![]() ![]() In my opinion, David Heymann is 100% correct that Robert Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy had a love affair and a sexual relationship post JFK assassination. I wouldn't have read the book anyway, but Heymann makes me think of Gregory Douglas, except that you can see the Disinformation behind Douglas' stories have a secret, political purpose, while Heymann seems to be a con artist. ![]() Lisa The Assassinations: Probe Magazine on JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X (Feral House) I hope everyone will use this as reference before quoting from or believing anything in a Heymann book ever again. In this piece, I’ve put a lot of those challenges together in one package. I found that many had challenged his credibility before, and in depth. David Heymann’s book Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story.Īs someone who has studied the Kennedys for fifteen years, I found Heymann’s accusations so far from the reality of what other authors had described that I really dug in and did a lot of homework, not just on this book by Heymann, but on several others. I want to alert all of you to my review of C. Some of you know me well, some of you barely at all, and some may be wondering why you got this message. ![]()
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In Bringing Down the Colonel, journalist Patricia Miller tells the story of Madeline Pollard, an unlikely 19th-century women’s rights crusader. ![]() ![]() ![]() But you rarely question whether Gunn's heart is in it. ![]() ![]() A ragtag group of outcasts, more so than even the cast of “Fast and the Furious,” talk a lot about “family” and “friends.” Against the odds, “Come and get your love” has turned out to be a legit invitation. Cynical exteriors cloak sentimental emotions. Breezy ’70s rock papers over extreme violence. 3.”īut as Gunn has showed over over the course of these increasingly soupy sci-fi spectacles, the genetically spliced DNA of his chaotic, cartoonish cosmic vision is a double helix of opposites. 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Deformed and ugly, and spurned by women at court, Richard realises that the only pleasure he will get from life is through gaining power – and, ultimately, the throne. However, one man isn’t happy: Edward’s brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. After the various battles and power struggles documented in the three Henry VI plays, this ‘winter of discontent’ has given way to a ‘glorious summer’ with Edward, of the royal house of York, ruling securely as King of England. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yuko’s life was destroyed when her four-year-old daughter died at the hands of the students where Yuko taught middle school. This one is a bit of a flip in the “oops, someone died because of what we did” story: the students have caused a death, but this time, the victim’s mother is out to get even. Confessions by Kanae Minato, Translated by Stephen Snyder One of the other people there that fateful evening has the knowledge that can clear his name, but she is guarding secrets of her own. Fast-forward decades later: new evidence of what occurred that evening surfaces and one of the students, now a celebrity chef, is arrested. On a dark night in 1980, six college students sneak into an abandoned prison for a kick, but as the evening progresses, not only do they get locked in, but it becomes apparent that the building may not be entirely abandoned. Long Black Veil by Jennifer Finney Boylan Years later, the remaining friends, now broken adults haunted by what happened, will meet again to play the final round. Six students in their first year at Oxford University quickly become best friends and begin to play a game of dare or consequences, which starts off as harmless fun but escalates until one of them is dead. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Check, cash, and credit cards are accepted. talk, Hartke will sign copies of his book that may be purchased for $15 each. Austen Hartkes accessible storytelling about both Scripture and transgender lives is impressive for example, what the parables teach is that transgender Christians are not asking to be included. As a transgender person of faith, Austen’s greatest passion is helping other trans and gender-non-conforming people see themselves in scripture. Austen is a 2019 Bush Foundation Fellow and is currently researching best practices for rural and small-town churches that are interested in becoming LGBTQ2A-affirming. Hartke is a graduate of Luther Seminary’s Master of Arts program in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible Studies, and is the winner of the 2014 John Milton Prize in Old Testament Writing from the same institution. ![]() This event is free, open to the public and is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom and Women’s and Gender Studies at Virginia Wesleyan University. Into this void, Austen Hartke offers a biblically based, educational, and affirming resource to shed light and wisdom on this modern gender landscape. Hartke will share his experiences from his childhood in non-affirming churches to the Bible stories that gave him strength as an adult in seminary in his talk, Transgender and Christian: A Coming Out and Coming Home Story. Austen Hartke, the author of Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians, and creator of the YouTube series Transgender and Christian,” will be sharing his experience of coming out as a transgender Christian, at Virginia Wesleyan University on Thursday, November 21 at 11 a.m. ![]() ![]() ![]() Have you ever wondered why people go through phases just like the magic white satellite? People have always been fascinated by this massive silica-rich globe that "illuminates" our planet at night.īelieve it or not, every year, the Moon moves approximately 3.8 centimeters away from the Earth.ĭespite the slow yet progressive distancing between both astronomical bodies, the Moon continues to play a huge role in the formation of tides. And it is in synchronous rotation with Earth, which means it always shows the same face. The Moon - the derives from the Latin word Luna - is our only permanent natural satellite, and it was formed 4.5 billion years ago when a rock slammed into our planet.Īlthough it appears as a white satellite, the Moon's surface is dark. And there are plenty of reasons for you to feel inexplicably connected to the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. ![]() Explore the greatest moon quotes of all time as written and expressed by poets, writers, actors, musicians, scientists, and common people.Īre you a selenophile? Are you someone who feels an unexplainable and magic attraction for the Moon and the stars? ![]() ![]() ![]() But when life as they know it is changed in an instant, the devastating fall-out forces Blythe to face the truth. Even Violet seems to love her little brother. Then their son Sam is born-and with him, Blythe has the blissful connection she’d always imagined with her child. The more Fox dismisses her fears, the more Blythe begins to question her own sanity, and the more we begin to question what Blythe is telling us about her life as well. Or is it all in Blythe’s head? Her husband, Fox, says she’s imagining things. 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