The thought of eternal suffering is a significant motivator for those who are strong in their religious beliefs. It is also conducive to those who push various religious doctrines on their congregants to keep them in line.
We're having a live chat to accompany tonight's VP debate between Tim Walz and Sit and Sleep spokesperson, J.D. Vance. The debate and this live chat begins at 6:00pm PT. Hope to see you then!
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When Obama completed the oath of office, Thirteen-year-old Rashad glanced at his mom and dad, seeing something he had never seen his father and mother do, wiping tears from their eyes. They both looked at each other, not saying a word. He heard his dad say, ‘I wish Mom, Dad, and my grandfather were here to see this.'
Tonight we're having a special edition of our live chat, Vox Populi to accompany the first and possibly only debate between Kamala Harris and an orange-tinged, psychopathic felon...I mean, the Republican candidate for president. We'll be chatting during and...
As a tribute to the resurgence of hope and enthusiasm that Kamala Harris' move to the top of the Dem ticket has inspired, the theme of this weekend's music thread is about women, strength, determination, and prevailing despite the forces standing against what's good in this world.
The founders knew and understood the true implication and impact of the separation of Church and State for the country compared to the religious tyranny that enveloped Europe at the time and before this country started developing into a nation essentially free of mandated spiritual influence, which some call Christianity.
Tonight we are hosting a live chat during tonight's presidential debate between President Biden and an orange-faced demented madman. What could go wrong? Hope to see you here so we can share the debate and our thoughts together!
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“The perverted ambition of another class of men, who will either hope to aggrandize themselves by the confusions of their country, or will flatter themselves with fairer prospects of elevation from the subdivision of the empire into several partial confederacies than from its union under one government.”—Federalist 1.
I don’t worry about that despite the warnings from nervous people on what they have to say about Siri and Alexa. I frankly don’t care if these paired-down AI functions are collecting information. What they would get from me would be tedious and confusing at best.
Youth arrest is a new form of Jim Crow without the masked riders in the middle of the night with torches — the use of the judicial system to negate any progress or potential progress of young Black children.
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The thought of eternal suffering is a significant motivator for those who are strong in their religious beliefs. It is also conducive to those who push various religious doctrines on their congregants to keep them in line.
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