I will appeal to the moderator also to put the posts back up. As far as couch's post I'm 62 and still trying to figure out where I fit with religion. Although his post was about the tragedy in Tennesse there has been a run of death in my family. My sister-in-law has lost her grandmother, husband and they are taking her mother off life support tomorrow, all in a 2-month span. I lost 2 brother in-laws. Trying to have some insight as to how, why and what I should feel and how to cope is necessary.

The other political post is just a debate. People don't debate anymore it all centers around partisanship. 0ur fearless leaders certainly don't debate and pass laws for the common good. It's all about power and winning and shoving unpopular agendas down our throats. This is nothing new I saw it happening 25 years ago, that's why I bought 11 acres and a old log cabin in the woods, to escape it all. We are all mis-informed. I work from home and have a tv running in the background. Can't watch Breaking Bad re-runs forever so when my wife told me Va. was closing its schools, I started watching the news. I was watching the covid news conferences from the White House. I new exactly what was said and wasn't but when I flipped the channel, no one had it right. I had just heard it and it all was mis-quoted. I don't read articles describing what someone said I watch them say it in person. I'm now kind of hooked as I watch Senate hearings, C-span all kinds of things so I can say I heard it from the horse's mouth and form my own opinion. I definitely have conservative values, I've worked my ass off to keep my little slice of heaven and so have my kids. Sometimes It feels like no matter what I do someone is trying to give a slice of it to someone else. So beware when reading most stuff on the net or prime time news, it's all entertainment. Stick to what you can prove from the horse's mouth.

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