Religious freedom should work two ways: we should be free to practice the religion of our choice, but we must also be free from having someone else's religion practiced on us.
John Irving, novelist (b. 1942)
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"Always show the greatest kindness to the ones you like the least. If you show kindness to your mother-in-law, who like all women has been bred to hate her daughter-in-law, then you will create an obligation she will never be able to repay." Author Lisa See, in Dreams of Joy, 2011
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The Irving quote is perfect. Someone should send it to certain political/religious factions. I think it's a hoot to see Glen Beck dress up like Thomas Paine who was an atheist and Beck is obviously too dumb to believe it.
I loved my mother-in-law -- she was a great lady.
It is tempting to print out that first quote on religion and wear it around my neck as my mantra.
Oh but Lisa, the joy in watching her struggle.
Actually I got along with my MIL much better than my husband. She was a sweetie.
My MIL was a lovely lady. I got on much better with her than I did my own mother.
Mind you, maybe MIL was only goo pleased to have me take her son off her hands! ;)
I dig both of them!
Ha I love both of them. My m-i-l is ok too, it's my mother than can be a right pain in the butt.
Yep, I, too, love the Irving quote.
I sorely miss my beloved mother-in-law. She was wonderful in every way. (How in the world did the "wicked mother-in-law" myth get started?!!!!)
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I agree with the first - not so sure about the second.
Good Quotes, Judy...! Thought provoking, indeed!
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