Dogs names not allowed anymore?

[Casey Harner]

MO Beagler first of all I live in the north. Also I am not a bigot! I have friends in every culture! Also I love GOD! I don't care if you buy anything from me again! It won't hurt me a bit! I am making a point! Why don't we ban cars because of drunk drivers? The confederate flag is special to the people down south. It means nothing to us Yankees. It is just when something bad happens the Government wants to get involved! By the way, God loves you too! Give him a chance!

Amen

[Rabbithoundjb]

You are right Chuck and as usual 5000 is wrong. See I live in the southeast and really it doesn't matter to me if the flag flies or it is in some museum, its history. It was before my time. The truth is that flag has nothing to do with this idiot killing these innocent people its just a way to distract from the truth. Race baiters from Obama down to Sharpton are the problem because as you said Chuck in so many words there is no objective discussion about anything politically motivated. Getting all amped up over this side show with the flag, statues and so on just shows the immaturity and ignorance that is taking over this country.

[Chuck Prather]

Well said rabbithound!

[bluemouse]

I live here in SC. To set the record straight the flag flying on the State house grounds is not the Confederate battle flag, its the Navel Jack. Take it down leave it up to me it does not matter. But someone please explain whats going to change because of it. Nothing. Research the compromise of 2000 when it was remove from the capital building. Seems the same ole zealots will never compromise.

[warddog]

AND so the political divide continues! Here we go AGAIN with the two major political parties in this country practicing the oldest war tactic in the world. It's called divide and conquer. There is absolutely no way either one of the two major political parties could ever run rampant over "we the people" UNLESS they use this tactic to cause "we the people" or the masses to divide ourselves into CONTROLABLE portions of one huge mass. The truth is that BOTH political parties of today are but one that are bought and sold by BIG MONEY. They ALL know that if Americans actually stood up for the U.S. Constitution and it's Amendments in which she was founded both parties would be in violation of many of the FREEDOMS our forefathers stated were inalienable rights. The basic violation that they ALL commit is FREEDOM of CHOICE. It is every American citizen's right to choose to say or do what they so desire as long as it is NOT in violation of law. We are drug into so many issues that are being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court which is but another political fiasco as it is without a doubt the biggest form of bias in politics. Doubt my word just check on the political administration in which these justices were APPOINTED for lifetime tenure without any higher authority and you will see that they 99% of the time decide issues right along the ideology of that appointing administration's party. If the issues that divide us were eliminated from the mix such as race, creed, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion or lack thereof what we would see is an America of "we the people" again in lieu of "I" want this or "I" want that because what "I" believe in. "I pledge allegiance to the flag of [the UNITED States of America} and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands, one nation, [under God] indivisible, with liberty and justice for ALL," period. I place [under God] as such as those words were not in the original 1892 pledge nor was it in the 1923 version in which [the United States of America] was added. It wasn't until 1954 when [under God] was added so it took 62 years to change this pledge to the United states of American and then another 31 years to bring under God into it. Seems the intent was the same with or without the addition of words as it's all about one's allegiance to our country meaning "we the people" of common cause or the masses not "I" of selfishness or individual beliefs that detract from that allegiance and love of one's country.

[APFII]

They're trying to get a bronze bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest removed from a govt. building in Nashville.

Forrest was officer in charge of the Fort Pillow Masacre . At witch they killed surrendered white and black troops.He later became a Grand Wizzard of the KKK. No wonder they want to get rid of it on government property! The confederates were in fact insurrectionist and traiters to the United States of America . So I do not understand why any American would want to fly any of their emblems. If you do ,do it on your own property ,not on government property.

[Mo. Beagler 5000]

No one said it did have to do with the massacre. But a flag that millions of people hate and was used to literally to justify the killing and enslavement of African Americans should be enough that ANY American would want it taken down.

Could you imagine the uproar if it were Nazi flag and yet, this is no better? Yes we need to remember the history but celebrating the worst part of our culture is absolutely ridiculous.


And chuck, I spent four years at a conservative bible college and have degrees in Greek and Hebrew, I think I gave god his chance, I don't care if you believe in him or not but just because you do, it in no way gives you the right to tell gay people or whomever else you wanna aim your stick at, what to do with their lives.

The only problem I have at all with religion is when it sticks its nose into politics and when it pretends to know more about science than actual scientists.

[bluemouse]

beagler 5000 so do you have a problem when politics stick their noses in science. this could get good.

[Rabbithoundjb]

HHMMMM 5000 so its o.k. for gays to tell christians they have to serve them ie bake a cake, marry them and so on. Some objectivity would be nice. That would be politics sticking its nose into religeon.

[littlewoody]

The dam kid was on drugs they never talk about drugs messing up these kids .

[Lilly123]

The will have to cancel the duke of Hazard reruns.

[schwanie]

MO5000, we don't give God a chance, he gives us one. He died on the cross for our sins and a chance for us who believe and accept him to have eternal life.

[bigdogpace]

AMEN SCHWANIE AND CHUCK

[warddog]

It's all bout FREEDOM of choice. If you choose to believe in God that's your right to do so or your right not to do so if you so desire. If you choose to out yourself as gay then that is your right to do so or not to do so if you desire. If you want to fly a flag that is your right to do so or not to do so. It is also your right to act differently when it comes to classes of people BUT when doing so one must face the wrath of the law for discrimination. The law of the land, the U.S. Constitution forbids discrimination by differing how classes of people are treated especially due to race, creed, color, religion, sexual orientation and gender. If you have a business that serves the general public and you refuse to serve a class of people when you provide that same service to other differing classes of people that is plain and simple discrimination, a violation of the law. Refusing to provide to one class what you provide to others is singling out by prejudicial treatment and religion is not a justifiable excuse for doing so as religious beliefs are not backed by fundamental law. In fact the law mandates the very opposite with the separation of church and state. I respect everyone's right to have an opinion, a belief and a choice but when those choices impact upon the LAW then I take issue with them and there is NO excuse for violating the law of the land.

[beaglestotrack]

Can any of you guys understand the culture at which we live in?