kengs333

Yes, Canada is a Christian country in many respects; it was certainly founded with Christianity as the only religion, and Canadians still adhere to a worldview that is heavily influenced by Christianity. Christianity is, incidently, the one true religion, and therefore it's in Canada's best interest to maintain its Christian heritage.

So how exactly is your post any more "intelligent" than her letter? I suppose this never occurred to you while you were huffing and puffing and furiously pounding out yet another brilliant post. I'll refrain from characterizing the creative energy behind your post. No sense stooping to your level.

Studies have shown time and again that the "traditional family" is the best arrangement for raising children. Children from single-parent households are much more likely to engage in criminal behaviour, do poorly in school. Don't you think that society would therefore benefit from this being the norm? Should not society go back to considering it the ideal arrangement for raising children? I do. Actually neither arrangement is acceptable. I think the nature of "same-sex" households has been seriously overidealized. Let's see what it's like in 50 years when there is a significant number of same-sex households and a couple of generations of kids have been "raised" in these environments...

Nice try to deflect the attention, but the truth of the matter is that the United States does and has for some time resorted to the use of torture and violated people's human rights; you shouldn't be trying to justify, rationalize, downplay, etc. this fact, regardless of where you stand politically.

The landclaims may be "legal," but they have political ramifications and the manner in which Six Nations has conducted itself at times has clearly not been "legal". I hope that makes sense to you, too.

What kind of answer is that? Do you actually differentiate between the suffering and pain that people experienced while they were being victimized by the Nazi regime based on ethnicity?

I really don't see the difference. The objective was to eliminate anyone that the Nazis felt were "sub-human" and regardless of how specific groups were targeted, the end result for all was going to be death. Therein lies the similarity. Yet people still like to draw distinctions, and I think it's this fact that makes some people a little cynical about the whole issue.

Right, as the article states, the Death Book that the Russians released records the identities of 70,000 inmates, half of which are listed as being non-Jews. The estimated firgure of recorded inmates at Auschwitz was 400,000, and I assume that the fact that half were believed to be non-Jews is based on the surviving 70,000 records. Not disputing that a large number of the non-documented people that were killed upon arrival could have been Jews, but it's clear that what happened at Auschwitz has to be remembered for something that affected all different kinds of people.

Interesting phrase "sexually neutral". And I suppose that's what same-sex households are? The argument that gay rights advocates always seem to make is that homosexuality is normal, that gays are "born that way" and that giving them "full equality" only recognizes the "reality" of the existence of homosexuality in our society. But here you are essentially arguing that this should not be the case when it comes to other forms of sexual deviance. By your logic, there should be no reasons why two consenting siblings should be able to engage in incestuous relationship because according to people like you if it occurs then it is "natural". In reality, though, is there really a "safe non-sexual environment to grow up in" in a society that embraces sin as acceptable; when we watch TV and there are so many sexually charged messages bombarding us? The gay rights movement has done much to try to blur the line between sexual and platonic/familial "love," whereby just about everything can become an inidcator of sexual attraction. This is the world that many people wanted because they wanted to be "free" to pursue their own lustful desires, so now you have to live with the consequences. This is why ALL sin is related, and why ALL sin is WRONG.

It's believed that approximately 400,000 people were registered at Auschwitz, of which there are records of about 70,000. Of these 70,000, about half were designated Christians--most were Polish Catholics. This is based on records that the Russians released several years ago, most of the others were supposedly destroyed by the Nazis. As for the people who were exterminated upon arrival, it's argued that most were Jews and this was likely the case, although the lack of records makes it difficult to confirm this.

So you agree then that homosexuals who advocate and/or engage in "man-boy love" are pedophiles?

She was on The View once talking about the fact that one of her kids was being bullied at school. She claims that she went to school with her kid and found the bully and stated that she would cause him/her physical harm if her kid was bullied again. I don't know, an adult threatening a six year old kid is pretty sad, but I suppose because she is a lesbian there was no outcry because her statement. Big mouth that she is you can't tell me that anyone who has to deal with her on a regular basis isn't subject to tirades and abussive behaviour.

But that's not what people say should have been done. They wanted the appropriate buildings destroyed as well. Rail lines would be repaired--by the inmates themselves. What about the non-Jews. Half of the people known to have died at Auschwitz were Christians.

Nice feminist myth.

Weren't you one of the people arguing that "man-boy love" is not pedophelia?

Yeah, obviously I left out the word "not". Anyone reading the post should know where it was heading. That's part of the skill of reading comprehension; reading isn't just about word recognition...

I don't see where there was a personal attack, but whatever the case, the fact remains that the great majority of peer reviewed research is suggesting that there is a significant change in the climate, that the ultimate source looks to be human activity. I personally don't think that "good, balanced and objective science" comes from institutes that receive funding from the oil and gas industry, among other corporate sources...

Actually, it looks as though it's should be the other way around, but Germany has learned its lesson about using war as an extension of foreign policy.

Not really, because it tended to put the French at a disadvantage.

The artillery bombardment is part of the battle. The issue is about the lessons learned from the Somme in general, not Canada's participation.

No, if you know anything about the Canadian involvement in subsequent battles, you'd know that this assertion is false. The Canadians were noted for minimizing casualties at Vimy Ridge, for instance, by using innovative techniques in the artillery preperation and in the use of machine guns. We're not talking about measuring something like that, and I'm not sure why you would want to bring up such a thing, either... But of course you wouldn't want to talk proportions, because it shows what Canada accomplished given its small size. No, proportionally they sustained much higher, but yes I suppose had the Americans been around for 3.5 years, they would have probably sustained a higher rate.

No, I'm just curious. You claimed that someone was an idiot "here" and then claimed that there wasn't an attack. Sounds to me like you don't have the balls to just come out an say it. Yet, you don't mind wishing a nuclear war to start in the Middle East. Wow, you're so "productive"...

Incorrect. The battle started on June 24.

So much of a danger that they sat around for 2+ years twidling their thumbs and making the odd secret deal with the British in order to expand their own network of international military bases. In other words, they exploited Britain's desperate position to continue building the foundations to their own empire. Very impressive.

The debate started several decades ago: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/...,923966,00.html