Personal beliefs

I was reflecting on this question following the “Seven MORE Deadly Sins” blog that I wrote, for I am a Catholic by choice. I was raised Lutheran, and chose to convert. I haven’t looked back in regret. For me, I felt closer to the Higher Power I choose to call God in the Catholic rituals than I did in the Lutheran.  Read More »

If you are an individual with strong personal religious beliefs it would be very difficult to ask of you to separate yourself from them when deciding on a candidate to vote for. After all, one’s religious beliefs help shape them into who they are and can impact the decisions they make on any average day.  Read More »

Does not supporting illegal immigration make you a racist?  Read More »

Why is that parents are telling us one thing but do another? Why do they tell us to believe in something and then shut us down when we do?  Read More »

We love to hear stories of the idyllic lives of hunter-gatherers who lived in harmony with nature, until the big, bad Agricultural Revolution came along, which led to a series of other revolutions, including the Industrial Revolution and the Scientific Revolution. These revolutions continuously robbed us of our equality, and made life more complicated than it needs to be.  Read More »

I don't think I described myself so well in the forum, so here goes absolutely nothing:

I am 16, I describe myself as "left-wing", and I am a WASP. Though I am a Christian, I am not preachy, and I respect your right to disagree with religion. However, I will react vehemently to people who attack me for it.  Read More »

ok well i was watching 20/20 last night and they had a section of this show about a man who was changed with sexual asult when he was 19. what happened was he was dating a 15 year old girl and she wanted have sex with him so they did. the mom found out and told the police not intending to ruin his life. the police aressted him after the girl told police it was her idea and she concented to it.  Read More »

Eighteen months ago, my life changed forever. Eighteen months ago, I was a foolish little girl who didn’t know what I believed or what I stood for. Then I woke up. I read of a rabbi who said that “maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values”, and then I met a person who showed me that it was true.  Read More »