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Two years of Egypt's Muslilm Brotherhood rule

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Loren Miller 6 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes

This photo essay shows the remarkable benefits of replacing a secular government with a religious one. The fate of Egypt is quite an endorsement for the superior morality of religious rule.I was a bit surprised by the extent to which the temporary…Continue

Tags: Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian quality of life

'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Tom Sarbeck 11 hours ago. 10 Replies 1 Like

Oh no! Crazy ants!!CNN) -- Beware the "crazy…Continue

What are your Memorial Day plans?

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Tom Sarbeck 11 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes

I just wanted to make a fun discussion and see what all of you are doing on Memorial Day.Anyone attending a parade?Anyone honoring vets?Here is an event in Austin that looks very interesting to me.Austin, TXClose Assault 1944 is living history and…Continue

Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher Hitchens

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner 13 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher HitchensJust think about this for a minute, “three thousand years ago, at the most, it was decided,…Continue

Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Lillie yesterday. 9 Replies 0 Likes

Psychics are all BS.Here's an interesting news article.Amanda Berry, a…Continue

Life offers many opportunities for health and flourishing

Started by Joan Denoo on Thursday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Life offers many opportunities for health and flourishing and our bodies have all kinds of red flags it sends up to tell us something is wrong. Pay attention to those flags, they can save your health and your life. I talked to a lady yesterday who…Continue

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Comment by booklover on January 14, 2013 at 8:05am: Good Monday morning to all! Great lol cats Steph! :) Both of my 'kids' start their classes today. My son and I are sharing a car until we find one for him to buy, so I am a house-bound housewife! I am sort of looking forward to some quiet time, and getting more cleaning done (ALWAYS cleaning with 3 cats and a Labrador Retriever in a small home!) We will see how long I can stand it! lol. My Mom would come get me and take me anywhere I want to go if really need to though.

My daughter and I have stopped eating wheat after reading "Wheat Belly." I am hoping it stops my symptoms from my neuropathy of the digestive system. Or at least makes me lose a few pounds!

I hope everyone has a good week!~ Melinda

Comment by Steph S. on January 14, 2013 at 5:48am: Good morning all.

Today it's sleeting and hailing outside this morning.

Stay warm everyone.

Comment by The Flying Atheist on January 13, 2013 at 11:46pm: Good night, sk8eycat. Stay warm. It's 15-degrees here in Chicago but I have my flannel sheets on the bed. :)

Comment by sk8eycat on January 13, 2013 at 9:54pm: OH! I love Atheist Cat! That's so true!

g'nite. (I think. It's bloody cold out, and our house isn't well-insulated.)

Thanks everyone...

Comment by Steph S. on January 13, 2013 at 8:20pm: Ian and bookkover those are great lols!

Thanks for all the laughs.

Comment by Steph S. on January 13, 2013 at 8:19pm

Comment by sk8eycat on January 13, 2013 at 4:43pm: Well, to get semi-serious for a bit, he IS supposed to have told his disciples to eat his body and drink his blood. Erkle!

And...his only purpose was to be a human sacrifice to appease his father/self. I have long thought that the figure in the manger should be a minature realistic, bloody crucufix. Maybe that would make some people wonder about what they are really celebrating. (The only other realistic figure in the manger should be a model of the sun. Almost all of xian mythology was taken from various sun-god religions...12 disciples=12 signs of the Zodiac, etc.)

"Oh, shut up, Felane! Get down off your hobby-horse."

PS: If anyone wants to see where our legal system and many xian rites and beliefs originated, I highly recommend Colleen McCullough's "Masters of Rome" series of novels. They are fiction as far as the dialog and feelings of the characters are concerned, but she researched the history of the Roman Republic for 13 years (!!!) beforeshe began to write. They are also very thick books, but once you begin reading, you can't put them down. (The books that come after the assassination of Julius Caesar didn't interest me as much as the first 5...or 6. I've forgotten. Heh!) I re-read them about once a year because I always come across something I missed in earlier readings.

PPS: I hated The Thorn Birds!

Who helped kill the Republic? The hyper-conservatives...people who insisted that things should be done the way they always had been, even though Rome was no longer a small city-state. I grind my teeth when I read certain parts of the books because I see the parallels to our time and predicaments.

Comment by booklover on January 13, 2013 at 3:59pm: Ha Ha Felaine! I never thought about the eating baby jesus being communion! The dog looks fine. lol

Comment by sk8eycat on January 13, 2013 at 3:36pm: That's strange; the video played perfectly for me...on this old DELL that keeps hanging when I want to go to another web site, or Paste something in here myself.

Anyway, I love it! The spooky-sounding voice and sick drawings. Heh!

I also love the dog who "Ate Baby Jesus." Well, that's what communion IS, isn't it? (I hope it wasn't plastic, or something else that had to be removed surgically.)