Bettina

I've added Rebiu to three others here that I treat with caution because of their attitude. Bee

I know of two or three because they celebrate holidays differently than I. Other than that I've never had a reason to ask. Bee

Unfortunately for the human race it can't because most are blind. I started a thread a week ago on what worries me most but pulled it for fear that it would cause an uproar. I am going to reword it and post it again so it won't directly name names..... Bee

Herme3. I have more good friends than I can count. We go shopping, see movies, or just hang at the mall together meeting up with yet more friends. Even with that, its still a daily struggle for me to be happy so I know how you feel. I have my personal cross but you sound like you don't like yourself... and unless that changes all the friends you can get aren't going to help. I'm the last one to give you advice on being happy but you gotta like yourself first. You don't have to look important, be important, or even overly smart, but being neatly groomed, confident and courteous is a big plus in my book. Get those parts in order first then find a male buddy and go out to where the girls are. They will find you and no swearing when talking to them either. Remember this always..... There are girls out there, at home, thinking just like you do. All you have to do is find them. Bettina Edit... I do a lot of church work and thats a good place to start too. Grab the flyer at the church and look at where you can help out.

No you don't. You see things like I do but your mind handles it better. Bee

Unfortunately, that list won't help those who can't see. Now that I'm sick, I think I'll just go throw up. Bee

I wear hard contact lenses and sometimes, although rare, I can't get them out without using a plunger. My opthalmologist never sees anything wrong with the surface of my eyes even when I mentioned it to him. Bee

I have no family but dad (I live with him) and he has no clue as to what I say here so he probably thinks I'm as quiet here as I am in real life. So, I must be getting it here. Bee

Well, I just got the two books I was waiting for from Amazon... "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene ( I read his other one) "Warped Pasages" by Lisa Randall. I'm reading WP first. If I like the book, I will read it very slowly and only for an hour before I sleep. Bee Martin.... Look at the review one person gave to smolins book... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0618551050/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/104-7422758-3593505?ie=UTF8&n=14560&s=books

Martin.... I'm going to try to talk a little like you but I'm also listening to some music so I hope you understand. Yes it is. An example is a scientist who works six days a week in a lab with his physics books, but on Sunday mornings you will find him in his church holding a very different book. A book he can separate from the others and treat as reverent as his physics books. He can do this because he keeps his religion personal. To him, his science and religion are like oil and water in a jar with each one clearly separate, co-existing, and happy like their meant to be. The other examples are Kansas, intellegent design, twisted thinking, and creationism stickers placed on science books to name a few. Oil and water again only this time homogenized, blurry, and clearly unhappy. I believe the first example is the way its supposed to be and I see that in my church... but its the second example that is prevalent in the world today and unfortunately continues to make challenges to science, life, and school children everywhere. Since that oil and water is seen as one by many, and isn't going to separate anytime soon, we must keep them in the same forum so we can continue to discuss them as one. Bettina

I don't know if they come from the middle east or not but there is a very nice Palestinian couple who operate a small store that I've been going to since I was little. They have Palestinian photos on their wall along with a photo of their son in a U.S. Air force uniform. Thats all I can think of. Hope that helps. Bettina

Don't!... Your one of the good people here and I for one don't want you to go. The mods and admins are having a rough time so give them a chance. Take a break.... read a book.... go get ice cream. Just cool it. Bee

Ask the women dragged out of her house and stoned to death if it was ok because their "culture" allowed it. Ask the women who gets beaten because she accidentally showed her face to another man. That isn't culture, its a violation of basic human rights and as a human being, I refuse to accept it. Islam interferes with those rights and I've shown that over and over again by pre war Afghanistan. I'm not misunderstanding any of it. Bee

One more thing about censorship and I know its off topic but look at Kansas. The fact that discussion was very open led to the defeat of the Intellegent Design movement and brought those "impressionable minds" back from the brink of another dark age. Any religion that interferes with basic human rights, the right to exist, or the right to a good education, should be challenged no matter who is insulted by it even if its an SFN member. I'm going to keep trying to do that because no one should suppress what you see. Bee

I'm sorry Phi.... but I stand by what I said in that thread. I'm shaking a bit while I type this and I know it will give more ammunition to Severian, Bud, and Tetrahedrite but I personally feel, by what I see today, that the Islamic movement is parallel to the Nazi movement. If we continue to ignore it, its going to kill us. Still shaking... Bettina

Exactly..... I am not a racist in any form. I detest people who bash gays and I've stood up for gay rights on this board several times and still do. I would equally detest those who may talk about skin color in a negative way. I have friends of all colors and love them all equally and I have never said that all Muslims are evil. I am of Italian origin, and at night, I play an online multiplayer game with my far away friends who are German, Polish, and a host of others. I just don't feel the same way about Islam. Bettina

"All creationists are evil?" Got that from you know who. I looked up "Salafist" in Wiki and it says "The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (French Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat, also known as Group for Call and Combat) (Arabic الجماعة السلفية لدعوة والقتال) is a militant Islamist group which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state. No matter how you change the word, it always comes back to a militant Islamic group. The "case against Islam" is what this is all about and I know I've been cursed for what I say here, with more than just some wishing I would leave, but I am very much a realist and I just can't run away. When I look at Afghanistan where the "teachers" in school would read out of the Koran the very words that teach young boys to hate and prepare for holy war against unbelievers, it bothers me big time. Those kids don't know right from wrong. Today, in my short time, holy war is associated with Islam and some here find that very statement offensive. There are also people here who have a big problem with creationists but not all creationists are evil. I know that for a fact because I have been preaching creationism to a large audience for five years now. Nowhere on this board do I see that called racism, prejudice, or whatever. I see those little kids in church hanging on my every word and when they leave, they go home and play video games. They don't practice Jihad. When I say that Islam is evil I don't mean that all Muslims are evil. Just the religion and yes, I still believe that as long as those words are still being preached, and sadly..... fighting terrorism means fighting radical Islam. I don't know where I'm even going with this and right now I just don't care what anyone sasys anoymore.

Ok.... Could someone tell me if these wordings are acceptable here or are they considered racist and biggoted. I took them from MSNBC and CNN. Those of you who are offended could help me change them to something else. What wording would you change. -Islamofascists and the strict sharia law has made prisoners of women and children..... -Radical Islam is becoming a major problem..... -Islamic Militants raided a small village killing several women and children..... -Islamic Terrorists Target Kids During Toy Giveaway... -Islamic suicide bombers kill 10 and wound 50 in Jerusalem today... -All creationists are evil... And Darkangel... you can call me an atheist all you want. Bee

No, of course not. I was just commenting on the meaning of severians post. Bee

Yes he is and cool too! I have a lot of his music. http://www.weirdal.com/home.htm Bee