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Texsox, I'm not sure what my field is, but I do find that fewer and fewer people of the liberal persuasion (at least in my age group,21) want to be labeled as religious. The big word now is "spiritual." I think there's some sort of negative connotation that religious means conservative and bad things. I think that's unfair to religion and how radically liberating and positive it can be. Actually I've considered going back to Christianity just to show them what a wonderful, compassionate and liberating message Jesus actually did preach. But in the end I have no desire, at least not yet. I do consider myself religious, and I am really sad that such a beautiful wonderful thing like that has been taken away from so many--by means of intimidation, ignoring their voices, or flat out condemnation. Of my professors a few are pastors, one is a Hindu, one puts on a pretty good atheist act, and my favorite one it's sort of hard to tell. I would say it's probably 60-40.

It seems the most true and the best fitting with my personal experiences. And thanks, I had to take a lot of religion classes for my school--and I liked it so I kept taking them. I wouldn't say I'm uber knowledgeable--but I can hold my own in my classes.

I'm a Buddhist. But here's the hitch about the Jehovah's Witness bible--if they say it was Divinely Inspired--and that translation was--how do we know it's not? There's really no way to "know" we're following the truth. You just trust and go with it; or you don't. And ultimately, how do we know the Books of the Bible are really the ones that best capture the message of Jesus as opposed to the ideals of the people putting them in the canon? I would read the whole book of John--and then I would read the book of Mark. Both at the same time. Completely different views of Jesus. Read them--there are plenty of contrasting views on Jesus that will blow your mind more than this. You'll find Truth in the whole book more than in one verse...

Okay, sorry smart ass answer here: How can you be sure of translations? Learn Greek! Other than that--get a reputable translation. I recommend New Standard Revised Version. I use the Oxford version. The other thing about translations is that all too often (even in modern ones) there can be a political slant to them--the NRSV is pretty good about keeping that out. I don't know who translates the Jehovah's witness stuff. Really though, I bet this one comes down to a docterine issue....

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Well, then I would suggest a spirited debate on why it reads a god as opposed to God. I imagine there are some pretty heavy theological implications there--that I cannot answer. Not being a Jehovah's witness (hm, or Christian) I do not know why it is theologically significant that it read a god. But, I would encourage you to ask why it says that, not argue which is "right."

Of course, talking right and wrong here, I'm speaking only in terms of the Scholarly accepted cannon. Whether that is thorough, or the only divinely inspired word of God is another issue....

First of all, this is one of the latest gospels, and probably the most gnostic. If you don't know what that word means, it means that they took a lot of ideals from the Greco-Roman tradition that there was a spark of divinity from withing. Consequently a LOT of more conservative sects have problems with this gospel and its gnostic influence. It's interesting, but John is written later, and lacks the tight structure of the other Gospels (count how many times Jesus goes to Jerusalem in the other 3 and then in John....). Basically, it's a different gospel entirely. Right, so I have my scholarly Bible (NRSV) here: John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Here is the footnote: The Word (Greek: logos) of God is more than speech; it is God in action, creating, revealing, redeeming, Jesus is this Word. He was eternal, personal, divine, Was, not "BECAME" (my note: notice that only Matt and Luke have birth narratives, the earliest Gospel also skips this--Mark). So, basically it might come down to a docternal issue. There are a million different types of Christianity--and many of them don't believe the same thing.

I just checked out the website on the PBS site--looks interesting. A lot of it overlapped and was really similar to what we learned in my theology class ("Jesus"). I love the historical side of Christianity; I think it's intriguing and I think it's so fascinating how the canon was formed and the order the NT was written and the context it was written in. Sounds like a good show--but we might watch parts of it in my Ethics class ("The Ethics of Jesus").

1 gallon is 3.785 litres. So, you're paying about $3aus a gallon--bet you wish we would shut up, huh? And the Brits/Europeans are paying about $6 a gallon (at least they were a year ago)... I haven't complained about gas prices since I returned...

Yep, when I was in Scotland it was a Pound (about a 1.60) a LITER. That's expensive.... Of course over there they all drive tiny VERY fuel efficient cars...

Color me jealous. We got 6 inches of snow last night!

I don't think they're married...I think they're just partners but they have a couple kids together... And I agree MetalliSox, Zelliweger looks much better at her Bridget Jones weight...I was really stunned by how nice she looked Sunday. She looked so icky skeleton last year...

Gotta give props to my fellow brunette Catherine Zeta-Jones and Liv Tyler was looking nice but those glasses, hmm... And as for the men, Tim Robbins was looking pretty cute. But not a lot of full blown hotties...

Lol, I second that. I saw the film in Montreal as well as its Predecessor. Viva le Quebec! And yeah, Canada's pretty cool too, eh? I was volunteering at a real swanky Oscar party benefit thinger and that's one of those awards that no one cares about but I'm all jumping and screaming for the Canadiens on that one. I just e-mailed all my Quebecois friends. Woohoo!

Why can't these debated teens ask their parents for birth control? Wouldn't that save more than a few abortions? I mean the problem runs so much deeper than just abortion. There is so much in our society that creates no open dialogue about sexuality and sex--until those kind of discussions open up I'm confused as to how the problem will get better. I know it's not exactly the same issue--but I feel like it springs from the same well of not talking about the issue...

Buena suerte!

Right, well, let me rectify that then.... Crucify, God, Pretty Good Day, Silent All These Years, A Boy and a Gun (if you've got the stomache) and Winter from Tori Amos 32 Flavors, Not a Pretty Girl, Untouchable Face and well, any thing else by Ani DiFranco Get Gone and Criminal by Fiona Apple Aiden and Ice Cream from Sarah McLaughlin None of Yo Business by Salt N Peppa Anything from Exile in Guyville and Polyester Bride by Liz Phair And Cheat, I was having a discussion about a related topic with a good friend: Are there currently (or since Cobain's death) have there been any self-proclaimed Feminist MALE recording artists? I can't think of any, but as my list shows, I've been prone to brain fairts.

Crap cw, I never realized how sad that song is. Oh, and I forgot--my two favorite songs ever: Sunrays and Saturdays and Running on Ice by Vertical Horizon

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Hmmmm, there's lots I enjoyed... Some that haven't been mentioned: Lithium and Polly by Nirvana She's Electric and Don't Go Away by Oasis Talks to Angels by Black Crows? Mr. Jones by Counting Crows Little Miss Can't Be Wrong by Spin Doctors Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground Breakfast at Tiffany's and of course: I touch myself by Divinlys

That sucks. Have a good break Cheat.

HUGE!!!! They're selling tickets for it outside the cafeteria at my school and busing kids tot he theaters...I think it will be bigger than any movie we've ever seen open (at least in my 21 years...).

Hm, interesting, I would like to point out that sadly I was not one of the 75+ students in attendence since I was too busy oppressing the conservative students with my presentation at the Forum (Roots of Sexual Violence and Educating for Change--yes, that IS grassroots...). But I do know that MANY of those participants were LIBERAL members of the community. For example: many of them were kids who sat on the committee and turned down Scott's proposal, another was the president of Amnesty International here on campus, others were college dems who wanted to hear what was going on. Are we a liberal leaning campus, that is not the question that should be looked at, at least in my opinion. The question is tolerance. While the committee on Intellectual Diversity makes a fair point--what these articles don't talk about are the smear campaign they ran AGAINST Carter and Mondale in the days preceeding the conference. As well as the protest outside of campus that resulted in a traffic jam and a car accident. If you want tolerance for your beliefs, then well be respectful towards others. In my 4 years here we have had numerous examples of hate speech and problems like that. We had during coming out week some hate chalking with some really disturbing anti-gay messages. We've had feminists spit on during Love Your Body and Eating Disorder's Awareness Week. And some of the things I've heard as an educator of people about sexual violence is absolutely sickening. My point in bringing that up is just that those are some examples where we with liberal tendencies feel isolated and that we live in a place where our opinions are not able to be aired with great safety.

Dude, I gota a Dell! I love it and I can't complain for one milli-second about it. My roommate has a Gateway as as do my parents. My parents' Gateway is about 3 years old and gets sent in for repairs about ever 3 months for repairs--it is just a nightmare. After having the Dell I would NEVER go back to the Gateway. It's worth dropping the extra cash... End of testamonial.