Magzilla's Conversation with Miss Lori (3)
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posted Jul 01, 2008 06:18PM GMT
Ah, the federal reserve, that is a whole new discussion. Are you sure you want to get into that? LOL
My arguement is not to prohibit anyone from doing whatever their religion requires unless it hurts people or animals or forces their belief onto others. My problem is with the religous people who think it is okay for time to be taken out of learning time in schools so their kid can pray or for us to follow on set of religious rules that were made into laws or motos for a country that is not made up of one religion. -
posted Jul 01, 2008 06:08PM GMTNowhere in the constitution does it prohibit the public display of religious icons, symbols, pictures,etc. The government shall make NO LAW respecting the establishment of religion, or the FREE expression thereof. This also means that the government cannot make any law prohibiting the free expression of religion, and that includes the public displays. I understand that you think that any religious icon displayed in a government building and money constitutes "establishment" of a particular religion, or as endorsing a particular religion. You may have a point regarding government buildings, but our money is not "government" owned.
If you look at your money, you will see that it says, "Federal Reserve note". The Federal Reserve Bank is a cartel of PRIVATELY owned banks, and is not subject to congressional oversight or audits. The Federal Reserve loans money to the government, at interest. It prints all the money in circulation, and collects interest on that money from our government. The federal reserve, of course, has the right to print whatever they like on their own money. -
posted Jul 01, 2008 05:27PM GMTBob blocked me so I couldn't respond to you on his poll, so here is my response to you:
Let me clarify what I meant by public buildings, I was talking about government buildings.
You do an awesome job of blowing things out of proportion Lori. Are you always so dramatic or is it just this topic?
Most hospitals are privately owned, some libraries are, stores are privately owned, churches can do whatever they believe in, people can do what they want in their own yards, private schools can do what they want, and cemeteries are privately owned. The headstone is up to the person who buys the plot of land in cemetery as to what is on their headstone.
Praying in government buildings and public schools and have religious slogans on American money and seals is not okay.