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- Wed May 04, 2011 4:47 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Prop 8 Backers: Judge had Conflict Of Interest
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3070
I'm confused. Isn't part of the anti-gay establishment's argument that a gay marriage would have an affect on their marriage as well? So...wouldn't a judge in an opposite sex marriage also have to recuse himself. I'm pretty sure that the only judge who shouldn't recuse oneself from this case (under ...
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:06 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Chris Jenkins Murder Featured On Dateline
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1207
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:04 am
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Rev Tom Brock: Got The Man Itch, Didn't Scratch It
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1053
- Tue May 18, 2010 4:59 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Former Dobson Pal Rekers Caught With Boy Toy
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1988
To begin with, you were riding the line in earlier posts of whether men were with minors or legal adults. It's a fuzzy line for these gentlemen, and one I didn't think you'd want to be teetering on yourself. I just want to be clear that there is a difference between a man who sexually abuses a minor...
- Tue May 18, 2010 11:39 am
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Former Dobson Pal Rekers Caught With Boy Toy
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1988
- Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:29 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: DEA, Docs Warn About Danger Of K2
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3663
- Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:08 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: DEA, Docs Warn About Danger Of K2
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3663
- Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:03 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Advocates Protest Lack Of Disabled Actors
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2920
And finally I'll also come to Broke Back Mountain. Two actors, playing homo cowboys, neither one of them gay. Both did great, unoffensive jobs. BUT! In the interest of not hurting the feelings of one group or another, should they have waited for actual gays who may have been less skilled actors to ...
- Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:56 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Psychologists Examine Gay Relationship With Religion
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1088
"The suggestion was as a Christian, when your conscience comes in conflict with what's going on in your life—temptations, attractions, concerns, whatever they happen to be—that what you simply do is jettison your standards so that it becomes easier to live with your temptations." This is said as th...
- Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:12 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Gay Breakups Complicated
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1257
Re: Gay Breakups Complicated
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/family/52002432.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUHPYDiaK7DUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr Gay couples are unhappy to find that when they break up, oftentimes each party gets a lawyer, battle endlessly, argue over stupid and minor issues, and wind up seeing their equity...
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:00 am
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Pastor Melissa Scott - Not Your Ordinary Televangelist
- Replies: 116
- Views: 237875
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:57 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Mother Faces Neglect Charges For 555 Lb Son
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1246
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:08 am
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Rachel Blount: Amoral World Of Pro Sports Needs Exam
- Replies: 1
- Views: 930
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:02 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Mother Faces Neglect Charges For 555 Lb Son
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1246
While I agree that this could be, as they said, "opening Pandora's box," I agree with criminal charges for this mother. Her excuse of working late and not being able to prepare healthy food for her son is a ridiculous excuse to begin with, but one that would only work for me if her son was overweigh...
- Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:38 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Crooks Hit Home While Family Buries Child
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1997
- Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:36 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Disfunctional Gang Unit Ends Operations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 922
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:30 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Crooks Hit Home While Family Buries Child
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1997
I agree with you, thrice, and I specifically stated that I'm not blaming the victims. Perhaps it's an Iowa thing, but all the funerals I've been to, there was someone (not close family, obviously) who stayed at the house during the funeral. I think it's rather naive to believe that no one will loot ...
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:21 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: White Collar Crooks Hire Prison Life Coaches
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1391
Re: White Collar Crooks Hire Prison Life Coaches
This sounds like the synopsis on the back of a gay porn.thrice wrote:White collar crooks facing prison terms for financial crimes are hiring ex cons to teach them the ropes of prison life.
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:20 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Crooks Hit Home While Family Buries Child
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1997
This is disgusting. However, isn't it common knowledge that you should have someone stay at your house if you are attending something announced in the paper, such as a funeral or wedding? When my sister's wedding was announced in the newspaper, my parents had a girl from their church come and houses...
- Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:26 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Soldiers Court Martialed For Peeping Tom Videos
- Replies: 1
- Views: 921
- Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:18 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Minneapolis Chief Dolan Shares Own Story Of Predators
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1261
- Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:23 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Minneapolis Chief Dolan Shares Own Story Of Predators
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1261
- Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:12 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Anglican Bishop: Gays Should Repent
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1178
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:30 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Single Mom Survey: Men Aren't Worth The Trouble
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2930
I actually agree with thrice on this one, dorajar. I don't think he was saying that the woman is to blame for her baby daddy's flakeout. What he's saying - and with which I agree - is that women should expect more from men. This survey says that relationships aren't worth it. Well...relationships wi...
- Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:58 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Gayby Boom
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1779
- Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:22 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Pastor Melissa Scott - Not Your Ordinary Televangelist
- Replies: 116
- Views: 237875
Re: Would you like some ketchup will your elephant?
May God Bless you all. Since you're crazy, I don't give this blessing much merit, but this is where religious people lose me. Why is it your business, WT? Why is my relationship with God, or lack thereof, any of your business? Is it a pyramid scheme? Do you get a cut of the proceeds if you convince...
- Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:00 am
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Pastor Melissa Scott - Not Your Ordinary Televangelist
- Replies: 116
- Views: 237875
I am loving this. It makes less and less sense as it continues! I also enjoy that Mark's - oh, sorry, I mean "Walking Testimony"...can I just call you WT? - original post has been edited 39 times and still we can't get even a single space after a period. And because it's Friday and I can't resist......
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:04 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Pastor Melissa Scott - Not Your Ordinary Televangelist
- Replies: 116
- Views: 237875
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:57 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Four Tampa Teens Charged With Sodomizing Boy, 13
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1411
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:54 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Four Tampa Teens Charged With Sodomizing Boy, 13
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1411
Let's call this what it is, shall we? Gangrape. I don't care if they used foreign objects. I don't care if they come from good families. I don't care if they want to go to college. This is rape. It has nothing to do with the sexuality of the rapists or the victim because rape is not about sex, it's ...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:13 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Police: Jonathon Hock Raped Woman And Broadcast Video
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2791
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:12 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Marine Recruiter Charged With Pimping 14 Year Old
- Replies: 2
- Views: 971
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:11 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: George Tiller Abortion Doctor Shot Dead In Church
- Replies: 54
- Views: 15874
Not a thing, NoMN. I was responding to Dora's speculation that judges throw out evidence in criminal cases "because some cops broke a law", which led to the quote (and the explanation that followed it) you ask about. Of course, citing it in context would have taken all the fun out of it, wouldn't i...
- Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:35 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Kyle Huggett Murder Charges Dropped After Evidence Loss
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2017
- Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:32 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: George Tiller Abortion Doctor Shot Dead In Church
- Replies: 54
- Views: 15874
That's because that's not the role of the judicial branch of government. The Legislative Branch makes the law, the Judicial Branch interprets the law, and the Executive Branch enforces the law.thrice wrote:They don't "enforce a law" per se.
That's how I always learned it in school. What has changed, thrice?
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:29 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: George Tiller Abortion Doctor Shot Dead In Church
- Replies: 54
- Views: 15874
Re: Scott Roeder Named As Tiller Shooter
Interestingly, a previous criminal charge against Roeder for carrying explosives and bomb components was overturned after a judge found that police had violated Roeder's constitutional rights by improperly searching his vehicle and discovering the items. Off topic, I know, but that's where judicial...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:26 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: George Tiller Abortion Doctor Shot Dead In Church
- Replies: 54
- Views: 15874
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:27 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Phillipe Padieu: 45 Years Prison For Infecting 6 Women W/HIV
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1927
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:47 am
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: George Tiller Abortion Doctor Shot Dead In Church
- Replies: 54
- Views: 15874
A man was gunned down while ushering a church service in which his wife was singing in the choir. She was escorted from the choir loft and let out a blood-curdling scream in the foyer of a church upon seeing the dead body of her husband. You've written a lot of distasteful comments in this forum, ci...
- Fri May 29, 2009 12:19 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Health Group Wants "R" Rating For Smoking Films
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1092
So ridiculous. Why don't we just shelter our children until they're 18. The Amish have proved that works well... Put a "R" rating on every movie then. Don't let children see people eating junk food or tanning in the sun because those things could kill you, too. In fact, let's remove all responsibili...
- Fri May 29, 2009 12:14 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Sexual Preference Switcheroos
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6261
- Mon May 11, 2009 4:55 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Heritage Christian School Suspends Teen For Dancing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 976
- Mon May 11, 2009 11:01 am
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Teabagger demotivational poster. Work Ethic.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1250
Unfortunately for them, they don't get to have every day free to march and picket like welfare recipients do, who are getting paid by the working taxpayers for their expressions of free speech. That would require hitting the jackpot in the "Baby Lottery". Um...I'm confused. What the hell are you ta...
- Mon May 11, 2009 10:51 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Words can't even describe.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1062
- Mon May 11, 2009 10:46 am
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Rhode Island May Be Gay Marriage Holdout
- Replies: 2
- Views: 846
- Wed May 06, 2009 3:16 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Sexual Preference Switcheroos
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6261
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:10 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Taking A Hard Look At College Debt
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1636
Yeesh. Why spend so much money on an education that ends with you photographing kids for LifeTouch? I don't have much to contribute. The greatest gift my parents ever gave me was sending me to college. So, student loans are a total mystery to me. But, I've had other loans. And, part of the decision ...
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:53 am
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Taking A Hard Look At College Debt
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1636
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:44 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Cupcake Cops In Apple Valley
- Replies: 2
- Views: 953
This is such crap. I had a small piece of birthday cake yesterday. The only time I have cake is someone's birthday. I love cake. But, I don't have it very often. Because if I did I would be fat. It's pretty simple. Cupcakes aren't the problem. The problem is the cupcakes and the candy and the McDona...
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:32 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Sexual Preference Switcheroos
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6261
Finally! I'm glad that the conversation is beginning to include the possibility that male and female sexuality may not be the same... :roll: I think it's widely accepted that men and women are very different, even scientifically. And yet, I feel that for many years homosexuality has been viewed as a...
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:22 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Is Rommal Bennett Gay Serial Killer?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1411
Well, NoMN, I think the evidence is overwhelming that taking a perfect stranger home from a bar, particularly in an intoxicated state, is probably the single most dangerous thing an average person could do. I've warned my college-aged daughters desperately to never, ever leave a party or bar with s...
- Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:27 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Is Rommal Bennett Gay Serial Killer?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1411
Thanks for posting the link, thrice. That was a fascinating article. I especially enjoyed the section about Drake's studies on gay homocides. I wouldn't have thought that gay homocide was any different than straight homocide, either, so I can't blame the police. But, I'm glad that someone did those ...
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:50 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Fatties Need To Go To Save Earth
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3693
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:10 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Brad Froslee Defies ELCA Ban On Gay Clergy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1084
I'm just a grab-bag of thoughts today, I guess. First of all, I find his personal story fascinating. Being told by a professor that saying he was gay and had no place in the church was a "cop-out"...wow. And being openly gay while studying at Harvard Divinity School...he must be a pretty good studen...
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:18 pm
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Empty Praise Hurts Kids
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1115
Oh, thrice, this is something on which we can 100% agree. Kids these days...I tell ya! I personally believe that if a child is praised for everything they do, they'll never be truly good at anything. Did anyone see the episode of 30 Rock a few weeks ago where Liz' boyfriend had been told he was good...
- Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:49 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Minneapolis Settles Black Officer Suit: $740,000
- Replies: 4
- Views: 837
There were a lot of past stories on this, NoMN, including a .pdf copy of the complaint filed in Federal court. I admit, I haven't been following this situation, so I don't recall reading any past articles about it. I guess I'm just a journalistic purist. When writing an article, don't make assumpti...
- Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:14 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Minneapolis Settles Black Officer Suit: $740,000
- Replies: 4
- Views: 837
You wanna know what I think? WHAT A HORRIBLY WRITTEN STORY! I have no idea what is going on in that story. There were no details. Everything was so generalized - how can we make up our mind whether it's legitimate or is indeed extortion. The City already settled over comments made by Dolan? What did...
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:06 am
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Grad Student Expelled For Views On Gay Life
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2269
This is an interesting topic. While I agree that if a counselor doesn't feel they can effectively counsel another person, then the professional thing to do is to refer the patient to another counselor. However, the slippery slope dorajar points out is dead on. Perhaps I, an atheist, became a counsel...
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:56 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: African Teens Smoking HIV Drug For Kicks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 868
Can't we just send them some crack, meth, or hawaiian ice? Stuff designed to get you high should be must more popular than stuff designed to cure you of infectious diseases. Just a quick point of order. HIV medication is antiretroviral and attempts to increase one's white blood cell count and slow ...
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:24 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: PA Mom Drugs Daughter To Be Boyfriend's Babymomma
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1650
First of all, this story grossed me out. I literally shivered. I'm glad I read the story, though, because thrice's headline had be thinking that the mom had drugged her daughter so that she would pass out so that the mother could sleep with the daughter's boyfriend. I'm glad I was able to clarify. N...
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:04 am
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Sharia Law Legalizing Marital Rape Protested
- Replies: 1
- Views: 862
So, let me ask a question. Is it clear to anyone else that theocratic law is really, really bad over in the Middle East? And yet so many people attempt to make America a theocratic society. Has anyone really thought about this? And don't give me that crap that Christian theocracy is "better" than Is...
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:02 am
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Islamic Crackdown: Gays Killed In Baghdad
- Replies: 1
- Views: 797
Re: Islamic Crackdown: Gays Killed In Baghdad
"This (homosexuality) has spread because of the absence of the Mehdi Army, the spread of sexual films and satellite television and a lack of government surveillance," said the office's Sheikh Ibrahim al-Gharawi, a Shi'ite cleric. :roll: Ignorance reigns supreme. "Gee, I'm bored. There hasn't been a...
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:33 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Gregory Snyder Sheriff Office's Sex Predator
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8456
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:12 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Gregory Snyder Sheriff Office's Sex Predator
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8456
Oh, I don't know, NoMN. It may just be an acquired taste. I've even heard rumors that there is a special chat board on Craigslist for people who like to be beaten up and assraped by AIDS carrying convicts for years on end, but I haven't seen it myself. You're the one who brought it up, thrice, not ...
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:15 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Gregory Snyder Sheriff Office's Sex Predator
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8456
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:45 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Gregory Snyder Sheriff Office's Sex Predator
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8456
Re: Gregory Snyder Sheriff Office's Sex Predator
Or any punishment at all. That would be cool.WhatsUp wrote:There should be a law that add some extra punishments for those who are in the law enforcement and break the law.
What I find most interesting is that the gender of the minor is not included in the article.
I wonder what that means...

- Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:24 am
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Pastor Melissa Scott - Not Your Ordinary Televangelist
- Replies: 116
- Views: 237875
Re: Melissa Scott
It seems all these people want to spend their time and energy on bashing and condemning others. Maybe they should get a clue and either pick up a copy of the Bible and read it or like my mom used to say "If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all." You're right, Tbliz. And a lot of Christi...
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:47 am
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Dinkytown Parking Racket: a rant
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5675
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:42 am
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Stillwater Mayor Assumes The Position
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1552
Re: Stillwater Mayor Assumes The Position
Harycki said he routinely gets out of his car to talk to police officers and city employees in Stillwater. This is my favorite part. "Oh, gee, shucks, I get out of my car all the time in Stillwater...where I'm the mayor...everybody likes me. I'm just a likable small-town guy..." :roll: Listen. In m...
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:27 pm
- Forum: Word of Mouth - BAD ONES
- Topic: Best Buy Bait And Switch
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2249
This is gross, for sure. However, there is a simple solution. I bought a computer at Best Buy last fall that I found online and went to one of the locations in the Twin Cities who had that model in stock. I printed out the online ad so that I had the model number. I would have been able to prove the...
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:22 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Condoms: Pope Benedict Doesn't Get It
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1534
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:08 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Minneapolis Will Put "Johns" Faces On Internet
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1862
In my opinion, dorajar's joke is my exact thought. The guys' pictures say, "Hey, look, these guys pay for sex...aren't they gross?" If you put up the prostitutes pictures, it would say, "Hey, look, these women will have sex for money...now you don't have to wonder, you can just walk up and buy." I'm...
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:13 pm
- Forum: Crime & Punishment
- Topic: Minneapolis Will Put "Johns" Faces On Internet
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1862
I understand posting pictures of those convicted of solicitation, but is it right to post pictures of those who have just been arrested and have court cases pending? The blurb about people being innocent until proven guilty is contradicted by posting their pictures, don't you think? What if one (or ...
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:23 am
- Forum: Question of the Day
- Topic: Gaydar- Is It Real?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2399
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:22 am
- Forum: What's on Your Mind
- Topic: Jeff Passolt Divorcing ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11504