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I am 6 ft 185 lbs, 40 yrs old. I have short military type haircut, I work out with weights and go swimming. I love history, philosophy, and literature. I also dabble in politics but not too much. I love writing, doing research, visiting historic sites, museums,

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Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Is the Catholic Church under Pope Benedict XVI reversing the reforms of the Vatican II Council in the 1960s?: 5 of 11

Benedict XVI is not reversing the truly important changes of Vatican II. The return of the Latin Mass, which is optional for those who wish it, shows an open-mindedness Paul VI and his militant liberal advisers failed to achieve in the 1960s. Returning the option of the Latin Mass, which had served for over 400 years since Th... More..
Entertainment > TV Characters & Personalities Superheroes: Superman vs. Batman: 13 of 27

Superman and Batman are different iconic images of super heroes that complement each other by their differences in method while being identical in the goal of fighting evil and helping the oppressed. Although he was from another planet, Kal-El, as Clark Kent, grew up with a solid, healthy loving childhood in rural America. Al... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Homer's Odyssey meets the Psalms of the Bible: 2 of 4
THE ODYSSEY, written by the blind Greek poet, Homer, some six centuries before Christ, is the tale of war-weary Ulysses, hero of the decade-long Trojan War, seeking his way back to his home of Utica. His path is fraught with danger, of course, for like all mortals, his destiny is subject to the capricious whims of the Olympia... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism The Opus Dei: A spiritual family: 1 of 2

My best friend in college was a member of Opus Dei and they left a very negative impression upon me. Opus Dei exhibits characteristics I can only describe as cultic. I have read the works of their founder, whose name I cannot quite pronounce let alone spell, in his humble book THE WAY, (he also humbly designed his own tomb wi... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Reverse racism: The other face (of discrimination): 24 of 40

If we are going to talk about racism, let's take Whoopie Goldberg and Isiah Thomas of the Knicks to task. Goldberg claimed Mike Vick's barbaric use of dog fighting was basically something to be expected due to a Black man's underprivileged upbringing, defending his deplorable actions; Thomas claimed using the words "b-" and "... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values Islamophobia explained: 7 of 11

Fear of Islam may have something to do with the fact that this religion began as a militant creed of conquest from Muhammed, its founder, in the 7th century A.D. Islam then, as now, taught a doctrine of conversion, tribute, or death. Unlike Christianity, which took several centuries before it began to engage in bloody wars, I... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Military (Other) Modern American society and its views on warriors: 2 of 3

In WWII and the Korean War, the media and entertainment industry supported our troops and recognized the necessary and honorable career of the military person. Since Vietnam, a war started by politicians (Democrats)with no intention to win, the liberal media and entertainment industry have tried to paint all men and women who... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Islam The pillars of society in Islam: 2 of 3

If almsgiving, or charitable giving to the poor, is one of The Five Pillars of Islam, why have wealthy Muslims not done more for impoverished Palestinians and other Muslims around the world? Why does it seem the only money given is for armaments to destroy Israeli and American targets? I am not a Muslim, but I have studied Is... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues The late, great, American male: Changes in image: 9 of 13

Is being a MAN a question of sexual PROMISCUITY-kind of like a rooster, a horse, or a bull-or accepting ADULT RESPONSIBILITY?The old song by The Pointers WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU, BABE brings home the point: "I used to laugh to make you cry, it made me feel like a man inside, but if I had been a man in reality, you'd still ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values 10 things I hate about the world we live in: 190 of 273

'Discourtesy is unspeakably ugly to me", snarled Dr. Hannibal Lecter in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, and while I don't think I'd like to be the good psychopath's dinner guest-in more ways than one-I must agree with that statement. Perhaps it is just my subjective observations, but I think people have become more rude and self-ab... More..