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What us up with these mines companies taking over. In the Bradshaws near Prescott a company th as t does strip mining has bought two mines and ended phase one and next will be deforestation of t g e mount Tittle mountain and Tgd old senatorial. Jts for gold abd silver if any. Whats not okay they dumped yellow goop maybe chemical in tge Hassayampa river which other r r city's rely on. Also are endangered owls spotted ones there. There us a big cabin and home community that exists uo there and thus company Paradise mines u Has trespassed on private land as well. It ud a company from China. Some people and selling already and the mines Wil add 800 acres. Thus Forrest was bigged but Sumner forest fires Hage made t g em smaller. Thus min company will strip tge Lan of 809 acres how wrong. Wh as t is up with these people and our Governor needs to spdo something to stop this damaging mining.
That oak flat c will be part of a crater as s in will collapse from midnight and not exist I these people of thus town need to stop thus mining or they won't have s c as town. No monrpey us as important as x people and there g as s to be otger options for them t o keep the town going instead of letting it be destroyed s centually.
Not okay. Thus us sad. Money ux tf s root of all evil especially green. Whats mor we important money or protecting the land, an I nald and peopkes rights to keep their sacred lands from being ruined as s in totally.
You know that Resolution Copper is run by Rio Tinto.....((((The Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto has a history of environmental damage, including: Contaminated waterways and lakes Communities near Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Madagascar have reported uranium and lead levels in their water that are 52 and 40 times higher than the World Health Organization's safe drinking water standards. Destruction of cultural heritage sites Rio Tinto destroyed a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal cave in Australia to expand an iron ore mine. The cave was one of the oldest in the region and the only inland site in Australia to show evidence of continuous human occupation during the last Ice Age. It also contained artifacts, including sacred objects, a 4,000-year-old length of plaited human hair, and 40,000-year-old grid stones. Other incidents Rio Tinto has also been accused of drying up wells for nomads in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, leaking radioactive slurry at its Ranger uranium mine in Australia's Kakadu national park, and facing over 100 environmental infractions in Quebec over the past 15 years))))
Total bullcrap. We NEED that mine and the Apaches have ignored Oak Flat for years until Resolution took over. The mine will NOT damage their "sacred" ground one bit!
The fact that the man is willing to cut his hair and beard and die for his country should be enough. But I do understand that you have to be willing to do that before anything, because it shows your brothers that you are the same. This way when you help them on the field, they carry a different level of respect for you.
the students cant be anti Semites the reason being they support the Palestinians who are as much Semitic as the Jews. please use the correct use of the English language
They have always hated us & will until they are thrown from this land. As it has been foretold the time is soon coming, when they shall be a people no more & a return back to thier mountains where the accursed people came from. Shallawam SHallam Ayo Hawwah Great Spirit Bless.
Americans brag on "religious freedom", but if you are not of one the three major monotheistic religions, count on repression. Remember the Boarding School days? Even Irish Catholics were once very discriminated against especially in New York. We have a very long way to go to live up to our (National) aspirations.
Sorry if I say the ron thing I Mexican but my grand father always talks me you an Apache You family is American I don’t know just i will like to fin up I love to live on the country of in I live on nc marshville
I'm a Pagan.. and I'm trying to get Accommodations for my Religious belief's .. i cannot loose my faith. i need my hair so the gods know i am able to love and protect.. So i feel my courage.. so i feel the connection to my gods.. I'm genuinely scared because they may try to cut my hair and if they do that.. i might as well be dead. It is ME.. and i cannot see why they would treat my religious belief's as a "Maybe" when women can just do it. It's my right as a Pagan to worship my gods. If anyone can help me.. please.. please help me stay true to my belief's.
I'm a Pagan.. and I'm trying to get Accommodations for my Religious belief's .. i cannot loose my faith. i need my hair so the gods know i am able to love and protect.. So i feel my courage.. so i feel the connection to my gods.. I'm genuinely scared because they may try to cut my hair and if they do that.. i might as well be dead. It is ME.. and i cannot see why they would treat my religious belief's as a "Maybe" when women can just do it. It's my right as a Pagan to worship my gods. If anyone can help me.. please.. please help me stay true to my belief's.
". . .All of them have disproven the pentagon's claims." FALSE. NBC weapons don't care what religion you are. If you have a beard you will die. If Sikhs are okay with the risk then more power to them.
1978 is only when Religious Freedom was allowed to Native Americans. Sad. Christianity forbade Native Americans to practice their spiritual beliefs. Many did so wothout the Tribal Agency and Missionaries knowledge. 4th of July was a date that many practiced their beliefs in guise of celebrating 4th of July.
I give our forefathers mad props. They knew that if some religious fanatic would force people to worship one religion in this country, the Establishment Clause would strike down their idea. Crazies like Marjorie Taylor Greene who would want America to be a “Christian Nation,” and take away the rights of other religions as well. Makes perfect sense.
I was raised being told Native Americans were the only people allowed to have eagle feathers. This situation is ridiculous. Why show up at a peaceful event and violate long standing rights of people who just want to celebrate their heritage. Shameful
The mining will not change the Apache faith. The mining will not destroy the mountain as claimed. The Tribe should seek profits from the mine, instead of trying to prevent it.
My family and I have lived in Superior all our lives. Not once have we seen any Native Americans in Oak Flats. It's a campground for the people of The Copper Corridor. Sorry, but liberal lawyers and activists have created this unnecessary drama.
I have been there to camp twice and both times there were native people there encamped. The first time I was there I was invited to share a meal with the family of a young girl who was about to have her Sunrise Ceremony. There are two different worldviews going on here. One is going to lose.
Because the next thing you know there won't be a single uniform issue hat ....they will all be sitting on the shelf ! See the pattern not too good for a uniform that dates back to 11th century and hasn't changed until now ! Funny how someone not in military has more respect for that
He should have joined the Royal Navy as trimmed & well kept beards are allowed because naval personal are not expected to wear gas masks with cold winds at sea being a reality. It must be a full set mind of both Beard & moustache so not one or the other as this was made so in 1850 to stop personal from becoming occupied fashion trends of the time. In Uk service outside of the navy you can be allocated growing a beard by your commanding officers permission if in regulation standards & exceptions for religious or other grounds can be requested. The fella should have served in the British forces as this was allocated for even prior to ww1 in queen Victoria's reign. our air force is another matter for officers can have moustaches as their is a whole strange hierarchy to the system because of the Toff in the royal; flying corps that became the RAF. Naval & regulars ground troops etcetera having running gags for the RAF due to this to date. USA for you, endless dribble about acceptance DEI nonsense but in practice them yanks are kind of weighted anchors that don't accommodate for nothing. USA has a clean shaven culture unlike much of Europe because they adopted their military foundation-traditions from the French who accommodate for nothing. Only the French foreign legion sappers are permitted beards as woodmen & such to this day. Germany all are permitted beard except in ww1 & 2 as Gebirgsjäger/mountain troops were the exception though all could have moustaches. A good rule of thumb if French in founding then no beards. The Napoleonic & prior Anglo-French wars set this divide. kind regards!
I hope you continue with your lawsuit based on the issue. But, hope you realize, even if they are forced to license you, it doesn't mean they will place a child/children with you.
It is ridiculous. I was in Massachusetts's foster program in the mid 1980's. My foster parents were Catholic. I turned out OK. They just you are mixed some kid's minds, which is crazy. Keep fighting. I am praying for you and your family.
Do they want to foster with the acknowledgement and intent to treat any child under their care like the living individuals they are, and let them grow into their own selves? Do they intend to give them freedom to choose their own religious/sexual beliefs, free of fear and guilt? If not, then they don't deserve to be parents. Kids don't need to feel worse than they already likely do because you adopt them under the pretense of love and care, and then turn on them if they decide not to follow your religious practices and views. They're living beings, not brownie points for people who could be likened to cultists. Not saying all Catholics are buuut as someone who used to be Catholic I knew many who were.
They say they do, but it's easy to say anything before you're challenged to act accordingly. Kids are easy to mold when they're young but what about when they get old enough to question things. Would these parents *really* respect them? It's easy to wonder @@scragsma
If you literally tell the people coordinating adoption, that you not going to love your child unconditionally, it’s obvious that you’re not deserve adopting a child period.
@@scragsma kids need support not preaching if the couple accepts that their kid could be LGBTQ and they need to acceptance. In my opinion kids are more important than religious beliefs so if can see past their religious beliefs then sure.
I adopted my son two years ago. He was the exception to the rule as they skipped licensing due to his time nearly to age out of the system. Otherwise you have to be foster licensed first before you can adopt. I am single and adopted in Indiana -- sounds to me that Mass (I did live there once) needs to get with the times. If a conservative state like mine can accept singles and people of any other orientation -- so long as the home is good, and safe, a more "progressive" state should be able to as well.
I understand this feels like discrimination but the point is they will not be your children. Your job is to provide a safe environment, not to evangelize the kids. They may only be 3-6 years old but they may have queer siblings or loved ones theyve been separated from and its not fair for them to be told their loved ones are going to hell when theyve already been traumatized. It is your job to simply love them and keep them safe. They would have denied you for not agreeing with a “black lifestyle” or “disabled lifestyle” or something else fundamentally unchanging about a person. Also, i worked in daycare for a decade and i did meet one trans 5 year old who knew. So its not impossible for that foster child to know theyre queer yet either. I truly hope you open your heart as Jesus did and see that you are meant to love your neighbor as they are without judgement. The rest of the situation is simply between them and God and none of your business. 🙏
I think it’s weird to assume that this particular couple would shove anything down anyone’s throat. People can have differing views and still provide a safe, loving environment. This is already assuming that the “fictional” kids are lgbtq-affirming. The state could theoretically partner children that have similar ideologies with the foster parents. However, they don’t want to do that.
So if the child who has a sibling who's a career criminal, unrepentant thief, and this couple says that said sibling is going to hell for theft--is that "not fair" to be told?
It would be inappropriate to tell a traumatized child a loved one is going to hell, period. It would be especially cruel to tell them that for something about a person that they can’t control, like their race or gender or sexual orientation.
@@kellym.7113 No, it would not be inappropriate, quite the opposite. Unpleasant truths are still truths. Like the truth that sexual behavior is well within an individual's control, regardless of underlying inclinations (not all heterosexual people are in practice sexually active, for example in respect of religious teaching). And all that is besides the point in this legal case--the government cannot discriminate against people on account of their religion, period.
