"I have played around with Windows Live Writer a bit on Parallels. It handles images better than anything else I've tried by a long shot. Unfortunately, it also seemed fairly unstable, crashing and losing work in the process. If I was using Windows, I'd likely use it."
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"That is an excellent point about churches using services supported by tax dollars. I hadn't thought about it like that before, but I think you are correct."
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"I don't have major objections to the tax exempt status, but I would like to see it enforced. If it is not going to be enforced better than it currently is, then I would agree that it makes sense to abolish it. I know there are some churches who go tons of good in their communities and stay out of politics. I am okay with them having tax exempt status, but those that do not should have their exemptions promptly pulled."
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"Good to hear from you Ethereal, and I'm glad you are finding the blog worthwhile. I have the same reaction whenever I encounter others who are free from supernatural beliefs."
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"Reducing the Maine vote to Christian extremism would be a gross oversimplification. Of course, this was not at all what my post was doing. California is not in the bible belt either, but it has been established that the Mormon Church was largely responsible for what happened on Prop 8."
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"No benefit that I know of. In fact, the United Way typically takes about 15% of what you give off the top for administrative costs. Thus, the organization you give to directly gets more of the money."
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"So, you don't want kids but are willing to have them anyway? I don't envy that situation. I think I'd rather be in a relationship with a conservative Christian who didn't want children than an atheist who did."
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