Sean Conners aka SConn1

Reply to Catholic Church Stands Up For Saddam Hussein in Current Events JoeUser Forums

did they not also burn witches at the stake? that was the pilgrims,,,they weren't catholic. calvanist i believe (tho i could be wrong there)

Reply to Catholic Church Stands Up For Saddam Hussein in Current Events JoeUser Forums

You said "The Catholic Church sees no justification to kill whatsoever. This has remained consistant since after the Crusades and the middle ages. And at least in the modern era, they have remined uberconsistant on their position." That is not true at all. i should have remembered the nazi exception,,,,you are right, they caved there. the rest of your filibuster really wasn't necessary. but outside of supporting nazi's i can't find much

Reply to when I make mean comments, I am joking in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

You don't invite people to be 'punked' that's true,,,but...i personally never saw anything remotely funny on punked,,,and thru some of my friends, i've seen just about every one of them. maybe it's just a matter of taste or a sense of basic repect for others, but i never find it funny to put up a guise, show it to people who have nothing else to

Reply to when I make mean comments, I am joking in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

I believe that illustrates my point very nicely. and mine...thanks...

Reply to Should We Allow Cell Phones In The Classroom? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

i managed to slug thru about 1/2 the responses here and from what i did see, it seems that ,,, a) the discussion has gotten off point, from the subject of cells in the classroom to the subject of overall discipline. i'm gonna stay out of that hornet's nest for now at least... b) on the subject of cells in school...the real problem isn't kids talking or messaging innocently about the usual things kids are concerned with, it's about cheating with cell phones. kids can us

Reply to when I make mean comments, I am joking in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

messing with people can be fun, i do it all the time here. so i can't criticize another for doing it. but ya made a reference to andy kaufmann and i would like to comment on that. andy's life and routines onstage (which after a while became synonomous) was all about "fooling people" as i saw it. in the beginning, it was kind of funny. kaufmann tapped into a niche of the comedic world left largely unexplored. the fact that people don't follow d

Catholic Church Stands Up For Saddam Hussein in Current Events JoeUser Forums

In America, we often have debates concerning "the right to life" concerning various procedures that occur from before our departure from the womb to the end of our life. Good people, many of whom are Christians and Catholics will debate whether it is ok or not to abort a fetus, euthenize a terminally ill patient or put a serial killer to death. And we, reflecting our

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Reply to SANTA VS SATAN in Humor JoeUser Forums

With all due respect, you've denied or brushed off about every negative reality I've ever posted about the Catholic Church. Why should this be any different? it's not...lula's clear pattern here and in every other post has been to discount everything that rocks her preconceived world. in her world, only the CC can possibly ever be right. all othe

Reply to An Early Size-Up Of The 2008 Presidential Run in Current Events JoeUser Forums

with that in mind, i'm puzzled as to why you didn't include al gore. an oversight...if gore runs, he will be a serious contender,,,i'm just not convinced he will run tho.

An Early Size-Up Of The 2008 Presidential Run in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Of course, all the usual caveats apply... "It's way too early to make firm predictions." "Dramatic changes in events could reshape things." "Most Of These People Haven't Officially Announced" And all that. But just for laughs, I want to give some thoughts on some early contenders and what may happen come 2008. First, a look at the G

Reply to SANTA VS SATAN in Humor JoeUser Forums

so, it's not really a war on christmas at all...it's a war on Saturnalia, lol. a nice peaceful pagan holiday "invaded and occupied" by a christian holiday. goin to show, once again, that religion does indeed start more wars than anything else, lol.

Reply to Can you balance the federal budget? in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

btw, this simulation almost gives us a power i believe every president should have (constitutioally done, of course), the line item veto.

Reply to Why Do I Have to Keep Logging in? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

still same problem,,,

Reply to Can you balance the federal budget? in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

I joke that I'm probably the only "New deal" Libertarian that evger existed...lol! I don't believe in government programs, but I believe FDR reacted to a remarkable and an exceptional set of circumstances, and while his reaction was less than perfect, it was understandable. As a result of the New Deal and spinoff "social" programs, dams got built, electricity was delivered

Reply to The Top 5 Best Alternate Christmas Songs in Music JoeUser Forums

another to add to the list, not a song per se, but the cheech & chong routine about the history of santa claus always cracks me up...esp the line i can relate to, "like i'm not from around here man, i'm from Pittsburgh. like, i don't know too many local dudes, man..." (chong)

Reply to SANTA VS SATAN in Humor JoeUser Forums

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all who tuned in here regardless if you agree or disagree with this thread. I wish you all , regardless of situation, peace and joy not only for this holiday season but also for the coming year. My prayers have been with you all. well said...merry christmas to you as well!<img src="http://images.stardock.com/ju/T_JU/smiles/Smi

Reply to Hypocrisy at its lowest point in Religion JoeUser Forums

Another thing that cracked me up is how they never wanted to quote the old testament until it came time to speak about tithing. Then they were thumping the Old Testament hard. Until then, it's everything in the old testament changed when Jesus came. cha-chinging didn't end with christ i guess, despite his efforts in the temple.

Reply to SANTA VS SATAN in Humor JoeUser Forums

PIE is the spirit of Christmas personified! PIE! PIE! PIE! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmpiewithcoolwhip got caught up in the "war on Christmas" and the "anti-war on Christmas" debate last year. Not this year, baby! Bring on th

Reply to Hypocrisy at its lowest point in Religion JoeUser Forums

BRAVO!!!

Reply to Can you balance the federal budget? in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

in the short version, i cut a little over 70 billion off the budget. in the long version, i cut 173 billion off the budget. i didn't balance it yet, but i imagine if i could get into more detail, i could find more waste.

Reply to The Top 5 Best Alternate Christmas Songs in Music JoeUser Forums

We're probably the only two people at JU who like it. maybe so, along with wahine, lol...but i always kind of thought that was the biggest influence behind the band aid song...

Reply to Why Do I Have to Keep Logging in? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

same problem here too

Reply to The Top 5 Best Alternate Christmas Songs in Music JoeUser Forums

i always liked the waitresses tune, "Christmas Wrapping" and Bob & Doug McKenzie's version of the" 12 days Of Xmas." and how can ya leave out John Lennon's "Happy Xmas?"

Reply to Yeah, Grandma Got Busy Too...Before Saying "I Do" in Sex & Romance JoeUser Forums

Having one or two or even three partners before marriage in the 1940's doesn't even come close to the hedonism that reigns supreme among young adults and even teens in the modern era. but don't you think that maybe the "taboo" treatment of sex has at least in part, caused that?