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Picture yourself spending some time with congenial friends, sharing your lives and pictures from your cell phones." They're curious about that cool game, song, movie, camping trip, art show, or other event that fascinated you. You talk about all kinds of stuff, poetry, styles, personal achievements, relationships, and bad days. You can share your inner child, and laugh together. They sympathetically listen to your feelings about serious topics like politics or climate change, even when they don't agree.

Personal validation comes from paying attention to one another, giving more than you get. Everyone respects you and themselves, despite our amazing range of personal tastes and interests. They'll tell you they don't agree with an idea or behavior without implying you're a bad person or somehow deficient. It's an "I'm OK, You're OK" kind of fellowship, where nobody tries to make himself look better by picking on somebody else.

Nobody here is into mind games. A discussion started with a loaded guilt-throwing question will be deleted.

This group is not intended to compete with other groups on topics they cover but to "fill in the cracks." Whenever a discussion dwells at length on a topic for which there's an existing group, we urge you to provide members a link to that group to continue along their tangent.

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Alexa for Evangelicals! (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Patricia Oct 9. 1 Reply 2 Likes

Never let it be said that Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, is anything less than up to date with the state of the art as it comes to the modern household. However, as a discriminating conservative Christian, Betty would never tolerate…Continue

Tags: digital assistant, America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

CANSS Citizens Against Newport Silicon Smelter

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Tom Sarbeck Oct 8. 1 Reply 1 Like

Newport Smelter Scoping Event: September 19, 2018 Newport Smelter Scoping Event: September 19, 2018 from…Continue

New Rule: Church and Destroy (Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Loren Miller Sep 30. 6 Replies 4 Likes

Bill Maher is an atheist [whoa, shock and amazement!]. He is also a dedicated opponent of Donald Trump and anyone who would support the man or his goals ... and that includes ol' Yahweh, himself! As it turns out, there is a substantial correlation…Continue

Tags: Stalin, Mao, Hitler, New Rules, Donald Trump

concealing abuse (TheraminTrees)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 23. 3 Replies 3 Likes

We think of institutionalized child abuse and for many of us, the natural reaction is to think of the Catholic Church. Certainly, their guilt is beyond question, even as the headlines of the Boston Globe early in 2002 and the more recent news…Continue

Tags: Children of God, Jehovah's Witnesses, David Berg, child abuse, TheraminTrees

Liberal Redneck - Climate Change the Game (Trae Crowder)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 20. 2 Replies 3 Likes

Trae Crowder isn't just about atheism. He has a deep and abiding concern about what's going on with this planet's climate and the all-too-probable catastrophe we face from a fundamental change in weather patterns. That said, Trae is thinking about…Continue

Tags: climate change, Al Gore, Trae Crowder

Men who challenge men to stop violence

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Grinning Cat Aug 27. 20 Replies 4 Likes

Many men join in the effort to reduce violence against women and children and other men. He speaks of the need to place responsibility on men instead of focusing on women to stop violence. He offers a breath of fresh air, as do so many of the men on…Continue

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Comment by A3Kr0n on June 5, 2011 at 12:06pm: PZ Meyers, Dr. L Frank, and aronra will be live in Dublin at 2 PM today on the Magic Sandwich Show

Comment by Brian Wood on May 25, 2011 at 5:48am: I'm glad no fundies got raptured (to my knowledge, anyhow.) They are grist for my sneering, mocking mill, and without sneering and mocking, I have no personality at all.

Comment by Boo on May 22, 2011 at 11:54pm: http://s3.amazonaws.com/theoatmeal-img/comics/rapture/1.jpg

Comment by Natalie A Sera on May 22, 2011 at 11:16pm: Well, here's what I'm thinking: I'm REALLY glad the rapture didn't happen, because if ANYONE got raptured, it would have been the Good Christians, not the Crazy ones. You know, the ones who live and let live, and who are humanly friendly and not wanting to convert you. The crazy ones are violating their own stated philosophies every day, and they'd surely not be plucked up. And I'd miss my good Christian friends.

Comment by Rhonda Boyer on May 22, 2011 at 6:32pm: I live in St. Louis, which is a beer town with a baseball problem....wish that was an original, but I did see it on a tee shirt somewhere....

Comment by Rhonda Boyer on May 22, 2011 at 3:23pm: Love the cat pic...Shows that a lot of things are only a matter of perspective.

Having a good weekend here in Missouri. Hope everyone else is having a good one as well.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on May 22, 2011 at 3:15pm: Pretty much, Ian, as long as it shows respect. We're wide open to what's on your mind, Rhonda. I'm sure you have a lot to add. It's as easy as "how did your weekend go?" or have you burst out laughing about a funny LOLcat today? Here's mine...

Comment by Ian Mason on May 22, 2011 at 2:47pm: I know what you mean Rhonda. I feel the same. But I think it's a place where anything goes.

Comment by Rhonda Boyer on May 22, 2011 at 2:19pm: So, I am new to this group. I read a lot on groups before I comment much. Like to see how things go, test the waters, so to speak.

If I don't comment much, it isn't that I am not interested. I am usually just trying to see if I have anything to add.