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Chiroptera
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Message 22 of 38 (259364)
11-13-2005 2:31 PM
Reply to: Message 19 by wiseman45
11-12-2005 11:36 PM


good question -- maybe
quote:
if America is further secularized, where will we go next?
I dunno. Where could we go? Where does your slippery slope lead to?
Oops. You asked us not to accuse you of that.
Well, then, let me rephrase: suppose that the US was a completely secular nation: religious belief was a matter of personal conscience; the religious beliefs, or lack of them, of our politicians were completely irrelevant in the elections; no state institution made reference to any deity or any religious mythological history, and so forth. What problems do you see in that?

"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt

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Chiroptera
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Message 27 of 38 (259649)
11-14-2005 1:39 PM
Reply to: Message 23 by wiseman45
11-14-2005 12:50 PM


Re: Extreme Secularization and Evangelism are both REALLY BAD
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1. Christians and every other kind of relgionist should be locked up in some prison where they can practice their beliefs but can't bother anyone.
2. They want legal action to be taken against missionaries across the world.
Um, who want this?

"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt

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