[Tfug] Another CC* weighs in....

[Will Stott]

Actually, you are all wrong. American was founded upon by a group of  
geeks at bell labs.

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On Jun 16, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Malcolm Schmerl <mjs355 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Bowie. I couldn't say it better, myself.
>
> I would add that all our laws were derived from the Ten Commandments  
> which isn't even a Christian document. They actually predate Christ  
> substantially. They came from a band of Jews wandering in the desert  
> after escaping slavery in Egypt. They are a set of very practical  
> ideas to live by. The word of God? Well, Moses had a very unruly mob  
> to deal with. He needed something to add weight to his laws.
>
> On 06/16/2010 01:33 PM, bpoag at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>>
>> Actually.... No. Most of America's founding fathers were Deists.  
>> Not Christians. They believed in the notion of God, but not  
>> Christianity. Infact, many of them weren't even ambivalent about  
>> Christianity. They flat out didn't like Christianity, as you can see:
>>
>> http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html
>>
>> So, please, PLEASE read up on history, and stop perpetuating the  
>> "Dehhh, This country was founded on Christian values by Christian  
>> people!" lie, because that's precisely what it is. I'm a Christian.  
>> I of course wish such a statement were true, but it isn't, and no  
>> amount of wishing, interpretation, or re-thinking will make it so,  
>> and you have a responsibility as a fellow Christian to quit  
>> spreading BS.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Bowie
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "keith smith" <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 11:43:22 AM GMT -07:00 U.S. Mountain  
>> Time (Arizona)
>> Subject: Re: [Tfug] Another CC* weighs in....
>>
>>
>> Interestingly this country was founded on Christin values by  
>> Christian people.  Our laws used to be derived from the Bible.  I  
>> know they do not teach that in school any longer and history has  
>> been and is being rewritten.
>>
>> If it were not for those Christians we would not have the country  
>> we have with the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
>>
>> If you have followed what is going on in Texas you will know what I  
>> am saying is true about the rewriting of history.
>>
>> ------------------------
>> Keith Smith
>>
>> --- On Tue, 6/15/10, Robert Hunter <hunter at tfug.org> wrote:
>>
>> From: Robert Hunter <hunter at tfug.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Tfug] Another CC* weighs in....
>> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
>> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 10:25 PM
>>
>> I'm with Malclom.  The nut jobs will need to suck it up, or at least
>> take time to learn how to use email filters.
>>
>> A couple of quotes for you to chew on...
>>
>> It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate
>> its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so, and
>> will follow it by suppressing opposition, subverting all education to
>> seize early the minds of the young, and by killing, locking up, or
>> driving underground all heretics.
>> --Robert A. Heinlein
>>
>> Treat your religion like you would your genitalia.  It's not polite
>> to wave it around in public, or shove it down the throats of people.
>> --Unknown Author
>>
>> --
>> RH
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Malcolm Schmerl  
>> <mjs355 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> > First of all, note that the word 'hell' was never capitalized and  
>> never used
>> > in a religious context.
>>
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