They call this the Spirit Quest. If he makes it home alive, he’s considered a man.

Yes, possibly. Smart people can do dumb things.

I suppose, in the end, it actually depends on how you define smart and dumb…

Or dumb. Or not paying attention. Or some combination of the above.

That’s objective reality, not sarcasm.

“I can only imagine what it’s like to know your son is innocent and watch him be sentenced to life in prison, to be exonerated and … then be told that once he’s been freed, he’s been shot dead,” Miller said. “I can’t imagine as a parent what that feels like.”

Pretty tragic.

PIN-al or pin-AL?

Right? I wonder how Paul thought about that?

This view is rooted in 1 Corinthians 11:14-15 “Does not nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him, but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering”.

I have no point to make beyond pointing that out as trivia.

Like a frightened turtle!