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Posted: June 18, 2012 | Author: kat | Filed under: pasta recipes | Tags: Betty Crocker, Chili oil, food, Meat, menu, Momofuku, Pasta, Paula Deen, pioneer woman, pioneer woman's simple sesame noodles, pork, pork tonkatsu, remake, scallion, sesame, sesame noodles, Sesame oil, tonkatsu | 3 Comments »Hi everyone! Hope you're all having a wonderful start to the week!
I love remaking some of our faves! Since we still couldn't get over how amazing and super satisfying (and easy!) sesame noodles were, we just had to have it again for date night! And I decided to make pork tonkatsu with some chops I found in the fridge!
I've noticed that the more and more I remake a fave, it just tastes better and better the next time! The pork tonkatsu came out perfect! Way better than the first! It was super moist, crunchy, and a beautiful golden color! And much more flavor because I used Lawry's instead of sea salt. Ahhh Lawry's makes everything taste better!
And the sesame noodles?! Well, just the best thing ever! This time around, I used whole wheat spaghetti. I do like that fact that it's wheat but the quality of these noodles were just not that great compared to the Trader Joe's spaghetti that I used earlier. And look, no scallions!!! A certain unnamed boyfriend used up all the scallions :). But all the flavors were all there (even sans scallions), hehe.
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As you can tell, I'm pretty much Paula and Momofuku obsessed!
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Simple Sesame Noodles (from Pioneer Woman)
- 12 ounces, spaghetti noodles, cooked And drained
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 3 teaspoon hot chili oil
- 4 tablespoons grape seed oil
- 3 whole green onions, sliced thin
- red pepper flakes (optional)
- Whisk all ingredients (except noodles and green onions) together in a bowl.
- Taste and adjust ingredients as needed.
- Pour sauce over warm noodles and toss to coat.
- Sprinkle with green onions and toss.
- Enjoy!
Pork Tonkatsu (original post here)
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November 16, 2012 · Updated 2:34 PM
I'm simply thrilled by state Rep. Drew Hansen's resounding victory. I was proud and honored to endorse Drew and I predict that he will continue to win reelections for many years to come, especially if Mr. James M. Olsen continues to run as his opponent.
Much like the national Republican Party is regrouping after their loss of the presidency and control of the U.S. Senate, if the local GOP wishes to become competitive in future elections, they should reassess efforts to broaden their appeal and field candidates who could conceivably win.
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Voter turnout is always higher during a presidential election, and that was certainly true this year. According to the Nov. 10 tally, while some 2,300 additional votes were cast for state representative position 2 as compared to 2010, Mr. Olsen managed to get 230 fewer votes than he did two years ago, dropping his overall percentage from 42.32 percent in 2010 to 40.12 percent in 2012.
Conversely, state Rep. Hansen earned about 2,700 more votes than then-Rep. Christine Rolfes did in her 2010 re-election, increasing the Democratic Party candidate's percentage from 57.49 percent in 2010 to 59.67 percent in 2012.
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The $29.97 million upgrade will replace the aging, fault-prone current system.
Montgomery County on Thursday approved the purchase of a $29.97 million public safety radio system, paving the way for the replacement of an existing radio system that dates to 1996 and has recently been plagued by numerous failures and shortcomings.
Commissioner Bruce Castor, who led the committee charged with the task of guiding the replacement process, attributed historic significance to the upgrade.
"This is probably the most significant piece of legislation and the most significant decision the commissioners have made in the five years I've been a commissioner and maybe in the 28 years that I've served in county government," Castor said.
The county's existing system, which was also built by Motorola, suffers from numerous drawbacks that accompany the use of technology associated with cellular telephones. "Dead zones" scattered throughout the county often prevent reliable communication between police, firefighters, and other emergency responders in the field.
John Corcoran, deputy director of external affairs for the county's Public Safety Department, said the dead zones include Canal Street in the Mont Clare section of Upper Providence Township, the Manatawny Street area in West Pottsgrove, the area of Stump and County Line Roads in Montgomery Township, and the La Mott section of Cheltenham, among other areas.
Castor said Lower Merion Township has also suffered from spotty radio coverage with the current system.
Communications inside steel and concrete buildings are also a serious shortcoming, Castor said. He cited examples where two police officers in adjacent hallways within the same building have been unable to hear each other.
About $24 million of the total purchase cost will go towards upgrades to the existing infrastructure, such as the installation of ten additional transmitter towers and the retrofitting of microwave relays to the county's existing towers. The $24 million figure also includes upgrades to about 3,400 radio units owned by the county's various first responder departments.
Another $6.12 million will be used to purchase about 1,800 more radio units.
The county will spend an additional $9.88 million on a 10-year maintenance agreement with Motorola that will go into effect a year after the system has been completed and formally accepted by the county.
The final price tag of the upgrade came in well below the $50 million dollar figure that had been associated with the project in late 2011, towards the end of the last county administration. Estimates for the cost of the project had previously ranged as high as $100 million. Even with the relatively low price, however, the county will need to borrow money to pay for the project. Commissioner Josh Shapiro said the Board of Commissioners, under the guidance of county chief financial officer Uri Monson, would review its borrowing options early in the new year. The $24 million infrastructure cost will likely be borne entirely by the county, though it is possible that individual municipalities will be asked to help pay for the $6 million in new radio units.
"This is a great deal for taxpayers, and a great day for the county's first responders ... this is what happens when government works. Montgomery County is now the example to other counties on how to solve major problems," Shapiro said.
The upgrade is slated to begin "early in 2013," Shapiro said, but neither Shapiro nor other county officials were willing to offer any estimates of how long it would take for the project to be completed.
Bhrenda Drakeford
11:10 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
Yep. I use to live in Lower Merion Township. We never was asked what township or what cross road is near you on a 911 call. They were at your house in 2 seconds. It took sometime to get use to when you are calling in on an 911 call. You cant think at that time. Hats off to LMs radio roo. I hated to have to leave Ardmore.
Drink the Koolaid
9:31 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
So rather than put up a few new towers to address the "dead" areas, they are going to replace every police, fire and EMS radio in the county which will cause a significant impact on the budgets of these organizations in general and the fire and EMS companies in particular, as they receive limited (if any) funds from the county or the municipalities that they service.
Eric Hammond
8:25 am on Monday, December 24, 2012
Drink the koolaid..Thanks for your stupied cmment..
Drink the Koolaid
9:21 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
No problem Eric. Why don't you elaborate as to why my "cmment" is so stupid? Because as a first responder and frequent user of the current radio system, I can say with first hand knowledge that the current system runs fine. The fire chiefs association and the email chiefs association both agree that there is no need to replace the current system...so what am I missing? What is so great about this new system that makes it worth $30 million to fix a non-existent problem?
delena williams
9:51 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
What about crime cameras on the corners, rather than this or red light cameras?


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I live in Turkey and there's no official Portico update here. But I'm suspicious that my phone already has the update, because in that update it's said that you can send text messages as a group, you can refuse a call with a text message etc... I can do all these things right now with my Lumia 820 in Turkey although there's no official update. So I'm writing down my phone's OS version to see if I have the portico or not. Could you guys please send yours in order to compare with mine. Thanks a lot...
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Chip SOC version: 8960 - 01-22-2013, 02:59 AM #2
Yup, 10211.204 is indeed Portico :)
Thanks for your reply.
So, how can I do something coming up with portico? I really don't understand. What are the new things in Portico? I can do all that is supposed to have portico. But you say 10211.204 needs update... What's going to change with my phone after future portico update in my country? - 01-22-2013, 05:49 AM #8
It should be brand new. Open your Phone, type ##634#, if call timer is 0 then it's probably new!
Anyway, be glad that yours came with Portico, ain't arriving in my country till about 2 months later lol.. - 01-22-2013, 10:29 AM #10
Singapore, global variant is due in a month, but knowing my carriers, they'll be lazy to push it out. Android's their focus.
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There was NO operator app's. I had the normal app load that comes with WP8 and Nokia.
When all else fails empty the magazine... - 01-23-2013, 12:10 PM #18
When I press the life timer code, it shows 000000 though i have been using my lumia 820 for 2 months now. How can I know exactly how many total minutes I have used on my phone ?, Any other code or is this an error cos i thought that by pressing ##634# i would get my usage numbers. Can some one help ?
Regards - 01-23-2013, 04:40 PM #20When all else fails empty the magazine...
Anyone know which Portico update I should choose to my Norwegian 820?
Can choose between:
RM-825_Scandic_NO_SE_VAR259419_12421_002_Black_v1_Default(059R7S5) = RM825_1232.5951.1249.1001_RETAIL_eu_norway_425_01_121778
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a quick question, are these roms easy to install and can they be downloaded and installed via a computer?
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You can inform her how much bacteria is in the saliva. Sounds like your aunt wants to harm this baby for some odd reason. I can't think of any other reason, but I think it's understandable why she would want to since religious people love to harm others.
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Crying for Wolves: Memorial Set for Animals Killed During Statewide Hunt
The Alliance for Animals will be holding a memorial for the 117 wolves killed during Wisconsin's first hunt in fall.
The Alliance for Animals will be holding a memorial for the 117 wolves killed during Wisconsin's first hunt in fall.
Deanna Devaul, an "active" member of the Alliance for Animals, is organizing the event, according to the organization's website. The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. Friday in front of the State Natural Resources building in Madison, and will include candles, bell ringing and a poem for the wolves.
"I know that I am not alone in wanting to honor the 117 wolves who were killed in the Wisconsin hunt this year," Devaul wrote on a Facebook page created to publicize the event. "It is our intention to symbolize the wolves' lives and deaths at this memorial."
Wisconsin's first wolf hunt got off to a controversial start, with a lawsuit, filed in Dane County Circuit Court, asking the court "to stop the DNR from authorizing the use of dogs for wolf hunting until reasonable rules are established to protect dogs from injury or death, according to a press release from the society. Other plaintiffs include outdoorsmen, hunters, volunteer trackers, and other Wisconsin animal welfare organizations."
The hunt started Oct. 15 and runs through the end of February; 1,160 wolf hunting licenses were awarded.
12:55 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Next up - memorial for all the fallen squirrles and rabbits in 2012.
1:03 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Where is the memorial for all of the livestock, dogs and cats killed by these monsters? Problem is, none of these lefty loons have ever seen a wolf in the wild in Wisconsin....they are mean nasty creatures.
Lyle Ruble
2:38 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
@ann...I don't agree with holding a memorial for the wolves that were taken in the recent hunt, but to characterize wolves as "mean nasty creatures" is just plain inaccurate. Wolves are wolves, a top of the line predator, doing what wolves do. Yes they take livestock, but the fact they kill dogs and cats is immaterial. The greatest benefit to the wolf is that they cull deer herds of weak, sick and aged animals; making deer stronger and healthier. There's only been one reported death of a human by a wolf in the last one hundred years, while 800 humans a year are killed by dogs.
2:56 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Not sure where you get your information Mr Ruble, but there certainly have been more than 1 death in the past 100 years due to wolves. From the tone of your post you sound very naive and ignorant of wolves, and have never seen one face to face, besides a zoo. Best to get out of the city and watch these monsters in action, as they kill healthy dogs, cats and deer and many times for sport.
Lyle Ruble
3:15 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
@ann...I've seen plenty of wolves in the wild and watched them bring down adult elk. What is the dog doing out so it is confronting a wolf or pack? Wolves are much more discriminating than humans. If you look at their behavior, they stick to their range of about 100 square miles. They are social animals and live in packs, protecting their territory from other wolves, and in your description, from dogs. Since they cull herds keeping the deer healthy. The problem with humans hunting wolves is that unlike the wolf, humans are indiscriminate to which animal they take; taking healthy animals most often. Just for edification, I spent a good share of my life in the northern Rocky Mountains and I am well versed in the biodiversity and ecology of mountain lions, wolves, deer, elk, antelope, moose, bears and buffalo. You are proving yourself to be the naive one with the statements you're making.
Bam Bam Ruble
4:39 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Besides not being President of the United States, what haven't you done in your life Lyle? It is comical that when given a set of circumstances you invariably fall back to your vast life experience as a rustic wolf observer, pirate, sports announcer, etc. to justify your loony views............
4:42 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I don't know that there is any evidence that the wolves that were killed were not the window lickers of the pack.
Richard Head
4:57 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
"I've seen plenty of wolves in the wild and watched them bring down adult elk."
Lyle - You make these far out claims and declarations - and expect others to take them as fact.... Then you go on to lecture as though you are an expert.
Credentials - List
Sources - List
Associates - List
Really? You are not believable - because I don't think that you are truthful or honest. You're not a bad person - but you are misguided, and need some help.
Richard Head
5:03 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Some uncomfortable facts: (yeah, it's WIKI, but it's more reliable than Lyle)
In France alone, historical records indicate that between the years 1580-1830, 3,069 people were killed by wolves, Italian records indicate that between the 15th-19th centuries, 440 people were killed by wolves in central Po valley.[10] In Imperial Russia 1890, a document was produced stating that 161 people had been killed by wolves in 1871.[8]
Candice Berner, 32, female March 8, 2010 (discovered) Berner, a teacher and avid jogger, was found dead along a road near Chignik Lake, Alaska, a village about 475 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Snowmobilers found her mutilated body with wolf tracks in the adjacent snow. The Alaska State Medical Examiner ruled that her death was caused by "multiple injuries due to animal mauling
Kenton Joel Carnegie, 22, male November 8, 2005 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Carnegie had gone for a walk and didn't return to the surveyors' camp where he was working. His body was found partially consumed in an area known to be frequented by four wolves which regularly fed on human refuse.
READ MORE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attacks_on_humans
The Anti-Alinsky
1:12 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Anyone know where the mosquito memorial is? I need to pay my respect for all those that I have killed over the years.
Steve ®
2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
LOL first world problems for these libs. A poem LOL hahaha
These crazy groups buy up hunting licenses every year to keep the general public from obtaining one. I want to know of the 1,160 licenses how many were obtained by far left groups.
Julie Mautner
2:24 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I've been out of the country for more than a year. Why would anyone want to hunt wolves? I don't get it. Can anyone explain? Are they hurting people or livestock? Do they carry disease? Just looking for info here, not trying to make a point. Thanks!
Bob McBride
2:41 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Naturally some will dispute this, but apparently the population has grown to a point in this state where they're taking out farmer's livestock in some areas. Hence the decision to have a wolf season this year.
Steve ®
3:53 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Population control. They also are killing too many deer and hurting our whitetail population. Humans are the ultimate decider.
4:27 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Because ann says wolves are now killing other smaller animals "for sport". It must be boring living out in rural WI, because now even the wolves are killing things just because they can. Or maybe they're just "target practicing".
Funny how the term "loony liberals" is getting bandied about in the comments section here, when the other side is the one toting guns and blaming wolves of killing for no good reason.
Richard Head
5:07 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The first time a Wolf attacks and kills a child - the Liberal witch hunt will be on, the minds will have been changed - and Wolves will be completely exterminated in Wisconsin - at the demand of the Liberals.
9:31 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Jeez, D. Head, it sounds like you CANNOT WAIT! for wolves to start eating kids.
8:03 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
@Richard: When liberals demand such extermination will we be able to use guns? Probably not, unless we can still use the musket mounted above the fireplace.
2:39 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I am having a memorial tonight for a chicken killed by Tyson. The event will include carrots, potatoes and gravy. It will also be followed by a belch and other gastric salutes.
7:14 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
LOL! That is funny. But, shouldn't there be a memorial service for all road kill?
2:53 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Imbeciles! Comparing a magnificent creature like a wolf to mosquitos and squirrels is beyond ignorant. It's this kind of ignorance that led to the wolf being completely wiped out in the early 1900's. I would have thought there would have been a little evolution in the intervening 100+ years. Wolves are part of a healthy ecosystem (I know that may be way beyond your minimal intellectual comprehension) There are programs in place to compensate ranchers and farmers for the loss of livestock, plus, most of us "lefty weirdos" have no problem with killing problem wolves that continously prey on livestock. It's the random killing of hundreds that's the issue.
2:58 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
If it were up to me, I would eliminate the entire species, they are of no use to the eco system and are harmful to human beings. I will do my part to continue to eliminate them via motor vehicle and hunting.
3:01 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
It was a controlled hunt, not random. How many hundreds is 117?
Steve ®
3:55 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A bullet is a lot cheaper than more taxpayer government welfare to farmers. Plus we can tax the license.
9:57 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
And these compensation programs are being paid by who?................
Kinda like another welfare program?............................
And can you substantiate the random killing of hundreds?.........................
4:21 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Will the Native Americans be ridiculed for their involvement in this genocide?
Jim Price
1:19 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Native Americans in Wisconsin have condemned the wolf hunt, have not participated in the wolf hunt, have not allowed the wolf hunt on their lands, and have filed suit against it. They even threatened to begin hunting deer at night based on the law allowing wolf hunting at night.
7:25 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Typical ignorance. Wolves are considered a brother to the NDN.
8:21 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
So it was just crazy whites wielding guns. Natives are "threatening" to hunt at night? No no no, they've been wanting this, unrelated to the wolves.
4:22 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Steve, where did you get that picture of the fox and wolf?
9:12 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Good one, Alol. I have discovered on these forums that you cannot have an intelligent conversation with anyone who starts off a post lumping people together as "lefty loons". She sounds like a real warm hearted sweetie.
9:33 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A real warm hearted sweetie is right. With a warm gun to match.
Mike Itzenhuiser
9:13 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
CatMM ~ I have discovered, on these forums, that you cannot have an intelligent conversation with anyone. That is all.
Been there done that
9:33 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I could not agree more. The subjective comments on here on both sides of virtually every issue truly sadden me. And I believe most of the comments made on here are by educated people which is even more scary.
12:16 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I can't imagine what life would be like if people treated others in person the way they do on this (and any other newspage) forum. I sure don't like talking to others who are mean, rude and condscending to others who don't share the same views. I normally just look over the comments and get discouraged without contributing. I guess it is true what they say- people can hide behind their screen names and not worry about others knowing who they really are.
Avenging Angel
5:08 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I'm curious how they intend to "symbolize the lives and deaths" of wolves. Eat some deer meat and howl at the moon?
5:13 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
To me there is no difference between this proposed wolf memorial and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in D.C. Both are a complete waste of time and energy.
10:02 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
As in both have (are) subsidized by the taxpayer to support the direct or involuntary fall out of welfare?
Mara Hanson
7:37 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
OH GIVE ME A BREAK ThIS memorial IS TO MUCH! BOB you are correct there are to many wolfes in the state . They are vicious and where ever there are to many of them other spicies are anielated by them .IE: Elk in Utah. They will run down a deer eat off its legs and then leave the deer alive to die a slow death. They kill farm animals and are a nuisance to man and beasts. A reasonible amount of them in any given area makes sense .But like any creature they should be hunted, and 117 isnt enough from what I hear.I love Gods creatures but if your going to hold a memorial their are plenty of Humandeaths, issues, and situations to mourn!
heather romano
9:05 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Mara-were you at the Elk run-down you speak of? I do know of creatures on this Earth that are evil, vicious, psycotic, and terrifying, and I can tell you that it is not a wolf or bear or tiger. It is a human. Wolves eat to survive, and eat the entire animal. Their teeth are designed to crush through bone. Evolution didnt give them that knowing that they would simply lick the meet off the bones and leave the rest for the birds. However, humans are arrested all the time for pointless hunting and killing of animals, just to kill, and walk away leaving the entire carcass behind. They just felt like killing, and I am sure half of them under some sort of influence. I ask you Mara, what is more terrifying: the chances of a wolf wandering into your neighborhood, or a masked man entering the schools with a loaded shotgun.....think about the real threats in this world for just a second, or dont you watch the news?
Young Conservative
10:47 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Heather you obviously do not know what you are talking about. I can't fix stupid, but stop watching disney cartoons of animals.
Blair Nielsen
8:29 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
How do I get rid of that silky skin ad? It's covering half the article on my Mobil device. I've tried everything.
Well, almost everything, I never shot a wolf.
Richard Head
10:22 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Do you think they hunt chihuahuas in Mexico?
Steve ®
10:39 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Liberals want gun control. And in the words of Biden today if any law saves at lest one life it's worth it. So in that same mindset, if killing wolves saves at least one life, it's worth it.
You can't have it both way liberal thinkers.
Except if you ban guns, we can't harvest wolves affectively, their population explodes, and our children become dinner.
mind blown
Mike Itzenhuiser
10:58 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
If it has a face, it's open season and it's for dinner.
Bob McBride
5:43 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I'm not sure PETA style political theater is the best way to endear people to your cause, although certainly it'll get publicity. But if they wish to go whole hog with the the anthropomorphism routine, perhaps they could have a couple of well-behaved hybrids in tow with mourning veils affixed. At a certain point in the ceremony they could be brought to the makeshift podium or center of the ceremonial ring of attendees or whatever and encouraged to howl their outrage over the massacre.
7:22 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
What a missed opportunity. They should have live trapped a couple wolves, made sure they were hungry and let them loose at the Capitol when all the demonstrations were taking place. That would have thinned that herd real fast and saved a lot of taxpayer money for security.
Mike Itzenhuiser
9:17 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
$$andSense ~ That would have been GREAT!!!!!!
7:27 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Better yet, release the hungry wolves at the Friday service and watch them "feel the love" at that time. There would be some other memorials following and not for the wolves.
heather romano
8:52 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I think it is a disgusting parade of human ignorance and our sense of superiority over all other life that we need to hold hunting seasons for the Earth's creatures. What a wonderful animal the wolf is! A calculated and deadly killer, killing ONLY FOR THEIR OWN NEEDS. Earlier this year, on a jog through a well populated neighborhood, i was attacked by a dog, a plain, domesticated dog. That put me out of walking or being independent at all for almost 3 months, with permanent damage to my leg for the rest of my life. And Wisconsin calls for a 'Wolf Hunting Season'? What we should see is Wisconsin focus on much more important issues: unemployment, housing market, poverty, declining MPS, people who own dogs but do not know how to take care of them. I think this is a disgusting thing Wisconsin has started, killing creatures who kill to survive, instead of fat, pampered, spoiled dogs who have 2X's the regular amount to eat, and still ruin lives. How about that Ann?
11:29 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
So if you were attacked by a wolf you would be happy? My ignorance prevents me from understanding how that would have been better.
12:16 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
:) Again thanks Heather! Spot on!
Unfortunately we don't take time to think about what others are trying to teach or convey. They just have a one track thought process and it is so sad.
Brian Dey
8:57 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
A someone who has hunted in northeastern Wisconsin for most of my adult life, I was torn by the decision to hut wolves in Wisconsin. Anyone who has come into my home or cabin has seen the many pieces of art depicting wolves, and anyone that knows me knows that I hve contributed to many wolf preservation foundations.
So I'm torn because I would never hunt wolves. But I hunt deer, and successful deer hunting is vital to many areas of the the state's economy. Since wolves naturally prey on deer or other large mammals, there was concern of the increase in the number of wolves as it relates to deer mortality. At least that was the concern in Marinette County. In that area, deer have many natural predators including bear, coyotes and wolves. All three have seen increases in numbers and the deer population has decreased. But I'm not sure that the natural predator issue alone is the cause. For decades, the DNR has allowed very liberal doe hunting, which many of us who spend many hours in the woods, would say was more harmful to the deer population. Before the wolf hunt should have been allowed, recent efforts in deer herd management should have studied for their effectiveness in increasing the herd.
With that said, I believe the hunt itself was managed well as the numbers indicate. I won't be holding any vigils, but I hope that we have monitoring in place to see if this program should continue.
Mike Itzenhuiser
9:20 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I ask people why they have animals heads or bodies on their walls. They always say "because it's such a beautiful animal."
I think my mother is attractive, but I only have photographs of her.
Young Conservative
9:26 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I hunt the northwoods of Wisconsin almost year round(bow for deer, turkey, ruff grouse) and I can tell you that wolves are monsters. I have seen them kill for sport, I have seen them track me, which is why I always carry my ar 15 or my mini 14 with at all times. You people have no idea what you are talking about.
Been there done that
9:39 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Brian if you came here for a rational conversation I am sad to tell you, you came to the wrong place.
Brian Dey
9:52 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
YC- I have encountered a pack of wolves that we have in our area many times. I also hunt grouse, turkey, deer, bear and small game. Wolves never hunt for sport. I've seen one snatch a turkey, but it was for food. It is smart to carry a side arm while bow hunting. A few times I have shot above a wolf to scare it off. Always works. I think maybe you feeling like you are tracked ay be due to what you are hunting may be in the vicinity.
heather romano
8:59 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Once again my comment is directed to ann-in regards to her "eliminate the entire species, they serve no purpose to the eco system". Clearly, this comment is pure ignorance, and my previous comment, however heated, was I thought directed towards someone of some educational background. Why do you think there are predators? To hunt the prey. Why do you think the numbers of prey always outnumber the amount of predators? So that they can sustain their own population as well as that of the animals that hunt them. Knowing full well that wolves do indeed hunt deer, why not let natural processes play out? the more deer (prey) you have, the greater number of wolves (predator) you will have. That is the way of the world. To say that wolves servce no purpose in our eco system is a completely uneducated response. Take pride in your surroundings, and take a couple seconds to appreciate the Earth you live on, Ann, you may find that you can learn a thing or two.
Brian Dey
9:20 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Heather- But you are wrong in your assessment. Man is a natural predator hunter. Man is apart of the earth ecosystem. So that is being a little extreme. I wouldn't hunt deer because of my love of the animal and I wouldn't eat it.
Jim Genthe
9:07 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Just food for thought:
Why is there all this publicity/outrage/compassion/etc for a wolf hunt, yet not a peep for thousands of innocent lives taken through abortions,etc?
9:47 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
To liberals, it's always open gun season when it comes to aborting babies.
Jim Genthe
9:12 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
...and Mara Hanson...there is no way wolves 'run down deer, eat off their legs and leave them to die a slow death'!
These animals have to hunt and eat to survive; they never selectively gnaw off an animal's legs, then walk off chuckling under their breath!
What strange media have you been watching?
Brian Dey
9:21 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
If anyone has every seen a deer carcass after a wolf attack, they waste nothing.
Young Conservative
9:23 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Mara is right, wolves normally just eat the hind quarters. You liberal city folks need to get off of your oversized rear ends and hike the north woods.
Brian Dey
9:48 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Lyle- We actually agree? Actually it is very interesting how clean the carcass is after a wolf attack. It is also interesting how they always pile thelimb bones neatly around the carcass.
Young Conservative
9:49 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
You liberal nut cases need to come face to face with a 200 pound Canadian Grey in the wild - unarmed.
Then, perhaps, they would get an idea, however briefly, of why they were hunted to near extinction in the past.
These beasts are the bane of ranchers everywhere, they "kill for fun", and are killing machines of the first order.
In some areas the deer population my be getting bit out of hand, but there are other alternatives to unleashing packs of wolves on them.
And us, I might add.
heather romano
10:10 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Young Conservative, As far as I am concerned, the only creatures that kill for fun are humans. Jusxt because wolves are nature's killing machine, doesnt mean that they are vicious killing creatures who kill for the fun of it. I think you need to check your sources. I have had hunters in my family for a very long time, and have witnessed nature at its most raw. However, having Native American ancestry, we also took time to understand they dynamics at play, and respect all life, and know that no wolves kill for sport. I have never ever heard of a wolf killing (by itself) any animal, then walking away while laughing. (and Brian-I do not think all hunting is disgusting, not at all, but what upsets me about this particular act is that I do have a hard time believing that the State exhausted all other means to fix the issues out there, and that this decision was perhaps made a bit too hastily).
Brian Dey
10:55 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Heather- If you see one of my earlier posts, I agree. Now that we have traveled down the road of limited hunt, I believe it should be revisited about how we manage deer and the success of our actions. 80's and 90's brought some poor data that resulted in overkill of does in many northwood areas. Personally, I think the fawn kill created by an over abundance of black bear has done more harm than anything, yet I have waited 8 years and still can't get a bear tag in my area.
heather romano
10:11 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
A little tidbit: my uncle was a photographer for Nat Geo, and he loved nature (obviously). But here is some actualy scientific text to back our argument:
Wolves live and hunt in packs of around six to ten animals. They are known to roam large distances, perhaps 12 miles (20 kilometers) in a single day. These social animals cooperate on their preferred prey—large animals such as deer, elk, and moose. When they are successful, wolves do not eat in moderation. A single animal can consume 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of meat at a sitting. Wolves also eat smaller mammals, birds, fish, lizards, snakes, and fruit.
12:24 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
If I understand correctly, "your argument" is:
"I think it is a disgusting parade of human ignorance and our sense of superiority over all other life that we need to hold hunting seasons for the Earth's creatures."
Sorry but any real nature lover will understand stewardship. Wildlife management is a necessity, not a want. It has been understood, from day one, that there was going to be hunting to control the wolf population. The ecosystem has always relied on man to kill wolves and a managed hunt is the most efficient population control.
Thought for the day: A rose in a wheat field is a weed.
12:12 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Realllllly people, we take over and invade thier land that we just destroy, and we have the nerve and gall to condemn them??? Call them MONSTERS????
They are trying to survive just like the rest of us.
Yes I have seen them in the wild AND I have seen them trapped and I have also seen them cageds. How would all of you people be if that were YOU???
Oh that's right...you would walk the other way ESPECIALLY if you haven't eaten in days and have a babies to fend for. OMG! I just can't believe most of these post promoting it!
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH Heather for your post!!! Spot on!
heather romano
12:23 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
You are very welcome. And for the gentleman who said people hide behind their screen names-i have not, so, please disclude me from that comment as i have used my name. :)
2:57 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Heather, I certainly didn't mean you. I agree with your posts! Well except I have never been called a gentleman before (I am a woman) haha. :)
heather romano
12:32 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Greg: hahahahahahahaha. i cant even stand to listen to this much longer. it is a crazy thing that the eco system has always relied on man to kill wolves. how could i have never been informed of this? maybe because it is a load of garbage.
12:44 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
You know nothing. It would probably do you good to go away, emotion is not a good argument.
Man has killed wolves since the beginning of time, we have worn their furs and man has even eaten them. Wolves are top predators, but man is still #1.
Your views on hunting are the real load of garbage, get educated then come back.
12:42 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
It strikes me as odd to live near a wolf refuge, have wolves at the Milwaukee County Zoo, and also wolf hunting in the state. I certainly respect that animals were in this area first but these are significant predators and must be kept from human-populated areas.
heather romano
12:55 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Oh, Greg, I will cut you a break here, how old are you, 16? 17? since I do not like to cut down children, I will simply disregard your comebacks as elementary and inconsequential. However, perhaps your mother would want to place a call to the Greendale Super. and let him know that her son has not yet become learned in the ways of science (and common sense for that matter), but to use your case as an example of what can happen from pure negligence and disregard for becoming a valued citizen. Believe it or not, I appreciate your comments, it only aids in making those who chose to differ from you and your 'knowlege' stand out and come out on top.
1:04 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Don't be stupid. Argue the points made, if you can. Your uncle taking pictures supports nothing.
If you want to bring my mother into this, the conversation may get ugly.
1:07 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Heather. We euthanize far more domesticated dogs than Wolves in this Country. Why are you not holding a candlelight vigil for man's best friend?
1:05 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Young conservative if you are telling people they need some psychiatric help sadly you are referring to yourself.
Heather, I'm Michelle :) got your back on that one too!
Bren and everyone else in this discussio--- maybe we need to stop taking away wildlife and rebuild what we already have....oh but we can't do that we live in a society of where we have to consume everything in our path to be better than the next guy. Our motto isn't Let's Protect It...anymore
it's Let's Destroy It...
DON"T take a downtown area an rebuild it...lets go out to the woods, take an animals' home and then expect them not to care. Wow....amazingly just how self absorbed & materialistic we have become. :(
We keep taking away the woods and their homes, what do you expect wild animals to do? Humans breed at far faster rate than most animals....and we need to keep them (wild animals) out of our areas???? Whoa! Maybe WE should stop reproducing. How about that one??
Then those that call wolves monsters and killers could just live in the city and learn more about life and the value of it.
heather romano
1:07 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Michelle, nice to meet you!
and, to all of the above, Amen girl!
1:09 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Yes, you and Heather should not reproduce.
That is a good start.
5:00 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
mp, the hunt wouldn't have been scheduled if there hadn't been a need to lower the amount of animals in the area. I've always believed that the DNR has done excellent work in monitoring animal populations. A quick, humane death is preferable to being hit by a car or starving to death, isn't it? I don't argue that suburban sprawl has thrown humankind into closer contact with wildlife, but this is the situation we are in.
Young Conservative
1:13 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Who cares what these liberal bimbos think? They have never seen a wolf in the wild and have no idea what they are talking about. Stick to the crayons, gals.
1:40 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Little Young Conservative and Craig are sad little boys that have no life and obviously quite lonely little men. I say this because real man does not talk about women that way when they are discussing life. It's called respect for one another and you two obviously have NO respect for yourselves, animals and it wouldn't surprise me if you hit babies/children and anything that can't defend themselves with out a gun in their hands too.
I guess no one ever taught you two how to step up and be real men.
Young Conservative
2:48 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
This real man is getting ready to go hunting for ruffed grouse this evening. I will certainly be carrying my side arm in case one of these wolves decides to make a play for me as his game.
Dirk Gutzmiller
3:34 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
YC - If you are going grouse hunting later this evening, as you comment at 2:48pm, and sunset is around 4:36pm today, and grouse hunting season is over in S.E. Wisconsin for the last month, you are a liar.
heather romano
1:13 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Craig i am the current ower of 3 rescue dogs, all from puppy mills in Alabama and Georgia. I ahve owned dogs my entire life, but when we are killing mass amounts of animals because they are labled 'vicious' or said to kill for sport (which is totally untrue and riduculous), but yet we let HUMANS have ownership over an animal, pamper it, overfeed it (which is a form of abuse), then unleash it to the world and nothing happens to that person (and sometimes unfortunately the animal is euthanized, yes), where are we going in htis world? let us punih innocent wolves for doing what they do naturally, but lets simply give a slap on the wrist to horrible dog owners (and they outnumber vicious wolves 1000 to 1), that is an issue. Thousands of $$ went into my painful recovery, out of my own pocket, and the owner gets to sleep safvetly at night, with her animals, and not care about the size of the monkey wrench her inability to control the dog she made into a fat beast has thrown into my life. I say we put into action a law that will round up all those humans, and educate them. however, with wolves, lets just jump to killing them by the hundreds, cause that is fair right?
1:31 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
It was a managed hunt! What part of that don't you understand? From the amount that you have started to babble, I'd guess it is most of it.
1:15 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Why because you are intimidated by women?
FYI Craig I have kids and a husband and a family that hunts but we dont hunt wolves. We respect our world around us.
And if you want to throw that kind of crap out there and you know what crap I am talking about....You are kind of person that shouldn't be called a man because for that matter you have a lot to learn on what being a man is. A real man is definitely not you.
1:43 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
What do you hunt? Rocks? If you are hunting for deer or rats- they are still living creatures.. Somehow in your delusional thinking it is ok to hunt animals that are not Wolves?
Doesn't that make you a hypocrite?
7:35 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Avoiding the answer doesn't do anything to prove your point.
Bob McBride
1:16 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
You realize that's 117 wolves that would have never even been around to be hunted had humans not made efforts to see that the wolf population grew in the first place. Would it be better that that had never happened? Then we wouldn't have to get upset about this.
Life is about compromises and choices. The wolf has no natural predators in this state. We can't have agriculture and a large wolf population. We're not going to do away with agriculture so wolves can flourish unabated. Be realistic. This is really the lesser of two evils.
heather romano
1:34 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
young conservative-when you have nothing more that is of any worth to contribute to a conversation, one usually backs out, not interjects nonsense sentences. I am sorry that you are so disconnected from life and society to see what is going on around you, and that you may have too much faith in things you hardly know anything about. open your eyes, your comments have been nothing but 'liberal this, liberal that'. however, what have you said that has actually mattered in this argument? you saw a 200lb wolf? i say, tell someone of authority about taht! that would be a very large wolf. usually they top out at around 100lb's. Are you the same guy who discovered bigfoot and the lockness monster? And you are still here with us? i would have figured you would be living in some mansion somewhere in California. And be a liberal. however, i am not seeing the conservative influence in your comments anyways, so perhaps you should figure out what side of the fence you actually sit on. And it would be wise of you to not hate on the woman race. Because remember, it is because of a woman that you are even here in this conversation to begin with dear.
1:45 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Oh my God!
I can't believe someone played the race card here.
2:31 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Race card?.....If that's what you think...oooookaaaayy. Heather didn't mean it like that but obviously you are too smart to know that.
And remember you started this little "session" first...in fact you slammed yourself on that one because you were reporduced in error.
then your buddy is name calling.
HA! Step up or step off.
And seriously quit with the cruelty and hate crap...This is so what's wrong with all of us. :((((
If people care about things close to their heart don't be that "guy that needs to take a long walk off a short pier". Move on and bully someone else.
2:38 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
i think he fell off the fence a cracked his mellon open....haaaaaaaaaaaa
3:02 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?
Nothing. You already told her twice!
2:34 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
And you guys should really stop laughing at your stupid attempt at humor because the only skins most of these crude comments are dredging up are ones you should put over your head and snap out of.
My attempt at your levels of humor. HA!
2:04 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
The emerald ASH borer has murdered THOUSANDS of ASH trees, yet no one cares enough to hold a memorial for the poor ash trees.
I am extremely saddened that so many people want to hug a wolf, and there are no nuts left to hug a tree.
2:12 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Millions of innocent pines have lost their lives in the name of a foolish holiday, oh the humanity.
Bob McBride
2:18 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I have, personally, killed perhaps 10's of thousands of beautiful yellow dandelions in my lifetime. I've cast their carcasses, uncaringly, into buckets and trash containers to rot in the hot summer heat. I've poisoned them. I've done things to still living ones to prevent them from reproducing. I am a beast.
Bob McBride
2:22 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
No, I don't enjoy hunting. It's the killing I enjoy. Dandelions - they're so easy.
2:46 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
2:39 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Has your husband ever suggested Midol?
Craig - Has Yours?????
2:50 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
My wife isn't a dumb bitch so there is no reason for me to suggest that.
6:20 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
No but YOU are...and you have proven yourself even more than just that with your pathetic name calling.
I bet you call your wife names and rip on her just because it makes you feel good &
You teach your kids how to be a total asses and bullies in school.
You think you are all that with your shit talk...well here is one for you...youu aren't squat. Karma is a bitch and you watch it..
Dirk Gutzmiller
2:46 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
The right wing fringe is unraveling.here again..loony comparisons of plant life to magnificent carnivores that preserve a bit of what once was in wild America.
Writing ALL DAY and NIGHT on blogs about killing wolves, fondling guns close to their persons, women as bimbos, etc. is obviously a desperate compensating for feelings of inadequacy and smallness by these white suburban "he men" ,that venture to the woods only well armed and half liquored up.
Young Conservative
2:49 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Get back in the kitchen Dirk, your wife will soon be home from a hard days work and you should have dinner done for her.
2:55 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Thank You Mr. Gutzmiller~
Thank you very much. Have a nice evening. :)
3:14 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
What do you have against plants? I thought the far left fringe loved plants, since you think you are hippie flower children.
BTW, the wolf is still wild in America.
Young Conservative
2:51 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Wolf season ends February 28, 2013 in Wisconsin. Wish me luck this weekend so we can break past the current kill of 117!
Dirk Gutzmiller
2:59 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Young Conservative - You are a wolf in disguise...thanks for being so obnoxiously conservative that readers turn liberal whenever you write a comment.
Dirk Gutzmiller
3:41 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
YC - If you do shoot a wolf on your hunt this weekend, be absolutely sure to report it to the DNR, as The 2012-'13 Wisconsin wolf hunting and trapping season ended just before Christmas when the quota was reached.
3:10 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
You little ***, I can't let this one go because you are one of the reason's this world is turning to crap and you are a lonely little imp.
Hmmm lemme guess...you sit in a dark basement or in your bedroom somewhere in here in WI hating life and women because they did you wrong at some point in your life. And with this blog you will really be angry and go hurt a woman because you can. OR IF, and that's a BIG IF you are married you will beat your wife up because it makes you feel like a man....well you need to (and I'm sure alot of people will agree) get help and quit typing because jerks like you get their karma back ten fold....beware ace.
3:19 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
There seems to be some women on here needing a good romping to get some cobwebs out. To think we're not even debating birth control. Wolves must be the next big issue with them.
3:33 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
You're just a jerk...
Your romping consists of your hand I'm sure.
3:34 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
And my husband is a REAL man! Maybe you could take some lessons.
Dirk Gutzmiller
3:56 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Nuitari does not Dance with the Wolves, he Romps with Young Conservative.
4:31 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
That's quite creative Dirk.
mp, not so much. Try again.
8:58 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
To All:
I believe "ann" was a plant, someone who was trying to be over-the-top in order to make the opposition look bad.
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Karnak and Luxor
I visited first Karnak and the day after Luxor, the view of these Egyptian temples was simply amazing, no words can describe the feeling to see all those columns above you, the finest decorations, the pictures, and the huge architectural development.
I had the same feeling I had in Angkor Wat, in Cambodia, so humble man in front such greatness of Karnak and Luxor.
Regretfully I was not alone and the time was tyrant especially to make photos so I did not spend there days like in Angkor, you should. I shot photos mainly with my wide angle, the only way to take pictures of the archaeological complex in all its greatness.
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Probably after Angkor, Pyramids, Karnak and Luxor, I need to visit the ancient sites in Burma or and South America to feel again such greatness.
Karnak and Luxor complex is a vast open-air museum and the largest ancient religious site in the world. It is probably the second most visited historical site in Egypt, second only to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo.
There is a double row of sphinxes leading to the temple of Luxor. There are several colossal statues including the figure of Panejem which is 10.5 meters tall. The sandstone for this temple, including all the columns, was transported from Gebel Silsila 100 miles south on the Nile river.
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The three other parts, the zone of Montu, the zone of Mut and the dismantled Temple of Amenhotep IV, are closed to the public.
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The architraves on top of these columns weigh an estimated 70 tons. These architraves may have been lifted to these heights using levers, this would be an extremely time-consuming process and would also require great balance to get to such great heights
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I am a new listener and have enjoyed four episodes so far. I really like the format -- friendly, informative and civil. I think it's helpful to hear the best arguments from each side.
I've noticed, however, that many of Norton's arguments / explanations rely in part or in essence on "what the Bible says" on a topic. However, as an atheistic listener I find this frustrating, because it takes the discussion away form what is often based on logic / empiricism / ethics into a statement which is offered as authoritative but is of value only to a Christian.
I one took the Bible literally, then I could understand offering a passage from the Bible as evidence. However, non-literalists seem willing to acknowledge the Bible has factual errors, contradictions, uses analogies and parables, suffers from prejudices of ancient and distance peoples, etc.
If one takes this latter view then, how is it helpful to offer up a passage from the Bible as evidence without justifying why this quote (a) isn't one that is a mis-translation (b) isn't one which is meant as an analogy (c) isn't a parable (d) isn't merely a cultural anachronism and therefore should be taken somewhat literally?
My impression is that the Bible was once taken much more literally by most people. Over time, as the explanatory power of science grew, an increasing number of passages in the Bible were acknowledged to be false. (The age of the earth, heliocentrism, evolution, the value of pi, etc.) Similarly, as broadly held cultural norms (often based on humanistic principles) evolved, various moral prescriptions were viewed as anachronistic and to be ignored. Thus, while in the past many people used the Bible to justify slavery, few do so today. Fewer people use the Bible to justify misogyny today than in the past. Few people suggest that a rape victim should marry her rapist even though this is suggested in the Bible. At some point, when the broad culture advances Christians will probably place comments in the Bible about homosexuality in the same camp as those about slavery. It's in the Bible but with their modern perspective they will be able to justify ignoring it for one reason or another.
Given this perspective, it seems quite arbitrary then to quote the Bible to justify an argument. One of the episodes I listened to was on homosexuality. It seems the co-hosts agreed that (a) for many homosexuality was an inborn impulse (created by God?) not a chosen one (b) for many, it imposed no social cost and was harmless to others (c) it was probably unlikely that most people could change their impulses. Unstated but probably agreed by both hosts was that punishing people for things they couldn't change was morally ambiguous. All this was good: logical, based on ethics and empirical evidence.
Yet in the face of these rational arguments, Norton brought up alleged support in the Bible for condemning gays. OK, maybe the Bible said this, but how does one justify quoting these passages while disavowing similar ones on slavery / rape / genocide?
All of this leads me to my topic suggestion. Rather than allowing Christians to engage in ex-post special pleading about what in the Bible should be followed and what shouldn't, discuss optimal principles which in theory any intelligent person could use to parse the Bible. In other words, define a set of rules / principles / guidelines about how one can determine which parts of the Bible one should absolutely believe, which one should ignore, and which are unclear? Reasonable principles might be (a) believe those that are not contradicted by consensus science worldview (b) believe those passages that are supported by historical evidence outside the Bible (c) ignore moral prescriptions which violate the Golden Rule (d) etc. This is entirely possible in other areas of knowledge. For example, it would be fairly simple to define rules for judging scientific principles, e.g. (a) believe theories which are confirmed by increasing volumes of evidence (b) place weight on theories which make predictions that are shown to be true (c) question theories when new evidence arises that is inconsistent with the theory (d) etc.
It would be interesting to come up with the rules in advance, then go through some parts of the Bible to see what the rules would suggest? It would be particularly interesting to contrast this exercise with how the Bible seems actually to be parsed: (a) Christians believe factual claims in the Bible until science proves them wrong (b) Christians believe moral claims in the Bible until the prevailing morality changes then they don't (e.g. slavery, misogyny, etc.) (c) Christians generally affirm passages that show God / Jesus in a good light and disavow / ignore those that show him in a bad light.
The fact that Norton quotes passages justifying prejudice against gay people but not promoting slavery is more consistent with the latter approach than the former. I would be interested to see what kind of rules, established in advance, would justify our current view of the Bible.
Of course, if the Bible isn't generally reliable, or it isn't clear whether any individual fact or moral claim is reliable, then it shouldn't be used as evidence.
Thanks! I look forward to listening to more podcasts, even if only to better understand the Christian point of view.


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The two sides had exchanged angry claims about a previous clash last week, all part of drama that plays out each year in the chilly Antarctic waters.
Japan annually hunts whales despite a worldwide moratorium, utilizing a loophole in the law that allows for killing the mammals for scientific research. Whale meat is commonly available for consumption in Japan.
Environmental groups such as Sea Shepherd face off with the Japanese hunters, an approach that has resulted in collisions of ships, the detaining of activists and smoke bombs fired back and forth between the groups.
Legal battles
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