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Thanx Suicidal_Squirrel
and thank you for stopping bye
posted by
gomedome
on May 19, 2005 at 10:50 PM
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zenresistance -- your comment covers a lot of territory
First off, welcome to Blogit....... #2, #4 and #10? You must be new around here if you think #10 means anything to me.
posted by
gomedome
on May 19, 2005 at 10:46 PM
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"...you arrogant Christian fools."
While I am glad to see someone posted them, I hope that passage quoted above doesn't mean you except yourself from #2, #4 and #10. While they would be glad of your giving them message, the Hindu would never advocate your tone.
And yes, in case you wonder, my religious studies have led me very close to the Sanatana Dharma and study of the Vedas and other literature. I am studying under the Swami Mahananda-ji, student of Guru Maa Gurooma Geeteshwary, student of HH Rev Gurudev Swami Maharaj.
posted by
zenresistance
on May 19, 2005 at 7:31 PM
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Brilliant!
That's all I can say. Thank you.
posted by
Suicidal_Squirrel
on May 19, 2005 at 10:20 AM
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gomedome
We know exactly what would happen. He'd be tarred, feathered, and run out of town.
posted by
Talion
on May 18, 2005 at 10:16 AM
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Talion - that's a good point. I remember seeing the specific judge you are
referring to on TV defending his decision. He used words like "the government shouldn't be able to legislate against my faith etc." when in fact, as a representative of the government he was in effect doing exactly that. I wonder what shape or tone the resultant public outcry may have taken if the judge was of another faith other than Christian and was displaying precepts from a religion foreign to the populace majority?
posted by
gomedome
on May 18, 2005 at 9:57 AM
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Ariala -- Thank you ...sorry I didn't follow up when you mentioned my name
in one of your blogs a couple of days ago, I've been away from my desk quite a bit lately.
posted by
gomedome
on May 18, 2005 at 9:48 AM
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Amen! and let me add
Om Namah Shivaya. Love, Vib
posted by
Vibrance
on May 18, 2005 at 9:28 AM
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gomedome
If that judge wanted to post the ten commandments for his own use, he could have easily. On the wall in his chambers or on a small placard on his desk/podium thing (whatever you call where the judge sits in court) and no one would've known or cared. When you post the ten commandments on the wall in open court, that's not for his benefit, but for "everyone else's." No one really wants to go to court (except lawyers and baliffs), whether it's a lawsuit or a mundane traffic violation, so that means the audience is captive in a way. (Not showing up for a summons spells jail time.) Subjecting this "captive" audience to religious messages is wrong because they don't have the freedom to choose whether or not they wish to be there.
posted by
Talion
on May 18, 2005 at 9:16 AM
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...and an excellent point it is!
posted by
Ariala
on May 18, 2005 at 9:06 AM
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