Comment Re:I just love these "righteous" religion bashers. (Score 1) 524
"A bit wordy. The Golden Rule is actually a term borrowed from Confucianism, whose definition is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you""
Picky Bastard Mode v 2.5 Engage:
In Confucianism, this is actually known as the "Silver Rule" and it _actually_ states (albiet not literally, I'm sure): Do NOT do unto others what you would NOT want done to you.", the justification being that something you might like having done to you might not be what someone else would like.
Anyhow, you guys miss the point ENTIRELY. Just because the specific words "Seperation of Church and State" aren't in the constitution doesn't mean that the intent of the Founding Fathers isn't interperated by most as meaning that. Just like stuff like the Triune Godhead is "interperated" from the Bible. The Fundies LOVE to crow about how this is a Christian Nation, which is an incredible crock, considering most of the Founding Fathers were Deists who despised Fundamentalist Christianity.
And before someone says something inane like "But the money says "In God We Trust"!, the money also happens to say "New Secular Order". Don't believe me? Check out the back of a One Dollar Bill sometime. It's in vulgar Latin, right under the Pyramid.
Picky Bastard Mode v 2.5 Engage:
In Confucianism, this is actually known as the "Silver Rule" and it _actually_ states (albiet not literally, I'm sure): Do NOT do unto others what you would NOT want done to you.", the justification being that something you might like having done to you might not be what someone else would like.
Anyhow, you guys miss the point ENTIRELY. Just because the specific words "Seperation of Church and State" aren't in the constitution doesn't mean that the intent of the Founding Fathers isn't interperated by most as meaning that. Just like stuff like the Triune Godhead is "interperated" from the Bible. The Fundies LOVE to crow about how this is a Christian Nation, which is an incredible crock, considering most of the Founding Fathers were Deists who despised Fundamentalist Christianity.
And before someone says something inane like "But the money says "In God We Trust"!, the money also happens to say "New Secular Order". Don't believe me? Check out the back of a One Dollar Bill sometime. It's in vulgar Latin, right under the Pyramid.
