Sun 30 Apr, 2017 03:29 pm - My point was that certain values such as being thoughtful and considerate never are wrong or outdated. They are just as important today as they ever were. Polite behavior is based on the mores of... (view)
Sun 30 Apr, 2017 03:17 pm - I'm sure Jesus followed the rules of cleanliness according to the Jewish Talmud. He was a Jew after all. Where did you get the information that Jesus was not clean? He pointed out peoples... (view)
Sun 30 Apr, 2017 03:00 pm - Yes, we can be optimistic to try to change these grim statistics by improving the values of the generations behind us, and, no, we don't need to be bitter. My point is that we can start with... (view)
Sun 30 Apr, 2017 02:43 pm - It appears you're wrong again according to this chart in the 5-44 year age group:
https://www.infoplease.com/us/mortality/death-rates-suicide-1950a2010 (view)
Sun 30 Apr, 2017 02:31 pm - This from the New York Times:
U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High
By SABRINA TAVERNISE APRIL 22, 2016
WASHINGTON — Suicide in the United States has surged to the highest levels... (view)
Sun 30 Apr, 2017 12:14 pm - Check the statistics and you will find that there is also more drug abuse, more suicides and more broken families than when I was a kid. The numbers tell the story. (view)
Sun 30 Apr, 2017 11:57 am - Sorry, but we're not talking about granny's rules here. It's a bit more than that. We're talking about passing along important values to the next generation, so they will be... (view)
Sun 30 Apr, 2017 10:52 am - FYI I am from the Northeast and I don't reserve warm greetings to people I have a relationship with. However, our discussion here is regarding the long forgotten niceties that make our society... (view)
Sun 30 Apr, 2017 10:23 am - It is in response to a very rude comment by "osso" re social rigidity. Since when is thoughtfulness "social rigidity"? (view)
Sun 30 Apr, 2017 10:07 am - I'll maintain my "social rigidity" if it means thinking of others before myself. Maybe you should try it for yourself. (view)
