in article , Tinkerntom
at wrote on 3/18/05 12:25 AM:

KMAN wrote:
in article ,
Tinkerntom
at wrote on 3/17/05 11:29 PM:


KMAN wrote:
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KMAN wrote:
in article , Melissa at
wrote on 3/14/05 11:36 PM:

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Hi Tinkerntom,

On 14 Mar 2005 20:16:06 -0800, you wrote:

Did you get a chance to check out those two links I left for
you
on
one of our last post prior to the week end? I found them
interesting in that they come from Alan Keyes who is as
representative of the conservative religious right as you can
get.
I am wondering if anyone else on that side of the aisle has
read
his observations, and is takeing heed? I suspect that there is
a
ground swell already building.

When I get a chance I may find those links to have a look, but
are
you
aware of the situation between Keyes and his lesbian daughter?

Here's a Washington Post article about them:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2005Feb12.html

Here's what Maya herself had to say about it:

http://tinyurl.com/6g44n

Sure, she's 19, and responsible for herself, but it wasn't
until
after
she "came out" publicly about her sexual orientation that her
parents
decided to "cut her loose". Interesting "family values" at the
very
least.

- --
Melissa

Hey now Melissa, just because he has turned his back on his own
daughter...if only Dick Cheney could feel the love of god as
strongly
as
Alan Keyes, he'd kick his daughter to the curb too! But no, the
best
Dick
can muster is to be quietly disapproving. Satan has made him
weak,
whereas
the blood of Christ flows thorugh Alan's veins and gives him the
strength to
hate his own daughter. Religion is so beautiful!

Religion is ugly and a deadly poison. Jesus said I came to give
you
life, and to give it to you abundantly. So obviously they are two
diffierent things, though some still can't seem to keep them
separate!
TnT

Religion is the term that describes how human beings apply deity
belief to
real world practices. It's all about power and control. And it is
ugly.

It seems that we have already discussed the subject of religion,
was
there some new insight you desired to share, by returning to the
subject?


I guess that is why I am a bit confused as well! When checking the
daily post, there were two by me at 8:28 am, 3/17, and one by you at
8:36 am, under the title, "Repost: About Scotty". Except I did not
do any posting this AM. and the post are copies of post from a couple
of days ago, so I figured somehow, you know how to repost previously
post comments, and were interested in "returning" to the discussion
about "religion". Something strange may be going on with Google
archives!

Using google to post to a newsgroup sucks ass, Tinkerntom.

Uh. Looking at the context above, it appears you made a statement
about
religion and I respond to that statement, so I'm not really sure
where you
are coming from with the suggestion that I "returned" to the subject.

If you do not have anything specific in mind, I ask Melissa a
question
off line, that she apparently is too busy to get into. I understand
how
that is, however I could ask you the same question if you would be
interested, though I would probably have to rephrase it for the
different circumstances. Let me know if you are interested. You
might
even check with her, and she may be able to tell you what I ask
her,
and it would save some time, TnT

I'm sorry Tinkerntom, I honestly have no idea what the above
paragraph is
supposed to mean.

No apologies necessary. I was also assuming from your comments that
Melissa did email you the copy of what she sent me. It was quite
interesting, and I was interested in asking her some questions.
However, she indicated that she is very busy, and was not sure that she
would have the time. So, based on my previous misunderstanding of the
above posting activity, I thought that if you were interested, we could
pursue my question. I did not want to ask it though unless you are
interested, and I even encouraged you to check with her, and she could
share my question with you that I ask her. That would allow us to get
into the question, maybe more directly, though there would probably
need to adjust the exact question for the different circumstances of
talking with you, vs. with her! TnT

I think one of the reasons you have trouble communicating is that you are
too brief.