tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post5278311086590666708..comments2023-09-06T06:11:20.961-05:00Comments on The Life and Times of Jo: Friday's Letters....Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13807379587473251820noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-36353283366687225502012-08-04T16:24:33.122-05:002012-08-04T16:24:33.122-05:00I had a "discussion" with my husband ove...I had a "discussion" with my husband over this very matter. I have a gay sister in law (his sister) and I think it is not my place to tell someone who to love. By the way I was raised in a very strict baptist home. I just feel that God loves everybody and so should I.kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987700142247888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-76154055831314094742012-08-03T21:32:43.965-05:002012-08-03T21:32:43.965-05:00Oh, Lynn, it is so much more than that. I don'...Oh, Lynn, it is so much more than that. I don't want there to be violence - but there already has been. So the violence didn't happen on Wednesday when everyone went and bought chicken sandwiches - but it still happens. Children are being bullied, hate crimes are happening every day, people are committing suicide over it. It is so much more than buying chicken sandwiches... but there are apparently some people who just don't understand that.<br /><br />I want to share an article with you - maybe it will help, maybe it won't... but it sheds some light on how much more than just buying a chicken sandwich it really is... www.owldolatrous.com/?p=288 Hopefully that link works.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807379587473251820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-31289069577501789392012-08-03T21:11:40.333-05:002012-08-03T21:11:40.333-05:00Let me first say that I do not have any problem wi...Let me first say that I do not have any problem with anyone marrying anyone else. I even know gay partnerships that are so much stronger than many of the "traditional" relationships I know. I think people who are committed to each other should be treated as such. I believe that the family unit is not what most on the extreme right believe it to be.<br /><br />BUT I have to say that I can't believe that this got your feathers so ruffled. I also believe that you do not understand the basic issues behind it. It does NOT have anything to do with what this man may believe. I has to do with the basic rights we have in this country.<br /><br />Personally, I am more upset that a couple was STONED to death in accordance with Sharia law. It makes me frightened for our future as mankind that there are places in this world that will resort to such an evil punishment because someone did not fit into their religious view. Now, I know that some of the people that went to buy chicken on this day went because of their religious views BUT if the worst thing they do in the name of whatever their God may be is to buy a chicken sandwich...well, I have no issue with that. It scares me more that people think that the right to express a view point in a NON VIOLENT way and the right to financially support what they choose to support is detrimental to our society. That astounds me.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552672317323812511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-49481703309249227832012-08-03T18:10:39.469-05:002012-08-03T18:10:39.469-05:00I love you babe. :) It's refreshing to see y...I love you babe. :) It's refreshing to see your opinions come out because you write well and intelligently. I honestly don't know how I feel and that feels just as icky as feeling strongly one way or the other. But thoughts like yours are helping me to figure out where I do indeed stand.♥ Drazil ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/10177140029694038645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-55201652590952760082012-08-03T13:15:36.376-05:002012-08-03T13:15:36.376-05:00This is kind of the "give a man a fish, and y...This is kind of the "give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life". I don't know who said that or if I have it right but you get the point. You are also in education where you will be teaching people to fish. Jesus said, "the poor will always be with us". That's true and we should ease their suffering as much as we can for sure.downsizershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936040379217292517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-1443030508199825562012-08-03T13:02:48.464-05:002012-08-03T13:02:48.464-05:00I appreciate you disagreeing with me in a very tac...I appreciate you disagreeing with me in a very tactful way. I mentioned in my post, yesterday, how I do believe that many of the people that showed up probably give to charitable organizations. My point was more along the lines that I wished that people were able to come together in such great masses for those causes. <br /><br />I don't believe that businesses should be banned from areas based on their beliefs - people have the right to decide where they spend their money... that's why I never brought up that point, although maybe I should have. I understand people spending their money to support that point - but at the end of the day, it shouldn't be a point people are fighting over. <br /><br />I just really wish that sometime people could put their personal differences aside and work together to accomplish wonderful things for the humanity of our country.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807379587473251820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-26158260683755355182012-08-03T12:56:23.324-05:002012-08-03T12:56:23.324-05:00I would like to think we can disagree without bein...I would like to think we can disagree without being disagreeable as well. I am a Christian and a conservative so I don't need to tell you my position. That Chick-fil-A day came about mostly because of those three mayors who felt they had the power to keep out a business because their opinions were different. There were even some gay people who went just to show their support for freedom of speech. If the government can go after Christians, it can go after gays, atheists, Jews, etc. A lot of those people who supported Chick-fil-A are also people who give. I give from each of my paychecks and alternate it among my Church, Salvation Army, Hope House (homeless men), and Genesis (shelter for abused women and children). We have adopted a child in Africa through a Christian organization. My point is that just because people showed their support by eating some chicken doesn't mean they don't also support other worthy causes. You have to get a little thick skinned if you are going to blog because even though it is your blog and you are entitled to your opinion and to blog about it there will always be someone with a differing opinion only too happy to share it with you. Some are more tactful than others as you know. Take care.downsizershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936040379217292517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-4211458793112539332012-08-03T12:53:17.486-05:002012-08-03T12:53:17.486-05:00Thanks, Cathy!! That really means a lot to me. :)...Thanks, Cathy!! That really means a lot to me. :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807379587473251820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-15465835434831683032012-08-03T12:40:27.234-05:002012-08-03T12:40:27.234-05:00Again, well said, Joanna. Your ability to think a...Again, well said, Joanna. Your ability to think and right with laser clarity is amazing. Plus, I agree with you! :)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04574268843230811961noreply@blogger.com