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Saturday, December 13. 2014Saturday morning linksLots of good Yale photos. Scroll down Rat problem worsens at One World Trade Center offices of Conde Nast Hahaha. 78-year-old Iowa legislator is prosecuted for having sex with his wife, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s I doubt she was suffering. It's real clear reality that causes suffering. Dogs in Heaven? Pope Francis Leaves Pearly Gates Open Whew, that's a relief. But what about rats, mosquitoes, and snakes? Colleges are run by morons Laughing gas found helpful as treatment for severe depression Hahahahahahaha. Glenn, my friend, you are nuts ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’: Differences Between the Movie & the Bible SHOULD CHILDREN MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS ABOUT RELIGION? Courtship today: Atheist Coffee and Feminist Envy How Much White Privilege Do You Have? I worry about this constantly What Jonathan Gruber Got Right Democrats Prep Media for 2016 Anti-GOP Onslaught What if Obama had been honest? A.B. Stoddard: Dems sick of ObamaCare iAl Sharpton at the White House - It sometimes seems as if he spends more time there than anywhere else. Why? "Sometimes I wish I could just passively accept what my government monarchs and their mainstream media mouthpieces feed me on a daily basis. Why do I have to question everything I’m told? "
The whole thing is a splendiferous rant The ‘Cycle of Violence’ Fantasy in the Middle East Sultan: Leftist lynch mobs Sweden: "We feel that we have lost our country forever to Islamists." Yup. Asked for it. Enjoy! The torture report as the ultimate harvest of media bias "The report is nothing more than a death rattle from the “blame America” crowd within the liberal Democratic majority." I would torture anybody to save a family member. Who wouldn't? Fury as Mention of Israel is Banned from Forthcoming Holocaust Memorial Day in Ireland Comments
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Re Pearly Gates.
The traditional Christian doctrine is that the Second Coming reestablishes Eden, which the saved will inhabit in their physcial bodies. As in the original, Eden will be populated by all sorts of animals and plants, including no doubt non-biting mosquitos and snakes. The saved physical bodies will be immortal and free of pain and disease. The lion will lie down with the lamb. Yes it seems to claim that.
As a faithful Christian, tho, I have not much interest in that unless there are lots of books, sex, and hunting opportunities. Otherwise, sounds boring. I am more interested in the spiritual Kingdom of God today which can exist in the human soul. If it's all the same to you, there are some people I would just as soon not spend eternity looking at or listening to.
I don't know about mosquitoes and snakes, but I'm sure there are rats in heaven. What else would the terriers chase all day long? It's sort'of a doggie Valhalla. Of course, the dogs' heaven is the rats' hell, which brings up all sorts of interesting ideas.
Re: Colleges are run by morons--please forgive my ignorance: what does BFIM mean? Thank you.
See the 3-line paragraph above the photo and look for b, f, i, m starting words.
Conde Nast: My schadenfreude knows no bounds.
Colleges run by morons: What else is new? But Don "The Superb" Surber nails it once again. White Privilege: Just checked; nuthin there, Nuthin! It done been stole!!@! What if The Won had been Honest: He wouldn't have been The Won. " If A starts caressing B’s genitals while B is sleeping, that’s generally a serious crime."
One man's serious crime is anothers favorite way to awaken. re Why do I have to question everything I’m told? "
A long rant. I liked this particular quote. After the way Boehner and McConnell have sold us out, how could it not be true? "The two party system is nothing but a ruse designed to keep the people believing they have a say in how things are run in this country. Both parties support the military industrial complex. Both parties support the militarization of police forces around the country. Both parties support the mass surveillance of its citizens. Both parties do the bidding of their rich corporate and special interest benefactors. Both parties favor deficit spending for eternity. Both parties believe the government should expand its role in our everyday lives. Both parties do the bidding for and protect the Wall Street interests who really run this country." Saw "Exodus" this weekend. It wasn't half-bad. Had some good parts (the plagues!) and some bad parts (some of the story in the Bible was not in the film...some very important parts, IMHO). However, overall I was glad to see a Biblical tale on screen with modern CGI.
I also am very confounded by those who claim it was 'racist.' I have no idea where that came from. There was a mix of races shown. Never felt it had any black vs. white going on. Guess some people just want to find racism in everything these days. My family gave it a solid C+. |
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