That's The Decadent Gospel of Material Well Being to you.H. Korban wrote: Statistically, one can also see this as the more mystical branches of Christianity have all but vanished in the West, replaced by decadent gospel of material well being.
Shit comhcinc - You don't even make sense today. Are you okay? I have lots of relatives in the western part of Virginia, Kentucky, and southern Indiana. Them folks are way different than northerners, or westerners, or easterners. Hell, when you go for a job interview in Kentucky they first ask you what church you go to. When you even mention you are an atheist they accuse you of being a Satanist. and... they really do think that there is Sharia law in Dearborn Michigan. Sure you can find this kind of crap anywhere to some extent, but claiming the south is not "special" is just plain wrong.comhcinc wrote:Yawn. You still don't know what you are talking about and your unsourced maps doesn't change that fact.jet_lagg wrote:You really do have sand in your vagina today. I summarized what several friends have detailed to me about coming up in the bible belt, and I said that's what I was doing. That's not making myself out to be an expert by any reasonable reading.comhcinc wrote: My point is you made yourself out to be an expert based off the stories of some friends.
Bull-fucking-shit, dude. The bible belt is not some misnomer. This is the bible belt.Again I am not pretending myself and the people I am talking aboot represent everyone in the south. I am just saying that frankly it's just like everywhere else and has been that way for a long time.
http://i.imgur.com/9yaSEB3.png
This is a map of the states ranked by religiosity.
http://i.imgur.com/a4oWOx2.png
And that's just the foundation. Start looking at attitudes, state by state, toward homosexual marriage, evolution, and the rest of the Christians' hot button topics it's going to get even worse. Combine that with the accounts I read about and get first hand from friends, and it gets worse still.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35864702'Boaty McBoatface' leads vote to name new polar ship
A polar research ship could be called 'Boaty McBoatface' after members of the public were asked to choose a name for the new vessel.
Sorry to be sceptical and all, but we don't hear the white girl ever call her a nigger, and we don't know she ever did.feathers wrote:Fair enough, but a single well-place thump should have sufficed.Xenu wrote: The video in question.
Oh hell. I was going to mention that one. My source was http://www.independent.co.uk/news/boaty ... 42551.htmlShatterface wrote:I'm sick of people badmouthing democracy.
Under what other system could this be a thing?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35864702'Boaty McBoatface' leads vote to name new polar ship
A polar research ship could be called 'Boaty McBoatface' after members of the public were asked to choose a name for the new vessel.
John how many job interviews in Kentucky have you gone to? I tell people all the time that I am an atheist and have yet been accused of being a Satanist.John D wrote:
Shit comhcinc - You don't even make sense today. Are you okay? I have lots of relatives in the western part of Virginia, Kentucky, and southern Indiana. Them folks are way different than northerners, or westerners, or easterners. Hell, when you go for a job interview in Kentucky they first ask you what church you go to. When you even mention you are an atheist they accuse you of being a Satanist. and... they really do think that there is Sharia law in Dearborn Michigan. Sure you can find this kind of crap anywhere to some extent, but claiming the south is not "special" is just plain wrong.
VickyCaramel wrote:
Sorry to be sceptical and all, but we don't hear the white girl ever call her a nigger, and we don't know she ever did.
It is not uncommon for teenage girls who are trying to start an argument to say something like, "Did you call me a bitch?" or "Are you calling my mum a slag?".
It is a question that forces you to back down or gives an excuse for a fight. It is quite possible that the black girl is a bully who just invented it as a pretext.
Her parents apparently booted her out of the house when they saw the video. That and the way she kicked the shit out of that skinny cave Becky makes me wonder if she hasn't done this before.VickyCaramel wrote:Sorry to be sceptical and all, but we don't hear the white girl ever call her a nigger, and we don't know she ever did.feathers wrote:Fair enough, but a single well-place thump should have sufficed.Xenu wrote: The video in question.
It is not uncommon for teenage girls who are trying to start an argument to say something like, "Did you call me a bitch?" or "Are you calling my mum a slag?".
It is a question that forces you to back down or gives an excuse for a fight. It is quite possible that the black girl is a bully who just invented it as a pretext.
I hope the judge takes it seriously. That young WOC nailed that smaller girl in the head, not once but multiple times. That can easily kill or permanently fuck somebody up. Nor did she show any signs of relenting until there was interference. That is fucked up. If she travelled to confront the other girl, then I hope her ass sits in juvie until she buys a clue. Imagine how well it would go over if the colors were reversed but sizes were the same.deLurch wrote:I am with com on this one. Schools are now over reaching in my view to police student's beyond their school grounds and off time. They are sniffing around their social media accounts and they are going too far. By all means, educate them on appropriate usage. But their authority should end at their property line.Xenu wrote:It happened while on spring break, outside the white girl's house. The black girl alleged that the white girl (prior to this incident) said she was going to "blow her head off", so the black girl had someone drive her over to the white girls house and confronted her.
Schools frequently suspend students for misconduct outside of school property and outside of school hours, especially if it is documented on video and becomes newsworthy.
The police was the correct route to go with this.
As far as punishment goes? There are juvenile courts that deal with these issues, and I have no reason to believe that the judge or prosecutor will go overboard.
Anger management classes, or she is going to be a statistic.comhcinc wrote:I give her props for walking around on grave barefoot. Someone needs to get that girl in MMA classes.
Okay then. i will stop. I know how you Southerners can be touchy about stereotypes.comhcinc wrote:John how many job interviews in Kentucky have you gone to? I tell people all the time that I am an atheist and have yet been accused of being a Satanist.John D wrote:
Shit comhcinc - You don't even make sense today. Are you okay? I have lots of relatives in the western part of Virginia, Kentucky, and southern Indiana. Them folks are way different than northerners, or westerners, or easterners. Hell, when you go for a job interview in Kentucky they first ask you what church you go to. When you even mention you are an atheist they accuse you of being a Satanist. and... they really do think that there is Sharia law in Dearborn Michigan. Sure you can find this kind of crap anywhere to some extent, but claiming the south is not "special" is just plain wrong.
In the middle of the bible belt I worked for a very conservative christian owned company. Like the owners would walk around with bibles. Our main product was a conservative christian web service. I am a lot of other people there was out and out atheist including my boss a very gay black man. When he decided to move out of country this company offered him a stupid amount of money and a cut of the business to stay.
I do believe that when asked most people in the south will act like it's really important to them. I freely admit to that. In practice I do not see that much difference.
When I see religious horror stories in the south they break down to 3 categories.
1. Shit that happened to people. No issues with these
2. Shit people say happened to them. The difference from one is that when asked about things their stories don't hold water.
3. Third hand stories. Such as what you and jett are talking about. You are buying in to the "backwards south" and all that goes with it.
Like I said ain't no kids getting away from their learning due to any god days down here. :D
Maybe. Not know what lead up to it hard to say. I think we all know that calling someone a nigger is an attempt to get an emotional response. It is meant to angry or cause fear to a person.CaptainFluffyBunny wrote:Anger management classes, or she is going to be a statistic.comhcinc wrote:I give her props for walking around on grave barefoot. Someone needs to get that girl in MMA classes.
Actually, we see that this confrontation is already under way with the black girl acting as the aggressor, then we hear her say, "Who you calling a nigger? -- Who the fuck you calling a nigger? -- Who you calling a nigger?" And the second time she says this she assaults the girl by pushing her.comhcinc wrote:VickyCaramel wrote:
Sorry to be sceptical and all, but we don't hear the white girl ever call her a nigger, and we don't know she ever did.
It is not uncommon for teenage girls who are trying to start an argument to say something like, "Did you call me a bitch?" or "Are you calling my mum a slag?".
It is a question that forces you to back down or gives an excuse for a fight. It is quite possible that the black girl is a bully who just invented it as a pretext.
We do hear,"Who you calling a nigger?" and that is responded with "you".
I wouldn't lower myself to taking a swing at comrade Gazi in spite of his best attempts at insulting us honkies. To take shit like that seriously is stupid and makes the offended party look like they have some type of self esteem problem.
And to that I say: Fuck. That. All of the fuck that. Hell, I’d even go so far as to consider any slur against a minority to be ‘fighting words‘. And yes, I’m making that distinction so that no, you can’t swing on someone for calling you a cracker, Basic Beckies reading this.
If she indeed did call her that. We don't know what actions either or both girls did before the video begins. But if she travelled to confront the white girl, there is premeditation. This isn't a instant emotional reaction. This was a calculated revenge. Not smart. The vast size difference doesn't help. Nor does continuing to wail on her when the other girl was down. That is crappy behavior guaranteed to inflame racial tensions. Like I said, switch the colors and guessing the reactions would be pretty easy.comhcinc wrote:Maybe. Not know what lead up to it hard to say. I think we all know that calling someone a nigger is an attempt to get an emotional response. It is meant to angry or cause fear to a person.CaptainFluffyBunny wrote:Anger management classes, or she is going to be a statistic.comhcinc wrote:I give her props for walking around on grave barefoot. Someone needs to get that girl in MMA classes.
In this case it seems it was the wrong person.
l suppose it's too late to nominate HMS Bin-Laden?Shatterface wrote:Is Boaty McBoatface really a worse name for an exploration vessel than HMS Terror? I know which one I'd have felt safer on.
John D wrote: Okay then. i will stop. I know how you Southerners can be touchy about stereotypes.
Apparently they thought that only "Antarctic exploration enthusiasts" would vote in the poll, but then all the unwashed masses joined in. Bit like the recent Labour leadership election.Shatterface wrote:I'm sick of people badmouthing democracy.
Under what other system could this be a thing?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35864702'Boaty McBoatface' leads vote to name new polar ship
A polar research ship could be called 'Boaty McBoatface' after members of the public were asked to choose a name for the new vessel.
The conclusion came to me in the wee hours of the evening: I want to shake Ms. Aleeyah’s hand. The exact one she used to knock this girl to the ground.
“But, but Niki!” I can already hear you tickity-tacking on your keyboard. “What about turning the other cheek and not answering violence with violence? Doesn’t this reaffirm the stereotype of black people being violent? No one should be hit for saying something froggy!”
And to you I say: Fuck. Off.
I see, so violence is an acceptable response to insult, so long as you have less privilege than the person doing the insulting. TAKE THAT BASIC BECKIESHell, I’d even go so far as to consider any slur against a minority to be ‘fighting words‘. And yes, I’m making that distinction so that no, you can’t swing on someone for calling you a cracker, Basic Beckies reading this.
Voting is till 4/16. Not sure if nominations are still open.Cnutella wrote:l suppose it's too late to nominate HMS Bin-Laden?Shatterface wrote:Is Boaty McBoatface really a worse name for an exploration vessel than HMS Terror? I know which one I'd have felt safer on.
I don't know what MMA is but I was thinking Navy SEALS.comhcinc wrote:I give her props for walking around on grave barefoot. Someone needs to get that girl in MMA classes.
It truly astounds me that people create polls like this. I suppose those who dont study history will hear that Hitler did nothing wrong.piginthecity wrote:Apparently they thought that only "Antarctic exploration enthusiasts" would vote in the poll, but then all the unwashed masses joined in. Bit like the recent Labour leadership election.Shatterface wrote:I'm sick of people badmouthing democracy.
Under what other system could this be a thing?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35864702'Boaty McBoatface' leads vote to name new polar ship
A polar research ship could be called 'Boaty McBoatface' after members of the public were asked to choose a name for the new vessel.
"Admiral Doenitz" would also be a fine proposal.Dave wrote:It truly astounds me that people create polls like this. I suppose those who dont study history will hear that Hitler did nothing wrong.
Before we go any further I think it should be stated that at the end of the day this is teenage bullshit that we adults are probably over thinking.CaptainFluffyBunny wrote: If she indeed did call her that. We don't know what actions either or both girls did before the video begins. But if she travelled to confront the white girl, there is premeditation. This isn't a instant emotional reaction. This was a calculated revenge. Not smart. The vast size difference doesn't help. Nor does continuing to wail on her when the other girl was down. That is crappy behavior guaranteed to inflame racial tensions. Like I said, switch the colors and guessing the reactions would be pretty easy.
Yep. That girl falls into my category of "barbarian". She is clearly inciting the white girl to give her an "excuses" to beat the shit out of her. Trust me on this. I was one of the skinny kids at my school and this was done to me a few times. I could usually say something self-deprecating and keep from getting in a fight. Also, I had an older brother and I was not too proud to seek revenge after an incident. I have little sympathy for bullies.... off to juvie bitch!CaptainFluffyBunny wrote:If she indeed did call her that. We don't know what actions either or both girls did before the video begins. But if she travelled to confront the white girl, there is premeditation. This isn't a instant emotional reaction. This was a calculated revenge. Not smart. The vast size difference doesn't help. Nor does continuing to wail on her when the other girl was down. That is crappy behavior guaranteed to inflame racial tensions. Like I said, switch the colors and guessing the reactions would be pretty easy.comhcinc wrote:Maybe. Not know what lead up to it hard to say. I think we all know that calling someone a nigger is an attempt to get an emotional response. It is meant to angry or cause fear to a person.CaptainFluffyBunny wrote: Anger management classes, or she is going to be a statistic.
In this case it seems it was the wrong person.
Mixed Martial Arts.feathers wrote:I don't know what MMA is but I was thinking Navy SEALS.comhcinc wrote:I give her props for walking around on grave barefoot. Someone needs to get that girl in MMA classes.
By Angry Black Womyn's logic (such as it is) it would therefore be perfectly fine for a righteously angry white person to 'swing' on a black person in Africa.Xenu wrote:I see, so violence is an acceptable response to insult, so long as you have less privilege than the person doing the insulting. TAKE THAT BASIC BECKIESHell, I’d even go so far as to consider any slur against a minority to be ‘fighting words‘. And yes, I’m making that distinction so that no, you can’t swing on someone for calling you a cracker, Basic Beckies reading this.
John D wrote: Yep. That girl falls into my category of "barbarian". She is clearly inciting the white girl to give her an "excuses" to beat the shit out of her. Trust me on this. I was one of the skinny kids at my school and this was done to me a few times. I could usually say something self-deprecating and keep from getting in a fight. Also, I had an older brother and I was not too proud to seek revenge after an incident. I have little sympathy for bullies.... off to juvie bitch!
LOL! You want to save us and convert us, don't you? I'll bet you mention your god nonsense in every post. Let's see from here on as I catch up here. :lol: :popcorn: :lol: :popcorn: :lol:jimhabegger wrote:You mean, what I mean by "walk in the path of God"? Roughly, what I mean by it is trying to learn to follow Baha'u'llah, or one of the other characters that He calls "Manifestations of God". Part of my way of doing that is studying Baha'i scriptures, trying to learn to love Him more, and to better understand His purposes and prescriptions and put them into practice.Billie from Ockham wrote:Neither Google Translate nor Babelfish works for batshit. Can you say what you mean in simple English?jimhabegger wrote:My life is all about what I call learning to walk in the path of God...
How badly to you have to piss off your priest/imam/minister/whatever that your penance is to try and convert a bunch of shit-talking atheists?Scented Nectar wrote:LOL! You want to save us and convert us, don't you? I'll bet you mention your god nonsense in every post. Let's see from here on as I catch up here. :lol: :popcorn: :lol: :popcorn: :lol:jimhabegger wrote:
You mean, what I mean by "walk in the path of God"? Roughly, what I mean by it is trying to learn to follow Baha'u'llah, or one of the other characters that He calls "Manifestations of God". Part of my way of doing that is studying Baha'i scriptures, trying to learn to love Him more, and to better understand His purposes and prescriptions and put them into practice.
Kirbmarc wrote:Today I've met the Swiss Steersman. A guy on the train who was arguing for the deportation of all Muslims unless they swear on the Bible.
I do get all the crazies.
It is not likely that I would change my mind. Of course, if the tiny white girl had a possy that was stealing the black girls lunch money I would consider leniency. I do think people become less violent as they get older and many violent young people change. I also think that young people only change if there are consequences for their violent actions. I would have to know a lot more before I could give a fully informed decision about what should be done with this particular barbarian.comhcinc wrote:John D wrote: Yep. That girl falls into my category of "barbarian". She is clearly inciting the white girl to give her an "excuses" to beat the shit out of her. Trust me on this. I was one of the skinny kids at my school and this was done to me a few times. I could usually say something self-deprecating and keep from getting in a fight. Also, I had an older brother and I was not too proud to seek revenge after an incident. I have little sympathy for bullies.... off to juvie bitch!
Are you willing to change you opinion of this when more information comes out?
Is there any information that could come out that would make you completely reverse your decision?
What do you think is an appropriate punishment? Like how long should she spend in juvie?
Nah, he was talking to another guy, I just overheard the conversation and immediately thought about our resident robot.comhcinc wrote:Kirbmarc wrote:Today I've met the Swiss Steersman. A guy on the train who was arguing for the deportation of all Muslims unless they swear on the Bible.
I do get all the crazies.
I bet you were nice and respectful and tried to engage him in logic too.
On one hand you are kinda my hero and on the other I just feel pity for you.
deLurch wrote:Allegedly 16 years old and her parents kicked her out of the house. If that is a temporary parental "teaching her a lesson" and giving her a wake up call, OK. But if not, the parents are still on the hook for providing her food, shelter, clothing and ensuring she gets an education up until she hits the age of 18.
You should have told them how you would enjoy the Swiss giving back all the money they got from war criminals and mobsters. They fucking hate that shit. Haha. I work with a bunch of Swiss guys and we do get some yucks from their army and their corrupt bankers. The other day a Swiss Army reserve guy realized that they were not able to find the cave where they had all their war gear. They just don't remember where it is anymore so it will just rust behind a locked security door somewhere in the Alps. Haha.Kirbmarc wrote:Today I've met the Swiss Steersman. A guy on the train who was arguing for the deportation of all Muslims unless they swear on the Bible.
I do get all the crazies.
John D wrote:It is not likely that I would change my mind. Of course, if the tiny white girl had a possy that was stealing the black girls lunch money I would consider leniency. I do think people become less violent as they get older and many violent young people change. I also think that young people only change if there are consequences for their violent actions. I would have to know a lot more before I could give a fully informed decision about what should be done with this particular barbarian.comhcinc wrote:John D wrote: Yep. That girl falls into my category of "barbarian". She is clearly inciting the white girl to give her an "excuses" to beat the shit out of her. Trust me on this. I was one of the skinny kids at my school and this was done to me a few times. I could usually say something self-deprecating and keep from getting in a fight. Also, I had an older brother and I was not too proud to seek revenge after an incident. I have little sympathy for bullies.... off to juvie bitch!
Are you willing to change you opinion of this when more information comes out?
Is there any information that could come out that would make you completely reverse your decision?
What do you think is an appropriate punishment? Like how long should she spend in juvie?
You are right, the Swiss bank system was (is?) pretty messed up, and we've been dicks to the relatives of Holocaust victims. (Although there wasn't much that we could have done during the war).John D wrote:You should have told them how you would enjoy the Swiss giving back all the money they got from war criminals and mobsters. They fucking hate that shit. Haha. I work with a bunch of Swiss guys and we do get some yucks from their army and their corrupt bankers. The other day a Swiss Army reserve guy realized that they were not able to find the cave where they had all their war gear. They just don't remember where it is anymore so it will just rust behind a locked security door somewhere in the Alps. Haha.Kirbmarc wrote:Today I've met the Swiss Steersman. A guy on the train who was arguing for the deportation of all Muslims unless they swear on the Bible.
I do get all the crazies.
The Swiss never locked up Jews, but they charged Germany by the head to have them delivered across Swiss railroad tracks. They are like the fucking Ferengi on Star Trek. haha.
Did you mean pussy?John D wrote:It is not likely that I would change my mind. Of course, if the tiny white girl had a possy that was stealing the black girls lunch money I would consider leniency.
:lol: "I'll take stereotypes for 500 please Alex" ;-)John D wrote:You should have told them how you would enjoy the Swiss giving back all the money they got from war criminals and mobsters. They fucking hate that shit. Haha. .....Kirbmarc wrote:Today I've met the Swiss Steersman. A guy on the train who was arguing for the deportation of all Muslims unless they swear on the Bible.
I do get all the crazies.
The Swiss never locked up Jews, but they charged Germany by the head to have them delivered across Swiss railroad tracks. They are like the fucking Ferengi on Star Trek. haha.
John D wrote:You should have told them how you would enjoy the Swiss giving back all the money they got from war criminals and mobsters. They fucking hate that shit. Haha. I work with a bunch of Swiss guys and we do get some yucks from their army and their corrupt bankers. The other day a Swiss Army reserve guy realized that they were not able to find the cave where they had all their war gear. They just don't remember where it is anymore so it will just rust behind a locked security door somewhere in the Alps. Haha.Kirbmarc wrote:Today I've met the Swiss Steersman. A guy on the train who was arguing for the deportation of all Muslims unless they swear on the Bible.
I do get all the crazies.
The Swiss never locked up Jews, but they charged Germany by the head to have them delivered across Swiss railroad tracks. They are like the fucking Ferengi on Star Trek. haha.
Canadians have it good, your stereotype is that you're incredibly nice and eat waffles with maple syrup.Steersman wrote: :lol: "I'll take stereotypes for 500 please Alex" ;-)
But I expect all races, religions, and cultures have them, some more odious than others. But the most one might throw stones at Canadians for is in inventing or promoting hockey. ;-)
Our name is legion; first the Pit, then the world. Mwhahaaa ....Kirbmarc wrote:Today I've met the Swiss Steersman. A guy on the train who was arguing for the deportation of all Muslims unless they swear on the Bible.
I do get all the crazies.
Bloody joke to think that they're going to repudiate their rather barbaric religion, and won't be an expensive and dangerous thorn in the side of Germany and other EU countries - a poisoned chalice writ large.BERLIN — A contentious deal struck Friday between the European Union and Turkey aims to finally halt the historic wave of irregular migration to Europe from the Middle East and beyond. But Germany, ground zero of the refugee crisis, faces a separate problem — what to do about all those who are already here.
The rapid rate of arrivals in the once-welcoming nation has forced a backlog of 770,000 asylum requests. About half of them, authorities say, will be rejected. That means figuring out how to get the asylum seekers who cannot stay to leave. With deportations on such a scale seen as problematic at best, the country has come up with a solution: Pay — some say bribe — them.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:Ape+lust wrote:http://imgur.com/Tu1eMGW.jpgScented Nectar wrote:I think what PZ is saying, is that he wants the tentacles up his ass. I mean, if he can't stick his dick in its beak, what the hell else can he do with it? :moon: :goatse:Ape+lust wrote:Nobody was happy with my answer :cry:
And of course, when the discussion turns to particle physics, the only useful info from me is how many octopuses I've fucked :lol:
I'll say again -- I've learned a thing or two from watching the old buzzard.
http://imgur.com/TFGJTky.jpg
She has a pussy that can steal lunch money?feathers wrote:Did you mean pussy?John D wrote:It is not likely that I would change my mind. Of course, if the tiny white girl had a possy that was stealing the black girls lunch money I would consider leniency.
Sounds like a cock andVickyCaramel wrote: Years ago, there was a black man in this area holding up petrol stations at gunpoint, wearing nothing by a stocking over his head. Apparently very few people could give a good description of his face, especially the women.
Oh, I'm pretty sure that I have plenty of assumptions, of various levels of credibility. Indeed I'll make a list of the few I'm aware about:Steersman wrote: But while I agreed with your earlier comments about metaphors and analogies, I'm not sure that you are really willing to consider that you too may have, probably do have, any number of highly questionable assumptions, not just on the question of Islam, but on many other issues. And speaking of analogies, I wonder whether you and others here play Sudoku, and know that sometimes one simply has to make an assumption, a guess, as to a possibility and then see where the dust settles: there are simply no algorithms that are going to cover every case; one is sort of obliged to go on faith - so to speak. But the trick is to realize that one is making an assumption and to then be prepared to backtrack, to abandon them, if one comes to a contradiction of sorts. Those interested in that analogy might take a gander at this paper for a start, particularly chapter 12 on forcing functions.
Yeah, why not?comhcinc wrote:So do we want to do a hangout/chat this week?
Kirbmarc wrote:Yeah, why not?comhcinc wrote:So do we want to do a hangout/chat this week?
