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I have a daughter (grown now) but when she was in the 7th grade a boy grabbed her breast and squeezed. She sent him to the hospital. She got suspended for 3 days for beating the kid up, but it was only 3 days because the principal felt it was justified. I'm sorry but while it is definitely inappropriate, they are still kids and while corrective action should be taken, putting them on a sexual offenders list for LIFE is beyond ridiculous! Why not just chop off his hand? or take him out in a field and shoot him? It amounts to the same thing. Whatever happened to "Paying one's debt to society"? Lesson learned, forgive and forget etc. Is this America or Iraq? OIC

I don't mind the word "Mormon" as much as I do the phrase "Mormonism". For some reason that I can't explain that word just gets under my skin, and yet I have no problems with the phrase "Mormon Theology". I know. I'm weird.

For that matter, what happens when Sour Cream expires? Does it go "good"?

Why do you park on a driveway, and drive on a parkway? Why is it that you never see a blue car on the road... until you buy one? Since formaldehyde is used in both carpeting and embalming fluid, why don't bodies have that "new car smell"? Why do older people get really serious about religion? Is that like cramming for finals? Why is it that if you plant it, nurture it, water it and fertilize it... it dies, but if you rip it out of the ground by the roots, it keeps coming back? How does every bug in the neighborhood know when your planning a cookout? Why is it that you can never find anything until your looking for something else?

Please translate...what is that angry little smiley screaming? throwing a temper tantrum. Couldn't find one that laid on the floor kicking its feet and banging its head. I am hoping you didn't actually give up the ending of the latest book. I haven't had a chance to read it yet. Neither have I, but I'll bet I'm right. I can tell you this much. From what I understand J.K. Rowling has sworn never to kill off Harry, so I can safely say that it's not Harry. :) Actually there are two characters killed in the last battle. If anyone really want's to know who just PM me. When you think about it, since it's the last book, even if everyone was still alive up to the last period they'd all still cease to exist right? OIC

In that case, should I tell you how the new book ends?? About how Voldemort lays a trap which they walk right into. A huge battle ensues when voldemort gets a lucky shot and contacts fatally with .... [NO CARRIER]

Thank goodness I proofread the bulletin before sending it to the printers (or the Bishop). I caught this little error just in time. Opening Hymn: #134 "I Believe in Chris". I don't even KNOW Chris.

I have no problem with your disagreeing with someone as long as it's done in a respectful manner. I called you a jerk because your acting like one, and this from an alleged "moderator". If you want to ban me go ahead, it'll just prove you have two sets of rules, one for members and one for moderators. I can tell you this much, this is certainly not a place I want to hang around for very long. If you really have a zero tolerance policy, start with your own comments.

How can you possibly know this? Is your statement any different than saying "Wearing temple garments dosen't do jack for me or anyone else"? How can you cast judgement on that which inspires and renews one's faith in God? Such disrespect! Sure God has better things to do than make us ooh and ahh at bleeding statues since he has to spend so much time instilling "warm fuzzy feelings" in US! Do you see how easily your own words can be applied to your own beliefs? Before you slam into someone elses beliefs, stop and take a look at how your own beliefs parallel theirs, then maybe it would make more sense to you. I'm afraid he doesn't have to. Your doing a darn fine job of that all by yourself. And don't take it too personally Jehote, there are jerks in all denominations and I have yet to find an LDS message board where they don't gather en masse. I thought this one was it but I see I was greviously in error.

EARL!!! I've been rooting for him and Yau since the beginning. :)

Okay, I can agree to disagree. I agree with you that I personally don't believe stigmata to be a miracle. Please understand though, that I had no problem with your opinions, I simply had a problem with the way you presented them. In other words, it wasn't so much what you said, but the way you said them was very mocking and hurtful, and from a moderator to boot, so there were no fresh wounds or over-reaction. Okay, perhaps you did not intend your comments to be intrepted in this manner, but that's how they came through. Actually it's quite simple. Something originally perceived as bad happened but something good came from it. Peace

When it's leading and combative. I'm not trying to be sarcastic here but let me ask you this. If you are sick or something is going on in your life that you need help with, would you have a problem with asking a friend to pray for you? In the Catholic theology, Saints do not have any powers of intercession of their own. Praying to the saints is simply asking someone to pray for you. Even in the Rosary it says "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death". This isn't asking for intercession, but for the prayers of good and holy men (and women). It would be little different than asking Joseph Smith or Brigham Young to pray for you. You aren't assuming they have any power of intercession on their own, but just getting your name on a heavenly prayer list. And that wouldn't be stigmata. It would be classified as "self mutilation" and you would be referred to proper psychiatric care. I never claimed that Stigmata was a miracle, I claimed that it wasn't a hoax, but psychosomatic and even gave an example of other ways people have used their mind to make their bodies do incredible things. You really can sweat blood in times of extreme stress. Is that a miracle? No, it's your bodies reaction to what your mind. There you cannot say. Who are we to speak in God's stead? If God needs someone to bleed like Christ for a purpose known only to him, who are we to demand explanation? Let me give you an interesting parallel. The other day our microwave started acting up. Nothing serious really but just enough to scare the wife. Since it was plugged in behind the refrigerator, I had to move the fridge to unplug the microwave. I moved the microwave to another counter, fixed it (minor problem really) and plugged it back in. We love the new place where it now sits, and has opened up a great deal of counter space. Some "bad" things can actually be blessings, if only we can recognize them as such. You very obviously have some serious issues with the Catholic faith, so I think I'll maintain the interdenominational respect line thank you, at least until you show some.

No, actually it's not. It is believed to be a psychosomatic symptom but is none-the-less very real. Since Stigmata must be investigated thoroughly for any signs of hoax before being declared "stigmata" only an unrecognized case could actually be hoaxed. There are confirmed cases (though I can't find the case studies online) where men have actually brought themselves to lactate and there is purely anecdotal evidence of men breastfeeding, altering there bodies through psychosomatic means. Are you just having a bad day or in a bad mood? Because I personally don't see anything wrong with placing store in the Pope and Catholic Saints? I like St. Faustina myself and I'm LDS. Do you believe that God only performs miracles for a chosen denomination? or for all who come to God through the Son? And what's so wrong with having a modicum of inter-denominational respect and civility? I personally find the Catholic faith very beautiful and spiritually refreshing. I also love the way the Muslims pray, bowing all the way to the ground, but I'm still LDS. I'm not spoiling for a fight, and will even give you the benefit of the doubt that perhaps things aren't going so well for you right now and perhaps your response was just coming from a bad mood, but this was very insensitive and offensive.

LOL! I've never missed a single episode of Survivor. My wife and I were already fans of Mark Burnett before Survivor was ever thought of because he did the Eco Challenge Adventure Race which is where Jeff Probst came from too. I remember Jeff in a helicopter over the Eco Challange route announcing that Mark Burnett had a new series coming out that season called "Survivor" and my wife and I freaked! We've never missed an episode since.

My Score: 18.0 Daily Average: 18.1 I am 0.6% under the average. I'm also half asleep at the moment so two math questions flew past me without answer and 1 I guessed on.

I agree. If Rosie ever replaces her broom for a vacuum cleaner it would be like going from a bicycle to a Harley Davidson.

One of the conspiracy theorists major claims hangs on an interview that was done by (can't remember his name) who was president of a wrecking company. He said something to the effect that the decision was made to "pull" the building. (meaning the decision was made to pull it down). Now, my opinion, and this is just my opinion, is that since he is a demolition contractor he's using a term that he uses every day. He was discussing a building that was damaged beyond structural repair, so yes it is possible that the building was SO far gone that it was a further hazard to human life so they could have pulled it intentionally OR it could have just fallen down on his own and he used the term PULL to mean that they decided to just let it burn it's-self to the ground. The reason I mention that it's an expression he uses every day of his life is because I often find myself adding semicolons to the end of sentence's or phrasing my replies as "If-Then" statements (as I'm sure every programmer out there can sympathize);. Sometimes the terminology we use on a daily basis can encroach on our everyday speak without our even realizing it and especially in times of stress. Who knows?

I did too when she had her own show but once she went all political she's just a total nut job!

Oh most definitely. You can ask my wife. If I had a job in as a document restorationist in a moldy old archive somewhere I would be in 7th heaven.

They say "just imagine the audience in their underwear" but that never worked for me. Especially when you have a large population of senior citizens it's not an image you really want to have in your mind for long. Seriously though, what always worked for me is mere "role reversal". How many times have you seen a young person step up to the microphone visibly sweating, their voice cracking, their notes everywhere, and in your mind you are encouraging them? Saying in your mind "relax dude, your among friends". This is especially true of the parents and grandparents who have encouraged their own children through such times. So when you step up to that microphone with your notes in hand, take a second before you even utter your first word to just look at the faces of those to whom you are about to address. Look at the encouragement and understanding in their eyes, and take a second to realize that they aren't judging you, they're rooting for you. Your going to do just fine. Prepare as best as you possibly can and ask the Lord to help you the rest of the way. He will. And if you just relax and enjoy it, you'll feel like an old pro before it's over with. :) God Bless

We'll keep you and your family in our prayers.

Awesome!!

This is one Friday the 13th I won't soon forget. We had severe weather and tornadoes till the wee hours of the morning.

May God comfort you and keep you close. My wife and I lost a son, our second child, in her second trimester and in the process had to have an emergency hysterectomy. I have always beleived that he just needed a body to complete Gods plan of salvation, and we served as his bridge from pre-mortal existance to God's kingdom. It is okay to grieve, in fact, it's necessary. Our family will keep you in our prayers, and if you ever need to talk, just pm or email.

Same here I was about to offer to help them make one. :)