as i said i did skip quite alot of this conversation. why should everyone not have the right to be heard and be proud, not apply to everyone? i thought you had a constitution that all people are equal, why does thatv not apply here?

from what i gather and maybe i am wrong,please correct me if i am, but it does sound like america is coming away from that philosophy.

everyone, i am not saying that the regligious folk are extremists or nuts, just that i don't understand their way of thinking, i wouldn't deny anyone anything if it did not HURT anyone else physically or mentally,so why should they? i think beleif is a wonderful thing as long as you remember that is is only an idea.

why couldn't someone rewrite the bible, why would that not be seen as the ammended word of god? i don't mean scrape the old one, but how many important acient documents are hidden from the public?

a flippent example might be ... i have read.. river god by wilbur smith,.. but i wouldn't have a clue on how to read the ancient scrolls from which they came, just because he has slighly altered the story doesn't make it any less relevent or inspiring.

everyone comes to the table with different perspectives, like a session shouldn't we try to keep an open mind and try to come to a compromise?

take care all

jade x x