First Friday Film night at UUFC

By Debbie Boen | February 28, 2007 |

Join us as we watch An Inconvenient Truth, the Academy Award winning documentary about the future of our planet.  This event will be hosted by Beth Robinson, recently returned from Al Gore’s training on how to present this valuable information to the public. The event is free and open to the public. Feel free to bring snacks!

Friday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
3053 Highway 41A South, Clarksville
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Video: Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival ballet presents “Cinderella”

By Bill Larson | February 26, 2007 |

Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet performs its wonderful production of the Prokofiev ballet, “Cinderella,” with choreography by company director, Kenneth Von Heidecke, in this full-length video from a 2005 performance.

In addition to touring “Cinderella” and other ballets throughout the Midwest, the company presents the holiday classic, Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” in annual performances at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois; at the Rialto Theatre in Joliet, Illinois, and at Harris Theatre for Music and Dance in Chicago.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5386289460357026223

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Renowned Speaker & Instructor on Islam to Speak at Austin Peay State University.

By Terry McMoore | February 25, 2007 |

Dr. Awadh Binhazim will speak at Austin Peay State University, Tuesday February 27, 2007 from 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the McCord Building – Room – 240.

Dr. Awadh Binhazim is a leader in Nashville’s Muslim community and instructor on the subject for 12 years. Binhazim is president of Olive Tree Education; a nonprofit group in Nashville dedicated to Islamic education and outreach, and was raised in Kenya. He also taught courses on Islam at the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Nashville. «Read the rest of this article»

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Grace: a license to sin?

By David W. Shelton | February 24, 2007 |

After last week’s update for Christian Community Church of Clarksville, I was hit with quite a few irritated emails. Yes, it was expected. Quite frankly, I was hoping to get a few people riled up. After all, if we’re so comfortable in our Christian recliners while we watch our Christian TV and read our Christian magazines as we send our children to Christian schools, then I question whether we’re being the salt of the earth that Jesus called us to be. Clearly, we find it far easier to be salt in someone’s wound than anything else.

I believe God is stirring our collective nests, and that He is bringing us out of our complacency to reach a world that is sick of religious tripe. They’ve seen the big churches, the polished pews, and the fancy preachers, and they are not impressed. Christian TV is as hokey as it is self-centered in its presentation of the Gospel: “Give money to us and God will bless you!” «Read the rest of this article»

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Helen Zia

By Debbie Boen | February 22, 2007 |

On February 19th I was contacted by Helen Zia on her way here to do a story for The Women’s Media Center about the 101st soldier being prosecuted for the rape and murder of a 14 year old Iraqi girl and murder of her family. See Helen’s article at:

WMC Iraq Series Exclusive by Helen Zia http://www.womensmediacenter.com/ex/022207.html

Polly Coe and I met with Helen briefly while she was here. She is a very kind and strong person, and she repeated what a great job we are doing here in Clarksville to be connected, aware and active in civil liberties. It was very nice to have someone of such magnitude interested in us and what we are doing. I could see through her eyes that we really are on the front lines so to speak. Anything we do here is a bold new step.

Helen asked me what the group I started; the Clarksville Freethinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties is doing next. I said we are evolving into this website to be connected, informed and entertained. «Read the rest of this article»

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Invading Iran?

By Bill Larson | February 22, 2007 |

We all know the next target in George Bush’s drive to trigger the Biblical Apocalypse is to invade Iran. Never mind the fact that we still haven’t won in Afghanistan. Never mind that we are slowly but surely being driven from Iraq by sheer attrition. The British have already announced plans to remove many of their troops from combat in Iraq by the end of 2007.

So is this the next thing in military recruiting?

Faux news: They report, You decide. LOL

But seriously if Bush launches an invasion of Iran the only choice they will have is to re-institute the draft. Once again the children of the poor will be sent to fight and die for our country while the children of the rich and powerful will be given deferments or cushy appointments to the national guard which they can proceed to go awol from. Yes if your family is rich enough and has the right connections, you too can be a deserter. Just like our current commander in chief was during Vietnam.

We know about the lack of proper body armor, the fact that they are putting troops in unarmored Humvee’s, and now they are not even providing enough rifles, night vision googles, mortars, and howitzers. «Read the rest of this article»

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A Media Bill of Rights

By Bill Larson | February 20, 2007 |

An overview on the “Bill of Media Rights” as promoted and advanced by a large coalition of organizations and activists working towards a more democratic media system.

The program includes a point-by-point description of the principles inherent in it and required for a media system that is truly reflective of and responsive to the needs and interests of the public.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2416049167498839637

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“Tales From The Memory Hole” a mountain of material that exposes things that we’re not supposed to know (or that we’re supposed to forget).

By Terry McMoore | February 19, 2007 |

The memory hole, as in the phrase “Going down the memory hole,” refers to a mechanism for censorship in George Orwell’s novel, 1984.

In the novel, the memory hole is a slot into which government officials deposit politically inconvenient documents and records to be destroyed. 1984’s protagonist Winston Smith, who works in the Ministry of Truth, is routinely assigned the task of revising old newspaper articles in order to serve the propaganda interests of the government.

For example, if the government had pledged that the chocolate ration would not fall below the current 30 grams per week, but in fact the ration is reduced to 20 grams per week, the historical record (e.g. an article from a back issue of the Times newspaper) is revised to contain an announcement that a reduction to 20 grams might soon prove necessary, or that the ration has in fact gone up to 20 grams from some lower number, in a deliberate example of doublethink. The original copies of the historical record are deposited into the memory hole. «Read the rest of this article»

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Announcing the Downtown Artists Co-op Annual Gala Fundraiser

By Debbie Boen | February 18, 2007 |

Please join the Downtown Artists Co-op for their annual gala fundraiser!!!

On Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Customs House Museum
200 S. 2nd St.
Clarksville, TN

6:00 Food, beverage, silent auction
7:00 Live auction

Tickets: $15

Email Peggy Bonnington or Gail Meyer for further information, directions, tickets, etc.

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We’re sorry for being self-righteous, judgmental bastards!

By David W. Shelton | February 18, 2007 |

Good morning, and happy Sunday!

What an exciting time it is for us at Christian Community Church of Clarksville. We’ve never been more focused on our mission for Clarksville and the surrounding areas than we are right now. Sure, we’re small. That’s okay!

After all, how many people did it take to change the world? Twelve.

Yes, we’re focused. But before I start talking about our mission, I want to take a minute to apologize. I’m sorry, dear friends. I’m sorry that the church (in general, not just us) has failed to minister to so many of you who are hungry for real, genuine fellowship. I’m sorry that we’ve been hypocritical. We’re sorry for being a bunch of self-righteous, judgmental bastards. We’ve pointed fingers. We’ve gossiped. God knows that this goes on about anywhere you can imagine. «Read the rest of this article»

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