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    Please pray for my exams, my health and my family

    I'm sorry to hear you're all sick - and at a time when you need to be well enough for an exam, no less. I honestly don't know which I'd worry about more, were I in your position. :( I'll keep you in prayer. :prayer: I hope everything turns out okay.
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    I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the most important thing in a partner...

    LTI: have you read Wendell Berry's biographical account of Harlan and Anna Hubbard? I seem to recall you were a fan of Berry, though I admit it's been a long time since I've posted here and my memory is pretty bad. Opposites need not be opposed - they can work together harmoniously. It depends...
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    Please pray for me and my marriage..

    I have a friend who went through a similar situation recently, and you have nothing but sympathy from me. It's not an easy thing to have to go through. I'll pray God guides you and gives you the strength you need, and the wisdom to know what to do. :prayer:
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    as an INTJ woman

    As an INTx -- I know, it's a world of difference -- I can relate. With one qualifying statement, though, as there must always be a qualifying statement with these things. I think I've gotten to the point where being single doesn't bother me so much, and few people ever really chide me for my...
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    Why do some Christians want to Condemn Everything?

    OP: first off, let me start by telling you what you already suspect. You are not a Satanist for listening to some particular type of music, a homosexual for watching pro-wrestling (unless that's your thing, in which case, I stand corrected), and for the last one, I am not a fortune teller so...
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    Is gardening Christian?

    The only way I can understand gardening is as a method of relating to the natural, created world, and appreciating that which was made by God. Gardening, almost by definition, teaches the gardener most, if not everything mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23. Anyone who tells you otherwise probably...
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    two small requests

    It's strange being back on this site again after such a long absence. I saw some familiar nicknames which made me smile. :) Just passing through and thought I'd post two requests for prayer - the first, that I could find some direction. I've been feeling kind of stuck in my circumstances for a...
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    What are you listening to right now? (16)

    Let's see if I remember how to do this, now... The Who - Baba O'riley - YouTube
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    What do you enjoy doing outside?

    Living is always good.
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    Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's?

    Yes, but what belongs to Caesar?
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    Friends and boyfriends (lack of) and loneliness

    Despair and loneliness are funny creatures. In the middle of a bustle of activity, you can feel alone. In the middle of the happiest moment of your life, you can feel despair and dread about the future. You're thinking too much about it - love and interest are not going to mysteriously fall into...
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    vampire fad

    They're symbols. They're markings on a page, or an idea in your mind. Why would Satan hate that? It's much too subtle; remember the wheat and tares? I bet they love the cross, both of them.
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    vampire fad

    Those lyrics were written by people who probably don't even believe that Christ was a real person in history. Otherwise, they probably use it for shock value (which is frequent in music - controversy and rebellion sells). There are only a handfull of bands that I would worry about for the...
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    vampire fad

    Actually, Christ's death is sort of the point of His life, teachings and history. He alluded towards it many times, and the crucifixion itself underlies almost everything about the gospel (good news). This is the case due to what happened immediately afterwards; Christ rose from the grave. The...
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    Being Right vs. showing respect.

    Yes, the two things must be mutually exclusive, or at odds with one another. How else could it be?
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    the low fertility rate in the United States

    The action is childlessness and the motivation is not included within the action. This is the problem.
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    the low fertility rate in the United States

    According to that logic, the motivations would require a motivation.
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    the low fertility rate in the United States

    What does selfish mean? It's a value judgment based on determined qualities of motivation - it's selfish to save money when people around you are starving, because you don't care and want a luxury yacht at some point in the future. It's not selfish to save your money when people around you are...
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    the low fertility rate in the United States

    Selfishness is a value judgment, which may or may not be applicable to a given situation by virtue of motivation.
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    the low fertility rate in the United States

    Selfishness is a value judgment. It has no place in a discussion about a supposedly objective criteria. Value judgments also rely on how you define the concepts you are using. As above, if you define selfishness to mean the things you describe, it would be selfish not to want expanded...