http://theaimn.com/immoral-act/

• December 7, 2014
• Written by: John Lord
• 33 Replies

In a lifelong experience of following politics I have, until now, never witnessed children being horse traded, and senators being blackmailed, for the passing of legislation. In this case to reintroduce Temporary Protection Visas.

It looks as though Immigration Minister Scott Morrison (and the senators) have taken the yes side on the ageless Christian ethical dilemma “Does the end justify the means”.

It is a fascination to me as to why people assume that religion has some form of monopoly on morality. And even worse, they pretend to speak on Gods behalf in dispensing it.

Morrison said:

“I will not take moral lectures from Bill Shorten or Sarah Hanson-Young when it comes to border protection on that or any other issues,’’

Abbott said:

“So this is a win…

1) Crimea is Russian forever:

It was an event of special significance for the country and the people, because Crimea is where our people live, and the peninsula is of strategic importance for Russia as the spiritual source of the development of a multifaceted but solid Russian nation and a centralised Russian state. It was in Crimea, in the ancient city of Chersonesus or Korsun, as ancient Russian chroniclers called it, that Grand Prince Vladimir was baptised before bringing Christianity to Rus.

In addition to ethnic similarity, a common language, common elements of their material culture, a common territory, even though its borders were not marked then, and a nascent common economy and government, Christianity was a powerful spiritual unifying force that helped involve various tribes and tribal unions of the vast Eastern Slavic world in the creation of a Russian nation and Russian state. It was thanks to this…

It is Sunday. late afternoon, So the weekend is nearing its end. I plan on enjoying ME TIME tonight. I feel, I very much need a lot of ME TIME right now. To recharge my batteries so to speak. This is probably because over the course of a week or so I had plenty of interaction. Maybe, to accommodate a lot of different people over just a few days can stress me out a bit too much. I feel I have to interact with a great number of people. In one of the relationship videos, I have been looking at recently, I think it said, for a good close relationship you need only about five people. Any more people than that, would have to stay on your outer circle. Well, it might be good for me, to think about this a bit more, and then come to a decision, how…

The Culture of Make Believe

Derrick Jensen

Chelsea Green (2002)

Book Review

This book is about self-delusion we all practice under capitalism to deaden our biological needs for the “higher” goal of production. As Jensen puts it, people have to be “domesticated” just like animals.

As puts it,

For civilization to survive we can’t simply be who were are, but must tweaked, torn, our psyches twisted to conform to a social reality based on exploitation.

[…]

You domesticate people to the point they no longer perceive your control as unjust and attempt to join you in oppressing those who do.[1]

According to Jensen, he arrived at these conclusions through research into the psychological basis of hate crimes and genocide. He now believes entitlement is key to most atrocities. People whose privilege stems from exploiting an oppressed group commit hate crimes when threatened with losing it.[2] In fact, perpetrators of mass…

https://believeanyway.wordpress.com/2021/07/17/link-arms-at-the-campfire/

Kate is right, “there is always someone in your corner”. She says: “Go to the campfires where the loving people are.” – “Sit beside them. Link arms. Laugh until your sides hurt. Sing with them. Listen.” –

I am waiting for the time when my ‘tribe’ can come to visit and share with me the beautiful deck that very dear young Aaron has crafted at the back of my house. It is a huge deck. I imagine a lot of people can one day use it for a beautiful get-together.

Yes, I believe that these dreams of mine can one day become true. Never mind the Coronavirus with this Delta variant, which is rather scary right now. But we are going to be watchful. So, I do believe, I still have a chance of dying of ‘old age’ rather than of this infectious virus . . . .

How…

Dating While Widowed: How Soon Is Too Soon?

https://anniegirl1138.com/2011/09/07/dating-while-widowed-how-soon-is-too-soon/

This is a copy. The reblog did not seem to work:

“The question comes up a lot among widowed and those who are interested in dating them – how soon after the death of a spouse is it considered appropriate to begin dating/or pursuing?

It depends on who you ask.

Other widowed people like to trot out the tired cliché –“If you have to ask, it’s too soon.”It’s such a circular and unhelpful answer that I’d like to ban the phrase from the grief lexicon because given the minefield of rules and expectations surrounding widowhood, asking is the only way to clarify whether the signals you are receiving from your peers, family and friends are about your welfare or their self-interest.

This isn’tGone With the Windtimes. Scarlett knew the rules on widowed decorum because society at that time…

“Isn’t it nice … once you’ve outgrown the ideas of what life should be and you just enjoy what it is.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid,  After I Do

I can say, I have learned to apprerciate that, which is still enjoyable in my life! 🙂

However, for some time, after my husband’s departure, I had this idea, that there should preferably be someone, who was maybe nearly as old as I am, and who was willing to daily keep in touch with me! 🙂

And if not in person, then at least online! 🙂

However, every single person in my age group seems to value their beloved independence to the utmost! 🙂

More and more, so do I now! 🙂

It is great, to be able to do, at every moment, just what I feel like doing. 🙂

If I feel like I need to hug somebody, well, instead of…

As many of you know, I have been out of town and incommunicado for a while. I am still inundated by a stack of errands that is scrambling my brain. However, in working my way back into the Blogosphere, I came across Cindy Salo’s post about women’s reproductive rights and just had to share it with you. With her permission, what follows is the text of her post from her Sagebrush and Spuds site.

I am Concerned about the Health of Idaho’s Men

 The Idaho Senate recently passed a bill that would require women to have an ultrasound before they have an abortion. The legislation was introduced by Senator Chuck Winder, who wants to ensure that women seeking an abortion make informed decisions based on complete medical information.

 Senator Winder cares about other people. His voting record shows that he is concerned about many diverse groups, including Idaho’s teachers, who he wants…

A comment on one of my posts has haunted me for several months. Since I greatly value the intellect and sensitivity of the person who left the comment, I slapped my finger off the reply button. I wanted to avoid a pat, knee-jerk response to a comment written with absolute sincerity. I wanted to question myself, my motivations, and the issue raised by the author of the comment. The comment deserves more than a simple comment reply. It deserves a head-on disclosure of my belief structure, which explains why I found wry humor where others may find abhorrence.

Several months ago, I reblogged a post that I found sublimely ironic. For a quick summation of my post for those who don’t wish to click back and read or review it, the issue was a bill proposed by an Idaho State Senator that would require all women seeking a medical abortion to undergo…

I think this is well said by Eileen: “Sixty years of marriage convinced me that the commitment relationship of marriage is designed to both challenge and enable us to come to truly know and grow in love for another imperfect human being. I have also recognized that sex isn’t just for pleasure or even propagation. It is an integral part of intimacy and learning to love unconditionally. To me that is not only the purpose of life, but its greatest achievement.”
I found this here:
Freedom For and From Religion
FEB 24
Posted by Eileen
https://carbonatedgrace.wordpress.com/2021/02/24/freedom-for-and-from-religion-2/