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Reply to Enough is Enough - The Church MUST Put its House in Order in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Zydor, are you aware of this and if you are, are you just as outraged?" Very sorry for late reply, my fault, didnt realise the question had been posed. Of course I am - any sane human being would be. However thats hardly the point is it? That gets back to my analogy of the playground "Please Miss they are doing it as well".. Certainly not suggesting thats your particular intent - even if it was, thats your business not mine. <

Reply to Sanctuary - The Theological Dilemma in Religion JoeUser Forums

"It seems to me after reading this that the priest was acting in the best interest in the common good of the Church and of the faithful." Dont deny he felt was doing so, and despite my obvious disagreement with him in this case, he got my Vote for sticking to his Beliefs in extreme circumstances. Thank you for trying, I wasnt aware of those Canon's. I doubt there is any specific formal guidence for circumstances such as this

Reply to Sanctuary - The Theological Dilemma in Religion JoeUser Forums

That was always the problem (sacred space), and why entry in the early days was refused. The gunmen had already got rid of his weapon (they used couriers to move the stripped down pieces within seconds of an incident). Re living, absolutely. The problems came later when the same gunman opened fire in other incidents killing others. Its true to say if it wasnt him in later incidents it would have been others in his place, but that logic can

Reply to Bridge Collapse is Example of Crumbling Infastructure! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Dont bother Abel, you know perfectly well what I am referring to, or you should after an alledged 30 years in uniform, 26 years of that in the Reserve Forces. That you can sit there and justify this abysmal conduct and still even remotely try to call yourself an Officer beggars belief. No, nothing can justify it, of that you are well aware. "As to the descriptions I used for the BS that spews out of some on this Blog site, they accurately describe them and their statements" I

Reply to Bridge Collapse is Example of Crumbling Infastructure! in Politics JoeUser Forums

This quite simply is a disgrace, you should be ashamed of yourself Abel. I am staggerd that any ex officer - even though it was only four years in the regular Army - can lower themselves to the gutter with conduct that is beyond contempt. To then put to shame the excellent people currently serving in the Reserve Forces, just about tops it all. - "Try" to wrap your mind around this klink - First of all you flaming A**. - and is an arrogant ill-informed perm Dona that got to wher

Reply to I Could Never Be a Vegan in Blogging JoeUser Forums

True Vegans are great people, they just get on with their life like the rest of us - gets my vote, but not my active participation. If that floats their boat from conviction, well done them its hard (frankly impossible) to be 100% Vegan in every sense of the word. Social Vegan's are another matter - you know the type all glitz and mouth making a "statement" in their cocooned little world. Irritating little weasels, but if it floats their

Reply to If a spouse has a nose job- are they obligated to tell you? in Ethics JoeUser Forums

The question implicitly defines nose-jobs as being somewhere near a notable activity. They are stunningly irrelvant to 99% of the population, who have more sense. I married my wife for who she is, not who she was or could be, much less because she may be able to transform herself into some silly wannabe celebrity image and bolster the contributions to the plastic surgeon's 401K. Obligated to tell me? I could care less. Take that as a 'No' I

Reply to Americas Wounded Warriors in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

We had a similar issue surface in UK recently - details dont matter here - suffice to say, it took a National campaign to sort it out. Frankly I felt both ashamed that people could act in that way, and wondered why the Hell did I stay in the Army for 25 years if that foul disrespect for the injured soldier takes hold. In this case, common sense prevailed, and a major outcry sorted out the NIMBYS. To ask a soldier to go fight, then spend yo

Reply to Sanctuary - The Theological Dilemma in Religion JoeUser Forums

It would be interesting to hear his views - but be clear I am not after the Priest in question. I may have disagreed with him, still do (I was the Platoon Commander of the Platoon around the church area), but I respect him sticking to his Faith as he saw it. I just use that as a real life problem to illustrate the sanctuary dilemma in my mind. As for poor judgement, I certainly disagreed thats for sure, but I hesitate to say he displayed poo

Reply to Bridge Collapse is Example of Crumbling Infastructure! in Politics JoeUser Forums

The truth is, there's malfeasance enough to go around...why single out one party or person? I'll go for that. Its also true to say that lots of finger pointing and simplistic answers fly around at times such as this - usually prompted by individual preferred bandwagons. Leave that hanging there for the moment. There is also, I would suggest a deeper issue at stake. Why do events such as these keep hitting us out of the blue? I may live in UK,

Reply to Sanctuary - The Theological Dilemma in Religion JoeUser Forums

"As a lifelong Catholic, I appreciate the sanctuary of the Church" Most people automatically do, me included - believer or not. In this instance though, I have to be honest and say I would not have done so, had it not been for my orders. He knew, to elucidate further would be too close to being perceived as an attack on the Priest, thats not my intent. I questioned Sanctuary as a doctrine in these circumstances, and never got to the b

Reply to Sanctuary - The Theological Dilemma in Religion JoeUser Forums

I hear where you are coming from, I used to be agnostic - not a fence sitter, I was genuinely unsure - but my Army Service finally shifted me to atheist. A very good friend of mine, a Church of England Padre, even remarked "you are assuming all clerics believe in a Supreme Deity", and that was kind of scary A level physics as a whippersnapper, so trust me I believe in atoms:)

Sanctuary - The Theological Dilemma in Religion JoeUser Forums

Read this for what it is, about an atheist who believes in reality and common sense. Its a bit long, and for that I apologise, but real world examples are often complex, far more so than convenient fables. This is not a Rant, it’s a real world situation I faced, and I thought long before posting, I don’t want any discussion - should there be any - to be heated or R

Rehabilitation at its Best in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

Ok time to relax from the serious topics of the moment and fights for Intellectual Blog of the year yaddie yadda. Regress a little and have a bit of fun. Many will have seen this, but for those who havent nip over and have a look. Its in a Philipino maximum security prison, where at the end of last year they did a video of part of their rehabilitat

Reply to Can you beat death? in Medicine JoeUser Forums

Immortality? Good grief, thousands of Aeons of The Simpsons ...... We would end up trying to reinvent mortality

Reply to Customer service is such a thing of the past... in Industry JoeUser Forums

The discription given by OP is typical of an endemic problem in commerce - no matter the country. The Management team are working "in" the business, not "on" the business. Free example for you to illustrate the principle behind the solutions. Introduce an incentivised cost cutting programme, but it must be preceeded by putting systems in place to measure inputs and outputs prior to the programme, and measure inputs and outputs after the pr

Catch All Health Warning in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

"Life is risky and can be detrimental to your health" That should cover it. Am I the only one getting a little too punch drunk with "Drama shock horror revelation - (insert latest bid for 15 mins of fame to suit)" ? Yet another "health warning" in this mornings Daily Telegraph in the UK. Apparently Office Printers are the latest evi

Reply to An Atheists take on Religion. in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Hatred of any kind is a bad thing, it debilitates the body, spirit and mind." I'll second that. Unfortunately, the waters get a little muddy with some individuals who seem to believe the definition of a Zealot is someone who holds a different point of view.

Reply to Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! The Circus is in Town! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"And we are supposed to take the old media seriously? " No just their Sponsors. Media will - by in large - spout what their Market Research says we want to hear/participate in, keeps the Sponsors happy. Thats kind of sad when you look at the end result.

Reply to Health Care Provider Penalizes Fatties in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

The same debate has started in UK. I dont have a huge problem with it, providing the principle is extended to all other forms of known health reducing issues such as drug abuse, alcohol abuse, extreme vegan diets, boxing (potential brain damage is now proven fact), blood transfusions against their religion, refusal to turn off life support for the brain dead, injury resulting from not wearing a seat belt, etc etc - the list could on for a long tim

Reply to An Atheists take on Religion. in Religion JoeUser Forums

"Yet they feel this evangelical need to do that to theists" A little harsh, there are evangelical / fanatical aethiests as there are evangelical / fanatical religious individuals, neither do their respective causes any favours. As is usual with such things, the majority of either genre hold their views to themselves (as such) most of the time.

Reply to You're Only a Christian if You Believe JUST LIKE ME in Religion JoeUser Forums

"We have to continually watch ourselves to make sure we are acting in the right way" The right way? You clearly have Faith in your God, a marvellous thing. Just also have Faith in yourself, and do what your heart tells you is right - its rarely wrong in my view

Reply to How can we all be athiests in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

I tried to love my neighbor, but her husband saw it differently! I Guess he was not very religious! Couldnt help it - that one cracked me up or look at you like you're winding them up and are already a lost cause. Well arent you?

Reply to What the stupidest thing you ever saw the AI do? in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

In my current game, the Drath have about 10 planets. All their starports have 9 miners and 1 troop transport. They're up to something. Another example of the behaviour I described in reply 21. Its very possible its the game mechanics waiting / hinting you should be doing something. Whether or not thats correct thinking I dont know, but I found when I looked at that kind of thing with a different mindset (aka post 21), I realised I had missed many oppo

Reply to The Sins of the Father in Religion JoeUser Forums

It's time to stop mincing words and recognize that there never was a "pedophile" crisis in the Church, that the vast majority of cases of clerical sex abuse is adult male homosexual molestation of adolescent and teenage boys. Oh thats alright then, case solved, whats the fuss about. For pitys sake. And you wonder why people are turning away from mainstream Religions. It doesnt matter a damn if its six legged Aiens from another Galaxy,