Posted on 03/23/2005 8:39:18 PM PST by logician2u
But the Catholics say the Baptists are evil and hell-bound and vice-versa. Both organizations are run by imperfect beings, have checkered pasts, and are not entirely reliable. I guess I have the free will to flip a coin and try to avoid whatever version of evil luck would have me.
It sounds to me like you have a problem with Absence of logic, full of emotional appeals, likes to impose beliefs on others.
Everyone assumed on Monday morning (myself included) that an injunction based on Congress's statute was a fait accompli. In retrospect, Congress and the Schindlers' attorneys botrh made a critical error. Congress erred by not prescrbing the grounds for an injunction. The Schindlers' attorneys erred in arguing procedural due process and not asking for releif pursuant to the All Writs Act. I can't kill the attorneys for this becasue they have never gotten a fair shake from Greer. Sometimes you become so vested and so myopic about an issue that you miss the larger pciture. Furthermore, the time pressure since last Friday has been enormous.
Congress intent was to slow the process down, (which is another reason why an injunction should have been granted), they apparently only exacerbated it. I give the Schlinders' attorneys credit for not giving up.
No they don't. We all believe in the resurrection. I'm Baptist. I like Catholics. We just have different worshiping practices, but still have only one Christ.
Where do you read all these wacko theories of yours?
It's ridiculous how obvious and predictable they are. The SAME PEOPLE. I don't know why I keep expecting different.
My point is not to start a new religion, but to show you an instance where you would be wrong that your beliefs have less risk than mine. I can’t prove my hypothetical god any more than you can prove yours, therefore the risk-reward ratio is not a rational reason to follow any god who’s existence can’t be proven.
Exactly! This time I have learned my lesson! At least I hope I have!
Since when is it unconstitutional to ask the federal courts to hear a case?
Perhaps the modern day apostates don't say so, but the Baptists and Catholics of a Hundred years ago were pretty clear about the state of each other's salvation.
This brings me to another reason for not following any of them, their beliefs constantly change.
It's been getting more difficult to tell the Republicrats from the Demolicans FOR DECADES. Both of them have become big-government parties determined to centralize political power from our state & local governments towards Washington, DC...all for good reasons, of course.
Same here....you would think that I was on DU or something by the way I've been flamed. But that's ok, I can handle it.
So you make yourself God. Hmmmmm. Alas, Satan did the same thing.
Simple lack of communication. Once they discussed their beliefs, they found the Great I Am was universal - except for the Muslims. They're still mad about Abraham giving away the goods they coveted. They've never gotten over that.
No thanks.
Amen to that....everyone criticiizes the Dims for THEIR embrace of Big Government & the way THEY temd to centralize power, but when it's done for the issues the wanna-be conservatives hold dear, well, that's a different story!
I don't believe the government should support any social program. Let those who are concerned about a particular issue start a charity or foundation for that issue.
I do believe in a moral fabric, though. Without a moral map, the society falls into chaos. Society becomes a bed of filth and disease.
The moral foundation supports the Constitution. Without that moral base, i.e., the concept of right and wrong, the Constitution becomes a document that depends on the meaning of the word "is", and is no longer relevant. It would be rewritten upon the whim of a judge (and we're just about to that point right now).
You might have made an excellent point about Judge Greer, but it makes me wonder: did he have reason to benefit from making this decision one way or the other?
Even if he did recuse himself, SOMEBODY would have had to hear the case, & what if they agreed w/ him?
>Show me the forth dimension. Show me an atom. Show me love.
>Show me thought.
The fourth dimension is time. Just look at your watch to see it. Atoms are easy to see with electron microscopes. IBM made the news more than a decade ago by manipulating individual atoms to spell out their name. I see love when I look into my girlfriend's or mother's eyes. To see thoughts, just look at this website for a myriad of them. It's amazing what we can see if we just stop and look.
Sounds like you are wearing a towell on your head.
I bet OSL is your hero
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