http://ethicsandlife.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Ethics and Life en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:22:31 GMT 2010-01-05T01:22:31Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976275&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment!                                                 . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:41:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976275&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2010-01-04T21:41:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976248&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace I had a friend who was murdered by six high school students a few years ago--only because he was in a gay neighbor. One of the students was the son of a school principal. I have two friends in wheelchairs . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:21:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976248&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-04T21:21:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975833&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Two rib ticklers and a sober! Enjoy! The State Pledge- All just political authority is derived from the People, and government may only be established and maintained with their consent. A government . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:31:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975833&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-04T16:31:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace The great news is that there were no combat deaths in Iraq in December and, according to General Ray Odierno, our top commander there, American combat forces will leave the country, as scheduled, by the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:34:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-03T21:34:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974510&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Chapter 4 Nephi convinces his brothers to head back into Jerusalem since God's on their side and clearly, no matter how many servants Laban may have, they're not enough to overcome the will of God.  . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:05:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974510&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-03T20:05:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974364&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Washington, D.C., is too far gone to salvage. Freedom in America has only one hope, the resurrection of State independence and sovereignty. The wizards in Washington and on Wall Street have us figured . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:58:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974364&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-03T17:58:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973961&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Recently I've started buying lottery tickets - not many - two a week.  That's $104 a year.  Janie and I could blow that on one evening's dinner and drinks at Kincaid's, but we don't . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:40:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973961&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Ron Hall 2010-01-03T14:40:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974202&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace   One of Japan’s greatest novelists is Shusaku Endo (1923-1996).  A Christian in a country where less than one percent of the population is Christian, Endo’s search for . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:00:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974202&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Joel Carillet 2010-01-03T16:00:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973787&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace The ancient Babylonians were the first to make New Year's resolutions and people all over the world have been breaking them ever since. The early Christians believed the first day of the New Year . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:21:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973787&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2010-01-03T08:21:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973734&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace published in factoids   There you have it, the holidays are over and most people have gone back to their daily routines. Still some people will have a few parties, family dinners, and get . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:14:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973734&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2010-01-03T07:14:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973719&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace In 1776, our founding fathers declared our freedom in the magnificent Declaration of Independence; our guide to governance. They established a nation of free and independent states. Declaring that the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:59:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973719&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-03T06:59:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973580&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Chapter 1: The Creation God creates heaven and Earth from what appears to be a pre-existing substrate of some sort, “the earth being unformed and void.”  How can something be both . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:33:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973580&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-03T04:33:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973001&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace I could never pass up a chance to walk through a snowstorm in the dark. The fact that it was a chance to put down the first tracks in fresh, new snow, in the predawn hours of the last day of 2009, . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:44:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973001&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Ronald Horvath 2010-01-02T18:44:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972951&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace I used to be an independent.  Voted for Ford when he ran against Carter (all I could find out about Carter was that he was a peanut farmer, had a big smile, and wasn't Nixon), Voted for Ronald Reagan . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:59:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972951&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace John S. 2010-01-02T17:59:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972827&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace "Life is brief and very fragile. Do that which makes you happy." --Flavia "Each day is a little life."  --Schopenhauer "Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known."  --Carl . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:24:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972827&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2010-01-02T16:24:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972766&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace   Freedom was promised by our Founding Fathers furthermore guaranteed by the Constitution. The right to freedom is why many of this Country’s best Citizens shed blood to defend it so we could . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:07:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972766&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Robert S. 2010-01-02T16:07:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972674&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace The Bible   The following entry represents my notes and observations as I read ‘Zondervan’s NASB Study Bible’. The text of the entry is my best attempt to . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:25:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972674&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-02T14:25:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace As we look ahead into 2010, the third year of the Great Recession, the big question on most people's minds relates to the job market. When will it recover?  When will companies start hiring again? . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:12:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-02T11:12:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972113&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace (A Failure in Courage By Richard Land - Dec 22, 2009- Dr. Land, in his book: {The Divided States of America?}  takes those on the right and the left to task for misstating God’s role in America’s . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:23:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972113&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-02T06:23:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971607&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace FYI, There are NO graphic pics in this movie trailer. It's simply an introduction to the upcoming movie. There is, however some very important information that all women should want and really need . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:15:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971607&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Sandy and John J. 2010-01-01T18:15:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace The movement has begun, a genuine attempt to preserve the sanctity of the sacrement of marriage in the USA.  The California 2010 Marriage Protection Act is moving toward the ballot, and possible . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:17:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-31T19:17:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970557&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Last month on a plane, I fell asleep while holding a cup containing a small amount of ice.  The ice fell onto the knee of the man in the next seat. He jumped into the aisle shouting obscenities. . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:16:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970557&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2009-12-31T19:16:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970464&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace   The songs are the same The songs are the same we sing in our hearts. The trees are the same Those we foster in our gardens. The waves are the same Those climb . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:08:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970464&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace vijay kumar 2009-12-31T18:08:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970418&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace I want to take this moment to thank each and everyone of you for the support and kindness you have all shown me this year. Until I came here, and Lady of Lake Merritt started trying to get me . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:31:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970418&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Dexter S. 2009-12-31T17:31:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970382&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace We hear so often, "But I tried so very hard!"  Yes, you did, but you failed.  Teachers and others hear, "Shouldn't I be given credit for trying?"  "Yes, young lady, I know that you tried . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:53:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970382&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Leo Lemmer 2009-12-31T16:53:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956906&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Introduction   It is my firm belief that nutrition has a role in psychiatry just as it has a role in oncology and other medical disciplines. Oncology is the study of cancer. The role of nutrition . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:03:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956906&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Craig Olson 2009-12-31T15:03:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969392&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Hi everyone, I hope your holidays are coming along real well. I hope Santa was good and you are all expecting to have a good new year. Santa came sooner than expected for me. I had to . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:04:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969392&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-31T00:04:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968621&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace With the health insurance bill now being worked out between the House and the Senate, it is worth repeating how the government run version actually works -- and why we ALL should want something exactly . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:48:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968621&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace John S. 2009-12-30T13:48:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968060&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace First my credentials.  I was a security officer in the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice, now retired, and I worked with many of the departments there. I have NOT worked . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:19:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968060&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace John S. 2009-12-30T03:19:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace ‘ Isis ’ by Douglas Clegg advertises itself as a ‘tale of the supernatural’ and it lives up to the promise.  Beautifully illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, it tells . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697239439&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-30T02:15:42Z