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Christians Arrested for Attending Arab Festival… « Abraham's Seed — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:53:27 +0000

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By: Duane

Duane — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:28:24 +0000

Ryft: "...thanks for the heads up on who Nick Matzke is; however, that will tease our brother Duane more than it will me, since he’s really the creation vs. evolution guy" Yeah, Matzke, NCSE hey? Funnily enough I have just been doing a bit of reading about Kitzmiller vs Dover (2005) again lately and was interested to learn just how this case and others prior to it have been inevitably doomed since Everson vs Board of Education (1947), where the original meaning of the Establishment Clause in the U.S. Constitution was altered by way of reinterpreting the words "establish" and "religion" in such a way that any attempts to appeal to the constitution as a right to teach ID or creation in the classroom since then have failed. (See also 'Lemon Test') Denhollander, R.J., If the foundations be destroyed Journal of Creation 24(1):92-98, 2010 Denhollander, R.J., Creation and the court room-where do we go from here? Journal of Creation 24(1):113-120, 2010 But I digress...

By: Ryft

Ryft — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:31:35 +0000

Thank you, Mr. Gilson, for the warm compliment. As coming from you, I take it in high regard. And thank you likewise for the mention at your blog. I am glad that my thoughts about the encroachments on the rights and freedoms of Americans is resonating with some people in that country. America needs to wake up to and be aware of this camel’s nose, so the farther this story spreads the better. P.S. I was going to leave a succinct version of my remarks for Nick Matzke at your blog, but I could not find any means for submitting comments. I assumed you had closed them for that article, so I just turned it into a blog post here. (And thanks for the heads up on who Nick Matzke is; however, that will tease our brother Duane more than it will me, since he’s really the creation vs. evolution guy. Where Matzke enters philosophy or theology, that will garner my attention.)

By: Stormbringer

Stormbringer — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:57:36 +0000

I cannot count the times that I have seen people with a bias and no evidence for their claims initiate flaming instead of discussion. My personal theory is that they are lacking in moral fiber as well as gray matter.

By: Mathew

Mathew — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:27:19 +0000

Apparently, you're likewise not permitted to distribute literature outside of the festival, on a public street but must do so "five blocks away" ... Pretty sure there's nothing in the First Amendment to that effect.

By: Tom Gilson

Tom Gilson — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:56:00 +0000

Good analysis, Ryft, and thanks for the mention. You might be interested to know who Nick is.