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Indeed. When DT left, I had to shut down the Office of Left Thinking. Perhaps we should switch it back in here?
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just made by the Presbyterian Church
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A step in the right direction.
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quote: Everyone has a 50/50 chance
i think that based on current evidence, there is a considerbly better chance than 50/50 that there is no higher authority.
quote:Elementary school was worse since I was also in the Cub Scouts at the time
heh, i managed to become an Eagle Scout, and i'm an agnostic with pretty heavy atheistic leanings. i never actually prayed along with anyone, yet i got away with it. i must have just had a very liberal scout master (he was a high school science teacher, and i get the impression he was just giving the christian aspects of the boy scouts lip service).
quote:'m fairly good in History, and i've been taught that America was founded as a place to worship in the Catholic religion without condemnation in England at the time. So America started out as a catholic community
not....quite. i could explain it to you, if you have a few hours to read the diatribe. actually, i wrote my junior thesis on the founding of this country (i'm a history major). it is indeed true that a puritan colony was founded on north america in the 17th century, but i would in no way call that the "founding of America"
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quote:Originally posted by Da_bang80: I'm fairly good in History, and i've been taught that America was founded as a place to worship in the Catholic religion without condemnation in England at the time. So America started out as a catholic community. and you can't change that.
In my less than almighty opinion, you aren't "fairly good in History."
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"House Speaker Dennis Hastert...said...'Of course, we are one nation, under God. The Pledge of Allegiance is a patriotic salute that brings people of all faiths together to share in the American spirit.'" [emphasis added]
This is the point where I need to resist the urge to start stabbing people in the head.
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quote:In my less than almighty opinion, you aren't "fairly good in History."
heh. that's what i meant with "not...quite", but i was trying to be diplomatic.
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quote:This is the point where I need to resist the urge to start stabbing people in the head.
if you stab that pompous ass Hastert, i'll try to help you post bail (assuming they let you have one). also, it's funny that the "one nation, under god" was actually a cheap shot against the commies, not anything to "bring people together". goddam americans! i'm moving to Canada! wait....aren't a whole bunch of people on Flare from Canada? shit. i'm moving to Mexico!
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The Office of Left Thinking is once again reopened!
Where's Omega on this? I was hoping we'd have a real idiot running around here instead of the surprisingly intelligent and/or humourous discussion. My suggestion is we change it. Instead of "One nation under God" we now say "One nation preserved by Vishnu." I'd love to see all of our Constitutionally illiterate Senators deal with that.
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You know, DT, we've kinda moved away from personal flames in your all-too-short absence...
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The strange thing it, it appears as though even arch nemeses (such as Snay and myself) are agreeing on this topic.
I think that if Snay, Omega, and I were to all agree on the same thing, it would be a very, VERY dangerous thing.
Possibly akin to the Worker, Religious, and Warrior castes of Minbari acting as one.
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What would happen if Robbie, Jeffie, and Stevie were to all agree on the same topic? Personally, I think it'd rain chocolate donuts. With rainbow sprinkles!
Or the end of civilization as we know it.
But I still want rainbow sprinkles!
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