Mad at god or don't believe?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 26, 2019:

I didn't do the poll. I'm mad at polls but the church world will say we are all "mad at god." Which god?

'In God We Trust' Signs Go Up In South Dakota Public Schools, As Required By Law : NPR

DenoPenno comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Just terrible.

Channels dropped My tv service provider seems to be fighting with CBS.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

I get 35 channels form St. Louis, Mo. with this antenna that I built myself after long experimentation. It's about 3 feet long and weighs a lb. and gets the major networks. Old antenna parts and aluminum from Lowe's got me going. This is a yagi antenna and it has 4 pick up elements as big as a man's thumb. You can see them in the middle of my design. I've mounted it over 30 feet high and on my tower. Setup is done by website and a compass just like a satellite dish. This is for over the air channels only.

An American dictator

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Way past time to get serious and Dump Trump.

I believe Mueller did a good job today however he could have been a little more purposeful regarding...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

In what way? How would any of that have stirred "patriotism" when Trump and his swamp have that word all bundled up to where his followers think they are "patriots." They even hug the American flag and people swallow and believe it. This is all about grabbing and holding power.

Put him in his place lmao

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

You tell him, AOC. Myself and many others are with you. Time to Dump Trump.

@Admin Please tell me the difference between humanist dot com and agnostic dot com.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

It is done this way so you won't go to alienist dot com.

God fearing

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Ask all the believers why they are afraid of god.

New Netflix series will expose secretive Christian group controlling Washington ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Does the series touch on the New Apostolic Reformation in any way?

This is sarcasm but then again.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Mueller made it plain that if Trump was not a "sitting president" he could be indicted and that action could be taken when Trump is no longer in office. Trump and his GOP morons claim Trump is "completely exonerated." Apples has become oranges in this game of great distraction.

Judge: Trump and His Children Must Face Multilevel Marketing Fraud Lawsuit [thedailybeast.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Why not? Trump started a fake university and his family also had a fake charity that was set up only to help them. This is the kind of people that they are and Trump doesn't like media who is not kind to him. It's time to Dump Trump and his entire family.

Would you be willing to pay extra for biomass-based synthetic gasoline?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

No. I think it is time to develope and promote another fuel source entirely.

What does it mean when men say they are god-fearing men?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

It's an old term but "god fearing" means you are a believer and you know god could do bad things to you. Anyone remember the old Merle Haggard song where he sings "momma used to pray my crops would fail?" This is the religious momma praying for her god not to let this son who has strayed prosper in any way. This is Christians for you. Myself, I just pass off the saying by asking "why are so many people afraid of god?" My stepdad used to say I was "going to split hell wide open." I thought Jesus did that.

I started a retail job in the inner city a couple of months ago.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 25, 2019:

It sounds like my situation as I work for a company with a very religious background. I told these people that I once studied to be a minister but did not go that route. I think a few of them suspect when they hear me talk, but I never told anyone I was atheist. Doing so would not work to my benefit.

I think most people just might be deluded enough into believing we will actually survive a Trump ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I share your sentiments. Trump would like to stay and he says the Constitution allows him to do **whatever** **he wants. **Now all he has to do is tell others that 3 times His GOP that likes to stay in power already believes him.

A few suggestions for the guys on dating sites: First, post a picture of YOU and not some actor.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I work with guys who drive big beasts of as truck and still live with momma. One such guys chews and says he is not going to quit and he has chewed since high school.

Its gonna be an interesting day on Twitter

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I avoid Twitter because I would surely get in trouble for attacking the much conflicted Donald Trump.

ICE releases U.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

ICE does need to reply and explain just why they had a US born 18 year old in their custody. Are they simply trying to comply with the befuddled Donald Trump to keep their jobs or is this a racial thing?

Looking forward to the HBO show His Dark Materials.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I will have to check that one out, Lulu.

Who knows anything about cable companies, their program offers, or their outrageous prices?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I get the 35 St. Louis, Mo. stations with an antenna that I have made myself. Less than 3 feet long and maybe a lb. in weight. I still pay Spectrum $110 a month because of a landline and high speed broadband. Investigate the Internet TV choices for your cable needs and you can might get streaming TV for $30 or so. I also use third party aps to stream TV and I watch almost anything in the world that interests me. I'm an old pirate.

Addressing another attempt by the Trump Administration to insert Christianity into American ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Human rights has nothing to do with conservative Christian morality. These days I want nothing to do with it either.

Trump says Constitution gives him power to ‘do whatever I want’ - The Washington Post

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Trump wouldn't know the Constitution if it bit him in the ass.

Just in case you need a little pick me up this morning.... 😋😊

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Thank you, Cutie. I needed that. :)

The Case of Al Franken | The New Yorker

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Al Franken got railroaded and he gave in too easily. If he was GOP he would be yet in office today.

America seems to have a Facist Dictator President.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

This might be exactly what is going on. Too many are terrified of Trump and it is past time for Trump to leave by any means possible.

'BLAME' Is it ever useful?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Blame is never useful. If you broke the eggs and the eggs remain broken what is the blame all about? I think people became misguided and blame became a method of control.

How Much Do We Know about the Prime Minister of Pakistan?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I think Melania wants to replace Donald with him. He seems to make her smile more.

About a year ago, the long-serving president of American Atheists, David Silverman, was asked to ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Good news. I have never met David but I like his words and his books. He hits it all right on the head without beating around the bush on any issues.

My relatives, when they find out I'm an atheist:. "Do you worship the devil?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

They always ask that question. I get static for it but I'm like "they come out of the same book so what are you talking about?" It's all a big club and hard for me to see that anyone "worships" anything.

Report Shows How War Profiteers Are Now Refugee Profiteers, Too | Common Dreams News

DenoPenno comments on Jul 23, 2019:

I believe this. Illegals are good for sex trade and many other things.This is why US Courts allow children of illegals to be "adopted" and then the records are sealed.

Body found in grocery store after 10 years.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 23, 2019:

I've been in a few grocery stores that smell like they are hiding dead bodies.

Not sure how I got here, but movies like this bring back great memories.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 23, 2019:

I used to watch this stuff all the time.

What is the worst date you've ever been on?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Wise decision. I once took a young lady to a restaurant when she decided to shake up the ketchup and the lid came off if it. We never dated again.

They say patience is a virtue I figured 15 bucks plus another five bucks to have it shipped wasn't ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Nice shirt and color.

It's my birthday. I'm 39 today.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Happy Birthday. I barely remember being that age. Too many lifetimes ago.

This is a post in response to another thread where someone was accused of being an ableist for ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 23, 2019:

I agree with your every word here. I was banned from the FB version of Atheist Experience for using the word "lame." I use a desktop computer and apparently did not respond to their objections quickly enough so they banned me. You cannot argue with their decisions anyway. Apparently "lame" refers to those who cannot walk and we all know it is not their fault that they cannot walk. "Lame" is used in the KJV bible when Jesus healed a lame man. Personally, I have never known a lame man or any person who has "went lame." Maybe your horse might "go lame" but in my lifetime I've not heard this used when speaking of a person. Then I post saying some idea is "lame." Does that mean the idea is crippled and cannot walk? Only when you are scared shitless of trying to offend some handicapped person and the offense is in one biblical translation only. The entire ruling is rather lame.

Why I left christianity video

DenoPenno comments on Jul 23, 2019:

OK, so he left Christianity and went for some other religions trying to explain them as he goes along. He has traded one "ism" for another and appears to have some strong desire to worship something. Why? Look at his other titles that come up after this video plays.. When I left Christianity I was no longer "hungry." I am rightfully done with all of it. I have studied too much of it.

I feel guilty.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Now I bet she is really confused. Time to talk now. Many parents send kids to church and Sunday School in order to have more alone time. It backfires on you in the end.

Church More Dangerous For Kids Than Transgender Bathrooms | Michael Stone

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

In my military days in Nurnberg, Germany there were unisex bathrooms watched over and kept clean by one attendant. It was OK to tip her if you wanted to. I never heard of any problems with this.

My new Facebook cover photo, I really wish I could just live in peace

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

This is exactly what happened too.

America is an Idea (and It's the Right That Hates It)

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

What the right hates is democracy. They think they are supporting the original ideas of the Republic. This is why you hear them say they "don't want to see your tax dollars go for healthcare." In fact, under the Republic only land owners voted and most of them had slaves who were not white. Is this racism and white supremacy? No, not to the right. They gerrymander and make excuses for original American ideas. This is so people of color cannot be equal and to the right they never will be.

How do you like this guy? Me likey... Don't tell my bf Frankie...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Looks like some actor they had play Jesus once.

Paragon Of Corruption At Trump Interior Draws Eye Of Congress | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

I'm 73 and I agree with your statement. Trump has the most corruption ever. When he appoints someone to head an agency he often picks a person who in a previous job tried to cripple that agency before as his new head man. Am I the only one who can see that Trump is trying to tear everything down? Why do people continue to make excuses for this man?

Mindfulness Meditation is not just a trend, in keeping ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

I have a great deal of mindfulness. I think it comes from my desire to know everything and the realization that such knowing is impossible. Over the weekend I rebuilt a swivel chair mechanism and a door lock mechanism and I'm very happy with this. I did them both before but found out this time how to do it better. In truth the swivel chair should be thrown away and I could have spent $15 to do the door lock mechanism. Doing it "my way" I learn more things and also save money.

Who are the REAL crazies . . . ?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Very true.

How do you motivate yourself to exercise?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

I still manage to do a warped version of circuit training 3 days a week. I try to do this the Jack LaLanne way but my efforts are more lazy these days. Also for best results go from one exercise right into the other and do this for a least an hour. I'm doing good if I do half that.

The God of Love had a really bad week (Opinion) - CNN

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

All of it plays directly to the conflicted in America. Under trump the words "suffer the little children" has even taken on a different meaning.

We are distracted citizens alright!

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

All of this is some of the distraction that the powers that be want us in. By dividing us this way they can control us. Most people will be at different levels of things but those who want to make money off of us want to manipulate the levels.

Some people actually believe geezus died for their sins even though it says in the very same book ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Jebus had a bad weekend and people want you to believe he was almost beat to death too. All this and one gospel has him dying at noon while another says it was 3 PM. What? No eye witnesses or people wearing a wrist watch. Must have been written much later than the said event.

Watching The Mist and of course the scariest part is the unhinged fundamentalist that plays on the ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

A bible thumper might tell you this is totally possible and start quoting Revelation. The good thing about "The Mist" is that it has good people characterization and draws you in so you want to keep watching.

US-Born Marine Detained By ICE Was Carrying His US Passport

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

**Ramos-Gomez was arrested by the Grand Rapids Police on Nov. 21 on suspicion of attempting to start a fire in a stairwell at a hospital and trying to reach the facility’s helipad, according to his attorneys and local law enforcement.** I have done a copy and paste above to show exactly how this unfortunate event happened. Throw in Trump's current racism and you have police who might even think his documents are fake because of the possibility of terrorism.

I agree that making fun or otherwise criticizing someone's religion is in bad taste and can be ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

If it is ever **NOT** OK to criticize religion the end effect would be to protect such religious belief. I do not care if remarks on your beliefs have made you uncomfortable. Sometimes we need this in order to bring about change. No belief should be coddled or encouraged.

The god of the gaps will never die, so long as personal subjectivity prevails.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

You can live without the mysterious. The key to this is finding out what the big mystery is about and then you can explain the mysterious.

I have a question for the people that are 100% certain that no gods exist. How are you THAT certain?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Could some sort of "gods" exist? If the answer to that question is ever "yes" we will certainly find that such beings have nothing to do with any of our "holy books" as well as find that the beings did not want to have any interaction with us. This negates the entire question to ideas coming out of our "holy books" coupled up with wanting to know where we came from. In a lame way that makes it a legitimate question but I see no way that it has a positive answer. It is human nature to want to know things. Religion falls into the category of experience where others just keep making it up.

Did you believe in ghosts ?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Yes, when I was a theist. The main reason why is that the bible speaks of ghosts and spirits. Once I debunked the book it is impossible to believe any of it. These days I can hardly even watch a good horror film without laughing.

Very depiction of evil

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

I think this is Trump's daily agenda. His first wife said he admired Hitler a lot and had a book on him.

Ask yourself this question: are you really better off now then you were before became President, why...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Trump only affects my mind frame so far. Everything else is yet the same, but I am so tired of morning "Trump tweets" ruining my day. I do not care about this buffoon and don't want to hear what he said, tweeted, or thinks on every issue. Currently I have this under control by simply NOT turning on the morning news. It's easier to get news from the Internet.

Would you honestly stay in America if Trump wins again

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Moving out of the USA would be too costly for me. If I was a rich man I would do it. I would enjoy Thailand or Kenya pretty well.

Hi everybody.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Good luck to you. I have never been to Canada and my only problems with it would be that it is colder than here. Otherwise I would have no regret in going or living there.

Why do Americans pay so much for prescription drugs? [bbc.co.uk]

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Big Pharma mostly. As for myself I take 3 prescriptions as a generic and my usual cost is zero. My ace in the hole is my Veterans card where currently most medications regardless of price can be purcahsed for $15. If I move on into real insulin shots later I might have to start using this VA card.

The biggest hoax that islam produces is Qur'anic science and for Christianity,it will be ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Yes, but Qur'anic science is a fact long after the fact. This makes it totally unreal. My example is that black holes are the "vacuum cleaners of the universe." This is a modern concept that nobody would have thought of before vacuum cleaners were invented. Prior to 1860 I'm not sure what Islam would have viewed black holes as, or if they were aware of them at all. Creationism is simply an "ism." Today believers want to say "creation science" and try to get this taught in public school classrooms. The problem is that there is no science in creation. It's an apples and oranges issue.

When did I start to hate summer?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

I could live in a "forever September" setting but I do like summer. Even if I stay inside I like summer. My AC is set on 77 and I have ceiling fans and sit around naked. It's OK. Nobody can see in but I can see out. If someone comes to the door I slip on a robe. If you wanna be 60 degrees now and then switch to almost 90 in th winter you are only making yourself sick. Temps at 60 degrees would freeze me to death.

Josh and Shannon Harris separation: The author of abstinence book I Kissed Dating Goodbye is ending ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

It might have been worse. He could have been in the "forever marriage" to wake up and discover that it was now all over.

I have wondered this for many years.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

I use the word "god" because everyone else does. It is an expression that has nothing to do with a creator. I have not and never will use "dog" to replace it with, as many people do. I don't see the point. Use of the word "god" is similar to use of the words "shit" and "hell." If I say "Jesus Christ" it also has no religious implications unless it is a religious discussion.

A world without religion?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

I think if we had a world without religion some idiots would come along and invent one. A short time later one or two people from the first group would start a second group. After this went on for a while we would have what we have today. Maybe different names but the same old thing. People are sincere but bizarre. In my early church daze we had a man who left the church because they would not agree with him that he had died and was brought back to life through prayer. The church agreed with the prayer part, just not the resurrection.

Be judgemental.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Religion divides everyone. That's why there are so many different kinds of religion. IF people want to be believers and one brand of religion does not suit them they will find another one that does.

Do you think that studying the history of the world helping to make everyone become agnostic or ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

History is important but it differs with each culture. The real death of gods comes about through science and the Internet. 1950 has flown out the window forever. Believers want to bring it all back by creating their own fake Internet sites but this is not working for them. Neither is phony Ark amusement parks.

So the bible says that those who are "chosen" are known by god before they are born, or when they ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

The paradox here is that it is so important that god cannot force you to become a believer so "free will" is necessary. At the same time god knows everything in advance. I mean all about everything. Then we next have the question of "just what is the point in all this?"

This is going to be a long post, with math .

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

A flooding of the entire earth is more than impossible. Believers go with it "because the bible said so." I once heard of a geologist who claimed that the Grand Canyon was a left over proof of the biblical flood. This prompted me to say that maybe if we looked closely in the bottom of the canyon we might find a large bathtub type drain stopper.

Rand Paul lies through his teeth. Watch to the end. [facebook.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

He's the gutter snipe.

"Send her back" who in the first place gave Trump all that powers?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

"Send them back" is an old white supremacist chant that those of "pure blood" came up with back in Hitlers days and it was used at rallies before a "final solution" was arrived at. People fail to mention this and I wonder why. It shows exactly what we are dealing with and was a dog whistle to Trump's base. BTW, Trump does not have all this power. He wants us to think he does and he will keep on trying until one day he has all the power. This is exactly why he must be stopped now.

And people think republicans are not racist

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I see this fully. It also came to my attention on conservative talk radio that they said Trump could not be racist "because he praised the Mexicans for now having 21,000 of their own troops to help stop our border crossings." If it is true it means they are doing what he had demanded. How can you take Trump's remark on this as proof he is not racist? It's just another apples and oranges remark.

Big game hunter killed when shot elephant collapsed on top of him

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

It could not have happened to a nicer man.

Trump: If you thought you knew just how stupid his supporters could possibly be, there's this! ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Very scary! I work with a man about my same age who says he likes Trump because he tells it like it is. My take is that** Trump tells it the way he wants it to be.** That is the difference.

This always made sense to me: “Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I like that and can easily believe it.

Remembering dreams only occurs if you wake immediately after or during a dream.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

My flying dreams were mostly while I was a younger man, but anything is possible. I often find that it is a means of travel and the past is also available to travel. Some things can be learned but not like films or novels portray them. Mostly my dreams today express some anxiety that may have been present as I went to sleep. Since the mind is not fully asleep I find that outside influences like storm or rain may become part of the dream experience and add to the dream setting. By all means write down the dream experience in the first 15 minutes of it will be lost forever.

IS MONSANTO SATAN?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

The big problem with conspiracy theory is that it ever changes and is often based on some old writings like Revelation in the bible. This makes it usable by any person who wants to manipulate the people for any reason whatsoever.

I'm actually kind of surprised today; I thought the generation before mine in my family at least ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Be whoever you want to be. Imagine white people sitting around eating watermelon without the plantation. Better yet, can we believe that the whites who owned the plantation never ate watermelon? I hate when people give me things like this as a stereotype.

The following is a piece I recently wrote to an old friend turned right-wing and religious: Jim, ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 20, 2019:

All I know is that socialist ideas are one thing and a socialist government is yet another. Social security is OK and so is socialized medical care. Hard core conservatives fight it and the base reason is money. They claim it takes too much money while their basic plan is to continue making money in the current system. We have always had these ideas and put some of them to work for our betterment. Programs becoming the law of the land is OK. When these same programs govern the people it all goes rotten. This seems to be something that conservatives never catch on to. They cannot distinguish the difference.

And they are serious about their "reporting." Jerry Springer journalism at its finest.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

She is quoting Trump and the Fox spin puts the profanity on her. Trump's base will believe this hook, line, and sinker. People are so conflicted but I think they want to be conflicted. It gives their lives meaning.

2022.... King Trump's second term in office.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Total destruction complete with MAGA armbands.

The real midlife crisis confronting many Americans

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Many woke up to find the nightmare of "The American Dream." The bottom fell out of everything and it proved the be the big lie. People tried to keep it going working 2 jobs. Many times their kids still lived with them and they also have a senior parent to worry about.

Why do people resent having a christian witness to them?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

It makes a lot of sense.

In the beginning God told Adam and Eve not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, and Evangelicals have ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Exactly correct. Keep in mind that god did not like mankind for not doing what he said and he condemned us to populate the earth through incest. This was possible because of the extra long lives people lived then. Something about this pissed god off also even though it was his plan. The second time around he drowned everyone except for 8 people and the animals, saving them all on a big boat, and he started that same plan of incest once again!

Very disturbing vision early this morning.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

For those of us still alive and others wanting to investigate history we will know it was all a diversion.

The whitehouse now

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Fascism has come to America and as predicted it is wrapped in the American flag.

The true tragedy of trump

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

In my case this has resulted in a lost friendship with a man I have known for 50 years. We still speak but no longer go out of our way to be friends or talk on the phone. We no longer visit each other. The man is not into politics and not super bright but our split came when he told me in all sincerity that "Trump has done more for us in a short time than all the presidents before him." I exploded on him and the Trumper made this remark long before Trump himself said it at the NATO meeting where he was laughed at. Later Fox and other media played the video and cut out the laughter. I don't think my former friend even reads news in any form. To fact check might mean it was "fake news." He simply believes what he wants to believe.

I took my kids down to the beach to play at the playground (they are 10, 12 and 13 🤪) and catch ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Nice pictures.

This post is about grief.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

I agree with you 100 percent and I think you have amazing views on life and grief. I'm sorry for your losses but adore your mental state. Remember that just as it is OK for us to admit we do not know everything, it is also OK to cry sometimes. This is not a weakness. It is an emotion.

Posted this on my Facebook page and my Christian friends are up in arms.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

You hit them too close to home. Trumpers know that Trump is "of god" because Pence is a breath away from giving America that "Christian nation" status that so many think we have. Pence is one of those who fall right in there with the New Apostolic Reformation.

Are we, (The US,) engaged in a great civil war?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

An old strategy to sell goods and products galore was to "create for the king an enemy." This has always worked well. In times of war you could even sell to both sides. This progresses into modern times with people selling Widgets and how everyone needs a widget and their widget is the absolute best. It makes you ask what happens when we have no more widgets? That is when you start confliction. Simply cause everyone to become conflicted. The result is that you have many different people believing many different things. If you sell your bill of goods properly some will always buy your product and may even be willing to fight others along the way. I'm not just talking car sales here or Facebook showing you pages you have recently viewed on the Internet. Let's take it deeper. America is divided and conflicted. This happened to us because others wanted our money and also our support. The "products" being created are different models of how they think we would want our world to be. It made money, got some people killed, and also got people like Donald Trump elected. The left is as guilty as the right and once Trump is in power nobody knows exactly what to do any longer. The American Dream is dead. You might work 2 or more jobs and still think it is alive and well, but you are being taken in by both sides. Your conflict might be that you will not admit this. It has to be happening because of non-white and not entitled people. You might see that Donald Trump is not exactly right on things but he is close enough for you. You don't want to miss out. You want to make sure that "you get yours" and that it is not stolen by some unworthy group or person. At the moment this is the state of America's new great civil war. The powers that be are not very civil. A wrong move here could bring this into a real warfare.

This post is about the funeral service.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Yes, it is creepy but it sounds like your family got through one of the hardest times in life and did it all very well. Condolences on the loss of your mother. I'm also seeing something here that your post shows very plainly. Believers and non-believers can have good relationships even when they are married. I think you must have a remarkable family.

There's this guy in my class (I go to a tech school) who I befriended.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 17, 2019:

He wants to make you dance the Christian jig. He would love to see you praying and blurt out "Oh, Jebus, I am so sorry."

I wonder what would happen if Twitter banned Trump from posting tweets.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 17, 2019:

If this ever happened I might consider a Twitter account. I resent that the news media is a non-stop bombardment on everything Trump. I don't give a rat's ass about Trump in any way except that he is the poorest POTUS in our entire history.

Michael RUSE: "Dawkins et al.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 17, 2019:

I'm one of the old atheists.

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DenoPenno comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Your "Joe and Mary" story does not hold water. Let me tell you why. During that time frame there were many that were said to be "god men" and "saviors." They were all born of virgins.

What is it that makes holy water holy.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Holy water is holy because the holy person says holy water is holy. You can also anoint a sick person with olive oil and pray for them. If this does not work do dinner.

I am not an atheist.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 17, 2019:

I'm an agnostic atheist. This is because if I tell you with 100 percent certainty that there are no gods it is up to me to produce the evidence. I have none, but you can call yourself whatever you like.

Are you voting?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Yes, I am voting. There are more drastic measures that you can take but voting seems to be the one with the best personal outcome.

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DenoPenno comments on Jul 15, 2019:

Do we need to have a resolution condemning Trump's racist tweets? This is a "common decency" question but today nobody has any common decency.