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Randy
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 Posted - 05/03/2007 : 14:21:57
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As the article states, this is more reason we need a national day of reason.
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/05/day_of_prayer_e.html
http://tinyurl.com/yqyvwy
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"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2007 : 15:07:36 [Permalink]
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Great article, thanks! It's fascinating to see how the Religious Right sells Christian exclusionist sectarianism under the label of religious freedom, and gets politicians to help them.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 05/03/2007 : 15:56:52 [Permalink]
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From the "National Day of Prayer Official Website,"quote:
Mission
The National Day of Prayer Task Force's mission is to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, mobilizing the Christian community to intercede for America and its leadership in the five centers of power: Church, Education, Family, Government and Media.
Our Vision and Values
In accordance with Biblical truth, the National Day of Prayer Task Force seeks to:
* Foster unity within the Christian Church
* Protect America's Constitutional Freedoms to gather, worship, pray and speak freely.
* Publicize and preserve America's Christian heritage
* Encourage and emphasize prayer, regardless of current issues and positions
* Respect all people, regardless of denomination or creed
* Be wise stewards of God's resources and provision
* Glorify the Lord in word and deed
Who We Are
We are the Judeo-Christian expression of the National Day of Prayer which was established in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The United States was born in prayer and founded on a relationship with God while instituting His biblical principles and moral values.
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
1990 Posts |
 Posted - 05/03/2007 : 16:46:48 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by HalfMooner
Great article, thanks! It's fascinating to see how the Religious Right sells Christian exclusionist sectarianism under the label of religious freedom, and gets politicians to help them.
Check out this link about prayer crap Texas is trying to push thru.
Governor Perry is a flaming dipshit.
"Governor supports bill to allow religious expression in school"...
http://www.statesman.com/search/content/region/legislature/stories/04/11/11religion.html
Hopefully the link with take you to the article. If not, you may have to do a simple registration. |
"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson |
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Starman
SFN Regular
Sweden
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Posted - 05/03/2007 : 23:48:26 [Permalink]
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5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2007 : 03:55:32 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Randy
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
Great article, thanks! It's fascinating to see how the Religious Right sells Christian exclusionist sectarianism under the label of religious freedom, and gets politicians to help them.
Check out this link about prayer crap Texas is trying to push thru.
Governor Perry is a flaming dipshit.
"Governor supports bill to allow religious expression in school"...
http://www.statesman.com/search/content/region/legislature/stories/04/11/11religion.html
Hopefully the link with take you to the article. If not, you may have to do a simple registration.
Perry: quote:
"Freedom of religion should not be mistaken for freedom from religion," Perry said.
Duh. "Freedom," Mr. Governor, means the liberty to practice or not practice the religion of one's choice!
To see the word "freedom" used for the supression of anyone's liberty is obscene.
Screw Perry. In the old Texas vernacular, "He's a man who needs hanging."
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 05/04/2007 : 04:12:06 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Randy
As the article states, this is more reason we need a national day of reason.
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/05/day_of_prayer_e.html
http://tinyurl.com/yqyvwy
http://tinyurl.com/ What happened? That should have worked.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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R.Wreck
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 05/04/2007 : 09:30:01 [Permalink]
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The foundation of morality is to . . . give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibliities of knowledge.
T. H. Huxley
The Cattle Prod of Enlightened Compassion
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Day of Prayer exhibits little faith in reason
