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Same. I think it’ll help the church just by getting the name out there. So many people are clueless as to who we even are. I’ve already had a friend ask me about the church because of the movie.

Lol. Speaking of cliches, I always wondered what good cake was if you can’t eat it. So when people say “they want the cake and want to eat it too.” I’m like “Duh, what else do you want to do?”

I understand what you are saying, I think. In my own life I’ve seen things like this. The happiest people I know generally are in stable relationships, free of addictions, and don’t live criminal lifestyles. I’m sure some people can be happy being married five times, addicted to cocaine and robbing liquor stores for money (after all, @mirkwood seems happy)-but 99% of people wouldn’t have long term happiness doing those things.

Maybe one day you and I will get to go to one of those restaurants with utensils.

Dude, I went to see a movie a few weeks ago. I was blown away that they had reclining seats-my sister said “Tim, they’ve had those for like 15 years.” That’s how little I go to the movies.

I plan on seeing it, but when it goes on streaming.

Is there anywhere we could read your review for the paper?

100% correct.

My music taste is like your skills in Scrabble. Poor.

Oh we agree totally, I’m not arguing with you in the least.

I know the church has spoken out against gambling before, but I wish they did it more often. We are all human, so I don’t want to see people excommunicated for it, but no one in history has had their life improve after they start gambling.

Noooooooooooooooooo! I spent my life savings on that!

@Phoenix_person-given my love of Kiss I’m sure you aren’t terribly surprised that I like other truly awful music. I’m amazed I don’t like Kid Rock. 😉

Ted Nugent is a creepy uncle and I don’t want to hang out with him, but I’d be lying if I said I don’t turn up the radio to Wango Tango and Cat Scratch Fever. Guilty as charged.

Understand

I totally agree that prostitution is slavery. I think gambling is too if taken to the extreme.

My parents are very orthodox, and I went to Catholic elementary schools, high schools, and two years of a catholic college. When you swim in that bubble you tend to grossly overestimate the influence/size of the church. It took me years to realize that the catholic church, even in “Catholic” states, has practically zero influence on society. And it’s influence has shrank even more after the scandals of giving Whitey Bulger a catholic funeral, sex scandals, etc.

Catholics teach that the pope is only infallible when he teaches on matters of faith and morals from the chair of st peter. It rarely happens. I don’t believe in the teaching-but that’s what it is Many Catholics don’t really think about it. It’s not of great concern to them.

Isn’t Maryland nominally Catholic like Massachusetts is? In fact, not even nominally anymore. Both states are very secular.

The “bible belt” doesn’t really exist anymore. People move so much and values have changed so drastically that evangelicals have lost huge numbers. This ain’t 1991 anymore, and thank God for it.

My old account got totally erased after one too many drug references. It was either AI or an incredibly thin skinned “friend”. Doesn’t matter it’s their rules. I’m playing with house money now.

A lot of young people are realizing that if your views align with every single musician, actor and corporation, you can’t call yourself part of counterculture/resistance, etc

You guys own the south.

Same with catholics. I heard “He’s not much of a Catholic but at least he’s Catholic” several times growing up

Son, I’m going to send you “Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics” by Henry Hazlitt. I want a typed, double spaced 10 page essay by December 1st. 😉 I totally agree with you, verbatim.