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by BigDaddyBS on November 20th, 2008

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Is it possible that maybe at least part of what we are to learn in this life is tolerance, understanding, acceptance & love of ALL others, regardless of race, religion, color, politics, sexual orientation, etc.? And marriage across groups is part of it?

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  • by Frankster PartyMaestro Of Sillyville on November 20th, 2008

    Frankster PartyMaestro Of Sillyville

    Yes,,It is Life;)!!
    Love has no Boundaries;)!!

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  • by Shiloh on November 20th, 2008

    Shiloh

    That's a beautiful question, Big Daddy, and yes, I agree with you.

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  • by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on November 20th, 2008

    Sixty B - Commander Topcoat

    Increasing tolerance is spreading awareness and progress for the generations to come. So, yes, I sure hope it is possible.

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  • by Lindsey on November 20th, 2008

    Lindsey

    Yes!!!!!

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  • by HasntBeen on November 20th, 2008

    HasntBeen

    I think one only learns these things to the degree that one is willing to let go of cherished but fixed ideas and images, and past conditioning. For someone who has not reached a certain level of cognitive, emotional, and spiritual maturity, life seems chaotic and scary without adequate "controls" -- those controls are generally behavior patterns and traditions from the past, coupled with the legacy of culture and beliefs.

    There's nothing wrong with these relics of the past, and they can be quite useful. But the fear of chaos and unpredictability causes the immature soul to "cling" to these things, much like a child who can't swim clings to the edge of the swimming pool. That clinging has a distinctive fear-flavored edge to it, which cause people to be excessively loyal to the object of their clinging, unable to see it's weaknesses.

    This is what is going on with gay marriage: in attempting to preserve "traditional marriage" to keep the chaos at bay, adherents are willing to trod all over another even more sacred principle: freedom and justice for all. It's exactly the kind of danger that clinging to the past is famous for -- it keeps one foot nailed to the floor so society can just go around in circles constantly instead of moving forward into the future. That way, at least the scenery seems familiar... but so does the increasing odor of burning rubber and lost opportunities to improve the world for all.

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  • by ImaCatholic2 on November 20th, 2008

    ImaCatholic2

    Within reason.

    Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.

    The equality of men rests essentially on their dignity as persons and the rights that flow from it:

    Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God's design.

    Politics can be a bit different. I draw the line on politics that foster forms of social or cultural discrimination like the Nazis.

    Marriage is an entire different conversation.

    For more information, see Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1934 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect1chpt2art3.htm#1934

    With love in Christ.

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  • by Tamilze on November 20th, 2008

    Tamilze

    I don't think anyone's really obligated to learn anything in order to live a life, least of all anything to do with marriage.

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  • by RosieGHM Jetpacker on December 30th, 2009

    RosieGHM Jetpacker

    There is only one race ...the human race. We all started out from the same place. We are all brothers and sisters and therefore we all carry the same blood from the very beginning. I don't understand those who insist they they are better than others because of skin color, do you? We are all the same..no difference. No "better than" or "worse than" because of the packaging. We have the same content or potential. Being kind, being helpful, being useful...that's why we're here in my opinion. Not being superior/judgmental/self-centered. Different strokes! :)

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  • by MRSHINYSHOES on November 20th, 2008

    MRSHINYSHOES

    Yes BigDaddy, and I believe that we should fully accept things for what they are, live and let live, and appreciate the world "as it is" because "it is". There is beauty in all love, regardless of whether it takes place between a man and a woman, a man and a man, a woman and a woman, a white person and a black person, etc. Things may not meet our expectations or fulfill our wishes, but "acceptance" of these things and the understanding that "Yes, it is okay, that's how things are," is more important to our ultimate happiness in life.


    I am a believer in the Japanese concept of "Mono-no-aware," or the "transience of things" and the "beauty in their existence and passing." (See link).


    http://ezinearticles.com/?Mono-No-Aware:-The-Essence-of-Japan&id=435418

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  • by LarryH54 on November 20th, 2008

    LarryH54

    Sounds nice, but I don't see it happening.

    http://www.examiner.com/r-3620310~Elderly_Woman_Attacked_by_Gay_Marriage_Protesters.html

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  • by sciatic on November 20th, 2008

    sciatic

    Medicines For The Earth: The Eco-Physiology of Plants
    August 8th, 2008

    By David Crow, L.Ac.

    Introduction
    We are entering a period in history when human health will be seriously challenged. If the destructive trends of rapid global warming, accelerating loss of biodiversity, widespread pollution and degradation of ecosystems, deepening poverty, malnutrition, and political instability are not reversed, all forms of medicine will become increasingly ineffective, unaffordable, and unavailable. For large populations in many parts of the world, this future has already arrived.
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    The Peoples The last century brought immense improvements in health and longevity to people in the US. Some of these benefits can be attributed to medical advances, but most were the result of better sanitation, nutrition, and overall quality of life. Now, many of the improvements that were gained are being lost, and new threats to individual and collective health are emerging. Instead of open sewers, we have ubiquitous environmental contamination; instead of malnutrition from inadequate intake of food, we have widespread nutrition-related illnesses caused by degradation of the food chain. While modern medicine has made great advances, iatrogenic illnesses are among the leading causes of morbidity and fatality, and preventable and treatable chronic degenerative diseases have reached epidemic levels.

    The Root Causes of Illness
    Most health problems in modern America can be attributed to five root causes. These are:
    Nutrition
    Environmental pollution
    Socio economic stresses
    Spiritual emptiness
    Medical treatments and drug toxicity

    Holistic medical systems, including Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and Naturopathic medicine, offer significant benefits in the treatment of symptoms arising from these root causes, especially those related to nutrition, environmental toxins, and iatrogenic illness. Every clinician, however, is well acquainted with the limitations of what natural medicine can do when these root causes are not adequately resolved in a patients life.

    Over the years, my clinical work has evolved toward an increasingly personalized form of practice, which strives to uncover, understand, and remove the root causes of illness, while simultaneously treating its symptoms. As a result, I have become aware of the urgent need for a new form of medicine, one which raises the overall level of environmental, social, nutritional, and spiritual wellbeing. It would not be alternative, complementary, or integrated medicine, although it could be used in many cases as an alternative or complementary therapy, or integrated with other healthcare modalities. Rather, it would be a parallel system of medicinegrassroots, community-supported, cost-effective, plant-based healthcare, accessible to everyone. In other words, folk medicine: using medicinal and nutritive plants grown in our neighborhoods, according to common knowledge passed down within families and communities.

    Community-Supported Plant-Based Health care
    The revival of folk medicine and the creation of community-supported plant-based health care depends on many types of social, botanical, educational, and environmental projects and participants working together, including:
    Community and urban gardens
    Schools etc...interested go to floracopeia.com/content/

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  • by Yarnlady is happy every day on November 20th, 2008

    Yarnlady is happy every day

    That would only be true if there is some purpose to all of this, and I, for one, don't think so.

    Now, understand I live my life to maximize my own best interest, and I have found that all the things you have stated here are very useful in that endeavor.

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