Just another example of the hypocracy and double-standards for men and women in America.
Big Lou at Covers shows his man boobs to EVERY poster and nobody complains (well, except Dicky whinning that Lou wouldn't let him rub them), but Janet Jackson does it and everyone is crying like a little girl - "protect our children."
There are thousands of things that are MUCH MORE important in helping our children than wasting time and money to punish Boy Band celeb's gone wild.
Big Lou at Covers shows his man boobs to EVERY poster and nobody complains (well, except Dicky whinning that Lou wouldn't let him rub them), but Janet Jackson does it and everyone is crying like a little girl - "protect our children."
There are thousands of things that are MUCH MORE important in helping our children than wasting time and money to punish Boy Band celeb's gone wild.
I believe the NFL has to share in the blame here. What did they think they were going to get with a halftime show produced by MTV?
As for Shaq, nothing that neanderthal could say or do would suprise me. All my life the Lakers were my favorite NBA team. Now, with guys like Shaq and Kobe, I can't even stand to watch them play.
Finally, is there a Canadian out there who doesn't take every opportunity to take a cheap shot at the U.S.A.?
VVV
p.s. If you don't think there is racism in Canada, if your gay brother came home with Rue Paul, Paul Lynde, Michael Jackson or Jeff Garcia, who would you welcome with open arms?
As for Shaq, nothing that neanderthal could say or do would suprise me. All my life the Lakers were my favorite NBA team. Now, with guys like Shaq and Kobe, I can't even stand to watch them play.
Finally, is there a Canadian out there who doesn't take every opportunity to take a cheap shot at the U.S.A.?
VVV
p.s. If you don't think there is racism in Canada, if your gay brother came home with Rue Paul, Paul Lynde, Michael Jackson or Jeff Garcia, who would you welcome with open arms?
Blue,
I found this writing from a regionite. I bolded the important parts.
What are your thoughts on this?
http://www.biblestudy.org/question/notkill.html
Q. I am studying the 10 commandments. Please explain the Sixth commandment "thou shall not kill."
A. The commandment "thou shall not kill" (Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17), is better understood to mean "you shall not murder," most modern translations of the Bible rendered it this way. According to the Bible not all killing, the taking of a life, is murder. Murder is the unlawfully taking of human life. The command not to murder applies to human beings, not to killing animals or plant life for food. God gave animals to mankind for his use (Genesis 1:26-30; 9:1-4). But, this does not mean that humans have the right mistreat animals and the environment (Genesis 2:15; Deuteronomy 22:6-7; 25:4; Proverbs 12:10). Under the Old Covenant God allowed the Israelites to kill other humans under very special circumstances such as punishment for certain sins, for example, murder (Exodus 21:12-14, Leviticus 24:17, 21) and adultery (Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 22:22-24). God also allowed the Israelites to engage in warfare and even gave them instructions about waging war (Deuteronomy 20:1-20). God also recognized that humans might accidentally kill each other, and he made provisions for this (Numbers 35:9-34; Deuteronomy 19:1-13).
The primary reason God hates murder is that out of all creation, only human are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27; 9:4-6). Even before the codification of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai the murder of other human beings was wrong (Genesis 4:8-12; 4:23-24; 9:4-6; Exodus 1:16-17). While on earth, Jesus spoke out against murder (Matthew 5:21-26; Mark 10:17-19). We also see in the writings of Paul (Romans 1:18, 29-32; 13:8-10; Galatians 5:19-21), James (James 2:8-11; 4:1-3), Peter (1 Peter 4:15-16) and John (Revelation 9:20-21; 21:7-8; 22:14-15) that murder is wrong.
In Matthew 5:21-26 Jesus amplifies the meaning of the sixth commandment. He brings out that to commit murder means more then just killing someone, it means having an angry and unforgiving attitude towards them. The apostle John elaborates on this by writing that to hate someone is the same as murdering them (1 John 3:15). Murder like all sin, beginnings in the human mind (Matthew 15:18-19; Mark 7:20-23) it starts as a thought, in this case hatred, which leads to the action of murder (James 1:13-15; 4:1-3). The opposite of hating someone is loving them, we should even love our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48), seeking not revenge, but looking for ways to help them (Romans 12:17-21).
As we have seen, under the Old Covenant God allowed humans to kill other humans under certain circumstances. But what about today, and those who are now under the New Covenant, should we participate in the execution of a murder or an adulterer? Should Christians involve themselves in warfare? I would argue that Christians should not participate in such activities because the New Covenant is a covenant of life, not of death (2 Corinthians 3:4-11). Under the New Covenant Christians do not execute people for sinning. The most drastic steps anyone can take against an unrepentant Christian are withholding brotherly fellowship from him until he repents (1 Corinthians 5:9-13; 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15); and delivering or handing him over to Satan for spiritual correction (1 Corinthians 5:1-5; 1 Timothy 1:18-20). It is unclear from the scriptures exactly what it means to turn someone over to Satan.
Under the New Covenant a change occurred. Just as Christians are to no longer execute sinners, so they should not wage carnal war, but spiritual warfare (John 18:36; 2 Corinthians 10:1-6; Ephesians 6:10-18; 1 Timothy 1:18-20; 6:11-14; 2 Timothy 2:3-5; 4:6-8). Christians must be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9, Romans 14:19), forgiving those who do them harm (Ephesians 4:29-32; Colossians 3:12-14; Matthew 6:9-15; Mark 11:25-26), treating their enemies with love (Luke 6:27-36) and not seeking revenge (Romans 12:17-21; 1 Peter 3:8-12). Hatred which is the same as murder (1 John 3:15), is unforgiving, vengeful and hostile towards one's enemies.
I found this writing from a regionite. I bolded the important parts.
What are your thoughts on this?
http://www.biblestudy.org/question/notkill.html
Q. I am studying the 10 commandments. Please explain the Sixth commandment "thou shall not kill."
A. The commandment "thou shall not kill" (Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17), is better understood to mean "you shall not murder," most modern translations of the Bible rendered it this way. According to the Bible not all killing, the taking of a life, is murder. Murder is the unlawfully taking of human life. The command not to murder applies to human beings, not to killing animals or plant life for food. God gave animals to mankind for his use (Genesis 1:26-30; 9:1-4). But, this does not mean that humans have the right mistreat animals and the environment (Genesis 2:15; Deuteronomy 22:6-7; 25:4; Proverbs 12:10). Under the Old Covenant God allowed the Israelites to kill other humans under very special circumstances such as punishment for certain sins, for example, murder (Exodus 21:12-14, Leviticus 24:17, 21) and adultery (Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 22:22-24). God also allowed the Israelites to engage in warfare and even gave them instructions about waging war (Deuteronomy 20:1-20). God also recognized that humans might accidentally kill each other, and he made provisions for this (Numbers 35:9-34; Deuteronomy 19:1-13).
The primary reason God hates murder is that out of all creation, only human are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27; 9:4-6). Even before the codification of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai the murder of other human beings was wrong (Genesis 4:8-12; 4:23-24; 9:4-6; Exodus 1:16-17). While on earth, Jesus spoke out against murder (Matthew 5:21-26; Mark 10:17-19). We also see in the writings of Paul (Romans 1:18, 29-32; 13:8-10; Galatians 5:19-21), James (James 2:8-11; 4:1-3), Peter (1 Peter 4:15-16) and John (Revelation 9:20-21; 21:7-8; 22:14-15) that murder is wrong.
In Matthew 5:21-26 Jesus amplifies the meaning of the sixth commandment. He brings out that to commit murder means more then just killing someone, it means having an angry and unforgiving attitude towards them. The apostle John elaborates on this by writing that to hate someone is the same as murdering them (1 John 3:15). Murder like all sin, beginnings in the human mind (Matthew 15:18-19; Mark 7:20-23) it starts as a thought, in this case hatred, which leads to the action of murder (James 1:13-15; 4:1-3). The opposite of hating someone is loving them, we should even love our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48), seeking not revenge, but looking for ways to help them (Romans 12:17-21).
As we have seen, under the Old Covenant God allowed humans to kill other humans under certain circumstances. But what about today, and those who are now under the New Covenant, should we participate in the execution of a murder or an adulterer? Should Christians involve themselves in warfare? I would argue that Christians should not participate in such activities because the New Covenant is a covenant of life, not of death (2 Corinthians 3:4-11). Under the New Covenant Christians do not execute people for sinning. The most drastic steps anyone can take against an unrepentant Christian are withholding brotherly fellowship from him until he repents (1 Corinthians 5:9-13; 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15); and delivering or handing him over to Satan for spiritual correction (1 Corinthians 5:1-5; 1 Timothy 1:18-20). It is unclear from the scriptures exactly what it means to turn someone over to Satan.
Under the New Covenant a change occurred. Just as Christians are to no longer execute sinners, so they should not wage carnal war, but spiritual warfare (John 18:36; 2 Corinthians 10:1-6; Ephesians 6:10-18; 1 Timothy 1:18-20; 6:11-14; 2 Timothy 2:3-5; 4:6-8). Christians must be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9, Romans 14:19), forgiving those who do them harm (Ephesians 4:29-32; Colossians 3:12-14; Matthew 6:9-15; Mark 11:25-26), treating their enemies with love (Luke 6:27-36) and not seeking revenge (Romans 12:17-21; 1 Peter 3:8-12). Hatred which is the same as murder (1 John 3:15), is unforgiving, vengeful and hostile towards one's enemies.
lander, i know many christians that hold that view. not saying they are wrong, just saying it's debatable.
by the way, to you and the other posters who have raised this issue...i know there are many things worse for our children to see than janet jackson's breast. that's not the point.
my point is that, with all the things parents know they have to protect their children from (porn web sites, violent movies, real violence, etc) they should not have to worry about f-bombs and nudity on network tv...especially on the one day when the whole country is watching.
by the way, to you and the other posters who have raised this issue...i know there are many things worse for our children to see than janet jackson's breast. that's not the point.
my point is that, with all the things parents know they have to protect their children from (porn web sites, violent movies, real violence, etc) they should not have to worry about f-bombs and nudity on network tv...especially on the one day when the whole country is watching.
spider, i know that. its a terrible thing.
and, somewhere in china, little kids are being forced to make nike shoes and shirts that you probably have in your closet. somewhere in an american inner-city, a black kid with no hope for a future is joining a gang because his father ran out on him. somewhere else in the world, people are being killed simply because of their ethnicity or religious beliefs.
again, the point of my post has been missed
good luck to you.
and, somewhere in china, little kids are being forced to make nike shoes and shirts that you probably have in your closet. somewhere in an american inner-city, a black kid with no hope for a future is joining a gang because his father ran out on him. somewhere else in the world, people are being killed simply because of their ethnicity or religious beliefs.
again, the point of my post has been missed
good luck to you.
blue, I just came back from a 5 star resort in Mexico...on the beach were topless women all over...would you not attend this establishment for this reason? (there were kids all over the place)
We all come into this world naked? I understand about frivolous sexuality, however I think we have much greater concerns on our hands...racism, violence issues we need to focus on with our kids before we get up in arms over a boob on TV? Why are we not up in arms over 1/2 the world starving, or babies getting killed with out bombs...or the fact that we cannot walk the streets at night?
We all come into this world naked? I understand about frivolous sexuality, however I think we have much greater concerns on our hands...racism, violence issues we need to focus on with our kids before we get up in arms over a boob on TV? Why are we not up in arms over 1/2 the world starving, or babies getting killed with out bombs...or the fact that we cannot walk the streets at night?
The rules: Over-the-air television channels cannot air "obscene" material at any time and cannot air "indecent" material between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The FCC defines obscene material as describing sexual conduct "in a patently offensive way" and lacking "serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value." Indecent material is not as offensive but still contains references to sex or excretions.
A 2nd. issue was the airing of promotional previews of the upcoming movie "Van Helsing". Several frightening creatures dipicted in the ad were deemed overly scary, and in poor taste.
wil.
A 2nd. issue was the airing of promotional previews of the upcoming movie "Van Helsing". Several frightening creatures dipicted in the ad were deemed overly scary, and in poor taste.
wil.
