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I visited Helium many times before I actually became a member and I was impressed by the enormous amount of talent in the Helium community. I soon realized that I could find discussion on just about any topic that would come to mind and I wanted to be a part

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Politics, News & Issues > Family Law Should abortion for underage children require parental consent?: 1 of 52
It seems strange to me that we would see "underage children" and "abortion" in the same sentence.The abortion procedure in itself is the voluntary murder of an "underage child".The Age of ConsentSo, who actually are these underage children? States differ in what they consider the "age of consent", for example - In Florida, th... More..
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse The domestic violence problem: 1 of 35
The domestic violence problem can probably be best described by the words of our President in his proclamation recognizing the month of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month:"Domestic violence spills over into schools and places of work; and it affects people from every walk of life. Though abuse may occur in ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations Can Christians ever manage to reclaim Christmas as a holy day?: 1 of 35
What would you do if you opened your morning newspaper and saw these headlines? - "Will Christians Reclaim Christmas As A Holy Day?"Did you know that there was a time when Christmas was cancelled? Yes, there really was a Scrooge. In the mid-1600s, when Oliver Cromwell took over England, he officially cancelled Christmas.In 17... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Ten reasons why I voted for Barack Obama: 2 of 66
The American people, in one clear voice, elected Senator Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. if I were to list the top ten reasons why I voted for him, I would have to include the facts that Senator Obama:1. Maintained an even temperament and didn't show anger and frustration like McCain. We certainly did... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Did Jesus mention homosexuality?: 1 of 28
Anyone who has studied the Bible to any extent realizes that homosexuality is mentioned many times. Whether it is referenced by the terms "abusers of themselves with mankind", "without natural affection" or some other term, homosexuality is condemned many times in both the Old and New Testaments.What does the Bible have to sa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Assessing the death penalty: 5 of 139
There is a 61-year-old prison inmate sitting on death row in the state of Florida who was sentenced to death at the age of 27. In his 34 years of solitary confinement on death row, he has not been allowed to associate with other inmates and has not been allowed to be "productive" in any way in the prison population. The massi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 18 of 313
I don't think that making the choice to have an abortion should ever be considered a "right". No one should have a "right" to kill anyone, other than in self-defense or when our freedoms are threatened.Two years ago I stood in a storage room of a large metropolitan hospital while a nurse reached into a styrofoam ice chest and... More..
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Domestic violence is alive and well: 1 of 17
My cell phone ringing woke me up at 11:00 p.m. that Friday night and as I looked at the number, I had no idea who would be calling so late. I recognized the voice, it was Sandy, a girl I had known for the past 10 years, but hadn't seen or heard from in the past three years. She was upset and crying and she said, "Can you help... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Will Sarah Palin get a second chance at the presidency?: 6 of 84
Will Sarah Palin get a second chance at the presidency?As Sarah Palin arrived back in her home state of Alaska, the John McCain team and evidently the entire Republican party were busy doing everything in their power to place the blame for an embarrassing defeat on the shoulders of the vice presidential candidate.Sarah Palin ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should city and town governments be allowed to display Christmas symbols?: 5 of 67
Jews only celebrate holidays mentioned in the Old Testament, where Christians celebrate the birth of Christ which happens to appear in the New Testament.So what do Jews do on December 25th? From all the accounts I can find, some go out for Chinese and others use this time for a family get together. So there is a celebration o... More..