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by Bella Fortuna » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:07 pm
It's amazing how many people don't realise that the "under God" part of the Pledge of Allegiance was only added in 1954 thanks to the campaigning of the Catholic fraternal organisation the Knights of Columbus.
Then there is the forging of quotes to make it appear that the 'founding fathers' were more Christian than they actually were:
Washington never said this, of course.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/badquotes.htm
This revisionism and spreading of lies makes me ill, and even more so to see those who so unquestioningly swallow it. (Sorry, too early for much coherent expression here - I just had to get it out!
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by Feck » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:10 pm
Well as long as they aren't teaching your kids the Religion of Marxism in schools it's all fine
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:19 pm
The pinheads lie a lot, either knowingly or by repeating other people's lies. And when they're called on it, they don't care. "Liar" is not a pejorative for them, simply descriptive.
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by Hermit » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:22 pm
Bella Fortuna wrote:
It's amazing how many people don't realise that the "under God" part of the Pledge of Allegiance was only added in 1954 thanks to the campaigning of the Catholic fraternal organisation the Knights of Columbus.
Then there is the forging of quotes to make it appear that the 'founding fathers' were more Christian than they actually were:
Washington never said this, of course.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/badquotes.htm
This revisionism and spreading of lies makes me ill, and even more so to see those who so unquestioningly swallow it. (Sorry, too early for much coherent expression here - I just had to get it out!
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Thanks. I love it when people expose liars.
Is that first graphic some sort of a parody? I can't imagine a "Ministry of Homeland Security" coming up with something like that.
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by Tyrannical » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:26 pm
I'm tired of christian fundamentalists hijacking laws, we should go back to the religious laws we had in the US in the 1790s.
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by Bella Fortuna » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:30 pm
Seraph - yes, that first is a parody, but it's so expressive of the flag-and-bible-waving self-righteousness that lots of ignorant believers feel.
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by Feck » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:30 pm
Seraph wrote:
Is that first graphic some sort of a parody? I can't imagine a "Ministry of Homeland Security" coming up with something like that.
seen this one ?
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by Hermit » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:46 pm
Feck wrote:Seraph wrote:Is that first graphic some sort of a parody? I can't imagine a "Ministry of Homeland Security" coming up with something like that.
seen this one ?
Yes, I have, but both are using white nail-polish, so I can't tell which one is the parody.
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by Robert_S » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:49 pm
Seraph wrote:Feck wrote:Seraph wrote:Is that first graphic some sort of a parody? I can't imagine a "Ministry of Homeland Security" coming up with something like that.
seen this one ?
Yes, I have, but both are using white nail-polish, so I can't tell which one is the parody.
Neither.
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by Ian » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:10 pm
"One of the amazing things about modern media is that you can attribute any quote you like to anyone you like, and most people will assume it to be accurate."
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by Hermit » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:14 pm
Ian wrote:"One of the amazing things about modern media is that you can attribute any quote you like to anyone you like, and most people will assume it to be accurate."
- Thomas Jefferson
Rupert Murdoch. I looked it up.
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by Bella Fortuna » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:24 pm
Ian wrote:"One of the amazing things about modern media is that you can attribute any quote you like to anyone you like, and most people will assume it to be accurate."
- Thomas Jefferson
"The internet is more or less bunk."
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by Hermit » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:31 pm
Bella Fortuna wrote:Ian wrote:"One of the amazing things about modern media is that you can attribute any quote you like to anyone you like, and most people will assume it to be accurate."
- Thomas Jefferson
"The internet is more or less bunk."
- Henry Ford
Please don't falsify historical quotes. What Ford did say was: "You can have the internet in any colo
ur you like as long as it is American."
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by Pappa » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:37 pm
Seraph wrote:Bella Fortuna wrote:Ian wrote:"One of the amazing things about modern media is that you can attribute any quote you like to anyone you like, and most people will assume it to be accurate."
- Thomas Jefferson
"The internet is more or less bunk."
- Henry Ford
Please don't falsify historical quotes. What Ford did say was: "You can have the internet in any colo
ur you like as long as it is American."
I thought he said, "You can have porn in any colour, as long as it's Black... or Latino, Asian, Blonde, Teen, Amateur, Anal, Big Tits....."
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by Seth » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:48 pm
Feck wrote:Well as long as they aren't teaching your kids the Religion of Marxism in schools it's all fine
Well, preferable certainly...
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