Just to justify my statement earlier, I did say that the prof was a former priest. He separated from the Church due to what he called "fundamental philosophical differences". That in itself is a huge can of worms that I didn't want to go into with him. I thought it a little too personal, i...

I have alot of friends who come from families who have never heard or understood the word "broke". Mom and Dad bought them whatever they wanted such as that shiny new toy that hit the market, their first car, their first house, their college education, etc. I come from a family with five c...

I am in Ohio and I heard we are supposed to be in the low 40s by the end of the week.

When I first read this work, I had the same questions. So I asked one of my professors who was a former Catholic priest. This is what he said. God knows and sees all before it even happens. He knows that he has to have a system of checks and balances. So instead of out right destroying Satan, he ban...

But you are serving your country and defending it. That is more power than you think.

When it comes to politics I don't normally get emotional. However, today just listening and watching the coverage of the Obama Inaugration, I find myself getting very misty. I see only good things coming out of this administration. We need fresh ideas, a new direction, a new purpose in the world, an...

Night is one of those titles that is on my "have to read one day" list. I am definitely going to get this and read it.

I too like bohemian girl never heard of her till the movie. I would also be interested in a recommendation.

The reason why I am interested in this poem is because of my love for other creation "myths". I have followed both the traditional Christian beliefs, Shinto, Chinese, Buddhist, Hindu, Roman, and Greek beliefs. I have read this poem in college and when it was brought up as a possible read I...

I wanted to add a footnote to this opening of dicussion to Book 1. I happened to have seen this on the Seven Deadly Sins series on the History Channel. Only when Dante wrote "Inferno", was hell described in detail. There is no mention of the levels of hell in the Bible. Dante came up with ...