knapplc

There are no truths in that chain email. My God - it's a freaking CHAIN EMAIL, the stereotype of which is mindless twaddle. Another stereotype based on some level of truth. Do you honestly, honestly believe that Democrats and Republicans can be broken down into the ridiculous caricatures in the OP? Isn't it far more likely that members of both parties embrace a wide variety of beliefs/ideals, and that you could find people to fit Line A and Line B in each of those examples in BOTH parties? Let's not for a second pretend that this email contains anything relevant, factual or constructive to real conversation. It's a collection of the most pandering kinds of stereotypes. Nothing more.

Exactly!!! This is being billed as a fight by the Republicans to keep "big government" out of your business, but they're already so far into your business it's silly, and nobody says boo about it. This fight is devolving along party lines, not being waged over what is or isn't the best thing for this country. Good analogy. And the house is burning down. Healthcare costs are rising at crazy rates. Insurance coverage is being pared back by most employers due to the outrageous costs of premiums. We are not far off from seeing an America where the Middle-Class is thrust into poverty because of a catastrophic health crisis that their insurance carrier refuses to cover. The vast majority of developed nations have mandated health coverage, either paid by the State or through some form of single-payer plan. America - nope. Not us. We're "free." Agreed. I'm not sure what, exactly, this plan was supposed to fix. It doesn't seem to have fixed it, whatever it was. We should have just gone to single-payer from the beginning rather than go through this mess.

There are no truths in that chain email. My God - it's a freaking CHAIN EMAIL, the stereotype of which is mindless twaddle.

Martinez is going back to work with Calhoun some more in May. They're serious about fixing his mechanics. LINK

The players' private lives are really none of our concern unless it affects them on the field or poses legal problems. I don't know why this thread was deemed necessary, but I think it's run its course.

Paul is worthy according to his calling by God (hypothetically speaking, of course) to have such a role. I hear what you're saying, though. Even focusing solely on Jesus, his teachings and his life, the role of the Holy Spirit in our life is evidenced quite well as being, at the absolute very least, essential. Perhaps Jesus didn't go deep into the theological underpinnings because He was aware of the plan and knew that God would appoint others to cover these things in due time? Anyways: “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[c] in you." “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." "“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[f]" It's late and I can't form all of this all that coherently, but Jesus' entire ministry was enabled and preceded by the Holy Spirit's work. He preached and prophesied of it's role for his followers. He spoke of His (the Spirit's) role as being a helper, a teacher, an advocate, etc. He claimed that only His followers would know and accept the Spirit. It doesn't quite get to the level of monotonous detail of Paul's letters, but it lays the consistent groundwork that I would very confidently believe the Spirit himself built upon through inspiring Paul and the other apostles, along with other prominent followers henceforth. I am aware of Paul's resume. But what sets Paul apart from Joseph Smith, who was also called by God?

An illustration of why it's particularly frustrating to see "the religious" going after homosexuals/homosexuality. Leviticus lists several hundred things which are forbidden, yet homosexuality is the one they focus on. It would be comical if there were no ramifications. So what if he referenced Romans 1 instead? How would that change the fact that he would be focusing on one part of the Bible and not the rest?

An illustration of why it's particularly frustrating to see "the religious" going after homosexuals/homosexuality. Leviticus lists several hundred things which are forbidden, yet homosexuality is the one they focus on. It would be comical if there were no ramifications.

There's already a discussion on this topic in Politics & Religion. Thanks. LINK

So you're saying both the sitting president and the presumptive other-party candidate to replace him have enacted unconstitutional legislation during their tenures in office? That does not bode well for the country either way.

How do you like them apples?

Erstad with the kid "Coach of the Game" before festivities start. Some Husker at-bats in the decisive second inning: Sanguinetti at third after his second-inning bases-clearing triple. Michael Pritchard prepares to wreak havoc. Keller on the mound as the dugout watches. An Illinois batter scores a run on an infield out. Chad Christensen preparing to knock the cover off the ball as Richard Stock watches from the on-deck circle. Christensen up again as the rout rolls on. BONUS POINTS if you can find Lindsey Moore and Jordan Hooper in the stands. Erstad and Bolt chat as the Umps figure out how to explain why Richard Stock was called out. Kash Kalkowski settles in to his stance, ready to give the ball a ride. Kash jogs in to home after his fifth-inning home run.

I think everyone likes Doc. It's too bad he wasn't the coach to get us over the hump. Sometimes Good Guys don't win in the end.

What time were you out taking pics?

@ knapp shattering the bad luck charm myth today. Of course, post 'em up whenever you get a chance. I so rarely attend Husker losses that it was very painful to watch that game last week. It looked like more of the same for the first inning-and-a-half... until the bats heated up. I'll resize this mess and post them. Just got done putting up my Stadium Expansion pics from this AM.....

We can put to rest the idea that "knapplc is bad luck" for the baseball team. Not only was I at the game, I got some pretty good pics. Do you guys want some of the pics, or all of the pics?

Made a quick and sleazy animation of the changes to East Stadium from a couple of pics. It's ugly because I suck at this, and because the pics are taken from two different cameras. But it shows the remarkable progress they've made in just eight months. I have more pictures to post from this AM, but I spent too much time talking to all the Husker fans from out of town who were here to look at the stadium and Arena. I'll post the rest of the pics later. The first four are pics of a new beam going up. This beam is 70 feet long and weighs about 18 tons. Getting ready to tie the beam in. From Ed Weir Track looking south. This is the new hotel they're putting up at 9th & Q. Thought you guys might want to see what this looks like. They're moving on to the outer ring now. They've just about closed the inner ring that will encompass the court, and they're working on inner structural stuff. A couple from the Haymarket foot bridge, showing the last gap in the ring.

I know what you mean.

I agree, which is why I led off with "Absolutely not forgiving these guys for impersonating military personnel..." I'm not offering excuses for their actions. Just possible explanations. Whatever the reason, they're in the wrong. No doubt about that.

If they had no respect they wouldn't dress up as soldiers. Rather, they have no understanding of the gravity of what they're doing. It's not a respect issue on their end. It's an understanding issue. Or a "stupid" issue, if you like that definition better.

Absolutely not forgiving these guys for impersonating military personnel, or for wearing the decorations they did not earn. But have you guys ever thought that this is, in a weird way, a really big compliment? These guys really, really respect the armed forces. So much so that they try to emulate them. Yeah, it's very wrong to accept accolades for battles you've never fought, especially when guys who have gone through hell have zero recognition, but in a bizarre way these guys may be the biggest supporters of the armed forces.

Because I don't share the ZZZZZZZOMG TEH CHRISTUNS R TEH SUXXORZZ!!!! opinion. While I acknowledge the wealth of bad that has been done in the name of Christianity (and Islam, and other religions), I am not of the opinion that Christianity is the root of the problem. Man is the root of the problem. Some men just happen to use religion as a tool for bad.

Pat Robertson is not representative of "most religious leaders," and because he says something stupid does not mean that all religious leaders agree with him, or would say something similarly stupid.