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Cool post, Melissa. :)

Yeah, I'm familiar with Christianity in general ~ I was raised Catholic. I was just wondering if any of the branches were cool with gay people. And I found one! :) My husband was raised Catholic too, and while I've veered off into Buddhism, he's still adrift ~ unhappy with the Catholic...

Okay, this might be a dumb question, but is there a branch of Christianity out there that accepts homosexuality as normal? Edit: Found one! http://wabaptists.org/

Anyone remember Ted Haggard? When that story broke, at first it seemed easy to think, "Ha! Hypocrite!" However, I have a lot of sympathy for him. It's obvious he's gay, yet because of his religious beliefs and the life he chose, he's forced to live as a straight man. If you're straight...

I feel your pain, literally and figuratively. I got through 5.5 months of STS when I strained my thumb and found I couldn't lift heavy weights at all anymore. Just gripping the dumbbell was painful. Ugh. So I had to miss out on the last two weeks of Meso 3, which really ticked me off because...

Thanks, Lulu. Again, I don't mean to hammer at you. I'm simply trying to figure out how you see things. I knew one guy who fell into the latter category of my two examples. He was a devout Catholic and, in my opinion, drove himself nuts trying to avoid committing all kinds of "sin" ~ that's...

So you think that one man being attracted to another man can be considered natural? I'm not trying to bust your butt or anything. I'm truly curious as to how you view homosexuality. For example, some see it as faulty wiring, a disease of some sort. Others think we all have certain tendencies...

But do you believe being heterosexual is a choice? Is your attraction to men natural...innate...or do you choose to be attracted to men?

We're homeschoolers, so I can't comment on school fundraising specifically, but we participate in a fundraiser for my daughter's choir. The silent auction pulls in decent money every year. We feature everything from restaurant and museum gift certificates to homemade items. The girls and I...

Exactly. It's not a choice. It's not a "lifestyle". My brother has said that if he could change this one thing about himself, he would because it would make life so much easier. For those of you who think homosexuality is a choice, did you choose to be heterosexual?

Yes, you could still do the low-intensity step and kickbox cardio segments. In fact, the high-intensity step segment is short enough that when you're ready to reintroduce a bit more impact (but not a LOT), it would be a good fit. Bootcamp is the the one with most impact. Again though, it's...

I did just a bit of yoga and casual walks around my neighborhood. You can bust out cardio and stuff, but I was lazy. :p

Cathe's a weak spot for me. I can carefully evaluate any other instructor's product, but the minute Cathe comes up with something, I'm on board. :D (runs over to 6pm.com)

I have a Rival too. I forget how long I've had it ~ years ~ and it still works great.

Diane, thanks for that post. :D Amy, I like what you said about progress being inevitable, despite the roadblocks we run into today. I was telling my daughters as we were walking to the polls on Nov. 4th that the momentum of change depends on every generation that follows. I'm curious...

Beautiful! :eek: Congratulations!

That is so good to hear, Peggy. :)

I work so hard at trying to be diplomatic that DH says sometimes I go too far and let people walk all over me. Clearly I'm going to have to draw a line in the sand here. Regarding forcing Churches to marry gay couples, I've thought about that over the years. There must be something that...

Have a fun and safe trip! :)

Shana, I'm going to check out that book. Thanks for the link! That's the issue my sister and I were discussing yesterday. When do you speak up and how? I definitely let this woman know that I don't subscribe to her way of thinking, but I didn't come out and say, "You know, you shouldn't use...