Monday, August 26, 2002

THIS WEEK (8/29) ON FIRST PEOPLES TV THIS WEEK (8/29) ON FIRST PEOPLES TV - "The Peyote Road" "The Peyote Road" addresses the United States Supreme Court "Smith" decision, which denied protection of 1st Amendment religious liberty to the sacramental use of Peyote for Indigenous people, one of the oldest tribal religions in the Western Hemisphere. Examining the European tradition of religious intolerance and documenting the centuries old sacramental use of the cactus Peyote, the film explains how the "Smith" decision put religious freedom in jeopardy for all Americans. THIS WEEKS SCREENING TIMES Thu, Aug 29, 10:00 PM ET (Thu, Aug 29, 7:00 PM PT) Fri, Aug 30, 4:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 30, 1:00 AM PT) Fri, Aug 30, 10:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 30, 7:00 AM PT) Fri, Aug 30, 4:00 PM ET (Fri, Aug 30, 1:00 PM PT) TO PURCHASE A CASSETTE OF THIS PROGRAM, GO TO: http://www.kifaru.com or Call (800) 400 VIDEO FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FIRST PEOPLES TV & WORLDLINK TV: For program descriptions visit http://www.dreamcatchers.org/fptv or for program schedules visit http://www.worldlinktv.org FIRST PEOPLES TV WorldLink TV (http://www.worldlinktv.org), the first nationwide television network providing Americans with global perspectives on news, events and culture, is broadcasting a new weekly series by and about the tribal peoples of the world. "First Peoples TV" features 26 award-winning documentaries and dramas focusing on the lives of contemporary Native and Aboriginal people and the issues they face. WorldLink's programming consists of first run documentaries, foreign feature films, global news reports and eight hours of world music each day. Launched in December 1999, the channel is available in over 17 million U.S. homes via basic service on the direct-to-home satellite services DIRECTV® (Channel 375) and EchoStar's DISH Network® (Channel 9410). "First Peoples TV" is the first time a regularly scheduled TV series concerning tribal peoples will be accessible to all urban areas, including the territories of every Indigenous nation in the United States. 9:44:35 AM    comment

Stop Pat Robertson QUOTE OF THE DAY "I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth." - - Carl Sandburg RHINO HERE: Top of the Monday to you! Pat Robertson's so-called "Christian" Coalition is collapsing because Robertson sold his soul to elect Bush by trashing war hero John McCain. So now Robertson wants to get his hands on taxpayer money by getting government subsidies for church politics. This is a direct assault on religious liberty, which provides tax subsidies for churches as long as those subsidies are NOT used to influence elections. The article below explains in detail. I urge you to call your Senators and Representatives (202-224-3121) and tell them to OPPOSE Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition Tax Subsidy Bill, also known as Walter Jones' HR 2357. 8:57:06 AM    comment

CHURCH ELECTIONEERING BILL SET FOR VOTE IN U.S. HOUSE A bill that would allow houses of worship to engage in partisan politicking will face a vote in the House of Representatives in early September, observers in Washington say. Rep. Walter B. Jones' "Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act" (H.R. 2357) was drafted by attorneys with TV preacher Pat Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice and is being aggressively pushed by numerous Religious Right organizations. The measure would change the Internal Revenue Code to allow houses of worship to use personnel and resources to endorse or oppose candidates for public office. Federal tax law currently forbids non-profit groups, including houses of worship, from intervening in partisan campaigns if they are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. The Jones bill would lift that regulation -- but only for houses of worship. Religious Right groups are eager to get rid of the provision so they can draft churches as cogs in their political machines... SEE THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT: http://www.au.org/press/pr080702.htm Reprinted under the Fair Use doctrine of international copyright law ( http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html ). All copyrights belong to original publisher. "RHINO'S NEWS BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. Feedback is encouraged and can be emailed to him at: rhino@kifaru.com RHINO'S WEB SITES: http://radio.weblogs.com/0103207 (RHINO'S NEWS WEBLOG - PRESENT & PAST) http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) Tell a friend about this weblog, or if you know someone who'd like to join the Rhino's News Blog mailing list, drop a line to rhino@kifaru.com. 8:52:38 AM    comment

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