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Mario Dumont exige un moratoire au primaire (Québec, 12 décembre 2007) Le chef de l'Opposition officielle, M. Mario Dumont, accompagné du porte-parole de l'ADQ en matière d'éducation, M. François Desrochers, a exigé un moratoire sur le cours Éthique et culture religieuse au niveau primaire. Le chef adéquiste s'inquiète du contenu de ce cours qui pourrait créer de la confusion chez les élèves. « Le nouveau cours ne donne aucune prépondérance claire à l'héritage religieux du Québec, qui est partie intégrante de notre identité en tant que Québécois. On sème la confusion chez les enfants lorsque l'on nie la prépondérance de la fête de Noël ou de Pâques. Je demande donc un moratoire sur la mise en place de ce cours au primaire afin que la ministre de l'Éducation revoit son contenu pour qu'il reflète la réalité québécoise et l'importance ...

Juana is back... after a few storms and such. I have managed to power up once again and the wind is just right out here in the Bermuda triangle. (Sometimes I think my own mind is a Bermuda Triangle.) Ahhh, Bon Jovi, one of my favourites. Yes, I could go down that endless highway, and gladly too. Gollum has been acting up again, I try to explain why I feel the way I do about things, but his eyes cloud over and I know he is tuning me out. "My precious" he mutters and no longer hears me. Thankfully I do not have to put up with him too much, as he does not come to visit too often. The Gypsy Queen was here around Christmas time and although we do not always agree on everything, it is always nice to have someone around who understands you, in spite of your differences. A new person has come to visit me on my island, a certain Mr. Tumnus. A very likable fellow, in spite of his having hooves and horns. I invited him for tea, forgot that I didn't have tea leaves, but he had...

This sounds like a song for Juana la Cubana Bon Jovi Lyrics Lost Highway Lyrics

By Chuck Colson 12/28/2007 http://www.breakpoint.org I’ve got to hand it to the new wave of militant atheists like Christopher Hitchens and arch-Darwinist Richard Dawkins. They are getting their message out, in best-selling books and in page-one articles in major newspapers like the Washington Post . Their message is simple: There is no God, and people who believe there is a God are simply being irrational. But is faith in God truly irrational? The much-respected philosopher Alvin Plantinga is well-versed in the arguments employed by these atheists. He has debated his secular colleagues many times on the question: “Is it reasonable to presuppose that God exists?” Their response, of course, is “no” because they believe only in physical phenomena and a material universe. Plantinga then asks them whether it is rational to believe that other people have minds. After all, there is scarcely more material evidence that other people have minds, as distinct from brains, th...

Here he is, opening his first present on his birthday: Here he is, happy to get still another new car: Maryssa with Nicky, posing in his new Cars pyjamas Nicky's Birthday party cake (Dec 8): Nicky blowing out the candles: The Pinata: I couldn't resistst adding this bumper sticker: Rear end view with licence plates and bumper sticker: Nicky, hitting his pinata: Here he is wearing the soccer warm up suit he got from us, his hair done by Jean-Alexandre, Beckham-style: Nicky, wearing the Cars pyjamas that he got from our neighbours, and that he wouldn't take off for two days until I finally had to wash them:

POLICE STATE, USA Woman abandons home to escape public schools Judge ordered homeschooler to enroll kids or lose custody Posted: December 20, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com A Utah woman who was ordered by a juvenile court judge to enroll her children in public school or lose custody of them has abandoned her home, furniture and other possessions to escape the order. Denise Mafi, a nine-year veteran of homeschooling , has confirmed to WND she and her children packed up their essentials – clothes and homeschool materials – and fled Utah over the weekend, spending more than 50 hours on a bus trip to an undisclosed part of the country. There she has obtained an empty home and is spending the Christmas break trying to find beds for her children and herself. After the New Year she will involve the children in a local homeschooling process. read more...

Got this in my inbox: Top 10 ways things would be different if Santa were Aboriginal 10> At bedtime, kids would leave dry meat and bannock for the big guy. 9> He would wear a red turtleneck to hide his hickeys. 8> Santa's new moccassins are made out of Dasher. 7> His name would be "Santa Bear Claws" instead of Santa Claus. 6> There would be a bingo marker under every tree. 5> His elves would never show up for work on Fridays and sometimes on Mondays too! 4> His sleigh would need a boost every other province. 3> His outfit would consist of a red flannel ribbon shirt, with matching leggings, moccassins and a beaded black belt with matching beaded rimmed hat all to match his oversized gift bag; underneath it all would be a beaded thong with a small delicate plume attached to the back. 2> Indian preference hiring would require you to hire all Crees to fit in those tiny elf outfits. And the number one way things would be different if Santa were India...