On Sat, 10 May 2008 06:40:17 -0700 (PDT), "Bob T."
<bob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On May 9, 2:38 pm, Bible Bob <bible...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Fri, 09 May 2008 12:11:34 -0500, Rod <icom...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >Bibon wrote:
>> >> TUPELO, Miss., -- A federal court of appeals has ruled in favor of
an
>> >> inmate who claimed that Wisconsin prison officials violated his
rights
>> >> under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment because they
>> >> refused to allow him to create a study group for atheists.
>>
>> >> The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prison officials erred
>> >> because they “did not treat atheism as a ‘religion.’” The court
said,
>> >> “Atheism is [the inmate’s] religion, and the group that he wanted to
>> >> start was religious in nature even though it expressly rejects a
belief
>> >> in a supreme being.”
>>
>> >> Brian Fahling, senior trial attorney for the American Family
Association
>> >> Center for Law & Policy, described the court’s ruling as “a sort of
>> >> Alice in Wonderland jurisprudence.”
>>
>> >> “Up is down, and atheism, the antithesis of religion, is religion,”
>> >> stated Fahling.
>>
>> >> The Supreme Court has said that a religion need not be based on a
belief
>> >> in the existence of a supreme being. In the 1961 case of Torcaso v.
>> >> Watkins, the Court described “secular humanism” as a religion.
>>
>> >> ************
>>
>> >> Yes, atheism is a religion and is recognized as such by Federal
Courts
>> >> in the USA. More ammo for you to use against those who doubt your
FAITH!
>>
>> > Atheism is not a religion..the fact that a judge and lawyers see it
>> >as such is just another indication of the mentality of sickness that
>> >permeates society today. Atheism is a mode of existence, a means of
>> >living ones life free of unjustified restraint.
>>
>> Rod,
>>
>> Atheism is a religion as indicated by the "ism" suffix.
>
>Remind us which God is wor****pped by the "botulism" religion.
>
>Geez, Bob, I corrected you on this silliness just the other day. Try
>to keep up!
>
>- Bob T.
>
>> While not all
>> atheists belong to the religious cult; many do. Those that do promote
>> their religion and speak against other religions just like
>> fundamentalists from other religions do. Atheism involves self
>> wor****p, man wor****p, and systems wor****p. - Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
Bob T,
You thought you corrected me; but you didn't.
Let's see if I can dumb this down for you. Botulism and atheisim are
both isms which are religions that harm people. Both are toxix to
humans. Surely you can see the similarities between atheism and
botulism.
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve
toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. There
are three main kinds of botulism. Foodborne botulism is caused by
eating foods that contain the botulism toxin. Wound botulism is caused
by toxin produced from a wound infected with Clostridium botulinum.
Infant botulism is caused by consuming the s****es of the botulinum
bacteria, which then grow in the intestines and release toxin. All
forms of botulism can be fatal and are considered medical emergencies.
Foodborne botulism can be especially dangerous because many people can
be poisoned by eating a contaminated food.
Here, I will quote from your bible.
The -ism suffix can be used to express the following concepts:
religion or belief system (e.g. Mormonism, Judaism, Satanism)
doctrine or philosophy (e.g. pacifism, olympism)
theory developed by an individual (e.g. Marxism, Communism)
political movement (e.g. feminism, Equalism)
artistic movement (e.g. cubism)
action, process or practice (e.g. voyeurism)
characteristic, quality or origin (e.g. heroism)
state or condition (e.g. pauperism)
excess or disease (e.g. botulism)
prejudice or bias (e.g. racism, ***ism)
characteristic speech patterns (e.g. Yogiism, Bu****sm)
Many isms are defined as an act or practice by some, while also being
defined as the doctrine or philosophy behind the act or practice by
others. Examples include activism, altruism, despotism, elitism,
optimism, ***ism and terrorism.
The first recorded usage of the suffix ism as a separate word in its
own right was in 1680. By the nineteenth century it was being used by
Thomas Carlyle to signify a pre-packaged ideology.
Religion is nothing more than what men do. Botulism is what botuls
do. Voyeurism is what you do at me as a manifestation of your
elitism.
BB
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