August 28, 2010
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March 28, 2010
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
[1706-1790] American public official, writer, scientist, and printer who played a major part in the American Revolution."The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Poor Richard's Almanack, 1758
"Lighthouses are more helpful than churches."
"He (the Rev. Mr. Whitefield) used, indeed, sometimes to pray for my conversion, but never had the satisfaction of believing that his prayers were heard." Franklin's Autobiography
"In the affairs of the world, men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it."
�Some volumes against Deism fell into my hands. They were said to be the substance of sermons preached at Boyle�s Lecture. It happened that they produced on me an effect precisely the reverse of what was intended by the writers; for the arguments of the Deists, which were cited in order to be refuted, appealed to me much more forcibly than the refutation itself. In a word, I soon became a thorough Deist.�
"I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies."
March 19, 2010
kill of the innocent in the bible
EX 23:7 God prohibits the killing of the innocent.
NU 31:17-18, DT 7:2, JS 6:21-27, 7:19-26, 8:22-25, 10:20, 40, 11:8-15, 20, JG 11:30-39, 21:10-12, 1SA 15:3 God orders or approves the complete extermination of groups of people which include innocent women and/or children.
continued chat with theist
6:48pmRobert
i feel everything happens for a reason
6:50pmAutumn
ok, the divine plan
6:51pmRobert
?
6:52pmAutumn
divine plan is the idea that god wrote what happed happens and will happen
6:53pmRobert
if nothing bad ever happened, people wouldn't be who they are today
6:56pmAutumn
yes... but the idea that god (who is supposedly perfect and loving) have bad crap happen
6:57pmRobert
people have their different ideas
6:58pmAutumn
and yours is
6:59pmAutumn
?
6:59pmRobert
way to confusing to go off on
not even sure how to explain, and i don't feel like it
7:00pmAutumn
another excuse that says you don't know
7:01pmRobert
not sure of the words to use
7:01pmAutumn
what ever comes to your mind
7:03pmAutumn
unless you express your ideas i don't have reason to change my mind
7:04pmRobert
i don't want you to change your mind
7:04pmAutumn
why?
7:05pmRobert
cause i honestly could care less what others think
7:05pmAutumn
Robert
stop being a stupid bitch, alright?
6:03pmRobert
Jesus loves you
7:06pmRobert
that was just to piss you off for being a stupid bitch
7:07pmAutumn
that does not work
7:07pmRobert
Jesus loves you doesn't piss you off?
7:07pmAutumn
i get bullied every damn day, i know all the tricks
no
7:08pmRobert
and if you weren't bullied the world wouldn't be the same
7:10pmAutumn
i don't care about the fact that i get bullied... I'm a nerd and a dork... that happens normally, the problem is what i get bullied about.
7:11pmAutumn
i use logic to out whit them. there not going to change their mind, but people around them see how stupid they are and think for themselves
7:13pmAutumn
i got to go
bye
7:13pmRobert
okay
7:13pmAutumn
i am willing to continue conversation if you like
bye
Today
9:58amRobert is offline.
11:08amRobert
sorry i was kind of a jerk yesterday
11:09amAutumn
that's fine, i get that shit every day, I'm used to it
March 18, 2010
chat with theist
Robert
stop being a stupid bitch, alright?
6:03pmRobert
jesus loves you
6:04pmAutumn
jesus would not like you calling me or anyone else a bitch
6:06pmRobert
you wouldn't care, you don't believe
stupid athiest
6:07pmAutumn
the worlds best people are atheist
6:08pmRobert
you mean the weirdest
6:08pmAutumn
like Ben Franklin?
the worlds best people are atheist
mark twain
jhon Lennon
*john
6:09pmRobert
so how do you believe we got here then?
6:10pmAutumn
random chance
6:11pmRobert
yeah, this just randomly happened perfectly?
i think not
6:11pmAutumn
nothings perfect
do you have ANY freaking idea of how big the universe is?
6:12pmRobert
so? its big, who cares?
6:13pmAutumn
the chances might be small but there is STILL some chance that life might develop
6:14pmRobert
but still, something that big just randomly happened? just poof it was there?
6:15pmAutumn
http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/bigbang.htm
http://ssscott.tripod.com/BigBang.html
6:16pmRobert
i don't feel like looking up your stupid links
6:16pmAutumn
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/astronomy/Astro_Lectures/BigBang.html
i cant past it all
6:18pmAutumn
how bout all the crap that happens in the world? does god make all the bad crap happen
6:18pmRobert
i believe so
6:20pmAutumn
so your loving caring god makes girls get raped, wars rage where millions are murdered, and children go hungry and die from starvation
6:20pmRobert
yep
6:21pmAutumn
your gods a dick
6:21pmRobert
i think not
6:21pmAutumn
how is he not?
6:21pmRobert
way too hard to explain
6:22pmAutumn
you have to or else i have no valid reason to believe other wise
6:23pmRobert
i really don't give a fuck what you think
NPR.org - Is The Bible More Violent Than The Quran?
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March 16, 2010
Joshua: Injustice
Donald Rumsfeld sent this verse to inspire the troops during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. 1:9
God delivers the Amorites into Joshua's hand (so he can kill them all). 10:8
God slaughters the Amorites and even chases them along the way. 10:10
As the Amorites try to escape, God sends down huge hailstones and kills even more of them. 10:11
God gave the Israelites other peoples' stuff (after killing them all). 24:13
Joshua: Cruelty and Violence
Joshua: Cruelty and Violence
- "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
Donald Rumsfeld sent this verse to inspire the troops during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. 1:9 - God "magnifies" Joshua and promises to "without fail" drive out all the inhabitants of the lands through which they passed. 3:7
- "And the city shall be accursed ... and all that therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live." God explains that Rahab is to be spared since she hid Joshua's spies and lied to those who were searching for them (2:4-5). But why was everyone else killed? Some of them were probably liars too. 6:17
- "And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword." 6:21
- After killing everyone, "they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein." Only the valuables (silver, gold, brass, and iron) did they keep to "put into the treasury of the house of the Lord." 6:24
- Joshua says that those who try to rebuild Jericho will be accursed by God, and will have to sacrifice both their oldest and their youngest sons in its construction. Well, Jericho still exists today, and is often considered to be the world's oldest, continuously occupied city. 6:26
- God tells Joshua to kill whoever took "the accursed thing." 7:10-12
- If you happen to see "the accursed thing," don't touch it. If you do, you, your family, and all of your animals must be burned. 7:15
- "And Joshua ... took Achan ... and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his sheep... And all of Israel stoned them with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones." This is because Achan "took of the accursed thing" -- whatever that means. But why would God require that Achan's sons and daughters (and even his animals) be stoned to death along with him? The Bible doesn't say. But it does tell us that "the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger" when Achan, his children, and his animals were stoned to death and their dead bodies burned. 7:24-26
- "When ye have taken the city [Ai] ... ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD. 8:8
- "They smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape." 8:22
- "When Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field ... all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword." 8:24
- "All that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand." 8:25
- Joshua hangs the king of Ai on a tree until evening. 8:29
- After Joshua kills all the inhabitants of Ai, burns their city, and hangs their king on a tree, he kills some animals and burns them as a "peace offering" to his warlike God. 8:31
- God curses the Gibeonites to be slaves of the Jews forever. 9:21-27
- "And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand."
God delivers the Amorites into Joshua's hand (so he can kill them all). 10:8 - "And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way."
God slaughters the Amorites and even chases them along the way. 10:10 - "The LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them ... and they died."
As the Amorites try to escape, God sends down huge hailstones and kills even more of them. 10:11 - In a divine type of daylight savings time, God makes the sun stand still so that Joshua can get all his killing done before dark. 10:12-13
- God tells Joshua to "pursue after your enemies and smite the hindmost of them." (Kick their butts.) Don't let any of them escape "for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand." 10:19
- Joshua tells his captains to "put your feet upon the necks of these kings." He says, "thus shall the Lord do to all of your enemies." Then Joshua kills the kings and hangs them on trees. 10:24-26
- "Put your feet upon the necks of these kings." 10:24
- "Thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies." 10:25
- "Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees." 10:25
- Joshua, at God's command, kills everyone and everything that he can find (including babies and little children)-- or, as the Bible puts it, he "utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord commanded." 10:28-32
- "Joshua ... smote it with the edge of the sword ... and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain." 10:28
- "Then Joshua ... fought against Libnah: And the LORD delivered it also ... and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it." 10:29-30
- "The LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which ... smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein." 10:32
- Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining." 10:33
- "Joshua passed unto Eglon ... and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed." 10:34-35
- "Joshua went ... unto Hebron ... and smote it with the edge of the sword ... and all the cities ... and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining." 10:36-37
- "Joshua returned ... to Debir ... And he took it ... and all the cities ... and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining."10:38-39
- "So Joshua ... left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded." 10:40
- "All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel." 10:42
- God delivers the Hazorites into Joshua's hand, and he knows just what to do with them: he smites them all with (you guessed it) the edge of the sword until "there was not any left to breathe." 11:6-17
- "And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them ... and they smote them, until they left them none remaining." 11:8
- "And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses." 11:9
- "Joshua ... smote the king thereof with the sword." 11:10
- "And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe." 11:11
- "And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded." 11:12
- "Every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe." 11:14
- "As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses." 11:15
- "So Joshua took ... all their kings ... and smote them, and slew them." 11:16-17
- "For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly." Notice that God hardens their hearts so that he can have an excuse to kill them. 11:20
- "Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities." 11:21
- Caleb offers to give his daughter to whoever conquers the city of Debir. Caleb's nephew wins the contest and is given his cousin for a prize. 15:16-17
- "Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel?" To find out see Joshua 7:1-26. 22:20
- "I plagued Egypt." 24:5
- God brags about drowning the Egyptians. 24:7
- "I gave them [the Amorites] into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you." 24:8
- "I delivered them into your hand." 24:11
- God sent hornets to fight for the Israelites. 24:12
- God is jealous and will never forgive you for your sins. "He will turn and do you hurt, and consume you." 24:19-20
March 14, 2010
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March 9, 2010
Gene Therapy's
Autumn Lauber
Mar. 9, 2010
Period 1
Scientists Still Hopeful about Gene Therapy's Promise
Gene therapy, 25 years ago, was thought to be on the path of revolutionize medicine. That never happened, but today there is a dim gleam of light, (not at the end of the tunnel, that's a long way off) that say progress is being made. "The concept of gene therapy is simple. Some diseases are caused by damage to a single gene — for example, cystic fibrosis and hemophilia. Give patients the healthy gene, and in theory, the disease is cured." Back in the day, the 'cure' was put into a virus that would get in the body and help the damaged gene that causes the illness. That's all well and good, but the bodies of the test patience tried to fight off the virus. To make matters worse, when the virus did get in they caused cancer. Oooups. "The field of gene therapy is now seeing positive results. Scientists have found new ways to modify viruses to make them better at delivering genes, and several studies are showing that the gene therapy can effectively treat an array of disorders."
You may have notated by now that I do A LOT of current events on genes. This is because I find genes very interesting. They make us who we are from the color of our hair and eyes to how tall we maybe. Genes also take (some) part in determining if a person is gay or straight. Research has identified several biological factors which may be related to the development of sexual orientation, including genes, prenatal hormones, and brain structure. No single controlling cause has been identified, and research is continuing in this area. At one time, twin studies appeared to point to a major genetic component, but problems in experimental design of the available studies have made their interpretation difficult, and one recent study appears to exclude genes as a major factor. My genes make me have my father's hair and my mother's eyes. It's nice to know that if some gene stops working, we may be able to get a fix with gene therapy.
March 7, 2010
Religious Claims
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html
this was a sight referenced on the atheist experience. its a bunch of crap (claims from creationist that ‘prove’ or ‘explain’ stuff) cataloged. Check it out!
February 26, 2010
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February 21, 2010
Hell
When you die there’s a place called the hell where you burn in pain and misery for forever and ever until the end of time.
You go to hell when you’re evil do something that is considered sin, but you also go to hell if you choose not to believe in god.
This makes no sense at all. Most people aren't bad people. It’s not right for innocent people who haven’t done anything wrong to be tortured for eternity. It’s also not right for you who don’t know me to judge me, saying that I’m a bad person for not believing and I need to be tortured forever just because I don’t have the same religion as you. This make you no better than all the other religions that you attack were being violent. It would be a boring world if everyone was the same, so why would you judge someone for having a different belief system than you much less tell them that they deserve to be tortured in the cast into the same fiery pit as rapists, murderers, child abusers, terrorist, and dictators such as Hitler.
February 20, 2010
February 19, 2010
The Bible can support anything!!
this is my newest video.
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February 18, 2010
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February 13, 2010
God tells you to eat you Childeren- Deuteronomy 28:15-53
Deuteronomy 28:15-53 is the sound
look at the bottom of the page for a free audio book downlode :)
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February 12, 2010
God comands you to eat your own childeren
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters. -- Deuteronomy 28:53
And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend. -- Jeremiah 19:9
February 8, 2010
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February 5, 2010
new computer and vloging
man, I got a new computer. well… its not really mine. but there is one thing that I'm going to do now. I’m going to start using the web cam on this baby to “blog” on youtube!! its going to be epic!!!
so look forward to that if you are reading this. i hope someone is… oh well, it matters not if you read this, but if you think.
man, the spell check on this computer is sweet!!! (mine craped out earlier this week)
so, cheers~~~ <3 <3 <3
-Autumn
February 3, 2010
Godist?
I'm not godist, I'm god less. there is a difference between hating god and not believing in god. i don't let my lack of religion get in the way of being nice, kind, and being friends with people. i don't judge people on their believes or lack of them.
February 1, 2010
Should the phrase "Under God" be omitted from the US Pledge of Allegiance?
(a poll on facebook)
http://apps.facebook.com/yoursay/?pid=9069&refer=di
11.2 % YES
88.8 % NO
Autumn Lauber8:04 pm
According to the 1st amendment the pledge is unconstitutional due to the fact that this country is formed on freedom of religion. And if you want to shove some s*** down my throat about how the country was built on Christianity, your wrong. People came to the new world to worship as they please and have religious freedom…
“Lighthouses are more useful than churches.” Benjamin Franklin
January 31, 2010
Contradictions in the Bible
GE 1:14-19 The sun (which separates night and day) wasn't created until the fourth day.
HE 5:13-14 It is immature to be unable to tell good from evil.
EX 15:3, IS 42:13, HE 12:29 God is a warrior. God is a consuming fire.
EX 20:5, 34:14, DT 4:24, 5:9, 6:15, 29:20, 32:21 God is a jealous god.
LE 26:7-8, NU 31:17-18, DT 20:16-17, JS 10:40, JG 14:19, EZ 9:5-7 The Spirit of God is (sometimes) murder and killing.
NU 25:3-4, DT 6:15, 9:7-8, 29:20, 32:21, PS 7:11, 78:49, JE 4:8, 17:4, 32:30-31, ZP 2:2 God is angry. His anger is sometimes fierce.
2SA 22:7-8 (KJV) "I called to the Lord; ... he heard my voice; ... The earth trembled and quaked, ... because he was angry. Smoke came from his nostrils. Consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it."
EZ 6:12, NA 1:2, 6 God is jealous and furious. He reserves wrath for, and takes revenge on, his enemies. "... who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and rocks are thrown down by him."
2CO 13:11, 14, 1JN 4:8, 16 God is love.
GA 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit of God is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
GE 7:21 All creatures other than Noah and his clan were annihilated by the Flood.
NU 13:33 There were Nephilim after the Flood.
NU 23:19-20, 1SA 15:29, JA 1:17 God does not change his mind.
GE 11:1 There was only one language before the Tower of Babel.
HE 11:17 Abraham had only one son.
LE 20:17, DT 27:20-23 Incest is wrong.
JG 2:22 God himself says that he does test (tempt).
1CO 10:13 Paul says that God controls the extent of our temptations.
JA 1:13 God tests (tempts) no one.
2CO 13:11, 14, 1JN 4:8, 16 God is a god of love.
January 28, 2010
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A Personal Relationship with Jesus and High Stakes Intelligent Designing
High Stakes Intelligent Designing
January 20, 2010
January 17, 2010
You Gotta Love God!
Ricky Gervais- the creator of the office.
here he is talking about god and the old testament...
i have been an atheist sence i was 8 about as well. Thats when I began to understand it. god was never part of my life and i did not understand it untill i was about 8...
Don't ask Don't tell
If you’re a girl and you like a boy, and you go up to the boy and you say "I like you. Do you like me?" you look like a stalker and a freak. Most people would not even be able to go up to them and just stammer, much less talk to them.
This is like politics because when you talk about both subjects emotions run high... you look like a weirdo freak if you come right out. You look like twisted and creepy crazy person on the other side of the political spectrum. This could cause a ruckus, a fight based off people’s ideas or beliefs. It’s idea of liking someone, and the idea of being on the other side of the argument.
Knowing this, we have two choices. We can either, shut up and keep you’re rude, offensive, smart ass comments to ourselves. Other wise you could look beyond the other persons ideas or belifes. We have to try to be kind to one anouther. We teach our childeren "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The golden rule. How about "JUST TRY TO GET ALONG! I'm shure that their a nice person, you just have to get to know them..." Blah Blah Blah, golden freaken rule...
Christian Psycho Talk: Haiti Is Doomed!
my thoughts are with thoughs of Haiti... My family is giving money to the red cross. here we have a already poor country being hit by a massive tradegy, with people left homeless and with out food, at best. so why make some excuse and blame the earthquake on themselfs when earthquakes are caused due to the moving of the earths plates...
January 16, 2010
Science Changes
Religion changes when its forced to. Like slavery. It was ok in the bible. But guess what! It’s illegal now. Why? CAUSE IT IMORALLY WRONG! Except for the hard core Christians, most people have had "un-holy sex" before marriage... this has only changed over hundreds of years...
There is a book called "Going, Going, Gone." subtitled "Vanishing America" by: Susan Jonas & Marilyn Nissenson. The book talks about things that used to be common place, but aren't around today. Some of the things are:
- black and white movies
- blue laws (except in SC where I live...)
- Girdles
- hitch hiking
- Leisure suits
- nuns
- paper dolls
- polio scares
- soda fountains
- tv antennas
- type writers
- wedding night virgins
In conclusion, the bible has out dated rules that don’t apply to today’s world, and on rules that make no sense... check out this video on some of the wack rules in the bible:
Thanks for Thinking,
Autumn
Where did God come from?
click on this video, and coment and tell me where you think god came from. Thanks
Autumn
January 15, 2010
January 14, 2010
When Was The Bible Written?
The first five books of the Old Testament (known as the Pentateuch or Torah) was written by Moses during the forty years that the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness (1450 - 1410 B.C.). The twelve historical books of the Old Testament continue to record the history of the people of Israel under the leadership of Joshua, through the period of the Judges and the reign of the kings of Israel. The books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther record the history of Israel following its period of captivity under Babylonian rule. The historical books span the history of Israel from 1050 - 465 B.C.
The books of Job, the Psalms, the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon are considered the poetical books of the Old Testament. Scholars have been unable to determine with any specificity when Job was written. Based upon the manners and customs recorded in the text, many believe that the book was written during the time of the Patriarchs of the faith. The individual Psalms, comprising the entire collection, were written from the days of Israel's Exodus to its restoration after the Babylonian captivity. Many of the Psalms were written by King David during his reign over Israel. The entire book was compiled between 1000 - 300 B.C.
King David's son, Solomon is credited with writing Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon, during his reign (971 - 931 B.C.). The seventeen Prophetical books of the major and minor prophets span Israel's history from 700 - 450 B.C. For 400 years after the writing of the Book of Malachi, the Lord was silent and the Old Testament was closed.
It is generally agreed that the Book of Mark was the first Gospel written and that it was written between A.D. 50 and 75. Of the four Gospel's, John's is considered to have been the last one written, around A.D. 85. The Book of Acts, a historical account of the establishment of the early Christian church, is believed to have been written by one of the Apostle Paul's associates, around A.D. 62 (near the end of Paul's imprisonment in Rome).
The Pauline Epistles (the Apostle Paul's letters to the early church) were authored between A.D. 50 - 67. The author of Hebrews is unknown, but the book is commonly thought to have been written around A.D. 70. The epistles of the other Apostles were written between A.D. 48 - 90.
The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is believed to have been penned by the Apostle John between A.D. 70 - 95.
http://www.allabouttruth.org/when-was-the-bible-written-faq.htm
January 12, 2010
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January 10, 2010
The Pledge of Allegiance
It’s the Pledge of Allegiance. As most every one knows it goes,
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Let's look at this again, "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." This poem seams alright. But there is one part that somewhat stands out, it is "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
WHY IS THAT IN THERE??!! Don't we have religious freedom? Yes we do so why? Some may say "well it’s always been there." Well, NO IT HAS NOT!! The one nation under god part was not added until 1954!!!
I may sound like a broken record when I say that about the pledge, but it just seems wrong. I HAVE to recite the pledge every morning when I get to public school. I do recite it as it supposed to be, including the "Under god" bit. Here are some interesting facts about the under god part of the pledge of allegiance.
• "Under God" was officially incorporated into the Pledge of Allegiance June 14, 1954 by a Joint Resolution of Congress amending § 7 of the Flag Code enacted in 1942.
• The man to first initiate the addition of "under God" to the Pledge was Louis A. Bowman (1872-1959).
• At a meeting on February 12, 1948, Lincoln's Birthday, he led the Society in swearing the Pledge with two words added, "under God." He stated that the words came from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. He repeated his revised Pledge at other meetings.
• In 1952, Holger Christian Langmack wrote a letter to President Truman suggesting the inclusion of "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Bills were introduced in Congress as early as 1953, when Representative Louis C. Rabaut of Michigan sponsored a resolution at the suggestion of a correspondent
• In a 2002 case brought by atheist Michael Newdow, whose daughter was being taught the Pledge in school, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the phrase "under God" an unconstitutional endorsement of monotheism when the Pledge was promoted in public school
• In 2004, linguist Geoffrey Nunberg criticized the addition of "under God" for a different reason. The original supporters of the addition thought that they were simply quoting Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. However, Nunberg said that to Lincoln and his contemporaries, "under God" meant "God willing" and they would have found its use in the Pledge of Allegiance grammatically incorrect.
• A bill — H.R. 2389 — was introduced in Congress in 2005 which, if enacted into law, would have stripped the Supreme Court and most federal courts of the power to consider any legal challenges to government requiring or promoting of the Pledge of Allegiance.
• In 2006, in the Florida case Frazier v. Alexandre, No. 05-81142 (S.D. Fla. May 31, 2006) "A federal district court in Florida has ruled that a 1942 state law requiring students to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
• On October 5, 2009, a 10 year old boy named Will Phillips refused to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance during his fifth grade class at West Fork, Arkansas Elementary School. He was protesting the lack of "liberty and justice for all," because of how he saw gays and lesbians being denied rights such as marriage and adoption of children.
If you want to read more click here for the reference page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
Thank you for thinking,
Autumn Lauber
January 9, 2010
Atheist- what it means
–noun a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
I'm an atheist, I don't really care about god. I don't think about pleasing him. Religion is just not part of my life.
But because of my outward nature, I have told people about my believes. If you ask me about my religion, I will tell you that I'm an atheist, an that will be the end of it. Only there really is never an end of it. Lots of times I will tell people this and either stare in disbelief, or start the "nu-uhs" where they blabber on and on about how I'm wrong and their right.
So I have decided to speak out. Have my voice reach out to the people beyond my small southern town in South Carolina. I am going to tell you what I think, about what I believe or do not believe in. Whether you agree with me or not, its what I think. But most of all its important that no matter what your religion is you see me as a person. you take my opinion into account. and weather 90% of people believe something, or 99% or, even yet a 100% believe in something does not make them right
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