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Pro-abortion

2007-08-26T23:17:32Z

Pat1089:

'''Pro-choice''' is the euphemism preferred by people or organizations who are in favor of permitting or promoting [[abortion]], under some or all circumstances; some believe that a woman should have the right to terminate her pregnancy for any reason, including as a method of [[contraception]], while others maintain that it should only be used in special cases.

[[Planned Parenthood]] performs nearly 200 abortions for every referral for adoption, making the term "pro-death" more appropriate than "pro-choice."

==See Also==
* [[Pro-life]]
* [[Abortion controversy]]
* [[Planned Parenthood]]

==External Links==
* [http://www.ippf.org/ Planned Parenthood]
* [http://www.bpas.org British Pregnancy Advisory Service]

[[Category:Abortion]]

Marriage

2007-08-26T23:16:49Z

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[[Image:Bride and groom signing the book.jpg|thumb|350px]]
{{cquote|''The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man." For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=gen%202:23-24&version=49 Genesis 2:23-24]</ref>''}}
'''Marriage''' is a union formed between one man and one woman.
<ref> "Because there is a natural complementarity between men and women - sexual, emotional, temperamental, spiritual - marriage allows for a wholeness and a completeness that cannot be won in any other way. ([[Bill Bennett]], ''The Broken Hearth'', Page 197) </ref>

The unity between a man and a woman in marriage is a picture or analogy of the relationship that God desires to have with his creation. The first marriage occurred nearly 6,000 years ago in the [[Garden of Eden]], in the area of the world that we now know as the Ancient Near East. The first couple was Adam and Eve.

Marriage is intended to be a life-long commitment, under any circumstances. Frequently this involves a public commitment ceremony (a [[wedding]]) where vows are exchanged to each other and before God.

[[Bill Bennett]] wrote:
:Based as it is on the principle of [[complementarity]], marriage is also about a great deal more than love. That "great deal" encompasses, above all, [[procreation]]. The timeless function of marriage is childbearing and child-rearing, and the best arrangement ever developed to that end is the marital union between one man and one woman ... <ref>''The Broken Hearth'', Page 197)</ref>

==Biblical marriage advice==
1 Corinthians 7:1-16:
{{cquote|Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. But this I say by way of concession, not of command. Yet I wish that all men were even as I myself am However, each man has his own gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that. But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I. But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband (but if she does leave, she must remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband should not divorce his wife. But to the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her. And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not send her husband away. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy. Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace. For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?}}

==Modern marriage licenses==
In present-day America, 'getting married' typically involves a marriage license issued by the [[state]] [[government]] or a subdivision thereof (e.g., a county). However, marriage licenses are nowhere mentioned in Scripture; in fact, they are a relatively recent innovation and originally applied only to marriages that were otherwise forbidden.<ref>Information on marriage licenses from Mercy Seat Christian Church [http://www.mercyseat.net/BROCHURES/marriagelicense.htm]</ref>

==Attacks on the institution of marriage==
Any society which lessened the sanctity of marriage has perished. Ancient Rome's decline and fall was due in no small part to a growing tolerance of extramarital sex, particularly [[homosexual acts]].

In the Judeo-Christian tradition, there is no room for [[sexual intercourse]] other than between man and wife. Anything which tolerates or permits [[promiscuity]] weakens society.

Since the middle of the 20th century, activists have sought to destroy the societal pressures that dissuade people from engaging in extramarital sex. Removing the stigma from premarital sex, creating no-fault divorce laws, exalting adultery as "stimulating", and especially de-stigmatizing [[homosexuality]] all weaken the institution of marriage.

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Form of Solemnization of Matrimony]], an example of a traditional marriage service
*[[Civil marriage]]

[[Category:Culture]]
[[Category:Sociology]]

Octopus

2007-08-26T23:14:05Z

Pat1089:

The '''Octopus''' is one of a number of kinds of predatory marine [[cephalopod]] [[mollusc]]s, found in the warmer seas of the world.

Generally less actively swimming than their fellow cephalopods [[squid]] and [[cuttlefish]], octopuses have eight suckered [[tentacle]]s used for attachment to rocks and to prey. To move, it may pull itself over the sea bed with its tentacles, but when in a hurry, it shoots a jet of water out of its body, thrusting it through the water.

Octopuses use [[chromatophore]]s to perfectly camouflage themselves against their background. When threatened, it can eject a cloud of ink to mask its escape.

Octopuses are highly intelligent, and are capable of opening jars and solving simple puzzles. They can compress their bodies to fit through minute apertures.

Octopuses, having engulfed their prey in their arms, inject it with venom, and some, such as the blue-ringed octopus of Australia are highly poisonous and are capable of killing a man with their bite.

The existence of giant arboreal octopuses, on a scale similar to the [[giant squid]], has been suspected for many years, but no verified specimens have yet been captured.

Octopuses are a popular seafood especially in [[Mediterranean]] cuisine, though must be cooked carefully to avoid their flesh becoming rubbery.

As with all animals, they exited the Ark with Noah.

[[Category:Molluscs]]
[[Category:Seafood]]

Pro-abortion

2007-08-26T23:01:55Z

Pat1089:

'''Pro-choice''' is the euphemism preferred by people or organizations who are in favor of permitting or promoting [[abortion]], under some or all circumstances; some believe that a woman should have the right to terminate her pregnancy for any reason, including as a method of [[contraception]], while others maintain that it should only be used in special cases.

Those who are pro-choice do not necessarily support abortion, but rather believe that women have the right to choose. They may feel that abortion is wrong, but that the government shouldn't outlaw it.

==See Also==
* [[Pro-life]]
* [[Abortion controversy]]
* [[Planned Parenthood]]

==External Links==
* [http://www.ippf.org/ Planned Parenthood]
* [http://www.bpas.org British Pregnancy Advisory Service]

[[Category:Abortion]]

Pro-abortion

2007-08-26T22:53:00Z

Pat1089:

'''Pro-choice''' is the euphemism preferred by people or organizations who are in favor of permitting or promoting [[abortion]], under some or all circumstances; some believe that a woman should have the right to terminate her pregnancy for any reason, including as a method of [[contraception]], while others maintain that it should only be used in special cases.

Those who are pro-choice do not necessarily support abortion, but rather believe that women have the right to choose. They may feel that abortion is wrong, but that the government shouldn't outlaw it.

==See Also==
* [[Pro-life]]
* [[Abortion controversy]]
* [[Planned Parenthood]]

==External Links==
* [http://www.ippf.org/ Planned Parenthood]
* [http://www.bpas.org British Pregnancy Advisory Service]

[[Category:Abortion]]

Tiger

2007-08-26T22:50:24Z

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[[Image:bengaltiger.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
The '''Tiger''' is a large, striped [[feline]], formerly found across much of [[Asia]], but now much restricted in its range and endangered; the Javan, Balinese and Caspian varieties of tiger are now [[extinction|extinct]].

== Habits ==

Tigers are solitary [[predator]]s, capable of easily killing prey as large as a [[buffalo]], and frequently killing domestic livestock. God made them.

They are fond of swimming. Though not as arboreal as the [[leopard]], they can climb trees.

== Man-eating tigers ==

There have been numerous historical cases of man-eating tigers; sometimes claiming hundreds of victims. However, the animals involved were often found to have been injured, frequently by [[porcupine]]s or [[gun]]shot wounds, and healthy tigers do not in general eat people.

== Famous tigers in literature ==

*Tigger - in [[Winnie the Pooh]].

*Shere Khan - in [[the Jungle Book]].

*Hobbes - in the comic [[Calvin and Hobbes]].

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[[Category:Dangerous animals]]