I fell into the whole "my work is my life" mindset when I decided to peruse art. When my husband and I were married, I realized that the gratification I get from "my work" does not at all compare to the happiness that I experienced through my role as wife, and anticipated as a mother. The time devoted to one's true love (family) can never compare to the "passion" of a career. My husband died in Afghanistan this past December, so now I am back to what meager purpose I can find within my artwork. It's sad that the Salon writer see's Portman role an actress as more important than Portman's role as a loving human person.
People cry about pro-life people being one-issue-voters - yet at least their one issue is life or death. This host is trying to limit all gay people into one-issue-voters when the guest, and other homosexual conservatives, are smart enough to realize that their sexuality is not the only thing that matters in public policy. I am amazed by the host's inability to understand what reality truly is.
Between "Obama, the musical" in Europe and the bronze statue of him as a child where he went to grade school, I'm wondering how long it will be before we have enough to fill a museum with his messianic imagery.
The point is that condoms are not "evil," it is their use in changing the meaning of human sexuality from both a it's unitive and procreative purposes to just being about two people satisfying their sexual urge without that lifetime commitment a potential child brings to the relationship. It is removing God from the most intimate aspect of the male/female relationship in which His hand is naturally seen.
When the reproductive aspect is not there to begin with (such is the case with male prostitutes to male clients), the other aspect of condom use - prevention of the spread of disease is it's only effective purpose. It is the same principle as stated in Humanae Vitae where a woman can use "the pill" to help with other health issues (sometimes the doctors rx for purposes other than preventing pregnancy), but if she is sexually active, then it's contraceptive/abortifacient purpose is employed and it is no longer moral.
The reason why the Church is so protective of the definition of the sexual relationship is because it is at the heart of being made In the Image of God. The pope's comments, although easily misrepresented in headlines, shows the continued union between faith in reason within Church teaching.
In the Catechism, that sentence is quoted from St. Athanasius, and a similar sentence is quoted from St. Thomas Aquinas. It is prefaced with the first sentence of the paragraph which says "The Word became flesh to make us 'partakers of the divine nature' (2 Pet 1:4)" We do not "become gods," we partake in a relationship with God as intimate as a father to a son (think how Jesus taught us to pray the Our Father). The saints sited are used to reinforce St. Peter's thoughts, though their wording (or maybe the translation into English? I don't know) may seem to teach something else if read out of context, as you present.
Interesting theory. My question is how does this "300 year leap" work with the sequence of popes during that time? That would be roughly 54 popes they would have entered in there, or altered their dates. There would also be three ecumenical councils with specific church decrees which would have had their dates altered. There could be more to the theory that I am not aware of, but I am a bit skeptical.
it's not just about the food being taken in, it's about the energy that is not being used. are they only going to allow kids with a "healthy bmi" to purchase video games? are they going to require kids to join a govt workout program? govt just picks something to blame as if they can solve the world's problems - not even bothering to look at the fundamental problem of society's lack of personal responsibility.
The article makes a good point.
As a wife who's husband is currently deployed, I also want to point out that many of the suicides have been related to a girlfriend cheating or a wife filing for divorce (I don't remember where I got the statistic, but it was pretty staggering). They give up 7-15 months of their life only to come back and find that their home life (their real life) in tatters. The promiscuity that our culture encourages conflicts with the devotion that a woman/man needs commit too when a part of a military relationship. For this reason, I very much agree that it is not simply the challenge of combat that is making it difficult for our military to cope, it's the pitfalls of our society which does not raise adults with strength in character.
its so sad - a friend of mine from undergrad had this same sentiment - people really do believe the whole "overwhelming racism in the tea party" myth - the regular news doesn't tell people about the actual principles which are the basis of dislike for obama - the media just tells them it's about a black man as president. it's very sad how the lies create so much needless anger and hatred.
so he did not press charges because the guy "apologized"? that was a grown man, he knows the difference between right and wrong, there is no reason why he should not have been charged with assault.
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