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Federal Judge Makes It Official -- America Now an Atheist Nation
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| Sep 5, 203
| Don Wildmon
Posted on 09/10/2003 4:45:44 AM PDT by xzins
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posted on
09/10/2003 4:45:45 AM PDT
by
xzins
To: Revelation 911; The Grammarian; SpookBrat; Dust in the Wind; JesseShurun; maestro; patent; ...
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posted on
09/10/2003 4:46:33 AM PDT
by
xzins
(In the beginning was the Word.)
To: xzins
Well stated.
God will not stand idle as America falls.
He established his nation and blessed it. Now he will withhold all blessings till this wrong is righted.
To: ImphClinton
"Now he [God] will withhold all blessings till this wrong is righted" Kind of reminds me of the intemperate language used by the TBN /CBN "preachers".
Let's see..... what was it that Pat Robertson prophesied would happen to Disney World in Florida a few years back if they allowed "gay days' to take place as planned?
Oh yeah! He said that God would bring that hurricane straight up the west coast, across the middle of the state, and wipe out Disney World if they allowed the gays to hold their annual "gay days" celebration in the park.
Instead, the hurricane went up the east coast eventually making land-fall in New Jersey.
This prompted Rush Limbaugh to say wryly, "God must have been madder at New Jersey than he was at Disney". Hahahaha
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posted on
09/10/2003 7:09:00 AM PDT
by
Matchett-PI
(Why do America's enemies desperately want DemocRATS back in power?)
To: xzins; 2sheep; MHGinTN; Coleus; Mr. Silverback; ArGee; DonQ; Ginosko; pollywog; Proud Legions; ...
"Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote: "The Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please."
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"The question is or at least ought to be, how can such a small, godless, minority have such influence over our courts and legislative processes?"
Answer:
U.S. Supreme Court, 2003 - The Oligarchy*
![Justices of the Supreme Court](http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/images/fullcourt.jpg)
Back Row (left to right): Ginsburg, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
Front Row (left to right): Scalia, Stevens, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy
ol·i·gar·chy
Pronunciation: 'ä-l&-"gär-kE, 'O-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -chies
Date: 1542
1 : government by the few
2 : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising such control
3 : an organization under oligarchic control
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posted on
09/10/2003 7:18:46 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(LIBERTY has arrived in Iraq - Now we can concentrate on HOLLYWEED!)
To: Matchett-PI
Robertson was a bit overboard.
However, we're told that God establishes nations to include their exact times and locations. One would think He could be more or less pleased with any one of them.
And cause some to rise and fall, or stand by and watch as some take directions that 'cause them to rise or fall all by themselves .
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posted on
09/10/2003 7:26:12 AM PDT
by
xzins
(In the beginning was the Word.)
To: xzins
That is the issue. Lest we fail to understand what has occurred here, let me explain. A single, lower-court federal judge has bluntly told every American that America is now officially an atheist nation. I'm sorry to disagree, but what I think Judge Thompson has done is make it an officially agnostic nation. That said, I think it was still a step too far.
There is a lot of complexity in this situation, starting from the point of Judge Moore arranging to have the monument paid for and installed without going through any legislative channels. After all, it's not as if the rotunda is his private property. This action removes any "states rights" issues and brings up the appropriate treatment of public property problems.
Additional complexity is added by the fact that the memorial is to the foundation of our laws, with the Ten Commandments having a prominant place in the monument. That's different than a monument to the Ten Commandments itself. The issue is clearly not one of religion but of the source of law.
Unfortunately, the complexities make the situation too ambiguous to draw any lasting culture war conclusions - although it should create a lot of valuable culture war discussions.
Now, if the Alabama State Legislature were to adopt a resolution to return the monument to the rotunda, that would remove an important ambiguity. If Judge Thompson then ordered its removal, I would say a clear violation of the Constitution had occurred, both in the abrogation of states rights and in the establishment of a religious position that G-d may not be mentioned even within a valid historical context.
Shalom.
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posted on
09/10/2003 7:45:23 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Hey, how did I get in this handcart? And why is it so hot?)
To: xzins
Federal Judge Makes It Official -- America Now an Atheist Nation
This should read, America is now a Nation that does not discriminate in favor of one religion.
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posted on
09/10/2003 7:49:22 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
To: xzins; John O
However, we're told that God establishes nations to include their exact times and locations. One would think He could be more or less pleased with any one of them. We are also told that He will bless whom He will, and curse whom He will. He may bless a nation with which He is not pleased (such as Babylon) so that nation will be used as a weapon against a nation which He wishes to discipline (such as Israel). The situation is far too complex to make up magic formulae over (i.e. "We will continue to be strong as long as we bless Israel.").
IMHO: If G-d were going to judge anybody for the U.S. descent into the pit of moral relativism (read "immorality") it would be the Church, every single last denomination, not the government. With some magnificent exceptions, the Church has consistently failed to:
- Shine the light into the darkness.
- Study to show itself approved.
- Engage the culture where the culture stands from a moral high ground.
- Take up her cross daily for the sake of the unsaved.
Instead, she has preferred intra-denominational squabbling and modifying the Gospel to suit social norms in an attempt to gain market-share in the pews.
If you want G-d to save America (with apologies to FReeper John O.), pray that He will restore the Church. Shalom.
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posted on
09/10/2003 7:54:26 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Hey, how did I get in this handcart? And why is it so hot?)
To: xzins
INTSUM
To: xzins
Other issues aside,
stick with the subject. Do you agree with this statement:
"Now he [God] will withhold all blessings till this wrong is righted"
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posted on
09/10/2003 8:19:57 AM PDT
by
Matchett-PI
(Why do America's enemies desperately want DemocRATS back in power?)
To: ArGee
As usual, you have a way of putting it clearly and succintly. I would be a bit harder though - I think that Judge Thompson is really giving every person of faith a slap in the face with this decision. People may or may not personally "like" Judge Moore, or trust his motives. Until hearing him and perhaps talking with him, it's hard to know his motives. Some here claim he is sectarian, and he may well be.
My viewpoint is that this decision is a strong attack on the public expression of religion, as well as an attack on states' rights, and that hurts everyone. If the federal government has an official bias against God, (which we all know it does) and presses that bias more and more into that which ought to be under the jurisdiciton of the states, (this just furthers the reach of that bias) this bodes very ill for the future.
To: ArGee
officially agnostic
Atheist = No God
Theist= God
Agnostic= No Knowledge (on the theist question)
An atheist would advocate an empty room.
A theist would advocate a room decorated with God
An agnostic room would demonstrate open discussion
We are told that the room must be EMPTY.
That is the "atheist" position.
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posted on
09/10/2003 8:23:56 AM PDT
by
xzins
(In the beginning was the Word.)
To: Matchett-PI
I disagree with the "ALL." Therefore, I disagree with the statement.
I would agree with the statement, "God will withhold SOME blessings."
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posted on
09/10/2003 8:25:42 AM PDT
by
xzins
(In the beginning was the Word.)
To: ArGee
There is little about your admonition to the church that I would disagree with.
However, it is nonetheless true that God views some nations more positively than others, and that He causes nations to rise and fall.
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posted on
09/10/2003 8:29:51 AM PDT
by
xzins
(In the beginning was the Word.)
To: R. Scott
It discriminates in favor of atheism, a belief system that posits the non-existence of God.
To permit zero religious discussion is to support those who believe in zero religious discussion.
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posted on
09/10/2003 8:32:49 AM PDT
by
xzins
(In the beginning was the Word.)
To: xzins
Surely you don't believe Wildmon's alarmist lies, do you? Have you even been to Alabama? The presence or absence of the Rock does not matter in the least as to whether Alabamians are, or are not, people of faith. It only matters as to whether Roy Moore can use religious fervor to advance his own political ambition. Moore lost his case on purpose.
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posted on
09/10/2003 8:36:05 AM PDT
by
lugsoul
(And I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin on the mountainside)
To: xzins
"To permit zero religious discussion is to support those who believe in zero religious discussion."
Come on, xzins - at least discuss the issue honestly. There is no ruling from any court that has the effect of disallowing "religious discussion." You know that, and your hyperbole blurs the issue.
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posted on
09/10/2003 8:37:48 AM PDT
by
lugsoul
(And I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin on the mountainside)
To: xzins
That is the "atheist" position. I think we are being told that the purpose of the room is not a theological discussion. I have no quarrel with that decision per-se. However, if the legislature (not Judge Moore acting solo) wants the monument returned as a statement about our legal origins, then I would agree with you.
Shalom.
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posted on
09/10/2003 8:57:23 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Hey, how did I get in this handcart? And why is it so hot?)
To: lugsoul
Why, yes, I've been to Alabama. (Retired Army: I've seen lots of America.)
The absence of the Rock is a lessening of expression.
If the next guy in charge of the building didn't like that expression, then he could replace it with an expression of his own choice.
Free expression is one of my major reasons for supporting Moore's monument.
Another, of course, is that no religion was established.
Finally, the rock included statements from other documents of our history. This made it a display on the historical development of our law.
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posted on
09/10/2003 9:08:33 AM PDT
by
xzins
(In the beginning was the Word.)
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