Who Do you Agree with?

[Sigaba]

I do not see the profit that posts such as these offer to discussions of serious subjects, especially when its participants are making an honest effort to understand differing viewpoints with which they may disagree.

The practice of placing labels on others' beliefs and then dismissing them comes at the expense of understanding others in their own terms.

Originally Posted by JMI

Federalist Papers. Commanded? It is pretty much an unprecedented requirement. If loosing the bonds of Religion from Politics bothers you, I have no idea where you believe it goes from there. It cannot end well if Politics and Religion mix - like ultra-Conservatives wont to do.

If you're trying to make a point, all good. If you don't know the answer to your own question - wow.

Not good.

Originally Posted by JMI

Of course the emphasis was yours. It is a ridiculous reach that makes no sense.

Abortion was on the table back then so he wanted us to "BE AWARE" of the coming devil? LOL. Are you kidding me?

Seriously, you ultra-conservative Republicans are making it very difficult for mainstream-Republicans like me to defend ourselves.

Can we label you something else?

Way out of touch, maybe?

[ZonieDiver]

Here is a story for you. When I was a 1st Lt, I was single, on birth control, and got pregnant. Now I had my sq/cc as well as my 1st Sgt and a bunch of other senior ranking officers tell me that it would be best for career if I had an abortion because being a single parent took a lot of effort, and would be distracting to my career. Sounds difficult to believe, but it is true.

My take was, I was the one who made the mistake, not the child I was carrying. So why should it have to pay for my mistakes? Had I a been a little more selfish, maybe that would have been the road I took. But my parents taught me to own up to my mistakes, and learn from them. So I was a single parent for 5 years, and guess what, it didn't effect my career in the least. Now my daughter is 11 years old and has been the light of my life from the moment I found out I was pregnant.

afchic,

I'm not sure how I missed your post. Thank you and God bless you for making that difficult decision those twelve years ago. It took courage, intelligence, and a knowledge of self to do that in the face of all the advice you were given.

The young people I work with almost invariably seek the easy way out. They don't even consider the difficult, though correct, decision. Because of this, they miss so much.

I am sure that every time you look at your daughter, you thank God you decided the way you did. Again, thanks for sharing that story.

[Team Sergeant]

This thread has gone too far sideways and some of you need a bit more education before you argue in public.


This thread is closed.

Team Sergeant