tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post113847673744777980..comments2023-10-17T09:51:39.667-06:00Comments on Seven: Wash it CleanSevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643893888470966419noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138747637753402282006-01-31T16:47:00.000-06:002006-01-31T16:47:00.000-06:00Its a pleasure to have you here. I will visit you ...Its a pleasure to have you here. I will visit you often and I promise not to call your son a demographic!Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643893888470966419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138735477923325242006-01-31T13:24:00.000-06:002006-01-31T13:24:00.000-06:00Came via Fish and stayed a bit due to your own exc...Came via Fish and stayed a bit due to your own excellent writing. Thanks for sharing.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464465779161315273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138667067331758092006-01-30T18:24:00.000-06:002006-01-30T18:24:00.000-06:00Brilliantly put.Eleanor Roosevelt said it as well:...Brilliantly put.<BR/>Eleanor Roosevelt said it as well: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." <BR/><BR/>And I think your observation about the young girl not having the life experience to realize she doesn't have to give her power away is also appropriate. <BR/><BR/>Well written.<BR/><BR/>~SShephardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318615370914088651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138664917433416992006-01-30T17:48:00.000-06:002006-01-30T17:48:00.000-06:00Very well written. I have to agree with you.Very well written. I have to agree with you.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401667744228083776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138661497139240602006-01-30T16:51:00.000-06:002006-01-30T16:51:00.000-06:00Rick - nicely done. What an intelligent post on a...Rick - nicely done. What an intelligent post on a tricky subject.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809904632972954430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138656873489087602006-01-30T15:34:00.000-06:002006-01-30T15:34:00.000-06:00It appears the 'rapture' of finding yourself foile...It appears the 'rapture' of finding yourself foiled their intentions.<BR/>You see, 'rature' did come before adulthood in a manner....so they were incorrectly accurate....?<BR/>Er...I thnk I confused myselfSevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643893888470966419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138655594163822982006-01-30T15:13:00.000-06:002006-01-30T15:13:00.000-06:00I was actually taught that it was pointless to stu...I was actually taught that it was pointless to study at school like I did, because the Rapture was going to happen before I made it to adulthood anyway, and I'd either go up to Jesus, or die here left behind. And, I was told that women didn' need to learn anything, anyway. Hence, my form of rebellion was to get straight A's and focus on achieving as much as I could. Funny how that worked out. I wonder if God had a hand in that?Minnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00114323395915699960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138654521240369932006-01-30T14:55:00.000-06:002006-01-30T14:55:00.000-06:00Sandra,Like myself, did you grip the pews in fear ...Sandra,<BR/>Like myself, did you grip the pews in fear of even going home cuz you might go to Hell if you were killed on the way home!<BR/>Thank you for your kind words. I will be off to your blog to read your thoughts; well not like a psychic, but you know what I mean....:-)Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643893888470966419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138650720608766882006-01-30T13:52:00.000-06:002006-01-30T13:52:00.000-06:00You're a good writer yourself, Rick! Very good po...You're a good writer yourself, Rick! Very good points made. I tend to bash fundamentalists because I was raised as one, so I just know too much...but your rational view is a better one. Very good.Minnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00114323395915699960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138639320576797032006-01-30T10:42:00.000-06:002006-01-30T10:42:00.000-06:00Yes, I could tell easily from the tone of the post...Yes, I could tell easily from the tone of the post that there is a gentleness and maturity in your manner that precludes harsh judgments, but rather only felt compassion for this lost soul seeking guidance. I was not offended in any manner, and I, like you, wish the zealots no success in spreading poison. BTW: I really enjoy your writing.<BR/>Peace and Good Cheer<BR/>RickSevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643893888470966419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138638261516451032006-01-30T10:24:00.000-06:002006-01-30T10:24:00.000-06:00Hello Rick,Thank you, you're opening lines are a f...Hello Rick,<BR/><BR/>Thank you, you're opening lines are a fair and accurate appraisal of my post.<BR/><BR/>And I agree in very large part with your argument thereafter.<BR/><BR/>I hope you will understand that I wasn't bashing fundamentalist christians as a particular group. I agree, that ultimately life choice is an individual choice.<BR/><BR/>But you and I are of an age, and perhaps an education, where cynicism is a healthy virtue? My horror is of zealots of any discipline who offer their truth, and the associated rewards and penalties, to people who find it a little harder to form their own opinions.<BR/><BR/>Nice to "meet" you, as it were!Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128469969498904642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138629248447527902006-01-30T07:54:00.000-06:002006-01-30T07:54:00.000-06:00I'll reserve comment on the "lesbian sex" thing, o...I'll reserve comment on the "lesbian sex" thing, okay? ;)<BR/><BR/>Great post, Rick....very thoughtful and insightful! :)Stacy The Peanut Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444045043505984253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138560291922506702006-01-29T12:44:00.000-06:002006-01-29T12:44:00.000-06:00Your comment gve me the puch line for a joke that ...Your comment gve me the puch line for a joke that has no 'joke body'(yet)....the punch line goes.....<BR/><BR/>What, you mean lesbian sex DOESN'T rule?Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643893888470966419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138556654941911762006-01-29T11:44:00.000-06:002006-01-29T11:44:00.000-06:00"If lesbian sex rules..."I understand. Business a..."If lesbian sex rules..."<BR/><BR/>I understand. Business as usual for me.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040058320473775641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138509543268701902006-01-28T22:39:00.000-06:002006-01-28T22:39:00.000-06:00Robert,As always, you have rendered a beautiful ar...Robert,<BR/>As always, you have rendered a beautiful articulaton of a complex thought, full with benevolence. Thanks for reading and sharing.Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643893888470966419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138507729446913092006-01-28T22:08:00.000-06:002006-01-28T22:08:00.000-06:00Rick, thank you for your courage to comment on the...Rick, thank you for your courage to comment on these thorny matters that come up in our society and in other cultures as well. <BR/> Of course as you say, this is a challenge between knowing the difference between judgement and discernment - something difficult for a youngster and not so easy for an oldster either. <BR/> Still, I feel good about your willingness to place the issue before your readers. After all, it is something we must consider - is it not. God has created us all and since homosexuality or lesbianism, as it is called, is part of that creation - it is not meant to be a temptation but rather simply an accepted fact of life - perhaps one that would be beneficial these days when we face the inevitable fact of overpopulation. <BR/> Would it not be simpler and more gentle if the population gradually decreased because people who fall in love with each other don't necessarily produce children and it's not a struggle for that to happen. I too my friend am not gay and yet I feel it is important to acknowledge and yes, appreciate the fact that others are. Maybe they are here not only for their own personal fulfillment as are we all but maybe they are here to fulfill the needs of an overpopulated world while still being loving and joyous and sad and yes - human as we all are. <BR/> Goodlife my friend.Robert Shapirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834558788450735235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138506061544294432006-01-28T21:41:00.000-06:002006-01-28T21:41:00.000-06:00Grant,Please go take your meds...try to settle dow...Grant,<BR/>Please go take your meds...try to settle down now.....<BR/>If lesbian sex rules we will be forced to masturabate silently and sadly for the rest of our lives....Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643893888470966419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17581352.post-1138497774312015532006-01-28T19:22:00.000-06:002006-01-28T19:22:00.000-06:00Yes! I agree with you completely. Satanism and l...Yes! I agree with you completely. Satanism and lesbian sex rule! Death to the xtians. Or did I miss a subtle part of your point?Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040058320473775641noreply@blogger.com