karmicdebt

Lynn Redgrave Smilla's Sense of Snow Gabriel Byrne

improbable research

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio The Perfect Storm Mark Wahlberg

def, did ya see that part about slanderers? i sure hope you have received an audible okay from God regarding all your judgements of others. Or according to you - you will spend eternity in the company of those you rail against... we all have our karmic debt to pay...

Awesome!

So then will this "God's Love" thing also work on my fatass? I know it's not God's will I have a fatass...I'm guessing it must work on all things not God's will... Will it also work on the minds of people who think homosexuality is a sin because I am sure it is God's will that we not judge. So if we take "God's love" then will we all automatically stop having fatasses, drinking, taking drugs and having certain kinds of sex? Man oh Manichevitz does that sound sweet! Can I get this God's love in pill form or injections?

What other choice do you have?

I have found the more hard lined you are, the more you think in black/white terms, the more opinionated you are...the less likely your children are going to open up to you. What kid wants to talk about their feelings, questions or any curiousity to a parent if they already know what the response will be? How many kids are going to question a belief system if the parent is going to use it against them? "Boundaries" is a wonderful catch phrase that is often powerless. Kids are not bad, but they know how to get what they want out of a dysfunctional family system by working within that family system. I found, as a mom, my gut instinct was the right answer regardless what my bright, remarkable, sensitive, talented, successful child was saying... What does that have to do with teenagers and gays? Well, statistics would show that Outofdafog cannot possibly be the only parent among us that has a gay child. The difference is she built a relationship that would allow her daughter to feel safe enough to come out. Some of you may also have children grappling with feelings and questions and fears...they would never approach you with, because they know in absolute terms how you feel...and they aren't safe... I worry about the boy who had a harmless, innocent dream that happened to be homosexual in nature but is terrified to mention it to his parents because of they way his parents respond to gays. And he is left scared and confused. It would be so much easier if he had a mom or dad that could say it's normal, it doesn't mean anything...and it is not an issue because we love you (period)

Outie,...unless you look like Brad Pitt!

Galen...a man in uniform is always in style! :)-->

Singing in the Rain Rita Moreno Pinero

Guys, Just a quick heads up... Men's fashion does change! Dump the double breasted suits and pleated pants -khaki or not... please. pretty please... :)-->

Wanted to tell someone... three weeks today!

gsg, I replied to Sharon's next movie line. When she deleted her post I had to follow suit because mine made no sense. Sorry! I don't recall what her guess was...

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I am always surprised at how much time guys devote to telling us how evil homosexuality is. I mean - point taken....but if you really believe "the word" about it, then why do you keep coming back to topics like this? If homo sex disgusts you, then why do you take so much time focusing on it and scripture to back it up? Ya'll sound a little obsessive to me. I don't like mud and I don't roll around in it and I sure as heck don't keep talking about it. It's dirty...nasty, but if you want to take a bath in it, good for you, because I know where the bible says... to him who thinks it unclean, it is unclean...

Alan Rickman Sense & Sensibilty Emma Thompson

Well it's not serving you tea at my kitchen table, but if you are there--I'm in...send me a pm with the details

I agree. Normal as in packing survival bags and getting weapons training "just in case". Or watching beastiality clips "for our learning". And "doing" "the man of god" as serving the ministry. And giving at least 10% (not including the cost for everything else) which in my case came to more like 50% to the "normal" cult. Oh yeah and lets not forget the ABS sponsored abortions...and the fear of what could happen if we left. Definitely...I hope the doctor talks about normal people like us. I mean like you all - cuz' I am not ashamed to say I was that crazy enough to join a dangerous cult.

Does the thought of God being silly cause you discomfort?

i have a neighbor, a single mom, like myself, who has dated over 50 men she met on the internet in the last 18 mos. I never asked how many she slept with, but I am confident the # is rather high...close to 50%. I work at a non-profit and have at least four gay and lesbian co-workers. Of the four, 3 are in long term committed relationships (ten years or more) and one who is the choir director at his Lutheran church, single and not much into dating - like me. All four are all in their late 50s early 60s. Too bad you don't know them; remarkable people who live Godly lives by anyones standards and because of their age, no one would even consider their sexual orientation. Why? Because when you look at them you are not thinking about sex. As an aside - I would trust any of them to babysit my kids. I wouldn't let married hetero men screaming about the sin of homosexuality and pounding their bibles anywhere near my children. That's the disguise of most predators.

I think a lot of CC comments deal with acting like a grown up. Folks still have a lot of rage and shame based issues that continually spill out as righteous indignation. At some point we have to want to find more peace and less umbrage. I have read it all from the "one list" to "gsc" and unless it is well written, amusing and artistic I don't bother. There are still posters I enjoy, who seem to frequent the sight less and less, but GSC operates in waves. The current trend, honestly, seems more and more posters are red state, red-necks who think it is their God given and pre-ordained right to be condescending, anti-humanity, God bless America more than any other country cult followers... Nothing personal, and to all those whose feathers I've ruffled...Go with God...You can be hurt and you can continue to heal,that is why we are here, but if you think you have THE truth,and it's you job to proclaim it, you are fooling yourself. All truth is relative....

Galen... an argument that deletes important facts sounds strong, but is weak to an experienced eye. Unless you are listed and recognized as providing "low-income", HUD, Section 8 or any program that allowed you tax benefits, construction loans, or lower interest rates committing yourself to such, you most certainly can deny any applicant based on income, ability to pay, credit reports and past rental history. CT to CA... and it is not special treatment if it is a standard treatment for others. It is equal under the law...Equal treatment. People with pets are not protected, some buildings can decline people with water beds...I am sure you can whittle your list down not even looking at color or marital status or with whom they are having sex. Ex10, My kids and I try to understand our own beliefs by starting with a question and then question the response and question that response and continue to question until there is nothing left but..."well, that is what I always believed"... then the only questions left are "Is it true, is it just?...Not the question, but the response that reveals what is in our heart...

I have always been partial to Edna St Vincent Millay (1892-1950) What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why, I have forgotten, and what arms have lain Under my head till morning; but the rain Is full of ghosts tonight, that tap and sigh Upon the glass and listen for reply, And in my heart there stirs a quiet pain For unremembered lads that not again Will turn to me at midnight with a cry. Thus in winter stands the lonely tree, Nor knows what birds have vanished one by one, Yet knows its boughs more silent than before: I cannot say what loves have come and gone, I only know that summer sang in me A little while, that in me sings no more. and especially Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) A single flow'r he sent me, since we met. All tenderly his messenger he chose; Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet- One perfect rose. I knew the language of the floweret; "My fragile leaves," it said, "his heart enclose." Love long has taken for his amulet One perfect rose. Why is it no one ever sent me yet One perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it's always just my luck to get One perfect rose.

I read everyday, and respond often, but rarely hit the "post now" button. Why? Because so often I want to start my reply with: Jane, you ignorant sl*t!