Is there truly any difference between a "cult" and a "religion".

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2021:

Interesting... I like playing with words, so I Googled Cult vs Religion and found this: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/it-cult-or-new-religious-movement#:~:text=Cult%20is%20a%20term%20that,for%20example%2C%20Scientology%20and%20Mormonism. *Cult is a term that doesn’t refer to religion at all, but is applied to a social movement. People have intuitive feelings about how the word cult should be used, even when an organization or movement meets the criteria of a new religion*. Take, for example, Scientology and Mormonism. Both were new religious movements that have evolved into a general understanding or definition of a religion. However, according to Pew Research, non-Mormons in the U.S. are more likely to label Mormonism as a cult.

MORE INFO ABOUT THE CENTNER SCHOOL OWNERS HAVE COME TO LIGHT RECENTLY 4/30/2021 David and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2021:

Sounds like she done drank the Koolaid and the parents are paying for it, in so many ways.

[jweekly.com] Investigation of Nazi-looted art in San Francisco museums.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2021:

It doesn't surprise me at all. The Nazi's wanted it all gone but wanted the money for it. I hope it can be returned to rightful owners.

I hope that scumbag goes to prison.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2021:

I'd love to see him castrated.

Henchmen needed, no experience necessary.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2021:

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Pronunciation is so overrated.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2021:

This is true!! Especially in some of the fantasy books the names are just weird. I'd still prefer to read books whenever possible.

Who could that be?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2021:

I think she's loving that!

My best friends for over 40 years sent me pics of their visit to a tulip farm in NJ where they live.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2021:

Long ago I went to the Keukenhof (https://keukenhof.nl/en/) in Holland, that is a world famous tulip growing area and beautiful gardens. I love, love, love tulips, they just don't stay pretty long enough.

Refractory adjective hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2021:

I had a kid that was refractory. Too bad I didn't know that word then to have applied to her. She was the kid that made me grow as a parent.

White tiger cub, I took this photo while I was a volunteer at a rescue.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2021:

S/he deserves so much better, such a beautiful animal.

Another pretty big cat, black leopard.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2021:

quite majestic!

The Cascade Mountain foothills are alive with flowers!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 29, 2021:

Take it easy with that kidney infection, kidneys are hard to live without, and there are people that love you and NEED you. The pictures are beautiful. I hope you recover completely very soon.

GOP lawmaker urges schools to teach 'good' side of slavery — and legislative hearing goes off ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

This is not about Trump, so I'm moving to your profile. Yeah, we could stretch it, but it's a long stretch.

Four Loveland Police Officers Are On Administrative Leave 9NEWS.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

That they were joking about hurting an old woman is extremely distressing to me. How callous. We should be protecting the elderly, especially our police force. The callous disregard they show for human comfort and dignity is just a disgrace.

Rudy Giuliani: Federal agents execute search warrants on Manhattan home and office - CNNPolitics

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

I think this is so awesome, I hope Rudi is soiling his britches!

Devin Nunes is caught up in Giuliani’s ‘Russian mob’ scandal: Trump impeachment prosecutor...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

Wow, it's like the more they dig, the more that is found, like the Trump and associates are trying to hide a whole lotta crap. Whodathunk.

Mammock verb to break, tear, or cut into fragments; shred.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

New one for me! I saw Mammo and thought it was something about breasts. How nice that it isn't.

Rudy is Back in the News! [nytimes.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

Watching this story with great interest. I'd love to see him sweat for a while and then free fall!!!

I concur. 😎😺😺

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

They are the reason I made it home every day when I was working. They are the reason I get out of bed (what the hell are they up to now!). They are the best therapists and entertainment I've ever had.

Diner patron tells Fox News: 'Like it says in the Bible.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

America could still be the "city on the hill" if the damned morons would stop shooting people and hurting people who don't look like them. And yes, we are moving away from the church in large numbers, and I think that is a good thing for that city on the hill.

A real collectors item.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

I only wish...

INCHOATE.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

Good word, I had heard it before, never used it, now I can use it correctly.

ZDoggMD on misinformation being spread about covid vaccine

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

I like his stuff, he always tells it like it is.

The Centner Academy in Miami sent a notice to parents on Monday informing them of a new policy for ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

What I do with my body is not my employer's business.

Private school in Miami won't hire teachers who are vaccinated

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

That is just stupid as hell.

An organ grinder on the streets of New York's Lower East Side c.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

Very cool!

Exonumia plural noun items, as tokens or medals, that resemble money but are not intended to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

That would be those little commemorative coins, I never could see the point.

For the next zoom meeting

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

I have read stories about that happening in households. Not an issue in my house, thank goodness.

My next attempt for my gardens, a Sturt's Desert Rose.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

Beautiful!

Wrong! I don't give a crap if this moron gets or doesn't get vaxed.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

I cannot connect this to Donnie Dumpsterfire. There is no link, and the post is vague. I'm moving to your profile. If you find the link please repost.

Liz Cheney thinks January 6 should be 'disqualifying' for some GOPers

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

Liz is one of the few Republican's that I think is worth the air that she breathes.

Let's play a thought game.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

Yeah, I'd like to be 25 again and know what I know now. Things would be very different. Different does not necessarily mean good for everyone. If I didn't marry my ex my kids and grands would not exist. Right now I'd settle for a couple of million $$.

Very fine people on both sides!!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

All Hell Trump Caesar.

Sumpsimus noun adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term, holding to a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

New word for me, thanks!

Stretching to Fit.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 26, 2021:

I make quilts, and I cannot count the number of times I've estimated yardage and come up short. I hate it when that happens. Good luck stretching that fabric out. I can't do that with the fabrics I use. Always, always, always remember: Measure twice, cut once.

Has anyone used TOPHATTER? The stuff on there seems mostly like cheesy junk. [tophatter.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 26, 2021:

Nope, sorry. I mostly shop on Amazon for what I can't/won't get locally.

What great parental expectations were dashed by you or your child?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 26, 2021:

I have china, my kids don't want it. I use it when they come to dinner, and they tell me I shouldn't use "the good stuff" because it might get broken. I tell them if I don't use it now they will have to clean it out of my house when I'm gone. If it gets broken I'm really OK with that.

A 1/4 lb. of cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 26, 2021:

What a sweet baby!!

How to help someone that gets offended easily?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 26, 2021:

You don't. They're damn perfect and obviously you're not. My "help" would be for me to just avoid them at all costs.

Super Genius?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 26, 2021:

I can't see him ever doing anything like a puzzle. Just not his style or attention span.

Same innocuous comments; same innocuous scammer: [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 26, 2021:

NNES, provocative photos, Sounds like a scammer to me.

Spring is a beautiful time here in North Texas.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 25, 2021:

You Texans have LadyBird Johnson to thank for much of the wildflower plantings. She championed that effort as the wife of the president.

My sister has been fighting a recurrence of cancer for about seven years.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 25, 2021:

No thanks for the doctors and nurses and others that care for her. Makes me sad they are so dense. But if it gives them comfort it is good. I'd rather have the awful truth than the comforting lie.

[fb.watch] Baby pandas playing together like toddlers.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 25, 2021:

I was with all my kids and grands yesterday, and the two oldest grands (ages 4 and 3) kinda played just like this.

[fb.watch] Baby pandas playing together like toddlers.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 25, 2021:

Adorable!

Why it's important not to get twitterpated over a person before meeting.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 24, 2021:

I am willing to guess of those over 100+ messages, 98% were scammers. Times are tough, the scammers seem to proliferate in times like that. Your dates sounds really sucky. I don't think WA state needs to worry about tornadoes or hurricanes, I'm surprised his list did not include earthquakes which is a big concern that will lead to dam collapses where you are. My youngest was 3 when we moved to Tacoma, she called Mt Ranier Mount Raindeer. It always makes me smile and helps me remember the name of that potential volcano. I am with you on the hearing loss. I wear hearing aids now, they can be a PITA, but the benefits of hearing better are huge. My ex needs HA, but refuses to even consider it. I know what he is missing, I refuse to let hearing loss affect my relationship with my kids and grands. I do it for them, and to stay employed. Ex is retired, and doesn't care about the rest. Which is a good part of why he is my ex. Your experience doesn' t make me want to reconsider any dating sites, but you go girl for getting out there.

No, no that's ok.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 24, 2021:

That Army of evil robots is the daggers at the end of each foot!

Why has the not been working since I had tried to use it in the last Thursday.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 24, 2021:

It's early (for me), no caffeine yet. What ain't working? Lots of stuff ain't workin' actually, and @Admin and staff seem to be AWOL.

We'll be getting into the season, soon...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 24, 2021:

Thanks for the reminder.

Soooo tired.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 24, 2021:

What a sweet baby!

Same scammer - new profile [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 23, 2021:

I got a Love1010 is not available page.

I find this just delightful! [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 23, 2021:

I've seen it many times and I still love it!

Georgia considering racketeering charges against Trump

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 23, 2021:

Lock him up!! Lock him up!! Lock him up!!

My neighbor, who works insane hours, asked me to keep an eye on his house and particularly his 16 ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 23, 2021:

I woof back at dogs barking out windows when I am out on my walks. It usually pisses them off :) I rarely see cats or old folks. I think the old folks are like me not close enough to the window that you can see us, but we can see you!

Joined Plenty of Fish yesterday. Inundated with messages.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2021:

I gave up on POF long ago. Many scammers, many guys looking for a hand out. Many were actually married looking for a side piece, yes even the over 50 set. I'm sure it has not gotten better in recent years.

Sustainability noun the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2021:

Most American's do no live sustainably.

This person has made at least three bogus profiles in the last 48 hrs. [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2021:

She seems innocuous enough. Maybe she messed up her log in and decided to abandon and try it again.

Forb (noun) A forb or phorb is a herbaceous flowering plant that is not a graminoid.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2021:

New one for me!

Happy Earth Day!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2021:

We must save our kitty babies

This person is a scammer. [agnostic.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2021:

Not much to go on, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt.

Thursday morning cuteness...Exploring!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 22, 2021:

What a sweet Ginger baby!! I love ginger kitties.

On a lighter note, how would you react if you had a first sleepover with someone who had sheets with...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2021:

If I guy had Dora the Explorer sheets I would head for the hills. If a guy had superman or some such... likely be dead in the water, depends on how mature he was in other areas.

Wednesday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2021:

Absolutely darlings!!

Some kind thoughts

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2021:

Good wisdom for every day.

Consilience: noun 1.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 21, 2021:

This is a new word for me, and you have illustrated and explained very well.

When your white priviledge expires

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

I thought that when I watched that happen. Way cool. I hope he gets a very warm and cozy reception at the jail and prison.

Which would you choose? Me-a self cleaning house lol.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

A or B. Sometimes I get 8 hours of sleep, and sometimes I clean my house. Neither happens very often, my house is usually tidy but not necessarily clean. I don't drink coffee so the Starbucks would be wasted.

Bagel Favorites?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

I'd choose the garlic or onion bagels. I don't like the everything bagels, too much stuff falls off of it into the toaster or on the counters.

Bush reflects on friendship with Michelle Obama - CNNPolitics

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

I think Michelle Obama is one of the classiest, nicest women around. She treated the Bushes like close family, and saw them as people, as parents, and as humans. Just because our politics differ we can still be good people and be warm and real with each other. Sometimes anyway.

Saving the world one corndog at a time.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

I would have laughed at the $6.66 and claimed my power with it. I'm glad to get out of anyplace for less than 10.

Alfresco adverb out-of-doors; in the open air.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Picnics!

Hot damn! Instant Karma wango tango asshole! [abc7.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

This is cherry on the sundae!! First the news about Derek Chauvin, and now this!! Thank you for posting that!! No one deserved it more!

Phew! Minneapolis and Minnesota can breathe again.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Jeebus, can you imagine the rioting had the verdict been different?! I feel like justice has finally happened.

Chauvin guilty on all charges!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Not exactly linked to Donnie Dumpsterfire, but I will allow. Finally, justice has been served properly.

George Floyd and his Family can now breath!!! Guilty on all 3 charges!!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

One of my kids texted me the news!! This makes me happy, maybe things are changing, finally!

Another one bites the dust.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

As ye sow so shall ye reap. And the grim reaper has been busy this year, but sometimes he catches one that makes it easy for him.

The Very Model of A Modern Right-Wing President by Len Hazell I am the very model of a modern ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

That is very good, thanks for posting!

The Crown Act Officially Passes in Delaware, Making Hair Discrimination Illegal | Glamour

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

I'm glad it passed, taking white supremacy down another peg.

What a PERFECT description!!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Middle initial J. Jaundiced.

My son had asked me how the dollar sign "$" was made.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 20, 2021:

That makes sense as other countries call their currency dollars. You need to know where the dollars came from to calculate their value on a world scale.

Always look on the bright side.... [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

I got some mail from the JWs at the start of the Pandemic. I shredded it. I haven't received any since then.

When will this asshole and his ass kissing cock suckers quit with their whining? [rawstory.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

I don't think Donnie will quit whining til he is dead.

A reminder to all.......recognize these poisoned plants.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

Always remember: Leaves of Three, let it be!. The poison Ivy and Oak have sets of three leaves. Sorry, Sumac doesn't follow that rule. With these plants that is one time I will use Roundup because that will kill it right down to the roots. I grabbed a handful of poison ivy once while weeding, I didn't realize it was poison ivy until I dropped it into the pile of weeds. I quickly ran to wash my hands and didn't have any trouble with it. Now I look before I grab weeds. In the fall poison ivy has nice red berries which the birds love. And then they poop those seeds and spread the love around.

Opinion | The Collapse of the American Empire

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

My late former FIL often referred to the excesses of the Roman government as being responsible for their downfall. They did not take the necessary steps to stomp out homosexuality. I don't think the US needs to be a world leader, we need to all work together. The US has too much BS going on at home, we can no longer be the world's policeman. Will the US recover, I have no idea. But I see a great deal of change in the future of the entire planet.

How's your garden growing?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

I just started some Savseveria cuttings, but they won't go out into the garden, they're houseplants. I don't have a greenhouse, and it is snowing in Omaha today. I will not be starting my garden for a few more weeks.

Happy 420! Pretty much like any other day keeping medicated for the pain.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

By my calendar tomorrow is 420, but you go girl!

A basket full of cuteness!!!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

OMG!! Adorable dusty little love bugs!

I've tried to post this before; it was probably deleted because many sites promote book sales.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

@diogenes, I am moving the post to your profile. You have no link, and I can't figure out how it applies to Donnie Dumpsterfire. It would be well suited to other groups, or the general headings. If you have any questions you can PM me.

Monday morning cuteness

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

Hello handsome!

WARP AND WEFT.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

As I have been an almost lifelong seamstress and quilter, I've been familiar with these terms for most of my life, and even use them frequently. I often have to explain bias cuts, which is cutting at a usually 45 degree angle from the intersection of warp and weft. Bias stretches, warp and weft do not.

Had a wonderful time with my daughter Claire, 31

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 18, 2021:

You're a good mom, and wow to have Claire's math skills. I need a calculator, pen and paper, and sweat. I own two cordless drills, and I love them! I had one, it got lost when I moved, so I got a second, and eventually found the first. Now they both have a home in a storage box together, I always know where my drills are.

The Biggest Problem with Middle-Aged Dating? Living in the Past.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 18, 2021:

OMG, this reminded me of one date I had many years ago, hadn't thought about that in years. Recently divorced, all he talked about was his divorce and all the difficulties and crap. I could not get him off that subject. That date was at a Red Lobster. I never saw him again, and I have been back to that Red Lobster but it has been a few years.

Pomander-in Elizabethan times, a fragrant pomander was worn around the neck, belt or girdle ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 18, 2021:

Many ladies carried hankies that usually hid something sweet smelling. When they were too near the unwashed stinky masses they could put the pomander/hankies to their faces to breathe in the sweet smell and appear as shy, blushing maidens.

Opprobrium: harsh criticism or censure.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 18, 2021:

She was a brave young lady, I'd be proud to be her mama. It is a great word as well, one most people wouldn't remember, too many letters and syllables.

HEY YOU GUYS !!!

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 18, 2021:

Nice one!

Longanimity noun patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 18, 2021:

I seem to have lots of longanimity.

I saw this and thought, "There's a WORD for this??" THEN I looked it up ... [cbsnews.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 18, 2021:

Cool!!

VATICIDE: The killing of a prophet

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 17, 2021:

New word for me, way cool.

Just a little fluff for discussion

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 17, 2021:

I will be planting my garden as soon as the weather cooperates. Generally in my area it is Mother's day when it is safe to plant outdoors.

He couldn’t even pay attention.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 17, 2021:

He doesn't know what paying attention is. If he doesn't already know it he isn't able to learn it.