Politics & Government - 8 October 2007

The fundamental idea that politics and religion should not intersect or overlap is flawed. It sounds great in theory; however, in reality I would suspect that most people do not divide their worldview into secular and sacred. For better or for worse, the marriage of politics and religion will not be undermined by political correctness or even the laws governing the seperation of church and state.
We as a society must be mature enough to realize that although we all come to the table of brotherhood, we all do not sit on the same side. All Christians, Muslims, and Jews did not come to the table of America via the same journey, parentage, cultural perspectives, or starting points. Naturally we will not all share the same views on social or political issues. How someone understands his or her faith and how a person uses his or her vote are part of a total picture of how we as a collective people create our world views. The IRS should not seek to antogonize churches for participating in the democratic process. Yes, the church is an institution that is a community of faith, but the church is also an institution that is a community of concerned citizens who usually share the same or simular values and worldviews.

What people vote for or against is usually an extension of what they believe on a sacred level.

Therefore, I do not see anything wrong with like-minded people who happen to belong to the same institution discussing and exercising their right to vote for or endorse a particular candidate.

2007-10-08 10:04:52 · 16 answers · asked by Andre L 1 in Elections

If you're old enough to make a baby, aren't you old enough to raise it? Come on! If kids have babies, they abort, because they can't support, are they f stupid? Is it their parents fault, that their kids are dumbo's?

2007-10-08 10:03:54 · 15 answers · asked by xenypoo 7 in Politics

Since billions of tax payers money is being wasted on illegal aliens why don't we come up with a solution where that money will actually do some good with real results?

I was thinking of putting a electronic bracelet on illegals caught or a chip to be implanted. When they try to cross over again, we would find out immediately where they are..preventing them from coming here. Or how about that plan they did in the movie coneheads?

2007-10-08 10:02:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Rethink on human-animal hybrid experiments
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=paEmbryo_mon19_human_experiments&show_article=1

2007-10-08 10:01:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Hi, Im a Fluent English/Arabic Speaker I wanna work as a translator, BUTT I wanna work on US SOIL only means I dont have a problem to relocate as long as its in 50 states, Uk, Europe , GULF is FINE anywhere else NO Thanx.
anyone can help ?

2007-10-08 10:01:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Today's episode of Judge Brown had a girl suing her ex-boyfriend for $2k for slander he posted against her on MySpace.

If 'slander' is illegal, wouldn't the Bill of Rights be a fluke?

2007-10-08 10:00:34 · 8 answers · asked by adam 1 in Law & Ethics

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1907687/posts

".... meaning the family was able to come up with nearly $40,000 per year for tuition for these 2 grade schoolers. "

2007-10-08 10:00:17 · 12 answers · asked by Duminos 2 in Politics

2007-10-08 09:57:16 · 16 answers · asked by TxSup 5 in Politics

Please advise me about what my rights are to a supoena i was served regarding my boyfriend. A collection agency served me a supoena and wants to know If I have any info on where he works or if he has any income, etc. What are my rights. What info. do I have to give out? Is this legal. I called them to tell them I could not make it to the subpoena date. The collection agency asked me to e-mail a date that would be appropiate. So I did. Well They never got back to me and they showed up and I just figured they would get back to me through e-mail or mail and I never recieved any thing so I did not show up, and now the court has ordered me a new date and said if I did not show up, there would be a bench warrent for my arrest. I am off on tues. and wednesday, and I told them that in my e-mail and they still requested I show up on a Friday. What are my righs PLEASE HELP ME. Any info will do.

2007-10-08 09:57:13 · 14 answers · asked by Miss YSL 4 in Law & Ethics

Here's a hint, it's not Bush... he's not running in 08'
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2007/10/08/what-if-republican-obama-called-gods-kingdom-earth

2007-10-08 09:52:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-10-08 09:51:34 · 17 answers · asked by Duminos 2 in Politics

For the last thirty years, U.S. schools haven't been instilling many students with the basic math, writing, and reading abilities they need to succeed in our world. We obviously score below the rest of the industrialized world in math and science.

Oh sure, it might be helping "poor" schools bring up their test scores. But really, their not an honest, holistic assessment of students' analytical capabilities. I'm not against testing, per se. But, NCLB forces teachers to teach kids to know how to handle the test; NCLB hurts teachers even more from developing and strengthing the intellectual abilities of their students. The VAST majority of my new college classmates still DID NOT feel prepared for college at all! States and localities have had reductions in their control over schools; there is now so much federal oversight. Lastly, math, science, and reading: compared to the rest of the world, we're still suckin' and not getting much better!

Teachers and fellow conservatives: Agreed?

2007-10-08 09:51:14 · 11 answers · asked by BlanketyBlank 1 in Politics

Please cite your reasoning.

2007-10-08 09:50:34 · 13 answers · asked by Duminos 2 in Politics

i fractured my ankle in june an have just heeled. can i still join the military?

2007-10-08 09:48:49 · 8 answers · asked by frank w 1 in Military

I inherited some property and i know that my credit is fair...a while back I had a reposession in my name..I don't know if they have put a judgment on me or not...I did check my credit report and it stated the reposession as a charge-off...I don't want to do...if I put the property in my name they may take if from me for unsettled debt or can they do that?

2007-10-08 09:48:08 · 2 answers · asked by Lucie 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-10-08 09:47:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-10-08 09:46:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

2007-10-08 09:45:41 · 18 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

Do you think that we are slowly creeping towards another World War? Please give reasons to explain why you think so.

2007-10-08 09:45:13 · 11 answers · asked by Sam 4 in Military

BRITIAN built the first nuclar power station in the world , what was it called ???????????

2007-10-08 09:43:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Aren't our modern day Superheros vigilantes, e.g. Batman, Superman, and Spiderman.

2007-10-08 09:41:12 · 12 answers · asked by Liberal City 6 in Politics

I live in Michigan, the company is in Virginia. I dont really want to go to Virginia to file a lawsuit because I would have travel expenses then. I talked to a buddy and he said you can file in your state and they will make the defendant come to Michigan. I stayed at travelodge and my computer was stolen and the owner wouldnt let me or the police see any of the security footage since the cop determined there was no forced entry into my room since my room was on the 3rd floor. He told me I lost my key so I asked him how did I get into my hotel room then? He's now calling me a liar and that I never stayed there in May and that I'm drunk. I'm 19 and wasnt drinking in front of the cops but I have the police report and everything else that says I was there in May

How do I get this guy served and make him come to michigan courts?

Thanks

2007-10-08 09:40:48 · 10 answers · asked by Marshall 5 in Law & Ethics

2007-10-08 09:38:53 · 10 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmuPvnuYa3rfsU7Bhe7qk9Lsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071007200735AAioiUU

2007-10-08 09:38:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

An anti-Judeo-Christian ritual?

2007-10-08 09:36:37 · 26 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/10/07/2007-10-07_no_matter_what_the_question_is_rudy_says.html

I will be very interested in hearing his responses to questions in the Republican debate tomorrow night.

2007-10-08 09:35:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

BEFORE giving me the knee jerk reaction hear me out first.

I understand that the Presidential candidates can not appease or make themselves available to everyone that wants to interview them. This being said, it isn't like Sean is a small potato’s talk show host looking to gain a name for himself. He is a legitimate political personality who has people from the right and the left on his show. Yet, Hillary can make the time to drop in on lesser shows who would be "friendly" to her. Sean has offered her the WHOLE time on the show. Would this not be a huge advantage for her to relay her message to such a large base of people? She has been trying to “paint” herself to be more conservative over the past few years so, why wouldn’t she want to address a conservative base? Does she have a lot to hide… or is she afraid that Sean will ask her all those really tough questions to answer?

2007-10-08 09:35:48 · 22 answers · asked by That Guy 5 in Politics

2007-10-08 09:35:18 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I posted this same question earlier and just got a bunch of crap from partisan people about why their party is better than the other. It was pointless, not at all what I was looking for. So once again, and this time lets turn on our brains here and come up with a unique response, not some regurgitated response from Bill Marher, Rush Limbaugh etc etc... What do YOU think the difference between liberals and conservatives is.

2007-10-08 09:35:07 · 24 answers · asked by david b 5 in Politics

My father was married to a woman who was daughter of Italians, but she died already, he died too. She was born in Brazil and so was he. Can I still get the Italian citizenship through them?

2007-10-08 09:34:46 · 4 answers · asked by Hey 1 in Immigration