The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Online dating is an interesting phenomenon which appears to be steadily growing in popularity. While I've given such sites a gander on multiple occasions, despite its growing popularity, I see many pros and cons about such sites. As far as pros go, I think the main one is, unlike when attempting to start a conversation with someone at a bar and only going off their physical appearance to prompt you to do so, these sites provide a great deal more information, which can be quite helpful. As I've always said, no matter how physically attractive a person might be, that attraction can only hold my interest for so long before I get bored and lose complete interest in getting to know her better, and I start thinking, "Well, if I had known she couldn't hold a decent conversation before approaching her, I would have saved myself this headache and not talked to her at all." At least with online profiles, it can save people time, energy, and money on Advil, because they...

In light of the recent Chic-Fil-A controversy, I've read comments from many far-right evangelical conservatives that while liberals like to preach for others to be tolerant, they themselves don't practice this, which the Chic-Fil-A incident has showcased. Where does one draw the line? Is it hypocritical for liberals to preach that others should be accepting or at least tolerant of homosexuals, but to not be accepting of those who aren't accepting of homosexuals?  If one were to look at things from a black-and-white perspective, then I think it'd be safe to say that these conservatives would have a legitimate point. They could say, "Well, you say to accept people regardless of their beliefs, but you don't accept me of mine! ...so there!"  If one doesn't look at things from such a perspective, then I think liberals have a point, as they could say, "I understand what you're saying, but what you and some others are spouting is prejudic...