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Living in England, I have to listen to the endless talks of football. It's on TV, the radio, in newsprint. Because of this, I have to support someone. But picking the wrong team will get you beaten up. So I have learned the best way to win: Support a team no one likes. I am very pro-Luxembourg. They have never made it to the World Cup - Never even qualified. Because of this, everyone assumes I am related to someone from Luxembourg. They also have no rivalries because they lose all the time. It is the safest thing ever. And if you ever have a conversation about it, here is what you need to do pre-emptively: Say, "Hey! Are you watching the World Cup? What a buncha bozos, huh? Yeesh." This is a safe thing to say. Either the referees are blind or they hate the other team, or the team they like lost(In which case they're the bozos) or the team they like won(In which case the opposing team were bozos). Someone, somewhere, was a bozo. I have never failed with that line.

The church doesn't do marriages. They do sealings. Very different, and also the argument that they will probably use.

As it was practiced only by a very few, I would guess I would not be affected. Huzzah.

It takes, on average, 2 years for a friendship to form.

Timely meetings is a pet peeve of mine. Mormons have a terrible tendency to assume that what they're saying is far more important than anything else that could be going on. Their sacrament talk? Way more important than the poor guy in Priesthood. Or if Sacrament is last, way more important than the sanity of the people handling nursery callings. Their Sunday School lesson? Way more important than the Priesthood lesson. Priesthood lesson? Way more important than getting your kids home before they start crying. Heck - It's so important that they don't need to start on time, end on time or do anything in a timely manner. It's almost as if Mormons think, "Eh. We have eternity. Better fill it ALL WITH MY SACRAMENT TALK."

Well, I'm pretty sure nobody except Omega said not to marry the girl. What you should do is: Accept it. He doesn't owe you anything. Anything you do will exacerbate the situation and make it worse. Do not force your wife to take sides, just take sides with her. If you have made your feelings about her father clear in the past, stop it. It's not worth it. It won't hurt him. It will only hurt her and you. You have asked for money, he's said 'No'. Now, the ball's in your court. You can either: A) Start a big family row that will taint what is supposed to be the happiest day of your lives. You still won't get the money, but at least your Father-in-Law will have made everybody miserable. So that's something. B) Accept it and move on, showing love and support for your wife. It's up to you.

Don't do what? Confront the father-in-law? Push for more from him? Marry her? I'm uncertain what the 'Don't do it' is referring to.

Hi, Apex! Your wife knows what your father-in-law is like. Don't bad-mouth him. Don't speak badly of him. Let her. He is not obligated to pay for anything. He does not owe you that. Just accept that your wedding will be difficult, support your wife and tell her how much you love her. If you bad mouth her father, even if you're right, it will make your wife feel bad. It will not make him feel bad. It will accomplish nothing but make your wife even more stressed out. Do not talk to the father-in-law. It will only make things worse between you and him. Let it go. I'm sorry he won't help. That's a shame.

I love Karma. Karma lets me go around and treat everyone like poop. With Karma, I can assume they must have done something to deserve it.

Hello! I wanted to let you know that I know how you feel. I very directly have experience with panic attacks and anxiety. Now, thanks to the wonders of modern medication, my anxiety is under control. But for years, I had issues with 'Night Terrors' - Waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, heart racing. In fact, I once went 7 days without sleep because I'd start to feel fear the moment I closed my eyes. I was okay during the day, except that I'd get irritable and confrontational when my anxiety levels started to rise. I guess that'd be a 'Fight or Flight' thing. I chose fight. I also understand how hard it can be to talk about. I was pretty much a stalwart guy. Very few people would have guessed I struggled with anxiety. I grew up in a military household, so I had good posture. I joked with people. I was a bit of a social butterfly. I was always worried someone would think that my anxiety was 'All that I was'. I'd stop being the funny, generally empathetic, fun to be around guy and be 'That guy with anxiety'. I didn't want to be defined by a single thing, so I didn't share that with anyone up until about a few years ago when I started to get more confident. I tell you this just so you know that I can absolutely see where you're coming from, and so you understand that I understand how despairing it can be to suffer from anxiety - How it feels like an insurmountable mountain and how you just want to crawl under the covers some days and not come out. And because of this, I want you to know absolutely that what I'm about to tell you is true. You're not really mad at your Bishop. You're feeling lost and lonely and afraid. Your Bishop did something against your wishes in an attempt to help you. This has let you latch on to that as a means to push him away and the church, because the church is very hard for someone with anxiety. You feel betrayed and angry, yes, but that makes it easier to push him away because it's so hard to confront things. You don't have to be afraid. The church is here to help. You're loved and you're not alone. Lemme know if you want to talk. I really do get it.

Mine is a brilliant study in the manipulation of negative space. In artistic terms, the subject is in sharp relief with color-shifting charcoal grey as the background. It's a gestalt of minimalism and post-modern angst, touching on the thematic items of isolationism and urban apathy. Or I was just too lazy to change the default settings. It's definitely one of those two things.

Hey guys! While I haven't logged in for a while, I am really excited about a few things that are coming up. I'm a huge nerd, so bear that in mind: www.dwavesys.com This is the worlds' first quantum computer. It's 72000 times faster than the fastest supercomputer around today. It is not a binary computer. It's quinary. How does that work? I -haven't a clue-. But at that speed, it's not only faster than any other computer, it's faster than the combined computing process of every computer that has ever been(That is not also a quantum computer). And NASA is also working on this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2655105/Engage-warp-drive-Nasa-reveals-latest-designs-Star-Trek-style-spacecraft-make-interstellar-travel-reality.html So... Currently, it takes 70000 years to get to Alpha Centauri using current technology. With this, they could get there in about 2 weeks. We now live in the future. HOORAY!

I have a theory about this whole 'Ordain Women' thing. If you believe that President Monson is guided by God, then pray to God for women to receive the Priesthood. If it's the right thing to do, he'll get the message. If he doesn't, he won't. If you don't believe he's guided by God, then why are you in the church in the first place? It seems to me that the big problem here isn't asking for the Priesthood(That could definitely be a righteous desire. Heck - I wanted the Priesthood. ) or in questioning the Church(We're a diverse people. Nothing wrong with questioning). The problem here is demanding God's will be subservient to yours - Asking a question and only accepting one answer. That way never turns out well.

My fault for asking.

Romans 12:15: The family is most likely mourning and I hope that I can empathize with their sadness at not being able to see this man again in this life.

Shame. It's never good to hear somebody has died.

Why are you arbitrarily starting at 4000 BC? The city of Jericho was founded several thousand years prior to that. Jericho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The fall of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophy of the 20th century" - Vladimir Putin. We're essentially at a point where things that have been building in the background will reach a boiling point. Tomorrow. Next week. In the next few years. Who knows? But there are several things to consider: 1) The US is war weary. They have not been able to nor willing to defend their allies - Allies like Georgia and Ukraine. 2) Russia has been building a military alliance with China since 2001 with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. If I were writing a geopolitical thriller novel, I would definitely include the following: Russia continues to eat large parts of Ukraine. They face no consequences. China takes the islands away from Japan. They face no consequences. China invades Taiwan as they have been threatening for years. This is too much. War breaks out. The US gets pulled in to a naval war in the Pacific. Russia takes this time to consolidate its power in the Middle East by invading Israel. North Korea uses nuclear weaponry on Japan, ostensibly because they're led by a maniac. In reality, it will be because China doesn't care if North Korea turns in to a glass parking lot and they manipulate them in to doing their dirty work. This causes the rest of the world to get involved. *************** PS: I'm not saying this will happen. I'm saying that based upon current events, this is far from over. The invasion of Georgia and, ultimately, of Ukraine is more just a series of tests for the world. By a man who wants to recreate Empire.

Short answer to your question: No. Long answer: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

It's email. Don't read it. It's really that simple. No drama. No anything. She wants to do it, you don't want to pay attention. You have a choice: You can read her counter-arguments, consider carefully what she's doing, argue vocally and angrily or logically and meticulously. Or you can go make a sandwich. Which do you like better? Frustration and drama or a nice sandwich?

I've seen a few marriages to non-members work out. I've also seen quite a few not work out.

We're all praying for you. You're awesome, Traveler.

For 40 % you are: You are White Tip, a velociraptor! Be proud...velociraptors are the fastest and smartest of them all. However, danger is never far away. You are tough on the outside, but have deep feelings on the inside. You may also be very loyal and secretive...maybe shy at times. You always put your family first.

Well... Bill Nye isn't really a scientist, either. It was basically two laymen arguing something. And Bill Nye is the Science Guy - He's built his career out of simplifying things for kids. He's simply a better showman. That makes him pretty darn good at this sort of thing.

How did your father 'interfere' in your life?