Busnesses large and small have one and only one objective INCREASE PROFFITS (be it at the expense of the worker or society at large)

First, they told us that MH17 changed course to avoid a thunderstorm, now they are telling us that they did it to save money...that it was a shorter root. That's a lot of bunk! I don't believe it one second. I believe that the pilot's course, over the war zone, was decided by those who wanted to use the passenger airliners as a shield or cover in order to sneak in the Ukraine military jets behind them.

The First Commandment states: "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me." Personally, I can't think of any greater insult to God than to pass a law declaring the face on a dummy in a department store window as some kind of a threat to his omnipotence. Also, the thought of fearing that a bunch of Muslims might start bowing in prayer to a mannequin in a store window also boggles my mind. Of course, one must remember that this is ISIS. The same group that interprets the Sixth Commandment: "Thou shalt not kill," as not referring to killing in war, killing criminals, killing infidels, or killing Christians by beheadings. Apparently, these rather simple and straightforward commandments have a whole lot of wiggle room that only these specially appointed interpreters of God can figure out.

It's no wonder that our country also fosters the same brand of religious lunatic. No doubt this is where our Constitution is going to be really tested. Personally, it boggles my mind that any Pastor of any church could be allowed to run for any government office. Not only does that violate the Constitution, it also violates the Bible. The Bible clearly states that you "...cannot serve two masters. You will love one and hate the other." Certainly the legislation of the people and the work of God are two separate things. If not, then why did Christ say, "Give unto God that which is God's, and give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's." How can any Pastor possibly make any laws that don't respect his establishment of religion while doing his duty to his religion?

In my humble opinion, we need to clarify that the first amendment of the Constitution which states that, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion," clearly implies the disqualification of religious clergy members from active Congressional legislative duty. Of course such a clarification would hardly come from this wacko Supreme Court that we have today. In fact, if such a case were to go that far I fear that the floodgates for religious fanaticism would be swung wide open. In that respect, God save us all from the wrath of these pseudo religious, hypocritical, megalomaniacal, oligarchical, holier-than-thou Tyrants.

Mariupol, Ukraine sits on the northern edge of the Sea of Azov and Anapa, Russia sits just south of the Sea of Azov. Before July 14th, 2014 MH-17's flight paths were about half way between Mariupol and Anapa over the Sea of Azov.

The normal MH17 flight path (before July 14, 2014) would have been between Mariupol and Anapa over the Sea of Azov. The weather patterns from the 14th to the 17th were all very travelable with a light thunderstorm over Mariupol, on the 17th, and better weather to the south of Mariupol towards Anapa. So why did MH-17 go north of Mariupol into the conflict zone when it could have stayed on the pre-14th normal flight path? Weather was no problem if it had taken the pre-14th flight path. So why was MH17's flight path shifted on the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th of July from over the Sea of Azov to about 270km (170 miles) to the North directly over the conflict area?

This is the weather on July 17 at both locations.

Mariupol, Ukraine July 17, 2014 (North of the Sea of Azov)

12:00pm overcast visibility 12 miles wind speed 17.9 mph E
3:00pm light thunderstorm visibility 12 miles wind speed mph 11.2 E
6:00pm lt rain showers visibility 6 miles wind speed mph 6.7 NW

http://www.wunderground.com/history/wmo/34712/2014/7/17/DailyHistory.htm...
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Anapa, Russia July 17, 2014 (south of the Sea of Azov)

12:00pm overcast visibility 6.2 miles wind speed 4.5mph N
3:00pm mostly cloudy visibility 6.2 miles wind speed 11.2mph WSW
6:00pm overcast visibility 6.2 miles wind speed 4.5mph W

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/URKA/2014/7/17/DailyHistory....
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I would have bought it; can't speak for anyone else.

DAnneMarc: Mary Jane brownies or Cannabis Cookies sounds good! :-))) But, I've never tried them.

These private for profit prisons push for toughter drug laws to put more people in prison & they are guarenteed full cells in many states they operate in & that also leads to more unjust anti drug laws, especially marjuanna as it's an easy bust. Cannabis makes people less aggressive not more like alcohol.

We must end private for profit prisons & this unjust, human rights violating war on drugs & take cannabis off the drug schedual.

Considering that visual (V), auditory (A) and kinesthetic (K) ways of thinking mix, I wonder if there's a fourth category: abstract, the absence of the other three. I think I'm mostly abstract with visual as a close second. I tend to speak in abstract terms, which doesn't reach anyone that requires V, A or K. However, I tend to draw in the air while I talk to people in person. And I hate talking on the phone, which I think is because it removes the visual element (body language, gestures, facial expressions). The abstract mode would also cover written language, which is not really visual, and I excel at that.

ckrob: Perhaps you could be an example of what you are talking about? Can you provide links to the graphs you are speaking of..unless you are speaking hypothetically. :)

Yo my man DAnneMarc (in continuance from 7/22.) You stated; "WE ARE NOT BETTER THAN THAT; AND, WE PROBABLY NEVER WILL BE. We are a SICK society that has lost it's moral compass. Just look at the imbeciles we have on our Supreme Court. We have twisted values and no logical sense of what is right or wrong."

But you seem to think the Middle Ages had it all figured out when it came to their methods of punishment and that, as you stated; "Such a crime [sex offenses] was almost unheard of in the middle ages when we would simply take a child molester and boil him in oil in the village square. Everyone in town would look at that and walk 10 feet around any child they saw.

So how do you feel about this Jody Hice and his Dark Ages ideology on how we should go about "reclaiming America"? Is he right?

Big D, I do get your point, and not that I don't agree with where you are coming from, more so I understand what the saying "the more things change the more thay stay the same".

We do have some very stricted Sex Offender Laws in this country. We also have some very fucked up laws as well, like the majority of our Drug Laws. I agree with you 100% that our Criminal Justice System is fucked up. I personally have had to deal with it twice in my life. As well I can speak from my own experience what its like to go to prison...It's not fun!!! I can also speak on what it is like to try and reintergrate back into the very society that kicked you out while on a 5 year probation. I can share with you the struggle I faced, and always will, when applying for a job, a credit card, or anything because of how the "information age" reacts prejudicly to felons. I can say just how dammaging the media is with it sensationalist approach to journalism.

So ya, D-marc, what that kid did is awful and he should be held accountable, and yes every father I know, that has heard this story, their reactions have been inline with the father. That does not mean that we need to fall from grace. Yes...We should be better thatn that, but like you said, we're not. I however feel there is a way. How do we get there...That's the BIG question, and I am sure the answer is quite simple...Most solutions towards resolve are; That is until you bring religion and economics into the picture.

ciao

So how do you feel about

My question is where are the Christians in all of this, as a Real Christian we should not allow these extremist to smear the word of God with their hatred. As some have said these Far Right Radicals are controlled by big money that want to take over our government, the Koch Bros. are the leaders and main money behind the Tealiban Bagger Terrorist movement and there are some others, they want to use the name of God to do away with all of the regulations that protect everyday Americans, so they can have unfrettered profits. With ceatures like these no wonder so many Americans are running away from Religion these days. America was founded by hard working people that were running away from Religious Dictorships, but it seems some of the radicals cmae with the honest people and slowly have been rearing their ugly heads a little at a time over the years, but when the Koch Bros. formed the Tealiban Bagger Terrorist movement that gave rise to all of the haters to come out into the open. These Crazies are the ones shouting about ISIS and Taliban tactics and they are showing that they are worse than the Muslim Terrorist. The American Armed Forces should be used against these terrorist because in their oath it states defend America against all enemies foreign and domestic. So these domestic enemies need to be taked care of and let America get back to the country it has been for all these years a country for all and not their chosen few.

We should as Americans all believe in religious freedom. After all, it is a constitutional right. Along with this right goes the obligation to respect other's rights to practice their religion in any way they see fit as long as long as it doesn't violate any laws. Imagine the disdane people would have for our flag if we had a big white cross or a big white star of David in that field of blue on our flag. I believe it was a mistake to set up a Jewish state in Palistine after WWII. There has been trouble there every since. Look at the disdain the people of the region have for that flag with the big blue star of David on it. Mixing politics and religion is like mixing your vodka with castor oil, bad things are bound to happen. Even mostly muslim Iraq had a certain amount of religious freedom under Sadam Hussian. Remember the bushy gray haired guy witht the dark rimed glasses from Iraq we saw on tv during the gulf war? Thar was Tiriq Azize, the Iraq foreign minister who was a Christian. Tolerance and respect of others religious rights goes a long way in protecting everyone's religious Freedom.