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this is what those seeking to be ruled by the taliban said in Afghanistan

State with church will regulate what music you listen to, how you may or may not dance, what you can read, what internet sites you cannot visit and what you can look at or listen to on tv, radio and magazines.

Three cheers for the American Taliban and how they'd get rid of those axes

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Malcom "Mal" Reynolds
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"Attila.Iskander" wrote in news:jfq2q5$cg4$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

I said I don't care what he does in bed and that I'd like more info on how he got rich. Is that a belief?

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Han

requiring those that are irreligious, non-religious or even non-xian to be involuntarily exposed to xianity is defacto a state church

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Malcom "Mal" Reynolds

"Attila.Iskander" wrote in news:jfq2q5$cg4$2 @dont-email.me:

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Han

Kurt Ullman wrote in news:OMOdnRsEX5FUWrzSnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.com:

It should, according to that reasoning.

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Han

with LLC's or trusts, why would anyone place themselves in the position of being liable for inheritance taxes?

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Malcom "Mal" Reynolds

"HeyBub" wrote in news:DLednYdixNL_RLzSnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.com:

If you'd allow official proselytizing or sanction religious displays (behavior, things) in schools you'd be approving that religion, which is contrary to the law. If you want to come by my house and ask me or tell me things about your religion, I am free to say no, as you are free to try, as long as you do not annoy me.

I'd be more or less politely declining your advances, so if you really want to discuss something, let's arrange a time and place ...

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Han

and saved the city from liability issues, the hospital from overcrowding and your insurance company from additional costs

by your employer

not so. it was the choice of GE and other light bulb manufacturers to stop making your energy wasting bulbs and to not make energy saving light bulbs

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Malcom "Mal" Reynolds

snipped-for-privacy@sdf.lNoOnSePsAtMar.org (Larry W) wrote in news:jfsojo$95s$1 @speranza.aioe.org:

Thanks, Larry. I haven't studied these things as a real native born American should (perhaps?).

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Han

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in news:t7kUq.34242$ snipped-for-privacy@news.usenetserver.com:

I like your analogy, but posit that there is no need to be religious to be "good" - at least I have convinced a friend with deeply religious beliefs and a far, far right political view to say so of me ... And I am proud he said that.

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Han

Yeah but not remotely in the context being suggested. In fact his letter specifically stated that he was looking only at the legislature and not schools, etc., that have been bastardized into today.

"I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their ***legislature*** should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. (emphasis mine)

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Kurt Ullman

It's been several years ago, but I think I remember the schools in, what state was it? California? Were teaching Muslim studies in schools, including having the kids take on Muslim sounding names.

Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus

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If the government prohibits proselytizing in government schools then, by definition, the government is meddling in the free exercize of religion. In your view, it seems, you would require those dedicated to spreading their word to affiliate themselves with a foreign deity to avoid offending the irreligious.

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I'm all for it. And a gay bar, to one side of the mosque, and a pork butcher shop on the other side.

Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus

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and let's not forget how tolerant you xians were of the muslims that wanted to open a mosque just blocks away from the Towers site.

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Kurt Ullman wrote in news:TaGdnSvI8dDRa7zSnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.com:

I interpret that to specifically mean that no law shall be made to sanction any religion as official, and that would mean no religious this or that in public schools, since they are directed by law to educate the kids, and so are a direct extension of the legislature. (It's immaterial here that schools in general don't do a good job educating).

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Han

I no longer hire anyone that has not graduated or have a GED. If they can't finish high school, they are not ready for the workplace. Everyone of those "disabled" people has turned out to be lazy, irresponsible, and unreliable. They don't make the 30 day trial period.

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Ed Pawlowski

It is not easy to grade a teacher, but it is possible to weed out the bottom 10% or so. Every trade or profession has a few whackos. Get rid of them early on. Give the rest a good paycheck.

We are the top spending country for education in the world, but rank only 10th in academics. It is not just money or the lack of it. Parent involvement is worse than ever too.

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Ed Pawlowski

Corporations don't shield an estate from estate taxes. Before the corporation changes hands, at death, they are taxed. An irrevocable trust can change hands without taxes but it has actually changed hands before the death of the originator.

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krw

At one time Vermont had all school data online. They got smart and pulled it after a few found out what was really happening. They had a student to teacher ratio of 13:1, which is low but it didn't stop there. There was one non-teaching teacher for every other one teaching. Also, an "aide" for every other teacher and an administrator for every three (IIRC). Why are there "teachers" who's job isn't to teach? Why a professional employee for every six, or fewer, students? What can they show for it (not damned much)?

That *is* government.

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krw

I don't doubt there was educational segment dealing with comparative cultures/religions, and I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't happen around 9/11, but unless you can provide evidence to the contrary, I seriously doubt there was a semester studies on the subject.

For your info, there are also the same studies on slavery and the holocaust plus the American Indians.

But perhaps you prefer the the ostrich technique of education

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Malcom "Mal" Reynolds

if the estate is a corporation how can the estate be inherited other than the normal process of shareholders/members of the corporation. If a corporation dies, it should pay taxes on the proceeds of the dissolution

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