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marriage certificates serve no purpose.

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ORIGINAL: dcnovice

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marriage certificates serve no purpose.

U.S. General Accounting Office: Consequently, as of December 31, 2003, our research identified a total of 1,138 federal statutory provisions classified to the United States Code in which marital status is a factor in determining or receiving benefits, rights, and privileges.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04353r.pdf

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ORIGINAL: dcnovice

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sorry there is no obvious connection between rome jews and the us gubblemint that applies to this topic.

I can't speak for Kirata, of course, but I'm guessing he was thinking of Matthew 22:15-22.

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ORIGINAL: Real0ne


ORIGINAL: thompsonx


ORIGINAL: Real0ne


ORIGINAL: thompsonx



Fuck her god. When did her god get elected to a pubic office in the u.s.?



When gay marriage was banned.


Perhaps you could cite for us just when her god was elected?




try using your head, do you think gays were banned from getting married by your wizard of oz?

Perhaps you could cite for us just when her god was elected to any public office in my country. Since you claim that is how it was done show us the proof. Otherwise your buffonery is just ...buffonery

cluck cluck cluck!



for someone who would try to lead us to believe they are presenting intelligent researched argument you sure post some fucked shit.

How many more times do I have to post this before you can comprehend it and stop making so many ignoramous fucking troll posts?

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I think she may stand a chance but only because the Fed allowed those of the Sikh faith to wear beards and turbins in the military

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ORIGINAL: MrRodgers

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ORIGINAL: KenDckey

I think she may stand a chance but only because the Fed allowed those of the Sikh faith to wear beards and turbins in the military

KD, not on point. One is private the other is govt. A govt. mandate trumps religious practice. Religious practice is itself...private.

RealOne, that Senate Res. is unmitigated bullshit beyond the DOI.

What lead to the settlement of this land was the Spanish, the French and the English could steal Indian land. Then the colonists revolted against the BOE (Bank of England) only to take what the crown had, buy what they could from the French and then...steal the rest.

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[Other factors that] lead to the settlement of this land was the Spanish, the French and the English could steal Indian land. Then the colonists revolted against the BOE (Bank of England) only to take what the crown had, buy what they could from the French and then...steal the rest.

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ORIGINAL: Kirata

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

atheism is not a religion since it does not meet the necessary and sufficient conditions of the definition of religion:

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
a particular system of faith and worship.
a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance.

another dictionary

: the belief in a god or in a group of gods
: an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
: an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group

As it seems to me, the elephant in the room is that none of those definitions are sufficiently definitive. Some schools of Buddhism would fail to meet either of the primary definitions, and in both cases the third allows for anything to be a "religion."

K.

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ORIGINAL: Kirata

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

atheism is not a religion since it does not meet the necessary and sufficient conditions of the definition of religion:

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
a particular system of faith and worship.
a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance.

another dictionary

: the belief in a god or in a group of gods
: an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
: an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group

As it seems to me, the elephant in the room is that none of those definitions are sufficiently definitive. Some schools of Buddhism would fail to meet either of the primary definitions, and in both cases the third allows for anything to be a "religion."

K.

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ORIGINAL: Real0ne

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ORIGINAL: Kirata

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

atheism is not a religion since it does not meet the necessary and sufficient conditions of the definition of religion:

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
a particular system of faith and worship.
a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance.

another dictionary

: the belief in a god or in a group of gods
: an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
: an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group

As it seems to me, the elephant in the room is that none of those definitions are sufficiently definitive. Some schools of Buddhism would fail to meet either of the primary definitions, and in both cases the third allows for anything to be a "religion."

K.

In a previous thread I gave a definition that adequately covers the whole enchilada, not some 'this is the usage and how we are abusing word today' definition above.



Its a bit more difficult to understand unfortunately because it requires some background exposure and knowledge of philosophical terms.

we discussed this already.



Why do you think that this drivel is improtant?

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Why do you think that this drivel is improtant?

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ORIGINAL: LadyPact

Fast reply.

Two questions and a comment.

Am I the only one on this planet who is sick of that woman?

What in the hell is that Green Acres sh^t her husband is wearing?

The comment. It never ceases to amaze me that kinky people (it's still a kink site, right?) who want to run their lives and their bedrooms in whatever way they deem fit, just can't seem to hack it when other people want to do the same thing. Does it really, really bother you that other people want the same protection and rights under the law? Do you guys really care who someone chooses to spend the rest of their life with and <quiver> that it gets sanctioned by the state? So, (God forbid) they get the same tax breaks as you, (thanks to dc here who did that passage about Caesar) same legal decisions in medical/burial matters as you, can raise children like you, and every other thing. I'm all ears. Tell me, exactly, why this harms you.

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ORIGINAL: MrRodgers

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ORIGINAL: KenDckey

I think she may stand a chance but only because the Fed allowed those of the Sikh faith to wear beards and turbins in the military

KD, not on point. One is private the other is govt. A govt. mandate trumps religious practice. Religious practice is itself...private.

RealOne, that Senate Res. is unmitigated bullshit beyond the DOI.

What lead to the settlement of this land was the Spanish, the French and the English could steal Indian land. Then the colonists revolted against the BOE (Bank of England) only to take what the crown had, buy what they could from the French and then...steal the rest.

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ORIGINAL: Kirata

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

atheism is not a religion since it does not meet the necessary and sufficient conditions of the definition of religion:

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
a particular system of faith and worship.
a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance.

another dictionary

: the belief in a god or in a group of gods
: an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
: an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group

As it seems to me, the elephant in the room is that none of those definitions are sufficiently definitive. Some schools of Buddhism would fail to meet either of the primary definitions, and in both cases the third allows for anything to be a "religion."

K.