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Redress said:
It probably makes me a bad person, but I laughed when it said he was a music teacher.
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Right? Good luck finding a straight one.
 
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Grant said:
You can also speak out against those who would attempt to silence the opinions of others. That's the true test of a liberal philosophy, as opposed to that of a "progressive" philosophy.
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This line of talk is very disturbing to me.

No one is trying to "silence" anyone.

Boycotting cannot "silence" anyone.

To actually silence someone you'd have to lock them up, or kill them.

While I don't agree with all of these people trying to take Rush Limbaugh off the air, and no doubt you'll make it seem like I do somehow this whole thing about silencing opposition is silly and stupid, that's not what's happening at all.

It's nothing but feel good rhetoric to make right wingers feel like they're engaged in a battle for their rights or something.
 
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Grant said:
You can also speak out against those who would attempt to silence the opinions of others. That's the true test of a liberal philosophy, as opposed to that of a "progressive" philosophy.
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No one is attempting to silence Rush Limbaugh. What people are doing is saying they will not support products that advertise his show. Even if his show is cancelled, he will still have the same right to speak as any other american.
 
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Redress said:
Oddly, I had not problem when people decided to boycott disney for being "anti-family" and I have no problem with this. I think people should have the right to spend their money as they please.
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The ultimate difference in this is that with Disney, ordinary people boycotted, they as far as I know didn't organize, and conspire to contact Disney's suppliers, outlets, or stores that carried Disney products and pressure them to cancel and cease to do such did they?

j-mac
 
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Redress said:
No one is attempting to silence Rush Limbaugh. What people are doing is saying they will not support products that advertise his show. Even if his show is cancelled, he will still have the same right to speak as any other american.
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You must be joking right? So you back putting Limbaugh off the air through intimidation of sponsors?

j-mac
 
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j-mac said:
The ultimate difference in this is that with Disney, ordinary people boycotted, they as far as I know didn't organize, and conspire to contact Disney's suppliers, outlets, or stores that carried Disney products and pressure them to cancel and cease to do such did they?

j-mac
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The boycott was organized by the Southern Baptist Convention, American Family Association and Focus on the Family. Earlier the Catholic League organized a boycott of Disney over the movie Priest. They called for not buying Disney products and to contact Michael Eisner, among other things.
 
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j-mac said:
You must be joking right? So you back putting Limbaugh off the air through intimidation of sponsors?

j-mac
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And if he does not have a show he will still not be silenced. There is no constitutional right to having a profitable radio show.
 
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An interesting article I found...

So while the vast majorities of both Americans and immigrants in America are Christian, and more than half of Americans say religion is very important in their lives, the president continues to prod and poke at the moral underpinnings of our society in his drive to reach fundamental transformation.Imparting perspective on demographics and religion, David P. Goldman's 2011 book How Civilizations Die cites demographics making a compelling case that much of the world's populations are in the process of crashing, with profound implications for the future.
Peoples who give up hope in the future, bonds to the past, and faith in themselves and God tend to stop reproducing, leading to an aging population and eventual collapse. Goldman discusses the same process in ancient civilizations, the Bible, and the modern world:
The highest fertility rates in the developed world are found in countries with a high [COLOR=#009900 !important]degree[/COLOR] of religious faith, namely the United States and Israel. Dozens of new studies document the link between religious belief and fertility[.][SUP]1[/SUP]
... What makes America utterly and completely exceptional among the industrial countries, in short, is that it will still be here in a hundred years. It is not that Americans in general are having children, but that Americans of faith are having children. In both Europe and America, people who practice a religion have far more children than those who do not. It's just that there are far more Americans than Europeans practicing a faith.[SUP]2[/SUP]
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In his hubris and haste, the president has tipped his hand, showing all Americans of faith just where their free exercise of religion stands in Obama's imperious new world.


Read more: Articles: Obama and People of Faith
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I am sure the source rather than the substance will be attacked, but for those who are intellectually honest, it is a good read.


j-mac
 
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j-mac said:
An interesting article I found...



I am sure the source rather than the substance will be attacked, but for those who are intellectually honest, it is a good read.


j-mac
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The source and the substance will be attacked.

People aren't having less children in the industrialized world because they're not as religious.

They're having less children because we're wealthier and having kids is expensive.

Having more kids in the past and in the third world has more to do with practicality then anything else.

If you're a subsistence farmer in Nigeria, you have a bunch of kids so:

A: when they get older they can work in the fields.
B: At least some of them will look after you in old age.
C: Many are likely to die in the first 2 years if not at birth.

You're articles as **** as the website is.

You really do build your house on the sand when it comes to debate dude.
 
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j-mac said:
So it was the IVAW then?


j-mac
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The article didn't say, just that the Army had pulled the ad due to complaints by veteran groups.


Are you saying you don't respect veterans that served our country if they disagree with you politically???


No freedom of speech for veterans? Is that how you roll?
 
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j-mac said:
Do you think its right to silence broadcast voices that you disagree with?

I find that troubling.

j-mac
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If that ain't the pot calling the kettle black after you just said about veterans that do not agree with you.
 
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j-mac said:
An interesting article I found...



I am sure the source rather than the substance will be attacked, but for those who are intellectually honest, it is a good read.


j-mac
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Uhmm what substance? Individuals of faith are free to do what ever they want.
 
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j-mac said:
One to watch for sure...This is the exact argument we are having here, and it would suggest that the Church does extend its freedom protection to schools etc.


j-mac
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This one was already dismissed and appealed. the appeal court also dismissed the case.
 
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buck said:
This one was already dismissed and appealed. the appeal court also dismissed the case.
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What? you mean that the employer has the right to fire someone? Well, how can that be? I thought once a person was hired, that person then owned the job....hmmmm...


j-mac
 
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winston53660 said:
Uhmm what substance? Individuals of faith are free to do what ever they want.
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thank you....and that means supplying BC as well.

j-mac
 
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Catawba said:
The article didn't say, just that the Army had pulled the ad due to complaints by veteran groups.


Are you saying you don't respect veterans that served our country if they disagree with you politically???


No freedom of speech for veterans? Is that how you roll?
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Ofcourse not...Don't be silly.

j-mac
 
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j-mac said:
thank you....and that means supplying BC as well.

j-mac
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People are free to take the BC or not according to their religious values.
 
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winston53660 said:
People are free to take the BC or not according to their religious values.
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The issue hasn't been about whether they can take it or not. Ithink we call agree that they can. The issue is if a religious organization can be forced to provide it to an individual free of charge.
 
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Jetboogieman said:
The source and the substance will be attacked.

People aren't having less children in the industrialized world because they're not as religious.

They're having less children because we're wealthier and having kids is expensive.

Having more kids in the past and in the third world has more to do with practicality then anything else.

If you're a subsistence farmer in Nigeria, you have a bunch of kids so:

A: when they get older they can work in the fields.
B: At least some of them will look after you in old age.
C: Many are likely to die in the first 2 years if not at birth.

You're articles as **** as the website is.

You really do build your house on the sand when it comes to debate dude.
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Well, there are many theories out there, this is one I am sure you have seen before. so sand or not, I'd be happy to discuss it, but seems you have it all figured out...That's ok.


j-mac
 
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buck said:
The issue hasn't been about whether they can take it or not. Ithink we call agree that they can. The issue is if a religious organization can be forced to provide it to an individual free of charge.
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Religious institutions do not have rights Individuals do.

If religious institutions want to have rights maybe they should try incorporating and paying taxes.
 
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winston53660 said:
People are free to take the BC or not according to their religious values.
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Yep, I agree, but we shouldn't be looking to force any religion to do something that is so against what they believe.

j-mac
 
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j-mac said:
Yep, I agree, but we shouldn't be looking to force any religion to do something that is so against what they believe.

j-mac
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Like 7th Adventist ad blood transfusions?


Or how about PETA and drugs/therapies that were developed via animal testing and or usage?
 
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winston53660 said:
Like 7th Adventist ad blood transfusions?


Or how about PETA and drugs/therapies that were developed via animal testing and or usage?
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PETA is a religious organization now?


j-mac
 
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