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re: God has been squeezed out of our country with each passing year
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:19 am to steadytiger
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:19 am to steadytiger
God doesn't belong in schools just like Guns don't belong in schools. If you want to learn or worship God go to church. If you want to learn Science, Reading, Writing, Mathematics, and Technology go to school. How is this hard for people to understand? You are free to go to Church as much or as little as you want.
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Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:19 am to Dawgfanman
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That’s because we have more guns.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:20 am to Yak
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We've also acquired more mexicans and muslims, can we use those as reasons too?
You should ask the person in the thread claiming the lack of “god in our country” led to the decrease in crime. I’m just following along. Personally I like to think it’s the increased carbon emissions. Global warming has led to decreases in crime.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:20 am to coonasswhodat
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The war on Christianity is in your head
You do mean, except for the Christian businessmen who are sued because they chose to not make cakes or photograph gay weddings right?
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:21 am to steadytiger
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God has been squeezed out of our country with each passing year
What if I told you that violent crimes are at a very low rate relative to the last 50 years? Would you attribute that to having more or less god squeeze?
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:23 am to Dawgfanman
quote:Wrong, friendo.
Personally I like to think it’s the increased carbon emissions. Global warming has led to decreases in crime.
Chemtrails and gay frogs.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:24 am to steadytiger
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Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:32 am to steadytiger
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Now we need armed guards to keep our children safe. I know, this post will be trashed, but there it is.
God is still the same God as He was in the beginning!! He never changes!! It's the LOVE for God by His people that is lacking!! This is on us who are believers. What are we doing to change our communities? Are we still introducing people to Jesus?
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:34 am to steadytiger
I agree, but think that the issue is not whether so much whether someone is a true believer, although I wish all were.
Church, regardless of denomination, acted as a community group that helped set standards for acceptable behaviors. So even if someone wasn't bought in on a salvation message, at least everyone generally did hear about civility, courtesy, sanctity of marriage and peaceful and law abiding behavior. That was what was expected.
As church attendance stopped being an anchor point, I think unfortunately standards are increasingly being set by what they see in pop culture. People search, often unconsciously, for direction and meaning for their lives and stuff that people wouldn't acknowledge openly a few decades ago is now acceptable and celebrated. I could drone on about this whole thing but hopefully you get the point.
Now turn down that music and get the hell off of my lawn!
Church, regardless of denomination, acted as a community group that helped set standards for acceptable behaviors. So even if someone wasn't bought in on a salvation message, at least everyone generally did hear about civility, courtesy, sanctity of marriage and peaceful and law abiding behavior. That was what was expected.
As church attendance stopped being an anchor point, I think unfortunately standards are increasingly being set by what they see in pop culture. People search, often unconsciously, for direction and meaning for their lives and stuff that people wouldn't acknowledge openly a few decades ago is now acceptable and celebrated. I could drone on about this whole thing but hopefully you get the point.
Now turn down that music and get the hell off of my lawn!
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:38 am to steadytiger
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God has been squeezed out of our country with each passing year
Which god are you referring to?
There are hundreds if not thousands.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:42 am to Lg
True. With God, religion, comes a better and more moral society. The feeling of guilt when kids do terrible things Is not existent now. When we think about doing somthing terrible we should consider Gods teachIngs before we consider the consequences on earth. At my public school we prayed around the flag pole and in class. No matter the situation, it was the only times in the day that there was no snickering or horse play. That said, our little school was completely safe and produced many quality adults that went on to raise fine kids. God should be everywhere as it has been. These silly arguments on here of those made libs and lefts hold no weight for me. I see the regression of young kids every single day. I see the diff in those raised in the church and those who are not.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 9:00 am to JJBTiger2012
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With God, religion, comes a better and more moral society.
It is possible to teach your kids the difference between right and wrong without involving religion.
I wonder how many people on this board beat their chests about the 2nd amendment but would love to see mandatory prayer in school and lessons taught according to Christian teachings.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 9:09 am to steadytiger
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God has been squeezed out of our country with each passing year
And it's about time
People that need the presence of a "God" to be morally sound are mentally weak and should not be trusted.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 9:14 am to JJBTiger2012
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When we think about doing somthing terrible we should consider Gods teachIngs before we consider the consequences on earth.
Sorry you aren't strong enough to know right from wrong without the thought of a all powerful being. I know how to raise kids without the threat of an all powerful sky fairy, and traumatizing them with the thought of an afterlife in fire. It's called educating them and being a parent instead of letting a church do it for you. Lazy parenting at it's finest.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 9:14 am to Dizz
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It is possible to teach your kids the difference between right and wrong without involving religion.
Is it? What standard would you use? We see it in our society today, that what's right or wrong to you may not be for anyone else. You can be a man biologically but call yourself a woman and vice versa.
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but would love to see mandatory prayer in school and lessons taught according to Christian teachings.
Kind of makes one think, if teaching the tenets of Christianity in schools would guarantee no more school shootings, who would be for it or against it?
Posted on 2/16/18 at 9:15 am to steadytiger
bullshite, don't use this to push religion into people's lifes. A person doesn't need religion to have morals. Morals are taught by the parents. The home is where kids should be thaught how to behave, how to act, whats is right and what is wrong. If the adults in a kids life would act like an parent a lot of issues with kids would be solved before they become an issue.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 9:17 am to mindbreaker
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People that need the presence of a "God" to be morally sound are mentally weak and should not be trusted
Posted on 2/16/18 at 9:19 am to steadytiger
I agree, OP.
Even for the non-religious, you can say that morals overall are being squeezed out. Many people no longer have a deep moral code that guides them.
Even for the non-religious, you can say that morals overall are being squeezed out. Many people no longer have a deep moral code that guides them.
This post was edited on 2/16/18 at 9:19 am
Posted on 2/16/18 at 9:19 am to Lg
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if teaching the tenets of Christianity in schools would guarantee no more school shootings, who would be for it or against it?
Against it because I was going to pick a religion to install morality and goodness in a person Christianity would be near the bottom of the list.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 9:20 am to steadytiger
And during the time God wasn’t “squeezed out” we at varying times had slavery, legalized discrimination, internment of entire races, laws that allowed husbands to rape their wives and more.
If you want to take credit for the perceived moral good of those times, you also have to own up to the uncomfortable parts.
Also as an omnipresent omnipotent being, how do you get “squeezed out” of anything?
If you want to take credit for the perceived moral good of those times, you also have to own up to the uncomfortable parts.
Also as an omnipresent omnipotent being, how do you get “squeezed out” of anything?
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