Leauki

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The Manhattanite is a girl and I never saw any hatred in her. She is also not a liberal.

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[quote] that makes absolutely no sense at all Leauki. How can you be for God and anti-God at the same time? [/quote] Christianity is a religion, a set of rules and rituals. Belief in G-d and Jesus is part of Christianity, but the rules and rituals don't require faith. [quote] If you are told that "I was once a Christian and now am an atheist." Don't believe them. They are confused. A Chri

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[quote] You should look in the meaning of the name of the mosque/the history of the name. It kind of paints the picture of what the purpose the mosque is. [/quote] I don't think they chose the name for what Cordoba means to Christians but what the name means to Muslims. In the Muslim world Cordoba stands for tolerance and peaceful togetherness. It's remarkably difficult to realise that a given term means to somebody else, even if you you have been told.

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[quote] Why would loaning the stealth bombers be a mistake? You know just about everyone in the West doesn't want Iran to go nuclear. In reality, even Russia doesn't really want Iran to have it but likes the money AND the fact it can still seem like a relevant nation by thumbing its nose at the States. Most Western nations are hoping under their breath that Israel will have the testicular fortitude to bomb it. [/quote] Israel doesn't. If

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Here is my take on the Ground Zero Mosque: https://forums.joeuser.com/390982 Sorry, Bahu, I don't want to steal your thread, but it's too big for a comment. Everyone, feel free to discuss my article in this thread here if Bahu allows it!

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And on the subject of Arab media and their sense of realism, I do believe that it might be better for everyone if western journalists would try to learn from Arab journalists. I often find the Arab media to be more neutral and objective when it comes to Israel than western media; and even when they are not they do not pretend not to be biased but admit that they are on the Arab side.

Three Views on the Ground Zero Mosque in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

I have tried to come to a conclusion for myself, whether I should oppose or support the building of a mosque not far from Ground Zero, and whether I should even have an opinion; but I couldn't figure it out. I still don't have an opinion (other than that building the mosque would be legal and must not be opposed violently). But I thought it would be interesting to weigh in three opinions; two by friends of mine, a gay Christian Palestinian who grew up in an Arab country and now lives

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[quote] You have not seen the American ones! They have more rituals than a zebra has stripes! [/quote] Most self-proclaimed atheists that I have met are really Christians. They have lost their faith (or want to have) but they are still stuck in the Christian religion and perceive the world in a Christian way. It becomes apparent when they talk about all the religions out there and logically assume, since they know no better, that all of them work like Christianit

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[quote] Depends on how you want to define it. I would argue Judaism started when Abraham was called out of UR and was the father of the Nation of Israel. Or you could start with his son Isaac and his 12 sons who later were the basis for the 12 tribes of Israel. [/quote] The latter would be the start of the nation of Israel. Isaac and his sons certainly had the same religion as Abraham. [quote] What god are you speaking of h

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[quote] http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm [/quote] A weird and most interesting table. But I do feel that I absolutely have to comment on it. Christianity was obviously founded once a group of Jews had identified their Messiah. It is therefor an extension of an existing religion and has, because of the Messiah requirement a definite start date. Islam claims that it is the religi

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Don't forget that it was a trade union that brought down communism. :-)

Reply to The Mosque, Ground Zero, and the President in US Domestic Stardock Forums

I have collected some interesting opinions about the mosque and will write about it shortly. It's too much for a comment here.

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[quote] I like the way this guy speaks too, but president? [/quote] I consider a military career good experience for politics. It's as good as having served as a senator for 20 years and better. The current President had a background as a community organiser before he became a real politician. I don't count that. But a military career is different. If he can follow and give orders under fire, he has enough experience for the White House. It has nothing

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[quote] Homosexuality is not the cause, but a symptom. Interesting theory. [/quote] It might be considered a symptom in as much as tolerance is a symptom of a society that has lost its principles. Tolerance is a good thing. But it's easy being tolerant in a society that doesn't believe in principles. Hence the more unprincipled a society is, the easier it is to be tolerant. And the easier it is to be tolerant, the more tolerant people will there be. And t

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[quote] Know what was going on in the world? I would say that with the exception of Carter and Obama, all did. That is hardly a classification for a president. And you make a critical error that most foreigners do. The American people do not care a whit about how a president perceives or is perceived by the rest of the world. They vote domestic, even though he can do little more than jaw bone. [/quote] I didn't say anything abou

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[quote] On a further note is that if you look at Babylon, Rome, and Greek civilizations the down fall started not by someone invading but internally and internally with moral decay. This is why I am somewhat against it. [/quote] I'm not sure why anything gay is "moral decay". However, I find your examples weird. Babylon fell not because of moral decay but because the Persians invaded and took it. The Roman Empire fell first in the

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[quote] I believe Newt Gingrich is running. He can say that he helped balance the budget since he was the majority leader when there came a surplus as well, for its funny how every says Clinton balanced the budget. Don't get me wrong, Clinton did do his part. I think the Democrates will have some opposition on their side as well. The problem is that its never good if one party controls everything, which could happen if the Democrats lose the house. The

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Nitro, they need to be open, otherwise liberals won't vote for them. Liberals will happily vote for a candidate who is against gay marriage (like Obama), but they won't vote for one whom they they cannot present to their friends as an "open-minded" candidate. Guy, Reagan belongs with them. They are a list of real-world presidents pre-George W. Bush. I am not saying they are the same, just that they all fit into the general type of normal candidate people will want after Obama. Whateve

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[quote] I doubt she runs, unless something drastically changes. [/quote] So who will run? I think moderates now want a conservative candidate, and by "conservative" I mean "normal"; something in the general Bill Clinton - George H. W. Bush - Ronald Reagan region. Someone who will run the economy as it used to be done but is totally open to gay marriage and other new causes. And it seems to me like Americans want a somewhat stronger foreign policy than current.<

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What People Know and Believe about Danger in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

I found this article on a German news site: http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Terrorgefahr-in-Frankreich-article1283981.html Frankreich ist während der Ferienzeit wegen möglicher Terroranschläge in besonderer Alarmbereitschaft. Da "die islamistische Bedrohung" sich ausweite, gelte erhöhter Alarm innerhalb der zweithöchsten Stufe des Terrorwarnsystems, teilte di

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[quote] Sidebar - Do the English really spell Tsunami without the T? [/quote] Never before heard of the spelling.

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One quick definition of neo-conservatism might be this: It's an alliance of the anti-communist left with the anti-fascist right. Neo-conservatives are socialists hostile to the Sovet-Union and China and capitalists hostile to fascism and segregation.

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Basically neo-cons are those right-wing politicians who have done the correct thing often enough to be considered part of the Jewish conspiracy by intellectual idiots.

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[quote] I'd like to know what your definition of "neocon" is Leauki. Some define it as big spending Bush era, 'compassionate conservatism" Ron Paul coined the term and he and his followers are big opponents of Israel. They all went as far to boo Mike Pence when he vowed support for the Jewish state. So the word neocon holds some code for most of the people who use it. [/quote] I don't know what "compassionate conservatism" is, but I define as "neoc