Movers Haul Away Ten Commandments in Montgomery

FOXNews.com ^ | Wednesday, August 27, 2003

[MineralMan]

I understand that you are calling me names here. You're 1/3 correct. I am an atheist, as you can plainly see in my tagline. I am, however, not a Nazi. I am not a "raghead," whatever that might be.

Namecalling is unseemly for someone who uses Christian as part of a screen name. Please don't call me, or others, names.

[f.Christian]

Do you have the moral fiber, courage and integrity to cast your eyes inside yourself? You might not like what you find...

How would an atheist do that ... moral fiber - wood chips --- God - Truth whackers !

[f.Christian]

Rag heads for liberalism - atheism ... get over it --- you are 100 % !

[RoughDobermann]

I stated: "Conversely, why are religious folk not content to keep their convictions to themselves?"

To which, you replied, "It's called the GOOD NEWS! And it's kind of hard to keep GOOD NEWS to one's self...for me, anyway."

Since I do not share your faith, I consider your assertion to be an opinion, not fact.

[nfldgirl]

Yes, yes. Israel is a Jewish nation. They use their version of the Old Testament as their only scripture. Yet, they do not sacrifice animals or stone adulterers to death. That was my point.

Yes, yes. I know. I was just making MY point, that's all.

[f.Christian]

Playing innocent ... stupid to !

[RoughDobermann]

How would an atheist do that ... moral fiber - wood chips --- God - Truth whackers !

Just curious, but do you speak the way you write? If so, could you please make some recordings for my studies?

[My2Cents]

Sadly, I agree with you. I was struck by the same thing.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

[thoughtomator]

Definition may not prove existence, but the very fact of existence is this definition (God is all that has ever existed, exists now, and ever will exist); therefore if language has meaning, God exists. One need not subscribe to any religion, superstition or philosophy to admit this.

This is why when the Bible says "God is One", it's not a metaphor nor a command. It is definition!

Unfortunately, a lot of people who claim to be monotheists use a different definition, which confuses the issue.

[jimt]

And whether you believe it or not, whether you accept it or not, IT STILL IS GOOD NEWS...in it's totality... it truly is GOOD NEWS ... whether you choose to believe it or not. And that, sir/madam, is not just opinion, but fact.

This is where the discussion breaks down - characterizing a firmly held belief for one person as a fact for others. "Facts" should be observable. The "Good News" idea is demonstrably not observable.

[nfldgirl]

What I was attempting to state was that, chances are, this girl has been exposed to the Christian faith since she was a baby, beginning with baptism, attending service, perhaps sunday school, etc. Did she do this of her own volition? Did she wake up one morning and say, "Daddy. I want to become a Christian!" If so, great. If not, she has not been allowed to be an "independent thinker" and the fact that she chose to take a Bible to school is hardly surprising.

First off, to become a Christian, she will in fact HAVE to wake up one day and decide totally on her own that she "wants to become a Christian." No one can do that for her, not even Mom or Dad. Secondly, guiding our children in a system of faith/belief, should not diminish their ability to "think independently." It certainly hasn't my son...who having been exposed to the Christian faith since he was a baby, attending service, sunday school, and on his own volition, choosing to accept Christ as his personal savior, and was subsequently baptized, would NEVER think of taking his Bible to school unless he had to, and/or I reminded him to do so (being the free thinker he is)...

[f.Christian]

It looks like the federal judiciary system from the ussc on down is ...

doing power sharing and pandering with liberals --- SOCIALISTS - fascists !

The American sharia ... FR - mullahs --- ayatollahs - RAGHEADS !

[spectre]

I see you haven't lost your talent for Haiku. I'm still working on it, Fletcher. It isn't as easy as it sounds, tho...:~)

Regards, sw

[RoughDobermann]

Did you ever see that film, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo? f.Christian kind of reminds me of the gal with Tourette's syndrome...

[My2Cents]

"Religious diversity" my foot. This is a victory for those who want to eradicate God from every place in our society outside the prayer closet, and then they'll come after God in the prayer closet.

I was struck by a comment in Michael Ledeen's book, WAR AGAINST THE TERROR MASTERS. He pointed out that with the rise of Wahhabist hate-teaching in mosques in America (it's estimated that about 80% of which are infected with Wahhabi teaching), the US Department of Justice is kind of stymied in terms of going after the perpetrators of Islamic terrorism without violating their freedom of speech or the exercise of their religion. The thought struck me that this nation's greatest defense against Islamofacism is the encouragement of the best religious and spiritual alternative to Islam, namely, Judeo-Christian religious teachings, and the spiritual reality behind those teachings. But rather than encourage this alternative, Jewish- and Christian-haters are able to enlist moron federal judges to their crusade to leave this nation spiritually defenseless.

[Woahhs]

The logic of disbelief is fairly simply. Since it is impossible to prove the non-existence of something, no proof is required to disbelieve. On the other hand, a belief that something exists requires either some sort of proof or a leap of faith.

It is only simple if one "simply" ignores vast amounts of anecdotal, though inconclusive, evidence.

You'll note that I never say that I believe that no deities or other supernatural entities exist. I always say that I disbelieve in them. There is a distinct difference.

Please expand on that difference. Your position would seem to be that of the agnostic rather than the atheist. An atheist believes no deity or supernatural entities exist, by definition.

This is beginning to strike me as a bit of a game of semantics. Please define "disbelief" as you are using it.

[RoughDobermann]

LOL!!!

[My2Cents]

Nobody's coming for your Bible, and nobody's coming to shut down your church.

I know of some cities that have come after home Bible studies by enforcing some obscure traffic laws regarding parking in residential areas. If they haven't taken your Bible, it's because they haven't figured out a way to do it yet.