TAN #64 - A Case of Temporary InTANity (Page 46)

SEE....and I LOVE that you have a LIT degree!! I wish I had that!! My master's is in English in creative writing and professional writing but I want to teach Latino Literature. Chrissy, send me some books that you suggest I should read up on.....you can be MY Teacher!

((Hip Hip Hooray for Chrissy TOPPAGE!!))

Makes perfect sense to me.  I want other people to have the choice, but it is not something I could personally do.

exactly.

Not necessarily. I know several other folks who feel that with issues like abortion, gay marriage, etc that legislation of morality isn't the best way to go, regardless of personal stance. Plus, I know I've stated before that I am conflicted on some of these "hot-button" issues because I grew up believing one thing, which I still cannot yet "justify" believing the opposite "just because I believe in Jesus". It doesn't work like that. I know that doesn't make me a very credible Christian, and that's fine if people choose to believe that about me, but it's where I am at right now, and honestly, Christianity is NOT about the political dramas that the right-wingers like to make it out to be.

That makes sense. I admit my views of religion are a bit skewed. You have to remember I grew up evangalistic christian and regularly attended abortion protests outside the clinic  as a kid. I am open to hearing opinions like this... because they make sense.

Well-said, although the "very credible Christian" part bothers me.  Read Ephesians 2:8-10.  You are a Christian by the grace of God, and called to do the good works He has already planned for you.  Doesn't say you have to blindly obey everything.  You are called to UNDERSTAND His Word, and understanding means you have to study, question, learn and grow until you can fully understand it.  There is a verse in the opening of Philippians where Paul says "let your knowing be knowing."  That is what he means.  Don't just know what the Word is, truly internalize it.  That takes time and work.

I don't think so.  That, to me, is sort of generalizing.  I just think that if you are one thing, doesn't mean you have also believe or be something else.

I'm a engima of contradiction....

• I'm a regestered republican, and very conservative (mostly financialy, though)
• BUT, I'm a pro choice guy.
• I'm also a give condoms away guy - abstanance, should be taught, but also realized it is NOT going to be the case with everyone, so also teach safety.
• I'm a Christian, but believe in evolution.
• Voted for Obama and glad he won.
• But I will fight him if he wants to take guns away.
• I'm generaly not a social program kind of guy (too much abuse, IMO), but I truly believe we need to take care the our people, if they REALLY need it and not milking the system.
• I love animals - dislike PETA (maybe the extremists portion of them).
• And on, and on, and on.

I think you should be permited to make decisions about every single thing - and not just walk some party line.

Engineering.  Probaly static and dynamics.  I LOVED that stuff....  I could probably do hydrology too.

most of america's views on Christians are the same as yours because you only know the ones that make lots of noise, and as a Christian you are supposed to show it through your good deeds and your changed behavior, so it is a quiet presence.  but, that does not make the evening news.  abortion protests do.

No, I know. But I mean, to many people who are not believers, if you don't have ALL the answers, or if you do or believe anything that is not the "stereotypical" definition of Christianity, it sort of hurts your case, like "Oh, well, you support abortion, so clearly, your faith in Jesus isn't real, cuz doesn't Jesus hate abortion?" That kind of thing, if that makes any sense. And I'm not saying that Lisa (or anyone else here) necessarily thinks that about me, or you, or whatever. Just saying that I've experienced this already in my life, in the very short time I've been a Christian, so it's something of which I am wary.

she's having 2.

Perfect sense.

I look at it this way.  I wouldn't do it, but I don't think I should have the right to impose my moral code on others.  They should have the choice for them.  If they ask my opinion, I would tell them not to do it.  But I wouldn't want it illegal for them.

In general, I hate legislation.  There is WAY too many laws, and most don't work, are dated, or don't apply AND restrict our freedom.

hip hop hooray

ho (pointing at ATX) 

Haha, no, cuz I actually have to have SEX for that to happen 

Miss a "not" in there?

ole.

oops - I'll go fix...

I am pro- both of those!

Exactly! I tried yesterday....the other threads has spilled into TAN and I hate all this serious talk.

so if you were appointed to the supreme court, how would you rule on the constitutionality of naked friday?