response 36 of 70:

Feb 7 21:03 UTC 2006

Because he's not a damned tedious literalist?

response 38 of 70:

Feb 7 22:07 UTC 2006

Using religion as a restraint instead of a weapon...good advice Todd. 
I think a lot of people need to be told that.

response 40 of 70:

Feb 7 22:24 UTC 2006

Darn tootin

response 42 of 70:

Feb 7 23:05 UTC 2006

Re resp:35: Because figures of speech add color to language. 

response 44 of 70:

Feb 7 23:23 UTC 2006

not racist enough to remember.

hokey smokes.

response 46 of 70:

Feb 8 01:40 UTC 2006

Re #41: what does "There are no autheists in foxholes" mean as a figure of 
speech?

response 48 of 70:

Feb 8 02:38 UTC 2006

That sounds like a literal interpretation, not a figure of speech.

As used in #22, it presumably means that people who disparage some particular
entity may change their view when they find themselves needing help from
that same entity.  But it's not normally used as a simile.

response 50 of 70:

Feb 8 06:15 UTC 2006

Then it is really an adage, not a figure of speech. 

response 52 of 70:

Feb 8 13:54 UTC 2006

I hate to agree with klg, so I won't.  "No atheists etc" could be termed
a figure of speech easily enough, but I suspect FoS is more correctly
reserved for things like, "you're pulling my leg" and "I'm so hungry I
could eat a horse".

response 54 of 70:

Feb 8 17:26 UTC 2006

The literal language would be that "People under fire and fearing for 
their lives will believe in God at the time."  I doubt that anyone 
would bet his life that it would apply to 100% of people in that 
situation.  Also, it would depend on where the foxhole happened to be.  
I doubt being in a foxhole in one's backyard would have a life-altering 
effect on any person.

response 56 of 70:

Feb 8 17:52 UTC 2006

Ask me and I'll tell you what war did to my mindset.  The first thing I did
when I got back to the states was get a tattoo of an upside cross with "No
One" bannered across it.  Fundies and deeply religious people were now people
I despised as weak sheep.  Yea, I felt a closer bond to the Almighty but it
wasn't a bond nurtured in churches or with preaching.  People who think there
will be a rapture and star trek transporter trips to Heaven are idiots and
deserve every dime stolen from them by their clerical cult leaders.

response 58 of 70:

Feb 8 18:28 UTC 2006

I never heard of it til that Blondie album

response 60 of 70:

Feb 9 19:44 UTC 2006

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American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU FREEDOM FILES ON COURT TV
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Dear Friend,

Six months ago, the ACLU launched a ground-breaking, 10-part series, The 
ACLU Freedom Files, on satellite Link TV. Now, we are thrilled to announce 
that a major television network, Court TV, will be airing this 
critically-acclaimed series as part of its "In Pursuit of Justice" 
program.

The first Court TV episode, The ACLU Freedom Files: Religious Freedom, 
will broadcast on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at 12:00 p.m. I'll be a 
guest on Catherine Crier Live on Court TV today at 5:00 PM ET/PT 
(appearing in the later half of the show) -- if you can I hope you'll tune 
in.

As an involved supporter of our work, I'm sure you realize that the ACLU 
must engage a broad cross-section of the country in protecting our 
fundamental freedoms from a sustained governmental assault. That is what 
makes our Freedom Files series so essential and the opportunity to reach 
out to a substantial new audience on Court TV so exciting.

I hope you'll not only watch the Freedom Files on Court TV but also become 
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Religious freedom is one of the lynchpins of our democracy, and it is no 
accident that this is the first show we've picked to run on Court TV. 
While the right of every American to practice his or her religion is among 
the most fundamental of freedoms, religious freedom is at risk on many 
fronts in the United States, home to 1,500 different faiths. We believe 
that the stories of real people who struggle to freely practice their 
faith will help more people understand the importance of religious freedom 
than any civics lesson ever could.

Religious Freedom will introduce you to people whose religious traditions 
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I hope you'll mark your calendar -- or set your VCR -- for our Court TV 
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Thank you for standing with us and supporting this new initiative.

Sincerely,

Anthony D. Romero Executive Director American Civil Liberties Union

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:: Joann Bell, a devout Christian, who saw her family terrorized and her 
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:: Abbey Moler, a high school valedictorian who took on her school 
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against her will.

...and many other brave individuals who have fought for religious freedom.

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