The vote was close, and the American Experiment is In trouble.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

You are exactly correct Tom. The only way out of this is to re-structure our major parties and our way of voting. Many forget that I was a card carrying Republican for over 5 years. Trumpers were so messed up that a few wanted to argue with me that I am not a citizen simply by my Online user name. It never occurred to them that I am hiding my real identity. LOL

72% of surveyed non-religious people voted for Biden, according to AP VoteCast (the highest ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Trump is not a Christian in any form. Donald Trump is his own god.

I posted in the Health and Happiness [agnostic.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

I worry about the editing of posts and the changing remarks especially in the days of clicks, views, and likes. We can end up with others claiming something different than we said or done. Keep in mind that many are paid by clicks, views, and likes and that a certain amount of them means memes and remarks can be sold for profit. Usually that profit is not yours, and this is how the world works today.

If humanity could get past religion and politics, what do you think it should focus on instead?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

I'm not sure humanity will ever get past religion and politics or the mixing of the two.

Conservative Christians Are Praying to Change the Election Outcome

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Trump proved one thing to me. Half of America is white supremacist racists and do not even know it. This is why Conservative Christians are so dangerous. Some in my town even told me that Jesus would not be happy with all the giveaways today. I'm not sure what bible they were reading. Electoral votes do not get a re-do.

Christian “Prophetess”: There’s Football in Heaven and Jesus Always Wins | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Give me some of what she is on. I could have used in in the 4 years of Trump.

Conservative Christian TX Attorney General’s Affair Now Part of Criminal Case | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Yes, but he can pray and be forgiven. That is the beauty of this forgiving god.

Florida Woman Launches Petition Drive to Have Forced Prayers in Public Schools | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Forced prayer? Even in my school days I only remember a minute of silent prayer for those who wanted to pray. My church going classmates declare even today that it was much different and that prayer was removed from our public schools. I don't remember it.

God Is Dead: the Phrase Associated With Nietzsche

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Of course god is dead. In my 74 years of life i cannot claim a god did anything.

Kamala Harris makes history as the new vice president-elect

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

I am glad for her. I said she would be a good "Veep."

We R - Creature Creators - in - Time & Space - Eternal Beings - Divinely being - a Person - thru ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

Maybe it is because I am older now but I have a hard time understanding this. Sorry.

Biden Wins! Congrats to the Democrats for electing Biden and Harris! It's been a rocky and ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 7, 2020:

I've been electioneering all day and happy about this, of course. When people say it is not over yet they are exactly correct. Trump will sue, kick and scream, and flop around like a chicken with its head cut off. Trump claims falsely that he won. He knew something like this could happen, and it did. Now into what really happened here. Trump told his people that you had to vote in person and that absentee and mail in voting was so full of fraud. He even said some people would be able to vote twice. LOL It is not true. Many vote this way and always will because of their location, etc. Trump and all politicians vote this way because they are never seen at a polling place and being slapped on the back, shaking hands, and talking. Trump tried to take over the Post Office to stop these votes. It failed. All voting has a time frame to it but once the voting was done it went into the counting of the votes. This took much more time and there is no cut off for the counting. Every vote must be counted and Trump and his GOP cannot control or oversee this process. This is simply not allowed. People complain that they do not get it because Trump was ahead. Then all votes switched to Biden. Yes. The Trump votes were mostly November 3rd and were counted first. Next was the absentee or mail ins. Again, all votes must be counted. Biden got over the required number of electoral votes. Trump declared himself the winner but was stuck at 214 electoral votes. He needed 270 to win but stopping the count does not make Trump the winner. If you add in Georgia at 16 electorals and North Carolina at 15, then Alaska at 3 electorals Trump has a possible 244 electoral votes. It means he did not win. That's it. Trump is done and it is over. There is no way around this even trough the Supreme Court. This is the Democratic process we have in this country and Trump lost. His legal teams cannot stop Biden from being a confirmed winner but in the meantime Trump will say anything and do anything that he can. He will not do a peaceful transition here. Some are even wanting to declare an all out war. Trump Jr. is one of them and he looks like a confused man about to cry who is in need of rehab. Imagine all that may go on between now and January 20th. America could become hell on Earth and we are told about the dangers of the "radical left." Looks the other way around to me, and frankly I am scared! Finally the media has come out in refuting Trump and this even includes Fox News.

Simone Biles slammed a Christian group after it criticized the ad campaign she did with Jonathan Van...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2020:

And rightly she should have. I like Simone Biles and think she is a good person. Religion be damned!

Jefferson, the Constitution and the Quran: Why the Founding Father's Defense of Muslims Is Really ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2020:

"Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious affiliation." Obama had double trouble with this because his sister, Maya, is Muslim.

I get it, a lot of people hated him 4 years ago and still hate him now.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2020:

You choice but I do not care about sports or gladiators. :)

Pat Robertson to Pregnant Woman: Give Baby Up for Adoption and Dump Boyfriend | Beth Stoneburner | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2020:

Pat Robertson will be all about marriage because of his bible. Be that as it may, marriage as we know it today was taken over by the church in the middle ages. Prior to that it was a local affair designed to protect couples whether religious or not. In some areas people may have lived together before marriage. Joseph, Mary, and Jesus could be a case in point.

Just a wee thought/point of or for discussion here IF anyone feels like reading/discussing it.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2020:

Your thinking here is absolutely true. Suppose for a moment that there was a real Jesus of biblical times. His lineage is given for a reason although one gospel distorts it somewhat. They were looking for an Earthly King and not a heavenly one. When Mary is said to be impregnated by the "holy spirit of god" this is a way of saying that Joseph was that person and explains the controversy. It happens in our modern world all the time and people marry later. In the bible it explains why the lineal heritage was given. Books of the bible NT being written long after the fact, the myths (and changes) started to set in and you see what we have today in churchworld.

My mother's brother is in the hospital with some sort of bleeding issue.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2020:

Everything to them is god's will. but it seems more like their will. That's why your god hates everything that you do whether you actively go to church or not. Sorry to hear of your relatives health problems. It does not seem that the bleeding issue and COVID go together very well. The stronger the immune system the better off people with the virus are.

Taking our minds off politics for a moment .

DenoPenno comments on Nov 6, 2020:

It could have but we do not know for sure. The safe way was to vote absentee or mail in and that's why this method was pushed at us. my polling place did social distancing but the mask was not required. Many are so narrow minded that they said the virus would go away once the election was over. That's right. They believed that the virus was created just to get rid of Donald Trump because impeachment did not work. Oh, come on. It is worldwide and not created by one of the American political parties. How would that work? As for the virus itself, imagine a strong germ released into the air and just give it time. If it has no host it will weaken. It will also mutate. This is the curve they talk about. The key with this is whether you host that virus or not. Study of the Spanish Flu and what happened in 1918 to 1920 with it will help understanding COVID today. The sad part is the Americans who claim some religious right, Constitutional right, or god's protection. This behavior will not make it go away.

Religion is obviously a scam : atheism

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2020:

Religion is a scam that took me a long time to escape from. In my lifetime I have anguished and even cried over religion and what others told me it meant for me. Then, one day I woke up. No dreams of hell, no wondering if I did the right thing, no invisible man in the sky.

I have an interesting thought concerning morality and I would like to see what other people's ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2020:

Having read this I could adopt your belief of morality, where it came from, and what it really is. Caring about the pain and suffering of others in our world says it all. Acceptable behavior is a societal structure and it changes with advancement, but we should want the best for man and beast.

Wannabe Native Americans: Found this on Quora - Not my analysis My great grandmother was 100 ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2020:

I have English and Dutch ancestry but nothing I can nail down. I'm sure there is some native American there but it is just family folk lore that I was hearing. I'm sort of a mutt. I don't have a pedigree of the pure blood that Nazi's and others claimed in error that they had.

Why was the popular vote so close in the US presidential election?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 5, 2020:

Strangely we had time today at my workplace to discuss some of this in a civil way. I found it amusing that when I said Trump wanted the counting stopped when he saw he was losing, a couple of co-workers said with a straight face that he wanted counting stopped as he was winning. As if that would make any difference at all. I was quick to point out to those who claimed Trump won that he only had 214 electoral votes. That isn't winning. Then one man wanted to know why there was so much counting and no answers would satisfy him. He claimed that Mexicans and other illegals would be voting before it's over just to get the numbers up. Now read that again and even try reading between the lines and you will find out what is wrong with Trump supporters. In short, they simply believe what they want to believe. I get it that everyone is angry and both parties need to fix this. It was all of this anger that got Trump elected. What his supporters got was false hope. I think they were tired of lies out of DC.

The Problem and Issue with Responsible Gun Owners and Bystander Population... [wsvn.com]

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2020:

I'm a bit off topic here but I saw a woman today with a new T-shirt that read "Pro god, pro life, and pro gun." People like this scare me to death. Years ago I would have went shooting with them. Today my fear is that they might shoot me. Most people today know nothing of gun safety.

If Joe gets to move into the White House remember to remind our republican peers that the president ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2020:

Ramen!

Is Biden (eventually) going to win?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2020:

One thing I can predict with great accuracy. Trump and friends want to call it right now and are very desperate. How does that work? Donald Trump does not have the required 270 electoral votes to win. It means you cannot call it. One candidate or the other has to get the required 270 electorals. That's how this thing works.

I thank me for my daily bread.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2020:

My take on this is that if Jesus said "man shall not live by bread alone" and then went into some spiritual nonsense it would mean people ate a lot of bread in that time. Sometimes maybe bread only. maybe it's all some people had.

Maryland Officials Punish Library After Event Ruined by Christian Protester | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 4, 2020:

Religion spoils everything. Believers do not seem to get it when their god hates the same things they do.

January prediction

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

i could not have happened to a nicer man.

Can you feel it... ?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

Is that Mitch McConnell?

For your consideration and debate.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

But of course. That mean old King would not let them practice their religion. How long has Epoch Times been around? Falun Gong, New Tang Dynasty, and the second largest Trump Facebook advertiser. They are also big into QAnon and anti vaccination propaganda and conspiracies. Why would I believe anything written by them? Maybe there were good people on both sides.

If Knoxville Kids Skip Class for Bible Study, Satanists Want in on the Action | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

This is wrong for public schooling. There should be no provision to leave school early for this. It means the school is giving full reign to the church doing the program and this is not permitted by law. Let these kids go to Sunday School in a church if their choice. Easy to see why Satanists want in on the action. It points out how wrong this is.

So , if trump wins but democrats gain a majority in the senate, while maintaining the house, cant ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

Impeachment does not always remove a president from office. Sometimes it is more like scolding an unruly child.

Chick-fil-A Told Us to Buy a Sandwich Sunday, When They Were Closed to Honor God | David Gee | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

It's all a matter of which calendar a person uses. They could have been closed on Saturday. God rested on the seventh day but nothing said that we had to. What day was it in Jesus' time? Let's go back to Genesis times. LOL

Kirk Cameron: “Disguised” Commies and Socialists Are “Knocking on Our Doors” | Beth ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

If disguised commies and socialists are knocking on our doors how do we really know who they are? maybe there is some sort of standard disguise they would use. IDK. Try again Crocoduck. I think you are hilarious.

Do you think this is what the Republican Party is NOW [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

Republicans are all this and then some. I know because I used to be one.

Researchers Say Religion Makes the Gender Wage Gap Worse (by $1,734 Per Year) | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

Religion will always do this. It seems like a given for the religious.

Trump told associates he intends to declare premature victory on Election Night in order to cast ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 3, 2020:

The links are here. There are 5 of them. I posted this exactly the way WTF News comes to me. Now let me help you. Try a search and say "Trump on Axios" That's a starter. I did this and found the exact thing this post is talking about. There is your link. Try this approach using the other listed links. While this is not journalistic you will get the needed results if you have average intelligence. Good lick.

Witches Outnumber Presbyterians in the US; Wicca, Paganism Growing 'Astronomically' - The Christian ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2020:

Wicca and paganism are growing because a great amount of people burned out on religion think they have to believe in something. Let them do as they will. This disturbs Christians because they think they are losing control.

But their imaginary friend will take care of it.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2020:

The root of the problem here is a group that wants to rape and plunder the Earth without any worries from the EPA. In other words, corporations that want to profit without worrying or caring what the are doing to the environment. It follows that they do not care about individual healthcare, food, water, or air quality. To get around things of this nature successfully they have started political groups that slowly convince the public on these issues. Sides are taken and many end up claiming their imaginary friend in the sky is really in control so nothing matters. They are wrong. If anyone can see what I am saying this issue is much greater than what Trump or Biden believe. Some do not believe me here, but let's take it back to Citizens United. The door has been opened for corporations to enjoy freedom of speech without limit. What it means is that their giant dollars speak a lot louder than your lesser dollars. An understanding of this shows how things are controlled today. Maybe in time it will be 1900 again. Maybe even earlier than that. Names like Kock, Mercer, Devos, et al certainly hope so. Of course, that is for us and not for them. They openly want to be a ruling class without regard for others.

Upcoming FFRF report warns about biased federal judiciary - Freedom From Religion Foundation

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2020:

Indeed we will have interesting times. What seems to interest me the most is that I have access to tweets and quotes that others appear to ignore or simply pick and choose what they believe. I'm talking about the last 4 years. Then distraction experts go back into much earlier to define their anger. We must deal with now and the last 4 years. As far as religion goes are we becoming the Christian version of the Islamic State or maybe just the American Taliban? I find it interesting that some Christians have said we have to catch up because these groups are getting ahead of us. WTF?

Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2020:

I'm reading here that most Democrats have started early drinking. I'm an alcoholic and I'm not drinking. What good would it do? If people are drinking I'm sure that Republicans and other party claimants are as well. Drinking is not defined by or exclusive to political party affiliation.

Pastor Rick Joyner, Who Said the U.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2020:

Bastard did not pray hard enough. Maybe he had some secret sin in his life.

Any suggestions as to how to emotionally prepare for the election?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2020:

I have no advice. What I know is that everything should have been bipartisan rather than the hate that I see. Any POTUS that is truly president of us all would have worked toward that goal rather than making it worse for 4 years. The Trump ego makes him his own worst enemy. Seeing and hearing him on any issue also makes him mine. If he goes I will be glad. If he stays I will again try to ignore him for 4 more years. There is no reason for either side to become involved in violence. The problem is, some are encouraging it. You can hardly say that the Proud Boys are radical left. In fact, I see no BS coming out of the left. My best hope here is that the Senate may get enough Democrats if Trump gets re-elected. Would we then have a lame duck Trump? If Trump loses by a landslide I will say "it could not have happened to a nicer man."

A 44-Year Old Man Kidnaps Christian Teen Girl in Pakistan, Forces Her to Convert and Marry Him.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2020:

Isn't this the same thing as in Christianity? The OT says that a woman must marry her rapist. If he wanted sex with her that badly this is the punishment. Of course, if he could afford it he can continue with this behavior and end up with several wives.

Lindsey Graham Says Young Women Can 'Go Anywhere' If They're Pro-Life and Embrace Religion, Points ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 2, 2020:

Yes, we will support women as long as they stay in their place. OK. Explain to me what place that is. I hope Graham loses this time.

Protesters against COVID-19 restrictions vandalise streets in Madrid

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

I would think this comes more under the heading of fear. People do strange things when they are afraid. In America we have to ask why others are carrying guns in super markets and around court houses. It's fear and stupidity.

Radical Islam is Set to Plague and Plunder the Western World – Indigo Review.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

We are also set to colonize Mars but I don't see this as anytime soon. In the meantime maybe we can live peaceable with Islam. Education is a key to co-existence.

Michigan Church That Doesn’t Require Masks Linked to 58 COVID Cases | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

Only in America could the religious believers be this stupid. Maybe soon they will start drinking poison as it says in the book of Mark.

Ask Richard: Atheist Struggles with Lingering Anxiety and Guilt after Deconverting | Richard Wade | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

Good answer but a long answer. I still find this man's guilt as hard to understand. I have no guilt about abandoning gods. I've never woke up in the middle of the night with dreams about hell. Is it possible that I had a better understanding of atheism? Maybe I'm just at a different stage in my life than the letter writer. All people are not the same.

Appeals Court: Maine Doesn’t Have to Fund Religious Schools with Taxpayer Money | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

Yep, not complicated and should be obvious. The problem is that religion poisons everything and should not be in our politics.

Just now, on the news, I saw a report showing some US shops boarding up their windows, not for a ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

Depending on where you live many bad things could happen. People are very aware that Donald Trump is not likely to agree to a friendly exchange of power should he lose. This means his supporters with guns might be active in some areas. It's really a shame that people cannot see through this for what it really is.

I sometime walk with a woman who is a churcher.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

This is true. In my church daze I used to almost cry about the starving and homeless or those with physical deformities. I wanted to give money for them so badly. They are still around today and will likely always be around. The middle men in this are still pushing their stories and also taking their cut of the donated money, and doing it tax free.

In memory of James Randi... [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

I liked James Randi , his logic, and scams that he exposed. He was a remarkable man.

Why are you voting for your presidential candidate?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

I believe in fair treatment of all people of all races, healthcare for all, good clean water and food for all, with protection of our Democracy that I feel is now on the line. The right talks about the "radical left" but all I have seen for the last 4 years comes out of an extreme radical right. Guns everywhere including super markets, court houses, etc is not normal. The stock market does not control the economy and our current regime is of the extremist form. In fact, Mr. Trump is not sure if he will agree to a peaceful exchange of power should he lose. I have to ask if this is normal. When did it become normal and why have I not seen it before in my 74 years of life? Many of us want to take back our country and take back our Democracy. What is going on in America today has happened in other parts of the world before. Let's not let it happen here. We need to vote for ourselves and the American way of life and also vote with our children and grandchildren in mind. Donald Trump has no conscience or empathy. If you vote for him neither do you.

I'm an atheist who loves cats....

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

I like cats and dogs along with most animals.

How many of you curse like a sailor?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

I cuss like a sailor but I was in the Army. Is that a contradiction?

Tucker Carlson: America ‘Can’t Handle’ COVID Because US ‘Denies That Death Is Real’ ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

Tucker is just another idiot.

I am either an agnostic (don't know, don't care - we'll all find out soon enough) or humanist.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

I think when you die you are dead. Some people do not understand that. You know, like Jesus died and he is dead. So is your dead dog.

I am either an agnostic (don't know, don't care - we'll all find out soon enough) or humanist.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

What happens at death? You die and you are dead. This means certain physical changes set in slowly and forever. Let me explain using a toad. You have a dead toad and you set it aside. Come back and view it from time to time and see how it looks. It will dehydrate and become all shriveled up. Give it enough time and there is barely anything left. You can no longer distinguish it as a toad. Oh, I'm sorry. You are talking about a human being so you add another property that you cannot prove and then you start making things up. Now death takes on a whole new meaning. At least some think it does, but I simply do not believe it.

If you aren't an atheist would you be kind enough to explain your reasons?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

But I am an atheist. I am an agnostic atheist all the way. I am agnostic and I am without god. I view being an "agnostic theist" as an oxymoron unless you call yourself a Deist. Today we have science which answers a lot of Deistic questions.

Anyone ever remember praying over your food and asking god to "use it for the nourishment of your ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 1, 2020:

I believe that modern prayer over your food is an aberration of what original prayer of this type would have been. Place yourself in a world with no refrigeration. Praying over your food then takes on a whole new meaning. People in our modern times seem to let this go right over their heads.

Just a gentle reminder.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Bullshit! I think the media is taking this stance and Trumpers knew they would do it. They claim they "respect the office." I do not have to support whoever is POTUS. I do not have to call them my president. In fact, it is perfectly OK to not like them at all. Trump is a liar and a conman and talks out of both sides of his mouth. Follow the tweets and it is hard to know where he stands on anything. Time to Dump Trump 2020.

Memories of Catholic Upbringing: “proof there is a god” My parents were devout Catholics.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Interesting.

"Terrified" Jon Stewart Sums Up How Americans Feel Right Now.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I feel exactly as you do. Of course, my Trumper insurance lady is now all in a tizzy about Biden and his son but not affected by anything close to this with Trump and how he asked a foreign government to investigate Biden. She chases Trumper ideas as true and tells me that all politics are corrupt. It means she only hears what she wants to hear. Then that house I pass every day that has all kinds of flags up to show now has an American flag and Lee's battle flag up once again. No flags at all were there for 5 days but maybe this is something for Halloween just to scare us. Who knows? Beyond that, Trump Jr. laughs at some Trumpers having a little fun by ramming into a Biden bus. All of this really is the "radical left" isn't it? People believe it and that is what they say. WTF?

Peace, Respect and Protectivity for all Terra-Family! Pace, Respect și Protectivitate pentru totă ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Same.

Pro-Choice Christians: [dailykos.com]

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

This is the kind of bullshit that happens when you mix politics and religion. What the hell were they thinking?

Sad news this morning of the death, aged 90, of Sir Sean Connery.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

He will be missed. As for his bodybuilding I have even found old pictures of contests he was in back in the 50's.

Anyone else feel this way?

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Yes, I do. I'm often calling someone an "old man" without any thought of my own age. This is because the creature living inside my body does not see age. I am limited only by my naptime these days. :)

I never knew this.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Me neither but then I have not carved many pumpkins.

This asshole is now peddling the qanon theory that doctors are being bribed to report all deaths as ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

People are forgetting something. Trump does not care and he needs money now. It is said that he has invested in one of these "cures" that now claims you can get a dose for $3,000. Is it possible that the superspreader is trying to make money off the sick just like the developers are? Trump will deny it and later claim he had no idea the price was so high, but this is worth thinking about. Why not? Remember Trump University?

The closer we get to election day, the sicker I feel.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I share your fears exactly. Of course, we need to blame media for this "National Enquirer" effect on events every time someone farts. This is all to manipulate our actions and sell us something. The bottom line for me is that I do not remember this sort of anxiety with any other president ever. It follows that I do not like this new world today at all.

Farewell, Sir Sean Connery. 😥

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Thanks for posting. I did not even know he had passed.

Memories of Catholic upbringing: we went to a small parochial school, adjacent to the rectory, ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I hear ya. Oral Roberts once had some money problems and a preacher in Texas by the name of Ewing gave him the "prosperity gospel." In return Oral Roberts gave him an airplane.

What are some ways that religion is starting to decline?

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

We are starting to use our thinking skills but I don't see this as really making a difference. Our current political situation and beliefs on it is one example. Jim Jones is yet another. Then we have those whackos that poisoned themselves and just knew they would be picked up by the tail of that comet passing by. Let's not forget Scientology if you think of bizarre religions. All of this is a human cycle of sorts. I feel that what is on the decline in Christianity is the "up in heaven now" belief. It irks me to death that you might be at a funeral home viewing the body in the casket and some idiot wants to claim the deceased is "in a better place" and that they are "up in heaven now." Are these people blind? Do they not have eyes? If you call them on this they start in making things up. This might be what is in decline right now. Otherwise the religious cycle just continues, and I do have pixies living in my shoes. Always remember that a great amount of this is caused by the lies we tell our own child and the age we start lying to them. Be true to your children.

I really want to tell people I’m atheist, but living in the Bible Belt I feel like I’ll lose ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

You will lose friends and family if you do. That much is a given. Now let's examine the desire to tell others you are atheist. Why would you want to do that? It's not a good idea if you work for believers and it's not good to brag about your beliefs. I work for a corporation of believers and when religion comes up I state that earlier in my life I studied for the ministry as a Pentecostal but today I do not even go to church. If someone adds to that and makes up what they thought I said, I stop them. I get away with this because I work with a bunch of believers that also no longer go to church. We are all back to a common ground without any argument and I keep my job. Welcome and good luck to you.

“American Christianity’s theological core has been thoroughly structured by an interest in ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I would have let this all go in my church daze years but today it is so plain that I would have to have become a non-believer just on this issue alone.

Catholic Teacher and Priest Teamed Up to Assault Six-Year-Old, Lawsuit Alleges | Val Wilde | ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I understand that these things happen and have happened. What I do not understand is that it takes 40 or 50 years to bring it all out. Why?

Man beaten and burnt to death for the crime of stepping on a Quran. : atheism

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Another issue of ignorance here. The two men in question seem to have openly stepped on a Quran in a Mosque somewhere. Why did they do that? This is like asking for it. I'm reminded of the question of whether a person should go to prison for burning the American flag. So many people answer "yes." If nobody saw you burn it who would know? This is an important question. Here, knock this chip off my shoulder. I dare you.

Excellent reason to vote

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Trump needs to go to prison whether we elect Joe Biden or not.

WITCHES - here are some witches (Remember I am an ATHEIST, I do NOT believe in witches!) Kitchen ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I knew a woman that claimed to be a witch. She married a friend of mine. In fact, he was my best friend at the time. That was many years ago and they are long divorced. I wish she was still around my area today. :)

The danger of believing in fairy-tales; as crazy as if, you felt that you could fly, because in the ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

I wonder if the Nigerian prophet ever considered drinking poison? His bible says he can do that too and not be harmed. In Kenya I saw lions like this and we were separated by a chain link fence.

A small whisper that the Bible is just a badly written fairy-tale and the projections of its (very ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Many apologists try to invalidate that verse but I believe it means exactly what it says. Judah did not have chariots of iron and the other guys did.

The people most terrified of Satan are Christians; they see the Devil behind every rock and ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 31, 2020:

Yes, it is almost like saying we are fighting ourselves and we are our own enemy. I submit this in the "man created god" idea.

A conundrum. How can one be profane if one does not believe in the God myth?

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Modern Evangelicals are profane. They appear not to even know the god myth.

A Catholic school in Michigan is asking a federal judge to stop enforcement of mask mandates.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

To mask or not as a religious issue. What an oxymoron. Look at it deeply enough and it takes you back to the "why" of America having the more COVID. This too, was started by a moron. Now they claim they have won the war and COVID is gone and no problem any longer. Do they really believe this? Maybe what it means is that Donnie has stock in that new vaccine that will be selling for $3000 a pop..

I really like this site but I'm a bit confused about how it works.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Just stick around and comment. I don't know yet if we get a trip to Disneyland.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler Says She's 'Not Familiar' With Trump 'Grab 'Em' Tape | HuffPost

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Trumpers like her are more comfortable saying that we are making this all up. They never check anything.

Preacher: 60 Million Aborted Fetuses Would Totally Vote for Trump if They Could | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Fetuses cannot vote. It's a fact folks. Aborted or otherwise, they cannot vote.

Kanye West: I Got a $68 Million Tax Refund Because I’m “In Service To Christ” | Beth ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Kanye West is in some sort of service? Christ!!

Bitter Christian Activist: Joe Biden and Both Clintons “Are the Illuminati!” | Beth Stoneburner ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

She makes a lot of noise for attention but is not very Illuminated herself.

Sunday is "All Souls Day", and a public holiday in Spain.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Monday and Tuesday no holiday for me. Kids may not like me but I have no Halloween. My sign will point them next door where candy is always given out. I don't even put out food for the dead.

I'm so glad there are people like her out there to help people understand the dangers of religion in...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

I think it was Bill O'Reilly who once said "god is still up there and nobody knows why the tides go in and out."if my quote is correct this man needs to learn a whole lot about his religion. Maybe a little science too.

As a retired biology teacher I like to conjecture troubles with religion that the average person ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Very well said. The alpha changes from physical in our modern society. You can see it in today's politics. The weaker of us is pushed to the outside and the alpha still eats first. Often they eat the best.

I got the opportunity to talk to a philosopher and he said "reality is an incarnation of the ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

What evidence is there for a spiritual realm? None. Zero. Being spiritual can mean almost anything you want it to mean. I once told a woman I worked with that I was no longer a believer. She said that I seemed so spiritual to her. I think what she meant was that she did not see me as wanting to eat babies.

The Democrats in the Senate were way too nice to this horrible creature.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

I'm sure Trump is counting on her because many think the election will end up in the courts. As for Barrett, the "originalist", she is there for other things Trump has planned for later. The country might go back 100 years but about 85 is what they are trying for. If Barrett truly is an "originalist" Constitutionally we all need to consider that she would not even be allowed to vote, let alone be a judge of any kind.

I've always thought that the key to the existence of gods, was for humans to have an ultimate ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Yes, but there is one problem here. Angels in heaven do not come from dead humans who lived on Earth. The bible is plain that Angels are created. Modern Evangelicals might be confused by a verse in Revelation 22:9 where the angel says he is a servant just like you and the prophets, etc. and therefore should not be worshiped. Believers think the Angel said he was once a man just like you, but that is not what was said at all. For some reason the religious think that their god makes dead humans (including babies) into heavenly Angels and tell this to the grieving possibly trying to comfort them. It has no comfort to me. It is almost sickening.

Happy Thursday Friends! It's cold and rainy and dreary outside today and you know what that means - ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

I love chili and could have it a couple of times a week. Looks like you are a good cook.

I know there is a secular org in Denver, and I want to get more involved there.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

Good luck. I need to search for this in Missouri.

Interest in Englewood Atheist Community

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2020:

I'm trapped in an area of Missouri where people are afraid of god.