Daily Wit and Wisdom

[kcshocker11]

“Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy. They must learn to make their views known without trying to make their views the only alternatives.”
~Barry Goldwater

:courage:

[Kung Wu]

We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion . . . Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

- John Adams

:)

[kcshocker11]

"This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it." John Adams

:peaceful:

[Kung Wu]

:peaceful:

Sorry. That's a misquote. Here is the full quote:

Twenty times, in the course of my late reading, have I been on the point of breaking out, 'this would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it!!!!' But in this exclamation, I should have been as fanatical as Bryant or Cleverly. Without religion, this world would be something not fit to be mentioned in public company—I mean hell.

Don't you hate it when sound bites are taken out of context?

[ShockTalk]

Sorry. That's a misquote. Here is the full quote:



Don't you hate it when sound bites are taken out of context?

What'd ya expect?

[Kung Wu]

What'd ya expect?

It's okay, just keepin' it real. :)

[kcshocker11]

http://darryl-hamson.suite101.com/the-religion-of-john-adams-a146620


Interesting article on Adams 4 u Wu. Just keepin it real real :frog:

[kcshocker11]

The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.
Bill Nye

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[Kung Wu]

http://darryl-hamson.suite101.com/the-religion-of-john-adams-a146620


Interesting article on Adams 4 u Wu. Just keepin it real real :frog:

Adams believed in God and your link doesn't foolishly try and refute that. Athiests = 0, God believers = 1.

What Founding Father would you like to play this game with next?

[kcshocker11]

Adams believed in God and your link doesn't foolishly try and refute that. Athiests = 0, God believers = 1.

What Founding Father would you like to play this game with next?

Wasnt my intent but his faith was far from the ultra right wing views expressed today.

Truth=1 , right wing propaganda =0

[kcshocker11]

Ahouse divided against itself cannot stand.

Abe Lincoln

:peaceful:

[Kung Wu]

Wasnt my intent but his faith was far from the ultra right wing views expressed today.

Truth=1 , right wing propaganda =0

I don't understand. You misquoted John Adams (some would call THAT propaganda when it's done intentionally -- I don't think you realized you were misquoting him though as I am sure you just read it on some liberal site and copied it verbatim) with the intent of trying to make the case that our founders espoused an atheist point of view -- which can't be farther from the truth. What "ultra right wing propaganda" are you attacking in this thread?

[shockerofandover0943]

What "ultra right wing propaganda" are you attacking in this thread?

That the Founding Fathers were Christian (or at least based many of their values on Christian tradition), Conservative (Classical Liberal) dudes, who saddled us with this poopy thing called the Constitution. Oh wait, those guys were awesome.

[kcshocker11]

I don't understand. You misquoted John Adams (some would call THAT propaganda when it's done intentionally -- I don't think you realized you were misquoting him though as I am sure you just read it on some liberal site and copied it verbatim) with the intent of trying to make the case that our founders espoused an atheist point of view -- which can't be farther from the truth. What "ultra right wing propaganda" are you attacking in this thread?

Nothing personal Wu, your more fair minded than many. Just showing that one of the most staunch religious founding fathers was far more open minded than offend shown. As far the quote was unaware it is a partial-it came from a very well known quote site not known for leaning one way or another.

[Kung Wu]

Nothing personal Wu, your more fair minded than many. Just showing that one of the most staunch religious founding fathers was far more open minded than offend shown. As far the quote was unaware it is a partial-it came from a very well known quote site not known for leaning one way or another.

I didn't take it personal, just wondering if something specific set ya off. I know how the quote stuff goes, easy mistake to make in this day and age. I see stuff signed "~ Kung Wu" all over the place that I never said. Like this one:

Kung Wu say: Man who passes gas in church, sits in his own pew!

I never said that!