Setting Goals for 2010

A Musicians Roadmap To Setting Goals for 2010

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What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School (a bestselling book) talks about a research study that was conducted at Harvard between 1979 and 1989:

“In 1979, the MBA graduates were asked, “Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?”

Only 3 percent had clear written goals and action plans to achieve them.

Thirteen percent of the graduates had goals, but they were not in writing.

The other 84 percent had no specific goals at all.

In 1989, a decade later, the researchers again interviewed the students of that class. Surprisingly, they discovered that the 13 percent, who had goals that were not in writing, were earning on average twice as much as the 84 percent who had no goals at all.

The truly amazing finding was that the 3 percent of students, who had written, clear goals when they left Harvard, were earning over ten times as much, on average, as the other 97 percent together.

There are many other similar recorded research studies that seem to conclude with approximately the same results – that only 3 percent of people set clear, written goals and action plans for their achievement.

These people clearly achieve far more success and happiness in their lives and careers than others. Goal setting ability is the skill that separates these top performers from the rest.”
(I quoted this from an article written by John Llyod).

 

Proposition One, in Maine

Reverend George Russell writes: The following is a paper submitted to his journalism class by my son – W.R. (11th Grade), at a high school in Richmond, VA, on the biblical perspective on same-sex relationship and certain points of his personal opinion on the matter.  His journalsim teacher was committed to release his paper (after some editing) to the school newspaper, but the school principal thought the matter too controversial.

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Recently, in Maine, voters voted on proposition 1. The proposition stated: “Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?” The majority of the voters voted yes, and with that Maine repealed their law which would have allowed same-sex couples to be married. Now, in Maine, it is against the law for same-sex couples to be married. I agree with the majority of voters in Maine; same sex marriage should be outlawed. My opinion on homosexuality is deeply influenced by the words of the Bible. The Bible has many scriptures about homosexuality; it states a clear position on the topic.

To start off, in the Old Testament, in Leviticus (20:13), God is speaking to Moses and instructing him on what he should say to the children of Israel. God says the following: “If a man also lie with another man, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.” Here it is interpreted that God called for the death punishment of men who slept with other men.

In the New Testament, in Romans, sex with the same gender is also mentioned. This time it is mentioned by Paul, who was a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle. In Romans (1:26-27) Paul says “For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.” Here Paul is clearly talking about the immorality of women having sex with women and men with men. He goes on to say, in Romans (1:32), this: “Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in doing them.”

Paul goes on to say, this time in Corinthians (1^st Cor 6:9-10 (NIV)), the following: “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. “ In this passage it seems blatantly clear that the Bible says that homosexuals will not enter the Kingdom of God

It is tremendously important to realize why homosexuals will not enter the Kingdom of God. Genesis (1:27-28), states the following: “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it…” Genesis (2:22-25) lists more important information on this subject, it reads as follows: “And the rib which the Lord God had taken from man, made He a woman, and bought her unto the man. And Adam said: this is now bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken from Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed.”

God created man in his image. God is not gay; God did not create man gay. If anyone can say that God created man gay then they are saying that somehow God has some characteristics of homosexuality seeing as the Bible says “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them” Furthermore, can someone who is born male reproduce with another male, can someone who is born female reproduce with another female? No, they cannot. Seeing as, in the human race, the same sex cannot reproduce, how can homosexuals fulfill what God has demanded us to do? “Be fruitful and multiply, replenish the earth” Homosexuals cannot accomplish what God has demand us to do, they cannot reproduce therefore they cannot be fruitful and multiply, so what is the purpose of people having sexual intercourse with the same sex? I’m sure many people may have their own personal purposes, but there is no fundamental purpose. It is also written that, “when man leaves his mother and father he shall cling to his wife and become one flesh”, HIS WIFE, not another man. God created man and woman, not man and man, nor woman and woman he did this for a specific reason. The reason is obviously shown everyday: there are people and not one of them was created from a homosexual relationship.

It is true that some people are born with desires or inclinations to be attracted to the same sex. Mankind has created those problems though, not God. Adam and Eve were created in a sin-free state, but then there was the Fall of Man, when Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s commands and gave in to the temptation of Lucifer. Many people actually think the Fall of Man was just the eating of a simple fruit as it was stated, metaphorically, In the book of Genesis; the fruit was only symbolic, the Fall of Man was actually sexual immorality, as we will see from the following:

(Genesis 2:17): “But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it.” (Genesis 3:6-7): “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat And the eyes of them both were opened and they knew they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.” The “tree” that is referred to is called “The tree of knowledge” and in the Bible to ‘know’ someone is sometimes means to have sex with them. Genesis (4:1): “And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived, and bare Cain.” Sex is also referred to in the Bible as to eat, (Prob.30:20) “…an adulteress, she eats….”

Furthermore, after Adam and Eve disobey God, the Bible states: “…the eyes of them both were opened and they knew they were naked, and the sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons”. They tried to cover themselves and hide their lower parts because they knew they were wrong… What does a child do when he accidentally says something he knows is bad? In some cases he may put his hand over his mouth; he doesn’t put his hand over his belly or leg, but his mouth, the area in which the word came from. Adam and Eve do the same thing; they cover the parts in which they have sinned.

Sexual immorality caused the Fall of Man… It is a sin deeply rooted since the beginning of mankind, which, in my opinion, is why I think God is so strict on it in the Old Testament. The misuse of sexuality attacks pure love and destroys God’s plan, everything goes out of sync. (1 Cor. 6:13-20) “The body is not meant for immorality, but for the Lord…Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? … Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two shall become one flesh.” … Every other sin which a man commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you…?”

Since the Fall of Man people were born as sinners with a guilty disobedience towards God. Science has shown that homosexual traits can be inherited, but that is not God’s fault, it is because of mankind’s own immorality. Homosexuals are often subject to prevailing cultural decadence. Nevertheless, God’s grace is always sufficient to allow such individuals to embark on a liberating path leading to wholeness and fulfillment, whether they go on to marry the opposite sex or are called to a single life of celibacy. There is no temptation that cannot be overpowered. (1^st Corinthians 10:13 ) “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

In The New Testament Jesus showed a compassionate side to people who committed sexual immorality; he showed an almost reversed position from that of the Old Testament which said people who committed sexual immorality should die. (John 8:1-11) “And the scribes and the Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery…They said unto Jesus: ‘Now Moses in the law commanded us that such should be stoned: but what sayest you?’ Jesus said: “he that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone…Woman where are those accusers? Has no man condemned thee? Neither do I condemn thee go and sin no more.” The Bible further suggests that individuals that do not change their lifestyle through genuine repentance will not be received into the Kingdom of Heaven. This is confirmed in the last chapter of the Bible:

(Revelation 22:12-15) “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense, to repay every one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and every one who loves and practices falsehood.”

All of us should be able to understand the process of learning. Maybe when one was a kid and didn’t like to share; one was sometimes greedy and selfish, then, as most people come to realize: it is wrong to be that way. Many people are alcoholics, some have an unnatural tendency to be violent, and many are self-centered. Just because some one wants an alcoholic drink, wants to hit someone, or wants everything for themselves it doesn’t mean they have to go after those things. This goes the same for homosexuals. One has to differentiate between what is good and what is bad, what is proper and what is improper and strive towards doing what is proper and moral. Many people will just do what they want, even if they know it is wrong; they have the ability to do it, so they will. But, one has to have a higher purpose in life and think of themselves as holding a higher standard.

I would assume most of the voters in Maine voted on religious beliefs. I would have done the same; I would have voted “Yes” to the proposition because of the biblical views stated above.

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Discovery of the New World



By Carter Revard

The creatures that we met this morning
marveled at our green skins
and scarlet eyes.
They lack antennae
and can’t be made to grasp
your proclamation that they are
our lawful food and prey and slaves,
nor can they seem to learn
their body-space is needed to materialize
our oxygen absorbers –
which they conceive are breathing
and thinking creatures whom they implore
at first as angels or (later) as devils
when they are being snuffed out
by an absorber swelling
into their space.
Their history bled from one this morning
while we were tasting his brain
in holographic rainbows
which we assembled into quite an interesting
set of legends –
that’s all it came to, though
the colors were quite lovely before we
poured them into our time;
the blue shift bleached away
meaningless circumstance and they would not fit
any of our truth-matrices –
there was, however,
a curious visual echo in their history
of our own coming to their earth;
a certain General Sherman
had said concerning a group of them
exactly what we were saying to you
about these creatures:
it is our destiny to asterize this planet,
and they will not be asterized,
so they must be wiped out.
We need their space and oxygen
which they do not know how to use,
yet they will not give up their gas unforced,
and we feel sure,
whatever our “agreements” made this morning,
we’ll have to kill them all:
the more we cook this orbit,
the fewer next time around.
We’ve finished burning all their crops
and killed their cattle.
They’ll have to come into our pens
and then we’ll get to study
the way our heart attacks and cancers spread among them,
since they seem not immune to these.
If we didn’t have this mission it might be sad
to see such helpless creatures die,
but never fear,
the riches of this place are ours
and worth whatever pain others may have to feel.
We’ll soon have it cleared
as in fact it is already, at the poles.
Then we will be safe, and rich, and happy here forever.

— Carter Revard (b. 1931)

Carter Revard

Carter Revard, part Osage on his father’s side, was given his Osage name in 1952 in Pawhuska, the Agency town where he was born, by his grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Jump. He grew up in the Buck Creek Valley twenty miles east of Pawhuska, working in the hay and harvest fields, training greyhounds, and graduating as did his six brothers and sisters from Buck Creek School (one room, eight grades), where he and his twin sister did the janitoring in their eighth grade year. He graduated from Bartlesville College High, winning a radio quiz scholarship to the University of Tulsa, where he took a B.A. in 1952. He then took a B.A. from Oxford University with the help of a Rhodes Scholarship and support from Professor Franklin Eikenberry of the University of Tulsa, who also helped him go on to a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1959. Upon receiving his degree, Carter taught at Amherst College. Since 1961 he has taught at Washington University, St. Louis, and as a Visiting Professor at the University of Tulsa and University of Oklahoma. His scholarly work has been in medieval English literature [manuscripts, patrons, social contexts], linguistics, and American Indian literature. Two collections of his poems have been published by Point Riders Press in Oklahoma: Ponca War Dancers (1980) and Cowboys and Indians Christmas Shopping (1992). More recently, An Eagle Nation and Family Matters, Tribal Affairs have been published by the University of Arizona Press. Carter’s poems and stories have appeared in many journals and such anthologies as Talking Leaves (Dell, 1991) and New Worlds of Literature (Norton, 1989).

Among the organizations to which Carter belongs are the Modern Language Association, the American Indian Center of St. Louis, where he was a board member in 1980-81 and 1984, secretary, 1986-90, and president, 1990–, the Association for Studies in American Indian Literature, the River Styx Literary Organization, the Association of American Rhodes Scholars, the University of Tulsa Board of Visitors, the St. Louis Gourd Dancers and Phi Beta Kappa.

 

Guantanamo: Ouch !

Obama’s Failure to Close Guantánamo by January Deadline Is Disastrous

Friday 20 November 2009

by: Andy Worthington, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed

(Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: Darren Hester, rpmaxwell, Will Montague)

President Obama’s admission in China that he will miss his self-imposed deadline for the closure of Guantánamo is disastrous for the majority of the 215 men still held in the detention facility, and for those who hoped, ten months ago, that the president would move swiftly to close this bitter icon of the Bush administration’s lawless detention and interrogation policies in the “war on terror.”

Despite announcing the closure of Guantánamo on his second day in office as part of a number of executive orders rolling back the Bush administration’s executive overreach, Obama then failed to follow up with a detailed plan. He missed the opportunity to bring a number of wrongly imprisoned men to the US mainland (the Uighurs, Muslims from China whose release into the US had been ordered by a district court judge), and allowing Republican fearmongers to seize the initiative, mobilizing lawmakers (including some in Obama’s own party) to pass legislation preventing any cleared prisoner from being released into the United States….

More:  Obama’s Failure to Close Guantánamo by January Deadline Is Disastrous

 

 

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Murder at Guantanamo? The Strange Death of Mohammad Saleh al Hanashi

Friday 20 November 2009

by: Jeffrey Kaye, t r u t h o u t | Report

(Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: daliborlev, Ninja M.)

With recent news reports centering on Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that some Guantanamo detainees would be prosecuted in federal court and revamped, albeit flawed military commissions, important stories from previous months related to the prison facility continue to sink ever deeper into the swamp of our collective amnesia.

One example is the death that occurred at Guantanamo last June of Yemeni prisoner Mohammad Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al Hanashi. Al Hanashi’s death was reported as an “apparent suicide,” and about four weeks later, Mike Melia of The Associated Press reported that Yemeni officials claimed Al Hanashi died of “asphyxiation.” The article vaguely notes that self-strangulation may have been the cause of death.

While self-strangulation is rare, it is possible. However, news reports point out that the prisoner was kept under 24/7 observation (possibly on video) in the Guantanamo prison psychiatric ward. Furthermore, psychiatric patients on this ward are said to be sedated. How could this “suicide” happen? The death is being investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), which doesn’t inspire trust, as recent revelations have shown it to be capable of some extremely bad behavior on some of its investigations….

 

More:  Murder at Guantanamo? The Strange Death of Mohammad Saleh al Hanashi

 

 

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21,000 Bows

Hyung Jin Nim’s
21,000 Bows

http://vimeo.com/6705025
by iUnificationist.org

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Inherit the True Love of God

In Victory, Illumination, and Peace  {VIP}

“Happy Day Every Day” ~ “One Family Under God”

http://hyungjinmoon.iunificationist.org

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also…

Declaring Father Moon as the Messiah

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See full size image and the video sermon at:   www.hyungjinmoon.iunificationist.org     Hyung Jin Address to the Members ——- Hyung Jin Moon International President, Unification Church Sunday, September 4, 2009 ——- Brothers and sisters, it’s a pleasure to see you here in Washington. Actually I never planned to be in the States for all this time. I was actually supposed to be in Korea now. We have a lot of work to do. The temple is coming up very soon. But we were in Las Vegas at the Pal Jeong Shik ceremony, and Father all of a sudden one morning said, “You’re not going back to Korea, not on Monday.” I said, “Father, I have to get back to Korea on Monday. I have a lot of work to do.” He said, “You’re not going back, Son. You’re first going around America; you’re going to visit some cities and then you can go back.” I said, “Father, I have some things.” He said, “You go now.” I said, “Yes, Daddy!”  Read the story »

 

Photography of Mr. Seo You-Min

My favorite Seo You-Min

Korean History Teacher at CheongShim International Academy

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Charles Stepney

The Man, His Story

——-  Charles Stepney in the LA while working w/EW&F——-

His name was Charles Stepney!

http://www.charlesstepney.org/the_man.html

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Charles Stepney is amongst the most influential creators, producers and arrangers in all of modern American Music.

Stepney’s associations form a veritable Who’s Who of music. Stepney has written, arranged, produced and performed vast and varied assortments of music for Blues, Jazz and Soul greats Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James, Ramsey Lewis, Buddy Guy, the Dells, Eddie Harris, Minnie Riperton, Phil Upchurch, Rotary Connection, Terry Callier, the Emotions, Deniece Williams and Earth, Wind and Fire.

Devout students of music are so enamored with his contribution that they regularly mention Charles Stepney with the likes of Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, and Ray Charles as being considered amongst the great musical innovators of the last half-century.

Yet, in spite of his myriad of accomplishments, Charles Stepney remained a reserved, humble but proud, lifelong resident of Chicago’s South Side.

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Charles is the One — by Paris DJ

www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/loik-charles-…

Charles Stepney is still a rather obscure name, even though he’s one of the major contributors to black music’s evolution in the 60’s and 70’s. And yet if you search on the Net you can only find 2 fuzzy photographs of the Man. That’s why we thought we could, with this podcast, lay a first stone for the pyramid he rightfully deserves, the monument which us, real Soul lovers, ought to built for him.

Vibraphonist, then arranger and one genius of a producer: The Dells, Muddy Waters, Rotary Connection, Earth Wind & Fire, Deniece Williams, he is the one who discovered the angelic Minnie Ripperton and the soulful Terry Callier when he was producer for the cult chicagoan label Cadet.

Stepney is all about the orchestrations and arrangements, with their completely unique psychedelic flamboyance. Check here his version of ‘Dear Prudence’ (the Beatles) by Ramsey Lewis or the brilliant ‘Black Gold’ from Phil Upchurch. You’ll get what I’m talking about.
Thus let’s make a star of him on the same level as Axelrod and other worshipped producers from the 70’s. May the name and work of Charles Stepney spread itself on the webs out there and give inspiration to all cos Ain’t No Doubt About It:

Charles is the one!!

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Interrupted Greatness: The Charles Stepney Story

To Whom It May Concern:

I have been working on building a comprehensive website in honor of my father for some time. I am quite enthused always to hear about others who respect his art as much as we do.He was a hard worker. Please visit soon. I’d love to have a joint link with you or even create some podcasts together.

Charlene Stepney-Wright

Charlene Stepney

Charles with Daughters Eibur and Charlene (in white)

& cousins Ora, Sarah and Ruby.

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2:08–Charles Stepney unreleased segue

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More YouTube:     Some of the Music of Charles Stepney

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Charles Stepney Discography at Discogs

Charles Stepney. Profile: Composer, arranger and producer, born 1931, died 17 May 1976 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Charles Stepney and the Schillinger System

… the Emotions, Deniece Williams and Earth, Wind and Fire.

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Schillinger System – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Schillinger System of Musical Composition, named after Joseph Schillinger, is a method of musical composition based on mathematical processes.

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As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen

Foreword to autobiography of

Sun Myung Moon

March 1, 2009
Chung Pyung, South Korea

 

 

A steady spring rain fell last night, ending a winter drought. It was so nice to have had the rain, that I spent all this morning walking about in the garden. The ground had that fragrant aroma of moist earth I had missed all through the winter, and the weeping willow and cherry trees were showing signs of new spring buds. I felt I could hear the popping sounds of new life sprouting here and there around the garden. Before I knew it, my wife, who had followed me out, was picking young mugwort shoots that had managed to poke their heads up through the dry lawn. The night’s rain had turned the whole world into a fragrant spring garden.

No matter how much commotion may be in the world, when the calendar turns to March, spring is on its way. The older I become, the more it means to me, that in nature spring follows winter and brings it flowers in full bloom. What am I, that God in each season, allows flowers to bloom and the snow fall, so that I might know the joy of being alive? Love wells up from the deepest recesses of my heart, and I am overcome with emotion. I am moved to tears to think that everything of real value has been given to me freely. In my life I have circled the globe many times over in my efforts to bring about a world of peace, and yet it is here in this garden in spring, that I am able to taste real peace. Peace, too, was given to us by God, but we lost it somewhere and now we spend our lives looking for it in all the wrong places.

To bring a world of peace, I have spent my live going to the most lonely and secluded places. I met mothers in Africa who could only watch helplessly as their children died of hunger, and I met fathers in South America who lived by a river full of fish but couldn’t feed their children because they didn’t know how to fish. All I did was giving them a small amount of food, but they granted me their love in return. Intoxicated with the power of love, I cultivated virgin forests and planted seeds. I cut down trees to build a school, and I caught fish to feed hungry children. I was happy even as mosquitoes bit me all over as I fished all through the night. Even when my feet were sinking knee-deep into mud, I was happy because I could see the shadows of loneliness disappear from the faces of my neighbors.

Seeking the shortest path to a world of peace, I devoted myself to inspiring change in the political process and to changing people’s ways of thinking. I met President Gorbachev of the Soviet Union as part of my effort to bring reconciliation between communism and democracy, and I met President Kim Il Sung of North Korea for a serious discussion on how to bring peace to the Korean peninsula. I went to a United States in moral decline and played the role of a fireman responding to a call in an effort to reawaken its Puritan spirit. I dedicated myself to solving various conflicts in the world. For the sake of reconciliation between Muslims and Jews, I did not hesitate to go to Palestine at a time when terror was rampant. I have gathered thousands of Jews, Muslims and Christians together in forums for reconciliation. And I have organized peace marches. But conflict continues….

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More: Foreword to “As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen”

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Global Citizen of Peace – part 1

Global Citizen of Peace – part 2

Autobiography Sun Myung Moon – A Peace-loving

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Creating One Family Under God

Ambassadors for Peace from the Richmond area participated in the Autobiography Debut Banquet of UPF founder, Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

By George Russell

The release of As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen was celebrated at the Sheraton National Hotel, in Arlington, Virginia, on October 1st. An audience of over 1500 leaders: religious, political, academic and others, gathered for the ocassion. After becoming a bestseller in Korea, Rev. Moon’s homeland, his book is now ready to be launched in America, in English.

Rev. Moon is now ninety years old and has recently celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon. Their marriage has produced fourteen children, and of late, 43 grandchildren. In his book, he recounts the cherished moments of his youth and his calling by God to fulfill the greatest task ever; the completion of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. He recalls how as a child, he learnt about peace:

“I would often fall asleep in the hills after playing there….My father would come and hoist me on his back and carry me home. That feeling I had as he carried me down the hill – feeling completely secure and able to let my heart be completely at ease-that was peace. This is how I learnt about peace, while being carried on my father’s back.”

After being treated to a sumptuous banquet, the audience heard congratulatory remarks by several speakers and watched a video of his globe-spanning activities for world peace. He later gave a keynote speech titled: “Establishing the world of peace centered on the True Parents.”

Speaking on the Ambassadors for Peace, he said;  “They (AFPs) and the ‘Parent UN’ must stand on the frontline of the efforts to completely eliminate the walls and fortifications that currently divide and bind the earth. They will work to reinstate harmony and peace between the nations.”

*In our next meeting, we will be taking a deeper look into the views of the world’s religions on “God” (known by many other names). The unifying an elevated perspective of UPF will be presented.

DO NOT MISS OUR NEXT MEETING.

PLEASE JOIN US at the Sino American Cafe,
8701 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA — At: 2:00 p.m.
Tel: 804-200-9159 for any further details

Click Here: See UPF Videos (Bottom of Page)

 

Geoffrey Canada EdM ‘75

Harvard Shines a Spotlight on Public Service

Geoffrey Canada EdM ‘75 will be the award recipient and speaker at the Phillips Brooks House Association’s 2009 Robert Coles “Call of Service” Lecture and Award this Friday.
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About Geoffrey Canada

In his 20-plus years with Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc., Geoffrey Canada has become nationally recognized for his pioneering work helping children and families in Harlem and as a passionate advocate for education reform.

Since 1990, Mr. Canada has been the President and Chief Executive Officer for Harlem Children’s Zone, which The New York Times Magazine called “one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time.” In October 2005, Mr. Canada was named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S. News and World Report.

• NEW FEATURE: Frequently Asked Questions - answered on video by Geoffrey Canada, click here.

In 1997, the agency launched the Harlem Children’s Zone Project, which targets a specific geographic area in Central Harlem with a comprehensive range of services. The Zone Project today covers 100 blocks and aims to serve over 10,000 children by 2011.

The New York Times Magazine said the Zone Project “combines educational, social and medical services. It starts at birth and follows children to college. It meshes those services into an interlocking web, and then it drops that web over an entire neighborhood….The objective is to create a safety net woven so tightly that children in the neighborhood just can’t slip through.” …

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