Nixon,

There's opportunists everywhere.

Fact of life.

There's shady used car dealers all over but does that mean they all are or the product being sold is bad.

You're just looking for an excuse to insult Christianity and the leaders and churches who have used it for personal gain keep you from bothering to really learn anything.

There's plenty of churches and church leaders who aren't like that but the odds are pretty great you'll never know it.

Really...even you're an opportunist. You're using the fact Christianity has been used to manipulate (a lot!) to make a blanket statement about all of Christianity.

Sheep,

"I no longer "attend church" in the states."

I understand what you say but that's no excuse to not fellowship with other believers.

Jesus said where 2 or 3 gather in my name I am with them.

Others may need your encouragement.

Regardless how the emails were obtained,
the content is fairly damning if it's true.

Falwell Jr. may be in hot water.

Being a degreed accountant and a Christian, personally I have always questioned the nature of mixing religion and business. I've always felt there is a strong conflict of interest and must be treated carefully.

I guess for me it mostly started years ago when I had a job demoing a product which one day had me working at a Liberty school where I was shown a memo that had just recently been given to the teachers from Jerry Falwell Sr. requiring they give 10% of their salary to the church.

Something about that was unseemly and bothered me for years.

As the years went by I came to appreciate the fact Liberty provides an opportunity to obtain a quality education without the liberal indoctrination.

Now it does sound as if the college may be in need of....ummm....an attitude adjustment.

Time to hang up the keyboard.

Packing for extended vacation.

Me and wife going out of the country for a few weeks.

Andrea,

I'm a dunce....I reread your post.

Sorry.

Andrea,

You know good and well it is true that some gay women feel strongly about being referred to as lesbian.

I won't get into a semantics argument because I'm not an expert but I have seen and read how some gay women feel pretty strongly about the
"lesbian" title.

Just a simple "gay and lesbian are the same thing" that was posted is too simplistic.

The word lesbian has a meaning and connotation simply calling women gay doesn't capture.

Truth,

"Gay and lesbian are the same thing."

Really?

Not for some.

Lesbian is preferred by some women.

Thus...LGTB.

It must be difficult for anyone who has to work with celebrities when they begin believing their own PR, the groupies who worship them, and the hanger-ons who just want their money kissing their....

Mod,

"Sam Smith is a major musical star in the current world."

Only someone naive would think that's important.

Shut up and sing....that's my motto.

What I wonder is how are we to know everyone's preferred pronoun?

Maybe when you introduce yourself to someone, it should be your responsibility to include a prefix to they name at that time, otherwise them have no grounds for complaining.

Or how about a genetic pronoun much like Ms. that doesn't offend and doesn't border on rediculous.

If it was true there are 100+ genders, wouldn't the differentiation among them be so slight and/or clinical only an expert can determine a person's correct gender?

I've always been a little disappointed we don't read and hear more about mental evaluation processes associated with gender dysphoria.

Even today I trust people go through some sort of objective mental evaluation before they take it upon themselves to make such a crucial decision and are not unduly influenced by people unqualified to give them advice.

Jpw,

"It's funny how often that needs to be said."

From what has been written, it's always been that way from the very beginning.

There's never been a time when Christianity wasn't dealing with people vying for power within the Church.

Keeping the focus on Christ and His Message requires dedication and commitment.

The world is a never ending source of temptation not one of us can resist.

Keep in mind.

This is not a reflection on Christianity.

This is what happens when Christianity and Capitalism are melded into one.

Christianity and politics don't blend well either.

The message of Jesus Christ is not the problem.

Greed for money and lust for power are.

"The Democrats have a supermajority. What went wrong?"

Reverse the sentences and there you have it.

Snoofy,

"Things that happened 150 and 50 years ago...
Anything happened since then?"

That's a good question.

150 years since black emancipation but we're still talking about it?

Why is slavery continuing to be a current topic of conversation?

Sure...racism is still a problem but why does that have to be discussed in the context of slavery?

Seems to me whites who had nothing to do with slavery are being extorted now with the "r" word.

The black culture today should be finding an identity separate from their days of slavery.

Why does that not seem to be happening?

Is it blacks who are wallowing in the past or just liberals who want to play the slavery card for political advantage by constantly talking about it?

Snoofy...you are asking a good question.

Danni,

Trumps tariffs have brought to everyone's attention how vulnerable the US actually is.

We can't very well blame this vulnerability on Trump considering it exists whether we ever spoke about it or not.

The US will now be forced to discuss it which frankly I suspect was the intention all along.

Trump talked about the inequitable imbalance in trade between countries when he was running.

Now we are slowly learning piece by piece he was right.

Speak,

"Most trump supporters actually think the mueller report found nothing."

Do you think most republicans are really even considering that?

It's the liberals who are obsessing about it.

So far the Mueller Report is basically, "some people found something"

Ok...waiting....

I see a lot of speculation why who voted for who.

I didn't vote for Trump because of Trump.

I voted for a republican because I knew there were seats coming up for the supreme Court and I did not want a liberal nominating anyone.

It wouldn't have mattered who was the candidate.

Just that simple.

Speak,

You think they haven't already heard it all by now one time or another?

If Democrats in their infinite wisdom haven't persuaded them by now, its not going to happen.

This debate is mostly for the lefties to beat up on each other.

Speak,

Now scheduling a debate opposite Project Runway might be a mistake.

Speak,

"Leave to the DNC to schedule a debate opposite an NFL game instead of last night when they'd get more eyeballs."

Isn't NFL mostly watched by right wing conservatives?

Snoofy,

"I don't really see how it can be done in a way that doesn't yield even more sour grapes from whites."

I agree.

Exactly what percentage of DNA is required to qualify?

Sounds like a long legal battle that could stretch out for years.

Some of the college professors have awfully big egos.

Now political science professors can tell themselves they are having more of an impact on students moral code than anyone else.

Aren't they super duper important now?

Bruce,

Are these political science college professors implying what they teach affects student's moral code more than religion?

"We will switch our moral compass depending on how it fits with what we believe politically."

or visa versa.

I switched political parties because of my moral beliefs.

So much for this "study".