National - FFS!

[fungus pudding]

Well it started with an analysis of how many LGBT MPs there were representing the NP. Whether that was good or bad. Then someone objected to the term "Gay" claiming it was an unnecessary euphemism. And then someone's interpretation of Christianity was added.

To be honest, my interpretation of Christianity is that it is based on love and socialism predicated on "The meek shall inherit the Earth" and "It is hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven"

And my interpretation is that Christianity caters for a group of people who believe that Christ is or was God; or is the son of God. All wholly improbable - even if there is a God.

[Balance]

It has absolutely nothing to do with religion.

Absolutely everything to do with religion - if one believes in the afterlife as most religions do, then this earthly life is but a passing phase - hence ‘passed away’.

Hindus for eg use the term ‘change body’ samsara when someone dies.

[Bjauck]

You may want to take a quick read of Rom 1:26-32 to bring a bit of balance to your interpretation of Christianity.

The passage relates to lust not the romantic love between people of the same sex.

I would be surprised if a single MP has not contravened at least one verse, proverb or commandment in the Christian bible.

Actually I think the socialist aspect is more relevant to a discussion on the National Party.
Matthew 19:21

[Blue Skies]

Somehow the farce that remains of the current National Party has infected & contaminated this thread.

[tim23]

Somehow the farce that remains of the current National Party has infected & contaminated this thread.

I think the Nats nearly passed away on Saturday on life support at best.

[couta1]

I think the Nats nearly passed away on Saturday on life support at best.

As Arnie said " I'll be back" and so will the Nats, very cyclical this business as you would know,

[RupertBear]

I think the Nats nearly passed away on Saturday on life support at best.

Funny!

And regarding the discussion re using the term “passed away” or “dead“ I use both. On the whole I tend to reflect the word the persons family use back to them as that way I know I am using words they are comfortable with.

As a medical person I probably have a bias towards using the word dead and that is the word I use in talking about my mother and my father who have died. But I know some people are not comfortable with the word especially when a person has died suddenly or unexpectantly and I respect that. Sometimes it takes a while for people to process that a loved one is gone so they might refer to a person as having passed away early on in the process but once they have accepted the person is gone they are able to refer to them as having died.

Anyway thats been my experience of things

[Stumpynuts]

Funny!

And regarding the discussion re using the term “passed away” or “dead“ I use both. On the whole I tend to reflect the word the persons family use back to them as that way I know I am using words they are comfortable with.

As a medical person I probably have a bias towards using the word dead and that is the word I use in talking about my mother and my father who have died. But I know some people are not comfortable with the word especially when a person has died suddenly or unexpectantly and I respect that. Sometimes it takes a while for people to process that a loved one is gone so they might refer to a person as having passed away early on in the process but once they have accepted the person is gone they are able to refer to them as having died.

Anyway thats been my experience of things

What about 'deceased' or 'Terminated' - In an Arnie voice?

[fungus pudding]

What about 'deceased' or 'Terminated' - In an Arnie voice?

I quite like carked.

[Jay]

I quite like carked.

I have a mate who uses that word, not to a close relative though and the Nats have hardly carked it to keep the comment on thread, though it could be said they had a good go at it in recent months, which did not help their cause.