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Our Religious Culture
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| 7/11/05
| William Raspberry
Posted on 07/10/2005 8:24:42 PM PDT by Crackingham
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To: Crackingham
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posted on
07/10/2005 8:27:43 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: Crackingham
The Arabic word for secular is almehni , meaning godless. Arabs are smart. It's only their religion that's stupid.
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posted on
07/10/2005 8:31:19 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(No wonder the Southern Baptist Church threw Greer out: Only one god per church! [Ann Coulter])
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posted on
07/10/2005 9:02:56 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, are incompatible with freedom. P. Henry)
To: TruthInExile
Freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom FROM religion. People who deny God are, in my book, fair game.
They are clearly protected by the First Amendment.
-Eric
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posted on
07/10/2005 9:12:15 PM PDT
by
E Rocc
(Anyone who thinks Bush-bashing is banned on FR has never read a Middle East thread >:))
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posted on
07/10/2005 10:04:13 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, are incompatible with freedom. P. Henry)
To: little jeremiah
Note to self - stay away while pinging to self.
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posted on
07/10/2005 10:06:42 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, are incompatible with freedom. P. Henry)
To: TruthInExile
But...But... Hitler was a devout Catholic! </sarcasm>
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posted on
07/10/2005 10:11:53 PM PDT
by
Lexinom
(http://www.abort73.com)
To: little jeremiah
Note to self - stay away while pinging to self.
I like reading your little notes to yourself sometimes.:)
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posted on
07/10/2005 10:34:17 PM PDT
by
moog
To: moog
You should hear me talk to myself. Someone listening would think I had a little tape recorder.
It helps me keep my brain damaged brain cells on track. Sort of.
I must be the most disorganized human on the planet. I would love to be able to live without sleeping - I'll never do everything i want to do!
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posted on
07/10/2005 11:08:27 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, are incompatible with freedom. P. Henry)
To: moog
Sheesh - another note - it was supposed to be "stay AWAKE" while pinging to self.
Note to self - PROOFREAD notes to self.
It is definitely time to do the tooth hygiene thing and put brain cells to bed.
'Night!!
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posted on
07/10/2005 11:10:08 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, are incompatible with freedom. P. Henry)
To: little jeremiah
You should hear me talk to myself. Someone listening would think I had a little tape recorder. It helps me keep my brain damaged brain cells on track. Sort of. I must be the most disorganized human on the planet. I would love to be able to live without sleeping - I'll never do everything i want to do!
I'm with you on that last part. I don't mind sleeping, but would love to be able to do everything that needs to get done. I've been going on fumes for years. I can't even remember the last time I used an alarm clock. My body wakes up about 5 hours after I go to sleep. It's almost like clockwork. Sometimes some of those people using those cellphones seem like they're talking to themselves.
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posted on
07/10/2005 11:14:05 PM PDT
by
moog
To: little jeremiah
Sheesh - another note - it was supposed to be "stay AWAKE" while pinging to self. Note to self - PROOFREAD notes to self. It is definitely time to do the tooth hygiene thing and put brain cells to bed. 'Night!!
You and me both. :) Have a good day.
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posted on
07/10/2005 11:15:00 PM PDT
by
moog
To: Crackingham
My ideal is a secular government with a religious culture. The ACLU wants an atheist government with a secular culture - and religion tolerated as a nuisance at best.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
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posted on
07/11/2005 3:45:34 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: E Rocc
Do you mean to say that atheism is a religion which the first amendment protects the free exercise of?
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posted on
07/11/2005 5:52:16 AM PDT
by
Tailgunner Joe
("Our Constitution was made only for a religious and moral people" - John Adams)
To: Tailgunner Joe
Do you mean to say that atheism is a religion which the first amendment protects the free exercise of?
It's absolutely a religious belief, no more or less entitled to protection, or subject to restriction, than any other set of beliefs.
I'm very much a Separationist but I do believe that the anti-religious often cross the line, using the power of government to suppress protected free expression. The Establishment cause does not mean government can't accomodate religious beliefs, it means it cannot do so on a preferential basis.
-Eric
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posted on
07/11/2005 6:07:08 AM PDT
by
E Rocc
(Anyone who thinks Bush-bashing is banned on FR has never read a Middle East thread >:))
To: goldstategop
My ideal is a secular government with a religious culture.
As is inevitable in a free society, we have several cultures operating in parallel in this nation. Some are religious, some are secular.
A uniform culture requires government involvement, as only government may enforce rules on the population in general.
There are those who want precisely this to happen. Ironically, one of the largest groups is called the "multiculturalists".
-Eric
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posted on
07/11/2005 6:13:06 AM PDT
by
E Rocc
(Anyone who thinks Bush-bashing is banned on FR has never read a Middle East thread >:))
To: E Rocc
So you support faith-based initiatives?
To: E Rocc
They are clearly protected by the First Amendment.Protected from what?
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posted on
07/11/2005 6:43:48 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God)
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