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Reasons to agree Mormons spend 3 hours on Sunday in a church. They could be having fun instead. They could be water skiing, hanging out with people that they choose, doing things with family. Mormon missionaries waste two of their best years on a mission . At the Mormon church you hear the same things over and over again. People can't help it. They raise their hands, and you hear the fist word out of their mouth, and you know exactly what they are going to say... It is true that time spent is service is not wasted, but not much time in the Mormon church could be considered true service from a secular perspective... Building up the kingdom of god, presupposes it truly is the kingdom of God... Sure visiting the lonely is good, but most meetings are all spent trying to get people baptized, going to their meetings, and things that have not eternal consequence unless the Chruch is 100% true, or mostly true.  Reasons to agree Waste is loaded word. Sure, if the church is wrong...

Background: One of the many terrible terrible parts about children is feeding them. Every day! Often more than once! Images that agree : 2005, James (Birthday). Wall paper in process of being removed Toll Station. McCall Idaho. 2012. 2004 @ our first home Jan 2008. I guess he likes it Ali. Jan 2009  Videos that agree : Philip Speaks

Best reasons to agree : +1 The Art Institute of Chicago is bigger, and bigger museums are better. the second largest art museum in the United States, after the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Art Institute of Chicago has over 260,000 works of art. You run out of things to see when going to the Denver art museum, because it doesn't change very often. Best reasons to disagree : -1 Its less expensive to stay and park in Denver, in 2012 parking was $28 in Chicago and $4 in Denver.  Images that agree : Coffin and Mummy of Paankhenamun, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22 (c. 945–715 B.C.) Cartonnage, gold leaf, pigment; human remains Ancient Egyptian beliefs in the afterlife gave rise to the complex art and science of mummification. This vividly painted Mummy Case was the innermost of a series of shells that housed the body of a deceased person. The hieroglyphic inscriptions and painted scenes identify this mummy as Paankhenamun, a doorkeeper in th...

Background : Before James loved animals, he loved trains. He spoke about them all the time. In particular was a train movie we got from the library that he must have watched 30 times. I ended up driving up their with James on day, and Megan stayed home. Best reasons to agree : +3 Kids like trains.  The Illinois Train Museum has lots of trains.  Trains are cool. Trains are some of the biggest things that people will see move. Trains have changed a lot over time. Trains used to be very important to our county's development. Learning about trains will also allow you to learn a little about what our grand parent's lives were like. Best reasons to disagree : -1 Union Illinois is 59 miles from Chicago. It would be cooler if it was a little bit closer.  Score: # of reasons to agree: +3 # of reasons to disagree: -1 # of reasons to agree with reasons to agree: +0 # of reasons to agree with reasons to disagree: -0 Total Idea Score: +2 Don't like the...

Background:  July 2009 with Megan's Mom   The Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe, Illinois are a great place to get family photos. Just let the kids walk around, take photos, and save all the money of going to a studio. Its fun taking pictures in the same places, and seeing the kids get older. Images that agree : Al September 23rd 2009, When my parents drove out, after Philip was Born. Phil's tough guy look Fountains August 11, 2012 Trains

Reasons to agree : Trips to the zoo are good for kids . Chicago has good zoos.  The Indiana Sand Dunes are cool, and close to Chicago .  Chicago has good opportunities to watch sports . Chicago has good museums .  People watching is entertaining around Chicago . Naperville Last Fling is Fun Images that agree : April 2005, with James on the train Tony and Tina's Wedding, November 2006 2007 Highland games. Very HOT that day. 2008 at the Shedd Aquarium with the baby beluga. James' first animal. When KC came to visit, I invited myself along for the trip to the city. We ended up walking, with 3 kids, all the way from the train station, to Millenium Park, and to The Hancock Tower. We walked back to Navy Pear and caught a water taxi to the train station. 2006 Nextfest Tastes of Chicago James on our death march from union station to the Hancock building