The law is not arbitrating the daily moral decisions we make. Every day we choose whether or not to lie or tell the truth, or to be compassionate or turn away. If we can't know in our own minds if it's "right" or not, then there is something seriously wrong. There was morality before there were...
I don't envy you this day. We had to make that decision with my Mom and it was gut-wrenching. Try to focus on the good times and the memories you have with him. It never stops hurting, but it does get better with time.
All I have to say is, anyone who has to have a book to tell them the difference between right and wrong is a sociopath with no conscience or common sense.
I applaud Home Depot for its actions. Whether it was because they only allow company pins, or because they don't want to promote any religious advocacy - both are legitimate. It is certainly not religious "discrimination." This man is free to wear his pin on his OWN personal time. I'm sure Home...
I didn't get married until I was 45. For me, well past any child-bearing age, and I never wanted children to begin with. So it's immoral for us to have sex for pleasure because we have no desire to have children at our ages? Please.
We have gay friends who have been in loving, committed...
Perhaps I'm a nitpicker, but this scenario itself is flawed. Perhaps you remember Black Elk, who had a similar vision? When he told his people,they not only took it seriously, but also undertook to "manifest" the vision through an elaborate ceremony. He was honored as a seer. Native Americans...
I am a witch. I can cite many instances in my life when I've done spells which have resulted in what I asked them to do, but Christians would pooh-pooh the entire concept. Yet they ask God for things and when these things happen, it was a gift from God. What's the difference? Perception.
Since I mainly just read cards for myself and only rarely for others, I have found them to be useful tools. Tools, not prognosticators. There is nothing that has ever come up in a tarot reading that I could not have deduced for myself if I had been honest about baring my soul, owning up to my...
I didn't vote in the poll since I'm married. I might try an online dating service if I weren't, but I'm not very patient. If I didn't meet someone after a few months I would dump it. I met my husband in a Yahoo group, of all places. Later we discovered that we were actually penpals (remember...
A local atheist millionaire in Boise paid for a couple of billboards here that got the fundies all bent out of shape. As I recall, they said "Beware of Dogma" and gave a website link to a local atheists' meetup group. I thought it was great to shake up the status quo in this ultra-conservative...
I had the "regular" flu shot because it was required (I work in health care). Don't think I'll get H1N1, though. There are really restricting it to people in the risk groups here, and turning everyone else away. Since I'm not involved in direct patient care, I'm not to concerned.
Hmm, the parents are building a day care KNOWING it is right by where 90+ sex offenders live? If I were a lawyer, I'd be contacting any ex-spouses and suggesting we sue for child endangerment, or at the very least that the custodial parent is unfit. After all, who deliberately seeks to place...
Men and women need each other, no matter what so-called "feminists" want to believe. Not necessarily in personal relationships, but on this earth both sexes are needed, just as light balances darkness, warmth balances cold, and all things have their opposite counterpart. There is no "superior."...
These are great suggestions. I will talk to my husband and see if we can find a way to do this. We are having some tough times right now ourselves, but it's a simple thing to check on someone or take them to the doctor or hospital if they need help.When we were better off, we donated boxes of...
Boise has several good shelters for men, women, and children, in spite of the whiny NIMBYs who ***** when one is located in their precious little neighborhood. We have a "halfway house" two houses away from us, and have never had any problems with the men there. In fact, one of them helped me...
UV is a witch! Don't let those wings fool you. That's where she hides the fold-up broom.
I must apologize to the next poster. You won't have much fun with me, because I really AM a witch.
Welcome, I'm relatively new here myself. I have known and worked with many Mormons over the years, and have never met people more sincere or compassionate toward everyone they meet. While I don't agree with the religion, I have the utmost respect for those Mormons whom I've had the pleasure of...
I agree with the statement, but I might amend "is because of you and your actions" to "is because of you and your actions and REactions." Sure, lightning might strike your house for no apparent reason, or a child may be born with a birth defect, but how we react to these situations that makes...
Of course it's possible. There are people who will love someone who betrays them all the time. Excitement? I guess, if you like being treated like crap and never knowing if your lover is telling you the truth or not. Your love for this person might be sincere, but it's hard for me to imagine it...