McCain Asks Obama to Pardon Boxer Jack Johnson

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It's Amazing to me how years and year after event, the present can still be affected by that event. I had known about Jack Johnson, the first black heavy-weight champion Boxer ever. Without him, no Muhammad Ali, no Evander Hollyfield, no Mike Tyson, no XMA, no nothing. I've even posted about him on this blog before. I had heard that the fact that he liked white woman caused him a great deal of problems because society around him would not accept mutual and voluntary interracial relationships. I didn't realize that he had been convicted of driving his own wife across state lines. Further I didn't know the conviction was still on the books.

I don't think that Johnson would like to see his case used as club to hammer the first Black president of the United States. SI am amazed to see that Senator McCain is introducing this idea to pardon Johnson after all this time. I agree Johnson deserves a pardon...it is clearly an injustice done to the man and i don't care that Johnson has long been dead. He should be pardoned. I just don't think McCain is being altruistic in his motives. I don't trust "that one". He says that it's not meant to cause Obama any problems or to criticize him because the President is busy,, but it still seems like to me a ploy.

This article mentions a Kenneth Burns documentary on Jack Johnson's life. I've embedded it below

The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Episode 1 @ Yahoo! Video

The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Episode 2 @ Yahoo! Video

McCain Asks Obama to Pardon Boxer Jack Johnson

Theology : The Works of James Arminius

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Brennon, has been kind enough to send e a link to a website containing the complete works of Jacobus Arminius. "Jacobus" in English is "James.", by the way. I really appreciate getting this information and i plan to go through it carefully to better understand what Arminius disagreed with John Calvin about. You can find the link below.,

Theology : The Works of James Arminius

Monergism :: Historic Jesus

I have found a treasure trove of resources for anyone who wants to delve into looking at Jesus from a historic viewpoint. Ir mostly includes a lot of articles to read but it also includes mp3sb and videos for some of the information. This must a must-see website.  It even include several excepts form the work of historian Paul Maier and other experts like NT Wright.

Monergism :: Historic Jesus

Rosie O'Donnell and Kelli Carpenter Split?

I hate to see any family in turmoil. Although, I don't agree that two men or two women can adeqately raise a family, I have no doubt that they are doing the best they know how. Without God it's impossible for a man and woman to make it with optimal success. Is it any real surprise that when we circumvent God we give up any chance of success? I'm reminded of what James White wrote:

I was directed to this article about "Gay Marriages" (marriage, being defined by God, cannot be redefined by man, hence, these are not marriages at all, but celebrations of rebellion) and as I scanned down the page I encountered the picture found here. The AP picture by Tony Avelar carries the following caption:

Jennifer Kozumplik, left, and her partner of 17 years Nicole Webber, right, from Sacramento, Calif., hold their 18 month-old daughter Sophie as they pose for a photo after receiving their marriage license on the first day of same sex marriages at City Hall in San Francisco.

   As I stared at the picture I could not help but see only one thing: the selfish, self-centered abuse of a beautiful little child by two people committed to the fulfillment of their own desires. I once again immediately thought of the comments of Rosie O'Donnell. She was asked about her "son," and she said he has asked about where his daddy is. O'Donnell's response is the very essence of self-centeredness: "I tell him Mommy only likes other Mommies." 

Rosie O'Donnell and Kelli Carpenter Split?

Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: Is the World Ending in 2012?

On his blog, Dr. Mariottini, wrote a great article about the hysteria around the 2o12 date and people saying that according to the Mayan calendar, the world is going to end. I love this paragraph he said and it is so true!

If you believe Hollywood’s version of the events of the final day, as portrayed in the movie “2012,” which features earthquakes, meteor showers, and a huge tsunami that dumps an aircraft carrier on the White House, and if you believe Internet doomsday rumors, or the special program on the History Channel which mixed the predictions of Nostradamus with the Mayan calendar, then, it is for sure: the world will end on December 21, 2012.

If you believe what the Bible teaches about the last days, you have nothing to worry about.

Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: Is the World Ending in 2012?