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cbayer

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23. How do you know to what extent they prepared.

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 01:01 PM

Aug 2013

Believe me, if they were provisioned enough that they never ran out of food, they did some preparation.

There is an assumption here that if they mention "god's guidance" that they did nothing else, which is a false and prejudiced assumption.

People cruise with children all the time. As to your comment about your wife, that's just flat out sexist. Women and men sail as couple's all the time and women also sail with other women or completely alone. Your patriarchal position of needing to protect your fragile wife from the perils of the sea would enrage a lot of women I know.

And your comment about mental illness is equally offensive. The fact is that there is not enough information on what happened here to draw conclusions yet. But apparently not for you and others.

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Religious family abandons US, gets lost at sea [View all] Eugene Aug 2013 OP

Wasn't Moses available? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #1

Why didn't God simply make it happen? Link Speed Aug 2013 #2

There's your sign. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #3

You nuts? Gawd wouldn't do that to his people! Warpy Aug 2013 #6

I'm glad they're all right. rug Aug 2013 #4

Based on the information available, they are very fortunate to have survived. cbayer Aug 2013 #8

I would be interested to read more about the sailing part of their story. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #9

Me, too and I am sure that more will become available. cbayer Aug 2013 #11

Talk about a sense of humor. That God sure does have one. Autumn Aug 2013 #5

The bulk of the responses in this thread are sickening. cbayer Aug 2013 #7

The original article invites ridicule. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #10

Well, I don't agree that it invites ridicule. cbayer Aug 2013 #13

I don't disagree with the last sentence. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #14

I don't want to be in the position of defending these people, who I suspect cbayer Aug 2013 #20

We may all "be good" ann--- Aug 2013 #28

It certainly does invite ridicule ann--- Aug 2013 #26

They were abysmally stupid. Beyond comprehension or redemption Xipe Totec Aug 2013 #15

You have nothing to base that on at all. cbayer Aug 2013 #21

Oh bull SHIT. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #36

Really? Do you not know any cruisers? cbayer Aug 2013 #38

Good thing this wasn't yet another story okasha Aug 2013 #18

Yeah, I know. It's freaking hilarious when believers go through something really bad. cbayer Aug 2013 #22

They went through something bad... trotsky Aug 2013 #25

I know how. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2013 #29

Oh, go ahead. Say it. You know you want to. cbayer Aug 2013 #30

Lol! rug Aug 2013 #31

Did you catch this one? cbayer Aug 2013 #32

No, but rug Aug 2013 #33

That's not big and bold enough, rug. He wins. cbayer Aug 2013 #34

I'm crushed. rug Aug 2013 #35

No. YOU want me to. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2013 #47

Why beat around the bush, 2ndAM? cbayer Aug 2013 #48

Coz it's fun. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2013 #49

It's fun for you to imply that I am a troll, that you have known it all along cbayer Aug 2013 #50

Where did I say such a thing? 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2013 #51

Sure. You obviously know you shouldn't, so I'm going to ask you not to. cbayer Aug 2013 #52

I would never endanger children like he did Lordquinton Aug 2013 #19

How do you know to what extent they prepared. cbayer Aug 2013 #23

Well, I read the article Lordquinton Aug 2013 #24

No kidding. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #37

You are making the assumption that I am christian and using it as an opportunity to smear me? cbayer Aug 2013 #39

Cbayer never said she was Christian. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #40

Cbayer has said, several times, that she is not Christian. okasha Aug 2013 #41

And for those, if they like you, you must be an atheist. cbayer Aug 2013 #42

Most if not all of them don't like me. okasha Aug 2013 #44

Yes sometimes people can only see two camps. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #43

Some people can't get past okasha Aug 2013 #45

They did run out of food. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #53

As more information came out on this story, I think what cbayer Aug 2013 #54

The religious factor has to be part of the story.... HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #55

Agree, it was a part of the story. cbayer Aug 2013 #56

Nothing wrong with small, per se. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #57

We once saw a man leave this harbor in a handmade boat cbayer Aug 2013 #58

Many factors go in to "seaworthiness" HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #59

Agree that crew plays a huge part, but cbayer Aug 2013 #60

So good that they are safe! djean111 Aug 2013 #12

The Biblical way of acting during difficult storms at sea involves casting lots to determine dimbear Aug 2013 #16

"Something" was trying to send them the message . . . MrModerate Aug 2013 #17

Oh so they hate govt interference but took a flight arranged by the govt back home. SummerSnow Aug 2013 #27

Another good example of how faith is a dangerous way to think... MellowDem Aug 2013 #46