Does the term "humane death" strike anyone else as an oxymoron? Not really. Does euthanasia of a terminal dog, cat or horse in pain strike you as inhumane? Aren't they God's creatures? Who are we as humans to play God and decide for our loving pet when enough is enough? Why is it any diff...

Benko wrote: I need to thank this board for helping me become properly suspicious.  Those were my first thoughts as well.

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  mountaineer

Favorite comment: same as the war on drugs now more drugs then ever and cheaper. war on poverty now there is more poverty being we import it by the tens of millions That social engineering stuff is really working out well ... next chapter - war on the legislative process, a.k.a. management by dikta...

Lastly, I can't seem to conjure up any kind of picture of heaven that seems like it might even remotely please everyone. What if God dictates that I have to listen to hip-hop for eternity? There is great news for you Barrett, if there is hip-hop for eternity, at least you won't cry about it, nor wi...

And in case you misunderstood my firing squad comment:  I'm not a huge fan of the death penalty.  I often lean dangerously left in the eyes of my Christian buddies (although I've recently discovered a whole band of Christians who aren't staunch Republicans).  I think the death penalty comes with hu...

Mountaineer, ..... what is right/wrong abot keeping people alive at the end of life.  ...... I do not see this any differently, from a Scripture or personal perspective, than choosing to prolong ones life by taking antibotics when one has an otherwise fatal infection.  Keeping someone alive via tec...

Mountaineer, You made an overt claim that people who want certain end of life care are "gullible."  Yes, assuming your "certain end of life care" statement is choosing to end life by unnatural means; I stand by my statement they are gullible.  They are gullible to the lies of Sa...

Mountaineer, Well if you can find where God informs us of these end-of-life matters in terms of what he thinks, I'd love to read it.  You seem to carry opinions of things and then when they get challenged, often defer to God, who oftentimes, even in Scripture, doesn't make it clear exactly what he ...

Religion is such an important issue with one's children as well. I always tell our daughter that she has to choose her own path with religion and politics. My reasoning is that if kids are not free to do so, then whoever procreates the most wins (so to speak). Isn't that kind of like saying I'm goi...

I'm not aware of specific studies, but varicella vaccine should indeed prevent shingles as it's caused by the same bug that causes chicken pox.  It hides out in nerve roots in the spinal column and then reactivates years later.  The only problem is that as an adult, you have almost certainly been e...

Mountaineer, Is simply taking someone off of life-support and/or a feeding tube "killing them?"  Aren't we screwing with God's will quite a bit by trying to keep everyone alive as long as possible (a little hyperbole there, but not entirely unwarranted)? Also, we have to remember that the...

Mountaineer, thanks for the explanation. I appreciate it. I hope you can understand how from my perspective, it looks like you chose Christianity because it was culturally familiar and emotionally appealing to you. If you've never actually felt God's presence, or spoken with Jesus, or been touched ...

It's fascinating to me how the most "progressive" in our society are also the most barbarous.  I wonder if most defenders of abortion have done any study of the procedure at all?  I doubt that they have.  They fall in line with the progressive beliefs that the cool people hold, rarely que...

It's fascinating to me how the most "progressive" in our society are also the most barbarous.  I wonder if most defenders of abortion have done any study of the procedure at all?  I doubt that they have.  They fall in line with the progressive beliefs that the cool people hold, rarely que...

Mountaineer, thanks for the explanation. I appreciate it. I hope you can understand how from my perspective, it looks like you chose Christianity because it was culturally familiar and emotionally appealing to you. If you've never actually felt God's presence, or spoken with Jesus, or been touched ...

It's fascinating to me how the most "progressive" in our society are also the most barbarous.  I wonder if most defenders of abortion have done any study of the procedure at all?  I doubt that they have.  They fall in line with the progressive beliefs that the cool people hold, rarely que...

I have never had the first paragraph experiences.  As to your question at the end of the second paragraph, I really don't know but I do.  I just believe the promises of Jesus are truth; try as I have, I cannot disprove Scripture (His revealed Word) or find a better, more reasonable, worldview than ...

1. Agree.  One must have faith only in the promises of Jesus; never, ever have faith in faith.  And, there is only one God; all those who profess that all religions have the same God are incorrect.  Really.  Truly.  Always.  But I can't prove it to an unbeliever. 2. Agree.  Abortion is a vertical r...

To me, faith is something you believe even though you can't objectively prove it or call on your direct experiences as evidence of it. Seen this way, I don't actually believe that I have met very many faithful religious people. Nearly all of my religious friends and acquaintances claim to have talk...

1. Agree.  One must have faith only in the promises of Jesus; never, ever have faith in faith.  And, there is only one God; all those who profess that all religions have the same God are incorrect.  Really.  Truly.  Always.  But I can't prove it to an unbeliever. 2. Agree.  Abortion is a vertical r...

Are you of the gentler sex? No, I'm Dutch  ;D They didn't carry them pajamas for men but who cares! LOL.  My dad used to tell me that we had some Dutch blood running through our veins; then I determined he was purposely mispronouncing Deutch, likely because of his serving in the European theater in...

Topic 1 - the coffee table.  Not bad, not bad ... and at death, I'll be sitting on, beside, or under the coffee table in the presence of God.  I hope that in all the perfection of that, I do not have to observe (like God does) all the ones who did not hear that soft whisper coming from the coffee t...

Jan Van wrote: Would "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" count?

Full disclosure: when it gets really cold I sleep in nice, cozy, warm Grinch pajamas. They fit me :-)

Carrey on Jim (oops), Jan.

Are you of the gentler sex?

... Mountaineer

Yes, it's pretty unbelievable. I know a guy who went to Afghanistan with the US forces. His role was to assist in drawing up a new (modern) legal system. He came back on leave after 3-4 months and said that he just couldn't believe the stuff he was seeing over there... Bacha baz, bestiality, and th...

Latin religi?n- (stem of religi?) bond between humans and gods. if there is a bond, then why have faith that some idea you have in your head is correct? (regardless of where it came from, a priest. a book, or the interpretation of a book using the same book) why not just seek out and explore the bo...