He said on August 29th: "If the US government does not take action that it must take, we will go to the United Nations and Organisation of American States to denounce the US government," if the US fails to act against Pat Robertson. Can't qute do that Chavez, its called free speech. I'm fairly certain
Show me where you are guaranteed freedom "from" religion! The only guarantee is freedom "of" religion. And the government "presumes" nothing of the sort. And just an FYI... they may have been placed there by US law but, the law was enacted due to "Americans" wanting it and from what I was able to gather...quite a few wanted it. <
"My" post had everything to do with the topic at hand. Some one made the comment about feds should have a say in how a public school is run. I said they shouldn't and compared it to the feds telling "me" how to run "my" life because I got a pell grant. What's so hard to understand? If you want federal m
No, if they merely struck down the law, then it would be left to the local school boards. They didn't say the law was unconstitutional, they said reciting the pledge itself was unconstitutional. So, instead of using their authority to rule on a federal law, they left the law in place, but told local school boards (which they have no Constitutional authority over) that they
sorry if I offended you shades was not my intention Not offended. Just not in agreement.
obviously he needs MORE PRACTICE. MM--I have a problem with that. I am also a Catholic and I support his decision. I don't need to practice my faith in public to have faith, and I don't need the government to help me shove my beliefs on other people--that's not the christian way. I don't think that h
As it was when you posted it the first time--excellent!
Right, so why don't they rule that the law is unconstitutional, instead of letting the unconstitutional law stand and making more unconstitutional decisions around it? Now you've got me confused. The case that Newdow has filed challenges "the constitutionality of 4 U.S.C. § 4, which codifies the w
no one makes anyone recite the pledge, for the last time! So, when a four year old is taught in school by a teacher that everyone says the pledge every morning and this is how it goes, you are saying that doesn't violate the parents right to direct their children's religious education? We are t
The point is, Federal Judges shouldn't have crap to say about how schools are run. Public schools are local government entities. NOT FEDERAL Fine--as long as you want your schools to run without federal money (and I mean all federal money, including all education grants).
I already said, if they had have merely struck down the 1954 Federal Law concerning the Pledge of Allegience in schools The courts are not allowed to direct Congress to pass laws--what they can do is rule whether or not something is unconstitutional.
I wouldn't feel any different. Unless what they do interfare with me. One man, who is an Atheist, going into a court of a law to demand that the words "under god" be taken out of something that has been around for a long time, even though the two words themselves were only added in the 1980's, does interfare with my rights when he doesn't want them utttered publicly. <
What is it about God that Atheists fear so much? Because some will be quick to say an Atheist doesn’t hate, then it must be fear. A fear of God. I don't think that it is fear. Atheists simply do not believe that God exists. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bgColor=#FFF394 class
By Friday he was feeling good enough to claw the couch, good enough, in fact, to finally rip the fabric. (I guess the hospital stay induced SPLA: Scratching Post Location Amnesia.) By Saturday night he was climbing into forbidden territories. I'm letting him get away with murder, and he's taking full advantage of it. </
I thought the Catholic catechism taught that every one's born with a soul, but that baptism is where it is first saved (in the case of infant baptism, by proxy) from hell. Which then has to be followed up for the rest of your life with confession, acts of contrition and the like to keep from going there. <BR
shadesofgrey: When I first heard of this I thought it was the best thing on earth. I tried it and it just made them bounce off the walls and gave them more fuel in the fire to mock me. Just out of curiosity, are you a teacher? If so..feel free to share more secrets--they are much appreciated! Not a t
don't know if this will work with 70 plus kids in one room, but you might give this a try: When I want my students' attention, I put my right hand up in the air. In turn, they have to put their hand up in the air (with their mouths closed) to show that they are ready to listen to me. It takes a few seconds, but I eventually get
Well, I asked my husband about this...he's a medic and has studied anatomy extensively...according to him (and I can scratch around the net and find info to back this up if you want) females have MORE nerve endings in their genitalia than do men. A quick search showed that there are 8,000 nerve endings
Excellent article, Nic! I think sometimes on this site we forget that not everyone is living by the rules of America!
I was just going to respond to your email when I saw this (I still owe you the email, though). I think learning Serbo-Croat would be a fascinating experience. You'll have to keep me posted on how it goes. I completely agree with your notion that it would be nice if we could all speak another language. I desperately need to refresh my spanish (and heaven knows I'd have enough practice around here). But, in an effort to broaden my
Having re-read it you're right it does. But you'll have to admit that viagra is not nor could it be any form of birth control. It's made to help a medical problem that a lot of men suffer from. Quiet the opposite of birth control actually--so we have perscription coverage for men to be able to have sex
Is that yours? Is that my belief? I think that greater people than me (St. Augustine, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas to name a few) have pondered this question and not come up with a definitive answer. Its not a question that I feel capable of answering.
What church is that? The Christian one (or, I suppose more accurately, the Catholic one). The abortion debate was raging as early as 100 AD. The Didache , one of the earliest church documents condemns abortion, but asks two important questions. The first is whether or not the abortion i
Ok, last comments before I call it quits and head home for the night... My argument shows that scietifically speaking, fetus cannot be anything other than living human beings. If I could correct that to be "living homo sapien", I would completely concur. I suppose what I am getting at is that
Logic suggests that a human's physical body is eligible for a soul from the moment it first exists as a human organism: i.e., immediately upon conception. But there is an early church belief that a human soul can not enter a body that is not fully formed.
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