Subj : Bush and the Separation of Church and State To : TODD HENSON From : Moebius Date : Fri Feb 09 2001 09:20 am The Moon was red, making TODD HENSON ask RACHEL L. AKERS, "Is this a bad sign?" >> Goddess _YOU_ again. TH> That's not a very healthy attitude. What goes around comes around. You barged in here, and this isn't CHRISTIAN_CHAT. >> >> From newsgroups: alt.religion.wicca.moderated >> >... >> >> ... United States of America is not... founded on the Christian >> >> religion... Treaty with Tripoli, 1797, signed by President John >> >> Adams >> >... >> TH> Take a look at the words of JOHN ADAMS: >> I'm going to assume they are _President_ JA & not some other ijiot TH> Would I quote any other? If you're not familiar enough with the topic TH> to TH> immediately recognize TH> that, then perhaps posting that article was a bit out of your TH> territory? Typical. Amero-centrism is no prettier than Anglo- or Franco-centrism, and you don't seem to recognize it. >> TH> ... Bible ... earlier my children begin to read it, the more >> TH> confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens >> TH> of their country and respectful members of society. >> Lordie that's so ethnocentric. The implication that only X-ians could be >> useful & respectable members of society. TH> No it does not. It merely states that it was his children would TH> hopefully become productive TH> members of society by reading it. Perhaps your bias is showing? Christians are the most biased - prejudiced - of anyone on the planet, except possibly for the Middle Eastern peoples on either side. You're not making any headway in your conversion tactics, and I'm about to ask the Moderator to boot you for excessively annoying behabior. >> You do a great immitation of being an ignorant prat... There are _other_ TH> By your hostile nature, perhaps that label is more suitable for TH> yourself. STOP DODGING AND CHANGING THE SUBJECT! /Children/ do that! TH> Yes, there is another option - don't lie and try to deny a country TH> it's cultural heritage. This country has no cultural heritage on religious lines; it never had any from the start. Jamestown is pre-Constitution, as are all the Colonies. >> Some examples of _other_ approaches include the "EVERYONE keep their >> faith >> private" notion and, dare I suggest it, even a multicultural "respect >> other religions" approach. This "accept lower status" is only creating a >> pluralist TH> Stating the central cultural role that Christian and related beliefs TH> have played does not TH> disrespect anyone else's beliefs. It is merely stating a fact. So your TH> false assumption is rejected. Liar. Your kind has called pagans evil from time immemorial, simply because we refuse to believe your way. >> cutlure where there are enclaves of cultures struggling to live >> independant of >> others, a situation that will just not work. A nation needs to work >> together TH> The strife comes from those who hold minority opinions and try to deny TH> everyone else the TH> history and heritage that has been a pillar of their country's culture TH> for so long. Another lie. We're not denying anyone anything, we're demanding the same levels of respect. You're denying your own Lord and Savior. If you have to ask how, you'll never accept the answer. >> _NOT_ isolate large sections of it's community for the dualist attitude >> of "their not _us_"... TH> Then stop whining and start "working together". You can start by TH> dropping this weird notion that TH> "fairness" means never to make any truth claims in case someone else TH> might get offended. You TH> need to understand that posting the kind of ridiculous article that you TH> did only makes you a TH> lightning rod for controversy. So deal with it like an intelligent TH> adult, rather than calling people "ignorant prats". Hypocrite. Calling names destroys credibility. TH> But I bet you don't see the inherent hypocrisy in acting like that, TH> while talking about "working together". Read your Gospels again, and list your own failings. If you don't - or won't - you're not worth takihng seriously, as you refuse to be accountable. Moebius .... He's your god, they're /your/ rules. _You_ go to hell. --- Spot 1.3b Unregistered * Origin: Remember the Rule of Three: Three to one's bad odds (1:3613/1275.12) .