The House of Representatives passed health care reform by a vote of 220-215 around 11 pm. The bill contains language that prohibits federal funds for abortion services in the public option and in the so-called insurance “exchange” the bill would create. Details to follow.
Open thread on health care reform legislation.
The internet seems filled with stories about Virginia Congressman Gerald Connolly and his staff bullying some tea party woman. Much is being made of the woman being small and not likely to inflict harm.
A little background from the Washington Post:
Protesters targeted Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.), a first-term congressman whose Fairfax County district voted for Republican Robert F. McDonnell in this week’s gubernatorial election. Connolly, up for reelection next year, said that he has not decided whether to vote for health-care reform but that the tea-party activists will not influence his vote.
“You try to hear them out respectfully,” Connolly said. “The problem is they’re not here on a mission of dialogue. They’re here on a mission to persuade and discourage.”
Now I have your attention: Tell me it isn’t so. Goblin infused M & Ms? The devil lurking inside my KitKat? A demonic trinity praying over unsuspecting Halloween revelers? Vampire gummy bears? Witches drinking blood and howling at the moon (I BEG your pardon!)? Curses sent to the innocents through tricks and treats? Orange and brown are color codes for demons? Released time curses? I must have missed all the action last weekend.
We missed the warning from CBN. Barry Lynn made a rare appearance on TV to warn us of some evangelical rantings about buying Halloween candy because it had spells cast over it. Christians were also warned about having sex with demons around Halloween. Now that was a week ago. Is it safe yet? 🙄
The Reverend Barry Lynn is one of my favorite people. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and has been the executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. AU has been a leader since 1947 for preserving and protecting religious freedom.
Their mission statement:
Americans United (AU) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.
Barry Lynn makes rare appearances. I can’t imagine that this warning related to Pat Robertson was just coincidental timing. Perhaps it was a warning about what comes out of Pat Robertson’s garrisons.
People are free to believe what they wish. However, we need to be very careful their their beliefs don’t become policy and laws that we all have to live under.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
3:00 PM
Screening with Spanish subtitles
Q&A with the filmmakers
St. Francis of Assisi
18825 Fuller Heights Road
Triangle, VA 22172
The screening is still free, but it is NOT tomorrow. It’s next Sunday. We apologize to anyone who made plans to attend. It was a miscommunication.
Saturday Manassas will hold its first ever Veterans Day Parade. The Parade begins at 11:00 am and will commence along the same route as the Christmas Parade.
There is quite a parade line up which you can view at the following website: Line UP
From Emma:
I just wanted to remind everyone that Manassas will have its Veteran’s Day parade tomorrow at 11 am. The parade committee located over 100 WWII Vets living in Manassas Area. The First Cavalry Honor Guard from Fort Hood Texas is supposed to present colors.
I think it’s going to have a lot more meaning than anyone anticipated, and I would encourage everyone to get out there and cheer on our vets and honor our active-duty soldiers.
Additionally, she added:
[I] Forgot to add that the parade will feature a Blackhawk flyover, a moment of silence and the national anthem right after the WWII veterans arrive at the reviewing stage.
It definitely sounds like a fun event full of honor and regalia for our veterans. A big thank you to Emma for the selling points.
