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Dear Howdy, Indeed I am a faithful Tarheel*, having both
MA and Ph.D. from their fine chemistry department.
But that doesn't keep me from getting a great kick out
of the humor propagated by what appears to me to be
a pack of wolves!!**


SERIOUSLY, THE HUMOR IS GREAT FUN BUT MY
MAIN ATTRACTION WAS TO THE CONSERVATIVE
MORAL AND POLITICAL STANCE THAT SEEMED
TO CHARACTERIZE THE FIRST ISSUE I SAW.
INCIDENTALLY (HE SAYS ACCIDENTALLY!), it was
sent to me by a friend, so I really didn't "hear about
you" at all, and still haven't. All I know is what has
come in the two issues of the Newsletter
I have seen. The best to you.
S. P.

*Another name for UNC.
** UNC's archrival - NCSU.


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According to recent estimates, the number of actively spoken
languages in the world today is around 6,000. More than 1,400 of
those languages belong to the Niger-Congo family from Africa, and
about 1,200 are in the Austronesian family from Madagascar,
Indonesia, Australia, the Pacific Islands, and New Zealand.

Most of today's active languages are spoken by very few people, and
many of them are losing speakers rapidly as the world becomes more
and more connected. Half of today's languages have fewer than 10,000
speakers, and a quarter have fewer than 1,000.

Thousands of years ago, there may have been as many as 10,000 active
languages in the world. Within the next century, thousands of
languages may be lost.


Bible - God's Word in different languages...

http://www.scriptures.com/


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The Birth Defect: Slavery and Redemption

Yesterday, standing on a spot that was rendered both infamous and
hallowed by the slave trade, President Bush called slavery "one of the
great crimes of history." But he didn't stop there. He demonstrated
that he sees and understands the theme of redemption woven into
history: that is, good can come out of the greatest of evils.

The president made his remarks on Goree Island off the coast of
Senegal. It was from Goree Island that countless thousands of Africans
boarded slave ships bound for America.

"At this place," Bush said, "liberty and life were stolen and sold.
Human beings were delivered and sorted, and weighed, and branded with
the marks of commercial enterprises, and loaded as cargo on a voyage
without return."

The effects of slavery weren't limited to the enslaved, however. As the
president said, their "captors were corrupted" as well. "Years of
unpunished brutality and bullying and rape produced a dullness and
hardness of conscience" in those who called themselves "master."

National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice got it exactly right when she
said slavery was America's "birth defect." Yet, throughout American
history, the president said, "there were men and women who clearly saw
this sin and called it by name." In one of history's greatest ironies,
"African Americans have upheld the ideals of America by exposing laws
and habits contradicting those ideals."

Even more inspiring is the manner in which those who were enslaved, and
their descendants, overcame their oppression. The president was right
when he told us that their "spirit did not break."

As a result, "By a plan known only to Providence, the stolen sons and
daughters of Africa helped to awaken the conscience of America. The
very people traded into slavery helped to set America free." Although
their ancestors did not ask to play this role, African Americans forced
America to live up to her promises and potential.

The president focused on Christianity's crucial role in this chapter of
our history. In a story filled with ironies, this indeed may be the
greatest. Not only were the leading abolitionists Christians, but
slaves adopted the religion of their captors, made it their own, and
turned it into an instrument for their emancipation. Bush noted that,
"In America, enslaved Africans learned the story of the exodus from
Egypt and set their own hearts on a promised land of freedom. Enslaved
Africans discovered a suffering Savior and found He was more like
themselves than their masters."

Of course, it's considered to be the height of political incorrectness
to suggest that any good could have come out of slavery -- let alone to
give credit to the Savior. It's far better to wallow in the status of
victim. But not only does that ignore the lessons of history, it also
ignores the power of redemption and leaves us powerless in the face of
today's crises.

Call us here at BreakPoint (1-877-3-CALLBP), and ask for a copy of the
president's magnificent, eloquent speech on Goree Island.

The heart of any good narrative is redemption, and this story is filled
with redemption and hope. It's the heart of the story of the Exodus, of
the Babylonian captivity, of the cross, and of African slavery. And the
reason it's the heart of a good narrative -- as the president so well
knows -- is because it is the heart of the Gospel.


"BreakPoint with Chuck Colson" is a daily commentary
on news and trends from a Christian perspective.
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"I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man.
All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated to
us through this book." -- President Abraham Lincoln

"For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill.
The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal
falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and
so cause Him to withdraw his present help from us, we
shall be made a story and a byword throughout the world."
--John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630

"America was born a Christian nation. America was born
to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness,
which are derived from the revelations of Holy Scriptures.
Part of the destiny of Americans lies in their daily perusal
of this great book of revelations. That if they would see
America free and pure they will make their own spirits
free and pure by this baptism of the Holy Spirit."
--President Woodrow Wilson

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this
great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians;
not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this
very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum,
prosperity, and freedom of worship here."
--Patrick Henry, original member of the Continental Congress


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Four important things to KNOW:

1) For ALL (Americans, Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhist,
Asians, Presbyterians, Europeans, Baptist, Brazilians, Mormons,
Methodist, French, etc.) have sinned & fall short of the glory of God.

2) For the wages of above (see #1) are DEATH (Hell, eternal separation
from God, & damnation) but the Gift (Free & at No Charge to you) of
God (Creator, Jehovah, & Trinity) is Eternal Life (Heaven) through (in
union with) Jesus Christ (God, Lord, 2nd Person of The Trinity, Messiah,
Prince of Peace & Savior).

3) For God so greatly loved & dearly prized the world (Americans, Muslims,
Jews, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhist, Asians, Presbyterians, Europeans, Baptist,
Brazilians, Mormons, Methodist, French, etc.) that He even gave up His only
begotten (unique) Son, that whosoever (anyone, anywhere, anytime - while still
living) believes (trust in, relies on, clings to, depends completely on) Him shall
have eternal (everlasting) life (heaven).

4) Jesus said: "I am THE WAY, THE TRUTH, & THE LIFE. No one (male/female
- American, Muslim, Jew, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, Asian, Presbyterian,
European, Baptist, Brazilian, Mormons, Methodist, French, etc. ) comes (arrives)
to the Father (with GOD in Heaven) EXCEPT BY (through) ME (no other name).

This wonderful loving GOD gives you the choice - - -
(Rev. 3:20)

{Please note that church membership, baptism, doing good things, etc. are
not requirements for becoming a Christian however they are great afterwards!!!}
Ref: http://www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/archive/baptism.htm

Jesus said, "Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction
(Hell, damnation, eternal punishment), and many enter through it. But small
is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life (Heaven, eternal happiness,
forever with God), and only a few find it. --Matthew 7:13-14


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Take the best medicine of all for what ails you -- laughter:
"Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects."
--Arnold Glasow
"Laughter is by definition healthy."
--Doris Lessing
"If somebody makes me laugh, I'm his slave for life."
--Bette Midler
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter."
--Mark Twain
"What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul."
-- Yiddish Proverb
"Laughter is an instant vacation."
-- Milton Berle
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
-- Victor Borge


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