Originally posted by Freeborn
First of all I would like to say that I'm pretty much disgusted that part of this thread has degenerated into some sort of homophobic tirade.
Oh I don’t know if I'd go as far as saying anyone’s homophobic but some of the issues about gays like those you mention below I think are the
best way to look at it
I don't really care if someone is gay or not.
It's irrelevant to spiritual and religious belief.
I personally find the thought of homosexual acts repugnant, simply because I'm heterosexual.
Yeah I know watching two guys kiss sends me lurching to the bathroom lol I hate it when I see it on TV and it catches me by surprise,, I'm like OH
MAN,, I just can't see the attraction when it comes to their elegant sleek soft lines, smooth skin, the soothing voice of the female of our
species,,
Hard to fathom, but I guess to each his or her own.
I just think woman are the coolest thing eer (close your eyes) God Created.
But what consenting adults get up to in the privacy of there own 4 walls is there business.
And who the hell am I, or anyone else, to deny someone the right to publicly display their affection and commitment to each other?
Who on earth gets hurt by two people entering into any form of union?
Well Fox said something like this too and it's like anything else having to do with the that dynamic, I know what I'd tell people if they were
getting on my neck about what’s my own business.
Science is a fluid process which is constantly evolving as our understanding grows.
I don't see where the conflict is?
Different interpretations yes, but to deny the scientific process is denying reason and putting blind faith in opinion rather than facts and
evidence.
Well that I'm afraid is just what they have done. Science should not limit itself to the facts of evidence that we are limited to experiencing via
the five senses. Science has proven by discovering so many new realms, dimensions singularity's and if their are multiple universes.
Random chance and mutation with every other sentence saying it is assumed or we must assume that this or that happened when I can say the same thing
about God. Atheism is tied to evolution at the hip and no one is going to tell me they aren't intertwined in using it to overthrow God because it is
everywhere out there.
If they say we can't allow kids to explore possibilities other then what they limit to the natural then science isn't going to discover much and
most of it generation after generation gets people in the embryonic stages of their education indoctrinating them with a disdain for religion and an
unjustified hatred for a god they don't even believe in.
It is their Agenda it is their plan and I have been to the meetings in 5 states and that’s all they talk about.
Freeborn,, I really don't even believe it is an issue about Science as I do an issue of God. Not even religion, I mean it is like Sam Harris says;
their objectives are to be under the radar. Until you see it for your self,
None of us will ever get the unequivocal proof until we die or "Judgement Day", so why all the anger?
Ha I know and until I started seeing marches and law suits for nit picky crap and seeing all this talk about DESTROYING RELIGION,, I had nothing, not
a thing against Atheists. Now,, all the word tricks and double speak saying they aren't a religion they aren’t this or that or like mad says his
religious expression is NO but they aren't a religion so if he has none and I do, his "NO", takes precedence over my "Yes" and the first
amendment protects gays and Atheists but Many Religious get sued for saying a prayer or School Play's during Christmas where they have to bleep out
the word God so it won't offend an atheist because they get the ACLU involved separation Church and state was intended to mean that the Government
would NOT interfere in religious expression but what it has done is made it an Atheist Religion or unless your Religious expression is NO then you
can't by law.
To me,, I see that as crybaby crap and NO I don't believe they are offended by seeing the baby Jesus in a manger but will say if you don't like porn
gay sex then just turn your head. The only reason they says it offends them is that it is the defining language in the law where one has to be made
to feel like an outsider or alienated and if they are then that’s when Government steps in on behalf of Atheists but our Religious expression is
getting silenced.
Pray in the corner, or not at all
Senior citizens told to keep God out of their Senior Center
For 20 years, senior citizens at the Balch Springs (Texas) Senior Center have used the facility for social programs and recreational events. A group
of Christian seniors had also gathered – without government interference – at the center to sing gospel songs and hear the Word of God from a
retired pastor. These seniors quietly say a word of thanks to the Lord when they receive their meals at the center. All prayers and participation in
the worship service are voluntary – no one is coerced into praying or attending.
Then things changed. In August 2003, the city of Balch Springs enacted a new policy demanding that all mealtime prayers, gospel music, and
“religious messages” cease immediately. No other group was silenced, only Christians.
www.myreligiousrights.org...
ACLU tries to tear down cross
ADF and its allies defend veteran’s memorial
The towering white cross adorning the hilltop at Mount Soledad dates back to 1954 and is part of the Korean War memorial. The battle to save the now
52-year-old cross began in 1989, after a single atheist sued the city of San Diego in an effort to remove it. The ACLU backed this efforts starting in
1999.
In 2005, over 76% of San Diegans voted to save the cross by authorizing its transfer to the federal government. ADF and Liberty Legal got involved,
representing the The American Legion and The American Legion California chapter respectively. In addition, Congress passed legislation transferring
the property to the National Park Service, making it a National War Memorial. As a result, the 9th Circuit has ruled that this legal effort to remove
the cross is now moot and the cross can remain – for now. The ACLU still has other lawsuits in the works to have the cross removed.
www.myreligiousrights.org...
No room at the inn
ADF intervenes after public library shelves nativity scene
Brandi Chambless, a member of the music ministry at Broadmoor Memphis Church, submitted an announcement for display on the library's community
shelves regarding the church's upcoming Christmas show. Library officials accepted the announcement but told Chambless that she would have to remove
the "religious figures" of the baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary, and the wise men from an accompanying nativity scene and limit it to farm animals
alone.www.myreligiousrights.org...
I have had Atheists get angry at me for saying "God Bless you” after a sneeze.
Oh, and by the way, it strikes me that Atheists are as opinionated and unopen to alternative arguements as Theists are.
Yep! I been saying that for months here and they are just as dogmatic
But even more intolerant. You see they don't like ANY religion but specifically Christians.
I am preparing a rebuttal about that the Tripoli post madd made.
- Con
[edit on 3-3-2008 by Conspiriology]