Do you believe that the bible is a complete document?  Do you think that the gospels and other books rejected by the Council of Nicea have any value? What's your opinion about the Nag Hamadi and Dead Sea Scrolls?  I would like to know how much creedence you give to these texts and the message held within.  Do you think that they're also divinely inspired? I'm asking because I'm genuinely interested.  If I was going to 'bash' I'd do so blatantly.....  

The AF base on which I reside has what we call a 'giant voice' speaker system.  There are big speakers on poles throughout the housing areas, and they're pretty loud.  The national anthem is piped through these speakers for retreat every day at 1700, and they're also used for exercises and severe weather warnings. So, we have a system designed to get necessary information to a large number of people in a short amount of time. This afternoon I was at the store getting a movie...

This is for all of us who grew up in the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's. We survived being born to mothers who smoked and drank whilst they were pregnant with us. They took asprin, ate blue cheese and brie, ate tuna from a can and never got tested for diabetes....not to mention cleaning out cat boxes. After our arrival, our cribs and rooms were decorated with lead based paints. We had no childproof medicine bottles, no latches on cabinet doors, no outlet covers.  When we rode our bik...

This is for all of us who grew up in the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's. We survived being born to mothers who smoked and drank whilst they were pregnant with us. They took asprin, ate blue cheese and brie, ate tuna from a can and never got tested for diabetes....not to mention cleaning out cat boxes. After our arrival, our cribs and rooms were decorated with lead based paints. We had no childproof medicine bottles, no latches on cabinet doors, no outlet covers.  When we rode our bik...

He comes tearing down the street on his low-rider, hanging onto the chopped handlebars with they're a couple of vines. His chrome helmet reflects the awakening street lights, shining them back at themselves. The neon skull stem valves blink with each rotation of his wheels, making green loops in the dimming light.  He turns into the driveway, back tire locked up and screeching, and dismounts...light saber hanging from the tab of his carpenter jeans.  Typical boy equipment, that...

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I found this really cool game to play online - and it's free! Link It's called 'Guess-The-Google'.  What you have to do it guess what word generated the Google images you're shown.  You have 20 seconds to guess, and you get points for the numbers of seconds you have remaining...making it beneficial to guess once and to guess quickly. It's actually quite addicting.  I spent the better part of an hour playing before I could break myself away to come and tell y'all about ...

Yes, beloved Joe users, not only have I assaulted you with tales of breast lumps and pubic hair waxing, I'm now going to let you in on the mysterious workings of my digestive system. I have a tummy ache.  I've had one since last night.  I've also not been able to eat anything today without running off to the bathroom 10 minutes later, and not being able to leave said bathroom for half an hour at a time. I think that it was a BK chicken garden salad last night that did it.  I...

Ok, I already posed this question on another thread, but I want to ask again. Why, if God is a single entity, does it say at the end of Genesis 1 'let US make them in OUR image'? Why the plural there? Thanks in advance for any answers....

   16 Biblical Ways to Acquire a Wife    _  _   _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16.  Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes.  Then she's yours. --(Deuteronomy 21, v. 12-13) 15.  Find a prostitute and marry her. --Hosea  (Hosea 1, v. 1)   14.  Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock....

   16 Biblical Ways to Acquire a Wife    _  _   _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16.  Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes.  Then she's yours. --(Deuteronomy 21, v. 12-13) 15.  Find a prostitute and marry her. --Hosea  (Hosea 1, v. 1)   14.  Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock....

I'm watching a show about transgendered people. Men who feel like they're women trapped in masculine shell, and vice versa. There's one man, who, before he got the courage up to make the change, to become a woman, was a very masculine man.  Had facial hair, did traditionally masculine things like construction work, welding and so on.  He even had 4 kids. Then, at the age of 46, he decided that he couldn't live the lie anymore and undertook the process to turn his body int...

www.chicagopolice.org That's a link to the Chicago PD's website. There's a link on there to the 'John's Hall Of Fame'.  Men who have been arrested soliciting prostitues for sexual favors have their mugshots posted on the internet for everyone to see. I'm in two minds about this. On the one hand, I think that it might go a long way to cut down on the amount of solicitation.  The shame factor might play a big part... On the other hand, what happened to being innocent until ...

'Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in some dark woods For I had wandered off from the straight path' Dante Aligheri ' The Inferno'   I've been lost.  Wandering around in the darkness, stumbling blindly, waving my hands in front of me and grasping onto anything in the hope that it would be what I needed to find my way again. The I realized...the only thing I need to find my way again is me.  

The enormity of what I'm about to do hit me this morning. Everything is in place.  D's squadron is waiting for a surgery date from me so we can initiate the Red Cross message, and they're preparing his replacement.  His unit there are ready to get him on a flight out.  The The insurance company is approving the surgery, and the neurosurgeon is just waiting for the general surgeon to tell him what days he's available.  All I have to do is see Dr Striegel next week... ...