posted May 01, 2013 09:05 AM            

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posted May 01, 2013 12:00 PM            

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I, as a counselor, like to look for deeper meanings of things.

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Then, the inhabitants of GU [ a sub folder of the Transformation category ]
must all be counselors

posted May 01, 2013 04:30 PM            

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Originally posted by AcousticGod:
Paraphrasing me generally comes out wrong, and misses the point I was making, which I'm guessing was that Christianity, as defined by Jesus, is non-violent. Jesus never advocates for violence. If one is able to suss out deeper meanings of things, then they should be able to suss out very obvious things.

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posted May 02, 2013 09:13 AM            

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Originally posted by charmainec:
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

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Lovely quote, Charm!

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posted May 02, 2013 05:00 PM            

Robert Griffin the third( a great American)

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posted May 03, 2013 12:54 PM            

[chorus]
I was born a penny
I ain't gonna be no dime
Trying to change me is just wasting your time
I'm holding on to this simple life of mine
I was born a penny
And I ain't gonna be no dime

I admit- I don't always have control
Of the ghost in my head and the spirits in my soul
But when I see that looking-glass sitting on the shelf
It looks just fine to me and I wouldn't be nobody else

[chorus]

I know a penny ain't a lot
But all I need I got
I was born a penny
And I ain't gonna be no dime

So hold that tiara
'Cause I don't need to be queen
Locked up in some castle never was my dream
The fairytale you wrote wasn't all that fair
I'd rather ride the highway with the wind blowing through my hair

[chorus x2]
I was born a penny
And I ain't gonna be no dime

posted May 03, 2013 02:48 PM            

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Originally posted by juniperb:
Forgiveness does not judge; there is only the feeling of love, and therefore, whatever be the other's fault, once a person has forgiven, the resulting happiness and joy are shared by both. Justice does not give that joy. The one who judges too much is unhappy himself, and he makes the one whom he judges unhappy too. The one who forgives is happy; he does not keep any grudge in his heart; he makes his heart pure and free from it. God's greatest attribute is forgivingness.

Inayat Khan

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That is a very lovely quote, Juni.

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posted May 08, 2013 09:39 AM            

Edward R. Murrow

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posted May 08, 2013 12:33 PM            

MLK

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posted May 08, 2013 07:42 PM            

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Originally posted by AcousticGod:
Clearly, you don't recognize yourself as the sheep, Ami. MLK was a Christian, who knew that to be a Christian meant not following a doctrine of violence. I highly doubt he'd endorse your use of his words.

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One thing fer sure. MLK would never vote for nor endorse Obama. They have nothing in common other than the superficial color of their skins which would not be enough for MLK and should not be enough for anyone

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posted May 08, 2013 08:21 PM            

And this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.#Ideas.2C_influences.2C_and_political_stances

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posted May 11, 2013 08:32 AM            

Ronald Reagan

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posted May 11, 2013 07:47 PM            

Ronald Reagan, at his birthday celebration in 1989.

Why I'm for the Brady Bill
By Ronald Reagan;
Ronald Reagan, in announcing support for the Brady bill yesterday, reminded his audience he is a member of the National Rifle Association

"Anniversary" is a word we usually associate with happy events that we like to remember: birthdays, weddings, the first job. March 30, however, marks an anniversary I would just as soon forget, but cannot.

It was on that day 10 years ago that a deranged young man standing among reporters and photographers shot a policeman, a Secret Service agent, my press secretary and me on a Washington sidewalk.

I was lucky. The bullet that hit me bounced off a rib and lodged in my lung, an inch from my heart. It was a very close call. Twice they could not find my pulse. But the bullet's missing my heart, the skill of the doctors and nurses at George Washington University Hospital and the steadfast support of my wife, Nancy, saved my life.

Jim Brady, my press secretary, who was standing next to me, wasn't as lucky. A bullet entered the left side of his forehead, near his eye, and passed through the right side of his brain before it exited. The skills of the George Washington University medical team, plus his amazing determination and the grit and spirit of his wife, Sarah, pulled Jim through. His recovery has been remarkable, but he still lives with physical pain every day and must spend much of his time in a wheelchair.

Thomas Delahanty, a Washington police officer, took a bullet in his neck. It ricocheted off his spinal cord. Nerve damage to his left arm forced his retirement in November 1981.

Tim McCarthy, a Secret Service agent, was shot in the chest and suffered a lacerated liver. He recovered and returned to duty.

Still, four lives were changed forever, and all by a Saturday-night special -- a cheaply made .22 caliber pistol -- purchased in a Dallas pawnshop by a young man with a history of mental disturbance.

This nightmare might never have happened if legislation that is before Congress now -- the Brady bill -- had been law back in 1981.

Named for Jim Brady, this legislation would establish a national seven-day waiting period before a handgun purchaser could take delivery. It would allow local law enforcement officials to do background checks for criminal records or known histories of mental disturbances. Those with such records would be prohibited from buying the handguns.

While there has been a Federal law on the books for more than 20 years that prohibits the sale of firearms to felons, fugitives, drug addicts and the mentally ill, it has no enforcement mechanism and basically works on the honor system, with the purchaser filling out a statement that the gun dealer sticks in a drawer.

The Brady bill would require the handgun dealer to provide a copy of the prospective purchaser's sworn statement to local law enforcement authorities so that background checks could be made. Based upon the evidence in states that already have handgun purchase waiting periods, this bill -- on a nationwide scale -- can't help but stop thousands of illegal handgun purchases.

And, since many handguns are acquired in the heat of passion (to settle a quarrel, for example) or at times of depression brought on by potential suicide, the Brady bill would provide a cooling-off period that would certainly have the effect of reducing the number of handgun deaths.

Critics claim that "waiting period" legislation in the states that have it doesn't work, that criminals just go to nearby states that lack such laws to buy their weapons. True enough, and all the more reason to have a Federal law that fills the gaps. While the Brady bill would not apply to states that already have waiting periods of at least seven days or that already require background checks, it would automatically cover the states that don't. The effect would be a uniform standard across the country.

Even with the current gaps among states, those that have waiting periods report some success. California, which has a 15-day waiting period that I supported and signed into law while Governor, stopped nearly 1,800 prohibited handgun sales in 1989. New Jersey has had a permit-to-purchase system for more than two decades. During that time, according to the state police, more than 10,000 convicted felons have been caught trying to buy handguns.

Every year, an average of 9,200 Americans are murdered by handguns, according to Department of Justice statistics. This does not include suicides or the tens of thousands of robberies, rapes and assaults committed with handguns.

This level of violence must be stopped. Sarah and Jim Brady are working hard to do that, and I say more power to them. If the passage of the Brady bill were to result in a reduction of only 10 or 15 percent of those numbers (and it could be a good deal greater), it would be well worth making it the law of the land.