Going endlessly in circles. Perfectly sums them up!

(An alternate theory of mine is that some of the organizers, like the one who said they planned to arrest certain lawmakers, ran afoul of certain elements of the government that are not currently shut down. You know, the ones that put a black bag over your head, send you to the secret prison in Eastern Europe, and…

It doesn't even matter if those claiming that these same sex unions were non sexual. The take away point here is there is political and religious allowances of two same sex people to combine their families, assets and property, and be give the same rights with regard to loss of family partner, funeral rights and…

Hello there - religion scholar here with a strong background in new testament and hebrew bible studies. I think you are working with a poor translation that is undermining your larger point. I strongly recommend reading the NRSV (New Revised Standard Version) or the JPS version (Hebrew Bible only). These translations…

Actually a lack of cash IS an excuse for a lack of class, and a lack of a lot of other things. I live near a big urban metropolis, and I see lots of desperately poor people who don't have time to be anything BUT rude, as playing nice and city dwelling sometimes does not coincide — also, why should they play nice for…

I can prove it, and so can the FBI, it's their profile and statistics. That's a "basic truth," that is easy to look up. But there's a reason why we don't go around saying white folk can't be around the kiddies - number one, it's racist and it's irrational. Personally, I'll invite a shoplifter into my home (what you…

It's also 100 percent truth that the FBI profile of child predators are white middle aged males, yet I don't see people warning you to stay away from kids because you're a caucasoid. Racist stereotypes about crime can work both ways (i.e., some racist prick interested in getting your goat might say: "Caucasians…