Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread authfriend
Non sequitur. I didn't say you had to discuss anything with anybody. I'm pointing out what you did not, in fact, discuss; and that you miswrote in your previous post when you said there was only one person raising points. << Judy, I'm willing to discuss Seraphita's points with her and your poi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread Share Long
Judy, I'm willing to discuss Seraphita's points with her and your points with you and Susan's points with her. On Sunday, January 5, 2014 8:39 PM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" wrote:   There were two participants who were raising points, Share, not just one. Isn't that funny, you forgot all

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread authfriend
As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously. > ...it's hard for me to tell. I think I'm being very clear > but her response often indicates otherwise. I think Judy > and I simply think differently. > Judy sometimes gets confused, I think, before s

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 1/5/2014 5:26 PM, feste37 wrote: > Share really took auth to the cleaners in this thread. > Judy does not take kindly to being taken to the cleaners. Why Judy even started this is debate beyond me. I've never seen an argument about the sanctity of life ever getting resolved in an internet d

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread authfriend
As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously. > From that line of reasoning, Judy, can we assume > that you are against abortion? So far as I can tell, Judy is pro-choice, Share. So her ramblings about the sanctity of life rings kind of hollow for

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread authfriend
Better read the rest of the thread before you sound off, Richard. > given that the principle in question is that life > is inherently and unconditionally sacred. > If life is sacred, you'd probably be anti-abortion.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 1/5/2014 4:58 PM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote: > My Lord Judy, you didn't see it coming did you? You just > got your clock cleaned! Just gracefully move off the stage > and regroup. It's okay. Really. > Judy got waxed by Share real good in this thread. Now Judy is going to just be mean

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 1/5/2014 4:06 PM, Share Long wrote: > ...it's hard for me to tell. I think I'm being very clear > but her response often indicates otherwise. I think Judy > and I simply think differently. > Judy sometimes gets confused, I think, before she stops to think about what she is posting. She oft

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 1/5/2014 4:05 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: > It doesn't even matter, Share. Stevie would declare you the > "winner" whatever you or I said. And he ain't gonna quote > because he doesn't want to look STOOOPID. Haven't you > ever noticed how often he refuses to back up his claims? > L

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 1/5/2014 3:47 PM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote: > Check > Check Mate. This is some really good work by Share!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 1/5/2014 11:25 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: > No, I'm not against abortion. > We are going to have to look this up. But, they do sound sort of like weasel words to me. How can you recognize the sanctity of life not be against abortion? I thought everyone on this list was pro-choice. Go f

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread doctordumbass
I was referring to *your* participation, dear boy.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 1/5/2014 10:39 AM, Share Long wrote: > From that line of reasoning, Judy, can we assume > that you are against abortion? > So far as I can tell, Judy is pro-choice, Share. So her ramblings about the sanctity of life rings kind of hollow for me. It kind of looks like Judy is trying to start

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 1/5/2014 10:31 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: > given that the principle in question is that life > is inherently and unconditionally sacred. > If life is sacred, you'd probably be anti-abortion.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
As far as tongues are concerned, though, yours is more like a whole tree with the branches all tangled up. That does create a "barrier to finding the truth." oh yea? Well yours is like a whole tree with all the branches tangled up, which just got some fertilizer dumped on it, and then, then,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
well, she did, but...you are nothing... if not persistent! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Oh, I thought Share had already done that, according to you and Feste. Ooopsie... Somebody take Judy's shovel away from her, Please!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
And if I'd simply declared that you didn't believe Feste, you'd have expressed even more faux outrage about that. At least I allowed for two possibilities. (Interesting that you haven't said which is the case.) No, it doesn't create a "barrier to finding the truth," nor is it a matter of a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Oh, I thought Share had already done that, according to you and Feste. Ooopsie... Somebody take Judy's shovel away from her, Please!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
Somebody take Judy's shovel away from her, Please!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
Peep show?! I think you've got full exhibition going on there sometimes. (-:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
There were two participants who were raising points, Share, not just one. Isn't that funny, you forgot all about Susan, whose views I was defending. That's OK, Stevie and Feste did as well. How convenient. Just for giggles, let's have a look at Susan's point (her first of two), which you had

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Judy, imo this is one of the strategies you use in an argument that creates a barrier to finding the truth. To say what I don't believe and then to negate your statement may be a clever debating tactic. But it brings to my mind the idea of forked tongues! On Sunday, January 5, 2014 8:12 PM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread doctordumbass
"Share, you should share more of these tidbits on Batgap. Can you imagine how they would have said the same thing!!" Yep, we put on a good peep-show, over there, Steve!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Judy, in any post, I engage with the parts that I'm interested in or knowledgeable about or just opinionated about. I don't try to cover all the points, especially when I'm replying to a long post. And it's my opinion that in a discussion, the actual points and issues it raises are determined by

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Feste, all I can say is I hope your fantasies keep you warm at night. Not even Share believes what you just said. Or, I don't know, maybe she does. I just don't think she could possibly be that out of it. << Is that worse than being a "lying jackass," auth, because that's what you wer

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread feste37
Is that worse than being a "lying jackass," auth, because that's what you were calling me a couple of weeks ago. I know that following your failure to get the better of Share, who is far too nimble for you ever to lay a glove on, you need to find someone to beat up. Be my guest, if it makes you

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
Leave go Judy, leave go. It's all good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RrLAgi_mBY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RrLAgi_mBY

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Translation: I really don't approve of the dude's hunger strike, but I can't possibly express an opinion contrary to Share's, or I'd look very, very silly. Like Stevie, Feste, your worst flaw is your moral cowardice. << Nice try, auth, but I am not taking the bait. I think it's best if you

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Oh, and by the way, I've been defending wayback's position. That may put you and Stevie in a little bit of a bind, because, I suspect, she is one of the Good Guys in your alleged minds. << Was wondering when you'd barge in, Feste. But like Stevie, either you can't tell the difference between

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread feste37
Nice try, auth, but I am not taking the bait. I think it's best if you just accept your defeat and move on. Tomorrow is another day. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Was wondering when you'd barge in, Feste. But like Stevie, either you can't tell the difference between a good

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Was wondering when you'd barge in, Feste. But like Stevie, either you can't tell the difference between a good argument and a bad one, or you feel you have to support Share and oppose me just on general principles even when she's wrong. And like Stevie, you're incapable of actually participating

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
As I told Share, Stevie-poo, you can't tell the difference between good arguments and bad ones. The only distinction you're capable of making is whose argument it is: If it's Share's, it's Good; if it's Judy's, it's Bad. If you had any clue other than that, you'd be able to actually participa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread feste37
Yep, Share really took auth to the cleaners in this thread. Auth flails around hopelessly but Share is always one step ahead. And of course, auth hates losing. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Share, if you don't mind me saying, you had her tied up loops like we haven't see

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
Share, you should share more of these tidbits on Batgap. Can you imagine how they would have said the same thing!!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
Share, if you don't mind me saying, you had her tied up loops like we haven't seen a while. Really, you feel kind of bad for her. Or at least I do.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
My Lord Judy, you didn't see it coming did you? You just got your clock cleaned! Just gracefully move off the stage and regroup. It's okay. Really.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
It's not so much that you aren't being clear as that you aren't engaging with what's on the road, with the actual issue and the points it raises. You go off on all these side trips in order to distract from what you can't deal with. You did this from the very first post Susan made. And poor

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Judy, actually I think human life is always about having it both ways. Meaning that we humans are matter and spirit, each informing the other, and sometimes not jiving with each other. On Sunday, January 5, 2014 1:25 PM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" wrote:   No, now you're going way off the r

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
It doesn't even matter, Share. Stevie would declare you the "winner" whatever you or I said. And he ain't gonna quote because he doesn't want to look STOOOPID. Haven't you ever noticed how often he refuses to back up his claims? << Steve, your posts don't contain the previous post so I'm

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Thanks, Steve, it's hard for me to tell. I think I'm being very clear but her response often indicates otherwise. I think Judy and I simply think differently. On Sunday, January 5, 2014 3:55 PM, "steve.sun...@yahoo.com" wrote:   I think you checkmated Judy. 

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
I think you checkmated Judy.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Steve, your posts don't contain the previous post so I'm not sure what you're replying to. For example, what did you mean when you said I was 2 steps away?   On Sunday, January 5, 2014 3:47 PM, "steve.sun...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Check

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
and Mate.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
Check

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread steve.sundur
Share, you are about two steps away.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
No, now you're going way off the road and using "sacred" to mean whatever you want it to mean (in this case, "more valuable to me" is probably closer), not what it means in the context of the principle in question. << The family member shooting the robber is by action saying that the lives of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
The family member shooting the robber is by action saying that the lives of family members are more sacred in those circumstances and the legal system would in essence be upholding that opinion. I think the guy starving himself to death is saying that his belief about gay marriage is more sacre

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
The legal system would exonerate the shooter, but not because the robber's life was considered "less sacred" than the lives of the shooter and his or her family. << Judy, assuming this is what you mean by a question, >> (As if you didn't know. As I said, lame.) << I think preserving

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Judy, assuming this is what you mean by a question, I think preserving life and preserving the sacredness of life are two different issues because though life is inherently and unconditionally sacred in principle, there are degrees of perceived sacredness in actuality. For example, if a robber w

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Oh, PLEASE, Share! If you can't or don't want to answer the question, just say so. Don't pretend you can't find it. How lame. << Judy, except for the first sentence of this post of yours, I don't see where you actually asked me a question! If I missed it, could you repeat? >> On Sunda

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Judy, except for the first sentence of this post of yours, I don't see where you actually asked me a question! If I missed it, could you repeat? On Sunday, January 5, 2014 10:44 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" wrote:   I don't believe I said one way or the other whether I agreed with the pr

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
I don't believe I said one way or the other whether I agreed with the principle, did I? No, I'm not against abortion. Try again. See if you can keep the car on the road this time and actually answer the question I asked. << From that line of reasoning, Judy, can we assume that you are against

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Depends on the stunt in question and what cause it's promoting. I don't think a hunger strike is the most effective of stunts, though, even for a good cause. << Judy, usually the phrase *publicity stunt* is used pejoratively. Is that how you mean it? >> On Sunday, January 5, 2014 10:25

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
>From that line of reasoning, Judy, can we assume that you are against abortion? On Sunday, January 5, 2014 10:31 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Oh, do elaborate for us on why you believe preserving the sacredness of life is a different issue from preserving life, given that the pri

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Judy, usually the phrase *publicity stunt* is used pejoratively. Is that how you mean it? On Sunday, January 5, 2014 10:25 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Anyone who genuinely has the intention of starving themselves to death is likely mentally disturbed, i.e., suicidal. Typically,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Oh, do elaborate for us on why you believe preserving the sacredness of life is a different issue from preserving life, given that the principle in question is that life is inherently and unconditionally sacred. << Judy, I don't agree with you about what it takes to preserve the sacredness of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Judy, I don't agree with you about what it takes to preserve the sacredness of life. Yes, I agree that to preserve life, one must stay alive. But that's a different issue imo. On Sunday, January 5, 2014 10:20 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Um, Share, what it takes for the sacrednes

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Anyone who genuinely has the intention of starving themselves to death is likely mentally disturbed, i.e., suicidal. Typically, though, it's a publicity stunt meant to call attention to the cause. << Judy, do you think that suffragettes who went on hunger strikes when jailed for their protest

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Um, Share, what it takes for the sacredness of life to be preserved isn't a matter of opinion or ideas, it's a matter of biological facts. If you die by your own hand, you have deliberately destroyed the sacredness of your own life. You aren't engaging with what wayback and I are saying. As

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Judy, do you think that suffragettes who went on hunger strikes when jailed for their protests were also "likely mentally disturbed?" On Sunday, January 5, 2014 9:59 AM, Share Long wrote:   Judy, I agree that life is sacred. And I also recognize that other people may have very different

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
Judy, I agree that life is sacred. And I also recognize that other people may have very different ideas than mine about what constitutes that sacredness, what is necessary for it to be preserved. On Sunday, January 5, 2014 9:57 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Non sequitur. << But w

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread authfriend
Non sequitur. << But wayback, if one were to die in battle or put one's self in front of a bullet, that entails violence and violence involving another person or persons! Whereas starving one's self does not involve getting or giving harm to another. >> The point is that suicide (in this

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
But wayback, if one were to die in battle or put one's self in front of a bullet, that entails violence and violence involving another person or persons! Whereas starving one's self does not involve getting or giving harm to another. Like I said, I don't agree with his cause, but I admire that h

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread wayback71
Share, I disagree, especially for an action like gay marriage, that really does not harm you or harm others. It is a difference of opinions. There are so many many other truly significant issues on this planet. Starve yourself to death over this? Please, go find someone to donate your time or

Re: [FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread Share Long
turq, though I disagree with this man's beliefs, I admire that he's willing to go to such lengths to express them. And in the process, to pursue an action that does not physically harm others. On Sunday, January 5, 2014 5:08 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:   I think that *everyone* who feels that

[FairfieldLife] Finally, an anti-gay marriage protest I like

2014-01-05 Thread TurquoiseB
I think that *everyone* who feels that gay marriage is wrong should do exactly what this Utah man is doing, and go on hunger fasts to the death to stand up for their beliefs. This would actually solve much of the problem, and leave the world a better place without them. http://www.huffingtonpost.c