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Thank You bratboy, Farmerkev and KingFred - I'm glad this was resolved before I came back to the thread to see his responses - saves me from saying something that would get me dragged down with him.

Gatchaman wrote:

Pithecanthropus wrote:

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So why didn't the crack heal?

I believe that he is supposed to be in the process of healing it.  At least that's what the people said on the forum I found it.

[aside]  About a year ago, my friend had the opportunity to stage manage an outdoor music festival in Indiana featuring Paul Revere and the Raiders.  The clouds started to look omninous and he needed to check the radar on the internet to see whether he should consider cancelling the show.  The only internet connection was in a small trailer occupied by an insurance agent, my friend asked to use his computer, sat down, looked up and saw this painting hanging next to the guys's desk.  He almost screamed. 

I found this the other day and sent him a copy...  [/aside]

Last edited by Pithecanthropus (2006-07-09 9:55 am)

I never understood the reverance for the Liberty Bell.  Isn't it just a poorly made bell?  That had its fifteen minutes of fame turned into a tourist trap ?

And, as was said...the whole idol worshipping angle is against the Ten Commandments.  Well, ok, just like the second one, but still.

JakeTheTall wrote:

I never understood the reverance for the Liberty Bell.  Isn't it just a poorly made bell?

Big Ben is also a cracked bell which has inspired undeserved reverence. It's really big, though... that's something.

Not to mentioin that the values represented by liberty in America (freedom, equality, individualism) rarely coincide with those of Christianity (love, sacrifice, submission to God) and are occasionally contradictory.

this show I just saw, Moyers on P.B.S. w/ Ms. Atwood, the author
she said,
when a government is seen as a theocracy
to be against the government becomes herasy

the sybol of our country's freedom is a sybol of our government
is seems like a small step in the direction depicted in her book.

* great sig, Pithecanthropus
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Last edited by annette (2006-08-31 7:02 pm)

Sternum wrote:

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On Independence Day, Lady Liberty was born again.

As the congregation of the World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church looked on and its pastor, Apostle Alton R. Williams, presided, a brown shroud much like a burqa was pulled away to reveal a giant statue of the Lady, but with the Ten Commandments under one arm and "Jehovah" inscribed on her crown.

And in place of a torch, she held aloft a large gold cross, as if to ward off the pawnshops, the car dealerships and the discount furniture outlets at the busy corner of Kirby Parkway and Winchester that is her home. A single tear graced her cheek.

It was not clear if she was crying because of her new home, her new identity as a symbol of religion or, as the pastor said, America's increasing godlessness. But although big cheers went up from the few hundred onlookers at the unveiling, and some people even wore foam Lady Liberty crowns bearing Christian slogans, she was not universally welcomed.

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I'm not a Christian, but I'm embarrassed on their behalf when "megachurches" partake in crazy-ass nonsense like raping the Statue of Liberty in the name of Jesus. Not only does this constitute idol worship, but the money spent on building this monstrosity -- donations from the congregation -- would have been better suited for outreach programs. Think of all the good things that could have been done with a smooth quarter-million, especially in economically depressed areas like neighborhood this thing was erected. If I lived there, this gold-plated piece of trash would be a constant slap in the face.

Furthermore, it makes a mockery of the spirit of the original Statue of Liberty by pissing all over the millions of Jewish and Muslim immigrants that have made the United States their home. Lady Liberty is one of the original icons of acceptance and diversity, and these yokels have turned her into a symbol of exclusion and judgement. Simply ugly.

Holy smurf man. I’m not even American and this disturbs me in the utmost. This screams of 'if you aint Christian, dont bother coming to America' to me.  I wouldnt blame some residents if they hooked up a wench and yanked that gowd awful hideous idol over in the dead of night. If I lived next door, I would put up a statute of Jesus on the cross upsidown being dipped into a vat of acid just to teach them a lesson.

Last edited by MrJ in OZ (2006-08-31 8:31 pm)

Why a goat?