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Here's how I'm voting this morning, and why.
- President: Romney. Yes, Gingrich and Santorum are still on the ballot, apparently because Gingrich and Santorum merely "suspended" their campaigns rather than formally ending them. Paul is still on the ballot, as he's not in it to win it, just to complain. My favorite candidate of all is No Preference, but I don't think he has a good chance of securing the party nomination, either. Let's get on with the program. Romney's the nom'nee, voting for anyone else on the Republican ticket is a farce.
- Governor: Pat McCrory. Not necessarily the most conservative candidate, but probably the most competent, and certainly the most conservative electable candidate. Better to win with McCrory than lose to the Carolina Strangler.
- Lieutenant Governor: Dale Folwell. Never heard of any of these guys, following GRNC guide by default.
- Auditor: Rudy Wright. Fern Shubert is mostly a one-trick (immigration) pony politically, though in fairness she has also worked as an auditor for … um … Arthur Andersen. But at least she is a CPA, which is more than I can say for Greg Dority or Debra Goldman. That leaves us with Rudy Wright and Joseph DeBraggar. Both have formidable credentials as auditors, but as a four term mayor of Hickory, Wright comes with strong political experience as well. So while I'd gladly support either in the general, I'm giving Wright the nod in the primary.
- Commissioner of Agriculture: Bill McManus. Incumbent Steve Troxler's second term as been a mixed bag, and his primary challenger's message of limited government is a welcome alternative.
- Commissioner of Insurance: James McCall. From viewing their web sites, it's clear McCall is actually interested in insurance issues, and has specific plans for reforming insurance in this state. It's equally clear the other two are garden variety politicians who view the Commissioner of Insurance as just one more elective office to use as a springboard to somewhere else. [Causey responds.]
- Secretary of State: Mike Beitler. Libertarian candidate in 2010, this time he wants to win. The GRNC endorsement can't hurt, either.
- Superintendent of Public Education: Ray Martin. In this survey only two of the five Republican candidates, Martin and Tedesco, endorsed both school vouchers and merit pay, the two most important issues to me as far as education is concerned. But when it comes to other issues, Martin is the only candidate who would allow unmarried couples to adopt, extend anti-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation, and even allow physician assisted suicide. Easily the most libertarian of the bunch. He probably won't get the nomination, but it won't be for want of my vote.
- Treasurer: Steve Royal. Never heard of any of these guys, following GRNC guide by default.
- State Senate (Dist. 33): Stan Bingham. Solid, GRNC-backed incumbent. Why change a winning game? Then again, if for some reason you think Eddie Gallimore or Sam Watford would be better, no need for the usual worries about electability. No Democrat filed in this district so whoever wins today's primary will win the seat.
- State House (Dist. 80): Jerry Dockham Solid, GRNC-backed incumbent. Why change a winning game?
- Board of County Commissioners: NOTA. Can't find enough information about any of these guys to vote intelligently; leaving this one blank.
- Constitutional Amendment One: No. Totally unnecessary for preserving traditional marriage, counterproductive for everything else.
- Constitutional Amendment Two: Yes. Just kidding, there is no Amendment Two.
UPDATE: Either I voted, or someone else who knows my real name and street address did. Close enough! I ended up voting for Jarvis and Shell for County Commissioner, mostly to reward them for taking the time to have their people come out to the polling place. I left the third race blank, so the computer tried to talk me into voting for someone.
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tgirsch Says:
May 8th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
I always write in Kevin R's name (the guy who founded leanleft.com) on races where there's no challenger, or where I don't have enough information to vote intelligently.
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Mike Causey Says:
May 8th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
I strongly disagree with your comments on the insurance commissioner race. You are wrong to say both primary opponents to your chosen candidate are "garden variety politicians who view the Commissioner of Insurance as just one more elective office to use as a springboard to somewhere else."
While all three candidates have strong insurance backgrounds, I am the only military veteran in the field and I am the only candidate who has spent more than 20 years working toward electing a Republican insurance commissioner to get rid of the "Good 'ol Boy Network" that now exists and has existed for decades in that department.
I have no hard feelings toward my primary opponents, but I believe that my record as a consumer advocate speaks for itself.
Check out all the conservative, libertarian, Christian groups,citizens groups and others who have endorsed my campaign effort.
I wish you all the best. I'd be happy to talk with you about my campaign should I win this hard fought primary.
Thank you!
Fuyuko Says:
May 26th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
I really thing that all voting is rigged besides electoral votes are the votes that make presidents not popular votes.
Dean Esmay Says:
May 31st, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Michigan's got one of the screwiest election systems ever. We hold the Presidential primary separate from the primaries for every other office, AND, each party sets its own separate rules for the other primaries. I probably won't even get to vote in them because I can barely figure out where to go or what the rules are!
Andrew Says:
December 24th, 2012 at 4:35 pm
I strongly disagree with your comments on the insurance commissioner race. You are wrong to say both primary opponents to your chosen candidate are "garden variety politicians who view the Commissioner of Insurance as just one more elective office to use as a springboard to somewhere else."
Check out all the conservative, libertarian, Christian groups,citizens groups and others who have endorsed campaign effort.I hope you all the best.
Thank you!
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December 28th, 2012 at 8:41 am
A type of voting in which each person's vote is kept secret, but the amassed votes
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Design Challenge invites students from National Skills Academy colleges across the UK to learn and develop their design skills for an opera or ballet production. This year the challenge is based around the opera La traviata, with winners selected by a panel of industry experts in four categories — set design, costume design, marketing strategy, and hair, wigs and make-up design.
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Five winners have been chosen from over four hundred and fifty entries in this year's Design Challenge Competition.
Design Challenge invites students from National Skills Academy colleges across the UK to learn and develop their design skills for an opera or ballet production. This year the challenge is based around Puccini's Madama Butterfly, with winners selected from four categories: set design; costume design; marketing strategy; and hair, wigs and make-up design.
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Bob, please clairfy: Nailclippers have Juliehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-4314624832556561632012-10-13T21:47:26.875-04:002012-10-13T21:47:26.875-04:00Look.... I keep nail clippers on my key ring becau...Look.... I keep nail clippers on my key ring because It's convenient.

went on a short trip last week, to Florida. This week, my nails are getting to that longish stage. I go to clip them and my clippers are GONE!!!

The only possible explanation is that some TSA person STOLE them OFF OF MY KEY RING while they went through the scanner in my jacket.

Come email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-18112955286373877012010-12-19T15:57:46.660-05:002010-12-19T15:57:46.660-05:00Well, the 99cent nailclipper seizures have already...Well, the 99cent nailclipper seizures have already escalated to strip-search procedures. It might be fair to say if we had protested the nailclippers sooner, we wouldn't have our rights ending at the current alarming firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-9498791231027146192010-12-18T09:23:14.428-05:002010-12-18T09:23:14.428-05:00you guys are ridiculous.... you got nothing better...you guys are ridiculous.... you got nothing better to do in life than try to go against TSA ?? do you guys even fly ?? because I work in the airport and everyday people thank me for my job. So i really believe is probably the same group of people just trying to make blogger bob crazy...

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Jim – I've said it before and many other TSA employees both in the field and at HQ agree with you that the prohibited items list needs a refresh.

So ... what do we have to do to get this refresh performed? If many TSA employees, both in the field and at HQ, agree that the prohibited items list needs to be refreshed, why Jim Hugginshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-43887410316340508482010-12-09T17:00:24.666-05:002010-12-09T17:00:24.666-05:00While it's true that I would inquire as to the...While it's true that I would inquire as to the enforcement mechanism if you said "will not" instead of "should not", that is because too often we see a lack of an enforcement mechanism even under "should not."

We need to know, at least in general without naming names, what are the penalties experienced by TSOs who create the difference between what is Ayn R. Keyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-37996830195953518972010-12-09T15:51:43.036-05:002010-12-09T15:51:43.036-05:00Jim Huggins said...Knives are prohibited, but scis...Jim Huggins said...Knives are prohibited, but scissors (which are just knives joined by a screw) are permitted. Drill bits are prohibited, but short screwdrivers (which look an awful lot like drill bits) are permitted. Pool cues are prohibited, but walking canes (which may look a lot like a smooth stick, like a pool cue) are permitted. December 5, 2010 10:56 PM
------------------------------Blogger Bobhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-64993594829309760892010-12-09T15:50:27.122-05:002010-12-09T15:50:27.122-05:00Ayn R. Key said...The problem with your statement ...Ayn R. Key said...The problem with your statement is the same as the problem with Bob's statements. While your answer is correct you use the word "should" over and over. December 3, 2010 5:37 PM
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Ayn – And if I said "will not" instead of "should not," who would be the first person to ask me if I could guarantee that? I'm rational enough to Blogger Bobhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-1932780060563836092010-12-08T17:04:48.678-05:002010-12-08T17:04:48.678-05:00I just want everyone to know that the nail clipper...I just want everyone to know that the nail clipper story is a lie. I am a soldier with the ARMY National Gaurd from Las Vegas in the 221 cav. I flew out and back into that airport when I deployed to Afghanistan. TSA was no where near the terminal to where we flew into. We flew on private military charters and did not get screened by TSA but by our chain of command and Customs on the way home to email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-16299171981480707192010-12-08T00:58:04.371-05:002010-12-08T00:58:04.371-05:00The remote terminal is the old terminal. It was o...The remote terminal is the old terminal. It was opened for troops/cargo in 2008. Before that, everyone went through that same terminal.Michael Z. Williamsonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-40782626355498210252010-12-06T22:16:27.928-05:002010-12-06T22:16:27.928-05:00Hey, if your nail-clipper has a blade, it can'...Hey, if your nail-clipper has a blade, it can't fly... It's common sense really, you might actually scrape someone's cuticles with such a weapon.

It's not like we're talking about something harmless like 12-freaking-inch long razor firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-40294024773212615372010-12-05T22:56:55.162-05:002010-12-05T22:56:55.162-05:00David writes: Frankly, knowing the confusion that...David writes:

Frankly, knowing the confusion that exists, why would anyone in their right mind ever bring anything that could be mistaken for a prohibited item through a security checkpoint...just so the possibly underpaid, not well trained, bored, overworked, and harrassed TSA worker could make an incorrect decision?

Because no-one can predict what "anything Jim Hugginshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-3675676028747772552010-12-05T22:05:31.455-05:002010-12-05T22:05:31.455-05:00To all who seek an opportunity to bash the TSA, pi...To all who seek an opportunity to bash the TSA, pick a new story. This is completely, absolutely, laughably ridiculous. I'm an active-duty Marine who has deployed three times in support of the GWOT. Beyond the absurdity of carrying an "assault rifle" through a TSA checkpoint, the comment about failing an explosive residue test from TSA is also comical.

Really folks, feelMatthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-83968511786436562042010-12-05T20:33:39.563-05:002010-12-05T20:33:39.563-05:00"Sarah, you sound like a reasonably intellige..."Sarah, you sound like a reasonably intelligent person, can you please explain your rationale on the statement of "innocent persons to be harmed"? How would the current procedures cause innocent persons to be harmed? Would a bomb somehow slip through with the current patdown? How about the whole body imager, do you think someone could get a bomb through one of those machines firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-32822366082763538872010-12-05T15:25:25.198-05:002010-12-05T15:25:25.198-05:00Bob, you "didn't take anything back"...Bob, you "didn't take anything back"?

There you go again. That's called dissembling.

You had to qualify that nailclippers were, in fact, confiscated for having attached scissors (though that rule was revised) and are confiscated for having attached blades (the very short dull blades designed to clean beneath nails).

So, nailclippers ARE SarahWhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-63541862570301365012010-12-05T14:21:31.183-05:002010-12-05T14:21:31.183-05:00So Bob, does that mean I'm lying when I tell y...So Bob, does that mean I'm lying when I tell you that TSA had taken nail clippers from me in 2008?

With the shoes on, shoes off, laptops in, laptops out experiences in the past 5 years, where TSA doesn't seem to have a clue at what the rules REALLY are, or just make them up as they go along. Why was my stepdaughter subjected to having her cane taken away....and she is BLIND, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-17469904723971305052010-12-05T13:47:53.850-05:002010-12-05T13:47:53.850-05:00rb said: "Don't blame the public for TSA&...rb said:
"Don't blame the public for TSA's screw ups"

and vice versa; dont blame the tsa for the public's screw firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-53086392563367112222010-12-04T18:16:34.035-05:002010-12-04T18:16:34.035-05:00"Frankly, knowing the confusion that exists, ..."Frankly, knowing the confusion that exists, why would anyone in their right mind ever bring anything that could be mistaken for a prohibited item through a security checkpoint...just so the possibly underpaid, not well trained, bored, overworked, and harrassed TSA worker could make an incorrect decision?"

So...fear the government?

Not in my lifetime. The firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-6680968634761466512010-12-04T18:14:50.051-05:002010-12-04T18:14:50.051-05:00"Wow..a lot of hate and frustration in here. ..."Wow..a lot of hate and frustration in here. Bob, I don't envy you this job, but seems you are able to keep your spirits up at times. :-)"

Yes, a good GS salary and a chance to mock the liberty-loving public every day makes for a good job.

Blogger Bob is a propagandist, pure and simple.

Time for a email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-5563088335500404592010-12-04T12:36:17.578-05:002010-12-04T12:36:17.578-05:00We have heard Stacey's story...what does Blogg...We have heard Stacey's story...what does Blogger Bob have to say?

http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-88488917280024053672010-12-04T12:35:02.865-05:002010-12-04T12:35:02.865-05:00David said... .... in part.... Frankly, knowing ...David said...

.... in part....

Frankly, knowing the confusion that exists, why would anyone in their right mind ever bring anything that could be mistaken for a prohibited item through a security checkpoint...just so the possibly underpaid, not well trained, bored, overworked, and harrassed TSA worker could make an incorrect decision?

Don't rely just on that RBhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336044328955501444.post-85678325737852852192010-12-04T12:29:41.033-05:002010-12-04T12:29:41.033-05:00enough about nail files...what about MILK...enough about nail files...what about MILK...firstname.lastname@example.com


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That brings us to the severe problems with the GTX 400 series. GF100 is
just too damn hot! Not surprisingly, the coolers are very noisy, and the
GTX 480 ends up at 95C during gaming, hitting 100+C during overclocking
sessions. So, be prepared with a well ventilated case. Worst of all is
the power consumption. While the TDP of 250W made us all breathe a sigh
of relief, a reality check shows that the GTX 480 consumes at least 125W
more power than the HD 5870, and even more than the dual-GPU HD 5970!
This simply does not make sense – considering the HD 5870 has a TDP of
188W and the HD 5970 294W. Clearly, there's something fishy going on
here. The GTX 470 and GTX 480 are not behaving like cards with TDPs of
215W and 250W but rather 250W and 300W. It is possible that Nvidia is
rating with the "real world gaming power" while ATI is rating with
"worst case stress test power". Whatever be the case, the GTX 480
consumes a massive 100+W more than the HD 5870, and that is simply
unacceptable for a relatively similar level of performance.
Nvidia's worst problem is that not only is it competing with 6 month
(though, to be fair, 4 months as far as retail availability is
concerned) old products, but also at prices that are actually HIGHER
than 6 months ago. If you remember, the HD 5850 released for $259 and
the HD 5870 for $379. Clearly, ATI's manufacturing costs have gone down a
lot, with improving yields and a familiar manufacturing process. ATI
can easily bring the prices down by $50 for both the HD 5850/5870. Not
to mention, we can expect ATI to refresh their line-up rather soon. In
fact, 2GB HD 5870 versions are incoming soon, including the Eyefinity6
edition, and these will further bridge the gap down to the GTX 480.
let us not forget there are no actual cards available, with
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we never know…
Summing up, at today's price levels, the GTX 480
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compute performance, and comes in with PhysX and CUDA. It does command a
premium – $500 – but it is worth it if you are looking for the fastest
single GPU, and you don't mind the ridiculous power consumption. The GTX
470, however, even today, makes very little sense, unless you use your
GPU for CUDA and not actual gaming. At the performance level, the HD
5850 at $300 still remains the price/performance leader.
this assuming ATI does not make a move, and who's willing to bet against
them? Let us hope they do make a move, forcing Nvidia to respond. It has been a while since we enjoyed price wars!
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Yeah that's one of the ones I was referring to earlier The nice thing about that one is that he was able to adapt existing dies (I think it was 35 Rem dies) so taht it is basically a .35 Remington "short". A few more listed here at the bottom of the page:
I ordered a .35x39 reamer and it opens the neck up such that it basically makes a straight-wall rimless cartridge out of a 7.62x39 case. That's on one of my other old threads - probably around 2006 or so. Wasn't too impressed.


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Pope Francis defends atheists
There are 18 comments on the St. Cloud Times story from May 23, 2013, titled Pope Francis defends atheists. In it, St. Cloud Times reports that:
Atheists and other nonbelievers largely welcomed Wednesday's remarks by Pope Francis that performing "good works" is not the exclusive domain of people of faith, but rather a place where they and atheists could and should meet.
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Since: Sep 08
#1 May 24, 2013
I can't believe no one has started on this one yet.
Yes, even us poor atheists can go to heaven if we do good.
Now where does that leave the creatards that keep lying for Jesus?
"you must not give faith"
Since: Jul 12
Leicester, UK
#2 May 24, 2013
"good works" is not the exclusive domain of people of faith, but rather a place where they and atheists could and should meet.
No I say lets take this statemeant and beat the pope over the head with it! Some of you know of christopher hitchens challenge
#3 May 24, 2013
It does not say what you think it does. It merely acknowledges the obvious, that atheists are capable of doing good works such as charitable donations, volunteering to do good, etc. It says nothing about such good works being a ticket to heaven for atheists, or for believers of other faiths. He just wants atheists to work together with believers on said good works.
Of course, since the charitable endeavors of the church are inextricably intertwined with proselytizing and other promotion of religion, this would amount to co-opting atheist donations and labor for activities that are as much about promotion of religion as they are about providing charitable relief.
Since: Sep 08
#4 May 24, 2013
That is the article that the bot for this thread chose. There are others that do support what I claimed. For example this one:
The pope said that Jesus was supposed to have redeemed all of us:
"Francis explained himself, "The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, and He does good and all of us have this commandment at heart, do good and do not do evil. All of us.'But, Father, this is not Catholic! He cannot do good.' Yes, he can... "The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ, all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone!'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists. Everyone!" We must meet one another doing good.'But I don't believe, Father, I am an atheist!' But do good: we will meet one another there." "
The word "redeemed" has a special meaning in this context.
So, assuming the Christians are right, and that is a HUGE assumption, atheists could still get to heaven and there is always the possibility that some Christians could end up in Hell for breaking the various rules that they knew about. Including lying for Jesus.
"Reason's Greetings!"
Since: Feb 11
Pale Blue Dot
#5 May 24, 2013
Vatican Representative: Just to Be Clear, Atheists Are Still Going to Hell
#6 May 24, 2013
at least consider what an improvement he is over the views of past Popes, and of many Catholics and other religious leaders.
Of course it would be better if we (non-religious types) met with religious people in a neutral area where theology was not even an issue, and good works were the whole endeavor. I would be suspicious of a Church )especially one church rather than ecumenical)-sponsored project of good works, that it might include an element of recruitment. But if the only food pantry in town is run out of the Methodist church, by a coalition of several churches, I do not mind donating to it. I have been there and I saw no relious promotion.
On the other hand, if there is a soup kitchen run by one church, and people have to listen to religious exhortations in order to get fed, then a non-believer should not contribute to that project - unless he/she gets equal time to make the case for skepticism.
As for the issue, of the blood sacrifice of Jesus, it is of course a terrible savage doctrine, verging on cannibalism by metaphor, and any rational person should denounce that whole line of reasoning, beginning with the garden of evil, the snake, original sin, and the whole notion of a need for salvation, and including not blaming eve (Christian ms-ogny) and not accepting the notion of sin or hell or even an afterlife. But for a Catholic Pope, it was nice of him compared with all the nasty stuff that Catholicism has stood for over centuries - stuff that has given rise to some of the ugliest art on earth, and some of the most ruined buildings
(both the carvings and the stained glass, and even the bronze doors).
#7 May 24, 2013
some folks are nice enough to define hell as being distant from God, which is a nice prospect to that extent, given how nasty the Biblical God is.
#8 May 24, 2013
The advantage of it being an imaginary place is that anyone can define it as they please, and none of them are wrong. Perhaps heaven and hell are the same place, and which you think it is depends of which end of the pitchfork you are on.
#9 May 24, 2013
even that would depend on whether one is a sadist or a masochist!
I think the materials of heaven and hell were derived from the nicer and the nastier aspects of planet earth, and the sky. When I sometimes say "what a heavenly day", I refer to blue skies and white clouds without a threat of a bad storm, usually, and also a nice dry warmth, not too dry or too warm - in a climate with enough rain, and also with a bit of winter to make summer more special - and without flies or mosquitos in the vicinity, unless at a distance where swallows are swooping low to catch the mosquitos. Heavenly also requires not seeing all the details of nature, and all the suffering that goes on that we do not see and feel. It also requires not thinking very much. Some really nice music helps - but that is a matter of taste.
Awful noise is hellish. Too hot is hellish. Lava coming downhill headed our way is hellish. Knowing too much and also caring about the realities of suffering in nature is also hellish.
#10 May 25, 2013
Pope Francis, if he is quoted in the news accurately, is off the mark on this one. The Catholic Church STANDS on the inerrancy of the Bible, and in that same book, Jesus told MANY, "Unless you believe who I say I am (Son of God), you will die in your sins (and go to hell). Jesus also said, "If you reject me before men, I will reject you before my Father in heaven." Bible also says, there is No other name (than Jesus) under heaven by which ANY man may be saved...yes, Jesus died for us all...but when an Atheist rejects Jesus Christ and his sacrifice on the cross, and dies rejecting Him, he will certainly NOT go to heaven. Case closed.
"you must not give faith"
Since: Jul 12
Leicester, UK
#11 May 25, 2013
What do you mean by inerrancy, the creationists way of looking at genesis literally or the just teachings being true?
Since: Jun 07
Location hidden
#12 May 25, 2013
There needs to be a charitable outreach program for those people affected by faith based mental illnesses like religion.
Its the only way that the above symptoms can be helped, and the patient returned to once again become a productive member of society instead of a robotic lying cult mouthpiece.
United States
#13 Nov 22, 2013
Pope Francis defends atheists while
s^eptic remains "
a robotic lying cult mouthpiece."
Since: Aug 12
Location hidden
#15 Nov 23, 2013
When you donate money to a religious organization, youre doing much worse than throwing your money away. Youre actively funding evil. If you think that spending a billion dollars to defend pedophiles and rapists is a good use of your hard-earned cash, perhaps you should run for Pope. You could hardly do worse. At least Wall Street is honest about its greed and lust.
"Reason's Greetings!"
Since: Feb 11
Pale Blue Dot
#16 Nov 23, 2013
If you think the pope and the vatican are going to accept nonbelievers you are even more gullible.
United States
#17 Nov 23, 2013
United States
#19 Nov 23, 2013
some progress as you admit you have "cognitive dissonance.."
Observed Freud's anal state and scatology in your past posts.
#20 Nov 23, 2013
Case maybe NOT closed.
The Bible also says (in an extended 'Last Judgement' set piece in Matthew 25, the actual WORDS OF JESUS) that those who are led off into eternal life will be those who have done selfless good works, and those who will be led off into eternal punishment will be those who FAILED to do selfless good works.
No mention, in this long passage, of the belief status of each of these groups.
So here you have the ACTUAL WORDS OF JESUS saying that works led to heaven.
{I realize that the poster F Roe may have left this thread long ago. just wanted to make this point.]
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The Labor Right is the organised right-wing faction of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) at the national level that tends to be more economically liberal and socially conservative than the Labor Left faction. Labor Right is a broad alliance of various state right and centre leaning factions, which in some State branches are called Labor Unity, in Victoria and New South Wales they are called Centre Unity and in Queensland it is Labor Forum.
State branches[edit]
Factional power usually finds expression in the percentage vote of aligned delegates at party conferences. The power of the Labor Right varies from state to state, but it usually relies on certain trade unions, such as the centrist Australian Workers' Union (AWU) and Transport Workers Union (TWU) as well as the socially conservative Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). These unions send faction-aligned delegates to conference, with delegates usually coming from the membership or administration of the union or from local branches their activists cover.
The Right is currently the dominant faction in the Labor party on a national level. The Labor Right faction also holds a majority on the party's National Executive. The usual arrangement is that the federal leader of the party is from the Right, while the deputy leader is from the Left, although former federal Labor leader and Prime Minister Julia Gillard was from the Left with support of the Right. Historically, most state Labor Premiers have been associated with the Right; there have been some exceptions, such as former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, former New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees, former Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings, current Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and current South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill all coming from their respective state Left factions.
State-based factions (national sub-factions) which make up Labor Right include:
New South Wales
- Centre Unity
- Labor Forum (AWU dominated faction consisting of the AWU, TWU, SDA, and PTEU unions)[1]
- Old Guard or Labor Unity (NUW)
Australian Capital Territory
- Centre Coalition
- Center Unity (also referred to as the ShortCons, denoting the alliance between the power bases of former AWU National Secretary Bill Shorten and TWU-aligned Senator Stephen Conroy)[2]
- Labor Unity (SDA)
- Labor Action (NUW)
Western Australia
- WA Labor Unity (formerly split into the New Right and Old Right)[3]
Northern Territory
- NT Labor Unity
South Australia
- Labor Unity SA
Political views[edit]
An overriding stated theme of Labor right wing governance is of balance between progressive social change and conservative economic management as the pathway to community development and growth.
Many Roman Catholics have been prominent and influential in the Labor Party, both inside and outside the auspices of the Labor Right faction. Labor socialists and Protestant conservatives alike have historically criticised the faction as beholden to papal authority. However, this has decreased since the 1970s with the gradual erosion of sectarianism in Australian politics.
The Right views itself as the more mainstream and fiscally responsible faction within Labor, the faction is most famous for its support of Third Way economic policies over Labor's traditional early twentieth century social democratic policies, such as the economic rationalist policies of the Hawke and Keating governments, including floating the Australian Dollar in December 1983, reductions in trade tariffs, taxation reforms such as the introduction of dividend imputation to eliminate double-taxation of dividends and the lowering of the top marginal income tax rate from 60% in 1983 to 47% in 1996, changing from centralised wage-fixing to enterprise bargaining, the privatisation of Qantas and Commonwealth Bank, making the Reserve Bank of Australia independent, and deregulating the banking system.
Youth Wing[edit]
While the senior faction is broken into various state and union based groupings the Young Labor Right is organised around the various parliamentarian factional leaders and power brokers. The Victorian Young Labor Right is currently divided between the AWU-aligned "ShortCons" (Central Unity), the SDA (Labor Unity), and the NUW (Young Labor Action). The NSW Young Labor Right known as Young Centre Unity or simply the NSW Right is the largest Labor right youth faction.
Federal Members of the Labor Right[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Cumming, Fia (1991) Mates : five champions of the Labor right. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86373-021-4. Library catalogue summary: Paul Keating, Graham Richardson, Laurie Brereton, Bob Carr and Leo McLeay recount events which shaped the Australian labour movement from the 1960s to the 1980s.
- Richardson, G (1994) Whatever It Takes, Bantam Books, Moorebank, NSW. Library catalogue summary: Graham Richardson recounts his career and outlines the philosophy and operation of the NSW and National Labor Right during his time in the ALP.
- ^ "Left takes over Queensland Labor in historic shift". The Australia. 31 July 2014.
- ^ "New Victorian super-faction boosts Bill Shorten's influence on the Labor party machine". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 April 2015.
- ^ "In WA, Labor does the splits and its vitals are showing". Crikey. 11 February 2011.
- ^ http://www.crikey.com.au/fed2010-mcewen/


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A couple months ago Robert Karp asked this question. I initially meant this as a comment to that post, but it developed into something bigger, so a blog post makes more sense.
For the most part, Christianity has gotten past its bronze age stage. There are still pockets of severe repression, but not so much anymore. People make a lot of prayer in the classroom, commandments on church lawns, and "In God We Trust," but these things are nothing compared to what was going on a few hundred years ago.
Islam, on the other hand, largely has not moved forward. As you say, it is mostly contained to "third world" countries, which is true, but of late a lot of those folks have taken it upon themselves to emigrate to and challenge the customs of the 1st world countries. The exception to the last sentence is the American born children of these people (or ones mostly raised here). They seem to have settled the clash between their religion and Western culture.
What would be dangerous to our society is if those backward ideas take hold. People say it can't happen here, but already in some European countries there are whole areas where it's simply not safe to travel if you're indoctrinated in the Western way. The most immediate problem is that of insular communities; those which might have an ultra fundamentalist Muslim majority, where police and other secular authorities are subservient to powerful clerics.
This actually already happens in communities with ultra fundamentalist Christian or Jewish orthodox majorities. It just doesn't get talked about much because they tend to keep to themselves. As far as I'm aware, there are no ultra fundamentalist Muslim majority communities as of yet (or Muslim majority of any level of piety for that matter), so whether or not they'd do the same thing remains to be seen.
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Incidentally, I hope for the people of the 34th century that Scientology has been long eradicated. A Scientologist crusade/jihad would be very ugly indeed.
How would that go then? First slay the infidels and then sue their corpses?
Are we reaping the whirlwind of decades of looney liberalism that thinks it's better to accept and even foster diversity than for immigrants to adapt and adopt local ways?
@ Unseen - Well I can't speak for the US, it seems to me that has never been the case there, but in the EU it was a policy that was shared by pretty much all parties. In the Netherlands the exception was the Socialist Party (SP) - they insisted on integration, learning the language, spreading the housing and so on, and they were vilified for that from left and right.
Like I said the plan was that they should go away after use. But they got children here, and in short their whole lives. They were already regarded foreigners in their country of origin. Plus yes, it was the sixties and seventies (the eighties were crisis years) so cultural relativism would have been more in fashion than it is today.
For the matter of global jihadism we inherited that to a great extent from the support of the mujahedeen as a proxy against the Soviet Union occupying Afghanistan. (And later use in Former Yugoslavia.) The First Gulf war (actually the second) and the stationing of US troops in the surrounding countries, was the trigger for al Qaida's global strategy. But the strategical foundation was already laid in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation. In the spread of fundamentalism among immigrant youth in Western countries, Saudi money is instrumental.
Modern Islam seems worse to me than modern Christianity since I fear the ignorance of Islamic fundamentalist and Sharia Law more than I fear the ignorance of fundamentalist Christians.
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Islam, hands down
Militancy, Jihad, propaganda, war, terrorism . . . watching the news, it seems that fundamentalist radicals are driving the Muslim agenda all around the world -- even though they're a minority in Islam. Take a look at where violence has been worst and the list will be almost exclusively populated by Muslim groups or countries. Although the majority of Muslims might be peaceful, Islam itself, via the Quran, advocates radicalism. The Quran repeatedly makes it quite plain that Allah takes a dim view of those who remain at home instead of joining the fight for Jihad.
In the US, homegrown islamist, former evangelicals and othe xians who convert to islam seem to be the most radical and dangerous members of the muslim community.
Seasidechap: Interesting, but I guess it makes some sense. If that third generation was growing up in the Internet age, they're still pretty malleable, easy to influence. With the Internet, I can see how it'd happen.
Barry Eckert: Hopefully history won't repeat exactly as it did. Actually, there may be some evidence that it won't. In the past month or so there have been at least two cases, I believe, where international pressure forced the hand of barbarism. But two isolated cases doesn't really mean anything.


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Wedding bells could be in the future for two television reality stars who met via MTV's reality series 'Making the Band.' Que Mosley formerly of Day 26 and Dawn Richard, who was once part of Danity Kane and now is attached to Diddy's Dirty Money project, have had an on-and-off relationship since 2008, but it appears that Que might be looking to make things official.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - A woman and her children escaped injury early Thursday morning when their motorhome caught fire while filling up with gasoline at a north Palm Springs service station.
Firefighters were called to the Chevron on the 6600 block of North Indian Canyon Drive at 5:15 a.m. Thursday morning.
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Iraq has refused to allow reconnaissance flights by American U2 spyplanes and sometimes assigns five minders to each UN inspector.
The level of non-cooperation detailed by Dr Blix will be important because the US has placed President Saddam's alleged hindrance of inspections at the centre of claims that Iraq is breaching UN resolutions.
Although Dr Blix said on January 9 that no "smoking gun" had been uncovered, UNMOVIC has since found 16 empty chemical warheads, and 3000 pages of weapons-related documents at the home of an Iraqi scientist.
In Washington on Friday, the head of the US military, General Richard Myers, said Australia and the US were terrorist targets whether or not there was a war against Iraq.
In an interview with Marian Wilkinson, of The Sunday Age, and other Australian reporters, General Myers also praised Australia for its support in the fight against Iraq.
The Federal Government last week announced the deployment to the Persian Gulf of 150 SAS personnel, the transport ship HMAS Kanimbla, an anti-aircraft missile unit, landing craft, an army explosives disposal team and a Sea King helicopter.
Prime Minister John Howard is facing growing consternation at home over the decision, with political critics and peace activists warning that it commits Australia to military action, even though Mr Howard has repeatedly said the government had not yet decided.
Not long before the interview with General Myers, President Saddam's son Uday warned that the US would face huge losses if it invaded Iraq.
"Because if they come, September 11, which they are crying over and see as a big thing, will be a real picnic for them, God willing," Uday was quoted as saying on Iraqi television.
General Myers welcomed Australia's decision to commit forces to the Gulf and said they would "blend in seamlessly" with US troops, if President George Bush decided to go ahead with military action. "We are entering very, very dangerous times," he said.
In other developments:��• A US Marines colonel told The Sunday Age the war would last "three weeks - maybe 30 days all up". ��• A US war plan calls for the launch of 300 to 400 cruise missiles a day at the start of a war on Iraq, more than were fired during the entire first Gulf War, according to a CBS News television report. ��• The deadline for Iraqi compliance was emerging as February 14, the UN source said, and rumours were rife in UN headquarters in New York that the war could begin from around February 16. ��• Senior British officers, in talks with their Australian counterparts, have privately scoffed at claims that coalition forces would be unable to effectively fight in the summer if an invasion was delayed past March. ��• The Iraqi opposition-in-exile released documents it said showed President Saddam had issued his elite Republican Guard with chemical warfare suits and an anti-nerve gas drug, atropine. ��• Mr Howard and his senior ministers have had access to similar intelligence on Iraq's weapons as the US, The Sunday Age has learned.
In coming weeks the US military presence in the Persian Gulf region will reach 150,000, including four aircraft carriers and a hospital ship.
Britain has 30,000 troops en route or already there, including 4000 commandos, as well as 120 tanks and 90 self-propelled guns.
"It is fairly obvious we are going to have to move militarily in the next six weeks," a deputy under-secretary for defence in the first Bush administration, Jed Babbin, said.
"It is going to be a brief and brutal conflict. Those of Saddam's troops who care to fight will see a density of military power the world has never seen before," Mr Babbin said.
This is likely to be a crucial week for diplomacy on Iraq. On Tuesday Mr Bush gives his annual State of the Union address. The Security Council meets the next day for a closed debate on Iraq, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Washington for talks with Mr Bush.
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Audi's recent announcement about its very comprehensive Sound Identity seems to have set a new standard for our industry. You can see a rather self-congratulatory 'making of' documentary here on YouTube, and several of my friends in the industry have blogged about it (for example Ruth Simmons and Karhelinz Illner. What captures my attention is the commitment of the client. Sound is being treated as an essential component of the Audi brand, not the icing on the cake, and resources been made available to work that through into consistent and on-brand audio in all Audi's marketing communication. This is a huge step forward, and creates a benchmark for all major brands to aim at.


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Mr. Kendrick retired in 1994, and he and his wife moved to Portales to make their home. That served as home base for the next seven years while they worked for the Army Corps of Engineers at their campgrounds on the Tom Bigbee Waterway in Mississippi as gate attendants. He was able to be with his wife, and hunt and fish when he wanted. He had always loved going camping. So, that became his favorite job of all time. While living in Roswell, he was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church.
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STONY BROOK, N.Y. - In the final game of a four game road trip, the Marist women's lacrosse team fell on Long Island to the Stony Brook Seawolves, 17-5. Two streaks of four unanswered goals in the second half by Stony Brook (6-3) contributed to the Red Foxes' defeat. Junior Amanda Tuck (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) led Marist (1-8) offensively with two goals scored.
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Return Policy for broken or defective items
If you receive a broken or defective item, please contact us within 7 days of receipt at email@example.com. Do not return the item without contacting us first. We will provide you with a return authorization code and instructions on returning and / or receiving a replacement item. You must contact us within 30 days of receipt of merchandise. Do not return merchandise without contacting us first. Customers will be issued a credit for return shipment costs and a new item will be shipped to the customer at no additional cost.
Return Policy for non-defective, non-broken items
Some items are not returnable. Look for the following in the product description.
Payment due before shipping. Some sales are **FINAL** and is indicated in the product description as
For all other products:
Please contact Customer Service at email@example.com for return authorization before returning merchandise and we will issue you a return authorization code.Returns for non-defective, non-broken items must be made within 30 days. There will be a 20% re-stocking fee on all non-defective/non-broken items. Customer is responsible for the return shipment cost. Shipping will not be refunded on non-defective/non-broken returns.
Returns cannot be accepted after 30 days. There are no returns on catalogs or imprinted items.
Merchandise must be returned in it's original inner packing and must be in resaleable condition. Merchandise, merchandise packaging, and inner packing must bear no markings or be otherwise defaced or damaged. No credit will be given for items that do not meet these requirements.
Refusal of Delivery or Wrong Shipping Address
If a customer refuses delivery of an item, or the wrong address is given at the time the order is placed and the order cannot be delivered, the 20% restocking fee will automatically apply and shipping charges will not be refunded, plus the return shipping charges will be deducted from the credit you receive.
Customer service:firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 806-680-DEAL