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Frank Zappa considered himself a classical conservative in the era of Reagan

QED steambox is the PC version of McDonald's in Rome or Vietnam

The US has never really been friendly to Catholics as a whole. Jfk was the first Catholic president, and a fear at the time was that the pope would have undue influence. The KKK also went after non-protestants.

I don't think the image is trying to indicate professional seniority, it seems to me to try to represent seniority from an experience standpoint

Yeah..those with some genetic cocktail that allows them to survive the new "standard" better will continue to breed more, thereby pushing the species in a forward, yet very slightly different direction.

Thats evolution. Dunno what trip that other dudes on.

I'm poking fun about this

Mmmm....I'm pretty sure one gently dabs the end of a tampon to soak up a drop of blood at a time. That's why women use so many, right?

I think that's oil

Sure, but we don't call renewable energy "vegan energy"

Guédelon Castle in France.

OP, you could start by looking up videos about that

I got that impression from this part of your comment

that's where the collection plate likely originates from.

The idea of donating in church or donating to a spiritual leader is waaaaaaaay older and recorded

Christian religions flow the teachings of Jesus who followed/was aware of/modified the teachings of Judaism, which already had centuries of tithing already established. Dude didn't invent it.