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France legalizes gay marriage, people speak on the subject – Video



France legalizes gay marriage, people speak on the subject
After French parliament approved a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, the population have shown their satisfaction for this social a…

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Website helps Dutch Catholics "de-baptize" over gay marriage

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Thousands of Dutch Catholics are researching how they can leave the church in protest at its opposition to gay marriage, according to the creator of a website aimed at helping them find the information.

Tom Roes, whose website allows people to download the documents needed to leave the church, said traffic on ontdopen.nl – “de-baptise.nl” – had soared from about 10 visits a day to more than 10,000 after Pope Benedict’s latest denunciation of gay marriage this month.

“Of course it’s not possible to be ‘de-baptized’ because a baptism is an event, but this way people can unsubscribe or de-register themselves as Catholics,” Roes told Reuters.

He said he did not know how many visitors to the site actually go ahead and leave the church.

About 28 percent of the population in the Netherlands is Catholic and 18 percent is Protestant, while a much larger proportion – roughly 44 percent – is not religious, according to official statistics.

The country is famous for its liberal attitudes, for example to drugs and prostitution, and in April 2001 it was the first in the world to legalize same-sex marriages.

In a Christmas address to Vatican officials, the pope signaled the he was ready to forge alliances with other religions against gay marriage, saying the family was threatened “to its foundations” by attempts to change its “true structure”.

Roes, a television director, said he left the church and set up his website partly because he was angry about the way the church downplayed or covered-up sexual abuse in Catholic orphanages, boarding schools and seminaries.

A report by an independent commission published a year ago said there had been tens of thousands of victims of child sexual abuse in the Netherlands since 1945 and criticized the church’s culture of silence.

(Reporting by Sara Webb; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

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Judge condemns gay marriage policy

A High Court judge has criticised the Government for focusing on gay marriage plans rather than a “crisis of family breakdown”.

Sir Paul Coleridge, who sits in the family division, told The Times that the proposals were the “wrong policy”. He said: “So much energy and time has been put into this debate for 0.1% of the population, when we have a crisis of family breakdown.

“While it is gratifying that marriage in any context is centre stage…but it (gay marriage) is a minority issue. We need a more focused position by the Government on the importance of marriage.”

Sir Paul last year launched independent charity Marriage Foundation to support married couples but said the charity did not take a stance on gay marriage. He added that the breakdown of marriages and its impact on society affects 99.9 per cent of the population, which is where more investment and time should spent.

It comes after the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales attacked the government’s gay marriage bill, labelling it “undemocratic” and a “shambles”.

The Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols said yesterday in an interview with the BBC that there was no mandate to enforce same-sex marriage laws. He said: “There was no announcement in any party manifesto, no Green Paper, no statement in the Queen’s Speech.

“And yet here we are on the verge of primary legislation. From a democratic point of view, it’s a shambles. George Orwell would be proud of that manoeuvre. I think the process is shambolic.”

The religious leader claimed that during a “period of listening”, those who responded were “7-1 against same-sex marriage”.

Speaking to the congregation at Westminster Cathedral during Christmas Eve mass, Archbishop Nichols said: “Sometimes sexual expression can be without the public bond of the faithfulness of marriage and its ordering to new life. Even governments mistakenly promote such patterns of sexual intimacy as objectively to be approved and even encouraged among the young.”

Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Canterbury delivered his final Christmas Day sermon which he used to reflect on the damage to the church’s credibility caused by the General Synod’s vote against women bishops.

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JEWISH Man EXPOSES ISRAEL LIES – I AM THE SON OF ISRAELI GENERAL – 2 – Video



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JEWISH Man EXPOSES ISRAEL LIES – I AM THE SON OF ISRAELI GENERAL – 2 The State of Israel today is governed in a way that can't be sustained, where 2 nations it governs, Israelis + Palestinians are used abused. It is a state of affairs that should not be tolerated: Half of the population is governed by a radical Zionist regime that sees the struggle for control over the land as a zero sum game, the other half of the population is governed by the security forces of this Zionist regime; one nation ruling over another while controlling the land + its resources. It is a reality where half of the population lives in what it thinks is a Western democracy while keeping the other half imprisoned by a ruthless defense apparatus that is becoming more violent by the day. Miko Peled – son of an Israeli General staunch Zionist came to this realization. Realizing that one side is not the only side to the story, then accepting rather than fighting this realization. Miko Peled dares to say in public what others still choose to deny. He has credibility, so when he debunks myths that Jews around the world hold with blind loyalty, people listen. Miko, born in Jerusalem in 1961 into a well known Zionist family. His grandfather, Dr. Avraham Katsnelson was a Zionist leader signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. His father, Matti Peled was a young officer in the war of 1948 a general in the war of 1967 when Israel conquered the West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights Sinai. Miko's …From:youlawmasterViews:4 0ratingsTime:12:33More inEducation

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Central City Association (CCA) Wetting ground to Disperse Homeless and Occupy – Video


Central City Association (CCA) Wetting ground to Disperse Homeless and Occupy This is an effort to push away occupy LA and the homeless population from camping on the sidewalk near the central city association as they are allowed by law to do during certain hours, and have been doing for many months. “Chomsky: We have an interesting political system in the United States, one that's different from those of the other industrial democracies. This is a very free country

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MAX KEISER: Clueless Bankers Know Nothing of Finance – Video



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Subscribe here for the latest worldwide news www.youtube.com Thanks for watching In this episode, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss foul mouthed foreigners with banker tourettes in Singapore, while in America, traders at Barclays send each other expletive-filled emails admitting to manipulating energy prices down in order to have their big bets on declining prices pay off. They also discuss financial activists creating a rolling jubillee reverse vulture fund designed to liberate the population from unpayable debts. In the second half, Max Keiser talks to Teri Buhl about the investigation into fraud at Sun Trust Bank where whistleblowers allege the bank mis-sold mortgages to Fannie Mae, the government sponsored enterprise. Max and Teri also talk about recent developments in the case of residential mortgage back securities fraudulently sold to investors by JP Morgan's Bear Stearns holding and Teri proposes a million man march on the SEC and the NY Fed.From:MrWoodworksfilmsViews:9 0ratingsTime:01:42More inNews Politics

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NEW WORLD ORDER, THE ILLUMINATI. BILDERBERG CLUB. THE INTERVENTION IS RUNNING. – Video



NEW WORLD ORDER, THE ILLUMINATI. BILDERBERG CLUB. THE INTERVENTION IS RUNNING.
Disasters, earthquakes, increasingly. It is written. The Video presents a sarcastic Table Game, download it is free: uploaded.net , as graphical display of the damage that they cause the elites to the population with its economic power. By the way, someone who doesn't know, will know that it is HAARP or Chemtrails. Enjoy it.From:53MistralViews:24 0ratingsTime:07:45More inPeople Blogs

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Israeli army calculated caloric needs of Gazans during 2007-2010 blockade

JERUSALEMIsraeli authorities blockading the Gaza Strip in 2008 went so far as to calculate how many calories would be needed to avert a humanitarian disaster in the impoverished Palestinian territory, according to a newly declassified military document.

The military said Wednesday that the guidelines were never implemented. However, critics rejected the claim, saying the document was new evidence that Israel used food as a pressure tactic to try to force Gazas Hamas government from power: a strategy that ultimately failed.

Israel maintained a strict blockade of the Gaza Strip from 2007 to 2010. During that time, Israel limited food supplies entering Gaza and maintained a baffling list of items that were banned or permitted as part of a broader effort to topple the militant Hamas party by squeezing the economy.

In the January 2008 document, Israel determined how to ensure that Gazans could eat 2,279 calories of food each day, a figure in line with World Health Organization guidelines.

It broke down the calorie allocation by various food groups, and in minute details. It said that males aged 11 to 50 required 316.05 grams of meat per day, and women in the same age group needed 190.47 grams of flour. The analysis also included adjustments for locally grown farm products as well as an assessment of the kinds of food imports that would be needed to sustain the population.

Israeli military spokesman Maj. Guy Inbar said these calculations were not meant to punish the people of Gaza. Instead, he described them as safeguards that helped to identify when goods were in short supply and a humanitarian crisis might be nearing.

A mathematical formula was devised to identify food needs and avert a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, he said. Israel never used the calculation to restrict the flow of food to Gaza, he added.

Israels Defence Ministry resisted years of attempts to release the guidelines, and consented only after an Israeli legal advocacy group, Gisha, won a Supreme Court order.

Gisha contends that Israel calculated the calorie needs for Gazas population in order to restrict the quantities of goods and basic products it allowed in during the first three years after Hamas violently overran the territory.

The Israeli government imposed the blockade on Gaza after identifying it as a hostile territory in September 2007, three months after the takeover by Hamas, which won the Palestinian parliamentary elections in January 2006. Hamass affiliated military wing has been responsible for killing civilian and military Israelis, and both Israel and the U.S. consider Hamas to be a terrorist group.

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Israel set calorie limit for Gaza residents

The Irish Times – Thursday, October 18, 2012

MARK WEISS, in Jerusalem

THE ISRAELI military has released documents showing that in order to enforce its closure on the Gaza Strip it calculated how many calories residents needed on a daily basis in order to avoid malnutrition.

The 2008 document, entitled Food Consumption in the Gaza Strip Red Lines, was released after a three-and-a-half-year legal battle waged by the Gisha human rights organisation.

The document was drawn up shortly after Israel imposed an economic blockade on Gaza after Hamas seized power, hoping the restrictions would turn the population against the Islamic group.

It calculated the minimum number of calories necessary, adjusted to culture and experience in Gaza.

Israel concluded that 2,279 calories per person per day were needed, which could be supplied by 1,836 grammes of food, or 2,575.5 tons of food for the entire population of Gaza. Accordingly, it allowed 106 trucks per day carrying humanitarian assistance to cross into Gaza, five days a week, via the back-to-back system, under which the goods were transferred directly from an Israeli truck to a Palestinian truck at the border.

According to the European Food Information Council, a non-profit organisation which communicates for consumers science-based information on nutrition and health, women need a daily intake of about 2,000 calories, men need between 2,500-2,800 calories, and toddlers about 1,300 calories for healthy lives.

According to Britains National Health Service, the average male needs about 2,500 calories a day to maintain their weight. For an average woman, the figure is about 2,000 calories a day.

Israel was forced to abandon its land blockade under heavy international pressure after the May 2010 naval raid on the Gaza-bound MV Mavi Marmara, in which nine Turkish activists were killed in clashes with Israeli commandos.

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Israel counted Gaza calorie needs during blockade

JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli authorities blockading the Gaza Strip in 2008 went so far as to calculate how many calories would be needed to avert a humanitarian disaster in the impoverished Palestinian territory, according to a newly declassified military document.

The military said Wednesday the guidelines were never implemented. However critics rejected the claim, saying the document was new evidence that Israel used food as a pressure tactic to try to force Gaza’s Hamas rulers from power a strategy that ultimately failed.

Israel maintained a strict blockade over Gaza from 2007-2010. During that time, Israel limited food supplies entering Gaza and maintained a baffling list of items that were banned or permitted as part of a broader effort to topple the violently anti-Israel Hamas by squeezing the economy.

In the January 2008 document, Israel determined how to ensure that Gazans eat 2,279 calories of food each day, a figure in line with World Health Organization guidelines.

It broke down the calorie allocation by various food groups, and in minute details. It said that males aged 11 to 50 required 316.05 grams of meat per day, and women in the same age group needed 190.47 grams of flour. The analysis also included adjustments for locally grown farm products as well as an assessment of the kinds of food imports that would be needed to sustain the population.

Israeli military spokesman Maj. Guy Inbar said these calculations were not meant to punish the people of Gaza. Instead, he described them as safeguards that helped to identify when goods were in short supply and a humanitarian crisis might be nearing.

“A mathematical formula was devised to identify food needs and avert a humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” he said. Israel never used the calculation to restrict the flow of food to Gaza, he added.

Israel’s Defense Ministry resisted years of attempts to release the guidelines, and consented only after an Israeli advocacy group, Gisha, won a Supreme Court order.

Gisha contends that Israel calculated the calorie needs for Gaza’s population in order to restrict the quantities of goods and basic products it allowed in during the first three years after Hamas violently overran the territory.

The Israeli government imposed the blockade on Gaza after identifying it as a “hostile territory” in September 2007, three months after the takeover by Hamas, an armed, Iranian-backed group committed to Israel’s destruction. Hamas has killed hundreds of Israelis in suicide bombings and other attacks and both Israel and the U.S. consider it a terrorist group.

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