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Page A4 December 8, 2004 íl!r JJortlanb © bserucr C A N N O N 'S - = = RIB EXPRESS Opinion articles do not necessarily reflect or represent the views o f The Portland Observer O pinion (FORMERLYCHUCK HINTON’S) VJH é W frC o ft& ro Catering & Take-Out ¿’RePÍBftiTY oF A ZLZCT ve I ÜO £=R ü RT SÄOÜU) Be SPARED O ur S pecialty : R eal H ickory S moked B ar -B-Q BECAUSE. NoT EVEÑ THE APVEA OF THE SHADOW o F A DOUBT V ltU - ” 0 7 • Sandwiches • Salads • Chicken • Pork Ribs • Beef Ribs Sunday M onday Tuesday Wed-Thurs. Fri. & Sat. 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Benefits of New Government Reverse Mortgage Program: • No mortgage payments • Tax-free money • You own your home • Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid not affected • No income or credit qualifications • Use $ any way you choose Criticaî social issues are framed by our faith by Brioche French Toast Public Notice We Must Talk about Moral Values Call me TODA. Y for more information or seminar dates. FREE recorded Hotline: l-(888) 208-7945 ext. 84 B ernicf . P owell J ackson Some o f us who consider our se lv e s to be lib e ra ls or progressives have been just too quiet in the conversation about moral values. I happen to agree with them — we need to talk about moral val ues and we must talk about how our faith in forms who we are and what we say and do. 1 believe that those o f us who are Christians must take back Jesus and those of us who are people o f faith must take back our ability to frame our positions on critical social issues in the context o f our faith. The Jesus I am talking about is the one who turned over the tables o f the moneychangers right inside the temple. The Jesus I am talking about said at the beginning of his ministry, “The Spirit o f the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.” The Jesus I am talking about said, “Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God.” Web site: www.theReverseMortgageQueen.info Email: Carolyn Corthell, MSW quickloan @ hotmail .com Reverse Mortgage Specialist M athis Federal enforcement of civil rights laws have dropped sharply even as the level o f complaints increased. According to a study by Syracuse Uni versity, the Justice De partment recommended It is this Jesus, and the God who requires us to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with ourG od, who informs my positions on tax cuts for the wealthy in a nation where one in every five children lives in poverty. It is this God who makes me ask what is wrong with us when tens o f thousands'of people die every day from starvation and the United Nations estimates that $ 13 billion allocated above cur Bernice Powell Jackson is executive minis ter fo r Justice and Witness Ministries o f the United Church o f Christ. prosecution in one-third less cases than it did five years ago. While the University did not site any conclu sive reasons for the drop in prosecution, one must look to the major differ ence in A m erica since 1999: the administration and poli cies o f George W. Bush. The drop in prosecutions has nothing to do with an improvement in racial relations. On the contrary, an FBI report stated that racial preju dice (usually directed towards Af rican Americans) was the primary motivating factor in more than half COME ONE COME ALL YOUTH ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE!! SPINAICOLUMN Youth Anti Gang - Outreach Ministry An ongoing senes of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession Part 27. Chiropractic VS Migraines: Saying goodbye to the most menacing of headaches Can anything be done for T h a t’s one co m m en t I ’ll n ev er migraines? I’ve had them fo rg et! T he sto ry had a h ap p y , : last 20 years and I sincerely but is n 't it sad th at it had such can’t take it much longer. an u n fo rtu n a te b eg in n in g . So : I had a patient once ask the m any su ffe r fo r so long w ith samequestion. Her concern. th e ir pain. T hey lite ra lly w aste how ever, w as th a t C h iro p rac - y ea rs o f th e ir liv es, w aitin g , tic m ight hurt. A fter becom ing th in k in g that it is ju s t a tem p o - a p atien t, she b eg an to m ake rary co n d itio n . L ife its e lf is a pro g ress. S low ly but surely tem p o rary co n d itio n . W e are all the n au seatin g e ffe c ts o f the m igraine w ere leaving her. One day, relax ed and w ith o u t pain, 2124 N.E. Hancock Street, she said to m e “I c a n ’t b eliev e that I w aited 20 y ea rs for th is !’’ A moral values o f a pre-emptive strike war which we now know was based on half-truths at best and lies at worst. THE Dr Billy R. Flowers 9- X / want to talk about the rent spending levels would mean that everyone in the world (including Americans) would have basic food and health care. At the same time, Americans and Europeans spend $ 17 billion on food for their pets every year. I do want to talk about moral values. I want to talk about the moral values o f a pre-emptive strike war which we now know was based on half-truths at best and lies at worst. I want to talk about the more than 1 ,(XX) Americans who have been killed in that war, and the 10,000 who have come back home injured, and the tens o f thou sands who will return with significant mental conditions. I want to talk about the tens o f thousands of Iraqi women and children — civil ians all — who have been killed since the beginning of this war. I do want to talk about integrity and truth and honesty and fairness. I do want to talk about democracy and freedom and justice for all. Moral values is about how we live life to gether in the 21st century, understanding that as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” Bush’s Failing Record on Civil Rights by J udge G reg For more information on this exciting new government program, call me directly at: TOLL-FREE: l-(877> 723-3828 ext. 116 The Jesus I am talking about said, “You have heard it said you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."The Jesus I am talking about neversaid one word about homosexuality. The Jesus I am talking about ate with the sinners, the outcasts and the tax collectors. He drew to himself those who were marginalized by those in the faith — the women, the children, the lepers, the unclean. here fo r o n ly a w h ile. W hy w aste on e p rec io u s m om ent, let alo n e y ea rs su ffe rin g n ee d le s s ly ? F in d y o u r fre e d o m th ro u g h g o o d h ealth N O W ... n atu ra lly . F ind y o u r freed o m th ro u g h C h i r o p r a c tic ...a n d m ake each day co u n t. Is n ’t it tim e you ste p p ed up to safe, e ffe c tiv e C h iro p ra c tic ? Flowers' Chiropractic Office Portland, Oregon 97212 Phone: (503) 287-5504 Presents'. 5th Annual No More Violence Can ’t we all, just get along? Featuring: A Moment of Silence For All Youth When: Sunday Dec. 12 Where: Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church 4009 N. Missouri Avenue Time: 3:30 PM Spoken Word: Rev. Johnasen L. Pack Director: Rev. Charles E. McCleoud Pastor: Johnny Pack IV Pastor Where is the love? o f 2OO3’s 7,400 (reported) hate crimes. A key reason for the decline in civil rights law enforcement is the burgeoning climate of hate and fear that has permeated the country for the past four years. 1 find it suspect that as G eorge W. Bush sought the African-American vote, African- American victims o f racially m oti vated hate crimes and civil rights violations have faced increased suffering. W hen hate crim e reports in crease and the first line method of dealing with them decreases, there's a problem. Beyond the problem, however, lies a com ing crisis. The Justice Department was not founded to be selective in what it prosecutes. It is there to act as the nations’ police force. It is the stopgap measure that protects citizens against crim e, oppression and societal wrong. When the Justice Department fails or refuses to do its job, citizens become disenfranchised, crime in creases and the system fails. A system that chooses to fail some o f us. fails all o f us. The questi< m now becomes what isG eorge W. Bush and his new A t torney G eneral going to c h o o se to do:fixthepn4ilcm<rcontinueu>fail? Judfte Greg Mathis is chairman o f the Rainbow PUSH-Excel Board and a national hoard member o f the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
