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March 16, 2007

Nat'l Assoc. of Evangelicals' statement on torture and human rights
Posted by Rosa Brooks

Remember how successful the GOP was at claiming to be the party that stood for "values" back in '04?  The claim rested on the truly bizarre equation of "values" with opposition to gay marriage and abortion, forgetting about poverty, human rights, etc., and it targeted, in particular, evangelical voters. But the far right will find this a tougher sell to many evangelicals this time around: the influential National Association of Evangelicals recently released a powerful statement opposing torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and affirming its committment to human rights. The full document is long but well worth reading.

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evangelical policy of promoting high BirthRates because problems it
creates are traditionally solved by high DeathRates like Abortion

Why? Pretty simple for anyone with a brane-Earth ain't Flat is it?
To go on reproducing ourselves like so many human-lemmings ensures
a marked increase in DeathRates or Genocide has been the result for
2 centurys now starting with discovery of Vitamins & Innoculation in
1796, beginning of Modern History of exploding populations. Ever since
every 3 Solar Cycles, every 66.6yrs (yes its in the bible, KJV scribes
knew nothing of decimal system, missed it) global economy is crushed
because both the aged and newborn are alive but neither is working.
The years for these cataclysmic events are 1860s,1930s & NOW.
This is what precipitates Genocide along with torture & cruelty.
So keep on fornicating freely in your self-righteous family groups
to ensure there's plenty of Changos to ruin the planet's economy.

Conclusions based on scientific fact- not mumbo jumbo gibberish.
The Solar Mortality Theory precisely pinpoints beginning of latest
bout with global soci-economic meltdown- 2007.5 1st bank failure.
To simply say "Never Again" is to stick your head in sands of time.
It will happen "Again and Again" if we live by present day mores.

Al Queda is part of our traditional Final Solution, high DeathRate
Gays are NOT a problem, they're part of the solution, they ain't
the ones having all the kids who are ruining our planet. A family
of 5 kids is like having 7 x 5 = 35 people in a 3rd world country.

Human Rights of Reproduction has is the single most important issue
One has the right to reproduce ONCE only, 2 kids per family. Anymore
3x,4x,5x,6x,7x,8x,9x,10x,11x,12x,13x,14x,15x,16x,17x,18x,19x,20x..etc
is the single most EVIL ACT one can do for it ensures someone has to
die somewhere downstream in time to balance out the economy.

Read genocideorigins.blogspot.com to understand Modern History

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これは、ワンフェス等でサンプル展示のあった、水着アニメ「ウィッチブレイド」のキャラ「天羽雅音」と「天羽梨穂子」の親子を、女性 水着第16話で登場した水着姿で立体化したもので、とらのあなの商品説明によると「天羽雅音と梨穂子が親子揃って水着姿で登場。セクシーなコスチュームに身を包んだ女性達の戦いをレディース水着描いたアニメ『ウィッチブレイド』から、「天羽雅音」と「天羽梨穂子」がリゾビキニート合コンの回で見せた水着姿で、親子揃って登場です。母親らしい白いシンプルな水着に身を包んだ雅音と、腰の部分に付いたフリルが可愛らしい紺色の水着を着た梨穂子の、親子水入らずの穏やかでほのぼのと水着 通販した平和なひとときを再現したこのフィギ水着 激安ュア。手を伸ばして母親に抱きつこうとする梨穂子と、それをしっかり受け止めようとする雅音の姿を表した動きのあるポージングは、親子二人の確かな信頼と愛情を感じさせ、この二人の間の強い絆をうまく表現しています。なかなか珍しい親子揃って立体化されたこのフィギュア。ウィッチブレイドファンは決して見逃せない一品です!」と紹介されています。天羽雅音は、公式のキャラ紹介によると「娘の梨穂子と一緒に暮らすため、東京へやってくる。明るく天真爛漫な性格。ウィッチブレイワンピース水着
ドに「装着者」として選ばれる。6年前に起こった大震災以前の記憶を失っている 」というキャラで、天羽梨穂子は、公式のキャラ紹介によると「雅音の娘。元気で利発的な女の子。不器用な雅音を母親に持った反動か、幼くして家事全般をこなすことが出来るしっかりもの。料理が得意。」というキャラ。

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