I’m kind of just going on. The first part is serious though. Please go watch Rabidape’s video (featured on my page or link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh2nwUb8NFE )
[Also, that guy I agree with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4wkxBiswM ]
House Resolution 888 (theocracy looming):
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z…
The First Amendment of the US Constitution:
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.h…
The ‘Lemon Test’:
http://blog.case.edu/singham/2007/11/…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_te…
More details:
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008…
http://www.elasticheart.com/?p=834
To contact your representative, go here and enter your zip code:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/h…
These are the resolutions co-sponsors:
Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]
Rep. James Barrett [R-SC]
Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. John Doolittle [R-CA]
Rep. Tom Feeney [R-FL]
Rep. John Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. Robin Hayes [R-NC]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Walter Herger [R-CA]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R-NC]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R-CO]
Rep. Steven Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]
Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]
Rep. Timothy Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. Addison Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]
Rep. Bill Young [R-FL]
Here is a form letter taken from:
http://www.freewebs.com/spadecaller/c…
Dear Representative______________,
I oppose H. Res 888 and call on you to uphold the constitutional mandate that calls for an absolute separation of church from state. There is an urgent need for Americans to become aware of this menacing force that opposes the basic principles for which this country was founded upon; and those are religious freedom, religious tolerance, and the absolute separation of church and state. Political fallout for those who defend the constitution should not be the excuse for a complicit congress. This is not, nor will it be, an issue that remains in the dark. I hope you choose to uphold our constitution and to resist those who care to establish an unholy alliance between religion and politics.
The line that once separated church from state is currently under attack by factions of the Christian right. Among them are Christian Fundamentalists, dominionists, and revisionists. Regardless of labels, these individuals comprised of religious leaders, heads of corporations, private citizens, politicians, and appointees in all branches of the government, must be confronted by those that we elect and hold accountable for protecting our constitution from enemies, foreign or domestic. In this case, it is a domestic enemy conspicuously organized to overthrow and to rewrite our constitution so that one religion, Christianity, becomes the dominating force in our government. This must be stopped.
Should any politician place their personal and religious affiliations above their oath of office, they are not fit to serve; and it is up to the electorate to prevent their re-election. Like many Americans, we will be watching how you vote in regards to H. Res 888. I hope you will consider my request and vote according to what is best for all religions and all Americans. Thank you.
Sincerely,
RA Anderson
Duration : 0:6:49
God wanted me to …
God wanted me to find that gas station. I now worship Exon Mobile. ALL PRAISES TO THE SUV!!!!
Religion is kinda …
Religion is kinda imperial, but I’d rather live in a society with rules where we can disagree and live together. As an atheist I don’t really care about religion much. As mammals we interpret a dangerous and changing world internally applying meaning to why lightning strikes. I prefer knowing why we put string in tape and how we can do it. WE went to the moon, and we didn’t need gods help. And we don’t need anyone’s help to be good to each other.
Hal
And you will never …
And you will never get anyone, becoz you think yourself greater than others, even prohpets don’t get signs who do you think yourself is. instead of asking for signs, ask for quidence to truth, try asking for Islam and that God to help open you heart to Islam . . .
I have experienced …
I have experienced God on so many occasions…a few of them i felt him so powerful i lost all feeling in my leggs and i feel to the floor my chest felt like it was buring, and my body was in total pain but i was the happiest most complete that i ever felt ive never felt SO MUCH LOVE ALL AT ONE TIME BEFORE LIKE THAT it was so overwhelming….to stand in front of your creater, humanly words can never decribed how wonderful and beautiful it is! no one can ever say that i didnt feel GOD IT WAS HIM!
I dont know how i …
I dont know how i got to this video…but regardless of what she says God is REAL….she says that she has asked for a sign I dont believe that! if she really asked to feel God with her WHOLE HEART NO DOUBT then she would feel him!
Very true. I …
Very true. I suppose it’s whatever god is dominant in their culture or among those close to them.
If one would get …
If one would get that fuzzy feeling - how would you know it’s the Christian God..couldn’t it be Vishnu, Zeus , Buddha or some undiscovered God?
this is towards …
this is towards TheBetterMovement
also sence my …
also sence my comment did not post I find your beleif flawed. The bible does not say that but I thinkw hat you say is crap. i am a man and if you said that I would puch you. I guess basic knowledge about stuff and askin questions and speaking up is bad for your faith because if ppl do that then they will brake away from the chains of it which anger you because they brake free of the slavery of it.
if you are hopin to …
if you are hopin to get a girl with tha tkind fo mouth then you will fail loser.
wow you are 1 …
wow you are 1 oppressed
probably never had a choice
god is a superstition
good luck
cf
blasphemy! lol jk. …
blasphemy! lol jk.
I am myself Christian, but this TheBetterMovement guy almost made me wet myself laughing. I wonder, how often a day does he beat his wife and slaves. Or on how many occasions he’s sacrificed a lamb. I guess he’d also eat kosher haha. People like this make the world scary but ironically, here on youtube, put the fun in fundamentalism haha.
First, I don’t …
First, I don’t think child is an appropriate description; 20 seems a bit old for that. Second, not every Christian deems that “rule” to still be applicable.
It is truly a …
It is truly a horrible sight to behold that a child such as yourself has not learned to understand our most heavenly father’s plan for you. In his Word, the Bible, you will learn your place to be silent excepting when speaking to your husband.
God bless and amen.
Personally, I don’t …
Personally, I don’t believe that faith and politics should mix (like the 10 commandments in buildings) and I believe the authors of this resolution are pandering to their constituents, but that’s the nature of politics. It’s not at issue in this instance, but I also believe that a politician has every right to consider his/her faith when deciding their position on any legislation. Just because they can’t pass laws on religion doesn’t mean the abdicate their faith in all matters of their jobs.
That’s a HUGE …
That’s a HUGE misconception. The fact is that while congress is not allowed to pass a LAW that favors or disfavors a religion, they as American citizens and congress people, have freedom of speech and expression by any means at their disposal, including a non-binding resolution. You can argue the resolution is factually incorrect and misleading, but so is much of what people say in their everyday speech, we don’t censor them for that. It’s up to each of us to check facts for ourselves.
It’s more a matter …
It’s more a matter of the fact that government and religion are supposed to be separate entities. They should not have to draw up a resolution stating their personal faith or trying to enforce a particular faith (the res says that US was founded on Christianity, which is not true). Also, I never said anything about not electing Christians.
CC, you’re all …
CC, you’re all ing about something that on the surface looks ominous, if you’d look a little more closely, you’d see that H.R. 888 is NON-BINDING and intended simply to express the view of the House members and supporters of the resolution. If you think people will ever STOP electing Christians to office or they’ll start checking their faith at the door, then you’re the deluded ones!
I agree that this …
I agree that this resolution is a bad idea.
welcome back. good …
welcome back. good to see you again!
Welcome back.
Welcome back.
Haha, indeed. I’ll …
Haha, indeed. I’ll be up for a couple more hours, actually. Woooo, poor sleep habits!
If you are in …
If you are in california, then you must be awake
at 1:45 am - a person of my own habits!
(I woke up in this case.)
Ahaha, excellent.
Ahaha, excellent.
RabidApe’s first …
RabidApe’s first link does work.
Thanks for the alert about this!
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