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Publishers' Note:  Easter is almost here!... Preparations for celebrations and decorations have been underway for quite a while now....  The Easter Bunny, the presents and the commercialization of what is one of the most sacred occasions of our Christian faith are all here...

This is all good... as long as it is "sincerely" accompanied by what truly matters in life... and that is to remember and live by the death and the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!...

Jesus died for the forgiveness of our sins... When you ask the Lord to "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespassed against us", you ought to mean every word of it.  Otherwise don't call yourself a Christian...

Being a Christian means loving and including others regardless of their faiths... not isolating Christians in questionable networks... Being a Christian even means loving your enemy and praying for them...

This Easter, we should, as Christians, call for harmony, education and co-existence amongst all religions and nationalities remembering that we all share the same biology... regardless of ideology...

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Politics
I am a Moslem!...

As much as I take pride in my being a Christian, and while I disagree with some of his statements, I take equal pride in this lighthearted heartwarming video!... A video of a charismatic Moslem passionately  taking pride in being a Moslem, calling for harmony, and projecting a positive image on Moslems!...

Politics
Dr. & Mrs. Geagea in the U.S.

The President of the Lebanese Forces Executive Committee, Dr. Samir Geagea, visits the USA from March 14, 2008 to March 25, 2008.

Dr. Geagea is accompanied by his wife, Bsharre MP Ms. Sethrida Tawk Geagea and by the Lebanese Minister of Tourism Joseph Sarkis.

Dr. Geagea's US Schedule will be as follows:

Washington DC, March 14
NY, March 18
LA, March 23
Cleveland, March 25

The visit will include official meetings with US Officials in addition to meetings with members of the Lebanese Diaspora.

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Society Notes
The Innocent Victims of the Patriot Act

I will start by saying, with a clear conscious, that, by and large, the Patriot Act has been instrumental in protecting our Homeland from so many terrorist attacks and plots that have been uncovered.  This is an excellent Act that was rightfully introduced in America's hour of need...

However, like many "Government" run programs, the Patriot Act was subject to two evils: Bureaucracy and Abuse.

In a country like ours where illegal immigrants are flocking in by the millions, the Patriot Act was shamelessly abused to "selectively" enforce our immigration policy by discriminating against, demeaning and demonizing Arabs and Moslems living peacefully in our country.  That is shameful!...

As for bureaucracy, the Patriot Act failed to give our judges their inherent responsibility to "judge" on a case by case basis... tangling them in a web of "bureaucracy" our judicial system has never known before.

Let me explain.  Imad, a gentle, peace loving and "employed" Tunisian Moslem who lives in the U.S. with his wife and young children forgot to declare his move with his family from one state to another in his Green Card application.  To make a long story short, because he was Arab and Moslem, the judge, who otherwise would have sent him home, had no choice but to detain him for 4 long months until his background investigation proved him "innocent"!...

Is this the America we want?  Guilty until proven innocent?  NO!...

In those 4 months, his wife and children had to suffer enormously just to pay the rent and stay in their apartment!...

In another case, and after hearing, time and again, that other Arabs and Moslems who lived illegally in the U.S. have been deported after registering as required by the Patriot Act, Badr, another good, peace loving and employed Tunisian Moslem who has a wife and young children was understandably afraid to register as an illegal immigrant.  When he had the chance to apply to straighten his immigration status, and because he was Arab and Moslem, he was sent to jail for detention where he still is to this day, 4 months later waiting for his background investigation to be completed and be proven "innocent".

While I welcome legal immigration, something America needs and has many benefits to American Society, I do not endorse illegal immigration.  However, the reality is that people come to our country out of desperation and need!... Statistics show that we have millions of illegal immigrants.  Discriminating, and targeting peaceful Arabs and Moslems by "selectively" enforcing our failing immigration policy is just that... shameful discrimination!...