I spent a year in an intercontinental LDR, which involved two very expensive roundtrip flights between New York and Nairobi, Kenya. Since we can't afford this, and neither can the planet, I considered the LDR a temporary scenario. I now (posted to Date local.)
Health care, health care, health care. It's the number one think I'll demand of President Obama, and the number one reason I'll freak out if we have a President McCain. (posted to Pre-Election Day Open Thread)
Yeah, Ann, all the media outlets I'm looking at haven't called Prop 8 yet, though it is ahead. Are you just doing your own math here, or do you have a link? I don't want to believe that thing would (posted to Ballot results: Pro-choice, anti-gay)
Good point about Oprah's book club! Some of our favorite ladies have been featured as authors. Maybe Courtney has issues with it that we're not aware of. But, considering how much Oprah adores Obama, this speech surely WOULD be a (posted to Not Oprah's Book Club: Obama's Victory Speech as Great Literature)
I'm glad that ohmissjulie feels respected in this thread, but I admit I'm taken aback by the response she received. Imagine if some Muslim groups had pushed their community hard to vote Yes on 8. And a Muslim woman posted (posted to Mormon, Feminist, and Kind of Afraid.)
"...Yes, Mormons were once persecuted terribly, and for that I have the same sympathy that I have for any group that has been historically oppressed. "However, you are not oppressed any longer. In fact, your church has gone from being (posted to Mormon, Feminist, and Kind of Afraid.)
"Plus, Mormonism isn't just a belief system--it's a culture. You can't stop being Jewish just because you don't identify with a certain branch of Judaism." A la atheists who are secular Jewish? I can kinda relate - my family hasn't (posted to Mormon, Feminist, and Kind of Afraid.)
Earthling, You seem to have very different views, so I invite you to read the latest entry from my livejournal: http://uniquecelestine.livejournal.com/ It addresses this exact topic (about why I have faith and why I think faith is a virtue). I (posted to Mormon, Feminist, and Kind of Afraid.)
It's not about being open minded. I don't see how a feminist can also be an active Mormon that really believes in and follows the Mormon religion. How they view women is the complete opposite of feminist beliefs. It's like (posted to Mormon, Feminist, and Kind of Afraid.)
I meant that I feel pretty safe in assuming that you have never felt the way I did on election night after I learned prop 8 was going to pass... Not just powerless, but utterly powerless... Your personal life entirely (posted to Mormon, Feminist, and Kind of Afraid.)
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