Judaism teaches that the world is meant to be lived in and enjoyed. Christianity, of the true, first century, kind anyway, teaches that worldliness is meant to be rejected in favor of ascetic godliness. How did our Jewish brethren get such a simple, direct Law as the Torah so twisted?
Fun Fact: You CAN NOT get rid of a debt by cutting spending alone. Unless you enjoy having no one fix roads, no public utilities, no schools at all, and no police officers, you have to raise taxes if you want a balanced economy.
This something I never understood.
California's Governor Jerry Brown*just signed a new legislation that prohibits parents from sending their gay kids to therapy in hopes of turning them straight. It's the first law of its kind to protect a minor's sexual orientation and of course, the Republicans are the only ones opposing it...
Got an old Nokia 1112 to use when doing sports, I have had it in a draw for a fuw years, Put an O2 card in it and it came up saying 'sim not valid' how do you jail break?
Thanks.
constitutional protection of ...? A) no quartering soldiers in peacetime
B) no unreasonable searches and seizures
C) no cruel and unusual punishment
D) the establishment clause
E) equal protection of the law
...about the election itself?
Simple questions, like "Which candidate wants to bring back 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell?'" or "Which candidate is opposed to universal health care?"
And if you couldn't answer, you couldn't vote.
Would it be better or worse if this system were in place?
Despite what individuals may feel about it, Judaism is officially oppose to same sex marriage. This is what the Midrash says:
"Rabbi Huna said in the name of Rabbi Joseph, 'The generation of the Flood was not wiped out until they wrote marriage documents for the union of a man to a male or to...
Why do conservatives that rant about "liberal media" oppose the fairness doctrine?
Sock Monkey: The libs want the fairness doctrine because the media is biased so far to the extreme right. Do you need an education to know what "consistency" is?
What better way to advance "Civil Rights" then to get African American Judges appointed in high positions? Why did the liberal groups do this? Would they have been so opposed if she hadn't been African American? Or were they so worried because she was an African American and said things like...
How do you minister to another Christian that is puffed up with pride and refuses to accept correction? How do you deal with Christians that exalt themselves and act like they have a special gift that exceeds others?
This makes very little sense to me.
Religion has nothing to do with marriage in the United States, it is a contract between the couple and the government. Atheists can get married - religion has nothing to do with marriage. It existed before the Bible, so please, let's drop the sanctity of...
This makes very little sense to me.
Religion has nothing to do with marriage in the United States, it is a contract between the couple and the government. Atheists can get married - religion has nothing to do with marriage. It existed before the Bible, so please, let's drop the sanctity of...
McClatchy: "The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Monday it opposes the Democratic health care plan heading for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives because of its language on abortion. The group noted that it liked the House health care bill because it would continue the strict...
I don't see what's all the fuss.
Why are they trying to take out guns off of us?
Because I'm not going to shoot anyone.
And no one is going to shoot me...because I got a gun.
Also, I myself do not own a gun (don't see why I should), but I do support gun ownership.
Groups representing doctors and hospitals are coming out against the inclusion of a Medicare "buy-in" in the Senate health bill, The Washington Post reports. The groups joined Republicans in arguing "that a plan by liberal Democrats to allow uninsured individuals as young as 55 to buy into...
The California Medical Association - which represents more than 35,000 doctors - will announce its opposition to the Senate version of the health overhaul bill later this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. The group's leaders voted to oppose the bill last week, joining several other states...
4 years ago we bought this dog as a puppy and spent like 600 on it from the pet store. she gets sick maybe once or twice every year and finally they wanted to give it away. my sisters' excuse is oh we don't have enough money to take care of it. Don't you think that when you first buy a dog you...