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  1. Karl R

    Political advertisement failures

    Since we're all being bombarded by political ads, I thought we might want to share some of the political advertisements that ... well ... don't appear to be part of a well thought out strategy. Here are my top two picks: Wesley Hunt, Texas 7th Congressional District, launched a new ad...
  2. Karl R

    Should "500 year flood" be renamed? Redefined? Redrawn?

    On Sunday, Trump tweeted, "Wow - Now experts are calling #Harvey a once in 500 year flood!" Not the best wording, but it would pass a fact check. I live in Houston. I'm a mile south of Brays Bayou, where it passes through Meyerland (two miles east of the Med Center). The Brays Bayou (among...
  3. Karl R

    We have nothing to fear ... except all the WRONG things.

    It's election season, so we're continuously being bombarded by fear-mongering by politicians trying to get our votes. (And if it wasn't election season, companies would still be filling the airwaves with fear-mongering to sell us stuff.) This morning, Donald Trump tweeted: "Crooked Hillary...
  4. Karl R

    Overheard at the Republican Convention

    Interviewer: "Do you believe a candidate's personal life should be an issue." Jerry Fallwell, Jr.: "Jesus said we all have sinned. It's like Jesus said when he met the woman at the well, who had been married to five times and was living with another man, and the crowd was about to stone her. He...
  5. Karl R

    #BanTheIrish

    Directly quoting Donald Trump: "When I’m elected, I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies until we fully understand how to end these threats." So #BanTheIrish...
  6. Karl R

    Ironic statement at CPAC

    Ted Cruz urged voters to "demand action, not talk" from their conservative leaders. Ted Cruz is best known for his 21 hour filibuster. Did anyone else find this funny?
  7. Karl R

    Right to remain silent eroded

    In a 5-4 decision, the supreme court decided that a person's decision to remain silent could be used against them in court, unless the person explicitly states they are exercising that right. See this article. The police were questioning a suspect before reading him his Miranda rights, and...
  8. Karl R

    Proposition 8 lawyer claims that the purpose of marriage is to promote procreation

    Proposition 8 is being challenged on constitutional grounds. One of the news articles can be found here: Witness: Civil unions like allowing just one bite of Twinkie - CNN.com What caught my attention was the following excerpt: Charles Cooper, an attorney representing Protect Marriage, the...
  9. Karl R

    Hate crimes legislation helps to protect all of us

    Last night I was standing at the bus stop when I heard someone yelling. I turned and saw a man leaning out of the window of his pickup truck, and as he drove by he screamed anti-gay obscenities at me. The insults didn't bother me. I really don't care what homophobes think about me. But it...
  10. Karl R

    Dating dilemma: How would you handle this situation?

    On Tuesday, two intelligent, funny and attractive women invited me to go out this weekend (one to a museum, the other to a movie). After accepting both invitations, I realized that I had no idea whether I was hanging out with a couple of friends, whether I going on two first dates, or some...
  11. Karl R

    Feliz Cinco de Mayo

    Feliz Cinco de Mayo a todos.:woohoo:
  12. Karl R

    Christians and Atheists only: the christian atheist

    A journalism professor, Robert Jensen, recently created a huge controversy by publishing the following article: The rest of Robert Jensen's article can be found here: http://www.counterpunch.org/jensen03072006.html This action has sparked a huge controversy among conservative christians and...
  13. Karl R

    Idiot compassion

    I don't live in a great neighborhood. I get asked for change a few times a day by strangers. I never give them any. I know the statistics. There's more than a 90% chance that the person asking me for money intends to spend it on alcohol or some other addiction. If I help them feed their...
  14. Karl R

    The nervous young priest.

    A young priest was getting prepared to lead his first mass, but his fear of public speaking was dominating his thoughts. The young priest went to an old priest in his parish for some advice. "Father," he asked, "I'm terrified of speaking in public, and I'm about to lead my first mass. What...
  15. Karl R

    John Spong: theory #2

    Continuing robtex's suggestion to discuss one point at a time. 2. Since God can no longer be conceived in theistic terms, it becomes nonsensical to seek to understand Jesus as the incarnation of the theistic deity. So the Christology of the ages is bankrupt. Since I disagree with Spong about...
  16. Karl R

    A couple related questions.

    I have a couple questions regarding something I read in the Baha'i overview: I find this concept fascinating. I interpret this as saying that religions evolve over time. New religions are just another step in the evolutionary process. Is this a correct way of interpreting this concept...
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