A pastor compared honeymoon sex to how "Christ penetrates his church"

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 3, 2023:

The guy sounds like a nut job. No pun intended. 😂

Holy sh!t...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 3, 2023:

This guy doesn't just have bowel movements; he has exorcisms!

Who of you would self-identify as nihilist?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 2, 2023:

"In the end..." In the end, the last of the stars will wink out, evaporate away, and the universe will be absolutely cold, empty, and silent. That's how things will be in a few trillion years. But that dead future, in my mind, has little relation to our present reality. Life can be full of meaning; it's up to us individually to make our meaning or discover it. I think helping others, struggling to improve things, makes enough meaning for most sane people. The term "nihilist" is sometime used as a pejorative by Christians to describe atheists and agnostics (as if believing in an apocryphal sky daddy is the only way to find meaning in life). To be clear, I do not identify myself as a nihilist.

Unraveling the RSV vaccine clinical trial data YLE

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 2, 2023:

The side effects of these two vaccines appear to be a serious concern. Seeing as I have most likely already had RSV at some time in my past, and survived it, I will probably wait a while, let more testing be done before I get the new jab. Meanwhile, I'll keep getting updated COVID shots and flu shots. Thanks for posting! 🙂💉

Priest Says Hell Is Fake And Religion Is About Control! - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 1, 2023:

A revealing moment of transparency! 😂

I'm thinking that having hot, wild sex with that crazy, young woman was still a great thing but ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Mar 1, 2023:

I heard this phrase for the first time only a few weeks ago, in a Lincoln Project podcast. I forget the specific context, but it had to do with signing on to any part of Republican Party ideology. Words to live by.

Christians who went to the Asbury "revival" may have been exposed to measles

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 28, 2023:

I wonder how many Christian antivaxers are secretly getting themselves and/or their kids vaccinated. I mean, it would not surprise me if they were hedging their bets, saying one thing and doing quite another. We have plenty of other examples of their hypocrisy, so why not this?

There is a church about a mile down the road from me.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 28, 2023:

Oh, ye of little faith! 😂

This is the world of republicans and so called ‘loving’ Christians (and many other religions).

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 27, 2023:

I absolutely support a person's right to choose the manner and time of their own death.

Politically Incorrect Jokes - Ricky Gervais. - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 27, 2023:

Damn. I can't un-hear that 😂

Norovirus has entered the chat YLE 02/23/2023

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 27, 2023:

A 24-hour lower GI thing, huh? I may have had a light case on Friday. It wasn't much. I was over it quick.

Hello agnostic friends

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 26, 2023:

Howdy! 🤠

Oklahoma education leader takes steps to bring Christianity to public schools

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 25, 2023:

This push to insert Christianity into the curriculum is unconstitutional and anti-American.

Hate-preacher: Gays should be executed with stones "melted down into a bullet"

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 25, 2023:

The preacher doth protest too much! (Is he projecting his self-hate over his own latent homosexual fantasies?)

Transport of East Palestine soil, water to other states prompts backlash

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 25, 2023:

There's big money in running toxic waste dumps. 💰💰💰

Based on, concerned , verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 24, 2023:

Christianity only wins out (with about a third of the world population) because the vote is split among so many different religions. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-exec/ I think the best policy vis-a-vis Christians is to pretend not to notice them while paying close attention to what they do in the way of seizing power, and then thwart them whenever possible. We must insist that our government remain a secular one at all costs. The separation clause of the 1st Amendment must be our north star. Christians are intent on abrogating that social contract. They must not succeed!

Still waiting on the Empirical Evidence to show up before I consider changing my Atheist views. :D

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 23, 2023:

This meme asserts or implies two FALSE premises. 1. That empirical evidence of Jesus' resurrection exists. 2. That all atheists would refuse to examine or accept such evidence if it did exist.

When they show you what they are...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 21, 2023:

Let's hope Rep. David Eastman (R-Alaska) trips, stumbles, and falls into a deep coma.

CHD Sues CDC to Obtain Documents on COVID Vaccine Injuries and Deaths Reported in VAERS By ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 21, 2023:

@BDair Your figures are pure bullshit. Who profits from this disinformation campaign that attempts to undermine democratic governments everywhere? Vladimir Putin, that's who. So the question is, why are you so keen to work for Vlad? Did you always hate you country, or is being a traitor something you just fell into? Ya see, every one of your ridiculous anti-vax posts has been thoroughly debunked, so you must know that you're spewing lies. Your'e either a traitor, or a very deluded moron, or both. Congratulations.

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 21, 2023:

Classic! Christianity once again lives up to its reputation! 😂

CHD Sues CDC to Obtain Documents on COVID Vaccine Injuries and Deaths Reported in VAERS By ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 21, 2023:

So what? Any fool can launch a frivolous lawsuit. 🥱

Satanic Temple Opens Abortion Clinic Named After Samuel Alito's Mom (who should have had one) ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 20, 2023:

Beautiful! LMAO! 😂😂😂

SLANGING MATCHES AND TAKING THE SNAKE'S It's come to my attention that certain members here are ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 20, 2023:

I ❤️ Pink Floyd

LEST WE FORGET.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 19, 2023:

It used to be that American conservatives upheld individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), democracy, secularism, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion and a market economy. That many no longer do is a measure of how much Christian nationalism has risen in this country. Christopher Hitchens was right. Religion poisons everything.

Russia must be defeated but not 'crushed' - Macron

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 19, 2023:

Kuleba is right: Russia has already humiliated itself (by commiting genocide and other war crimes). But Macron is right too. There is probably no crushing Russia without global thermonuclear Armageddon.

Gen. David Petraeus: How the war in Ukraine will end

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 19, 2023:

With any luck Putin will get a chill in the night. Failing that he may just kick off. He looks unhealthy, and is purported to have lymphoma. And if neither of those happy possibilities come to pass, then a lot more Russian soldiers are going to die in Ukraine.

Former President Jimmy Carter to begin receiving hospice care at home following hospitalizations

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 19, 2023:

His presidency was plagued with bad luck and he never got enough credit IMHO. He rocked the post-presidency though. 😎👍

The problem is neither faith nor atheism; it's the desire to have power and control over others.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 19, 2023:

Yup, any human institution can be corrupted, and all of them have been at one time or another. The people who run them have feet of clay.

Marina Yankina, Russian Defense Official, Falls From Window to Her Death

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 19, 2023:

Putin's Russia: a defenestration nation.

New Rule: Parliament Fights | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 18, 2023:

Sure, I can see Democrats and Republicans working together....when Republicans renounce fascism and fake news. Not holding my breath.

The Covidians are doing all they can to keep 'The Official Narrative' alive, well beyond its 'sell ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 18, 2023:

🐂💩🐂💩🐂💩🐂💩🐂💩

Some people are still allowing themselves to be brainwashed by the mind numbing TV propaganda.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 18, 2023:

Thank you BDair for another serving of...

I was reading about the 'melting pot'.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 14, 2023:

A "melting pot" was how it was presented to us in elementary school. At least superficially, it's an undeniable fact. What was left out of the description (which i first heard in the 1960s) was an implicit belief in a certain hierarchy. The melted elements do not form a single homogeneous mass. Rather, there is, in the minds of many, a stratification, with white men at the top, and black women on the bottom, and several layers in between. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the first serious legislative attempt (in my lifetime) to disrupt that hierarchy. The passage of the law, by itself, was not enough to mix the crucible contents. There has been pushback since the gitgo. The melting pot a work in progress.

My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 14, 2023:

I have been reading the New Yorker for going on 50 years now. It's a great magazine, and "The Critics" section is sometimes the best part. A good critic brings together many disparate elements, places things in context, and shows us connections we might not otherwise see.

Lightning strikes the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 14, 2023:

It's so prominent, I bet it gets struck a lot.

Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death allegedly beat jail inmate years earlier

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 14, 2023:

The fact that the officers who beat Nichols are black just goes to show that there are enforcers of the (invented, arbitrary) caste hierarchy from all levels of that hierarchy.

Child genius gets advice from astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 14, 2023:

Maybe there is hope for us after all.

Getting close to where i live now. US jets shoot down object over Lake Huron. [jsonline.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 13, 2023:

There's always a lot of stuff up there. We're just hearing about it now because, since the big Chinese balloon they're paying more attention.

Hello, everybody.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 10, 2023:

I'm no technical wiz, but I think you might have to put the book on a separate site, and provide a link to that site on your profile page. Good luck!

WHAT WILL YOU SAY TO GOD ON JUDGEMENT DAY? Great questions for "God". [tiktok.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 9, 2023:

I won't be asking God any questions. 1. I'll be dead 2. God doesn't exist. But the tik-toker's questions are excellent! 🙂

'I am a mushroom.' 😎 Have you ever heard of this company?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 8, 2023:

I have been hearing about this technology for some years now. It is a welcome, exciting development! 😎👍

After affirming LGBTQ people, a Christian school lost donors and will shut down

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 8, 2023:

What do you expect in the middle of the Bible belt?

Christian megachurch pastor Andy Stanley isn't the gay ally you're looking for - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 8, 2023:

I guess getting them to at least pretend to care could be called incremental progress.

International investigation shows Russian missile shot down flight MH17 in 2014 over Ukraine.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 8, 2023:

That tragedy was so unnecessary...and so instigated by Putin!

In case some of you aren't aware of this site.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 8, 2023:

I heard of this a couple years ago from a friend who has it. It's pretty cool! 😎👍

What ending the emergency actually means YLE 02/07/2023

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 7, 2023:

The pandemic was, for me, "over" after I got my second shot, which completed the original vaccination protocol. In fact, the pandemic never affected me that much anyway. I'm retired and live alone, so I don't have to be around people. For the first year I wore a mask to go grocery shopping. That was not a hardship. I went on a lot of long bike rides and also did some hiking. As soon as vaccines were available I got the two Pfizer shots. Then I started remodeling my house. Home Depot became my home away from home. That was just about two years ago now. I'm doing the work myself, so it's taking a long time. I've had lots of people come sailing with me on my boat. I don't wear a mask anymore. I've already had two booster shots. We had the full-on family gathering at Christmas. Everybody was vaccinated, boosted, and healthy. Nobody wore a mask. I'm hearing news about people I know (and some I don't know) who never got the vaccine and are sick with COVID-19, or recovering from it. For them, the pandemic is not over.

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 7, 2023:

Pretty stupid to get rid of a good teacher just because of their sexual orientation.

If you had to choose a god?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 6, 2023:

Conan "lived" in a time before modern science. His views on metaphysics are an irrelevant anachronism. That being said, I enjoyed reading Conan the Barbarian. 🙂

When I was younger, these massive disasters were a rarity.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 6, 2023:

Your sense of the situation is correct; the frequency of natural disasters has increased in our lifetime. But it's important to qualify that statement. The increase is not coming from geologic activity, e.g. earthquakes, tsunamis, or volcanic eruptions. The types of disasters that are on the rise are weather-related, e.g. drought, forest fires, inundating rains, hurricanes, tornadoes, sea level rise, heat waves. The increase in these phenomena is due to anthropomorphic (human-caused) climate change, which we have brought about through the burning of fossil fuels, i.e. coal, gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosine [jet fuel], bunker oil, and natural gas [methane]. If you want this bad trend to turn around, stop burning fossil fuels!

I am not a whiny, needy wench, but this new chemo/Immunotherapy treatment is starting to really kick...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 6, 2023:

Hang in there kid. You can do it.

How long you used to believed in God?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 5, 2023:

Never, really. I was open to the idea for a while. Then I discovered science.

Why does anyone need a god?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 5, 2023:

I seem to get along fine without a god. #1. I don't need to blame shit on God. That's what Republicans are for. #2. There is some chaos, obviously. Just look at Ukraine. But God isn't sending in those missiles. There is a practical solution. Kill Putin. #3. There is no one person or God in charge. It's complicated. Get over it. #4. I'm not uneducated. I can think for myself. I don't need central planning from on high. #5. I don't fear death. I think I might actually find it a relief. #6. The dead are gone for good. We only get one shot at life. Walt Whitman said we're like leaves of grass. Get over it. #7. Rather than fighting back against a powerful force, try going, at least partly, with the flow. That's how you get out of a rip current. #8. My family didn't and I wasn't. #9. I don't seek power over others. Too much responsibility. Not even Pascal's wager (#10 on the list) interests me in the slightest.

UK politician FRANK FIELD ( Ex MINISTER ) was on the Sunday R4 program this am as part of a "round ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 5, 2023:

What a dweeb.

Re-branding Jesus?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 5, 2023:

He gets us? If Jesus ever existed at all (a proposition that is highly debatable), he has been dead for 2,000 years. He doesn't get us. Your project sounds like a worthy endeavor. Best of luck! 🙂

Funny as hell,,, and a good life lesson all in one short story. Enjoy 😊 [youtube.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 3, 2023:

Good story! 😂 I had never heard of 2CB before. I did a little LSD and magic mushrooms (separately) back in my college days. I always found the experiences to be both enjoyable and enlightening. I always felt in control, never forgot who I was, and was well aware that my hallucination were products of my own brain. It was very interesting to see what lay hidden within my own mind. Having done that exploration, I have not felt the need to do any more hallucinogens since then. It's been 40+ years now. Wow, time flies.

Don't like exercise?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 3, 2023:

I actually remember this skit very well. 😂

Letters From An American 02/01/2023

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 2, 2023:

Thanks for the history lesson. I never knew that background on Battle Hymn Of The Republic. It's timely, too, as I am currently reading Jon Meacham's new book.

COOKIE MONSTER SINGS "GOD'S AWAY ON BUSINESS" This is just too good not to share.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 2, 2023:

Dat's funny! 😂

Full Rev. Al Sharpton eulogy at Tyre Nichols funeral

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 2, 2023:

Heard some of it in a podcast. Can't remember which one. 😂 But it was very moving.

What if god were water?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 1, 2023:

The human body is not "98% water." It's 55% to 60% water, depending on your BMI.

BOOM! FAKE vaccine cards for doctors?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 1, 2023:

Thank you BDair for another load of...

It is difficult to express the the sadness I feel about what I had to do today.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 1, 2023:

No one should feel obligated to keep a dog that bites the hand that feeds.

From our Upside Down Department:

Flyingsaucesir comments on Feb 1, 2023:

At least Santos (or whatever his name is) is stepping down from his committee assignments. But that still leaves a bunch of wack-jobs in charge.

Does anyone else agree with me that we should be DISCUSSING religion rather than DEBATING it?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 31, 2023:

Religion should be treated like a pathology, and studied like a bug under a microscope. Discussion of findings is welcome. But informed observers can disagree about interpretations. And the world is full of deluded people. Some debate is probably unavoidable.

It still amazes me how much more the typical agnostic/atheist knows more about the Bible than a ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 31, 2023:

It's the same thing with MAGAt election deniers: facts, data, evidence, these things are beside the point.

55% of adults think Jesus will return to Earth (this includes 1% of atheists. [allisrael.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 31, 2023:

One thing I agree with Jewish people on: Jesus is not the Messiah, and is not coming back.

The Meaning of Life

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 30, 2023:

I really don't concern myself with "the meaning of life." I just try to get through it without causing harm to myself or others, and to have a little fun along the way.

Draft bill bans everything but 'scientific fact' in Montana's science classes

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Emrich is, obviously, a moron. And he would like to drag the whole state of Montana (and the whole USA) down to his level. I don't think he will succeed. He must not succeed. But he and his ilk will not stop trying. We are engaged in a great, cold, civil war. This is where we are. And it may get hot.

THERE ARE NO ATHEIST BABIES (from an atheist website) .

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

It's probably safe to say that all babies are born agnostic.

Florida Leading the Way 'The time has come for each of us to insist that every state in America ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Children's Health Defense is headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an American environmental lawyer and author known for promoting anti-vaccine propaganda and conspiracy theories. He skims off around $180,000 of the CHD's funding stream for himself every year.

Florida Leading the Way 'The time has come for each of us to insist that every state in America ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Another political stunt from the neo-Nazi governor of Florida. Well Ron DiSerpentiss can kiss my ass!

Not all conspiracy theories are based on gut feelings, some are based on facts still to be proven ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

To paraphrase Mark Twain, A lie [or conspiracy theory] will circumnavigate the globe while the truth is still lacing up its boots.

Every single human being on the planet was born an Atheist.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 28, 2023:

It's a tempting proposition, but I would think twice before taking a bite out of that apple. Religion (superstitious belief in unseen, intentional, powerful, willful personalities) has spontaneously cropped up in every culture throughout human history. The reason for this is that we are social beings, and millions of years of evolution have hard-wired our brains to interpret the world in terms of personality and intention. Hence it is difficult for some people to accept that the universe operates only according to the cold and impersonal laws of physics, chemistry, and biology. Add to that the false (yet appealing) promise of an afterlife, of being reunited with dead loved ones, of eternal bliss, and you have the biggest, most profitable scam ever perpetrated.

Christians are now a minority in England [theguardian.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 28, 2023:

Yay!!! Now if we can only convert to remaining religious believers into free thinkers, what a beautiful world it would be.

Moving in the right direction.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 27, 2023:

Hopefully this will help convince Vlad the Invader to cease his war crimes and quit Ukraine forever.

Showing DeSantis for What He Is, Part I Sadly, Florida is infected with and inflicted by a ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 27, 2023:

Weakening public education is part of the authoritarian playbook. Keep the people uninformed, so you can control them.

After Man Kills Wife, Kids and Self, Obituary Says He Cherished Family

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 27, 2023:

Wonder what the author was thinking. That the Devil made him do it?

5 ex-Memphis cops involved in Tyre Nichols' death charged with second-degree murder

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 26, 2023:

Unprofessional policing is a danger to us all.

Showing DeSantis for What He Is, Part I Sadly, Florida is infected with and inflicted by a ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 26, 2023:

FYI Walt, after this, your post is replicated three more times.

Showing DeSantis for What He Is, Part I Sadly, Florida is infected with and inflicted by a ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 26, 2023:

DiSerpentis exposes himself daily, and what the nation sees is a twisted little dick with a big ego.

Charges Filed For The Five Memphis Officers Involved In Tyre Nichols’ Death -- News5

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 26, 2023:

Christ on crutches! It's like Rodney King all over again, except this time the beating was fatal. What the hell is wrong with these cops?

Why are there no eggs? Avian flu and keeping human risk low Katelyn Jetelina

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 25, 2023:

I sure do love to eat chicken. 🍗

Academic vs Scientific | ARMACAD

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 25, 2023:

Uh huh, okay, yep, got it.

Doomsday Clock 2023 says the world is closer than ever to global catastrophe

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 24, 2023:

It's a dangerous world out there. Think I'll go ride my bike.

The last scientist who worked in the Alexandria Library was a mathematician, astronomer, physicist ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 24, 2023:

Christians have committed some ghastly crimes. The killing of Hypatia is one of many. Way too many.

Please listen to the Atheist hymn. Arseholes [youtube.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 24, 2023:

So that's how the devout see skeptics? Dissonant, out of step, lacking in style or grace? Arrogant bastards, these "believers" should show the godless some respect. Only atheists know what it takes to get through this life with no invisible means of support. 😂

First woman pastor in Holy Land ordained [bbc.com]

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 22, 2023:

There goes the neighborhood 😂

What is a "Christian Country"?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 22, 2023:

A "Christian country" is something to be avoided.

When religious beliefs gain one nothingness in reality!!!

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 22, 2023:

"When religious beliefs gain one nothingness in reality!!!" (?) Please translate into English.

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 22, 2023:

"Lame" science? So I guess you haven't seen the images from the Hubble and Web space telescopes, haven't heard of nuclear power plants or the recent breakthrough in fusion technology, don't see a doctor when you're sick, haven't ever ridden in a car, boat, train, or plane, haven't been in a grocery store, don't own a TV or a refrigerator,...How exactly are you communicating with us? Telepathy? 😂😂😂

Biden Goes ‘Dark Brandon’ - Says MAGA Republicans a Threat to Democracy In a prime-time ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

Well said!

Evolution of GOP?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

I'd call that devolution 😂

Church of England apologizes for treatment of LGBTQ people “For the times we have rejected or ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

Yet they continue to refuse to carry out gay marriages. 😐

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

Why was a non-student allowed to live in student housing?

Clergy members sue Missouri to block faith-based anti-abortion laws

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 21, 2023:

You have still got text running off (way off) the right-hand side of the page. In this case, it's everything from "Lawmakers openly and repeatedly" to the end of your post. PS best of luck to these clergy in their lawsuit.

Right wing evangelicals and other right wing conservative religious sects want to outright destroy ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 20, 2023:

Christian nationalists pose an existential threat to our democracy.

David Crosby Dead CSN Wasted On The Way - YouTube

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 20, 2023:

Been hearing more about the band drama today than I did way back when. The music was what got my attention I guess.

Anecdotal - An email from a nurse to Alex Berenson Hi Alex - As a nurse for over 20 years I ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

A disgruntled ex-healthcare employee, upset over losing career options due to her inane and indefensible refusal to be vaccinated, lashes out. Thank you BDair for another stinky piece of bullshit.

I think a part of the appeal of religion is from nostalgia.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

Steven Van Zandt, legendary guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has weighed in on why today's music is lackluster. For one thing, he points out that new technology has allowed any bumpkin in his basement to produce an album. That in itself is not the problem. The problem is that basement boy skips the years of playing small venues, getting up in front of live audiences and learning his chops, and finding out works and what doesn't. Also, Van Zandt points out that the music has shifted genres. From 1965 to 1994, rock and roll dominated. From '95 on, pop has been ascendant. [I will add that pop music (especially techno and house) lends itself to soulless, contrived, basement production. And the reason that big venue, live pop is usually accompanied by elaborate stage design, over-the-top lighting, lots of costume change, and dozens of dancers is that the music on its own, stripped of the extraneous frills, does not stand up. IMHO.]

I think a part of the appeal of religion is from nostalgia.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 19, 2023:

If you really look at it, the good old days were never that good. But time heals all wounds.