The main cornerpoint of Christian ethics is the golden rule: "treat others the way you would like to be treated." The problem is, this rule is not as golden as it appears at the first glance.
Different people are different, and they want to be treated in different ways....
Grace H is a NowPublic writer who was a teen, I think, when she started and may still be. If you read her posts and comments, they stack up in quality with the rest of us, adults. I am working on a new book,...
For years, families and friends have traditionally mourned their loved ones in private settings, mostly enclosed only to those who were relatively close to the deceased person. However, as social networks are becoming more of the everyday living for many people around the...
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This is a disgrace and what ever it is called, it is murder, nothing else. You can call murder an honor killing but it is still murder and that man should hang."" According to the human rights center, Fadia...
SHANNA MOAKLER RESIGNS FROM POST AS MISS CALIFORNIA PAGEANT DIRECTOR Just one day after learning that Carrie Prejean will keep her Miss California crown, state pageant director Shanna Moakler resigned. According...
The Iraqi journalist who took it upon himself to throw shoes at Bush, has been honored with a sofa-sized shoe statue. There is an inscribed poem on the shoe for the journalist.
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 9, 2009) -- More than 50 retired and current female general and flag officers attended a lunch in honor of Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, Saturday, at the Women in Military Service for America memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. In November,...
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In this time of financial need and turmoil for the United States, one of those random acts has prevailed for 17 years. It started in Maine and is still spreading across America. Is this what the first President...
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www.Army.milWhat can women do in the Army? If you ask Meg Kulungowski, the better question is what can't they do? Despite a few restrictions on combat-specific positions, woman can do just about anything in the...
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www.Army.mil"I don't consider myself a hero," said Army Resere Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske. "I was just an ordinary guy put in an extraordinary situation. I reacted based on my upbringing, training and compassion, and...
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www.Army.milFORT LEWIS, Wash. - The deep boom of an explosion shook the ground and awoke Staff Sgt. Christopher Waiters from sleep on April 5, 2007. The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldier had bedded down...
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Marylou Luther has been a fashion writer for over 50 years, and was recently honoured in France with the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, presented by the Ministry of Cuture for her contributions to the arts."Last week in Paris, she received a prestigious honor...
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by Karl Hawkins, Redstone RocketWorld War II veteran Paul Taylor enjoyed seeing the memorial built in his honor during the Sept. 13 Tennessee Valley Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Yet, for Taylor, the highlight...
"By SARAH PALIN | September 22, 2008Governor Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, was scheduled to speak today at a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance here of President Ahmadinejad of Iran. Her appearance was canceled by rally organizers...
Did he throw himself on the grenade or unknowingly cover it with his body before it exploded? That is at the heart of the matter."SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- A California congressional delegation asked President Bush on Friday to posthumously award the Medal of Honor...