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Originally posted by APOCALYPSEWATCHMAN
In the first place,bible prophecy is not crap.it is real.the prophecies of the bible will come to pass wether you believe it or not.second,everybody want's to prosecute these false prophets,but what about the people who were stupid enough to believe them? no one is commenting on them.that they believed this nonsense is their own falt. lack of discernment.i am an independant minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a bible prophecy teacher.i resent the implication that those of us who are legitimately trying to help people understand the times they are living in,should be prosecuted. we're not all false prophets.you are living in the endtime,and bad things are going to happen before the Lord returns.the prophecies of the bible do not require you to believe in them in order for them to come to pass.they will come to pass.the people who listen to these false prophets and do not read the bible for themselves have no one to blame but themselves
The only thing worse than a preacher who spews out absolute puke from the pulpit week after week,is a congregation who sits in the pews week after week and laps it up.edit on 21-5-2011 by APOCALYPSEWATCHMAN because: misspelled a couple words
Originally posted by marg6043Now should those that are doing the prediction of doomsday publicly be prosecuted if the end of the world fails again like it had in previous predictions?
I say, yes they should be made to pay for the death of Innocent trusting people, including religious figures.
Originally posted by laiguana
Originally posted by kykweer
And while we are at it, let's kill all the ugly people, poor people and everyone with an IQ less than 110edit on 21-5-2011 by kykweer because: (no reason given)
I don't really see why you would include ugly or poor people. Being ugly or poor does not instantly make you stupid and incapable. If someone is stupid enough to commit suicide based on an unsubstantiated claim then...they're being weeded out for the common good of our specie.
It's nothing to worry about.edit on 21-5-2011 by laiguana because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by soaringhawk
Who are you? The thought police? If someone decides to fall into this and as a result unfortunately take their life, the blame is solely on the person. The preacher isn't directing the traffic. This same arguement are what's used in music. People listen to music, it has an affect on them.
But the person is responsible for how they let it affect them and what they do, if they do anything.
I don't agree the rapture will be tomorrow but Mr. Camping has every right to say what he wants on his radio program.
The people that listen have the ability to not to. They can change the station or turn their radio off. You can't police someone just because you don't like what they say. This country is about freedom. The only way for you to have freedom is to allow others to have their freedom.
44 failed & 1 ambiguous end-of-the-world
predictions that were to occur between 30 & 1920 CE
CE? Sorry, I don't follow that. I go with B.C & A.D. Take that common error crap and shove it!edit on 20-5-2011 by soaringhawk because: (no reason given)edit on 20-5-2011 by soaringhawk because: (no reason given)
I honestly thought that people would have moved beyond the worship of Pagan gods and religions and icons like the bible by now..
According to the Freedom Forum Organization, legal systems, and society at large, recognize limits on the freedom of speech, particularly when freedom of speech conflicts with other values or rights. Limitations to freedom of speech may follow the "harm principle" or the "offense principle", for example in the case of pornography or hate speech.
Originally posted by stereologist
reply to post by Helious
Freedom of speech is poorly understood. It does not allow people to say anything you want. You are not allowed to incite trouble or cause trouble. You are not allowed to do many things.
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According to the Freedom Forum Organization, legal systems, and society at large, recognize limits on the freedom of speech, particularly when freedom of speech conflicts with other values or rights. Limitations to freedom of speech may follow the "harm principle" or the "offense principle", for example in the case of pornography or hate speech.
Freedom of speech is poorly understood by communists, dictators and those that would aspire to be such.
You can not incite panic and that is fair, outside of inciting panic, you should be free to say anything you wish at any time, as long as the message is not vulgar and inciting panic. There is no other time where freedom of speech should be repressed my friend.
Yes, you are not allowed to do many things, you seem to be just fine with this, is it your contention we should all just hush up about our constitutional rights and be better citizens?
Freedom of speech is legal to the citizens of the USA