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Originally posted by chavos
...i would ask that my children not participate-i hope that they will believe in God...but i am quite opposed to them being taught that America as a political nation has much to do with that God....
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I find that to be very broad minded of you...and I applaud you for it.
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Originally posted by KnifeMissle
Yeah, I've just recently started looking into politics during the recent Ontario elections and I now find it fascinating! I'd talk more about Canadian politics except that there are probably more Americans than Canadians on this board, so...
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Frankly, I think that we Americans could stand to learn a little more about Canadian politics...so, by all means, post away.
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Originally posted by The_Dude
and i think that the "god" in pledge was added in about that time too (50's) by mcarthur.
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I think you mean McCarthy
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Originally posted by Mojo_PeiPei
This country is a theist nation, it was founded on the Judeo-Christian influence. OMG the Declaration of Independence mentions a God, its endorsing religion lets burn it!!!! So once you Christo-phobes succeed, what are you going to replace God with, something like the communist heros???
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How about The God and The Goddess? Would that be alright in your eyes?
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Originally posted by Mojo_PeiPei
Taken from the Declaration of Independence:
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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Laws of Nature and of Nature's God? Well, that could arguably prove my point about The God and The Goddess. Besides, the Declaration of Independence is not the source of our law...the Constitution is.
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Originally posted by Mojo_PeiPei
I remember seeing a poll about your favorite person, Roy Moore is it??? Anywho 3/4 of Americans felt the decision was outta line and are for the commandments being up.
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Actually, I'm all for the display of the 10 commandments...right next to the Wiccan Rede, the first part of which reads "Bide ye the Wiccan Laws ye must, in perfect love and perfect trust.
Ye must life and let live,
fairly take and fairly give."
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Originally posted by MuadDib
I find it interesting that so many theists are so weak in their beliefs that they are threatened by removal of WORDS. It isn't that the word God means nothing to an atheist. In fact, it means quite a bit. Almost all atheists I know hold the term God to mean superstition, evangalism, and entrenching religion into culture. Though I am a Christian, I can see the validity of their claim.
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I find your openmindedness to be refreshing. Especially after having read your location as Lincoln, NE...the capitol city of the largest bastian of closeminded fanatical conservatism I have ever seen. I thank you for that.