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edit: sorry for all the [bless and do not curse]'s. I edited out the offending word so it would be more readable. I heard the line the other day, said in a household of five, "You are responsible for one fifth of the culture here." It seemed like a great way of summarizing a broader idea...

In my own mind, I understand the difference between morality and ethics to be that morality is about what is good vs. evil, while ethics is about following to a specific code of behavior. An action can be morally good while being unethical, if it is helpful and kind, but inappropriate for some...

Yet another thread in the ongoing discussion of virginity! (Actually, I hope this won't spawn any others--I don't like when the board gets clogged with tons of threads on the same topic, but I do think this needs to be asked separately). I've read a lot of different statements about waiting...

As a companion to this thread http://www.christianforums.com/t7648531/ I thought we could get a sampling of non-religious experiences. Of course, both these threads suffer from the problem that religious/non identities can change over the course of your life. So, if you were non-religious...

...and I'm pretty anonymous here. And I couldn't find the email address for PostSecrets quickly enough for my taste. My girlfriend's sister just made a comment about how my gf was more capable, as a person, when she was a child, and then "went crazy" during her teens. I know, and she doesn't...

I discovered the concept of Health at Every Size a couple of months ago, and am so glad that I did. I had started thinking similarly, before that, but it really helped to have my vague intuitions put into words, with confirmation that yes, this is a thing, and many people live happily and...

Just something on the lighter side... I sing. Not professionally and pretty much constantly--my internal narrative is musical. Usually, I don't bother to write a tune, though. I just take a recognizable song and replace the lyrics with my stream of consciousness. When I was little, I'd...

I did 50 push ups today! It wasn't exactly a goal (I'm working more on building strength than endurance), and it wasn't even fully deliberate, but I'm pleased anyway. Over the course of the morning, I did 5 sets of 7 to take the edge off of anxiety, then a random one to check my form, then...

So, I can't easily post links right now, but if you Google "100 pushup challenge" it'll come up, probably number 1. I'm familiar with the theories of health and fitness, but not with the practice of creating a regimine and progressing toward a set goal, so i have a few questions about it...

Does anybody here experience nausea and pain after eating? GF is struggling with anorexia, and has been complaining of it. I don't think she felt that way before the eating disorder set it, so I'm pretty sure it's a consequence of eating so little. Will this go away on its own? Should she...

So, my girlfriend has been aware since her early teens that her feelings about food weren't particularly healthy--she heavily moralizes foods, and focuses a lot on her weight, instead of her health, etc. She's struggled for years to keep those issues somewhat quiet, and in the "Oh, that little...

So, my girlfriend went to an initial visit with a doctor today, who apparently responded to her descriptions of the eating disorder she's developing with a suggestion that at least she'd lose some weight. *MUST CONTROL FIST OF DEATH!!!!*

And to complete the trifecta--religious people, how do you normally view people who.belong to different religions?

There's a thread up asking Christians feel about atheists. It pretty much runs the gamut of possible opinions, including at least one, "hey, they're cool. Just trying to find their place in the world,ike everybody else. Don't see them any differently than Christians," some expressions of extreme...

That is, retrieving stuff from dumpsters--usually food, but sometimes furniture/appliances-- for your own use or to donate/give to others. Pre-packaged food still in its original packaging is most common. People I've known who do it are always honest about the origin of food that they give to...

If so, how did you get started? I had my first attempt, yesterday, and found a small gem-studded puffball. I don't know any experts, though, so I'm going off of books and websites, and being really careful--not trying to ID everything I find, but, to start with, learning the characteristics of...

Ask a person who prays, why they're praying, and you'll probably get an answer having to do with communicating with their god. Thanking, praising, presenting problems in the hope that God will resolve them, etc. But, there are always reasons behind the obvious. There are reasons behind...

Pastor Orders His Flock to Beat Gay Couple Arriving At Church | Addicting Info

So...what do people think about it? To be careful about terms, polyamory is not the same as polygamy, and ...well...I'm not involved in swinging culture, so I can't really say how it compares. Polyamory is based very heavily on the idea that being in a relationship with somebody doesn't mean...

My girlfriend started up a new job recently. During lunch, her coworkers chatted about various things they enjoy, disapprove of, etc. She didn't relate. She didn't like the same things they did, and some of the things they disapproved of were important to her. When they started outright...