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Author Topic:   Could the US become a theocracy ?
coffee_addict
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Message 43 of 120 (166303)
12-08-2004 4:47 PM


I wonder just how many people in the states really support a theocracy, knowing that so many are christian fundies.

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coffee_addict
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Message 99 of 120 (167169)
12-11-2004 12:28 PM
Reply to: Message 98 by MangyTiger
12-11-2004 12:23 PM


Re: Legislating for morality
It worked just as well as the war on drugs nowadays.

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coffee_addict
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Message 102 of 120 (167294)
12-12-2004 12:36 AM
Reply to: Message 101 by Silent H
12-11-2004 5:38 PM


Re: Schraf & holmes
holmes writes:
The government should not be telling people how best to live their lives.
Agreed. The question is if the government is allowed to tell people how best to live their lives, whose version of good life are we going to officially follow?

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coffee_addict
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Message 105 of 120 (167615)
12-13-2004 5:18 AM
Reply to: Message 103 by Silent H
12-12-2004 7:07 AM


Re: Schraf & holmes
holmes writes:
I do not see us having to resort to asking whose version of life should the gov't be imposing.
Actually, I do. People often try to rush to do something without considering what to do afterward. It may seem like a good idea to many people on this board to turn the US into a christian theocratic nation. You can give them all the reasons you have to go against this idea, but essentially I think the best way to make them see that it is not a good idea is to force them to think beyond the immediate implication: to enforce moral laws unto the general population.
I see it like the Iraq situation. People tried to give all kinds of reasons why we shouldn't go into Iraq, but noone seemed to worry about what to do after the invasion. I really believe that more people would have supported a peaceful solution if it was brought to the public's attention the proper estimated lives and resources the post-invasion occupation would cost. What do you know, it's still a mess over there.
It's sort of like "suppose we steal the cake... then what?"

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coffee_addict
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Message 108 of 120 (167636)
12-13-2004 6:50 AM
Reply to: Message 107 by Silent H
12-13-2004 6:37 AM


Re: Schraf & holmes
Well, I guess I'm a moron. I'll continue to try to understand what you are saying, though.

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coffee_addict
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Message 110 of 120 (167646)
12-13-2004 8:38 AM
Reply to: Message 109 by Silent H
12-13-2004 8:27 AM


Re: Schraf & holmes
Haha. No, I didn't say you said I was a moron. I said I was a moron because I honestly don't understand what you are saying. It's probably because of my fatique from (1)writing a paper, (2)spending too much time with someone special, (3) writing more paper, (4) writing a computer program, (5) again spending too much time with someone special, (6) yet more paper to write, and (7) sleep deprivation.

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