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Reply to Generosity Index in Politics JoeUser Forums

As an avowed Dem and agnostic, I have to admit that it looks to me like most of the states in the "Bible Belt" (red states) seem to be the most generous. Now whether this has to do with religious convictions is another debate. I'm sure people go to church in the other states too.... And also what kind of charitable contributions does the study include? Are soup kitchens and food contributions included or simply donations of money? Are corporate

Reply to Bush's new cabinet in Politics JoeUser Forums

Glad to see Ashcroft go - let's throw him a party !!!! No man who's religion is so rigid he isn't allowed to dance should be the chief law enforcemnent officer of the US. Of course advocating sneak and peek searches and stuff like that isn't very cool either....... </f

Reply to Told You So in Politics JoeUser Forums

zombie- That was an honest and well written answer from the Christian perspective. I haven't seen much of the "Hate the sin, Love the sinner" attitude around here and it is refreshing. While I humbly disagree with you (what can I say I'm a bleeding-heart liberal), I can appreciate your views. Thank you for presenting them in a reasoned manner. I have to give you an insightful for that one.

Reply to Told You So in Politics JoeUser Forums

Ok drmiler, you got me in the age dept, I'm 36 . And I agree that the the Moral Majority didn't have long-lasting effects, but in their time they were able to stifle and intimidate a lot of people/companies that didn't agree with them. And again this is a different environment now with with a more polarized society in which the potential for long lasting effects are higher. Bush and Co

Reply to Told You So in Politics JoeUser Forums

d3adz0mbie (your name is hard to type ) - Not near as many people listen to David Duke as listen to Falwell and others like him. That isn't a fair comparison. But If I remember right even a rascist like Duke was able to get enough support to run for office. drmiler - Are you old enough to remember the Moral Majority and the reasonable bit of influence they had during their h

Reply to Told You So in Politics JoeUser Forums

Dr. Guy, I live in Virginia where Falwell and Robertson are both based. They do know how to get things done, and I have seen them change public policy on the local level. Misguided or not, people listen to him. I even know someone who worked on his presidential campaign, if you're old enough to remember that far back.

Reply to Told You So in Politics JoeUser Forums

I didn't blanket Republicans, I referred to Evangelicals. The only reference to Republicans were in the news article which I simply quoted in it's entirety. And while I agree Falwell is a nutcase (wasn't he the one who said God let 9/11 happen because of all the homos and abortionists ?), he does have probably a million or so followers at least, and who knows how many will join this new group.

Told You So in Politics JoeUser Forums

I posted an article recently about too much religion in politics and the Evangelicals wanting to push their agenda on the American people. The few people who did read it pretty much slammed me. Please check out the following article from the associated press. Falwell plans for 'evangelical revolution' 11/9/2004, 10:43 p.m. ET By HANK KURZ J

Reply to My prayers for Israel/Palestine in Politics JoeUser Forums

Very nice piece. I wish to add two more of my own. 1) That US policy will shift back to a more neutral view, and we can do more to bring both sides to the table. and 2) Arafat never changed from a revolutionary to a statesman - let's hope a strong leader will come forward and lead the Palestinians in an honest and beneficial manner.

Reply to Could Hillary really make it? in Democrat JoeUser Forums

No, Hillary can't win (PLEASE don't nominate her!!!!) She is too polarizing a figure to get elected. Some people hate her for being Mrs. Clinton, she's too liberal for the South and the Republicans would bury her on the failed health care task force she ran. They only plus I can see is she has charisma, which Kerry and Gore avoided like the plague. We need a candidate who can win - JUST SAY NO to Hillary.

Reply to You might be anti-American IF... in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

steevlane, not sure which moron you mean (maybe me?), but a real compelling argument you make there.

Reply to Tolerance, Common Sense, and Patriotism in Politics JoeUser Forums

Easy solution to flag burning - make it out of flame retardent fabric.

Reply to Before Arafat in International JoeUser Forums

There were accomplishments under Arafat, but his biggest downfall was he never made the progression from revolutionary to statesman. He was as entrenched in his views as Israelis are in theirs. Neither side was willing to compromise. I only hope his death doesn't lead to a power vacuum and "civil war" in the Palestinian govt. and that the area will head to true peace. There have been too many suicide bombings and too many Palestinian children have

Reply to Too much relegion in politics? in Democrat JoeUser Forums

I reread this and you guys are pretty much right. It was my first article and I did a lousy job of articulating and supporting my point and I pretty much apologize to you all for having posted it. I shall now hang my head in shame.

Reply to Electoral College -Class of 2004 in Politics JoeUser Forums

Stevendalus - why should a state with under 5 million lose an electoral vote (by reducing to 1 the senators counted)? This would decrease their importance in the election for no reason other than they don't have a large population. (Plus there are 30 states with populations under 5 million, that's a lot of affected states) And also my suggestion doesn't amount to the same as a popular vote because the electoral college isn't based solely on popul

Reply to More evidence of a stolen election in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm a Democrat, but let's face it folks, BOTH sides have their "dirty little tricks". I'd like to see who won the dead vote this election . But seriously, the entire election system is a joke and could be made MUCH better. If I can use my ATM card anywhere in the world, why can't I have a card that let's me vote in any precinct, checks to mak

Reply to Want Samarra This? Insurgency Resurges in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Very good article. The Bush administration's largest fault (in my view) is that even if they are not fighting us, over 90% of Iraqis see us as occupiers. Wesaid we would be greeted as liberators and would win their hearts and minds, and neither has happened. We are in Iraq for the long haul now and have to figure out how to get out of there. We cannot outlast the insurgents. History has shown that if a people feels as though they are occupied, the

Reply to Electoral College -Class of 2004 in Politics JoeUser Forums

Thanks for the kind words all. Nadeon, I agree with you on term limits 100%, and hope to write on this in the future. Some things about Congress are simply too hard to believe. I'm not sure where one would begin as to actually trying to move these ideas forward. Maybe an internet search for groups that support these ideas. I know I sure couldn't begin a grassroots organization. If I can find anything I'll post it. UPDATE - There are quite a few t

Reply to If Queers are Citizens they can marry in Politics JoeUser Forums

This is the most articulate expression of this subject I have come across. Very insightful. I'm glad Kingbee put a link in another thread for me to find this article. It is a far better argument than I have been able to muster . I hope others will read this as it is so well written and concieved it may well change a few minds.

Electoral College -Class of 2004 in Politics JoeUser Forums

This IS NOT a rant about the 2000 election. Bush became President and if Dems were in control of Fla. Gore would have - that's politics. Dems wouldn't have been any more "noble" and done anything different than the Republicans did. This is about the fact that the same thing almost happened again. In 2000, Gore won the popular vote by 500,000 but lost the

Reply to Hypocrisy in Politics JoeUser Forums

I thouroughly enjoyed this post. I has a lot of truth in it aimed at all. Unfortunately, I think in terms of the politicians their job almost REQUIRES them to be hypocritical on the issues. Reminds me of this girl I used to date. Her family thought I was a satanist for listening to Heavy Metal, which of course made me immoral. They would come home from church on Sunday and bust open a twelve pack of Bud........

Reply to You might be anti-American IF... in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

I have to say that the premise of your article is un-american. If someone says yes to any of your questions you say that those opinions are anti-american. It is their right to disagree with you, the government or whoever. First Amendment. It was John Ashcroft who made comments about "remaining silent" and I don't think he's on the far left. Here is the exact quote from his Congressional testimo

Reply to Konfabulator for Windows - Everything old is new again! in Skinning JoeUser Forums

Unfortunately for Konfabulator, it's coming out against several already established programs. DesktopX , which I use, has a large library of objects and widgets, and from everything I've heard is very easy to program (wouldn't know myself, I haven't tried). I've also heard good things about Samurize and though fairly new AveDesk is made by AndreasV who wrote many things for DesktopX and is very talented. In my humble opinion they are just relying on

Reply to Horrible Remakes and the bad lists they make in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

My 2 cents - the first Charlie's Angels was reasonable, not great, but not horrible. But the second one- people need to be slapped for making that. All the CHEESY stunts and fight scenes and every concievable excuse to dress them up and get them to act sexy (which sad to say was the best part of the movie). It was like they threw a couple of script ideas in a blender and made what came out. I thought the Ocean's Eleven remake wasn't a bad movie, bu

Reply to Bush haters motivated Bush voters in Politics JoeUser Forums

You have a lot of valid points. As a Democrat I have to say I am disappointed in my party in how it handled some things and I totally agree that just because someone is an actor or singer they're opinion isn't worth more than anyone elses (it's probably worth less because these people don't have too much contact with real people or the real world). But saying that, if a 3-5 second flash of a boob that was not televised on purpose caused tha