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Reply to How Our Tax System Works in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I make next to nothing as a public school teacher and I have a daughter with no child support ... I am one of those poverty-level folks. Yet I always tithe 10% of my income to my church because it is something God has asked of me and it is right. I also make offerings when I'm lead to; I support a child I know in another country to go to school, that sort of thing. Likewise, were my government to ask a flat % rate of everyone (poor to rich) I'd likewi

Reply to Family Values in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Yes I'm really a teacher and no I'm not just now noticing it. This is, however, the first time I've had it confirmed overwhelmingly even in a very rural and spiritual area. Yes it is a very sad piteous state. The drive for success pushes people from the place that matters most: their home. I was more bringing it up for comment than saying "wowee, I didn't realize..." Where is "here?"

Reply to Brad Wardell is the devil in Humor JoeUser Forums

Joe is addicting... I think in terms of articles now....

Family Values in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

I had my freshmen rank a list of 33 values in order of importance. I noticed a very interesting occurance: my hispanic kids always marked "family" as first. My black kids usually marked it first. My white-non-hispanic kids almost never marked family first. They usually put success, money, friends, or other such things as first.<!-- Ju-Anchor-Footer-Start -

Reply to We All Say It in Misc JoeUser Forums

My family says it so often to one another -- at the end of every phone call and before we leave to go somewhere -- that it leaves us open to embarrassing situations as a result. My Aunt once was leaving a meeting with her lawyer and said, "Okay, bye. I love you." It was a natural thing to say to someone she's leaving -- the only people she usually formally says good bye to are loved ones! She was really embarrassed and laughed at her self. He

Reply to Baby: It's what's for Dinner! in Misc JoeUser Forums

I don't think it's humourous at all... I think it's just as sick as abortion on demand for the reason Ms. Lady Death articulated. By the way, I've hired her as my public relations vice president.

Baby: It's what's for Dinner! in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm starting a new company this year. I'll be distributing aborted fetuses to fine restaurants as part of their new menu. All proceeds will go to support Abortion funding, thereby relieving tax payers of the cost. I'm hiring Grim X as my official advertising vice president. I'm taking openings in other staff positions as the need arises.

Reply to What I believe in Religion JoeUser Forums

Blue Dev -- I think we share many similar beliefs. Wow, I was rather impressed with how similar they seemed for a while. I thinkt he major difference is that I believe Christ wasn't created ... I believe in the Trinity, as bolstered by some 600 (or so) verses in the Bible (which I don't believe to be misconstrued by time.) I believe Christ is God and he is the Word of God made flesh (John 1:14) and by the Word, the world was created. (Genesis

Reply to Powerful in Politics JoeUser Forums

I wept. Thanks for finding the memories... and so succinctly and movingly put. We'd not be who we are -- we'd not stand so strongly for freedom in the world today -- were it not for our president.

Reply to Abortion Funding Solution in Politics JoeUser Forums

oi... how grotesque! Thanks for the ad stuff, Grim. I think we can go all the way with this. I think a lot of people who are reading this (who disagree) cannot say why because it causes them to rethink their political views. Maybe. Until then... Maybe I'll have a nice FLT.... Fetus-lettuce-tomato. I love it when the fetus is sliced really thin...

Reply to Abortion Funding Solution in Politics JoeUser Forums

Grim... got any new advertising slogans for this new delicacy? I think it needs a great advertising campaign too. No one has said why this is a bad idea yet....

Reply to What was/is your nickname? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Hijo del Sol means "son of the sun." Not sure about Canche. My dad called me cricket. My brother called me apple. (for years.) I go by my first and middle names, and that started in high school by accident. I guess that kinda works. I had a group of students who altered my last name into something a bit offensive and would "affectionately" call me that... I hate it. Then a parent (who I adore) called me that. Wow. Can't run from it I guess.

Reply to The One That Breaks My Heart in Misc JoeUser Forums

My heart goes out to you... I pray for all our troops, for our MIAs and POWs. I pray for their families... so I'm praying for you and yours when I do and I will keep this photo (monkeys and all!) in my mind's eye when I do pray. I read someone's quote that says "governments rarely lose wars; people rarely win them." This is so true in a very personal way. And yet, thank you for your family's sacrifice, for you and your husband's bravery, dedicated to k

Reply to Abortion Funding Solution in Politics JoeUser Forums

Thanks Texas. By the way, TEXAS ROCKS. (Wrote about that too ... Thanks for your two cents...)

Reply to Abortion Funding Solution in Politics JoeUser Forums

Is it because it is not a meat you regularly eat or because you have moral objections? There is a difference... if "donkey" suddenly became a huge delicacy, you might try it as a fad. But would you have moral objections to eating a fetus?

Reply to Osama Bin Laden returns in Politics JoeUser Forums

ditto, ditto. But I liked the thought in the end of the article; look how far we've come in squashing this terrorism when we couldn't find the unibomber for 20 years HERE in the States. I think it's significant the video doens't give hints to his whereabouts (could be a "hospital," a home, a school, a mosque), he's aged a bit by his looks, and he's not as fiery or as fierce as he was in the other videos. He was very adamant, demandi

Reply to Abortion Funding Solution in Politics JoeUser Forums

What a fantastic reference, Grim. And might I add, one form of controlling the masses is by giving them every thing they want, however base or immoral. In theory, it worked in Brave New World ; it kept the proles at bay in 1984 ; excess of comfort keeps Americans from voting or caring. Certainly our comfort is the reason for our poor collective memory. Back to the point at hand... No one has told me what the difference is in ki

Reply to Answering Questions of Ethnicity in Misc JoeUser Forums

Surely the more dangerous can would have been opened without question: what I'm saying is why did they produce the cans? Why do we allow them to?

Reply to Answering Questions of Ethnicity in Misc JoeUser Forums

David, maybe you didn't get my article. I'm saying for people looking for evidence that some races do more poorly than others is racist. Perhaps your "global stereotype" is ill-informed because you've not dwelled within our borders nor dealt with our problems. And calling names isn't exactly an educated response you know. How does "bubbling in" your ethnicity on forms, tests, and the like ever help you? How does it help others? How, in these modern tim

Reply to Abortion Funding Solution in Politics JoeUser Forums

If it's really just tissue as they so eagerly wish us to believe, they should have no problem eating it. Oh, does this idea bother you???? Heavens, why? I don't like the idea of creating embryos as a part of ANY science projects period. Don't pick some Christians out and say they stand for all. I don't pick Charles Manson and the other serial killers to stand for all white men or for all non-believers or for any other group. It's ab

Reply to Embracing Your Ethnicity in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm not sure about conspiratorial plots or all that... and I do so enjoy a good conspiracy theory. But I do think it's an utter shame some are denied an ethnic heritage because of politically correct ideas and because of those who abuse said ethnic heritage, using it for evil instead of good.

Changing Your Ethnicity in Misc JoeUser Forums

So you want to change your ethnicity? Tired of not being able to take pride in your cultural heritage? Maybe you just want something a little different for governmental paperwork. Don’t worry any longer! Now, for only $19.95 you can own the “Change Your Ethnicity How-To Kit!” So I noticed that some ethnicities are favored for certain things. Let’s face it: a

Answering Questions of Ethnicity in Misc JoeUser Forums

When I was in college I learned that I had to spend a great deal on a course that I didn’t need. The course was a test preparation course. I was a little bitter because the college required it and I didn’t need it. I felt duly prepared for the test. I found out that the college was in trouble for one ethnicity on campus not having a 95% pass rate on the test or higher

Abortion Funding Solution in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think I've got it. Here is a solution that ought to make everyone happy. If I'm understanding this correctly, the fetus is REALLY just a blob of meaningless tissue. And as long as it's not wanted, then it's not a person. Liberals believe the government should help provide abortions for those who cannot afford them through use of public taxes. Conservativ

Embracing Your Ethnicity in Misc JoeUser Forums

I think thousands of irreverent and crude comedians have made the observation that everyone is encouraged to embrace and be proud of their ethnicity – except white people. I once had a college professor say that white people have no ethnicity. I still don’t know how she could have arrived at this erroneous conclusion. She said we have no culture. To her cred