[quote] shortyjjb9 [/quote] This nation may have been predominately christiant, but given that a large reason why people came to the colonies was to practice whatever religion they chose, then I would say that America was not founded as a Christian nation. Gays/Lesbians should have the same right to marry (who they want), period. It's religion run amock
Oh, and KFC, thanks for letting me discuss this with you. :)
AD you hit the nail on the head in what I tried to get across, kudos for that.
[quote]Yep, Christianity never condemns the sinner. Did you not read my explanation? Look at it this way. Sin is like a block of cement. As people, we are standing on the edge of a diving board. We need to either get rid of our sin, or have someone (Jesus) help us get rid of it. Otherwise, when we dive off (die), we fall and sink, and we won't be saved, because cement is too heavy. When Jesus helps us, we can leave the cement behind, and enjoy the swimming pool.[/quote] <
KFC, what homosexual agenda ? I honestly don't see how them fighting for the same rights that heterosexuals have and just wanting to be accepted as human beings (not as a disease or nonhuman) as being some evil agenda. I think all the hype and paranoia over is is bollocks. Why are they so scared of it? Why can't you just live your life, your own and let them get the same rights you enjoy? Oh I would love it if things were switched around for once with heterosexuals being
While I don't advocate intentionally being an arsehole, neither can I stand someone that is a hypocrite, nor someone who chooses to not stand up for themselves. Anyways, that aside. It sounds like you've really been putting some miles on. Do you get any sort of break besides the one or two days here and there? I've a step-brother who used to truck drive (In fact he may still, I've not talked to him in a while) and he had scheduled days off. Good luck with everything.
[quote]So how does KFC's statement cause confusion?[/quote] Not so much confusion I guess, more so seeing what seems like if in the case of her hiring someone that she knows donates money and/or supports (or practices) things or lifestyles that she does not condone, yet she still pays them - a sense of indirect condoning and/or support of those very things. I was raised to watch things, and if you didn't condone something or support it then
[quote]Well of course I don't like giving money to anyone that supports something that goes against my worldview but again, you can't not hire someone because of religious preferences. You're not supposed to ask so there is no way to know really anyhow.[/quote] As a business owner looking to hire someone you'd have to make a decision though; a day care provider isn't going to knowingly hire someone who has a history of abuse against a child, or worse. Just as a business own
Lula, Let me toss something at you for you to think about (And please give it some thought before you reply, because I understand your upbringing/beliefs.). What if Hell is merely where we are now? What if Earth is hell, and the fire and brimstone? That's what I believe, that we live in hell or a hell like place. I guess it would be sort of similar to what Sodaiho is saying.
[quote]In one instance we have no choice. I have no choice in how my employee spends her money. In the other I do have a choice. I do have a choice in how to spend my money.[/quote] Granted, that's true, but surely next time you go into owning a business you could do more research and come to the decision that you don't want to employ someone who is going to support something you don't agree with, correct? It's like (hypothetically) if I had a potenti
Also... I find it silly that there is so much divisiveness. So much classifying. So what if someone has chosen Buddhism, is it not a good thing that they have found their own peace?
I had a lengthy reply rebuttal to this, having written pieces of it every day since I last comment on this, but...I realized somethings. Thanks can be given to the woman I love. I used to think that finding answers to life is what mattered. Life had to explained and analyzed and what not. Faith, Science, they're birds of the same feathers, but of different means. They're both about finding answers; They both have their faults and praises, both have their holes and negative aspects. The
Oh for the love of... How do you embed a confounded movie into this thing? (For future reference.) For now, I'm just going to go with [link="http://youtube.com/watch?v=RWYEEcs95xM"]this[/link]. If it doesn't work...so help me...
Mothers...cookies! Not in the mood for this. [code="html"][/code] Now?
[code="html"]Just because I'm bummed out, and thinking about a girl I'm in love with, but totally messed with not saying anything and hoping I get a second chance...voila: Blegh, keeping this...thread...going.[/code] There, think it works now.
Just because I'm bummed out, and thinking about a girl I'm in love with, but totally messed with not saying anything and hoping I get a second chance...voila: Blegh, keeping this...thread...going.
I've got a sudden urge to watch The Mummy, Marry Poppins, and Bed Knobs and Broomsticks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . I win, again.
[quote]original copiesOkay, I'm done. No, wait.[/quote] :LOL: Care to join and make KFC see the error of her ways - I mean see the flaw in, oh hell, forget it. ;) :p (Just playing kfc) But seriously, like I said above, give me a couple days.
[quote]Nuh uuh... It is zyzzyva! Ask Zoo!It's a weevil. ~Zoo[/quote] I'll take the lesser of the two weevils thanks. :LOL: [quote]I do, just keeping it going with something. That's the point here, keep this thread going, and that's all I could think of really. (Blame it on my load of math homework. )Fair enough, I have my share of brain farts too.[/quote] Oh, we're getting on average 100 to 135 problems a night for home work in math. So, yeah, thank Einstein, this is
Umm, give me a few days cause I'm going to be writing a long-ish reply. Your comment is making me think more, and while it's not converting me (since I'm semi christian already), I want to make sure I hit all the points.
[quote]"And the Lord said, 'Don't be so hard on yourself, for if it is peace you seek then relax and allow it to come. If you feel me in the world, then that is where you should look for me. A church is but a building, but I am everywhere if you believe it so.'"[/quote] You've actually got something there, kudos zoo. :CONGRATS:
I win!
[quote]no it didn't. Man can say whatever he wants...doesn't change the bible. There are plenty of bibles out there that stay true to the original Gk and Hebrew originals.[/quote] The likelyhood of your bible being exactly as it was meant to be, is slim. You have the fact that there are various interpretations of Hebrew words, etc... A monk that was transcribing the book could easily have wrote what they thought the bible meant, and therein drastically altering what "God's word" is. To
:CONGRAT: Bravo! :D
[quote]And yet you rely on the Bible......Which, if taken different ways, means: Either man wrote it. "God" wrote it. Man interpreted Gods will/words. Each way, you're getting your truth from others...but at least it doesn't change SP. It's just as good today as it was 2500 years ago.[/quote] Oh but it has changed, through interpretations, translations, transliterating, etc...
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