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It may not be right, but there is likely some truth to that. People in such relationships have to deal with a lot of prejudice. Were there any cultural differences that created problems in your relationship? Not really. The main factor was his pulling away from me due to family pressure. He didn't have the strength to stand up to his families wishes for his life. In my opinion, if he really loved and wanted to be with me, he would have told his family so, and that would have been that. In a way I can understand his family wanting to see him have an easier life without the pressure that comes with an interracial relationship...but heck...life IS hard.

My last boyfriend is African-American, and one of the reasons our relationship ended was not from pressure from my family, but his. They assumed he would be more happier, and have a less troubled filled life, if he dated within his own race.

The "Religion of Peace" strikes again!

Twins Save Mom's Life, Kick Loose Deadly Tumor From Mom's Cervix While Still in Womb Many mothers cherish the first kicks they feel from their unborn babies. But unknown to one U.K. mother, the kicking she felt from the twins growing inside her actually saved her life, according to a report from the Daily Mail. Michelle Stepney, 35, said her twins Alice and Harriet, now age 13 months, were a lively pair in the womb. At the time, however, she had no idea that constant kicking she felt actually dislodged a tumor that had formed on her cervix and, according to doctors, saved her life. Shortly after becoming pregnant, Stepney of Cheam in South-West London was taken to the hospital after suffering what was believed to be a miscarriage. Soon doctors realized she was still pregnant, but had developed life-threatening cervical cancer. Stepney declined to have an abortion and doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London agreed to give her reduced chemotherapy in the hope of stopping the cancer spreading during the pregnancy. But it wasn't the chemo that ultimately saved Stepney. "I couldn't believe it when the doctors told me that the babies had dislodged the tumor," she said. "I'd felt them kicking, but I didn't realize just how important their kicking would turn out to be. I owe my life to my girls, and that's why I could have never agreed with a termination." Full Story ******************** God is awesome!

Ummm, if God doesn't know the future, what was the purpose of prophecy? Are fulfilled prophecies just coincidence? Should we just chuck prophecies yet to be fulfilled? Should we toss the whole book of Revelation, as it speaks of events yet to occur? "The bible is approximately 40% prophecy. There are nearly 8,000 verses of prophecy in the bible. Of those nearly 8,000 verses, 90% of them have come to pass with excruciating accuracy. The remaining 10% are either in the works now, or will be coming to pass soon. Only God can tell our entire trajectory of history from the beginning to the end. And God has not been wrong yet. God's prophetic program has proven to be precise and exact." God Himself says that prophecy is a proof that He does indeed know the future: "Let these idols come forward and foretell the future for us. Let them declare the meaning of these past events that we may reflect on it; let them predict the future to us that we may know what it holds. Declare what is yet to happen; then we shall know you are gods" (Isaiah 41:22-23)

It was a really good read. Now that I've read this thread, I'm gonna go dig it out and read it again!

Would a verse from the KJV suit you? "For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things." Now pay attention... The scripture doesn't say "some" things...or a "few" things....ALL things! Entienda?

For me, the best way to pray to God is talk to him as you would your friend. I leave the "thee's" and "thou's" out of it, and I just blab. God is interested in your day to day life. A good example of this is when I'm out driving. I'll just be talking to God and say things like, "Wow Lord...the roads are pretty icy today. Keep an eye on me, will ya?" And, "God, look at how that guy is driving. Keep him, and us safe, please." Or, "Neat! I really like this song on the radio! I wonder what your favorite song is? Thanks for the gift of music! If I didn't have that, driving would be a total bore!" You don't have to really think about what you are going to say....just yack!

Wow! We know something God doesn't know. I guess we have one up on him. Coolies! By that reasoning, we are better than God at something. Hmmmm...I wonder if God's curiousity will ever get the better of him and he will ask one of his creation (us) who beat those nasty Germans in WW2.... Thinking along your lines, weather forecasters must AWE God......

I don't think anyone has a right to tell you how you should express your emotions at a funeral. If you want to cry, you should cry. If you feel the need to be quiet, then that's fine too. Let everyone show grief in their own way.

I don't as much division as a I see diversity. Unity is not the absence of diversity or differing opinions. What some people classify as "unity" is really nothing but conformity of thought. Everyone has to conform to ONE point of view, whether they really believe it or not. That is not unity. In what I have seen being passed for "unity," it ususally amounts to everyone being expected to surrender their freedom to think for themselves and submit one point of view, but who wants to do the surrendering? Unity is the ability to work together in a genuine spirit of goodwill in spite of differences. Shiloh, you need to get off these boards and get into the pulpit. I swear, you would make an awesome pastor! Now get going!

Bombers Kill at Least 73 in Baghdad Remote-controlled explosives strapped to two mentally retarded women By KIM GAMEL,AP BAGHDAD (Feb. 1) -- Remote-controlled explosives strapped to two mentally retarded women detonated in a coordinated attack on pet bazaars Friday, police and Iraqi officials said, killing at least 73 people in the deadliest day since the U.S. sent 30,000 extra troops to the capital last year. U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said the bombings showed that a resilient al-Qaida has "found a different, deadly way" to try to destabilize Iraq. "There is nothing they won't do if they think it will work in creating carnage and the political fallout that comes from that," he told The Associated Press in an interview at the State Department. Associated Press records, however, show that since the start of the war at least 151 people have been killed in at least 17 attacks or attempted attacks by female suicide bombers, including today's bombings. Iraqi officials said the women apparently were mentally disabled and the explosives were detonated by remote control, indicating they may not having been willing attackers in what could be a new method by suspected Sunni insurgents to subvert stepped up security measures. In the first attack, a woman detonated explosives hidden under her traditional black Islamic robe at about 10:20 a.m. in the central al-Ghazl market. The weekly bazaar has been bombed several times since the war started but recently had re-emerged as a popular place to shop and stroll as Baghdad security improved and a Friday ban on driving was lifted. Four police and hospital officials said at least 46 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. Firefighters scooped up debris scattered among pools of blood, clothing and pigeon carcasses. About 20 minutes later, a second female suicide bomber struck a bird market in a predominantly Shiite area in southeastern Baghdad. That blast killed as many as 27 people and wounded 67, according to police and hospital officials. The attacks were the latest in a series of violent incidents that have been chipping away at Iraqi confidence in the permanence of recent security gains. The chief Iraqi military spokesman in Baghdad, Brig. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, claimed the female bombers apparently had Down syndrome and the explosives were detonated by remote control. Bolstering that claim, local police said the woman in the first attack sold cream in the morning at the market and was known to locals as "the crazy lady." Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said about 70 people were killed in both attacks, which he said were committed by terrorists motivated by revenge and "to show that they are still able to stop the march of history and of our people toward reconciliation." FULL STORY ************************ The people who used these two mentally retarted women are not even human. They are nothing but animals.

As if the PA or Hamas has any interest in obeying the law...

Outhouses still exist? Cripes!