Aren't the false idols, gods and other such ... at least curious ...
or do you support/affirm them?
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man's imagination is limitless
On Jun 20, 8:46 am, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> Aren't the false idols, gods and other such ... at least curious ... or do you support/affirm them?
> Regard$,
> --MJ
> Keep in your eye the opposite pretensions First, of those who say he was begotten by God, born of a virgin, suspended and reversed the laws of Nature at will, and ascended bodily into heaven; and second, of those who say he was a man of illegitimate birth, of a benevolent heart, enthusiastic mind, who set out without pretensions to divinity, ended in believing them, and was punished capitally for sedition by being gibbeted, according to the Roman law, which punished the first commission of that offence by whipping, and the second by exile or death in furea. -- Thomas Jefferson Works, Vol. ii.At 09:41 AM 6/20/2012, you wrote:secularists once again forcing their
> political correctness upon the rest of Americans.
> ---
> as opposed to christians forcing their religious beliefs upon the rest
> of Americans
> On Jun 20, 5:33 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wonder if the United States Armed Services "authorized" a Q'uoran, or
> > any other religious works?
> >
> > I note that since this bru-ha-ha started, the military has since
> > discontinued the "authorization" of the use of the military symbols on the
> > Holman Bible.
> >
> > Much ado about nothing, and a bunch of secularists once again forcing their
> > political correctness upon the rest of Americans.
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:22 PM, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > some 33 percent of chaplains are now evangelical Christians
> > > ---
> > > and 100 percent of USSC justices are jews and catholics.
> >
> > > tit for tat among the myth believers who have forgotten that the USA
> > > is a secular nation
> >
> > > On Jun 19, 3:11 pm, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> > > > A Biblical Threat to National SecuritybyKelley B. Vlahos, June 19, 2012
> > > > Can a Bible be a "threat to national security"?
> > > > For years, the government has employed the risk of "national security"
> > > excuse to infringe on a wide range of freedoms like the right to pass
> > > through an airport security checkpoint unmolested, or read library books
> > > without Big Brother peeking over your shoulder.Michael L. "Mikey"
> > > Weinsteinis trying to prove that there is more than one way to put the
> > > country at risk, and he's found it in a heretofore unlikely place: the
> > > Bible.
> > > > Well, the Holman Bible. To be more exact, a version of the Bible that,
> > > for reasons still undetermined, was authorized with the trademarked
> > > official insignia of the U.S. Armed Forces emblazoned on the front cover.
> > > There isThe Soldier's Biblewith the Army's seal,The Marine's Biblewith the
> > > Marine Corps seal,The Sailor's BibleandThe Airman's Bible, both with their
> > > respective insignia. The books have been sold for nearly six years
> > > throughout Christian bookstores, commissaries and PXs on U.S. military
> > > installations and are still available on Christianbook.com,Amazon.comand
> > > Barnes & Noble.
> > > > It's not theKing James Versionthatthe Gideonsleave behind in hotel rooms
> > > drawers. The Holman Bible was commissioned and published by LifeWay
> > > Christian Resources, a subsidiary of theSouthern Baptist Convention, the
> > > largest Baptist denomination in the world, in 2003.
> > > > In a 1999press releaseannouncing the edition's progress, Broadman &
> > > Holman Publishers called the new version "a fresh, precise translation of
> > > the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek of the Old and New Testaments." LifeWay
> > > President James T. Draper Jr. weighed in, saying there was a "serious need
> > > for a 21st-century Bible translation in American English that combines
> > > accuracy and readability," adding, "the Holman Christian Standard Bible is
> > > an accurate, literal rendering with a smoothness and readability that
> > > invites memorization, reading aloud and dedicated study."
> > > > The Holman Bible, or HCSB, has been popular with evangelicals for its
> > > references and study tools. Someone convinced each branch of the service
> > > they'd be perfect for the military, too. So the HCSB became the "official"
> > > Bible of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines in 2004, complete with
> > > reader-friendly text and custom "designed to meet the specific needs of
> > > those who serve in the most difficult of situations," according to the
> > > publishers.
> > > > In other words, aside from the text, the books are filled with
> > > "devotionals" and "inspirational essays" tailored to each branch of
> > > service. I was unable to get my hands on a copy by press time, but Amazon's
> > > "peek" inside the book and several positive reader reviews confirm some of
> > > the contents, revealing what could only be described as a guileless
> > > conflation of both Christian and American military iconography. War and
> > > service as religious devotion.
> > > > In addition to the Pledge of Allegiance and the first and fourth verses
> > > of the Star Spangled Banner, there are excerpts from one of George W. Bush
> > > inaugural addresses and the Republican president's remarks at a National
> > > Prayer Breakfast.Gen. George S. Patton's famous Christmas prayer cardfrom
> > > the field of battle 1944 is also included, as is"George Washington's
> > > Prayer,"which has been widely circulated (and debunked) as proof of
> > > America's Christian paternity.
> > > > These Bibles also feature "testimonials and encouragement from
> > > theOfficers' Christian Fellowship," which has approximately 15,000 members
> > > across the military and whose primary purpose is "to glorify God by uniting
> > > Christian officers for biblical fellowship and outreach, equipping and
> > > encouraging them to minister effectively in the military society." In other
> > > words they proselytize within the officer corps as part of an evangelical
> > > "parachurch" within the military.
> > > > A largely unfettered one, apparently, as one watches Pentagon officers
> > > commenting freely on camera and in uniform for this Bush-era
> > > promotionalvideofor Christian Embassy, another federal government-wide
> > > "fellowship" with similar missionary goals.
> > > > One officer, Air Force Maj. Gen. Jack Catton, who said he worked on the
> > > Joint Staff at the Pentagon, described himself as "an old fashioned
> > > American and my first priority is my faith in God." Pointing to his meeting
> > > with other officers under the auspices of Christian Embassy, he said, "I
> > > think it's a huge impact because you have many men and women who are
> > > seeking God's counsel and wisdom as we advise the Secretary of Defense."
> > > > Then U.S. Brigadier Gen. Bob Caslan (currently promoted to lieutenant
> > > general as the commanding general at the U.S. Army's prestigious Combined
> > > Arms Center at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.) went so far as to say he sees the
> > > "flag officer fellowship groups … hold me accountable."
> > > > "We are the aroma of Jesus Christ," he added.
> > > > Something smells, all right, said Weinstein, who heads theMilitary
> > > Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). The roles of the officers in the video
> > > werelater deemed improperafter MRFF demanded an investigation in 2007. As
> > > for the Bibles, Weinstein said he received some 2,000 complaints about them
> > > from service members over the last year. Weinstein, a former Air Force
> > > Judge Advocate (JAG) whose 2005 charges against the Air Force Academy in
> > > Colorado led to an investigation thatofficially found religious
> > > "insensitivity"against non- fundamentalists there, has gone on to expose a
> > > much wider climate of"top-down, invasive evangelicalism"at the institution
> > > and throughout the military as a whole.
> > > > "We're fighting a
> > > Fundamentalist-Christian-Parachurch-Military-Corporate-Proselytizing-Complex,"
> > > Weinstein said told Antiwar.com last week, "and we have been fighting this
> > > for some time." MRFF just posted a video montage, which could easily be
> > > called the military evangelicals' greatest hits,here.
> > > > He said aside from "prostituting" the military insignia, the military's
> > > endorsement of the Bibles violated federal separation of church and state,
> > > and continue to sanction an insidious culture of radical evangelicalism and
> > > discrimination throughout the services (as a Jew,...
>
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