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Thomas:
Regarding your statement, "The thing that pisses me off more than any other in convo about this subject is people assume "Well socialism has already been tried...in Russia, look what happened." Could you elaborate? I'll try to explain wha...
WOW! Just wonderful. Thanks a million.
I won't argue that the right seems to be better at making a lot of noise on certain political issues: health care notable among them. I will maintain however that it's an issue of how much noise they make, not of how respectful anyone is. Both lef...
The left is too respectful? Ever heard of Barney Frank? Nancy Polosi? Charles Rangel? James Carville? I'll grant that the right may have more live-fire rectal pores than the left, but there's nowhere near a monopoly.
We discuss the problem of solidarity
and atheism. For example we need
advices for people who lost their
beliefs and want something new.
We must strengthened the idea of
social solidarity and discuss the
ancient faults of the Left
Tanya I am laughing out loud reading your story, hearing a reflection of my own experiences.
"He is just a boy" is a great mantra!
Sam enthusiastically ate raw lemons, skin and all at age one. He put his hand on a burner at my fathers house unti...
There is a requirement for continuing eduacation. I Have to take 30 continuing ed units every two years to renew my licence and doctors have similar requirements. The CEUs can be anything that enhances your professional developement. Fortunately o...
HI Mike. Nice to have you here. Just telling the story seems to help.
I like your perspective Gwen
My girl is Jessica. She has multiple disabilities. I gave her story on the main group page.
Gwen: You state my worry about my boy well. I really want one of his siblings to be ready to take him. He is such a happy guy. I'm sure he'd be a favorite uncle too. :)
Mike: Wow! Sounds like you're living in the midst of even more than we were with our boy the first 3 years of his life. He spent 10 months of those first 3 years in a hospital. Wifey and I were quite expert in several medical subspecialties. :)
Ba...
Unfortunately continuing education requirements are often so badly organized that it becomes a rort for those concerned. Conferences are expensive in terms of time away from work and family (often impossible if you have dependents who cannot take ...
"The AD/HD mind, however, seems to store information in a subconscious and symbolic manner...... The information is all there"
I think I have a different problem. I have trouble getting the stuff in if it has no strings attached to it. I have bec...
There's quite a bit with the medical establishment that could use fixing - continuing education requirements would be one nice addition.
There is quite a bit of evidence suggesting that rote memorization issues in individuals with AD/HD is actually an issue of information storage and retrieval. (I apologize if I'm rehashing information that's already been discussed.)
If you think ...
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- At 5:41am on October 15, 2009,
Mike Kleinman said…
- Hi! Thanks for your comments, they really helped.
- At 12:06pm on September 16, 2009,
Tanya Higgins said…
- Hey there! Nice to see I'm not all alone out here. *grins*
- At 10:05am on May 28, 2009,
eintob said… - The atheists in our churches were spouses that if we "loved and accepted enough would come around to the Lord". :)
Ah yes...an Eegee's addict. lol I prefer the slushes myself. When I have lived out of state I always miss the salsa.
- At 6:03pm on May 27, 2009,
eintob said…
- Yeah....I had thought that EO's were more tolerant of some things...if you've ever been in a Greek parish you know that conservatives are rare. And come to think of it, in our Antiochian parish we had a few "known" atheists which were treated just as well as anyone else, so I guess the only stress would be in your family.
I'm in Tucson actually. I love it far more than The Valley.
- At 4:17pm on May 22, 2009,
eintob said…
- Wow...sounds so much like me! You can read the brief version of my journey here: http://doubtingfaith.blogspot.com/2009/05/eintob-introduction.html
For me, being a very black and white thinker, the EOC was The Answer. I started having problems in my RCIA classes when I was asking the deacon about the papacy and he couldn't really address my problems. He told me that I should just try the Eastern Rite and the problem would go away. I met with a priest at the local Byzantine parish and all the books he gave me kept saying that the Eastern Rite was just like the EOC. Called the priest at the Antiochian parish (AP Fr. David Barr) and he was so awesome! He spent days working through my questions with me and tried to keep me from getting out of hand. Then once I read Bp. Kallistos Ware's book...well...that was it. My wasband was Not. On. Board. It was a very difficult time for us. But everyone was so nice to him...he came around after a year or so. I was a Franky Schaeffer style convert....very hardcore, very zealous. Headcoverings, weekly confession, skirts, communion as often as possible. A couple bad priests that came through really exploited my trust. It was always a struggle getting the cradles to care about anything. Then when my marriage ended, everyone turned their backs on me. It was a real bucket of cold water to the face! I tried really hard to find someplace...any place to keep faithful. Vacillated between Buddhism and paganism for awhile. But I just couldn't keep it. "The God Delusion" was the final nail in the coffin for me.
I can't imagine how much stress you must be under to be leaving it all without those you care about. But, on the other hand, it's easy to be blend in with the cradles who come for the coffee. : /
- At 12:56pm on May 22, 2009,
eintob said…
- I know what you mean...I've never come across a former EO convert. Would love to hear more about your story!
- At 12:13pm on May 22, 2009,
Rosemary LYNDALL WEMM said…
- Hi Leo.
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Jean Marie,
You can genuinely give yourself a pat on the back for this posting. You have opened a lot of people's eyes to the "everybody knows" type of bullshit that passes for "wisdom" all too often.
Well done. Well done indeed! Now if we can al...
I say, "I'd rather have a dollar."
Here is a meta-analysis of prayer research:
http://chb.syr.edu/staff/k_masters/Annals_of_Beh_Med-prayer.pdf
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