so, we use the Gregorian calendar which is named after a pope... I wonder if I can skip court dates on the grounds it offends me
On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - trolling again > > > > 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. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't > >> see > >> your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of > >> the team. > >> > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > >> Version: 2016.0.7924 / Virus Database: 4739/13627 - Release Date: > >> 12/21/16 > >> > > > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2016.0.7924 / Virus Database: 4739/13629 - Release Date: > > 12/21/16 > > > > > > > > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
