Lawmakers Widen Schiavo Right-To-Die Fight

[jxnph]

You know, the Catholic faith isn't as awful as some people enjoy making it out to be...

Nope. There are pros and cons to almost every religion.

Con? Did someone say con?

Maybe they meant this one...

[DonnaKayDunbar]

I don't know what Terri really wants, but I can guarantee it isn't this crap.

Something tells me she'd love to laugh right now rather than being in a damn bed for 15 years.

What kinda sicko would whip out his tiny little penis and show it to a person in PVS?

though you might get a laugh out of the nurses.

[PHBeerman]

You know, the Catholic faith isn't as awful as some people enjoy making it out to be...

I'll have to agree with you there. At one time I considered converting to Catholicism (sp). But today, where I am now in my faith and my relationship with God, I have some questions about not only the Catholic church but many different churches.

Sure. I understand.

And I'm not just talking about people here, but in general, it seems that Catholic-bashing is really popular and widely accepted... much more than other Christian faiths with many flaws themselves.

Just a function of where you live. Here mormon bashing is the popular sport.

[olemissbrad]

I don't know what Terri really wants, but I can guarantee it isn't this crap.

Something tells me she'd love to laugh right now rather than being in a damn bed for 15 years.

What kinda sicko would whip out his tiny little penis and show it to a person in PVS?

though you might get a laugh out of the nurses.

That is f**** sick. YOU AND YOUR GODDAMN POST CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL!

[buffettbride]

You know, the Catholic faith isn't as awful as some people enjoy making it out to be...

I'll have to agree with you there. At one time I considered converting to Catholicism (sp). But today, where I am now in my faith and my relationship with God, I have some questions about not only the Catholic church but many different churches.

Sure. I understand.

And I'm not just talking about people here, but in general, it seems that Catholic-bashing is really popular and widely accepted... much more than other Christian faiths with many flaws themselves.

Just a function of where you live. Here mormon bashing is the popular sport.

We do both equally in Colorado Right next to my high school is a huge Catholic church and a big Mormon 'gathering place'. Most people were one or the other, with a few Lutheran's intermixed.

[DonnaKayDunbar]

I don't know what Terri really wants, but I can guarantee it isn't this crap.

Something tells me she'd love to laugh right now rather than being in a damn bed for 15 years.

What kinda sicko would whip out his tiny little penis and show it to a person in PVS?

though you might get a laugh out of the nurses.

That is f***ing sick. YOU AND YOUR GODDAMN POST CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL!

Please... my handbasket has been waiting for larger crimes than making fun of your tiny little penis..

[ph4ever]

You know, the Catholic faith isn't as awful as some people enjoy making it out to be...

I'll have to agree with you there. At one time I considered converting to Catholicism (sp). But today, where I am now in my faith and my relationship with God, I have some questions about not only the Catholic church but many different churches.

Sure. I understand.

And I'm not just talking about people here, but in general, it seems that Catholic-bashing is really popular and widely accepted... much more than other Christian faiths with many flaws themselves.

maybe it's not only because of the much televised priest scandals going on but because of a complete lack of understanding of the faith. When I was first exposed to Catholicism I was awed by the services they were so formal and scerene (sp) - now I question them and certain parts of the Catholic faith I find hard to understand.

Perhaps that could be part of the problem for many?

[Tiki Bar]

olemissbrad and jxnph... please stay out of this thread... people are still attempting to discuss the topic, and if you go away, so will everyone you're inciting... thank you

[Tiki Bar]

olemissbrad and jxnph... please stay out of this thread... people are still attempting to discuss the topic, and if you go away, so will everyone you're inciting... thank you

or at least, they'll stay on topic... thank you

[ph4ever]

I don't know what Terri really wants, but I can guarantee it isn't this crap.

Something tells me she'd love to laugh right now rather than being in a damn bed for 15 years.

What kinda sicko would whip out his tiny little penis and show it to a person in PVS?

though you might get a laugh out of the nurses.

That is f***ing sick. YOU AND YOUR GODDAMN POST CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL!

funny but that's what the majority of people I know think about you and your pictures in the past Schiavo threads and in this one.

Ironic isn't it?

[buffettbride]

I don't know what Terri really wants, but I can guarantee it isn't this crap.

Something tells me she'd love to laugh right now rather than being in a damn bed for 15 years.

What kinda sicko would whip out his tiny little penis and show it to a person in PVS?

though you might get a laugh out of the nurses.

That is f***ing sick. YOU AND YOUR GODDAMN POST CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL!

Please... my handbasket has been waiting for larger crimes than making fun of your tiny little penis..

Can you see it now?

[iuparrothead]

You know, the Catholic faith isn't as awful as some people enjoy making it out to be...

I'll have to agree with you there. At one time I considered converting to Catholicism (sp). But today, where I am now in my faith and my relationship with God, I have some questions about not only the Catholic church but many different churches.

Sure. I understand.

And I'm not just talking about people here, but in general, it seems that Catholic-bashing is really popular and widely accepted... much more than other Christian faiths with many flaws themselves.

maybe it's not only because of the much televised priest scandals going on but because of a complete lack of understanding of the faith. When I was first exposed to Catholicism I was awed by the services they were so formal and scerene (sp) - now I question them and certain parts of the Catholic faith I find hard to understand.

Perhaps that could be part of the problem for many?

I know the priest scandals have popularized Catholic bashing.

All religious services are different. It suprises me to see the fear and anxiety people have about Catholic mass. Hell, I don't understand why I'm doing everything I do during mass, but that doesn't really matter because I come away from mass spritually fulfilled anyway.

[olemissbrad]

You know I guess I should stay out of here.

Let's consider that this is a JB forum:

It’s hard to argue with success. Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band has been around for what seems like centuries. They’ve put out countless records, that sometimes sound like country music, folk music, island music or just pop music. Mr. Buffett certainly won’t get that honorary doctorate from Juliard or anything like that, but he could certainly be awarded an honorary degree for Business. He richer than your wildest dreams, and it’s certainly not because he makes good music. He’s discovered a formula for success in his industry that has little to do with being musically talented, and now he has more money than he’ll ever know what to do with.

What is this magic formula? Why does someone whose songs can be described as drunken/stoned nursery rhymes for adults experience so much success? What the hell makes normal, middle to upper-middle class, mild-mannered adults into Hawaiian-shirt wearing, parrot-on-the-shoulder toting, drunken, stoned Buffett spendaholics? Escapism, my friends. Escapism.

When record companies map out a marketing plan to sell records, merchandise and concert tickets, they must advertise to whatever demographic is most apt to like the music. Well, Buffett hit the jackpot with the slice of society he went after: the average, white, suburban, straight-laced boring family man/woman with tons of expendable income and an incredible urge to do jump out of their boring lives to do something “wild” once a year. They don the wacky, colorful clothes, they drink more beer the day of the concert than they will all year, and middle-aged women are moved to expose their breasts to the crowd, something they wouldn’t have done in the middle of Mardi Gras when they were 20. They rent pickup trucks and line the beds with plastic to make redneck swimming pools. To them, this is the epitome of wild and crazy, and in their eyes, justifies the rest of their boring, pathetic suburban lives the rest of the year.

Buffett makes the majority of his dough off touring. Let’s be honest, people. After the crowd sobers up, most of them probably realize the next day that the music, in essence, sucks. How many of them bother to play, or even buy a Jimmy Buffett CD to play the other 364 days of the year? I’ve never gone to any party or social gathering where people were “jamming Buffett”. The only public place you will hear Buffett’s music is in redneck bars (rednecks think Buffett IS a country artist, mostly because of “Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw). The vast majority of the population is not susceptible to the Buffett Virus. It’s just that the ones that are, spend, spend, spend around that magical day of the year when Buffett is in town. These psychotics will pay any amount of money that JB decides to charge for tickets, and often shell out even more on Buffett merchandise while they are there. If Jimmy could figure out how to sell his own brand of beer at the shows, he’d probably double his fortune.

God bless Jimmy Buffett and his small, but loyal and semi-wealthy, minions of worshippers. These people probably desperately need this yearly release. Imagine how more pathetic your accountant would be if he wasn’t a ParrotHead? Imagine how much more high-strung your boss would be if he didn’t get to send the kids to Grandma’s for the weekend and use the $300 tickets to Buffett he bought from a ticket agency? Your proctologist wouldn’t be quite as gentle, and your investment banker would probably be ruder. So all of you normal folks out there: don’t be playa’ haters. Be thankful for Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffett and what the phenomenon does for society, even if the music does s***.

[buffettbride]

You know, the Catholic faith isn't as awful as some people enjoy making it out to be...

I'll have to agree with you there. At one time I considered converting to Catholicism (sp). But today, where I am now in my faith and my relationship with God, I have some questions about not only the Catholic church but many different churches.

Sure. I understand.

And I'm not just talking about people here, but in general, it seems that Catholic-bashing is really popular and widely accepted... much more than other Christian faiths with many flaws themselves.

maybe it's not only because of the much televised priest scandals going on but because of a complete lack of understanding of the faith. When I was first exposed to Catholicism I was awed by the services they were so formal and scerene (sp) - now I question them and certain parts of the Catholic faith I find hard to understand.

Perhaps that could be part of the problem for many?

Yes! I think the Catholic church has been stuck with the same stigma as trailor parks, and I don't mean that there's a parallel between the two...but the Catholic Church can be very difficult to understand at times and is seemingly not very compassionate.

I think it's easier for someone to be accepted into an Evangelical Christian type environment (as a new comer) than it is into the Catholic Church. There's not automatic acceptance (or perceived as such) into being Catholic as there is into other parts of Christianity.

[PHBeerman]

I know the priest scandals have popularized Catholic bashing.

All religious services are different. It suprises me to see the fear and anxiety people have about Catholic mass. Hell, I don't understand why I'm doing everything I do during mass, but that doesn't really matter because I come away from mass spritually fulfilled anyway.

And that is what it is all about. Faith is very personal.

[ph4ever]

You know, the Catholic faith isn't as awful as some people enjoy making it out to be...

I'll have to agree with you there. At one time I considered converting to Catholicism (sp). But today, where I am now in my faith and my relationship with God, I have some questions about not only the Catholic church but many different churches.

Sure. I understand.

And I'm not just talking about people here, but in general, it seems that Catholic-bashing is really popular and widely accepted... much more than other Christian faiths with many flaws themselves.

maybe it's not only because of the much televised priest scandals going on but because of a complete lack of understanding of the faith. When I was first exposed to Catholicism I was awed by the services they were so formal and scerene (sp) - now I question them and certain parts of the Catholic faith I find hard to understand.

Perhaps that could be part of the problem for many?

Yes! I think the Catholic church has been stuck with the same stigma as trailor parks, and I don't mean that there's a parallel between the two...but the Catholic Church can be very difficult to understand at times and is seemingly not very compassionate.

I think it's easier for someone to be accepted into an Evangelical Christian type environment (as a new comer) than it is into the Catholic Church. There's not automatic acceptance (or perceived as such) into being Catholic as there is into other parts of Christianity.

Have you seen the commercials for the Church of Christ. There's a line to get into the church and there's bouncers that act like you're trying to get into an exclusive club. some people can go in, other's can't. I really like that commercial - I may not agree with the Church of Christ but I think that's a damn good commercial. At the end you're supposed to realize everyone is welcome at CoC and IMHO that's the way all churches should be - welcome everyone regardless of race or sexual orientation.


Well it's time for me to run ttyl

[jxnph]

Time to pull the plug, ride off into the sunset, and call it a day. Goodnight all.

[iuparrothead]

You know, the Catholic faith isn't as awful as some people enjoy making it out to be...

I'll have to agree with you there. At one time I considered converting to Catholicism (sp). But today, where I am now in my faith and my relationship with God, I have some questions about not only the Catholic church but many different churches.

Sure. I understand.

And I'm not just talking about people here, but in general, it seems that Catholic-bashing is really popular and widely accepted... much more than other Christian faiths with many flaws themselves.

maybe it's not only because of the much televised priest scandals going on but because of a complete lack of understanding of the faith. When I was first exposed to Catholicism I was awed by the services they were so formal and scerene (sp) - now I question them and certain parts of the Catholic faith I find hard to understand.

Perhaps that could be part of the problem for many?

Yes! I think the Catholic church has been stuck with the same stigma as trailor parks, and I don't mean that there's a parallel between the two...but the Catholic Church can be very difficult to understand at times and is seemingly not very compassionate.

I think it's easier for someone to be accepted into an Evangelical Christian type environment (as a new comer) than it is into the Catholic Church. There's not automatic acceptance (or perceived as such) into being Catholic as there is into other parts of Christianity.

Huh? Really? That is the absolute last way I would describe the Catholic church... but I don't discredit your perception.

[PHBeerman]

Time to pull the plug, ride off into the sunset, and call it a day. Goodnight all.

Don't tease us like that HalJakeBrad

[olemissbrad]

Time to pull the plug, ride off into the sunset, and call it a day. Goodnight all.

Don't tease us like that HalJakeBrad