LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY dagoski)
In case you have trouble knowing when the pres is talking in code, this software will supposedly decode transcripts of the speech for you. I have not yet tried this myself. You'll probably need Unix, an OS X terminal or similar command shell on a Windows system(Cygwin for example).
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May 2008
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A Program to Decode Religous References in Political Speeches
Faith- or Bigotry- based government?
LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY sunfell) The Faith-Based Initiative represents a dramatic shift in the way government funds social welfare services for our nation's most needy citizens. The design and implementation of the initiative raise serious and deeply troubling implications for the religious freedom of all Americans -- and the integrity of our nation's religious institutions. No one knows how much money is being pumped into them. There is no accountability. We only know what programs are being slashed to hand their funding over to the religious organizations. Bush has pushed for increased funding for religion-based groups while proposing deep cuts for many traditional anti-poverty programs. The result is that many small church- and community-based social service programs are slowly assuming the lead role in the war on poverty once held by long-established community development organizations..... Bush's 2006 budget proposed slashing public housing subsidies, food stamps, energy assistance, community development, social services and community services block grants -- programs that for decades have constituted the federal anti-poverty fight.... None of this money is going to any non-Christian group. Not a single penny- to Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, or Pagan groups. It's all Christian, and all conservative. {Source] And funding these groups gives them permission to discriminate in their hiring practices, which groups like the Salvation Army openly do- discriminating against non-Christians, women, and single people. They waste money- and are not effective. These Faith-based myths should be read and understood. This is all a part of the deliberate dismantling of the organs of secular government and the bankrupting of that government in favor of creating a Christian structure of government that will take over when the old secular government collapses. Thing is: the Christian version is weaker and more corrupt than the secular. We need to understand this, and do what we can to try to preserve and reverse the deliberate corrosion and starving of our secular entities. While they are not perfect, they are accountable, and are inclusive, which cannot be said about the Christian organizations. LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY wyldraven) Owning a city
LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY exotic_princess) One more... scientists turning to clergy for help in fight against ID
LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY exotic_princess) faith v. fear
LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY lillybeloved) Are things shifting? Maybe? A little?
LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY mizliz) National Council Of Churches Denounces Iraq War, Accuses Bush Admin. Of "Raining Down Terror"... LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY wyldraven) Only Pictures?
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