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(AP) – AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan’s military court convicted 12 men Thursday of carrying out terrorist attacks on a Christian church and cemetery in the kingdom and sentenced them to between 15 and 20 years in jail. The group-all Jordanians of Palestinian origin-decided to attack the Christian sites with Molotov cocktails in July 2008 after allegedly discovering a young Christian boy was sending cell phone messages mocking Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and the religion’s holy book, the Quran, according to the indictment. The men, led by Shaker al-Khatib, were also convicted of carrying out…

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Charles Eugene Boone was born June 1st, 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida; a descendent of American frontier hero Daniel Boone. He attended high school in Nashville, and was voted student body president. After graduating he married Shirley Foley, the daughter of country star Red Foley. 2004 marked the anniversary of his 50th year in show biz and the 51st wedding anniversary to his wife, Shirley. –

ANS reports “I come here to get
a spiritual transfusion,” he said. “Christian events like this are
watering holes for the very thirsty and so I come for some living water
because those of us in the entertainment business feel like we’re in a
dry and barren land spiritually.

“But
then, when we come together and we see many others who are in the
entertainment business on many levels; not just actors and actresses,
but writers, directors, producers and movers and shakers, we realize
that we’re not alone and that we can encourage each other; we
strengthen each other; and we to leave better people, better equipped
and as I said, I feel like I got a transfusion.”

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Hadd, 51, is a member the last Shaker community. In the 19th century the farm housed hundreds, and there were as many as 6,000 Shakers across the country. But now there are only these four, and new members are hard to come by. –

The Christian Century reports The United Society of Believers, as Shakers
are formally known, was founded in 1747 in Manchester, England, but
followers were forced to move to America soon after to escape
persecution. Their name arose from mockery of their worship—like that
of the Quakers or even some Methodists—which often involved singing,
dancing and even convulsions and speaking in tongues. A
semi-isolationist group, Shakers built two dozen communities, mainly
between Maine and Kentucky.

Some Shaker villages remain open, run by nonmembers as legacies of the past.

The
foundations of the faith include living like Christ, which for Shakers
means practicing celibacy and sharing communal property. They also
believe in the equality of the sexes, a life lived peacefully and
continuous revelation. But their belief in the sanctity of hard
work—embodied by their adage, “Hands to Work, Hearts to God”—has
created a predicament in the faith’s twilight.

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