Archive for October, 2001
Posted on October 31st, 2001
I was reading a report on religious demographics (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011025/nyth023_1.html) and was struck how the second most popular religion in almost all demographics is ‘No Religion.’ For native americans it trails by a single percentage point.(19% vs 20% for Baptist).
The stats… 14.1% report no religion supporting my recent upgrade from the 10% number to closer […]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2001
My friend sent me his response. The short version is that it isn’t religion but immigrants not respecting our culture and political correctness. I would post the whole thing but it long and I don’t feel comfortable posting someone else’s email.
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There are are couple of issues with your email. First off is […]
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Posted on October 19th, 2001
The previous or succeeding piece was an email forwarded to me and my response to one of the guys I game with. I stand by every word but wonder if this is going to affect my comfort in gaming. At the moment I’m not sure I feel comfortable going over his house to […]
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Posted on October 19th, 2001
HELLO?? THIS IS AMERICA!
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma School officials remove “God Bless America” signs from schools in fear that someone might be offended.
Channel 12 News in Long Island, New York, orders flags removed from the newsroom and red, white, and blue ribbons removed from the lapels of reporters.
Why?
Management did not want to appear […]
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Posted on October 19th, 2001
I’ve decided to make my New Years Resolution a few months early this year. I’ve said in the past I hold a lot of unpopular opinions. I hold opinions with pride that would get me killed in 98% of recorded history. But I think everyone will like this.
My New Years Resolution is simple… […]
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Posted on October 17th, 2001
This pope [Pius IX] who is regarded by many as having inaugurated the modern Catholic Church is also noted for his vitriolic reaction against many basic trends in modernity, in paritcular his creation of the Syllabus of Errors which listed 80 ideas that Catholics were forbidden to accept. Among the list were such nasty things […]
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Posted on October 17th, 2001
I’m confused and upset by the actions of the house in passing a resolution encouraging the violation of church and state. I just read about your (you voted for it) resolution encouraging schools to post ‘God Bless America’ signs. It can not be said that ‘God Bless America’ is a religiously neutral statement. […]
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Posted on October 17th, 2001
“If I’m going to drink wine coolers, tell me that its a wine cooler up front. Don’t piss on my shoes and tell me its raining, ok? This stuff has no tequila in it, and philosophically speaking, is the moral equavalent of Zima. May it flounder in Failed Marketing Project Hell.”
– Zool referring to the […]
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Posted on October 16th, 2001
I don’t believe in god because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.
Clarence Darrow, speech, Toronto, 1930
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Posted on October 10th, 2001
“This atrocity was an attack on us all, on people of all faiths and people of none.”
–Tony Blair, in regards to the 9/11/01 attacks
It was said several days ago. I don’t the exact date. I wonder if a U.S. politician will ever be able to say something like that?
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