It’s been trained right out of them- on purpose. It’s why many Evangelicals have such a hard time with science, which places the most value on the very thing they try to suppress. They’ve received a lifetime of training to believe in something that is not physically present, provable, or which aligns with observed…

I’ll repeat the point, which I first heard from Bill Maher years ago, that most people in the U.S. who proclaim they’re Christian actually have Old Testament-Vengeful-God affiliations.

That’s horrible but also explains why she hasn’t spoken to them in years.

I remember when the evangelicals found their president in GWB.

That’s pretty normal for cults.

Saw this today, apropos:

Source? I have a hard time believing the average woman lived long enough to have 30 kids.

Anyone who pulls the hindsight line needs to go roll around in broken glass for a couple of hours before they are allowed to rejoin society at large. There’s no such thing as hindsight with a civil engineering project and safety. The #1 priority is to not kill people with your mistakes. If you fail to do that, you…

Too bad they didn’t use a Bible.

I hope he grows up to be a progressive ballet dancer like Reagan’s son.

As much as we all hate T*&^p - imagine growing up with him as your father! No amount of money would be worth that. Poor kid.

“On the Origin of Species” by Charles Darwin

They probably got to the point of almost pulling the trigger and thought, “Oh yeah! We need a book!” After their momentary brain lapse, they picked up the nearest book.

Was it a Bible?

I hope Barron turns out ok. It’s not easy having an abusive monster as a Parent.

I cannot figure out why they wouldn’t at least test it beforehand without a person behind it (like the book of similar thickness against a tree or something). Did they think there was only one book in existence and they were going to shoot it?

I don’t know anything about guns and when I read that I went ooooohhhhhh nooooooooo, there was NO WAY that was ever going to work.

(The couple expected the bullet to be stopped by a book held up in front of Ruiz’s chest.)

If a 1.5 inch book could indeed stop bullets, schools would be much safer.

I’m sorry but I have to say it: Darwin Award. A .50 cal no less. That caliber can pass through several walls.