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Arwon Posts: 227/631 |
A compliated system of chains, straps and pulleys. |
Billiards Koopa Posts: 12/174 |
Corruption, Greed, and people who hate David Letterman. |
Crayola Posts: 29/94 |
greed,ignorance,and cowardice.Those I believe hold us back greatly. |
PeteWentzxFanaticx Posts: 11/11 |
Originally posted by mattp i agree 100% |
mattp Posts: 135/174 |
Why not take away the power of the government to make decisions to benefit corporations? Once government decides to fuck with business, business will fuck with government.
The US Government throws the grain away, and also we DO ship a lot of grain out for free. |
Young Guru Posts: 86/279 |
What's holding back the USA is corporation. They control basically every aspect of US society and as far as corporation has shown, it is corrupt. Corporation lobbies to presidents and congress men and women and forces their hands to make decisions that benefit corporations instead of society. Corporations are run on one mantra, and one mantra alone, make money, no matter what must be done. This is why large scale farms throw away tons of grain every year, because it keeps grain prices high, where they very easily could ship that grain to Africa and help fight the horrific poverty and starvation that plagues that continent. The USA needs to start policies to help the poor countries of the world, because it is moraly correct and also because it will benefit all the people of the world, even the wealthy corporations of the US.
On a slight side note, liberal laws are not always against Christianity. Liberal laws are what created welfare and other such social service programs. As far as I've learned from being a Catholic for the past 20 years, helping the poor is one of the greatest tenets of Chrisitanity. Liberals are the ones who fight agaisnt the dealth penalty and for socialized health care so that everyone can have hospital visits when they need them. Sorry, just a little rant I needed to get off from constantly hearing how liberals are so anti-religion. |
mattp Posts: 132/174 |
I think idiots are holding america back. |
PeteWentzxFanaticx Posts: 10/11 |
eh. i think its bush's fault why we are in this mess. heh my grandfathers nurse said she thinks bush is the new anti-christ. which i wouldn't be surprised. how did we go from looking for osama bin laden to war with iraq? meh. there was NO POINT of war with iraq!! maybe bush just did that on purpose so when he raised the gas prices and shizz that he can collect some money to get us out of debt. which of course will never happen cuz were something trillion in debt. thats alot. the gas prices are effing retarded dude. people were stupid to re-elect bush.. and people are like "omg i hate him as a president" and for you bush voters... WHY THE FCUK DID YOU VOTE FOR HIM?!?!!?!. people in this world are freakin retarted these days.... ugh. like everything is fcuked up. even teh education part of america is retarted.. in my school we must have about 5-10 teachers that cant teach to save their lives. heh i dont blame the other countries for hating us. i would to. religion i dont really care about because im not into that religious stuff. i just slip in a prayer every once in awhile if i have a good reason. also, heres my example of fcuked up(even tho this is totally off topic); my boyfriend dumping me on easter for another girl!!! thats effed up!!! eh sorry i still have issues about that. but yeah bush is effed up and so are teh people that listen to him.. why dont we just get him impeached. cant we do that?? everyone knows he sucks ass and is doing shit to our government.. i mean come on. |
Crayola Posts: 24/94 |
Blue laws are a fine example wrote a little about them earlier but do a Google search to get better info.
Here is what wikapedia said about them: A blue law, in the United States and Canada, is a type of law restricting certain activities, particularly shopping hours on Sunday, which had its roots in accommodating Christian Sunday worship, although it persists to this day more as a matter of tradition. The term blue law may have been first used by Reverend Samuel Peters in his book General History of Connecticut, which was first published in 1781, to refer to various laws first enacted by Puritan colonies in the 17th century which prohibited the selling of certain types of merchandise and retail or business activity of any kind on certain days of the week (usually Sunday). In Texas, for example, blue laws prohibited selling house wares such as pots, pans, and washing machines on Sunday until 1985; Texas as well as Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota car dealerships continue to operate under blue-law prohibitions in which an automobile may not be purchased or traded on a Sunday. Many U.S. states still prohibit selling alcohol on Sunday, or at least before noon on Sunday. Many unusual features of American culture — such as the fact that one can buy groceries, office supplies, and house wares from a drug store — are the result of blue laws, as drug stores were generally allowed to remain open on Sunday to accommodate emergency medical needs. The ubiquitous "weekend" is also a result of blue laws, although it is practiced nearly worldwide, except in some Islamic countries who have their weekend on Thursday and Friday. but other laws stemming from religion are less noticeable because they aren’t based on religion but rather based on the customs/morals that stem from religion .that’s why I want the government to rely on logic ,because true logic is in no form biased whereas customs and morals are. Customs and morals may frown on something even if there is no logical reason to do so, understand now? And as an update to my original list: I do not trust churches because of their septitude for corruption ,the church is run by man and man is a sinner. Evil begets evil and so on and so forth, read the bible it’s not corrupted as far as I know. |
Arwon Posts: 160/631 |
Laws come from religion?
Prove it. |
Crayola Posts: 23/94 |
On the issue of religion the thing that "holds us back" is that our laws are mostly derived from Christianity since that’s the biggest religion in America at this point. Why do you think there are many different places all with different laws? If there was one unified religion then most likely we would have similar laws. The laws are based on religion whether we like it or not, religion is where our customs and our morals came from. The government should be based on logic not religion not saying we should take religious politicians out of office but rather pressure them to base decisions on logic instead of morals, customs, or religious belief.
And about the anti-Christ coming back there is nothing to do to prevent this so there is no need in trying . |
Deleted User Posts: 318/-7750 |
Yeah that's one thing I must do, and I believe God wants that too. Basically I'm cool with anybody's believing something, and heck yeah sure I'll talk to them about my religion, but if they don't want me too I'll simply shut-up; otherwise it's foolish and really wrong to try to force religion on someone, God even doesn't want it forced on people, God wants all to have free will, but not to force upon others. That is why you got some people (Even on this board) thinking the christian world is almost trying to be a dictatorship; I hate it when someone claims Christ in his life, yet he preaches at people on the street in a negative manner telling them their going to hell, when instead we should be kind to them, and tell them things about the light, but then again their are so many different kinds of Christian religions, that we even bicker at each other. But thanks for saying that Jomb, I appreciate it. I like discussing in peace. |
Jomb Posts: 179/448 |
Actually Skyon, I find you to be one of the least preachy Christians I've ever met, you actually do seem to be respectable to others beliefs. |
Deleted User Posts: 315/-7750 |
Originally posted by Jomb Yeah I shouldn't totally worry, but I'm just not living the best christian life right now, and some of it is sin (My belief). You're right if one believes something will come to pass, it'll happen and that one should shut-up and just let it be. I just freak out because I don't want it to be soon, that's the point of what I meant, sorry I didn't clarify. But I'm all around respectable to other people's beiefs, I don't preach at them, but I talk to them, unless they don't want me too . Didn't mean to trail off subject just replying is all. |
Jomb Posts: 177/448 |
But you are a Christian right? So you'd be saved, especially if your god has any compassion on a true believer at all. But seeing as how its all already worked out and predestined then its just going to happen one way or the other and there is nothing you can do about it, thus no point in worrying about it.
I don't believe in prophecy or an all-powerful god, so i'm not so much worried about the rapture coming. Massive natural disasters on the other hand... But if i were a believer, i would not be worried in the slightest about any of this, because however things are, they are that way because God made them that way and has all this in the master plan. An all-knowing God made you knowing all the choices you'd make, so why make someone just to send them to hell? |
Deleted User Posts: 312/-7750 |
Sad to say, I'm not living the best christian life right now, I'm kind of in the darkness, and everything that brings the prophecy sooner just scares the crap out of me, because of what I believe. Everytime the liberal world brings in a law or an order, it goes against christian beliefs most the time, and it just means it's one step closer to the end time; I say these things not out of arrogance, but because I'm scared... |
Jomb Posts: 176/448 |
If America is destined to Deny Christ and all, then why would you care that the government wishes to be religion-neutral? If its going to work out that way regardless, then how is it holding us back? It would seem it would actually just be pushing your prophecy forward and accelerating your rise to heaven. no? |
Deleted User Posts: 303/-7750 |
Originally posted by Crayola On the religious section, It's not that religion holds america back, but instead it's only a matter of time before the government will overthrow religion to the point(I believe) of where the government will view christianity as a witchcraft, which witchcraft is illegal at least where I come from, because they will look at christianity as an illogical opinion of church leaders; that spirituality is not going to be "true". This all occur when (I believe) the antichrist comes, and claims he is the Messiah, and that he will save all people from the war, and there will be a "peace"; and yeah, there actually will be peace for a short time, and at this time anyone who was not saved through Jesus Christ will be left behind on earth, yet they will still have a chance to be saved during this time of trial and tribulation; that is why the liberal world scares me they always are against religious views or morals, because it digs deeper into this prophecy found in the book of 1st and 2nd Thessolonians and Revealations in the Bible and others too, but I don't remember. America will ultimately deny Christ; even being the religion that was originally founded this country. When this happens the "antichrist" will come then he will pass a law for everyone to bear a mark on their right hand or forehead, there have been signs already of the mark coming to pass, scientists have found a way to use microchips as a way to pass currancy; my opinion is it will be a microchip inserted into your right hand, but then again it's just a theory of what the mark will be. The mark hinders you and denies you to ever have a chance to see heaven, and being automatcally doomed for hell; during this time there will be "outlaws" that are christians, because they will not take the mark and they won't be allowed to buy or sell, but also will be prosecuted, and they will be viewed as haters (kind of like they're looked at now). Yes, you guessed it I'm christian, and this is a christian idea of how it does not hold America back, because sooner or later like I said there will be a law for no christianity, but that may be decades away, some people say only years, but I still think it's decades. But remember it's just a christion opinion, I'm not slamming anyone here... |
Rom Manic Posts: 99/557 |
Originally posted by Wurl An unbiased politician couldn't exist. A politician belongs to a party because that is where the majority, if not all, his morals and virtues reflect him the best. If a politician were to become unbiased, they would have to strip themselves of any values, and look at eah side of any decision based purely on fact, and what is more beneficial in the end. ....Ok, maybe not PURELY on fact, but personal values would play a very small role in that. |
Crayola Posts: 22/94 |
Man I really need to edit my first post, that’s all that needs to be said but I haven’t got the time now. Maybe I ought to write a new "what is holding America back”
I think I will but right now I am too busy but i think I made a lot of good points but just didn’t express them clearly enough. |
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