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1. 1 day ago on Mike Luckovich

   I suggest reading Paul and Jesus by James D. Tabor. It seems that Paul believed that he was taken up to heaven where he received instructions directly from the risen Christ. This took place after he took a fall from his horse.

2. 2 days ago on Eric Allie

   First, puberty blockers don’t cause chemical castration, they block hormones only as long as they are used. Once the drug is stopped the hormones begin functioning normally.Second, you indicate that you are a believer in Christianity. Do you believe in the Jesus who preached the Sermon on the Mount? “Blessed are the poor, the meek, the humble, the peacemakers” That Jesus? The Jesus that told the men about to stone the woman taken in adultery “Let he among you who is without sin cast the first stone.” That Jesus? The Jesus who told the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee? That Jesus? The Jesus who told the parable of the Good Samaritan? That Jesus? I find very few right wing Christians believe in or practice what that Jesus taught.

3. 2 days ago on Eric Allie

   A man by the name of Siddhartha Gautama went searching for wisdom. Eventually he sat down under a tree and began to meditate. He found what he sought and he became known as the Buddha, the awakened one or in today’s language “woke”. It means understanding the realities of the world and how to live a useful life for yourself and others. I’ll take that sort of awakening any time.

4. 6 days ago on Ted Rall

   The debt ceiling crisis is a prime example of the quiet competence of President Biden. He worked out a deal that prevented a disastrous default. Did he have to make some concessions? Yes but in no way did he give away the farm. This is how things are supposed to work in a democracy.

5. 7 days ago on Mike Lester

   Don’t disagree with a word you said. I’d include crazy uncles and cousins as well as the occasional strange neighbor in the list.

6. 8 days ago on Mike Lester

   I might ask you the same question. Come see me sometime and I’ll give you an answer.

7. 8 days ago on Mike Lester

   Grooming used to mean someone who spent months gaining the trust and confidence of a child before actually starting to molest them. Now it seems all you need do is read a story to a group of children. Sad.

8. 20 days ago on Jeff Stahler

   One of the funniest things I ever read while studying for my MA in history was a true account of a gunfight in a bar in one of the Kansas cowtowns. Each party was armed with a cap and ball revolver. The two parties chased each other around the potbellied stove firing until the guns were empty. Neither party suffered a wound of any kind, except to their dignity.

9. 28 days ago on M2Bulls

   Well the Cherokee did own slaves. Perhaps one of them was an ancestor who was freed and adopted into the tribe. Also it was not uncommon for escaped slaves to find refuge among native tribes in the South. My understanding is that the Seminoles were especially welcoming.

10. about 1 month ago on Jeff Danziger

    Little more than half way through. It’s a really good read but you have to take it slow because there is so much to absorb.