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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostThe American Constitution is an excellent document, and showed a lot of progress learned from the French Revolution which inspired your Founding Fathers. The same ideas would eventually, albietly a bit later, penetrate into Europe and Great Britain. USA was a vanguard of this new development.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostLeonhard our revolution came before the French revolution...
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostTrue, now I'm wondering why I thought that, I did know that your Founding Fathers drew heavily from french thinkers at the time, especially Montesquieu. Also of course British thinkers like John Lock. I might have gotten it mixed up.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostThe American Constitution is an excellent document, and showed a lot of progress learned from the French Revolution which inspired your Founding Fathers.
U.S. Constitution: 1787
French Revolution: 1789-99
ETA: Okay, I see this was already brought up
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Originally posted by seer View PostMore from Locke, who grounded rights in the God of the bible. Hence our revolution was grounded in religious principles, theirs wasn't - and we know how that went."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostDoes God in the bible specify rights? I don't recall seeing the right to own guns in my bible, but maybe I had a faulty version?Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostDoes God in the bible specify rights? I don't recall seeing the right to own guns in my bible, but maybe I had a faulty version?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by seer View PostMore from Locke, who grounded rights in the God of the bible. Hence our revolution was grounded in religious principles, theirs wasn't - and we know how that went.
Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men. (Titus 3:1-2, NASB)Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you. (Hebrews 13:17, NASB)
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Originally posted by Faber View PostMy original contention was that the only right God has given us, according to the Bible, is the right to be called the children of God (John 1:12). As far as the American Revolution being grounded in religious principles, the Bible gives us the following:
Or I could give the example of David's attitude toward the evil King Saul:Last edited by seer; 06-03-2020, 10:43 AM.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostExcept in a democratic Republic we the people are the governing authority.
The elected officials work for us, not the other way around.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostDefense Secretary says NO to use of military in riots, NOT wanting to vote the insurrection act.
Let's see if he gets fired.
Esper also addressed the killing of Floyd, calling it a "horrible crime" and said "racism is real in America, and we must all do our very best to recognize it, to confront it, and to eradicate it."
"The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman is a horrible crime. The officers on the scene that day should be held accountable for his murder. It is a tragedy that we have seen repeat itself too many times. With great sympathy, I want to extend the deepest of condolences to the family and friends of George Floyd from me and the Department. Racism is real in America, and we must all do our very best to recognize it, to confront it, and to eradicate it," he said. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/03/p...sts/index.html
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