Bacchus Posted October 23, 2003 Report Posted October 23, 2003 I can't fathom what your sources are but anyway let me explain my point of view a little better: any given culture is an organic structure meaning that it's the sum of all its parts from which it isn't dependant. Hence a poet can die and the culture survive, or the culture may change (will change) and still be the building blocks of a dynamic group of people sharing a consensus of beliefs, which will outlive the individuals sharing it. history. *don't try to read that aloud* As opposed to a (translating from french for lack of better word...) integrated system where each part is co-dependant on each other for the sum to function. If you take out any cathedral corner stone, the cathedral will drop into a heap of trash. This seems to be your point of view from which i beg to differ. History in itself is contradicting you. A culture doesn't need religion to survive even if religion is one of its part. cultures are changing and adapting, eventually religion will disappear from some of them...btw, some culture doesn't have "gods"... As weird as it may seems, I would agree more if you were saying that science sprung from religion. It's not intended as a pun, i'm serious about it. cya-
madhaha Posted October 23, 2003 Report Posted October 23, 2003 Better summary: All generalizations are dangerous including this one.
Hunting Posted October 30, 2003 Report Posted October 30, 2003 Now, Now, People. Always Remember This One Thing... JESUS LOVES YOU!
Guest poop juice Posted November 14, 2003 Report Posted November 14, 2003 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
Killing Ape Posted December 31, 2003 Report Posted December 31, 2003 aahaHAHHAAH all u guys talk crap. first of all if anyone feels so bad against the united states that they should screw the pledge then its ur right but thats pretty insane. i look at the pledge as an understanding and an agreement that every day you have the privelage to live in a country that is not in an ongoing revolution, has a strong central government and economy, and theres the freedom of speech religion and all the rest. ALSO the pledge was not created by a drunk politician it first appeared in a magazine in the year 1892 to celebrate columbus day. i dunno if anyone brought this up cuz i am too tired to read all this crap but the thing "under god" was an add-in to the pledge put in at the cold war. It was put in as an opposition to the athiest dirty communists... a religious nation. people take this too literally however u dont have to say the pledge as 2pac brought up before in school in the supreme court case West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette the court made an 8 to 1 vote that any public school cannot punish or require a student to say the pledge. That understanding is still in law today. so if u dont say it and u get a detention u can -*BAD WORD*-slap ur teacher in the -*BAD WORD*-. holy -*BAD WORD*- i wrote alot lol i have no life... any1 wanna argue?
mr. scruff Posted January 1, 2004 Report Posted January 1, 2004 It was my understanding that laws were differant in each state, but I do not know about that. So mabye tha law applys only in that state, and other states can do as they please? But I'm scotisah, and don't understand fully the system which prevails in America concerning laws, so I may be wrong.
Killing Ape Posted January 3, 2004 Report Posted January 3, 2004 stupid scottish debating about america... no im jk but federal law is higher than state law (Federal law is supreme law of land --- William Patterson)... however such as in the i forget which circuit court maybe 9th but the one in california ruled that some elementry school kid didnt have to do crap with some pledge or whatever so that applies in all the 9th circuit and other so theres different levels... local too
mister manners Posted January 3, 2004 Report Posted January 3, 2004 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all oh man, haven't we all heard about that atheist -*BAD WORD*-, don't change it because he doesn't have to say the -*BAD WORD*-ing pledge if he doesn't want to, he can make his own pledge, but hees not american im my eyes he said his daughter has to say it in school (not true) so he is gonna make some changes cause he doesn't belive in god in california
Killing Ape Posted January 3, 2004 Report Posted January 3, 2004 yea i have to agree he's a dumb!@#$%^&* who wants attention
madhaha Posted January 3, 2004 Report Posted January 3, 2004 Its the return of political correctness (the original meaning).
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