SBSHINE wrote:
Of course, you didn't live in the good ole days... so you're not very qualified to say much about those days with fair accuracy.
I have studied. Perhaps you should give it a try. S***es in the south and children forced to work in horrid conditions in the factories in the north. One ruling class above the law and one class nothing more than commodities.
I did live in the 50's when women and children had fewer rights than the family dog. When my best friend could not drink from the same water fountain go to the same school, or sit with me in a theater.
We have a long way to go but we can make all the people in this country equal. Not if we stay stuck in a system that has failed. The elite care only for the elite. Half of Wall Street belongs in prison but instead we bailed them out. You try stealing billions of dollars see if your government will bail you out.
Theo wrote:
Well, except for the fact God approached Man with an offer, I would agree. That is where a good understanding of the role of the prophets comes in handy.
The role of prophets was basically two-fold. Some foretold what was to come; others explained how and why calamity came upon the nation Israel over issues of r*******n and immorality.
There are many people who claim to honor God under the New Covenant, who think they have no need for the old, but t***h is, if one does not have a working knowledge of the old, one cannot comprehend the new. The New is based upon the old, both in its history and in its teachings.
Interesting perspective, and well written. I liked your post. Disagree with much of it, but that does not mean It is wrong or that you are bad. It means (to me) that you are honestly seeking, and wanting to please God, if you only knew what the requirements are.
God bless you and show you what He wants you to see, is my prayer for you and for all who want to know.
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Thank you for taking the time to explain some of your faith. As I said, I am not Christian so a great deal of what is said in these posts goes over my head.
In my home our faith was a kin to breathing. First thing every morning, we gave thanks for the gifts we had received and prayed for guidance in the day to come. My parents taught us the ways of our faith in all things. We can't separate our deeds from what we know to be the right thing. The last thing every night, we gave thanks for the day and prayed that we had not wasted the time given us.
My faith is simple. We know the nine virtues. We don't always live them but we do try to right any wrongs we have done to others. It seems to me, Christianity is a very complex religion. Since I know less than nothing about it, I don't judge. Well, sometimes I do but I know it is wrong and I do apologize when I step over the line of respect.
Don G. Dinsdale wrote:
Something In Me Just Won't Be Bullied... Don D.
Well my friends (enemies need not reply), I guess it's time to move on down the road, if you have a better site that OPP let me know, admin is getting redictulaise... I sent out a joke reply to one of the "Lefties" maybe they b***h I don't know, anyway I got another admonishment from "Big Brother" about my language, the only spelled out word swear word was s**t, damn... Small minds will pick the "fly s**t out of the pepper" I guess...:shock:
Let me know please as this post might just push "Them" over the edge, ha... Don D. ;)
I just wrote in at the last line I'm 73, I didn't pay any attention to the "MATH", in that I wasn't looking for some reason to disrespect the article, to me it could have just said I'm F@@king Tired of all these a-holes, etc., if you have a problem with that email
www.idon'tgiveas**t.orgy... ;)
What Language??? s**t, you have a problem with s**t, give me a brake, would crap be okay, you guys/gals are spending way to much time worry about s**t/crap than need be, we have serious problems in this country for you to be spending your time "policing" s**t or crap in our or my or anyones post... :(
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I hope you change your mind. I would h**e for you to leave. We are suppose to be all adults here. I swear sometimes like a fish wife. If you leave I will miss you. Sometimes people just make us so angry we say things maybe we shouldn't. I know I do.
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I have a circular drive so one side is decorated for the small children with fairies, gnomes, and other non-frightening things complete with sound effects. The other side is for the big kids. I have witches and ghosts that fly through the trees, zombies, vampires, and other spooky things that pop up as you walk complete with sound effects.
Last year one of the small children told me: "you always give out the bestest treats."
I dress up to give out candy and goodies. Because I live in the country, my house has caused some traffic problems. Our local police always come by prior to the Halloween to see the new things. None of them have ever complained.
Why would so many Christians convert to Islam? What are they not getting from Christianity that they feel they will get from Islam? It seems strange to me that people would just leave one faith for another so different from their original religious beliefs.
We have always been a very diverse culture. People have a tendency to follow the ways of their family traditions. This departure from their traditions seems very foreign to me.
Floyd Brown wrote:
Why do so many people here seem to feel that they are in on the take from these gains for the few?
That life for them is good for them because of the system?
They see what is happening to them self & to others but still don't blame the greedy few.
Is it like the boiling of frogs that just stay in the water & die?
Just my opinion, people who feel the system is working are benefiting from the system. They work for the few and no one bites the hand that feeds them. We have given tax breaks and so many perks to the corporate world and look at our economy. Yet, people believe if they continue to do the same thing it will have different results.
If you ever come to understand this ridiculous stance, please explain it to me. To me it is past time to end our corporate rule.
Floyd Brown wrote:
Our cities are laid out in such a way that mass t***sport don't work well.
Cars are needed.
Until cities are more people friendly not much will ever change.
I live in the country so a car is very necessary. I would never drive into the city were trains available. When I lived in Europe, I didn't own a car. I could walk to the village and everything I needed was there. If I needed to travel, the trains were always running.
I would like to see another type of fuel. Oil is a limited resource. We should be developing a cleaner, more efficient fuel. I agree our cities are not people friendly. In Georgia it appears wh**ever representative needed to sell land found a way to run a highway through it. The most confusing freeway system I have encountered and I have driven through third world countries.
astrolite wrote:
And "WE will lead you into the wonderful utopia of world c*******m"! (us being the "pigs more equal" ?????????? (and the e******y of poverty) v**e democrap! or at least let them help you fill out your b****t??? That's what neighborhood organizers are for!
There are major differences in Democratic Socialism and C*******m. The U.S. has always taken some Socialist ideas, some Capitalism ideas and tried to create a more civilized country. Now, we are reverting to the "old ways" which worked in their time. It is the 21st century not the 19th century. What worked then does not work now.
To me the only good thing about the good ole days is they are gone. We can't stay in this indentured servant mode and advance. The world will pass us by. Not everyone wants to stay stuck in the world of yesterday.
padremike wrote:
Thank you for stating my case even more succinctly than I did. Moral relativism! The death of the American dream and you don't even have the slightest clue.
Maybe it just went over my head. I don't see how asking you who will be the judge of what is moral is proving your case. You did not answer my question. What you perceive as traditional American morals, may not be what someone else perceives as traditional American morals. We are and have always been a very diverse group of people. So, I ask again: Who decides and by what right, what is traditional American morals?
I am not a Christian and have not read the entire Bible. The things you posted are frightening to me. You see, my God is a God of love and understanding. In my faith there is no heaven or hell. This life is a class room where we learn to become closer to God.
K*****g, cursing, punishing others for not following our faith would be seen as wrong. We must choose to follow God not be forced to. What have you gained if you force a person to pretend to believe in your faith? There are no chosen people in my faith, we are all equal. Religions are seen as highways with becoming one with our God as our destination.
The concept of sin is foreign to me so I can't answer your question. I would say you are a human being who like all human beings makes mistakes. If you are an Atheist, I would think you would be better off than someone who claims a faith and doesn't live it. If you don't believe something, you don't. It is your choice and I for one will respect your right to do so.
Faith in a higher being brings me peace. It gives me guidance and hope. To me, organized religion is a man made concept and as such has more to do with man than God.
JMHO wrote:
I too liked the article, but what is the solution? The average business in this country spends on an average $34,000 annually per employee, for benefits and taxes. We have lost 70,000 more small businesses that new start ups. Government bureaucracy and red tape is the main cause of this...as government gets bigger, and liberals keep getting elected, the red tape grows. Many industries, like the textiles industry, can't sell shirts for $125, or pants for $200, due to the price of labor in this country...so, they move their manufacturing base off shore. We are becoming more of a service and management economy, than a manufacturing economy. We should expand on that, if we want to survive, but we need to completely change our education system because we're graduating i***ts. Quantitative Easing by the Fed has propped up Wall Street, and helped the rich get richer...and entitlements expansion has created a larger dependent class that continues to expand. Obamacare created the part-time worker situation, small businesses can't afford it. Electing radical l*****t Democrats and socialists (or RINOs for that matter) will only make it worse, not better.
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I agree with some of what you posted, which scares the hell out of me. Our education system is a joke. It doesn't prepare young people for the real world. I run a small business. I could have put everyone on part time and not paid the ever rising cost of benefits. I couldn't do it so I took less profit.
To me Obamacare was just one hell of a gift to the insurance industry. People who are forced to take the cheaper insurance plans are in reality just giving money to the insurance companies. The deductibles are so high and the coverage so slim it is useless. A one payer system repairs that problem. Every other civilized country offers health care. I just can't accept the U.S. can't. We are dumber than the rest of the world? If employers did not have to furnish benefits to get the good help, that money could be used to expand the business.
This is where we disagree. Social programs did not cause the economy to almost collapse. Greed by corporations and Wall Street did. We put people in jail for welfare fraud, yet not one crook on Wall Street has even been charged. None of them have repaid the bail out.
The need for social programs has increased due to the lack of jobs. Many hard working people now find themselves having to swallow their p***e and ask for help. These are people who until corporations decided to increase their bottom lines, had jobs for twenty years, paid their taxes, served their country, and were living the American dream. Now they are living the corporate nightmare. No one can survive on $7.25 per hour no matter how many part time jobs they have. Some of these low paying jobs only offer a limited number of hours.
samtheyank wrote:
The Sleeping Giant is beginning to wake up. When it wakes up, there will be nothing that can stop it. When people start seeing the t***h, they will become angry and start breathing fire. If I were Corporate America, Big Media and Big Government, I would fear Sen. Bernie Sanders more than Donald Trump. You could k**l both of these men, but there will be someone who will take their place. It will be too big for anyone to control or stop. When you take away people's jobs, keep making everything so expensive and there is no time for family, God and a little recreation, the manure will hit the fan. The average American is beginning to realize that C. A. lives and thrives on greed. The average American is beginning to realize he is the one that always gets stuck with the bill. Who bailed out all the big banks and big businesses that were too big to fail? Of Course! The American tax payer. Did any of these businesses pay back their loans in full. No! These same businesses are bigger, richer and more powerful than ever. They are ready to come up with and engage in another scheme to run the economy into the ground. When the house is on fire, they grab the money and all the goodies and run for the hills. We haven't fully recovered from the last debacle. Businesses like Walt Disney are currently laying off their workers by the hundreds and bringing in foreign workers to replace them. These are the hard working Americans that built and made their companies profitable. Where is the justice in such policies and schemes? There is none. They, the Corporation, do this so they can increase their profits so that CEO Joe can have a few extra million dollars in his pocket that he doesn't need or has not earned in the first place. A piece of crap politician from Washington threatens that he will have hearings, but the promise is quickly forgotten about because he fears the powers to be he knows that can bring his political career down and to an end. This has been the t***h, methodologies and facts that have been developing since the 1980s. A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CAN NOT STAND!
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For many years in this country we have had politicians who have played black against white, middle class against the poor, men against women and straight people against gays. While we played one group off against another, the rich got richer while everyone else was fighting each other. Our job is to build a nation where we all stand together as one people. Bernie Sanders
At last, T***h. I loved this article. Now, if the brainwashed could only accept the reality of the situation: The rich get ricer and the rest of us scramble to survive, maybe we could turn this country around.
For many hard working people, America is already a third world country.
moldyoldy wrote:
The GOP is the only group that is afraid of trump. They ae trying to shut him down, but they do not have a real replacement. As for self funding trump has suckered everybody, he has only spent a few million, he relies on the media to promote him by saying outrageous stuff to generate headlines. The left would love to go up against a blow hard.
Trump is a billionaire. I don't believe he or Hilary will do any thing which does not benefit the elite. The man did not become that rich by being honest. He's screwed over his partners so why wouldn't he screw over the American people?
As with most e******ns, we have no candidate that will serve the people instead of his/her own interests. Well, we do have Bernie. I don't agree with all his agenda but at least he's not afraid to tell the t***h about politics and big business.
He is right about banks. If they are to big to fail and to big to jail, they are to big to exist. He doesn't believe in gun control and has v**ed no on all bills. He doesn't believe in these trade agreements and has v**ed no on all of them. He believes everyone should pay their fair share not just live off the backs of the ever shrinking middle class.
I do not agree with his stance on immigration. We can't afford open borders. I hear quite a few politicians claim to want to fix this problem. What I don't hear is how they plan to do it and just how they plan to pay for it. I hear sound bites but no real plan.
He knew quite a few Americans fear socialism yet he did not lie about being a Democratic Socialist. Unlike the other candidates who say one thing and v**e totally different. With Bernie, what you see is what you get.
Alicia wrote:
A short while ago, I hears of the radio that 22,000 - yes that is 22 with three zeros - of our military men have been "kicked out" of the military for reasons of "poor deportment' while they were suffering from PTSD or head injuries. I would appreciate it if any of you have been able to look into this situation. One of these people was a gold star, 20-year military man who was "kicked out" of the military for behaving in an un-military actiion which would have brought disgrace upon the military. It was decided that "kicking " out of the military would be the easier effort. I would truly appreciate your looking into this situation.,
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I'm only guessing . If you kick out a man/woman from the military, they receive 0 benefits. I volunteer at my local VA hospital. Some of the guys have told me the new thing the army does is: If a soldier suffers from PTSD, they claim he had behavioral problems when he entered the military. Thus, freeing them from offering any assistance once they are released.
I'm not familiar with the case you mentioned regarding the 20 year vet. I just think if he was kicked out he probably looses his vet benefits.
Our defense money can't be accounted for by the people we trust to protect us. We are suppose to have confidence in people who can't even keep up with money? I would guess probably the money went to off shore accounts for our representatives and their masters.