The Pilgrims were English Separatists. In the first years of the 17th century, small numbers of English Puritans and other religion groups broke away from the Church of England under King James I and King Charles I of England because they felt that it had not completed the work of the Reformation. King of England and the Reformation believed English people to follow one religion and one laws. Separatists committed themselves to a life based on the Bible such as basic. Most of these Separatists were farmers, poorly educated and without social or political standing. Separatist congregations were led by William Brewster, Edward Winslow and William Bradford. They emigrated to Amsterdam, Holland to escape harassment and religious persecution. Separatist enjoying full religious freedom, they remained for almost 12 years before settled in America.

English Pilgrims’ clothes seems odd to us. They simply copied Holland’s most popular clothes where they were exiled from England in 12 YEARS. You can see all the famous 17^th Century Dutch paintings such as Rembrandt’s “The Staalmeesters” circa 1662.

The present state of Massachusetts, known legally as a commonwealth, was explored in the late 16th and early 17th centuries but was not permanently settled until the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth in 1620. These first permanent settlers in Massachusetts, however, were not fortune hunters but a religious group, whose first landfall was Cape Cod rather than their original Virginia destination. In December 1620 they landed at Plymouth, where they established a colony according to terms drawn up in the Mayflower Compact before debarking.

After Mayflower, a flagship landed on Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1629 by William Bradford, Edward Winslow and William Brewster. John Winthrop, Emmanuel Downing, William Coddington, John Underhill and other men made agreements under New World Tapestry for the King of England. They created new colony called Massachusetts Bay Company.

Emmanuel Downing, Inner Temple Lawyer of London refused to relocate our family to America because there was a lack of education in Massachusetts Bay Colony.  John Winthrop and his sister Lucy Winthrop Downing wrote many letters to each other and they find a way to convince Emmanuel Downing to relocate our family to Salem, Massachusetts.  Lucy Winthrop Downing recommended John Winthrop to propose to build College of Newtowne in Newtowne (now Cambridge) to King Charles I. In 1636, King Charles I approved to build College of Newtowne (now Harvard University). Cambridge was named after our Downing Family’s home in Cambridgeshire, England.  Emmanuel Downing, Lucy Winthrop and children settled Salem MA in 1638 by Arbella which was a flagship of the Winthrop Fleet to Salem/ Boston, Massachusetts.

After Downing and other families settled in Salem. our lives had been changed dramatically under Religion and Political turmoil which it divided our point of views  to each other….

Sir George Downing graduated one of the first class of Harvard University in 1642. He studied theology and became Puritan Minister like John Cotton, Increase Mather, Anthony Stoddard, Roger Williams and Samuel Gorton. He travelled from Salem to Caribbean, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and New Brunswick under slave ship.  George Downing made some disagreements with Puritans’ political views and even his own uncle, John Winthrop in Salem. In 1645, Sir George Downing made a famous speech at The First Church in Salem. He quoted “Law of banishing for conscience, which makes us stinke every wheare”, Puritan already banned full of innocent people from Salem and Boston to Rhode Island and then led to most famous Witchcraft trials in 1690’s under most ridiculous Puritan Laws. Once English Civil War broke out in 1641, Sir George Downing dropped his career as Puritan minister and he was promoted to military career as Scoutmaster General for Oliver Cromwell’s Scotland Forces against King Charles I and then rose to Diplomat and Ambassador to Holland for Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell and King Charles II.

To be continue… Emmanuel Downing and Sir George Downing: Political and Religion Network of New England, England and Holland.

“We’ve got to be responsible, somebody’s got to be responsible for it” ~ Sir Goerge Downing

I wanted to let you know what is going on with North Carolina legislatures who discussed about closing two schools at Wilson and Morganton. They wanted to merge three schools into one school at Govenor Morehead school for the Blind in Raliegh.

“State lawmakers have proposed slashing the Department of Health and Human Services budget by $1.4 billion next year to help erase a projected $4.5 billion shortfall.”

Here is the link: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5243599/

If you want to fight with DHHS over Deaf Schools.  Here is the direct contact: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/

NC Legislatures Homepage: http://www.ncleg.net/

Don’t patronize us over AFA, DBC and other people with personal issues within almost a year! I am just expressing my own point of views about what was going on with DVTV and Deafread. We are dealing with it under unnecessary turmoil by that so-called immature group. I caught someone who loves to dictate other people’s lives over their employment status and their reputation. Someone did not accept it when anyone who made reasonable negotiates with any kind of organization. Someone did not like it when anyone tried to make friends under neutral ground even we don’t agree with each other. It is NOT your job to SABOTAGE our effort to make friends. You revealed yourself in front of any viewers as most well known CYBERSABOTAGER. You know who I am talking about. Just use your plain and simple COMMON SENSE!

“If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately” Thomas Paine, Common Sense

I had witnessed how those kinds of group are persistent to patronize the individual over AFA, DBC and Deafhood issues for a year. We are the human beings with multiple and different kind of political views. You try to patronize us until we do it your WAY. HELL NO! This is not SOCIALISM. It is AMERICA the land of Freedom for everyone. We already know some of you played dirty games with us; don’t ever use HOLISM and ASSUMPTION on us like a GOD.

“Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angles know of us” Thomas Paine, Common Sense

Just be YOURSELF and use your brain!

Cheers! Charles Downing ~ The Rogue

Captions: Hello Vloggers/Bloggers: I would like to tell you a story about “Made in Milwaukee, WI”. AGB and DBC had a convention last June 2008.  Both AGB and DBC set up the conventions in their own hotels which were connected by the bridge over the street.

Alexander Graham Bell had his own reserved Presidential Suite on the top floor of the hotel.  Alexander dressed up with luxury clothes while smoking Cuban cigar and drinking Brandy. He walked through the large rooms included bedroom, bar and everything else surrounding large windows with a view of City of Milwaukee. He noticed Milwaukee seems very nice city and he noticed the DBC convention across the street from his hotel.  He looked around curiously and decided to use his binocular. He scanned the crowd with his binocular and he saw a beautiful young woman around 26 years old.  That young lady seems eager. She was working and helping to set up new DBC organization. Alexander was interested and decided to go to third floor where AGB convention is.

Alexander met people at the AGB convention as he took his own time to meet friends and workers. He decided to go across the bridge where DBC organization stayed another hotel. He saw the young woman and decided to introduce himself to her. He said “I noticed that you are attractive woman and what is your name?”. The young lady replied “My name is Deana”. Alexander invited Deana to go out for a date tonight.  He was willing to learn how to communicate with her. Deana accepted the date. So everything was all set on neutral ground.

Alexander and Deana went out to eat, drink, dance and party all night. Guess what happened, they did one night stand. After Alexander and Deana enjoyed the night, they went back and keep busy with their own conventions until end of the day. Everyone returned back to their homes. Alexander was sitting in his own office as he was wondering and waiting for a month to hear from Deana. He thought Deana would email or VP him and see what is up with Deana. Coworkers and friends wondered, too.  Finally, Deana called Alexander through VP. Alexander was excited and asked Deana that he wanted to know what is up with her and how she is doing so far? Deana told Alexander, “I have something new to tell you.” Alexander asked “What’s new?”  Deana replied “I am pregnant”. Alexander widened his eyes and got speechless. At first, Alexander doesn’t know what to do but he decided to accept and stay with Deana through the rest of 9 months pregnant term. Alexander and Deana gave a birth and found out they have a deaf baby. 

What should they do with deaf baby?

Cheers,

The Rogue

I know History might be too boring for you but it is very education for Deafread/ DeafTV community. I would like to tell you a story about Massachusetts Bay Company. John Winthrop and the Puritans decided to settled Salem/ Boston/ Plymouth, Massachusetts as a new Massachusetts Bay colony.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony

John Winthrop and Massachusetts Bay community created their own laws for the Colony.  Puritans had to follow extremely strict laws because it was a brand new colony in America.  Puritans believed Massachusetts Bay community should be pure and clean under God and the Bible. John Winthrop and Puritans created the laws described that community should not against the belief of Puritans religion, should not drinking in public, should not have adultery, should not stealing, should not lying, and other rules. If some people disagreed one of those Puritan laws and will be exile from the colony. Massachusetts Bay Company is similar concept with Deafread and Deaf TV because blog/ vlog are brand new deaf community as well as modern technology.  Taylor Mayer is same concept as John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay Company.

There were several important leaders were exiled from Massachusetts Bay to Rhode Island.

-     Roger Williams, founder of Providence, RI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Williams_(theologian)

-     Samuel Gorton, founder of Warwick, RI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Gorton

-     Anne Hutchinson of unauthorized Puritan minister

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson

-     Mary Dyer, martyr Quaker of Rhode Island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Dyer

Same thing happened with Barry Sewell, Aidan Mack, Amy Cohen Efron , Jack Barr and others like independent political thinkers similar to these exiled Rhode Island important people above the list. However, you are lucky that Tayler Mayer and his eidtors do not ban you from Deafread/ DeafTV unless you across the lines big time. We the Deaf community should be happy that we are not from Massachusetts Bay Colony back in 1630’s.  In facts, John Winthrop, Rogers Williams and Samuel Gorton were still good friends even despite their religious and political differences.

Ironically, the main reason is why I sat back and watched the Deafread and DeafTV. It is remind me of my ancestors back to Massachusetts Bay Company and Providence Plantations (Roger Williams Colony). John Winthrop was my 11 times great grand uncle and Samuel Gorton was my 11 times great grandfather.

For your information, everyone is entitled to express their own opinion as long as we traded our ideas until we become a stronger community. J

Cheers,

Charles B. Downing – The Rogue

I watched the Deaf TV and wanted to make comment since I do not have my own vlog yet.

Give Jack’s Eyes a break! Jack Barr done many things for you with comedy vlogs even he updated about DBC convention at Milwaukee. He made one simple mistake as he wasn’t the only one done “Shooting AGB’s grave!” vlog. I know Jack Barr did not intend to encourage to be violence against AGB. He had done many things for you. Don’t drive Jack’s Eyes away from Blog/ Vlog over his simple mistake. Believe me, Jack Barr wont do it again as he learned his mistake. Everyone made mistakes, no big deal.

Aidan Mack was absolute right that hearing community done the same thing as Deaf community. Hearing community is far worse than you guys! You should be happy. Look at reality shows such as MTV’s Real World,  VH1’s I love New York, Survivors and other reality shows, whatever you named it! They showed some violence front of the world TV audiences. It is so damn humiliate. Hollywood made lot of violence movies as well, too!

I always said NEVER NEVER mixed religions and politics together! Can you explain to me why Christians, Muslim and Judaism involved many wars in over 2000 years?  Do you think it is OKAY for any religions to promote violence front of the world?  No, I practically don’t think so!

That’s why Quakers are against the WAR and VIOLENCE!

Cheers!

Charles B. Downing – The Rogue

I read all the debates over DBC, Deafhood and other Deaf issues for a month. I decided to remain neutral on any organizations over sensitive issues.  I am not going to jump into conclusions anymore. I simply supported ASL with babies w/ and w/o cochlear implant with any future (either Deaf or Hearing) parents. I simply wanted to see future deaf children to receive the fair education as well as hearing children’s education. I STILL believe ASL will improve the babies to connect Oralism and English written as well as long as they receive best education. That is up to parents’ choices. Most important are Parents and siblings needed to build the relationship with their any deaf sibling instead being “left out” like a pet.  I just simply sit back and watch Organization’s movement closely like a microscope since they are brand new organizations.

Many deaf and hearing people have rights to choose whether they want to support DBC, ASL Think Tank or other new organizations. It’s Freedom of Choices. All organizations usually made their mistakes. Nobody is perfect like FEMA mishandled Hurricane Katrina victims and Bush Administrations misjudged WMD information on Iraq. History always showed the past mistakes in no matter what as long as we overcome the mistakes.

I read Tara’s final story which it posted few weeks ago by Deaf Womyn Pride. Tara’s story inspired me a lot because she grew up hard life by adopted parent.  Child Protective Services SHOULD handles the adopted parents properly. Tara had been struggled through communication abused and being neglected by abused parents and other services like other deaf victims.  I applauded Deaf Womyn Pride and others rescued Tara and gave her a second chances with education. Tara’s ASL and education showed remarkable improvement under Virginia School for the Deaf. I believe Tara will have brightest futures ahead of her.

Please support Communicate Abused/ Oralism Victims like Tara’s. We need UNITED Deaf Community as well. I am not worrying about AGB’s anymore since they are no longer exist to me. You can agree or disagree with me. I simply expressed my opinions.

Best Regards,

Charles B. Downing – The Rogue

“We’ve got to be responsible, somebody’s got to be responsible for it.”  - Sir George Downing