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Reply to What's Wrong with Abstinence? in Misc JoeUser Forums

abstinence teaches nothing, it just tells you not to do something. Exactly. And if they give in for sex? I don't get it. My question is .....Why is it bad to encourage y

Reply to Lesbians Do Not Have Special Rights Says Judge in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Lol, I would think any person, repub, democrat, religious, or whatever, would say something to the effect, you kissed in public, its your fault. Whether or not shows of affection like kissing should be banned and reported would probably spark arguments, but not "you caught me doing something romantic with a person my parents shouldnt know about and are bound by law not to tell anyone".... please say there is more to this story. :P

Reply to Why there is no sin in Religion JoeUser Forums

Sad, isn't it? It wouldn't be this way if we listened to Almighty God who told us to love one another and bear one another's burdens. You mean if everyone was Christian, certainly not the muslims with their virgins for martyrs or jews with their circumcision or mormons with their polygamy or any other crazy religion? It is nice to think of a one world religion and everyone abiding by the laws set forth by it, imagining everyone living peacefully, helpin

Reply to How many Americans have died in Iraq?? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Lol, I love how half of each reply is just a personal attack. (I guess even my post is, since im making fun of them ) One of the more annoying things about the reporting is that to get the information like the dead terrorist or civilians count, you can only find information about it briefly if at all on tv/radio OR on the web... where of course everyone argues (very maturely) about the actual d

Reply to Circumcision, Forcing Religion? in Religion JoeUser Forums

We have four sons. Not one of them has come to us and said this. In fact, I've never heard of such a thing happening. Circ rates where high back then, so many guys feel "normal". Who knows how many men cut would like to be intact, and of those, who resents his status enough to tell his parents, but I would say it is becoming more and more common as circ rates lower and people learn that is it more then a simple snip. But

Reply to 86% Inusred not a health care crisis, Hillary. in Politics JoeUser Forums

Before I start, I will have to admit I haven't followed this really closely, but I had thoughts nonetheless. "I divided 300 in to 44 (300/44) and I got 13.6 percent. Now, how should we interpret this? To me this means that 86.4 percent are insured. Now can 86.4 percent insured people in America be a health care crisis?

Reply to Circumcision, Forcing Religion? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Thanks for the responses so far. If so, do you think it's sort of like a fad type of thing? When my dad was born, he wasn't circumcised nor for that matter were his brothers. So maybe then they weren't but later were and now going back to not circumcising again? Don't know for sure. I definately think that, the big reasons on the list in the US are, "look like dad" and "it better looking", and both are spawned from how prevelant circ was. With

Reply to Circumcision, Forcing Religion? in Religion JoeUser Forums

I don't think most circumcize because of religious reasons. I think most do so for medical or health reasons. When I had my kids circumcized it had nothing to do with religion. I wasn't a practicing Christian at that time. I was concerned with the health aspect at the time giving it much consideration before allowing them to do this to my boys. Well, maybe in the US... or for christians (since either status is acceptable), but you think that still holds

Reply to Circumcision, Forcing Religion? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Here's a thought: I am Scottish Born and the trend in the forties was not to circumcise. I'm not sure whether it was a church thing or not but it was certainly a family thing. Yea, but you and those in your family still have the choice of circumcising for religious (or personal) reasons... where a pers

Circumcision, Forcing Religion? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Wellll, its been awhile since I'v put up a blog, but I've been wondering about something and finally decided to post. So, why do people that circumcise their child/infant because their religion tells them to think it is ok? Isn't that forcing your religion on them? Isn't that a big no no? Shouldn't this choice be made by the person the operation is being performe

Reply to Circumcision, Bring on the Knife? in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

If the topic truly interests you, here are the links... "Does God Want You to Mutilate Your Baby?" Link "Circumcision, Part 2" Link Thanks for the links, I didn't cover the religious side so anyone curious on that should check out the first link. I usually avoid medical "controversies" on JoeUser like the plague, but I had to respond in this instance. Thank you for an otherwise excellent and well-researche

Circumcision, Bring on the Knife? in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

What do you really know about circumcision? You may have heard of health benefits, but what are they and how important are they? Are they important enough to not give your son a choice? What do you really know about an intact penis? After finding out as much information as I could, I am against the procedure, but I will attempt to give you an unbiased (as much

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

Because the "theory" of global warming is a matter of faith. People don't get into fist fights when debating say quantum mechanics. Even evolution vs. creationism can't touch the foaming that the global warming zealots get into. It's a religion to them. Heh, sounds like more faith vs faith, each side has "facts" and wont back down, though I think global warming has more potential to be found true/false then most religious debates. However, I still don'

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

There is a finite amount of renewable energy that can be produced. By using such an excessive amount, he is forcing lower income houses to go to the cheapest suppliers: meaning, those who use fossil fuels to create energy. Ah, I see what you are getting at here, so it does make him look hypocritical. Someone earlier said that just because he does this doesn't make his message wrong. Someone ea

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

Simple. Because Al Gore has no intention whatsoever of changing his lifestyle. Meanwhile he'll preach at us. I could be wrong, but I dont think he is saying for us to use LESS energy, he is saying we need to change WHERE we get it from. Taking the pledge may have shown he is dedicated to both, but I think he is more interested in cleaner, renewable energy then he is in using less.

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

"He is not. He is buying Indulgences." Hmmm, unless I am off the mark on this one, he isn't necessarily saying we shouldn't indulge and to change our lifestyles, he is saying we should change where our energy is coming from.

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

Nah, I meant it could have been taken out of context... I dont follow this close enough to tell for sure. I did hear about his electric bill and how he buys the renewable energy from his own company. Why do you think him using renewable energy is so bad, he may be using alot, but at least it comes from a renewable source. A hypocrite? Maybe, but he is doing something. If global warming is real, we shouldn't have to change much with how we live, "en

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

Eh, this video doesn't even show his full response, looks like it was taken out of context to be misleading. However, does this really have anything to do with the message they are trying to get out there? It is like a smoker telling people they shouldn't smoke because of cancer, it doesn't make the cancer any less real. Don't bother with soundbites, If you want to debate something, debate on what is causing global warming and if we can do anything

Reply to Gays in the Military? I honestly don't see the problem... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"Firstly, I don't believe I ever used or implied the word 'ignore' anywhere. What I was saying is that the issue is far more complex and difficult than those without military experience may realize." True, you didn't say ignore, but you did say they were incapable of understanding the complications it can cause, which implies their opinions dont matter. I was simply pointing out that you cant just say (in the other thread), "Thos

Reply to Gays in the Military? I honestly don't see the problem... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"MasonM - Unless you have personally experienced military life you are simply incapable of truly understanding it or the complications this can cause." Ok, but this works for those on both sides of the issue. If you will ignore one side, you have to ignore both. It may be worse then a person who supports gays in the military may think and even with changes it wouldn't work, or not as bad as a person who disapproves may think and with chang

Reply to Is homosexuality normal? in Religion JoeUser Forums

So to try and clear some things up by "Right" and "Uninfringing" I was referring to the equal protection clause. Informed may not have been the best word for it... but if the person doesn't try to understand both sides of the issue then they aren't caring to try an understand why people feel differently, which is not a good way to make a law. You are right, I and many other people dont know much about legislature that is going on

Reply to Is homosexuality normal? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Lol, I meant to hit reply but hit delete, then hit cancel and it still deleted your post..... I tried to go back into my browser's history and recover it but it was gone. Go ahead and repost if you want to/can.... i will reply to what I remember.

Reply to Is homosexuality normal? in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Why? You keep saying that, but I don't see you backing it up. We can pass any law we like, otherwise it isn't really a democracy, it is a democracy overseen by some esoteric list of ideals people make up off the top of their heads... like the one you are espousing. You can point to the Constitution, but you know very well we can amend that, too." Perhaps you didn't read the whole paragraph, blindly passing any law you like, because it is in

Reply to Is homosexuality normal? in Religion JoeUser Forums

"No, they are defining the criteria for a government license in a situation where that criteria is in question." What criteria? Gender? Love? Care of the kids? Ok, I think that is where the discussion of the validity of homosexuality comes in. They need reasons to support why the criteria matters if they are going to specify it. I dont see why you are pushing this, you need reasons to allow/ban something. If you ignore reasons and just do

Reply to Is homosexuality normal? in Religion JoeUser Forums

"No one is making homosexuality illegal. The government just isn't licensing gay marriages. Someone telling them they have to holds doesn't require a "why not", rather telling them... well, why at all. You aren't telling them to stop doing something, you're telling them to start doing something." Ok, I see what you are getting at now, that does make sense, up until the point when states or the government start putting a ban on same sex marriag