Aspies For Freedom

Could you explain your moral philosophy?  

a) What do you find morally offensive?

b) What agitates you about other people in general?

Nowt wrong with a bit of snobbish, hun..bit of posh totty ;p

Ian

His point is that many Americans (honest Christians) live as piously as the Muslims did back in the days of Mohammed.

He also had something to say about "bikini Christians" who seem to worship the naked skin as eagerly as they worship Christ, calling the women essentially naked.

After reading the bikini article, I thought, "America can do better than this.  We have to."  Although the bikini-clad American women were removed ("by request" of other Muslims), they did show three modestly clad Muslim teenagers and one young girl.  I must say I felt a sense of reverence for how attractive a woman respectfully dressed can be.

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His point is that many Americans (honest Christians) live as piously as the Muslims did back in the days of Mohammed.

He also had something to say about "bikini Christians" who seem to worship the naked skin as eagerly as they worship Christ, calling the women essentially naked.

After reading the bikini article, I thought, "America can do better than this.  We have to."  Although the bikini-clad American women were removed ("by request" of other Muslims), they did show three modestly clad Muslim teenagers and one young girl.  I must say I felt a sense of reverence for how attractive a woman respectfully dressed can be.

I didn't need links, I asked nicely what you meant.
Are you saying that ALL modern day Muslims aren't pious, because this statement reads to me that Muslims were only pious in the days of Mohammet?

I don't understand what relevance bikinis have to religion or anything else for that matter, how people dress is a matter of personal choice.

IF you are advocating that women should wear more clothes, shouldn't the same standards apply to men?

The author is saying that many Muslims (especially the wealthy) in places like Saudi Arabia have forgotten what is more important than money.

The bikini Christianity thing was written by one Abdullah Smith.  The other one, 9/11 is the Biggest Lie in History, has no author name.  I wonder why.

I thought, "America can do better than this.  We have to."  Although the bikini-clad American women were removed ("by request" of other Muslims), they did show three modestly clad Muslim teenagers and one young girl.  I must say I felt a sense of reverence for how attractive a woman respectfully dressed can be.

GuessWho, I detect hateful thoughts in the way you write about this Ghanaian student. Since the state helped you on your way with your education, why can't you show a little generosity of spirit and help this young man without continually whinging?

You're on a good wicket financially so you can afford to be kind to him. The way you speak of this man suggests that you are a modern day pharisee and do you really want to be thought of as one?

Then again, it's often the poorest people who are most willing to share what they have with others.

Good point.  I don't know why I would leave the United States, even though I think we have a poor concept of civilization compared to our peers in the democratic industrialized world.

America's fascination with sending elderly parents somewhere where busy yuppies don't have to look at them.....  Mom only spent six weeks in a facility, Dad died at home.

What would my mom have done?  I think my problem is that I think he thinks he is entitled to certain support.  He was no child of my mother, no kin of mine.  It is a miracle I did help him (Jesus miracle), because usually I think we should care for international people over there not over here.  Education is not even mentioned on Jesus' list of "I was such and such and you did such and such for me".  It is food, medical attention, social inclusion, but not an American college education for every promising young person outside the United States.

I am thinking immediate family, you are thinking world family, which is probably closer to Christianity.

Matthew 6:28 >>
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"And why worry about clothes? Notice how the flowers grow in the field. They never work or spin yarn for clothes.

King James Bible
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

<< Matthew 6 >>
New American Standard Bible ©
Giving to the Poor and Prayer

1 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 3 “But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
5 “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6 “But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
7 “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 8 “So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
9 “Pray, then, in this way:  ‘Our Father who is in heaven,  Hallowed be Your name.
10 ‘Your kingdom come.  Your will be done,  On earth as it is in heaven.
11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread.
12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]
14 “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 “But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.

Fasting; The True Treasure; Wealth (Mammon)

16 “Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 17 “But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face 18 so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23 “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
The Cure for Anxiety

25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 “And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

I don't see an awful lot of Europeans asking for help to go to college, CJ.  Most of them have better governments than ours, those that pay for college, at least if they have the grades and scores.

I don't care if Gideon was Swiss, it doesn't mean education is a necessity of life.