Went to a reunion in Louisiana.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Sep 1, 2019:

>The Old Testament is pre-Christian. Jesus didn't show up until the New Testament, that being mostly about him. Not entirely. A couple of the Old Testament books included defining which house the messiah would come from and other things to look for. Jesus failed on several of those descriptions, ...

DenoPenno replies on Sep 3, 2019:

Many forget that the Messiah was to be an earthly ruler of which scripture believers bent over backwards to make Jesus the one. It failed and even riding two different beasts into town at the same time did not work. Once Jesus was crucified he was called "messiah"and the old earthly title took on a heavenly fantasy of its own. What else do you do when they kill your guy?

An omniscient god cannot have emotions.

Fernapple comments on Sep 2, 2019:

To be honest I think that sceptics have too easy a shot at Noah's ark, in many ways it is a straw-man construction to think that all theists see it as a literal story, while most know that it is a much earlier myth which predates the bible, even if they do not take it metaphorically. ( And yes I do ...

DenoPenno replies on Sep 2, 2019:

IF we could duplicate the Ark exactly and fill it with animals for a few days any humans inside would likely be dead from the stench alone. No proper ventilation or sanitation.

I’ve got a long shift tomorrow and I can’t sleep, i’ve kinda missed work over the weekend, ...

powder comments on Sep 1, 2019:

Can't sleep, miss work..... You sound ill

DenoPenno replies on Sep 2, 2019:

No, I did not say I miss work. Anxiety is why I cannot sleep and work is where I have to go to make money. Every day that I work I have to stop what I am doing to go to work. If I miss work it means I did not go in on that day.

I’ve got a long shift tomorrow and I can’t sleep, i’ve kinda missed work over the weekend, ...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 1, 2019:

I do not work again til Tuesday and I'm drinking whiskey. It will not help me to sleep. On Monday I will get my act together again.

DenoPenno replies on Sep 2, 2019:

@averykings I would share but you are so far away from me right now.

I do not think many here really care what happens to their remains after they die.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 2, 2019:

If my remaining family wants to spread my ashes they can do that at my grandparents old farm in the huzzah area outside of Steelville, Mo. They know this but what happens to my ashes is really up to them. In my mind i can imagine my oldest daughter being upset some day as she was cleaning or had an ...

DenoPenno replies on Sep 2, 2019:

@Fernapple Cool.

Fear of Death

SleeplessInTexas comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I used to fear death. Now, I anticipate it. I want to die a most violent, painful, yet heroic death. In other words, in a blaze of glory. (If it were up to me.) Don't get me wrong. I don't want to die anytime soon, but I'm kind of excited to see what's next when the time does come. We do ...

DenoPenno replies on Sep 2, 2019:

My energy will live on as a sheep dog. I'm not sure how I know this. My energy might be just like all the energy that is around us every day. :)

Whoa. I can't claim this. But we all need achievable goals:

Trajan61 comments on Sep 1, 2019:

Unless your an engineer you’ll likely never use it. Maybe we ought to teach a little more history so people won’t vote for idiots like AOC or Obama. 🤪😜😂

DenoPenno replies on Sep 1, 2019:

@Trajan61 Do you have socialist security? What do we call the aid Trump is giving to farmers? If you care to open your mind there is much more.

Do I want to see “In God We Trust” removed from public entities?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 31, 2019:

I would love to see "In God We Trust" removed form everything. Seeing this is one of my pet peeves. It is had to imagine that the phrase is really secular in nature and this is why we cannot have it removed. I suppose it falls right in there with Washington, DC having prayer breakfasts and other ...

DenoPenno replies on Sep 1, 2019:

@SageDave When politicians have a prayer breakfast they starting a proceeding that is not allowed by church and state. Government is not in any way religious.

Whoa. I can't claim this. But we all need achievable goals:

Trajan61 comments on Sep 1, 2019:

Unless your an engineer you’ll likely never use it. Maybe we ought to teach a little more history so people won’t vote for idiots like AOC or Obama. 🤪😜😂

DenoPenno replies on Sep 1, 2019:

What would history tell us about them?

WHAT IS THE NATURE OF REALITY?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 30, 2019:

I followed you in every way until you asked at the end if we had a soul. That would appear as if you are putting some religious idea into your reasoning. I still say that talk of a "soul" originated and persisted because mankind cannot correctly interpret their own dreams. In the dream you have ...

DenoPenno replies on Sep 1, 2019:

@Remiforce Well said, and yes this concept has made a ton of money for religions. It persists because it scares the crap out of man to think that he might come to an end.

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

ZantiMisfit comments on Aug 31, 2019:

Agreed on all points except one, I prefer pineapples :)

DenoPenno replies on Aug 31, 2019:

Mangos for me.

Saying "You're too fat" is rude. "You're too thin" is okay?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 31, 2019:

In tribute to you it appears you have changed very little over the years. You look nice and also healthy.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 31, 2019:

@LiterateHiker You are very welcome. :)

Part of my news feed, the disconnect is strong in this one.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Aug 31, 2019:

He is all about him. He stated publicly, I can put out what I want - which is true as he can declassify anything. The questions we should ask are why? Who does it help? What info do our enemies gain? And last, but most importantly in the world of intelligence (He should have asked this of himself) ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 31, 2019:

Everything Trump does is all about him and he loves every minute of it. Nothing else matters and he incites others to do stupid things while his base and GOP cover for him.

There is so much wrong with Christianity, mainly the part where devotees are required to "WORSHIP" ...

Fernapple comments on Aug 31, 2019:

Coming from England also, where practicing Christians are effectively a minority, I have often noticed that they are often among the meanest and least charitable of people, at least towards the larger community. I think that, in part, this is because they are asked to give so much, time, money, ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 31, 2019:

@Fernapple Yes, it was Teresa's "cult of suffering" that actually put you closer to god. After all, didn't Jesus suffer on the cross? You must suffer the same way and it is OK if you get sick and die. You might suffer your way into heaven.

In the Bible where Jesus says "He who is without sin the first stone" Two questions come to ...

GODISGOOD comments on Mar 29, 2019:

She was a prostitute, you left out the word ‘cast’. If you’re going to quote The Holy Bible do it verbatim.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 30, 2019:

@ElusiveMoby That is exactly what we have and in some cases only a fragment of some of the copies.

Exposing America’s Biggest Hypocrites: Evangelical Christians

DenoPenno comments on Aug 29, 2019:

The page opened but I did not find the article.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 29, 2019:

OK it worked for me this afternoon. I simply do not understand the hypocrisy of the Evangelical Christians. Today it is worse than ever and they should all be ashamed.

If true, this could put a fork in Trump.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 28, 2019:

I believe this is highly possible and his tax returns will show it. The tax returns will also show he is not as rich as he said he was and they expose a totally conflicted POTUS who is beholden to foreign interests. This would be evidence enough to remove him from office.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 28, 2019:

@Rob1948 He may have income from them. Trump Jr. once said they did not need money because they could borrow all they need from Russia.

This is why I hate technology

NoPlanetB comments on Aug 27, 2019:

The same thing about the format issue. You can buy HBO for your tablet, your phone and your streaming tv but not on your computer. WTF?

DenoPenno replies on Aug 27, 2019:

@NoPlanetB OK. I repent.

This is why I hate technology

NoPlanetB comments on Aug 27, 2019:

The same thing about the format issue. You can buy HBO for your tablet, your phone and your streaming tv but not on your computer. WTF?

DenoPenno replies on Aug 27, 2019:

OR you can get HBO on your computer and not buy. It's called hacking. :)

CAN ANYONE HELP ME?

Redheadedgammy comments on Aug 26, 2019:

Not much you can do with twitter. I was suspended for telling Pence he was a liar and I hope he goes to prison and dies there. I've seen MUCH worse than what I wrote, but I am suspended. I tried to argue for my free speech rights because my comment was not threatening at all but got no where. They ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 27, 2019:

I don't like Pence either but if he did go to prison maybe when it comes time for him to die he could be allowed to die at home.

No surprise really...

Wangobango3 comments on Aug 25, 2019:

Speeding up the onset of The Rapture. It's an easy sell to the Godly.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 25, 2019:

@Joanne Would anyone realize then that Michelle Bachmann was wrong?

Gotta love it!

DenoPenno comments on Aug 25, 2019:

It's almost as bad as socialism. If Bernie was ever elected we would all instantly be socialists. :)

DenoPenno replies on Aug 25, 2019:

@tinkercreek I have a lot of sarcasm and no problems if Bernie was elected. You need to see that Bernie as POTUS would not "instantly" make any of us anything. Trump Bump uses it as a scare tactic.

Common sense for some but not all

Paul4747 comments on Aug 25, 2019:

It's more than that. It's exactly what most of his voters wanted. Exactly what they wanted. I work with a Trump fan and he relishes every time something happens regarding immigration. He really doesn't get the idea that immigrants are people who love America and think we're a good nation, and ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 25, 2019:

The Trump camp has to give the middle class something or somebody to hate so they can keep on picking their pockets.In this case immigrants fall in there just fine. Donnie supporters are not smart enough to figure it out.

Four hikers dead after lightning strikes iron cross at mountain summit | Metro News

CuriosityExtant comments on Aug 25, 2019:

Alternate christian fashion accessories, if hayseuse had only come just a little later (~1750yrs) in history...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 25, 2019:

Some Christians believe that "in the last days" these forms of execution will be brought back. I was never sure that they ever left.

I saw something last night, and I need some help understanding. Can anyone help me?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Too many people to fight on the issue, I suppose. I don't personally go to rodeos and I don't like movies or TV shows about them. With that said I'm not into football or baseball either.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 25, 2019:

@godlessinal And you are right!

The Atlantic magzine has an article this month about a new interpretation of Job.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 24, 2019:

But it is only a story. Evangelicals take it as real and they get angry when you say god and the devil had a bet. What I always wanted to know was did Job get his original wife and children back at the end or are they different persons? If the originals, were they resurrected, and if so did they ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 25, 2019:

@AnneWimsey The upgrade must have made it hard to miss them when they are no more than cattle.

Yesterday I was reading a psychology book about wickedness and hate.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 24, 2019:

The current evidence seems to show that we are a very small part of this vast universe of which we know very little about at all. For want of knowledge and control people simply started making things up.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@PondartIncbendog Did I make it up? I am claiming very little and saying that others make things up. I agree with you that we do not know what's at the bottom of the sea or how vast our universe is as well. What is our universe? We do not know.

The Atlantic magzine has an article this month about a new interpretation of Job.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 24, 2019:

But it is only a story. Evangelicals take it as real and they get angry when you say god and the devil had a bet. What I always wanted to know was did Job get his original wife and children back at the end or are they different persons? If the originals, were they resurrected, and if so did they ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@RussRAB Evangelicals of any type take it as gospel truth the same way they do the creation story.

For all the Republican voters

DenoPenno comments on Aug 23, 2019:

This is very much how it really is. I'm still appalled that most conservatives think busloads of immigrants are showing up at polling places to vote. It's near impossible. Voting fraud is done with computers.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@Jolanta You are exactly correct. It is a lie that Republicans enjoy spreading to keep the middle class angry and hating enough to do their bidding.

Do you say the pledge of allegiance, when called to do so in a public setting?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 24, 2019:

I stand and might sometimes (but not always) place my right hand on my heart area. I say no words at all and do not think this is a necessary thing to do. We did it in my school years and also when I was in the Army. Today I am beyond both of those. It does not mean I am a Communist to not say the ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@TomMcGiverin Right on. I remember a "moment of silence" when I was in school. My religious classmates claim to remember prayer in schools. This is the lie being put upon us and told often by preachers and ministers.

Is it true?

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Aug 24, 2019:

I usually do not revel in deaths of people whom I dislike, but these days, there are some graves upon which I would gladly dance.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@Gwendolyn2018 Your view is exactly correct. The religious had great fear of the dead but the goal was to become dead so you could live your life. The "now" is the training ground of ignorant religion.

For all the Republican voters

DenoPenno comments on Aug 23, 2019:

This is very much how it really is. I'm still appalled that most conservatives think busloads of immigrants are showing up at polling places to vote. It's near impossible. Voting fraud is done with computers.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@Jolanta People in America are conditioned to believe this in order for the middle class to continue thinking immigrants are taking something from them. Trump and his GOP want them to believe this because they need a little hate. I told a right wing co-worker just yesterday that real voter fraud was not done by "busloads of illegals arriving to vote" and as he walked away he muttered that he knew people who had seen it happen. How do you know even if a bus did arrive? How do you know the people in it are illegal? What words are written on the bus and do the people inside it speak English. It would take an interview in depth by a newspaper reporter to verify the claims of this type of supposed illegal voting.

UPDATE on Religion's professor saying atheism is a religion.

freeofgod comments on Aug 21, 2019:

Atheists lack belief in a deity. Therefore it's not a religion. For legal reasons it's referred to as a religion. That does not make it one.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 23, 2019:

It is not lacking of belief. It is lacking of evidence to believe.

It is interesting that the Roman empire, and later Charlemagne's, banned tattooing in order to fight...

Bierbasstard comments on Aug 22, 2019:

Some people just like art. On their bodies. Nothing more, nothing less.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 22, 2019:

I do not have any tattoos but both of my daughters do. The last thing I would call a tattoo is 'body art." When my youngest came home with a tattoo and said I would kill her now, my reply was simply that she was the one who had to live with her tattoo. Most likely it is there for the rest of her life.

Trump says.

Joanne comments on Aug 21, 2019:

His already narcissistic head is being filled with Right Wing Dominionist Evangelical Christianity. They are telling him he has been chosen by god, and he obviously loves it--he might even believe it. But, even if he doesn't he will use it for his advantage. Hopefully, being who he is, he will ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 21, 2019:

@Joanne They played this game with Jesus too and manufactured events to help fulfill prophesy.

I wonder how fast gun control legislation would pass if Ivanka was murdered in a mass shooting?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 21, 2019:

I see the point but there is not too many reasons to shoot Ivanka.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 21, 2019:

@mooredolezal IDK? If it cost him money maybe not.

The Jews are very disloyal" - Adolf Hitler, 1933 "The Jews are very disloyal" -Trump, 2019

codycody comments on Aug 21, 2019:

i dont like trump. but taking him or anyone out of context all becuz you dont like them is kind of douchey

DenoPenno replies on Aug 21, 2019:

How is there ever any context to Donald Trump?

The Jews are very disloyal" - Adolf Hitler, 1933 "The Jews are very disloyal" -Trump, 2019

DenoPenno comments on Aug 21, 2019:

Trump's first wife said he had books on Hitler and that he studied all of this.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 21, 2019:

@AlPastor Well, she could have lied about it to make him look better.

Halle Berry Born Halle Maria Berry in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966.

WayneDalton comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Love Halle Berry

DenoPenno replies on Aug 21, 2019:

Me too.

Calling Out Corporate Control of US Media, Sanders Campaign Launches 'Bern Notice' Newsletter...

Paul4747 comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Well, demonizing the media worked for Trump, so why not? You can't blame the media for low poll numbers or lack of donors. If people are behind you, then they're behind you, and that will be reflected in the coverage. Right now, he's 1 out of 20 (or more) candidates with over a year to go, and ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 18, 2019:

This is correct but he doesn't have to do anything to help himself. Those running against him are fighting among themselves when they should be fighting against Donald Trump. I've heard rumors of one candidate saying she would take everyone's guns. If anyone thinks that idea would help her win they must be nuts!

We have all heard that seeing is not believing and most of us know that eyewitness testimony is not ...

Jolanta comments on Aug 17, 2019:

Is it just Johnny you see. If that is so I would probably think that Johnny is the man for you.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 17, 2019:

Sorry, the illustration is not about a man. I could have described everyone at the stop light but it was not the point of the story. The point is that what I saw simply was not there.

"As he has made very clear, Richard Dawkins would far rather have dealings with an honest-to-God ...

wordywalt comments on Aug 17, 2019:

I do not see why some atheist see the need to refer to gurus like Dawkins and others. I do not see the need to look to others to tell me what to do. That is what happens in most religions. To me, my atheist is a personal matter, and I have no need to try to escape my freedom.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 17, 2019:

What I escaped is the "freedom" that religion thinks it offers. It was only then that I had real freedom.

An American gold medal fencer kneeled on the podium during the national anthem: 'We must call for ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 12, 2019:

Yes, and he had a perfect right to do so. It takes idiots like Donald Trump to believe that kneeling is in any way connected to patriotism and would show disrespect. It is a shame that so many fell into that idea and they have no idea why sports figures kneeled in the first place.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@mooredolezalThe America I see today has a hatred in politics and religion that appears to have damaged us all. It is very much like mental illness. We must take into play that politicians are telling us that others are taking from us when this is not true at all. They need us to have fear in order to control us.

My take on God/Jesus answering prayers.

NoMagicCookie comments on Aug 16, 2019:

Reminds me of this. . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk6ILZAaAMI=related

DenoPenno replies on Aug 17, 2019:

I believe in praying to a milk jug.

An American gold medal fencer kneeled on the podium during the national anthem: 'We must call for ...

Trajan61 comments on Aug 12, 2019:

They need to kick him off the team.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 15, 2019:

@Trajan61, @HippieChick58 I'm a vet and I'm very liberal.If you kneel when the anthem is played it is not disrespectful. Try a Google search to find out why Kap and others kneeled. You might learn something.

Link to 36 cases involving Trump with threats, violence, and assaults.

Renickulous comments on Aug 15, 2019:

So if I kill someone while saying "obama" is it Obama's fault?

DenoPenno replies on Aug 15, 2019:

@Renickulous If you have spread non-truths that might have cause the misdeeds you would be responsible. More so when your position alone would have a majority of people hearing your words.

Link to 36 cases involving Trump with threats, violence, and assaults.

Renickulous comments on Aug 15, 2019:

So if I kill someone while saying "obama" is it Obama's fault?

DenoPenno replies on Aug 15, 2019:

Is Obama currently in power as POTUS today? Did anyone claim that they killed because Obama wanted it? Did Obama remotely even hint that he wanted something like this done?

Profile questions here.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 12, 2019:

Sex is enjoyable but should be private in my view. In the 1970's myself and friends were talking about sex and a female relative said she had nailed me on an issue of whether I had sex with a certain person because I entered that conversation and told a story like the others. I reminded her that she...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@lerlo I was simply part of the conversation. She assumed wrongly that I had given a name and I would never give a name for a sex story.

How do you deal with having to hide your atheism?

AgnoLulu comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I completely understand where you're coming from. We have the same issue. My family has no idea. Where I work, if I disclose, I could be not only ostracized, but there's even a chance it could effect my ability to stay employed. I usually just keep things somewhat vague and I've told family members ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 12, 2019:

There is always the possibility that coming out atheist to someone might backfire on you later if that person wants to hurt you by using the information. Yes, it could even cost you your job.

Profile questions here.

AmiSue comments on Aug 12, 2019:

When I removed sex from my likes the number of unwanted 'Hi beautiful' PMs decreased dramatically. So there's that.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 12, 2019:

Yes, but Ami Sue, you are very pretty. :)

Huffpost has written an excellent series (three parts thus far) dealing with the problematic state ...

Heathenman comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I hope it is God's will that Betsy DeVos gets hit in the head by a meteor.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 11, 2019:

Why not? She already has had a hip replacement because of a bike wreck.

I am new on here so I just wanted to say hello:) You are all beautiful:) Fun joke.

JohnnyMiller comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Welcome aboard. My personal favorite joke is: A priest, a rapist and a conman walk into a bar... He orders a drink. *Really makes people think*

DenoPenno replies on Aug 10, 2019:

Yes, but he says he don't drink. The drunkard was his brother.

‘Death Camps For Trump Supporters’ Fliers Posted in New York [infowars.com]

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

If it came from Infowars it might be a "fake news" strategy.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@Buttercup There is a war on for your mind. Alex Jones wants it.

Who’s married to one?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

My ex was religious in so much that she was Catholic to begin with and later her grandfather was involved in the founding of Legio Maria. As I slowly turned away from religion in general and we would talk about it, she agreed with me. Even so, her bottom line was always that everyone believed in ...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@JacobMeyers She saw the logic of atheism but had been told of god all her life. Simeo Ondetto is the top man in Legio Maria and my ex wife's grandfather was a Bishop in this movement. Both are long dead now but sometimes the followers see them alive. Ondetto is seen every year.

Public high school scheduled to hold 'Back to School Worship Service.

WilliamFleming comments on Aug 7, 2019:

According to other news sources the event was not sponsored by the school and none of the teachers or staff was involved. It was a Sunday event organized by community members for the public and had nothing to do with the school except that it was held in the school gymnasium. The event has been held...

DenoPenno replies on Aug 8, 2019:

Nothing of this nature should be held in a public school gymnasium or even close to school property.

A lot of people here have arrived from religious backgrounds so I was wondering what your feelings ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

According to the Buybull life begins at birth.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@jlynn37 Correct, and this is because of the belief that your breath comes form god. Breath is that elusive "soul" that so many talk about.

The Hell theory

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Nobody. Your physical body has died and will rot. Your "soul" is really yourself but thanks to fears of death it has become an imaginary part of your being which can never die. Invisible gobbledigook that lives on forever as a small spark worshiping the large eternal spark.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@DavidLaDeau I thank you as well, David.

Why we miss him

GreatNani comments on Aug 7, 2019:

Articulate, and soothing, responsible response. We will never have that from this monstrosity!

DenoPenno replies on Aug 7, 2019:

Trump is already attacking Obama because he knows a lot of this is laid on him when Obama never even once used Trump's name.

The Hell theory

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Nobody. Your physical body has died and will rot. Your "soul" is really yourself but thanks to fears of death it has become an imaginary part of your being which can never die. Invisible gobbledigook that lives on forever as a small spark worshiping the large eternal spark.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@DavidLaDeau Part of my answer involving "sparks"is exactly what some believers tell me these days. Gobbledigook, of course, is total nonsense.

And the beat goes on.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Said it before and I will say it again. These shootings **are not** inspired by someone who is angry over ideas of Medicare for all.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 4, 2019:

@LucyLoohoo Trump is good at division and dishing out that kind of hatred. I saw a meme recently with both Pelosi and Ohmar on it and the caption was "both of these women are full of hate." I need someone to go forward here and explain exactly what kind of hate they are full of.

I know there are MAGA and 2nd Amendment people here.

GreatNani comments on Aug 3, 2019:

It is heartbreaking, senseless but never going to end. People just dont care enough.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 3, 2019:

The people in power do not care enough. In order to stay in power they have to manipulate as much as they can. I work with an 18 year old who now carries a gun. He's a Trumper and really thinks this is a big thing. We live in a frightened white supremacist world today.

Mass shootings, 2019: Germany: 0 Italy: 0 UK: 0 Australia: 0 Spain: 0 Saudi: 0 France: 0 ...

Merseyman1 comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Terrible statistics, but those in power do NOTHING to control guns and machine-guns!

DenoPenno replies on Aug 3, 2019:

This is very true and the right people are not listening. They are afraid they would lose power if they took a stand.

MAKE AMERICA GRATE AGAIN Inspired by my friend, Alice, I was able to make an American camping ...

Jolanta comments on Aug 3, 2019:

You need to tell Alice.

DenoPenno replies on Aug 3, 2019:

She owns a local hardware store and we were discussing political crap today and she laughed and gave me the idea for "Make America Grate Again." I was in the hardware looking for tools to cut the steel.

Can an atheist pray?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

What would I be praying to and why?

DenoPenno replies on Aug 2, 2019:

@DavidLaDeau Thanks, David. :)

I am back. I am tired. I am radioactive for the next three days. Thank you for your thoughts.

MrBeelzeebubbles comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Quick! Get bitten by a spider! Think of the super powers!

DenoPenno replies on Jul 31, 2019:

I was bitten by a TV active spider long ago.

In Praise of Farmers Markets

oldFloyd comments on Jul 27, 2019:

We have three on three different days and go quite frequently. We also have a family owned supermarket that sells local produce when in season also products produced locally.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 27, 2019:

My area has a wonderful Bakery and Deli in Cuba, Mo. that is run by Mennonites. The baked bread, sandwiches, drinks, etc. cannot be beat. I love this little store and it's a great place to go for lunch.

Impeachment fizzles against Trump Trump wins again against weak democrats.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Democrats just do not seem to be able to get it together. Of course, neither can Donald Stump. His party members will do anything to stay in power.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 27, 2019:

@TheMiddleWay This makes sense. I find many that believe if Bernie was POTUS tomorrow we would all instantly be socialist. This is either ignorance or someone trying to protect Trump in ways that only Trump's gaslighting brings to fore. In my view Trump wants you to hate the other party. This is his brand of unity and goes along with his following. When Reagan said "Make America Great Again" it did not work that way.

Is it just me or do Christian movies always have terrible acting?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 27, 2019:

They have bad acting because they have bad actors. People in popular films that claim they are personally a Christian are usually just going with a current trend. Christian movies suck. I don't watch them. In "God Is Dead" the atheist **hated god** because god allowed his father to die. Apparently ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 27, 2019:

@larsatrg This is logical but believers are not.

Here's an argument you can use on your religious friends. God is perfect?

GinaKay comments on Jul 27, 2019:

Aside from the fact that I feel no need to argue with my religious friends, this particular logic would not work on my very devoted sister. Her view is that it may not look perfect to US but since we are not God, we have no way of understanding God's logic. Sick and dying children? He has better ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 27, 2019:

They really hold out for your last sentence to be perfectly true. It's all the pie in the sky.

Are any of theses democrats worth voting for ?

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 26, 2019:

You could go to YouTube & watch 30 years of Bernie being consistent with his progressive ideas that all the other dem candidates have plagiarized......then ask yourself, do I want the original? Or a bunch of wannabes?

DenoPenno replies on Jul 26, 2019:

I can agree but I think Bernie is too old for POTUS today.

Bill Gates Thinks A Coming Disease Could Kill 30 Million People Within 6 Months | IFLScience

Livia comments on Aug 16, 2018:

Flu is a constant threat to human life. We are due a nasty one. Spanish flu in the 1900s made people cough up large volumes of blood. It was very vicious. Disease and virus mutation is also the cycle of life. What can you do? Flu vaccines are always behind the mutation. There is currently an Ebola ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 26, 2019:

Flu has killed more people than any of our wars.I would say it is very deadly.

This fellow is one of the great gaslighters of our time.

Cast1es comments on Jul 26, 2019:

A.H. !

DenoPenno replies on Jul 26, 2019:

Alf Heidler?

Pet Peeves Let’s talk pet peeves. What are yours?

QuidamOutrepont comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Bragging people. People who go out of their way to tell you how great they are, what cool stuff they have, what awesome things they do, the insane places they go to, the people they hang around with. Man, what do you have to prove?!

DenoPenno replies on Jul 26, 2019:

What makes me happy and what I do is important to me but would bore you to tears.

Pet Peeves Let’s talk pet peeves. What are yours?

ZantiMisfit comments on Jul 25, 2019:

People who forget to flush the toilet!!

DenoPenno replies on Jul 26, 2019:

Contrary to popular belief people do not "forget" to flush the toilet. Instead, they are aware that they have created something and they are eager to show others what it is. It's a pet peeve of mine also.

New Netflix series will expose secretive Christian group controlling Washington ...

freeofgod comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Not so secret. Since B actor Ronnie made his move with the Moral Majority religion has taken over politics. Religion is the final straw. How the hell do we fight that? Come out as atheists with good moral characters. Raise our families the same. To little to late. Religion has it's grips in so deep ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 25, 2019:

@freeofgod Also one of the stars in "King's Row."

Its gonna be an interesting day on Twitter

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I avoid Twitter because I would surely get in trouble for attacking the much conflicted Donald Trump.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 25, 2019:

@davknight Trump people are so confused on me that they think I'm a supporter.

A few suggestions for the guys on dating sites: First, post a picture of YOU and not some actor.

Soarfeet comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I concur. How ????? Is a photo from high school daze relevant when you’re 50+ ?!?

DenoPenno replies on Jul 25, 2019:

@Soarfeet

A few suggestions for the guys on dating sites: First, post a picture of YOU and not some actor.

Soarfeet comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I concur. How ????? Is a photo from high school daze relevant when you’re 50+ ?!?

DenoPenno replies on Jul 25, 2019:

@Soarfeet I'm doing it to cause that same confusion that Trumpers do because I am hiding.I am an activist. My FB page has my current photos as does this one, but only in Quora Digest is my real name revealed. I never use an old photo to claim this is me now today. If I did I would brag and use this one and I was the little guy.

ICE releases U.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 24, 2019:

ICE does need to reply and explain just why they had a US born 18 year old in their custody. Are they simply trying to comply with the befuddled Donald Trump to keep their jobs or is this a racial thing?

DenoPenno replies on Jul 24, 2019:

@chalupacabre Things like this show how easily we can be sucked in. It reminds me of the one woman who was quoted as saying if America was going to have a dictator she would prefer that it was Trump. People have went crazy! In hearing me talk of Trump one man at my workplace one man said he was going to have to leave the building because he was wanting to do me bodily harm. This is all insanity!

A few suggestions for the guys on dating sites: First, post a picture of YOU and not some actor.

Soarfeet comments on Jul 24, 2019:

I concur. How ????? Is a photo from high school daze relevant when you’re 50+ ?!?

DenoPenno replies on Jul 24, 2019:

I can go way back on photos. This is my current FB avatar.

'BLAME' Is it ever useful?

KKGator comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Blame can absolutely be useful. Telling someone "YOU did this", is important when they DID do something that needs to be pointed out. Especially if they're acting like they aren't. A lot of people will not own their shit, and sometimes you just have to tell them they ARE responsible for ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 24, 2019:

This is so very true but never use the word BLAME while doing so.

US-Born Marine Detained By ICE Was Carrying His US Passport

DenoPenno comments on Jul 22, 2019:

**Ramos-Gomez was arrested by the Grand Rapids Police on Nov. 21 on suspicion of attempting to start a fire in a stairwell at a hospital and trying to reach the facility’s helipad, according to his attorneys and local law enforcement.** I have done a copy and paste above to show exactly how ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 23, 2019:

@bobwjr I'm sure local law informed ICE because they want to appear as doing what Trump wants. Remember that Ramos-Gomez is not a white man and that ICE is a part of Homeland Security. Local law is not qualified to validate credentials of immigrants but a simple check might have shown that this man is in the US military. Apparently nobody made that check.

Anyone heard about the storm area 51? Pretty sure aliens exist somewhere, but do we have any?

RiverRick comments on Jul 22, 2019:

We have no aliens. The universe is much too big a place to search and we are equal to just one grain of sand on all the world's beaches.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 22, 2019:

I'm sure area 51 has removed the aliens by now.

Some people actually believe geezus died for their sins even though it says in the very same book ...

NoPlanetB comments on Jul 22, 2019:

And what happened to jebus after he reserected?

DenoPenno replies on Jul 22, 2019:

@Moravian Imagine him ascending to heaven for a moment. The gospels claim he arose into the clouds. How can this be? I look at clouds every day and most of them are miles into the sky. Poor Jebus would have appeared like a helium balloon until he became a dot in the sky and then nothing remaining at all. I bet he is not arrived in heaven yet.

Ask yourself this question: are you really better off now then you were before became President, why...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Trump only affects my mind frame so far. Everything else is yet the same, but I am so tired of morning "Trump tweets" ruining my day. I do not care about this buffoon and don't want to hear what he said, tweeted, or thinks on every issue. Currently I have this under control by simply NOT turning on ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 22, 2019:

@Sticks48 I think his mouth should be taped shut.

Would you honestly stay in America if Trump wins again

RiverRick comments on Jul 21, 2019:

Yes... But my concept of country has changed. My country now is the 12 acres I live on. Whenever I leave it's boundaries.... I know I am traveling through a foreign country where anything may happen. I watch my step (living in a purple state) and keep my head on a swivel. (Good advice for anyone at ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 21, 2019:

I treat my half acre and my mobile home the same way. These are the boundaries that I have freedom in about 2 days a week. I live in two different worlds these days.

The News media bears a great responsibility in getting Donald Trump elected in 2016.

MsHoliday comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Agreed. Even here in Canada he is covered relentlessly, and the opposition spends all it’s time in rebuttal and not on the issues. I heard this morning on CBC news, that 45’s rating went up with his base after his racist tweet. I have predicted that he will have another four years and then ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 18, 2019:

I agree with this because it is all a diversion. I'm tired of Trump rants, tweets, and Trump base reactions. My life is better now by avoiding morning TV news altogether and simply reading things from the Internet. I do not want to watch or hear Trump in any way. My fear is that he will want to use his base to create problems so he can remain in power after 8 years. I have this fear because if anyone had a backbone Trump would be removed from power already. If I found out tomorrow that he was killed or had died I would remark that "it could not have happened to a nicer man."

I am not an atheist.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 17, 2019:

I'm an agnostic atheist. This is because if I tell you with 100 percent certainty that there are no gods it is up to me to produce the evidence. I have none, but you can call yourself whatever you like.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@David1955 It is a 50/50 argument. I use the Dawkins approach and that is also used by Matt Dillahunty on the Atheist Experience TV program. To claim something as 100 percent truth it is up to you to produce evidence. The idea of "proving a negative" shows your mind is made up already. Don't let this fool you. I do not believe in gods. You will have to show me evidence.

A silly meme to be sure.

AgnoLulu comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Look up the Nonstampcollector on youtube. There's a video (2 parts) of Noah's ark. It is so damn hilarious.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 18, 2019:

@OwlInASack Too bad that Noah did not take more carpenter ants.

Most ridiculous religious experiences you’ve witnessed.

Marionville comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I went with my husband to visit a Hindu temple when we were on Bali in Indonesia. The guide asked if any of the women were menstruating, because we wouldn’t be allowed to enter the innermost sanctum of the temple as we were unclean! I’m sure you can imagine my response!!

DenoPenno replies on Jul 15, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 This goes back to the religious know-it-alls that think the original sin was somehow related to sex and reproduction. Perhaps god's original way of getting here as mud men and rib women should have prevailed. God told the woman she would bear children in pain as a punishment for not doing things his way.

Most ridiculous religious experiences you’ve witnessed.

Marionville comments on Jul 14, 2019:

I went with my husband to visit a Hindu temple when we were on Bali in Indonesia. The guide asked if any of the women were menstruating, because we wouldn’t be allowed to enter the innermost sanctum of the temple as we were unclean! I’m sure you can imagine my response!!

DenoPenno replies on Jul 14, 2019:

When you consider that all people came out of a uterus by way of a vagina and that we all have blood, then you read the bible where it says they pierced the side of Jesus and out came "blood and water" this makes no sense at all. What if someone nicked themselves shaving?

Ya. Like Sheryl's she shed...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 13, 2019:

LOL The "she shed" is one of the dumbest commercials on television.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 14, 2019:

@Normanbites Pay us money or your check engine light will come on. If it does it is too late. Your car will explode unless you pay us. The thing that gets me the most on car insurance is that they ask you what you would do if you had to pay over $5000 for a new engine. Maybe I would just get another car.

Do you think its necessary for children to have a cell phone, and if so what age should they be.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Absolutely necessary? No. Useful? Yes. Cell phones are so ubiquitous that other means of calling home have nearly vanished. Phones also make it possible to track a child, when tracking is engaged. Age - going to vary by what parents want and a child's level of responsibility. I would say around ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 13, 2019:

I will go with your reply as valid simply because cell phones and texting are one of my pet peeves. I have 2 cell phones and a home phone as well. My cell phones are not with me at work as they are outside in my car and not allowed unless on break, etc. This does not stop others who bring the phones, smile down at them, and can be see punching on them with their fingers about every 5 minutes of every frigging day.

The Unbelievable Hypocrisy of Trump’s New “Unalienable Rights” Panel | The New Yorker

DenoPenno comments on Jul 12, 2019:

People will only understand this and Trump once they start figuring out how the Koch brothers and others put him in the POTUS position and why they did so. Donald Trump is in office to take away many of the rights advancements gained by our nation in the past. The whole idea is to make money without...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 13, 2019:

@Jacar This is a matter of interpretation. The modern GOP will spread this because they want you to see them as a positive force for us all and it is not true. For your words to be true the Koch brothers would have to also be the exact opposite of what I first stated above. This insanity would indicate that they are caring about all Americans in every way. They are not. Their false ventures into the left are there to promote large sums of money as being the same as free speech, etc. so these ventures actually promote their selfish ways.

I was not raised in a religious environment.

mischl comments on Jul 4, 2019:

The most "effective" time to indoctrinate a person into a belief system is childhood. Many religious leaders and teachers know this. They know that, once indoctrinated, those kids will be VERY difficult to deprogram later on. Personally, I think it's a form of child abuse. And I even invented a term...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 5, 2019:

This is why the bibble itself says "bring a child up in the way he should go and he will not depart from it."

I was not raised in a religious environment.

KKGator comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Indoctrination takes, or it doesn't. We are all born not believing in make-believe.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 5, 2019:

I'm non-delusional. :)

Here comes the Fourth of July! Tanks in DC and kids in cages on the border.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Very much is wrong with this. Trump is using it to appeal to his base and beyond with sights set on 2020. It means a big military parade paid for by the government is part of his re-election campaign.This should be against the law but I don't hear any complaints. He does this while some point out ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@Allamanda Yes, I've heard that said as a reason that they could not have this gala event that Baby Trump wanted so I'm asking the question "why did they give in to him in the first place?"

Here comes the Fourth of July! Tanks in DC and kids in cages on the border.

Garbonza comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Incredible, looking in from outside the USA and being US-born as I was 63 years ago, that "The Land of the Free" can even contemplate taking on the appearance of a dyed-in-the-wool, everyday, tinpot Fascist State. People stopped him last year -- why not this year?

DenoPenno replies on Jul 3, 2019:

Mostly because some are getting more used to him and in the back of many people's heads is the idea that he may not leave.

Ocasio-Cortez: Detained migrants being told to 'drink out of toilets'

Jolanta comments on Jul 2, 2019:

And now they have discovered a "secret" face book group from Border Security mocking and making sexual innuendos about immigrants too. Apparently there are 9500 members belonging to this group.

DenoPenno replies on Jul 2, 2019:

I have read this also. These are the same people who make up the BS for anyone that is anti-conservative and then they deny it. Let's face a simple fact here. Leftist believers are not making this shit up about themselves and the right often quotes it. That should explain very well where it comes from. Trump has to go.

WARNING! WARNING! DANGER WILL ROBINSON DANGER! So I had a desperate thought today.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 30, 2019:

At least you came to your senses. A religious friend of mine knows for sure that I could meet women at church. He tells me all the time I should start going again. Knowing my disbelief doesn't stop him because his book tells him everybody knows there is a god. What he has in mind for me is alter ...

DenoPenno replies on Jul 1, 2019:

@rogueflyer Exactly correct. It is my religious friend who wants me to meet Suzie and cry out to Jebus. No can do. I've had enough.