Wisconsin group opposes Ten Commandment display at Rogersville, TN

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If they can show where Sharia law has influenced legal history there, then let them ask for it to be posted as well.
 
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chiggervol said:
How do you think Christanity spread so far and wide back in the day? I believe they were called The Crusades?
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I really don't want to wade through this whole topic again, but I would like to point out that the Crusaders were not Christians, they were Roman Papists. There is a difference, at least in my opinion.

The closest example in modern day America would be the Obamabots.
 
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Last time I checked history the Muslims made better gains than the Christians during this period. The Muslims sacked Rome, conquered a good portion of France with almost making it to Paris even, almost taking Vienna and even making gains into modern Poland and the Ukraine and Russia. If we're comparing the two sides, I'd say the Muslims made even greater headway into killing and converting.

Of course now more recently they've made much greater gains just by moving in than invading with armies.
 
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I'd like to see them Muslims get in my trailer. If they make it past my dogs they are really in for a hurtin.
 
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Panthro said:
I don't get why someone would have a problem with the Ten Commandments. Even if you don't believe in God, Commandments 2-10 are ideas that should be embraced by everyone.
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Who says if I blasphemy and work on Sunday I am a bad person? In fact, what is immoral about that or how am I harming anybody else?
 
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utvolpj said:
then let's just rename them "Common sense rules to live by" and make everyone happy
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Actually, only roughly half make sense, the rest are rubbish with no bearing on real morality.

Agreed some are common sense, its hard to believe nobody thought murder was wrong before they were written down in the bible.
 
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rjd970 said:
Actually, only roughly half make sense, the rest are rubbish with no bearing on real morality.

Agreed some are common sense, its hard to believe nobody thought murder was wrong before they were written down in the bible.
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That was my whole point. The Commandments (minus the first) are hardly wild ideas only to be understood by Jews and Christians. This Wisconsin group seems to be just looking for something to offend them. I'm sure the court in Rogersville still functions in accordance with the law. If I read a Buddhist Proverb posted on the wall at my local post office, I would read it and either agree with it or not. I am positive that it would not offend me just based on the fact that I don't happen to worship Buddha.
 
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Panthro said:
That was my whole point. The Commandments (minus the first) are hardly wild ideas only to be understood by Jews and Christians. This Wisconsin group seems to be just looking for something to offend them. I'm sure the court in Rogersville still functions in accordance with the law. If I read a Buddhist Proverb posted on the wall at my local post office, I would read it and either agree with it or not. I am positive that it would not offend me just based on the fact that I don't happen to worship Buddha.
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How about a passage from the Koran, provided it didn't advocate anything illegal?
 
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IPorange said:
How about a passage from the Koran, provided it didn't advocate anything illegal?
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If the people of the town are fine with, post it. If some douchebag trouble-seeker in Wisconsin has a problem, who cares?
 
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kptvol said:
If the people of the town are fine with, post it. If some douchebag trouble-seeker in Wisconsin has a problem, who cares?
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I recall a thread about a town that was over half muslim in Michigan, and people were ticked because they were running things their way...
 
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IPorange said:
I recall a thread about a town that was over half muslim in Michigan, and people were ticked because they were running things their way...
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Were people in that Michigan town upset? Are people in this town? (Serious questions, not jackassery).
 
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No to the first, While I am sure an individual could be found apparently this movement is from those Wisconsin fellows on the second.
 
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IPorange said:
No to the first, While I am sure an individual could be found apparently this movement is from those Wisconsin fellows on the second.
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To me, this just reeks of cheeseheads that ran out of crap to complain about who've decided to come tell some Tennessee hillbillies how to live.
 
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#42
Maybe, but then Southerners are very sensitive about anyone coming from up North or from the West Coast and saying ANYTHING.
 
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IPorange said:
Maybe, but then Southerners are very sensitive about anyone coming from up North or from the West Coast and saying ANYTHING.
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Outsiders are very quick to assume Southerners are dumber than rocks and need to be told what to think. So, it goes both ways.
 
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kptvol said:
To me, this just reeks of cheeseheads that ran out of crap to complain about who've decided to come tell some Tennessee hillbillies how to live.
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I see it as someone in Rogersville searched them out because one person saying it wouldn't have lasted long in those parts. Get someone to do the work for you and it's much easier.
 
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utvolpj said:
I see it as someone in Rogersville searched them out because one person saying it wouldn't have lasted long in those parts. Get someone to do the work for you and it's much easier.
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Good point.
And if so.

It sounds like locally he is in the minority, and realizing his stance will not fly he tries to garner support with those irrelevant to the situation.
 
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BeecherVol said:
Good point.
And if so.

It sounds like locally he is in the minority, and realizing his stance will not fly he tries to garner support with those irrelevant to the situation.
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so since he's in the minority his voice shouldn't be heard? Maybe he contacted them for advice on how to proceed and they offered to come help. Having been to Rogersville many times, I'm not sure they take kindly to anyone in a minority. Having someone get your back is always helpful
 
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utvolpj said:
so since he's in the minority his voice shouldn't be heard? Maybe he contacted them for advice on how to proceed and they offered to come help. Having been to Rogersville many times, I'm not sure they take kindly to anyone in a minority. Having someone get your back is always helpful
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Seems to be going a tad overboard to have a piece of paper taken off a wall.
 
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