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Post by MrWizard on Sept 23, 2003 9:51:12 GMT -5
We've probably all heard about the 10 commandments being removed from the court house in Burkley Alabama. But, I didn't hear anything about the Christian group wanting the statue of Vulcan (a greek goddess) removed from a goverment owned park in Birmingham, Alabama less than a year ago. The Judge said that the worship of Greco/Roman gods and goddesses wasn't a real religion, and that the statue was just art. But, there are still those who do worship these mythological gods.
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Post by Steve M on Sept 23, 2003 23:55:12 GMT -5
aahhh, they both suck ass
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Post by Tyler on Sept 24, 2003 13:50:43 GMT -5
nobody's fate is decided in a park. a courtroom is no place for a religious bias.
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Post by Steve M on Sept 25, 2003 1:07:39 GMT -5
all places are for religious bias, well, apparently
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Post by MrWizard on Sept 25, 2003 20:57:19 GMT -5
Well, I want to argue on both sides of the issue. The ten commandment statue they had looked like a freaking altar, and very religious looking. While the statue of Vulcan is art. But, I don't believe that the organization who wanted the statue of Vulcan removed got the same consideration that the people that wanted the 10 commandments removed did.
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Post by MaxProphet on Sept 30, 2003 15:24:17 GMT -5
they could have made a deal. Leave up the ten commandments but when you take your oath to testify truthfully you have to have your right hand on a copy of the Koran.
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Post by MrWizard on Sept 30, 2003 21:14:03 GMT -5
I don't think they make you put your hand on the bible any more... I might be wrong. But, I think it's just raising your hand and swearing to tell the truth. I know that the court's I've been in don't have the famous "put your right hand on the bible" oath. And, yeah they needed to take down that huge thing.
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Post by adiisnointhewack on Oct 1, 2003 1:21:44 GMT -5
how is putting your hand on the koran any different than putting it on the bible? same shit different package. i'm half muslim (i dont practice it, neither does my dad) and grew up in a country that was 75% muslim, where kids were rewarded for reciting the koran and then fighting in battles with korans in their uniform pockets. just because Islam is being attacked by the destruction machine we commonly reffer to as "America", doesnt mean that the Koran is some "revolutionarry" handbook.if they left up the 10 commandments and then included the koran, what would that solve in the long run? seems kinda ilogical...
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Post by MrBad on Oct 1, 2003 2:42:18 GMT -5
I think he was being sarcastic, man.
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Post by adiisnointhewack on Oct 1, 2003 2:51:59 GMT -5
maybe, hopefully. i am bad at detecting sarcasm on the screen...must be the way i set up my computer...meh i dont care. i'm watching a documentary on the blues and i'm missing it right now...the radio still sucks. what i wrote still stands and if sir pissboy was sarcastic i apologize. i got the misinterpreting bluuuues
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Post by MaxProphet on Oct 1, 2003 13:02:24 GMT -5
no worries. i wasn't being serious.
The 'state' is very worried that the number of people practicing religion is declining. It's rather obvious that religion is a tool for controlling people's thoughts, opinions and attitudes. Sure it's supposed to be all good, peace love and happiness, but history reveals all the blood spilled and people oppressed in the name of 'My God', 'My Country' and 'My People'.
I read this article in the local paper written by some pastor and he's all about getting children indoctrinated ASAP. He wrote something like "After they are teenagers or young adults they already have the ability to think carefully and critically, by then it's too late. You have to do twice the work to get the same results as compared to children."
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Post by MrBad on Oct 1, 2003 20:00:31 GMT -5
That's fucked.
You shouldn't be able to force any religion on anybody untill they ARE a young adult so that they have the "ability to think carefully and critically".
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Post by adiisnointhewack on Oct 2, 2003 3:58:45 GMT -5
you shouldnt force religion on anybody period. this is nothing new. the assimilation of the natives? not only in canada but all over the world native children were/are taken away from their families in order to get "civilized" by being forced into reading the bible every day and every night. i guess "civilized" takes on a whole new meaning there.......eh?rape a culture on saturday night, pray for forgiveness sunday morning.
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Post by ajay on Oct 11, 2003 13:54:52 GMT -5
Presenting religion to a young adult seems like a better alternative than doing it when they are babies, and it is, slightly. The sad thing is, in the majority of religious homes that raise a child until they are a young adult and then give them the 'choice' of accepting the religion, the child has already been brainwashed (this may be concious or not) so much by the parents that any other option but accepting the religion would seem ridiculous. There's many factors why, a large one would be fear of disappointing your parents -- and this one is huge as I know people who have been disowned by their family for not choosing the families religion.
I don't know if that made sense, peace.
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Post by Steve M on Oct 11, 2003 17:02:11 GMT -5
is it such a suprise that any parent does exactly what they believe is correct towards thier kids? whether you agree or not. what about eastern religions and planned marriages... what about anything?
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