This is why Westboro Baptist Church is a joke

[Taem]

Right. All over Louisiana, the children are practicing voodoo...

You are aware I said "parts", meaning small areas not related to the whole, correct? Also, I said that to emphasize my next point about freedom of expression and religion in regards to only teaching one religions view of creation. I guess you missed the point on that one.

As for Native Americans... of course they should be allowed to practice their spirituality. And, for the record, I don't believe in the criminalization of drug use, or in any "vice".

They do have freedom... on their lands (reservations). This is common knowledge. Of course I was not talking about that, but about our state and federal requirement that all children go to school. Now I don't know of many Indian reservations that also act as schools, but I'm willing to bet they'd be few and far between. So these native American Indians, how about teaching about (no sarcasm intended) mother Earth and Father sky how all things came to be in school?

Rhetoric = "skill in the effective use of speech "

My point is made. It is my opinion that you are "full-of-hot-air" in your principles, doing nothing but talking, but not listening, which is why I used that word. Good for you for figuring it out.

I'm serious about allowing cultural diversity. I'm the one calling for a massive increase in immigration the the USA. I'm ready for the backlash.

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I support teaching all religions. I happen to be a Christian, but in principle, I have little against most of the other faiths. I will admit that I'm biased against fundamentalism of all kinds, whether it be Judaic, Christian, or Islamic...

You say this, but your ideals speak differently. If you are serious, then perhaps what you are actually suggesting is a separate in-depth Religious Studies class offered at the Jr. High and High School level, mandatory, but STILL SEPARATE FROM SCIENCE! I still say our schools have no place teaching any sort of religion in them.

A crusader. Hmmm. There are some good and bad connotations in that. I believe you meant it in the derogatory name calling sense.

I meant it as it sounds; someone who pushes their principles upon others for the sake of unification (in theory), but it never ends up that way.

and I try to live myself as I would expect from those others around me.

And if their beliefs conflict with yours? And no, I not talking about just a difference of opinion. I think you'd like to think of yourself as accepting, open-armed, and tolerant in practice, but in reality your view of tolerance is only acceptable if your world views are mainstream. How about if all other religions were taught in school, except for Christianity, would you be alright with that? I'm willing to bet not, because that goes against what you believe. The truth is clear as day, I just don't know if you'll ever see it.