Lucius Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/20/1386221/-Anti-gay-pastor-in-Michigan-resigns-after-well-you-can-probably-guess?detail=email Clearly, this guy was living in a castle all his own. This happens so often, I am nearly convinced that any person publicly pursuing or proclaiming an antihomosexual agenda is secretly indulging in what they publicly condemn. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says it sounds like a pretty crowded castle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 This happens so often, I am nearly convinced that any person publicly pursuing or proclaiming an antihomosexual agenda is secretly indulging in what they publicly condemn. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says it sounds like a pretty crowded castle. Shakespear weren't it? "Me thinks he doth Protest Too Much!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Tanishq Abraham, Eleven Years Old, Graduates College In the immortal words of Stan The Man--'Nuff Said. bigbywolfe and Cygnia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Tanishq Abraham, Eleven Years Old, Graduates College In the immortal words of Stan The Man--'Nuff Said. He has a math and a physical sciences degree, and he didn't take Calculus II already? That's really odd, since it's usually required for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Ireland Approves Same-Sex Marriage Cygnia and McCoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Good for Ireland. I am not opposed anyway,but by popular vote is, imo, the ideal way to do it. I don't NOT know their Constitution, so I don't NOT know how this will play out in practice. Eventually, I expect SSM to be the law across the nation. This may happen next month when the Supreme Court rules. It will be interesting. Personally, I am fine with it, but this has caused me friction with family and friends. The real test is going to be on Church/State interactions. The First Amendment,, afaik, is supposed to protect churches from Government interference, not exclusively the other way around. The first time the government tells a church that it must perform a same sex marriage the Supreme Court should SMASH it. I suspect the same applies for recognition of same sex. The state may recognize them, but a church cannot be forced to. Or at least should not. Like I said, it will be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Tanishq Abraham, Eleven Years Old, Graduates College Well, that doesn't make me feel any better about being 38 and not having my four-year degree yet. Good for him, though. gewing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Well, that doesn't make me feel any better about being 38 and not having my four-year degree yet. Good for him, though. 43 and got my 2 year at 39...a mere 20 years after I started higher education. No 4 year for me unless I win the lottery. You still have time to beat me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 43 and got my 2 year at 39...a mere 20 years after I started higher education. No 4 year for me unless I win the lottery. You still have time to beat me 49 here... Doubt I will get that last 16 credits... More likely to get another Associates degree or some such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I already have three associate's degrees, which seems like enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Jeez you guys are old. Did get my four-years and am somewhat conflicted about their value. I suppose they are somewhat relevant to my career, but I find that they had more value as a life experience than as direct job training. In my current field a four-year degree is hardly required except as a screening checkbox for job applications. Never did become an astronomer either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 46 with a 20-year old 2 year here. Might get an unrelated four year sometime before I hit a nursing home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Never did become an astronomer either. Theology would have been a better career path for you. Old Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Never did become an astronomer either. I tried and failed. Am I bitter? Hell, yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Mathematician John Nash ("It's A Beautiful Mind") and wife killed in an auto accident on turnpike in New Jersey. link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Enforcer84 Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Rest In Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 An interesting if macabre discovery: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-32706059 death tribble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 An interesting if macabre discovery: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-32706059 Oh...interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Good for Ireland. I am not opposed anyway,but by popular vote is, imo, the ideal way to do it. I don't NOT know their Constitution, so I don't NOT know how this will play out in practice. Eventually, I expect SSM to be the law across the nation. This may happen next month when the Supreme Court rules. It will be interesting. Personally, I am fine with it, but this has caused me friction with family and friends. The real test is going to be on Church/State interactions. The First Amendment,, afaik, is supposed to protect churches from Government interference, not exclusively the other way around. The first time the government tells a church that it must perform a same sex marriage the Supreme Court should SMASH it. I suspect the same applies for recognition of same sex. The state may recognize them, but a church cannot be forced to. Or at least should not. Like I said, it will be interesting. Plenty of people (gay and straight) already get married outside church, so I doubt that the state has much interest in forcing churches to marry gay couples. It's always possible that individuals might sue but I'd rate their chances of winning such a suit somewhere between zero and nothing - meaning the issue will never get anywhere near the Supremes. We can estimate the outcome of this decision, and the likely outcomes are summed up in this handy graph (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rDtD2GFR2wQ/T9ecKo7jQhI/AAAAAAAACQc/2Dj3NZfUiNw/s1600/consequences_of_gay_marriage.png) Cheers, Mark Edit: and I should note that in a number of countries where gay marriage was made legal (eg: New Zealand, Denmark and others), and some church groups campaigned against it, post-legalisation, those same groups are quietly adopting "rules of conscience" allowing gays to get church services anyway, if the pastor is agreeable. I mean, marriage licences, and their money is as good as anyone's, and pastors have bills to pay too, and etc, etc. Obviously, not everyone is going to change their stance, but removing gay marriage from the political agenda (via legalisation) allows a lot of the fear and angst to drain out of the issue. Cygnia and Enforcer84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Really Buff Kangaroo Moves Into Brisbane Suburb, Flaunts Bulging Muscles L. Marcus and death tribble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I tried and failed. Am I bitter? Hell, yeah! I didn't even try, which I regard as an even greater failure in many respects. My GREs were a trainwreck, then I went and got a job with a paycheck to tide me over until I took it again. Which hasn't happened yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 USN laser not as effective as advertised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Really Buff Kangaroo Moves Into Brisbane Suburb, Flaunts Bulging Muscles hmm, back to the "cool animals to base characters on" thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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