Church singing ban strikes sour note with California pastor

Jolanta comments on Jul 11, 2020:

Funny how they have to "make noise", don't they think their God will hear them otherwise?

DenoPenno replies on Jul 12, 2020:

You have to "make a joyful noise onto the lord." :)

Whenever and wherever there is a religious group attempting to comingle their religious beliefs with...

linxminx comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Abortion for example!!! If the religious would stick to their own morals and beliefs, there would be no need for political debate/legislation/law on abortion. The politicizing of religion is because christians DO NOT FOLLOW THEIR OWN F%#CKING BELIEF SYSTEM!!!

DenoPenno replies on Jul 12, 2020:

In the bible there is no issue about abortion. This might be because a child did not become a child until it drew the first breath. Yes, it means that believers do not follow their own belief system.

What do you think about the real trump? [rawstory.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jul 10, 2020:

**He's the same lying piece of shit he was 40 years ago. I hated him then, and I hate him even more now.** KK, I hope I can borrow your words. They seem to describe it all.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 11, 2020:

@Lavergne They believed the Realty TV Show and thought he was a "successful businessman." That's really all they wanted to know about him.

COVID is Still Spreading, in Part, Because of Churches’ Irresponsible Decisions | Hemant Mehta | ...

Dyl1983 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

I'm so glad I'm Canadian!!!

DenoPenno replies on Jul 10, 2020:

@snytiger6 I simply reported what people told me in a "love it or leave it" sort of answer to my wishing I was Canadian. My remark involved current American politics. I have never looked into actually going to Canada in any way - visit or to live there.

At Least 82 Coronavirus Cases Linked To Missouri Sleepaway Camp : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

Larimar comments on Jul 10, 2020:

I live in Missouri......it sucks

DenoPenno replies on Jul 10, 2020:

Yes, Missouri sucks but I keep living here because of my low mortgage and total income setup. In other words, I have more money than a lot of people but I do not have all the things they have. I need few "things." Some people cannot live for a month with no income, and if they do their whole world is falling down.

Any body feeling more tolerant or less tolerant of religion after the last 6 months?

Pompey comments on Jul 8, 2020:

Still sympathise, after all they can't rely on themselves, so they blame / thank someone else for life. That's OK, afterall it's a free world - so far :) PS Great picture.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 9, 2020:

It is not a free world. I have to pay for things and this includes making money for all those who make money off of me. A lot of people today are waking up to this fact.

Tucker Carlson claims Tammy Duckworth hates America.

AmmaRE007 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

These people don't care about The USA at all.. only they care about their ability to control it. and profit by it. Tammy Duckworth's father was an American serviceman yes? I don't see why they would question her citizenship.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 9, 2020:

Then we have Donald Trump who will not show his birth certificate because he was born in Kenya. Sorry. He did show it once in court to prove to Bill Maher that he did not come from monkeys.

The Germ Theory of Spirituality [agnostic.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jul 8, 2020:

I do not know which IT you are talking about. Got any physical evidence? For most things science has evidence or dismisses things for lack of evidence. I do the same thing.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 9, 2020:

@skado Reality is not an it or a thing, has no mindset, and cannot be used in any way to prove how you got here. Maybe, if the "reality" is that you had parents. As for where you are going the end result of that is to the grave. While living you seem to have control of it, but not so much once you die. Sorry. I cannot fall in line and just keep on making it up. Religious people do that number but I no longer believe. I'm done.

The Germ Theory of Spirituality [agnostic.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jul 8, 2020:

I do not know which IT you are talking about. Got any physical evidence? For most things science has evidence or dismisses things for lack of evidence. I do the same thing.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 8, 2020:

@skado Red herring."God' is not a word for reality. God is a word that is used to explain everything including how you got here and where you are going.

The Germ Theory of Spirituality [agnostic.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jul 8, 2020:

I do not know which IT you are talking about. Got any physical evidence? For most things science has evidence or dismisses things for lack of evidence. I do the same thing.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 8, 2020:

@skado The many takes on spirituality and gods.

COVID is Still Spreading, in Part, Because of Churches’ Irresponsible Decisions | Hemant Mehta | ...

Dyl1983 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

I'm so glad I'm Canadian!!!

DenoPenno replies on Jul 8, 2020:

When I tell people I wish I were Canadian they all jump on me and say immediately that I could move there. Anything to divert away from what is happening to us all. Stupidity without bounds.

For a newish member who has messaging off, I hope you see this: You list that you’re agnostic, ...

Mb_Man comments on Jul 7, 2020:

There was once a time in my teen years when I called myself an atheist, but I still believed in heaven for a time (well, until the silliness was pointed out to me). And before that point, my unquestioned belief in a deity turned into anger after life took a drastic turn for the nasty. Looking ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 7, 2020:

This is why a lot of people keep believing. They think that every bad act needs to be punished and will be punished.

This is about stimulus checks but only the checks for seniors.

bingst comments on Jul 7, 2020:

If you're receiving social security and it's by direct deposit, then check you bank statements, as it was most likely direct deposited. The IRS's web site is in fact the place to check on the status of covid-19 economic impact payments. https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment "Who will...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 7, 2020:

@bingst I went there and put in dad's info and got a message that they had scheduled a check to be mailed to the address on file on May 15th, 2020. We have received nothing and do not know what they had on file. Now they say a follow up letter will be sent to that address. I think we have been screwed. Dad has a Direct Express card but nothing came on this either.

Meanwhile in the Edit for Lie Department of foxnews they been Busy editing out trump from accused ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 6, 2020:

But they left Melania in??? WTF???

DenoPenno replies on Jul 7, 2020:

@mcgeo52 Exactly. Trimming Trump out of the picture. Picture circulated for years but never believed by Trumpers so we fix it by trimming Trump out of the picture. It's like a couples pic in which one is trimmed out and the other kept in for personal reasons.

Meanwhile in the Edit for Lie Department of foxnews they been Busy editing out trump from accused ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 6, 2020:

But they left Melania in??? WTF???

DenoPenno replies on Jul 7, 2020:

Either Melania is now becoming the bad guy OR it is the proof of a doctored picture. :)

Fourth of July weekend gun violence in Chicago includes 17 killed, including 2 children, and dozens ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 6, 2020:

I get it but holding an office does not mean you can stop shootings.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 6, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez You've summed it up nicely. She is just another person who does not deserve to hold that office. Her actions are helping no one except maybe racist whites.

Florida Teen Dies After Mother Took Her to Church Coronavirus Party, Then Treated Her With ...

whiskywoman comments on Jul 6, 2020:

its got to be prosecutable to be that fucking dumb

DenoPenno replies on Jul 6, 2020:

Right now a lot of the world is that fucking dumb, and especially in the United States.

Happy Sunday! It's post your own question day!

Bierbasstard comments on Jul 5, 2020:

What's the last thing that you purchased that you have always wanted but kept putting off? This arrived on Wednesday and I had a little bit of time to begin messing around with it before leaving for our trip on Friday. It cost a bit more than I was expecting to pay but the discounted price made ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 6, 2020:

@Donotbelieve I understand your purchase but that would not work for me. :)

Trump took his girlfriend, Ivanka, to South Dakota This guy is sitting next to his daughter while...

TheDoubter comments on Jul 4, 2020:

what are his real urges?

DenoPenno replies on Jul 5, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez I think he is dating her. That's why Jared is not along.

What do neo-Nordic beliefs have to do with racism?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 4, 2020:

What race was Thor supposed to be? I'm sure he can be linked with the mythical white aryans.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 5, 2020:

@JimG Thank you but I'm sure these also are mythical.

I dont know how I missed this news intil now. Has anyone seen more on this?

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 4, 2020:

Repubs believe if they just delete science there will not be any climate change.😳

DenoPenno replies on Jul 4, 2020:

One Trumper at Rushmore reportedly said he could explain it all perfectly to us. He said "it is patriots against the communists." Trump is no patriot.

FOURTEEN failed rapture predictions in 3 MONTHS (1 of 3: Predictions 1-4)

Paul4747 comments on Jul 4, 2020:

On the other hand, Trump is about as far away from Jesus as I can think of in terms of world leaders, so,... we do have the Anti-Christ on the scene.... Too bad all the Evangelicals are excited about him for the wrong reasons, then.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 4, 2020:

@Beowulfsfriend Obama did usher in the Antichrist. He is called Donald Trump. On the serious end of this my religious friend claims Trump is not the Antichrist but Trump is ushering him in. Is it any wonder we are so screwed up as a nation? Look at all the crap we believe.

[washingtonpost.com] Ghislaine Maxwell arrested for prepping Jeffrey Epstein's sexual recruits.

KKGator comments on Jul 2, 2020:

About damned time!

DenoPenno replies on Jul 3, 2020:

@Redheadedgammy My view of why Epstein ended up as he did is because he procured these young girls and used them personally, then for a price made them available for others who wanted them. The massage business was almost like "rent a teen hooker" and they were made available to royalty and even Trump. Epstein knew too much and might have been killed to keep him silent. He also first became rich by convincing a former employer to give him a billion dollars. That man got the models for Victoria's Secret. Epstein knew a lot more secrets than Victoria.

So my parent's church which I visited for Father's Day is now experiencing members coming down ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 1, 2020:

Imagine a man sleeping with a handgun under his pillow. A phone rings and he quickly grabs the gun and blows his brains out.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 2, 2020:

@redhog Maybe because Jesus did not protect him from being stupid.

You know those good people that have it set in their heart, they are going to share their salvation ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 11, 2020:

I can agree and I do a similar thing. As a former believer I often notice how people claim they can be "moral" without god. I'm not trying to be moral. Morality is most often guided by your societal structure and does not come from gods. Especially the one that tried to kill everybody.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 2, 2020:

@K9Kohle789 So do I. Why is everyone striving to be moral?

I'm disappointed that a follow-up series of Person of Interest was not created starring Sarah Shahi ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 29, 2020:

I would have watched it. I saw every episode of the first series.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 1, 2020:

@kmaz My take on this is that Michael Emerson (Finch) and J. J. Abrahams as the producer just abandoned the possibility. Also, Emerson's wife was involved in that show "Person of Interest" as well. Possibly these people also controlled the rights to the program.

Since we are talking about dads it makes me remember mine (ours).

DenoPenno comments on Jun 21, 2020:

Nice pic and article. I got 2 Father's Day greetings today. One from my oldest daughter and one from a stepson. Nothing more, and it is likely because I cannot share religious fantasies.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 25, 2020:

@JackPedigo A day later my youngest daughter wished me a belated happy Fathers Day. She explained that Sunday is her laundry and house cleaning day and said she was all involved in that.

This Proposal Could Take the Place of a Second Stimulus Check [msn.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 21, 2020:

My healthcare kicked in during Obamacare. I use generic prescriptions on Medicare that was farmed out to Aetna and Coventry. I pay basically nothing for this. My current job is considered "essential" but my hours are now down to 2 days a week. This works for me. IF I get really sick I will start ...

DenoPenno replies on Jun 25, 2020:

@William_Mary You do indeed see individualism. I'm also pretty good at using the word "idiots." Possibly I use it to much and too openly. :)

I did something crazy today.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 20, 2020:

Maybe others involved secretly feel as you do. I'm shocked to find that the hypocrites in Washington start everything off daily this same way.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 25, 2020:

@bbyrd009 You are correct. Politics and religion do go together. Especially these days.

After Statue Is Toppled In LA, California Catholic Conference Of Bishops Says Father Junipero Serra ...

Jolanta comments on Jun 23, 2020:

So much misinformation it is astounding. Who to believe.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 25, 2020:

Who to believe? Certainly not those who are white and in power, wanting to keep power at all costs.

[getpocket.

richiegtt comments on Jun 25, 2020:

I just learned something interesting .I was never aware of this ridiculous practice.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 25, 2020:

Me neither, and quija boards stopped working for me once I grew up.

This Proposal Could Take the Place of a Second Stimulus Check [msn.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 21, 2020:

My healthcare kicked in during Obamacare. I use generic prescriptions on Medicare that was farmed out to Aetna and Coventry. I pay basically nothing for this. My current job is considered "essential" but my hours are now down to 2 days a week. This works for me. IF I get really sick I will start ...

DenoPenno replies on Jun 22, 2020:

@William_Mary My idiot comment? Idiot comments in my book are those who take a situation today and whip it or define it by those who are no longer in power. Before the plan I have now I had a company plan that paid 80%. Of course, I had to pay for that one and it cost $110 for two of us. You mention greed and profit and even try putting that on me as well. How am I greedy or profiting by having better healthcare? Do I see resentment?

Trump Is Lying More Than Ever: Just Look At The Data As of early April, Trump has told 23.

itsmedammit comments on Jun 21, 2020:

Yeah, he is a liar, always has been. My question is why did a huge liar get voted into office? The only answer I can think of is that the people who voted for him, my fellow countrymen, either do not care because they think he will make them rich, or they are just ridiculously ignorant.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 21, 2020:

@RiverRick Just this evening I was replying to some of his base in Texas that are relatives of mine. They think they know the truth and I know nothing, and Ted Nugent has it all figured out now. This got so extreme that they shut me out of the group. Most likely they erased all my 5 comments to "keep their conversations pro-Trump " and go on believing nonsense.

Well, maybe there IS a god after all.

K9Kohle789 comments on Jun 17, 2020:

Well what is it? She loves animals or hunts them? WTF why even mention it? “Jennarae Nicole Goodbar was killed in a tragic accident this afternoon,” the page reads. “She will always be remembered as a sweet, energetic, dog loving, hunting loving little girl "

DenoPenno replies on Jun 20, 2020:

@mtnhome As for the 12 year old being buried with her dog, why not? I once read of a rich woman in Texas being buried in her car.

Just seems very arrogant and delusional to believe you know what primitive fairytale God thinks and ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jun 16, 2020:

There are some 5.2 billion theists in the world today. Apparently time has enhanced interest in those stories rather than dissuaded the interest.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 20, 2020:

This is largely because people have to have answers and they get answers by connecting the dots. This is why the cloud in the sky "looks exactly like Jesus."

Recently in Facebook some religious nonsense came up so I had to post that every Christian worships ...

VictoriaNotes comments on Jun 19, 2020:

She prefers (needs) the blue pill. Pew Research found that roughly seven-in-ten (72%) Americans say they believe in heaven. Taking it (believing it) helps her cope with the loss of her son.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 20, 2020:

You are exactly correct here. I do not try to "convert" my daughters or anyone to atheism. I simply make my change of belief known to family or friends.

Who else is a naughty atheist who invites the Mormons and the Jehovah's Witness's into their home ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 18, 2020:

The JW's came into my family through grandpa. The ex and I used to feed them sometimes as they came over for dinner. They were more interested in her I believe because since the divorce I see them very seldom.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 20, 2020:

@Surfpirate I agree except that they are no more charlatan than any of the other religious charlatans. I came out of a group that said they were "full gospel." This would imply that others had a half gospel or maybe a third gospel. BTW, where is the Third Baptist Church? IDK.

The Boy Scouts, Which Bans Open Atheists, Now Offers an “Inclusion” Merit Badge | Hemant Mehta |...

Theresa_N comments on Jun 19, 2020:

The Girl Scouts are better in every way.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 19, 2020:

Maybe so but a Girl Scout should not be a Boy Scout.

Christian Conspiracist: Black Lives Matter and Antifa Leaders Must Be Executed | Beth Stoneburner | ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 14, 2020:

Anitifa means anti-fascist. It is not pronounced as "anteefa" like so many people do. Trump wants to fool you. In 1944 we had the biggest antifa movement in history going because we were anti-fascist.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 19, 2020:

@RavenCT Could be another case of Tanzania (Tanzan-eeh-ya) and (Tanzan-yah.) Many Africans believe they live in the latter state. It used to be Tanzanyika when Hatari was filmed there.

Who else is a naughty atheist who invites the Mormons and the Jehovah's Witness's into their home ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 18, 2020:

The JW's came into my family through grandpa. The ex and I used to feed them sometimes as they came over for dinner. They were more interested in her I believe because since the divorce I see them very seldom.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 19, 2020:

@Surfpirate What do you expect from an organization that has come up with the true name of god simply by asserting our language vowels into the unpronounceable name of god - JHVH. In my view the English language has nothing to do with Jehovah.

There might be a god after all.

xenoview comments on Jun 13, 2020:

tRump is a fool to hold a big public gathering, wonder how many new corona cases will come from it.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 14, 2020:

Of course, people now have to sign a waiver saying they will not hold Trump or anyone in the Tulsa event responsible if they get COVID-19. This is true and I am not making it up. Trump had to get back on the road and do those rallies again. Damn, I miss those Bush and Obama rallies, and I even bought their hats too.

God Damn Road Runner.

MissKathleen comments on Jun 10, 2020:

IS that a Coyote? They are usually pretty thin...and “mangey”.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 10, 2020:

That's because her never catches the Road Runner.

Dinner at my house.

Triphid comments on Jun 10, 2020:

Nice photos. I get a bit of a 'kick' when the native birds drop in to cadge a free feed here as well. About 10 years ago I started off with feeding 2 pairs of native crested wood pigeons, 2 weeks later the number grew to about 10, I think one of the originals decided to blab....LOL. Now, every ...

DenoPenno replies on Jun 10, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez What other side of he country are you from?

Neil deGrasse Tyson's Life Advice Will Leave You SPEECHLESS - One of the Most Eye Opening Interviews...

azzow2 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

This is the lesson Nikola Tesla tried to explain so many years ago.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 9, 2020:

Yes, but Tesla wanted to give us free things. Corporations wanted to make money.

Stolen from my friend on Facebook Blaming all cops for the thuggish and murderous behavior of a ...

SeptemberWoman comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Really tired of this weak argument that I hear every time this type of crisis occurs -- and there have been MANY occurrences. I don't hate cops. If someone's breaking into my place, I'm calling alllll the cops. I hate: The militarization of the police force. Municipalities are not foreign ...

DenoPenno replies on Jun 9, 2020:

Your last paragraph really hits it and is right on.

So - for those of you, like myself, who wouldn't mind finding a partner, it seems yet more ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2020:

I agree with you fully only I do have dentures. Some people don't give a damn about themselves enough to have them. I see more and more people today who only have 4 or 5 teeth. Disgusting!

DenoPenno replies on Jun 8, 2020:

@whiskywoman If they wanted to shop around they could find dentures at $200.

Texas GOP Leader: George Floyd’s Murder Was “Staged” to Create “Racial Tensions” | Hemant...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2020:

I read one about this that reported it was all staged to embarrass Donald Trump. OK. Some of the cops are now quitting because of the George Floyd murder in support of the cops that were involved in the killing. How does this woman justify that when it would indicate that cops do not like Trump? I ...

DenoPenno replies on Jun 8, 2020:

@Paul4747 I agree and see this more clearly now as I am getting older. People in general want a "connect the dots" world as it explains so many things we cannot explain. This is why that cloud in the sky looks "just like Jesus."

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature” | Hemant Mehta ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2020:

One of my wives was 16 and I went to a Southern state where it was legal. I regret the marriage but my only 2 children came from that union.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 8, 2020:

@Amisja Right now I have none. In my lifetime of 74 years there have been 4.

I had a really good conversation with a co worker this week.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Nicely worded. Today I went uptown to the local Christian mission place. It's a store that sells used things for profit and I was looking for some chair cushions I saw there the other day. They had already sold them but I was told they had to hold them 72 hours without anyone touching them to know ...

DenoPenno replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@MissKathleen I consider myself a political activist and the idea is to cause people to think.

So - for those of you, like myself, who wouldn't mind finding a partner, it seems yet more ...

2muchstupidity comments on Jun 6, 2020:

I hear ya!! I'm at the point where I like my own company rather than putting up with someone's "stuff" that I find intolerable. Oh, I just added wearing cowboy hats to my list...I hate them. They make you look like a "Trumpster!" Ugh..

DenoPenno replies on Jun 6, 2020:

I do not wear a cowboy hat because I am not a cowboy. Also, MAGA is a big joke.

Louisiana GOP Backs Child Marriage Bill: “A Lot of 16-Year-Olds Are Very Mature” | Hemant Mehta ...

SlippingBeauty comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Ah, the Phil Robertson bill...

DenoPenno replies on Jun 6, 2020:

Is that Phil or Pat?

Here Are Some Common Sex Myths That Everyone Really Needs To Stop Believing | IFLScience

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 6, 2020:

Pornography has given many, especially young males, unreal expectations about sex. That and the dearth of honest sex education in our schools and homes.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 6, 2020:

@whiskywoman I was never a prude and I just turned 74. I don't like some of the stuff they do onscreen. Much of it is degrading. I do not like others who have to degrade you.

A Quick Introduction to the Endtimes | Roll to Disbelieve: A Quick Intro to the Endtimes

AmyTheBruce comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Back when I was all young and full of the Spirit and crap, I had an agnostic friend who loved for me to tell her Bible stories. She thought they were a hoot! Stories of the end times puzzled her more than most, though. "But why would God go to all that trouble?" she'd ask. "Why not just 'poof' ...

DenoPenno replies on Jun 5, 2020:

There's always that crap of god having to go to extremes just so you can have your "free will." This is a very important part of the religion story for Christianity.

Anonymous released this, saying it is proof and information of Trump and Epstiens involvement in a ...

PondartIncbendog comments on Jun 3, 2020:

I would want to see a legal document.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 3, 2020:

A legal document for what? Trump believes in "grabbing them by the pussy" and Epstein was also his friend. Some Trump supporters claim Trump is in many pictures with others and it just happened he was in a pic with Epstein. As for grabbing them by the pussy, Trump gave us that one and added "you can do anything you want." Donald Trump is his own worst enemy. I believe in the Stormy Daniels case money was paid and then they swore an oath not to tell and did a document in other people's names.

Another heartwarming story showing us the beauty in our world.

PondartIncbendog comments on Jun 1, 2020:

If, I were to believe in a "higher power", I would think it would reward us for taking care of Earths animals.

DenoPenno replies on Jun 1, 2020:

Maybe not. This is because we also eat earth's animals.

Why to wear a mask.

Rodatheist comments on May 23, 2020:

The requirement of wearing a face mask is due to the need of health officials to calm people’s fears, and not because it helps in any way. Wearing a mask gives a false sense of security. There is nothing that a mask can do that cannot be accomplished with safe distance, even in the presence of ...

DenoPenno replies on May 27, 2020:

@Athena I went into Walmart and saw my friend Pat wearing a mask. I knew her instantly and then asked her how that was possible. A mask hides identity for Batman, The Lone Ranger, and others.

Is homosexuality a choice?

DenoPenno comments on May 26, 2020:

Christians tell you flat out that god did not create Adam and Steve. Since they believe man and woman are to procreate and "replenish the earth" they automatically understand that this cannot happen when people are gay. If you are homosexual you are going against the teachings of their book so being...

DenoPenno replies on May 26, 2020:

@Sgt_Spanky I can agree but we do have that word and it also gets used.

To me.

MissKathleen comments on May 25, 2020:

Good approach. I am tired of reminding people that my fb page is where I post my opinions and their fb page is when they post theirs. It isn’t a debate page. They don’t have to agree with me, but neither should they start anything. If they do, bye-bye.

DenoPenno replies on May 26, 2020:

I have people who show up on my page and want to argue, debate, or just call me names. I'm sorry. That doesn't cut it, and if you feel differently post it on your page and not mine. You get out of hand and I delete you.

A Man Coughed on a Wegmans Employee. Now He’s Charged With a Felony.

JackPedigo comments on May 25, 2020:

I have started to wear a mask when outside even when alone. It is pollen season and this does affect me. Also, every year I get a red nose and swear next year to use sun block (but forget). Now I don't have to. Guess a sign of the good person is a tan line across the face. Tan above pale below.

DenoPenno replies on May 26, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez I wish you a speedy recovery and hope you are soon back to full health.

[youtu.

dani2382 comments on May 23, 2020:

I told my mom that it doesn't matter if Biden or Trump is President. They're both different sides of the same coin. She's not a fan of Biden, but she wants him over Trump. I convinced my mom that it doesn't matter in the slightest. I'm scared for our bleak future.

DenoPenno replies on May 25, 2020:

You are correct about Biden but it DOES matter. With Biden you get a whole new cabinet administration and that means everything. We might have a Secretary of Education who actually knew something about education. Trump brought in his "very best people" and most of them are trying to un-do the EPA and other agencies that we really do need. Everyone deserves clean air and water, food and healthcare. This is a small part in why it matters.

I read in my local newspaper some Atheists are being blamed for burning down a church in ...

DavidLaDeau comments on May 24, 2020:

Christians "blame" the devil and the devil does not exist. So blameing means nothing. There is much speculation and only a rumor of a actual event. Much like when Jesus was made up. Lets see where it goes.

DenoPenno replies on May 24, 2020:

Here's a link I found. An atomic "A" smybol was used but it proves nothing really. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/us/mississippi-church-arson-coronavirus.html

Was Jesus a man who became mythicized or a myth that became historicized or something else?

DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2020:

Food for thought here. The bible as we know it today came into being some 300 years after the time of Jesus. Paul is credited with writing almost two thirds of the NT and claims he met this Jesus but it is not true. Jesus was an apparition in the sky only but did speak. How would this said Jesus ...

DenoPenno replies on May 24, 2020:

@LetzGetReal It becomes worse but no one sees it much today. At the turn of the century many preachers told the tale that Jesus in his resurrected and glorified body chose the scars, marks, and piercings he had endured as a permanent reminder of what he wet through, and all for us. LOL Remember that Doubting Thomas had to place his fingers in the holes of the nail scarred hands. If someone tried to kill your friend and he was beat half to death why would you not know him if you saw him? This is just more melodrama into the idea of "could a man really come back from the dead."

Death takes a Holiday?

MrDragon comments on May 23, 2020:

Wasn't there a movie about that?

DenoPenno replies on May 23, 2020:

Yes, there was a movie with that title.

COVID-19 pandemic myths are spreading faster than the virus. But Why?

of-the-mountain comments on May 22, 2020:

Mass media is following the line that everything that does not support the line of the medical community owned by the pharmaceutical industries is false!!! We are so douched 24/7 By news media with fear mongering and death tolls!!! Are we now reliving the Vietnam war in viral form as a ...

DenoPenno replies on May 22, 2020:

@of-the-mountain I'm done here. Your remarks show a lack of seeing what I'm trying to say. Back and forth from now until the end of time will not fix that.

Trump orders houses of worship to open [cnn.

Donna_I comments on May 22, 2020:

I know he is pandering to the Xhristian Right but by trying to kill them before the election seems an odd way to do it... but thats just me.🤷‍♀️

DenoPenno replies on May 22, 2020:

Maybe he wants good reason to "call off the election" or if he doesn't like the results just refuse to leave and have Barr look into it.

COVID-19 pandemic myths are spreading faster than the virus. But Why?

of-the-mountain comments on May 22, 2020:

Mass media is following the line that everything that does not support the line of the medical community owned by the pharmaceutical industries is false!!! We are so douched 24/7 By news media with fear mongering and death tolls!!! Are we now reliving the Vietnam war in viral form as a ...

DenoPenno replies on May 22, 2020:

@of-the-mountain Yes, they are mixing everything together like mixing a pot. Hard to see the truth isn't it? What I can tell you for sure is that polio and other diseases were whipped in my lifetime by vaccination and nobody got autism. As for your sources claiming people that Epstein met with and citing facts, big deal. Epstein was also very close with Donald Trump, so I recommend keeping American politics OUT of this pot that is being mixed so well. If that is not done you have to conclude that the entire world is in on the conspiracy that is being woven together. Most Americans think that and believe that American politics controls it all. They want to connect the dots. I rest my case.

A girl I work with told me yesterday that she hated the Democrats because they are the ones who gave...

Zster comments on May 21, 2020:

I was recently made aware of a "media outlet" that deliberately feeds this malarkey to the masses. I was frankly shocked and disgusted by the both the content and extent that it is being pushed. I am not sure which is more upsetting, that this is deliberately planted and spread, or that there are so...

DenoPenno replies on May 21, 2020:

I can agree with your every word. It isn't that I exactly wear my heart on my sleeve, but this gets more into the nonsense of hate and the degree of hate. Along with that you have to throw in lots of stupidity to get there.

Ga.

Dyl1983 comments on May 19, 2020:

Is it wrong that I broke out in laughter when I read this???

DenoPenno replies on May 19, 2020:

@Observer-Effect I hear ya and agree with your every word.

If God existed, ...I wouldn't want to be in his shoes

skeptic70 comments on May 18, 2020:

Animals do not believe in a god anyway.

DenoPenno replies on May 19, 2020:

How do we know that?

If God existed, ...I wouldn't want to be in his shoes

Borgovic comments on May 19, 2020:

That reminds me of world war two...you had Catholic Germans on one side praying to God to assist them in killing maiming and destroying the Allies....then you had the Allies praying to the same God to do exactly the same thing to the Germans....how bloody ridiculous.!

DenoPenno replies on May 19, 2020:

in the end a couple of people from that war became friends because they were not able to kill each other. They tied but remained unhurt because they were both Christians.

The simulation hypothesis has always bothered me as it requires a belief in the unprovable hence ...

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2020:

I like Tyson and I appreciate his knowledge but there is lots of this that I cannot buy. For us to get down to ideas of a matrix and a simulation it would appear to be something coming out of a computer age or a sci fi story. Our current conditions and limitations were here from the beginning ...

DenoPenno replies on May 18, 2020:

@shivasregal My DNA reference is in pointing out that the wonderous god in his wisdom only allowed mankind to find useful purposes in crime solving through DNA around 1980. I refer to it as a technology. DNA beginnings and when we started to use it are not the same thing.

Your grossly incompetent president called Obama's presidency "grossly incompetent"...

Tourirst comments on May 17, 2020:

With almost 100,000 dead, And Trump calling President Obama, "incompetent." Trump needs to be dragged out of his office and tossed in jail. Forever. If the GOP had any brains, they don't, the Dems and the GOP should hire President Obama for a year to get things on track. If they don't do this then:...

DenoPenno replies on May 17, 2020:

It could not happen to a nicer man. :)

Memorial day is coming up.

KKGator comments on May 17, 2020:

My aunt is the only one I know who still does that. I don't even go to cemeteries. Or funerals.

DenoPenno replies on May 17, 2020:

I might add that Memorial Day was originally for remembering our war dead. Someone must have gotten jealous because it has now been expanded to include your other loved ones. I'm sorry. Neither my mother nor my sister wore combat boots. Florists must love the day, however.

Your grossly incompetent president called Obama's presidency "grossly incompetent"...

LiterateHiker comments on May 17, 2020:

I call Trump the Orange Turd. # **Vote Blue. **

DenoPenno replies on May 17, 2020:

That's a good name for him. Vote Blue. If you do not do this does it mean you have enough money to take care of a loved one in a nursing home? Maybe it means that you yourself will never have to go to one. It's remarks like this that make others claim they will not debate politics with me. I don't debate. I just mention facts like this and I don't have to use names to explain the self-evident. Others are living in a fantasy world enforced by The Turd and our current regime.

I wonder how many churches will close for good due to covid-19.

ADKSparky comments on May 17, 2020:

They got a bailout from Congress. So many will survive

DenoPenno replies on May 17, 2020:

It would have had to be an illegal bailout.

Obama reminds us of what a US president should sound like.

Bobbyzen comments on May 17, 2020:

He speaks eloquently. It’s too bad he bailed out the banking industry and left homeowners bankrupt. Murdered civilians in the Middle East with unmanned drones. Expanded the immigration detention system and separated children from families—at least he stopped when he was caught! Repealed the ...

DenoPenno replies on May 17, 2020:

I read this and thought you were talking about Trump. After all, many are believing that Trump is "cleaning the swamp" by going after anyone in office before him. They even have enough guts to claim that the liar is a patriot. He almost makes me wanna stand at a ballgame and place my hand over my heart. That must be what patriots do. A good way of defending Trump is to talk about other people. Be sure and mention Hillary while you are at it because many Trumpers think both her and Obama will end up behind bars because of Donald Trump. I'm wondering when I should start laughing. Maybe I should have had a Hillary or Obama hat or flag. Thing is, I did an honorable tour of duty and do not wear hats or fly flags.

The simulation hypothesis has always bothered me as it requires a belief in the unprovable hence ...

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2020:

I like Tyson and I appreciate his knowledge but there is lots of this that I cannot buy. For us to get down to ideas of a matrix and a simulation it would appear to be something coming out of a computer age or a sci fi story. Our current conditions and limitations were here from the beginning ...

DenoPenno replies on May 17, 2020:

@shivasregal While I can agree with you some of the content of my post is ignored. Being able today to do super things with a computer does not mean we bring computer logic into speculation like a simulation. What about all the years we did not have this technology? It's kind of like saying "god does everything in his own time" so he waited until about 1980 to give us useful DNA.

I've long found this to be true.

Storm1752 comments on May 11, 2020:

'Pseudoscience' is beliefs mistakenly or fraudulently based on the scientific method. In conversations you often have casual references to something which is based on the scientific method, or is something with legitimate scientific (factual) underpinnings, so while not 'scientific' itself, are ...

DenoPenno replies on May 11, 2020:

@JohnnyQB My insurance lady says we just do not know what to believe anymore. I find this strange because I had no problems until the last presidential election.

Tom Cruise Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV in Syracuse, N.

DenoPenno comments on May 8, 2020:

I like him in some movies maybe because he is a good actor. I'm not sure i could like him as a person and I damned sure do not like his religion.

DenoPenno replies on May 9, 2020:

@Ray13 Isaac Hayes is another one. He voiced the character of "Cook" on "South Park" but claimed he was glad to have his character killed off because the creators of that series were "not kind to Scientology" which is apparently his religion. Oh, come on now! You believe humans have to be made "clear" because we are inhabited by the spirits of people from the planet Kolob that were once dropped into an Earth volcano. Hey, dude! The religion was made up by an alcoholic science fiction writer.

Mike Pence- The Mask of Zero and Other News. Hilarious!

DenoPenno comments on May 3, 2020:

Both Pence and the Orange Turd are a joke.

DenoPenno replies on May 5, 2020:

@LiterateHiker That's fine. I believe that I also stole it. LOL

Talking dirty. De-stigmatizing sex talk [youtu.be]

DenoPenno comments on May 2, 2020:

My view on talking dirty during sex is that I think it came about by others being told at a young age that sex was dirty. My opinion is that it never should be and I will never call you names. I also have a perfect safe word for sex games. It is called "stop."

DenoPenno replies on May 2, 2020:

@ToolGuy The woman in this video asked early on how babies were made. He parents should have told her about baby powder. LOL

LINK: US CITIZENS Spouses and CHILDREN being denied STIMULUS check.

SeaGreenEyez comments on May 1, 2020:

1.) They're not "illegal" they're "undocumented" (two VERY different things; 2.) Undocumented persons **have NEVER** qualified for federal social safety net programs in America, this is nothing new, and not inappropriate; 3.) It would be unlawful for undocumented persons to receive stimulus ...

DenoPenno replies on May 2, 2020:

@kimlaleona Law or no law, I read that Trump says if you are married to an undocumented person you will get no stimulus money. Right or wrong that seems very clear to me.

Religion was destroyed! By whom?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Reagan did not destroy religion. He destroyed the power of unions and invented "trickle down" economics. He ran the country as a Republic and started some of this nonsense we see today. It got to the point of 2020 and Trump through Libertarians who finally realized they only had a chance by "buying ...

DenoPenno replies on May 1, 2020:

@soobydoody607 DeVos, her brother Eric Price, the Mercers, etc. I reccomrnend the book "Dark Money." It explains backgrounds and how they were not getting ahead as Libertarians, then they bought into the GOP in a big way. Donald Stump is one of the by products of all that.

Is the concept of a personal God needed in some individuals?

DavidLaDeau comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Religion is a poison. Is the consumption of personal poison needed in some individuals?

DenoPenno replies on Apr 28, 2020:

But David, it said in Mark that believers could drink poison and it would not hurt them.

Anyone ever just get mentally fatigued and emotionally drained?

DenoPenno comments on Apr 28, 2020:

I feel drained by many things but I don't miss church or religion. I'm aware at 73 that it most likely means I will live out the rest of my life alone but I will not tolerate nonsense of any kind. I look on my past sometimes but do not want to repeat it.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 28, 2020:

@MusicManDre I have that problem with a buddy I grew up with. He is still Evangelical in his beliefs and often we are discussing current politics and he goes off into Revelation and what is happening today. I'm the one who studied to be a preacher and he wants to baffle me with his bible knowledge. Revelation barely made it into the bible and it was not the only choice. What I want to say but do not is this. There is no book from the Middle East predicting anything happening in America today. Wake up! When the book was written nobody knew America even existed.

This is a very mixed (sad and happy) story about the effects of extreme religion, and one trans ...

Observer-Effect comments on Apr 27, 2020:

I cannot see "Weedwackers'" posts anymore because I reported and blocked him, you should do the same. Look at his profile, its talk of "brown people" and other posts he has made. I believe it is a troll/fake account, its purpose just to spread division. I recommend everybody report him, just takes a...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 28, 2020:

So far I have blocked no one but often I want to. I get this feeling when die hard posters want to debate or think that my reply to something is a call to debate and the entire page ends up being me and them. OK, OK. I give up already. Enough please.

Johnny Weissmuller 1904-1984 Born in Freidorf, Romania.

Marionville comments on Apr 27, 2020:

I remember going to see Tarzan movies with Lex Barker at the Saturday matinees, I think he must have been the actor who took over from Weissmuller.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 28, 2020:

@Ray13 The Bruce Bennett Tarzan films were the ones approved by Burroughs and the role was played as an educated man like in the novels he wrote. Buster Crabbe was in a Tarzan film where he seemed like an idiot trying to rescue Mary. The problem with the film was that they only had half of it. The other reel was lost and Tarzan may have came out looking better if they had it. Everyone was trying to be Weissmuller at the time. I saw lots of Lex Barker Tarzan films but did not like him at all.

COVID-19: How to Destroy America from the Top Down This crisis is offering us a striking ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 26, 2020:

The biggest nonsense I see today is that so many want to claim COVID-19 is not real and is all about trying to take down an American president. Somehow the entire world is affected by this and it involves the two major American political parties. Fox news told them so. How in the hell could anybody ...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 26, 2020:

@William_Mary You summed it up very nicely.

Agnostic.com has been trying to achieve eradication of loneliness since its inception: [npr.org]

DenoPenno comments on Apr 25, 2020:

I'm lonely and** not** loving it. I should love it because I am doing the things I love to do but I was used to doing them knowing that others (or at least one other) were around somewhere. My mind said that I'm doing what I like and they are too. Sometimes we would talk and do things together but ...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 26, 2020:

@Surfpirate I'm not complaining claiming "I gave so much." My complaint is rather that the other side had to have so much more, and more than I could give. I cannot be involved with someone 24/7.

DATING SCAMS abound everywhere.

bobwjr comments on Apr 26, 2020:

They are everywhere

DenoPenno replies on Apr 26, 2020:

My most recent "scammer" is a woman named Jean who is a chef. I think she is real in her dating wants but she tries to lure people to her cheescake photos where she is obiviosly paid by clicks and likes. It means Jean is picking up some extra money. :)

What if no one thought to worship the imposable and no one invented religion.

242Foxtrot comments on Apr 26, 2020:

Guernsey. But despite my name, I'm a bit short on the investment-to-immigrate threshold.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 26, 2020:

I have a friend who lives in New Guernsey. I'm not sure she gets it when I call NJ that.

A different perspective; Is the fight against COVID19 worse than the disease?

sandrarocks83 comments on Apr 26, 2020:

One of 3 things will happen when exposed: 1. Your body will fight it off naturally, you won’t even know you were exposed 2. Your body will need help with medical intervention 3. You will die, nothing will save you.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 26, 2020:

Those three seem correct to me. One problem I have from listening to conservative radio programs today is that many are now starting to question that maybe they had it last year and did not know it. WTF?

What do you/people think about China's role in this epidemic?

Trajan61 comments on Apr 22, 2020:

I think they are directly responsible for millions of deaths worldwide. We need to quit doing so much business with them especially for critical items.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 25, 2020:

@Weedwacker Are you missing the fact that Trump raises the tariffs on China and Americans buying their many goods are paying the higher price because of this? It does not hurt China one bit.

What sayings would one have to stop using if they wanted to fully De God their life?

BestWithoutGods comments on Apr 25, 2020:

"Bless you" to someone who sneezes.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 25, 2020:

In this time of COVID-19 you do not want to be around anyone who sneezes and most likely you will not say anything if they do. You just gain more distance.

Citing a ‘primary outcome’ of death, researchers cut chloroquine coronavirus study short over ...

Chickenwing comments on Apr 24, 2020:

I don't know much about Chloroquine when medically applied but I do know that wasn't a controlled study. As for Trump telling people to take it, I've watched many briefings and he never did. He also never told anyone to drink disinfectant or eat tide pods but people are saying he did. No one should...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 24, 2020:

I was not aware that Trump told anyone to drink disinfectant or eat Tide pods. I'm not a Trumper but I don't think he went that extreme. I did hear that he was for Chloroquine and had also invested in it. As for whether he invested or not, I never followed up on the rumor. I have no idea what Trump invests in.

What is more damaging in Western societies religion or conspiratorial thinking?

SCal comments on Apr 24, 2020:

con·spir·a·cy /kənˈspirəsē/ noun: conspiracy; plural noun: conspiracies a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. "a conspiracy to destroy the government" Similar: plot scheme stratagem plan machination cabal intrigue palace intrigue...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 24, 2020:

@VeronikaAnnJ True, and especially right now in 2020.

Trump and Fox Now Both Silent on Miracle Cure Drug They Promoted Both President Trump and a ...

LucyLoohoo comments on Apr 23, 2020:

He's probably already dumped his stock!

DenoPenno replies on Apr 23, 2020:

Yes, I heard Trump had stock in the drugs. That's why he was pushing them.

So.

of-the-mountain comments on Apr 23, 2020:

At this point none of the numbers add up!!! Death rates and recoveries are being added up for all deaths and those recovering from the so called regular flu!!! Seems all other causes of death are also being lump in!!! Seems patient zero death in the USA might have occurred as early as last ...

DenoPenno replies on Apr 23, 2020:

Ahh. Now he is hitting it. I was back to work today after 5 days off and find all the Trumpers now saying our COVID-19 numbers are so high in the U. S. because all the deaths are being blamed on the virus. Man dies of a heart attack and the virus is listed as the cause. A person gets shot and the virus is said to be the cause. This seems like something right out of Fox News. It's a way of trying to make Trump look better. Sort of like when the hurricane threatened Alabama and Trump drew it in with his sharpie, then forced others to go along with it. If you can't say anything good about Trump you are "fake news" and it seems the move is on to make him look better. A man told me today he thought all this was fake because he had no proof of all these virus deaths. I asked him how this was all possible around the entire world if you want to believe this is some stunt involving Trump and the two top American political parties. That just seems a little far fetched to me. How in the hell would they pull that off? It's best to take COVID-19 as being 100 percent real.

What do you/people think about China's role in this epidemic?

Trajan61 comments on Apr 22, 2020:

I think they are directly responsible for millions of deaths worldwide. We need to quit doing so much business with them especially for critical items.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 22, 2020:

Yes, and we need to raise tariffs on them so that when they raise prices on their goods afterwards we Americas can pay more which effectively pays for the raised tariffs.

This article says everything that's wrong with healthcare in America.

273kelvin comments on Apr 22, 2020:

It can happen under universal healthcare to a certain extent. The NHS in the UK has had trouble with GPs. Consequently, people who had trouble booking appointments ended up using ER. These have of course lessened to very large degree during the pandemic.

DenoPenno replies on Apr 22, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez I almost always use a generic prescription.