Stephen Carpenter
@SweetSACcharide
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High School Science Teacher
Gastonia, NC
Joined August 2011
Imagine being an atheist when cheese exists
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I regret to inform you our modern dictionary is illiterate.
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Saying you like GOT over LOTR is basically a self report that you would rather mock heroic virtue, self sacrifice, loyalty and bravery than dare to aspire to them, because you know you could never reach them. It's nothing but envy, bitterness and bleak nihilism cloaked in smug
Saying you like The Lord of the Rings over Game of Thrones or any other morally gray universe is basically a self report that you see the world in simple black-and-white terms rather than trying to grasp its complexity. It’s more about intellect than it is about taste.
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Guy at the airport who calls the flight information display "the leaderboard"
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Pope Leo XIV in his first homily, to the entire college of cardinals: "Even today, there are many settings in which the Christian faith is considered absurd, meant for the weak and unintelligent. Settings where other securities are preferred, like technology, money, success,
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Habemus Papam. We have a Pope! Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope - the first American - and took the name Pope Leo XIV.
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It is wrong for a Catholic to let political passions of the moment lead him to give a one-sided presentation of the Church’s teaching, or to misrepresent the views of fellow Catholics he disagrees with politically. That remains true even if said Catholic happens to be the pope.
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#GKChesterton (“A Defense of Human Dignity,” Illustrated London News, February 22, 1930) St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor, pray for us! https://t.co/Bfkv0ConCn
#GKC #Chesterton #ChestertonSociety #ChestertonQuotes #DailyInspiration #Quotes #CommonSense #Reason #Faith
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I was watching highlights from President Carter’s funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. I found some of the speeches very moving. But I was appalled when two country singers launched into a rendition of John Lennon’s "Imagine." Under the soaring vault of
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Praying that the Grinch's surgery is successful tomorrow 🙏
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For my British and European friends who are "shocked" and "surprised", here are 10 reasons you didn't see this coming. Read this short post and then read the replies from our American friends who will confirm what I'm saying. 1. Americans love their country and want it to be
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They named a new elementary school building in Missouri after the janitor at their school. This rocks so much
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It’s STUNNING that the Federal Government is still dragging its heels on relief for Hurricane Helene victims, grudgingly authorizing “up to” 1000 soldiers, long after the scope of the disaster was already apparent. They’re hoping we don’t notice that they are failing to bring
BREAKING: President Biden takes decisive action and orders the Pentagon to send up to 1,000 active-duty troops to the areas ravaged by Hurricane Helene. This is real leadership… The soldiers will assist in distributing food, water, and essential supplies to people in need.
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris shutting down airspace over North Carolina so they can “tour” the area This stops all rescue missions going on right now
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North Carolina Agrees To Purchase Several Hunter Biden Paintings In Return For U.S. Aid https://t.co/49tEPeglqk
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