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Church readerboard. by bowser November 24, 2015 5:38 pm

The bible is a story told by men. n/t by RobVG 2015-11-24 20:16:44
- I think the account of the Gospels is essentially correct. by ER 2015-11-24 21:49:10
  - There are no contemporaneous accounts of Jesus outside the Bible. by bowser 2015-12-02 20:51:12
Not going there. by Jody 2015-11-24 18:50:28
- It's okay now to have giant statues of Jesus in Poland. by TB 2015-11-24 20:09:52
  - Ah, but Jesus was a communist. by bowser 2015-11-24 20:46:07
  - "Might want to ask the Poles." by RL 2015-11-24 20:18:01
    - There's a ring to it. by bowser 2015-11-24 20:47:57
  - That's right. Jesus invented Communism. by ER 2015-11-24 20:12:30
What they mean by podrock 2015-11-24 18:43:09
- And Jesus is not contemporaneously referenced outside the Bible. by bowser 2015-11-24 20:43:21
  - Well, that's true... by podrock 2015-11-24 20:55:52
    - The red print in the Bible. by bowser 2015-11-24 21:15:58
- Irish, Catholic, atheist. by bowser 2015-11-24 20:37:09
  - Yeah, that whole Irish Catholic thing. by podrock 2015-11-24 20:46:17
"King of what"? by RL 2015-11-24 18:25:37
- Has anyone here read George R.R. Martin's "The Sand Kings"? by ER 2015-11-24 18:58:12
  - Outer Limits did a TV version in the 90s by FrankC 2015-11-24 21:04:15
  - Good story. Creeped me out good years ago. by TB 2015-11-24 19:05:17
    - I remember reading it in "Omni" magazine when I lived in Mountain View. by ER 2015-11-24 19:23:10
      - That's where I read it as well by mcfly 2015-11-25 09:52:33
      - "Omni", that brings back memories n/t by RobVG 2015-11-24 20:17:42
  - Wich kings are those? by RL 2015-11-24 18:59:35
    - Its an SF novella by the author of "Game of Thrones".. by ER 2015-11-24 19:20:59
      - Never read it... by RL 2015-11-24 19:43:36

“He says that as long as he believes he will be saved, he can do whatever he pleases. He is obsessed with the world coming to an end.” by podrock November 30, 2015 11:30 pm

Just another disciple of the 'religion of peace' by RL 2015-12-01 17:15:11
- original source by podrock 2015-12-01 17:21:36
At least the Muslims get virgins. by ER 2015-12-01 10:16:42
- "Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens" by podrock 2015-12-01 17:26:11
  - Thanks, I needed that. by ER 2015-12-01 19:21:19
    - So did I. by podrock 2015-12-02 15:00:13
No sir. It does not matter which "holy book". by Jody 2015-12-01 08:42:34

Why doesn't Obama just come out and say it? by ER November 28, 2015 7:45 pm

Well... by RobVG 2015-11-29 11:36:18
- No, that's not what I assumed at all.. by ER 2015-11-29 17:39:59
  - I assumed it. It was a logical assumption. n/t by RobVG 2015-11-29 17:48:23
Of course it is. by podrock 2015-11-28 21:38:17
- I think you missed my point, Pod. by ER 2015-11-28 22:06:02
  - Probably by podrock 2015-11-29 05:59:45
    - Yeah, I would like to ignore the political scene too. by ER 2015-11-29 06:14:41
      - Every religion by Jody 2015-11-29 09:11:06
        
        Every religion kills enemy soldiers, even when they have done us no harm. by ER 2015-11-29 17:22:50
        
        Conservatives are champs when it comes to forcing beliefs on people by mcfly 2015-11-29 20:01:27
        
        The horny do get cranky. by ER 2015-11-30 05:31:29
sarcasm has long been an acceptable mode of expression at the HabitableZone by Robert 2015-11-28 20:33:37
- It doesn't work by ER 2015-11-28 21:27:59
  - The text comes ou tOK, but it is plain. by ER 2015-11-28 21:31:36
    - And yet I decreed that the font shall be Comic Sans, forever and ever amen by Robert 2015-11-29 18:38:18
      - Download a font just so I can express irony or sarcasm? by ER 2015-11-29 20:35:49
        
        Not that kind of downloadable font by Robert 2015-11-29 22:56:49
        
        They have fonts that suggest everything. by ER 2015-11-30 04:57:24

The New Class by ER November 28, 2015 8:23 am

Star Trek TNG:The Inner Light. by Jody 2015-11-28 18:25:27
- Now you know where I go when I'm Up the Line. by ER 2015-11-28 18:40:02
boundaries and climate change by Robert 2015-11-28 13:34:20
- The apologists for unrestricted laissez-faire capitalism by ER 2015-11-28 14:23:43
  - Of which there are none on this board. I've pointed that out before. by TB 2015-11-28 19:01:16
    - Yeah, I know. You feel compelled to tell me every time. by ER 2015-11-28 19:29:29
Much food for thought. Thanks ER. by mcfly 2015-11-28 09:42:28

A possible silver lining to denying sanctuary to the refugees... by RL November 20, 2015 9:44 pm

Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions by RL 2015-11-21 09:00:18
Seriously? by TB 2015-11-21 09:00:10
- Why we should accept Syrian refugees by mcfly 2015-11-21 10:28:25
- "Our evil country has taken in more refugees in recent years...than every other nation combined." by Robert 2015-11-21 10:19:42
  - "Like!" (moved inside) by RL 2015-11-21 10:27:10
    - OMG by Robert 2015-11-21 20:37:31
      - Just an opinion by podrock 2015-11-23 05:35:52
      - Wasn't aware of any rule on that.. by RL 2015-11-22 00:03:00
        
        Apples and oranges thing by Robert 2015-11-22 09:23:43
    - LOL...that's some serious validation right there by mcfly 2015-11-21 10:30:30
- Also, I never said our country was evil... by RL 2015-11-21 10:04:03
  - Too bad they don't accept comments on that article. by TB 2015-11-21 13:36:25
    - And again... by RL 2015-11-22 00:00:34
      - Last comment on this. by TB 2015-11-22 11:27:28
        
        REFUGEES by RL 2015-11-22 13:43:20
        
        Yeah, Feinstein's Senate bill. I mentioned that Friday. It's a good idea. by TB 2015-11-22 13:53:28
        
        You didn't answer the question... by RL 2015-11-22 13:38:52
- I never said the syrian refugees are jews by RL 2015-11-21 09:05:24
  - Nobody said you did. by TB 2015-11-21 09:54:37
    - There you go again... by RL 2015-11-21 10:07:02
  - One argument in your favor... by RL 2015-11-21 09:14:47
    - This sums it up nicely... by RL 2015-11-21 09:26:08

Smiley was forced out of retirement, too. by ER November 22, 2015 7:15 am

As usual... by RL 2015-11-22 09:46:04
- Ditto by mcfly 2015-11-22 12:49:11

Yeah, this really brings back memories by RL November 18, 2015 5:47 pm

The only certain part of this. by bowser 2015-11-19 18:13:29
Nationalities of the Paris Murderers by RL 2015-11-18 18:34:10
- Do you have that big a problem with reinforcing the existing background check system? by TB 2015-11-18 19:59:33
  - The point was the refugees are being held responsible by RL 2015-11-18 20:10:12
    - At the time, it seemed to be a reasonable suspicion. by TB 2015-11-18 20:23:03
      - When it comes to the refugees, I side with Ted Cruz... by RL 2015-11-19 15:06:04
        
        Ref. Obama's 2011 position on shutting refugee programs down because of terrorists. by TB 2015-11-19 17:23:22
        
        Again... by RL 2015-11-19 17:32:49
        
        And this brings us to the heart of the matter... by RL 2015-11-19 17:09:17
        
        For Hillary to win the next election... by TB 2015-11-19 17:37:16
        
        Who destabilized the Middle East? Say again. by bowser 2015-11-19 18:25:28
        
        No TB this isn't all a plot to elect Hillary... by RL 2015-11-19 18:10:28
        
        But its tailor made for Trump... by RL 2015-11-19 19:24:34
        
        And Carson compares the refugees to Rabid Dogs... by RL 2015-11-19 19:27:58
        
        Tennessee GOP leader: Round up Syrian refugees, remove from state by RL 2015-11-19 19:30:29
        
        Rand Paul demands vote on blocking welfare for refugees by RL 2015-11-19 19:45:27
        
        Huckabee compares refugees to E. Coli by RL 2015-11-20 11:48:14
        
        In response to Mali Huckabee claims Obama will make americans memorize Koran by RL 2015-11-20 11:51:18
        
        The Koran's easier to memorize than the Bible anyway by mcfly 2015-11-21 10:36:43
        
        You can expect the quotes from the other GOP candidates to get worse... by RL 2015-11-19 19:34:38
        
        You missed Santorum by Tony 2015-11-20 05:31:27
        
        Yup... in my defense he is easy to miss by RL 2015-11-20 11:40:17
        
        Wow, total saturation! You win. by TB 2015-11-19 20:07:18
        
        Thank your candidates... by RL 2015-11-20 11:33:46
        
        Candidates by TB 2015-11-20 13:18:30
        
        You say this isn’t about electing the anointed Democrat, then follow it up with a huge pile of media attacks ... by RL 2015-11-20 14:28:59
        
        "Worst part of the voting bloc" by TB 2015-11-20 16:14:48
        
        Yes. by RL 2015-11-20 19:50:02
        
        You need to settle down. by TB 2015-11-21 10:56:34
        
        Raw politics by mcfly 2015-11-21 11:28:47
        
        Hostile to Islam? by TB 2015-11-21 12:02:45
        
        Ummm, TB... by mcfly 2015-11-21 12:45:34
      - Yeah, that passport by mcfly 2015-11-19 10:30:02
        
        There is only one reason to carry, or forge, a Syrian passport right now. Think about it. by TB 2015-11-19 10:56:41
        
        Yes: Trolling us. And it's working beautifully. by Robert 2015-11-19 12:54:11
        
        I wouldn't be surprised... by RL 2015-11-19 15:15:44
      - No, it was just politically expedient for some groups.... by RL 2015-11-19 08:15:12
        
        More useful idiocy... by TB 2015-11-19 11:02:46
        
        That is an EXCELLENT example, let's look at it together, shall we? by RL 2015-11-19 14:50:01
        
        Obama shut off the refugee flow because of terrorism. by TB 2015-11-19 17:00:55
        
        No discussion of the facts of the matter... by RL 2015-11-19 17:08:59

Really? (edited) by SDAI-Tech November 13, 2015 9:41 pm

oh dear gawd by mcfly 2015-11-19 07:37:39
Comments by podrock 2015-11-18 20:42:21
- I do a lot of editing. by TB 2015-11-18 21:12:24
  - My policy of post post-editing is based a lot on your practice by Robert 2015-11-19 18:21:49
  - Yup. by podrock 2015-11-18 22:16:09
    - PS by podrock 2015-11-18 22:34:14
LMAO@U Robert by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-17 21:22:05
- Bad cricket, Tech. NewSpeak, don't you think? by podrock 2015-11-18 21:00:22
The original showed him to be a vile excuse for a human being... by RL 2015-11-17 15:16:55
- Not sure how this was news for anyone by Tony 2015-11-18 14:50:38
- Well, RL...as I see it... Some Liberals just don't get satire.n/t by Jody 2015-11-17 17:53:31
  - Oh, I get it... by RL 2015-11-17 18:02:47
Yeah, techie... no one will notice your total rewriting of your original post... by RL 2015-11-17 14:34:47
- I did. by Robert 2015-11-17 14:57:06
I tend to agree with Michael Dill by johannes 2015-11-16 17:24:43
- Peace is a two way street. This is more of a dead end. by RobVG 2015-11-17 10:36:14
  - True, it takes understanding and compromise. by johannes 2015-11-17 16:06:34
You guys still engage this idiot? by Tony 2015-11-16 08:28:37
- Engagement is work. Snark is easy. by TB 2015-11-16 10:08:04
  - Engaging someone not even on same plane is a waste of time by Tony 2015-11-17 10:27:35
Can't resist. by bowser 2015-11-14 19:17:50
Really by podrock 2015-11-14 15:40:15
How nice that you two feel this has worked out so well... by RL 2015-11-14 08:19:22
- It has to be America's problem by mcfly 2015-11-15 09:16:11
  - And the last time we listened to those "alarm bells" and their call to war in Iraq... by RL 2015-11-15 10:22:43
    - "It created ISIS" by TB 2015-11-15 13:59:09
      - Nice try by RL 2015-11-15 16:02:00
        
        "Bush did it." by TB 2015-11-16 09:43:28
        
        Yes... by RL 2015-11-17 16:30:06
        
        Still wrong. But keep repeating it. by TB 2015-11-17 17:18:46
        
        The enemy of my enemy blah blah blah by mcfly 2015-11-18 11:25:24
        
        Not a lot of "regional leaders" left now. by TB 2015-11-18 16:13:55
        
        I did address that, you just don't want to hear by mcfly 2015-11-18 18:23:51
        
        I know what the Middle East looked like in January of 2009. by TB 2015-11-18 21:06:16
        
        Yeah, you're right... by mcfly 2015-11-18 21:44:15
        
        That last paragraph? by TB 2015-11-19 11:22:17
        
        Can hear the replies already by mcfly 2015-11-18 13:02:48
        
        Cripes, there is no limit to how far you will go... by RL 2015-11-17 17:53:07
        
        Ting. Ting. Ting. by TB 2015-11-17 19:48:39
        
        Al Qaeda in Iraq didn't exist until ~2004 by RL 2015-11-18 15:01:44
    - That is definitely one answer. by Jody 2015-11-15 10:24:58
  - LMAO! Well alrighty then. n/t by Jody 2015-11-15 10:12:01
    - I apologize mcfly. by Jody 2015-11-15 10:22:43
      - It's ok by mcfly 2015-11-15 14:14:28
        
        Be still my beating heart! by Jody 2015-11-15 15:48:45
        
        If you have less than nothing to say... by RL 2015-11-15 16:21:59
        
        I enjoy your company RL. by Jody 2015-11-15 17:49:13
        
        Well, in all honesty... by mcfly 2015-11-15 16:34:58
        
        I was uncomfortable saying that to you. by Jody 2015-11-15 17:55:00
        
        I wish I could say it was surprising by mcfly 2015-11-15 16:12:44
- Nobody is "celebrating." Those are alarm bells. by TB 2015-11-14 20:06:38
Well, all I know is my *Right Wing Nut Job Christian Conservative* brother warned of this happening. by Jody 2015-11-14 08:11:17
- So did Obama... by RL 2015-11-14 08:38:54
  - True. by Jody 2015-11-14 08:43:35
It's all good, Obama has contained them. by RobVG 2015-11-13 22:17:17
- It may be the most memorable line of his Presidency by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-14 01:19:33
- Seriously? by RL 2015-11-13 22:25:43
  - What's to analyze? by RobVG 2015-11-14 09:30:47
  - Anger at a heinous crime takes on many forms. We all deal with it differently. by Jody 2015-11-14 08:02:15
    - I guess we do... by mcfly 2015-11-14 12:58:18
      - You wasted those words if it was meant for me Mcfly.n/t by Jody 2015-11-14 16:51:28
      - Please note: by TB 2015-11-14 13:49:02
        
        Everyone in Europe is watching this video... by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-17 00:02:11
        
        Political hay by mcfly 2015-11-14 15:20:38

30 states calling for a ban on refugees from Syria. by Jody November 17, 2015 11:29 am

Ridiculous. by bowser 2015-11-17 22:22:28
- Amen Bowser, and well put by mcfly 2015-11-17 23:02:59
  - The hospital was a mistake, mcfly. Paris was a formal battle plan. by TB 2015-11-18 08:05:58
    - Bowser's still right by mcfly 2015-11-18 20:20:44
    - USAF had been given GPS info, told it was a hospital, it had Red Crosses. You are saying they are that stupid? by bowser 2015-11-18 18:03:23
      - Well, are they? by bowser 2015-11-18 18:19:25
        
        There are two alternatives. by TB 2015-11-18 19:28:50
        
        "Tragic mistake" has a distinctly hollow ring to it by mcfly 2015-11-18 20:05:27
"How in the world can you do background checks on Syrians in a timely matter?" Ask the NSA. by Robert 2015-11-17 17:08:31
- It would be nice if it were that easy. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-17 21:11:55
- Background checks... by RL 2015-11-17 18:09:27
  - So in theory... by TB 2015-11-17 20:28:32
I agree with this action. Of COURSE you do, because the people that make up your mind for you told you ... by RL 2015-11-17 15:01:13
- If you have less than nothing to say by Jody 2015-11-17 16:04:46
- Keep up the insults. by TB 2015-11-17 15:22:11
  - No insult by RL 2015-11-17 15:27:49
    - Read it again. by TB 2015-11-17 16:03:05
And so it begins by Robert 2015-11-17 11:57:39
- Appropriate tweet by RL 2015-11-17 15:12:16
- "Playing into the hands" by TB 2015-11-17 15:11:53
  - Sidebar 1 by RL 2015-11-18 18:09:46
    - More like-minded folks... by RL 2015-11-18 19:07:42
      - "Like-minded folks?" by TB 2015-11-18 19:42:45
        
        The TB doth protest too much.. by RL 2015-11-18 20:06:59
- I just realized!!! by Jody 2015-11-17 12:11:33
  - We both fear how we'll handle it by Robert 2015-11-17 17:27:44
    - Thank you Robert.n/t by Jody 2015-11-17 17:40:25
  - Another realization by Jody 2015-11-17 13:35:50
    - Gun control != gun ban by mcfly 2015-11-17 14:43:35
      - Point taken by Jody 2015-11-17 15:44:37

Converging Islam and Liberalism by SDAI-Tech November 16, 2015 1:34 pm

Fukushima by SDAI-Tech November 6, 2015 10:55 pm

Radiation is not "wreaking havoc on ecosystems." by TB 2015-11-07 09:08:27
- C'mon TB by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-07 13:44:56
  - You can pull their chain. Don't try to pull mine. :) by TB 2015-11-07 14:19:04
    - It's all perspective. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-07 22:28:56
      - One famous fish. by TB 2015-11-08 12:22:54
        
        Nuts doesn't begin to cover it. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-10 03:17:54
        
        You should see what's going on outside the shed. by TB 2015-11-10 08:53:48
        
        And then there's Smith College by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-14 02:08:14
        
        I saw that. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-10 23:22:54
    - Meh. Mildly amusing, but I think you guys can do better by mcfly 2015-11-07 15:58:01
      - Shoving facts in someone's face around here IS a Flame. by TB 2015-11-07 16:31:21
        
        Gotcha. In that case, RL's sure been posting lots of Flames lately! by mcfly 2015-11-07 16:37:06
A Triumph of Communism, Comrade! by Robert 2015-11-06 23:36:06
- True. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-07 02:06:42

What can a girl do against such reckless hate? by ER November 2, 2015 6:16 pm

"The queen has no clothes" by RobVG 2015-11-02 20:29:43
- "The video story was a lie" by ER 2015-11-02 22:39:51
  - Don't bother. by bowser 2015-11-04 22:27:38
  - A reponse by RobVG 2015-11-04 19:45:26
    - "You think the producers in the economy hate the workers." RobVG by bowser 2015-11-05 00:27:28
      - I didn't understand by RobVG 2015-11-05 08:12:09
        
        I'm proud of that one, Rob. by bowser 2015-11-05 14:17:29
        
        That was my exact take on it Rob. Granite boulders. by Jody 2015-11-05 11:51:44
        
        Sometimes you just have to let a straight line go right through the strike zone. by TB 2015-11-05 10:00:28
        
        That's OK, we expect that from you. by bowser 2015-11-05 14:19:47
      - "Producers vs workers" by ER 2015-11-05 05:25:57
        
        If I might step on this here... by TB 2015-11-05 07:33:27
        
        Its not the definitions I object to. by ER 2015-11-05 08:38:42
        
        You could always check out the movie trilogy by FrankC 2015-11-06 21:02:29
        
        The last word. by ER 2015-11-05 08:53:36
    - To be fair... by TB 2015-11-04 21:09:11
      - Thanks for pointing that out, Tom. by ER 2015-11-04 21:21:56
        
        What I remember by RobVG 2015-11-05 10:47:09
        
        Memory can be tricky by Robert 2015-11-05 10:55:06
        
        It was most assuredly ER. by Jody 2015-11-05 11:54:53
        
        I don't remember saying that, by ER 2015-11-05 12:04:39
        
        If you say so. n/t by RobVG 2015-11-05 11:10:21
    - I have never addressed T's wife's condition. by ER 2015-11-04 20:29:26
    - I agree Rob VG by Jody 2015-11-04 20:07:09
      - Get hammered by ER 2015-11-04 20:59:18
  - Living in your own reality. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-02 22:48:10
    - Maybe you and I aren't so far apart after all, comrade. by ER 2015-11-02 22:52:58
      - And there are no true shining knights in politics by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-02 23:27:58
        
        NOT a monolith!!!!! by ER 2015-11-03 04:48:11
        
        PS. Binary star planet scene? by ER 2015-11-03 06:39:38
        
        Oh goodie... by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-03 15:42:01
        
        I should have known that. by ER 2015-11-03 16:39:27
        
        2010 by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-05 22:16:06

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