I disagree. First off, if you want to talk symantics, you're only protected in your practices, not specifically in your lack there of. I mean we're nit picking right?
I'd say at this point the word is ingrained in our culture and we need to worry about real civil rights violations that are happening every day, and not trivial bull shit. On Feb 14, 2013 2:18 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Actually it does. A singular god for instance is one too many for an > atheist and no where near enough for a polytheist. It still implies > government approval of a religion. > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 2:07 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Yes, because those refer to specific religions I would have a major > problem > > with it. > > > > The word GOD doesn't imply any specific religion. > > On Feb 14, 2013 2:02 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> In that case would you have no problems with There is no god but > >> Allah. on the dollar then? Or how about this: > >> How about this before a football game: > >> > >> "'The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north. > >> It whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according > >> to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not > >> full. Unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return > >> again. The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be, and that > >> which is done is that which shall be done. There is no remembrance of > >> former things, neither shall there be any remembrance of things that > >> are to come with those that shall come after. . . .'" > >> > >> or this one: > >> > >> Insofar as I may be heard by anything, which may or may not care what > >> I say, I ask, if it matters, that I be forgiven for anything I may > >> have done or failed to do which requires forgiveness. Conversely, if > >> not forgiveness but something else may be required to insure any > >> possible benefit for which I may be eligible after the destruction of > >> my body, I ask that this, whatever it may be, be granted or withheld, > >> as the case may be, in such a manner as to insure said benefit. I ask > >> this in my capacity as your elected intermediary between yourself and > >> that which may not be yourself, but which may have an interest in the > >> matter of your receiving as much as it is possible for you to receive > >> of this thing, and which may in some way be influenced by this > >> ceremony. Amen. > >> > >> The point being is that the religious right in this country heads > >> would explode first. > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:46 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:42 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> Or that left wing athiests haven't attacked all signs of > spirituality or > >> >> religion in public, even those rooted strongly inour history and > >> culture. > >> >> > >> > > >> > This is a very good point and not to be ignored. Like that asshole > that > >> > sued to get "IN God We Trust" off our money....or people who piss and > >> moan > >> > about "under God" in our pledge. > >> > > >> > Yeah, ok, i get it, it probably shouldn't be there....but shut the > fuck > >> up > >> > and get back to work you whiny little shit whistle. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:361186 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
