Pastor to burn Koran (page 15)

Justitia Themis

What the hell is the matter with you, Justicia???

AS I POSTED EARLIER, I am starting to suspect this may be semantics...AND it may have everything to do with my legal background. Law places much emphasis on the difference between saying something in the postive and saying something in the negative, e.g., Negative= I am not for legislation requiring the registration of Muslims, Positive=I stand against legislation requiring the registration of Muslims.

The negative requires no action; the positive requires action.

The effects between the two were well documented in Nazi Germany, but since THAT seems to be a loaded analogy, allow me to provide another.

Negative=I don't think it is right to rape women (no action). Postive= I will stop any person I see trying to rape a woman (action).

Another demonstration of positive v. negative.

If your wife asks you if you love her...it would probably be best NOT to respond to her as you did to me...with a "do I REALLY have to answer that?" It would be best to respond with a postive, "YES I DO!"

BurnTheShips

Don't blame her, JWoods, it isn't her fault. She can't help but read an informal board post like a contract. It is her legal background!

BTS

JWoods

OK, now I am sure.

Justitia Themis

It would appear that many here are able to post but they can't read..... Justicia

Or...perhaps read better than others. :) Thank you for sharing Whiskey.

Dark Side

Dark Side, I think you might misunderstand. No one that I know of is asserting they we should maintain our standards so that they will copy us, though it would be great if they did.

We are saying that we need to not harm ourselves by lowering our standards to theirs.

Ah.

So, according to your logic, we should stand patiently and placidly in the line of fire. If we fight back, we will only lower our own standards, by which we will be harming ourselves

The minister is not in the line of fire, nor is he part of the military. Last time I checked, they were in charge of national security AND, we seem to be firing back just fine. ;)

Your post was about America and Americans maintaining "our standards so that they will copy us, though it would be great if they did.

We are saying that we need to not harm ourselves by lowering our standards to theirs."

You weren't talking about Reverend Jones and neither was I.

Deflection doesn't work with me, Justita

journey-on

As I said.....convoluted. No excuses. Justitia, I demand that you apologize right now to JWoods.....just kidding.

betterdaze

Link?

Burning Koran endangers troops-PERIOD!

’Burn a Koran’ Pastor’s New BFF: Phelps’ ’God Hates Fags’ Crew

Google is your friend.

~Sue

Justitia Themis

She can't help but read an informal board post like a contract. It is her legal background!

BTS

Yep...and proud of it. All day long, every day, for the last decade I have had to deal with people whining because they did not pay attention to the words and screwed up their lives.

And, JWoods, you STILL need to POSITIVELY state what you are intimating you believe...that you stand against any legislation that would require Muslims to register with the government. ;)

journey-on

And, JWoods, you STILL need to POSITIVELY state what you are intimating you believe...that you stand against any legislation that would require Muslims to register with the government. ;)
Woman! JWoods doesn't NEED to do anything! Who do you think you are! ;-) Where do you think we are? In the backroom of a JC?

JWoods

Yep...and proud of it. All day long, every day, for the last decade I have had to deal with people whining because they did not pay attention to the words and screwed up their lives.

Well, you may rest well assured that this page and a half of inanity certainly did not screw up my life.

But - All day long, every day, for the last decade???

Maybe the words should be selected a little more carefully - just saying...

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