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For all the years I've been writing a blog, (8 years, now), I have intentionally avoided touching on any controversial subjects. But at the beginning of this year I decided to publish my thoughts on some such issues. I'm just stating this because I have now started a couple of controversial...

I guess I miss those links because I really don't delve into the debunking information that much. I don't believe the Earth is 6,000 years old, and I don't have anyone trying to tell me it is, so I don't need the debunk info. I'd rather spend my time learning about something new, or something...

I posted this to my blog back in January: *** I don’t believe human life begins at conception. The idea that a few microscopic cells can be considered human life just doesn’t make sense to me. Depending on what statistic you read, 1/4 to 1/3 of known pregnancies end in a miscarriage. That’s...

This isn't intended to be political or religious, but I realize my opening example here could be taken as one or the other even though it's not my intention for this to be a political or religious discussion. There are many random things that I've heard people complain that other people say and...

When my wife comes to me for fashion advice: Bullgrit

The Donald Trump pics in another thread brought this thought to my mind. My wife and I have an agreement. If we think the other one looks bad in some way -- bad haircut, bad clothes, bad shoes, onion breath, whatever -- we not only have the permission to point it out (politely), but we have the...

My office is always cold. It's especially bad for me in the summer because outside is 90-100 degrees (32-37 Celsius), so a light short sleeve shirt is needed. But that makes me freeze in my office. So a few weeks ago I bought a simple black zip-up hoodie sweater to keep in my office. Such a...

The funeral referenced in the OP was to be held at a funeral home not at the church of the pastor asked. So, in this case, the only commitment from the pastor would have been his own presence. I'm still not judging anything or anyone. I'm just clarifying the OP. This situation reveals a...

Isn't that one theory on how life started (came to) on Earth? Bullgrit

I'll repost the question: Bullgrit

If the body does not belong to the family, would the family still be held financially responsible for the disposal? Bullgrit

Well, I assume the grammar was correct and intended by the person making the statement. I asked for examples. Then lots of other people piped in with their answers seemingly without looking at the context I was originally responding to. So it wasn't me calling out a grammatical mistake, it was...

We have a different threshold for what is meddling. With your definition, Google ads is far more meddling in my life than any religion :-) Bullgrit

Actually, she, unless I've lost track of who said what. Bullgrit

Still, you're not taking the entire statement that I quoted into context. "I don't like thieves robbing banks." "I'm the exact opposite. I don't like masterminds robbing banks." The phrasing, "the exact opposite," implies the thieves were not involved, and the mastermind is the one directly...

Yeah, I know how religion meddles in other countries. I'm discussing things from a US (and possibly UK, or even "western") perspective. What prompted me to ask the question was how the original statement was made in response to another statement. In response was said: One says, government...

But in what way does religion directly meddle in someone's life? I already said that I agree that religion wants to use government to meddle, as do many organizations, (e.g. Occupy Wall Street, environmentalists, etc.). I would agree, also, if someone said religion meddles with government, but...

Cracked.com has had several interesting and educational articles regarding various LGBT subjects. The latest: http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1782-6-outdated-myths-everyone-still-believes-about-bisexuality.html Bullgrit

I've heard of that, and I think that is cool. Unfortunately, how sad would it make the family if the tree dies or is stricken ill/infested? Bullgrit

This is odd statement to me. Religion doesn't meddle in my life, at all. And even if it did, it doesn't have any real power to make do or not do anything. And isn't religion's involvement in marriage only with those who specifically want a religions ceremony? I mean, you can get married at the...