Don't be in such a hurry. You'll end up with the wrong person, most likely. Instead of worrying about when you will find someone, you should enjoy your life and keep your eyes open. It's just my opinion, but trying too hard seems to mess up a lot of people's lives.

First of all, don't ever give up!
Second, if there is one thing I have learned by looking for a Christian woman it is this: That while very important, a shared faith is not the end all and say all. I'm sure there are other qualities you want, and those that you don't want. Finding the right person is like anything else worth doing! It takes effort, and a refusal to give up!
So, please, keep looking and remember that if you aren't finding the right person: God has someone for you, and he will guide you together at the right time!

I can see only one legitimate reason for this... and that is that the church is under regular attack and needs to be defended. Honestly, though, that should fall as a duty to the police. Therefore this should never be required.

Church is a place to be closer to God, I agree. However, the pastor is 'A shepherd to the flock'. He has a duty to help guide and protect.

So, if the gun was needed to protect the members of the church... yes. Is that likely? No, it is very very unlikely.

The judge was playing on the theme of 'Separation of Church and State'. This is a common theme to our society, however I present the following for rational arguments you can make in regard to this topic:

1. The separation of church and state as written in Jefferson's letter never says anything about prohibition of religion.

2. The intent of the letter is that no religion may be the governing body of the nation, and that the nation shall in no way control religion.

3. Everyone has something, at least one thing, in which they believe. It might be science. It might be religion. It might be leaping buildings in a single bound. This is to be human. To try to exclude this from our lives is not only impossible, but it is foolhardy.

4. Jefferson wrote of his concern that a power like that of the catholic church in Europe; as a possibility in the USA. He was concerned that a person outside the system of governance that is supposed to be by and for the people would have undue and major influence upon said governance. Remember, he was part of a culture that fled Europe in part because of that form of tyrany. I would guess that he might have, if he could have seen the system today, written of the separation of Lobbyists and State...

Basically, as long as this is a free country you have the right to do and say anything that is not illegal. Praying is not illegal. Organized praying is not illegal. So, whatever the judge was thinking, they have a severe lack of constitutional understanding. Either that, or the judge is making the law as he/she sees fit. Either way, bad ruling.

Hope this proves useful! (Oh, and you can look up both what Jefferson wrote and analysis of it if you really try!)

I'd say that you should just make sure everyone in your family knows you were not interested, and just don't offer to help her out in the future.
I guess I look at it as: She was too forward. She got rejected. She lost a person who cared enough to help her out. HER LOSS.

for her!

There's more than one for me, but I think that's how it should be! Everyone should find the right person for them!

-Smoking (no thanks)!
-Drugs (including '420')... No. Definately no.
-Complete couch potato.
-Mindlessness. I'd like someone who thinks, even if I don't agree all the time!
-Personality could be. Duh.
-Anyone who talks rap slang constantly.
-Lack of any confidence whatsoever.
-It's my faultism. (blame themselves constantly.)
-Intollerance, hatred, etc. On ALL sides of the coin.


And now, for the good ones! If they succeed, well... I'll be double turned off!

-Anyone trying to kill me.
-Anyone trying to steal from me.
-Anyone otherwise trying to harm me, including chopping parts of me off for keepsakes (Yes, someone actually tried that... fortunately not a date of mine!)

Hope you enjoyed my list!

Yes, it went to the general fund. From there the SAME amount of money goes away, and appears in medicare and medicaid. It's too exacting to be a coincidence!

Actually, you will get care for the tumor... you just have to go to the ER for it after you leave the ER (if you can leave, if not they by law must treat you for all conditions which could make it so you can't leave). And yes, we taxpayers foot the bill. So we are already paying for the care... this bill just adds a bunch of government 'jobs' and regulations to the bill. Over $1 trillion worth of regulations and regulators.
Honestly, there are reforms needed... but somehow that much money for people telling us what they think about it is just stupid.

True on social security... but the took out the money for what? Medicaid and Medicare. If you look at the last public accountant records for the programs (which are available) they should be so far down the tube that nobody would get anything from them! But there are these big mystery funds that show up to save the day (in the same amount as those social security iou's... odd.)

Uh, women go for cold blooded blood sucking monsters without feelings? Oh, wait, yes... it seems that they all too often do!

As for being a Vampire... why? I guess maybe if you wanted 13 year old girls around you all the time you could be a twilight twinkle fairy vampire. Otherwise, you could just choose to eat foods without garlic because you don't like it!

I do. They are so fraud ridden and so far in debt... we have to do something differently. I'm not saying just cut everyone off cold, but if doctors won't even take the coverage something is wrong! It might be that Medicaid and Medicare just don't pay... or pay enough to cover the cost of the care.

How about we try allowing everyone paying taxes to keep that money, and have them in charge of making sure relatives medical is paid... in combination with nonprofits like the salvation army and the red cross? I bet you we'd see a ton less fake charges!

Oh, and btw: Fact check for you all... NOBODY is getting health care out of this. That is guaranteed from the moment you set foot in a hospital. You will be taken care of, by law.
So, in opinion: This is just a chance to add a bunch of government jobs, and taxes, and paperwork to the health care process.

Yeah, this did start long ago. That doesn't mean it's the correct way to do things.

Might I suggest taking the government out of health coverage completely, with one exception... offer a bonus tax incentive to donating to a nonprofit that helps with low income or crisis medical care. It get's rid of the new cost of this bill (the thousands of government employees required to run and enforce it) and avoids any possible constitutional arguments. Also, it offers an incentive to take care of people without relying solely on the government!
Furthermore, in all things it is easily seen that the government is very... inefficient. If I should need to provide examples I can and will do so (I was in the Navy, and I did see just how screwballed government spending can be). A simple shift to a nonprofit running via donations would be so much of a better dollar for dollar return that it's insane!

Personally, I find all of the *bush, clinton, obama, etc* namecalling and blamerolling silly. Let's just fix what's really broken with healthcare (that is, to be blunt, medicare and medicaid and malpractice insurance and lack of competition) and get rid of the rest of the political junk! After that, let's replace the out of touch people (everyone in Washington D.C., basically) with average, everyday americans who want to take care of getting our government back in shape. After all, it is now so far in debt that the % by tax 'income' is equivalent to that of an Obese person.

Bullwinkle would be on the cartoon version of tvland. Wait... why has nobody made that a major thing yet? Anyone want to try a business venture?

Well, I'm not too worried about the new "health care bill". It's got so many lawsuits against it that even a lawyer would do a double take!
Actually, I am kinda sick of new laws whatsoever... maybe I'll start a movement to see if we can get candidates who will be sworn to repeal old, useless laws and those laws which lack enforcement or are redundant. Oh, wait, then they wouldn't have an excuse to take more taxpayer money. Guess that runs out almost every politician on the books.

Ha! Next thing you know someone will claim I'm Eggs Benedict with raspberry jam! Seriously... (Acts offended, but is laughing)

Well, I'd suggest some of the other forums... the under 30 and california ones are usually dead. Seriously, it would take a bolt of lightning to get more than a page or two of response!

Let's see.. I'm disagreeable (or at least I disagree with people fairly often... my opinion, not my personality people... come on!).
I'm not so fastidious or fussy. I'm just picky.
I'm subtle. When I choose not to use a hammer to get my point across.
I'm delicate? Uh, this one I can honestly say no to!
Obsolete... I guess, although I thought that nice was more 'In demand'.

Oh, and the new shirt is, as others have said, nice (see definition # 2).

I'm thinking it's super nice to have driving times to and from work that are outside the normal 'rush hour' style traffic. As of today, that is. It was soooo wonderful!

No. They are too busy being idiots!