Personman - Latest Comments on Religious Slogan in City Hall http://personman.com/?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 dan [Member] in response to: Religious Slogan in City Hall Thu, 19 May 2016 01:14:04 +0000 [Member] c87224@http://personman.com/ <p>&#8220;Allah is the only God and Muhammed is his prophet&#8221; is not an opinion or belief; it is a statement. Would you like to see this slogan on police cars and public buildings? Why would you be offended by something that you don&#8217;t believe exists?</p> “Allah is the only God and Muhammed is his prophet” is not an opinion or belief; it is a statement. Would you like to see this slogan on police cars and public buildings? Why would you be offended by something that you don’t believe exists?

]]> http://personman.com/religious-slogan-in-city-hall#c87224 JJ [Visitor] in response to: Religious Slogan in City Hall Wed, 18 May 2016 10:04:35 +0000 JJ [Visitor] c87221@http://personman.com/ <p>&#8220;In God We Trust&#8221; is not an opinion or belief; it is a statement. </p> <p>I&#8217;ve often wondered why non-believers and atheist are so worried and offended by something that they don&#8217;t believe exists. It&#8217;s sad, but most of the world laughs at your wasted arguments and antics.</p> “In God We Trust” is not an opinion or belief; it is a statement.

I’ve often wondered why non-believers and atheist are so worried and offended by something that they don’t believe exists. It’s sad, but most of the world laughs at your wasted arguments and antics.

]]> http://personman.com/religious-slogan-in-city-hall#c87221 Automan62 [Visitor] in response to: Religious Slogan in City Hall Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:07:59 +0000 Automan62 [Visitor] c86609@http://personman.com/ <p>Dan, my prayer would be that you would come to have a personal relationship with Jesus the Christ. However, that does not make me an idiot. I do not want any part of the government voting to establish anything in regard to religion. I can&#8217;t believe how blind we Christians can be. The best way to fight the support of Islam and (&#8230;&#8230;.) name your religion here, is to not allow our gov&#8217;t to support any of it. The fact that these people are saying that &#8220;In God we Trust&#8221; placed on the wall has nothing to do with religion points to their lack of &#8220;trust in God". If Christians were to &#8220;wear&#8221; Christ daily in what they do and say, and how they live their lives, there would be no need for it to be written on the wall because it would &#8220;ooze&#8221; out from themselves. That is where the moral &#8220;decay&#8221; is rather than in what we will put up on the wall in city hall. I can&#8217;t believe, if they actually believe in God, that they would vote for a Pagan (you) to be their temp. Mayor. Talk about a conflict of personal statements. We believe in God and we want to make that know but were ok with this Pagan making decisions for us!!!</p> Dan, my prayer would be that you would come to have a personal relationship with Jesus the Christ. However, that does not make me an idiot. I do not want any part of the government voting to establish anything in regard to religion. I can’t believe how blind we Christians can be. The best way to fight the support of Islam and (…….) name your religion here, is to not allow our gov’t to support any of it. The fact that these people are saying that “In God we Trust” placed on the wall has nothing to do with religion points to their lack of “trust in God". If Christians were to “wear” Christ daily in what they do and say, and how they live their lives, there would be no need for it to be written on the wall because it would “ooze” out from themselves. That is where the moral “decay” is rather than in what we will put up on the wall in city hall. I can’t believe, if they actually believe in God, that they would vote for a Pagan (you) to be their temp. Mayor. Talk about a conflict of personal statements. We believe in God and we want to make that know but were ok with this Pagan making decisions for us!!!

]]> http://personman.com/religious-slogan-in-city-hall#c86609 Doug [Visitor] in response to: Religious Slogan in City Hall Fri, 13 May 2011 11:16:52 +0000 Doug [Visitor] c86550@http://personman.com/ <p>Wow. Playwrites should attend your city council meetings for inspiration. Even the ending with the vote for you in spite of it all is just the kind of heart-warming finale that could bring the curtain down nicely. Much respect, sir.<br /> <br /></p> Wow. Playwrites should attend your city council meetings for inspiration. Even the ending with the vote for you in spite of it all is just the kind of heart-warming finale that could bring the curtain down nicely. Much respect, sir.

]]> http://personman.com/religious-slogan-in-city-hall#c86550 dan [Member] in response to: Religious Slogan in City Hall Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:17:40 +0000 [Member] c86514@http://personman.com/ <p>Thanks, Seth. Mayor pro tem just means that if the current mayor is unable to be at a meeting, I&#8217;d preside. I&#8217;m his backup. I included that bit in the transcript as evidence that my unpopular stance on the IGWT issue didn&#8217;t put me entirely outside of the good graces of my colleagues. I was grateful to get their vote of confidence and I expect us to continue to work together despite this (or any other) minor disagreement.</p> Thanks, Seth. Mayor pro tem just means that if the current mayor is unable to be at a meeting, I’d preside. I’m his backup. I included that bit in the transcript as evidence that my unpopular stance on the IGWT issue didn’t put me entirely outside of the good graces of my colleagues. I was grateful to get their vote of confidence and I expect us to continue to work together despite this (or any other) minor disagreement.

]]> http://personman.com/religious-slogan-in-city-hall#c86514 Seth [Visitor] in response to: Religious Slogan in City Hall Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:00:37 +0000 Seth [Visitor] c86513@http://personman.com/ <p>Fascinating transcript and your prepared statement hits all the right notes.</p> <p>Good move drawing attention to the religious case for the separation of church and state. I continue to be amazed that religious people so rarely make that case though it would very much be in their interest from an historical standpoint to do so, and to preserve that separation. Being in a country where we can take so many liberties for granted can make one stupid and lazy if one is not careful. And the anti-intellectualism of the modern right only increases the propensity for stupidity. You might suppose that growing up in a separatist, culturally insulated sect like the holiness movement, I might have heard someone making an argument for principalities keeping their nose out of church affairs. But I didn&#8217;t. Not until I went off to college and read Tocqueville.</p> <p>So you are mayor pro tem now. What does that mean?</p> Fascinating transcript and your prepared statement hits all the right notes.

Good move drawing attention to the religious case for the separation of church and state. I continue to be amazed that religious people so rarely make that case though it would very much be in their interest from an historical standpoint to do so, and to preserve that separation. Being in a country where we can take so many liberties for granted can make one stupid and lazy if one is not careful. And the anti-intellectualism of the modern right only increases the propensity for stupidity. You might suppose that growing up in a separatist, culturally insulated sect like the holiness movement, I might have heard someone making an argument for principalities keeping their nose out of church affairs. But I didn’t. Not until I went off to college and read Tocqueville.

So you are mayor pro tem now. What does that mean?

]]> http://personman.com/religious-slogan-in-city-hall#c86513 stk [Visitor] in response to: Religious Slogan in City Hall Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:16:44 +0000 stk [Visitor] c86502@http://personman.com/ <p>Moral erosion, like the geological metaphorical equivalent, occurs very slowly and over a long period of time. I fear not for us, but for our children&#8217;s children. </p> <p>People will wonder <em>how</em>, <em>where</em> and <em>why</em> our world has gotten <strong>so far</strong> off track.</p> <p>The answer &#8230; sadly, will be &#8230; the myriad of decisions made by &#8220;intelligent&#8221; people, for all of the &#8220;right&#8221; reasons.</p> Moral erosion, like the geological metaphorical equivalent, occurs very slowly and over a long period of time. I fear not for us, but for our children’s children.

People will wonder how, where and why our world has gotten so far off track.

The answer … sadly, will be … the myriad of decisions made by “intelligent” people, for all of the “right” reasons.

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