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(\223In his books, Mr. Qutb says: Look at how badly freedom is often used\
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(\223The free society does not guarantee virtue, any more than it guarant\
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(\223Consider the woman required to wear a veil. There is no modesty in t\
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(woman is compelled. Compulsion cannot produce virtue, but only produces \
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(\223Indeed, once the reins of coercion are released, as they were for th\
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(\223 \221To make us love our country,\222 Edmund Burke once wrote, \221o\
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(Therefore, putting away lying, let each one of you speak truth with his \
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(Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for nece\
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(\227C.S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy)Tj
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(My point is that those who stand outside all judgments of value cannot h\
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(masters who must, by hypothesis, have no motive but their own \221natura\
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(all. Stepping outside the Tao they have stepped into the void.\224)Tj
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(Q )Tj
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(The humanistic system of values has now become the predominant way of th\
inking in )Tj
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(most of the power centers of society. It has outstripped Judeo-Christian\
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(Americans are no longer willing to pour more billions into programs that\
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(those things, because the definition of adequate always changes with ris\
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(people at the turn of the century. Why, in America, over half of those c\
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(Advocates of secular humanism, for example, have been quite clear and ex\
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(German scientists said Friday they had developed a \221pioneering\222 me\
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(\223Researchers at the Frauenhofer Institute and the University of Luebe\
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(stem cells, the institute said in a statement. Researchers said they too\
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(\223 \221An easily accessible source for the extraction of highly potent\
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(the institute said. )Tj
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(\223Stem cells are master cells in the body that have the capability to \
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(tissue.)Tj
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(\223They can be taken from adults and discarded umbilical cords but thos\
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(\223Researches believe they may offer a revolutionary way to repair dise\
ased and damaged body )Tj
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(\223But anti-abortion groups and other opponents who believe life begins\
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(and other galaxies came to be.)Tj
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(\223 \221Up until now, we assumed that galaxies were just beginning to f\
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(\223 \221What this is telling us is our picture of how galaxies form is \
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(\223According to theory, this process should have required billions of y\
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(\223That doesn\222t jibe, however, with what Glazebrook and his colleagu\
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(\223To peer back into time, the astronomers took advantage of the fact t\
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(\223When astronomers view a distant star or galaxy, they are seeing it n\
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(\223By capturing faint starlight from the fringes of the cosmos, Glazebr\
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(\223What they saw surprised them: Rather than seeing collections of infa\
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(\227The [Colorado Springs] Gazette, July 11, 2004, A 22)Tj
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first results from )Tj
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(coffin on a controversial claim to have spotted dark matter, but if the \
particles continue to be )Tj
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(no-shows, that would spell trouble for scientists\222 understanding of o\
ur universe.)Tj
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(\223Almost all astrophysicists are certain that dark matter exists. Seve\
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(suggest that about 85% of the universe\222s mass is invisible. Stranger \
still, the observations )Tj
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(imply that this mass is not the ordinary matter that makes up stars and \
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(must be made of an entirely different type of particle. The leading cand\
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(\223Despite years of trying, scientists have yet to catch WIMPs. Since 1\
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(nobody else has confirmed DAMA\222s results\227and other experiments see\
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(\(Science, 7 June 2002, p. 1782\).)Tj
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(\223CDMS also started hunting WIMPs in 1998, using silicon and germanium\
detectors to look )Tj
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(for dark-matter particles traversing a tunnel at Stanford University in \
California. If a dark-)Tj
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(matter particle bumps into an atom in the detector, it leaves behind som\
e energy, which )Tj
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(shows up as a signal. But cosmic rays and stray nuclear particles can gi\
ve false readings and )Tj
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(limit the detectors\222 sensitivity. So, in 2003, physicists running the\
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(experiment, CDMS II, buried improved detectors deep in an iron mine in S\
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(\223CDMS II is four times more sensitive than any other experiment is, s\
ays team member )Tj
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(Bernard Sadoulet, a physicist at the University of California, Berkeley.\
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(II has not spotted a WIMP in 53 days of running. Says Stanford physicist\
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(member Blas Cabrera: \221If there had been WIMP events in the data set, \
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(\223Although the results are disheartening so far, they at least refute \
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(claim. If the DAMA result were a genuine observation, say Sadoulet, \221\
we would have )Tj
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(observed something like 150 events.\222 At another talk at the meeting, \
physicist Lawrence )Tj
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(Krauss of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, declared t\
hat \221DAMA is )Tj
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(dead, as far as I can see.\222 But Rita Bernabei, a physicist with the D\
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(that the CDMS results are \221model dependent\222 and do not invalidate \
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(\223The CDMS II team plans to increase the instrument\222s sensitivity i\
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(adding more detectors. Then, the experiment will run for several more ye\
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(hasn\222t shined spotlight on a dark-matter particle by them, cosmologis\
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(\227Science magazine, May 14, 2004, p. 950)Tj
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(Our ideas about the history of the universe are dominated by big bang th\
eory. But its )Tj
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according to Eric )Tj
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(Big Bang theory relies on a growing number of hypothetical entities\227t\
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(the predictions of the big bang theory. In no other field of physics wou\
ld this continual )Tj
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(underlying theory.)Tj
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(\223But the big bang theory can\222t survive without these fudge factors\
. Without the hypothetical )Tj
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(inflation field, the big bang does not predict the smooth, isotropic cos\
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(radiation that is observed, because there would be no way for parts of t\
he universe that are )Tj
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(now more than a few degrees away in the sky to come to the same temperat\
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(the same amount of microwave radiation.)Tj
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(\223Without some kind of dark matter, unlike any that we have observed o\
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(years of experiments, big bang theory makes contradictory predictions fo\
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(bang nucleosynthesis, the theory\222s explanation of the origin of the l\
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(\223Without dark energy, the theory predicts that the universe is only a\
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(supporters consist of its ability to retrospectively fit observations wi\
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(array of adjustable parameters, just as the old Earth-centered cosmology\
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(\223Yet the big bang is not the only framework available for understandi\
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(universe without beginning or end. These and other alternative approache\
s can also explain )Tj
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(the basic phenomena of the cosmos, including the abundances of light ele\
ments, the )Tj
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(generation of large-scale structure, the cosmic background radiation, an\
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(\223Supporters of the big bang theory may retort that these theories do \
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(cosmological observation. But that is scarcely surprising, as their deve\
lopment has been )Tj
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(cannot even now be freely discussed and examined. An open exchange of id\
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(most mainstream conferences. Whereas Richard Feynman could say that \221\
science is the )Tj
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(culture of doubt\222, in cosmology today doubt and dissent are not toler\
ated, and young )Tj
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(scientists learn to remain silent if they have something negative to say\
about the standard big )Tj
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(\223Even observations are now interpreted through this biased filter, ju\
dged right or wrong )Tj
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(depending on whether or not they support the big bang. So discordant dat\
a on red shifts, )Tj
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(lithium and helium abundances, and galaxy distribution, among other topi\
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(ridiculed. This reflects a growing dogmatic mindset that is alien to the\
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(enquiry.)Tj
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(\223Today, virtually all financial and experimental resources in cosmolo\
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view committees )Tj
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(that control them are dominated by supporters of the big bang. As a resu\
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(the big bang within the field has become self-sustaining, irrespective o\
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(of the theory.)Tj
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(\223Giving support only to projects within the big bang framework underm\
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(element of the scientific method\227that constant testing of theory agai\
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(restriction makes unbiased discussion and research impossible.)Tj
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(\223To redress this, we urge those agencies that fund work in cosmology \
to set aside a )Tj
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e theories and )Tj
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(observational contradictions of the big bang. To avoid bias, the peer re\
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(allocates such funds could be composed of astronomers and physicists fro\
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(of cosmology.)Tj
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(\223Allocating funding to investigations into the big bang\222s validity\
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history of the )Tj
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(\227New Scientist, May 22, 2004, p. 20)Tj
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(The first surprise from the [Hubble] Deep Field is how many more galaxie\
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(misinterpreting the image.\222 What happened to all these galaxies? Did \
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(\223The second surprise from the Deep Field is that the universe\222s li\
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chandelier in a mansion )Tj
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(our Milky Way every year; back then, tens of thousands turned on every y\
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(\227Newsweek, November 3, 1997, p. 33, 34, 36)Tj
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(Genesis one anyone?)Tj
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(A University of Toronto professor believes that one of the most sacrosan\
ct rules of 20th )Tj
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s wrong. Ever since )Tj
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(Einstein proposed his special theory of relativity in 1905, physicists h\
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(fundamental principle that the speed of light\227300 million meters per \
second\227is a constant )Tj
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(and that nothing has, or can, travel faster. John Moffat of the physics \
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(\223Recent theory and observations about the origins of the universe wou\
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(his belief. For instance, theories of the origin of the universe\227the \
\221Big Bang\222\227suggests that )Tj
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(very early in the universe\222s development, it\222s edges were farther \
apart than light, moving at a )Tj
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(focused on strange, unknown, and as-yet-undiscovered forms of matter tha\
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(that repulses objects.)Tj
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(\223Moffat\222s theory\227that the speed of light at the beginning of ti\
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easier for me to )Tj
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(question Einstein\222s theory that it is to assume there is some kind of\
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(around me in my kitchen.\222 His theory could also help explain astronom\
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(year that the universe\222s expansion is accelerating. Moffat\222s paper\
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(of Toronto researcher Michael Clayton, appeared in a recent edition of t\
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(Letters.\224)Tj
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(\227Contact: Bruce Rolston, University of Toronto 416-978-6974)Tj
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(Sen. John Kerry\222s flamboyant flip flops\227like voting for the war in\
Iraq and then against )Tj
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(the $87 billion to fund it, courting conservative Sen. John McCain for v\
ice president before )Tj
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(turning to liberal Sen. John Edwards and taking both sides on the first \
Gulf War in separate )Tj
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(letters to the same constituent\227have garnered substantial attention i\
n recent months. But lost )Tj
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(\223Back in 1996, faced with the prospect of court-imposed same-sex \221\
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(overwhelming vote of 85-14, and was signed into law by Bill Clinton. Mr.\
Kerry was one of )Tj
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(the 14 senators who voted no, on grounds that it was \221unnecessary and\
divisive.\222 Back then, )Tj
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(he even labeled it fundamentally unconstitutional, on the premise that t\
he Full Faith and )Tj
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(Credit Clause of the Constitution requires states to recognize marriages\
performed outside )Tj
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(their borders. Mr. Kerry also said that DOMA was \221fundamentally ugly\222\
and amounted to )Tj
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(\221legislative gay-bashing,\222 and he compared the current marriage la\
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(\223But now\227after four judges legalized same-sex \221marriage\222 in \
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(\223Mr. Kerry justifies this contradiction by saying that DOMA was \221u\
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(recognize something that is against their public policy,\222 Mr. Kerry s\
aid during the )Tj
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(\223Just to add another thread to the web, Mr. Kerry has said all along \
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and? Everywhere, as )Tj
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(\227The Washington Times, July 19, 2004, p. A18)Tj
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(A new animal welfare law in Britain that will offer slugs and snails the\
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(\223Legislation to be announced by the government this week will give co\
urts the power to )Tj
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(impose fines of up to $37,000 and 12 months in jail on people found guil\
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(\223The legislation could mean gardeners will be fined for killing insec\
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(slugs and snails, if scientific evidence proves they have suffered pain \
and distress. Cabinet )Tj
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(ministers say the law, which updates existing legislation, is needed to \
protect animals from )Tj
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(abuse. Horticulturalists say the plan is excessive and reject the idea t\
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(of cruelty.)Tj
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(Bunny Guinness, the Sunday Telegraph gardening columnist and six-time wi\
nner of the gold )Tj
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(medal at the Chelsea Flower Show, said gardeners should not be liable to\
fines for protecting )Tj
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(their gardens.)Tj
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(\223 \221Hundreds of slugs and snails are being slaughtered in gardens u\
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(would be quite ridiculous to call that cruelty. Almost all gardeners use\
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(keep the pests at bay,\222 she said.)Tj
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(\223John Cushnie, a regular panelist on British Broadcasting Corp. Radio\
\222s \221Gardeners\222 )Tj
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(Question Time,\222 said some aspects of the legislation were nonsensical\
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(slugs protection under the law is ludicrous. If I have an infestation of\
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(cabbage white butterflies then I will get rid of them in whatever way I \
choose.)Tj
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(\223 \221No one is going to tell me that the things are suffering. If I \
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and would like to see )Tj
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(the government that would try to interfere with a man and his garden.\222\
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(\223The draft bill, which updates the Protection of Animals Act 1911, wi\
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(week by Ben Bradshaw, the minister for animal welfare.)Tj
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(\223Under the bill, anyone owning a pet, farm or exotic animal would hav\
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(care toward it and could have it taken away. They could also be banned f\
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(another. Unborn animals will receive the same protection.)Tj
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(\223The crackdown follows pressure from the Royal Society for the Preven\
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(\223The Countryside Alliance expressed concern that the law would be int\
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(used for sport or recreation. Even though the changes are not intended t\
o affect hunting, )Tj
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(shooting or fishing, the alliance fears animal rights campaigners could \
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(relation to dogs in hunt kennels, racehorses in stables and pheasants re\
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(\223 \221The law could be taken too literally. If people can be prosecut\
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(psychological distress, then, in theory, a man could be arrested for hav\
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(spokesman said.\224 )Tj
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(\227London Sunday Telegraph, The Washington Times, July 11, 2004, p. A 6\
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(Most Americans probably think the Islamic terrorists declared war on the\
United States )Tj
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(Sept. 11, 2001. )Tj
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(\223Actually, it started a long time before \226 right from the birth of\
the nation. )Tj
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(\223In 1784, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin were com\
missioned by the )Tj
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(first Congress to assemble in Paris to see about marketing U.S. products\
in Europe. )Tj
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(\223Jefferson quickly surmised that the biggest challenge facing U.S. me\
rchant ships were those )Tj
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(referred to euphemistically as \221Barbary pirates.\222 )Tj
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(\223They weren\222t \221pirates\222 at all, in the traditional sense, Je\
fferson noticed. They didn\222t drink )Tj
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(and chase women and they really weren\222t out to strike it rich. Instea\
d, their motivation was )Tj
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(strictly religious. They bought and sold slaves, to be sure. They looted\
ships. But they used )Tj
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(their booty to buy guns, ships, cannon and ammunition. )Tj
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(\223Like those we call \221terrorists\222 today, they saw themselves eng\
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(themselves \221mujahiddin.\222 )Tj
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(\223Why did these 18th-century terrorists represent such a grave threat \
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(With independence from Great Britain, the former colonists lost the prot\
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(navy in the world. The U.S. had no navy \226 not a single warship. )Tj
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(\223Jefferson inquired of his European hosts how they dealt with the pro\
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(to find out that France and England both paid tribute to the fiends \226\
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(the money to expand their own armada, buy more weaponry, hijack more com\
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(enslave more innocent civilians and demand greater ransom. )Tj
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(\223This didn\222t make sense to Jefferson. He recognized the purchase o\
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(only worked temporarily. They would always find an excuse to break an ag\
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(\223After three months researching the history of militant Islam, he cam\
e up with a very )Tj
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(different policy to deal with the terrorists. But he didn\222t get to im\
plement it until years later. )Tj
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(\223As the first secretary of state, Jefferson urged the building of a n\
avy to rescue American )Tj
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(hostages held in North Africa and to deter future attacks on U.S. ships.\
In 1792, he )Tj
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(commissioned John Paul Jones to go to Algiers under the guise of diploma\
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(but with the real intent of sizing up a future target of a naval attack.\
)Tj
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(\223Jefferson was ready to retire a year later when what could only be d\
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(first Sept. 11\222 happened. )Tj
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(\223America was struck with its first mega-terror attack by jihadists. I\
n the fall of 1793, the )Tj
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(Algerians seized 11 U.S. merchant ships and enslaved more than 100 Ameri\
cans. )Tj
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(\223When word of the attack reached New York, the stock market crashed. \
Voyages were )Tj
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(canceled in every major port. Seamen were thrown out of work. Ship suppl\
iers went out of )Tj
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(business. What Sept. 11 did to the U.S. economy in 2001, the mass shipja\
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(the fledgling U.S. economy in that year. )Tj
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(\223Accordingly, it took the U.S. Congress only four months to decide to\
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(warships. )Tj
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(\223But even then, Congress didn\222t choose war, as Jefferson prescribe\
d. Instead, while building )Tj
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(what would become the U.S. Navy, Congress sent diplomats to reason with \
the Algerians. )Tj
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(The U.S. ended up paying close to $1 million and giving the pasha of Alg\
iers a new warship, )Tj
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(\221The Crescent,\222 to win release of 85 surviving American hostages. \
)Tj
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(\223It wasn\222t until 1801, under the presidency of Jefferson, that the\
U.S. engaged in what )Tj
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(became a four-year war against Tripoli. And it wasn\222t until 1830, whe\
n France occupied )Tj
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(Algiers, and later Tunisia and Morocco, that the terrorism on the high s\
eas finally ended. )Tj
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(\223France didn\222t leave North Africa until 1962 \226 and it quickly b\
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(terrorism once again. )Tj
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(\223What\222s the moral of the story? Appeasement never works. Jefferson\
saw it. Sept. 11 was )Tj
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(hardly the beginning. The war in which we fight today is the longest con\
flict in human )Tj
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(history. It\222s time to learn from history, not repeat its mistakes.\224\
)Tj
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(\227WorldNetDaily, April 27, 2004)Tj
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