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This is more than a little scary
DrewKaree:
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What I don't understand is why you need everyone else (including public institutions) to constantly validate your religion? As long as they aren't stopping you from practicing outside of their property, what's the problem? We live in a country with many different faiths, what makes you so comfortable with ignoring others?
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Somewhere you read a post and mistook it for mine. It's ok. I can forgive you. :angel:
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Is it just a coincidence that "Winter Break" and/or "Spring Break" occur at time that allows you to celebrate the two largest Christian holidays? Has it stopped you from getting your kids Christmas presents now that it's called it "Winter Break?"
Would it make you happier to call them "Christians Are Better Than You Break" and "All Other Religions Worship a False God Break?"
My preference, just for the record, is "Get Off The Cross, We Need The Wood Break"....
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I guess reading and comprehension of the points put forth is asking a bit much. I'll come back after you've had a chance to read it, digest it, and put forth an intelligent response. Oh, and to listen to everyone else re: religion, it's not celebrating a Christian holiday, it's celebrating a pagan holiday that the Christians adopted.
For the record, you didn't really answer the question you quoted. You simply made a tired attempt at sarcasm. I understand the question kinda leaves you in a pickle.
I'm wondering how long it'll take Dexter to jump in to this discussion and speak of the low level of intelligence that requires "resorting" to sarcasm....oops....there's more of it. Mebbe Dex locked the double-standard door.
Something tells me you fell off the wrong side of the bed this morning, C. Clear those cobwebs from the ol' noggin and let us know when you've figured out what you're reading.
ChadTower:
I don't really have anything to say, but I think it's my turn, so I'll try to fit in with the pattern that has developed.
Religion, Bush, Christianity should not be tolerated by anyone, snotty remark snotty remark, snotty remark.
Winky face.
shmokes:
Well...first of all, a "break" doesn't automatically have religious conotations. A break that is deliberately scheduled to fall on a christian event does. I get two fifteen minute breaks at work, for example, in addition to my lunch hour every day. If I want to read the bible (and there is at least one lady here to does every day) during that break I can. More than one employee can head over to the breakroom and do it together if they want. But as soon as it becomes apparent that people in authority postitions at my work are expecting or encouraging the employees to read the bible (I work for the government remember) it becomes unconstitutional (even if they continue calling it just a "break", which is what I meant by a thinly veiled blah blah blah...
I didn't really think they would call it, "Do what you want" time, Chad. Please, for the love of god, be more charitable with my arguments and respond something of substance in them. My point is that reading the bible at work is not prohibited. As soon as someone is punished for not participating it's unconstitutional. It's also unconstitutional for G.W. to have official bible study groups, e.g., he's prohibited from doing things such as sending out a memo on Whitehouse letterhead to all the employees inviting them to the bible study.
As for the end, that's quite a revelation. Democrats are acting like partisans OMG!!! Republicans never do that. Gimme a break. Anyway, you're only part right. Many democrats in congress, though I wouldn't say most would attack the practice even if it were Clinton. And you can bet your ass the ACLU would attack.
fredster:
Exactly what article of the constitution prevents the state from having religious items in it?
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html
I have gone over this document several times, I really don't see it.
Shmokes, being that you are so smart and all, can you find the exact passage that prevents people from having religion in school, church, or in public building?
I bet your momma is so proud of you doing so good in class and being so smart.
Stingray:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 03, 2005, 09:32:24 am ---As for the Democrats attacking a President for reading the Bible, they are not attacking a President. They are attacking a Republican. If Clinton had been a Bible studier it would never have become an issue nor would anyone have ever heard about it.
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Obviously I'm not going to attempt to speak for the entire Democratic party here, only myself. I voted for Clinton twice. I would not have voted for him either time if he thumped the bible and claimed that god wanted him to be president in the manner that Bush does. I do indeed find that kind of behavior to be "more than a little scary".
-S