Contrary to popular belief, people are neither homo- nor hetero-sexual. People are sexual. The Ancient Greeks had that figured out, why can't we? The color of your skin is genetic, your personal religious beliefs are not. Gay is not the new Black and people I know who happen to be from a minority feel offended and marginalized by that way of thinking. The Human Experience isn't black and white and doesn't fit into a box. People who put other people into groups or classifications are often bigots, especially if you judge by the group. Understand that there's a difference between contradiction and harmony. Keep an open mind, treat others with dignity and respect, discover the truth, be more than you were, rise above the status quo and don't be a statistic. There is no race of humanity, only humanity. A little competition and a little rebellion are good for the soul. Be bound only by your dreams, not your failings. Be at peace with yourself and your neighbors. Look after the widow and the orphan. Help the alien, they are strangers in a strange land. They're not here for your job, they're here for a better life. Hate war and love peace, but be willing to fight for what you love. Love yourself and those around you. Love wisdom as though she were a lover. Seek her out and drink deep of her wells. Open your eyes, your mind, your heart and the world will surprise you.

It's not that "All men are sinners", but that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. In the flesh we are imperfect, but that does not mean that we are continually and purposefully sinning.

-From 2nd Corinthians 5 (New King James Version)

I agree with your position on Warrantless wiretaps, they're just plain scary - Unreasonable Search & Seizure. I haven't heard any mainstream presidential candidate _say_ anything against them, which is even worse. Maybe I just don't get the same news out here where we cling to our guns and religion and the rest of our constitutional rights.

Out here, we have more trouble with kids shooting other kids than with police oppression.

The reason for blaming Linux and Solaris users is because you have to be somewhat competent in using a computer to run these Operating systems. Microshaft knows that its users are not smart enough to do something like that. (They are still using microsoft products).

Joe