The paradox of acceptance vs rejection in secular settings
September 3, 2012 at 7:44 pm
(This post was last modified: September 3, 2012 at 7:47 pm by Vincenzo Vinny G..)
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The paradox of acceptance vs rejection in secular settings
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RE: The paradox of acceptance vs rejection in secular settings
September 3, 2012 at 7:51 pm
(This post was last modified: September 3, 2012 at 7:55 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Value judgements differ from culture to culture. I don't think this has as much to do with liberal/conservative as it does religious/secular. But that's mho.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
 RE: The paradox of acceptance vs rejection in secular settings
September 3, 2012 at 8:05 pm
(This post was last modified: September 3, 2012 at 8:05 pm by Vincenzo Vinny G..)
As an addendum to my original post, not in the same vein of course, I've wondered about whether the God of Islam can be intellectually denied. It would indeed be very difficult. In fact, intellectually, I think if atheists pondered it, they might find Allah very interesting.
Particularly the nature of the relationship between Mohammadp and the Islamic God. I'm confident for the intelligent people, Islam is the greatest threat to atheism. And people who study what the Koran says will very likely find it desirable to convert. We must fight this. I'll start a new thread laying into the Koran soon. RE: The paradox of acceptance vs rejection in secular settings
September 3, 2012 at 8:06 pm
(This post was last modified: September 3, 2012 at 8:07 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
LOL, you seem to have mistakenly used the word intelligent when you meant gullible. The Qu'ran didn't inspire me to do any converting, personally. You had different results?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Well, when I say intelligent I don't usually count you.
But I may be able to make an exception if you can recite the alphabet. RE: The paradox of acceptance vs rejection in secular settings
September 3, 2012 at 8:09 pm
(This post was last modified: September 3, 2012 at 8:10 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 3, 2012 at 8:05 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote: Particularly the nature of the relationship between Mohammadp and the Islamic God. You forgot to add "buh" after the p btw.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Oh that was just a typo. I don't say (PBUH) I'm not Muslim.
Let's keep the focus on how atheists and secular institutions can be more accepting of those of other faiths. As accepting as the religious institutions are.
RE: The paradox of acceptance vs rejection in secular settings
September 3, 2012 at 11:30 pm
(This post was last modified: September 3, 2012 at 11:37 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
"Believers in fairies feel more comfortable around others who believe in fairies" Unsurprising. Last I checked, "atheist and secular institutions" (the first one is hilarious btw) weren't closing their doors based on a test of religiosity. The same can't be said of religious institutions, and in this case it does seem that they're learning some secular lesson eh? I don't see why accommodations need to be made.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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