tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6505042666196326931..comments2024-03-29T03:51:13.883-05:00Comments on Althouse: "The Bayview Park Cross has stood in Pensacola, Fla., for around 75 years after being originally erected in 1941."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72171711816497858882017-06-24T22:12:54.245-05:002017-06-24T22:12:54.245-05:00The part about Americans having freedom from relig...<i>The part about Americans having freedom from religion, is demented?</i><br /><br />Yes...because the Constitution doesn't give you the right to be free from religion....it is freedon <b>of</b> religion, not freedon <b>from</b> religion.Gahriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795449308207016641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24605972598627909612017-06-22T15:11:32.325-05:002017-06-22T15:11:32.325-05:00Weaksauce, Etienne. Surely you can get more use o...Weaksauce, Etienne. Surely you can get more use out of a dead body than that! Cogeneration, gold fillings, organ donations, stage props...Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60919115145722300062017-06-22T09:11:18.123-05:002017-06-22T09:11:18.123-05:00...demented logic of this line of thinking?
Wait,...<i>...demented logic of this line of thinking?</i><br /><br />Wait, the Constitution is demented? The part about Americans having freedom <b>from</b> religion, is demented?<br /><br />More to the point, should the government even have any cemeteries? The proper thing to do is cremate the remains and dump the ashes into a volcano.<br />Etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463542962653770911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23118976464967128872017-06-22T08:19:19.897-05:002017-06-22T08:19:19.897-05:00Pensacola should sell the park, on easy terms, to ...Pensacola should sell the park, on easy terms, to a special non-profit made up of local churches and civic groups, with an easement to allow public access.ken in txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345764031059905578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6233697964595581162017-06-21T21:46:55.840-05:002017-06-21T21:46:55.840-05:00Well, I guess we'll have to immediately start ...Well, I guess we'll have to immediately start removing the crosses from every military cemetery in the nation, starting with Arlington, n'cest-ce pas? Isn't that the demented logic of this line of thinking?virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2359183674621697362017-06-21T19:55:17.486-05:002017-06-21T19:55:17.486-05:003) I'm not even a Christian, you presumptuous ...<i>3) I'm not even a Christian, you presumptuous asshole.</i><br /><br />I'm not either.Gahriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795449308207016641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75750745998028154332017-06-21T15:21:45.183-05:002017-06-21T15:21:45.183-05:00but the f'n land.
Interesting that the "...<i>but the f'n land.</i><br /><br />Interesting that the "t" is next to the "y" on the keyboard.<br /><br />Well, interesting in an Arabic sense. Right to left, left to right...<br />Etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463542962653770911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6997044523521696702017-06-21T15:03:00.291-05:002017-06-21T15:03:00.291-05:00Ann Althouse said...1. People with the nerve to br...<i>Ann Althouse said...1. People with the nerve to bring the lawsuits. You don't get the interpretation of a constitutional text unless there are actual cases. </i><br /><br />People used to be a lot more tolerant, I guess. Sad.HoodlumDoodlumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591221162603652473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5358042125568083852017-06-21T14:47:00.044-05:002017-06-21T14:47:00.044-05:00Don't get Muslims and Hindu's to pay for y...Don't get Muslims and Hindu's to pay for your religion.<br /><br /><br />Seems the least they could do.Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65758211662305775232017-06-21T14:24:06.616-05:002017-06-21T14:24:06.616-05:00State sponsored religion is unconstitutional.
If ...State sponsored religion is unconstitutional.<br /><br />If you want to show your religion is better than another, but the f'n land.<br /><br />Don't get Muslims and Hindu's to pay for your religion.<br />Etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463542962653770911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72842514732280679392017-06-21T14:22:52.153-05:002017-06-21T14:22:52.153-05:00The article says that, in reaching his conclusion,...The article says that, in reaching his conclusion, the judge applied the Lemon test. Perhaps this case will be the vehicle to take that back to SCOTUS, where some justices have expressed misgivings about it over the years.Richard Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735773524374061429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20984940423727139422017-06-21T14:22:02.917-05:002017-06-21T14:22:02.917-05:00In 1941 Americans had blacks in the back of the bu...In 1941 Americans had blacks in the back of the bus.<br /><br />You want 1941 again? Yea, ask a black person if that sounds like fun.<br /><br />"Get ya water from dis fountain boy, not dat fountain..."<br /><br />Etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463542962653770911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15206239965049408002017-06-21T12:33:42.384-05:002017-06-21T12:33:42.384-05:00Fernandinande, you might be doing just fine withou...Fernandinande, you might be doing just fine without a belief in a Creator, but it's pretty clear that most of these militant atheist assholes who file these suits are leftists and have substituted one faith for another.exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03996979470278945904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61331633925901866962017-06-21T12:29:15.778-05:002017-06-21T12:29:15.778-05:00"One of the plaintiffs is a Satanist, IOW, a ..."One of the plaintiffs is a Satanist, IOW, a Christian variant."<br /><br />Nonsense. Satanist Anton LeVey admitted he didn't really believe in Satan and was an atheist. The "church" he founded was a deliberate mockery of Christianity, a childish "epater de bourgeoisie" akin to covering a statue of the Virgin Mary in dung. They are not about worshipping Satan; they want to offend Christians.<br /><br />Fernandinande, I like and frequently agree with your comments when they do not concern religion, but I don't think you have much understanding of the religious impulse or any knowledge of theology. <br />exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03996979470278945904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75877128338290269242017-06-21T10:37:48.834-05:002017-06-21T10:37:48.834-05:00"Superstitious fool, the other superstitious ..."Superstitious fool, the other superstitious tools were forcing taxpayers to pay"<br /><br />1) That's an argument surrounding county and state budgets. My tax dollars are used for a host of issues I don't support, so is everyone's. So your rebuttal has nothing to do the 1st Amendment's prohibition against establishing a State Religion.<br /><br />2) Thank you for mocking the Christian faith by demeaning them as "superstitious". Now that I know you are a bigot, I will treat you accordingly. <br /><br />3) I'm not even a Christian, you presumptuous asshole.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62063677806732929302017-06-21T09:25:22.943-05:002017-06-21T09:25:22.943-05:00Example: sell the land and the monument (for $1) t...<i>Example: sell the land and the monument (for $1) to a private non-profit trust.</i><br /><br />I believe that was successfully done in California a few years ago.<br />Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57086741036098267412017-06-21T09:22:03.819-05:002017-06-21T09:22:03.819-05:00Bigots like Fernandinande are why Trump won and wh...Bigots like Fernandinande are why Trump won and why Handel won yesterday. Dave from Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522646258975761411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39081788856570664122017-06-21T09:18:14.709-05:002017-06-21T09:18:14.709-05:00Hey..I've got an idea! How about we file lawsu...Hey..I've got an idea! How about we file lawsuits and ban Christianity from our popular culture and public spaces! I mean what could possibly go wrong? It's not like that would cause:<br /><br />an increase in divorce<br />an increase in single motherhood<br />an increase in abortion and infanticide<br />an increase in crime<br />a culture dominated by obscenity, pornography and violence<br />Gahriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795449308207016641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55286927167710489202017-06-21T08:49:47.837-05:002017-06-21T08:49:47.837-05:00That Thomas opinion is brilliant! I see nothing t...That Thomas opinion is brilliant! I see nothing to criticize. It ought to be the law.<br /><br />Thanks for posting the link.Jim Gusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521913514595091124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4798629229143339322017-06-21T08:49:20.741-05:002017-06-21T08:49:20.741-05:00It's revealing to see these resentful disgrunt...It's revealing to see these resentful disgruntled socialist flitter between collectivism and individualism to suit their objective. Over or under that yev will weigh more than dworkin when 50 ? Ugly women.Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738566962027017005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44099924124129854152017-06-21T08:49:17.502-05:002017-06-21T08:49:17.502-05:00Gahrie said...
Fucking atheist assholes.
Fucking...<i>Gahrie said...<br />Fucking atheist assholes. </i><br /><br />Fucking superstitious fool.<br /><br /><i>No one is forcing you to believe in a religion, but you are forcing all of us to follow yours.</i><br /><br />The other superstitious fools were forcing everyone to pay for their magical symbols, which is exactly the opposite of your foolish comment.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72698836490536978642017-06-21T08:46:51.557-05:002017-06-21T08:46:51.557-05:00Superstitious self-righteous Fen said...
Awarded $...<i>Superstitious self-righteous Fen said...<br />Awarded $1 in damages to the douchebag atheists who just couldn't resist making a fuss before moving to Canada.</i><br /><br />One of the plaintiffs is a Satanist, IOW, a Christian variant.<br /><br /><i>Placing a cross in a park establishes a national religion?</i><br /><br />So you'd be supportive of taxpayers maintaining Satanic or Islamic symbols on public property?Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37073505193360911982017-06-21T08:42:50.164-05:002017-06-21T08:42:50.164-05:00Fucking atheist assholes.
No one is forcing you ...Fucking atheist assholes. <br /><br />No one is forcing you to believe in a religion, but you are forcing all of us to follow yours.Gahriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795449308207016641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86553406134490308522017-06-21T08:18:45.307-05:002017-06-21T08:18:45.307-05:00You would think there would be an historic monumen...You would think there would be an historic monument designation that would work. There are efforts in southern states to do that for Confederate statues.Dave from Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522646258975761411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58164905058477962012017-06-21T08:08:39.176-05:002017-06-21T08:08:39.176-05:00Democrats will not be happy until we are a godless...Democrats will not be happy until we are a godless nation, under fascism.Dude1394https://www.blogger.com/profile/09831778595585773924noreply@blogger.com