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What’s the Harm?

So, Texas is taking a stab at reintroducing biblical teachings and concepts into classrooms beginning next year according to The Associated Press.

At issue is whether basic Judeo/Christian doctrines should be taught from a historical perspective and whether the bleed from history to proselytization is a slippery slope.

Unless one is adamant that such moral and ethical underpinnings were not a part of our nation’s history, a view that most rational people would dismiss, the fact is, we, at a minimum, were once more Christianized and Judaized.

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Can I trust You?

I am too trusting.

Twice in the last two weeks I have been the victim of burglary. Both times it was my parked car at home during the wee hours of the night.

This is how old I am; I remember leaving my front door open at night with just the screen door closed. The main reason was air flow as most of the homes in my area had evaporative cooling and, realistically, there was little threat of invasion.

Now I am faced with rising crime and security issues.

Regarding theft, it is of interest that stealing made the list of “Thou shalt nots” in the bible.

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