gowlerk

There is nothing unusual about people having spiritual awakenings. And it is particularly common among those with addictive personalities. It is a major area of study in psychology. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

The validity of theology has been a contentious matter for as long as man has questioned his various and sundry gods. I like this take from Thomas Paine. Theology, the study of nothing. As good a summary as I've ever seen. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

God created for his own glory and for our good and he did know man would fall. I'm thinking She could have done better for her glory if She had chosen to. I'm sticking with the amusement theory. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Then when God created man he would have known that man would fall. I suppose we don't know why God bothered creating man. But like many of the Gods man created before he created the God of Abraham it would appear that man exists to amuse God. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Mecca, but I think we just moved into SC territory. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Pakistan is a nuclear power and largely a Muslim nation. So striking Mecca might not be a good idea. Who said anything about a "good idea"?

Mecca, but I think we just moved into SC territory.

Nice one Billy.

If that ever happens it will not be US versus Russia. They will be uneasy allies against another force. Just like the last time.

The only evidence for God is that it can not be proven that there is no God. Other than that there is nothing at all. If that is enough for you I'm fine with it. But surely you can understand why so many people find it to be lacking. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Making arguments based on bible quotations is like erecting a building on a sand bar. Both are acts of faith with no real foundation. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Christ was a brown skinned radical liberal. His life did not matter to evangelicals. Only his death. Good Friday is tomorrow. The holiest day of the year. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

A remarkable line from a remarkable song written by a remarkable woman. I've often wondered if she wrote that line totally from her mind or if it was lifted from somewhere. It has always spoken to me from the first time I heard it. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

The new testament was written on an Assyrian troll farm. It was written to upset the Romans. The same way that you are trolling us about "evidence". Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

By my observation that distinction belongs to the state of Iowa. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Indeed. That’s why I say that if there is a creator it is not within our power to understand. It is clear to me that man created all the Gods we have ever worshiped. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Like saying that God created man in his own image? And assigning a male gender to Her? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Very nice. Thank you. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

The right wing sure seems to be frightened of this little girl. The FOX attack machine is working overtime attacking her. Thanks for helping with spreading the troll meme. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I'm going to disagree with Wendy. (rare event) Business has always been done this way, and capitalism can only work this way. It is up to the customer to choose wisely. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

If God wanted mankind to understand She would make it so. She would not send us theologians to figure it out and tell us. She would just make Herself clear. Arguing theology is the most egregious waste of brainpower I can think of. But it seems to be keep a few people amused here. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Many millions of Christians are now former Christians. Including untold hundreds of thousands of faith leaders. But still I believe you are correct. They were not "persuaded". They looked inside themselves and realized that the immense wonder and mystery of the universe we can observe can not be explained by the lies of the charlatans who created the various scams we call churches. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Your friend is correct. Intellectual persuasion is not an effective means of convincing anyone that magic is real. There is no intellectual reason for you, or him, or for anyone else to embrace faith. It is a decision every person makes for themselves. But it is largely influenced by the culture they belong to. A person like you, if you were raised in Arabia, would very likely be an Islamic fundamentalist. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Yes, most of my thinking on this is based on the Canadian model. Because it seems to be working fairly well and at the same time is less restrictive than the European or Australian models. The biggest weakness in our system is that determined gangs can still fairly easily get handguns over the border. Which is making for too much gun play on the streets of our largest cities. We still have men doing murder-suicides sometimes. The level of restriction needed to stop those is beyond the tolerance of our society for gun rules. It is not all that different than the US situation except for where the lines are drawn. The 2nd amendment has been around for a long time. The problem of mass shootings is much more recent. I feel that it's largely a side effect of the culture wars. Amassing arms and fighting for the right to amass arms is part of that. An unfortunate side effect is that unbalanced people with a score to settle, or who want to be famous can easily get these tools. And media attention is justified, but it also shines the light and shows the way to fame and glory. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Restricting? Lets start with the short barrelled smaller caliber rifles commonly known as "assault rifles". I don't want to get bogged down in defining them, that will always be controversial because arbitrary lines would need to be drawn. I would propose that you could still own them, but that magazine size would be limited. And you would need to register them. And you would need to store them safely. And that ownership of them could not be transferred without a real background check. That's what I mean by an example of restrictions. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

The other reason is that if you double wrap you are at least twice as likely to need to replace the band on the next pack job. Double wrapping itself does not take a good packer very long at all. Replacing bands does.