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Fireworks in Sydney

December 31, 2010August 10, 2015 B. John 268 Views 0 Comments New Year, Sydney, Fireworks, Australia

I guess there’s really no better way to welcome in the New Year than the fireworks over Sydney I guess there’s really no better way to welcome in the New Year than the fireworks over Sydney Harbor. They always seem to know how to do it up right down under. Give me a choice between ringing in the new year down in Sydney and Times Square, and I’m heading to Australia. Let’s all hope (and if you’re so inclined, pray) for a better year this year than most of us had last year.

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Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

December 29, 2010 B. John 295 Views 0 Comments Guitar, Christopher Parkening, Bach, New Year

As we move towards the new year, and after the rush of Christmas, here’s a few minutes to settle back and contemplate what has gone before, and what is yet to come. This is Christopher Parkening playing Bach’s Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring.

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Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring

December 29, 2010August 10, 2015 B. John 295 Views 0 Comments Guitar, Christopher Parkening, Bach, New Year

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Another of the Florida Crazies – CFC

December 29, 2010September 29, 2018 495 Views 1 Comment AFO, hate group, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, AFA, CFC, Christian Family Coalition of Florida, Anthony Verdugo, Steve Ensley

I noticed over at Joe My God, Joe had listed a quote of the day from Anthony Verdugo, founder of Florida’s Christian Family Coalition. I went to their website and used their contact form to send them a message. I got an email from their webmaster who accused me of cherry-picking scripture because I cited Micah 6:8, and he decided to pick about seven verses, two of them from Leviticus. No person not abiding by the entire Levitical Code has the right to cite those two verses…so I responsded.

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The 22nd Street Santas

December 28, 2010 B. John 442 Views 0 Comments CFC, christian, Bill Donahue, Christmas, AFA, Santa Claus, Tony Perkins, FRC, Christianists, Micracle on 34th Street, Miracle on 22nd Street, Love thy neighbor

It’s been called Miracle on 22nd Street. A gay couple started getting hundreds of letters addressed to Santa Claus at their address on 22nd Street in New York City. They’ve been unable to figure how it was their address that got circulated as Santa’s address, but the miracle of it grew. While many so-called Christian organizations spent millions of dollars to defeat gay marriage initiatives and support themselves…FRC, AFA, Christian Family Coalition of Florida, Catholic Diocese of Minnesota, Bill Donahue of Catholic League who pays himself $400k per year, just to name a few…these two guys enlisted the help of friends and co-workers and went to work answering letters and helping children.

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Christianists Plan to Destroy Christmas

December 25, 2010September 29, 2018 1167 Views 0 Comments Christianists, Commercialization, Merry Christmas, Joy, Light, love, Winter, Christmas, happy holidays, Peace, Hope, Krazy Kristian Kooks

Each day brings even more astonishment at how low some people can go to make a buck or get their 15 minutes of fame. Certain Christianists seem hell-bent on creating a contrived “war on Christmas” where none exists all for the sake of either raising money, or making a name for themselves. And in the end, I fear it may destroy a wonderful and important time of the year.

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Take a Few Minutes Out of Your Day

December 25, 2010August 10, 2015 B. John 320 Views 0 Comments Christmas, Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade

This is selected especially for this Christmas Day and is something to make pause in reverence. Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade sing a medley of carols concluding with “Angels We Have Heard On High.” timpani, Brass, strings and two amazing singers. That’s Christmas.

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Ave Maria

December 23, 2010August 10, 2015 B. John 356 Views 0 Comments Bach, Gounod, Christmas, Ave Maria, Kathleen Battle, Christopher Parkening

Kathleen Battle and Christopher Parkening Performing Bach / Gounod’s Ave Maria Live at the 1987 Grammy Awards. I have the CD of these two, and it is remarkable. What a beautiful performance of a wonderful piece of music. In case you never knew this Gounod wrote the melody superimposed? over the Prelude in C Major, so it’s the Prelude that Parkening is playing.

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Still, Still, Still

December 20, 2010September 5, 2012 B. John 257 Views 0 Comments Christmas, Still Still Still, Vienna Boys Choir

Many years ago, when I lived here in Tampa the first time, I attended the Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas Concert at the Tampa Theater. The ceiling there is painted blue and has tiny lights in it simulating a night sky. I hadn’t noticed that until the Chorus sang this song and my eyes were drawn upward as I enjoyed the music and saw this amazing sight overhead. I think this has been my favorite carol ever since.

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Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Protects Forced Child Marriage

December 20, 2010August 10, 2015 324 Views 0 Comments abortion, florida, fl, republican, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, forced marriage, child marriage

You will be thrilled to know that Florida now has a member of Congress who supports forced child marriages. Incoming House Foreign Affairs chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) defeated a bill Thursday evening that would have committed the United States to combating forced child marriages abroad, by invoking concerns about the legislation’s cost and that funds could be used to promote abortion.

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Dreaming of a White Christmas

December 19, 2010August 10, 2015 B. John 289 Views 0 Comments White Christmas, Bing Crosby

No one does it quite like Bing Crosby, and while there’s not much of hope of snow here in Tampa, I can always hope for some while I’m home in Kings Mountain.

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