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I was born in the Appalachian mountains, and still reside on the family farm. I dropped out of school and got married at age 15, but continued my education by getting my GED and then self studying my way into Penn State acceptance. I turned down Penn State

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Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Free trade philosophy critiqued: 2 of 7
Free trade is a perfect idea, but unfortunately it shares a flaw with other perfect ideas, like Democracy and Communism. In any system it is required that the citizens make informed and responsible decisions. In the case of free trade it is neccessary that the consumer make appropriate buying decisions based on how the compan... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Religions with the most peaceful teachings: 7 of 23
Buddhist and Hindi religions are by far the most peaceful religious traditions, and for one reason. The acceptance in their doctrine of all religions. I am a scholar of world religion, I have been studying for 16 years every religion in depth, and was raised devout Baptist. Every other religion holds in it's base doctrine a d... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Civilians, soldiers and the rules of war: 15 of 35
Rules of war. Now that is the pinnacle of oxymoronic statements if I have ever heard one. It's up there with fair fight. The point of war is to kill, what rules are there? Certainly at some point, way before the use of missiles, jets and bombs there were acceptable rules of war. Men met in a battlefield and hacked or shot at ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Do immigrants really do the jobs Americans don't want?: 47 of 109
The problem here is this, my great great grandparents were once illegals, too. They did not come from Mexico, they came from Ireland, but they were every bit as illegal. I find it interesting that so many people who have opinions on immigration have little or no experience with it in a practical way.The majority of Mexican im... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues The current issues surrounding gay marriage: 17 of 39
The current issue surrounding gay marriage boils down to simple politics.if it weren't for the fact that major insurance companies are such affluent lobbyists on capitol hill then it wouldn't matter what anyone's 'religious' feelings about the situation were. Gay marriage is banned ONLY because insurance companies don't want ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Racial inequality or oppression: Do they truly exist in today's society?: 25 of 50
Racial inequality and oppression have become more problematic in the 21st century than at any other time in history. Statistics show overwhelmingly that black men are incarcerated longer and convicted more often of crimes than white men in identical cases, and that is just the beginning. Counter racism amongst the black commu... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry What is your favorite conspiracy theory?: 32 of 61
My favorite conspiracy theory is The New World Order conspiracy. The only problem is, I am not so sure that it's all theory anymore.The title itself comes across as a pinch paranoid, but it is no less worth research. First, if you understand how the federal reserve works, and I assume you do the rest will fall in place for yo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Indications that the long war will move to Iran: 17 of 26
We are once again starting a war with somebody who apparently hasn't done much of anything to warrant it. Or at least, if they have ,no one seems able to show proof of it. Yet congress and the American people are eating it right up. I searched through some newsgroups today and found discussion after discussion about how Iran... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts On thought manifestation: 27 of 39
Ever notice how it seems that the things you dread the most have a terrible way of happening? Or that you never have quite as much money as you need even though you work at it all the time? Or how you always end up in the same bad relationship, over and over again? That is because of the power of thought manifestation, or the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Most evil big businesses: 10 of 14
The single most evil business is Halliburton. The facts are there and impossible to dispute.As a supplier of contracts to the US Armed Forces, Halliburton has overcharged in excess of 1.5 billion dollars to the US government since the beginning of the War In Iraq.They and their main contractor KBR have been found to have supp... More..