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This is exactly why I said high school was a waste of time for those who are intellectually curious. The schools no longer teach you HOW to think, they teach you WHAT to think. There's no space for anything other than learning enough to pass a test. Let's see...all three of mine are very good...

What may work for some in a traditional educational setting does not work for all. All a high school diploma means is that you managed to sit in a classroom for 12 years. Students don't learn how to think, how to be critical thinkers, how to research and defend their opinions/beliefs. The...

None of my kids "graduated" from high school. One of them is finishing her second degree, one has a semester or so to finish a bachelor's degree, one is a journeyman electrician who's considering going back for an electrical engineering degree. Typical teaching methods did not work with them...

Citations please. If you're going to claim "factually" then you need to provide proof. But again, if you're fine with people dying due to lack of medical care, shelter, etc. and want to claim WWJD, that's fine with me...I'll call you out all day every day about it.

Then you need to either connect to the local water supply or dig a well and either have a septic field put in or connect to the local sewer lines...that ain't cheap. Y'all all need to wake up and get real about the world we live in, especially here in the USA. There's a shortage of affordable...

You're kidding, right? Do you REALLY think the super rich who already get all the tax breaks would donate their excess to charities? Not a chance! The ONLY way to do it is by taxation...and if raising my taxes by 3 percent or so would assure universal food, shelter, education, clothing and...

As long as "the powers that be", including most Christians see being poor as a moral failing (and the racist undertones within that line of thought), nothing of substance will be done about the problem. Yes, there's plenty of money for war, which appeals to those who desire to have "The American...

The under 100K houses are usually in rural areas...so the opportunities to find work are slim and none. As far as this discussion goes, I can see there are many closed minds here...and as one who managed to survive a few bouts of homelessness, all I can say is it's easy to sit in judgment when...

Anecdotal evidence does not a statistic make. You heard one. You have no real references to back up a single thing you said.

Not in my area. Pretty much all that's available are shelters that are overcrowded, not very nice, and they separate couples. I didn't stay in a shelter because I wasn't about to give up my cats. It was bad enough I had to rehome my dogs. Most people, especially certain Christians immediately...

Financially...there is no way churches could fund the needs. I think you're confusing "dependency" with LACK OF money, food, housing, etc. IF businesses would do things like pay people more, offer benefits, if higher education wasn't so expensive, if public transit was better than it is, then...

So you believe that safe housing and medical care is a privilege? Are you implying that there are some, who are also created in the image and likeness of God, somehow less human? Less deserving?

I was homeless. Thank God I had an SUV to live in. However, being homeless is horrible. Believe it or not, it's expensive too. You can't go grocery shopping so your choices boil down to fast food or dumpster diving. Going to the bathroom is either hoping you can slide into a fast food place and...

I was working in my office today...and one of the dynamic duo jumped to the top of my bookcase and decided to knock some books down. The other one climbed into the closet to hide...trying to get them both out of my office is sorta like trying to chase a couple of tigers...they drive me BONKERS!

I like dogs...but I absolutely adore my cats. The dynamic duo are by turns destructive, cute, cuddly, frustrating, entertaining and LOUD! They're not small cats, our female is about 12lbs and our male is about 16. Love them to pieces!

I can see you missed the point...

If religion is taught in public schools, who's religion? You can't establish the teaching of one religion (see the establishment clause of the first amendment). You'd have to give equal time to ALL religions, The various Christian denominations, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses...

The birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is as factual as it comes. My Christian husband said it best to an atheist workmate..."If I'm wrong, when I come to the end of my life, I've lost nothing. If you're wrong, when you come to the end of your life, you've lost everything".

If you don't want to get bogged down, I recommend a book called The Story. It's a paraphrase that gives sort of an overview of the whole bible...

SS reductions only apply to working income. My hubs gets SSDI right now AND military retirement. His military retirement does not count against his disability check. Its called "double dipping". He's been out of the workforce since 2011.