america is founded on religious pluralism. the very reason why the founding fathers found it necessary to include the freedom of religion in the constitution was because christians had a bad track record when it came to respecting religious pluralism & freedom of religion.
so basically, neither religion has a doctrine which is inherently pro-religious-pluralism
but in practice (thanks mostly to the reformation and the corrosion of religious influence in western culture and society) modern christianity has been less problematic for the ideal of religious pluralism than modern islam has.
but once again, it's nothing inherent to the religion that makes this so. it has more to do with the circumstances of history.
so in short, neither religion is inherently more in line with the american constitution.... and at their core both have doctrines which claim a monopoly on religious truth and lend themselves to intolerance for other religious beliefs.
Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Pretty sure I didn't..the media did.
No, the school officials did.
If this was a plan by the boy and his family to sue the city, then it is predicated on the school officials responding precisely the way the boy and his family predicted they would respond.
Hence, just because someone sets a trap, it does not mean you have to step in it.
The school officials could have responded in any number of different ways, yet they chose to respond in precisely the way that would play into this imaginary plot, and then they had the temerity to say they are not accountable for how they responded because they were tricked into revealing their true colors.
They were entrapped by a teenage boy and just could not help themselves.
"It was all a plot to sue the city," does not excuse their behavior, it adds a layer of stupidity on top of it.
Originally posted by Adam_PoEDaaaaaaaamn!!! 😱 Good post!
No, the school officials did.If this was a plan by the boy and his family to sue the city, then it is predicated on the school officials responding precisely the way the boy and his family predicted they would respond.
Hence, just because someone sets a trap, it does not mean you have to step in it.
The school officials could have responded in any number of different ways, yet they chose to respond in precisely the way that would play into this imaginary plot, and then they had the temerity to say they are not accountable for how they responded because they were tricked into revealing their true colors.
They were entrapped by a teenage boy and just could not help themselves.
"It was all a plot to sue the city," does not excuse their behavior, it adds a layer of stupidity on top of it.
Now that everyone knows it was a trap does the government still have to pay?
Originally posted by Shakyamunison"How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones against the rock," (Psalm 137:9). Is this verse supposed to stand alone because it seems as though it's an incomplete picture/idea.
So, it changes over time?
Like one sentence out of a paragraph.
I myself have slaughtered many babies. 😉
They were roach babies but that fact isn't necessary to complete the previous sentence.
Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Did you know the clock boy is suing the government for $15 million? Of coarse this was all pre planned.
Which is utterly ridiculous. As far as I am concerned the kid doesn't deserve any money. Are we supposed to believe this left him traumatized or something? If so then okay, a therapist doesn't cost 15 million.
If he got 15 million that money would come from...let me guess, the tax payers?
They might be asking for a ridiculously high amount in order to ensure they get *some* kind of settlement, but seriously they don't even deserve 10 grand let alone 15 million. Since where would the school get 15 million?
To me if he deserved any money that went down the tube once he or his family asked for 15 million. It shouldn't even be 15 thousand.
Originally posted by Jesus McBurgeryea...i can explain it... the jews were exiled into babylon at the time and so they had some beef
Psalm 137:9 can someone explain this?
the previous verse says
"O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us."
in a nutshell: ancient people were pretty cut throat. i'm sure this comes as a surprise to all of us.