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A Powerful Message from an old wise teacher :

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Thomas Murray on Saturday. 5 Replies 1 Like

I received a gift this morning from a virtual friend, Pamela Smith:A Powerful Message from an old wise teacher :" One day an old wise teacher was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. "You have…Continue

Speak English? YOU FIRST! (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Thomas Murray on Friday. 4 Replies 4 Likes

Honestly, the title to this piece is badly under-representative of the content. To be far more accurate, what we have here is Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, going on a rant. Before you say it ... Say WHAAAA? Betty Bowers ranting? …Continue

Tags: America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

A Prayer for Our Nation (Betty Bowers)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on Friday. 2 Replies 3 Likes

I'm going to keep this one short and sweet. Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian, has seen what is going on with the current occupant of the Oval Office, and my impression is that she is not at all happy with it. True to her citizenship,…Continue

Tags: prayer, Donald Trump, Oval Office, America's Best Christian, Betty Bowers

Any Babymetal Fans Here?

Started by Bruce Carroll. Last reply by Idaho Spud Sep 12. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Any Babymetal fans here besides me? I have to ask because 1) I really like Babymetal and 2) Babymetal unknowingly played a role in my journey out of religion.For those who are unfamiliar with Babymetal, here is a link to one of their most popular…Continue

Tags: Japanese Idol, Babymetal

If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

Started by Idaho Spud. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 11. 30 Replies 2 Likes

Today, I heard Seth Andrews talk about the question, "If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?" My first thought was religion, but after a few seconds I decided it would be irrational or anti-scientific thinking. That would take…Continue

Tags: anti-scientific, irrational

Ignorance is Bliss: Why Religious People Seem Happier Than the 'Nones'”.

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Idaho Spud Sep 11. 16 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

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Comment by Joan Denoo on April 18, 2014 at 10:01pm: Oh! Carl! your mother and father must have been so proud of you all. You make quite a lovely looking family, all dressed up in fine attire, and a huge frown on a young lad, wishing he were someplace else. Where would that someplace else be?

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 18, 2014 at 9:57pm: Mindy, hope your thumb heals quickly. I have an imagined picture of you with a huge white gauze bandage on it trying to type out your wonderful greetings to others. My imagination run wild!

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 18, 2014 at 9:49pm: I looked at several Sneak Peaks of Gray's Anatomy, and they cover just about every touchy topic. I don't dare watch because I become addicted to the stories and get depressed. It was hard to break a TV serial habit as giving up ice cream.

I started to look for places I could get the serial on computer, and pulled back knowing how it will turn out. I'll just watch Cosmos over and over and over.

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 18, 2014 at 9:34pm: Loren! Yum Yum! what a spread. The place looks spotless and you can see the food being made.

I wonder when piada italian street food will come to Spokane? So many places came and went. We must not be big enough to support such a place.

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 18, 2014 at 9:31pm: Carl, I forgot to acknowledge the difficulty you experience as a traveling man. I suppose you have your favorite spots in cities with which you are familiar. Do you have a favorite city, or eatery, from all your options.

We have about four restaurants that we favor here in town.

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 18, 2014 at 9:24pm: Carl, I share your love/hate relationships with salad bars and for the same reasons. Not knowing what goes on behind the swinging doors of restaurants, I like to put my trust in the small, family owned cafes that are particular about their places. I often go into the kitchens for a chat, just to see how they are managed.

Comment by Loren Miller on April 18, 2014 at 8:25pm: Cleveland just got its first Piada restaurant, maybe 10 minutes from where I live. So what is Piada? Have a look here ... and try NOT to drool on your keyboard!

Comment by The Flying Atheist on April 18, 2014 at 7:33pm: I have a love/hate relationship with buffets and salad bars. On the positive, I love the vast array of foods and being able to sample things in small or large portions. Same thing with salad bars. I love a good "garbage" salad and being able to add lots of different vegetables.

On the negative side, I cringe at the unsanitary conditions of some of them and at some of the people using them. I'm finicky as to where I'll partake in a buffet or salad bar.

Of course, when you order food off the menu, who knows what's going on behind the scenes in the kitchen! Everything in life, I guess, is a gamble to a certain degree. Since I travel for a living, I've eaten more than my share of restaurant food. I haven't had any major complications so far.

Comment by sk8eycat on April 18, 2014 at 6:19pm: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/11/23/new-jersey-...

Comment by Loren Miller on April 18, 2014 at 1:52pm: Any Grey's Anatomy fans out there? If so or if not, something happened in yesterday's episode which bears on us more than a little.

You might want to have a look