All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull
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The Roman imperial economy was based on resource acquisition (i.e. theft) and slavery. There were more slaves in Rome than Romans. Rome needed to constantly expand to survive. Italy coudn't grow enough food to sustain itself and had to import grain from Egypt. Internal political instability was also a factor. Freehold small farmers with citizenship were the backbone of the Roman Army. Many of the
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Why is Mormonism (and evangelical Christianity) so obsessed with homosexuality and transsexuality? Most people don't care and worry about other things. But if you listen to these religious groups -- and most of them are Christian or quasi-Christian (i.e. Mormonism, Scientology), the mere existence of trans or gay people represents the end of Western Civilisation. This simply isn't true. People
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Science is only the enemy of religion if you believe that religion is absolute.
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America and Canada have the longest undefended border between two countries on Earth. Crossing was very easy and simple until a few years ago. Each nation has their own laws and culture but goods and people could easily cross. That's not so true now. Nations may differ but people are basically the same all over. In our time we've seen how religion is used to divide instead of bring people tog
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"Slavery" doesn't have to be in the literal sense. If you turn off your mind and abandon your will to think and reason for yourself and allow others to think for you, that's also a form of slavery. There are several Jewish and Christian groups that also deny basic women's rights -- not just Muslims. Some Muslims are progressive, some aren't and yes, some are terrorists -- just like
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If you grew up in the 1980s or 1990s you might remember the constant hype of the coming twenty-first century -- a new century of freedom that would be the ne plus ultra of man's scientific and technological achievements. The Cold War was over. Europe was coming together. Borders were falling away. The Internet would revolutionise society and create a glorious new Information Age. Things didn't
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How much do you really know about Islam? Why do you think ALL Muslims commit or are naturally inclined commit atrocities like DAESH? There are over a billion Muslims and there are many different interpretations of Islam. Do you think secret signals get beamed from the Kaaba that tell Muslims to suddenly go berserk? The 1919 "Red Scare" was a domestic anti-Semitic, xenophobic, reactio
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https://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/the_scopes_trial_museum_rhea_county_courthouse Instead of a "Star Trek" type future I fear the world is going to slide into a new, even darker age full of superstition, hate, and intolerance
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/17/air-force-academy-religion-proselytism_n_1678092.html
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Sorry, I'm just not buying it. And your fear of some kind of Islamic takeover of America, Europe or Western Civilisation is irrational, xenophobic paranoia like the "Red Scare" or the "Yellow Peril" of the WWI era. And right now in America evangelical Christians are the threat to civil liberties and freedom and my way of life -- not Muslims.
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worse than...what? ALL religions have had more than their fair share of evil done in their name. You are thinking of modern period, post-reformation Christianity of the past five hundred years or so. Christianity is six hundred years older than Islam and Judaism is even older. And those are just the Abrahamic faiths. There's lots of violence to go around and Christians have committed plen
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The Reality Of TBM Thought. Naturam vacuuamque abhorrens.
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http://www.avclub.com/article/porn-site-calls-utah-lawmakers-out-their-sex-ed-hy-250155
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Before the Chinese took over 1/4 - 1/5 of the male population were monks. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/02/when-taking-multiple-husbands-makes-sense/272726/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyandry_in_Tibet
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Real Dolls™ and the men who prefer them over human females. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukok0oeIFoQ&feature=youtu.be
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They impose. August Landmesser, Blohm & Voss shipyard, Hamburg 1936 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-lone-german-man-who-refused-to-give-hitler-the-nazi-salute-2015-6
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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/conservative-christians-disagreement-trump/516132/ Is this happening within Mormonism? Or does the small size of the The Church™ allow for tighter control and the ability to squash dissent?
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Much to my surprise, the plaque that commemorates the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski is turned backwards: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3121 https://tennesseeguy.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dscn4297wtmk.jpg They didn't try to erase the past but they wanted people to know they were looking towards the future.
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There's no reason to get married nowadays except commitment or social convention. Modern Iceland is a good example. Women are more independent and have been so since Viking times. http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/travel/wonder-list-bill-weir-iceland/ https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/nanna/iceland-is-a-feminist-hell-full-of-bastards There's a type of beetle in Australia that lik
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USA To Tennessee: The Supreme Court has already ruled on this. Why can't you move on? Why can't you let go of hate? Are you so infected with evil that you can't see the world has changed? It's over. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tennessee-natural-marriage-defense-act_us_589f4371e4b0ab2d2b159895? http://wate.com/2017/02/09/new-bills-reignite-same-sex-marriage-debate-in-tennessee/
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It's about underage teen girls being forced to marry. i.e. "you got pregnant, now you have to get married." Even if you are in middle school.
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