Study: Atheism Isn’t Bad for Your Health | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

As an atheist I'm not always worrying or thinking about some religious "do not" that others go out of their way to make up for you. As an atheist I have no guilt.

Okay, here's something for everyone.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

Life is all put on and a big show. There is no invisible man.

Let preachers define women lol...religion just keeps digging it’s own grave! [twitter.com]

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

Screw him! He lives in a fantasy world and also picked the wrong trophy wife.

What is "judgmental" about saying I'm an atheist?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

You told him right. I would have run like hell. The judgmental ones are the believers.

This makes so much more sense than having the flag and god in the pledge. [facebook.com]

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

What I saw was that the stimulus check should not go to illegal aliens. A bit off topic but how in the hell would that happen? No income tax return so no checkie. Someone is batshit crazy!

Dallas Megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress says those who get to heaven will have jobs but without ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

When he says there will be jobs in heaven he pulls that right out of his ass. Nothing in the bible on that. Nothing. Also, he says you will have bodies that do not tire. There are some that claim you will not even have a body. We thank Paul for that because he had visions not knowing if he was "in or out of the body." Then we have the Pearly Gates and the walls around the place. Are we keeping a spirit in or invaders out? Thanks to Revelation and other limited and veiled mentions everyone is such an expert on heaven.

Trump sends cease-and-desist letters to GOP campaign committees

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

This is a smart move on Trump's part. In future we will see lawsuits against him for all of the fake and nonsense ads where Trump got some of the money and new hats, flags, T-shirts, etc. were sold to those gullible enough to believe the lies. Cease and desist here will allow Trump to claim it was not him. It all involved the GOP campaign Committees. This will keep the conman from being convicted and he will also keep the money he raised. Big bucks need to be raised for the payments due now in 2 years.

[youtube.com] SE Cupp: We are possibly living in the stupidest of times

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

I always like Sarah Cupp. She is right. We are in the stupidest of times right now.

Senate passes $1.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

Even now the Republicans will declare it is all wasted money but they will still spend it when they get it. Paul Ryan had a lifetime goal of eliminating social security but it still helped him personally. I say do not bite the hand that feeds you.

The Criminarian

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

That just about sums up the nonsense.

Could you live here?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

You could not pay me to stay there.

MIND CONTROL: Through the years there have been many instances of mass suicides ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

It is very dangerous once you have drank the koolaide.

How do you spell "stupidity"?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

Here is the strange thing about masks in Texas. A few days ago I met a Texas man in a local Walmart who claimed you do not go anywhere without a mask in Texas. Next, Abbott eliminates the mask order and in the same Walmart I met another Texas man who said how glad he was. He claimed nobody wore them anyway. States aside, I think this is why America is having so much trouble with the pandemic.

Survey: Atheists Are More Likely to Get Vaccinated Than Any Religious Group | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

I listen to science but I am also not in a religious group.

I am A long-time, moral and patriotic liberal who has served this country who has served this ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 7, 2021:

I agree with all 4 of your top priorities but I am also aware that there will always be corruption in politics. It is now looking like "getting QAnon out of politics" is a needed and major direction. My insurance lady repeatedly says we just do not know what to believe any more. I find this strange because 5 years ago I knew what to believe. Nothing has come along to sway my mind.

Some US bishops discourage Catholics from getting Johnson & Johnson vaccine if others are available ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

What moral concerns are we talking about when this is a life or death issue? A single shot that is workable is better than multiple shots. Catholics are concerned with the sanctity of death rather than a sanctity of life.

Northern Ireland’s Humanists: daring to declare ‘no religion’

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

It is past time that Americans showed politicians we are not religious. Instead, we play verbal games that invite or tolerate religion. My lifetime religious friend knows I was once a believer and he claims I "know the truth." What he means is that my enlightenment shows him I am "angry with his god."

Jehovah’s Witnesses Will Finally Join Australia’s Program for Sex Abuse Victims | Hemant Mehta |...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

And that sums it all up very well. I believe this is exactly why they caved on the issue.

Survey: Atheists Are More Likely to Get Vaccinated Than Any Religious Group | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

Really? How is atheism religious in any way?

New Rule: National Chill the Fk Out Month | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

As usual Bill has some funny and yet so true remarks about how we humans are and how we react. I'm all for chill the fuck out.

Citing “Moral Failure,” Christian Apologist Sye Ten Bruggencate Leaves Ministry | Hemant Mehta |...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

Maybe Sye finally decided that he might not exist because he could be a mind in a vat. Oh, god, how do you know?

Christian Film “20 Minutes” Falsely Suggests Atheists Find God When Facing Death | Hemant ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

This sounds interesting. If it happens to me which god am I going to believe in during the last 20 minutes of my life? This is yet another total fail posed as a serious question. Note also that I might swear and use the name of god, a god, or Jesus, etc. This swearing in no way means that I am calling upon a deity.

Brian Tyler Cohen Reporter tries to invoke Trump during press briefing… it does NOT go well ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

Jen Psaki is not going to fall for any of this BS.

Trump Appointee With ‘Top-Secret Clearance’ Arrested For Role In Capitol Riot | All In | MSNBC...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

Is anyone really surprised?

MARCH 4TH 2021: BIDEN REVEALED AS CHINESE CLONE, TRUMP REINAUGERATED AS THOUSANDS OF SPACE FORCE ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

Watch where you post this. My neighbors will believe it and buy more flags, hats, and T-shirts.

Anyone else having problems uploading files to the cloud

DenoPenno comments on Mar 6, 2021:

I leave the cloud alone and I'm not fond of signing in either. LOL

Texas Republican Files Bill to Inject Bible Readings in Public Schools | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2021:

The one minute moment of silence is all I can remember from my school daze. We did say the Pledge but school or pre-game that was all about supporting Patriotism. We had a military draft system and they wanted to make you feel it was right to enlist. What Texas is doing now is total nonsense.

Letters From An American 03/04/2021

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2021:

The only leadership in the GOP is the current Golden Calf and in 4 years he never produced his healthcare plan.

Klingenschmitt: I Lost My Navy Chaplain Gig 15 Years Ago Due to “Cancel Culture” | Hemant Mehta ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2021:

That is sure a crock in my book. JW's do this same thing at funerals I have been to and they also were all closed casket. I took this to mean get your mind off the dead and on this god I am talking about.

STRENGTHEN LABOR UNIONS What is Biden's The PRO Act?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2021:

Unions were greatly weakened in the Reagan era. This is an attempt to bring back unions again. It is a needed move that helps all, but big problems are present in not knowing which way the labor force is going. Bo Pilgrim, Tyson, and many others seem to have no ethics or morals and this spills over into Amazon and others. Practices of the food industry alone may be connected to the pandemic. Greed prevails. Then we have the working from home move which may become permanent. Many people have no ideas of unions today or what they do. Rather than get better working conditions and wages they would rather just get a second job.

Christian Nationalist (and Former WV Official) Arrested for Role in Capitol Riot | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2021:

Eric Barber sounds like a terrible bigoted man.

Hug a turkey... they like it. (link to video - may require Zynn app) [zynn.be]

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2021:

Nice link and it played OK for me.

[msn.] Is this your crazy aunt?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2021:

Assume for a minute that there is a god who put her in that window. Imagine it a moment. What does it mean? Would it make everything alright? No. Another batshit crazy.

I cannot wait to move out of this rental house.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 5, 2021:

Sorry to hear this but i know what you mean. I've rented in the past.

I changed the link and it should work now! Karma is not necessarily related to religion.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 4, 2021:

I do believe in cause and effect but karma is simply doing. It is not the flu or a cold. It does not go around and come around.

Any word on when new President of Trump assumes his golden throne?

DenoPenno comments on Mar 4, 2021:

It is not midnight yet, but this thing will never happen. Just Qanonsense to get Internet fame and sell more goods and items. Flags, shirts, hats, etc. I think some doing all the crowing have figured out just what Trump was doing.

Leading cause of death in the world 😱 Simply 1.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 4, 2021:

** You had me until you started in about covid vaccines. Where did you get your medical degree? Your paranoia and distrust of "billioniares" Needs to be treated. If they kill you off they make less money. No one is mandating a vaccine for everyone and you are not going to be forced to take a vaccine in our current world order. Did you fall into Qanon Creek?**

Well, it's almost 4pm and neither Meal Team 6 nor the Gravy Seals have shown up to get their orange ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 4, 2021:

I think their names give it all away. They seem to be all about eating even when you look at them. Somebody is making money selling goods and revels in clicks and Internet likes. The Orange Messiah is also using them to get coins to pay off his big upcoming debts. Yes, our government should be on guard but this is about all as dumb as a person selling the perfect method to kill cockroaches. You order it and it is 2 wooden blocks. I'm beginning to think that lots of people know what is going on, they just want some of that money. Trump showed them the way. Start making flags, shirts, and hats and there is your side hustle. You also get famous on the Internet.

The FBI arrested a notorious white supremacist livestreamer in an early morning raid in Florida on ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 4, 2021:

The FBI should continue seeking out such people and doing arrests. The bottom line is that these types of people are not just making money Online -- they also are dangerous!

Since the Florida CPAC and Trump statue like the golden calf, flags have went back up in my ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 3, 2021:

This evening I deliberately drove by the home of the old woman who has a new flag with words on it. The flag reads "Fuck Biden." It remains to be seen if the 4th will usher in some miracle cure for Trump returning as president. Those who are hopeful do not comprehend very well.

"You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 3, 2021:

How many of all of us fail this every day? Of course, before I covet my neighbor's car, I would have to drive it first. LOL

Religion and racism compliment and encourage each other like companion plants.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 2, 2021:

Most people fear those who are not like them. If you skin color seems to be the race that controls power in your area you are likely to agree with that group and be against the others in some way. White supremacy can easily take over if there is a white majority. It's important to remember that when the Europeans came to America they brought disease that was new to this continent. The invaders knew they were superior to the natives because the natives got sick and died. Nothing of science as we know it today was known. Variants of that idea still exist. The illusion is that you are better than "them." We are surrounded daily by ideas of "being better than them" and the ideas go deeper than sports. Religion and racism promote these ideas.

I met up with a Catholic friend a few days ago.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 2, 2021:

Too bad, but many people are this way.

Evangelical Leaders Raise Alarms About Christian Nationalism In Their Ranks : NPR

DenoPenno comments on Mar 2, 2021:

This should be known to everyone. The problem I see is that not everyone listens to or watched NPR programming. Evangelical leaders need to do more to get this message out. Or, is there just a problem with media in general? Keep in mind that I see the world as about selling something and making money.

Playing with fire..

DenoPenno comments on Mar 1, 2021:

In a movie "saved" people might be taking more risks but I'm sure it would have to do with the plot. This might lead to the star being "in a totally different place." Real life is really not like a movie even if you think it is. You live only in your own mind so you are the "star" but you also want to protect yourself.

Agnostics may be the carriers for the most important vaccine in human history.

DenoPenno comments on Mar 1, 2021:

We all have a limited "free will" determined by anything and everything that ever happened to us in our upbringing. A poor person has less free will than one who is well off, etc. It is easy to be swayed in opinion. Advertising knows this. You might want to come home and fix that steak but come home and fix something else instead. BTW, the term "free will" is something apologists came up with for the religious because god wants you to "worship him of your own free will." This is very important in religious doctrine. God did not "force you" to worship him. This is kinda like a dictator who claims he is the legal ruler because you voted for him. LOL As for a vaccine that will cure a mind virus, it will never happen. This is the difference between us and computers. Humans take the input and opinion of other humans to change and it is not always instantly. Computers can simply be cleaned up running a program. IF a mind virus vaccine was possible at all it would also be used to clean up murderers and others that do bad things in society. Most of us know that is just not happening.

Okay, so some may find me as being somewhat pedantic here but, Given that Herakles(Hercules) was ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 28, 2021:

This is a good question. Keep in mind that the genealogy of Jesus is given through Joseph and slightly different in one gospel. Preachers claim that was through Mary, but genealogy is only given through the male line. This seems to be an indication that Jesus is the son of Joseph and not a god.

Lack of evidence for something is most definitely evidence that the thing in question may not exist.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 28, 2021:

The theists involved have to produce evidence of the fallacy because they are the ones making a claim. The fact that I am atheist (meaning without gods) is the only claim I am making. Most recently someone using the line "no atheists in a foxhole" wanted to know who I would cry out to. Nobody. It's nobody folks. If I see a bad unavoidable situation and say "Jesus" it is a swear word, not a cry for help.

Happy birthday, Linus Pauling.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 28, 2021:

I doubt seriously that he has a happy birthday. He died in 1994. Birthdays are for the living and beyond that they are used as a reference point.

Wow, another religious crackpot leader in Africa! As if this continent didnt have other MAJOR ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 28, 2021:

Africa has lots of strange religions. My ex-wife came out of Legio Maria. Her grandfather was a Bishop in that religion and now that he is dead they call him a Saint. Simeo Ondeto was the black Jesus and the religion is loosely based on African Luo customs, Catholicism, and Pentecostalism. I'm not sure of their mask wearing beliefs but some of my ex-wife's relatives are reporting to me that they are wearing masks now. Just like in America, it would not be surprising to find them wanting to "pray it away."

What religion began, nationalism has completed, with the nation as the secular substitute for God.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 27, 2021:

Part of the anti-lockdown movement is fueled by white supremacy and much of it is also related to Qanon garbage that so many believe today. It continues unabated because someone is making money spreading all the nonsense.

Liberty Counsel Falsely Claims Equality Act Would Force Religious Schools to Hire Pedophiles and ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 27, 2021:

It is so easy to prove Staver wrong. Nobody forces private schools to do anything because of an Equality Act. Public schools yes, private schools no. The man is claiming that religious schools will be "forced to hire pedophiles and goat lovers." Oh, how afraid they must all be.

What a great metaphor for what the republican party has become.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2021:

Disgusting! Trump should be retired. Long retired. He offers the working man nothing at all. Crook and a conman.

Anyone interested in receiving a copy?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2021:

I identify with the death of father and mother. Both of mine are dead and I became atheist before they died. Logic, reasoning, and too much bible study helped a lot to form my opinion.

Over 40 percent of white evangelicals support violent insurrection | Barry Duke

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2021:

Did any of them stop long enough to ask who would govern later? Should we just start naming groups or imagine things much like in the film "Road Warrior?" Then they have balls enough to think this going on today is just like the Civil War. It is not. No, it is not, but we might want to sell you a flag or a hat.

I have noticed that from time to time, a debate will ensue on line here, about whether Jesus was a ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2021:

You have something real here and I never thought of it before. Abraham was mythical. Israel Finkelstein, the archaeologist, says that Abraham and others in the OT were not real. This means that the entire bible is based on myth and legends. It is just stories. I knew some of this when I went into the time of Constantine studying how the bible as we know it today came into being. The book is too far removed from the time of Jesus to have anything factual in it. Saul of Tarsus was a madman and even his Jesus did not have a physical body.

Congresswoman QAnon Uses God to Justify Her Anti-Trans Bigotry | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2021:

I wonder if Greene knows which bathroom to use? I'm sure that is an issue with her. Look at the fact that she might be doing these things because she has no committees and at re-election time she can point to this sort of nonsense for public support.

Poland Singer Charged with Blasphemy Wants to Raise Funds to Fight Back | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2021:

Start him a "go fund me."

Do you think that Charles Darwin's wife influenced him by religion?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2021:

Darwin could have done more about what? People around him were all religious including his wife. Darwin was also religious. Just what negative energy are you talking about?

Christian Moms Complain About Openly Gay Character in Disney Film “Onward” | Beth Stoneburner | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2021:

What we are getting back into here is the "moms" thinking that being gay is a learned experience. If you do not talk about it then it will go away.

Pastor: When I Was Bullied as a Kid, I Prayed, and My Bully Ended Up in Crutches | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2021:

I don't need revenge, but I do believe that if you shout some Christian gibberish at people they will run away.

Observation

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

IDK? Casper the Friendly Ghost used to be my imaginary friend but that was many years ago.

This has the potential to get "interesting": 😆👌🍷

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

Why are they retreating? The police even use the line "I was in fear for my life." I suspect anyone could use that line and be justified.

Tried to schedule an appointment to renew my CCW here in Ohio.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

Really? In my state you no longer need a CCW. Maybe it's more about that, huh.

There’s going to be a lot of pushback if Biden follows through on his radical gun control ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

What radical gun control proposals? I hear conservatives talking this crap but have no info about it. Did come from OAN or what? Maybe QAnon.

Quran too

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

This shows plainly that you do not believe that gods give all their information to humans to write down and pass on to us. :)

Phys.org: Atheists and believers both have moral compasses, but with key differences.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

Human evolution and the structure of society are responsible for our morals. All of this is ever changing and is not the same in every culture. I hate the term "moral compass" and it seems like more religious people have that to me. It is because they think their god gave them something.

Women Who Cook While Menstruating Will Be Reborn As Dogs, Hindu Leader Says | David Gee | Friendly ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

Is there a way that a man could come back as a penis? Maybe that would be rewarding.

Canadian Atheist Group: Churches Breaking COVID Rules Must Lose Tax-Exempt Status | Val Wilde | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

In America we should threaten the super spreader churches with loss of tax exemption and follow through with it if they resist. Make an example this way and get the others in line, then maybe we could turn our Covid numbers around.

Rick Wiles: The Coronavirus Crisis Will End if China Accepts Jesus | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

Oh, for sure. I saw over 100 cars at the super spreader church in my area last Sunday. These people would rather fight you than wear a mask.

Indonesia Will “Rely on the Almighty” to Fight Coronavirus, Health Minister Says | David Gee | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 25, 2021:

This should work and start kicking in about the time that believers become immune from poison and rattlesnake bites.

Democracy As Flawed As Religion?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 24, 2021:

Democracy is majority rule. Mob rule is what we just got out of for the last 4 years. Some followers were to dim to see it.

Appeals Court: Is It Legal to Nix a Juror Who Relies on God Over Evidence?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 23, 2021:

Yes, it is legal to nix this juror. The reason is that he plainly had his mind made up in advance.

Man Who Launched Himself in Rocket to Prove Earth is Flat Dies in Crash Landing | David Gee | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 23, 2021:

Well, he won the Darwin Award.

This is a good topic to follow.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 23, 2021:

Yes, it has been a little over a month. People are posting this stuff and making money. Many still think we have to stop the immigrants because they are taking us over. Many still believe it is the immigrants who are voting. We must take giant steps.

Donald Trump Jr. Rips Teachers Unions In Front Of A Gun Wall; Critics Go Ballistic | HuffPost

DenoPenno comments on Feb 23, 2021:

Trump Jr. should be banned from certain social media and also should be in rehab.

The Lincoln Project imploded, and burned liberals who backed its anti-Trump viral videos

DenoPenno comments on Feb 23, 2021:

You seem to go backwards in history to explain your view. Let's deal with the here and now. Steve Schmidt, Rick Wilson, and others did not like Donald Trump. They did not like him at all and they did not believe him. Libertarians bought into the GOP and created what we have today. This means Koch brothers, Mercers, DeVos, and others. The goal of the Lincoln Project is to expose all of this and they feel it is time to totally re-build the Republican Party. Currently Steve Schmidt has abandoned the GOP and identifies as a Democrat. I support them and still identify as a Progressive.

This came up, thanks syntiger6.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 23, 2021:

As we progress and get better and better where does hate go? It hides. Hate hides until something or someone comes along and tells it to come out and express itself. It might even be said that this is normal and then you see hate run for public office. There might even be flags to support police deaths or shirts with writing that declares six million was not enough. Because we do want a basic human dignity this sort of thing will happen in cycles. Many of us will feel that it does not exist to this degree and will tend to forget it. Hate wants what you have. We should never forget that.

Christian Actor Says He’s Lost Roles and Money for Being Faithful to His Wife | Beth Stoneburner |...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 22, 2021:

I bet he knows Mike Pence.

Hahahaha... David Allen on religion..., posted from The Thinking Atheist FB page [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Feb 22, 2021:

Dave Allen was very funny. Three people in one. The biggest mystery that even religions do not understand.

Paula White: I “Literally” Visited God’s Throne Room and Saw His Blurry Face | Beth ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 22, 2021:

Does this mean the rapshurt will come in her lifetime? :)

Conservative Writer Admits Christians Are “Better Known for Our Hate” | Beth Stoneburner | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 22, 2021:

I know them for their hate. Christians talk about love and it is a charade.

ok, this is gonna stir in some problematic commentary and divide the opinions, but i'll say it.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 22, 2021:

Why do we need to think that something or someone created us?

How about we all just try to agree on something...?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 21, 2021:

My view is simple. The religious cannot agree on anything and that is why we have so many religions. Now take away the religion and you want to think agnostics or atheists could agree. Reality is that the most they can agree on is religious belief. Beyond that we are all just people with opinions.

FOX News Anchor: Cancel Culture is “Gonna Come After Bible Characters Next” | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 20, 2021:

This is more than cancel culture. Even so, the monuments should come down and go into a special museum so they can be viewed and seen in the future. Each one should have writing to explain when it went up and why and when it had to come down.

With Supreme Court Nudge, Giant Christian Cross in Pensacola (FL) Declared Legal | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 20, 2021:

Why should there be a Christian cross in a public park? They cut their own throats by pushing so hard for America to be a "Christian Nation."

A Georgia Democrat Filed a Bill to Inject Christian Prayers into Public Schools | Hemant Mehta | ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 20, 2021:

This is illegal regardless of what kind of prayer it is. These idiots know this but they never give up.

The USA does not have a monopoly on raving idiots.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 20, 2021:

The first thing to be addressed here is that nobody is forcing you to take a vaccine. Not in America anyway. I know there are anti-vaxers but they have no evidence for anything really. At 74 I remember being vaccinated in school when we had polio and other diseases that vaccinations have pretty much eliminated today. I knew people with polio. Nobody is injecting you with a code or a tracker or special number. This is all like the flu jab. You either take it or you do not. I've been vaccinated my entire life.

I am surrounded by churchgoers.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 20, 2021:

Some of the recommendations sound good. I'm at the point of where I prove all things and go out of my way to do so. If I hear a certain click inside my house I know the electric furnace will run shortly. I have learned noises inside and outside so I know whats going on. Back to "prove all things." The bible says this and the religious believe they are doing so. The religious also believe in spirits and many other things simply because they are in the bible. Their explanations are biased already.

I was just trying to log in to agnostic.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 20, 2021:

Strange things do happen. Last night I had trouble with all 3 computers. Nothing worked and sites were trying to do hand shakes. I had to reset the modem and my router.

A very Happy 94th Birthday 🎂 to award winning actor Sidney Poitier.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 20, 2021:

Great actor. I didn't know he was that old.

I've never understood the propensity of sportsball players to give thanks to god for victory on the ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 20, 2021:

Yes, god is quite a sportsman. I bet sometimes he has hard choices to make on who to like.

A Kentucky City Plans to Use $1.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 19, 2021:

This deal should not be made. A tornado shelter is not a church and vice versa.

According to Merriam-Webster's Eleventh Collegiate Dictionary (2003), imbecile is a French import ...

DenoPenno comments on Feb 19, 2021:

So, Christians are innocent victims? Maybe wretch.

Do Shootings Occur Because God Was Banned from Schools?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 19, 2021:

Said this before and I will say it again. My kids even post in FB about the shootings happening because we banned god from our schools. OK, I'm 74 years old and the only school prayer I remember went like this - "those that want to can now do one minute of silent prayer and then we get to work." Strangely, those my age that I went to school with claim they can remember school prayer. They are lying. Prompted often by the preacher, they are lying.

Confirm or deny.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 19, 2021:

Yes, but all of this is in the Old Pesterment. :)

Planning my garden this year.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 18, 2021:

Looks great.

Tens of Thousands of Texas Homes May Be Worthless Soon.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 18, 2021:

When I lived in Texas and was an in-home repairman I had calls in the 1970's style mansions built there in the booming hey days of Texas oil. Many times I found frozen water pipes under a sink and the cure was simply to open up the cabinet doors to let in the main room air. Everything was poorly insulated. On top of that the houses are built on concrete slabs. If it gets cold enough for the ground to freeze and crack one of those, there is no fix for that house. If would no longer have any value.

Hooray for NASA.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 18, 2021:

In some Evangelical circles this would be no surprise. They believe Lucifer was "cast down" and ended up influencing people on Earth, but before that he was the main personage of Mars. Wanting to overthrow god he ended up here and Mars may hold remnants of the once great civilization there. Mars is what we see today because of this "heavenly rebellion." This is the "pre-Adomite" world that some talk about. I wonder if they will find a Crockaduck there?

THE “FOR THE PEOPLE ACT” WOULD MAKE THE U.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 18, 2021:

This needs to be passed. If nothing else to get rid of the gerrymandering that is used to prevent people from voting. Anyone find it strange that those who are elected by people voting want to hinder and prevent other people from voting?