It would seem that the GOP is near to reaching fruition. I wonder what will come next?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 14, 2019:

Trump and his GOP are dismembering America piece by piece and trying to justify it to all of us. It is not working with me.

Susan Sarandon Born Susan Tomalin in New York City in 1946.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 14, 2019:

She once put her phone number out while on a talk show but it was not working by the time I called it. Maybe that was a "test" of her popularity. I always liked her.

4/5 days ago I surmised on the power source of a Russian rocket that exploded in the very north of ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 14, 2019:

I don't think Donald has a clue of what technology the US has. People in the know would be afraid to show him.

There is a question that atheists ask, " How can a just God allow bad things to happen to good ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 14, 2019:

They have turned it on us for a reason. We are now the product. Everyone wants a cell phone that kisses your ass and then makes you breakfast. The American Dream is still alive if you give up that silly idea of companies paying good wages, having healthcare, and stock options. If you want to work 2 or more jobs and have a partner doing the same, it is all still there. Along the way everyone is free to keep up with the Joneses. I add all this silliness as just one more reason to **not** believe in gods. The "**gods**" are the ones doing this to you and they are flesh and blood just as you are.

Imagine for a moment that the concept of god never existed, that no one had ever heard of such an ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 13, 2019:

Exactly. Believers wrongly take it as an established fact. The adults pass this all on to their children. Before long you see 6 year old with eyes shut and waving their hands up in the air babbling like idiots. Oh, she's got the Holy Goat!

Agnostic vs Atheist Sorry to rake up this seemingly old one up again but there have been so many ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 13, 2019:

A deity has no mass or energy. How would we know this? I think pixies are living in my shoes. In fact, they are in there even when my feet are in there.

ABOUT MUFFINS.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 13, 2019:

It is exactly not knowing and I eat no muffins at all. On to that "save your soul" thing, I ask what are you being saved from? Also, how do you know you have a soul?

Epic Christian Fails: The Cross and the Clitoris – Not Your Mission Field

DenoPenno comments on Aug 12, 2019:

It is a shame that people are so dumb about sex. When I was a teen an older woman loaned me her copies of the monthly magazine "Sexology." My step father found one and thought it was porn. People are just amazing!

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.

Mass shootings: Americans struggle to talk about guns and racism - The Washington Post

DenoPenno comments on Aug 12, 2019:

That struggle has some of the same old denial on conservative talk radio. One tactic they have always used is to get you to believe the other side did the same thing. It is a distraction and usually not relevant or not true. When it comes to the recent mass shootings I am now hearing that one shooter was a Bernie supporter and another was for Elizabeth Warren. Anything to get the racist tweets and rants of Trump out of the picture. Now, let's see if I got this right. The mass shootings are carried out in part by young men who support "Medicare for All" but are tired of the "Hispanic invasion of Texas" and "illegals crossing our borders." This is what conservative talk radio is pushing. Then I find that Trump called our borders an "invasion" and his racist tweets and ideas are put on Fox News who claims it is an "attack on patriotism" to question Donald Trump. Folks, this is all fuct up!

What America’s gun fanatics won’t tell you - MarketWatch

DenoPenno comments on Aug 12, 2019:

I've talked to some gun nuts who think the Founding Fathers wrote in a clause to allow citizens every weapon that the government had just in case that mean old government decided to "take us over." This is far reaching indeed and has no common sense. The government does not want you to own a gun. The NRA wants you to own a gun. Keep in mind that dope and armaments are 2 of the worlds biggest money makers.

Got my T shirt and pen!

DenoPenno comments on Aug 12, 2019:

Congrats. Looks great.

Are people that don't reason humans?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 12, 2019:

That's what it should mean but most of them don't know how to reason. For examples of this try watching The Atheist experience on Sundays in You Tube.

Can you logically be both a White Supremacist and a Christian?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 12, 2019:

Most Christians are white supremacists unawares. After all, Jesus looked like Tab Hunter. No, maybe that was Jeffery Hunter. I don't remember.

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 did not hear me give a name like the others were doing. No, you will never hear me give a name. Some people like sex to remain private.

So it's looking like Trump wants to finally make a token stand for background checks for guns for ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Trump will make a lot of promises that he will claim to keep if you only re-elect him. He can do nothing right now but will say he will if you re-elect him, then he goes off on nonsensical tirades again as if he has forgotten it all. It's like that great healthcare he is going to give everyone after 2020 but McConnell says plainly that the GOP is not going to take up anything on healthcare.

What to do?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 11, 2019:

That would take a lot of time and money.

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

DenoPenno comments on Aug 11, 2019:

DeVos is big in the "Christian Nation" movement as is Pence and many others in this current clown show.

Well, here I am single again....

DenoPenno comments on Aug 11, 2019:

Sorry this happened but I'm like you. I'm not sure she loves herself. That is what a lot of these key events are about. It's hard to see just what reactions she is wanting from you and a therapist may help.

Who needs a savior when we have science and Hitchens wisdom?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 11, 2019:

A savior from what? It boils down to the fact that Jesus is going to save you from what god promised to do to you if you do not believe. It's a setup. You have been trapped. Many theists point out that Jesus saves you from your enemies and bad things that might happen to you, but world events doesn't back this up. If you fall for it you can then understand why heaven has a gate and also walls. Apparently if you make it to heaven there might be enemies outside the city. OMG, what do we do?

It has just been reported that child molester and trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, commited suicide in ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 10, 2019:

If you want to throw in a conspiracy just imagine that Epstein was told if he did this his money would go to his heirs as planned. If he did not, it would be lost forever. Just sayin.'

Jeffrey Epstein has committed suicide in his cell – reports — RT USA News

DenoPenno comments on Aug 10, 2019:

If this is true it gets Trump and others off the hook.

Is Bernie correct?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 10, 2019:

The American people around me have been taught that they do not deserve healthcare and also that it would cost too much. They think that if Bernie or someone like him was POTUS at this moment we would have instant Socialism and resent that healthcare would come out of a common till. Then they turn red and damned near explode to claim that illegals should not have heathcare. Many of these people are so ignorant that they think Mexicans come here and within 6 months are drawing Social Security. It simply is not so and never was so. Most of them also think that marriage grants an immigrant citizenship. This is not so either. Citizenship and marriage are separate issues and one does not bestow the other.

Would you still be friends with a person who ended up becoming a huge Trump supporter?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 10, 2019:

If he changes it may take a lifetime. I had a close friend for over 50 years that believes Trump is next to a godsend. We were at odds over Trump belief for a time and one day he told me the border situation could be solved quickly by shooting people who cross it down like dogs and just let their bodies remain where they fall. He even told me Trump would approve of it. I cussed him out in a very big way and he and I will never be friendly again. The above is a true story and you might see that my former friend is not the brightest bulb. Look closely and you can also see the supposed background of some of our recent shooters. To distance from crazy shooter ideas the Trump GOP tries to say one of the recent shooters was a Bernie follower and yet another one a Warren follower. OK. Now Trump's GOP wants you to believe that someone supporting Medicare for All is doing mass shootings. Not in this world. It's just more word salad by those who will fight for Trump's right to say anything and incite almost everyone. Trump is not a leader and he does not care about you. He only cares about Donald Trump.

In 1934 & 35, the average German citizen couldn't believe that the man that was rising to ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Exactly so. Currently they go along with it for love of power or mistaken belief that they are the supreme white race. No, this is not the left. It is the Trump Swamp GOP which has no empathy or backbone for common humanity. When Trump is gone they will cry out that they did not know. Everyone said "it cannot happen here" and they set back and did all they could to bring it on.

Travel Advisory: United States of America – Amnesty International USA

DenoPenno comments on Aug 10, 2019:

All created by the master of diversion and division in a record short time. Will America ever recover?

Only atheists.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 10, 2019:

I agree with you fully on this but we have an age difference. In earlier life I believed in every kind of woo. Today I believe in none. Woo is BS in the same way that gods are BS. People always hint that if I don't "hurry up" and find god or another woman I just might run out of time. LOL My longtime theist friend from age 12 or so thinks it should be a "church woman." Am I worried that I might run out of time? No. Believers have the most ignorant reasons to believe.

Isn’t there clear evidence that the supreme something that created the universe is an unjust ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 10, 2019:

If this supreme god was not himself created, how do we know that the universe was created. In fact, none of us are "created" in the biblical sense of coming into being. I am not mud man and you are not rib woman.

Science clashes with biblical literalism.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Many people think they can trace their church back to Jesus Christ. I have met those who claim they can trace their's back to John the Baptist. :)

Its friday! And thats all I have to say about that!!

DenoPenno comments on Aug 9, 2019:

YES! "Thank Claude it is Friday."

Trump administration breaks campaign promise, purges 200,000 VA healthcare applications

DenoPenno comments on Aug 9, 2019:

More Trump lies. It makes me glad that I already have my VA card but I reel for those who do not.

A post I saw on Facebook the other day said, " I stand for the flag, I kneel at the cross".

DenoPenno comments on Aug 9, 2019:

People that post this nonsense are of a belief that Trump was right on the issue when the idea was to contort "patriotism" so as to not know (or be dumb) on what the kneeling was about in the first place. Trump knew he could turn the meaning because almost everyone likes sports. The appeal was to white nationalism while ignoring facts of too many cops shooting black people. My amazement comes in as too many of my own relatives are on Trump's side of this. They must be ignorant and blind.

The White House is reportedly drafting an order to stop social media ‘bias’ [theverge.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 9, 2019:

What Trump really wants is social media to stop you from posting anything bad about him or his GOP. He might be happy if this led into "hate speech" directions but on the other hand he could say anything he likes and get away with it. This is the nature of Donald Trump who has studied Hitler in great detail.

The BITE Model of Influence • Open Minds Foundation

DenoPenno comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Trumpism seems to be bleeding over into the general populace. In fact, Trump is recorded as only telling 56 lies last week. He is improving and the Evangelicals are a big part of this. What doesn't make the news so much is the "prayer breakfasts" that his GOP is having everywhere and these include Mitch McConnell. The impression is that Trump's GOP is just one big happy religious family. This makes it easier for the mainstream media to "overlook" his racist and white supremacist rants and remarks as his defenders claim he is pure as snow in his desires for America. The idea is to make the general public think Trump and his GOP want everything that you want. The setup on this is to hope that Pence follows Trump and America can get its Christian Nation. Do they want everything that you do?** Of course not**. Trump has rescinded Obama bills that would allow a person with mental illness to buy a gun regardless of that illness. Trump is also trying to make it harder for you to sue the doctor if he cuts off the wrong leg in surgery. Of course, Trump says "we will all be happy." We should find the door they came through and show them the way out before they take too many bites.

US policeman refused to train female officer because of his faith - was fired and is now suing for ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 9, 2019:

This asshole and Pence should be brothers.

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

DenoPenno comments on Aug 8, 2019:

I agree fully with FFRF on this. Religion has no place in public schools in the first place but they keep playing with this idea and have for years. I suspect that the current administration has a lot to do with this because I saw a PBS program last night on TV that went into great detail about "prayer breakfasts" that were popular now all over. Politics has embraced it fully and even Mitch McConnell is involved. Trump and his GOP are setting it up to get what they want and desire out of the believers. Frankly, it should be against the law. I'm not anxious for Casper the Friendly Ghost to decide things for me. Public schools are also not a place to be told about gods.

I came across an older opinion piece by Graham Lawton (Executive Editor of 'New Scientist') and ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Can atheism provide a strong sense of meaning and purpose? Why would we need such a thing? Your meaning a purpose is strictly** up to you**. It should never be decided by something invisible and external to you.

Montana man assaulted 13-year-old boy for ’disrespecting the national anthem,’ witness says - ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

The man needs to be locked up. As far as respecting the anthem, let's start the draft up again and maybe all can learn of this type of respect including the man who needs locked up. I hope the boy is OK.

‘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.

My kid told me there was a minor panic at band camp yesterday because the metronome over the ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

Sadly many Americans have come to believe that the 2nd Amendment gives them the right to have any weapon that the government has and that it was put in our Constitution to give the citizens a chance in case the government decided to "take us over." Does that even make any sense?

No racism here!

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

I do my best to not befriend or hang around anyone who cannot see this. Trump is the worst!

Obama On Mass Shootings: Reject Language That 'Feeds A Climate Of Fear' : NPR

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

These are very true words. Let us not be distracted into the past because of our dire situation going on right now. I cannot argue using anything of 8 years ago when we have a gaslighting buffoon as POTUS. Those that protect him claim his words of an "invasion" have nothing to do with the shooting tragedies. OK, let's play it your way and call it "coincidence." Happy now?

Attention any white supremacists: if you belong to a klan or group where one of your members ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

In my earlier days I had shady friends. Today I have few friends at all and have parted ways with a man I have known over 50 years just because of the outright nonsense going on today. America is a melting pot and not a place for white supremacists. If you cannot see that the crayon box has all colors you do not belong here.

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.

There is a surge of scientific denial in America.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

What happened is an influx of gaslighters who exaggerate things like Trump does but not always for political reasons. They bring their views to the forefront to push religion or start a movement, as well as to save money by denying environment conditions and just ripping the wealth from the ground. With the new trend in flat earth and other things out of the past many claim it must be true because it is gaining followers. They forget that someone is also selling videos and T-shirts, booking public pay by seat meetings, and getting paid by clicks to sites and pics posted. Maybe they are even writing new books but their is no new evidence. Antivaxxers write books and now the old diseases are starting to come back again. It is because of vaccinations that I saw polio disappear in my life time. Many do not believe this and it is not acceptable to them. Meanwhile you will be convinced of lizard people and Nazis on the moon because there is money to be made. There is always money to be made and the money they want is yours. If religion is somehow in that picture as well, the believers take the whole thing as proving that they were right all along.

Hi! I'm curious about something.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

It depends a lot on whether you tell everyone you are non-religious. Not everyone in these areas wants to storm to the church the minute the doors open. It just that most of them profess to believe.

Scientific Proof of the Soul?! - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

If there is a measurable magnetic field that disappears after death does that explain why the light bulb has no power once you turn off the current at the switch? Just curious.

When i make a friend i really dont care about what religion he/she is, or what their sex preference ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

The world is turning upside down but that is another story. I get along with just about all people well because my take of them is pretty much an open book. Maybe they see me as honest. IDK. I've had gay and lesbian friends who start coming out to me. One woman told me she was a lesbian. I told her I was one too. :) The one group I get along with the least is modern day Trumpers. They cannot produce any religious facts and most want to hide their sexuality. The evidence they claim they have is not there. If they have support at all it's only for two sexes, then go to the Buybull for the claim. Maybe they didn't read it close enough.

For the history buffs: Interesting article about how Thomas Jefferson created his own "bible".

DenoPenno comments on Aug 7, 2019:

It remains surprising to this day how many will claim that Jefferson was a devout Christian.

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 god.

Why do you believe faith depends on evidence? - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Aug 5, 2019:

There is no valid evidence for faith. It seems that faith is believing something that you have no evidence for at all.

LOL... Trump's saying he is against hate crimes?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Just for the record the El Paso shooter said he was "tired of Hispanics invading Texas."I wonder if the shooter ever heard of The Alamo and what happened there? Hispanics been around now a very long time. As for "Hispanics invading Texas" all you have to do is find out who is using this idea as a theme. Who keeps talking about it over and over? The only one I see is that Orange Asshole in the White House and people just keep on making up excuses for him. Trump's words fuel and inspire hate crimes. That's pretty simple and not very hard to figure out.

If I hear “the power of prayer” ONE.MORE.DAMN.TIME.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Prayer has no power. It does not change anything. If you believe in prayer it might change you but not anything else.

Has anyone had a chance to test drive or happen to own one of the new 2019 Mazda 3.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 4, 2019:

If you can afford it test drive it and buy it if you like it. As for me, I still drive my old 2004 Monte Carlo with no problems. My neighbor got a new car 2 years ago. I told her "it was nice" and let it go at that. I'm not even sure what kind of car it is.

How will we pay for it?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Tax them as in the days of Eisenhower. In those days the rich were rich and we had nice roads and bridges, nice highways, etc. Jobs had benefits for the everyday worker and we used the tax money to take care of everyone. Do that again and add an extra wage earner tax to cover medical care and other needed programs. For those that do not like it and want nothing of it, they can opt out.

In somewhat of a darkened mood today.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 4, 2019:

I'm about as worried as you are. It appears this will continue in division and confusion as the powers that be keep us jumping and keep us occupied while they are yet again trying to sell us something. There is no empathy or unity. There is no American Dream unless you want to keep believing lies and work several part time jobs as you delude yourself.

Netflix documentary The Great Hack.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

I saw this and loved it but I fumed a little too. You see plainly how this last election was stolen and you see a lot of those behind it. A misuse of our data which others now think they own, but your data rights should be part of your human rights. I did think also that the film went out of it's way to exonerate Brittany Kaiser.

For my service brothers our journey

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Right on!

The siamese twins...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

This is the monster that is in power right now and will do anything to avoid giving it up.

"Thoughts and Prayers" again my American friends.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

The 2nd Amendment is misunderstood and really has nothing to do with this. It's those in power who want to support the NRA and gain supporters with claims of gun rights. It's all lies that politicians tell. I heard for 8 years that "Obama was coming after your gun." Conservatives want you to believe things like this that never happened. It helps keep them in power. It also helps sell arms.

The shooter Patrick Crusius writes in his Manifesto: "This attack is in response to the Hispanic ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Plainly started and inspired by the racist political tweets and rants of Donald Trump. How else would young Patrick know that "Hispanics were invading Texas?"

Gov.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Yes, we know the power of prayer. It seems prayer depends largely upon the non-existent invisible god.

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.

Tony Timpa video shows police laughing as he dies - The Washington Post

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

People like this have no right to be policemen. With men of this type the city that employs them will always be paying out money because of lawsuits.

Texas Police officer fatally shoots woman while firing at unleashed dog | TheHill

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Why are we suddenly having more incidents of cops trying to shoot dogs? My mind says this is only on the increase since Trump was elected.

What’s the worst thing a loved one tried to defend on behalf of religion?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

My step father told me that "I was going to split hell wide open." I suppose he is trying to scare me into once again believing in the invisible man.

Watching former FBI and Security Specialist on MSNBC says we don't have the tools or the security to...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

What do I think? I think we are in a world of disinformation where we will be told an apple is an orange. The idea is to confuse us, then tear things as we know them down, then rebuild the way that Trumpworld wants. Without leaking info on this latest shooting as a "hate crime" so far, they are at least hinting in that direction. I could predict things here but the best I can say right now is that it is **not very likely** that the young shooter wanted Medicare for all.

Its amazing that some days I feel as if revealing my atheist views could impact my relationships ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Freedom of religion is freedom to believe or not to believe. If this was not so you would be required to believe and I don't think that's what the Founding Fathers had in mind.

I already know that i do not believe in God But i do not wanna say anything for sure, i mean who ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Gods do not control people. People control people. Gods are not concerned with your sex life or if you masturbate. They are also not watching you take a crap or watching over you as you sleep.

Famous Atheist - Jodie Foster

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Well said. I had no idea she was a non-believer.

What are your honest thoughts on astrology?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

It's too bad that you can't have those discussions with sister or your mother because "it's not real." If your chart describes you well it's because you are reading what you want to see. planets and heavenly bodies have nothing to do with you, what you are, or what you are going to become. It's sheer bunk!

The one thing I still have issues with is the fundamental idea of property.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Yes, property. You buy something and once it is paid for you continue to pay for it for the rest of your life, only you don't pay as much as you used to pay before it was paid for.

Hiker scares off stalking cougar by blasting Metallica song

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Yes, Metallica scares me too. Way too loud and I like loud, but not Metallica.

Tell me, what's your best argument against a Christian?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 3, 2019:

In my world the bible book as we know it today was put together long after the Jesus that we are taught about. Like 300 years later. Believers think that after Pentecost the "good news" traveled like wild fire and was something that just could not be stopped. Wrong! It all came into being for a reason and had nothing to do with you as an individual or that thing you call your "soul." Before this time many books that are now discredited were used by churches. They slowly died out once the "infallible bibble" had been formulated and declared. Today the ones that survive are called false doctrine. This is the anti-Christian argument. For others you have to go into their individual holy books. It is possible to get believers to a point of seeing what you are talking about but they still insist that "surely there must be a god." Mankind has always wanted there to be one so badly that they have created him.

The resurrection of 'new atheism' | USA | Al Jazeera

DenoPenno comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Mass murder, religious and secular fanaticism have always went hand in hand.

Do you believe Russian interference aided Donald Trump in winning the 2016 presidential election?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Watch the new Netflix documentary "The Great Hack" and then try to answer that question. This film is an eye opener and you can learn much from it. I also see it as trying to defend Brittany Kaiser a bit much, but they may be correct here.

So, what does everyone feel or think about the Democratic debate last night and the one before?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 2, 2019:

So far I do not watch them but will as it all heats up and Trump gets more blustered. What about a Biden/Harris ticket?

As we mature most of us come to believe that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” or more ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Beauty is what you want it to be. In advertising and fashion the idea has always been to makeup 12 year olds as beautiful women but have no concern that you might be providing fuel for a rapist somewhere. Maybe we should change some of these trends.

I have a question for the community that I am curious about.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 2, 2019:

I use ad blockers in my browser and on my router. I don't care about paying you with a click and do not want you to collect my data and give it back to me later in something to sell. I choose what I buy and not you. Trendy or brand name stuff does not sway me. If your site says I have to turn off my ad blocker to view it I decide whether it is worth it to me. On some sites I have been able to even block commercials. When I watch TV or movies on third party aps I block all commercials. You do not find brand name or trendy food or gadgets inside my house.

Do you think that some things are unforgivable or do you think that some people should be given a ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Some things may seem unforgivable. The basic idea for the individual is will you feel like a fool to forgive or will you actually be a fool to forgive? This is our driver at the basic level. If you know it will only happen again maybe you should not forgive and just part ways. Whatever you do, drop the drama. Nobody needs drama.

Dutch ban on burqas and niqabs takes effect | News | Al Jazeera

DenoPenno comments on Aug 2, 2019:

I do not care what you wear or do not wear. It only becomes an issue where identification on a license or ID card would not show the actual person because that person appears as masked. This should be the only concern and it should be seen as such by all.

Man rode horse to burglarize New Port Richey home, deputies say

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

The world is more weird all the time and I firmly believe a lot of it is meth related. I look back now and can see that my former friends included some of those dingbats. One sure sign today is when you see that they simply cannot comb their hair. Women of this type often look like they have not washed their hair in a week.

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.

Now, I'm not saying that road side sobriety tests are getting harder, BUT, when I got stopped last ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

I would not know how to do that and I also cannot say the alphabet backwards or walk a straight line. I have neuropathy and wear special shoes. Oh, I can walk without the shoes but nothing any longer involves a straight line.

The question was, "If you die today, who would cry for you?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Why would I be concerned with who would cry for me after death and if anyone did, how would I know?

Can an atheist pray?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

What would I be praying to and why?

A radical Muslim convert with materials for bomb making including unknown chemicals was discovered ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

It shows me that they are doing their jobs.

I went swimming in this melted snow water mountain stream.

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Sounds like an adventure.

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DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

I hate that they get my info by me having to turn off my ad blockers and I don't give a damn about insults at Bootygig. The 2020 election is not going to be about him or any idea that he has "sinned." We also do not need Christians of any kind telling people who to vote for. The Trump Fascists think they have this all sewed up and they keep collecting data as the go along.

Why isn't it a choice like stores are supposed to offer?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

They want to see your preference. Then ads are directed only to you by that preference. Soon your smart TV is going to be that way too. Not much of this BS will work with me as I do nothing by brand names at all. I make my choices. I do not care about the choices of others who waste their money.

American Kids Need Reality, Not Religious-Based Education

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

The current reality appears to be Cambridge Analytica and other think tanks using our data against us. DeVos and Trump Stump step in and confuse the hell out of everything. Lies tend to do that and they divide the people. We need to wake up and understand that Bannon and others think the way to rebuild something is to first confuse you and tear down the old model, then build back the one that they want. They are doing that right now.

"Spiritual not religious" I know this subject has probably been beat to death but having just come ...

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Exactly. Who and what do they pray to and why? I've had many people tell me that they are "spiritual." To me this is the same boat and same mess that produced so many religious denominations in the first place. Somewhere along the way someone gets butthurt and comes up with another one. What's up? Am I supposed to believe you are a better person if you are "spiritual?"

Interesting article on how religion uses hypnotism: [michaelsherlockauthor.wordpress.com]

DenoPenno comments on Aug 1, 2019:

I was hypnotized for many years. Even when I fell away from religion the hypnosis was still there. Then one day I opened my eyes.

Went to a high school reunion this past weekend and they prayed 4 times.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Maybe they are thanking powerful goodness that they are all still alive. It is sickening! I find it strange that modern believers do not understand the reason for prayers over food today. Praying over your food all started in a time without refrigeration. All food was not freshly prepared.

So, here I am a couple years ago, getting a "kiss" from a Komodo Dragon.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 31, 2019:

I would be afraid Komodo would bite. He has lots of bacteria in his saliva.

How many atheists do you know and consider them to be a "good" friend?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 31, 2019:

I know hardly any and I'm also not seeking them out. I'm going to start telling door knockers that my religion is "non-delusional."

Sunday school teacher blames Noah's flood on climate change.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 31, 2019:

It's plain to see where this is going. Make everyone aware that climate change is actually caused by Noah's flood. Now you have your foot in the door for legislation directed at the flood. Will this work? Yes, if you are trying to create religious politics. It is a "do nothing" approach because god is responsible for the flood so it all must be in god's plan. Also, you must be either an idiot or a Republican.

John Pavlovitz again - there are still genuine Christians, or at least one, worth a read - ...

DenoPenno comments on Jul 30, 2019:

I'm not much interested in Christians of any kind. Maybe a true Scotsman. IDK.

Google News -

DenoPenno comments on Jul 30, 2019:

It's time to Ditch the Bitch Mitch. Turtle must also go in 2020.

I have to go away for a time.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 30, 2019:

Good luck.