Mass Legislature approves plan to bypass Electoral College
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The Massachusetts Legislature has approved a new law intended to bypass the Electoral College system and ensure that the winner of the presidential election is determined by the national popular vote. "What we are submitting is the idea that the president should be selected by the majority of people in the United States of America," Senator James B. Eldridge, an Acton Democrat, said before the Senate voted to enact the bill. Under the new bill, he said, "Every vote will be of the same weight across the country." But Senate minority leader Richard Tisei said the state was meddling with...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 07:39:26 AM
Pope's Birmingham Open Air Mass Targeted by Muslim Group
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AN MP fears the Pope’s visit to Birmingham could be marred by violence after a fundamentalist Muslim group told followers to ‘convert’ Catholics attending an open air mass. The sinister orders have appeared in an inflammatory article on a hardline website called the Islamic Standard – which also brands the Pontiff ‘evil’. It is urging Muslims to disrupt Pope Benedict XVI’s appearance at Cofton Park in September when up to 80,000 Catholics will attend a live mass. Last night, Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood called for a police probe into the Leicester-based website. He said: “These supposed Muslims are doing...
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Kane County Cougars host pregame mass at ballpark [Illinois]
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BEACON-NEWSThe Kane County Cougars plan to hold a full Catholic mass before their game tonight -- right on the field, with an altar set up near the center field wall. Fourteen churches will take part in the service. It's a first for the minor league baseball team, which went with a mass because the team official who came up with the idea is Catholic but is open to other religious services, too, perhaps one a month. "First thing, we'll pray for no rain -- then a victory," General Manager Jeff Sedivy said.photo taken on July 12, 1997, Kane County Cougars...
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The Priest's Preparation and Thanksgiving for Mass
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ROME, JUNE 18, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The priest depends on his union with God for the fruitfulness of his life and ministry and the people of God rely on the priest to pray for them. Jesus Christ entrusted to his closest followers a premise for any good they would do. "I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing."[1] The same Jesus, in the context of many miracles that he worked, established times to be by himself so as to spend time...
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Hyundai Removes Blasphemous World Cup Commercial
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Hyundai Removes Blasphemous World Cup Commercial You have seen the kerfuffle about the Hyundai / FIFA ad for the ongoing World Cup, which – in a blasphemous manner – portrayed the fervor of some soccer fans as being religious. I received an notice from a reader about a response he received from HYUNDAI: From: Hyundai Consumer Affairs To: _ Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:22 PM Subject: Anti-catholic ad Hello and thank you for your feedback regarding Hyundai advertising. Hyundai Motor America would like to thank you and other consumers for sharing concerns about a new ad titled "Wedding"...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 07:39:26 AM
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