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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.
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Discussion Forum
Yasmine Mohammed - Confessions of an Ex-Muslim (The Thinking Atheist)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Idaho Spud Jul 7. 6 Replies 2 Likes
Yasmine Mohammed is not your average ex-Muslim. Not only did she get shut of Islam, she also managed to escape what was at one time the most notorious of radical Islamist organizations: Al Qaeda. She has since documented the story of her apostasy…Continue
Tags: Islam, Al Qaeda, Yasmine Mohammed, The Thinking Atheist, Seth Andrews
Ignorance is Bliss: Why Religious People Seem Happier Than the 'Nones'”.
Started by Joan Denoo Jul 6. 0 Replies 1 Like
“Highly Religious Volunteer More, Lie Less, and Claim to Be Happier”~ Houston Chronicle; “Strongly Religious People are Happier than Non-Religious” ~ Christian Daily."The study determined that 40 percent of highly religious adults—defined as those…Continue
Tags: Nones, happiness, non-religiosity, religiosity, bliss
Afrodisiacs – African Aphrodisiacs
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Joan Denoo Jun 26. 4 Replies 1 Like
Am I so old and not know the definition of aphrodisiac, and its historical definition being based on Aphrodite, that her name came from the African drugs that Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans used for sexual enhancement? Dhu! Aphrodite, ancient Greek…Continue
Degrees of Doubt: The Claims and Credentials of Ravi Zacharias (The Thinking Atheist)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Chris May 17. 1 Reply 3 Likes
Anyone here ever run onto an apologist by the name of Ravi Zacharias? I've seen his name dropped multiple times on YouTube as supposedly being THE ONE APOLOGIST that no atheist wants to cross swords with, because of his facility with christian…Continue
Tags: Ravi Zacharias, Steve Baughman, The Thinking Atheist, Seth Andrews
The Most Hated Woman in America (The Thinking Atheist)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Gary S Apr 19. 7 Replies 3 Likes
Before Aron Ra and Matt Dillahunty, before Dawkins or Dennett or Harris or even Hitchens, there was Madalyn Murray O'Hair. In the midst of an America where Christianity was being flaunted as a defense against the godless communists of the Soviet…Continue
Tags: Frank Zindler, The Thinking Atheist, Seth Andrews, Madalyn Murray O'Hair
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Comment by Loren Miller on December 28, 2015 at 10:38am -
Smoky ... moody ... intensely understated cool-school blues. These are just a few of the adjectives which come to mind when I hear Patricia Barber apply her vocal talents to her own composition, "Silent Partner."
Dig it!
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Comment by k.h. ky on December 26, 2015 at 12:07am -
I'm happy it's over. I very much enjoy the family get together but am sick of the Merry Christmas. And that's only because people here are so serious about it. I say Happy Holidays just to piss them off. Work's at least half of the time. Lol
To my friends here l say let's make the most of what remains of 2015 and may the coming year bring us good health and wonderful gardens.
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Comment by Bertold Brautigan on December 25, 2015 at 2:48pm -
There is no competition anywhere; Betty is without a shred of doubt America's BEST Christian.
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Comment by Loren Miller on December 25, 2015 at 2:24pm
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That Betty, she's SUCH a charmer!
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Comment by Pat on December 25, 2015 at 1:36pm -
Happy Holidays. Oooops. Maybe I shouldn't have said that. I'm reminded of the lovely greeting from America's best Christian. Geared to all of us who don't use the politically correct language this time of year
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Comment by Loren Miller on December 25, 2015 at 1:03pm
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Merry Christmas, everybody, from America's BEST Christian, Betty Bowers!
Have You Had YOUR Betty Today?
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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on December 25, 2015 at 11:01am -
Joan, I thought El Nino had brought more snow this Winter in the Sierra Nevadas. Cleveland's temperature is about the same as Moscow 47.3°F.
Weather in Moscow and surrounding regions has been abnormally warm in recent days, with historic temperature records broken every day of the past week, the latest on Thursday with 8.5 degrees Celsius in Moscow.
... bees left their beehives and snowdrops suddenly bloomed in Moscow's parks.
Russia most hit by climate change
My own garden has emerging Spring bulbs 2 to 3 " high already. Not blooming, though. Still, they're a gonner as soon as Winter weather returns.
Thanks for your story of your first Winter holiday without your kids.
Your groaner LOL woke me up, Carl. Very funny.
Plinius, your cat LOL was also great.
Horray, Ian! Work done. Feeling alive and happy. <sigh> Brings back good memories of my retirement.
Randall, we didn't even bother with gift exchange this HumanLight. My birthday also looms, and we're not really celebrating. I actually prefer the quiet, calm home life such as you described. At my age, I don't need anything personal.
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Comment by Randall Smith on December 25, 2015 at 8:03am -
In one big summation: Hurray Ian(!), thanks Joan, so happy to read positive news, Carl. And to everybody else, Merry Christmas, whether you celebrate or not.
I'll be staying home with nothing out of the ordinary happening. I'll go for a walk (with my dog), read some, eat , nap, watch a little TV, play some piano, etc. The usual. My ex-wife joins my daughter's family on Christmas morning. I don't think it's right, but that's just me. I've opened my one present from my daughter--a hand blender. Sweet!
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Comment by Plinius on December 25, 2015 at 4:10am
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Glad to hear that, Ian!
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Comment by Ian Mason on December 25, 2015 at 2:24am -
Love the cats, Chris and Carl.
Now it really is the holiday season: just finished my last shift ever in elderly care after more than 18 years. I feel so happy and alive again.
Hope you're all enjoying youreslves as much as I am.
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