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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
if the GOP only new thst muslims also beleive in the Judo-christian god.
Oh God... not giving yourself a given name (or at least not telling us, or maybe u did but we dont know who to beleive) and seeing us fight in your name thinking we are fighting against another god just because the word god isnt the same in english as in other languages.
@ Silasw
Those are confessional states. They are quite common in South America too.
And while I will always prefeer secularism, confessionalism is not a bad thing on itself as long as their is true freedom of religion and worship.
edited 14th Jan '13 3:19:18 PM by Baff
I will always cherish the chance of a new beggining.Not exactly. They believe in the same God but they think God has said different things. It's the same reason Jews and Muslims can't stand each other and Christians couldn't stand Jews for most of their history.
edit: Also to be pedantic God does have a name. It's Yahweh/Jehovah.
edited 14th Jan '13 3:13:12 PM by Kostya
Yea, they disagree about what god said, but they beleive in the same god.
But isnt that disputed? Isnt God´s name suppouse to be perfect and uniteligabel to us mere humans, in the sort of way that it would drive insane anyone who saw it or heard it? Or at least thats what I tought.
edited 14th Jan '13 3:15:24 PM by Baff
I will always cherish the chance of a new beggining.And in somewhat related news, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has spoken his first words in open court in 7 years.
actually, I'd say the statement was perfectly correct given the average GOP christian doesnt believe any religion except christianity actually exists as anything more than people willingly spurning the only "real" god out of malicious choice or the devil's trickery.
edited 14th Jan '13 3:59:16 PM by Midgetsnowman
...I don't get what you're saying.
@Silsaw: I think a tendency with US culture is that it tends to nitpick things... there's a lot of complaints. It started out with some very clear-cut, uncompromising principles, such as being a republic. It's very different from UK culture, where things developed over time purely through faith in the elected legislature.
McConnell: 10,000 US troops should remain in Afghanistan post-2014
Ben Bernanke: Debt limit should be scrapped
Obama knocks GOP on debt limit; says US not a 'deadbeat nation'
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In laymans terms?
The idea that this is both a judeo christian nation and we're free to practice any religion in america is easy to reconcile when you realize a lot of fundamentalist christians assume these two thngs about non christians
they are either
1: fully aware Yahweh exists and only being atheist/other religions to maliciously spit in his face
2: unaware Yahweh is the only real god and Christianity/Judaism the only true faith because theyve been tricked by the devil.
edited 14th Jan '13 5:05:44 PM by Midgetsnowman
Former President George H.W. Bush released from hospital
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Well Thomas has certainly changed over the years.
edited 14th Jan '13 5:09:13 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Brewer has been surprisingly non-dickish from time to time. I wonder if she got the message when her constituents and the courts resoundingly rejected her immigration policy.
@Trivialis: Quite frankly, I don't give a crap if my belief (or non-belief) offends someone else's. Freedom of religion means we live together in peace despite disagreeing on these things. If someone feels otherwise, they should move to a place where you can legally murder your neighbor for not believing what you do. Like Iran.
edited 14th Jan '13 5:09:32 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!""Freedom of religion means we live together in peace despite disagreeing on these things."
When did I imply that this shouldn't be the case? However, I think Midget's comment is overextending things, which is why I replied so.
I agree... kind of. I wouldn't say "infinite paths" like it was anything goes. But everyone has a right to beliefs, I do agree.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will remain in his post as President Obama begins his second term
edited 14th Jan '13 6:01:33 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016To be sort of fair, I've been eagerly anticipating the time when the Republicans will get around to filing articles of impeachment against Obama for whatever crazy thing they can dream up. The thing is that unless there is a chance of it passing and not making themselves look like laughingstocks, Boehner will never go for it. They would need a Senate majority, too, which is unlikely to happen even in 2014.
They are living in a dreamworld and the threat of impeachment, secession, or armed revolution is obviously ridiculous to everyone except them.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Senator King: Using debt limit as leverage for cuts a 'terrible' idea
edited 14th Jan '13 6:14:46 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016

edited 14th Jan '13 2:49:04 PM by Silasw
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