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musicblind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-16-08 09:54 PM
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Why Are We Asking Questions like "Does Evil Exist"???
Why aren't we asking questions like "how will you protect the economy?" "how will you help us transfer towards alternative fuels?"


I mean, I am a Christian and my faith is very important to me but some of these questions just seem stupid.


I'm sick of us electing leaders because we want to eat dinner with them.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-16-08 10:00 PM
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1. Everyone knows the Kirby Silver Surfer was the only true Silver Surfer.
And that the Moebius Silver Surfer was shit.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-16-08 10:11 PM
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2. Exactly right, musicblind.
And I think the reason we are is that no one knows WTF to do about the economy, the fuel crisis. Or even worse, these decisions have already been made without the input of the American people and the election is just a beauty contest.
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musicblind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 11:29 AM
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3. I have to admit, "Does Evil Exist" certainly sounds like an onstage question at a beauty pageant
:(
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 12:43 PM
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9. Or a topic for a philosophy class. They should have asked, "Does trickle down economics exist?"
:(
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 12:48 PM
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10. The answer to that is "Yes." I know, because I personally was trickled on.
It wasn't pretty, but it sure was Republican
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 11:53 AM
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12. LOL!!!!!!!!
:D
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 11:53 AM
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13. LOL!!!!!!!!
:D
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 11:31 AM
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4. Hello? This was a faith forum put on by Warren. The debates haven't happened yet
and yes, a Science and Technology devoted forum would be great.
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Bluenorthwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 11:37 AM
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7. When a faith forum
Is introduced by the preacher telling a bald faced lie, what does this say about the nature of 'faith' and the 'faithful'? Now there is a question.
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DailyGrind51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 11:35 AM
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5. One need only consider Cheney to know that it does!
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elkston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 11:36 AM
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6. Actually, Obama's answer to that question was the most powerful of the night.
It was a testament to his authentic Christian beliefs and stood in stark contrast to McCain's shallow grandstanding.

We must "confront it". But man will never defeat all evil, only God.
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 11:39 AM
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8. considering "evil" went unexamined in our political discourse
from Regean's "evil empire' to chimpy's "axis of evil", and the "Sadamm was evil" was excuse #236 for invading iraq, i think it is an appropriate question to ask in a religious forum.


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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-18-08 01:07 PM
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11. That was a "Will you protect us" question...
As in, "Will you invade and destroy the Axis of Evil, or are you a fraidycat?"

These were all political questions, with perfect rightwing framing, posed (somewhat) as "faith" questions.
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