Public Atheist Monument Across from 10 Commandments

reply to post by GeisterFahrer

You apparently haven't taken a zoology course. Abiogenesis teaches evolution as fact, as in - there was no creator, there was no god, life evolved and originated from lifeless matter.

You mean it hypothesises that YOUR VERSION of creation may not be true?

Evolution and a god concept can coexist. Abiogenesis isn't the same thing as evolution.

"As if evolution and evolutionary theory were not already confusing enough, many creationists complicate matters even further by promulgating the mistaken idea that evolution is the same as abiogenesis... the origin of life is certainly an interesting topic, but it is not a part of evolutionary theory." -Austin Cline, "Abiogenesis & Evolution: It's a Myth that Abiogenesis is the Same as Evolution,"

reply to post by AfterInfinity

The monument poses no threat.

I do not remember anyone saying it did.

It isn't hurting anybody.

I didn’t say it was.

If you are protesting it I mu st assume it is out of insecurity.

I am not protesting any more than you are as far as I can tell. If I were it wouldn’t be out of insecurity how you came to that conclusion takes some mental gymnastics IMO.

If I were to protest it would be from a sense of patriotism upholding the true basis of this nation which has been the constitution, and our forefathers efforts, wisdom, and foresight when establishing a country with a separation of church and state where people are free to choose what they believe without the persecution of the government for doing so.

We (as in United States) have legal same sex marriage.

The accurate and correct definition of marriage reflects that.

Originally posted by Annee
We (as in United States) have legal same sex marriage.

The accurate and correct definition of marriage reflects that.

A wedding is a religious ceremony, a marriage is a legal definition and contract. Certain States have allowed same sex marriage but it is federally defined as being between one man and one woman. You can call it whatever you want.

Originally posted by GeisterFahrer

The "legal" definition. Marriage started being regulated in Virginia - it also became illegal for cousins to intermarry, and brothers and sisters to intermarry. Religion was an afterthought to hygiene.

Uh huh.

Dominant Christian religious belief had nothing to do with banning the multiple marriages of Mormons.

Right!

Originally posted by Annee

Originally posted by GeisterFahrer

The "legal" definition. Marriage started being regulated in Virginia - it also became illegal for cousins to intermarry, and brothers and sisters to intermarry. Religion was an afterthought to hygiene.

Uh huh.

Dominant Christian religious belief had nothing to do with banning the multiple marriages of Mormons.

Right!

Hygiene laws. That was why, once upon a time, you had to take a blood test to get your marriage license.

But to somehow respond to your notion that it was a pre-dominant christian "thing" to ban Mormons from their bigamist beliefs, perhaps mentioning that the whole concept of "marriage" originated from the tribe of Judea? The oldest recorded 'marriage" (ca 3,000 BC) was between one man and one woman and was an "exchange" between two families.

to claim that a same sex couple is "married" would be redefining a word that actually meant something else for 5,000 years.

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Just like they have no involvement in the legality of same sex marriage or any of the pro-life legislation.

Originally posted by windword
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Just like they have no involvement in the legality of same sex marriage or any of the pro-life legislation.

Do babies have rights? or no? I mean, i am familiar with the definition of viable life .. but i highly doubt a fetus will develop into a dinosaur.

Originally posted by GeisterFahrer
. . . a marriage is a legal definition and contract. Certain States have allowed same sex marriage but it is federally defined as being between one man and one woman. You can call it whatever you want.

America's legal government marriage license was created for one reason.

To keep races from inter marrying.

Lets just not even go down this road.