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Saturday (08.27) study freelance writing online I'm teaching an online class at Taylor University Fort Wayne called "ENG472E Freelance Writing." Okay, not a catchy title, but it teaches you everything you need to know to get published. It's a fully accredited four-hour class that you complete at your own pace completely online. Check it out. - Class sylabus - Enrollment information Friday (08.26) lasting love not a 'feeling' Demi Moore told Harper's Bazaar that she doesn't need a ring to feel married to Ashton Kutcher. "I feel that we are and that we don't need something formal." If so, I don't give the relationship a "Ghost" of a chance of lasting a lifetime. - Top ten tips for staying married 30 years - Finding a love that lasts a lifetime - Marriage advice from Brad and Jen (if they only would have listened) - Children who marry their parents (why we marry whom we marry) Thursday (08.25) Pat Robertson and five stupid rules After two whole days of critical coverage, Christian commentator Pat Robertson apologized for suggesting that the U.S. assassinate the Venezuelan president. - My newspaper column on "Five stupid rules" for stupid remarks [new] - Robertson's clarification and apology - Responses to Robertson's comments at ThinkChristian.net - Christianity Today's investigation into CBN Wednesday (08.24) advocating abstinence and prostitution Thanks to Elizabeth Sandoval for her excellent apologetic for abstinence in USAToday. The 32-year-old writes she is "one who respects her body so much that she won't allow it to be used as someone's playground." Meanwhile, BreakPoint is reporting that Marie Claire fashion magazine ran an article entitled “Prostitution Gives Me Power" praising "sex workers" for, and I quote, "using their bodies to foster trust, compassion, and happiness in the world.” The two perspectives are enough to give a reader whiplash! - Sandoval's "A neo-feminist's view of abstinence" - Break Point's commentary on "Prostitution Gives Me Power" - More perspectives on sexuality from "An 'Adult Site' for Adults" Tuesday (08.23) 'we need a little Christmas' After blogging about Focus on the Family's "Is My Child Becoming Homosexual?" check list (see below) as well as Islamic extremism and the Iraqi constitution crisis, legalized incest, the meth mess, and Planned Parenthood's outrageous video (see links on left), I need a little Christmas right this very minute: - Celebrating Christmas all year 'round - Christmas quotations - Fruitcake for the soul - How Christmas saved a grinch - Is that your Feliz answer? (holiday trivia) - The Twelve Sites of Christmas Monday (08.22 5:00 pm EST) Iraqi laws must conform to Islam Just as I feared (see Sunday's post), the draft of the Iraqi constitution reads, "Islam is a main source for legislation and it is not permitted to legislate anything that conflicts with the fixed principles of its rules." However, Sunni delegates may object to the Shi'ite and Kurdish coalition's inclusion of the principle during the three-day "negotiating" session to ink final draft. - Click here for a concise explanation of the differences from AsiaTimesOnline Monday (08.22) I'm 49.9 percent gay?! Well, at least according to Focus on the Family’s Helping Boys Become Men: Is My Child Becoming Homosexual? I had more than three of the seven warning signs! How many heterosexual boys will be made to believe they are homosexual simply because their parents buy into these stifling stereotypes?! - Click here for my rant [new] - Click here for responses Sunday (08.21) a repugnant clause— and cause? U.S. President Bush's dream for a free and democratic Iraq may turn into a greater nightmare than 1,800+ American soldiers and 25,000+ Iraqi civilians killed. Iraq's provisional parliament is considering a constitution, based on Islamic law (Shariah) with a "repugnancy clause" that says no law can "contradict Islam." (This could make Iraq a theocracy, not a free democracy.) To think the U.S. government has shed so much American and Iraqi blood to put into power a government based on beliefs that often inspire shedding of American and Iraqi blood—now that's "repugnant." - An explanation of Shariah law from www.shariah.net - Why do so many Islamics hate Americans? - Is the war on terrorism a "just" war? Last week (08.14-) a Holocaust priest, SNL's 'Pat,' Jerry Springer . . . . . . plus writers on writing, a case for polygamy, waiting for God, and WWJB? What Would Jesus Blog? - Click here But wait, there's more . . . enjoy 300 articles, book excerpts, humor . . . archives book reviews comedy/drama devotions ecards Espanol forums health holidays humor issues kid's page love and sex media music parenting polls quotations spirituality top ten lists travel writing tips more Read a book excerpt, then go to amazon.com and buy them for yourself, family, friends, co-workers, next door neighbor, paperboy, dentist, pastor, . . . and now a word from our sponsor . . . Thanks for stopping by! Hi, I'm Jim Watkins. Each week I try to bring my guests "heavy topics with a light touch" in articles and editorials on a variety of subjects—everything from sex to sects. Email me at jim@jameswatkins.com and let me know how I can better serve you. 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