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12. Smileys are efficient shortcuts. Nativity stories are fairy tales.

Reply to rug (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 10:11 PM

Dec 2015

"Use a picture. It's worth a thousand words."

While the nativity story expresses nothing. An empty shell of a fairy tale.

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Texas removes mock nativity from Capitol after governor calls it 'tasteless' [View all] Eugene Dec 2015 OP

The Constitution, tasteless? Precious. Yorktown Dec 2015 #1

a "juvenile parody." rug Dec 2015 #3

But the fictitious nativity story is not juvenile? Yorktown Dec 2015 #5

No. Sqeezing pimples, posting smileys and Lego messiahs are all juvenile. rug Dec 2015 #7

Smileys are efficient shortcuts. Nativity stories are fairy tales. Yorktown Dec 2015 #12

For a proponent of nonbelief, you should contemplate what what actually"expresses nothing". rug Dec 2015 #14

Atheism does not define an individual Yorktown Dec 2015 #15

And there's a fine example of doing just that. rug Dec 2015 #16

Sure, rug, sure. Yorktown Dec 2015 #17

Here's an oldie rug Dec 2015 #18

Oh, those pesky atheists, attacking believers with leaflets? Yorktown Dec 2015 #19

Greg wants to lose another lawsuit Gothmog Dec 2015 #2

Not this one. rug Dec 2015 #4

Greg is establishing one religion as being the true faith which is against establishment clause Gothmog Dec 2015 #20

Not if other religious groups are allowed. rug Dec 2015 #23

You and Abbott see it as mockery edhopper Dec 2015 #31

You and Harris see Islam as dangerous. rug Dec 2015 #33

But the Nativity in a Government Building edhopper Dec 2015 #34

That is the law, whether you or I like it or not rug Dec 2015 #37

The government routinely loses court cases when it tries to censor things deemed offensive Major Nikon Dec 2015 #41

That display is permissive, not of right. rug Dec 2015 #42

If they permit one, then it's a right for all Major Nikon Dec 2015 #43

They can sue. And then they'll lose. rug Dec 2015 #44

... Major Nikon Dec 2015 #46

. . . . rug Dec 2015 #47

I like this one edhopper Dec 2015 #6

That one's on private property. rug Dec 2015 #8

yeah, just think it's cool. edhopper Dec 2015 #9

I agree. They don't belong there. Flags don't belong in churches, temples or mosqes either. rug Dec 2015 #10

I haven't noticed edhopper Dec 2015 #11

They're actually inside the bildings, in or near the sanctuary rug Dec 2015 #13

"Tasteless sarcasm," is the best kind. (nt) mr blur Dec 2015 #21

LOL trotsky Dec 2015 #22

Ugh. What is it with Texas electing f--kheads to the Governor's office all the time? 47of74 Dec 2015 #24

Here is a picture of this edhopper Dec 2015 #25

Kneeling to the Constitution is even stupider than I thought. rug Dec 2015 #26

You realize edhopper Dec 2015 #27

Of course. rug Dec 2015 #28

Or is he simply bending down edhopper Dec 2015 #29

He's genuflecting, not bending down. rug Dec 2015 #35

Again edhopper Dec 2015 #36

Frankly, ed, interpreting preschool fingerpainting wold be harder. rug Dec 2015 #38

Reverence to the Constitution is stupid to you edhopper Dec 2015 #39

Kneeling to it in imitation of Magi is. rug Dec 2015 #40

Some here are blinded by their own privilege Lordquinton Dec 2015 #45

Spoilsport! nt 2naSalit Dec 2015 #30

Abbott is getting more dickish by the day RussBLib Dec 2015 #32