[GodGunsGuts]

Don’t worry. God’s in control. Be happy :o)

[org.whodat]

obsession
Noun
1. something that preoccupies a person to the exclusion of other things: his principal obsession was with trying to economize
2. Psychiatry a persistent idea or impulse, often associated with anxiety and mental illness
obsessional adj

[org.whodat]

obsession
Psychiatry ‘Recurrent & persistent thoughts, impulses, or images (that are perceived) … as intrusive and inappropriate and cause marked anxiety or distress’
Obsessions are
1. Recurrent & persistent thoughts, impulses, or images–TII, that are perceived as intrusive and inappropriate and cause marked anxiety or distress
2. Or that are not simply excessive reponses to genuine real-life problems
3. Active attempts are made to suppress or neutralize the TIIs by some thought or action
4. The person recognizes that the TIIs are products of his/her own mind
Compulsions are
1. Repetitive behaviors–eg handwashing, double-checking, mental acts–praying, repeating words silently that a person feels compelled to perform in response to an obsession, or in accord with strictly applied rules
2. Behaviors or mental acts aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation, which are not realistically connected with what they are intended to neutralize or prevent, or behaviors that are clearly excessive DSM-IV, 1994

[familyop]

[Happy, hairy, bow-legged familyop, knees half bent, scratches his right armpit with his right hand, then while hobbling toward the door, dangles his right arm over his head and scratches while hobbling,...]

[YHAOS]

What, me worry?

Alfred E. 0bama

[autumnraine]

I have to remind myself who is in charge when I get all frantic about the demons running this country right now.

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[kms61]

You would not have found a more devout Christian than my grandmother. She also suffered from depression. For a great many people, It has nothing to do with their attitude or belief system. It’s a disorder of brain chemistry that’s treatable with medication.

[Liberty1970]

I am a suicide survivor (as an evolutionist), who was dramatically affected for the better when I became a creationist. So I absolutely endorse the gist of this article. It’s hard to be depressed when you recognize the reality that there is a God and He cares about you.

[hellbender]

Ignoring for the moment whether evolution is true or not, no one can seriously dispute that 1) its implications are profoundly depressing for human beings, and 2) the Left loves the doctrine, because it reduces man to insignificance and allows the State to do anything with people it pleases. That's the real reason they want it crammed into the minds of the young; it is not "basic science" at all, and most people, even in scientific fields like medicine, have no need to know much about it.

In contrast, Christianity is 1) profoundly positive and conducive to joy, and 2) the only reliable basis for free economic and political systems.

[rawhide]

Good article.

[Alter Kaker]

What about hemorrhoids? Can creationism cure them too?

[ModelBreaker]

Oprah meets creationism.

[yazoo]

“That night he realized that this evolutionary belief was the reason for his dark despair and feeling of emptiness....”

I believe in evolution and God. Depression can result from no belief in God but I don’t see how you have to believe in Creationism to believe in God.

[Soothesayer]

Creationists are not giving evidence, only ideas. It has also become quite clear that evolution cannot be compatible with scripture. I have almost completely given up on faith. If a loving God is real, why does he play these cruel jokes?