Posts by meadow77

Blueblades-I do not have all the answers, and I won't pretend that I understand everything that goes on in the form of human suffering. The only point I was trying to make is that if you trace most of human suffering it comes from a lack of love. God even said as much by saying that all commandments were summed up in loving eachother. What I am proposing is that this suffering comes at the hand of man, not God. People have a tendency toward qualifying sin. God doesn't. When you say, well when God sees someone raping someone he should do something right then. why, because the man is commited a disgusting sin? What about when we get drunk? Should God strike us down for sinning? What about when we have hate in our hearts for someone who has wronged us? God says it's the same as murder. What about when we tell a little white lie to get out of an obligation? Should we get incinerated on the spot? No, we don't because we were given free will. God watches zillions of sins everyday, and does nothing. You are angry because you think he should immediatly do something about the sins that you find detestable, but he should stay out of your backyard, right?

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While God watches....

by Shakita in

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this absolutely sickened me........... http://www.msnbc.com/news/859191.asp?0cv=ca01.

and, god sits up there on his thone watching it all happen, over and over again........ mrs. shakita.

meadow77

What really gets my goat Shakita is that the world is depraved. people have this inane notion that we can tolerate everyinthing and anything and do whatever we want, having no compassion or love in our heart, and everything will just work itself out. Take for example the whole Clinton oral sex scandal. Most Americans found it funny. No big deal. The big deal is that it was immoral and adultery. But our moral senses are so dull, that we don't even care anymore. Overtime we hold up this as our moral fabric bumper sticker "it's no big deal" Well, it is. And we should care. If everyone truly loved their neighbor as themselves, and if we had charity in our hearts, and if we took care of the earth we were given, things wouild be so different, wouldn't they? I am sorry I went on a miny tirade, but I just have had it. After sept 11th a friend who is agnostic asked me where God was when that happened. I had to ask her where God has been in her life for the last ten years? We tell God that we don't want him in our schools, in our government, in our lives period, but he's the first person we blame when things go wrong. It's just like how everyone wants to blame someone else these days for everything. It was my parents fault, or the tabacco companies fault, or the governments fault. No-one takes responsibility for anything anymore. What you posted is truly a sad sickening story, but what is more amazing is the fact that we really can only get emotional over huge events like this. When's the last time that you wept for the homeless, or worked at a soup kitchen, or volunteered at cancer ward, or gave money to a third world child, or picked up trash on the highway, or helped an immigrant learn to read, or built a house for a welfare family, or did anything that would make a difference? I am not addressing you specifically Shakita, I am just making a general point. This world is depraved. We as humans have to admit the part that we have played in that. Is that the end, are we just to throw up our hands, and believe their is nothing to be done. No, we can each and everyone of us get out of our comfort zones, and do something to make this world a better place. After we have spent time, putting some real work in ourselves, and changing our own hearts, then we should take stock of the world and what kind of condition that it's in. Again this world is not and never will be a reflection of God's indifference towards us, it's a reflection of our indifference towards God. I am not trying to be mean, again I just feel strongly about this, and I wish we could wake up from our slumber, and realize what we are responsible for.

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MLKing Day

by teejay in

i usually have no problem finding a point of argument with my sister when she sends personal comments.

this time she got me.

i couldn't do nuthin' but nod my head.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

meadow77

He gave his life for what he believed in. He gave a voice to people who had none. To say he did nothing is ridiculous. When's the last time you died for your beliefs?

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While God watches....

by Shakita in

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this absolutely sickened me........... http://www.msnbc.com/news/859191.asp?0cv=ca01.

and, god sits up there on his thone watching it all happen, over and over again........ mrs. shakita.

meadow77

Why do people who don't believe in God, never give him any attention in their lives, the minute something bad happens are all about how awful God is. This has nothing to do with God! This has to do with horrible people who want to live their own lives, doing whatever they want, and never giving a thought to who they hurt. Instead of pointing a finger at a diety that you don't even believe in, why not ask yourself what the last thing you did to make the world a better place was. Better yet, demand that your government act responsibly. PEOPLE HAVE FREE WILL. This is something you appreciate when you are free to make whatever decisions you want, but you marvel that evil people choose to do evil things. We are responsible for the kind of life we lead. We make things here good or bad. Sitting around wringing our hands, and pointing fingers gets nothing accomplished. Do you know how much better this world would be if everyone took care of eachother the way God intended? What if everyone truly loved eachother and stopped being so selfish all the time?What if we all lended a hand to someone when they need it?What if their were no war? We were given this world, and we do with it what we like. The sad truth is that this world is not a reflection of God's indifference, but a reflection of ourselves. What we allow to go on. What we allow to happen. What we tolerate. Where we fall short. If you give your child the most expensive greatest toy known to man, and the child slams the toy into the wall while playing with it, does the child have the right to curse you for giving it the toy? We have killed and stolen for wealth and land. We have butchered innocent people in the name of religion. We have done unbelievable damage to nature. We have lied and cheated to get ahead in business. We have hated and prejudged our brothers and sisters when they are different. And this is somehow the fault of a diety who gave us the greatest gift imaginable. But we threw it against a wall, and acted like it was nothing.

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I Lost 80 Pounds in 8 Months

by JLOB in

i lost 80 pounds in 8 months on a low fat diet.

i beilive the only true way to gain a heathy body is the old fashion method of eating less and moving more.

if everyone would eat a well balanced diet and exercise regularly then there would not be such a huge market for diet ripe off programs.

meadow77

JLOB-first major congratulations on your weight loss. I was wondering if you could talk a little more about getting into running, and any tips you might have. I have never been a runner. At different time in my life when I exercised I mostly walked and did aerobics(so boring). But I was thinking to myself that maybe I should set a goal for myself, like being in a marathon, as a way to keep me on track with my workouts. What do you think?

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Which country has the best comedy shows?

by sleepy in

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we have had some pretty amasing classic comedy in britian over the years.. faulty towers, the office, alan partridge,ali g etc.mind you weve had some very crap sit-com 2.4 kids etc.. who does it better the brits or the yanks?.

sorry ozzies cant think of any from down under.

meadow77

I hope nobody will throw anything at me, but I never really cared for British humor. That doesn;t mean I'm saying it's not good, but it's just not my cup of tea. But, my husband and I went to a comedy club the other night and the opening act got on JW's. He was talking about them going door to door and said the other day a couple of them came knocking. They told him "do you know that God doesn't answer all prayer" He replied "that's for sure, you still found my house" I laughed so hard, and then I thought of you guys here,and thought you might appreciate that.

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Frivolous lawsuits

by meadow77 in

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we all remember the guy who sued mcdonalds and actually won because their coffee was too hot, but what has been going on lately in the land of frivilous lawsuits?

well here are some ideas for those of you out there who may be a little hard up for cash.. it's time once again to consider the candidates for.

the door connecting the house and garage locked when.

meadow77

My bad, I got these off of the Stella Awards website. Guess you can't take all web info at face value.

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WTS Cheapshot .....Jan 1st 2003 WT

by ISP in

most christians have to face grave problems during these last days.

still, they try not to be distracted.

in spite of well-publicized economic problems, argentina reported a new peak of 126,709 witnesses last year.

meadow77

I am a christian and not against people learning about God, but I have to point out that poor communities tend to be ripe for conversion for several different reasons. A.possible limited access to education and information. B. A need to have hope in something other than this life. Think about it, if you are surroiunded by poverty than you are definitly open to hearing the good news of an afterlife. All religions have success in climates like these. What I find curious is that they use it as a tool to beat up their own members, and that they still continue to behave as though they are the only missionaries in the world. Truly pompous and disturbing.

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Frivolous lawsuits

by meadow77 in

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we all remember the guy who sued mcdonalds and actually won because their coffee was too hot, but what has been going on lately in the land of frivilous lawsuits?

well here are some ideas for those of you out there who may be a little hard up for cash.. it's time once again to consider the candidates for.

the door connecting the house and garage locked when.

meadow77

We all remember the guy who sued Mcdonalds and actually won because their coffee was too hot, but what has been going on lately in the land of frivilous lawsuits? Well here are some ideas for those of you out there who may be a little hard up for cash.

It's time once again to consider the candidates for the annual Stella Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old
Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and successfully sued
McDonalds. That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States. The following are this year's 7 candidates:

1. Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded
$780,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her
ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a
furniture store. The owners of the store were
understandably surprised at the verdict, considering
the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson's
son.

2. A 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won
$74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran
over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman
apparently didn't notice there was someone at the
wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his
neighbor's hub caps.

3. Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was
leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of
the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to
go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because
the door connecting the house and garage locked when
he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr.
Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight
days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a
large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's
insurance claiming the situation caused him undue
mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of
$500,000.

4. Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was
awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being
bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's
beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's
fenced yard. The award was less than sought because
the jury felt the dog might have been just a little
provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who was shooting
it repeatedly with a pellet gun.

5. A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber
Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500 after she
slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx
(tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds
earlier during an argument.

6. Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully
sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city
when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor
and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred
while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak out without
paying her check, awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.

7. This year's favorite could easily be Mr. Merv
Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski
purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On
his first trip home, having driven onto the freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left
the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself
a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the R.V. left the
road. The owner's manual did not say that he couldn't
actually do this. The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus
a new motor home. The company actually changed their
manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation
vehicles.

See, who needs a nine to five?