Nice to take the moral high road but the fact is there are people in Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan , Iran etc etc that would, given any sort of chance, attempt to kill Americans...how will you deal with that?
We might make it harder... [
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I am just delighted to see this. I don't see any way to get the American church back on track until it is forced to give up any hope of imposing its will through political power. We (in the Christian world) desperately need this cultural shift--the... [
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Empress Callipygos, I'm pretty sure that neither Pater Aleitheias nor I were talking about your contributions (which discussed a very interesting real life example of a strange name), but rather the folks who are like "No, but for reals, my... [
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Let's not forget that he's part of the sending-folks-to-die apparatus and thus a major hypocrite, here, regardless of how moving, or even helpful, this speech is.
It is possible to think a loss is simultaneously horrific and necessary. He... [
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I'm going to go against the flow here and give you an alternative point of view. Probably no one else is going to tell you what I'm about to say, and after this comment there will be several that tell you to ignore what I said. But maybe you could... [
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Guys, the moral hazard argument works both ways. If she isn't punished for her false accusation, it sends a message that you can safely send someone to jail on false testimony with no chance of harm to yourself if you change your mind later. On the... [
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Among the several good points Hulk makes is the notion that the flaws were essential to get us to what worked in the film. I think he's right. The mission is to take four iconic characters, another 5 or 6 very well known ones, and bring them together... [
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His mom was schizophrenic, his daughter is a brittle, unmanageable psychotic, he knows that mental illnesses run in families- why on earth did these people choose to have another child?
I understand your concern, but I think I'm going to... [
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The machine is bigger than Obama. The machine has eaten Obama, and he is but another cog in it now, enabling it to continue eating.
Reminds me of this bit from
The Grapes of Wrath:
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there's nothing in his behavior inconsistent with that of ordinary 3-year-olds. They're all utter, absolute sociopaths - they can't help it, the bits of their brain responsible for empathy simply haven't grown in yet. The only difference between... [
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Prayer of the Selfish Child
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
And If I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my toys to break.
So none of the other kids can use ‘em.
Amen.
--Shel... [
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It's not the restaurant. It's a lot of things. Blaming McDonald's for obesity is like blaming Winchester for crime.
I would agree more if Winchester ran millions of adds about how great it feels to shoot people, and had drive through... [
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I thought Single-Link anything wasn't considered beefy enough to warrant a posting to the blue
I hope that idea never catches on. MeFi should be about good links, whether single or multiple. I've seen some posts where I think the OP... [
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3 weeks ago
Also: Nokia. Nook. It is possible that Microsoft just likes words that look like that.
/logs on to E*trade, buys stock in Nokona. [
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There are plenty of people around on the far left of the Democratic party--just not in Congress. Republicans elect their extremists, Dems don't. [
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4 weeks ago
He has been going on about homosexuality for years - methinks he may be protesting a bit too much, if you catch my drift.
By this logic, Metafilter's about 70% closet rabid fundy Christians.... [
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I'm not a big fan of the mock obituary style, but given the um, fact, that the number of people who think Obama is a Muslim continued to rise for several years after the 2008 campaign, we may as well throw something in a coffin and start the official... [
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What she did was wrong, but I can imagine how it happened. Lonely person, desperate for some affirmation, tells one lie and is instantly rewarded with a staggering amount of support. And then it's "Hey, did you meet Tania? Poor thing, she lost... [
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Facebook doesn't make me lonely. What it does, to be honest, is make me envious as hell. I can only take so many stories about promotions, new marriages, my friend's kid who was the first Kindergartener to pilot the space shuttle. It's perfectly... [
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I think you should also take a look at Thomas Nagel's "What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy." It's been a long time since I've looked at it, but as I recall it does a nice job of raising issues without just... [
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The important thing to realize here is that my odds of getting frisky with a mermaid are increasing substantially. [
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If the ordering of topics is copyrightable, there should be lots of publishing companies suing each other. I teaching communication courses at a community college, and for a lot of the major textbooks out there, there's almost no difference at all... [
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I've said it before, but I'm not really an ideological liberal, I have a strong libertarian streak, but anyone who is paying attention eventually drifts to the left because of their pesky habit of being right about things almost all the time.... [
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Any one who thinks the GOP was going to give a bipartisan consensus to Obama on healthcare under any circumstances has very little credibility as a political observer.... [
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I can't take this seriously if it invokes The God Delusion as a "bad book".
Most of the
God Delusion is strong, but Dawkins should have avoided discussing the Bible altogether. He is not familiar with the interpretive... [
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Is a father different than a mother? Do they have exactly the same role in a family? Although we would like to put them as equal, a mother and a father will fulfill different positions/roles. I see a similar scenario within the church.... [
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There is no shortage of anti-abortion, anti-contraception, pro-patriarchy women still in this country. They can vote for the GOP because they share the GOP's values. Same reason that there are some rich white men who support the Democrats--not in... [
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favorited 32 times, recently by vckeating, turaho, malocchio, bakerina, charred husk, oneswellfoop, Auguris, Blue Jello Elf, byanyothername, May Kasahara, Miko, rebennett, Proofs and Refutations, nebulawindphone, ThatFuzzyBastard, eegphalanges, jeisme, jonp72, Ictus, sculpin, Quack, Hilweh, teleri025, Mavri, riruro, drezdn, tempythethird, beefetish, nooneyouknow, a small part of the world, Bulgaroktonos, furiousxgeorge
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Spoilers ahead.
I'm pretty much with TheLastPsychiatrist on the character of Katniss. Yes, she does make the choice to replace Prim. Yeah, she does chose suicide with Peeta, and it is an act of defiance. But outside of that, Collins manages to... [
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2 months ago
It is interesting to note that the SBC views women of equal value to men. Yes, in church life they may serve different roles but I do not see how that would make women less than men.
dov3, I know where you are coming from, because they... [
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favorited 23 times, recently by KathrynT
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2 months ago
A more accurate, less fun title is: "Animals who happen to be making the same facial expression that many humans make every day, including this particular celebrity that we have pictures of. Also, some celebrities wear clothes whose patterns... [
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I grew up out in the country, just outside a small town of around 15,000 people. Many mornings I would get early to help my grandfather feed the cattle and make sure there was enough water for them. My father was a deputy sheriff when I was young.... [
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favorited 68 times, recently by oneirodynia, Houstonian
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2 months ago
To add on to what others have said, those hip, trendy churches are actually much more likely to be very conservative in their theology. The move to a cooler worship style is an intentional attempt to sell fundamentalist thinking in a modern, upbeat... [
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favorited 8 times, recently by Maarika, lia, Dismantled King, shrabster, forza, lysimache, thehmsbeagle, strangely stunted trees
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2 months ago
I don't know what the numbers are, but evangelical families who can afford it often do send their kids to private school. But it is very expensive in the U.S. Where I live, (a fairly poor area), the average household income in $31,000/ year, and... [
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favorited 8 times, recently by Melismata
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2 months ago
I met geneva uswazi at a meetup if I'm not mistaken -- the one when Pater Alethias came back to town.
Indeed you did. That was a fun night. And this is my new favorite user profile.... [
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2 months ago
Okay, now I know that this is a parody. Nobody eats a burger with mustard.
There's a place called Texas I would like to tell you about. [
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2 months ago
You guys do not know enough deeply weird, severely gifted children. Yes, this could be a fake, but I can name three different children who could have written this letter. Bright, weird kids do bright, weird things. And some of them, especially the... [
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2 months ago
Oh, crap.
What if she spends her life in ignorance?!?! [
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2 months ago
Oh, one more thing. A good friend of mine always says that you should expect your spouse to meet 40% of your emotional needs. They can't be your best friend, your recreational partner, your co-worker, your support group, your parent, your sibling,... [
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2 months ago
If there are only four, why are they numbers 38-41?
It's obviously an allusion to the divine monnologue in Job chaptes 38-41, when God speaks from the whirlwind.
Duh.... [
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2 months ago
Community college instructor here. In my opinion, the upside to finishing the associate's degree is very small. I doubt any four-year-schools care if you picked up an AS on the way to a bachelor's or not. But there certainly isn't any downside to... [
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2 months ago
I bought a nice $179,000 home in late 2007. It was built in the 60's, but well-maintained and came on a half-acre lot that gave my kids lots of room to play. Then I lost my job, my wife lost her job, and we moved 2000 miles away to find work again.... [
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2 months ago
(Sigh.) I let my July-born daughter start Kindergarten this year at age 5 years, 1 month, 15 days. Now I'm going to spend the rest of her academic career wondering if I messed up her chances at success by letting her start school on time. What if... [
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2 months ago
I don't know, PhoBWan...I always thought Sebastian Shaw was just the right age, and was obviously Vader with the physical damage undone. Sticking old Obi-Wan and young Vader in the same scene is a weird choice.... [
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2 months ago
Look, I'm just going to admit right now that I am currently reading
The Hunger Games. And I find it abysmal in a lot of ways. But certain people wanted to be able to discuss it with me, and I'm the obliging sort. Please don't think less of... [
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