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thrown? did someone throw something at him and he held onto it? i'm
confused..............

Trickster
"Derek" wrote in message
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> funymuny wrote:
>> Derek wrote:
>>> Big Blue Fan wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:38:45 -0500, funymuny
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The power of the mind is incredible, as is the power of positive
>>>>> thinking. Placebo-effect is real. My elected representatives, imo,
>>>>> should be doing there jobs, part of which was addressing the water
>>>>> needs of the sprawling Atlanta metro area, that which has been known
>>>>> to be a problem for many decades. What people do on their own time,
>>>>> in their own space, and in a manner that does not impact me, I
>>>>> honestly could not care less. Pray to grasshoppers; pray to a pencil
>>>>> sharpener....really makes no difference to me. I don't want my
>>>>> elected political representatives doing it in the name of doing their
>>>>> job.
>>>>>
>>>>> Smoke it however you prefer.....
>>>>
>>>> The separation of state and religion is a bunch of made bull crap
>>>> pushed by the political correctness agenda. This country was founded
>>>> on Christian values, love it or leave it.
>>>>
>>>> /speeches/
>>>
>>> The importance of Jefferson's concept of a separation of church and
>>> state is as valid today as it was when he put it on paper. But his
>>> purpose was to shield religion from the government, not the reverse.
>>>
>>> As the concept is mentioned today, it's usually the political equivalent
>>> of an ad hominem attack. It's used by people to stifle input from those
>>> with whom they disagree. I find it annoying that those most likely to
>>> promote diversity of skin color or gender are least likely to promote
>>> diversity of opinion.
>>>
>>> But, the US wasn't solely founded on Christian values. Our form of
>>> government was more directly influenced by enlightenment philosophy
>>> (which was, itself influenced by Christian values) and historic Athenian
>>> Democracy. It's also problematic to speak of "Christian Values" as the
>>> values of the Puritans in Massachusetts differed from the values of the
>>> Catholics in Maryland.
>>>
>>> The more I've read in the writings of the founding fathers, the more
>>> impressed I am by their ability to establish a form of government that
>>> relies not on the primogeniture of royalty for it's authority, but on
>>> the willingness of the people to submit to and support the government.
>>>
>>> But, no matter who wins the election in November, there's no government
>>> I'd rather be subject to. So you'll NEVER hear me threatening to move to
>>> Canada should Candidate X win.
>>>
>>
>> I won't disagree, mostly...the 'fathers' were trying to avoid creating
>> another King of England, with strong direction from the Church of
>> England, religious persecution, etc. from which many had fled, if my
>> loose memory of history is close.
>
> It's very close. :)
>
> I think the short summary could be worded as follows: "The US government
> was not founded on Christian Values. It was founded to let Christians have
> their values without direction from the government."
>
>> Ok, I neither agree nor disagree with that next to last paragraph UNTIL I
>> look up the meaning of 'primogeniture', which clearly I could have
>> already done. From the context in which it is used I can pretty much
>> tell its general meaning, but just to be sure.......
>
> Primogeniture is the process through which authority passes on to the
> first born. Couple that with a belief that a king's power comes directly
> from God, and you've got trouble a-brewin'.
>
> Nicholas II of Russia held onto his thrown, in part, because he believed
> that his position received it's authority from God and to step down would
> be a sin. Just a bit of Russian History Trivia for you this morning. :)
>
>> This country is still the best game in town. Now, before I am forced to
>> bow to Mecca each morning, I will leave.....Costa Rica is destination
>> number one.
>
> I can see the logic behind that. I've friends in Costa Rica, so I'd at
> least have a place to crash temporarily.
>
> --
> Derek
>
> "The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps." --
> Benjamin Disraeli