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RE: Favourite expressions.What's yours?

The expression may have had to do with the product and service not functioning the way the salesman convinced us it would

RE: What romantic words...

And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone
You Know That Love Survives
So We Can Rock Forever, On

RE: Are you happy with the way you look

In a word...YES!

RE: say SOMETHING, anything... la troisieme partie

aint losing sleep, and I aint counting sheep.

RE: Altruism

Jesus?

Katy Perry?

RE: Tell me..........................

In a nutshell, they are insecure, lack confidence, and afraid of the future. If the relationship is bad, it's not a relationship.

RE: Is my OPINION better then yours?

I agree. What are we without opinions?

RE: Mosque near Ground Zero - Verbal Diarrhea - Part TWO

Perhaps a drink together will ease those worries

RE: Altruism

Gandhi?

RE: please won't you SAY SOMETHING?! Part dos

Man it's cold in Sweden today! High 50's in August just aint right!

RE: Mosque near Ground Zero - Verbal Diarrhea - Part TWO

Judge Joseph Charles made a huge mistake in his initial ruling. Bear in mind that there are a vast amount of loopholes in our judiciary system.
Fortunately, the ruling was overturned by New Jersey’s Appellate Court---it ruled that the husband's religious beliefs were irrelevant and that the judge, in taking them into consideration, "was mistaken." Justice was served, and my stance remains that the 1st Amendment will always win, as it did in this ruling---which went one step too far.

I think you're using your imagination too much with your speculative thoughts. There is nothing wrong with that since it is raising awareness, and in that line of thinking, extreme Muslims who are new to the USA (like this Moroccan man) will have to respect our laws. Shariah law will never supersede US law, that is a fact and not speculation. You can't find any examples to support this. The ruling was overturned, and like I said, it went one step too far.

The main problem is that in the Islamic countries, the ruling government and families are traditional and conservative Muslims. The balance of power has to shift to the progressive/reformist/liberal Muslims, as to evolve that religion---and that means not accepting Sharia law with the flawed interpretations that the zealots impose and wrongfully adhere to.

Also, Park51 should be cancelled, unless some other spokesperson/Imam takes over---like a progressive Muslim as well as trusted real estate company (unlike Soho Properties).
Furthermore, it should be cancelled since the people who are involved in the construction of the community center/mosque are refusing to say where their funding is going to come from.
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, also said:
"There should be transparency about who those investors are, whether that money is coming from domestic interest or not, and if it's coming from foreign interests we need to know, because I think that's a liability, and it shows that there is another agenda rather than domestic security and tranquility."

RE: Mosque near Ground Zero - Verbal Diarrhea - Part TWO

What can Islam contribute with? Who cares? It shouldn't contribute to anything in any secular society.

I've already met plenty of progressive/liberal Muslims and have hung out with them (had fika). They come from Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Macedonia, Albania, Kurdistan, and Somalia. Some of them are my friends.

I am fluent in Swedish, and like I said earlier, you are focusing too much on the traditional/conservative voices of Muslims. Of course you'll hear some scary things from them. Bear in mind that their are many schools of thought within Islam. The faction of Islam that is being magnified does not fairly depict the Muslims who live in and who chose to live in Western-secular cultures. They do not promote Sharia law.

Here is a good example;

RE: Suntaning on the Beach..

It was 59F (14C) here today. I wanna suntan on the beach---lake or ocean. Damn short Swedish summers...

RE: please won't you SAY SOMETHING?! Part dos

Pull my finger

RE: Hard to judge

So true!

RE: Mosque near Ground Zero - Verbal Diarrhea - Part TWO

Hey moonmana1 All is well man! Hope you've enjoyed your weekend.

I see your points. How much have you really investigated into this?
You stated "they", "they" are the conservatives, and they are only a voice that is echoed from Islamic cultures, not secular countries.

Imam Abdul Rauf has no intimate ties with terrorists. Where did you hear that? I don't like his world view nor do I agree with his stance on spirituality and how politicians/institutions need more Islamic influence, but those are just his ideas. No worries man, the 1st Amendment!!! The guy is not as powerful as you think.

Not all Muslims interpret the Quran in a uniformed manner, just like not all Christians interpret the Bible (OT/NT) in a uniform manner.

Who is saying the planned community center is going to be perceived as a victory? Seems the only ones who have been echoing that thought has been the Western media. What Muslims have said this? It's supposed to raise tolerance and awareness---as weird as it may seem. Personally, I think it's a bad location to do that and that there are other ways.

Where are you wrong? Just your assumptions that are constructed by the conservatives and the media.

In Islamic countries, yes, the US/Europe/Israel is perceived as the enemies by a lot of people (generally speaking). On the other hand, the US/Europe/Israel views Islam as the enemy. Interesting huh! The power of religion!

I see the evil in Corporatism, don't you? The world needs to change my friend. To me, selfish Corporatism has really made a lot of people angry around the world. That ideology is the real enemy since they have so much influence with our government at every level.

Here...

RE: please won't you SAY SOMETHING?! Part dos

Chocolate dipped in peanut butter = perfect late-night snack!

RE: What Music Are you Listening To Right Now? part2

Approved

And then...

Don't Go Breakin' My Heart

RE: What Music Are you Listening To Right Now? part2

Hot Child In The City

RE: WHO DO U MISS MOST AT CS?

Also miss wonderworker, but I know he is in good hands with Tenessee Judy! Miss them both...

Anyways, life goes on. I like the new members here and the ones who have stuck around.

RE: WHO DO U MISS MOST AT CS?

Cristina (from Holland) - miss her too

Mbcasey as well

Also, I miss me when I take my breaks from CS...

RE: please won't you SAY SOMETHING?! Part dos

I slept for 13 hours last night. I hope I can get to bed at a decent time tonight!

RE: Updating photos

Mine is updated! Does it really matter? It's so hard to see everybody anyways due to the small nature of the pics. Well, I take that back, I can see enough and ponder sensual things!

RE: Say Something Nice about the Person Above

Ha!

You are pretty new right? Please stick around on CS I love your sense of humor! Maybe someday you'll be inducted to my pantheon of man-crushes!




Confirmed...

And you are one passionate and lovely woman!

RE: please won't you SAY SOMETHING?! Part dos

Heeey LG

Gosh, sorry to hear that you are disconnected to the real world!

No internet access at home? Did your dog eat your internet?

RE: WHO DO U MISS MOST AT CS?

What did happen to Robert? Assuming he's in some mental institution...

RE: WHO DO U MISS MOST AT CS?

Pretty sure this thread caused him to leave! Looking right at you Freddyfud!!!

RE: WHO DO U MISS MOST AT CS?

lol---Ship! "In a word, NO!" - Ship!

Ship was a cool guy and really funny, and he was in his share of CS battles that provided some good drama.

Claayer was cool as well! She was easy going and funny.

Ah, so many come and go, and I think it's awesome that many have remained! I've been here 2.5 years now, and I feel like CS is one of my homes on the internet haha.

RE: WHO DO U MISS MOST AT CS?

I miss these three:

Sommer
Captain Beirut
Binatural (as much as we vehemently disagreed on metaphsyical concepts)
Trish

RE: please won't you SAY SOMETHING?! Part dos

I slept for 13 hours! Great sleep

The sun is shining here, and I think I'll go have a cup of coffee in the sunshower.