Questions for your Religious friends.

[johndoe122931]

People have a right to disrespect gods, sacred symbols, your sensibilities, feelings, ridicule your religion.

At least they have that right to disrespect and offend in free countries. That's why the founding fathers didn't make this country on some religious principles, but secular, humanist principles.

Where people don't have these freedoms is in theocracies.

The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.

Agree 100%

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Interesting, so where can I find this tv show. I would love to watch it.

Also, was wondering, the FSM name is Xhe, are there other FSM or is Xhe the only one. Where can I find more info on Xhe and his doctrine?

Sadly the show doesn't air anymore. I blame new-fangled programming.

https://www.spaghettimonster.org/   The journey is life long and only those with a true heart who reject the false prophets can achieve enlightenment.

May Xis noodles unharden your heart.
RAmen

Thanks for the info. I will check it out!

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What oppression did I claim? 

Yes, the fire department should show up to a building that is on fire regardless of what the building is used for.

That crap about being hurt by removing in god we trust and under god in the pledge. Our currency (manufactured by the state) contains a religious belief added because of cold war fears. The cold war is over. Under god was also added due to the cold war. Those actions were not necessary for the 178 years prior. Keeping it is special privilege for the religious. But OMG, talk about removing those words and you go off.

Fire departments are primarily funded through local property taxes. Churches don't pay property taxes. Why should the church get a service that they don't help pay for? Again this should be viewed as special privilege.

Your religious false entitlement is showing. It's almost childish.

Edit, late addition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_privilege

Oh, you misunderstand, I can care less about the removal of that phrase from currency. 

The church is not the building, the church is the body of believers. The building is just a building where the church comes together to worship God. The individuals that all go to the building to worship God pay taxes. Most of us are business owners who have jobs and own homes. We pay our taxes and the property tax on our homes as well. But because an individual does not pay taxes or property tax does not mean they should be deprived of basic life-saving services. If I am being attacked should the cops not come to help me because I don't pay taxes that fund them? 

Do you think that if a church is on fire that the fire department should not come and put the fire out?