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  • Re: Taxpayers to get rude surprise

    ''spare_parts''I haven't looked at the withholding tables in detail, but I do know that instructions for W4 forms tell you that if you are filling out for a second job, not to claim dependents on the W4 for the second job.&nbsp; Doesn't that mitigate much of the under-withholding, if not all of it?Ditto for two income earning households.&nbsp; If ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on May 6, 2009
  • Re: Taxpayers to get rude surprise

    The credit pays workers 6.2 percent of their earned income, up to a maximum of $400 for individuals and $800 for married couples who file jointly. Individuals making more $95,000 and couples making more than $190,000 are ineligible. The tax credit was designed to help boost the economy by getting more money to consumers in their regular ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on May 5, 2009
  • Re: Taxpayers to get rude surprise

    Holton,That is what we had to do, change our W4..
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on May 5, 2009
  • Re: Taxpayers to get rude surprise

    I contacted one of our local news media suggesting they report on this as an 'on your side' segment that they do..Yesterday they did one on the amount of money the 'city' spends on bottled water, and suggested the city cut that out of their expenses in order to help get spending under control, and suggested that those who believe they need bottled ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on May 5, 2009
  • Taxpayers to get rude surprise

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/INSIDE-WASHINGTON-Rude-apf-15091434.html?.v=1For those who have not been paying attention to these things..you really do need to..because it could come back to bite you in the butt come tax time..please pass this information along to your family and friends who this may cause problems for next year...WASHINGTON (AP) --
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on May 5, 2009
  • Re: Teen appearance and dress

    when I was in high school I drew swastika's on my jeans--it mean't nothing other than I was bored in school and they were easy to draw..and the ink washed out..but I also started drawing peace signs and other things as well..so maybe your son is just bored.I've noticed my son is about the same age I was when I started drawing them, and I've noticed
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 18, 2009
  • 13 yr old boy/15 yr old girl become parents....

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 14, 2009
  • Re: What's Fair?

    ''SeekingHisPeace'' Think of Jesus.&nbsp;&nbsp;Jesus wouldn't say ''you aren't treating me fairly.''&nbsp; Jesus would say ''I want to treat you fairly.'' Jesus doesn't treat us fairly..if He did, none of us would go to Heaven..He shows us Mercy, not fairness..
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 6, 2009
  • Re: What's Fair?

    ''chaz345''We might all want what's fair but if we insist upon it, shouldn't we also expect what's fair when it comes to God's judgement? I was thinking pretty much the same thing..What's fair?? we be condemned by God, Christ not having died on the Cross, and we all be cast eternally into the lake of fire...THAT IS FAIR, that is Just,
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 5, 2009
  • Re: This One is for Psalm

    ''Psalm 63''There is some truth to what you are saying, but you have been disrespectful in your characterization.&nbsp; And I'll bite my fingers with that much since you are a woman and JESUS was never harsh with women.With all respect, I'm not making any characterizations..I'm just sharing what I see to be happening..But if you desire to be ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 4, 2009
  • Re: This One is for Psalm

    ''Psalm 63''I just think it a tiny bit hypocritical for those who did not make it through to lecture me about the ways in which I have hung on to my marriage...which includes figuring out that I am an individual with human rights and dignity which was robbed from me by some of the garbage the ''church'' teaches.I would like to address this thought ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 4, 2009
  • Re: This One is for Psalm

    ''Psalm 63''I am fine with divorce.&nbsp; I don't condemn you for divorcing your first husband, nor do I condemn the rest of the ones who have a divorce in their history.I didn't divorce my first husband, he left and he filed, I learned and accepted a long time ago, I couldn't 'change him' only God could-and as of yet, God has not changed ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 4, 2009
  • Re: This One is for Psalm

    Only if they stay in the victim mentality..and don't move past it..
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 3, 2009
  • Re: Question for the hurt wives of affairs

    Sounds like your wife needs to be reminded of the vows she took, for better or for worse..when we get married we never look at what the worst might possibly be..And it's possible SHE feels guilty as well, for not communicating with you..and not dating you..and her pride is getting in the way of acknowledging that and not wanting to change or not ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 3, 2009
  • Re: This One is for Psalm

    Haven't ya'll learned yet? nothing you say will get some people to see things differently, the only One that can change the heart is God..if someone desires to be out from under their husbands headship, and desires to encourage others to leave their spouses instead of encouraging them to work on their marriages and grow in Christ...that's on ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 3, 2009
  • God Saves bad people...AMEN!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoMIDK1SXTU
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on February 2, 2009
  • Re: Sister-In-Law Inviting Herself Over for Christmas

    ''psalm183032'' We are trying to be good Christians and love her, but she has not respected our feelings and basically puts on the whole ''nobody loves me'' speech and ''I will just stay at nearby hotel'' speech if she is not welcome to get what she wants.&nbsp; We have never had a Christmas with just our little family: my husband, myself and our ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 30, 2008
  • A Praise..a brother restored..

    A gentleman from our church was excommunicated a number of years ago, for leaving his family to follow after sin...he came back this month seeking restoration and forgiveness. Do to his being excommunicated from the body guilt and shame set in with both he and his lady friend, they never married..the woman went back to her husband and he has ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 30, 2008
  • Bush Hands Over Reins of U.S. Economy to EU

    http://www.newsmax.com/morris/g_20_economic_summit/2008/11/19/153044.htmlIn one month of legislation and one diplomatic meeting, the United States has unilaterally abdicated all the gains for the concept of free markets won by the Reagan administration and surrendered, in total, to the Western European model of socialism, stagnation, and ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 25, 2008
  • Re: Guantanamo Bay

    http://www.islam-watch.org/Fjordman/Fourteen-Centuries-of-Jihad-Against-European-Civilization.htmThose who are in Gitmo, are fighting THIS WAR!! The Jihad, the Islamic so-called Holy War, has been a fact of life in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East for more than 1300 years, but this is the first history of the Muslim wars in ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 24, 2008
  • Re: Guantanamo Bay

    SeekingHisPeace''Let's talk about Guantanamo Bay.&nbsp; Does anyone here realize what a mess Bush created?&nbsp; Although it's appauling that such a thing was allowed to happen, it's even more disturbing that it's been going on for 7 years.&nbsp; It goes against everything core value of our country.&nbsp; EVERYONE deserves a FAIR TRIAL -- even ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 24, 2008
  • Re: How do you pray? and how do you know it worked?

    ''ozarkcode''I pray as if I'm talking to some one I have great respect for, asking for advice, or just sharing the troubles of my heart.How do I know my prayers are being answered, is a bit more difficult to explain, because many times I have my own idea of how I think they should be answered, and most times, they aren't answered the way I think ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 23, 2008
  • Barack Obama's Abortion Position Could Result in Closing Catholic Hospitals

    But hey, this is what they voted for in record numbers this year...without ever thinking of the long term consequences and what they may look like..http://www.lifenews.com/nat4527.htmlBarack Obama told Planned Parenthood in July 2007 that the first piece of legislation he would sign would be the so-called Freedom of Choice Act, a bill that ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 20, 2008
  • Re: Fifty-seven Arab and Muslim countries will establish diplomatic relations with Israel in exchange for a full peace

    ''SeekingHisPeace''] I hope they can come to some sort of agreement regarding Jerusalem.&nbsp; It seems unrealistic for both sides to want to keep it selfishly to themselves.&nbsp; They need to more forward.&nbsp;Why?
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 20, 2008
  • Re: Roman Catholics in S.C. being "punished" for supporting Obama

    ''bestofky''; Interesting.&nbsp; I wonder if the Priest had made his opposition to Obama apparent before Nov.4th?Actually, yes they did, there were a lot of issues going on concerning this before the election.
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 16, 2008
  • Rare Hebrew Seal From First Temple Period Discovered

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081110174056.htm
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 16, 2008
  • Re: British PM sees beginning of 'new global order'

    http://usawakeup.org/
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 12, 2008
  • Re: lower IQ can't have a child?

    http://www.forces.org/tavern/viewtopic.php?t=1551&amp;sid=edd9ca59b11143d758cb1d8fcbf74eb3
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 12, 2008
  • Re: British PM sees beginning of 'new global order'

    ''JaneFW''Geez.&nbsp; I'm astonished that any politician, let alone the leader of a European country who successfully fought off the ***, would use a term like ''new order.''&nbsp; Why should that surprise you? There are lots of items in the news and even in laws being passed in this country that point to this, and some that speak quite openly ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 12, 2008
  • British PM sees beginning of 'new global order'

    http://www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=315312
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 11, 2008
  • Re: What's next?? This is next..Gay' threats target Christians over same-sex 'marriage' ban

    ''boatmen''It is all rather sad.&nbsp; My intent in posting the sign was simply to remind folks that gays didn't suddenly start this stuff without provocation.&nbsp; And I doubt whether it'll calm down, rather it most likely will escalate.&nbsp; And I don't really care who started it, my question is one of who will be the more mature person and ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 11, 2008
  • Re: What's next?? This is next..Gay' threats target Christians over same-sex 'marriage' ban

    http://sweetness-light.com/archive/gays-attack-mormon-temple-in-laThing is it will only get worse until they feel 'accepted' by society for their lifestyle..
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 11, 2008
  • Re: What's next?? This is next..Gay' threats target Christians over same-sex 'marriage' ban

    http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/article-2302-gay-anarchisthttp://www.rightmichigan.com/story/2008/11/10/13335/904
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 11, 2008
  • Re: stimulus

    ''StillHopeful123''as for the stimulus--based on the drastic drop in the retail sales, it looks like it did not stimulate that many people. personally, i am hanging on to whatever i can. i've asked my dh not to buy me anything this Christmas and, instead, to give the money (however much it is) to a family in real need. he agreed to do the same ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 8, 2008
  • What's next?? This is next..Gay' threats target Christians over same-sex 'marriage' ban

    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=80220and a call to remove the evidence..http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2008/11/you-are-being-watched.html
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 8, 2008
  • Re: Obama not the first black president..

    ''boatmen'';So what is the primary reason?&nbsp; Please don't say it's cause we give them more help.&nbsp;&nbsp;While&nbsp;I might agree that for a few, the majority&nbsp;aren't happy living at a lower achievement level(unless there's some fundamental psychological reason).&nbsp; So what's the primary reason for the majority who are at the lower ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 7, 2008
  • Re: So, what's a Christian Worldview?

    ''StillHopeful123biblically speaking (versus culturally, as in ''no, i am not a Muslim, or Jewish, or Buddhist, so that makes me a Christian).In your opinion what makes you a Christian?
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 7, 2008
  • Re: So, what's a Christian Worldview?

    I don't see him s works based, but more discipleship based..obeying God's word because you fear what God can do to the soul
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 7, 2008
  • Re: So, what's a Christian Worldview?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7wzfvYkCW0Ten Indictments Against the Modern Church in America (Paul Washer) 1. A practical denial of the sufficiency of Scripture 2. An ignorance of God 3. A failure to address man's malady 4. An ignorance of the gospel of Jesus Christ 5. An ignorance of the doctrine of regeneration 6. An unbiblical ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 7, 2008
  • Re: So, what's a Christian Worldview?

    Is absolute truth defined by the Bible?YES!!Did Jesus Christ live a sinless life?YES!!Is God the all-powerful and all-knowing Creator of the universe, and does He still rule it today?YESIs salvation a gift from God that cannot be earned?YESIs Satan real?YESDoes a Christian have a responsibility to share his or her faith in Christ with other ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 7, 2008
  • Re: stimulus

    ''SeekingHisPeace'';They need to tell these businesses either encourage your union workers to take less pay AND KEEP THEIR JOBS or close your doors!!
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 7, 2008
  • Re: U.S. TREASURYโ€™S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SEDITIOUS โ€˜ISLAMIC FINANCEโ€™

    Fact Sheet on U.S. Treasury Endorsement of&nbsp;Shariah Compliant Financehttp://usastopshariah.wordpress.com/background/
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 7, 2008
  • U.S. TREASURYโ€™S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SEDITIOUS โ€˜ISLAMIC FINANCEโ€™

    http://usastopshariah.wordpress.com/
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 7, 2008
  • Re: Heal or Divide

    ''chaz345''The worst of the left nut jobs are already in places of great power and influence. Pelosi for example. Congress holds as much if not more real power than the president. Pelosi could simply sit down with Obama and say ''look we do it this way or else nothing you promised the voters is going to get passed.'' Alternatively she can get ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 6, 2008
  • Re: Obama Defeats George Bush!

    ''SeekingHisPeace'' The American dream is alive again. A McCain win wouldn't have been as&nbsp;significant of a representation of the American dream.&nbsp; With all due respect, the American DREAM Never Died, which is why so many from around the world have been flocking here..The problem with them is they don't try to get the same thing in their ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 5, 2008
  • Re: Heal or Divide

    SeekingHisPeace'';You summed it up nicely: I believe. You believe.&nbsp; We'll see.&nbsp; I'm just saying that you will be surprised by how easily he will be able to rally his supporters.&nbsp;&nbsp; I've witnessed it from the inside and it can be an amazing tool for governing, not just campaigning.&nbsp; &nbsp; The left nut jobs will have no ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 5, 2008
  • Re: Heal or Divide

    http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9713
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 5, 2008
  • Re: Heal or Divide

    These are the things the Democratic led congress will not be allowed to get away withre: their base voters..things they want to pass, but couldn't allow a republican president to sign...http://civilliberty.about.com/b/2007/05/05/why-the-democratic-congress-is-sabotaging-its-own-civil-liberties-agenda.htm What Do We Want?'' ''Choice!'' ''When Do ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 5, 2008
  • Re: Obama not the first black president..

    ''Holten''You started a thread by posting an article - without comment.&nbsp; I'm curious as to your point, purpose, motivation, etc. On the surface, it would appear to be intended to try to diminish something about the winner of the just-completed Presidential election.&nbsp; To take something that many people see as extremely positive about ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 5, 2008
  • Re: Obama not the first black president..

    ''Holten'';And..... ??And what?
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 5, 2008
  • Obama not the first black president..

    http://www.thenorthstarnews.com/FullStory.aspx?storyId=N-presidentsIf Sen. Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination for president and goes on to win the White House, he would be the sixth, not the first black man to occupy the oval office, according to three black historians whose work to uncover the racial backgrounds of U.S. presidents ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 5, 2008
  • Re: Heal or Divide

    The man will not lead from the center, not only are their to many liberal democrats in office there are to many RINO's (Republicans in Name only) in office as well..and they will push through this liberal agenda..He will lead left of left because that is his base, and you need only remember his base is filled with those who have been trained in the
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 5, 2008
  • Re: I wish this didn't bother me, but it does....

    ''christianmom4life''Are you sure you know your financial situation? It sounds like he might have a gambling problem, and could owe debt to someone surrounding that..and is hiding it from you..but I'd suggest you STOP harping him on these things and start praying..asking God to bring the truth to light. remember you are NOT his mother, your his ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 4, 2008
  • Re: How can a Christian cast a vote for a candidate whose stance on the most important moral issues is anti-God?

    ''SeekingHisPeace''Not all abortions are planned.&nbsp; Some people end up in the emergency room, not even knowing they are pregnant.&nbsp; Others are&nbsp;weak from hemorrhaging due to&nbsp;what appears to be an inevitable&nbsp;miscarriage.&nbsp; When it comes to miscarriage, who can be sure when the fetus' life&nbsp;isn't viable ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 3, 2008
  • Re: Christless Christianity....

    ''divorce in church''Okay, I&nbsp; know the one....not heard it that I know of, but in addition to the actual magazing, I also receive a newsletter from White Horse. Its all coming together. I get so much of this kind of stuff Ive signed up for and I try to read or at least skim it all, and I get lost on the interconnectedness of it.I can see how ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 3, 2008
  • Re: Christless Christianity....

    ''divorce in church''Actually no, I dont even know what WHI is. I found the writers archive quite by accident, cannot even remember when and why, and read the site nearly front to back, then subscribed. there is an issue all tangled up into one issue, even about the election , where, though he doesnt really speak to the election, he goes into the ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 3, 2008
  • Re: Christless Christianity....

    ''Holten'';I don't understand this (from&nbsp;the link): Michael Horton's analysis of the contemporary church points believers back to the power of a gospel that should never be assumed. ... points back to the power of a gospel that should never be assumed....&nbsp; That doesn't make sense to me.&nbsp; I realize that sentence is from the author ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bluesangel on November 3, 2008
  • Re: Christless Christianity....

    ''divorce in church''I subscribe to Hortons magazine Modern Refor