Funny, we once had a billing system that used the Julian date. It came up in a hearing where AT&T convinced the judge that our use of the Julian date was some how gaming the system and cheating AT&T.
From: That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 2:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - trolling again so, we use the Gregorian calendar which is named after a pope... I wonder if I can skip court dates on the grounds it offends me On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: Roadside displays should be free speech. Anything guvmint should be looked at suspiciously. Whether it is christian, jewish, muslim, pagan, or whatever. On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 12:46 PM, Jay Weekley <[email protected]> wrote: Maybe. All those displays of Lady Justice at the court houses have to go. Chuck McCown wrote: > How about flowers or crosses on the side of the road where someone died? > > Do you tear down the pyramids or stone hinge? > > -----Original Message----- From: Jay Weekley > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 1:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - trolling again > > Do you stop all religious displays or just Christian, Jewish or Muslim? > There are plenty of religious symbols from ancient religions all over > public property. I'd kind of like them removed as well. > > Lewis Bergman wrote: >> I have a friend who is an atheist. He compares it to how I feel about >> any resources from my tax money going to abortion. Not sure I agree >> with the equivalency of the resources involved but I can see his >> point. If that is his only issue with my stance I would like to ask >> to stop all displays of Nativity Scenes in trade for not funding any >> abortions. Anyway, I thought his argument was fairly reasoned. >> >> I still ddon't understand why they care. It seems some are just >> purely to try and rub Christians nose in the fact they don't believe >> and think you are stupid for doing so. I view it like a lot of >> things. I don't care f you are gay or straight, married or just >> living with someone, Dem or Rep. As long as it doesn't affect me I >> simply don't give a shit. >> >> On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 1:09 PM That One Guy /sarcasm >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> attention seeking behavior >> >> most of these "athiests" "agnostics" "satanists" whatever "ist" >> they present as, couldnt even tell you the basic tenets of their >> "ist" and all they do is parrot simplistic talking points from the >> borg of nevergrewups ... "if you celebrate christmas, than a >> pagan" nonsense like that >> >> society has slowly moved to the age of adulthood being a sliding >> scale, with fewer and fewer on the lower end every generation. >> >> the bulk of actual athiests, agnostics, satanists and other non >> attention whore ists could really give a shit less what others do >> >> just remember, just because the loudmouth makes the most noise, it >> doesnt mean they represent the majority of their fellows. Also, >> remember, everyone is unique, just like everyone else. >> >> On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> We have days on the calendar about people. >> Presidents day used to be Wash’n and Linc’n bdays. >> MLK day. >> Casmir Pulaski day. >> Columbus day. >> So, why are the atheists and others so unhappy about displays >> on public property about Jesus. >> I doubt anyone in Illinios would get unhappy if the local park >> had a Lincoln-Douglas plaque... actually Quincy had exactly >> that. >> Public displays frequently celebrate or inform about events in >> history. >> Our legal system has its basis in the bible, with some of the >> legal doctrine based on the advise of Jesus. >> He lived. He taught. He gave advice. It affected history. >> Just like MLK. >> But on MLK day do the pentagram sculptures try to share space >> with MLK events? >> I don’t get why the Jesus events on public property are such >> an insult or affront to some people. >> >> >> >> >> -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't >> see >> your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of >> the team. >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> >> Version: 2016.0.7924 / Virus Database: 4739/13627 - Release Date: >> 12/21/16 >> > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7924 / Virus Database: 4739/13629 - Release Date: > 12/21/16 > > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
