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To: little jeremiah

> Your hatred of God

That is a common cop-out. "If you do not agree with me, it's because you hate my god/country/ethnicity/blah, blah, blah." I'm sure you find it a comforting alternative to actual thought.

Here's a hint: I no more hate God than I hate Spiderman.

> Baptists and Catholics don't consider each others' religions "fake", btw.

You should hang around FR sometimes. You'll see a great many who disagree with that assessment.

> Comparing me to the ACLU is pretty funny.

Well, who here is proposing to limit who can utter religious speech in a public forum?


62 posted on 08/10/2005 9:18:59 AM PDT by orionblamblam ("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
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To: orionblamblam

I am not allowed to point out that your posts evince a hatred of God?

Whether some small minded virulent members of any religion hate other denominations is not my point. There are always the Fred Phelps and others of that ilk.

I have studied the Vedic scriptures for many years, the source books of what is generally called Hinduism. It is monotheist. There are many demigods, whose worship is actually condemned in the Bhagavad Gita. Demigods are like governemnt bureaucrats - they are appointed to manage the universe, but to worship them separately is like trying to bribe the Police Commissioner.

I am not saying the witch should not be able to have her say, but it should be on her own time. She should be able to rent a hall, give her speech, whatever. But if the Board of Supervisors don't want her to pray in their meeting, there is no constitutional reason why they should be forced to listen to her.

Free speech or free expression of religion doesn't mean others should be forced to listen or participate.


71 posted on 08/10/2005 9:31:49 AM PDT by little jeremiah (A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, are incompatible with freedom. P. Henry)
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