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Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Wouldn't be nice to allow each person to make their own decision rather than declarations from
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 01:39 PM
Jan 2015

governments to dictate what and how we should think. I thought as I read this article and said he has to be a republican, researched and I am right. For the party who has "wanted smaller government" sure likes to control our lives, wants forced births, some even against any birth control, tell us what kind of clothes not to wear, who to love, who to marry and on and on. how much money is wasted on crap like this, we could do much better.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
2. We need to take
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 01:40 PM
Jan 2015

In god we trust off of our money. That alone is against separation of church and state.

This city makes me want to I hope they get sued to get rid of this nonsense.

brooklynite

(94,302 posts)
4. That's actually a good development
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 03:36 PM
Jan 2015

If god owns the city, then anyone with a property mortgage can call for the debt to be forgiven in seven years.

Takket

(21,526 posts)
5. so if my water heater breaks, will the Owner (God, and the church) pay for the contractor
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 03:40 PM
Jan 2015

to come fix it?

bluesbassman

(19,358 posts)
6. Well that's nice. Does this "City under God" have a plan to address the needs of the downtrodden?
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 03:57 PM
Jan 2015

Seems to me I recall the Son of God commenting about that as being pretty high on His list of things one can do to give honor to God.

Placing nice platitudes on your vestmants on the other hand, like the Scribes and Pharisees, not so much.

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