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Offline Donzo

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« Reply #30 on: December 02, 2006, 05:19:11 PM »
I say get rid of placing your hand on anything.....problem solved!
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« Reply #31 on: December 02, 2006, 05:22:08 PM »
Sort of O/T, but tonight I saw, on the news, mention of a German study that showed systematic growth of xenophobic attitude in populations continuously exposed to the idea/livelihood of insecurity, e.g. terrorism.
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« Reply #32 on: December 02, 2006, 05:22:21 PM »
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What does it matter to you if he swears in on the Bible, the Quran. or a Sears Catalog?


How about Mein Kampf?
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« Reply #33 on: December 02, 2006, 05:25:05 PM »
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I can't be bothered to look it up, but what kind of an issue was his religion during his run?


Not so much his religion but his past association with people such as Louis Farrakhan.
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« Reply #34 on: December 02, 2006, 06:11:53 PM »
Here's how I swear to Congress





**** you!
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« Reply #35 on: December 02, 2006, 06:31:09 PM »
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How about Mein Kampf?


If you have the stones ta do it

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« Reply #36 on: December 02, 2006, 06:40:55 PM »
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Here's how I swear to Congress





**** you!
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« Reply #37 on: December 02, 2006, 07:06:11 PM »
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Not so much his religion but his past association with people such as Louis Farrakhan.


Eh?
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« Reply #38 on: December 03, 2006, 04:24:08 AM »
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It is symbolic - and it is an issue - we are not a Muslim state. We were not founded as such - Too many here write it off as a non issue - probably the same ones that say to hell with everyone else cause it's all about ME.


All I'm sayin is separation of church and state is fine - as long as the values of the majority are still descendant of the ideals and beliefs that created this country in the first place. Some may not believe in them, but we wouldn't be enjoying the freedoms we have today without em.


They already thought of the majority being able to dictate their dogma upon the masses truough dominating the politcal process, so they inserted this...

Article VI, Clause 3

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.


Real smart legislation there.


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« Reply #39 on: December 03, 2006, 06:40:42 AM »
If he gets to swear in with a koran, I get to swear in with a star wars DVD.
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« Reply #40 on: December 03, 2006, 08:43:29 AM »
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If he gets to swear in with a koran, I get to swear in with a star wars DVD.


whine all you want but he has every right to swear in on the Quran.
So yes. He will get to
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« Reply #41 on: December 03, 2006, 03:01:22 PM »
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If he gets to swear in with a koran, I get to swear in with a star wars DVD.


only the original, not N1K2 lucas' recut:noid :noid :noid
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« Reply #42 on: December 03, 2006, 03:03:08 PM »
Dred,

Who's whining?  What are you talking about?  Did I say he didn't have the right?

No, I didn't.  I made a completely different statement pointing out that different people hold different ideas to be sacred, and even people who claim to be open minded and fair on this issue are likely going to be proven hypocrites because it's only a matter of time before one of them stands up and says "these books and ideas are ok but these other ones are not".

You really can't have it both ways...  If both the bible and the Koran are ok, then pretty much any other book is ok too if it holds a spiritual meaning for the person.
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« Reply #43 on: December 03, 2006, 03:54:44 PM »
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Dred,

Who's whining?  What are you talking about?  Did I say he didn't have the right?

No, I didn't.  I made a completely different statement pointing out that different people hold different ideas to be sacred, and even people who claim to be open minded and fair on this issue are likely going to be proven hypocrites because it's only a matter of time before one of them stands up and says "these books and ideas are ok but these other ones are not".

You really can't have it both ways...  If both the bible and the Koran are ok, then pretty much any other book is ok too if it holds a spiritual meaning for the person.


Sorry. It just came across to me as a whine.

But your last paragraph has it dead on.

"both the bible and the Koran are ok, then pretty much any other book is ok too if it holds a spiritual meaning for the person."

That is indeed the size of it.

You cant have it only 1 way and still have religeous freedom
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« Reply #44 on: December 03, 2006, 03:58:09 PM »
I still say just do away with the placing of a hand on anything.  It's not like it actually accomplishes anything.
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