Now we have a $9.5 trillion debt.
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George W. Bush was handed a $127 billion surplus when Bill Clinton left office. Because that money was OUR money and not his, he did what the rich prefer to do -- spend it and never look back. Now we have a $9.5 trillion debt.
The richest 400 Ame...
The richest 400 Ame...
What Caused the Economic Crisis?
posted over 3 years ago | 6 comments
The Economist magazine noted recently, the problem is one of layered irresponsibility with the Bush Administration, Congress and billionaire villains each playing a role.
Here's a partial list of those at fault:
* The Federal Reserve, w...
Here's a partial list of those at fault:
* The Federal Reserve, w...
An Unbiased Statement on Bias?
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
A while ago someone blogged that he was not going to vote because all the candidates were biased. He may have used a more biased statement such as lies and lying.
His blog reminded me that while watching the History Channel recently, I saw a rath...
His blog reminded me that while watching the History Channel recently, I saw a rath...
How to talk to a fundamentalist
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
This is how I see the situation: if a pre-schooler says to me, “There are fairies living in our garden; they make the flowers bloom,” I’d smile and say “How wonderful!” The child is young, a belief in fairies at that age is almost certainly harmle...
Flee from the fear of God
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I must be a real dumb-ass, because I’ve never been able to muster up much of a fear of God. I’m afraid of a lot of things—death, disease, Bush appointing a Supreme Court justice, missing the final episode of “Survivor”—because I have either direct...
“God Laughs and Plays” but doesn’t go to church
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
I figured that I’d enjoy a book titled “Churchless Sermons in Response to the Preachments of the Fundamentalist Right.” And I did.
“God Laughs and Plays” is David James Duncan’s paean to fly-fishing rather than pew-sitting, to practicing Christia...
“God Laughs and Plays” is David James Duncan’s paean to fly-fishing rather than pew-sitting, to practicing Christia...
Intelligent design supports a second-rate God
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If I’m going to believe in God, I want to put my faith in a top-notch creative power. The very best. A1. That’s why the God of evolution is so much more appealing than the God of so-called “intelligent design which doesn’t seem to be a very intell...
“God’s Christian Warriors”
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“God’s Christian Warriors” shows crazy side of religion
Anyone who thinks that Christianity is a warm, fuzzy, loving religion needs to watch, or read, God's Christian Warriors – part of a CNN special series on Muslim, Jewish, and Christian...
Anyone who thinks that Christianity is a warm, fuzzy, loving religion needs to watch, or read, God's Christian Warriors – part of a CNN special series on Muslim, Jewish, and Christian...
What? The universe isn’t all about me?
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Warning: if you're comfortable feeling that the cosmos is designed around you, or humanity in general, what you're about to read runs the risk of putting some leaks in your belief bubble.
I'm not only speaking to the religious, even though theolo...
I'm not only speaking to the religious, even though theolo...
Religion as a Tool for Social Control
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
Authority
Tell a young child that they must not do something, and the inevitable response is 'Why?' In its infancy, human civilization was no different.
Rulers ascended to positions of power, and created laws for all their people to follo...
Tell a young child that they must not do something, and the inevitable response is 'Why?' In its infancy, human civilization was no different.
Rulers ascended to positions of power, and created laws for all their people to follo...
