"All the Temptation"
"American Dream vs. Christian Dream"
If Mrs. Obama failed in her management of a family dog, it would not harm dignity of the people's nation United States of America.
But, if somebody failed in something, it would harm the European Civilization.
That is why U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican is significantly counted as such.
Anyway, the Buddha is believed to have been born on April 8 by the Japanese and the Chinese, while Jesus Christ is scientifically believed to be born in Spring, as I once discussed in this blog.
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In Baghdad, hundreds of Iraqi Christians marked Easter in a country where thousands of the religion's followers have fled the majority Muslim nation since the 2003 US-led invasion.
According to Christian leaders, 250,000 of the 800,000 Christians who lived in Iraq before the invasion six years ago that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, have now left the country. Christians make up three percent of the population.
China has millions of Catholics who either attend mass at official churches overseen by the communist government, or who are part of illegal, "underground" congregations.
Loyal to the Pope, the latter run the risk of being questioned, beaten and even imprisoned, according to critics.
"The situation is going from bad to worse," said Joseph Kung of the Cardinal Kung Foundation, a US-based Catholic activist group.
In a case raised by the Vatican, underground bishop Jia Zhiguo has been in detention since March 30 in the northern province of Hebei.
Meanwhile, a Swedish church unveiled a life-sized statue of Jesus made up of nearly 30,000 Lego bricks donated by churchgoers, pastor Per Wilder of the Oensta Gryta Church in Vaesteras, about 110 kilometres (70 miles) west of Stockholm, told AFP.
And New York Archbishop Edward Egan officiated at his last Easter Mass before his retirement, sending a message of hope from the United States to the world.
"Today my prayer for all of us is that we listen to the message of Easter," said 77-year-old Egan, who will be replaced Wednesday as head of the key New York archdiocese by Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan.
In Washington, President Barack Obama and his family attended Easter services at St. John's Episcopal Church, just across from the White House.
http://www.france24.com/en/20090413-pope-leads-prayers-world-celebrates-easter
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It should be also noted that when the sun enters Aries in the sky, the Thai people recognize it as an indication of the coming of a new year, which is usually April 13.
And this 2009/4/13 was really the end of the large-scale civil strife in Bangkok.
This week a new year truly began, though I don't know if you have ever received a new year card in these days.
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There is a guy in New York who claims that he drove 2,794 miles from New York City to Santa Monica Pier, California, in 31 hours and 4 minutes at an average speed of 90.1 m.p.h.
(http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E3D71538F934A25753C1A9619C8B63&sec=&spon=&&scp=4&sq=Alexander%20Roy&st=cse )
Respecting a Keynesian-style demand policy, it might be reasonable to construct a Shinkansen super-express railroad line from New York to Los Angeles.
It will carry you in 12 hours from New York to Los Angeles.
In addition, GM can be converted to a railroad company.
Then, economy will be recovered, the nature will be preserved, and energy shortage will be avoided; Oh what a wonderful century this is!
(Don't go on; don't go on; don't go on breaking their heart with your American Dream. This is what I want to say to those who must have Christian Dream instead of their American Dream. Ne pas être un serviteur du diable, car il est en train de tuer mon coeur...
http://www.gagirl.com/music/dontgobreaking.html )
Luk 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
Luk 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
Luk 4:15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.