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Postby DarwinNebraska » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:37 pm

DerriD wrote:We are all still fortunate enough to live in a nation where we can openly discuss (and often argue) about topics that range from when exactly JY became a dick to world politics. I respect everyone's right to having their own opinion. However when it comes to dealing with Islam, one needs to look no further than the countries that are already under Muslim 'rule'. How free are those countries? Where is the latitude for JY -vs- DDY debate? This is a battle that has been going on since the 7th century. If you choose to believe that we are not in this for a long time, I envy your ignorance. I'm not sure exactly what the best solution is and don't profess to. This much is certain. Once a country becomes an Islamic majority, all other points of view are eliminated. The muslims are a patient people. They will wait us out. The reason we have survived as long as we have so far is simply this. We have had the means to destroy our enemy, but not the will. Our enemy has had the will to destroy us, but not the means. Eventually they will have both the means AND the will. I hope we don't live to see the day this happens.


Don't worry... once they take out a shopping mall or a school, attitudes in the US will change.

And as soon as Iran gets nuclear weapons the playing field will change forever. It doesn't take a genius to realize that if they won't use them themselves, they'll put them in the hands of people who will.

At some point it will come down to us or them... and the war will be fought that way.
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Postby Zan » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:40 pm

stmonkeys wrote:(btw-aren't catholics christian? )



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Postby LifeGiver » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:45 pm

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LifeGiver wrote:I actually fear what happens when Bush is out of office. Look at the current pool of candidates. There is not ONE with solid christian principles (democrat or republican). On the Democrat side we have Hilary "Vince Foster" Clinton, Barack Osama the muslim, and sleazy John Edwards. On the republicans we have catholic Guiliani, morman Mitt Romney, and uber liberal John McCain. What ever happened to sin?!

-Shane


did it ever occur to you that not everybody in this country is "CHRISTIAN?" It's generalizations like this that really piss me off. i'm a jew. i take offense to people spewing about "christian values" and denouncing all of those whose belifes are different than theirs. this country is founded upon the notion of freedom of religion and separation of church and state (supposedly- but i highly doubt it with the current administration) I find it highly insulting that there are people out there with such closed minds that they feel the need to conveniently lable others as "a muslim, catholic, sleazy, uber liberal.....etc in order to discredit their viewpoints. Let's talk about the issues and leave the lables on clothing, where they belong. You have a problem with muslims, jews and catholics? The world isn't just Christians (btw-aren't catholics christian? don't they all believe in christ? ) And for the record, it's my understanding that Obama attended a muslim school, but is a catholic. My children attended a jewish pre-school, but almost 50% of the students are christian or "goyim" ;) does that make them jews?

sorry- this is something that i have a major problem with.


Well, like it or not, this is a country founded on "christian principles". The fact that we have gotten away from christian principles is the reason we have elected people like Bill Clinton who lie to all of us about immoral behavior. As a jew, you should applaud christian principles (as they are actually judeo-christian principles layed down in the old testament in the book of deuteronomy. As for mormons, they are a cult and I prefer to not have a president worshipping false idols and Roman Catholics follow more pagan belief than biblical beliefs.


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Postby DarwinNebraska » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:49 pm

stmonkeys wrote:did it ever occur to you that not everybody in this country is "CHRISTIAN?" It's generalizations like this that really piss me off. i'm a jew.


I'm a Jew too.

i take offense to people spewing about "christian values" and denouncing all of those whose belifes are different than theirs. this country is founded upon the notion of freedom of religion and separation of church and state (supposedly- but i highly doubt it with the current administration)


Our country was founded on Judeo-Christian values... and the whole 'separation of church and state' banner has really been misrepresented. The term was originated by Thomas Jefferson in the following context:

Jefferson writes: "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church & State."

If you look at the history the United States of America... it was founded on Judeo-Christian values and their was no "absence of God". Just look around... there are references to God just about everywhere throughout our country's history... starting with the Declaration of Independence.

It's only in more recent times that there has been this almost militant effort to enforce an atheistic view of our governement.

That's not how it's ever been. And that pisses me off.
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Postby stmonkeys » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:14 pm

DarwinNebraska wrote:
stmonkeys wrote:did it ever occur to you that not everybody in this country is "CHRISTIAN?" It's generalizations like this that really piss me off. i'm a jew.


I'm a Jew too.

i take offense to people spewing about "christian values" and denouncing all of those whose belifes are different than theirs. this country is founded upon the notion of freedom of religion and separation of church and state (supposedly- but i highly doubt it with the current administration)


Our country was founded on Judeo-Christian values... and the whole 'separation of church and state' banner has really been misrepresented. The term was originated by Thomas Jefferson in the following context:

Jefferson writes: "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church & State."

If you look at the history the United States of America... it was founded on Judeo-Christian values and their was no "absence of God". Just look around... there are references to God just about everywhere throughout our country's history... starting with the Declaration of Independence.

It's only in more recent times that there has been this almost militant effort to enforce an atheistic view of our governement.

That's not how it's ever been. And that pisses me off.



but wasn't "under god" only recently added to the pledge of alliegence? if i remember correctly, it was around the time of WW II. (which is still fairly recent, in history's sake) -just an observation.

i have no problem with people believing in god. do i? i sometimes have my doubts. we have entered very dangerous times, and having one religous group dictate the future of our country frightens me.
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Postby StyxCollector » Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:08 pm

Well, as another member of 'the Tribe', I highly suggest some folks read the book GI Jews about what Jews serving in WWII went through to try to be accepted as equals. This country may have been founded on Judeo-Christian ideals, but this line really, really pissed me off:
LifeGiver wrote:As a jew, you should applaud christian principles


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Look, I have nothing against Christians, Catholics, Muslims (well, those fundamentalist ones aren't so good), or athiests. You can believe (or not believe) what you want. However, the shift towards a more conservative Christian ideal is just a tad uncomfortable these days, and there's no surprise that anti-Semitism is on the rise (even if small). I've experienced it a little over the years, and it's not fun. Some of it is that Judaism is inevitably linked to Zionism and how people view Israel ... and then the whole Israel/Palestine thing. Look at all of the controversy with Jimmy Carter over the past year. You need to view a person who happens to be Jewish different from a Zionist, etc. They are linked, but in no way the same thing.

Having Jesus shoved down my throat is not my idea of being founded on Judeo-Christian ideals. Not many do, but I know I'm not going to hell for not believing that Jesus was anything other than some guy who did live thousands of hears ago.

It's not easy being looked at like I have two heads when I need to take off for Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur sucks. Fellow Jews sometimes don't help my cause because some don't observe at all, making it even harder. I would gladly trade Christmas and holidays like that for my holidays. Good thing I'm not more observant and do every holiday and fast, because I would be screwed in terms of days I'd need off.

I also think we in America have been incredibly lucky. Other than isolated incidents, we don't live under the threat countries like Israel or the UK do in terms of things like bombings, etc. I can't imagine how different my life would be different
if I walked out my door every day thinking I could walk into a cafe and get blown up. And people wonder why the Israelis are the way they are ...

America is an incredibly tolerant and intolerant country at the same time - a wondeful dichotomy. As a Jew, I tend to be more conscious of my surroundings when I'm on the road, and have been since I first encountered anti-Semitism when I was 16. 99% of the people are not idiots. It's that 1% you need to worry about.
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Postby OrangeJelly » Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:56 pm

I've been lurking for quite some time now, but the religion in America topic strikes a nerve deep within. I'm Asian AND Buddhist, a lethal combination for any kid living in a rural Southern outskirt. The one thing I've never understood is the need to label principles as strictly Christian. Do people still think the minority religions and races are heathens?? I'm fairly sure my values dovetail nicely with any Christian's, or for that matter, Catholic's, Muslim's, Jew's, etc. Why the need to label others based on faith? Your values are formed by your environment. Were you at your church more than 50% of the day while you were growing up? More likely you learned from your parents. Parents are parents. They want to raise children to become exemplary adults. Values and principles are formed with the same good intent. Please don't use them to further hate under the guise of championing your own religion. We believe what we feel meets our needs, we've all got our own issues and don't need others telling us how best to handle them.

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Postby shaka » Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:20 pm

LifeGiver wrote:I actually fear what happens when Bush is out of office. Look at the current pool of candidates. There is not ONE with solid christian principles (democrat or republican). On the Democrat side we have Hilary "Vince Foster" Clinton, Barack Osama the muslim, and sleazy John Edwards. On the republicans we have catholic Guiliani, morman Mitt Romney, and uber liberal John McCain. What ever happened to sin?!

-Shane


There's absolutely nothing wrong with Mitt Romney. If you want christian principles he's your man. The fact that he's a mormon should actually push him in that direction if that's what you're worried about. Whether or not mormons are christians can be debated ad naseum but the values that mormons and christians share are very close.
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Postby DarwinNebraska » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:27 pm

stmonkeys wrote:but wasn't "under god" only recently added to the pledge of alliegence? if i remember correctly, it was around the time of WW II. (which is still fairly recent, in history's sake) -just an observation.


That's true... but not sure what your point is. The fact is our founding fathers had a very strong belief in a higher power and that's pretty evident just about everywhere you turn in our history.

i have no problem with people believing in god. do i? i sometimes have my doubts. we have entered very dangerous times, and having one religous group dictate the future of our country frightens me.


There are are cuckoos in every religion... however our government won't even name our enemy and that's Muslim Extremists.

This politically correct bizarro world we live in results in us not even naming our enemy rightfully but instead coming up with euphemisms like "war on terror" and crap like that.

The facts are facts... and it wasn't blond Swedish guys that ran planes into the WTC.
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Postby DarwinNebraska » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:29 pm

If anything, at least we've made one thing clear.... Jews love Styx!

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Postby Rockwriter » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:37 pm

LifeGiver wrote:Sorry for loving my country ::shrug::

-Shane



You know, ordinarily I wouldn't chime in on a political issue on a non-political board, but this comment bears at least some response, so here goes: Bush is NOT America incarnate. Supporting him is not the same thing as supporting the troops or America itself. He's just one in a long line of presidents, and a truly bad one at that, by the collective reckoning of the vast majority if his own constituents. He clearly does NOT stand for the average American's values. As for "giving him a chance", well, we HAVE given him a chance . . . and another and another and another, and he has screwed them all up and continues to screw them all up. It doesn't mean that you love your country any more or less than anyone else if you support him . . . this is still America, for the moment, and in America everyone has the right and ability to speak his mind and criticize his leaders.

Is it your position that America should become like Hitler's Germany, where we are actually unable to criticize and question our own leaders?


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By the way. I don't seem to remember the sections of the Bible where Jesus took out his Uzi and started blasting people. Perhaps I skipped that part?
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Postby styxfanNH » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:39 pm

What was this thread about in the first place??? Oh yeah, bitch about JY....
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Postby gr8dane » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:37 am

styxfansite wrote:
stmonkeys wrote:
rajah2165 wrote:
LifeGiver wrote:I, for one, never cared for JYs voice or his songs. I found some of his songs to be offensive. I like Tommy Shaw and the way he was able to combine rock with melody and restraint. I was never a big Dennis fan (though I do like his songs alot), but that being said, his voice seem to go better with the band. I am a Styx fan for Tommy Shaw. I always skipped the JY songs on the albums and the songs that Tommy plays lead on IMHO are way better than the JY guitar leads (and I do play guitar so I know something about technique). For me JY was an adequate rhythm guitarist who should not have sung lead on anything. I will say that JYs stuff on Kilroy is my favorite part of that album - bleh!

-Shane


Hey Shane -

Bush sucks.


mark this one on the calendar... i'm actually agreeing with rajah! ;)


Yeah, I am not to crazy about Kurt Bush either.


Just so I can be part of this thread,I like Dr.Hugo Z. Hackenbush myself.
And to help spin this JY's fault bit further away from that actual point of discussion ,any Marx Brothers fans around here.?
That reminds me of when Groucho was not allowed to go into a swimming pool because it was for non-jews.He then was wondering if he could just go in to his waist ,since he was actually only half jewish.
I had to laugh.
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Postby Rockwriter » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:49 am

SuiteMadameBlue wrote:Okay enough with the politics and name calling!! Sheesh!

Here is a Styx Trivia, I guess that it does have to do with politics - LOL


What members of "Classic Styx" met with which president back in the "hey day" of Styx? Which member or members did NOT meet with that president and why?



I think all of the guys (and their wives) except JY met Reagan during the RTP tour. JY refused because he hated the Reagan presidency so much, from my understanding.


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Postby LifeGiver » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:52 am

Just to Clarify -

I have nothing against Mitt Romney for being a Mormon or Rudy Guilliani for being a catholic just like I have nothing against Chuck P for his gayness. I have strong religious convictions that I would like to see represented in our leaders. Bush represents good down home christian values. No, Jesus may have not used an uzi to blow away muslims but he stood up for principles and had the courage to stand up to political correctness. I think that liberals are an evil presence in our country getting us away from our courage a a strong christian nation.

We are a strong people who have given the world great artists, composers, scientists, and visionaries. There is a sinful group of people in our own country who would like to see this very strength disapear. They so it in the name of "tolerance" but they are the evil ones. Rise up and take the country back from these people. They work hand in hand with those who would like to destroy us! We are Americans! Let us act like Americans! Bush is our leader and true patriots support their leader. He has been shown to be a great crusader in this world.

...just my $.02.

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Postby Rockwriter » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:03 am

stmonkeys wrote:
LifeGiver wrote:I actually fear what happens when Bush is out of office. Look at the current pool of candidates. There is not ONE with solid christian principles (democrat or republican). On the Democrat side we have Hilary "Vince Foster" Clinton, Barack Osama the muslim, and sleazy John Edwards. On the republicans we have catholic Guiliani, morman Mitt Romney, and uber liberal John McCain. What ever happened to sin?!

-Shane


did it ever occur to you that not everybody in this country is "CHRISTIAN?" It's generalizations like this that really piss me off. i'm a jew. i take offense to people spewing about "christian values" and denouncing all of those whose belifes are different than theirs. this country is founded upon the notion of freedom of religion and separation of church and state (supposedly- but i highly doubt it with the current administration) I find it highly insulting that there are people out there with such closed minds that they feel the need to conveniently lable others as "a muslim, catholic, sleazy, uber liberal.....etc in order to discredit their viewpoints. Let's talk about the issues and leave the lables on clothing, where they belong. You have a problem with muslims, jews and catholics? The world isn't just Christians (btw-aren't catholics christian? don't they all believe in christ? ) And for the record, it's my understanding that Obama attended a muslim school, but is a catholic. My children attended a jewish pre-school, but almost 50% of the students are christian or "goyim" ;) does that make them jews?

sorry- this is something that i have a major problem with.



Me too! And I'm technically a Christian, though I think a lot of modern-day Christianity is just bumper-sticker bullshit with no substance. It's terrifying to me how modern day Christianity has allowed itself to be turned into the propaganda arm of the Bush administration, bastardizing scripture and twisting it to suit the agenda. These people . . . my problem with them is that I can't tell them from the people they purport to oppose.

Here's a little game: take the following line and fill in the blanks. "I believe in (blank), therefore it is okay to hate/kill (blank)". The Christian right wants us to believe that if you put "Jesus" in the first blank and "Muslims" in the second, that's cool, but not the other way around. They don't appear to be able to see that their beliefs are just as nutty as those of fundamentalist Muslims. The problem here isn't one of one country versus another, the problem is that hardcore fundamentalists of every stripe are in power too much in ALL of the countries involved, including ours. God forbid that any information should penetrate their pre-existing world view.


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Postby Rockwriter » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:18 am

LifeGiver wrote:Just to Clarify -

I have nothing against Mitt Romney for being a Mormon or Rudy Guilliani for being a catholic just like I have nothing against Chuck P for his gayness. I have strong religious convictions that I would like to see represented in our leaders. Bush represents good down home christian values. No, Jesus may have not used an uzi to blow away muslims but he stood up for principles and had the courage to stand up to political correctness. I think that liberals are an evil presence in our country getting us away from our courage a a strong christian nation.

We are a strong people who have given the world great artists, composers, scientists, and visionaries. There is a sinful group of people in our own country who would like to see this very strength disapear. They so it in the name of "tolerance" but they are the evil ones. Rise up and take the country back from these people. They work hand in hand with those who would like to destroy us! We are Americans! Let us act like Americans! Bush is our leader and true patriots support their leader. He has been shown to be a great crusader in this world.

...just my $.02.

-Shane



I'm reasonably liberal, and I'm certainly not plotting the overthrow of the free world. I'm sorry, it is not the sole province of one group of people to decide who is a "true" patriot and who is not. Your assertion that a so-called "true" patriot supports a leader, EVEN IF HE BELIEVES THAT LEADER IS WRONG, is nonsense. Does that mean that a "true" German patriot should have supported Hitler? I would submit that a true patriot does what he believes is right for his country as a collective, instead of blindly playing a game of Follow the Idiot.

By the way, if a true patriot always supports his leader, does that mean you did not criticize Clinton when he was president?


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Postby SuiteMadameBlue » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:35 am

Rockwriter wrote:
SuiteMadameBlue wrote:Okay enough with the politics and name calling!! Sheesh!

Here is a Styx Trivia, I guess that it does have to do with politics - LOL


What members of "Classic Styx" met with which president back in the "hey day" of Styx? Which member or members did NOT meet with that president and why?



I think all of the guys (and their wives) except JY met Reagan during the RTP tour. JY refused because he hated the Reagan presidency so much, from my understanding.


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That's right, or what I remember too. I'm trying to find that picture of them with Reagan.

Did JY meet President Bush yet??? :wink:
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Postby blt man » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:38 am

LifeGiver wrote: Bush is our leader and true patriots support their leader.
-Shane


So, I presume that if Hillary wins you will support her because true patriots support their leader. :wink:

Being Christian does not mean you are a good leader or president. He may be a good christian, he may have good moral values, etc. but that does not mean he should get a free pass from Christians and/or conservatives for how he has run the country (e.g. just look at the budget deficit). A president or other leader should provide good governance (balancing budget, international diplomacy, encourage strong economy, etc.). If the president also happens to have good values, that is a bonus for you but it should not overrule the bad moves he has made in many governing areas. You can't simply follow a leader because he shares religious convictions. That does not erase his mistakes. People should look to their their president for good governance.
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Postby kipthekid » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:56 am

Lifegiver, with all due respect, "evil" is in the eye of the beholder...for example,

1. Religious fundamentalism of ANY kind can and has spurned evil over the centuries. We've HAD Christian theocracies in the past - and we've seen what they've led - the Inquisition, the Crusades, "common" people not being allowed to learn to read, burning "witches" at the stake, etc. How many people through the centuries have been murdered in the name of Jesus Christ?

2. Many of our Founding Fathers were Deists. While they may not have had the same thoughts about the "separation of Church and State" that, say, the Freedom From Religion foundation does, but many of them - i.e. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Quincy Adams, et al - did not believe that Jesus of Nazareth was literally the Son of God. In fact, Thomas Jefferson personally EDITED the New Testament to remove all mentions of Jesus' divinity. It's called the Jefferson Bible. Many of them viewed puritanical views of Christ and Christianity to be the foundation of evil.

3. Christianity was used as a platform for racist organizations in the South following the Civil War. This doesn't make Christianity "evil" per se, but it's an example of how Christianity and so-called Christians can and have been the epitome of pure, unadulturated evil.

4. The Far Right is every bit as responsible for trying to besmirch American and Democratic values as the far left. Each side is selective in which civil liberties they embrace and those they want snuffed out. If Evangelicals had their way, the United States would cease to be a world leader in scientific and medical advances - and I'm NOT talking about stem cell research. In the 20th and 21st century, not ONE significant medical or scientific breakthrough has been discovered by an adherent of "Creationism." I'm not speaking of the possibility that the Universe is part of a grand plan design (I happen to believe that there is order in the chaos and that there IS something far bigger than "us" happening here)...I'm speaking of the notion that the Earth is "only" 6,000 years old, that Adam and Eve actually existed in the Garden of Eden, and that evolution - either macro or micro - not only hasn't occured but is "Satan's plan to deny God." If that way of thinking prevailed, many of us would be dead or dying from any number of ailments. We'd also be hunting for our food, living in wood shacks, and, of course, would have never listened to Styx music.

In other words, Evangelicals and other "Christians" can be just as "evil" as anyone else.
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Postby LifeGiver » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:45 pm

1. I did NOT support Clinton because I never recognized him as our leader. America was held hostage for 8 years. It takes more than an election to make an American president. It takes American values which are, sorry to the nonbelivers, Christian values. Doing the immoral things Clinton did would preclude him from ever being recognized president by anyone with a moral backbone.

2. If Hillary won the election, I would not recognize her as president for a number of reasons: First of all, murdering Vince Foster makes her a killer. Two, (and I'm not a sexist) but a woman should not be president. I know this isn't the "politically correct" thing to say. I think women should have equal pay, the ability to do what they want to do - BUT, behaviorally, women are nuturers while men are competitive leaders. Argue this all you want but it all goes back to nature. In these very dangerous, post 9-11 times, we need a very strong competitive leader.

3. Kip, how dare you connect Christianity with racism! Just becuase some kooks use the bible to justify their hatred doesn't mean you should throw all Christian values under the bus! If thats the case you should throw all religions away - not just Christianity.

4. Rockwriter, why would you equate what I say with Hitler? I am very critical of a lot of our so-called leaders. I hate the Clintons and their ilk. How about perverts like Barney Frank? I am critical of them too!

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Postby blt man » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:23 pm

LifeGiver wrote:1. I did NOT support Clinton because I never recognized him as our leader. America was held hostage for 8 years. It takes more than an election to make an American president. It takes American values which are, sorry to the nonbelivers, Christian values. Doing the immoral things Clinton did would preclude him from ever being recognized president by anyone with a moral backbone.

2. If Hillary won the election, I would not recognize her as president for a number of reasons: First of all, murdering Vince Foster makes her a killer. Two, (and I'm not a sexist) but a woman should not be president. I know this isn't the "politically correct" thing to say. I think women should have equal pay, the ability to do what they want to do - BUT, behaviorally, women are nuturers while men are competitive leaders. Argue this all you want but it all goes back to nature. In these very dangerous, post 9-11 times, we need a very strong competitive leader.

3. Kip, how dare you connect Christianity with racism! Just becuase some kooks use the bible to justify their hatred doesn't mean you should throw all Christian values under the bus! If thats the case you should throw all religions away - not just Christianity.

4. Rockwriter, why would you equate what I say with Hitler? I am very critical of a lot of our so-called leaders. I hate the Clintons and their ilk. How about perverts like Barney Frank? I am critical of them too!

-Shane


Shane,

Your comments make no sense. You can't selectively not recognize leaders of your country that you don't like and then critisize those who don't support Bush. You don't recognize B Clinton because he was a womanizer? You won't recognize H Clinton because you believe she killed someone (part of American values rely on the presumption of innocence) and/or is a woman? Yet you called people unpatriotic for not supporting Bush (many don't recognize his presidency because of voting scandal or fabrication of evidence to justify attack on Iraq).

Clinton presides over 8 years of providing Americans with some of the best quality of life they have had over the last century and he is not president worthy because he liked women who were not his wife? Bush tanks your economy and spends billions on the wrong war (Iraq instead of spending it on capturing Osama in Afganistan) but he is a great president because he prays to Jesus (so does Clinton by the way)and passes a few laws limiting stem cell research?

Where does cocain snorting fit in terms of immoral things? Where does alcoholism fit? Why does Bush get a free pass for his past transgressions?
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Postby Skates » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:04 pm

LifeGiver wrote:1. I did NOT support Clinton because I never recognized him as our leader. America was held hostage for 8 years. It takes more than an election to make an American president. It takes American values which are, sorry to the nonbelivers, Christian values. Doing the immoral things Clinton did would preclude him from ever being recognized president by anyone with a moral backbone.

2. If Hillary won the election, I would not recognize her as president for a number of reasons: First of all, murdering Vince Foster makes her a killer. Two, (and I'm not a sexist) but a woman should not be president. I know this isn't the "politically correct" thing to say. I think women should have equal pay, the ability to do what they want to do - BUT, behaviorally, women are nuturers while men are competitive leaders. Argue this all you want but it all goes back to nature. In these very dangerous, post 9-11 times, we need a very strong competitive leader.

3. Kip, how dare you connect Christianity with racism! Just becuase some kooks use the bible to justify their hatred doesn't mean you should throw all Christian values under the bus! If thats the case you should throw all religions away - not just Christianity.

4. Rockwriter, why would you equate what I say with Hitler? I am very critical of a lot of our so-called leaders. I hate the Clintons and their ilk. How about perverts like Barney Frank? I am critical of them too!

-Shane


Back up Zan, here I come....

1. I never supported Bush. (43) Let me explain...and I'll give it to you slowly, so you might grasp it. The man lost the popular vote in 2000. Think about this, in a state where the secretary of state (Katherine Harris) who decides the final vote count is the leader of that particular parties election campaign, does it not speak of conspiracy? It doesn't help when the govenor, who can change the count or at least appoint a non-partisan party to collect the votes on a re-count, doesn't. It doesn't help when the man in question is that particular person's brother. I made the comment to my parents when 43 was selected that we would be at war in a year. Sadly, I was right.

As for "America being held hostage" during Clinton's years, well, we've been held hostage the past eight by the "threat of terrorism". You do realize that Iraq had nothing to do with 9-11 right? My numbers might be off but weren't 17 of the 19 Saudi's? The original intent of the war was to find WMDs. Have we seen them yet? We were also supposed to be going to Afghanistan. We haven't been as complete there as we could be and well, Al-Qadea is back to pre-9/11 strength.

Oh, and by the way...America was founded on PURITIAN beliefs when they were driven out of England. The idea was that in America they could worship any way they wanted to. American values are freedom first. Like how you and I can have this conversation without fear of retribution. In other countries, you can't do that.

As for a moral backbone, does everyone here forget Bosnia? When troops went in to help prevent ethnic cleansing? They had to spilt the country in three parts to calm the situations down, but do they not get it? Clinton sent the troops in. He didn't lie to congress about WMD's or keep troops in a country that doesn't want them there. Did Bush not learn anything from Nixon or Johnson? How about Clinton getting Ireland to the treaty table? You don't hear much about the troubles there these days, do you?

I also don't believe that Bush is running the country, Cheney and Karl Rove are.

2. Can you please prove where Hilary Clinton "murdered" Vince Foster? She found out about it in the media, according to her book, and is still heartbroken about it to this day. As for your women as president feelings, it's a shame that you can't see past your sexism (and it is that when you say that women are nurturers and not Strong Competitive leaders). Do you remember Buto (sp?) from India? How about Mary McAleese, the leader of Ireland? Both females and strong leaders. I wish you could see past your testosterone to notice it. So you might be further educated, here's a link...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_president

3. While you were going after Kip's comment, Christianity, along with all religions is racist. I just recently read a book "God is not Great: How religon poisons everything"...which examines nearly every religion on the planet. Christianity can be accepting in certain forms, but if you don't believe, according to most, you're doomed. Let's take a moment, if a religion sees something as immoral, according to their values, do they have a right to blow it up? While you might think I'm speaking about Muslim extremists, what about the right wing Christians who blow up abortion clinics? Same extreme, you think?

4. Hitler hated every religion but his own. Other than the six million Jews who were executed in the Holocaust, there were also Catholics, Gypsys and even Jehovah's Witnesses. You tend to be hyper critical of the Clintons, and it's okay to not like someone or something, but at least become more educated on why. It's not hard. Do a little reading past what the pastor tells you to read.

Also, and this still irks me. I find it very funny Reverend Sharpton, who is so against hate speech that he campaigned to get Imus off the air still can't see that Mormons believe in Christ. Is this the work of a christian?


There, think I have answered it.
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Postby styxfansite » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:49 pm

I am not even sure why I am doing this but I thought I would. My statement and question doesn't really go inside with the rest posted on this thread, but we are already posting this crap on this thread so why not post it.

This is more of a question for me honestly. One of the main points that I like Bush about is that he was against Abortion. For some reason abortion does not sit right with me. You can make all your different remarks and questions about this like "what if a woman got preganent from a rapist" or "Women should have there own right on the matter". Abortion to me is murder!! I am also a Christian, and like a few here support Bush because he is a Christian to. Also, I am not ashamed to say it, I am a Republican and proud to be one. I have no problem with democrats in general. I work for the state, so I work around many of them.

Now my question, after my little rant....

How many in here think abortion is ok? If you say it is, I promise I want hunt you down. :D Remember, a vote for the bitch, I mean Hillary also means you like abortion as well. Most of the democratic candidates are pro-choice, which in other words is death for unborn's if they choose.

Also, make sure if Hillary wins, there is plenty of cigars in the WhiteHouse. :lol:

Again sorry to rant on a thread that was suppose to be about something Styx related, oh yeah it was about Jy.


Let me end this with a quote that the late Jack Lemmon said.

"Don't fall into the trap, democrats are full of crap."
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Postby blt man » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:25 am

styxfansite wrote:I am not even sure why I am doing this but I thought I would. My statement and question doesn't really go inside with the rest posted on this thread, but we are already posting this crap on this thread so why not post it.

This is more of a question for me honestly. One of the main points that I like Bush about is that he was against Abortion. For some reason abortion does not sit right with me. You can make all your different remarks and questions about this like "what if a woman got preganent from a rapist" or "Women should have there own right on the matter". Abortion to me is murder!! I am also a Christian, and like a few here support Bush because he is a Christian to. Also, I am not ashamed to say it, I am a Republican and proud to be one. I have no problem with democrats in general. I work for the state, so I work around many of them.

Now my question, after my little rant....

How many in here think abortion is ok? If you say it is, I promise I want hunt you down. :D Remember, a vote for the bitch, I mean Hillary also means you like abortion as well. Most of the democratic candidates are pro-choice, which in other words is death for unborn's if they choose.

Also, make sure if Hillary wins, there is plenty of cigars in the WhiteHouse. :lol:

Again sorry to rant on a thread that was suppose to be about something Styx related, oh yeah it was about Jy.


Let me end this with a quote that the late Jack Lemmon said.

"Don't fall into the trap, democrats are full of crap."


What it comes down to is priorities. Every American has a different combination of priorities. Priorities may include the economy, jobs, safety, health care, the environment, the war, abortion, stem cell research, etc. If your priorities are the economy, jobs, health care, the environment, etc. you probably won't like Bush. If your priorities are low taxes, abortion or stem cell research, you will like Bush. If your priorities are security, safety and the war, you may or may not support Bush depending on whether you believe we are safer now.

Clearly your priority of abortion is more important to you than the other factors I list above and so you support Bush and generally frown on someone who is pro-choice. I have no issue with that. For me, issues like abortion are more personal than national. I think the government has things to worry about that impact all of our every day lives and our future such as the massive defecit and the fact that America is no safer now than in 2001. In this regard Bush has failed miserably. Since I always weigh numerous different issues before deciding who I want to support in politics, I just don't get how people with anti-abortion beliefs typically make it the only issue in deciding who to support.

Styxfansite, the problem with Shane's arguments is that he is claiming presidents are only legit if they are true Christians (Catholics don't count), he won't recognize presidents that are not moral (to his standards) and that if you don't support a moral president you are not a patriot. There are lots of flaws in this reasoning.
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Postby Zan » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:41 am

styxfansite wrote:I am not even sure why I am doing this but I thought I would. My statement and question doesn't really go inside with the rest posted on this thread, but we are already posting this crap on this thread so why not post it.

This is more of a question for me honestly. One of the main points that I like Bush about is that he was against Abortion. For some reason abortion does not sit right with me.

How many in here think abortion is ok? If you say it is, I promise I want hunt you down. :D Remember, a vote for the bitch, I mean Hillary also means you like abortion as well. Most of the democratic candidates are pro-choice, which in other words is death for unborn's if they choose.

Also, make sure if Hillary wins, there is plenty of cigars in the WhiteHouse. :lol:

Again sorry to rant on a thread that was suppose to be about something Styx related, oh yeah it was about Jy.


Let me end this with a quote that the late Jack Lemmon said.

"Don't fall into the trap, democrats are full of crap."



LOL

Oh. You are being serious. :shock:

In that case...

There is a special kind of irony to a man who is vehemently against the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy yet refuses to provide adequate healthcare for children. God bless The Dubya! He's a walking anomoly.

And speaking of cigars, I find it...sad...that the one guy who pushed the Lewinsky/FAMILY VALUES issue the hardest (Newt Ginghrich) was cheating on his wife AT THE SAME TIME he was nailing Bill to the cross. That, Rajah, is the very definition of a hypocrite.



Oh yeah, JY is the devil incarnate, Shaw is a no talent hack, Ricky trashes BCM, Chuck is a victim, and Dennis is selling out stadiums in Quebec. :roll:
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Postby blt man » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:47 am

Zan wrote:
Oh yeah, JY is the devil incarnate, Shaw is a no talent hack, Ricky trashes BCM, Chuck is a victim, and Dennis is selling out stadiums in Quebec. :roll: [/color][/b]


You forgot Gowan :)

Actually, speaking of Dennis, his insight into politics (and in particular both the liberals and the neo-cons) in the song I don't Believe in Anything on his new CD is pretty accurate.
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Postby Ash » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:49 am

this thread has gotten so totally off track it needs to be locked. the only people worse than politicians are people who allow politicians to guide their lives. turn off cnn (and fox news, and msnbc). you'd be surprised how much happier you can be if you just completely tune all of that garbage out.
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Postby Skates » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:51 am

Styxfansite, I get that you're pro-life....

But, would you have a vasectomy to prevent pregnancy? Also, if it was another female running, would she also be a bitch?

I'm for someone having the option to do what they have to, but not to use abortion as birth control. It's a choice women don't want to have to make, but if they do, they should be able to do it safely. There are times when it is necessary in cases of rape and the mother's health. How about when the simple birth process can kill the fetus?

Before Roe vs. Wade, women were dying from abortions. DYING. What would you rather?

You know, if even 50% of the time, effort and MONEY were put in Adoption programs in this country instead of fighting abortion, you wouldn't need it.

Just a thought on a Thursday.
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Postby styxfanNH » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:55 am

Zan, it's Canada not Quebec.

And as I try to stay out of this stuff. Just for the record. If Gore could have actually won his own state, then Florida wouldn't have been an issue.

and to stay with the original theme of this thread. JY would be better off if he kept his mouth shut about how he feels about Dennis. It's time to move on and build on the best lineup ever, record a new album, and get back to headlining the mid-sized venues by diggin back into catalog and bringin back the shows in the style of 99.
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