Jim, So you think people who plan on firebombing a place let it be known to outsiders in advance? Now that is the funniest thing you have said in a long...
That his a really tough situation. Sometimes it can be hard to see any advantages to your own situation until you hear about someone else's. Even if he can't...
Kim, Are you saying that to simply HAVE an opinion is to IMPOSE it? But what if YOU are the one having the opinion? Are YOU imposing an opinion if YOU have it?...
Please join: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/furinfos/ Over the past decade, the campaign to stop the bloody fur trade has been enormously successful. The habit...
While this group is mostly designed to debate animal rights, I think it's important to mention this. AIDS is the scourge of this planet. Please consider doing...
Even though you may not find your words an imposition, it is quite evident that at least several people here do think that saying there is some moral...
What a joke! Wearing fur is not animal cruelty. The animal is already dead by the time it is being worn and can therefore feel NOTHING. More than anything it...
KC, ... Pushy is good too. <g> BTW, I like the idea of the Christmas puppies letter and your presentation of the idea. Hopefully it will spur at least some ...
Gael, ... Wow, what a concept! Furthermore, adults can indulge in tough discussions w/o dis-respecting each other, something that most ARs I have come in ...
bint, ... Just giving credit where it is due. I have especially appreciated your contributions to the discussion on genetics and evolution and your calm way of...
So far these are cases of the mother not wanting the kids. And giving the father coustody. I also have heard of cases where the mother is considered unfit. But...
I thaught woman sueing men for support after living together was based on commen law marriage. Even if no marriage was claimed. TiaStar <tiastar@...>...
Jim, you give me more credit than I deserve. I realized after the fact that I am guilty of personalizing some of the debate lately as well, so decided to step...
Kim, I'm sorry to hear about your g-father's hardships. Life can be so complicated sometimes and decisions are hard. Yes, I suppose I am lucky in many ways....
I won't argue with you that the system is unfair to men, Jim. It certainly is. The question is what can we do to fix it. I'm really not sure what the answer to...
If no marriage was claimed then they can't be considered common law husband and wife. Lots of single college students have roommates of the opposite gender and...
Lisa, I feel you. I remember when I got diagnosed with cancer. I made a long list of all the people that I thought deserved to have cancer MORE than I did. I...
... Gael, my aplologies for finding an "easy out" for my anger by attacking you. It was immature and not like me in most cases. I used our disagreement as an...
In a message dated 12/1/2004 8:36:40 AM Mountain Standard Time, lmstanley2003@... writes: Group, doesn't it bug ya when life throws crap at you that...
... I sorta envy you, Lisa and Jim as it seems your relatives that are with health problems at least know who you are to them.>> Kim... I know how difficult...
Well apparently they DID consider it feel that it's okay (for THEM to eat meat)--BUT consider it they did--otherwise HOW could they have an opinion? I'm not as...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1382578,00.html December 01, 2004 Village demands exclusion zone to keep animal rights protesters at bay By Nicola...
Jim, It's not just having an opinion that is the imposing a belief onto others, it is a combination of things ... such as (and, I'll number them for you, they...
I don't know the people first-hand, but I had read about a case of where the father got physical custody of the child(ren) and the mother had to pay child...
Bint, I think what you did was probably a pretty natural reaction. It does sometimes seem that the harder one tries to be "good" the more trials they face in...
Thank you Gael. I felt a sincere need to apologize. I've not been myself lately and know that I've not been as flexible or thoughtful as I hope I normally am....
KC, thank you so much. I need all the good vibes I can get right now. I hope to be back to debating soon..just need to get my head/heart together first so as...
I could make a dress out of all the "crow" feathers I've had to cough up in my lifetime. It's just a part of being human I think. bint alshamsa ... nothing...