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Joseph Smith

2007-04-30T03:27:33Z

Samson:

'''Joseph Smith, Jr.''' (1805-1844) was the founder and 1st President of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Joseph Smith was the first prophet, seer and revelator of the church. Joseph was born on December 23, 1805 in Sharon, Vermont.
==Visions==
After reading James 1:5, Joseph decided to ask God which church he should join. In the Spring of 1820, Joseph said he saw [[God]] and [[Jesus]] in a vision.<ref>[http://www.mormon.org/learn/0,8672,959-1,00.html The First Vision] Mormon.org</ref> Joseph was visited by an angel named Moroni from 1823 to 1827. Moroni showed Joseph where to find buried gold plates. The plates contained the full gospel of Jesus Christ. These gold plates were translated by Joseph Smith by the inspiration of God and were published in 1830 as the [[Book_of_Mormon|Book of Mormon]].<ref>[http://www.mormon.org/learn/0,8672,1293-1,00.html Translation of the Book of Mormon]Mormon.org</ref> On May 15, 1829, the resurrected John the Baptist appeared to Joseph and Oliver Cowdery and gave them the authority to baptize.<ref>[http://www.mormon.org/learn/0,8672,1291-1,00.html Authority to baptize]Mormon.org</ref> In 1829 the apostles [[Peter]], [[James]], and John gave them the authority to restore Christ's Church.<ref>[http://www.mormon.org/learn/0,8672,1292-1,00.html Authority of Apostles]Mormon.org</ref> Legend has it he was on some ''FREAKKKY SHIIIIT'' which contributed to his visions.

==Death==
Joseph and his brother Hyrum were killed by an angry mob in Nauvoo, Illinois on June 27, 1844.<ref>[http://www.josephsmith.net/portal/site/JosephSmith/menuitem.da0e1d4eb6d2d87f9c0a33b5f1e543a0/?vgnextoid=ad10001cfb340010VgnVCM1000001f5e340aRCRD&locale=0 Martyr for God]JosephSmith.net</ref>

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.josephsmith.net/portal/site/JosephSmith JosephSmith.net] - The official web site on Joseph Smith by the LDS Church.
*[http://www.mormon.org/learn/0,8672,957-1,00.html "Who was Joseph Smith?"] - At Mormon.org

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Lutheranism

2007-04-30T03:26:52Z

Samson:

'''Lutheranism''' is a denomination of [[Christianity]] based on the teachings of [[Martin Luther]]. It is the dominant Christian denomination in [[Scandinavia]] and parts of [[Germany]]. The two main branches of Lutheranism in the United States are the liberal [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] and the conservative [[Lutheran Church Missouri Synod]].

'''Other articles'''
*[[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]]
*[[Lutheran Church Missouri Synod]]
*[[Church of Sweden]]
*[[Church of Norway]]
*[[Church of Finland]]
*[[Church of Denmark]]
*[[Church of Iceland]]

[[Category:Religion]]
[[category:christianity]]

LUTHERANS ARE SINNERS! PAGANS PAGANS PAGANS! DEVIL WOSHIPERS!!!

Template talk:Awful president

2007-04-30T02:57:35Z

Samson: When you actually edit out "Fascist" it only proves my point.

This template is unpatriotic. Also, why does it say this '''nation''' knows...? To me the template also lies by the wording of it. --[[User:AdrianP|AdrianP]] 22:27, 29 April 2007 (EDT)
:It's a userbox, not an article. I am not aware of any fascist policy here that not even users can speak out against the president on their own userpages. [[User:Samson|Samson]] 22:30, 29 April 2007 (EDT)
Adrian, let it go. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 22:31, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

Sorry --[[User:AdrianP|AdrianP]] 22:33, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

You have a right to your own opinion. But do you have to go to the point where we are describing a disaster as "ignorant". That to me, my friend, just seems ignorant... --[[User:David R|<<-David R->>]] 22:49, 29 April 2007 (EDT)
:You're right, "disaster" suffices. [[User:Samson|Samson]] 22:52, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

Im confused... which nation thinks this? Canada? France?[[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]]

And who is speaking on the behalf of the entire nation, whichever that may be? --[[User:David R|<<-David R->>]] 22:55, 29 April 2007 (EDT)
:It would be the United States of America. See [http://www.hist.umn.edu/~ruggles/Approval.htm Bush approval ratings]. [[User:Samson|Samson]] 22:57, 29 April 2007 (EDT)

Template talk:Awful president

2007-04-30T02:52:04Z

Samson: re

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2007-04-30T02:30:47Z

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Astrology

2007-04-30T02:29:03Z

Samson: Please stop reverting perfectly legitimate edits. Any numbskull knows these things are called the SIGNS. Specifically they are sun signs. Symbols are different things entirely.

Astrologers use their knowledge of the relative positions of celestial bodies and related details to supposedly understand, interpret, and organize information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters. A practitioner of astrology is called an astrologer.

'''Astrology''' is often considered as pseudoscience by [[scientist]]s, as it does not make its predictions via [[Scientific method|scientific means]]. Following the science methodologies adopted by [[Creation science]], many astrologers consider themselves to be using scientific methods to show that such scientific evidence is consistent with their understanding and interpretation of the heavens and its effect on human affairs<ref>http://www.cyberastro.com/articles/article3.asp</ref>.

==Sun signs==
* [[Aries]] - March 21 - April 20
* [[Taurus]] - April 21 - May 21
* [[Gemini]] - May 22 - June 21
* [[Cancer (zodiac)|Cancer]] - June 22 - July 22
* [[Leo]] - July 23 -August 21
* [[Virgo]] - August 22 - September 23
* [[Libra]] - September 24 - October 23
* [[Scorpio]] - October 24 - November 22
* [[Sagittarius]] - November 23 - December 22
* [[Capricorn]] - December 23 - January 20
* [[Aquarius]] - January 21 - February 19
* [[Pisces]] - February 20- March 20

==References==
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African Americans

2007-04-30T02:25:45Z

Samson: RV liberal bias

"African American" is the often [[Liberal]] term used to describe the ethnic background of Americans with African ancestry. Because many African Americans are descended from Africans brought to America as slaves beginning four centuries ago, the vast majority of African Americans today have [[European]] and [[American Indian]] ancestry as well as African.

==History==

Black people were originally brought to America to serve as slaves in southeastern states where large-scale agriculture was predominant. During the [[Civil War]], the slaves in states in "open rebellion" were freed by the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], which was signed by President [[Abraham Lincoln]]. Freedom, however, did not necessarily bring an improvement in conditions, as the system of [[sharecropping]] instituted after the end of the war left many ex-slaves in a continuing cycle of poverty. In large part as a result, many African Americans migrated in the early twentieth century to the northeastern and midwestern states, where they could find wage-paying jobs.

==Religion==

The majority of African Americans are members of Christian congregations, with [[Baptist]], [[Pentecostal]], and [[Methodist]] affiliations being among the most common. Some also belong to [[Islamic]] organizations, including the [[Nation of Islam]] founded by [[Elijah Muhammed]], to which group [[Malcolm X]] belonged to until the last years of his life.

==References==
* [http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html National Survey of Religious Identification (NSRI]
[[category:United States]]

Psychoanalysis

2007-04-29T21:25:26Z

Samson: This article is very biased; Synchronicity is by definition acausal; trying to prove it empirically is not going to work to begin with

'''Psychoanalysis''' is a form of [[psychotherapy]] based largely on [[Sigmund Freud]]'s work with [[Psychodynamics]]. The main goal of therapist in psychoanalysis is to help the patient come to terms with issues locked in the sub-conscious mind. Practitioners of [[psychoanalytic psychology]] believe that mental and behavioral disorders are due to repressed unconscious thoughts usually linked to key events during [[development]].

The origins of the idea stems from Freud's work in the 1880s and his attempts to treat individuals diagnosed with [[neurotic]] or [[hysterical]] disorders. He came to believe that these disorders emerged because the patients were [[repression | repressing]] [[taboo]] [[sexual]] thoughts and desires.

Psychoanalysis is not simply a recasting of Freud's ideas. Many other practitioners developed the concept beyond just repressed sexuality. [[Carl Jung]] believed their was a range of traumatic events that could lead to repression and advocated for concepts like [[archetypes]] and [[synchronicity]]. Jung was also a proponent of [[dream interpretation]] as a mechanism for understanding the patients unconscious. He also believed in a [[collective unconscious]] that dreams could tap into.

Modern day practitioners of psychoanalysis are predominantly [[clinical psychology | clinically]] based. However, it is no where near as popular as it was in it prime during the mid 20th century. Some researchers in psychology are also interested in ideas of psychoanalysis. One of the better experimentally backed up concepts is the idea of [[Psychological defensive mechanisms]]. However, much of psychoanalysis has not stood up to [[empirical]] investigation. Repressed sexuality, dreams interpretation, a collective unconscious and many other ideas that are the back bone of psychoanalysis have all been falsified in controlled experiments, though the entire premise of synchronicity is that some events are outside of causality, thus invalidating any empirical attempts at proving them.

While empirical investigation has mostly been negative for psychoanalysis, certain elements of psychoanalytical theory have been very important to development of modern psychology. These include the realization that the mind has elements not under direct conscious control that can affect actions and behavior, and that human mental development occurs in stages.

Vorbis

2007-04-29T21:20:10Z

Samson: New page: '''Vorbis''' is a deity of fire in many Norse religions.

'''Vorbis''' is a deity of fire in many Norse religions.

African Americans

2007-04-29T21:14:15Z

Samson: Term mainly used by liberal sources

"African American" is the [[Liberal]] term used to describe the ethnic background of Americans with African ancestry. Because many African Americans are descended from Africans brought to America as slaves beginning four centuries ago, the vast majority of African Americans today have [[European]] and [[American Indian]] ancestry as well as African.

==History==

Black people were originally brought to America to serve as slaves in southeastern states where large-scale agriculture was predominant. During the [[Civil War]], the slaves in states in "open rebellion" were freed by the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], which was signed by President [[Abraham Lincoln]]. Freedom, however, did not necessarily bring an improvement in conditions, as the system of [[sharecropping]] instituted after the end of the war left many ex-slaves in a continuing cycle of poverty. In large part as a result, many African Americans migrated in the early twentieth century to the northeastern and midwestern states, where they could find wage-paying jobs.

==Religion==

The majority of African Americans are members of Christian congregations, with [[Baptist]], [[Pentecostal]], and [[Methodist]] affiliations being among the most common. Some also belong to [[Islamic]] organizations, including the [[Nation of Islam]] founded by [[Elijah Muhammed]], to which group [[Malcolm X]] belonged to until the last years of his life.

==References==
* [http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html National Survey of Religious Identification (NSRI]
[[category:United States]]

Astrology

2007-04-29T21:10:11Z

Samson: These are called "signs", not "symbols"