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Achilles

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Posted in: Christian right looks to rebound
  Achilles
09-24-2007, 3:25 PM
#12
In my personal opinion it tells me not to judge others at all. I’m a sinner and until I’m no longer a sinner (which will be never) I’m in no position to judge anyone. I also know my belief system is right for me, but I am not under the delusion...  [Read More]
Posted in: Christian right looks to rebound
  Achilles
09-24-2007, 1:03 PM
#10
No. Although I disagree that they are truly Christians.It seems that many of these conversations end up trying to operationally define what it is to be a christian. Seems to me that to be a Christian you need to follow the example set by Christ. Tha...  [Read More]
Posted in: Christian right looks to rebound
  Achilles
09-24-2007, 11:48 AM
#8
Oh, got it. Just another anti-Christian rant. Carry on. ;P I notice that you didn't answer the question. Surprising. There was a second paragraph, Jae. Any commentary on that?...  [Read More]
Posted in: Christian right looks to rebound
  Achilles
09-23-2007, 2:24 PM
#5
What would you suggest be done with them, then, since you're disturbed by what they're doing?Gee, there are so many options. Round them all up and ship them to forced labor camps, march them at gun point off a cliff, tie them to trees and smear them...  [Read More]
Posted in: Christian right looks to rebound
  Achilles
09-23-2007, 12:18 PM
#3
This group has a right to promote their views just like any other group.Did someone say that they didn't? It's still a free country.Perhaps that message would be better served at one of these rallies. Would you censor them because you don't agree w...  [Read More]
Posted in: Christian right looks to rebound
  Achilles
09-23-2007, 10:43 AM
#1
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070922/ap_on_re_us/evangelicals_regroup)BRANDON, Fla. - Headed into the 2008 election season, Christian conservatives are weary. Their movement has lost iconic leaders and the Republican presidential field is uninsp...  [Read More]
Posted in: Vatican opposes removal of feeding tubes
  Achilles
09-15-2007, 4:49 AM
#1
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070914/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_vegetative_state) VATICAN CITY - The Vatican reiterated Friday that it considers the removal of feeding tubes from people in vegetative states to be an immoral act. The Vatican issued the...  [Read More]
Posted in: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
  Achilles
09-17-2007, 3:46 AM
#28
@Achilles, Remakes don't count! Don't be bitter....  [Read More]
Posted in: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
  Achilles
09-17-2007, 2:43 AM
#26
Brad Pitt was Achilles in the movie Troy and starred with Kevin Bacon in Sleepers. Unless you're meaning the Simpsons version instead of the classic. :D Told ya it was too easy :) How about Glenn Close (another favorite actress--anyone see her in Da...  [Read More]
Posted in: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
  Achilles
09-16-2007, 10:06 PM
#24
I guess I owe you a cookie, chocolate chip alright?My favorite :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
  Achilles
09-16-2007, 3:02 PM
#22
william shakespear... kevin bacon??? :eek:William Shakespeare wrote Othello which starred Laurence Fishburne in 1995. Laurence Fishburne starred in Mystic River with Kevin Bacon. :D How about Homer? (too easy :()...  [Read More]
Posted in: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
  Achilles
09-16-2007, 5:25 AM
#19
I bet a cookie that was the one you were thinking of.:) Ooo, I love cookies! :D Nope: James Dean in Giant (as well as Rebel Without a Cause) with Dennis Hopper. Dennis Hopper in Waterworld with Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner in JFK with Kevin Bacon. H...  [Read More]
Posted in: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
  Achilles
09-15-2007, 5:09 AM
#15
Now try Vivien Leigh. :)Vivien Leigh was in A Streetcar Named Desire with Marlon Brando. Marlon Brando starred in The Score with Robert DeNiro. Robert DeNiro starred in Sleepers with Kevin Bacon. AbE: Here's an easy one: James Dean. I can do it in...  [Read More]
Posted in: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
  Achilles
09-14-2007, 11:35 AM
#8
Here's one for you all to try--Timothy Dalton Timothy Dalton was in The Rocketeer with Jennifer Connelly. Jennifer Connelly was in Dark City with Kiefer Sutherland. Kiefer Sutherland was in A Few Good Men (and Flatliners) with Kevin Bacon. 3 degrees....  [Read More]
Posted in: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
  Achilles
09-13-2007, 7:10 PM
#5
I think that should be 1 degree. You should only score 0 if your favorite actor is Kevin Bacon. In fact, probably should add +1 to all those.But it's the same movie. Another movie to the movie would be 1 :( AbE: *wikis the rules* *grumbles* *adds +1...  [Read More]
Posted in: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
  Achilles
09-13-2007, 9:40 AM
#2
Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks starred in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon. 1 degree. Favorite Actress: Naomi Watts starred in 21 Grams with Sean Penn Sean Penn was in Mystic River with Kevin Bacon 2 degrees. Katherine Hepburn: Katherine Hepburn was in On Gol...  [Read More]
Posted in: Oil Hits $80 a Barrel for First Time
  Achilles
09-12-2007, 6:58 PM
#10
part of the reason gas prices have been dropping is because gas companies, instead of upping the makert price of gas, have been taking it out on the people who own their businesses(the actual gas station), and they've been trying to keep the prices l...  [Read More]
Posted in: Oil Hits $80 a Barrel for First Time
  Achilles
09-12-2007, 4:39 PM
#4
I only have to fill up about once a month (my commute is just under 2 miles, one way), but even so, I'm considering trading in my Accord for a hybrid. Unfortunately, it's just too damn hot in the summer to bike to work :(...  [Read More]
Posted in: Oil Hits $80 a Barrel for First Time
  Achilles
09-12-2007, 3:51 PM
#1
Link (http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070912/oil_prices.html?.v=27)NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil futures prices rose sharply Wednesday, briefly climbing above a record $80 a barrel after the government reported a surprisingly large drop in crude inventories and decli...  [Read More]
Posted in: Libertarianism
  Achilles
09-09-2007, 3:44 AM
#10
Achilles, it is quite obvious that I don't have the background to take you on point-for-point. You have quite an education in the realm of business (3 degrees? Wow!) and I am but a layperson with certain opinions. Perhaps I jumped the gun with some o...  [Read More]
Posted in: Libertarianism
  Achilles
09-08-2007, 11:02 PM
#8
I never said anything in favor of government protection of corporations and companies. The reference that you are providing sure do seem to be taking this stance, hence my comment. Whether or not you are following suit is up to you, I suppose. What...  [Read More]
Posted in: Libertarianism
  Achilles
09-08-2007, 4:39 AM
#6
Ever the questioner, Achilles!Alas, you did not offer any answers nonetheless. Apparently being a questioner isn't enough. Here's some things in specific that I'd like you to look at. The first is not Mr. Williams' opinion, but the stand of Libertar...  [Read More]
Posted in: Madeleine McCann: Missing girl's mother named suspect
  Achilles
09-07-2007, 5:42 PM
#3
I agree that her disappearance is no more tragic than any other, but I'm not sure how cleanly that translates into "I couldn't care less". At least for me anyway. ..and that's exactly what they are being accused of. :(...  [Read More]
Posted in: U.S. Presidential Election 2008
  Achilles
09-09-2007, 4:23 PM
#21
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070909/ap_po/thompson_evangelicals)Prominent evangelical leaders who spent the summer hoping Fred Thompson would emerge as their favored Republican presidential contender are having doubts as he begins his long-teas...  [Read More]
Posted in: Well there appears to be some indications that the Surge is working
  Achilles
09-07-2007, 6:40 PM
#110
Surge + Iraqi legislative vacation = not much change....  [Read More]
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