scott_harpell

you might want to check that Hammurabi was 1700BC. The years attributed to the 10 commandments is soemthing like 1300B.C.True Hammurabi was first but it is clear that the 10 commandments picked up from Hammurabi. I see the 10 commandments are a refinement of the Hammurabi code and actually is fairly close to the baisic tenants of law that we have here. That is why I tend to believe that it had a great influence on our laws and society. Would I have a problem placing Hammurabi in the court room? Nope.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT YET A HUMAN BEING! INCAPABLE OF LIVING BY ITSELF! I asked you before to define the beginning of life - you haven't. Until you define that your another right wing wackjob (the counterpoint to a leftwing loon) Acting on your "feelings" and "beliefs" the same touchy feely crap that the Republicans loved to slam democrats over. If a baby is delivered and unable to live without a incubator or respirator may we kill it then as well? That's not a decision anyone should be making for the family. I wouldn't want the government deciding whether or not I should be pulled off a respirator for that matter, that decision belongs to the people who care about me most. Not the rest of you wankers Well what if you have 99% chance of survival and your mother says "you know, I really don't think that I can handle this kid." and kills you. You can't survive without assistance, but you will live regardless. Why is this any different given your logic?

Your religion got a warmer reception in Europe? I did actually. You see, I find that they are much more willing to discuss the issues rather than blather on about how much of a brown shirt nazi i am and how stupid i am. We can disagree but that does not mean that we can't be civil.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT YET A HUMAN BEING! INCAPABLE OF LIVING BY ITSELF! I asked you before to define the beginning of life - you haven't. Until you define that your another right wing wackjob (the counterpoint to a leftwing loon) Acting on your "feelings" and "beliefs" the same touchy feely crap that the Republicans loved to slam democrats over. If a baby is delivered and unable to live without a incubator or respirator may we kill it then as well?

How many innocent children has our government killed in Iraq? Isn't that murder??? Where are this countries morals then?

Well in the United States, I went to school in the Everett School System. Then they went completely left and baisically called me an idiot for believing in God. I was glad my family moved back and forth from Europe to save me from having to go through that all at once.

What is this supposed to mean? Our legal system is a legal system based on individual freedoms of speech, religion, etc. Our legal system makes no reference of the ten commandments. Is adultery outlawed? Are all people required to "keep holy the Lord's day"? Swearing? Give me a break. This is another Christian wing-nut idea. Jim Jim Jim. It is based in truth. The Judeo principles founded our belief systems. Lockean ethics etc. Social contract was written about in the Bible.

I am just throwing this out. Perhaps the reason that the religious rights are being fought so diligently is because people, like those on this website, constantly berate Christians and many feel that they are persecuted (at least on a personal level). If the Christians continue to feel attacked likely their defense of things such as school prayer and 10 commandment issues wouldn't be an issue. Many likely feel a sense of their extermination because of loud vocal persecution from people like Dave Schuldt. Perhaps if people like he were not so offensive it wouldn't be an issue. But alas it is a two way street.

None. I went to public school before they took it out of the system and it was never led by the teacher and ws called "a moment of silence." Nothing wrong withthat I would say.

I want Bill back!

I still don't think that killing fetuses should be legal regardless of what people do "underground." The 10 commandments are tthe basis of our legal system. It only makes sense that a historical document like that be there. I don't care about it that much, but I don't see why dems are so pissed about it (and reverse for the repubs). call it "spritual introspection" if you want. What is the big deal? Thank God. I will tell you that I think the killing of a child is murder and therefore against the laws of this country. I don't understand why people don't think this is murder; the killing of another human being.

If you think Republicans are somehow above politics and bullshit backscratching political maneuvers, etc., you're delusional. Wake up, dumbfuck. Read dumbfuck! Never said that did I? Wake up from your partisan slumber!

Polarity.

How can Libertarians get Democrats and Republicans to realize that they don't have a claim on my income to give to others?

With freedoms comes responsibility. I feel that we must take responsibility for our actions. If that means having a baby even if it is inconvenient then so be it. Adoption is a route. There isnever a shortage of parent waiting to adopt. Baisically it comes down to convenience. Having a baby is inconvenient but is is the responsibility we must accept for our actions. Overpopulation is the most serious problem facing mankind. Why go out of our way to make this problem worse when there are extremely strong legal and moral arguments for letting the mother decide? I think calling abortion "population control" is sick personally. I am far mroe worried about over-population in say India. Now they have issues. I read a statistic that soon the U.S. will join Europe in having a negative population increase. Regardless, I don't think that population control is a good reason to encourage abortion.

but they did just use atheism. It was part of every doctrine that they used. I was there.

With freedoms comes responsibility. I feel that we must take responsibility for our actions. If that means having a baby even if it is inconvenient then so be it. Adoption is a route. There isnever a shortage of parent waiting to adopt. Baisically it comes down to convenience. Having a baby is inconvenient but is is the responsibility we must accept for our actions.

Not true at all. At best this is a generalization. You cannot tell me that the democrats put up a strong candidate. This is the real erason that Bush got re-elected.

I think in theory you are right, but in practice the Democratic party gets mired in the politics on the hill and becomes inefective. I seriosly doubt that the progressive for progressive's sake legislation apparent in affirmative action is helping any. I think that both conservativism and liberalism are good at the ore but bastardizations because of politics corrupt the good nature of the ideas.

Yes it did. It was part of the arxist doctrine ratified by Lenin, Stalin, Glasnost and Peristroika. I do think that Atheism is a religion. This is the reason that I feel that prayer in schools is ok. Everyone ahs their reigion and they can do whatever they want with the time they have allocated for "spiritual contemplation."

Ooo I never said nor implied that. I think that when a guy kills a pregnant mother he should receive a double homicide.It has nothign to do with my political leanings. It is us the way I think abotu life. I think people should be responsible for their actions and this includes the men who knocked the women up in the first place. I think that the legislation should be stricter on dead beat dads rather than letting everyone just erase the mistakes they have made.

Much to the chagrin of whom?

Exactly and you are both dumbasses. There are some that have been there for 150 years and are being torn down. It is also stupid to erect them to just piss off the liberals.

I agree. I think there are few people that were really happy with their choices the other night and they are idiots. The thing I wonder about the Democratic party is that if its only real ideal is being "progressive" where can it go? It has to stop somewhere. It reminds me of Marx's prediction of the fall of capitolism. I think both will happen someday. You can only streamline/progress so far and then what do you have?

You are hyperbolizing it. Ok we do not want God in the White House but at the same time do not want atheism to become the official religion of the U.S. either. That was triend in another country once already. I really don't know what to tell you but I think abortion is murder. I also think it is murder when someone stabs a pregnant woman and the child dies. Seems like a no-brainer there but maybe I am missing something. Trying to say that Christians are trying impliment a theocracy is inflamatory and just plain wrong.