I am giving away 1 each of 20 Kennedy half-dollars to the first 20 people that can answer the 5 questions below correctly. This will take some hunting on-line, but the answers to 3 of these questions are there. The last 2 questions are to be answered with the best possible idea. The book contains ma...

You can say that the responsibilities of children have changed, although some still go to the pastures to work. Farm life still exists. Back in the day, kids still did crazy things, still got hurt. that is not a new phenomenon. The population has grown and there happens to be more kids available to ...

Well, you are taking what I said to an extreme, as you do your religion. It is very hard to rationalize with an extremist. Your children cannot make choices if they are only given one to choose. You feel you are doing the right thing, but your tactics keep your children segregated while you pound &q...

I went through the teen years. It isn't easy. But I didn't think of giving them ritalin to suppress their curiousity for life. The restrictions Mormons place on the teens do not appear desirable. The world changes at a gradual pace and all children should be present. It more dangerous not to be a pa...

I feel bad.......I didn't pay attention to the "thank you" posts. I would have been saying thank you. So a big "THANK YOU!" for all the ones I missed. When we were going through prop 8, here in CA, my son's girlfriend was over. I had the news on and there were protesters not far ...

Lol, I tell you, it is an interesting story. The cult was alive along with Jones (People's Temple), Moonies, Children of God and still going today, barely, just got raided in Germany last month. Definitely a challenge for me, since I bash anything remotely related to religion. Good training–I'm lear...

It's ironic that the harder I try to distance myself from comprehending "why" people choose the direction of a God or Gods, the more I'm forced to find compassion and understanding. I have spent all my life completely happy alone with my beliefs (or disbeliefs, whatever it's considered). I...

When I read about the Mormon's and their feelings on gay liberation, it didn't surprise me. This is common in most religions. Intolerance. Unfortunately this is taught in holy books. I love to hear of stories like the Montgomery's where this way of thinking slaps them in the face, and I hope more ar...

I think it goes deeper. I think slavery originated out of a psycological aggression by those enslaved by a God or Gods. These people fear their Gods (their master(s)), in turn enslave another who fears them. One can interpret these holy books however they want–to suit them. I think letting go of a g...

That would be quite a movie. Take polygamy, which is not legal or acceptable to the majority, and make a decent porn, when porn seldom falls into suitable, what do you have? It's hard enough reading about this. For me...polygamy is an embarrassment. I expect more from women, at least turn it around–...