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Religion What is your take on religion? Do you base your thoughts in life according to your religion? Do you feel that religion should be kept out of Government and Politics?

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Old 08-01-2007, 10:12 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Bibles delivered with the newpaper?
Group to deliver Bibles with newspapers - Yahoo! News

Can you believe this? Talk about offensive!

If I received a bible with my newspaper I'd call the Civil Liberty's Union!!!
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Perhaps I should include copies of Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion with the newspaper here in Columbus and see how that's recieved...
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Group to deliver Bibles with newspapers - Yahoo! News

Can you believe this? Talk about offensive!

If I received a bible with my newspaper I'd call the Civil Liberty's Union!!!
You should read the Bible lest ye be cast into the lake of fire!
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You should read the Bible lest ye be cast into the lake of fire!
And the lake of fire shall be called Pensacola!!!
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And the lake of fire shall be called Pensacola!!!
Right now it's hot enough to call it that.
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Lol!!!
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What's so "offensive" about it?

Jaysus.. have we become THAT hyper-sensitive as a society?

Poor marketing? Sure. More than a bit silly? Absolutely. In the end, probably pointless? (how many people are going to turn to Christ becasue the NT showed up with their newspaper. Ummm... none, I'm guessing.) Yep.

But "offensive?"
Sheesh....

Look, if this group wants to pay the advertising fee -- which apparently they did -- then they should be free do distribute whatever product they wish with the newspaper... just as any other paying adverister should.

And if a group wants to get together and rustle up the change to pay to have Dawkin's vapid rantings distributed with the paper... well, sure.. go for it.

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What's so "offensive" about it?

Jaysus.. have we become THAT hyper-sensitive as a society?

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Ummmm.... because religion is "supposed" to be a private relationship with god. Maybe these xtrians can put the money to better use, you know, like adopting all the orphans out there so glbt people dont have any to adopt, like putting that money in exteme right wing politicans pockets to keep the ENDA from passing and rehash the FMA....

But you are right, if I received it in my newspaper I would throw it away.
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What's so "offensive" about it?

Jaysus.. have we become THAT hyper-sensitive as a society?

Poor marketing? Sure. More than a bit silly? Absolutely. In the end, probably pointless? (how many people are going to turn to Christ becasue the NT showed up with their newspaper. Ummm... none, I'm guessing.) Yep.

But "offensive?"
Sheesh....

Look, if this group wants to pay the advertising fee -- which apparently they did -- then they should be free do distribute whatever product they wish with the newspaper... just as any other paying adverister should.

And if a group wants to get together and rustle up the change to pay to have Dawkin's vapid rantings distributed with the paper... well, sure.. go for it.

It's called free enterpirse.
I personally wouldn't be 'offended' if I saw a Bible in the news paper. I would think its stupid and I'm almost certain I wouldn't be paying for that newspaper again...but not offended.

But inevitably, someone will be offended.

Just as people would be offended if the newspaper included Dawkins' works advocating atheism.

Like what about door-to-door Jehovah's Witnesses; some people see it as kind of a nuisance. But I almost guarantee you that there would be an uprising if there were door-to-door atheists.
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What's so "offensive" about it?

Jaysus.. have we become THAT hyper-sensitive as a society?

*******

Ummmm.... because religion is "supposed" to be a private relationship with god. Maybe these xtrians can put the money to better use, you know, like adopting all the orphans out there so glbt people dont have any to adopt, like putting that money in exteme right wing politicans pockets to keep the ENDA from passing and rehash the FMA....

But you are right, if I received it in my newspaper I would throw it away.

Use the "quote post" button on the bottom right. You don't have to manually paste it in that way.
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