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That would be more honest in the government, given the news.
Because the bible has been whored out to justify lots of sinning.
I would say it's the people who feel a need to paper themselves with "God" (aka: religious texts or symbols) who are the ones trying to hide what's really going on in their heads.
So the people put up statues that are forbidden in the Ten Commandments because they feel guilty they want idols?
Not wanting Jesus and friends to be nothing more than a team mascot, for one. Have some respect for the Messiah, Jesus ...
I thought the entire point of Christianity was to make you feel guilt about something. As I said before, religious texts and imagery has to be some sort of "protective spell" or something, something meant to hide behind to protect us from having to look at ourselves. It can't be to respect the characters within or the deity supposedly responsible, because it's far too crass.
This is a rather long post to say the same sentence over and over and still be wrong.
If someone put up a Satanist statue, unless you have a secret desire to have sex with Satan, why let it bother you?
Porn gets better ratings.
Unlikely. It's more likely we ignored the people who complained, previously.
Given that it didn't include non-landowning white men, any kind of woman or Africans or any other brown-skinned individual, they were clearly lying.
God told them to accept the divinely mandated monarchy and they didn't listen. Jesus told a parable of workers who killed people including a landowner's son and they were destroyed, IIRC. The bible is only for rebellion when it's one they liked. Otherwise, it was looked down upon. Even Jesus didn't want a rebellion against Rome (supposedly), and Rome was verifiably cruel to just about everyone. Putting up biblical imagery and text just drives home the hypocrisy and immorality our country was founded upon.
Did they specify which creator?
Because once they committed themselves to treason against the Crown, they might as well put their names on it.
Do you think if an atheist signs it, their hands will be set on fire?
Yes, our country is really good at making God kneel before our petty border issues.
You have the right to freely exercise the ability to ignore the Word of God on sooooooo many levels?
Politicians show up to church to get more votes. It's a photo op, nothing more.
Respect for God, actually. Your move.
And many were criminals exiled out of Europe. And many were businesses trying to make a buck.
That is true, although early on more then one signer of the constitution believed slavery was an evil, and they did not vanquish it but laid down a framework for doing so. The UK vanquished it first, however the USA did later. I don't think we were founded upon hypocrisy but were trying to become more than just a colonial cash cow. I think there was a lot of desperation involved (in the founding).
I don't think its founded upon hypocrisy but mainly upon colonization and industry, but then people living here wanted to make it into an ideal and an experiment with government by the people. In addition one unique thing that is American is that anyone can join and become one of us.
I didn't quote it, I referred to it, and assumed you knew the wording of the First Amendment. And how is it that you think I got it wrong?
You are talking about the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, not the Constitution.
That Jefferson was a well-read, intelligent man interested in international history and culture.
What does that have to do with replacing Christian symbols on government property? A Texas University is not government property, so the establishment clause wouldn't apply, making this comparison a bit ludicrous.
My true motive is adherence to an originalist interpretation of the Constitution.
It might mean that.
That would be more honest in the government, given the news.
Because the bible has been whored out to justify lots of sinning.
I would say it's the people who feel a need to paper themselves with "God" (aka: religious texts or symbols) who are the ones trying to hide what's really going on in their heads.
So the people put up statues that are forbidden in the Ten Commandments because they feel guilty they want idols?
Not wanting Jesus and friends to be nothing more than a team mascot, for one. Have some respect for the Messiah, Jesus ...
I thought the entire point of Christianity was to make you feel guilt about something. As I said before, religious texts and imagery has to be some sort of "protective spell" or something, something meant to hide behind to protect us from having to look at ourselves. It can't be to respect the characters within or the deity supposedly responsible, because it's far too crass.
This is a rather long post to say the same sentence over and over and still be wrong.
If someone put up a Satanist statue, unless you have a secret desire to have sex with Satan, why let it bother you?
If someone wanted a pornographic sex scene on the court steps, unless you're a perv, why let it bother you?
Porn gets better ratings.
Unlikely. It's more likely we ignored the people who complained, previously.
Given that it didn't include non-landowning white men, any kind of woman or Africans or any other brown-skinned individual, they were clearly lying.
God told them to accept the divinely mandated monarchy and they didn't listen. Jesus told a parable of workers who killed people including a landowner's son and they were destroyed, IIRC. The bible is only for rebellion when it's one they liked. Otherwise, it was looked down upon. Even Jesus didn't want a rebellion against Rome (supposedly), and Rome was verifiably cruel to just about everyone. Putting up biblical imagery and text just drives home the hypocrisy and immorality our country was founded upon.
Did they specify which creator?
Because once they committed themselves to treason against the Crown, they might as well put their names on it.
Do you think if an atheist signs it, their hands will be set on fire?
Yes, our country is really good at making God kneel before our petty border issues.
You have the right to freely exercise the ability to ignore the Word of God on sooooooo many levels?
Politicians show up to church to get more votes. It's a photo op, nothing more.
Respect for God, actually. Your move.
And many were criminals exiled out of Europe. And many were businesses trying to make a buck.
I mean, lol, as much as you deify the founding fathers, remember that George Washington only became a rebel after the British army wouldn't promote him. It was 99% about spite, not "freedom".
But, the phrase "all men are created equal" is not an endorsement of Christianity. So, what is your point?
