Right, but Albeto seemed to be lumping us all into the same category. No where have I posted that I have done any of the above nor that I believe others should do any of the above. I don't want to pass laws limiting the rights of others but I am for upholding the laws already in existence if the majority of Americans vote to do so. Again this is supposed to be a democracy.

I make zucchini all the time and my favorite way is to slice tomatoes, zucchini and onions and then layer them in a baking dish. Between each layer sprinkle a little parmesan cheese and salt and pepper and dot with bits of butter. You can bake it uncovered for an hour for firmer veggies and covered for softer ones. I've also done it with just zucchini and onions and whatever cheese I happen to have on hand. Oh yeah-bake it at 325.

I am certainly not out to prove anyone here wrong or argue concerning personal beliefs. I am thankful that we all live in a free country where we are entitled to our beliefs, opinions, and free speech to express them. I have done that here and answered the OP's questions. I have found it interesting and enlightening to read others' opinions as well. :-)

I don't see where I ever said that anyone should be happy with intimacy without sex. I simply stated that intimacy doesn't equal sex and vice versa. That was my only point.

Are you suggesting that all people who believe homosexual relations to be a sin are homophobes? Actually, I don't think conservative Christians are keeping silent because they are in "mixed company". I think the opposing people scream the loudest and, therefore are heard more. This is true here as well as in the big picture. The people consistently voted down the right to gay marriage. Then a handful of self-important judges decided it was their job to make the decision for the American population. I am not trying to get into a debate about whether or not gay marriage should be legal. I'm still not sure how I feel about the government deciding who can and can't get married. However, it is clear that a minority made a decision that went against the majority in what is supposed to be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

I didn't mean to pretend that anyone had been silent on this matter and I don't think anything in my post infers that. I also did not say that all conservative Christians behave as I described. If you go back and reread my post you'll see that I was referring to this particular board. You are right on the second point. The poll does not show that the majority of us are conservative Christians. What I should have said is that the poll shows that there is a large percentage of conservative Christians on this board.

One need not give up intimacy just by giving up sexual relations. There are plenty of people who have never married or had sex but, who still have intimate relationships with others. Many men don't know how to have an intimate relationship aside from sex. My only point is that sex does not equal relational intimacy or vice versa.

Well the poll results are answering this very well, and it would seem, that the majority of people who hang out on this forum are conservative Christians.They just aren't the ones speaking the most and the loudest. Many of us tend to try to follow the scriptures which instruct us not to argue with those who refuse to listen so we hush up and let others have the last word. It does not mean we give in or give up but that we are choosing to obey our Lord. We know that it is not our job to convince the masses-simply to share the gospel and serve our Lord by living quietly and doing the work that God has given us. If you read so many of the more controversial threads you will see plenty of gracious Christians who gently post their views and then quietly back out of the discussion.

I also wanted to say that I don't believe it's my job (or anyone else's) to tell someone about their sinfulness. If asked (as on this thread) I will give my opinion but I am just as friendly and nice to someone who is homosexual as I am to someone who is heterosexual. It is not my job to police sin.

I am a Christian and I believe the Bible to be God's word. I pretty much take the New Testament as it is. I think it's fairly clear, except for Revelations. Because of my beliefs concerning the Bible, I believe homosexual relations to be sinful. I also think adultery is sinful, because the Bible says so. I don't think that it ceases to be sinful just because all adult parties are consenting. What God calls sin is sin and I think it's pretty straightforward. Just because all are adults and all are consenting does not mean the behavior is sanctioned by God. God created man and woman-one man, one woman- to procreate and populate the earth-to make families naturally. These are my beliefs. I do want to add that this belief really comes down to one's view of the Bible. I don't choose to believe homosexual relations to be a sin because I think they should be. However, I do choose to believe God's word fairly literally and from that view, the Bible is clear on the topic.

I never required that my children take music lessons. Both have requested to of their own accord. My son took guitar for two years and continued to self teach for several more years. He loves playing the guitar. My daughter asked to try the violin and did that for two years and then asked to switch to the piano. She's been taking piano lessons for about 6 months and loves it! I td my kids that I would only buy them an instrument and pay for lessons if they would agree to practice daily for 1 year. After that they are free to continue or quit. As long as I am paying for lessons, I require daily practice.

We are on vacation now-in the Florida Keys. :-) We try to go once a year on a big family vacation. I also go to the FL state homeschool convention every year. We missed a vacation last year because we decided to put the money towards our mortgage instead. Hubby and I took a week long trip to Savannah, GA for our anniversary in February. That was the first time we've ever done that. It was our 20th.

I thought way too many of the chapters concerned English literature that the majority of the population has never heard of. I've thought about only reading the chapters that were about the more well known examples of English lit. I may go back and do this but since I plan on doing a more in depth English lit in high school, I decided to skip this one for now. I guess it all depends on what your purpose is in reading the book. Mine was to help my daughter have a cultural knowledge of well known English literature. The book, as a whole, wasn't accomplishing this for us and my daughter really disliked it so we decided to ditch it for now. I recommend downloading the free sample and trying it out first. You might also want to take a glance at the table of contents to see what is covered and whether or not it meets your educational goals.

That's what we did.............until we decided we hated the book and ditched it. :-)

When I started homeschooling, we new moms were desperate to talk to more seasoned homeschoolers! There weren't any locally. On the rare occasion that I was able to spend some time with a veteran homeschooler, I asked all kinds of questions and was so thankful for their help and time. Nowadays, none of the newbies seem to want or need help from the veterans. At the homeschool meetings, the newbies spend the whole time telling the old-timers how to homeschool. It feels more like they are patting us on the head, than we them. I stopped leading homeschool meetings for this reason. I still go to meetings some times just for fun. After all the new mamas leave (because they're so busy!), us older moms sit around and just enjoy one another's company and laugh and and talk about the good ole' days. Now that's a good time! :-D