Ok, np. I wasn't really concerned about the vote itself, I was just curious if you had a different interpretation of the situation. =)


In reply to this comment by longde:
Sorry, I misinterpreted your post and did a snap downvote.

In reply to this comment by Psychologic:
Why the downvote?


http://www.videosift.com/video/Australian-Tribute-To-Michael-Jackson-Offends-American#comment-875482

Why the downvote?


http://www.videosift.com/video/Australian-Tribute-To-Michael-Jackson-Offends-American#comment-875482

I had the pleasure of attending the first communion for the son of my wife's sister a couple weeks back (he's 8 or so). Everyone was congratulating him with a similar exuberance to parents explaining to their children that Santa is real and is watching everyone. Poor kid.

I was surprised at the politics involved in the mass though. During one of the prayers, among all of the general blessings and requests, the priest threw in "and Lord, please help lead the nations of the world to adopt compassionate immigration policies". The random political injection caught me a bit off-guard.

Similarly, there was a time where people could speak out with prayer requests, like "please help Mr. Smith recover from his surgery". Then one guy's request was "Lord, please guide everyone to see that abortion is murder, and help us bring all of those involved to justice."

After the service I told the kid "congratulations", when I really wanted to say "run while you still can!"



In reply to this comment by JiggaJonson:
I just sent out a communion card for my 8 year old sister and I'm not sure how to feel about it. I'm a pretty outspoken atheist so I wanted to write "So how did Jesus' flesh taste?" but instead I just wrote "Congratulations."
I'm a softy for 8 year olds getting dressed up and what not, but that's how they gettcha - no one wants to break the illusion.

On the other hand, trying to get those same kids to pay attention in science class, when there really is SO much wonder in the universe, and so much to discover is another thing. They all just came to the communion for the crackers.

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
its coming and theres nothing i can do about it. i just hope it doesnt get at all popular for another 40 years or so because i am checking out at 70. period.


Hey, I'm just curious what you meant by this. Are you saying that if you do not die naturally that you will take your own life at 70?

That's your choice if you want, I'm just wondering what your reasoning is behind that.