DUmmies Take A Stand On Religious Freedom and Morality

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nichomachus  (1000+ posts)      Sun Aug-24-08 12:51 PM
Original message

California churches launch massive effort to destroy rights of GLBT peopleChurches, mosques, temples to join efforts to take away human rights


Early on a late September morning, if all goes according to plan, 1 million Mormons, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, evangelical Christians, Sikhs and Hindus will open their doors, march down their front walks and plant "Yes on Proposition 8" signs in their yards to show they support repealing same-sex marriage in California.

It is a bold idea, one that may be difficult to pull off. But whether or not 1 million lawn signs are planted in unison, the plan underscores what some observers say is one of the most ambitious interfaith political organizing efforts ever attempted in the state. Moreover, political analysts say, the alliances across religious boundaries could herald new ways of building coalitions around political issues in California.


The US will not be free until we put religion in its place.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3847455

This campaign shows that some decent people do still live in Coliformia, all evidence in the MSM notwithstanding.

cliffordu  (1000+ posts)       Sun Aug-24-08 12:55 PM
Response to Original message
3. "The US will not be free until we put religion in its place."
 Precisely

BlooInBloo  (1000+ posts)       Sun Aug-24-08 12:56 PM
Response to Reply #3
4. And that place is in the dustbin of history.....
 Where so many other ideas that have long-outlived their usefulness go to be laughed at.

BlooInBloo and cliffordu concisely summarize the prevailing democrat view of the Judeo-Christian ethic, and morality in general.

Rage for Order (1000+ posts)      Sun Aug-24-08 01:14 PM
Response to Original message
14. "Put religion in its place"?
 How would that go, exactly? Perhaps we could copy Stalin's model circa 1937-1938? That'd really put religion in its place, wouldn't it?

 

Rage for Order could probably get away with this slam against DU groupthink if he had a star. He doesn't, so a granite pizza is likely on the way. Sarcasm directed against Stalin, Lenin, Mao, Yugo, Pol Pot, Fidel, Mugabe, Kim Jong-il, or Mohammed, is usually fatal to a DUer. Come to think of it, for a group that harbors so much hate for religion, DU sure has a big pantheon of gods.







 








 

[Zeus]

"America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within." -- Joseph Stalin, former dictator of the Soviet Union.

[Chris_]

"America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within." -- Joseph Stalin, former dictator of the Soviet Union.

Truer words were never spoken.

[jukin]

I'll go with None & None for a thousand Alex.

[Chris]

nichomachus  (1000+ posts)      Sun Aug-24-08 12:51 PM
Original message

Churches, mosques, temples to join efforts to take away human rights

cliffordu  (1000+ posts)       Sun Aug-24-08 12:55 PM
Response to Original message

3. The US will not be free until we put religion in its place.

Whos' trying to take away who's rights here? 

[Carl]

The US will not be free until we put religion in its place.

No you stupid piece of dog crap...the US is free because we allow for differences of opinion,speech and religion.

Take any away,and you and your minions on the island daily yearn for such,we become a third world country.

You in your selfish and greedy ignorance think you will come out on top but you won`t.
As the least productive members of that society you will find yourselves herded off into real wait here and die camps,
Read the history of the Soviet gulags because that is where you will be.

Dumb ******* idiots,the whole lot of you.

[MrsSmith]

izquierdista (1000+ posts)       Sun Aug-24-08 01:26 PM
Response to Reply #4
16. How to convert a Christian
 Do you believe in Osiris, merciful judge of the dead? --No.
Do you believe in Odin, and keep holy His day (Wednesday)? --No.
Do you revere Ganesh, the Remover of Obstacles? --No.

Congratulations! It's so nice to meet a fellow atheist who has rejected the silly notion that any deities exist! 

Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.
John Jay, first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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Glorfindel  (1000+ posts)      Sun Aug-24-08 12:57 PM
Response to Original message
7. Imagine how much good all that effort and all that money could do
 to help the poor, the sick, the hungry, etc. These "religious" people prefer to invest their time and their treasure in promoting hatred. May they come to realize the harm they're doing. 
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 patrice  (1000+ posts)       Sun Aug-24-08 01:03 PM
Response to Reply #7
9. Drunk on Power. These Blasphemers will always justify how they invest their time and treasure
 in whatever manner that is most convenient to their drive for power.

Salvation Army (26)
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Church World Service (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Charities/Church_World_Service
World Vision International@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/World_Vision_International
Lutheran World Relief
Works to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods, and recover from disasters.
www.lwr.org
Bread for the World
Citizens' movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.
www.bread.org
Tearfund
Evangelical Christian relief and development charity working in partnership to bring help and hope to communities in need around the world.
www.tearfund.org
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
Relief, development, and educational ministry supported by the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
www.crwrc.org
Operation Blessing International (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Charities/Operation_Blessing_International
International Orthodox Christian Charities
Coordinating international relief.
www.iocc.org
World Concern
Relief and development organization helping poor and oppressed families become self-reliant through food, jobs, health care and education.
www.worldconcern.org
Mercy Ships
Humanitarian organization committed to a three-fold purpose of mercy and relief, training, and ministry.
www.mercyships.org
World Relief
Christian nonprofit provides humanitarian aid, disaster, and emergency relief. Involved in community and economic development, welfare reform, refugee resettlement, and immigration.
www.worldrelief.org
Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization
Offers information about tropical agriculture, seeds, and training to missionaries, and development workers worldwide.
www.echonet.org
MEDAIR
Christian relief and non-governmental organization aims for providing life-saving rehabilitation in disasters, crises, and conflict areas.
www.medair.org
Pura Vida Coffee
Sells hand-roasted, gourmet coffees in a variety of blends and flavors. All net proceeds benefit at-risk children in coffee-growing regions of the world.
www.puravidacoffee.com
National Benevolent Association
Provide social and health services to meet physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs.
www.nbacares.org
Samaritan's Purse (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Charities/Samaritan_s_Purse
Marine Reach International
Interdenominational Christian organization providing medical care and facilities via ship, truck, and other means.
www.marinereach.com
Maranatha Volunteers International
Constructs churches, schools, orphanages, clinics, housing and other structures in areas of great need around the world.
www.maranatha.org
Christian Relief Services
Charitable organization providing humanitarian relief in the United States and around the world.
www.christianrelief.org
Kingdom Ventures
Philanthropic venture capital organization supporting emerging Christian ministries.
www.kingdomventures.org
Church Urban Fund
A charity making grants to Church linked projects in England's urban priority areas.
www.cuf.org.uk
Church Action on Poverty
National charity seeking to eradicate poverty in the U.K. Publishes educational materials, undertakes research, and runs events across the country.
www.church-poverty.org.uk
Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism [FAME]
Dedicated to bringing medical help and hope to least reached people in underdeveloped nations.
www.fameworld.org
Compassion Canada
Features information on the evangelical Christian charity, including the opportunity to sponsor a child in the developing world.
www.compassion.ca
Christian Appalachian Project
Volunteer inter-denominational service helping people in the Appalachians.
www.chrisapp.org
Bright Hope International
Working through local churches in 42 countries to provide food, jobs and aid to the needy.
www.brighthope.org
Society of St. Vincent de Paul@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Charities/Society_of_St__Vincent_de_Paul
Helps International
Nonprofit, non-denominational Christian organization providing assistance with medical care, education, housing, agriculture and economic development in rural Guatemala.
www.helpsintl.org
India Partners
Nonprofit organization that works with charities in India.
www.indiapartners.org
Food for the Hungry International (FHI)
Global Christian organization providing resources and humanitarian assistance to improve the lives of children and their families.
www.fhi.net
Rivers of the World
Exploration and development group targeting the world's most remote rivers. Projects focus on health, education, agriculture, microeconomic development, and evangelism.
www.row.org
Honduras Outreach
Ecumenical Christian ministry partnership to improve quality life in Agalta Valley, Honduras.
www.hoi.org
Kingscare
Meeting practical needs with the love of God in developing countries through self help, medical, educational and training projects.
www.kingscare.org
Mission Noah
Dedicated to humanitarian aid throughout the world.
www.missionnoah.org
CitiHope International
Christian relief and development agency.
www.citihope.org
Jericho Road, Inc.
Contacting nonprofit, social service organizations regarding volunteer opportunities.
www.jericho.org
His Kids, Too
Christian nonprofit international humanitarian aide organization providing aide to orphans and widows in several countries, including Ukraine, Russia, and Albania.
www.hiskidstoo.org
Heal the Nations
Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating community health development for needy people in remote areas of the world.
www.healthenations.com
Hope Now
Helps people worldwide through prayer and donations.
www.hopenow.org.uk
Faith in Practice
A community of volunteers who work to improve the physical, spiritual and economic conditions of the poor in Central America.
www.faithinpractice.org
World Hope International
Christian relief seeking to bring lasting hope through self sufficiency to the poorest people on earth.
www.worldhope.net
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
Dedicated to fulfilling a variety of roles in Catholic education, health care, and community services. The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity prioritizes the needs of the poor while ministering in Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
www.fscc-calledtobe.org
Adopt-A-Church International
Brings together churches in the U.S. willing to give spiritual and financial support to churches in Eastern Europe.
www.adoptachurch.org
Good News Family Care
Seeking a return to traditional family values and offerering support, counselling, and temporary accommodation to families in distress.
www.gnfc.org.uk
World Care Ministry
International, interdenominational Christian evangelical relief ministry.
www.worldcareministry.org
Global Hope
Extending a vision of faith through hands-on Christian love in Romania.
www.GlobalHope.org
Operation Warmup
Clothing ministry serving needy families in Appalachia. High school students serve as Christian ambassadors taking warmth and Christ's love to the needy.
www.operationwarmup.com
Cedar Fund
A charity supported and staffed by HK Christians which works in 13 countries in Africa, Asia and eastern Europe.
www.cedarfund.org.hk
Association Evangelique Des Demunis
Helping needy people in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, and other areas.
www.demunis.org
Romanian Aid Foundation, The
Provides help to the needy and offers hope through the Christian message in the Botosani region of the northeast.
www.roaf.org
Siloam Christian Ministeries
Assists national co-workers, churches, and independent workers in the "Two Thirds World".
www.siloam.org.uk
Stamps for Christian Missions (SFCM)
Collects used postage stamps to raise money for Christian missions.
www.rowley31.freeserve.co.uk
Hope Connections
Making donations to the homeless and poor in the Oakland, Hayward, and Union City areas.
www.hopeconnections.org
South Asia Native Missionary Alliance (SANMA)
Evangelizes and provides humanitarian aid and charity in India and other South Asian countries. Site features its mission, programs, and activities.
sanma.org
Christian Embassy of Christ's Ambassadors, The
Supports and encourages both national and international aide projects.
www.ceca.cc
THOMAS
Created to build a bridge of dialogue between the church and people who are on the fringes of society; includes EDGES Magazine.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~edges
ELCA World Hunger
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) organization which seeks to support people who live with chronic hunger and poverty through relief, development, education, and advocacy.
www.elca.org/hunger
Fred Jordan Missions
Ministry to the homeless, offering tools and help for people living on the streets. Funded by donations from individuals, churches, and corporations, Fred Jordan Missions reaches out to the less fortunate by providing love, support, food, and clothing throughout Los Angeles and the world.
www.fjm.org

This list was just from ONE search.  The most continually amazing thing about DU is the level of absolute blind ignorance, especially given the ease of finding out facts in today's world.

[Bondai]

"The US will not be free until we put religion in its place."

A very chilling comment. They call us fascists, it boggles the mind that a group of people can be so blind to the truth. The fact that religious groups are banding together and fighting what they consider an unjust and evil law is exactly what this country is suppose to be about, the people.

This type of talk only solidifies my belief that there is a great evil at work and we must do what we can to defeat it.

[DixieBelle]

"The US will not be free until we put religion in its place."

This is exactly what our Founding Fathers believed. Too bad the DUmmies don't see the real meaning. Religion WAS put in it's proper place when our nation was born. It's plainly spelled out in our founding documents and the writings of the Founding Fathers.

Of course I don't expect the thugs at DU to even grasp the concept.

[ScubaGuy]

izquierdista  (1000+ posts) Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Sun Aug-24-08 01:26 PM
Response to Reply #4
16. How to convert a Christian
   
Do you believe in Osiris, merciful judge of the dead? --No.
Do you believe in Odin, and keep holy His day (Wednesday)? --No.
Do you revere Ganesh, the Remover of Obstacles? --No.

Congratulations! It's so nice to meet a fellow atheist who has rejected the silly notion that any deities exist!

Huh?  I don't believe in the Easter Bunny either.  What does that prove?

ascisthunter  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Sun Aug-24-08 12:57 PM
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6. Revoke their non-tax staus
   

Every perceived problem can be solved with another tax.  I sure the government can do so much more with that money than what the churches do.

kgfnally  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Sun Aug-24-08 01:32 PM
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17. Revoking the tax-exempt status of religion in the US
   
would go a long way to putting it in the dustbin.

I wholly support such an action. They just don't deserve tax-exempt status.

Now we hear from the wife of "Chester the Molester".  I thought he had to find a new home by now.  Where's he posting from?

[Carl]

They will be the first to howl persecution if some of the lib churches (who exist at this point only to propagate lib dogma,see Obama) are the first in line to lose their tax exempt status.

They are hypocrits and liars to their very core.

[Bondai]

They will be the first to howl persecution if some of the lib churches (who exist at this point only to propagate lib dogma,see Obama) are the first in line to lose their tax exempt status.

They are hypocrits and liars to their very core.

They are hypocrits and liars to their very core.

Truer words were never spoken....

[Chris_]

izquierdista (1000+ posts)       Sun Aug-24-08 01:26 PM
Response to Reply #4
16. How to convert a Christian
 Do you believe in Osiris, merciful judge of the dead? --No.
Do you believe in Odin, and keep holy His day (Wednesday)? --No.
Do you revere Ganesh, the Remover of Obstacles? --No.

Congratulations! It's so nice to meet a fellow atheist who has rejected the silly notion that any deities exist!

 

It's this kind of stupid shit that makes the rest of us atheists look bad.

[LC EFA]

izquierdista (1000+ posts)       Sun Aug-24-08 01:26 PM
Response to Reply #4
16. How to convert a Christian
 Do you believe in Osiris, merciful judge of the dead? --No.
Do you believe in Odin, and keep holy His day (Wednesday)? --No.
Do you revere Ganesh, the Remover of Obstacles? --No.

Congratulations! It's so nice to meet a fellow atheist who has rejected the silly notion that any deities exist!

 

It's this kind of stupid shit that makes the rest of us atheists look bad.

HI-5 for that.

I describe my self as "non-religious", I don't worship, and I really can't care less if/what anyone else does so long as they don't FORCE me {or others} to do so at gunpoint.

The left leaning self described atheists are nothing more than anti-Christian bigots, who are as equally, if not more dogmatic in their belief system than the Sharia Fundamentalists.

[FlaGator]

I thought the libs loved it when the different religions put their ideological differences aside and worked for the common good of the people. I guess tipping the sacred homosexual cows of liberalism is just a little to much for them.

[Vagabond]

I just wonder what they will do if any of them ever realize the truth.  They do not seek and therefore, they do not find.

[JohnnyReb]

Islam will be a much more suitable religion for the DUmmies. Hitler thought so too.

[jtyangel]

izquierdista (1000+ posts)       Sun Aug-24-08 01:26 PM
Response to Reply #4
16. How to convert a Christian
 Do you believe in Osiris, merciful judge of the dead? --No.
Do you believe in Odin, and keep holy His day (Wednesday)? --No.
Do you revere Ganesh, the Remover of Obstacles? --No.

Congratulations! It's so nice to meet a fellow atheist who has rejected the silly notion that any deities exist!

 

It's this kind of stupid shit that makes the rest of us atheists look bad.

HI-5 for that.

I describe my self as "non-religious", I don't worship, and I really can't care less if/what anyone else does so long as they don't FORCE me {or others} to do so at gunpoint.

The left leaning self described atheists are nothing more than anti-Christian bigots, who are as equally, if not more dogmatic in their belief system than the Sharia Fundamentalists.

Hi-5!

Always amazes me when the group you described can't see how narrowly focused they really are.

[Zeus]

Compromising with the ungodly is NEVER just a little.

Once upon a time, a company was selling gallon jugs of pure spring water. To save money, it decided to replace one drop of water with raw sewage in each gallon of water. "It is only a little compromise," the company reasoned. "No one would be likely to taste it and it certainly wouldn't hurt anyone." So, for a while it sold gallon jugs of water with one drop of sewage. No one was affected by the change.

After a while, the company added another drop. "It's only a one-drop change, and nobody noticed the first one," they rationalized. And, nobody noticed the second one. Or the third or fourth or fifth or tenth one, each one being only a one-drop change that the people accepted because it was only a very slight change over time.

When the company was adding twenty drops, sensitive people began to experience adverse effects, and said, "It's the water. There's something wrong with it."
"Don't be absurd," the majority replied. "We all drink it and it's not affecting us."

And, over time the number of drops went up to thirty and forty and fifty, one drop of sewage at a time, and people didn't notice the one-drop change, even when more and more people were experiencing adverse reactions.

And a group of those who were sensitive to the pollution united and told the people, "We KNOW there is something wrong with this water. It's making us ill and it certainly cannot be good for anyone."
"Will you fanatical whiners PLEASE shut up? There's nothing wrong with the water."

And then someone in the group found in a back room several bottles of the original pure spring water. He tasted it and said, "There IS something different with our water." Taking the jugs with them, they went to the people and said, "Taste this, and see what we mean."

They handed out glasses of the pure water, and the people spat it out and said, "This is disgusting. What were they selling us back then?" With that, they destroyed the pure water, drove out the group from their midst, and went back to drinking their sewage.
When society becomes accustomed to the slow, stealthy infusion of evil, there comes a time when those who point out the evil are decried as zealots for standing for what is right and good. A society that abandons the absolutes of right and wrong is left with nothing on which to base its value judgments, and is at the mercy of whatever ephemeral standard is in vogue. Inevitably, those who cite the original standards are dismissed as fools or assailed as meddling fanatics.

No nation or culture or civilization has turned its back on God's eternal, immutable standards of right and wrong and as a result improved itself. Ours won't be the first.

I cut n pasted this from another board I post at.

[MrsSmith]

Compromising with the ungodly is NEVER just a little.

Once upon a time, a company was selling gallon jugs of pure spring water. To save money, it decided to replace one drop of water with raw sewage in each gallon of water. "It is only a little compromise," the company reasoned. "No one would be likely to taste it and it certainly wouldn't hurt anyone." So, for a while it sold gallon jugs of water with one drop of sewage. No one was affected by the change.

After a while, the company added another drop. "It's only a one-drop change, and nobody noticed the first one," they rationalized. And, nobody noticed the second one. Or the third or fourth or fifth or tenth one, each one being only a one-drop change that the people accepted because it was only a very slight change over time.

When the company was adding twenty drops, sensitive people began to experience adverse effects, and said, "It's the water. There's something wrong with it."
"Don't be absurd," the majority replied. "We all drink it and it's not affecting us."

And, over time the number of drops went up to thirty and forty and fifty, one drop of sewage at a time, and people didn't notice the one-drop change, even when more and more people were experiencing adverse reactions.

And a group of those who were sensitive to the pollution united and told the people, "We KNOW there is something wrong with this water. It's making us ill and it certainly cannot be good for anyone."
"Will you fanatical whiners PLEASE shut up? There's nothing wrong with the water."

And then someone in the group found in a back room several bottles of the original pure spring water. He tasted it and said, "There IS something different with our water." Taking the jugs with them, they went to the people and said, "Taste this, and see what we mean."

They handed out glasses of the pure water, and the people spat it out and said, "This is disgusting. What were they selling us back then?" With that, they destroyed the pure water, drove out the group from their midst, and went back to drinking their sewage.
When society becomes accustomed to the slow, stealthy infusion of evil, there comes a time when those who point out the evil are decried as zealots for standing for what is right and good. A society that abandons the absolutes of right and wrong is left with nothing on which to base its value judgments, and is at the mercy of whatever ephemeral standard is in vogue. Inevitably, those who cite the original standards are dismissed as fools or assailed as meddling fanatics.

No nation or culture or civilization has turned its back on God's eternal, immutable standards of right and wrong and as a result improved itself. Ours won't be the first.

I cut n pasted this from another board I post at.

[Carl]

Compromising with the ungodly is NEVER just a little.

Once upon a time, a company was selling gallon jugs of pure spring water. To save money, it decided to replace one drop of water with raw sewage in each gallon of water. "It is only a little compromise," the company reasoned. "No one would be likely to taste it and it certainly wouldn't hurt anyone." So, for a while it sold gallon jugs of water with one drop of sewage. No one was affected by the change.

After a while, the company added another drop. "It's only a one-drop change, and nobody noticed the first one," they rationalized. And, nobody noticed the second one. Or the third or fourth or fifth or tenth one, each one being only a one-drop change that the people accepted because it was only a very slight change over time.

When the company was adding twenty drops, sensitive people began to experience adverse effects, and said, "It's the water. There's something wrong with it."
"Don't be absurd," the majority replied. "We all drink it and it's not affecting us."

And, over time the number of drops went up to thirty and forty and fifty, one drop of sewage at a time, and people didn't notice the one-drop change, even when more and more people were experiencing adverse reactions.

And a group of those who were sensitive to the pollution united and told the people, "We KNOW there is something wrong with this water. It's making us ill and it certainly cannot be good for anyone."
"Will you fanatical whiners PLEASE shut up? There's nothing wrong with the water."

And then someone in the group found in a back room several bottles of the original pure spring water. He tasted it and said, "There IS something different with our water." Taking the jugs with them, they went to the people and said, "Taste this, and see what we mean."

They handed out glasses of the pure water, and the people spat it out and said, "This is disgusting. What were they selling us back then?" With that, they destroyed the pure water, drove out the group from their midst, and went back to drinking their sewage.
When society becomes accustomed to the slow, stealthy infusion of evil, there comes a time when those who point out the evil are decried as zealots for standing for what is right and good. A society that abandons the absolutes of right and wrong is left with nothing on which to base its value judgments, and is at the mercy of whatever ephemeral standard is in vogue. Inevitably, those who cite the original standards are dismissed as fools or assailed as meddling fanatics.

No nation or culture or civilization has turned its back on God's eternal, immutable standards of right and wrong and as a result improved itself. Ours won't be the first.

I cut n pasted this from another board I post at.

Seconded.

[Chris_]

Islam will be a much more suitable religion for the DUmmies. Hitler thought so too.

They complain about the Christian view of homosexuality...just wait til they try living under Islam.  Hey DUmmies, you should visit Iran for a couple of years.

Idiots.

[Rebel]

kgfnally  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)

Sun Aug-24-08 01:32 PM
Response to Reply #14
17. Revoking the tax-exempt status of religion in the US
   
would go a long way to putting it in the dustbin.

I wholly support such an action. They just don't deserve tax-exempt status.

So, what you're saying, is that you DON'T support that whole separation of church and state thing, right? 

[Carl]

kgfnally  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)

Sun Aug-24-08 01:32 PM
Response to Reply #14
17. Revoking the tax-exempt status of religion in the US
   
would go a long way to putting it in the dustbin.

I wholly support such an action. They just don't deserve tax-exempt status.

Drug dealing pedophiles also deserve what society deems as justice for their actions...choke on it motherf......

[FlaGator]

kgfnally  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)

Sun Aug-24-08 01:32 PM
Response to Reply #14
17. Revoking the tax-exempt status of religion in the US
   
would go a long way to putting it in the dustbin.

I wholly support such an action. They just don't deserve tax-exempt status.

Drug dealing pedophiles also deserve what society deems as justice for their actions...choke on it motherf......

They highly over rate the tax exempt status of places of worship. I suspect that removing the tax exempt status wouldn't do a whole heck of a lot to put  religion in the "dustbin".