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• Rape and justice in the wonderful world of Sharia law in Dubai . posted (6 days, 17 hours) ago
  . . An Australian woman took a job as a manager for a hotel chain in Dubai. One day, some male co…

• I LOST FOUR OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS ALL IN ONE MORNING. posted (1 week) ago
  One of them was my best friend. They were all killed by a suicide driver in the center of Kabul. …

• Online retailers–you really do need to check out your websites from the point of view of customers! posted (3 months, 1 week) ago
  It’s a small rant in a way. But I’m out in the middle of nowhere, and I depend upon …

• Feeling a little down . posted (3 months, 1 week) ago
  . . Yeah, the big bad mercenary is feeling a little down. I’ve been awaiting a flight out o…

• For Mum and others in the UK, have you felt any sudden urges to “whinny” lately? posted (3 months, 3 weeks) ago
  “UK residents are saying “neigh” to Burger King after the fast-food chain finall…

• Applebee’s doesn’t like to be contacted, so I’m making a post about their fired waitress here. posted (3 months, 3 weeks) ago
  A few days ago a waitress at a S*a*I*n*t Louis Applebee’s was fired for posting on the Intern…

• WHY does God still allow cancer and Alzheimer’s and heart disease and other dread diseases? posted (3 months, 3 weeks) ago
  “But,” said God, “I sent you the people who would find a cure for these diseases…

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• (13 votes) After making a post on Help.com I’ve told my
  

  If we took a vote, I’m sure that over 99 percent of the respondents would say that a 23-year-old teacher should not be having sex with one of his 14-year-old female students.
  
  It would be bad enough if he were a non-teacher who just lived next door. But he was her teacher, and he was expected uphold certain moral principles, and to obey the law.
  
  Fourteen-year-old girls and boys cannot sign contracts. They cannot vote. They cannot buy booze or cigarettes. They cannot legally consent to sex in all but the most redneck jurisdictions, because society knows that 14-year-olds just do NOT have the maturity, knowledge, and experience to make an informed decision about sex.
  
  And if you took a vote among just PARENTS, you’d get a virtual 100 percent agreement that sex between teachers and students was dead wrong–and should be punished. We don’t send our kids to school to have them initiated into sex by a teacher. We expect the teachers to watch out for them. We expect the teachers to resist even the MOST DETERMINED attempts at “seduction.”
  
  Think about it: you have kids coming of age, their hormones raging, and there are young men and women put in charge of them . . . and naturally these kids are going to develop crushes on and affections for a number of these teachers. Do we grant the teachers a “pass” because a kid came onto them? Of course not! The kids really don’t know what they are doing–but the adults do.
  
  Teachers, doctors, pastors and members of other professions all KNOW that certain people are going to be mesmerized by them and will want to have sex with them. The good ones know how to handle these crushes–the immoral ones take advantage of those who admire and adore them.
  
  This teacher needs to go. He has proved that he cannot be trusted. A romp in the hay with a female student means more to him than his professional ethics and observance of the law. No, the law is not perfect–but it was enacted for situations just like this. If there is no penalty for violating the trust of others, then you will get the behavior that you tolerate. It’s that simple.
  
  You have to ask yourself why this teacher was focused on teeny-boppers. He obviously didn’t impress women of his own age. He may have had some girlfriends, but they obviously dropped him in short order. So he turned his attention to females that he could overawe and impress–girls who had just entered puberty.
  
  No, he’s not a “nice man” and he’s far from being an innocent player. Left in the school system, he’s going to play a big part in ruining some young women’s lives–just like a pedophile priest left in the church will continue to abuse young boys.
  
  Evil succeeds when good men–or good women–do nothing.
  
  - written 1 year, 1 month ago – voted for by Mariam*, Lawn Ornament, windmills,, *CaraMiaLovesYou*, zen.cro, cathetel, ~.~.~.Deleted.~.~.~

• (9 votes)  
  

  You’ve been here in the rehab center for four weeks now. You’ve obviously forgotten some things and suffered from some obvious trauma. We are trying to cure your addiction to Help.com. Now, please step away from the computer and take these nice meds! ;-)
  
  - written 9 months ago – voted for by Pink Freud, ♥ Fairytale ♥, Grim_Hardcastle, babacup, lnfunlife, Mitzy★, President Awesome:3, FATBUM, arroncharming

• (6 votes) Why is americans keeping quite when nigerian christians from the south are facing extermination plan by the northernans?
  

  IF . . . one Sunday morning all of the pastors and priests got up in their pulpits and passed out paper, pen and envelopes, and asked them to write a letter to their Congressional representative (address supplied), and to complain about how Christians were persecuted in the Communist and Islamic countries, and to demand sanctions against those countries that practiced religious persecution–we would see positive results almost overnight.
  
  Every other nation wants trade with or aid from the West . . . if we leveraged our economic power to make human rights the centerpiece of all trade or aid agreements, we’d get the results we wanted.
  
  But, instead, we hand $9 billion to Pakistan, without saying A WORD about the 55 - 60 Christians currently imprisoned on blasphemy charges (against Islam or the Prophet Muhammad).
  
  Right now all aid and trade negotiations are dominated by (1) business and (2) security interests, and human rights isn’t even on the table any more.
  
  If the churches would WAKE UP and stop being so apathetic and complacent, we could see real progress where religious freedom in other countries is concerned. But the churches are asleep . . . and that’s the problem!
  
  - written 1 year, 10 months ago – voted for by IrAdler, ~❤♡❤~, Pepper Jelly, Dr. Jackson, Lawn Ornament

• (6 votes) .
  

  It’s not the end of your world, Lilies. Your world is filled with infinite possibilities.
  
  Perhaps . . . perhaps you have been looking in the wrong places for fulfillment.
  
  First, look inward, and know that ultimate happiness comes from within. Then, look without and see what and who is out there who compliments you, who is strong where you are weak, and weak where you are strong. Remember that you can expect to find only another human being, however, who necessarily harbors human frailties. Do not expect to find a messiah, but only a man.
  
  That said, you should settle for only a good man, a man whom you can trust and rely upon. They are out there, Lilies.
  
  And as for life’s other disappointments, we can seek only to overcome them and become better people for it. Know, however, that material success does not determine your worth as a human being. The richest person is not the one who has the most, but who needs the least.
  
  Lastly, do not try to force the Hand of God. He has something very special in store for you . . . and it sometimes takes us many earthly disappointments before we open our eyes to a treasure that is right in front of us!
  
  There . . . just tweaked your cheek! How do you feel now! ;-)
  
  - written 4 years ago – voted for by Sans, ~❤♡❤~, okei!

• (5 votes) I just received some good news.
  

  Washington State is a very prestigious school, especially for psychology studies. My organizational psychology professor got his doctorate from WSU. He was one of the best.
  
  Congratulations! Keep your eye on the ball . . . you’re going for an academic touchdown!
  
  - written 4 months, 1 week ago – voted for by Pink Freud, Docteur Ralph, Tymbus, anyquppu-78, Mitzy★

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• Honestly what is up with all these my significant other is stuck in another country?
  

  Some lonely women are being taken for all they have.
  - written 44 minutes ago

• Help I hate my boyfriend and his other kids!
  

  Before you go further, you should know that you can knock yourself out for stepkids, and never get a word of praise or thanks in return. In fact, expect to be treated like crap by them.
  
  More than one second marriage has been destroyed by the stepchildren–sad, but true.
  
  If you are OK with having the thankless job of being a stepparent, go for it. If not, you need to pull back now!
  - written 47 minutes ago

• ALAS, THE OTHER SHOE HAS FINALLY DROPPED…My USA son married a Canadian woman on 12/24/12.
  

  This turned out just the way IrAdler and I predicted . . . without residency, NOBODY in Canada would hire him, and she’d dump him. She just wanted a “challenge,” and after she got what she wanted, she no longer wanted your son.
  
  Your son might want to consider joining the military.
  
  I think your son should ask for a divorce–or an annulment! And a paternity test!
  
  We could see that this woman was trouble from the beginning!
  - written 57 minutes ago

• I just got a call that my little sister passed away tonight.
  

  My sincerest and most heartfelt condolences go out to you and your family. All of you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
  
  Death is not the end.
  - written 1 hour ago

• I know someone who is stranded in nigeria.
  

  I know a British widow who was scammed out of her husband’s life insurance by these cretins.
  
  Another friend told me about her mother, who sent one of these scammers half a million dollars.
  
  My dear Rhonda, you are quite gullible and naive. Please do not send these people any more money, and cut off all contact with them. If you still feel inclined to give them money, see a therapist right away!
  - written 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

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