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fearandloathing Member (Idle past 4167 days) Posts: 990 From: Burlington, NC, USA Joined: |
I wasn't sure how that would work, I skipped govt class too much I guess. Thanks for the info.
"No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride...and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well...maybe chalk it off to forced conscious expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten." Hunter S. Thompson Ad astra per aspera Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione.
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A law that enshrines an obvious Christian symbol as a national monument would itself face the same Constitutional scrutiny as placing it in a Federally-funded museum. Congress can't actually bypass the Supreme Court without a Constitutional amendment, after all. Would you support removing the Washington Monument because it is an obvious Egyptian symbolization of the sun god Ra?
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Artemis Entreri  Suspended Member (Idle past 4251 days) Posts: 1194 From: Northern Virginia Joined: |
i think it looks like a penis
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i think it looks like a penis
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Straggler Member Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined: |
Oh stop bragging.
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Oh stop bragging.
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Straggler Member Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined:
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Ouch!
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.5 |
Artemis suggests:
i think it looks like a penis This has of course been bandied about since it's conception (so to speak). The Washington Monument's shape was the contest winner for design and all entrants of note were MEN. When it came to the Vietnam Memorial contest, equal rights had advanced far enough to include women and, sure enough, this time a woman won. What did the USA get this time? ...a V-shaped cleft into the ground. Curious indeed.- xongsmith, 5.7d
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fearandloathing Member (Idle past 4167 days) Posts: 990 From: Burlington, NC, USA Joined: |
This has of course been bandied about since it's conception (so to speak). Now that it has been said it is penis-like....is it the penis our government uses to rape lady liberty?
What did the USA get this time? ...a V-shaped cleft into the ground Maybe the Vietnam memorial is a symbol of how the people who served got screwed, by our own govt, by that same giant penis that our government is. "No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride...and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well...maybe chalk it off to forced conscious expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten." Hunter S. Thompson Ad astra per aspera Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione.
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3985 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 7.2 |
CS writes: Would you support removing the Washington Monument because it is an obvious Egyptian symbolization of the sun god Ra? If I were an atheist in the right Memphis, and Egypt a secular democracy--of course."If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
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According to this report from the New York Post:
quote: And as I argued throughout this thread:
quote: Edited by Catholic Scientist, : loose --> lose
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3985 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 7.2
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They needed the cross 'cause the atheists got loose.
"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
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The power of Christ compelled them!
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Taq Member Posts: 10045 Joined: Member Rating: 5.3 |
And as I argued throughout this thread: Overall, I think that is a solid argument, even as an atheist. At the same time, I think it is important for atheists to bring this subject to the forefront from time to time, although they probably picked the wrong battle on this one. Not everyone remembers that atheists are as much a part of the community as christians are. But we all need to recognize that personal expressions of religious belief or disbelief are part of our history, and that we need to record that history accurately. Edited by Taq, : No reason given.
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Straggler Member Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined:
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CS writes: And as I argued throughout this thread Not really. You argued that a giant crucifix had "secular purpose" but were patently unable to express what that "secular purpose" was.
Message 309 and up-thread from that. I believe it was I who said it was a blatantly religious symbol that held historical significance (AKA secular interest) to the events of 9/11 and that it's inclusion could thus potentially be justified on that basis. So nah nah nah nah.
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