Will the US become a theocracy?

KaRl

I'm now better understanding your explanation of the compton effect :-D;)

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KaRl

Bogdan Rechi wrote: this one[^] :laugh::laugh:

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Felix Gartsman

KaЯl wrote: Nobody complains in Iran either They do. Mysteriously it always happens roughly one day before they "disappear"... KaЯl wrote: Bush already mentioned his ME vision Middle-East vision - Two states, blah, blah...

KaRl

Debs wrote: something like 50% of people in the House of Representatives believed in creationism :omg: Debs wrote: They were talking of people who seriously believed that the earth was created something like 10000 years ago :wtf: Do they also believe Earth is the center of the Universe? ;)

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KaRl

Felix Gartsman wrote: Mysteriously it always happens roughly one day before they "disappear"... I thought they disappeared even before beginning to complain :| (Ah, ok, ME=Middle East. Thanks for the explanation :))

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Konstantin Vasserman

KaЯl wrote: Do they also believe Earth is the center of the Universe? It would not surprise me at all...

Maximilien

Bogdan Rechi wrote: link between Bush and religion is this one[^]. :laugh::laugh::laugh: Max.

Ed Gadziemski

Arrest them for defying the moral authority of the state? That would be a good start. All those idiots like Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, et.al. should be sentenced to life in prison.

Paul Watson

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Lost User

KaЯl wrote: Do they also believe Earth is the center of the Universe? No, Washington :~ The tigress is here :-D

Lost User

From the article: "But governments can and should support effective social services provided by religious people, so long as they work, and as long as those services go to anyone in need, regardless of their faith" "Declaring that discrimination against religious charitable groups should end, the president said, "If a charity's helping the needy, it should not matter if there's a rabbi on the board or a cross on the wall or a crescent on the wall or a religious commitment in the charter." Just an observation for those who haven't read it. The tigress is here :-D

Anna Jayne Metcalfe

Trollslayer wrote: "But governments can and should support effective social services provided by religious people, so long as they work, and as long as those services go to anyone in need, regardless of their faith" "Declaring that discrimination against religious charitable groups should end, the president said, "If a charity's helping the needy, it should not matter if there's a rabbi on the board or a cross on the wall or a crescent on the wall or a religious commitment in the charter." Nothing wrong with that at all. Some of the Christian Aid groups (Tear Fund spring to mind) are doing amazing things out there, and certainly have my support. Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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KaRl

:-D Or their navel?

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brianwelsch

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Stan Shannon

Ed Gadziemski wrote: idiots like Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, et.al. They don't scare me nearly as much as you do. "Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art." Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle

Ed Gadziemski

They don't scare me nearly as much as you do. The truth hurts, doesn't it. All those religious quacks preying on feeble minds like yours must be stopped. You don't even realize how brainwashed you are.

Stan Shannon

It is my loathing of any religion which makes me fear you. "Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art." Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle

Ed Gadziemski

It is my loathing of any religion which makes me fear you. :confused: As an atheist, I have somehow missed your point. Please elaborate. Are you for or against the US becoming a theocracy? In my opinion, we are getting closer and closer. The 1st Amendment line between church and state is becoming very thin.

Stan Shannon

Ed Gadziemski wrote: Are you for or against the US becoming a theocracy? In my opinion, we are getting closer and closer. We are, but the threat is not coming from christianity to is coming from the direction of anti-christians. Religion, as such, serves the purpose of establish a set of moral parameters. Christianity is merely one means of doing that. The secular left-wing has a moral agenda which has displaced the moral authority of more tradtional religions. The politics of the left *is* a set of religious values being used to purposefully replace Christianity. While not overtly religious, and perhaps an athiest, I do try to adher to a set of Christian values as I understand them. I do not appreciate being compelled by the state to subvert my values for those of an alien religion (Secular Humanism, or whatever you want to call it). The first amendment asserts free exercise of religion much more firmly than it asserts "separation" of church and state. What is the purpose of having spearation of church and state if the state merely assumes the role of a church in the promulgation of its own moral agenda while overtly supressing competing codes of moral ethics? That *is* a theocracy, full blown and well established. You are comfortable with it because it is a theocracy of values that you subscribe to. "Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art." Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle

Ed Gadziemski

What is the purpose of having spearation of church and state if the state merely assumes the role of a church in the promulgation of its own moral agenda while overtly supressing competing codes of moral ethics? Are you saying that John Ashcroft's moral agenda is the correct one? Do you think the statue of Justice needs a sheet covering her breasts? You are comfortable with it because it is a theocracy of values that you subscribe to. That is an overgeneralization based on your assumption of my beliefs. I'm a liberal regarding intellectual pursuits, a libertarian regarding limited government, and a conservative regarding fiscal policy. Conservative, that is, in the older sense, where you don't run massive budget deficits. Unlike Bush & Co., I want balanced budgets, low spending, and low taxes.