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by tarheel
Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:30 am
Forum: Tea House
Topic: Minimum Wage of $15
Replies: 70
Views: 6648

Re: Minimum Wage of $15

Cooties comments are spot on. The last 20 years of my career I was a plant manager with 1,000 + employees. My budget the year I retired was $62,000,000. So I know a little bit about the subject. You can only pay so much for certain tasks to be performed. It is just common sense that if you raise you...
by tarheel
Tue Oct 20, 2015 12:01 pm
Forum: New Paths -- Non-Christian Paths
Topic: For Agnostics/Atheists Only - Share your journey
Replies: 36
Views: 23963

For Agnostics/Atheists Only - Share your journey

I was a PK. I can remember as a teenager when asked to lead prayer how foolish I felt. Praying to what? Personality wise, I am very pragmatic. If it doesn't seem logical to me I can't buy it. As a young adult I was what I guess they would call a weak believer. Then about 35 years ago I was disfellow...
by tarheel
Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:54 pm
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: Baptism
Replies: 27
Views: 4844

Re: Baptism

In my more grumpy moments, I think children should be protected from religion until they are 21 years old. Agreed. My youngest was protected from indoctrination by religion. We were very careful to make sure of that. As an adult we have encouraged him to do his own research and study ancient histor...
by tarheel
Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:48 pm
Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
Topic: Baptism
Replies: 27
Views: 4844

Re: Baptism

This whole discussion demonstrates to me the problem with the whole christian concept. Why should there be a need for so much discussion and interpretation? Seems to me that if there was a supreme being that wanted us/you to follow a certain path that supreme being would be very specific and elimina...