Will Imperfect Catholics Return?

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Pope Francis is paving the way for divorced Catholics to return to the Roman Catholic Church, but does little to soften the church’s strict views on hot-button topics like gay marriage, abortion and contraception.

In a 256-page apostolic exhortation called “Amoris Laetitia,” Latin for “The Joy of Love,” was a two-year process that included church councils called synods, and imput from thousands of local churches where detailed questionnaires for Catholics were used to gauge their personal opinions.

Too Late For Hillary and The Donald?

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The strangest of bedfellows, Hilary and The Donald's worlds are quickly collapsing in front of their very own eyes and there's little either one of them can do now. Ted and Bernie have lots more to gain after Wisconsin.

The two damaged front runners must do well in New York to regain their momentum. Not enough to just win, he has to dominate in the polls.

Hillary’s world collapsing around her: Wisconsin, Bernie’s surge and FBI probe poised to derail White House bid http://slnm.us/W4rZyrb

Poll: Sanders opens a small national lead as Democratic divisions harden

RIP Merle Haggard

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Merle Ronald Haggard was an American country and Western songwriter, singer, guitarist, fiddler, and instrumentalist. The Country 79 year old music legend Merle Haggard died in California, according to his manager.

Merle Haggard -- Mama Tried https://youtu.be/jxQbvSjQy9A

MERLE HAGGARD-BIG CITY https://youtu.be/rscqSCxaKLo

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard - Pancho and Lefty https://youtu.be/iloyyrVt7EM

RIP: Merle Haggard, country music icon, passes away on 79th birthday http://blog.siriusxm.com/2016/04/06/rip-merle-haggard-country-music-ico…

Medical Technology

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I am undergoing a series of medical procedures, which should answer the questions my doctors have raised recently... What's up with that?

Media marvels will be allowing hospital cameras to travel down my throat and also into my intestines for inspection (I've been assured that its not going to be the same camera) these tests, along with a scheduled cat scan ( I don't care for mean cats, or dogs for that matter) are being performed to take a closer look at my digestive system. I am told the stomach is the engine of our body.

Trump's Turing Point

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America is already great. The Donald may wish to concentrate time, money and energy on making his brand great again because politically, me thinks he has managed to drag into the mud, or perhaps something worse.

Dissed corps join Stop Trump http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-influence/2016/03/dissed-cor…

What the MRI of Donald Trumps Soul Reveals | RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2016/04/05/what_the_mri_of_donald_trum…

Campus Free Expression

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About half of college students say curtailing the news media’s access to campus events in certain scenarios, such as when protesters want to be left alone 48 percent, when they believe a reporter will be biased 49 percent, and when they want to tell the story themselves on social media 44 percent, according to the findings in a a new Gallup Poll.

The survey says 75 percent of students think colleges should expose students to all types of speech and viewpoints, but a majority of students believe campus climates prevent many from saying what they believe to avoid offending others.

Make Love, Not War

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Loving humans have been fighting with each other and hurting one another for thousands of years and it has to stop. Too many humans act like savages, or is it that the life of mankind is destined to be a nasty fight?

Anthropologists have argued that organized warfare didn't come about until political hierarchies rose to power. They say war emerged after the agricultural revolution, when fat cats owned more resources than needed, and they felt it was worth fighting for.

Birth of a Nation

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US President Woodrow Wilson was a progressive Democrat who introduced liberal reforms at home, fought for democratic liberties and human rights abroad. But on race relations he was regressive, which had long been forgotten.

Despite race views, Princeton to keep President Wilson's name http://reut.rs/1q03XG4

Princeton Defies Protesters, Will Keep Woodrow Wilson http://trib.al/HFQcD59

Princeton Will Keep Woodrow Wilson's Name On School Buildings http://n.pr/1YbN46e

'Panama Papers'

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People all over the world appear to be surprised at the level of money laundering which has been going on. One case inpoint is the so called 'Panama Papers' leak.

Tax authorities begin probes into some people named in Panama Papers leak http://reut.rs/1pYPRVf via @Reuters

Worldwide, jaws drop to 'Panama Papers' leak http://usat.ly/1RThGrO via @usatoday

What you need to know about the #PanamaPapers investigation http://to.pbs.org/1Vpjxa5 via @NewsHour

BBC News - Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens http://www.bbc.com/news/world-35918844

Everyone Can't Be in A Front Row

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Life is a theater so invite your audiences carefully. Not everyone is holy enough and healthy enough to have a FRONT ROW seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a distance.

It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go, or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not-going-anywhere relationships, friendships, fellowships and family!
Everyone Can't be in Your FRONT ROW.

Observe the relationships around you. Pay attention to: Which ones lift and which ones lean?
Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?

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