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I'm with Squiggy on this one. You are entitled to your own views, but if the essay is addressing main stream Christianity, this is not a theologically sound statement. Again, this implies that no one is being hurt. And no one is being hurt physically, but to say that family members that...

Are you serious here? I'm not trying to knock you here (ok maybe a little), but is that really what you believe? Now responding to the essay: This should be stated as a matter of opinion, not as a fact. Most theists would say that there clearly defined absolute truths. To many...

You may have meaning in life, and many other non-theists may have meaning in life. But what about those who do not? Last summer I had a friend who hanged himself back in ND. On the note that he left, he stated that his life wasn't going anywhere. He said that nothing would change if he...

I guess this is where we disagree. I consider both faith and reason essential to a healthy Christian life. Just because I have chosen this faith does not mean that I cannot stand back and objectively examine my beliefs. My faith might be absolute, but my reason knows no allegiance. I...

Yes, I think that virtually any religious person would agree with the statement that everyone should be religious. Is there something wrong with that? Obviously that’s not going to happen, but now we’re talking in purely theoretical terms. My argument about “the insurance policy” is...

I'm not saying that athiests or agnostics can't do good things. Their motivation just might be slightly different than a person with who is a theists. Living without a higher being, we are free to persue whatever we desire, as long as we don't get caught. That doesn't mean that we will carry...

At one point in time, the vast majority of the scientists thought that the world was flat and that blood letting was a great treatment. They had facts to base these claims on, but they drew the wrong conclusions. They were simply out of their league at that time. I see it as the same way...

Very true. I'm not very confident in the military court system in the states. There are a lot of cover ups that we never hear about. As a whole, I still think that the US military is as fair and humane as possible for a professional military. On the other hand, with a lack of checks and...

Eh? Didn't we have a fairly hefty thread about this a few months back? I believe that there are many serious flaws in the theory of evolution. To say that evolution is obviously the correct theory is no different than me saying that creationism is the correct theory. When you get down and...

And what about those decisions? Aren't they moral decisions? How can you make those decisions without confronting some moral law? Are you saying is that these decisions have nothing to do with morality and therefore morality should not come into play? If these decisions cannot be argued on a...

That might be true. He's not about to institute one though. :confused: There is a national day of prayer every year. A 1952 law states that the President should Proclaim a day out of the year as a day of prayer. In 1987 (I believe it was '87, someone maybe can correct me on this one...

Yes, but whichever President is elected, his beliefs will affect public policy. As long as the President does not try to use his power to dictate a national religion or something along those lines, he is free to weigh in his religious beliefs when making decisions. I am not saying that...

A person's religious beliefs will always affect their decisions to some degree or another. Bush is no different. Presidents aren't in office just to make decisions based on public opinion polls. A President is elected as a representative to make decisions for the country. Any time a person...

While it is true that much of population is controlled by clerics, not all of the clerics have an anti American view. The bulk of the population (including the clerics) still support the US.

OK, let me elaborate. Was there a separation of church and state when America was founded? Contrary to popular opinion, no. The term “separation of church and state” was first used by Thomas Jefferson in a letter written to a Baptist Association in Danbury Connecticut in 1802. The...

Quite the contrary. Happy content people do not make exciting news headlines. We rarely get a view of all the positive changes that have occured in Iraq. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/WorldNewsTonight/iraq_poll_040317.html

Interesting read. Well...yes, but this has been the case for a long time, not just Bush. I personally don't find it necessary to expose our fallen troops to public exposure. It seems less dignified; obviously you have a different opinion. I agree with you on this one. Using pictures...

Ah ha! And what do these groups focus around? Their race! Obviously membership to these groups is related to their race, so race must play a role in determining criminal activity, right? Yes, money definetly can mask criminal behavior in many cases. I'm not saying it's right either...

OK, you say that according to statistics, yonger people are more likely to commit crimes. But this is also the case for certain minorities. You say that the minorities are appear to commit more crimes because they are targeted more, not because they actually commit more crimes. Why can't I...

Until you can explain what makes racial profiling any different than age or gender profiling, I'm not going to buy it. You say that it is discrimination. Are age and gender profiling discrimination?