EnglishPaul

It depends how you define hell. If hell is being separate from God, which is what I was always taught, then hell is just the logical conclusion of a life led apart from God. No pressure, just destiny.

Monty Python

Well first, I have lived within 5 miles of I-35 (in two different states) my entire life, and am the straightest man you've ever seen. There have been a few times in my life when I have traveled to far away and exotic places, and, while the idea of spending a romantic evening with another man at a Broadway Musical has tempted me somewhat, I've never succumbed to that temptation, thank God.

The Power of I-35.

Although, I did watch an episode of "Will & Grace" in a Motel 6 in Cleveland, but I hardly think that counts as crossing the line.

On a more serious note, while it would be a good thing to at least consider preventing functionally retarded people from voting, it would be a much better idea to find some way to prevent them from breeding.

Someday, I intend to run for Political Office on this platform. My idea is to establish a Government Program that offers a $2000 cash reward for any adult male to have a vascectomy. Those that might be impulsive and short-sighted enough to volunteer for this program would also be the very same demographic group that needs their breeding curtailed. And the cost-benefit for this program would be extraordinary when balancing the relatively cheap cost of $2000 (+ cost of the surgery) compared to the benefit in terms of reduced crime rate, reduced demand on the justice system, reduced load on the welfare system and also reduce the glut of under-skilled, under-educated and under-employed citizens.

Multiply all of that times the 14-year breeding cycle, and the benefits would be exponential over a 50 year period.

EnglishPaul

Great idea MP.
But you would have to sterilize the females. I guess (like in England) they get the welfare benefits for children. So if such a strata of society wanted a child to increase their income, I'm sure they could find a man to oblige.
And extreme religious people probably would be against interfering with their bodies anyhow.

If you want to trick the impulsive, then perhaps a one way ticket to Australia, or other God forsaken place, would be a good idea.

Monty Python

Today I was thinking about replacing the taupe curtains with mauve, to coordinate with the hazelberry throw-rug in the living room, or maybe some chintz drapes in a pastel beige with teal accents, but then as I exited the freeway and merged onto I-35, suddenly I started thinking about Jerry Jones, and how he is going to sabotage the Cowboys Superbowl aspirations this year. And how I might barbeque some steak tonight for dinner and watch some WWF or NASCAR.

The Power of I-35: Keeping Straight Men Straight.

Drew1369

Did you know what you wrote, cause I'm still trying to figure it out

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EnglishPaul

Drew, let me paraphrase for you:

"Today I was thinking about my soft furnishings and how I could improve them, but then I exited the freeway and merged onto the I-35 and stopped thinking gay-mans stuff, and started thinking about football and real-mans stuff.

The I-35: saved my ***."

Pun intended.

EnglishPaul

(The censor stole my pun; *******!

mimo2005

I lived for 10 years near I90 , and it s not toll free road.

The Power of I-90 Tolls : Keeping people broke all year long.

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bry623

That's why the planet should charge a cover charge to keep the riff raff out.

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Elisheva

I understand that: indeed, some ideas are hard to translate without chaging the meaning of the text.

However, this cannot apply to the case of the Bible and homosexuality: even if there are not exactly the same words in hebrew and english, no translation can make the same text say one thing in Hebrew and suddenly claim the opposite in english. Regardless of one's personal opinion about it, the bible clearly says homosexuality is wrong. (To be precise, I must had that it doesn't condemn homosexual people themselves, since they are regarded as sinners who should think over their behaviour).

After, the REAL question is not "what does the bible say" (there is no doubt about it), but "what do we christian people have to do now, in our modern society, to respect each other without betraying the biblical message?"
This one question is hard to answer, since everyone has his own opinion and think he has the one RIGHT opinion...

I cannot blame christian people for obeying the bible, but indeed, some go too far: i heard a religious women (from Usa) saying that harry potter's readers are terrible sinners, and claiming the writer (JK Rowling) should be burned as a witch!

Fortunatly, not 30% of Us people are like this: the 30% figures reflect probably more the faithful christians people, regardless of their opinion about topical issues such as homosexuality or darwinism.

yustr

The Bible is not the word of God. It is (at most and to only a fraction) the word of God as interpreted by man. And since man is fallible, the Bible must contain errors. But who's to say what words are in error and which are inerrant? Therefore, it becomes OK to make idiotic statements like these about I-35.

Think people, Think!

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koala

Jesus was a terrorist (or freedom fighter against the Romans, depending on your point of view) and deserved to die.

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Chode

Not at all. Jesus was a threat to the religious establishment, and Pilate wanted to release him, but he was condemned by the religious establishment that he directly attacked. Jesus never threatened Rome, he only threatened the power of the Sanhedrin.

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