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Born in Southern California where I resided for thirty years I spent my twenties as a firefighter EMT. Proudly I fought many of the major wild fires in the Lake Elsinore Hemet area. In the twenty years since my employment opportunities have taken me from roofer

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Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse Is smoking pot benign or a serious health hazard?: 1 of 30

The question of is smoking Marihuana dangerous will largely depend on who you ask, where they get their information, the reliability of the information, and whether or not the individual has actually partaken of the herb. Furthermore to what do we compare the alleged dangerousness of this plant; hashish, heroine, cocaine, met... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Does religion have anything to do with terrorism?: 9 of 51

In this post 911 political and religious environment, much of how the term terrorism is used in the media relates to three areas; geographical location, religious ideologies, and race. In the geographical location, the mid eastern countries of Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan areas comes to mind while religion most p... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Is God only known for what He's done or for what He is?: 4 of 22

The difference between who someone is as opposed to what that person does is largely a matter of perception; what we think upon first impressions, and what we are told or hear. However what we may think of a person can be misleading and flat out wrong when one compares those first impressions, what we are told or hear to how ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts Do prayers work: 5 of 25

Having spent over thirty five years in a religious environment from my impressionable years in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and attending various churches such as Calvary Chapel and the Southern Baptist church I feel that I can offer a distinct perspective on the matter of does prayer work. Although technically I am stil... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Why has international intervention to stop the fighting in Darfur failed, and what policy alternatives might succeed?: 9 of 36

The fighting in the Western Sudan between the Sudanese Military backed by the Janjaweed militia, and the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) cannot be blamed on one international organization due to the fact that such blame is far to specific, counterproductive and divisive when global... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Islam Assessing the importance of the star and crescent symbols in Islam: 2 of 6

While the crescent moon and star are associated with several Muslim countries including Algeria, Azerbaijan, Comoros, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; earlier types during the time of the Prophet Muhammad simply flew the colors black, green and white on banners as identif... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The case for the separation of church and state: 27 of 77

Many well meaning Christians in the United States misconstrue the meaning of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Establishment and Free Exercise clause, which partially reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . ." to ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality (Other) Religion, politics and extremism do not mix: 4 of 7

Be Consistent.Here we are just a little under two years from the next presidential election and what is coming out of the mouths of the republicans? Religious faith. However how is this religious faith manifested in the last twenty years? Hate and intolerance towards homosexuals, atheists, deists, agnostics, science, woman's ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Is Hell a real place or a metaphor to deter evil-doers?: 63 of 105

Fear is the biggest motivator in society. It is estimated that there are no less than 500 plus phobias listed in various medical and psychological papers and believe it or not there is actually an official phobia of hell e.g. Hadephobia. According to the DSM-IV "Diagnostic criteria for 300.29 Specific Phobia" phobias are char... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: War in Iraq: 78 of 125

3500 SoulsWe went to the sands in search of a man and all his weapons of war.With a sense of pride and one purpose in mind to settle Septembers score.With "Shock and Awe" we entered the fray all watched on CNNAfter September never to remember just where our freedoms began.Thirty five hundred souls.Thirty five hundred souls.Th... More..