Wow, you mean free speech is free speech even if you work for a State institution? Who would thunk it....

Steven H! You should be ASHAMED of your post! Abusing people in such a manner! ooooohhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! The inhumanity of it......

The comparison is between the severity to the members of the groupin relation to their beliefs and practices. The Koran is God's revealed word and only true link to God. It is the direct connection and only way to God for them. For Xians it is Jesus who has that position. Piper didn't make a moral equivalency in regard to an outside determination, he made the comparison to how the objects of...more

The comparison is between the severity to the members of the groupin relation to their beliefs and practices. The Koran is God's revealed word and only true link to God. It is the direct connection and only way to God for them.

For Xians it is Jesus who has that position.

Piper didn't make a moral equivalency in regard to an outside determination, he made the comparison to how the objects of faith and worship are equivalent relative to the adherents.

If you, the supposed university professor cannot see the very clear argument made by Piper than your students should receive all their money back and be required to retake all the courses that you supposedly taught them - gratis. Basic comprehension, logic and reasoning makes Piper's stance clear.less

Once again RSR proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that taking words out of the context of the whole reveals more of the one who does it (RSR) than it does anything else. lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol CARRY OUT SON!

? is that supposed to mean?

Looks like we are two for two. Rick Sanchez out - Beck out.

Jesus had chances to burn the books of the Romans, Samaritans, Egyptians, Medes, Persians, Greeks and He did not.

Very interesting and poignant consideration that too many of those who claim X do not consider.

You mean Origin of the Species I think

worth repeating (from Clover down this string): Clover001 Do you believe Jesus would have held a mock trial against another religion's holy book, then burned it, knowing His actions would incite the slaughter of innocent people? I'm all for radical displays of Christianity. I've preached Christ in the NYC subway system for over 10 years, so I know what it's like to be attacked for what we b...more

worth repeating (from Clover down this string):

Clover001

Do you believe Jesus would have held a mock trial against another religion's holy book, then burned it, knowing His actions would incite the slaughter of innocent people? I'm all for radical displays of Christianity. I've preached Christ in the NYC subway system for over 10 years, so I know what it's like to be attacked for what we believe.less

Yes, a "cut" off the baseline (desire) budget of about .0125%....a huge cut yup...

Unequally yoked is not an issue here. Unequal yoking means that one is so tied to another that one cannot work in whatever the relationship is - without the other partner. Just like yoking a team of oxen - they CANNOT work independently. Unless you are attempting to make the case that we cannot celebrate the Resurrection without the term Easter or a bunny, it doesn't apply and it is a misuse...more

Unequally yoked is not an issue here.

Unequal yoking means that one is so tied to another that one cannot work in whatever the relationship is - without the other partner. Just like yoking a team of oxen - they CANNOT work independently.

Unless you are attempting to make the case that we cannot celebrate the Resurrection without the term Easter or a bunny, it doesn't apply and it is a misuse of Scripture.less

This is stupid and desparate...

1nb, You might want to check your history, there was plenty of debate. But, if you wish to define a debate as a particular format with only intellectuals behind a podium then the number of debates will be smaller. There were still many if you care to dig a little. Intellectuals behind a podium debating a topic have little impact on a subject, even within academia.

No debates??? lol...

You ignore that the Democrats are just as hypocritical and you try to avoid the subject AND you just make the comments about Republicans. Democrats ran on the Bush era deficits but increased them and would keep them higher than Bush year deficits as far as the eye can see. Where is your continual outrage? HHHMMM..... Obama ran (and garnered support on the inhumanity and illegality supposedl...more

You ignore that the Democrats are just as hypocritical and you try to avoid the subject AND you just make the comments about Republicans.

Democrats ran on the Bush era deficits but increased them and would keep them higher than Bush year deficits as far as the eye can see. Where is your continual outrage? HHHMMM.....

Obama ran (and garnered support on the inhumanity and illegality supposedly) on closing Gitmo. He even gave an executive order for the closure. It is still open and where is your outrage? HHMMM....

Obama ran on getting us out of Iraq and Afghanistan and how Bush wasn't. Obama then went by Bush's withdrawl deadlines for Iraq and increased our presence in Afghanistan. Where is the anti-war outrage over Obama being a hypocrite J???? HHHMMM...

Obama ran on getting rid of supposed illegal wiretaps and then DEFENDED the practice and maintains the same practice! Where is your outrage over the hypocrisy and the illegality ???? HHHMMMM....

After running on "giving" Halliburton no-bid awards, what does the Democrat do? CONTINUES THE PRACTICE! WHERES YOUR OUTRAGE OVER HYPOCRISY????? HHHMMMM....

Your constant and hypocritical Republian bashing for their practices is hypocrisy in action my friend. In fact, your unwillingness to give the same level of attention and ferocity to the even larger "sins" of Obama and the Democrats is quite telling.

You are a political and ideological hack that allows your "side" to be even worse than the other side (which was bad enough) and praise them is the dictionary definition of hypocrisy.

And THAT is why no one takes you seriously around here on these matters J. The day your "outrage" is as directed at the major and present practitioners of the same things you decry, people will take you more seriously.

As an aside, the Keynesian model has never worked and is proving a failure now to boot. All it has done is MAYBE given some very short term relief in order to make the fall even more damaging and deadly later.less

breaking nonexisting rules....keep going al, keep taking that kool-aid.

OOHHHHH! But if this was a Muslim student al would be talking smack about how it is "islamaphobia" and how everyone are haters to this poor, neglected, persecuted Muslim. It would be "look! look! its the Xian taliban" or some other blather.

Now it becomes crystal clear that al is just a gum-bumper. Defend freedom of speech until you don't like it.... aaahhhh, the true colors of al show through perfectly - a hater. Who else but a hater could deny one person the freedom to speak but someone who hates their fellow man? Good show al, good show! You just proved what everyone already suspected about you! You should be ashamed of yoursel...more

Now it becomes crystal clear that al is just a gum-bumper. Defend freedom of speech until you don't like it.... aaahhhh, the true colors of al show through perfectly - a hater. Who else but a hater could deny one person the freedom to speak but someone who hates their fellow man?

Good show al, good show! You just proved what everyone already suspected about you! You should be ashamed of yourself but haters never are...less

Obviously that is why you are here...