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Comment on Does this give you hope? by Z2

Z2 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:26:42 +0000

On the one about the hijab- It is good to be accepting, but it sounded a bit like the kid was saying you *should* cover up beauty, which isn’t better than saying that covering it up is wrong. I’m probably reading too much into it.

I suppose I’m just as much of a hopeless idealist as you are, though. I agreed completely with all of that.

Comment on Does this give you hope? by Z

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:06:18 +0000

Sorry to be a downer. If I was really “jaded,” this wouldn’t bother me so much. Maybe that makes me a hopeless idealist.

Comment on Does this give you hope? by Mike at The Big Stick

Mike at The Big Stick — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:18:42 +0000

Wow. This is one of the most depressing posts I’ve read anywhere in quite sometime Z. Jaded much?

Comment on Does this give you hope? by Emily K

Emily K — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:22:30 +0000

I think the last one about the hijab would give ME hope because it shows a child is capable of understanding another’s *very personal* reason for donning traditional garb. Tolerance is good.

Comment on What is Acts 29? by Z2

Z2 — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:49:28 +0000

I’m not certain what “masculine love” is, but from what I’ve read of Jesus- I get the feeling he’d be more okay with a woman who’s head of her household than these people.

I’m not sure exactly what they think “Acting like a man” entails, but I don’t think I want to know, either. I can’t help but feel like that conference will be a step backwards for gender issues.

Comment on Rules for prayer by It's the Thought that Counts » Blog Archive » What is Acts 29?

It's the Thought that Counts » Blog Archive » What is Acts 29? — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:05:30 +0000

[...] may recall Pastor Winfield Bevins from my post last week. Pastor Bevins’ byline on the Resurgence blog lists him as an “Acts 29 Pastor.” [...]

Comment on Rules for prayer by Emily K

Emily K — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:05:02 +0000

I have absolutely no idea. I don’t make a habit to tell people about who/what/why/when I pray (for), because it seems like showing off. I DO stick to the principal that mine aren’t the only prayers, and that prayer might not be as simple as a “microphone” to “God’s ears.” It’s sort of like a moment of reflection and re-focus. For example, when I say a blessing before eating, it helps me remember that I’m lucky to have gotten Food Stamps. If I’m praying for someone because they are in trouble, it helps me remember that I would want as much guidance and help as possible were I that person. But the hierarchies and talk of an “elect,” well this is foreign to me.

Comment on Older isn’t always better by Emily K

Emily K — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:36:17 +0000

What differentiates this diet a little more from the “old fashioned, normal” diet is that a “normal” diet could include any number of processed foods, so long as the calories add up to the right amount. I’m all for enjoying the benefits of technology, such as pasteurization and refrigeration, but I also like my food to be.. food. And this isn’t a millenial “green-minded” trend – Upton Sinclair noted in the 1910’s the appalling conditions (and often ingredients) used to process meat in pre-WWII America, causing Teddy Roosevelt to trash his breakfast sausages.

Additionally, our bodies might run on caloric intake, but they’re not calorimeters. Vinegar affects blood-sugar – and by proxy, the feeling of satiety – despite the fact that it is not high-calorie. Free glutamates also affect how satisfying a food might taste. I believe there is a hypothesis proposed that artificial sweeteners might go against brain chemistry by causing the body to expect sugar to be entering the bloodstream – but when no sugar enters it, the craving for sugar (*actual* sugar) remains.

I like my food simple and I like being able to pronounce the ingredients. I’m not necessarily opposed to MSG being used in food, but I question why the food product might need MSG in the *first* place. Is it not sufficiently delicious on its own, without chemical enhancement?

I recently discovered at the salad bar that rather than use the bottled dressing (which I never really liked that much anyway, nor used much of) I can make my own dressing combining olive oil, red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, and a little salt, oregano, and black pepper. It tastes much better, compliments the food better, and doesn’t contain extra sugar, chemicals, or sodium. (Much of that sodium comes from preservative chemicals and not even for affecting the flavor of the food.)

I do eat some “processed foods;” don’t get me wrong. But I also believe that you are what you eat and try to reflect that in my diet.

Comment on Video games for girls by It’s the Thought that Counts » Blog Archive » More on gamer stereotypes

It’s the Thought that Counts » Blog Archive » More on gamer stereotypes — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:19:10 +0000

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Comment on When it’s good to argue by It’s the Thought that Counts » Blog Archive » Don’t talk about politics or religion

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:18:32 +0000

[...] we disagree and argue about it, it may feel a little uncomfortable and unpleasant at the time, but there are major benefits in the long run. After all, what’s more important: that your political party control a [...]