Tag: family
member name: George McNaughton
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April 28, 2008 10:14 PM EDT --
I believe a person would have to pretty much have had their notions of civil liberty or even basic societal notions of freedom of religion completely benumbed to not have some misgivings about what is . . .
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August 27, 2006 10:32 PM EDT --
Unfortunately, the actions of a minority are giving the title religious a very bad name at this point in time. It does not have to be this way, especially here in America. There are . . .
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November 16, 2006 08:54 PM EST --
The mega-wealthy have been engaging in economic warfare against the poor and the middle-class for about a decade, and very unapologetically for the last six years. What makes me nervous is that now . . .
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December 15, 2006 09:19 PM EST --
It would be difficult to imagine a better childhood than I had. I mean it could have been better if I hadn't been a scrawny weakling -- but as far as other things go it was in retrospect hard . . .
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August 07, 2006 10:58 PM EDT --
This evening took on a surreal air. I drove my foster son up to meet with an army recruiter who has him basically talked into joining up despite every argument that I or my wife . . .
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November 15, 2007 12:17 PM EST --
Because of the subject matter of some of my posts, Gatherites might jump to the conclusion that I am not a "believer" or that I do not support my Church (LDS), I want to correct that misconception. . . .
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March 16, 2008 01:04 PM EDT --
Spending the weekend trying to get over a cold and experimenting with various ways of ingesting Vitamin C. Here is my latest delicious recipe:
1 large banana
4 large frozen strawberries
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July 14, 2006 06:53 PM EDT --
It appears to me that the American nuclear family consisting of a father, mother and kids is no longer functioning. Trying to force back the wheels of time, technological progress and the liberation . . .
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September 05, 2006 09:22 PM EDT --
This weekend I had the opportunity to skim several religious books by Swedenborg. I could not help being impressed with how consistent his ideas were with Mormonism regarding the hereafter. . . .
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September 16, 2006 08:06 PM EDT --
There was a time in America when conservativism included not only a distrust of big government, but also an equally strong distrust of big business. Why is it then that conservatives . . .
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March 12, 2007 06:44 PM EDT --
I believe that nearly any religion you wish to examine goes through a type of evolution as it is passed on through time. In many cases that is the result of changes in the social or economic environment . . .
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July 22, 2006 03:38 PM EDT --
There was a time in America where consumption was almost a patriotic duty -- the economy depended upon it, it was the glue that made this country work. That is not quite . . .
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December 23, 2007 06:42 PM EST --
We are now being entertained by the notion that the recent Federal Reserve funds auction was to encourage bankers to start lending to bankers. Interesting thought, had never considered that a run . . .
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July 03, 2007 01:11 PM EDT --
Went to see Transformers last night, what a hoot. The movie was very well done, good actors, good humor, great special effects. Perfect set up for a sequel. If I had any complaint it . . .
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August 31, 2007 12:26 AM EDT --
Okay, I realize its political suicide to admit to being a gay in Idaho. But, I don't understand all the hand wringing about whether a paper should out a gay Senator. Since when have the . . .
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August 21, 2006 06:58 PM EDT --
At the outset I wish to make it clear that I support universal health care coverage and a ban on public advertisement of prescription drugs. But, there is an issue which I rarely hear discussed and . . .
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September 14, 2006 09:19 PM EDT --
Why is it we have so little tolerance for public officials who kind of let their hair down and cut loose with funny stuff? Isn't there room in American politics for people like Jesse . . .
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November 01, 2006 08:18 PM EST --
It has become almost a cliche to talk about the fact that we are running at top speed to pay for gadgets we do not need and to take time off at places where we could probably live if we did . . .
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August 26, 2007 06:42 PM EDT --
Well, its not a perfect political storm, but you would definitely have to have your head in the sand not to see storm clouds on the horizon. So, the Church today had a letter read in meetings in . . .
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June 23, 2006 10:36 PM EDT --
The trouble with trickle down economics is that it is trickle down economics. As Reagan theorized if the wealthy have more money, they will invest that money more wisely than the government. . . .
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