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NoNukes
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Message 14 of 41 (822186)
10-20-2017 5:49 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Pressie
10-18-2017 4:34 AM


I am only going to comment on one part of this:
Now conservative Christians are all up in arms about it. They don't want it to be called a Bible Museum, but something like a Jewish and Catholic Museum.
Plain stupid. Apparently, some folks have lost awareness of where the Bible comes from. What part of the Bible was not written by Jews? In what way are conservative Christian claims on the Bible stronger than Jewish or Catholic claims?
Not featuring Jesus is a little strange, but there is not enough detail here to assess whether "not much involves Jesus" is an apt description. But Jesus is not mentioned in most of the Bible. The Old Testament is about 3/4 of the Bible, and of course, the Gospels are highly duplicative.
The proper response to this is building your own museum, rather than whining about someone else's vision.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey
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NoNukes
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Message 25 of 41 (823599)
11-13-2017 1:22 PM
Reply to: Message 21 by Phat
11-12-2017 1:48 PM


Re: More from N.P.R.
"One could argue that Mormons are not Judeo-Christian"
There are folks who insist that Catholics are not Christian, which I assume would be a hurdle you have to meet before being considered "Judeo-Christian". I suppose that some folks will say just about anthing. What do you say about Mormons, Phat?

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey
We got a thousand points of light for the homeless man. We've got a kinder, gentler, machine gun hand. Neil Young, Rockin' in the Free World.
Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith
I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith

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NoNukes
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Message 39 of 41 (823767)
11-16-2017 1:07 PM
Reply to: Message 33 by Faith
11-15-2017 2:28 PM


Re: More from N.P.R.
They stopped winning about fifty years ago and it's only been getting worse with the occasional temporary exception.
That would be about 1967 or so. What winning was going on before that time but not afterward?

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey
We got a thousand points of light for the homeless man. We've got a kinder, gentler, machine gun hand. Neil Young, Rockin' in the Free World.
Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith
I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith

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