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Hypocrisy and contradiction.
Most religions passionately revere faith and commitment in their followers. However deep within the tenets of these religions there is also supposed to be a reverence for the follower who shuns all earthly wealth and possessions and devotes himself solely to the growth of the church and the spreading of the doctrine. If this were really true ...
Posted to My Goodness by oleshep on August 14, 2009
Idleness as a way of parenting.
I couldn't agree more. I run an award-winning web site for kids, Inkless Tales, at www.inklesstales.com - endorsed by the ALA, the Encyclopedia Britannica, and RIF - heavy hitters - and the site is all designed for learning - but the site is all rigorously tested first. By kids. For fun. My own kids? We have ''do-nothing'' days. Lots ...
Posted to Family by inklesstales on April 21, 2009
Culture as a culprit?
As always, an excellent analysis from Mr. Spitzer. I've been wondering: if Posner is correct in his findings as surmised by Elliot Spitzer, then why is this a 'pandemic' problem? Why is it that these problems are so pervasive? I suspect it has to do with culture. If one were to take a census of all the CEOs with exorbitant pay, I imagine that ...
Posted to The Best Policy by Xaedalus on April 15, 2009
Failure to Admit Blagojevich Appointee to Senate Big Mistake
Failure to Admit Illinois Governor Blagojevich's Appointee, the eminently qualified and well reputed Roland Burris, to the United States Senate will prove to be a supremely Big Mistake made by the Democratic Senate Leadership and yes, Barack Obama. News today is that the U.S. Senate will seat 59 Democratic Senators, including their Candidate ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by MichaelBernard3 on January 5, 2009
Some MASSIVE misconceptions about atheists
Anyone who would state ''(Most Americans who describe themselves as atheists, for instance, nonetheless believe that their souls will survive the death of their bodies.)'' has NO CLUE about what atheism is. Where does Butler even come up with this nonsense? As a former head sysop on CompuServe's Religion Forum for 13 years, I got to know MANY ...
Posted to Faith-Based by Caraleisa on December 12, 2008
Fantastic article!
Someone tell me why those in the USA who try so hard to get the 10 commandments posted all over in our public square and taught to our kids in school break so many of them trying to get that done? And also fight so hard to take money from the poor and middle class and put in the hands of the rich? And also to keep corporate greed-based health ...
Posted to Faith-Based by redneckliberalpostbush on November 30, 2008
Thanks for Researching This, Rather Than Healthy Family Life
The complete and inane turpitude of every aspect of American life and attitudes and values continues to astonish me, over time. I would guess that no American living today under the age of 20 or 30 knows or can conceive of the Great American Family as I experienced it, along with so many other Americans, in the 1950s and 1960s here in America. I ...
Posted to The Dismal Science by MichaelBernard2 on September 29, 2008
The Big Bailout...Ha!
There is no need for a bailout of the bank when we can bail them out through tax payer spending...heres how: America has fought hard to become an independent nation and a leader in innovation, so how can we fix our current economic downtrend efficiently? Some seem to think that throwing money at the corporations who failed us is the answer…we all ...
Posted to Trailhead by Mejamz on September 29, 2008
this is getting ridiculous!
Hmmmm.... I wonder what this generation of degenerates would be like if their parents weren't afraid to discipline them? Probably a lot better behaved! There are children killing each other in our streets! You know why? They have no fear, it's almost like a 'what are you gonna do about it' attitude. What are you gonna tell a 15 year old ...
Posted to Family by seriously? on September 26, 2008
Well, That's Good News for Dems and Catholics Both
I did not need to read this article, to take immediate notice when 1) Gov. Casey's Son spoke at the Democratic Convention this year, in contrast to the first Bill Clinton Convention in 1992; and 2) Joe Biden was picked to join this 2008 Ticket with Obama. Both were welcome developments to me, and I have the sensitivities on these pro-Abort ...
Posted to Faith-Based by MichaelBernard2 on September 1, 2008

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