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24. They should work on rounding up some JOBS for the people,

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 08:11 PM

Jan 2012

not wasting time with nonsense like this.

What the fuck do we pay them for anyway? No wonder congress' approval rating is under 10%

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Im sick of christians jamming their religion down peoples throats [View all] rdking647 Jan 2012 OP

Typical election year bullshit...they like to get people to the polls with these issues... rfranklin Jan 2012 #1

since the the bill is rdking647 Jan 2012 #11

Exactly nt JerseygirlCT Jan 2012 #57

You give the Senator too damn much credit. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #61

The funny part of it is that they'll breed weaker Christians for it. patrice Jan 2012 #2

They already have jberryhill Jan 2012 #4

Too true! nt patrice Jan 2012 #99

hey, quit trying to impose your godless tolerance on others! unblock Jan 2012 #3

and then complaining about how oppressed they are. BarbaRosa Jan 2012 #5

Yeah, they're oppressed alright Gemini Cat Jan 2012 #8

Then vote for Democrats and CAMPAIGN for them too. RBInMaine Jan 2012 #6

Shouldn't Indiana worry about the lack of jobs instead? Gemini Cat Jan 2012 #7

Oh come on dude! mindwalker_i Jan 2012 #90

Prove it! nm Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #9

Perhaps some Christians are sick of non-Christians jamming their religious, agnostic, and atheist jody Jan 2012 #10

To the best of my knowledge Nevernose Jan 2012 #13

Good point re pledge but some Christians oppose existing laws making them pay taxes that jody Jan 2012 #17

And I hate tax money being used for war Tsiyu Jan 2012 #22

We both hate our taxes being used for war and corporate subsidies. That doesn't answer jody Jan 2012 #23

It's not up to government to adjudicate every squabble Tsiyu Jan 2012 #29

But it is "up to government to adjudicate every squabble" that is a divisive, polarizing political jody Jan 2012 #32

When a Christian oversteps the bounds Tsiyu Jan 2012 #35

Do you object when someone oversteps the bounds and demands that THEIR support of a particular jody Jan 2012 #37

Give an example Tsiyu Jan 2012 #40

Please read the OP and #10. If you don't understand that then I can't help you. nt jody Jan 2012 #43

I wasn't asking for any "help" from you Tsiyu Jan 2012 #44

OK, I can't help you and I don't need help from anyone. Have a great evening and goodbye. nt jody Jan 2012 #47

I'm nit sure what you are askIng either MedicalAdmin Jan 2012 #89

So complaining about creation being taught in school is akin to forcing atheism on others? Hugabear Jan 2012 #106

no one wants to force christians to get abortions RainDog Jan 2012 #30

I said some who oppose abortions object to their taxes being used to pay for abortions. jody Jan 2012 #33

but the reality is that people with all sorts of view have to do this all the time RainDog Jan 2012 #36

In #30 you said "no one wants to force christians to get abortions". I said jody Jan 2012 #41

Tax money does not pay for abortions Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #97

State abortion funding jody Jan 2012 #122

Thomas Jefferson isn't the authority here - the Constitution (authored by Madison mostly) is markpkessinger Jan 2012 #118

Is that "some" or "all"? Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #105

some. generally of the right wing persuasion RainDog Jan 2012 #123

Here's the compromise: LEAD PRAYERS IN CHURCH, NOT PUBLIC SCHOOL. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #48

Brillant, obviously you have a great future in politics. nt jody Jan 2012 #50

I do. Because most Americans want government to focus on FIXING SHIT Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #58

+1 BiggJawn Jan 2012 #62

+ a gamillion RainDog Jan 2012 #64

Cool poster. nt Union Scribe Jan 2012 #15

Love this graphic Tanelorn Jan 2012 #18

I remain amazed that a single concept is in great religions and also the Humanist Manifesto. nt jody Jan 2012 #20

How? How indeed. If only there were some fundamental guiding principle in the Constitution Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #49

This is a crap argument in the United States. HuckleB Jan 2012 #71

You say "I don't believe in God" but Gallup polls say 79% of US citizens list a religion jody Jan 2012 #75

And somehow you think there's a valid point in your post? HuckleB Jan 2012 #82

Valid points are invalid if they fall upon deaf ears. Have a great evening. nt jody Jan 2012 #83

Nice try. HuckleB Jan 2012 #87

PS: 5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today HuckleB Jan 2012 #91

Can you give an example, or are you just spouting BS? n/t Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #76

Example of what? nt jody Jan 2012 #77

Of non-Christians jamming their beliefs down Christians' throats. Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #78

See #17. nt jody Jan 2012 #80

First, that's anti-choice propoganda that has been demonstrated to be not true... Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #84

Have a great evening. n/t jody Jan 2012 #85

So, in other words, you got nothing. Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #86

Really- do you find that often? Marrah_G Jan 2012 #101

As usual, we pagans are left out. Hatchling Jan 2012 #103

can I get a witness?! alterfurz Jan 2012 #116

Thanks for comment. I promise to always include it in the future. jody Jan 2012 #120

cool Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #104

Oh please. What an unbalanced comparison. Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #110

All churches should be taxed on there chraltan profits. sarcasmo Jan 2012 #12

So, fuck the Constitution right? Union Scribe Jan 2012 #14

Actually tax exemption for religious organizations puts the state... Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #25

Agree and I declare I am a religion and entitled to all the benefits of religious institutions. nt jody Jan 2012 #54

A christian religious group that wants tax exemption has a much easier time than, for example a... Humanist_Activist Jan 2012 #74

Uh, church tax exemptions have been determined to be constitutional. HuckleB Jan 2012 #73

Yes, they should. -eom- HuckleB Jan 2012 #72

you wouldnt want that Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #107

agreed deacon_sephiroth Jan 2012 #111

i think i would give my child written permission to modify the words in any way he saw fit dembotoz Jan 2012 #16

If fundy Christians would spend more time doing what Jesus said Tsiyu Jan 2012 #19

OP attacked "christians" but you attacked a subset "fundy Christians". Do you support OP's attack jody Jan 2012 #21

WE've had this discussion here before on DU Tsiyu Jan 2012 #26

I defend no one. If you were president, how would you use your position to find a jody Jan 2012 #31

I would point to the Constitution Tsiyu Jan 2012 #38

+1 n/t RainDog Jan 2012 #39

Thanks for your opinion but what has SCOTUS said? Please cite case, link, and passage. nt jody Jan 2012 #42

Whatever your agenda is Tsiyu Jan 2012 #51

Let's see. How about McCollum v. Board of Education (1947)? Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #60

The Court has establishd the Lemon test for such cases and this law would fail the test. white_wolf Jan 2012 #88

Compromise? I won't come into your church and talk about evolution or quantum physics Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #53

+1 - well said! Hugabear Jan 2012 #108

Yeah, it's important that we remember who the true "victims" are here, huh? Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #52

They should work on rounding up some JOBS for the people, Quantess Jan 2012 #24

Many a poster/sign on this very subject is out there. Makes a great placard Malikshah Jan 2012 #27

Sounds like they are desperate to find a wedge issue. n/t arthritisR_US Jan 2012 #28

Wedge issues is what the World's Worst Legislature is all about this year BiggJawn Jan 2012 #63

I share your sentiments! I have to fight my cynicism. n/t arthritisR_US Jan 2012 #95

I'm a Christian who is against school prayer Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #34

"most of the country never had school prayer"! "most" covers lots of states and may have been true jody Jan 2012 #46

Ah, yes, the old "No Atheists in Foxholes" crock o' bigoted shit. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #55

And then we got some sense Tsiyu Jan 2012 #56

we also had segregation in the 1950s RainDog Jan 2012 #66

Agree and that was immoral. Thank goodness that my childhood companions were able to survive jody Jan 2012 #68

the point being that just because America did something in the past RainDog Jan 2012 #69

I never said it did. So you believe US history particularly SCOTUS decisions should be ignored jody Jan 2012 #70

judicial precedent is not the same as cultural history RainDog Jan 2012 #79

Have a great evening. n/t jody Jan 2012 #81

You've been schooled in this thread. Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #114

That American Humanist symbol? GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #119

What SCOTUS decisions are you talking about, buddy? Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #100

22.5 million soldiers died in WWII BiggJawn Jan 2012 #67

Me too. dawg Jan 2012 #112

Yes, much is misunderstood Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #115

Indiana is Alabama with snow. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #45

Exploding heads Ineeda Jan 2012 #59

Good Point. . . BigDemVoter Jan 2012 #65

The bible tells them to do that! Logical Jan 2012 #92

It also tells them not to do that. HuckleB Jan 2012 #94

Rel = Division = Hate = Fantasy = delusion = mutual destruction.... opihimoimoi Jan 2012 #93

http://bible.cc/matthew/6-6.htm DonCoquixote Jan 2012 #98

I'm sick of people jamming their... LanternWaste Jan 2012 #102

we all are deacon_sephiroth Jan 2012 #109

Perhaps we need a law that says ... Ganja Ninja Jan 2012 #113

Religion = hate = divide = weaken = loss = waste = fucked up opihimoimoi Jan 2012 #117

I'm sick of anyone who doesn't Magleetis Jan 2012 #121