NC_Skins
08-03-2012, 09:51 PM
I've said this before and I'll say it again - remove the term "marriage contract" from the government's dictionary. Instead, the only thing anyone can get from the govt. is a State sanctioned civil union performed by a government official and ending the authority of religious officers to provide the State's sanction to such conracts. Such a union would permit individuals to receive the benefits of the traditional marriage contract while ending the government's involvement in the right of various churches to define their own requirements for the marriage sacrament.
JR, allow me to take you out for a beer the next time I'm in the area. I love you man. (no homo)
What he said is exactly what they should do in regards to marriage. Just so you know, I stood up and gave you a round of applause for that post.
Believe it or not, the marriage contract was not originally a religious issue but an enforceable contract at law related to, but not the same thing as, the religious sacrament of "marriage".
Don't tell religious people that. :laughing-
Giantone
08-04-2012, 03:03 AM
You could get 100 pages of people gathering money, and I could gather 1,000 times that of people gathering money and doing things for the poor and needy that don't believe in god.
...enough said!:food-smil
Slingin Sammy 33
08-04-2012, 08:41 AM
Yeah...and that's just two guys...lol Dude, you assertion that christians donate more than non-religious is a bogus claim to say the least. Buffet and Gates alone will most likely demolish any donations by any religious organization in the US. Guess what? Those two are agnostic.:
Two agnostic multi-billionaires' donations is your response....lol
Slingin Sammy 33
08-04-2012, 08:45 AM
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Christians: How about the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness for a being who isn't even exist or even considered a self sufficient life?
Let's not even go down this road.Agree to not go down the road, disagree with your definition of "being that isn't even exist".
mlmpetert
08-04-2012, 11:04 AM
You nerds calm down. It's my birthday and answering your questions has been the least of my worries.
I think I explained my stance on "boycotting". I think it was pretty clear.
Nerds?! Youre the one who, while reading a post from your computer, stood up and gave an entire round of applause to a post you agreed with. PLEASE tell me there were othere people around! Please!
Either way regardless of our differences i hope you had a happy bday!
Speaking of which i thought this was pretty cute:
RNC Sends the DNC a ‘You Didn’t Bake This‘ Cake for Obama’s Birthday…and the DNC Sends it Back | TheBlaze.com (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rnc-sends-the-dnc-a-you-didnt-bake-this-cake-in-honor-of-obamas-birthday-and-the-dnc-sends-it-back/)
firstdown
08-04-2012, 12:22 PM
I was raised in a Baptist church no beer my friend. You still didn't get the jest of my post. It wasn't to say that churches don't help the poor and needy, but I have NEVER EVER seen or heard about around the country where people waited in lines and went way out of their way to support the poor and needy. Holding a BBQ or a golf tournament isn't going out of the way. Waiting in line for 3 hours to get a chicken sandwich to "support" a group is going out of your way.
You could get 100 pages of people gathering money, and I could gather 1,000 times that of people gathering money and doing things for the poor and needy that don't believe in god.
Really, you tell that to the people who spent hours upon hours organizing an event like those. We start 4 months prior to the golf outing getting it organized. Your just wrong and don't want to admitt it. Also I never injected god into this it was you.
mlmpetert
08-04-2012, 02:05 PM
^ NCSkins is never wrong. NEVER
Alvin Walton
08-04-2012, 02:30 PM
I wonder if God is a Callaway man.
NC_Skins
08-04-2012, 07:36 PM
Nerds?! Youre the one who, while reading a post from your computer, stood up and gave an entire round of applause to a post you agreed with. PLEASE tell me there were othere people around! Please!
Either way regardless of our differences i hope you had a happy bday!
Nothing wrong with being a nerd. I said it without any negative attached to it. I'm a nerd as well. I use "kids" as well.
NC_Skins
08-04-2012, 07:51 PM
Really, you tell that to the people who spent hours upon hours organizing an event like those. We start 4 months prior to the golf outing getting it organized. Your just wrong and don't want to admitt it. Also I never injected god into this it was you.
*sigh*
What is it with you? Why is it so F'n hard to understand what I said? You take one statement, and turn it into something completely different that I didn't say nor implied.
Let me go over this one more time with you.
Also, I find it sad that christians can go out of their way to support anti-gay measures, yet can't do the same for say...homeless people or other individuals in need. Which would you consider a pressing issue?
I even mentioned specifically the "waiting 3 hours in a line for chicken sandwich to support a homophobic individual" as a measure of "going out of your way.
It wasn't to say that churches don't help the poor and needy, but I have NEVER EVER seen or heard about around the country where people waited in lines and went way out of their way to support the poor and needy.
SO again, can any of you religious people point out to me where the christians have united nationwide (much like they did here) for a cause to help the poor and homeless? Can you show me one instance where christians on a mass level waited 3 hours just to help out some poor guy or some homeless person?
I think I'm quite aware that christians and churches help the poor and needy, but never seen anything organized like what was done for Chick-fila to help the poor and needy. Your local BBQ and gold tournament isn't even remotely on the same level as what happened on August 1st.
FD, I realize that the few people involved with arranging the BBQ and golf tournament put in hard work, but the majority of the people showing up do so to eat and golf and that's about it. I've been to a number of of these events and did diddly squat. Guess what? My family holds a annual golf tournament to help fund scholarships for a church my grandmother attended. Sure there are about 10-15 people or so that put in a ton of work to market it, plan it, and execute it. This still isn't anything remotely what I'm referring to and you know it. Great so you got a handful of people busting their asses to get a BBQ and gold tournament. How about the rest of the people?
Stop taking my comments out of context and twisting them into something that I haven't said.