http://www.gaire.com/e/b/ en-us Gaire.com Gaire Blogs Given the amount of innocent blood that has been spilt in their name and the hateful predjudice they have engengered, I would be quite happy to see the back of all the "sacred texts" of the three monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. However, I utterly object to the idea of burning any book no matter how much I may dislike its contents. Before that pastor in Florida sets fire to copies of pddelahunty http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3775 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:33:24 GMT [QUOTE]What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may be held to speed them all? - Not in Frodo http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3774 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:07 GMT When parents relinquish their children for adoption, they expect to leave the past behind. But when adopted children grow up, they expect the right to know their past. The Adoption Bill 2009 has been criticized by some as not supporting the rights of adoptees to trace their birth (or biological) parents. [QUOTE]Adopted people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have had the right to their birth certificates and Pink Adoptions http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3773 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:49:49 GMT The adoption family tree has 3 roots, and none can be cut off or the health (mental) growth of the child will be impaired. It has the biological/birth family (not always the same thing), the adoptive family and the child's "self". The adopted child will need these roots firmly alive to feed her tree branches: her lover, her children, her friends, the relatives that she is in contact with, and her work. Pink Adoptions http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3772 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:46:21 GMT Hello All, We'd like to introduce ourselves!:) We're a new LGBT Group based in Ballina, Co. Mayo. We meet every [B]Tuesday [/B] evening for coffee, tea a chat and to discuss any issues we may have. If you live in the area why not come along to one of our meetings? You can find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/LGBT-Ballina/135681753133862?ref=ts LGBT Ballina http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3771 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:38:47 GMT [B]Gaire has changed[/B] [YOUTUBE]r3squtRrSrU[/YOUTUBE] [B]Gaire House Bots[/B] [YOUTUBE]18Fja6KawRM[/YOUTUBE] [B]Dr. Statsman[/B] [YOUTUBE]exgCASg3kt0[/YOUTUBE] [B]Gaire Multiple Accounts[/B] [YOUTUBE]CZddsHZK2Qg[/YOUTUBE] [B]Im Leaving Gaire[/B] [YOUTUBE]mnoYPpckDWg[/YOUTUBE] [B]Gaire Moderator[/B] [YOUTUBE]yYTFj3x8Q98[/YOUTUBE] [B]Gaire Wars Episode Loosey http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3770 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:58:14 GMT Would you consider changing the name of an internationally adopted child? In what cases would you do it/be against it? If you felt you had to change the name, how would you handle Pink Adoptions http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3769 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:37:44 GMT (Hymn of the 30th Legion: _circa_ A.D. 350.) Mithras, God of the Morning, our trumpets waken the Wall! 'Rome is above the Nations, but Thou art over all!' Now as the names are answered and the guards are marched away, Mithras, also a soldier, give us strength for the day! Mithras, God of the Noontide, the heather swims in the heat. Our helmets scorch our foreheads, our sandals burn our feet. Now in the Frodo http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3768 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:32:41 GMT If you had to pick a country to adopt from, which one would you Pink Adoptions http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3767 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:14:22 GMT I was at Galway Pride this weekend - had a great time and really enjoyed the atmosphere, the sun was out, great street party and was just a total joy to see people enjoying themselves... While there I had the pleasure of running into a friend of mine, Jayne (not her real name), she is easily one of the warmest women I have ever met, she is smart, funny, approachable and far too cute - and after seeing her gorge little The Coroner http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3765 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:03:41 GMT Like before, our most active members will be marching with the crowds for marriage this year. Sadly some of us just feel too pressured to do so. For the rest, we will have white knots' ribbon and safety pins at Pink Adoptions http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3764 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:37:26 GMT Now that the Ministers for Health and Justice, Messrs. Harney and Ahern, have joined forces to put the head shops out of business, at least we know the truth about state policy with regard to the use of recreational drugs; other than alcohol that is. For decades the political establishment has hidden behind the fig leaves of health and crime to justify the prohibition of an ever-widening range of drugs which are taken pddelahunty http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3763 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:59:43 GMT What do people think is important for children to grow into balanced happy independent individuals? Whatever your answer, I bet there is none that cannot be provided by a same-gender couples who also have a support network made of a diversity of family and friends. Not all same-gender couples make good parents, but nor do all mix-gender couples. Can you think of anything at all a child would be missing if raised Pink Adoptions http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3761 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:39:20 GMT All of Us, Fallen Angels, Brothers and Sisters, Descendants of Gods. All of Us, Fallen Angels, Rising up to their Skies With the Power and Strength to rage against their Light. They say We fell? Maybe We were rising! In Space and Time there is no Up or Down, No Past nor Present.... How could we have fallen? Their Light will never take Us, they will never desecrate Our Frodo http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3760 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:59:50 GMT We live in a beautiful country indeed. Are you aware of the following Cnoc Raithni on Inisheer of the Aran Islands [YOUTUBE]60LgYuFCnkQ[/YOUTUBE] Athlone's Gravestones [YOUTUBE]6zeEBo_1ICk[/YOUTUBE] The secrets of Inisheer Graveyard [YOUTUBE]QfrFatW2JNE[/YOUTUBE] Carran church, Co. Clare [YOUTUBE]6PywPBQAuYY[/YOUTUBE] I could go on forever, but there are a lot of things to go and see, if you're aware Intrepid http://www.gaire.com/e/b/article.asp?id=3759 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:23:44 GMT