Seems Joe’s incessant usage of MAGA wasn’t playing as well as his handlers were hoping for. So they have replaced MAGA with “extremists”…. And they aren’t????? What the hell is going on in our nation?
The Marxists posing as democrats came out of hiding soon after Obama was elected and they continued to come out further until now they are pushing full speed ahead and don't care if everyone knows they are Commies like Bernie Sanders. Biden is jut their puppet. He was always just a dumb racist. Now he is a compromised puppet doing the bidding of the left and Red China seeking (already done) to destroy our rank in the world. Electric everything - what a joke. China is building new coal plants. They make our pills. The control 80% of everything needed to make batteries. Are farmers and meat producers are being run out of business. Where do you thing we are going to be soon? The grocery store to the world is done. The currency of the world is done. War is coming and our military has lost manpower. Woah is me. Ignorant citizens duped by the leftist media and a corrupt government - both parties have created a country of ignorant @JoeNation and his ilk. This has all been done on purpose by powerful enemies within and without. We are toast and there is no saving America from the criminals within - just as was predicted by our founders.
The terms are pretty much interchangeable. You want to know what else is interchangeable? Christian Nationalists and White Supremacy. What the hell is going on in our nation?
Here, let this sink in. Rising number of Americans are switching religions Rising number of Americans are switching religions Russell Contreras https://www.axios.com/2023/05/16/rising-number-americans-switch-religions "SNIP........ Nearly a quarter of Americans say they used to follow a different religious tradition or denomination than the one they practice now — a percentage that keeps growing, a new survey says. Why it matters: The jump in religion-switching comes as many Americans say they no longer believe in their initial religion's teachings — or, in many cases, disagree with a religion's stance against LGBTQ+ people. * More Americans also are turning away from Christianity and are seeing themselves as unaffiliated with any religion or as religious "nones," even as some conservative Republicans seek to inject more religion into schools and public life. .......SNIP" That tells you a lot about this country. I tell people that I have no adherence to any religious beliefs and they inevitably ask me what I do believe in. You cannot believe how well my response shuts them up. What do you think I tell them?
I would simply remind those Americans that the classrooms were far more productive for their children when religion was an accepted fixture in the classroom. But this isn't the point of this thread. I only have to ask... Why the childish name calling? Is it a smokescreen to mask the utter failures of this administration?
What years exactly were classrooms more productive, whatever that means, and when was religion ever accepted in public classrooms? And what childish name calling are you referring to? I just can't imagine someone in the Oval Office using childish name calling. Cough cough... Ron DeSantamonious. Crooked Hillay, Little Marco, Sleepy Joe,..... There is a proverb in the Gospel of Matthew that is commonly paraphrased as, Live by the sword, die by the sword. I would think that you of all people would have taken that into consideration before leveling this complain.
Some "name calling" is factual description....as an example only....Clown (other examples follow). BTW, it is "...Sanctimonius..." and "...Hillary...". You also left out: Little Michael Crazy Hillary Da Nang Dick (my favorite) Jerry Moonbeam Low energy Jeb Alfred E. Neuman (my #2 favorite) Lyin' Ted Crazy Bernie Shifty Schiff Pocahontas Jeff Bozo Evita (my 3rd. favorite) Cryin' Chuck See now how factual "name calling" can be? You are very welcome. Just trying to help...... Truth in editing: removed 1 to many "out" words.
I said before on this very forum that I wasn't proud of any of that. A president should hold himself in a gentlemanly light and be a beacon for others to look up to.... It all has to end. The children are watching. Now, I am not a person that has the time in his life to search out data, but I do know our current educational system is failing our kids and it did not fail them for more than two centuries.
Oh, and let's not forget: His Rotundity (John Adams) His Accidency (John Tyler) Ten-Cent Jimmy (James Buchanan) His Fraudulency (Rutherford B. Hayes) Bullshit Johnson (Lyndon B. Johnson) Tricky Dick (Richard Nixon) Slick Willie (Bill Clinton) Nobama (Barack Obama) 45 (Donald Trump) Brandon (Joe Biden) Of course, many other nicknames have been assigned to numerous politicians over the years. It's just kinda natural.
IGNORANT POSTER ALERT!!! @JoeNation, Let this sink in. People have been changing their beliefs, abandoning their beliefs, and adopting new beliefs ever since the dawn of reasoning. Therefore, as usual, this nonsense is nothing new under the sun Furthermore, did you post it in the correct forum. Additionally, for an atheist, you sure do spend a lot of time posting about religion . What gives? Are you having doubts that a GOD may exist after all. As to this stupid story that no one cares to read, unlike you, I shall answer your question. Theo wrote: "I tell people that I have no adherence to any religious beliefs and they inevitably ask me what I do believe in. You cannot believe how well my response shuts them up. What do you think I tell them? Easy, you hoot and tell them you like bananas better than cabbage. That way while posting, you pass less gas as you spin and dance around direct questions. ______________________________________________________________________ I don't knock ignorant people. They are very entertaining.
Having a daughter-in-law as an elementary school teacher myself coupled with years of working with public school teachers and working for an institution that trained new teachers, I think that I can tell you that you are right that public schools aren't as well adapted at moving kids through the system as they may have been just a few decades ago. Certainly, the problems and intentionally inflicted obstacles public schools have faced over those decades have taken a toll on the quality of the educational experiences many children have had to suffer though no fault of their own. But I can assure you, it has absolutely nothing to do with kids being not indoctrinated into your choice of religious nonsense that doesn't even resonate with these kids parents. Maybe it has escaped your attention, but your answer to every problem this country faces is your religion. From my perspective, evangelicals are one of, if not the biggest, problems this country has. And you want this nonsense taught in public schools? You may not be good at reading a room but instead of more people flocking to your message, they are rejecting it in larger and larger numbers than ever. It is failing because it is basically corrupt, hypocritical. and completely comprised of charlatans and con artists. But your logic tells you that if we only had more of what you're selling it would all magically make everything better. While an interesting self-serving argument, the truth is that mysticism isn't what is needed here, it is investment in teachers, our preschools, our most vulnerable citizens and were failing on that level at every turn. I know this because my wife volunteers in an elementary school classroom and sees the issues these bright enthusiastic children face every day of their lives. You might want to tell yourself that God is the answer for whatever the hell reason you want to think that but I can tell you that you are only pushing your belief system into a situation that it has no business being in. I am unsurprised by your simple-minded self-serving solution but I'm also a little repulsed as well.
JoeNation, posted: "Having a daughter-in-law as an elementary school teacher myself coupled with years of working with public school teachers and working for an institution that trained new teachers..." O.M.G. That explains all I need to know about today's children. You and your ignorant ilk have turned most of them into a group of American-hating , sexually confused , pronoun-spouting , ignorant little brainwashed atheist monkeys in your own images. ____________________________________________________________ Ignorant people make sure to keep those around them ignorant also.
I do understand that you have had a negative experience and I take that into account. At the core of our nations woes is the lack of moral character. I am perfectly aware that Christians are at blame by the left and all of the outlets that further your message.... But one only needs only to step back and take an objective look.... We have chaos in every element of our nation. And at the core of that chaos is self serving judgement ant the lack of moral character. The central teachings of Christianity are love God and love your neighbor. That's it... And those two simple kindergarten rules are forgotten now that we are all so educated and advanced.... So take an objective look here for me, Joe... No, things have never been perfect. But have things ever been quite this close to imploding before? And what is the one defining difference? I don't believe that I need to spell it out..... Were you to know me personally, you would likely be surprised that I worship every Sunday and pray with my kids every night. I keep my faith quite humbly in my heart.... But I do know without a shadow of a doubt that this move from faith has been the very foundation of the chaos that we all live with today.
I understand the stream of reasoned presentation via JN and Mr. Mopar. I am of a different mindset. The primary responsibility for the education of children...and their assimilation into a lawful mannerly society..... is the parents (and/or responsible family members in the absence of parents). It is not the responsibility of organized (or dysfunctional) religious institutions or schools. The schools are not babysitters. The schools are not charged with a mandate that EXCEEDS awakening the wonder and possibilities that can be achieved by education, and are certainly not given a mandate to socially adjust children with the preconceived social beliefs and personal mandate of the educator. I don't care who has a sister/brother/aunt/uncle/etc. that is a "teacher". If the educator is exceeding their mandate, the educator should not be educating. If I want an alternative, I can choose a private school for my children. If I want a nanny, I will hire a nanny. If the child needs a medical intervention for whatever reason, I will contact a qualified physician. The rest is gobbledygobbledness.
All I can say is that when you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail. You're deeply into religion and I'm glad it works for you. Generalizing it to all of society is where I see the problem.
Jesus....OK. You don't want a Higher Power Belief in the daily activities of the Human Condition. Got it. Anything else?
America’s educational system is in decline and has been for approx. 50 years. The decline can’t be attributed to God or the Bible being taught in schools… because they haven’t been. Before the 1970’s however, a generally more moral-based education was being taught based, at least in part, on the Bible. Now, the decline COULD be based on less Bible education… or not. I wouldn’t mind a more moral-based education along with an emphasis on STEM instead of the whacko gender transition crap being forced upon kids these days.
Whose morals? Yours? Mine? Atheists? Muslims? Jews? Catholics? Or in the case of the Right, Donald Trumps morals? You see the problem now?
Certainly not YOUR morals. But, morals such as love thy neighbor, don’t kill, don’t steal, don’t covet, etc.
You make my point exactly as I thought you would. I don't like your morals and you don't like mine. So, who are the moral police going to be? Here is what you don't know. Teachers teach morals every single day in the classroom. They teach kids not to hit each other. They teach kids to respect each other. They teach kids to listen. They teach a thousand different moral lessons a year. Parents expect teachers to be babysitters, role models, emotional support, mothers, behavioral therapists, nutritionists, maids, nurses, and a million other jobs that have nothing to do with the ABC's and now you want to add moral training to their exhaustive list of responsibilities? You clearly are way out of your lane and too clueless to even realize it.
