Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!
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Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: Kelsey Bjarnason
Date: Jan 16, 2008 01:10

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:20 -0800, chazwin wrote:
> Originally the USA was founded on atheistic principles.

I was under the impression it was founded mostly on _humanistic_
principles: the rights and obligations of the individual, the rights of
the state in relation to the individual and its obligations to him, etc.

--
HolySmoke: Where lovely beliefs are destroyed by nasty, ugly facts.
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Re: Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: Ye Old One
Date: Jan 17, 2008 09:16

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:53:01 -0500, "Patriot Games"
America.com> enriched this group when s/he wrote:
>"Kelsey Bjarnason" gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:09u065-c2e.ln1@spanky.localhost.net...
>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:20 -0800, chazwin wrote:
>>> Originally the USA was founded on atheistic principles.
>> I was under the impression it was founded mostly on _humanistic_
>> principles
>
>Irrelevant. America is NOW a Christian Nation.

Only in its nightmares.
>
>Love it or leave it.
--
Bob
--
Bob.
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Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: Kelsey Bjarnason
Date: Jan 17, 2008 09:53

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:53:01 -0500, Patriot Games wrote:
> "Kelsey Bjarnason" gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:09u065-c2e.ln1@spanky.localhost.net...
>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:20 -0800, chazwin wrote:
>>> Originally the USA was founded on atheistic principles.
>> I was under the impression it was founded mostly on _humanistic_
>> principles
>
> Irrelevant. America is NOW a Christian Nation.

Funny how it's only the Christians - and not even all of them - who seem
to think so.
> Love it or leave it.

I don't love it at all, and here's a news flash for you, sparky: not
everyone who posts to the group is from the US.
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Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: William T. Goat
Date: Jan 17, 2008 10:12

On Jan 17, 10:53 am, "Patriot Games" America.com> wrote:
> "Kelsey Bjarnason" gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:09u065-c2e.ln1@spanky.localhost.net...
>
>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:20 -0800, chazwin wrote:
>>> Originally the USA was founded on atheistic principles.
>> I was under the impression it was founded mostly on _humanistic_
>> principles
>
> Irrelevant.  America is NOW a Christian Nation.

Too vague. An Evangelical Nation? A Catholic Nation? A Presbyterian
Nation? A Greek Orthodox Nation?

Should all but one of the Christian denominations "love America or
leave it"?

Which one?

--Billy
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Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: William Wingstedt
Date: Jan 17, 2008 12:52

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:53:01 -0500, "Patriot Games"
America.com> wrote:
>"Kelsey Bjarnason" gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:09u065-c2e.ln1@spanky.localhost.net...
>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:20 -0800, chazwin wrote:
>>> Originally the USA was founded on atheistic principles.
>> I was under the impression it was founded mostly on _humanistic_
>> principles
>
>Irrelevant. America is NOW a Christian Nation.

....and....NOW it isn't...
>
>Love it or leave it.

Just leave.
>
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Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: DanielSan
Date: Jan 17, 2008 19:01

Patriot Games wrote:
> "Kelsey Bjarnason" gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:09u065-c2e.ln1@spanky.localhost.net...
>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:20 -0800, chazwin wrote:
>>> Originally the USA was founded on atheistic principles.
>> I was under the impression it was founded mostly on _humanistic_
>> principles
>
> Irrelevant. America is NOW a Christian Nation.

It isn't.
>
> Love it or leave it.
>

...or fix it.
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Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: Roy Jose Lorr
Date: Jan 17, 2008 22:12

DanielSan wrote:
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Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: DanielSan
Date: Jan 18, 2008 05:47

Roy Jose Lorr wrote:
> DanielSan wrote:
>
>> Patriot Games wrote:
>>
>>> "Kelsey Bjarnason" gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:09u065-c2e.ln1@spanky.localhost.net...
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:20 -0800, chazwin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Originally the USA was founded on atheistic principles.
>>>>
>>>> I was under the impression it was founded mostly on _humanistic_
>>>> principles
>>>
>>>
>>> Irrelevant. America is NOW a Christian Nation.
>>
>>
>> It isn't. ...
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Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: Patriot Games
Date: Jan 18, 2008 06:21

"AZ Nomad" PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in message
news:slrnfouv4c.5ru.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net...
> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:53:01 -0500, Patriot Games America.com>
> wrote:
>>"Kelsey Bjarnason" gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:09u065-c2e.ln1@spanky.localhost.net...
>>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:20 -0800, chazwin wrote:
>>>> Originally the USA was founded on atheistic principles.
>>> I was under the impression it was founded mostly on _humanistic_
>>> principles
>>Irrelevant. America is NOW a Christian Nation.
> No it isn't and it has never been.

It is now.
>>Love it or leave it.
> you hate america. Why don't you leave?

The MAJORITY will STAY.

You will OBEY.

Or leave.

Your choice.
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Re: Re: 90%% Say 'Under God' Should Remain in the Pledge of Allegiance; LAST CALL for Atheists to Leave America Willingly!         


Author: Patriot Games
Date: Jan 18, 2008 06:21

"Ye Old One" mcsuk.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:53:01 -0500, "Patriot Games"
> America.com> enriched this group when s/he wrote:
>>"Kelsey Bjarnason" gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:09u065-c2e.ln1@spanky.localhost.net...
>>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:44:20 -0800, chazwin wrote:
>>>> Originally the USA was founded on atheistic principles.
>>> I was under the impression it was founded mostly on _humanistic_
>>> principles
>>Irrelevant. America is NOW a Christian Nation.
> Only in its nightmares.

Your nightmares?

Feel free to leave.
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