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Joe King's avatar

For all those Christians who come by here and think we only bash on them, here is exhibit A demonstrating otherwise.

Religion (not just Christianity) is a scourge in the planet.

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Troublesh00ter's avatar

Makes me wonder: how far would we have to dig into Jainism to find something untoward?

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

Children are pushed to become monk/nun when they are too young to make the choice.

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Joe King's avatar

Get them while they're young. SOP for almost all of them.

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NoOne of Consequence's avatar

Not far at all, didn't Hemant write an article about itinerant child monks?

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Joan the Dork's avatar

OT- So, after their big "win" against bodily autonomy and family planning, everyone seems to be wondering what the GQP thinks should be done about unwanted pregnancies...

https://apnews.com/article/baby-boxes-florida-7a6dd3598f9c8a37be5c913572abdd62

Baby drop-off boxes. Their answer is 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱-𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘹𝘦𝘴.

Shithole. Country.

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cdbunch's avatar

Okay, and what are we supposed to do with the babies dropped off? The one thing Mr. Graf had right the other day, on the bigot denied adoption, is that there is a lack of qualified foster and adoptive parents. What are we supposed to do with 630,000 extra babies every year? (CDC 2019 data)

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Val Uptuous NotAgain's avatar

A sack and a river? Like they do with puppies they don’t want.

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cdbunch's avatar

Well, it's true they are no longer fetuses, so no longer to be protected at all costs.

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Val Uptuous NotAgain's avatar

Maybe they can setup a contraption to fling them in the air like clay pigeons. That way they can get some sport outta them before they have to feed and educate them for the hunt in the game preserves, or what we call schools.

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Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz's avatar

A van down by the river.

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Zorginipsoundsor's avatar

Float the bassinet down a river.

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NoOne of Consequence's avatar

The Rio Grande? Then they're Mexico's problem.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Make them pay for it.

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cdbunch's avatar

I don't think there are that many Egyptian princesses.

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Zorginipsoundsor's avatar

We can't know that until we try. OTOH, the gators will be happy. 🐊👶🐊

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cdbunch's avatar

Wonder if they'd get their fill and leave the toddlers at WDW alone.

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jomicur's avatar

Everybody likes a little between-meals nosh.

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jomicur's avatar

Thanks for giving me the chance to revisit my favorite bad movie of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92ygYJw9CSE

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Baby played by Heston's son Fraser, who would grow up to direct the movie version of Stephen King's "Needful Things."

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jomicur's avatar

Did you notice that Baby Moses has a safety pin in his diaper? God's mysterious ways just keep getting mysteriouser.

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ericc's avatar

GOP answer #1: child labor camps. The slackers.

GOP answer #2: eliminate birthright citizenship, declare them Mexicans, and move them across the border.

GOP answer #3: lower corporate taxes! Then corporations will pass the savings on to the citizens and those citizens will use the saved money to charitably take care of these kids.

GOP answer #4: Step 1: more guns. Hand them AK-47s. Step 2.... Step 3: problem solved!

GOP answer #5: why should I care what happens to them? Fluck'em.

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cdbunch's avatar

The faces of the GOP only have answer 5.

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NoOne of Consequence's avatar

Maybe now us atheists will finally become popular! We'll take the babies AND host free bbqs! Sounds like a win-win to me.

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Joan the Dork's avatar

I know what they're 𝘯𝘰𝘵 going to do- provide adequate funding and training for the fire departments and hospitals which will be expected to operate these baby disposal buckets, or for the care and education of the kids themselves.

I also wonder how long it'll take for a baby to get neglected to death in one of these things because the alarm failed, or it wasn't built to spec, or the person supposed to be monitoring the system wasn't paying attention.

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cdbunch's avatar

Of course not, that's socialism. Those babies have to earn money to have a right to live.

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jomicur's avatar

If I were a lawmaker I'd propose a STRICT legal requirement that every rightwinger who demands that women carry unwanted babies to term be required to adopt at least one of them. Problem solved. And I would enforce that with the fill weight of the law.

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Guerillasurgeon's avatar

https://reason.com/2022/07/07/the-troubling-meaning-of-the-we-will-adopt-your-baby-meme-wars/

Would you want a kid of yours in their hands? It'd be a crime against humanity.

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cdbunch's avatar

Nice sentiment, but two problems: Most of them are too old. Do you really think rightwingers make good parents?

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jomicur's avatar

They believe in nice, pious biblical values, so...NO!!!!

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Values like feeding, clothing and housing the poor and caring for the sick.

Wait, these are Republican Christians. Who am I kidding?

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RegularJoe's avatar

I have a modest proposal......

(Borrowed from J. Swift. 😉)

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cdbunch's avatar

According to Dr. Temperance Brennan, there are nasty brain diseases that result from eating human flesh. You don't want to end up a Republican, do you?

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Kurtz saw Trump naked?

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Zorginipsoundsor's avatar

Nah, he would have been suicidal after that.

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jomicur's avatar

You too. This will shorten your suffering time in purgatory. https://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-nude-micropenis-portrait-is-free

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Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz's avatar

Can they set up some kind of "exchange a baby for a gun" program?

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Len Koz's avatar

Don't give them ideas.

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NoOne of Consequence's avatar

We already have that. It's not helpful.

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

I thought they were against drop-off boxes because of 1000 asses or something like this.

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Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz's avatar

10,000 Maniacs?

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RegularJoe's avatar

Aimee, man. 😉

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Zorginipsoundsor's avatar

Natalie Merchant; Aimee Mann is 'Til Tuesday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uejh-bHa4To

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RegularJoe's avatar

I mix those two up....my bad. 🙂

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Maltnothops's avatar

Dropping a newborn into a locked box is fine. Dropping a ballot into a locked box is evidence of wrongdoing.

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Troublesh00ter's avatar

When the Dalai Lama pulls a stupid stunt like this, you KNOW that it's time that ALL RELIGIONS (and not just the Abrahamic ones) are due for far more serious scrutiny than they've gotten to date. One tends to ask, "What was he thinking?"

And then realize that he WASN'T.

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Grant Jackson's avatar

Respectfully disagree. He wasn't thinking what YOU are thinking but he IS thinking. What could "suck my tongue" be a precursor to?? What could that be???

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Troublesh00ter's avatar

Oh, gee ... couldn't guess. 😝🤪

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Grant Jackson's avatar

BTW-I know that "What was he thinking" is more of a figure of speech than a question by you. I just took advantage of that "Figure of speech".

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NoOne of Consequence's avatar

Perhaps a rule of thumb, don't do anything with kids you wouldn't want to watch someone else do with your kids or spouse. Unless you're a pedo or a cuck (the kink, not the stupid insult) in which case find a new rule of thumb. Seriously though, Mr Lama, learn about the internet. It's watching.

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Joan the Dork's avatar

𝘑𝘶𝘶𝘶𝘶𝘴𝘵 in case anybody had any misconceptions about any of the other major world religions being less creepy than the Middle-Eastern trifecta.

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Whitney's avatar

It's possible that one of the worst evils religion spreads all too well is the way it numbs people to the atrocities it commits.

I'd really like to know what circumstances the Dalai Lama thinks tongue sucking would be appropriate in, but it really worries me that he might actually have an answer to that.

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Troublesh00ter's avatar

And when it isn't numbing people to its crap, it's using lame apologetics to explain that, "Oh, it's okay because ... reasons ... " 🤦‍♂️

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Guerillasurgeon's avatar

I guess the possibility exists however remote, and it is some sort of arcane Buddhist ritual that has no sexual significance at all. I can't believe I just said that. 😁

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jomicur's avatar

I don't mind admitting that clip had me momentarily flashing back to my own horrible experience with clerics. There is nothing, NOTHING known to humanity more disgusting than a "holy man" who diddles children.

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ericc's avatar

IMO this signals that Tenzin Gyatso has tipped over from "older leader" to "crazy old man." It happens. We all have that relative. The one who used to be smart and competent and now just says/does embarrasing things.

He probably did a lot of good as a spokesperson for Tibetan independence, and resisting Chinese government attempts to control Buddhism. But it may be time to retire from public life, dude. Behavior like this means your public representation is now 'more harm than good' rather than more good than harm.

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cdbunch's avatar

I'm a great one for teasing, but when you obviously make someone uncomfortable, especially a child, you fucking apologize, then, not months later.

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NoOne of Consequence's avatar

And then, importantly, never do that thing again.

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Len Koz's avatar

God, I hate religion.

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NoOne of Consequence's avatar

Sometimes I wonder if the deists are right and God is up there saying "dear Me, what have I fucking done?"

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Ben J's avatar

you have to be more explicit.

"God I don't believe in, I hate religion."

You're welcome.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

"Gods! (huh! yeah!) What are they good for? Absolutely nothin'! (say it again!)"

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larry parker's avatar

Teasing? Maybe it's a cultural thing. Is "suck my tongue" like "pull my finger"?

Seriously though. A while back the Lama made an appearance at the local university. I couldn't believe the fuss made over him.

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NoOne of Consequence's avatar

To be fair cultural differences can be immense. In Japan it's considered a silly prank to try to stick your fingers up someone's butt through their pants. Now, I highly doubt that 'suck my tongue' is something like that, but you never know. And for the record I think both are gross as 'pranks' (consenting adults good etc, etc) and should never be done.

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Maltnothops's avatar

Those pants must be made of stretchy material.

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Richard Wade's avatar

Authority + adoration + mystique of unimpeachability + access to the vulnerable = ABUSE

Organized religion provides all of that in abundance.

EVERY organized religion.

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Guerillasurgeon's avatar

The man is either a complete innocent, or has managed to hide his perversities from the general public for years. What an absolutely strange request. Even if you know someone really, really well. 😁

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jomicur's avatar

I'd vote for Option #2.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

He's religious. Option 2 is a given.

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

Option 3 he is 87* and starting to loose some marbles. He wouldn't be the first public figure whose mental state is hidden.

*DM roommate at the hopital is 88 and she told me some of her shenanigans.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

OT 3

Anybody know what the new Substack option "Restack" is? I'm kind of scared to click on it to find out.

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

After clicking "You restacked a comment

Restack comments that inspire you to share them with more people. Subscribers can see your restacks in the Notes tab and on your profile."

Don't ask me what it mean I have no idea.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Well, that certainly cleared things up. Or not.

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jomicur's avatar

Mysterious ways? Why should Yahweh have all the fun?

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Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz's avatar

Depends. What's a "Substack?"

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jomicur's avatar

It's what you get when you're aboard a U-boat and you pile your books up.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Das Books?

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

I think he mean "subpar" 🤔

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Guerillasurgeon's avatar

Don't tell me a pun thread is surfacing.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

It's more of a subthread.

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Guerillasurgeon's avatar

Sub-conscious?

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jomicur's avatar

You must hang out in a real dive.

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cdbunch's avatar

Not sure. Something like retweet, or maybe something that moves you closer to the top in 'Top First' mode.

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Zorginipsoundsor's avatar

Substack's version of a retweet. Nice of them to roll out a new "feature" and not explain it.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

A new feature that would truly be welcome would be the ability to underscore, bold and italicize. Not to mention access to special characters.

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cdbunch's avatar

Embed YouTube videos. Links to his Weirdness are much more effective when you can see the thumbnail.

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NOGODZ20's avatar

Used to be able to do that when we were on Disqus.

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cdbunch's avatar

Apparently, every online comment system has its quirks. And so far none of them can keep up with us. (I still see new comments added that weren't there the last I scrolled past that part of the thread (in New First))

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Black Hole and DM mourner's avatar

Or not having to click on "New first" every time I refresh the page.

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Zorginipsoundsor's avatar

Go to your avatar at the the top of the page, click it and then open Notes in a new tab.

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OwossoHarpist's avatar

The dirty act of oral sex comes to mind...

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