Yes, you are a silly bill. :) Since the holy trinity is actually supposed to be one being, is god schizophrenic? A crazy person hears the voice of god. Whose voice does god hear?

"...is god schizophrenic?"

As Ms. Betty Bowers states (See video below)...God made love to His Mom to become His Son who happens to be His Father.

So, I suppose He would have to be!

And to answer your question...He hears His Mom's voice...she's the only one that's NOT Him in that "Trinity Trilogy"!

Dang...I had to make three...count 'em...three edits to this one post. I ain't prefect, don't you know!

You can put lipstick on our cousin but it does not work as well as on a pig.
Gut Nacht (Sarah's Doppleganger)

OMG, a troll has stole my avatar. I should delete. Naw. Let him have fun !! lol

Good Night Buckeye. Peace.

It is not that prayer itself would change people (even though sometimes it does, of course), it would be a reflection of society's commitment to morality.

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour are not learned by saying a prayer in school. A commitment to morality should be taught in the home and church. Even though we may teach our young children well their may be shall I say a black sheep in many families. I don't really understand what goes wrong but the child with the best upbringing may go to bad behaviour.

{Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour are not learned by saying a prayer in school.}

That is what I wrote.

{ A commitment to morality should be taught in the home and church.}

Of course, but I did not write anything to contradict that, of course.

{Even though we may teach our young children well their may be shall I say a black sheep in many families.}

Of course.

{I don't really understand what goes wrong but the child with the best upbringing may go to bad behaviour.}

Parents do not like to believe this but there are 3 essential things that contribute to the makeup of a child:
Genetics
The environment (school, neighborhood, peers, etc)
Parents

Now, most people would like to believe that parent rearing style and such are the most influential element, but they are BY FAR the least!
Genetics make up about 40% of what goes into the makeup
Environment - About 40%
Parent upbringing - 10-15% Not much at all.

I know that what I wrote was what you were saying. It is I that was agreeing with you with out just saying "Good comment" as I often do. Now you are breaking down what I know, but not as well as you put it.

Behavioral genetics refers to genetics and environment in determining individual differences of behavior. Is this what you were saying to me?

I guess I always believed your parents had more to do with your behavior.

{Behavioral genetics refers to genetics and environment in determining individual differences of behavior. Is this what you were saying to me?}

Pretty much. I just mentioned the research that partials out the average amount of influence each variable has because you wrote, " I don't really understand what goes wrong but the child with the best upbringing may go to bad behaviour." I was saying that parental upbringing accounts for very, very little.

Thanks for responding.

Yes, that's truly beautiful. But it looks like all these places you're showing are churches. That's exactly where it should be sung.

It was the best interpretation, musically speaking, that I found of the Lord's Prayer by Kedrov in the Russian Orthodox Liturgy. I agree that it should be limited to being sung in Churches and even in concerts. My point was that if children in schools were forced to hear or recite the Lord's Prayer, it wouldn't be too bad if it were in this form, not that it should be done.

Nevertheless, it was truly beautiful.

That's why I chose it :)

You can't really blame all those people who were lied to. But yes, now that everyone knows what they really are, they can become unemployed. Vote them out.

Hey, just think, you could live down here in Texas! That should be a scary thought to help you out a bit.

Thank you for that common sense view.

We know not all Christians are in favor of this self-centeredness. Seems just the most vocal are.

Agreed and with you on that. As a believer, I have my faith but I do not force it upon others. I have my beliefs and I see the modern "christianity" going way overboard in just about every manner.

I can remember as a child in elementary school we started each day by standing and reciting the Pledge of Allegance and the Lord's Prayer. It was not mandated and each student could not participate if they so chose, or if their parents were against it. Mandating that every student recite the Lord's Prayer will only serve to drive more growing children away from religion.

{I can remember as a child in elementary school we started each day by standing and reciting the Pledge of Allegance and the Lord's Prayer. It was not mandated and each student could not participate if they so chose, or if their parents were against it. Mandating that every student recite the Lord's Prayer will only serve to drive more growing children away from religion.}

Have you seen the bill? By the description, it appears that nobody is forced to say it, only that someone must say it. But if this is inaccurate, please let me know.

That's funny. None of you ignorant Reps give me any hope at all.

Catmommy: I don't think this falls in the category of dem or rep. This falls more in the category of an absolutely sick mind. I can't believe no one here flagged it.

"I don't subscribe to your religion!"

But, but, but....

The subscription is only $12 a year!

That's less than 5₵ / day !!! Still a bit high, but a surprisingly low expectation level for your crowd.

I could never get a Scientology audit for that price I'll tell you ...

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David Barton is a Glenn Beck disciple. Or is it the other way around?

And "Om Namah Shivaya" :)

Ever since I started watching the Senate and House proceedings on CSPAN and noticed they always had these ministers, priests and rabiis opening the proceedings with a prayer, I wondered "Why isn't separation of church and state observed here?" It's been one of my major gripes everytime I've tuned in a bit too early. It's appalling that there is no separation of church and state in Congress. If these yokels find it so necessary to pray, let them go to their own churches in the morning before Congress convenes.

Religious beliefs belong in peoples' own homes or houses of worship. That's the only place they truly belong, yet it seems to me it's the only place that it is truly missing. A shining example of that is that jackass Republican from (I think SC) who is anti-abortion, yet made his girlfriend abort his child as well as his wife. Hypocrits!

If these radicals who want to shove their religious beliefs down everyone else's throats would at least be half as devoted to our Constitution as they are to their religious dogma, we might all get along a little bit better.

I've tried 3 times to up arrow you, but the damned system just aint taken it, so +^d

Boy, they should have adopted these into our Constitution.

Captivating!

I don't remember if I told you before - my husband too is a half-bleed (as you put it). His mother is the daughter of Trail of Tears survivors who escaped on the way. She was half Cherokee half Choctaw. :)

All "keepers"...every one!

I did not know that! Tell him , "Yah-Tah-Hey-Si-Kess", for me! (It's kinda like saying Aloha in NDN)

Thanks - I just told him, he says "back atcha" as he unfortunately doesn't speak the language. :)

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Right backatcha!

Actually, that is an excellent idea - it would give rise to entire generations of enlightened Americans!

Huh?

I'd go with Roberts being the swing vote in our favor. He's surprised us before. And he's a staunch supporter of separation of church & state. Actually, there's not much wiggle room for what that means. But I'd still like to see prayers removed from Congress. If it can be kept out of there, it should be kept out of everywhere.

'.... Howard be thy name'?

And don't even get me started on the Pledge of Allegiance

Cannot make my mouth say it. Especially that last line after Ford pardoned Nixon.

I thought it was "Harold be thy name" ... I never hear lyrics right!

I was glad when I didn't have to say it, in junior and high school.

He's a Rebel And He'll Never Be Any Good, No No No, La La La.

Si Si.

That's a riot! Thanks for sharing.

Between this prayer everywhere and blaming rape victims for their rapes, it sure looks like it.

And not passing the Violence Against Women Act.
And forced TV ultrasound, another form of rape.
And love of war.
And love of guns.
And intolerance of just about everything.........

And intolerance of large sugary drinks
And intolerance of salt
And intolerance of profits
And intolerance of wealth

Good observation. I never thought of it that way, but yes, so right!