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Wouldn't this completely depend on the people? My friends mum acts like she is 18 (which is REALLY embarrassing) and there are 14/15 year olds who are extremely mature. Once ...

or he wasn't born at all...(runs away and hides). The date of Christmas has nothing to do with Christianity, it's when certain Celtic tribes prayed to the Sun god in ...

Sure thing (we had an essay on the inaccuracies of the Bible, so I've got all the information :) ). Racist quotes: 'I was sent only to the lost sheep ...

Incandescence I am not against standardized testing. What I am against is simply coaching people for exams, and neglecting their education. I agree with you in that testing is a ...

Nope. They're almost ALL multiple choice. ...I hate this country :lol:

No. Standardized testing is designed to target a specific kind of learner. If that isn't you, well...you're pretty S.O.L. then. Plus, then we have teachers who will teach to the ...

Fine. If you are going to point-blank refuse to accept the first one, how about this one: Acts 8:27 to 38. Where a eunuch (someone traditionally excluded from the Church ...

Neither is the anti-gay one. It's some guy writing down his opinions millenia ago. And yes, both secular and religious scholars agree that there is a strong likelihood that David ...

*le sigh.* Here it is, thunder. I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; dear and delightful you were to me; your love for me was wonderful, surpassing the love of ...

Contradictions between the gospels mean nothing, as they are the same story told by different people, and mistakes could easily be made. Now, would you kindly direct me to the ...

"Killing someone should end with the killer being killed." Who kills the killer of the killer then? ...that makes my head hurt :wink:

I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; dear and delightful you were to me; your love for me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women. A letter by King David ...

That is harsh . Hope you get your step-mother to back down!

But that's my point. The traditions themselves are not taken from Christianity. A lot of the celebration of Christmas is a cultural, rather than a religious, event. At least, that's ...

Agreed. The Bible contradicts itself with the issue of the morality of being gay, as well as most other matters. This makes it useless for moralizing on issues like this. ...