When God told Abraham to kill his son, he was forcing him to choose between loyalty and morality.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Perfect example of how religion warps judgement, common sense, even family/other love

They like to say that it's all about the journey, but that really depends on how bad you got to pee.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 25, 2019:

As a person who takes prescribed "water pills", ohh baby, can I relate!

Jeffrey Epstein on suicide watch after accused sex trafficker is found injured in New York jail

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Don't believe this for a second...these egotistical asswipes are Never suicidal...either a play to get released or somebody's father/brother/son caught up with him.......

Its gonna be an interesting day on Twitter

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 24, 2019:

HMIM, sadly......

Never Quit

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Yes indeed...Thomas Edison tried thousands of things that didn't work out!

I am in a wheelchair (since 2013) i used to work with the elderly and disabled.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Fear of the unknown I suspect. And we "abled" people get the exact same thing all the time......

I am not racist, I am civilized, but.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 24, 2019:

How about when Anybody says "we are through", go away.....WTH has their ethnic persuasion have to do with it?

Trump says Constitution gives him power to ‘do whatever I want’ - The Washington Post

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Nobody is above the law...maybe he could ask Nixon about that.......

Trump says Constitution gives him power to ‘do whatever I want’ - The Washington Post

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Once again,proving he never read it.

There are a lot of politics and people expressing their opinions on here.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 24, 2019:

And I would care Why? Having directly tweeted to drump he is a moron, my passport is current & my RV is ready to go at a moment's notice. But I would see somebody about that paranoia........

The conservative scare in our country may be self limiting.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 23, 2019:

You wish.......

One more thing about the Universe as a super computer.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Ummmm, chaos theory?

Trump proposing the kick some 3 million people off food stamps. [cnn.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 23, 2019:

No surprise here! Jeebus always approved of starving people......

People can be mean to you for no apparent reason.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 23, 2019:

So, you are saying be nice until they turn into assholes? Been living like that my entire life!

Worth Doing?- Device that lets crippled stand from wheelchair.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 23, 2019:

1. Far easier & safer to see what you are grabbing/pulling/reaching for! 2. They can stop having their faces in every crotch, interact face-to-face at last!

I feel guilty.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 23, 2019:

What a fabulous opportunity for you to ask questions and answer hers!

Without struggle, there can be no satisfaction.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Ohferpetessake, I can assure you that life is So much better without struggle, and "drama" sucks unless you are one of those dumb "Housewives" on TV. Wouldn't want to be them, or you....

I agree that making fun or otherwise criticizing someone's religion is in bad taste and can be ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 22, 2019:

My, my, my, yet another thinly-veiled attack on a religion other than xian....I am shocked!

Religion has been credited with creating trust in our prehistoric human societies, eventually ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Credited by whom? Isn't it more likely it was much easier to survive by cooperating?

I have a question for the people that are 100% certain that no gods exist. How are you THAT certain?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Ohferpetessake...had any prayers answered lately, have ya?

Did you believe in ghosts ?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 22, 2019:

If they cannot show me the winning PowerBall numbers, leave me the hell alone!

The god of the gaps will never die, so long as personal subjectivity prevails.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Oh, sweetie, hordes of drumpy supporters prove every day that people can live without "knowledge", and I personally have lived at least 5 decades without any "mysterious" crap (unless you count how I didn't catch anything fatal from philandering ex...even my doctor is/was mystified)

Iran and North Korea aren’t our military’s biggest concerns. This is. - The Washington Post

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 21, 2019:

I actually prefer "nothing" to another venal, incompetent drump appointee. Sometimes "nothing" is a good thing!

Sir Patrick Stewart explains why he relented for the new series. [twitter.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Tax man cometh?

Cover of German magazine Stern. They know Nazis.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Sad, sad, sad

Why do Americans pay so much for prescription drugs? [bbc.co.uk]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Because without them I am not breathing anymore.....

Hi everybody.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Some parts of Canada do not want immigration. Others, like Cape Breton Island, encourage it...climate like Connecticut, scenery like from "Lord of the Rings", no industry, declining population, waterfront homes on the market for 2 years for under $90,000 US

The biggest hoax that islam produces is Qur'anic science and for Christianity,it will be ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Link to "Quaranic science"? Never heard of it......

Would you eat the puffin?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Nor the Minke whale....

Pew: 91% Democrats see violence next in war of words [washex.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Because, if violence erupts, orangeasshole can declare martial law & have everything his way

What do you think the world be like with out religion?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 20, 2019:

A lot like 2500 BC, when 100's of gods were available for those who needed them.

"Send her back" who in the first place gave Trump all that powers?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Well, that "lock her up" crap kind of boomeranged, so we can hope this does too. But, send some $ to the ACLU, too!

About two weeks ago I got into a prolonged debate with a fellow member who was an avowed ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Yes indeed, now emboldened by shitheadinchief, coming up from the sewers in droves.....

I'm actually kind of surprised today; I thought the generation before mine in my family at least ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 20, 2019:

They are listening to their preachers telling them you are in mortal peril, and so are they if they do not try to convert you. Very sad!

MBreaking newsflash here in the U.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 20, 2019:

I suspect the "normal" pirates that infest this area, and have for years.

Trump tried to stop the chanting?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Ummm, HMIM.......

How a cheap, brutally efficient grocery chain is upending America's supermarkets News on CNN = ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 19, 2019:

I LOVE Aldi!! And for those of you paying big $$ for dog food...their brand is comparable to Merrilat, at $6 bag vs. $26/bag....check it out!

Iran says U.S. may have shot down its own drone by mistake

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Sounds about right,especially if drumpy was involved.....

In the beginning God told Adam and Eve not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, and Evangelicals have ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Perfect explanation!

This post is about the funeral service.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Keep your thoughts on what would make your Mom happy......best wishes!

This stuff about getting older is messed up!! I have discovered I have "not insignificant" hearing ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 18, 2019:

You will save well over $2000.00 (!!!!!) by getting your hearing aids at a Costco with an audio shop....their people do not work on commission, so what they recommend is right...plus, best hearing test I had of the 3 places I researched, and they threw in a couple freebies (a drier, & a remote operator for changing conditions of sound) the same warranty, guarantee, free repairs/resets etc as everybody.

Are you voting?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 17, 2019:

I will be voting, as ever, because Not voting is actually a vote for the status quo we have now!

Do you listen to music from another country whose language you don’t understand but like the song ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 17, 2019:

I like M8ddle Eastern music, especially when eating hummus/falafel/tabboulah!

VOTE!!!!!!!

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 17, 2019:

The ONLY way to restore decency & common sense! IF YOU DO NOT VOTE, YOU ARE VOTING FOR DRUMP!

Anyone thinks this is not so?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 17, 2019:

All of the above, and more......

Nancy Pelosi upsets Republicans with her remarks calling Trumps tweets racist. [facebook.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 17, 2019:

7oooohhh, poor widdle tender repugies......

[aol.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 17, 2019:

United we stand, alone we fall...in every situation!

What is it that makes holy water holy.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 17, 2019:

Why, exactly, are you worrying about this? Life's perfect otherwise?

Trumps Disgusting Tweets, Bernie and Tulsi Team Up and More! starting at 7:11 [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 16, 2019:

They could turn this country around!

Exactly this .

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2019:

Freakin' A!

I think I prefer when Marilyn Monroe did it.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2019:

You cannot unsee these things, ya know?

[jta.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2019:

When & where are the next demonstrations, and/or where can I find them. I feel So strongly about this whole thing......

When does this stop [yahoo.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2019:

Because it is UnAmerican to have an opinion? Welcome back, Joseph McCarthy......

Trump triples down on racism, the ICE raids, the Dems and immigration in the Rose Garden! Want to ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 15, 2019:

I am heading for Canada any minute now.....

If God is God He is not good If God is good He is not God Take the even take the odd {If God is ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

This Macleish..... who is he?

New leak claims Trump scrapped Iran nuclear deal 'to spite Obama' - BBC News

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

Pretty much why he & McConnell do anything......

How far gone is the GOP? I've agreed with Ted Cruz twice this week. Fuck [aol.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes......

These are not instructions!

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

WE need to stand up Now or many of us will become hunted... ut also because it is the right thing to do last we become like the Germans in the 40's, that saw/heard/ spoke nothing about the evil they were surrounded by.

Huh. Ain't that something

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

Dumbass bragging

Anyone else feel that it isn’t necessary to get married?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

Nope.

[abcnews.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

EVERYBODY needs to stand up & resist this abomination!

Do you think it is dysfunctional when 50 YO kids and their parent(s) spend nearly all their free ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

In a pretty hostile world, why not?

How many of you feel as if your lack of any sort of religious or spiritual belief system has ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

It helps me winnow the field, the ones that say, "looking for a wife" and (weirdly, usually linked) " good Christian" are Gone.

12 months old, but interesting research based on Great Pyramid at Giza [google.com.au]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

Ohferpetessake, just what the world needs, more wooo

Q:373653..

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

Examples? Because emojis are "free speech" in any use......

So do we atheists, agnostics, own the privilege to examine others negatively, own the privilege to...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

Ummm, no, those things would be My prerogatives, thankyuvurry much.

On our intercom, there is a crucifix which falls anytime I answer the intercom. Coincidence?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

"Crucifix"??? WTH?

I'm posting this with a heavy heart.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

How about having a cleaning service come in 2x a month? Would force you to organize a little better so they can do their job, I pay $60 twice a month, then I am free to do "extra" stuff since the basics are done,

[msnbc.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

Undoubtedly......

Man Perfectly Explains Women’s Rage Today Using Brutal Analogy So That All Men Can Finally ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 14, 2019:

Made me cry....because I am 71, sometimes I fail to realize how brutal life as a woman has been, because it just always was that way. Thank you for illumunating!

I get scammers nearly every day on facebook and usually just report and block but something made me ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Now do you understand Me? BUWAAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!

Why are people so hostile towards President Donald Trump? - Quora

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

I'm going with the lying....I have been a supervisor and you cannot get good work from your employees if they know you are a liar. Period.

I just got another 30 days in the Zuckerberg County jail.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Maybe you should just stay off FB as you don't seem to be adding much to an already abysmal place with your oh-so-cutesy "ninja" remarks anyway?

As recently as 30 years ago, America was over 90% Christian.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Ummm, decades ago 90% of people answered polls asking their religion with "christian", not the same thing at all........

ATTENTION - A SURVEY ABOUT AMERICAN WOMEN! Most US women won't dine alone with opposite sex, ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Ohferpetessake, you are really this dumb?

AOC: a total juvenile ignorant.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Where do you get those numbers? Not even Remotely correct!

Flow is the driver of inseparability.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Lotta syllabyles, signifying....?

Pool Report from MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Reporter accompanying the VP to McAllen TX border patrol ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Pretty soon we will observe 3rd-world help groups coming here, and I hope they hurry up.....makes me think I am a 1940's German hearing about concentration camps & doing Nothing, feeling disgusted with myself.

Google News - Half a million people signed up to storm Area 51.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

How abou signing up to storm a child detention ICE center?

Lonely night listening Air Supply.....

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Saw them at Mohegan Sun a few years ago, sounding Great!

Robert Foster, Mississippi gubernatorial candidate, stands by refusal to allow female reporter to ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2019:

Talking to Pence, is he?

Feminists: Is this a safe place to have a discussion about second and third wave feminism? 🙄🤔

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2019:

What are you babbling about? EQUAL TREATMENT/opportunities for Everyone is a problem for you?

[yahoo.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2019:

If you choose to live below sea level, in a storm-ridden area, why should my tax dollars bail you out AGAIN ???????

Something has been on my mind for a minute!!! This may be the forum to get some perspective without...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2019:

Effeminate, as in, taking responsibility for children they create? Or....?

Miriam Adelson wants a 'Book of Trump' in the Bible. Is that possible?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2019:

"Whosoever adds to these words, or changes them, is damned" ...so no worries!

[yahoo.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2019:

Send Any amount of money you can to the ACLU they are constantly on the frontline defending our freedoms!

My ex keeps telling me I'm shallow because I will only date women who are small.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2019:

You like/want what you like/want. Why is this anybody else's business? (Especially an ex!!!)

[yahoo.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 12, 2019:

Only 2% of reported rapes ever get to trial.......despicable statistic!

damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2019:

Not me, dammit!

I was feeling morose, and posted this to Facebook a couple days back.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2019:

Gee, I dunno....Lot having children by his daughters? Burning Sodom & Gomorrah? Drowning everybody except Noah & family? Letting loose warlike Hebrews on peaceful Canaanites? Killing all the first-born Egyptian children? Just for a few tidbits.........

Just an interesting bit about religion in America. [friendlyatheist.patheos.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2019:

Does this mean reason might someday prevail? And I won't be accosted in my home by door-knockers any more? There is a gawd! Lol!

This time (10am) tomorrow I shall be embarking on my annual jaunt from Southern Spain, driving up ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2019:

Wishing you good weather & lovely sightseeing!

When, if ever, will the stigma toward " mental illness" (ugh..chemical brain disorder) end?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2019:

The problem is, some of theses people, while deserving of sympathy and of course help, are genuinely scary. Wish I had an idea that could help.......

Why is this not in the news

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2019:

That so-called pic of drumpy is SO wrong, he kind of looks human.......

My mind seems bogged down of late.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2019:

But just think...no worries are they in Hell, or whatever, just knowing they are at peace.

Bernie Brings up History of Pro-War Lies On MSNBC [youtube.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 11, 2019:

Bernie!

Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says - Scientific ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2019:

Ohferpetessake, another BS claim........

Atheist Medical Practioners- Are there very many?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2019:

Umm, as long as they are competent, None of My Business, or yours.

These are the people who want child brides so the control can happen as soon as possible.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2019:

Yuppers

One day encapsulated everything that’s wrong with Fox News - Vox

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2019:

Another day, another load of crap........