For those who h**e Sharia law.. (Page 2): You guys, ha. There isn't a state that would sanction a marriage before the age of 18. I take it your not up to speed on the amount of incest...

the waker Loc: 11th freest nation

PeterS wrote:

Yeah you guys wait till they are twelve or thirteen. If not for Western law there wouldn't be a spits worth of difference between the two...

You guys, ha.
There isn't a state that would sanction a marriage before the age of 18.
I take it your not up to speed on the amount of incest and under age relationships among our more urban areas.

wuzblynd Loc: thomson georgia

Super Dave Loc: Realville, USA

PeterS wrote:

Well if we see both the same how can we love one and h**e the other? Simply because we don't follow along your coattail of h**e doesn't mean we love one over the other that we are more critical of the one more dominant in life.

Coattail of h**e?

You're the one slandering Christianity, dipskittle.

badbob85037

"Rejection of Science for Religious doctrine." That explains a lot. like why the Moon is the center of the universe, why dogs are demons and you snore when you sleep to keep the Devil from going up your nose. I wonder if you fart to keep the Devil from going up your butt cause that would be a pain in the ass.

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

PeterS wrote:

Oh come now--you don't think barefoot and pregnant... (show quote)

You're too stupid for words, and your ignorance makes my eyes bleed.

"The Fourth of July is an opportune occasion to reflect on the memorable phrases of the struggle for independence such as “Give me liberty or give me death,” “No taxation without representation,” and “R*******n to tyrants is obedience to God.” These words were on the lips of Americans as their representatives huddled in Philadelphia, agitating for their rights and, eventually, declaring independence from Great Britain.

What were the sources of the ideas encapsulated in the great documents of the nation’s founding and in these trenchant phrases that mobilized the American people? While some of the sources are familiar and much discussed, others are often overlooked.

The founding generation drew on diverse intellectual traditions in forming their political thought. Among them were British constitutionalism, Enlightenment liberalism, and classical and civic republicanism.

To this list of intellectual influences, one must add the Bible — both the Hebraic and Christian biblical traditions.

The Bible was the most accessible, authoritative, and venerated text in late 18th-century America. It was, by far, the most cited book in the political discourse of the age.

Not all of the founders acknowledged the Bible as the revealed Word of God. Nonetheless, it was widely regarded as a receptacle of great wisdom and, especially Jesus’ teachings, a handbook for ethical and virtuous conduct.

Many Americans of this generation thought Christianity and its sacred text were valuable resources for their time and predicament. And they figured prominently in the momentous events that unfolded in Philadelphia.

When the First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters’ Hall in early September 1774, one of its first official acts was to call a minister, who read Psalm 35 to the assembled delegates and prayed for God’s blessings on their important work.

In the years that followed, as Americans articulated their fundamental rights, agitated for political independence, and established new constitutional republics in the aftermath of a devastating war, many Americans — including those who doubted the Bible’s divine origins — looked to the Bible for insights into human nature, civic virtue, social order, political authority and other concepts essential to the establishment of a new political society. Some saw in Scripture political and legal models — such as republicanism and separation of powers — that they believed enjoyed divine favor and were worthy of emulation in their polities.

A popular view among Americans, for example, was that the Hebrew “republic” described in the Scriptures was a model of and divine precedent for a republican government well-designed to promote political prosperity. The founders were well aware that ideas like republicanism found expression in traditions apart from the Hebrew experience. The republic described in the Hebrew Scriptures, however, reassured pious Americans that republicanism was a political system that enjoyed divine favor.

More important than a model for republicanism, some founders thought the Bible was an indispensable handbook for republican citizenship. In particular, the Bible, more than any other source, taught the civic virtues required of citizens in a regime of political self-government. A self-governing people, in short, had to be a virtuous, disciplined people who were controlled from within by an internal moral compass, which would replace external control by an authoritarian ruler’s whip and rod. And the Bible, many believed, was the wellspring of this essential civic virtue.

Convention delegates occasionally invoked the Bible in surprising and interesting ways. During debate on the qualifications for public office, the venerable Benjamin Franklin spoke in opposition to any proposal that, in his words, “tended to debase the spirit of the common people. ... We should remember the character which the Scripture requires in Rulers.” He invoked Jethro’s advice to Moses regarding qualifications for prospective Israelite rulers, “that they should be men hating covetousness” (Exodus 18:21).

Some years ago, in a cover story on “The Bible in America,” Newsweek magazine reported that the Bible “has exerted an unrivaled influence on American culture, politics and social life. Now historians are discovering that the Bible, perhaps even more than the Constitution, is our founding document.” Whether one accepts this bold statement, the evidence suggests that the story of American independence and the constitutional experiment in republican self-government and liberty under law cannot be told accurately without referencing the Bible."

(Daniel L. Dreisbach is a scholar adviser to the Faith & Liberty Discovery Center in Philadelphia, a professor at American University, and the author of “Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers.” He wrote this for The Philadelphia Inquirer.)

Sicilianthing

PeterS wrote:

Here are some of the tenets of Sharia law: br br ... (show quote)

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Wow, do you wanna get throttled now or later ?

Radiance3

PeterS wrote:

Here are some of the tenets of Sharia law: br br ... (show quote)

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Sharia Law must have no place in the US. It is he antithesis of our Constitution. It is against the law of the Judeo-Christian doctrine that our country was founded upon. Sharia law must not be allowed to practice in the US. It commands to k**l all Christians and oppressed women. Sharia law is the law of Satan!! It is also the antithesis of the law of Christianity and commandments of our God Lord Jesus Christ, the true living son of God. In the name of the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever, Amen!

Sicilianthing

Radiance3 wrote:

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Peter still doesn't get it.

viking747

Sicilianthing wrote:

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Peter still doesn't get it.

If peterS can tie his shoes we shouldn't be grateful we should be amazed. After all there is a vacumn between his ears.

Sicilianthing

viking747 wrote:

If peterS can tie his shoes we shouldn't be grateful we should be amazed. After all there is a vacumn between his ears.

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he's an agitator programmed by the left and muslim cohorts...

Michael Rich Loc: Lapine Oregon

Sicilianthing wrote:

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he's an agitator programmed by the left and muslim cohorts...

Absolutely correct!

Sicilianthing

byronglimish wrote:

Absolutely correct!

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He's dancing around the Patriot Fire and he's going to end up in the Ash Heap of History !

viking747

Sicilianthing wrote:

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he's an agitator programmed by the left and muslim cohorts...

You are absolutely right. PeterS told me I was part of the Christian slime. I felt honored. PeterS, if you online now just organize your crayons don't eat any more of them. In case you didn't get the memo it is ok to be a Christian in the USA. You certainly don't have to be but you can if you desire. You can even criticize Obuthole and Moo Shell aka Michael Robinson.

Sicilianthing

viking747 wrote:

You are absolutely right. PeterS told me I was part of the Christian slime. I felt honored. PeterS, if you online now just organize your crayons don't eat any more of them. In case you didn't get the memo it is ok to be a Christian in the USA. You certainly don't have to be but you can if you desire. You can even criticize Obuthole and Moo Shell aka Michael Robinson.

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I'll go further, I'll make a prediction that Muslims will be slaughtered here in the Future !

viking747

Sicilianthing wrote:

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I'll go further, I'll make a prediction that Muslims will be slaughtered here in the Future !

Maybe we could have a bacon fat cannon and spray them?