I’m now officially a militant atheist.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 8, 2022:

I'm a militant atheist. My weapon of choice is a keyboard.

I was not surprised by this.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 8, 2022:

This is no big surprise. Republicans do not sponsor healthcare and all they go along with in childcare is birth. After that you art on your own.

Just a Little Something to Keep Me in Hot Water for the Day _____________________________ ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 8, 2022:

And if you are blind you can rub dirt or mud in your eyes and then see again. Afterwards you can walk on water.

Well worth the 20 minutes.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 7, 2022:

I'm quite sure Matthew told it like it is and he was allowed to do so because Biden and other Dems cannot put it in perspective. Does this mean we will get the needed changes on these weapons and permits? Probably not but we must try. McConaughey is on his way back to Uvalde to talk with those who are grieving there. The fact that he is from Uvalde made this personal for him.

"To dismiss religion without being aware of the evidence is to do the same thing so many religious ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 7, 2022:

In my church daze I had respect for religion. It taught me that if I followed and was a good guy god would not burn me in hell. I studied a lot and later I wondered which god and which hell? Today I have zero respect for religion of any type. Why do people think they have to worship anything?

Viced Rhino - He Straw Mans His Own Straw Man! [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jun 7, 2022:

I wonder what I am going to be saved from unless it is the crap you are trying to put upon me. That is how life works. Where did Gandhi go when he died? It depends on whether he was buried or burnt up. What if you died and woke up in another denomination? This seems to happen a lot in America but we have no proof.

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about Lincoln the conservative.... [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jun 7, 2022:

Very true and well said.

A single report from a multiple witness sighting describes a shape-transforming craft.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 7, 2022:

I studied this stuff for 20 years. You know as much coming out of it as you knew going into it. One of my daughters said once that she thought I believed in UFO's. I told her that I did and that UFO meant "unidentified flying object." It does not mean spaceship from another world. Looking back at a few ancient reports it seems that things like this have always been with us. I once saw a "star" that zigzagged up and out of the sky while in military training. I'm not sure what it was.

In another discussion on this site, someone called Tom wrote this to me: "You have spoken like a ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2022:

I think this sounds just about right. Our democracy is whittled away while the left is concerned with 5 year olds knowing their gender and and racial culture. They completely ignore the side show of it and allow the right to do as they will.

American Theocracy

DenoPenno comments on Jun 6, 2022:

We have to resist American theocracy at all costs.

I find myself wondering how a suicide or self murder as it is called in Scotland of a prominent ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 5, 2022:

Obviously something in her life caused an overbearing depression. From my own Evangelical church daze the idea would be that to take your own life is a sin. From this we progress into ideas of was the person in their right mind. The suicide of this type is saved by the grace of god because they were not in their right mind. This is comforting to the family and seemed to solve the heaven and hell questions allowing everyone to go on from there.

White Christian Nationalism Is a ‘Threat to Democracy’

DenoPenno comments on Jun 5, 2022:

This is exactly so.

Link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage established by scientists [rawstory.com]

DenoPenno comments on Jun 5, 2022:

Brain damage or just a thorough brain washing?

You think you're supporting nice people in Ukraine?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 5, 2022:

If I change my belief on the horrors of what is going on in the Ukraine and suddenly make Putin a good guy will the horror of war, death and destruction go away? Of course not. You know that and I know that. BTW, let me clue you in. "rt.com" stands for Russia Today dot com.

That crazy finicky god.....

DenoPenno comments on Jun 5, 2022:

This involves 2 fears of different types without logic enough to see them.

Here's a sick and perverse way to start your Sunday: Twas’ 24 days into the month of May, ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 5, 2022:

Maybe you can see if some church wants this. It's not for me.

A pastor is shocked that he's going to prison after pleading guilty to sex abuse, an imam in India ...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2022:

Thanks for the news. Poor Nancy. Her church will not let her drink Jesus' blood or eat of his flesh. :)

Being an Atheist isn't always an easy path to walk, so many people will criticize and attack you for...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 4, 2022:

I've always been different and not following the crowd. I never follow trends and do not buy brand name food or clothing. My current car is a 2004 model. Others have tried to change me into a "get with it" type guy but it does not work. Job stress has increased some because of the minimum wage increase but I don't let it bother me much. I find it strange that a kid working for my corporation just bought a diesel truck with a hemi engine for $16, 0000 and goes outside at lunch time just to hear his engine run. Yes, I'm different but this guy will find it hard to buy fuel for that thing, let alone being able to pay for the truck.

'Quit filibustering it': Republican's town hall heats up over gun laws

DenoPenno comments on Jun 3, 2022:

Most baby boomers are not Republican. I'm 76 tomorrow and a boomer. I have no idea what the Greatest Generation is.

Some prize idiot is trying to convince me that the existence of God is a fact that is self-evidently...

DenoPenno comments on Jun 3, 2022:

I would get the hell away from him very quickly.

The ability to live longer is now a scientific certainty.

DenoPenno comments on Jun 3, 2022:

Are you sure this is true? I don't want to share my life with pain and I'm almost sure now that someone will come along and shoot us. It happens all the time. Can I keep my knowledge and look like I'm 21?

Ordained by the power of beer?

DenoPenno comments on Jun 3, 2022:

A license is required here but there is no requirement on who performs the ceremony. It is assumed that a minister or JP would do the ceremony but in many cases this is not so. Marriage is a racket really.

Graduation speaker tells students to honor the Bible by avoiding gay marriage

DenoPenno comments on Jun 3, 2022:

They keep thinking that being gay is a choice.

1 month away: carrying a handgun in public without a permit | wthr.com

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2022:

I'm in Missouri and see others with a handgun strapped on their hip all the time. A friend told me they can do this without a permit. This started during Trump's presidency.

Israeli Nationalists Brutalize Palestinians During Celebration Of Jerusalem Occupation - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Jun 2, 2022:

America does not say much because of their Christian religion. Israel gets to do what it wants.

"We never love anyone.

DenoPenno comments on May 31, 2022:

Love is more of a decision.

From one of my posts on Facebook: Ephesians 6:5 "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect ...

DenoPenno comments on May 31, 2022:

How can you have respect and fear and also have a sincere heart?

Another one of my posts from Facebook, covering some of the most revulsive bible verses .

DenoPenno comments on May 31, 2022:

Yes, Paul said this and yet I was taught that women went with him on missionary journeys. Others use this bible verse to explain why women cannot be preachers and ministers. Let me ask the question - **is it possible to learn in silence?**

Franklin Graham: “God Bless” the Lt.

DenoPenno comments on May 30, 2022:

You are thinking of Jerry Fallwell Jr. Graham is a totally different fuckwod.

It's more like FuckFuckNo.

DenoPenno comments on May 30, 2022:

If the browser service (or e-mail service) is totally free you can bet that someone is selling your information. This is done because they have to have money to give you the service to start with. From that point comes the constant "read me" texts about how they do not sell your info but some of it is shared, or the other one that says they have a right to sell it because you are using their service.

A member on here, recently asked. Does love exist ?

DenoPenno comments on May 30, 2022:

Love is an emotion but in the long run is a decision. When you decide to love someone you know it was greater than lust.

Just received a notice our governor puts out for people of this state.

DenoPenno comments on May 29, 2022:

Every state needs this.

Firearms were the leading cause of death in children in 2020, researchers say : NPR

DenoPenno comments on May 29, 2022:

Armaments and dope are two of the biggest sellers worldwide. I am not surprised that firearms were a leading cause of death in children in 2020. The way everything is going it may not change much.

Meanwhile in the South...

DenoPenno comments on May 29, 2022:

This seems funny but not so long ago a young teen was being shown all about an automatic weapon and the idiot instructor got killed. Some people do not have common sense.

Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States (Bill of Rights) It has long been argued ...

DenoPenno comments on May 29, 2022:

Having a "right to bear arms" was never intended to mean you had a right to buy and own any and every type of firearm. Those who favor that meaning claim that the Founders were OK with this because you would then have arms to fight off anyone trying to take over your government. It is a poor argument.

The Roman Catholic Church saw fit to canonize the torturer and murderer known as Mother Terese of ...

DenoPenno comments on May 29, 2022:

Is it Monster Teresa? Some have said so.

I have started reading mortal sins: sex , crime and the era of catholic scandal .

DenoPenno comments on May 29, 2022:

I do not believe in "sins" mortal or otherwise but good luck with this.

Reading so much on this site, I have become interested in why a culture of fear and hate seems to be...

DenoPenno comments on May 29, 2022:

Also remember that religions center around their version of truth. It is knowing. If you have the right religion you know the truth. What about the other guy and his religion? He does not have the truth. This also puts those who know as much smarter than you.

Salem's Last 'Witch' Officially Pardoned 3 Centuries Later | HuffPost Latest News

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

It would be interesting to see if she had to forfeit any of her property due to her accusal.

The Founding Father That Wanted the Constitution to Change Every 20 Years | Synonym

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

Jefferson saw things as they really are in his latter years. Those today who want to change or throw out everything are the anarchists who became more vocal in the last 5 years.

Well I bet this ruined her day San Francisco archbishop bars Pelosi from communion over abortion ...

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

But wait! Nancy wants to drink the blood of Jesus and eat of his flesh just like the many other believers do. :)

Trump tried to kick people out of office and face-planted.

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

My view is that so many in the GOP think that Trump can help them and this is why they go along with the big lie, "the steal." Maybe some of them can see through this by 2024.

Southern Baptist Convention leaders release secret accused abuser list

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

That should be a lot of fun.

Question : Is something morally wrong, reprehensible, because individuals , or a whole society, ...

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

In the bible slavery was not morally wrong. For the longest time it was also not morally wrong in America and other parts of the world. It is only by learning more about ourselves and humanity in general that it has become so. The changed beliefs are because of our evolution but without an active agent of change this would not have happened.

Aren't these the same dipshit motherfuckers that can't stop vomiting the phrase, "The only way to ...

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

Another horror here is that somewhere there is a person wanting to kill more people than in this mass shooting.

Heather Cox Richardson: U.S. Politics "A Tyranny of the Minority"

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

HCR really knows her stuff.

Uvalde Police Didn’t Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

My take on this is that police thought there was no apparent danger because the shooter was sealed off inside and not where the students were and they did not go in to get him. You would have thought that bang, bang, bang, bang, bang would have told a different story.

The madness promoted by the NRA to promote the sales of it’s clients products.

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

Yes, clearly a mental health issue.

Suitable attire for every school child in the U.S.

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

Maybe this should be on a mandatory school uniform.

The refusal of the NRA to acknowledge its part in the mass murder of children in the U$A merely ...

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

Very true this.

The response of the NRA to the Texas school shooting is nothing short of irrationality moral ...

DenoPenno comments on May 28, 2022:

Before Bush Sr. died he gave up his NRA membership because of a shooting like this. It made no difference to the NRA hierarchy at all.

Remembering two film actors on their birthday, May 27, who have more in common than just their ...

DenoPenno comments on May 27, 2022:

If either of these two were in a film I usually watched it. They were both that good.

Southern Baptist leaders release once-secret list of accused abusers | nbcnews.com

DenoPenno comments on May 27, 2022:

List or no list it will be ignored.

Arizona lawmaker Rick Gray: Atheism caused the shooting in Uvalde

DenoPenno comments on May 27, 2022:

Rick Gray must be an idiot. Did he mean the shooter's parents or all atheists?

In order to perform marriages in my state, I am a minister of the "Church of Spiritual Humanism.

DenoPenno comments on May 27, 2022:

All the listed tenants look good to me.

WHY IS MONKEY POX, ONLY IN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE NO MONKEYS?

DenoPenno comments on May 27, 2022:

If you catch monkey pox do you make sounds like a monkey?

..............

DenoPenno comments on May 26, 2022:

Sickening and ridiculous. The problem is that you listen to those in government talk about the latest shooting and they gently tap dance their way around it. Hmmmm. It must be that some of your re-election money comes from gun lobbyists.

10 Reasons Why Christianity Is Declining—and Atheism Is Growing - Soapboxie

DenoPenno comments on May 26, 2022:

The Internet is the beginning of the death of gods.

Spirituality is emotionality.

DenoPenno comments on May 26, 2022:

Spirituality can mean anything you want it to mean.

Your Local Epidemiologist: A note... and Q&A boosters for 5-11 year olds

DenoPenno comments on May 26, 2022:

We have to do something because those kids will not keep their masks on. There s money to be made.

Although, i'm an agnostic i'm kinda leaning towards God as a malicious prankster.

DenoPenno comments on May 26, 2022:

Your malicious prankster created the Devil in Christianity.

"At work they are doing a game where they guess our baby pics before age 3," my daughter said.

DenoPenno comments on May 24, 2022:

Amazing! I keep telling my family we need more pics but it does not seem to be happening.

Oh really so you say of course.

DenoPenno comments on May 24, 2022:

For his own protection god is in another dimension.

I am not a Conservative (at least not in the American meaning of this word), but I have to ...

DenoPenno comments on May 24, 2022:

As we travel through life we find it is not anything with Democrats or Republicans. It all has to do with the haves or the have nots. This is it.

It's not a perfect rule, but it's as close as we've gotten.

DenoPenno comments on May 24, 2022:

I live by my own rules and try not to hurt anyone.

[lexfridman.com] Big picture of Russia and Oliver Stone.

DenoPenno comments on May 24, 2022:

I'm not convinced by Stone but I have seen some of his movies.

I ditched my job as a priest to become a porn star at 83 - why I believe sex brings you closer to ...

DenoPenno comments on May 24, 2022:

Just wonderful. A former 83 year old priest who is now pushing gay porn.

Little break w my work daughters at Asheville .

DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2022:

Looks great to me. Anyone ever get drunk and fall off? Just asking. :)

NATO Recruiter of the Year 2022!

DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2022:

Look at the facts here. Putin moves in and kills thousands of Ukrainians causing prices to skyrocket worldwide and other nations wanting to join NATO. Then there has to be money involved in all the re-building that is to be done later. It's all about money.

Which should I fear?

DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2022:

Also is it the number of man or the number of a man? Nobody knew. I'm starting to fear the number 555 because it get up daily at 6 AM.

Right this way...

DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2022:

If we get monkey pox will we make monkey noises?

THIS, is the essence of Capitalism...

DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2022:

Trump got this kind of fear going in America again. It went so far that many today think the foreigner got the cookie and even brought his parents who were immediately set up on social security. Not possible but things like this are used to set the stage to get rid of and eliminate our benefits. Divide and conquer here that so many believe.

Joan Crawford 1930's

DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2022:

Can you whip Joan Crawfish with a wire hanger?

According to a number of News reports this morning, the newly elected Australian Prime Minister ...

DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2022:

It could be. I've been following some of this and you might be better off politically now. I'm seeing in America that Biden is being blamed for everything. Pandemic, inflation, gas prices, etc. People need to learn that a change of leadership does not change blame. On the other hand, soon we will have $6 USD gas prices and people saying that they cannot afford to go to work. I look at all of this maybe hitting us worldwide. Not over yet and it will not be pretty.

Well I'm sure this completely ruined her day Nancy Pelosi denied Holy Communion by San Francisco ...

DenoPenno comments on May 22, 2022:

How dare you to prevent Nancy from drinking his holy blood and eating of his body because of this. She cannot be involved in ritual cannibalism because of her involvement in not wanting you to be born. I'm sure Nancy at least had limits to her involvement while you have none to yours.

I appreciate the responses to my latest blog concerning my promotion of my blog site at agnosic.

DenoPenno comments on May 22, 2022:

OK. Thank you.

Graphic bodycam video shows cop lied about arrest of 21-year-old woman - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on May 22, 2022:

Roberts has no business being an officer in the first place and him and others like him are what our broken system is all about. We need a change here folks.

Poll Reveals American Church Membership Is At An All-Time Low

DenoPenno comments on May 22, 2022:

Sounds good to me. BTW I sometimes do a Gallup poll as they send it to my e-mail.

17 Sex Tricks Men Learn From Porn That Women Wish We Could Wipe From Your Brain

DenoPenno comments on May 22, 2022:

Thanks for posting this. A good article with so much valid info that I wish everyone would read and understand. Slapping a woman's ass and repeatedly asking "who's your daddy" should never have made it into sex lore and certainly not into rap. Movies of porn and entertainment both show a woman's head bouncing off a headboard of a bed during doggy style sex for some reason as if this was real. Who in the hell would like that? Sometimes you just hear the noise. Porn ideas simply create wrong ideas. Why would I want to smear my cum on your face or breasts?

Inquiring minds want to know.

DenoPenno comments on May 21, 2022:

In politics the opposite party member can find all of these laptops or hard drives for them in a pawn shop somewhere. That's how it works. :)

Funny how that works

DenoPenno comments on May 21, 2022:

I see some of these from time to time and it must be confusing to them. They appear to love the kids but it's like Jim Crow eating crow now.

Do we have an answer?

DenoPenno comments on May 21, 2022:

Yes, we should do that and also arrange to have funerals for a miscarriage. Make sure you can claim that one on the income tax and watch the miscarriage rate skyrocket.

A study examines the perception of atheists and agnostics, a child is killed in California during ...

DenoPenno comments on May 21, 2022:

Thanks for the news. I am increasingly upset by the murder of the 4 year old. Did the parents look into why she woke up screaming in any other way that their religion? Authorities should look into any reasons that the parents may have had for wanting to get rid of the child. Did they prosper in some way without the child. If the mother is single did a new man step in and claim he wanted her but with no child.

Ricky Gervais Can’t Wait for Humanity to Be Wiped Out [youtu.be]

DenoPenno comments on May 21, 2022:

I like Ricky for his thought and humor but have never really gotten into any of his shows. I love his standup.

Vadim Shishimarin's commanding officer needs to be captured, tried, convicted and punished, which ...

DenoPenno comments on May 21, 2022:

There is a great amount of confusion in this Ukrainian invasion. Many are convinced that the other side is not even human. This type of thinking leads to war crimes like this. I find that thinking in this caliber has also invaded American politics. In other words, it all happens because of brainwashing.

Democrat waited for bicyclist. Republican aggressively cut me off.

DenoPenno comments on May 20, 2022:

She would be my hero too except that I am a Progressive. There are no Republican Progressives.

This is a good cause to support

DenoPenno comments on May 20, 2022:

Hereditary religion is mostly our religion of choice and people should wake up to what that means. Very few have investigated religion and they just blindly follow.

Witness Tells Congress That Aborted Fetuses Are ‘Burned to Power the Lights’ of D.

DenoPenno comments on May 20, 2022:

How ridiculous can you get?

Like father, like . . . .

DenoPenno comments on May 20, 2022:

Media can be used that way but without it what would you think? Without media you may not even be aware of an issue.

I can't believe I am arguing with a fb friend that COVID is real.

DenoPenno comments on May 20, 2022:

Covid is indeed being used to make money but it is in no way a hoax.

Just had or should I say TRIED to have to have, a phone conversation with Henry's Mum, Naomi.

DenoPenno comments on May 20, 2022:

More here in America should be this outspoken.

[ancient-origins.net] The killer rabbit from the holy grail movie had historical connections

DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2022:

I was right. There was a rabbit thrown into the tomb with Jesus.

WV school district finally settles case involving Bible indoctrination classes

DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2022:

This had to be done but all it will do is slow them down. This is because they all know "Merica was founded as a Christian Nation." That mean old King would not let them practice their religion so they all came here. Amazing how many people believe this but it keeps on being preached again and again to the faithful.

A school board member justified bigotry with Jesus. This mom wasn't having it.

DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2022:

Wake up peeps! The Lord Jesus does not see you coz he is dead. He can no longer see anything.

In the middle of a severe baby formula shortage, many have suggested mothers should simply switch to...

DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2022:

Not all mothers are able to breast feed. This is a big problem that formula makers thought they had solved. They learned quickly that mixing formula with "good clean water" did not work. Everybody did not have water or clean water. Without a substitute food babies would die.

Mrs Betty Bowers on abortion, God & Jesus.

DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2022:

The Rethugs branded this idea a long time ago when they came up with words like "abortion clinic." After that Planned Parenthood was never the same. We suddenly had abortion clinics and abortion doctors. A simple abortion could be a pill without all this nonsense, but now they want to outlaw these and even birth control if they can.

Do animals have morality?

DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2022:

Morality comes from the structure of the society that you live in. It can change in ideas simply because of it's origin. Animals do have a structural group and when humans observe this they may see what they call morality. This is because animal behavior can also change. The whole argument to me is like wanting to claim your dog is Democrat or Republican.

A couple of years ago I totaled out a company truck.

DenoPenno comments on May 17, 2022:

Thanks for the replies. I'm just tired of living around people that think and believe like this. Talking to a Walmart door greeter today and her opinion of everything going on is "the end times." That's right. We are living in the end times. Soon I'm gonna start putting it back on them like this - "Lady, Jesus told his disciples that we were in the end times and that some of them might be alive at his second coming. Do you honestly think that any of them are close to 2000 years old and alive today?" :)

I recall paying a busker $2 to play this song back in the early 80's and it drew me back to the ...

DenoPenno comments on May 17, 2022:

One of my all time favorites and nobody else could do it that way. Hank would often sing these songs live on a program and do just as good as he did them on a record. A lot of people won't take that chance.

I’ve pretty much been single since my ex wife wandered off in 2009.

DenoPenno comments on May 16, 2022:

I feel pretty much the way you do with it, Buck. The difference is I did my own divorce, still care, but have almost zero stress in my life. My ex was all about control and drama. My religious friend who died not so long ago was always trying to get me back in church so I could meet a woman who cared about me. Sorry. That will never happen. BTW, beware of any "self professed atheist." Often this is just people not wanting to waste their time in god belief. That's not good enough and they may change later. I go by logic and evidence. Many believers think they do as well, but they tell you their logic comes from their god. Gotta quit. I'm gonna either laugh a lot or throw up.