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Places of worship intrude on voting's sacred privacy
Atlanta Journal Constitution ^
| 3/3/04
| FRIDA GHITIS
Posted on 03/03/2004 9:44:06 AM PST by sakic
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:44:06 AM PST
by
sakic
To: sakic
More proof - it's not freedom of religion, but freedom from religion that the Left wants.
To: sakic
FRIDA GHITIS
Needs to get a life without hatred towards Christians.
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:46:42 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Pope John Paul, ""Family means: 'And He created them man and woman."')
To: GodBlessRonaldReagan
I've never heard of her. Do you know that she hates Christians?
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:50:40 AM PST
by
sakic
To: sakic
But... I thought there were Christians on both the left and right. Are you telling me that a leftist would feel uncomfortable in a church/synagogue/mosque/temple?
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:52:47 AM PST
by
WinOne4TheGipper
(Don't tell jigsaw I said this...)
To: sakic
She was not voting
in the Church sanctuary. She was likely voting in a hall next door.
I suspect this woman is miffed because this is a "conservative" Church.
If her polling place were a black church, this column would never have been written.
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:53:10 AM PST
by
sinkspur
(Adopt a dog or a cat from an animal shelter! It will save one life, and may save two.)
To: sakic
No, I don't know if she hates Christians or who the heck she is. It's just the general tone of "oh ick, I'm in a church" I find interesting.
To: sakic
This joker must think that he's entitled to go through life without inconsequential discomfort. He probably got that from attending a Leftist-centered school, no doubt.
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:53:26 AM PST
by
Prime Choice
(I'm pro-choice. I just think the "choice" should be made *before* having sex.)
To: sakic
"I faced a sign-up sheet to join the church group on a trip to watch Gibson's controversial "The Passion of the Christ."
This is an astonishing tacit admission-the objection to this sign up sheet as a political statement says volumes about the author of this article. He apparently views Christian beliefs, including a message of love, forgiveness and hope, as Republican values that Democrats reject. And he's right.
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:53:59 AM PST
by
Spok
To: sakic
I have been a district official with the county board of elections for more than a dozen years, and the district I work has its' polling place in the basement of a Methodist church.
I've never heard of a single complaint about the location (except from my fellow workers regarding the inefficient heating system in November), even from the RATS.
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:54:39 AM PST
by
JimRed
(Fight election fraud! Volunteer as a local poll watcher, challenger or district official.)
To: GodBlessRonaldReagan
More proof - it's not freedom of religion, but freedom from religion that the Left wants. And what's wrong with that? I have my religion, I do not want, nor should I endure someone forcing theirs upon me. If I were Atheist, I would be just as upset of someone shoving a bible down my throat, as you would be if you were required to denounce your God. For example, would you be offended if you were required to vote at a Satanic cathedral?
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:56:24 AM PST
by
Hodar
(With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: GodBlessRonaldReagan
Doesn't it seem like there is no detail too trivial for the left to whine about? Makes me tired. I've raised two children, and I swear they were more adult at 5 than the left is at 35.
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:58:22 AM PST
by
walden
To: sakic
In November, set up the polling place inside this whiner's house. That should solve the problems quite nicely. LOL!
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:58:31 AM PST
by
FormerLib
("Homosexual marriage" is just another route to anarchy.)
To: WinOne4TheGipper
The author poses the question about whether people would object to voting being conducted in a mosque. Would that offend you?
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:58:32 AM PST
by
sakic
To: sakic
Of course, if the polling places were limited to non-religious sites, the same people would be complaining of lack of voter access.
Churches are chosen because they are among the most easily accessible locations -- large rooms, good parking lots, and in most areas of town.
I just checked. I live in a county centered on a major university. Of the approx. 70 polling places in the county, about 40 are churches. Good luck finding 40 non-religious sites to replace them.
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posted on
03/03/2004 9:58:50 AM PST
by
Celtjew Libertarian
(Shake Hands with the Serpent: Poetry by Charles Lipsig aka Celtjew http://books.lulu.com/lipsig)
To: sakic
My polling station was a church and there was no lobbying for joining or any tracks being handed out. I am a Southern Baptist yet I believe its inappropriate to do this in time of voting.
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:00:23 AM PST
by
smith288
(http://www.ejsmithweb.com/FR/JohnKerry/)
To: Celtjew Libertarian
So mosques would be just fine too then?
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:01:02 AM PST
by
sakic
To: sinkspur
Maybe she'd feel more comfotable if we all went and voted at her house.
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:02:08 AM PST
by
grellis
(Che cosa ha mangiato?)
To: sakic
Wouldn't offend me one bit. But I'll be damned if I'll take off my shoes to vote!
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:02:32 AM PST
by
American_Centurion
(Daisy-cutters trump a wiretap anytime - Nicole Gelinas)
To: sakic
Frida B. Anitwit
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posted on
03/03/2004 10:02:34 AM PST
by
metesky
("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
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