|
DinnerDialogue.com is a free service of
Family Matters. Its purpose is to bring deeper and more open discussions
to your family. Every weekday brings new news that opens up topics for
discussion on moral, ethical and spiritual issues.
TODAY'S DIALOGUE - August 20, 2002
This page is updated by 2:00 pm (PST)
Bank
robber's best chance of release is his shooting victim: a candidate
for Wyoming governor
- Associated Press
Watt forgave Farnham four years after the shooting and
visits him regularly at the state penitentiary. He calls the convict
his best friend, despite being blinded in one eye from the shooting
and still carrying a painful bullet near his spine.
- There are many different topics in this article. See how many you
can find.
- The obvious topic is that of forgiveness. Do you think you could
forgive someone after shooting you 5 times; once in the eye and once
in the back so close to your spine that the bullet cannot be removed?
Use the Bible Tool below to search for verses about forgiveness.
 Feedback
- Let us know how DinnerDialogue.com
is working for you or how we can improve upon it.
SIDE ORDERS - other news
from today
Met
offers alternative to Christian insignia - Telegraph
Metropolitan Police officers will be allowed to wear a
badge without the traditional crown insignia after concerns that the inclusion
of a Christian cross offended officers of other faiths.
Burning
bin Laden - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Hence, they developed an elaborate memorial celebration
that will begin with a traditional military-style memorial ceremony
and culminate with a "payback" where a figure of Osama Bin
Laden will go up in flames.
PETA
Launches Attack on Sport Fishing - Fox News
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says fishing
is a violent and cruel sport that victimizes the innocent inhabitants
of the nation's waterways. They've initiated a campaign demanding states
ban the time-honored sport.
Girls
Link Their Use of Family Planning Clinics to Keeping Parents in the
Dark - New York Times (free registration required)
Among the 950 sexually active girls ages 12 to 17 who
were surveyed at Planned Parenthood clinics in Wisconsin in 1999, 47
percent said they would stop using the clinic entirely and 12 percent
more said they would stop or postpone testing for pregnancy and sexually
transmitted diseases, including H.I.V.
Lingerie
Shop Sued on Church Pledge - Associated Press
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit
against Victoria's Secret on Tuesday alleging that one of its lingerie
shops didn't honor a promise to give a devout Baptist saleswoman most
Sundays off to go to church.
Group
sues to lift park ban on child molesters - AZ
Central
The Indiana Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal
lawsuit against the town of Michigan City, challenging a city rule making
public parks off-limits for life to anyone convicted of child molesting.
LEFTOVERS - previous dialogues
Friday - August 16, 2002
Part 2 of 2: Film Forum: Family-Friendly Fare from Fancied Fathers
of Filth
Thursday - August 15, 2002
Part 1 of 2: Film Forum: Family-Friendly Fare from Fancied Fathers
of Filth
Wednesday - August 14, 2002
Honesty trumps $5,000 in cash: Kirkland man finds stash in new home,
returns it
Tuesday - August 13, 2002
Minnesota's close encounter of another kind
Monday - August 12, 2002
Armed police guard church as Christians defy bombers
Friday - August 9, 2002
Why are Christians losing America?
Thursday - August 8, 2002
God dwells in 'The Simpsons', authors say
Wednesday - August 7, 2002
School's out
Tuesday - August 6, 2002
Fear of death gives sense of urgency to life
Monday - August 5, 2002
Welcome to the pity party at the University of California
Click
here for more Leftovers
|
