seems more like victims to the political machinations of the catholic church. Life during those times you've indicated was generaly accompanied by acts of brutality and violence. The Dark Ages especially. How about the mongols, the magyars, the arabians, the turks, the macedonians, the romans, were all pretty brutal in there own right. Most of the first christian churches were in fact pagan temples that converted. The first 7 churches of the apocalypse were all former city-states of the Athenian in Asia Minor (modern day turkey). The fact that western civilazation didn't devolve into an illiterate society completely after the fall of the roman empire was probably due in large part to the work of the church. It was after all the only place to get a proper education during those times. Don't forget either that following the crusades was the black plague, must have been the scariest part of human history.

so pray to god and obey god's laws and let those who pray to the iowa state government be offended by there decisions.

I don't think life (well mine) is that hard, but would you want to live forever? You'd probably get bored after a while

being by the water helps...swimming beaches, she's wearing a bathing suit you're half way there

how much did you invest emotionally in this guy you met one time? Alcohol helps....

A certain percentage of people are gonna use drugs, whether they're legal/illegal whatever. It's the world, so it would make sense not to lock people up simply for possession, there not hurting anyone but themselves in the end right?

what exactly could they charge them with? There 11?

oldest medicine is from snakes like the anti-venom thing.

A Beautiful Mind....

I think the woman from Britain's Got Talent Susan Boyle beats them all.

for taking oxy's he was prescribed? For lying? God if everyone who lied on tv was doing time...

Rush isn't exactly what I would classify as brave. He's not even a veteran (not that you have to be to be brave) but he shouldn't knock Obama for his lack of military service when he doesn't have any. He's got what close a billion dollars and he's funny in a political way.

The English Patient, Romeo+Juliet

it's like an Anne Coulter special

There's alot of sharks off the coast of Somalia.

you're getting paid alot more the prisoners do at there jobs i'm sure.

wow

how much of a seperation of church and state is there, every president was some kind of christian right? (maybe not the free-mason ones) There's freedom of religion here, which is different than say Iran or Pakistan, or Vatican City (yes it's a country) and that's enough. Why get married if your gay? You won't have kids the person, or is it for the tax benefits, in which case you'd be getting married for the financial benefits of it and that's not right either. To be honest though I couldn't care less if gay people get married or not. Oh by the way the entire structure of our government was based on Greco-Roman political philosophies. Athens invented democracy, the alphabet we use (from the greek letters alpha and beta) did you ever say a word that ends in ium, polis, os, etc. The founding fathers relied on philosophers from the "age of enlightenment" Locke, Hobbes, Voltaire, who in turn based there views more on the ancient greeks and romans than on anything else. Peace & chicken grease

Italy won the last world cup, ciao Italia~

all i'm saying is they don't have the same career options as you, and I'm sure they are well fed if they do there "drug lords" bidding, which could be like hey you guys gotta go pirating. Pirates have been around since maritime civilization. I don't think they are humanitarians or anything, but since there goals seem purely financial, and are more likely to hold you ransom than outright murder you, I don't think they are pure evil either. It's the most lucrative opportunity for these people who would otherwise live in an impoverished life if a longer one. I guess pirates kinda know they live short lives, but it's not like the problem will ever go away?