IrishRed
Joined: 01/19/2007
Posts: 455
Location: LaFayette, GA
Bio:
I am over 50 and sometimes like to be nosy. I can be a pain in the butt or your best buddy. I know a lot of trivial info about a lot of things. Guess that does not say too much but I am trying to keep my name out of this stuff.

Recent Comments by IrishRed
Jeannie Babb Taylor: The M-Word - Modern racists use religious attack to smear blacks
08/17/2008 07:14:56 AM
I would like to pass on a little info about Muslims. All of the Muslim women do not wear burkhas. It varies from country to country. Like Christianity, different groups interpret the Koran in different ways. Much of what you hear and see is based on a country or cultural condition. Many of the reports from Iraq will mention the Shiite and the Sunni. The are different sects of Islam. They have a fundamental difference in who they believe was the true leader after Mohammed. The Iranians for example are mostly Shiite and the Saudi's are mostly Sunni.

To point out the cultural differences, look at Pakistan and Indonesia where women have been elected to government offices and led the country. However, in Saudi Arabia, women are not allowed to even drive. I am no expert on Islam, I just read a lot.
Disappearance of Theresa Parker, 911 dispatcher in Walker County
08/17/2008 06:56:26 AM
You aren't alone blondie, many of us have said this from the beginning. Many of us believe that she had inside info on someone or something and threatened to disclose it.
Disappearance of Theresa Parker, 911 dispatcher in Walker County
08/13/2008 07:27:48 AM
Hate to say it also but TT could be right. Hopefully BC has a lot to say.
Stork brings troubling news to Walker County leaders; task force formed to combat growi...
08/13/2008 07:25:59 AM
I have a 12 year old boy and girls have been after him since he was 10. I tell him he doesn't need to grow up so fast but it's hard when girls are calling him and his friends are talking about dating and going steady.
Stork brings troubling news to Walker County leaders; task force formed to combat growi...
08/12/2008 07:34:06 AM
I am in total agreement about the Myspace thing. My 12 year old is not allowed on that site or Facebook. They are much too young and inexperienced to be getting hit on at his age. He also has no cell phone though most of his friends do. I told him if he needs to make a call, he can use our home phone.
Stork brings troubling news to Walker County leaders; task force formed to combat growi...
08/11/2008 07:51:59 AM
I would somewhat agree with those who say that there are no consequences for getting pregnant these days. It's like no big deal if you have a baby in High School. I have teenage boys and have told them what they need to know and beware of little girls(some of them still in Elementary School) trying to act older. Some of it is the media and some their parents allowing them to wear high heels and makeup at 10 years old. They think they are cute but they entice older boys. I see young girls all the time being told by older boys that they are pretty and as someone mentioned low self esteem, they buy into it.

I agree with JBT that it also has a lot to do with how they look at the future. Look at the low graduation rate. Parents need to encourage their kids to stay in school and businesses need to emphasize how important a diploma is. It should not be that it is rare to find someone with a diploma, it should be the norm.

I also believe that you can teach all the religious beliefs you want but I'm sure you will find that many of the pregnant kids come from good religious families.
Candidates for Walker County clerk of Superior Court
08/09/2008 08:28:39 AM
I don't think anyone is confusing Clerk of the Court with a law clerk. I personall would like someone in the position who had background and knowledge of the running of the court and what is done there.
Stork brings troubling news to Walker County leaders; task force formed to combat growi...
08/09/2008 08:21:21 AM
Yomoma, I guess you haven't noticed that abstinence doesn't work 100% or there wouldn't be so many teen pregnancies. You can teach it all you want but when it comes down to it hormones can take over. I'm not saying you are wrong to believe in it but in the real world, not too many kids are practicing it.
The Watercooler
08/09/2008 08:14:34 AM
If you think about it, how many wars heve been fought in the name of religion? Far too many for me.
The Watercooler
08/09/2008 08:13:25 AM
Thank you grace for clarifying the difference between Christian and religion. My ancestors were among those who left England to pursue religious freedom. At that time, they were called Pilgrims who evolved into Puritans who split into different groups because of differences in their beliefs. They were all Christians.

As you stated, many of the Founding Fathers who by the 1700's had many different religions, had different beliefs but they all had the same basic principals. If some of them were alive today, you might not like them very much.

What Obama says is correct, we are a nation of Christians, Jews, Moslems, Buddhists and many other groups I couldn't begin to name. What make us different from the rest and what brings us together is that we have the same core values. We are Americans. Whether I vote for him or not is irrelevant. He is stating the truth!