|
Post by geode on Jun 23, 2019 16:24:03 GMT
...at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present. I'm assuming that the official event you are talking about is a campaign rally. A candidate at a campaign rally is supposed to be acting as an individual citizen seeking elected office. The candidate cannot, for example, use government funds to pay for the campaign rally. They have to use separate funds raised on their own as a candidate. So the campaign rally is not an official government event, even if it is an "official" campaign event. Yes, it was an official campaign rally. I never said it was an official "government" event.
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 23, 2019 14:35:41 GMT
What cult film do you want me to be?
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 22, 2019 15:54:23 GMT
I am far less bothered by somebody posting religion from their own Twitter account than a prayer at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present. Like Trump, Rubio uses his twitter account in his official capacity as a US elected official. A federal judge recently ruled that Trump cannot block people on his twitter account because that would violate the First Amendment. (And, for those who do not know about US law, the First Amendment is also the part of the Constitution that protects freedom of religious practice and separation of church and state.) ...at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present.
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 22, 2019 4:19:58 GMT
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 22, 2019 4:19:30 GMT
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 21, 2019 18:29:44 GMT
geode Lucky Charm *****Post #777 souvenir
|
|
|
So...
Jun 21, 2019 18:24:25 GMT
Post by geode on Jun 21, 2019 18:24:25 GMT
The "dumb" waxes strong in a different "So" thread. The competition is keen to win the title of "Dumbest of the Dumb"...
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 21, 2019 14:45:17 GMT
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 21, 2019 10:09:33 GMT
"I don't like it when religious leaders preach partisan politics" Well then you must REALLY hate American politics then. Ted Cruz pretty much billed himself as "God's Chosen candidate" during the GOP primaries. And then he ended up losing to a reality TV buffoon with bad hair. So much for that. geode should take a look at Marco Rubio's twitter posts. He posts a Bible quote every day. Today he posted the Lord's prayer. I am far less bothered by somebody posting religion from their own Twitter account than a prayer at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present.
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 21, 2019 10:04:16 GMT
And "Tremors" is in the lead. I just bought this on Blu-ray.
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 20, 2019 22:35:33 GMT
If it's a campaign rally, I don't see a problem with it. In which venues would you have a problem with it?
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 20, 2019 18:42:42 GMT
I don't like it when religious leaders preach partisan politics, and putting this in a prayer and proclaiming that Jesus is backing a candidate is about as low as it can go in this regard. The fact that Paula White was allowed to do this shows how far America has drifted from the vision the Founding Fathers had at the onset of our nation.
"Let every demonic network that has aligned itself against the purpose, against the calling of President Trump, let it be broken, let it be torn down in the name of Jesus."
"I declare that President Trump will overcome every strategy from hell and every strategy from the enemy," s
"I secure his calling, I secure his purpose, I secure his family, and we secure victory in the name which is above every name ... the name of Jesus Christ."
Her attack on the "demonic" media was an added bonus.
I don't think God picked Trump to be president. I do not think it appropriate to open a political rally with a prayer specific to one religion, and in this case not even a prayer that a majority of Christians would be comfortable with...I know I am not.
Paula White is a proponent of "prosperity" Christianity, that if you are rich it is a sign of God's favor. This is false in my opinion. She is probably considered a fake or heretic by a majority of Christians that know about her. I guess that makes her a good fit with Trump.
There is a video of her whole prayer in the link.
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 20, 2019 9:50:33 GMT
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 19, 2019 18:12:54 GMT
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 19, 2019 0:07:57 GMT
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 18, 2019 16:15:31 GMT
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 17, 2019 17:35:21 GMT
I think it good to have a reminder about what makes a movie a cult movie....or potential cult movie.
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 17, 2019 14:46:44 GMT
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 17, 2019 8:44:09 GMT
|
|
|
Post by geode on Jun 17, 2019 8:40:35 GMT
So... Have you watched it yet? Yeah, back on the first page my reaction is a few replies up from several weeks back. You must've just missed it! (By the way, I actually bumped that initial score up to a 7.5/10 after I watched it once more) So, have you watched it again?
|
|