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User talk:Iduan

2007-08-29T19:39:22Z

RogerMy: Trolling issue

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== Our Policy, our custom..... ==

Is not to ping-pong conversations. Perhaps I need to actually add that into something....;-) --[[User:TK|şŷŝôρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|Ṣρёаќǃ]] 21:33, 21 August 2007 (EDT)

== Tables ==

Thanks for adding [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=HTML_table_formatting&diff=275113&oldid=275083 this]. It's the clearest explanation I've seen of [[HTML table formatting]] anywhere on the web.

Our project is not only trustworthy, but is beginning to become comprehensive. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 09:32, 23 August 2007 (EDT)

== Trolling issue ==

Can you explain to me why, in the discussion page, you refer to me as a troll? What exactly qualifies me as such?--[[User:RogerMy|RogerMy]] 15:39, 29 August 2007 (EDT)

Political slang

2007-07-30T15:21:50Z

RogerMy:

A derogatory term for someone (usually a politician or political commentator) who enthusiastically promotes a war that they do not personally intend to fight, and who has no military experience.
[[category:politics]]

Women

2007-07-18T20:28:27Z

RogerMy:

{{generalize}}

'''Women''' is the plural for the female of the human species, with the biological role of bearing offspring ([[pregnancy]] and [[childbirth]]). In preparation for this role, women's breasts begin to grow at puberty, forming the most obvious physical difference between women and men other than the reproductive organs. Other differences include a layer of subcutaneous fat under the skin which hides the underlying musculature, and a wider pelvis to facilitate carrying the [[baby]] and allowing it to be born. Women also have a greater proportion of fine vellus hair over certain areas of their skin (such as their face and legs) than the coarse terminal hair which appears on men. {{fact}}

While men have typically two or three times more upper body strength than women, their leg strength is comparable and women have proven more durable in feats of physical endurance. Women have slightly longer average lifespans than men, which results in women overtaking men in population by middle age despite a 1.05:1 boy to girl ratio at birth in the United States. This rate varies among countries. {{fact}}

== Women in history ==

Compared to men, relatively few women have had impact on history as leaders in diverse fields, but a small number of women have had enormous impact. They include [[Isabella of Spain]], [[Joan of Arc]], [[Margaret Thatcher]], [[Elizabeth I]], [[Boudicca]], [[Catherine the Great]], [[Cleopatra]], [[Marie Curie]], [[Benazir Bhutto]], [[Golda Meir]], [[Indira Gandhi]], [[Lucretia Mott]], [[Susan B. Anthony]], [[Aung San Suu Kyi]], Madonna and [[Mother Theresa]].

== Women in the Bible ==

=== Genesis ===
According to [[biblical literalism]], women, like men, were created by God on the 6th day of [[Creation]], as told in The Book of [[Genesis]]. [[Genesis]] further elaborates that [[God]] took a rib from [[Adam]], the first man, and from it created [[Eve]], the first woman, as a subservient companion for [[Adam]]. Also not explicitly stated in the [[Bible]], it is obvious that, due to the manner in which Eve was created, she was Adam's wife, as God does not intend for two humans in such a union to be any other way.{{fact}} According to some biblical literalists, Eve caused sin and suffering to come into the world when she tricked Adam into eating from The Tree of Knowledge an act directly forbidden by God Himself. As punishment for this, God declared that women shall experience great pain in childbirth and shall always be ruled over by their husbands. <ref>Genesis 3:16</ref>

=== New Testament statements on the role of women ===
Saint Paul also has much to say on the status of women in society, most memorably that women should submit to their husbands just as the church submits to Christ.
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%205:22-24&version=9 Ephesians 5:22-24 ]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:8-9;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:8-9]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2011:4-7;&version=9; I Corinthians 11:4-7]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20Corinthians%2014:34-35;&version=9; I Corinthians 14:34-35]</ref>
The [[Old Testament]] law also states that if a man sells his daughter into slavery she must consent and "not go out as the menservants do." (Exodus 21:7)

The [[New Testament]] contains several instructions regarding the role of women:
# Women are to dress modestly<ref>1 Timothy 2:9</ref><ref>Peter 3:2-6</ref>.
# Women may learn in silence, but may not be permitted to teach<ref>1 Timothy 2:11-12</ref>. Some interpretations limit this rule to the teaching of doctrine.
# Women are not permitted to speak in church<ref>1 Corinthians 14:34-35 (Spoken by Paul></ref>.
# Women are to be subservient to and follow the instructions of their husbands<ref>Ephesians 5:22-24</ref><ref>Colossians 3:18</ref><ref>Titus 2:4-5</ref><ref>1 Peter 3:1-7</ref>.

These viewpoints are not not widely accepted in secular, first-world nations, although many believers still adhere to them. However, Christians do not always agree on how literal or universal these directives are intended to be. For example, dressing modestly is interpreted by some [[Anabaptist]]s to mean that women should only wear black or dull colors and that dresses should cover the entire arms and legs, whereas most non-Anabaptist Christians consider the directive to modesty as simply meaning that garments should not be wrongly provocative. The directive that women should not speak in church is regarded by some as being literal for all situations, but due to other New Testament passages which indicate that women were allowed to publicly testify in the early church {{fact}}, the most common Christian interpretation of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 is that women in the Corinthian church were in the habit of conversing casually and gossiping during the church service, and that the apostle Paul was telling them not to do that.

==References==
<references />

== Related Topics ==
*[[Men]]
*[[Egalitarian]] and [[complementarian]] theology

Talk:School

2007-07-18T19:53:31Z

RogerMy:

== My rewrite ==
With no disrespect to the good edits of the previous editors, I felt that the changes were still not adequately describing the situation and that it couldn't be adequately described without a rearrangement. I hope people (still) like it now. Being not very familiar with the situations in other places, I've made some assumptions in the rewrite, so please jump in and correct what I've done. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 20:18, 17 June 2007 (EDT)

There's no reference to prove that homeschooling is becoming more popular.--[[User:RogerMy|RogerMy]] 15:53, 18 July 2007 (EDT)

School

2007-07-18T19:52:49Z

RogerMy:

A '''school''' is an educational institution. Schools can be either publicly- or privately-owned, funded by public or private sources or a combination of both, and may have a secular or a religious mandate.

== Types of schools ==

Terms used to describe schools vary from place to place. Some of the following descriptions overlap with each other.

=== State school ===

A '''state school''' is one that is owned and funded by the state.

In the United States, government-controlled schools are supported by taxpayers, often in the form of a school tax on property. Prior to the 20th century, school attendance was only part-time, consuming only about half or less of the year.

In some states of [[Australia]], although the curriculum is secular, religious education by volunteers associated with the Council for Christian Education is permitted. This takes place in class time, but parents can choose that their children not attend this class.

=== Private school ===

A '''private school''' is one that is owned by some body other than the state. Private schools are generally funded by fees levied on the parents of the students, which usually means that the parents are paying twice, once in direct fees, and once in taxes for state schools.

In Australia, the Federal government provides some funding to private schools, although the parents of the students provide most of the income of the school.

Some private schools aspire to very high standards, some specialize in certain modes and topics of instruction (such as a military school), and yet others provide a place for children who need curricula not available in the state systems.

In [[Nordic countries]] there are virtually no schools other than government schools.{{fact}}

=== Public school ===

In America, a '''public school''' is a ''state school''. In some Commonwealth countries, a '''public school''' is a church-run (i.e. run by a church denomination) school that is open to the general public.

In America, the curriculum in public schools is dictated by state governments. Public schools do not provide religious instruction to schoolchildren, nor do they allow teacher-led prayer.

=== Faith school ===

A '''faith school''' in the [[United Kingdom]] is partially controlled by religious groups and have a predominance of pupils from that religious group. The government funds or partially funds faith schools.

=== Parent-controlled schools ===

'''Parent-controlled schools''' (in Australia) are private schools usually owned by churches, but with control being in the hands of a parent-appointed board.

=== Church schools ===

'''Church schools''' (in Australia) are the older denominationally-owned and run public schools which generally provide a secular education.

=== Christian schools, Muslim schools, etc. ===

What are known as ''Faith schools'' in the United Kingdom are known as '''Christian schools''', '''Catholic schools''', or similar in Australia.

== Alternatives ==

[[Homeschooling]] is the primary alternative for most parents to government school{{fact}}. Increasing numbers of parents choose homeschooling due to a declining quality and culture in traditional schools and their hostility to religion and morality.

==See also==
*[[Homeschooling]]

[[Category:Education]]

Talk:Mary Cheney

2007-07-13T13:27:07Z

RogerMy:

==Private citizen==
I assume basic biographical info on Mary Cheney is gossip because she's a private person. Why not just redirect this article to [[Dick Cheney]]? It doesn't have any info that isn't in that article, and it's protected (I assume indefinitely) anyway, so there's no real need for a separate article [[User:AManInBlack|AManInBlack]] 19:37, 12 July 2007 (EDT)

:[[Andy Schlafly]] is a private person as well. He's a dude that teaches students and has a famous mom. If he's encyclopedia-worthy, Mary Cheney should be as well. --[[User:LuckyJN|LuckyJN]] 19:42, 12 July 2007 (EDT)

:And she's not a private person. She's participated in a very public campaign to elect the VP, she's written books that sell thousands of copies, and she's made appearances on popular television shows like David Letterman. She's a public figure. Which makes me wonder why the previous edit by Dave919 was removed. It was a factual, well-supported claim with a reference; it wasn't rhetorical, and it made an important statement about how she defines herself as a person. This is a great example of how this site demands censorship, not partisanship. If you have to delete comments that are true and based 100% in fact, it's not POV, it's censorship. --[[User:RogerMy|RogerMy]] 09:19, 13 July 2007 (EDT)

Talk:Mary Cheney

2007-07-13T13:19:50Z

RogerMy:

Talk:Mary Cheney

2007-07-13T13:16:54Z

RogerMy: