| Rowan |
Posted on: 09-Jun-2006, 01:23 PM |
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To emerald-eyedwanderer:
No offense, but I am a Catholic, yet I too try to be open-minded. Even a non-religious person can be very narrow-minded. I've met some who are so fixed they'd get in a rage with you over the smallest thing. But yes its sadly true, some religious people are so close-minded and that's a sad thing. It makes the Church seem like an ogre, a dragon, instead of the loving Mother the way God ordained her to be. |
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Forum: Politics & Current Events · Post Preview: #151679 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 09-Jun-2006, 01:17 PM |
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That's true- if everything were to be based on legalities- you could illegalize the entire world. We wouldn't be able to do a thing. Come to think of it this argument is getting to be humorous.
Like I said- Live and let live.
Why not turn our brains to more important matters. Like helping the homeless, the starving, the unemployed. These people need our attention and help but we aren't giving it to them. Instead, we indulge in petty arguments while the rest of the world out there is suffering from lack of food, jobs, and homes. Desperate parents in Africa give their children away thinking that the children are going to get work. Instead, the children are being sold as prostitutes for the rich people. How sick can this world get!?
Everything going on now, even homosexuality, has been going on since time immemorial. What we can do right now, is do what we can to make this world a better place for ourselves, our children, and also each other. |
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Forum: Politics & Current Events · Post Preview: #151678 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 09-Jun-2006, 12:47 PM |
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Hello everyone,
Can I put in my two bits?
I just want to say that the way Cordelia puts it is a little too black and white and harsh.
I am not a theologian but I am a Catholic and my piece is this:
While I don't condone what homosexuals do or agree with the people who side with them, it is not my place to lecture them on what is right or wrong. We are all grown and what we believe in has been firmly planted in our minds and souls.
But I do want to say this; God is not homosexual, and He did not create homosexuals in His Image. He created man in His Image- meaning we can think for ourselves, and we have a free will. I know God is not homosexual because He created Adam and Eve. One man and one woman in the beginning of time. Had He meant for same sexes to be married, He would have created either two men or two women.
As for God being spiteful - take for example a hunchback or a very small person - God created them not for spite but to show the rest of us the possibilites of what could have happened to us in the womb. It makes us aware of what could have gone wrong but didn't, and teaches us to be grateful and more aware. It should make us kinder and more understanding to those more unfortunate than us and to treat them with the same respect we would like others to show us if we were in their shoes.
The same with homosexuals. We don't have to hate them, we don't have to propagate their way of life or thinking. Just respect them and treat them like a normal person. After all they are human, its just that their hormones have gone haywire. It is not the person or persons' fault.
But I do have this to say to some homosexuals - I would like them to respect the straight people as well. Don't try to change them into gays or lesbians. You believe that you have a right to your beliefs, well so do the straight people.
As for those who are straight and for those who side with the homosexuals-all I can say is let it drop. You all could argue to the end of time and the bottom line is the same. You will all believe in whatever you believe no matter what proof is put in front of you. You will always be poking holes in each other's arguments. Just stand back, pray for each other, live and let live, and if you know someone who is homosexual or straight leave them be and enjoy being friends.
Just like there are so many different types of grasses, plants, and flowers - so it is with people. Everyone has a different soul, a different body, a different color, different beliefs, and different backgrounds. We are all God's children so we should help each other, not kill each other off because we are more superior, or more right, or more whatever. No one is perfect. We are all flawed. I'm sure someone will find something wrong with what I have just said. But we all have opinions and are free to them. God gave us free will and unlike us humans, He doesn't strike you down for coming out and giving vent to your opinions. At the end of time, when He comes back-everyone's doubts will be erased, we will understand why God did what He did and, yes, we will also be rewarded and punished as we deserve.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. |
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Forum: Politics & Current Events · Post Preview: #151675 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 19-Mar-2006, 01:12 AM |
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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO EVERYONE!!!
TO EVERYONE WHO IS NAMED PATRICK, A VERY SPECIAL GREETING TO YOU! |
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Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #143102 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 14-Feb-2006, 09:27 PM |
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Forum: Fun N Games · Post Preview: #139942 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 12-Feb-2006, 01:59 AM |
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Snow.
Valentine's or St. Patrick's Day? |
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Forum: Fun N Games · Post Preview: #139760 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 11-Feb-2006, 01:09 PM |
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Oak floors! Love it when it's polished! (Are you trying to get some house advice? Sneaky! If you are . . . .)
Three Musketeers or Ivanhoe? |
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Forum: Fun N Games · Post Preview: #139724 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 09-Feb-2006, 09:19 PM |
Replies: 11,299
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Forum: Fun N Games · Post Preview: #139598 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 09-Feb-2006, 01:32 PM |
Replies: 33
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Does anybody like watching re-runs? I do! People don't make movies like they used to. You could tell who was the hero and who was the villain. Nowadays, I keep second-guessing myself!
My favorites include Charlie Chan, The Scarlet Pimpernel (with Leslie Howard!), and Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone).
For my birthday this year, my parents bought me an 8-DVD Set of Classic Television Series. After work, it is the one of the best things I look forward to when I come home exhausted.
Rowan.
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Forum: Ye Ole Celtic Pub - Open all day, all night! · Post Preview: #139551 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 04-Feb-2006, 12:19 PM |
Replies: 2,510
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Good Morning!!!
Woke up today to high winds and lots of rain. I live in Richmond, BC-- so that has practically been the weather all week long. I love the rain, but I hate it when the skies are dark. I like rain when the sky is bright blue and there are high winds. So I love today, but I hated the rest of the week. (A little sun wouldn't have been bad, either.) 
Rowan |
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Forum: The Jester's Court · Post Preview: #139108 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 24-Jan-2006, 03:55 PM |
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Thank you for the welcome, Slainte! And yes everyone, Cordelia is my sister. A pain at times, but the best friend and confidante anyone could ever have.
Rowan |
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Forum: Introductions · Post Preview: #138318 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 24-Jan-2006, 02:09 PM |
Replies: 12
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Alright, I vote for PAX, because I'd like to restore peace to this war-torn post!
Thanks truly for your post CelticCoalition! You're a real peacemaker! |
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Forum: Politics & Current Events · Post Preview: #138303 |
| Rowan |
Posted on: 24-Jan-2006, 02:00 PM |
Replies: 20
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Hello, my name is Paisley. I am a new member and am very excited. I like music, classical, folk, but especially Celticjavascript:emoticon('::walkman')
smilie. |
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