03-27-2003, 05:27 PM | #1 |
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but I sure the restaurant industry will oppose it completely....
It seems the Congress has decided you need a national day of fasting and prayer: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:hres153:
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03-27-2003, 05:29 PM | #2 |
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It's a resolution asking the president to do something. Congress has *resolved* lots of things, like so-and-so are great people, and x-and-y are great idead. BS. It's a waste of time. Something to fill up space on C-Span.
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03-27-2003, 05:36 PM | #3 |
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but, but, they want me to not eat for a whole day! That strikes me as un-american! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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03-27-2003, 05:38 PM | #4 |
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A fine example of seperation of church and state not being seen as an act in the constitution, if you ask me. What are they thinking? Sure, it cant hurt as an idea, but what is down the road for us. Are they going to make this manditory in the forces, or maybe everyone in school or at gov. jobs?
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03-27-2003, 07:18 PM | #5 |
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as "cute" an idea as this is, it really does seem to blur the lines between church and state, to such an extent that i'd call it unAmerican as well. We should be a free nation, hence, if we want to fast, we should be able to do it on our own terms!
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03-27-2003, 10:06 PM | #6 |
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I think the idea here is simply this: If you feel like fasting and praying then please by all means do. If not then that's your choice. Oh yeah just some lesser FYI - fasting does not inherrently mean going without food; it is more or less simply going without "something" that takes up time which could be spent bettering oneself.
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03-27-2003, 10:45 PM | #8 |
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I wonder If I can get a day off work out of this! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
"Sorry, I can't make it in to work today. I am taking my federally mandated day of fasting and prayer." Seriously, This is what happens when the partys of the religious right in America have a hand in running the show. They fail to recognize that some people don't want to fast or pray and some people think goverment doesnt serve the purpose of endorsing fast and prayer or any other religion or religious activities other than endorsing the right of citizens to have alot of different religions or no religion at all, free from goverment endorsment of any specific one. [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 03-27-2003, 10:47 PM: Message edited by: Chewbacca ]
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