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Topeka, KS, United States (AHN) – Members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas have turned their gospel of hate against Oklahoma children after tires on their van were slashed during a visit there to protest a military funeral.

Although it is not known who slashed their tires, Westboro Baptist Church members have decided to focus their revenge for the incident by announcing plans to now begin picketing the funerals of Oklahoma children.

The Westboro Baptist Church website claims that “God hates Oklahoma” because the state corrupts its children from birth. It then draws a correlation between that claim and the recent death of an Oklahoma soldier.

Westboro Baptist Church members travel to other states to picket the funerals of soldiers and other events. The group was in Dearborn, MI, Friday morning to picket the Muslim Center of America. They left after about a half-hour to travel to Wayne State University to protest a Jewish group there. They also are known for expressing anti-Catholic and anti-gay sentiments.

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Capetown, South Africa (AHN) – Pastor Xola Skosana, leader of a non-denominational charismatic movement known as “Hope for Life Ministry,” continues to rile Capetown residents and Christians after delivering another of his “Jesus Had AIDS” sermons in an effort to promote AIDS awareness to the public.

Skosana’s sermons have angered Christians and clergy in most Cape Town townships as exemplified by Pastor Mike Bele of the Nomzamo Baptist Church, who opposed the idea of associating Jesus with HIV as it suggests that he led a sexually promiscuous life.

Bele told the BBC, “The subject of my Jesus being HIV-positive is a scathing matter. I believe no anointed leader with a sound mind about the scriptures and the role of Christ in our lives would deliberately drag the name of Christ to the ground.”

Awareness and treatment of the deadly disease was suspended in South Africa during the reign of its former president, Thabo Mbeki, who delayed the release and distribution of anti-viral and life-saving drugs in favor of his health minister’s untested suggestion of imposing a strict diet of beetroot and garlic to cure the virus. Since then, South Africa has been in a state of “Aids Denial” where the number of premature deaths due to HIV/AIDS has risen significantly over the last decade from 39 percent to 75 percent in 2010.

Skosana explains that though there is no evidence linking Jesus Christ with HIV/AIDS, by modifying the image of Jesus as having AIDS, Skosana hopes to send the message that AIDS victims are not to be shunned by the public, that people with AIDS are not cursed but are instead brought up by God. This, hopefully, would release inhibitions by many South Africans to take an HIV/AIDS test and get immediate treatment if necessary.

Skosana’s actions are in line with the National Strategic Plan, a multisectoral response to South Africa’s AIDS epidemic, calling for the treatment, care and support for 80 percent of HIV positive people by 2011. This figure, however, may be higher considering that South Africa is not even implementing the 2010 guidelines of the World Health Organization.

Skosana, who lost two sisters to the AIDS virus, previously went on record to say that, “It baffles me why in the church this is the most untalked-about subject.”

The Rev. Siyabulela Gidi, director of the South African Council of Churches in the Western Cape, has aired his support for the pastor. “To associate Jesus with HIV is powerful, particularly for those who go to church,” he said. “Now people are starting to think: ‘If Jesus could be HIV-positive who am I not to have it even if I go to church?’ “

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Frankfort, KY, United States (AHN) – Two new polls are predicting victory for Republican candidate Rand Paul in Kentucky’s Senate race. The surveys come less than a week to go before elections, and a day after Paul’s supporters allegedly stomped on the head of a supporter of state Attorney General Jack Conway.

According to the latest Public Policy Polling survey, Paul leads his Democratic rival, 53 percent to 40 percent, up from a 7-point lead last month.

The Republican has an 11-point lead among whites and leads among all voter groups older than 29 years. But Conway has the support of 56 percent of moderates and 77 percent of blacks.

The Democrat, who served as deputy Cabinet secretary for former Gov. Paul Patton, also holds the support of 52 percent of voters younger than 30.

Paul has 49 percent of voters overall viewing him positively and 43 percent negatively, while 39 percent view Conway favorably and 52 percent unfavorably.

An eye surgeon and son of Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), the Republican candidate has gained popularity among independents, with 59 percent viewing him favorably and 31 unfavorably. Last month’s PPP survey showed Paul with a 43 percent-38 percent favorability ratio.

In contrast, Conway is viewed positively by 52 percent of moderates and 79 percent of liberals. The state attorney general is generally popular with traditionally Democratic groups such as blacks and minorities, but he remains unable to break his rival’s advantage in polls, which have fluctuated from statistically insignificant to double-digit leads.

PPP cites Conway’s “Aqua Buddha” television ad, which 56 percent of voters, including 54 percent of women, said was “inappropriate.”

The ad is based on a profile of Paul published by GQ in August. In the magazine article, a classmate of Paul at Baylor University described the the Republican candidate’s college days as a member of the NoZe Brotherhood, a secret society that was at one time banned by the university for “sacrilege.”

GQ also interviewed a former female student at the university who said Paul and a friend had forced her to smoke marijuana, had bound her hands and taken her to a creek in the countryside, where Paul told her to bow down and worship “Aqua Buddha” as her god.

“Why was Rand Paul a member of a secret society that called the Holy Bible ‘a hoax’ — that was banned for mocking Christianity and Christ?,” a narrator in Conway’s TV ad asks. “Why did Rand Paul once tie a woman up? Tell her to bow down before a false idol and say his God was ‘Aqua Buddha’?”

Paul came under fire this summer for arguing that drug addiction is “not a real pressing issue” and for refusing to say he would vote for the Civil Rights Act by arguing, “Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant?”

Conway thus had meant his Aqua Buddha ad as a warning to voters about what he said were Paul’s “extreme” beliefs, but questions were soon raised about whether Paul had kidnapped the female student, who later told the Washington Post that the TV spot had gone too far in portraying a college prank.

The Democrat’s strategy seems to have backfired, since PPP found that only 24 percent of Democrats approve of the ad.

A new Fox poll also found only 42 percent of voters saying they are concerned that Paul is “too extreme,” and 44 percent saying the Republican is not too extreme.

The same poll has Paul leading Conway in overall voter support, 50 percent to 43 percent, although 10 percent of all voters say they could change their mind before election day.

The surveys were released after a female MoveOn activist who tried to give Paul a mock award as the candidates debated was stomped on by the Republican candidate’s supporters. Footage of the violence showed several men holding the woman to the ground and then stomping on her head and neck.

The race for the seat of retiring incumbent Sen, Jim Bunning (R-KY) is still rated a tossup by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

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Mogadishu, Somalia (AHN) – Hundreds of people have gathered in Mogadishu on Saturday for a demonstration organized by the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia to show support to Somalia’s new prime minister.

“Your Excellency Prime Minister, injustice made the country and its people in this abominable situation, you are needed justice right now” Moahamoud Ahmed Nur, TFG’s Mayor of Mogadishu, told the demonstrators.

Some demonstrators in Mogadishu were waving the images of Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the president of Somalia and the newly elected Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Others held placards proclaiming victory for the new premier.

Some members of the parliament, military and police officials from the transitional government were spotted in attendance at the demonstration.

God Abdalle Magen, Somali MP spoke at the rally calling on members of Somalia’s transitional parliament to shore up Mohamed Abdulahi “Farmajo” newly selected prime minister.

On Thursday in Mogadishu Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somalia’s embattled president appointed Somali-American, Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed “Farmajo” as the new prime minister in the transitional federal government. He will replace Omar Abdi rashed Ali Sharma’arke, the resigned Prime Minister.

The new Premier said his priority will be restoring peace and security in Somalia, indicating he will work with both the president and the Somali Parliament.

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Human beings as creatures of God endowed sense. Have a variety of dreams, hopes, and desires. Often, these dreams are not achieved because the knock on the financial problems. Despite having a steady income as an employee or entrepreneur. But not necessarily guarantee to meet all the dreams and hopes that dream. Many ways have been made, one using a private loan. Private loan provided by banks / financial institutions to fulfill the dreams and desires of its customers. Bank share customer / debtor into two groups, namely individual customer and corporate customers.

Private loans are loans given to banks to individuals. Private loan are flexible so that the funds obtained will be used for various purposes. Good for educational purposes, needs a family vacation, for business or for capital investment. Can also be used for urgent payments such as hospital costs. Private loan, the same condition as other loans. We are applying for a loan, by completing the required documents. Credit period can be adjusted according to customer’s ability. Usually the process of filing until the application is approved does not take too long. Over time also included the private loan credit insurance as a condition of obtaining loans. Credit covered with life insurance to provide security for the bank and a borrower. Requirements needed to apply for private loan is 21 years old minimum age and maximum age at 55-year loan is paid off. As a permanent employee or a professional with a minimum term of 1 year. Large amount of private loan has a fairly clear boundaries. Because the amount of loans lent by the bank’s relatively not too large, so many banks that offer private loan types. There are private loan collateral is requested but others do not.

Private loan without collateral to be approved because the track record is usually a borrower has been good according to the bank. Both the bank / financial institution or from the bank’s search results to a bank / other financial institutions. Private insurance provides benefits to the bank because the interest rate set by the banks is relatively large. Repayment period is also relatively more quickly than home purchase loans. This is for the convenience of a borrower in the loan installments. But keep in mind the bank will not lend the credit if we do not have savings deposits. We recommend that before making a private loan first prepared as a reserve fund savings. In order to be a positive value that will affect the approval process later.

Several other banks are also more incentive to offer loan facilities to private individuals. Some banks offer a maximum repayment period is 60 months and the credit ceiling adjusted to the amount of income. Private loan financing is intended for consumption and can be used as additional business and investment capital. But keep in mind, we should be wise in the private loan. If our income is sufficient for the purposes of everyday life, including paying installments, may credit the bank / financial institution. And do not try to borrow to the bank if later we find it difficult to payments due in addition to return the borrowed money also because there is interest expense to be paid each month. Although scattered credit facilities provided by banks, potential borrowers need to know in advance the types of private loans offered.