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  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Security in Schools

    China's Christian population is partially underground, but in many places you don't even have to be careful about people knowing you follow Christ. My church has a member working as ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Russian Journalist--Critical of Putin--Shot

    Not to mention the fact that she's the twelfth journalist murdered in suspicious and shadowy circumstances in Russia in the past six years. Free speech cull, anyone?

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Why, mods, why?

    meddle not in the affairs of moderators, for they are subtle and quick to anger...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Security in Schools

    I'm moving to China. At least that way, I'll know what rules do and do not apply. I won't have to guess. You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? Sadly, ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Conspiracy Theories

    There are Satanic cults, who have infiltrated much of society Screw the infiltration, I can find plenty of openly-practicing ones hanging around Alderly Edge on All Hallow's Eve.

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Security in Schools

    Yeah, that is truly screwed. Part of the problem, too, is that we're in this society that demands everything we want, now: whether that be attention (as it often is ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Nationalism

    Correct. Apologies for the confusion; my bad.

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Security in Schools

    By the by, a nobel attempt at spicing up the debate. However... it wasn't seemless. Its an obvious attempt to start a fire. Overall, I'd give it a 6 out ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Security in Schools

    Not only that, but you want to tackle the symptoms of the problem, not the cause? Obvious, this spate of school shootings is related to a new problem in society ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Post Your Pic Here (4)

    It used to be pink, but it has mellowed with age. Just like me. (lolz).

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Nationalism

    Nationalism promotes estrangement in the world, which I believe to be healthy to a certain extent. Most of the problems in the world today are based on estrangement and misunderstanding ...

    Oct 6, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Post Your Pic Here (4)

    Bob-Seriously dude, you look like my best friend's older brother. Like he was wearing the EXACT same costume too!!!!! How freaky is that????? Well, you are the same age as ...

    Oct 6, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Jesus War Camp thing

    Why? Teaching beliefs is one thing; teaching a child to have a closed mind is another. The first way they grow up following their family's tradition, which is no bad ...

    Oct 6, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Jesus War Camp thing

    And of course, teaching hate is no way limited to Christian households - for that matter, you're as likely to get a good Christian home where you're taught to love, ...

    Oct 5, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Jesus War Camp thing

    The things going on in those Christian camps don't fall under that catagory; you may not like the opinions they're teaching, but they don't count as harmful.

    Oct 5, 2006


Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shapes in the air.
— Louisa May Alcott