Just a reminder: Free Republic is a conservative site

[Proud Conservative2]

If you follow the link I gave you, it is there for ALL to see.

here is some of what you will find:

topic 10 Absolute right to gun ownership , his choice of answers was:

Strongly Oppose means you believe: More guns mean more killing. Limit availability of guns by whatever means are effective. The 2nd amendment does not mean an unlimited right to any and all firearms.

[WalterSkinner]

I have been a Republican activist most of my life

..you must really be miserable in that the party of Reagan heretofore has had the Religious Right as its heart.

If your ilk, the libertines, liberterians, RINOs and everybody else who considers themselves Republicans are successful in driving religious people from the party--you will be left with Democratic government and you will be twisting in the wind...

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

In the Declaration of Independence, the Americans appealed both to natural law and rights on the one hand, and to British constitutionalism on the other,...

The very idea that human beings have individual rights not subject to the whims of an earthly monarch, but subject to the laws of Yahweh, is directly from Moses.

Mosaic Law (of which the Ten Commandments is just a part) is the foundation of Western Civilization. Genesis is the primary focus of the Declaration of Independence, from where our Constitutional rights are derived.

“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights...”

“We, therefore, the Representativers of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the Rectitude of our intentions,...”

The Ten Commandments are the foundation of our judicial system.

(P.S. John Locke got most of his stuff from Thomas Hobbes, as did Ayn Rand.)

[kitkat]

Thank God, and you, Jim, for this thread.

[Rick_Michael]

"I recommend repealing the 16th and abolishing the income tax and going back to the Founder's original intent for funding the federal government. Of course, I also recommend reducing it to only those functions actually authorized by the Constitution"

I wish this sentiment was mainstream.

[patriciaruth]

Any idea of exactly how many States have actually implemented NCLB so far?

Has any State been under NCLB long enough yet to see if there are any meaningful results?

[patriciaruth]

I'll look into this further.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

I vote WITH the religious right.... see #923 and apologize to me... or eat crow...

[Oztrich Boy]

Is there no "tribal lay" that could possibly lead to hardship or death for the tribe?

and presently word would come
That a tribe had been wiped off its icefield, or the lights had gone out in Rome. - The Gods of the Copybook Headings

Think of it as evolution in action.

[OldFriend]

AMEN

[patriciaruth]

Any way the two of you can agree that freedom of religion means that both of you can support candidates from the same party without betraying your other beliefs?

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

In the Declaration of Independence, the Americans appealed both to natural law and rights on the one hand, and to British constitutionalism on the other,...

The very idea that human beings have individual rights not subject to the whims of an earthly monarch, but subject to the laws of Yahweh, is directly from Moses.

Mosaic Law (of which the Ten Commandments is just a part) is the foundation of Western Civilization. Genesis is the primary focus of the Declaration of Independence, from where our Constitutional rights are derived.

“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights...”

“We, therefore, the Representativers of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the Rectitude of our intentions,...”

The Ten Commandments are the foundation of our judicial system.

[patriciaruth]

So you opt for evolution to sort out who has the best tribal lays?

You don't think that people can use reason rather than blind luck or chance to conjure up a set of tribal lays that lead to a better life for most?

[Windsong]

There is a fine line between hate and being stern. Just look at the Terri threads. Some were banned just for stating their stance on an issue. Not good.

[listenhillary]

Here Here! To your original post!

Thanks for all that you do!

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Any way the two of you can agree that freedom of religion means that both of you can support candidates from the same party without betraying your other beliefs?

See #932...

[listenhillary]

If you can, please read this to the end. Bill Whittle says it much better than I can. You WILL gain a unique perspective of what the "Shining City on the Hill" is all about.

EMPIRE
http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/000017.html

[BigSkyFreeper]

I read an article in the statewide paper here (Billings Gazette) last Spring saying that 12 Montana schools made the failing schools list. Two were schools on the indian reservations, and the others were in the larger cities in Montana. 30 other schools across the state nearly landed on the list.

[Dan Evans]

Don't worry about your local agribusiness. If there aren't enough illegals to hire, farmers have plenty of other options. They can plant crops that can be harvested mechanically. Or they can sell their land to Hutterite or Amish farmers.

[patriciaruth]

I sense that both you and WalterSkinner feel threatened by those with opposing views.

The Religious Right feels it is under attack and subject to a lot of outright persecution lately, like holding certain Bible based beliefs makes you automatically a committer of hate crimes and ineligible for forming campus clubs or helping the drug addicted or being appointed to a judgeship.

And atheists fear the establishment of a religious test for laws that govern their lives. The example of the Christian convert in Afghanistan being threatened with beheading is not a ringing endorsement for a theocracy.