I have come back as Joan after many years to write from this platform because of the division and brewing anarchy in our nation. I chose Joan of Arc years ago as my alias because she was unwavering in commitment, courageous in perseverance, and sacrificed unto death for a cause. 
The antics of the last few months have caused this relic to come out of hiding. The deep distrust between political parties and vast difference of opinion are NOT new---consider the following. Boiling frog . The boiling frog is
[quote who="little-whip" comment="66"]Is it the act of buggery you object to?Yes, and that's precisely why she should be all FOR gay marriage.After all, any married couple will tell ya that sex goes out the window once the honeymoon is over.If you object to gay sex, you should FORCE them to marry. Bye-bye hanky-panky![/quote] I'm with you little-whip, JOA
[quote]I've always wondered something...so don't take this personally: How do people love someone they've never met, much less understand? I always found that very interesting...to develop such a deep seated attachment to someone whose voice you've never heard, whose face you've never seen...it's quite odd. It's like an online relationship, except you don't even get emails...just 2nd and 3rd hand accounts of how awesome that person is[/quote] No offence taken at all Zoo..
I have to agree with your title. I love God, but I struggle with religion and religious people. I think I was one at one time, but I think God might have rescued me from it. I am positive of the existance of God because of my experience but I have talked to so many who's experience is similar yet completely different I can only conclude there is no box, method, school of thought or docterine to contain God. I personally believe in the fundamentals of Christianity, a b
[quote]The bishops are single-minded because they are, first of all, single-hearted.[/quote] what a powerful statement. a powerful statement over all from the Catholic Church full of grace, love, respect, encouragement and truth. rare in our day and age, thanks for sharing lula- joa
[quote]Or "I could care less" - they do not realize what they are saying! Or "same difference" when comparing 2 things! Duh! You need 3 for that to work![/quote] How about "I have to dethaw (or unthaw) the fridge" or FYI which where I came from meant F--- you idiot. or the christian lady client i say who said she felt her child was under a demolic influence. LOL (take it how you like) but seriously, we do use words different
[quote]But in my heart of hearts, I sense something very sinister is about to happen[/quote] not to worry my friend, our King is on the throne and is fully aware. I aplaud the sentiments of your blog. It has been a difficult election in the Body of Christ and I find my heart has been broken over and again to see the believers pitted against one another, allowing themselves a kind of liberty that diminishes love with in us and haults our ability to show Christ to th
it's amazing how life giving music is! glad to hear of your new endeavor. joa
[quote]Too many people who think like you.[/quote] Now you can take your toys and go home. joa
[quote]Sparta a) was a part of Greece, not Rome and b ) had an institutionalised system of pederasty. It's different once again to gay marriage. The gay marriage movement is not asking for the legalised and systemic rape of young children, but the recognition of relationships between voting, tax-paying adults[/quote] Sparta's population also had no quams regarding homosexual relationships between adults, which is what I was referring to. Your connection to any other type of sexua
[quote who="MottiKhan" comment="11"] How is this topic related to "Forum Issues"? This is a technical support forum, not a political opinion forum. Moderator, please lock this. [/quote] Mr M--please forgive my ignorance if i labeled this wrong. I thought forum topic meant an open topic that didn't fit under anything else. I am not sure what it means to "lock" it but if I have transgressed, then so be it. JOA</
[quote]The bisexual empire was Greece, not Rome. Greek style[/quote] then why was Sparta mandating men to have heterosexual realtions for procreation (the men prefered the men ) [quote]But, under my suggestion, the government only recognizes things that we now commonly refer to as "marriage" as a civil union (basically the same thing, but with the focus on the legal, contractual, and financial implications). Churches only apply the word marriage.[/quote] if this is so, h
[quote]Because once they do that, they have to do it for everyone, equally. Otherwise, we are not who we say we are[/quote] honestly, i'm not sure why they don't..... but since government seems to need to stick it's nose in everything, I guess we need to duke it out! joa
[quote]The logic of "Gimme that Old Timme Relion...it was good enough for mom and dad, grandma and grandpa, etc." is not logic at all. It's fear of progress and change, and shouldn't be confused nor disguised as anything else. It could also be considered to be narcissistic sadism victimizing and demonizing, negating and invalidating a group stigmatized as 'sinful' and taken advantage of financially, etc. by the "good" people[/quote] all I can say JB is that you are way off base [e dig
[quote]Civil unions in truth are simply "gay marriages" by another name. [/quote] I am not sure this is true. The fact is that many of the priviledges afforded married couples are not necessarily passed on to those joined under the civil union clauses. I am not sure why this is. It may simply be that legal language and description of rights and benefits doesn't include civil union or it may be that there is actually a distinction being made. None the less, it is not
interesting--I just wrote a blog on this called A Case For Preservation. It looks at the word marriage from a linguistic and historic view and explains why a gay concentual contractual relationship can not be a marriage. It seems the water has become very muddy regarding this issue. JOA (Joans Jousts and Jests, A Case For Preservation posted yesterday)
[quote]We like to get frisky with everyone and every thing[/quote] so did the Romans! joa[quote]The oldest reference to marriage stems (I believe) from religion[/quote] the oldest reference to the relationship may come from that text but not the word. The word is latin in origin and does not carry any religious meaning. Religious zealots of the this era have tried to muddy it's meaning by adding to it moral undertones but that reflects neithe
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[quote]Reproduction is the ULTIMATE goal of any living being. Not reproducing for something as frivolous as a college degree and a job means you have wasted your entire life.[/quote] wow--haven't heard those sentiments voiced in a long time. Hats off to you taltamir. Of course you realize that the implications are far reaching. [e digicons]|-)[/e] I have a masters in counseling and am a stay at home mom. I am in the process of raising 6 child
Here is one more thought and it is a relatively new idea (for me). Recently, I had a conversation with my 17 year old about the difference between "secret" and "private". Privacy is something that we all need it still carries with it a certain amount of accountability, secrecy (not just keeping a secret like a surprise) is something we need to be careful about. Things done in secret can lead us to destructive places especially when having to do with sexual behavior. In
[quote]i find it bizzare how pacified americans are and how they DON'T fight over such fundamental issues.[/quote] pacified likes frogs in boiling water. no one stands for anything any more, it's not politically correct joa
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Here are a few thoughts from a mother of 6, 5 girls, one boy-currently with three fully thrashing teens There is a lot of crap on the internet. We feel there is something about the gateway of the eyes that makes things that are seen particularly dangerous in comparison to for instance a narative that might be written. It's because when you see, there is nothing left to your imagination and your imagination is goverened by your maturity level. Therefore,
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