Blessed to share God’s creation.

birdingnut comments on Mar 4, 2018:

I see that a lot on Facebook. If there is a photo of beautiful scenery, or an animal, often someone will start gushing about wasn't God wonderful to make that scene, or that beautiful Freisian horse, apparently not realizing that humans breed different horse breeds. I just figure that it's ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 4, 2018:

My kids tell me not to spoil their god belief for them. They claim to "believe in god in their own way." I tell them this is a great problem with god belief. No evidence and everyone wants it their way.

What would you define as critical human rights?

silvereyes comments on Mar 3, 2018:

Equal opportunity for education and jobs regardless of physical attributes or other external prejudices Access to health care, food, housing, and anything else that falls under the umbrella of a need The right to be different, speak one's mind, and do what one wants with their genitals-- so long ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 3, 2018:

I hope that doing what you want with your genitals does not include mutilation or pain. Just sayin.'

What are some double standards that bother you?

Rideauxb comments on Mar 1, 2018:

8 years bitching about things Obama did or did not do that past and current republican presidents have done or did not do.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 2, 2018:

As it looks right now Obama will likely be our last great President. Trump von Klownstick could never hold or be any comparison to him.

What are some double standards that bother you?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 1, 2018:

I try to avoid people with double standards. It's hard to do. I work with white supremacists (not everyone) and just found out yesterday that a man I know favors the KKK. I know all these people but have to watch my tongue So many think that because I am white I should "be proud that I am white." ...

DenoPenno replies on Mar 2, 2018:

@MaryApplin I'm divorced now but while we were married very few people said anything against us racially. At least I didn't hear it. Now that Trump is in the racists think I should be like one of them. If I hear bad words I say openly that I do not use those words, but you have to be careful in order to keep your job. Trump doing away with everything since FDR. We don't need hate. We need good leaders again.

Suggestions accepted

BawdyEclectic comments on Mar 1, 2018:

Just hope he stays healthy. We're one heartbeat away from Pence and his Christian dystopia. Hopefully Congress will go blue in November and they can shut him down.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 2, 2018:

Pence and the New Apostolic Reformation. In other words, they represent that same god and Jesus that so many just know helped us found America so we can worship them in Freedom. This is the god that gave us our laws and belongs in our courts system as well as public school system. This is the Kentucky Ark god and the Museum of the Bible god.

What are some double standards that bother you?

Meep70 comments on Mar 1, 2018:

Hair. It is taboo for a man to have long hair in certain circles, and to be accepted, he must wear it short. A woman can wear her hair how she likes.

DenoPenno replies on Mar 1, 2018:

People get the modern hair thing out of scripture. Even so, hair length was longer in men in biblical times and in the time of Lincoln.

I'm struggling and looking for advice.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 27, 2018:

I do sympathize. I'm divorced and 71, living alone and doing much like I did in younger life. I have a very cheap mortgage and do not want to move. (Maybe if the woman was super rich.lol) Friends tell me you have to take chances, etc, and to me it does not mean giving up what little I have to take ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 27, 2018:

@Nottheonlyone You have every right to do things your way and do what makes you happy. I'm also not sure I should be alone. It's just that things change, times change, and people change. Honestly I'm not good at change.

I always had doubts about the story of Lot.

MarcIveson comments on Jan 13, 2018:

None of it happened ... Easy

DenoPenno replies on Feb 27, 2018:

Some are so dumbfounded that even today they point of a rock that is supposed to be the "pillar of salt" that was once Lot's wife.

Relationships and "Gods Will": Did you or someone you know marry the wrong person as a bi-product of...

xamountofstars comments on Feb 5, 2018:

Yes. And the experience convinced me to never date within the church again. The first guy I was ever engaged to was abusive and I never realized it until about half a year after he broke off the engagement when a therapist gave me the heads up. Took me awhile to come to terms with it, but it was ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 27, 2018:

I have a religious friend who got a divorce after 20 plus years of marriage. God had put the 2 of them together and they had children and went to church every time the doors opened. Today he is on his second marriage and into it by 22 years. I hope that this time god has finally made up his mind.

This talking cougar will have you laughing!!!

Paul628 comments on Feb 24, 2018:

Beautiful animal. I would not want to hear that sound if I was walking around at night. YIKES!

DenoPenno replies on Feb 24, 2018:

It can go from that sound on into something that sounds like a woman's scream. No, you do not want to hear that at night. Panthers make a similar noise.

Atheism

Heart_Truth comments on Feb 22, 2018:

I consider myself agnostic. I was raised fundamentalist apostolic apocalyptic crazy Christian and left at age 24. There were no options for me as a child. It was all hellfire and brimstone and spankings and the world will end in 2000. My doubts started as I began to realize the prejudice that ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 24, 2018:

Due to a modern bad numbering system it was said that the earth would end in 2000. Even in the Buybull it constantly said god did not want "numbering of the people." Oh, wait. End in 2000. It's already 2018.

I can't believe I only just found this out now, but New Zealand's famous blind bi sexual goose has ...

Anonbene comments on Feb 23, 2018:

I'm pretty sure it's a universal thing that humans and animals with penises will stick said penises into anything.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 24, 2018:

My penis has a few restrictions. There are a few things it doesn't want to make a habit of.

Asking for prayers....?

geeky1965 comments on Feb 24, 2018:

My question is if they believe in heaven and god, why do they fight to live? Why do they try all the chemo, medications, and surgery to stay alive when "god is calling them home"?

DenoPenno replies on Feb 24, 2018:

Good question. It's coz they "have their doubts" about god and religion. Remember that the Christian has this "hope" of eternal life in Jesus. It is a "hope" because nobody knows for sure.

Religious suffering

EmeraldJewel comments on Feb 21, 2018:

I spent day and night always paranoid that everyone was going to Hell that I loved and I could remember a time I was convinced that if I didn’t convince them to get saved I’d be the one to pay for it. I also remember hating myself because I thought I was this evil sinner, who didn’t deserve to...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 23, 2018:

Yes, it was US who helped crucify Jesus and nail him to a cross. Poor Jesus. He probably got nailed more than anybody else and it hurt him the most. I think they used extra nails on him. (Cry now) We made it worse by not believing and we were the worst sinners. Come to Jesus right now for only $19.95. Tomorrow may be too late. Going up to $35.00 by Wednesday.

What has been the dumbest religious comment/response/statement you have ever heard personally?

Pooska comments on Jan 2, 2018:

Had a co-worker tell me that NASA is keeping the truth about the earth being flat to keep us away from our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.....dead serious.... thinks NASA is working for the devil

DenoPenno replies on Feb 22, 2018:

Well, in defense of your co-worker, Pooska, the earth is flat in the bible and on maps. Maybe that is just to have us avoid looking all around our textbooks. IDK? LOL

What has been the dumbest religious comment/response/statement you have ever heard personally?

PEGUS comments on Jan 4, 2018:

A revival preacher said, "If the King James version of the Bible was good enough for Jesus, it is good enough for me".

DenoPenno replies on Feb 22, 2018:

As an ex-Pentecostal I have heard that same very remark. It shows how ignorant they are. Jesus had no bibles. People did not "talk strange" in those days, and the remark about a loved one dying and they say "god needed another angel" is straight out of 1900. I am so glad I got away from them.

What has been the dumbest religious comment/response/statement you have ever heard personally?

markdevenish comments on Jan 13, 2018:

my friend is an astro physicist and says there are people in his profession who are religious .AND chris hadfield is a canadian astronaut and he says half of the astronauts believe in that voodoo. !!!!!

DenoPenno replies on Feb 22, 2018:

If you are an astro physicist and claim to believe in gods you have not been trained properly. You will find no answers in a god.

When a person cheat, do you look for revenge or do you just let it go?

AMGT comments on Feb 20, 2018:

Cut ties and move on with your integrity in tact. Karma doesn’t exist, btw. Fallible humans do, and theyre everywhere.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 22, 2018:

Karma is "doing." That's all it means. You are doing something. I suppose those who take it into "what goes around comes around" think that if you are "doing" long enough then this is the logical outcome. I hate that old cliché about Karma.

How do you deal with a relationship where someone believes in conspiracy, gods, aliens, racism, etc?

crazycat329 comments on Feb 19, 2018:

I just recently started back into the internet dating scene after my fiance died last fall. I met a guy who was fantastic,,money, house, job, wine, fireplace, sex...fantastic. Until on the 3rd date we got into more in depth conversation over his son going to Yale and that college turned him gay, he...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 21, 2018:

The only thing I could agree with that guy on is girls joining the Boy Scouts. They were separate coz the sexes are separate. As for scouts from other countries and they came here, etc. live with that. America is a melting pot. We all came from somewhere.

I’ve noticed something on here.

snytiger6 comments on Feb 19, 2018:

It is not that most people here are liberal. It is that most people here happen to be fact based. As it happens actual real facts tend to support the liberal viewpoint. If the liberal viewpoint was not based (mostly) on actual facts, the most peopel here would have viewpoints that differed from ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 19, 2018:

Modern conservatives seem to go more with subjective reality these days. Just add religion to that and it means whatever you want it to mean.

What would make you believe in a God?

Ash831 comments on Oct 22, 2017:

I would believe in a god if it presented itself to me in no uncertain terms. Like I believe in gravity.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 19, 2018:

Behold, god stands at the door and knocks. If you open the door and let him in, then he will not do all those bad things he's going to do to you if you do not open the door. Sorry. That's how religion works.

What would make you believe in a God?

Rikachu comments on Sep 29, 2017:

If 'god' exists, it would know exactly what would convince me. Either it is unable to, unwilling, doesn't care, or simply does not exist.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 19, 2018:

I agree with your every word. In fact, this god would know what it would take to make any person believe and that would be the evidence god would have provided. Scripture says god does not want anyone to perish, so why the lack of evidence? It can't be about "faith." Did the 500 people who saw the risen Jesus have faith? No, they did not need it. Paul wanted to convince everyone, but we might ask if Jesus even knew 500 people. If he did, how would they know him? Was he floating in the air or did he show them all his hands that will now remain nail scarred forever? For the record, I no longer believe the Goat and Sheep Herders Guide to the Galaxy. Too much nonsense.

How do you deal with a relationship where someone believes in conspiracy, gods, aliens, racism, etc?

Donotbelieve comments on Feb 19, 2018:

I end it. I prefer sanity in a relationship.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 19, 2018:

I hear you. I prefer sanity and no drama. I talk about drama all the time but it's how I see this drama in others and it really has nothing to do with me. Just going to a Christmas dinner at my oldest daughter's last year, I came home thinking "Jesus, (swear word) why is it so hard for these people to have a relationship? Watching and listening was like agony.

Ghosts are as mythical as God but what if an atheist believes in Ghosts.

Jackolope74 comments on Feb 13, 2018:

I personally don't believe in the existence of ghosts because I have never had a paranormal experience, especially one that could not be explained as an hallucination or the brain playing tricks on me. That said, I fail to understand the direct correlation between paranormal activity and the ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 17, 2018:

I have had paranormal experiences. They are no different that a religious experience. Having them is not proof that they are real.

Ghosts are as mythical as God but what if an atheist believes in Ghosts.

Cynical-lion comments on Feb 13, 2018:

I just find that strange, the rejection of one supernatural entity while holding onto belief of another. I know atheism pertains to gods, but usually that is because atheists reject supernatural claims all together. I've known people who kind of believe in ghosts while not believing in gods and it ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 17, 2018:

Cynical-lion is exactly correct.

Ghosts are as mythical as God but what if an atheist believes in Ghosts.

Cynical-lion comments on Feb 13, 2018:

I just find that strange, the rejection of one supernatural entity while holding onto belief of another. I know atheism pertains to gods, but usually that is because atheists reject supernatural claims all together. I've known people who kind of believe in ghosts while not believing in gods and it ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 17, 2018:

I think you are exactly correct and I think the same way on this issue.

Why are Christians being marginalized in America?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Christians are taught that they will be persecuted and Evangelicals really take this to heart. If Jesus said you will be persecuted then it must be happening. This is also why we have a "war on Christmas" every year. People have a fit if you say "Happy Holidays" despite the fact that most know ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 17, 2018:

@GoldenMean It's a religious thing coming from years of being taught that Christmas was a birthday for Jesus. Even if they do not really believe it, they think "Happy Holidays" is taking away from Jesus and the bible.

Would you want a Christian God to be real?

KKGator comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Fuck NO!

DenoPenno replies on Feb 12, 2018:

Martin Luther hated the Jews because they killed his Jesus who was also a Jew. Figure that one out.

I don't believe in A god as described in the bible but I believe there is something.

hlfsousa comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Sometimes I have a strong feeling of being watched. The name for that is "illusion". The same thing an illusionist uses for entertainment, or a con artist uses for profit.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 11, 2018:

A strong feeling of being watched is also known as paranoia. As a heightened awareness a certain amount of paranoia is normal. Go beyond that and you have a problem.

Religion..should it matter

birdingnut comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Religions are mostly human constructs to get control over populations. The GOP takes full advantage of this..scoring an obedient voter base through the alt-right religious fanatics.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 11, 2018:

The word "mostly" should be removed from your first sentence. ALL religions are human constructs.

Do any of you have the list of achievements by President Trump that serves the interests of the ...

Norie comments on Feb 11, 2018:

Let’s see. The stock market is high. My sister’s husband’s paycheck went up....wait. The stock market is prob due to obama. And the higher payment also is raising the debt or deficit trillions of dollars. I get those mixed up. North Korea hasn’t nuked us yet? So I guess the $200 increase in ...

DenoPenno replies on Feb 11, 2018:

Notice that everyone claims Trump is the reason for our tremendous stock market. OK. Is he also the reason it recently crashed and took a 1000 point dive? LOL

My love or their love?

SonderOpia comments on Feb 11, 2018:

I think the pain of being in love and being rejected is worse than the pain of not loving someone that is completely in love with you. However both situations suck.

DenoPenno replies on Feb 11, 2018:

I can agree with you easily. Many I know think that I should now hate my ex wife because she left me. Sometimes people grow apart. The only reason they want me to "hate her" is that she is from Kenya, so now I know my "racist friends." Life gets more marvelous as you go along and learn more things.