Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

erm - do we believe everything we read ? :snortle:

If it's on the Internets, it has to be true!

[beppe]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Hello, my friend! What are you referring to? Does "the big apple" refer to New York? What do you mean by "the new place of cult"? Cult as in a religious cult, or cult as being short for culture?

NY, ground zero, mosque.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

profound !

from there you can only do better.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by beppe

NY, ground zero, mosque.

Not sure if this is the right forum for that question, but my opinion is that an Islamic Cultural center (it isn't a mosque) located near ground zero would put the lie to the charge mouthed by the enemies of this country who claim that the United States is anti-Muslim. It would also show the world that Muslims are part of the mosaic of American life. We claim that our struggle is with terrorists, not religious ideology, and this would certainly be a case of putting our money where our mouth is. Muslim citizens of this nation should have the same rights as other Americans to build where they see fit. Whether the choice of sites to build was prudent or in the best interests of harmony is another question.

A brief aside: I read on another website where one person recently stated (with tongue firmly in cheek) that he was opposed to the Cultural Center because the plans also call for a swimming pool to be built on the premises, and he found thought of Muslim women prancing around the poolside clad in only burkinis to be disturbing.

For the record, the Cultural Center is to be open to everyone, not just Muslims.

Also for the record: Within that other ground zero site, the Pentagon, there are already patriotic Americans working there who take time out of each day to face Mecca to pray.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Not sure if this is the right forum for that question, but my opinion is that an Islamic Cultural center (it isn't a mosque) located near ground zero would put the lie to the charge mouthed by the enemies of this country who claim that the United States is anti-Muslim. It would also shown the world that Muslims are part of the mosaic of American life. We claim that our struggle is with terrorists, not religious ideology, and this would certainly be a case of putting out money where our mouth is. Muslim citizens of this nation should have the same rights as other Americans to build where they see fit. Whether the choice of sites to build was prudent or in the best interests of harmony is another question.

A brief aside: I read on another website where one person recently stated (with tongue firmly in cheek) that he was opposed to the Cultural Center because the plans also call for a swimming pool to be built on the premises, and he found thought of Muslim women prancing around the poolside clad in only burkinis to be disturbing.

For the record, the Cultural Center is to be open to everyone, not just Muslims.

thank you Tom. To a an almost improper question a very good, balanced answer. Thank you again.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Right now I am browsing though the Zen proverbs on Wikiquote.

My favorites so far:

Those are wonderful!

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by beppe

thank you Tom. To a an almost improper question a very good, balanced answer. Thank you again.

Indeed !

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Ea

Since Tom brought up Conservapedia...
I found the following in the article on Feminism - I'm still laughing so hard I'm crying...

Remember this quote, Ea?


.....The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.
..........— Rev. Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (1930 - ). From a fund raising letter sent out in 1992.


When he was running for President in 1988, I jokingly told my co-workers I might consider voting for him, as he is the one candidate I've seen who never lets his religious beliefs influence his politics.

[FlorenceArt]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

.....The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.
..........— Rev. Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (1930 - ). From a fund raising letter sent out in 1992.

Really, I can do all that if I become a feminist? How fun! Wait, I am a feminist already. Too bad I don't have a husband to leave, or a child to kill. Practice witchcraft, nah, boring... Destroy capitalism, OK, that might be fun, erm, where do I start... Become a lesbian... let me think about it

[ardeegee]

There is currently a side project by the minds at Conservapedia to rewrite an offensively liberal book.

Other links (note the furrin' spelling.)

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Really, I can do all that if I become a feminist? How fun! Wait, I am a feminist already. Too bad I don't have a husband to leave, or a child to kill. Practice witchcraft, nah, boring... Destroy capitalism, OK, that might be fun, erm, where do I start... Become a lesbian... let me think about it

Oh thank you Florence ... I needed a laugh this morning ... now if only it didn't involve cleaning off my keyboard now ...

What a wonderful "To Do" list!

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Oh thank you Florence ... I needed a laugh this morning ... now if only it didn't involve cleaning off my keyboard now ...

What a wonderful "To Do" list!

It's vital, I'm sure, that all these are done in the correct order !

[FlorenceArt]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

It's vital, I'm sure, that all these are done in the correct order !

Are you sure? I would so like to skip to the Destroy capitalism part. But I'm not sure how being a feminist is going to help with that. I need to do some web searching...

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Really, I can do all that if I become a feminist? How fun! Wait, I am a feminist already. Too bad I don't have a husband to leave, or a child to kill. Practice witchcraft, nah, boring... Destroy capitalism, OK, that might be fun, erm, where do I start... Become a lesbian... let me think about it

I wasn't even aware that becoming a homosexual was an option. Most of the research I've read on the subject tends to confirm that sexual orientation is an accident of birth, like eye color or gender.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by ardeegee

There is currently a side project by the minds at Conservapedia to rewrite an offensively liberal book.

Other links (note the furrin' spelling.)

Liberals have been sneaking their bias into the Bible since at least 1599, didn't you know?

Proverbs 11:25, The Geneva Bible (1599): The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.

Proverbs 11:25, King James Version (1611): The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.