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U2charist

THIS POST HAD SOME ERRORS I WISH TO CORRECT:

My good friend, Abbott, who is an Episcopal priest at St. Stephen's Church in Richmond, VA,  is part of a group of young people, several who are also friends of mine, presenting a U2charist on Thursday, the 21st of June. My friend Meghan was the impetus in seeing this project come to fruition here in Virginia. Her heart is to see people wanting spirituality but who want nothing to do with the church to have a positive and deep experience with the aid of the music of one of the most popular bands of all time, U2. The U2charist is part of Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation. There is a lot of mis-information out on the web and i have been educated about this from a good friend of mine who actually coined the term U2charist over at Sarah Laughed.

Here are other TRUTHFUL links on the history of the U2charist:

Episcopal Divinity School

U2charist on Wikipedia

Christianity Today

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

BBC News

U2charist Resources 

How the U2charist began

It's about time!

I am 38 and this is the FIRST time I have gotten involved in a presidential campaign. FINALLY, there is someone I believe in and trust, for the most part, that really wants to see change in Washington and listens to us, the people! IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!! I appreciate how Obama does not flip flop on issues, is candid in his views, and sees the need for both government and the people needing to be involved.

REGISTER TO VOTE!!!!!!!

Allow these words to marinate!

Barack Obama For President in '08!

On barackobama.com, Obama is quoted regarding the Iraq war:

"I don't oppose all wars. And I know that in this crowd today, there is no shortage of patriots, or of patriotism. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war."

-Barack Obama Anti-War Rally, Chicago 2002

"Before the war in Iraq ever started, Senator Obama said that it was wrong in its conception. In 2002, then Illinois State Senator Obama said Saddam Hussein posed no imminent threat to the United States and that invasion would lead to an occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. Since then, Senator Obama has laid out a plan on the way forward in Iraq that has largely been affirmed by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton.

At the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations in November 2005, Senator Obama called for: (1) a reduction in the number of U.S. troops; (2) a time frame for a phased withdrawal; (3) the Iraqi government to make progress on forming a political solution; (4) improved reconstruction efforts to restore basic services in Iraq; and (5) engaging the international community, particularly key neighboring states and Arab nations, to become more involved in Iraq. In January 2006 he traveled to Iraq and met with senior U.S. military commanders, Iraqi officials and U.S. troops in Baghdad and Fallujah.

Senator Obama introduced legislation in January 2007 to offer a responsible alternative to President Bush's failed escalation policy. The legislation commences redeployment of U.S. forces no later than May 1, 2007 with the goal of removing all combat brigades from Iraq by March 31, 2008 -- a date consistent with the bipartisan Iraq Study Group's expectations. The plan allows for a limited number of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq as basic force protection, to engage in counter-terrorism and to continue the training of Iraqi security forces. If the Iraqis are successful in meeting the 13 benchmarks for progress laid out by the Bush Administration, this plan also allows for the temporary suspension of the redeployment, provided Congress agrees that the benchmarks have been met."

VOTE OBAMA '08!