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Recent content by nerfherder

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    Is everything "meaningless" without God?

    If God does not exist you are still fidning meaning in life right now so no it's not meaningless. If God does exist then it's the same thing. Life is what you make it whether God is in it or not.
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    Question.....

    I usually take care of the bills but only because my wife is by her own admission not very good at it. We both work and our checks go together. We never paid much attention to who's money goes where. It's always been "ours."
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    Pakistani men can beat wives 'lightly,' Islamic council says

    I talked to the wife about moving to Pakistan but she wouldn't go for it. I promised it would only be a small stick. She mumbled something about being used to small sticks or something like that and walked away.
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    President Obama Signs Bill Eliminating 'Oriental' From Federal Law

    Feel free to. You are allowed to be offended by whatever you find offensive. Doesn't mean anyone will care but you can still do it. Besides, the term westerner is still European in nature. You'd be complaining about your own anscestors.
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    President Obama Signs Bill Eliminating 'Oriental' From Federal Law

    Seems people are making a bigger deal of this than it is. It's just taking an archaic term for people out of government papers. The word isn't going anywhere when it comes to other things. You can still eat the Oriental Buffet and get yourself a nice Oriental rug. As for how it became this...
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    Believe the Bible - or mock the Bible - which do you choose?

    I don't understand young earth creationist at all and I don't think I ever will. They are allowed to have their views and I'm allowed to think they are woefully misguided.
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    New poll finds 9 in 10 Native Americans aren’t offended by Redskins name

    Come on, of course it's offensive. Just because some people don't think it is doesn't mean it's not. Still lots and lots of people don't think the N word is but guess what. And I simply don't believe a poll that says 9 out of 10 native Americans aren't offended. Something wrong with that.
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    NFL off-season News (6)

    I have so far been very surprised by Winston. I thought for sure he'd be a bust and Mariota would be the one to really shine but he has done very well so far. Just hope it's not a one season thing. I like it when we have a nice crop of QB's and we need some new ones with Manning gone, Brady...
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    NFL off-season News (6)

    I've been reading about the possible Vegas move. I think that town might be a good fit for the Raiders. Vegas already has a Raiders fan attitude and the Raiders have a Vegas attitude. I'm not a huge fan of any team being in a city with legal gambling like Vegas but it's probably going to...
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    Atheism makes no sense.

    I think it is an internet thing for the most part. People tend to be meaner, snarkier, more sarcastic and over-the-top when online. The anonymity allows for behavior that is normally not acceptable by anyone. Heck, in my short time here I've seen people saying things that I don't think they...
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    Is the church still relevant?

    Well that's not good, I hated standing before my father. It usually meant I was about to get my butt whooped.
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    Is the church still relevant?

    I'm not a fan of the fire and brimstone approach either. It's not how I read it or how I feel it. I do believe I can be wrong of course but until I know for sure I can only go with how God speaks to me.
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    NFL off-season News (6)

    I absolutely think the Raiders have a shot this year. Once Al Davis died I figured they'd start building a real team and begin to be taken seriously. I wouldn't put money on them but I also won't be surprised if the win the AFC West.
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    Is the church still relevant?

    I was talking about how someone who is agnostic or atheist is going to wade through a ton of books claiming to be the Word of God. Apparently that meant that not only had I not read the Bible but didn't believe it was real. That ticked me off and I said so. I wouldn't mind had it been a...
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    Is the church still relevant?

    oops, didn't mean to curse. Sometimes I forget myself. :)