You can bet your boots Pelican that the invasion of Iraq was made in small backrooms well away from the White House and the spiritual side (Christianity) of America. I see the President as a figure head and the real power somewhere between intelligence and military.
I think its been a longtime since the Oval office had much to say about anything major.

Gibo, you state: "What a decline in moral standards all over the world since WW2 as the devil changed "the beat" towards sexual immorality."

I've discovered something incredibly amusing gibo. I just know you're gonna love this.

Out of curiosity and boredom, I keyed 'Gibo' into wikipedia.

There's one entry, under 'gibo.' Here it is: Gibo - Stepmother's sin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibo-_Stepmother%27s_Sin

"Gibo is an open-ended game, with different various endings the player can get if conditions are met. There are two meters on the screen- a lewd and a love meter. The higher the lewd meter, the more likely the player will receive either one of the more sexually explicit endings, or one of the bad endings. The higher the love meter, the better the chance for a good or neutral ending."

Do you know what the one reference to Gibo is, Gibo?

'Gibo - Stepmother's sin' is a computer game, but not just any kind apparently. It's a 'hentai' piece. Garn, key that into wikipedia - actually, you best not. I wouldn't want to lead you into sinful ways.

It's animated porn, Gibo. Your namesake, is an Asian computer game, where the user is attempting to score as much sex as they can.

Is it just me, or is there a distinct irony in the fact that you're sitting at a computer and with a serious tone, you berate sex, pornography and even ribald music, when your name is about using a computer to procure sexual images in a lighthearted manner?

Just one of those amusing things I know you'll chuckle over. I know I did.

Plus, y'know, I wouldn't one one of your devoted fans to innocently key your name into wikipedia and inadvertently be led astray...

Ha! Clearly Gibo is an agent provocateur of the 'kings of the East'. I should've guessed.

Thanks TRTL - forewarned is forearmed!

P.S. Do you know if the game features flying saucers and/or demons?

Sexuality like other human emotions is all about respect.Sex is a very personal human emotion/activity.It is often the motivation for a lot of human,constructive behaviour.To indulge in and display overt sexuality,elucidating no respect from the voyeristic observers,denegrates the participants,thus lowering all our expectations.

The formula for a successful happy society is not simple or easy to achieve,however,whenever the individual lacks the incentive to aspire beyond their base gonadal desires,then our society is in the death throes of decay.

Teenagers are constantly confronted with contradictory demands and pressures.

The media, for example, extol the virtues of sexual satisfaction and the value of material goods, but adolescents are usually forbidden full acess to both, even though they have the physical maturity to achieve them.

Having more freedom than children but less than adults, adolescents are constantly tempted to question or test the authority of parents and teachers. Segregated from other age groups in high schools, they tend to form their own subculture, with norms, values, and attitudes that may differ significantly from those of the society that surrounds them.

The case in point here is the "Dance" video that shocked so many in
Memphis. Of course parents were concerned, as was the school
and its principal and staff.

The school has taken measures to ensure that this doesn't happen again. Teachers, parents, and students will be working together - hopefully towards more appropriate behaviour in the future.

Dear Plekican (thats how my son used to say it :)

I speak as I am.. this goes without saying. If you look back over the history of let's say "England" from 1700 to now... you can see cycles.

The moral situation in the 19th century, prior to the Evangelical Awakening, was as bad as it is today, if not worse. You can do some Googling to verify this if you wish.

While we (as Christians) cannot impose our morality on others at the personal level (yet we can exercise our democratic rights and VOTE for laws which we believe in) it is clear that when large numbers of people repented during these awakenings, the moral tone of society was improved dramatically.

Look up "Bohemian Grove" to see the kind of antics which go on at the upper levels of US society and power.. it's chilling.

Governors with high cost hookers.... scandal after scandal..

Regarding my alleged "opinions" about Islam... honestly, you reallllllly need to look at what I post.. I am usually just reporting "Muslim" opinions and understandings. My interaction with Kayser is based on exactly that.
Have a peek at this hadith.. please.. read it fully, and see if I am in any way 'wrong' in my assertion that "Muslims later than Mohammad used surah 9:29 to justify invading non Muslims" See the words of Al-Mughira to the Persian envoy..

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/053.sbt.html#004.053.386

then compare them with this: (Quran)

009.029
YUSUFALI: Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, .... until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.

then... give me your honest opinion...please.

Then, if ur really adventurous.. check this out.

http://islammonitor.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1355&Itemid=63
(scroll down to the image which 'hits' you)
Then see what the practice is based on....

here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWTWlwqeMQI
and here: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/008.smt.html#008.3428

Its beyond freaky. (thats my 'opinion' on it)

I cannot vouch for the authenticity of the pic in the link, but looking at the expression on the woman at the left, it seems genuine.
The image is still based on the Hadith. (I report, you decide)