sixtysevengt5oo 0 #1 December 8, 2005 So if you've been watching the news recently you might have heard about the rising support for a fundamentalist group in Egypt during the current elections. The US had pressured Egypt to be more democratic and once they did the people began to support the new Party which is said to be fundamentalist, which the white house basically blames for all the terrorism, and the current egyptian president refused to allow the islamic undamentalists to vote. So what are we to do, pressure for democracy or back egypt and stop a new islamic fundamentalist state? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReBirth 0 #2 December 8, 2005 pressure for democracy. Lack of democracy is the leading cause of fundamentalism IMO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 43 #3 December 8, 2005 Quote Lack of democracy is the leading cause of fundamentalism How do you account for what appears to be a growing tide of Christian Fundamentalism in the USA?"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #4 December 8, 2005 QuoteHow do you account for what appears to be a growing tide of Christian Fundamentalism in the USA? What I really love is how "persecuted" they are always claiming to be.. all the while "loving" all those sinners and not their sins... The American Taliban... already in a church near you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #5 December 8, 2005 QuoteHow do you account for what appears to be a growing tide of Christian Fundamentalism in the USA? Attempts by a segment of society, ie the ACLU and Hollywood among others, to censure Christians. The more they attempt to remove Christianity from the public eye the more the Christian Fundamentalist Movement will grow. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReBirth 0 #6 December 8, 2005 I have to agree with that. And it's probably the fact that we've been giving up a lot of our democratic freedoms to both sides over the past 100 or so years, a little at a time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #7 December 8, 2005 QuoteI have to agree with that. And it's probably the fact that we've been giving up a lot of our democratic freedoms to both sides over the past 100 or so years, a little at a time.If we were like Egypt, the Christian vote in this country could be nullified at the whim of the government.Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixtysevengt5oo 0 #8 December 8, 2005 QuoteQuoteHow do you account for what appears to be a growing tide of Christian Fundamentalism in the USA? Attempts by a segment of society, ie the ACLU and Hollywood among others, to censure Christians. The more they attempt to remove Christianity from the public eye the more the Christian Fundamentalist Movement will grow. exactly, speaking freely and acting freely is a fundamental aspect of democracy, any atempt to silence or quell someone, is an act agiants true democracy (so long as the that person isnt infringing on other peoples rights to do so). So yes by not promoting democracy fendamentalism of all sorts will rise. Also i think that by sending a message here, that we want real democracy not just what is best for the US will send a stong signal to the rest of the world, that we are in it for everyone, not just ourselves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 December 8, 2005 Pressure for democracy..... Doh....That's an oximoron! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #10 December 8, 2005 QuoteAttempts by a segment of society, ie the ACLU and Hollywood among others, to censure Christians. The more they attempt to remove Christianity from the public eye the more the Christian Fundamentalist Movement will grow. Ahhhh - so it's the Liberals fault that Christian Conservatives are whack jobs, now I get it. Honestly, I'm joking and really don't care - but that is really funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #11 December 8, 2005 Pay attention! Liberal Hollywood has produced 2 California Governors, a US president, a NRA president, in order to push its agenda. In its crusade to censure Christians, it then released "The passion of Christ". Where will it stop??? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #12 December 8, 2005 Cartman: "Es ist Zeit für Rache" Mob: "Wir müssen die Juden ausrotten" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,596 #13 December 8, 2005 Dammit, do you know how much time you just made me waste looking for the picture of Father Ted and the perfectly square piece of dirt?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #14 December 8, 2005 Quoteit then released "The passion of Christ". Where will it stop??? You're kidding, right? Mel Gibson released Passion of the Christ, not Hollywood... Hollywood shunned it. JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #15 December 8, 2005 QuoteQuoteit then released "The passion of Christ". Where will it stop??? You're kidding, right? Mel Gibson released Passion of the Christ, not Hollywood... Hollywood shunned it. J My mistake. I thought Mel Gibson was an Hollywood actor. I looked him up, and he actually is from the Melbourne Liberal branch. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #16 December 8, 2005 QuoteMy mistake. I thought Mel Gibson was an Hollywood actor. I looked him up, and he actually is from the Melbourne Liberal branch. More to the point, he is devout Catholic, and used his personal money to produce the movie. JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #17 December 8, 2005 Good for him, and glad he was able to do so. I'm just tired of the overly used line of "Hollywood liberal" agenda thingie. Not directed at you. Mostly at the people who have never worked (or ever been) in Hollywood and find it witty to throw statements that are mostly unfounded. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #18 December 8, 2005 QuoteGood for him, and glad he was able to do so. I'm just tired of the overly used line of "Hollywood liberal" agenda thingie. Not directed at you. Mostly at the people who have never worked (or ever been) in Hollywood and find it witty to throw statements that are mostly unfounded. Hey, don't forget "The Green Berets". Damn liberal anti-war propaganda.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #19 December 8, 2005 That film has one of THE funniest scenes in any film ever committed to celluloid. You all know the bit I mean – the extraction of the VC officer. Absofuckinglutely fantastic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #20 December 8, 2005 1) clean up the mess in Iraq as best we can. 2) Dump hash oil into the reservoirs long enough to secure peace between the Israelis & Palestinians & get a Palestinian state. 3) Get the fuck out of the Middle East & let 'em run their own affairs. If they still want to hate us so much, they can just refuse to sell us oil, and we shouldn't try to make them. Fuck Middle Eastern oil. It just isn't worth it. Let 'em sit in the desert & pound sand up their asses. wow, that all sounded like one of my drunk posts. ....can you tell I've had a rough day at work? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
