Our friends at The Economist have an interesting interactive map of the United States that compares each state’s annual production with that of a foreign country. Texas is similar in size to Russia, California to Italy, and Maine to Luxembourg.
You can also compare each state to a foreign country by population.
Wednesday GDP Equivalent Open Comments
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Mornin’ Gang
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Mornin’ Gang
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What’s the point? Maybe the fact that the states are relatively debt free (except for public pension liabilities), maybe a solvency comparison might be meaningful.
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What’s the point? Maybe the fact that the states are relatively debt free (except for public pension liabilities), maybe a solvency comparison might be meaningful.
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I just looked out front and saw a critter out of the corner of my heading through the parking lot. It was a half grown striped skunk. He went all the way around the building and out of sight. Cute little feller.
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I just looked out front and saw a critter out of the corner of my heading through the parking lot. It was a half grown striped skunk. He went all the way around the building and out of sight. Cute little feller.
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District of Columbia- GDP 99 billion. Who knew the manure business was so good?
Washington State= Greece, heh.
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District of Columbia- GDP 99 billion. Who knew the manure business was so good?
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How come George Harrison never did a “Concert for Mississippi”?
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How come George Harrison never did a “Concert for Mississippi”?
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Be afraid, be very afraid; Arlington Man Loses Gun License Due To Blog About Tucson Shooting.
It was the headline “1 down and 534 to go” that caught the attention. “One” refers to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in the rampage, while 534 refers to the other members of the U.S. House and Senate.
Police are investigating the “suitability” of 39-year-old Travis Corcoran to have a firearms license.
Freedom of speech, we don’t need no stinkin’ freedom of speech! 🙁
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Be afraid, be very afraid; Arlington Man Loses Gun License Due To Blog About Tucson Shooting.
It was the headline “1 down and 534 to go” that caught the attention. “One” refers to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in the rampage, while 534 refers to the other members of the U.S. House and Senate.
Police are investigating the “suitability” of 39-year-old Travis Corcoran to have a firearms license.Freedom of speech, we don’t need no stinkin’ freedom of speech! 🙁
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From yesterday’s o/c thread SuperDave:
I see is the “sine wave” there are waves that you can feel but not hear or see, go a little higher and you can hear them, (up to about 20,000 Hz if you are young) then there’s radio waves that transmit thing we can’t see or hear until they go through a Discriminator of some kind. Go high enough and you get to a very small section of bandwidth that is light, I.E. UV/IR and the smallest of all visible light. Next would be X-Rays to Gamma Rays. Anyone that could look at this and not KNOW That There Is God,…I just don’t understand.
I work for a geologist and have access to all sorts of seismic print outs. The seismic print out measures and graphically displays the difference and quality of the sound waves as they return from being bounced off of various structures, formations and layers in the earth. Shortly after taking a basic petroleum geology class, I had the opportunity to fly to Las Vegas. On that flight I absolutely marveled at the appearance of the of the mountain ranges and the seismic print out. Sometimes even the clouds display in a similar fashion. I heard the small voice inside ‘knucklehead, I can be seen everywhere if you simply look and understand; MY SIGNATURE and MY ESSENCE is everywhere’. It was and still is a truly humbling experience.
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From yesterday’s o/c thread SuperDave:
I see is the “sine wave” there are waves that you can feel but not hear or see, go a little higher and you can hear them, (up to about 20,000 Hz if you are young) then there’s radio waves that transmit thing we can’t see or hear until they go through a Discriminator of some kind. Go high enough and you get to a very small section of bandwidth that is light, I.E. UV/IR and the smallest of all visible light. Next would be X-Rays to Gamma Rays. Anyone that could look at this and not KNOW That There Is God,…I just don’t understand.
I work for a geologist and have access to all sorts of seismic print outs. The seismic print out measures and graphically displays the difference and quality of the sound waves as they return from being bounced off of various structures, formations and layers in the earth. Shortly after taking a basic petroleum geology class, I had the opportunity to fly to Las Vegas. On that flight I absolutely marveled at the appearance of the of the mountain ranges and the seismic print out. Sometimes even the clouds display in a similar fashion. I heard the small voice inside ‘knucklehead, I can be seen everywhere if you simply look and understand; MY SIGNATURE and MY ESSENCE is everywhere’. It was and still is a truly humbling experience.
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further to #9 above, if it was not clear – the seismic print out looked just like the mountain range; the clouds, when they form the bands across the sky look the same and when the waves on the shore line produce a ripple pattern in the sand – the same thing, when you look at a sand dune complex from the sky – same thing. It is a recurring pattern in appearance and it bears a striking resemblance to the Old Testament pattern of when Israel was being obedient and when they were not.
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further to #9 above, if it was not clear – the seismic print out looked just like the mountain range; the clouds, when they form the bands across the sky look the same and when the waves on the shore line produce a ripple pattern in the sand – the same thing, when you look at a sand dune complex from the sky – same thing. It is a recurring pattern in appearance and it bears a striking resemblance to the Old Testament pattern of when Israel was being obedient and when they were not.
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#8 ST
That was nice. Thanks.
I used to raise zebra finches, and had one of the babies hand-trained. I was going to give it to my boss, but after we returned from a weekend trip to Austin, we found it dead. Never figured out what happened. My boss was crushed. She had a chance to hold it before we left, and was very much looking forward to having her own tame bird.
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#8 ST
That was nice. Thanks.
I used to raise zebra finches, and had one of the babies hand-trained. I was going to give it to my boss, but after we returned from a weekend trip to Austin, we found it dead. Never figured out what happened. My boss was crushed. She had a chance to hold it before we left, and was very much looking forward to having her own tame bird. -
we found it dead
Was barf kitty around?
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we found it dead
Was barf kitty around?
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#8 ST, that was too cute. I’m sooo stealing it for my FB page. The music is by Jack Johnson, one of my daughter’s faves (mine too.)
The hummers around here are remarkably territorial. If I just put out one feeder, one of those little suckers will stand guard over it and chase the others off. So I hang one in front of my window, and another in front of daughter’s.
It drives the cats nuts.
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#8 ST, that was too cute. I’m sooo stealing it for my FB page. The music is by Jack Johnson, one of my daughter’s faves (mine too.)
The hummers around here are remarkably territorial. If I just put out one feeder, one of those little suckers will stand guard over it and chase the others off. So I hang one in front of my window, and another in front of daughter’s.
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Well, THIS is going to start a firestorm in some circles!
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Well, THIS is going to start a firestorm in some circles!
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#12 WB
Barf Kitty was not even a gleam in the grandpa kitty’s eyes yet.
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#12 WB
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The previous comments remind me of an event, though…
When I was raising the zebra finches in college, I had two cages. One was made of wood and the other a more traditional metal cage. I had about seven birds at that time: the starter couple Harold and Maude (Harold was a family bird, Maude was a feminist), Brownie (mostly brown, duh), Silver (white with a silvery gray patch on top of her head), and several others. I sometimes put the birds outside to get some sunshine, which they seemed to enjoy.
One Sunday morning we had a friend over for breakfast, and I put the cages outside. We had one hook, so the metal cage was hung and the other was set down on the sidewalk. I went inside for breakfast, and afterwards brought a piece of biscuit outside to feed to the birds. I was horrified to find our neighbor’s cat with her paw inside the wooden cage, and all my birds flapping about and chirping madly. I chased the cat away and brought the cages inside. I found only one injury – on Silver, whose right wing was dragging and showing blood splotches.
Since we were students at Texas A&M, and TAMU does have one of the best vet schools in the country, we turned one of the cages into a “hospital” cage and took her in. I was met by an instructor and two students, who took me into a small exam room. They looked at Silver in her cage, hemmed and hawed, and then removed her for x-rays. When they returned, their numbers had swelled to a small crowd. It seems that they rarely get small birds in the clinic, and this was a good teaching moment for them all. So there they we all were, cheek to jowl, as we reviewed Silver’s x-rays and discussed her health. Her x-ray looked like some kind of dinosaur fossil, and Silver herself was obviously stressed. Fortunately it was only soft tissue damage and she was prescribed some antibiotics and I was able to take her back home.
I found the crowd thing so funny. Here was this itty-bitty bird, barely big enough to fill the palm of a hand, getting so much attention.
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The previous comments remind me of an event, though…
When I was raising the zebra finches in college, I had two cages. One was made of wood and the other a more traditional metal cage. I had about seven birds at that time: the starter couple Harold and Maude (Harold was a family bird, Maude was a feminist), Brownie (mostly brown, duh), Silver (white with a silvery gray patch on top of her head), and several others. I sometimes put the birds outside to get some sunshine, which they seemed to enjoy.
One Sunday morning we had a friend over for breakfast, and I put the cages outside. We had one hook, so the metal cage was hung and the other was set down on the sidewalk. I went inside for breakfast, and afterwards brought a piece of biscuit outside to feed to the birds. I was horrified to find our neighbor’s cat with her paw inside the wooden cage, and all my birds flapping about and chirping madly. I chased the cat away and brought the cages inside. I found only one injury – on Silver, whose right wing was dragging and showing blood splotches.
Since we were students at Texas A&M, and TAMU does have one of the best vet schools in the country, we turned one of the cages into a “hospital” cage and took her in. I was met by an instructor and two students, who took me into a small exam room. They looked at Silver in her cage, hemmed and hawed, and then removed her for x-rays. When they returned, their numbers had swelled to a small crowd. It seems that they rarely get small birds in the clinic, and this was a good teaching moment for them all. So there they we all were, cheek to jowl, as we reviewed Silver’s x-rays and discussed her health. Her x-ray looked like some kind of dinosaur fossil, and Silver herself was obviously stressed. Fortunately it was only soft tissue damage and she was prescribed some antibiotics and I was able to take her back home.
I found the crowd thing so funny. Here was this itty-bitty bird, barely big enough to fill the palm of a hand, getting so much attention. -
Good morning all. Nippy 40 at 6 and lots of dew; full Moon graces a clear ebon sky. All is quiet other than the mares’ greetings at their breakfast. Later the gorgeous huge red/gold disk of the Sun just at the horizon, framed in the bare trees, bathed the neighborhood in gold for a precious few moments. Thin ground fog briefly appeared and shortly fled on rising sunbeams. Woodsy creatures are out and about and moving with vigor. It’s still cold; a faint breeze slowly ruffles the banners on the front porch. Mariposa snoozes in a shaft of light in the garden room, rousing briefly as I walk by but soon asleep again. She has it made. Thank you, Lord.
Thanks to ST #8 for a happy start to the day.
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Good morning all. Nippy 40 at 6 and lots of dew; full Moon graces a clear ebon sky. All is quiet other than the mares’ greetings at their breakfast. Later the gorgeous huge red/gold disk of the Sun just at the horizon, framed in the bare trees, bathed the neighborhood in gold for a precious few moments. Thin ground fog briefly appeared and shortly fled on rising sunbeams. Woodsy creatures are out and about and moving with vigor. It’s still cold; a faint breeze slowly ruffles the banners on the front porch. Mariposa snoozes in a shaft of light in the garden room, rousing briefly as I walk by but soon asleep again. She has it made. Thank you, Lord.
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Houston’s very own Congressional darling, SJL, makes comments this morning that are so ludicrous that even the MSM might sit up and take notice. Killing Obamacare would be unconstitutional, according to her scholarly insight.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/01/18/sheila-jackson-lee-repealing-obamacare-is-unconstitutional/ -
Houston’s very own Congressional darling, SJL, makes comments this morning that are so ludicrous that even the MSM might sit up and take notice. Killing Obamacare would be unconstitutional, according to her scholarly insight.
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Sine waves: SD: Have you ever imagined a track of paper moving with the wind and a pen on the end of a tree branch waving in the wind? You get the wonderful sine wave again.
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Sine waves: SD: Have you ever imagined a track of paper moving with the wind and a pen on the end of a tree branch waving in the wind? You get the wonderful sine wave again.
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The girls really wanted a cat, but the landlord wouldn’t allow them. Birds were OK, so we wound up with two parakeets. Libertarian that I am, I couldn’t bear to keep them caged all the time, or to clip their wings. The cage was in the living room, and I attached a small tree branch to a bookcase in my office for them to perch on, they’d come and go at will. It was fun to watch them gracefully negotiate the zig-zag flight pattern down the hall to the office.
Kiwi was the friendlier of the two. From across the room I could hold out my finger and look at her, and zap, she was on my finger, then shoulder, nipping at the legs of my glasses.
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The girls really wanted a cat, but the landlord wouldn’t allow them. Birds were OK, so we wound up with two parakeets. Libertarian that I am, I couldn’t bear to keep them caged all the time, or to clip their wings. The cage was in the living room, and I attached a small tree branch to a bookcase in my office for them to perch on, they’d come and go at will. It was fun to watch them gracefully negotiate the zig-zag flight pattern down the hall to the office.
Kiwi was the friendlier of the two. From across the room I could hold out my finger and look at her, and zap, she was on my finger, then shoulder, nipping at the legs of my glasses. -
How come George Harrison never did a “Concert for Mississippi”?
Them stinkin’ Beatles always hated Mississippi. Too jejune for their sophisticated tastes.
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How come George Harrison never did a “Concert for Mississippi”?
Them stinkin’ Beatles always hated Mississippi. Too jejune for their sophisticated tastes.
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#16 tedtam
I gotta know.Do they taste like chicken?
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#16 tedtam
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#18 El Gordo: SJL is living proof that “The Peter Principle” is flawed; SJL is at least 4 steps beyond her level of competence.
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#18 El Gordo: SJL is living proof that “The Peter Principle” is flawed; SJL is at least 4 steps beyond her level of competence.
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#22 WB
Do they taste like chicken?
I fed them. Not the other way around.
And until I learn to speak cat (other than “Not now, dammit!”) I may never know. -
#22 WB
Do they taste like chicken?
I fed them. Not the other way around.
And until I learn to speak cat (other than “Not now, dammit!”) I may never know. -
(queue Homer Simpson voice) Mmmmmm. . . . . .Zebra Finch, drool drool,smack.
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(queue Homer Simpson voice) Mmmmmm. . . . . .Zebra Finch, drool drool,smack.
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There’s no background music, but this should be appropriate.
That the security video is in double normal speed makes it all the funnier.
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There’s no background music, but this should be appropriate.
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Douglas Shulman says he uses a hired tax preparer because the U.S. tax code is so complex. That’s a bad sign. He’s the I.R.S. commissioner.
Heh. Getting close to time to go buy TurboTax again I guess.
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Douglas Shulman says he uses a hired tax preparer because the U.S. tax code is so complex. That’s a bad sign. He’s the I.R.S. commissioner.
Heh. Getting close to time to go buy TurboTax again I guess.
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A concept whose time has obviously come. With all the crap coming out of Washington, we may now have a use for it:
t’s a distasteful cure for a problem that’s increasingly widespread: the Clostridium difficile bug, typically caught by patients in hospitals and nursing homes, can be hard to treat with antibiotics. But Borody is one of a group of scientists who believe the answer is a faecal transplant.
Yep, it’s a problem. Serious problem. BIG time problem.
Repellent as faecal transplants may seem, if C.difficile trends continue, demand could rise rapidly.
A Europe-wide study published in The Lancet late last year found the incidence of C.difficile infections in hospitals in the region had risen to 4.1 per 10,000 patient days in 2008 from 2.45 per 10,000 patient days in 2005.
The infections can have a range of consequences, from severe diarrhoea to blood poisoning, colitis and death.
A 2008 report from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) found that on any single day in U.S. hospitals, there could be 7,000 infections with C.difficile and up to 300 deaths.
So what’s the cure?
Some jokily call it a “transpoosion.” Others have more sciencey names like “bacteriotherapy” or “stool infusion therapy.” But the process involves, frankly, replacing a person’s poo with someone else’s, and in the process, giving them back the “good” bugs they desperately need.
/snip
There’s little doubt this treatment has an image problem. Feces, including important bowel flora, is transferred from a volunteer donor — screened to limit possible other infections — into the colon of the infected patient. The treatment can be administered by a colonoscope or an enema, or by the mouth or the nose.Yuck. At least he’s “keeping it clean”.
The main aim, he says, is to keep the poo pure.
And he is considerate of his patients:
He favors methods which avoid going in through the mouth or the nose, which he says may make patients gag.
Ya think?
But it seems to work, and is much appreciated by the recipients. I suppose when you’ve been as sick and sick for as long as some of these patients, even a poo transplant sounds good, if it’s almost guaranteed to work!
Once a year, every year, Professor Thomas Borody receives a single-stem rose from one of his most grateful patients. She is, he says, thanking him for restoring her bowel flora.
At least it smells and looks better than what he gave her.
I appreciate scientists who are willing to do the distasteful in the service of others.
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A concept whose time has obviously come. With all the crap coming out of Washington, we may now have a use for it:
t’s a distasteful cure for a problem that’s increasingly widespread: the Clostridium difficile bug, typically caught by patients in hospitals and nursing homes, can be hard to treat with antibiotics. But Borody is one of a group of scientists who believe the answer is a faecal transplant.
Yep, it’s a problem. Serious problem. BIG time problem.
Repellent as faecal transplants may seem, if C.difficile trends continue, demand could rise rapidly.
A Europe-wide study published in The Lancet late last year found the incidence of C.difficile infections in hospitals in the region had risen to 4.1 per 10,000 patient days in 2008 from 2.45 per 10,000 patient days in 2005.
The infections can have a range of consequences, from severe diarrhoea to blood poisoning, colitis and death.
A 2008 report from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) found that on any single day in U.S. hospitals, there could be 7,000 infections with C.difficile and up to 300 deaths.So what’s the cure?
Some jokily call it a “transpoosion.” Others have more sciencey names like “bacteriotherapy” or “stool infusion therapy.” But the process involves, frankly, replacing a person’s poo with someone else’s, and in the process, giving them back the “good” bugs they desperately need.
/snip
There’s little doubt this treatment has an image problem. Feces, including important bowel flora, is transferred from a volunteer donor — screened to limit possible other infections — into the colon of the infected patient. The treatment can be administered by a colonoscope or an enema, or by the mouth or the nose.Yuck. At least he’s “keeping it clean”.
The main aim, he says, is to keep the poo pure.
And he is considerate of his patients:
He favors methods which avoid going in through the mouth or the nose, which he says may make patients gag.
Ya think?
But it seems to work, and is much appreciated by the recipients. I suppose when you’ve been as sick and sick for as long as some of these patients, even a poo transplant sounds good, if it’s almost guaranteed to work!Once a year, every year, Professor Thomas Borody receives a single-stem rose from one of his most grateful patients. She is, he says, thanking him for restoring her bowel flora.
At least it smells and looks better than what he gave her.
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Is it me, or did the modify button go into hiding again?
What modify button?
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Is it me, or did the modify button go into hiding again?
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George Lucas – 2012 kook?
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George Lucas – 2012 kook?
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#26 bob
I can’t watch it here, but is it the video of the guy that robbed the Stop-n-Rob with a tree? -
#26 bob
I can’t watch it here, but is it the video of the guy that robbed the Stop-n-Rob with a tree? -
#28 Queen T: Its a crappy job but someone has to do it. Perhaps we could call Mike Rowe on Dirty Jobs??
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#28 Queen T: Its a crappy job but someone has to do it. Perhaps we could call Mike Rowe on Dirty Jobs??
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The [“cat”]ification of Canada continues.
After receiving threats and two suspicious letters Tuesday, the National Archives of Canada cancelled the screening of a controversial documentary that critiques Iran’s nuclear weapons program, a move that has organizers questioning the national library’s autonomy.
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The [“cat”]ification of Canada continues.
After receiving threats and two suspicious letters Tuesday, the National Archives of Canada cancelled the screening of a controversial documentary that critiques Iran’s nuclear weapons program, a move that has organizers questioning the national library’s autonomy.
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Some of you wimmins are excessively loyal to your “special lady products”.
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Some of you wimmins are excessively loyal to your “special lady products”.
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#33 WB
a move that has organizers
questioningrecognizing the national library’sautonomyleaders desire to keep body parts attached.There. I think that’s more accurate.
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#33 WB
a move that has organizers
questioningrecognizing the national library’sautonomyleaders desire to keep body parts attached.There. I think that’s more accurate.
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CNN’s John King is attracting a lot of notice — and some ridicule — in the blogosphere for his on-air apology after a guest used the word “crosshairs” during a report on Chicago politics Tuesday.
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CNN’s John King is attracting a lot of notice — and some ridicule — in the blogosphere for his on-air apology after a guest used the word “crosshairs” during a report on Chicago politics Tuesday.
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#31 Yup, that’s the one.
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#31 Yup, that’s the one.
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I’m guessing “Mr TedTAM” will appreciate this one………….
As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director
to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or
friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the Kentucky back country.
As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical
man, I didn’t stop for directions.
I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone
and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew
left and they were eating lunch.
I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn’t know what else to do, so I started to play.
The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played my heart and soul out for this man with no family and friends. I played like I’ve never played before for this homeless man.
And as I played ‘Amazing Grace,’ the workers began to weep. They wept, I
wept, we all wept together. When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and
started for my car. Though my head hung low, my heart was full.
As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, “I never
seen nothin’ like that before and I’ve been putting in septic tanks for
twenty years.”Apparently I’m still lost…. it’s a man thing.
snikker………….
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I’m guessing “Mr TedTAM” will appreciate this one………….
As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director
to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or
friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the Kentucky back country.
As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical
man, I didn’t stop for directions.
I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone
and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew
left and they were eating lunch.
I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn’t know what else to do, so I started to play.
The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played my heart and soul out for this man with no family and friends. I played like I’ve never played before for this homeless man.
And as I played ‘Amazing Grace,’ the workers began to weep. They wept, I
wept, we all wept together. When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and
started for my car. Though my head hung low, my heart was full.
As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, “I never
seen nothin’ like that before and I’ve been putting in septic tanks for
twenty years.”
Apparently I’m still lost…. it’s a man thing.snikker………….
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It is so nice to know Mr. Obama is so respected around the world,
/Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit
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It is so nice to know Mr. Obama is so respected around the world,
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Nice to know some libs know the meaning of civility.
Ed Koch at RealClear PoliticsWhy do I defend Palin in this case? I don’t agree with her political philosophy: She is an arch conservative. I am a liberal with sanity. I know that I am setting myself up for attack when I ask, why did Emile Zola defend Dreyfus? Palin is no Dreyfus and I am certainly no Zola. But all of us have an obligation, particularly those in politics and public office, to denounce, when we can, the perpetrators of horrendous libels and stand up for those falsely charged. We should denounce unfair, false and wicked charges not only when they are made against ourselves, our friends or our political party but against those with whom we disagree. If we are to truly change the poisonous political atmosphere that we all complain of, including those who create it, we should speak up for fairness when we can.
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Nice to know some libs know the meaning of civility.
Ed Koch at RealClear PoliticsWhy do I defend Palin in this case? I don’t agree with her political philosophy: She is an arch conservative. I am a liberal with sanity. I know that I am setting myself up for attack when I ask, why did Emile Zola defend Dreyfus? Palin is no Dreyfus and I am certainly no Zola. But all of us have an obligation, particularly those in politics and public office, to denounce, when we can, the perpetrators of horrendous libels and stand up for those falsely charged. We should denounce unfair, false and wicked charges not only when they are made against ourselves, our friends or our political party but against those with whom we disagree. If we are to truly change the poisonous political atmosphere that we all complain of, including those who create it, we should speak up for fairness when we can.
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#35 tedtam
If these organizations keep canceling events and other activities simply because they are afraid the local Muslim population will start seething, the problems will only get worse. What needs to happen is the Canadian National Archives thumb its nose at the whiny-a$$ed Muslims and those who are of similar mind and tell them to get a life and deal with it. When and if the seething starts, bonk some heads until they get the message that that sort of behavior is not welcome. -
#35 tedtam
If these organizations keep canceling events and other activities simply because they are afraid the local Muslim population will start seething, the problems will only get worse. What needs to happen is the Canadian National Archives thumb its nose at the whiny-a$$ed Muslims and those who are of similar mind and tell them to get a life and deal with it. When and if the seething starts, bonk some heads until they get the message that that sort of behavior is not welcome. -
As a bagpiper, I play many gigs
That reminds me of the age old question.
What’s the definition of an optimist?
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.An accordian player with a pager.
Back to the bunker.
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As a bagpiper, I play many gigs
That reminds me of the age old question.
What’s the definition of an optimist?
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An accordian player with a pager.
Back to the bunker. -
An accordian player with a pager.
Funny! The Cajuns and Mexicans do seem to love them some squeezebox though.
squeezebox…
… should never be confused with Squawkbox.
🙂
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An accordian player with a pager.
Funny! The Cajuns and Mexicans do seem to love them some squeezebox though.
squeezebox…
… should never be confused with Squawkbox.
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#43 or confused with sleeze-bucket.
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#43 or confused with sleeze-bucket.
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#44.
Nope, definitely not that either. Nor sneeze blocks for that matter.
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but but but but but
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but but but but but
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ust dropped into the ole mail box;
South Carolina Hwy Patrol Statements
These are actual comments made by South Carolina Troopers that were taken off their car videos:
1. “You know, stop lights don’t come any redder than the one you just went through.”
2. “Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they’re new. They’ll stretch after you wear them a while.”
3. “If you take your hands off the car, I’ll make your birth certificate a worthless document.” (My Favorite)
4. “If you run, you’ll only go to jail tired.”
5. “Can you run faster than 1200 feet per second? Because that’s the speed of the bullet that’ll be chasing you.” (LOVE IT)
6. “You don’t know how fast you were going? I guess that means I can write anything I want to on the ticket, huh?”
7. “Yes, sir, you can talk to the shift supervisor, but I don’t think it will help. Oh, did I mention that I’m the shift supervisor?”
8. “Warning! You want a warning? O.K, I’m warning you not to do that again or I’ll give you another ticket.”
9. “The answer to this last question will determine whether you are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or a dog?”
10. “Fair? You want me to be fair? Listen, fair is a place where you go to ride on rides, eat cotton candy and corn dogs and step in monkey poop.”
11. “Yeah, we have a quota. Two more tickets and my wife gets a toaster oven.”
12. “In God we trust; all others we run through NCIC.” ( National Crime Information Center )
13. “Just how big were those ‘two beers’ you say you had?”
14. “No sir, we don’t have quotas anymore. We used to, but now we’re allowed to write as many tickets as we can.”
15. “I’m glad to hear that the Chief (of Police) is a personal friend of yours. So you know someone who can post your bail.”
AND THE WINNER IS….
16. “You didn’t think we give pretty women tickets? You’re right, we don’t. Sign here.” -
#46 – Hey speak fer yaself!
snikker
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#46 – Hey speak fer yaself!
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The shamoozle’s underwear prolly looks like a race track with all the skid marks.
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The shamoozle’s underwear prolly looks like a race track with all the skid marks.
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Some days I just get sick of politics.
This incredible, beautiful little girl reminds me of my daughter when she was little.
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Some days I just get sick of politics.
This incredible, beautiful little girl reminds me of my daughter when she was little.
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#51 Texpat, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger are fortunate to have such enthusiastic attention.
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#51 Texpat, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger are fortunate to have such enthusiastic attention.
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I don’t have any problem with Christianity, but I don’t think I’d want this kind of “Christian” to call me his brother. And I especially wouldn’t want to live in a state with a governor that stupid.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley told a church crowd just moments into his new administration that those who have not accepted Jesus as their savior are not his brothers and sisters.
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I don’t have any problem with Christianity, but I don’t think I’d want this kind of “Christian” to call me his brother. And I especially wouldn’t want to live in a state with a governor that stupid.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley told a church crowd just moments into his new administration that those who have not accepted Jesus as their savior are not his brothers and sisters.
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#53 Bob420: Get out of the stash; they are, by definition NOT his brothers and sisters IN CHRIST.
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#53 Bob420: Get out of the stash; they are, by definition NOT his brothers and sisters IN CHRIST.
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We reap what we sow.
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We reap what we sow.
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I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. — Thomas Jefferson
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I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. — Thomas Jefferson
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This is your War on
a Plantunborn babies,DarrenBob42. I hold you and more so, the self interested professional ghoulish politicians that exploit your and others cognitive dissonance regarding the matter for their own gain, fully responsible for the damages caused by forty years offailureabortions-on-demand. -
This is your War on
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#57 That is yet another completely apples and oranges comparison. I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
My position on abortion is far different from authoritarian drug warriors such as Darren or Dan Patrick who want the government to continue failed policies, and refuse to even consider the merits of changing them.
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#57 That is yet another completely apples and oranges comparison. I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
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Hamous #56, Thomas Jefferson nailed it then and nails it now.
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Hamous #56, Thomas Jefferson nailed it then and nails it now.
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#55 hamous
Here’s more.I cannot even begin to fathom what rationale there may be for aborting an 8-month baby. I can understand the supposed rationale for aborting those earlier in their gestation, even though those are just as wrong.
The article I linked includes these tidbits:
Gosnell is suspected of killing hundreds of living babies over the course of his 30-year practice. However, he is not charged because the records do not exist.
DA Williams said Gosnell made approximately $1.8 million in one year alone performing the procedures.
He would have done well for himself in Poland in the early 1940’s.
A search of Gosnell’s office, called the Women’s Medical Society, revealed that bags and bottles holding aborted fetuses were scattered throughout the building. Jars containing the severed feet of babies lined a shelf.
Women’s Medical Society is such an innocent-sounding name to hide the horror within. The doctor and his associates are sick, sick people.
The DA who is bringing the charges said:
“I am aware that abortion is a hot-button topic,” said District Attorney Seth Williams. “But as district attorney, my job is to carry out the law. A doctor who knowingly and systematically mistreats female patients, to the point that one of them dies in his so-called care, commits murder under the law. A doctor who cuts into the necks severing the spinal cords of living, breathing babies, who would survive with proper medical attention, is committing murder under the law.”
Reminds of one Barack H. Obama, who voted to allow babies who had been born to die by withholding medical care because they were intended to be aborted.
I pray God will have mercy on their souls and that the victims of these people (and others like them) are already in Heaven waiting on the rest of us to get there.
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#55 hamous
Here’s more.
I cannot even begin to fathom what rationale there may be for aborting an 8-month baby. I can understand the supposed rationale for aborting those earlier in their gestation, even though those are just as wrong.
The article I linked includes these tidbits:Gosnell is suspected of killing hundreds of living babies over the course of his 30-year practice. However, he is not charged because the records do not exist.
DA Williams said Gosnell made approximately $1.8 million in one year alone performing the procedures.He would have done well for himself in Poland in the early 1940’s.
A search of Gosnell’s office, called the Women’s Medical Society, revealed that bags and bottles holding aborted fetuses were scattered throughout the building. Jars containing the severed feet of babies lined a shelf.
Women’s Medical Society is such an innocent-sounding name to hide the horror within. The doctor and his associates are sick, sick people.
The DA who is bringing the charges said:“I am aware that abortion is a hot-button topic,” said District Attorney Seth Williams. “But as district attorney, my job is to carry out the law. A doctor who knowingly and systematically mistreats female patients, to the point that one of them dies in his so-called care, commits murder under the law. A doctor who cuts into the necks severing the spinal cords of living, breathing babies, who would survive with proper medical attention, is committing murder under the law.”
Reminds of one Barack H. Obama, who voted to allow babies who had been born to die by withholding medical care because they were intended to be aborted.
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RE: The Governor of Alabama
Since we now have an entire generation of journalism graduates who never set foot in a religious institution, actively participated in a religious service and, furthermore, have not the slightest idea how Christians, Jews and other devouts sound when they speak of their beliefs, it is not surprising reporters are shocked by sincere expressions of shared belief.
No right-minded Jew or Buddhist or Muslim expects to be Robert Bentley’s “brother or sister in Christ”. It would make no sense and despite the rantings of the ADL, who should know better, profound reverence for one’s religion is perfectly compatible with sound judgment and the practice of classically liberal principles of justice and governance. After all, it was Christians and Jews who laid the foundation for this nation over thousands of years.
When the Public Square has been scrubbed of the semiotics of faith, the culture has fenced out religion as a serious subject, campuses marginalize and ridicule piety, then why should anyone be shocked the press would find Governor Bentley’s remarks unacceptable ?
The glaring and grand irony is had the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. been present in his old church in Birmingham this past Monday, he would have understood perfectly the governor’s sentiments and endorsed them enthusiastically.
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RE: The Governor of Alabama
Since we now have an entire generation of journalism graduates who never set foot in a religious institution, actively participated in a religious service and, furthermore, have not the slightest idea how Christians, Jews and other devouts sound when they speak of their beliefs, it is not surprising reporters are shocked by sincere expressions of shared belief.
No right-minded Jew or Buddhist or Muslim expects to be Robert Bentley’s “brother or sister in Christ”. It would make no sense and despite the rantings of the ADL, who should know better, profound reverence for one’s religion is perfectly compatible with sound judgment and the practice of classically liberal principles of justice and governance. After all, it was Christians and Jews who laid the foundation for this nation over thousands of years.
When the Public Square has been scrubbed of the semiotics of faith, the culture has fenced out religion as a serious subject, campuses marginalize and ridicule piety, then why should anyone be shocked the press would find Governor Bentley’s remarks unacceptable ?
The glaring and grand irony is had the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. been present in his old church in Birmingham this past Monday, he would have understood perfectly the governor’s sentiments and endorsed them enthusiastically. -
In another time and place, punishment could be four horses and four ropes.
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In another time and place, punishment could be four horses and four ropes.
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I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
Such statements are only possible when the bizarre planet on which you reside has no poles to which your moral compass can point.
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I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
Such statements are only possible when the bizarre planet on which you reside has no poles to which your moral compass can point.
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I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
When the open mind has become an empty mind.
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I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
When the open mind has become an empty mind.
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I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
Not making a decision is making a de facto one.
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I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
Not making a decision is making a de facto one.
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Texpat and Bones,
The Gov. didn’t say “brothers and sisters in Christ.” He simply said that anyone who was didn’t share his particular opinions was not his brother or sister. I have no issue with preachers being that exclusionary, but the citizens of Alabama (regardless of faith or sect) didn’t elect a preacher, they elected a governor.What do you folks think about the various sects of Christianity (e.g., Calvinists and Jehovah’s Witnesses) who hold to the beliefs of unconditional predestination? Are they your brothers and sisters in Christ?
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Texpat and Bones,
The Gov. didn’t say “brothers and sisters in Christ.” He simply said that anyone who was didn’t share his particular opinions was not his brother or sister. I have no issue with preachers being that exclusionary, but the citizens of Alabama (regardless of faith or sect) didn’t elect a preacher, they elected a governor.
What do you folks think about the various sects of Christianity (e.g., Calvinists and Jehovah’s Witnesses) who hold to the beliefs of unconditional predestination? Are they your brothers and sisters in Christ? -
Let see here – you don’t care one way or the other whether or not its okay to sever a baby’s spine with scissors but you’re up in arms because the governor of a state you don’t even live in says you’re not his brother. Gotcha.
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Let see here – you don’t care one way or the other whether or not its okay to sever a baby’s spine with scissors but you’re up in arms because the governor of a state you don’t even live in says you’re not his brother. Gotcha.
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#67 Not even close. I said nothing of the sort.
I don’t like the term “pro-life” because it includes extremists that would have the government force a victim of rape or incest to carry the baby to term, or those that would outlaw “morning after” pills, or even birth control pills. Although a minority, these people exist and I do not wish to be among their number.
I don’t like the term “pro-choice” because it includes extremists that would allow abortion, on demand, anytime, even when the baby is viable and there is no danger to the mother’s health. Neither term describes me.
btw, I don’t believe in hell, but I almost wish there was one so that the monster who killed babies with scissors would get what he so clearly deserves.
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#67 Not even close. I said nothing of the sort.
I don’t like the term “pro-life” because it includes extremists that would have the government force a victim of rape or incest to carry the baby to term, or those that would outlaw “morning after” pills, or even birth control pills. Although a minority, these people exist and I do not wish to be among their number.
I don’t like the term “pro-choice” because it includes extremists that would allow abortion, on demand, anytime, even when the baby is viable and there is no danger to the mother’s health. Neither term describes me.
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#66 Bob420: The believers, those who actually study Scripture, understand that the “in Christ” was implied. You will notice in the text of the article:
“Anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling you, you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister, and I want to be your brother,”
empahsis is mine.
IF you pull your head out of your skid mark maker you will see that the context is:
1) “in Christ”.
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#66 Bob420: The believers, those who actually study Scripture, understand that the “in Christ” was implied. You will notice in the text of the article:
“Anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling you, you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister, and I want to be your brother,”
empahsis is mine.
IF you pull your head out of your skid mark maker you will see that the context is:
1) “in Christ”.
2) He wants you to achieve Redemption by accepting the free gift; see THE TEXT (the Bible) for further details. -
#68 bob
I guess I’m an extremist because I don’t condemn a baby to death for the crime(s) of its parent(s).If you’re going to be morally consistent, allowing abortion in any case other than a direct threat to the life of the mother is equivalent to allowing abortion in all cases.
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#68 bob
I guess I’m an extremist because I don’t condemn a baby to death for the crime(s) of its parent(s).
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The Gov. didn’t say “brothers and sisters in Christ.” He simply said that anyone who was didn’t share his particular opinions was not his brother or sister.
Biologically speaking, no one is his brother or sister except his brother and sister. Of course he meant brothers and sisters in Christ. It wouldn’t make sense any other way. It’s why the members of so many Christian denominations refer to each other as “brother” or “sister”. It’s a Christian thing. You wouldn’t understand.
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The Gov. didn’t say “brothers and sisters in Christ.” He simply said that anyone who was didn’t share his particular opinions was not his brother or sister.
Biologically speaking, no one is his brother or sister except his brother and sister. Of course he meant brothers and sisters in Christ. It wouldn’t make sense any other way. It’s why the members of so many Christian denominations refer to each other as “brother” or “sister”. It’s a Christian thing. You wouldn’t understand.
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“If the Holy Spirit lives in you that makes you my brothers and sisters. Anyone who has not accepted Jesus, I want to be your brothers and sisters, too,” Bentley said.
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“If the Holy Spirit lives in you that makes you my brothers and sisters. Anyone who has not accepted Jesus, I want to be your brothers and sisters, too,” Bentley said.
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This is nothing more than example number 11,244 of Bob42 trying to belittle Christianity. Fear not my brothers and sisters 😉
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This is nothing more than example number 11,244 of Bob42 trying to belittle Christianity. Fear not my brothers and sisters 😉
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extremist
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How can you not like a man described thusly:
The son of a peckerwood sawmiller, he was 4 before he owned his first toothbrush.
Funny how some of those old racial epithets are still acceptable.
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How can you not like a man described thusly:
The son of a peckerwood sawmiller, he was 4 before he owned his first toothbrush.
Funny how some of those old racial epithets are still acceptable.
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#69 Bones, which “TEXT”? I’ve read the KJV, the NIV (which I at first thought stood for “New Improved Version) and most of the New Testament in the current Catholic translation. Which is the absolute word of God? Which of the numerous interpretations of each are correct, and which are not?
In June of 1980, I said the sinner’s prayer, and sincerely accepted Jesus Christ into my heart as my personal Lord and Savior. My opinions regarding the supernatural have changed since then. Am I still saved?
Different people in different sects, or even the same sect of Christianity might offer different answers to the above questions.
Here’s the toughest question: What if all of us are wrong?”
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#69 Bones, which “TEXT”? I’ve read the KJV, the NIV (which I at first thought stood for “New Improved Version) and most of the New Testament in the current Catholic translation. Which is the absolute word of God? Which of the numerous interpretations of each are correct, and which are not?
In June of 1980, I said the sinner’s prayer, and sincerely accepted Jesus Christ into my heart as my personal Lord and Savior. My opinions regarding the supernatural have changed since then. Am I still saved?
Different people in different sects, or even the same sect of Christianity might offer different answers to the above questions.
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#76 bob
Thing is, God gets to make those calls. I would much rather meet him and say “I’m sorry. I tried to live up to your standard, but I fell short of the ideal you had in mind for us. Please forgive me.” than “Who could know which of the interpretations was the real one, so I just gave up on the whole thing.” -
#76 bob
Thing is, God gets to make those calls. I would much rather meet him and say “I’m sorry. I tried to live up to your standard, but I fell short of the ideal you had in mind for us. Please forgive me.” than “Who could know which of the interpretations was the real one, so I just gave up on the whole thing.” -
What if all of us are wrong?”
So you make room for the possibility that the FSM may not be in charge after all? Interesting.
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What if all of us are wrong?”
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#78 dood
FSM
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#78 dood
FSM
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Flying Spaghetti Monster
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Flying Spaghetti Monster
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Try the Aramaic Peshitta in Plain English by David Bausher. Read the Old Testament in what ever version you choose but have a Hebrew translator program handy (Biblesoft pc5) so that you can get the original words, be sure to look at all the possible permutations of the Hebrew word as many different words can be spelled exactly the same with out the vowel points. The vowel points were added by the Masorites in the 6-8th centruies. The words chosen are not always accurate; for example in Zechariah 5
Zech 5:5-9
5 Then the angel who was speaking with me went out and said to me, “Lift up now your eyes and see what this is going forth.” 6 I said, “What is it?” And he said, “This is the ephah going forth.” Again he said, “This is their appearance in all the land 7 (and behold, a lead cover was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah.” 8 Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and cast the lead weight on its opening.
NASUThe word used as woman could also be translated as fire; Strongs concordance #’s 800, 801, 802 are all spelled EXACTLY THE SAME WAY without the vowel points and one means woman and the other 2 mean fire. A woman in a lead basket (ephah is a dry measure of specific quantity and it is also referred to as a container) makes no sense whatsoever, but a fire in a lead basket in today’s understanding means a nuclear reactor. When the Masorites put the vowel points in the text, neither made any sense. It was one of the many mysteries contained in the Old Testament.
There are way too many fulfilled prophecies for the Text to be wrong; for example:
The 37th Chapter of Ezekiel speaks of the valley of Dry Bones. Those bones were a metaphor for the house of Israel, Israel as a nation would be destroyed and be dead for a long time only to become a nation again. The prophecy was made 500 years or so before the fall of the 2nd temple and 2500 years or so before the re-birth- Only the SOVEREIGN KING OF THE UNIVERSE COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
My suggestion would be to get as close to the original Hebrew and Aramaic languages which the text was written and look and see what the texts actually say.
As far as your question about “once saved, always saved” the 33 Chapter of Ezekiel answers that question very clearly. -
Try the Aramaic Peshitta in Plain English by David Bausher. Read the Old Testament in what ever version you choose but have a Hebrew translator program handy (Biblesoft pc5) so that you can get the original words, be sure to look at all the possible permutations of the Hebrew word as many different words can be spelled exactly the same with out the vowel points. The vowel points were added by the Masorites in the 6-8th centruies. The words chosen are not always accurate; for example in Zechariah 5
Zech 5:5-9
5 Then the angel who was speaking with me went out and said to me, “Lift up now your eyes and see what this is going forth.” 6 I said, “What is it?” And he said, “This is the ephah going forth.” Again he said, “This is their appearance in all the land 7 (and behold, a lead cover was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah.” 8 Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and cast the lead weight on its opening.
NASUThe word used as woman could also be translated as fire; Strongs concordance #’s 800, 801, 802 are all spelled EXACTLY THE SAME WAY without the vowel points and one means woman and the other 2 mean fire. A woman in a lead basket (ephah is a dry measure of specific quantity and it is also referred to as a container) makes no sense whatsoever, but a fire in a lead basket in today’s understanding means a nuclear reactor. When the Masorites put the vowel points in the text, neither made any sense. It was one of the many mysteries contained in the Old Testament.
There are way too many fulfilled prophecies for the Text to be wrong; for example:
The 37th Chapter of Ezekiel speaks of the valley of Dry Bones. Those bones were a metaphor for the house of Israel, Israel as a nation would be destroyed and be dead for a long time only to become a nation again. The prophecy was made 500 years or so before the fall of the 2nd temple and 2500 years or so before the re-birth- Only the SOVEREIGN KING OF THE UNIVERSE COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
My suggestion would be to get as close to the original Hebrew and Aramaic languages which the text was written and look and see what the texts actually say.
As far as your question about “once saved, always saved” the 33 Chapter of Ezekiel answers that question very clearly. -
Hal ate my post dadgumit:>(
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Hal ate my post dadgumit:>(
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Retract #82
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Retract #82
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Well, I take off to run errands and all hell breaks loose.
Boney, interesting read on the Scripture.
All – the doctor will reside in a special place in Hell.
Bobby – I believe there IS a Hell, and therefore a Heaven. One must have good to reflect the evil, else how do we know what evil is?
Also – Bob – I’m teaching class tonight (I must leave after this post to frantically make copies of various handouts for retreats and thoughtful meditation). I don’t think tonight’s topic would be appropriate, as we are discussing the importance of and the role of teens in the Church.Interestingly enough, I received the latest copy of my much-beloved Envoy magazine. The cover article? “Up from Atheism: A conversion Story”. The woman involved is pictured on the cover. She reminds me of Christine O’Donnell. I guess since Bob doesn’t believe in heaven or hell, a wet dream wouldn’t bother him at all. 😉
Maybe she can get Bob to listen to reason.
Oh, and the whole salvation thing? We are to work it out in fear and trembling. I believe it was Paul who said that, though I may stand to be corrected. Catholics don’t believe salvation is ever a guaranteed thing, and we should always strive to live our lives as best we can.
Now I must go and prepare to play with the silly putty that is the teenage mind. Copies must be made, and happily the confirmation class is selling spaghetti to raise money for their retreat, so I can eat here on campus and come scampering right back to my classroom.
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Well, I take off to run errands and all hell breaks loose.
Boney, interesting read on the Scripture.
All – the doctor will reside in a special place in Hell.
Bobby – I believe there IS a Hell, and therefore a Heaven. One must have good to reflect the evil, else how do we know what evil is?
Also – Bob – I’m teaching class tonight (I must leave after this post to frantically make copies of various handouts for retreats and thoughtful meditation). I don’t think tonight’s topic would be appropriate, as we are discussing the importance of and the role of teens in the Church.
Interestingly enough, I received the latest copy of my much-beloved Envoy magazine. The cover article? “Up from Atheism: A conversion Story”. The woman involved is pictured on the cover. She reminds me of Christine O’Donnell. I guess since Bob doesn’t believe in heaven or hell, a wet dream wouldn’t bother him at all. 😉
Maybe she can get Bob to listen to reason.
Oh, and the whole salvation thing? We are to work it out in fear and trembling. I believe it was Paul who said that, though I may stand to be corrected. Catholics don’t believe salvation is ever a guaranteed thing, and we should always strive to live our lives as best we can.
Now I must go and prepare to play with the silly putty that is the teenage mind. Copies must be made, and happily the confirmation class is selling spaghetti to raise money for their retreat, so I can eat here on campus and come scampering right back to my classroom.
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#11 Ted: I don’t like sad stories. I’m still recouperating from when DanielJames’ and my love child, murdered (2 weeks ago) our beloved parakeet in cold blood. We found Jasper in the back pasture, pilphering for feed between the horses hooves 2? 3? years ago. Still wondering how Sparky got into the HUGE (parrrot/sugar glider/wild bird rescue) cage. Sparky laid Jasper beside my tub. Like he does all of my gifts. They are usually still alive. Jasper wasn’t. 🙁
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#11 Ted: I don’t like sad stories. I’m still recouperating from when DanielJames’ and my love child, murdered (2 weeks ago) our beloved parakeet in cold blood. We found Jasper in the back pasture, pilphering for feed between the horses hooves 2? 3? years ago. Still wondering how Sparky got into the HUGE (parrrot/sugar glider/wild bird rescue) cage. Sparky laid Jasper beside my tub. Like he does all of my gifts. They are usually still alive. Jasper wasn’t. 🙁
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Oh, and Bob? Thanks for the heads up on the music. I truly loved that song and was wondering…./looking up more music
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Oh, and Bob? Thanks for the heads up on the music. I truly loved that song and was wondering…./looking up more music
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#73 Hammie, wrong again dude.
This is nothing more than example number 11,244 of Bob42 trying to belittle Christianity.
There’s a difference between simply not sharing those beliefs and belittling all of them, as you accuse me of doing. As I’ve said on more than one occasion here, the tendency toward faith held beliefs is innate in humans, and for the most part, a good thing.
I would never seek to talk anyone out of their beliefs, and withhold my criticism for the religiously motivated actions people take that harm others.
Tedtam, at least we can agree on this:
…play with the silly putty that is the teenage mind.
Both silly and putty are accurate descriptions.
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#73 Hammie, wrong again dude.
This is nothing more than example number 11,244 of Bob42 trying to belittle Christianity.
There’s a difference between simply not sharing those beliefs and belittling all of them, as you accuse me of doing. As I’ve said on more than one occasion here, the tendency toward faith held beliefs is innate in humans, and for the most part, a good thing.
I would never seek to talk anyone out of their beliefs, and withhold my criticism for the religiously motivated actions people take that harm others.
Tedtam, at least we can agree on this:…play with the silly putty that is the teenage mind.
Both silly and putty are accurate descriptions.
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Re: the evil personified in #55 above:
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Re: the evil personified in #55 above:
Unless this guy has a sincere repentance, he will wind up in the same place a George Tiller. Both CHOSE to make their living by killing the innocent; there must be a special place in hell for these types. -
…and withhold my criticism for the religiously motivated actions people take that harm others.
Precisely how did the governor of Alabama’s words harm others? Your rantings are full of such instances (and worse). I don’t particularly care but it makes you look duplicitous when you then hold yourself up as some high and mighty entity above the fray, respecting all beliefs. You’ve proven time and again that you don’t respect all beliefs. Your disdain for Christianity in particular is palpable.
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…and withhold my criticism for the religiously motivated actions people take that harm others.
Precisely how did the governor of Alabama’s words harm others? Your rantings are full of such instances (and worse). I don’t particularly care but it makes you look duplicitous when you then hold yourself up as some high and mighty entity above the fray, respecting all beliefs. You’ve proven time and again that you don’t respect all beliefs. Your disdain for Christianity in particular is palpable.
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Tedtam #28;
I spotted that news story during the day and so wanted to post it here. I canot think of a more appropriate person to beat me to it. 🙂
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Tedtam #28;
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#63;
Such statements are only possible when the bizarre planet on which you reside has no poles to which your moral compass can point.
Don’t forget that black hole in the universe where Liberaltarianism was founded and has plagued this planet.
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#63;
Such statements are only possible when the bizarre planet on which you reside has no poles to which your moral compass can point.
Don’t forget that black hole in the universe where Liberaltarianism was founded and has plagued this planet.
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re: harping on the AL governor thing
Coincidence? You decide.
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#9 #10 #19, Bonecrusher, Dittos! I agree, and I’ll add that we stuffed some BIG sine waves into our “Acoustic Chamber” today, it was only 25-2500 Hz but it was @ 152 Db, not real impressive but enough to kill a couple of pigeons.
That said, from last night; Darren said;My understanding is that humans in their prime can hear between 20Hz to 20 kHz. Especially within the last 5 years or so there’s been attempts to raise speakers way over 20,000 Hz like to around 30-40 Hz. Although no human can hear sound that higher there is a provable affect that going that high raises the quality of the audible sounds produced and consciously sensed by people. Same goes for the lower sounds. **Quality** subwoofers that play down to let’s say 16-18 Hz send out waves that cannot be heard but definitely felt.
Yes that would be true and along the same lines our reverb chamber starts adding it’s own energy when you get it up over 150 Db, the walls flexing add to the sound level and frequency. I.E. We only modulate up to about 1100 Hz, the chamber makes up the rest of the spectrum.
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#9 #10 #19, Bonecrusher, Dittos! I agree, and I’ll add that we stuffed some BIG sine waves into our “Acoustic Chamber” today, it was only 25-2500 Hz but it was @ 152 Db, not real impressive but enough to kill a couple of pigeons.
That said, from last night; Darren said;My understanding is that humans in their prime can hear between 20Hz to 20 kHz. Especially within the last 5 years or so there’s been attempts to raise speakers way over 20,000 Hz like to around 30-40 Hz. Although no human can hear sound that higher there is a provable affect that going that high raises the quality of the audible sounds produced and consciously sensed by people. Same goes for the lower sounds. **Quality** subwoofers that play down to let’s say 16-18 Hz send out waves that cannot be heard but definitely felt.
Yes that would be true and along the same lines our reverb chamber starts adding it’s own energy when you get it up over 150 Db, the walls flexing add to the sound level and frequency. I.E. We only modulate up to about 1100 Hz, the chamber makes up the rest of the spectrum.
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bob #53;
You and I are children of the same exalted Father in Heaven. You and I are males and therefore you and I are brothers. That’s unconditional. There is, however, an condtional brother/sisterhood and that is in Christ. By and large Christians accept all as their brothers and sisters though being a brother or sister in Christ is much more guarded. That has the condition of accepting Christ and/or devoting one’s life to following Christ.
As pointed out earlier by other posters here, this was very clearly implied when the Governor of Alabama rejected the idea of others who have not accepted Jesus of being his brother or sister. It’s a “spiritual” brother/sisterhood they are referring to here. Would *you* say you’d qualify as one? And even though a Christian may not consider one to be his or her brother or sister (again, *in Christ*), they still typically have a love for all.
I will go along with you a bit and say that there is a “darker” side to this line of thinking. Many years ago the janitor of the factory I was working in found out I was Mormon and so approached me in a friendly manner and said he’d like to share some information with me. Of course I said OK and we even talked about God a bit. He was a born again non-denominational evangelical and self-proclaimed ^^^bible-thumping expert. He gave me some pamphlets about Mormonism (almost never a good sign) and sure enough I read that Mormons are liars and are all going to go to Hell. When have I heard this all before? Oh, yeah, pretty frequently from the Bible thumpers who learned of my Mormonism.
During or subsequent, um, conversations, it was interesting to witness him shift from one argument to another. This was because I made simple corrections to his assertions about Mormons and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I knew how to respond since by then I had already heard all of his arguments a thousand times before. I ebven pointed out to him that there is no LDS church program that studies other religions and then sets out to correct them. None I told him. I also pointed out that if his literature switched the name Mormon to Jew, it would be considered highly anti-semitic. So here’s the crux of our little exchange of theological words. I stated that he believed that all those who accept Jesus are saved. He confirmed that such was his belief. I then said that he should therefore have no reason to worry about Mormopns for we have accepted Jesus. He then tried to argue that our Jesus was the wrong Jesus. I simply testified to him that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. He is the only name under heaven in which man can be saved. He is Alpha and Omega and the great I AM. This is the Jesus Mormons accept and no other.
I tell you, bob, the Spirit was very strong and wholeheartedly felt by he and I. He knew at that moment by the Spirit that everything I I told him was 100% true. I then mentioned that I find him my brother and this was another moment that I meant *in Christ*. Despite all he had just experienced, he lowered his head and forced out a convicted declaration, ‘I cannot consider you my brother”. That stung a bit and it still does recalling it. By in the end it is I who pitties him. I truly and deeply do. Just as back then I still think of him from time to time and hope and pray the best for him. I desire nothing but peace, happiness, protection, and that he continues his coming closer to Christ. I’ve no idea if anything I said or did has had any outward affect on him but I know I did right.
Now, bob, while I will, at least right now, make any assertion about you and what’s in your heart, I do have to say that according to the sum of your posts regarding Christianity that you do not understand even the very fundamentals of it. You frequently post articles and say things about Christians and Christianity which simply do not add up. Much of what you post is more in line with the “Mormon literature” that janitor gave ot me to “learn the truth”. If you desire to learn about Christianity, please do so. Read the Bible and I extend that invitiation to read the Book of Mormon. In fact, as for the latter read, you will not find anything so plainly written regarding Jesus Christ for like the Bible, it testifies of Him and the necessity of coming unto Him.
^^^By “bible-thumping” I mean those who toss out biblical verses quite frequently and typically do so to topple others in a debate-styled manner. This I think is quite ineffective to accomplish anything good. In fact it by and large results if bitterness.
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bob #53;
You and I are children of the same exalted Father in Heaven. You and I are males and therefore you and I are brothers. That’s unconditional. There is, however, an condtional brother/sisterhood and that is in Christ. By and large Christians accept all as their brothers and sisters though being a brother or sister in Christ is much more guarded. That has the condition of accepting Christ and/or devoting one’s life to following Christ.
As pointed out earlier by other posters here, this was very clearly implied when the Governor of Alabama rejected the idea of others who have not accepted Jesus of being his brother or sister. It’s a “spiritual” brother/sisterhood they are referring to here. Would *you* say you’d qualify as one? And even though a Christian may not consider one to be his or her brother or sister (again, *in Christ*), they still typically have a love for all.
I will go along with you a bit and say that there is a “darker” side to this line of thinking. Many years ago the janitor of the factory I was working in found out I was Mormon and so approached me in a friendly manner and said he’d like to share some information with me. Of course I said OK and we even talked about God a bit. He was a born again non-denominational evangelical and self-proclaimed ^^^bible-thumping expert. He gave me some pamphlets about Mormonism (almost never a good sign) and sure enough I read that Mormons are liars and are all going to go to Hell. When have I heard this all before? Oh, yeah, pretty frequently from the Bible thumpers who learned of my Mormonism.
During or subsequent, um, conversations, it was interesting to witness him shift from one argument to another. This was because I made simple corrections to his assertions about Mormons and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I knew how to respond since by then I had already heard all of his arguments a thousand times before. I ebven pointed out to him that there is no LDS church program that studies other religions and then sets out to correct them. None I told him. I also pointed out that if his literature switched the name Mormon to Jew, it would be considered highly anti-semitic. So here’s the crux of our little exchange of theological words. I stated that he believed that all those who accept Jesus are saved. He confirmed that such was his belief. I then said that he should therefore have no reason to worry about Mormopns for we have accepted Jesus. He then tried to argue that our Jesus was the wrong Jesus. I simply testified to him that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. He is the only name under heaven in which man can be saved. He is Alpha and Omega and the great I AM. This is the Jesus Mormons accept and no other.
I tell you, bob, the Spirit was very strong and wholeheartedly felt by he and I. He knew at that moment by the Spirit that everything I I told him was 100% true. I then mentioned that I find him my brother and this was another moment that I meant *in Christ*. Despite all he had just experienced, he lowered his head and forced out a convicted declaration, ‘I cannot consider you my brother”. That stung a bit and it still does recalling it. By in the end it is I who pitties him. I truly and deeply do. Just as back then I still think of him from time to time and hope and pray the best for him. I desire nothing but peace, happiness, protection, and that he continues his coming closer to Christ. I’ve no idea if anything I said or did has had any outward affect on him but I know I did right.
Now, bob, while I will, at least right now, make any assertion about you and what’s in your heart, I do have to say that according to the sum of your posts regarding Christianity that you do not understand even the very fundamentals of it. You frequently post articles and say things about Christians and Christianity which simply do not add up. Much of what you post is more in line with the “Mormon literature” that janitor gave ot me to “learn the truth”. If you desire to learn about Christianity, please do so. Read the Bible and I extend that invitiation to read the Book of Mormon. In fact, as for the latter read, you will not find anything so plainly written regarding Jesus Christ for like the Bible, it testifies of Him and the necessity of coming unto Him.
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94 Darren,
Thank you for a very reasoned post. I was moved by this posting and I do not consider myself an ardent Christian. My father-in-law is a good and decent man, but he is a lot like your janitor. I have heard him say the same things about Mormons, Catholics, and Moslems.
Sometimes we have to accept the things we cannot change and try to find the best in all of our brothers and sisters.
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94 Darren,
Thank you for a very reasoned post. I was moved by this posting and I do not consider myself an ardent Christian. My father-in-law is a good and decent man, but he is a lot like your janitor. I have heard him say the same things about Mormons, Catholics, and Moslems.
Sometimes we have to accept the things we cannot change and try to find the best in all of our brothers and sisters.
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93, Dave,
I could use a system with extra ummph in the high frequency area. I have spent thirty years working around turbines and the roll off on my hearing chart after 12 khz is about as steep as a Black Diamond trail at Cooper Mountain.
I don’t argue with Ms Simple anymore about the TV/Stereo volume since I bought my wireless headphones.
Simple
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93, Dave,
I could use a system with extra ummph in the high frequency area. I have spent thirty years working around turbines and the roll off on my hearing chart after 12 khz is about as steep as a Black Diamond trail at Cooper Mountain.
I don’t argue with Ms Simple anymore about the TV/Stereo volume since I bought my wireless headphones.
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#89 Hammie,
Precisely how did the governor of Alabama’s words harm others?
I really don’t understand how you can come up with such nonsense. I didn’t criticize his religious beliefs, I’m critical of his failure to separate them from his duties as a “statesman.”
As I said earlier, the citizens of Alabama (regardless of beliefs) did not elect a preacher, they elected a governor.
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#89 Hammie,
Precisely how did the governor of Alabama’s words harm others?
I really don’t understand how you can come up with such nonsense. I didn’t criticize his religious beliefs, I’m critical of his failure to separate them from his duties as a “statesman.”
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Bob,
I have been to Alabama (my sister and brother live there) and I have to say that the
governor probably did not offend too many folks. It is after all…Alabama and not California.Simple
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Bob,
I have been to Alabama (my sister and brother live there) and I have to say that the
governor probably did not offend too many folks. It is after all…Alabama and not California.
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Dude #92;
That’s good detective work. In many ways bob would be a super star blogger at LGF.
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Dude #92;
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I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
I don’t believe in hell, but I almost wish there was one so that the monster who killed babies with scissors would get what he so clearly deserves.
I don’t like the term “pro-life” because it includes extremists…
I don’t like the term “pro-choice” because it includes extremists
Can you say “cognitive dissonance” ?
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I’m neither pro-abortion or anti-abortion.
I don’t believe in hell, but I almost wish there was one so that the monster who killed babies with scissors would get what he so clearly deserves.
I don’t like the term “pro-life” because it includes extremists…
I don’t like the term “pro-choice” because it includes extremists
Can you say “cognitive dissonance” ?
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Whatever makes you feel comfortable, bob42.
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Whatever makes you feel comfortable, bob42.
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Even more from SJL’s idiotic plays today as she sets a new standard for TV interviews.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/01/19/video-democrats-walking-around-with-their-own-obamacare-interview-backdrops-now/ -
Even more from SJL’s idiotic plays today as she sets a new standard for TV interviews.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/01/19/video-democrats-walking-around-with-their-own-obamacare-interview-backdrops-now/ -
#98 Simple, a lot of my ex-wife’s people are from Alabama. They are without a doubt good folk. I don’t think the Gov. intended to offend, and again, I’m not critical of his religious beliefs.
Mike Huckabee is a former preacher and former governor. I can’t see him saying stuff like that.
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#98 Simple, a lot of my ex-wife’s people are from Alabama. They are without a doubt good folk. I don’t think the Gov. intended to offend, and again, I’m not critical of his religious beliefs.
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Simple;
Thanks for the reply. You know, that janitor, after looking downward, lifted his head and looked my right in the eye to tell me “I cannot consider (he may have said, “call”, but I really don’t remember for sure) you my brother”. Sad.
I have heard him say the same things about Mormons, Catholics, and Moslems.
It is my perception that those who express anti-Morominsm also express the same sentiment for other denominations. Catholics seems to be a popular secondary or equal target for these folks. As for Muslims, it is perhaps from experieces like the one I shared above tat I’ve no desire to bash on them. I’m really not bothered as to whom or how they worship and in fact I’m of the opinion that it’s healthy to see the similarities between Allah and the Christian God. My ctiricism of Islam and any who are Muslim is for the jihadists. I’m in full favor for destroying them for we are in open war with them. Now allow me to move on on to avoid getting angry over politicians and the PC folks.
May your father-in-law find true internal peace with God.
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Simple;
Thanks for the reply. You know, that janitor, after looking downward, lifted his head and looked my right in the eye to tell me “I cannot consider (he may have said, “call”, but I really don’t remember for sure) you my brother”. Sad.I have heard him say the same things about Mormons, Catholics, and Moslems.
It is my perception that those who express anti-Morominsm also express the same sentiment for other denominations. Catholics seems to be a popular secondary or equal target for these folks. As for Muslims, it is perhaps from experieces like the one I shared above tat I’ve no desire to bash on them. I’m really not bothered as to whom or how they worship and in fact I’m of the opinion that it’s healthy to see the similarities between Allah and the Christian God. My ctiricism of Islam and any who are Muslim is for the jihadists. I’m in full favor for destroying them for we are in open war with them. Now allow me to move on on to avoid getting angry over politicians and the PC folks.
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bob;
I did not insert the following before I had to jump off the computer and deal with the fruit of my loins.
According to the sum of your posts regarding Christians and Christian practices I do have to say that the rhetoric and connotations of you towards Christians do at least border the rhetoric I read in the pamphlet about Mormons I previously mentioned. Like the pamphlet, your posts are based on a small perception of the overall reality that exists with Christians.
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bob;
I did not insert the following before I had to jump off the computer and deal with the fruit of my loins.
According to the sum of your posts regarding Christians and Christian practices I do have to say that the rhetoric and connotations of you towards Christians do at least border the rhetoric I read in the pamphlet about Mormons I previously mentioned. Like the pamphlet, your posts are based on a small perception of the overall reality that exists with Christians. -
#94 Darren, that’s an interesting story. I tend to be patient with folks who feel the need to share their faith with me. As long as mutual respect persists, it’s fine with me and makes for an interesting and usually intellectually stimulating conversation.
The way I look at it, if they sincerely belief whatever they happen to believe is the best path to eternal paradise and like me as a friend, I would expect them to want to share what works for them with me. That’s natural too.
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#94 Darren, that’s an interesting story. I tend to be patient with folks who feel the need to share their faith with me. As long as mutual respect persists, it’s fine with me and makes for an interesting and usually intellectually stimulating conversation.
The way I look at it, if they sincerely belief whatever they happen to believe is the best path to eternal paradise and like me as a friend, I would expect them to want to share what works for them with me. That’s natural too. -
Super Dave #93;
One of these days I’ll have a home theater with a sub that’ll make the neighbors down the street wet their beds. 🙂
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Super Dave #93;
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Simple Simon
I could use a system with extra ummph in the high frequency area. I have spent thirty years working around turbines and the roll off on my hearing chart after 12 khz is about as steep as a Black Diamond trail at Cooper Mountain.
Tell me about it, I spent 15 years working at the airport, oftentimes on the flight line and I can’t hear a dump truck driving through a Nitroglycerine plant. 😉 The Garrett 335’s that were on the Swearingen Metroliner’s and the Mitsubishi MU2’s destroyed my hearing. I flat-line after about 8 Khz.
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Simple Simon
I could use a system with extra ummph in the high frequency area. I have spent thirty years working around turbines and the roll off on my hearing chart after 12 khz is about as steep as a Black Diamond trail at Cooper Mountain.
Tell me about it, I spent 15 years working at the airport, oftentimes on the flight line and I can’t hear a dump truck driving through a Nitroglycerine plant. 😉 The Garrett 335’s that were on the Swearingen Metroliner’s and the Mitsubishi MU2’s destroyed my hearing. I flat-line after about 8 Khz.
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bob #106;
The way I look at it, if they sincerely belief whatever they happen to believe is the best path to eternal paradise and like me as a friend, I would expect them to want to share what works for them with me. That’s natural too.
I wholeheartedly agree. It would have been that way had he stayed away from the literature he gave me. I’d have nothing but high respect for him and not pity had he not seemingly fought against what he knew was true.
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bob #106;
The way I look at it, if they sincerely belief whatever they happen to believe is the best path to eternal paradise and like me as a friend, I would expect them to want to share what works for them with me. That’s natural too.
I wholeheartedly agree. It would have been that way had he stayed away from the literature he gave me. I’d have nothing but high respect for him and not pity had he not seemingly fought against what he knew was true.
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#107 Darren, Back when when I bought the Boy his Z-71 “The Beast” when he turned 16, the first thing he bought was a huge Sub-woofer and a Gumby Dammit amp. I helped him hook it up, complete with 00 wire and a 1 Farad, YES 1 Farad capacitor! Even though I couldn’t hear it thunder,…I could
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#107 Darren, Back when when I bought the Boy his Z-71 “The Beast” when he turned 16, the first thing he bought was a huge Sub-woofer and a Gumby Dammit amp. I helped him hook it up, complete with 00 wire and a 1 Farad, YES 1 Farad capacitor! Even though I couldn’t hear it thunder,…I could
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a wet dream wouldn’t bother him at all
They don’t bother me at all neither. I just don’t go blabbling about them to the general public.
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a wet dream wouldn’t bother him at all
They don’t bother me at all neither. I just don’t go blabbling about them to the general public.
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SDMy youngest had a ’96 Chevy truck when he was 16. I’m not into the sub music deal but he wanted one so he got twin 10″ woofers and we built the box for it custom to fit behind the seat. Fun dad and son project although if I had to drive the truck for one reason or another, the booming drove me crazy trying to listen to my AM radio! 😀
/hating being my dad
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#110
SD
My youngest had a ’96 Chevy truck when he was 16. I’m not into the sub music deal but he wanted one so he got twin 10″ woofers and we built the box for it custom to fit behind the seat. Fun dad and son project although if I had to drive the truck for one reason or another, the booming drove me crazy trying to listen to my AM radio! 😀
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#112 GJT
/hatingloving beingmy dada Kid again! 😀 FIFY
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#112 GJT
/hatingloving beingmy dada Kid again! 😀 FIFY
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Back at ‘cha SD. 😀
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Back at ‘cha SD. 😀
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Oh, one more thing “if I had to drive the truck for one reason or another” I drove the BEAST to work a few times after the Boy lifted it 4″ and put 35’s on it,…I can deal with that, BUTT, him completely REMOVING the Dayaam Exhaust system was embarrassing.
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Oh, one more thing “if I had to drive the truck for one reason or another” I drove the BEAST to work a few times after the Boy lifted it 4″ and put 35’s on it,…I can deal with that, BUTT, him completely REMOVING the Dayaam Exhaust system was embarrassing.
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I didn’t criticize his religious beliefs, I’m critical of his failure to separate them from his duties as a “statesman.”
I know its hard for you to understand but you cannot turn off your faith when you’re elected to public office. That’s not how faith works. The man didn’t enact legislation requiring the citizens of Alabama to convert to Christianity. He simply (and correctly) stated that those who are not Christian cannot be his spiritual brothers and sisters in Christ.
As I said earlier, the citizens of Alabama (regardless of beliefs) did not elect a preacher, they elected a governor.
The citizens of Alabama elected who they elected – doctor, Air Force Captain, businessman, State Representative, son of a peckerwood sawmill operator, husband, father, grandfather, and yes, Christian. It’s that last one that seems to cause folks like you and Charles Johnson to convulse. Doesn’t seem to bother the people of Alabama though.
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I didn’t criticize his religious beliefs, I’m critical of his failure to separate them from his duties as a “statesman.”
I know its hard for you to understand but you cannot turn off your faith when you’re elected to public office. That’s not how faith works. The man didn’t enact legislation requiring the citizens of Alabama to convert to Christianity. He simply (and correctly) stated that those who are not Christian cannot be his spiritual brothers and sisters in Christ.
As I said earlier, the citizens of Alabama (regardless of beliefs) did not elect a preacher, they elected a governor.
The citizens of Alabama elected who they elected – doctor, Air Force Captain, businessman, State Representative, son of a peckerwood sawmill operator, husband, father, grandfather, and yes, Christian. It’s that last one that seems to cause folks like you and Charles Johnson to convulse. Doesn’t seem to bother the people of Alabama though.
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Super Dave #110;
(Darren reminds himself, “thou shalt not covet”.) 🙂
Of course this is regarding hometheater. Although I like clean and powerful sopund ystems, I’m not into car audio. In fact many car subwoofers sound so terrible (I’m sure your son’ wasn’t) that I get nauseous hearing them blare in the wind.
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Super Dave #110;
(Darren reminds himself, “thou shalt not covet”.) 🙂
Of course this is regarding hometheater. Although I like clean and powerful sopund ystems, I’m not into car audio. In fact many car subwoofers sound so terrible (I’m sure your son’ wasn’t) that I get nauseous hearing them blare in the wind. -
SD #115;
At least it didn’t sound like ducks.
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SD #115;
At least it didn’t sound like ducks.
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Mrs. Darren just shared wiith me Oldest Daughter’s experience at school . She said there was a boy who would touch her face, pull her hair and yelled a swear word in her ear. oldest Daughter said she didn’t know what the word meant (that makes me feel like a good dad) but it annoyed her. Mrs. Darren asked her what did she do. Oldest Daughter said she slapped him. “Did you get in trouble for that,” Mrs. Darren asked her. “No. in fact he got in trouble for being annoying.”
That’s our girl!!!
Good night, Hamsters.
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Mrs. Darren just shared wiith me Oldest Daughter’s experience at school . She said there was a boy who would touch her face, pull her hair and yelled a swear word in her ear. oldest Daughter said she didn’t know what the word meant (that makes me feel like a good dad) but it annoyed her. Mrs. Darren asked her what did she do. Oldest Daughter said she slapped him. “Did you get in trouble for that,” Mrs. Darren asked her. “No. in fact he got in trouble for being annoying.”
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#86 ST, glad to help.
Thanks for the heads up on the music. I truly loved that song and was wondering…./looking up more music.
Here’s a stack of Banana Pancakes for ya.
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#86 ST, glad to help.
Thanks for the heads up on the music. I truly loved that song and was wondering…./looking up more music.
Here’s a stack of Banana Pancakes for ya.
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(Darren reminds himself, “thou shalt not covet”.)
I get around that covet rule by wishing I had what they got and they had the next one better. 😉
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(Darren reminds himself, “thou shalt not covet”.)
I get around that covet rule by wishing I had what they got and they had the next one better. 😉
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I see Bob thinks because a man enters into public office he should deny God. I would submit that is precisely why this country is in the mss it is in.
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I see Bob thinks because a man enters into public office he should deny God. I would submit that is precisely why this country is in the mss it is in.
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Squawkbox, I’m surprised at this.
I see Bob thinks because a man enters into public office he should deny God.
Please show me what I’ve said today, or any other day that could lead you to such a mistaken conclusion.
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Squawkbox, I’m surprised at this.
I see Bob thinks because a man enters into public office he should deny God.
Please show me what I’ve said today, or any other day that could lead you to such a mistaken conclusion.
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Bob
Oh I dunno I guess it because on more than one occasion you have opined about public officials expressing their faith while in the office. It is that authoritah rant you embark upon that sort of clued me in. -
Bob
Oh I dunno I guess it because on more than one occasion you have opined about public officials expressing their faith while in the office. It is that authoritah rant you embark upon that sort of clued me in. -
So you realleeeeee don’t mind if a politician might stand on the 10 Commandments as his guidance in office?
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So you realleeeeee don’t mind if a politician might stand on the 10 Commandments as his guidance in office?
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Squawk, I recognize a difference between personal guidance and guiding government to impose specific beliefs on others.
Our association with whatever religious beliefs we might chose is voluntary, as it should be. Our associations with any level of government are not. Hence the need for a separation of the two, and that is the root of my great respect for the founding fathers that recognized that difference and insisted that government authoritah should be limited, particularly in regard to religion.
Should a government mandate that all citizens “have no other gods before” the one that some politicians happen to believe in? Should a government mandate that citizens “not worship any graven image?” Should a government mandate that citizens “shalt not take [a specific description of a] God’s name in vain?” (Or draw a picture of it?) Should a government mandate that citizens “remember [a specific] sabbath and keep it holy?” Should a government mandate that public schools teach as science, a literal interpretation of Genesis?
Yes, I’m quite the curious cat with all these questions. I tend to think that we’ll be hearing more from and about this governor. It could get interesting.
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Squawk, I recognize a difference between personal guidance and guiding government to impose specific beliefs on others.
Our association with whatever religious beliefs we might chose is voluntary, as it should be. Our associations with any level of government are not. Hence the need for a separation of the two, and that is the root of my great respect for the founding fathers that recognized that difference and insisted that government authoritah should be limited, particularly in regard to religion.
Should a government mandate that all citizens “have no other gods before” the one that some politicians happen to believe in? Should a government mandate that citizens “not worship any graven image?” Should a government mandate that citizens “shalt not take [a specific description of a] God’s name in vain?” (Or draw a picture of it?) Should a government mandate that citizens “remember [a specific] sabbath and keep it holy?” Should a government mandate that public schools teach as science, a literal interpretation of Genesis?
Yes, I’m quite the curious cat with all these questions. I tend to think that we’ll be hearing more from and about this governor. It could get interesting.
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