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 Oct 23 2005, 12:46 PM
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The American Constitution, ratified in the 1780s, is a set of laws that make sure the people have certain rights and protections. The first ammendment, part of which includes the freedom of religion has been twisted into a supression of religion. It says that the government will not establish any specific religion, meaning nationally. It also encompasses the fact that the government will not punish someone because of their religion, but certain people have twisted it into now we cant even speak about religion in schools or government buildings...do you think this is right? or should we be able to talk about God (whoever yours may be) and Christmas instead of X-mas?
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Oct 26 2005, 07:13 PM
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 "Silly me, I thought this was a free country" Group: Human Posts: 1,666 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 60,913 |
There have been numerous supreme court cases where there was a mention of "god" and someone got "offended"... like in some place in the south (I dont' remember the exact place) there was a statue of the ten comandments or something like that in front of the courthouse and they claimed it was unconstitutional... some teachers aren't allowed to wear a cross on a necklace while they're at school... people want to take the word god out of the pledge of allegiance.... yea, things like that.
I think these kinds of things are unnecessary... you can't satisfy everyone. It's understandable if a group of people feel offended by something, then there might be a possibility to change things.. but if it's only one or two people who feel offended then why change it? The ACLU is supposed to "protect our rights"... people's rights are violated everyday, they can't try to fix everything. |
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murderous_thoughts American Constitution Oct 23 2005, 12:46 PM
Spirited Away since when can we not speak about religion in scho... Oct 24 2005, 11:28 PM disco infiltrator Who's twisted in in such a way and when has th... Oct 25 2005, 03:53 PM sovietski I know teachers can't say God..or speak about ... Oct 26 2005, 05:21 PM disco infiltrator Putting the ten commandments outside of a governme... Oct 26 2005, 08:52 PM
sikdragon QUOTE(disco infiltrator @ Oct 26 2005, 8:52 P... Oct 27 2005, 03:01 AM WindSorcerous All I know is that we claim we have a separation o... Oct 26 2005, 09:02 PM insomniac well, no. even at private catholic schools, studen... Oct 26 2005, 09:53 PM murderous_thoughts I didn't mean as a law, but in certain parts o... Oct 26 2005, 09:58 PM tweeak QUOTE(sovietski @ Oct 26 2005, 5:21 PM)I know... Oct 26 2005, 10:01 PM disco infiltrator Because then it seems as if they are living in a C... Oct 27 2005, 12:10 PM yummy_delight I think the mention of "God" in schools ... Oct 27 2005, 07:05 PM krispy_kreme333 QUOTE(yummy_delight @ Oct 27 2005, 7:05 PM)
O... Oct 28 2005, 02:18 PM mipadi QUOTE(krispy_kreme333 @ Oct 28 2005, 3:18 PM)... Oct 28 2005, 02:20 PM krispy_kreme333 QUOTE(mipadi @ Oct 28 2005, 2:20 PM)Is that w... Oct 28 2005, 02:42 PM mipadi No one's telling Christians they don't hav... Oct 28 2005, 03:03 PM Spirited Away we already have a ten commandments thread and some... Oct 27 2005, 07:30 PM digital.fragrance How about this... evolution in schools. The gover... Oct 27 2005, 07:37 PM disco infiltrator Evolution is a scientific theory and doesn't h... Oct 27 2005, 08:00 PM disco infiltrator How would you feel that instead of posting the Ten... Oct 28 2005, 02:51 PM krispy_kreme333 QUOTE(disco infiltrator @ Oct 28 2005, 2:51 P... Oct 28 2005, 03:00 PM Spirited Away QUOTE(krispy_kreme333 @ Oct 28 2005, 3:00 PM)... Oct 28 2005, 07:33 PM swtcherriipie I never really cared... im like cathiest... lol my... Oct 28 2005, 02:53 PM krispy_kreme333 Putting the 10 Commandments outside a courthouse i... Oct 28 2005, 03:06 PM mipadi QUOTE(krispy_kreme333 @ Oct 28 2005, 4:06 PM)... Oct 28 2005, 03:08 PM krispy_kreme333 No, there isn't a need for Christian symbols t... Oct 28 2005, 03:14 PM mipadi By persecuted, I mean that Christian beliefs are h... Oct 28 2005, 03:20 PM krispy_kreme333 Well then, I think I need to resign my position. I... Oct 28 2005, 03:32 PM murderous_thoughts I dont know how the debate got shifted to the 10 C... Oct 28 2005, 10:46 PM disco infiltrator QUOTE(murderous_thoughts @ Oct 28 2005, 10:46... Oct 30 2005, 04:09 PM Genuine_Essence Hmmm....thats a tough one Oct 29 2005, 11:48 PM sikdragon QUOTEEvolution is a scientific theory and doesn... Nov 1 2005, 12:14 PM Spirited Away QUOTE(sikdragon @ Nov 1 2005, 12:14 PM)Well, ... Nov 6 2005, 11:51 AM sikdragon 1. They aren't the laws we follow, they are th... Nov 6 2005, 01:07 PM Spirited Away QUOTE(sikdragon @ Nov 6 2005, 1:07 PM)1. They... Nov 7 2005, 06:06 PM |
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