It's great that you're happy with your beliefs and everything, Pat, but please remember that what goes for you does not go for everyone. Thinking that your belief is greater than what everyone else believes is just arrogant and intolerant, which is a giant reason why religion turns me off. If you do some research, you'll find very prominent proof that all religions are just echoes of ones before them. One religion trying to vanquish the previous by stealing their traditions and taking it over with their own themes and added values. There were many religions before yours and some of them oddly resemble the stories in yours. When you say "our", do not include me, please.

As for the "humans as animals" issue, I did not suggest survival of the fittest. I merely stated that we have similar urges that must be met.

In short, you can't change my beliefs and I can't change yours. Just please respect that this nation is not a Christian nation. It is a nation of people with beliefs and ideals that are different from yours. Jefferson even said that the only parts of the Bible he deemed valuable were the teachings of Christ. That's it. Everything else he deemed foolish. Christ taught compassion for your fellow man. You don't have to believe that he's some sort of divine presence to get that. It's common sense. I'm sure plenty of people before him taught the same things.... See More

That's all I'm saying on that subject. Just please respect the beliefs of others and realize that your belief is not the authority. Thank you and good luck with your future endeavors.

Thank you for your regards. One final note and I hope that you take this to heart. I, and those who believe as I do, live in this world along side you and those who believe as you do. please give us the respect that we have given you.

Thank you. And good luck to your endeavors as well.

Pat

i feel bad for him too but it was his choice to drink it was his choice to drive and now he must face the fact that he broke the law ,and if he is a responsible person and parent he must face the consequences of his actions,no one else would get off these charges if they fatally injured someone otherwise everyone would be doing it.
I'm not ... See Moretrying to be harsh on him but dont you think if your wife and children are in your car and your drunk you would do something to make sure they do not get harmed as for the other people at the party they are NOT responsible for his actions only he is and now he must face the fact he killed a human being while behind the wheel of a vehicle intoxicated!!

His BAC was .105. To my belief that is 1 beer over the legal limit. If I were in a roll over and possibly hit my head several times, I may not know where my family was & when told they were hurt I would fight the officer's to get to my family. That is a mother or father's instinct. I think there are an awful lot of hypocrites out there. I lost... See More my sister to drinking & driving, so I do know first hand the pain of this. I also had very mixed feelings about all of this, but in the end I think he is already paying the ultimate price. Just my thought's. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. This is mine.

THEY SHOULD CHANGE THE LAWS ON DRUNK DRIVING IF U TURN URSELF IN U SHOULDNT B GIVIN A TICKET ! OR U SHOULDNT B CHARGED WITH DRUNK DRIVING ONE OF THE TOO !!!!

She still drove! Lot's of hypocrites!

i new riley was going to be either shy or cute.....but she was both and it wwas so funny