Roadside displays should be free speech.
Anything guvmint should be looked at suspiciously. Whether it is christian,
jewish, muslim, pagan, or whatever.
On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 12:46 PM, Jay Weekley
<[email protected]> wrote:
Maybe. All those displays of Lady Justice at the court houses have to go.
Chuck McCown wrote:
> How about flowers or crosses on the side of the road where someone died?
>
> Do you tear down the pyramids or stone hinge?
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jay Weekley
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 1:42 PM
> To: [email protected]
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> Do you stop all religious displays or just Christian, Jewish or Muslim?
> There are plenty of religious symbols from ancient religions all over
> public property. I'd kind of like them removed as well.
>
> Lewis Bergman wrote:
>> I have a friend who is an atheist. He compares it to how I feel about
>> any resources from my tax money going to abortion. Not sure I agree
>> with the equivalency of the resources involved but I can see his
>> point. If that is his only issue with my stance I would like to ask
>> to stop all displays of Nativity Scenes in trade for not funding any
>> abortions. Anyway, I thought his argument was fairly reasoned.
>>
>> I still ddon't understand why they care. It seems some are just
>> purely to try and rub Christians nose in the fact they don't believe
>> and think you are stupid for doing so. I view it like a lot of
>> things. I don't care f you are gay or straight, married or just
>> living with someone, Dem or Rep. As long as it doesn't affect me I
>> simply don't give a shit.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 1:09 PM That One Guy /sarcasm
>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>> attention seeking behavior
>>
>> most of these "athiests" "agnostics" "satanists" whatever "ist"
>> they present as, couldnt even tell you the basic tenets of their
>> "ist" and all they do is parrot simplistic talking points from the
>> borg of nevergrewups ... "if you celebrate christmas, than a
>> pagan" nonsense like that
>>
>> society has slowly moved to the age of adulthood being a sliding
>> scale, with fewer and fewer on the lower end every generation.
>>
>> the bulk of actual athiests, agnostics, satanists and other non
>> attention whore ists could really give a shit less what others do
>>
>> just remember, just because the loudmouth makes the most noise, it
>> doesnt mean they represent the majority of their fellows. Also,
>> remember, everyone is unique, just like everyone else.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>> We have days on the calendar about people.
>> Presidents day used to be Wash’n and Linc’n bdays.
>> MLK day.
>> Casmir Pulaski day.
>> Columbus day.
>> So, why are the atheists and others so unhappy about displays
>> on public property about Jesus.
>> I doubt anyone in Illinios would get unhappy if the local park
>> had a Lincoln-Douglas plaque... actually Quincy had exactly
>> that.
>> Public displays frequently celebrate or inform about events in
>> history.
>> Our legal system has its basis in the bible, with some of the
>> legal doctrine based on the advise of Jesus.
>> He lived. He taught. He gave advice. It affected history.
>> Just like MLK.
>> But on MLK day do the pentagram sculptures try to share space
>> with MLK events?
>> I don’t get why the Jesus events on public property are such
>> an insult or affront to some people.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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