Posted on 10/07/2005 4:59:16 AM PDT by shuckmaster
Actually I am on vacation, so I am spending fewer hours on FR than when I am at work. But I know how to make it quality time!
Good post.
I don't bash Christianity, I don't hate God, and I'm not anti-Christian.
I'm just anti-bad-arguments. And I don't play favorites -- if someone's bad argument happens to be in relation to their religion, I don't see why that should be off limits. And that seems to be the policy of most of the other folks you're screeching at here.
I got one too -- I'm some sort of pedantic coxcomb. Is that cool, or what?
Hmm, "blackguard", "coxcomb"... If someone can get him to call them a "brigand", "scoundrel", and "miscreant", I think we'll have a clean sweep.
Are you guys getting the same mental image that I am?
Is that a rhetorical question?
I'm glad someone caught that...
Pardon my paranoia, but I've often wondered if some of the apparent anti-evos aren't in fact salting FR with "quotes" to misrepresent later as typical of conservatives.
"Exellent point. Why don't we let Scientists decide what is taught in Science class?"
Hmmm, does that mean we should let socialists decide what is taught in sociology cla.... ....er, never mind.
Why are you basing your ideas on what others think and believe. What they think and believe is not going to get you or me into heaven. What I believe about God is not of my choosing. The Holy Spirit worked that faith in my heart. Therefore, if you have an axe to grind go to Him, for it is because of Him that I believe the Bible. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast."
Yes, as long as the government, who God has put in power, allows it.
Because centuries before Mithras Isaiah prophecied that His name would be, "Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace". Mithras has never been known by any of these names.
God allows governments to be established. If the government makes it lawful to have slaves who am I to say government cannot do that. Do you obey the speed limit because you want to or because government says you must?
No new life needed here. I know where you are coming from. You believe that I am saying that blacks should be slaves. I am not saying or implying any such thing. What I am saying is if government sanctions slavery than slavery is permissible. How can you or anyone else argue against this point?
I am not in support of slavery. What I am saying is if government allows slavery than slavery is permissible. However I am not an advocate of government sanctioning slavery.
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I am not in support of slavery. What I am saying is if government allows slavery than slavery is permissible. However I am not an advocate of government sanctioning slavery.
Does anyone else detect the sound of frantic weaseling? Yet another biblical literalist turns out to be a liar.
"Government is running amuck", is it taxesareforever, I suppose the emancipation proclamation was an example of amuck government that you detest so.
I would revolt against a government that sanctioned slavery. I understand that as you approve of slavery (which you have already clearly indicated) you wouldn't.
Divine Right in the 21st Century. Wow!
Yes, his exposition on the Constitution was remarkable.
He is also a superb logician. I know this because he told me so himself. He admits that doesn't know much about biology though, which is why he constantly lectures the group about biology.
Which particular group did you have in mind then, when you said that you don't consider it wrong to keep slaves?
And they argue against ToE on the grounds of morality....
I like to think that if any Freeper evo advocated slavery on the misguided grounds of "fitness" they would be flamed by PH's entire pinglist. The creationists are more protective of their own. No viewpoint is so wicked or stupid that it cannot be either applauded or ignored if the intent is to attack evolution.
This might get a rise on the religion forum. Those folks are continually accusing each other of being cults.
But here we seem to get two types -- those who deny the Bible sanctions slavery and those who acknowledge that it does and accept it as morally OK.
I wonder what taxes thinks about the holocaust, which was sanctioned by government, "who God has put in power."
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