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Powerful NYC pol says she blasted Chick-fil-A as a citizen - but she used official le

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nota bene said:
I don't know that this is either realistic or desireable. What we believe--whatever that happens to be--is part of who we are and thus how we think and vote. How we define for ourselves and what we think is right.

The zeal with which some want to strip the "public square" of any reminder of "religion" is at times destructive. I'm thinking about demands to remove long-standing crosses and statuary and so on. These are part of our history. Smacks of zealotry to me, and I don't like it.
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Zealot Atheist don't consider themselves as promoting a religion, even though Atheism is a religious choice.
 
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DVSentinel said:
Zealot Atheist don't consider themselves as promoting a religion, even though Atheism is a religious choice.
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I guess in the same way not collecting stamps is a hobby choice.
 
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NYC is a place where we celebrate diversity
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Apparently not. You're trying to run it out of town!
 
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Sarcogito said:
What most of us want is a complete wall of separation between governmental/public institutions and religion. And frankly, this is a perfect example of why that should be. This was a case of politicians, this time liberal, trying to use their influence and power to punish someone for their religious belief. It is wrong when public schools post the 10 Commandments and it is wrong when politicians try to intimidate people who believe in those same commandments.

Total separation.
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Sounds like your bible is the Communist Manifesto... No shock here.
 
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Grim17 said:
Sounds like your bible is the Communist Manifesto... No shock here.
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Never read it. But if it says people should be free to practice their religions while keeping the government completely out of it, on that count, I would agree with it.
 
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Sarcogito said:
Never read it. But if it says people should be free to practice their religions while keeping the government completely out of it, on that count, I would agree with it.
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I subscribe to the US Constitution... I think it covers the issue sufficiently.
 
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Sarcogito said:
Never read it. But if it says people should be free to practice their religions while keeping the government completely out of it, on that count, I would agree with it.
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So when a NYC council woman uses her official position to disallow
a business based on that businesses CEO's stated religious preference,
somehow that is government keeping completely out of religion?
 
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