The Death Of A Dear, Precious Friend...

[Beast Of Blight]

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of
Common Sense who has been with us for many years. No one knows
for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in
bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valued lessons as
knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the
worm and that life isn't always fair.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't
spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults,
not kids, are in charge).

His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place.

Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for
kissing a classmate, teens suspended from school for using mouthwash
after lunch, and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student only
worsened his condition!

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental
consent to administer aspirin to a student but could not inform the
parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Finally, Common sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments
became contraband, churches became businesses and criminals received
better treatment than their victims. Common Sense finally gave up the
ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was
hot,
spilled it in her lap, and was awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, his
wife, discretion, his daughter, Responsibility, and his son, Reason, He
is
survived by Two Stepbrothers, My Rights and Ima Whiner, Not many
attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

If you still know him pass this on, If not you can give him a second
death

[UnseenMenace]

A very good statement and one that is rather thought provoking.. however I gave up on common sence when I built a C3 based system :rolleyes:

[Lithan]

Makes sense except this...

" Ten Commandments
became contraband, churches became businesses "

Ten commandments shouldn't be allowed in a court. Think about it. Your putting up a monument that says "YOU MUST WORSHIP THIS GOD" in/around a government building, particularly a government building that interprets law and exacts punishment for those who break it. Sends the wrong message about that whole freedom of religion thing, dontcha think?

And churches are businesses. As soon as they started the good old 'pay your tithe or go to hell' schtik... all illusion of a altruistic institution faded.

[William]

Originally posted by Lithan
Makes sense except this...

" Ten Commandments
became contraband, churches became businesses "

Ten commandments shouldn't be allowed in a court. Think about it. Your putting up a monument that says "YOU MUST WORSHIP THIS GOD" in/around a government building, particularly a government building that interprets law and exacts punishment for those who break it. Sends the wrong message about that whole freedom of religion thing, dontcha think?

And churches are businesses. As soon as they started the good old 'pay your tithe or go to hell' schtik... all illusion of a altruistic institution faded.

I agree about the ten commandments monuments and think Moore is a minor bafoon (and my blood boils to think of my tax money that actually funded this bonanza). However, as far as quite a few go, it is a fairly good moral code and IS the basis for what our judicial system is based on. However, the way Moore had gone about everything such as the monument being put in place during the middle of the night in secret suggests that even thought something wasn't totally right with it either.

But your second comment is fairly wrong. While I know there are organizations and churches out there, the vast majority of churches don't promote this, in fact would loathe it. Even the Southern Baptist Convention (filled with a few idiots of their own I might add) doesn't ascribe to that. Christians see it as their duty to tithe, not a requirement as an entry into heaven. I would love to know who they are since the only people I can even vaguely think of fitting this would be televangelist. I haven't met or known of a church that scribes to this belief (I am sure there are some). I can't think of a church in Birmingham, AL(and man do we have churches) that ascribes to this belief.So please don't denegrate a small minority as an epidemic of the majority.


As for that, well I kind of agree with it.

[JigPu]

I've got my own views on the whole Ten Commandments thing, but this is a computer forum ;)

On the churches becoming buissneses, I can't speak for much since I'm just a kid and don't deal with that kind of thing (and have only gone to one church), but my dad has come home many times complaining that our church is turning into a buisness. They have a board meeting where they argue incessently about the budget and how they can spend the money they have, whether they should get a new pastor to replace our interim, try to find ways to get more money, and ways to give less (such as not supporting the school they just built).

I've never been to one of these meetings myself (thank goodness), but from what I've heard from my dad and other members of the congregation, it sounds like our church has jumped off a cliff right into the mouths of buisness.


Awesome eulogy though :)
JigPu

[Lusankya]

I personally love how the church has recently "altered" its view on some subjects that it has preached since the bible was written and has always been LAW to them. Now its suddenly a grey area with subject approval of the same religious organization that has called it a sin for centuries.

I love it when ppl backpedal

[pik4chu]

Originally posted by Lusankya
I personally love how the church has recently "altered" its view on some subjects that it has preached since the bible was written and has always been LAW to them. Now its suddenly a grey area with subject approval of the same religious organization that has called it a sin for centuries.

I love it when ppl backpedal

backpedalling is pretty much a way of life these days..

I also agree with the ten commandments thing. but <see also Jigpu's first sentance>

[Mr. $T$]

The intelligence of people has drarmically fallen durring the past 20 Years and with it common sense died. I will buy mexico and make my own republic who wants in say I.

[Cjwinnit]

Originally posted by Lusankya
I personally love how the church has recently "altered" its view on some subjects that it has preached since the bible was written and has always been LAW to them. Now its suddenly a grey area with subject approval of the same religious organization that has called it a sin for centuries.

It's been going like this since the Council of Nicaea, then took a Major turn for thw worse when the Lutherans stirred up trouble in the Holy Roman Empire.

Nothing new :)

[Lusankya]

Actually I was refering to the recent change in the churches attitude regarding "sexual orientation"

[Beast Of Blight]

Originally posted by Mr. $T$
The intelligence of people has drarmically fallen durring the past 20 Years and with it common sense died. I will buy mexico and make my own republic who wants in say I.


I've been contemplating buying an island and make it into a nation unto itself.

Where as file sharing would be legal, Muahahahahaa.


Bend over and take it RIAA!!

[Lusankya]

Been done.. its called Sealand and its off the coast of England

[ThePerfectCore]

Yup. It's an old oil rig platform.