Messages From Marilyn Burge
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Religious Right throw Millions of $$$ down the crapper
I think maybe at least some of the voters finally figured
out what the world would be like if the Far Right took
over the country, and ALL of us were subject to the kind
of scrutiny Big Bill has been subjected to for far too
long now. Even a great many pious people who have truly
changed their ways have things in their past they would
hate to see put under that kind of a microscope.
Hello
I saw your letter in the Biblical Archeology Review. I didn't know
you were interested in seeing centerfolds in the BAR, until I read
your letter. Will wonders never cease?
Hello
Isn't earthquakes supposed to be one of the signs of the
End of the World <tm>?
Over the Top!
Or, even more to the point, they may fear that if they say "I am
an atheist," it'll add time to their stay, or lessen the
likelihood that they'll get paroled later on, or get them
persecuted by the staff while they are there.
Religious Right throw Millions of $$$ down the crapper
Yes. It was a witch hunt. First they tried making Whitewater
stick. Failing that, they concentrated on Filegate. That failed,
so they started in on the the Travel Office fiasco. That failed,
so as a last resort, they went for the bimbos. The problem there
was that everybody with an ounce of sense already knew he couldn't
keep his pants zipped, and had known since before he was elected
the first time, and they had already chosen to overlook that
Over the Top!
That isn't so, Dave. A prisoner may PERCEIVE that saying (s)he's
a Christian will get better treatment by the guards or parole
board. It isn't important that this actually be the case, it is
just important that the prisoner perceives it to be the case.
More Americans United News
Not at all. Americans United call cases to the attention of
the IRS all the time. That is what those posts are all about.
As for opening things up to churches, we don't have a clue how
much money the churches have. The only small window we posses into
that question is the amount that is claimed on taxes, and that is
only the amount in excess of a standard deduction that people care
to declare. In order to let
Over the Top!
With prisoners, I would think that you could put all the safeguards
int he world in place and there would still be a sizable percentage
of the respondents who would think it was a trick. Criminals are
nothing if not paranoid. It comes from having so many scams in
their own modus operandi that they automatically assume that others
operate on the same level.
More Americans United News
Well, the problem is that there is no way of knowing how
much money the church gave the candidate without that
financial information. And, if the church gave the candidate
enough to 'buy' the election. The plain truth is that the churches have agreed to forego
political activities in order to get and retain their tax-
exempt status. A deal is a deal. They can engage in political
activities to their heart's content, anytime they are willing
Religious Right!
This quote has nothing to do with evolution, Laurie. There's
a whole world out there that never addresses the topic, believe
it or not.
It has to do with following the law. Men man laws that shall
not be broken without consequences, just as your god has you
know? Like Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness? Ever heard of it?
The laws of Men in this country say that if you are on the wrong
side of an issue,
Septuplets are now one year old
I saw a show last night on the McCaughey septuplets first birthday.
Among other things I showed the new home, not yet finished, that is
being built and donated by the community in which they live. The
mcC's will be responsible for the utilities and taxes once they
move in, but all the material and labor were donated by the people
in the little town in which they live. It is a 5,500 square-foot
home, compared to the 800-square-foot home
Dating Questions.
I missed this the first time around! He is equating the HUAC
with 'proof' that the ACLU is commie? Good Grief! McCarthy
was exposed as the liar that he was. It was common practice
for him to wave a grocery list in the air while claiming it
was a list of commie members of some organization. Now I can
see where Laurie gets the pattern for the techniques he uses
to 'prove' that evolutionists are liars and frauds! It, at
I'm back . . . [2]
Sorry to hear about your loss, and even more sorry that the
'memorial service' did nothing to help you remember her
favorably and cope.
I can sympathize with what you went through with your
family. If there is one thing I learned from the loss of
my baby sister a little over a year ago, it's that a death
in the family brings out the worst in all of us. Perhaps
that is inevitable, since profound losses leave our feelings
Abuse in CO
Dave:
I have forwarded a copy of this to my fundy friend. He is the chair
of his local school board (a SDA grade school). (I'm not sure whether
the school goes beyond the eighth grade, or exactly where the cutoff
point is.) My question for him is whether or not his school is
subject to the same regulations regarding sanitation, fire protection,
etc. as any other institution. It'll be interesting to see what his
answer is. I also asked
Dr. Laura -- That bitch!
I thought Dr. Laura was a Jew.
it?
Jehova's Windowless
This is just a guess, but KH's must be completed in 24 hours.
Windows take time to frame, etc., and the stained-glass windows
indigenous to most houses of worship take weeks even months to sketch, manufacture, assemble with lead, and install in the
building.
Clearwater Update
Give Robert Curry my best, and add me to your crash-mail list
marilyn_burge@msn.com
I'll see if there is anything I should forward to Oregonians
for Rationality for our newsletter.
I'll give you any proper attribution, be assured.
I saw a letter from you in a recent issue of the Skeptical
Inquirer. Why do you use the Rev. title in letters of that
sort? Do you actually feel it adds credibility to what you
are saying?
A note of thanks...
There's your answer right there: he was LISTENING and ASKING
QUESTIONS. I call that studying. Studying doesn't have to take
place with a book.
They were amazed at the answers that he got (which implies
that he was asking questions that were deeper than they would
expect from a twelve-year-old, and they were amazed at his
understanding, which preceeded those questions. Read the
second verse in the context of the first.
Well, since nobody recorded every single move he made,
Give to needy
You deleted the paragraph that said his church holdings were
worth 100 million. given that, it is no unreasonable to assume
that at least some of those holdings are generating income.
Colleges charge tuition and also receive income from the sale
of books. Also, people donate money to private colleges (endowments),
and those endowments are invested and generate income. No knowing
the exact nature of his other church holdings, it is not at all
unreasonable to assume that some of
Jim Staal LIVES!
I think my fundy friend would come right out and say that he
doesn't see how a person could see the R as symbolic and still
call themselves a Christian, but that it is up to god to sort
it out. I have no problem with that concept, myself. I also
have no problem with a person calling themselves a Christian
and seeing Jesus as a great teacher rather than as god in the
flesh. The JW's do exactly that,