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Reply to It's Permanent! in Misc JoeUser Forums

I think tattoos are a good way to express one's self, of course some people go overboard, (or some say they do but who are we do judge) My tattoos consist of my family crest, a symbol of paradox. a sword and shield tribute to my first son. My nest will be a tribute to both Operation Iraqi Freedom and my youngest son, ( whom I left when he was only three months old) It will have Operation Iraqi Freedom in a curve. Under it it will say 2003-2004. Under t

Reply to Abortion and Connor Peterson? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

An opinion that all abortion is murder doesn't change why he was charged with double murder. The baby was viable- meaning that the baby would have lived (or had a great chance of living) if the baby was born at that time. I am not able to find a case where somebody was charged with double murder when the child was not either vi

Reply to Abortion and Connor Peterson? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

On another note I think it is VERY important not to judge a woman for her choices. We may feel it is wrong but at the end of the day not a single person answers to us. Those who chose abortion are not "lesser" women. Misguided in my view yes, but people learn from their mistakes and those who dont...well it takes all kinds. I dont judge in an overt way. I make a personal moral judgment but not a general judgement in which I would treat th

Reply to Abortion and Connor Peterson? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

oleteach; Yes, that is a true Christian view and I agree. I do try to bear in mind though that I am not a woman and ultimatly to abort or not is simply not my choice (I wish it were). I just feel that any alternative to abortion is good. Now some may argue that "ok abortion is normally wrong, but what about women who were raped and "can't live" with a child which was created through one of the most heinous crimes one can do

Reply to Ramblings of insomnia in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Yeah Danny thats...wait thats not proper.....yeah Mr. Bassette, I agree with you on that completly. "always be prepared" or whatever the Boy Scouts used to say, I can't remember. These things come to me often, as I sit here at my God forsaken computer. (how I hate it so) Yeah, I have insomnia due to the medication im on and probably because im just me as well. Yep, wife in bed three feet away, kids asleep in thier room. Me, sittin' here wicked tired an

Reply to Death threats and the Internet in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

A warning is not a threat. Moreover, my first concern is the protection of my home and family. It is, btw, perfectly legal to defend yourself with lethal force if you believe your life or the life of your family is in danger. What I am trying to do with this article is make the potential unwelcome violent visitor aware of the end

Ramblings of insomnia in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Yes it a new year. People say what a great thing it is. What new joys and oppertunites will come our way. Great experiances and memories we can build anew. Yeah thats all true I guess but that is what the victims of the disaster thought. I guess the point that comes to me, in my freakshow of a mind, is that you should never count on what may come your way, just

Reply to It's Permanent! in Misc JoeUser Forums

A butterfly, a lovely symbol of freedom and joy. A symobl of peace, in which it is eternally joined. Great color and I love the "hidden" symbol, the peace symbol. Many people would look and see a butterfly, and they would, no problem with that. I enjoy the effort and meaning in your art. Nothing irks me more than a "conveyor belt" tattoo. Unless it has a special meaning to the person. And as was said, welcome to the world of ink.

Reply to JU Opinion Poll : Harder for Families or Soldiers? in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

yeah.....thats all.........

Reply to JU Opinion Poll : Harder for Families or Soldiers? in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

dharmagrl I really do understand where you are coming from. But if I doubt that anyone in a war zone would willing "trade places" with a loved one so they could see what it was like. Actually I feel that I had it much better than my wife while I was deployed. I was in Iraq and I had a job to do, no other worries that I could deal with at the time. My wife, however, was stuck home with two children a four year old and a newborn. She had to wake up w

Reply to JU Opinion Poll : Harder for Families or Soldiers? in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

ahhhhh, again Im such a slow guy.

Reply to JU Opinion Poll : Harder for Families or Soldiers? in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

lol, What?

Reply to JU Opinion Poll : Harder for Families or Soldiers? in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

. My daughter took the news of my deployment better than my ex-wife did. I must say it was probably harder for you because your wife didn't handle it well and on the other side, easyer because your daughter. Just goes to show you how different people react to the same type of news. No one in my fam

Reply to JU Opinion Poll : Harder for Families or Soldiers? in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

A very good question greywar. From experience I was tempted, at first, to say. "it is equally hard on both soldier and family" but I thought about it for awhile. I think at the end of the day it is harder on the family because they know thier loved one is in harms way and has no idea about what is going on at any given moment. They live under a cloud of despair hoping that the military won't contact them to say thier husband, father, brother, mother, w

Reply to The U.S.A. does not OWE anyone anything. in Politics JoeUser Forums

Hey Moderateman. Yeah im a bit slow sometimes. You quote from MY quote was refering to GrooveDygger and not to me. Damn im stupid but hey I try

Reply to Sub Thread in Politics JoeUser Forums

lol, yeah I honestly doubt that a politician will go that route. It has failed before but then again they failed it Kerry tried it with Catholicisim but failed because he didn't stand up for his beliefs, that and he went back and forth on issues. And for preisdent Bush it seemed to have worked except that he got many Christian fanatics on his side as opposed to your "average joe Christian" and because he advocated Christianity

Reply to Sub Thread in Politics JoeUser Forums

That is a good question. I belive that if a candidate for any public office simply stated what they belive in and also reassured the people that he or she would still vote as they wished it wouldn't be a problem. I just feel that a person should be who they are and not change, or give the apperance of chage, simply to appease the masses or to gain office. As far as what kind of person, religion and ecplination, I would venture to say an honest and sinc

Reply to Sub Thread in Politics JoeUser Forums

I agree with you. If a candidate should come out and say they are against this or that because "the Bible says it wrong" and provides no personal reasons I would say that, that person is simply hideing behind thier faith. If they cannot explain whay they are against an issue, barring "the Bible says it wrong", then they obviously are not very intelligent and shouldn't be runing for office anyway lol.

Reply to The U.S.A. does not OWE anyone anything. in Politics JoeUser Forums

again I say just more pinko commie {if he is gonna call me archie bunker I might as well act like him} propaganda trying to undermine america from within while enjoys her great bounty.. You can't be refering to me can you? I NEVER called you Archie Bunker! You quoted my post but did not address any of m

Reply to Sub Thread in Politics JoeUser Forums

I wonder if a prospective candidate should explain why they take certian positions based upon thier beliefs. I surley would help us to understand why they feel the way they do and to reassure us thay they are most likely not making empty promises?

Sub Thread in Politics JoeUser Forums

I have heard many things about seperation of Church and State and so on. I full agree with that, we do NOT need a Theocracy however I feel that a political leader should never "side-line" his or her faith because of the office they occupy. For me there is no Religion vs. Politics issue. I feel that religion is a very important aspect of politics.

Reply to The U.S.A. does not OWE anyone anything. in Politics JoeUser Forums

These countries lend the USA money for imperialist wars, tax cuts that give the illusion of prosperity, etc. First of all I can't belive that we owe Japan, of all nations, that much money. Im not saying that I litterally "can't belive" it but damn that is much more than the other countries but hey I hav

Reply to Losers are Losers for a reason Part II in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

It is your moral obligation to turn in money that isn't yours, no matter the amount. Why be rewarded for something you should have done, anyways? I agree. It is or should be a moral obligation but the question of why should someone be rewarded is a bit complicated in this day and age. As you

Reply to Im a Catholic AND an American so? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Would you explain your comment please? For myself and others. Thank you for your response.

Reply to Im a Catholic AND an American so? in Religion JoeUser Forums

Common Catholic Prayers Although Jesus is God, He is God made man. Because He is God made man, a human completly like ourselfs, He prayed and taught us how to pray, to God the Father. I will do my best to break down this prayer in a simple fashion and will address any comments or questions. Lord's Prayer Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in hea