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Freep a poll (Should local governmental bodies be allowed to open their meetings with a prayer?)

Posted on 05/06/2008 2:03:01 PM PDT by jinx72

The current "Top Headline Poll" on this page is being skewed by anti-Christian bigot PZ Myers and his Pzombies:

http://www.journal-news.net/

"Should local governmental bodies be allowed to open their meetings with a prayer?"

Please help!


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Religion
KEYWORDS: atheists; poll; prayer

1 posted on 05/06/2008 2:03:01 PM PDT by jinx72
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To: jinx72

The continental congress started with a prayer, but today 91% essentially think that was wrong. Sad.


2 posted on 05/06/2008 2:15:37 PM PDT by messierhunter
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To: messierhunter

Which prayer?
Hindu? Jewish? Islamic? Pagan? Catholic? Christian? Eastern Orthodox?

Or a meaningless waterer-down ecumenical prayer?


3 posted on 05/06/2008 2:17:27 PM PDT by Philly Nomad
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To: jinx72
Done

No 91%

Yes 9%
4 posted on 05/06/2008 2:20:28 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: jinx72

the first amendment gives you the right to say what ever you want
it is not to protect an aetheist from being offended by hearing a prayer or seeing a cross.

ACLU moonbat crap...


5 posted on 05/06/2008 2:23:17 PM PDT by edzo4
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To: Philly Nomad
They started with this heavily christian prayer:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~baxter/firstprayerincongress.html
Add this to the list of historical documents forbidden in public school.
6 posted on 05/06/2008 2:35:41 PM PDT by messierhunter
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To: Philly Nomad

It’s a democracy, so whatever prayer they choose.


7 posted on 05/06/2008 2:36:42 PM PDT by jinx72
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To: messierhunter

No. That’s the result of the poll being skewed from PZ Myers’ blog. Non-skewable polls show that Americans overwhelmingly support prayer in starting government meetings.


8 posted on 05/06/2008 2:36:45 PM PDT by jinx72
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To: jinx72

Ah good, I wasn’t aware who PZ myers was.


9 posted on 05/06/2008 2:44:46 PM PDT by messierhunter
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To: edzo4

Your opinion might be meaningful if you read the First Amendment. The Bill of Rights does not create or give us any rights but prohibits the government interfering with the innate rights of man.


10 posted on 05/06/2008 2:45:01 PM PDT by monocle
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To: jinx72

Did my part but it’s 92% against.


11 posted on 05/06/2008 3:08:34 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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To: jinx72

(Should local governmental bodies be allowed to open their meetings with a prayer?)

A better question is ‘Should the federal government have the authority to stop it?’.


12 posted on 05/06/2008 3:17:58 PM PDT by Spok (Ignorance is no excuse-it's the real thing.)
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To: jinx72

92% no,
8% Yes.

At least I tried :-/


13 posted on 05/06/2008 3:44:10 PM PDT by spotbust1 (Procrastinators of the world unite . . . . .tomorrow!!!)
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To: monocle

you’re opinion might be more valuable if you werent so nit picky, so I should have said it protects your right to say whatever you want, you know what I meant.


14 posted on 05/06/2008 5:58:53 PM PDT by edzo4
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To: spotbust1

It’s 93% to 7% now. That IS sad.


15 posted on 05/06/2008 6:02:16 PM PDT by Marysecretary (.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
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To: jinx72; 2ndDivisionVet; A knight without armor; Alexander Rubin; AmericaUnite; ...
Well, we can try to make it a bit closer.

FREEP THIS POLL ***PING!*** FRmail me if you want to be added or removed from the Fearless Poll-Freeping Freepers Ping list. And be sure to ping me to any polls that need Freepin', if I miss them. (looks like a medium volume list) (gordongekko909, founder of the pinglist, stays on the list until his ghost signs up for the list)

16 posted on 05/06/2008 6:17:35 PM PDT by dynachrome (Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
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To: dynachrome

Done...

not good...

YES
6%

NO
94%


17 posted on 05/06/2008 6:36:37 PM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: jinx72

There are obviously many people voting multiple times.


18 posted on 05/06/2008 6:42:20 PM PDT by jinx72
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To: jinx72
There are obviously many people voting multiple times.

That's a good thing, it keeps the constitutionally illiterate out of the courts.

19 posted on 05/06/2008 7:15:44 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (El Nino is climate, La Nina is weather.)
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To: jwalsh07

*smirk*


20 posted on 05/06/2008 7:49:12 PM PDT by jinx72
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