Topic: Movies

First Friday Film

By Debbie Boen | April 5, 2007 |

Join us as we watch “Transamerica”, the Academy Award nominated film about a modern American family on Friday, April 6th at 7:00 p.m.

 “Felicity Huffman plays Bree Osbourne, a conservative transsexual woman, who learns she is the parent of a long-lost 17-year old son.  The wheels of fortune take Bree and son on a cross-country adventure… that will change both of their lives”

Admission is free and bring a snack to share if you wish

The movie will be showed at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship located at 3053 Highway 41A South in Clarksville, Tn

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Video: The Average American

By Bill Larson | September 11, 2006 |

This documentary interviews approximately 100 Americans selected in a totally random manner. The topics discussed include religion, politics, race relations, our government, and what it means to be an American in general. Are your views mainstream? Do you find yourself in agreement with the average American? Take a few minutes to find out! «Read the rest of this article»

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Jon Stewart and the American Media

By Bill Larson | August 30, 2006 |

Back in 2004 Jon Stewart appeared on the CNN show Crossfire with Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson to promote his Book “America: A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction”. During his interview he issued a scathing indictment of the press and media in this country and thier dumbing down of the public discourse.

You can sometimes say things in jest, that you never would be able to say outright.

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What’s normal?

By David W. Shelton | August 2, 2006 |

Normal.

But outside-the-norm characters are a huge sell for movies. Aren’t they? Not so sure? Well, let’s just look at some of our biggest blockbusters: «Read the rest of this article»

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Federal Income Tax, is it a Fraud?

By Blayne Clements | July 16, 2006 |

A few years back, I read an interesting book, “The Creature from Jekyll Island” by G. Edward Griffin. It is a book that reads like an investigative novel, about the history of federal or nationalized banking systems that have been tried in the United States. It argues that the federal income tax is not needed because of the hidden ‘tax’ of inflation through manipulating the currency production.

I also read a book about Andrew Jackson and his campaign to end the national banking system at the time (he succeeded actually). I suppose for a while there it was the flavor of the month in my reading. «Read the rest of this article»

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