James E. Gibson (jameseg) Enjoy God's Blessings!

Providing Aid to Haiti is Great: But Let's Consider the Long Term and Other Needs

Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:53 PM EST

It is wonderful that people around the world are donating to help Haiti.

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haiti, aid, world-news, international-aid

Perhaps Over 90% of Males Have Masturbated: Why It Is a Problem for Single Men

Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:39 AM EST

I do not believe that God is going to condemn men to hell for masturbating. But I do think it is wrong for single persons to masturbate.

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health, singles, abstinence, sin, males, sexuality, masturbation, masturbating, sexual-abstinence, sexual-urges

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Sexual Abstinence Until Marriage: The Right Thing

Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:01 PM EST

Why should a person risk a lifetime of pain and suffering for the sake of a few minutes of sexual pleasure? A sexually-transmitted disease or a pregnancy can result from just one sexual encounter.

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health, marriage, sex, dating, abstinence, relationships, premarital-sex, sexual-abstinence

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Legalizing Abortion Was a Step Backward

Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:03 PM EST

For persons who support legal abortion, I have some questions. Questions

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abortion, united-states, us-news, pro-life, pro-choice, supreme-court-decision, roe-versus-wade, legalized-abortion, making-abortion-illegal

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Haitian Earthquake Offers Opportunity for International Cooperation

Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:39 AM EST

The number of people killed and injured by the earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010 remains unknown at this time. And the damage to infrastructure in an already extremely poor nation is an additional tragedy.

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haiti, earthquake, haitian, world-news, international-aid

In Support of Enjoying a "Traditional" Christmas

Fri Dec 4, 2009 3:35 PM EST

I love Christmas! People seem to be in especially good spirits overall during the Christmas season. Gifts to charities are the highest of the year, and gifts to family members and friends are more common, too. So is volunteering.

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entertainment, home, family, christians, friends, christmas, holidays, jesus, christianity, christ

Obama's Decision to Send Additional Troops to Afghanistan: I Respectfully Disagree. Do You?

Wed Dec 2, 2009 3:03 PM EST

Will an additional 30,000 United States troops enable the United States to accomplish its mission in Afghanistan and begin withdrawing its military forces in July 2011 as President Barack Obama seemed to indicate in his speech on December 1, 2009 at West Point?

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politics, west-point, barack-obama, afghans, troop-increase

"Liberty and Justice for All": Do Most in the United States Really Support It?

Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:41 PM EST

Many consider it un-American for citizens of the United States to fail to stand at attention for the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag. But how true is the phrase "liberty and justice for all" that is recited as part of the pledge?

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discrimination, abuse, justice, flag, reform, nationalism, freedom, us-news, liberty, patriotism

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All Saints' Day and World Vegan Day: Both Celebrated on November 1

Sun Nov 1, 2009 11:29 AM EST

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the world's people individually and collectively exhibited more love and respect for the lives of others? All Saints' Day

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saints, religion, christians, catholics, all-saints-day, holidays, christianity, holiness, vegan, vegetarian

Mandatory Private Health Insurance is Not the Solution to United States Health Care Problems

Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:58 PM EDT

Why do so many people who oppose laws that prohibit abusing drugs support laws requiring mandatory health care coverage? And why should persons be required to subsidize the risky behavior of others?

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insurance, health, health-care, health-insurance, united-states, mandatory, healthcare-reform

Is the Obama Administration Doing Enough to End Prisoner Abuse?

Fri Oct 2, 2009 1:58 PM EDT

During his presidential campaign, President Obama pledged to end the use of secret prisons overseas, close Guantanamo Bay prison, and stop the abuse of suspected terrorists who are held prisoner by the United States. I commend him for this.

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afghanistan, detainees, politics, prisoners, united-states, guantanamo-bay, obama, barack-obama, prisoner-abuse, bagram

The Right Approach?: United States Special Forces' Helicopters Attack Suspected Terrorists in Somalia

Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:03 AM EDT

The United States on Monday, September 14, 2009 launched an air attack (using helicopters) on suspected terrorists in Somalia. Among other things, the attack apparently killed the suspected terrorist, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan.

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somalia, violence, war, terrorist, killed, somali, united-states, obama, barack-obama, terrorists

Health Care Reform: Constructive (I Hope) Criticism of Current Plans and Obama's Speech September 9, 2009

Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:53 AM EDT

My guess is that a vast majority of people in the United States support some type of health care reform. But I see no signs of agreement on the type desired.

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politics, health-care, healthcare, united-states, obama, barack-obama, health-care-reform, president-obama

Labor Day Entertainment: Reading a Children's Novel for Fun

Sun Sep 6, 2009 5:03 PM EDT

How many adults are like me and enjoy occasionally reading a children's novel just for the fun of it?

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entertainment, book, reading, labor-day, old-fashioned, childrens-novel

Why is President Obama Planning to Speak to School Children on September 8, 2009?

Fri Sep 4, 2009 10:13 AM EDT

Like many others, I am curious about exactly why President Barack Obama plans to address school children at 12:00 noon EDT, on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, and exactly what he plans to say.

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children, politics, president, students, speech, obama, barack-obama, speak, young-people, youths

When Does a War Really Begin?

Tue Sep 1, 2009 12:11 PM EDT

Is it possible to identify a specific day when a war begins? In many cases I have my doubts.

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peace, war, world-news, world-peace, when-does-a-war-really-begin, preventing-war

Health Care Reform: How to Achieve It? -- Some Ideas for Taking Better Care of Our Health

Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:00 PM EDT

I am confident that health care reform is attainable. We can have better health and live happier, longer lives while spending less money on health care than we do now.

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health, health-care, tips, prevention, health-care-reform, preventive, preventative, preventive-health-care

Is the "Cash for Clunkers" Program Really a Success or Wasteful?

Tue Aug 4, 2009 6:20 AM EDT

Perhaps the most energy efficient car is the one you already own. It takes a lot of energy (and money) to produce a new car.

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politics, environment, cars, program, u-s, united-states, success, effects, cash-for-clunkers, automobile-sales

Obama's Fellowship With Gates and Crowley Focusing on Beer: Does It Convey the Wrong Message?

Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:09 PM EDT

I see at least two potential problems: (1) the focus on beer (2) the focus on the Cambridge incident at the expense of many other issues that could be considered more important.

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white-house, politics, gates, beer, professor, harvard, obama, barack-obama, jr, cambridge

We Have an Enormous Variety of News Sources in the United States Now -- Or Do We?

Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:19 PM EDT

When photogenic (no you won't see her photo accompanying this article) United States soldier Jessica Lynch was captured and later rescued in 2003, numerous news sources around the world covered the story. But the United States government provided the one primary news source.

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iraq, afghanistan, news, saddam-hussein, united-states, us-news, 9-11, u-s-news, weapons-of-mass-destruction, jessica-lynch

Walter Cronkite: a Well-Renowned Newscaster Passed On

Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:29 AM EDT

During much of my childhood, it seemed that the evening network news on television was 30 minutes of coverage of the Vietnam War. Actually several other subjects, commercials, etc., were included in those 30 minute broadcasts.

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news, us-news, walter-cronkite, evening-news, u-s-news, cronkite, anchor, anchorperson

Do We Depend Too Much on Google (and Other Search Engines) for Research?

Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:48 PM EDT

I love search engines! And among the ones I've tried I especially love Google's search engine! It is much faster and easier to research many topics, to quickly check trivial facts, etc., using Google than it is to go to the library and look something up (or to call a libraria …

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google, online, education, advertising, research, library, reference, libraries, search-engine, search-engines

I Enjoy Playing Games: What's Your Favorite Game?

Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:26 AM EDT

As a child I loved to play games -- I still do when time permits. I enjoyed board games and card games, as well as outdoor games like tag and croquet.

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entertainment, games, game, tag, board-games, croquet, card-games

What is the Appeal of the Running of the Bulls and Bullfighting? Should They Be Banned?

Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:37 PM EDT

Running in front of a group of bulls does not seem like a fun sport to me. What is its appeal?

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sports, spain, pamplona, bull-fighting, running-of-the-bulls, bullfighting, the-running-of-the-bulls, san-fermin-festival

Kurdistan: Ought the Kurdish People Get Their Own Nation?

Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:37 PM EDT

Currently the Kurdish people "are the largest group of people in the world without a nation state" according to the Exeter University article linked to here.1

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turkey, iraq, iran, politics, syria, kurds, independence, kurdistan, kurdish, kurdish-people

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Millions Of Meals Rushed to Haiti by Tiny Small-Town Charity; Thousands of Volunteers.
Reacting to Haiti's earthquake, a tiny small-town charity has assembled, packaged and shipped three-million meals for desperate, starving Hatians -- and is spreading the project nationwide. This weekend, hundreds of community volunteers teamed with El Dorado, Kansas, charity Num …
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University of Kentucky's Lydia Watkins Balances Motherhood, Basketball, Studies
Source: Kentucky.com: Homepage
University of Kentucky women's basketball player Lydia Watkins is a mother of a nine-month-old in addition to being a student athlete.
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Haiti - It's Not Over !
The slow, fumbling, half-hearted response to the Western Hemisphere's greatest catastrophe, from Haiti's next-door neighbor USA, is simply shocking -- and now we're mistakenly acting as if it's over.
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U.S. Suspends Medical Evacuations From Haiti: Cost Concerns
Source: Reuters
"The U.S. military said on Friday [January 29, 2010] it has stopped flying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States for medical attention following concerns by some state governments about who will pay for the treatment."
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TK Maxx Store Puts Toddler's Homemade Toy on Sale After She Loses It on Shopping Trip
Source: the Mail online
A girl's "homemade toy" was accidentally put up for sale at a store after she lost it.
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Comments & Feedback

James,

Thanks for the friend request. I read Dick Gregory's Cookin' with mother nature, for folks who like to eat, in 1976 and dropped red meat, dairy and eggs. Prior to that, I read Ghandi's biography and was haunted by his reference to meat as decaying animal flesh... the truth of that statement was measured against Peter's dream and God's instruction giving man dominion over the animals.

I hope to meet on the posts and learn more. My son was a vegan for 12 years and measured vitamins and other nutrients but eats animal porotiens now that a dentist sternly lectured him and his daughter was born.

Merry Christmas

OC

— OCromwell

Hi, James, Many thanks for the friends invite. Looking forward to getting to know you better.

— Sydney - 5

James, I want to send some of my articles to my friends but I'm not certain I know how. Can you help me with that? judi fermanich

— judi fermanich

Hi. I'm a Catholic. Feels like I've come home after a long stay away. I will try to be honest in my comments and for the most part, I wont be petty. I am very outspoken and the years have made me more so. I look forward to reading some of your comments through the vine.

— judi fermanich

Jameseg, Thanks for reading my story,I guess I'm the first to comment on your blog. I'm fairly new to the vine! Thanks for the tips and future tips! But we both now that bad and evil news travels faster than the good!

— james gibson-844272