Hindu Prayer In Senate Disrupted by Protesters - Page 3

deep · 07-16-2007, 07:05 PM

In America, we set our standards for ourselves.

U2democrat · 07-16-2007, 07:14 PM

A good friend of the family's and a former student of my Dad is a Chaplain in the Army. As a member of my denomination I can guarantee he keeps things inclusive. Just throwing that out there.

AEON · 07-16-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by U2democrat
A good friend of the family's and a former student of my Dad is a Chaplain in the Army. As a member of my denomination I can guarantee he keeps things inclusive. Just throwing that out there.

I have gone through the application process and one of the requirements is to be able to meet the spiritual needs of all soldiers and to have no issue with offering more generic public prayers. I can be more specific when giving services, but even then I would more than likely be asked to give a generic Protestant service. The only time a can really be denomination specific is when a member of my denomination comes and seeks me out.

I think overall the system works. There will always be those that push the envelope of what is expected, but most Chaplains I have known are very easy going, faithful, brave, and - dare I say - tolerant.

AcrobatMan · 07-17-2007, 02:22 PM

hey

come on

there were no bomb blasts :-)..no one got killed...

no blood around in senate...no suicide bombers :

Few bigots uttering few words is OK...

however its very very apparent..these religions has fundamental problems

**yolland** · 07-17-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally posted by Irvine511
i'm sure they'd all give their lives for the one true God and his son Jesus Christ.

I wouldn't be surprised if they enjoyed fantasizing about how they would.

What would the cause they would be dying for be?

Irvine511 · 07-17-2007, 06:02 PM

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What would the cause they would be dying for be?

perhaps they've had it up to here with these secular humanists and their "happy holidays" in December ...

AEON · 07-17-2007, 09:59 PM

I have always been a fan of Festivus

Canadiens1131 · 07-18-2007, 03:38 PM

You can separate church and state, but not church and politics, unfortunately

Irvine511 · 07-23-2007, 07:44 PM

lest anyone forget the potential for deadly violence within *some* conservative American Christians ...

[q]On criticism of the books from Christians in Britain and the United States:
"I had one letter from a vicar in England -- this is the difference -- saying would I please not put Christmas trees at Hogwarts as it was clearly a pagan society. Meanwhile, I'm having death threats when I'm on tour in America." -- J.K. Rowling[/q]

A_Wanderer · 07-23-2007, 10:01 PM

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Originally posted by AEON
I have always been a fan of Festivus

An FYM airing of grievances would go down a treat

Hinder · 07-26-2007, 11:28 AM

Now, I'm not a real big fan of Christianity as a whole, but I can't see where Jesus or God would object to the above prayer - after all, didn't he (or they) create all those things above listed, according to Christianity? So why, under any given pretext, would either of them be angry at this guy for praying the way he did? I mean, seriously, people, he just asked for world peace and for people to be nice to the Earth. Where's the harm in that?

Vincent Vega · 07-26-2007, 11:32 AM

You seriously ask for rationality and sense with fundamentalists?

07-16-2007, 07:05 PM	#41
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U2democrat Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: England by way of 'Murica. Posts: 22,142 Local Time: 11:36 PM	A good friend of the family's and a former student of my Dad is a Chaplain in the Army. As a member of my denomination I can guarantee he keeps things inclusive. Just throwing that out there. __________________

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07-17-2007, 02:22 PM	#44
AcrobatMan Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Song of the week "sentimental" by Porcupine Tree Posts: 3,854 Local Time: 11:36 PM	hey come on there were no bomb blasts :-)..no one got killed... no blood around in senate...no suicide bombers : Few bigots uttering few words is OK... however its very very apparent..these religions has fundamental problems

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AEON Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,052 Local Time: 04:36 PM	I have always been a fan of Festivus

07-18-2007, 03:38 PM	#48
Canadiens1131 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,363 Local Time: 07:36 PM	You can separate church and state, but not church and politics, unfortunately

07-23-2007, 07:44 PM	#49
Irvine511 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 33,715 Local Time: 07:36 PM	lest anyone forget the potential for deadly violence within some conservative American Christians ... [q]On criticism of the books from Christians in Britain and the United States: "I had one letter from a vicar in England -- this is the difference -- saying would I please not put Christmas trees at Hogwarts as it was clearly a pagan society. Meanwhile, I'm having death threats when I'm on tour in America." -- J.K. Rowling[/q]

07-26-2007, 11:28 AM	#51
Hinder Acrobat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 328 Local Time: 05:36 PM	Now, I'm not a real big fan of Christianity as a whole, but I can't see where Jesus or God would object to the above prayer - after all, didn't he (or they) create all those things above listed, according to Christianity? So why, under any given pretext, would either of them be angry at this guy for praying the way he did? I mean, seriously, people, he just asked for world peace and for people to be nice to the Earth. Where's the harm in that?