Tag Archives: Salvation

At last a reasoned response in the Statues issue…

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Brother Jonah

It’s a little bit flawed but it works. Robert E Lee could have made a few statements for Abolition and since he was wildly popular in the south it might have stopped the secessionists in their tracks. So I have … Continue reading →

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Occupy v. Martinez (Plaza Protest Ban) 2016 US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision AFFIRMING Prelim Injunction

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Eric Verlo

Yesterday I published the federal judge’s order to grant the 2015 preliminary injunction against the Lindsey Flanigan Courthouse. Since that time the city motioned to dismiss, there were show cause hearings, and depositions, and an appeal to the 10th Circuit … Continue reading →

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What Does Democracy Look Like? Not likely the Old Testament Thank You

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Eric Verlo

I attended Occupy Denver’s forum “What Does Democracy Look Like?” this weekend to hear activist scholars of considerable repute throw in their two cents. The first day was a splendid gathering, except where a curated discussion of intentional community lapsed … Continue reading →

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Should homeless camping ban apply to Occupy Colorado Springs protest? Homelessness is often also protest.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Eric Verlo

COLORADO SPRINGS- Activist Steve Bass was arrested last night for overstaying his welcome in the city’s Acacia Park, violating the ordinance against pitching a tent in a public park. While the city is asserting that the anti-homeless no-camping ordinance ban … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News | Tagged Acacia Park, Army, Arrest, Assembly, Camping, Camping ban, Camping ordinance, CIA, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Condi, Courts, Disease, EPA, Food, Free Speech, Homeless, Homeless Camping, homelessness, Human Beings, IFES, Latin, negotiations, Nero, NSA, Occupiers, Occupy, Occupy Colorado Springs, ordinance, population, Protest, Race, Salvation, Salvation Army, soup kitchen, Steve Bass, U.S. | Leave a comment

You get your weather forecast at the grocery store DUH!

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Brother Jonah

My Grandpa, 27 year veteran of the Army, was also a staunch Democrat mostly because of Roosevelt and his emergency actions to stop the Depression from destroying America. As bad as it was, it could have gone worse. I know … Continue reading →

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To be or to be somewhere else

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Steve Bass

An attempt to address a few issues presented here in as brief a fashion possible: Re: “Occupy Colorado Springs hits legal wall.” Regardless of the opinions of any observer or participant in any protests currently under way here or across … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News | Tagged Acacia Park, Army, Arrest, Art, Bill of Rights, BSE, Camping, Camping ordinance, CIA, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Condi, Constitution, Courts, Disease, EPA, Fashion, Food, History, Homeless, homelessness, Human Beings, IFES, IRS, liberty, Love, Nero, NSA, Occupiers, Occupy, Occupy Colorado Springs, occupywallstreet, ordinance, ordinances, police, population, Protest, protests, Race, reason, Rights, Salvation, Salvation Army, Trump, U.S. | Leave a comment

The shocking part about the AI PACkers… Listen up, Lamborn fans…

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Brother Jonah

It’s not the blatant anti-Semitism involved in wanting to set Israel up as a target for near-total destruction, it’s not their arrogance in making money supplying the means, the money, weapons, propaganda, anti-social gospel of indifference, answering the question of … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged AA, Abraham, Absolut, actions, Adultery, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Anti-Semitism, arks, ARN, arrogance, Art, Belief, Bible, Cain, Christ, Christian, Christianity, CIA, Condi, Corporate Warfare, Corporate Welfare, Crime, David, Disaster, Esau, Evil, faith, Famine, Genes, God, Heritage, Humanity, Idolatrous worship of money, Indoctrination, Isaac, Isaiah, Ishmael, Islam, Israel, Jacob, Jesus, Jew, Jewish, Jewish State, Judah, Judaism, Lamborn, liberal, Liberalism, mass murder, Mines, Money, Murder, Natural, Orphans, Pagan, prayer, Propaganda, prophecy, Race, Salvation, Slavery, Stupid, Target, The Book of Jonah, Tribe, War, warmonger, warmongering | 1 Comment

Emma Goldman on Direct Action

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Eric Verlo

Yes it was Emma Goldman who said “If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.” It was no mere quip. The turn of the last century activist was a fierce advocate of every social reform and was ultimately exiled to … Continue reading →

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“Warrior” drops peacekeeping pretense

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Eric Verlo

COLO. SPRINGS- Just down the street, all week, the Olympic Training Center hosts the Warrior Games, a Special Olympics for wounded vets. And there it is. Not injured peace- keepers, not disabled freedom-bringers, not usurpers of foreign lives and liberty … Continue reading →

Posted in Info Virus | Tagged Afghanistan, Antiwar, Art, Basketball, CIA, Colorado, Community, Community Service, Death, Defense, Department, Department of Defense, Disabled, EPA, freedom, Games, Governor, Halls, IRA, Iraq, Killers, Killing, liberty, Mercenaries, Olympics, Pagan, Peace, peacekeeping, Propaganda, Respect, Salvation, Science, slogans, Soul, Support the Troops, TB, troops, Trump, Veterans, Vets, War, Warrior Games, Wheelchair, Wounded, Wounded Warrior | 3 Comments

Would you believe Fortune 500 corps & “Bat Gangs?” Yeah, that’s the ticket.

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Eric Verlo

From the same mouth that told reporters the ludicrous tale that scouts from two Fortune 500 companies told a local realtor (let’s leave her unnamed, shall we) they rejected locating in Colorado Springs on account of the city’s homeless camps … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News | Tagged Army, Baseball, Borat, camps, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Crime, email, EWO, Fire, fires, Gangs, Gazette, Homeless, Hospital, Iago, KKK, Mail, memorial, Memorial Hospital, Murder, Rally, Rap, Salvation, Salvation Army, Scouts, Shelter, Teens, terror, The Gazette, Transit, trial, Tribute, Website, youth | 27 Comments

Can art rehabilitate a parking meter?

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Eric Verlo

It’s become another art medium in itself. Like oil, watercolor, and macaroni sprayed gold, we now have painted industrial objects. I’ve seen fiberglass cows, pigs, and elk cast to provide uniform canvases for ensemble-scale kitsch. Colorado Springs is probably not … Continue reading →

Posted in Sight-Bites | Tagged AIDS, artist, Charity, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Department, enforcement, EPA, Flag, Fun, Gold, Homeless, Humor, Hunting, Insurgency, Investment, IRS, Islam, Kitsch, Latin, Liability, Mercenaries, Muslim, nothing, OAS, Opera, Parking Meters, pigs, PLO, prison, proof, Rap, rapist, Retirement, Salvation, Sculpture, soldier, Soldiers, Sport, Surge, Tax, transportation, trial, Water, Western, Wireless | Leave a comment

Three meals away from revolution

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Eric Verlo

The phrase is oft quoted, but no one knows who originated it –or, even if it’s true. It could just be an old pharah’s wives tale. But Obama buys it: from the people who brought you hope.gov we’ve now come … Continue reading →

Posted in Info Virus | Tagged AA, AIG, America, American, Americans, anarchy, ARN, Art, BBC, Books, Bush, Cameron, Campaign, children, Civilization, climate, comedy, Corn, Crisis, Department, Department of Homeland Security, DIA, Disaster, Earth, EPA, Evolution, Family, Fire, Food, food supply, Games, George, George W, George W Bush, Gorilla, guilt, Homeland, homeland Security, Inequity, Insurance, Interest, internet, IRS, ISIS, King Corn, liberty, Map, Maps, medications, Medicine, Natural, NFL, NOAA, Obama, Origin, Orwell, Pestilence, Pies, Plastic, Popular Culture, Pot, POW, power, proof, Quotes, Radio, Recall, Revolution, Romans, Russia, Salvation, sanitation, Savage, Science, Science Fiction, Security, Semantics, Shelter, shoe, Shoes, soldier, terror, terrorist, terrorist attacks, Totalitarian, Travel, U.S., utilities, War, Water, weather, Website, White, White House | 42 Comments

Barack Obama is your president

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Eric Verlo

COLORADO SPRINGS- The superintendent of District 12 schools announced Friday that Barack Obama’s address to schoolchildren on Tuesday will not be shown in his district’s schools. I’m no defender of this president, but I have to ask, what possible rationale … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged 2004, AA, AIG, ARN, Art, Barack Obama, Bigots, Birth Certificate, Birthers, Bush, Business, Cain, Campaign, charter schools, children, cocaine, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Compassion, Congress, courage, CSAP, Cult, Culture, Democracy, Democrats, District 12 Schools, Doug Lamborn, Economy, Ed Bircham, Education, Election, elections, EPA, Extremists, Gay, George, George Bush, George W, George W Bush, Health, health care, Health care reform, Higher Education, Intel, James Tucker, Kings, KVOR, Lamborn, leadership, Left, Military, NAACP, No Child Left Behind, nothing, Obama, Passion, President, President Bush, President Obama, Privatization, Protest, public schools, Racism, Rap, Recruiters, reform, Respect, Salvation, School, Schools, standardized tests, students, Teabag, Teabaggers, teachers, Teens, The Nation, War, White, Working, youth | 1 Comment

The antiwar message directed to whom?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Eric Verlo

Cindy Sheehan may be glamping again. This time it’s Martha’s Vineyard, where Sheehan is prepared to lay siege to another presidential vacation. Which certainly highlights what’s become undeniable about Barack Obama. He heralds no change. And I’m not prepared to … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged America, American, American People, Antiwar, Art, Barack Obama, brutality, Bush, Cindy Sheehan, Colorado Springs, Crime, Dance, EPA, George W. Bush, GIs, Horror, Manslaughter, Militarism, Military, Murder, Obama, Peace, Peace Corps, Peace Symbol, peacekeepers, Petition, POW, power, President, Rap, reason, Salvation, Slaughter, soldier, Soldiers, Support the Troops, support the war, troops, vacation, War, War Crime, War Crimes, War Machine, world peace | Leave a comment

The Spirit of Revolt

Posted on August 5, 2009 by NMT

There are periods in the life of human society when revolution becomes an imperative necessity, when it proclaims itself as inevitable. New ideas germinate everywhere, seeking to force their way into the light, to find an application in life. These … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged actions, ALF, anarchy, Art, Axe, Bling, BSE, camps, Chaos, CIA, concessions, Conquest, Constitution, courage, Courts, cowardice, Crime, Crisis, Cult, Death, demonstration, demonstrations, Energy, Evolution, FERA, Finance, FLAME, Fun, Genes, GIs, Government, Hatred, Heroism, historian, History, humanitarian, Humanity, Humor, Injustice, Insecurity, integrity, Interest, IOC, ISIS, Justice, Leisure, March, Masses, Mining, Morality, Neglect, Nero, NFL, nothing, Pagan, Panic, PLO, police, Pot, Poverty, Prejudice, prison, Propaganda, Protest, Pyotr Kropotkin, Rally, Rap, reason, rebellion, rebels, reform, Repression, Resist, Resistance, Revolution, Rights, ruling class, Sacrifice, Safety, Salvation, Savage, Scandal, scandals, Science, Security, Soul, study, Tax, Taxes, The The, traditions, Transit, Uprising, Uprisings, USA, War, Wealth, Workers, Working | Leave a comment

Zionism’s unholy alliance

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Marie Walden

Tonight is Colorado Springs’ first annual A Night to Honor Israel, an event put on by the local chapter of Christians United for Israel. On the face of it — at least on the flyer for it — the gathering … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged 9/11, Abortion, America, American, Apocalypse, Arabs, Armageddon, Art, Christ, Christian, Christian community, Christian Zionists, Christians, Christians United For Israel, CIA, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Community, Condi, Cult, Culture, Earth, Falwell, Family, Final Solution, Gaza, God, Government, Homeland, IRA, Iran, IRS, Islam, Israel, Israeli government, Jerry Falwell, Jerusalem, Jew, Jewish, Jews, John Hagee, Love, Middle East, Military, Night to Honor Israel, Oral Majority, Palestine, Patriots, Peace, Race, Respect, Riots, Safety, Salvation, Second Coming, Strike, U.S., USA, War, warmonger, West Bank, Zionism, Zionists | Leave a comment

Kinky Country Rob, I’m broadcasting to you from Wheeling, West Virginia!

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Tony Logan

Is your soul saved? Do you take Texas Country Music to be your rightful, lawful bride? Kinky Country Rob, I’m broadcasting to you from out in Wheeling, West Virginia. You know that you are a sinner, so why not repent … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged country music, Country Shufflemania, Devil, Evil, Fire, FLAME, Ford, God, Kinky Country Rob, liberal, Love, Music, Salvation, Soul, Texas, Torture Victims, Travel, Truth, Virginia, War, Water, West Virginia, Wheeling West Virginia | Leave a comment

No suspect in Wasilla church arson….

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Brother Jonah

BUT The right wing hate machine is screaming still, that it must have been a gay terrorist attack. Hmmmm… since the people inside the church were, by all accounts, a gay discussion and therapy group, per-maybe the attack was done … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged actions, AIG, Alaska, Animal, Arson, ATF, Campaign, DumFOX, Fire, Gay, Gays, Headlines, Journalist, KLA, Klan, Money, Newspapers, Palin, Rap, Right Wing, Salvation, Sarah Palin, Snow, terror, terrorist, terrorists, War, Wasilla, Waste, Water, Winter | 1 Comment

America’s Biblical fairy tale- The President’s caring capitalism

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Tony Logan

It’s that time of year again, where fairy tales abound. Ho-Ho-Ho! America’s fairy fairytale of Biblical proportions is the one about the President guiding a caring capitalism forward to the little American kids. On, Dancer! On, Torturer! On, Sniper! … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged America, American, American Flag, Capital, Capitalism, children, Christ, Christian, Christian America, Christmas, Craft, Dance, Democracy, Fairy Tales, faith, Flag, Forward, freedom, God, Horror, Interrogation, IRS, liberty, Moses, Myth, POW, power, President, Rap, Salvation, soldier, Soldiers, Soul, torturer, Tribe, War | Leave a comment

Salvation Army lives off government funding and pushes crazy religion too

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Tony Logan

The Salvation Army has steadfastly promoted itself as being a rather saintly organization and is out there every Christmas asking for your donations. Did you know that you already donate to them? That’s right! The Salvation Army, a religious charity, … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged Army, Art, Axe, Buck, Canada, Charity, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Christians, Christmas, Church and State, CIA, Corporate, Corporation, corporations, crazy religion, discrimination in hiring by Salvation Army, EPA, Far Right, Fun, Gay, Government, government funding, Homeless, Lobbyists, Marriage, Money, MSN, MSNBC, population, Prejudice, Religion, Right Wing, Salvation, Salvation Army, Shelter, Spanish, Tax, Taxes, US government | 8 Comments

Goodbye War Drum Major George

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Eric Verlo

This is not about Freedom of Speech. No one is entitled to disrupt the speech of others for the sake of his own. What you are doing is simply interference jamming. That’s not protected speech. You’re not interested in discussion, only keeping your opponent covered. Go find your own soapbox. Continue reading →

Posted in Policy | Tagged agreement, America, American, American imperialism, Antiwar, Army, ARN, Art, Atomic, BIA, BOA, Cambodia, character, Colorado Springs, Community, Corn, DIA, faith, Fire, freedom, Freedom of Speech, George, God, Greece, guilt, History, Imperial, Imperialism, Interest, IRS, Kip, Lesbian, Lesbos, Love, Military, Not My Tribe, NSA, Origin, Peace, Peace Community, Petition, Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission, PPJPC, Protest, Race, RAW, reason, Salvation, Science, Sessions, Shell, Soa, spam, Texas, Thinking, Tribe, Tribute, Turkey, Veterans, Vietnam, Vote, War, Website, Writing | 13 Comments

Roller derby nostalgia for a lifestyle?

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Eric Verlo

I enjoyed the buzz over the past decade as the Pikes Peak Derby Dames built their DIY franchise, as if a regional roller derby team had simply been an oversight of misplaced heritage. It didn’t occur to me to wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged Army, Cartoon, CIA, City Auditorium, courage, DIA, Environment, Gangs, Gender, Health, Heritage, IFES, Interest, Levis, Local Events, Murder, Pikes Peak, POW, power, Radio, Rap, Salvation, Salvation Army, School, Schools, Sport, Television, Violence, Wrestling, WWF | Leave a comment

Stealing Muslim women from terrorists

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Eric Verlo

Greg Mortenson, author of THREE CUPS OF TEA, thinks that building secular schools for girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan will not upset their Islamic communities and not incite further religious war and terrorism. Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged Absolut, Afghanistan, Allah, Arabia, Art, Belief, BIA, Capital, Capitalism, Chaos, children, CIA, Colorado, Colorado Springs, combat, Corporation, corporations, Dance, Defense, Department, Education, EPA, exploitation, Forward, Free Trade, Fun, Globalization, Greg Mortenson, Health, Hearts and Minds, Homeland, homeland Security, Insurgency, Intel, Intelligence, Islam, Koran, liberal, Medical, Middle Class, Military, Moon, Muslim, Muslims, Neocons, Pakistan, Pax Americana, Pentagon, PLO, Poor PEOPLE, Religion, Rights, Salvation, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, School, Schools, Security, soldier, Soldiers, Stealing, Steve Recca, Surge, TB, Technology, terror, Terrorism, terrorist, terrorists, Tet, The West, Three Cups of Tea, UCCS, War, war making, Western, White, wife, women's rights | 6 Comments

We have met the neighbor and he is us

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Eric Verlo

I love Spongebob Squarepants. The show and the person. I revere his inimitable optimism. Patrick I find likewise adorable for his straightforward ineptitude. Squidward would be the foil obviously, a sort of puritan Malevolio ill-joy, a neighbor like Mr. Wilson … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Notes | Tagged Addiction, AIG, ARN, Bling, character, EPA, Forward, Love, Optimism, PLO, Popular Culture, Prejudice, Salvation, Spongebob, SpongeBob Squarepants, Squidward, Television, War, Wilson | Leave a comment

Ghosts of Thanksgiving Past

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Marie Walden

I was obsessed with Bernadette Soubirous when I was a Catholic schoolgirl. You’ll recall, or perhaps you won’t, that the Mother of God appeared to Bernadette at Lourdes in 1858. Or so Bernadette claimed. Filled with unbelief and not wishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Notes, Perspective | Tagged ALF, ARN, Art, Bear, Belief, Bible, BSE, Catholic, Christ, Corn, delay, Earth, Easter, faith, Fashion, Flag, Flags, Food, freedom, Fun, Gender, ghosts, God, Gold, Golden, Growth, Headlines, Heaven, Holidays, Holy Bible, ignorance, Intel, Jesus, Liberation, Love, MAGA, Masses, Meat, Money, Natural, Nature, Opera, Peace, Playboy, Pope, POW, power, prayer, RAW, reality, Recall, Religion, Rock, Rove, Salvation, Satan, School, Soul, Sport, study, Thanksgiving, The Pope, Tribe, Truth, uniforms, Voice, War, Waste, White, Writing, youth | 6 Comments