt;/ref&gt; The al Qaeda flag was flown above the Benghazi courthouse, and reports surfaced that the Libyan jihadis had imposed Sharia law in some parts of the country even earlier.&lt;ref name=&quot;Sharia&quot; /&gt; By February 17, 2013, four foreign nationals were arrested for distributing Christian literature, a charge that could carry the death penalty.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/17/libya-arrests-suspected-foreign-missionaries Libya arrests foreign 'missionaries' Four foreign nationals accused of distributing Christian literature] a charge that could carry the death penalty, Chris Stephen [[The Guardian]], Sunday 17 February 2013.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> In 2014, the Obama Administration gave a $200,000 grant to a Sudanese group with ties to [[Al Qaeda]].&lt;ref&gt;Pappas, Alex (July 27, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/27/obama-administration-approved-200g-grant-to-group-with-al-qaeda-ties.html Obama administration approved $200G grant to group with Al Qaeda ties]. 'Fox News''. Retrieved July 27, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 28, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/29656-obama-administration-funded-al-qaida-front Obama Administration Funded al-Qaida Front]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 28, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Benghazi massacre====<br /> [[File:Benghazi attack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Amb. Stevens was specifically in Benghazi to oversee and facilitate transfer of captured weapons from the Gadaffi regime to groups in Syria which ultimately became the [[Islamic State]]. Few people had knowledge of this program beyond Stevens, Clinton, and Obama. Once the mission was completed, Stevens was expendable.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.amazon.com/REAL-Benghazi-Story-White-Hillary/dp/1531817130&lt;/ref&gt;]]<br /> :{{main|Benghazi Attack}}<br /> With several U.S. embassies besieged on the anniversary of the [[September 11 attacks]], White House Press Secretary [[Jay Carney]] declared there was no reason to believe the attack on the sovereign territory of the United States consulate in Benghazi, less than two months before the [[2012 Presidential election]] which killed Americans, was a terrorist attack.<br /> {{Cquote|The unrest that we’ve seen around the region has been in reaction to a video that Muslims, many Muslims, find offensive.}}<br /> This became the official White House line. Between laughs with [[Jon Stewart]] on [[Comedy Central]], Obama said the death of Americans was &quot;not optimal&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/18/Obama-Benghazi-murders-not-optimal Interview with Jon Stewart of the ''Daily Show''], Breitbart.com&lt;/ref&gt; When pressed by reporters, who pointed out evidence that the violence in Benghazi was a terrorist attack, Press Secretary Carney argued “the unrest around the region has been in response to this video.”<br /> <br /> Leading suspected jihadis in the murders and terrorist attack were the local Benghazi branch of Ansar al-Shariah, known to have ties to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.&lt;ref&gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023114113/http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/10/19/when-an-obama-adviser-called-benghazi-an-al-qaeda-hotbed/?cxntfid=blogs_political_insider_jim_galloway When an Obama adviser called Benghazi an al-Qaeda hotbed]&lt;/ref&gt; A commander of the terrorist group boasted jovially about the attack over drinks with reporters for the ''New York Times'' in Benghazi.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/world/africa/election-year-stakes-overshadow-nuances-of-benghazi-investigation.html?pagewanted=2&amp;ref=world Election-Year Stakes Overshadow Nuances of Libya Investigation], The New York Times&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/frappe-libya-attack/ Frappe-Sipping Libyan Militant Laughs at U.S. Manhunt for Benghazi Killers], [[Wired (magazine)]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Funding the Islamic State====<br /> Two more Americans were killed, along with 35 others, after being taken hostage by rebel jihadists in Mali shortly after the Libyan upheaval.&lt;ref&gt;[http://world.time.com/2013/01/21/algeria-37-foreigner-hostages-killed-in-attack/ Algeria: 37 Foreigner Hostages Killed in Attack], Associated Press, Jan. 21, 2013. ''[[Time Magazine]]''.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Hillary Clinton testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the wake of the Benghazi murders under her stewardship, that weapons and fighters equipped by the Obama administration made their way to [[Mali]] and [[Algeria]]:<br /> {{cquote|There is no doubt that the Algerian terrorists had weapons from Libya. There is no doubt that the Malian remnants of AQIM [Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb] have weapons from Libya.&lt;ref&gt;[http://news.yahoo.com/clinton-says-militants-used-weapons-libya-algeria-attack-154222664.html Clinton says militants used weapons from Libya in Algeria attack] [[Reuters]], Jan 23, 2013.&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> ====Spygate====<br /> [[File:170509-andrew-mccabe-ac-1043p c043e7050b32e4ad26bd45b92eb651eb.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg|right|275px|thumb|McCabe (left) with co-conspirator Attn. Gen. [[Loretta Lynch]] (right). McCabe took $700,000 from a Clinton campaign operative to fix the email investigation and save Hillary's nomination. Lynch colluded with Bill Clinton at the Phoenix tarmac meeting to whitewash Hillary's email investigation and meddle in 2016 election.]]<br /> :{{See also|Obamagate timeline|FBI scandal|FISA abuse|Crossfire Hurricane}}<br /> On July 31, 2016 FBI deputy head of the [[counterintelligence]] division [[Peter Strzok]] began an unpredicted investigation without [[probable cause]] into [[Donald Trump]]. Two days later Strzok had this exchange with [[Lisa Page]], an attorney in FBI deputy director [[Andy McCabe]]'s office: {{Quotebox|'''Lisa Page – He’s not ever going to become president, right? Right?!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Strzok - No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it.'''<br /> &lt;!--Strzok – OMG did you hear what Trump just said?--&gt;}}<br /> On September 2, 2016, Lisa Page wrote about preparing talking points for Dir. [[Jimmy Comey]] because “[[POTUS|potus]] [Obama] wants to know everything we’re doing.”&lt;ref&gt;https://theblacksphere.net/2018/02/fbi-text-message-potus-wants-know-everything/&lt;/ref&gt; The text raised questions about the extent of Obama's personal involvement in on ongoing the FBI investigation.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fbi-texts-obama-wants-know-everything-we-re-doing-n845531&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> [[Susan Rice]] sent an email to herself about a secret [[Oval Office]] meeting where the ''[[Clinton-Steele dossier]]'' was discussed;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-report-russia/index.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://apnews.com/152579d488a740b2a8d39fbe2f34506d&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://apnews.com/a82309544e9e465fa2ad4f83e5a48540&lt;/ref&gt; (the email was written and sent to herself 15 minutes after Trump was sworn in on Jan. 20):&lt;ref&gt;https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-graham-uncover-unusual-email-sent-susan-rice-herself-president-trump-s &lt;/ref&gt; {{Quotebox|&quot;On January 5, following a briefing by [[IC]] leadership on Russian hacking during the 2016 Presidential election, [[President Obama]] had a brief follow-on conversation with FBI Director [[Jim Comey]] and Deputy Attorney General [[Sally Yates]] in the Oval Office. [[Vice President Biden]] and I were also present.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;President Obama began the conversation by stressing his continued commitment to ensuring that every aspect of this issue is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities &quot;by the book&quot;. The President stressed that he is not asking about, initiating or instructing anything from a law enforcement perspective. He reiterated that our law enforcement team needs to proceed as it normally would by the book.&lt;br&gt;From a national security perspective, however, President Obama said he wants to be sure that, as we engage with the incoming team, we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we cannot share information fully as it relates to Russia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Redacted section]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The President asked Comey to inform him if anything changes in the next few weeks that should affect how we share classified information with the incoming team. Comey said he would.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2018-02-08%20CEG%20LG%20to%20Rice%20(Russia%20Investigation%20Email).pdf&lt;/ref&gt;}}[[File:112 2016 b4-napo-comey-hoove8201 c0-389-1420-1216 s885x516 (1).jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Jimmy the Weasel]] beside [[J. Edgar Hoover]]. Under Obama the FBI returned to the use of sexual innuendo and domestic spying on political opponents.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/19/comey-trump-cnn-news-hook/&lt;/ref&gt;]]At the conclusion of the briefing, Obama asked Sally Yates and James Comey to remain. Together with Susan Rice, is where the “by the book” CYA comment comes into play. The 90-day surveillance period under the FISA warrant had just a bit over two weeks left to run — it was set to expire just as Trump was to take office. (Reporting suggests that there may also have been a [[FISA]] warrant on [[Paul Manafort]] around this time.) The Obama administration was confronting a deadline if the FISA warrant was to be renewed while Obama was still in power. The officials in the meeting needed to figure out how the investigation could continue despite the fact that its central focus, Trump, was about to be sworn in as president. Rice's “by the book” bunkum is transparent: Obama officials claimed to adhere to a book that forbade consultations between political leaders and investigators. But here they were consulting. So Rice tried to cover their tracks in her email: She revises history such that the consultation morphs into a mere friendly reminder that Obama wanted everything done by the book.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/02/susan-rice-email-president-obama-russia-investigation/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The [[Russia collusion hoax]] was predicated on the unverified premise that [[Wikileaks]] was a front for [[KGB]] activity. Nonetheless, Obama commuted the sentence of [[Chelsea Manning]] who passed [[national security]] secrets to WikiLeaks two days before Obama left office.<br /> <br /> On March 4, 2017, after becoming President, Trump tweeted:<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!&lt;ref&gt;https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> and<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my &quot;wires tapped&quot; in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Members of the mainstream media called this wiretapping claim an &quot;astonishing and reckless accusation&quot;.&lt;ref name=wiretap&gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trump-experiment-may-come-to-an-early-tipping-point/2017/03/05/87d38b3a-0055-11e7-99b4-9e613afeb09f_story.html?utm_term=.edb071c61986|title=The Trump Experiment may come to an early tipping point|first=EJ|last=Dionne Jr.|work=Washington Post|date=March 5, 2017|accessdate=March 5, 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; It was later all found to be true and accurate. Nixon resigned over attempting to spy on the opposition party at the [[Watergate]] hotel; Obama got away with it on scale no one could ever imagine.<br /> <br /> ====Final Mueller report====<br /> According to ''[[USA Today]]'', &quot;[[Obama]] blew it big time&quot; in regards to Russian efforts to meddle in the [[2016 presidential election]]. Mueller's final report flatly states that [[Russia]] began interfering in American democracy in 2014.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/18/mueller-report-collusion-trump-russian-election-interference-democrats-takeaways-column/3505946002/&lt;/ref&gt; Over the next couple of years, the effort blossomed into an attempt to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. The [[Obama administration]] knew this and did nothing. [[National Security Advisor]] [[Susan Rice]] told her staff to &quot;stand down&quot; and &quot;knock it off&quot; against the Russians.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.yahoo.com/news/stand-obama-team-blew-response-russian-meddling-100024634.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&amp;amp;soc_trk=tw &lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/why-the-hell-are-we-standing-down/&lt;/ref&gt; Obama was singularly focused on the nuclear deal with Iran. Obama wanted [[Vladimir Putin]] in the deal, and to stand up to him on election interference would have, in Obama's estimation, upset that negotiation.&lt;ref&gt;https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/19/opinions/mueller-report-obama-jennings/index.html?no-st=1555716010&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> According to DCWhispers {{quotebox|Obama had his hands all over this attempted [[coup]] of a duly elected [[President of the United States]]. The reasons for that are likely many, but perhaps a foundational reason is this—Barack Obama has never considered himself to be one required to follow U.S. law. He has always been inclined to see himself as a person of the world, not of a single nation and a single nation’s laws. Some have argued he is openly defiant of said laws, thinking them a byproduct of a deeply flawed America of which he has little if any loyalty toward. Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda is the antithesis of Obama’s “America Bad” world view and he could not abide seeing his legacy of relegating the United States to secondary world status overtaken by an outsider who was not beholden to the rules of the elite political class in D.C.<br /> <br /> And so, Mr. Obama once again weaponized the federal government in an attempt to destroy a political opponent. The fact this was a shocking violation of the law meant little because all of America’s laws mean so little to the now former president.&lt;ref&gt;http://dcwhispers.com/report-dirty-dealings-of-dirt-devils-who-concocted-trump-russia-probe/#SHCy4bth9xbL6Ifx.99&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> ===Pardons and commutations===<br /> According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, President Obama issued 1,928 grants of clemency, with 1,716 being commutations, more than any other U.S. president.&lt;ref&gt;Bedard, Paul (September 5, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-broke-the-record-for-commuting-jail-sentences-1716/article/2633400 Obama broke the record for commuting jail sentences, 1,716]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 6, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama pardoned [[Chelsea Manning]] who allegedly [[collude]]d with [[Julian Assange]] of [[Wikileaks]], who allegedly colluded with Russia to interfere in the [[2016 presidential election]]. Manning was pardoned four days before Obama left office as the Russia collusion investigation was getting under way.<br /> <br /> ===Controversies===<br /> :''Main article: [[Barack Obama Controversies]]''<br /> Several major controversies have dogged Obama throughout his political career and have received major media coverage and prominence.<br /> <br /> '''Obamaisms'''<br /> <br /> Obama's bizarre gaffes, or [[Obamaisms]], were frequent and embarrassing, but typically unreported by the [[liberal media]]. Some examples are: spelling respect as R-S-P-E-C-T when he was attempting to sing that line from [[Aretha Franklin]]'s famous song, spelling Ohio as O-I-H-O, and saying that we built the Intercontinental Railroad instead of the Transcontinental Railroad, saying &quot;How's it going, Sunshine&quot; when he was in the city of Sunrise, Florida.&lt;ref&gt;Kurtzman, Daniel (March 6, 2014 or aft.) [https://politicalhumor.about.com/od/barackobama/a/obama-isms.htm &quot;Obamaisms: Dumb quotes and gaffes by Barack Obama&quot;]. About.com website/About entertainment/Political humor/Funny political jokes/Political gaffes.&lt;/ref&gt; Many hardworking American businessmen took offense to a 2012 campaign speech about the economy where, referring to infrastructure improvements, he said &quot;[[You didn't build that]].&quot; Obama offended [[Poland]] by referring to the [[Nazi]] death camps there as &quot;Polish death camps.&quot; Later Obama apologized.&lt;ref&gt;Sink, Justin (June 1, 2012). [https://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/europe/230419-obama-letter-says-he-regrets-polish-death-camp-gaffe &quot;Obama apologizes in writing for 'Polish death camp' verbal gaffe&quot;]. The Hill website/Policy/International.&lt;/ref&gt; Gaffes are inevitable for people with a high profile, but several of Obama's were very revealing (&quot;you didn't build that&quot;), and they show how the [[mainstream media]] tends to emphasize the gaffes of conservatives as opposed to liberals.<br /> <br /> '''Famous quotes'''<br /> *&quot;I continue to believe that [[Donald Trump]] will not be president.&quot; (stated when asked by a reporter a month prior to Election Day)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4iZSW_76TE Democrats and Media Agreed: There Was No Way Donald Trump Could Be Elected], Video&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Election meddling===<br /> By custom, President Obama stayed neutral during the primaries, even though his close friend and Vice President [[Joe Biden]] was seriously considering a Presidential campaign.<br /> <br /> Once Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nomination, Obama campaigned for her and also attended fundraisers. Obama publicly criticized the Republican candidate, [[Donald Trump]] who had previously spent years claiming that Obama was not born in the United States.<br /> <br /> ===Last days and transition===<br /> :{{See also|Trump transition|FISA abuse}}<br /> In a stunning repudiation of Obama's policies, Republican businessman [[Donald Trump]] was elected over Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]]. In a frantic attempt to leave some sort of legacy, Obama issued a very large amount of far-Left executive orders and regulations which revealed his true political views if any doubt remained.&lt;ref name=&quot;ActionsSpree&quot;&gt;Lucas, Fred (December 26, 2016). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/26/spree-obama-actions-revives-gop-concerns-over-midnight-regs-agenda.html?refresh=true Spree of Obama actions revives GOP concerns over ‘midnight’ regs, agenda]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 26, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; These orders included blocking large areas of the [[Arctic Ocean|Arctic]] and [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] oceans from oil and gas drilling, effectively barring the U.S. from real [[Energy Independence|energy independence]]; breaking the record of pardons and commutations in a single day for criminals (many of them were sentenced for drug-related crimes), showing his soft stance on crime and drugs; ending the defunct NSEERS program to register male immigrants from North Korea and [[Islam]]ic countries (the necessary, beneficial, and useful program was suspended by the Obama Administration in 2011&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/22/obama-ditches-registry-focused-on-immigrant-men-from-muslim-countries.html Obama ditches registry focused on immigrant men from Muslim countries]. ''Fox News''. December 22, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;); attempting to transfer even more terrorists out of [[Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp|Guantanamo Bay]]; allowing an anti-[[Israel]] resolution pass in the [[United Nations]]; enacting a record amount of unnecessary, useless, and job-killing regulations; and even more.&lt;ref name=&quot;ActionsSpree&quot;/&gt; Obama added 120,000 illegal immigrants to the DACA program in the last three months of his presidency.&lt;ref&gt;Binder, John (May 16, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/16/obama-stamped-120k-dreamers-trump-takeover/ Obama Stamped 120K DREAMers Before Trump Takeover]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 16, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama made these actions knowing that Trump, who had almost completely opposite political views on these issues, was going to enter the [[White House]] in such short a time.<br /> <br /> Although all of Obama's actions were worrisome, his actions in regards to Israel were particularly noteworthy. He broke over 35 years of American policy by abstaining from a UN vote and allowing a blatantly anti-Israel resolution to pass, showing his true stance concerning Israel.&lt;ref name=&quot;StrikeAgain&quot;&gt;[https://worldisraelnews.com/israel-fears-obama-will-strike/ Israel fears Obama will strike again]. ''World Israel News''. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;FedUpDrastic&quot;&gt;Berkowitz, Adam Eliyahu (December 26, 2016). [https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/80855/fed-up-with-obamas-trickery-netanyahu-takes-drastic-actions/#VbVlRMtkx4zLRc3f.97 Fed Up With United States Trickery, Netanyahu Takes Drastic Actions]. ''Breaking Israel News''. Retrieved December 26, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; Soon before leaving office, Obama bypassed Congress and gave the [[State of Palestine]] $221 million.&lt;ref name=&quot;221MLastHours&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama continued to believe that he could have successfully &quot;won&quot; a third term as president had he been able to run.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/26/obama-could-have-won-third-term.html?refresh=true Obama: I could have won third term]. ''Fox News''. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; Regardless of the factuality of that claim, Democrats lost 1,042 seats—including U.S. House, Senate, state governorship, and state legislative seats—during his eight years in office.&lt;ref name=&quot;1,000Seats&quot;&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/27/democrats-lost-over-1000-seats-under-obama.html Democrats lost over 1,000 seats under Obama]. ''Fox News''. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama also believed that &quot;the Democratic Party has stayed pretty grounded in fact and reality&quot; despite its negative policies that suggest otherwise.&lt;ref&gt;Lawler, David (December 26, 2016). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/26/barack-obama-says-democrats-will-not-disintegrate-like-labour/ Barack Obama says Democrats will not 'disintegrate' like Labour under Jeremy Corbyn]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved December 26, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama made Trump's transition much harder and rockier than it could have been by his leftist executive orders, decisions, and comments during the transition period.&lt;ref&gt;Swoyer, Alex (December 28, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/28/donald-trump-responds-to-president-obamas-many-inflammatory-statements/ Donald Trump Responds to President Obama’s ‘Many Inflammatory’ Statements]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 28, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Scott, Eugine (December 28, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/28/politics/trump-obama-statements-not-smooth-transition/ Trump: 'NOT' a smooth transition after Obama 'roadblocks']. ''CNN''. Retrieved December 28, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama received the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service from [[Secretary of Defense]] [[Ash Carter]], an Obama appointee in the same administration.&lt;ref&gt;Huston, Warner Todd (January 4, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/04/president-obama-awards-himself-distinguished-public-service-medal/ President Obama Awards Himself Distinguished Public Service Medal]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved January 7, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Although the award was created in 1947, the only other presidents to have received the medal (all during their tenure) are [[Bill Clinton]], a left-wing Democrat, and [[George W. Bush]], who holds [[RINO]] positions on certain issues.<br /> <br /> In an interview, Obama claimed that &quot;we are probably the first administration in modern history that hasn't had a major scandal in the White House,&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/13/president-obama-60-minutes-no-white-house-scandals-during-my-administration Obama: I'm the 1st Modern President Without a Major Scandal]. ''Fox News Insider''. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 16 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; and Obama's Chief of Staff [[Denis McDonough]] claimed likewise,&lt;ref&gt;Shelbourne, Mallory (January 15, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/314396-obama-chief-of-staff-most-proud-we-are-scandal-free Chief of staff: Obama administration 'historically free of scandal']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 16, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; despite the strong and massive evidence to the contrary.&lt;ref&gt;Dickens, Geoffrey (January 16, 2017). [https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2017/01/16/ The Seven Most Undercovered Obama Scandals]. ''[[NewsBusters]]''. Retrieved January 16, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Hemingway, Mark (January 9, 2017). [https://www.weeklystandard.com/the-obama-era-had-scandals-aplenty/article/2006197 The Obama Era Had Scandals Aplenty]. ''[[Weekly Standard]]''. Retrieved January 16, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ====Massive increase in regulations in 2016====<br /> In addition to his other actions in 2016, Obama massively increased the number of federal regulations during his last days in office.&lt;ref&gt;Harper, Jennifer (May 30, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/30/inside-the-beltway-obamas-unprecedented-surge-of-r/ Inside the Beltway: Obama’s unprecedented ‘surge’ of regulations]. '' The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 30, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Lawler, Joseph (May 31, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/new-rules-surged-in-obamas-last-year-to-3853-most-pages-in-federal-register-ever/article/2624503 New rules surged in Obama's last year to 3,853, most pages in Federal Register ever]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved May 31, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; More regulations were finalized in every year since 2005, and they cost the economy $2 trillion.&lt;ref&gt;Sherfinski, David (May 31, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/31/obamas-regulations-in-2016-to-drain-economy-by-2-t/ Obama’s regulations in 2016 to drain economy by $2 trillion]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 31, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Post-presidency==<br /> Obama made an ungraceful departure from office claiming on October 18, 2016, Donald Trump's complaints of lies spread about Trump were corrosive to American democracy and an invented conspiracy theory.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/18/politics/obama-trumps-rigged-election-claim-whining-before-the-games-even-over/&lt;/ref&gt; Less than two months later after Trump had won, Obama claimed he himself had been derelict in his duty and had fallen asleep at the switch allowing Russian hackers to steal the election for Donald Trump.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/us/politics/russia-hack-election-trump-obama.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Despite Obama's opposition to Trump's plan to build a wall along the U.S.–[[Mexico]] border in order to secure it, it was reported in early 2017 that he was building a wall around his new mansion, obviously to keep unwanted people out.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-building-a-wall-around-his-new-dc-house/article/2611130 Obama building a wall around his new DC house]. ''Washington Examiner''. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> After the end of his presidency, Obama spent much of his time vacationing in exclusive and elite locations around the world.&lt;ref&gt;Bennett, Kate (March 17, 2017). [https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/17/politics/where-in-the-world-is-barack-obama/ Barack Obama is probably lying on a beach in a deserted paradise right now]. ''CNN''. Retrieved March 18, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; He spent much time with left-wing celebrities, such as spending [[Good Friday]] 2017 on a $300 million yacht with celebrities such as [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Tom Hanks]], and [[Oprah Winfrey]].&lt;ref&gt;Hudson, Jerome (April 17, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/04/17/barack-michelle-obama-join-oprah-springsteen-hanks-on-david-geffens-yacht/ Good Friday: Obamas Join Winfrey, Springsteen, Hanks on David Geffen’s Yacht]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 27, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; In addition, Obama accepted a $400,000 speech backed by Wall Street,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/27/obama-spokesman-defends-reported-400000-wall-street-backed-speech.html Obama spokesman defends reported $400,000 Wall Street-backed speech]. ''Fox News''. April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; something that stunned even many liberals.&lt;ref&gt;Wallace, Christopher (April 27, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/27/obamas-400g-wall-street-speech-leaves-liberal-base-stunned.html Obama's $400G Wall Street speech leaves liberal base stunned]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 27, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Despite the criticism over the speech, Obama gave another $400,000 speech shortly afterward.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/28/obama-reportedly-pulls-in-another-400g-for-speech.html Obama reportedly pulls in another $400G for speech]. ''Fox News''. April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; [[Bernie Sanders]] described Obama's speaking fees as &quot;unfortunate.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/28/unfortunate-bernie-sanders-criticizes-obama-for-accepting-400k-for-wall-street-speech/ ‘Unfortunate’: Bernie Sanders criticizes Obama for accepting $400K for Wall Street speech], [[The Blaze]]&lt;/ref&gt; In May 2017, Obama traveled to Italy to give a speech on [[global warming|climate change]], but used pollution-heavy transportation to get to his destination.&lt;ref&gt;Zanotti, Emily (May 21, 2017). [https://heatst.com/politics/obama-speaks-on-global-warming-then-spews-co2-with-private-jet-13-car-motorcade/ Obama Speaks on Global Warming, Then Spews CO2 With Private Jet, 13-Car Motorcade]. ''Heat Street''. Retrieved May 22, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; On June 6, 2017, Obama gave a $400,000 speech to the Chamber of Commerce in [[Montreal]] in which one of the topics he spoke about was &quot;warning against income inequality and the concentration of wealth.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Starr, Penny (June 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/07/obama-warns-income-inequality-delivering-7700-minute-speech/ Obama Warns Against Income Inequality While Delivering $7,700-a-Minute Speech]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; After leaving office, Obama bought a house in D.C. for $8.1 million.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/31/obamas-purchase-d-c-house-for-8-1-million-new-report-says.html Obamas purchase D.C. house for $8.1 million, new report says]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bennett, Kate (June 2, 2017). [https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/31/politics/obama-house-kalorama/index.html Obamas purchase their DC rental house for millions]. ''CNN''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; In August and September 2017, Obama made a combined $1.2 million from three Wall Street speeches.&lt;ref&gt;Shelbourne, Mallory (September 18, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/351138-obama-making-big-money-speeches-to-wall-street-firms-report Obama making big-money speeches to Wall Street firms: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved September 18, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Yilek, Caitlin (September 18, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-making-400000-speeches-to-wall-street-firms-report/article/2634736 Obama making $400,000 speeches to Wall Street firms: Report]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 18, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Kight, Stef W. (September 18, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/trump-wants-a-july-4th-military-parade-2486828811.html Obama to make $1.2 million from 3 Wall Street speeches]. ''Axios''. Retrieved September 18, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/19/obama-cashes-in-on-wall-street-appearances-report-says.html Obama cashes in on Wall Street appearances, report says]. ''Fox News''. September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Several of Obama's failures as U.S. president were revealed shortly after he left office, as it was found that [[Syria]] continued to possess chemical weapons after Obama stated they were gone, that the Obama Administration misrepresented the release of some Iranian prisoners, and that the Obama Administration had unmasked [[Trump Transition]] officials (See: [[Barack Obama Controversies]] and [[Obamagate timeline]]).&lt;ref&gt;Shepherd, Todd (April 29, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obamas-first-100-days-as-ex-president/article/2621662 Obama's first 100 days as ex-president]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved May 1, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> After leaving office, Obama started his own foundation, the Obama Foundation, and set to work on building his presidential center and library.&lt;ref&gt;Berger, Judson (May 3, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/03/clinton-obama-return-to-public-eye-with-new-ventures.html Clinton, Obama return to public eye with new ventures]. ''Fox News''. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama's 2018 budget request, which was over $1.1 million, made him the most expensive U.S. president in the country's history.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Rodriguez, Katherine (September 2, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/obama-is-the-most-expensive-ex-president-for-american-taxpayers/ Obama Is the Most Expensive Ex-President for American Taxpayers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 2, 2017.<br /> *Dinan, Stephen (August 31, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/31/obama-will-top-bush-most-costly-ex-president/ Obama will top Bush as most costly ex-president]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved September 2, 2017.<br /> *Caralle, Katelyn (September 1, 2017). [https://freebeacon.com/politics/obama-most-costly-former-president-2018/ Obama Poised to Be Most Costly Former President in 2018]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved September 2, 2017.<br /> *Bohon, Dave (September 2, 2016). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/26826-obama-most-expensive-ex-president-ever Obama Most Expensive Ex-President Ever]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 2, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; It was reported in June 2018 that construction work related to his presidential library would cost Illinois taxpayers nearly $200 million.&lt;ref&gt;Shaw, Adam (June 16, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/16/work-related-to-obama-presidential-center-to-cost-illinois-taxpayers-nearly-200-million.html Work related to Obama Presidential Center to cost Illinois taxpayers nearly $200 million]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved June 16, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Rodriguez, Katherine (June 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/16/report-obama-presidential-center-cost-taxpayers-200-million/ Report: Obama Presidential Center to Cost Taxpayers Nearly $200 Million]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 16, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; Despite promising not to cut down any trees in Jackson Park, where the library was planned to be built, the Obama Center and Chicago Park District began removing trees anyway for work related to the library construction.&lt;ref&gt;Huston, Warner Todd (August 11, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/obama-center-breaks-promise-remove-trees-jackson-park/ Obama Center Breaks Pledge Not to Remove Trees in Jackson Park]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 11, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> It was reported in May 2017 that the Justice Department under Obama likely discriminated against veterans – in violation of federal law requiring the government to give preference to veterans in job hiring – by attempting to influence them to withdraw their applications.&lt;ref&gt;Dinan, Stephen (May 17, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/17/obama-doj-refused-hire-veterans-jobs-investigation/ Obama’s Justice Department refused to hire military veterans for jobs]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved May 19, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama did not give any mention of [[Independence Day]] on his Facebook or Twitter on that day in 2017 while he was visiting [[Seoul]].&lt;ref&gt;Huston, Warner Todd (July 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/05/july-4th-no-mention-independence-day-barack-obamas-twitter-facebook/ On July 4th: No Mention of Independence Day on Barack Obama’s Twitter or Facebook]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 5, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Obama denied the existence [[Barack Obama Controversies|of any scandals]] &quot;that embarrassed us&quot; during his presidency.&lt;ref&gt;Spiering, Charlie (February 27, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/27/obama-didnt-scandal-embarrassed-us-presidency/ Barack Obama: ‘We Didn’t Have a Scandal that Embarrassed Us’ in My Presidency]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 27, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; In May 2018, he repeated his claim that the Administration &quot;didn't have scandals&quot; and was less corrupt than other modern administrations.&lt;ref&gt;Manchester, Julia (May 24, 2018). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/389188-obama-jokingly-brags-i-didnt-have-scandals-during-my-presidency Obama jokingly brags: 'I didn't have scandals' during my presidency]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 24, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; He repeated these false claims in March 2019.&lt;ref&gt;Chaitin, Daniel (March 6, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obama-brags-in-canada-my-team-never-experienced-scandal-made-mistakes-of-integrity Obama brags in Canada: My team never experienced scandal, made 'mistakes of integrity']. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 6, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt; In July 2018, he gave a speech in [[South Africa]] calling for [[basic income]], saying he wanted to pay more taxes, and advocating for other left-wing ideas such as criticizing income inequality despite admitting he was very wealthy.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Newman, Alex (July 24, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/29624-in-south-africa-obama-outlines-globalist-agenda-for-humanity In South Africa, Obama Outlines Globalist Agenda for Humanity]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 25, 2018.<br /> *Singman, Brooke (July 17, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/17/obama-slams-populist-right-wing-billionaires-touts-liberal-push-for-universal-income.html Obama slams populist 'right-wing billionaires,' touts liberal push for 'universal income']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 17, 2018.<br /> *Caplan, Joshua (July 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/17/barack-obama-preaches-wealth-redistribution-in-south-africa/ Barack Obama Lectures World on Racial, Wealth Inequality in South Africa]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 17, 2018.<br /> *Boyer, Dave (July 17, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/17/obama-surprised-his-wealth-wants-pay-more-taxes/ Obama says he's 'surprised' by his wealth, wants to pay more taxes]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 17, 2018.<br /> *Hoft, Jim (July 18, 2018). [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/07/obama-ridicules-the-rich-theres-only-so-big-a-house-you-can-have-obamas-just-bought-8-1-million-house/ Obama Ridicules the Rich: “There’s Only So Big a House You Can Have” …After Obamas Just Bought $8.1 Million House]. ''Gateway Pundit''. Retrieved July 18, 2018.<br /> See also:<br /> *Pollak, Joel B. (July 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/17/barack-obama-government-individual-south-africa/ Barack Obama in South Africa: ‘Government Exists to Serve the Individual, and Not the Other Way Around’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 17, 2018.<br /> *Lee, Tony (July 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/17/obama-concedes-new-international-elite-out-of-touch-for-exploiting-lower-cost-immigrant-labor/ Obama Concedes ‘New International Elite’ Out of Touch for Exploiting ‘Lower-Cost Immigrant Labor’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 17, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; He also advanced his [[War on Sovereignty|anti-nation-state agenda]] in the speech,&lt;ref&gt;Munro, Neil (July 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/economics/2018/07/17/obama-abolish-the-nation-state/ Obama: Abolish the Nation-State!] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 17, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; and he praised the country's racist strongman leaders.&lt;ref&gt;Newman, Alex (July 25, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/29634-amid-racist-land-grabs-obama-praises-south-african-strongman Amid Racist Land Grabs, Obama Praises South African Strongman]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 25, 2018.&lt;br&gt;See also:<br /> *Newman, Alex (July 29, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/africa/item/29658-obama-slams-trump-while-deifying-communist-terror-leader Obama Slams Trump While Deifying Communist Terror Leader]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 30, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; On September 7, 2018, Obama made a speech in which he harshly criticized President Trump, breaking his promise not to publicly make such statements.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Spiering, Charlie (September 7, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/07/bitter-barack-obama-breaks-months-of-silence-to-trash-donald-trump/ Bitter Barack Obama Breaks Months of Silence to Trash Donald Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 7, 2018.<br /> *Schallhorn, Kaitlyn; Shaw, Adam (September 7, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/07/obama-returns-to-campaign-trail-with-fiery-speech-trump-counters-fell-asleep.html Obama returns to campaign trail with fiery speech; Trump counters, 'I fell asleep']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 7, 2018.<br /> *Duke, Selwyn (September 8, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30014-obama-s-back-slamming-trump-and-projecting-his-own-sins-onto-gop Obama’s Back, Slamming Trump and Projecting His Own Sins onto GOP]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 9, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; He also tried to take credit for the strong economic growth under President Trump.&lt;ref&gt;Byas, Steve (September 13, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/item/30062-obama-brazenly-tried-to-take-credit-for-better-economy-under-trump Obama Brazenly Tried to Take Credit for Better Economy Under Trump]. ''The New American''. Retrieved September 15, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; Obama made speeches criticizing [[nationalism]] and promoting [[globalism]].&lt;ref&gt;Caplan, Joshua (September 28, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/28/barack-obama-lectures-europeans-about-nationalism-in-denmark/ Barack Obama Lectures Europeans About Nationalism — in Denmark]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 28, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; On November 2, 2018, Obama called on Florida voters to vote Democrat because it would help [[Cuba]].&lt;ref&gt;Spiering, Charlie (November 3, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/03/cuba-first-barack-obama-says-florida-democrats-help-make-cuba-great-again/ Cuba First: Barack Obama Says Florida Democrats Will Help Make Cuba Great Again]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 3, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; In a speech in Berlin in April 2019, Obama referred to himself 392 times, a personal record and more than doubling his previous record.&lt;ref&gt;Gage, John (April 8, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/barack-obama-refers-to-himself-a-record-breaking-392-times-in-berlin-speech Barack Obama refers to himself a record-breaking 392 times in Berlin speech]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved April 8, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Many of the candidates that Obama campaigned for in the [[2018 midterm election]]s lost.&lt;ref&gt;Lowe, Tiana (November 7, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/obama-loses-again https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/obama-loses-again]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved November 7, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> While the state of [[Iowa]] once played a key role in Obama's election, by 2019, Democrat candidates almost never mentioned his name in the state.&lt;ref&gt;Simonson, Joseph (April 9, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/barack-who-iowa-propelled-obama-to-the-white-house-now-no-one-speaks-his-name Barack who? Iowa propelled Obama to the White House — now, no one speaks his name]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved April 9, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Legacy==<br /> In September 2016, a [[Parasite|parasitic]] worm, the [[Baracktrema obamai]], was named after Obama.&lt;ref&gt;Kaplan, Sarah (September 9, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/09/09/scientists-like-barack-obama-so-much-that-they-named-a-parasite-after-him/ Scientists like Barack Obama so much that they named a parasite after him]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved September 9, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; As of December 2016, at least 15 schools in the United States have been named after Obama. [[Illinois]], a very liberal state, enacted a law making August 4 &quot;Barack Obama Day,&quot; and it almost made the day a paid holiday for its state workers despite its dire financial situation caused by leftist policies.&lt;ref&gt;Multiple references:<br /> *Huston, Warner Todd (August 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/illinois-makes-obama-birthday-state-holiday/ Deep Blue Illinois Makes Obama’s Birthday a State Holiday]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 8, 2017.<br /> *Carter, Brandon (August 6, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/345523-illinois-makes-barack-obama-day-a-state-holiday Illinois makes 'Barack Obama Day' a state holiday]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.<br /> *Siciliano, John (August 6, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/barack-obama-day-is-official-holiday-in-illinois/article/2630769 'Barack Obama Day' is official holiday in Illinois]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.<br /> *[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/07/illinois-governor-signs-law-to-honor-barack-obamas-birthday.html Illinois governor signs law to honor Barack Obama's birthday]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved August 7, 2017.<br /> See also:<br /> *Gearty, Robert (August 4, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/04/illinois-celebrates-first-official-barack-obama-day.html Illinois celebrates first official 'Barack Obama Day']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 4, 2018.<br /> *Rodriguez, Katherine (August 4, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/04/illinois-residents-celebrate-first-annual-barack-obama-day/ Illinois Residents Celebrate First Annual ‘Barack Obama Day’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved AUgust 5, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Conservatives strongly criticized Obama for his far-left and negative policies and the negative impact of those policies.&lt;ref&gt;Scaliger, Charles (February 23, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25433-barack-obama-s-legacy Barack Obama's Legacy]. ''The New American''. Retrieved June 20, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Adelmann, Bob (January 20, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/25183-is-obama-worst-u-s-president Is Obama Worst U.S. President?] ''The New American''. Retrieved June 20, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Vargas, Mark (September 16, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-legacy-of-barack-obama-and-its-not-a-good-one The legacy of Barack Obama (and it's not a good one)]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 16, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; [[Dinesh D'Souza]] wrote, &quot;Obama's legacy is to double the national debt &amp; dramatically reduce US influence in the world.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;https://twitter.com/dineshdsouza/status/760447860638789632&lt;/ref&gt; During Obama's 8 years in office, Democrats lost over 1,000 seats in the federal and state governments.&lt;ref name=&quot;1,000Seats&quot;/&gt; Obama abused his power by using [[surveillance]] tools granted under the [[Patriot Act]], intended to fight terrorism and [[Al Qaeda]], against domestic political opponents and the [[Republican party]]. Obama may best be remembered for his use of coercion, [[police state]] tactics and [[authoritarian]] tendencies.<br /> <br /> Upon assuming office, President [[Donald Trump]] wiped out much of Obama's last-minute regulatory actions through [[Congressional Review]].&lt;ref&gt;Korte, Gregory (March 27, 2017). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/27/trump-signs-four-bills-roll-back-obama-era-regulations/99690456/ Trump signs four bills to roll back Obama-era regulations]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved March 28, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Pollak, Joel B. (April 15, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/15/trump-congressional-review-act-legislative-milestone/ Trump’s Use of the Congressional Review Act Is a Legislative Milestone]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 15, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Trump also adopted a stronger foreign policy.&lt;ref&gt;Llorente, Elizabeth (April 14, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/14/ex-obama-officials-say-hesitation-to-use-force-in-syria-elsewhere-emboldened-adversaries.html Ex-Obama officials say hesitation to use force in Syria, elsewhere, emboldened adversaries]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 14, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Collinson, Stephen (April 14, 2017). [https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/14/politics/donald-trump-military-afghanistan/index.html Trump carves out tough commander-in-chief posture]. ''CNN''. Retrieved April 14, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Many commentators have noticed similarities between Mr. Obama and Breaking Bad's [[Walter White]], including ''The New York Times'',&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/fashion/barack-obama-bryan-cranston-table-for-three.html?mcubz=0&lt;/ref&gt; Politico,&lt;ref&gt;https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2013/12/obama-is-hooked-on-breaking-bad-180326&lt;/ref&gt; and USA Today.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/12/30/obama-television-shows-breaking-bad-house-of-cards-homeland/4247651/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> *Margolis, Matt; Noonan, Mark (2018). [https://www.amazon.com/Worst-President-History-Legacy-Barack/dp/1682618137/ ''The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama'']. New York: Bombardier Books. ISBN 978-1682618134.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Obamagate timeline 2009-2015]]<br /> *[[Obamagate timeline|Obamagate timeline 2016 election year]]<br /> *[[Russiagate timeline 2017]]<br /> *[[Russiagate timeline|Russiagate timeline 2018]]<br /> *[[Political positions of Barack Obama]]<br /> *[[Barack Obama and uncharitableness]]<br /> *[[Barack Obama and abortion]]<br /> *[[Ukrainian crisis]]<br /> *[[Essay:Born Outside the U.S.A.!]] <br /> *[[Essay: The Special Interests Candidate]]<br /> *[[Lobbyists ties to the Obama administration]] <br /> *[[Obama doublespeak]] <br /> *[[Obama inauguration]] <br /> *[[Religion of Barack Hussein Obama]] <br /> *[[Barack Obama's Muslim Heritage]]''<br /> *[[The Honorable James David Manning]] <br /> *[[Essay:The Obama Manifesto]]<br /> *[[Obama syndrome]]<br /> *[[Barack Obama's past dog meat eating and 2012 election campaign]]<br /> *[[Barack Obama's &quot;Last chance at dinner&quot; fundraising letter]]<br /> *[[Barack Obama is the antichrist speculation]]<br /> *[[Essay: Does Barack Hussein Obama care if America defaults on credit?]]<br /> *[[Essay:The lie that we are safer under Obama]]<br /> *[[Essay: Foes Want Obama to Fail, A Republican Perspective]]<br /> *[[Essay:Impeach Obama]]<br /> *[[Benghazigate timeline]]<br /> *[[Obama's second term agenda]]<br /> *[[ObamaRail]]<br /> *[[Obama sequester]]<br /> *[[Obama (disambiguation)]]<br /> *[[Essay: President's speech after the defeat of two tyrants]]<br /> * [[Unconstitutional]] [[Executive amnesty]] via Obama [[Executive Order]]s<br /> * [[Universal health care]] for [[Illegal immigration|illegal aliens]] via [[ObamaCare]]<br /> *[[FusionGPS]]<br /> *[[Deep state coup]]<br /> *[[Crossfire Hurricane]]<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000167 Profile] on the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''<br /> *[http://barackobamadoubletalk.com/ Barack Obama Doubletalk]<br /> *[https://hotair.com/archives/2013/07/03/national-journal-obama-facing-crisis-over-incompetence/ National Journal: Obama facing crisis over incompetence]<br /> *[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/6130/ The New Cult of Personality]<br /> *[http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/06/23/che-obama-and-the-revolutionary-agenda/ Che, Obama, and the Revolutionary Agenda]<br /> *[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/09/americas-first-muslim-president/ GAFFNEY: America's first Muslim president?] Washington Times<br /> *[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-l-esposito/barack-obama-and-islam_b_212519.html Barack Obama and Islam.] by [[John L. Esposito]].<br /> *[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=78931 Democrat: Obama's grandma confirms Kenyan birth.]<br /> *[http://www.ontheissues.org/barack_obama.htm Barack Obama on the issues.]<br /> *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO8qZP_iU9I Obama - The Anti-Israel President]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}<br /> <br /> {{USPresidents}}<br /> {{2008 presidential candidates}}<br /> {{2012 presidential candidates}}<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Obama, Barack Hussein}}<br /> [[Category:Barack Hussein Obama]]<br /> [[Category:Obama Presidency]]<br /> [[Category:Obama Administration]]<br /> [[Category:Nobel Laureates in Peace]]<br /> [[Category:Abortion Advocates]]<br /> [[Category:Socialists]]<br /> [[Category:Progressivism]]<br /> [[Category:Homosexual Agenda]]<br /> [[Category:Chicago]]<br /> [[Category:Liberals]]<br /> [[Category:Globalists]]<br /> [[Category:Anti Second Amendment]]<br /> [[Category:Hillary Clinton email scandal]]<br /> [[Category:Liberal Authors]]<br /> [[Category:Best Selling Authors]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518836 2019-04-23T18:55:08Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> The causes of Nazism go back to the atheistic Theory of Evolution.&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2018/02/michael-medved-and-richard-weikart-lay-bare-the-evolutionary-roots-of-nazism/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> To Quote Evolution News:<br /> If atheism is true, the following are true:<br /> <br /> <br /> *1.There is no God.<br /> *2.Nothing caused everything for no reason.<br /> *3.There is no ultimate purpose for anything.<br /> *4.There is no afterlife.<br /> *5.Human beings are just animals.<br /> *6.There is no objective morality (follows necessarily from 1, 2, 3, 5).<br /> *7.There is no ultimate accountability (follows necessarily from 1-6).<br /> *8.There is no free will (follows from 5).<br /> *9.There is no guilt or innocence in a moral sense (follows from 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8).&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2017/11/taking-atheism-seriously/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> Atheism is similarly dependent on [[Evolutionism]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/atheism-needs-evolution&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> The atheistic philosophy of [[Social Darwinism]] provides the basis for Nazi racial theory. Therefore, the causes of Nazism can be traced back to atheism.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Elitism&diff=1518819 2019-04-23T17:30:03Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Elitism''' is an attitude or belief in one's superiority based solely on membership in a particular group or community. Elitism can be seen, for example, in the delusion that being a celebrity or a gatekeeper of the [[mainstream media]] ''in itself'' imparts sufficient wisdom to justify airing one's personal opinion on an issue. <br /> <br /> During his ministry Jesus attacked the religious elitism of the [[Sadducees]] and the [[Pharisees]] which led them to manipulate the ruling Roman governor into executing this [[Populism|populist]] upstart. Because it is based in the values of Christianity, conservatism has an ambition to be populist, unlike liberalism, in which the beliefs of elitists in politics, the courts, [[Professor values|academia]], the media and [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]] make them believe that they are superior to the public.<br /> <br /> Notable elitists include:<br /> <br /> #[[Hillary Clinton]]<br /> #[[Kamala Harris]]<br /> #[[Barack Hussein Obama]]<br /> #[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]<br /> #[[Marie Antoinette]]<br /> #[[George Osborne]]<br /> #[[Al Gore]]<br /> #[[Nancy Pelosi]]<br /> #[[Adam Schiff]]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Pietism]]<br /> *[[Esoteric]]<br /> *[[Nomenklatura]]<br /> *[[Democratic Socialism]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Culture]]<br /> [[Category:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:Liberal Traits]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Elitism&diff=1518818 2019-04-23T17:29:01Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Elitism''' is an attitude or belief in one's superiority based solely on membership in a particular group or community. Elitism can be seen, for example, in the delusion that being a celebrity or a gatekeeper of the [[mainstream media]] ''in itself'' imparts sufficient wisdom to justify airing one's personal opinion on an issue. <br /> <br /> During his ministry Jesus attacked the religious elitism of the [[Sadducees]] and the [[Pharisees]] which led them to manipulate the ruling Roman governor into executing this [[Populism|populist]] upstart. Because it is based in the values of Christianity, conservatism has an ambition to be populist, unlike liberalism, in which the beliefs of elitists in politics, the courts, [[Professor values|academia]], the media and [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]] make them believe that they are superior to the public.<br /> <br /> Notable elitists include:<br /> <br /> #[[Hillary Clinton]]<br /> #[[Kamala Harris]]<br /> #[[Barack Hussein Obama]]<br /> #[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]<br /> #[[Marie Antoinette]]<br /> #[[George Osborne]]<br /> #[[Al Gore]]<br /> #[[Nancy Pelosi]]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Pietism]]<br /> *[[Esoteric]]<br /> *[[Nomenklatura]]<br /> *[[Democratic Socialism]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Culture]]<br /> [[Category:Psychology]]<br /> [[Category:Liberal Traits]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Porcupine_Classification&diff=1518817 2019-04-23T17:24:14Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>According to evolutionists, porcupines evolved twice convergently. They claim the quills are the result are the result of [[Convergent evolution|&quot; convergent evolution&quot;]]. This essay will explore a different possibility, namely that Old World and New World porcupines are members of the same [[Baraminology|Baramin]] and that the evolutionist taxonomic system is deeply errant.<br /> [[File:Tree Climbing Porcupines.jpg|thumbnail|right|Two North American porcupines in a tree.]]<br /> <br /> ==Justifying the &quot;lumping&quot; of Old World and New World porcupines into a single baramin==<br /> Old World (Hystricid) and New World (Erethizontid) porcupines are remarkably similar. Both have long quills, a tubby body shape and cavimorph dentition. In addition, both have comparatively thick tails, which they can swing at enemies to belabor them with quills. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/animals/mammals/porcupine.htm&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;http://www.catskillmountaineer.com/animals-porcupine.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:Porcupine - Ялтинский зоопарк 079.jpg|thumbnail|An Old World Porcupine in a zoo at Yalta, Russia.]]<br /> [[File:Hystrix brachyura, Malayan porcupine.jpg|thumbnail|left|A Malayan porcupine, ''Hystrix brachyura'', an Old World porcupine.]]<br /> In fact, the only significant difference I can find between the two groups is that Hystricids have no spines on the front third to half of their bodies. Therefore, I consider them similar enough to be grouped into a single baramin. Additionally, this fits common sense. Why would [[God]] make one kind of porcupine for the Old World and one for the New? That is too complicated and generally unnecessary.<br /> <br /> ==Hypothesizing on traits of the original members of the porcupine baramin==<br /> Porcupines have strong tails they can use to shake quills at enemies. &lt;ref&gt; https://answersingenesis.org/kids/mammals/porcupine/ &lt;/ref&gt; Some New World Porcupines (those of the genus Coendou) have long prehensile tails. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.uwsp.edu/biology/VertebrateCollection/Pages/Vertebrates/Mammals%20of%20Paraguay/Coendou%20prehensilis/Coendou%20prehensilis.aspx &lt;/ref&gt; This poses an interesting problem. According to evolutionists, the tail evolved through [[Natural selection]]. However, this poses a few problems considering known science, most especially the lack of documented evolution of new information. &lt;ref&gt; https://creation.com/meta-information &lt;/ref&gt; I propose that the prehensile tails of the ''Coendou'' New World Porcupines are in fact a textbook example of De-evolution and ''loss'' of information. For example, the part of their tail these porcupines grip with is spineless, which means that it must have ''lost'' the information to grow spines on that part of its tail. Not only that, but the long, comparatively nonspiny tail is far less useful to shake at predators than a normal porcupine one.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Essays]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518809 2019-04-23T17:06:11Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> The causes of Nazism go back to the atheistic Theory of Evolution.&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2018/02/michael-medved-and-richard-weikart-lay-bare-the-evolutionary-roots-of-nazism/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> To Quote Evolution News:<br /> If atheism is true, the following are true:<br /> <br /> <br /> *1.There is no God.<br /> *2.Nothing caused everything for no reason.<br /> *3.There is no ultimate purpose for anything.<br /> *4.There is no afterlife.<br /> *5.Human beings are just animals.<br /> *6.There is no objective morality (follows necessarily from 1, 2, 3, 5).<br /> *7.There is no ultimate accountability (follows necessarily from 1-6).<br /> *8.There is no free will (follows from 5).<br /> *9.There is no guilt or innocence in a moral sense (follows from 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8).&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2017/11/taking-atheism-seriously/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> Atheism is similarly dependent on [[Evolutionism]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/atheism-needs-evolution&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518806 2019-04-23T17:02:25Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> The causes of Nazism go back to the atheistic Theory of Evolution.&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2018/02/michael-medved-and-richard-weikart-lay-bare-the-evolutionary-roots-of-nazism/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> To Quote Evolution News:<br /> If atheism is true, the following are true:<br /> <br /> <br /> *1.There is no God.<br /> *2.Nothing caused everything for no reason.<br /> *3.There is no ultimate purpose for anything.<br /> *4.There is no afterlife.<br /> *5.Human beings are just animals.<br /> *6.There is no objective morality (follows necessarily from 1, 2, 3, 5).<br /> *7.There is no ultimate accountability (follows necessarily from 1-6).<br /> *8.There is no free will (follows from 5).<br /> *9.There is no guilt or innocence in a moral sense (follows from 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8).&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2017/11/taking-atheism-seriously/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518805 2019-04-23T17:02:04Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> The causes of Nazism go back to the atheistic Theory of Evolution.&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2018/02/michael-medved-and-richard-weikart-lay-bare-the-evolutionary-roots-of-nazism/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> To Quote Evolution News:<br /> If atheism is true, the following are true:<br /> <br /> <br /> *1.There is no God.<br /> *2.Nothing caused everything for no reason.<br /> *3.There is no ultimate purpose for anything.<br /> *4.There is no afterlife.<br /> *5.Human beings are just animals.<br /> *6.There is no objective morality (follows necessarily from 1, 2, 3, 5).<br /> *7.There is no ultimate accountability (follows necessarily from 1-6).<br /> *8.There is no free will (follows from 5).<br /> *9.There is no guilt or innocence in a moral sense (follows from 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8).&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2017/11/taking-atheism-seriously/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518796 2019-04-23T16:56:06Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> The causes of Nazism go back to the atheistic Theory of Evolution.&lt;ref&gt;https://evolutionnews.org/2018/02/michael-medved-and-richard-weikart-lay-bare-the-evolutionary-roots-of-nazism/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518794 2019-04-23T16:51:41Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Causes of Atheofascism==<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Habakkuk_(Translated)&diff=1518739 2019-04-23T13:29:01Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>{{ConservativeBible}}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Chapter 1==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. <br /> |This is the message delivered to the prophet Habakkuk.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! <br /> |LORD how long will I ask for help, before you will listen to me? I have cried out about violence, but you have done nothing!<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. <br /> |All around me there is theft and violence; arguing and fighting. Why have you shown me these things?<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. <br /> |The law is weak, and justice in never served. Justice has become perverted anytime the wicked prevail over the righteous.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you. <br /> |The LORD answered, &quot;Look upon the other nations closely and you will be amazed. I will do something, in your lifetime, that you will not believe. Even if you were told what it was.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs. <br /> |I will empower the Babylonians, a cruel and reckless nation, to march across the whole of the earth, where they will conquer the cities of others.<br /> |The KJV lists the nation as the Chaldeans which has been rendered as Babylonians in subsequent translations. <br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves. <br /> |They are terrible and dreadful. They do as they please, for they follow their own rules.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. <br /> |Their horses are faster than leopards, and fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry will come from afar, swooping down like an eagle after its prey.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. <br /> |They come to terrorize. The horde will descend like a desert wind, sweeping up prisoners-of-war like grains of sand. <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it. <br /> |They will mock the kings and make jokes of the princes. They will laugh at their fortifications, as they will just pile dirt to overcome the fortress walls. <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god. <br /> |Then they will move on to terrorize another place, respecting nothing but their own false god.&quot;<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. <br /> |LORD, are you not the everlasting, the Holy One that will never die? LORD, it is You who have sent the Babylonians as judgement; You have sent them as punishment.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? <br /> |Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, or gaze upon wrongdoing. So why do you allow men to do evil? Why do you remain silent when the wicked prey upon those more righteous than themselves?<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? <br /> |You have made men like the fish in the sea. Like the other sea creatures, they have no leadership.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad. <br /> |The wicked act as fishermen, gathering them into their nets; pleased with their catch.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. <br /> |The wicked worship their nets, because they bring them wealth and a life of luxury.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? <br /> |Will they continue to empty their nets, forever destroying lives with no mercy?<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 2==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. <br /> |I will take my post in the tower, and wait for His response; I will will answer Him when I am rebuked.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. <br /> |Then the LORD answered &quot;Write down the revelation plainly on tablets, so that a messenger can read and distribute it.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. <br /> |The revelation is set for a specific time. It will speak of the end and will not prov inaccurate. Though it may be delayed, be patient for it will surely arrive before it is too late.<br /> |Original Hebrew text has confusing pronoun relationships.<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. <br /> |Look at those whose spirit is lifted by their own desires; unlike the just who live by their faith.<br /> |Original Hebrew text has confusing pronoun relationships. Contains Hebrew text of uncertain definition.<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: <br /> |Yes, also, because he engages in alcoholism, does not stay at home, who wishes for everything, and is like death, and cannot be satisfied, but attempts to control all countries, and all people.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |20<br /> |But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Chapter 3==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Verse<br /> !King James Version<br /> !Proposed Conservative Translation<br /> !Analysis<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |11<br /> |The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |12<br /> |Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |13<br /> |Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |14<br /> |Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |15<br /> |Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |16<br /> |When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |17<br /> |Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |18<br /> |Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |19<br /> |The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. <br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Conservative Bible]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518620 2019-04-22T18:30:58Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs and methods.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518618 2019-04-22T18:27:48Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right March. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.dailywire.com/news/19747/reports-man-behind-unite-right-was-occupy-wall-james-barrett&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518612 2019-04-22T18:06:23Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Richard B. Spencer]], [[Alt-Right]] leader.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Spencer#Christianity&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/peak-absurdity-for-democrats-are-the-real-racists/567317/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/his-kampf/524505/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2017/01/22/white-nationalist-richard-spencer-says-hes-an-atheist/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/08/29/alt-right-rejects-christian-values-moral-guide-jordan-harris/608899001/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518602 2019-04-22T17:09:46Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Francisco Franco]], dictator of Spain. &lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/5-uncomfortable-facts-atheists-need-to-hear&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518601 2019-04-22T17:06:25Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Francisco Franco]], dictator of Spain. &lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518600 2019-04-22T17:03:34Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518599 2019-04-22T17:02:55Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref&gt;https://www.trueorigin.org/hitler01.php&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

ProudGator https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:_Atheofascism&diff=1518598 2019-04-22T17:02:22Z

<p>ProudGator: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Atheofascism''' is the combination of atheism with [[Fascist]] beliefs.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2014/05/evolution-and-new-atheo-fascism.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Prominent Atheofascists==<br /> * [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as his secretary, [[Martin Bormann]].&lt;ref&gt;https://creation.com/review-hitlers-religion-weikart&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;&gt;http://www.thomism.org/atheism/atheist_murderers.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * Italian dictator [[Benito Mussolini]].&lt;ref&gt;https://hollowverse.com/benito-mussolini/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Hideki Tojo]], ''de facto'' Japanese leader during [[World War II]].&lt;ref&gt;https://carm.org/religion-cause-war&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Thomism&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;&gt; http://www.dockhead.com/dh/201410/a_Does_atheism_cause_violence_.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Suharto]], dictator of Indonesia.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese prime minister.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://worldohistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Chiang Kai-Shek]], [[China|Chinese]] dictator and [[Kuomintang]] leader, who oppressed Taiwanese natives and slaughtered thousands of his own people.&lt;ref&gt;''Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God'' by Anthony DeStefano from Google Books, Page 38. https://books.google.com/books?id=6IEoDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Inside+the+Atheist+Mind&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV0aGI4OPhAhVG4qwKHehYBn4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Inside%20the%20Atheist%20Mind&amp;f=false &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], Congolese dictator.&lt;ref&gt;https://www.nndb.com/people/927/000092651/&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Dockhead&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Atheofascist organizations==<br /> * The [[Nazi Party]] of Germany. &lt;ref&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/15/society&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Atheism]]<br /> [[Category:Fascism]]</div>

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