Democracy is Shrinking in DC

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Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:11 pm Agree: 4   Disagree: 1

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How ironic. I seem to remember when citizens of the southern states thought that school integration imposed by courts was taking away majority rule. Does Mr. Jackson think the majority of southerners would have voted to integrate schools back in the sixties

Iowa School District Plans to Revise Religious Liberty Policy

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Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:46 am Agree: 5   Disagree: 1

Schools should teach about religion, all religions of the world- Hinduism, Islam, Christian, Judaism, Buddhism, Baha'i, Shinto, Rastafarianism, Scientology, Mormonism, etc. However, religion has no place in the science classroom

Iowa School District Plans to Revise Religious Liberty Policy

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Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:46 am Agree: 4   Disagree: 3

So it doesn't bother any of you people that this is just a publicity stunt to vilify liberals and scare up some conservative votes for the school board this fall? These clowns know exactly what is going to happen: first, their school district will become the laughingstock of the nation, then they'll throw away a lot of your tax dollars losing a lawsuit, then they'll all get re-elected. You are all getting seriously played by these creationist thugs. These people want to cram their ideology down your throat. There's a reason they aren't calling it a "scientific freedom" bill but a "religious freedom" bill- because their anti-science agenda is strictly religious with the intent of needlessly mingling the government's schools with the religion of an extremist conservative minority

Iowa School District Plans to Revise Religious Liberty Policy

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Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:46 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

Then schools wonder why students don't seek to learn. ummm...that would be because you told them not to question anything.... duh....

Conservatives: We Disagree with Kennedy, but Respect His Passion

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Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:05 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 0

J - No, I do not know who JLY is. I have been reposting flagged posts because I am getting really tired of the flagging and I invite other to do the same. I do not always agree with the what I repost. But I do think everyone has a right to voice an opinion here within the website's guidelines. Pax

Conservatives: We Disagree with Kennedy, but Respect His Passion

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Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:32 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

you can respect someone and disagree with them? what a novel idea! i hope all the christians read and take this to heart. to disagree does not require anger and vile words.

Episcopal Head Clarifies 'Heresy' Comments

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Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:43 am Agree: 3   Disagree: 2

“yes, we are commanded to love our neighbors, but the Bible never once mentions that our salvation depends on that.” here we have the basic misunderstanding of scripture that leads to division in christians. you claim that gays cannot enter into heaven because they violate gods law. yet Jesus said “love god above all else and love your neighbor as yourself. to do this is fulfill the whole of the law.” so do you really think your behavior towards others will not effect your salvation or that it is nonessential in overall salvation? i think this verse disagrees with you. the idea that someone is 'right with god' in their overall behavior in such a way that makes them acceptable to god is heresy. no one’s behavior is going to get them into heaven and yet that is what you preach. You quote scripture 'lest any man should boast' while boasting that you are right with god and the above are not, that your behavior is acceptable when a gay's is not, that your view of the bible is more perfect than others. do you know what boasting means? to say that someone else is 'not right with god' in their overall behavior when clinging to the same name of Jesus and in the same way with merely one doctrinal difference in the idea of appropriate human behavior is blasphemy. the only difference between your faith and the faith as spoken of above is the acceptance of gays. one wonders why you tolerate catholic’s on these pages when their list of 'sins' is greater than the one action spoken here. one wonders why being gay is worse than worshipping idols, having a pope, believing the book of mormon is inspired of god, that only 144,000 are going to heaven (jehovah witness), or that you sin by worshipping on sunday. you accept all of these into your fold. but not a church that says it is okay to be gay? do you understand the term ‘hypocritical’?

Episcopal Head Clarifies 'Heresy' Comments

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Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:42 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Dreamer: Anyone who rejects scripture of any kind is incapable of knowing truth Leviticus 20:13 So those who reject the death penalty for gay sex are incapable of knowing truth?

Conservatives: We Disagree with Kennedy, but Respect His Passion

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Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:20 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Flagged as inappropriate. show you can respect someone and disagree with them? what a novel idea! i hope all the christians read and take this to heart. to disagree does not require anger and vile words. hide

Sen. Edward Kennedy Dies at 77

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Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:25 pm Agree: 5   Disagree: 1

Flagged as inappropriate. show We all have missed, one of the greatest political leaders of this generation. He and his family have to be always remembered for their service for humanity, especially for the poor and underprivileged. Senator per AS Mathew "Kennedy took the lead in re-writing the old immigration policy which gave opportunity mainly for the immigrants from Europe, but he could open a wide door for the people of Asian and all other countries to land in America; in the land of opportunity and great freedom. Senator Kennedy will be always remembered for his selfless service for America. We lost a great person who can't be replaced. God bless him, rest in peace" hide

Students Challenged to Study Evolution, Think for Themselves

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:23 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

Flagged as inappropriate. show RevShnorrRocks » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:51 am : 0 : 1 Flag Flagged as inappropriate. show Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:26 am : 1 : 1 Flag Delete Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:39 pm : 0 : 0 Flag Delete Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:23 pm : 0 : 0 Flag Delete Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:06 pm : 0 : 0 Flag Delete Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:02 pm : 0 : 0 Flag Delete Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:42 pm : 0 : 0 Flag Delete Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:59 pm : 0 : 0 Flag Delete Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:40 pm : 0 : 0 Flag Delete Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:26 pm : 0 : 0 Flag Delete Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:20 pm : 0 : 0 Flag Delete scientist3: Since when did we start getting our science definitions from a judge who is only a lawyer? Some Darwinists get their definitions from only a lawyer. scientist3: The truth is that ID & Creationism are very different. Some Darwinists chant "cdesign proponentist, cdesign proponentist" like a cult. scientist3: You'd know that if you have ever read or talked to these people. I read what you wrote, so why don't I "know that"? If the three "expert witnesses" for the defense in Kitzmiller v Dover hadn't withdrawn don't you think their testimony might have convinced Judge Jones to "know that"? Why on earth would they withdraw if what you say is true? scientist3: I wonder how many of you are fluent in the sciences? Some Darwinists are only able to speak English. scientist3: Outside of the few crazies that post here (who will NEVER be convinced of anything but their own viewpoint) ... Some Darwinists will NEVER be convinced. scientist3: Every 5-10 years, a major evolutionary theory is shot down. Maybe the Darwinists will soon have zero major theories instead of one. scientist3: If any of you care to open your mind a little further, go to: ... www.uncommondescent.com You socked it to those Darwinists. Very well done! PS - Any idea why my post keeps getting flagged (a new personal record!), but yours remains? I've done nothing but agree with you. hide

'Friendly Atheist' and Pro-Family Group Wage Public Conflict

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Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:17 pm Agree: 24   Disagree: 5

Flagged as inappropriate. show Christianity: The belief that a walking dead Jewish deity who was his own father although he always existed, commits suicide, although he didn't really die, in order to give himself permission not to send you to an eternal place of torture that he created for you, but instead to make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh, drink his blood, and telepathically promise him you accept him as your master, so he can cleanse you of an evil force that is present in mankind because a woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree. Faffy hide

Many Groups Still Believe Health Care Bill Covers Abortion

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Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:19 pm Agree: 8   Disagree: 2

Flagged as inappropriate. show No, I'm saying that you're all hypocrites because you comfortably accept whatever garbage the GOP throws your way and as soon as a Democrat says something that contradicts GOP dogma, you freak out and go into hardcore apologetics mode. Y'all need to spend a long time in front of a mirror wondering whether partisan party-politics or truth is more important to you." Homoousia316 » Whether or not I agree with the above is irrelevant. Dreamer is right about the flagging. Maybe the flaggers will get the message if enough people simply copy and paste the flagged messages. hide

'Friendly Atheist' and Pro-Family Group Wage Public Conflict

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Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:59 pm Agree: 54   Disagree: 9

Flagged as inappropriate. show Christianity: The belief that a walking dead Jewish deity who was his own father although he always existed, commits suicide, although he didn't really die, in order to give himself permission not to send you to an eternal place of torture that he created for you, but instead to make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh, drink his blood, and telepathically promise him you accept him as your master, so he can cleanse you of an evil force that is present in mankind because a woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree. Faffy hide

Many Groups Still Believe Health Care Bill Covers Abortion

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Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:53 pm Agree: 12   Disagree: 1

Flagged as inappropriate. show "No, I'm saying that you're all hypocrites because you comfortably accept whatever garbage the GOP throws your way and as soon as a Democrat says something that contradicts GOP dogma, you freak out and go into hardcore apologetics mode. Y'all need to spend a long time in front of a mirror wondering whether partisan party-politics or truth is more important to you." Homoousia316 » hide

Creationists Reach Out to Teachers with Darwin Bibles

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Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:03 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Flagged as inappropriate. show scientist3 I did check out the website you suggested. It is no more scientific than any other creationist website. Sample: "Although there are many different ideas on how and when the moon formed, no scientist was there at the time. So we should rely on the witness of One who was there (cf. Job 38:4), and who has revealed the truth in Genesis 1:14â hide

Tiller Murder Suspect Justifies Killing

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Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:45 pm Agree: 4   Disagree: 1

Flagged as inappropriate. show Jehovanissi- from your post - "Very often in the Bible, when Israel is under tyrannical rule, it was a single man (or woman) a "Judge" (hence the book's title, Judges) that rose up and did justice among the people" That sounds much more like a description of a vigilante than a group trying to bring about a legislative change. hide

Tiller Murder Suspect Justifies Killing

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Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:12 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Flagged as inappropriate. show Jehovaman- Although you claim that I hint at "individual vigilantism", I want to reiterate the fact that all I did was teach what the Holy Bible says about criminal justice. That's all. It appears to me that you've got a problem with what the Bible says about crime and how it should be punished... I do indeed have a problem with what you and your holy book supposedly says about crime and punishment when it promotes vigilantes taking the law into their own hand becoming judge, jury and, in Tiller's case, executioner. You are incredibly naive (or blantantly dishonest) to think what you have written both justifies and encourages murder of those who do not subscribe to your moral and ethical codes. Frankly I see little difference between you and the Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, pagans, and every other religious adherent that has killed in the name of their own divine truth. hide

Creationists Reach Out to Teachers with Darwin Bibles

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Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:38 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Flagged as inappropriate. show scientist3 - tried to look at the website you referenced (www.trueorigins.com) What comes is an offer to purchase the domain name. Perhaps you have it wrong... hide

Survey: Churches Losing Youths Long Before College

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Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:55 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 5

Flagged as inappropriate. show This is the most encouraging thing about the younger generation I have read in a long time. It is reassuring to know they can distinquish between scientific facts and allegories and myths. hide