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GOP Using The NYC Mosque Issue For The Mid-Term Elections

Posted by admin on August 31, 2010
GOP Using The NYC Mosque Issue For The Mid-Term Elections

The Grand Old Party or the GOP as the Republican Party is usually known in the United States has gone on overdrive and launched an all out attack on the President Barack Hussien Obama about his comments on the building of a mosque near to Ground Zero where the twin towers once stood. The GOP has made it distinctively clear that they will use the mosque issue for its campaign for the upcoming midterm elections. The Republicans across the length Read the rest of this entry »

America is not a Christian nation in the official sense

Posted by admin on August 25, 2010
America is not a Christian nation in the official sense

A much larger proportion of Americans attend church regularly than the British, French or even the Italians. Statistics currently suggest that as many as 88 percent of Americans believe in a God, spirit of life force. This compares with similar figures for Britain, where it is estimated that only 35 percent of the population believe in a God or major life force, or a spirit. The number of self-proclaimed atheists in western European countries is substantially higher than in the Read the rest of this entry »

America is not a Christian nation in the official sense

Posted by admin on August 25, 2010
America is not a Christian nation in the official sense

A much larger proportion of Americans attend church regularly than the British, French or even the Italians. Statistics currently suggest that as many as 88 percent of Americans believe in a God, spirit of life force. This compares with similar figures for Britain, where it is estimated that only 35 percent of the population believe in a God or major life force, or a spirit. The number of self-proclaimed atheists in western European countries is substantially higher than in the Read the rest of this entry »

America is not a Christian nation in the official sense

Posted by admin on August 25, 2010
America is not a Christian nation in the official sense

A much larger proportion of Americans attend church regularly than the British, French or even the Italians. Statistics currently suggest that as many as 88 percent of Americans believe in a God, spirit of life force. This compares with similar figures for Britain, where it is estimated that only 35 percent of the population believe in a God or major life force, or a spirit. The number of self-proclaimed atheists in western European countries is substantially higher than in the Read the rest of this entry »

The Information Society and Presidential Elections

Posted by admin on August 9, 2010

Christopher May suggests that the information society provided people with ideas that it would

“Allow greater political participation by individuals, facilitated by the enlarged potential for communicaton” (C.May 2002)

Markus Prior supports the idea that the information society would have a strong affect on politics. He suggests that technological advances in the media environment directly effect politics due to the distribution of information. (M.Prior 2007) These ideas can be seen in the recent Presidential election in America. The increased use Read the rest of this entry »

George W Bush through Michael Moore’s Eyes

Posted by admin on August 6, 2010

Fahrenheit 911 is a very influential film surrounding America’s policies especially their foreign policy. The film portrays George W Bush as a confused, lazy and selfish president. Michael Moore does this through many different techniques, for example using television images of him chatting shit (I do have to say though that Mr. Moore must have someone giving him excellent hr advice given that he has SUCH a following of mindless fans). The film also follows the “Great Man Theory"that can Read the rest of this entry »