Conservatives want their Twitter First Amendment Rights

By: calbab  •  Sophistry  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

“"All Alex Jones theories deserve a hearing."”

Who sponsors these deceivers and empty-headed money-moochers?!  Do the conservatives across this country have no shame? Really. Taking away the 'voice' of dead children with living and thriving rhetoric! Cry for the loss of conservatives with consciences! Long for the day of sensible...

The First Cause Argument

Via: calbab  •  Cosmology  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

The First Cause Argument The most famous of all arguments for the existence of God are the "five ways" of Saint Thomas Aquinas. One of the five ways, the fifth, is the argument from design, which we looked at in the last essay. The other four are versions of the first-cause argument, which we...

Places In The Heart

By: calbab  •  Poetry  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Places in the Heart   My dwelling is young and immature, others old and well-worn. These cast long shadows and trails, reputations established long gone.   We were up, in, through, out, happy cadets lining the walls. We were cords, medals, hats, detailed in services for all....

To All The Girls I've Loved Before. . .

By: calbab  •  Celebration  •  8 Comments  •  6 years ago

HaPPy MockingBird's DaY This morning, there were sounds of many voices heard outside my window. I thought, "Who could it be now?" I gazed over at my security camera. There was the neighborhood mockingbird up and at 'em prancing along house-left of my home - spitting out mellow sounds and...

The One About FAITH

By: calbab  •  Religion  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth? Luke 18:8 The Conversion of John Newton Captain John Newton wrote in his book, Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade: With our ships, the great object is to be full. When the ship is there, it is thought desirable, she should take...

Is Religion the Cause of Most Wars?

Via: calbab  •  Faith-based Thinking  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

Is Religion the Cause of Most Wars? By Rabbi Alan Lurie There are many common misconceptions about religion that are often taken as unquestioned facts, such as the idea that religious people are inherently anti-science, that a literal reading of holy texts is the “true” religious...