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If the earth is a sphere 25,000 miles in circumference, then it follows that (based on spherical trigonometry) the earth would curve at a rate of 8 inches per mile-squared. Let's just go measure it.

For all these years, Reagan was an anomaly for being an actor who was elected president, although Reagan was governor of California before he was President so he didn't step off of a movie set and become President. It always seems to have been assumed that a celebrity couldn't be elected...

A circle isn't round like a ball. A circle is 2 dimensional, not spherical. Isaiah knew the world for round. In Isaiah 22:18 he used the word "ball." A ball is round. A circle is not. It's hard to read the Bible literally and believe that the earth a sphere. You'd have to say that it's...

Not only does the federal government regulate pretty much everything, but many of the regulations are never even voted on by congress. Agencies like the FDA, DEA, EPA, IRS, and other agencies create entirely new laws all on their own, as if they are the legislators. The FDA is now regulation...

Boy, the way Glenn Miller played Songs that made the Hit Parade Guys like us, we had it made Those were the days And you knew where you were then Girls were girls, and men were men Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again Didn't need no welfare state Everybody pulled his weight...

Contrary to popular belief, government does not build roads, it did not invent roads. No President Obama, It Was Private Business That Made Our Roads And Bridges Possible By Jim Powell , Forbes.com "Without big government, President Obama likes to suggest, we would all be poor, miserable...

"Last week the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal government could not be held financially responsible for issuing erroneous warnings about the source of an outbreak of foodborne illness that caused the loss of millions of dollars of tomatoes. The warnings, issued by the FDA...

Koch Industries Says House GOP’s Tax Plan ‘Could Be Devastating’ by Lynnley Browning December 8, 2016 — 12:00 AM EST Full article here https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-08/koch-industries-says-house-gop-s-tax-plan-could-be-devastating "Koch Industries Inc., the influential...

After a year of promises to have special prosecutors investigate Hillary Clinton, and to, eventually, have her jailed for mishandling classified information...after a year of "lock her up!" chants, and "Hillary for Prison" signs at his rallies...after making the indictment of Clinton a major...

"The Republican Party has for decades pitched itself as the party of the free market. Since the New Deal era tied Democrats — once the party of decentralized power — to interventionist economics orchestrated by a dominant federal government, the GOP has cast itself as the political...

Proverb 30:5-6, “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” Jeremiah 26:2, “...all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word.” The are 16 verses...

Taking money from one person, with the threat of violence, and giving it to another is theft. Demanding money at the penalty of prison or worse, is extortion. Even if you were to rob someone, yet mow their lawn for them and claim your theft was payment for the service you provided, it would...

Early Trump supporter, Sarah Palin, has referred to Donald Trump's tax deal with Carrier, a company in Indiana, as "crony capitalism." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/03/early-trump-supporter-palin-suggests-carrier-deal-is-crony-capitalism.html The only thing worse than taxes is...

A partial list of things one is not permitted to do, or cannot do without government permission. 1. Work 2. Own property 3. Drive a car 4. Sell things 5. Own a business 6. Cross the street 7. Own a dog 8. Take medication 9. Get married 10. Feed the poor 11. Hunt 12. Fish 13. Collect rain water...

We need not go back to his younger days as liberal Democrat: His 60's. Not the 1960's, but a few years ago when he was in his 60's and a big supporter of the Democrat party. We can see Trump's support of liberal policies during his campaign for President...some of them so liberal that a...

This thread has probably been done before, but since TOL only has broad descriptions available on profiles, a thread every now and again to refresh your memory of who is on TOL might be okay. So what is your denomination? If you're not Christian at all, what is your religion?

We're nearing the end of the 2016 fantasy football season soon. How's everyone's teams doing? I'm sitting at 9-3 now, #1 seed, and hoping to head into the playoffs in that position.

If taking 100% of a person's wages is akin to slavery, at what percentage is it no longer slavery? Is a 99% tax no longer slavery? Where do you say the line is?

https://www.cato.org/blog/trumps-trillion-dollar-infrastructure-plan Donald Trump says he wants a $1 Trillion (with a T) spending bill for "infrastructure." As usual, no real details for the plan have yet been released, but we can safely assume that, if passed, the bill will be inefficient...