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Debate & Discuss / Re: Do Muslims make good Americans
« on: May 07, 2013, 05:31:22 pm »Message ID: 733722
This info is provided by the government and clearly shows that most offenders are white.




Anyone who wants to believe otherwise lives in la-la land.

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Debate & Discuss / Re: Do Muslims make good Americans
« on: May 07, 2013, 05:23:51 pm »Message ID: 733719
From Wiki:

Who causes the most crime?  White male.

A 2008 FBI Uniform Crime Report on rape and sexual-based crime published by the United States Department of Justice stated that of the crimes surveyed, whites represented 65.2% of persons arrested for rape, blacks represented 32.2%, with American Indians and Asians ranking just above 1%. "Hispanics", "Hispanic-White" or "Hispanic-Black" was not specified into any specific category.[21]

In 2011, law enforcement reported 6,222 bias-motivated incidents, known as hate crimes, for which 5,731 offenders were identified.[22] Of these, 59% were white, 20.9% were black, 7.1% were of various races, 1.4% were Asian or Pacific Islanders, 0.8% were Native American, and 10.8% were of unknown race.[22]

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Debate & Discuss / Re: Do Muslims make good Americans
« on: May 07, 2013, 05:21:43 pm »Message ID: 733717
Wow.  How very discriminatory.  Asking a if a particular religious group can be decent Americans?  Muslims are adherents of the faith Islam.  There have been Muslims living in this country for decades.  Now, because of the bombing, we are suddenly questioning all Muslim behavior?

That is terrible. 

Yes, the vast majority of Muslims in this country are "good Americans".  Lumping everyone into the same category is wrong, and shows a lack of critical thinking skills.  Further, it only adds negativity to a bad situation.

Now, before anyone posts a rebuttal about Muslim crimes against Americans, I might add that most major crimes in the United States are perpetuated by white American males.  Statistics show, however, that minorities are jailed the most and for the longest length of time, usually due to racial prejudices.  Generally speaking, non-militant Muslims are peaceful people.

Wait a minute.. you have the nerve to use the word "discriminatory" and then a couple of sentences down from that you state:  "I might add that most major crimes in the United States are perpetuated by white American males."  Really???  Show us where you found this plum of wisdom.  "Racial prejudices?"  C'mon, now.  Just because a criminal is BLACK doesn't put that criminal above the law.  Stop living under the pretense that everything is due to "racism."  Black people have just as much opportunity to make themselves successful as the next person, ESPECIALLY in the U.S.  It's up to YOU.  Only YOU are RESPONSIBLE for your OWN HAPPINESS and SUCCESS.

As far as moslems making good Americans, I don't think so.  Of course, this is MY OPINION, which I'm entitled to.  I feel this way simply because they are raised under the false religion of islam.  Islam considers anyone OUTSIDE of that alleged religion an INFIDEL.  If you don't "accept" the islamic faith, you are an INFIDEL.  Take a look at what's going on in all these countries that are mostly of the islamic faith.  They are killing Christians, they are killing Jews.  Why?  Because they won't accept ISLAM, and they want to practice their own faith.  Islam wants to dominate the world.  Islam wants the law of sharia across the world, over any other laws in any other countries.  Islam looks down upon women and enslaves them.  Islam, in the world of the islamic, is not just some woman who thinks it's cute to wear a hijab or niqab or burqa.  If you go against their laws and you are a woman, you will DIE - simple as that.

The other thing is that there have been "American" moslems that have killed Americans on American soil - ALL FOR ISLAM.  No matter what "faith" you claim to profess - do you go out and KILL others because they don't believe what YOU believe?  Hell no, you don't.  ISLAM DOES!


The vast majority of crimes and serial killings are perpetuated by white American male.  These statistics may be found at any honest crime website and in sociology and psychology text books.  The justice system is skewed to favor white male and is skewed to unduly punish minorities.  Go to college.  Take a sociology course.  You will find this out. 


By your logic, I could question if Christians would make good Americans, due to the number of deaths, abuses, and crimes caused by Christians in the United States, such as the beatings and deaths of homosexuals, the abuse of women, the abuse of children, and "reform" schools which systematically abuse children.  I do not blame every Christian, like you blame every Muslim,however.

Sharia law -- that is something only militant Muslims want, which our media has twisted for the War on Terror Propaganda.

I will be blocking you.  I will not talk to or have anything to do with anyone who wishes for the discrimination of whole groups of people. 

The Nazis did just that, and look what wonderful things they accomplished.  (Sarcasm).

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Off-Topic / Re: Do you think the seasons should be renamed?
« on: May 07, 2013, 05:09:53 pm »Message ID: 733714
Technically the "seasons" follow the tilt of the Earth at various points during its orbit around the sun.  Spring and Fall occur during equinox where the tilt is neutral to the sun.  Summer/Winter occur when the tilt is closest/farthest from the sun.  This is why the seasons are opposite in the northern vs southern hemispheres - when the tilt is closest to the sun in the northern hemisphere, it's summer, however at the same time the tilt in the southern hemisphere is farthest from the sun, they experience winter.

The earth does have a slight wobble to it, so in addition to the global warming effect, if the Earth is tilted at 23.5 will be a warmer summer than a 23.3 tilt year.


Not to mention the changes from an elliptical orbit to a circular one.  Eventually, there will be a time when it is spring the whole year -- but that will only occur in a completely circular orbit and when the tilt of Earth is no longer at 23.5 degrees.

Climate and weather are also controlled by solar cycles.  We have more "wacky weather" when there are solar flares and magnetic anomalies on the sun.  But, hardly anyone, except for scientists, know this.  The general public certainly does not know.



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Off-Topic / Re: What is the easiest vegetable to grow in the garden?
« on: May 07, 2013, 05:03:55 pm »Message ID: 733713
Easiest ones for us to grow are pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers.

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Debate & Discuss / Re: Do Muslims make good Americans
« on: May 06, 2013, 02:56:22 pm »Message ID: 733116
Wow.  How very discriminatory.  Asking a if a particular religious group can be decent Americans?  Muslims are adherents of the faith Islam.  There have been Muslims living in this country for decades.  Now, because of the bombing, we are suddenly questioning all Muslim behavior?

That is terrible. 

Yes, the vast majority of Muslims in this country are "good Americans".  Lumping everyone into the same category is wrong, and shows a lack of critical thinking skills.  Further, it only adds negativity to a bad situation.

Now, before anyone posts a rebuttal about Muslim crimes against Americans, I might add that most major crimes in the United States are perpetuated by white American males.  Statistics show, however, that minorities are jailed the most and for the longest length of time, usually due to racial prejudices.  Generally speaking, non-militant Muslims are peaceful people. 


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Off-Topic / Re: Your favorite author
« on: May 04, 2013, 08:42:25 pm »Message ID: 732172
I'm going to have to list a few: Stephen King, Victor Gischler, Margaret Weis, Tracey Hickman, Don Perrin, Jean Rabe.

Love Stephen King, too.  The Talisman (he wrote with Peter Straub) is my favorite, followed by The Wastelands - which is the 3rd book of the Dark Tower series.

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Off-Topic / Re: Favorite Band
« on: May 04, 2013, 08:39:14 pm »Message ID: 732171
The Band I Can Call My All Time Favorite Is  Pink Floyd. I Have Been Listening To Them Since  76. 
What Is Your Favorite Band? :peace:

Hahahaha!  Mine, too!  I love Pink Floyd.  Have you seen the movie called La Vallee?  (It translates to "The Valley".)  That was the first movie that Pink Floyd did the music for.  Obscured by Clouds is the album for the movie.

Beautiful music.  Wish You Were Here is my favorite song, but Echoes comes in a close second.  My mother listened to them when I was a baby, and I began listening to her Pink Floyd albums as soon as I could work her record player.  I was born in 74.
Thanks For Check It Out









Here is what the album cover for Obscured by Clouds looks like:





I was going to post a Youtube video link with the song called "Wot's...uh the deal", but all the videos are muted due to EMI copyright.  Arrrgh!

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Off-Topic / Re: Favorite Band
« on: May 04, 2013, 06:13:29 pm »Message ID: 732103
The Band I Can Call My All Time Favorite Is  Pink Floyd. I Have Been Listening To Them Since  76. 
What Is Your Favorite Band? :peace:

Hahahaha!  Mine, too!  I love Pink Floyd.  Have you seen the movie called La Vallee?  (It translates to "The Valley".)  That was the first movie that Pink Floyd did the music for.  Obscured by Clouds is the album for the movie.

Beautiful music.  Wish You Were Here is my favorite song, but Echoes comes in a close second.  My mother listened to them when I was a baby, and I began listening to her Pink Floyd albums as soon as I could work her record player.  I was born in 74.

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Off-Topic / Re: tap vs bottled water
« on: May 04, 2013, 06:02:08 pm »Message ID: 732099
I have been to a water treatment plant.  I will never drink tap water.  It contains too much toxins, flouride, and drugs.  That's right.  There are drugs in tap water.   Water treatment plants do NOT filter drugs out.  Nor will a home water filter.

While these drugs are minute, like anything, drink the water long enough and the drugs build up in the system. 


http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-10-drugs-tap-water_N.htm


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Off-Topic / Re: Are you an avid reader?
« on: May 04, 2013, 05:57:13 pm »Message ID: 732098
i like to read but i have been getting into too much non-fiction lately. I am going to try find me a nice fantasy book.


Me, too.  I have been reading far too much non-fiction.  I think my brain needs a rest. 

Might finish re-reading Still Life with Woodpecker with my husband.  I highly recommend this one.  It is funny, witty, and charming.  It is about cigarettes, red hair, and how to make love stay.  ;)

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Off-Topic / Re: cats in the way?
« on: May 04, 2013, 05:55:44 pm »Message ID: 732097
I thought fellow cat lovers might get a kick out of that pic.

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Off-Topic / Re: Your favorite author
« on: May 04, 2013, 05:53:42 pm »Message ID: 732096
Besides the author of the bible I would say equally John Steinbeck (because of The Grapes of Wrath) and Margaret Mitchell (because of Gone with the Wind)

"The author of the bible.."

Which one?  The Bible did not have one author, it had many.

well, I actually consider God as the author of the bible "All Scripture is God-inspired" me-thinks u looked way tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo far into the post.


Hardly.  Inspired by God, but written by man.  Saying the Bible was authored by God is an incorrect statement.  The Bible was written by men and women.   It does not even contain all the books written.  The Bible as we know it was formed around 300 AD.  It does not include, for instance, the Gospel of Mary.  

So, therefore, asking which author you prefer is a valid question, as there were at least 40 authors.  Moses (debatable, most theologians attribute the Pentateuch to 4-5 separate authors), Paul, David, etc.  Personally, my favorite author within the Bible was David.  

While inspired by God, none of the authors were without sin, except for Isaiah.

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Off-Topic / Re: Your favorite author
« on: May 04, 2013, 04:26:12 pm »Message ID: 732070
Besides the author of the bible I would say equally John Steinbeck (because of The Grapes of Wrath) and Margaret Mitchell (because of Gone with the Wind)

"The author of the bible.."

Which one?  The Bible did not have one author, it had many.

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Off-Topic / Re: cats in the way?
« on: May 04, 2013, 12:08:47 pm »Message ID: 731959
I think cats teach other to do this to their humans -- walk on papers and books.  Our cats do it, too.  "No!  You shall not read, you shall adore me!"

Here is an image of a 15th century manuscript which shows cat paws on it.  Apparently, this author had a similar problem with his cat.   :cat:



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