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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: exdaytrader76 who wrote (18727)	11/24/2004 5:27:32 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

"But we can't have children running around wishing each other "Merry Christmas" Why not? It is perfectly legal. I wish people "Merry Christmas" because it is part of the culture I grew up in and live in. I do it as a courtesy and because I believe that human beings are important whether or not they are scholars. But I would not want my children to be forced or coerced to rub their nose on the ground 5 times a day to Allah--by the school or by any Governing body. So neither do I want others of different faiths to be coerced or obligated to publicly support a God or belief they detest, find ridiculous, or simply do not believe in. I believe in diversity because it is a fact. America is multicultural; the world is multiculturtal; the universe is multicultural. Church and State MUST remain separate. Because State represents and wields POWER. And if the Church and the State are ONE, there can be no freedom of religion...translation: NO FREEDOM OF THOUGHT. Because, exdaytrader76, when it is right for you to use the State to coerce others with your beliefs...then it is right for others to do the same. Right now you DO have a right to say "Merry Christmas". Think about it...

To: exdaytrader76 who wrote (18727)	11/25/2004 7:49:53 PM
From: Greg or e	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28931

Some Thanksgiving Humor (thanks, Jim Broyles!) The Parrot <<<A young man named Ray received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, insulting, and laced with profanity. Ray tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music, reading poetry, and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary. Finally, Ray was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. Ray shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. Ray, in desperation, threw up his hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total silence. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, Ray quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto Ray's outstretched arms and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and inappropriate actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior." Ray was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?" >>>