tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post8629358306914520280..comments2024-03-28T03:00:07.229-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Davenport Iowa Renames Good Friday to "Spring Holiday"Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-50290367911855049752010-03-30T23:46:34.416-04:002010-03-30T23:46:34.416-04:00A child can point to a train and shout "Choo ...A child can point to a train and shout "Choo Choo!" but it's still a train...<br /><br />Infidel's argument is incredibly weak for such a smart blogger. If the government required everyone to sign a pledge card declaring themselves Christian in order to take the day off he would have a point. <br /><br />RN USA: I am a Jesus-loving Christian, and I agree with every word you wrote.<br /><br />A look back at history shows that when religion gets in bed with government, religion loses.<br /><br />The founders were indeed religious (mostly Christian) and that drove their morality, but they explicitly chose to not enshrine this in our constitution, and that is to their great credit.<br /><br />Don't believe in God? OK. Our rights are founded in Natural Law. Damn, those men were brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-51381101347555354152010-03-30T16:26:14.963-04:002010-03-30T16:26:14.963-04:00Asinine. Plain and simple.
Wish I could be more ...Asinine. Plain and simple.<br /><br />Wish I could be more eloquent and insightful, but alas, words fail me on this one.Donald Borsch Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14777550985529022698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-29003395796240896762010-03-30T14:02:23.591-04:002010-03-30T14:02:23.591-04:00Truth - I assume after reading my post your commen...Truth - I assume after reading my post your comments are not directed at me. <br /><br />While not being a religious individual I respect the rights of the millions who are. My position at this point in time is... to crib the Beatles "Let It Be."Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-28074397146205664772010-03-30T13:55:31.616-04:002010-03-30T13:55:31.616-04:00infidel - Technically the American natives (Americ...infidel - Technically the American natives (American Indians) were the the earliest beginnings. <br /><br />Precisely why I have no problem with their beliefs and the "Great White Buffalo." Nor do I have a problem with the Jewish faith, nor do I have a problem with Baha'i, nor Buddhism, nor Zoroaster, nor Islam (if it is practiced peaceably), nor any other religion.<br /><br />My problem would be the same as Jefferson's was. However I suggest you read the constitution and study the words. They mean what they say, which is nor exactly your interpretation of them.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-55230003854815629352010-03-30T13:44:17.796-04:002010-03-30T13:44:17.796-04:00Jesus, whether you believe in Him or not, is respo...Jesus, whether you believe in Him or not, is responsible for many holidays we all enjoy. I have no problem giving Him kudos. I for one am grateful for the days off and if you don't want to honor Him, what He stood for, or anything else, at least be thankful you got the day(s) off work or school.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-86014125546512494092010-03-30T13:30:33.740-04:002010-03-30T13:30:33.740-04:00But official government recogintion of a particula...But official government recogintion of a particular religion's holidays does constitute a form of establishment of religion since it gives that religion a form of symbolic recognition which is denied to other religions. Thus it is arguably unconstitutional. If so, it does not matter whether it does harm or not.<br /><br /><i>America has since it's earliest beginnings been a Christian nation</i><br /><br />Actually it hasn't, except in the sense that a statistical majority of its population were Christians of one kind or another (something which likely will cease to be true within decades, given the rise in numbers of atheists and agnostics and the immigration from non-Christian countries like China and India). The US has never had an official religion and its Constitution prohibits establishment of one religion over others, even if there have been deviations from the Constitution in practice.Infidel753http://infidel753.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com