Fancee (Alaskan Snowdreams) Foster Rest in peace my friend, 6-12-09 Welcome to my home on the Net. This page is mostly for me but feel free to look around. For the past couple of days I've been adding some pictures to the Candid Maryn and Family sections. I've also added a link here and there. In the next few days I also plan on uploading this past Easter's pictures. www.NewEmpire.info has completely been redesigned. The site now revolves around the roleplaying game instead of the actual story. The short stories are still up (The have a whole deticated page) but now they're just an afterthought. I'm currently working on a new adventure and a few expansions. Check it out! My current book listing: - The Pen is Mightier than the Sword - A resource for designing your own RPGs. - New Empire - Short Stories - Working title. My first paperbook story (In the works.) - New Empire - The RPG Core Rulebook The backbone of the New Empire book(s). - Zoids - The Role-Playing Game A free download of the Zoids RPG from this site. -Keith Foster (w.a.: Rex L. Mitchell) Last updated: 6/30/09 Rex's quote for the time being:

Current Mood = "Still Nil, Pondering a lot lately"

The land of the free? Whatever happened to America being the "Land of the Free"? I know that compared to most countries we ARE free, but bear with me for a minute... I hear many people complain that the world is turning evil. Folks read the news and see TERRIBLE things (Rapes, Killings, Theft...) and they blame it on the choices that the country is making (Gay Marriage, going to war...). The fact is, these terrible things have been around a hell of a lot longer than the topics being blamed. The media just brings attention to the masses quicker than ever before in our history. Do people really think that the tsunami in the Indian Ocean was the first? Do people really think that killings and rape didn't occur on large scales in the past? The human population is growing and crimes will grow with it in equal proportion:

My personal view may be offensive to some but I'm going to give it anyway. Be fore-warned:

Get over it people! Just because you don't like something doesn't mean that you can prevent others from doing it as long as it doesn't interfere with another's personal liberties! I'm so tired of people grasping at straws in an attempt to fulfill their own agenda.

"Gays are getting married and people are allowed to buy guns. Oh no! God will punish us all! We'd better rally against them. We can't let them be happy and free or... well... God will create another tsunami, or perhaps a huge earthquake will hit California, or maybe even the super volcano under Yellowstone will blow."

Well, I hate to break it to you folks, but those things ARE going to happen. I know that, you know that, I know you know that, and us free thinkers think you're idiots for thinking that we don't know that (Did I lose you?). All of these disasters have happened in the past and they WILL happen again. Quit trying to infringe on the liberties of those living in one of the few free countries left through scare tactics.

The game's up, I'm looking right through the curtain and you're not hiding anything. You can stop now.

But I doubt you will.

And as for terrorism. That's been around for a long while as well. In fact, converting and forcing religion on others has been a staple of our species. It has its good and bad sides. I really doubt that America would be as civilized as it is today if it wasn't for organized religion. Unfortunately there's never going to be just one religion, and they always tend to clash. Even those that believe in "turning the other check" will find a way to rephrase their beliefs and fight for something. It's human nature

The more that laws are changed to appease religious beliefs the more conflict there will be. It will eventually get to a point where the religion that enjoys the highest majority in this country will outlaw the other religion's beliefs and traditions. It's already started.

Now don't get me wrong. I'm not atheist, I just have common sense and combine that with broader view than most. I think that the word "God" should stay in the anthem. I also believe that the 10 commandments should stay right where they used to be (in American courthouses). Our laws were founded on them.

I just know that this country was created by and founded on three things: God, Freedom, and Guns. Without a belief in those three things we'd be bowing to a queen right now. All three of those used to hold the same weight.

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