Wednesday, October 14 — 7pm
2150 Torgersen Hall
Hammond Lecture in Religious Ethics and Society
“Is the New Testament Forged? The Real-life Authors of the Christian Scriptures”
Prof. Bart Ehrmann
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Some related press:
"Former Fundamentalist Debunks Bible" - from CNN
A previous Stanford Lecture
I'm about to head out to look for more autumn berries - this may be the last weekend for them (not sure) as I've found several bushes over by my main tree that have already shriveled and when I did a final pick yesterday, there was a lot that had turned.
-- Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), quoted by the Express-Star, on the health care reform bill.
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch of sea salt
Mix together
In another bowl, add 1/2 tablespoon vinegar to 1/4 a pint of buttermilk (this is approximate...I added a little more buttermilk ,too much, then had to correct with more flour.) 1/3 of a pint might be about right.
Mix in the buttermilk a bit at a time to the flour, stirring to moisten. Knead and correct dough until it is smooth and not too sticky (but not too stiff either.
Add a handful of golden raisins, chopped pecans, and a couple tablespoons of honey. Knead until smooth again, adding a little more flour if needed.
Shape into flat round and cut a cross on top. Bake at 350* for 35-40 minutes. Mine puffed up nicely - wasn't hard crumbly bannock at all. Rocks with some butter and sorgham.
For those finding this journal for the first time, if you're in SWVA or the surrounding area, and interested in the topics on my profile, we have a "NRVmagick" list at yahoogroups for discussions/local events (when this hectic crew of adventurers can find the time!)
DON'T MISS....."We Shall Remain"
America as seen through the eyes of Native Americans
Beginning April 13, 2009 on PBS
"WE SHALL REMAIN tells the story, not from the point of view of the white people looking west, but of Native people looking east.", says executive producer Sharon Grimberg.
This long awaited five part mini series and multi media project will be airing on your local PBS station in April. The documentary is a product of a collaboration between both Native and non-Native filmmakers, historians, advisors and community leaders and is presented by "American Experience" in association with Native American Public Television. The series begins on Monday, April 13th with "After the Mayflower", followed on consecutive Monday's with "Tecumseh's Vision", "Trail of Tears", "Geronimo" with the final episode "Wounded Knee" airing on May 11, 2009.
The unprecedented multi-media coverage includes a nationwide community outreach campaign targeting television and radio stations, universities, museums, schools and libraries. We Shall Remain Online has an in-depth website with numerous educational resources and several hours of streaming video. Please take time to visit the website We Shall Remain and remember to share this information with your family and friends.
Annoucement from VT Sustainability list -
The Virginia Tech Sustainable Food Corps developed a proposal for the Dell Social Innovation Competition 2009. Our project is called "Healthy Families, Local Farms" and we encourage you to check out the website
http://www.dellsocialinnovationcompetiti
If you think our idea is worthwhile, please consider voting for it. You can vote for it by clicking on the "Promote" arrow to the left of the name. [NOTE - I had to search for Virginia Tech to find it]
(Just got this notice this evening):
Please help save Coal River Mountain! Call Governor Manchin at 1-888-438-2731 and / or use our simple web form to e-mail the governor.
This morning five activists were arrested after locking down to an excavator on Coal River Mountain. They had giant banners that read "Save Coal River Mountain" and "Wind Mills NOT Toxic Spills." See the photos.
This afternoon, local residents, friends and allies from across Appalachia will gather to demonstrate against Massey Energy's preparation for blasting on Coal River Mountain. Massey's bulldozers have razed a huge mud pit and torn down trees on the mountain, and the first blasts permitted would be next to the world's largest toxic coal slurry impoundment.
That's right, not only is Massey planning to blow up an ideal site for a wind farm, but they will risk destabilizing a nine-billion-gallon toxic coal slurry dam.
Coal River Mountain is slated for a 6,600-acre mountaintop removal site, but local residents have developed plans for a wind farm there instead. The wind farm would provide over a million dollars more in tax revenue per year than the mountaintop removal site, and would provide jobs and clean energy forever. Citizens have been working to convince West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin to support their plan for their community, but they're running out of time.
That's why we need your help! You can join us by calling Gov. Manchin at 1-888-438-2731 and / or using our simple web form to email the governor. Tell him that West Virginia and the nation are ready for a clean energy future, and that he MUST Stop the Blasting! on Coal River Mountain. E-mails are great, but calls are better! http://www.coalriverwind.org/?
Please support this effort by donating funds at: http://www.coalriverwind.org/?
The Coal River Mountain Wind Team
Penn State would be my #2 choice for grad school...but it would be tough making it in with the non-arch undergrad, and it wouldn't do me as much good if I wanted to go the professional route. But it will make a good weekend getaway, and I am going to go talk to some more people to see if it's worth the time to send an application in there. Great town, beautiful drive up...lots of interesting places in between to explore.
If they are lying, I *will* know it.
Chapter 2 shows mountaintop removal up close and its effects...watch for the part on water quality alone.
Chapter 3 shows how Reagan converted the evangelicals to market religion and old footage of the developing political power of the religious right.
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