The Bible is full of God ordered murder, rape, infanticide, and destruction. Not just the Old Testament as sometimes claimed. I studied it for many years and reject it. If anyone would like quotes from the Bible I will back up anything I say with facts.
It ws written by primitive men in primitive times and reflects that kind of attitude.

you're right harry, you're paying three times what we do for the gasoline.
and if there were such a thing as hell, most of us would finally get to meet face to face.

joe, you misunderstand. i'm as deep in the trenches of the second american revolution as one can get. you're very right, our government will not leave iraq until they have the profit margins they desire but, if the iraqi people and their government,(they are a democracy after all) stopped whining, stood up and said "americans, go home" (as bush says they're free to do), how in the face of international scrutiny could our government say "no"?

Hey Joseph, I think in the UK we pay $10 a gallon already! We pay a lot of tax on fuel.

As for the Bible, I don't follow it as a rule book. It says things like people should be stoned to death if the are unfaithful or work on the Sabbath. Needs an update... Maybe there should be a bible 2.0 (or 3.0 if you count the old testament) I mean, who hasnt cursed their parents at some point:

"All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. (Leviticus 20:9 NLT)"

and

"Cursed be he who does the Lords work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood. (Jeremiah 48:10 NAB)"

The Bible is always up for interpretation. I'm sure they meant more by the word "cursed" than hurling an epithet at dad. If that were a damnable offense, Hell would have to put up a No Vacancy sign when I get there.

Gas has always been on the high side in most foreign markets. But vehicles that get good mileage and alternative fuel vehicles were also available. Our country has always been pro-gasguzzler since the inception of the car. Now that those kind of vehicles are edging their way into the American market, Big Oil is trying to get their massive slice of the pie.

The car I drive used to cost $12 roughly to fill, when I first bought it 4 years ago. Today it cost me $33 to fill it. There was a TV show playing on the tank. Nice of them to give me a reach-around during my visit.

Its strange to think that the combustion engine has hardly changed since its invention and we still travel about using exploding refined oil!

Bush came on TV a few years ago, when gas prices started escalating, and said he wanted to preserve our resources for future generations. Which kind of tells me that Big Oil and the Republican party have no plans whatsoever to change our modes of transportation, or the way we drive. Now....or ever. Why would they? There's no profit in a car powered by solar energy, electricity, alternative fuels, etc. If you want to know the mindset of big business, you need look no further than our car ads. They never show cars being driven at responsible speeds in a safe manner. Vehicles are always climbing mountains, zipping thru some country road, pulling a train or some other fuel-consuming stunt. NASCAR racing is one of the most popular sports in America. The lesser educated in this country grow up to think that's the way you should drive. Which is one reason traffic fatalities far outnumber shooting deaths every year.

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