Political correctness

My roomate dated a guy who took a geology class once. Does that count?

(I was a History Major, Music Minor for the record if we are comparing sheepskin)

Heheheh. Think about what you just said there.

Well, I think it's okay to beat baby seals to death with frozen penguins...OH! Sorry! Wrong thread!

The various members of the U.S. government don't worship anything but power. Sure they may mouth a few phrases to fool the masses, Lincoln did the same thing, but they are only in it for what the power of being in government can bring them.

Ooga booga!

Cookums you rightup!



Spleens taste like chicken!

That is like the most awesome animation ever. Best thing about this thread really.

Sorry, I disagree. I mean, I agree with the power worship, but a lot of religious beliefs trickle in, even with a lot of democrats.

I believe the entire Universe was sneezed out of the nose of the Great White Dog--and when it returns, it will be the "coming of the Great White Handkerchief."




Just trying to throw a little humor into a thread destined for cliché.

Show me any meaningful change by the government that has taken place in the past 6 years to favor religion, the Christian religion in particular.

Aww wait

When Clinton was in office we were the land of Hedonistic heathens.

Now that Bush is in office were are the land of Crazy Zealots.

If Gore had won we'd have been the land of Environmentalist crazies who invented the Internet I guess.

You haven't forgotten "Faith Based Initiatives" have you?

Tax money given to groups that jump thru hoops and submit themselves to government power and mandate. Doesn't do much to advance religion, but does cement government control over the groups that take it.

Sorry I forgot the sarcasm emoters.

/FD Spark ponders how many prims the old white beard guy in the sky uses and why his scripts aren't public domain.

Actually, a lot of his scripts ARE public domain. We as a species utilize and manipulate the cosmos in many ways.

Really? I missed that in his blog but can't seem to locate or comprehend it. I guess I am too big of Noobie to understand.

They dont work with the BBC code broke.

I think we're thinking of two different white-bearded old guys.

ps. we are ALL noobies compared to those in the sky.

I'd say though His platform is based on a more entertaining book.

/me ponder what white bearded guys in sky could there be hmm is Moses up there too?
Or is the wizard of Oz up there I really need my brain I think I lost it when I tempted vrml 97 or was that photoshop trying to learn how to do transparencies.
I decided even though I know transparencies exist because I seen them that maybe I am just imagioning things and transparent textures really don't exist.

I can't believe our rez prim mod never came yet.

If religious beliefs aren't ideas, what are they? It's disingenuous to classify religious thought as somehow different than any other kind of idea, as if it deserves special treatment above and beyond what any other kind of idea receives. I've always found it profoundly silly that people are completely comfortable disagreeing about any other area of human thought, but if you disagree about religion suddenly you're intolerant and a very bad person. That's not a rational way to address knowledge. It's bullying to stifle dissent.

The evolution of human knowledge depends entirely on the willingness of people to contemplate opposing points of view, to accept new evidence as it emerges, to rationally weigh all available data, and most importantly, a willingness to change our minds. When we wall off certain subjects and call them sacred, cherished, and above reproach, we doom ourselves to stagnation and an inability to learn and grow. No idea should be protected from challenge - religious, scientific, or otherwise.

But, as this discussion really doesn't belong in this forum, I'll now bow out

Huh what was that? I didn't get the update. It must not exist in my reality either. Like transparent textures. All I know is our world is flat, the world, the sun and moon are just pixels but I am not really sure.

You two are attributing a narrow scope to me that just isn't there.

Who said anything about any particular administration(s)? And Collette, I guess I missed where we were being called that during the Clinton years. Perhaps that was coming from some right-wingers with ...wait for it... a religous agenda! And, as far as I know, the Clintons are actually pretty devout.

Do you really think that politicians who are religious (which is the majority) don't bring their beliefs, born of their faith, into office with them? Historically, the majority of US politicians who are or were religious are Christian. Quoting Jefferson makes for nice sig lines but Jefferson != The United States.

God is on the currency. God is in the Pledge. Moses is on the friezes of the Supreme Court building and the Ten Commmandments are on the courtroom door. I could cite all sorts of legislation which has it's roots in Christian beliefs and many more instances of Judeo-Christian imagery in public places owned by the government.

For better or for worse, Christianity has had a profound impact on life within the US.

If you disagree with that, of course that fine,, but then there really is no point in debating this further, because to me, it's as obvious as the sun that rises each morning.

What ever you're on, I'll have some too!