Deuce 1 #1 July 13, 2005 That's it. My religion prohibits birth control, but I would practice it if I had to. My religion prohibits capital punishment, but I accept it. Any kind of fun that ends up with the seed of life somewhere other than the uterus is also a no-no, but I can get forgiveness. (So long as the spillage of the seed is in the immediate vicinity of my beloved). Placing the sacred seed in the vicinity of a non-beloved would be especially bad, and I'd need to learn some new prayers. This thing in London isn't the first time. In the US we stopped teaching "My Country Right or Wrong" a long time ago, and we equivocate grandly now. So? Islam over Britain? America? France? Holland? I'm not anti Islam, but I think Governments should trump religions. Whattyou think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #2 July 13, 2005 I'm not sure how to answer. I'm an atheist, so I've got no real religion to consider. But I'd say the dictates of my conscience take precedence over the dictates of my government, so in the sense that my personal ethics are my "religion", I guess my religion wins out.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #3 July 13, 2005 I've been motivated to get back into the speakers corner because of this London tragedy. These boys were Brits. But they were more radical Muslim than British and killed their fellow citizens because thier faith so dictated. Again, examples have been given of Rudolph and McVeigh in the US. I would kill for ( and swore that oath ) the United States and the state of California, but not the Catholic church. I can understand why that hypocrisy that was the Crusades pisses so many people off for just about forever, but killing people today for stuff that happened a zillion years ago doesn't balance scales I can understand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
