http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 24 May 2013 11:06:16 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:06:16 Just maybe Chavez was aware of the reports that FratBoy likes to fart in the presence of new aides, and then rejoice in their embarrassment.

I used to be owned by this big red tabby tomcat. When spooked, he would run and stick his head under the couch, evidently believing that since he couldn't ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/MamaBear/7 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:57:50 It (Israel's ongoing skirmishes) will never be over because, basically, too many people want it to continue; so one border will settle down while another flares.

The way to peace isn't easy; in fact, war is seemingly the quickest, most efficient way to solve a conflict, because at some point cons... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/MamaBear/6 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:19:44 Each will respond to the death of his or her fantasy in his or her own way, or course, but many, I would think, will become dispirited and leave their church.

At that time, some will be seeking, and teachable, and we will need to welcome them into our communities and help them get over it.

I t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/MamaBear/5 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:18:31 Why to Fundies hate gays? I think their subconscious thought process goes something like this:

They want to feel welcome and secure in their families and communities, and since religion is important to them, very much so in their churches. (This same thinking, however, applies to all strict and... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/MamaBear/4 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:26:13 When the time comes, you will know what to do. Seriously.

Watching the clips of *'s public appearances over the past few weeks, it seems clear he's coming unhinged. He wasn't all that tightly wrapped to begin with, and who knows what sort of a delusional state he's in right now? Or how he will... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/MamaBear/3 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:31:40 I'll admit I don't have *The Answer* but I'm pretty damn sure that the only way to find peace is to look for it some other place than at the end of a battlefield.

Especially when there is no battlefield, only homes and villages and places where people gather.

I understand that puts me in a min... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/MamaBear/2 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:58:58 I atteneded a small, interfaith seminary with several small congregations attached. I attended and volunteered at one which focused on the teachings in A Course in Miracles.

This was back in the early nineties, and a group of women (the congretation was more than half female) asked the ministers... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/MamaBear/1 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:45:41