Comments on: I never wanted to be your stupid governor anyway!

By: LeeWood

LeeWood — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:31:34 +0000

Hey if there are any atheists in Arkansas looking for other like minded individuals, we now have two active groups in Little Rock.
http://groups.msn.com/CentralArkansasAtheistSocialGroup
You are welcome to come see if it’s something you’d like to get involved with.
Take care,

By: Holy Mosses

Holy Mosses — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:52:35 +0000

Does this mean I don’t have to serve on Jury Duty also?

By: Marty

Marty — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:23:29 +0000

James, you aren’t crooked enough to get elected anyway.

By: Dan Gambiera

Dan Gambiera — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:10:22 +0000

And I quote from Article VI of The Constitution of The United States aka “That damned piece of paper” by the President:

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”

Arkansas can suck the big green Toadliness.

By: Collea-Devi

Collea-Devi — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:45:39 +0000

In this “law”/Constitution” does “gender” count?? I “believe” there are many “Gods” but I personally “worship” the “Great Goddess” (the one who birthed everything that _is_ – A Goddess by ANY name is still the only one – like Jehovah-Elohim and all the others in the “Bible” – I am _NOT_ an evangelical, fundamentalist Pagan – just Pagan!!) Believing in existence doesn’t necessarily mean “worshiping” – look at all those who “believe” in Satan or “evil” as an entity (I don’t, per se) and what about those who “worship” some identity of “evil” like Satan? They usually believe in “God” as well as “worship” whatever they do. Is “belief” the qualifier or “worship”? Another thing, I didn’t see a particular “religion” as qualifier – If a person is Jewish (They have the Torah and their “God”) or Muslim (they have their book and their “God”) or even Buddhist (they don’t necessarily “believe” in “God” per se but may “believe” in “all” Gods or “no” Gods, as they see it or even consider _everyone and everything_ “God”) – is that a qualifier?? I certainly want to thank all of you for stimulating my thinking this Sunday a.m.

By: James Allen

James Allen — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:30:44 +0000

Camdog:
Nevermind, I had my reading comprehension module set to off.

By: James Allen

James Allen — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:29:29 +0000

Kathryn:
It is certainly worth a shot if you really need to get out of it.

BTW- Is the post you were talking about in the email? If so, I don’t see the problem you were talking about

By: James Allen

James Allen — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:28:04 +0000

Camdog:
Then what did you mean when you said “If there is no fear of God in the witness, then what other means has the courst of securing the truth?” and “they just cannot separate theology from ideology, nor ultimately, democracy”?

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:04:27 +0000

Without having read each response by your good gentle readers, I have a question to ask. Should this question have already been posed then answered, I apologize.

As an atheist who just received notification for jury duty, State of Assachusetts, (no that was not a typo) does this obsolete law make null and void my obligation to report to the appointed court for said jury duty?

By all that is wholey (like my new, but used looking jeans) I pray to the fish I DID name god (he has impregnated most of the females in the pond and they just keep givin’ birth though their “season” should have come to a close long ago) this bizarre law works in my favor afterall.

With tongue in cheek,
Kathryn

By: Camdog

Camdog — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:53:41 +0000

So are you claiming that unless someone fears a godâ€™s punishment, they are not trustworthy?

where did i say that?

trustworthyness has everything to do with an individual’s moral and ethical fibre. there is no assurance of truth. i, for one, will not serve on juries, because of that, and because i was not put here to pronounce judgement on my fellow human. anyone who thinks they can, puts themselves in a God-like position, which is false and untenable.

my comments were directed at, and derived from, what is essentially the opposing, and i consider ignorant, viewpoint.