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The Evil Papists Are Back in Style

Posted on March 15th, 2012

by Nancy Reyes in 2008 Election Coverage, Abortion, All News, Breaking News, Celebrity News, Civil Rights, Country News, crime, Gay Marriage, Government News, History News, Regional News, Religious News, US News, US Politics

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Anti Catholicism has a long history in the US, an inheritance from England, where the religious wars for and against the regency of Queen Elizabeth led to Catholics being demonized as evil. ( Elizabeth was inconveniently conceived before her mother married, and many folks said her mother never married the king at all, so this [...]

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The Strawbs â€“ Fording The River With John Ford (Part 2)

Posted on March 15th, 2012

by Simon Barrett in All News

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You can find Part 1 here. I look at the Strawbs and without doubt the period of Antiques And Curios, Witchwood, Grave New World, and Bursting At The Seams is pinnacle of the bands career. Those four albums covered a lot of musical ground. And I am sure a lot of heartache for those involved. [...]

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The Strawbs – Fording The River With Bassist John Ford (Part1)

Posted on March 15th, 2012

by Simon Barrett in All News

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I started writing this series of articles purely for my own fun. It gave me the opportunity to revisit my youth. I was, and still am a huge fan of this English prog-electric folk band, particularly during the late 1960â€™s and early 1970â€™s.Â I doubted that many people would be interested in my music reviews [...]

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