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Skip to comments.Neurotheologists Claim Religion is all in the Mind
Posted on 11/27/2001 9:32:17 PM PST by prisoner6
It's all in your head. Literally. At least that's the theory of scientists studying a budding new field of science called neurotheology. They believe that our religious experiences are really just blips in your brain chemistry that you mold to fit around your personal belief system.
In their quest to figure out just how our minds work, they have mapped out what happens in different areas of the brain during certain experiences and compared them with the responses of others in order to determine what physical changes in our brain take place in conjunction with certain emotional or psychological experiences. The patterns they are observing are intriguing but predictably very controversial. One scientist of neurotheology unabashedly summed up their beliefs with the declaration that, "instead of God creating our brains, our brains created God".
Pascal Boyer (the author of the above statement) stated that the brain is an organ of complex architecture that by its very nature is receptive to "supernatural ideas". Our human ancestors managed to continue to exist because of their ability to outwit predators and by their vigilance and wariness to their surroundings. These traits also fostered a belief in invisible spirits and gods, thus turning us into willing receptacles for "the airy nothing of religion". In his opinion, religious thinking is a cerebral virus that infected our minds as soon as we were evolved enough as a species to be able to embrace it.
Although his views may be somewhat extreme, he is not alone in believing that the brain is the vehicle through which we process all our experiences and that there may be a neurological basis for religion. One of the more well known examples of testing this out involves scanning the brains of meditating Tibetan Buddhist monks and praying Franciscan nuns to map what they believed was the brain's spirituality circuit. They were trying to find out how brain waves change, and which bits of grey matter are switched on or off. In the experiments, the volunteers meditated or prayed until they had reached what seemed to them another plane of being. After signaling this to researchers - say, by tugging a piece of string - the volunteers were injected in the arm with radioactive tracers that would reveal blood flow in the brain.
Dr. Andrew Newberg and the late Eugene d'Aquili discovered that some regions of the brain fizzled into action at the time of these experiences (namely, those involved in attention and concentration) while other parts stalled. Those that quieted down included the superior parietal lobe, that part which allows an individual to orient him or herself in space and time. This could possible explain that feeling of transcendence over space and time that many report accompanies their deepest religious experiences.
Newberg asserts that these findings do not necessarily mean that religion is no more than an artifact of our brains. He says that it is possible that we create religious experiences in our heads, but equally possible that we are detecting a spiritual reality that actually exists. Another provocative and significant piece of research was done by Michael Persinger from Laurentian University in Ontario. He has found a way of inducing religious experiences, or a "sensed presence", simply by bathing the skulls of volunteers in a mild but precisely controlled electromagnetic field called the "Thomas pulse", named after the researcher who developed it.
Four out of five of those who don the magnet-laden helmet in Persinger's human consciousness laboratory report some kind of mystical experience while wearing it. He claims that his ability to activate the parts of the brain that create the phenomenon prove that "spontaneous" religious experiences can be duplicated at will and are thus created by the brain and not the product of some higher power's influence over a person. Persinger believes that when someone feels spiritual, his or her brain undergoes a miniature electrical storm similar to the Thomas pulse.
He also believes that similar storms can be triggered by changes in the Sun's magnetic field, earthquakes, sleep deprivation, emotional trauma, or rituals such as fasting, illness (both physical and mental), all of which may spark a religious experience. Mr. Persinger is also careful to clarify that he is not seeking to address the sticky issue of whether or not God exists.
Perhaps Dr. Daniel Batson summed it up best. The psychologist at Kansas University declared that to say the brain produces religion is like saying that a piano produces music. Indeed, only time and further research will tell if we are all player pianos simply going through the motions by playing out the sheet music we are hard wired with, or if we are simply vehicles through which a Master Conductor gives voice to His deepest music.
Source: The Times
The article itself then goes on to state that Boyer is not alone BUT..."Newberg (poster comment - other researchers) asserts that these findings do not necessarily mean that religion is no more than an artifact of our brains. He says that it is possible that we create religious experiences in our heads, but equally possible that we are detecting a spiritual reality that actually exists".
This artcle is just another vapid attack on religion, and the writer of the article twisted the headline to his own ends. Actually the writer is probably just out of school, green as heck and trying - and failing - to be clever in concocting a hook.
Be that as it may what I find really interesting is the reference to the "Thomas Pulse".
"He has found a way of inducing religious experiences, or a "sensed presence", simply by bathing the skulls of volunteers in a mild but precisely controlled electromagnetic field called the "Thomas pulse", named after the researcher who developed it.
Four out of five of those who don the magnet-laden helmet in Persinger's human consciousness laboratory report some kind of mystical experience while wearing it".
Does anyone else remember the mid '60's song "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan?
Maybe "Electric Banana" is finally here.
Plus, is the term "neurotheologist" a replacement for "mind burned out on drugs and I'm-feeling-guilty-about-all-the-free-love-and-sex-and-no-morals dippie hippie"? If so how does one actually obtain employment in that field?
This happened in history, not in the mind.
They are right about Islam, because the 72 virgins can only live in one's head.
LoL! Did you here the latest about the matyrs and virgins? Word is there are so many Muslims dying in the Jihad that there aren't enough virgins to go around! So instead of getting 72 virgins, a martyr is limited to ONLY ONE 72 YEAR OLD VIRGIN!
The jealous and the morally-blind would like to think that a moral life coupled with the reception of real grace, which results in supreme happiness, is all just a mental construct easily replicated with a magnetic helmet. I'll hold my formless, shoreless Ocean of blissful, conscious, loving Light against their magnets any day.
One day a frog from the ocean fell into a deep well. Inside the well was a well frog, who asked the newcomer where he came from. "I came from the ocean," said the ocean frog. "And how big is this ocean of yours?" Stepping from side to side, the well frog asked, "Is the ocean this big?" "No," said the frog from the sea, "The ocean is much bigger than that." So then the frog from the well leaped from one side of the well to the other, and asked, "Is the ocean as big as this?!" "Oh, no," said the frog from the sea, "The ocean is much bigger than this well." At that the frog of the well declared, "That's impossible! There is nothing bigger than this well!"
At one time I was quite enthralled with CS, and paid good money to attend one of his lectures at Carnegie Hall in Pittsburgh. I even dressed in beige slacks and a brown cordoroy jacket with leather elbow patches.
Boy, was THAT 35 bucks down the terlit, Not to mention the cost of the clothes! Although when I walked around smoking my pipe I have to admit the outfit WAS quite a babe magnet. Of course that's before it was "out" to smoke a pipe.
Oh and I had LOTS more hair.
The science is merely discovering the architecture, but reveals little of the Architect, God Himself. Carl Yung, the noted Swiss Physician and Psychologist, opined that there was within all humans, a collective subconscious. He was onto the same thing.
Most organised religions tap into this architecture, for good purpose, much of the time. Religous belief systems, evolved into civil laws, structure many aspects of man's lives. True in primitive and advanced societies, for good and for evil.
You KNOW.....the MIRACLE of CHRIST'S ASCENSION is just buggin' them to .death! .pun intended
Sad thing is Christ DIED on the CROSS for THEM, too!
They'll NEVER GET IT.... so sad.......just so sad....
That's OK, though....more room in Heaven for the rest of US!!!
You KNOW..... Heaven will be FILLED with FREEPERS!!!!
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To both...
There....my mind, my HEART, AND my SOUL... all feel MUCH BETTER now...
My brother-in-law used to get furious with Sagan, saying that he delt with science opinion, not science fact.
Oh and I had LOTS more hair.
Youth...it's wasted on the young. One thing can be said for aging though...it beats the alternative. :^)
Start quick ramble - Carl Yung...collective thought...the Great Mind...the One Mind...God in us all...the soul, perhaps that bit of the collective that resides in us all, and returns to the collective...reincarnation, not in a strict sense but as a reformulation of the energy of The Spirit or soul. - /ramble
Years ago a very close friend and I were working on an admittedly junk science book. The working title was "The Off The Wall Book Of Physics" although that was really a misnomner. Over the course of about a year it became more a book on philosophy and theology. We had concoted rather intricate models of Life, The Universe, and Everything to steal a phrase.
Sadly the work came to an end when my friend, who at one time was a very intelligent fellow, went quite mad while trying to resolve some of the Great Mysteries and moved to a different level via a shotgun in his mouth.
I'd add that before working with this fellow I had quite a fascination with a philosophy teacher in college. She never groomed, barely bathed and wore ragged clothes, basically whatever happened to be handy. Her holy grail was to reduce logic to mathmatics.
Before we finally parted she warned me that to those not strong of faith or mind, pondering The Great Mysteries could prove fatal. One might become so abosorbed in thought one might go mad.
That's what happened to the fellow I was writing about. Ever since his death I backed off and now only occasionally dip my toe in the pool.
But I'll bet the "babes" did too.
Here's an excerpt I found especially hilarious.
The (Inner,hyper)-Dimensional Grid configuration can be buried in the ground and use as an artificial grid. This grid system could also be used as a portable grid point in moving vehicle for various science projects.
The grid consists of a pair of 3/4" copper tubing forming a cross with a multi-dimensional Sirian PHI amplifier in the center which creates an energy whirl. Both rods are filled with quartz crystal shavings.
The Rods are wrapped in clockwise-counterclockwise rotation with 21 gage magnet wire forming a Mobius electro magnet. The length of the rods is based the harmonics of an exponential function of the PHI ratio (1.618034..).
The dials on the IDR can set to the harmonic values of the spiritual or well being level one wants to reach. A pendulum or rubbing plate may use to program the circuitry.
Interestingly enough these folks disabled the "copy" function on their website, however some of us are bit more clever than they are.
I think I'm gonna order my (Inner-Hyper) Dimensional Grid with the Deluxe extra Chakra plates as well as a Rubbing Plate ( which sounds just erotically divine!). Of course that boosts the price up to near 2 thousand bucks but hey, when it comes to spiritual bliss one can't be concerned about cost!
Krishna krishna, rama rama, Ommmmmmmmmm!
You may go to your room without dessert! ;)
Granted that I've retired from debates on religion because they're a waste of time - but I'm always curious about things like this because I wonder if people believe that Jesus is sitting in the lower stratosphere as we speak.
As for the article - it should be self-evident that the experience of religion is a neurological rather than a supernatural phenomenon - a gazillion different religions with incompatible and contradictory theologies all show up as the same subjective experience would point to religion as tapping into some sort of common brain structure. Or if you wanted to shoehorn some supernatural explanation - God doesn't care what you believe about him - it's all good.
As for the cause, obviously people will differ - my thought is that it's an artifact of some other basic brain function or some property of neural networks that cults [the general term for an organized body of belief and ritual] have evolved to exploit.
BTW this morning instead of thanking God for another day, why not thank your local neurotheologist?
It's in your mind, IOW science can come up with physical eveidence, but religion exists outside of it too.
The Greeks on these boards find much to ridicule and deride about the Christian faith--the true Christian faith, not its dead and powerless two-dimensional caricature that lauds Jesus Christ merely as a great ethics teacher.
They are especially disturbed by the assertion that as a historical FACT a crucified man actually, physically rose from the dead. Their vehemence in rejecting this truth is shared by Muslims, among others. The defining mark of a Christian is that, alone among all people, he or she believes this actual, physical, historical, powerful truth and loves God for it.
Far beyond disputes over obscure points of doctrine, far beyond the Genesis versus Darwin battles, the plain, prosaic, unadorned fact of the historical crucifixion and resurrection is the simple truth that fractures and shatters the world and shames rebellious men who are wise in their own eyes.
2. A whole bunch of the eastern philosophies have various practices to induce the 'mystical' mind state, and at least until the Renaissance so did Christianity ... there are plenty of accounts of monks or even ordinary people who through devotional exercises had religious experiences. I would say by the Enlightenment this had largely died out as a regular practice. BUT neither Christian or other regarded this state as the end-goal. Great, you had a vision of Christ, fine, but what are you going to DO with it? ... and the Middle English Christian accounts always have them putting experience into practice.
3. However all these systems insist that the mind must be prepared for this experience (symbolic framework), and they say so using some sort of metaphor or another. Without that the result is chaotic and possibly ruinous (as in the example provided by um, my opposite "number" here). So although I fully expect that people will be making 'Thomas pulse' machines not too long from now, we might see a backlash and call for regulation not long after that.
Funny logic. So when very myopic me puts on my glasses and suddenly perceives things that I couldn't perceive before, this proves the things I perceive are created by my brain?
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By Patsy R. Brumfield/NEMS Daily Journal
IUKA – The man who killed the father of two Tishomingo County officials was legally insane when he shot Hezzie Whitlock in 2008, a circuit court agreed Tuesday and ordered him to a lifetime of supervised mental health treatment.
Joshua Dale "Josh" Vandiver, 32, apologized for shooting Whitlock, the father of Sheriff Glenn Whitlock and Tax Collector Paul Whitlock.
"I'm sorry for what happened – if it were today, it would not have happened," said a medicated Vandiver to the courtroom audience. "I ask forgiveness from the people it's affected."
In addition to at least weekly outpatient evaluation, Vandiver was ordered not to enter Tishomingo County for three years.
Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner, in finding him not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, said he remains concerned about Vandiver's future.
"Because of that," he said, "the court is ordering a continuation of the court's jurisdiction while you participate in a very controlled and detailed treatment program I find appropriate for the safety of the public and the defendant himself."
He noted that the treatment plan was undertaken "to fashion some safe, reasonable, certain circumstances so that you can return to society and live a fruitful life."
Vandiver has been in custody since soon after the murder. He will reside in Alcorn County, the judge noted.
In June 2008, Vandiver reportedly walked into the home of his grandmother, Jean, the wife of Hezzie Whitlock, and put a gun to the elderly man's chest. When the first shot failed to fire, he cocked the handgun and fired again, killing Whitlock as he sat beside his wife on the couch.
Sheriff Whitlock said he realizes that with Vandiver's insanity diagnosis, there's not much more the legal system can do than what all sides agreed to with the court's blessing.
"It's not going to bother me," he said after the hour-long hearing, "but there's some women in the family who won't sleep so well from now on."
Vandiver's trial was delayed at least eight times while authorities sought mental evaluations and then solutions to their concerns about public safety, if Vandiver were released.
Assistant District Attorney Richard Bowen represented the state. Vandiver's attorney was Ronald Michael of Booneville.
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Capital Structure and Debt Structure
Joshua D. Rauh
Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Amir Sufi
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; NBER
February 17, 2010
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Using a novel data set that records individual debt issues on the balance sheets of public firms, we demonstrate that traditional capital structure studies that ignore debt heterogeneity miss substantial capital structure variation. Relative to high credit quality firms, low credit quality firms are more likely to have a multi-tiered capital structure consisting of both secured bank debt with tight covenants and subordinated non-bank debt with loose covenants. We discuss the extent to which these findings are consistent with existing theoretical models of debt structure in which firms simultaneously use multiple debt types to reduce incentive conflicts.
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text: The Emery High School band and a combined sixth grade bands from Castle Dale, Cottonwood and Ferron Elementary performed in the annual spring band concert. The song selection for the sixth grade bands included, Autumn Fanfare by Mekel Rogers, Anasazi by John Edmondson and Castle Gate, 1924 by Tyler S. Grant. The high school band played Under the Double Eagle March by Andrew Glover, Held Still in Quick of Grace by Jack Stamp, A Festival Prelude by Alfred Reed and Trombone Blues by Andrew Glover.


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By GARY ARRINGTONStaff Writer
A proposed stop light at the corner of Main Street (Highway 10) and Canyon Road (Highway 31) by the Utah Department of Transportation drew several local businessmen to the February meeting of the Huntington City Council. Led by Kent Wilson and Bevan Wilson of BK's Stop and Shop, they complained that their business would decline and that the noise would increase if the stop light actually went in.
Ignoring the traffic studies done by UDOT and any safety issues that the stop light would address, the businessmen thought it is not necessary for the town and that nobody wants it. They insisted that the city could kill any such proposal if they wanted to.
Mayor Hilary Gordon explained that although the city started the conversation on having a stop light in Huntington, the current location proposed by UDOT is not where the city would want it to be installed.
The city is in favor, and has been all along, of having a light at the corner of Main Street and 100 North, the location of Huntington Elementary and the post office. It sounds like the proposal actually started under the former city mayor.
The corner in question was the site of a coal spill accident recently and the local trucking company is in favor of having the light installed. UDOT will probably conduct at least one more survey before the final decision is made.
Councilperson Julie Jones led a discussion on a piece of ground the city owns that crisscrosses four property owners lots in the block sided by 400 West and 100 South. The city is not sure why they own that particular piece of property other than a drainage ditch is there and the water conservancy district has a right-of-way across the property. The city is considering who would be best to own the property involved.
The City is looking for funding to continue the curb and gutter and sidewalk along Main Street from the river to 400 East. This would connect into a trail being installed through the efforts of the county from the Huntington Lake to the city. The city also has a trail going in on the north side of the road from that same corner back to the complex. The city is looking at having a good trail system surrounding the city for the many citizens that walk every day.
New Councilperson Laneea Cowley remarked that the last few storms have put the Huntington Canyon drainage at over 90 percent of normal and that the year should be decent and that no restrictions should be in place. City residents are encouraged to be wise with their water usage though so that the reservoirs can stay as full as possible.


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Two regions were severely affected by deleterious early collecting practices. The bulk of objects collected from the Eora/Yura clans of the Sydney region during the late 1700s were destroyed during a devastating fire in 1882 at the Garden Palace built for the Great Exhibition in the grounds of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Sydney Cove. In the case of pre-contact material culture from the Torres Strait Islands, very few of the objects assembled during the early collecting incursions remain in any institution in Australia, the vast bulk being in Britain. The most comprehensive, representative and well-documented collection of 2000 artefacts was collected by Arthur Cort (A.C.) Haddon during the 1898 Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Strait, and is housed at the Cambridge University Museumof Archaeology and Anthropology.1
Torres Strait Islander works in Tactility include traditional carvings, dynamic dance masks and headdresses incorporating the transition between traditional and contemporary practices, and screen-printed textiles which vividly depict the colours of marine and island life in the Torres Strait. One of the most striking recent additions to the National Gallery of Australia collection is a nineteenth-century stone shark carving from Mer (Murray Island), probably collected by Haddon. The identity of the object's artist unknown, this unusual carving was acquired in 2002 in Europe, through an international auction house, to ensure its return to Australia. It was also acquired to honour Eddie/Koiki Mabo — a Meriam man from Mer (Murray Island) whose totem was the shark — on the tenth anniversary of the Mabo Act.2
Other ceremonial and traditional works represented in Tactility include early twentieth-century objects from the rainforest region of Far North Queensland: a beautiful bicornual basket and a pair of stunning shields by unknown artists. Also included in the exhibition is a woven basket, circa 1940s, which was part of Margaret Preston's Indigenous archives; ancestral carvings and sculptures from the Tiwi Islands, Arnhem Land and Cape York; carved pearl shell pubic coverings from West Kimberley in the north of Western Australia; bush-honey collecting bags, dillybags and weaving from Arnhem Land; fish traps from Arnhem Land and the Riverland of South Australia; and a contemporary water carrier and sinuous woven baskets from Tasmania.
1 Mary Bani, Torres Strait Islander collections in Australian and overseas museums, in Ilan Pasin: This is our way – Torres Strait Islander Art, Cairns Regional Art Gallery, Cairns, 1999, p.128.
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A Century of American Eating in a USDA Database
This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the USDA's rich science and research portfolio.
When the prominent food writer Marion Nestle accepted an invitation to speak at our agency to mark the centennial of USDA's data on food availability in the United States, it didn't surprise me that her remarks would focus on the problem of obesity. It's evident throughout her widely read "Food Politics" blog that she, like First Lady Michelle Obama, is particularly concerned about childhood obesity.
Marion braved a fierce New York snowstorm to be with us at the Economic Research Service on February 26 as we celebrated 100 years of data on American eating, in a product we call the Food Availability Data System. In her keynote speech at the centennial, she indicated that our food availability data are key to explaining obesity trends, referring to the data system as "one of the government's real jewels." The food availability data, housed on the ERS web site, are used by nutritionists, food scientists, public health professionals, and policy makers, among others, as a popular proxy for consumption for several hundred foods.
What we term "food availability" is essentially the per capita amount of food available for human consumption. Each year my colleagues and I add together the production and imports of individual foods, and subtract exports and farm and industrial uses of the foods, to arrive at an approximation of what Americans consume on average. For many commodities, we now have data from 1909 to 2008. And data since 1970 are also adjusted for food losses that occur at the farm level, in processing and transportation, and at the retail/restaurant and consumer levels, providing an even closer approximation of what is actually consumed. This latter data series also provides per capita calories per day for several hundred foods as well as daily per capita serving equivalents that can be combined for the different food groups and compared with Federal dietary recommendations.
The data system can tell researchers and other professionals that per capita cheese consumption, for example, has skyrocketed since the 1970s, and that carbonated soft drink consumption has seen a sharp rise since the 1940s, with a corresponding decline in milk consumption. Data users can compare diet with regular soft drink consumption. The system tracks per capita availability/consumption of vegetables over time, and users can look at numbers for the different varieties of vegetables. Users will find that just three vegetables – potatoes, tomatoes, and corn – continue to lead the pack. These are just a few examples of information that would likely be of interest to anyone concerned about obesity and diet quality.
We like to point out that this data product is the only source of long-term food availability in the country and continues to be a popular proxy for consumption. Along with my colleague Hodan Farah Wells, I invite you to visit the Food Availability Data System on the web and explore a wealth of information on a century of American eating. A new audio-visual presentation on the site demonstrates some examples of what you can do with this unique data system.
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"This is a tragic situation, not only for those who were trapped last week, but now unfortunately also for those Good Samaritans who tried to rescue them and became victims themselves," Hatch said. "I hope that rescue operations can be resumed and we find these men quickly and safely without putting anyone else at risk, but these decisions need to be made by the mining experts on the ground, not politicians."
This is the second time Hatch has visited the site of the tragedy and he has been in continual contact with MSHA leaders since the news broke. Hatch lauds the way MSHA officials are performing their responsibilities and knows they are doing everything in their power to find the miners.
"Now is the time to mourn those friends and family members we lost and pray for those who are still missing," Hatch said. "Mining is by nature a very hazardous occupation, and it's a vital one. As sad as this experience is, it's an important reminder for the rest of America about the jobs some are doing to make sure the wheels of our country keep turning."
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A week ago, I could not have imagined a scenario wherein I would cheerfully surrender both my Social Security number and comfortable footwear. But when offered a face-to-face interview with President Barack Obama, I quickly coughed up the digits and traded flip-flops for spectators.
That our conversation was to center on women's health issues made the opportunity all the more appealing, because that topic as it is being discussed in the presidential campaign and in the policy arena has staggeringly high stakes – for me personally as a woman and mother of a daughter, for each of us, male and female, and the individual rights we are assigned, and for society at large in terms of the values we espouse and embody in our laws.
So I went to Denver for a chat with the president and Denver Post columnist Dottie Lamm.
Before our interview with the president, he gave a speech to a crowd at the Auraria Event Center focusing on women's health – through preventive care, cancer screenings, and access to FDA-approved contraception – as a keystone of the Affordable Care Act. During his talk, he emphasized that health-care choices should lie in the hands of the individuals seeking and receiving that care:
"I don't think your boss should get to control the health care that you get. I don't think insurance companies should control the care that you get. I don't think politicians should control the care that you get. I think there's one person to make decisions on health care and that is you," Obama told the crowd, to much applause.
This statement is at the center of the argument around women's health care: one in which individuals' rights to all insurance coverage for forms of doctor-defined preventive care must be balanced against the religious beliefs of the companies through which insurance policies are offered.
From my perspective, this argument has a simple test: Your religious freedom ends where my skin begins. It is a bit more complex from the policy perspective, though, so I asked Obama what happens when the health care I need runs afoul of my boss's moral or religious beliefs.
"Ninety-nine percent of women at some point in their lives are using contraception, and I think that when you've got basically every woman in America needing this and it's costing them a lot of money, to allow individual employers to say, 'Maybe I feel like it, maybe I don't. Maybe I disagree for religious reasons, maybe I just have my own moral or ethical view or political opinion that says I don't want to pay for it,' To expect that we'd have to accommodate every single employer in that fashion, I think would make it very difficult to have any kind of laws across the country," Obama said.
Incidentally, he is not the only one who thinks so. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia happens to agree, as he said in a 1990 opinion: "Any society adopting such a system would be courting anarchy, but that danger increases in direct proportion to the society's diversity of religious beliefs, and its determination to coerce or suppress none of them. Precisely because 'we are a cosmopolitan nation made up of people of almost every conceivable religious preference,' (Braunfeld vs. Brown, 366 U.S., at 606), and precisely because we value and protect that religious divergence, we cannot afford the luxury of deeming presumptively invalid, as applied to the religious objector, every regulation of conduct that does not protect an interest of the highest order," Scalia wrote.
That is ultimately the crux of an argument that aims to make women's individual freedoms and rights – to access health care, which may in part be an expression of their own religious values – secondary to others' religious values if those others happen to be employers. It is offensive to me, if not dangerous – both from a gender equality perspective and one of policy-making and adherence to federal law.
Two issues arise, both of which Obama spoke to during our conversation. The first is one of pragmatics about laws in general.
"In a pluralistic society, in which we have laws that all of us have to follow, we recognize that there are going to be times where we may not agree with every law but we still carry out our obligations and our duties because that's part of being in a democracy and a civilized society and my expectation is that most employers – the overwhelming majority of employers – would recognize that," Obama said.
And when those laws are made carefully and in full consideration of the costs, benefits and values they aim to embody, as was the case with the Affordable Care Act – whose preventive care provisions were thoroughly analyzed as being effective in terms of costs and outcomes – then society and all who comprise it ultimately benefits from them.
The second matter that the argument over individual rights to health care versus institutional religious values raises is a more fundamental one.
In fact, it challenges the heart of what we value as a nation: protecting all who live here, regardless of who we happen to be.
Obama illustrated this point by referencing the Blunt Amendment – a provision narrowly defeated in the Senate that would have allowed any employer with any moral objection to birth control coverage to opt out of providing that coverage insurance packages.
"If we were to follow the logic of that approach ... an employer deciding that somehow it was appropriate to his religion to treat women differently, that that would be OK, that kind of drives a pretty big loophole through things like the equal protection clause of our Constitution or Title 7 or Title 9 or just about every civil rights law that we have," Obama said. "I can't imagine that that winds up being the test of whether a law like (the Affordable Care Act) is permissible."
I would hope not, but there are those who see things quite differently – namely Mitt Romney, who on Thursday released an ad asking: "When religious freedom is threatened, who do you want to stand with?"
For my part, it will be with those whose policies do not ask me to compromise my own religious and moral convictions – let alone my rights as a citizen and as a woman – so that someone else's can be protected. I am, however, willing to make occasional exceptions to my position on footwear, if doing so contributes to the greater good.
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Argentina claims that the islands have been part of the country since the 19th century and Britain lays claim to islands based on colonial negotiations with Spain in 1770. The 74-day war cost 649 Argentine and 255 British lives. The Reagan administration played a key role shuttling between the parties leading up to and during the war. In 2003, the Miller Center's Presidential Oral History Program conducted the "Falklands Roundtable" in conjunction with the Institute of Contemporary British History (ICBH). The Falklands Roundtable was designed to capture the recollections of key participants from the Reagan administration who were involved in the Falklands crisis. Participants included former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger; Jeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; David Gompert, a key member of Alexander Haig's mediation team who served as the Deputy to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Lawrence Eagleburger; Harry Shlaudeman, U.S. Ambassador to Argentina; Edward Streator, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Court of St. James; General Paul Gorman, who was Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time of the Falklands crisis; Admiral Thomas Hayward, the Chief of Naval Operations from 1978-1982; and Admiral Harry Train, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command and the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. The following excerpts from the "Falklands Roundtable" transcripts highlight the role of the United States in the conflict and how the conflict influenced America's reputation in the region. The Falklands War tested the "special relationship" between the United States and Great Britain, and in particular it strained the partnership of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. Although the official position of the United States was that it was "friends" with both Britain and Argentina, Secretary of Defense Weinberger commented on President Reagan's position and how his relationship with Margaret Thatcher influenced America's stance: I never had any doubts as to where the President stood. I had one or two general conversations with him about it and he was very sympathetic to Great Britain at that time. He'd made films over there; he'd visited many times. He had great admiration for Mrs. Thatcher, so I never had any doubt as to where he actually stood. I understood that he had to be publicly viewed as supporting an attempt to get some kind of a non war-like solution, but I didn't have any doubt as to where he would ultimately stand. It is correct that I responded to British requests for military assistance, very specific sort of items, as quickly as we could. This was done from the beginning when it became quite apparent that the Argentinean arms were on the move and that there was going to be an invasion and that the matter was not going to be able to be settled if you took the statements of the Argentine leaders at face value… I knew of the enormous admiration that Mr. Reagan had for Mrs. Thatcher, and the identity of views that they had on a great many subjects. I never really had any doubt that in the final analysis, in the absence of Britain accepting one of the mediation offers, that we would come down pretty solidly where we did…basically, there was a trust and a friendship, personal friendship as well as professional friendships, all the way along the line. Certainly, the admiration that President Reagan had for Mrs. Thatcher, I would have found it almost inconceivable that in the final analysis, he would not have supported Britain in this situation. Several former Reagan administration officials also commented on how the role the U.S. played in the conflict affected America's reputation in the region and its relationship with other countries in the region and throughout the world. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kirkpatrick: I believe Britain emerged from the Falklands war stronger, her reputation enhanced. The U.S. emerged from the Falklands war weakened in the hemisphere and no stronger in Europe. And that is my judgment, even today. I came away from the experience convinced that we Americans are not very good at thinking and acting coolly in support of our interests in the way that the British and the French regularly do. That is also my opinion. 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East Carbon-Lowell Guy Hersh, age 87, passed away on Oct. 12, 2012 in Price, Utah. Lowell was born on Aug. 5, 1925 in Meyersdale, Penn. to Ezra Ulyses and Laura Isabel Jensen Hersh. He married Fern Lewis on Sept. 14, 1946 in Price, Utah, their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple on June 25, 1960, and she later passed away March 31, 2005.
Guy served in the Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Guy worked his entire life in the mining industry and he was a member of the Elks Club. He loved people and spent his lifetime serving and helping others including years of service in the bishopric of the LDS Church. He also loved to hunt, fish, and travel; and his greatest joy was spending time with his family and friends. He will be greatly missed.
Guy is survived by his children: Karen H. Winnovich, Robert L. Hersh, Stanley G. Hersh, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and a brother, Ezra Ulyses "Bud" Hersh.
He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Fern, parents, and siblings.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the East Carbon LDS Chapel. A viewing will be held on Thursday prior to the service at the church from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment will be in the Emery Town Cemetery at 3 p.m. Services are in the care of Fausett Mortuary. Family and friends may sign the guest book and share memories of Guy at www.fausettmortuary.com.


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TUPELO – At least 20 of Tupelo's top teachers will be honored with a $1,000 bonus next fall.
The Association for Excellence in Education announced Wednesday it will provide $10,000 to expand the CREATE Foundation's Teachers of Distinction program.
Since 1999, that program has recognized 141 teachers and 30 assistant teachers who have improved student academic performance, inspired students, demonstrated excellence beyond required duties, shown a commitment to improving their craft or served as ambassadors for the school district.
Winning teachers receive $1,000 gifts, and assistant teachers are presented $500. AEE, which raises money to support Tupelo schools, will co-sponsor the event with CREATE.
"We think it will be a really important boost to the program," said CREATE President Mike Clayborne.
Last year, 12 teachers and two assistant teachers were named Teachers of Distinction. AEE's gift will allow at least 20 teachers and two to three assistant teachers to be chosen this year. Also, past winners now will be eligible to win again after five years. Previously, educators were only allowed to win once.
"Partnerships like these allow us to recognize our quality teachers and help us to retain them," said Tupelo Superintendent Gearl Loden.
Students, parents, teachers, administrators or community members can nominate teachers for the award. Nominations can be made online at www.createfoundation.com, and forms also are available at all Tupelo schools. Nominations are due May 31, and an outside committee chooses the winners.
AEE has long awarded grants to fund classroom projects, and last year the organization created the Achieving Excellence in Education awards, which also provided a $1,000 bonus to high-performing educators. Eighteen teachers and one principal received the initial rewards.
AEE President Brent Waldrop said the organization determined it would be better to combine that award with the Teacher of Distinction.
"We are both trying to accomplish the same goals," he said.
This year, AEE also will award $67,000 in grants to teachers. Those will be announced at the organization's annual meeting, which begins at 11:30 a.m. on April 25 at Carver Elementary School.


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Nice overview Mike. I thought a nod to Rx was an obvious omission. Rx would save you writing the boilerplate code for your Observable classes.
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Russell County Drug Court graduates three
RUSSELL COUNTY, Va. - The Department of Justice doesn't just prosecute offenders; they also invest in crime prevention like drug courts, a 12-month-long program of intensive supervision, curfews and random drug screenings.
After one year of dedication they have a clean slate and a fresh start on a new life.
The Russell County drug court had three graduates Tuesday. One of them was Timothy Hess.
Hess says the program was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it. "If anybody wants to come in this program they have to want to quit before they can make it through," he told us.
All of Hess's charges will now be dismissed to help him move forward in his drug-free life, along with two other graduates, April Martin and Jessica Stiltner.
But how does drug court work? "Drug courts give them the life skills to change, to battle that motivator of addiction and finally turn that pattern from failure to success," said U.S. Attorney Western District of Virginia Timothy Heaphy.
Heaphy has been a prosecutor for years and he says this program is very important. "You see the same people come through the system again and again because they don't fix the underlying issue," he explained.
The graduates are ready for their fresh new start and their supporters are too. "I've seen her go through a lot the past two years and she's strong. If she puts her mind to something she can do it," said Jacki Eunley, mother of one of the graduates.
An announcement was also made at Tuesday's ceremony -- United Way Virginia Highlands is contributing a $10,000 grant to help support the Russell County's drug court. Click here to learn more about that story.
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: : : I recently installed a new 3/4 hp jet pump and pressure tank to replace the very old system I had. I run off a shallow well (approx 15 ft deep). Right now the well, pump and pressure tank are located about 50-60 feet (vertically) below the house, the total distance being probably 150 feet or so away. I have set my pressure switch to 40/60 and have adjusted the pressure in my pressure tank to 38psi when empty. The pump is cuurently working properly according to that setting (on at 40psi, off at 60psi) however this doesn't supply adequate pressure to the house. At 60psi, the entire house gets water, however as the pressure drops, the upper floor loses pressure. Near the 40psi mark, there is no water flowing from the faucets on the upper floor. What can I do to correct this problem? I cannot increase the pressure at the pump as 60 psi is max. Do I need a more powerful pump? Can I move my pressure tank up the hill to my house? Any help would be appreciated
: : You lose almost a half pound of pressure per foot of vertical rise, so you by the time it climbs 60' vertically, you have lost about 30 lbs of pressure. Relocate the tank to the house. Make sure that your pump is capable of the extra vertical rise.
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Large bedrooms, most with private baths. 1st floor is wheelchair accessible. Meeting room with kitchen available. On-site catering for groups by reservation.
This motel sets away from all the rest, they also accept all major credit cards, and semi truck parking is available. Checks are not accepted.
Very nice up-to-date motel, close to everything, semi truck parking lot across the street behind steak'n'shake, all major credit cards are accepted, and checks are also accepted, but only if you have a credit card present
43 rooms, sits back-to-back with Comfort Inn, semi parking available, all major credit cards accepted, no checks please. Free cable/HBO, and free local and 1-800 calls.
The Lincoln House Hotel, one of the grandest hotels in the state, stood in Lincoln from 1854-1870. Political luminaries who crossed its threshold included Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, David Davis and Richard Oglesby.
64 bedroom newly opened hotel
This Inn features 58 rooms on two floors. It offers complimentary parking, a bar, air conditioning, and cable television. Pets are allowed. It is also home to the World's Largest Railsplitter Covered Wagon.
Unwind from your travels at the pet-friendly Econo Lodge® hotel in Lincoln, IL, located near the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival and Logan County Fair.
Family owned facility all on one level with outside entrances. Weekly and monthly rates available.
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Built over 150 years ago, this wooden stagecoach inn once stood on Middletown's square, and is rumored to have hosted Abraham Lincoln and Daniel Webster.
Be inspired by dramatic architectural details and our leather-packed northwoods lodge themed interior spaces. Located on the banks of the Sangamon River, we know you will remember this unique lodging experience!
Enjoy the environment of this local Inn. Conveniently located near New Salem State Historic Site. Just a short drive from Springfield, IL.
An 1875 Italionate home - 7 rooms with private baths, 2 rooms are suites. The house sits on 5½ acres on a hilltop that overlooks Petersburg.
The Branson House Bed & Breakfast
Enjoy your nights stay in a beautiful 1876 "Eastlake" Victorian Bed and Breakfast located in Historic Petersburg, Illinois near Lincoln's New Salem State Park. This large frame house stands at the top of what is known as "Brahm's Hill", and is located where once stood the home of Dr. and Mrs. John Allen, friends of Abraham Lincoln, who moved to Petersburg from New Salem. A two-storied square pillared porch extends to the roof line. Behind the imposing facade lie an equally imposing series of rooms. This house boasts seven marble fireplaces, four downstairs and three in upstairs bedrooms plus a magnificent wood sculptured fireplace in the main entry hallway. An elevator installed in the 1950's allows for easy access to the second floor bedrooms. Central air and heating has also been installed throughout the house.
The Loft Bed & Breakfast is a unique and relaxing retreat featuring the finest amenities in a scenic private setting. Located on 63 rolling acres between the many attractions and tourist sites in Springfield and historic Petersburg, Illinois, You'll see deer, turkey, fox and an occasional eagle from the windows or the deck. Or take a leisurely hike down to the river bluffs. You'll be surrounded by amazing peace and quiet. Enjoy this brand new and spacious B&B, complete with a large living room with leather sofa, chairs and a cozy fireplace. The kitchenette and dining areas will lend the creature comforts of home with a continental breakfast that is ready when you are. There are two sleeping areas that will accommodate six people. The solid hardwood floors add warmth and the bathroom features a custom tiled walk-in shower with a bench for relaxing. Walk outside on your private deck and enjoy a glass of wine with a spectacular second-story view of the countryside.
Conveniently located 7 miles from the downtown area at Exit 93. Kitchenettes in all rooms as well as high-speed internet access. A sports court, business center and evening reception highlight the property.
New motel just minutes away from downtown.
Fifty-six rooms all non-smoking, including 3 handicap rooms, 2 rooms with microwave and refrigerator and kitchenette. Guest laundry, free continental breakfast.
Quality Inn & Suites - Springfield
Sixty-six rooms, indoor pool and whirlpool, free deluxe continental breakfast, free cable and Showtime, business classrooms with 2 phone lines, suites with microfridge, iron w/ boards, hairdryers and coffee pots.
Courtyard by Marriott - Springfield
Located 1/2 mile south of White Oaks Mall. A unique courtyard area designed for your relaxation.
Drury Inn and Suites - Springfield
The Drury family has provided travelers like you with squeaky clean rooms, friendly service and good value for over 25 years. Family ownership makes Drury Hotels distinctly different and assures you of quality and consistency everytime you stay.
65 rooms, indoor pool and spa, complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, 24 hr. coffee and tea, elevator, in-room iron/board, copy/fax services.
Located just off I-55, approximately 10 min. downtown, adjacent to a shopping plaza and many resturaunts; complimentary breakfast bar; indoor pool, whirlpool and work-out facility; all rooms include in-room coffee-makers, hair dryers and iron with board.
Newly rennovated hotel with meeting facilities for groups uo to 200 people, outdoor pool, studio suites, free parking and scenic setting.


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A little extra perforated detailing on this classic riding boot from Latigo goes a long way! The Synthia is the perfect leather riding boot to pull over your favorite skinny denim for instant style.
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The Farm includes 23 theme gardens, a rustic shop in the barn featuring herbal gifts and supplies, picnics, hayrides and a greenhouse.
Lincoln League Souvenir and Book Shop
Books and souvenirs.
Hill Prairie Winery is nestled in the Sangamon River Valley outside of Oakford IL. near New Salem State Park where Abraham Lincoln settled in Illinois as a young man. Hill Prairie is owned and operated by the Lounsberry Family and is complete with a vineyard and beautiful views of restored Illinois Prairie. It has become a destination for festivals, weekly live music, dinner theartes, weddings and private events. The venue is usually booked a year in advance. Hill Prairie produces and bottles a wide selection of wines from dry to sweet and all in between. The tasting room and banquet facility are housed in a renovated turn of the century barn that celebrated one hundred years in 2011. There is outdoor seating under a pergola attached to the tasting room and a separate pavilion that can hold up to three hundred guests, all with a perfect view of the vineyard, prairie grasses and ponds. In short Hill Prairie is a place to relax, sit back and enjoy the views, have some fine wine or come at a time when we offer to entertain you.
Lincoln Square Shopping Center's Farmers Market. Come early for best selection! Located North of JC Penney's. Occurs June through October.
Country antiques, Yankee candles, crafts, garden accents, jewelry, TY, and Tolen garden flags.
Antiques, crafts, gifts and a bargain basement.
Nestled in the historic Robins building, on the square in Petersburg Illinois, Estep & Associates have spent 20 years bringing the past to life. Filling the former dry-goods store is everything from "Antiques to Yuletide". Among the aisles of this quaint step back in time you'll find big items, small items, personal mementos and commercial oddities. With more than a dozen additional dealers showcased, Bill & Betty guarantee an encounter not to be missed as you stroll through rustic heirlooms, collectibles, antiquities, craft projects and unlimited possibilities for discovery. Overlooking the Menard county courthouse, there's a real sense of yesteryear awaiting your adventure. Come explore our treasures and enjoy the rich texture of the town Abraham Lincoln, while living in nearby New Salem, surveyed as a young man.
Rushville Antiques and Trumpery
Antiques and trumpery. Located in Rushville, IL.
Pharmacy with Old Fashioned Ice Cream Shop. Kick back at this pharmacy/soda fountain and enjoy Green Rivers and other treats. Fountain includes old fashioned counter, stools and small ice cream tables. Closed Sundays
Main Street Trading Co & General Store
Reproduction and antique furniture and accessories. Also a large selection of antique and estate jewelry -- a store with a unique experience.
Specializing in musical instruments, sheet music and hard-to-find music accessories.
Enjoy the inspiring surroundings of Jacksonville's sewing complex. A beautiful and bright 2500 sq ft showroom is packed with all types of sewing needs, including JANOME sewing machines to try before you buy! Wonderful cabinets fill the room to give you the feel of home! The store's friendly staff will make you feel welcome. The store offers in-house sewing machine repair for most makes and models and classes for all levels of sewers in all types of sewing interest. There are always changes going on at Times Square. After looking at all the variety of things in the showroom, check out the 1250sq ft classroom, where there are several quilts from previous classes on display.
Unique locally owned shop featuring gifts, crafts, holiday decor -- and during the warmer months plants and flowers for your outdoor gardens.
Florist offering unique handmade wreaths, bouquets and arrangements. Also feature boutique items including hard to find gifts and purses.
Antiques and decor. Located in Rushville, IL.
Southeast area of the Square. Open Wednesday's from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., June through October. Free vendor set-up. Sponsored by Jacksonville Main Street.
Locally owned jewelry store with a nice selection of gifts and crystal including Waterford.
A visit to The Farm means many things to many people. Some come to find unique, hand-made, one of a kind items in our Shop. Many enjoy the beautiful Gardens to see hard-to-find plants in a landscape situation or to relax under an arbor. It is a favorite spot for wedding photos, senior pictures and family events. The Greenhouse features a variety of plants that you won't find at the big box stores. Couples and families can enjoy a relaxing weekend in The Loft B&B, with luxurious amenities, privacy and a great view of our 63 rolling acres. Groups book The Farm for hayrides, group tours, picnics and bonfires throughout the year.
Jewelry store located in Rushville, IL.
The 24+ dealers invite you to visit the South Jax Antique Mall behind Kottage Kafe on S. Main. Large variety of antiques, including depression glass, furniture, vintage jewelry, pottery, stoneware, clocks, cameras, glassware & collectibles.
Fresh flowers, silks, balloons, candy, weddings, delivery.
Floral shop and crafts.
Owned by Kevin Denney, this family name means quality. A large selection of jewelry and jewelry repair is offered in-house. Custom orders are also taken.
Gifts and jewelery. Also J.C. Penney catalog.
Items for your lawn and garden.
Located on East State Street in a historic building, this grouping of eclectic shops creates a unique shopping experience. Antiques, gifts, furniture and women's boutique and children's clothing.
Visit Primrose and Lace for primitive and country home furnishings and gifts, fashion jewelry, and purses.
Just Good Trade offers fairly traded products, information, and encouragement to participate in the Fair Trade movement by buying Fair Trade whenever possible and telling others to do the same. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Our Town Books is committed to the legacy established by Jim & Sally Nurss - making Our Town Books a comfortable place in downtown Jacksonville, Illinois, where people who like to read, to write, and to talk about books and ideas can gather. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Mission Statement
The Administrative Affairs Committee recommends plans, policies, and procedures to the College Executive Committee to ensure the proper and efficient administrative operation of the District.
1. Develops the administrative Services component of the Strategic Master Plan.
2. Prioritizes budget recommendations for the Administrative Services area.
3. Develops plans, policies and procedures for facilities planning, renovation and maintenance.
4. Develops plans, policies and procedures for the parking operation of the District
5. Develops plans, policies and procedures for the safe operation of the District.
6. Develops and reviews Board Policies and Administrative Regulations relative to the Administrative, Human Resources and Business operations of the District.
Committee composition determined by Administrative Regulation 2511, Governance Document.
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