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Hmmm...OK then, what god do you worship? Because I believe all 'atheist' means is 'no god'. Most atheists are agnostic in terms of belief.

To the OP: You're an Athiest. What have you specifically studied? Have you taken any courses in biblical studies (e.g. high school, college, online)? Have you read any books on systematic theology? Which ones? Do you use online publications? Have you read any theological journals? Why would...

What makes me sad about that WWWI Story is that the following day they went back to their machine guns and mustard gas. Whatever happened to "Don't Save it All for Christmas Day"?

I live right outside of Nashville. Not that it makes me an automatic authority on this, but I know the downtown area is all I'm saying. There were more logical targets than the AT&T building within a couple of blocks or so of the detonation, such as the Federal Courthouse. It may be that the...

I've occasionally heard it pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable, such as 'EUR-ah-nus" Don't know if that's correct, but it solves the middle school giggling problem.

I'll give the Mormons full credit...their music programs have always been outstanding. I'm not really a huge fan of that modern acapella sound, I find it a little affected and somewhat cloying, also too much electronics in the studio. But Vocal Point does it better than about anyone. Way better...

If I understand your question though, you seem to be asking if these 'treasures' are specific tangible things that can be stacked up and quantified. That is, if you do better than me down here on earth, will you have a bigger pile? I don't believe that's how it works. The 'treasure' we secure...

A couple of things. First, from what you describe (the incident where you find a friend dead in the yard in front of his house), yes, you are certainly experiencing 'PTSD'. Was that traumatic stress? Yes. There's no shame in it. It would be strange if it didn't affect you in negative ways. And...

Yeah, you are correct. I'm working from memory and should have checked before I posted. Mormons are the ones who believe God the Father was once a human, created being who was exalted to godhood for being a really righteous guy. They think Adam and Michael were the same beings. Yes? In any...

Why not? Please explain? Because they have nice buildings and seem like good neighbors? <edit> BTW, my source for this is Walter Martin, "The Kingdom of the Cults". He has large sections on both the Mormons and JW.

Well, I understand what you're saying, but that's not really a definition of what a "cult" is. Cults are religious groups which have been founded on the teachings of a single charismatic leader (e.g. Joseph Smith), which rely on an extra-biblical source for authority which is held as equal to...

Billy Graham was 99 years old. Predicting his death was not, in and of itself, a prophecy.

Wow. I'm glad you have the support of your pastor and his wife. As to the congregation, the problem is, it's made up of people. Some would be supportive, some would just feel uncomfortable and not know what to say, some would judge. For which reason, oversharing often causes difficulties whereas...

I have two beautiful little Yorkies, and I understand the value of dogs as a stress relief. The problem is when you have to curl up in the corner with "Monty" because Hillary Clinton lost the last election. The problem isn't stress, as such, it's what is causing the stress.

Another humorous aspect of this story is that the comment was made from a podium in a room full of 39 Governors. They all had to keep a straight face and pretend that what had been said wasn't ridiculous. Some may have required medical attention afterwards.

Ex military means a lot of different things. I'm retired military myself. I never said any of that. What I'll say now is the "Armed Citizen" scenarios that you guys are promoting is a fantasy. It might work in some instances; it might end horribly in others. It isn't a solution.

Well, in this scenario it would be a police presence. Actual cops with guns. I'm not saying I love the idea. My suburban California high school had a beautiful open campus with greens and trees everywhere. I'm saying I prefer this solution to either arming Home Ec teachers with Glocks or hearing...

Actually, a controlled access point to the school campus could have saved all the lives. I'm not crazy about the idea of building our schools as fortresses, but it may have come to that.

Fair enough. Good job arguing your case with facts and research instead of name calling and logical fallacies. Of course, it doesn't mean the Muslims aren't doing it...

This is one reason I don't like early voting. For what it's worth, the good Reverend is currently tied with somebody named Debbie Lasko in the polls, so he may not make it through the primary. Shame, really. He was an attractive candidate in many ways, although I haven't seen the selfies...