Posted on 02/13/2009 11:48:29 AM PST by LdSentinal
Until recently, we have the liberty of following the dictates of our conscience — once again, so long as it doesn't break any local, state or federal laws. What has happened is the nation's collective moral compass has been broken. The clear and present rights of the Constitution have been legislated away by state and federal judges making “interpretive” decisions with regard to fundamental rights. The greatness of this country has been sullied by “groupthink,” “feelings,” — all of which are counter-productive to leading a peaceful and Godly life.
We are living in dangerous times. At least here, if someone tells you your wife should cover, you have approximately 150,000 citizens to back you up if you decide to refuse. If anyone tries to take it further, we still can manage to make sure they never have the chance to bully anyone else. That hope is fading, but it still exists.
It never has existed in some cultures or if it did, it has been beaten out of them. Once you taste freedom, you'll never go back. Yes, it scary. Sure we have problems, but at the end of the day, I can close my door to the world, enjoy my family around the dinner table, go to church on Sundays without fear and tell everyone else to go pound sand if they don't like it.
These other “cultures” can't imagine what it's like to face the entire world down, make your way in it and reap the rewards of the hard work you do. They might as well have been born a mushroom for all they know of life. That's what we wanted to bring to them — not our faith — it would be nice, but it's the freedom to be masters of their own destiny and they just can't get it.
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“Grieving Muslim Widower Arrested by Racist Bigoted Police”
Oops! Not gonna help HIS cause, that’s for sure.
Samurai Muslim?
Her head just fell off.
That's exactly what they are. All their lives, they've been kept in the dark and fed bullsh*t.
Informed consent, having the facts upon which to base a decision — these things are alien to them. The listen to a mere man who, very likely, has no formal education beyond the Koran or whatever it is they study, and this mere mortal can make the rules up as he goes — again, legislating from the bema seat based on his “feelings”. Yet, it gives the rest a sense of safety and order. It's a snug cocoon, but it's dangerous and leads to death of the soul, an inability to maintain self-respect thereby leading to a degeneration of the mind and the ability to do great harm to one's self and others.
sure this wasn’t part of the “ Fairness doctrine “ TV and Radio idea?
Her head just fell off
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Dontcha just hate it when that happens ????
A conserative talk show host did this too ???
See I was reading the headline along just fine until the last two words and it whipped me into a double take.
WTF is wrong with people! God help me but I am starting to think “Islam” is the name of a demon or something. Good grief.
Ugh, I can’t look at that picture and think “That head is not on that body anymore.”
I wonder what NBC and NPR thinks of their “Muslim isn’t bad at all!” guy?
SECOND DEGREE?
What the hell do you have to do to get FIRST!??!??!
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Be a Christian?
I sneer at Muslims.
Why would anyone want to be a Muslim — for a woman it is a constant death threat. For a man it is a call to be dehumanized
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