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Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality (Other) How to tell if you're being spiritually abused: 3 of 20
I read through the first two paragraphs of the two articles on this subject, and, quite frankly, didn't find them as appalling as I did, well, ridiculous, and possibly the reason why 51% of the American people voted George W. Bush back into office in 2004. They're acutely ignorant, without study, and lacking imagination - at... More..
Entertainment > TV News & Commentary American Idol controversy: Vote for the worst .com: 4 of 21
Here's what I think about American Idol. I've never seen a single episode in its 375 year history. I'm sure it's a decent show for the Jerry Springer set, which seems, according the A.C. Nielson ratings, to comprise the gargantuan majority of AI's viewership. Americans seem to desire watching fisticuffs between women from ri... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Best movies ever: 36 of 81
Okay, I know that all creative things are subjective. There's no scientific formula that makes some movies better than others, although there could be some mild science in what makes one movie better than another. Whatever science is there is packed in like a sardine factory among the writing, timing, viewer whimsy, and, wel... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Is TV's Dog the Bounty Hunter's Duane Chapman a racist?: 11 of 21
First of all, let me establish, clearly, that I'm an African-American man born in 1957. That's right, I became cognizant of true racism just as the enlightenment of the wrongfulness of it was being washed away like urine in a baby's diaper in a washing machine full of Tide detergent. I never saw racism at it's strongest, but... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Is the death penalty an effective crime deterrent?: 68 of 119
The death penalty. Is it a deterrent to crime, or is it state-sponsored murder? Well, in my mind, the answer is as clear as the conscience of a sociopath like OJ Simpson. It is neither. People continue to kill people all over the world, but mostly in the US because our gun laws are so ridiculously antiquated that any lunatic... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues The current issues surrounding gay marriage: 25 of 39
The true bottom line here, as it can be spoken and supported, is a religious one. Apparently, God said (and I'm paraphrasing here) The a union between two men, or two women, is a giant sin. Now, as far as I've been able to determine, the Bible spoke only of a unholy union between men. But, then again, it was only men who wer... More..
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Is OJ Simpson guilty of theft?: 13 of 20
Is it just me, or is anybody else on earth tired of having OJ Simpson's medicine ball of a head taking up valuable space on my television screen? The man got away with murder in 1995 when he was found not guilty of the vicious murders of Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman. But should we be surprised? In Los Angeles, ju... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Was Super Bowl XL rigged?: 14 of 19
It's quite interesting how sports events between teams representing American cities often becomes a battle between the cities themselves. Take Super Bowl XLI for instance. Chicago and Indianapolis are separated by less than two hundred miles, but the differences between the cities are like that of night and day. Indianapolis... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness Understanding self injury: 6 of 8
First of all, I must say that I probably don't belong among the postings for self-injury. I am The Man Who Wants To Die, but my problem is that I can't seem to find a way to die that doesn't involve burning in Hell, immediate castinting back onto life on the planet earth without the chance to walk with God, or the pain of pl... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Military (Other) Should soldiers be allowed to opt out of wars they disagree with?: 56 of 73
Okay, I thought about the question regarding whether or not soldiers should be able to opt out of wars they don't condone. And developing an answer required as much effort from me as it takes to decide whether or not to stay in my bed in the middle of the night when I have to urinate as if I'd had three gallons of water, and... More..