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Revolve: The Return
Ah yes, it's back - the latest segment from Revolve! If you're not familiar with this feature, please check out my first installment.
Guys Speak Out
Q: What do you think about girls and guys praying together?
A: There are exceptions, but usually it's pretty sketchy. I'd avoid it until you're engaged.
Engaged? Encouraging pre-marital ( Read more... ) -
"Am I the Only One Who..." - Poll
Perhaps this shall become a recurring feature, much like the Revolve (the teen-zine Bible) posts of yesteryear. Or the "Denouncements" posts of a bygone era. Time will tell. In the meantime, tell me this:
Poll Bananas! -
Ah, Closure
Recall last summer, when the Seattle P-I declined to participate in the FBI's witch hunt for two Middle-Eastern looking men who weren't sufficiently interest in the scenery? And the flak the P-I caught for its failure to defame these two individuals without more than a racist hunch?
Turns out racist assumptions don't make for effective law ( Read more... ) -
Oh noes! Sun!
Dear Weather ( Read more... ) -
IL Dem v. Non-Believer, Round 1
Wow. Just wow. Apparently the right to petition the government for redress of grievances doesn't extend to to non-believers. (Or, necessarily, the freedom of religion.) -
Framing the "Debate"
Frame 1
Today I was forced to pay $80 for something I didn't even want and that *should* have been paid for by someone else.
Frame 2$80 for 10 years free from Tetanus and Diptheria (that is, until I reach the ancient age of 35) and a lifetime free of Pertussis is probably worth $80, even though my insurance refused to pay a penny ( Read more... ) -
Two Related Thoughts
(1) When running and slipping on wet grass, go ahead and fall down right away rather than stumble another five feet to pavement before doing so ( Read more... ) -
Where the Pasta Meets the Road
Jan. 16, 1786 - Enactment of the Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom.
Dec. 15, 1791 - Ratification of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
March 21, 2008 - Mounting of the Statue of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on the courthouse lawn in Crossville, TN. Behold the glory!
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Rev. Wright, Contextualized
For those who might be curious, here is the more extended clip (a little over five minutes) of the video clip in which Rev. Wright uttered the words "God Damn America." Oh my, I do believe I'm getting the vapors! Nothing is ever quite so inflammatory in context.
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Resolution
Feel free to say it with me (and substitute your own outline subject in):
"I will not debate the Second Amendment, gun control, or anything else having to do with firearms until my Evidence outline is complete."
