Enigma869 wrote:Dude...I could care less what you or "most normal" people consider shoving religion down your throats. My perception is my reality, and if it's not your reality, good for you!
Whatever. Just sounds a bit irrational in my opinion.
Enigma869 wrote:Right, but seeing a church (or at least what people in the south call a church) every 2 feet is simply a bit much for me. When I travel the New Jersey Turnpike, seeing a toll booth every 27 feet is "just what it is, a toll booth". That doesn't mean I have to like it!
Again, so what? Who are you to say these churches can't be there? If the mere sight of a church causes you to have some kind of mental breakdown, then it's something you need to get checked out.
Enigma869 wrote:I never claimed it "threatened me or my privacy". I simply said that for a guy who grew up in the most Catholic city in America, it was bizarre to see religion turned into an industry!
How is it turned into an industry?
Enigma869 wrote:Well, I saw it with my own two eyes and thought it was absurd. Just because you see nothing wrong with it, doesn't mean that others don't. The main problem I have with "Evangelical Christians" is their belief that their religion is the only one that exists and the only one that matters! Living in the south, I found the superiority complex to be very arrogant and frankly, not very "Christian Like"!
John. This belief isn't limited to Evangelical Christians nor is it limited to Christianity. You simply chose them because they have caused you to have some type of conviction in your life that you're angry about.
Greg wrote:
It's freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
Enigma869 wrote:This is a MORONIC statement! Freedom of speech and freedom of religion doesn't apply to the U.S. Government. You make a jackass statement like this, and then further down in this very reply, you say something to the effect "Hey, the government is supposed to represent all people". No shit, Sherlock! Precisely why the Government for "all people" shouldn't be advertising their own religion all over a government building that non-Christians also have to conduct their business in! The thing I learned about religion a very long time ago is that religious zealots will support their religion, no matter what. Even if it infringes on someone else's rights, it's all okay, as long as it's in the name of their God. This attitude is beyond arrogant and ridiculous!
Wow, talk about hypocritical. You're calling me a moron and a jackass and then saying my attitude is beyond arrogant and ridiculous. I'd suggest you take a look at yourself and see just how arrogant you've portrayed yourself to be. I'm not sure exactly what religious messages on marquees at fast food restaurants have anything to do with the U.S. government. Those fast food restaurants are
privately owned businesses. They are in the
private sector. Which means, they are NOT owned by the government genius. Which means the government has NO BUSINESS telling those business owners what they can or cannot have on those marquees. If they wanted to put a message up that says, "I love Satan" or "John's an idiot" then they can do so! The only thing the government has control over is making sure those restaurants are up with health and safety standards. People like you confuse the Freedom of Religion as being Freedom From Religion, which is incorrect.
Greg wrote:People should have the right to a voice.
Enigma869 wrote:Yes, people do. The government doesn't, when it comes to matters of religion!
Thanks captain obvious! Nobody ever said government has a voice in religion.
Greg wrote:As far seeing religious references on marguees of fast-food restaurants, well, they also have that right John. Those businesses are private businesses.
Enigma869 wrote:This proves that you have no idea what you're talking about. Most fast-food restaurants in this country may indeed be franchises, but that doesn't change the fact that the parent companies (that would be the name on the sign) are almost all publically traded companies. The particular restaurant that I saw many religious references on were Wendy's. In the event you still believe Wendy's is a "private" business, I'd suggest heading over to the New York Stock Exchange and type in the ticker symbol "Wen". I think you'll learn that there is nothing "private" about their company!
Just because a company's stock is open to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange doesn't necessarily mean it's a public company. Generally, yes, but not always. I'd suggest if you're that offended about the marquee, you'd grow a pair and ask the manager to take the message down.
Enigma869 wrote:Another self-righteous, yahoo, religious fanatic telling me that I'm "convicted of something that you know is not right in your life"! Thanks for proving my point about you religious dopes! You fuckers can't stand not to be preaching, and it's nauseating!
Again, who's the one being arrogant? Self-righteous? Have you even been reading the stuff you've typed? Please, enough of your senseless diatribe. I've struck a nerve because obviously there must be some truth in my assumption of you. Especially when you result to senseless insults and attacks. Very mature.
Enigma869 wrote:Two points here...If "colorful language" truly offends you, then you shouldn't be visiting a site like this. Religion offends me, and that's why I don't visit or participate in any religious forums on the internet. My final point is ....save the "freedom of speech" bullshit! NOBODY has an absolute "Freedom" to anything. I have a Legal Studies Degree so have some knowledge of Constitutional Law. Your rights end where my rights begin! If you truly believe that you have an asbolute "Freedom of Speech", I'd suggest popping your head into your local, crowded theater and yelling fire when there is no fire! Let me know how that works out for you!
John from Boston
Read your first sentence again John. What is it that I've been telling you all this time. If you don't like religious messages on certain restaurants you patron, then DON'T GO TO THOSE RESTAURANTS! I chose to post here regardless of the language (and the insults you hurl at people for no reason.) Nobody held a gun up to my head. I made A CHOICE! I exercised my freedoms. I never said anything about absolute freedoms. You're making arguments that nobody else has made. I'd suggest quit whining about it and face it like a man. If you feel religious people shouldn't have freedoms, then do what you need to do to change it. Let ME know how THAT works out for you!