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Compiled By Jack Nichols
Jesse Helms and the
Jerry Falwell-"Falwell Confidential"-August 23 Brazil Leads the Way Breaking new ground in the fight against AIDS in the developing world, Brazil yesterday gave the order to produce a generic version of an anti-AIDS drug currently under patent protection…The announcement makes Brazil the first country in the developing world to say it would break international trade laws to protect the health of its citizens. John Donnelly-" Brazil to break AIDS drug patent"-Boston Globe, August 23 
Mother to Lead San Francisco Vigil
I want people to remember F.C. (Fred C. Martinez, Jr.) for how he was -- a good, wonderful, sweet boy; an outspoken person who loved to laugh and joke and make friends…He was the most precious thing in my life. Pauline Mitchell-Mother of murdered 16-year old Navajo youth, Fred C. Martinez, Jr.-"Remembering a Slain Son"-- San Francisco Chronicle, August 25 Mississippi Politician Shocked The man who authored the bill outlawing same-sex marriages in Mississippi was shocked by Census 2000 numbers released today. State totals say 4,774 same-sex couples are spread across all 82 counties led by Hinds (441), Harrison (352) and Rankin (204). "Surely you jest. Wow!" said Sen. Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, whose hometown, with 55 same-sex couples, ranked seventh statewide among cities. "I have never met any of these people." Clay Harden-"Less hysteria, more power?"--Jackson Clarion-Ledger, August 22 Clone Jesus
Madeline Bunting-"Cloning Jesus from Blood of the Shroud of Turin"-The Guardian http://www.rense.com/ufo/clonejesus.htm Nudists 1, Christians 0 A Wisconsin pastor says state officials are refusing to prosecute nudists who have allegedly assaulted Christians as they try and witness to those entering a nude beach…Recently Pastor Ralph Ovadal, head of Wisconsin Christians United, was charged with state disorderly conduct for preaching to a woman headed to a state-owned nude beach near Mazomanie. Ovadal says although the woman was verbally abusing Christians and acting in a lewd manner, state officials have repeatedly declined to take action and are turning a blind eye to the illegal actions of the nudists…"We have [the woman] on tape doing a very lewd dance and mocking Christians and sticking her tongue out and using profane and vile language," Ovadal says. "I preached about a two-minute sermon from about thirty feet away from her and didn't even follow her when she headed down to the beach." Allie Martin-"Activist Pastor Faces Charges Over Nude Beach Confrontation"- Agape Press-August 23-- http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/232001f.asp Naughty Nudies?
Dallas County officials are investigating whether a resident is violating indecent exposure laws by operating a resort where clothing is optional…County authorities have received more than a dozen complaints over the past few years about naked men sunbathing on a sandbar of the Raccoon River near Van Meter. Canoeists and kayakers have called the sheriff's office and Dallas County supervisors to complain. Dallas County Chief Deputy Brian Gilbert said Friday that the sheriff's department suspects the men are guests at a nearby gay resort. None of the callers has reported people engaged in any kind of sexual
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April Goodwin-"Nude Sunbathers Spark Investigation"-Des Moines Register, August 25 Bad Luck for an Aging Ken Doll
Representative Gary Condit obviously regards himself as one of the unluckiest men in America. The media are hounding him. The police misrepresented him. Chandra Levy's
parents misunderstood him, her aunt is making up stories about him, an airline flight attendant is defaming him, and his lawyer is sending unauthorized letters.
Editorial-"Gary Condit's Bad Night"-New York Times, August 25 Condit a Hell's Angel-Killer? It's not out of the question. He's a motorcyclist and that's how Chandra disappeared- on the back of a motorcycle. Dominick Dunne-"Larry King Live"-- CNN, August 24 If you HAD to, who would you rather have sex with: George Walker Bush, or William Jefferson Clinton?
I think I would go with Bush…After all, he's killed almost as many people in Texas as David killed in the Old Testament. And we know God loved David, despite David's love affair with Jonathan. So I suspect God could tolerate my relationship with Bush. (Of course, I suspect I wouldn't have to worry about actually engaging in any vile activity since, with all the cocaine and liquor Bush has consumed, I doubt his system works any more. Plus, a man who would be severely reprimanded by the military and go AWOL probably has trouble achieving rigidity as well…
Brother Harry-- "Bible Study"-Landover Baptist Church-August Lessons www.landoverbasptist.org |
Conservatives across the nation described Helms as "irreplaceable." Former Wyoming Republican Sen. Malcolm Wallop said Helms loss will "take the salt off the conservative potatoes."…Calling Helms "a true gentleman", President George Bush said Helms is "a tireless defender of our nation's freedom and a champion of democracy abroad."
Filmmaker David Rolfe is planning to make a "spine-chilling" science fiction thriller about international power games and a cloned Jesus. Rolfe, who has done research on the shroud, maintains the "Jurassic Park-style idea" has some plausibility. He claims that the Cardinal of Turin has called for the return of blood samples taken from the shroud and given to scientists for testing…"Obviously, the church itself would not sanction or instigate cloning from the shroud, but they can't rule out the possibility that someone else might try it," Rolfe said.
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