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Bob, you present some good points. I think when you say, "the individual can be thrown off a cliff" you are speaking figuratively, for certainly they cannot. Societal ethics apply ...

[on warm nights in blooming gardens that you'll never remember right, no] This line disrupts the flow and atmosphere of the poem, perhaps intentionally, but its purpose is not clear. ...

"He who takes a is as if he has destroyed an entire world....but he who saves one life, it is as if he has saved the world entire" Talmud Sanhedrin ...

Absolutely stunning. Completely encapsulated an experience and its effect into a brief but delightful poem. Thank you.

We do not have the right to judge one another, or to look down on anyone, or to villanize anyone. We have a responsibility to help those who are harming ...

Write, don't fight! Hey Amber. One suggestion, don't share too many of your ideas! It is often helpful to bounce them off a few people you trust, but sometimes it ...

I don't think you should be writing about that sort of thing. Heaven is not meant to be put into novels, or "changed" to the author's preference. It's like joking ...

Ok, I did not say ANY of those things, and this is obviously way too an emotional an issue to be discussed rationally any further. And I still contend that ...

Also, places where abortion is illegal also have a higher crime rate - although at first, there seems to be no conection, if you think it through, less unwanted children ...

I think these strict kinds of dichotomies of existence|purpose often preclude us from seeing other things about our lives. As far as religion is concerned, I've often wondered why people ...

Hmm, I think you obviously have a different viewpoint from me, but I don't think you have provided a sufficient answer to the question about rights. Freedom comes with rights, ...

People have the right to do whatever they want with their bodies. People also have the right to be healthy. HOWEVER, those who DO choose to kill themselves slowly (i.e. ...

Even if some sort of absolute truth exists, God or not, we sure don't know what it use religion as a basis for law is to say that the religions ...

" Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: but he that shall blaspheme against the ...

Also, it's important to remember that Hitler commited suicide. As I remember, the Roman Catholic Church rather unilatterally condemns those who take their own lives, though doctrines and opinions may ...