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 Appeals court rules Soledad cross unconstitutional
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| Doubting Thomas |
Posted on 01/10/2011 16:54
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[url]http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/04/federal-appeals-court-says-mount-soledad-cross-unc/[/url] Thankfully, this fight over separation of church & state has swung in our favor. I'm just worried, though, that if this goes to the Supreme Court that it will be overturned and the cross will be allowed to stay. You're just jealous because the voices are talking to me and not you.
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| Skeeve |
Posted on 01/10/2011 17:47
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*fingers crossed* |
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| JohnH |
Posted on 01/10/2011 19:15
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I have a great disgust with christian crosses on public lands. I also have no disagreement with the sort of compromise that occurred in San Francisco when the land on which the cross on Mount Davidson was sold to a christian organization. Theism is evil but not allowing its adherents their symbols may also be evil. |
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| seeker |
Posted on 01/10/2011 23:19
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I'm not sure if these fights are really productive. When Christians win they keep their symbols and when they lose they convince themselves they are being persecuted and get more rabid.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana
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| catman |
Posted on 01/11/2011 01:33
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Yeah, that martyr thing is hard to beat. It took a group of evil geniuses to design the religion.
"If I owned both Hell and Texas, I'd live in Hell and rent out Texas." - General Sheridan
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| Doubting Thomas |
Posted on 01/11/2011 14:11
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Don't forget the battle to get the ten commandments monument out of the Alabama state supreme courthouse. I think that was very worthwhile. And if Christians want to cry "persecution," let 'em. They really have no idea what real persecution is, and it's funny to see an 80% majority claim persecution by the other 20%.
You're just jealous because the voices are talking to me and not you.
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| catman |
Posted on 01/11/2011 15:03
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Oh, yes. I feel so sorry for them, not being able to convince absolutely everyone that their mythology is The Truth.
"If I owned both Hell and Texas, I'd live in Hell and rent out Texas." - General Sheridan
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