[Sniper]

Originally posted by sirknight6


Tis a good point, but I apologize to NO ONE for that!!!! Why you may ask, well, I was not there, nor responsiblefor what occured.

A travisty non-the-less.....................

Oppression sucks!!! I'm a direct result of it.

no you weren't there, but you're still reaping the rewards by claiming the land as your own and telling others to get lost!!!

yeah oppression sucks, and being a product of it does not give you a right to oppress those who disagree w/you. people who came here legally have every right to be here and think and worship and feel what they want just as you do. and if you don't like it, you're just as free to leave. whether you were there or not, you're still standing on stolen land.

 

[VTinCT]

Originally posted by BikeGeek


edit: it would be so much easier if people would realize that the Almighty probably doesn't even care what name we give It. They're all names for the same thing. IMHO

I'm glad I was reading all of these... I was about to say the same thing! Great friggin point!

 

[Sniper]

Originally posted by VTinCT


I'm glad I was reading all of these... I was about to say the same thing! Great friggin point!

ever say IMHO out loud? it sounds funny.

 

[VTinCT]

Originally posted by astral


ever say IMHO out loud? it sounds funny.

IMHO...immm-ho...I'm a ho!

 

[fourgivn1]

I'd like to note one thing.

I can definitely agree on the whole 'oppression' thing. Just because we (Christians) believe something doesn't mean we get to run around and bash those who do not believe, and make fun of them, and push 'em down and oppress them. That's not what Christianity is even all about. However, I will also say that there's a sort of 'fine line' we have to ride. On the one hand, none of us want to turn this board into a pulpit. On the other hand, when someone asks a question like "Is pornography immoral" or "What do you think about them taking the words 'under God' out of the pledge of allegiance", we don't really have a choice but to answer as we believe, which is to say, to answer according to what our authority - God's Word - is.

So to get to the point, I don't think it should be wrong for anyone, whether it be Christian, Hindu, Satanic, whatever, to answer any question posed on this website based on what they believe. After all, our belief sets (not just of Christians) are a huge part of our lives, and in some cases, they ARE our lives.

AS LONG AS we keep it at just an answer. It's not the actual statement of how we feel about a certain subject that raises hackles; it is how others react to it, and how long we let it go on for, that raises them. And if all groups of people from all belief sets, and all walks of life, can't simply state their beliefs on a subject, then no group of people should be able to, because a statement of belief is not an attempt to convert anyone or oppress anyone.

 

[Sniper]

Originally posted by fourgivn1
I'd like to note one thing.

I can definitely agree on the whole 'oppression' thing. Just because we (Christians) believe something doesn't mean we get to run around and bash those who do not believe, and make fun of them, and push 'em down and oppress them. That's not what Christianity is even all about. However, I will also say that there's a sort of 'fine line' we have to ride. On the one hand, none of us want to turn this board into a pulpit. On the other hand, when someone asks a question like "Is pornography immoral" or "What do you think about them taking the words 'under God' out of the pledge of allegiance", we don't really have a choice but to answer as we believe, which is to say, to answer according to what our authority - God's Word - is.

So to get to the point, I don't think it should be wrong for anyone, whether it be Christian, Hindu, Satanic, whatever, to answer any question posed on this website based on what they believe. After all, our belief sets (not just of Christians) are a huge part of our lives, and in some cases, they ARE our lives.

AS LONG AS we keep it at just an answer. It's not the actual statement of how we feel about a certain subject that raises hackles; it is how others react to it, and how long we let it go on for, that raises them. And if all groups of people from all belief sets, and all walks of life, can't simply state their beliefs on a subject, then no group of people should be able to, because a statement of belief is not an attempt to convert anyone or oppress anyone.

just so you know, the only thing i thought was oppressive on this thread was the comment about getting the f_ck out of the country if you don't like it. i have a huge problem with that statement when it's not coming from a native american.

 

[gecko]

In Ontario we used to say the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of each day. I believe it was grade 2 that we replaced it with "a moment of silent prayer".

Everyone in the school had a moment to pray to whoever they wanted in their heads without disturbing anyone, and no religion was endorsed, looked down on, or neglected.

I'm not saying this is the ideal solution, personally I think there's lots of time before school to pray until your lil heart is content, so why bring it into a classroom?

 

[fourgivn1]

Originally posted by astral


just so you know, the only thing i thought was oppressive on this thread was the comment about getting the f_ck out of the country if you don't like it. i have a huge problem with that statement when it's not coming from a native american.

I think that's something we definitely agree on : I meant oppressive in a 'liberal' sort of way. No, not as in left *L* I meant used liberally, for instance, if I started to say speak about something I believed (not preaching), and someone started to say they felt oppressed. I'm sure you picked up on this. If I can't do THAT, then NO one should be able to, to keep it fair

 

[dg806]

(DG singing)....
Allah loves the little children, all the children of the world,
Red, yellow, black and white, loaded down with dynamite,
Allah loves the little children of the world!!

And people follow this?? Go figure!!