02-07-2013, 03:07 PM
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Dr. Ben Carson speaks truth to Obama at prayer breakfast.
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02-07-2013, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by wygator
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He lost me on the first sentence of his invocation when he blasted the "godless". That would be me.
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02-07-2013, 03:53 PM
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your loss
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02-07-2013, 03:59 PM
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This guy was spot on! Row6 - you are part of the very small minority and I feel sorry for your so - called Godless life but it explains a lot about your posts.
Last edited by PSGator66; 02-07-2013 at 04:01 PM.
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02-07-2013, 04:02 PM
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I have been trying to find this video but it is not showing for me. Any help?
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02-07-2013, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by g8orbill
your loss
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you wish
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02-07-2013, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by PSGator66
This guy was spot on! Row6 - you are part of the very small minority and I feel sorry for your so - called Godless life but it explains a lot about your posts.
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Don't waste your sympathy - I require none.
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02-07-2013, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by PSGator66
This guy was spot on! Row6 - you are part of the very small minority and I feel sorry for your so - called Godless life but it explains a lot about your posts.
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This must be one of those posts that Dave and others were complaining about on the other thread - you know, how non-Christians are always deriding Christians. No, wait a minute ...
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02-07-2013, 04:27 PM
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I thought closed-mindedness was a singularly Conservative trait. Hmmm...guess not...
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02-07-2013, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Row6
He lost me on the first sentence of his invocation when he blasted the "godless". That would be me.
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Row, it was not an invocation but if you are offended by the Bible verses he read, fast forward a bit. A little past the 2 minute mark Dr. Carson says, "Now it's not my intention to offend anyone ..." then goes on to say he has discovered it is difficult to speak to a large group of people and not offend anyone. He is not a fan of political correctness.
By taking offense to his comments in the first few seconds of the video, then refusing to listen to the rest you confirm what he is said about Political Correctness.
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02-07-2013, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by malligator
I thought closed-mindedness was a singularly Conservative trait. Hmmm...guess not...
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nothing is a singular trait of either side. you really should know that.
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02-07-2013, 04:45 PM
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what ever happened to the Religion forum?
i can't for the life of me relate to the belief of the god of religion...it takes such a gigantic leap of faith to go from the seemingly rational belief that maybe their is a creator of some sorts, to the dogma of religion
believe what you want, but its all just beliefs, treating it as fact is a strike on your own intellectual honesty
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02-07-2013, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by rivergator
This must be one of those posts that Dave and others were complaining about on the other thread - you know, how non-Christians are always deriding Christians. No, wait a minute ...
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It's done by intolerant people on both sides.
And as you brought up the other thread that has been since been removed, I want to say I am aware that the comments I made directed towards DaveFla and his responses to me on that thread were no doubt the probable cause for its removal. I'm sorry for the posts and would like to see the thread purged of those exchanges and returned to the Forum page. Thanks.
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02-07-2013, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by lacuna
Row, it was not an invocation but if you are offended by the Bible verses he read, fast forward a bit. A little past the 2 minute mark Dr. Carson says, "Now it's not my intention to offend anyone ..." then goes on to say he has discovered it is difficult to speak to a large group of people and not offend anyone. He is not a fan of political correctness.
By taking offense to his comments in the first few seconds of the video, then refusing to listen to the rest you confirm what he is said about Political Correctness.
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That would be like me saying "believers are all creepy idiots, but hey, no offense intended." That's not ignoring political correctness (something that religious conservatives practice their own version of) but being an unselfaware jerk.
I don't agree with your assessment.
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02-07-2013, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 108
what ever happened to the Religion forum?
i can't for the life of me relate to the belief of the god of religion...it takes such a gigantic leap of faith to go from the seemingly rational belief that maybe their is a creator of some sorts, to the dogma of religion
believe what you want, but its all just beliefs, treating it as fact is a strike on your own intellectual honesty
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His speech was about education, the deficit, and healthcare. Of course, your mind probably closed like a steel trap as soon as you heard a Bible verse so you wouldn't know that.
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02-07-2013, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 108
what ever happened to the Religion forum?
i can't for the life of me relate to the belief of the god of religion...it takes such a gigantic leap of faith to go from the seemingly rational belief that maybe their is a creator of some sorts, to the dogma of religion
believe what you want, but its all just beliefs, treating it as fact is a strike on your own intellectual honesty
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Well now, we could hijack the thread to "election"? Naw!
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02-07-2013, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by malligator
His speech was about education, the deficit, and healthcare. Of course, your mind probably closed like a steel trap as soon as you heard a Bible verse so you wouldn't know that.
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lol, actually it did, but more due to the responses afterwards that seemed more like a religious conversation
apologies 
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02-07-2013, 04:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Row6
That would be like me saying "believers are all creepy idiots, but hey, no offense intended." That's not ignoring political correctness (something that religious conservatives practice their own version of) but being an unselfaware jerk.
I don't agree with your assessment.
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His point was that as soon as you say something offensive most people close up like a clam and want to hear nothing else the person has to say. I can see he was talking about you.
Heck, I recommend you not watch it, because it wasn't a particulary moving speech. It was okay, but nothing worth spending 26 minutes on. However, to stop within seconds because you heard a Bible verse at the National Prayer Breakfast certainly does show he had a point about political correctness.
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02-07-2013, 05:06 PM
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I can't see the video but here is another great Dr. Carson video and at the 5:45 mark he has a disclaimer for those easily offended (probably similar)...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=r...&v=i-Foz-EjZ3g
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02-07-2013, 05:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Row6
He lost me on the first sentence of his invocation when he blasted the "godless". That would be me.
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And he lost Obama long before he stated his flat/fair/non-progressive tax opinion. I'm surprised they let this guy speak in Obama's presence. Loved it!
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