Though the Twilight Saga was meant to be a drama, I felt more emotion reading the Hunger Games Trilogy. In 'Mockingjay', near the end nothing in Twilight could compare with that tragedy. In my opinion, Twilight wouldn't have so much negativity towards it if weren't for the movies. I mean, Bella really didn't have to just stand there with her mouth open like an idiot when a wolf-on-steroids was in her face. In the real world, Kirsten Stewart would probably scream and faint. But back to the Hunger Games: when I read the books, I felt like I could understand Katniss' feelings. She was acutally fighting for something and was funny, witty, and strong. And yet, she still had flaws in her character but it made her REAL. Bella, on the other hand, is rash on pretty much depended on Edward or Jacob throughout the saga.

False. Let's see: innocent people raped, murdered, and harassed everyday; Wars that accomplish no real good; Corrupt officials; people without unity because of petty differences; it seems to me that this world is already filled with shit anyway.

Because Christians need something to believe in, something to blame and explain 'why'. They want to believe they are right, they shall live eternally in paradise, and that they live their lives better than everyone else that doesn't believe in their stupidity.

This "God" you speak of, do you believe in him because you need something to believe in or because you want to think that you are apart of the "chosen", the ones who will "inherit the earth"? Because what you have just said can be said by almost everyone who follows one of the major religions (excluding the ones that lack a god). What makes you think your religion is right and their beliefs misguided? Why would an all-knowing, all-powerful god waste his eternity on someone as insignificant as yourself and I? Where is God when a teenager deems himself unworthy of life and commits suicide? Where is God when innocents were murdered during war? They now cease to exist, because a "god" who had the power to save them decided he is too mighty to help the weak. All it wouldv'e taken is a minute to interact directly with the victim/victim's to save their life. If God brings you into the middle of a volcanic explosion, will you and your false beliefs stand firm while lava burns your skin? Will your last thought be 'God will bring me through this'? Clearly you are too naive to understand that not everything is a box of chocolates.

Truth is what can be explained and proven. You cannot prove that God exists to everyone so that is a claim, a belief. You can prove that babies are formed from the fertilization of the egg by a sperm, making it a fact. Fact=Truth. Simple.

In this country, everyone has the right to practice any religion they want. That being said, it would be hypocrisy if we denied children the right to practice their beliefs in a public setting. I don't see religion as stupidity, even though I myself am Atheist. Religion is just a need for some people to believe in something that can't properly be explained. Schools teach kids that they should accept differences in people and that we should judge a person for their actions and why they did what they did. What better way to enforce that than a first-hand experience? You have said the following statement: "Religion has ZERO place in a public building where learning is supposed to be taking place." Kids practicing the religion openly could provide some insight in the knowledge of other cultures and popular belief systems. We have to deal with religion openly anyway outside of school. So, unless is causes harm to someone else, causes a disruption, or challenges the rules and authority of the school system, I don't believe we should deprive children of their right. Plus, I doubt that if you were really focused on your work that you would allow someone mumbling to distract you.

Of course not. Everything that is considered "miraculous" is really just an event in which there is a slight chance an occurance will be the result. Science can answer everything... it's just whether or not our methods of finding out something are advanced enough.