Notice that the economy collapsed under W. Bush, when bank loans of 125% of the value of property defaulted when land prices dropped (forcing foreclosure). Derivatives (land traded like stock on the market) added to the collapse. Outsourced factories and jobs added to the collapse. All along...
I am starting to wonder why illegal immigrants are enticed by certain laws to come to America (free education, covid relief checks, etc). Could it be that some day they will become citizens, and then vote for the party that gave them favors? That is tantamount to bribery.
Immigration...
To even begin to answer your question, I have to make several assumptions, among which are that:
1. God exists
2. All-knowing God knew that non-Jews would convert to Jews (sort of), and call themselves Christians. They didn't have to get a bris, or refrain from pork and shellfish, nor...
I concur.
The list of banned (or attempted to be banned) books is growing. It includes the famous Harry Potter series, banned for depicting witches in a good light. It includes Catcher in the Rye (sexual). Reverend Savonarolla, hundreds of years ago, had a Bonfire of the Vanities, burning...
Why would a the first word from a new Gay acquaintance be "I'm Gay?" Straights don't do that.
Explicitly sexual content (Playboy, Penthouse, and to a lesser extent, National Geographics) should not corrupt minors in a public library, especially without parental consent. Libraries are...
How would the Religious Right like it if a small community (lets say Alpine County, California) was taken over by Gays (which it was), and they voted to prevent Straights from having sex (no marriage, so no right of inheritance, no custody of kids, etc). What if they kicked them out of their...
Voters defund West Michigan library amid campaign against LGBTQ materials
August 5, 2022 article, Jamestown Township voters (62.5% to 37.5%) defunded their library (84% of $245k budget) over a LGBTQ book.
They also reduced funding for their fire department (pro fire?) and roads (like chuck...
They usually chop it up and put it in a can before feeding it to a kitten.
I try to council kittens on their meat-eating tendancies. I tell them "hey, don't have a cow, man." (catch phrase of Bart Simpson).
Abortions aren't substitutes for condoms.
On the other hand, Christians feel that it is more important to stop the distribution of condoms in high schools because it condones sex. I think that sex will happen whether or not condoms are there. Sex has been around for quite some time (millions...
Babies poop.
So, if you hold a baby like a machine gun, it would be an awesome weapon. However, just as a gun isn't violent, neither is a baby. It isn't the fact that a baby exists, it's how you use it.
Christianity is a religion of peace, healing, and preserving life. But not how it is...
Jury awards parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim $4.1 million in defamation case against Alex Jones
This is a good website about Jones telling lies about the Sandy Hook shooting.
I spoke with a PETA representative who wanted to save kittens. But kittens are carnivores (eat cows). Cows are peaceful herbivores. Doesn't it make more sense to save cows?
Buddhism is belief in a wise man, not God. The wisdom is irrefutable, though anything can be debated. So, we don't need to know if Buddha ever existed, we merely need to know the wise things that he said. Even if he never said them, someone did, and they are wise words.
Perhaps God's greatest lesson is to think of others. Starving, homeless, jobless, stranded without a car.
I just gave a stranded Catholic woman a ride home. . became good friends. . . adult daughter (age 60) thought I was stealing her mommy and ordered me to go away. No thanks for rescuing...
Those who don't know, don't have an obligation to prove. Those who believe that they do know, might be able to prove it.
Lacking proof, it seems silly to believe.