I concede, the cross is no different than other religious things people wear. Yes, what's up with the pope's yarmulke? I believe the red dot means they're married, but I think it can mean other things as well.
SB1, thank you for the support. I think that is self evident. If someone firmly believes in a real all powerful omnipotent god it would not make any sense for them to have a higher allegiance to a country created by man.
Boy, I think some of you live in a closet and have no interaction with the outside World. The Bindi (e.g., red dot) is pretty common for Hindus. It often signifies a Hindu woman is married, but this is not always the case.
freeski wrote:If you believe in god in a literal way then it would follow that you would have a greater allegiance to religion than country.
I thought for sure people would be upset by the "These are dangerous people" part of the statement. Mr. Moose after posting I thought about the cross, but that's jewelry.
Bubba, so, why do orthodox Jews wear yarmulke in public? I've always wondered what they are for.
Various reasons for wearing or not wearing a yarmulke, whether in public, in synagogue or any time in prayer. Like almost everything in Judaism, there is debate.
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XtremeJibber2001 wrote:Boy, I think some of you live in a closet and have no interaction with the outside World. blind observation, not everyone lives in a city, how many hindus do you think there are in vermont? not everyone wishes to be part of the cesspool most cities are comprised of... many prefer to be in rural areas, surrounded ( very loosely) by similar people of like mind...and there's nothing wrong w that...many many people never leave their hometown, let alone their home state... take a look at poverty stricken cities too, most of their inhabitants never travel more than a few blocks from home...what about those who frequently travel but from their wealthy neighborhood to vacation destinations and never see " flyover country"? there's a whole lot of "world" out there and most people will never experience the vast majority of it, nor do they want to... The Bindi (e.g., red dot) is pretty common for Hindus. It often signifies a Hindu woman is married, but this is not always the case.
all that info is readily available from the internet but not everyone cares to know...doesn't mean they live in a closet per se....
mach es sehr schnell
'exponential reciprocation'- The practice of always giving back more than you take....
Various reasons for wearing or not wearing a yarmulke, whether in public, in synagogue or any time in prayer. Like almost everything in Judaism, there is debate.
So once Obama calls for "gun Confiscation '' from the law abiding citizen who is going to check all the Mosques in America for the " hidden cache of weapons " waiting for the "migrants " when they arrive here in America ?
Is anyone else concerned of the fact that it's taking Putin less than 2 weeks to drive ISIS out of SYRIA after the USA military has complained that their hands are tied ? So where do you think all these " migrants " will be headed ?
Has anyone noticed how the United States has lost it's clout around the world as a matter of fact Israel's Netanyahu has been meeting with Putin to discuss what is taking place in the Middle east, not even bothering with Obama . It's bad enough Under Obama that here in America they say they're over 92,898,000 Americans not in the workforce after they have exhausted all their unemployment benefits . So what are we going to do with over 100,000 more migrants ? I doubt they're going to work in the cold at Killington as lift attendants or snow makers .
Atomic1 wrote:Has anyone noticed how the United States has lost it's clout around the world as a matter of fact Israel's Netanyahu has been meeting with Putin to discuss what is taking place in the Middle east, not even bothering with Obama .
I'm not sure what this means? What is the United States' "clout", how did we lose "it", and why do we want "it" back?
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Atomic1 wrote:Has anyone noticed how the United States has lost it's clout around the world as a matter of fact Israel's Netanyahu has been meeting with Putin to discuss what is taking place in the Middle east, not even bothering with Obama .
I'm not sure what this means? What is the United States' "clout", how do we lose "it, and why do we want "it" back?
really? this baffles you?perhaps you need to google grenada or tripoli 1986 for some perspective...or even the cuban missile crisis....
mach es sehr schnell
'exponential reciprocation'- The practice of always giving back more than you take....
Atomic1 wrote:Has anyone noticed how the United States has lost it's clout around the world as a matter of fact Israel's Netanyahu has been meeting with Putin to discuss what is taking place in the Middle east, not even bothering with Obama .
I'm not sure what this means? I'm not sure what this means? What is the United States' "clout", how did we lose "it", and why do we want "it" back?
really? this baffles you?perhaps you need to google grenada or tripoli 1986 for some perspective...or even the cuban missile crisis....
That's quite the leap from Grenada, Tripoli, and the cold war to what Russia is doing in Syria. Help me out here?
Atomic1 wrote:Has anyone noticed how the United States has lost it's clout around the world as a matter of fact Israel's Netanyahu has been meeting with Putin to discuss what is taking place in the Middle east, not even bothering with Obama .
I'm not sure what this means? I'm not sure what this means? What is the United States' "clout", how did we lose "it", and why do we want "it" back?
really? this baffles you?perhaps you need to google grenada or tripoli 1986 for some perspective...or even the cuban missile crisis....
That's quite the leap from Grenada, Tripoli, and the cold war to what Russia is doing in Syria. Help me out here?
do you feign ignorance here or do you seriously not understand? the US is about as feeble as we were during the carter years right now and many countries and radical groups are exploiting that right now, including russia... The US is broke, the military is underfunded, understaffed and the CiC is a pathetic apologist...The opposite of clout for sure... was it really that difficult to understand?
mach es sehr schnell
'exponential reciprocation'- The practice of always giving back more than you take....
madhatter wrote:do you feign ignorance here or do you seriously not understand? the US is about as feeble as we were during the carter years right now and many countries and radical groups are exploiting that right now, including russia... The US is broke, the military is underfunded, understaffed and the CiC is a pathetic apologist...The opposite of clout for sure... was it really that difficult to understand?
There is certainly some tongue in cheek to what I'm saying. I'm asking why should I care Russia is bombing ISIS? We're saving money and lives of Americans by essentially subbing out the dirty work to Russia. The notion the military is underfunded is laughable ... one only needs to compare our defense spending as a % of GDP to other countries and I'd say we're doing just fine.
