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Permalink Reply by James M. Martin on February 20, 2012 at 12:18pm

They did after the Council of Nicea in 323 (I think it was).  First, they slaughtered all of the followers of Arius, who disagreed with the part about Jesus "made flesh."  The trinity is pure dogma, made up by the Church.

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Permalink Reply by booklover on February 20, 2012 at 2:53pm

You mean dogshit made up by the church? ;)

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Permalink Reply by booklover on February 20, 2012 at 10:41am

I'm not naive, I'm sickened.  I can't believe there aren't more smart people who won't let people like him get away with this stupid shit.  Maybe I am naive...

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Permalink Reply by Phil on February 20, 2012 at 1:26pm

Now Santorum is 27 points ahead in Texas. The Real 'mericans have finally found their man. He may well win the nomination.  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9094263/US-el... 

And I thought G. W. Bush was as bad as it could get.

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Permalink Reply by James M. Martin on February 20, 2012 at 4:30pm

It is said that the Obama people are welcoming a chance to go one on one with Santorum, as they feel he is much less electable than Mutt Rumney (or is that Rumney's mutt -- the one on the top of the car).  If Mutt Rumney is unelectable, I shudder to think what the electability of Santarium is.  Probably not much.  A backlash is brewing among Texas independents who know we shouldn't change presidents in the middle of a recovery and were fooled into voting again for Gov. Rick Perry when he refused to debate the Dem ex-mayor of Houston: now, we know why.

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Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on February 19, 2012 at 7:20pm

That saddened me.

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Permalink Reply by booklover on February 19, 2012 at 7:56pm

I know, me too Susan, and truly scares me.

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Permalink Reply by Michael OL on February 19, 2012 at 8:09pm

News flash about Brother Santorum:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/santorum-says-obamas-faith-n... 

So it appears that Obama is OK in his milquetoast Christianity, but what's not OK is that he dares to make un-Christian pronouncements such as that our natural resources are limited and should be used with circumspection.  Also, says Brother Santorum, prenatal screening is suspect, because it encourages abortions.

Next we'll hear that learning mathematics is immoral and should be banned, because the bible claims that pi = 3.0, and them evil good-fer-nuthin' math geeks say otherwise.  So, federal funding for mathematics education should be terminated.

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Permalink Reply by James M. Martin on February 20, 2012 at 8:09am

In India, attempts have been made to curtail the practice of prenatal screening (by, e.g. ultrasound) because women there do not want to have female babies.  This is not a religious decision, since, in a primarily polytheistic nation, women are honored as reflections of the Goddess (Kali, Parvati, et al.).  No, they abort female babies because women are considered worthless or nearly so, the male being the prized sex due to a variety of factors.  One problem is the dowry system.  When a family marries off a female child, they pay dearly.  But your point is mostly well taken.

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Permalink Reply by James M. Martin on February 20, 2012 at 8:13am

My theory is that Obama is at best an agnostic.  I don't think anyone of his intelligence really believes all that myth and superstition.  But he has to bring up his girls, and even intelligent people think that going to church Sundays at least keeps the children from growing up to be serial killers; besides, he has to appeal to a wide variety of people to get elected.  So you go through the motions. It is phoney, yes, but necessary.

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Permalink Reply by booklover on February 20, 2012 at 10:39am

I agree James.  If someone as intelligent as Barack Obama truly believes all that crap then I am truly disappointed.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Sarbeck on February 20, 2012 at 6:08am

WOW! I googled "scotus religion" and saw a list of resources, including

www.infidels.org/library/modern/church-state/decisions.html

where I saw a list of church/state cases, short summaries of the issues decided, and places to look if I want to read the court's decisions. The Torcaso case was among them.

Google suggested searching on "scotus religion and morality".

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