I believe Jesus was anti-taxes and anti-government for His people.
I read the Bible every morning. I reference every passage between 4-6 versions and sometimes refer to the Peshitta and gnostic history to attempt to decipher the context. When in doubt, I check to see what love would mean in a given situation.
You said elsewhere you live on a 3-acre plot of land. Are you a farmer? If so, you should know that the federal government STILL subsidizes farming, so despite your hatred of taxes you are personally benefitting from them at the expense of the rest of society.
I don't. I will when I raise kids, I have an option on 3 acres 15 minutes from O'hare Airport. Not farmland.
Ummm, then why did Jesus SPECIFICALLY SAY that the coin belonged to Caesar and to give it to him.
Sure. Caesar's coin is Caesar's. I do taxable work in dollars and pay taxes. I also perform bartered labor and use another medium for that labor store.
Don't quote Jesus as commanding His servants, sometimes He was preaching to non-believers. Some passages I prefer to live by:
By the way, if you don't pay taxes and you make more than the poverty cutoff, you are committing tax fraud and thus are still a criminal, despite your claim elsewhere to the contrary.
Yeah, no. You think that Job could've prepped for what happened to him? No. Things go wrong to us because God tests, not because of anything we do. Get over yourself.
I never said preparation makes you safe. It makes you secure. I have insurance over and above need. I don't use banks (my money is in gold and no-debt property). I trained my family in defending themselves (not necessarily with weapons). If God takes everything away, he's the power. Everything man can do I am prepared to accept. Should I live past a trial, I'll have something to fall into. Should I die, my family will be taken care of.
"Always do my work." I agree, yet I set aside one Holy day of volunteer service for no personal gain but the happiness of serving the Lord. I'm no altruist, but I believe the Holy day is my favorite day.
God condones killing, or did you forget that he commanded the Israelites entering Cannan to kill every man, woman, and child?
Jesus came to absolve us of these choices. The Bible is not specific stories for my life but stories to be analyzed from the lives of the specific people (OT) or God's love (NT).
Give to Ceasar what is Ceasar's, and give to God what is God's.
Everything is God's.
The 10 commandments don't apply to christians.
Jesus reminds us repeatedly of the importance of using His way to be more like Him. But we won't burn for breaking the commandments.
Everything else falls into place.
Very true but too simple to teach non believers.
I believe government force (zoning, regulations) is wrong biblically. A non-Christian can not hold me accountable if I don't interact with them. Attempting to force my actions is force.
I did a recent breakdown for someone on the 50% figure. E-mail me for my spreadsheet.
You must take into account many hidden but real taxes:
15% FICA (your employer's share is actually paid by you). Central Bank inflation (ve y evil,way to shift you into a higher tax bracket) Sales Tax Gas Tax Corporate Tax (hidden in items you buy) etc.
I showed my neighbor my spreadsheet. He paid around 56% of his $55,000 income.
I think there is a subconscious definition of "organized religion" that creates fear in many: Organized religion is a mandated belief system that if not followed and financially supported by you, you will go to Hell.
My church is a loosely organized voluntary group of people who love God, worship Him together and help hold one another accountable. We don't follow any organization's beliefs and we don't hold anyone in our group through intimidation or fear-mongering.
I definitely found some new friends -- and maybe future brethren. I received an e-mail from someone thinking about returning to His way because of the thread, definitely a tear jerker.
I'd like to talk more about the mess of christianity (small C) today. Drop an e-mail, even if you don't agree that Christianity and Anarchocapitalism can be harmonious.
I messed up, I meant congregation instead of church. Doh.
I believe a congregation that is too big can be harmful as people fall through the cracks. Our congregation was a spin off of a congregation that hit about 300 members 3 years ago.
My actual church is about 30 people in the congregation that I hold accountable and they do the same for me. My belief is church is to be small and voluntary. My definition of Church (big C) is the entire body of Christ.
I never joined an organization. I pled faith and responsibility to God and He blessed me with those I worship with.
I'm not one who believes one can physically hear or feel God. I "hear" him through reading the Bible and prayer. He "speaks" when I am peaceful and focusing on His directions. But there is no voice or any of that.
Church is not the people that conegate together to worship.
Church is not a book.
Church is not an organization.
Church is people who get together to love, support and watch over one another on a one on one basis, to worship God and try to help one another live as He did.
There are people who attend Sunday worship with me that are not part of my church (yet). There is a pastor who preaches in that building once a month who isn't.
I love and respect everyone because I don't know who is or is not saved. My church is built of the people who can hold me accountable and I can do the same.
We are not organized, we just know each other -- our sins, our battles, our needs and our goals.
I trust my aim. Both mugging attempts were 10 feet or so away.
I never had to even cock the weapon. I've spoken with dozens of people who've defended themselves with arms without firing. Thieves base their crimes on believing people are unarmed.
I believe millions of crimes are deterred annually with a weapon drawn. More guns, less crime.
But you are profitting from someone who is not legally considered an adult.
I don't believe in a legal definition of adult. I was at 12. I've refused customers who were 24.
Stealing is a non-violent voluntary action on the part of a thief. Does not make it right, though.
Violence to an anarchocapitalist is defined as harming or stealing someone's person or physical property. Theft is violent.
A 13 year old is still a child, so I will still refer the them that way.
At 13 I had a successful 10-node BBS, employees, knowledge of good and bad and even drove. In 18 years I've grown but I was still an adult.
In that fifteen minutes, little Johnny buys a gun and shoots the neighbors.
So we need to destroy my right to non-violent voluntary association because of your 1 in 10million situation?
Buying it legally would allow for this to happen.
Any kid can get a kitchen knife in 30 seconds. So?
While the parent is providing for the family, are you expecting people to believe that the child is still requiring monitoring by the parent?
The 8 single moms at my church have over 50 married moms willing to watch their kids.
If a retailer sells an AO game to a seven year old, I'd like to shake the lawyer'a hand who represents the parent(s) in the lawsuit.
I'd hire the 7 year old on the spot. A 7 year old that can raise $50 and get to my store deserves a job and a mentorship program.
It is one thing to look out for your own, but if you want to be a part of society, you should really try participating in it.
I want to have nothing to do with people I don't know. I'll gladly help someone on slashdot who I never met in person before I let you tax me to support my drunk neighbor's kids.
I am born with the right to congregate with whoever I want to. I have the right to voluntarily barter any goods or services with any consenting person. I have the right to sell drugs, whore myself, hate white dwarves and paint my grass pink.
You may think government can stop me with laws. Now look around your very neighborhood.
Kids do drugs. Kids look at porn. Kids buy alcohol (from stores even). Kids buy cigarettes.
I wonder how much the forbidden fruit combined with bad parenting has to do with it?
I have to partially agree. I'm a firm believer that the Song of Songs really opens the door for a married Christian sexlife. Here is an interesting article on sex toys, oral/anal sex and porn in a Christian marriage.
The thought before and during an act is very important.
Funny, I thought I served my family better by thinking about what is in their best interest before acting -- rather then following the "mandates" of a deity that I can't prove exists.
You're stronger than I can. If I thought only of my family I'd go back to being a criminal.
You spew "don't kill - war is never justified" and yet you carry around a firearm for self-defense? Doesn't that strike you as a bit hypocritical?
I would never kill. If I had to shoot someone in the foot or in the shoulder I would, but only in defense.
So, no taxes. Who pays for the road? Who pays for the police? The fire department? The justice system? And how the hell do you suggest getting rid of inflation? A return to the gold standard?
Rothbard addresses these questions. If you're interested in a copy e-mail me and I'll mail you my copy to read.
What about if they lower your property values? You think taxes and inflation are stealing but you are in favor of unrestricted zoning? It's not stealing from your wealth if somebody opens his porn shop next door to your house and it kills your property values?
I don't worry about it. when I have a family I'll build on a nice 3 acre lot. My neighbors are free to sell what they want. Most businesses wouldn't open in a residential area with no traffic. Any that did would go broke.
The government needs people to be dependant but your church doesn't?
My town has 70 church organizations. Competition. I was slave to 4 governments at once. Big difference.
either have to promise to raise whatever kids resulted from the marriage as Catholics or she'd have to forgo a Catholic wedding.
Big churches are as bad as big corporations and big government. My church is 250 members. At 300 I'll recommend a spin off.
For every example of honest charity conducted by a religious authority I could point out two others where they used the charity as a front to proselytize.
Which is why I demand monthly budgets and operations reports from my church. Who did we help? How are they progressing? How are we cutting costs? How are we reaching out to others? I can't get this from government.
Here's why I won't card anyone: I don't believe in government issued IDs. I will never show my ID to anyone unless arrested. Deborah Davis' case (google her) now proves why. My business banker knows me, I will never again have a personal bank. When I travel I fly without ID. When demanded I say no. I've had to miss flights while the TSA realizes they're bound by the Constitution. If they change the law, I am prepared to fly charter or co-op a plane.
If someone comes to my store, I have to assume they have a right to be there. I firmly believe government can never stop two consenting adults from exchanging goods or services.
What is an adult? To me it is someone who has accepted responsibility for themselves. I became an adult at 12.
I've been working on an organization -- The C.A.L.L. - Christians Advocating Logic and Liberty. I'm looking for non-Christians to help form the structure.
The intent is to bring more people to believe by taking down the ridiculous barriers that exist today. Everything is so confusing and unbelievable to non-believers, and I think faith is hard if you focus on media-minded Christians.
I wasn't raised Christian. I wasn't duped by fear. I wasn't forced or threatened. I refound Christ through contemplating economics, philosophy and politics.
I became a Christian and an Anarchocapitalist almost in unison through logic, not hellfire preaching. I think others might be interested in both ideas, so I've started a group to debate the ideas.
I wouldn't sell guns, alcohol, d ugs ortoothpicks to a customer I didn't feel would be irresponsible with the item. I don't want government setting that standard. If I am forced to, I'll just go underground and continue to make judgements on moral grounds not legal ones.
In what brainwashed world is God more important then family?
I serve my family better by following God's mandates. It isn't brainwashing to think about that list before performing dicey actions.
Everything in life can't be prepared for. Can you prepare for a mugging? How about a car accident?
Every action can be prepared for. I defended against 2 muggings and 1 carjacking by displaying my weapon. I've never fired a shot in a stressful situation.
I know a few abused children that would take exception to this rule.
I didn't say admire. Respect your parents is different. Even with abuse there a ways to do this (my Pastor's child was abused by a grandrelative and he had a sermon on it).
Do you think that reasonable interest on a loan is theft?
Read Rothbard's "What has Government done to our money?" It's $5ish and explains the theft of inflation and taxes. A loan is a contract so any interest rate is fair as long as the rate is market driven and no Greenspan mandated.
It's pretty easy to be anti-zoning laws until somebody builds a toxic waste dump right next to your house.
If they pollute your land, it is trespass. I'm strongly against zoning laws as they've generally beenproven in my years of business to merely be instruments of favoritism and nepotism.
That community begins with your family includes your neighbors, your countrymen and ultimately the planet. I have a hard time putting a deity that I can't prove exists before that community.
I don't believe in generic communities. I believe in real ones where people know one another. I never want to be forced to teach, financially support, defend or congregate with anyone I don't directly know.
My church does more with my 10% voluntary tithe and 1 weekly day of service than your government does with your 50% forced tax payment. My church can help the crackhead quit and get a job, government wants them to continue breeding losers so government continues to grow and be needed.
As a retailer, it is your job to provide the appropriate products to the appropriate customers.
Free market rule: two parties in an exchange will only exchange if both parties profit.
It is my job to sell my customer what they want at a price they're happy to pay. Laws adding responsibilities to either party only criminalize non-violent voluntary actions and create black markets.
You attitude basically states that you would sell tobacco, alcohol, and firearms to anyone with the money to buy them.
I would.
If a person wants the item, they will get it. A 13 year old wanting the above was raised wrong. My old gun club had 20 members under 13. Kids smoke, drink and do drugs creating a black market. If parents knew their kids could legally buy the product, maybe they'd spend more time parenting.
What will turn this all around is when the parents of some seven year old sue the ass off of someone like you for gross negligence by selling them explicit adult content in the form of a game.
They could because the lawyers destroyed personal responsibility.
I believe a 13 year old who isn't accountable to their parents for every dollar and hour is an adult. I don't care what your age is once you become a major. Your parents gave up too soon.
...who spend their time on this garbage. I am a Christian myself. I know the NIMF isn't an openly religiously motivated group, but I see how churches support them.
[open rant] These ratings are no replacement for parenting. Instead of wasting time complaining, work a few more hours a week and donate the money to your church marketing fund.
Stop trying to make non-Christians become like you by using the force of government or nanny groups. Instead, work within your group of Christians to help keep those kids moral and loved and ethical. Christian kids are the worst because their parents are blind to reality.
I hate my label as I'd never tell a non-Christian to stop swearing or stop drinking or stop screwing around or stop watching porn. I'd never use government or a nanny group to further a Christian agenda.
My job as the Bible mandates is to enforce responsibility in my brothers and sisters in Christ, and be a model for non-believers. I can not control a non-believer and using Caesar to do so is wrong.
Your job as a parent is to be involved 100% in your child's life. If you want a good Christian child, be a good Christian parent. Try to live sin free, and stop forcing your child to be perfect if you are not perfect yourself.
I'll sign up for vobbo tonight, looks interesting.
I've done 3 test vidcasts in 3 years. They all received decent reviews (and my face isn't vid friendly haha). I'd like to do 2 7 minute casts daily. My breakdown is the following:
20 seconds: stock into 30 seconds: overview of episode 10 seconds: sponsorship clip 110 seconds : sequence 1 - talking head, graphs/images 10 seconds: sponsorship clip 120 seconds: sequence 2 30 seconds: 3x 10 second clips from other vidcasters 60 seconds: preview opinion of news to watch 20 seconds: definition or explanation of a topic 10 seconds: outro
IMy basic vidcasts would come at 5am and 3pm 7 days a week. Most could be performed on the road and u/l'd via "Starbucks" WiFi. In fact, I'd pursue a coffee chain as a sponsor.
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Too tired to retype this comment. :)
Thankfully God's mandates of the OT don't pertain to Christians.
I still see most of your quotes aimed at specific people requiring specific lessons, not as man's g ide.
See my reply here.
I believe Jesus was anti-taxes and anti-government for His people.
I read the Bible every morning. I reference every passage between 4-6 versions and sometimes refer to the Peshitta and gnostic history to attempt to decipher the context. When in doubt, I check to see what love would mean in a given situation.
You said elsewhere you live on a 3-acre plot of land. Are you a farmer? If so, you should know that the federal government STILL subsidizes farming, so despite your hatred of taxes you are personally benefitting from them at the expense of the rest of society.
I don't. I will when I raise kids, I have an option on 3 acres 15 minutes from O'hare Airport. Not farmland.
Ummm, then why did Jesus SPECIFICALLY SAY that the coin belonged to Caesar and to give it to him.
Sure. Caesar's coin is Caesar's. I do taxable work in dollars and pay taxes. I also perform bartered labor and use another medium for that labor store.
Don't quote Jesus as commanding His servants, sometimes He was preaching to non-believers. Some passages I prefer to live by:
[1 Sam 8] Israel wants a king even though God will reject them
[Acts 5:29] We must obey God rather than human authority
[Judges 9:7-15] Only the corrupt will accept political power
[Mat 4:8-10] Satan can control all governments
[Mark 10:42-45] Non believers accept tyrants as rulers over them, but Christians can't
[Eph 6:12] For our struggle is against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms
By the way, if you don't pay taxes and you make more than the poverty cutoff, you are committing tax fraud and thus are still a criminal, despite your claim elsewhere to the contrary.
I pay taxes on every fiat dollar I earn.
High frequency tones turn off teenagers.
Low frequency tones turn of the NSA.
Slashdotter vocal tones turn off women.
Did I miss anything?
Yeah, no. You think that Job could've prepped for what happened to him? No. Things go wrong to us because God tests, not because of anything we do. Get over yourself.
I never said preparation makes you safe. It makes you secure. I have insurance over and above need. I don't use banks (my money is in gold and no-debt property). I trained my family in defending themselves (not necessarily with weapons). If God takes everything away, he's the power. Everything man can do I am prepared to accept. Should I live past a trial, I'll have something to fall into. Should I die, my family will be taken care of.
"Always do my work." I agree, yet I set aside one Holy day of volunteer service for no personal gain but the happiness of serving the Lord. I'm no altruist, but I believe the Holy day is my favorite day.
God condones killing, or did you forget that he commanded the Israelites entering Cannan to kill every man, woman, and child?
Jesus came to absolve us of these choices. The Bible is not specific stories for my life but stories to be analyzed from the lives of the specific people (OT) or God's love (NT).
Give to Ceasar what is Ceasar's, and give to God what is God's.
Everything is God's.
The 10 commandments don't apply to christians.
Jesus reminds us repeatedly of the importance of using His way to be more like Him. But we won't burn for breaking the commandments.
Everything else falls into place.
Very true but too simple to teach non believers.
I believe government force (zoning, regulations) is wrong biblically. A non-Christian can not hold me accountable if I don't interact with them. Attempting to force my actions is force.
I did a recent breakdown for someone on the 50% figure. E-mail me for my spreadsheet.
You must take into account many hidden but real taxes:
15% FICA (your employer's share is actually paid by you).
Central Bank inflation (ve y evil,way to shift you into a higher tax bracket)
Sales Tax
Gas Tax
Corporate Tax (hidden in items you buy)
etc.
I showed my neighbor my spreadsheet. He paid around 56% of his $55,000 income.
I think there is a subconscious definition of "organized religion" that creates fear in many: Organized religion is a mandated belief system that if not followed and financially supported by you, you will go to Hell.
My church is a loosely organized voluntary group of people who love God, worship Him together and help hold one another accountable. We don't follow any organization's beliefs and we don't hold anyone in our group through intimidation or fear-mongering.
I definitely found some new friends -- and maybe future brethren. I received an e-mail from someone thinking about returning to His way because of the thread, definitely a tear jerker.
I'd like to talk more about the mess of christianity (small C) today. Drop an e-mail, even if you don't agree that Christianity and Anarchocapitalism can be harmonious.
I messed up, I meant congregation instead of church. Doh.
I believe a congregation that is too big can be harmful as people fall through the cracks. Our congregation was a spin off of a congregation that hit about 300 members 3 years ago.
My actual church is about 30 people in the congregation that I hold accountable and they do the same for me. My belief is church is to be small and voluntary. My definition of Church (big C) is the entire body of Christ.
I never joined an organization. I pled faith and responsibility to God and He blessed me with those I worship with.
I'm not one who believes one can physically hear or feel God. I "hear" him through reading the Bible and prayer. He "speaks" when I am peaceful and focusing on His directions. But there is no voice or any of that.
I agree with Matthew 22. Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, give to God what is God's.
Everything is God's, nothing is mine forever. Therefore I give everything to God.
What is left I give to Caesar -- nothing.
Church is not a building.
Church is not the people that conegate together to worship.
Church is not a book.
Church is not an organization.
Church is people who get together to love, support and watch over one another on a one on one basis, to worship God and try to help one another live as He did.
There are people who attend Sunday worship with me that are not part of my church (yet). There is a pastor who preaches in that building once a month who isn't.
I love and respect everyone because I don't know who is or is not saved. My church is built of the people who can hold me accountable and I can do the same.
We are not organized, we just know each other -- our sins, our battles, our needs and our goals.
I trust my aim. Both mugging attempts were 10 feet or so away.
I never had to even cock the weapon. I've spoken with dozens of people who've defended themselves with arms without firing. Thieves base their crimes on believing people are unarmed.
I believe millions of crimes are deterred annually with a weapon drawn. More guns, less crime.
But you are profitting from someone who is not legally considered an adult.
I don't believe in a legal definition of adult. I was at 12. I've refused customers who were 24.
Stealing is a non-violent voluntary action on the part of a thief. Does not make it right, though.
Violence to an anarchocapitalist is defined as harming or stealing someone's person or physical property. Theft is violent.
A 13 year old is still a child, so I will still refer the them that way.
At 13 I had a successful 10-node BBS, employees, knowledge of good and bad and even drove. In 18 years I've grown but I was still an adult.
In that fifteen minutes, little Johnny buys a gun and shoots the neighbors.
So we need to destroy my right to non-violent voluntary association because of your 1 in 10million situation?
Buying it legally would allow for this to happen.
Any kid can get a kitchen knife in 30 seconds. So?
While the parent is providing for the family, are you expecting people to believe that the child is still requiring monitoring by the parent?
The 8 single moms at my church have over 50 married moms willing to watch their kids.
If a retailer sells an AO game to a seven year old, I'd like to shake the lawyer'a hand who represents the parent(s) in the lawsuit.
I'd hire the 7 year old on the spot. A 7 year old that can raise $50 and get to my store deserves a job and a mentorship program.
It is one thing to look out for your own, but if you want to be a part of society, you should really try participating in it.
I want to have nothing to do with people I don't know. I'll gladly help someone on slashdot who I never met in person before I let you tax me to support my drunk neighbor's kids.
I am born with the right to congregate with whoever I want to. I have the right to voluntarily barter any goods or services with any consenting person. I have the right to sell drugs, whore myself, hate white dwarves and paint my grass pink.
You may think government can stop me with laws. Now look around your very neighborhood.
Kids do drugs.
Kids look at porn.
Kids buy alcohol (from stores even).
Kids buy cigarettes.
I wonder how much the forbidden fruit combined with bad parenting has to do with it?
I have to partially agree. I'm a firm believer that the Song of Songs really opens the door for a married Christian sexlife. Here is an interesting article on sex toys, oral/anal sex and porn in a Christian marriage.
The thought before and during an act is very important.
Funny, I thought I served my family better by thinking about what is in their best interest before acting -- rather then following the "mandates" of a deity that I can't prove exists.
You're stronger than I can. If I thought only of my family I'd go back to being a criminal.
You spew "don't kill - war is never justified" and yet you carry around a firearm for self-defense? Doesn't that strike you as a bit hypocritical?
I would never kill. If I had to shoot someone in the foot or in the shoulder I would, but only in defense.
So, no taxes. Who pays for the road? Who pays for the police? The fire department? The justice system? And how the hell do you suggest getting rid of inflation? A return to the gold standard?
Rothbard addresses these questions. If you're interested in a copy e-mail me and I'll mail you my copy to read.
What about if they lower your property values? You think taxes and inflation are stealing but you are in favor of unrestricted zoning? It's not stealing from your wealth if somebody opens his porn shop next door to your house and it kills your property values?
I don't worry about it. when I have a family I'll build on a nice 3 acre lot. My neighbors are free to sell what they want. Most businesses wouldn't open in a residential area with no traffic. Any that did would go broke.
The government needs people to be dependant but your church doesn't?
My town has 70 church organizations. Competition. I was slave to 4 governments at once. Big difference.
either have to promise to raise whatever kids resulted from the marriage as Catholics or she'd have to forgo a Catholic wedding.
Big churches are as bad as big corporations and big government. My church is 250 members. At 300 I'll recommend a spin off.
For every example of honest charity conducted by a religious authority I could point out two others where they used the charity as a front to proselytize.
Which is why I demand monthly budgets and operations reports from my church. Who did we help? How are they progressing? How are we cutting costs? How are we reaching out to others? I can't get this from government.
Fuck organized religion!
I don't follow an organized Christianity.
Here's why I won't card anyone: I don't believe in government issued IDs. I will never show my ID to anyone unless arrested. Deborah Davis' case (google her) now proves why. My business banker knows me, I will never again have a personal bank. When I travel I fly without ID. When demanded I say no. I've had to miss flights while the TSA realizes they're bound by the Constitution. If they change the law, I am prepared to fly charter or co-op a plane.
If someone comes to my store, I have to assume they have a right to be there. I firmly believe government can never stop two consenting adults from exchanging goods or services.
What is an adult? To me it is someone who has accepted responsibility for themselves. I became an adult at 12.
If you are serious, hit me up with an e-mail.
I've been working on an organization -- The C.A.L.L. - Christians Advocating Logic and Liberty. I'm looking for non-Christians to help form the structure.
The intent is to bring more people to believe by taking down the ridiculous barriers that exist today. Everything is so confusing and unbelievable to non-believers, and I think faith is hard if you focus on media-minded Christians.
I wasn't raised Christian. I wasn't duped by fear. I wasn't forced or threatened. I refound Christ through contemplating economics, philosophy and politics.
I became a Christian and an Anarchocapitalist almost in unison through logic, not hellfire preaching. I think others might be interested in both ideas, so I've started a group to debate the ideas.
Your government takes 50% of your income, forcing most households to have no stay at home parent.
You likely pay $thousands per year to educate kids you don't even know. Ridiculous.
Remove governments' burdens on raising your family and you'll find that you can focus on your child 100%.
I wouldn't sell guns, alcohol, d ugs ortoothpicks to a customer I didn't feel would be irresponsible with the item. I don't want government setting that standard. If I am forced to, I'll just go underground and continue to make judgements on moral grounds not legal ones.
In what brainwashed world is God more important then family?
I serve my family better by following God's mandates. It isn't brainwashing to think about that list before performing dicey actions.
Everything in life can't be prepared for. Can you prepare for a mugging? How about a car accident?
Every action can be prepared for. I defended against 2 muggings and 1 carjacking by displaying my weapon. I've never fired a shot in a stressful situation.
I know a few abused children that would take exception to this rule.
I didn't say admire. Respect your parents is different. Even with abuse there a ways to do this (my Pastor's child was abused by a grandrelative and he had a sermon on it).
Do you think that reasonable interest on a loan is theft?
Read Rothbard's "What has Government done to our money?" It's $5ish and explains the theft of inflation and taxes. A loan is a contract so any interest rate is fair as long as the rate is market driven and no Greenspan mandated.
It's pretty easy to be anti-zoning laws until somebody builds a toxic waste dump right next to your house.
If they pollute your land, it is trespass. I'm strongly against zoning laws as they've generally beenproven in my years of business to merely be instruments of favoritism and nepotism.
That community begins with your family includes your neighbors, your countrymen and ultimately the planet. I have a hard time putting a deity that I can't prove exists before that community.
I don't believe in generic communities. I believe in real ones where people know one another. I never want to be forced to teach, financially support, defend or congregate with anyone I don't directly know.
My church does more with my 10% voluntary tithe and 1 weekly day of service than your government does with your 50% forced tax payment. My church can help the crackhead quit and get a job, government wants them to continue breeding losers so government continues to grow and be needed.
As a retailer, it is your job to provide the appropriate products to the appropriate customers.
Free market rule: two parties in an exchange will only exchange if both parties profit.
It is my job to sell my customer what they want at a price they're happy to pay. Laws adding responsibilities to either party only criminalize non-violent voluntary actions and create black markets.
You attitude basically states that you would sell tobacco, alcohol, and firearms to anyone with the money to buy them.
I would.
If a person wants the item, they will get it. A 13 year old wanting the above was raised wrong. My old gun club had 20 members under 13. Kids smoke, drink and do drugs creating a black market. If parents knew their kids could legally buy the product, maybe they'd spend more time parenting.
What will turn this all around is when the parents of some seven year old sue the ass off of someone like you for gross negligence by selling them explicit adult content in the form of a game.
They could because the lawyers destroyed personal responsibility.
I believe a 13 year old who isn't accountable to their parents for every dollar and hour is an adult. I don't care what your age is once you become a major. Your parents gave up too soon.
You'd likely change your mind if you knew all my religious beliefs:
1. Serve God first (not the flag, not your boss, not the IRS, not your family)
2. Don't have anger towards God. If life is bad, you didn't prepare properly.
3. Don't worship logos, fads or ipods err idols.
4. Set aside one day a week to do God's work.
5. Respect your parents
6. Never kill -- no war is just
7. Don't cheat on your spouse
8. Don't steal - Taxation is theft, currency inflation is theft
9. Be honest with all your words and actions
10. Don't be jealous or control what isn't yours - Zoning laws are wrong, business regulations are wrong, slavery is wrong (the draft)
God commands this of me. Nowhere does he say "force others to do these things"
I'm a retailer.
Don't you dare force me to parent anyone. My job is to meet my customers' demands. Parents shouldn't give their kids money if they're concerned.
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These ratings are no replacement for parenting. Instead of wasting time complaining, work a few more hours a week and donate the money to your church marketing fund.
Stop trying to make non-Christians become like you by using the force of government or nanny groups. Instead, work within your group of Christians to help keep those kids moral and loved and ethical. Christian kids are the worst because their parents are blind to reality.
I hate my label as I'd never tell a non-Christian to stop swearing or stop drinking or stop screwing around or stop watching porn. I'd never use government or a nanny group to further a Christian agenda.
My job as the Bible mandates is to enforce responsibility in my brothers and sisters in Christ, and be a model for non-believers. I can not control a non-believer and using Caesar to do so is wrong.
Your job as a parent is to be involved 100% in your child's life. If you want a good Christian child, be a good Christian parent. Try to live sin free, and stop forcing your child to be perfect if you are not perfect yourself.
I'll sign up for vobbo tonight, looks interesting.
I've done 3 test vidcasts in 3 years. They all received decent reviews (and my face isn't vid friendly haha). I'd like to do 2 7 minute casts daily. My breakdown is the following:
20 seconds: stock into
30 seconds: overview of episode
10 seconds: sponsorship clip
110 seconds : sequence 1 - talking head, graphs/images
10 seconds: sponsorship clip
120 seconds: sequence 2
30 seconds: 3x 10 second clips from other vidcasters
60 seconds: preview opinion of news to watch
20 seconds: definition or explanation of a topic
10 seconds: outro
IMy basic vidcasts would come at 5am and 3pm 7 days a week. Most could be performed on the road and u/l'd via "Starbucks" WiFi. In fact, I'd pursue a coffee chain as a sponsor.