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Considering the history of religion when it achieves power, I cannot for the life of me understand why relgiious people would be in a hurry to

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Jun 4 '09, 14:54

declare the US a "such and such" country.

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its obvious - tRuMaN Jun 4, 15:12 3
- Now Christians are trying to take away my pork products?!? No freakin' wonder I'm not religious. (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 15:17 2
  - Oh will you stop with the pork already! - Stephen Jun 4, 15:18 1
    - Thank you sir. You bacon-icity will surely be noted when you go up to the porcine gates of heaven. (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 15:20
I think they should just be honest and say they don't actually believe in freedom of religion - Stewie Jun 4, 15:10 24
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- I think that attributes a malice that isn't there (at least consciously). - pmb Jun 4, 15:20 1
  - I have no problem with people trying to convince everyone in sight that they are right on issues like abortion - Stewie Jun 4, 15:23
- So the only way for there to be "freedom of religion" is if people vote against their religious beliefs? -- nm - Stephen Jun 4, 15:15 16
  - I hate that this even requires explaining - Stewie Jun 4, 15:20 15
    - That's complete bullshit. Me voting my religious beliefs doesn't keep someone else from taking part in the religion of their choice. -- nm - Stephen Jun 4, 15:30 14
      - and the president acknowledging another religion doesn't impact yours in the slightest. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 15:46 5
        
        When did I say it did? - Stephen Jun 4, 15:53 2
        
        the implication was there when you got angry about the US not being a christian nation anymore. but since I seem to have misinterpreted, I apologize. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 15:57 1
        
        The "anger" if you want to call it that comes from the fact that I feel both statements were pandering. - Stephen Jun 4, 16:04
        
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        declaring himself a secret muslim. -- nm - mafic Jun 4, 15:51
      - and whatever religion has the most "votes" should decide the laws we live by? - Stewie Jun 4, 15:36 6
        
        To the extent that in a democracy, if a majority agrees with something, then that's what we do? Then sure. - TFox Jun 4, 15:38 5
        
        thats not democracy but majority dictatorship - Danedukenuuk Jun 4, 15:54
        
        all true...but after you do that religious freedom in your country is diminished -- nm - Stewie Jun 4, 15:44
        
        Majority doesn't always rule. We have a Constitution that specifically says so. - musubi Jun 4, 15:43
        
        to the respect that said relgious beliefs impose on other's freedoms, that's *exactly* what your Constitution is for. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 15:41 1
        
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      - Continuing this discussion isn't very bacony of you. - musubi Jun 4, 15:33
- They can legislate in a way that agrees with a particular religion's take on an issue, while maintaining religious freedom for its citizens. -- nm - TFox Jun 4, 15:14
- Honestly, I don't think that's it. - musubi Jun 4, 15:14 1
  - That too. -- nm - the liioulu with coach bag Jun 4, 15:16
- I agree. - the liioulu with coach bag Jun 4, 15:12
everyone wants their 15 decades of fame -- nm - Guy Jun 4, 15:09
Because this time it'll be different! Anyway, the apocolypse is just around the corner. -- nm - mara Jun 4, 14:59 1
- Youtubing 2012 and Nirbui (or something like that) is fairly interesting. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 4, 15:01
Because they want it to be a religious country. - the liioulu with coach bag Jun 4, 14:58 9
- To clarify - I know why they think they want it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 15:01 8
  - Thing is they don't understand why they shouldn't want it. -- nm - the liioulu with coach bag Jun 4, 15:02 7
    - yes, that's what I'm saying. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 15:03 6
      - *goes back to playing Mafia Wars* -- nm - Liioulu Jun 4, 15:08 1
        
        I do not play Mafia Wars. - the liioulu with coach bag Jun 4, 15:11
      - Same page now. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with coach bag Jun 4, 15:06
      - *giggle* (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 15:04 2
        
        Do I know what a rhetorical question is?! -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 15:18 1
        
        You probably... HEY!!! -- nm - Qale Jun 4, 15:21
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- pretty much exactly, yes. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 14:59 3
  - ::appoints Reagen to the Supreme Court:: -- nm - Spawn Jun 4, 15:01 2
    - I can only hope "ditto" works as a writeup for my decisions. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 15:02 1
      - "Because I said so, that's why." (nm) - ReyRey's judicial decision summary Jun 4, 15:05
Because being the one in power isn't all that bad. It's all the people who pratice a faith that differs from the one in power that suffer. - TWuG Jun 4, 14:56 2
- I don't think we even need to get into tyranny. - Reagen Jun 4, 14:58 1
  - Most of the rest do have established state religions. And a few are very tolerant of other religions. -- nm - the liioulu with coach bag Jun 4, 15:00

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