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on Keeping the Faith
Double post.
posted 2 years, 7 months ago
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on Keeping the Faith
Scientists are also proving the validity of prayer on the person being prayed for, when that person has no knowledge of the prayers. This has been reported repeatedly on NPR.
posted 2 years, 7 months ago
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on How Religion and Politics Intersect
The two religions that should be banned from being involved in any government activity are Democrats and Republicans! More evil has been done by these two religious institutions then all the others!
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on How Religion and Politics Intersect
Politics as practiced today is nothing short of a Religion; choose your sect and lock step into the Dogma of your choice, do not question, do not think.
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on Religious Literacy
Curious about the source of your vehemence.
posted 2 years, 7 months ago
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on Religious Literacy
Well Said!
posted 2 years, 7 months ago
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on Religious Literacy
I was reading the posts this morning enjoying the humor intended and not. I realized that I neglected to answer the question: “How well do you think you understand your religion or others?”
From the circles of Atheism, to the Halls of conformity and beyond to sciences, seek first to understand. Today, I have no religion; my life is going be too short to be so constrained by the temporal while facing the infinite. I do however have Faith. Faith is not Religion.
If you seek, it is the journey; if you do not, may you enjoy the Peace in the day.
Inshallalah
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on Religious Literacy
Is it Sweeps?
The findings or results of the quiz are not surprising.
I took the quiz before seeing the subject for the show.
I missed one historical question which was personally disappointing.
posted 2 years, 7 months ago
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on Day After the Debate
I am a “Disinterested Undecided Voter”.
There is little difference between the candidates in terms of what I see they will be able to accomplish. That is less of a statement on these two people, and more of a comment on the group of losers that are the dismal failure known as Oregon State Government.
I can say that ether of these two choices is better then the fool that holds the office currently.
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on Candidate Conversation: Metro President
In all these years since the creation of Metro, I have never seen a valid reason made for three overlaying bodies of governance. Choose metro, or eliminate it. If you want Metro then merge the three PDX counties in to one and eliminate the County and City governments. Really there is no separation between towns any longer; from out here looking at PDX it just looks like a singular contiguous chunk of somewhere else.
Will ether of these candidates address this fundamental waste of resources?
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on Global Trade in the Northwest
Tom, you are on the mark I believe the development will be much the same though perhaps faster, will the Intel and HP's of the west play the Deming role?
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on Global Trade in the Northwest
My small business designs and produces various types of machinery.
I demand the highest quality in my work and that includes the materials. I have the direct experience of scrapped time and materials because the Materials/Components made in China, did not meet the ISO Materials/Component specifications, though they were labeled as complying.
Today, when I specify materials I specify MADE IN USA and I demand the certifications that prove that origin, I happily pay the lower cost for the higher quality materials/products. Made in USA also most often carries a lower carbon footprint.
I also recognize that it is imposable to not buy China Inc’s products just as it is imposable to avoid plastic packaging however it is possible to avoid much of it.
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on Global Trade in the Northwest
It is sad that we export raw materials and import finished goods.
In my buisness we stay as far away from China Inc as we can simply because China Inc produces junk.
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on Private vs. Public Liquor Sales
The OLCC is at this point in time just...
It is not so much the 25 to 50% inflated prices, though that is certainly a factor! It is the dreadfully poor selection that is allowed by the OLCC.
Nevada is a nice place to buy liquor; hotel rooms at the Casinos are about 1/2 the price they are in Oregon (if you do not gamble you beat the house) NV 'allows' a far better selection in spirits and it is often possible to save enough to pay for a real nice suite. So, Nevada gets my money when I have the time for a lightening run. Yes, yes, I know, I am not legally allowed to bypass the benevolence of the OLCC!
posted 2 years, 8 months ago
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on Measure 75: Wood Village Casino
I’m laughing at the fear being expressed by the spokesman for the existing state gambling monopoly; afraid to face competition in a marketplace that you currently have to yourself?
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on Cracking Down on Gun Violence
What brilliance! NOT!
There are more firearms laws that the criminal element ignores then just about any other inanimate object I can think of. IF these existing laws and the rest of the various laws that these people regularly violate were seriously enforced there would not be a purported need for this poorly thought through band aid.
Target the demographic, arrest and convict the perpetrators make it stick and spend the money that will be wasted on actions like this on changing the culture that generates these criminals.
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on Having Fun in the Forest
I agree let us ban all vehicle access to everywhere that is not paved, and then let's ban ANY repaving!
I love my solitude also let us restrict ALL non paved areas to being accessed ONLY be humans that are 100% Naked, Nude, Unclothed! What of the pack? Ah-Ha! No man made materials allowed, no petroleum based fabrics, zero metals or glass, nothing that is not of nature including TP!
Think of the money we will save friends, no ski resorts, no fuel wasted accessing them, no winter time human degradation of the natural environment at all most likely!
Just stay in your cities, which would be fine with me I don’t live there!
Tens of thousands of dollars saved (we could send it to the country of Africa) not rescuing stupid humans off Mt. Hood, even the dead ones!
Even in the summer time the solitude in the wilderness will improve because if we leave no trace we will not be wearing erosion causing “Boots” nor should we build or maintain trails for human access to these scared spaces. BURN all the Maps! Hey, We could ban fishing!
I say if it is good to ban this motorized access then it is far better to BAN ALL HUMAN ACCESS!
Join my cause send $29.97 to me care of this station.
You will feel much better about yourself if you join in banning all human access to nature!
Today here, tomorrow the world!
STOP HUMAN ACCESS!
STOP HUMAN EXPLOITATION!
SAVE THE…
Save the…
...save something…
posted 2 years, 8 months ago
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on Bracing for Bad Budget Numbers
What did the liberals do?
posted 2 years, 9 months ago
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on Bracing for Bad Budget Numbers
David.
Thank you for being there you will be a hard one to replace!
You voice have so often been the keel to this show.
Break a Leg!
Desolation
posted 2 years, 9 months ago
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on Bracing for Bad Budget Numbers
Serious is the easy answer, yet dripping with sarcasm.
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