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Bible Belt Atheist (New York Times)

Started by Loren Miller on Thursday. 0 Replies 1 Like

The following showed up in my YouTube feed this morning, and I decided to have a look. Turns out, the New York Times has given us a reasonably even-handed look at a good friend of ours, being one Jerry DeWitt, former bible-thumper and now a pretty…Continue

Tags: Bible Belt, atheist, Jerry DeWitt

How would you respond?

Started by Christina Scribner. Last reply by Christina Scribner Apr 10. 5 Replies 3 Likes

So, this morning, I was at my local coffee shop as I am most weekdays between bus runs. I do the editing on my husband's books so I had my laptop with me. My wallpaper is a picture I found online sometime back of a double helix with the word atheist…Continue

The Fake Christian Busybody Show (Andrew Bradley)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Plinius Apr 9. 1 Reply 3 Likes

It seems as though there was a Gay Pride parade in some town somewhere and a Christian commentator, herein known as The Activist Mommy, apparently got her panties so in a bunch about it that she had to fire up her video camera and record a…Continue

Tags: gay, pride, The Activist Mommy, Andrew Bradley, America's Best Christian

America Held Hostage: Day 436 (MisterDeity)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Apr 9. 1 Reply 3 Likes

Now that Sinclair Broadcasting has stated their position regarding fake news and its threat to our democracy, Mister Deity's Brian Dalton has decided to throw his $0.02 worth in as well ... though I don't quite think his presentation was really what…Continue

Tags: fake news, Deity, Mister, Broadcasting, Sinclair

Guns: Both Sides Now (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Christina Scribner Apr 3. 3 Replies 4 Likes

Oh, NO! The gun debate has gotten so heated that it has Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, TALKING TO HERSELF! Apparently, one of her has had a stroke or a serious breakdown in cognitive skills, as she does little more than parrot the NRA's…Continue

Tags: NRA, guns, America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

how dogma pollutes discourse (qualiasoup & theramintrees)

Started by Loren Miller Apr 3. 0 Replies 2 Likes

"The Lord is our God; the Lord is One." "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father, but by Me." "There is no god but Allah, and Mohamed is his prophet." Assertions, taught as fact, but without any form of corroborative…Continue

Tags: dogma, QualiaSoup, TheraminTrees

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Comment by Joan Denoo on March 28, 2017 at 1:38pm: For our Philadelphia friends:

Letter from Philadelphia Email Empire of Glass

(Courtesy AECOM, Digging I-95)

The Dyottville Glass Works

Comment by tom sarbeck on March 28, 2017 at 1:38pm: We yanks do make illogic a fetish, but sorting by date requires computer code that puts the three fields into decreasing order, or year-month-day.

Eyeballing successive records would be easier too.

Comment by Grinning Cat on March 28, 2017 at 1:06pm: Day-month-year makes more sense than month-day-year, but we 'murricans are used to the illogical system. And it lets us celebrate "Pi Day" on 3/14; April doesn't have enough days for 31/4. :)

Comment by Ian Mason on March 28, 2017 at 12:46pm: Belated 'happy birthday' Randall.

I've been trying to eat sugar-free too, mostly to try to reduce my waistline and weight. It's been gettting harder and harder to run any distance the past few years and I hope the loss of a few kilos will reduce the effort I have to make plus reduce the strain on my hips/knees/ankles. I do intend (like you) to indulge while on holiday in Athens shortly. Ruins and baklava! My idea of heaven.

I like to soak sultanas overnight then add them to porridge. Buttermilk on top of that is nice too. The sour complements the sweet.

Comment by Thomas Murray on March 28, 2017 at 11:32am: ...I heat up the fruits in the nukewave.

Comment by Thomas Murray on March 28, 2017 at 11:31am: Randall,

I put hot raisins in my oatmeal, or any warm/hot fruit in the oatmeal. I dunno how it works but hot fruits makes oatmeal taste sweeter.

Comment by Plinius on March 28, 2017 at 9:35am: any device, Joan? Have you tried asking?

We could make a list. I'm from 25-2-1954, I think Americans would write 2-25-1954. Looks strange to me.

Comment by Randall Smith on March 28, 2017 at 7:28am: Sugar substitutes just aren't the same. For example, on this morning's oatmeal, I tried cinnamon, vanilla, and raspberries (black), plus a spoonful of yogurt. Nope. But, the subs are good for me anyway.

Comment by Chris on March 28, 2017 at 6:13am: I was clipped and as a man being pregnant is an impossibility even with a women I'm with. Unless she's cheating on me.

Har Har.