Classic Rants and Raves #26

A church should be judged by the quality, not the quantity, of its members.   

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It's funny how most books and articles that give us "easy" step-by-step instructions for accomplishing this or that always contain at least one step that I'm either unable or unwilling to take.   

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I find it quite interesting how people will come up with all sorts of convoluted explanations to defend things that are indefensible or to attempt to make sense of ideas that defy logic.

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An asterisk next to a statement in a printed advertisement indicates that such statement doesn't really mean what it apparently says.

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Here's something I've always wondered about: When someone wins a write-in political campaign, how could they prevent someone else with the same name from also claiming victory? That is, assuming the other person is also a registered voter with the same jurisdiction. Keep in mind that a name written on a ballot during a write-in campaign, unlike those of the registered candidates, has no identifying numbers associated with it.    

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Reading the Bible for yourself is the only way to learn what it actually says, not what some preacher says it says.

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The next best thing to getting what you want is not getting what you don't want.

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Isn't it interesting how many things that used to be controversial are not controversial anymore and many things that used to be routinely accepted are quite controversial today?

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Some companies will stand behind their products -- to hide from their disgruntled customers!