dick-richardson
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quote: Originally posted by Burns
O.K. first question is: How many of you who dislike the state of the United States have ever LIVED in another country? I grew up overseas, in one of the most corrupt countries with a one-sided government. Anyone who spoke against the leaders were imprisoned or were amazingly killed in some accident. The level of corruption in the U.S. is incredibly minute compared to other countries around the world.
That's nice. There's too much for my liking.
quote: As far as missile defense and weapons of mass destruction go, how many of you making comments know someone who works in this arena? Well, as a matter of fact, I do: me. The missiles used in missile defense are NOT weapons of mass destruction. Bush is infact in favor of cutting back on the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S.
I caught this piss-poor argument before. Tell me exactly HOW he plans on removing the missles that are coming towards us. Big fishing nets? Sharp-shooters? Mimes launched from cannons?
quote: As far as the military goes, I think many people take for granted that the U.S. is a super power. How did we become a super power? It wasn't with a military the size we have now, thanks to Clinton. Our military is in trouble as far as size goes as it is right now because of how much Clinton desimated it (he cut back the size of the military for those of you who don't know). These soldiers protect the way of life of this country and they deserve more respect and admiration and support than most U.S. citizens give them.
I want to know why I should give a rat's ass about being a super power. Peru isn't and they seem to be doing fine.
quote: In reference to the dealth penalty: What would you rather happen to a convicted murderer: 1) Punishment for the crime he/she has commited in direct proportion to the crime; 2) Confined leisure living with much of the same niceties of life that you and I enjoy like cable TV, internet, etc.
Thank you for bringing that up. Instead of biasedly killing our criminals, they should be put to work for society. Our road construction workers make $10-$15 an hour. Our garbage men make close to the same. The government could afford Bush's tax cut if they weren't paying those wages. Most of them are seasonal jobs, so the people doing that work now aren't able to count that income as stable anyway.
quote: Second, there is actual Biblical support for capital punishment,
And against getting tattoos and/or any body piercings, homosexuality, eating pork, working on Sundays, slavery, having sex with a woman during her period, ad infinitum.
quote: "The wages of sin is death" and "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." In other words, everyone is a sinner, and anyone that sins is convicted and sentenced to death. Only belief and trust in Jesus Christ as the one who has taken that sentance in place of you will save you from that death penalty.
And you are able to correctly identify 100% of the time which incidences need to be punished by death according to the will of God? Were you around while bkbk was member?
That's [one of] my problem(s) with Religion. It takes a hell of a lot of hubris for any human or group of humans to claim they know God's intent. Were I God, I'd be pretty pissed.
quote: China's human rights violations are not comparable to capital punishment in my opinion.
That's yours. Mine is that as long as we are seen killing children, any admonishments to other countries will be ignored.
quote: The government supported killings that take place are not necessarily murderers or even criminals as we see them. They could be people that have spoken a word against the government in public. They could be children that happen to be an addition to a family that already has the government limit of children. The capital punishment issue isn't the only aspect of the human rights violations in China. I'm not going into them because they haven't been brought up yet.
I'm not saying that China doesn't have areas they need work on. There's that whole speck and splinter quote from the Bible that you should remember, though.
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Abortion: Darwinism at its finest.
Last edited by dick-richardson on 08-19-2001 at 04:04 AM
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