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2nd Term Part VIII - The Thin Red Line
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Because we need to make sure that students who borrow money when they are 18 learn never to trust our banking system.
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Re: 2nd Term Part VIII - The Thin Red Line
Texas GOP...they Sure Do Get It!
for those who don't wish to click this is the relevant info:
That is part of their platform...gays are not acceptable and we support "Pray Away the Gay"!
Texas GOP...they Sure Do Get It!
for those who don't wish to click this is the relevant info:
That is part of their platform...gays are not acceptable and we support "Pray Away the Gay"!
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That is definitely how you reach out to moderates.
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I typed this up, almost word for word, but never hit submit.
I typed this up, almost word for word, but never hit submit.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: 2nd Term Part VIII - The Thin Red Line
I had to look it up. When I did, I found this tidbit on Wikipedia:
I had to look it up. When I did, I found this tidbit on Wikipedia:Re: 2nd Term Part VIII - The Thin Red Line
Do people choose to think like Texans, or are they born that way?
Do people choose to think like Texans, or are they born that way?
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It's less about being Texan than about being Baptist. When I was working in Houston, the head of the Southern Baptist Convention made an a*s of himself by declaring that God does not hear the prayers of Jews. My admittedly inadequate knowledge of the scriptures informs me that God and Moses talked quite a bit. And Jesus was a Jew, referred to by contemporaries as rabbi, who drove the money changers from the temple, not the cathedral. Who spoke to his father quite a bit on the final day of his life.
The key issue for this civil war is biblical inerrancy. That every word in the scriptures is literally true (nicely portrayed in a riveting courtroom confrontation between Spencer Tracy and Fredrick March in Inherit the Wind). This battle resulted in professors of theology at Baylor being denounced as heretics. I recall an interview I did with a Baptist professor of physics at the University of Houston. The notion that his church wanted to have "scientific creationism" taught in public schools was anathema to him. And he was sad and hurt that other members of his denomination were willing to expel him for disagreeing with them. The politicians who support this stuff are scared to death of the SBC.
It's less about being Texan than about being Baptist. When I was working in Houston, the head of the Southern Baptist Convention made an a*s of himself by declaring that God does not hear the prayers of Jews. My admittedly inadequate knowledge of the scriptures informs me that God and Moses talked quite a bit. And Jesus was a Jew, referred to by contemporaries as rabbi, who drove the money changers from the temple, not the cathedral. Who spoke to his father quite a bit on the final day of his life.
The key issue for this civil war is biblical inerrancy. That every word in the scriptures is literally true (nicely portrayed in a riveting courtroom confrontation between Spencer Tracy and Fredrick March in Inherit the Wind). This battle resulted in professors of theology at Baylor being denounced as heretics. I recall an interview I did with a Baptist professor of physics at the University of Houston. The notion that his church wanted to have "scientific creationism" taught in public schools was anathema to him. And he was sad and hurt that other members of his denomination were willing to expel him for disagreeing with them. The politicians who support this stuff are scared to death of the SBC.
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Baptists don't have the corner on crazy. The pastor of the Methodist church I grew up in (in Tennessee) was forced out because he said in a private conversation with a member of the congregation that he wouldn't be surprised to see Ghandi in heaven - not that he believed Ghandi *should* be in heaven, mind you, just that he wouldn't be surprised.
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It's not OK to refinance all loans. Any sort of financing is still based upon the risk taken by the investor. As the lendee makes payments, his/her credit increases, and is why refinancing is possible. Student loan lenders, such as Stafford and Perkins, already have such perks in place, such as forgiving a small amount (maybe about $50-$100) for consecutive on time payments, or even lowering the rate as such. Some don't hit them because of accelerated payments, but they're there.
As someone who uses lending club (as a lender, not a lendee), I don't go for student loan refinancing, because it usually means that they're going to default on it. Remember that student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy court.
It's not OK to refinance all loans. Any sort of financing is still based upon the risk taken by the investor. As the lendee makes payments, his/her credit increases, and is why refinancing is possible. Student loan lenders, such as Stafford and Perkins, already have such perks in place, such as forgiving a small amount (maybe about $50-$100) for consecutive on time payments, or even lowering the rate as such. Some don't hit them because of accelerated payments, but they're there.
As someone who uses lending club (as a lender, not a lendee), I don't go for student loan refinancing, because it usually means that they're going to default on it. Remember that student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy court.
FlagDUDE08
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And "Pray the Gay Away" turns them insane. Just ask the blue power ranger.
And "Pray the Gay Away" turns them insane. Just ask the blue power ranger.
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Maybe we should have a thread on stupid things the legislature does.
I give you California. . http://www.ijreview.com/2014/06/144860-california-bill-criminalizes-dating/
Maybe we should have a thread on stupid things the legislature does.
I give you California. . http://www.ijreview.com/2014/06/144860-california-bill-criminalizes-dating/
French Rage
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How is that any different than the existing definition of consent?
How is that any different than the existing definition of consent?
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AuH2O was right.
Please don't give me California!
AuH2O was right.
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So if I'm in Texas and I'm terrified because some dude just walked in the restaurant with an AR-15, I'm entitled to stand my ground and blow him away, right?
So if I'm in Texas and I'm terrified because some dude just walked in the restaurant with an AR-15, I'm entitled to stand my ground and blow him away, right?
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
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Here is the thing with Texas, don't live there
Here is the thing with Texas, don't live there
ScoobyDoo
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Apparently so. It's a pretty neat paradigm they've created.
Apparently so. It's a pretty neat paradigm they've created.
But not on Friday nights.
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Or visit there. Or drive through it on the way to other places.
Instead of building a wall along the Mexican border, let's just build one around Texas.
Any Friday night, or only during high school football season?
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