Practicing Presbyterian here, when you take it in context of the times, the sex that was being talked about was sex that was what we would call today rape. The bible was talking about sex that would hurt another person. Being against rape, I can get down with that. Plus, Leviticus was more about "purity" that was…

Dude! Leave them alone, they're making some progress. If you don't want to be Presbyterian, you don't have to! Why do so many people get mad that not everyone shares their beliefs?

You don't have to... but we discern in community. The Bible is an immensely complex text, compiled over centuries out of disparate texts coming from different traditions, written in different languages, for different purposes. It is a story of God's ongoing relationship with God's creation, as told by part of that…

As a Presbyterian (who fully supports the change), I understand your confusion. However, I assure you that this is entirely consistent with the ongoing hermeneutic and exegetical traditions of mainline Protestant denominations. Many very, very smart people have taken this very, very seriously for a very long time. …

There were actually two different actions. One would amend the Book of Order to redefine marriage as between two people, and that has a year to get ratified by the presbyteries before it goes into effect. The other was an Authoritative Interpretation that allows PCUSA pastors to officiate at same sex weddings in…

Remember kids: When someone smiles at you, everyone who has ever smiled at them is also smiling at you.

THE SHOULDER BONE'S CONNECTED TO THE SIN BONE

Still better than "Redneck Crazy"

Consider your curiosity satiated, because it sounds like angry Christians yelling while soft rock plays in the background.

I saw the thing about the swords but didn't connect the two so thank you.

I'm a gun owner and I do open carry sometimes (when hiking in certain back country areas) and I don't even get the whole "open carry whenever, wherever" thing. I'd rather not be wondering if the jackass at the next table is going to get drunk and pull his gun on someone.

This is why they got rid of food trays at my alma mater. You got a plate, loaded it up, and went back to your table. If you wanted multiple plates of food, you made multiple trips. That cut down on food waste so fast.

That's awesome. My freshman year, my university dining hall had all you can eat buffet style. After that year, they switched to paying for each thing individually with points/dollars. Cut down on food waste by 90 percent. Insane.

I don't know, I think that sounds like a really neat idea. When I was living on campus I knew tons of folks that just took mountains of food, ate what they could and then threw out the rest because there were no consequences. What a waste! And negotiating that for a switch to fair trade coffee is a really clever way…

OMG I would have been mortified. Though I may have stopped wasting so much. I'm working on that flaw..

If my alma mater wanted to cut way down on food waste all they really needed to do was make edible food. People had a habit of getting something of everything in faint hope and ending up only finishing the pizza.

Just wanted to reply to you since it seems like we have things to talk about. See my other comment in this thread about the fact that majorities in four major Mississippi towns have elected mayors and aldermen who passed ordinances that prohibit discrimination based on any LGBTQ orientation or characteristic. Change…

To account for the Texas thing—yes, there are plenty of shitty things that would make you think the numbers of people who want to leave would be a lot higher. But as Texans, a lot of us want to change our state, not abandon it. Speaking personally, I'm not going anywhere. Fuck all that noise. For every bullshit law…

Another panelist, Facebook's Winter Mason, defended targeted advertising as fundamentally pretty useful to customers. Better a Facebook ad for a stroller than an ad for beer you're not supposed to drink for nine months, in short.