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3. I guess I don't see how a citizen is required to affirm belief in God or risk being

Reply to Whovian (Original post)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 04:17 PM

Nov 2012

locked up. That could apply to the citizen charged with installing the plaques if he refused to do it I suppose. Not that I'm in favor of even that, I'm not. The headline makes it sound like just anyone could be thrown in jail for not signing some affirmation of belief in God or swearing so.

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The Taliban has arrived in Kentucky. Thanks to the Fundies. [View all] Whovian Nov 2012 OP

Unfortunately.... CherokeeDem Nov 2012 #1

I can relate. Whovian Nov 2012 #2

LOL... CherokeeDem Nov 2012 #6

I guess I don't see how a citizen is required to affirm belief in God or risk being brewens Nov 2012 #3

It's a "slippery slope" kind of thing. Whovian Nov 2012 #5

Yeah. That's why I would be against it even just as far as it goes. You can brewens Nov 2012 #7

What's the mechanism for this? JHB Nov 2012 #4

Tom Riner is apparently a Democrat! Loudly Nov 2012 #8

A wolf in sheep's clothing if he is behind this. n/t Whovian Nov 2012 #9

The headline is false. Jim Lane Nov 2012 #10

sounds like much ado about nothing to me RomneyLies Nov 2012 #11

...imagine living in that shithole ? RagAss Nov 2012 #12

† Ya Basta Nov 2012 #13