The teacher of the science class had apparently even taken the step of stating at the start of the school year that there were other theories on the origin of life
HORRORS! We must suppress any knowledge of subversive ideas from our schools! Ignorance is strength!
What's the fullscreen button? Windows has minimize, maximize/restore, and close buttons. Do you mean fullscreen mode in Media Player? If you want your media player to fill everything except the task bar, then just use the Maximize button instead of fullscreen. If the maximize button is taking the entire screen, it's because you have your task bar set to auto-hide. That's by design.
Your information is totally wrong, and of course you were modded up for it. Penny content changed to steel and maganese in 1942, bronze in 1943, and in 1982 to copper-plated zinc. That's it.
Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who "fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States." This statute means that you may be violating the law if you change the appearance of the coin and fraudulently represent it to be other than the altered coin that it is. As a matter of policy, the Mint does not promote coloring, plating or altering U.S. coinage: however, there are no sanctions against such activity absent fraudulent intent.
I'm not going to waste time debunking each of your poorly informed points. You can look them up on the web on your own time. But I'll say one thing, and that's that saying a historical record from antiquity is inaccurate because it was written mere decades after the fact puts the existence of nearly every historical figure into doubt.
I wouldn't call it arrogance to look at the choices and make an informed decision. If you tell me that pizza is your favorite food and you think it;s the best food ever, is that arrogant?
I do, however, have Faith that God (Note: I don't mean the "Christian god", I mean that guy that Christians, Jews, and Muslims all worship) is good, forgiving, and gave me a hell of a lot more than I deserve.
You're not describing the Muslim god. He doesn't care about you unless you do something to impress him, and even then probably won't love you. Read the Qur'an.
Err... I have a gun, and I haven't killed anyone with it. Clearly, Jesus intended us to be neither pacifists nor aggressors, as he said, "But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one. "For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, 'AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS'; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment."
He knew his coming would bring upheaval, as he said "I come not to bring peace, but a sword." There will be be no peace until he returns. Also, despite our best efforts, "the poor will always be with us."
By the way, the actions of supposedly radical Islamic organizations such as the Taliban are perfectly in harmony with the teachings of the Qur'an, which commands the Muslim to subjugate his enemies and either forcibly convert them or demand tribute.
That's funny... I didn't realize that all the allied soldiers in Iraq (including the non-Americans, of course) are Christian! I'm also having trouble finding that part of the bible that says to kill the nonbelievers wherever you find them! The Qur'an has it, though. Good for them!
I couldn't agree more. It is time for some anti-christian (and all people who use belief to puss thier infriority into superiority) backlash. I think it is time to hear "to the lions" ringing in the ears of those arrogant enough to have faith in anything.
Because religious intolerance is OK. I never liked that part of the first amendment anyway. In fact, I don't like a few other so-called "rights" and I think we should take those away from people I don't like as well. They are superstitious simpletons and clearly inferior to us.
In fact the bible never actually comes out and assaults homosexuality except in some of the later revisions that have some out in very recent times. Going even further, the word used to describe the relationship between Jesus and Peter can be used to mean either "brother" or "lover" but this connotation is deliberately excised from modern translations.
Unless you can provide proper citations, I call this pure rubbish. The Hebrews were very careful copyists and this was revealed in the Dead Sea scrolls, which are from the 2nd BCE to the 1st CE and harmonize to an astounding degree with the previously earliest extant MS. The prohibitions against homosexuality are stated multiple times. Paul's epistles also mention homosexuality in the same breath with other sexual misdeeds such as adultery.
As for the "agape" and "phileo" issue to which you seem to refer, these two words appear to have been used interchangeably throughout the bible. In fact, I imagine you were thinking of the "feed my sheep" exchange when you typed your post-- and that's one that proves my point, as "phileo" and "agape" are interchanged with seemingly no distinction!
Blah blah blah.
I guess that was the boring section you skipped over. I'll print it out for you.
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Cor 6:9-10
I am a Christian, and scripture says that we are permitted to eat everything that lives on the earth. This attitude is as valid as your unsupported assumption that every creature classified as an animal is conscious. What about motile plants?
yes very correct. But in the grand scheme of things, we're more likely to be classified as a 'parasite' on the planet since 'modern' civilizations haven't been able to live in harmony with the environment we occupy.
Have you ever seen what happens when cricket or frog populations get out of control due to entirely natural circumstances?
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Former OS/2 user. 'nuff said.
What's the fullscreen button? Windows has minimize, maximize/restore, and close buttons. Do you mean fullscreen mode in Media Player? If you want your media player to fill everything except the task bar, then just use the Maximize button instead of fullscreen. If the maximize button is taking the entire screen, it's because you have your task bar set to auto-hide. That's by design.
Crap... I'm about the fifth jerk to point this out. *hides*
Of course, they did make 40% halves from 1965 to 1970 (90% silver in the 1970 proofs) so those are also worth more than face in all grades.
Your information is totally wrong, and of course you were modded up for it. Penny content changed to steel and maganese in 1942, bronze in 1943, and in 1982 to copper-plated zinc. That's it.
Until you need change for an item which comes to 11.97 after sales tax. You'll be tired of being ripped off two or three cents every transaction.
Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who "fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States." This statute means that you may be violating the law if you change the appearance of the coin and fraudulently represent it to be other than the altered coin that it is. As a matter of policy, the Mint does not promote coloring, plating or altering U.S. coinage: however, there are no sanctions against such activity absent fraudulent intent.
See usmint.gov.I'm not going to waste time debunking each of your poorly informed points. You can look them up on the web on your own time. But I'll say one thing, and that's that saying a historical record from antiquity is inaccurate because it was written mere decades after the fact puts the existence of nearly every historical figure into doubt.
I wouldn't call it arrogance to look at the choices and make an informed decision. If you tell me that pizza is your favorite food and you think it;s the best food ever, is that arrogant?
You need to read a little more deeply. The Qur'an contradicts itself in other places, and says that nonbelievers must either convert or pay tribute.
Mao, Pol Pot, Che Guevara... need I go on?
Well, the apostle Paul and Mother Theresa were Christians. So what's your point? (By the way, Hitler wasn't a Christian.)
Err... I have a gun, and I haven't killed anyone with it. Clearly, Jesus intended us to be neither pacifists nor aggressors, as he said, "But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one. "For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, 'AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS'; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment."
He knew his coming would bring upheaval, as he said "I come not to bring peace, but a sword." There will be be no peace until he returns. Also, despite our best efforts, "the poor will always be with us."
By the way, the actions of supposedly radical Islamic organizations such as the Taliban are perfectly in harmony with the teachings of the Qur'an, which commands the Muslim to subjugate his enemies and either forcibly convert them or demand tribute.That's funny... I didn't realize that all the allied soldiers in Iraq (including the non-Americans, of course) are Christian! I'm also having trouble finding that part of the bible that says to kill the nonbelievers wherever you find them! The Qur'an has it, though. Good for them!
I disagree. It's not fair for anyone to be pressured by censors. But maybe that's because I don't believe in revenge.
Morality is not based on law, but perhaps law should be based on morality.
As for the "agape" and "phileo" issue to which you seem to refer, these two words appear to have been used interchangeably throughout the bible. In fact, I imagine you were thinking of the "feed my sheep" exchange when you typed your post-- and that's one that proves my point, as "phileo" and "agape" are interchanged with seemingly no distinction! I guess that was the boring section you skipped over. I'll print it out for you.
Ted Nugent rocks!
I am a Christian, and scripture says that we are permitted to eat everything that lives on the earth. This attitude is as valid as your unsupported assumption that every creature classified as an animal is conscious. What about motile plants?