JoeUser ForumsI don't chase them down the street and say, NOOOO don't follow religion, it's brainwashing you! I think I might try that next time I get harassed by the over-zealous!
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On the other hand, Reagan was a Democrat in his early years. So was Thurmond and Helmes, but the parties were slightly different back then too. If McCain accepted, I would lose respect for his since he has been so vocal about not accpeting the ticket, and n
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Prove it is not a person instead of trying to politicize it. Why should prochoicers have to prove it isn't a child? Prolifers should have to prove it is...that's the basis of this country, innocent until proven guilty. It's not murder until prolifers can *prove* that it is a child.
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Hope you are feeling better---sounds nasty! Shea's a lot braver than I, I wouldn't go anywhere near the creatures, not even to step on them and kill them
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shadesofgrey - If that's your (very broad) definition of murder, which includes self-defence killing, please tell me what a fetus could possibly do that would make it worthy of being murdered. You made a jump there
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The man did what he believed was the right thing to do even though his own party was against it. It surely must have occured to him that it could well have meant political suicide. But, faced with that, he still did what he believed was the right thing to do. I'd say that shows courage and integrity. Two qualities that deserve re
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I don't think that it splits by terms; rather, it deliberately makes the outcome vague enough to be manipulated by either side. The poll, in essence, tells us nothing. Also, it's interesting to note, that some people selfidentify with one group, but in actually agree with the other. I can't tell you the number of times that I have heard "I'm prolife because I wou
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Debating when murder is OK is really silly. I would draw your attention to my first comment questioning why the exception would be made if it truly was "murder." However, I find it strange that you would call it "silly" to debate when murder is ok. Do we not have the death penalty debate raging all o
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Wow shadesofgrey, I was wrong. I totally missed the part of the thread where people backed up their assertions that fetuses should count as people. Nevermind, there isn't one. All that people seem to be doing is saying things like Before you get all snippy--my point was that if you settled the question
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So, can we really put the blame for that on Reagan? I think not. AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease, and no amount of education seems to be able to prevent the average lecherous pig from spreading it with impunity. You have associated yourself a number of times with the Gay community, who I think bears far, far more responsib
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um Daniel--I think that is the debate. If everyone agreed when that point was, there would be a clear answer as to whether or not abortion was "murder."
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I think "self-absorbed, attention seeker" just about sums it up. I think a Posh/JLo duo would be hysterical. It would be sweet justice for them to have to "work" together--they'll get to see what putting up with a diva is really like.'
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...I've removed the beginning of this comment due to its bitchiness--sorry! But back on topic..dharma--I don't know that it's really about all the men she's been with (I'm sure there are others who have been with more that we don't mind)--it's the fact that she's chomping at the bit to marry all of them. It's the serial marriage syndrome that has caught our attention, rather than the serial sex--serial sex is a dime a dozen in Hollywood! <
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Oh by the way its "Quran" I think you meant. The Qur'an ("Qor-Ann") is a Message from Allah to humanity. The muslim holy book. Koran is a english slang term I believe. Any Muslims out there tell us the correct term for your holy book?? Now I am curious. Or maybe its both and I stand corrected. Simply f
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I'm sorry that this is about to be completely off topic, but I didn't get past the first sentence...a fellow RIer! I've recently moved from our illustrious state, and I was recently disgusted on a visit home to see that Tim Horton's had taken over Bess Eaton. What I wouldn't do for three all the way washed down with some coffee milk right now! (oh yea, and sorry for trolling up your thread)!
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damn Karma--that's just plain scary. Sounds like you've done the right thing by deleting--but it's pretty sad isn't it? That you'd have to go to all that trouble and that you'll have to limit the personal information that you divulge (probably a lesson we should all learn!).
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Good luck Brad--but I'm with you on this one (sorry Jeremy)--go with the suit!
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Mason: Wow. I'm glad you did something, and it certainly seems like you helped to turn this woman's life around. There's a couple advertisements about DV that speak clearly to your point. In the first you can hear a woman getting beat in the background. The voiceover says "if your neighbors house were on fire, you'd call for help, why aren't you calling now?" The second is a hockey game and one of the player starts a fight with another.
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MasonM: I just wanted to throw in my support too. Anything I could say would seem trite given your situation and would pale in comparison to the wonderful support from others--so I'll simply say, I'm here if you need me and we all REALLY like having you around. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help. I know the VA is out, what about other services where you live? Does your state have any resources? I know some states have a Temporary
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Happy Birthday! I say I hope you have fun, but I'm pretty sure that we all know that you will!
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And you yourself need to start preparing for the excruciating pain and misery of hell, your rightful desert for being such a failure Dude, I was trying to stay out of this because everyone's intitled to their own opinion, but come on? This is just down right rude and crass. If Karma's a failure, we'r
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I see your point, but just to play devil's advocate--wouldn't the war have to be recognized by the British government to make the killing of IRA "volunteers" an act of war? That would have meant that IRA prisoners would necessarily be political prisioners from the start. In fact, they would have been POWs, right? Which would have ruled out the need for the Hunger Strikes completely. I gue
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A non-Irish woman who likes Guinness I have recently acquired a taste for Guiness and can't get enough of the stuff. I worked at an Irish bar until recently and I hated the stuff. I had lived in Ireland and been to the brewery and gave my free pints away--it was foul. Then one Sunday night when I wa
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I just had a hit me on one occasion when I was trying to break up with me, and he beat the hell out of me. THAT was tramautic and I don't know why anyone could or would subject themselves to that repeatedly. But she was prob abused at home first, which lead her to think this was normal. I commend anyone who talks about this and g
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Like you stated in the above comment, you're friend is not weak, and what is happening is not her fault. As a Domestic Violence (DV) victims advocate I repeatedly heard the line, "why doesn't she just leave?" The question we should be asking is, "why doesn't he stop abusing her?" The "why doesn't she just leave" question is only revictimizing the abused. The reason women don't leave are numerous, but most
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