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You Should Try Actually Reading Your Constitution
Not if you read as badly as you seem to...
"Clearly we can see by the actual texts of the Constitution, the First Amendment and the letters where the separation of church and state is a fallacious idea and should not be propagated any further."
Oh no, what we can clearly see is that you have cherry-picked the sources available to find a set of quotes that you appear to believe support your argument. While somehow managing to ignore the facts that have led to your ability to practice your faith in relative safety.
It won't be long now, before you will find that, while you can continue to practice your "faith" in your home or church, bringing it out in the public eye will just get you laughed at.
I will, as an atheist, always fight for your right to get laughed at, if that's what it takes for you and other wishful thinkers to get off the mythological kool-aid.
- Lazareus
January 16, 2009 4:00PM
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On the contrary
His reading skills seem fine. What we can clearly see is that you absolutely refuse to admit that you are beaten, and resort to attacking your opponent's reading level when you are. You say he cherry picked quotes, but it looks to me he has taken the quotes that you and yours have cherry picked, and given them context, and what the text giveth, the context hath taken away. If you come up with a quote, with context, that supports your claim, we'll all listen. It's the least you can do to give us the same courtesy. As for your delusional belief that "it won't be long now" before people of faith are laughed out of the public square, I must remind you that the vast majority of Americans believe in a god of some kind, and that the majority are Christians. How many Atheist Presidents have there been? It seems you are a bit mistaken as to whom is being laughed at.
- richardsonkr
January 17, 2009 7:01AM
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Cherry Picked Quotes???
Lazareus,
There are many things I would love to say to you right now... but won't due to my self restraint. It is weird how you accuse me of cherry picking the quotes to support my position and ignoring facts yet you yourself provide no proof that my argument is wrong.
I am amused at how crazy it makes you a-theists when this topic is discussed logically. It's probably because somewhere deep inside you know that this entire universe could not have just erupted out of chaos and has to have some type of creator... whether you will admit it consciously or not.
Refute my argument with facts, not suppositions and lies and maybe we can talk. Otherwise go back into the ignorant, hateful hole you crawled out of.
- mobilemarvel
January 22, 2009 6:29PM
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