President Trump

Irwell said:
The distinction between a few people using a religion to their advantage at the expense of others vs. religions existing for the purpose of advantaging a few at the expense of many is fundamental to understanding a conversation where that religious zeal is being weaponised. Whether you can successfully counteract it is dependent on an understanding of its nature. If you can't separate church and state in execution then you can't separate them in conversation either unfortunately.
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What's "church and state" got to do with it? The USA doesn't have an established church (although the descendants of those who insisted on that would now want to change that).
 
Irwell said:
The distinction between a few people using a religion to their advantage at the expense of others vs. religions existing for the purpose of advantaging a few at the expense of many is fundamental to understanding a conversation where that religious zeal is being weaponised. Whether you can successfully counteract it is dependent on an understanding of its nature. If you can't separate church and state in execution then you can't separate them in conversation either unfortunately.
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In February this year, the Trump administration employed Paula White as Senior Advisor of the White House Faith Office. White is reported to be worth any where between $20 and $30 million net.
 
Vic said:
What's "church and state" got to do with it? The USA doesn't have an established church (although the descendants of those who insisted on that would now want to change that).
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There is doctrine in the States that supposedly requires neutrality in religious matters, essentially a secular state. If state actors are executing their roles in such a way that people are questioning the religious influence on their actions, or in some cases they are openly making statements suggesting that religion is driving their actions, then you have to question whether that separation is being effectively maintained. If you are questioning whether it is being maintained then you have to consider the motives for not doing so, hence my point about the nature of religion.
 
Does Trump think that by killing a few Isis fighters they will stop ?
I wonder how many innocent, unarmed, peaceful people will now die as Isis will look for revenge.
And so, sadly the cycle will continue.

It is never the person who gives the order that suffers
 
mosssideblue said:
Pity the orange turd won’t apply his caring nature to innocent lives being killed in Africa by bombing the fuck out of Putin and his cronies for doing exactly that in Ukraine.

That’s what cowards do though, only pick a fight with a lesser opponent.

The World will rejoice when he pegs it, and I hope it happens in a matter of days.
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Am I missing something? IS are innocent people?
 
Blue Mist said:
Does Trump think that by killing a few Isis fighters they will stop ?
I wonder how many innocent, unarmed, peaceful people will now die as Isis will look for revenge.
And so, sadly the cycle will continue.

It is never the person who gives the order that suffers
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So you think ISIS have a point to murder anyone who isnt an ISIS Zealot?
 
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