ABOLITION FLASHCARD
Amnesty International USA
Program to Abolish the Death Penalty (PADP)
April 2005

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TAKE ACTION

IRAN: STOP THE MAY 1ST EXECUTION OF JUVENILE OFFENDER
ABBAS HOSSEINI
Afghan refugee Abbas Hosseini is reportedly scheduled
for execution on
May 1, 2005 for a murder committed when he was 17.
Iran is a state
party to international treaties that expressly
prohibit the use of the
death penalty for crimes committed below the age of
18.
ACT NOW:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12753
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RESOURCES ONLINE

The Program to Abolish the Death Penalty updates the
information below
on a regular basis. Follow the links below for the
latest information
on these topics.

Pending Executions:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12754


Case Updates:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12755


Select State and National Updates:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12756


Upcoming Events:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12757


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DEATH PENALTY NEWS

NEW REPORT:  DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE

On April 5, 2005, Amnesty International released its
annual report on
the death penalty worldwide.  During 2004, more than
3,797 people were
executed in 25 countries and at least 7,395 were
sentenced to death in
64 countries.  China, Iran, Viet Nam, and the United
States again
accounted for the vast majority of executions known to
have taken place.

While executions continued, the abolition of capital
punishment
advanced. Five countries abolished the death penalty
for all crimes in 2004 -
Bhutan, Greece, Samoa, Senegal and Turkey. At
year-end, 120 countries
had abolished the death penalty in law or practice.

Here are links to the relevant new documents,
including the annual
report, updated facts and figures, death sentences and
executions in 2004,
and constitutional prohibitions on the death penalty:

Death Penalty Developments Worldwide
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12758


Death Sentences and Executions in 2004
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12759


Constitutional Prohibitions of the Death Penalty
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12760

Annual Death Penalty Report Press Release
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12761

You can also find all of these documents on the Death
Penalty Reports
page
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12762



MORE NEWS!

More News!  National Weekend of Faith in Action,
Stoning in
Afghanistan, Anti-death penalty Rally in Austin, Visit
with AI Finland, and
more...
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12763

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PADP NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

The AIUSA Program to Abolish the Death Penalty is
recruiting for two
"at large" unpaid volunteer leadership positions for
which a resident of
any region may apply. The Program to Abolish the Death
Penalty National
Steering Committee (PADP-NSC) is composed of AIUSA
members, staff and
Board liaisons working together to develop and
implement Program goals.

LEARN MORE:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=638162&l=12778

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God bless you, all you love and all you touch with Peace, Prosperity, Perfect
Health, Harmony and Happiness
Thomas

Hi constance, I was just looking at
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/index.asp?ref=638162 and...

Irena, there is an abundance of happiness and peace filling me knowing that you
are
happily involved with these good and wondrous vibrations.  Thank you dear for
letting us hear about it.  Sweet blessings, Polly

----- Original Message -----
From: "ilanalotus" <ilanalotus@...>
To: <lovingpurelove@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 6:40 AM
Subject: << lovingpurelove >> Re: Simply, the present moment on Friday the 29th
April 2005


I loved the pic of Jag in yesterday's present moment - too cute! :)
but did not respond as I was too lazy to go onto the yahoo board as
I cannot send nothing out from my yahoo email account...

But I have time to day and I want to share what I have been up to.

After having been going to Eckankar lessons for nearly a year, I
have found many loving and kind shahes (spirits having a human
experience).  For this I am so grateful as I have been so alone for
so very long.  Eckarkar is the religion of Light and Sound.  There
are lots of sounds to chant...each chant relating to a new cosmic
level.

Last week I went and did a workshop called the Ishayas Ascension.
What I got out of it is truly amazing, as I feel so much more calmer
already...I can't share what I have learnt as we have all made a
promise to not share unless we are qualified to.

The point is, we are told that Ishayas came from the Apostle John
who got it from Christ.

And John said (please correct me if I remember incorrectly)
In the beginning, there was the Word and the word is God.

It just seems so synchronistic to this post.

What I have been learning is that God is an English
word....everybody else seems to call him by variations of Allah

Anyway, just sharing.

With Love,
Irena






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Harp of God Bulletin 4/29/05
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A COSMIC VIEWPOINT
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From: "Angus" <angoose@...>
[lightenlife] AA Michael's May, 2005 Message.R.Herman


     MESSAGES FROM ARCHANGEL MICHAEL * LM-5-2005
      TRANSMITTED THROUGH RONNA HERMAN


A COSMIC VIEWPOINT OF CREATION AND EVOLUTION


Beloved masters, allow us to delve more deeply into the concept of duality
and polarity.  We have explained to you that the predominant theme of this
universe is diversity, whereby all of the facets (Sparks or souls) who
burst forth from the heart core of our Father/Mother God were commanded to
go forth and create in as many diverse ways as possible. Before you
journeyed forth, to be fragmented into lesser and lesser Sparks of
consciousness, your God Ray or I AM Presence encoded  a Cosmic Divine
Mission deep within your Sacred Heart. This has been the driving force
behind all your incarnations.  In many lifetimes, this burning desire
helped you to overcome insurmountable odds to create many wondrous things,
and in other lifetimes, it created a Divine discontent which no amount of
wealth, power or worldly accomplishments could extinguish, for you were not
following your soul's deepest desire.


At some level, we as cocreators, which means every ensouled Being who came
forth in this great Cosmic Day, assisted in the creation of everything
within this universal experience.  When our Father/Mother God sent forth
the "Word," or the thought form, "Let There Be Light," we all assisted in
radiating the refracted Light, or the great Rays of Creator consciousness,
out into the dark void of unmanifested primordial substance.  Under  the
direction of the  Elohim, who bear the mental focus of our Father God,  the
angelic realm, who radiate the love focus of our Mother God, and all
sentient Beings, helped create the multiple dimensions and sub-dimensions
which contain constellations, star systems, galaxies, planets and life
forms so numerous and complex they are beyond human comprehension.


    "Light" in spiritual terms is defined as electromagnetic radiation, a
Divine emanation from the heart/mind core of the Supreme Creator.  It is
the Essence of Life and within it is all that the Creator is: the
qualities, virtues, aspects and attributes which were refracted into twelve
great Rays of Creator consciousness through our Father/Mother God,  the
overlords of this universe.  There is some level of  Creator Light in
everything in existence, no-thing could exist without it.  That is why it
is often called Living Light; no matter how small or dim, it must be
present in order to exist.  You, as Sparks of Divinity, came forth with a
specific amount of Creator Light stored within your Diamond Core God Cell;
however, the greater portion of your Divine Light remained stored within
your God Self in the lofty realms of higher consciousness.   The ascension
process entails drawing forth the maximum amount of Creator
Light  that  can be contained in your physical vessel.  As you return to
harmony in your world within and without, your physical, mental, emotional
and etheric bodies are made ready to receive "spiritual illumination" or
Living Light from your Divine Self.

It is more difficult for the human mind to comprehend the vastness and the
intricacies of Creation at a cosmic level than it would be for a babe in
arms to understand the concepts of math, science and language at a college
level. All of the  information and knowledge we have shared with you over
these past years are still only the most basic concepts, and only touch the
surface of the true workings of the universe and the awesome power, love,
wisdom and potential of our Father/Mother God and the Supreme Creator.


In order to understand the teachings of past ages, humanity has tried to
bring cosmic truths/concepts down into the narrow focus of "human
consciousness."  The Genesis story of old states that the heavens and Earth
were created in six days and on the seventh day, God rested.  A cosmic or
universal day contains trillions and trillions of your earthly days and,
indeed, it has taken  an incomprehensible amount of time  to create this
universe.  We have explained that after the Supreme Creator stirred and
radiated forth an inexplicable number of fragments of ITSELF and initiated
the creation of the Omniverse, IT went into repose as an Omnipotent
Observer.  The present cosmic day for this universe is coming to a close
and the Supreme Creator is once again taking an active part in the Creation
of the Cosmos by radiating forth the Essence of Life to enfold and
encompass all that has been created under the direction of our
Father/Mother God.  Only those thought forms and memories which are in
harmony with the Divine Plan will remain, all else will seem as a bad dream
and will gradually melt away.  All of Creation must move forward,  no
ensouled Being will be left behind.


All of the great diversity of this universe was brought to your beautiful,
special planet called Earth or Gaia, and you as the designated bearers of
this diversity agreed to fragment and submerge yourselves in the density
and polarity of the lower dimensions. Your ultimate goal was to move deeply
into the multiple levels of separation, and then gradually return to unity
consciousness or ONENESS. That is the wondrous process you are now in the
midst of.  It has been a long and painful process, but you are succeeding,
beloveds.  You are reclaiming your Divine nature and as you return to the
middle path, the power of the NOW and learn to stay heart-centered, you are
remembering who you are, why you are on Earth, and the magnificence to
which you are destined to return.


The story of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden has also been distorted
down through the ages in an effort to bring the concept down to a human
level of understanding.  Many scholars and wise ones have pondered over and
over the meaning of the biblical story of the creation of Adam and Eve. The
cosmic origins of this beautiful story are of how you, in your perfect
androgynous Divine Essence called the Adam Kadmon Light Body, began your
journey down through the multi-dimensions.  As part of the Divine plan for
diversity, there came a time when your Essence was divided in half, one
part bearing the masculine attributes of our Father God and the other
bearing the female virtues and qualities of our Mother God. One was not
more or less than the other; you and your Divine counterpart are and always
have been equal.  This was potentially a painful rending of Self from Self,
and in order to do this without causing great trauma to your Core Essence,
your consciousness had to be diminished, or the beginning of the veil of
forgetfulness was drawn across a portion of your memory of your origins and
your vastness. You might say that part of you went into a deep sleep, as
the story of Adam and Eve states,  and you have stayed at slumber for all
these many aeons of time.  You are just now beginning the process of
awakening and returning to full consciousness.   Many of you now have the
ability to connect or communicate with your Divine Counterpart, who most
often remained in the higher realms to support you when it was your turn to
incarnate and, once again, experience the world of duality and polarity.


When you, in your perfect Adam/Eve Kadmon bodies, first stepped onto the
Earth, which resonated to the frequencies of the sixth and higher fifth
dimensions, your Divine mate was with you and the Earth was truly a
paradise world, the Garden of Edon, as it is known in the higher
realms.  All the sustenance you needed was supplied from the Creator
Light-infused Essence of the air and water.  You knew how to create with
your mind all that you needed to exist in comfort in this paradise world,
and you were in total harmony with your Divine earthly mission and the Will
of our Father/Mother God.  However, gradually, over time, as the Earth sank
deeper into the frequencies and a broader spectrum of polarity and duality,
the consciousness of humanity began to move further and further from a
sense of Oneness with All, and the Middle Path of harmony and
balance.  Thus came the symbology of the tree of knowledge, or the emerging
of polarity consciousness of good and evil.    The  meaning of Adam and Eve
being banished from the Garden of Edon is also much different than the one
told by human scribes in ages past. What was conveyed is only a metaphor
for the true  esoteric teachings. The filters of forgetfulness grew
stronger, and the sense of connectedness with the higher realms and your
Divine Self diminished more and more. The time came when you could no
longer draw forth the fruit of life from the Essence of the air and water,
and you lost the ability to create whatever you desired using your mind
power.  You had to learn to sustain yourselves through physical means
without the assistance of your Higher Self, or by the "sweat of your brow."
Therefore, that which had once been a paradise world gradually became a
world of struggle and strife.


As you are aware, the further you move into density the more pronounced
your dual nature becomes, and  the more likely you are to become polarized
and "narrow-minded" in your thinking.  Down through the many aeons of
time,  your "human nature" became the dominating force of your life's
experience.  You gradually replaced the concept of ONENESS, and
unconditional love for ALL Creation, with a sense of separation, judgment,
and love with many conditions, resulting in fear, in deep-seated emotional
feelings of unworthiness, lack, guilt, ego-driven emotions rather than
Spirit-inspired emotions.


Many precious souls heroically endeavored to stay the course of the middle
path and to retain a connection with their inner consciousness.  These are
the brave ones who, down through the ages and against all odds, strove to
protect the weak and the innocent, and to maintain law and order for the
greater good of all.  They were those who maintained a Spirit-inspired
connection and brought forth the lofty ideals which are the philosophical
treasures of the past.

Sadly, there are many more dear souls who turned away from the path of
Light and sank deeper and deeper into the density and distortions of the
third/fourth dimensions.  These are the poor souls who not only lost their
connection with Spirit, but much of their human consciousness as well, to
become what we have termed as having an animal/human consciousness.  They
were submerged totally in the vibrations of the three lower chakras with
overwhelming instinctual natures focused on survival of the fittest, a
powerful sexual nature with hardly a sense of love or kindness toward
others. A sense of self and self-preservation was usually the driving
force, often to the detriment of others. Many did not even protect or
nurture their young as well as those of the animal kingdom.


The grand plan for humanity and the Earth was preordained to
succeed.  Never would the Creator and our Father/Mother God, who love ALL
their creations unconditionally, send us forth on such a great and perilous
mission without a failsafe plan.  We have not failed, my brave warriors. In
fact, we have succeeded beyond the greatest expectations of the heavenly
host.  As you are lifted up in consciousness, you assist all humanity to
release the shackles of illusion and limitation of the lower densities, and
they too are slowly being lifted up. You have created a pathway of Light
for them to follow so that their journey will not be nearly so perilous or
painful as yours has been. Each distorted, negative thought form that you
return to balance is one more obstacle that you remove from the collective
mass consciousness of humanity. As you gradually return to center and
withdraw your mental and emotional energies from the broad spectrum of
polarity, a miraculous thing is happening.  The pendulum of duality is not
swinging so widely nor so far off center, and the band or spectrum
of  polarity is gradually diminishing.  Together, you the warriors of Light
and truth have returned to harmony trillions and trillions of negative
thought forms.  You have no idea of the miracles you have wrought.

We know it is disconcerting when you look around at the chaos in your world
and at the animalistic acts, pain and suffering that are being wrought by
humanity. That is the reality of the lower third-dimensional experience;
however, when you focus on that reality, your consciousness moves into and
you are adding to the broadest spectrum of polarity and duality
consciousness. When  you learn to maintain a focus of centeredness and
harmony, it is not that you are unaware of what is happening in the world
of duality, but your will power, energies and desires are totally focused
on the power of the moment and allowing your God Self to radiate forth
through you the healing, transmuting vibrations of love and transformation.


The great ongoing controversy regarding the theories of EVOLUTION versus
CREATION are a third-dimensional exercise in futility.  Both theories are
true, but certainly not in the way they have been presented by the scholars
and historians of the past.  Beloveds, let go of the energies of judgment
and scarcity.  Let go of old self-limiting beliefs that no longer serve
your greatest good. Keep an open mind and stretch your beliefs to allow
your consciousness to expand as you tap into the cosmic libraries of Divine
wisdom. Attune to your God Self when you strive to discern what is your
highest truth. Listen to the wisdom of your soul/heart center, and allow
your mind to tap into the Essence of higher truth which is stored within
your brain structure.  You came forth with all the wisdom, information,
talents and abilities you would ever need to create a paradise on Earth. It
is time to reclaim your Divine Heritage as a powerful cocreator of beauty,
joy, abundance and peaceful co-existence with all the diverse facets of
Creation. Our faith in you has never wavered and our respect for your
bravery and steadfastness continually increases, as does our love for
you.  I AM Archangel Michael.


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My Prayer for You Today, I lifted up your name Before the Lord, in prayer. I asked Him to supply your needs And keep you in His care. I pled with Him to make you well And take away your pain; To chase away your sorrows As the sunshine chases rain. Because I know He holds you in The hollow of His hand, I prayed that you would know His peace And have the strength to stand. If you should be discouraged and Feel moored in deep despair, Please know I dearly love you and Remember you in prayer.   Dear All, Namaste,   I Pray to God for my net families, efriends. I do not pray as a ritual or with words..sometimes I wait for words to come by me..and hold the image of the person that I praying for..before my eyes..and I visualize peace, healing, positive energies being sent to him or her.   One of the positive changes that I have had in recent times..is the amount of joy I get from holding everyone in prayers and thoughts..I feel blessed to pray for, care for all of you..and to hold each one of you dear to my heart.       Sending Light & Love,     With Love & Light,   Nachi.

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