Posted on 05/07/2012 6:07:42 AM PDT by Lazamataz
The Seven Sins:
Pride is an excessive belief in one's own abilities.
Envy is wanting what others have, be it status, abilities, or possessions.
Gluttony is the desire to eat or consume more than you require.
Lust is a powerful craving for such as sex, power and money.
Anger is the loss of rational self-control and the desire to harm others.
Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain.
Sloth is laziness and the avoidance of work.
Is the planet stuck sinning? Is there a way out?
Check my home page, you should see you were added!
The planet? I cannot speak about the planet. I can BARELY speak about ME. I know that I can humbly ask God to change me, and be open to the change.
The planet? I cannot speak about the planet. I can BARELY speak about ME. I know that I can humbly ask God to change me, and be open to the change.
Thank you. I was going to go hide under the bed. I feel rejected today for some reason.
You are not ever rejected. This universe loves you!
Excellent read.
Thank you!
Nice to see more original content on Free Republic. Hopefully the mods see fit to allow more of it. If we have enough such contributors, we won't need to worry about copyright nonsense and take-downs. We'll be our own media.
Anyway, the goings-on in Europe remind me of one of my favorite quotes by Benjamin Franklin (paraphrased): "...We give you a republic, if you can keep it."
Many Americans mistakenly assume that democracy is a good thing. Well a democracy is basically majority rule. It results in laws for the "common good" at the expense of personal liberty. It means that once enough people vote themselves a share of somebody else's labor, our economic system will collapse because there will eventually be more takers than producers.
A republic on the other hand, which the United States was founded upon, holds that personal liberty is to be respected and cannot be taken away. In a republic, the "majority rule" is constrained by a written constitution that protects the rights of all.
Many people
Nice to see more original content on Free Republic. Hopefully the mods see fit to allow more of it. If we have enough such contributors, we won't need to worry about copyright nonsense and take-downs. We'll be our own media.
Anyway, the goings-on in Europe remind me of one of my favorite quotes by Benjamin Franklin (paraphrased): "...We give you a republic, if you can keep it."
Many Americans mistakenly assume that democracy is a good thing. Well a democracy is basically majority rule. It results in laws for the "common good" at the expense of personal liberty. It means that once enough people vote themselves a share of somebody else's labor, our economic system will collapse because there will eventually be more takers than producers.
A republic on the other hand, which the United States was founded upon, holds that personal liberty is to be respected and cannot be taken away. In a republic, the "majority rule" is constrained by a written constitution that protects the rights of all.
Many people
Nice vanity post.
Yes indeed, but a lot of the people in the universe don’t!
You’re absolutely right, Laz. That’s why, I’m not wasting my time buying gold, rather, I’m buying toiletries—to barter with in the coming collapse. God bless us all.
Thank you. I hope to continue to improve. Maybe someday I may join the ranks of the Serious Editorialist.
LOL. Self canceling phrase. NYT’s self cancel with every word they say.
You are indeed an original and we appreciate your humor and perspective here. Nice work!
I do!
Thank you again!
It's very good, and shouldn't die.
Please add me to your ping list.
“but a lot of the people in the universe dont!”
Effem, feed em fish heads if they cant take a joke!
A little something I learned in the brig 40 years ago, stuck with me ever since.
Well said, Laz.
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