maplesyrup Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Bibles banned from citizenship ceremonies Maybe it is about time to put this God thing out to pasture, eh? Quote An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. Anatole France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theloniusfleabag Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Dear maplesyrup, Haven't you heard? God is dead, and we killed him. Actually, I think Hollywood was responsible, or Mammon. not sure who stuck the knife in, but if anyone reiterates the cry "et tu, Brute?", it would be God, for sure. No question, though, the 'opiate of the masses' has surely changed. God just isn't needed to cow peasants like he used to be. 'American Idol worship' collects far more tithes than any church. Quote Would the Special Olympics Committee disqualify kids born with flippers from the swimming events? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Maybe it is about time to put this God thing out to pasture, eh? Good luck with that. Boy won't you be surprised if you are wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Terrible Sweal Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Isn't that what the Pope said to Martin Luther? Or was it the other way around? Well ... there's only one solution: massive killing on all sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 there's only one solution: massive killing on all sides. That would be saved by grace. The lamb was the solution. The war is won. The better question is what unifies the holy catholic church, not what divided it 600 years ago. As for the topic at hand, banning the handing out of bibles is silly. We are a free society right? If the secularists want to hand out something so be it, if Islam or Buddhist want to share information they should be able to. A free country is not to be free from information but free to decide what you want to do with that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Maybe it is about time to put this God thing out to pasture, eh?Since when is "putting out to pasture" a synonym for "killing"? Or am I missing something?As for the topic at hand, banning the handing out of bibles is silly. We are a free society right? If the secularists want to hand out something so be it, if Islam or Buddhist want to share information they should be able to. A free country is not to be free from information but free to decide what you want to do with that information.Is a citizenship court room an appropriate place to hand out religious tracts? Wouldn't it be better if new citizens were handed discount coupons for passport photo studios? Or even political party info packages.The better question is what unifies the holy catholic church, not what divided it 600 years ago.Why is it a better question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Is a citizenship court room an appropriate place to hand out religious tracts? Wouldn't it be better if new citizens were handed discount coupons for passport photo studios? Or even political party info packages. That is kind of my point. Why exclude give always? When I moved last year a welcome wagon visited me and gave me promotional stuff for the new area. Coupons, water bottle, key chain, list of churches, new rec book ect. As to the better question, it was off topic and little explained. I guess I was referring to bring in a question about church history. The reformation happened for good reason but the thing that unites the protestant and Catholic Church is much greater than what divided it. This has no relevance to being able to give away bibles anywhere in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Terrible Sweal Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 If the Bible people want to stand outside citizenship courts and pass out Bibles, that's their right. I don't think it's the business of the state, however, to make any room for anyone's hand-outs within the places or practices of citizenship proceedings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 The lamb was the solution. I thought it was the entree. Quote America...."the worlds largest, best-armed shopping mall."-Ivor Tossell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Try2Live4God Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 This country was founded on Christian foundation. Taking God out of everything this country is associated with is ludacrous. Then everyone wonders where's God when something bad happens or when things go wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeanumber Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Meh. Forget it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Terrible Sweal Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 This country was founded on Christian foundation. !! What on Earth makes you say that? Taking God out of everything this country is associated with is ludacrous. Then everyone wonders where's God when something bad happens or when things go wrong... Taking God out of the state sphere is entirely necessary for two reasons: First, there is no agreement among the citizenry as to what God may wish. Second, to most effectively acheive its ends, the state should employ rational means. Reliance on 'God' for making choices is not rational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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