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<title>A question...</title>
<description>&lt;H4 class=itemTitle&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Hey All!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;This was an assignment for school, and &lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;my &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/sophisticatedmari&quot; target=_new&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;sis&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;did it too, if you are interested in her ideas on the subject. My &lt;A href=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/PaulainColorado&quot; target=_new&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;Mom&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt; got the idea from &lt;A href=&quot;http://cranach.worldmagblog.com/cranach/&quot; target=_new&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;Dr. Veith's&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt; blog where he asked the same question.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Anyway....the idea is to say who the most influential characters (fictional, from TV, Books and Movies) are in your life. Good and Bad. And you also need to tell me why...please...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Good:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Anakin Skywalker: &lt;EM&gt;I know that most of you hate (or severely disklike) Hayden Christensen's performance in Episode 2 and 3 of Star Wars (I don't, but that's just me). Some of you have read the books (kudos to you!) and have gathered a better, deeper understanding of Anakin as Anakin, and not HC. Anakin was always meant to symbolize the struggle between good and evil. As an admitted Christian, I find it very easy to relate to him. He struggles to follow the rules, do the right thing, and just generally be a good person. As Anakin, he has a distinct sense of morals, such as kindness, trust, truth, determination, perseverance, true love, logic, peacemaking, not afraid to defy the rules when they are wrong, selflessness&amp;nbsp;etc. And while he is still a sinner, he is allowing the force the use him for good purposes. As Darth Vader, he is a dark, distant sinner. Anakin is a perfect example of what we as humans go through everyday. We struggle to do right, or to fall into sin. Sometimes we do the right thing, but most of the time we are blind to the truth, and sin. Anakin falls into sin, but he, after some time, is able to see his mistake, and then tries to correct it. But he can't do it alone, it takes other people and the all mysterious force to influence him to the right decision. This is a play on how other believers influence our faith, as well as the role that the Holy Spirit has on us, to guide to the right choice.&amp;nbsp; It's also a description of the sinner/saint that is within us all.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Frodo Baggins: &lt;EM&gt;Frodo starts out as a humble, innocent hobbit, then through extraordinary circumstances must save Middle Earth. There are many connections between Frodo and many apostles or saints (such as Perpetua, James, and Peter) He constantly doubts himself, which is a show of his constant humbleness. He, like Anakin, struggles to destroy the Ring, or succumb to it. Just like Anakin, he doesn't do it alone. He has Sam, and Gandalf. It takes a strong character to actually do the right thing, because everyone can be shown the path, but many&amp;nbsp;do not&amp;nbsp; follow it. &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Samwise Gamgee: &lt;EM&gt;Arguably the best sidekick of all time, Sam strengthens not only those around him, but finds that by&amp;nbsp;doing that, it strengthens him. Humans were always meant to rely on each other for encouragement. Sam is the perfect example of humbleness and perseverance. He is quite content to not be in the spotlight, and to advise others, but only when they ask for it. He is encouraging, and never gives up. &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Peregrin Took: &lt;EM&gt;An influence of a different kind, Peregrin shows the transformation from child to adult. He doesn't necesarily WANT to grow up, but he must. This is a trail that everyone will face in time. If you follow Pippin's journey, he starts out as a rather childish, distant and unrealistic chap. He ends up as a serious (but not too serious), responsible man...er...hobbit. He finds the perfect balance of seriousness and fun. &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Pschye: &lt;EM&gt;From C.S. Lewis' Til We Have Faces, Pschye is a girl who was not blessed with beauty. She finds that it is hard to go through life with her ugliness displayed on the outside. So many people she encounters are superficial, and will not talk to her simply because she is not &quot;beautiful&quot; on the outside. But she has character, something her beautiful sister lacks. Though she is not well favored, she is patient, and when she dies, she is shown for her true beauty. Inside and out. &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Jean Valjean: &lt;EM&gt;He, unlike any other characters here, starts out bad, and turns to good. This shows that even the farthest fallen soul can be redeemed.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Unfortunately, there are more bad characters than good. I have two&amp;nbsp;categories, Sarcastic, and just Plain Bad.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;So....Sarcastic&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Indiana Jones, Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, Elizabeth Swann, Mr. Rochester, Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Butler and Archie Bunker. &lt;EM&gt;All of these characters are&amp;nbsp; sarcastic, sardonic, and just plain rude. They are blinded by greed, their wants and needs, and they are consumed by themselves.The only one of these characters that improves is Obi-Wan. While their quips might be humorous, one wonders if they feel anything at all. They take sarcasm&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;to a level it shouldn't be taken to, and they are perfect showcases of the depravity of man, not to mention their egos are about the size of the Millenium Falcon.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;And just plain evil...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Darth Vader, Darth Sidious, The Phantom of the Opera, Captain Barbossa, Davy Jones, Baron Rodolphe de Gortz, and Captain Nemo. &lt;EM&gt;There is simply nothing good about any of these characters. They only bring you down. They have no good quailities, and like the previous catagory, they are self focused. (If you've ever read the book &lt;U&gt;The Phantom of the Opera&lt;/U&gt;, he's no good..at least he tried to redeem himself in the movie.) There is nothing redeeming or rewarding about these characters.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Okay. So I'm done ranting...have fun!!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:50:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Flight 93</title>
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;I watched this movie last week. It made me sick. It made me want to stand up and scream at all those liberals and anyone who is against the War On Terror. We &lt;EM&gt;need&lt;/EM&gt; to be in Iraq. For the intelligence, for the freedom of those under tyranny, and to defeat those disgusting terrorists who want to murder innocent people, not just us, but anyone who doesn't agree with them.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;It drives me crazy when people say that just because more people have died this year in Iraq, the war is not going well. The difference is the quality of life. When you look at the life Iraqi's have now, compared to what they had under Saddam...there's just no possible way ANYONE can say that we haven't improved their life over there. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Some people say that we never should have gone to Iraq in the first place. We did go in on faulty intel from the UN, but once that info was proven false, were we just supposed to withdraw and say, &quot;Sorry, we won't help you. It doesn't matter that you are under a murderous&amp;nbsp;dicatoriship. It doesn't matter that your people are thrown into paper shreders just because they said one wrong thing. We're just gonna leave and wait for another 9/11 to happen.&quot;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&amp;nbsp;Those who don't support the war don't support our country.&amp;nbsp;Our country was founded on freedom&amp;nbsp;from tyranny.&amp;nbsp;The Iraqi's might not have &lt;EM&gt;asked&lt;/EM&gt; for our help, but they &lt;EM&gt;needed&lt;/EM&gt; it. And we needed the intel.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Those who don't support the war say that all the people lost on 9/11 don't matter. The people in Flight 93 sacrificed EVERYTHING. They sacfriced their lives, and their families. They gave their lives for ours. And there is no bigger sacrifice than that. That is&amp;nbsp;what&amp;nbsp;our troops are doing over in Iraq. They are sacrificing&amp;nbsp;everything to keep us safe.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Watch this movie. This is patriotism at its finest. We will never forget you, Flight 93.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/exuberantjade/235431/</link>
<pubDate>Thu,  9 Nov 2006 11:11:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>A quiz!</title>
<description>&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;I know, I know. I'm a bad blogger. Life's been very busy right now. I'm more often on my &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.xanga.com/thejedishireling&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;xanga&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;. I'll try to be better now that life is more settled down...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;As for a quiz...(my &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/paulaincolorado&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;mom&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt; and &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/sophisticatedmari&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;sister&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt; got the same answer...and we couldn't be more different...that's something that makes you go hmm....hmm...)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;IMG alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://images.quizilla.com/F/FA/FAE/FaerieFriend/1128968366_scanation2.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;You are a Carnation:&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;You are friendly, energetic, cheerful, and bubbly. You love being around people. Outgoing and talkative, you rarely meet a stranger. Others feel at ease around you because of your playful nature.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Symbolism: In Victorian times carnations were given to show fascination with another. They also symbolize friendship and whimsicalness.&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.quizilla.com/users/FaerieFriend/quizzes/Which%20Flower%20are%20You%3F&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;Take this quiz....&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot;&gt;Have fun!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Rock the Boat!</title>
<description>&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size=6&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Okay, so a while ago I acquired a xanga and have been mainly posting on that (the thing below is a post from it). Sorry. Also in the process of moving, so posts will be more sparatic than usual.&lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=Dali color=#ff0000 size=7&gt;Don’t Rock the Boat!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;How many times have you heard this phrase? &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Has is ever stuck with you? Does it matter to you in your everyday life?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;It never mattered to me until recently,&amp;nbsp;Sunday in fact. Pastor Lucido (filling in for our Pastor Kirkeide, who’s on vacation), gave a sermon on &lt;I&gt;rocking the boat&lt;/I&gt;, using the example of the prophet Amos, who rocked Israel’s boat of contentment with being just like pagan countries. I never realized until yesterday that our faith really rocks the boat. The boat of secularity. Our boat of contentment. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Many people find our faith offensive. That’s fine, they can have their opinion, but the thing that really gets me is that they say, &quot;how dare you interrupt our perfect (haha) society with your revolting ideas!&quot; While they shove their skimpy clothes, promiscuous, feministic, gay accepting, mass murdering (abortion), un-American worldview down our throats. &quot;You’d better accept it,&quot; they say. &quot;How dare you rock the boat!&quot; and &quot;Majority = Acceptable.&quot;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Okay. Rewind! Before you ask me how dare WE rock the boat, let’s take a look at society two hundred, even one hundred&amp;nbsp;years ago. &lt;I&gt;You’d &lt;/I&gt;be rocking the boat, not me. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;And don’t tell me that women were forced to be docile, barefoot-and-pregnant-in-the-kitchen, subservient wives. Women played a major role in society and in fact, throughout history, many women have made a mark in history (a good mark, mind you, not like your feminist crazyheads today), such as Clara Barton, Marie Curie, and Dolly Madison. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;And don’t give me your crap about women’s choice in murdering their unborn child. (If it’s not alive, as you all claim, then why do you have to kill it?)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Don’t get me started on discrimination of gays. You just don’t wanna go there. &lt;IMG height=15 src=&quot;http://www.xanga.com/Images/bitter.gif&quot; width=15&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Having a majority in something does not make that thing acceptable. If a majority of Americans were murderers, does that make murdering acceptable? If a majority of Americans were abusive, does that make abuse okay? Majority cannot equal acceptability, because if something is wrong, it's &lt;EM&gt;wrong&lt;/EM&gt;. No shading the truth. (My little LD part of this post &lt;IMG height=15 src=&quot;http://www.xanga.com/Images/winky.gif&quot; width=15&gt;)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;In short, you can have your opinions, but you have to let me have mine. And I’ll rock the boat as much as I want. (Ever considered that you might&amp;nbsp;be rocking &lt;EM&gt;my&lt;/EM&gt; boat?)&amp;nbsp;No more docility in this Lutheran. You won’t brainwash me, I’m not content with and won’t accept your pagan beliefs and you can’t shake me with whatever you throw at me. I know what I believe. I know it will save me. Can &lt;I&gt;you &lt;/I&gt;say the same about your beliefs? &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;So rock the boat, fellow Children of God. Dare to be different. (Like Martin Luther! &lt;IMG height=15 src=&quot;http://www.xanga.com/Images/laughing.gif&quot; width=15&gt;) Dare to defy sin and secularity. (And for my fellow Lutherans, Dare to be Lutheran!)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;I double-dog dare you to!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;(Thanks to Rev. Lucido for being a modern day Amos and rocking my boat.)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;Now, comments please…::grin::&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed,  2 Aug 2006 16:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Papyrus color=#000000 size=4&gt;Three days ago I watched Munich (rated R for violence, language, nudity and sexual content). It was so different than I thought it would be. From what WORLD and nearly everyone else said, I thought it was a&amp;nbsp;terrorist sympathizer movie. But I was wrong. So wrong. The movie is about change.&amp;nbsp;The realization that the things that you believe in so strongly just might be wrong. The realization that revenge is wrong. The realization that you can't play God. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Papyrus color=#000000 size=4&gt;Judaism is supposedly a peaceful religion. Israel never negotiates with terrorists. They just take revenge on those terrorists. Murdering in cold blood isn't peaceful. Revenge on terrorists is the premise of the movie. In 1972, at the Munich Olympics, 11 Arabic terrorists killed the entire Israeli Olympic team. The movie is about Israelis killing the 11 Arabic&amp;nbsp;terrorists, not about the Munich massacre (another misconception I had). This movie creeped me out, because of the joy and glee&amp;nbsp;both the Arabians and Israelis took in murdering each other.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;In the end, the main character (played by Eric Bana)&amp;nbsp;learns that revenge is wrong, that murdering is wrong, and that he is no different than a&amp;nbsp;terrorist when he murders them.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;He turns his back on his country. Steven Spielberg is Jewish. I honestly think that he had A LOT of guts to do this movie. He is raising questions about his religion that makes one doubt&amp;nbsp;the patriotism that masquerades as terrorism.&amp;nbsp;He doesn't take a stance on it either way, but he raises the question. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Papyrus color=#000000 size=4&gt;Personally, I think this movie was really good, I would highly recommend it. There were a&amp;nbsp;two sex&amp;nbsp;scenes that should have been taken out, they didn't add to the movie, but the rest of the&amp;nbsp;movie was amazing. (And the music is by John Williams, yay!!! &lt;IMG height=15 src=&quot;http://www.xanga.com/Images/silly.gif&quot; width=15&gt;)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Battle of the Mind</title>
<description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m a very bad blogger. SO SUE ME! What you could possibly sue me for I have no idea, except suing me for intentional infliction of emotional distress on the account of your personal online blogging experience, negligent infliction of emotional distress on the account of your personal online blogging experience, the tort of outrage, mental anguish (that one’s dedicated to Boomer), or just the loss of a good blogging experience (I’m really NOT egotistical…). Other than that, no idea! If you DO decide to sue me for any or all of the above, all I have to say is good luck finding an attorney that will represent you!&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = &quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office&quot; /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;But, as fun as that was, that’s not the reason for this post. I’m a participant in the NCFCA (National Christian Forensics and Communications Association, for more info see &lt;A href=&quot;http://www.ncfca.org/&quot;&gt;www.ncfca.org&lt;/A&gt;). I participate in Lincoln Douglas VALUES debate. This year I also participated in two speech events, Duo Interpretation (a 10 minute interpretation from literature with a partner, my partner and I did &lt;U&gt;The Tortoise and the Hare from Politically Correct Bedtime Stories&lt;/U&gt;) and an Original Oratory. An original oratory is pretty simple, just a 10 minute speech on anything you like. It could be on peanut butter if you wanted. Anyway, I wrote mine on the “&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = &quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags&quot; /&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'&quot;&gt;Battle&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'&quot;&gt; of the Mind.” &lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;I am including it below. I liked giving the speech, and I enjoyed writing it. Please comment. Do you agree with it? Disagree? Let me know!!!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'&quot;&gt;&lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/firewk-blue.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;I am biased.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;You are biased.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;There is no way around it.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;You have a personal philosophy, a personal set of beliefs that were either instilled in you from childhood, or ones you chose for yourself later on.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;No matter how hard you try, you will never escape from your biases, in any situation.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Even if you look at something with an “open mind”, your mind is already partially closed, because of what you already believe, and the unwillingness to change your belief. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;The thesis statement of this speech is, “You are what you believe.” What you believe and what you do with what you believe shows your true self. It also tells others where you stand in the battle of the mind. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Okay.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;So.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;I style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal&quot;&gt;This is great&lt;/I&gt;, you think.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;So now, we know that we cannot ever escape our biases, nor can we ever look at a situation with complete objectivity and what we believe shows our true self.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;So…now what? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Two things, actually.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;(1) We need to be mindful of the biases of others.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;(2) Logic is dangerous when it puts your faith at risk.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Now, I bet the second thing really has you cocking your eyebrows. Just wait though, you’ll see what I mean.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Okay, now we can get into the first point. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;We need to be mindful of the biases of others.&lt;/B&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Okay, first question.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Why do we care about others’ biases?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Such as…why does Angelina Jolie’s opinion matter?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Or Ted Kennedy’s?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Or Larry King’s?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Two reasons.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;(1) They influence the weaker-minded.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;(2) They push society towards a Platonic worldview.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;More about that Platonic worldview later.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Let me show you the impact these people have on the weaker-minded.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Mind you, a two-year-old is not going to be watching C-SPAN and listening to Ted Kennedy ramble, but the effects Kennedy has on those who already follow his ideas will influence that two-year-old.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;For their benefit?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;No.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;To their detriment?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;YES!!!!!!!!&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;This ties into the Platonic worldview, but, like I said, more on that later. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Okay…why do Angelina Jolie’s and Larry King’s opinions/biases matter?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;They are big names in &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Hollywood&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;They are starring/reporting in the movies, the television, and the media you watch.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Even if YOU don’t watch them…others are.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;And that is where the danger lies.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;The influence these people are having on those who do watch them is tremendous and you should be entirely terrified of the influence they are having. Paul said in Romans 16:18b that “smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.”&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;This has to do with a Platonic worldview.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;I am going to give a little background on what a Platonic worldview is and where it came from before I link it to this point.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;(NOTE: For the purposes of this exposition this encounter is muchly exaggerated)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Aristotle, a pupil of the philosopher Plato, is going to visit Plato.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;It’s a nice sunny day in &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Athens&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Aristotle is walking down in the road in a toga, shining in all his Ancient Greek glory.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;He soon reaches his teacher’s house.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Aristotle: Yo, teach!&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;It’s me, your student!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Plato: Oh, not again…Aristotle, my boy! Won’t you come in?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Aristotle: Okay, so, I want to know what it is exactly that you believe. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Plato: Isn’t that what I’ve spent my whole time teaching you?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Aristotle: Nope.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;You’ve taught me what philosophy is, how to teach philosophy to others, yada, yada.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Just give me a thirty-second blurb.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Plato: On?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Aristotle: On government I guess. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Plato: &lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;Well, the government should control everything.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;They are the smart ones, after all. What I mean, is, they are of a higher intellect than an everyday citizen.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;The government should be like the conductor of an orchestra.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;You lose government, you lose everything.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;The citizens are the players.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;You lose one of them…big deal!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Aristotle:) Eh, not bad, 29.2 seconds. &lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;But, what’s with the conductor government?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;I mean, I don’t mind them conducting business, politics and stuff, but they shouldn’t control everything!&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;And since when did I become some trombone that no one cares about if I get lost?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;I’m not a servant to the government, no one should be!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Plato: &lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;HOW DARE YOU UNDERMINE MY AUTHORITY! I WORK AND I SLAVE TO TEACH YOU AND YOU STILL DON’T GET IT! YOU CANNOT HAVE YOUR OWN PHILOSOPHY!!!!!! MINE IS SUPREME!!!!!!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Aristotle: Well, who died and made you the Queen of Sheba?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;I am most certainly entitled to my own opinion/philosophy/bias!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Plato: You’ll never amount to anything! Be gone, you rebel!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Okay.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Now that that’s done…let me do a quick recap.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Plato is total government control, since they are smarter, citizens servants to government.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Aristotle is limited government, each citizen an individual, who should take care of themselves first and then the government.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;So in the future, when I refer to a Platonic worldview, that’s what I’m talking about. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Okay…now I’m going to link.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;The Platonic influence people like Ted Kennedy, Angelina Jolie, and Larry King give to the world leads the weaker minded into submission.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;We need to have the opinion of Aristotle!&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;We have to understand that if we don’t, we are going to be put into a Platonic government.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;The most apparent example of this is the Muslim religon. In Muslim countries, illiteracy is the norm, there are hardly any computers, and many are killed simply because they are non-Muslim, or simply because they have a different idea of things than the government does.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;This is the ultimate Platonic society.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Each citizen in a Muslim country is a servant of the government.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;They do what they are told, when they are told.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;They believe what they are ordered to believe.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;New ideas are suppressed.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Their society is backward. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;This is what Platonic’s are pushing us towards. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;This is why we must watch, and care about the worldview of others.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Or we will end up in a Platonic society. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;And thus, you see, the War on Terror, which all those Platonic’s are against, I might add, really comes down to the &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Battle&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt; of the Ideas…the &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Battle&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt; of the Mind.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Now onto my second point.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;Logic is dangerous when it puts your faith at risk.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Now, to prove this to you, I am going to pose the popular question….&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;What hath &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Athens&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt; to do with &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Jerusalem&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Let me put some terms into place first.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Athens&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt; = Sola Logos (Logic alone) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Basic Philosophy = Humans are able to understand everything, through logic and human reason.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;If it cannot be explained, it does not exist. &lt;/B&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Jerusalem&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt; = Sola Scriptora (Scripture alone)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Basic Philosophy = Humans have faith that God is the creator of the world, that Jesus is the Savior of all, and that the Holy Spirit works in the heart to create faith, as well as other beliefs the Bible confesses.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;It is not humanly possible to understand how all the processes of God work. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Now that terms are in place, let me move to a major point.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;We cannot possibly understand everything.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Why?&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;If we had all the answers, we would not have questions. &lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;Having all the answers, we could explain everything, there would be no need for a Savior, or a God at all, and questions would not exist. After all, we understand everything with a humanist worldview.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;However, we do know that there are questions.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;This leaves room for faith.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;So faith can exist. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Now, for an actual answer to the question, “what hath &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Athens&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt; to with &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Jerusalem&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Humanism and Christianity cannot be merged.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;You cannot value human logic and reason over Scripture.&lt;/B&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;When you start merging human logic with the Word, you are allowing (a) doubt into faith and (b) agreeing that the humanistic worldview is better, because you have to be able to explain what cannot be explained. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;I’m not saying that logic doesn’t have its place in Scripture, but you cannot explain everything in Scripture.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Some things you just have to take on faith. Let me provide an example of this. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Okay…let’s look at a popular debate currently going on, Creation vs. Evolution. God says in Genesis that He created the world in six literal days. Many hold the belief that God could have used evolution to create the world. This is true in a way, God COULD have used evolution, but He didn’t. They back up this argument with a popular Bible verse that says a day is like a thousand years to the Lord. Here’s the thing, they’ve tried to mix human logic and reason with Scripture. They are, however, taking the verse grossly out of context, and trying to disprove the Bible. This may not be their intention, but this is what they are doing. As you can see, when you use logic over Scripture, you are taking yourself down a dangerous path. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Now, logic can be good, however, if you use logic to make sound arguments, to connect your faith more closely to the Bible (for instance, if you use logic to show that Creation is six literal days. I just did.), etc. It really comes down to values and application. Thus, the answer becomes, what do you value more? Sola Logos or Sola Scriptora? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Now to close, I would like to talk about &lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;VALUES&lt;/B&gt; and their &lt;B style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal&quot;&gt;APPLICATION &lt;/B&gt;and how they matter. This is a huge part of the battle of the mind. The way you apply your values will express a lot to people.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;This is part of how to deal with the aforementioned “&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Athens&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;”.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Okay. Now let me say that you must first decide what it is you VALUE. Create a little list in your mind of what you value and how much you value it. For instance, I value truth more than justice. Now the reasoning behind this is that if you do not have the truth, you cannot have justice; because you will not know what is true and then can’t decide what is just. (See, this is me using logic in a good way!) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Okay, now that you’ve got that list, you’ve got to work on APPLICATION. (This will show how good you’re using that logic!) Just because you value something doesn’t mean you apply it. This is important to understand. Please use your values wisely. Application of values in your life, how you apply and use them is essential to winning the battle of the mind. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;For illustration, we have to love our opponents in the battle of the mind. We need to pray for them, pray that they find the truth. Showing them that application of mercy will be crucial. However, we cannot always be merciful. We have to show some tough love too, show them that we will not tolerate their brainwashing techniques and theories of world dominance.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;This is just an example, there are many things we can and should do in the battle of the mind. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;But, the first step is to GET INVOLVED! When you do not, you are doing exactly what the Platonians want! We are ignoring the problem, and believe me, that will not make it go away. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Don’t let the Platonians win! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;So, now go out, therefore…and choose for yourself, judge…what will you do? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Are you going to watch and be mindful of other’s biases?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Are you going to choose Sola Logos or Sola Scriptora?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Are you going to apply your values in a wise way to the world?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Are you going to involve yourself in the &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:City&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt;Battle&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt&quot;&gt; of the Mind?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype'&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;What is your favorite movie?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Just one?????????? Um….Episode Three….&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Have you ever flown in a plane? &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Not since 1999.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;How many school subjects do you have?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Um…9 or so... &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#6600cc&gt;&lt;FONT color=#33ff33&gt;What is your favorite color?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#ff6666&gt;Hmm…red…&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;What is you favorite subject? &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;English&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;What time do you usually get up?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;8-8:30&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;What time did you get up this morning?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;Almost 10.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;What time do you usually get done with school?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;I have no idea. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;What is your favorite drink?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;Hmm….Double Chocolate Chip Frap from Starbucks or one of those Strawberry things from Red Robin. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;What is your favorite craft?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;Looping. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;Who thinks up these things anyway?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#66ffff&gt;Someone with WAY too much time on their hands! &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;I do apologize for being such a bad blogger. I have a life, and, unfortuanatly, it's quite crazy!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;JANE, you are the next victim!!!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;Jade&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#66ffff&gt;P.S. I thought up the last TAG...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/exuberantjade/104701/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:34:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Tags and things about me. (No egotism, I promise)</title>
<description>&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Alright. First things first...I am TAGGING Boomer and SophisticatedMari. &lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/Excited.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;These are the things I am tagging you on...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 favorite TV shows&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 favorite movies&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 favorite music artists/groups&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 hobbies of yours&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 places you would like to visit in your lifetime&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Have fun!!!! :laughs evilily...fades slowly...: &lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/innocent.gif&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;(yes, I'm sooooo innocent)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Okay. Now on to me!!!! Yes, I know, I'm SUCH an interesting topic! &lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/015.gif&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;(that's what I imagine you all are doing at this point...)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 favorite TV shows: &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;1. Monk (USA, Fridays at 8 MST)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;2. Law and Order: Criminal Intent (NBC, Sundays at 9 MST)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;3: Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC, Tuesdays at 9 MST)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;4: ER (NBC, Thursdays at 9 MST)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5: Good Eats (Food Network, Weekdays at 5 MST)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 favorite movies:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;1: Star Wars Ep. 3&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;2: Chronicles of Narnia:&amp;nbsp;The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;3: The Island&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;4: The Village&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;(Ugh. I like to many movies!!!!!!!! I CAN'T PICK!!!!!!!!&lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/furious.gif&quot;&gt;)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 favorite music artists/groups:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;1: Rascal Flatts&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;2: Keith Urban&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;3: Garth Brooks&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;4: Martina McBride&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5: Celine Dion&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 hobbies of mine:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;1: Reading (more specifically, reading SW books..&lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/lsvader.gif&quot;&gt;.)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;2: Biking&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;3: Sleeping (proly my favorite hobby)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;4: Blogging&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5: Piano Playing (I've been playing for nine years)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5 places I would like to visit in my lifetime:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;1: Egypt (to see the pyramids...)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;2: London (to see the London Museum...among other things...)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;3: Ireland &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;4: Italy (I want to see where they filmed Naboo as well as other things...)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;5: Germany (Ach! Rich Lutheran history!)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Okay. Enough about me. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;I&amp;nbsp;would be highly&amp;nbsp;surprised if you all made it this far. You have my congratulations. I am impressed by you, impressive one. &lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/bouncy.gif&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Comment away, all...(hmm...commenting on me and the stuff I like. Won't that be something?)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&quot; color=#33ff33&gt;Jade&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=#33ff33&gt;&lt;IMG style=&quot;WIDTH: 27px; HEIGHT: 18px&quot; height=18 src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/cheesy.gif&quot; width=46&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/exuberantjade/72288/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:37:00 -0600</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/exuberantjade/72288/</guid>
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<title>Little Statues</title>
<description>&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;I know what y'all are thinking. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot; size=7&gt;FINALLY ANOTHER &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot; size=7&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot; size=7&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot; size=7&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT size=7&gt;BLOG POST!&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;IMG style=&quot;WIDTH: 30px; HEIGHT: 19px&quot; height=33 src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/eek2.gif&quot; width=41&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;All right, maybe not, but I agree that it is high time to talk about something other than &quot;what world leader are you?&quot;. &lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/Oops.gif&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;So with that, I give you... (insert apropo &quot;dun, dun, dun&quot;.)... little statues. By me! (Wow, ain't that the shock and surprise of the century?)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;I am so stinking tired of watching (I don’t watch all of the award ceremonies, but I keep up on them…) sick, twisted, completely liberal movies take the little golden statues at award ceremonies. &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = &quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office&quot; /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;Let's just look at this year's Golden Globes winners. I&amp;nbsp;personally didn't watch them, but&amp;nbsp;I read about them. 4 little globes for&amp;nbsp;Brokeback Mountain. 2&amp;nbsp;little&amp;nbsp;globes for best&amp;nbsp;actor and actress in gay/sex change promoting movies. (The movies were Capote and TransAmerica) Can you believe that? It is just substandard! Are those the standards we are holding &quot;good&quot; movies to?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;I know that liberal agenda movies don’t always take the little golden men/globes/whatever. 2003 was a good year for all us Tolkein fanatics (well…I’m not a fanatic, but still a good year.&lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/Excited.gif&quot;&gt;). But I think it happens too often. What do y’all think? &lt;IMG src=&quot;http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/images/smilies/wythink.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;I say we overhaul the current system and let the people decide. NOT THE ACTORS. Aren’t we the people they are supposed to be entertaining? Aren’t we the reason they have a JOB? I say we show those narcissistic, bloated-ego pizanos (granted not all of them are crazy) what real movies are. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT size=5&gt;Wouldn’t that be something?&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, sans-serif&quot; size=4&gt;Jade&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/exuberantjade/70694/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:55:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title> What world leader are you??</title>
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;(I honestly don't know HOW I got him....)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;Take the test for yourself! &lt;A href=&quot;http://similarminds.com/othertests.html&quot;&gt;http://similarminds.com/othertests.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0px&quot;&gt;Jade&lt;/P&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/exuberantjade/56832/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:08:00 -0600</pubDate>
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