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preacherman: "If you study out the scriptures you'll find that the spirit of anti-christ is a spirit that dwells in people who don not believe Christ was God in the flesh, which would mean the individual rejects the Word of God." Implying that those who do not exactly share your religious beliefs are tantamount to the anti-Christ is not going to win people over to your side of the discussion. You seem like a reasonable person but this line of

Reply to The Word of God in Religion JoeUser Forums

"So appears from most of the discussion that they are a vast majortiy who feel a nation does not need to recognize God. That a nation would be fine if there was no involvement from God?" A government should not advocate or favor one religion over the other. A little thing in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution called the "Establishment Clause" was put there exactly for that reason.

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""There is nothing in the Establishment Clause (of the U.S. Constitution) that prohibits a teacher from showing students the Declaration of Independence." In my opinion, that is correct. I can't speak for Senator Byrd. Perhaps you should write to his office and inquire what his position is on this issue. It's a lot better than speculating... As for this law suit...

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"a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the teaching of the constitution in schools" Senator Byrd did not propose a "Constitutional amendment." He added an amendment (or rider) to an appropriations bill that will require public schools to teach students about the Constitution from grade school through college. There is a HUGE difference between amending a bill and amending the Constitution. I am not trying to be petty....just wanted t

Reply to Bush is an Embarrassment in Politics JoeUser Forums

"jealousy is the main ingrediant of this..." This conclusion is about as silly as "they hate us because we love freedom."

Reply to Autopsy on The Donkey in Politics JoeUser Forums

The problem with Clark's campaign was that it happened too late and was really disorganized...at least that was my experience. I also think he was too politically inexperienced. If he decides to run again, he needs a strong insider to run with him or he won't get a damn thing done if elected. It's sad but that is the way D.C. works. Steven, they will have plenty of dirt to spew on Clark as well....like the controversy over his 4th star, hi

Reply to Stories of the lost. in Misc JoeUser Forums

Texas Wahine is right. Once certain things are out in the open there is no going back so the only thing left to do is apologize, go foreward, and not repeat the same mistake. Sometimes a relationship is so damaged by what people say and do that there is no way to repair it. "I become more irritable, more insensitve, and my patience is waring thin, almost like I've become a timebomb. I don't trust myself around the people I care about becau

Reply to My Infamous Quotes Dec. 5, ‘04 in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Maybe crime doesn’t pay, but steroids sure as hell does." Aren't these one and the same? Crime actually does pay: tax evasion, money laundering, cyber crime, arms sales to the highest bidder, human trafficking (particularly women and children), (ect...). More needs to be done in all of these areas. Personally, I think if someone wants to destroy themselves with steroids...let them have it. Laws have done little to stop the sale/abuse of

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I'm also an organ donor so they will take whatever "useful" parts they can to help someone else in need. The rest of my body can be donated to science fiction...

Reply to The Word of God in Religion JoeUser Forums

Marcie Helen: I did not say that you were a fool and I specifically said that you have a right to believe whatever it is you want to believe just like others have a right to believe in something different or in nothing at all. My point is that one person's religious beliefs or a group of people's religious beliefs cannot be imposed on society as a whole via governmental action. I respect your choices and your beliefs. What I find disturbing is that

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preacherman: "Don't you think the values of a people dictate the direction of the nation... we kind'a saw it in the election this past November. The Democrates thought that the war, jobs, economics, etc.... would be the focal point of getting the upper hand and discounted that a vast majority of the people still have a high expectation for the moral issues that seem to be undermining our society, of which the marriage of homosexuals, sodimites.. or wha

Reply to Do you think when I say Auschwitz? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

lifehappens, I was not trying to "hijack" your article's intent. I simply commented on the last thing you wrote in your article. I was actually suprised to see that you threw the last paragraph in there. That is why I commented on it. "This article was not primarily about comparing who did what to kick off WWII." Then why mention it in the article in the first place? I am not trying to say what people should or should not includ

Reply to Filibusters--Won't Stop Talkin' Till Tomorrow.... in Politics JoeUser Forums

The filibuster forces the majority to listen to and compromise with the minority. I think the filibuster is a good check on tyranny of the majority. Compromise is the lifeblood of our democratic republican form of govenment. If a minority filibuster forces the majority to compromise with the minority then it is a good thing regardless of which party is in the minority at any given time. I would make the same argument if Republicans were in the mino

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Philomedy: "I don't know if I would say that homosexuals are "obviously hurting," and if they are, I think a large part of that hurt must come from being shunned by society. I don't think they would feel any relief from any attempts to "correct" them, gentle or otherwise." I believe you have just hit the nail squarely on the head.

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"we have homosexuality and other issues forced on us, and we're ostrascized because we don't think its "right"...and it's because it's more and more talked about...and therefore, accepted. Granted, I don't have that much experience with people who are homosexual. The contact with homosexuals that I've had has been very positive. I guess what burns me is when a person's sexuality is all-consuming. A homosexual walks up to you and says "Hi, my name's Ter

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preacherman: "God can reveal His word to anyone. I agree, it seems we live in a society that has found every reason to tolerate what the Bible has said is wrong." God can reveal His word to anyone...so what makes you think that God didn't reveal His word to me? The operative word here is "reveal" not mandate. The reason we live in a society where we "tolerate" behavior that the Bible says is wrong is because we have a little document called t

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Marcie Helen: "I think in our society we just come up with circumstances where sin is okay...and we grow more and more accepting of sinful behavior. I mean...look at murder! There's lots of times now where it's okay to kill someone or its more okay than it was 50 years ago...like you were drunk/high so you didn't know what you were doing...self defense...etc. etc. I don't know...I'm playing the devil's advocate a little (ehehehe)...but its true...right

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Marcie Helen: "I take it literally. I don't try and peel off all the "messages" and "codes" in the Bible...because I don't think there are any. What kind of God would God be if His word had to be interpreted? I also don't that God would allow His word to be mis-translated." You are missing the point. I would recommend that you read the article I wrote in my blog site entitled "Targeting Gays: A Hi

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"He hath appointed a day in which He would judge the world in righteousness..." The operative phrase being that GOD will judge the world not the Church, the religioius right, or anyone else. This does not say that the Church or anyone else was appointed as prosecutor, judge, and jury of man's "sins" while they wait around for God's judgment day. The Biblical passage you selected speaks of "their idolatry" not homosexuality. And yes, I do t

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"Quite impressive.... the detail of your verbiage." I'll assume that you were being sincere when you said this and not being sarcastic...so thank you. I get so tired of the religious right assuming that because one does not agree with their ideological position, we either hate religion or we simply don't understand it. "consider the woman taken in adultry.... Christ did not condone t

Reply to Autopsy on The Donkey in Politics JoeUser Forums

thatoneguyinslc: " i supported Wes Clark" I worked on his primary campaign!

Reply to The Word of God in Religion JoeUser Forums

"what should Lot have done in Sodom." Ahhhh, the old Genesis 19 defense! You know, I wrote a pretty interesting article about literalist interpretation of the Bible and discussed Geneisis 19 at length in it. The article is entitled "Targeting Gays: A History of Oppression, Part II; Morality or Selective Application of Religious Doctrines?" I think you might find it interesting. In the context that the English version of Genesis 19 is most l

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"WTF does this have to do with the article? Are you trying to take Muggaz crown as King thread hijacker? Hows about talking about the actual TOPIC? Here I have a frosty cool Trolling for you." It has everything to do with the article. The article makes a comparison between the U.S. involvement in WWII with current U.S. efforts to topple certain dictators. Here is what the article said and what I was responding to "Did Germany attack the Unit

Reply to The Word of God in Religion JoeUser Forums

I think God is playing to an audience that is afraid to laugh at its own humanity. I think the Church is too caught up in the letter (i.e. literalist interpretation) of the Bible and has fallen away from the spirit in which it was written. Not the other way around. Who did Jesus hang around with: the poor, the down-trodden, the outcasts of society, the sinners, or the Pharasees? The Church has continued to be too involved in politics. Jesus did no

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I blog about politics, law, civil rights, the war, and other current events. My goal is to inform, debate, and hopefully provide a civil forum for people to learn about issues and each other.