Religous groups
Mar 23rd 2009, 8:58 pm
#16
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Re: Religous groups
The last election was a disaster for sanity in AZ
We:
Voted for McCain/Palin
Stuck it to the gays with a constitutional amendment to ensure that faggots weren't demeaning god-given effing marriage.
Lost our only prominent Dem -- the governor -- to the new administration, and the replacement is a Repugnant as is the majority effing legislature.
Re-elected the fine team of Arpaio and Thomas in Maricopa to bash the beaners -- though the former is currently under investigation by both the DoJ and the Senate.
Yep -- we're a sad bloody state, you're right!
We:
Voted for McCain/Palin
Stuck it to the gays with a constitutional amendment to ensure that faggots weren't demeaning god-given effing marriage.
Lost our only prominent Dem -- the governor -- to the new administration, and the replacement is a Repugnant as is the majority effing legislature.
Re-elected the fine team of Arpaio and Thomas in Maricopa to bash the beaners -- though the former is currently under investigation by both the DoJ and the Senate.
Yep -- we're a sad bloody state, you're right!
Mar 23rd 2009, 11:27 pm
#17
BE Site Lead
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: MA, USA
Posts: 92,170
Re: Religous groups
and between different churches..some of them are a little scary whilst some aren't....
Mar 23rd 2009, 11:32 pm
#18
Thought is free.
Joined: Aug 2008
Location: Dallas, Texas
Posts: 1,116
Re: Religous groups
Those Mega churches are kind of freaky; very showbusiness like. I'd feel a little intimidated if I had to go to the pastor of these places and talk to him about a personal matter.
Mar 24th 2009, 4:24 am
#19
Powder Maggot
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: Nuevo Mexico
Posts: 4,452
Re: Religous groups
Surely you mean this one.
But we prefer being alone out here anyway. Go down the store and you can get a New Mexico passport.
As for religious groups, I'm quite positively atheist, and never seem to have a problem with them. Here, southern Colorado, or even Utah. Maybe they're allergic to me?
But we prefer being alone out here anyway. Go down the store and you can get a New Mexico passport.
As for religious groups, I'm quite positively atheist, and never seem to have a problem with them. Here, southern Colorado, or even Utah. Maybe they're allergic to me?
Mar 24th 2009, 1:54 pm
#20
Time Lord
Joined: Sep 2003
Location: Lansing, MI
Posts: 1,032
Re: Religous groups
"I think beliefs are weird. A lot of christians wear crosses around their necks. Do you think when Jesus comes back, he ever wants to see a f***ing cross"
- Bill Hicks
Sums up how I feel for the most part.
- Bill Hicks
Sums up how I feel for the most part.
Mar 24th 2009, 3:10 pm
#22
Bishop John MightBe
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Mar 24th 2009, 3:25 pm
#24
WTF?
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Homeostasis
Posts: 79,367
Re: Religous groups
Yes, that's better. I thought mine looked funny.
My first visceral memory is from a summer spent in Albuquerque. I remember being in my bare feet and walking in red dirt. My mother was there and the chocolate chips on my cookie were melting in the heat. I turned three that summer.
No, religious groups don't bother me either. It's the occasional one that strays loose from the herd that has been known to cause me problems though ... but it's rarely very long before they give up.
But we prefer being alone out here anyway. Go down the store and you can get a New Mexico passport.
As for religious groups, I'm quite positively atheist, and never seem to have a problem with them. Here, southern Colorado, or even Utah. Maybe they're allergic to me?
Mar 24th 2009, 3:48 pm
#25
Powder Maggot
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: Nuevo Mexico
Posts: 4,452
Re: Religous groups
You're lucky. Mine is of walking on a purple shag carpet in Glasgow, no cookies in sight. There is probably a reason I don't remember what happened next.
Mar 24th 2009, 4:31 pm
#27
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 35,082
Re: Religous groups
Oh dear. How do you know about that?! Have you been 'talking' with people down there?
Mar 24th 2009, 7:59 pm
#30
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Re: Religous groups
I by no means want to start a controversial debate here, I just have an innocent question.
When people speak of certain parts of the South West and various other area's they tend to mention the hostilities of religious groups. I have heard people mention that they are discriminated against because they dont believe a particular thing. How true is this? I myself am a practising Christian and am strong in my faith but this kind of discrimination sickens me. I personally dont want to be part of an area where I am in some kind 'in crowd' because of what I believe. If Christians were being discriminated against im certain there would be an uproar (or maybe not!) so its not acceptable for the reverse to happen.
So is this a common feature or merely a perception?
P.S. I really dont mean to step on toe's with this thread
When people speak of certain parts of the South West and various other area's they tend to mention the hostilities of religious groups. I have heard people mention that they are discriminated against because they dont believe a particular thing. How true is this? I myself am a practising Christian and am strong in my faith but this kind of discrimination sickens me. I personally dont want to be part of an area where I am in some kind 'in crowd' because of what I believe. If Christians were being discriminated against im certain there would be an uproar (or maybe not!) so its not acceptable for the reverse to happen.
So is this a common feature or merely a perception?
P.S. I really dont mean to step on toe's with this thread