Gee, I wonder what the Salvation Army stands for?

[Bill]

Originally Posted by DAB

those receiving aid or help, all they know is that someone has taken pity on them.

for those giving aid to those in need, is it because you want others to see what you are doing? do you think that doing so will help your situation down the road (viewed well in the eyes of God?)?

Most people, in part, help others because it makes them feel good to help someone else. I've pulled a few people out of the mud, or who were stuck in bar ditches......not necessarily with the primary intent to honor God, but because they were in need, I was there, I had the right equipment, it needed to be done, and I got a good feeling for helping a total stranger. So, it's not pure altruism, and not pure doing as your faith demands. For most, perhaps for all, it's going to be a mishmash of all three....being observant to your faith, helping your fellow man, AND the good feeling you get for doing it. And I bet most people couldn't give a percentage breakdown of how each one shakes out.

Sadly, now that I mostly drive a fuel sipper, I generally just drive on by, because I know I can't help them, even if I have the time and the desire to do it.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

LGBTQ activists over the years:

1980 We just want to be left alone!
1985 We are dying of AIDS and it's Reagan's fault!
1990 We just want to live our lives and maybe someday get married and there should be more of us visible on TV and the movies.
1995 Seriously, we need a lot more of us visible on TV and the movies.
2000 We are going to get married, and we don't care if you don't like it. It doesn't affect you anyway.
2005 Screw City Hall, your church needs to marry us!
2010 Here, watch us have sex in a tent while roping sheep.
2015 BAKE THAT CAKE BIGOT!
2016 We're not after your children bigot, relax.
2017 OMG Orange Man and Pence are going to put us in camps! We're not after the kids, we just want you to bake the cakes and enjoy our naked parades and get you fired from your jobs if you won't do this for us.
2018 Wax my balls! Oh yeah, we're not after your kids.
2019 You are going to let that 6-year-old get hormone blockers or you should be killed. If you don't want your 8-year-old to hear stories read by a pansexual trans-unicorn satanist you are the worst. Isn't Desmond amazing? 11-year-olds are so welcome at gay strip clubs, it's awesome. Here's another bump, Desmond. Take that you bigots!

Wow this post aged well. Could have been written today.