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The Real Proposal magazine Talent will only take you where your character must sustain you. And the real life lessons lie not in how we fail but in how we get up. Indeed, one's responsibility to oneself and others cannot be minimalized if one is to retain any semblance of dignity and self respect.

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Rihanna sats down with ABC News' Diane Sawyer, revealing publicly for the first time what happened last February with singer and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. The exclusive interview aired on "Good Morning America," Thursday, Nov. ...
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The Real Proposal magazine With 87 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the votes. Gay marriage has now lost in every single state — 31 in all — in which it has been put to a popular vote.

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Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in New England, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.
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The Real Proposal magazine To marry or not to marry? Nation awaits Maine voters' answer to same-sex vows question.

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Today, every state in the union will be looking toward Maine. For months, the state's debate about same-sex marriage has dominated its news and politics. Among seven ballot questions, Question 1 has stood out: "Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individua...
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Wash. state voters also get the final say on gay partnerships with Referendum 71, Voters must "approve" or "reject" the final expansion to the state's domestic partnership law, which grants registered domestic partners additional state-granted rights currently given only to married couples. Opponents of the law say R-71 is a vote on same-sex marriage.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010182523_apwadomesticpartnerships1stldwritethru.html
November 3 at 3:11am
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The Real Proposal magazine Obama celebrated signing this law with an exhortation to "embrace our differences." But is law about embracing our differences? Rather, isn't it about providing equal and non-arbitrary protection to ALL citizens, instead of creating favored political classes?

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President Barack Obama has signed into law the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Actually, he signed into law the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act tacked onto which was the hate crimes...
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The Real Proposal magazine Unfortunately, people get cold feet. But where there are lemons, we can still make lemonade. And so, the jilted bride moved the festivities across the street to benefit the Asbury Court Retirement Community. God does provide in mysterious ways, doesn't He?

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A jilted ide turned her heartache into a Happy Halloween for hundreds of senior citizens.
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The Real Proposal magazine Thirty-six brides and grooms got married for FREE when a church finally took a stand against a common way of life for many Americans. Kudos to Rev. Bryan Carter of Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas!

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Eighteen couples of all ages who formerly lived together were married by their pastor Ryan Carter in a free mass ceremony. Carter's goal is to promote the institution of marriage
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The Real Proposal magazine "Our culture has embraced a rather absurd notion that there is just one person who can, in the words immortalized by Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire, 'complete us.' This is a disastrous mindset with which to approach a lifelong marital decision..." says Gary Thomas, author of "Sacred Marriage."

Source: www.focusonthefamily.com
Our culture has embraced a rather absurd notion that there is just one person who can, in the words immortalized by Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire, "complete us." This is a disastrous mindset with which to approach a lifelong marital decision.
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Patrick Swayze's widow talks about coping with his death at The Women's Conference 2009 in California on Tuesday. (Oct. 28)
Donna
Donna
She describes the experience very well. What she doesn't know yet is that it will actually get worse before it gets better, as she contemplates the future without him and comes across reminders of all that will never be on this side of heaven.
October 28 at 3:26pm
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More Video: Women's Conference 2009 - A group of prominent women gather in California for a panel on grief:
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8934512
October 28 at 3:52pm
Lauren
Lauren
Very touching. I wish I had known about the conference and could have tuned in. I especially liked the 3-part video of Maria Shriver, talking about the death of her mother. For me, I can more identify with her from the perspective of losing a parent.

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10qoYdSYz64&NR=1
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or1gCu-wA3Q
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRYRBcqzLX4
October 28 at 6:19pm
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The Real Proposal magazine People grieve because they have loved. It's that simple. Yet, it's a process learning to accept the unacceptable... and, sometimes, the inevitable. After 34 years together, and only six weeks since his death, her process has just begun. Take heart, Lisa.

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"And I'm just going to have to go on until then," Lisa Niemi says in her first public remarks since the actor's death
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"She's like the wind," Patrick Swayze wrote of Lisa Niemi, his wife of 34 years. Watch again his tribute, used for the movie, "Dirty Dancing":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVi4PUx8bXk
October 28 at 1:18pm
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Lisa described the body blow she felt when Patrick eventually succumbed. She had hoped having months to absorb his illness would make his death easier to bear. When the time came, however, the pain, she said, dwarfed everything that had gone before. Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1223465/Patrick-Swayzes-widow-Lisa-Niemi-opens-grief-time-death.html
October 28 at 2:50pm
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The Real Proposal magazine Vote Yes on Question 1 in MAINE! Preserve the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.

Source: www.standformarriagemaine.com
Stand for Marriage Maine is a broad-based coalition of Mainers who support the traditional definition of marriage between a man and a woman.
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The Real Proposal magazine Still think freedom of speech and religious liberties aren't already in jeopardy in the name of political correctness?

Source: www.onenewsnow.com
As previously reported on OneNewsNow, Google allegedly blocked the pro-family website MassResistance.org, when viewed through their search engine, because officials claimed the site contained malware (malicious software). ...
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Does this sound like America? Whether enough people will wake up in time to keep America from being dismantled, piece by piece, is another question-- and the biggest question for this generation. Read More:

http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2009/10/27/dismantling_america
October 27 at 3:52pm
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The Real Proposal magazine How long before YOUR job depends on THEIR definition of diversity?

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AFA asked Pepsi to remain neutral in the culture war, but the company refused — choosing to support the homosexual activists.
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The Real Proposal magazine God is still in control. Always, what the enemy means for evil, God intends it for good...

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Pope Benedict has created a new church structure for Anglicans who want to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over the ordination of women and election of openly gay bishops. (Oct. 20)
Donna
Donna
Who can now deny that "pro-gay theology" is akin to a trojan horse launched to divide and conquer the Church, as has already happened globally in the Episcopal Church? But Jesus did say, "Upon this rock (Peter) I shall build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." And he is proving it! Indeed, the "chess game" is fascinating to watch.
October 23 at 1:45pm
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The Real Proposal magazine In light of developments like the viral wedding dance of the summer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0 perhaps it's time for the church to ask: What is the purpose of the wedding ceremony, anyway? To answer faithfully, it's wise to start by forgoing the persistent MYTH that the wedding ceremony is all about YOU...

Source: www.christianitytoday.com
While no Christian wants to omit God from the wedding guest list, many weddings do so functionally by drawing attention to all the wrong things. More time is devoted to the processional than the vows. Eye-popping amounts of money are spent on details that few will remember a week later.
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The Real Proposal magazine Take a good look, indeed, and ponder upon the society we have created, in which money and fame are pursued at any cost...and we teach our children to lie and deceive to justify our ends...

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