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That's worthy of a bump and a repeat.
A canuck that gets it.
They'll be deported, soon.
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Now if Bush will just state that he's going to seal our borders and deport the illegals.
"People who believe in their own supremacy rather than that of a higher being are far more capable of acts of sadism and horror...Yes, I know that religious people have committed terrible crimes down the ages, but they have done so in spite of, and in contradiction to, their beliefs."
What about Osama bin Laden? His actions have NOT been in contradiction to his beliefs. As unfashionable as it is to say, what he's doing is firmly rooted in Islamist law. He is not simply "misinterpreting" or "distorting" his religion. No one wants to admit that.
Now I agree that I want my president to be a Christian. But there are Democrats who believe in a higher power -- as in, almost everyone who attends my church. They're not just poseurs: they believe in Christ and they are Democrats. But I think they're utterly wrong.
At the same time, some Republicans who make a show of being Christian ARE poseurs. Not most, in my opinion, but some. And I admit I have a hard time knowing what's sincere and what isn't.
For these reasons, the real litmus test for me is whether I agree with the leader's policies. Is the person a true conservative?
Indeed, some atheists have no moral compass. But it's grossly unfair to state that all atheists are without moral direction simply because they don't believe in a supreme being.
a pretty broad statement but like in the old west I can picture women picking up the old flintlock and wasting a few aggressors.
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Mr. Coren, what took you so long - what blinded you?
"People who believe in their own supremacy rather than that of a higher being are far more capable of acts of sadism and horror. Stalin, Hitler, Mao and Pol Pot, among others, have taught us that."
This is a quote for the centuries.
It is important to note that rape, in this sense, is not what it typically is. It is a weapon of terror used against an enemy soldier. And anyone who thinks only women are at risk just don't know the facts.
This is the most profound statement in the article, and possibly of the year. This simple fact eludes most of the "equality" freaks out there. It seems that all the people that are calling for diversity are the ones who are trying to make everyone the same.
The day women as front-line soldiers die to defend any country is the day that country is no longer worth defending.
Freaking well depends on where that 'front line' is. If it's outside my front door, it's lock 'n load, baby.
See how these "journalists" think -- for them, when a leader says something which may, indeed, be wise, what's more important to them (the journalist) is whether or not what the leader says will "land him in a certain amount of trouble."
If the decisions are wise ones, as this writer indicates, who cares what the rest of the world thinks?! Far too many at home (here in America) put way, wayyyyyyyyy, too much stock in what the rest of the world thinks of us. If the countries performing the elitist, holier-than-thou critique were "right," they (well, most of them) wouldn't be sh!tholes of countries in the first place.
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Good article. THX.
There is no front line in the non-linear fight in which we are engaged [in Iraq]. For example, an IED does not discrimate between genders or locations.
very nice piece....