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To: Brumar89 who wrote (31898)	12/16/2012 6:57:40 PM
From: Solon	1 Recommendation Respond to of 69300

1. Why aren’t there news stories about atheists suing the government of a local town, because that town has decide to carve passages from the Koran into the marble entryway of a courthouse? Because Muslims have never carved passages from the Koran into the marble of the courthouse entryway (or done anything else analogous). Unlike Christians, who have ten commandments displays in courthouses all over the country. 2. Why aren’t there news stories about atheists suing to have the 9/11 Muslim memorial removed as a violation of the establishment clause? Because unlike Christians, Muslims have no plans to erect such a memorial. In fact, I don’t know of any Muslim memorial on public land. There was a Buddhist display on public land in New Mexico, but nobody had to sue anybody else before New Mexico decided it would be a good idea to remove it. 3. Why aren’t there news stories about atheists suing to remove “Under Allah” from the pledge of allegiance? Because it says, “Under god”, yo. If we sue to have “under god” removed, then we’re not targeting any specific religion. 4. Why hasn’t the ACLU sued Muslim charter schools for using taxpayer funds to promote religion? -Because Muslims haven’t used taxp–oh wait, the ACLU has done that! 5. Why hasn’t the ACLU sued to stop schools from forcing children to recite Hindu prayers before classes start in a public school? Because Hindus, unlike Christians, don’t force kids in public schools into reciting Hindu prayers. Nor have other minority religions tried to make kids in public schools recite prayers. 6. Why hasn’t the ACLU sued the library in a prominent Jewish neighborhood when it blocked access to Christian websites? Because that’s never happened, but a library in Missouri did block access to minority religions. 7. Why haven’t atheists sued to block Pennsylvania from declaring 2012 the “year of the Koran”? Because Pennsylvania didn’t try to declare 2012 the “year of the Koran” – that was the “ year of the Bible“. Nor has any state or local government tried to do anything even remotely similar. 8. Why haven’t atheists sued to remove a Muslim prayer on display in a public school? Because there aren’t any Muslim prayers (or prayers from other minority religions) on display in public schools for atheists to sue over. 9. Why don’t atheists sue Islamic countries where apostasy is illegal? Because the world doesn’t work like that. We would if we could. 10.Why haven’t atheists sued to block Muslims from invoking Shariah Law in court proceedings? Because a Muslim invoking Shariah Law in court proceedings is as effective as a Christian invoking Old Testament law in court proceedings: a Christian or a Muslim can invoke whatever silly law they please, but that’s no threat to established domestic law. I could invoke “atheist law”, which allows me to speed 15 miles over the speed limit on Sundays, but my local court will just roll their eyes and fine me anyway. The reason atheists, the FFRF and the ACLU target Christians for lawsuits under the establishment clause isn’t because we just hate Christians so much. It’s because Christians are violating the establishment clause with reckless abandon, while other minority religions are not. People just don’t make good legal targets when they aren’t doing anything illegal. patheos.com

To: Brumar89 who wrote (31898)	12/16/2012 8:40:33 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 69300

Charlie Brown to the rescue, the poor downtrodden, persecuted Christians of America . One would think this was ancient Rome burning under the tyrant Nero. When truth is never before have religious & civil freedoms (and tax exemptions) been more assured & safe than in the present day US , Canada , Russia or Europe. Seems such a shame to so disgrace such a Creator that is so capable of such marvelous intelligent design of the magic stuff of Life itself, to worry about some false prophets and religions also having equal rights. Your God is that Great too? Have always a wonder why such large heaps of paranoia always the accompanying hallmark quality of belief (so much hypocrisy), that even now surfaces so broadly in so much politicizing which hints at first originating out of such necessity , the reality was that control & authority was more the mandate , which is the true continuing revelation of Nature than the revelation itself? You should also feel free to give up ye coat & ye wealth and save only your sandals, embark upon a mission anytime, following directly the path of the master. (pay higher taxes, what ye care about Ceasar ?) ;0)